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Sunday, April 23, 2006

Political Joke...Funny

Political Joke--> Political joke making fun of President Bush.

Monday, April 17, 2006

Owners of the Media

Who owns CNN? or MSNBC? ABC?

So you think we have a "free press"? Check out who owns who, and who
owns what you think.......

GENERAL ELECTRIC --(donated 1.1 million to GW Bush for his 2000 election campaign)

Television Holdings:

* NBC: includes 13 stations, 28% of US households.

* NBC Network News: The Today Show, Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, Meet the Press,
Dateline NBC, NBC News at Sunrise.

* CNBC business television; MSNBC 24-hour cable and Internet news service (co-owned
by NBC and Microsoft); Court TV (co-owned with Time Warner), Bravo (50%), A&E
(25%), History Channel (25%).

The "MS" in MSNBC

means microsoft

The same Microsoft that donated 2.4 million to get GW bush elected.

Other Holdings:

* GE Consumer Electronics.

* GE Power Systems: produces turbines for nuclear reactors and power plants.

* GE Plastics: produces military hardware and nuclear power equipment.

* GE Transportation Systems: runs diesel and electric trains.

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WESTINGHOUSE / CBS INC.

Westinghouse Electric Company, part of the Nuclear Utilities Business Group
of British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL)

whos #1 on the Board of Directors? None other than:

Frank Carlucci (of the Carlyle Group)

Television Holdings:

* CBS: includes 14 stations and over 200 affiliates in the US.

* CBS Network News: 60 minutes, 48 hours, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather,
CBS Morning News, Up to the Minute.

* Country Music Television, The Nashville Network, 2 regional sports networks.

* Group W Satellite Communications.

Other Holdings:

* Westinghouse Electric Company: provides services to the nuclear power industry.

* Westinghouse Government Environmental Services Company: disposes of nuclear
and hazardous wastes. Also operates 4 government-owned nuclear power plants
in the US.

* Energy Systems: provides nuclear power plant design and maintenance.

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VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.

Television Holdings:

* Paramount Television, Spelling Television, MTV, VH-1, Showtime, The Movie
Channel, UPN (joint owner), Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Sundance Channel (joint
owner), Flix.

* 20 major market US stations.

Media Holdings:

* Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Video, Blockbuster Video, Famous Players
Theatres, Paramount Parks.

* Simon & Schuster Publishing.

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DISNEY / ABC / CAP (donated 640 thousand to GW's 2000 campaign)

Television Holdings:

* ABC: includes 10 stations, 24% of US households.

* ABC Network News: Prime Time Live, Nightline, 20/20, Good Morning America.

* ESPN, Lifetime Television (50%), as well as minority holdings in A&E,
History Channel and E!

* Disney Channel/Disney Television, Touchtone Television.

Media Holdings:

* Miramax, Touchtone Pictures.

* Magazines: Jane, Los Angeles Magazine, W, Discover.

* 3 music labels, 11 major local newspapers.

* Hyperion book publishers.

* Infoseek Internet search engine (43%).

Other Holdings:

* Sid R. Bass (major shares) crude oil and gas.

* All Disney Theme Parks, Walt Disney Cruise Lines.

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TIME-WARNER TBS - AOL (donated 1.6 million to GW's 2000 campaign)

America Online (AOL) acquired Time Warner–the largest merger in corporate
history.

Television Holdings:

* CNN, HBO, Cinemax, TBS Superstation, Turner Network Television, Turner Classic
Movies, Warner Brothers Television, Cartoon Network, Sega Channel, TNT, Comedy
Central (50%), E! (49%), Court TV (50%).

* Largest owner of cable systems in the US with an estimated 13 million subscribers.

Media Holdings:

* HBO Independent Productions, Warner Home Video, New Line Cinema, Castle Rock,
Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera.

* Music: Atlantic, Elektra, Rhino, Sire, Warner Bros. Records, EMI, WEA, Sub
Pop (distribution) = the world’s largest music company.

* 33 magazines including Time, Sports Illustrated, People, In Style, Fortune,
Book of the Month Club, Entertainment Weekly, Life, DC Comics (50%), and MAD
Magazine.

Other Holdings:

* Sports: The Atlanta Braves, The Atlanta Hawks, World Championship Wrestling.

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NEWS CORPORATION LTD. / FOX NETWORKS (Rupert Murdoch) (donations see bottom
note)

Television Holdings:

* Fox Television: includes 22 stations, 50% of US households.

* Fox International: extensive worldwide cable and satellite networks include
British Sky Broadcasting (40%); VOX, Germany (49.9%); Canal Fox, Latin America;
FOXTEL, Australia (50%); STAR TV, Asia; IskyB, India; Bahasa Programming Ltd.,
Indonesia (50%); and News Broadcasting, Japan (80%).

* The Golf Channel (33%).

MEDIA HOLDINGS:

* Twentieth Century Fox, Fox Searchlight.

* 132 newspapers (113 in Australia alone) including the New York Post, the London
Times and The Australian.

* 25 magazines including TV Guide and The Weekly Standard.

* HarperCollins books.

OTHER HOLDINGS:

* Sports: LA Dodgers, LA Kings, LA Lakers, National Rugby League.

* Ansett Australia airlines, Ansett New Zealand airlines.

* Rupert Murdoch: Board of Directors, Philip Morris (USA).

*(Phillip Morris donated 2.9 million to George W Bush in 2000)*

Saturday, April 15, 2006

Avoid these Workout Mistakes!

Top MISTAKES:

Taking too many long breaks during workouts and following the same old routine.

Research shows that the correct amount of rest time between sets is 30-60 seconds. This gives the muscle enough time to recover so you can give maximum effort during the next exercise.

And what should you be doing during those 60 seconds that you're waiting? I suggest doing what I have my clients do and that is to stretch the muscles that were just worked. This will enhance recovery even more and make it so you're not just wasting time walking around.

Then there's the problem with following the same old routine. Which applies to strength training as well as to cardio workouts. A strength training routine should be changed every 4-6 weeks. And cardio workouts can change by varying the resistance, levels, distance, time or intervals. Here's something you can try on your
next workout. Warm up for a couple of minutes then do a high intensity for 1 minute, recover at a low intensity then go as hard as you can for 1 minute, recover for a minute etc. Just keep repeating this cycle for 10-15 minutes and you're done. Try mixing this into your routine.

The other 3 workout mistakes are cheating, socializing
instead of sweating and not hitting the weights hard enough.

Ashes & Snow

Great Website--> Ashes & Snow.

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Zeolite Powder VS Liquid

Aloha Steve:

With regards to your recent email, I would like to share some information on the comparison of powdered zeolite and the patented liquid form of NCD. The above attachment is the rejected application that a company in England submitted for their powerdered zeolite (clinoptilolite) product to be be approved by the British equivalent of the FDA. The product was rejected because of the pollutants contained in the cage like structures of the zeolite, and their inability to prove that they were removed.

On a conference call, when questioned about the powdered zeolites, Rik gave this reference, and commented on the amounts of heavy metals contained in the powdered zeolites. This application specifies the amounts of those metals, and the company submitting the application considers them to be acceptable.

Rik's comment was that he didn't consider any amounts of heavy metals or other toxins to be acceptable in the zeolite. (I believe there were also dioxins.) The NCD patented process totally purifies the zeolite, so the cages are empty, prior to ingesting it into our bodies.

He has also explained that the aluminum in the liquid zeolite which is NCD is so strongly ionically bonded as part of the molecule, that it doesn't interact in any way whatsoever with the organism (human or animal) which ingests it. In fact it will pull aluminum out of the body.

I also have had the benefit of having Eddie Stone, co-owner and Executive Vice President of Waiora International, visiting us here on Maui for the past two days, and I asked of him the difference between NCD and powdered zeolite. He informed me that the patented process of NCD micronizes the zeolite so it can enter the blood stream and the cellular tissue, where powdered zeolite mainly works in the digestive track. Many of our toxins are found in the blood stream, making this product very effective. In addition, as the result of the patented process, the zeolite creates a cationic exchange, making it a very effective trap for the pollutants, as it exchanges with the beneficial minerals of Calcium, Magnesium and Potassium.

Hope this is helpful--> Clinoptilolite UK Application.

Aloha Nui Loa,
Jason D. Groode

Gasoline Consumer Price Pressure

This was originally sent by a retired Coca Cola
executive It came from one of his engineer buddies
who retired from Halliburton. It's worth your
consideration.

Join the resistance!!!! I hear we are going to hit
close to $4.00 a gallon by next summer and it might
go higher!! Want gasoline prices to come down? We
need to take some intelligent, united action.

Phillip Hollsworth offered this good idea. This makes
MUCH MORE SENSE than the "don't buy gas on a certain
day" campaign that was going around last April or May!
The oil companies just laughed at that because they
knew we wouldn't continue to "hurt" ourselves by
refusing to buy gas. It was more of an inconvenience
to us than it was a problem for them. BUT, whoever
thought of this idea, has come up with a plan that can
really work. Please read on and join with us!

By now you're probably thinking gasoline priced at
about $1.50 is super cheap. Me too! It is currently
$2.79 for regular unleaded in my town. Now that the
oil companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us
to think that the cost of a gallon of gas is CHEAP at
$1.50 - $1.75, we need to take aggressive action to
teach them that BUYERS control the ...
sellers. With the price of gasoline going up more each
day, we consumers need to take action. The only way we
are going to see the price of gas come down is if we
hit someone in the pocketbook by not purchasing their
gas! And, we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves.
How?

Since we all rely on our cars, we can't just stop
buying gas. But we CAN have an impact on gas prices if
we all act together to force a price war.

Here's the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T
purchase ANY gasoline from the two biggest companies
(which now are one), EXXON and MOBIL. If they are not
selling any gas, they will be inclined to reduce their
prices. If they reduce their prices, the other
companies will have to follow suit. But to have an
impact, we need to reach literally millions of Exxon
and Mobil gas buyers. It's really simple to do! Now,
don't wimp out on me at this point...keep reading and
I'll explain how simple it is to reach millions of
people!!

I am sending this note to 30 people. If each of us
send it to at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300) ... and
those 300 send it to at least ten more (300 x 10 =
3,000)...and so on, by the time the message reaches
the sixth group of people, we will have reached over
THREE MILLION consumers.

If those three million get excited and pass this on to
ten friends each, then 30 million people will have
been contacted! If it goes one level further, you
guessed it..... THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!!

Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people.
That's all!
(If you don't understand how we can reach 300 million
and all you have to do is send this to 10 people....
Well, let's face it, you just aren't a mathematician.
But I am. so trust me on this one.) :-)

How long would all that take? If each of us sends
this e-mail out to ten more people within one day of
receipt, all 300 MILLION people could conceivably be
contacted within the next 8 days!!! I'll bet you
didn't think you and I had that much potential, did
you! Acting together we can make a difference.

If this makes sense to you, please pass this message
on. I suggest that we not buy from EXXON/MOBIL UNTIL
THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $1.30 RANGE AND KEEP
THEM DOWN. THIS CAN REALLY WORK.

Friday, April 07, 2006

Supplement Use Dicey Venture for Athletes

By ALEX DOMINGUEZ, Associated Press Writer Tue Aug 2, 7:15 PM ET

BALTIMORE - Depending on whom you ask, Rafael Palmeiro's claim that he unwittingly took something to cause a positive test for steroids is either plausible — or laughable.
The lack of regulation and testing of nutritional supplements lends credence to the claims of players who say they were caught unaware by positive tests, one researcher said Tuesday.
Steroid building blocks known as prohormones can cause a positive test — and may not be listed on supplement labels, said Anthony C. Tommasello, a professor and director of the Office of Substance Abuse Studies at the University of Maryland pharmacy school in Baltimore.
"Some are extracts of natural products that are also metabolized into anabolic hormones but the substances are not on the banned list," Tommasello said.
One such ingredient is DHEA, Tommasello said. Mostly manufactured in China from the dried roots of a wild yam, it is a popular muscle-building supplement in the United States. While not on Major League Baseball's list of banned substances, it is converted in the body into an anabolic steroid, Tommasello said.
If Palmeiro knew he was taking the so-called precursors, it's akin to steroid use, said Adrian Dobs, an endocrinologist and professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. "These people aren't dumb. They know what they are doing," she said.
Palmeiro — who testified before a congressional panel in March that he "never used steroids" — became baseball's highest-profile player to serve a 10-game suspension Monday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. And while he didn't deny turning in a positive test, the slugger was adamant that it was an accident.
"When I testified in front of Congress, I know that I was testifying under oath and I told the truth," he said during a telephone conference call Monday. "Today I am telling the truth again that I did not do this intentionally or knowingly."
And at least one member of baseball's management-union medical panel initially found there was a "reasonable basis" for Palmeiro's claims, as evidenced by the delay in his penalty.
But the notion that a legal, nonprescription supplement could cause a positive test for steroids doesn't make sense to David R. Seckman, executive director of the National Nutritional Foods Association, which represents the supplement industry.
While looking over baseball's list of banned substances, Seckman was unequivocal in saying that the average nutritional supplement store "isn't selling those type of products."
"Those are steroids. They are controlled substances," Seckman said. "You can only get those with a prescription."
Nor does he believe the problem could lie in mislabeling: Over-the-counter dietary supplements are required by law to list each ingredient on the label, Seckman said, adding that the chances of them being contaminated are "infinitesimal."
However, Tommasello cited a German study found almost 15 percent of 634 supplements tested from 13 countries (including the United States) and 215 suppliers contained steroids not listed on the label.
Palmeiro was the seventh player to fall under baseball's new, tougher steroids policy;
Seattle Mariners' right-hander Ryan Franklin became the eighth when he was also suspended 10 days for a violation Tuesday. Baseball does not release what type of drug a player has tested positive for, and so far none of the eight have spoken openly about details of their violations.
Fellow players were mixed on the credibility of Palmeiro's claims.
"It's a shame," said
Atlanta Braves' outfielder Brian Jordan. "He's been in front of Congress. It's another shock to the game of baseball. ... He's accomplished some great things and now he's going to have to answer some serious questions."
Chicago White Sox' catcher A.J. Pierzynski expressed sympathy for Palmeiro, who last month joined Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Eddie Murray as the only players with 3,000 hits and 500 homers.
"He could have been taking a supplement over the counter. Sometimes things get mixed up," Pierzynski said. "That's one thing the union has really tried to address with us, is that you don't know what's in supplements. You have to be real careful."
Manufacturers are responsible for ensuring the safety of dietary supplements, but generally do not need FDA approval to produce or sell them. Tommasello said that lack of regulation should raise concerns — especially considering problems with regulated drugs such as
Vioxx, a painkiller later found to be linked to increased risk of heart attack, which are well studied.
"We know pretty much what drugs are going to do to people, what the side effects are and the risk and even at that, we have problems," Tommasello said. "I don't think we know clearly what these chemicals (supplements) are doing to people."
Baltimore Ravens' coach Brian Billick said called the issue his "biggest concern."
"The combination of this and that, what's actually in it, you're trying to do the right thing, you're trying to take legal supplements to take care of your body and it is so unregulated," Billick said. "That is a major concern of mine, but that's a societal concern, not just a football concern."
Because of the confusion, the National Football League and its players union announced a program two years ago to certify supplements as free of banned substances and Major League Baseball is also looking into a similar program.
Tommasello, however, said his experience in drug testing has shown him that it is not an easy task. "People say they got a false positive (for opiates) because they ate poppy seeds," he said, noting such claims were at first dismissed, then found to sometimes be true after further testing.
Washington Nationals outfielder Brad Wilkerson, who has said he used creatine and protien powders in the past, isn't taking any chances in baseball's current climate.
"A lot of guys have limited what they're taking," Wilkerson said Tuesday. "I really don't take anything anymore. I really don't know what's in what."

Another Download from the Cosmic Man!

Today's a day of rest, I say
Not 'cause the boss has gone away

Or the job is on hold,
Career ready to fold...

It's for the reason of this season
That you choose which vibes be pleasin,

For even in the midst of work and sweat
We shift ou attention, hedge our bet

On the sure-fire win, the most definate result
Right when we begin, to step outside the CULT

The sick twisted club of "status quo"
That has us schlepping to and fro...

Every action, each word on guard
Satisfaction of others, tryin' too hard

To fit in with the croud, with what they care
Sometimes easy to forget, they're NOT REALLY THERE...

So, it's each moment, we choose to see
Clear, unobstructed; our REAL victory

Over the battle that never was, fell off just because
We saw it's transparancy, just because it NEVER WAS...

So we begin to see, we are the very BEST
When we let ourselves rest from "taking the test"

The answer we seek, the question of the equation
It's the REST, during the activity that is our SALVATION!

Change right now, don't make a peep
We must wake up, to get some SLEEP!!

COSMIC LOVE,
C.P.

TEAM PEPPER

Mineral Content of Organic vs Non-Organic Produce

Jonathan S Moscatello Sanet Post 12/10/96

Sanet Post, Jonathan S Moscatello,

December 10, 1996

Steve Diver

Fayetteville, AR

Here is an extract of a recent report from Rutgers University entitled "Variation in Mineral Content in Vegetables" (Firman E.Bear report).

In this study, the inorganic vegetables were bought at a standard supermarket and compared with organic vegetables grown in naturally-fertilised soil.


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              *(1)    P  | Ca    Mg   K     Na    B   Mn  Fe  Cu  Co
 --------------------------------------------------------------------
 SNAP BEANS
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 Organic     10.45  0.36 | 40.5  60.0 99.7  8.6 | 73  60  227 69  .26
 Non-Org     4.04   0.22 | 15.5  14.8 29.1  0.0 | 10  2   10  3   .00
 --------------------------------------------------------------------

CONCLUSION: Commercially grown, inorganic vegetables are very low in mineral
and trace mineral content.

PLEASE NOTE:

The study listed above DID NOT investigate organic versus commercial
produce. Somebody mis-printed the tables and for years
it has circulated as fact. Too bad because it clouds an
otherwise good study done by Rutgers researchers.

The study, published in the Proceedings of the Soil
Science Society of America, examined the mineral composition
of vegetables grown on different soil types.

Dr. Firman Bear and his colleagues found that vegetables grown on heavy
soils in the Ohio Valley had a greater mineral content than
produce grown on sandy Coastal Plain soils near the East Coast.
These results are important because they show that soil type--and
probably soil organic matter content--affect the mineral
composition of foods grown on them.

There are many environmental and cultural factors that influence
the nutritional composition of produce, and these may ultimately
play a greater role in food quality than simple organic versus
conventional logic.

Environmental conditions likely to affect food quality include
geographical area, soil type, soil moisture, soil health (humus
content, fertility, microbial activity, etc.), weather and
climatic conditions (temperature, rainfall, flooding, drought),
and pollution.

Cultural practices likely to affect food quality include humus
management techniques such as green manuring and composting,
variety, seed source, length of growing season, irrigation,
fertilization, cultivation, and postharvest handling (especially
temperature and relative humidity).

The article by Sharon Hornick, "Factors Affecting the
Nutritional Quality of Crops," provides a comprehensive review of
these factors. This paper was published in a special issue of The
American Journal of Alternative Agriculture containing the
proceedings of a Conference on the Assessment and Monitoring of
Soil Quality.

On the other hand, there are actually quite a number of
studies that "have" shown significant differences between
the nutritional quality of organic and conventionally-
raised foods. It is not simply folklore as suggested
in an earlier thread. Many of the studies favor organic but of course
there are others which show no differences.

But, just because some farmer produces food according to
certified organic guidelines does not mean that this
food will be superior however, and the reasons are due
to all the factors in the above paragraphs.

That is why a refractometer and other qualitative methods
of measurement are good indicators. Paper chromatography
is perhaps a better indicator than atomic absorption
spectophotometry for food quality. Fractionation of proteins
and vitamins etc. to visually observe content and balance
rather than elemental concentration as sole indicator.

The recent research by Dr. Phil Callahan on paramagnetism
may prove to be a factor. From this it can be seen that organic
has advantages for the humus factor and biological activity.
On the other, natural rock powders derived from paramagnetic
origin may be critical to establish a weak charge. The
magnetism created thus influences mineral uptake and plant health.
The PCSM Meter is available for anybody to see for themselves
differences in depleted soils and healthy soils. Originally
developed for the mining industry at $6,000, it is now
available to farmers thru Pike Lab Supplies for $400.
To my knowledge it has not been taken up by any land-grants
as yet as a research topic; though Callan himself spent 30 years
as a USDA-ARS Entomologist before retiring to compile his monumental
book "Paramagetism" published by Acres, U.S.A.

Ultimately, how people "feel" after eating food is what counts.
Health conscious yoga practitioners who are in tune with their
bodies self-select natural and organic foods and this
fact has merit comparable to a dozen scientific studies.

Food quality is defined more broadly by the Soil Association in
England. They adopted standards developed at the University of
Kassel and the Elm Farm Research Centre, two European research
institutes actively conducting organic farming systems research.
Six criteria--Sensual, Authenticity, Functional, Nutritional,
Biological, and Ethical--make up this new holistic approach.

Food Quality: Concepts & Methodology is the proceedings of an
international colloquium organized by the Elm Farm Research Centre
and the University of Kassel. It is a 64-page book published in
1992. It is available for 10 pounds in English currency (about
$20.00). Contact:

Elm Farm Research Centre

Hamstead Marshall

Near Newbury

Berkshire RG15 OHR

Great Britain

The Ecological Agriculture Project at MacDonald College of McGill
University in Canada has published several informative reports and
bibliographies on this topic. Titles include "Soil Conditions and
Food Quality", "Soil Fertility and the Nutritional Quality of
Food," and "Comparison of Food Quality of Organically Versus
Conventionally Grown Plant Foods." Contact:

Ecological Agriculture Project

Box 191, MacDonald College

21,111 Lakeshore

Ste-Anne De Bellevue, Quebec

Canada H9X 1CO

Additional comments can be found below. I have
investigated this topic over several years; it is a central
issue in our modern food production system...the relationhsip
between farming system and health of people and livestock.

Steve Diver

Fayetteville, AR

References:

Bear, Firman E. 1948. Variations in mineral
composition of vegetables. Soil Sci. Soc. Proc. Vol.
13. p. 380-384.

Hornick, Sharon B. 1992. Factors affecting the nutritional
quality of crops. Am. J. Alt. Agric. Vol. 7, No. 1-2. p. 63-68.

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