I wrote Senator Debbie Stabenow(Democrate of course) of Michigan asking her to not support the Cap & Trade bill. Essentially because I don't want my taxes and utlilities raised. Not to mention it would be nice for businesses and people to actually stop leaving the state. Here is her response and my rebuttal:
Thank you . . .
. . . for contacting me about climate change. I understand your concerns.
While I respect your views, I also recognize the growing scientific consensus about climate change. If left unchecked, the effects of climate change include lower water levels in the Great Lakes, threats to fish and wildlife, diminished ability to grow food crops, and an overall threat to our quality of life. That's why we need a balanced, common-sense approach to this problem.
As Congress considers climate change legislation, I am working with my colleagues, especially from the Midwest, to ensure that the finished product works for Michigan. If the final legislation does not work for our state, I will not support it.
That is why I have been leading efforts in the Senate to create a Clean Energy Development Authority to provide financing for cutting-edge new technologies and create jobs. This financing is absolutely critical so that we do not trade a dependence on foreign oil for a dependence on foreign technology.
It's not enough that we simply use green technologies, we have to make them in the United States. A wind turbine is made of over 8,000 individual parts, and all of those parts can be made in Michigan. That's why I'm working to make green manufacturing a central part of our energy strategy. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act included $2 billion for advanced battery research and manufacturing. It also included a new tax credit to promote the manufacture of renewable energy products.
I believe that by making the right policy choices and the right investments, we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a way that revitalizes Michigan's economy and creates new jobs.
New energy solutions create new jobs and new industries. We are in the midst of an energy revolution that is creating new opportunities for innovation, investment, and invention. At the same time, we are leaving a cleaner environment for our children, and we are breaking our dangerous addiction to foreign oil.
Because of our strong industrial and agricultural sectors, supported by some of the best research universities in the country, Michigan is in a unique position to lead the nation as we transition to a green energy economy. I will continue to fight for a climate change policy that focuses on creating good-paying jobs and strengthening our economy.
Thank you again for contacting me. Please continue to keep me informed about issues of concern to you and your family.
Sincerely, Debbie Stabenow United States Senator
DS: SM _______________________________________________
MY RESPONSE It's not the role of government to follow junk science, then impose these restricting laws on the consumer and businesses. Considering the economic climate of this state, it's absurd you would support such a gross misuse of government for the sake of CONJECTURE and SPECULATION. What you have stated in the other endeavors has nothing to do with the CAP & TRADE Bill. Why would you support something that admittedly is not 100% proven? How do you sleep at night making a decision based on a theory? You are going to impose a policy for greenhouse gases when jobs will be going over seas, and there will be no one left in the state to benefit from such said policy, even it worked!
Businesses and people are leaving this state by the thousands every year (your voters) because they cannot find work. Because businesses refuse to invest in a state that is not business friendly. We need less taxes on the citizens, the consumer, the owners, the businesses.
I cannot and will not support anyone who thinks that raising the rates of utilities so people will not use them in order to appease special interest groups. I'm thoroughly disgusted by this and will not support you. I can't believe you are going support raising taxes!!!
I'm a music snob. These music artists influence me:
Elvis Presley Elvis Costello Led Zeppelin Rush Johnny Cash The Who The Kinks The Clash The Rolling Stones Warren Zevon Jimi Hendrix Otis Redding Stevie Ray Vaughn The Beatles Depeche Mode Wilco U2 The Police Coldplay Foo Fighters Queen Prince Ted Nugent Neil Young
There are many more that I could and should list. Why do they influence me? Because I enjoy more than one song, more than one album. Their music has inspired or moved me in some way, lyrically or just to jam with.
These artists did not influence me:
Michael Jackson Madonna Smokey Robinson Dionne Warwick Lionel Ritchie Usher Culture Club Jennifer Hudson Justin Timberlake Britney Spears Mariah Carey The Carpenters
I am not saying these artists do not have any talent, they surely do. They even have some stuff I like. I suppose since I like some of their stuff it could be considered influential in my enjoyment experiences I guess. I am not discounting their popularity or importance to pop culture. I am saying they mean nothing to me other than to verify and validate what I do really love when it comes to music. I need something more than just being able to dance to something at a wedding to consider it good. I need something more than it being a top 40 hit. I need something more than the artist being what they are because some record producer tossed money their way. I need something more than being what they are because they performed at the AMA or Grammy's.
I know full well music is subjective, but I also know the machine that drives these artists down our throats. They (sheep herders) cater to the massses (aka sheep). I don't get the constant barrage of pop music and all that goes with it in our face. I think what is worse, is those that follow these performers and keep them at royalty status.
But I am! So right after Michael Jackson died, I had posted a question on Facebook if people really cared that he died or not. Most people didnt really care. They were sad for his family, and overall sad that someone died. A few thought he was just short of being God. Most made some good points that people die every minute and no one blinks an eye - a celebrity dies and it's all we hear. Anyways, this one friend (now ex-friend) got rather upset with me about my question. Here is the dialogue:
Lily- I'm done with you. You are sick.
Hockeydino- Read much? I never said people didnt care about Michael Jackson. I never said I didnt care about Michael Jackson. I asked the question if people cared about Michael Jackson dying or not. See the difference? And you call me a names. Nice.
Lily- why ask such a stupid question in the first place Dino??? do you relise what kind of influence this man had????......no you dont, you just too into yourself.....why ask if people care if is dead or not ..what kind of stupid fuking question is that????? I read a lotttttttttttt.........enough for people like you to wake me up a fair bit........good bye and yes you are a wanker sorry but true adios
HockeyDino- He didnt influence me. Make sure you read about all the little boys he molested and the $15 million dollars he paid off to the families. Who's the wanker?
Lily- so whatttttttttt????? who the fuk are you to judge him???? what did he do to you??? and what about all the joy that he bought to all the people around the world with his songs........sure I know he did wrong in some areas in his life but who the hell am I to judge and who the fuk are you to do the same thing??? you in here you hide with false pretences and beleiving that you are better then anyone and your not Dino.....just let him rest in peace.....is only been dead a few hours and you had to be soooooooooo fuking quick to say something smart....and you got your little followers who haven't got a life that agree with you.....as far as im concerned your such a sad case.......and people like you are not the people I want to know nor associate with.......good byeeeeeeeee assole
HockeyDino- I am better than Michael Jackson. That'a a fact. You make me laugh! I'll miss you.
Lily- go away i wont miss you.....now you make me laugh you will never be better then him....fact is your a stupid wanker seeking attention all in the wrong places.....good bye
HockeyDino- You miss me already
Oh by the way in this video from 1979 I'm the one playing the bass guitar. You can't see me, but sometimes you can see my shadow. Ahh Good Times.
I’m a simple man. I live a simple life. Once in a while, Marge would fix us some of your delightfully flavored gelatin desserts. This would qualify as the highlight of my week. I have always loved your products. However, my most recent “brush” with your products was unacceptable, to say the least.
This past Saturday night, I came home from preaching. I greeted my 18-year-old daughter, Mabel, and some of her sinner friends. Having screamed at congregations for some four hours straight, I had my sweet tooth. Right there in the refrigerator was some Jell-O that Mabel had prepared. Because it resided in ice cube trays, I figured it was “leftover” gelatin solution from some delightful gelatin dessert cups with whipped cream.
I decided to enjoy a rainbow of Jell-o snacks, one tray at a time. I think I had two trays worth—yellow, green, red and orange. This was clearly more than the standard eight ounce allotment. Gluttony is a sin! At first, I felt euphoria. Then everything became blurry. When I woke up the next morning, I had a really bad headache, and my mouth was dry. Mabel was really upset with me. Apparently, I had consumed her dessert and ruined her entire evening. The bed was spinning like some sort of sinful carnival ride.
Marge showed me a video that she had made—one of me urinating in front of a large group of neighbors, right on Mrs. Fredricks’ beautiful bed of lilacs. I also saw footage of me dancing naked on top of my car, out in the driveway. Apparently, I had also taken that car for a ride. I came home with several unhealthy items from Taco Bell, an R-Rated film from Blockbuster. Also, my paperboy pierced my ear. I don’t remember any of this, and now I owe Mrs. Fredricks some lilacs.
I went through the rubbish and found the empty Jell-O boxes. Nothing seemed odd—they were still within their freshness window. Can you explain this? Is there any sort of recall in progress for tainted Jell-O? Could this be an allergic reaction? Please advise. I'm hesitant to consume any more Jell-O products until I get to the bottom of this mystery.
I’m planning on speaking to my congregation about my Jell-O experience this Saturday. I just wanted to bring this product issue to your attention.
Sincerely,
Jerry Herman
Someone named “Amanda” left a voicemail on my cell phone, asking me to call. Verbal discussions in these instances are NO fun, and harder to tell the story later. June 11, 2009
Dear Amanda,
I received your voicemail this afternoon, while on my way back to the local Starbucks. It seems that most of our society thinks that it is okay to take drugs. I preached to a bunch of them about the sinfulness of using caffeine to get high. One of the gentlemen, a frumpy, side burned, heavy set fellow draped in flannel and corduroy trousers and sideburns, beat the living snot out of me. He threw my cell phone across the parking lot. The pieces won’t go back together. The best way to contact me now is via email.
Unfortunately, I have a second “incident” to report. This time is not Jell-O, although I am still concerned about that particular product issue. In this instance, I believe the culprit is your Baker’s chocolate.
I came home today from Starbucks, in low spirits. My 18-year-old daughter Mabel was home from college again, with her sinner friends. They were all taking a nice nap on my living room floor. I went in the kitchen and saw a half a tray of brownies. I ate one. It was heaven. I ate a second one. Then suddenly the house started spinning and jumping. Spinning and jumping. I finished the tray. A dragon came out of the wall and sang “I Love Rock and Roll” by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.
Then I woke up with my head in the salad crisper, and a mouthful of romaine lettuce. I was famished. Mabel and I ate everything in the fridge, including the baking soda. Then Marge came home and asked Mabel if there were any special ingredients in those brownies. Her response: “Kraft Baker’s One Unsweetened Chocolate.”
Could your chocolate have been tainted? I found the package—it wasn’t expired. I’ve read where cocoa comes from a plant that also makes drugs. Could the wrong part of the plant have been used?
Please advise.
Sincerely,
Jerry Herman They left me another voicemail on June 12, 2009.
This is Ron Paul on the GM take over. I recall during the Bush years how many times the liberals would write me and tell me what a Facist Bush was. They say nothing now of what Obama does. Who is John Galt?
Well the good thing about Mussolini remember, was that the trains were always on time. Will GM always be on time? Is Amtrak?
GM, Amtrak and an Increasingly Fascist America
Last week, General Motors finally declared bankruptcy. Many in government thought $20 billion in taxpayer dollars would save the company, but as predicted, it only postponed the inevitable. The government will dump another $30 billion into GM and take a 60 percent controlling interest for it. Public officials are now involving themselves in tactical business decisions such as where GM’s headquarters should move and what kind of cars it will build.
The promise that this is temporary and will eventually be profitable is supposed to ease the American people into accepting this arrangement, but it is of little comfort to those who remember similar promises when the American taxpayers bought Amtrak. After three years, government was supposed to be out of the passenger rail business. 40 years and billions of dollars later, the government is still operating Amtrak at a loss, despite the fact that they have created a monopoly by making it illegal to compete with Amtrak. Imagine what they can now do to what is left of the great American auto industry!
In a truly free market, GM would get your money one way and one way only – by selling you a car you want, at a price you are willing to pay. Instead, the government is giving public money to a private company in spite of the market signals it has been sending. Throwing money at GM does not stop it from being an engine of wealth destruction; on the contrary, it simply gives it more wealth to destroy.
Had it been allowed to fail naturally, the profitable pieces of GM would have been bought up and put to good use by now. The laid off employees would likely have found new jobs and all that capital would be in private hands, reinvested in companies that produce products demanded by consumers. Instead, we are all poorer now.
Political pressure, rather than the rule of law, is deciding how to divide up the remains of GM. The bondholders had billions in retirement savings invested in the company, and though they were entitled to nearly three times as much as the United Auto Workers, the bondholders were left with just a 10 percent stake compared to the union’s 17.5 percent stake. For their 60 percent stake, taxpayers have a future of constant bailouts to look forward to.
Comingling public control of private business is known as fascism. While today’s politicians may feel emboldened with all their new power, history will only repeat itself as all this collapses on itself. It is the height of hubris for bureaucrats and politicians to attempt to control the market and the freewill of the American people. In the end, the market always wins out. Maybe one day future generations will wise up and allow free markets to function and thrive without the albatross of government around its neck. For now, it looks like those in charge have not learned the lessons of the past, and have doomed us to repeat those mistakes once again. -Ron Paul http://www.house.gov/paul/
When I think of July 4, I think of a few things. First I think of Thomas Jefferson and the genius that he was. Then I think of liberty, and all those that have lost their lives in service to this country. Then I think that no matter how screwed up things are, and how wrong things can be, this is still the greatest country in the world and I'm lucky to live here.
I'm proud to be an American, and I'll continue to search for the truth. I'll never stop fighting to preserve the Constitution, support capitalism, individualism, and the right to prosper in a truly free society.
There are those in power that want to take your rights away. Don't let them. There are those pencil pushers fresh out of college in D.C. running companies thinking everything works on paper. They are wrong. There are those that think they are entitled to what you've made and that they deserve a free ride. Just say no. Then there are those who disagree just to disagree claiming you hate while their hypocrisy is in full gear. Avoid them.
I wrote my House Representative Thaddeus McCotter of Michigan regarding my disdain for the CAP & TRADE BILL, and my hopes he would not support that Bill. He responded:
Dear Friend:
Thank you for informing me of your opposition to cap-and-tax legislation. Your thoughts on this important matter are most welcome and appreciated.
I agree with you.
As you know, in this recession, we must defend our auto industry and manufacturing base from the so-called 'cap-and-trade' system. This massive tax and regulatory imposition upon our painfully restructuring auto industry and manufacturing base would compel the arbitrary limitation of carbon emissions through a system of carbon credits which can be sold and traded among companies emitting carbon gases. This cap-and-tax intends to reduce pollution but in reality would be a multi-billion dollar tax hike on Michigan families, small businesses and manufacturers. This new tax would not only decimate those companies who, by the very nature of what they produce, emit carbon; this new tax would unavoidably be passed on directly to working families and small businesses.
On March 31, 2009, Representative Henry Waxman (CA), introduced H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act. If enacted, this legislation would aim to cut United States greenhouse-gas emissions by 83% compared to 2005 levels by 2050, but then sets more aggressive short-term targets, such as a 20% reduction by 2020 and a 42% cut by 2030. Importantly, this legislation amounts to a cap-and-tax bill which would cover about 85% of the United States economy, requiring businesses like power companies, steel mills, and our domestic auto manufacturers to get permits to cover their emissions. After 2020, the net could get wider allowing the President to make even smaller industrial operations subject to the cap. To cushion energy intensive industries from these requirements, this proposed legislation would provide wealth transfers to cushion the higher energy bills brought about by climate legislation. The rebates aren't open-ended, when 70% of the global production in an energy intensive industry is covered by similar climate-change programs, the rebates go away. Despite my opposition, on June 26, 2009, the House passed H.R. 2454 by a vote of 219-212. At present, H.R. 2454 awaits action in the Senate.
Obviously, this new tax would hit Michigan particularly hard. With our automobile industry and manufacturing comprising the engine of America's economic prosperity, it remains as we warned before: what happens to Michigan will happen to America.
As an alternative to this crippling cap-and-tax legislation, on June 12, 2009, Representative John Boehner (OH) introduced H.R. 2846, the American Energy Act, which I have co-sponsored. If enacted, through the extension of tax incentives and the elimination of wasteful bureaucratic regulations and frivolous litigation, H.R. 2846 would facilitate energy independence, affordability, conservation and job creation by maximizing all American-made energy. Importantly, this legislation would increase environmentally-safe energy production on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), the Arctic Coastal Plain, and the oil shale; promote the use of alternative fuels which would reduce carbon emissions such as nuclear, clean-coal, and renewable energy technologies; and encourage increased efficiencies and cutting edge technologies to make the most of America's energy potential. At present, H.R. 2846 awaits action in the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Rest assured, your opposition to cap-and-tax legislation will be well remembered during the 111th Congress. Again, thank you for contacting me; and for all you do for our community and our country. Should you have any further comments or questions on this or any other issue, please contact me at the Livonia or Milford district, or Washington, D.C. office.
I love a good steak....a good bar burger...a nice meatball. However they do not like me. When I eat red meat, I feel like hell after. I'm sluggish, irritated, and just feel horrible. I don't get this way eating any other kind of meat or fish, just beef. Some people say it's the fact I don't have certain enzymes to digest that. Other say just to stay away and that it's my body rejecting it. I don't buy red meat, but I'm often at places that serve it...and stupidly I don't think about it until after I eat it. I've also heard that wheat fed beef could be the culprit. Anyone else have these problems?
WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT SPEAKER NATIONAL ENERGY TAX CAP & TRADE THE WAXMAN-MARKEY CLIMATE BILL. MORE MANDATES, MORE REGULATIONS, AND MORE COSTS THAN EVER BEFORE
Speaker Pelosi’s national energy tax is going to raise electricity prices, increase gasoline prices, and ship American jobs overseas to countries like China and India. This, we know.
It would be a bureaucratic nightmare overseen by a confusing web of government agencies that would take and redistribute trillions of dollars from family budgets and workers payrolls. This, we also know. Even Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN) admitted in the Washington Post this morning that: “The truth is, nobody knows for sure how this is going to work.” How encouraging. But what don’t we know? Here are some facts you may not know about Speaker Pelosi’s national energy tax:
• Speaker Pelosi, Senator Markey the bill author and many others have invested millions in the various companies that will directly benefit form this legislation. Al Gore will be an overnight BILLIONAIRE because his companies will benefit the most from this bill.
• Homebuyers Beware. Trying to save up for a new home? You may have to save up a little longer for your purchase. The Democrats’ bill would dramatically increase new home costs by mandating California’s expensive new building codes for the entire nation. Immediately upon enactment, the Democrats’ bill would demand a 30 percent increase in energy efficiency for new construction. A couple of years later, the Democrats’ bill would require an additional 50 percent improvement. These numbers were chosen with no concern for cost to consumers or feasibility in implementation.
• Homebuilders Beware. The Democrats’ bill imposes new mandatory regulations and civil penalties for homebuilders. If your state refuses to accept the stringent and costly California building codes, the federal government may assess penalties. And don’t get too comfortable with the new mandatory regulations because the Democrats’ bill allows for “consensus-based” codes to supplant those outlined in the bill. So, as soon as you’ve invested your hard-earned money to comply with the bill’s mandates, the rug could get pulled from underneath you. Translation? You’ll pony up more and more money.
• Home Sellers Beware. Having a hard time selling your home? Here’s one more hurdle to jump: all homes sales are conditioned upon an energy audit and a new energy rating assessment and energy labeling program for your home that’s outlined in the Democrats’ bill. And if you thought you could improve your property with a fresh coat of paint and some granite counters? Think again! Now your home will be subjected to a new energy rating assessment and energy labeling program that will penalize you for older windows, original fixtures, and dated appliances. So the Democrats’ bill would bring down the value of your home!
• New Lights No Matter the Cost. As early as 2012, the Democrats’ bill eliminates all existing lighting technology used in many outdoor lighting fleets (parking lots, stadiums, secured facilities like power plants and factories). Just as an example, switching to the mandated technology in the bill will cost one small utility about $30 million in annual revenue. So you now have to comply with the new mandates for new lighting? Hold the phone. It is not clear that a feasible alternative technology is available for every existing lighting application – regardless of cost – which could force some businesses to close.
The consequences of Speaker Pelosi’s national energy tax for families and small businesses are real. It will drive up energy costs, send millions of jobs to countries like China and India, and place an especially heavy burden on rural America. There is a better way.
PASS THIS ON AND GET INFORMED. CALL OR EMAIL YOUR SENATORS GET ENGAGED. You have until July 2nd!
Not a huge fan of Bob & Tom, but this diddy cracks me up. Well done
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhhkF3dqXR0
Alright Everybody AIG, Bank of America, Citigroup, First National, Lonestar What do you want? 1, 2, 3 hundred billion? Common over! I’m your Candy Man
Who can fix the mortgage General Motors too A bail out check for me and a bail out check for you Obama man yes, Obama man can Obama man can cause he mixes it with hope and makes the world taste good
Who can give you health care Who can save the poor Who can pick the teams that are in the final four Obama man yes Obama man can Obama man can cause he mixes it with hope and makes the world feel good
Obama man takes Problems.. and he makes em… he makes em.. he turns em into cream and peaches Sugar coated smooth tongued speeches I hope he practices what he preaches
Who can take tomorrow Spend it all today Who can take your income and tax it all away Obama man yes Obama man can Obama man can cause he mixes it with hope and makes the world feel good
Yes Obama man takes Every speech he makes Gives it a whole bunch of thinkin When Michelle Obama’s winkin Then he runs it by Abe Lincoln
Who can buy an I-pod Give it to the queen Who can take economy and turn it into green Obama man yes Obama man can Obama man, Obama man, Obama man
Hey Chrystler, GM You want some money? Ford, you want some? No you dont? Ok good, more for GM. God bless this mess everybody Obama man can
When the U.S. Flag is upside down, it means a ship is in distress. Get a clue folks, we be in trouble.
Do any of you really care?
Congress, with the passing of "Cap & Trade" bill, has openly declared war against the will and needs of the American people. I mean, who in their right mind believes we should be DOUBLING our electricity and gas bills in this economy?
Apparently our "representatives" do!
It's as if our "representatives" are actually being malicious towards our country. Why else would they vote and pass legislation that can and will directly cast significant long term damage on our economy?
They want our energy costs to increase so that people will use less of it.
ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?
The bill passed 219-212, with virtually no Republican support.
""Now is the time for us to lead," Obama said during an appearance Thursday in the White House Rose Garden. "We cannot be afraid of the future. We cannot be prisoners to the past."
The president said the bill will spark a "clean energy transformation" of the U.S. economy and "make possible the creation of millions of new jobs."
"Make no mistake," he emphasized. "This is a jobs bill."
Who voted for this guy?
These are the Republicans who voted YEA on the Crap & Trade Bill. Call and give 'em hell! Mary Mack Bono - CA 45th Michael Castle - DE At Large Mark Kirk - IL 6th Leonard Lance - NJ 7th Frank LoBiondo - NJ 2nd John McHugh - NY 23rd Davie Reichert - WA 8th Chris Smith - NJ 4th
1. When I was younger, I would wash my car at least 3 times a week. I would also wax it often. Now I probably wash it several times a year at most. What is the proper amount of time a car should be washed? I pray for rain mostly. Also is there any thing more annoying than running out of coins in the middle of a coin car wash? I think not.
2. In Lake Orion, Michigan there is a class for pole dancing. The city council is deciding on banning this, because there are protesters that say this is immoral. Now this is just a class for adults, behind closed doors. It's mostly a form of exercise, yet these right wing self righteous nut jobs want to close shop. Most likely because they can't do themselves. I'm assuming this of course. Do you see a problem here?
3. When the Detroit Red Wings lost in the Stanley Cup Finals, naturally I was upset. Mostly though, I was upset to deal with all the sad commentary and cliches that always comes my way after losses. True to form here are the messages I got: There's always next year...They were hungrier... They wanted it more...Awwww did you watch the game?. Are you freaking kidding me people? GET A CLUE. It's no wonder I don't talk sports with the half of you. You know who you are!
5. I flip on the news looking for some information on the stupid tax bill the democrats want to impose on my pocket book (again). But what do I get instead? I get a feature on the Obama's who are bringing Date Night Back. They are considered the new Ambassadors of Date Night. OH SHUT UP. What now all of a sudden divorce rates are going to decrease because of the Obama's? Give me a break. Divorce rates will fall because people can't afford to be split up due to the higher taxes he's imposing on all of us!
4. Is taking yoga classes at all masculine? I'm just asking. What? Who me? Noooo for a friend.
6. With all the turmoil in Iran I must say it's a good thing. Not cool that people are dying and getting hurt, but they do need this there. This civil unrest can hopefully change that government around somewhat. However, don't be fooled into thinking the dude who lost is that much better than Akminanutjob in charge. That guy started the nuclear program there. Remember the same rules apply to Iranians as they do to Russians - once a commie, always a commie.
7. I have many friends who are against using Twitter. They don't want to be tied to a computer or phone. Well I'm on Twitter and I don't feel tied down at all. I use it when I want and when I need to get information. I post to it when I feel there's something important to say or ask. There's no need to be tied to anything. Embrace technology and your life will be better. You don't have to give up any brain cells in doing so, if that's what you are afraid of.
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8. The Senate Finance Committee is looking at bringing in a 'soda tax' as a way to pay for Obama's health care reform. A federal excise tax would be placed on drinks containing sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and other sweeteners. Some medical experts believe that the tax would reduce consumption and thus help reduce obesity, diabetes and heart disease. This is more of the government wanting to control your life. Time for a revolution.
9. They say celebrity deaths come in threes. This week Michael Jackson, Ed McMahon, and Farrah Fawcett died. There's no denying all three were very popular. But you have to admit, all 3 were prime examples of people overachieving by not doing much. None of them were really that good at what they were famous for. I mean come on, what did they really offer? Ed McMahon was a great fighter pilot, and that has some merit...but being second banana on the Tonight Show? Come on...give me something. Yeah I said Michael Jackson was overrated as an artist. He had a great PR machine for sure.
10.Is it me or are there too many commercials on TV for beds and mattresses? Considering I don't watch much TV, I have noticed there are ton of commercials for these things. Is there really that high of a need or turnaround for beds and mattresses? I guess so since you always see a mattress on the side of the road.
Thanks to Johnny Si for passing this along to me. Good stuff. Get healhty, quality of life is what you live for.
Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins :
1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.
2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime.
3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.
4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.
5. To overcome the multiple nutritional C2 deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.
6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastrointestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.
7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.
8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.
9. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications. 10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy.. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.
11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foo ds it needs to multiply..
*CANCER CELLS FEED ON:
a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses, but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in color. Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.
b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus.. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soy milk cancer cells are being starved.
c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.
d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment.. About 20% can be from cooked food inc luding beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).
e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer fighting properties. Water-best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.
12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes.. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines becomes putrefied and leads to more toxic buildup.
13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein20walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.
14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the bodies own killer cells to destroy cancer cells.. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.
15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, un-forgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.
16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated 0A environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.
1. No plastic containers in micro.
2. No water bottles in freezer.
3. No plastic wrap in microwave.
Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well. Dioxin chemicals cause cancer, especially breast cancer. Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic. Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager=2 0at Cast le Hospital, was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. This especially applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Pa per isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper.. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.
Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.
This city in Montana is requiring applicants to give their username and passwords to all their email and social networking sites, so their profiles can be reviewed. The city thinks this is acceptable. I don't. Would you give your username and password for your Facebook site? For your email?
City requires Facebook passwords from job applicants By AMANDA RICKER Chronicle Staff Writer
If you’re planning to apply for a job with the city of Bozeman, prepare to clean up your Facebook page.
As part of routine background checks, the city asks job applicants to provide their usernames and passwords for their social-networking sites. And it has been doing it for years, city officials said.
“Please list any and all, current personal or business Web sites, Web pages or memberships on any Internet-based chat rooms, social clubs or forums, to include, but not limited to: Facebook, Google, Yahoo, YouTube.com, MySpace, etc.,” states a city waiver form applicants are asked to sign. Three lines are provided for applicants to list log-in information for each site.
City officials maintain the policy is necessary to ensure employees’ integrity and protect the public’s trust, but the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana says they may be crossing the line.
“I would guess that they’re on some shaky legal ground with this and we would certainly welcome (the opportunity) to look at something specific from somebody who’s impacted,” Executive Director Scott Crichton said Thursday.
He said Bozeman’s policy is unprecedented as far as he knows. ACLU’s legal counsel in Washington, D.C., had never heard of another city asking for log-in information for social networking sites as part of a job application.
“It’s like saying, ‘Let me look through your e-mails,’” Crichton said.
“The city certainly has access to publicly accessible information, but it gets pretty questionable when they start asking for password-protected things that are created to create privacy for communications between your friends and family,” he said. “That seems to be going too far.”
City Manager Chris Kukulski said the city checks the sites in order to ensure that employees who might be handling taxpayer money, working with children in recreation programs or entering residents’ homes as an emergency services worker are reputable and honest.
“It’s just one of the tools, like all the other tools, that we’ve used to do a thorough background check,” Kukulski said.
The city also checks credit reports, criminal history, references and past employment, among other things.
“We have to do some due diligence,” Kukulski said.
News of the city’s policy went ‘round the world via the Internet Thursday, triggering outrage and prompting comments by media outlets and bloggers. Celebrity gossip columnist Perez Hilton even weighed in on the news.
“Big Brother much?” he wrote. “We’ve heard of employers looking up potential employees on Facebook, but this seems a bit extreme.”
The Guardian, a major daily newspaper in London, named the city of Bozeman its “civil liberties villain of the week” on its Web site.
City Attorney Greg Sullivan said in light of concerns being expressed by the public, officials are looking at ways to alter the policy so that they might view an applicant’s online information without asking for log-in codes.
“We’ve already begun that discussion,” Sullivan said Thursday afternoon.
For example, city officials said they could ask applicants to log into their Facebook page and show it to a city official during the application process, or add the city as a “friend” so the officials could view the applicant’s page.
Bozeman has checked job applicants’ social networking sites for about three years, said Human Resources Director Pattie Berg. HR staff or supervisors in the department in which the job is sought are charged with reviewing the sites.
However, Bozeman’s city commissioners are exempt from the policy because elected officials aren’t subjected to the same background check as city employees, said Chuck Winn, assistant city manager.
City administrators first enacted the policy for police and fire department job applicants, said Mark Lachapelle, deputy chief of investigations for the Bozeman Police Department. The policy wasn’t presented to the Bozeman City Commission because the commission typically isn’t charged with setting personnel policies.
Winn said that in his former position as fire chief, he was sometimes responsible for looking at potential firefighters’ social-networking sites. He said he primarily looked for illegal activity.
“It’s not about taste or anything,” Winn said.
In at least one instance, an applicant’s social-networking site figured into disqualifying the person for a job, Winn and Lachapelle said. Lachapelle said information from the site was one of several components that contributed to the decision. He declined to discuss the case more specifically, citing privacy concerns.
ABC is going to let Obama take over their network on June 24. This is so he can promote his NATIONALIZED HEALTHCARE. You know, the stuff they want us to all pay for, while raising your taxes. Yeah, that kind of health care. What a JOKE!!!
Is this what you want your government doing, let alone the media? So much for objective reporting. I'm done with MSNBC, ABC is next.
This will be a glorified informerical for the Dems and their healthcare agenda.
ABCNEWS Senior Vice President Kerry Smith: "ABCNEWS prides itself on covering all sides of important issues and asking direct questions of all newsmakers -- of all political persuasions -- even when others have taken a more partisan approach and even in the face of criticism from extremes on both ends of the political spectrum. ABCNEWS is looking for the most thoughtful and diverse voices on this issue. "
"ABCNEWS alone will select those who will be in the audience asking questions of the president. Like any programs we broadcast, ABC News will have complete editorial control. To suggest otherwise is quite unfair to both our journalists and our audience."
I'd contact your local ABC affiliate and tell them to screw themselves.
ABC TURNS PROGRAMMING OVER TO OBAMA; NEWS TO BE ANCHORED FROM INSIDE WHITE HOUSE Tue Jun 16 2009 08:45:10 ET
On the night of June 24, the media and government become one, when ABC turns its programming over to President Obama and White House officials to push government run health care -- a move that has ignited an ethical firestorm!
Highlights on the agenda:
ABCNEWS anchor Charlie Gibson will deliver WORLD NEWS from the Blue Room of the White House.
The network plans a primetime special -- 'Prescription for America' -- originating from the East Room, exclude opposing voices on the debate.
The Director of Communications at the White House Office of Health Reform is Linda Douglass, who worked as a reporter for ABC News from 1998-2006.
Hot Daimler! Check this new parking garage in Munich. The actual space that the facility occupies is approximately only 20% of a comparable facility with the traditional design that is used primarily in the US . Not only is the German structure less expensive to build, but vehicles are also 'retrieved' in less time and without the potential of being damaged by an attendant. Farfromcoboparking!
You may have seen this in your email from time to time. I've seen it a few times, and usually delete it. This time I'm reading it. I can't help but think how cool some of these simplicties are. I also can't help but think how silly and stupid some of these are. What do you think?
Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio "To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone...
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first pay check.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion, today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."
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