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Saturday, January 31, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
The Truth About Hurricane Katrina
Remember how FEMA handled New Orleans in 2005
All of this because of an engineering disaster, not a natural disaster
Blackwater was there
Then we have congresswoman Cynthia McKinney's statement in 2008
"As a public official, it would have been remiss for Congresswoman McKinney to have remained silent.
Because these stories came from multiple, unrelated sources Congresswoman McKinney did not dismiss them out of hand. She attempted to verify them with limited resources, to speak out about them, and to get Congressional attention through the Katrina Committee hearings. Many aspects of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, despite numerous House and Senate committee hearings, remain unanswered and unresolved, including any final or reliable body counts.
The largest single wrongful death toll was reported by a woman who claimed that her son had been employed as a computer specialist to enter information about corpses into a database system for DMORT in Louisiana following the hurricane. The purpose was to collect as much information as possible on discovered bodies and remains for the purpose of later identification. This could include identification papers, address or location of discovery, gender, age, height and weight, clothing, identifying marks, hair and eye color, and other distinguishable features, as well as the probable or visible cause of death if these could be determined. Presumably, such a database could be used later, by families or authorities, to identify specific victims. She told the Congresswoman that her son claimed that 4 or 5 thousand bodies entered into the database showed bullet wounds in the head. Her son told her that the bodies were disposed of in swampland outside New Orleans. Her staff attempted to verify the account, but the young man would not speak to them or testify.
A report from the friend of a Louisiana National Guard officer who was upset over the Guard's role in the shooting of between two and three hundred persons in the wake of the flood. Allegedly the victims' bodies were then taken to Mississippi and burned to dispose of them. The officer would not be identified, come forward to testify or send a statement to the staff or the Committee.
Red Cross employees who declined to be identified reported that survivors were being shot.
A reporter from a top television network told McKinney's staff that New Orleans Police Department officers claimed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Federal Marshals, among others, were involved in shootings of civilians during the "shoot to kill" period. The NOPD officers themselves bragged to this reporter about shooting dead up to about 150 persons, but would not go on the record.
Some press reported that private security forces, like Blackwater, Dyncorps and others who were also present in the city after the flood, were using lethal force and indiscriminately shooting civilians.
Frank Minyard, the Orleans Parish Coroner, told the Chicago Tribune that "If you murdered somebody in those days, you are probably going to get away with it."
DMORT, the NOPD, the National Guard and the private agencies like Blackwater should release all their databases and field reports on civilian deaths and the causes of death visible among the remains they discovered. Military and police officers are required to account for any expended ammunition as well. And immunity and whistleblower protection should be afforded anyone willing to come forward at this point with knowledge about any illegal deaths or destruction of bodies to conceal the facts."
http://www.911blogger.com/node/18229
“They found out that Blackwater was killing people. Blackwater was just in there eradicating. [...]Everybody here knows that there are more than 1300 people dead. Everybody that actually got into the city and was trying to help, saw bodies floating, saw bullet wounds. The coroner knows what’s going on, and he ain’t talking. But he knows. Because I know for a fact from some other sources that he was saying to somebody, probably on a private level, that those bullet wounds were military or highly powerful wounds.“
"Look how easy this was to do. All the peoples’ records were wiped out. Their city hall, their courthouses, their medical records, and their hospitals-all of that is gone. "
I would not do what FOX did and infer that Cynthia McKinney is crazy without checking for the evidence first. This is shoddy journalism. Quite the opposite, I commend McKinney for stepping forward and let the evidence dictate the next step, dictate the truth, not simply sounds of blubbering madness or silence from our pitiful press corps and political leaders.
http://libertymaven.com/2008/10/06/cynthia-mckinney-and-the-alleged-5000-dead-hurricane-katrina-inmates/2382/
All of this because of an engineering disaster, not a natural disaster
Blackwater was there
Then we have congresswoman Cynthia McKinney's statement in 2008
"As a public official, it would have been remiss for Congresswoman McKinney to have remained silent.
Because these stories came from multiple, unrelated sources Congresswoman McKinney did not dismiss them out of hand. She attempted to verify them with limited resources, to speak out about them, and to get Congressional attention through the Katrina Committee hearings. Many aspects of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, despite numerous House and Senate committee hearings, remain unanswered and unresolved, including any final or reliable body counts.
The largest single wrongful death toll was reported by a woman who claimed that her son had been employed as a computer specialist to enter information about corpses into a database system for DMORT in Louisiana following the hurricane. The purpose was to collect as much information as possible on discovered bodies and remains for the purpose of later identification. This could include identification papers, address or location of discovery, gender, age, height and weight, clothing, identifying marks, hair and eye color, and other distinguishable features, as well as the probable or visible cause of death if these could be determined. Presumably, such a database could be used later, by families or authorities, to identify specific victims. She told the Congresswoman that her son claimed that 4 or 5 thousand bodies entered into the database showed bullet wounds in the head. Her son told her that the bodies were disposed of in swampland outside New Orleans. Her staff attempted to verify the account, but the young man would not speak to them or testify.
A report from the friend of a Louisiana National Guard officer who was upset over the Guard's role in the shooting of between two and three hundred persons in the wake of the flood. Allegedly the victims' bodies were then taken to Mississippi and burned to dispose of them. The officer would not be identified, come forward to testify or send a statement to the staff or the Committee.
Red Cross employees who declined to be identified reported that survivors were being shot.
A reporter from a top television network told McKinney's staff that New Orleans Police Department officers claimed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Federal Marshals, among others, were involved in shootings of civilians during the "shoot to kill" period. The NOPD officers themselves bragged to this reporter about shooting dead up to about 150 persons, but would not go on the record.
Some press reported that private security forces, like Blackwater, Dyncorps and others who were also present in the city after the flood, were using lethal force and indiscriminately shooting civilians.
Frank Minyard, the Orleans Parish Coroner, told the Chicago Tribune that "If you murdered somebody in those days, you are probably going to get away with it."
DMORT, the NOPD, the National Guard and the private agencies like Blackwater should release all their databases and field reports on civilian deaths and the causes of death visible among the remains they discovered. Military and police officers are required to account for any expended ammunition as well. And immunity and whistleblower protection should be afforded anyone willing to come forward at this point with knowledge about any illegal deaths or destruction of bodies to conceal the facts."
http://www.911blogger.com/node/18229
“They found out that Blackwater was killing people. Blackwater was just in there eradicating. [...]Everybody here knows that there are more than 1300 people dead. Everybody that actually got into the city and was trying to help, saw bodies floating, saw bullet wounds. The coroner knows what’s going on, and he ain’t talking. But he knows. Because I know for a fact from some other sources that he was saying to somebody, probably on a private level, that those bullet wounds were military or highly powerful wounds.“
"Look how easy this was to do. All the peoples’ records were wiped out. Their city hall, their courthouses, their medical records, and their hospitals-all of that is gone. "
I would not do what FOX did and infer that Cynthia McKinney is crazy without checking for the evidence first. This is shoddy journalism. Quite the opposite, I commend McKinney for stepping forward and let the evidence dictate the next step, dictate the truth, not simply sounds of blubbering madness or silence from our pitiful press corps and political leaders.
http://libertymaven.com/2008/10/06/cynthia-mckinney-and-the-alleged-5000-dead-hurricane-katrina-inmates/2382/
Monday, January 26, 2009
How To Cure Tooth Decay And Heal Cavities
"When our blood chemistry is out of balance [...] the ratio of calcium and phosphorus in our blood deviates from normal. When this happens, minerals are pulled from the bones causing tooth and other bone loss. So, sugar causes tooth decay because it depletes nutrients from the body, not because bacteria eat it and produce acid."
"(NaturalNews) It is not true that conventional dental treatments and fluoride are the only ways to heal your teeth from cavities. When struck with the diagnoses of a dental cavity, most people feel totally helpless or powerless to do anything about it themselves. The common belief about tooth decay is that once you have a cavity, the tooth cavity cannot heal or reverse. The only solution seems to be to rush off to the dentist and have a synthetic material placed in your teeth to cover the breached tooth structure.
No longer should we continue to accept dental surgery or the dangerous chemical, fluoride, as our only hope and solution for tooth decay. There is now a book that describes another way to heal teeth. Cure Tooth Decay: Heal And Prevent Cavities With Nutrition by Ramiel Nagel – available for purchase at (www.curetoothdecay.com) – is a triumph in the face of the medical dogma that believes in disease and suffering. Let me tell you what really causes tooth decay so that you can be empowered to fight it, prevent it, and succeed at doing so.
People go to dentists for regular check-ups, or because they have tooth pain or gum swelling. The dentist takes x-rays and then, many times, informs you of the dreadful news – you have a cavity. But you need not worry. For a few hundred dollars, the newest "natural" filling material can be placed in your mouth and the problem is solved.
Or is it?
I began investigating tooth decay, and health in general, because my own daughter was afflicted with tooth decay at the age of one. Children's tooth decay is commonly referred to as "Baby Bottle Mouth" because it is supposed to happen when children drink fruit juices from bottles. My daughter did not eat sweets frequently, never had fruit juice, was breastfed regularly, and has almost never eaten any type of processed foods (which are known to be harmful and decay promoting).
I knew that the current theory was wrong because it did not explain my daughter's tooth decay. I had to find an answer because unlike with adults, young children cannot undergo conventional dental treatments — they cannot sit still, and do not usually like things being forced into their mouths. As a result, a typical dental treatment for a young child is surgery with full anesthesia, or other unpleasant things. As I now understand it, applying these treatments to young children is, from a scientific or medical standpoint, not the best treatment; it's merely a convenient and haphazardly prescribed treatment that is costly in many ways.
To an important degree, my work is based on the research of the world's greatest dentist, Weston A. Price, as well as another top dentist, Melvin Page, who also used his research and even took it further. To say that Weston Price was well respected in the peak of his career, from the early 1900's to his death in 1948, is an understatement. He was the chairman of the Research Section of the National Dental Association (1914-1923), the forerunner to the American Dental Association.
Weston A. Price
Melvin Page
Weston Price was widely respected in his time, and frequently published in many dental journals, including several articles in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
Rather than seek to determine why modern society had unhealthy teeth, Weston Price traveled the world to find out why Indigenous people have healthy teeth. In observing the superb health of Indigenous groups in the 1930's, Dr. Price made a poignant discovery. He realized that something fundamental was, and is, radically wrong with the way we live. And as a result, we have lost our pristine state of health. Dr. Price gave us an outline for a tooth decay healing protocol that, under precise and careful conditions, was over 95% percent effective at healing decay without dental surgery. In other words, cavities can be healed with a special type of nutrition.
What is Dental Surgery?
When a dentist finds a small hole in your tooth, or you feel pain due to a hole in your tooth, the dentist's job is to fix this hole. The methodology is to drill a bigger hole in your mouth, and then to fill the hole with a synthetic material. A dentist is a DDS, a doctor of dental surgery. Dental surgery only treats the symptoms of tooth decay, pain, and/or a hole in your tooth. It never addresses the cause, and because of this, people generally loose many of their teeth over time.
In an extensive study of over 15,000 people, the Centers for Disease Control published some statistics regarding tooth decay that should be cause for alarm for most people. Here is a summary: the older you get, more of your teeth become effected by decay. That's why old people have dentures (fake teeth) and most young people do not...yet.
On average, people ages 16-19 have 11.6% of all teeth affected by decay at one time. This steadily increases, and by the time adults are over age 60, more than half of their teeth (62.36%) have been affected by decay and a total of 93.1% of all people over the age of 60 have had teeth affected by tooth decay.
If brushing, flossing, massive fluoridation campaigns, and dental surgery were effective in preventing tooth decay, it would not get worse over time. It would stay the same, or get better. This is what I refer to as an unscientifically sound practice. If we are to examine the effects of our dental care as a society, the statistics clearly show it is a failure, as tooth decay becomes worse and worse over time. Either Nature is fundamentally flawed and has doomed us to a life that includes decaying teeth, or humans are flawed in understanding and utilizing Nature.
The Current Tooth Decay Theory is Wrong
The current theory of tooth decay according to the American Dental Association:
"[Tooth decay] occurs when foods containing carbohydrates (sugars and starches) such as milk, pop, raisins, cakes or candy are frequently left on the teeth. Bacteria that live in the mouth thrive on these foods, producing acids as a result. Over a period of time, these acids destroy tooth enamel, resulting in tooth decay."
There are several problems with this theory.
#1) No matter how much you brush, it is impossible to keep your mouth free of bacteria — supposedly we breathe in over 14,000 germs per hour.
#2) Some groups of Indigenous people who had fermentable carbohydrates stuck on their teeth all of the time, without any brushing or flossing, were mostly or entirely free of tooth decay.
#3) Bacteria do not eat processed sugars because of the lack of nutrients found in them. In fact, sugars are processed not only to prevent spoilage, but also to prevent consumption by bacteria. It does not make sense that these nutrient-void sugars miraculously become food for bacteria once in your mouth.
#4) Bacteria does not eat processed flour for the same reason. Processed flours are designed to prevent spoilage, and thus the minerals (bacteria food) are removed. Many times, flours are even further treated to prevent bacteria from eating them.
#5) Foods that bacteria like to eat include milk, vegetables, meat, fish, and fruit; these are not commonly attributed with being the causes of tooth decay.
#6) The large CDC survey described above shows that despite all of our prevention efforts, on average about 90% of our population has had tooth decay at least one time. This means that even in the best case, our preventative methods only work for 10% of the people. Of course, the typical answer to this is that those 90% of the people did not get regular dental visits, did not use fluoride, and did not brush their teeth often enough. Unfortunately, this is an example of blaming the victim, rather than looking at the larger problem. People have not been given an honest evaluation of what really causes tooth decay, and so have not been empowered to act to stop it.
What Really Causes Tooth Decay
After reading and studying the work of Weston Price, late Harvard Professor Earnest Hooten said we need to consider the habits and ways of the Indigenous people, because "It is store food that has given us store teeth."
Time and time again, Dr. Price documented the tragic plight of Indigenous people coming into contact with modern industrialization. Many of these groups enjoyed generation after generation of life without significant tooth decay. But after the arrival of industry and commerce, and with them modern foods, their teeth began to degenerate very rapidly.
Published data from food surveys done by the United States Department of Agriculture show that a significant portion of the population is under nourished. It should not be surprising why.
We eat junk food, processed food, denatured food, and chemically-laden foods. These foods lack the special fat-soluble vitamins which Indigenous people would, at times, go great lengths to obtain.
That means if you want to be healthy, you need to take time and effort to pay attention to what you eat. You cannot just go to the local convenience store and expect that a packaged food product is designed to give you optimal health. It is important to reflect upon the long term consequences of each and every bite of processed and denatured food you eat.
Through blood tests, Dentist Melvin Page pinpointed the cause of tooth decay in modern people. When our blood chemistry is out of balance, primarily from the consumption of processed foods (especially sugars), the ratio of calcium and phosphorus in our blood deviates from normal. When this happens, minerals are pulled from the bones causing tooth and other bone loss. So, sugar causes tooth decay because it depletes nutrients from the body, not because bacteria eat it and produce acid. In order to restore the ratio of calcium and phosphorus in our blood, and to enable minerals to bond unto our teeth, it is usually not sufficient just to avoid eating too much sweet or processed foods. One must also eat health building foods, containing potent amounts of minerals and vitamins to create a chain reaction that will build glassy hard tooth structure in place of decayed tooth structure.
Freedom From Tooth Decay
This is just an introduction to how you can be free of tooth decay, and avoid those pesky root canals. Our teeth can rebuild themselves, and cover themselves over with a hard and glassy layer, provided we give ourselves the right kind of nutrition.
And what is the right kind of nutrition?
First, it is fat-soluble vitamins that are present in plant and animal foods raised only in pristine harmony with nature. Fat-soluble vitamins are vitamins A, D, E, and K from whole food sources. Grass-fed animal foods, wild fish and shellfish (particularly the organs) are home to these vitamins. You may know from nature videos that the king of the jungle prefers the organs over the flesh meat. And that great powerful bears sometimes only eat the head, or just the brain of the salmon for nourishment, leaving the rest for other animals. This is because the organs contain the vitamins that make our bodies fit for life.
Fat-soluble vitamin E is stored in the germ of grains from wheat, rye, barley and oats. But when we process these grains, the vitamin quickly oxidizes and the grains become rancid. Because store food is improperly processed, it is nearly impossible to find any product made with these grains that contains the whole vitamin. Even in organic varieties, the most essential nutrients are lost because they are improperly prepared, and this results in great harm to our health and to that of our children.
We have tooth decay today because our food supply is so poor that many foods are lacking in the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K.
So, to begin to obtain freedom from tooth decay, your food sources must include the fat-soluble vitamins. If you eat grains, like wheat and corn, they must be freshly ground. Grains usually need to be fermented to release trapped nutrients and make them digestible.
I used to eat what I thought was a healthy diet: organic fruits and vegetables, organic grains, and organic fish and chicken. Even still, I developed tooth decay because my diet did not contain enough fat-soluble vitamins, and it did not contain enough bio-available minerals.
For animal food eaters, we need to eat grass-fed raw milk, butter, cream and cheese made from cows that eat the rapidly-growing grass of the spring and summer. Also, we need to eat moderate amounts, with almost every meal, of at least some of the organs of land and/or sea animals, or truly free-ranging chicken eggs.
The second mistake that can contribute to tooth decay in many people is eating too many sweet foods. Yes, natural sweets do not affect the blood sugar level as adversely as processed sweets; because of this they can easily promote tooth decay. If you are prone to tooth decay, I suggest paying attention to the amount of sweet foods in your daily diet, including the use of carrots, bananas, dates, honey, maple syrup, and any other type of fruit. Any sweet food can produce a change in our blood sugar, which can contribute to minerals being pulled from our bones.
Living Without Tooth Decay
I wrote an entire book on how to live without tooth decay and how to heal your teeth with good nutrition. I cannot give you all the answers in an article, but I can let you know that there is a new way to promoting healthy teeth.
I was diagnosed with three cavities two and a half years ago. But through regulating my diet, and eating special foods, my teeth have become stronger and the cavities have halted. My daughter has lived with her tooth decay without the need for dental surgery for close to three years now. With enhanced nutrition her mood has improved, and her teeth have protected themselves internally from infection; this is called arrested decay. For me it is really priceless to be able to avoid Novocain shots, radiation exposure from x-rays and having holes drilled in my teeth. And for my daughter, the savings for me as a parent, are really beyond words and explanation; I feel eternally grateful.
In our society we have deep and unfelt beliefs in disease and suffering. We believe that "life is suffering." Or some say that "to be human is to be in a state of sin." Many of us are not totally conscious of these beliefs, or others like them, so we inadvertently look past answers staring us blatantly in the face. We promote systems such as dental surgery and water fluoridation, which are many times not necessary given the light of knowledge showing us that our teeth are not designed to decay.
You can minimize your tooth decay, prevent it entirely, and even heal tooth decay once a cavity has formed, if you make good choices for yourself based on the knowledge of the lifestyle led by decay-free Indigenous people.
We continue to fool ourselves, saying that diseases are not curable. But it is time to move away from these limiting beliefs. The cause of tooth decay is known, and knowable. From this knowledge, let us become empowered to take more responsibility for our dental health.
You can learn how to live without tooth decay. You can heal and prevent cavities. To purchase a digital or print copy of Cure Tooth Decay, visit (www.curetoothdecay.com)"
http://www.naturalnews.com/022564.html
Part 1, Flawed Official Theory:
Part 2, How Our Teeth Deteriorate
Part 3, How To Heal Your Teeth
"(NaturalNews) It is not true that conventional dental treatments and fluoride are the only ways to heal your teeth from cavities. When struck with the diagnoses of a dental cavity, most people feel totally helpless or powerless to do anything about it themselves. The common belief about tooth decay is that once you have a cavity, the tooth cavity cannot heal or reverse. The only solution seems to be to rush off to the dentist and have a synthetic material placed in your teeth to cover the breached tooth structure.
No longer should we continue to accept dental surgery or the dangerous chemical, fluoride, as our only hope and solution for tooth decay. There is now a book that describes another way to heal teeth. Cure Tooth Decay: Heal And Prevent Cavities With Nutrition by Ramiel Nagel – available for purchase at (www.curetoothdecay.com) – is a triumph in the face of the medical dogma that believes in disease and suffering. Let me tell you what really causes tooth decay so that you can be empowered to fight it, prevent it, and succeed at doing so.
People go to dentists for regular check-ups, or because they have tooth pain or gum swelling. The dentist takes x-rays and then, many times, informs you of the dreadful news – you have a cavity. But you need not worry. For a few hundred dollars, the newest "natural" filling material can be placed in your mouth and the problem is solved.
Or is it?
I began investigating tooth decay, and health in general, because my own daughter was afflicted with tooth decay at the age of one. Children's tooth decay is commonly referred to as "Baby Bottle Mouth" because it is supposed to happen when children drink fruit juices from bottles. My daughter did not eat sweets frequently, never had fruit juice, was breastfed regularly, and has almost never eaten any type of processed foods (which are known to be harmful and decay promoting).
I knew that the current theory was wrong because it did not explain my daughter's tooth decay. I had to find an answer because unlike with adults, young children cannot undergo conventional dental treatments — they cannot sit still, and do not usually like things being forced into their mouths. As a result, a typical dental treatment for a young child is surgery with full anesthesia, or other unpleasant things. As I now understand it, applying these treatments to young children is, from a scientific or medical standpoint, not the best treatment; it's merely a convenient and haphazardly prescribed treatment that is costly in many ways.
To an important degree, my work is based on the research of the world's greatest dentist, Weston A. Price, as well as another top dentist, Melvin Page, who also used his research and even took it further. To say that Weston Price was well respected in the peak of his career, from the early 1900's to his death in 1948, is an understatement. He was the chairman of the Research Section of the National Dental Association (1914-1923), the forerunner to the American Dental Association.
Weston A. Price
Melvin Page
Weston Price was widely respected in his time, and frequently published in many dental journals, including several articles in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
Rather than seek to determine why modern society had unhealthy teeth, Weston Price traveled the world to find out why Indigenous people have healthy teeth. In observing the superb health of Indigenous groups in the 1930's, Dr. Price made a poignant discovery. He realized that something fundamental was, and is, radically wrong with the way we live. And as a result, we have lost our pristine state of health. Dr. Price gave us an outline for a tooth decay healing protocol that, under precise and careful conditions, was over 95% percent effective at healing decay without dental surgery. In other words, cavities can be healed with a special type of nutrition.
What is Dental Surgery?
When a dentist finds a small hole in your tooth, or you feel pain due to a hole in your tooth, the dentist's job is to fix this hole. The methodology is to drill a bigger hole in your mouth, and then to fill the hole with a synthetic material. A dentist is a DDS, a doctor of dental surgery. Dental surgery only treats the symptoms of tooth decay, pain, and/or a hole in your tooth. It never addresses the cause, and because of this, people generally loose many of their teeth over time.
In an extensive study of over 15,000 people, the Centers for Disease Control published some statistics regarding tooth decay that should be cause for alarm for most people. Here is a summary: the older you get, more of your teeth become effected by decay. That's why old people have dentures (fake teeth) and most young people do not...yet.
On average, people ages 16-19 have 11.6% of all teeth affected by decay at one time. This steadily increases, and by the time adults are over age 60, more than half of their teeth (62.36%) have been affected by decay and a total of 93.1% of all people over the age of 60 have had teeth affected by tooth decay.
If brushing, flossing, massive fluoridation campaigns, and dental surgery were effective in preventing tooth decay, it would not get worse over time. It would stay the same, or get better. This is what I refer to as an unscientifically sound practice. If we are to examine the effects of our dental care as a society, the statistics clearly show it is a failure, as tooth decay becomes worse and worse over time. Either Nature is fundamentally flawed and has doomed us to a life that includes decaying teeth, or humans are flawed in understanding and utilizing Nature.
The Current Tooth Decay Theory is Wrong
The current theory of tooth decay according to the American Dental Association:
"[Tooth decay] occurs when foods containing carbohydrates (sugars and starches) such as milk, pop, raisins, cakes or candy are frequently left on the teeth. Bacteria that live in the mouth thrive on these foods, producing acids as a result. Over a period of time, these acids destroy tooth enamel, resulting in tooth decay."
There are several problems with this theory.
#1) No matter how much you brush, it is impossible to keep your mouth free of bacteria — supposedly we breathe in over 14,000 germs per hour.
#2) Some groups of Indigenous people who had fermentable carbohydrates stuck on their teeth all of the time, without any brushing or flossing, were mostly or entirely free of tooth decay.
#3) Bacteria do not eat processed sugars because of the lack of nutrients found in them. In fact, sugars are processed not only to prevent spoilage, but also to prevent consumption by bacteria. It does not make sense that these nutrient-void sugars miraculously become food for bacteria once in your mouth.
#4) Bacteria does not eat processed flour for the same reason. Processed flours are designed to prevent spoilage, and thus the minerals (bacteria food) are removed. Many times, flours are even further treated to prevent bacteria from eating them.
#5) Foods that bacteria like to eat include milk, vegetables, meat, fish, and fruit; these are not commonly attributed with being the causes of tooth decay.
#6) The large CDC survey described above shows that despite all of our prevention efforts, on average about 90% of our population has had tooth decay at least one time. This means that even in the best case, our preventative methods only work for 10% of the people. Of course, the typical answer to this is that those 90% of the people did not get regular dental visits, did not use fluoride, and did not brush their teeth often enough. Unfortunately, this is an example of blaming the victim, rather than looking at the larger problem. People have not been given an honest evaluation of what really causes tooth decay, and so have not been empowered to act to stop it.
What Really Causes Tooth Decay
After reading and studying the work of Weston Price, late Harvard Professor Earnest Hooten said we need to consider the habits and ways of the Indigenous people, because "It is store food that has given us store teeth."
Time and time again, Dr. Price documented the tragic plight of Indigenous people coming into contact with modern industrialization. Many of these groups enjoyed generation after generation of life without significant tooth decay. But after the arrival of industry and commerce, and with them modern foods, their teeth began to degenerate very rapidly.
Published data from food surveys done by the United States Department of Agriculture show that a significant portion of the population is under nourished. It should not be surprising why.
We eat junk food, processed food, denatured food, and chemically-laden foods. These foods lack the special fat-soluble vitamins which Indigenous people would, at times, go great lengths to obtain.
That means if you want to be healthy, you need to take time and effort to pay attention to what you eat. You cannot just go to the local convenience store and expect that a packaged food product is designed to give you optimal health. It is important to reflect upon the long term consequences of each and every bite of processed and denatured food you eat.
Through blood tests, Dentist Melvin Page pinpointed the cause of tooth decay in modern people. When our blood chemistry is out of balance, primarily from the consumption of processed foods (especially sugars), the ratio of calcium and phosphorus in our blood deviates from normal. When this happens, minerals are pulled from the bones causing tooth and other bone loss. So, sugar causes tooth decay because it depletes nutrients from the body, not because bacteria eat it and produce acid. In order to restore the ratio of calcium and phosphorus in our blood, and to enable minerals to bond unto our teeth, it is usually not sufficient just to avoid eating too much sweet or processed foods. One must also eat health building foods, containing potent amounts of minerals and vitamins to create a chain reaction that will build glassy hard tooth structure in place of decayed tooth structure.
Freedom From Tooth Decay
This is just an introduction to how you can be free of tooth decay, and avoid those pesky root canals. Our teeth can rebuild themselves, and cover themselves over with a hard and glassy layer, provided we give ourselves the right kind of nutrition.
And what is the right kind of nutrition?
First, it is fat-soluble vitamins that are present in plant and animal foods raised only in pristine harmony with nature. Fat-soluble vitamins are vitamins A, D, E, and K from whole food sources. Grass-fed animal foods, wild fish and shellfish (particularly the organs) are home to these vitamins. You may know from nature videos that the king of the jungle prefers the organs over the flesh meat. And that great powerful bears sometimes only eat the head, or just the brain of the salmon for nourishment, leaving the rest for other animals. This is because the organs contain the vitamins that make our bodies fit for life.
Fat-soluble vitamin E is stored in the germ of grains from wheat, rye, barley and oats. But when we process these grains, the vitamin quickly oxidizes and the grains become rancid. Because store food is improperly processed, it is nearly impossible to find any product made with these grains that contains the whole vitamin. Even in organic varieties, the most essential nutrients are lost because they are improperly prepared, and this results in great harm to our health and to that of our children.
We have tooth decay today because our food supply is so poor that many foods are lacking in the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K.
So, to begin to obtain freedom from tooth decay, your food sources must include the fat-soluble vitamins. If you eat grains, like wheat and corn, they must be freshly ground. Grains usually need to be fermented to release trapped nutrients and make them digestible.
I used to eat what I thought was a healthy diet: organic fruits and vegetables, organic grains, and organic fish and chicken. Even still, I developed tooth decay because my diet did not contain enough fat-soluble vitamins, and it did not contain enough bio-available minerals.
For animal food eaters, we need to eat grass-fed raw milk, butter, cream and cheese made from cows that eat the rapidly-growing grass of the spring and summer. Also, we need to eat moderate amounts, with almost every meal, of at least some of the organs of land and/or sea animals, or truly free-ranging chicken eggs.
The second mistake that can contribute to tooth decay in many people is eating too many sweet foods. Yes, natural sweets do not affect the blood sugar level as adversely as processed sweets; because of this they can easily promote tooth decay. If you are prone to tooth decay, I suggest paying attention to the amount of sweet foods in your daily diet, including the use of carrots, bananas, dates, honey, maple syrup, and any other type of fruit. Any sweet food can produce a change in our blood sugar, which can contribute to minerals being pulled from our bones.
Living Without Tooth Decay
I wrote an entire book on how to live without tooth decay and how to heal your teeth with good nutrition. I cannot give you all the answers in an article, but I can let you know that there is a new way to promoting healthy teeth.
I was diagnosed with three cavities two and a half years ago. But through regulating my diet, and eating special foods, my teeth have become stronger and the cavities have halted. My daughter has lived with her tooth decay without the need for dental surgery for close to three years now. With enhanced nutrition her mood has improved, and her teeth have protected themselves internally from infection; this is called arrested decay. For me it is really priceless to be able to avoid Novocain shots, radiation exposure from x-rays and having holes drilled in my teeth. And for my daughter, the savings for me as a parent, are really beyond words and explanation; I feel eternally grateful.
In our society we have deep and unfelt beliefs in disease and suffering. We believe that "life is suffering." Or some say that "to be human is to be in a state of sin." Many of us are not totally conscious of these beliefs, or others like them, so we inadvertently look past answers staring us blatantly in the face. We promote systems such as dental surgery and water fluoridation, which are many times not necessary given the light of knowledge showing us that our teeth are not designed to decay.
You can minimize your tooth decay, prevent it entirely, and even heal tooth decay once a cavity has formed, if you make good choices for yourself based on the knowledge of the lifestyle led by decay-free Indigenous people.
We continue to fool ourselves, saying that diseases are not curable. But it is time to move away from these limiting beliefs. The cause of tooth decay is known, and knowable. From this knowledge, let us become empowered to take more responsibility for our dental health.
You can learn how to live without tooth decay. You can heal and prevent cavities. To purchase a digital or print copy of Cure Tooth Decay, visit (www.curetoothdecay.com)"
http://www.naturalnews.com/022564.html
Part 1, Flawed Official Theory:
Part 2, How Our Teeth Deteriorate
Part 3, How To Heal Your Teeth
Barack Obama victory: The bought election?
"Who will win today's presidential election? That's easy. The candidate with the biggest war chest. But if outspending each other becomes the wave of the future let's say goodbye to any remnant of fairness in politics."
http://collateralnews.tv
http://youtube.com/watch?v=qWehzY-xgIc
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=qWehzY-xgIc
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
A Cure For Cancer, Vitamin B17, Covered Up By The Medical Industry
(Vitamin B17 is also called Laetrile and Amygdalin)
interview with cancer-cured Shannon Simpson
http://www.simpletruthonline.net
interview with prof. G. Edward Griffin, author of World Without Cancer (Thousand Oaks, CA: American Media, 1974)
"...from the time he started his research to today (November 03, 2005), Griffin says he has seen literally thousands of people benefit from treatment with Laetrile.
World Without Cancer is divided into two parts, and in the second half of the book, Griffin goes on to reveal some disturbing information about an international drug cartel that came into being in the years before World War II that he says played a significant role in shaping the field of medicine in this country. This powerful cartel was created, Griffin argues, when I.G. Farben, a German-based chemical company and financial backer of Adolf Hitler, joined together with Standard Oil of New Jersey, founded by American business tycoon John D. Rockefeller, in an agreement not to compete. The partnership was largely concealed, since neither company wanted their countries to know about the relationship in the event of an inevitable second world war. In a lecture, Griffin once referred to the Farben-Rockefeller merger as "the largest and most powerful cartel the world has ever known, even though most people have never heard about it."
And so the extremely influential Rockefeller came to be interlocked with the drug industry, and under the guise of philanthropy, began donating large sums of money to America's faltering medical schools. Of course, the catch was that such schools were told the money had to be used for drug research, which would create a great profit for Rockefeller interests. In their time of need, medical schools readily complied. "When they accepted the money, they had to follow the dollar, and they designed their curricula so it favors pharmacy (and) pharmaceutical drugs," says Griffin.
This effectively gave birth to the conventional medical care system we know today, which is based almost entirely on prescription drugs and knows little to nothing about basic nutrition. "The medical schools of the United States now teach the students everything there is to know about their product, which is drugs," Griffin says, "And so [doctors] come out as highly trained drug salesmen, and they don't even know it!""
http://www.naturalnews.com/012923.html
"[...] when AMYGDALIN, Vitamin A and enzymatic compounds are used together, 76% of the tumors demonstrate a complete regression, a percentage considerably less than the 89.3% previously observed in our laboratory. This difference is easily attributed to the much greater size of the tumors used in this study." - Translation from the original analysis performed by Br. Kanematsu Sugiura of the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York USA, 1974
http://worldwithoutcancer.org.uk/analysis8.html
"One of the most common nitrilosides is amygdalin. This nitriloside occurs in the kernels of seeds of practically all fruits. The seeds of apples, apricots, cherries, peaches, plums, nectarines, and the like carry this factor; often in the extraordinary concentration of 2 to 3 per cent. Since the seeds of fruits are possibly edible, it may be proper to designate the non-toxic water soluble accessory food factor or nitriloside that they contain as vitamin B-17. The presence of nitriloside in the diet produces specific physiologic effects and leaves as metabolites specific chemical compounds of a physiologically active nature. The production by a non-toxic, water-soluble accessory food factor of specific physiological effects as well as identifiable metabolites suggests the vitamin nature of the compound."
http://worldwithoutcancer.org.uk/nitrilosides.html
"A doctor from the U.S. FDA once said that Laetrile contains "free" hydrogen cyanide and, thus, is toxic. I would like to correct that misconception:
[...]
Laetrile does contain the cyanide radical (CN). This same cyanide radical is contained in Vitamin B12, and in berries such as blackberries, blueberries and strawberries. You never hear of anyone getting cyanide poisoning from 12 or any of the above-mentioned berries, because they do not. The cyanide radical (CW) and hydrogen cyanide (HCN) are two completely different compounds, just as pure sodium (Na+) - one of the most toxic substances known to mankind - and sodium chloride (NaCl), which is table salt, are two completely different compounds."
http://www.worldwithoutcancer.org.uk/laetrileandcyanide.html
"In Mexico, vitamin B-17 in metabolic therapy is administered through intravenous injection for the initial 21 days (phase I) of treatment and then orally afterwards (Phase II). 6 to 9 grams per day are used for the first 21 days in the Oasis of Hope hospital. Dr. Harold Manner and Dr. Ernesto Contreras used this protocol. Injectable B-17 is also invariably administered along with the tissue penetrating agent dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO).
Please Note: Clinical tests have repeatedly shown that vitamin B-17 is only truly effective when used in conjunction with pancreatic enzymes to break down the pericellular coating of the malignant cell. Vitamins A and E in their emulsified form, along with high doses of vitamin C, vitamin B-15, antioxidants, and other nutrients are then used in combination with B-17 to attack the cancer cell. Clinics administering Metabolic Therapy to their patients always use these supplements.
http://www.worldwithoutcancer.org.uk/therapycomponents.html
"Keep in mind that Vitamin B17 helps prevent cancer, but if one already has cancer, a complete protocol is required including diet, enzymes, exercise, and supplementation, as prescribed by a physician. In addition, some conditions, such as some brain tumors and basal cell carcinomas may not be helped with laetrile protocol. It is best to work with an alternative physician to be sure you are using the best approach to treat your particular condition. Currently, our data shows that the following doctors and clinics are offering laetrile as part of their therapy:
* Advanced Medicine & Research Center - may be closed
* American Biologics in Mexico - temporarily closed
* American Metabolics in Mexico - temporarily closed
* Dr. Beals in Maryland - (301) 490-9911
* Dr. Brodie in Nevada www.drbrodie.com 775-829-1009
* Dr. Briggs in Montana - 701-838-6011
* Dr. Callebout in London England 011 44 207 2 55 2232
* Dr. Castillo in Mexico - 800-296-9881
* Center for Natural Medicine in Mexico - may be closed
* CHIPSA in Mexico - 800-573-9720
* Dove Clinic for Integrated Medicine in the UK. http://www.doveclinic.com
* Dr. Edelson in Atlanta, Georgia 404 841 0088 http://www.ephca.com
* Harold Manner in Mexico - temporarily closed
* Hans Nieper Clinic (confirming info) 011-49-511-348-08-08
* IMS in Atlanta Georgia (770) 474-4029
* Joseph Brenna in Israel - 972-3-5467733
* Hospital Bajanor in Mexico - www.bajanor.com. 1-888-294-0342
* LifeExtension in Nevada http://www.aacancer.com 775-324-5700
* Oasis - Dr. Contreras in Mexico - 888-500-4673
* Dr. Rizov in Austin, TX - (512) 451-8149
* Dr. Schachter in NY (845) 368-4700 www.mbschachter.com
* Stella Maris in Mexico - 800-973-7909
* Dr. Swetlikoff, ND in Kelowna Canada - 250-868-2205"
http://www.cancure.org/laetrile.htm
interview with cancer-cured Shannon Simpson
http://www.simpletruthonline.net
interview with prof. G. Edward Griffin, author of World Without Cancer (Thousand Oaks, CA: American Media, 1974)
"...from the time he started his research to today (November 03, 2005), Griffin says he has seen literally thousands of people benefit from treatment with Laetrile.
World Without Cancer is divided into two parts, and in the second half of the book, Griffin goes on to reveal some disturbing information about an international drug cartel that came into being in the years before World War II that he says played a significant role in shaping the field of medicine in this country. This powerful cartel was created, Griffin argues, when I.G. Farben, a German-based chemical company and financial backer of Adolf Hitler, joined together with Standard Oil of New Jersey, founded by American business tycoon John D. Rockefeller, in an agreement not to compete. The partnership was largely concealed, since neither company wanted their countries to know about the relationship in the event of an inevitable second world war. In a lecture, Griffin once referred to the Farben-Rockefeller merger as "the largest and most powerful cartel the world has ever known, even though most people have never heard about it."
And so the extremely influential Rockefeller came to be interlocked with the drug industry, and under the guise of philanthropy, began donating large sums of money to America's faltering medical schools. Of course, the catch was that such schools were told the money had to be used for drug research, which would create a great profit for Rockefeller interests. In their time of need, medical schools readily complied. "When they accepted the money, they had to follow the dollar, and they designed their curricula so it favors pharmacy (and) pharmaceutical drugs," says Griffin.
This effectively gave birth to the conventional medical care system we know today, which is based almost entirely on prescription drugs and knows little to nothing about basic nutrition. "The medical schools of the United States now teach the students everything there is to know about their product, which is drugs," Griffin says, "And so [doctors] come out as highly trained drug salesmen, and they don't even know it!""
http://www.naturalnews.com/012923.html
"[...] when AMYGDALIN, Vitamin A and enzymatic compounds are used together, 76% of the tumors demonstrate a complete regression, a percentage considerably less than the 89.3% previously observed in our laboratory. This difference is easily attributed to the much greater size of the tumors used in this study." - Translation from the original analysis performed by Br. Kanematsu Sugiura of the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York USA, 1974
http://worldwithoutcancer.org.uk/analysis8.html
"One of the most common nitrilosides is amygdalin. This nitriloside occurs in the kernels of seeds of practically all fruits. The seeds of apples, apricots, cherries, peaches, plums, nectarines, and the like carry this factor; often in the extraordinary concentration of 2 to 3 per cent. Since the seeds of fruits are possibly edible, it may be proper to designate the non-toxic water soluble accessory food factor or nitriloside that they contain as vitamin B-17. The presence of nitriloside in the diet produces specific physiologic effects and leaves as metabolites specific chemical compounds of a physiologically active nature. The production by a non-toxic, water-soluble accessory food factor of specific physiological effects as well as identifiable metabolites suggests the vitamin nature of the compound."
http://worldwithoutcancer.org.uk/nitrilosides.html
"A doctor from the U.S. FDA once said that Laetrile contains "free" hydrogen cyanide and, thus, is toxic. I would like to correct that misconception:
[...]
Laetrile does contain the cyanide radical (CN). This same cyanide radical is contained in Vitamin B12, and in berries such as blackberries, blueberries and strawberries. You never hear of anyone getting cyanide poisoning from 12 or any of the above-mentioned berries, because they do not. The cyanide radical (CW) and hydrogen cyanide (HCN) are two completely different compounds, just as pure sodium (Na+) - one of the most toxic substances known to mankind - and sodium chloride (NaCl), which is table salt, are two completely different compounds."
http://www.worldwithoutcancer.org.uk/laetrileandcyanide.html
"In Mexico, vitamin B-17 in metabolic therapy is administered through intravenous injection for the initial 21 days (phase I) of treatment and then orally afterwards (Phase II). 6 to 9 grams per day are used for the first 21 days in the Oasis of Hope hospital. Dr. Harold Manner and Dr. Ernesto Contreras used this protocol. Injectable B-17 is also invariably administered along with the tissue penetrating agent dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO).
Please Note: Clinical tests have repeatedly shown that vitamin B-17 is only truly effective when used in conjunction with pancreatic enzymes to break down the pericellular coating of the malignant cell. Vitamins A and E in their emulsified form, along with high doses of vitamin C, vitamin B-15, antioxidants, and other nutrients are then used in combination with B-17 to attack the cancer cell. Clinics administering Metabolic Therapy to their patients always use these supplements.
http://www.worldwithoutcancer.org.uk/therapycomponents.html
"Keep in mind that Vitamin B17 helps prevent cancer, but if one already has cancer, a complete protocol is required including diet, enzymes, exercise, and supplementation, as prescribed by a physician. In addition, some conditions, such as some brain tumors and basal cell carcinomas may not be helped with laetrile protocol. It is best to work with an alternative physician to be sure you are using the best approach to treat your particular condition. Currently, our data shows that the following doctors and clinics are offering laetrile as part of their therapy:
* Advanced Medicine & Research Center - may be closed
* American Biologics in Mexico - temporarily closed
* American Metabolics in Mexico - temporarily closed
* Dr. Beals in Maryland - (301) 490-9911
* Dr. Brodie in Nevada www.drbrodie.com 775-829-1009
* Dr. Briggs in Montana - 701-838-6011
* Dr. Callebout in London England 011 44 207 2 55 2232
* Dr. Castillo in Mexico - 800-296-9881
* Center for Natural Medicine in Mexico - may be closed
* CHIPSA in Mexico - 800-573-9720
* Dove Clinic for Integrated Medicine in the UK. http://www.doveclinic.com
* Dr. Edelson in Atlanta, Georgia 404 841 0088 http://www.ephca.com
* Harold Manner in Mexico - temporarily closed
* Hans Nieper Clinic (confirming info) 011-49-511-348-08-08
* IMS in Atlanta Georgia (770) 474-4029
* Joseph Brenna in Israel - 972-3-5467733
* Hospital Bajanor in Mexico - www.bajanor.com. 1-888-294-0342
* LifeExtension in Nevada http://www.aacancer.com 775-324-5700
* Oasis - Dr. Contreras in Mexico - 888-500-4673
* Dr. Rizov in Austin, TX - (512) 451-8149
* Dr. Schachter in NY (845) 368-4700 www.mbschachter.com
* Stella Maris in Mexico - 800-973-7909
* Dr. Swetlikoff, ND in Kelowna Canada - 250-868-2205"
http://www.cancure.org/laetrile.htm
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
How To Convert Your Car To Run On Trash
"Did you know that over one million vehicles in Europe ran onboard gasifiers during WWII to make fuel from wood and charcoal, as gasoline and diesel were rationed or otherwise unavailable? Long before there was biodiesel and ethanol, we actually succeeded in a large-scale, alternative fuels redeployment-- and one which curiously used only cellulosic biomass, not the oil and sugar based biofuel sources which famously compete with food.
This redeployment was made possible by the gasification of waste biomass, using simple gasifiers about as complex as a traditional wood stove. These small-scale gasifiers are easily reproduced (and improved) today by DIY enthusiasts using simple hammer and wrench technology."
"Gasification is the use of heat to tranform solid biomass, or other carbonaceous solids, into a synthetic "natural gas like" flammable fuel. Through gasification, we can convert nearly any solid dry organic matter into a clean burning, carbon neutral, gaseous fuel. Whether starting with wood chips or walnut shells, construction debris or agricultural waste, the end product is a flexible gaseous fuel you can burn in your internal combustion engine, cooking stove, furnace or flamethrower. Or in this case, your DeLorean. Well ok, how about a Honda Accord . . ."
http://www.instructables.com/id/Convert_your_Honda_Accord_to_run_on_trash/
This redeployment was made possible by the gasification of waste biomass, using simple gasifiers about as complex as a traditional wood stove. These small-scale gasifiers are easily reproduced (and improved) today by DIY enthusiasts using simple hammer and wrench technology."
"Gasification is the use of heat to tranform solid biomass, or other carbonaceous solids, into a synthetic "natural gas like" flammable fuel. Through gasification, we can convert nearly any solid dry organic matter into a clean burning, carbon neutral, gaseous fuel. Whether starting with wood chips or walnut shells, construction debris or agricultural waste, the end product is a flexible gaseous fuel you can burn in your internal combustion engine, cooking stove, furnace or flamethrower. Or in this case, your DeLorean. Well ok, how about a Honda Accord . . ."
http://www.instructables.com/id/Convert_your_Honda_Accord_to_run_on_trash/
It's The End Of The World As We Know It And I Feel Fine
"After a well deserved mental rest period, I'm back to talk some serious shit and innaguarate a new administration of insults. Want to see this show more often? GO TO HTTP://STIMULATOR.TV TO SEE HOW YOU CAN HELP"
This week.
1. Greece is the word
2. Oakland riots
3. Sea Shepherd stink bomb attack
4. Coal christmas
5. The first auction hero
6. Anarchists Against the Wall
7. Barack Israel Obama
8. Buh Bye King of Pain
9. Beastie Boys
10. New Year's Revolutions
11. Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping.
http://submedia.tv
http://stimulator.tv
http://www.youtube.com/stimulator
This week.
1. Greece is the word
2. Oakland riots
3. Sea Shepherd stink bomb attack
4. Coal christmas
5. The first auction hero
6. Anarchists Against the Wall
7. Barack Israel Obama
8. Buh Bye King of Pain
9. Beastie Boys
10. New Year's Revolutions
11. Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping.
http://submedia.tv
http://stimulator.tv
http://www.youtube.com/stimulator
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Food Sweetener Made From Deadly Bacteria
"The cloning vehicle is inserted in a microorganism. For the plasmid pBGP120, a preferred microorganism is a strain of E. coli and particularly the well characterized strain of E. coli K12." - Patent on process for producing aspartame, application number: EP19810300857
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/EP0036258.html
How to avoid E. Coli(Mission Impossible):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DfdIb2hSHI
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
The Family Prison in Taylor, Texas
Let's take a look inside:
T. Don Hutto Residential Center
1001 Welch Street
Taylor, TX 76574
Facility Operator: Corrections Corp. of America
Warden: Mickey Liles
Contact Info: DRO: 210-218-3136/3136/3105/3106
ICE OIC Officer: Simona Colon
ICE Contact Info: 512-218-3110/3120
Know Your Rights presentations are held at this facility.
This is a Private facility
Capacity:
Facility capacity: 512
No. of cells/room: 11 pods, 20 - 30 cells per pod
Style of housing: cells w/bunk beds
Actual number detained: 300 as families; preparing to also hold single women; fathers and adult siblings are often separated and sent to adult facilities; children who turn 18 while detained are also sent away
Number of detainees per cell/room: cell varies-generally put a couple of kids w/parent depending on age and gender; cells have either single cot or bunk bed. 'boats' or cribs are brought in if needed to accommodate young children
Gender breakdown of detainees: various: kids w/adult parent/guardian; majority are small children
Countries of origin: mostly OTM (Other Than Mexican) but has housed Mx
Number of detained families: all detainees are family units
Detainees with mental illness: stress, anxiety, depression prevalent
Detainees with medical illness: Some; many pregnant women
Reasons detained: mostly Exp. Removal but also families apprehended w/outstanding Removal Orders
Stage of Immigration case: Exp. Removal, Credible Fear Interviews, Imm. Crt, Appeals
Average length of detention: 40 days (reported Feb 9, 2007)
Range of length of detention: X days - 13 months - that we are aware of
Transfers from out of state: YES!
Visitation, Calls, Mailings:
Visitation Hours: family/friends=daily 8:00-5:00 / Legal=8am-8pm M-F & 8-5 Sat, Sun & Holidays
Who can visit: relatives and friends
Process details: must be on list
Visitation restrictions: Settlement allows for contact visits
Detainee phone number: phones are in pods
Detainee mailing address: P.O. Box 1063, Taylor, TX 76574
Access to phone?: purchase calling cards from det. Center or collect calls
Ability to send mail: yes
Immigration Court: San Antonio
Additional Info:
Field Office Director: Marc J. Moore
Deputy Field Office Director: Asst. FOD Adrian Ramirez
Serve ICE: Office of Ch. Counsel 8940 Fourwinds, San Antonio, Tx 78239
Contract terms: contract goes through the county who receives $1 a day per detainee, CCA receives $1.8 million per month to house up to 512 detainees.
Conditions of confinement:
Conditions: Following an NGO report and ACLU lawsuit in 2007, conditions have improved, but children are still imprisoned and seem generally stressed and/or depressed
Medical Access: Many pregnant women here and getting adequate food is problematic
Other major issues of concern: Rumors of women being sexually assaulted by guards
http://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/tdonhutto
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._Don_Hutto_Residential_Center
http://tdonhutto.blogspot.com/
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Big Bucks, Big Pharma: Marketing Disease and Pushing Drugs (Documentary)
Adverse drugs reactions, that happens although the medications are properly prescribed, are the 5th leading cause of deaths in the united states. They lead to 100 000 deaths and 1 500 000 hospitalizations yearly.
The top U.S. drug makers spend 2.5 times as much on marketing and administration as they do on research.
At least a third of the drugs marketed by industry leaders were discovered by universities or small biotech companies, but they're sold to the public at inflated prices.
Taxol, the cancer drug discovered by the National Institutes of Health, but sold by Bristol-Myers Squibb for $20,000 a year, 20 times the manufacturing cost. The company agreed to pay the NIH only 0.5 percent in royalties for the drug.
Part 1:
Part 2:
(Low-resolution preview is strictly for purchase consideration. Not for classroom use.)
http://www.mediaed.org/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=224
http://www.democracynow.org/2007/1/19/big_bucks_big_pharma_marketing_disease
The top U.S. drug makers spend 2.5 times as much on marketing and administration as they do on research.
At least a third of the drugs marketed by industry leaders were discovered by universities or small biotech companies, but they're sold to the public at inflated prices.
Taxol, the cancer drug discovered by the National Institutes of Health, but sold by Bristol-Myers Squibb for $20,000 a year, 20 times the manufacturing cost. The company agreed to pay the NIH only 0.5 percent in royalties for the drug.
Part 1:
Part 2:
(Low-resolution preview is strictly for purchase consideration. Not for classroom use.)
http://www.mediaed.org/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=224
http://www.democracynow.org/2007/1/19/big_bucks_big_pharma_marketing_disease
How To Cure "Incurable" Diabetes Within 30 Days
"Raw For 30 Days" (2008) Trailer:
After eating raw foods, 6 diabetics are declared cured within 30 days.
http://www.rawfor30days.com/
After eating raw foods, 6 diabetics are declared cured within 30 days.
http://www.rawfor30days.com/
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Biotech Corporation Monsanto Exposed by Marie-Monique Robin
"The World According To Monsanto"(2008) Trailer:
IMDB
Full Documentary on Google Video
Interview with documentary maker Marie-Monique Robin:
From The Real News (and on YouTube)
IMDB
Full Documentary on Google Video
Interview with documentary maker Marie-Monique Robin:
From The Real News (and on YouTube)
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