A member of the support group I belong to posted this link for safe tooth filling materials. I’ve had concerns about the plastic composites for the reasons listed on this website, but hadn’t come across something that wasn’t very expensive or had its own toxins.
I don’t know about this, because I haven’t tried it, but I thought I’d pass along the information. Happy chewing. 🙂
Indian Country has this up on the Dept of the Interior refusing to release data on a survey of employment and poverty of the Native Americans.
Okay, if there’s a problem with the methodology, why not release the information and point out those problems to the reader?
Or is this a case of they didn’t like the answers they got and want to rephrase the questions? A red flag is the statement in the story that they want to revise survey questions.
I took a statistics class (political science class, no less) and the point that was stressed was that you could phrase questions to get the answers you were looking for–if your goal was to skew something to your viewpoint. When the data was entered into the computer program that tallies the answers, it will show a skewed view. Never trust a “survey” or “poll” that is more than 2 percentage points + or – because it means the questions have been phrased to obtain a desired result.
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More from Indian Country. This makes no sense to me…the wolf population has recovered, so let’s shoot them?? They say the reason that the deer population has swelled so much is because the wolf was nearly hunted into extinction.
I’ve been back and forth with the hunting thing–I’ve never really liked it, but when I became vegetarian, I despised hunters–mainly because the ones that I knew seem to get off on killing living things.
But then I read of the American Indian’s view of reverence for animals and how they took only what they needed and thanked the animal for its sacrifice. That made a huge difference to me. It especially helped me when I was told that I needed to start eating meat again because of severe anemia. I could live with it as long as I gave thanks to the animal for its sacrifice.
What’s needed here is balance–and humans to stop messing with the populations and their habitats for their own gain.
I went to the local news site and found a pretty good picture gallery of the strength of the storm. There were reports of a funnel cloud, and there are two pretty convincing photos of what appears to be a tornado.
I’m pretty sure this is the tree that fell right at the library’s parking garage:
http://interactives.wane.com/photomojo/gallery/3335/67250/june-29-severe-weather/downtown-mess/
Pretty awesome, eh?
…gone but not forgotten. Not by a long shot. 🙂
What a strong spirit he had, and how artfully he conveyed that through his soulful guitar playing and his voice…
His daughter is trying to raise money for a documentary on his life. Website here.
There’s a great video of Terry in 1970 (?) playing the hell out of guitar on Make Me Smile. It’s not on the official Chicago youtube now, unfortunately.
You know, I’m probably the only moderate progressive who disagrees with this Act. Not for the same reasons the far right does, but because of the mandate for private insurance, instead of Medicare for All. Unlike those in this article, I don’t see this as a step in the right direction–as a way to get single payer in the door.
However, I do agree with the right on the issue of gov’t control of healthcare. They already are violating the Fourth Amendment, so what will hold them back in violating a person’s right to privacy with their health records? If it were a separate agency, such as Medicare–a well run agency–I would trust it more.
And then we have the growing lack of privacy for employees for everything, including medical.
Here’s a site that answers questions on the rights of employers to ask for medical history:
The HIPPA privacy rule does not prevent your employer from asking you for information about your health if your employer needs the information to administer sick leave, workers’ compensation, wellness programs, or health insurance.
Read that again. They have it couched as “necessary” for the employer to obtain your private information to buy health insurance or administer wellness programs…
And people won’t refuse this especially in this economy—they don’t want to make waves and will agree to it even if they disagree strongly in handing over private information. This opens the door for an employer in dismissing someone because of a health reason. Actually, as the lawyer points out, they can fire you for any reason if you live in an “At Will” state. There’s just no rights of the employees in this and that bothers me a great deal.
Again, if there was a Medicare for All, the employers would not have such monumental power over their employees’ lives.
For me, however, I’m less and less likely to seek out the medical profession for issues, and find the natural plants and organic food that will help me regain my health. Thank God for doctors like Natasha Campbell-McBride who think outside the box and use that wonderful intuition to come up with solutions that aren’t a) making the pharmaceutical companies rich; and b) aren’t ignoring diet and the environment as a major factors in health.
The medical profession is set up to try to rein in the horse after it’s left the barn, instead of fixing the gate (diet and healthy environment). That makes no sense to me at all.
DN has this up today.
Let’s only hope that the carbon emissions news is followed by actual, you know, action. Because if anything this administration is famous for–it’s tough words with no backbone. The other day, I was listening to Limbaugh rant about the immigration law and Arizona and how the Obama Administration was instituting an “800” number for anyone observing a police officer violating someone’s civil rights. Limbaugh was all for civil rights and said it was about time that they started doing something about it.
bwahahaahahahahahaha. *snort*
Um, okay, he really didn’t say that. He was incensed that the Obama administration was actually trying to provide a way for folks to speak up. He immediately said it would be the sniveling liberals who would be calling in and the police officers would be afraid of lawsuits, yada, yada, yada.
My heart was lifted at the news of an “800” number…but then I recalled all the past “strong” words by this administration, followed by…no action. So, yeah, unless there is a full time staff behind this 800 number, and the people at the other end of the phone are actually empowered to DO something, well, I don’t see it providing much help. And it might even hurt someone who calls in thinking they are doing a service for the community, give their name, phone number and they themselves are harassed. I’m just saying this is a possibility. An administration that allows illegal wire-tapping against the Fourth Amendment leaves me doubting the sincerity of this program. Why now? Especially after record deportations?
Onto the other stories on DN:
The Tar Sands pipeline being once again pushed by Big Oil and the Obama Administration going along is another red flag that this administration continues to say one thing and do another. I’m just cynical enough to wonder if the sudden decrease in gas prices has anything to do with the Administration’s agreeing to Tar Sands?
Lawmakers making money off of legislation? No way. They’re the most fine, upstanding individuals ever to walk the Earth. /snark
You see, entitlement only applies to little old ladies trying to collect Social Security and the poor trying to collect food stamps to eat. They make the laws, so members of Congress are entitled to make profits off of it.
Sorry to see Nora Ephron has passed. I was watching “When Harry Met Sally…” last night. Peace to her.
I was re-reading some of my old “Sew News” magazines from back in the day…
In one was an article on a super group of sewing enthusiasts who made quilts for needy babies. The group’s name is Newborns in Need, started by a lady by the name of Green (sorry, forgot to bring the mag with me to the library and can’t remember her first name) whom had read of stillborns who were being buried in paper bags. The group of ladies she was with thought it was some spoof or sensational story like those found in the tabloids. Green pursued the story, however, and tracked down the reporter. Indeed, the story was true.
She decided she would sew burial outfits for these babies, for which the mothers were grateful.
Somewhere along the line, however, she decided she’d rather sew quilts for the live babies….the “Newborns in Need” was created. She said that she didn’t know exactly how many quilts she and her circle of sewers made, but it was around 150 quilts per month. Her children also helped when they were pressed to get quilts to the babies. The article said her teenage sons would sew through the night trying to meet the need.
This article, like the magazine, was old–1997, so I wondered if the work was continuing. Green said that she had made a nonprofit corporation when she started it, but soon it became about power and money and the focus of the organization was being lost. She dissolved the corporation. So…I was wondering if it was still going…
It is. And I found that a hospital here in Fort Wayne is part of the network.
When I was really ill from the mercury, I lost the ability to sew. I used to sew my kids’ clothes and wanted to try quilting. I had seen these beautiful watercolor quilts in sewing books and wanted to try it. However, it coincided with the increase in mercury and my brain just could not wrap itself around the complexities of shades of color, patterns, and coordinating all of it. Heck, I couldn’t even sew a straight line. Seriously. My eyes were dimmed and I couldn’t focus on the line on the sewing machine to keep the material straight. Frustrating as hell, especially when I had previously sewn so many outfits. I didn’t understand or know about the mercury at the time.
As I have gotten better, the skill is coming back, but it is like re-learning it all over again. I don’t think non-sewers know or appreciate how difficult sewing is…you have to be able to cut straight (couldn’t do that when I was sick–eye/hand coordination wasn’t there), sew straight, and be able to envision what the directions are telling you and what the garment is supposed to look like when you’re done. Otherwise, it’s endless frustration with messing up over and over again.
So…I have a lot of fabric. The old joke is “she who dies with the most fabric wins”. Only a sewer in love with fabric and creativity would get that joke…:)
I think I’m going to try the quilting thing again…but I’m going to have to pace myself. I was detoxing yesterday (I’m doing epsom salt baths every other day as recommended by Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride, to detox, and boy is it working.)–and this seems to affect my eye-hand coordination because I was once again messing up pretty badly. I finally gave up after so many mistakes. I tried again this morning, and viola!
But, along with the music ability, it comes in spurts and long periods of no progress…I’m nervously trying to push myself a little to go out on a limb to make this quilt. I’m afraid if I get started, and then for whatever reason don’t feel up to it, that I’ll let people down. But I would like to sew these quilts for the babies in need. Sounds like a neat group.
We shall see…
I’ve been searching for a natural shampoo, without chemicals, as most of the chemicals they put in shampoos have been shown to be carcinogenic or endocrine disruptors. Here’s a list of the stuff they put in personal care products. I found propylene glycol on the label of a package of shredded coconut! Good Grief.
I found a recipe for no-poo shampoo, where you put baking soda on your scalp and then rinse with vinegar.
Yeah…that didn’t work out too well…although it did help remove some of the buildup of the shampoo product I now use, leaving my hair bouncier. But it’s not something you can use instead of commercial shampoo–your hair starts to look like it does when you’re sick for three days with the flu. Not a pretty sight.
I found this helpful site on yucca as a shampoo. Another site said you could also use it for a natural laundry soap. Interesting.
It’s good for you, the wildlife, and the environment. Woot.
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