Month: May 2013

  • what Jesus really looked like

    this is Jesus’ face. It is on a very old cloth about 6″x9″ woven from the hairs of mussel shells.

    “Veronica’s Veil.”  Veronica meaning “true image or icon” – Ver for veritas. hence, Veronica.

    Some people say it cannot be Jesus’ true face because it doesn’t fit with the face on the Shroud of Turin. But the two images are different in some ways, and alike in some ways.  They are alike in that in BOTH this cloth, which was a ladies’ hankie, and the Shroud burial cloth, which is linen, the image is not ON the cloth, it IS the cloth. The fiber is changed in the cloth where the elements of the picture are located. Is that clear? There is no tint, paint, ocher or anything applied to either cloth. The fiber itself changes. Ok, that’s how both pictures are alike.

    They differ in that this one, Veronica’s Veil, is an artistic rendering, while the Shroud is a reverse X-ray image of the entire body of Jesus, front and back. The picture on Veronica’s Veil is more of a drawing. Jesus drew it – miraculously!  This is Jesus’ self-portrait! His face is Love, look at that.

    His eyes are open; He was still alive. There are bruise marks, and some plucked beard marks – but Jesus was rocking the Cross! – although already having incurred a fatal injury, the scourging of 40x’s3=120 lashes.  It was Love. Very cool picture that I would like to thank Pope Benedict XVI for resurrecting from the forgotten pile of history.

  • Re: the gay Scout thing – from NARTH

      

         
     
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
     
     

     

    Research Pertinent to the Boy Scouts of America Policy Change Debate

     

    A National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality White Paper

    Michelle Cretella, M.D. and David C. Pruden, M.S.

      

      

    The National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) is a professional, scientific organization that offers therapeutic assistance to those who struggle with unwanted homosexuality. As an organization, NARTH disseminates educational information, conducts and collects scientific research, promotes effective therapeutic treatment, and provides referrals to those who seek our assistance.

     

    In keeping with NARTH’s commitment to science and education, NARTH offers the following synopsis of scientific research on homosexuality that may be helpful to the national council of the Boy Scouts of America as it deliberates a change in policy that would allow homosexually-identified youth as members.[1]

     

    The development of homosexuality is influenced by environment.   

     

    Homosexuality is not an unchangeable biologically determined trait like race. The American Psychological Association reports, “There is no consensus among scientists about the exact reasons that an individual develops a heterosexual, bisexual, gay or lesbian orientation. Although much research has examined the possible genetic, hormonal, developmental, social, and cultural influences on sexual orientation, no findings have emerged that permit scientists to conclude that sexual orientation is determined by any particular factor or factors. Many think that nature and nurture both play complex roles…”[2]

    The environment, including family dynamics, peer interactions and other social factors, can contribute significantly to the formation of one’s sexual orientation. Sexual orientation is not fixed at birth but rather is environmentally influenced and unfolds slowly across childhood, adolescence and even into adulthood for some individuals.[3]

     

    Premature sexual identity labeling comes with associated risks for youth.

     

    Many teens experience a period of sexual identity ambiguity as a normal stage of adolescent development. The University of Minnesota Hospital & Clinics studied 35,000 students in Minnesota secondary schools. Among the more significant information provided by the survey was the following: At age twelve, 25.9% of the children were “unsure” of their sexual orientation. This figure declined to 5% by age 17, with an average “unsure” for all age groups of 10.7%.[4] If children are encouraged to label themselves “gay,” or adults prematurely reinforce this identity before full psychosocial development has taken place there is a serious risk of erroneously labeling children who were only experiencing temporary sexual confusion.[5]
     

    Such premature labeling could lead some adolescents into homosexual behaviors that carry significant risk for serious health consequences, such as, higher rates of sexually transmitted infections, alcoholism, substance abuse, anxiety, depression and suicide.[6]

     

    While some might suggest that these heightened risky behaviors are the result of “homophobia,” social prejudice and/or discrimination cannot fully account for the elevated rates of these disorders, since equally dramatic rates are found among youth within homosexually-affirming cultures.[7] Delaying the self-identification of youth as non-heterosexual significantly reduces these medical and psychiatric health risks. For example, researchers find that adolescents who defer “coming out as gay” decrease the risk of suicide at a rate of 20 percent for each year that they delay self-labeling as homosexual or bisexual.[8]

     

    Homosexual youth are sexually active significantly earlier than their heterosexual peers.

     

    For example, in a study based on a sampling of teenagers in Massachusetts, sexual minority youth (i.e., those who identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual or had any same-sex sexual contact in their lifetimes) were significantly more likely than other students to report lifetime sexual intercourse (72% vs. 44%). The same study found that sexual minority youth were more likely to report sexual intercourse before age 13 (18% vs. 4%), sexual intercourse with four or more partners in their lifetimes (32% vs. 11%), and recent sexual intercourse (55% vs. 33%).[9]

     

    More significantly, in 2011, the CDC released a survey of over 150,000 high school students in grades nine through twelve. Of those who had their first sexual experience under age 13 years, 19.8% identified as homosexual, and 14.6% identified as bisexual. Only a mere 4.8% of students with sexual debut under age thirteen identified as heterosexual. This survey also assessed the number of sexual partners. Of those students reporting four or more partners, 29.9% were homosexually identified, 28.2% identified as bisexual, but only 11.1% of those with 4 or more partners were heterosexually identified.[10] Other studies have corroborated these findings as well as a significantly higher STD prevalence among homosexual and bisexual youth.[11]

     

    Early life trauma can lead to orientation confusion that calls for professional assistance.

     

    While further research is needed some studies provide cautious but noteworthy evidence of a link between childhood sexual abuse and same-sex partnership among men.[12] One example of this is the disproportionate extent of sexual abuse during the childhood of adult homosexuals.[13] Dr. David Purcell, the Deputy Director for Behavioral and Social Science, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention at the CDC, has summarized the research regarding sexual abuse and homosexuality in the following manner:

     

    “[R]egardless of the rigor of the sample selection, when comparing MSM [men who have sex with men] samples to general male population samples, and when comparing MSM and heterosexual men within one sample, MSM consistently report more CSA [childhood sexual abuse] overall and more CSA with males than heterosexual men do; and no differences are observed for reported abuse by females… These studies bolster our conclusion that a disparity exists between gay/bisexual men and heterosexual men when it comes to CSA by males. While it is possible that these differences may be an artifact of reporting biases (e.g., heterosexual men being less willing to report being victimized by a man or to report that early heterosexual contact is abuse as opposed to initiation), it seems unlikely that reporting bias would account for a difference of this consistency and magnitude across a wide range of samples.”[14]

     

    Clearly, youth who fall into this category need a referral for therapy for their trauma. Peers or adults that ignore or misunderstand this sexual confusion may instead prematurely label a questioning teen or suggest a “gay identity” or convey harmful misinformation such as the myth that gays are “born that way.”

     

    Concluding recommendations.

     

    The most critical question to answer regarding this proposed policy change, however, is: How will child protection be assured? If openly homosexual boys are allowed to participate, how does a Scoutmaster monitor the influence or actions that these boys may have upon others in the troop especially during overnight events? Will equal but segregated facilities be required? This certainly would be the case if the BSA were to alter its policy and admit girls.

     

    As the BSA deliberates a potential change in its membership policy, NARTH encourages the council members to carefully consider the complexities of sexual orientation development reflected in the aforementioned research. Council members must strive to envision the short-term and long-term consequences of any potential decision.

     

     

    References

    [2] American Psychological Association (2008). Answers to your questions: For a better understanding of sexual orientation and homosexuality. Washington, DC: Author.

     

    [3] Whitehead, Neil. My genes made me do it! accessed 5/6/13 from http://www.mygenes.co.nz/download.htm; Collins F. (2007). The language of God: A scientist presents evidence for belief. New York: Free Press, 260 and 263; Langstrom, N., Rahman Q., Carlstrom, E., & Lichtenstein, P. (2008). Genetic and environmental effects on same-sexual behavior: A population study of twins in Sweden. Archives of Sexual Behavior, DOI 10.1007/s10508-008-9386-1; Santilla, P., Sandnabba, N. K., Harlaar, N., Varjonen, M., Alanko, K., & von der Pahlen, B. (2008). Potential for homosexual response is prevalent and genetic. Biological Psychology, 77, 102-105; Bailey, J. M., Dunne, M. P., & Martin, N. G. (2000). Genetic and environmental influences on sexual orientation and its correlates in an Australian twin sample. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78(3), 524-536; Bearman, P. S., & Bruckner, H. (2002). Opposite-sex twins and adolescent same-sex attraction. American Journal of Sociology, 107(5), 1179-1205; Frisch, M., & Hviid, A. (2006). Childhood family correlates of heterosexual and homosexual marriages: A national cohort study to two million Danes. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 35, 533-547.

     

    [4] Demography of Sexual Orientation in Adolescents (April 1992). Pediatrics. The Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, 89.

     

    [5] Savin-Williams, R. C., & Ream, G. L. (2007). Prevalence and stability of sexual orientation components during adolescence and young adulthood. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 36, 385-394; Remafedi, G., Resnick, M., Blum, R., & Harris, L. (1992). Demography of sexual orientation in adolescents. Pediatrics, 89, 714-721.

     

    [6] Centers for Disease Control (2010). CDC analysis provides new look at disproportionate impact of HIV and syphilis among U.S. gay and bisexual men. Press Release, Wednesday, March 10, 2010; Urdy, J. R., & Chantala, K. (2005). Risk factors differ according to same-sex and opposite-sex interest. Journal of Biosocial Science, 37, 481-497; Silenzio, V. M. B., Pena, J. B., Duberstein, P. R., Cerel, J., & Knox, K. L. (2007). Sexual orientation and risk factors for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among adolescents and young adults. American Journal of Public Health, 97(11), 2017-2019; Balsam, K. F., Rothblum, E. D., & Beauchaine, T. P. (2005). Victimization over the life span: A comparison of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and heterosexual siblings. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73(3), 477-487; Nurses’ Health Study II available at www.gaydata.org; Hogg, R. S., Strathdee, S. A., Craib, K. J. P., OShaughnessy, M. V., Montaner, J. S. G., & Schechter, M.T. (1997). Modeling the impact of HIV disease on mortality in gay and bisexual men; Valanis, B. G., Bowen, D. J., Bassford, T., Whitlock, E., Charney, P., & Carter, R. A. (2000). Sexual orientation and health. Archives of Family Medicine, 9, 843-853; Facts About Youth (2010). Health risks of the homosexual lifestyle. Accessed at the Facts website on 5/6/13: http://factsaboutyouth.com/posts/health-risks-of-the-homosexual-lifestyle/

     

    [7] Fergusson, D. M.; Horwood, L. J.; & Beautrais, A. L. (1999). Is sexual orientation related to mental health problems and suicidality in young people? Arch. Gen. Psychiatry, 56, 876-880.

     

    [8]Remafedi, G., Farrow J. A., & Deisher, R.W. (1991). Risk factors for attempted suicide in gay and bisexual youth. Pediatrics, 87, 869-875.

     

    [9] Massachusetts Department of Education (June 2006). 2005 youth risk behavior survey. Massachusetts Department of Education website.

     

    [10] Kann, L., Olsen, E. O., McManus, T., Kinchen, S., Chyen, D., Harris, W. A., & Wechsler, H. (2011). Sexual identity, sex of sexual contacts, and health-risk behaviors among students in grades 9-12- youth risk behavior surveillance, selected sites, United States, 2001-2009. MMWR Surveill Summ, 60(7), 1-133. NB: The total percentages recorded by the CDC do not add up to 100 percent. The missing percentages are accounted for by two factors: some respondents under age 13 years were unsure of their sexual identity, and others declined to reply to those questions altogether. For the data, see tables 55 and 56.

     

    [11] Williams, K. A., & Chapman, M. V. (2011). Comparing health and mental health needs, service use, and barriers to services among sexual minority youths and their peers. Health Soc Work, 36(3), 197-206; Xu, F., Sternberg, M. R., & Markowitz, L. E. (2010). Men who have sex with men in the United States: Demographic and behavioral characteristics and prevalence of HIV and HSV-2 infection: Results from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001-2006. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 37(6), 399-405.

     

    [12] Satinover, J. (1996). Homosexuality and the politics of truth. Grand Rapids, MI: Hamewith Books, 106.; Helen W. Wilson & Cathy Spatz Widom (2010). Archives of Sexual Behavior, 39, 63-74.

     

    [13] Beitchman, J., Zucker, K., Hood, J., DaCosta, G., & Akman, D. (1991). A review of the short-term effects of child
    sexual abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect. 15, 537-556; Steed, J. J., & Templer, D. (2010). Gay men and lesbian women with molestation history: Impact on sexual orientation and experience of pleasure. The Open Psychology Journal, 3, 36-41; Templer, D., et al. (2001). Comparative data of childhood and adolescence molestation in heterosexual and homosexual
    persons. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 30(5), 535-541.

     

    [14] Purcell, D. W., et al. (2008). Childhood sexual abuse experienced by gay and bisexual men: Understanding the disparities and interventions to help eliminate them. Unequal Opportunity: Health Disparities Affecting Gay and Bisexual Men in the United States.
     
     
       
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  • Update! Mass Murders + Psychotropic Drugs

    Confirmed: ‘Batman’ Shooter James Holmes Was On Psychotropic Drugs

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    Here’s a spot quiz: Aside from personal or familial Democrat party affiliations, what’s the single thing that ties together all of the young mass murderers who have wreaked havoc at least since Columbine? If you answered “psychotropic drugs,” you get to go to the head of the class. With the exception of jihadist killers, who were drugged out on their own faith, all of the big-name American killers in the last few decades – everyone from the Columbine killers to Adam Lanza – were young men on SSRIs, Ritalin or Adderall.

    The only one as to whom the verdict was still out was James Holmes, aka the “Batman” shooter. Most people believed that he was on prescription behavior drugs, but that was hearsay, not proof. Any doubts on that score, though, are now over. Alex Jones’ InfoWars.com reports that court records show that Holmes, like others before and after him, had been on SSRIs when he went on his shooting rampage:

    Newly released court documents confirm that ‘Batman’ shooter James Holmes was taking the anti-depressant drug Zoloft before he conducted his massacre in an Aurora theater last July, underscoring yet again the prevalent yet underreported connection between psychotropic drugs and mass shootings.

    The L.A. Times goes into some detail to describe the drugs Holmes was taking.  According to the Times, the police reported finding “prescription medication for sertraline, a generic version of Zoloft used to treat depression, panic disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder; and Clonazepam, usually prescribed to treat anxiety and panic attacks.” In case you were wondering, Eric Harris, the Columbine killer, was also taking Zoloft.

    In Psychology Today blog post written immediately after the Sandy Hook killings, when the gun grabbers started their anti-Constitutional rampage, the author warned that it’s a grave mistake to leap to gun control and just ignore prescription drugs’ role in these mass murders:

    The reason for the note of caution [about rushing into gun control after Sandy Hook] is that when a typical young person is diagnosed with depression and/or a host of anti-social conditions, the standard treatment offered is SSRI’s [Selective Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors] also known as Prozac-like drugs. There has recently been a great deal of debate about the effectiveness of such medications.

    But more relevant to the discussion, is that these very drugs we hope can treat mental illness are at the same time drugs that cause violent behavior including suicide and aggression toward others. In fact, SSRI’s are the leading drugs in a recent list compiled of the Top Ten Drugs that cause violent behavior.

    It’s been well known that adolescents and young people have an increased risk of suicide when they begin to take SSRIs. But what we may forget is that suicide is an impulsive behavior that is turned against oneself. But impulses, particularly violent ones, can be turned against others.

    Our schools medicate our children – especially our boys – in order to make them conform to a feminized standard of education, one that involves minimal schoolyard competition and rough housing, hours of sitting, and even more hours reading books that target girls’ emotions.  Boys should be given an outlet for their energy and, in addition to the basics of math and science, they should be able to read literature and history that inspires them to be courageous, loyal, honest, and responsible. Boys and young men are bored. Instead of engaging them, our public bully parents into medicating them — and these medications are proven to have paradoxical effects for young people, resulting in toxic behaviors that don’t necessarily occur in adults on the same medicines.

    Read More at MrConservative.com

    Source: http://www.mrconservative.com/2013/04/10474-confirmed-batman-shooter-james-holmes-was-on-psychotropic-drugs/

  • end of world. brand new developments…

    Very interesting how the other day Pope Francis, on May 13, 2013, has dedicated his papacy to Our Lady of Fatima, she whose apparition in 1917 called for the conversion of Russia by having the Pope dedicate Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

    That hasn’t happened yet, in the form The Virgin Mary requested through the Portuguese children at Fatima, Portugal, (place-named ironically after Mohammad’s daughter).  The Pope must do it formally in unison with all the bishops of the world.  Seemingly that would require an Ecumenical Council…but maybe a massive video assembly might qualify.

    In any case, with Pope Francis’ papacy dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima, it really highlights the end-of-the-world scenario of those 1917 prophecies. 

    It really is incredible how the Fatima apparition has affected the Church, and via ripples of history, the world order as well.

    First, it resulted in the solemn definition in 1950 by Pope Pius XII of the dogma of the “Assumption” of Mary, i,e, her body was transferred directly to heaven…no bones lying in a grave anywhere here on Earth. She be gone. That infallible statement of the Pope in 1950 was based on Church investigations into the miracles and apparitions of Jesus’ mom in 1917 to 3 children in Fatima, Portugal. Included in those events were certain secret communications which the children were only to confide to the Pope. Wild speculation naturally surrounds those secrets.

    Second, Pope John-Paul II, who was no slouch by anyone’s standards, claimed that the Lady of Fatima saved his life. When he was shot by the KGB funded Turk assassin, it just so happened to be the Feast Day of Our Lady of Fatima, May 13th.  The 9mm bullet that entered the Pope’s abdominal area made a detour and went around the vital organs and arteries, and so the Pope survived. So, a year later, John-Paul II made a pilgrimage to Fatima, Portugal, and placed the bullet in the crown of the statue erected there in her honor.  In so doing, the Pope declared the Fatima prophecies fulfilled.

    Astoundingly, the U.S.S.R. ceased to exist – largely to Pope John-Paul II going to Poland and exercising the “Temporal Power of The Pope”, i.e, power of all civil governments. (This is a little known power of the Pope as “Vicar of Christ.”  Since Christ is God, His Vicar has the right to exercise governance over the whole world, just like Jesus had the same right. I stumbled upon the only English translation, in 500 copies, by the US Army, of St. Cardinal Robert Bellarmine’s work delineating that earthly power of the Pope in Princeton University Firestone Library some years ago.)  Pope John-Paul II declared the governance of the U.S.S.R. over Poland, and the other occupied countries of Europe and Asia, to be morally invalid, and hence those countries had the moral obligation to overthrow the occupation of the U.S.S.R., which led to the dramatic breakdown of Communism and the re-emergence of RUSSIA as a distinct country once again…..  And so it can be dedicated to the Virgin Mary as a distinct entity!!!

    Third, Pope Benedict XVI, to whom the secrets of Fatima had been entrusted in his role as Prefect for the Doctrine of The Faith, also went to Fatima, Portugal, where to the surprise of many and the satisfaction of a few, me included, OPENED back up the prophecies of Fatima that Pope John-Paul II had seemingly closed!!  By saying that prophecies to children are filtered through the mind of a child, Benedict added a new level of meaning to the visions of the children.

    Now we have Pope Francis….and his dedication of his papacy to Our Lady of Fatima. Coincident to this is the revelation of a stigmatist that THIS POPE…i.e., “the one after the next one” stated by Mr. Antonio Ruffini (pictured) during the papacy of Pope John Paul II, will be the Pope who dedicates Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

    I look forward to seeing that.  Because it means that there will be nations destroyed. Because it means the Peace will come, but there will be a big war.  So, folks, continue keeping the First Saturdays of the month masses, and the rosary, and pray for sinners, and do penances for the sinners. The End is Near-er. P.S. he had these for 40 years, may his soul rest in peace.

  • SEX: a cycle built for 2

    Men…duh…don’t realize they have a sex cycle. HEY YOU – it’s the same as the woman’s.

    Now, if only WOMEN would learn how to “read” their own cycle of fertility and infertility we just might get somewhere together.

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    Doctors Mr. and Mrs. John and Evelyn Billings, now both deceased, of Australia, discovered that VAGINAL MUCOUS gives a sure sign of the female fertility cycle. This is Science, Bro…. It’s been tested MORE than the latest birth control pill – and it’s way better for you.

    The Billings Method of Natural Birth Control is the fulfillment of God’s commandments: a) that the two shall become one flesh; and, b) that what God has put together, no man should separate.

    The Human Reproductive System is the only biological system that is a shared system.  That means it is NOT COMPLETE unless and until male+female unite. Pope Benedict XVI stunningly re-phrased it thusly: “The Human Person is of two genders.”

    Two Genders; One System.

    (This is why homosexual attraction is a personality maladjustment, and homosexual activity is deviant from normative sexual behavior.)

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    Alright, so how does the Billings System work?  The key principle is Gravity. The ovaries are ABOVE the womb. The egg (ovum) must move downward once it separates from the egg sack. In order to slide the ovum down into the Fallopian tube(s) – where fertilization occurs – gravity’s path must be “greased” by mucous secretion.

    This mucous will continue to flow downward under the pull of Gravity until it shows up at the lips of the vagina…oh yeah.

    The vaginal mucous has differing consistencies, depending on where in the Cycle of Fertility the woman’s body is.  All you gotta do is get familiar with the changes and characteristics of this mucous…the woman needs to LEARN her body’s mucous signs.

    It’s not that difficult. Take a vaginal swab in the bathroom every morning, and look at what you get. The Billings System teaches you what the different consistencies of mucous mean as far as where her lovely body is in the fertility cycle.

    IF THE STOVE IS HOT – DON’T TOUCH IT!!  or else you get a wonderful brand new baby.  Conversely, if you want a baby, wait until the mucous whispers, “she’s fertile now” and go for it.

    Get on the cycle!, Bro. Here’s the beloved Doctors’ web site that even offers individualized instruction, plus lots of cool visuals.

    http://www.woomb.org

    The Couple to Couple League will even teach you and your beloved in the privacy of the home, classes proceed for 4 menstrual cycles to be sure you guys are reading the mucous signs proficiently enough to either avoid, or achieve, pregnancy as you so desire….It’s totally natural.

     

  • KWAR blog #5

    The Bank of China has stopped doing business with the Foreign Trade Bank of North Korea, in a move that signals the displeasure of the Chinese state over North Korea’s recent antics. The North Korean bank has been accused by the U.S. of financing North Korea’s missile programs.

    Kim Jong Un looks displeased. [Exactly what I was talking about in my previous KWAR blogs...so, this shows also that the tension between the China civilian leadership and the military faction is bursting out from behind closed doors, and is close to active conflict within China. Therefore we might just see a desperate move on the part of China military to provoke matters in relation to the US military blockade of China. Some General might take some provocative military action on his own initiative that goes beyond the boundaries of diplomacy...PERHAPS ON THE INDIA BORDER! and very soon now too, maybe even tonight.] – mortimerzilch

    Kim Jong Un looks displeased.

    LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) – The state-run Bank of China has informed the Foreign Trade Bank of North Korea that it has suspended all transactions and all accounts were being closed.

    China is expressing its disapproval with North Korea’s new young leader, Kim Jong Un, and his belligerent posturing on the peninsula. North Korea’s antics invite U.S. and foreign attention in the region, attention China would rather not contend with.

    In addition, China has signaled an increased willingness to work with Washington  to correct North Korean behavior. A conflict, even if limited, would profit nobody.

    China is essential to North Korea, providing most of the resources the country needs just to survive. Without Chinese imports, North Korea would quickly run out of fuel and food. China also buys most of North Korea’s exports.

    The international community has done much to exert pressure on North Korea to discourage the reclusive state from pursuing a nuclear and missile program. North Korea says it will use its nuclear weapons against any aggression and has made several recent threats, particularly against South Korea.

    However, tensions have quickly cooled since the end of joint U.S. and South Korean exercises last week. Pyongyang has already withdrawn two of its missiles from firing positions on the coast and it is believed that many soldiers have been sent to help farmers plant crops for the growing season.

    North Korea remains a backwards state, decades behind other countries of the world in many respects. Electricity is intermittent and food and fuel are often scarce commodities. The people are brutally repressed and are compelled to participate in public events, which amounts to worship of Kim Jong Un and his father and grandfather.

    China’s decision to suspend financial transactions with the North via its bank is a major victory for the west and a setback for Kim Jong Un. It is hoped that Chinese pressure can convince Kim Jong Un to pursue a new policy of openness and reform, rather than of oppression and belligerence.

    © 2013, Distributed by NEWS CONSORTIUM.

  • The Theory of Toxic Equilibrium

    The Theory of Toxic Equilibrium

    Health nuts…and I don’t mean cashews, and almonds…strive to live pure, clean, germ-free, healthy lives.  What a mistake!

    Clean water. Clean air. Organic food. no fertilizer, no artificial additives, no chemicals, no pesticides, and just plain P-U-R-E…is a recipe for disaster. The cat is out of the bag!! Recent studies in Japan…that country with the LOWEST BIRTHRATE among all developed countries, and hence the most papered, spoiled, and, it turns out, – the most allergy-ridden children!!…show conclusively that we need DIRT, GERMS, and TOXINS in order to stay healthy.

    By excluding germs from the childhood environment, Japanese parenting style has had the effect of inhibiting the development of a robust immune system in their children. The result is that the body turns-on allergic reactions as a defense mechanism against almost anything it hasn’t encountered before.  Japan is seeing children with allergic reactions to the presence of ants and other common insects. Plants, other than decorative plants, (and some of those too), can trigger violent reactions in children who grew to 4+ years in a sterile, or near sterile, environment. I predict these children will in the next few years develop a wide variety of cancers.

    Apply a little Physics to the situation, and see what you get: by living a pure lifestyle you have created a vacuum of purity inside your body – while outside, the modern environment is rife with toxins and germs. In effect, you have created a situation where your body will SUCK IN massive amounts of toxins and germs to fill the vacuum of toxicity inside you. Your body will become FLOODED with impurities, and you will lapse quickly and unexpectedly into ill health.

    What is needed?  For maximum health we need to maintain a TOXIC EQUILIBRIUM with our toxic, dirty, and germ infested environment.  It’s simple Physics.

    Drink 100 proof liquor to excess, sporadically. Smoke Lucky Strike non-filter cigarettes, occasionally. (Filter cigarettes are very bad because you suck in harder than you blow out…leaving a permanent cloud deep in your lungs. Simple Physics again. Go non-filter only.) Shower less. Take public transportation, and use public restrooms when at all possible.

    Shake hands with people more often. Go to stadiums, concerts, and court proceedings more often. Do physical hands-on work, like gardening, or construction more often. Get down; get dirty. Only then will you build your toxic equilibrium and maintain a robust immune system. The path to health is before us, all we need do is go down it, hand in hand.

    You read it here: The Theory of Toxic Equilibrium, a life in balance with its environment.