Originally published January 16 2009

FDA Approves Some New Drugs Illegally

by Susan Thixton, citizen journalist

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(NaturalNews) The Office of Inspector General has just released a sickening report on the FDA’s drug approval process; providing evidence the FDA has approved drugs without following required legal procedures. When is this madness going to stop?

Did FDA approve drugs illegally?

The Office of Inspector General (OIG), as mandated by law, is the government agency responsible for making sure the FDA is abiding by Federal law, properly following procedure and protocol to assure the safety of human and animal foods and human and animal drugs. A new report from the OIG provides clear cut evidence the FDA is NOT doing their job; not following proper protocol required by Federal law.

Are new drugs being properly tested by the FDA?

The OIG investigated the FDA drug approval process; they discovered that in 2007, the FDA approved numerous new drugs without complete information; specifically conflict of financial interest information of clinical trial investigators.

The drug approval process is a lengthy and costly procedure. Millions of dollars are spent getting a new drug to market; many drugs fail the clinical process resulting in millions lost to the drug manufacturer. No refunds are provided to a drug company whose product fails clinical trials. In other words, the success of the clinical trial could mean the difference between a drug company making millions of dollars or losing millions of dollars.

The Federal government recognizes the importance of a new drug clinical trial; the health and safety of future patients are at stake, and the government recognizes that the prospect of millions of dollars in profits can tend to make a company do bad things.

As a result, Federal law requires that all investigators involved in clinical trials disclose any potential financial interests with the drug company. Law requires the FDA to review all clinical investigators financial information before a new drug is approved for sale, and should any conflict of interest be found, to closely re-examine the entire approval process.

Just to clarify the severity of the OIG findings, as example, XYZ Drug Company has applied for FDA approval of it’s new drug XYZ-E. Ten million dollars have been spent in the drug’s development, five million dollars to the FDA for approval; and the clinical trial begins. XYZ Drug Company REALLY needs this drug to be approved, so, the clinical investigators hired to manage the required clinical drug trials are provided stock in XYZ Drug Company as part of the compensation for their ‘work’. Any smart investigator realizes, if the clinical trial does well, so will I. The ’smart investigator’ oversees the clinical trial making sure things go well, the new drug appears to be the next miracle drug, is approved and everyone gets healthy, or wealthy.

You can see why government requires all clinical investigators involved in the process of testing a new drug, be required to provide the FDA any and all financial interest information of those involved in the clinical trial process. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that a financial interest in the outcome of the clinical trial of those that run the clinical trial, could sway the results of the testing, putting countless humans and pets (depending on the drug) at great risk.

Is the FDA doing it's job?

The Big problem is for drugs approved in fiscal year 2007, the FDA did NOT review all the conflict of interest financial information, in fact they didn’t even collect this information on many new approved drugs.

The Inspector General’s findings:

• - 23% of 2007’s approved drugs and approved medical devices were missing required attachments.
• - 31% of the 2007 FDA approved drugs and approved medical devices showed the FDA did not document any financial information.
• - 20% of the 2007 FDA approved drugs and approved medical devices showed the FDA did not take action to minimize potential bias of clinical trial investigators.

The FDA’s response to the OIG investigation and report, in typical form, was basically ‘it’s not our fault’. The FDA told the Inspector General, that the responsibility for collecting financial information regarding potential bias of clinical drug trial investigators was the responsibility of the drug companies. The OIG report stated “FDA asserted that this additional effort would not be worthwhile because financial interests are only one form of potential bias.”

The findings of the Inspector General prove the FDA cannot or will not, abide by Federal law, and furthermore, is not a Government Agency that has the best interest of U.S. citizens in mind. With pet food being at the very bottom of the FDA ‘to do’ list, just imagine what’s done and/or not done with regards to pet food safety.

Bailouts are the latest topic of discussion in Washington. Perhaps the law makers in Washington should take a closer look at the FDA’s misgivings, and consider an FDA bailout, of sorts. Not a financial bailout; a different kind, more like a ‘throw out’, a ‘throw out’ the front door every member of FDA administration. So long, good-bye, see ya, you are fired, don’t come back, don’t ask for a referral!

To read the full Inspector General report: http://www.oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-…

Wishing you and your pet the best,

Susan Thixton

Are drugs being tested properly before FDA approval?

The 6+ Synthetic Fabrics You Most Want to Avoid, and Why

by www.SixWise.com

Fabric may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about living a healthier lifestyle, but it definitely should be considered. Even many “health nuts” don’t realize that synthetic fabrics are teeming with chemicals and dyes that cannot be washed out, making them a potential health hazard.

Toxins in Your Textiles

Organic, all-natural fabrics like cotton, wool and linen may be the safest options when it comes to your health.

Most synthetic fabrics, from towels to dress shirts to bed linens, are treated with chemicals during and after processing. These chemicals not only leach into the environment, leaving an impact on groundwater, wildlife, air and soil, but they also may be absorbed or inhaled directly.

“The use of man-made chemicals is increasing, and at the same time we have warning signals that a variety of wildlife and human health problems are becoming more prevalent,” says Dr. Richard Dixon, Head of the World Wildlife Federation (WWF) Scotland. “It is reckless to suggest there is no link between the two and give chemicals the benefit of the doubt. Urgent action is needed to replace hazardous chemicals with safer alternatives especially in clothing and other consumer products.”

WWF is so concerned about one fairly new clothing additive that, in 2004, they advised parents to check their children’s clothing labels. If the chemical is on it, they advise switching to clothing made from natural fibers whenever possible.

Teflon in Your Trousers

The chemicals that the WWF was warning about are perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs), which include the non-stick additive Teflon. These chemicals are increasingly being added to clothing because it makes them last longer and also can make them wrinkle-free. Most clothing labeled “no-iron” contains PFCs.

The problem with PFcs?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that PFCs are cancer-causing compounds. However, “no-iron” and “wrinkle-free” pants have become a popular part of many schools’ compulsory uniforms. Hardly the thing you’d like to send your child off to school in, but other options usually aren’t provided.

“Without knowing it, parents are exposing their children to toxic chemicals in clothing that could have serious future consequences for their health and the environment. Children are usually more vulnerable to the effects of chemicals than adults, so the presence of these substances in school clothing is particularly alarming,’ says Dr. Dixon.

Your Clothing’s Chemical Cocktail

You may be wondering when, and why, chemicals are applied to your clothing. The fact is, man-made fabrics are complex, and getting a soft pullover out of raw materials takes some measure of chemical manipulation. For instance:

• Chemicals are used to make fibers suitable for spinning and weaving.
• A formaldehyde product is often applied to prevent shrinkage. This product is applied with heat so it is trapped in the fiber permanently.
• Petrochemical dyes, which pollute waterways, are used for color.
• Chemicals are added to make clothing softer, wrinkle-free, fire-retardant, moth-repellant and stain-resistant.
• Commonly used chemicals include volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and dioxin-producing bleach.
• Nylon and polyester are made from petrochemicals, whose production creates nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that’s 310 times more potent than carbon dioxide.
• Rayon is made from wood pulp that has been treated with chemicals, including caustic soda and sulphuric acid.
• Dye fixatives used in fabrics often come from heavy metals and pollute water systems.
• Acrylic fabrics are polycrylonitriles, which may be carcinogenic.
• Clothing and fabric that is treated with flame-retardant chemicals, such as children’s pajamas, emit formaldehyde gas.

The chemicals used in synthetic clothing have been linked to health problems including cancer, immune system damage, behavioral problems and hormone disruption.

Synthetic Fibers to Avoid

If at all possible, it’s best to stay away from the following fabrics in lieu of more natural options:

• Acrylic
• Polyester
• Rayon
• Acetate
• Triacetate
• Nylon
• Anything labeled static-resistant, wrinkle-resistant, permanent-press, no-iron, stain-proof or moth-repellant

Natural fabrics tend to breathe better than synthetic fibers and naturally wick moisture away from the body. These include:

• Cotton
• Linen
• Wool
• Cashmere
• Silk
• Hemp

If you are very sensitive to chemicals, you may want to seek out organic fabrics. Even natural fabrics, such as cotton, are treated with pesticides while they are grown, and some of those pesticides will remain in the fibers. Organic fabrics are becoming more widely available and can be found in health food markets, specialty shops and online.

More Safe Clothing Tips

• Wash and dry synthetic fabrics three times before wearing them.
• Do not use conventional dryer sheets, as they are loaded with toxic chemicals. An excellent alternative is Static Eliminator, a reusable dryer sheet system with woven sheets that take static cling out, and soften fabric without any toxic chemicals whatsoever.
• Avoid dry cleaning your clothing, as perchloroethylene, the chemical most widely used in dry cleaning, is a VOC known to cause cancer in animals. There are environmentally friendly dry cleaners that do not use this chemical.
• Wash your clothing in non-toxic detergent, such as the EnviroRite Laundry Detergent, which is non-caustic and free of petroleum solvents, fragrances and dyes.

Recommended Reading

Volatile Organic Compounds: The Health Dangers of VOCs, Where They are Hiding & How to Avoid Them

BEWARE: Your Fireplace or Wood Burning Stove May Be Harming Your Health in an Unexpected Way

Check School Clothes for Toxic Chemicals

Union of Concerned Scientists: Dressing Green

Green Choices: Clothes

The Environmentalist’s New Clothes

The Chiropractic Journal: Toxic Sleep

Everyone now understands that the economy is broken.

While many name the mortgage and credit-default-swap crises as culprits, they are only the most recent indicators of an economy with fatal design flaws. Our economy has long been based on what economist Herman Daly calls “uneconomic growth” where increases in the GDP come at an expense in resources and well-being that is worth more than the goods and services provided.

When GNP growth exacerbates social and environmental problems—from sweatshop labor to manufacturing toxic chemicals—every dollar of GNP growth reduces well-being for people and the planet, and we’re all worse off.

Our fatally flawed economy creates economic injustice, poverty, and environmental crises. It doesn’t have to be that way. We can create a green economy: one that serves people and the planet and offers antidotes to the current breakdown. Here are six green-economy solutions to today’s economic mess.

1. Green Energy—Green Jobs
A crucial starting place to rejuvenate our economy is to focus on energy. It’s time to call in the superheroes of the green energy revolution—energy efficiency, solar and wind power, and plug-in hybrids—and put their synergies to work with rapid, large-scale deployment. This is a powerful way to jumpstart the economy, spur job creation (with jobs that can’t be outsourced), declare energy independence, and claim victory over the climate crisis.

2. Clean Energy Victory Bonds
How are we going to pay for this green energy revolution? We at Green America propose Clean Energy Victory Bonds. Modeled after victory bonds in World War II, Americans would buy these bonds from the federal government to invest in large-scale deployment of green energy projects, with particular emphasis in low-income communities hardest hit by the broken economy. These would be long-term bonds, paying an annual interest rate, based in part on the energy and energy savings that the bonds generate. During WWII, 85 million Americans bought over $185 billion in bonds—that would be almost $2 trillion in today’s dollars.

3. Reduce, Reuse, Rethink
Living lightly on the Earth, saving resources and money, and sharing (jobs, property, ideas, and opportunities) are crucial principles for restructuring our economy. This economic breakdown is, in part, due to living beyond our means—as a nation and as individuals. With the enormous national and consumer debt weighing us down, we won’t be able to spend our way out of this economic problem. Ultimately, we need an economy that’s not dependent on unsustainable growth and consumerism. So it’s time to rethink our over-consumptive lifestyles, and turn to the principles of elegant simplicity, such as planting gardens, conserving energy, and working cooperatively with our neighbors to share resources and build resilient communities.

4. Go Green and Local
When we do buy, it is essential that those purchases benefit the green and local economy—so that every dollar helps solve social and environmental problems, not create them. Our spending choices matter. We can support our local communities by moving dollars away from conventional agribusiness and big-box stores and toward supporting local workers, businesses, and organic farmers.

5. Community Investing
All over the country, community investing banks, credit unions, and loan funds that serve hard-hit communities are strong, while the biggest banks required bailouts. The basic principles of community investing keep such institutions strong: Lenders and borrowers know each other. Lenders invest in the success of their borrowers—with training and technical assistance along with loans. And the people who provide the capital to the lenders expect reasonable, not speculative, returns. If all banks followed these principles, the economy wouldn’t be in the mess it’s in today.

6. Shareowner Activism
When you own stock, you have the right and responsibility to advise management to clean up its act. Had GM listened to shareholders warning that relying on SUVs would be its downfall, it would have invested in greener technologies, and would not have needed a bailout. Had CitiGroup listened to its shareowners, it would have avoided the faulty mortgage practices that brought it to its knees. Engaged shareholders are key to reforming conventional companies for the transition to this new economy – the green economy that we are building together.

It’s time to move from greed to green.

–Alisa Gravitz

If the water isn’t safe to drink, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised to find this:

Orange drinks with 300 times more pesticide than tap water

By Sean Poulter

Fizzy drinks sold by Coca-Cola in Britain have been found to contain pesticides at up to 300 times the level allowed in tap or bottled water.

A worldwide study found pesticide levels in orange and lemon drinks sold under the Fanta brand, which is popular with children, were at their highest in the UK.

The research team called on the Government, the industry and the company to act to remove the chemicals and called for new safety standards to regulate the soft drinks market.

The industry denies children are at risk and insists that the levels found by researchers based at the University of Jaen in southern Spain are not harmful.

The study uncovered pesticides in some fizzy drinks at up to 300 times the level permitted in tap water

The researchers tested 102 cans and bottles of soft drinks, bought from 15 countries, for the presence of 100 pesticides. The UK products were bought in London, Cambridge, Edinburgh, St Andrews and at Gatwick Airport.

The experts said the levels found were low under the maximum residue levels allowed for fruit, but they were ‘very high’ and ‘up to 300 times’ the figure permitted for bottled or tap water.

The chemicals detected included carbendazim, thiabendazole, imazalil, prochloraz, malathion and iprodione. They are mainly applied to fruit after harvest to stop it developing fungal infections and rotting.

A total of 19 products were bought in the UK, all made by Coca-Cola.

Two orange drinks bought in the UK contained imazalil at 300 times the limit permitted for a single pesticide in drinking water.

Two similar products contained 98 times the legal drinking water limit for thiabendazole.

The average level of the total pesticide contamination of the British drinks was 17.4 parts per billion  -  34.6 times the EU maximum residue level for water.

Coca-Cola GB insisted the products are safe. A spokesman said: ‘All of the drinks tested meet the safety regulations relating to food products made from agricultural ingredients, which include drinks with fruit juice as an ingredient.

‘The generally miniscule levels that were detected were well within the acceptable daily intake levels and these findings should reassure consumers there is no safety issue here.’

Source

I don’t find those numbers reassuring at all. I’m just glad we don’t drink any of the brands mentioned. It does make me worry about what is in the stuff we do drink.

Pesticides in soft drinks?

Water - it's supposed to be good for you.

We’ve all been told to drink 8-8oz glasses of water a day for maximum health benefits. Normally, I would agree that hydration is one of, if not the most neglected needs our bodies have. The problem with needing water is, “Where do you get it?”

Coffee, pop, juice, kool-aid, and chocolate milk don’t count, much to my husband and children’s chagrin. While they do have enough water content to make them liquid, it’s not the same as drinking actual water.

Each of the other options carries calories as well as water, so you’re adding unneeded numbers to your daily caloric intake. That alone is a major factor in this country’s obesity problem. (That and enormous serving sizes.)

Even if you are good and drink the required amount of daily water, it may not be safe.

Bottled water comes in plastic, which raises the question of possible phthalate contamination. Even before learning of phthalate dangers, I disliked bottled water from a cheapskate’s point of view. I can’t see paying extra for water that came from a tap. I can put water in a bottle from my own tap, thank you very much. Not that all bottled water is tap water, but enough of it is to make me go “No way!”.

Now I have to worry about this:

Removing bottled water is a laudable action and there should be nothing better than being able to do it, unfortunately, this may force many children and others to drink City water that uses an toxic industry waste product Hydrofluorosilicic acid (HFSA)**, which includes traces of arsenic and lead, to fluoridate it - Fluoride also increases the up take of Aluminum and possibly other toxic metals! Fluoride itself is more toxic than lead yet they are knowingly putting it in our water! For more please see: Water Treatment With Silcofluorides And Lead Toxicity.

Besides the progressive damage that fluoride (along with its co-contaminates) brings to all, some are allergic to it and are forced to find unfluoridated sources of water. Sadly the added toxins cannot be filtered out with simple carbon filters. Only the costly and wasteful reverse osmosis or distillation can be used by those who want to avoid or are allergic to fluoride.

Just like lead, once fluoride enters our body it stays in our body, accumulating inside us over our lifetime.

…

Bottled vs Tap

A lot of bottled water in fact does come from municipal sources. And we are really getting ripped by the bottlers, and many of us hate being gouged not to mention waste of plastics and their attendant problems. However, much of the bottled water, with few exceptions, is treated via the wasteful reverse osmosis filters. One of the few filters that can remove much of the toxin** deliberately added by the City in our water. Hence the demand and often the necessity for bottled water for those sensitive and/or allergic to fluoride and those who understand the progressive nature of poisoning by fluoride and its co-contaminants.

**Hydrofluorosilicic acid is an inorganic fluoride on the CEPA (Canadian Environmental Protection Agency) list of toxic substances. It is toxic, bioaccumulative, anthropogenic and persistent. This chemical is scrubbed from the smoke stacks of the phosphate mining industry. It contains many other toxic substances such as arsenic, lead, mercury, radionuclides. It is categorized as a “hazardous waste” by Environment Canada and the US EPA. As such, you may not dispose of it directly into our source water.

Without addressing the real reason behind the need for bottled we only make matters worse. Cleaning city water is the primary solution to rid us of bottled water.

Polluting companies must pay $7,000/ton to dispose of the hazardous waste called hydrofluorosilicic acid safely. Instead, these companies receive $1,000/ton to dispose of this hazardous waste in municipal drinking water. (Source: Dr. Bill Hirzy, Senior US EPA chemist)

Water Babies (Don't drink any of it!)

The heat is on but not the roof.

Pt high school contruction will continue on come the start of school August 25th.  They have not put a dent in the construction.

“We’re at the mercy of weather,” said Harry Smith according to Penn Trafford News. What weather it has not rained in days . There is no excuse for the roof not being done. The cafeteria is also behind schedule. Smith added he does not see any of the projects creating any major problems for the first day of school!! Who is he kidding?  Before school ended in June the tar smell was uncalled for.

What can the kids expect later this month; more mess, no lockers, a bunch of stink and a lot of hot air!

Just because summer is just about over doesn’t mean it’s time to go indoors. Autumn is a wonderful time to enjoy nature’s crimson, amber, and gold painted tapestry. The wind is gentle, and the evening sky is the blackest. The night sky is speckled with bright diamonds that decorate the vast heavens above.
It’s an amazing sight especially if you’re lying down in a sleeping bag looking up. With gas prices so high why not try back yard camping. It’s safe, fun and easy…

All you have to do is find a perfect spot; it may be under a tree, or by a pond.
Just remember before you pitch up the tent it’s a lot easier to move the tent than the fire ring.
Make a check list of all things you will need. A tent is the most important thing to get first if you don’t already have one. You must make sure its waterproof. There is nothing worse than a soaky tent. Keep in mind autumn can get pretty chilly at night, so a well insulated sleeping bag is a must. Coleman is a great brand.
Every camp ground needs a campfire. If you don’t have a fire ring you can either make one with blocks, or stones or buy fire pit at Target.

Things you will need to buy :
Bug spray
fire starter
Hot Chocó
Sleeping bag
Extra blankets
Pillow
Lantern
Candles
Card Table
Ghost stories
Flash lights
First Aid Box
Wood

Great Snacks
Smores(graham crackers
Hershey chocolate bars
Marshmallow
Trail Mix
White Trash
(Five cups different favorite cereal. chex, peanut butter captain crunch, cheerio).
M&m’s
Mini marshmallows
Broken pretzels
2 bags of white chocolate
Mix
Hot Dogs (roasted on an open fire
Buns
Chips
Most important good company!

Some of you may want to get an extension cord and bring out a television and DVD player and watch a scary movie…. But I think its best not to but my kids always like to watch a movie outside like at a drive inn.

July 31, 2008

I remember always being around puppies, or kittens when I was growing up. I treasure these childhood memories more than anything. And I took my love of animals with me into my adulthood and now my sons have the same love.  

A bond between a pet will last a lifetime . I favored kittens the most in my life ever since I was a small child.  I blame that partly on my father because almost every other week my father would bring a new kitten home to me.  We would lose them either by being  hit by a car or they would find a Tom cat and run off .  Our home was never without one of these small creatures.

 God created pets to give us pleasure- they are a gift -to love and care for… And it’s our responsibility to take care of lost and abandoned kittens and especially if they are found on our property.

 I cared for an abandoned kitten over eight years ago and he is still a big part of my family. 

 Yesterday my mother called me to let me know my brother disrupted two kittens from their nest.  My mother knowing how much I loved kittens and cats knew I would go to their rescue. I stopped what I was doing , which was coloring my hair ; I grabbed my car keys and raced over to my brothers property. When I got there hair color dripped down my face as I rushed over to where the kittens were. The kittens were snuggled up against the other in a red bucket.

 They could not have been more than a week old their eyes not even open yet. My first impulse was to take them home because my gut knew neither my brother or his wife would know how to care for these young kittens.

 Not many people love animals as much as I do, or have the stomach for the endless hours feeding them and caring for them without no reward accept the pleasure of hearing them purr.

  I was ready to take these kittens home and care for them., at  least until they were old enough to be adopted.

 My brother hurriedly said his wife was out buying the kittens formula and bottles to feed them and she was going to take them.  At first I wanted to chuckle she was going to take them someone who has never cared for an animal in her life. I thought to myself it would be a great experience for their three children to care for these kittens.  I know my kids will never forget caring for our abandoned kitten Dusty, now a plump adult cat whose losing his front teeth.

 Thank Goodness my brother and his wife was going to take care of these kittens especially when I heard one of his workers chased the mother away. A fero cat rarely will come back and take care of  their kitten once a human scent is on them.

 They would die left outside unprotected without their mother.

 I actually could not sleep well last night because I was worried about these two kittens.

 Early this morning I went out and looked for the kittens because I was told my brothers wife decided she did not want anything to do with them, if I would have known this I would have gone back and taken them home.

 I searched where my brothers said they were- all I saw was the red bucket he put them in, but it was hanging upside down from a wooden pole.

 When I finally spoke with him this morning he said he went back out to find the kittens, and he found one of the kitten mulled and dead and the other was no where to be found.

 I felt sick to my stomach.

If I would have known then what I know now I would have grabbed the red bucket and ran with it.

 I plead with property owners everywhere- if you find a kitten, or a wounded, abandon animal don’t leave it in the elements unprotected.  It’s your responsibility as a property owner  to take the animal to the humane society, at least to a vet, or animal shelter if not yourself.

 A nursing cat would have adopted those two kittens and they may have brought hours of joy to a family somewhere now that will never happen.

 

All they had to do if they did not want to care for the innocent kittens was to have called me I would have gladly taken care of them. It saddens me to think they would jump at the chance to go on a shopping trip to the mall, dinner at a local restaurant, a birthday party, or even a  baseball game and a drive to our local humane society was too much of a hassel.

They would not have blinked an eye, but for two little kittens they just brushed it away like dried leaves on their front steps on an Autumn day -they did not even give them a chance.

 If I were a superstitious person I would worry about what kind of Karma this would bring to their property. It’s a good thing I’m not superstitious. 

 

I applaud anyone who finds an abandoned kitten and saves its life. You are a few of the angels God has made to protect these innocent creatures.

 

Re: It’s bad Luck to Kill a Cat

Posted by masakim on February 07, 2003

In Reply to: Bad luck to kill a cat posted by ESC on February 07, 2003

: There was a recent discussion here about cats having nine lives. Here’s an interesting twist.

: “Aunt Nola always said it was bad luck to kill a cat, and then explained why. It is because cats have nine lives and, if they live those nine lives out naturally, everything is alright, but if people killed a cat, the remainder of its nine lives would be lived out as a witch. The witch then would be throwing all kinds of bad luck to the cat-killer’s way. That, she said, is the reason witches have cats with them. No matter what color a cat is, she said it turns black after it is killed and starts living the rest of its life as a witch.” From “Aunt Nola was Always an Expert When It Came to Witches” by McCreary Roberts, Kentucky Explorer magazine, Volume 17, Number 8, February 2003. The article by Mr. Roberts, a Breathitt County, Kentucky, educator and newspaper columnist, was written in 1984.

W. Baldwyn wrote in 1546:
A Cat hath nine lives, that is to say, a witch may take on her.

 

 

 

I recieved this in a personal email and I thought it was worth posting!

What do you think?

Letter from one Angry Woman’
I don’t know who wrote it but they should have
signed it. Some powerful words. This woman should run for president.

Written by a housewife from New Jersey and sounds
like it! This is one ticked off lady.
‘Are we fighting a war on terror or aren’t we? Was
it or was it not started by Islamic people who brought it to our shores on
September 11, 2001?

Were people from all over the world, mostly
Americans, not brutally murdered that day, in downtown Manhattan , across
the Potomac from our nation’s capitol and in a field in Pennsylvania ?
Did nearly three thousand men, women and children
die a horrible, burning or crushing death that day, or didn’t they?

And I’m supposed to care that a copy of the Koran
was ‘desecrated’ when an overworked American soldier kicked it or got it
wet?…Well, I don’t. I don’t care at all.

I’ll start caring when Osama bin Laden turns himself
in and repents for incinerating all those innocent people on 9/11.

I’ll care about the Koran when the fanatics in the
Middle East start caring about the Holy Bible, the mere possession of which
is a crime in Saudi Arabia

I’ll care when these thugs tell the world they are
sorry for chopping off Nick Berg’s head while Berg screamed through his
gurgling slashed throat.

I’ll care when the cowardly so-called ‘insurgents’
in Iraq come out and fight like men instead of disrespecting their own
religion by hiding in mosques.
I’ll care when the mindless zealots who blow
themselves up in search of nirvana care about the innocent children within
range of their suicide .
I’ll care when the American media stops pretending
that their First Amendment liberties are somehow derived from international
law instead of the United States Constitution’s Bill of Rights.

In the meantime, when I hear a story about a brave
marine roughing up an Iraqi terrorist to obtain information, know this: I
don’t care.

When I see a fuzzy photo of a pile of naked Iraqi
prisoners who have been humiliated in what amounts to a college-hazing
incident, rest assured: I don’t care.

When I see a wounded terrorist get shot in the head
when he is told not to move because he might be booby-trapped, you can take
it to the bank: I don’t care…

When I hear that a prisoner, who was issued a Koran
and a prayer mat, and fed ’special’ food that is paid for by my tax dollars,
is complaining that his holy book is being ‘mishandled,’ you can absolutely
believe in your heart of hearts: I don’t care.
And oh, by the way, I’ve noticed that sometimes it’s
spelled ‘Koran’ and other times ‘Quran.’ Well, Jimmy Crack Corn and-you
guessed it-I don’t care !!

‘Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if
they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don’t have that

‘If we ever forget that we’re One Nation Under God,
then we will be a nation gone under.’ Also by.. Ronald Reagan

One last thought for the day:

In case we find our selves starting to believe all
the Anti-American sentiment and negativity, we should remember England ’s
Prime Minister Tony Blair’s words during a recent interview. When asked by
one of his Parliament members why he believes so much in America , he said:
‘A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in..
And how many want out.’

Only two defining forces have ever offered to die
for you:

1. Jesus Christ
2. The American G. I.
One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.

New Woman’s Magazine Coming Soon.

There is nothing more gratifying than having your words in print.

I will have the honor of having one of my favorite articles titled, “A Phone Call From Heaven” published  in the October issue of a new magazine called SHE making its deput in September. Here is a little about SHE from its founder Sheena Maria Acerado.

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My favorite Fox Television show was The X-Files. Me and my boys loved.  My son’s wanted me to go see the Dark Knight today; they saw it earlier, but I was set on seeing The X-Files , now I wished I would have listened to them.  I Want to Believe made me think, “I can’t believe I waited six years for this!”

This movie had nothing to do with where the show ended. The plot made no sense. I Want To Believe was a slap in the face to any X-File fan who followed the TV show or the 1998 movie.

Mulder and Scully were a great team embarking on finding the truth, what did a psychic pedophile priest have to do with finding the truth,  or a sick kid who had nothing to do with the story line. Where did they come up with the Dr. Frankstein angle! It reminded me of an episode of Criminal Minds not the X-Files.

I was so disappointed in this movie. The idea of the X–Files movie was great, but the writers really had to be on crack or something because this latest endeavor was a flop.

As bad as the movie was I enjoyed seeing Mulder(Duchovny) and Scully(Anderson) back on the screen together, but I would have liked to have seen what happened to William the couples baby and cigarette man and maybe what happened to the truth!

What were they thinking!  This movie had nothing to do with the last episode.

Any one who loved the X-File’s, do yourself a favor and sit this one out! Go see the Dark Knight this weekend!! All I can say is the sequel better be good so the writers can pay back the X-Files fans who wasted their money, and gas to see this movie. 

Another load of soiled clothes to clean was waiting for me in the laundry room last night. The laundry full of an assortment of young men’s sweaty, damp mismatched clothes laid scattered on the tattered, taupe carpet. The carpet stained from the many times water would leak from the pipes leading to the back yard water line, after being broken on more than one occasion from the past sub-zero winters.

I somehow managed to find a path through the mounds of clothes. I stumbled on a torn, old box that was flipped over on one side. Right away I noticed the deflated red valentine balloon with the ribbon still attached. To my surprise an image of my past hit me. I picked up a worn, stationary envelope and took the fragile letter it contained out and blew the dust from it; memorabilia of my past in an old cardboard box. I brushed a strand of the hair that had found its way from my pony tail from my eyes and sat down in the middle of the dirty clothes.

I got a rush of different emotions as I read the fade letters sent to me from a long, lost love; the paper no longer the crisp white that it was 23 years ago, but now an ivory, wrinkled bit of time, so long ago.

The envelope was address to Genieveve and was from Marcus a brave knight from a kingdom in some far away distant land. A land where dragons lived and damsels were rescued from wicked wizards and cruel warriors. It was a time where honor and love meant more than life itself.

The letter was one of many that the young couple shared. Their love was like no other and each moment they spent together was cherished and every moment apart was unbearable torture.

I folded the letter and placed it back in the envelope that it came from. My eye stung from a tear or was it from the Clorox from the washer.

I was that fair maiden and Marcus was my love, my children’s father. We were so young then. I wonder if the young lovers had any clue of how they would someday hurt each other so. I wonder if they would have written the chapters of their story different and defiantly in hopes that fate did not rule their destiny.

We would write these letters back and worth, it was our fairy tale. I wonder what would happen if Genieveve would send Marcus a letter now. Would he remember her?

What would happen, these scattered cards and a cardboard box of forgotten dreams, and promises? Ribbons and love poems that I had forgotten I had written as a young woman.

A glimpse back in time that had so much promise, it was a whimsical moment that I decided to share with my boys that evening . They listened to me read the letters their father wrote to me those 23 years ago.

With gas prices hitting an all time high wouldn’t be great not to ever have to leave your house for work. It can happen for you if you’re persistent and really start searching for that perfect work@home job. Some of you may already have the luxury to have a good job all you have to do is approach your boss and let he or she know you would like to work from home. Many top notch companies, such as IBM, and Atnea are offering this to their employees

The only thing stopping you may be that your company does not have a reliable secured server. Most jobs can be done without the distraction of other employees. The internet is so advanced with video email and servers that more and more companies are offering the choice for employees.

There are real work at home jobs that are great. I can’t find any fault working from home, and I hope I can continue to do so for a life-time.

One major positive to working from is there is no office gossip or pettiness that invades the water cooler that do in the traditional office environment.

No need for office suits, or picture perfect hair. I love the fact that I just have to compete with myself and no one else.

I found the best work at home jobs so you don’t have to do the research.

Number one on my list is Teletech@home.

ABOUT TELETECH
TeleTech is one of the largest and most geographically diverse global providers of business process outsourcing solutions. They have a 26-year history of designing, implementing, and managing critical business processes for Global 1000 companies to help them improve their customers’ experience, expand their strategic capabilities, and increase their operating efficiencies. By delivering a high-quality customer experience through the effective integration of customer-facing front-office processes with internal back-office processes, They enable their clients to better serve, grow, and retain their customer base. They use Six Sigma-based quality methods continually to design, implement, and enhance the business processes they deliver to their clients and they also apply this methodology to their own internal operations. They have developed deep domain expertise and support approximately 300 business process outsourcing programs serving 100 global clients in the automotive, communications and media, financial services, government, healthcare, retail, technology and travel and leisure industries. Their integrated global solutions are provided by 51,000 employees utilizing 38,000 workstations across 88 delivery centers in 18 countries.( http://markets.about.com/about?GUID=5833376&Page=MediaViewer&ChannelID=3198)

Could you image if every business in American would follow TeleTech’s approach to the work force.

“TeleTech’s @Home solution offers our clients two major benefits: one of the most secure desktops available in the industry and an easy way to reduce emissions and operating costs,” said Kenneth Tuchman, chairman and chief executive officer of TeleTech. “According to Facet Research, every @Home employee saves more than 160 hours of commuting time per year — and reduces pollution by almost 2,300 pounds. It’s a win for our clients, and a big win for the environment.”

TeleTech@Home has one of the most secure desktop solutions in the virtual employee space, thanks to its patent-pending WorkBooth(TM) application. Launched in 2006, this uniquely designed desktop operating system converts the employee’s computer into a company-driven terminal. During the work session, the computer will only access applications pushed from TeleTech servers. This makes TeleTech@Home the only global solution that can be truly secure from virus, spyware, desktop recording, and keystroke logging programs running on personal computers.

In addition to high-security features and an environmentally friendly impact, Facet Research shows that clients can save up to $10,000 in operational costs per @Home agent annually.

The @Home solution taps into TeleTech’s proven, highly scalable and centralized technical architecture. A unique delivery platform enables TeleTech@Home agents to access the same proprietary training, workflow, reporting, and quality tools as the company’s delivery center workers. The platform also allows secure access, monitoring, and reporting for TeleTech’s Global 1000 client base.

Other benefits include:
• Each @Home agent reduces greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 3,000Kg, according to statistics from Facet Research
• TeleTech@Home is the only solution in the market today that serves multiple countries, including locations in Europe and Asia-Pacific
• TeleTech@Home is the industry leader for best-shore outsourcing strategies by using the same proprietary technology platform as its bricks and mortar centers
• TeleTech also leads the industry by offering 100% of @Home agents performance-based pay
• TeleTech @Home provides proven operational results that help clients improve their quality, their efficiency, and their sales performance
“TeleTech’s proven global sourcing model supports our clients’ strategic initiatives to offer superior service delivery from locations all over the world — including @Home,” said Tuchman. “We have had numerous @Home engagements in the past two years serving the broadband, financial services, healthcare, media, retail, and technology verticals.”

TeleTech is one of the largest and most geographically diverse global providers of business process outsourcing solutions. We have a 26-year history of designing, implementing, and managing critical business processes for Global 1000 companies to help them improve their customers’ experience, expand their strategic capabilities, and increase their operating efficiencies. By delivering a high-quality customer experience through the effective integration of customer-facing front-office processes with internal back-office processes, we enable our clients to better serve, grow, and retain their customer base. We use Six Sigma-based quality methods continually to design, implement, and enhance the business processes we deliver to our clients and we also apply this methodology to our own internal operations. We have developed deep domain expertise and support approximately 300 business process outsourcing programs serving 100 global clients in the automotive, communications and media, financial services, government, healthcare, retail, technology and travel and leisure industries. Our integrated global solutions are provided by 51,000 employees utilizing 38,000 workstations across 88 delivery centers in 18 countries (http://www.insidearm.com/go/arm-news/teletech-encourages-companies-to-save-fuel-with-its-home-solution?tag=Call%20Centers

Top Four work at home companies.
Teletech@home
West@home
Alpine Access
Convergys.com

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“The New Yorker may think, as one of their staff explained to us, that their cover is a satirical lampoon of the caricature Senator Obama’s right wing critics have tried to create. But most readers will see it as tasteless and offensive. And we agree,” Obama’s campaign spokesman Bill Burton said in a statement.

The New Yorker’s artist is only painting a picture that many Americans are thinking, but are afraid to speak freely about. It makes Americans again think about his faith, and question his intentions.

If your a true Obama fan the picture will not change your mind about him. It’s makes for a great round table discussion.

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July 4th is this Friday and I’m already going crazy to find that sought after recipe. It seems every year the same old same old. I liked to spice it up a bit and try something new. So if anyone has a great easy recipe let me know!

One I tried last year seemed to go over well. It’s quick and easy and most of all sweet.

You take saltine crackers turn them upside down on a foil covered cookie sheet.
Put them aside while you cook 1 cup of sugar and a cup of butter. Boil to it reaches (toffee consist.) Pour the mixture over the crackers and bake at 250 degrees for 10 minutes then layer the crackers with milk chocolate chips. Spread the mixture with a knife. Cool in fridge.

They remind me of Heath Bars.

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