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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Educate before you Vaccinate Part II
A small update:
I asked the question of my Breeder/Vet who works at Health Canada and reviews such drugs as H1N1. When I posed the question this was her response. Keep in mind she actually has reviewed this file at Health with her concerns:
"The vaccine includes an adjuvant, which contains squalene. Squalene may belinked to various health issues, and is not registered for use in trhe USA. There are only 2 vaccines that contain squalene, both are only approved in Europe. So the bottom line is that although the vaccince has undergone acertain amount of testing, it contains an adjuvant of uncertain toxictry.
I totally agree about the hype thing, this has been blown way out of proportion. And it is interesting to note that the squalene which we areallowing in our vaccine, the USA is NOT including it in their vaccine, due to unknown toxicity. It is definitely being pushed through, especially considering that the Health minister ordered the vaccine before the safety review had been completed by Health Canada. I also had to do some review work on the vaccine, and I didn't like everything that I was seeing, and included all of my concerns at the end of the review. The bigger concern will be a year or 2 down the line, when and if the virusmutates (as they often do); at that point it will cause a more virulent anddangerous infection. (This vaccine would not be effective if the strainmutates)."
She's not getting this Flu shot.
I asked the question of my Breeder/Vet who works at Health Canada and reviews such drugs as H1N1. When I posed the question this was her response. Keep in mind she actually has reviewed this file at Health with her concerns:
"The vaccine includes an adjuvant, which contains squalene. Squalene may belinked to various health issues, and is not registered for use in trhe USA. There are only 2 vaccines that contain squalene, both are only approved in Europe. So the bottom line is that although the vaccince has undergone acertain amount of testing, it contains an adjuvant of uncertain toxictry.
I totally agree about the hype thing, this has been blown way out of proportion. And it is interesting to note that the squalene which we areallowing in our vaccine, the USA is NOT including it in their vaccine, due to unknown toxicity. It is definitely being pushed through, especially considering that the Health minister ordered the vaccine before the safety review had been completed by Health Canada. I also had to do some review work on the vaccine, and I didn't like everything that I was seeing, and included all of my concerns at the end of the review. The bigger concern will be a year or 2 down the line, when and if the virusmutates (as they often do); at that point it will cause a more virulent anddangerous infection. (This vaccine would not be effective if the strainmutates)."
She's not getting this Flu shot.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
H1N1 and Propaganda - Educate before you Vaccinate!
Ok I haven't blogged in a long long time. YES alright I admit I am a bad blogger obviously.
However I have something I want to share before the stupid propaganda swine flu vaccine is out for public consumption.
I have never gotten the Flu Shot and have never gotten the flu. I am one who likes to go natural. I take my Greens Plus Multi - granted that is not uber natural but it is made with all natural products, and it works. I do nasal irrigation (Nettie Pot) which keeps the snot away and keeps the nasal passages nice clean (good for allergy suffers!), I take cold FX or Mucco Coccinum- again not super natural like just eating food but natural enough. I also eat well, drink water etc. I rarely get a cold and when I start I admit I take my steroid puffer as I have asthma, and that helps make my cold very managable (no infection).
This year is no exception. I will not get the flu shot AND I wasn't planning on getting this H1N1 either because I think the media is OOC. But my feelings were solidified after speaking with my friend who is high up in PSEP (Public Safety - Canada's verison of Homeland Security). She said there was no way she'd get the vaccine and she is working on the H1N1 file ....she said "NO WAY, I don't trust it". She has Top Secret Clearance. when I know someone voice a concern like that who has Top Secret Clearance on a file like that....it makes we wonder and worried. A poll also suggests 50% of doctors won't take it either.
Why am I posting this. Because I wouldn't want to see anyone have bad adverse reactions to this fast tracked vaccine. I've attached some handy video links below - although there are many more to be found. Check out the creepy 1976 Propaganda vid on getting the Swine Flu shot.....
Creepy Ad
60 minutes report
Dr. Ron Paul pipes in on Out of Control Panic
I would wait personally until the first round has been implemented or maybe don't take it at all. My high up friend even admits it hasn't even been properly tested and has been pushed through. I mean have you noticed all the Purell stations all over now? Guess who makes it/owns it? Pfizer and TIME WARNER.......big money, I hear big money! Big Pharma stands to make billions from this panic.
Another red flag for me is that my mother in laws husband has Gulf War Syndrome. He is from England and when he went over to Iraq for the First Gulf War in the 90's he was vaccinated against chemical warfare. Those vaccinations have since lead to him developing a form of MS. He hardly can walk now. I won't go into his sordid details.
Here are some Truths that I have found out :
1. The flu is mild, so I don’t need to worry about getting a vaccine.
This is TRUE. The H1N1 flu is mild compared to the seasonal flu which kills some 30,000 people per year in the US alone. There has been no indication that more people than usual are getting the flu or dying from it.“It’s mildest in kids. That’s one of the really good pieces of news in this pandemic,” Dr Marc Lipsitch of Harvard University told a meeting of flu experts being held by the U.S. Institute of Medicine last month. In Canada too, the virus does not seem to be spreading quickly, a fact that has prompted the country’s top public health official to put the brakes on an early rollout of the H1N1 vaccine.The virus could still mutate into something worse, but if it does that, the current vaccine will most likely be rendered obsolete anyway.
2. Since my region was hit hard in the spring, there won’t be a big reemergence this flu season.
TRUE The New York Times itself reported on the fact that doctors and health officials in areas that were subjected to H1N1 flu last spring are seeing very little evidence to suggest that the virus is returning in a much predicted “second wave”.It is the theory of Dr. Thomas A. Farley, New York City’s health commissioner, and the doctor cited in the Times’ debunking piece, that up to 40% of the city’s population may have developed immunity to the virus.
3. The vaccine will be available too late to do any good.
Somewhat true. In Canada there are legitimate concerns that the vaccines are simply going to be too late to stop any spread of the virus. These concerns were published in the peer reviewed journal Science.The vaccine may not do any good anyway because it is based on “mock up” vaccines that were produced in 2007 and 2008 for the H5N1 strain of influenza, not H1N1.Even if the vaccine produces antibodies, that’s not the same thing as real-world immunity from a live virus, especially if the virus mutates.As Mike Adams has pointed out in a recent article, statistically speaking the average American is 40 times more likely to be struck by lightning than to have their life saved by a swine flu vaccine.
4. The vaccine is unsafe, it could have dangerous side effects.
The inserts to the H1N1 vaccines all state that it could cause all manner of adverse effects, including guillain-barre syndrome, vasculitis, anaphylactic shock and even death.Why would the drug companies put that in the insert to the vaccine itself if it was a “myth”?If it was a myth that the vaccines could cause side effects then why would the government waste time establishing an extensive tracking system to watch for side effects?
5. I can catch flu from the vaccine.
The first available vaccines, in the form of nasal mist, contain live H1N1 virus. Their use could actually spur the spread of the virus where there is otherwise little activity, according to some medical experts. A Canadian study led by Dr Danuta Skowronski of the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control and Dr Gaston De Serres of Laval University, Quebec has also found that seasonal flu jabs could double the risk of developing swine flu. The World Health Organisation has dismissed the research as inconclusive, however some provincial and territorial public health authorities in Canada, including those in Ontario, have expressed great concern, leading to threats to delay or cancel mass vaccination programs.
6. The vaccine is untested.
Manufacturers rushed the production of the vaccine to get it to the market. The vaccine has been fast tracked. The pharmaceutical companies themselves admit that there is “no clinical experience in the elderly, in children or in adolescents” with their new vaccines.
7. The vaccine contains a dangerous adjuvant, a chemical added to enhance the immune response.
Both the Novartis and Glaxo-Smith Kline injectible vaccines will contain squalene adjuvants to boost immunogenicity and dramatically reduce the amount of viral antigen needed, meaning more vaccines can be produced. Again, the New York Times itself reported on this last month.There will be non adjuvanted H1N1 vaccines available, but there will not be enough for the projected number of people who have said they will get the vaccine. Experts on Gulf War Syndrome have pointed out that the official, Congressionally-chartered Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses found evidence of a link between squalene and Gulf War Syndrome which warranted further study. Micropaleontologist Dr. Viera Scheibner, who conducted research into the adverse effects of adjuvants in vaccines, wrote the following about squalene, as highlighted in researcher Stephen Lendman’s article on the adjuvant:Squalene “contributed to the cascade of reactions called “Gulf War syndrome. (GIs developed) arthritis, fibromyalgia, lymphadenopathy, rashes, photosensitive rashes, malar rashes, chronic fatigue, chronic headaches, abnormal body hair loss, non-healing skin lesions, aphthous ulcers, dizziness, weakness, memory loss, seizures, mood changes, neuropsychiatric problems, anti-thyroid effects, anaemia, elevated ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate), systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, ALS, Raynaud’s phenomenon, Sjorgren’s syndrome, chronic diarrhea, night sweats and low-grade fever.”As vaccine expert Dr. Meryl Nass has pointed out, since none of the US trials have so far used novel adjuvants, they fail to provide any information about the safety of adjuvanted vaccines. Senior neurologists have also voiced concerns over the adjuvants in the vaccines.
8. The vaccine contains a dangerous preservative containing ethyl mercury
Again this is not a myth. As the Washington Post reported in the Summer, “Some of the vaccine will be stored in multi-dose vials containing thimerosal, an antibacterial additive that contains mercury”.The vaccine inserts also list thimerosal in the vaccine’s ingredients.Scientific studies have shown a direct relationship between thimerosal in flu shots and neurological disorders.Cases of the neural development disorder autism amongst children have doubled since 2003, in line with an increase in the amount of thimerosal-containing childhood vaccines. Epidemiologist Tom Verstraeten and Dr. Richard Johnston, an immunologist and pediatrician from the University of Colorado, both concluded that thimerosal was responsible for the dramatic rise in cases of autism, however, their findings were dismissed by the CDC. Further studies have shown a decline in neurodevelopmental disorders after the removal of thimerosal-containing vaccines.The science needs further study, that is clear, but to outright reject that the vaccines even contain the questionable substance is the stuff of farce. Why are we even having the debate if this is a “myth”?
9. I can get medicine if I do get sick, so the vaccine is not necessary
It is up to the individual or parent to choose whether to get the vaccine for themselves or their child. Saying that people who feel it is not necessary for them and their kids are wrong doesn’t make it so. It is beyond the authority of a school or the government to surreptitiously teach a child that vaccines are necessary.
Educate before you Vaccinate!
However I have something I want to share before the stupid propaganda swine flu vaccine is out for public consumption.
I have never gotten the Flu Shot and have never gotten the flu. I am one who likes to go natural. I take my Greens Plus Multi - granted that is not uber natural but it is made with all natural products, and it works. I do nasal irrigation (Nettie Pot) which keeps the snot away and keeps the nasal passages nice clean (good for allergy suffers!), I take cold FX or Mucco Coccinum- again not super natural like just eating food but natural enough. I also eat well, drink water etc. I rarely get a cold and when I start I admit I take my steroid puffer as I have asthma, and that helps make my cold very managable (no infection).
This year is no exception. I will not get the flu shot AND I wasn't planning on getting this H1N1 either because I think the media is OOC. But my feelings were solidified after speaking with my friend who is high up in PSEP (Public Safety - Canada's verison of Homeland Security). She said there was no way she'd get the vaccine and she is working on the H1N1 file ....she said "NO WAY, I don't trust it". She has Top Secret Clearance. when I know someone voice a concern like that who has Top Secret Clearance on a file like that....it makes we wonder and worried. A poll also suggests 50% of doctors won't take it either.
Why am I posting this. Because I wouldn't want to see anyone have bad adverse reactions to this fast tracked vaccine. I've attached some handy video links below - although there are many more to be found. Check out the creepy 1976 Propaganda vid on getting the Swine Flu shot.....
Creepy Ad
60 minutes report
Dr. Ron Paul pipes in on Out of Control Panic
I would wait personally until the first round has been implemented or maybe don't take it at all. My high up friend even admits it hasn't even been properly tested and has been pushed through. I mean have you noticed all the Purell stations all over now? Guess who makes it/owns it? Pfizer and TIME WARNER.......big money, I hear big money! Big Pharma stands to make billions from this panic.
Another red flag for me is that my mother in laws husband has Gulf War Syndrome. He is from England and when he went over to Iraq for the First Gulf War in the 90's he was vaccinated against chemical warfare. Those vaccinations have since lead to him developing a form of MS. He hardly can walk now. I won't go into his sordid details.
Here are some Truths that I have found out :
1. The flu is mild, so I don’t need to worry about getting a vaccine.
This is TRUE. The H1N1 flu is mild compared to the seasonal flu which kills some 30,000 people per year in the US alone. There has been no indication that more people than usual are getting the flu or dying from it.“It’s mildest in kids. That’s one of the really good pieces of news in this pandemic,” Dr Marc Lipsitch of Harvard University told a meeting of flu experts being held by the U.S. Institute of Medicine last month. In Canada too, the virus does not seem to be spreading quickly, a fact that has prompted the country’s top public health official to put the brakes on an early rollout of the H1N1 vaccine.The virus could still mutate into something worse, but if it does that, the current vaccine will most likely be rendered obsolete anyway.
2. Since my region was hit hard in the spring, there won’t be a big reemergence this flu season.
TRUE The New York Times itself reported on the fact that doctors and health officials in areas that were subjected to H1N1 flu last spring are seeing very little evidence to suggest that the virus is returning in a much predicted “second wave”.It is the theory of Dr. Thomas A. Farley, New York City’s health commissioner, and the doctor cited in the Times’ debunking piece, that up to 40% of the city’s population may have developed immunity to the virus.
3. The vaccine will be available too late to do any good.
Somewhat true. In Canada there are legitimate concerns that the vaccines are simply going to be too late to stop any spread of the virus. These concerns were published in the peer reviewed journal Science.The vaccine may not do any good anyway because it is based on “mock up” vaccines that were produced in 2007 and 2008 for the H5N1 strain of influenza, not H1N1.Even if the vaccine produces antibodies, that’s not the same thing as real-world immunity from a live virus, especially if the virus mutates.As Mike Adams has pointed out in a recent article, statistically speaking the average American is 40 times more likely to be struck by lightning than to have their life saved by a swine flu vaccine.
4. The vaccine is unsafe, it could have dangerous side effects.
The inserts to the H1N1 vaccines all state that it could cause all manner of adverse effects, including guillain-barre syndrome, vasculitis, anaphylactic shock and even death.Why would the drug companies put that in the insert to the vaccine itself if it was a “myth”?If it was a myth that the vaccines could cause side effects then why would the government waste time establishing an extensive tracking system to watch for side effects?
5. I can catch flu from the vaccine.
The first available vaccines, in the form of nasal mist, contain live H1N1 virus. Their use could actually spur the spread of the virus where there is otherwise little activity, according to some medical experts. A Canadian study led by Dr Danuta Skowronski of the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control and Dr Gaston De Serres of Laval University, Quebec has also found that seasonal flu jabs could double the risk of developing swine flu. The World Health Organisation has dismissed the research as inconclusive, however some provincial and territorial public health authorities in Canada, including those in Ontario, have expressed great concern, leading to threats to delay or cancel mass vaccination programs.
6. The vaccine is untested.
Manufacturers rushed the production of the vaccine to get it to the market. The vaccine has been fast tracked. The pharmaceutical companies themselves admit that there is “no clinical experience in the elderly, in children or in adolescents” with their new vaccines.
7. The vaccine contains a dangerous adjuvant, a chemical added to enhance the immune response.
Both the Novartis and Glaxo-Smith Kline injectible vaccines will contain squalene adjuvants to boost immunogenicity and dramatically reduce the amount of viral antigen needed, meaning more vaccines can be produced. Again, the New York Times itself reported on this last month.There will be non adjuvanted H1N1 vaccines available, but there will not be enough for the projected number of people who have said they will get the vaccine. Experts on Gulf War Syndrome have pointed out that the official, Congressionally-chartered Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses found evidence of a link between squalene and Gulf War Syndrome which warranted further study. Micropaleontologist Dr. Viera Scheibner, who conducted research into the adverse effects of adjuvants in vaccines, wrote the following about squalene, as highlighted in researcher Stephen Lendman’s article on the adjuvant:Squalene “contributed to the cascade of reactions called “Gulf War syndrome. (GIs developed) arthritis, fibromyalgia, lymphadenopathy, rashes, photosensitive rashes, malar rashes, chronic fatigue, chronic headaches, abnormal body hair loss, non-healing skin lesions, aphthous ulcers, dizziness, weakness, memory loss, seizures, mood changes, neuropsychiatric problems, anti-thyroid effects, anaemia, elevated ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate), systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, ALS, Raynaud’s phenomenon, Sjorgren’s syndrome, chronic diarrhea, night sweats and low-grade fever.”As vaccine expert Dr. Meryl Nass has pointed out, since none of the US trials have so far used novel adjuvants, they fail to provide any information about the safety of adjuvanted vaccines. Senior neurologists have also voiced concerns over the adjuvants in the vaccines.
8. The vaccine contains a dangerous preservative containing ethyl mercury
Again this is not a myth. As the Washington Post reported in the Summer, “Some of the vaccine will be stored in multi-dose vials containing thimerosal, an antibacterial additive that contains mercury”.The vaccine inserts also list thimerosal in the vaccine’s ingredients.Scientific studies have shown a direct relationship between thimerosal in flu shots and neurological disorders.Cases of the neural development disorder autism amongst children have doubled since 2003, in line with an increase in the amount of thimerosal-containing childhood vaccines. Epidemiologist Tom Verstraeten and Dr. Richard Johnston, an immunologist and pediatrician from the University of Colorado, both concluded that thimerosal was responsible for the dramatic rise in cases of autism, however, their findings were dismissed by the CDC. Further studies have shown a decline in neurodevelopmental disorders after the removal of thimerosal-containing vaccines.The science needs further study, that is clear, but to outright reject that the vaccines even contain the questionable substance is the stuff of farce. Why are we even having the debate if this is a “myth”?
9. I can get medicine if I do get sick, so the vaccine is not necessary
It is up to the individual or parent to choose whether to get the vaccine for themselves or their child. Saying that people who feel it is not necessary for them and their kids are wrong doesn’t make it so. It is beyond the authority of a school or the government to surreptitiously teach a child that vaccines are necessary.
Educate before you Vaccinate!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
In Awe - Hollywood Endings Really do Happen in Real Life
I just got back yesterday from a week in Lake Placid. We were there to cheer on my friend Jason in his first ever Ironman Event. I wrote last time that I couldn't get my head around what he was about to do. Well I still can't get my head around what he just did DO. Jason Billows....YOU ARE AN IRONMAN - 13hr9min of sheer pain, endurance and perseverance.There are a few stepping stones here in this post to the ultimate in Hollywood endings come true to real life.
The first is Jason's story. This time last year he was attending the Ironman, not as a competitor like he had registered as but in a wheelchair having suffered very bad lower back herniation. This is also after a personal loss, some knee surgery, and also shin surgery. He had his back surgery in late fall, was off for 6 weeks, was then addicted to pain meds (I think i can confess that on his behalf since he mentions it..his doctor probably should not have given him the meds he had in that dosage). At any rate, he started his physio recover, then started in late December early January to train for the Ironman. Granted he had started training the year before, but he only had about 6 months. As I mentioned in the last post the IRONMAN is 2.6 Miles swim, 112 Mile bike followed by a full marathon.
One has 17 hours to complete it. Jason got up at around 4:40am or so the morning of the race, and we all followed afterwards around 5:45am to get a good spot around Mirror Lake to watch the start of the swim. It was pouring rain, but we had our "Here for Jason" shirts on (even the dogs had bandannas on) and we lined the Lake. At 6:50am the Pros were off. They were a small buzz of a group and fast! At 7am the gun went off for the Age groupers. Now if you have never seen the start of this race it is a sight to behold. Not only was I nervous for the sheer fact that Jason had at least a 12 hour day of physical pain ahead of him (and this was his strong suite and the running was his...well apparently he was told "be scared of the run") but I also thought of all the bodies close together. And for good reason too! As soon as the gun went off, boom, there was kicking in of heads, people panicking, or swimming , or....it was a MASS of bodies moving together ...like a swarm of bugs the whole time.
We then moved on to where the swimmers come out of the water, having half their wet suits taken down, then they run to the transition area in the Olympic skate oval to get their bikes. We saw Jason come by and he was right on time! 1 hour and 5 minutes. We ran over to where the bikes come down this scary hill to start the course - and saw Jason again, 6 min later - again on his time. We then had about 3 hours to wait to maybe see him again. When we saw him again at the 3 hour mark after the first loop he looked great. And again on time. Then again we waited to spy him on the start of the Marathon portion at around 2:30pm. Tim got a great picture. He looked great, in great spirits. I was still so nervous for him. It had gotten quite warm, and although Jason has done the full swim, and bike loop he had yet to actually run a Marathon and who knows what mind games go about out there. Although Jason has done so much yoga and meditation and is usually such a calm cool guy part of me knew he'd be fine.
The rest of the day was a waiting game - but finally at around 8pm, I saw Tim posed for photography!!! He had decided he would go down near Canada Corner and catch Jason in the final miles of the run to shot pictures. So he ran a large chunk with him shooting his final moments. As Tim made his way to the Oval for the finish line, we knew Jason still had to run up past Mirror Lake and around back to the Oval. I was with his lovely gal Tracy for the final moments. It was FANTASTIC seeing him look so good and crossing that line with such power. He then told us later that his legs started cramping on his second bike loop, and he had to run the whole marathon (and sometimes walk) with these cramps. This is a guy who has been through the wringer this last year and to see that special moment......I am so inspired by him. JASON - you are my hero!
But his is but one story. Throughout the day I caught glimpses of dispare, of power, or athleticism, and Hollywood stories galour. The second story is a short one. For the Ironman, they shut down each portion at a certain time. The swim was shut down at 9:30am. If you did not finish at 9:30 you could not continue. At 9:40 am there was this mass cheering on someone at the end of the course. I was not close enough to see for myself . Now this person would not be able to continue, but a man on the shore told me that the man in the water finishing had suffered a stroke years before and had entered the Ironman and was swimming with one arm as he was paralyzed on one side...SWIMMING WITH ONE ARM people! Again, awe-inspiring.
This final story makes me weep with joy and wonder. This is the true Hollywood story come TRUE! There should be a movie about this guy. So my third story is this: Matthew Long. It was after 11pm. The Ironman ceases at Midnight. If you are not at the line at Midnight, you are not completing the event. So we had hung out at Canada Corner where there is this HUGE hill marking the last few miles of the Ironman. People looked dead, tired, seized up, and in sheer agony. Of course others just looked determined. We had decided to head back to the oval to the finish line to cheer those we coaxed up the hill at Canada Corner to the finish line. If you are around Canada Corner after 11:15 or so, you may not make it. On our way to the Oval, we spied a massive group running. Wondering what it was I asked our newly crowned Ironman Jason Billows, "what is that". He then told us there was this guy, Matt Long, a NYC firefighter, who had been a multiple Ironman hitting his record time just four years previous in 2005. He was riding his bike in December of 2005 when he was hit by a NYC Transit bus, and was given a 5% chance to live. His whole right side was crushed and shattered. He came out of his accident as a miracle and amazingly telling his therapist that he would complete an Ironman. His therapist then said "if you enter and do it, i will run with you". And so the "I WILL" group was born and that was who was running with Matt Long - apparently the whole day! So we see him coming up the street and my head is thinking "oh god I hope he makes it, but it doesn't seem so". Flash forward to 11:57pm we hear chanting and the oval breaks out into a frenzy as we see Matt Long's group heading our way. There was banging, and yelling "Matt, Matt, Matt..."....he rounds the corner limping the whole way, and crosses the line at 11:58pm...with 2 minutes to spare. I had tears streaming down my face. Hollywood could not have scripted this moment better.
My experience with the Ironman is this: I am awe-struck by the determination of these athletes. I personally can't imagine doing what they do, but I have resolved to better my physical program by signing up for a Running Room Clinic and would like to try a road bike. Will I try an Ironman someday? - probably not, my swimming is very very sub par. However, every time I open my mouth to complain, I will remind myself of Jason from his wheelchair to Ironman story, the man who swam with one arm, and Matt Long who came back from the brink of death and kicked the grim reapers ass!
Saturday, July 25, 2009
IRONMAN at Lake Placid - Many Many Miles to Travel
So Tim and I were down at Mirror Lake in Lake Placid NY the other day when this fine washboard specimen of a man comes sauntering past. Tim says "close your mouth buddy". Oh yes, many many fine bodies are to be seen this weekend in Lake Placid as the race day comes closer.
The Ironman is a grueling race that starts at 7am and ends at Midnight. It involves a total of 140.6 Miles of work - starting with 2.6 mile swim, followed by a 112 Mile Bike, followed by a FULL marathon at 26.2 Miles. For you Canadians out there just to put it into perspective - All told almost a 5km swim, 180km bike, and 42 km run. OH MY GOD! I've been trying all week to wrap my head around what my friend Jason is going to do tomorrow. I've seen some of the course in our travels around the area - a lot of hills since this is a mountainous region. At this point all his training is done and it's a total mental game. You have to understand, this is a guy who last year was suppose to do his first Ironman but was in a wheelchair at Lake Placid watching and couldn't even walk. He then went through major back surgery in late fall, then started physio and then training just this January. And after all that he is ready. Last month he did the Epicman training - which was almost a full Ironman but only Half the run.
So 2 days ago Tim and I went for a hike. It was really tough and very very steep climbing part of the last mile - and the whole time I kept having to tell myself, "jason is doing an Ironman, jason is doing an Ironman, this is nothing, you are getting a really good workout". Only a 4 hour 9km hike, and yet I can't fathom what Jason will have to endure over 12 to 14 hours tomorrow. I am very humbled and proud of his work and hope that he kicks some MAJOR ASS tomorrow.
At any rate, we must all leave the house at 5:45am to get a good spot at the starting line at Mirror Lake tomorrow - I've seen pictures of the start and seriously I would totally panic! (see attached). Luckily Jason is super confident in water, but man I couldn't do it. See above shot.....yesh!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Did Nano Thermite Take Down WTC 7?
I haven't stirred the conspiracy pot in a while and don't have much to write about theatrically - although I suppose this could be considered "theatrical" in sense I would suppose, but here goes. This interview with a leading Scientist is too important not to share. I know lots of people scream "conspiracy theorist" but you know what, he is a leading scientist and knows a lot more then the regular joe out there - do you say he doesn't know his job? I dare you to prove him wrong if that is the case if you are a trained scientist. Any logical person that has had any science education should be able to form serious questions concerning the provided chain of events which culminated in the fall of all buildings located within WTC plaza on Sept. 11, 2001. This is an interesting and enlightening interview.
Plus I love a controversy! Enjoy! http://russiatoday.com/Best_Videos/2009-07-09/Did_nano-thermite_take_down_the_WTC.html
The original study was published in the Open Chemical Physics Journal recently by 9 scientists from all over, including the gentleman in this interview above. Here are the exerpts for you science nerds out there:
INTRODUCTION
The destruction of three skyscrapers (WTC 1, 2 and 7) on September 11, 2001 was an immensely tragic catastrophe that not only impacted thousands of people and families directly, due to injury and loss of life, but also provided the motivation for numerous expensive and radical changes in domestic and foreign policy. For these and other reasons, knowing what really happened that fateful day is of grave importance. A great deal of effort has been put forth by various government-sponsored and -funded investigations, which led, in large part, to the reports released by FEMA [1] and NIST [2]. Other studies of the destruction have been less well publicized but are no less important to the outstanding obligation that remains to the victims of that tragedy, to determine the whole truth of the events of that day [3-10]. A number of these studies have appropriately focused attention on the remaining physical material, and on available photographs and video footage, as sources of evidence still in public hands, relating to the method of destruction of the three skyscrapers.
CONCLUSIONS
We have discovered distinctive red/gray chips in significant numbers in dust associated with the World Trade Center destruction. We have applied SEM/XEDS and other methods to characterize the small-scale structure and chemical signature of these chips, especially of their red component. The red material is most interesting and has the following characteristics:
1. It is composed of aluminum, iron, oxygen, silicon and carbon. Lesser amounts of other potentially reactive elements are sometimes present, such as potassium, sulfur, lead, barium and copper.
2. The primary elements (Al, Fe, O, Si, C) are typically all present in particles at the scale of tens to hundreds of nanometers, and detailed XEDS mapping shows intimate mixing.
3. On treatment with methyl ethyl ketone solvent, some segregation of components occurred. Elemental aluminum became sufficiently concentrated to be clearly identified in the pre-ignition material.
4. Iron oxide appears in faceted grains roughly 100 nm across whereas the aluminum appears in thin platelike structures. The small size of the iron oxide particles qualifies the material to be characterized as nanothermite or super-thermite.
5. Analysis shows that iron and oxygen are present in a ratio consistent with Fe2O3. The red material in all four WTC dust samples was similar in this way. Iron oxide was found in the pre-ignition material whereas elemental iron was not.
6. From the presence of elemental aluminum and iron oxide in the red material, we conclude that it contains the ingredients of thermite.
7. As measured using DSC, the material ignites and reacts vigorously at a temperature of approximately 430 °C, with a rather narrow exotherm, matching fairly closely an independent observation on a known super-thermite sample. The low temperature of ignition and the presence of iron oxide grains less than 120 nm show that the material is not conventional thermite (which ignites at temperatures above 900 °C) but very likely a form of super-thermite.
8. After igniting several red/gray chips in a DSC run to 700 °C, we found numerous iron-rich spheres and spheroids in the residue, indicating that a very high temperature reaction had occurred, since the iron-rich product clearly must have been molten to form these shapes. In several spheres, elemental iron was verified since the iron content significantly exceeded the oxygen content. We conclude that a high-temperature reduction-oxidation reaction has occurred in the heated chips, namely, the thermite reaction.
9. The spheroids produced by the DSC tests and by the flame test have an XEDS signature (Al, Fe, O, Si, C) which is depleted in carbon and aluminum relative to the original red material. This chemical signature strikingly matches the chemical signature of the spheroids produced by igniting commercial thermite, and also matches the signatures of many of the microspheres found in the WTC dust [5].
10. The carbon content of the red material indicates that an organic substance is present. This would be expected for super-thermite formulations in order to produce high gas pressures upon ignition and thus make them explosive. The nature of the organic material in these chips merits further exploration. We note that it is likely also an energetic material, in that the total energy release sometimes observed in DSC tests exceeds the theoretical maximum energy of the classic thermite reaction.Based on these observations, we conclude that the red layer of the red/gray chips we have discovered in the WTC dust is active, unreacted thermitic material, incorporating nanotechnology, and is a highly energetic pyrotechnic or explosive material.
(emphasis added)
Complete Article: http://www.bentham-open.org/pages/content.php?TOCPJ/2009/00000002/00000001/7TOCPJ.SGM
Plus I love a controversy! Enjoy! http://russiatoday.com/Best_Videos/2009-07-09/Did_nano-thermite_take_down_the_WTC.html
The original study was published in the Open Chemical Physics Journal recently by 9 scientists from all over, including the gentleman in this interview above. Here are the exerpts for you science nerds out there:
INTRODUCTION
The destruction of three skyscrapers (WTC 1, 2 and 7) on September 11, 2001 was an immensely tragic catastrophe that not only impacted thousands of people and families directly, due to injury and loss of life, but also provided the motivation for numerous expensive and radical changes in domestic and foreign policy. For these and other reasons, knowing what really happened that fateful day is of grave importance. A great deal of effort has been put forth by various government-sponsored and -funded investigations, which led, in large part, to the reports released by FEMA [1] and NIST [2]. Other studies of the destruction have been less well publicized but are no less important to the outstanding obligation that remains to the victims of that tragedy, to determine the whole truth of the events of that day [3-10]. A number of these studies have appropriately focused attention on the remaining physical material, and on available photographs and video footage, as sources of evidence still in public hands, relating to the method of destruction of the three skyscrapers.
CONCLUSIONS
We have discovered distinctive red/gray chips in significant numbers in dust associated with the World Trade Center destruction. We have applied SEM/XEDS and other methods to characterize the small-scale structure and chemical signature of these chips, especially of their red component. The red material is most interesting and has the following characteristics:
1. It is composed of aluminum, iron, oxygen, silicon and carbon. Lesser amounts of other potentially reactive elements are sometimes present, such as potassium, sulfur, lead, barium and copper.
2. The primary elements (Al, Fe, O, Si, C) are typically all present in particles at the scale of tens to hundreds of nanometers, and detailed XEDS mapping shows intimate mixing.
3. On treatment with methyl ethyl ketone solvent, some segregation of components occurred. Elemental aluminum became sufficiently concentrated to be clearly identified in the pre-ignition material.
4. Iron oxide appears in faceted grains roughly 100 nm across whereas the aluminum appears in thin platelike structures. The small size of the iron oxide particles qualifies the material to be characterized as nanothermite or super-thermite.
5. Analysis shows that iron and oxygen are present in a ratio consistent with Fe2O3. The red material in all four WTC dust samples was similar in this way. Iron oxide was found in the pre-ignition material whereas elemental iron was not.
6. From the presence of elemental aluminum and iron oxide in the red material, we conclude that it contains the ingredients of thermite.
7. As measured using DSC, the material ignites and reacts vigorously at a temperature of approximately 430 °C, with a rather narrow exotherm, matching fairly closely an independent observation on a known super-thermite sample. The low temperature of ignition and the presence of iron oxide grains less than 120 nm show that the material is not conventional thermite (which ignites at temperatures above 900 °C) but very likely a form of super-thermite.
8. After igniting several red/gray chips in a DSC run to 700 °C, we found numerous iron-rich spheres and spheroids in the residue, indicating that a very high temperature reaction had occurred, since the iron-rich product clearly must have been molten to form these shapes. In several spheres, elemental iron was verified since the iron content significantly exceeded the oxygen content. We conclude that a high-temperature reduction-oxidation reaction has occurred in the heated chips, namely, the thermite reaction.
9. The spheroids produced by the DSC tests and by the flame test have an XEDS signature (Al, Fe, O, Si, C) which is depleted in carbon and aluminum relative to the original red material. This chemical signature strikingly matches the chemical signature of the spheroids produced by igniting commercial thermite, and also matches the signatures of many of the microspheres found in the WTC dust [5].
10. The carbon content of the red material indicates that an organic substance is present. This would be expected for super-thermite formulations in order to produce high gas pressures upon ignition and thus make them explosive. The nature of the organic material in these chips merits further exploration. We note that it is likely also an energetic material, in that the total energy release sometimes observed in DSC tests exceeds the theoretical maximum energy of the classic thermite reaction.Based on these observations, we conclude that the red layer of the red/gray chips we have discovered in the WTC dust is active, unreacted thermitic material, incorporating nanotechnology, and is a highly energetic pyrotechnic or explosive material.
(emphasis added)
Complete Article: http://www.bentham-open.org/pages/content.php?TOCPJ/2009/00000002/00000001/7TOCPJ.SGM
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
The Xtreme
Ok if I wanted to go to the extreme, I would try out for a part in a play that is so not "me", or submit to direct a very challenging show.
My brother posted this to his blog and I just had to share this EXTREME. I felt sick as I watched this....but if I had real guts, man this would be fun!
The Extreme
My brother posted this to his blog and I just had to share this EXTREME. I felt sick as I watched this....but if I had real guts, man this would be fun!
The Extreme
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