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April 15, 2009
How One Ripped Page Changed a Life By James Pence
Recently, I heard an amazing story of how God used my novel, Blind Sight, to turn someone’s life around. After hearing this story, even if I never sell another book, I’ll feel fulfilled as a writer.
At about 3 a.m. on March 1st of last year, two young men broke into Terry Caffey’s home in Emory, Texas. They shot Terry and killed his wife, Penney, and then went upstairs and murdered the Caffey’s two young sons, Bubba and Tyler. They then set fire to the house and left the family for dead. Although he had been shot twelve times, Terry escaped through the bathroom window and crawled three hundred yards to a neighbor’s house. To make matters worse, Terry’s daughter Erin was implicated in the crime. Overnight, Terry Caffey lost his entire family.
A month or so later, Terry went back to his property. The remains of the house had been bulldozed and little was left. Torn with grief, Terry was contemplating suicide. Unable to understand why God had taken his family and allowed him to survive, Terry cried out to God, “Why did you take my family? Why didn’t you take me, too? I don’t understand.”
As he stood there, Terry noticed a burned scrap of paper standing up against the trunk of a nearby tree. He went over and picked it up. The paper was part of a page from my novel, Blind Sight. The edges of the page were scorched and it was difficult to read. But the words were like a direct message to Terry from God.
Here’s the portion of text that Terry found:
[The viewpoint character in these paragraphs is Thomas Kent, a man who lost his wife and children in an automobile accident that he survived. In this scene, Thomas is praying.]
“I couldn’t understand why You would take my family and leave me behind to struggle along without them. And I guess I still don’t totally understand that part of it. But I do believe that You’re sovereign; You’re in control.”
Justine’s voice reverberated through his thoughts: Maybe God knew we needed you.
“And I know that You’ve brought Justine and those children into my life. And they need me. Lord, You could have taken my life that day, but You spared it. And You’ve gone on sparing it. It doesn’t matter what happens to me now, but if I can help them, please let me do it.”
Thomas closed the drapes and stood alone in the dark room. For the first time in two years, he was at peace with God and with himself. He knew what he had to do. Justine and her children would be safe, even if he had to die to make sure of it.
Those paragraphs turned Terry’s life around. He found the strength to go on, and is now sharing his testimony in churches around the country. When he speaks, he brings the page from my novel, now preserved in a frame, and shows it to the congregation.
Because the page was only partially preserved, Terry didn’t know what book it had come from until a few weeks ago. He spoke one Sunday morning at Greenville Bible Church, and my daughter, Charlene, was present in the congregation. [She and Terry’s daughter, Erin, are good friends.] Charlene and Terry both had lunch at pastor Jim Corbet’s house, and Terry told them that he’d love to find out which book the page had come from. The pastor and his wife had both read Blind Sight and they thought they recognized the passage. Charlene agreed that it sounded like it had come from my novel. Pastor Corbet took his copy of Blind Sight down and they eventually found the page.
That same afternoon, Terry called and shared the story with me. Tears streamed down my face as I listened to a story that is nothing short of a miracle of God’s providence. Not only had the house burned, but the site had been long since cleaned up and the debris bulldozed and hauled off. What little material was left had been exposed to the weather for at least a month. And out of a nearly 400-page book, the only scrap that remained was a brief passage where a man who had lost a wife and two children came to grips with the sovereign goodness of God, submitted to His will, and decided to move forward.
That scrap of paper lay there against a tree trunk as if waiting for Terry Caffey: a man who had lost his wife and two sons, a man who was in deep despair and who was contemplating suicide, a man who desperately needed to come to grips with the sovereign goodness and mercy of God.
Needless to say, I am deeply humbled to have been the one who wrote the words that God chose to use. What an incredible, awesome God we serve!
—Is that amazing or what?
Terry and I just signed a contract with Tyndale to write a book about how God worked through this terrible tragedy, and has brought good from it. The only hitch is they want to release in September, so I’m writing my little fingers to the bone. The manuscript must be ready by June 15th. The current working title is Terror by Night.
James H. Pence is the founder of Tuppence Creative Ministries, an outreach that encourages excellence in the arts for the glory of God. In addition to being the author of six books, James is a performance chalk artist and vocalist.
Terry Caffey’s website is at: http://www.terrycaffey.com
A story about the crime and resulting convictions appears HERE.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/03/erin-caffey-17-gets-2-lif_n_155013.html
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[1911]
HOME VEGETABLE GARDENING
A COMPLETE AND PRACTICAL GUIDE
TO THE PLANTING AND CARE OF ALL
VEGETABLES, FRUITS AND BERRIES
WORTH GROWING FOR HOME USE
BY
F. F. ROCKWELL
Author of _Around the Year in the Garden_,
_Gardening Indoors and Under Glass_,
_The Key to the Land,_ etc., etc.
PREFACE
With some, the home vegetable garden is a hobby; with others,
especially in these days of high prices, a great help. There are many
in both classes whose experience in gardening has been restricted
within very narrow bounds, and whose present spare time for gardening
is limited. It is as “first aid” to such persons, who want to do
practical, efficient gardening, and do it with the least possible fuss
and loss of time, that this book is written. In his own experience the
author has found that garden books, while seldom lacking in
information, often do not present it in the clearest possible way. It
has been his aim to make the present volume first of all practical, and
in addition to that, though comprehensive, yet simple and concise. If
it helps to make the way of the home gardener more clear and definite,
its purpose will have been accomplished.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I INTRODUCTION
II WHY YOU SHOULD GARDEN
III REQUISITES OF THE HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN
IV THE PLANTING PLAN
V IMPLEMENTS AND THEIR USES
VI MANURES AND FERTILIZERS
VII THE SOIL AND ITS PREPARATION
PART TWO—VEGETABLES
VIII STARTING THE PLANTS
IX SOWING AND PLANTING
X THE CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES
XI THE VEGETABLES AND THEIR SPECIAL NEEDS
XII BEST VARIETIES OF THE GARDEN VEGETABLES
XIII INSECTS AND DISEASE, AND METHODS OF FIGHTING THEM
XIV HARVESTING AND STORING
PART THREE—FRUITS
XV THE VARIETIES OF POME AND STONE FRUITS
XVI PLANTING; CULTIVATION; FILLER CROPS
XVII PRUNING, SPRAYING, HARVESTING
XVIII BERRIES AND SMALL FRUITS
XIX A CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS
XX CONCLUSION
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Formerly it was the custom for gardeners to invest their labors and
achievements with a mystery and secrecy which might well have
discouraged any amateur from trespassing upon such difficult ground.
“Trade secrets” in either flower or vegetable growing were acquired by
the apprentice only through practice and observation, and in turn
jealously guarded by him until passed on to some younger brother in the
profession. Every garden operation was made to seem a wonderful and
difficult undertaking. Now, all that has changed. In fact the pendulum
has swung, as it usually does, to the other extreme. Often, if you are
a beginner, you have been flatteringly told in print that you could
from the beginning do just as well as the experienced gardener.
My garden friend, it cannot, as a usual thing, be done. Of course, it
may happen and sometimes does. You _might_, being a trusting lamb,
go down into Wall Street with $10,000 [Ed. Note: all monetary values
throughout the book are 1911 values] and make a fortune. You know that
you would not be likely to; the chances are very much against you. This
garden business is a matter of common sense; and the man, or the woman,
who has learned by experience how to do a thing, whether it is
cornering the market or growing cabbages, naturally does it better than
the one who has not. Do not expect the impossible. If you do, read a
poultry advertisement and go into the hen business instead of trying to
garden. I _have_ grown pumpkins that necessitated the tearing down
of the fence in order to get them out of the lot, and sometimes, though
not frequently, have had to use the axe to cut through a stalk of
asparagus, but I never “made $17,000 in ten months from an eggplant in
a city back-yard.” No, if you are going to take up gardening, you will
have to work, and you will have a great many disappointments. All that
I, or anyone else, could put between the two covers of a book will not
make a gardener of you. It must be learned through the fingers, and
back, too, as well as from the printed page. But, after all, the
greatest reward for your efforts will be the work itself; and unless
you love the work, or have a feeling that you will love it, probably
the best way for you, is to stick to the grocer for your garden.
Most things, in the course of development, change from the simple to
the complex. The art of gardening has in many ways been an exception to
the rule. The methods of culture used for many crops are more simple
than those in vogue a generation ago. The last fifty years has seen
also a tremendous advance in the varieties of vegetables, and the
strange thing is that in many instances the new and better sorts are
more easily and quickly grown than those they have replaced. The new
lima beans are an instance of what is meant. While limas have always
been appreciated as one of the most delicious of vegetables, in many
sections they could never be successfully grown, because of their
aversion to dampness and cold, and of the long season required to
mature them. The newer sorts are not only larger and better, but
hardier and earlier; and the bush forms have made them still more
generally available.
Knowledge on the subject of gardening is also more widely diffused than
ever before, and the science of photography has helped wonderfully in
telling the newcomer how to do things. It has also lent an impetus and
furnished an inspiration which words alone could never have done. If
one were to attempt to read all the gardening instructions and
suggestions being published, he would have no time left to practice
gardening at all. Why then, the reader may ask at this point, another
garden book? It is a pertinent question, and it is right that an answer
be expected in advance. The reason, then, is this: while there are
garden books in plenty, most of them pay more attention to the
“content” than to the form in which it is laid before the prospective
gardener. The material is often presented as an accumulation of detail,
instead of by a systematic and constructive plan which will take the
reader step by step through the work to be done, and make clear
constantly both the principles and the practice of garden making and
management, and at the same time avoid every digression unnecessary
from the practical point of view. Other books again, are either so
elementary as to be of little use where gardening is done without
gloves, or too elaborate, however accurate and worthy in other
respects, for an every-day working manual. The author feels, therefore,
that there is a distinct field for the present book.
And, while I still have the reader by the “introduction” buttonhole, I
want to make a suggestion or two about using a book like this. Do not,
on the one hand, read it through and then put it away with the
dictionary and the family Bible, and trust to memory for the
instruction it may give; do not, on the other hand, wait until you
think it is time to plant a thing, and then go and look it up. For
instance, do not, about the middle of May, begin investigating how many
onion seeds to put in a hill; you will find out that they should have
been put in, in drills, six weeks before. Read the whole book through
carefully at your first opportunity, make a list of the things you
should do for your own vegetable garden, and put opposite them the
proper dates for your own vicinity. Keep this available, as a working
guide, and refer to special matters as you get to them.
Do not feel discouraged that you cannot be promised immediate success
at the start. I know from personal experience and from the experience
of others that “book-gardening” is a practical thing. If you do your
work carefully and thoroughly, you may be confident that a very great
measure of success will reward the efforts of your first garden season.
And I know too, that you will find it the most entrancing game you ever
played.
Good luck to you!
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Full text of “Fruits and vegetables under glass; apples, apricots, cherries, figs, grapes, melons, peaches and nectarines, pears, pineapples, plums, strawberries; asparagus, beans, beets, carrots, chicory, cauliflowers, cucumbers, lettuce, mushrooms, radishes, rhubarb, sea kale, tomatoes”
1857
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Full text of “Hooper’s Western fruit book: a compendious collection of facts, from the notes and experience of successful fruit culturists, arranged for practical use in the orchard and garden ..”
UMASS/AMHERST
1856
http://www.archive.org/stream/candymakingrevol00hallrich/candymakingrevol00hallrich_djvu.txt
CANDY-MAKING
REVOLUTIONIZED
CONFECTIONERY FROM
VEGETABLES
BY
MARY ELIZABETH HALL
ILLUSTRATED
STURGIS & WALTON
COMPANY
1914
All rights reserved
COPYRIGHT,
PERRY MASON COMPANY
COPYRIGHT, 1912, BY
STURGIS & WALTON COMPANY
Set op and Electrotyped. Published, December, 1911
Reprinted March, 1914
TO
ONE ELIZABETH,
AND ALL ELIZABETHS WHO LOVE PURE
CANDY AND ITS MAKING
Full text of “Woman’s Institute Library of Cookery: Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals”
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Wilderness Survival
by Norene Wedam
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The fictitious scenario below is a mental exercise designed to help prepare a person survive under emergency conditions in deteriorating weather. Each survival situation is unique. No written lesson can adequately cover every possibility. The important thing is to accurately assess basic needs and make good use of available resources.
The Survival Scenario
You are returning from a late summer medical convention in Maui. Your small plane is blown off course and seriously damaged in a sudden forced landing. You have no communication. You are in the mountains in a wilderness area in Montana. You have consumed the protein beverages and food samples you brought from the convention and most of the airline food. After one week, you have not seen any signs of a Search and Rescue. You are traveling with warm-weather clothing. When you woke up this morning, there was heavy frost on the ground. Two passengers have been injured in the crash and need medical attention. Six other adults are uninjured. You can see an old territorial road over the next ridge about five miles distant as the crow flies. This will not be easy ground to transverse, with steep mountains and many streams to cross. The pilot tells you he observed that this road will eventually lead to a few scattered ranch houses about 30 miles down hill. You are one of the two individuals chosen to hike out to seek assistance.
Your assignment is to sort through items on the plane and decide which will be the most useful to take along. Which of these items will be a priority?
* Wrench
* Screwdriver
* Paper clips
* Duct tape
* Pocketknife
* Two plastic insulated coffee pots with spring-type lid
* Two three-quarter-ounce packages of salted pretzels
* Thick eyeglasses
* 11 paper cups
* Two-pound empty metal cookie can with lid
* Toothbrush
* Several full containers of waxed dental floss
* Six medium-sized safety pins
* In-flight safety videos
* Six synthetic airline blankets
* Five canvas tote bags
* Tennis racket
* Women’s facial compact with mirror
* Overhead replacement light bulbs
* Paperback novels
* Plastic dinner trays
* Clothing: jeans, T-shirts, one heavy sweatshirt, lightweight jackets, socks, four handkerchiefs
* Plastic bags: one box of heavy-duty trash bags
* Two boxes of plastic gallon-sized airline bags (used for making improvised ice packs)
* One can of snooze
* Nail clippers
* Compass
* Indelible marker
* Golf balls
* Cell phone
Answers
Immediate priorities are to stay warm, dry, and hydrated. Given that, here are your best choices:
Clothing
Even lightweight garments can provide insulation from the cold if dried leaves or pine needles are lofted between layers of clothing and double pairs of socks. Consider using insulating materials from the plane, such as foam cushions, too. (Survivors remaining with the plane can remove the fabric covering chair seats for use as blankets.) The condition of feet is especially important, so take extra dry socks. Airline blankets are useful as hoods or to dry feet after crossing a cold stream. They are lightweight and dry quickly. Bandanas or handkerchiefs can be worn about the neck or stuffed in a pocket. It may be necessary to cover the face to protect against dust or mosquitoes. (Covering exposed areas of skin with mud can also protect against mosquitoes.) Twisted handkerchiefs make a rope. Bandanas and shirtsleeves can be used to bind sprains and bandage injuries. Search the plane well for any gloves.
Plastic Bags
The large trash bags can be used as ponchos if it rains and will also help hold body heat. The smaller plastic bags can be worn over socks to keep feet dry when the ground is wet. Cover supplies to protect them from water when crossing streams.
Plastic bags can be used to condense safe drinking water, especially if there is no rain. Dig a hole and line it with a plastic bag. Set a piece of clean gravel in the center of the bag to weight it down and hold it against the cool soil. Secure the perimeter of the bag in place by setting rocks around the edges at ground level. Now, place another bag containing a pebble over the top of this bag, securing it in the same way. Allow a space between the two bags. The temperature differential between the warmer air above and the cooler soil below will cause condensation. Water will drip down from the upper bag and collect in the lower bag lining the hole. Several of these condensers may be necessary to get enough water for two people.
Thick Eyeglasses
It is unlikely there will be matches or a cigarette lighter on an airplane nowadays. Sunlight can be focused through the lenses of eyeglasses, or a magnifying glass, onto dry kindling to start a fire. (A mirror will also work.) Before leaving the plane, look for metal pieces such as the screwdriver. Strike metals against each other and rocks – especially flint, if you can find any – to discover which will throw sparks.
A signal fire at the crash site can be spotted from the air and seen at great distances. A fire should be kept burning so it does not go out. A fire produces heat and helps dry wet clothing. A large fire at night will help provide protection from predatory animals, especially where there is the scent of food. Dry vegetation for use as kindling can often be found around the base of trees or under layers of wet leaves. Bark may contain pitch. Learn how to build a proper fire. Collect an adequate supply of wood before building a fire. This prevents a fire from dying out or spreading while you are looking for more wood. Gather enough firewood to last through the night. Dry wet wood by placing it next to a warm fire. A woodpile also serves as a windbreak. Seek a sheltered location and avoid windy ridge tops. Building a fire against a stone wall will reflect heat.
Sundown is about one hour away for each adult hand width between the sun and the horizon. Darkness comes very early in the mountains. Always allow enough time to make camp! Coals from a previous fire can be wrapped inside damp moss and carried inside a metal can to start a new fire, especially if there is no sun. One way to replenish the coals and keep them from burning out is to stop at midday to boil water for a tea of foraged herbs.
Water
Check to see whether the plane’s first aid kit contains water purification drops. Otherwise, plan to boil water for three minutes. Use the empty cookie can, set on rocks above a fire, as a kettle. The plastic insulated coffee pots can be used as canteens. They will store hot water and keep water from freezing overnight.
Although, a person can survive more than one day without water, it is wise to make an effort to stay well hydrated. Lack of hydration is a factor to consider in hypothermia. Drinking warm water will heat a body, whereas eating snow or ice will accelerate heat loss.
Mirror
The mirror is a signaling device, using flashes of light. (Any shiny objects will reflect light.)
Here are some easy Morse Code letters to remember:
“Take Morse Orders” (TMO): T (-), M (—), O (-—)
“Elves In Santa’s Hire” (EISH): E (.), I (..), S (…), H (….)
Thus, SOS is: … -— …
Dashes are three times as long as dits, with an interval between letters.
Knife
A knife is helpful for cleaning fish or game. It can also be used to shave kindling to start a fire or cut boughs to build a shelter. Layering large branches against a downed log or across the tops of adjacent logs can make a simple lean-to shelter. Multiple layers of boughs should be stacked one on top of another at a downhill angle. This “roof” will help shed rainwater and also help hold body heat inside the enclosure. A floor of boughs to sit or lie on provides insulation from the cold ground and protection from mud or moisture. Pile dry leaves, grass, or smaller hand-sized boughs around your body to keep warm. Consider the direction of the shelter and whether digging a trench might be prudent for rain run-off.
Waxed Dental Floss
Waxed floss is stronger than unwaxed floss. Containers are very compact and lightweight. Tie a makeshift shelter together. Run a snare. Repair clothing. String a clothesline for drying wet socks and blankets. Use dental floss as fishing line. Rewind and do not discard used floss. Dental floss has many uses.
Safety Pins
Make fishhooks. In a location with crawdads, it may be easy to catch hundreds of “baby lobsters” at a time. Hold them in the cookie can before cooking. Safety pins also allow quick repairs when hands are stiff from cold. Pinning them inside a pocket to prevent losing them is an easy way to carry pins.
Canvas Tote Bags
Take sturdy canvas bags as totes to carry every thing. A bag with a shoulder strap will be the most practical. A bag can be worn tied under the chin as a hat for protection from the sun, rain, or cold. An extra bag can also be filled with insulating materials and used at night to keep feet warm.
Compass
Before leaving the crash site, take bearings of where you are and where you must head. Take compass readings. Note the movement of the sun and stars the day before leaving. Be prepared to navigate by the sky. To locate the North Star, find the Big Dipper. Polaris (=North Star) is located in a straight line above the last two stars in the bowl of the Dipper (see illustration below). As you travel, notice any identifying landmarks en route.
Additional Items
It may boost morale to carry a small lightweight pocket item even if it is not essential. For example, a comb, hand cream, or a small container of lip balm may be a comfort item. An indelible marker may be useful for leaving a message, even if you must write on the inner bark stripped from a tree. A small digging or cutting tool may be improvised from scrap metal and duct tape. Leave paperback novels with the plane as toilet paper; hikers will have to “rough it.” A cell phone may be useful if batteries are good. Even without a nearby tower, sometimes a signal will carry a long distance if you can get on top of a ridge. Evaluate whether a flotation device might be advantageous. Carefully consider the weight and potential usefulness of any item carried – and how long and far it will be necessary to carry it. Some items may be kept and reused.
Food is not an immediate necessity. The pretzels have no nutritional value, and salty foods induce thirst. Even the calorie count is minimal. Leave the pretzels behind. A reasonably healthy person can survive in good health for at least 20 days, or more, without food as long as they have water and avoid the risks of exposure.
Forested areas often provide edible berries and wild mushrooms to cook. (Do not eat anything you cannot positively identify!) Teas can be made from wild blackberry leaf or fir needles. Look for Miner’s Lettuce and Sorrel. Slugs are a source of protein. Considering what it takes to survive, one option may be to cook culturally objectionable foods beyond recognition and/or wrap them in leaves.
Do not get discouraged by the distance. Five miles of very difficult terrain can easily take a whole day, or more, to transverse. For safety, it may be sensible to wait out bad weather. Travel will be faster after reaching an abandoned dirt road or even a path.
Take care of yourself! The welfare of the group depends on you!
Norene Wedam, MEPD, BA, RC, CH, HP, BFRP
4911 NE 46th Street
Vancouver, Washington 98661
Norene Wedam resides with her husband in Washington State. Together, they own a timber company and log land northwest of Mt. St. Helens. Norene spent a decade living in Montana. She graduated from Dominion Herbal College in Vancouver, British Columbia in 2002 with a Chartered Herbalist diploma. She enjoys big game hunting, gardening, and foraging.
http://www.townsendletter.com/Nov2007/painoff1107.htm
As the 40 pound steel weight plunged towards my head, I asked,
Can Pain Be Turned Off Instantly by Using Neuromuscular Reflexes?
by Stephen Kaufman, DC
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Trigger Points Frequently Cause Pain
Areas of reduced circulation in muscles are called trigger points. They are painful when pressed.1-7 They cause or aggravate many types of pain disorders,5-7 including low back pain, sciatica,2,3,17 headache,1 migraine,1 TMJ syndrome,15 neck pain,7 ileotibial band syndrome,7 frozen shoulder,18 some forms of unexplained abdominal pain,10,19 post-surgical pain,20 chronic pelvic pain,21 etc. Cervical and lumbar disc syndrome pain is often caused or aggravated by myofascial trigger points.2,3,13 For our purposes, we call any area a trigger point in muscle, tendon, ligament, or bony prominence that is excessively tender to pressure when compared to the surrounding tissues. This is a much broader use of the term “trigger point” than usual.
Several years ago, I lifted a dumbbell over my head during a workout. The weight was too heavy for me, and my triceps gave out; the dumbbell and my arm plummeted towards the table. By using more weight than I could handle, I had triggered the clasp knife reflex (a.k.a., the Golgi Tendon Organ [GTO] reflex8,9), inhibiting the triceps and making my arm drop. I had neurologically inhibited the muscle, and the dumbbell fell like a… steel weight! If I could discover a way to turn muscles off like this on purpose, I might be able to turn off trigger points and muscular pain as well.
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“Even Most Doctors Have Chronic Pain – Who Knew?”
by Stephen Kaufman, DC
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Here’s What Happened When a Chiropractor Tried to Show 325 Medical Doctors at American College for Advancement of Medicine How to Stop Chronic Pain in Seconds
“Can chronic pain really be turned off for good by using only simple neurological reflexes?” This is the question several hundred MDs, DOs, and NDs asked at a recent demonstration of Pain Neutralization Technique (PNT)™. The basic premise of PNT (described in detail in Townsend Letter, November 2007)16 is that many chronic pain syndromes are caused by trigger points in muscles.1-5,8-14,17,18,20,23-26,28,29 These trigger points near the patients’ symptoms are exquisitely tender when pressed. PNT usually turns off even the most tender trigger points within a few seconds on many patients, using only light pressure on neurological reflexes. No drugs, injections, or instruments are used. Please note that PNT does not treat trigger points as most techniques do;29 rather, its aim is to eliminate them, usually in seconds. (Of course, it doesn’t work in every case. But read on.)
At the November 2007 meeting of the American College of Advancement in Medicine (ACAM) in Phoenix, Arizona, we asked how many people in the room had chronic musculoskeletal pain of some kind. More than 75% of the hands went up in this elite group of holistic physicians! Especially popular was chronic upper trapezius pain.
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Israel Preparing Massive Strike On Iran
here’s the link
http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.printable&pageId=95407
my connection is toast i’m at 7kbs .
Israel Preparing Massive Strike On Iran<<<
From what I read, President Bush expected Israel to attack Iran.
Obama says NO.
obama also says Israel will give up part of the land so palestine can form a country.
Not many in the mid-east want Iran to be nuclear equipped, for they are not interested in doing as Iran says either.
Try dumping the cache, I know that my scanner will not play if it is full.
this internet hookup is also playing games with me.
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Food for Thought:
Review of Nutritional Modalities Used for the Treatment of Mental Illness
by Baljit K. Khamba Grewal, BSc, MPH, ND (Cand.)
Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine – Toronto, Ontario
http://www.townsendletter.com/FebMarch2009/food4thought0209.htm
there are several important health articles at this site and they make good sense. to me.
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http://www.townsendletter.com/FebMarch2008/webpot0208.htm
Web Page Potpourri
by Marjorie Roswell
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A column devoted to informative integrative health resources on the Internet
Quick and Easy Raw Food
There’s no better cure for fibromyalgia than a varied, colorful diet of raw fruits and vegetables. These quick and easy recipes come from a demo I did for our local EarthSave chapter. Enjoy!
Useful Tools
Knife
Cutting board
Magic Bullet or coffee grinder
Knife or Apple slicer
Blender
Nut milk bag or strainer
Magic Bullet, blender, or food processor
Citrus juicer
Blender
Optional: garlic peeler, citrus juicer
3-Ingredient Salad
• Mango, cubed
• Avocado, cubed
• Raspberry… or tomato…
3-Ingredient Snack or Party Food
• Milled flax
• Cinnamon
• Apple slices
3-Ingredient Pudding
• 1/2 Papaya
• Banana
• Juice of one lime
(Eat as Pudding or use as a Fruit Salad Dressing)
4-Ingredient Almond Milk
• Almonds, soaked
• Water
• Pinch of salt
• Sweetener or berries
(Add corn fresh from the cob, pepper, and cayenne to make a Corn Chowder)
Generic Salad Dressing
(From Victoria Boutenko)
• Oil (any good oil, such as sesame, olive, safflower). Use enough to cover the blades of the blender.
• 1 teaspoon natural sweetener such as dates, raisins, bananas
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (or lime juice or raw apple cider vinegar)
• 1/3 cup distilled water
• 1 cup chopped or 1 bunch herbs – preferably fresh! (one or more of celery, parsley, cilantro, basil, or any other herb).
• Spice to taste (garlic, mustard, ginger, jalapeno, etc.)
• 1/3 cup seeds or nuts (the most common are sunflower seeds and tahini; also walnuts, pumpkin seeds, almonds)
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt (or kelp, dulce, Bragg’s Liquid Aminos) or to taste (optional)
• Pepper
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http://www.FromSadToRaw.com
http://www.living-foods.com/recipes/
http://www.discountjuicers.com
Recommended Web Search Terms
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http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/amalgamatedproduce04_09.html
Amalgamated Produce, Inc. Extends Recall to Crunchy Sprouts in the North Eastern United States Because of Possible Health Risk
Contact:
Amalgamated Produce, Inc.
(800) 358-3808
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Amalgamated Produce, Inc. is extending its recall of April 9, 2009 to include one additional product, labeled as either Specialty Farms Organic Crunchy Sprouts or Organic Crunchy Pea Mix, as noted below. These items all have a sell-by date from 3/31/09 through 4/27/09 and are net weight 4 ounces in plastic containers:
BRAND
ITEM DESCRIPTION
UPC
Specialty Farms
Organic Crunchy Sprouts
8192400061
Specialty Farms
Organic Crunchy Pea Mix
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The above items are all in plastic containers.
These sprouts are being recalled because they may have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). Lm is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
Amalgamated Produce, Inc. voluntarily recalled sprouts April 9, 2009 after laboratory analysis found positive results. The press release for this recall is available at the following link:
http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/api04_09.html
All products produced by Amalgamated Produce, Inc. under the brand names Specialty Farms, Vermont Sprout House, and BroccoSprouts with a sell-by date 5/1/09 and beyond are not included in this recall.
Products have been distributed in the following states:
* NY, NJ, CT, RI, MA, NH, VT, ME, MD, PA and Delaware
API is currently in the process of determining exactly where this potential Lm contamination could be occurring in its facility and is immediately remedying the potential sources as they are identified. API hopes to return to full sprout production soon.
Consumers who have purchased this product are urged to return them to the point of purchase for refund and may contact API with questions at (800)358-3808 between the hours of 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. EST.
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:) And frugal way of using it as well. I have some of those and will be doing the same!<<<
When I discovered that there was more vitamin E in that one capsule, than in the whole jar of vit. E healing cream that I had been buying, I changed to the capsule.
It works wonders on burns and bad cuts.
During WW2, the U.S. gov was testing it for using on the Military, for their leg cramps, caused by the long marches.
Vit. E is said to be a blood cleaner and good for the mind.
For some reason I have quit taking it and am making an effort to get started again....
http://www.natmedtalk.com/nutrition/2512-eat-radishes-skip-pharmacy.html
Eat radishes, skip the pharmacy
I find the way these foods are classified kind of fascinating. I always wonder, what came first? Did the ancient Chinese find that certain foods helped “cold” conditions, and therefore classified as “warm”, or was it only the inherent qualities of the food that classified it as “warm” (or any other characteristic.. yin/yang, etc.)
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/arti...cle_344257.htm
Quote:
Eat radishes, skip the pharmacy
Created: 2008-1-8
Author:Zhang Qian
They say when radishes are on the market, people can forget pharmacies. Radishes can clear a stuffy nose, ease sore joints, even help you sober up, writes Zhang Qian.
The array of food available in winter is beguiling and it’s not season-bound any more. Despite the tempting choices and varieties, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) doctors recommend you base your choices more on your constitution than your taste buds.
Many people believe that hot (yang) foods like mutton are always the best choices in winter since they help keep us warm, TCM-wise, in the cold weather. Though mutton is a favorite in winter, it is not suitable for everyone, says Dr Zhou Duan, director of the Internal Medicine Department of Longhua Hospital, attached to Shanghai University of TCM.
One’s constitution (hot/cold or yin/yang) should always be the priority when choosing foods, says Dr Zhou. Most people are neutral.
Don’t forget fruits and veggies - pears, oranges, longan, white radishes and cabbage are especially good for most people.
TCM theory holds that the constitution of a human body is mostly determined at birth. Some diseases and conditions, like high blood pressure, may alter the constitution, but the changing weather will not change it.
“A ‘hot’ person is extremely sensitive to heat in winter as well as other seasons, but their condition is less apparent in winter. That’s why he or she will find winter more agreeable. It’s the same for a ‘cold’ people in summer,” he says.
“Therefore, hot people shouldn’t take too much hot food, even in winter.”
Here are some popular and nutritious fruits and vegetables often eaten in winter. They are suitable for most people.
Fruits
Pear
Dryness is one of the biggest problems in winter. Most people have dry skin; a dry throat makes you cough; dry bowels can mean constipation.
Fruits are the best food to relieve dryness in winter.
Pears, a “cold” or yin fruit, are the best choice for “hot” people, including those with excessive internal heat and fever.
It can help create saliva, nourish the lungs and relieve thirst and coughing.
Eating pears is especially good for high blood pressure since pears dispel internal heat. Pears can help relieve dizziness, ringing in the ears and rapid heart beat if eaten frequently.
Since pears are “cold,” however, people with a poor stomach or deficient blood should not eat too much.
Sugarcane
Sugarcane is a “cold” reinforcing fruit that helps relieve low blood sugar, vomiting, coughing, thirst, and dry bowels. Yet again, it is not suitable for “cold” people with digestion problems.
Longan and oranges
Though most fruits belong in the “cold” classification, there are exceptions. Longan and oranges are popular “hot” fruits in winter.
Longan has been prescribed as a reinforcing food in winter since ancient times. It can help nourish the blood and reinforce energy, promote appetite and benefit the spleen, soothe the nerves and promote sleep.
It is the best choice for “cold” people with deficient energy and blood; while “hot” people with inflammation or phlegm should not eat them.
Oranges, like pears, also nourish the lungs and relieve coughing, but they are a “hot” fruit for “cold” people. They also help with chronic stomach problems.
Vegetables
Radish
The large white radish has long been called “little ginseng” in China. The old saying goes that “when radishes come onto the market, nobody will go to the pharmacies.”
Radishes can aid digestion, dissolve phlegm, and reinforce energy. But “cold” people shouldn’t eat too much. And it should not be eaten together with oranges; ingesting too much of both is said to cause goiter.
Cabbage
Cabbage is a popular winter vegetable because it’s high in nutrition and low in price. Cabbage can relieve constipation and aid digestion. It is neutral, neither hot nor cold, and suits everyone.
Herbs
Herbal soup is popular in winter as it is not only tasty but reinforcing and helps to restore energy for the spring. Yet “one soup fits all” is not practical.
Here are three herbs often used in soup:
Huang qi reinforces energy, yet it is a “hot” herb that is not suitable for “hot” people, especially those who are fat and have excessive internal heat.
Gou qi berries help nourish yin and reinforce kidney function. But “cold” people with stomach pains or loose bowels should avoid it.
Aweto (cordyceps, worm grass) helps reinforce lungs and kidney, nourishes yin and lungs. It is neutral, suitable to almost everyone, but it’s very expensive.
http://www.archive.org/stream/vegetabcultureof00suttrich/vegetabcultureof00suttrich_djvu.txt
BEATRIX
JONES
LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE
REEF POINT GARDENS
LIBRARY
THE CULTURE
OF
VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS.
PRINTED BY
SPOTTISWOODE AND CO., NEW-STREET SQUARE
LONDON
THE CULTURE
OF
VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS
FROM SEEDS AND ROOTS.
ALSO
A YEAR’S WORK IN THE VEGETABLE GARDEN,
FLOWERS ALL THE YEAR ROUND,
THE ROTATION AND CHEMISTRY OF CROPS,
THE FORMATION OF LAWNS FROM SEED,
AND
DESCRIPTIONS OF, AND REMEDIES FOR, GARDEN PESTS.
BY
SUTTON AND SONS,
READING.
FIFTH EDITION.
LONDON :
SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO. LTD.
1892.
All rights reserved.
Add to
LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE
http://www.archive.org/stream/warvegetablegar00commgoog/warvegetablegar00commgoog_djvu.txt
1918
War Vegetable
Gardening
and the
Home Storage
of
Vegetables
PART I-WAR GARDENING MANUAL
PART II-HOME STORAGE MANUAL
1918
Published by
National War Garden Commission
The Maryland Building, Washington, D. C.
Copyright 1918, by the
National War Garden (”ommission
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PLAN OF GARDEN 50 by 75 feet, In which careful attention has been paid to proper rotation of the
season’s crops and to a contlnuotts supply of the more important vegetables.
Hot Bed
Cold Frame
Asparagus
Rhubarb
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ARRANGEMENT OF SEASON’S CROPS
Peas, followed by Tomatoes
Peas, followed by Celery
Onion Sets, followed by Turnips
Corn, followed by Spinach
Beans (bush), followed by Beets
Beets, y^ row; Carrots, y% row, foUo^wed by Corn
Turnips, followed by Bush Beans
Potatoes, followed by Spinach
Spinach, followed by Potatoes
Cabbage, with Lettuce and Radishes between, followed by Carrots
Beans, Bush Lima
Chard, % row; Parsley, ^ row
Parsnips, ^ row (radishes to mark row); Salsify, 54 i^ow
Corn, followed by Kohl-rabi, Yi row; Cauliflower, Yi row
Peas, followed by Corn
Beans, Bush Lima -
Potatoes, ‘ followed by Cabbage
Tomatoes
Peppers, Vt. row; Potatoes, 5^
Has Community Gardens and called for 5 million Victory Gardens in 1918....granny
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