Protective mind coating
UCLA researchers learn how a nerve-tissue wrap in the brain, myelin, impacts behavior
BY JAMIE TALAN
Newsday
Abnormal development of the protective insulation that wraps around the wiring of the brain's nerve cells could result in a range of behavioral problems - including autism, attention deficit disorder, drug abuse and schizophrenia, according to a new study.
Dr. George Bartzokis and his colleagues at the University of California in Los Angeles have studied brain scans in living humans and autopsied brains to unravel the role of myelin, the insulation material. The thicker and heavier the wrapping, the faster and more effective nerve cells can communicate.
Bartzokis is the scientist who first discovered that myelin production continues to grow throughout the first four decades, then peaks at 45 and goes down from there. "We are truly adults at our 50th birthday, " he said.
In his latest study, published in Adolescent Psychiatry, Bartzokis and his colleagues map out a picture of the younger brain undergoing myelination and what can happen if those connections don't develop normally.
He believes that humans myelinate different circuits at varying points throughout life, which could explain why the brain diseases of young people are so different from those of older ones.
For instance, if myelin is disrupted early in life, basic circuits that govern language and social communication might not develop normally, hence autism.
If the problems develop in school-age children, the inability to process information fast and effectively could pave the way for attention deficits. Even later in adolescence, problems with myelin can impair a person's ability to think clearly, a common feature of schizophrenia.
So what's a brain to do?
Myelin is a fatty acid, and Bartzokis said that there may already be medicines, certain foods and fish oil supplements high in fatty acids that promote myelination. He likens it to a high-speed Internet connection. Without proper myelination, the brain "can't get online, " he said.
Only vertebrates have myelin, and humans have the most - about 20 percent more than chimps. It increases the speed of transmission of information, expands the brain's bandwidth and allows the brain to go online.
The California scientist said that this finding could explain why it is virtually impossible to see any obvious brain damage in many of these developmental disorders.
"There's no dead anything on autopsy, " Bartzokis said. "Those brain connections just never developed normally."
If people are working offline because of myelination problems, Bartzokis said, "it's not that they are bad or dumb. It's that they are not able to bring all of their knowledge to bear."
That's why a teenager's knowledge about the dangers of driving while drunk might not help when he or she is in a high-risk situation.
Barzokis' brain scans of healthy people from 19 to 76 show a myelination growth curve. In middle age, when myelin is on the decline, a number of new brain diseases emerge.
Genes, environmental toxins and even diet appear to influence the myelination process, Bartzokis said.
Good news for the female brain: His studies show that female brains are making better myelin, which could explain why young boys are at greater risk for problems.
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EMERGENCY ALERT, DAY 2!
POWER OF PARENTS CALL-IN CAMPAIGN
WITH YOUR HELP, WE JAMMED PHONE LINES ON CAPITOL HILL YESTERDAY TO PROTECT VACCINE-INJURED CHILDREN’S RIGHTS—WE MUST KEEP UP THE PRESSURE!!!
- Pharmaceutical Liability Protection Language is now EVERYWHERE in pending legislation on Capitol Hill, and we must speak up NOW on behalf of our children.
- We need to get on the phones again today and tomorrow to fight the most sweeping threat so far to our children’s rights.
- THIS IS WORSE THAN THE FRIST LEGISLATION. OUR CHILDREN WILL GET NOTHING.
- Our sources in Washington tell us that Pharma-protection language will be inserted into as much legislation as possible between now and Thursday. There are already ten different bills on Capitol Hill -- S3, S975, S1437, S1828, S1873, S1880, HR650, HR3154, HR3970, HR4245 -- that contain provisions which will let drug companies off the hook for injuries resulting from vaccines and other products.
- Other appropriations bills are being considered for similar provisions. If the provisions are attached to an appropriations bill WE CANNOT STOP IT!!!
HERE’S WHAT WE NEED TO DO:
THE POWER OF PARENTS CALL-IN CAMPAIGN, DAY 2
- Get on the phone ASAP!!!
- Our ONLY defense is to prevent anything from being attached!
- Tell the legislators listed below plus your own senator and representative that they must not support any of the bills that take away your child’s rights and that you demand that drug companies not be rewarded for their disregard for safety.
- Remind them that their constituents are watching them very closely and will remember who supports the children, and who supports Big Pharma. They cannot have it both ways—they are either for our injured children, or they are against them.
Time is of the essence and it ties up their phone lines.
The results are immediate.
If you have time for faxing, below is a sample letter you can change to fit your situation, or just write your own brief note.
We need everyone possible to get involved—in-laws, neighbors, friends, and anyone else you can think of. Send this action alert to everyone in your address book. This is their best chance. WE MUST STOP THEM!
A-CHAMP will send out updates on the situation on Capitol Hill as they receive them.
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Dear Senator (or Representative) _________:
Re: SAY NO TO UNFAIR AND UNNECESSARY LIABILITY PROTECTION FOR VACCINE MANUFACTURERS
I respectfully request that you act to protect the rights of vaccine injured children by blocking the unfair liability immunity giveaway proposed for pharmaceutical companies.
There are ten bills that we know about that contain language that unnecessarily limits the rights of children injured by vaccines. These include S3, S975, S1437, S1828, S1873, S1880, HR650, HR3154, HR3970, and HR4245. I am shocked to learn that similar provisions are being slipped into proposed legislation, including Appropriations bills, in a manner similar to the provisions snuck in the dead of night into the Homeland Security bill in 2002. If any of these provisions is enacted, a vaccine-injured child's right to have his or her day in court will be unnecessarily and unfairly taken away. Enactment of this legislation will be a dark day for the tradition of fair play and equity in the American justice system.
As a voter and one who cares deeply about children injured by vaccines, I oppose legislation that provides unprecedented immunity to a vaccine industry that has caused tragic injury to some children. Such liability protection is unnecessary.
Current laws adequately protect vaccine manufacturers. There have been very few vaccine injury claims against vaccine makers over the past 30 years. The true reason for the apparent lack of vaccine manufacturing capacity is the pattern of merger and consolidation in the pharmaceutical industry and market factors unrelated to liability concerns that make vaccines economically difficult to produce. National health authorities such as Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Walter Orenstein have said that the liability concerns are not causing the problems. The Government Accountability Office ("GAO") and other respected authorities said the same.
I urge you to place the interests of injured children above those of the pharmaceutical industry. Along with hundreds of thousands of voters across the country, I am deeply concerned that vaccine manufacturers will cease to have an incentive to make their products safe, should unnecessary liability protection be enacted.
I know that families of vaccine injured children and their friends are watching the actions of legislators very closely. As a legislator you must choose whose interests you protect: the interests of injured children, or the financial interests of the drug industry.
Please do all in your power to see that none of the provisions that take away children's rights are enacted.
Sincerely,
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CALL ALL of these Senators (and three House Members) ASAP!!! Our sources in Washington tell us that Senators Frist, Santorum, and Graham, and Congressmen Hastert and Barton are especially important for us to focus on right now.
Senator Bill Frist (TN) Phone: (202) 224-3344 Fax: (202) 228-1264
Senator Rick Santorum (PA) Phone: (202) 224-6324 Fax: (202) 228-0604202-224-3344
Senator Thad Cochran (MS) (Chairman) Phone: (202) 224-5054 Fax: (202) 224-9450
Senator Ted Stevens (AK) Phone: (202) 224-3004 Fax:(202) 224-2354
Senator Arlen Specter (PA) Phone: 202-224-4254 Fax: 202-228-1229
Senator Pete Domenici (NM) Phone: (202) 224-6621 Fax: (202) 228-3261
Senator Christopher Bond (MO) Phone: (202) 224-5721 Fax: (202) 224-8149
Senator Mitch McConnell (KY) Phone: (202) 224-2541 Fax: (202) 224-2499
Senator Richard Shelby (AL) Phone: (202) 224-5744 Fax: (202) 224-3416
Senator Judd Gregg (NH) Phone: (202) 224 – 3324 Fax: (202) 224 - 4952
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX) Phone: 202-224-5922 Fax: 202-224-0776
Senator Conrad Burns (MT) Phone: 202-224-2644 Fax: 202-224-8594
Sen. Daniel Inouye (Ranking Member) (HI) Phone: 202-224-3934 Fax: 202-224-6747
Senator Robert C. Byrd (WV) Phone: 202-224-3954 Fax: 202-228-0002
Senator Patrick Leahy (VT) Phone: 202-224-4242 Fax: 202-224-3479
Senator Tom Harkin (IA) Phone: (202) 224-3254 Fax: (202) 224-9369
Senator Byron Dorgan (ND) Phone: 202-224-2551 Fax: 202-224-1193
Senator Richard Durbin (IL) Phone: (202) 224-2152 Fax: (202) 228-0400
Senator Harry Reid (NV) Phone: 202-224-3542 Fax: 202-224-7327
Senator Dianne Feinstein (CA) Phone: (202) 224-3841 Fax: (202) 228-3954
Senator Barbara Milkulski (MD) Phone: 202-224-4654 Fax: 202-224-8858
Sen. Edward Kennedy (MA) Phone: 202-224-4543 Fax: 202-224-2417
Sen. Olympia Snowe (ME) DC Phone: 202-224-5344 Fax: 202-224-1946
Sen. Susan Collins (ME) Phone: 202-224-2523 Fax: 202-224-2693
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (MI) Phone: 202-224-4822 Fax: 202-228-0325
Sen. Lincoln Chaffee (RI) Phone: 202-224-2921 Fax: 202-228-2853
Sen. John McCain (AZ) Phone: 202-224-2235 Fax: 202-228-2862
Sen. Lindsay Graham DC Phone: 202-224-5972 Fax: 202-224-3808
Congressman Dennis Hastert (IL) Phone: 202-225-2976 Fax: 202-225-0697
Congressman Joe Barton (TX) Phone: (202) 225-2002 Fax: (202) 225-3052
Congressman Jerry Lewis (Chair, House Appropriations) Phone: 202-225-3801 Fax: 202-225-0351
Think Autism. Think Cure.
Source: aboutautism.blogspot.com
Mercury in vaccine poses a danger
Journal Standard.com
Opinions
Dr. Amy Johnson's comments in The Journal-Standard on the mercury-containing flu vaccine for children contain serious flaws.
Dr. Johnson may say that "there is no evidence of harm, " but she's basing that on the CDC's easily flawed and manipulated population studies to "prove" mercury is safe when injected into babies. What about the government's own testing of thimerosal?
Introduced by Eli Lilly in 1930, thimerosal was tested only once, on 22 adult patients suffering from meningitis. There was no chance for follow-up to observe long-term effects, as all of the patients in this "study" died. Even if follow-up had been possible, damage to the developing brains of very young children would have remained an unknown. Thimerosal was pronounced "safe" and later grandfathered in when the FDA was created.
Starting in the late 1980s more and more vaccines with mercury were added to our children's list of required vaccines, without any regard for the total mercury exposure children were receiving. Finally in 1999, the federal health agencies and the American Academy of Pediatrics added up all the mercury children were receiving and realized it was over 100 times EPA limits for mercury exposure. They then urged vaccine makers to stop using it. In 2004, the AAP put out an "autism alarm" because of the epidemic increase in autism.
In 20 years, the rate has gone from one in 10, 000 to one in every 166 children. Furthermore, one in every six schoolchildren now has a diagnosis of attention deficit or some other learning disability.
The medical community seems to focus on denying that this is in any way related to mercury in vaccines.
The first 11 cases of autism ever documented, in 1943, were in children who were among the first to be vaccinated with mercury. The federal government has never conducted specific tests on the neurotoxicity of thimerosal, although hundreds of published studies and documents attest to its extreme toxicity. Our CDC and FDA should be utterly embarrassed to make safety claims based on such a pathetic history of oversight.
Our federal health agencies are also the ones whose members have over 700 conflict-of-interest waivers for direct financial ties to the vaccine makers.
Evidence of Harm is the new book by David Kirby on the autism controversy. Mr. Kirby spent two years researching the history of thimerosal use and its relationship to thimerosal. He writes, "... many research) documents dating back to the 1930s, each raising a red flag about thimerosal." (EOH 207-209). Mr. Kirby chronologically lists over 70 years of scientific research on the damaging and deadly effects of thimerosal that was willfully ignored by Eli Lilly and the CDC. http://www.evidenceofharm.com/
We need to take a serious look at the generation of American children exposed to mercury. A person would need to weigh 275 pounds by the EPA's own standards to be able to eliminate the 12.5 mcg of mercury in the children's flu vaccine for this year.
This is hardly a "low dose" of mercury. By anyone's standards, it is unconscionable to inject a known neurotoxin into babies and toddlers.
Anne McElroy Dachel
Chippewa Falls, WI
Source: aboutautism.blogspot.com
Frist Inoculates Drug Makers for Any Vaccine Liability
Frist Inoculates Drug Makers for Any Vaccine Liability After Industry Won Him Senate & He Himself Said Anthrax Was Problematic
To: National Desk
Contact: Jamie Court, 310-874-9989; Carmen Balber, 310-392-0522 ext 324
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is seeking a last-minute amendment to an appropriations bill that would remove legal liability from a drug company if the Bush Administration declares its vaccines are needed to respond to a public health threat. The Associated Press reports Frist is behind the eleventh-hour change.
The pharmaceutical industry that makes the vaccines was the largest industry donor to Frist's National Republican Senatorial Committee, the political arm of Senate Republicans that was key to winning a GOP majority in the Senate. The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) called on Frist to withdraw the amendment based on his own conflict of interest - the industry he is helping is his biggest donor and he has himself condemned the safety of the anthrax vaccine.
"How can we trust an administration that does not know what a weapon of mass destruction is to take away our legal rights when it sees a so-called public health threat?" said Jamie Court of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights. "This is a total giveaway to the GOP's biggest donor using national security as cover. It's a terror dividend for Big Pharma, which handed Senator Frist and the GOP the third branch of government."
Under the legislation the Frist amendment is based on, the Bush Administration could declare a real or potential public health emergency, classify any vaccine or product as necessary to respond to a public health threat and provide its manufacturer almost virtual immunity from prosecution. The immunity provisions are so broad that any product that can be considered a "countermeasure, " not just vaccines, would be included under its protection.
Frist himself has acknowledged problems with the anthrax vaccine: "The (anthrax) vaccine is a dated vaccine, it's an old vaccine. There are very real and potentially serious side effects from the vaccine and anyone who elects to receive the vaccine needs to be made aware of that."
"I do not recommend widespread inoculation for people with the vaccine in the Hart Building, " Frist said. "There are too many side effects and if there is limited chance of exposure the side effects would far outweigh any potential advantage." (CNN.com, 12/20/01, http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/12/18/anthrax/ )
After a secret attempt to provide liability protection for the makers of Thimerosal in 2002 under the cover of an amendment to Homeland Security legislation, Congressional leaders are again promoting sweeping protections for the drug industry while no one is looking. Frist denied involvement in the Thimerosol amendment in 2002 but the backlash forced the Senate to remove the immunity provision. The 2002 amendment was based on parallel legislation Frist carried.
Frist's blind trust listed personal investments with Abbot Labs and Johnson & Johnson, each in the $15, 000 to $50, 000 range, through 2004. Frist himself had a close relationship with Eli Lilly, maker of Thimerosal, which not only topped the list of drug maker contributors to the Senator's PAC but also bought 5, 000 copies of Frist's book on bio-terrorrism.
FTCR filed an ethics complaint with the Senate Select Ethics Committee last April charging Senate Majority Leader Frist (R-TN) with a conflict of interest for promoting medical malpractice liability limits while retaining stock worth millions in HCA. The Frist family-founded hospital chain owns HCI, the nation's fourth largest malpractice insurer. The committee dismissed the complaint, ruling that Frist's millions did not constitute a conflict. The Senator sold the stock this summer just before the stock price plummeted and is under investigation by the SEC for possible insider trading.
For more on FTCR's complaints about Senator Frist's ethics, visit http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/corporate/Frist/
http://www.usnewswire.com/
© 2005 U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/
See also:
"Forced To Withdraw Drug Company Immunity From 2002 Homeland Security Bill After Outcry...."
Agency Would Be Exempt from FOIA
Open Secrets - PoliticiansProtection for vaccine makers debated
Frist Secretly Pimps For Drugmakers Again!!
Source: aboutautism.blogspot.com
Flying Stars Feng Shui for 2006 : Predictions & Remedies for Main Door facing South
 FLYING STARS FENGSHUI FOR 2006 : YEARLY PREDICTIONS & REMEDIES FOR MAIN DOOR FACING SOUTH (Chinese Solar Year : 04.02.2006 to 03.02.2007 - Year of the Yang Red Fire Dog) Flying Stars or Fei Xing is a powerful form of Feng Shui derived from the famous Xuan Kong Fengshui. It is an Analysis of the Five Elements and Star Combinations (representing certain energy patterns) that occupy every building. Each new year these annual stars change, Qi (energy) shifts happen, bringing good and bad energy with them - thereby producing different effects. In February 2004 all the Feng Shui Energy Patterns underwent huge transformations to the NewAge of Land Luck called Period 8 Energy Cycles. It means that a large scale evolution of the human race with completely new energy dynamics has started. The significance is that the new, vibrant energies of Period 8 impacts on the buildings differently than before and energies that were previously activated now need to be remedied, in order to reduce any bad effects from the past influences. The Flying Stars Chart or the 9-Grid Meteor Plan for the Bing-Xu, Year of the Yang Red Fire Dog has been plotted and the effects of their energy patterns are analyzed. The analysis also contains suggested remedies/cures for reducing the impact of negative energy and recommended enhancers for increasing and improving upon the beneficial energy. For the remedies/enhancers to be effective, they should be cleansed, energised, blessed and programmed not only for the particular individual/family but also for the specific purpose/problem. They should also be placed in the indicated location. The direction in which your main door lies is very important to any form of Geomancy, including Fengshui & Vaastu. The primary reason for this is that the air currents and energy flow in and flow out through the mouth of the main door. Thus you receive positive energy for the year, if the main door faces a direction of auspicious stars or meteors (powerful energy bodies) and receive negative energy for the year, if the main door faces a direction of evil stars or meteors. In case negative impacts are forecast, you can simply offset the negative energy by installing the recommended remedies there. Any or all of these remedies can be reused for the coming years, the only thing is that they should be repositioned according to the new year. Please note that the effects may be felt in varying degrees depending upon the exact compass degree of the main door. ANNUAL FORECAST & REMEDIES FOR FLATS/HOMES/OFFICES/FACTORIES WITH MAIN DOOR FACING SOUTH : A bad year that could see many fire based disasters including fire burns to family members. Especially in the months of February, May and November. Have your electrical wiring fully checked. Turn off all electrical and electronic gadgets when not in use. Be extra careful in kitchen, especially if you use a gas cylinder. Heart related health problems will surface. Bloodloss and surgery in the family are indicated. Women folk would be the most affected. Try and avoid getting into arguments. Communication gaps will happen frequently. If you are in corporate administration or in politics, you will be back-stabbed more than once. You will be haunted by gossips throughout the year. You will make new enemies with ease. Business people will face tough competition and lose a lot of customers. Theft is a reality. Invest in insurance for household articles and install good security systems. Keep a brownish Stilbite Crystal Cluster near your main entrance to minimise the power of negative energy. If you have a car, hang a golden, metal Wou-Lou near the dash board to try and avoid accidents. Be careful when handling sharp metal objects. If you are in fields related to entertainment, books, CDs, fitness centers, etc., you may do better business but due to negative publicity. If you are in teaching or in law practice or running an advertising agency, you will fare better. Relationship problems and love triangles can happen. Display the combined statue of Dragon & Phoenix or a pair of pink Mandarin Ducks in the south of your bedroom. Display the “Safety Talisman for 2006” in the North West sector and carry a miniature version of it always. Door Mat Colour for the Main Door : Blue (on the inside) and Grey (on the outside). COMMON MINIMUM REMEDY FOR ALL BUILDINGS FOR 2006 : To minimise damage due to gossiping and rumours, arguments and disputes, avoid the colours green and blue in the center of your home. Do not place any moving water features like fish aquarium or water fountains here. Display 8 red roses without thorns and leaves in the center of your home/office/building and light up a small red coloured bulb which will burn continuously, 24/7. This is applicable for all buildings, irrespective of the direction of the main doors.  |
Source: crystal-vaastu.spaces.live.com
Annual Forecasts & Fengshui Remedies for 2006 : Year of Yang Red Fire Dog - for Rooster Sign
ANNUAL FORECASTS & FENGSHUI REMEDIES FOR 2006 : YEAR OF YANG RED FIRE DOG - FOR ROOSTER SIGN
The ancient Chinese Astrology is not only fascinating but also quite accurate. It’s Zodiac is based on 12 signs, a cycle of 12 years and are named after 12 symbolic animals : Rat (or Mouse), Ox (or Buffalo or Bull or Cow), Tiger, Rabbit (or Hare or Cat), Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat (or Sheep or Ram), Monkey, Rooster (or Hen or Cock or Chicken or Phoenix), Dog and Pig (or Boar or Hog).
Your Chinese Astrological Zodiac Animal Sign is based on your Chinese Lunar Year of Birth. The Chinese New Year is movable and could start anywhere between 21st January and 20th February, depending upon the year.
If your Date of Birth falls into any of these below listed Chinese Lunar Years, then, because you are born in the Year of the Rooster (or Hen or Cock or Chicken or Phoenix), you are symbolically identified as a "Rooster" :
From 22 Jan 1909 to 09 Feb 1910
From 08 Feb 1921 to 27 Jan 1922
From 26 Jan 1933 to 13 Feb 1934
From 13 Feb 1945 to 01 Feb 1946
From 31 Jan 1957 to 17 Feb 1958
From 17 Feb 1969 to 05 Feb 1970
From 05 Feb 1981 to 24 Jan 1982
From 23 Jan 1993 to 09 Feb 1994
From 09 Feb 2005 to 28 Jan 2006
In Chinese Hsia Calender, 2006 is the 4703rd year and is also the third year of the New Fengshui Land Luck Period 8. The new Chinese Lunar Year is from 29.01.2006 to 17.02.2007. Here are the Annual Forecasts and suggested Fengshui & Crystal Remedies that you may need for the coming "New Year 2006 : Bing Xu, the Year of the Yang Red Fire Dog" :
CAREER :
A better year than 2005, but you are still not out of the woods. You can now come out of your isolation, move out of your territory, explore new avenues and regain your self-confidance, but there are still obstacles to be crossed and inconsistent luck to be faced. Those of you in the employment will encounter more difficulties and non co-operation. Frequent setbacks will lead to frustrations. Flexibility and adaptablility should be your seed mantra. But many of you will get timely help and guidance, if you look out properly. Some will migrate to distant lands, personally and professionally. But think hard and take professional advice, before switching jobs. You will be facing adverse conditions wherever you go. Be extremely careful when you sign any agreements. If you are in a job or practice that involves your speech skills, like a lawyer, PRO, salesman, insurance agent, etc., you will do much better. Display a Dragon & Phoenix statue for a general improvement and continue to wait for better times. Remember that the experience that you gather this year will be significant in future.
You are in punishment formation with the Tai Sui this year, so display the statue of a Three Generations Dragon Head Turtle alongwith a photograph of the presiding Year Authority of 2006 in the North West, to minimise the negativities of gossips and scandals. You should also wear a Fengshui Rabbit Pendant or place the statue of a Rabbit in the East. (The position of Tai Sui corresponds to North West this year. Tai Sui is also popularly called as Grand Duke of Jupiter and is an intangible energy body of war-like nature that should not be disturbed.)
MONEY :
MONEY :
Average wealth luck. Some of you could get help and support from friends and superiors. Stars also indicate financial loss through wrong guidance and because of mistakes of others. Do not enter speculative markets. Stimulate money flow by using a set of large sized wealth coins. You can also place a 3-legged Money Frog over your counter, looking towards you.
HEALTH :
Normal health. Look out when you take the steps and avoid climbing very high. There could be some bruising and blood injuries. You might also suffer from viral infections and common cold throughout the year. You can try to pre-empt the destined by donating blood and getting your teeth cleaned by a dentist. Exercise, sleep and rest well. Meditate frequently to safeguard your mental health.
LOVE :
LOVE :
Much better luck in the household. If you try and avoid bringing your career karma into your home, you will settle down to normalcy as far as your home is concerned. If you are a single, be careful of your romantic relationships. Good luck for those who wish to expand their friendship circle.
Beneficial Crystal : White Quartz, for 2006
Good Relationship with : Ox, Snake & Dragon, for 2006
Conflict with : Rabbit, Dog & Rooster, for 2006
Yin/Yang : Yin
A NOTE ABOUT REMEDIES :
The above analysis has suggested some remedies/cures for reducing the impact of negative energy and has recommended certain enhancers for increasing and improving upon the beneficial energy. For the remedies/enhancers to be effective, they should be cleansed, energised, blessed and programmed not only for the particular individual/family but also for the specific purpose/problem. They should also be placed in the indicated location. Any or all of these remedies can be reused for the coming new years, the only thing is that some of them may have to be repositioned according to the specific new year.
Source: crystal-vaastu.spaces.live.com
The Sickening Politics Of Vaccine Legislation
By Richard S. Dunham
Business Week Online
Even in an era of hyper-partisanship, it should have been easy. Everyone on Capitol Hill, Republican and Democrat, understands that the U.S. needs emergency legislation designed to speed production of new vaccines aimed at combating future pandemics. Everyone knows drugmakers need a liability shield to protect against the lawsuits that will inevitably spring up when a vaccine is rushed to market. And nearly everyone wants Washington to help Americans who are injured by their shots.
But in Washington nothing is easy, especially when it involves a clash between two bitter enemies -- Hill Republicans and the trial lawyers. The GOP and pharma lobbyists charge that the lawyers and their allies are pulling out all the stops to prevent any erosion of their cherished right to sue at the drop of a hat. But the plaintiffs' attorneys see the Republicans pushing broad relief from lawsuits under the guise of public health. "It's cynical to claim that this is what's needed to deal with avian flu, " says Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.). "The Republican leadership is trying to do another favor for the drug companies."
Obscured by the overheated rhetoric, however, is a key issue: How much compensation should people damaged by these vaccines collect? Kennedy and the trial lawyers say they can support liability protections for drugmakers only if victims are promised full government indemnity. "We are not in any way trying to undermine the vaccine program, " says Association of Trial Lawyers of America lobbyist Linda Lipsen. "In the event that individuals are injured [or] killed, there should be... compensation."
Full indemnity could be a trillion-dollar commitment, but that's completely impractical and unaffordable, Republicans say. During negotiations between Kennedy and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) on indemnity, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) summoned senators to his office to call off the talks. Indemnity will never fly, he said.
Vague Compensation
Instead, Industry and Frist are backing an effort led by Senators Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Judd Gregg (R-N.H.). They would limit liability to vaccines designated as essential to fighting pandemic flu or other deadly new diseases and would direct the Secretary of Health & Human Services to create a compensation program, with details and funding to be determined later. "We just don't have enough information to set one up now, " argues a GOP staffer.
The pharmaceutical industry, not surprisingly, is firmly behind the GOP. Trial lawyers, advocates for vaccine victims, and others counter that a vague plan for a future compensation program is tantamount to none at all. Somewhere in the middle are public health experts. They want Congress to spur vaccine production while assuring the public it will have a safety net.
When all the smoke clears, that's likely to happen. Supporters plan to attach the Burr liability provision to a spending bill that just enough Democrats -- especially those like Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), who have already backed some form of liability protection -- will be loath to oppose. It won't be pretty, it won't be easy, and it won't be truly bipartisan. But "it's all going to work out, despite the big bad trial lawyers, " says a pro-industry lobbyist.
By Richard S. Dunham and John Carey, with Lorraine Woellert and Eamon Javers
CAPITAL WRAPUP
Business Digs Deep For Pro-Trade Dems
Union leaders vowed to shut the fund-raising spigots for 15 House Democrats who broke ranks with their party in July to vote for the Central America Free Trade Agreement. But new Federal Election Commission reports indicate that business has more than compensated for labor's closed wallets.
A BusinessWeek analysis of political action committee receipts for the first nine months of 2005 finds that unions provided an average of 16.1% of the PAC money raised by CAFTA Dems -- down from 22.1% in the 2004 election. But business donations surged to 76.7% of the CAFTA 15's PAC money, from 66.3% that these pro-business Dems received in 2003-04. Corporate interests have already pumped more than $100, 000 into the coffers of 10 of the 15 Democrats.
Business efforts included a September fund-raiser hosted by leaders of the Business Roundtable, the National Association of Manufacturers, and the Electronic Industries Alliance. Bernadette Budde, senior vice-president of Business Industry PAC, says executives also will hold local events to make sure that Democrats "do not suffer for the [pro-trade] positions they have taken." First up: helping friendly Democrats such as Representatives Henry Cuellar of Texas and Gregory Meeks of New York, who face primary races against labor-backed foes.
Source: aboutautism.blogspot.com
Lawmakers weigh preventing drugmaker suits
By KEVIN FREKING
Associated Press Writer
Last Updated: November 16, 2005, 12:33:42 PM PST
WASHINGTON (AP) - People injured by a vaccine against bird flu or anthrax would have to prove willful misconduct to bring a claim for damages against drug manufacturers or distributors, according to legislation being drafted behind the scenes by Republicans.
A 10-page draft of the legislation obtained by The Associated Press says it would be up to the Health and Human Services secretary to declare that such misconduct occurred. If that declaration is made, the case must be heard in federal court.
The measure, which would be included in a spending bill, would bar any punitive damages and limit awards for physical and emotional pain and suffering and other noneconomic damages to a maximum of $250, 000.
The draft legislation was provided to the AP separately by two parties opposed to its provisions, who did not want to be identified.
An aide to Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., confirmed the majority leader was looking to add the liability protections to a spending bill.
Amy Call said the legislation is important because "it would be a pity to appropriate $7.1 billion to purchase vaccines and antivirals but have no capacity to produce them."
She said Frist is seeking clearly defined standards for an industry that is already heavily regulated.
"We would only provide liability protection in a serious situation and for a set period of time and for a specific purpose, " Call said. "The protection would only go into effect if the secretary makes a declaration that we are grave danger and the public is advised to take the product."
President Bush's plan for dealing with a flu pandemic called on Congress to give drug manufacturers sweeping immunity against lawsuits. "In the past three decades, the number of vaccine manufacturers in America has plummeted, as the industry has been flooded with lawsuits, " Bush said last month. "Today, there is only one manufacturer in the United States that can produce influenza vaccine."
Lawmakers from both political parties also have cited a need to grant the industry some protections. However, the protections described in the draft are quite broad, and some say they would make it extremely difficult for those harmed by a medicine to get any financial compensation.
"The Republican leadership in Congress is trying to do another special favor for the drug companies by slipping a provision into a massive spending bill to absolve the pharmaceutical industry of any responsibility to patients injured by dangerous drugs or vaccines, with no compensation for those who are harmed, " Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., said in a statement.
He called for an open debate on the issue.
Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., chairman of the Senate's health committee, favors liability protections for drug manufacturers, but not as part of an appropriations bill, according to spokesman Craig Orfield.
"He does not want to address biodefense in a piecemeal fashion, " Orfield said.
Trial lawyers said they oppose having to prove "willful misconduct" to get financial compensation from an injury.
"Basically, as an average person, I would have to prove some scientist at Merck or some CEO somewhere had made a determination to hurt me, " said Chris Mather, a spokeswoman for the Association of Trial Lawyers for America.
Willful misconduct, according to the draft legislation, would occur if manufacturers or distributors of a particular product knew that it presented "a significant or unreasonable risk to human health" and there was a "conscious failure to act" to avoid that risk.
If the HHS secretary rules against the petition, then those claiming to be harmed could seek judicial review from the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., a doctor who said he is involved peripherally in the talks, said he doesn't want protections so broad that people might be unwilling to take medicine in the event of a flu pandemic.
"The way it's being discussed is lacking, " Weldon said.
Meanwhile, House GOP leaders have delayed until December any action on President Bush's $7.1 billion request to prepare for a potential bird flu pandemic. The development came as negotiators on a huge spending bill covering health care and education programs met Monday night.
The House rejected an almost $8 billion Senate plan to fight the flu, saying it will revisit the issue next month as it also turns to Bush's request to direct emergency funds already enacted for victims of Hurricane Katrina to new purposes such as rebuilding highways, levees and federal facilities damaged by the storm.
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Associated Press writer Andrew Taylor contributed to this report.
Source: aboutautism.blogspot.com
Flying Stars Feng Shui for 2006 : Yearly Predictions & Remedies for Main Door facing North
FLYING STARS FENGSHUI FOR 2006 : YEARLY PREDICTIONS & REMEDIES FOR MAIN DOOR FACING NORTH
(Chinese Solar Year : 04.02.2006 to 03.02.2007 - Year of the Yang Red Fire Dog)
Flying Stars or Fei Xing is a powerful form of Feng Shui derived from the famous Xuan Kong Fengshui. It is an Analysis of the Five Elements and Star Combinations (representing certain energy patterns) that occupy every building. Each new year these annual stars change, Qi (energy) shifts happen, bringing good and bad energy with them - thereby producing different effects.
In February 2004 all the Feng Shui Energy Patterns underwent huge transformations to the NewAge of Land Luck called Period 8 Energy Cycles. It means that a large scale evolution of the human race with completely new energy dynamics has started. The significance is that the new, vibrant energies of Period 8 impacts on the buildings differently than before and energies that were previously activated now need to be remedied, in order to reduce any bad effects from the past influences.
The Flying Stars Chart or the 9-Grid Meteor Plan for the Bing-Xu, Year of the Yang Red Fire Dog has been plotted and the effects of their energy patterns are analyzed. The analysis also contains suggested remedies/cures for reducing the impact of negative energy and recommended enhancers for increasing and improving upon the beneficial energy.
In February 2004 all the Feng Shui Energy Patterns underwent huge transformations to the NewAge of Land Luck called Period 8 Energy Cycles. It means that a large scale evolution of the human race with completely new energy dynamics has started. The significance is that the new, vibrant energies of Period 8 impacts on the buildings differently than before and energies that were previously activated now need to be remedied, in order to reduce any bad effects from the past influences.
The Flying Stars Chart or the 9-Grid Meteor Plan for the Bing-Xu, Year of the Yang Red Fire Dog has been plotted and the effects of their energy patterns are analyzed. The analysis also contains suggested remedies/cures for reducing the impact of negative energy and recommended enhancers for increasing and improving upon the beneficial energy.
For the remedies/enhancers to be effective, they should be cleansed, energised, blessed and programmed not only for the particular individual/family but also for the specific purpose/problem. They should also be placed in the indicated location.
The direction in which your main door lies is very important to any form of Geomancy, including Fengshui & Vaastu. The primary reason for this is that the air currents and energy flow in and flow out through the mouth of the main door. Thus you receive positive energy for the year, if the main door faces a direction of auspicious stars or meteors (powerful energy bodies) and receive negative energy for the year, if the main door faces a direction of evil stars or meteors. In case negative impacts are forecast, you can simply offset the negative energy by installing the recommended remedies there. Any or all of these remedies can be reused for the coming years, the only thing is that they should be repositioned according to the new year.
Please note that the effects may be felt in varying degrees depending upon the exact compass degree of the main door.
The direction in which your main door lies is very important to any form of Geomancy, including Fengshui & Vaastu. The primary reason for this is that the air currents and energy flow in and flow out through the mouth of the main door. Thus you receive positive energy for the year, if the main door faces a direction of auspicious stars or meteors (powerful energy bodies) and receive negative energy for the year, if the main door faces a direction of evil stars or meteors. In case negative impacts are forecast, you can simply offset the negative energy by installing the recommended remedies there. Any or all of these remedies can be reused for the coming years, the only thing is that they should be repositioned according to the new year.
Please note that the effects may be felt in varying degrees depending upon the exact compass degree of the main door.
ANNUAL FORECAST & REMEDIES FOR FLATS/HOMES/OFFICES/FACTORIES WITH MAIN DOOR FACING NORTH :
A good year for you to enjoy. People of the household, whether in employment or in practice or in business, will flourish. The Wealth Star of Period 8 will bring you good reputation and excellent cashflow. Businessmen can plan properly to convert the incoming cash into assets. Your sphere of influence will expand and consolidate into good name and fame. If you have a budding business person in your home, placing a white ceramic Dog statue will help.
The children of the household could suffer from stomach pains and digestive problems. Do not over strain yourself in work. Try and cut down smoking, liquor, etc. Be forewarned of problems related to blood and kidneys. Be careful to read “between the lines” any document you wish to sign. Avoid taking impulsive decisions. Do not use this area for storage purpose otherwise you may lose some of your wealth luck. Hang a large sized natural, original Chinese Wou-Lou on the inside of the main door, to minimise health related problems. To avoid theft and money loss, install a pair of Chi-Lins or Kuan Kung straight opposite your main door, overlooking it.
This year the Three San Sha Afflictions (also called as the Three Demons or the Three Killings) is residing here. So the potential of making good money will not be realised fully and consistently. Do not install any moving objects like Fish Aquariums or Water Fountains here, this year. But you can place a potted water plant. Do not dig, construct, renovate, redecorate or repair this year near your main door. Do not drill or even drive a nail in this wall. It is also not advisable to sit or sleep for extended periods, near your main door. If you do any of these, you will be inviting betrayals, thefts, accidents, injuries, money loss and other fatal disasters for your family members. If you had already started any of these work last year and would definitely have to continue and complete it in this year, then hang a golden, metal Wou-Lou and a Wind Chyme near the main door.
It is also recommended to place an icon of Kuan Kung or Three Generations Dragon Head Turtle or a pair of Pi-Yau near your main door, facing North, as even opening and closing the door is considered as “violating” the Three Demons. Also remember not to sit with your back facing North when you read, eat, watch TV, operate computer, etc.
Display the “Safety Talisman for 2006” in the North West sector and carry a miniature version of it always.
Door Mat Colour for the Main Door : Red or Yellow (on the outside).
The children of the household could suffer from stomach pains and digestive problems. Do not over strain yourself in work. Try and cut down smoking, liquor, etc. Be forewarned of problems related to blood and kidneys. Be careful to read “between the lines” any document you wish to sign. Avoid taking impulsive decisions. Do not use this area for storage purpose otherwise you may lose some of your wealth luck. Hang a large sized natural, original Chinese Wou-Lou on the inside of the main door, to minimise health related problems. To avoid theft and money loss, install a pair of Chi-Lins or Kuan Kung straight opposite your main door, overlooking it.
This year the Three San Sha Afflictions (also called as the Three Demons or the Three Killings) is residing here. So the potential of making good money will not be realised fully and consistently. Do not install any moving objects like Fish Aquariums or Water Fountains here, this year. But you can place a potted water plant. Do not dig, construct, renovate, redecorate or repair this year near your main door. Do not drill or even drive a nail in this wall. It is also not advisable to sit or sleep for extended periods, near your main door. If you do any of these, you will be inviting betrayals, thefts, accidents, injuries, money loss and other fatal disasters for your family members. If you had already started any of these work last year and would definitely have to continue and complete it in this year, then hang a golden, metal Wou-Lou and a Wind Chyme near the main door.
It is also recommended to place an icon of Kuan Kung or Three Generations Dragon Head Turtle or a pair of Pi-Yau near your main door, facing North, as even opening and closing the door is considered as “violating” the Three Demons. Also remember not to sit with your back facing North when you read, eat, watch TV, operate computer, etc.
Display the “Safety Talisman for 2006” in the North West sector and carry a miniature version of it always.
Door Mat Colour for the Main Door : Red or Yellow (on the outside).
COMMON MINIMUM REMEDY FOR ALL BUILDINGS FOR 2006 :
To minimise damage due to gossiping and rumours, arguments and disputes, avoid the colours green and blue in the center of your home. Do not place any moving water features like fish aquarium or water fountains here. Display 8 red roses without thorns and leaves in the center of your home/office/building and light up a small red coloured bulb which will burn continuously, 24/7. This is applicable for all buildings, irrespective of the direction of the main doors.
Source: crystal-vaastu.spaces.live.com
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