IS THEIR ONLY ONE PLAN FOR THE BAILOUT?
Posted by admin on Jan 22, 2010
HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR ALTERNATE BAILOUT PLANS THAT WON’T COST THE TAXPAYER 700 BILLION. THIS WAS WRITTEN BY DAVID SEROTA:
THERE ARE CLEARLY BETTER AND SAFER ALTERNATIVES (FOR BAILOUT)
The mantra throughout the week has been that America has "no choice" but to pass Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s $700 billion giveaway – that, in effect, there are no alternatives. But that’s an out-and-out lie – one with a motive: Making it seem as if the only thing we can do is hand the keys to the federal treasury over to both parties’ corporate campaign contributors. The truth is, there are a number of alternatives. Here are just a few:
* In the Washington Post last week, Galbraith outlined a multi-pronged plan shoring up and expanding the FDIC, creating a Home Owners Loan Corporation, resurrecting Nixon’s federal revenue sharing, and taxing stock transactions (a tax that would fall mostly on speculators) to finance the whole deal.
*The Service Employees International Union has drafted a plan based around a massive investment in public services and national health care, and regulatory reforms preventing foreclosures and forcing banks to renegotiate the predatory terms of their bad mortgages.
* For those in the mindless, zombie-ish "someone has to do something!" camp, consider the possibility that you are under the spell of the same kind of White House fear that led us to invade Iraq because of Saddam’s supposed WMD. Consider, perhaps, that there may not even be a compelling basis for doing anything just yet (or at least not anything nearly so huge), and that the whole reason there is this urgent push right now has nothing to do with the financial situation, and everything to do with creating the political dynamic to pass a wasteful giveaway – one that couldn’t be passed otherwise without a sense of emergency.
In two separate posts (here and here), CEPR’s Baker says that letting the problem play out could be the best path, because Treasury and the Fed may already have the tools they need. Following this path, the worst thing that happens is "The Fed and Treasury will have to step in and take over the banks is exactly what many economists argue should happen anyhow," Baker writes. "So the outcome of the worst case scenario is a really frightening day in which the whole world financial system is shaken to its core, followed by a government takeover of the banks. Eventually the government straightens out the books and sells them off again. But the real threat here is not to the economy, it is to the banks."
* Then there is the idea of simply taking the $700 billion and simply give it to struggling homeowners to help them pay off part of their mortgages. This hasn’t even been discussed but the thought experiment it involves is important to understanding why there is, indeed, an alternative to the Paulson plan. If the root of this problem is people not being able to pay off their mortgages, and those defaults then devaluing banks’ mortgage-backed assets, then simply helping people pay their mortgages would preserve the value of the mortgage-backed assets and recharge the market with liquidity. That would be a bottom-up solution helping the mass public, rather than a top-down move helping only financial industry executives.
On this latter proposal, some may argue that giving any relief to homeowners is "unfair" in that those homeowners created their problems, so why should taxpayers have to help them? But then, is helping homeowners any less fair than simply giving all the money away to Wall Street, no strings attached? I’d say no – and helping homeowners also serves a second purpose: namely, keeping people in their homes, which not only helps them, but helps an entire neighborhood (as any homeowner knows, nearby properties can be devalued when foreclosures hit).
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE ALTERNATE BAILOUT PLANS? SHOULD WE WRITE CONGRESS? OR JUST GIVE THE POOR BANKS 700 BILLION OF OUR HARD EARNED MONEY— NO STRINGS ATTACHED?
RHYKER My question was and is: "is their a better way to get money to the credit markets then a blank check from us TaxPayers? Myself I don’t fall down when I sing and walk at the same time, but some do.
OMG, this is way too long to read, sorry!
I smell natural gas – help!!?
Posted by admin on Jan 22, 2010
Well my heat in my apartment wasn’t working so yesterday I called maintnence & they came and lit the pilot light… Voula it worked! Then I was real busy today and had the heat turned off, noone other than my cat was here. I came home after being gone all day and it reaked like natural gas, yet the pilot light was still lit. Now it’s past midnight and I’ve just turned the heat back on to get some air circulation, the smell seems less; but maybe I’m just getting used to it or something… It’s really late so I would hate to call someone at these hours and bug them if it’s not a big issue… Does anyone know what causes this and if it’s normal? It’s the firs time heat has been used in a year so maybe that’s it?? And like I said the pilot is still lit so I’m not worried about an explosion or anything, but could smelling this stuff alone be harmful to me & my health?
turn everything in ur house off and then hire prof help
Paste your code here!Just how accurate are those posted fast-food calorie amounts? – CalorieLab Calorie Counter News
Posted by admin on Jan 17, 2010
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Just how accurate are those posted fast-food calorie amounts? – CalorieLab Calorie Counter News
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Just how accurate are those posted fast-food calorie amounts?
CalorieLab Calorie Counter News As a kind of control study, they conducted the same tests on a sample of “diet friendly” frozen supermarket meals from the likes of Weight Watchers and Lean … |
I want to have an education in nutrition and phyiscal health?
Posted by admin on Jan 14, 2010
what degree would i need? what type of good paying jobs could i get?
i would like to be a business man, work for a health company or some thin, any tips to help me would be appreciated, thanks
and is there jobs for this degree easy to find (needed)
Well to pursue in nutrition you definitely need to have a masters degree…specializing in nutrition .There are also specialized exams for nutrition which make you qualify for the niche.Check out more about health care and services in this wonderful site.
Anybody know of any natural/herbal/homeopatic remedies or medicines for GOUT?
Posted by admin on Jan 10, 2010
My foot is killing me!
According to the Patients individual symptoms the following remedies are subscribed in Homeopathy :-
Pain knee joints,worse by movements;better initial movements,continuous pain in joints,worse while rising from seat;pain in heels,worse by movements. Cassia Sophera 30 4 hourly
Acute attack of gout of joints of the feet.Pain with bright red swelling Aconite nap 200 2 hourly
Pain with inflammation,worse by movements. Bryonia alb 200 or 1M 6 hourly
Complaints worse after rest and exposure to cold Rhus tox 200 or 1M 4 hourly
Complaints worse during menstruation;beginning at the time of menopause;more in hands and feet Caulophyllum 30 4 hourly
When the origin of complaints is gonorrhoeal;worse during day time. Medorrhinum 1M fortnightly(3)
When the origin of complaints is tubercular Tuberculinum k.1M fortnightly(3)
Complaints of small joints with red or pale swelling;tenderness and shifting pains;worse by motion.Main remedy for gout during cold weather Colchicum 30 4 hourly
When Rhus tox cease to work;pain is worse in cold damp weather and better by movements Calcarea carb 200 or 1M 6 hourly(6)
Nodosities in the joints with gastric complaints.At last nodules become painless(Rheumatoid Arthritis).Tongue whitish thickly coated Antim-crud 30 or 200 6 hourly
Complaints of feets and ankles;stiffness Drosera 200 fortnightly(3)
Complaints of long bones;contraction of ligaments Causticum 30 or 200 4 hourly
Pain worse at night;in wet weather;Rheumatism of large muscles Cimicifuga 30 4 hourly
Rheumatism;worse in damp cold weather.Gout.Pain in limbs and hip joints Natrum sulph 30 or 200 4 hourly
Pain travels downwards affecting the large part of a limb and passes through quickly along course of nerve Kalmia lat 30 or 200 6 hourly
Pains worse during rest,night and warmth,better by cold,open air and movements Pulsatilla 30 or 200 4 hourly
Pain – violent;bruised or as if sprained ;cannot bear touch,feels somebody coming near him may touch him and hit the affected part Arnica mont.200 4 hourly
Gout of great toe and joints with swelling;soreness and drawing pain on stepping;worse in warmth,pressure and motion.Pain travels upwards;better cold compresses Ledum pal 200 4 hourly
Gouty nodosities of joints;tearing pain and extremities and contraction of the muscles Guaiacum 30 4 hourly
Chronic nodosities of joints;hands twisted,out of shape due to deposits of water of soda Ammonium phos.6 or 30 4 hourly
Gouty complaints with offensive urine Acid-benz 6 or 30 4 hourly
When there is red sand in urine in gouty patients Lycopodium 30 4 hourly
Severe pain with enlargement of the joints;worse during rest and when storm approaches Rhododendron 200 or 1M 10 min(3)
Almost a specific for gout(to drain out uric acid and urates) Urtica u.Q 4 hourly,8 -10 drops in hot water
Arthritic deformans(chronic rheumatoid,particularly of fingers) Picric acid 30 4 hourly
Rheumatic pains or arthritis after checked diarrhoea Abrotanum 30 or 200 4 hourly(6)
Specific for pain with numbness;Pain so severe patient says that he would prefer death than the pain Chamomilla 200 or 1M 1/2 hourly(3)
Pain appear diagonally as right arm and left leg with sensation of cold,numbness and tingling Agaricus mus.30 or 200 4 hourly
In weak persons;burning pain with chilliness,feels better by heat,while eating,and worse in cold open air Capsicum 30 or 200 4 hourly
Unbearable pain;rigidity and stiffness.Superiority/inferiority complex Platina 1M weekly(3)
Pain flies like electric shock;due to exposurse of damp cold weather.Better by warmth and rest Phytolacca 30 or 200 4 hourly
Rheumatic pain,worse after washing clothes,doing laundry work Sepia 30 or 200 4 hourly
Pain in long bones;may be due to injury or rheumatism Ruta g.200 6 hourly
Pain worse on slightest touch specially after loss of vital fluids like excessive bleeding,diarrhoea,vomiting China off.6 or 30 3 hourly
Pain in the small joints of extremities with swelling.Backache,worse in the morning before rising Staphysagria 30 or 200 4 hourly
Pain heels; better by putting most of the weight on them Berb-vul Q 4 hourly,8 – 10 drops
Stiffing pain in all parts of the body;worse by movement Stellaria Q 4 hourly, 8-10 drops in warm water
Rheumatic pain without swelling;pain joints;worse at night Iodium 30 4 hourly
Osteo-arthritis of large joints with degeneration.Pain,swelling,stiffness and tenderness of joints;worse by motion(cracking joints) and cold ;better by warmth O.A.Nosode 1M weekly(6)
Chronic muscular rheumatism of back and neck.Intense pain along with sciatic nerve.Numbness alternates with pain Gnaphalium 30 or 200 4 hourly
Muscular atrophy;rigidity and stiffness Strychninum 3X or 6X 4 hourly
Rheumatism accompained with skin ailments and itiching;cannot walk erect Sulpher 200 10 min(3)
Rheumatism of knee joint;with round worms Natrum phos.6X or 30 4 hourly
For defective bony growth;better by warmth and worse by cold Calcarea flour.12X or 30 4 hourly
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I hope the information contained helps you out. If you need any more help you can email me with your complete symptoms and conditions.
Take Care and God Bless you !
How important is nutrition to teens? And does the prospect of health problems later in life matter now?
Posted by admin on Jan 10, 2010
Not many people know a lot about good nutrition. And I mean really know. Most teens aren’t even required to take a basic nutrition class in school. However, nutrition is the one thing in life that affects your whole life. Good or bad nutrition habits can affect your emotions, your your physical features including your skin, hair and bodyshape, and even how you treat others. Your nutrition habits will also have major effects on your health now and in the future. So how important is nutrition in your life?
Nutrition is hugely important in my life. Fresh fruit and veges and leane red meat. Lots of fish and turkey for protein. My body is a temple and I need to treat it right to keep my insides healthy. I also try to eat food witha high water content, water melons and so on. Fresh and natural is the key to a good inside. But if there is more I need to know please let me know.
I hope I answered you question You can tell how unhealthy you are by your bowel movements and its consitance( I know gross) but its true. As a 28 year old it is a high priority to keep in peak physical fitness. Although not a teen I still consider ymself as excited and energetic as a teen. Due to good nutrition of course:)
Paste your code here!Should I go for this? (CNA + High school?) This is a long-looking one, but I’d appreciate any input.?
Posted by admin on Jan 10, 2010
First off, let me say that, aside from a couple of electives and 2 (each) English/Global credits, I’m pretty much done with my Advanced Regents Diploma credits (I took honors courses starting in Middle school, so I’m, for the most part, a year ahead.) I would like to pursue a career in health care, most likely and RN (In Hospice, perhaps?)
As a junior and senior (I’m a sophomore, planning my schedule right now.), I can take a half-school-day (4 of 8 periods) class (BOCES Vo-Tech, if you’re familiar with it.) that will end in me getting a (free!) Nurse Assisting Certification (therefore, depending upon what my not-really-considered,-to-be-honest college life looks like, a pretty decent job), lots of science/English credits, and, from what I’ve been told, something that looks really good on College apps. (Plus, it would give me two years to figure out if this is even the kind of work I want to do, and no commitment if I want to leave after a semester.)
This would be in addition to my AR diploma (I’d do regular classes for the other half of the day, obviously.)
My only dilemma is whether it would be a better move to just load up on regular classes. Here are my courses for next year (Keep in mind that I have another year after this, that’s even more open… I’ll only HAVE TO take 1 class as a senior, so anything I don’t take next year, I can do as a Senior.), according to my (rather unhelpful, actually) guidance counselor (classes I’ll definitely be taking, regardless, have an asterisk by them):
-Honors English*
-US History*
-French*
-Gym/Human Anatomy* (Alternating – every other day.)
-Typing
-Forensics (I don’t know. She just plopped me in there. I hear it’s an easy A, though…)
-College Alg. (Def. Taking this one at some point in the next 2 years.)
-Piano (I’m currently in the beginner class and love it.)
The vo-tech classes through high school are wonderful.. I say go for it!
I took Licensed Practical Nursing my senior year of high school, and finished it the following year. I am now a nurse at the age of 19, and have been for close to 8 months.
I’m working on classes to become an RN, am working in a hospital (mother-baby floor), and absolutely love what I do. I only had to pay a total of $6,000 including tuition, books, uniforms, etc (which is far cheaper than the $25,000) course offered at other places (which you can’t even start until after you graduate high school).
I don’t regret my decision at all, and I applaud you for thinking about beginning your healthcare career so early (and trust me, we need more nursing assistants).
Good luck with everything!
does natural bipolar treatment work ?wait am i even bipolar?
Posted by admin on Jan 10, 2010
Ok, so heres the deal.
my psyciatrist lets just call him dr.quack cuz thats basically what he is, youll read why.
he says im bipolar when i first come to see him. now my counselor is ending my counseling and she says dr.quack doesnt have me listed as bipolar… if not then why the hell am i on the meds for it?!?! and then shes all like… well ill have to check.
ok this is why he thinks im bipolar… i have a bad attitute problem (i was a very spoiled brat when i was a kid >.> and still am <.< also i have a bad anger problem <stupid people make me angry> (theres many of them around here) and when i get constantly harassed and put down like no other yeah im gonna feel like crap and worthless, and i dont get happy often so when i do get happy i get hyper.
Now my dr put my on depression pills at first >.> when you give a bipolar person depression pills they get more depressed. needless to say i had a really really hard day and i cut my self, i went to the hospital. then my dr told me how stupid i am WELL WTF you put me on crap pills for the diagnosis you gave me.. when he first evaluated me he said i had sever social anxiety order as well but like 2 months later i tried to get into a program that would give me hope for an education (homeschooling) he told my mum not do do it because i didnt have S.A.D ok so hes flipping all my diagnosis’s around… if today im supposedly not bipolar, S.A.D why am i on a anti depressent (makes me more depressed) S.A.D meds ANNNND ehm im not sure how to spell this schizophrenia. im not getting this… if i am bipolar what works for it… and i mean NATURAL hearbs and stuff taken on a daily basis, because i do not like having to consult every 6 months with a man who can barely speak english or make a descision about my mental health!! that and i dont like the things man made drugs are doing to me. so if you know any herbal meds or supplements, strange teas or weird bath salt crap. any ways. dont judge me for what ive said the typos ive made..
BOTTOM LINE I WANT ADVICE NOT PEOPLE GOING OFF ON ME BECAUSE OF WHAT I THINK…IF YOU DONT HAVE ANY THING NICE OR SOMETHING NOT RUDE TO SAY KEEP IT TO YOUR DA** SELF I WANT HELP NOT A LECTURE!!!!
thank you… for those you are the helping type dont mind the above message im just sick of people syaing mean judgmental or just plain stupid things in response to my questions…
thank you for reading this, have a nice day and double thank you for those who can help =^.^=
Hey buddy, i’m so sorry you’re on this toxic sludge …….. it sounds to me like you are suffering from an intolerant reaction to the meds they have you on mate …….. change physicians ….. get an appointment with a naturopath or nutritionally oriented physician so that you can be fully assessed and the anxiety and stress and brain frizz can be resolved from the source.
In the meantime eat more foods rich in calcium and magnesium such as fresh fish …. not the tinned variety …… fish is surely brilliant for healthy neural and heart functioning and for bolstering your immunity levels ……. leafy and green vegies too ….. i just love the green vegies mate …. way easier to digset too …… leafy and green vegies ….. broccolli, kale, chard, buk choy, collard greens, celery ………… rich in both calcium and magnesium.
Without sufficient calcium you will suffer insomnia, headaches and migraines, irritability and moodiness, terrible terrible mood swings and brain chatter and brain frizz, achy bones, digestive upsets such as bloating and cramping and constipation, even horrible violent dreams …… calcium is essential for healthy bones, teeth and heart health and works in tandem with magnesium (known as the antistress mineral)…… lack of magnesium will give you migraines and headaches, nervous and twitching and muscular issues and will also cause lower back aches and bad digestion ……. and contribute to high blood pressure ….. increasing your daily intake of foods rich in both such as leafy and green vegies, brocolli, kale, spinach, fresh fish such as tuna and salmon and organic nuts and seeds such as almonds, brazil nuts and sunflower seeds will dramatically increase your feeling of well being and peace of mind.
Eat more green vegies mate, another thing they’ll do is encourage the production of hydrochloric acid in your tummy and help resolve any issues you may have with constipation and bloating.
Get 10 – 15 mins daily of safe sun exposure too …….. everything hinges on sufficient supplies of vitamin D in your body …….. if you can’t do that take a homepathic vitamin D3 liquid supplement …… go to your local health food store or herbal dispensary and ask for their guidance as to which vitamin D3 drops would be the easiest for your body to assimilate …… pharmaceutical grade or practitioner only quality are the best you can buy…… calcium relies on vitamin D for effective assimilation.
A little extra effort sure but anything worth having is worth the extra effort ….. i reckon calmness and peace of mind is worth a few bowls of green vegies a day.
believe it mate, i’ve been where you are now ……. they misdiagnosed me with bipolar / schizophrenia years ago and near fried my brain before i had my epiphany …… that i felt the worst i ever had in my life ….. they had me on vast amounts of Effexor, Xyprexia, valium …. gaaah, toxic sludge all of it ….. i got reassessed and detoxed off the meds and went to a naturopath who diagnosed me with coeliac (intolerance to barley oats wheat and rye) and lactose intolerance (intolerance to milk and dairy) and severe soy intolerance and processed sugar ….. i went into denial for about 12 months and then finally i gradually started to sift slowly through eliminating the foods and chemicals that were making me soooo sick ……… please consider getting a reassessment from a naturopath.
oh, drink loads of water too and try to cut right back on the caffeine, sodas, pop and soft drinks and alcohol if you drink any cos they’ll all dehydrate you terribly and rob you of your precious B complex of vitamins …… processed sugar will also rob you of your B complex and deplete calcium stores and stress your system.
take care of you
peace baby
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How well does Interferon works for people with Hep C versus people who are choosing "natural" remedies?
Posted by admin on Jan 5, 2010
I am looking for testimonials from people not associated with the sale of a book or the sale of ingrediants of the "cure". It would seem to me natural and herbal medicines have huge validity but I am looking for people talking about that in terms of their own experience and success. I can’t invest any effort in people with names like "Mary W of Denver" says xxxxxxxxx. and the testimonial is what seems to be a sales pitch and is located on a web site that is promoting a book. There has to be real people with real experience somewhere.
U can find stories from plenty of people who actually have tried Interferon… believe me, they r real people with real experience.
How do hormones,health and nutrition affect your skin pigmentation?
Posted by admin on Jan 5, 2010
This is a very complex question. I can’t answer it completely without a lot of research, but this is what pops into mind:
The type and amount of pigment (melanin) in your skin is determined genetically and enhanced by exposure to the sun.
Normal hormonal fluctuations can affect skin pigment, such as the mask of pregnancy (melasma). Some diseases and conditions affect pigment, including yellow jaundice from blood cell breakdown or orange pigmentation from excess carotene in the diet. And of course anemic people tend to be pale, but I don’t think that qualifies as "pigmentation".
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