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Have You Solved Your
Smart Meter Problem?
“I quit having daily headaches!”
“My son sleeps better and is able to
concentrate at school.”
by Shanti Rivers
It’s finally becoming clear that smart
meter dangers are real—whether the companies
installing them are admitting to this or not.
Great numbers of people across the US
have been reporting health symptoms since
they’ve had one installed in their home. Headaches, dizziness, sleep disturbances, digestive
problems, and brainfog are but a few of the
problems reported.
Many of us concerned about our health
have been educating ourselves about the dangers
of smart meter radiation. If you look
online, you can see there’s been a lot
of independent research done now
clearly linking serious diseases with
radiation from all wireless devices,
including smart meters.
In our attempt to protect ourselves, some of us have gotten the
protective caps you can buy to put
over your smart meter—or we’ve
simply opted out. And we think our problems
are over.
It’s Not Just Your Personal
Smart Meter
The problem is that having a protective
device over your own personal smart meter or not
having a smart meter at all doesn’t really solve the
problem. What you haven’t addressed is the even
worse problem of the radiation coming from all
the other smart meters in your neighborhood.
All this radiation is still invading your
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Radiation travels far and wide.
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What’s necessary is to find EMF protection that addresses the radiation generated
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Fukushima Madness: Plant Decontamination
System Shuts Down Amid Failure
A malfunction within the Fukushima plant has led to the complete shutdown of the plant’s decontamination system.
by Anthony Gucciardi
As the Fukushima nightmare continues
under the wing of plant operator TEPCO, the
blatant incompetence of the highly deceptive
corporation is once again apparent following a
complete shutdown of the plant’s decontamination system. The very same system responsible
for handling the mass amounts of radioactive
water around Fukushima that TEPCO originally
promised would be entirely decontaminated by
the end of 2014.
And instead of fulfilling their promise
to decontaminate the plant’s radioactive water
by the end of 2014, TEPCO now insists that it
needs another entire year to finish the job — and
this system shutdown certainly will not help in
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the contaminated plant water.
equipment around the plant.
Anthony Gucciardi is a writer, analyst, and
Founder of Storyleak.com whose articles are
routinely featured on top sites like Drudge Report
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Avoiding the Hazards
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by Devin J. Wehrman
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HERE ARE MANY sources of
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homes. Even if you don’t have a
Smart Meter in you homes’ immediate area,
you may be experiencing symptoms related
to this type of radiation. We would like to
offer these EMF/RF radiation safety tips:
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by Maureen Smith
No final decision was made regarding the
One good outcome from today’s hearing
placement of 13 Cell Towers in a one square mile was the withdrawal of one of the sites that was
wives tales that may have
area of Day Valley RoadSome
andoldFreedom
Blvd at adjacent to two pre-schools on Freedom Blvd.
the 4.5 hour hearing today,Are
January
8, 2014 in
The site developers, Crown Castle LLC
you
Don’t Want Your Smart Meter?
worried about
the Santa Cruz County
representing Verizon,
Smart Meters?
Board of Supervisors
apparently did not want
The most important issues of
are!
Chambers. The hear- We
the bad publicity of
health and the environment
Do you have Electro Hypersensitivity?
ing will
continue on were not allowed as grounds for causing two pre-schools
Wehrman / Benson EMF/RF
Shielding
can
something about it.
February
12th
atdo
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an appeal but came up over and to be shut down.
when there should be
Many questions
over again.
five Planning Commisasked by the Planning
sion members available
Launching SmartCommissioners
Meter Helpwent
to vote.
unanswered due to the Crown Castle staff not
The vote today was tied 2 to 2 for ac- having first hand knowledge of what they were
cepting and rejecting our appeal. Michael Goth proposing except on paper. It appeared that they
representing the 1st District and Martin Garcia never actually visited the sites, took measurePlease call (831) 234-0716 or (831) 247-6017.
Email us at the
[email protected]
representing
4th District voted to acceptto our ments or even noticed that much of the housing
schedule an assessment of your environment.
appeal while Rachel Dann representing the 5th was above ground level at their proposed sites.
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District and Casey Hemard representing the 2nd
We hope that many more people will turn
District voted to uphold the decision of the Zon- out on February 12th and help us say no to this
ing Administrator.
“Silicon Valley” approach to Aptos in the interest
The most important issues of health and of what tranquility we have left.
the environment were not allowed as grounds for Contact Maureen Smith at ofl aherty@cruzio.
an appeal but came up over and over again.
com.
Devin J. Werhman and Boyd L. Benson
are the owners of Werhman-Benson EMF/RF
Shielding and are long time residents of
Santa Cruz County. They
have done
extensive practical testing of EMF/RF
radiation and shielding. Both of them
have decades of experience dealing with
“Replacing A Smart Meter With A Safe
Analog Meter”—a new video by Jerry Day (producer of “Spy Meters”)
J
• With EMF/RF detection equipment we can offer solutions
for your home or business.
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We use trained and Licensed Contractors, when required. Using a
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Secondly we work with you to find the best plan to fit your needs and
implementation of the latest shielding technologies. Lastly, we return
to evaluate and document results of our work.
We will be happy to provide you sources about the hazards of EMF/
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The Truth About Smart Meters
The Dark Side of ‘Smart’ Meters
Public Health Physician Warns of Smart Meter Dangers
Smart Meters 100x Radiation Exposure of a Cell Phone
ERRY DAY, A media expert and producer
from Burbank California, whose video “Spy
Meters”
(http://emfsafetynetwork.
org/?p=5008) skyrocketed to 1.4 million views has
just released a new video called, “Replacing A
Smart Meter With A Safe Analog Meter”. In this
video Jerry details with clarity and humor how to
take back your power, by replacing the wireless
meter with the analog meter.
He says, “Will the power company like you
replacing their meter? Well, if the only way they can
T
ODAY, THE EMF Safety Network and
Stop Smart Meters! are excited to
announce the official launch of their
new joint project: www.SmartMeterHelp.Com
. This website is designed with the sole purpose of burying our elected officials, utilities
commissions, and health departments with
complaints about the debacle that has resulted
from the poorly planned, undemocratic, and
ill-advised rollout of ‘smart’ meters into our
communities.
be happy is to try to give you a meter that pollutes
your home with carcinogenic electro-toxins and
violates federal wiretapping laws, I guess they
won’t be happy because a lot of people are not
going to sit still for that.” He directs people to www.
Freedomtaker.com where you can buy a kit that
includes the analog meter, and a legal letter to send
to the utility.
“Today, it may seem radical to refuse or reject
a Smart Meter on your home. Soon, most of us
will have difficulty understanding how a program
as unwise and offensive as the Smart Meter program could have been contemplated in the first
place,” Jerry Day, Burbank CA.
http://emfsafetynetwork.org/?p=6562
Whether or not you have lodged an official
complaint in the past, please take 5 minutes NOW to
file a complaint through our new system.
Full details, go to: http://stopsmartmeters.
org/2011/11/29/help-is-on-the-way-submit-yourcomplaint-today-at-smartmeterhelp-com/
Spread the word to your personal networks,
using e-mail, twitter, facebook, and other social
media. Let’s flood them with complaints!
Joshua Hart is the Director of “Stop Smart
Meters!”. http://stopsmartmeters.org
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Tell the FDA: GMOs Aren’t Natural
Who would guess that food marketed as “natural” contains the engineered
genes of insecticide-producing and/or herbicide-resistant bacteria?
Angry consumers who have learned about
the dangers of genetic engineering are suing socalled “natural” brands that have been hiding
GMOs in their favorite foods. In an effort to stall
the lawsuits, defense lawyers have convinced at
least one judge that the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), not the courts, should
decide whether GMOs are “natural”. It’s a
clever strategy, given that the FDA’s Deputy
Commissioner for Foods is none other than
Monsanto’s former lawyer, Michael Taylor.
Whose side do you think the FDA will take?
Please tell the FDA: GMOs aren’t natural!
The FDA says “natural” means “nothing
artificial or synthetic … has been included
in, or has been added to, a food that would
not normally be expected to be in the food.”
Who would guess that food marketed as
“natural” contains the engineered genes
of insecticide-producing and/or herbicideresistant bacteria? Background Here are the
top 10 reasons the GMOs aren’t natural.
1. Genetic engineering is an imprecise technology. It creates unpredictable
changes in the DNA, proteins and biochemical composition of the resulting genetically
modified organism (GMO), including unexpected
toxic, allergenic and nutritional disturbances.
2. GMOs are created by using a gene gun
to shoot foreign genes into millions of unrelated
cells, or by linking the foreign genes to bacteria
that can infect the cells’ DNA. Most of the foreign
genes won’t make it into the cells’ DNA. When
the foreign genes successfully penetrate the cells’
DNA, it is impossible to predict where they will
hit or what the unintended consequences will be
for the cells’ original genes.
3. Genetic engineers do not “check their
work” to look for potential collateral damage,
even though the genetic engineering process can
be expected to rearrange, delete or change the
function of important genes.
4. The engineered DNA of GMOs produce new proteins that can be toxic or allergenic.
GMO proteins that are relatively benign can still
be foreign enough to the body that the human
immune system will respond to them as foreign
invaders. This can trigger allergic reactions, immune system disorders and digestive problems.
5.
The new genes introduced to the
body by genetically engineered foods don’t get
broken down during digestion; they can be taken
up across the intestinal wall, transferred to the
blood, and as one scientist explains, be “left in
the blood, muscle and liver in large chunks so
that they can be easily recognized.”
6. The pesticide companies had two main
goals when they began to genetically engineer
plants. One, to invent novel organisms that
could be patented, and two, to sell their
insecticides and herbicides.
7. Over 75 percent of genetically
engineered crops have been engineered to
resist an herbicide. Foods that contain the
herbicide-resistant GMO trait also come
with an extra helping of herbicides. Between 1996 and 2011, herbicide-resistant
crop technology led to a 527-million pound
increase in herbicide use in the U.S.
8. The most widely grown genetically engineered crop is soy engineered to
tolerate Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide.
Roundup causes birth defects in frog and
chicken embryos at doses far lower than
those used in agricultural spraying. It is
also implicated in hormone disruption,
DNA damage, cancer and neurological
disorders.
9.
Roundup has been detected
in air, rain, groundwater, people’s urine and
women’s blood
10. Bt corn crops are genetically engineered to produce a toxin from the Bacillus
thuringiensis (Bt) bacterium that ruptures the
intestines of insects, causing pests to die quickly
after ingesting the GMO corn. The Bt toxin has
been found in 93 percent of pregnant women and
80 percent of their babies.
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THE CHI
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by Sylvia Skefich, D.C.
t’s the beginning of a
new year, and a good
time for personal
“housecleaning.” I once shared my office with
an acupuncturist who taught me a method to keep
the chi flowing in our office. “Chi” is the subtle
universal force that brings revitalizing energy
wherever it goes. Where chi is present, there is
a fresh feeling in the environment, health in the
body, and an inviting, warm feeling in the home
or office. When chi is deficient, the environment
feels stagnant, the body is prone to ailments and
entropy, and the home or office can feel cluttered or worn out. Chi is the universal energy of
circulation.
My friend the acupuncturist had a habit of
going around the office and tidying each area
daily, never letting little piles accumulate, even
in the garbage cans. I too like a tidy office, but
I had never thought of the practice as “keeping
the chi circulating” before. Since that time, I have
applied the idea of “keeping the chi circulating” to
my home. For example, I go through one stagnant
area (like a drawer, closet or box) at least once per
month. It keeps the “chi” moving in every area of
my home. I can say; it feels good.
It is also good to apply a similar practice to
the body and the lifestyle. The methodical application of making one notable improvement in
lifestyle every so often keeps the entropy of aging
at bay, and will actually make improvements in
health and wellness as one ages. The method of
making regular modest improvements is practical,
is not overwhelming, and brings an optimistic feel
of progress rather than of “hard work.”
Just some of the categories to consider for a
nudge in the right direction are listed below. For
the method to work, one must be able to consider
each category honestly, and be willing to make
a change to improve that category for the better
once identified. Consider…
• Too many “bad” foods? • Not enough
“good” foods? • Not enough activity/exercise? •
Presence of bad habits (smoking, drinking, caffeine, sugary/starchy treats)? • Presence of negative environments/people/work? • Not enough
stimulation (learning/events/crafts/hobbies)?
• Not enough “peace” (meditation/reflection/
quiet time)?
Improvements to consider might be “Eat
more greens regularly,” “Get on the bike 3X per
weeks,” “Stop with the daily coffee drink. Only on
Saturdays,” “Meditate at least 10 minutes every
day,” “Take that Cabrillo class.” You will know
what you need to attack.
So if you’re “in,’” make a decision about one
change to implement now, and get started on making the change a regular part of a new healthy way
in your life. Once it’s there, integrated, choose
another improvement to bring in… maybe one per
every month or two. And keep it up for the rest
of your life! As your improvements accumulate,
so will your abilities and goals. What you want
to address will evolve over time. Good luck in
generating more chi in your life and body, and
Happy New Year!
Sylvia Skefich is a Doctor of Chiropractic
who practices at 920 41st Ave, Suite G, Santa Cruz,
CA 95062, (831) 475-1995, www.Vital-You.com.
She practices a wide array of manual therapy
techniques as well as helps people to identify the
root cause of chronic pain, whether mechanical,
postural, diet, or lifestyle caused.
Speak Up NOW Regarding an
Increase in Dangerous Wireless!
by Joshua Hart MSc
Director, Stop Smart Meters!
wo men in the positions of power within
the California and US governments
are allowed to oversee the greatest
historical increase in the population’s exposure
to wireless—a Class 2B cancer causing toxin.
While they’re at it, they’re busy shredding the
4th Amendment that guarantees people the right
to keep their private affairs private.
What else do they have in common? They
both have histories working with the industries
that they now regulate.
Michael Peevey was Chair of Southern CA
Edison (SCE). Now he is the President of the CA
Public Utilities Commission.
Thomas Wheeler was Chief Lobbyist
for the Cellular Telecommunications Industry
Association (CTIA). Now he’s the Chair of the
Federal Communications Commission.
These two men are coming to town and they
have a whole lot of microwave radiation and
privacy invasion to force down us all!).
Unless we put a stop to it!!
Californians: Two important dates:
Thursday, January 9th, 2014 @7pm. Tom
Wheeler just came to speak in Oakland, CA along
with Catherine Sandoval of the CPUC and others.
Thursday, January 16th, 2014: 9:30am—
The CA Public Utilities Commission will hold
their regular business meeting at 505 Van Ness
(at McAllister) in San Francisco on Jan. 16th. It
may be their last before making a decision on
the ‘opt out’ proceeding (after delaying for 2
months) because as the CPUC put it “the issues
are complex and (we) need more time.” Still up
for a decision in California is:
• whether the Americans with Disabilities Act
and state utility codes prohibit the utilities’
extortionate ‘opt out’ fees altogether.
• if they are permitted to charge a fee, how
much?
• whether entire communities can opt out?
This will likely be your last chance
to speak out at the CPUC on the ‘smart’
T
Structural
Integration
meter ‘opt out’ policy. Many of the new
commissioners have not heard the chorus of
public outrage about this topic and it would
be a shame to deprive them of that perspective
before making such an important decision.
Anyone can speak for 1-3 minutes during
public comment time, even if you have spoken
before. New voices encouraged—please, don’t
be shy. We want to demonstrate the depth of
opposition to these disastrous policies, and make
the status quo more difficult to uphold.
If FCC Chair Wheeler gets his way, in ten
years:
• The land line phone network will have been
ripped apart and its copper wires used for new
cell towers (costing us billions and risking our
security and health)
• Mobile use will be allowed on all airlines,
creating a cacophony of jabber as well as RF
exposure.
• Powerful Wi-Fi radiation will blanket the
country, causing illness.
• The smart grid will be mandatory and every
structure will have a ‘smart’ meter that is used
not only to spy on your home activities but
also ramp up beyond current radiation levels,
offering Wi-Fi, cable, broadband and telephone
services.
• Wi-Fi and iPads will be mandatory in all
classrooms, risking the health of future
generations for the sake of corporate profit.
• Every movement, every word, everything
you do at home, online, in public, at school, at
work will be monitored and recorded in vast
NSA databases.
If you are opposed to such a future, speak
out now— in solidarity with the millions of us
whose rights are being eroded at the hands of this
tech firm/ govt. collusion.
See you there! And please, spread the word.
Share this alert with your friends
now: http://stopsmartmeters.org/2013/12/18/
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To the Face, Part Two
by David L. Biles, D.D.S., M.A.
(Readers take a copy of this to
your dentist and insist that he read
it in your presence or withdraw
it from him/her. Don’t leave it for
later. Sorry guys/ladies. This is really
important.)
“In the fields of observation
chance favors only the prepared
mind.” —Louis Pasteur
n last month’s column, I presented
George’s case history revealing
how his face began to “shrink”
symmetrically as the total amount of
bacteria was reduced in his mouth via
thorough gum therapy, extraction of
four periodontally involved wisdom
teeth and Àve root canalled teeth, two
with visible active lesions at their root
bases. Then, remarkably, unilateral
replacement of 6 mercury laden silver
colored amalgam Àllings with tooth
colored restorations two months later
resulted in an asymmetrical facial presentation. George’s face was split right
down the midline, swollen on the right
side of his face where his mercury
amalgams remained, relatively “tight”
on the left side, where only composite
Àllings and clean tooth surfaces existed.
Ultimately, his face normalized on
his right side with a further reduction
of inÁammation after removal of the
Ànal 5 amalgams. I estimated that his
face became 25-30% “slimmer” from
his original appearance, “the round
cherubic pumpkin”. George’s face now
appeared lean, with a strikingly fairer
complexion.
My Àrst thought after seeing the
asymmetry in George? Had I inadvertently performed this same or similar
protocol with anyone else? Science
demands reliability for new beliefs to
be accepted and directions for research
to travel. Easy recognition and repetition of the same phenomenon with
other patients and dentists would give
more credence to dentistry’s effect on
the rest of the human body, and would
lead to other questions. Answer: yes, I
had inadvertently performed the same
restorative protocol on another patient.
And… that patient was coming in for
treatment after a 6-month hiatus, having moved from Santa Cruz to Arroyo
Grande. What would he look like?
I didn’t have to wait long as that
gentleman, John, scheduled shortly
afterwards for a visit to complete his
silver colored mercury dental amalgam
removal. On the day of his treatment,
I performed a visual examination, and
concluded that he, too, had a facial
asymmetry with pufÀness on the right
side of his face where his silver colored
mercury dental amalgams remained.
Upon questioning him about the asymmetry, he responded that he agreed
and also that his wife had thought he
might have had a stroke several weeks
ago when she noticed the discrepancy
between the left and right sides of his
face—edematous on only one side,
I
split right down the midline of his
face. Wow.
In this particular case, however,
John had less dentistry and better oral
health than George. John had fewer
teeth, healthier gums, less inÁammation. No root canals. He only had eight
small silver amalgams, four on each
side, one small one for each molar, and
each one on the chewing or “occlusal”
surface, so none in direct contact with
gum tissue. Regardless, unilateral
removal of the amalgams created the
same effect on John as it had on George,
with obvious visible facial asymmetry
noted right down the midline of the
face. Wherever the mercury remained,
edema followed.
Could I Ànd further proof? Or was
this just mere coincidence? Just when I
thought I would have to wait longer for
another interesting scenario to occur,
in walked Diana, a woman determined
to have all of the metals removed from
her mouth because she had been chronically ill, and now, as an acupuncturist,
she had determined that her medical
issues were related to the metals in
her teeth. She was unable to wear any
jewelry without reacting to it, and she
had concluded that if that were, indeed,
the case, then it was highly likely that
the metals that had been placed in her
teeth were having an effect on her
health also. She wanted them out, and
she wanted them out safely and as soon
as possible. I agreed.
Diana had an interesting nuance,
however. She had four silver colored
mercury amalgam Àllings on the right
side of her face and she had an equal
number of gold restorations on the mirror image teeth on the left side of her
face. No other dentistry existed in her
mouth, no root canals, no composite
Àllings, no nothing. No wisdom teeth.
Hygiene was fair, no gum disease. Just
a mirror image presentation of gold on
one side of her face/head/mouth and
mercury on the other. Interesting.
Our treatment plan? Logically, it
seemed that the removal of the amalgams should be the Àrst removal candidate, but we decided to remove the gold
Àrst, leaving the more toxic mercury
Àllings there a few weeks longer. Why
did we do such a protocol? Because it
was an ideal opportunity not likely to
present itself again for a long time. A
patient with gold only restorations on
one side of the face, with the other side
equally mirrored in mercury-laden Àllings? This was a rare opportunity. How
come; why?
As elements on the periodic table,
gold and mercury are known to have
a very high affinity to one another,
Chem 1A, UCD. Gold miners know
this and use this knowledge to extract
more gold from its sources. Many gold
miners in Africa, however, are afÁicted
with neurological issues due to their
exposure to the mercury they use in
their mining protocols.
What physical effect, I wondered,
were the gold and mercury having on
one another—cross arch, if anything
at all? Would we Ànd facial changes
and/or anything else different? Now
that I had seen a pattern, I was anxious
to see if it could be deliberately replicated with a deÀned treatment protocol.
So was Diana.
We proceeded to remove the four
gold inlays/onlays on the left side of
her mouth, one in each maxillary and
mandibular Àrst and second molar. We
waited. A month later, Diana demonstrated a facial asymmetry right down
her midline, relatively swollen and
edematous over the right side where
her mercury Àllings remained, tight
where the porcelain inlays and onlays
resided in place of the golden restorations. Wow, again.
We removed the remaining amalgams a week later. At her one-week post
op, with a video camera poised, I asked
Diana what, if anything had changed.
She excitedly told me that her face had
become warm again, Áush with more
circulation and she no longer had to
wear a hat or mufÁer to stay warm,
common practice for her for most every
season for too many years to remember.
She was ecstatic. Her face was nearly
back to symmetry, too.
Anecdotal? Yes, but that is where
research begins, from serendipitous
sightings that appear meaningful to
the trained eye, and not just occasionally but… oftentimes… as I learned in
my research design classes in graduate
school. For those further interested,
I refer you to The Art of Scientific
Investigation by William I. Beverage,
required reading in my graduate program, pre-dentistry.
So now the task of any dentist
reading this little expose’ is to replicate what I have reported, and begin
to see for yourself the effects that
dentistry can obviously have on facial
presentation. This is a very simple
“laboratory” experiment. Take some
family members or patients who are
interested and willing to participate
and safely remove their amalgam Àllings unilaterally using the IAOMT.org
protocol—rubber dam, supplemental
O2, water and chunking removal,
enhanced high speed suction and
Àltration. Keep it simple at Àrst—select patients with amalgams only-no
crowns/root canals. Photograph them
pre and post. Wait 4-8 weeks between
the removal of one side versus the
other. What do you see? Report back
to me through this magazine. Carpe
diem.
Dr. David Biles is accepting new
patients interested in a comprehensive
dental approach to health, created
in tandem with the patient. Dr. Biles
brings a unique awareness to health
from a lifetime of study in many disciplines. Schedule a visit to see if an
ideal approach to dentistry is what
your body needs to heal, (831) 4230121, www.drbiles.
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Felten (see bio below). As a biologist
who studied at various campuses,
including Loma Linda University,
University of California, Riverside,
and University of Barcelona, Spain,
Ms. Felten observed people in numerous health settings. In the settings of
the ICU, CCU, emergency departments, open heart surgeries, public
health agencies, classrooms, and in
peoples’ homes, Ms. Felten observed
and learned to appreciate what causes
a person to BECOME WELL and to
STAY WELL.
Identifying wellness to include
the body, mind, souls, spirit, AND
resources, Ms. Felten explores, studies, emulates, teaches, and shares
the scientific basis for the numerous
wellness techniques and practices
that are utilized today. Her overarching intention is for people to take
personal responsibility for their own
health care. Ms. Felten has identified
a stellar group of skilled practitioners,
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of the Wellness Planning Institute of
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though the enhancement of personal
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TELOMERES—
Turning Back the Clock on Aging
by Bobbie Katz
(from an Interview with Bill
Andrews, PhD & renowned
Formulator John Anderson)
ver dream of living to 125
and beyond while being
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No, we’re not talking Twilight
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Master Formulator and Founder John Anderson,
who are bringing to the fore the long and short
of the situation surrounding human longevity—
Telomeres.
“Telomere length is the nearest measure
that science has ever found to determine
lifespan in humans, horses, dogs and cats—it
acts as an internal ‘hourglass’ or ‘biological
clock’ for aging,” explains Dr. Andrews, the
founder, president and CEO of Sierra Sciences
in Reno, Nevada, and one of the world’s leading
authorities on Telomerase biology. “Almost
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not a drug.”
Telomeres have been likened to the plastic
tips on shoelaces because they prevent our
chromosomes from “fraying.” These little
stretches of DNA on the ends of our 23 pairs
of chromosomes are critical for healthy cell
function, allowing our trillions of cells to keep
furiously dividing, thereby keeping us alive and
well and able to get new skin, blood, bone and
other cells when needed. Without Telomeres,
our genetic data would be lost because our
chromosomes —twisted double-stranded
molecules of DNA containing our genes that
are located inside the nucleus of each of our
cells—would scramble or stick together, causing
disorder inside the body.
“Telomere length affects every internal
organ and every disease—cancer, heart disease,
Alzheimer’s and so on,” reveals Dr. Andrews,
who, in 1997, made a major breakthrough
when he discovered an enzyme specifically in
humans called Telomerase, which acts directly
on Telomeres to replace DNA cell bases that
have been lost to cell replication and maintains
Telomere length in cells. “When Telomeres get
short, the chromosomes become rearranged and
transmutations occur.”
At the heart of the matter is the fact that
Telomeres become progressively shorter each
time a cell divides and when they get too short,
the cell can no longer divide and replicate itself—
that triggers a mechanism called senescence,
which causes the cell to become inactive or die.
That’s when “bad” things happen to the body.
We start out with 10,000 base pairs of Telomeres
when we are born, but we will essentially begin
dying of old age when those bases reach 5,000,
which usually occurs around the age of 60. It
is now becoming a well-studied topic in the
scientific community that age-related decline
may be able to be slowed or theoretically
prevented by maintaining Telomere length.
E
It was back in 1961 that the phenomenon
of cellular aging was first noted by Professor
Leonard Hayflick. He discovered that cells
cannot divide beyond a certain number of times
but he did not know why. It wasn’t until nearly
30 years later, in 1990, that Calvin Harley at
McMaster University in Canada and Carol
Greider at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in the
USA discovered that Telomere shortening goes
hand-in-hand with the aging process and is the
direct cause of cells reaching what had come to
be known as the “Hayflick Limit.”
While three of Bill Andrews’ colleagues—
‘Drs. Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider, and
Jack Szozstak’—received the 2009 Nobel Prize
for their discoveries in Telomere biology (their
research involved Telomerase in the cells of a
certain pond scum organism but the discovery
did not contribute to the discovery of human
Telomerase), it was Bill Andrews, PhD who
confirmed in 1997 that Telomere shortening
does not take place in the reproductive system
of males and females because of a gene that is
present called the Telomerase gene.
Hence, those cells are immortal because
no DNA information is ever lost. Although all
of our other cells contain the Telomerase gene,
as we age, it becomes suppressed due to the lack
of an enzyme. Dr. Andrews’ discovery of the
Telomerase enzyme was a key finding because
Telomerase can be reproduced by all types of
human cells if given an appropriate signal, one
that could “turn it on” and hopefully reverse
aging and increase lifespan.
Added validation to Dr. Andrews’s research
has come from a recent study published in
the journal Nature in which Harvard Medical
Researchers, led by cancer geneticist Ronald
DePinho, discovered that mice lacking
Telomerase aged much quicker and died earlier
as an abundance of critically short Telomeres
developed. Dr. DePinho and his team engineered
the mice to lack the Telomerase enzyme, allowing
them to grow to adulthood without it, and then
activated the enzyme for one month with a
chemical called 4-OHT.
After another month, the mice were reevaluated and to the amazement of all, the
age-related symptoms had disappeared and
rejuvenation was seen in several organs,
including their brains. Old obese, gray-haired
mice that couldn’t get around became young
again both in energy and physical appearance.
The study proved the case for turning on
Telomerase in humans as a potential anti-aging
therapy.
Where Product B is concerned, it was Dr.
Andrews’ hooking up with John Anderson via a
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that proved to be the icing on the cake.
Where Bill Andrews had been focusing
almost entirely on drugs and chemicals to
stimulate Telomerase, it was John Anderson
who looked at the effect of oxidative stress and
free radicals on Telomeres and sought to provide
Telomere support with botanicals, bacteria, and
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“The first wealth is health.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
HEALTHY PETS
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ogs are becoming
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haven’t before appreciated
dogs as pets are embracing
them and welcoming them
into homes and laps.
As this happens, dog
owners need to realize the added
responsibility that comes with the
human attachment to dogs. With
added closeness comes the need to
protect and strengthen man’s best
furry friends against sickness and ill
health. After all, humans live with a
lot of stress, which is one reason pets
are looked to for comfort.
In doing so, pets—dogs
especially—take on their human’s
sufferings as their own. Though
many pet owners perceive how
sympathetic and perceptive their
dogs are, science is beginning to
show proof. MRI studies have
been initiated that are proving
dogs exhibit emotions very similar
to those of humans. They’re not
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Nature has an innate wisdom of
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Just like a sensitive natural environment needs cleaning up, we can engage in a cleanse program to increase
physical and emotional vitality. Please
note that the purpose of detoxification
is not to create a perfectly clean body
entirely free
of negative
thoughts
and emoMisa Lawson, MPH, RD
tions. Purity is impossible because our cells
are metabolizing and creating waste
every moment, and we need to feel
our feelings authentically in order
to discover and grow! The true goal
of “detox” is to let go of debris we
don’t need anymore on a deeper
level -- like removing environmental
contaminants so nature can do its job
of cycles and seasons.
The outcome of a 21-day
cleanse is that you’ll experience so
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Earth Angels are “nice” people,
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The Music of the Spheres:
Astrological Insights by Susan Heinz
Astrology for 2014 and
The Year of the Horse
THE WRITER’S
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2014 is the turning point year! It will be a fast
moving year poised on an edge of transformation
or chaos depending on our clarity of vision and
intention. It begins dramatically with a New Moon
in Capricorn, aligning with the planets, Mars,
Jupiter, Uranus, and Pluto. Uranus, Pluto, and
Jupiter have been hastening, and intensifying
the break down of old worldviews and paradigms,
governmental structures and economies. Mars,
now part of this alignment triggers events into
action and/or aggression and violence. This is
a profound historical time, the turning point year
for humanity in its decision making process.
Will we embrace the renewed worldview of
interrelatedness with all life, a vital transformation
of views aligning us with life sustaining systems?
With Mars going retrograde on March 1st until May
19th, its stay in Libra is unusually lengthened. This
heats up situations for all of us, but especially for
Libras, Cancers, Capricorns and Aries, demanding
clarity and physical action, or anger, resentment,
and conflict fume.
Slowing our forward movement and
emphasizing the need to dig deeply into our
psyches, Mars retrograde are times of reviewing
how we act, our habituated responses, and what
it is we truly want. Each of us must cultivate
a kind of radical balance to navigate the fast
moving energy of 2014. Unexpected events can
quickly shift situations. Many reconsiderations
take place. And yet it can be a very productive
year of accomplishment and business growth, as
well as a continuing positive housing market. Hurt
feelings, and reactive dynamics in relationships
alert us to stay calm and listen deeply to the
invisible needs of the other. Bringing clarity of
our intention to a larger inclusive view of the
preciousness of life is the navigating point so
needed to traverse successfully the forces of
2014. This influence lasts through July when
Mars leaves Libra and enters Scorpio with its
regenerative powers, penetrating intensity, and
exposure of the hidden.
We move rapidly toward the week of April
20th, then a climax of intensity takes place. On
a personal level, step back, and stay balanced,
inorder to move into new levels of action and
alignment in your life. Here’s the initiation point
for our transformation! Without this consciousness
we can potentially be swept into destructive,
reactive, or divisive behaviors. After May 24th the
alignments shift, support for new behaviors and
systems is present, renewal and new pathways
for growth open.
2014 moves from the Chinese year of the
Serpent to the year of the fast moving Horse,
on January 30th. We shift from deep internal
transformations of 2013 to taking conscious
actions with clear intentions in our daily lives. Time
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power of the Horse, its rippling muscles, as we
blend our bodies to become one, rider and animal,
ancient heart to modern heart, nature and spirit
aligned, a reorientation to inner connection.
The passing of Nelson Mandela, coinciding
with Mars entering Libra, the sign of the
peacemaker, diplomat, harmonizer, marked
a significant expression of a higher level of
consciousness so needed during 2014. As we
hold the intent to view the world as an interrelated
whole, we step into this higher warrior archetype.
Our key will be to keep centered, balanced, and
grounded. Our consciousness is the bridge into
the future. Humanity has the habit of crisis in
order to wake up!
The federal government, President
Obama, and Congress, will continue to be
under increased pressure to be transparent
and engage in compromise. March through
May much reorganization of strategies and
priorities take place. Real progress will come in
communities, and cities, with visionary innovation
addressing practical solutions to issues. The
role that the United States plays in the world is
in a time of transformation. We will witness and
collectively create a new vision for our role in the
world. Pressures to our system will force new
definitions of our military, economic and worldwide
allegiances. Depending on our consciousness,
intentions, and actions during the 1st part of the
year, situations can ease and the potential for
collective renewal is present, after May 24th.
Twelve opportunities for 2014:
For Sun and Rising Signs
Aries (Mar 20-Apr 19): 2014 brings
you the opportunity of more awareness in your
relationships and business partnerships. It is
about relaxing your impulse to react immediately
and developing more objectivity, not taking
situations personally. If someone approaches you
in unskillful ways, be alerted to take your time with
responding and don’t be too surprised. April 20-22
can be particularly stressful, so give yourself extra
space to deal with unexpected issues that arise.
During July your confidence is strengthened,
enjoyment, and creativity increases. September
to October is a good travel time for you.
Taurus (Apr 20-May 20): Transformations
in your life, your identity, and who you know
yourself to be, continue to take place through
2014. During the first part of the year your working
life is highlighted. Putting your priorities and yearly
calendar in order, is important for best results.
Bring your full attention to what you are creating
and what your intentions are through Mar 1st.
During March through May 19th, as you reevaluate
your work situation. Take care of any health
issues that have been on your mind. Reviewing
your obligations in partnerships intensifies in July
through October. Major transformations take place
toward the end of the year.
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Astrology for 2014 and The Year of the Horse
Gemini (May 21-Jun 20):
2014 is a year to attune to what has
heart and meaning for you. Creativity
is energized. Be flexible in your plans
as your imagination plays an important
role in what can unfold in your life now.
At times your goals may seem unclear.
If so, stop, create space to move inward
and visualize what’s possible. Keep
yourself grounded this year by attuning
to health and exercise, and planning
your work life with detailed attention.
Be conservative with money matters
as this supports your financial stability
and growth. In 2014 perseverance
furthers!
Cancer (Jun 21–Jul 21):
2014 is the year you must attend to
your needs! Relationships, goals, and
family life are changing! Adjustments
are needed as growth in consciousness
propels you into self- development.
Now is the time to expand your horizons
into new opportunities. Home can be a
frictional place in the first part of 2014,
if you are not flexible and willing to hear
the needs of others. Clear and sort out
the old from what is essential. Taking
a class in the spring brings a sense
of well being. Mid April and mid June
are very sensitive times and patience
is needed.
Leo (Jul 22 – Aug 22): 2014
is the year of bringing your attention
to how you communicate. How do you
express what you need and want?
Issues with siblings may arise and be
brought out into the open. Patience
will set the stage for positive change.
Any retreats will greatly benefit your
clarity of intention as July brings more
enjoyment and confidence. Travel
during the summer is highlighted and
moving into new areas of interest as
well. Suddenly you feel yourself in a
new period of inspiration and more
freedom. You benefit from finding a
balance between your responsibilities
to others and new excitement in your
own life.
Virgo (Aug 23-Sep 22): Your
opportunity in 2014 is to honor and
develop your special talents and
abilities, breakthrough into new areas
of sharing and expressing who you
are! Group support brings forth your
creativity and new levels of confidence.
There may be areas in your life where
you want to stabilize your sense of
security, clearing up any money matters
that seem chaotic or out of balance.
Bringing focus, discipline, and attention
to how you communicate, and any
writing projects you are working on,
benefits you this year. Patience and
reflection with the children in your life
is called for. Much change is taking
place with them.
Libra (Sep 23-Oct 22): 2014
is the year to focus on what you want,
set clear intentions, especially for your
self and take action. Staying consistent
will help, and be rewarding, even
though you will need to be flexible in
your relationships with others. With the
strong Mars influence, energy needs to
be channeled or frustration will build
up with inaction. Deep inner changes
are taking place, in yourself and family
or home. Resist power struggles and
any comparison to others. Find ways
to honor your deepest self. This is a
good time to expand or enlarge on your
career goals.
Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21):
2014 is the year to go with the flow.
Move into a sense that life is a current
that you can navigate by being present
and sensing what is needed. You are
involved in much activity during the 1st
half of 2014 that may not be obvious to
others, clarifying what had previously
been unconscious. Your life involves
you in new experiences. From March
to May review how things are going,
then adjust, feeling free to create
changes from what you thought was
going to take place. July 27th begins
a very active time for you. Your new
responsibilities are now of great focus.
Home is a place of warmth, joy and
growth. September and October bring
travel, with lots of activity.
Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec
20): 2014 sets the stage for you to
collaborate with others, to create a
synergy of your energies. Retreating
together and reaching into the
imaginative and visionary realms
then careful planning brings success.
Your opportunity this year is to bring
your clear intention out to people in
ways that you haven’t done before.
Adjustments will be needed especially
from March to May as well as flexibility
in handling the intense needs of those
that you are involved with. July through
September brings break throughs and
travel is highlighted. Readjustment
of plans takes place once again in
October and November.
Capricor n (Dec 21- Jan
19): 2014 gives you the opportunity
to redefine your goals, especially
around the career or job you envision
for yourself. Clear intentions help
you navigate and take action for
achievement of those goals. Be flexible
as situations may change quickly with
different things being asked of you.
March through May brings reevaluation
of your direction. Know that you are
continuing to transform and unfold
different aspects of yourself. Keeping
centered through understanding your
ideals, finding quiet space, exercising,
and connecting with a partner who
supports your vision and deeper inner
connection is essential. August may
bring a move for you.
Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 17):
2014 is the year to ride the waves
of change and adjustment to the
larger vision that you are holding. The
year of the Horse will bring quickly
changing situations. You may be
learning something new that takes
persistence and focused attention.
This path has the potential to take you
into exciting areas and different levels
of perception. Teaching and publishing
are highlighted, with the need to review
and not push forward with projects Mar
1st through May 20th. The second part
of the year brings new partnerships,
and inspirational ways to write and
communicate your thoughts.
Pisces (Feb 18-Mar 19): 2014
is the year to develop new alternatives
to how you approach situations in your
life that are problematical. If situations
seem to overwhelm you when the need
for change arises don’t procrastinate
but take a direct action to meet a goal.
Be willing to release resentments
that have to do with past situations.
This will give you tremendous energy,
channeling your talents in productive
and successful ways. Family dynamics
come to the forefront and during
March through May need careful
evaluation. Your strength is your ability
to understand the interplay of the
personal dynamics involved and hold
a space for clarity. Your creativity and
love, whether romantic, or for children
in your life, is the place of joy.
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ParenTing, Kids and eduCaTiOn: Your Child & Vaccinations
Dr. Mercola’s Comments
on Hepatitis B Vaccines (we will
address the Hep B Vaccine more
in the next issue for Feb.’14):
There is no vaccine that gets
me more upset than Hepatitis B.
There are two primary reasons for
this. It is given to virtually every
newborn in the hospital and many
times without parents’ consent
shortly after the child is born. If
the parent chooses not to have their
12-hour-old newborn vaccinated
in the newborn nursery, it takes
enormous effort on the parent’s
part to make sure this vaccine is
not given without their informed
consent before the baby leaves the
hospital.
Secondly, this vaccine given
on the day of birth is the least
justifiable of any vaccine that I
can think of. A child can ONLY
get the disease from IV drug abuse,
sexual activity with an infected
partner, a blood transfusion using
contaminated blood, OR from the
mother.
There are few or no detectable
antibodies in the blood of most
children within 7-10 years after
they are vaccinated so booster shots
will probably be recommended by
government officials in the future
for children entering adolescence!
Y
ou have every right to not
only ask questions about vaccine safety, but also to decide
which vaccinations you would like to
receive or decline for yourself and your
children. In the case of the hepatitis
B vaccine, if you’re giving birth in a
hospital you can let your nurses, obstetrician and pediatrician know whether
or not you consent to having your baby
vaccinated.
It’s your choice!
There are reports that some newborns are being vaccinated in the
newborn nursery against the parents’
wishes, however, so if you decide to
opt out of the vaccine, it is a good idea
to keep your newborn with you at all
times, or have a family member stay
with the baby, while in the hospital.
Remember that it’s up to you
to get informed about every medical
procedure being given to your baby,
and vaccinations are no exception.
I encourage you to ask these eight
questions, developed by the National
Vaccine Information Center (NVIC),
if you are considering getting yourself
or your child vaccinated:
1. Am I or my child sick right now?
2. Have I or my child had a bad reac-
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he scoured the world to find. With
Dr. Andrews having developed
the technology to test, verify, and
tion to a vaccination before?
3. Do I or my child have a personal or family history of vaccine
reactions, neurological disorders,
severe allergies or immune system
problems?
4. Do I know the disease and vaccine
risks for myself or my child?
5. Do I have full information about
the vaccine’s side effects?
6. Do I know how to identify and
report a vaccine reaction?
7. Do I know I need to keep a written
record, including the vaccine manufacturer’s name and lot number, for
all vaccinations?
8. Do I know I have the right to make
an informed choice?
As NVIC states:
“If you answered yes to questions
1, 2, and 3, or no to questions 4, 5, 6,
7 and 8 and do not understand the
significance of your answer, you may
want to review information on NVIC’s
website with links to other websites
and resources so you can better answer
these questions designed to educate
consumers about the importance of
making fully informed vaccine decisions.”
• Further, I highly recommend
all parents consider the following
steps before consenting to vaccinations, including Hepatitis B:
• Educate yourself about vaccination, including reading the vaccine
manufacturer product inserts for vaccines that your doctor is recommending
and reviewing vaccine information on
this website and websites like NVIC.
org.
• Help educate your family, and
your community by circulating this
article among your friends, neighbors,
doctors, lawyers, teachers, school
principles, nurses, local newspaper,
TV and radio stations. Send a copy of
this article with a personal note to your
elected representatives.
• The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) provides
information for consumers about
vaccines and diseases and works
to protect vaccine choices. Register
today for the NVIC Advocacy Portal,
an online interactive database and
communication system that will help
YOU protect vaccine exemptions in
YOUR state.
• Report vaccine reactions to the
federal government (VAERS) and to
the NVIC Vaccine Reaction Registry
by visiting the NVIC website (http://
www.nvic.org). This reporting is EXTREMELY important and necessary if
we are to accelerate change.
• If you are pregnant, get tested
for Hepatitis B disease. If you are infected, your baby may be at higher risk
for becoming infected with hepatitis B
and is a candidate for vaccination, so
you should explore all sides of the issue
with your physician.
• Stand up for your informed
consent rights. If you are opposed to
the hepatitis B vaccine for your baby
at birth, you can amend the “consent
for medical treatment” forms you
sign upon entering the hospital before
giving birth by writing on the form
that you do not give consent for your
baby’s Hepatitis B vaccination in the
newborn nursery.
• Vaccine exemptions: Although
Hepatitis B vaccines may be “mandated” for your child to attend school, each
state offers different legal exemptions
(medical, religious, and philosophical).
Research your state’s specific vaccine
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Health. Your Family. Your Choice
@ http://www.nvic.org
presented the first 15 ingredients to
Dr. Andrews and, with the 11th one,
Anderson had a “hit.” Anderson then
went back and began looking at the
properties from botanicals indigenous
to the U.S., India, China, and Europe.
Eventually, that research and testing
led to the development of Product B, a
combination of all natural ingredients
that have been shown to protect
the cell against oxidative stress and
support Telomeres.
Formulator John Anderson, who
has 35+ years of experience working in
the nutraceutical industry, notes. “As I
make new discoveries of ingredients,
they will be added to Product B to
enhance it, thereby increasing the
product’s efficiency, absorption,
potency and strength. The product
has already been enhanced three
times since it was released in August
2011—it is now 6 times the strength
of the original 2010 hit—and, I know
that there are a lot of opportunities for
further discoveries.”
“Every ingredient in Product B
has a long history of safety,” he adds.
“Each ingredient has been consumed
during the history of the world—most
can be traced back 1,000 years.
They all exist on the market but
it’s not just a matter of going to a
health food store and buying them.
They are included in a proprietary
blend that promotes absorption by
the body.”
As for some of the noted benefits
of taking Product B, Dr. Andrews, who
has had a passion for finding a cure
for aging since he was 12 years old,
responds. “I’m over 60, AND, I’m an
ultra-marathon runner, doing 50-100
kilometer runs once a month. Since
taking Product B, I have had better
results than ever. The last 100 km I
ran just a few weeks ago, I finished
third overall and no one in the Top 10
was over 40!
“I have an identical twin brother,”
he continues. “I started doing Telomere
therapy five years ago, even before
John and I began work on Product B,
and I hadn’t seen my brother since
then. We got together for the first time
a few weeks ago and we were shocked.
We don’t look alike anymore—‘I look
amazingly younger than he does. His
wife and my girlfriend, who is also
on Product B and is the only female
to have completed the 130 km run
through the Himalayas, were shocked
as well.”
Anderson cites that, at this
writing, there are already more than
100,000 people using Product B in
the six months since its introduction
(at the end of August 2011) and the
results are literally life-changing.
People are definitely reporting looking
and feeling younger and experiencing
gains in energy, performance, overall
health, and endurance.
“Of course, in addition to
antioxidants and dietary supplements
like Product B, exercise, reducing
stress, proper nutrition, and not
smoking are contributing factors in
keeping Telomeres long and healthy,”
says Anderson, noting that he and
Andrews are pleased with the result
of their collaboration but by no means
are finished. “Product B is a significant
piece of the puzzle to help people live
long and healthy lives. And, in addition
to its being effective, Product B has
been made very affordable for the
public.” So then, what is the bottom
line on aging and Telomeres?
“As a molecular biologist, I can
definitively say that everything about
our longevity and health revolves
around our Telomeres,” Dr. Andrews
sums up.
It’s a statement that’s been a long
time coming.
Do you want to know more?
Please join us at an event to hear
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this info on page 5 (note that the info
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authenticate the effectiveness of the
natural ingredients, Anderson went
to work.
On September 23, 2010, he
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by Christopher Love
ahoo! We made
it to 2014! Shall
we dance? I would
like to take this opportunity to
honor all those who have come
before us, whom without we
would not be here to have this
experience of life.
Do you celebrate
the changing of the year?
For ages, people have
created ritual around
the cycling of the four
seasons, the passing
of thirteen moons or
the completion of three
hundred and sixty-ve
solar days, all of which
bring us back around to
approximately the same
astrological place in
our solar system. Have
you ever asked yourself
why we do this? Do any
of these patterns mean
anything to you? Andy Kauffman once said,
“The only thing that separates us from animals
is mindless superstition and meaningless ritual.”
What do you think?
For me, the end of a cycle, or year is a time
to check up on what has passed, so I can stay clear
and present in the moment. I do this on a daily,
weekly, moonly, seasonally and yearly basis. This
helps me to recognize patterns in myself, recurring themes, notable conversations and places in
my inner and outer life that I want to improve,
let go, change, shift and grow.
I love a good party and connecting with
people. As the years pass, I have found that my
way of celebration has shifted from the desire to
party for party’s sake to gathering with others for
meaningful camaraderie. How this can look is as
innite as the universe itself. Intentional gatherings have become my cup of tea, so to speak.
Most of the key ingredients of my old party days
are still here, such as lovely people, inspiring
music and a splash of ecstatic dancing. Intoxicants have fallen to the wayside giving rise to
ceremonies that enhance presence and vibrancy.
I dare say the food is better, healthier and often
crosses into the category of amazing.
New Years Eve was one such night of intentional gathering for me this year. The celebration
included the elements of intention, ritual and focused time. The fteen minutes before midnight
was spent in silence. An amazing crystal bowl
ringing magically in the room rst broke the deep
quiet. The resound of the crystal built and grew
in resonance and strength for some time until it
peaked at midnight and we all blessed each other
with kind words, handshakes and hugs to commemorate the passage into the New Year.
The insights and awareness’s garnished
throughout the night were life changing for me.
There was ample time spent on cleaning up the
past and making new choices for my present.
One of the ways this looks like is I have a few
people to apologize to and a few people I want
to acknowledge for being so spectacularly caring
for others as they walk through the world. And,
specically, for their care of me. I am grateful
beyond words at the love I am experiencing
from the world and my community. It is easy to
run through daily tasks without stopping to sit
with someone we love and check in. I do this a
lot, as there always seems to be a never-ending
supply of important things to do.
For 2014, I am setting the intention to take more breaks to smell
the owers, discover new things
about the world in which I live and
have more cups of tea with people
close to me.
In 2013, I dedicated a number
of articles to beginning meditation practices for becoming a powerful creator in
one’s life. The irony is, if
you actually take on the
practice, you may find
as I have, that creation is
happening continuously
and that all we are doing
in the practice is letting
go of the busy mind that
often blocks the creativity
that is naturally coming
through every moment.
Furthermore, using the
tool of introspective and
reective meditation, we
can gain valuable insight
into the workings of our lives.
Back to the cycle of time, where does it
end and where does it begin? It is a circle after
all, with no beginning and never ending. We can
just as easily begin a year at the Spring Equinox,
Summer Solstice or Fall Equinox as much as the
end of December. And, perhaps, Winter Solstice
would be a more appropriate time to place the
end of December anyhow. The truth is we made
it up. We made up the calendar and time and we
set the point we call the New Year. The Sun and
the Stars and the Moon do not care about this
arbitrary moment in our lives, the animals have
not one thought of it and the very complex natural
world, from atoms to elements, from microscopic
life to insects does not pay any attention to our
ideas of what different days of life mean to us
humans.
There are those who will tell us that all the
movement we perceive is but an illusion of the
mind. Is our belief in the calendar, time and the
dancing of celestial bodies mere superstition? Is
the ritual we engage in meaningless? I have experienced ritual for the sake of doing something
because it is or was the custom. I am speaking
of ritual that I had no personal connection with.
And this, for me, was meaningless.
I have also had the blessing to experience
ritual that touches me deeply, has me see the
world differently and understand myself, others
and existence in a new way. For this I am grateful.
I have concluded that things are meaningful when
we make them to be and when we assign value
to any given circumstance. Mind is a powerful
force that loves meaning and creating it. If the
practice of making meaning is conscious, it can
enhance one’s life, ne tune it and give it brilliance. What rituals do you celebrate, how do
you engage them and what, if any, meaning do
you put on the movement of the Sun and Moon
and Stars?
May your experience of life in 2014 bring
you closer to yourself and those around you. May
humanity continue to awaken to its brilliance and
become more compassionate, loving and kind.
Thanks for reading and supporting Connection
Magazine and thanks to Pattie and Thom for all
the years of dedication to our community through
this wonderful paper. Happy New Year!
Send comments to ChristopherLove@Em
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upon us, we
tend to put our
attention upon changes and
resolutions that will help us
live a better life. Have you
ever noticed that most New
Year’s resolutions have to
do with cleaning something
or more discipline around
maintaining the body? When
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were to lose weight, exercise more, and clear
the clutter in the garage (we could use that one).
All of these New Year’s vows are great, and my
dentist would heartily agree. But have you ever
heard someone say to you, “My New Year’s vow
this year is to clear my heart and make it a safe
place for all beings.”
One of my favorite quotes is, “If you have
room in your heart for one enemy, your heart is
an unsafe place for a friend.” I do not know who
originally spoke or wrote that statement, but I do
know it contains a volume of wisdom. The act
of holding a resentment, anger or even hatred
towards another human being, makes the entire
space of the heart unsafe for friends and family.
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person, then you are also capable of holding that
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to just one person.
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clearing your heart of negativity towards other
human beings. This one vow is perhaps the
healthiest thing you could ever do for your body,
mind and soul.
From the time I was eighteen and heading
off to college, my mother ordered a subscription
to Guideposts magazine for me. She kept up this
gift for the rest of her life, and now I order it
myself. At least once a year, the magazine will
run an article about a person who has healed an
enormous hatred in their heart, and the positive
result in their life. One time it was the story of
a young woman who was attacked in a parking
lot, beaten up and left on the concrete to die. She
miraculously recovered, and the attacker was
found and imprisoned. She regained her health,
but her heart suffered. She had so much anger
towards this man that over time, she developed a
serious illness. While lying in a hospital bed one
night in tremendous pain, she realized the only
way she could recover was to go to the prison
and speak to her attacker and forgive him. Her
husband and friends thought this was a terrible
idea, but she was determined and felt it was the
only way she could ever have her health and
peace back again.
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did that horrible thing to her. All of her hatred
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this man wrote each other from time to time and a
connection was formed. She sent him books and
other things that helped him in prison.
If you feel anger in your heart towards
someone, perhaps it’s not as extreme as this
previous example. And yet anger, hatred and
resentment in any form are still a poison to the
body and soul, and make the heart an unsafe
place for others.
How does a person clear their heart? What
do we do with the anger, resentment and even
hatred that we might feel towards another person?
I use two practices to “clear my heart.”
Since I know this is so important, I do this every
day. I look inside my heart to feel if there is any
person with whom I am holding resentment or
look upon with negativity. Often there is not, but
sometimes there is, and I then make myself feel
grateful for something about that person. Now
I must admit that sometimes I don’t want to do
this. But I make myself, just like every night no
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Feeling something I can be grateful for about
this person usually allows me to let go of the
negativity. However, if the feelings are really
intense for me and the gratitude does not work,
then I ask that the person be blessed and have a
good life. Sometimes I have to do this with the
same person every single day over a period of
time, but eventually I am left with compassion
and a feeling of having a safe and loving heart.
I do this practice because I cherish my
family and friends and I want my heart to be a
safe place for them. I want my heart to be a safe
and loving place for all beings. I do this practice
because it is one of the most important things I
can do in this life.
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UCSC’s internet computers have recently
been highjacked, taken-over and destroyed by the
new “Cruz ID” cybersurveillance log-in/password
system.
Rather than just easily clicking anonymously
right onto the Internet at our libraries (as it has
been for years), UCSC’s IT (Internet Technology)
Dept has recently instituted a new burdensome and
time-consuming “log-in/password” system that is
specifically DESIGNED to illegally track, monitor,
identify, spy, surveil and record all users internet
activity, history and printing sources.
I call on ALL UCSC students, faculty, alumni
and staff to BOYCOTT and help END the new Cruz
ID log-in system by filing complaints to the UCSC
Administration to have the entire UCSC IT Dept
FIRED for creating an illegal and unnecessary spy
and surveillance system at our libraries.
Let us return the Internet back to the UCSC
community and users jurisdiction, as well as bring
back an anonymous ‘pay as you go’ printing system
that protects and upholds the PRIVACY of all users
of these resources.
Direct your complaints to the UCSC Administration
at: [email protected] and online via the Science
and McHenry library contact forms: http://library.ucsc.
edu/library-suggestion-box Further complaints can be
directed to the UCSC IT Dept at: [email protected]
Let us nip this police state takeover of our
library internet access in the bud before they begin
to install biometric spy and surveillance cameras
on every building throughout campus (as Cabrillo
College is now doing) to illegally spy, track, monitor,
surveil, photograph and record our bodies, faces and
identities as well- as they fully intend to do.
Such a network will provide REALTIME police
state internet and camera surveillance directly to the
NSA (the National Security Agency), who just opened
up a huge new facility in Utah to compile and store
data illegally on American’s internet activity, e-mail,
phone records, GPS location and biometric identity
signature movements. This information will also go
though the so-called state “threat fusion centers” that
have been set up all across the country in every state
since 9/11. Such police state activities will ultimately
destroy our precious freedoms and liberties as well
as crush and enslave our educational institutions
here in America.
Janet Napolitano, the former head of the US
Dept of Homeland Security and now the so-called
“President” of the University of California system,
has been ordered by her peers in Washington, DC,
New York and London to set up a UC surveillance
grid precisely such as this during her tenure here. Will
the UCSC community allow this egregious assault on
our privacy and dignity to go unanswered?
BOYCOTT and END Cruz ID at UC Santa Cruz.
BAN ALL Spy and Surveillance Cameras on our
Campus. ENOUGH of this Madness!
Rogue Comet, UCSC Alumni, University of
California Santa Cruz
Meditation Is Useless
One of my favorite Taoist stories is from the
philosopher Chuang about the stinktree.
by Ted Mancuso
It seems there was a man who
came upon a “stinktree” on his property. Looking up to its tangle of leaves
and branches, his first impression
was, “This tree is truly ugly. The
leaves look like they have blight and
the thing bears no fruit at all.” He
considered for a moment whether he
might be able to cut the tree down and
use it for building material. But as he
scanned the branches he could not find
a length of limb that wasn’t gnarled,
and impossibly distorted. He reached
up and plucked down a leaf, tasted it
and instantly spat it out. This thing
was only good for shade but not even
nice enough to sit under. “Useless!
Absolutely Useless!” he thought as he
turned his back on the tree and walked
away. After he’d walked a bit he turned
for one more look and noticed that this
tree, sitting alone on the hillock, was
by far the largest tree on his property.
It had been there long before he was
born and would probably be there
when his grand children were playing.
Suddenly it struck him. The life of the
tree was insured by its uselessness. No
ax would ever chop it. No carpenter
would ever build with it. No one could
gain anything by it so it was allowed
to live and thrive and be itself without
interference. Uselessness, he realized,
could be very useful.
The same story with the same
conclusion could be told of medita- you’ll be quoting is yourself.
Meditation just is. As the tree of
tion: useless in almost every way.
Economically it has no use because it’s the story was useless, meditation only
it allows
free. You can teach someone accomplishes one purpose,
E x p a n d
F A FRIEND basically
or colleague
you to communicate
with
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for
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while
but
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isn’t
exactly
conduAwareness: Keep“usethe
told you that you could that’s
notina mother,
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picture
mind as
through a singlecive
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a professor, a maintenance
worker,
Membership.
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develop a more focused
mind, a
cific situation right in
more peaceful spirit and a And
moreyou get no aerobics ad- son, or a party member.
It lets you front
“rest of
in yourself”
and
you.
flexible and resilientvantage
body, would
from it. Meditation doesn’t
reacquaint
yourself
with
the
person
you be intrigued? make
Further,
that
you more beautiful or desirable.
reAikido all
of the
Santa
you could do this without
It’s notgoing
interesting to watch and it’s you were before you learned
Cruz, aand
local
educaschemes.
on a long pilgrimage
even to make competitive so actions, rules, manners,
darnordifficult
tional nonprofit since
leaving town?
there’s little chance of a sponsorship Meditation is based on a simple idea:
offers
classes
Aikido relies on finesse, not
that there is an 1982,
“original
nature”
in
by Coors.
for your
kids,personality,
teens and
force, to resolve conflict and
you separate from
Can
you
make
more
money
throughout
the
manage challenging situations. It
psychology, and adults
intellect.
Meditation
from meditating?
Yes, probably you’llPhoto by Larry Colen week. The two-month
asks us to make a connection
with
proposes that this original nature is not
be us,
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productive,
happier,
Beginning Class
for
the person challenging
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from
earlier martial
arts, within
onlya valid, but tremendously
valuable;
and
less
stressed.
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really,
that’s
adults
builds
foundational
skills
respond
in
a
way
that
redirects
non-competitive
practice
that
is
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and worth knowing even though it
not theinto
point
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youfun, and and allows students to prepare
the force of the “attack”
a ofat meditation.
once challenging
won’t make you a star.
for more advanced training if
safe and respectful resolution.
certainly In
won’t
gain a tolotpeople
of new
accessible
of all ages Overall,
an to
almost
entirely
they choose
continue.
The
studying and training
in
Aikido,
friends.
and genders.
useless
practice,
and
it
has
been
so
next
Beginning
Class
starts
we are asked to change our Even,
habit- strangely,
If youmeditation
choose to give
Aikido
is for 5000 years.
Tuesday,
January
3.
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definitely not on the Bingo Squad or and Internal
your commitment?
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try
Arts, Santa Cruz’s
oldest
landings for both parties.
mat.”
ChurchtoClean-up
outschool,
the first
two classes
for
Aiki is not a the
technique
Ted Mancuso
teaches
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no Harm: Protect Kung
both Fu
Meditation
doesn’t
free!
fight or defeat an enemy. It is the yourself andeven
Tai Chi, Qigong and Bagua
yourallow
adversaryKung
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to impress
people
withthe
your
intel- Zhang. For more info on his studio:
way to reconcile theyou
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resolve
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make human beingslectual
one family.
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Mar 11 Shpongle (Ages 18+)
Mar 21 Iration (Ages 16+)
Mar 22 Jackie Greene (Ages 21+)
Apr 12 Tiger Army (Ages 16+)
Apr 15 Dark Star Orchestra (Ages 21+)
Apr 25 Zoso Ultimate Led Zep Experience (Ages 21+)
Unless otherwise noted, all shows are dance shows with limited seating.
Tickets subject to city tax & service charge by phone 877-435-9849 & online
www.catalystclub.com
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Sat. • Feb. 1 • 8pm • $15adv/$17dr
John Craigie + Marty O’Reilly
& The Old Soul Orchestra
Story Songs & Vintage Blues
1011 PACIFIC AVE.
SANTA CRUZ • 831-423-1336
and DJ
HAPPy NEw yEAR
by Janet Leonard
he first of the year is always
refreshing. You are able to shed
and renew. At least I’m feeling
this way and hoping you can too. It’s
liberating!
The Surfrider Foundation
Santa Cruz is presenting “The Water
Concert”, an event celebrating our
local water resources. With four bands,
regional guests Louder Space and Blue
Eyed Lucy and Otto’s Monkey and
Eliquate from Santa Cruz. Professional
surfer, Kyle Thiermann of Surfing For
Change will be the emcee. The concert
is intended to raise awareness about how
we use fresh water and its connection to
the health of “our” ocean and beaches.
The concert is Sat. Jan. 25th in The
Catalyst Club Atrium. Doors open
7:30pm / concert 8pm. Proceeds from a
raffle will benefit the Surfrider Foundation
Santa Cruz Chapter’s “Know Your H2O”
program, which educates about “Ocean
Friendly Gardens” and how we can
reduce, reuse and recycle our water.
There will be fabulous raffle prizes.
Support this worthy cause! Tickets are
$8 advance / $12 door. Go to http://
www.catalystclub.com/event/419279eliquate-santa-cruz/.
Santa Cruz County Art of
Guitar Exhibit and Festival is Sat.
Feb. 1st – Sat. Mar. 15th, celebrating
Thurs. January 16
•
ALBERT LEE
7 pm | No Comps
Mon. January 20 • 7 & 9 pm | No Comps
BOOKER T. JONES
Thurs. January 23
•
7 pm
Local & Live!
RICK WALKER: CELEBRATIION
OF A LIFETIME IN MUSIC
Fri. January 24
•
9 pm
$5 @
CLUB KUUMBWA:
the door
STEEP RAVINE
Mon. January 27
•
7 pm
HOWARD LEVY &
CHRIS SIEBOLD
Thurs. January 30 • 7 pm
SITAR POWER
Mon. February 3 • 7 & 9 pm | No Comps
HABIB KOITE
Thurs. February 6
•
7 pm
PAMELA ROSE & WAYNE
DE LA CRUZ: “HAMMOND
ORGAN PARTY”
6:30 pm: Pre-Concert Talk with
the artists and MC Pete Fallico
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
featuring Wynton Marsalis
Saturday, March 8, 7:30 PM
@ Santa Cruz Civic
Tickets: SantaCruzTickets.com or
Civic Box Office, 831-420-5260
Unless noted advance tickets at kuumbwajazz.
org and Logos Books & Records and. Dinner
served 1-hr before Kuumbwa presented
concerts. Premium wines & beer. All ages.
320-2 Cedar St x Santa Cruz
831.427.2227
kuumbwajazz.org
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by Karin Leonard & Daniel Robin
ach month, we select our favorite
or otherwise important films to be
featured on this page. We rate
them, subjectively, on a scale from 1
(worthless) to 5 (awesome) in terms of
their entertainment and message. We
leave the plot details and storytelling
to the filmmakers and instead attempt
to characterize, highlight strengths and
flaws, and hint at purpose. Reach us
at [email protected].
Enjoy!
American Hustle
With Christian Bale,
Amy
Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer
Lawrence
Entertainment: 3.5 Message: 2
oosely based on the real life 1978
American scandal, this fictional
story of crafty con man Irving
Rosenfeld is a well-made comedic
crime drama, if you are into that sort of
thing. Amy Adams takes the loot with
her bedazzling, sizzling performance
as Rosenfeld’s pseudo-British partner
“con artiste,” and the love story
between the two is curiously spicy.
Glamorous hairstyles and fashion are
fun to watch, as well as the characters
parading on screen. Yet, a well-done
movie with a sleazebag theme is still
about losers, and in the end, you
wonder what the big deal is, and why
L
Santa Cruz’s amazing
luthiers. There are
more than 20 nationally
and internationally
recognized high-end
guitar builders who live
and work in Santa Cruz.
The Festival begins Feb. 1 at 7pm with
a gala opening at the R. Blitzer Gallery
where you can view the exquisite
details of these beautiful guitars closely.
The Gallery is located at 2801 Mission
Street (Extension) near Natural Bridges
Drive and continues for six weeks,
hours are Tue. – Sat., 11am to 5pm.
Also enjoy a county wide concert
series featuring some of the best guitar
players on the planet, demonstrating
these fine guitars. For complete details
of the Festival, including a list of
upcoming concerts, demonstrations and
participating local builders go to http://
www.santacruzluthiers.org.
The third concert in the series of
the Santa Cruz County Symphony
celebrates Immortal Love. Guest
Baritone, Yunpeng Wang, from NYC’s
Metropolitan Opera, sings “Songs of a
Wayfarer”, a vocally infused symphony
of Gustav Mahler. Then enjoy “Prelude
and Liebestod (love death) from Tristan
and Isolde” by Richard Wagner and
finally selections from “Romeo and
Juliet” by Sergei Prokofiev. Shows are
Sat. Jan. 25th, 8pm at Santa Cruz Civic
Auditorium and Sun. Jan. 26th, 2pm
at the Mello Center in Watsonville.
Buy your tickets at: http://www.
santacruzsymphony.org/tickets.
Some January music scene
highlights:
The Crepe Place: Sat. Jan. 11th,
Mighty Mike Schermer, 20 year Bay
Area Blues guitarist who plays with many
national blues and R&R greats.
Severino’s: Sat. Jan. 18th, Kaye
Bohler Band, singer, songwriter and
R&B band leader with a little bit of funk
and jazz.
Concerts in Retro:
Here are my reviews of some
recent shows. Remember this is only
my opinion.
At Seabright Brewery: The
Billy Martini Show performed their last
Santa Cruz 70’s show of the year with
high energy and accuracy, mixing in
a few originals that this crowd knows,
loves and sings along with. At Vicki’s
house party: Vicki just happens to live
near guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Jim Lewin who has been playing with
bassist Bill Laymon (New Riders of
the Purple Sage) for over 33 years
in different bands. So they got a few
seasoned, musician friends together
and played outstanding music from
bluegrass to blues to jazz-rock fusion.
Thank you Vicki!
Are you a local band that would like
your CD reviewed in this publication?
Send your CD to Music Connection, c/o
Janet Leonard, PO Box 1151, Aptos CA
95001. Call (831) 325-4605 or email
[email protected] to tell me
about gigs for live reviews. Put “Music
Connection” and your band’s name in
the subject line.
you should care (2
hrs 18 min).
patiently working with Australian
born writer P.L. Travers to make the
classic movie Mary Poppins. Travers’
personality sets a new high water mark
for “difficult.” Fantastically acted by
the great Tom Hanks as Mr. Disney,
who fought 20 long years to obtain
the rights to the film, juxtaposed the
spirited Emma Thompson as the prissy
author. If you had any doubt about
how demanding a woman she was
for her amazing 97 years, wait for the
recording of her actual voice at the
end of the film. In addition to walking
alongside Mr. Disney, the background
story to Mary Poppins is beautifully
woven into the fabric of this gorgeously
portrayed gem (1 hr 48 min).
Frozen
With Kristen Bell,
Josh Gad, Idina
Menzel
Entertainment: 4
Message: 4.5
ased on a much-beloved story by
Hans Christian Andersen (“The
Snow Queen”), visually amazing,
with fantastic animation and
enchanting musical performances,
this heartwarming story is set in
a frozen winter wonderland with
much to offer for kids of all ages.
Although beautifully entertaining
(literally several hundred animators
created this for Disney), the messages
delivered are aplenty. Coming-of-age
and coming-to-terms with powerful
emotions, learning authentic selfexpression given our unique gifts,
how to be safe but still true to one’s
spirit, the enduring strength of love,
and carefully evaluating who we might
choose to bond with. Definitely see on
a big screen (1 hr 48 min).
B
Saving Mr. Banks
W i t h E m m a T h o m p s o n , To m
Hanks, Annie Rose Buckley, Colin
Farrell
hat a treat to be let into the
inner circle of one of history’s
most creative and inspiring people!
The real life story of Walt Disney,
W
The Hobbit: The Desolation
of Smaug
With Ian McKellen,
Martin
Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott
hile better than the first Hobbit
installment, this second prequel
is still somewhat amiss of the great
bravado of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
However, splendid visual effects,
exciting adventures and an engaging
story line enchant and entertain. A
few too many dwarves, perhaps, but
a stately dragon, beloved previous
characters, as well as enticing new
ones – including beautiful, spirited
female elf Tauriel – provide plenty for
fans of the genre (2 hrs 21 min).
W
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CONCERT, “ IMMORTAl lOvE”
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Hello Folks,
he Symphony performs the music of stories
celebrating the most powerful of human emotions.
The Metropolitan Opera's Yunpeng Wang joins the
symphony to perform works by Mahler, Wagner and
Prokofiev.
EvENT lOCATION & DETAIlS:
Civic Auditorium,
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Henry J. Mello Center,
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T IME TO B EGIN THIS J OURNEY
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by Adora Deva
good! We can make a list of what
we’re grateful for, our accomplishments and what we love in
ourselves to begin strengthening
that muscle. By practicing we begin to see the natural beauty that
ecently I’ve come across a
we truly are. We make that choice,
few great ideas and quotes
that we deserve to be loving and
that reaffirm the path I find
happy, realizing that is our true
myself discovering. How do we
nature and comes from within our
live, accept and love ourselves and
own being. We can tell ourselves,
others on this journey Home? Here
I am loved, just because!
are a few of my favorites:
“Whatever you’re think“Be yourself; everyone
ing about is literally like planelse is already taken.” —Oscar
ning a future event. When
Wilde
you’re worrying, you are planNow that’s really funny,
ning. When you’re appreciatand so true. So often we seem
ing you are planning...What
to not be completely happy with
are you planning?”—Abraham
who we are, or have been. We
This is the time to plant
can fall into comparing ourlove, honor our body temple,
selves with others, and are often
and appreciate ourselves and
harder on ourselves than with
others! May 2014 be the time to
anybody else.
begin this journey of your own
Did you know that a study
true well-being. It starts with
recently found that many people
setting your intention and taking
see themselves as being less atthe first step toward your goal.
tractive or worthy than others?
During a healing session
What if we could be happy with
you can begin to Experience
our successes and forgiving of
Overall Well-Being while you
VII The Star, © 1997 Melanie Gendron
our failures? Haven’t those failheal and transform yourself,
ures taught us a great deal — about forgiveness, clarify your life vision and set reasonable stratacceptance of ourselves and others, and how we egies to achieve the wellness you need to live
can do better?
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What if we saw ourselves as we really love, become inspired and connect to your joy
are? Try this: just close your eyes and imagine and passion for life, you are able to recognize
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
With Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Jon Daly, Kathryn
Hahn
en Stiller is perfect as Walter, a nebbish,
timid, day-dreaming romantic, escaping his
humdrum existence through daring imagined
worlds. Fantasies aside, with the seed of
possibility slumbering within him, he begins to
face at least some of his demons. The call of
true adventure awakens him from his reveries
to catalyze his sudden metamorphosis into a
counter-phobic, purpose-driven explorer. Inspired
by the illusive presence of his role model, daring
photographer Sean O’Connell (powerfully played
by Sean Penn), the film blurs the thin line between
reality and dream, and can be a confusing parallel
to Walter’s own mind and imagination. Of course,
our fledgling hero’s actual stunts are implausible
at best, so just go with it and you’ll enjoy a fun,
inspiring and entertaining ride (1 hr 54 min).
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The Wolf of Wall Street
With Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot
Robbie
Note:
highly explicit sexual and drug-related content
n intense, hyper-realistic and diabolical
portrait of what not to do. Based on the true
story of unbridled and obsessive greed, and the
titillating lifestyle of former ex-billionaire Jordon
Belfort, played to haunting perfection by Leo
DiCaprio, who is in real life a celebrated ethicist
and environmentalist. So, the “Wolf” is all the
more shocking with DiCaprio’s rather convincing
portrayal of a decadent, zero-ethics CEO,
absolutely driven to despicable ends, entirely
justified by the means. Not recommended moviegoing unless you’re puzzled about how extreme
greed and various addictions can drive people to
self-destructive and outrageously immoral acts,
such as using and abusing massive amounts
of narcotics, extorting and flaunting obscene
wealth, hiring and degrading hookers, and then
imperviously taunting the FBI about all of it.
Sound like fun? Belfort’s inflated self-sense mixes
dangerously with the human need for family and
belonging (not entirely unlike Organized Crime)
in director Martin Scorsese’s debaucherous,
sensibility-impaired “race to the bottom.” The
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A
intuitive insights: 2014, a year of action
A
by
M elanie G endron , C reator
new year begins with
hope—for a better
life: peace, love,
health, fulfillment. Resolutions are made and often
broken by January 31st.
Starting 2014 with the
flu and 1010 temperature, I avoided
resolutions. Rather I prayed for health
and the ability to act on my desires—to
finish another book, create another
painting, grow loving
relationships, pay bills.
2014 added together is a 7 (2+1+4=7). In
Tarot, seven is a number
of action represented
in the major arcana by
VII The Chariot. This
card represents control
and victory. It’s about
perseverance, overcoming life’s adversities
and being triumphant
through exercising selfdiscipline. This year is a
call to action, to taking
responsibility for oneself, to be and
express authentically.
No matter what creative enterprise or expression—cooking, writing,
creating art or life maintenance—our
highest perceptions can prevail. We can
intend our divinity.
At times, intentions seem to attract a miraculous flow of occurrence,
of
t he G endron t arot
fulfilling desire. Yet I have
observed that New Year’s
resolutions do fizzle. Sometimes I don’t receive what I
thought I wanted, but trust I
get what I need.
When married and
feeling terribly lonely, I desired someone who would love spending time
with me. I desired the attention I
received from my husband during our
courtship. I missed our
connection.
Connecting is primary; I must have it.
No wonder I work for
the Connection Magazine! I want to connect
with who I truly am and
express life authentically with everyone and
everything.
Given free will,
we can make choices
that generate our life
experience. Ultimately,
we take responsibility
for our circumstance... not necessarily
the happenstance, but certainly the way
we respond and react.
Emotion often accompanies
thought, and thinking precedes acting.
Depression and happiness stand side by
side in Life Class 101. We are mitigating duality and multiplicity at all times.
How we deal with it is up to us.
Opportunities abound in the
search for enlightenment, the joy of
simply Being. This life’s passage includes challenges and blessings, and
often the blessing is a gift from meeting
and dealing with the challenge.
Ask, what is the gift as I deal with
the current trial? How might I serve
creation with this experience? Much
rests on trust and choosing to see that
all is well, that life does flow in divine
order, including physical tribulation.
No matter what is happening, how
we deal with it refines our soul.
Blessings,
Melanie
Melanie Gendron is available
for intuitive tarot readings, offering
also art and tarot services and products, including the Gendron Tarot
deck, book, and her latest publication
This Fool’s Journey through Tarot’s
22 Major Arcana, (831) 335-9064,
email [email protected], visit
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or years, people having been
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nodded in agreement, and since none
of these well-meaning folks were in
the fridge magnet business, it simply
remained a good idea—until I got the
same request from an actual manufacturer.
So now, we DO indeed have
several of your favorite Swami's sayings available as friendly reminders
to "enlighten up." They've been wellreceived at live events, and now they
are
available by mail.
Here
are
the choices
(when you
order,
you
will receive
a checklist to check off the ones you
want):
• The best way to illuminate the
darkness is to make light of it.
• Each of us is totally unique—just
like everyone else.
• The Creator is watching the Comedy Channel and we are what's on.
• Living in the now will be the
wave of the future.
• Why don't we go for "Heaven on
Earth" just for the hell of it?
• I have expanded my mind so
much I can no longer fit through
my door... I had to go to a shrink.
• Life is a sitcom—so sit calm and
enjoy it.
• The sky is not falling—we are
ascending.
• I cannot stress enough how
stressful stress can be.
• Join the upwising—Thrival for
all.
• Don't get even—get odd.
• The best way to face the unknown
is by not knowing.
• The best way to overcome gravity
is with levity.
• Life is like photography. You use
the negative to develop.
If
you've
been looking for
a way to remind
yourself to take
things a bit less
seriously, there's
nothing like refrigerator magnets
to make sure the
message "sticks."
To contact
the Swami: email:
info@wakeuplaughing.
com; web: www.
wakeuplaughing.com.
O
Colorado Calling: The Great Marijuana Experiment Has Begun
by DAN RITTER
n January 1, Colorado became
a social and legal laboratory
for marijuana. Just 15 months
after voters took to the polls to voice
their opinions, the state legalized
the cultivation, testing, and sale of
marijuana and marijuana products.
The experiment is a landmark for
the anti-prohibition movement and
a step toward ending America’s war
on drugs.
Colorado state voters approved
Amendment 64 on November 16,
2012, declaring “that the use of
marijuana should be legal for
persons twenty-one years of age
or older and taxed in a manner
similar to alcohol.” The amendment
was proclaimed into the Colorado
Constitution on December 10, 2012,
and that same day, the state directed a
special task force ”to identify the legal,
policy, and procedural issues that must
be resolved, and to offer suggestions
and proposals for legislative,
regulatory, and executive actions that
need to be taken, for the effective
and efficient implementation” of the
amendment.
By March 2013, the task force
had released its report and policy
recommendations, and after two
months of consideration and revision
by a select joint committee, Gov.
John Hickenlooper signed the bills
into law. The bills authorized the state
Department of Revenue’s Marijuana
Enforcement Division to regulate the
retail sale of the drug.
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Uruguay On the Verge of Becoming First Country
In World to Legalize Marijuana—It’s About Time.
I
t’s about time that we see a country bravely break with the failed
prohibitionist model and try an
innovative, more compassionate, and
smarter approach. Next Tuesday, the
Uruguayan Senate will vote on a bill
that would make their country the
first in the world to legally regulate
the production, distribution and sale
of marijuana for adults.
The marijuana legalization proposal was put forward by President
José Mujica in June 2012 as part of
a comprehensive package aimed at
fighting crime and public insecurity.
After a year and a half of studying the
issue, engaging in political debate,
redrafting the bill, and the emergence
of a public campaign in favor of the
proposal, Uruguay’s parliament is set
to approve the measure this year. The
bill was approved in the House of
Representatives in July with 50 out of
96 votes and once approved in Senate,
Uruguay will have 120 days to write
the regulations before implementing
the law.
The Uruguayan bill allows four
forms of access to marijuana: medical marijuana through the Ministry of
Public Health, domestic cultivation of
6 plants, membership clubs similar to
those found in Spain, and licensed sale
in pharmacies. It also prohibits sales
to minors, driving under the influence,
and all forms of advertising.
The Uruguayan proposal has
also gained attention abroad over the
past year, as momentum has built
throughout the U.S., Latin America
and elsewhere for broad drug policy
reforms. In November 2012, Colorado and Washington became the first
political jurisdictions anywhere in the
world to approve the legal regulation
of marijuana. In August, the White
House announced that the federal government will not interfere with state
marijuana laws — as long as a number
of stipulations are adhered to, such as
preventing distribution to minors.
In the year since Mujica’s announced his proposal, support for the
initiative has risen among diverse sectors of Uruguayan society. A national TV ad campaign, featuring a mother, a doctor, and a lawyer explaining
the measure’s benefits on public safety
and health — has reached hundreds of
thousands of Uruguayans. Regulación
Responsable (“Responsible Regulation”), the coalition of prominent Uru-
had come to “break the taboo” on
exploring alternatives to the failed
war on drugs—and to “encourage
experimentation by governments
with models of legal regulation of
drugs,” especially marijuana.
More recently, current presidents Juan Manuel Santos in Colombia and Otto Perez Molina in
Guatemala have joined these calls
for reform. In May, the OrganizaMatilde Campodonico / AP: People attend a demonstration in tion of American States produced
support of the legalization of marijuana outside the Congress
a report, commissioned by heads
in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Tuesday.
of state of the region, that included
guayan organizations and individuals marijuana legalization as a likely
that support the initiative, has held policy alternative. The OAS report
events around the country, sparking predicted a likely hemispheric move
debate at all levels. LGBT, women’s towards marijuana legalization in the
rights, health, student, environmental coming years.
and human rights organizations have
Mujica and this growing chorus
all united to support Regulación of current and former Latin AmeriResponsable, alongside trade unions, can political leaders are contending
doctors, musicians, lawyers, athletes, that legal regulation will separate
writers, actors and academics. It’s a marijuana users from the offer of more
truly diverse movement comprised dangerous drugs on the black market,
of people who aren’t necessarily pro- allow access to medical marijuana for
marijuana but believe that marijuana patients in need, and enable Uruguay
reform will benefit all of Uruguayan to reinvest the millions of dollars now
society.
flowing into the pockets of drug trafIn recent years, debate and po- fickers into education, treatment and
litical will for drug policy reform has prevention of problematic drug use.
gained unprecedented momentum in By approving this measure, Uruguay
Latin America. In 2011, Kofi Annan, will represent a concrete advance
Paul Volcker and Richard Branson in line with growing opposition to
joined former presidents Fernando the drug war in Latin America and
Henrique Cardoso (Brazil), César throughout the world.
Gaviria (Colombia) and Ernesto ZeHannah Hetzer, who is based out
dillo (Mexico) and other distinguished of Montevideo, Uruguay, is the Policy
members of the Global Commission Manager of the Americas for the Drug
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4. Colorado, 2000; 5 Connecticut, 2012; 6. DC, 2010
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