Archive for November, 2006

On being left-handed

November 30, 2006

Murray Kaufman is a retired high-school science teacher and ardent activist. In the following video he describes how, as a child, he was held back in first grade for being left-handed. http://www.commonties.com/blog/2006/09/13/i-was-a-rebel/ “You know what I learned from that … to be very tough … and to do what you know is right … and to not give in to any authority [...]

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Dr. Sami Timimi challenging the assumptions of his training

November 24, 2006

I’m sorry, but this is just too good. Written by Dr. Sami Timimi, child and adolescent psychiatrist, author of Pathological Child Psychiatry and the Medicalization of Childhood, Jan/Feb 2003. Found this on the site: Young Minds for children’s mental health. He urges professionals who work with children and young people to question their assumptions. http://www.youngminds.org.uk/magazine/62/timimi.php  “What is it, then, that [...]

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Synthetic ingredients to avoid in cosmetics

November 24, 2006

Here’s a list of ‘The 10 synthetic cosmetic ingredients to avoid’, written by Aubrey Hampton of Aubrey Organics. Aubrey Organics is one of the companies that has signed the ‘Compact for the Global Production of Safe Health and Beauty Products’. http://www.aubrey-organics.com/about/treat_10synth.cfm If you want natural products, you have to be willing to search them out. Learn to read [...]

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Campaign for Safe Cosmetics

November 17, 2006

Have you heard of the campaign for safe cosmetics? http://www.breastcancerfund.org/site/pp.asp?c=kwKXLdPaE&b=70918 The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is a coalition of public health, educational, religious, labor, women’s, environmental and consumer groups. The mission of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is to protect the health of consumers and workers by requiring the health and beauty industry to phase [...]

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Great music!

November 15, 2006

So inspirational – I’m loving ‘Time For Three’ Bluegrass / Jam Band / Folk I think you will too – http://www.myspace.com/timeforthree

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Dani California – Red Hot Chili Peppers

November 7, 2006

Did you see this on MSN?  Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Grammy Award winning rock band that holds the record for the most #1 hits, and most weeks on the top of the charts.  This from Wikipedia about ‘Dani California’: The music video for “Dani California” premiered on MTV on April 4, 2006. Directed by Tony Kaye, acclaimed director of American History X, [...]

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2007 Playboy Bunny Calendar

November 4, 2006

Here it is - a special advance edition: 2007 Playboy Bunny Calendar Enjoy!

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Preventing Breast Cancer

November 1, 2006

Education Not Medication – click here for the truth about breast cancer

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