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Villa Anastasia (Ref:2248)
- Sleeps 7
- 3 Bedrooms
- 2 Bathrooms
- 109m2
- WiFi
- Private Pool
Villa Anastasia is located in Gaios on the Greek island of Paxos. This vacation rental property is air-conditioned and sleeps up to 7 people (6 adults and 1 child) with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms along with private swimming pool and sea views. The property is walking distance to the beach and restaurants.
Villa Anastasia has been carefully built making wide use of traditional local stone. On the ground floor you will find a fully equipped kitchen with adjoining dining and sitting area (air-conditioned) opening onto a shaded terrace with panoramic views. On the same floor 2 bedrooms (one double and one twin) and the main family bathroom are located. The upper floor, where a cozy air-conditioned twin bedroom with beamed ceiling and extra WC are located, is reached via a spiral staircase. (If required an extra child (7th guest) can be accommodated free of charge.) The focal point of the house will be without any doubt the big pool terrace, set within well cared gardens and offering unobstructed views to the sea and to the Greek Mainland. Parking is located just below the villa.
Living Room
The living room has sofas, WiFi Internet, DVD player and dining area. There are patio doors to the pool terrace along with sea views.
The kitchen features: full oven, cooking hob, fridge/freezer, microwave, washing machine, filter coffee machine, toaster and kettle. There is also a Barbecue.
Villa Anastasia has 3 air conditioned bedrooms:
Bedroom 1 is air conditioned with a double bed.
Bedroom 2 is air conditioned with 2 single beds.
Bedroom 3 is air conditioned with 2 single beds.
If an additional bed is required there is 1 folding bed. Villa Anastasia can sleep up to 7 people. (6 adults and 1 child) (FREE Travel Crib and Highchair available on request.)
Villa Anastasia has 2 Bathrooms:
Bathroom 1 is a family bathroom, bath with shower. W/C.
Bathroom 2. W/C.
Maid service, bath towels and hand towels are included.
Swimming Pool
The private pool is generously sized and attracts sun all day long. Here, you can spend fantastic days watching the yachts and boats passing by.
What makes Paxos unique is that several stunning beaches can be reached with a short stroll. So when (and if) you are tired of the pool, just venture out and dive into the crystal clear water of the Ionian Sea. Or take a taxi boat to Antipaxos, recently awarded as a "top 10 beaches in the world" destination.
Private Pool Size: 7.5m x 3.3m
Depths: Shallow=0.7m; Deep End=1.85m
Pool Access: Ladder
Additional Pool Features: Pergola and Sea Views. There is also a Barbecue.
- 24/7 Guest Concierge
- Property Type: Semi-Detached
- Sea Views
- WiFi Internet
- DVD Player
- Cleaning Included
- Towels and Linen Provided
- Cot and Highchair on request
- Washing Machine
- A/C - Air-Conditioning
- Hair Dryer
- Ironing Facilities
- Pergola
- Garden BBQ
- Sea Views from Pool
- Semi-Detached
- Valuables Safety Box
Property Location
Villa Anastasia Reviews
Our family had the most wonderful time at the villa, with its cleanliness and helpful service of the local staff. The spaciousness and simple but tasteful furnishing was soothing and calming, we were able to steal away from the kids playing in the livingroom and spend some time alone as a couple. We enjoyed visits to the beach and explored the caves with all its mystery. We lazed around the pool alot. All in all a well spent vacation.
After a year of planning our holiday location we hit the jackpot with this villa. Beautiful furniture, enough space, and wonderful swimming hours in the sun. From the balcony you had an overview of what is coming and going; the many yachts that gracefully glided over the water. A beautiful panorama to behold. The local supermarket has enough to offer for self-catering. The days we did not want to be on the street, we had quality family time. A house surrounded with enough green. The entire area well suited for rest.
Three generations including my teenage daughter had a wonderful week of joy. Mornings at the balcony were mainly for viewing the sea and to enjoy the cool sea breeze. My parents enjoyed this holiday for they spent quality time with us. Besides this all, my father and daughter made use of the pool as often as could be. Moreover, our home-cooked meals were possible from the groceries that we have picked up at the local supermarket. Driving around in Paxos is a pleasure because of the serenity and the tranquility it radiates. In the evening we walked 10 minutes down the hill to Gaios, the main village, and the port of Paxos. Lively but charming, the narrow alleys and roads were filled with clothing boutiques, galleries, souvenir shops with locally made products, cafes and an excellent choice of restaurants and tavernas. We purchased extra virgin olive oil pressed in Paxos from Babis Lekkas and also stocked up on Paxos-made olive oil soap. It is all worthed to spend your holidays in Paxos in this beautiful house .
Coming back to this villa for the second time within two years. a wonderful place, lovely hostessess who are willing to help out with small amenities. Driving all over paxos was fun and walked to locations that were within our reach. the time was well spent to the extend. Looking forward to be here again with friends within a short while.
We Will recommend the holiday home for other. PAXOS is wonderful and the house makes an excellent hub for a holiday.
We have stopped before at villa Martha and Anastasia is the same both good, we enjoy paxos very much being quiet relaxing and lovely places to visit.
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We had a superb time at Villa Anastasia. The owners were so kind, friendly and responsive - went way beyond the call of duty. View was amazing and it far exceeded expectations. We loved every moment of our time there. Paxos is truly magnificent and there is no better way to appreciate it than staying in such a lovely villa as Anastasia.
We were happy with the villa. I think description is reasonably accurate. Also I think the BBQ wasnt of a high enough standard to use, The lady who came in to to clean the villa was very pleasant and did a very good job. I think it would be useful to highlight the frequency that guests should expect the property to be cleaned and to let them know in advance the days the villa would be cleaned, The pool and its surrounds are the stars of the property and we felt this was well highlighted when booking,
We had a lovely holiday despite the issues above. The owner Yannis was very pleasant and we appreciated the home cooked meal from his mum very much. We loved the view out over the sea although there was quite a bit of road noise. We hadn't hired a car but this would be recommended as it is quite a walk uphill from Gaios.
This is our first holiday in Paxos and probably one of our best villa experiences to date. The location was perfect, the shaded balcony with a wonderful panoramic view of the sea and swimming in the beautifully maintained private pool . We were also very impressed with standards of cleanliness,the villa was spotless and the owner Yiannis visited regularly to tend the pool and check that all was well. The house was cleaned twice whilst we were there in addition to a linen and towel changes.. We would stay at this villa again without hesitation. Thankyou Yiannis Thankyou Agni for reliable helpful and efficient communication throughout .
A lovely place to stay not far from town. Lovely views from the balcony. The pool is a great size to swim and cool down in.
Did have a lovely stay overall on a truly beautiful island.
We have stayed in Nissaki 5 times now and absolutely love the area and people. This year we decided to spend 2 weeks at The House on the Rocks and it made our holiday one of the best ever. The villa is a 3 bedroom/3 bathroom place which consists of 1 double bed and 4 singles, Every room is spacious and airy. All bedrooms are air conditioned and have plenty of storage space. This would be an ideal place for a family and friends. There was just my wife and I who stayed and it was great for us. The star and crowning glory of this villa though is the view, it is 2nd to none and completely private, you are not over looked by anyone and there is nothing in front, below or adjacent to the villa that you can see. Absolutely loved this place and will be using again next time we stay in Nissaki.
The owner Stavros was so lovely and helpful. His wife Martha brought us beach towels, fruit and home grown lemons. We felt very at home. They were both very sweet. The location is great view spectacular and the kitchen well equipped. It was easy to walk to Gaios. I would stay here again.
Another great holiday Martha the villa owner cooked us a meal one day and was always there to help. great down to earth people. We will be back again next year
The property was spotless clean and the pool was great warm and very clean
The villa was beautiful and very comfortable. It was situated in a perfect location on a quiet road, we really, really enjoyed our stay. The Agni Travel team were brilliant and made our holiday so relaxed. We didn't have to worry about anything, the car was awaiting us at the port the directions were easy to follow the office was located just 5 minutes away if we had any questions. We will definitely return to Paxos very soon. The owners of the villa were very friendly as well and came in regularly to change the linen etc. Thank you all so much for a fabulous holiday on a fabulous island!
We had a great time in Paxos, the villa worked well for us. The accommodation was simple but met out needs the pool was wonderful. While out of Gaios Anastasia was well placed to walk to the port into town. I would recommend it to anyone want other kind of family accommodation. Thanks.
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A good time was had by all, the views from the villa across the bay were magnificent.We managed to visit Lakka by bus and this was very enjoyable and enabled us to see more of Paxos.We visited Giaos daily at least once a day sometimes twice finding the choice of places to eat and the standard of food high.We also took a boat trip to Antipaxos and this was wonderfull.Spiros and Martha the owners were a delight and so welcoming nothing was too much trouble to them Martha so very kindly cooked a meal for us all before we left and this was delicious and most unexpected.It was a lovely holiday and one that I am sure I will repeat in the same villa before very long it was so relaxing and everything I had hoped for.
Spyros and his wife were lovely and very helpful. The house was nice - especially the outdoor space. Beautiful views and convenient location.
We had a thoroughly enjoyable holiday the position views from the villa are fabulous. Spiros & Martha that own the villa are adorable, the perfect hosts who cooked us a meal, provided a bottle of wine at the end of our holiday, a big thank you to them.
We loved Paxos and had a great holiday. Transfers were excellent and hiring a car was very straightforward. Everyone we came into contact with was lovely. We will definitely come again.
It is a wonderful house with a great view and very kind hosts. The island is a dream and your agency was very helpful even though we didn't have any problems. We enjoyed our stay very much and had a very relaxing time at villa Anastasia. Thank you
let me begin by saying we had a lovely holiday the location of the villa was brilliant the beds were comfy the owners could not have been sweeter or more helpful and the villa was perfectly fine for the 3 of us.


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The fourth Spanish wine area of Somontano is situated at greater altitude and further to the east, on the eastern side of the town of Huesca, almost bordering Cataluña. Here too it is astounding how these four areas, especially Somontano, have adapted to the demands of modern wine-making. Aragón was once notorious for its heavy and highly alcoholic wines that were intended to fortify the weaker ones.
Until not so long ago the Spanish wine from this area was almost exclusively sold in bulk. The DO Spanish wines are gaining the upper hand as the bodegas them-selves are being modernised and through better management and control of the vineyards. It is important that all four of these Spanish wine-growing areas have managed to retain their own identities. Unfortunately the quality of these wines is rarely discovered, even within Spain, where the locals still swear by Rioja and Ribera del Duero. It is a pity, for the wines of Somontano must surely have a great future ahead of them.

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German theologian and philosopher Albert Schweitzer once said, "At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us."
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Of the ten snake species that live in Montana, only the prairie rattle-snake is venomous. Also known as the western rattlesnake, the prairie rattler is found in open, arid country and ponderosa pine savannahs. It often dens on south-facing slopes in areas with rock outcrops.
Rattlesnake bites are extremely rare. Of the hundreds of thousands of hunters, hikers, and backpackers traversing Montana each year, only five or six report being bitten, according to the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center in Denver. The center also notes there was not a single death among the 45 reported prairie rattlesnake bites in Montana during the last eight years.
The prairie rattlesnake is a medium-sized species with venom glands that harbor only moderate amounts of venom. Nevertheless, prairie rattlesnakes have the ability to deliver a dose of venom lethal to an adult human. That's why anyone who spends time outdoors in Montana should have at least a passing awareness of snake-bite first aid.
Rattlesnakes are shy, retiring creatures. If left alone, they won't bother people. But if a rattlesnake thinks it will be stepped on or otherwise harmed, it may bite. These snakes are armed with a pair of hollow, hinged fangs that fold back against the roof of the mouth. A rattlesnake strikes most often on the hand, calf, or ankle, leaving one or two small fang marks. When bitten, a person will likely feel intense pain at the bite area. Other symptoms may include difficulty breathing, nausea, vomiting, swelling, and gangrene.


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A lack of disclosure among annuity manufacturers about their investment hedging strategies is depressing the companies' stock valuations, according a stock analyst presenting at the Insured Retirement Institute's 2012 Marketing Summit, which concluded on Tuesday. Held at the New York City Hilton hotel, the session explored factors impacting the VA carriers' capacity and market performance.
"The lack of transparency is a significant factor contributing to the companies' low [stock] valuations," said UBS Securities Managing Director Andrew Kligerman. "Since the financial crisis [of 2007-2009] the investment community has been in the dark about the companies' hedging strategies.
"Investors want to know more about the effectiveness and cost of hedging, the sensitivity of VA products to equity markets and interest rates, and where excess capital is going," he added. Investors see these hedging strategies as a black box, which troubles rating agencies and analysts."
Judged by conventional measures, said Kligerman, the VA writers—he flagged MetLife, which derives 10% of earnings from VA sales, Prudential Financial (15%) and Jackson National (20%) as the top three—should have better valuations. Many of the companies, for example, enjoy superior credit ratings and risk-based capital (RBC) ratios. They also have healthy net amounts at risk (NAR) and returns on equity.
But Kligerman noted that, since the end of 2006, valuations of VA writers are down 46%, versus the S&P index, which declined just 1% over the same period. The companies' price-to-book values (a ratio used to compared a stock's market value to its book value) and credit default swap spreads also don't align with otherwise healthy financials.
"If you look at the four strongest companies of the VA sector—Hartford, Lincoln, Prudential, and MetLife—the CDS spreads tell us that there remains concern among investors about the industry—concern that something can go wrong because, again, of the lack of transparency."
Kligerman noted that Hartford Financial is "a fine company," but the insurer got into trouble that forced it to exit the annuity business last month because the company didn't properly hedge its capital. As a result, the company's existing VA block of business is now "a drag" on earnings.
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Ramy Tadros, Kligerman's co-presenter and a partners and leader of the Insurance Practice in the Americas for Oliver Wyman, said many VA writers are failing to meet investor expectations regarding disclosure of hedging practices because the companies view the strategies as proprietary. If disclosed, he added, the information might put an insurer at a competitive disadvantage.
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The American Civil War was a conflict between the Northern States (Union), and the Southern States (Confederacy) between 1861 and 1865. The driving force behind the Civil War was the contentious issue of slave ownership, which led the southern slave states to secede. Today, the Civil War is remembered as a truly pivotal time in American history, but it is also remembered for its remarkably violent legacy.
As a Percentage
According to the 1860 census, America's population just before the start of the war was 31,443,321. Although death toll estimates vary from historian to historian, they range from approximately 600,000 to 750,000 people. The low estimate of 600,000 is 1.91 percent of the census population. And 750,000 deaths would represent 2.38 percent of the total population. All told, the Civil War likely claimed somewhere between 2 percent and 2.5 percent of the total population.
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Let's put the above percentage into a more modern context. As of October 2013, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated America's population to be more than 316 million. If 2 percent of our 316 million citizens were to die in a modern military engagement, it would equal 6.32 million American lives. At 2.5 percent, it would equal 7.9 million lives.
If you take the approximately 700,000 deaths of the Civil War, and divide by the number of days in the four-year engagement period (1,460), it becomes clear that the Civil War claimed hundreds of American lives per day. Two-thirds of the deaths in the Civil War, however, were not attributed to battle, but to disease exacerbated by harsh living conditions and primitive medical treatment options.


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The Los Angeles County district attorney's office said Monday it has opted not to file charges against a 911 caller in the shooting of an unarmed man in Pasadena and instead referred the case back to police for further investigation.
Oscar Carrillo, 26, was arrested last Wednesday for involuntary manslaughter in the death of Kendrec McDade, 19, who was fatally shot March 24 by Pasadena police Officers Jeffrey Newlen and Mathew Griffin.
Carrillo told a 911 operator two young men had stolen his backpack and laptop at gunpoint. Minutes later, two officers shot McDade a few blocks away, believing he was armed.
Carrillo admitted to detectives he lied about a gun. The incident has sparked tensions in a community with a long history of divisive relations between the Police Department and the African American community.
The immigration hold asks officials not to release Carrillo because he is believed to be in the United States illegally.
It was unclear Monday how many more days officials could hold Carrillo without any charges being filed.
Police arrested him Wednesday on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter, saying he deliberately misled authorities in a lie that contributed to the fatal shooting.
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Cin City and i are very honored to be featured in the 1ST issue of an all new magazine named GLOW, a quarterly health and beauty magazine by Watsons. Its content is full of useful information for readers of all ages, written in a uniquely informative yet enjoyable manner. While Fish Leong graces this issue as cover girl, i am featured under the fun Beauty Blogger section. 😳
Fresh from yesterday, here are some pictures taken at the launch of GLOW @ Bedroom, Pavilion. i was invited to be in the talk show "In Conversation" as their Celebrity Blogger, together with Ms. Jessica Ng, Marketing & Development Director of Watsons Malaysia (picture below), Ms Tara Barker, Editor In Chief of GLOW Magazine and Mr. Carven Ong, Fashion Couturier.
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Remember to grab a copy of GLOW when you visit Watsons. It is only selling at RM2 for card members!


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Four MessengersOctober 4, 2012 at 4:26 PM | Posted in A Conscious Life, Animal Redemption & Environment, Be An Eco Warrior Now, Buy Organic Or Grow Your Own, Chemical Warfare Disguised As Pesticides, Conscious Lifestyles, Conscious Lifestyles Radio Show Blog, Consumer Choices, Earth Friendly Business Ethics, Eco Living and Lifestyle, Eco Warriors, Economy, Environment, Ethics in Business, Government held accountable, Health, Insecticides, Killing Our Planet For Oil, Kindness to Animals, Local Farms, Oil and Gas Costs Everyone Too Much, Pesticides on Conventional Fruits and Vegetables, Poisoned Food, Read The Book, Restore Freedom for Wild Mustangs, Restore Honesty In Politics, Save Our Natural Resources, Save Our Planet to Save Our Lives, Save our Wild Lands, Save U.S. Wild Mustangs and Burros, Save Wildlife, Say Something, Self Respect Reflects In Respect For Our Wildlife, Starvation in Sudan: Why US Ignores Genocide?, Stop Dangerous Pollution From Fossil Fuels, Stop Genocide and Restore Freedom in The Sudan, Support Small, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable And Renewable Energy NOW, Sustainable Business Economics, sustainable farms, Take Action For Animals, Take Action For Local Farmers, Take Action For Our Beloved Pets, The cure to cancer, The Rainbow Bridge, The Zapper, Thugs and the War on Bugs, Uncategorized, Values, Where is Clean, Wild Horse Illegal Round Ups, Wild Horses, Wild Mustangs, Women as Healers Naturally | 1 Comment
My show last Saturday, September 29th, 2012, had four Guests whom I consider to be Messengers of Truth in a world of misinformation, propaganda, and constant jingles, riddles, and flashing time stealers.
Steve McIntosh, Author of "Evolution's Purporse: An Integral Interpretation of the Scientific Story of Our Origins," made several incredible points in our interview.
First, the "Big Bang" theory is not a theory. It is a fact. However, the difference with the factual beginnings of the Universe is that it is compatible with Spirituality. There was an Entity [God] before the Universe came into being.
Life and the universe are not purposeless accidents, as the original 'scientific' theory hypothesized.
Secondly, the Environmental movement must evolve in order to achieve its goals.
Steve says that as global warming increases, Environmentalists need to recognize how anti-establishment stridency is discouraging to the mainstream whose support they need to be effective in combating the proximate causes of climate change.
The solution to bringing this Environmental movement into the "mainstream" for immediate, full-scale community [and corporate] action requires a cultural shift that better integrates the Environmental movement with everyday society, and thereby creating greater solidarity within American [and world] culture overall.
I would like to add that I do see this happening as more people start to understand the direct correlation between their consumer and daily choices and the ecological damage that occurs as a result of these choices. I have seen an evolution in the past few years that is exciting to be a part of [albeit it very slow in some parts of the USA].
Third, Economic dominance is not the only way to provide global leadership.
Steve McIntosh encourages Americans to embrace their country's changing responsibilities.
America's role in the world is inevitably changing as the globalized economy increasingly empowers other countries, such as China, India and the Middle East.
As our world changes, Americans can prevent the decline of America's global leadership by evolving their definition of leadership, and thereby evolving their culture into the next stage of historical development.
Through this cultural evolution America can demonstrate a successful form of sustainability, post-material society that provides deeper forms of fulfillment than the rewards offered by consumerism and status.
Fourth, Can artificial intelligence ever truly replicate the human self, resulting in self-conscious machines? "Trans-humanists" subscribe to the theory that self-replicating computers will soon undertake their own evolution, but Steve McIntosh explains how this premise disregards the nature of the self and what it means to be conscious.
Many of Steve's points are incredibly rich in complexity, and really requires all of us to start thinking. This book stretched me intellectually. This is a "must read" for every person who seeks knowledge and personal empowerment.
Check out Steve's web site for more: www.stevemcintosh.com
I have talked on several shows about the horrifying, diabolical dangers of Pesticides.
ALL chemical pesticides are chemical warfare weapons that are re-packaged as "home use" pesticides. Don't be fooled when it comes to the misleading, even fraudulent marketing and advertising when it comes to the supposed safety of chemicals used for pesticides. All of these DNA damaging substances came directly out of Nazi Germany. They are, indeed, chemical biological weapons, and they do hurt people, animals, plants, groundwater, food sources, and all life.
My Guest for this segment, Josh Vincent of the Northwest Center for Alternative to Pesticides, explained the many autoimmune disorders that are directly related to exposure to chemical pesticides that are sprayed routinely around residential homes, in our food agriculture, in our skies [for the misguided and downright stupid "West Nile" spraying], and in gardening.
The pathetic apathy that has overcome our elected officials, and then literally blanketed the consciousness of the Taxpayer is certainly something to be alarmed about. We need to stand up to these powerful Chemical lobbies that don't care about your future, your health, your food quality, your children's health, or your pets.
And by the way, those supposed "flea and tick" toxic chemicals that get put into the shoulder blades of our animals are ALSO deadly killers. DO NOT USE THEM! Instead, put Garlic powder into your pets food along with Grapefruit Seed Extract into their water, and just give them a nice shampoo with non-toxic, essential oil shampoos that are now readily available to keep your pets flea free.
When you can trace the DDT exposure all the way to the North Pole, and into the blubber of marine mammals and Polar Bears… you know that these chemicals are persistent and do not 'fade' over time. They simply travel throughout the eco-system causing damage to everything they contaminate.
We cannot afford to fall asleep on this issue. This is a big, big issue to overcome and to combat since the Chemical companies are relying on both the ignorance and trust of society to get away with murder, literally.
Check out this informative website and please take action for yourself and for your community: www.pesticide.org
Hemp's incredible importance to the environment is above and beyond what any other agricultural product today can offer.
Hemp is a highly nutritious "Superfood" with all Essential Fatty Acids [3,6,9] and protein that can literally feed the world because it is both easy and ecologically friendly to grow. It needs very little water, and actually remineralizes the ground soil as it grows in a process called "phytomerediation."
Hemp can be used for housing, fuel [replacing petrochemicals], replace nylon, clothing, medicine, PAPER, replaces toxic chemical plastics, food, beauty treatments, making automobiles, airplanes, boats, agricultural feed, natural antiseptics, natural pest control …. and the list goes on endlessly.
So, why would the United States turn their backs on this opportunity to help re-charge both the Environment AND the Economy in one shot by re-establishing a PRO-Hemp agenda?
Why is it currently illegal to grow or cultivate Hemp in the United States? Why are we, as Americans, sending our money to China, India, Canada, Pakistan and other countries in order to IMPORT Hemp seeds, Hemp oil products, Hemp clothing, etc?
The Forestry and Cotton industries are behind the demise of this amazing crop from the United States. They were intimidated and obviously concerned enough to lobby Congress to prohibit Hemp because it was the same family as "marijuana."
However, Hemp is not a hallucinogenic plant and cannot be smoked for the mind-altering affects that Marijuana offers. Although Hemp is from the Cannabis species, its THC content is negligible and cannot be used for 'getting high' as Opponents of Hemp argue in order to keep their special interests as the tax-guzzling crops in America's farmlands.
The positive attributes of Hemp also include cleaning the air, preventing soil erosion since its roots grow deep, and one acre of Hemp plants produces more agricultural products than 2 acres of Cotton or 4 acres of trees! Hemp trees/plants also clean the air as they release a ton of Oxygen into the air as they grow heartily and quickly in just about any climate.
Thanks to Eric 'the red' Hughes of Chi Hemp Industries for his magnificent research over the past few decades, and for your voice in this very important matter for the Ecology and for the future of the Earth.
Check out www.hempoil.ca and get some yummy Hemp products and educate yourself. Let's take back our future by restoring common sense to both our politics and to the taxpayer/consumer.
Entire families are broken apart… babies are run over cliffs or run to exhaustion and die… mothers are separated from their babies and the cries are unthinkable and heart wrenching… the Stallions are abused and castrated with crude means… the ones that are 'too wild' are shot dead…. and too many other wretched and totally un-American abuse of our National Heritage.
The story of our Wild Horses and the ILLEGAL Round-ups overseen by Ken Salazar of the much-corrupted Department of Interior and the 'subsidiary' Bureau of Land Management [BLM] has increased, surprisingly, under the Obama Administration. Sadly, it is just one more lie that our current President made when he was campaigning in 2008 and appealing to many Environmentalists like me.
When he appointed Ken Salazar as Secretary of the Department of the Interior, I had a foreboding feeling that nothing good was going to come from this very unhealthy appointment to the Cabinet to the President. This was four years ago, and it got worse with every year in terms of our Environment and our Wildlife.
And, indeed, my sense in 2008 was right. Under Mr. Salazar, we have these illegal Round-ups that kill, disable, and terrorize innocent animals, and then we saw the worst oil tragedy in the history of the world take place in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Thugs that declare a war of Terror are doing it at the bequest of the Oil and Cattle industries.
This is exactly WHY you, as a Consumer, should NEVER buy any beef from just any store under just any name [or McDonald's or any other fast food chain– the food is NOT REALLY CHEAP! IT HAS A COST UNIMAGINABLE TO YOU, THE TAXPAYER]… you should ONLY buy Local, Organic, Humane, Sustainable, Grass Fed, and small farmed. Every time you ignore your power as a Consumer to create the change you really wish to see in this world, you are denying innocent living beings like our Wild Horses and our Wolves and all other Wildlife the right to live freely… simply because you are inadvertently supporting blood-industries like the big Agribusinesses that lobby Congress to have their way on OUR public, taxpayer lands!
Better yet, go Vegetarian. You'll be Alkalinizing your body, and naturally healing your body. You'll also be supporting the Environment in the right way by your lifestyle choices. Remember, all animal products create an ACIDIC body, which is the breeding ground for disease.
The point to my conversation with Suzanne Roy of the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign was to both raise awareness to the Consumer and to hopefully inspire people to take Action for our beautiful remaining Wildlife, and for the ecological balance of our last remaining open spaces.
Please take a look at this amazing web site and give your support to save our Wild Horses and Burros from the horrors of Slaughter. They need us.
Thanks for listening. This was an incredible show, and is available in the "Archives" section of this blog.
Sustainable, Green Building For LifeAugust 18, 2012 at 11:45 AM | Posted in A Conscious Life, Be An Eco Warrior Now, Be Careful With Contractors, Best Practices in Business, Build Green Save The Planet, Conscious Lifestyles, Conscious Lifestyles Radio Show Blog, Consumer Choices, Deforestation of Virgin Forest in Alberta, Do Something, Earth Friendly Business Ethics, Eco Living and Lifestyle, Eco Warriors, Economy, Environment, Environmental Stewardship, Health, Killing Our Planet For Oil, Save our Wild Lands, Save Wildlife, Sustainable Business Economics, Take Back Your Wellbeing, Time For A Revolution To Save Our Natural Planet, Uncategorized | 3 Comments
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The Insulated Concrete Forms [ICF] and Structural Insulated Panels [SIP] and Straw Bale building materials are strong, forever-lasting, sustainable methods of building that creates healthier homes that are better insulated, sound-proof, and eco-friendly to live in.
Why has America been so slow in adopting these incredibly fast, easy forms of building?
Our old growth forests are disappearing. "Stick frame" building is a post-war "cheapie" style of building that is totally unsustainable. Douglas Fir Forests are being destroyed for this heinous building method that really needs to be outlawed in order to re-direct our building methods to ones that are both more durable and sustainable.
The indiscriminate clear-cutting of short-sighted and greedy lumber companies along with the foolish behavior of our bribed Elected Officials has put our air quality, and the future of all life on the brink.
Did you know that these egregious Lumber companies have lobbied Congress to have YOUR Federal Land "clear cut" for their own profits? Did you also know that these Lumber companies are allowed to walk into the Forest with Guns and ammunition and kill off any wildlife that happen to be grazing or living their lives in the very Forest that your tax dollars are supposed to be protecting?
Clear cutting kills birds, deer, wolves, baby animals of all kinds, and it kills our air quality. The forests are our "Lungs" of the Earth, and we cannot have Oxygen without them.
Wood is not something that should be creating the shell of a home. We need to be using better materials that don't mold, catch fire, or create havoc on the Earth's last remaining Forests.
ICF's and SIP's are the answer. They are faster to build and the incredible beauty of a Green Built home is unmistakable. The FEELING you get when you are inside a Green built home is also unmistakable. You feel at peace, happy, and you can breathe without taking in fumes from off gassing toxic materials used in most homes by uninspired and uneducated contractors.
My Guest on this weeks show for August 18, 2012 was Author and Educator David Johnston. He is one of America's top Green Building experts and has written four books that are easy to read and a delight to learn from. Green living is both fun and easy once you know where to get the information you need to create a sustainable, beautiful home and community.
Check out David's web sites at www.greenbuilding.com and www.whatsworking.com
You can also get all of the manufacturers of Green Products [literally from "A" to "Z"] from a think tank called "Building Green" based in Vermont. They publish online Guide called the "Green Spec" Directory, and this is a MUST HAVE Guide on where to buy Green Building Products, pricing, etc. Check them out and join them at www.buildinggreen.com
David made many great points in our conversation this week on HOW to Green Build, and certainly on how to locate and hire an honorable, knowledgeable and competent Green Contractor.
Don't waste your time with people who are not educated on Sustainable living or building methods. This will only lead to an uphill climb for you, the homeowner, and your dollars are best spent with the good people who have the foresight and motivation to build cleaner, sustainable, healthier homes for their communities.
Children are highly susceptible to off-gassing of toxins. Pregnant women are, too. The elderly, and anyone who is under stress or immune compromised. People who think they are healthy can be struck with an auto-immune disease that seems to come from "nowhere" after being exposed daily to toxic building materials. Allergies, to ADD/ADHD, to learning difficulties, to fatigue and the numerous other modern dis-eases that way too many people suffer from are all able to be traced back to toxins INSIDE the home [and not to mention the ones you cannot control the minute you step outside.]
Natural Clay Plaster walls are brilliant. They come in all kinds of colors, and will release "Negative Ions" into the air, creating a healthier indoor environment. Negative Ions are cleansing and very healing to the body. It is exactly what is released in a Thunder Storm and Rain Storm. It feels good to just be around when you are in a home that has used natural paints, clay plaster, milk paint, clay paints, and natural glues/adhesives.
There really is no excuse for not seeking out such amazing ways of cleaning up the environment.
Starting at home is what I have preached on my show for quite some time. When you start to clean up your home by the consumer choices you make, you will be motivated and even passionate about cleaning up the Environment in which you live.
April 28th, 2012 and May 5, 2012 Shows: Illegal Wild Horse [Mustang] and Burro Round-ups.. The Organic Consumers Association.. Herbalist Susun WeedMay 6, 2012 at 2:18 PM | Posted in A Conscious Life, Affordable Sustainable Food is Your Right, Animal Companions, Animal Redemption & Environment, Be an Advocate for our Animals, Be An Eco Warrior Now, Buy Organic Or Grow Your Own, Chemical Warfare Disguised As Pesticides, Command Performance, Community Supported Agriculture, Conscious Lifestyles, Conscious Lifestyles Radio Show Blog, Conscious Lifestyles Radio Station Broadcasts, Consumer Choices, Do Something, Eco Living and Lifestyle, Eco Warriors, Economy, Environment, Environmental Stewardship, Farm Animals Need Rescue, Government held accountable, Health, Holistic Healing, Industrial Revolution, Insecticides, Killing Our Planet For Oil, Kindness to Animals, Local Farms, Organic Health, Permaculture, Pesticides on Conventional Fruits and Vegetables, Save Our Planet to Save Our Lives, Save U.S. Wild Mustangs and Burros, Save Wildlife, Say Something, Self Respect Reflects In Respect For Our Wildlife, Small Government, Stop Agri-business pollution NOW, Stop Genocide, Stop Genocide Bring Peace, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Business Economics, sustainable farms, Take Action For Local Farmers, Take Action For Our Beloved Pets, Take Back Your Wellbeing, Toxic Water, Uncategorized, Voices of Reason For Wild Horses, Wild Horse Illegal Round Ups, Wild Horses, Wild Mustangs, Wise and Amazing Women, Women as Healers Naturally | 3 Comments
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My interview with Attorney Bruce Wagman broadcast on April 28th, 2012 and again on May 5th, 2012 after many outraged listeners asked for a SECOND broadcasting of this important show.
Here are just a few organizations to check out immediately [if you care about tax dollar waste/abuse/reckless laundering]:
Journey's End Ranch Animal Sanctuary:One Great Rescue Organization With Accurate Information For The Taxpayer
The Cloud Foundation: Support Our Wild Horses And RESTORE OUR NATIONAL HERITAGE ON TAXPAYER LAND!
Wild Horse Freedom Federation: Another Great Organization
Front Range Equine Rescue: Save Our Horses and LEARN About the COVERT abuse of YOUR TAX DOLLARS!
The Bureau of Land Management [BLM], under the direction of a bloodthirsty and corrupted Cattle Rancher named "Bob Abbey" has revved up its taxpayer wasting programs to illegally round-up and kill our beautiful American Wild Horses and Burros.
This abomination and abuse of perceived power on their part is one of the most wretched "programs" that overtly wastes hard-earned taxpayer money.
These round-ups are illegal and were declared illegal by an act of Congress in 1971. What the heck is going on?
Well, when you appoint people like Ken Salazar, another oil/cattleman, to high places like The Secretary of The Department of Interior… You get more bad people like Bob Abbey and his dubious third-party "contractors" who have long histories of abuse on their public record… Add all of these elements together with an incompetent President who thinks nothing of throwing money at bad "programs" regardless of its disastrous consequences… and you have the recipe for Fraud and OVERT abuse.
My conversation with Attorney Bruce Wagman, Partner with Schiff Hardin in San Francisco, struck a chord with me and with thousands of people who heard the broadcast.
Many people are aware of Obama's abuse of our tax dollars, ridiculous big-government programs, and Czar-appointed behavior, but they had NO IDEA that Obama was THIS BAD!
A joke, a song, a two-step, a scheme, a pretentious act of Diplomacy does not cover nor conceal the truth of the actual behavior and choices any person makes.
The same is applied to Mr. Obama and his list of unqualified, corrupted Appointees to a failed Cabinet with people like Ken Salazar left to literally kill and destroy without one iota of concern for the public outrage at the destruction and bloody trail of horrifying slaughter and egregious waste.
Look at the graphic photos in this website on the truth behind the covert horse slaughter of our beloved horses:
Just Say Whoa!
Photographs of Horse Slaughter And How To Be A Voice To Stop The Betrayal
Prior to Obama duping me and so many others in the 2008 election, he told reporters that he would put an end to horse round-ups and commented on his disapproval of anything so inhumane. Oh, really, Mr. Obama? And now what is your rhetoric with Ken Salazar running loose in your Cabinet?
Let your voice be heard. Email, Call, Write, Join Horse and Burro Advocacy Groups and empower yourself and our future.
My next conversation in this radio show was with Attorney Alexis Baden-Mayer of The Organic Consumers Association.
They have a wonderful Newsletter that I love, and their website alone is both informative and motivating: www.organicconsumers.org
Alexis told us about the dangers of Pesticides in our food, and now the incredibly frightening dangers of Genetically Modified Organisms.
Once again, Cabinet Appointee to The Department of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, an unimpressive supporter and former employee of the big Agri-business industries– has sold out the American Taxpayer and given a big, fat free "PASS GO CARD" to DNA damaging and human cell killer companies like Monsanto and other big Agri-business, GMO monsters.
Sorry, I cannot suppress my disgust and horror of such abuse and deception at the Taxpayer and Consumer expense.
Why have our Organic, small Farmers who take pride in the quality of their products and care about the Earth, been harassed and threatened by the Big Agri-business companies with no help from the US Government?
Why are GMO's not required to be labeled in Grocery Stores [at the VERY LEAST] and WHY on Earth are GMO's even approved by the corrupted USDA [also under Tom Vilsack's watch]?
This is dangerous to the health of the planet, to all living beings, and certainly to the future of our food quality and Nutrition.
Remember, you CANNOT be healthy without healing foods. This is impossible.
It is disturbing to see the Propaganda of misrepresentation and outright lies today with Michelle Obama planting an Organic Garden in the lawn of the White House, as though this is going to smooth over the betrayal of our food supply to the millions of unsuspecting people who buy their groceries that are NOT rightfully, truthfully labeled as "Toxic" "Pesticide/Agent Orange Dangerous" or "GMO Frankenstein Food."
See the irony? See the double-talk? See the Propaganda? See the spin-doctoring?
Don't be fooled.
We are the people who have to stand up for REAL FOOD and stop this Frankenstein-food disaster from unfolding beyond the wretched damage it has already done.
Small Farmers are being relentlessly pursued, SUED, harassed, and forced to close-up their Farms as a result of the Genetically Modified seeds blowing in the wind and contaminating their Organic crops.
How crazy is this? The US Government does NOTHING to support or protect our Organic, Local Farmers and THEIR RIGHTS but they give taxpayer money, bailouts, and corporate welfare to these dangerous, environment destroying, monolithic, reckless, aggressive, arrogant, chemicalized, life-destroying companies?
What is Mr. Obama thinking? Why is someone so corrupt as Tom Vilsack and every knucklehead he oversees and hires at the USDA given a reign of terror over the American consumer, farmer, body of water, and all life?
The time is now to fight back. Regardless of your personal Political viewpoint, you cannot ignore these facts. They are surprising and truly shocking, but you need to know about them to do something to save your own life, the future of your heritage, the future of all food sources.
See The Documentary "The World Accounting to Monsanto" now.
My Guest on May 5th, 2012, Susun Weed, gave us a lot to consider when we walk by our neighborhood pond, and even in our own yards and Gardens.
Susun was interviewed after a second broadcasting of the interview with Attorney Bruce Wagman, an Advocate for our Wild Horses and Burros.
You can find Susun Weed on her website Susunweed.com
Wild Herb Hypericum, one of many healing herbs growing wild.
I have one of Susun's five books: "Healing Wise", and I use it as a reference manual to learn more about the herbs growing around me and how to utilize them for healing.
It's fun to recognize something you used to think was a weed, including the Dandelion! The Dandelion is a very powerful kidney and liver healer. I buy this herb in the dried ORGANIC/Wild cultivated form, along with Milk Thistle, and I take it every day.
My interview with Susun and all of my Guests is available on Podcast on this blog.
Enjoy. Empower. Engage. GET ANGRY ENOUGH TO TAKE ACTION.
Eco Friendly + Natural Consumer Choices Can Save LivesOctober 29, 2011 at 4:20 PM | Posted in A Conscious Life, Animal Companions, Animal Redemption & Environment, Ayurvedic Natural Skin Care, Be A Natural Beauty, Be an Advocate for our Animals, Be An Eco Warrior Now, Be careful of all pharmaceutical drugs, Beauty without chemicals and surgery, Best Practices in Business, Beware of Bad Vets, Buy Organic Or Grow Your Own, Chemical Warfare Disguised As Pesticides, Conscious Lifestyles Radio Show Blog, Consumer Choices, Domestic Animals, Earth Friendly Business Ethics, Eco Living and Lifestyle, Eco Warriors, Government held accountable, Health, Healthy Cosmetics, Healthy Makeup for a healthy body and planet, Healthy Mineral Makeup, Holistic Healing, Homeopathy and Animal Homeostasis, Insecticides, Kindness to Animals, Local Farms, Longevity, Natural Beauty, Organic Health, Pet Nutrition, Sustainable Business Economics, sustainable farms, Take Action For Animals, Take Action For Our Beloved Pets, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
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Part I: Clean, Green Cosmetics ARE Beautiful, Lifesaving, Honorable, And Cool!
The consumer buying choices you make for your skin care, make up, hair care, home cleaning products, gardening/lawn products, baby products, and food…. they all add up in a big way and affect your health, longevity, quality of life.
In part I of my radio show today, October 29th, 2011, my conversation with Marj Melchiors of Cosmetics Without Synthetics was timely and important for all women, teens, and everyone.
Check out her website for natural cosmetics/hair/body care products that are non-toxic, holistic, and beautiful: www.allnaturalcosmetics.com
There are a ton of toxic, harmful ingredients in sunscreen, make up, lotions, bath/shower gels, hair care, baby products, and pet products…. Why? This is a 'wild west' in the business world, and there are virtually no regulations whatsoever. Thus, you need to be wise enough to take action for your health and be your own advocate. The FDA and other incompetent tax-draining agencies have no interest in the safety of cosmetics and the MANY chemical ingredients that are in the daily lotions and potions most consumers assume are safe and then slather onto their skin.
Be careful of anything you cannot pronounce… and even seemingly innocent words like "parfum" are just another way of hiding more than 200 toxic chemicals that make the synthesized, desired scent the manufacturer desires for their product.
Instead, look for "Essential Oils" as the natural, holistic, healing, honorable way to bring fragrance to a beauty lotion/potion/make-up/hair care.
Be careful of ALL "Parabens" such as Methyl-paraben, and propyl-paraben. These are toxic preservatives.
Be careful of anything with Propylene Glycol. This is extremely toxic. It makes a lotion or shampoo/make-up more viscous and keeps something in a liquid state. However, the goons that make the commercialized products KNOW this stuff is horribly intoxicating and dangerous to the body. It goes directly through the skin, into the blood stream, and then your Liver and Kidneys are left to deal with yet one more toxic chemical.
Instead, a good company will use natural oils and Glycerin to make the desired viscosity for any products they make. These natural oils are actually healing and beautifying to the skin.
Another really dangerous ingredient is "PEG" or Poly-ethylene Glycol. There is usually a number after the acronym of "PEG." Be VERY careful of this and NEVER buy a product with this ingredient. Super toxic, very bad for the body, and certainly bad for the waterways it gets washed into and pollutes the oceans and drinking water.
Please make sure you take control of your life by reading up on the unsavory practices of most cosmetics companies that puts their own bottom-line before your health, wellbeing, safety, life.
Clean, pure cosmetics is something to get excited about.
"Perfect sincerity and transparency make a great part of beauty, as in dew drops, lakes, and diamonds."—- Henry David Thoreau
Part II: Dr. Stephen Blake: Veterinarian Extraordinaire!
Check out his AMAZING web site and get informed and be empowered now! The Pet Whisperer
I cannot repeat enough times how incredibly diabolical the 'vaccine industry' is to both people and to animals.
As Dr. Blake confirmed in our conversation on the air, vaccines have never been proven to be safe or even effective! Yikes! What are we allowing to be shot into the bodies of our innocent pets?
And why is it always the mentality with way too many Vets that vaccines are remotely safe and even necessary? Who REALLY taught these Vets their medical information when they were in Veterinary school? And why is it "one size of vaccine fits all" mentality?
Looks like our Veterinary Schools have been corrupted by the very same system that corrupted the human medical schools…. the big pharma-chemical paradigm.
What about food? Food IS medicine. It can also be a killer. The choices you make as a 'pet parent' can bring life or bring dis-ease and death to your beloved pet.
Understand the ingredients in commercial pet foods, and avoid mass-produced, chemical laden pet food brands [that are, ironically, sold relentlessly in Veterinarian offices!]
Enzymes are key to your health and your animals' health. Everyone needs digestive Enzymes and proper nutrients to nourish the body.
I love a product called "Green Mush" by Healthforce Nutritionals along with digestive Enzymes and probiotics for my pets. I also put some Flax Seed oil into their food, too. A great product called "Salba" or ground flax seeds gives some help to the digestion, and your pet will start to have a better life with giving such health giving supplements to them.
RAW food, human-grade, Organic, free range, humane. I am personally a Vegetarian, but I realize that my Cats are natural predators and need to eat meat. I buy them human grade, Organic, local meat from humane farms. I give them Raw plus the best canned food I can buy. Some brands I personally like are "Spots Stew" and "Weruva" among other good brands that make small batches, honorably made pet food.
Among the many topics discussed with Dr. Blake today, the wretched Chemicals used for "Flea" and other parasite infestations are DEADLY to our animals. They cause dis-ease, cancer, thyroid and other degenerative conditions.
Avoid ALL products that you can buy from the pet store OR your Vet where you put a chemically laden toxic soup between the back shoulder blades of your beloved pet!
Have you ever asked yourself WHY these products have to be placed between the back shoulder blades? This is crazy. It is so highly toxic that when YOU touch these chemical products, YOU will get sick, too. It trans-dermally soaks through your skin and right into your blood stream.
Horrible. Who is in charge here to oversee these toxic Chemicals? Again, it is the "Wild West" with the chemical industry machine.
Instead, check out Dr. Blake's Web site, The Pet Whisperer and check out your many options for healthy care for your pets.
I like to use anything with NEEM oil in it. It works wonders on unwanted pests. There are shampoos, and even sprays. You should also always put some Garlic into your pets food, and this certainly helps to keep away unwanted parasites and fleas. I like to buy the "Kyolic" brand in capsules. You open some capsules and mix it into your pets food [depending upon the size of your pet.] You can also chop up some Organic, fresh Garlic and put it into your pets food, too, if you prefer.
Be the advocate for your family that you have to be today.
Be a voice with your local and nationally elected [asleep at the wheel] Government officials. I have no idea how these men and women, whose jobs it is to simply protect the taxpayer/consumer/citizen/environment, can ignore their obvious duties to this world. It defies all logic that they are so ignorant to these clear and present dangers in our world that are easily expunged if they only had the backbone and the will to do so.
I send Love to all the animals whose lives have been cut short from vaccines, toxic food, and other chemicals that should never have been allowed into the market place. Our voices have to lift higher and louder to remove these toxins from the "mainstream" Veterinarian practices.
" What is happening to our world is almost too colossal for human comprehension to contain…. To contemplate its girth and its circumference, to attempt to define it, to try and fight it all at once, is impossible. The only way to combat it is by fighting specific wars in specific ways."—- Arundhati Roy
Part II: Healthy, Wise and AMAZING Women!September 15, 2011 at 3:02 PM | Posted in A Conscious Life, Be An Eco Warrior Now, Best Practices in Business, Celebrate This Life, Conscious Lifestyles, Conscious Lifestyles Radio Show Blog, Earth Friendly Business Ethics, Eco Living and Lifestyle, Environment, Environmental Stewardship, Love What You Do In This Life, Organic Health, Safe Cosmetics and Body Care, Save our Wild Lands, Secrets to True Success in Life, Sustainable Business Economics, Uncategorized, Wise and Amazing Women | 1 Comment
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My interview last week with three additional women who are also featured in Coach Carl's new book, "Healthy, Wise and Amazing Women" was, once again, inspiring.
I love my job so much because I get to interact with knowledgeable, progressive, and honorable people from all over the world. I always walk away inspired…
"The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself."
—- Anna Quindlen, American Author and Journalist
My three awesome, inspiring Guests were:
1.) Lori Alper, Attorney, Wife, Mother, Entrepreneur, and Eco-Living Advocate.
Check her wonderful website out at www.groovygreenlivin.com
Lori and I share a passion to help others become more eco-friendly, conscious about their personal care choices, and especially making it easy for busy people to take action for both the Environment AND for their own quality of life.
2.) Sherry Segal, an award winning children's book publisher, has created with her business partner, Wendy Wiseman, one of the most popular children's websites on the internet! Have an interactive visit on her awesome website: www.kiboomu.com
3.) Sarah Cook. How I love her new book, "The Parents' Guide to Raising CEO Kids"… this message is one that EVERY person, whether you even have kids or not, must read! Many of us were not taught skills from childhood to think like a CEO who also has ETHICS, and cares about others and the Environment, Animals, our oceans, and certainly about making the world a better place WHILE making money.
I loved the informative discussion with Sarah, and I realize it is never too late for even 'big' kids to re-learn how to think and act like an Environmental CEO.
Sarah's website is a great place to start, get inspired with new ideas, and to ultimately take action: www.raisingceokids.com
Thank you to all of the wonderful women who have shared their challenges, triumphs, personal stories, and life lessons with my listeners and with me.
Women have to come together, for the first time in history, and start to uplift each other and break the chains of violence, abuse, oppression, and shame.
The time really is now to uplift our sisters and give a hand in helping them reach their full potential…. what a world we could have if women all over this world had equal opportunity to education, economic equality, self actualization, and fulfillment.
*This show is dedicated to the thousands of American women who campaigned [and gave their very lives] to give girls in America the right to Vote, go to school, work, earn their own money, and to pursue independence. Hundreds of women were beaten, jailed, killed, and ostracized for their bravery.
*This show is also dedicated to the millions of women around this world who continue to live in fear, oppression, abuse, and without basic human rights. May I see the day [soon] where you are finally set free.
Our Last Wild Living BeingsAugust 26, 2011 at 1:00 PM | Posted in A Conscious Life, Be An Eco Warrior Now, Conscious Lifestyles Radio Show Blog, Eco Living and Lifestyle, Eco Warriors, Environment, Environmental Stewardship, Government held accountable, Kindness to Animals, Obama the liar and con man, Recognizing Animals As Sentient Beings, Restore Honesty In Politics, Save Our Planet to Save Our Lives, Save our Wild Lands, Save Wildlife, Stop Genocide, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Business Economics, Uncategorized, Wolves | 1 Comment
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Last Saturday, August 20th, 2011, while I was still on hiatus, a replay of one of the most important shows on our American Wildlife was broadcast.
Our Wolves are, once again, under siege in the United States.
The balance of our Eco-system has been tampered with, and systematically destroyed by a minority of people who [undeservedly] put themselves into public offices that have the power to kill or to save our natural world.
Why do the cattle and oil industries consistently get their way in Washington? Why are these two dirty industries behind nearly every environmental disaster in this world?
You can listen to this re-broadcast on my Archives. Please take action and visit the web site for The Center For Biological Diversity. www.biologicaldiversity.org
Part I: Nuclear Energy Destroys All Life. Every minute of the day. Part II: Cork: The Sustainable Wonder.August 1, 2011 at 9:26 AM | Posted in Best Practices in Business, Build Green Save The Planet, Conscious Lifestyles, Conscious Lifestyles Radio Show Blog, Dangers of the Nuclear Energy Industry, Earth Friendly Business Ethics, Eco Warriors, Economy, Environment, Environmental Stewardship, Government held accountable, Nuclear Contamination, Nuclear Energy Kills Everybody, Nuclear Industry Is A Killer, Restore Honesty In Politics, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable And Renewable Energy NOW, Sustainable Business Economics, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
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Part I: Nuclear Energy = Silent, Invisible Killer
"We must go through a natural revolution if we are to survive on earth. We need to change people's perceptions. If there's no environment, there's no human race. We are in a state of global denial." —- Ted Turner
The two segments of my show aired this week are both relating to our incredible challenge as humans to live life with consciousness, and to really organize ourselves together to start a revolution to take back our world from the daily destruction of leaching carcinogens and invisible killers.
My first Guest, Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear, www.beyondnuclear.org, gave my listeners some horrifying facts about the dangers of Nuclear Energy.
Most Nuclear plants are privately owned, FOR PROFIT enterprises. However, outrageously, they are "held harmless" from their toxic and highly lethal nuclear leakage, mistakes, meltdowns, etc.
In other words, they keep all of the profits from their business, but they are never held responsible nor accountable for the harm they cause people, the planet, our water, air, food, and all life on Earth.
I cannot think of a more scary industry, as no one is immune or exempt to the LEGAL toxic dumping that routinely takes place at ALL Nuclear Reactors around the globe: Strontium 90 is just ONE of the many lethal, highly carcinogenic, radioactive, and DNA DESTROYING waste products that gets dumped into our waterways every year.
These Gene altering, cancer causing, blood poisoning substances are invisible to the naked eye. But they are leached into our groundwater, and contaminate our soil, and thereby contaminate all life on this Earth.
Is this acceptable? What have we been reduced to as Citizens, Parents, Taxpayers, and Voters?
Why do we vote into office individuals who are betraying us with Bribes from special interest groups that seek to profit from poisoning the entire planet? How is this even possible to a rational thinking person…. it defies all logic.
But it is a reality. We, as the innocent receivers of all of this unreasonable responsibility on our shoulders, need to stand up NOW—- IN the WAKE of the Fukushima disaster—- and demand immediate shut down of this toxic waste industry and start to demand Sustainable, Renewable, SAFE Energy for all consumers.
Wow. This should have been invested in a long, long time ago. Why the delay in supporting the renewable energy sector? They simply did not have the tax breaks,or the Washington funding to turn around and give big donations to Politicians.
I cannot believe that this is what most Politicians have allowed themselves to be reduced to: Whores. They will say anything to get elected, they even sound quite reasonable and even progressive in their words and promises…. but what I have been astonished by OVER AND OVER AGAIN is the reneging and outright amnesia that the Washington corruption brings on BOTH SIDES of the aisle.
Personally, I find Obama's favors to all of the dirty "energy" industries, the Oil/Gas, the Nuclear and the Coal industries have gotten a big PASS GO CARD from Obama and his entire unqualified, 'cozy' Administration.
Outrageous. Didn't this guy campaign heavily on being 'different' and 'transparent' and even 'Eco-friendly'? I recall this was certainly the case. But if you look behind the facade, you see that he was generously supported by all of these dirty industries. Let us not forget the dirty Agri-businesses like the cattle industry, too. They have also gotten an unthinkable PASS GO CARD from Obama and his wretched kingpin, Mr. Ken Salazar.
Gross. The ugliness of this reality is horrifying. You see happy, smiling faces on television, but when you truly listen and then do even a little bit of research, you find a whole different, dirty, back-room dealing story that is enough to make you want to storm Washington with a Revolution.
Is this what it will take to bring the lasting, honest "Change" that all of us had in mind? I think it is exactly what it will take.
The letters, the phone calls, the polite Taxpayer inquiries into the matter get us nowhere. I cannot tell you the volume of "form letters" that I get from my elected officials who are increasingly out of touch with the realities of the imminent dangers in dealing with Nuclear, life altering energy.
Check out www.beyondnuclear.org and get involved like your life depends upon it.
Part II: Cork. The wonder product.
"Anything else you're interested in is not going to happen if you can't breathe the air or drink the water. Don't sit this one out. Do something."
—- Carl Sagan
My Guest in the second part of the show was Patrick Spencer of The Cork Forest Conservation Alliance, www.corkforest.org
Cork is the ONE wood product where you never cut the tree down. You don't have to kill the tree, destroy forests and the ecology [and all of the other life that depends upon our forests] to harvest the wood product.
Cork is one of the oldest, most sustainable products on Earth.
Cork is resistant to mold, insects, insulates sound and heat, and inhibits fire.
Cool. It is also affordable, comes in many different colors, shapes, and sizes should you decide to use it for flooring…. and it feels good to stand on, walk on and easy to care for.
Cork is also biodegradable AND recyclable!
What is not to like about this "Wonder" in our world!?!!!!
When I did a general search on the internet, I found everything from cork floors, insulation, jewelry, handbags, dash boards, furniture, textiles…. and the list goes on!
Our cork forests absorb CO2, approximately 20 million tons of carbon, every year. We are not 'slashing and burning' to harvest it, and we are supporting an ancient practice thousands of years old that supports the Green Economy when we purchase cork products.
Thank you to my Guest, Patrick Spencer, for sharing the wonders of Cork with us. I had no idea that NASA uses cork to insulate the Space Shuttle from the extreme temperature changes in space!
Gee, if it is able to insulate the Space Shuttle so perfectly, how about our homes, cars, and businesses?
Visit www.corkforest.org
Practically Green and Recover Green Roofs…. Be A Part of The Movement!July 24, 2011 at 3:34 PM | Posted in Animal Redemption & Environment, Be An Eco Warrior Now, Best Practices in Business, Build Green Save The Planet, Conscious Lifestyles, Conscious Lifestyles Radio Show Blog, Earth Friendly Business Ethics, Eco Living and Lifestyle, Eco Warriors, Environment, Environmental Stewardship, Finding and Loving Your Passion in Life, Organic Gardens for Residential and Commercial Building, Sustainable Business Economics, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
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The world is a better place when Entrepreneurs and ordinary people start to make a difference when they take action.
My two Guests this week, Susan Hunt Stevens the CEO of an outstanding web site, "Practically Green" and Mark Winterer, the CEO of "Recover Green Roofs" are two people I am thrilled to have on my show.
Being a Green Manifesto is easy when you have the tools. A visit to practicallygreen.com will help you get all the tools you need to understand the importance of being sustainable, eco-conscious, and a true Earth Warrior.
The greatest thing about this web site is it shows you exactly what companies and products are Green…. Susan's team behind the web site makes it easy since they do ALL of the leg-work and investigations behind the 'green washing' that is out there…. so all listings of Ecological/Sustainable information you see is honorable. AND you get a nice education on the entire subject matter of being TRUE GREEN, to boot! Excellent is the word for this starting place for every man, woman and brilliant child who wants to take action and get started right away.
I want to save Wildlife. This is one of my deepest passions in life.
What I love about "Recover Green Roofs" is that Owner, Mark Winterer, has brought a European way of life to the USA: Green Roofs.
In a large metropolis, the suburbs, or even in rural areas, we could use more greenery, wild places for nesting and cleaner air quality.
Green roofs are one part of the answer to our ecological woes today. It is time that this practice become "mainstream" in all home and commercial building projects, and it is time that the US Government start to actually practice what they preach in lip service to the taxpayer.
Green Roofs need tax incentives to become part of our sustainable planning for cities and townships. And it needs to start now.
Visit recovergreenroofs.com and empower yourself with this incredible knowledge that does bring life back to our landscapes that have been paved, destroyed, disrespected, and polluted.
The world is, indeed, a better place when good people decide to take the smallest action to save a bird who fell from its tree… or to plant a garden using sustainable methods… to supporting businesses who share the honorable passion to help save our planet. Start today.
Sustainable. Fair Trade. Organic. Humane. Local.July 16, 2011 at 2:47 PM | Posted in Animal Redemption & Environment, Animals Feel, Buy from Small, Buy Organic Or Grow Your Own, Community Supported Agriculture, Conscious Lifestyles Radio Show Blog, Earth Friendly Business Ethics, Eco Living and Lifestyle, Eco Warriors, Environment, Environmental Stewardship, Government held accountable, Honorable Nutrition for Kids, Kindness to Animals, Local Farms, Organic, Organic Health, Poisoned Food, Recognizing Animals As Sentient Beings, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Business Economics, sustainable farms, Truthful Healthcare, Vegetarian and Vegan Lifestyles | 4 Comments
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It's paramount that everyone understand the importance and the difference between these terms for our food sources.
Your life, indeed, does depend upon how much you know. The public is deliberately led to believe that "Organic" equals Humane or even Sustainable…. but because of the mad rush to cash in on the public's demand for Organic, the unethical Agri-businesses have lobbied unrelentingly to get the USDA to take over the "Organic" certification so that they, too, can somehow be marketed as kinder, gentler, healthier, and even life loving companies.
Nothing is natural or remotely good about companies like "Monsanto" or "ADM" or "Quaker Oats"…. and the list is staggeringly long… So, your voice as an American Citizen who works hard to pay the very taxes that are mis-used and abused in wasteful subsidies to these earth-destructing companies MUST be heard by your State representatives.
The chain of deception is really un-American, and totally un-Constitutional. But it's happening, and only our Voices today can stop it. The will of our double-tongued, elected officials is just simply not there. The disappointment of this reality is very deep for me, and it should be for you, too. The money-donations-financial support– whatever you want to call it… has become this nearly perfect circle of corrupt crony-ism and political favors that sell everybody else short, and literally kills our environment.
What are we if we don't have clean air, water, soil, food? What is our future? Why is nobody in Washington asking this very important question? And why are they forcing the working American population to subsidize their own poisoning? Why are we so submissive to this tragic, circle of evil?
One of the great things about my job as as Talk Show Host is that I get to meet and talk to so many honorable, brilliant Visionaries in our world today.
It was a great pleasure to talk to Dr. Arie McFarlen on my show. Her message is one that we all, as good people, need to recognize as a wake-up-call to fight back against the big-agribusiness deceptions.
The unthinkable cruelty, cramped confinement, and horror that takes place in the Nazi-style "factory farms" [paid for by your taxes] is unacceptable. The toxic drugs, hormones, and other toxins injected and fed to the animals are directly winding up in the very neatly packaged, "innocent" looking meat products in most chain grocery stores today.
Anything you can imagine as unconscionable happens behind those factory farmed walls.
The adrenaline and other fear hormones that pump through the bodies of terrified animals also gets into the animal products that get sold in cellophane packages in grocery stores.
These toxins are proven carcinogens to humans.
Why are we forced to pay for this misery and sickness? Don't we have a collapsed, untenable "health care system" that will never be solvent until the very Citizens of this country are given honest, healthy food choices that are the "norm" and not the exception for the wealthy?
Why are our Organic, sustainable, local, humane, small farms NOT given our Tax Subsidies? Can someone in Washington with a brain please stand up and give us, the people who care about quality of life on Earth, an answer?
"He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of man by his treatment of animals." —- Immanuel Kant
Check out Dr. Arie McFarlen's website and become conscious of the life that you were supposed to be granted in this world.
I advocate a Vegetarian lifestyle and certainly a Vegan lifestyle. It is healthier for the Environment and for your digestion, your brain, your entire body/mind connection. You will feel lighter, think more clearly, and realize the health benefits within a few weeks of being conscious of your food choices.
However, if you do eat animal products, I highly advocate all people to ONLY support your local, humane, organic, sustainable farmers for this. EVERY township has local farmers who are humane and honorable in their farming practices, and NOW is the time to vote with your dollars for all products that are not produced with toxic drugs, anti-biotics [literally means anti-life] and with pesticides.
Our waterways are our lifeblood. We, as the people who pay the taxes that our over-grown government relies upon, need to stand up and be a collective voice for our lives today and certainly for the innocent lives whose existence will be in question if we do not preserve the future by demanding sustainability right now.
Hemp is HipMay 28, 2011 at 12:41 PM | Posted in Earth Friendly Business Ethics, Eco Living and Lifestyle, Eco Warriors, Economy, Environment, Environmental Stewardship, Government held accountable, Organic, Permaculture, Save our Bees and Save our Planet, Save Our Planet to Save Our Lives, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Business Economics, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
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"Hemp is of first necessity to the wealth and protection of the country." — Thomas Jefferson
My Guest today on the show was Arlene Nilsson, the CEO and Founder of eco-friendly "The Hemptress" handbags. www.thehemptress.com
Hemp is hip. It can be used to make wall board, entire buildings/homes, floors, medicine, clothes, handbags/suitcases, utensils, plastic, food, cars [Henry Ford made one over 100 years ago], and a myriad of other consumer products.
Hemp is non-toxic, takes up very little space, and grows fast. It can grow over 10 feet in a few months, and is a wonder plant that has been lambasted by some very worried, threatened AND corrupted industries that want to squelch any competition right out of the marketplace. Industries such as the Cotton Growers, Corn, Petroleum, Timber/Lumber, Tobacco, Mining, and the Chemical industries are behind the absence of Hemp from our Economy.
This one agricultural product can produce Ethanol for fuel, and it can provide millions of jobs to Americans…. so why on Earth are we denied this amazing plant from being grown in America?
Who in Congress or any elected person in an official position can argue keeping this Economic savior out of American industry?
Currently, we are importing from China, Pakistan, Canada and other countries for our Hemp products. This is money that is leaving the American Economy and going right into the pockets of our Foreign [and even dangerous] competitors. China is no real friend of the United States… but they have outsmarted the American mindless Government and overcome the U.S. in just a few short years economically and productivity wise.
Wow. Unthinkable stupidity on the part of our elected officials who have been bribed, and have taken the rest of America down a path of ignorance that can and will cost us our very freedom.
This IS a plant that can restore our national strength, but because of a handful of Lobby groups paid for by the industries that remain threatened by the powers of Hemp…. we, as American Taxpayers, are burdened both Economically and on an innovative level.
Hemp grows fast, and almost everywhere. It requires very little water, and NO pesticides to grow rapidly. The added bonus to Hemp is that it is adaptable to many different climates, and does well in cold weather. Canada is growing Hemp, and loving the profits. Why not replace our toxic, pesticide-laden corn and beet fields with Hemp?
Last year, and once again, Legislation to bring Hemp back to American soil to help our Economic freedom and produce jobs was shot down by the very powerful [and ill intentioned] groups mentioned above.
The Idaho Reporter Article on Hemp
"Why use up the forests which were centuries in the making and the mines which required ages to lay down, if we can get the equivalent of forest and mineral products in an annual growth of the Hemp fields?" — Henry Ford
Arlene gave information that most of us don't recall ever being written about in the History books in school. both Thomas Jefferson and George Washington were HEMP Farmers! They were not Tobacco Farmers, as is erroneously taught in "His-Story" class.
Also, Arlene highlighted the fact that Betsy Ross made the first American flag from Hemp material, our very own Constitution was written on Hemp paper, and all Military clothing uniforms were made from Hemp until World War II…. any wonder why Hemp has disappeared from our choices as consumers?
I see World War II as a bigger tragedy than could ever be depicted in any book, war movie, or even documentary. It is impossible to show clearly the underhanded and often invisible 'domino effect' that the Nazi warfare machine has had on our lives and on all life on this Earth.
Nazi German technology was and remains the most sophisticated chemical and high technology in history. They were many decades ahead of their time, and the United States would have never caught up to this technology had they not literally bought it and brought it to America. So many covert operations took place that will never be totally uncovered but if you look beyond the 'smoke and mirrors' of the Propaganda, you see lasting affects of such political bargaining.
Plastics were invented in Nazi Germany, and so were many higher technology chemicals that are now under well-known corporate names like "Monsanto" and "Bayer" and several other companies who continue to burden our world with their dangerous pharmaceutical and lawn, garden, pesticide, and GMO operations.
Because of these powerful, well connected companies to Washington, Hemp has been marginalized as a "drug" or "Hippie Weed" so successfully because it keeps the dangerous PVC manufacturers, chemical makers, GMO pushers, and other Nazi-German spawned corporations inside the closed loop of big, lucrative, profitable, powerful business.
Be a voice for our freedom of choice and for our Economy [and future] and visit the web site www.votehemp.com
Squidoo Article: \"Hemp Potential Billion Dollar Industry.\"
The fighting, killing, and horrors in Iraq, Iran, The Sudan,The Congo and all over the world are about MINERAL and Petroleum resources!
If we had access to Hemp in America, this raping and pillaging of our natural resources might come to an end. Genocide for mineral resources needs to be brought into the consciousness of Americans.
The Sudan: Oil
Iraq/middle East: Oil, Minerals
The Congo: Cobalt, Minerals, Diamonds, Natural Resources [The Congo is has the richest reserve of Cobalt, which is used for high technology microchips for cell phones, computers, etc. People are dying every day for this mineral. Bayer Pharmaceutical is the primary beneficiary of this killing and warfare for this mineral.]
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Raising Kingdom Kids
The stages of development we will cover are:
1. Birth to Self-aware (0 - 14 months)
2. Self-aware to Puberty (14 months - 10)
3. Puberty to Teen (10 - 14)
4. Teen to Adult (14 - 18)
STAGE 3: Self-aware to Puberty (14 months - 10)
Heart issues with child raising:
Boundaries With Kids
"The parent who cannot tolerate being hated will not be able to provide the reality the child needs to overcome feeling entitled. Love and limits are the most important qualities for a parent. The ability to tolerate being hated and seen as 'bad' is a parent's next most important quality. God, as the ultimate parent, is able to do what is right and to take a stand, no matter what anyone thinks of him. He loves, but he has his standards and keeps them, even when we do not like it."
Discipline is very clear in the bible:
Boundaries With Kids: Children Are Not Born with Boundaries
"A boundary is a "property line" that defines a person; it defines where one person ends and someone else begins. With boundaries we can expect a person to take control of themselves. We can require responsibility in regard to feelings, behaviors, and attitudes. A child needs to know where they begin, what they need to take responsibility for, and what they do not need to take responsibility for. If they know that the world requires them to take responsibility for their own personhood and life, then they can learn to live up to those requirements and get along well in life.
But if they grow up in a relationship where they are confused about their own boundaries and about others' boundaries they do not develop the self-control that will enable them to steer through life successfully. They will grow up with confused boundaries that lead to the opposite: trying to control others and being out of control of themselves. In fact, an accurate description of children is that they are little people who are out of control of themselves and attempting to control everyone around them. They do not want to take control of themselves to adapt to the requirements of Mom and Dad; they want Mom and Dad to change the requirements!"
Rules of spanking:
Why spanking instead of teaching or grounding?
WebMD article
In his theory of Cognitive development, Swiss developmental psychologist, Jean Piaget (Jhon Piajhay) proposed that humans progress through four stages of intellectual (or cognitive) development:
"During the early stages, infants are only aware of what is immediately in front of them. They focus on what they see, what they are doing, and physical interactions with their immediate environment."
"During the Preoperational Stage young children are able to think about things symbolically. Their language use becomes more mature. They also develop memory and imagination, which allows them to understand the difference between past and future, and engage in make-believe."
"But their thinking is based on intuition and still not completely logical. They cannot yet grasp more complex concepts such as cause and effect, time, and comparison."
"During the Concrete Operational Stage elementary-age and preadolescent children, ages 7 to 11, begin to demonstrate logical, concrete reasoning."
The purpose of spanking is to give the child a proper fearful counterbalance to sinful behavior.
How do I know what to spank for?
Time Magazine article
Dr. Jared Pingleton, a clinical psychologist who serves as the director for Focus on the Family's Counseling department states:
"Properly understood and administered, spanking is most effective as a deterrent to undesirable behavior for younger preschoolers (but never for infants). That's because reasoning and taking away privileges often simply does not work with kids in that age range. As children age, spanking should become even less frequent as other types of consequences are utilized. Spanking should be phased out completely before adolescence."
"Generally speaking, we advise parents that corporal discipline should only be applied in cases of willful disobedience or defiance of authority—never for mere childish irresponsibility. And it should never be administered harshly, impulsively, or with the potential to cause physical harm. Along those lines, we caution parents who have a hard time controlling their temper to choose alternative forms of discipline. There is never an excuse or an occasion to abuse a child."
Difference Between Teaching & Training
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STAGE 3: Puberty to Teen (10 - 14)


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Teddy Bear Friends love these Nodibank money banks - a brilliant collection of animal money boxes for kids.
Saving is good, saving is fun with these great Nodibank money boxes. Place your loose change in one of these vibrant, fun money banks with comical nodding heads and they'll soon have you and your cleverly stashed cash nodding all the way to the bank.
The premium gift manufacturer Nodibank has crafted this delightful money box which has an owl as a money bank.
This lovely yellow and green owl money box is simple, yet beautifully made with a nodding head attached to the body that has a coin slot on the back for putting coins in. Perfect for owl fans both young and old.
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This LTD SJ-200 form the Gibson Custom Shop features Solid Quilted Maple back & sides with a Sitka Spruce top. The modern feel and craftsmanship from the Bozeman, MT Gibson factory combined with the traditional tone and playability of the Classic SJ-200 make this a must have guitar for anyone's collection.
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Mini Hornit Bike HornHornit
The Mini Hornit is the ultimate weather proof lights and sound effects accessory for children's bikes and scooters.
25 sounds and white and green lights, wings clip on to fit all bikes and scooters.
This fun bike horn also includes a remote trigger which means there no need to take your hands off the handlebars.
Sounds Include: Bike Bell - Hooter - Olé Trumpet - Dixie Horn - Cycle Race Klaxon - Racing Car - Motorbike - Car Crash Helicopter - Aeroplane - Bomb Explosion - Laser - UFO - Zapper - Police Car - Fire Engine - BurpFart - Magic Spell - Magic Carpet - Lion - Elephant - Horse - Rooster - Hornet
2xAAA batteries included
measurements w.130x h.200 x d.60mm
perfect for age 3+
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Florida Medical Marijuana Laws
UPDATED: June 19, 2018
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Like most states, Florida does not explicitly allow medical marijuana despite the efforts by supporters of legalization. Nonetheless, in Jenks v. Florida, the Florida courts recognized using marijuana for medical purposes as a valid necessity defense to marijuana possession charges. This means that if you are a medical user, even though you can still be arrested and charged with possession, you can offer medical necessity as a valid defense against conviction. If you want to know if the medical necessity defense is applicable in your situation, contact a Florida marijuana lawyer.
What is the Medical Marijuana Registry?
States with legalized medical marijuana typically keep a registry to assist law enforcement officials in identifying individuals who have a valid doctor's recommendation for marijuana. Because Florida does not have legalized medical marijuana by statute, there is no state registry. Those individuals who are on registry lists in other states receive no outright legal benefits from prosecution, but may qualify to use medical need as a defense in Florida.
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