Back in the ’50s, a nutrient factor not found in other green foods was isolated in algae. It’s called chlorella growth factor (CGF), and the nature of its nucleic acid makes it unique. In Paul Pitchford’s excellent book Healing with Whole Foods (which is on my Essential Reading list), he tells us that the nucleic […]
Blue Note Plays Jobim
March 2010 Week 1 Containing 11 previously issued cuts from the back catalog of Blue Note, this mix of new and old artists takes a stab at the songbook of one of Brazil’s most important artists. While some artists here may not be the best representatives for re-interpretation of Jobim, they all easily imprint their […]
Three Cups of Tea
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESTEie8gcZs Starred Review. Some failures lead to phenomenal successes, and this American nurse’s unsuccessful attempt to climb K2, the world’s second tallest mountain, is one of them. Dangerously ill when he finished his climb in 1993, Mortenson was sheltered for seven weeks by the small Pakistani village of Korphe; in return, he promised to build […]
Personal Protection Essentials
Here it is: my roster of best bets for personal protection! In no particular order: 1)Mossberg 930 semi-automatic shotgun 2)Ruger model 10/22 .22 caliber rifle 3)Ruger Mark III Target .22 caliber pistol with laser and red dot scope 4)SureFire Millennium Series M6 Guardian six-battery Maglite flashlight 5)Kimber PepperBlaster pepper spray 6)Globalstar satellite phone, which will […]
The Health Summit Report
The big winner: Republican Lamar Alexander. In his opening comments, Senator Alexander noted that the 2,700-page Senate bill cuts Medicare by about half a trillion dollars and dumps 15 to 18 million low-income Americans into a Medicaid program that none of us would want to be part of because 50% of doctors won’t see new […]
A Terrifying Time for Democrats
Over the past two weeks, every bit of news associated with the 2010 senatorial elections has been terrifying for the Dems. Indiana The big bad news for Dems came when Senator Evan Bayh from Indiana announced his retirement. His exit puts a seat that was largely thought safe directly into play, with most oddsmakers giving […]
Soul Serenade
Gene Ludwig started performing professionally in 1949 at the age of 12. Born near Pittsburgh, PA, one of the major cradles of jazz artists, Ludwig was initially a pianist. He took formal piano training for more than 12 years. Then in the late ’50s he saw Jimmy Smith perform at Pittsburgh’s Hurricane Club, that city’s […]
The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim’s Call for Reform in Her Faith
Islam is “on very thin ice” with one follower, Canadian broadcaster Manji. Her book will be an unsettling read for most of her fellow Muslims, although they may find themselves agreeing with many points. She describes how childhood days spent at her local mosque left her perplexed and irritated; she complains that the Middle East […]
An Inconvenient Truth
“As you can see, annual snowfall rates here in Washington D.C. have been declining steadily, ever since I won the Nobel Peace Prize for my heightened awareness of global warming.”
Music of the 1960’s: What Was It???
In the four decades that followed the First World War, each calendar decade had only a couple types of music that were really popular, and usually one of those was so predominant that it defined the decade. But, by the time the 1960’s rolled around, there were so many genres of popular music, none became […]
