Letter of Resignation from U.S. Ambassador to Greece
US Ambassador to Greece resigns in protest over US administration' current actions in mideast. http://truthout.org/docs_03/030103A.shtml U.S. Diplomat John Brady Kiesling Letter of Resignation, to: Secretary of State Colin L. Powell ATHENS | Thursday 27 February 2003 Dear Mr. Secretary: I am writing you to submit my resignation from the Foreign Service of the United States and from my position as Political Counselor in U.S. Embassy Athens, effective March 7. I do so with a heavy heart. The baggage of my upbringing included a felt obligation to give something back to my country. Service as a U.S. diplomat was a dream job. I was paid to understand foreign languages and cultures, to seek out diplomats, politicians, scholars and journalists, and to persuade them that U.S. interests and theirs fundamentally coincided. My faith in my country and its values was the most powerful weapon in my diplomatic arsenal. It is inevitable that during twenty years with the State Department I would become more sophisticated and cynical about the narrow and selfish bureaucratic motives that sometimes shaped our policies. Human nature is what it is, and I was rewarded and promoted for understanding human nature. But until this Administration it had been possible to believe that by upholding the policies of my president I was also upholding the interests of the American people and the world. I believe it no longer. The policies we are now asked to advance are incompatible not only with American values but also with American interests. Our fervent pursuit of war with Iraq is driving us to squander the international legitimacy that has been America's most potent weapon of both offense and defense since the days of Woodrow Wilson. We have begun to dismantle the largest and most effective web of international relationships the world has ever known. Our current course will bring instability and danger, not security. The sacrifice of global interests to domestic politics and to bureaucratic self-interest is nothing new, and it is certainly not a uniquely American problem. Still, we have not seen such systematic distortion of intelligence, such systematic manipulation of American opinion, since the war in Vietnam. The September 11 tragedy left us stronger than before, rallying around us a vast international coalition to cooperate for the first time in a systematic way against the threat of terrorism. But rather than take credit for those successes and build on them, this Administration has chosen to make terrorism a domestic political tool, enlisting a scattered and largely defeated Al Qaeda as its bureaucratic ally. We spread disproportionate terror and confusion in the public mind, arbitrarily linking the unrelated problems of terrorism and Iraq. The result, and perhaps the motive, is to justify a vast misallocation of shrinking public wealth to the military and to weaken the safeguards that protect American citizens from the heavy hand of government. September 11 did not do as much damage to the fabric of American society as we seem determined to so to ourselves. Is the Russia of the late Romanovs really our model, a selfish, superstitious empire thrashing toward self-destruction in the name of a doomed status quo? We should ask ourselves why we have failed to persuade more of the world that a war with Iraq is necessary. We have over the past two years done too much to assert to our world partners that narrow and mercenary U.S. interests override the cherished values of our partners. Even where our aims were not in question, our consistency is at issue. The model of Afghanistan is little comfort to allies wondering on what basis we plan to rebuild the Middle East, and in whose image and interests. Have we indeed become blind, as Russia is blind in Chechnya, as Israel is blind in the Occupied Territories, to our own advice, that overwhelming military power is not the answer to terrorism? After the shambles of post-war Iraq joins the shambles in Grozny and Ramallah, it will be a brave foreigner who forms ranks with Micronesia to follow where we lead. We have a coalition still, a good one. The loyalty of many of our friends is impressive, a tribute to American moral capital built up over a century. But our closest allies are persuaded less that war is justified than that it would be perilous to allow the U.S. to drift into complete solipsism. Loyalty should be reciprocal. Why does our President condone the swaggering and contemptuous approach to our friends and allies this Administration is fostering, including among its most senior officials. Has â|oderint dum metuantâx really become our motto? I urge you to listen to America's friends around the world. Even here in Greece, purported hotbed of European anti-Americanism, we have more and closer friends than the American newspaper reader can possibly imagine. Even when they complain about American arrogance, Greeks know that the world is a difficult and dangerous place,
OT/Fw: Is Bush Outflanked? Voloshin to Meet with Bush
Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 11:28 AM Subject: Is Bush Outflanked? Voloshin to Meet with Bush --IS BUSH OUTFLANKED? VOLOSHIN TO MEET WITH BUSHFrom Stratfor, a commercial business intelligence serviceFebruary 25, 2003http://www.stratfor.comFormer Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov, reputed to be a personal friend of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, made a lightning visit to Baghdad on February 23. The purpose and results of the meeting are shrouded in secrecy, apart from a statement by Moscow that Hussein was asked -- and agreed -- to cooperate fully with U.N. weapons inspectors.Reliable Stratfor sources within the Russian government say Hussein indeed has promised to cooperate with the inspectors' demands --including that Baghdad scrap its 'al Samoud 2' missile program by March 1, an announcement that sources expect to be forthcoming within days.The importance of the meeting stretches much further, however. Sources say the Iraqi leader has agreed to a proposal by Russian President Vladimir Putin -- previously discussed between Russian, French and German leaders -- that Baghdad formally invite U.N. peacekeepers within the next 10 days or so to back up weapons inspectors. This, sources say, would show the world that Iraq will be unconditionally disarmed under strict and fully enforceable U.N. deadlines, with peacekeepers staying on in Iraq until the task is complete.Sources also say that Hussein has asked Putin to deliver a secret offer to U.S. and British energy giants, inviting them back to Iraq as major industry players roughly 30 years after they were ousted from the country. The companies could return to Iraq immediately if Washington calls off its planned invasion.On February 24, Vladimir Voloshin -- the head of Russia's presidential administration -- left Moscow for Washington, where he is likely to deliver that message to President George W. Bush. The choice of Voloshin as a diplomatic envoy is highly unusual, because he focuses upon managing Russia's internal affairs and has never been dispatched in this way before.Voloshin also will brief U.S. leaders on other aspects of the discussion between Primakov and Hussein. The ultimate goal of this visit is to persuade the Bush administration that Iraq will be disarmed to such a point that it not only will be unable to threaten U.S. and Israeli forces for years to come, but would be unable to resist a U.S. invasion if Washington deems it necessary to attack Iraq in the future. If Washington is at least partly receptive to this message and to Hussein's promises, a second meeting between Primakov and Hussein likely will result.If intelligence from Stratfor sources is correct, the Bush administration could save face by claiming that Iraq's true disarmament was reached only through U.S. military pressure. Putin already has called British Prime Minister Tony Blair and French President Jacques Chirac to convey details of the Primakov meeting. Sources say Chirac was enthusiastic about the proposal, and that Blair has also reacted favorably. But the fate of the proposal rests with Washington.The Bush administration's reaction at this point is far from clear. The proposal would not achieve Washington's two main goals in Iraq: regime change and a new base for U.S. forces in the Middle East. However, as the costs of war continue to pile up, the Russian proposal could be considered a face-saving exit for Washington.The ultimate decision likely will come down to Bush administration advisers -- including former U.S. President George H.W. Bush -- who will weigh the risks involved for the current president's re-election plans and the U.S. geopolitical stance as a whole. At this point, we believe the Bush administration will reject Hussein's overtures and Putin's proposal. But there will be more to the story: Last minute-attempts to block or promote the war will continue within the U.N. Security Council, and possibly involving a second trip by Primakov to Baghdad.
Re: Scientific proof of Homeopathic BD prep efficacy
G'day: I know of a dowsing friend in India who submitted detailed documents to "R", put all the correspondence on line, over the months, and funny thing, once it was clear to R's group that it was serious, the fellow in India stopped receiving communication. Cheers Penelope Lloyd Charles wrote: - Original Message - From: Garuda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 6:10 AM Subject: Re: Scientific proof of Homeopathic BD prep efficacy Got the details? I sure it would made a few press inches, and make our development easier, if we could collect this. GA Glen This is probably Randi - the guy is a first class a-- - you do not wanna go there. No matter what you managed to prove with this guy you will never get his money. Cheers Lloyd Charles .
snake peppers
Lloyd, Peter & Cheyl, Thankyou all for the suggestions, I like all of them except for catching another snake in Nov. I'll start experimenting and read lecture #3. Will go over the Albury notes again, I knew I had seen it somewhere. Thanks again and will let you know how it all goes. L&L Liz
Re: [globalnews] Knapweed may hold key to creating effective,natural herbicide
Title: FW: [globalnews] Knapweed may hold key to creating effective, natural herbicide Jane, This can also be looked as a better long term plan for farmers transitioning away from chemical agriculture. It is difficult for our large scale agronomical systems to cut off chemicals abruptly... a non-synthetic chemical herbicide may help control weeds during the transition time.. and actually speed that transition if it allows more biological life to survive. As the author mentions... hope it spurs more research... maybe too optimistic, huh? Perry (More reductionist research...JS) Knapweed may hold key to creating effective, natural herbicide By Katherine Vogt, Associated Press DENVER An invasive weed that has taken over vast swaths of grazing land in the West may hold the key to creating an effective, natural herbicide.
Re: Searching BD Archives
Doug, Try here... http://www.mail-archive.com/bdnow%40envirolink.org/ Perry - Original Message - From: Doug & Jay Stewart To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 3:43 PM Subject: Searching BD Archives Can anyone explain to me how to search the BD arcives?Doug_Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
Re: snake peppers
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Re: Greg Willis email or webpage
I've been reaching him at the address below. Lance [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Doug & Jay Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 12:44 PM Subject: Greg Willis email or webpage > Does anyone have an email address or website address for Greg Willis? > > Doug > > > > > > > > > _ > The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail >
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FW: "Emergency Appeal to the U.N." statement confirmation
Thank you for supporting the "Emergency Appeal to the U.N." campaign. If you've received this email in error, please correct your campaign subscription information at http://www.moveon.org/s?i=-1966811-kPsrco3RHyqZJdrgiS00IA This campaign is based solely on word of mouth. It is CRUCIAL that you tell others. We've attached below a brief letter you can send to your email circle. Just copy and paste the text into your own email, then personalize the message. Your own words are always best. Please only contact people who know you personally. Spam hurts our campaign. _ Subject: Sign the emergency petition to the U.N. Dear friend, I'm hoping you can join me on an emergency petition from citizens around the world to the U.N. Security Council. The petition's going to be delivered to the 15 member states of the Security Council on THURSDAY, MARCH 6. If hundreds of thousands of us sign, it could be an enormously important and powerful message -- people from all over the world joining in a single call for a peaceful solution. But we really need everyone who agrees to sign up today. You can do so easily and quickly at: http://www.moveon.org/emergency/ The stakes couldn't really be much higher. A war with Iraq could kill tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians and inflame the Middle East. According to current plans, it would require an American occupation of the country for years to come. And it could escalate in ways that are horrifying to imagine. We can stop this tragedy from unfolding. But we need to speak together, and we need to do so now. Let's show the Security Council what world citizens think. Thank you. -- End of Forwarded Message
FW: [globalnews] Knapweed may hold key to creating effective,natural herbicide
Title: FW: [globalnews] Knapweed may hold key to creating effective, natural herbicide (More reductionist research...JS) Knapweed may hold key to creating effective, natural herbicide By Katherine Vogt, Associated Press DENVER — An invasive weed that has taken over vast swaths of grazing land in the West may hold the key to creating an effective, natural herbicide. A Colorado State University study found that a chemical compound secreted from the roots of spotted knapweed is toxic to surrounding plants and has potential to wipe out other unwanted weeds. "This is a herbicide that is as potent as a commercial chemical but it comes from a natural plant," said study author Jorge Vivanco, an assistant professor of horticulture biotechnology at CSU. "It's considered an environmentally friendly herbicide." Vivanco's research — and a separate study at the University of Colorado in which bugs stopped the spread of diffuse knapweed — are among the latest efforts to find natural ways of controlling invasive plants that have bedeviled farmers and ranchers for centuries. Eric Lane, who carries the unlikely title of "state weed coordinator," says there is a growing emphasis on nonchemical ways to fend off weeds. He called the knapweed study exciting because it would encourage others to try similar efforts. At least three knapweed species are found in Colorado, and forms of the invasive weed have taken over millions of acres in the West. The plant is capable of wiping out all other surrounding plants, effectively ruining grazing lands. Because they are not native to Colorado, they have few predators. Originally from eastern Europe and western Asia, the most common knapweed species in the West are believed to have arrived in the late 1800s in contaminated crop seed or possibly discarded soil from ships. Common forms feature tiny white or purple flowers on spindly, leafed green stalks. Two years ago, Vivanco read about a knapweed species that invades and colonizes by secreting a toxic compound into the soil through its roots. His team tried to become the first to isolate the chemical from spotted knapweed — a feat complicated by the complex jumble of contaminants, microbes, and chemicals found in soil. The team grew spotted knapweed plants in flasks in the lab. The roots were submerged in a water-based solution while the plant floated on top. The plants secreted the toxic chemical compound into the liquid, making it easier for the researchers to isolate each compound in it. They found nearly 30 compounds, including two forms of catechin. One type had antibacterial properties, and the other had a toxic effect on other plants. The researchers found that spraying toxic catechin on plants or adding it to soil was as effective against some weeds as common synthetic herbicides, typically killing the plants within a week. Vivanco said no one previously knew about catechin's toxic effect on plants. His findings were published last year in the journal Plant Physiology . Because there is no evidence that catechin is toxic to humans or animals, Vivanco hopes it will eventually be fast-tracked for approval by the Environmental Protection Agency. CSU has licensed the catechin technology patent to a company, and Vivanco hopes to see it on the market in two or three years. Ragan Callaway, an associate professor of biology at the University of Montana and a plant ecologist who specializes in invasive weeds, said Vivanco's research is exciting but should be carefully studied. "Just because it's produced organically doesn't mean it won't kill you. On the other hand, I think that because Jorge is trying to use natural processes to control how plants interact with each other is fantastic," Callaway said. Vivanco said the discovery has several potential applications as a herbicide. In reduced concentrations the chemical only kills select plants while sparing others. That could allow farmers to protect a crop while killing a weed. Or it could be used as a preventive agent by mixing it with soil before weeds emerge. Source: Associated Press -- Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive. - HH Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama
FW: Lysistrata Readings Spreading Wildly
Make Love, Not War--Or Else Tai Moses, AlterNet February 26, 2003 Viewed on March 3, 2003 Try this fantasy on for size: Laura Bush comes to her senses, realizes that war is hell and refuses to sleep with her husband until he gives up his warmongering ways. His libido running rampant (yuck -- bear with me), Bush agrees to make peace with Iraq and the wheels of war are brought to a grinding halt. Nice fantasy. If only Laura Bush could be more like the eponymous heroine of Aristophanes' antiwar comedy "Lysistrata," who uses the sex-for-peace strategy with great success. Lysistrata encourages women from opposing sides of a civil war to withhold sex from their husbands until the men, conquered by unrequited lust, agree to ratify a peace treaty. The play captured the imagination of two New York actors, Kathryn Blume and Sharron Bower, who in early January kicked off the Lysistrata Project, a series of readings of the play that will take place throughout the world (in all 50 states, and 59 countries so far) on Monday, March 3. "We would love for no one to live their life on March 3rd without running into Lysistrata," Bower told the Village Voice. The way the readings are proliferating, it will be hard to walk five feet without tripping over Lysistrata. The number of performances and cities involved are increasing hourly; there are now 1,004 scheduled readings, a joyous Greek chorus of dissent that would have astonished and gratified Aristophanes, who spent most of his life writing political satire that challenged the imperialism of the Athenian state. The Lysistrata events range from regional theater companies to experimental street theater to readings in private homes, libraries, hospitals and college campuses. Anyone is welcome to stage a reading using one of the dozens of translations of the play available; this theatrical protest aims to be as inclusive as possible. All-star evening performances are scheduled on the east and west coasts. In New York, Mercedes Ruehl, F. Murray Abraham, Peter Boyle and Kyra Sedgwick and husband Kevin Bacon perform; and in Los Angeles, Julie Christie reads the part of Lysistrata in a production that includes Alfre Woodard, Christine Lahti, Ed Begley Jr. and Eric Stolz. "At least for the record of history, we have to let it be known that millions and millions opposed this war," Julie Christie said. Throwing a Lyssy Fit Those who equate classical Greek theater with watching paint dry should know that "Lysistrata," like most of Aristophanes' work, is outrageously bawdy and rife with sexual innuendo (the actors are usually outfitted with leather phalluses to give them the appearance of enormous erections). Lysistrata herself is a literary heroine who translates remarkably well to the modern era, considering she was created during the Peloponnesian War. Courageous, creative and sassy, she's equal parts Xena the Warrior Princess, Gloria Steinem and Erin Brockovich. Not only do Lysistrata and the Greek women in the play withhold sex -- effectively spearheading a 2,500-year-old tradition of peaceful resistance to war -- they take over the Acropolis (the city treasury), barring the men access to those other precious chests -- their war chests. Not that the women make their sacrifice willingly. "Who'd have thought we'd come to this, kicking our men out of our beds, just when we want to drag them back in!" wails Lysistrata's Spartan homegirl Lampito (in a translation by Carolyn Balducci). Purrs Lysistrata (in a different translation): "We need only sit indoors with painted cheeks, and meet our mates lightly clad in transparent gowns of Amorgos silk, and perfectly depilated; they will get their tools up and be wild to lie with us. That will be the time to refuse, and they will hasten to make peace, I am convinced of that!" That the Lysistrata Project so quickly grew into an international event suggests a collective hunger for more imaginative and diverse forms of antiwar expression. "Both women and artists need more ways to feel like they can take action against the largely masculine war project," says Prof. Valerie Ross, a lecturer in the humanities at Stanford University. "This play and its message remind us that women are complicit unless they use any means of resistance they can. It has always been the duty of artists to find creative and visceral means to resist the destructive forces of our culture." Far from being a women-only enterprise, the Lysistrata Project is equally a vehicle for men who prefer to march to a different beat than Bush's war drum. "Aristophanes represents millennia of men trying to speak out against war too," Prof. Ross points out. "Just as there is an age-old heroic tradition of men fighting battles, there is an ancient tradition of men speaking out against war and its absurdities." An Alternative Bully Pulpit Does it matter that George W. Bush probably doesn't know the dif
Re: [globalnews] Drug-producing crops facing legal lockdown
You forgot, Rex, that people already eat a lot of food that tastes like sawdust: just add more sugar & fat or vitamins and they'll eat! Jane > From: RH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2003 08:30:15 -0500 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: FW: [globalnews] Drug-producing crops facing legal lockdown > > make all of Monsanto's Frankenfoods taste like sawdust.
Re: FW: [globalnews] Drug-producing crops facing legal lockdown
On Tue, 04 Mar 2003 07:03:21 -0500, Jane Sherry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The group intends to make its plants sterile, and as a further safeguard it will use a white tomato that could never be mistaken for a food crop. "Eating it is like chewing sawdust," he says. Although I think there is zero room for humor concerning GMO crops, I couldn't help chuckling at the vision of this costly white scamato. Perhaps the day is close that genetic "hackers" take up the challenge to end the GMO threat to real food by mass-distributing the genes needed to make all of Monsanto's Frankenfoods taste like sawdust. Regards, Rex Harrill
Re: Help with Our Feathered Friends
why, what was the problem ?? Gideon. Sending mail with attachments after I asked him to fix the problem. If he corrects that technical difficulty, I will re-sub him. -Allan
FW: [globalnews] Drug-producing crops facing legal lockdown
Title: FW: [globalnews] Drug-producing crops facing legal lockdown New Scientist Drug-producing crops facing legal lockdown 19:00 26 February 03 Exclusive from New Scientist Print Edition As the US prepares to tighten its rules governing the production of pharmaceuticals and chemicals in genetically modified plants,. But there are suspicions that ensuring food safety is not the only motive for big companies such as Monsanto. Fears that drug-laced plants could end up in food have led to growing criticism of the US Department of Agriculture's regulations governing pharming. The issue came to a head in 2002, when maize modified to produce a pharmaceutical protein was found growing in fields of normal soybeans in Iowa and Nebraska. This happened after the Texas-based company ProdiGene left seeds in the field after harvesting a crop of modified maize. In December, ProdiGene was ordered to pay around $3 million in clean-up costs and fines for violating its permit. The incident provoked calls for tougher rules, and the USDA is carrying out public consultations as a prelude to revising its regulations. "We have to restore public confidence," John Howard, a founder and now a consultant for ProdiGene, told New Scientist at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting in Denver. "We need to stop treating these plants as value-added agriculture and treat them like pharmaceuticals." Zero tolerance For example, Howard says ProdiGene did not do enough to make sure growers were obeying the rules. As in drug manufacturing, he says, companies need to monitor the whole process from beginning to end and get it checked by an outside agency. At the moment they are not required to do this. "There's too much latitude in the system," Howard says. More controversially, Howard thinks the current policy of zero tolerance for any contamination of food crops helps neither the companies nor consumers. He says the risks posed by each pharm plant should be evaluated and used to set a reasonable limit for contamination, in the same way that limits are set for the contamination with pesticides, dirt and microorganisms. "Then, if the system breaks down and a plant escapes we'll know the level of risk," he says. Howard cites two ProdiGene products that went on sale in 2002: the enzyme trypsin and enzyme inhibitor aprotinin. These proteins are normally obtained from cows, but fear of BSE has created a market for non-animal sources. Howard argues that since the proteins are found in foods such as beef offal, there is little risk if contamination does occur. He admits that work is still needed to prove that they really are harmless. "But I've always argued it would be worth it," he says. Satellite surveillance Jon McIntyre of the agribusiness giant Monsanto says his company, too, is willing to go well beyond existing regulations. Monsanto is setting up production systems for growing antibody-producing maize plants for other companies. The USDA's proposed guidelines require pharmed maize to be separated from other corn by a distance of 400 metres, and not be planted within two weeks of any corn crop nearby, to prevent any possibility of cross-pollination. McIntyre says his team is already growing crops with four times that physical buffer and double the time lag. If necessary, the team would be prepared to increase the distance to more than eight kilometres, he says. Indeed, according to McIntyre, Monsanto has put in place a surprising array of safeguards that include the use of male-sterile plants that do not produce pollen, daily satellite monitoring of adjacent fields to verify the absence of maize, and dedicated harvesting and processing equipment to prevent any mixing with food. And as extra assurance against mistakes like ProdiGene's, the Monsanto team ensures that no food crops are planted for two years in fields where pharmed maize has been grown. Instead it plants a variety of cotton resistant to a herbicide that kills any leftover maize plants. "This is a closed-loop system completely outside of the commercial grain system," says McIntyre. Chewing sawdust Academic institutions are also being extra cautious. Charles Arntzen's team at Arizona State University in Tempe is inserting genes from Norwalk virus, which can cause severe diarrhoea, into plants such as tomatoes to create oral vaccines against the virus. To create the 80,000 or so doses needed for a clinical trial, the university has built a sealed greenhouse with fine-mesh screens, double doors, controlled airflow and many other features that exceed current federal guidelines. "No insects or seeds can get in or out unless we let them," Arntzen says. The group intends to make its plants sterile, and as a further safeguard it will use a white tomato that could never be mistaken for a food crop. "Eating it is like chewing sawdust," he says. But Arntzen worries that regulation could go too far. His oral vaccines would be most valuable to poor c
FW: [globalnews] Nuke Regulators Threaten to ContaminateAmerica's Recycling Stream
Title: FW: [globalnews] Nuke Regulators Threaten to Contaminate America's Recycling Stream Well, it sounds like those smoke detectors will be having a lot of company in the market place. Soon, you better bring your geiger counter with you when you go shopping! (JS) -- From Public Citizen and the Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) For Immediate Release: Feb. 28, 2003 Contact: Joseph Malherek (202) 454-5109 Erica Hartman (202) 454-5174 Michael Mariotte (202) 328-0002 x 12 Nuclear Regulators Threaten to Contaminate America's Recycling Stream Federal Agency Must Consider Opposition of More Than 100 Organizations WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) today made clear its determination to permit forced radiation exposures upon the public. In today's Federal Register, the NRC published a notice of a workshop and a request for comments on the scope of its proposed rulemaking on "controlling the disposition of solid materials." In so doing, the NRC appears to be forging ahead to allow massive quantities of nuclear wastes to be "released," thus allowing them to go into unlicensed landfills, incinerators and even consumer products. More than 100 organizations in the United States and internationally have stated their opposition to such practices, however, and have signed on to a "Statement Opposing Radioactive 'Recycling' and Deregulation of Nuclear Wastes." Nuclear waste materials are already being released without any restrictions, on a "case-by-case" basis. A National Academies report from last year, entitled "The Disposition Dilemma: Controlling the Release of Solid Materials from Nuclear Regulatory Commission-Licensed Facilities," stated that wastes from nuclear reactors "are being released on a daily basis." But, disturbingly, the report verified that "[t]he amount of these materials is not known because there is no requirement to document the materials released." "The NRC's proposed rulemaking is being conducted merely to accommodate the nuclear industry, which would like to make the 'release' of nuclear trash easier, cheaper and more clearly legal than it is currently," said Wenonah Hauter, director of Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy and Environment Program. "These materials, which are not labeled or tracked in any way, could end up in any variety of products, from bicycles and toys to cookware and bedsprings. The NRC needs to make the protection of public health and safety its top priority, not saving money for the nuclear industry at the public's expense." The nuclear industry and government regulators have been pushing for a way to fully deregulate radioactive waste for decades. A previous method, by which certain wastes were designated as "below regulatory concern" was banned by Congress in 1992 in response to pressure from state and local governments and citizen, consumer, and industry groups. According to a National Academies report issued last year, the total cost to dispose of all slightly radioactive solid material metal and concrete from U.S. power reactors under the no-release option is estimated at between $4.5 billion and $11.7 billion. The report went on to add that "clearance of all this material could allow the option of recycle or reuse and would avoid essentially all disposal costs." The NRC seems to be ignoring recommendations from this report, originally commissioned by the NRC itself. The report stated that a "legacy of distrust" had developed between the NRC and the public, and that "[b]road stakeholder involvement and participation in the USNRC's decision-making process is critical as the USNRC moves forward." Today's announcement includes no schedule for any public hearings, except one two-day workshop (May 21 and 22), scheduled in the daytime, during the work week in the Washington, D.C., area. "The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is back again trying to legalize putting nuclear power and weapons waste into our belt buckles, baby toys and frying pans. The public response is still 'NO! We won't take it!' and NRC knows it, so they are avoiding public hearings so the public won't find out," said Diane D'Arrigo, radioactive waste project director of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS). Among the supplementary information accompanying today's announcement, the NRC claims that one of the alternatives being considered for the wastes is that of "no release"wherein radioactive wastes could only be placed in licensed facilities, not "released" into standard landfills, incinerated, or "recycled." The NRC Commission Voting Record of Oct. 25, 2002, however, indicates that this option is not likely to be selected or fully evaluated. NRC Chairman Richard Meserve advised that in dealing with this issue "it would not be appropriate to mask the Commission's continuing support for the release of solid material ." "The NRC is fully empowered to complete
Re: snake peppers
Hi Liz, If you look in your manual from the Albury Workshop you will find the whole peppering article there! Dont worry about the timing, seeing as it landed on your doorstep - burn it on a root sign as soon as possible. 9-11 March. You could have just burnt it whole, put it in a camp oven and put the lid on. Cook till blackened and burnt right way through and dry. Bit smelly. If you do it in the backyard, the smoke will help with the job. You could do it on the plough disc with lid over a good wood fire (not gas if you can help it) Then when cool, take it out and place some or all of it in a mortar and pestle and grind till smooth. Maria Thun says one hour, I just dowse to see when it is done. If you just want to put out the ash, then mix the ground ash with sand or sawdust, something rather innert, about a bucketful would do for a snake, and then sprinkle around the yard maybe working from the inside in a spiral so you dont trap any inside. If you want to keep some, use the potentising instructions in your manual. Dowse to find correct potency for your land. I keep the leftover ash in a sealed jar, labelled and dated. If you potentise it, keep some of the lower potency as well as the full potency required. Then you have plenty if you need more for next year or for friends. If you have one of Peter Ruehmkorffs modules, then you could just place the ash on the inlet plate and dial your potency and then send to the map of your area to be treated or make up a remedy and spray out! RE timing of peppers. Even though the Venus in Scorpio is meant to be the best time, many have found that using the time that the pest drops itself on your doorstep is the best time. Let us know of your results, Best wishes, Cheryl Kemp Education and Workshop Coordinator Biodynamic AgriCulture Australia Phone /Fax : 02 6657 5322 Home: 02 6657 5306 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.biodynamics.net.au - Original Message - From: "Liz Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 5:57 AM Subject: snake peppers > Morning all, > > With the rain has come the cooler temps, but still it is March and many > snakes are on the move for a mate. Have managed to obtain a copperhead > snake which my wonderful dog killed, before it headed into the laundry. > Have spent some time thinking about the right time to catch a snake, the > answer as far as I'm concerned is never, but when one lands in your laundry > door, then it's time to make use of it. The copperheads are numerous in > these parts and have stopped me some years from working in the garden. Only > want to put the pepper around the house yard and food gardens, they can have > the rest of the land. > > Unable to bring myself to skin the snake, so have allowed the maggots, wasps > and ants to remove the innards. It is at this point that I am unsure of > what to do to make a pepper. Even unsure if whether or not leaving it to > the insects was the right thing to do? The skin is still in good nick. > > Have read previous posts on ashing and have lost the attachment Cheryl Kemp > sent to me on snake peppers, and the questions keep coming, such as: Once > turned to ash how long is the pepper good for? Is it best to keep in ash > form or potenise for storage. What colour should the ash finish at, and > would burning it out on the plough disc BBQ, with a lid over it be good > enough? Do I apply it around the perimeter or over the land I want > protected? > > Any answers, experience or suggested reading would be greatly appreciated, > Thanks. > > L&L > Liz > > > >
Re: snake peppers
Hi Liz, I've done a bit of peppering in my time. Just lately its been trying to persuade your dear possum friend to return to Oz. I haven't had the need to work with snakes yet. The main task is to reverse the fertility. To do this one needs the sense organ for reproduction, the skin. The burning part might be looked at from two angles, 1. Carbon is only one of the elements of organic chemistry and life, see lecture 3, Agriculture, by Steiner. Carbon is the anker that holds the Oxygen, Nitrogen and Hydrogen together. When those three have been driven of you are left with what might in this circumstance be described as the death element. 2. one could look at it from the aspect of process. The fertility process goes through a moist or watery stage then through a warmth or fire element stage. When this process is disrupted by bringing two fire processes together the whole thing goes into reverse and anti fertility is produced. 3. This process can be a prop through which one can comunicate with the higher being like the group soul and perhaps the elemental beings that guide these organisms, to make a humble request that a certain space be free of their presence for a particular purpose. I have observed that feelings of hate or strong dislike are most unhelpful. We must respect their integrity and their right to occupy some of the Earth. If you are just wanting to protect quite a small space there is no need to potentise the ash. One can mix it well with some sand or dry soil and sprinkle it lightly over your garden and yard. When we did the arial drop of steep bush country near Thames, we mixed about 100 grams with seven tonnes of sand and spread it at two hundred Kg. / Ha. My partner in this trial has abot 70 acres of similar country just along the coast a bit. He walked round the perimeter of his place and every 20 meters threw a handfull of the mix each way. Nearly four years later he still has no possums but his neighbour has had to treat them again. They used bait stations and those placed closest to the treated boundary remained undisturbed. I hope these few words helps you to come to a decision of what is best for you and your land. Regards, Peter. - Original Message - From: "Liz Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 7:57 AM Subject: snake peppers > Morning all, > > With the rain has come the cooler temps, but still it is March and many > snakes are on the move for a mate. Have managed to obtain a copperhead > snake which my wonderful dog killed, before it headed into the laundry. > Have spent some time thinking about the right time to catch a snake, the > answer as far as I'm concerned is never, but when one lands in your laundry > door, then it's time to make use of it. The copperheads are numerous in > these parts and have stopped me some years from working in the garden. Only > want to put the pepper around the house yard and food gardens, they can have > the rest of the land. > > Unable to bring myself to skin the snake, so have allowed the maggots, wasps > and ants to remove the innards. It is at this point that I am unsure of > what to do to make a pepper. Even unsure if whether or not leaving it to > the insects was the right thing to do? The skin is still in good nick. > > Have read previous posts on ashing and have lost the attachment Cheryl Kemp > sent to me on snake peppers, and the questions keep coming, such as: Once > turned to ash how long is the pepper good for? Is it best to keep in ash > form or potenise for storage. What colour should the ash finish at, and > would burning it out on the plough disc BBQ, with a lid over it be good > enough? Do I apply it around the perimeter or over the land I want > protected? > > Any answers, experience or suggested reading would be greatly appreciated, > Thanks. > > L&L > Liz > > >
Re: Help with Our Feathered Friends
why, what was the problem ?? Gideon. - Original Message - From: "Allan Balliett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 3:21 AM Subject: Re: Help with Our Feathered Friends > Anyone with answers for "TJH" please sent them to > [EMAIL PROTECTED], I've removed 'him' from BD Now! -Allan > > >It seems that our Feathered Friends really enjoy our crops. We have put > >reflector tape out, which only seems to work a few days. > > > >Does anyone have any workable solutions; physical, energetic or > >elemental? > > > >Thanks. > > > >TJH >
Re: Scientific proof of Homeopathic BD prep efficacy
Randi was involved in a BBC Horizon programme 'disproving' homeopathy; see www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2002/homeopathy.shtml if you have all the replicable data, scientifically produced, it should relatively straightforward ? Sure you will have to jump thru some hoops, but it is a lot of money ! It does seem a little strange that no one has taken up the challenge, like we are not 100% certain that it DOES work. Or maybe Randi and his cronies are not impartial, I dont know. All I do know is that if people say 'no', it is because they are not sure of a fair shot, and not because they are scared of a negative result. thus endeth todays sermon ! Gideon. - Original Message - From: "Garuda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 12:40 AM Subject: Re: Scientific proof of Homeopathic BD prep efficacy > tHANKS FOR THE ADVICE > The website talks about paranormal and I did not see any mention of > homeopathics on the quick scan I did of the site, so I emailed for > clarification.
