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Senate Bill 1959 to Criminalize Thoughts, blogs, Books and Free Speech Across America Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

We must use our phones, faxes, emails and blogs to rally our friends, family members and anyone who will listen to oppose these police state laws, and we must organize mass (peaceful) protests against this government that is attempting to marginalize the rights and freedoms of our People. We must not be lulled into a sense of false security by the purveyors of hatred and fear -- the Sean Hannitys, Rush Limbaughs and Bill O'Reillys of the world. Instead, we must listen to the voices of freedom. In terms of the upcoming election for U.S.

Financial Armageddon: Protecting Your Future from Four Impending Catastrophes Michael J. Panzner See book keywords and concepts

Ad-Free Personal Finance blogs Aggregator. Alternatively, people can stay on top of important developments by creating customized lists of blogs and the sites of other Web-based providers that "syndicate" their content using "feeds." RSS, Atom, and the variously named feeds are essentially reformatted versions of the same data available at the host location, standardized for easy distribution around the Internet. They can be viewed using programs called "feed readers" or the "aggregator" services found at www.bloglines.com and elsewhere.

So might news and information derived from news portals, blogs, and other modern-day digital channels that can be targeted directly, either through search engines or by using what are known as "aggregators," like Bloglines, described in detail later. Up-to-the-minute data and a real-time awareness of what is unfolding across the seven continents will be critical in an environment where fear and uncertainty reign. By using the resources available at www.google.com, www.yahoo.com, www.msn.

As they gained in popularity and sophistication, people began using them as a way to communicate ideas on a broad range of subjects, from technology and finance to culture and politics, and to collaborate with others from around the globe. blogs even started overtaking traditional media outlets as a source of breaking news and real-time commentary in some cases, with blogging occasionally referred to as "citizen journalism.

In recent years, blogs have been one of the fastest-growing phenomena on the Internet, providing access to a broad array of insights and tips on virtually any topic, including consumer finance and personal investing. But the explosion in content has also made it difficult to track down or isolate information that is especially useful or relevant. Fortunately there are Web sites where digital material is screened by individuals with an active or even a passionate interest in the subject, and some technology-driven services sift through, sort, and collate the mountain of data.

Raw Spirit Festival Update: Amazing raw foods products and more Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Didn't the guy know that personal attacks should be reserved for blogs and websites?) I noticed he had his fifth and sixth chakras all blown out the front, and I actually felt sorry for him, but the audience basically told him to pipe down and took away his microphone, returning the Q&A to topics of interest to real raw foodists who are far more interested in learning how to transform the world than bashing each other over minor differences in philosophy.

Antioxidants, bad science and failure of the press to tell the truth Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

They read intelligent blogs, commentary sites and independent news articles. They realize the newsstand magazines are tabloid rags, the cable news shows are mindless entertainment for the masses, and the newspapers largely just reprint whatever fictional "news" stories get faxed to them by some important-sounding group such as the American Whatever Association.

Financial Armageddon: Protecting Your Future from Four Impending Catastrophes Michael J. Panzner See book keywords and concepts

Alternatively, people can stay on top of important developments by creating customized lists of blogs and the sites of other Web-based providers that "syndicate" their content using "feeds." RSS, Atom, and the variously named feeds are essentially reformatted versions of the same data available at the host location, standardized for easy distribution around the Internet. They can be viewed using programs called "feed readers" or the "aggregator" services found at www.bloglines.com and elsewhere.

The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World Lynne McTaggart See book keywords and concepts

There will be blogs and interactive elements on our website, so that you can correspond with other like-minded individuals around the world about our results and the results of individual experiments (chapter 14). Naturally, it's not compulsory and certainly not a condition of reading this book. In fact, I would prefer you not to get involved unless you are passionate about participating. I need committed participants, willing to take the intention experiment seriously.

Financial Armageddon: Protecting Your Future from Four Impending Catastrophes Michael J. Panzner See book keywords and concepts

Those services also offer options, whether accessible separately or as a built-in feature, to sift through current and archived news reports, journal-like sites known as blogs, digital images, and media files. In addition, some search services are targeted to a variety of special needs, particularly relating to people. For information on telephone numbers or addresses, for example, there are online versions of traditional telephone directories such as www.superpages. com, Verizon's version of the Yellow pages, along with digital-only offerings like http://anywho.com, www.411.

Interview with Debbie Weil, Wordbiz founder and online marketing expert Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Mike: Interesting that you bring up linking -- there's been quite a bit of controversy recently about some of these paid links in blogs. What are your thoughts on these infomercial-type paid links? Weil: I think in general, if people know what they are, they're not going to work. So, to be honest, it's not something I've spent a lot of time thinking about, once people smell out that it's not authentic and it does not work. A perfect example is the 7UP Raging Cow blog -- the whole thing was fabricated. Raging Cow is the name of their new milk-based drink.

Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century Alex Steffen See book keywords and concepts

The impact of being able to find out about scandals via the press, of being able to discuss corruption openly over the airwaves via call-in shows, of being able to write about it on Kenyan blogs, and of being able to circulate "confidential" documents electronically cannot be estimated. While the Freedom of Information Bill is still pending in Parliament, Kenyans have generated their own de facto version of freedom of information: they are relishing their right to know, and as a result have forced the government and those involved in scandals to respond to demands for information.

Since then blogs have become important components of political and advocacy campaigns. In developed nations, the Web is becoming a platform for conversations about the challenges and decisions that define social structures. It is also a source of accessible, effective opportunities for civic engagement. How do we foster this kind of participation in emerging democracies? From the 1960s on, the "whole earth" perspective has helped us to "think globally, act locally.

DIY culture has given rise to a number of popular publications, an entire cable TV network, and thousands of blogs and Web sites. With each experiment yielding a different result, and plenty of media outlets for sharing experiences, the wealth of resources has become a self-sustaining treasure chest growing at an exponential rate. sr DIY Culture Do-it-yourselfers do not see limits, they see sprawling potential, order drawn from chaos, hope. Outside of mainstream culture, many think this way out of necessity.

Andy Carvin of the Digital Divide network set up a news aggregator of blogs and sites reporting on the disaster. Groups of bloggers from all over the world set up relief funds and aid channels. Others simply voiced their shock and grief at the event and pitched in by offering useful links to help the victims.

Today, it's likely that no major crisis will ever be handled again without SMS, blogs, and wikis. The social tools that many of us already take for granted will become a natural extension of rapid adaptation under chaotic conditions. dhm þpen-Source Humanitarian Design With humanitarian crises, as with so many of the problems facing our planet, collaboration is not only our best hope for finding solutions: it may become our only hope.

Living the Low Carb Life: Controlled Carbohydrate Eating for Long-Term Weight Loss Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S. See book keywords and concepts

Many of the low-carb sites also have links to the diet journals, called diet blogs, of people just like you who have been successful at losing weight. And many of the sites listed in the Resources are personal sites and journals of individuals whose lives have been transformed by low-carb living. If one day you happen to feel unmotivated, look at some of their pictures! Expect Stalls and Plateaus There is no one on the planet who has lost weight who hasn't experienced these. They're a natural part of weight loss.

Interview with Debbie Weil, Wordbiz founder and online marketing expert Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

It covered everything from what blogging software you can use and what the differences are between the blogging software products, to some case studies that are very specific -- they're business case studies of how blogs are being used. My favorite part is the content tips on how you write a good blog. So there's a lot of good stuff in it. It's a great way to get started, even if you're just thinking, "Gee, should we add a blog to our internet communications mix?

Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century Alex Steffen See book keywords and concepts

Chinese blogger and high-tech investor Mao Xianghui cofounded China's first blog, setting off an explosion in the use of blogs for expressing sentiments that, in other media, would likely be censored by the government. But for most of us, the challenge is less a matter of being forbidden to speak than of learning how to advance the dialogue in a meaningful way. But rest assured, resources abound, and with a little hard work, anyone can help put good ideas into the "blogosphere" and help others find new answers and ways of making change.

Interview with Debbie Weil, Wordbiz founder and online marketing expert Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Other blogs can do what are called track backs, basically links to your blog. So that's one obvious instance. It's basically just leadership credibility. I mean, you should probably be blogging yourself. You can also talk about your products, but do it in a way where you're maybe talking about some of the interesting hurdles you got over in developing a new product, some of the things around the edges of, "Hey, we have a new product, buy it." Microsoft is a great example. Microsoft has, I believe, about 800 bloggers who are allowed to blog -- Microsoft says, fine, go ahead and blog.

I think blogs are much more than a cool trend -- blogging as a tool is enabling anybody to quickly post new content to their site or to their blog page. More importantly, to post in such a way where the writing is very immediate, fresh and direct. I think you and I were speaking a little earlier and you mentioned the word "authentic," and I think there's a realization that marketing speak, corporate speak if you will, just doesn't work on the internet, because the internet is very much a one-to-one medium.

Mike: Well what a timely a product, because I think a lot of people out there have been reading blogs, and they're involved in marketing in their own organizations, but they don't really know how to get started or even what technology to use. So, kudos to you for that, Debbie! Weil: Well, let's hope that there's lots of interested buyers. We'll see! Mike: Using blogging as a credible communications tool brings up some interesting, perhaps even debatable ideas.

Why America is still a great place to live: thirteen things I love about this country Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

There are countries like Iran, where bloggers are put in jail because the Iranian government does not like their blogs. Certainly in the United States there's a lot of censorship and editorial control in the mainstream press, but a blogger can get online and say just about anything they want (as long as it's not something like instructions on how to make a bomb). We can freely criticize the government, the president, private groups and even professions. At the same time we can sing the praises of those things we believe are really phenomenal and positive in this country.

The awakening of the public and the coming overthrow of evil Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

These are just a few of the many challenges that concern the lucid, thinking people who now populate Internet blogs, chat rooms and websites. But along with these shared concerns, there is also emerging a consensus that our shared future does not have to follow the pattern of our recent past. Together, we can create positive change, and it all starts from the day-to-day grind of observing what's happening in the world, applying some critical thinking, and sharing our thoughts, ideas, concerns and solutions with others.

Independent news websites and blogs are now the only remaining sources of accurate information about what's really happening today. There are far too many to name, but I've listed a short selection of my favorites in the right column at www.NewsTarget.com Be active in what's happening. Teach yourself to stay alert and be a critical thinker. Question what you are told, especially by those in positions of authority or apparent power. The bigger the organization from which any message emerges, the more likely it is to be corrupted by an ulterior motive (profit, public complacency, etc.

Empower yourself in 3 minutes a day: An introduction to indy media, NewsTarget.com and the online information revolution Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

I already know some fascinating things about you, by the way, simply by you finding your way to this website either on your own or through a friend's recommendation: You're an avid reader on the internet, and you likely visit several different blogs or independent information sites on a regular basis. You get more information online than from television. You appreciate variety and diversity (of ideas, culture, nationality, religion, and so on) rather than thinking everyone in the world must conform to your own politics, religion or beliefs.

Thus, "alternative" information sources such as blogs and indy news sites can often provide more trustworthy, independent information on topics that matter. That free speech on the internet is a precious and powerful tool, enabling the sharing of ideas and information in a way that is as important as the invention of the printing press. (Some authority figures believe the internet is "dangerous" and that all information should be centrally regulated and controlled. The FDA, for example, once attempted to ban all health discussions on the internet.

Interview with Dr. Russell Blaylock on devastating health effects of MSG, aspartame and excitotoxins Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Blaylock: It's possible, but you know, it's only going to be by public exposure, through the blogs and sites like yours. Once the public gets wind of it and is convinced that this is real, then there'll be an uproar over it. There's just a deception. The average consumer looks at it and goes, "Well, it says that it contains no MSG, so it must be okay." Mike: I find a lot of the vegetarian foods, or so-called health foods, use yeast extracts. Dr. Blaylock: The worst of the things they're doing are the soy extracts.

The health blogs can tell the truth. No matter how much a newspaper wants to tell the truth, they're not going to do it. This is the kind of pressure these people are under. Even if you have a good writer who wants to write the story, his editor is going to override him and prevent it or water it down considerably. You see this in journals like the Journal of Clinical Nutrition or College Nutrition. Look at who funds them: The Monsanto Company, and they used to be sponsored by G.D. Searle.

Take Part in the World's Largest Online Nutritional Detox Event: Over 1,000 People Now Participating Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Additional notes: This detox should never be pursued while pregnant. It's also not for children (adults only, please). Please check with a qualified health practitioner (preferrably a qualified naturopath instead of an M.D.) before undergoing this nutritional detox and let them know your plans. Drink lots and lots of water or fresh juice during the detox, and avoid consuming toxic substances during the event (including caffeine).

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