Gold

Just because Roosevelt exempted "gold coins having a recognized special value" does not mean that any future call-in would exempt collectibles. Roosevelt's Executive Order would have no legal binding on another gold call-in. Besides, on December 31, 1974, with Executive Order 11825, President Gerald Ford repealed the Executive Order that Roosevelt used to call in gold in 1933. This was necessary because on the same day Congress restored Americans' right to own gold. Furthermore, in 1977 Congress removed the president's authority to regulate gold transactions during a period of national emergency other than war.

Even if a law did exempt certain coins from future confiscation, the government could change that law. Sadly, the government often simply ignores laws. Dealers who say they sell "non-confiscateable" gold have no basis for making such claims.

Reporting requirements do not apply to American Gold Eagles, no matter the quantities. Furthermore, reporting requirements do not apply to any fractional ounce gold coins. Sales of American Silver Eagles, privately-minted Silver Eagles, and 100-oz silver bars are not reportable, no matter the quantity.
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In summary, try to get some daily sun exposure without sunscreen, exposing as much of your body as possible in the early morning or late afternoon. Start with 3 minutes of exposure and increase this by 30 seconds daily until you've reached a max of about 10-15 minutes. You can get sun exposure by standing by an open window with no glass blocking the uv light. Alternatives would be driving your car with the windows open or the sun roof open, or taking a walk with face, arms, and legs exposed. And take antioxidant supplements both internally and externally to minimize and repair free radical skin damage.

[http://www.whatreallyworks.co.uk/start/articles.asp?article_ID=451.]
To sunbathe safely remember that frequent, short exposures are not only safer but more beneficial than a prolonged dose of sunlight. Also, early morning sunshine has been identified as the most beneficial. Just 20 minutes of safe sunbathing a day is enough. The safest way to benefit from the healing powers of sunlight, say experts, is to build your exposure slowly throughout the year and to avoid burning by staying in the shade when the sun is at its most intense or you are on your holiday.

For centuries, doctors and natural healers relied on something called Heliotherapy - using sunlight for healing - to mend wounds, treat bone diseases such as rickets or lung infections like tuberculosis (TB) and to simply help their patients rebuild strength after an illness - but all the known benefits of sunbathing were ignored when researchers began to link the alarming rise in the number of cases of skin cancer over the last 20 years with over-exposure to the sun.

The damage caused by staying too long in intense sunlight does increase the risk of skin cancer, but safe sunbathing alleviates a host of problems ranging from chronic skin conditions including acne, eczema, and psoriasis. It can help build strong bones and teeth, lower cholesterol levels, prevent heart disease, and ward off depression. Even better, according to some health experts, sunshine may even prevent more cancers than it causes.

Stronger Bones & Teeth:
Everyone knows you need calcium for strong bones and teeth, but for calcium can do its job, you need a good supply of vitamin D - which protects against bone loss. Vitamin D is not really a vitamin at all but a hormone-like substance that the body can only make when it gets enough sunlight. Since 90% of westerners now spend 90% of their waking time indoors, the majority of people do not get enough exposure to sunlight to make enough vitamin D. The UK's department of health says we need 400 IUs (international units) of vitamin D a day to stop the body from leaching calcium from the bones. The trouble is, the typical British diet only provides, on average, 100 IUs per day. Also, the body is better able to use the vitamin D it makes itself than that which it gets from the diet. What all this means is that a growing number of people who are at risk of being deficient in vitamin D and thus also at risk of brittle bone disease.

Osteoporosis - there are often no symptoms until the first fracture, by which time you may have lost a third of your bone density. There may be no symptoms until a bone has fractured and by the time you are at serious risk of osteoporosis, you may have already lost a third of your starting bone mass. In studies of elderly populations who have suffered a broken hip, up to 40% have been shown to be lacking in vitamin D. There are also more hip fractures in winter when bone density is at its lowest.

Enhanced Immunity:

Sunlight triggers the body to make its own vitamin D, which is crucial not only for strong bones and healthy teeth ,but for keeping the immune system healthy too. Studies have shown, for example, that exposing the body to sunlight or even ultraviolet light from an artificial source increases the number of white blood cells or lymphocytes. These are the body's primary defence against the onslaught of an infection and are an important part of your immune response to the organisms that cause illness.

Better Mood, Better Sleep, Better Sex Drive
Sunlight also triggers the increased production of the feel-good brain chemical, serotonin - which, as well as controlling your sleep patterns, body temperature, and sex drive, lifts your mood and helps ward off depression.

Not many people realise that the skin cancers or malignant melanomas that can kill develop most often on those body parts that are not usually exposed to sunlight – i.e. the back of the legs and the torso. Also, skin cancer rates are higher in less sunny parts of Europe than those closer to the equator. Again, nobody can explain why this should be so but one theory is that sunlight works to stimulate the body's own defences against all cancers.
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Prostate Enlargement & Prolonged Sexual Delay
[http://www.naturalways.com/prostacare.htm ]
A sedentary lifestyle and a diet rich in red meat, coffee and alcohol are known to precipitate BPH. Prolonged sexual activity without climax and nutritional deficiencies in zinc, essential fatty acids, fruit and vegetables may also contribute.
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[Prostate]
EPS = expressed prostatic secretions.
"How EPS Testing Works: The telomerase test uses expressed prostatic secretions (EPS) collected after a prostatic massage. The EPS is then tested for the presence of telomerase. Telomeres are structures found on the end of human chromosomes. Chromosomes are those structures inside our cells, which contain genetic information. Telomeres are necessary for cells to divide normally..."

[www.prostatitis.org/blood.html]

In writing to patients, your webmaster has commented that blood in semen might be viewed about the same way one would view blood in nasal mucus when one had a bad cold or sinus infection. It certainly is a sign of problems, but it's not thing to go into a panic about. Good medical care is called for in any case. Blood in semen is also seen after the beginning of a series of prostate drainages. The pressure of the drainages, and the "popping" of clogged acini, can result in some temporary bleeding as tiny blood vessels are ruptured. Again this is worth noting, but not cause for undue alarm. Bring it up to your doctor, but don't be surprised if he or she says not to worry about it.
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Q: My doctor gave me a vigorous prostate massage where I released a tablespoon of EPS (Expressed Prostatic Secreations). However, I noticed I have been seeing blood in my ejaculate. Is this normal?

A: Yes, a small blood vessel was possibly injured. I would not worry about it unless the blood does not clear up in a few days. I have seen bloody EPS and semen in many of my patients and should resolve after successful eradication of the infection. Cancer which is rare should be ruled out and your doctor is aware of these. By the way, have you felt an almost relief of pressure or pain or freer urination after the drainage of a tablespoonful of EPS?

Yes, a small blood vessel was possibly injured. I would not worry about it unless the blood does not clear up in a few days.

From:(first doctor) Worsening of symptoms after a bloody massage suggest a mild form of acute prostatitis and/or exacerbation of semen infection.
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In writing to patients, your webmaster has commented that blood in semen might be viewed about the same way one would view blood in nasal mucus when one had a bad cold or sinus infection. It certainly is a sign of problems, but it's not thing to go into a panic about. Good medical care is called for in any case. Blood in semen is also seen after the beginning of a series of prostate drainages. The pressure of the drainages, and the "popping" of clogged acini, can result in some temporary bleeding as tiny blood vessels are ruptured. Again this is worth noting, but not cause for undue alarm. Bring it up to your doctor, but don't be surprised if he or she says not to worry about it.
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Diabetes, Dieting
[Seeing Spots" & Low Sugar] Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) may occur in persons with diabetes, or in persons on a severe diet. Just before fainting, a person may: Feel a sense of dread; Feel dizzy; See spots before their eyes.

Chronic dieting has a terrible impact on your energy and self-image, and therefore on your sex drive. Low-fat diets are a special problem, because your body needs lipids to make its hormones, including the testosterone needed for sexual response.

Stress is an enormous factor. The body naturally puts survival ahead of pleasure. Your over-burdened adrenal glands can rob your body of the building blocks it uses to make testosterone and estrogen, which are vital to desire and sexual response.

How might you reduce the stress at its source? Can you cope with another way, or shield yourself from it? Can you compensate for it by nurturing yourself? Changes in your routines, a new form of creative self-expression, help from your partner, working on unresolved problems, or time you devote to yourself are areas to work on.
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"It is because of danger that you crave excess calories. I think that somewhere along the line, you started eating because of danger, then it became habitual. At home there is stress, relationships, family, reality, and that is dangerous."
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[Constant Sensation of Phlegm in Throat: ]
[ http://www.greenhosp.org/pe_pdf/pulmonary_copd.pdf ]

Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD) refers to a number of lung disorders that are present over a long period of time and cause some blocking or obstruction of the airways. The most common form of COPD is a combination of chronic bronchitis and emphysema. The most frequent warning signs of COPD are listed below. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, discuss them with your doctor as soon as possible
Chronic Phlegm Production - The lungs produce excess phlegm or sputum as a defense response to infection or irritants. Excess phlegm or mucus production lasting a month or longer could indicate an underlying problem.

...Having considered the supernatural implications of melancholy in general, I now wish to examine a special case: that of acedia or 'religious melancholy'. Acedia (from the Greek for non-caring [49]) is generally considered by historians to be the ecclesiastical counterpart of melancholy. It was described by many ecclesiastical writers as being one of the seven principal vices (the others being pride, avarice, lust, envy, gluttony and wrath). The classical definition of acedia – 'tedium or solicitude of heart' [50] - was provided by John Cassian, a 5th-century monk. In the 6th century St Gregory the Great combined acedia with tristitia (sorrow), thus creating the classic 'monks' disease'. Most Christian writers associated acedia with an excess of black bile (linking it to melancholy); however some viewed it as a consequence of excess phlegm. In his Opera of 1517 Nicholas Cusanus claimed that: 'acedia may occur through phlegmatic sloth in all good works, in the daily toil for existence, and in defence of the fatherland. Then the body becomes paralysed, feverish, swollen up or bled dry.' [51]

For an example a well excepted oil (wax) that has been rediscovered that is safe and non-toxic is Jojoba oil. Environmentalist welcomed jojoba in the 1970s as a substitute for sperm whale oil. The oil is an excellent emollient in skin creams ...

The major effects of Aloe Vera extract in preparations for the skin and hair are known to increase healing and have anti-inflammatory properties as well. Testimonial to the efficiency of Aloe Vera is its use in skin treatments products by large cosmetic houses and has been documented as early as 1552BC.

Jojoba oil's collagen-like properties improve skin health. Applied directly to the skin, Jojoba Oilreduces fine lines and wrinkles, soothes sunburns and treats psoriasis and acne...[From a place that sells Jojoba...}

What is the composition of Jojoba oil? An unique aspect of Jojoba oil is that its composition is closer to a wax than to an oil. It hardly contains any triglycerides unlike other vegetable oil. Due to its specific composition, jojoba oil resists oxidation, even under harsh conditions. It has an outstanding emollient effect ["softening" or "to make supple."]

leg emollient of choice is jojoba oil, because it soaks into the skin easily and doesn't feel greasy. She also prefers fish oil to borage oil because fish oil has omega-3, -6 and -9 acids.
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[Skin Lotions - Avoid These Ingredients]

Chemical burns have characteristics that are different from thermal burns. The extent and depth of injury in a chemical burn often is not apparent immediately; severity is frequently underestimated. Circulating fluid loss can occur as with thermal burns. In addition, absorption of a corrosive chemical may cause acute or delayed systemic toxicity.

Patients with exposure to a highly corrosive, penetrating, oily or persistent chemical may require additional decontamination to prevent further injury and systemic absorption. Common sites of residual contamination include the armpits, groin, buttocks, hair, ears, nostrils, and under the fingernails and toenails. Usually, these patients do not pose a risk of secondary contamination if they have undergone the basic decontamination, but if the material is highly contaminating (e.g., organophosphate pesticides, radioactive dust), caregivers should wear gowns and gloves to protect themselves.

Use plain liquid soap or shampoo for cleansing the skin. For a few chemicals, special solutions are recommended for skin decontamination (see specific protocols).
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(By Dizzie Gillespie, Buster Harding and Lynn Peterson)

Hey Pete! Let's eat 'mo meat.
Hey Pete! Let's eat 'mo meat.
'Cause the meat from the Texas cow is sweet.

'Mo meat, Hey Pete, Let's eat
'Mo meat, Hey Pete, Let's eat
'Cause the steak from the Texas cow is cheap.

A message board comment: ask.metafilter.com/51890/Hey-Pete-Lets-Eat-More-Meat

Amazon page with album & "Drop-down" music sample links

After recounting the popular theories about the phrase "twenty-three skidoo", the eminent etymologist Partridge reported that one of his correspondents felt that the phrase might have had its roots in old telegraphers' code, where common phrases were replaced by numbers. In this code, "30" sent in Morse code meant "end of transmission" (a notation still used by journalists to signal the end of a story), "73" meant "best regards" (still very much in use by amateur radio operators), and "23" meant "away with you!"

This, to me, seems the most likely explanation of the phrase. The old code meaning of "twenty-three," coupled with "skiddoo," a variant of "skedaddle," perfectly conveys the meaning of what we, today, would sum up simply as "beat it!"
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to inspect the premises; / to make repairs; / to show the apartment to a prospective tenant, purchaser, mortgagee or its agents; / in accordance with a court order; /

if the premises appear to be abandoned, or to inspect the premises within the last 30 days of tenancy in order to determine the amount of damage to be deducted from the security deposit.

The landlord should be reasonable and attempt to arrange a mutually convenient time to visit the apartment. If the landlord insists on entering your apartment in an unreasonable fashion, you may file for a temporary restraining order at your local district court. (M.G.L. c. 186 §§ 14 and 15B)
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.... We are, I know, ready and willing to submit our lives and property to such discipline,... Our Constitution is so simple and practical that it is possible always to meet extraordinary needs by changes in emphasis and arrangement without loss of essential form....I shall ask the Congress for the one remaining instrument to meet the crisis — broad Executive power to wage a war against the emergency, as great as the power that would be given to me if we were in fact invaded by a foreign foe....
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In our special situation today the issuance of greenbacks means the immediate departure of this country from the gold standard, as there could be no provision for the redemption of such currency into gold. The new currency must obviously go to immediate and constantly fluctuating discount when associated with currency convertible in gold.

The oldest law of currency is that bad money drives out the good, for a population--that is, every individual--will hoard good currency and endeavor to get rid of the bad.

The currency of Germany was depreciating so rapidly that the industries paid their wages daily, and sometimes indeed twice a day. The wife grabbed the paper from her husband's hand and rushed to the nearest provision store to spend it quickly before the rapid depreciation had cut its purchasing power in two. '[chairman of German Trade Unions Grasseman said: ] What your committee must do for German labor is to give us a stable currency. Do you know,' 'that it has been impossible for a wage earner in Germany to fulfill even the most basic moral obligations ?

"'Knowing that a child was coming to the family there was no way the husband, through effort or sacrifice or savings, could guarantee his wife a doctor and a nurse when that event arrived. As a basic human thing, assure us a stable currency 'and thereby insure to the worker that his wages will have the same purchasing power when he wants to spend them as they had when he earned them.'"

Now, I ask, is that a policy consonant with the American system? [The Democratic proposals portend to lead us into that very same financial chaos as the German state experienced during its post war inflation]
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[Michael Peroutka (2004 Constitution Party Candidate)]

[http://www.politics1.com/const04.htm]
CONSTITUTIONALIST PARTY: Maryland attorney Michael Peroutka is the party's Presidential candidate for 2004 -- but not for a lack of trying to find someone else to run in his place. Peroutka repeatedly said -- even after he was designated the CP's provisional Presidential nominee in 2004 -- that he would gladly step-aside if the party found a "big name" person willing to run under the party's banner. The CP leadership offered deposed Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) the nomination in November 2003 -- in the place of Peroutka -- but Moore quickly responded then that he was not interested in leaving the GOP.

By early 2004, Moore briefly appeared to reconsider (but again stayed out of the race). That cemented Peroutka's position as the CP nominee at the party's national convention in May 2004. Peroutka has a long record of social conservative activism, particularly on behalf of the pro-life and pro-gun causes. The main vehicle for this activism is through the Institute on the Constitution, a conservative non-profit organization Peroutka founded and directs. He spent 11 years working for the federal government to create health care programs, but eventually left in the lates 1980s after deciding that the programs on which he worked "had no constitutional foundation." Peroutka is also the founder and director of the American College for Cultural Studies (a biblical-constitutionalist education program), and is active in several church and civic organizations.

He opposed the US action in Iraq on constitutional grounds: "It's not that Congress doesn't have the authority to declare war. It's just that it hasn't done so." However, he emphasizes that he strongly supported the US troops in Iraq while opposing "the unconstitutional procedures under which they were committed to fight." Peroutka's strong Christian beliefs also influence his political views. He advocates the view that the Constitution is founded on the Bible and it can't be sustained without a biblically-grounded judiciary. Baptist Pastor and social conservative political activist Chuck Baldwin has already been designated as Peroutka's VP runningmate. Based on the party's history, the Peroutka-Baldwin ticket will likely obtain ballot access in at least 30 states.
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[Seeds]

[http://www.mvseeds.com/canfaq.html ]
Can I use seeds from my local store for long term storage? Not recommended. The seed supplied in most garden shops and grocery stores are selected and sold for only this current year's planting. In fact, agricultural regulations require all seed packages to show the date or the season it is packed for to protect the consumer from purchasing outdated seed.

100% Non-Hybrid seeds are used in Canned Garden Seeds to allow the self reliant gardener the opportunity to collect seed from his mature plants and save for next season. This process becomes a perpetual garden, and Canned Garden Seeds becomes your life-time supply of garden seed.

http://www.mvseeds.com/gardencan.html (Purchace page from above site)
CANNED GARDEN SEEDS -- PREPAREDNESS STORAGE SEEDS - $27.95 singly .
Sufficient seed to plant approximately 2/3 acre.
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SWEET CORN. Golden Bantam. 5 oz. / ONION. Utah Sweet Spanish. 10 g. / SPINACH. Bloomsdale Long Standing. 10 g. / WINTER SQUASH. Waltham Butternut. 6 g. / SQUASH ZUCCHINI. Black Beauty. 6 g. / RADISH. Champion. 10 g. / TOMATO. Ace 55 VF. 3 g. / SWISS CHARD. Lucullus. 8 g. / PEA. Little Marvel. 10 oz. / BEET. Detroit Dark Red. 8 g. / CABBAGE. Golden Acre. 10 g. / LETTUCE. Barcarolle Romaine. 4 g. / CUCUMBER. Marketmore 76. 8 g. / CARROT. Scarlet Nantes. 6 g. / PEPPER. Yolo Wonder. 2 g. / POLE BEAN. Blue Lake. 5 oz. / Totals: 659 grams of Open Pollinated Non-hybrid Vegetable Seed

• Use a 6- or 8-in non-stick saute or omelet pan. The smaller pan prevents thinning & burned edges.
  
• Use a teaspoon of fat per egg.
  
• Add eggs to a PRE-HEATED pan and cook over medium-low heat.
  
• To avoid browing, use low heat & cook until the white appears solid.
  
• Flip over & cook another minute or two.
  
• If the egg's edges start to go brown, turn down heat.
  

HARD TO PEEL: Avoid this by using older eggs, about a week old or older. These are easier to peel because 1.) The egg becomes more alkaline and 2.) the air pocket at the end of the egg gets bigger as air is absorbed through the porous shell. The combination of these factors magically makes the egg shell easier to remove.

Also put them in ice w ater after you boil them.

Quick Meat Loaf:
(General Ground Beef baking guideline)

1 lb. ground beef
1 pkg. dried onion mix
1 can cream of mushroom soup

Combine all ingredients; shape into loaf. Place in foil-lined loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

More from: http://easy-recipes.hypermart.net/beef_recipes.htm

• Brush the skin with olive oil. Tie drumsticks together with string.

• Place on a rack in a roasting pan, and into a preheated 350 degree F (If you don't have a rack, place 2 or 3 large carrots crosswise underneath the bird to ensure good heat circulation.)

• Cover with foil — but remove foil during the last 20 minutes for browner, crispier skin.

• Basting is not necessary, but helps promote even browning.

• Roast turkey 3 to 3 3/4 hours for a 12- to 14-pounder. (That's around 15 to 17 minutes per pound for an unstuffed bird.)

20 minutes per pound plus 20 @ 350 degrees.

For example, a 7 pound chicken Bake at 350 for about 2:40 hours.

• Detergent solution: Mix 1/4 teaspoon of a translucent liquid dishwashing detergent, such as Dawn or Joy, into one cup of lukewarm water.

• Vinegar solution: Mix one cup of white vinegar with two cups of water.

• Solvent solution: Use an oil solvent. Or substitute nail-polish remover, such as Cutex Quick & Gentle non-acetone polish remover.

2: Dip a cloth into the vinegar solution and dab repeatedly, then press the cloth on the spot for a few seconds. Wait another 15 minutes. (This is an important step, because white vinegar removes residual detergent, which will attract dirt if left in the carpet.)

3: Rinse by blotting with a cloth soaked in lukewarm water. Wait one hour or until the carpet dries completely. For bad spills, place a 1/2-inch-thick stack of white paper towels over the stain after step 2, then lay a glass baking dish on top for 15 minutes.

4. As long as you see the stain lightening, repeat these steps until it is gone.