returntonow--2020-09-22--Dasani Has 4 Ingredients: Tap Water, Known Teratogen, Lethal Drug, Salt

One of the chemical additives used to “ improve the taste ” of Dasani ’ s bottled tap water is used in lethal injections .
The other is known to cause birth defects .
Coca Cola ’ s Dasani bottled water contains four ingredients : tap water , magnesium sulfate , potassium chloride and salt .
Those may sound innocent enough ingredients , but do you really know what they are ?
The folks at RealFarmacy.com have taken a closer look for us : 1 .
Tap Water .
Dasani ( CocaCola ) and Aquafina ( Pepsi ) have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contain nothing but glorified tap water .
Some environmentalists advocate drinking tap water ( despite its toxic reputation ) to cut down on the plastic pollution associated with bottled spring water… but if you bottle the tap water , doesn ’ t that defeat the whole purpose ?
Sure , their filtration process removes added chemicals like chlorine and fluoride , but it also removes all the naturally occurring minerals necessary for proper hydration , and the “ minerals ” they add back “ for taste ” are not in their whole , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nature , there are usually unintended harmful side effects .
For example .
2 .
Magnesium sulfate .
Unlike the naturally occurring magnesium present in spring water and good soil , magnesium sulfate is a chemical additive .
Also known as Epsom salt or bath salt , it is a laxative and a drying agent ( ever get dry mouth after trying to quench your thirst with a Dasani ? )
, intended for occasional use in the bath .
It is also a known teratogen .
A teratogen is any agent that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or fetus .
They may cause birth defects or end the pregnancy altogether .
Magnesium sulfate used to be used to delay labor in pregnant women by inhibiting uterine contractions , but the practice has declined since studies showed it causes birth defects at high doses .
After studies suggested that just 5-7 days of in utero exposure to high doses of magnesium sulfate caused birth defects , the FDA recommended that magnesium sulfate be classified as a Category D teratogen , which is the worst category , other than Category X .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a fertilizer , potassium chloride is also used in lethal injections to stop the heart of inmates on death row and fetuses in late-term abortions .
An FDA Category C teratogen , the side effects of too much potassium chloride include : birth defects , cardiac arrhythmias , bowel lesions , gastrointestinal disruptions , muscle weakness , nausea , abdominal pain , diarrhea , heartburn , GI tract bleeding , hypersensitivity and nervous system damage .
As with magnesium sulfate , the dosage is what makes this chemical potentially lethal , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dosage for you ?
I ’ d rather consume these minerals in their whole , natural state .
4 .
Salt .
While Dasani doesn ’ t specify what is meant by this vague term , we can assume it ’ s plain old sodium chloride , without the vast array of other trace minerals present in naturally occurring , non-chemically altered salt .
Here are some better options for your health and the environment :

One of the chemical additives used to “improve the taste” of Dasani’s bottled tap water is used in lethal injections. The other is known to cause birth defects.
Coca Cola’s Dasani bottled water contains four ingredients: tap water, magnesium sulfate, potassium chloride and salt.
Those may sound innocent enough ingredients, but do you really know what they are? The folks at RealFarmacy.com have taken a closer look for us:
1. Tap Water. Dasani (CocaCola) and Aquafina (Pepsi) have been forced to admit their fancy branded bottles contain nothing but glorified tap water.
Some environmentalists advocate drinking tap water (despite its toxic reputation) to cut down on the plastic pollution associated with bottled spring water… but if you bottle the tap water, doesn’t that defeat the whole purpose?
Sure, their filtration process removes added chemicals like chlorine and fluoride, but it also removes all the naturally occurring minerals necessary for proper hydration, and the “minerals” they add back “for taste” are not in their whole, natural form.
Whenever you mess with nature, there are usually unintended harmful side effects. For example.
2. Magnesium sulfate. Unlike the naturally occurring magnesium present in spring water and good soil, magnesium sulfate is a chemical additive.
Also known as Epsom salt or bath salt, it is a laxative and a drying agent (ever get dry mouth after trying to quench your thirst with a Dasani?), intended for occasional use in the bath.
It is also a known teratogen. A teratogen is any agent that can disturb the development of an embryo or fetus. They may cause birth defects or end the pregnancy altogether.
Magnesium sulfate used to be used to delay labor in pregnant women by inhibiting uterine contractions, but the practice has declined since studies showed it causes birth defects at high doses.
After studies suggested that just 5-7 days of in utero exposure to high doses of magnesium sulfate caused birth defects, the FDA recommended that magnesium sulfate be classified as a Category D teratogen, which is the worst category, other than Category X.
3. Potassium Chloride. Commonly used as a fertilizer, potassium chloride is also used in lethal injections to stop the heart of inmates on death row and fetuses in late-term abortions.
An FDA Category C teratogen, the side effects of too much potassium chloride include: birth defects, cardiac arrhythmias, bowel lesions, gastrointestinal disruptions, muscle weakness, nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, heartburn, GI tract bleeding, hypersensitivity and nervous system damage.
As with magnesium sulfate, the dosage is what makes this chemical potentially lethal, but do you trust Dasani to determine that dosage for you?
I’d rather consume these minerals in their whole, natural state.
4. Salt. While Dasani doesn’t specify what is meant by this vague term, we can assume it’s plain old sodium chloride, without the vast array of other trace minerals present in naturally occurring, non-chemically altered salt.
RELATED: Why Spring Water Beats All
Here are some better options for your health and the environment:


returntonow--2020-09-25--Daddy Dolphin Kisses Diver After He Rescues Pregnant Mom Dolphin From Fishing Net

Amazing dolphin solicits human for help , leading him all the way to his mate who ’ d gotten tangled in fishing net while giving birth Many years ago , the world-famous Italian diver Enzo Maiorca was diving in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Syracuse , Sicily .
He was on a campaign to save Bluefin Tuna , but ended up saving much more than he bargained for that day .
As he entered the water he felt a dolphin nudging his back .
He soon realized the dolphin wasn ’ t trying to play , but to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he had his attention , the dolphin dove down about 12 feet , and Enzo followed .
There he saw another dolphin tangled in an abandoned fishing net .
Enzo swam up and called to his daughter Rossana , who was on a nearby boat , for his diving knives .
Within a few minutes , the two managed to cut the drowning dolphin free ( dolphins can survive under water without air for about 10 minutes ) and use their arms as a stretcher to carry the exhausted animal to the surface @ @ @ @ @ @ @ water , she let out “ almost a human cry , ” according to Enzo .
Then came a surprise .
Soon “ after breathing out foam and blood , she gave birth to a dolphin calf under the watchful eyes of her mate , ” Enzo said in a retelling of the story .
“ The little one was led to his mama ’ s nipples by gentle strokes of the adult dolphin ’ s beak .
I like to think that on that day we reunited a family.
” Shortly after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Enzo and Rosanna , “ stood ” up , and touched Enzo ’ s cheek with his beak “ like a kiss , ” says a viral version of the story on Facebook .
How did Enzo know to follow the dolphin ?
“ I maintain that his brain waves influenced our minds , ” he said .
′′Until man learns to respect and to talk to the animal world , he can never know his true role on Earth , ” he added .

Amazing dolphin solicits human for help, leading him all the way to his mate who’d gotten tangled in fishing net while giving birth
Many years ago, the world-famous Italian diver Enzo Maiorca was diving in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Syracuse, Sicily. He was on a campaign to save Bluefin Tuna, but ended up saving much more than he bargained for that day.
As he entered the water he felt a dolphin nudging his back. He soon realized the dolphin wasn’t trying to play, but to communicate and solicit his help.
Once he had his attention, the dolphin dove down about 12 feet, and Enzo followed. There he saw another dolphin tangled in an abandoned fishing net.
Enzo swam up and called to his daughter Rossana, who was on a nearby boat, for his diving knives. Within a few minutes, the two managed to cut the drowning dolphin free (dolphins can survive under water without air for about 10 minutes) and use their arms as a stretcher to carry the exhausted animal to the surface.
As the dolphin emerged from the water, she let out “almost a human cry,” according to Enzo.
Then came a surprise. Soon “after breathing out foam and blood, she gave birth to a dolphin calf under the watchful eyes of her mate,” Enzo said in a retelling of the story. “The little one was led to his mama’s nipples by gentle strokes of the adult dolphin’s beak. I like to think that on that day we reunited a family.”
Shortly after the rescue, the male dolphin circled Enzo and Rosanna, “stood” up, and touched Enzo’s cheek with his beak “like a kiss,” says a viral version of the story on Facebook.
How did Enzo know to follow the dolphin? “I maintain that his brain waves influenced our minds,” he said.
′′Until man learns to respect and to talk to the animal world, he can never know his true role on Earth,” he added.


returntonow--2020-09-26--Did You Know Almost All Gum is Made Out of PLASTIC?

Your chewing gum likely contains a secret main ingredient – PLASTIC !
It ’ s not listed on the ingredients label because the FDA allows manufacturers to call it “ gum base !
” Ever wonder why chewing gum lasts and lasts and lasts without dissolving in your mouth ?
The answer is it ’ s made of plastic .
In the olden days , chewing gum was made from tree sap or beeswax .
The ancient Greeks chewed the resin of the mastic tree .
The Mayans chewed chicle , a natural rubber derived from the sap from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from spruce trees and passed the habit along to the settlers .
But after World War II , chemists learned to make a synthetic rubber from polyvinyl acetate , which eventually replaced natural rubber in almost every brand of chewing gum .
Polyvinyl acetate is a type of plastic manufactured from a chemical called vinyl acetate , which causes cancer tumors in lab rats , according to the International Agency for Reasearch on Cancer .
Vinyl acetate is also used to produce paints , coatings , adhesives , wires and cables and safety @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government was so concerned about the use of vinyl acetate in chewing gum , it added it to a list of substances to be scheduled for “ virtual elimination ” because of its toxicity to the environment .
But industry pressure forced regulators to back down .
The Environmental Protection Agency has since added it to a list of “ extremely hazardous substances ” in the United States .
Still , it is the main ingredient of almost all the gum we chew .
And , worst of all , you won ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ingredients !
According to the FDA , all of the following secret ingredients can be included under the ingredient “ gum base ” : Wow… bet you never realized you were chewing on petroleum and latex !
Luckily , there are a few brands of delicious “ plastic-free ” gum : Simply Gum , Glee Gum , Chicza :

Your chewing gum likely contains a secret main ingredient – PLASTIC! It’s not listed on the ingredients label because the FDA allows manufacturers to call it “gum base!”
Ever wonder why chewing gum lasts and lasts and lasts without dissolving in your mouth? The answer is it’s made of plastic.
In the olden days, chewing gum was made from tree sap or beeswax.
The ancient Greeks chewed the resin of the mastic tree. The Mayans chewed chicle, a natural rubber derived from the sap from the sapodilla. North American natives chewed sap from spruce trees and passed the habit along to the settlers.
But after World War II, chemists learned to make a synthetic rubber from polyvinyl acetate, which eventually replaced natural rubber in almost every brand of chewing gum.
Polyvinyl acetate is a type of plastic manufactured from a chemical called vinyl acetate, which causes cancer tumors in lab rats, according to the International Agency for Reasearch on Cancer.
Vinyl acetate is also used to produce paints, coatings, adhesives, wires and cables and safety glass.
In 2008, the Canadian government was so concerned about the use of vinyl acetate in chewing gum, it added it to a list of substances to be scheduled for “virtual elimination” because of its toxicity to the environment. But industry pressure forced regulators to back down.
The Environmental Protection Agency has since added it to a list of “extremely hazardous substances” in the United States.
Still, it is the main ingredient of almost all the gum we chew. And, worst of all, you won’t find it on the list of ingredients!
According to the FDA, all of the following secret ingredients can be included under the ingredient “gum base”:
“Petroleum, lanolin, glycerin, polyethylene, polyvinyl acetate, petroleum wax, stearic acid, or latex.”
Wow… bet you never realized you were chewing on petroleum and latex!
Luckily, there are a few brands of delicious “plastic-free” gum: Simply Gum, Glee Gum, Chicza:


returntonow--2020-09-29--New Super Bacteria Breaks Down Plastic Bottles in Hours Rather than Centuries

Enzymes derived from super bacteria found in Japanese dump could finally make recycling plastic cost effective Scientists have created a plastic-eating super enzyme derived from a super bacteria found in a Japanese dump in 2016 .
The super enzyme is capable of digesting a whole plastic bottle in a matter of hours , a process that used to take hundreds of years .
The enzyme is expected to revolutionize plastic recycling , which has not been cost effective until now .
British researchers engineered the super enzyme by joining two separate enzymes found in the plastic-eating bacteria .
The combination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times faster than the single enzyme Japanese researchers extracted from the bug in 2018 .
“ When we linked the enzymes , rather unexpectedly , we got a dramatic increase in activity , “ said John McGeehan , a biology professor at the University of Portsmouth , UK .
“ This is a trajectory towards trying to make faster enzymes that are more industrially relevant .
But it ’ s also one of those stories about learning from nature , and then bringing it into the lab.
” A French company revealed a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a compost heap of leaves , that degrades 90 % of plastic bottles within 10 hours .
But the enzyme requires a temperature above 160 degrees Fahrenheit to do it ’ s job .
The new super-enzyme works at room temperature , meaning fully recycling plastic bottles and other PET plastics like polyester and food containers could finally become economical .
Combining the plastic-eating enzymes with enzymes that break down natural fibers could allow clothing made of mixed materials like polyester and cotton to be fully recycled , McGeehan said : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We ’ ve been speaking to some of the big fashion companies that produce these textiles , because they ’ re really struggling at the moment .
”

Enzymes derived from super bacteria found in Japanese dump could finally make recycling plastic cost effective
Scientists have created a plastic-eating super enzyme derived from a super bacteria found in a Japanese dump in 2016.
The super enzyme is capable of digesting a whole plastic bottle in a matter of hours, a process that used to take hundreds of years.
The enzyme is expected to revolutionize plastic recycling, which has not been cost effective until now.
British researchers engineered the super enzyme by joining two separate enzymes found in the plastic-eating bacteria. The combination of the two breaks down plastic six times faster than the single enzyme Japanese researchers extracted from the bug in 2018.
“When we linked the enzymes, rather unexpectedly, we got a dramatic increase in activity,“ said John McGeehan, a biology professor at the University of Portsmouth, UK.
“This is a trajectory towards trying to make faster enzymes that are more industrially relevant. But it’s also one of those stories about learning from nature, and then bringing it into the lab.”
A French company revealed a different plastic-eating enzyme in April, discovered in a compost heap of leaves, that degrades 90% of plastic bottles within 10 hours. But the enzyme requires a temperature above 160 degrees Fahrenheit to do it’s job.
The new super-enzyme works at room temperature, meaning fully recycling plastic bottles and other PET plastics like polyester and food containers could finally become economical.
Combining the plastic-eating enzymes with enzymes that break down natural fibers could allow clothing made of mixed materials like polyester and cotton to be fully recycled, McGeehan said:
“Mixed fabrics are really tricky to recycle. We’ve been speaking to some of the big fashion companies that produce these textiles, because they’re really struggling at the moment.”


returntonow--2020-09-30--Yulan Magnolias Look So Much Like Birds You Won’t Believe They’re Flowers

Mother Nature plays a trick on us by making flowers that look exactly like birds Yulan magnolias are native to @ @ @ @ @ been cultivated in Buddhist temple gardens for nearly 1500 years .
Regarded as a symbol @ @ @ @ @ planted around the emperor ’ s palace during the Tang Dynasty .
The delicate pink @ @ @ @ @ the spring , and just before their petals open up they look exactly like birds @ @ @ @ @ eyes to the yellow beaks , to petals that look like wings , you ’ @ @ @ @ @ at a real bird from a certain distance .
Mother Nature must have a great @ @ @ @ @ is also a great artist !

Mother Nature plays a trick on us by making flowers that look exactly like birds
Yulan magnolias are native to China. They’ve been cultivated in Buddhist temple gardens for nearly 1500 years.
Regarded as a symbol of purity, they were planted around the emperor’s palace during the Tang Dynasty.
The delicate pink, citrus-scented flowers bloom in the spring, and just before their petals open up they look exactly like birds!
From the painted black eyes to the yellow beaks, to petals that look like wings, you’d swear you were looking at a real bird from a certain distance.
Mother Nature must have a great sense of humor, and is also a great artist!


returntonow--2020-10-01--Half a Million Sharks Could Be Killed for CoVid 19 Vaccine

GlaxoSmithKline wants to kill 500,000 sharks to use their liver oil in its first round of coronavirus vaccines Conservationists warn GlaxoSmithKline and other big pharma companies are endangering sharks so for coronavirus vaccines .
The company just announced it would manufacture billion doses of squalene – an natural compound found in shark liver oil – for use in the first round of coronavirus vaccines .
Around 3 million sharks are already killed each year for the flu , other vaccines and cosmetics , so this number would be on top of that .
“ The supply chain has never been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccine would demand , ” Shark Allies says in a petition .
The populations of most shark species are already at critically low levels and “ will not withstand an increase in demand for a global vaccine , ” the organization warns .
“ There ’ s so many unknowns of how big and how long this pandemic might go on … the numbers of sharks taken for this product could be really high , year after year after year , ” founder of Shark Allies Stefanie Brendl told Sky News .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never going to be sustainable , especially if it ’ s a top predator that doesn ’ t reproduce in huge numbers , ” The group argues there are more sustainable options for squalene such as plants and algae , though more expensive to acquire .
Others argue it ’ s dangerous to add squalene , in any form , to vaccines .
“ In humans , the immune system recognizes squalene as an oil molecule native to your body , ” says pharmacist and patient safety advocate “ It is found throughout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact , you can consume squalene in olive oil and not only will your immune system recognize it , you will also reap the benefits of its antioxidant properties .
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GlaxoSmithKline wants to kill 500,000 sharks to use their liver oil in its first round of coronavirus vaccines
Conservationists warn GlaxoSmithKline and other big pharma companies are endangering sharks so for coronavirus vaccines.
The company just announced it would manufacture billion doses of squalene – an natural compound found in shark liver oil – for use in the first round of coronavirus vaccines.
Conservation group Shark Allies calculates that would require killing 500,000 sharks.
Around 3 million sharks are already killed each year for the flu, other vaccines and cosmetics, so this number would be on top of that.
“The supply chain has never been tested at the scale that a coronavirus vaccine would demand,” Shark Allies says in a petition.
The populations of most shark species are already at critically low levels and “will not withstand an increase in demand for a global vaccine,” the organization warns.
“There’s so many unknowns of how big and how long this pandemic might go on … the numbers of sharks taken for this product could be really high, year after year after year,” founder of Shark Allies Stefanie Brendl told Sky News.
“Harvesting something from a wild animal is never going to be sustainable, especially if it’s a top predator that doesn’t reproduce in huge numbers,”
The group argues there are more sustainable options for squalene such as plants and algae, though more expensive to acquire.
Others argue it’s dangerous to add squalene, in any form, to vaccines.
A 2000 study showed it triggered rheumatoid arthritis in rats.
“In humans, the immune system recognizes squalene as an oil molecule native to your body,” says pharmacist and patient safety advocate Neil Johnston.
“It is found throughout your nervous system and brain. In fact, you can consume squalene in olive oil and not only will your immune system recognize it, you will also reap the benefits of its antioxidant properties.”
“The difference between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ squalene is the route by which it enters your body.” Injection, he says, is an abnormal route of entry, which triggers your immune system to attack all the squalene, wherever it finds it, including places it occurs naturally like your brain and nervous system. Johnston claims the squalene in anthrax vaccines given to Gulf War soldiers is responsible for Gulf War Syndrome. A 2000 study found 100% of Gulf War Syndrome patients had antibodies to squalene, while none of the soldiers who did not get ill had the antibodies. Gulf War Syndrome symptoms include: arthritis, fibromyalgia, lymphadenopathy, rashes, photosensitive rashes, malar rashes, chronic fatigue, chronic headaches, non-healing skin lesions, ulcers, dizziness, weakness, memory loss, seizures, mood changes, neuropsychiatric problems, anti-thyroid effects, anaemia, lupus, multiple sclerosis, chronic diarrhea, night sweats and low-grade fevers.


returntonow--2020-10-06--The Contagion Myth: The Book So Dangerous Amazon Had to Ban It

Monopoly bookseller pulls # 1 best-selling book claiming viruses are not contagious .
Why not let the public decide for themselves ?
Sally Fallon Morrell and Dr. Thomas Cowan of the Weston A .
Price Foundation published a # 1 best-selling book last week called The Contagion Myth : Why Viruses ( Including “ Coronavirus ” ) Are Not the Cause of Disease .
Despite thousands of pre-orders for the much-anticipated bombshell , Amazon pulled the item from its virtual shelves a few days before it was released .
The monopolistic seller of books ( and all other things ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ publishers had chosen to stop publication.
” “ That is a lie , ” writes medical doctor and Weston A .
Price Foundation co-founder Thomas Cowan .
“ Amazon chose to cancel carrying the book because it objects to the content , according to an email an Amazon representative sent to our publisher.
” An article summarizing the book ’ s premise titled “ Is Coronavirus Contagious ?
” makes clear what the mega-corporation finds so objectionable – the paradigm shifting idea that bacteria and viruses are not only NOT responsible for disease @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – paramedics of sorts , responsible for carrying toxins out of the body .
The book details the findings of studies carried out during the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 , which set out to prove a certain bacteria prevalent in flu patients was responsible for causing the flu .
Doctors in San Fransisco and Boston collected mucous secretions from the noses , throats and respiratory tracts of sick patients and transferred them to the noses , mouths and lungs of more than 100 healthy volunteers .
Not one of them fell ill. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the theory of contagion has never once been proven .
When Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch set out to prove tuberculosis was caused by a certain species of bacteria , he came up with a set of criteria for determining whether microorganisms were responsible for causing diseases known as Koch ’ s Postulates .
Neither Koch nor any researcher since has found proof of contagion using his own postulates !
The book does offer an alternative explanation for the symptoms we refer to in 2020 as “ coronavirus ” – an explanation that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Facebook and now Amazon : electromagnetic radiation .
It points to an earlier book called The Invisible Rainbow : A History of Electricity and Life by Arthur Firstenberg , which details how every global pandemic in the last 300 years has been immediately preceded by a major new electrification of the earth : 1728 , Sunspot Activity : Sunspot activity and northern lights returned in 1727 , after being completely absent for nearly a century , according to astronomers .
An estimated 2 million died of a novel “ flu ” during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , from 1728-1738 .
1875 , Telegraph : Starting in 1875 doctors around the world documented a new disease called neurasthenia , which struck patients with chronic fatigue , weakness , exhaustion , headaches , dizziness , tinnitus , floaters in the eyes , a racing pulse , heart pains and palpitations , depression and anxiety .
Dr. George Miller Beard noted that the disease spread along the routes of telegraph lines , which formed a complete web around the world by 1875 .
1889 , Modern Electricity : The year 1889 marked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the beginning of a deadly global flu pandemic .
1918 , Radio : The Spanish Flu of 1918 took hold just after warring governments around the world blanketed the earth in strong radio waves for the first time in history .
Those living on military bases , where the antennas were routinely installed , were the most vulnerable .
A common symptom was bleeding—from the nostrils , the gums , ears , skin , stomach , intestines , uterus , kidneys and brain .
Many died of hemorrhage in the lungs , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blood .
1957 , Radar : The installation of worldwide radar technology was complete in the year 1957 , the same year as the “ Asian Flu ” pandemic .
1968 , Satellite : In 1968 , the U.S. launched twenty-eight satellites into the Van Allen belts to spy on China , ushering in the “ Hong Kong Flu.
” 1996 , Cell Phones : The onset of cell phone services in 1996 resulted in greater levels of mortality in major cities like Los Angeles , New York , San Diego and Boston @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years since , wireless signals at multiple frequencies have filled the atmosphere to a greater and greater extent , along with mysterious outbreaks like SARS ( severe acute respiratory syndrome ) and MERS ( Middle East respiratory syndrome ) .
2019 , 5G : In October of 2020 , 5th generation wireless technology was “ turned on ” for the first time in Wuhan , China .
On November 1 , the state electrified a grid of 10,000 5G antennas — more than exist in the whole U.S. – all concentrated in one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to document how subsequent outbreaks of “ coronavirus ” around the world coincide with the activation of 5G networks in various cities .
“ In each case … the electrical envelope of the earth .
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was suddenly and profoundly disturbed , ” Firstenberg observes .
“ And along with it , the electrical circuits in the human body , ” Cowan and Morrell note .
Finally , the authors go on to explain how what scientists have been calling “ viruses ” for the last century or so , are identical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Exosomes are not infectious agents at all , but pieces of RNA embedded in our cells that contain genetic codes/programs intended to help our body purge toxins .
Rather than invading cell walls , exosomes are produced within our cells to absorb and carry toxins out of the body .
They replicate like crazy when our bodies are burdened by heavy loads of toxins , thus their presence when we are sick .
Where do these toxins come from ?
Stress ( including fear ) , toxic food , environmental toxins and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we are making the same mistake with viruses that we have made with cholesterol and saturated fat—blaming a substance that is essential to life for causing disease , ” Morrell and Cowan write .
“ Just twenty years ago , the medical profession ‘ knew ’ that bacteria were killers—now we recognize that bacteria are essential to health .
How long will it take us to learn that so-called viruses are our friends ?
” The Contagion Myth was the # 1 Best Seller at Barnes and Noble last week .
Order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ top of the charts .
Here are some of Dr. Cowan ’ s awesome books that haven ’ t been banned by Amazon yet :

Monopoly bookseller pulls #1 best-selling book claiming viruses are not contagious. Why not let the public decide for themselves?
Sally Fallon Morrell and Dr. Thomas Cowan of the Weston A. Price Foundation published a #1 best-selling book last week called The Contagion Myth: Why Viruses (Including “Coronavirus”) Are Not the Cause of Disease.
Despite thousands of pre-orders for the much-anticipated bombshell, Amazon pulled the item from its virtual shelves a few days before it was released.
The monopolistic seller of books (and all other things) sent customers a message saying “the publishers had chosen to stop publication.”
“That is a lie,” writes medical doctor and Weston A. Price Foundation co-founder Thomas Cowan. “Amazon chose to cancel carrying the book because it objects to the content, according to an email an Amazon representative sent to our publisher.”
An article summarizing the book’s premise titled “Is Coronavirus Contagious?” makes clear what the mega-corporation finds so objectionable – the paradigm shifting idea that bacteria and viruses are not only NOT responsible for disease, they are aides in disease prevention – paramedics of sorts, responsible for carrying toxins out of the body.
The book details the findings of studies carried out during the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918, which set out to prove a certain bacteria prevalent in flu patients was responsible for causing the flu.
Doctors in San Fransisco and Boston collected mucous secretions from the noses, throats and respiratory tracts of sick patients and transferred them to the noses, mouths and lungs of more than 100 healthy volunteers. Not one of them fell ill.
Additionally, the book points out that the theory of contagion has never once been proven.
When Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch set out to prove tuberculosis was caused by a certain species of bacteria, he came up with a set of criteria for determining whether microorganisms were responsible for causing diseases known as Koch’s Postulates.
Neither Koch nor any researcher since has found proof of contagion using his own postulates!
The book does offer an alternative explanation for the symptoms we refer to in 2020 as “coronavirus” – an explanation that’s been censored by Google, YouTube, Facebook and now Amazon: electromagnetic radiation.
It points to an earlier book called The Invisible Rainbow: A History of Electricity and Life by Arthur Firstenberg, which details how every global pandemic in the last 300 years has been immediately preceded by a major new electrification of the earth:
1728, Sunspot Activity: Sunspot activity and northern lights returned in 1727, after being completely absent for nearly a century, according to astronomers. An estimated 2 million died of a novel “flu” during the ten year period sunspot activity peaked, from 1728-1738.
1875, Telegraph: Starting in 1875 doctors around the world documented a new disease called neurasthenia, which struck patients with chronic fatigue, weakness, exhaustion, headaches, dizziness, tinnitus, floaters in the eyes, a racing pulse, heart pains and palpitations, depression and anxiety.
Dr. George Miller Beard noted that the disease spread along the routes of telegraph lines, which formed a complete web around the world by 1875.
1889, Modern Electricity: The year 1889 marked the beginning of the modern electrical era and the beginning of a deadly global flu pandemic.
1918, Radio: The Spanish Flu of 1918 took hold just after warring governments around the world blanketed the earth in strong radio waves for the first time in history.
Those living on military bases, where the antennas were routinely installed, were the most vulnerable. A common symptom was bleeding—from the nostrils, the gums, ears, skin, stomach, intestines, uterus, kidneys and brain. Many died of hemorrhage in the lungs, the victims literally drowning in their own blood.
1957, Radar: The installation of worldwide radar technology was complete in the year 1957, the same year as the “Asian Flu” pandemic.
1968, Satellite: In 1968, the U.S. launched twenty-eight satellites into the Van Allen belts to spy on China, ushering in the “Hong Kong Flu.”
1996, 1G Cell Phones: The onset of cell phone services in 1996 resulted “Avian Flu” and greater mortality levels in major cities like Los Angeles, New York, San Diego and Boston.
2002, 2G and 3G: Both 2G and 3G wireless services were being tested in various parts of the world starting in 2002, the same year SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) started appearing around the world.
2009, 4G: Swine flu made its debut the same year.
2019, 5G: In October of 2020, 5th generation wireless technology was “turned on” for the first time in Wuhan, China, simultaneously with the first reports of CoVid 19.
On November 1, the state electrified a grid of 10,000 5G antennas — more than exist in the whole U.S. – all concentrated in one city.
The Contagion Myth goes on to document how subsequent outbreaks of “coronavirus” around the world coincide with the activation of 5G networks in various cities.
“In each case … the electrical envelope of the earth. . . was suddenly and profoundly disturbed,” Firstenberg observes.
“And along with it, the electrical circuits in the human body,” Cowan and Morrell note.
Finally, the authors go on to explain how what scientists have been calling “viruses” for the last century or so, are identical to what modern science calls “exosomes.”
Exosomes are not infectious agents at all, but pieces of RNA embedded in our cells that contain genetic codes/programs intended to help our body purge toxins.
Rather than invading cell walls, exosomes are produced within our cells to absorb and carry toxins out of the body.
They replicate like crazy when our bodies are burdened by heavy loads of toxins, thus their presence when we are sick.
Where do these toxins come from? Stress (including fear), toxic food, environmental toxins and radiation.
“It’s clear that we are making the same mistake with viruses that we have made with cholesterol and saturated fat—blaming a substance that is essential to life for causing disease,” Morrell and Cowan write.
“Just twenty years ago, the medical profession ‘knew’ that bacteria were killers—now we recognize that bacteria are essential to health. How long will it take us to learn that so-called viruses are our friends?”
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returntonow--2020-10-09--Woman  Makes Breathtaking Needle Lace Portraits With All Natural Threads and Dyes

Hungarian artist braids , twists and knits plant-based threads into amazingly detailed portraits of humans and nature Humans never cease to amaze us with what they can manufacture with a pair of knitting needles .
A Hungarian textile artist named Ágnes Herczeg takes lace knitting to the next level .
You ’ ve seen fancy doilies and tablecloths before , but have you ever seen a detailed , “ painted ” lace portrait ?
Herczeg uses natural , plant-derived threads like linen , hemp , cotton , jute and raphia ( and silk ) to recreate scenes from nature and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the portrait or scenery she would like to knit .
Then she frames her picture with small branches , bark , coconut shell or another natural material .
Next , she bends thin wires into an outline of her drawing and wraps them with thread .
Then , she fills in the gaps with lace patterns .
“ I mainly use needle lace technique , which I frequently combine with pillow lace and braiding work , ” she writes on her website .
And finally she dyes the threads in various sections , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like drawing with the help of stitches , ” she says .
For more lace masterpieces check out her website or Instagram page .

Hungarian artist braids, twists and knits plant-based threads into amazingly detailed portraits of humans and nature
Humans never cease to amaze us with what they can manufacture with a pair of knitting needles.
A Hungarian textile artist named Ágnes Herczeg takes lace knitting to the next level.
You’ve seen fancy doilies and tablecloths before, but have you ever seen a detailed, “painted” lace portrait?
Herczeg uses natural, plant-derived threads like linen, hemp, cotton, jute and raphia (and silk) to recreate scenes from nature and the countryside.
She starts by drawing the portrait or scenery she would like to knit.
Then she frames her picture with small branches, bark, coconut shell or another natural material.
Next, she bends thin wires into an outline of her drawing and wraps them with thread. Then, she fills in the gaps with lace patterns.
“I mainly use needle lace technique, which I frequently combine with pillow lace and braiding work,” she writes on her website.
And finally she dyes the threads in various sections, like a painting.
“It is like drawing with the help of stitches,” she says.
For more lace masterpieces check out her website or Instagram page.


returntonow--2020-10-11--“Super Mom” Duck Caught on Video with 76 Ducklings in Tow

The sight of a row of baby ducklings trailing behind their mother is always adorable , but a wildlife photographer in Minnesota recently captured an extraordinarily heartwarming scene .
Testing out his new boat on Lake Bemidji in bad weather , Brent Cizek didn ’ t expect much from his expedition… until he came across a common merganser with a really long line of ducklings in her wake .
It was the most ducklings he ’ d ever seen , more than he could count .
He frantically began snapping photos so he could prove what he ’ d seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get one that was both clear and could fit all the babies in at once .
In one photo he counted 56 .
Later , he went back to take video and counted 76 !
Mergansers can have a lot of babies at once – about 12 max – but not that many .
Wildlife experts have since determined that the other 5 dozen or so must be adopted .
Some she may have hatched unintentionally .
It ’ s common practice for ducks to lay an extra egg or two in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strategy for survival in case something were to happen to their own offspring .
Some may have been orphaned .
Some may have been confused and started following the wrong hen .
Others may have been given to her voluntarily by younger less experienced mothers who thought their offspring had a better chance with her , reports National Geographic : “ The lead hen is probably an older duck that has raised ducklings successfully in the past .
At about ten years old , she knows the best spots to forage and how @ @ @ @ @

Photographer captures amazing mama duck taking her 76 ducklings on a swim
The sight of a row of baby ducklings trailing behind their mother is always adorable, but a wildlife photographer in Minnesota recently captured an extraordinarily heartwarming scene.
Testing out his new boat on Lake Bemidji in bad weather, Brent Cizek didn’t expect much from his expedition… until he came across a common merganser with a really long line of ducklings in her wake.
It was the most ducklings he’d ever seen, more than he could count.
He frantically began snapping photos so he could prove what he’d seen was real, but it was hard to get one that was both clear and could fit all the babies in at once.
In one photo he counted 56. Later, he went back to take video and counted 76!
Mergansers can have a lot of babies at once – about 12 max – but not that many.
Wildlife experts have since determined that the other 5 dozen or so must be adopted.
Some she may have hatched unintentionally. It’s common practice for ducks to lay an extra egg or two in other ducks’ nests as an evolutionary strategy for survival in case something were to happen to their own offspring.
Some may have been orphaned.
Some may have been confused and started following the wrong hen.
Others may have been given to her voluntarily by younger less experienced mothers who thought their offspring had a better chance with her, reports National Geographic:
“The lead hen is probably an older duck that has raised ducklings successfully in the past. At about ten years old, she knows the best spots to forage and how to avoid predators.”


returntonow--2020-10-11--Joshua Tree Becomes First Protected Plant Due to Climate Change

It ’ s now illegal to damage or destroy a Joshua tree for any reason under California ’ s Endangered Species Act Joshua trees have decorated the Mojave Desert for an estimated 2.5 million years , surviving several ice ages and warming periods .
But at the current rate of increasing greenhouse gas emissions , rising temperatures , and urban development , only .02 % of their habitat will still exist by the end of this century , a recent study finds .
California is trying to slow that trend and protect the iconic Southwestern trees from extinction .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to protect Joshua trees under the California Endangered Species act , making it illegal “ to damage , cut down , or remove ” one without special permits .
The Joshua tree is the first plant species to be protected in the state due to the threats posed by climate change .
“ Hotter and drier conditions – like the record-high temperatures that struck the state this summer – are killing off Joshua trees , and leaving fewer young to survive , ” reports The Guardian .
Last month , wildfires burned more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s densest old-growth Joshua tree forest , killing 1.3 million of the plants .
The protections were adamantly opposed by real estate developers and renewable energy companies , one of which got a special permit to cut down Joshua trees for solar panels .
The trees ’ protected status will last for a year , while the commission studies the problem and tries to come up with mitigation strategies .
In a year , the commission will vote whether to make their protection status permanent .
The commission took action as a result @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Biological Diversity .

It’s now illegal to damage or destroy a Joshua tree for any reason under California’s Endangered Species Act
Joshua trees have decorated the Mojave Desert for an estimated 2.5 million years, surviving several ice ages and warming periods.
But at the current rate of increasing greenhouse gas emissions, rising temperatures, and urban development, only .02% of their habitat will still exist by the end of this century, a recent study finds.
California is trying to slow that trend and protect the iconic Southwestern trees from extinction.
The California Fish and Game Commission has voted to protect Joshua trees under the California Endangered Species act, making it illegal “to damage, cut down, or remove” one without special permits.
The Joshua tree is the first plant species to be protected in the state due to the threats posed by climate change.
“Hotter and drier conditions – like the record-high temperatures that struck the state this summer – are killing off Joshua trees, and leaving fewer young to survive,” reports The Guardian.
Last month, wildfires burned more than 43,000 acres of the world’s densest old-growth Joshua tree forest, killing 1.3 million of the plants.
The protections were adamantly opposed by real estate developers and renewable energy companies, one of which got a special permit to cut down Joshua trees for solar panels.
The trees’ protected status will last for a year, while the commission studies the problem and tries to come up with mitigation strategies. In a year, the commission will vote whether to make their protection status permanent.
The commission took action as a result of a petition by the non-profit Center for Biological Diversity.


returntonow--2020-10-13--Carrots Are Orange For Purely Political Reasons. Here’s How We Lost The Rest of the Rainbow.

In the 17th century , the Dutch cultivated orange carrots as a tribute to William of Orange , wiping out a 1000-year history of white , yellow , red and purple carrots In recent years many of us have seen multi-colored bags of carrots appear on grocery store shelves .
The specialty item wasn ’ t available when we were kids , nor when our grandparents were kids .
Their sudden reappearance has led many of us to assume rainbow carrots are the result of modern hybridization or genetic modification , but the opposite is actually true .
Purple , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actually much older than orange carrots .
Purple and yellow carrots have been cultivated around the world for about 1,100 years , while orange have only existed for about 500 years , and only became popular about 300 years ago .
All the colors that exist today evolved from wild white carrots , which were much smaller and used more for their leaves and seeds medicinally before their roots were cultivated for food .
“ In the 17th century , Dutch growers cultivated orange carrots as a tribute to William of Orange – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ independence – and the color stuck , ” reports The Washington Post .
“ A thousand years of yellow , white and purple carrot history was wiped out in a generation.
” The Long Orange Dutch carrot was first described in writing in 1721 , according to The World Carrot Museum .
The Long Orange Dutch carrot was the forebear of the orange Horn carrot , from which all modern , Western varieties descend .
The Horn carrot originated in the Dutch town of Hoorn .
By the late 18th century , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House of Orange , and considered a display of orange carrots at market a covert gesture of support for an exiled reigning descendant of William .
The Patriots declared that orange was “ the color of sedition…carrots sold with their roots too conspicuously showing were deemed provocative , ” historian Simon Schama writes .
Too bad for the Patriots , the orange carrot had already become the most popular in the Western world and there was no turning back .
Luckily , the orange carrot seems to be the highest in beta carotene @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throwing in the mix for a little variety in flavor , texture and nutritional profiles… not to mention color .
You do eat with your eyes first after all .

In the 17th century, the Dutch cultivated orange carrots as a tribute to William of Orange, wiping out a 1000-year history of white, yellow, red and purple carrots
In recent years many of us have seen multi-colored bags of carrots appear on grocery store shelves. The specialty item wasn’t available when we were kids, nor when our grandparents were kids.
Their sudden reappearance has led many of us to assume rainbow carrots are the result of modern hybridization or genetic modification, but the opposite is actually true. Purple, red, yellow and white carrots are actually much older than orange carrots.
Purple and yellow carrots have been cultivated around the world for about 1,100 years, while orange have only existed for about 500 years, and only became popular about 300 years ago.
All the colors that exist today evolved from wild white carrots, which were much smaller and used more for their leaves and seeds medicinally before their roots were cultivated for food.
“In the 17th century, Dutch growers cultivated orange carrots as a tribute to William of Orange – who led the the struggle for Dutch independence – and the color stuck,” reports The Washington Post.
“A thousand years of yellow, white and purple carrot history was wiped out in a generation.”
The Long Orange Dutch carrot was first described in writing in 1721, according to The World Carrot Museum.
The Long Orange Dutch carrot was the forebear of the orange Horn carrot, from which all modern, Western varieties descend. The Horn carrot originated in the Dutch town of Hoorn.
By the late 18th century, the Dutch Patriot movement had wiped out the House of Orange, and considered a display of orange carrots at market a covert gesture of support for an exiled reigning descendant of William.
The Patriots declared that orange was “the color of sedition…carrots sold with their roots too conspicuously showing were deemed provocative,” historian Simon Schama writes.
Too bad for the Patriots, the orange carrot had already become the most popular in the Western world and there was no turning back.
Luckily, the orange carrot seems to be the highest in beta carotene. But the others are still worth throwing in the mix for a little variety in flavor, texture and nutritional profiles… not to mention color. You do eat with your eyes first after all.


returntonow--2020-10-15--U.S. Wildlife Services Intentionally Killed 1.2 Million Native Wild Animals Last Year

A new report reveals the dirty secret mission of the U.S. Wildlife Services .
Hint : it ’ s not to protect wild animals .
You might think with a name like “ Wildlife Services , ” a federal agency would be charged with protecting and conserving wild animals .
Think again .
A more appropriate title for U.S. Wildlife Services – a subdivision of the U.S. Department of Agriculture – w0uld be U.S. Livestock Services .
The bureaucracy is tasked with resolving conflicts between humans and wildlife , so the two can “ co-exist.
” But the agency ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much boil down to slaughtering any wild animals farmers and ranchers deem to be a nuisance by the millions each year .
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture ’ s own reports , it has killed over 35 million native , wild animals in the last decade alone .
61,882 adult coyotes , plus an unknown number of coyote pups in 251 destroyed dens 2,447 foxes , plus an unknown number of red fox pups in 94 dens Unintentionally , it killed 2624 more animals including , muskrats , porcupines , raccoons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ swallows , herons and turkeys .
Two days after the USDA released its annual death toll report ( Oct. 9 ) WildEarth Guardians filed a lawsuit against the agency .
“ Wildlife Services uses fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters to aerially shoot coyotes ; body-gripping traps , neck snares and leg-hold traps to kill mountain lions , black bears , bobcats , badgers , coyotes , skunks , and swift and gray foxes ; gas cartridges and poisons to exterminate coyotes , foxes , and prairie dogs in their dens ; sodium cyanide M-44 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coyotes ; and other poisons to eliminate native birds like ravens , ” reads the court filing .
“ It ’ s astonishing to me that Wildlife Services has been killing millions of animals annually for the last century with taxpayer money , but with little public knowledge , ” WildEarth Guardians attorney Jennifer Schwartz told The Daily Mail .
“ This lawsuit aims to help shine the light on the agency ’ s actions and to get the government to reconsider publicly funding the extermination of native species when the current science @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ecosystems and that lethal control tactics are often inefficient and counterproductive anyway.
” The fact that we ’ re in the middle of the 6th mass extinction crisis seems to have little bearing on the agency ’ s policies .
Like it did with the buffalo 200 years ago , the U.S. government clearly values agriculture above the survival of wild animals , potentially to the detriment of our own survival .
RELATED : The USDA Admits to Killing Over a Million Wild Animals a Year to Protect Livestock

A new report reveals the dirty secret mission of the U.S. Wildlife Services. Hint: it’s not to protect wild animals.
You might think with a name like “Wildlife Services,” a federal agency would be charged with protecting and conserving wild animals.
Think again. A more appropriate title for U.S. Wildlife Services – a subdivision of the U.S. Department of Agriculture – w0uld be U.S. Livestock Services.
The bureaucracy is tasked with resolving conflicts between humans and wildlife, so the two can “co-exist.”
But the agency’s means of accomplishing this goal pretty much boil down to slaughtering any wild animals farmers and ranchers deem to be a nuisance by the millions each year.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s own reports, it has killed over 35 million native, wild animals in the last decade alone.
In 2019 alone, Wildlife Services intentionally killed:
364,734 red-winged blackbirds
61,882 adult coyotes, plus an unknown number of coyote pups in 251 destroyed dens
35,000+ prairie dogs
24,543 beavers
2,447 foxes, plus an unknown number of red fox pups in 94 dens
777 bobcats
124 river otters, plus 489 killed ‘unintentionally’
393 black bears
301 gray wolves
300 mountain lions
Unintentionally, it killed 2624 more animals including, muskrats, porcupines, raccoons, turtles, ducks, eagles, swallows, herons and turkeys.
Two days after the USDA released its annual death toll report (Oct. 9) WildEarth Guardians filed a lawsuit against the agency.
“Wildlife Services uses fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters to aerially shoot coyotes; body-gripping traps, neck snares and leg-hold traps to kill mountain lions, black bears, bobcats, badgers, coyotes, skunks, and swift and gray foxes; gas cartridges and poisons to exterminate coyotes, foxes, and prairie dogs in their dens; sodium cyanide M-44 devices to kill canines like foxes and coyotes; and other poisons to eliminate native birds like ravens,” reads the court filing.
“It’s astonishing to me that Wildlife Services has been killing millions of animals annually for the last century with taxpayer money, but with little public knowledge,” WildEarth Guardians attorney Jennifer Schwartz told The Daily Mail.
“This lawsuit aims to help shine the light on the agency’s actions and to get the government to reconsider publicly funding the extermination of native species when the current science shows removing top predators negatively affects entire ecosystems and that lethal control tactics are often inefficient and counterproductive anyway.”
The fact that we’re in the middle of the 6th mass extinction crisis seems to have little bearing on the agency’s policies. Like it did with the buffalo 200 years ago, the U.S. government clearly values agriculture above the survival of wild animals, potentially to the detriment of our own survival.
RELATED: The USDA Admits to Killing Over a Million Wild Animals a Year to Protect Livestock


returntonow--2020-10-20--Oldest Tree in Eastern North America Discovered in a North Carolina Swamp

The discovery of a 2,624 year old bald cypress tree identifies species as fifth oldest in the world The giant sequoias of California have met their match in North Carolina – the giant bald cypress trees that grow along a 65-mile stretch of the Black River , near Wilmington .
Not quite as tall as the Western redwoods , they are almost as old .
Until now , we had no idea how old .
Scientists knew there were many bald cypress trees over 1000 years old in the region , but a recent study revealed several well over 2000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ancient … I can ’ t prove it now , but we ’ re going to find one in here to prove it , ” said dendrochronologist ( tree ring counter ) David Stahle said to his guide on a kayaking trip he took into the thick of the wetlands – a place called Three Sisters Swamp .
Nearly a decade later , he has proven it .
Of 110 trees he ’ s dated in the swamp , 10 of them are over 1500 years old , the oldest of which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It was like walking back into the Cretaceous , ” Stahle tells the Smithsonian .
“ It was essentially a virgin forest , an uncut old-growth forest of 1,000 to over 2,000-year-old trees cheek to jowl across this flooded land.
” Stahle , director of the Tree Ring Laboratory at University of Arkansas , is sure there are older bald cypresses yet to be discovered , but this discovery alone identifies it as the fifth oldest trees species in the world , the oldest in the eastern half of North America .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known to live longer than the Black River bald cypress the Sierra juniper at 2,675 years , the giant sequoia at 3,266 years , alerce at 3,622 years , and the Great Basin bristlecone pine at 5,066 years old .

The discovery of a 2,624 year old bald cypress tree identifies species as fifth oldest in the world
The giant sequoias of California have met their match in North Carolina – the giant bald cypress trees that grow along a 65-mile stretch of the Black River, near Wilmington.
Not quite as tall as the Western redwoods, they are almost as old. Until now, we had no idea how old.
Scientists knew there were many bald cypress trees over 1000 years old in the region, but a recent study revealed several well over 2000 years old.
“They’re ancient … I can’t prove it now, but we’re going to find one in here to prove it,” said dendrochronologist (tree ring counter) David Stahle said to his guide on a kayaking trip he took into the thick of the wetlands – a place called Three Sisters Swamp.
Nearly a decade later, he has proven it. Of 110 trees he’s dated in the swamp, 10 of them are over 1500 years old, the oldest of which is at least 2,624 years old.
“It was like walking back into the Cretaceous,” Stahle tells the Smithsonian. “It was essentially a virgin forest, an uncut old-growth forest of 1,000 to over 2,000-year-old trees cheek to jowl across this flooded land.”
Stahle, director of the Tree Ring Laboratory at University of Arkansas, is sure there are older bald cypresses yet to be discovered, but this discovery alone identifies it as the fifth oldest trees species in the world, the oldest in the eastern half of North America.
The only individual (non clonal) trees known to live longer than the Black River bald cypress the Sierra juniper at 2,675 years, the giant sequoia at 3,266 years, alerce at 3,622 years, and the Great Basin bristlecone pine at 5,066 years old.


returntonow--2020-10-21--Woman Composts Jeans to See How Much Plastic Is In Them – A Lot!

How much plastic is in your strechy jeans ?
This much !
While we tend to think of jeans as primarily cotton or hemp , most modern jeans contain a ton of plastic… especially stretchy jeans !
An Australian woman composted a pair of stretchy jeans for over a year to determine exactly how much plastic was in them , and this is what they looked like when she dug them up !
The entire structure of the jeans remained intact because it was made of elastane , a type of plastic .
Another type of plastic found in even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Many are made of a 50/50 blend of cotton and polyester to “ make them last longer.
” “ We now know that most plastics do not break down , ” said permaculture coach Meg McGowan in a viral Facebook post about her jeans .
McGowan told a local newspaper that she put designer denim through several rigorous cycles of composting – including her household composting bin , hot composting and a “ worm hotel ” – but none of them made a dent in the super strong “ polyether-polyurea copolymer ” ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are to burn them and release toxic fumes or to not burn them and have them persist in our environment , possibly forever , as micro plastic particles , ” McGowan writes .
“ Our best option is to take good care of the clothing we already have and to refuse to add anything to our wardrobe until we actually need to replace something .
Let ’ s kill fashion !
” Another option is looking for 100 % cotton , hemp or linen !

How much plastic is in your strechy jeans? This much!
While we tend to think of jeans as primarily cotton or hemp, most modern jeans contain a ton of plastic… especially stretchy jeans!
An Australian woman composted a pair of stretchy jeans for over a year to determine exactly how much plastic was in them, and this is what they looked like when she dug them up!
The entire structure of the jeans remained intact because it was made of elastane, a type of plastic.
Another type of plastic found in even non-stretch jeans these days is polyester. Many are made of a 50/50 blend of cotton and polyester to “make them last longer.”
“We now know that most plastics do not break down,” said permaculture coach Meg McGowan in a viral Facebook post about her jeans.
McGowan told a local newspaper that she put designer denim through several rigorous cycles of composting – including her household composting bin, hot composting and a “worm hotel” – but none of them made a dent in the super strong “polyether-polyurea copolymer” (plastic).
“Our disposal options are to burn them and release toxic fumes or to not burn them and have them persist in our environment, possibly forever, as micro plastic particles,” McGowan writes.
“Our best option is to take good care of the clothing we already have and to refuse to add anything to our wardrobe until we actually need to replace something. Let’s kill fashion!”
Another option is looking for 100% cotton, hemp or linen!


returntonow--2020-10-22--Photographer Discovers Bees that Sleep Cuddled Up Together in Flowers

Apparently , there ’ s a species of bees that sleeps in flowers , and yes , it ’ s as adorable as it sounds !
A wildlife photographer and his fiancé were looking for poppy flowers in the Arizona desert and stumbled upon an amazing surprise – two bees snuggled up together inside a flower !
On their drive home to Phoenix , they stopped to photograph something similar to poppies called orange Globe Mallow hidden inside a patch of larger pink flowers .
“ Nicole was shooting this orange Globe Mallow plant … and she heard the bees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told Bored Panda .
“ Then she noticed that some of the flowers had bees in them , but they were not moving.
” The couple studied the phenomena for a while and watched as more bees arrived on the scene , entering the flowers one by one , as if it were nap time .
“ Soon , all the vacant flowers were occupied , and this one bee was left out .
She crawled over to this open flower and got inside with the other one .
I was watching as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got settled in.
” Later Neely learned that the bees are named after the flowers they sleep in , eat from and help create through pollination – Globe Mallow bees !
“ I never knew that bees slept in flowers but as it turns out this type of bees sleep in orange flowers called Globe Mallows , ” he said .
You can see more of Neely ’ s work on his website , Facebook , or Instagram .

Apparently, there’s a species of bees that sleeps in flowers, and yes, it’s as adorable as it sounds!
A wildlife photographer and his fiancé were looking for poppy flowers in the Arizona desert and stumbled upon an amazing surprise – two bees snuggled up together inside a flower!
On their drive home to Phoenix, they stopped to photograph something similar to poppies called orange Globe Mallow hidden inside a patch of larger pink flowers.
“Nicole was shooting this orange Globe Mallow plant … and she heard the bees buzzing about,” photographer Joe Neely told Bored Panda.
“Then she noticed that some of the flowers had bees in them, but they were not moving.”
The couple studied the phenomena for a while and watched as more bees arrived on the scene, entering the flowers one by one, as if it were nap time.
“Soon, all the vacant flowers were occupied, and this one bee was left out. She crawled over to this open flower and got inside with the other one. I was watching as she stumbled around almost drunk-like and then got settled in.”
Later Neely learned that the bees are named after the flowers they sleep in, eat from and help create through pollination – Globe Mallow bees!
“I never knew that bees slept in flowers but as it turns out this type of bees sleep in orange flowers called Globe Mallows,” he said.
You can see more of Neely’s work on his website, Facebook, or Instagram.


returntonow--2020-10-26--Worn Out Wind Turbine Blades Are Piling Up in Landfills Because They Can’t Be Recycled

Governments are realizing they have nowhere to put the hundreds of thousands of aging wind turbine blades that will reach the end of their lifespans over the next decade In an epic case of poor foresight , the “ clean , green ” wind industry forgot to come up with a plan for what to do with wind turbine blades after they stop working .
Like all things , they get old and stop functioning properly after a while , but the plastic used to make them lasts virtually “ forever.
” The industry has found ways to recycle the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but not the fiberglass ( a type of plastic ) used to build the blades of the high-tech windmills .
Now that the first generation of wind turbines has reached the end of their “ lives , ” tens of thousands of blades the size of Boeing 747 wings are coming down for burial in giant graveyards we call landfills ( 12,000 a year in the U.S. and Europe alone ) .
And that ’ s just a fraction of what ’ s to come .
These dying turbines were built over a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less than a fifth of what they are now , ” Bloomberg reports .
That means there will be more than 5 times as many ( hundreds of thousands ) being retired over the next decade .
Because they are “ built to withstand hurricane-force winds , the blades can ’ t easily be crushed , recycled or repurposed , ” Bloomberg notes .
“ That ’ s created an urgent search for alternatives in places that lack wide-open prairies.
” There are only a handful of landfills that accept them in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ After being cut into three pieces so they can fit on a truck , they are transported thousands of miles to these junk cemeteries and buried in stacks 30-feet deep .
“ The wind turbine blade will be there , ultimately , forever , ” Bob Cappadona of Veolia Environnement SA told Bloomberg .
“ Most landfills are considered a dry tomb.
” A Texas startup called Global Fiberglass Solutions has developed a method to break down blades and press them into pellets and fiber boards to be used for flooring and walls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a blade and handle about 6,000 to 7,000 blades a year per plant , ” said Chief Executive Officer Don Lilly .
“ When we start to sell to more builders , we can take in a lot more of them .
We ’ re just gearing up.
” Until demand for the company ’ s product increases , the blades will continue to make the long haul to the landfills in cities that are paid up to $ 675,000 to store them indefinitely .

Governments are realizing they have nowhere to put the hundreds of thousands of aging wind turbine blades that will reach the end of their lifespans over the next decade
In an epic case of poor foresight, the “clean, green” wind industry forgot to come up with a plan for what to do with wind turbine blades after they stop working.
Like all things, they get old and stop functioning properly after a while, but the plastic used to make them lasts virtually “forever.”
The industry has found ways to recycle the steel used to build the towers, but not the fiberglass (a type of plastic) used to build the blades of the high-tech windmills.
Now that the first generation of wind turbines has reached the end of their “lives,” tens of thousands of blades the size of Boeing 747 wings are coming down for burial in giant graveyards we call landfills (12,000 a year in the U.S. and Europe alone).
And that’s just a fraction of what’s to come. These dying turbines were built over a decade ago, “when installations were less than a fifth of what they are now,” Bloomberg reports.
That means there will be more than 5 times as many (hundreds of thousands) being retired over the next decade.
Because they are “built to withstand hurricane-force winds, the blades can’t easily be crushed, recycled or repurposed,” Bloomberg notes.
“That’s created an urgent search for alternatives in places that lack wide-open prairies.”
There are only a handful of landfills that accept them in the U.S. in Iowa and South Dakota.
After being cut into three pieces so they can fit on a truck, they are transported thousands of miles to these junk cemeteries and buried in stacks 30-feet deep.
“The wind turbine blade will be there, ultimately, forever,” Bob Cappadona of Veolia Environnement SA told Bloomberg. “Most landfills are considered a dry tomb.”
A Texas startup called Global Fiberglass Solutions has developed a method to break down blades and press them into pellets and fiber boards to be used for flooring and walls.
“We can process 99.9% of a blade and handle about 6,000 to 7,000 blades a year per plant,” said Chief Executive Officer Don Lilly. “When we start to sell to more builders, we can take in a lot more of them. We’re just gearing up.”
Until demand for the company’s product increases, the blades will continue to make the long haul to the landfills in cities that are paid up to $675,000 to store them indefinitely.


returntonow--2020-10-28--STUDY: Babies Drink Over a Million Plastic Particles Per Bottle

Warming and shaking milk in plastic baby bottles releases 16 million microplastic particles into every liter of milk A new study reveals the horrifying fact that babies who drink milk or formula from heated plastic bottles are consuming millions of tiny pieces of plastic every day .
The amount of plastic babies consume from heated bottles dwarfs the amount humans consume from any other known source .
Previous research has estimated adults consume between 39,000 and 52,000 micro-plastic particles per year .
The new study , published last week in Nature Food , finds babies fed with plastic bottles are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ particles per day .
In the process of warming and shaking your baby ’ s bottle , you release millions of microplastic particles ( fragments less than 5 millimeters long ) and perhaps trillions of nanoplastic particles ( each on the scale of billionths of a meter ) , the study found .
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin tested 10 brands of polypropylene baby bottles , representing two-thirds of the global market baby bottle market , and found they released between 1 million and 16 million particles per liter of fluid when heated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ baby bottles about 10 years ago because of mounting evidence that BPA in polycarbonate baby bottles caused developmental problems in children .
The scientists followed the World Health Organization ’ s protocol for “ the safe preparation of baby formula , ” which includes sterilizing bottle in boiling water , drying , cooling , filling with 158-degree water , adding powder , shaking and cooling .
The higher the temperature , the more particles were released , the team found .
Water heated to room temperature , 77 degrees , and shaken caused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liter , indicating agitation alone caused plastic shedding .
At 158 degrees , 16.2 million particles per liter were released .
At 203 degrees , 55 million particles per liter were shaken loose from the bottle .
“ The sterilization process itself exacerbates the level of microplastic formation , such that , if you leave out the sterilization step , even though it ’ s unsafe , you ’ ll reduce the number of microplastics that are actually generated , ” Trinity College Dublin Materials Engineer John Boland tells Wired Magazine .
His @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks and found that they kept releasing particles over time .
“ What we think is happening is that as you use a bottle , you slowly start abrading the polymer , ” he said .
While microplastics have been shown to come out in our stool , studies have shown they show up in animal tissue , blood and have even crossed the blood-brain barrier , causing brain damage in fish .
While Boland recommends preparing formula in a non-plastic container and letting it cool before transferring it to a plastic bottle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wonder why anyone would use anything other than glass or their breast at this point ?
Boland says the study has taught us we should “ never , ever , ever use a microwave oven to heat anything with a plastic container … Because what happens is the local heating of the plastic and the water together gives enhanced levels of microplastic generation .
And so that combination we think is particularly potent .
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Warming and shaking milk in plastic baby bottles releases 16 million microplastic particles into every liter of milk
A new study reveals the horrifying fact that babies who drink milk or formula from heated plastic bottles are consuming millions of tiny pieces of plastic every day.
The amount of plastic babies consume from heated bottles dwarfs the amount humans consume from any other known source.
Previous research has estimated adults consume between 39,000 and 52,000 micro-plastic particles per year. The new study, published last week in Nature Food, finds babies fed with plastic bottles are ingesting as many as 4 million micro-plastic particles per day.
In the process of warming and shaking your baby’s bottle, you release millions of microplastic particles (fragments less than 5 millimeters long) and perhaps trillions of nanoplastic particles (each on the scale of billionths of a meter), the study found.
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin tested 10 brands of polypropylene baby bottles, representing two-thirds of the global market baby bottle market, and found they released between 1 million and 16 million particles per liter of fluid when heated.
Manufacturers shifted to using polypropylene in baby bottles about 10 years ago because of mounting evidence that BPA in polycarbonate baby bottles caused developmental problems in children.
The scientists followed the World Health Organization’s protocol for “the safe preparation of baby formula,” which includes sterilizing bottle in boiling water, drying, cooling, filling with 158-degree water, adding powder, shaking and cooling.
The higher the temperature, the more particles were released, the team found.
Water heated to room temperature, 77 degrees, and shaken caused the bottle to shed 600,000 particles per liter, indicating agitation alone caused plastic shedding.
At 158 degrees, 16.2 million particles per liter were released.
At 203 degrees, 55 million particles per liter were shaken loose from the bottle.
“The sterilization process itself exacerbates the level of microplastic formation, such that, if you leave out the sterilization step, even though it’s unsafe, you’ll reduce the number of microplastics that are actually generated,” Trinity College Dublin Materials Engineer John Boland tells Wired Magazine.
His team tested the bottles repeatedly for three weeks and found that they kept releasing particles over time. “What we think is happening is that as you use a bottle, you slowly start abrading the polymer,” he said.
While microplastics have been shown to come out in our stool, studies have shown they show up in animal tissue, blood and have even crossed the blood-brain barrier, causing brain damage in fish.
While Boland recommends preparing formula in a non-plastic container and letting it cool before transferring it to a plastic bottle to lessen the toxic load, we wonder why anyone would use anything other than glass or their breast at this point?
Boland says the study has taught us we should “never, ever, ever use a microwave oven to heat anything with a plastic container … Because what happens is the local heating of the plastic and the water together gives enhanced levels of microplastic generation. And so that combination we think is particularly potent.”


returntonow--2020-10-30--The Full Moon Falls on Halloween This Year For the First Time Since 1944

For the first time in 76 years , we ’ ll have a full blue moon on Halloween Day in 2020 .
The moon will reach its peak fullness in all time zones on the planet on Halloween Day this year .
It ’ s the first time that ’ s happened since WWII .
While we tend to associate Halloween with a spooky full moon , the two events occurring at the same time is actually pretty rare .
We are supposed to have a full moon on Halloween every 19 years , but because of a slight shift @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on November 1 in 1963 , 1982 and 2001 ( for most time zones ) , according to Farmer ’ s Almanac .
It will also be a “ blue moon , ” or the second full moon in the same month .
Technically , all Halloween full moons are blue moons , as the 29.5 day lunar cycle requires all blue moons to happen on the 31st of a given month .
Blue moons only happen once in a blue moon , every 3 years or so , making 2020 special in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moons !
Luckily , we won ’ t have to wait another 76 years for another Halloween full moon .
For the next century , we are back on track to have one every 19 years .

For the first time in 76 years, we’ll have a full blue moon on Halloween Day in 2020.
The moon will reach its peak fullness in all time zones on the planet on Halloween Day this year. It’s the first time that’s happened since WWII.
While we tend to associate Halloween with a spooky full moon, the two events occurring at the same time is actually pretty rare.
We are supposed to have a full moon on Halloween every 19 years, but because of a slight shift in the Metonic Cycle, it landed on November 1 in 1963, 1982 and 2001 (for most time zones), according to Farmer’s Almanac.
It will also be a “blue moon,” or the second full moon in the same month. Technically, all Halloween full moons are blue moons, as the 29.5 day lunar cycle requires all blue moons to happen on the 31st of a given month.
Blue moons only happen once in a blue moon, every 3 years or so, making 2020 special in another way – it has 13 full moons!
Luckily, we won’t have to wait another 76 years for another Halloween full moon. For the next century, we are back on track to have one every 19 years.


returntonow--2020-11-01--Michigan is So Cold, The Trees Grow Frozen “Ghost Apples”

Scientists speculate about how hollow icy shells of apples ended up on Michigan trees Michigan farmer Andrew Sietsema was out pruning his apple trees after an icy rain last winter when he noticed a bizarre phenomenon – what looked like little glass ornaments shaped exactly like apples .
Upon shaking the tree , he noticed more of them appeared .
Upon closer examination , he realized shaking the tree would cause apple mush to “ slip out of the bottom ” of the icy casing surrounding .
“ Most apples just fell off , ice and all .
But quite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ghost apple ’ behind , ” Sietsema told Forbes Magazine .
Botanist James Wong told the magazine he ’ s not sure how an apple would rot and fall out of it ’ s frozen casing like that .
University of Illinois horticulturalist William Shoemaker suspected the ‘ ghost apples ’ were a result of the exceptionally cold weather caused by a polar vortex last February .
When the temperature drops to around around 0°F , their structure collapses , and a few could “ spew their rotten contents successfully.
” But why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apple frozen along with their icy case ?
Probably because their significant acid content keeps them from freezing , Shoemaker said .
Whatever the cause , the spooky apples made their way around social media again this Halloween .
Now that we know to look for them , maybe farmers will spot a few more this winter .

Scientists speculate about how hollow icy shells of apples ended up on Michigan trees
Michigan farmer Andrew Sietsema was out pruning his apple trees after an icy rain last winter when he noticed a bizarre phenomenon – what looked like little glass ornaments shaped exactly like apples.
Upon shaking the tree, he noticed more of them appeared. Upon closer examination, he realized shaking the tree would cause apple mush to “slip out of the bottom” of the icy casing surrounding.
“Most apples just fell off, ice and all. But quite a few would leave a cool ‘ghost apple’ behind,” Sietsema told Forbes Magazine.
Botanist James Wong told the magazine he’s not sure how an apple would rot and fall out of it’s frozen casing like that.
University of Illinois horticulturalist William Shoemaker suspected the ‘ghost apples’ were a result of the exceptionally cold weather caused by a polar vortex last February.
When the temperature drops to around around 0°F, their structure collapses, and a few could “spew their rotten contents successfully.”
But why weren’t the contents of the apple frozen along with their icy case?
Probably because their significant acid content keeps them from freezing, Shoemaker said.
Whatever the cause, the spooky apples made their way around social media again this Halloween. Now that we know to look for them, maybe farmers will spot a few more this winter.


returntonow--2020-11-02--More States Move to Make Daylight Savings Time Permanent

32 states introduce legislation to stop switching the clocks , 13 states pass it .
The arbitrary time changes were created to help big business , not farmers , The Old Farmer ’ s Almanac says .
Since 2015 , an impressive 32 states have engaged in legislation to establish Daylight Saving Time as the official time year-round , according to The Old Farmer ’ s Almanac .
Legislation has now been enacted in 13 of those states – starting with Florida in 2018 , followed by Arkansas , Delaware , Maine , Oregon , Tennessee and Washington in 2019 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , South Carolina , Utah and Wyoming in 2020 .
The states need approval from the federal government , but it sends the message that more and more states want to make the switch , increasing the likelihood of a national switch .
Ever wonder why we have to “ fall back ” and “ spring forward ” like yoyos each year ?
Studies have found the abrupt time changes wreak havoc on our health – increasing car accidents , heart attacks , suicides , workplace injuries and energy consumption , while decreasing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ belief , farmers don ’ t like it either , The Old Farmer ’ s Almanac says .
In fact , they hate it .
So , why keep tormenting ourselves ?
For big business .
All sorts of retail industries have found that their sales are higher when there are more daylight hours after the 9-5 work day is over .
Convenience stores know we are more likely to shop for all kinds of things when we are out driving around in broad daylight after work and have lobbied hard to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible .
Outdoor businesses such as golf courses and gardening supply stores report more profit with more daylight hours .
“ Sports and recreation industries saw the light , too , ” Time Magazine reports .
“ Golf ball sales skyrocketed during Daylight Saving Time .
Baseball was a huge early supporter , too , because there was no artificial illumination of parks , so it got school kids and workers to ball games with the extended daylight.
” What started as an effort to “ save energy ” during WWI and WWII @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and blue-collar workers .
“ It was so unpopular when we experimented with Daylight Saving Time during World War I that before the Versailles Treaty was signed , Congress was forced to repeal it to quell the revolt from the farm lobby , ” says Michael Downing , author of Spring Forward : The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time .
However , after WWII New York City continued to observe a metropolitan Daylight Saving Time .
Because of its position as a financial capital , other cities followed .
The result , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Daylight Saving Time surrounded by rural areas that did not , and no one could tell what time it was anywhere.
” “ I understand the idea that the federal government doesn ’ t want just one state randomly doing it , ” Maryland State Senator Justin Ready told Newsweek .
“ If my bill passes , it won ’ t make Maryland automatically switch .
It will send a message to the federal government that we want to be part of a group of states that want to switch.
” Four other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oklahoma—have submitted bills asking to be exempt from Daylight Saving Time ( sticking to standard time year round ) , which does not require federal approval .
Arizona has never adopted Daylight Saving Time .

The arbitrary time changes were created to help big business, not farmers. Studies show “springing forward” increases car accidents, heart attacks, suicides, injuries and energy consumption, while decreasing productivity.
Since 2015, an impressive 32 states have engaged in legislation to establish Daylight Saving Time as the official time year-round, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
Legislation has now been enacted in 13 of those states – starting with Florida in 2018, followed by Arkansas, Delaware, Maine, Oregon, Tennessee and Washington in 2019, and Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, South Carolina, Utah and Wyoming in 2020.
The states need approval from the federal government, but it sends the message that more and more states want to make the switch, increasing the likelihood of a national switch.
Ever wonder why we have to “fall back” and “spring forward” like yoyos each year?
Studies have found the abrupt time changes wreak havoc on our health – increasing car accidents, heart attacks, suicides, workplace injuries and energy consumption, while decreasing workplace productivity.
And contrary to popular belief, farmers don’t like it either, The Old Farmer’s Almanac says. In fact, they hate it.
So, why keep tormenting ourselves?
For big business. All sorts of retail industries have found that their sales are higher when there are more daylight hours after the 9-5 work day is over.
Convenience stores know we are more likely to shop for all kinds of things when we are out driving around in broad daylight after work and have lobbied hard to make daylight savings last as many months as possible.
Outdoor businesses such as golf courses and gardening supply stores report more profit with more daylight hours.
“Sports and recreation industries saw the light, too,” Time Magazine reports. “Golf ball sales skyrocketed during Daylight Saving Time. Baseball was a huge early supporter, too, because there was no artificial illumination of parks, so it got school kids and workers to ball games with the extended daylight.”
What started as an effort to “save energy” during WWI and WWII has always been extremely unpopular among farmers and blue-collar workers.
“It was so unpopular when we experimented with Daylight Saving Time during World War I that before the Versailles Treaty was signed, Congress was forced to repeal it to quell the revolt from the farm lobby,” says Michael Downing, author of Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time.
However, after WWII New York City continued to observe a metropolitan Daylight Saving Time. Because of its position as a financial capital, other cities followed. The result, Downing says, was “cities observing Daylight Saving Time surrounded by rural areas that did not, and no one could tell what time it was anywhere.”
“I understand the idea that the federal government doesn’t want just one state randomly doing it,” Maryland State Senator Justin Ready told Newsweek. “If my bill passes, it won’t make Maryland automatically switch. It will send a message to the federal government that we want to be part of a group of states that want to switch.”
Four other states—Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Oklahoma—have submitted bills asking to be exempt from Daylight Saving Time (sticking to standard time year round), which does not require federal approval. Arizona has never adopted Daylight Saving Time.


returntonow--2020-11-04--November is the Only Month You Can View the Pleiades with Your Naked Eye

The spooky Seven Sisters stars reappeared in the night sky on Halloween and will shine brightest on November 21 .
The glorious reappearance of the Pleiades happens every year around Halloween .
The stars known as the Seven Sisters light up the night sky for the entire month of November , the only month they can be seen clearly with the naked eye .
The Pleiades star cluster culminates – reaches its highest point in the sky – on or around November 21 each year , at midnight .
Although the midnight culmination date for the Pleiades advances over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Halloween has remained fixed by tradition .
In ancient times , the Pleiades had a dark , sinister reputation .
“ Medieval rituals as the pagan Black Sabbath and All Hallow ’ s Eve were set to occur when the Pleiades reached their highest point at midnight , ” says The Old Farmer ’ s Almanac .
“ Some have speculated that the rituals could have originated as a sort of commemoration of some ancient catastrophe that resulted in great loss of life.
” For example , some believe the star system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lost city of Atlantis , a legend that may have evolved from the awesome eruption of the Santorini Volcano in 1450 BC that devastated the Minoan civilization on nearby Crete .
The Pleiades have been significant to many civilizations throughout history .
The ancient Egyptians believed they were one of the forms of the goddess Isis .
The Persians celebrated their culmination at midnight .
The Mayans and Aztecs aligned their city streets and pyramids with the setting of the Pleiades , an event with an ominous undertone .
The ancient Japanese named @ @ @ @ @ @ @ car company is named after and it ’ s logo designed for .
Despite the Seven Sisters name , only six bright stars can be easily spotted .
Many disparate civilizations – including the Greeks , Australian aborigines , and Japanese – possess legends of the “ lost Pleiad.
” Two thousand years ago , a Greek poet wrote : “ …their number seven , though the myths often say…that one has passed away.
” One theory is that because the stars are young , hot and giant , they “ gobble up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that frequently produces instability , ” the Almanac says .
“ All massive stars die young.
” The remaining 6 sisters will be long gone when most of the galaxy ’ s stars are still enjoying middle age .

The spooky Seven Sisters stars reappeared in the night sky on Halloween and will shine brightest on November 21.
The glorious reappearance of the Pleiades happens every year around Halloween. The stars known as the Seven Sisters light up the night sky for the entire month of November, the only month they can be seen clearly with the naked eye.
The Pleiades star cluster culminates – reaches its highest point in the sky – on or around November 21 each year, at midnight.
Although the midnight culmination date for the Pleiades advances over the long course of time, the date of Halloween has remained fixed by tradition.
In ancient times, the Pleiades had a dark, sinister reputation.
“Medieval rituals as the pagan Black Sabbath and All Hallow’s Eve were set to occur when the Pleiades reached their highest point at midnight,” says The Old Farmer’s Almanac. “Some have speculated that the rituals could have originated as a sort of commemoration of some ancient catastrophe that resulted in great loss of life.”
For example, some believe the star system is related to the myth of the lost city of Atlantis, a legend that may have evolved from the awesome eruption of the Santorini Volcano in 1450 BC that devastated the Minoan civilization on nearby Crete.
The Pleiades have been significant to many civilizations throughout history.
The ancient Egyptians believed they were one of the forms of the goddess Isis. The Persians celebrated their culmination at midnight. The Mayans and Aztecs aligned their city streets and pyramids with the setting of the Pleiades, an event with an ominous undertone. The ancient Japanese named the star cluster Subaru, which the car company is named after and it’s logo designed for.
Despite the Seven Sisters name, only six bright stars can be easily spotted. Many disparate civilizations – including the Greeks, Australian aborigines, and Japanese – possess legends of the “lost Pleiad.”
Two thousand years ago, a Greek poet wrote: “…their number seven, though the myths often say…that one has passed away.”
One theory is that because the stars are young, hot and giant, they “gobble up their nuclear fuel in an adolescent frenzy that frequently produces instability,” the Almanac says. “All massive stars die young.”
The remaining 6 sisters will be long gone when most of the galaxy’s stars are still enjoying middle age.


returntonow--2020-11-05--“Rigorous” New Study Finds Magic Mushrooms Works 4 Times Better than Pharmaceutical Antidepressants

Instead of Zoloft you may want to pop a psilocybin mushroom , say psychiatrists at Johns Hopkins University Psilocybin mushrooms provide fast-acting , long-lasting relief from major depression , a new major study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds .
Also known as magic mushrooms , just two doses of the humble fungi eliminated symptoms of depression faster and kept them away longer than typical pharmaceutical antidepressants , a team of psychiatrists and neurologists from Johns Hopkins University found .
“ The effect was more than four times greater , ” Johns Hopkins psychiatrist Alan Davis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ within one day after the first session and sustained at that reduced level through the second psilocybin session all the way up to the one-month follow-up , ” he says .
The study was a follow-up to earlier research that found psilocybin alleviated depression in cancer patients .
It sought to determine whether it would have the same effect on major depressive disorder , which the researchers refer to as a “ substantial public health burden.
” The promising results provide hope for people with treatment-resistant depression , the researchers say .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doses of psilocybin on two different days , along with several hours of psychotherapy after each dose .
The mushrooms were taken in a supervised yet homey setting designed to put participants at ease .
“ They have a blindfold on , they have headphones on , listening to music , ” Davis says .
“ And we really encourage them to go inward and to kind of experience whatever is going to come up with the psilocybin.
” The study is notable for its scientific rigor , says Dr. Charles F. Reynolds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the University of Pittsburgh ’ s School of Medicine .
“ It offers , I think , a good deal of promise as a feasible approach to treating particularly chronic forms of depression , ” Reynolds told NPR .
The state of Oregon just legalized magic mushrooms , authorizing them for therapeutic use and decriminalizing possession , so it looks like Oregonians will be the first to enjoy the seemingly “ magic ” medicinal mushroom .

Instead of Zoloft you may want to pop a psilocybin mushroom, say psychiatrists at Johns Hopkins University
Psilocybin mushrooms provide fast-acting, long-lasting relief from major depression, a new major study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds.
Also known as magic mushrooms, just two doses of the humble fungi eliminated symptoms of depression faster and kept them away longer than typical pharmaceutical antidepressants, a team of psychiatrists and neurologists from Johns Hopkins University found.
“The effect was more than four times greater,” Johns Hopkins psychiatrist Alan Davis told NPR.
“The effect happened within one day after the first session and sustained at that reduced level through the second psilocybin session all the way up to the one-month follow-up,” he says.
The study was a follow-up to earlier research that found psilocybin alleviated depression in cancer patients. It sought to determine whether it would have the same effect on major depressive disorder, which the researchers refer to as a “substantial public health burden.”
The promising results provide hope for people with treatment-resistant depression, the researchers say.
The study’s 27 participants received two doses of psilocybin on two different days, along with several hours of psychotherapy after each dose.
The mushrooms were taken in a supervised yet homey setting designed to put participants at ease.
“They have a blindfold on, they have headphones on, listening to music,” Davis says. “And we really encourage them to go inward and to kind of experience whatever is going to come up with the psilocybin.”
The study is notable for its scientific rigor, says Dr. Charles F. Reynolds, distinguished professor emeritus of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Medicine.
“It offers, I think, a good deal of promise as a feasible approach to treating particularly chronic forms of depression,” Reynolds told NPR.
The state of Oregon just legalized magic mushrooms, authorizing them for therapeutic use and decriminalizing possession, so it looks like Oregonians will be the first to enjoy the seemingly “magic” medicinal mushroom.