HURRICANE SANDY

http://www.weca.org/SET/report/node6.html  
Interesting that in 1997 they had a simulation with a "hurricane sandy".  Now this is being called the "storm of the century".  I think we heard that last year about another storm. Anyways be prepared.  Power outages, have WATER, FOOD, FILL GAS IN VEHICLE.  GET IT NOW BEFORE IT IS OUT IN THE STORES.  Put water in your freezer as it will keep your things cold and your water also.  Have first aid kit and BATTERIES.  BATTERIES, BATTERIES, a car charger.  LOTS AND LOTS OF BATTERIES.  If out of power for days have blankets, things for children to play with (dollar days are good for that as well as BATTERIES).   
IT WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS OUT THERE SO PLEASE BE PREPARED.

What we have to put up with also........

http://tapestry.usgs.gov/features/09michigan.htmlI wish people would start to realize that people in Michigan, especially Northern Michigan are suffering also from the Niagaran oil wells, Antrim fracking gas wells and the Hydrofracking wells.  We are talking thousands of wells.  

WAKE UP, LOOK WHAT PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW YORK HAVE DONE TO HELP THEIR STATE, IS MICHIGAN THINKING????
jaime
Northern Michigan

Legalize Marijauna

Medical Marijuana Laws Shown to Reduce Traffic Fatalities

Well, that settles that

By Clay Dillow Posted 11.30.2011 at 2:59 pm 50 Comments

A U.S. Government Medical Crop at the University of Mississippi

Any attempt to segue into this post with a clever lead is likely to fall flat, so in the interest of skipping the cliches: a new study out of University of Colorado Denver and Montana State University shows that legalizing medical marijuana sales in various states over the past two decades has led to a nearly 10 percent drop in traffic fatalities. What the study really shows--by way of causal chain--is a five percent drop in beer sales, and that has in turn led to fewer fatalities on the road. Put that in your pipe and smoke it (couldn’t resist just one).
This is the kind of study that’s going to be attacked from all sides, by those with agendas and those who will simply point out that establishing that causal link between legalized pot and the decrease in alcohol sales (and in turn the reduced traffic deaths) is difficult with all the variables out there. But it is an interesting study for no other reason than it actually attempts to measure the effects of legalizing pot by linking it to some kind of hard data rather than some hard-to-quantify metric.

Related Articles

	Genome of Marijuana Sequenced and Published
	Mexican Authorities Seize Homemade Marijuana-Hurling Catapult At The Border
	New Drug Kills Pain by Boosting Body's Naturally Occurring Marijuana-Like Compound

Tags

Science, Clay Dillow, health, marijuana, medical marijuana, pot, public safety

That, of course, is traffic data, of which we have plenty. Traffic data is bountiful and generally pretty good because incidents on the road--particularly those that involve injury or fatality--very rarely go unnoticed by authorities, who are required to dutifully record them in the public record. So Daniel Rees of UC Denver and D. Mark Anderson of MSU started looking at the traffic data both nationwide and more particularly in the 13 states that legalized marijuana for medical use between 1990 and 2009. They found several connections and trends that seemingly stem from the legalization laws, but most notably they found evidence that alcohol consumption by 20- to 29-year-olds decreased, and that translated into fewer deaths on the road. Previous simulator studies have shown that drinkers tend to drive more aggressively and take more risks, while marijuana users tilt toward risk-averse behaviors. Notably, they also found that in the states that legalized marijuana there was no evidence of an uptick in use among minors, which is a major concern for the medical marijuana opposition.
To be fair, establishing these kinds of links is still difficult as variable abound and the data is sometimes difficult to trust. Common sense (experience?) tells us that kids smoking pot generally don’t go around telling adults about it, including those conducting academic research. So establishing whether or not more or fewer kids are getting high is more or less an exercise in guesswork. And Rees and Anderson point out that while alcohol is often consumed in public places marijuana is consumed privately, often in the home. So making marijuana use a publicly acceptable activity for all people--not just those with a medical necessity--might diminish the reduction in traffic fatalities as more stoney drivers get behind the wheel.
But things being what they are, medical marijuana laws appear to be trending toward safer roadways, and that’s all this study purports to demonstrate. Place whatever value on that you will. PopSci would like to point out that this post does not constitute an opinion either for or against the legalization of medical marijuana, and Rees’s and Anderson’s findings are just, like, their opinions, man.
[Eurekalert]

AT CHEBOYGAN STREET FAIR EMILYS BEESWAX ITEMS

EMILY'S BEESWAX ITEMS IS AT THE STREET FAIR IN CHEBOYGAN, MICHIGAN TODAY AT THE MUSIC FESTIVAL FROM 10-3 PM.   

Floods are bad news

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvDbB3HqNcA&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL



It is a few minutes long but wow, well worth watching.  It has main stream media news streams on it towards the end so it is happening.  I wonder how gas and oil wells are not under water just spewing away?  Ever wondered about it?  Those in that area God be with you, and all of us.
jaime
Northern Michigan

Petroleum products in so much!!

http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/05/03/08/petroleum-distillate-in-your-lip-gloss-and-furniture-polish-shown-to-cause-tissue-disease.htm 

Petroleum Distillate in Your Lip Gloss and Furniture Polish Shown to Cause Tissue Disease!
by SixWise.com

Perhaps you have never heard of petroleum distillates before, or given them much thought if you have, but it is almost certain you've used products that contain them - perhaps daily. These compounds, which are also called hydrocarbons or petrochemicals, are extracted by distillation during the refining of crude oil, and they're used as heating agents, propellants (gasoline) and solvents.
A study in the American Journal of Epidemiology found that being exposed to petroleum distillates increases the risk of developing undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD), a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that involves a disorder of the body's connective tissues.
UCTD could include symptoms from, or evolve into any combination of, connective tissue diseases like lupus, scleroderma, polymyositis, vasculitis, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome or fibromyalgia, yet has not met the official diagnostic criteria to be diagnosed as such.
Where are Petroleum Distillates Found?
Petroleum distillates are in hundreds of consumer products including:

Hair conditioner Sunblock Nail polish Deodorant Mineral oil Lip gloss Gasoline Fertilizer Furniture polish Pesticides Plastics

Paint thinners Solvents Motor oil Fuels (propane, butane, diesel) Petroleum jelly Art supplies (oil painting medium) Paste and liquid car waxes and polishes Kerosene Paraffin wax Tar Adhesives

According to the EPA, "Products that contain petroleum distillates should be used carefully. Wear gloves to avoid skin contact and avoid breathing vapors of volatile compounds."

Hundreds of products, including lip gloss, nail polish and hair conditioner, contain petroleum distillates that the EPA says should be used with caution.

That's because, in addition to raising the risk of UCTD, petroleum distillates can cause chemical pneumonia and can interfere with the lungs' functions-even resulting in death-if inhaled or swallowed. They can also irritate the skin and cause sensitivity to light.
Can Petroleum Distillates be Avoided?
As it stands, the average household contains, in the form of chemical products, about 10 gallons of potentially hazardous petrochemicals. Many, many household cleaners are based on petrochemicals, and while manufacturers are required to include warning labels on products that contain them, a New York Poison Control Center study found that 85 percent of product warning labels are inadequate.
So, when you clean, always seek out natural cleaners and use PerfectClean's ultramicrofiber cloths, which require the use of no cleaners at all yet clean down to a microscopic level-something ordinary cloth wipes can't do.
Further, petroleum distillates pose the greatest risk when they're breathed in. According to the EPA, even small amounts can cause harm. That's why ensuring that the air you breathe in your home is clean and free from toxins has become as important and necessary as locking your doors at night. Unfortunately, with all of the chemical products our society has come to rely on, indoor air can be two to 100 times more polluted than outdoor air, says the EPA!
When it comes to reducing your exposure to petroleum distillates, avoiding noxious chemical cleaners and other chemical products and purifying the air you and your family breathe while indoors are two of the best steps you can take.
Recommended Reading
The Health Dangers of Phenols Found in Common Household Cleaners
Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Genetic Abnormalities
Dust Dangers: What Exactly is Dust, and Why Can it be so Dangerous

---

Environmental Protection Agency: Petroleum
Household Products Database
American Journal of Epidemiology
Express Newsline January 16, 2005
Household Products Database

song for pain

Her Diamonds by Matchbox 20 is my song for those days when all I can cry from the pain.  So fitting for so many others also.

What To Say Today Hmmm.....

     Woke up to snow coming down.  It was winter, what were we expecting?  Oh I hate the cold LOL.  All wrapped up in my blanket, sitting at the computer and smiling because the heat just came on and a heat vent was right at my feet.  AHHHHH.
     I felt the need to expand on our "Wednesdays".  We joke that if the neighbors didn't see Ex's #3 car at our house it would throw off their week.  Yeah, he's my ex husband, yeah, there were problems-that is an understatement-but as I got older I realized my family was gone (except my children of course) and my friends were my family.  Ex-husband #3 was kind of in the same position.  After everything we had gone through we finally realised we needed each other.  
     My joe was ok with that.  Joe knows how much I love him. 
        I just thought of a reason for writing today, not that I needed one, today would have been our (Ex husband #3) 8 year wedding anniversary.  I'm sure there had to be a card for that.
     I felt a bit melancholy about it.  So much hurt and laughter. I choose to remember the good things from any relationship I had been in when some are stuck on the negative.  
     The relationships I had been in over my life had impacted me in a different way every time. Joe got what resulted from the other men, some good, some not so good.  Each in their own way gave me the tools to be the strong, surviving, woman I am today.  I was proud to having known each of them.  
     One has part of my heart forever.  That heart had been healing more over the years which was good for Joe. 
       Another thought running through that head of mine. 

THE PHONE IS RINGING!

OH my, the day I have been looking forward to since starting our oil and gas fight has arrived.  The door has been opened for me to EDUCATE people on the health affects of this industry. Networking is paying off as well as knowing people or putting that editorial in the local paper has my phone ringing.   It is exciting but overwhelming. 
    Here is the lowdown for the last few days.  Josh who made Gasland has asked me to the Traverse City Movie Festival to tell my story of what the industry has done to me and my family.  I am getting the movie "Split Estate" which is similiar to Gasland but put together by the Mass. Institute of Techn (MIT).  Also met up with a woman who was at the recent citizens meeting about the new drilling and she wants me to contact other organizations since I know my stuff about gas and oil-she says.  Also 2 contacts from the class reunion we went to last weekend.  Oh, yeah, that one lady I met at the grocery store.   
    The door has been opened to educate people on the affects of this industry.  I hope I can do it all.  Joe (husband #4) is behind me so we'll see how it goes.  I always told husband #3 I would end up on a morning show talking about this subject.  He  has no doubt.   
All for now. 

Thank you

     My husband and I discussed this a few days ago and I have been tossing this around in my head since then.  With the findings in the Utica and Collingwood shales and already the Niagaran  and Antrim shales, there is a lot of work to be done.  
    Joe asked me what would I have to do to be at the fighting level Me and De were at before. I told him this would consume me.  12 hours a day, maybe 7 days a week, lots of phone calls and having to act in a way that is not me.  Being forceful and argumentative is not my general nature.  Though persistence is. LOL Our lives being threatened, monitored....all that goes with this industry.
    I told joe it would destroy our marriage.  I lost my family and friends for their ignorance or judgment or just not understanding. Or they died.  My heart can't lose anymore right now.  I am fighting for my life, literally.
The wells are coming and  by the hundreds at least.  I'm still fighting somewhat all the wells in my hometown of Lewiston and Gaylord Michigan.  
    Someone told me yesterday that I should be proud of what I have done.  Some of you in your infancy received my information to help you.  How can I be proud when so many people are sick and/or dying and you can't get the industry to do what safely needs to be done to their wells. 
    De is exhausted after all these years and so am I.  I want to fight what is coming my way but I can find no one to help.  No one to lift up their heads or their phones and say you can do it, let me help. 
    So, for now, I can't do it anymore.  I want to enjoy my new husband and get through each day one at a time.  I will keep monitoring what is going on but
I have to concentrate on keeping healthy.   I have lots of information so feel free to contact me.  
Good luck and Keep fighting! Thanks to all who have helped me in our fight.
Jaime Long Chimner
Northern Michigan