The Plight of Maine Loggers

Anyone who cares about the Maine woods and logging should take the time to read this:

http://thecameraandquill.com/?p=28  

Notes on fructose and other important dangers of how and what we eat

This article is a good summary of how to counteract the terrible way we eat today, why what we're told to eat is not good, the danger of fructose that's hidden in so much of what we eat. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/04/30/fructose-and-protein-related-to-obesity.aspx?e_cid=20120430_DNL_art_1

Decoding Pet Food Industry Doublespeak

Decoding Pet Food Industry Doublespeak:

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The 3 Best Pet Foods for Your Canine or Feline

The 3 Best Pet Foods for Your Canine or Feline:

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A trombone for Roger

Can you help with a good cause?  The "Wicked Good Band"'s  friend and musical mentor, Roger Snow, was in a serious automobile accident last week. Roger, 87, walked away without a scratch. His beloved trombone, however, did not. Will you help us purchase a new trombone .


Roger lives and breathes music. He continues to gig - playing nursing homes throughout Southern Maine with his band, which includes Wicked Good Band's own Steve Bither.
Roger has given the gift of music his entire life. Won't you help us give back?
We're wicked grateful for your generosity!

You can safely contribute through PayPal, it's quick & easy, any amount would be great, just click the link below:

A trombone for Roger:

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Dog Treats Causing Deaths

After seeing something on Wagon Train Dog treats causing deaths I Googled Wagon Train (of course the first posting was their site with a headline saying how wholesome they are), check this web site for yourself http://www.consumeraffairs.com/pets/waggin_train.html

A letter to a Trucker's Wife--from the truck!

Streaming Live Video in Maine Black Bear Den

Streaming Live Video in Maine Black Bear Den

BetterWorldBooks.com - New & Used Books for Sale, Textbooks, Book Reviews & more - FREE SHIPPING

Did you know there's a great place to buy books and for every book you buy they donate a book to someone in need?

BetterWorldBooks.com - New & Used Books for Sale, Textbooks, Book Reviews & more - FREE SHIPPING:

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Room Divider

Room Divider: This is an antique wood frame room divider/screen that can be customized by bringing the wood back to natural or repainting & replacing the panels with mirrors, material or photos!

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Twin Antique Brass Headboards-2

Twin Antique Brass Headboards-2:







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Omega 3's Aren't Just For Humans...

Dr. Karen Becker, is a Veterinarian who describes herself on her website: http://healthypets.mercola.com/

I'm Dr. Karen Becker, an integrative, proactive, wellness veterinarian. I believe animal guardians must become responsible health advocates for the animals in their care. By identifying and removing lifestyle obstacles before disease occurs, we are capable of providing the best possible lives for animals in our lives. Species-appropriate nutrition, a balanced immune system and a resilient body are the foundations for a healthy pet. This website is dedicated to helping you make healthy lifestyle choices for your pet, and take a proactive stance in their health. Healthypets.mercola.com is your one-stop resource for pet health articles and discussions that will help you prevent disease and nurture happy, thriving pets.

While reading Dr. Becker's article "Failure to Give This Fat To Your Pets & You're Asking For Trouble  a sentence caught my attention

Because most pets consume an abundance of high carbohydrate, empty calorie dry foods (kibble), the pet obesity issue is quickly rivaling the human obesity epidemic.

Sound familiar?  I'm sure it's no accident that animals are now suffering from the same maladies as we are--and for the same reasons. You may recall the pet food scare a while back?  There is a little more attention given lately about the dire straits our human food is in, imagine how horrible our pet food is.  Like human food, all the goodness of the food is removed, fillers added and injected with vitamins & marketed as if it's a wonderful thing


Dr. Becker goes on to say

"And as you might have guessed, omega-6 and omega-3 fats are as vital to your pet’s health as they are to yours. These fatty acids are crucial for many of your pet’s most important tissues and organs -- everything from reproduction to a healthy skin and coat.
There is also mounting evidence that essential fats play a significant role in your pet’s ability to fight off most all illness and disease.
This is the most common nutritional deficiency I see in my practice.
The symptoms I encounter on a daily basis include cats with dry skin and chronic oral inflammation, and dogs with recurrent skin and ear infections."

 Fortunately, this is an easily remedied situation. 

The “Essential” Nature of Omega-6 and 3 FatsYour dog or cat has a fundamental dietary requirement for certain fatty acids that it cannot produce on its own. These fats can only come from the food you feed your pet, thus the term essential.
Omega-6 and omega-3 fats derive their names from their chemical composition. It’s important to realize that your pet requires both omega-3 (alpha-linolenic) and omega-6 (linoleic) acids in order to thrive.
How to Spot an Omega-6 Deficiency in Your PetThe ratio of omega-6 to 3 fats is very important to your pet’s well being. Current recommendations are for ratios of 10:1 to 5:1.
If your dog or cat is eating a typical commercial pet food diet, it’s actually far more likely he or she is getting too much omega-6 fats rather than too little. However, it’s important to understand the role the omega-6’ fats play in your pet’s health.
A lack of omega-6 fats in your pet’s diet will result in poor overall development and a failure to gain weight. An omega-6 deficiency can compromise your pet’s immune system and cause liver and kidney degeneration.

Major Progress in Eliminating Mercury in Dentistry

Major Progress in Eliminating Mercury in Dentistry:

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Pictures by MagicMilly - Photobucket

Pictures by MagicMilly - Photobucket:

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New Years Prayer

 New Years Prayer Poem

By: Charlotte Anselmo

Thank you, Lord for giving me

The brand new year ahead.

Help me live the way I should,

As each new day I tread.

Give me gentle wisdom,

That I might help a friend.

Give me strength and courage,

So a shoulder I might lend.

The year ahead is empty,

Help me fill it with good things.

Each new day filled with joy,

And the happiness it brings.

Please give the leaders of our world

A courage born of peace

That they might lead us gently

And all the fighting cease.

Please give to all upon this earth,

A heart that's filled with love,

A gentle happy way to live

With your blessings from above."

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Mom's Obituary October 5, 2011

           

Ruth Cathryn (Kirkpatrick) D'Alessandro, 87, of Montville, NJ passed away Oct 5,2011 @ her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 19, 1924 @

Dover-Foxcroft, ME to John D. & Lottie Pearl (Hall) Kirkpatrick. After moving to

Portland, ME she married Louis D'Alessandro Sept 15, 1943 in Forest Hills, NY. After

WWII they lived in Elmont, NY moving to NJ in the late 50's where they raised 3

children.

Although a licensed hairdresser in Maine, Mass & NY her real career was a

homemaker, not only raising her children but using her self taught skills to tackle

amazing things from cake decorating, sewing wedding dresses for entire wedding

parties, refinishing & reupholstering furniture, building stone walls or taking down

interior walls, always to perfection whatever the task. A quiet, humble person who never

balked at any task if she could make it better or learn something new—even horseback

riding. Family was most important & therefore holidays too with April Fool's Day one of

her favorites, a celebration of her ever present sense of humor-even in her last days.

She is survived by her son Douglas (Patricia) D'Alessandro of Boonton, NJ,

daughters Susan D'Alessandro (fiance Dan Nelson) of Millinocket, ME & Nancy (Michael)

Ginder of Kinnelon, NJ; grandchildren Scott D'Alessandro (fiance Angela Preston) of

Pensacola, FL, Gayle (Sean) O'Donnell of Boyds, MD, Lisa D'Alessandro of Wharton, NJ,

Randy Bourgoin, III (fiance Kayla MacLeod) of Millinocket, ME, Victoria (Sudeep) Kesh

of New Providence, NJ, Sarah & Amanda Ginder of Kinnelon, NJ. Great Grandchildren

Sofie & Jakob O'Donnell, Mallory & Carter Bourgoin.

She was predeceased by her parents John D. & Lottie Pearl Kirkpatrick, her

husband of 58 years, Louis D'Alessandro, brothers Walter, Earle, Leon, Ray & Glen,

sisters Joy Libby & Rena Beckum.

At her request, a private service was held at her home on Oct 10, 2011.

If anyone wants to remember her in a special way, please make a donation to a

charity of your choice or Montville Twp. 1st Aid Squad, 137 Changebridge Rd, Montville,

NJ 07045.

Last NH paper mill with new ideas?

Quoting from a Bangor Daily News article : http://bangordailynews.com/2011/06/19/business/last-northern-nh-paper-mill-can-make-it-reps-say/

A cheaper source of fuel, a dedicated sales team and workforce, and an investment in a tissue machine will help the last paper mill in New Hampshire’s North Country succeed, state and mill industry representatives say.

“They’re concentrating on areas that they can be strong on, that there’s a little bit less competition — towel and tissue is a little bit more difficult to, let’s say, import from Asia and make it feasible,” said George Bald, commissioner of New Hampshire’s Department of Resources and Economic Development. 

Tilton plans to spend the money to convert the mill’s fuel source from oil to gas in about five months. “It’s a must,” she said. The gas line has been secured that would supply power to the mill from a landfill.
She said the largest investment will be a tissue machine, “so we can battle against foreign imports.” She estimated it would take about a year to build the machine and get it operating.
Tilton said one reason she took interest in Gorham was because Patriarch had bought the Old Town Fuel & Fiber mill in Maine a few years ago, the firm’s first mill venture.
Old Town’s owner had filed for bankruptcy. The mill had been selling pulp to customers such as the Gorham mill, but also was researching the development of biofuels.

“We got the mill back up and running, we put all the workers back to work, we were able to make money and we’re building a biorefinery,” Tilton said. “We’re going to be the first to make jet fuel out of wood on a mill level. Everybody, every day is proud of the work we do together. So that is what gave me the inspiration to be here.” 

Some interesting points to ponder........

Katahdin landfill bill - Corporate Blackmail?

Quoting from the recent Bangor Daily News Article, http://bangordailynews.com/2011/06/16/politics/katahdin-landfill-bill-okd-despite-claims-of-corporate-blackmail/

A bill authorizing the state to acquire an East Millinocket landfill received final approval Thursday, but not before some lawmakers compared the controversial deal aimed at saving two shuttered paper mills to “corporate blackmail.”A lopsided, 34-1 vote in the Senate Wednesday morning belied the consternation some lawmakers felt as state officials — in their quest to salvage two Katahdin Paper mills and hundreds of jobs — prepare to potentially take over an aging landfill tied to the mills.The Dolby Landfill has, for decades, received paper-related sludge, pulp and other waste from the two paper mills in Millinocket and East Millinocket. Nearly full, the landfill is now regarded as a liability and an obstacle to finding a new buyer for two mills that a few years ago employed roughly 600 people.

To me, the most troubling is :

Another issue raised Thursday was the level of contamination at the landfill. In a letter to the Attorney General’s Office, the Conservation Law Foundation pointed out that the landfill has struggled to receive a permit renewal from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection“due to continuing problems with leachate discharges and landfill stability issues.”

A few months ago I wrote to the Maine Center for Disease Control, Cancer Registry Dept., asking for a breakdown of the incidents of the different cancers broken down by town in Penobscot County.  The County figures are published online so you would think it wouldn't be too difficult to furnish the breakdown but to date I have received no information.

I also wrote to Erin Brockovich and have heard nothing yet.  Perhaps there are so many similar situations across the country that no one has time?

Wisconsin Dems to announce that they will try to recall Scott Walker - The Plum Line - The Washington Post

Wisconsin Dems to announce that they will try to recall Scott Walker - The Plum Line - The Washington Post

An interesting story to follow on a Sunday afternoon....it is so good to see people starting to take a stand....