An Interview with Stephen Covey (Jr.)
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from Tom Heck
Your Favorite Drug Companies Share Their Secrets
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Organic Consumers Association
Over the last
decade, the doctor-patient relationship roles have changed dramatically in the
U.S. Traditionally, a patient would visit a doctor with an ailment, the doctor
would diagnose the ailment, and the best known remedy would be prescribed. But
now, pharmaceutical companies have discovered how to bypass this system by
convincing patients to demand specific brand name drugs that they've seen
advertised over and over again on TV and in magazines and newspapers. Recent
studies show drug companies now spend a record $3 billion on direct
advertising to consumers. A 60-second commercial slot on TV can tell a viewer
what's wrong with them and what drug will fix them. And it works... the
advertising, that is. Recently released marketing statistics show that each
year, prescriptions for the 50 most heavily advertised drugs rise six times
faster than prescriptions for all other drugs. Unfortunately, the side effects
of these same prescription drugs kill over 100,000 Americans every year.
http://www.organicconsumers.org/Politics/drugcon091605.cfm
I like this representation of a holistic approach
to well-being
from British Columbia
Q: What is George W. Bush's position on Roe
vs. Wade?
A: He really doesn't care how people get out of New
Orleans.
- From Margaret Nielsen
"The situation is very urgent.
We must move slowly."
- Buddhist saying, quoted by Tom Atlee
A2 seeks P2
(Ann Arbor seeks Pollution Prevention)
-from Jessica Yorko
"We
currently have bike lanes on 16.5% of the 92 miles of primary roads in our
city, within 3 to 5 years that will jump to 68%; an increase of over 300
percent. Within 8 to10 years 85% of our primary roads will have cycling
lanes. In addition we will be adding to our non-motorized path system along
greenway and through parks. ... Every commuter we take off the road means
on average that 14,427 pounds of greenhouse gasses will not be produced in a
given year."
MICROGRIDS
As Peer-to-Peer Energy
-Norma Bauer
Microgrids are small community networks that supply electricity and heat.
They could make substantial savings, and emissions cuts with no major changes
to lifestyles, researchers say.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4245584.stm
"The book Mother Nature wants you to read."
--Crosswinds Weekly
Contributors:
Janine Benyus, Rufus Chaney, Dan Dagget, Wade Davis, Dave Foreman, Stephen
Foster, Paul Hawken, Elaine Ingham, Wes Jackson, Doug Kepler, Andy Lipkis,
Amory Lovins, Hunter Lovins, Malcolm Margolin, Dennis Martinez, John Mohawk,
Jim Motavalli, David Orr, Michael Pollan, Paul Stamets, David Suzuki, Luisah
Teish, John Todd, Peter Warshall, Terry Tempest Williams
Excerpt from Reading to Lead...
A weekly stimulant for
those who lead
- Dan Mulhern
What parental behavior
crushes the spirits of kids from three to twenty-three? The focus on what
they're not, what they've done wrong, or what they missed. In a time when we
crave innovation and commitment, what will fear and negativity at work bring? ...
more
The New IPOD "Flea"
- from Solomon Harvey
http://gprime.net/video.php/ipodflea
Please send me your words of wit and wisdom...
Thanks,
LeRoy
leroy@leroyharvey.net
www.leroyharvey.net
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