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Home Fire Escape Drills

The Home Fire Escape Drill
is designed to help families practice two escape routes out of the house if a fire should occur. Planning and practicing two escape routes--one normal route through hallways and stairways; and an alternative route through windows or onto the roof--will help save the lives of you and your family. The alternative escape route is vital because most fires start in areas of the house that will likely block the usual hallway and stairway.

Please join the State Fire Marshal's office and your local fire department in helping save lives by completing the Home Fire Escape Drill. REMEMBER - Once outside, never re-enter the house and call the fire department from a neighbor's house.

·       Diagram your home on a piece of paper (graph paper works well), draw a diagram of each floor in your home. Have the family help so all members can become acquainted with the escape plan.

·       Identify each room and label them.

·       Locate windows, doors, hallways and stairways.

·       Draw black arrows to show the normal escape route through hallways and stairways.

·       Draw red arrows to mark an alternative escape route in case fire blocks exits through hallways and stairways. Identify windows that will be used to escape and exits to the roof.

·       Identify a meeting place for family members outside of the house.

·       Practice Your Plan

·       Practice the Home Fire Escape Drill twice, once using the normal exits and then using the alternative route.

·       Close all of the bedroom doors.

·       Set off the smoke detector by pushing the test button.

·       Family members should sound their own alarm at the first sign of fire. Yelling or pounding on walls are examples.

·       Always test the doors for heat before opening.Sweep your hand over the upper portion of the door to feel for heat. If the door is hot or warm, do not open it. Instead, use your alternative route. If the door does not fell hot to the touch, open the door a crack to see if there is smoke. If there is no smoke, exit the house. If you find heavy smoke, close the door and use your alternative escape route.

·       Go to the designated meeting place outside.

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Tuesday, February 08, 2005

Blue states in jeopardy

According to this story by Reuters, both coasts of the U.S. are vulnerable to tsunamis like the one that devastated areas of the Indian Ocean shoreline in December. Scientists are working to get warning systems in place, but they say it's hard to keep the attention of politicians.

Hmmm. You'd think democrats could stay focused on this. If tsunamis took out both coasts, there wouldn't be many blue states left.

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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Ball Movements 2.28.08

Reasons To Watch The Games Of The NBA Tonight:

It's Like There's This Giant, Slow, $20 Million Hole In My Heart: What? Lakers versus Miami is no longer the battle of the century? Nooooo! Oh, Lord. You know who I feel sorry for? Matrix. I think Matrix is happy, and he'll end up helping rebuild the Heat. But tonight he's going to get killed, which as to be frustrating. He's about to get killed by a team he's got a long history with, and he's got no one to back him up besides Wade. We guess Matrix will take Odom tonight, and Wade will get Fisher. Which means Ricky Davis on Kobe at some point. Help us all. Miami at LA Lakers, 7:30PM PST.

Tonight We're Gonna Party Like It's... 2006? (Via the Corndogg): I fully expect the Mavs to win this game. All signs point to that, logically. They are playing in San Antonio. They are still incorporating a huge talent/ego into their unique team concept. They are up against the second hottest team in the league, who have the best player since the All-Star break (Manu). They are thin inside and they are running a lot more. The weird thing is, the Mavs team of two years ago (yeah, that one. The one that got robbed in the Finals) looks quite a bit more like this team, than the one that brought in Kidd a couple weeks ago. Dirk seems happier and more focused. No one feels stale or redundant. Player expectations are loosened up a bit. Oh yeah, that was the team that crushed SA in the Western Conference Semis. And, in case you forgot, I got my picture taken with Cubes (and althought I am hot and blond, I am not a chick. However, Mark had been knocking back the Hurricanes, so I guess he didn't really care). And, that's where the magic happens! Huzzah. Dallas at San Antonio, 7PM, CST.

Not As Crappy As We May Have First Believed:
I'm scared to say anything for fear of jinxing it... BUT... this might actually be a pretty good game tonight in New Jersey. Devin Harris might start. The Bucks are 4-6 in their last 10, but that's an improvement. Diop has not played well so far, so the Bucks might be able to bang down low. Vince Carter versus Michael Redd? And Charlie V versus Richard Jefferson. I likey. I can't believe it, but this one might actually be fun to watch. Plus, I get to root against the Douchebag. Milwaukee at New Jersey, 7:30PM EST.

Random Wikipedia Analogy Of The Day: We often wonder what it must be like playing for the Heat. We imagine it's hot, and dry without the cool thirst-quencher of success, and it must feel like you're trapped inside a giant horseshoe barrier. Much like Lake Torrens National Park in Australia.

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Sudarshan, the King of Wheels

Apr 3, BHUBANESWAR, ORISSA (SUN) — The Sudarshan Chakra of Lord Jagannath, Lord Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Atop the magnificent twelfth century temple in Puri, which stands 214 ft. in height on the shore, there also stands the King of Wheels, Sudarshan. Sri Sudarshan is 14 ft. in diameter with a thickness of 2 inches, made of an amalgamation of eight metals. The base holding rod is 16 ft. deep into the 'Kalasa'. Long red and white banners furlor with sea breeze to herald the victory of the Lord of the Universe on this great wheel, 'Nilachakra'.

There are two circles in the wheel; one is at the centre and the other is the outer. Eight bars connect the inner and outer circles. Swetaswatar Upanishad (1:4) reveals the mystery of the eight bars, that the whole Universe is a wheel and the bars of the wheel are mind, wisdom, selfness, sky, earth, sun, wind and water. These eight factors compose the human body. Bhagavad-Gita (7:4) narrates the same thing, that eight factors are the nature apart from the Supreme entity.

Sudarshan, one weapon in the hand of Lord Vishnu, is regarded as a Deity in Brahma Purana and Skanda Purana. On the 'Ratna Simhasan' of Lord Jagannath in Srimandir, Sudarshan is one of the seven Deities. Here the shape is like a pole. Both the wheel and pole shapes of Sudarshan have different historical backdrops. How Sudarshan was created is described in Brahma Purana, which states that to get rid of the wicked demons, all the demigods prayed to Vishnu. He asked them to combine all their energies. Lord Shankar shaped this combined energy into a wheel, which he handed over to Lord Vishnu to kill the demons. In another volume, Pasupata Darshan, it is described that the Universe is a wheel and Lord Shankar is moving around, sitting on this wheel.

During the Car Festival, Lord Sudarshan comes first to the Chariot during Pahandi, being placed in Devadalan, the car of Subhadra. Like Sudarshan, Subhadra symbolizes energy or power. Hence, both perform their journey sitting on the same chariot.

Sudarshan is shaped like a pole. The obvious story of how the wheel transformed into the pole shape is narrated in the Mahabharata, which states that once in Dwaraka, Rukmini and Satyabhama wished to hear the Gopalila of Sri Krishna from Rohini, the mother of Balarama. While Rohini described the romantic episode, she engaged Subhadra to guard the entrance door. During this time, Sri Krishna and Balarama arrived and along with Subhadra, they listened to the enchanting description given by Mother Rohini. They were all plunged into such a great depth of passion that their limbs started melting. The wheel in the hand of Sri Krishna also melted into a pole shape. At this moment Narada arrived here, and finding the three Deities in the form of a pole, he prayed to Sri Krishna to retain this shape in Kali Yuga to save the devotees. That we see in Srimandir today.

Sudarshan is placed in the left of Lord Jagannath on the 'Ratna Simhasan'. In most of the statues or pictures of Narayan the wheel is placed in the right hand, as described in Sri Vishnu Purana, Brahma Purana, Nrusingha Purana, Agni Purana and Padma Purana. But in Matsya Purana, the wheel is placed in the left hand of Narayana. In Naradiya Pancharatra Paddhati, the wheel is placed in the upper left hand of Keshava and the lower left hand of Narayana. Thus the left side placement of Sudarshan in Srimandir is supported by these ancient sastric volumes.

The wheel is a circle and its ratio to the diameter is 22/7. In modern mathematical science it has a permanent value with the law of nature. When logs are cut to size during the time of Naba Kalevara, first three equal sizes are cut for the three Deities then another is cut one seventh the size of the three. So these are 22/7. Remarkably, it can be observed that this law of nature is carried out from ancient times in framing the size of the three Deities based on Vedic calculations to express a circle of supernatural powers. But it as the discovery of great ancient saints of Indian soil who proved the circle which is being carried out while carving out the images of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Sudarshan, long before the western scientists. So the mystery of the wheel is elevated to the supreme in Indian philosophy, and the ultimatum 'Zero' is the gift of Vedic Mathematics to the modern world.

Omkar is the representative symbol of Param Brahma. Balabhadra is 'A kar', Subhadra is 'U kar', Jagannath is 'M kar' and Sudarshan is half of the alphabetical pronounciation. Sudarshan is worshipped as a source of knowledge during the Bathing ceremony (Snanotsav). It is described in Skanda Purana (19:9) that the weapons in the hands of Sri Vishnu represent knowledge (Chakra), selfness (Padma), majesty (Gada) and sound (Sankha). So Sudarshan is the symbol of knowledge in the hand of Sri Vishnu.

On the Ratna Simhasan of Srimandir, Balabhadra is Rig Veda, Subhadra is Yajurveda, Jagannath is Sam Veda and Sudarshan is Atharva Veda. However, in the opinion of other authors, the Vedas vary with Deities. Though the four Deities appear to differ from each other, they are one Brahma. Sudarshan is also worshipped as the Sun. It is described in Markandeya Purana that on the Nilagiri, the Lord of the Universe is existing in four forms, named Brahma (Subhadra), Vishnu (Jagannath), Ishwar (Balabhadra) and Sun (Sudarshan). Lord Sudarshan is the symbol of immense effulgence.

Sudarshan is also worshipped as Chakra Narayan. There is a temple of Chakra Narayan near the western gate of Srimandir, just opposite to Niladrivihar, inside the flower garden. The statue of eight-handed Narayan sits at the centre of a wheel made of black granite. The eight hands are full of weapons such as the conch, wheel, lotus, mace, bow, arrow, sword and lightning. In the southern entrance of Jagamohan of Srimandir, Narayan also appears in the centre of a wheel, on the top of a pole. Mahalaxmi is sitting on the left thigh of Narayan.

Apart from Srimandir, there are temples in different places where Sudarshan is being worshipped as Chakra Narayan. Eastwards of Sri Jagannath temple in Puri stands Chakra Tirtha on the seashore, where a large Chakra in water is worshipped in the sanctum sanctorum. This Chakra is made of black granite with a statue of Narayan at the centre. At Niali Madhab in Cuttack district the Chakra is worshipped, and there is four-handed Deity here sitting in meditation at the centre. The upper two hands are holding conch and wheel and the lower two hands are in meditation posture. In the village of Vishnupur near Nimapara in Puri District there is a broken temple of Lord Sun in which the Chakra is worshipped.

The statue of Lord Shiva is like a pillar that resembles Sudarshan. Worship of Lord Shiva is worship of Lord Sudarshan. Lord Shiva is the symbol of five. At the end of a Kalpa (four Yugas) the created universe finishes into fire. All the scattered celestial illuminations in the endless space come closer together in a whirling manner spirally, and they unite to form a Chakra in motion. This is described in the Deluge chapter of Sri Vishnu Purana. The modern astrophysical scientists are said to have discovered at least one hundred crores of spiral galaxies in the space, but no theory has been established to date as to from where the power of whirling around come about. Even their supposed "big bang" theory has no link with spiraling. But the great Indian ancient saints have mentioned that creation and destruction of the universe takes place by whirling.

Some astronomical scientists have forecasted the vast universe will come to an end one day by all the celestial bodies coming close together and whirling into a single mass of flame. The same description is found in the Sri Vishnu Purana. This truth has also been discovered in Swetaswatara Upanishad (1:4). Lord Shiva is the Deity of destruction and the whirling effulgence at the end of the universe is Sudarshan Chakra, hence the shape of Sudarshan has been taken as Lord Shiva.

In Ahirbudhnyu Samhita it is mentioned that Lord Nrsimha is consecrated and established with the mantra of Sudarshan. In some other volumes also Sudarshan is compared with the furious glowing Nrsimha appearance of Lord Vishnu. In the volume Niladrish Archana Chandrika, Sri Jagannath is compared with Ramachandra, Balabhadra with Laxman, Subhadra with Sita and Sudarshan with Hanuman. At birth, mother Anjana sent Hanuman to eat the rising sun, So the mouth of Hanuman is compared with the rising sun. As the sun is described as Sudarshan, the Sun, Hanuman and Sudarshan are synonymous.

Architecturally, the Orissan temples are designed in the shape of a human body. The body has six energy centres named charkas, starting from Muladhara in the lower part up to the Sahasrara at the top. Sahasrara is described as a lotus where the soul resides and from this the soul uplifts to the Param Brahma, through the nerve Sushumna. In the Sahasrara three vital nerves known as Ida, Pingala and Sushumna control the whole system of the body. In Srimandir, Jagannath is Ida, Balabhadra is Pingala and Subhadra is Sushumna. Subhadra is in between Jagannath and Balabhadra. In Sanskrit, Ida Pingalayorma dhye Sushumna Brahma Rupini, which means 'in between Ida and Pingala, Sushumna is Brahma'.

When the sense of a Yogi culminates up to Sahasrara Chakra, it is Sudarshan Chakra on the temple where the Yogi attains Brahma, thus losing his personal identity. When a soul attains Brahma, his single identity is vanished. This factor is described in Mundaka Upanishad (3:2:8), which states that different rivers enter into the sea, losing their individual entity or names, thus learned souls enter into Brahma, losing their individuality. In Srimandir when a devotee's soul reaches Nilachakra, he elevates to the Brahmajoti, so a darshan of Nilachakra on the top of the magnificent temple is believed to be equal to reaching the Sahasrara Chakra in the body through meditation. Thus Sudarshan is worshipped in the Sahasrar Mantra.

A Yogi visualizes the supreme effulgence when his soul is united with Param Brahma. It is the state called 'united existence' or 'Ekadashi'. The Yogi views the blaze in his Sahasrar Chakra atop the body; but to a common devotee in Srimandir, a lamp (Mahadeepa) lightened at the Nilachakra is the symbol of viewing the blaze of Param Brahma (Deepam Jyotih Param Brahma) in the evening of Ekadashi every month. The Lord of the Universe, Sri Jagannatha, is residing in the human body as described in various Upanishads.

Lord Vishnu throws the Chakra to kill some demon or evil doer. When the Chakra revolves round, it either creates some mysterious clue or finishes some existence. In the Mahabharata, Sri Krishna is known as Chakri (The Wheeler). At the end of the Mahabharata war, Belalsen replied that only one wheel has killed everybody. It is the great wheel of time that finishes the creation and that too, is a rotation. The creation begins again and again. When the Universe is created, it is called 'Day' and when finished, called 'Night' (Bhagavad-Gita 8:18 and 19). When night comes, there is no sun, no moon, no earth, no stars, no sky or nothing else. Only a great ocean of deepest darkness exists (Rig Veda, 10th Mandal, 129 Sukta, 3rd Mantra), hence it is a cycle of creation and destruction. It is the Supreme Wheel -- Sudarshan Chakra -- in the hand of the Creator/Preserver/Destructor of the Universe. He is Param Brahma, Sri Jagannath.

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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

New Year Massive

Happy New Year to all of my lovely readers. Thanks for paying attention to my photos and ramblings. Here's to an awesome year of baking, photos, crochet, music, books, travel, reupholstering and friends for me and you!

RJF said...

You look Amazing! Also, I love Stu's shoes.

Jenna said...

Thanks Rach! I wish you were there.

Stu's shoes are from Raspberry Beret, the spin off store from Purple Rain. It's in the old Aart Hairdressers on London St They were $25 and are amazing!


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Thursday, October 11, 2012

This 80's lemon pleated dotty is from Christchurch, from the vintage store that was near High St. Project. I'm pretty sure I bought it when my friend Jenna-Lee and I road tripped up from Dunedin for The Shins.
It's perfect to wear for the blue skied day today - I also have bare legs and sandals which were from the free bin outside Hot Zipper in Nashville. Spring is really here!

ok korea said...

Yay, Nashville sandals!

Jenna said...

Best free thing ever! Wasn't it you who spotted them?


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Saturday, 10 October 2009

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Romain Bourzeix said...

Hi, I'm a french student in 3D animation, I've found some pictures and your blog in the PISAF website, (I am also competing).
Your works are really nice.
I look forward to seeing your film! Good luck for the festival!


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Live Event Feedback – The Vaults in Edinburgh 05

I have now ventured down the vaults on several occasions. It truly is a fascinating place, as you find yourselves standing in awe, trying to imagine what went on when they were active all those years ago.

They are not the most comfortable areas to conduct an investigation in, and it can become very tiring as it saps your energy toward the end of the research night.

It goes to show, exactly, how hard real paranormal investigating can be and how patience has a key role.

How many of you, if down with friends, would have been tempted to leave the silent non-active areas, to jump in on others who were getting results at that back corridor? I was tempted, but knew we had to keep to a schedule while hoping we could uncover phenomena in the sections that were being worked on.

If nothing else, it allows you to class that area as either active or quiet, thus in the future this gives you a clear picture on the exact areas to base your investigation around.

I have now went through all the notes taken by you all [Thirty Participants] during the night. The one thing that did stand out, a lot of swirling breeze type reporting was felt in most sections, being evident one minute and gone in the next.

You have all now been down there, and know from your own perspectives, such natural causes is rather Impossible. Remember, you’re 2 levels down under the ground from Blair Street and as for the other exit at the back corridor, Gary the Mercat guide and I popped up there to check the area, and it also produces no noticeable breeze, certainly not through the three doors connecting the outside and distinct lack of windows.

On checking all your notes, we could say that 80% of you witnessed this swirling breeze, blowing on or around you. It was also noticeable in all sections. I know team members did report this also, and I personally witnessed it especially in the double height room. Could this have been spirit in the area drawing the energy from and around the public on the night? There is every possibility while dealing with mysteries that no one can clearly explain to date.

EMF – This time in the vaults – and as said we have been there a few times – the readings were very Interesting Indeed. We had spikes on a few occasions, all by different teams, and a whole host of different types of equipment.

Areas of interest where the back corridor and cobblers room. Surprise surprise, the back of the vaults again, and an area that I told my team before going, I felt, was the most active area of the vaults for mysterious sensations or equipment data readings, a personal favourite too I must add.

We had spikes at the curtain area, John had a screaming meter in the cobblers room, and likewise with Rachel down at the back corridor curtain. Do you all see the pattern of the areas that this seems concentrated on, it was believed by Mercat tours that the white room was the hot spot too. After this event, along with my past data and experiences, I can now without any doubt, and most of you will be the same, confirm that this area of the vaults is by far the most strangest location to work in.

So many others just pass by the back corridor and cobblers room[This is a 2005 feedback, things may be different today].

We had a sighting of a dark figure at the curtain by Fiona Williamson, the clairvoyant, along with Kat, who was a member attending this event.

We had the curtain moving, and a general feeling by some members, of just not wanting to go near that area at all. On the opposite side of the corridor at the benches, we had a stone heard, as if thrown by someone and we caught a breath sound which was loud and startled a few members of the public.

This is also on audio device.

Some of you had your head touched, according to your personal notes and even one member went home to notice a scratch, on an area, he would rather not have been injured on, not uncommon according to subjective reports.

The limited use of flash photography, I feel helped the atmosphere on the night and reports and e-mails coming in from a few of you, are that this was more active than previous overnight visits.

Ryan O’Neill

Bonnie Says…..

Hello All,
Words cannot express how much the 24th live Vault event was an eye opener for me. First off- it is a bit of an adrenalin rush because the time went by too quickly and when it come to 6am I did not want to leave- but wanted to leap forward in time to another investigation with Ryan & The Team. I would like to thank everyone that had to put up with me in Rachel’s group and bless Rachel herself (she did not feel good and I kept asking questions to everyone).

The first room we went in? forgot the name-we got temperature changes- Thanks Ming for letting me use the temperature measurer- that was very interesting to me… I felt in that first room that no matter which direction I turned my left arm was staying cold and my other arm was the same. I had a very long cosy shirt on (thinking that I would freeze that night) and my left arm was colder than Ming’s and he had a short sleeve t-shirt on. Then I got the overwhelming smell of lavender up my nose. I could not figure out where it was coming from but it would come and go- I asked others around me if they had perfume or deodorants with lavender and could not figure it out. A couple of times Rachel asked me if I was looking down the corridor where the wine cellars were but it was just looking around and the thought of something staring at me but probably just me being anxious for that stupid music to stop and to see or hear something… Rachel [Who is a Sensitive] said that a little boy was running up to a very kind woman in our group with brown hair- she said he liked her very much and the woman said it was probably because she was a Mummy. I thought that was a lovely that the little boy was going to her and Rachel said the wee boy was about 5 to 6 years old….

John Says…..

My team started out in the back corridor. I suppose there was an air of nervous apprehension. Most people noted down how they felt in each area we visited and I think the general opinion was that as the night progressed and we moved from room to room the activity seemed to drop off.
Emf readings were picked up at the end of the corridor where the benches were and also half way down the corridor on the left hand side a few meters or so from the gate. There was no noticeable cause of the EMF fluctuations. The readings taken half way down the corridor were investigated by going through the gate and into the next room to look for a source. None was found and the readings in that room were stronger.
Also noticeable in the back corridor was the temperature. We experienced periodical rushes of cold air again, of which no source was found.

Moving on to the next room found us in the Cobblers room.
Again the public noted their feelings and first impressions of this area and I called for a volunteer to sweep the room with the EMF meter. It was at this point when Ruth was roughly in the centre of the room with the EMF meter held above her head that it registered a fairly strong reading…..The second meter was brought in and it too registered a healthy indication. The ceiling in this room is fairly high and there was no electrical cables in the ceiling….everything is surface mounted within the vaults. I feel that the distance the EMF meter was from the ceiling, that whatever made this reading must have been extremely powerful if it came from the room above. According to Gary(our Guide) it was a beer cellar.
The reading disappeared after a period of time.

Dougie Says…..

Hi everyone. Karen and I had a brilliant time in the Vaults on Sunday morning.
We were in the group that Rachel was leading. Such a shame that she was feeling so lousy. Still I think everyone in the group had a really interesting experience. I think that Bonnie (what a really energetic, “bouncy” girl she was too!!) summed it all up in her report better than I could.
I also felt “cobwebby” touches on my face, like someone brushing their fingers over my beard. I also felt something brush against my leg below the knee. Could have been Bonnie’s dog!!
Karen woke up with red marks on her stomach and arm. Her hubby took photos of them, so she will hopefully get them on the site.

The back corridor was a strange place. We all felt something as soon as we entered it. I tried to take the EMF meter down to the dark corridor at the bottom but had to stop. It just felt so intimidating. I couldn’t even join in the session we all had down there. Strange as last time I was there it was fine.

Diane Says…..

Hi John,
I was in your team on Saturday night. I thought it was a good night. It did go quiet as we went on. But we all still managed to pick up on different spirits. It will be good to see if anyone has any interesting photo’s. Shirley had a really good orb in the last room. Where we had all gathered at the end. In the back corridor I think that there is a child’s body buried in the wall. It would be great if the wall could be scanned by some kind of x-ray machine to see if they could detect anything in there. I look forward to reading the info gathered and seeing the photos.

From Diane


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Friday, December 3, 2010

We dont have snow but we do have politics...

PaP, 03rd. December

Hello from a scorching Haiti,

Ireland and Haiti have something in common this week; it’s definitely not the weather but rather that both country's political future is hanging in the balance.

On 28th November, the election took place for the next President of Haiti. A successor to Rene Preval has yet to be announced. Despite numerous allegations of vote rigging, the various organisations monitoring and observing the election seem happy with how the day proceeded and are confident that the result will be fair and valid.

The latest update put the musician Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly and the former first lady Mirlande Manigat at 39% and 31% respectively, with the preferred candidate the previous president René Préval, Jude Celestin, on 12%.

Despite some protests, both peaceful and otherwise in the run up to polling day, the event itself passed off in relative calm. Any anger or frustration was primarily directed at the Minustah, the UN stabilisation mission that has been blamed for various problems - from heavy-handed tactics to causing the cholera outbreak that has claimed the lives of 1,800 men, women and children, since mid October.

The count is currenlty ongoing, with a final result expected on 20th December. Meanwhile the people wait with baited breath.

Haven’s operations were unfortunately affected by security concerns due to the political tensions. The UN and various embassies sent regular updates warning us of potential flashpoints.

Our projects in Gonaives and Ouanaminthe have been particularly affected. The Haven expat team were on ‘lock-down’ for three days at the end of November. This has been totally frustrating for us, as our work plans and schedules seem now to be constantly disrupted due to these pockets of violence and tension which seem to start very easily.

We also have to bear in mind the safety of our national staff when demonstrations get out of hand. If we feel that our staff is under threat or in danger, we send them home until the situation returns to normal. This results in hours and days of productivity being lost as well as putting all of the team on edge.

Not only are the team on edge but our families also. This week my wife, Sinead and I decided that Port au Prince was no longer a safe place for the family to live. Unfortunately she and my two boys Reuben and Louie, left Haiti’s capital, late last week, bound for county Cork via New York and Bornacoola, Leitrim.

Despite all of the dramatics Haven is still ploughing ahead on our Transitional Shelter projects which are funded by American Red Cross, Plan international and Oxfam America. To date we have 100 T-Shelters completed, and another 600 to go. The pressure is on big time to try and increase production to 100 units per month by the end of January.

Housing construction and upgrades continue at Gonaives, Cabaret and Ti Riviere. Last big push before a well deserved Christmas holiday. Bring on the Turkey!

Our cholera mitigation programme is on-going, distributing hygiene kits, oral rehydration sachets, and holding hygiene promotion sessions in the campsites and schools in which we are working, as well as with beneficiaries in Ouanaminthe and Gonaives.

The PAHO has estimated that a massive 400,000 lives will be lost within 12 months of the epidemic taking hold. However they also stated that the rate of deaths from the infection has now slowed to 2.3%, down from 9%.

It may be dim, but there is some light at the end of the tunnel.

Until next week!

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Red Pill | Blue Pill

Morpheus: "I imagine that right now you're feeling a little like Alice, tumbling down the rabbit-hole… I can see it in your eyes. You have the look of a man who accepts what he sees, because he is expecting to wake up. Ironically, this is not far from the truth… Let me tell you why you are here. You're here because you know something. What you know, you can't explain. But, you feel it. You've felt it your entire life. That there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad. It is this feeling that has brought you to me. Do you know what I'm talking about?"

Neo: "The Matrix?"

Morpheus: "Do you want to know what it is?"

Neo: {nods}

Morpheus: "The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us, even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window, or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work, or when you go to church, or when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes, to blind you from the truth."

Neo: "What truth?"

Morpheus: "That you are a slave, Neo. Like everyone else, you were born into bondage, born inside a prison that you cannot smell, taste, or touch. A prison for your mind. Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself. {Produces a box containing two colored pills, one blue and one red}. This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill, the story ends, you awake in your bed, and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.

I never tire of the Matrix allegory. Sorry to all those of you that read this blog and may think I'm overdoing it...but it's such a perfect metaphor for the reality of life versus the distorted projection of life portrayed by our corporate media and government/educational institution-designed matrix.

As columnist Lorie Kramer wrote , the media is the matrix. This is precisely why Nancy Levant's columns are full of references to "tell-a-vision." The corporate commercialization of science and the emergence of mass media influence combined with institutional reinforcement -- aka the Government-Media-Education complex --has lead to our modern day existence of the masses of people mindlessly following along with the messages of "conventional wisdom" that everyone "just knows."

How many times have you encountered a person that seeks to share some knowledge with you, prefaced by the statement "They say..."

Who's "they?"

The nameless, faceless entity of "conventional wisdom."

Deliberately mis-formed disinformation to benefit the bottom line of the propagators of these deceptions.

I've previously applied the allegory in: Game is the Red Pill.

Given the suitability of applying the Matrix allegory to so many other topics, I've decided to create a series of posts, with this serving as the index first post for future reference.

Red Pill Reality Dispelling Blue Pill Delusions: A Series

Sunshine, Vitamin D & Sunscreen

Relationships & Communication

Red Meat

Whole Grains & Fiber

Press Releases on Diet & Nutrition

Mercury in Ocean Fish


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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Christmas cookies made by Hayden and Cooper

While I was at work the kids made some Christmas cookies. Believe it or not everything was actually cleaned up before I got home. By the looks of Hayden I am sure the kitchen needed a lot of TLC.
Merry Christmas to all!

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Our winter Blog!

Hayden and I decided we needed a winter themed blog since we are pretty much burried under the snow. Here are a few more pictures that Hayden took of the winter wonderland.We think we have about 30" of snow, and another storm is happening as I type. I have one more day of work then I am off for a week, Guy is off for 2 weeks. YAHOO!

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow!

Spokane broke a record of the biggest snowfall in history in a 24 hour period. At the airport they recorded 19", at our house we have at least 24", and a lady that I work with measured 32" at her house. She didn't make it into work. Thank goodness Guy drove me to work, there would have been no way that I would have made it. Once I got there all I did was answer call after call of employees calling in. I think about 100 people didn't make it to work. Hayden and Cooper enjoyed their snow day, although I told them they couldn't sled because if they cracked their heads open the ambulance wouldn't be able to make it to our house!
School has been closed for tomorrow as well so the kids are officially out on Christmas break. They are predicting another big storm to make it's way through on Sunday!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Thanksgiving photos

Decorating for the season

Christmas Letter

I send out the first round of Christmas cards and am now waiting for more pictures to be copied. Phew, it's a big job sending out these annual letters. So here is a preview of our letter. Hope you are all enjoying the wonderful month of December.

2008 Smith Post Year Report
Here we are at the end of 2008 with exciting news to report concerning the Smith family. Our year end family stats have just been released, and we are proud to announce them to you.
Introducing our starting line-up is the Mom and Assistant Coach, Krista. She spent the year working at Travis Pattern in her spare time. At the peak of the season her job was the transportation and support coordinator for the up and coming athletes, Hayden and Cooper. In the off season she loves teaching Sunday School at Lifecenter North and relaxing at home with her family when she is not in her car.
Head Coach and Dad, Guy, played out his 10th season at Rock Placing Company. He is blessed with a career that he enjoys, and has a long term contract to stay. During his year he managed to be Assistant Coach (AKA Juice Box Boy) to Hayden’s summer softball team and head cheerleader during Cooper’s baseball season.
Guy and Krista were able to sneak away with out the team in September. Chicago was a blast . Good friends, a Cub’s game and fun times. Guy then headed to Ohio on official coaching business. He scouted out all his loved ones and put them on his “All Star Family” roster.
Hayden started her season by turning into a teenager. She is blossoming into a great prospect. She is 5’6”, wears a size 10 shoe, and has a vertical leap of faith that is immeasurable. At Northwest Christian she loves her 8th grade classes and great friends. Hayden played on NWC’s volleyball team and also on the Jaguars Club volleyball. Her softball team “The Naked Mole Rats”, placed 1st in the summer league. She was drafted this summer to play for the “Spokane Dawgs” softball team in 2009. God has gifted us with this amazing family teammate.
In the home stretch we have our youngest player, Cooper Lee. Baseball, baseball, baseball, that pretty much sums him up. He began the year as an outfielder for the “Rock Placing Company”, then found his niche as catcher for the Major’s Rockies. He battled at tryouts and was excited to become a “Mead Major’s All Star”. In Fall ball as a “Pickle”, he fine tuned his skills and had a fun time. Now during his off season he is enjoying playing with his dog Ozzy, not cleaning his room, and trying out basketball this winter. At Colbert Elementary he was elected Student Council president and is very excited to be a 6th grader. In the parent’s poll he was ranked as the #1 son of the year.
Through he wins and losses of the year the Smith’s consider 2008 a successful season. Thanks in part to our devoted family and fans. May you all be blessed in the game of life through Jesus.

From our huddle to yours,
Guy, Krista, Hayden, and Cooper Smith


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Corporate Social Responsibility and Access to Finance

by Beiting Cheng, Ioannis Ioannou & George Serafeim

Overview — Corporate social responsibility may benefit society, but does it benefit the corporation? Indeed it does, according to a new study that shows how CSR can make it easier for firms to secure financing for new projects. Research was conducted by George Serafeim and Beiting Cheng of Harvard Business School and Ioannis Ioannou of the London Business School. Key concepts include:

  • The better a firm's CSR performance, the fewer capital restraints it will face.
  • Better CSR performance is the result of improved stakeholder engagement, which in turn reduces the likelihood of opportunistic behavior and pushes managers to adopt a long-form strategy. This introduces a more efficient form of contracting with key constituents.
  • Firms with good CSR performance are likely to report their CSR activities, thus increasing their overall transparency. Higher levels of transparency ease the fears of potential investors, making them more likely to invest.

Author Abstract

IIn this paper, we investigate whether superior performance on corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies leads to better access to finance. We hypothesize that better access to finance can be attributed to a) reduced agency costs due to enhanced stakeholder engagement and b) reduced informational asymmetry due to increased transparency. Using a large cross-section of firms, we find that firms with better CSR performance face significantly lower capital constraints. Moreover, we provide evidence that both of the hypothesized mechanisms, better stakeholder engagement and transparency around CSR performance, are important in reducing capital constraints. The results are further confirmed using an instrumental variables and a simultaneous equations approach. Finally, we show that the relation is driven by both the social and the environmental dimension of CSR.

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Light Piercing The Darkness

Dr. Claudia R. Wintoch

2 April 2007

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Everything was stowed in the car - equipment for the movie, the gifts, what's needed for the night - so Paul hopped in, I got behind the driver's seat and tried to start the car. We had just laid hands on our 20-year-old car that has caused us so many problems recently, and prayed for our trip to the village of Dio and back. After a few hundred dollars' worth of repairs, it was possible to drive it, and it would have to be the Lord who'd keep it running. I started the engine, and had some difficulties keeping the car running. Our prayers for the car continued as we left home, driving off full of anticipation of what the Lord would do this weekend.

As time passed, the car ran more and more smoothly, while Paul and I had a great time praying and worshipping the Lord. After 80 minutes we pulled into the the little courtyard of the only church in Dio - a village of 4000 people. We saw the relief on the pastor's face that we had made it - thank God, he didn't have to tell people we weren't coming a third time.

The hot season is in full swing, and the sun was beating down mercilessly. We sat down with the pastor in the shade, sweat running down our body wherever it touched the chair. It was very quiet as people were resting this time of day when the heat is the greatest. There is no electricity in Dio to provide AC's or fans, light or cold water - in fact, the pastor's well has even dried up a few weeks ago so that he has to go buy water at quite a distance. We rested for some time, talking to the pastor, and talking details for the time with the American team in May. Then it was time to go see the mayor.

The mayor received us in his big home; a learned man with charisma and a true Muslim. He was resting under a big tree because he was sick with malaria, but still he received us. He thanked us for coming to Dio and blessing his town, and we invited him to come watch the MATTHEW film in the evening. He said that he was sick, and so we offered to pray for him, and he accepted. Both Paul and I prayed for him, and he thanked us. We didn't have time to stay any longer, and he dismissed us.

Saturday is market day in Dio, and we had the joy of being able to buy 8 sacks (50 kg) of rice to give to widows and divorced women who struggle to survive having to raise several kids all alone.We had to go twice to take the rice to the church, where we would hand them out the following day. That was made possible by the German NGO who manages our kids' sponsorships - thanks to all who gave towards that! The merchant selling us the rice was Alou, who I had shared the gospel with on a previous visit, and who is hungry to know the truth. He is also the one who let us use his house and the open space in front of it for the movie. He promised to come watch it, but unfortunately only saw the last few minutes of the crucifixion and resurrection.

Back at the church, the sun was starting to go down, which meant it was nearly time to go downtown to the market to set up our equipment for the movie. Once the sun is gone, it's hard to do that without light. The pastor had borrowed a tarp and was busy widening the shaded area for the service the next morning, since I told him to expect many. In the meantime Paul and I decided to pray for the evening - and it was too bad the pastor couldn't join us. We had a powerful time of prayer and intercession for Dio and the evening. The anointing was there on both of us, and the Lord broke my heart for the people of Dio. I was stretched out on the ground as I started weeping for all these lost people who don't know our beautiful Savior.

As I got off the floor, our task accomplished, I looked at the sky in amazement. There were dark clouds everywhere (very unusual this time of year), and beams of light breaking through the dark clouds, touching down on earth. It was an awesome sight that the picture (above) can never capture. As I looked at it, I felt the Lord saying that His light is starting to break through the darkness in this place. What an awesome prophetic sign! It lifted our faith for the evening meeting. And then, at 2 am in the morning, suddenly it started to rain. Enoch told us that in all the years he's been there, this has never happened before! The rainy season is still a long ways off! Thank you, Lord, for Your light and Your rain that are coming down on Dio!

It was time to drive to the location for the movie, where we set up the equipment. The sheet was hung down from the roof, held in place by stones, the sound system, projector, DVD-player set up, and the generator filled with gas. Kids surrounded us, curious as to what we were doing, and they patiently waited for the beginning of the film. We still had another 2 hours to wait, until the people of Dio had finished eating and were free to come. So the pastor, Paul and I sat down to wait, and I started sharing story after story of the exploits of God through Todd Bentley and Heidi Baker and other men and women of God. As we talked, our faith rose, and I could hardly wait to see what the Lord would do that night.

Paul and the pastor's daughter finally started singing Bambara praise songs for some time to attract people's attention. The devout Muslim school director of the private elementary school offered us to use his benches, which was a great blessing - and we could even have used twice that number! People were everywhere - sitting on the ground, on the benches, and standing in the back. They watched and listened very carefully. Every time Jesus did a miracle, people were amazed! They were excited, and loved what they saw. There was a party going on somewhere nearby (we could hear the music), and suddenly all the young people from there came over to see the film - unfortunately it was towards the end. Many were standing, and for most of the time we had about 250 people, with people coming and going constantly.

It had been years since the last film showing in Dio, and so we were warmly welcomed. But that night I found out something amazing. Mali is a Muslim country, and there is one Malian marabout (a Muslim leader with occult powers) who is the most famous in the country and who has started his own sect of Islam (like a denomination). He has groups in every village and town, including Dio, and they meet at the very place where we showed the film. Not only that, but the people of his group who are devout Muslims and whose women are recognizable by their veil, sat attentively watching the life of Jesus - somebody who they are not allowed to talk about.

All this raised my expectations of what God would do after the film. At first - totally atypically - nobody moved or tried to leave when I took the mic. I told them that Jesus is still alive today and still does the same things he did on earth, and that we would pray for the sick even tonight. I also told them about the service Sunday morning and challenged them to bring their sick friends, and God would heal them. Then I shared the gospel with them, and we prayed a prayer of commitment for those who wanted to know Jesus and become God's children. It was time to pray for the sick, and I was shocked by the spirit of mockery that arose. People came forward, saying they had a sickness, just to make fun of us, and everyone laughed along. In the end, I did pray for a few people, even with all the mocking people around. But those were just every-day sicknesses like malaria where you don't know right away whether you're healed.

The big day had come when we would officially ordain pastor Enoch as a pastor of Centre Apostolique Malien, welcoming him as one of us, with all the rights and responsibilities. Unfortunately his wife wasn't with us because her father had just died. We expected many more people than usual to come - more than the little mud church could hold - and I was curious how many would come and bring the sick. The pastor had also invited the widows and divorced ladies whose children are on our list for sponsorship, and they came with their many children.

One of the pastors' two adults led some Bambara worship songs. As I closed my eyes and looked to my Beloved, His presence enveloped me. Then I was called forward to take the meeting. I started sharing my heart, talking about the qualities of a pastor as laid down in the Bible, talking about Enoch and how God has guided us to each other. Later one of the ladies thanked me for loving them, and she just kept talking and talking, overwhelmed that I would come and just love them like I do. She was visibly moved.

It was time to call the pastor forward, who shared his testimony of how the Lord led him to me, and how radically his life has changed since. It was moving to hear how the Lord works!

Then he knelt down, and I anointed him with oil, ordained him, set him in place, and prophesied over him. It was a holy moment, a day we will look back to, on the first of this month - a day of new beginnings.

When he got up, I gave him his gifts and explained their prophetic significance - a DVD player to listen to teaching, two shirts, and three signposts to show the way to the church, to be put up at three strategic crossroads in town.

The ordination part was over, and it was time to pray for the sick as announced. Only one man had specifically come for that reason. He even arrived early, and was ready when the call came. It was an old man, and he sat down on the chair, telling us that he has a heart condition and severe chest pain. We prayed, and the pain left him. Praise God! He himself was so surprised and full of joy! The pastor told me that he had had that condition for many years, and had lost a lot of weight .I can't wait to see him putting on weight, and to give his life to the Lord.

Then one child after another came for prayer, many for the same pain in the stomach, caused by parasites that enter by way of the water they drink. One little girl, though, had been deliberately poisoned over an extended period of time by her family to kill her. We laid hands on her and prayed, and Paul saw a black cloud leave her body. Praise God!

Having prayed for everyone, we hadn't come empty-handed medically either. We were given medication against parasites to help this dear people get well, and so they lined up to each take their pill, young and old.

Then it was time to hand out the rice, and the ladies were so thankful and joyful at this unexpected gift that would make such a difference in their lives. How wonderful to be able to practically do something to alleviate those precious people's sufferings.

Then a girl about 10 years old came up to me, a baby on her back. She explained that this baby had been found lying on the street, and her family had picked her up and has been taking care of her since. They wanted to give it to me. Honestly, I fell in love with little Mamy who was peacefully sleeping. I talked to the pastor, trying to receive some more information, especially to find out whether the family who took her in was taking good care of her and loving her. He said he would find out. Taking in a baby 6-12 months old is a different kind of challenge and commitment, but I told the pastor we would take her if they absolutely don't want to take care of her. Please pray for Mamy.

It was time to pack up and make our way back to Bamako to be there in time for our service at 4 pm. Paul was preaching. In the car we talked about the exploits of God, thanking Him for all He has done this weekend, excited about the God we serve, and all that lies ahead of us. The car had some difficulty in the beginning, but we made it back home.

Paul led the Bambara worship, and then I came up to lead the French worship time. The anointing was there in a powerful way. Then Paul preached on miracles, and passion and compassion. It amazes me every time to listen to Paul preach. Like they did with the disciples, you could say who is this unlearned man to talk like that? I'm proud of my 18-year-old son and right-hand man who I can totally rely on. His humility and innocence and childlike faith and love for the Lord is bearing much fruit in his life.

He handed the mic back to me, and we called people forward for healing first of all, and prayed for two kids. Then I felt we needed to respond, and I called those who wanted more passion and/or compassion. As Paul and I prayed for them, Holy Spirit came down and touched them powerfully. Then I felt I needed to pray for Paul, who happily said yes. As I did, the anointing came down on him, and he went down on his knees. Then I suddenly started prophesying over him, and it was powerful.

One day later, today, there is already fruit. Today my team and the kids went swimming (in a hotel), while I stayed home to catch up on work. They just returned home, and Paul excitedly told me that he shared the gospel with 3 people there, and they were very receptive. One is a documentary film maker who gave Paul his email and asked him to write frequently and see him next time he's back in Mali; he's a Malian who lives in Paris.

On the way home, the taxi Paul was in was stopped by the police to be controlled. Paul saw a blind man at the side of the road, and had compassion for him. He got out of the taxi and asked him whether he could pray for him. He finally agreed, and Paul prayed.

Hallelujah! Only yesterday Paul was sharing his heart with me, how he longs to do these kind of things, and I asked him what was keeping him. Now he does it. Praise God!

If you speak French, you can download all our sermons from our church website.

  •    This upcoming weekend we celebrate Easter, and we're doing three days of special activities in a row. On Friday, we're showing the MATTHEW film. On Saturday, THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, and on Sunday we're doing an Easter party for street children and adults, with a banquet. Please pray for finances, for strength, grace and favor as we prepare.
  •    Construction Update - The government office has taken tangible steps, and tomorrow we have an appointment with the mayor that might be the final one to receive the title deed for our property. The well-building team has finished its study and located the right place for the well. The electricity department is ready to start bringing electricity to our property bridging the 1 mile gap, which will take at least one month, but we don't have the $22,000 to give to them to start the work. In fact, we don't have any funds at this point. Visit the CONSTRUCTION page on my website for current news.
  •     In May a team of 6 young Americans is coming to do ministry as well as a documentary on what's happening here (dates on the left). I believe their visit is gonna have a great impact, and so we're preparing in every way possible for those two weeks. We will spend several days in Dio doing 3 open-air meetings, and also 3 meetings on our property. We will also do street evangelism, pray for the sick, and minister to children.
  •     In light of where we are at right now, a week ago I called our church to a corporate fast for the next 7 weeks (until the team's arrival), everyone according to his measure of faith. Maybe some of the fruit we're seeing is a result of this fast. I've been excited to see the enthusiasm even our kids have to step out in fasting in a new way (we always fast lunch on Sunday). Breakthroughs are ahead!
  •     I personally am in a special season of seeking God right now, of finding healing from things of my past, and pressing in for more of Him. I'm hungry and desperate for my wonderful Beloved, longing for so much more. I believe this season is preparing me for the next level, as I break through to Him.
  •     It looks like the trip to Nigeria is not taking place at this time, and I've also felt the need to be in Austria for one month, which is June 4-July 2. I'm looking forward to being in my home country, and to minister to the people there. I'm now starting to schedule my visits to different churches, so just email me if you'd like me to come.

To HIM who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever! (Rev 5:13b)

Ravished by my Beloved,

Our Resident Family of 12


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Friday, June 28, 2013

Drugs Banned In India

The health ministry has suspended the sale of two drugs - painkiller Analgin and anti-diabetes drug Pioglitazone and all its combinations .

While the ban on Analgin in India has come after almost 36 years after the drug was banned in the US (which banned it in 1977), Pioglitazone was pulled out of France in 2011 for an increased risk of bladder cancer.

 This decision comes in the wake of a strong stand by the government on suspending marketing of all drugs prohibited for sale in other countries like the US, the UK, EU and Australia.

The ministry of health and family welfare has suspended the manufacture and sale of all three drugs under Section 26A of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 with immediate effect, through a notification issued on June 18, informed sources told TOI. While the ministry has been dilly-dallying on withdrawing analgin and deanxit for years now, despite pressure from a parliamentary panel, the decision on the diabetes drug pioglitazone has taken the industry completely by surprise.

The decision to ban pioglitazone and its combinations will hit the Rs 700-crore market for such drugs and adversely impact a clutch of companies including Abbott, Sun Pharma, USV, Lupin, Ranbaxy and Wockhardt.

Drugs Banned In India

1. Amidopyrine.

 2. Fixed dose combinations of vitamins with anti-inflammatory agents and tranquilizers.

 3. Fixed dose combinations of Atropine in Analgesics and Antipyretics.

 4. Fixed dose combinations of Strychnine and Caffeine in tonics.

 5.Fixed dose combinations of Yohimbine and Strychnine with Testosterone and  Vitamins.

 6. Fixed dose combinations of Iron with Strychnine, Arsenic and Yohimbine.

7. Fixed dose combinations of Sodium Bromide/chloral hydrate with other drugs.

8. Phenacetin.

9. Fixed dose combinations of antihistaminic with anti-diarrhoeals.

          10. Fixed dose combinations of Penicillin with Sulphonamides.

11. Fixed dose combinations of Vitamins with Analgesics.

    B     12.Fixed dose combinations of  any other Tetracycline with Vitamin C.

    E     13.Fixed dose combinations of Hydroxyquinoline group of drugs with any other drug   except for preparations meant for external use.

  ccc    14. Fixed dose combinations of Corticosteroids with any other drug for internal use.

  ccc    15. Fixed dose combinations of Chloramphenicol with any other drug for internal use.

16.Fixed dose combinations of crude Ergot preparations except those containing Ergotamine, Caffeine, analgesics, antihistamines for the treatment of migraine, headaches.

17.Fixed dose combinations of Vitamins with Anti TB drugs except combination of Isoniazid with Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6).

18. Penicillin skin/eye Ointment.

19. Tetracycline Liquid Oral preparations.

20. Nialamide.

21. Practolol.

    22. Methapyrilene, its salts.

c    23. Methaqualone.

&   24. Oxytetracycline Liquid Oral preparations.

&   25. Demeclocycline Liquid Oral preparations.

T    26. Combination of anabolic Steroids with other drugs.

cc  27.Fixed dose combination of Oestrogen and Progestin (other than oral contraceptive) containing per tablet estrogen content of more than 50 mcg (equivalent to Ethinyl Estradiol) and progestin content of more than 3 mg (equivalent to Norethisterone Acetate) and all fixed dose combination injectable preparations containing synthetic Oestrogen and Progesterone. (Subs. By Noti. No. 743 (E) dt 10-08-1989)

    28.Fixed dose combination of Sedatives/ hypnotics/anxiolytics with   analgesics-antipyretics.

J    29.Fixed dose combination of Rifampicin, isoniazid and Pyrazinamide, except those which provide daily adult dose given below:

Drugs                             Minimum                 Maximum

Rifampicin                      450 mg                   600 mg

Isoniazid                              300 mg                       400 mg

Pyrazinamide                  1000mg                  1500 mg

   30. Fixed dose combination of Histamine H-2 receptor antagonists with antacids except for those combinations approved by Drugs Controller, India.

   31.The patent and proprietary medicines of fixed dose combinations of essential oils with alcohol having percentage higher than 20% proof except preparations given in the Indian Pharmacopoeia.

   32. All Pharmaceutical preparations containing Chloroform exceeding 0.5% w/w or v/v
   whichever is appropriate.

 33.Fixed dose combination of Ethambutol with INH other than the following: INH
  Ethambutol 200 mg. 600 mg. 300 mg. 800 mg.

      34. Fixed dose combination containing more than one antihistamine.

   B35.Fixed dose combination of any anthelmintic with cathartic/purgative except for

   J 36. Fixed dose combination of Salbutamol or any other drug having primarily bronchodilatory activity with centrally acting anti-tussive and/or antihistamine.

      37.Fixed dose combination of laxatives and/or anti-spasmodic drugs in enzyme preparations.

  G 38.Fixed dose combination of Metoclopramide with systemically absorbed drugs except fixed dose combination of metoclopramide with aspirin/paracetamol

     39.Fixed dose combination of centrally acting, antitussive with antihistamine, having high atropine like activity in expectorants.

     40.Preparations claiming to combat cough associated with asthma containing centrally acting antitussive and/ or an antihistamine.

     41.Liquid oral tonic preparations containing glycerophosphates and/or other phosphates and / or central nervous system stimulant and such preparations containing alcohol more than 20% proof.

     42.Fixed dose combination containing Pectin and/or Kaolin with any drug which is systemically absorbed from GI tract except for combinations of Pectin and/or Kaolin with drugs not systemically absorbed.

   43. Chloral Hydrate as a drug.

    b   44. Dovers Powder I.P.

    b   45. Dover’s Powder Tablets I.P.

    A   46.Antidiarrhoeal formulations containing Kaolin or Pectin or Attapulgite or Activated Charcoal.

    A  47.Antidiarrhoeal formulations containing Phthalyl Sulphathiazole or Sulphaguanidine or Succinyl Sulphathiazole.

    A  48.Antidiarrhoeal formulations containing Neomycin or Streptomycin or Dihydrostreptomycin  including their respective salts or esters.

    A  49.Liquid Oral antidiarrhoeals or any other dosage form for pediatric use containing Diphenoxylate Lorloperamide or Atropine or Belladona including their salts or esters or metabolites Hyoscyamine or their extracts or their alkaloids.

    A  50.Liquid Oral antidiarrhoeals or any other dosage form for pediatric use containing halogenated hydroxyquinolines.

    A  51. Fixed dose combination of antidiarrhoeals with electrolytes.

    C  52. Patent and Proprietary Oral Rehydration Salts other than those conforming to the

    D  53. Fixed dose combination of Oxyphenbutazone or Phenylbutazone with any other drug.

   H.D54. Fixed dose combination of Analgin with any other drug.

     D 55. Fixed dose combination of dextropropoxyphene with any other drug other than anti-spasmodics and/or non-steriodal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS).

     D 56. Fixed dose combination of a drug, standards of which are prescribed in the Second Schedule to the said Act with an Ayurvedic, Siddha or Unani drug.

     F 57. Mepacrine Hydrochloride (Quinacrine and its salts) in any dosage form for use for female sterilization or contraception.

     F  58. Fenfluramine and Dexfenfluramine.

     I  59. Fixed dose combination of Diazepam and Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride .

    K  60. Rimonabant.

     L 61 Rosiglitazone

     M 62 Nimesulide formulations for human use in children below 12 years of age.

    M 63. Cisapride and its formulations for human use.

    M 64. Phenylpropanolamine and its formulation for human use.

   M 65. Human Placental Extract and its formulations for human use.

   M 66. Sibutramine and its formulations for human use, and

   M 67. R-Sibutramine and its formulations for human use.

    N 68. Gatifloxacin formulation for systemic use in human by any route including oral and injectable

    N 69. Tegaserod and its formulation for human use.

    The Principal Notification GSR 578 (E) dt.23.7.83.

c    Added b GSR 4(E) dated 31.01.1984

&   Added b GSR 322(E) dated 03.05.1984\

T    Amended by GSR 863(E) dated 22.11.1985

cc   Amended by GSR 743(E) dated 10.08.1989

ccc Amended by GSR 1057(E) dated 03.11.1988

    Added by GSR 999(E) dated 26.12.1990

            Added by GSR 69(E) dated 11.02.1991

       xxx    Added by GSR 304(E) dated 7.06.1990

     @   Added by GSR 444(E) dated 7.06.1992

      b   Added by GSR 111(E) dated 22.02.1994

      A   Added by GSR 731(E) dated 30.09.1994

      B   Added by GSR 848(E) dated 7.12.1994

      C   Added by GSR 57(E) dated 7.02.1995

      D   Added by GSR 633(E) dated 13.09.1995

      E   Added by GSR 793(E) dated 13.03.1995

           Added by GSR 93(E) dated 25.05.1997

      F   Added by GSR 499(E) dated 14.08.1998

      G   Added by GSR 394(E) dated 19.05.1999

      H   Added by GSR 405(E) dated 3.06.1999

      I    Added by GSR 169(E) dated 12.03.2001

      J   Added by GSR 290(E) dated 16.04.2008

       K   Added by GSR 885(E) dated 11.12.2009

        L. Added by GSR 910(E) dated 12.11.2010

    M.  Added by GSR 82(E) dated 10.03.2011

    N.  Added by GSR 218(E) dated 16.03.2011

           1. Nialamide

        2. Practolol

        3. Amidopyrine

        4. Phenacetin

        5. Methapyrilene and its salts

   a   6. Methaqualone

   b   7. Chloral Hydrate as a drug

   c   8. Mepacrine Hydrochloride ( Quinacrine and its Salts) in any dosage form for use for female sterilization or contraception.

        9. Fenfluramine and Dexfenfluramine]

   d   10. Rimonabant

    a  Added by GSR 48(E) dated 31.1.1984

    b  Added by GSR 303(E) dated 7.6.1991

    c  Added by GSR 498(E) dated 14.8.1998

    d Added by GSR 884(E) dated 11.12.2009

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Importance of Good Dental Hygiene

Good dental hygiene is very important to our health. It eliminates or reduces bacteria in the mouth that can lead to inflammation that can lead to heart disease and other complications. Luckily you can banish these bad boys by keeping your teeth clean.

Unhealthy bacteria converts sugars from food into lactic acid which creates a sticky layer of plaque on the teeth, destroying tooth enamel and leading to cavities.  For prevention, look for toothpaste that contains cranberry extract and green tea which will keep bacteria from sticking to the teeth. And licorice root and meem to chase away plaque.  And most important diet, limit sticky sugary foods, candies and processed flour foods. Snack on crunchy foods like apples and carrots. They help sweep away food debris, and their high water content and saliva they promote dilutes bacteria.

Bacteria under gums cause inflamed tissue that is prone to bleeding. Floss and picks help dislodge bacteria. B vitamins encourage red blood cell development which is critical for good gum health. Be sure to get plenty of Omega 3 in the diet or take supplements. Eat lots of colorful fruits and vegetables high in vitamins A,C and E, dark leafy greens, tomatoes, carrots, beets, citrus fruits and eggs should do the trick.

Your teeth usually darken as you age, also drinking coffee and tea doesn’t help. You can try whitening toothpastes, whitening pens, mouthwashes, or strips containing hydrogen peroxide, which breaks down in water. They are safe for home use if concentration is no more than 3 percent. Dentists use stronger concentrations. You can also use whitening products like silica, baking powder and bamboo powder.

Bad breath is another factor of bad dental hygiene.  Although, it can be the result of nasal drip, low saliva, acid reflux, or dry mouth. Each creates a low saliva or high acid environment, which causes bacteria to accumulate in sticky, odor causing plaque. Some foods are well known for creating bad breath, such as onions, garlic which produce sulphur compounds responsible for the rotten egg syndrome. Protein rich foods such as cheese, milk and fish create a breeding ground for bacteria,as do acidic drinks like coffee and orange juice.

Eating foods that kill bacteria and keep it from sticking to teeth is an good antidote for bad breath. Green tea, cranberry, and other antioxidants will prevent bad breath. When gums recede from improper brushing or aging, cold and hot foods can cause discomfort. Ease the pain  with products that contain potassium nitrate, or herbs like chamomile, clove oil and myrrh. They have a history of helping pain, inflammation and healing tissue wounds.

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Medicinal Properties of Lovage

Lovage has been used to treat indigestion, arthritis, Bronchitis, painful menstruation and flatulence. It can also be used as a diuretic.
Lovage is a tall perennial plant that is a strong aromatic spice.  It has long been used in cooking, but the seeds, leaves and roots have many medicinal properties and it’s very high in vitamin C.

Lovage has been used to treat indigestion, loss of appetite, stomach and gallbladder insufficiency, feeling of fullness after meals, slow digestion, Rheumatism, arthritis, Bronchitis, gout, cough, problems with urination, kidneys and prostate, sore throats, colic, kidney stones, cystitis, painful menstruation and flatulence.  It has also been used to purify blood, as a diuretic and as a deodorant if added to the bath water.

The Greeks referred to Lovage as Ligustikon.
Lovage was mentioned by the Emperor Charlemagne.  He said that it should be grown in every imperial garden.
Lovage has been used since Greek and Roman times as a seasoning in food, additive to medicines and as an ingredient in love potions.

According to Lovage was dug up at night on Good Friday in order to help ward off either witches or the influence of the Devil.
Lovage has been used for medicinal purposes as early as the 14th Century. It is also known as Ligusticum Levisticum, Old English Lovage, Cornish Lovage, Italian Lovage, Love Persley and Sea Persley.  Lovage should not be taken if pregnant or have kidney disease.

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Health Benefits of Honey

Honey has the ability to boost the immune system, aid in weight loss, reduce the risk of heart disease, relieve indigestion, improve energy levels, relieve sore throats and coughs, clear up acne, slow aging and relieve morning sickness.

Honey is best known as a sweet food that is made by bees using the nectar of flowers, but it has long been used for its abundance of health benefits.  It has been recorded in history as the most used medicine in ancient Egypt.

Honey has the ability to boost the immune system, aid in weight loss, reduce the risk of heart disease, relieve indigestion, improve energy levels, relieve sore throats and coughs, clear up acne, slow aging and relieve morning sickness.

Honey is best known as a sweet food that is made by bees using the nectar of flowers, but it has long been used for its abundance of health benefits.  It has been recorded in history as the most used medicine in ancient Egypt.

Bees swallow, digest and regurgitate nectar to make honey.
The honey bee first appeared about 130 million years ago.
Honey bees evolved from short-tongued, spheciform wasps.
According to, In 2700 BC, the first records of the pharmaceutical and nutritional value of honey were found in Mesopotamia, the birthplace of the first organized communities.
The Romans used honey to heal their wounds after battles.
Honey has been used in Ayurvedic medicine in India for at least 4000 years.
Darker honey usually has higher antioxidant levels.  The only health benefits of honey that have been scientifically proven are for wound care and cough suppression, but many continue to stand behind this ancient remedy for almost every illness and ailment there is.

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Keep your head up

Another way to protect your esophagus while you sleep is to elevate the head of your bed. That way, you'll be sleeping on a slope, and gravity will work for you in keeping your stomach contents where they belong. Put wooden blocks under the legs at the head of your bed to raise it about six inches. Avoid waterbeds too, as your body basically lies flat on the water-filled mattress. You can't effectively elevate your chest and therefore can't prevent your stomach contents from spilling out into your esophagus.

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