Friday, December 30, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
No, Gold Is Not All I Do
No, gold is not all I do, but it is where I'll be putting the rewards of my other endeavors as they begin to yield the benefits of patience and hard work. Want to become a part of this? Join me as an affiliate. http://mykbgold.us/
My ID# is 81700. You'll need that to register.
My primary aspirations lie in a project that is now in its third year of development. After several fits and starts, we are just a couple of months away from releasing the first 3D social network on the Internet. We have quietly amassed a membership of just over 521,000 from 170 countries representing 32 languages. Our prototype website is still in two dimensions, with just a hint of the 3D world ahead.
If you are interested in the experience, I invite you to join us on the rest of the journey into the future of social networking at - http://www.me2everyone.com/222268. I can assure you of a warm welcome from the M2E leadership as well as the general membership upon your arrival. As a newly registered member you will be given 2,000 "metoos" (our internal currency) which can later be converted into fully-paid company shares. Invite others to join you and there's another 5,000 metoos added to your account for each one who accepts your invitation.
Have a business of your own that you would like to advertise to a captive audience? There will be a place to do just that when the 3D version is rolled out. In the meantime, come wander around this new world, meet folks from different countries, different cultures, speaking different languages, all enjoying the fun in anticipation of the rewards that lie ahead.
No, there is no cost to join. Not now. Not ever. Once registered, visit our "Be Social" side of the house, complete your profile and let the fun begin. Look me up when you get there and I'll be sure to introduce you around. They call me "OldMrBill" over there, but I'm registered as William Littlehales. Hope to see you on M2E.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Saturday, May 7, 2011
The Power of Kindness
Charles Plumb was a U.S. Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spent six years in a communist Vietnamese prison. He survived the ordeal and now lectures on lessons learned from that experience!
One day, when Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant, a man at another table came up and said, "You're Plumb! You flew jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down!
"How in the world did you know that?" asked Plumb.
"I packed your parachute," the man replied. Plumb gasped in surprise and gratitude. The man pumped his hand and said, "I guess it worked!" Plumb assured him, "It sure did. If your chute hadn't worked, I wouldn't be here today."
Plumb couldn't sleep that night, thinking about that man. Plumb says, "I kept wondering what he had looked like in a Navy uniform: a white hat; a bib in the back; and bell-bottom trousers. I wonder how many times I might have seen him and not even said, 'Good morning, how are you?' or anything because you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was just a sailor." Plumb thought of the many hours the sailor had spent at a long wooden table in the bowels of the ship, carefully weaving the shrouds and folding the silks of each chute, holding in his hands each time the fate of someone he didn't know.
Now, Plumb asks his audience, "Who's packing your parachute?" Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it through the day. He also points out that he needed many kinds of parachutes when his plan was shot down over enemy territory - he needed his physical parachute, his mental parachute, his emotional parachute, and his spiritual parachute. He called on all these supports before reaching safety.
Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important. We may fail to say hello, please, or thank you, congratulate someone on something wonderful that has happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something nice for no reason. As you go through this week, this month, this year, don't forget to recognize the people who pack your parachutes.
More than anything else, kindness is the one way you can be assured of making a difference with your life. Practicing small acts of kindness changes your own life while also changing the lives of others.
Leo Buscaglia said it best: "Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."
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One day, when Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant, a man at another table came up and said, "You're Plumb! You flew jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down!
"How in the world did you know that?" asked Plumb.
"I packed your parachute," the man replied. Plumb gasped in surprise and gratitude. The man pumped his hand and said, "I guess it worked!" Plumb assured him, "It sure did. If your chute hadn't worked, I wouldn't be here today."
Plumb couldn't sleep that night, thinking about that man. Plumb says, "I kept wondering what he had looked like in a Navy uniform: a white hat; a bib in the back; and bell-bottom trousers. I wonder how many times I might have seen him and not even said, 'Good morning, how are you?' or anything because you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was just a sailor." Plumb thought of the many hours the sailor had spent at a long wooden table in the bowels of the ship, carefully weaving the shrouds and folding the silks of each chute, holding in his hands each time the fate of someone he didn't know.
Now, Plumb asks his audience, "Who's packing your parachute?" Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it through the day. He also points out that he needed many kinds of parachutes when his plan was shot down over enemy territory - he needed his physical parachute, his mental parachute, his emotional parachute, and his spiritual parachute. He called on all these supports before reaching safety.
Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important. We may fail to say hello, please, or thank you, congratulate someone on something wonderful that has happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something nice for no reason. As you go through this week, this month, this year, don't forget to recognize the people who pack your parachutes.
More than anything else, kindness is the one way you can be assured of making a difference with your life. Practicing small acts of kindness changes your own life while also changing the lives of others.
Leo Buscaglia said it best: "Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Subsidized Water
Future Water
Most Americans drink subsidized tap water.
Sure most homes that use municipal water services typically pay for water and sewer services, but the bill that is paid almost never equals the true cost of the delivery of the water or the sewage treatment that follows. As a country we have decided to make water and sewer service as close to a human right as possible.
In his December article, The Aging Water Infrastructure Dilemma, Gregory M. Baird stated, “Most of our nation’s water and wastewater systems are underground and had been hidden out of the public view, in many cases for over a century.” The United States installed a large number of pipes in three main time periods based on population growth in the 1800s, 1900 to 1945, and post 1945. There are over 155,000 public drinking water systems in America today. There is a tremendous amount of costs associated with the renewal and replacement of our water and wastewater systems.
In 2002 the American Society of Civil Engineers said, “A Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimated that community water systems nationwide have an immediate need of $12.1 billion in infrastructure investment, primarily to protect against microbiological contamination.” Today the cost to rebuild infrastructure is estimated to be in the $120 billion range. Cities, states and the Federal Government must subsidize the costs associated with the proposed rebuilding effort.
And yet, according to the reports from the EPA, the quality of the tap water that we receive is decreasing every year as new lists of chemical compounds are discovered to be present. In general, the price of water in the United States has little to do with supply and demand. Municipalities and regulators typically set rates as low as possible, so much so that 30 percent of all water utilities operate at a loss or a deficit.
A REAL LIFE EXAMPLE
In a real life case of infrastructure subsidies in February of 2011 in Auburn, Georgia, the annexation of Green Tree Acres community of twenty-five homes raised alarm about the actual cost to the city to provide a water main, fire hydrants and water service to each of the homes. “Green Tree Acres property owners favor the annexation because their private well and distribution system built in 1980 are showing signs of wearing out,” according to city planner Larry Lucas.
With the $91,250 in waived fees and the initial estimate $50,000 for a 12-inch water main, 25 household water meters, neighborhood fire hydrants, and other materials, the combined fiscal impact would be $141,250. The annexed lots, which are developed with mobile homes and single-family houses, would yield only $2,585 annually in city property taxes, according the staff’s report in the meeting packet. This is a costly example of city subsidization of water infrastructure for only twenty-five homes. What will the cost be to renew infrastructure for the millions of homes in America?
United States Southwest:
Too Many People, Not Enough Water
The prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) published an impressive collection of papers in December on the future of water resources in the southwestern United States. The authors' consensus bears out what those who live in the Southwest already know pretty well: They are headed for a water crisis that will cause shortages and conflict for the tens of millions of humans living in the region, and likely disaster for many of its other species. As one of the authors points out, one look at Lake Mead -- the water-storage reservoir on the Nevada-Arizona border that's now less than 40-percent full, an all-time low -- is worth a thousand words.
In a paper named, The Last Drop: Climate Change and the Southwest Water Crisis Copyright © 2011 by the Stockholm Environment Institute, very dire warnings about the future of water in the Southwest of America were presented.
The authors said that. “At present, without climate change, the Southwest is relying on the unsustainable withdrawal of groundwater reserves to meet today’s demand; those reserves will be drained over the next century as population and incomes grow. With climate change, the Southwest water crisis will grow far worse.”
SO, WHAT'S THE ANSWER?
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Friday, April 29, 2011
A Golden Tipping Point
A Golden Tipping Point: University of Texas Takes Delivery Of $1 Billion In Physical Gold
Tipping points are funny: for years, decades, even centuries, the conditions for an event to occur may be ripe yet nothing happens. Then, in an instant, a shift occurs, whether its is due a change in conventional wisdom, due to an exogenous event or due to something completely inexplicable. That event, colloquially called a black swan in recent years, changes the prevalent perception of reality in a moment. This past week, we were seeing the effect of a tipping point in process, with gold prices rising to new all time highs day after day, and the price of silver literally moving in a parabolic fashion. What was missing was the cause.
We now know what it is: per Bloomberg: "The University of Texas Investment Management Co., the second-largest U.S. academic endowment, took delivery of almost $1 billion in gold bullion and is storing the bars in a New York vault, according to the fund’s board." And so, the game theory of a nearly 100 year old system of monetary exchange has seen its first defector, but most certainly not last. With an entity as large as the University of Texas calling the bluff of the Comex, the Chairman, and fiat in general in roughly that order, virtually every other asset manager is now sure to follow, considering there is not nearly enough physical gold to satisfy all paper gold in existence by a factor of about 100x. The proverbial Nash equilibrium has just been broken.
From Bloomberg:
The fund, whose $19.9 billion in assets ranked it behind Harvard University’s endowment as of August, according to the National Association of College and University Business Officers, added about $500 million in gold investments to an existing stake last year, said Bruce Zimmerman, the endowment’s chief executive officer. The holdings are worth about $987 million, based on yesterday’s closing price of $1,486 an ounce for Comex futures.Years from now, when historians attempt to define who may have started it all, one name may emerge...
The decision to turn the fund’s investment into gold bars was influenced by Kyle Bass, a Dallas hedge fund manager and member of the endowment’s board, Zimmerman said at its annual meeting on April 14. Bass made $500 million on the U.S. subprime-mortgage collapse.In summary - the fiat tide is now going out. And among those who will first be observed swimming naked are the very same people whose fate has been so very intrinsically linked to the perpetuation of a flawed regime (and who coined this very saying). In the meantime, hold on to your hats: should a scramble for delivery ensue, the recent parabolic move in various precious metals will seem like a dress rehearsal for what is about to transpire.
“Central banks are printing more money than they ever have, so what’s the value of money in terms of purchases of goods and services,” Bass said yesterday in a telephone interview. “I look at gold as just another currency that they can’t print any more of.”
The only open question is who was the broker with enough gold to deliver to the UofT. We hope to find out soon enough. We also hope that the UofT is smart enough, and that Kyle Bass advised it, that if they are getting "delivery" in a Comex vault in New York, the gold has likely already been leased out at least several times to various entities demanding paper allocations. Submitted by Tyler Durden.
OldMrBill likes to think big, but $1 Billion in gold is beyond my vision. That said, this is my vision - http://bit.ly/enK4Ww and you should consider making it yours too.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Are You Still drinking Tap Water?
Did you know that the average adult human body is 55-60% water? (Babies’ bodies are closer to 75%.) The brain is made up of about 70% water, and the lungs, closer to 90%! This means that the quality of the water you drink has an enormous impact on the quality of your health.
Unfortunately, high quality drinking water is increasingly difficult to come by in this day and age. Most health conscious Americans know that, while we are lucky in this country to have access to water that is largely free of disease-causing microorganisms, drinking plain old, unfiltered tap water is generally not a great idea.
What’s wrong with tap water?
Recent analyses of municipal drinking water have shown that, despite government regulations, there are still many dangerous contaminants present in our water, even after it has gone through municipal water treatment facilities.
In fact, these water treatment facilities often actually contribute to the problem by adding dangerous chemicals like fluoride and chlorine to water as part of the treatment process. The water regulations and treatment methods used in the U.S. are old and outdated and do little to address the assortment of toxic chemicals that are currently present in our environment. The Safe Drinking Water Act only regulates 91 potential water contaminants. Yet there are more than 60,000 chemicals used within the U.S., many of which have been identified as probable carcinogens. According to some estimates, there are now more than 2,100 known chemical toxins present in U.S. tap water. Additionally, many municipalities transport their water in antiquated, corroded pipes, which may leach toxic heavy metals into the water after it has been treated.
Here’s a rundown of some of the chemicals that are more than likely lurking in your tap water:
1. Fluoride
For over 50 years, the U.S. government has mandated that fluoride be added to the water supply to prevent dental problems. However, current research has shown that fluoride, a chemical that is used in rat poison, does a lot more harm than good. The fluoride found in tap water has actually been shown to damage tooth enamel, increase fracture risk, suppress immune and thyroid function, increase cancer risk and disrupt the function of the pineal gland.
Many European countries have banned the use of fluoride altogether, and there is a large activist movement of people working to get fluoride banned in the U.S. Visit FluorideAlert.org to learn more.
2. Chlorine
Water treatment facilities use chlorine as a disinfectant. It effectively kills microorganisms, but also has toxic effects on the human body. Chlorine has been identified as a leading cause of bladder cancer, and has been associated with rectal and breast cancers, asthma, birth defects and premature aging of skin.
3. Radioactive contaminants
Radioactive fallout from Japan has been detected in drinking water supplies throughout the U.S. As of last week, radioactive iodine-131 had been detected in drinking water samples from 13 U.S. cities. Radioactive cesium and tellurium isotopes have also been detected at low levels in some cities. (You can view this data on the EPA’s website.) The health implications of this radioactive contamination are yet unknown, but the EPA has said it will continue to monitor the situation.
4. Pharmaceutical drugs
Recent investigations have shown that an increasing number of pharmaceutical drugs are finding their way into our drinking water. Drugs ranging from antibiotics and birth control pills to painkillers, antidepressants and other psychiatric medications are now showing up in most municipal water supplies.
5. Hexavalent chromium
Earlier this year, an Environmental Working Group report revealed that hexavalent chromium, a chemical identified as a “probably carcinogen by the EPA,” is present in high concentrations in 31 U.S. cities. This is the chemical made famous by the movie, Erin Brockovitch, which chronicled the case brought against Pacific Gas and Electric for contaminating the water in an area of Southern California and poisoning thousands of people. Yet despite its known toxicity, there are no government regulations for hexavalent chromium in drinking water.
6. Lead, aluminum and other heavy metals
Lead and other heavy metals can make their way into your tap water through corrosion of the pipes in your plumbing system. Lead consumption has been linked to severe developmental delays and learning disorders in children. Aluminum and other heavy metals have been linked to nerve, brain and kidney damage. Currently, some municipalities still transport water in lead pipes.
7. Arsenic
Arsenic is a poisonous element known to be extremely carcinogenic. The Natural Resources Defense Council estimates as many as 56 million Americans drink water containing unsafe levels of arsenic. For more information, see the USGS website, which offers maps showing where and to what extent arsenic occurs in ground water across the U.S.
So what are the healthier alternatives to tap water?
So what is the best way to ensure that the water you drink is supporting your health, rather than damaging it?
WaterPure International offers equipment that produces 99.99% Pure Drinking water From Air. There are No Pesticides, No Pharmaceuticals, No Chlorine, No Chloramine, No BPA's No Chemicals of any kind...Just pure refreshing chilled water. How can none of these contaminants be resident in our water? when you think about , it makes total sense...The were never there in the first place! We bring water from the air to your glass and bypass the entire toxic process. we are not trying to make bad water good...we are making good water great!
Being that the WaterCycle tm produces Water from air and does not require municipal water supplies, we can also reduce our dependence on our aquifers and land based resources and the associated toxic chemicals and equipment used in the process. This can substantially reduce our carbon footprint and provide a truly sustainable unlimited supply of pure water for consumption anywhere the conditions are right for this cutting edge green technology.
Its Green..It's Clean..and it's sustainable.
We represent the only US based manufacturer that provides this patented process and we welcome you to learn more.
Please visit our website www.myacquapura.com or contact us direct as noted below.
A fusion of Science and Nature... WaterPure International Inc. providing responsible water that is good for you....and our Planet.
For more information on pricing, delivery or affiliate/referrer opportunities, you may email me directly at littlehales@att.net or use the Contact Us link on the website and tell 'em "OldMrBill" sent you. You'll be glad you did.
What’s wrong with tap water?
Recent analyses of municipal drinking water have shown that, despite government regulations, there are still many dangerous contaminants present in our water, even after it has gone through municipal water treatment facilities.
In fact, these water treatment facilities often actually contribute to the problem by adding dangerous chemicals like fluoride and chlorine to water as part of the treatment process. The water regulations and treatment methods used in the U.S. are old and outdated and do little to address the assortment of toxic chemicals that are currently present in our environment. The Safe Drinking Water Act only regulates 91 potential water contaminants. Yet there are more than 60,000 chemicals used within the U.S., many of which have been identified as probable carcinogens. According to some estimates, there are now more than 2,100 known chemical toxins present in U.S. tap water. Additionally, many municipalities transport their water in antiquated, corroded pipes, which may leach toxic heavy metals into the water after it has been treated.
Here’s a rundown of some of the chemicals that are more than likely lurking in your tap water:
1. Fluoride
For over 50 years, the U.S. government has mandated that fluoride be added to the water supply to prevent dental problems. However, current research has shown that fluoride, a chemical that is used in rat poison, does a lot more harm than good. The fluoride found in tap water has actually been shown to damage tooth enamel, increase fracture risk, suppress immune and thyroid function, increase cancer risk and disrupt the function of the pineal gland.
Many European countries have banned the use of fluoride altogether, and there is a large activist movement of people working to get fluoride banned in the U.S. Visit FluorideAlert.org to learn more.
2. Chlorine
Water treatment facilities use chlorine as a disinfectant. It effectively kills microorganisms, but also has toxic effects on the human body. Chlorine has been identified as a leading cause of bladder cancer, and has been associated with rectal and breast cancers, asthma, birth defects and premature aging of skin.
3. Radioactive contaminants
Radioactive fallout from Japan has been detected in drinking water supplies throughout the U.S. As of last week, radioactive iodine-131 had been detected in drinking water samples from 13 U.S. cities. Radioactive cesium and tellurium isotopes have also been detected at low levels in some cities. (You can view this data on the EPA’s website.) The health implications of this radioactive contamination are yet unknown, but the EPA has said it will continue to monitor the situation.
4. Pharmaceutical drugs
Recent investigations have shown that an increasing number of pharmaceutical drugs are finding their way into our drinking water. Drugs ranging from antibiotics and birth control pills to painkillers, antidepressants and other psychiatric medications are now showing up in most municipal water supplies.
5. Hexavalent chromium
Earlier this year, an Environmental Working Group report revealed that hexavalent chromium, a chemical identified as a “probably carcinogen by the EPA,” is present in high concentrations in 31 U.S. cities. This is the chemical made famous by the movie, Erin Brockovitch, which chronicled the case brought against Pacific Gas and Electric for contaminating the water in an area of Southern California and poisoning thousands of people. Yet despite its known toxicity, there are no government regulations for hexavalent chromium in drinking water.
6. Lead, aluminum and other heavy metals
Lead and other heavy metals can make their way into your tap water through corrosion of the pipes in your plumbing system. Lead consumption has been linked to severe developmental delays and learning disorders in children. Aluminum and other heavy metals have been linked to nerve, brain and kidney damage. Currently, some municipalities still transport water in lead pipes.
7. Arsenic
Arsenic is a poisonous element known to be extremely carcinogenic. The Natural Resources Defense Council estimates as many as 56 million Americans drink water containing unsafe levels of arsenic. For more information, see the USGS website, which offers maps showing where and to what extent arsenic occurs in ground water across the U.S.
So what are the healthier alternatives to tap water?
So what is the best way to ensure that the water you drink is supporting your health, rather than damaging it?
WaterPure International offers equipment that produces 99.99% Pure Drinking water From Air. There are No Pesticides, No Pharmaceuticals, No Chlorine, No Chloramine, No BPA's No Chemicals of any kind...Just pure refreshing chilled water. How can none of these contaminants be resident in our water? when you think about , it makes total sense...The were never there in the first place! We bring water from the air to your glass and bypass the entire toxic process. we are not trying to make bad water good...we are making good water great!
Being that the WaterCycle tm produces Water from air and does not require municipal water supplies, we can also reduce our dependence on our aquifers and land based resources and the associated toxic chemicals and equipment used in the process. This can substantially reduce our carbon footprint and provide a truly sustainable unlimited supply of pure water for consumption anywhere the conditions are right for this cutting edge green technology.
Its Green..It's Clean..and it's sustainable.
We represent the only US based manufacturer that provides this patented process and we welcome you to learn more.
Please visit our website www.myacquapura.com or contact us direct as noted below.
A fusion of Science and Nature... WaterPure International Inc. providing responsible water that is good for you....and our Planet.
For more information on pricing, delivery or affiliate/referrer opportunities, you may email me directly at littlehales@att.net or use the Contact Us link on the website and tell 'em "OldMrBill" sent you. You'll be glad you did.
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