Desiderata
Go placidly amidst the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
-Max Ehrmann (1872-1945)
White-Fi… come on.
The name White-Fi appears to be loosing momentum. ”White Space” wireless broadband seems to be a common term for it now. Adaptrum, Inc. in conjunction with Microsoft was showing off this high speed broadband technology at NAB last week. This is still going to be HUGE… just taking a bit longer to get to market than I thought.
White-Fi
In 2-3 years from now, we will asking ourselves how we ever survived without it. It is now FCC approved.
White-Fi …are you ready?
Rolling out this year? iPhone app launched today. The trial run in rural Claudville, Virginia was a success. Several companies are submitting proposals to the FCC to handle the management of this White-Fi (or white space), including Google.
What is it? What’s the big deal? How does this affect you?
1. All the analog TV bandwidth that moving to digital TV left behind is re-utilized to transmit wi-fi (or white-fi) internet at fast speeds to mobile devices, smartphones, netbooks, laptops, rural housing communities and other bandwidth intensive applications yet to be thought of.
2. A Microsoft-commissioned study found that white spaces spectrum could be worth more than $100 billion over the next 15 years.
3. It brings fast wireless internet to the masses… for free!?
It is reported in various places that we will start seeing devices roll out this year that will take advantage of the white-fi.
Just today, Spectrum Bridge announced their iPhone App that will show you what white space is available in your area. You can also go to their website and check there too. http://www.showmywhitespace.com/
Are you crazy? Drink raw milk?
Most people wouldn’t drink raw milk if you paid them. But there are those who consider raw milk “Liquid Gold”. People will pay $20 gallon and smuggle it on the black market to get their hands on it if they have to.
In the fast paced world we live in today, sometimes we overlook asking why we do some of the things we do, especially something that is so routine and common as buying milk that has been pasteurized and homogenized. But if you do pause to ask why and do your research, be prepared, you may find yourself on the hunt for the “Liquid Gold”.
The short of it is…
The pro pasteurize/ homogenize camp claims that these two processes, though certainly altering the milk, isn’t altering it so much as to have any real affect on it’s nutritional value. Certainly if any degradation of the milk does occur, the benefits of killing bacteria is well worth any nutritional sacrifice.
The pro raw milk camp cites many studies and observations that support raw milk is significantly healthier than pasteurized/ homogenized milk when handled properly. Google: raw milk, Weston A. Price DDS, Francis M. Pottenger, Kurt Oster M.D. to give you a starting point. Basically, animals and humans alike flourish on raw milk. Pasteurization and homogenization puts milk fat and proteins in an unnatural state that the body cannot properly digest. Many people complain of being intolerant of milk citing one symptom or another. These same people have no problem drinking raw milk. I am a witness to this last statement. I have tested it in others and have seen it in myself. This is how my journey into learning about milk began… I was intolerant of milk and I wanted to know why. Now I can say I flourish on milk… raw milk that is.
When pasteurization was introduced at the turn of the century, milk supplies were so disgusting, it is certain that processing the milk saved many many lives. However, raw milk when properly handled from healthy animals has never caused disease.
Even Nathan Straus (credited as the leading proponent of the pasteurization movement that eliminated the hundreds of thousands of deaths per year then due to disease-bearing milk) wrote, “If it were possible to secure pure, fresh milk direct from absolutely healthy cows there would be no necessity for pasteurization. If it were possible by legislation to obtain a milk supply from clean stables after a careful process of milking, to have transportation to the city in perfectly clean and closed vessels, then pasteurization would be unnecessary.”(page 214, Straus, Lina Gutherz. Disease in Milk, The Remedy Pasteurization:The Life Work of Nathan Straus, 1917, second edition.)
It’s 2010, there is no reason that we can’t have fresh raw milk readily available to the masses.
Recommended reading: The Untold Story of Milk, written by Ron Schmid, ND.
