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Indian Weather Rock Needed in Copenhagen

When I was growing up in West Texas, and old man told this 10 year-old boy that an old Indian had given him a Weather Rock.  It was round, discoid and approximately 3 inches thick and 7 inches in diameter.

That is hard for a boy to ignore, so, I bit the bait, and asked, "What is an Indian Weather Rock."

EPA Head Mistress Does Not Know Chemistry, or Other Stuff

As you are probably aware of by now, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made a unilateral decision to classify Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) as a "poisonous" gas, and therefore subject to their regulation.

When You Look, Do You See God?

How hard do you have to look to see God? Consider a few examples of the simple (straightforward, always consistent) way in which God has arranged Creation:

Barbara Boxer on Climate Change Emails

Barbara Boxer, known for her brilliant mind, erudite learning and intimidating ability to express herself, is concerned about "stolen e-mails." J

In a taped interview, she expressed no concern about the lying scientists.

Harvard Medical Dean Condemns Medical Reform

The Dean of what is arguably the top medical school in the nation, Harvard Medical School, spoke out on Friday condemning those Congressmen who would vote for a reform of the nation's medical system that would lead to a one-payer system, or disrupt the patient/physician relationship in any way.

After the refusal of the AMA to sit astride the bull-ride of the Medical Reform battle,

Will AARP Position Cost Childrens' Lives?

The offenses committed by the US Presidency, Congress and the AARP should be championed by someone as an elder abuse.

For years, the AARP has said that it is the voice that speaks for America's seniors.  They have been heavy proponents of Obama-care, swearing repeatedly to older Americans that they represent "their" best interests.  In pushing this bill through Congress, and the voices of America's seniors supporting the AARP, the AARP members have  beeen extorted.  We cannot have a socialized medicine and strong new research that reveals expensive therapies.

Treaties, Global Warming & the US Constitution

The President of the Unites States is appointed in the United States Constitution, Article II, Section II, Paragraph One, to act as Commander and Chief of the US Military and the State Militias. Paragraph Two states:

He shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur;

The Constitution attests in Article VI, Paragraph Two:

This Constitution and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any thing in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.

The weight and impact of a treaty (a contract agreement between the United States and one or more foreign powers, who are authorized by their government to make such contracts) specifies a type and degree of cooperation, which may not be equal between the parties (e.g., a Peace Treaty), but each party is bound to the portion regarding them.

At one time, treaties were primarily made to establish the responsibilities of parties to perform certain duties for one another; retribution was typically limited to damage of the offender's reputation, and the offended party was no longer bound to maintain its responsibilities as a party of the contract (treaty). It is more and more common to see treaties in "our Global Community" proposed that lend a method of punishment, pecuniary damage repayment, fine or other defined means of retribution outlined within the treaty.

There are at least three primary problems with the Copenhagen Treaty to Limit Greenhouse Emissions. These are:

1.   Scientific Evidence does NOT support the International Committee on Climate Change's (ICCC) belief that CO₂ emissions are responsible for Climate Change. (see The Sand Hill Philosopher article, "When Will Global Warming End?" on this blog.) Dr. Ian Plimer, an original member of the ICCC resigned because of the selective and faulty scientific evidence used by the group, and persuaded his home country of Australia to withdraw from this treaty and the so-called "Cap & Trade" issues put forth.

2.   There is no scientific evidence that humans, or human activities, contribute to atmospheric CO₂ levels. Studies show that even mild elevations of CO₂ in confined spaces where plants grow causes the plants to grow more rapidly, converting the CO₂ and H₂O to plant products, and releasing O₂ into the atmosphere.

3.   The Treaty Limitations on developed countries, such as the United States, as compared to undeveloped countries, such as Kenya, are so disparate as to be ridiculous. The penalties, and likelihood of enforcement, are also far from fair and equal.

If a country is to develop, without any emissions of "greenhouse gasses" (H₂O is the primary one, at about 73% of total) they will have to rely upon developed nations to provide them with the machinery, technology and industry to develop. If that is to be obtained from the United States, for example, we are penalized for helping the developing nations of the world. The treaty also does not explain at which point a country is no longer considered "developing" or "Third-World", and there is no mechanism for them to be re-classified, or what their punishment would be under the proposed treaty.

Dr. Ian Plimer, in his book, Between Heaven and Earth, gives abundant proof that our climate is cyclical, with repeated warming and cooling cycles. (Where DID the ice ages go?? Who was harmed when Memphis, Tennessee emerged from beneath a glacier six thousand years ago?) He also proves, by multiple studies that atmospheric CO₂ levels have almost no variation in the atmosphere, and comprise only .11% of the total CO₂ in the earth and its atmosphere. He proves that these heating/cooling cycles are results of what happens in the distances between the earth and sun, solar flares, angles of rotation, and ions in the space "Between Heaven and Earth". The eruption of the Mount St. Helen's volvano in the 1970's released more CO₂, nitrates/nitrites (responsible for 'acid rain;), poisonous gasses and particulate matter into the atmosphere than all of human history.

The following article is from the Orange County Record Newspaper, and is also on the website of The Center for National Policy Analysis, a non-profit think-tank that evaluates laws, policies and judgments that will affect our nation, for good or bad, and tries to analyze what the impact of such actions will be on our Nation.  Please read the article, follow their blog, and visit the link to the Orange County Record.

Just Thinking, The Sand Hill Philosopher

FROM COPENHAGEN TO NOPENHAGEN FOR CLIMATE TREATY

In a major blow to the campaign against the presumed threat of global warming, world leaders acknowledge that a legally binding global treaty won't be approved at next month's 192-nation climate conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The concession Sunday significantly delays U.N. efforts to orchestrate a treaty to limit greenhouse gases to replace the Kyoto treaty, which expires in 2012.  Nations like the United States and poorer nations share the blame for the missed deadline.  Their concerns are similar to our own, says the Orange County Register:

WORLD Magazine: just what the Sand Hill Philosopher Ordered

Are you searching for a new magazine that is consistent with your worldview?  I had grown-up reading Time Magazine and Newsweek, with an occasional glance at US News & World Report, but during college, they became more one-sided in their reporting and I became more critical of what I read. [Perhaps they were always that liberal, and I took a while to catch-on.]

After I refused to read the magazines anymore, I felt a little ill-prepared for the journeys to places that would invoke read-less waiting upon me.  I always wanted that magazine rolled up in my pocket before I left my dorm room.

During my medical residency in Waco, Texas, my wife and I learned of a news magazine with a worldview alternative to Time and Newsweek: it was, and is, WORLD Magazine.

The magazine takes a clear, conservative, Christian worldview on events at home and abroad. They carry the same topical columns that the other news magazines do, but with a worldview closer to mine and the typical Sand Hill Reader.

At first I thought we might be signing up for a "religious bulletin", but though they have a "Religion Column" from time-to-time, there is no doctrine or denomination pushed. They simply, and clearly, bring me the weekly news in a magazine form.

Over the last 20+ years of readership, I have seen them grow in number of subscribers, number and quality of writers/journalists, and stature among America's journalistic reporters as a respectable source of news and information.

If you have already given up on ABC, CBS and CNN, to turn to Fox News, why not drop your Time, Newsweek and US News & World Report subscriptions, as well, and subscribe to WORLD Magazine? The Editor is Joe Belz who always has an excellent editorial.  Marvin Olasky (Professor of Journalism, at The University of Texas, Austin) is a regular contributor and serves as Editor In Chief; another well-known columnist that appears in each issue is Adree Seu.

The November 7, 2009 issue contains the following as a partial list of its contents: Quotables, Quick Takes, Movies & TV, Books, Music, Lifestyle and Tech, Charity, Sports, an article by Janie B. Cheaney (Subdued and Preserved: America's National Park System is a product of civilization) and articles in the following categories: Islam (Dutch Politician Brings anti-Islam Message to Britain and America); Government (A Platoon of Czars Sets Policy); Persecution (Vietnamese Refugees Call for Washington to Act on Abuses); Politics (Critics Worry About the Effects on Free Speech of Recently Expanded Hate Crime Laws); Environment (Climate Change Becomes the Latest Excuse for Population Control); Iraq (In Disputed Kirkuk, Christian Presence is Targeted); Sudan (Militia Attacks in South Sudan Threaten "Peace" Agreement); Education (Public-school Educators Ignore a Charter School That is Accomplishing What They Cannot); Radicalism (Moving from Corporate America to Academic America).

The cover articler is, Do the Math - How a government-run system will entice your employer to drop your health plan -- and press religious institutions like Belmont Abbey College to violate their beliefs.

To review more about the magazine, and see up-to-the-minute news articles, visit their web-site at www.WORLDmag.com. Subscription information is also found on this page. I have known hundreds of satisfied readers over the years, and know thousands who stay wrongly-informed by the more common news magazines, or ignorant all together.  Why don't you check-out their web-site and subscribe. I don't think you will regret it.

Just Thinking, The Sand Hill Philosopher

Best of the Week

Here are a few of this past week's most read blog posts among Sand Hill Readers. A few were posted this past week, but some of the most commonly searched and read posts were from previous weeks. This is a chance for the new followers to see what people still value among the Sand Hill Philosopher's blogs.  This summary will become a regular weekend catch-up and re-cap on what people have been reading on the web site.

Just Thinking, The Sand Hill PhilosopherIs Congress Constitutional Anymore?
Posted: 11 Nov 2009 11:36 AM PST
Nancy Pelosi does not consider constitutionality of a bill "serious". Do you? Read here to find out when Congress lost that perspective. The Sand Hill Philosopher

Homeschooling American Patriots
Posted: 28 Oct 2009 05:15 AM PDT
Homeschooling Patriots: a frame work for a curriculum

AMA Awakens to Speak for Doctors, Finally
Posted: 12 Nov 2009 10:49 PM PST
Will the apparent awakening of the AMA to both physician and patient needs affect the healthcare reform movement in Congress? It could be explosive, or a dud.

Fibromyalgia: The Thirty Year Phenomenon, Part Fourteen
Posted: 12 Nov 2009 05:00 AM PST
The Fourteenth, and FINAL, post on this blog considering the Cause and Cure for Fibromyalgia, with the case proven by a study of physiology, pathology, anatomy and verified by patient reports,...Dedicated to Elder Sonny Pyles, who taught me to think, and believe in the incredible ability of God's Creation to care for itself.

Fibromyalgia: The Thirty Year Phenomenon, Part Fourteen

The Final Installment

Consult your Physician before making any diagnosis, changing medications, diet or other therapies. The information on The Sand Hill Philosopher is not intended to Diagnose or Treat any Medical Condition. Please see previous Blog Warnings in this Fibromyalgia Series.

Over the course of the previous thirteen installments, I have shown you how Shafer's Fibromyalgia Pentad is comprised of five co-morbid diseases. This was also shown to be connected to sugar-intake, particularly High Fructose Corn Syrup, and its stimulation of Insulin Release. This causes a physiologic cascade of complications that connect the five co-morbid diseases in the Pentad.

Fibromyalgia: The Thirty Year Phenomenon, Part Thirteen

Consult your Physician before making any diagnosis, changing medications, diet or other therapies. The information on The Sand Hill Philosopher is not intended to Diagnose or Treat any Medical Condition. Please see previous Blog Warnings in this Fibromyalgia Series.

Let's take a moment and recap seven major points that are critical in linking Shafer's Fibromyalgia Pentad together physiologically.

Knowing what you have been taught, and based upon several known facts, as demonstrated in this series on Fibromyalgia, we should consider the following:

Special Sand Hill Up-Date

First, I would like to thank you all for

Fibromyalgia: the Thirty Year Phenomenon, Part Twelve

Consult your Physician before making any diagnosis, changing medications, diet or other therapies. The information on The Sand Hill Philosopher is not intended to Diagnose or Treat any Medical Condition. Please see previous Blog Warnings in this Fibromyalgia Series.

Our last post ended with a schematic of cell wall receptors for insulin, and much of the mechanism for glucose entry into a cell; the chemicals involved in

Fibromyalgia: The Thirty Year Phenomenon, Part Eleven

Consult your Physician before making any diagnosis, changing medications, diet or other therapies. The information on The Sand Hill Philosopher is not intended to Diagnose or Treat any Medical Condition. Please see previous Blog Warnings in this Fibromyalgia Series.

Fibromyalgia: The Thirty Year Phenomenon, Part Ten

Consult your Physician before making any diagnosis, changing medications, diet or other therapies. The information on The Sand Hill Philosopher is not intended to Diagnose or Treat any Medical Condition. Please see previous Blog Warnings in this Fibromyalgia Series.

We will now resume our look at Shafer's Fibromyalgia Pentad. While we started toward the explanation of FLD previously, and its relationship within the FM Pentad, it is necessary to see the large scope with which we must view lipids (fat), such as its origins, storage and mobilization within the body. Much, if not most of the lipids in an FM patient is processed into that form by the liver. While it enters the body as a sugar (usually High Fructose Corn Syrup, as discussed previously) it is changed to glucose, converted to triglycerides and then stored. Next, we look at the way in which increased sugar "attacks" not only inhibit the liver, but are tied to EVERY other co-morbid disease within Shafer's Fibromyalgia Pentad.

Fibromyalgia: The Thirty Year Phenomenon, Part Nine

Consult your Physician before making any diagnosis, changing medications, diet or other therapies. The information on The Sand Hill Philosopher is not intended to Diagnose or Treat any Medical Condition. Please see previous Blog Warnings in this Fibromyalgia Series.

After showing the role of glucose (typically converted from High Fructose Corn Syrup) and describing the normal function of Insulin on Cell Wall Receptor Sites in our previous lessons, I also showed the reader the types of dysfunction that can lead to Insulin Resistance.

The next step is to take a look at Fatty Liver Disease (FLD).

Fibromyalgia: The Thirty Year Phenomenon, Part Eight

Consult your Physician before making any diagnosis, changing medications, diet or other therapies. The information on The Sand Hill Philosopher is not intended to Diagnose or Treat any Medical Condition. Please see previous Blog Warnings in this Fibromyalgia Series.

During the first ten years of high glucose levels, the Obesity develops, and after the Obesity reaches a point, typically after ten more years, signs of Insulin Resistance (or, DM-II) begin to develop. I have previously stated that common blood tests do not provide the criteria to diagnose or confirm FM. After learning about Shafer's Fibromyalgia Pentad, I will now show that there actually are some abnormalities in blood testing, but they have not previously been seen as interrelated, and are often subtle.

Fibromyalgia: The Thirty Year Phenomenon, Part Seven

Consult your Physician before making any diagnosis, changing medications, diet or other therapies. The information on The Sand Hill Philosopher is not intended to Diagnose or Treat any Medical Condition. Please see previous Blog Warnings in this Fibromyalgia Series.

In previous posts, I have described the conundrum a physician faces in deciding upon the diagnosis of Fibromyalgia (FM), or not. I have also stated that five co-morbid diseases typically accompany one another, and these five diseases comprise the Shafer's Fibromyalgia Pentad. Many patients are wrongly classified as having FM because

Fibromyalgia: Thirty Year Phenomenon, Part Six

Consult your Physician before making any diagnosis, changing medications, diet or other therapies. The information on The Sand Hill Philosopher is not intended to Diagnose or Treat any Medical Condition. Please see previous Blog Warnings in this Fibromyalgia Series.

In the last post I drew a relation between five diseases, nominated "The
Fibromyalgia Pentad." These are five diagnoses that are closely related. I also pointed out the timing of the onset of Fibromyalgia (FM) Symptoms, co-morbid diseases, and correlated these with the use of High Fructose Corn Syrup. The Pentad include Fibromyalgia, Diabetes (or, Glucose Intolerance), Fatty Liver Disease, Obesity and Depression.

Fibromyalgia: Thirty Year Phenomenon, Part Five

The management of these diseases are often complicated, and mismanagement (including self-management) could lead to complications or death. Changes in your current medical management plan should only be made and monitored by a qualified and licensed physician. Your diagnoses should be confirmed, managed and monitored by a physician.

Fibromyalgia: Thirty Year Phenomenon, Part Four

This information is not meant to diagnose or treat any person or disease. At this point, I face a legal responsibility to inform you that while a licensed physician, I am only licensed within the State of Texas. The earlier posts did not recommend any change in therapy in any particular patient, nor should be implied to, nor do the following posts.

Fibromyalgia: Thirty Year Phenomenon, Part Three

I closed the last section of this series on Fibromyalgia with the question, “Why thirty years of new disease prevalence?”

Fibromyalgia: Thirty Year Phenomenon, Part Two

Fibromyalgia is so closely related to diet and co-morbid diseases that the disease is almost undeniably connected to them.

Obama Goes for Nobel Grand Slam

After his unprecedented Ten Day achievement in winning what was previously the world’s most Prestigious Prize for out-standing progress toward World Peace President BHO has decided to go for the Grand Slam.

Fibromyalgia: Thirty Year Phenomenon, Part One

I believe that Fibromyalgia is a consequence of a nutritional disorder, and can be corrected.

Who is the Sand Hill Philosopher?

Since starting this blog, many people have contacted me wanting more information on my background and qualifications to speak on some of these topics, such as medicine.

What's Good About Old Medicine? (About 4,000 years old)

I have had the privilege to spend 30 years in the medical field, though severely limited over the past seven years.

Can You Spell Twelve Trillion Dollars?

I am buying a new marker for my van.

Response to Gun Control: Colonists Make Gun Powder, Recipe, 1775

Link to article: http://bit.ly/U1joR

The following was returned to the Massachusetts House of Representatives,

Global Warming: the Missing Science

Is Global Cooling on its way? Yes, as soon as the Global Warming is over.

The "Obscene" Pharmaceutical Profit: Drug Research, Pt 2

If you missed the well-reviewed first installment,

The "Obscene" Pharmaceutical Profit: Drug Research, Part One

President Barack Hussein Obama has been a frequent critic of “the obscene profits of pharmaceutical companies,”

Book Review: Or Perish in the Attempt: Medical Aspects of the Lewis & Clark Expedition

Dr. Peck has rewarded us all with his thorough research and clear explanations.

Private Enterprise "Can't Do It", so the Government Will

President Barack Hussein Obama announced massive new funding to the NIH today