Byrons Wisdom

Byrons (mostly) Accomplishments

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* Drank and feasted at world's tastiest and finest pubs in Ireland and England

* Lived in Bermuda

* Fed fish that came up you in the Ocean

* Skii'd black diamond runs on mountains, jumped 20 ft in the air, nightskiing over rocks to create sparks

* Fireworks: Took my boat to the Toronto harbour at night to watch up close the Toronto's Fireworks Festival

* Climbed the Sleeping Giant mountain in Thunder Bay

(circa 1980)

* Survived getting sucked 8 ft down into a violent swirling water vortex at The Cascades in Thunder Bay for 3 minutes holding my breath

The Cascades in Thunder Bay

* Picked amethyst in the bush where nearby where moose/beavers in Thunder Bay

* Visited the Grand Canyon

* Saw the graves of famous Hollywood people including Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) and Tyrone Power in Beverly Hills

* Visited the Oklahoma Bombing site

* Golfed and drank beer beside Michael Douglas in Bermuda

* Did a small musical director part in a theater production

* Biked throughout all of Toronto's trails

* Went to amazing high vista views in Bermuda

* Saw real huge dinosaurs, and amazing art galleries in NYC

* Saw a Broadway play - Annie Get Your Gun

* Saw most of the biggest music groups in the world: Police, Genesis, Audioslave, ...

(my photo of police concert 2008 Toronto)

* Saw the Hasty Puddings Group - famous theater troupe

* Planted millions of seedling trees for years at a nursery in Thunder Bay

* Dined in Las Vegas at 4am on steak after riding in on a Harley from California

* Showered in a thundering waterfall in Thunder Bay

* Worked till 10:30 pm at night in the bush and it still daylight (Northern Canada)

* Worked on reconstruction of a historic train station connecting US/Canada at Addie Lake near Thunder Bay

* Learned : Cello, Guitar, Bass, Piano fairly well

* Golfed in Bermuda on Bermuda greens

* In A solar eclipse

* Saw the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)

* Drove across both US and Canada

Stopping for gas in remote Vermillion Bay, On

* Caught amazing lake bass at Lake Addie in the north under the clear canopy of a billion stars that night

* Saved a friend from drowning in the raging river and gave him my jacket

* Saved another friend who fell through the ice

* Joined the Lions club

Niagara Falls Lions members at annual Fair

* Visited Amsterdam

* Went up the Eiffel tower, Empire State Building (NY), Niagara Falls Tower and C.N. Tower

* Boogie board surfed in Bermuda

* Visited the famous jazz district in New York's Village

* Picked oranges off trees in California and Bermuda

* Survived a boat expedition where I was lost, had damaged propulsion, and leaking boat

* Went to many art galleries: 2 Guggenheims (Florence, NYC) and the Uffizi in Florence. Saw group of 7, the impressionists, Andy Warhol and Marc Chagal in Rome

* Visited monster trees you could drive through near Okanogan Valley in B.C.

* Got lost in the bush (where people have died) but climbed a tree and rescued my family at Rainbow Falls

* Worked on log cabins when I was 10 and built a brick firestove when I was 15 by myself

* Played cricket in Toronto

* Went to fab underground Crystal Caves in Bermuda

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Resume Of Byron Balaski

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Byron Balaski

Achievements:

● Canadian Tire – developed an activation site for CT’s Options MasterCard.
● Operation Hope (Bill Clinton Foundation) - Contact Management System.
● Nokia: developed over 5 promotional sites and 1 portal based Expert system.
● Wrigley’s Gum : developed a multimedia contest site.
● Ontario Universities Acceptance Center: Modified many features of the OUAC website.
● BestBuy: developed a marketing website.
● Nokia Knowledge Base – developed an expert system – Ask an Expert
● Worked on the world's largest Microsoft project in Seattle – Agena For Windows.
● Implemented an online banking software solution in Bermuda.

Byron Balaski

Current Technical Skills:

LANGUAGES: Java, Visual Basic (.NET), Perl, C, C++ and C#

DATABASES: Mysql, Oracle, Sybase, Pervasive, Microsoft SQL Server, Access.

DESIGN: Singletons, Polymorphism, Encapsulation, UML, Use Cases and Best Practices.

INTERNET: PHP, Ajax, Java, EJB, DHTML, JSF, JDBC, ASP.NET, COM+, Web Services.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT: dotProject, Visio, Bugzilla, CVS, UAT, ClearCase and SDLC.

Canadian Tire Financial Services, Niagara Region, Ont., Sr. Java Programmer/Analyst, Oct 2007 – present:

Programmer/Analyst as well as systems architect for various web based financial systems

Responsibilities:

· Developed a Canadian Tire Options MasterCard credit card activation site using RAD 6 and Java Server Faces. Worked with the clustered WebSphere Application Server on a UNIX platform employing Chordiant, Web Services and JNDI technologies.

· Worked on a Credit card application form processing module for the Canadian Tire Financial Online Customer Self Service system. Employed web services, Java reflection and Persistence using RAD 6 and an Oracle database system.

· Maintained various applications: ePost – a bill presentment system that interfaces with Canada Post’s ePost system.

eGain/Arena-Mail – a system that helps manage enterprise-wide email routed from “Contact Us” page on the Online Customer Service Site.

TIM – a user provisioning system that interfaces with TIM Java Api .

Worked with Courion – an identity/access management system regarding various applications (Peoplesoft, Courion) that help provision access for CT Financial employees.

NXWebTechnololgies, Beaumont California , Programming Team Leader, Aug 2006 – Sept 2007:

Team leader and developer: contact management system for Operation Hope – a FEMA funded project.

Responsibilities:

· Developed a contact management system for Operation Hope, a non-profit organization that has been involved with helping Katrina victims.

· Gathered and analyzed client business and created programming deliverables. I used dotProject to manage projects by breaking requirements into project deliverables. Also, I maintained project timelines, issue tracking and work co-ordination amongst developers using CVS Team Management software.

· Designed HTML and database functionality using PHP, Ajax, JavaScript, MYSQL and Web Forms. Utilized the DhtmlXTreeGrid package for browsing and dynamic editing.

· Created auditing functionality regarding changes to data, security for various users including an Administration module and user-specific functionality.

· Created functionality for mail merge, bulk emailing, scheduling and task management.

Webmaker Consulting, Mississauga Ont. , Sr. Developer/Team Leader, Jan 2001 – August 2006:

Team Lead, senior developer and analyst: Creating interactive and informative websites & web portals for various clients.

Responsibilities:

· Senior developer and team leader for these projects: Nokia Strikes Back, Imagine Nokia, Nokia Unfolds, Nokia Mobile Ambassador, Nokia Focus, theNokia9300, Ontario Universities Acceptance Centre(OUAC), nokia6133 and Wrigley’s ExcelInferno.(www.excelinferno.ca, www.nokiaunfolds.com, www.imagine-nokia.com, http://www.nokiastrikesback.com/, http://www.electronicinfo.ca/einfo.php, http://nokia6133training.com)

· Analyzed business requirements, ascertained client’s requirements, designed and developed sales and marketing web-based N-tier client-server applications. Developed Use & Test cases. Performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) on both our Integration and Staging Servers. Application Support: enhancing web applications and fixing/debugging problems. Responsible for maintaining projects through dotProject and CVS regarding code deliverables, bugs, maintenance, promotion and change control.

· Created many status, tracking and summary reports for most of the applications I worked on. I created reports & documents using Crystal Reports, Jasper and PDF creation tools. I also created HTML based reports with output to Excel, PDF, and HTML. Also, created many graph/chart reports using Java Charts.

· Responsible for Postgres Database Administration including database creation, analysis & design (Erwin) and maintenance. Created dynamic Sql record set queries, cursors and stored procedures via JDBC, Torque, ODBC and COM+ technologies.

· Generated database messaging and scheduling classes using the MVC II methodology and Struts. Developed middleware EJBs utilizing UML-EJB mapping paradigms. Employed forward and reverse engineering tools such as Torque and OJB to develop the Model. (MVC)

· Employed J2EE, Java, JavaScript, Beans, Maven, Torque, Struts, Ant, PHP, Xerces, ASP, C#, Visual Studio.net, VB Script, XML, ASP.net Matrix with various servers including Windows 2000 Server, SQL 2000, Linux and IIS platform.

· Created a very detailed PDF document chart utilizing PHP, and PDF classes. (Ontario Universities Acceptance Center.)

· Developed a Search Engine utilizing java, parsing classes and struts that allowed for dynamic and configurable search-within-results. (Nokia Mobile Ambassador)

Projects:

· Nokia 9300: I analyzed, developed a training and information site for Nokia sales representatives. Additional features include scheduled event notification via SMS and Html Email.

· Wrigley’s Excel Gum: Developed a Flash based scrollable multimedia gallery with streaming video and images that users could view and also vote on.

· Nokia 6133: Developed a training site whereby users and trainers could take a quiz and learn more about the Nokia 6133 phone.

· Ontario Universities Acceptance Center: Modified many features of the OUAC website and created a very detailed PDF lookup chart utilizing PHP,DHTML and PDF classes.

· Nokia Mobile Ambassador: Team leader for an expert system project for Nokia, using Struts, J2EE, Java and DHTML. Also developed configurable search-within-results search engine.

Webmaker Consulting – continued…

Projects:

· Reporting: Created many status, tracking and summary reports for most of the applications I worked on using Crystal Reports, Jasper and PDF creation tools. I also created HTML based reports with output to Excel, PDF, and HTML. Also, created many graph/chart reports using Java Charts.

· DBA: Responsible for Database Administration including database creation, analysis & design and maintenance. I created dynamic Sql record set queries, cursors and stored procedures.

· Project Management: I was involved with gathering business requirements, analysis, project scope and timelines using project management tools. Also involved with user acceptance testing, promoting code to production, and co-ordination of work amongst various designers, contractors and programmers.

Logic Communications – Bermuda, Lead Developer/Analyst, July 2000 - Nov. 2000:

Development using various technologies - Visual Basic, Unix, ASP, ADO and Sql Server.

Responsibilities:

· Analyzed and developed a web-based Sales Management System using PHP and Mysql on a Unix Platform.

· Developed an automated database system for a brokerage firm that organized, stored and electronically transmitted trading data via intranet. Used VB, COM+, Active-X, ADO and Ms Sql Server.

· Analyzed and developed a document retrieval system using VB, DHTML, COM+,ASP, MTS, MS Sql Server, JavaScript, and XML

Bank of Butterfield - Bermuda , Sr. Programmer /Business Analyst, Sept 1996-July 2000:

Supported and serviced clients - requirement/business analysis, design and development of various banking systems.

Responsibilities:

· Created a comprehensive high volume Payment and Billing automated transaction system using Microsoft Access and later Visual Basic with SQL Server.

· Helped develop an On-line Banking System by creating middleware scripts in Unix and creating transaction forms using Java, HTML and XML. Also I used LiveConnect, Java and JavaScript to access CORBA business objects. I created the third-party transaction forms using Java AWT, Java Swing Classes, XML and XMLDOM with Informix, Netscape Enterprise Server on a Sun Solaris platform

· Developed and coded report integration procedures and different module reports in Crystal Reports for the GL and End of Day Systems

· Created automated Unix scripts using Perl with middleware applications. This enabled connectivity between all of their banking systems and was crucial for the Internet banking.

· Created Third party Transaction Forms in Java, HTML, XML and JavaScript that integrated into an Online Banking System.

· Customized Orbix CORBA scripts in Unix re: real-time client-server communication for the Online Banking System (web).

· Supported users - network and workstations. Managed “permissions” and deployed applications using scripts via Novell Zenworks

Bank of Butterfield – continued…

Responsibilities:

· Upgraded the Bank’s trading application system and improved staff efficiency in these systems by removing redundancies and automated tasks. (Familiar with Chase Manhattan and other financial systems that were adjunct to bank’s systems.)

· Assisted mainframe programmers in supporting Cobol and DB2.

· Assisted analysis, development, testing and support of many of the Bank’s applications (SDLC).

Dimax Controls – Etobicoke, Senior Programmer, Nov 1994 -Sept. 1996:

Performed analysis and design - windows-based HVAC control system.

Responsibilities:

· Developed an engineering based module in Delphi.

· Developed serial and real-time communication OLE controls and software based serial communications protocols.

· Developed code using object-oriented Visual C++ and MFC classes

· Developed a system that provided users the ability to control building ventilation, heating and air-conditioning systems via remote computer.

Teleglobe Insurance – Toronto , Business Analyst/ Programmer, Nov. 1993 to Nov. 1994:

Business Analysis and development of an Insurance Brokerage System. Provided small brokerage firms an online brokerage system for their clients.

Responsibilities:

· Ported an Insurance Marketing system (one of the world’s largest Microsoft Windows applications) from Seattle to the Canadian market.

· Designed and customized business screens, business logic, and forms for the application using C, Visual Basic and Windows API. Developed stored procedure code with a Sybase database system.

Biltrite Industries – Etobicoke, Senior Programmer, July 1991 - Nov 1993:

Senior developer providing business analysis, design, programming and support.

Responsibilities:

· Analyzed and upgraded the Accounts receivable and Sales Order Entry systems using Visual Basic, FoxPro & Crystal Reports.

· Analyzed requirements for and helped develop an employee based system that kept track of employee data such as payroll, workman’s compensation, health and retirement information using Visual Basic with a Gupta database.

· Converted Clipper based systems to Windows User Interface based systems.

EDUCATION:

Lakehead University: Management Systems Degree, 1990 – (not completed).

Certification: Microsoft Windows Application Programming, Windows User Interface Design.

Unix and Unix Scripting Course.

Other: Unix scripting, Reporting and Database Programming Course, Dublin, 1998.

Message to The Jewish People Concerning Their Messiah - Overwhelming Evidence

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The Face of the Jewish Messiah, Jesus Son of God

Jewish Messiah

Who was the Messiah ? Is the Messiah coming ? Has The Messiah come already ?

To answer this will only take a few minutes to see the Light that will forever change you're Life forever.

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A Virgin Shall Conceive - Isaiah 7:14

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

"Immanuel" means "God with us".

The Virgin Mother Mary conceived Jesus Christ, as a Holy Virgin.

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"Us", "Our" - Genesis 1:26

^"Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground"

Us and Our refers to God and Jesus Christ (Messiah) and The Holy Spirit.

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"My Lord said to My Lord" - Psalm's: 110

Many scholarly Jewish people have been deeply troubled in their hearts to know whom God was talking to When he said "The Lord says to my Lord". Could there be a divinity ? - God The Father, God The Son, God The Holy Spirit ? indeed Yes !

"The LORD says to my LORD: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”" - Psalms 110

Who was was The Lord talking to ? Certainly David is not Lord, and since this is David, David is saying The Lord (God) says to my Lord (Christ) "sit at my right hand".

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Son of David: (Jesus himself references Psalms 110)

"While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, "What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" "The son of David," they replied.

He said to them, "How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him 'Lord'? For he says," 'The Lord said to my Lord:
"Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet."

'If then David calls him 'Lord,' how can he be his son?" No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions" - Matthew 22:41-44

Jesus was asserting the fact that although he was a descendant of David, he was not a son of David, but rather the Lord that David was speaking of before he came on this earth.

Jesus who had a solid argument to prove Psalms 110 is about Him - Jesus , specifically God speaking to Jesus, A Lord speaking to a Lord.

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"Behold, I will send my messenger" - Malachi 3

Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. 2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap: 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. 4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former [1] years. 5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress [2] the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.

Correlates with: The Lord Jesus Christ sent a messenger John the Baptist, to prepare the way:

Matthew 3:1

"In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,

“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’”

According to the prophecy of the Prophet Malachi, Jesus Christ, Lord and Saviour has already come.

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The temple will be destroyed - Mark 13:

As he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!” Then Jesus asked him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down.” - Mark 13

Jesus' prophecy fullfilled: Jerusalem and its famous Temple were destroyed in 70 AD.
see wikipedia article about the destruction of the temple:

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Speaking of The Lord Jesus: Isaiah 53:

Surely he has borne our infirmities and carried our diseases; yet we accounted him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. ( Jesus Christ was crucified on the Cross)

But he was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us whole, and by his bruises we are healed. (Jesus was scourged by the Romans)

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have all turned to our own way, and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. (Jesus died for are sins - Jesus was and is blameless and a perfect offering to God)

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. (Jesus did not say a word: Mark 15: "“Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered him, “You say so.” Then the chief priests accused him of many things. Pilate asked him again, “Have you no answer? See how many charges they bring against you.” But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.)

By a perversion of justice he was taken away. Who could have imagined his future? For he was cut off from the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people. (the perversion of Justice spoke of long before was that Jesus was wrongly and falsely accused and tried of being a criminal - and died as a result for our sins - the "transgression of my people")

They made his grave with the wicked and his tomb with the rich, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth. (Jesus had not done anything whatsoever violent nor did he lie)

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Shroud of Turin:

Have you ever seen proof of real levitation (no not that phony stuff David Blaine does) - real levitation ?

Take a look at the shroud: http://www.shroud.com/
this is the burial cloth (backside and frontside) of Jesus- have a look at the FACE OF GOD

Yes ,and you will see that the imprint on the back was of a man levitating, Child of Israel - what a wonderful day.

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Summary:

* Jesus has already been prophesied as Messiah - Malachi 3

* Jesus was spoken of as the attonement of our sins - Isaiah 53

* Jesus predicted the destruction of the Temple - Mark 13

* Jesus was predicted to be born of a Virgin (Virgin Mary) - Isaiah 7:14

* Jesus is the Son of God - the Lord said to my Lord - Psalms 110 and Matthew 22

* Jesus Came in the Flesh - Isaiah 53

* The Shroud of Turin - Jesus' burial cloth has the imprint of His Face - the Face of God

* The Divinity of God: The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit proven in Genesis 1:26

* Countless Jews: Rabbis, Doctors, Professionals and Of all walks of life: have come to Jesus and seen the light.

* There are countless other Jewish scriptures affirming Jesus: the continuum of the Old and New Testaments, the fact both testaments use the "It is written" shows the orthogonality, parallelism and continuation of the old and new testaments.

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Jews That Have Come To Christ - Testimonies:

Paul's Story: (link)

"...We received a phone call from my daughter, one which she found very hard to make, telling us she had found the Lord in Jesus. She had joined a small nondenominational church and was very very happy. Our first reaction, after we hung up the phone, was shock.(Sorry DAf). Hana and I were both upset. Another Jewish person starting to believe in Jesus.

We discussed it at length. We both felt that He had to have been a very powerful and charismatic person, after all, He changed the history of the world and He molded the ways of man for two thousand years. Neither one of us believed He was the Son Of G-d. We calmed down and slowly accepted, over a period of weeks, in our minds that our grandchildren would believe in Him. Naturally quite a bit of time past before we discussed it with Daf again even though we talked on the phone 2-3 times
a week.

I have mentioned David before. I had a 4 year discussion with him about the beliefs of Messianic Jews. Of course I would always take the negative side. Two years ago I read the New Testament. Twice. It was interesting reading from an informational stand point. When my daughter told me she had become a believer I decided I should learn all I could, especially since I wanted to know what my grand children might ask me or tell me when they come to visit.

As I read both bibles I began to see how closely one followed the other. I then started to read about Church history starting from the first century and looked for where the division took place that so alienated Jews and Christians.

I found what I was looking for. I also looked for the proof Yeshua was not the Messiah. The Bibles have all the proof that He Is.

All arguments against Him, I found to be hollow and lacking all proofs. All works I read that were against Yeshua were from an emotional stand point or seemingly from a stand point of fear. In short I found no PROOF He was not the Messiah. I read in the Tanach the prophesies and what had to be full filled for the Messiah to come and He filled them all.

At this point I decided it would hurt nothing if I accepted Him as The Messiah. So mentally I did. Understand, this was all done without emotion. Just a logical 2+2=4 attitude. For me everything has to follow and be in order for me to believe it. I believe H2O is water and CO2 is carbon dioxide. Neither can be something else.

Accepting Yeshua I started to read both Bibles again keeping in mind "I believe in Yeshua" and the Bibles are the word of G-D.

Suddenly there was a whole new meaning in those pages. I also went to Ohalei HaRachamim Synagogue for services few times. I also started praying 3 times a day. I was feeling a conflict in me and I knew some thing was happening.

During this time I was also meeting once a week with David and Eitan (from the synagogue).

On Rosh Hashanah I went to services on Saturday morning. Then the BIG surprise. After the Torah reading ,we said the Blessings and Moshe picked up the Torah, held it high in the air, turned around so all could see the scripture and I received a lightning bolt. A jolt of electricity came from the open Torah and almost knocked me down. I started to weep and I was filled with the most wonderful feeling I had ever had in my life. All at once I felt a change in my body, a warmth spread through me to all parts of me. When I recovered from the shock I had a tremendous feeling of well being. My mind was quiet inside and I felt warm and safe as if in the arms of someone who was comforting me. All anger, resent, and fear left my mind and body. I felt it leave. I just felt great. No tension. No confusion.

The Ruach HaKodesh had filled my body. I just prayed and gave thanks to The Lord Yeshua and G-D Our Father for welcoming me back. I was overcome with emotion and had to leave. I didn't tell David or Eitan until the Wednesday after. I wanted to make sure I was not mistaken. I still feel the same way and Life is so much sweeter. I feel, see, and hear things I never did before. Those of you who have received the Holy Spirit know what I am talking about.

Last Wednesday I was immersed in the Jordan River. What a thrilling experience. The old me is gone and the new me is here. "

Rabbi Joseph Teischman - (firmed his belief that Jesus is God come in the flesh and that Jesus died for Rabbi Joseph's sins and rose from the dead ....Rabbi Joseph considered himself to be a born again Christian.)

Rabbi Loren (link)- ...I began reading the Holy Scriptures for the very first time. After attending a seminar on Biblical prophecy, I read the entire New Testament portion of the Scriptures within a week! Then I began discovering prophecies in the Jewish Scriptures Which predicted the coming Messiah, the Anointed Ruler and Savior sent by God. I was amazed to discover that the prophets of Israel had told us that a descendant of the tribe of Judah, from the royal family of King David, would be born in Bethlehem. According to these prophecies, He would come before the Second Temple was destroyed in 70 AD, accomplish miracles, then suffer, die, rise from the dead, and yet fail to be recognized by the majority of our people! Through the Messiah, God would also establish a New Covenant with the Jewish people (see Jeremiah 31:31-34). To me, the evidence was overwhelming - Yeshua was the promised Messiah of Israel who would reconcile us to God.

Rabbi Kaufmann Kohler - said: "Jewish scholars are making a great mistake when they compare Jesus of Nazareth with Hillel the Elder, the tolerant Tanna, or Philo, the Jewish philosopher from Alexandria. Jesus did not belong to any party. He was a man of the people. In him the Essene ideal of love and fellowship assume a new and grand expression. In contrast to John the Immerser, Jesus felt himself drawn with the power of divine love to the lowest of his fellow men. Being filled with true greatness he communed with shepherds, publicans and sinners, the very people whom the Essenes had regarded as headed for hell, with whom they had no dealings for fear of becoming tainted by contact with them. He ate and drank with them, saying: ‘I came to save the lost sheep of the house of Israel, not those who are well, but who are sick, need the physician. The heart which is filled with impure thoughts is unclean ... Woe to you Pharisees, you clean the outside, but the inside you leave uncleansed and filled with evil. To you, hypocrites, are applicable the words of Isaiah: 'They approach me only with their mouth, and honour me with their lips, but their heart is far from me'. These are the words of a prophet, of a fearless reformer."

Rabbi P Daniel Weiss - said: "Perhaps the writers of the Talmud had made a big mistake by condemning the greatest man of their nation to death; maybe they had had some reason for inventing the most fantastic tales about His birth.

The more I studied the Hagada, the clearer my insight became till at last the exalted though terrifying thought occurred to me that He is indeed the promised Messiah. I compared the explanations of the Talmud with the Old Testament prophecies and saw that all foretold by the holy prophets had from beginning to end been fulfilled in the life of Jesus."

Rabbi Dr. Müller (missing after the Holocaust ) - As Rabbi Dr. Müller turned over the pages of the New Testament, he was astonished to see the well known names of Bethlehem and Jerusalem, as well as many quotations from the Old Testament. That encouraged him to read on, and his interest rapidly increased. Anew world of thought and life was opened to him. Jews believed that women had no soul and therefore needed no religious conversation even with a Samaritan woman. Lepers were shunned in Palestine, but Jesus, showing His sympathy, touched and healed them. He proved by word and deed that God is no respecter of persons, but loves alike Jews, Samaritans and Gentiles. All this was in contrast to the spirit of those days.

The rabbi saw in Jesus the only perfect example, and the true Messiah

Rabbi Sam Stern (Holocaust Survivor)

"I took the New Testament, put it into my pocket and said, "Yes, sir, I will read it. I want to see what the New Testament is really like. I don't know anything at all about it."

In the next few nights I had much to read. Every line, each page, was a great revelation to me as I read with great interest. Opening the Book of Matthew, I was surprised to read that Jesus is of the lineage of Abraham and David. I also noticed that on every page it says "As it is written," which means that it was written in our Jewish Bible. For example, in the first chapter I read that He will be born of a virgin because it is written: "Behold a virgin shall be with child and shall bring forth a son and they shall call his name Immanuel..." (Isaiah 7:14).

In the 2nd chapter I read that He was born in Bethlehem as it is written:

"Thou Bethlehem in the land of Judah are not the least among the princes of Judah, for out of thee shall come forth a governor that shall rule my people Israel" (Micah S:2).

Also I saw that He shall come out of Egypt, for it is written: "Out of Egypt have I called my son." (Hosea 11:1) Thus reading I noticed on each page and in every chapter constant references to the Old Testament. It became clear to me that this book called New Testament is actually the fulfillment of the Old Testament. I realized that we rabbis were too much occupied with the Talmud and paid little or no attention to our Holy Bible. Then and there I became a Bible believing Jew. I thanked God for leading me to that little mission and decided to dedicate my life to Messiah."

Rabbi Kurt Schneider(link) - Vision - Time travelled 2000 years to the past to see The Lord's Crucifixion

Rabbi Henry Bregman - "

Again, he asked himself: "Where is the High Priest? Where is the Temple with all its ceremonies? Where is the atonement for sins?" The answer came in Hebrews 9:12, "Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us."

As Christ obtained our redemption on the eve of the Passover on Calvary's Cross (John 19:14 17), so He became my Passover, my Atonement, my High Priest, and my All in All. He is my "Yom Kippur," not only once a year (on "Good Friday"); but always, having obtained eternal redemption for me."

Rabbi Dr. T. Tirschtiegel - Sometimes he asked himself: Is the Jewish faith the genuine religion? Can a religion which has so little influence on the disposition of ifs adherents really have any eternal value? Where does the soul find redemption, peace and rest?

He confessed to his congregation that he was unable to continue in his office as their Rabbi. He resigned from the Rabbinate and decided to be converted to the truth in Jesus Christ."

Rabbi Ephraim Ben Joseph Eliakim - " that some terrible sin had been the cause of the wrath of Almighty God against His people. Then there dawned upon him the secret of it all - "groundless hate" (Yoma 9b), and a still, small voice expostulated with him, "Cease to hate Me. Love Me and I will give thee peace." The struggle was over, he found a peace that was unbroken till his dying day."

Rabbi Jacobs -"Not long after this conversation Dr. Bell gave the Rabbi a small parcel. On reaching home he found that it contained the dreaded New Testament. He gazed at it, praying that God might protect him from evil. While turning over the first pages, he noticed Jewish names; Bethlehem and Jerusalem were also mentioned. This encouraged him to read on. The lovely story of the birth of Jesus greatly impressed him.

As some passages were not quite clear to Jacobs, he gladly accepted Dr. Bell's offer to read the Bible with him. The better he understood and appreciated the new truths, which Christ revealed about God and man, the more eager he was to continue. Another time Dr. Bell explained what Christ had said about Himself: "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life; no man cometh unto the Father but by Me". The longer the Rabbi meditated on that text, the more glorious and precious Jesus Christ became to him. Now he understood the 53rd chapter of Isaiah, formerly so mysterious to him. The Sun of Righteousness rose upon him with healing in His wings, and now he rejoiced in Christ as his Saviour."

Rabbi George Benedict - "Though at that time Benedict had not yet come to a living faith in Jesus but had only admired and honoured the noble character of the Nazarene he was courageous enough to state his conviction in a written test. The subject he had voluntarily chosen was: "Jesus a picture of Jewry." He quoted Isaiah 9:2, "The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light." He described the human sublimity of Jesus and emphasized that He was Israel's greatest son."

Rabbi Chil Slostowski - "That same evening I began reading the New Testament in my room at Jerusalem. Before opening it, however, I had prayed: "Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law" (Psalm 119:18).

In His grace the Lord heard my prayer and showed me things which I had never seen before. While reading I felt the creation of a clean heart and of a right spirit within me (Ps. 51:10) and there was new light (Ps. 119:105). Like a thirsty man drinks greedily when he has found a spring of fresh, cool water, so I drank in page after page of the New Testament. In one long draught I read the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke until I noticed the clock 3 a.m.!"

Rabbi Charles Freshman - Vision of Jesus -

At last after midnight, he became exhausted, and he fell asleep in his chair. Then he beheld in a dream an image of the Saviour on the cross, and over his head were inscribed the words, "I am thy Saviour". He awoke, firmly resolved to give in his resignation, but again his moral courage failed him and he put it off again.

At last, on the day before the Passover, he once more prayerfully pondered over Gen. 49:10 ("The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and the obedience of the peoples is his." ), then read Isaiah 53, and suddenly, became fully convinced that Jesus is the expected Messiah. Without the least hesitation he now wrote out his resignation and sent it to the president of the congregation.

Rabbi Berg - (concerning an operation for an illness) :

After this conversation the nurse advised the Rabbi to have a rest, but before leaving the room, she handed him her Bible in which she had marked several passages. He tried to rest, but his mind was too active. He wondered at the nurse's biblical knowledge Jewish women are not supposed to take any interest in religion and he was amazed and perturbed by what he had heard and read. Prejudices, doubts and fears arose like clouds, and tried to extinguish the light kindled in his soul by God's Spirit. With trembling hands he took the Bible and read the marked chapters in the New Testament. He seemed to be in a new world. He began to admire Christ hitherto he had not wished to see the Chaplain of the hospital, but now he welcomed his visits. They had many a heart to heart talk about Christ, until one day the Rabbi said: "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God".

Rabbi Asher Levy (note: the name Levy is a priestly order - The Levites)

"I did not know that he was a believer in Jesus Christ: His advice was: "Read Isaiah 53." I then read this well known chapter concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which says that "He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities." I felt urged further to examine the Hebrew Scriptures and found these words written by the same prophet: "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulders: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this" (Is. 9:6,7). I also read: ''Hear ye now, O house of David; is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel" (Is. 7:13,14). "Immanuel" means "God with us".

This proved to me that Jesus was and is the Messiah in Whom all the prophecies were fulfilled."

Rabbi Philipp Philips - "Now he could understand the narratives of the Old Testament in the wonderful light of the New Testament. As God had led his fathers in the wilderness in a pillar of a cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night, so he saw in Jesus the Guide who has to lead us, human beings, on the way of Salvation. He realised that the "half had not been told" to him, and he was converted to this Jesus as his Saviour and God, in Whom he saw the Redeemer of Israel and of the whole human race. He humbled himself and came to Jesus as a poor sinner who did not deserve anything but could just ask for grace. He trusted implicitly God's promises, and could at last understand the words of Isaiah 53:4 5, "Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows, yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted, but he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."

Rabbi Max Wertheimer D.D. -

"I studied about Judaism but it answered no questions, satisfied no craving of my heart. Then I began reading the New Testament and comparing it with the Old Testament. Many passages were read, pondered, meditated upon. One made a definite impression: the fifty third chapter of Isaiah, eleventh verse, last clause: "By His knowledge shall My righteous servant justify many, for He shall bear their iniquities." Here was the only mention of that phrase, "my righteous servant," I could find. It is found nowhere else in the Word of God in either Testament. We have "David, my servant," "Isaiah, my servant," "Daniel, my servant," but here it is: "My righteous servant." I said to myself: "Who is that righteous servant? To whom does the prophet refer?" I argued: "Whoever that ‘righteous servant' of Jehovah is, of one thing I am sure: he is not Israel, because the prophet declares Israel to be 'a sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a leprous nation' (Isaiah 1:4). The righteous servant of Jehovah must be One who is holy. If it isn't Israel, who could it be?" I decided it must be Isaiah. But in Isaiah 6:I found it could never be the prophet for he confesses himself to be a guilty sinner and a man of unclean lips in God's sight. "My righteous servant." Who could it be? Then I began to study the context of the fifty third chapter and in Isaiah 50:6 I found, "I gave My back to the smiters." I pondered that: 'Who gave his back to the smiters?' In the beginning of the chapter it says: "Thus saith Jehovah." Jehovah is the only speaker in the chapter. Jehovah gave His back to the smiters? Had God a back? When and why was it smitten? Who smote it? Further I read: "Who gave His cheeks to them that plucked off the hair." And still further: "I hid not My face from shame and spitting." What did all this mean? Who had been so abused? When? Why? Did Jehovah have all these human characteristics? I studied more and more various prophetic utterances. In Psalm 110:1, it is written: "The Lord said to my Lord, Sit Thou at My right hand until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool." Here was David himself, speaking of his own seed and calling Him "Lord." How did He get up there? Why didn't God specify? Why didn't He speak so plainly to Israel that every Jew could understand?

Rabbi Isaac Lichtenstein - Give my warmest thanks and greetings to my brethren and friends; goodnight, my children; goodnight, my enemies, you can injure me no more. We have one God and one Father of all who are called children in heaven and on earth, and one Christ who gave up His life on the cursed tree for the salvation of men. Into Thy hands I commend my spirit.

Rabbi Leopold Cohn, D.D.- Still halting between two opinions, Rabbi Cohn decided to fast and to pray until God clearly revealed to him what to do. When he began his supplications, he had in his hands a Hebrew Old Testament. Being wholly absorbed in prayer, he was startled when the volume fell from his hands to the floor, and when he bent down to retrieve the sacred book, he saw that it had opened at the third chapter of the prophecy of Malachi, which begins with the words, "Behold I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to His temple, even the Angel of the Covenant whom ye delight in: behold He has already come, saith the Lord of Hosts." Now his entire being was electrified to attention and his every sense of perception awakened. For a moment he felt that the Messiah stood by his side, pointing him to the words, "He has already come." Stricken with a feeling of awe, he fell on his face, and out of his innermost parts came words of prayer and adoration. "My Lord, my Messiah Yeshua. Thou art the One in whom Israel is to be glorified, and Thou art surely the One who hast reconciled Thy people unto God. From this day on I will serve Thee no matter what the cost."

Rabbi Harold Vallins - Vision - "As the prayer was being recited I felt as though I was being transformed onto another plane of life. I suddenly knew that Jesus was in the room with us. I could actually feel Jesus come and stand behind me and put His hand upon my shoulder. And I could hear myself saying, inside my head, ‘Jesus, you are my Messiah, my Lord, my Saviour.' I felt tears in my eyes and felt my whole body was trembling."

Rabbi Azriel Ben Isaac - ("The Loyal") said: I am very happy to declare that my heart and conscience do not trouble me nor do they condemn me over my new faith., because I am still a Jew and will always remain a Jew. I have not denied the faith of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

As Saul of Tarsus (Paul) said, so say I (with the receiving of Jesus into my life as Redeemer and Saviour) as is written in 2 Corinthians 11:22: "Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I"

Rabbi Daniel Zion - (A Burning Fire) - “After I gave up my position (as Chief Rabbi of Jaffa, Israel,) I went to Jerusalem, where for a whole month I engaged in fasting, prayer and supplication. It was then that I asked God to show me the right way, and the eternal God heard my prayer. On the first of Shevat, 5710 (January / February, 1950), the Holy Spirit revealed to me that Jesus is indeed the true Messiah, who suffered for us and sacrificed Himself for our sin. A burning fire in my heart gave me no rest until I had publicly confessed my faith in the blood atonement of the True and living God, the Lord Jesus Christ, the one and only Messiah of Israel.”

Dr. Michael L. Brown - But for me, a Jew (even a non-religious Jew), how could I believe in Jesus? (Please remember: At that time, I didn’t realize that his Hebrew name was Yeshua and that his mother’s Hebrew name was Miriam, or that “Christ” meant “Messiah,” or that he came into the world to save his Jewish people, or that he lived and died as a faithful Jew.) For me, Jesus was only for the Gentiles. (Again, you have to excuse my ignorance!)

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Welcome

2009-11-30T22:38:00.000-08:00

Warm Welcome:

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Jewish Messiah - A Message to the Jewish People

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Learning Jazz Piano

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Questions for Byron

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Actual answers to actual questions

What is the word for people who use large vocabulary in a sentence incorrectly?

A. what is large vocabulary, is that some kind of "large vocabulary" ?

If you could break any Guiness World record what would it be?

A. downloading the most megabytes - movies, songs, videos while wearing astronaut diapers

Do sailors have more fun? I love drinking strong wine during a wind storm. Any port in a storm is my motto.?

A. Check with the Port authorities before setting sail and make sure no semen are lost in the storm

Traditionally, the wine is passed "port to port": the host will pour a glass for the person seated at their right and then pass the bottle or decanter to the left (the port side); this practice is then repeated around the table.

Rebuttal: I try to know where all of my seamen are at every moment. Only when my resistance has been lowered by too much port wine do I lose track of them.

Where is Scottie? Do you need him to beam you up, too?

A. Scottie had a son, and was trained as intergalactic beam deployment specialist. he can be reached in the yellow pages for all your beaming needs

If everyone on the planet ate a giant bean burrito at the same time, would it cause a giant fireball in?

(our solar system that would reach all the way to Uranus?)

A. it would create a wormhole and you would be able to visit your dad

(see the movie Contact for clues)

I am starting a swinging shingles club for hemorrhoid sufferers. Is this a good idea?

I think you should do some Preperation-H before starting a swinging shingles club.

What are 3 ways to take avantage of embarrasing fart situation ?

1) On a crowded subway "i just farted" , and claim your prized seat after standing for an hour

2) After haggling with a salesman over the price "i just farted scuse me", response: ok i will sell !

3) at a buffet: "ahhh man i just farted" and claim your sole spot at the all you can eat crab table

I have a college degree in philosophy. What are some U.S. companies that are hiring philosophers?

A. To work in the U.S, or not to work in the U.S !

That is the question , whether it tis nobler in the mind, to sweep the floor at Wendy's or flip burgers at Burger King, and by opposing such work find thyself at the unemployment line, on the dole and without a role

What exactly does "i.e" mean?

idiotic example:

usage: i.e. this is an idiotic example of the definition of i.e.

What are some positive medical benefits of headbanging to thrash metal music?

A. stress relief

* endorphin release

* lower iq - good for some people, ie teamster union member

* increased circulation

* burns calories

We know the answer to: if a tree falls in the woods does anyone hear it. but what about...?

if a man farts silent in a crowd does anyone smell it?

A. No but the squirrel will grab his nuts and run

What is the best kind of dog to attract girls?

I am looking for a cheap one, but also one that will be easy to sell once I get what I am looking for

A. Answer: a hot dog, get it ! hot dog

that way you can "dump" it once you get what you looking for - get that too ?!

What do we call a little paper with information on it that a student uses to cheat on an exam?

A. "belichek"

Weird Science

2009-11-23T23:24:00.000-08:00

Weird Science

by Byron Balaski

Tesla Coil

The six curled up dimensions, the inward space, may be Calabi-Yau shaped

REALITY AND THE PROBABILITY OF BEING EVERYWHERE AT ONCE by Byron B.

Reality occurs i.e. when one views a particle, its only his or her reality, because once the viewer has viewed the particle, the viewer has in fact "disturbed" the particle - either changed its location, changed it's speed. That's why the wave-function equation collapses - temporarily. The wave-function equation describes the particular location a particle(s) will probably (most likely) occupy, if you hadn't actually observed it and thus created your own reality.

Seems like reality is dependent upon disturbing things !

Once a particle's location in space is defined, the possibility of it
being found elsewhere collapses (wave-function collapses) because locations in a space are
distinct. Only within a here-now do we find that locations are not
distinct. Since the particle's location in space is only temporarily
detected, the collapse of the probability of the particle's location is
also temporary. Thus dummi you are highly likely in one place at one time

Here is the equation for figuring this simple problem out

SPEED OF LIGHT VS SOUND by Byron B:

How far does light go when sound has gone 1 cm in air at 20°C?

my calculation:

= 34360 cm/sec (speed sound)
b= 29,979,245,800 cm/sec (speed light)
c = 1/a (1 unit to the speed of sound per cm)
r = result

Time sound takes to go 1 cm is 1/34360
c=2.9103608847497089639115250291036e-5

Distance light will go in 2.9103608847497089639115250291036e-5 seconds :

we need to take the result of how much time it takes to go 1cm and multiply it by the speed of light (per cm)

r = b * c

r = 2.9103608847497089639115250291036e-5 * 29,979,245,800

r = 872504.24330616996507566938300331

Thus, light will go 872,504.24 cm's in the time it has take sound to travel 1 cm in 20deg c as long as light is travelling in a vaccum (no not that kind of vacuum!)

Gateway to the after-life - is it possible to travel over to the after-life ?

BB: Possibly,highly likely, although the "after life" can be construed in different ways.

Dark matter has been studied and is now proven to have interesting properties. Some scientists conjecture that dark matter could contain a parallel universe. For example we could exist in parallel universes (like slicing a bread loaf) where we theoretically could be bumping into other beings on another universe plane. Some have even conjectured these dark matter regions that are parallel universes, are actually places of heaven, and a separate universe(if you will) for hell.

Exotic matter with negative energy density is required to stabilize a wormhole.
Kip Thorne pointed out that the quantum mechanics of the Casimir effect can be used to produce a locally mass-negative region of space-time, and suggested that negative effect could be used to stabilize a wormhole to allow faster than light travel. A wormhole can be held open to reach other beings in parallel universes/alternate universes.

Who knows, one day, we might be able to reach the "after life" and visit or stay there

map of dark matter

Turning Your Headlights on at the speed of light:

"If ur travelling at the speed of light in ur car and u turn the headlights on what happens?"

BB: Travelling at light speed, light still travels just as fast away from you. So no change is detectable in the headlights shining out.

"Light waves were thought to be a disturbance in the luminiferous ether, just as sea waves are a disturbance in the ocean. The speed of light was relative to this ether. Einstein wondered, if he moved at the speed of light relative to the ether, how could light move relative to him? How could there be a reflection in his mirror?

"He concluded that light did not travel at some fixed speed relative to the ether, that light was not carried by the ether, and that the ether did not even exist. Unbeknown to Einstein, this is what Michelson and Morley had already discovered." Singh, p.102.

To preserve Galileo's principle of relativity, Einstein suggested that light always moves at a constant velocity relative to the observer. Assume you measure the speed of light to be 300 000 km/s relative to yourself when you are standing still. If you now move at close to the speed of light, you would still measure light waves moving at 300 000 km/s relative to yourself (not 0 km/s as you might have expected). If the light waves are reflected in Einstein's mirror you'll find them coming back to you at exactly the same velocity (not at close to 600 000 km/s as you might have expected).

Conclusion:You would not be able to tell if you were standing still or moving at the speed of light by turning on your headlights

Since light has speed what makes light move? What carries photons?

Concerning Propagation of Light: Electromagnetic radiation waves travels through the air.

Light and similar forms of radiation are made up of moving electric and magnetic forces. A simple example of motion similar to these radiation waves can be made by dropping a pebble into a pool of water. In this example, the water is not actually being moved by the outward motion of the wave, but rather by the up-and-down motion of the water. The up-and-down motion is transverse, or at right angles, to the outward motion of the waves. This type of wave motion is called transverse-wave motion. The transverse waves spread out in expanding circles until they reach the edge of the pool, in much the same manner as the transverse waves of light spread from the sun. However, the waves in the pool are very slow and clumsy in comparison with light, which travels approximately 186,000 miles per second.

Light radiates from its source in all directions until it is absorbed or diverted by some substance (fig. 2-1). The lines drawn from the light source (a light bulb in this instance) to any point on one of the transverse waves indicate the direction that the wavefronts are moving. These lines, are called light rays.
Source(s): Propagation of Light - http://www.tpub.com/neets/tm/106-1.htm

Various theories of Time Travel

1) A famous rule for time travel is called the grandfather paradox.
This rule states that you cannot go back in time and kill your grandfather. This would have prevented your parents being born and thus you would not have been born.

2) The Many-worlds interpretation is a theory that states once you go back in time you create a whole different world, that will never interact with future worlds, you create a new branch of history or alternate universe

3) Novikov self-consistency principle - is a theory (and this was illustrated in a cool version of the Twilight zone- original series) where one can go back in time, but cannot change the outcome. IN the twilight zone show, the man tried to go back in time to kill Hitler, but as he was about to fire the gun, 2 nazis came into the room and stopped him.

Is it possible to travel through a black hole in one piece if you had an anitgravitational engine?

BB: you would have to have an anti-gravitational engine that exceeded the force of gravity within a black hole

What happens around a black hole ?

BB: Light follows a warped direction (light cones) around a black hole's event horizon.
Time is slowing down for light in these "light cones" - yes red-shifting is another word

Travelling vast distances, instantly

by byron:

Space travel of vast distances is possible through a wormhole:
"a traversable wormhole held open by a spherical shell of exotic matter, is referred to as a Morris-Thorne wormhole" - some speculate on the exotic matter but we haven't discovered that, and when we do , we still need to be able to have a wormhole to exit (entry,exit wormholes)
this is far off, id say within 10,000 years

also parallel universes exists in curled up dimensions - scientists are studying this using the Cashmir effect (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashmir_eff… we might be able to visit other dimensions soo.

What goes faster then light ?

Currently, only information is known to have travelled faster than light, this is related to quantum entanglement, but this is information is not classic information, but rather spin up/down symmetrical information, not information like the weather is fine in spain...

Skywheel at night, downtown Niagara Falls

Best way to argue String Theory:
Theoretically , it is to walk around Niagara Falls, hitting every establishment for beer and chatting & debating with your brother (Shel) and to try reasonably not to slur too many syllables nor forget importance concepts and theories. As a high-point to the night ., you can both discuss M-Theory, and possibly advance some of the 11 dimensional, membrane(brane), quantum gravity theories right in place.

by: Byron Balaski

Learning Jazz Piano

2009-11-23T22:32:00.000-08:00

GETTING STARTED
To get started in jazz its helpful to have a bit of background playing the piano: classical/rock playing.
Unfortunately or fortunately depending on your attitude, learning the hardest way , usually pays dividends in the end regarding learning jazz. That means learning all one's scales, and important progressions like the 2-5-1.

If you are classically trained you want to start with some real classical Jazz:
Listen to Gershwin - esp the piece "Rhapsody in Blue and Summertime"
also check out Irvin Berlin

If you are a rocker, check out Pat Metheny and Chic Corea. As they have experimented in rock, heavy metal and jazz-fusion, this will help you understand the transition from rock over to fusion rock/jazz to pure jazz.

GETTING WITH THE JAZZ CATS
check your local library for a jazz standards book - get out some quarters and do some photocopying.

check out these sites for music scores/sheet music:
http://nfo.net/charts/index.html

here is the mother of all links: http://www.freesheetmusic.net/Jazz1.html

do a google for "Jazz Standards" books - every jazz cat does these. Also do a google search on jazz lounge bands/acts, and look at their playlist

Now go to a mp3 site such as mp3.com, napster.com just to browse and preview jazz albums - look for compilation albums that have ie the best of lounge jazz. These sites are very good reference because they contains complete albums, all songs are previewable so if you like a version of a song ie Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue you can compare and search other versions

Last but not least, go into a jazz lounge and in between sets, talk with the jazz cats.

WEENING OFF PIANO BOOKS AND UNTO FAKE BOOKS/JAZZ CHARTS

If you want to get really brave and try something beyond simple, you would do wise to learn jazz chords. Sometimes they are printed within a jazz book - also called a fake book. But if you want to be a professional jazz player you have to ween yourself off of piano books and move on to fake/chart/chords books - the next level !

The New Real Book series is a good place to start

THEORY
Pick a the only book there really is Mark Levine's "Jazz Theory Book" and also get yourself a jazz scales book which shows you all the jazz scales - half diminished, whole tone, etc. and practice them in each key.

After that get some popular music jazz charts (sheet music with the abbreviated notations - ie eb Alt, g m7,maj) You will find these in what are called "Jazz Fake" books.

Work through some easier standards (old popular jazz songs) like "Girl from Ipanema", "Day in the life of a fool" and or "Fly me to the moon". This is the bread and butter learning of jazz.

IMPROVISING
Once you know your chords , such a s the 7th chords, try to improvise within the songs by using all the notes from that 7th chords on the top hand while playing that ie 7th chord in the bottom hand.

to find the scale of a minor its best to find the root, the root of a minor is one tone down.
so if in e minor, the major scale is played in D

VERTICAL VS HORIZONTAL CHORD - LEED IMPROVISATION/SOLO-ING

Vertical is playing based leed lines on chord tones and horizontal is a scale based approach.

The Vertical Approach - The vertical approach is where your improvisation leed notes are dictated by the chord you are playing. For example, playing vertically is accomplished by following through the chord(played on left hand) that is paying attention to the exact notes in the chord (and the root of the chord). Thus you are following the chord changes.

The Horizontal Approach - This approach is where your leed lines are not dictated by the chords, but the notes of the key that the song is in. Thus you have a less-strigent and horizontal (across the scale) approach to the leed line.

THE FLAVOUR OF CHORDS AND SCALES:
how chords and scales have been used by the composer to effect different moods, feelings and changes in a person or audience.

ie

sus chord - triumphant or reflecting, "aha moment" feelings

alt chord - weird feeling, strange feeling - ie Love Reborn - uses an alt chord within the lyrics ("you kissed me" - never felt like this before) to convey the strangeness of that kiss

minor scale - sad feel

half diminished scale- creates a sort of unknowing, uneasy feeling

whole tone scale - a very far out, trippy space out feel - used a lot in the original Star Trek show to convey the weirdness of a place or situation the star trek crew were in.

+~+~+~+

All chords and scales throughout jazz have been chosen purposefully by the masters to evoke feelings, to emulate, to effect or complement visual themes.

...it was no mistake the composers chose these scales and chords.
:)

SOLO-ING
As long as you know the structure of the solo , you fill in the notes like a connect the dots scenario.

As long as you know about the dynamic of a solo - start slow and un-assuming and gradually build up the tension/excitement and then at the end the big cressendo, the summit and peek of your solo.

CONTRAFACTING
In the realm of jazz, contrafact means that you borrow the structure - chord changes - of one song and graft it into a new song. Then you create a totally new melody over the grafted chord changes/structure.

IMPORTANT JAZZ MUSICIANS:
Here are some marquee artists that play with respect to the their instrument and the "soft sound"

guitarists:
Pat Metheny
George Benson
Lee Ritenour
John Scofield

vibraphonists:
Peter Appleyard
Tito Puente

steel drums:
Ray Holman

flutists:
Finn Peters
Joe Farrell

horn:
Chuck Mangione

electric piano:
Chic Corea
Herbie Hancock
Joe Zawinul
Bob James

B3 Organ:
Joey DeFrancesco
Booker T Jones

SOME STANDARDS TO LEARN
Ain’t Misbehaving - Louis Armstrong
April in Paris- the "DUKE" = Ella
As Time Goes H. Hupfeld = Peggy Lee
At Last - Harry Warren = Judy Akin
Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma
Basin Street Blues - Spencer Williams = Ella
Blame it on my Youth - Oscar Levant
Blue Skies – Irving Berlin
Brazil - (Aquarelo Do Brasil) - Ary Barroso
By All Means - M Montana
Fever = Peggy Lee
Fly Me To the Moon(M) – Bart Howard
Hey big spender – Cy Coleman/ Peggy Lee
How Insensitive – Jobim
I’ve got Rhythym - Gershwins
Is you is or is you ain't my baby
It Ain’t Necessarily So – Gershwin
Mack The Knife- Kurt Weill = Ella
Mahna De Carnaval (a day in the life of a fool)
Misty - John Warrington
Mood Indigo - Duke Ellington = Nina Simone
My Attornie Bernie - Dave Frishberg
On the Sunny Side of the Street – J. McHugh = Diana Krall
Perdido - Duke Ellington
S' Wonderful - Gershwin = Ella
Solitude - The "Duke" - Duke Ellington = Ella
Stompin' At the Savoy - Benny Goodman
Summertime - Gershwins = Ella
Take 5 – Paul Desmond
Take the "A" Train - Billy Strayhorn = Ella
That Old Black Magic - = Sarah Vaughn
Triste - Antonio Jobim – Sarah Vaughan
Unforgettable - Irving Gordon
Why Don’t You Do Right = Peggy Lee
How Insensitive -
I've Got You Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra
At Last - Etta James
Girl From Ipanema - Astrid Gilberto
Honeysuckle Rose - Jane Monheit
In a Sentimental Mood - Sarah Vaughan
One Note Samba
Nature Boy
Dindi
Corcovado - Astrid Gilberto
Bewitched - Ella Fitzgerald

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Byron's Compositions

2009-11-23T21:44:00.000-08:00

Warm Welcome:

Index of Articles

Jewish Messiah - A Message to the Jewish People

Blueprint for life - the Beatitudes

Natural Healing

Photograph of Jesus- God In the Flesh

Wisdom of Ages

Learning Jazz Piano

Weird Science

My Poetry

My Music Compositions

Ask Byron A Question - Humour

My Career and Resume

My Pictures

Brother in Ferrari Vs Me

Byron Balaski Accomplishments

Contact Byron

New Words

2009-11-23T21:39:00.000-08:00

Report monkey
Ear Terrorism
Veganator
Master-baiter
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Report monkey

plural: report monkeys

Someone or some group responsible for reporting or "ratting-out" other people. This is done to muzzle others, or to come against others beliefs or ideas. Report Monkeys can also be used to effectively drown out or quell freedom of speech.

Report monkeys use a "report user" button, where the report monkey clicks this button to report a user to notify authorities.

"Report monkeying" is usually performed under the guise of adhering to private standards when in fact is used to manipulate and drown out the masses freedom of expression.

John: hey Dana just reported me on yahoo answers
Steve: what a dang report monkey !

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ear terrorism

When something annoying seeks to invade your sanity such as an announcer who repeats a phone # four times, a dog barking all day or listening to Greta Van Susterin.

Whatever it is that seeks to seriously aggravate your hearing or listening.
Jon: I can't stand listening to those commercials on the Buffalo radio. The announcer thinks were dumb by repeating the phone # like 10 times over
Jan: Bloody ear terrorism !

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Veganator

Is a Vegan on a mission

A Vegan is a person who has chosen a diet free of animal products.

The Vegan, after realizing the potential of a stomach that no longer is host to festering and rotting animal flesh and has freed oneself of pig fat, a Vegan is fore-ever changed.

The Vegan goes on a mission to change the world. However instead of killing and destroying mankind, a Veganator hosts Vegan parties, and puts down roots in country-side hippy fairs and exhibitions.

The Vegans meet on the Planet Vegan, where they show little emotion and have pointy ears.
Dan: Did you see Jan at the Hoolo-Hip Fest selling couscous dishes ?

Steve: Yeah, what a veganator, she's the Arnold Swartzenaggar of the Hippie world

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master-baiter

Someone who lets you talk and talk until you have completely exposed yourself.

They are masters at fishing for ideas and leading you on.
That Norbert, he is a master-baiter

Lamb lies down on broadway - music lies down on Broadway

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To Clayton Walnum: http://www.progressiveworld.net/proglife_oct5.html

Peter Gabriel in the Slipperman Costume - need we say more about real dramatic music ?

"You must be joking when you comment that Lamb Lies Down On Broadway is 'uninspired and unexciting' . When I first listened to this awesome work, I literally listened to it all night. Most of all the story telling is so intimate and congruous and the music matches the emotions of poor tortured Rael. I think you need to listen to this album again. - Byron Balaski

Ahhh , apologies Clayton, we were just being vehement about Genesis final album with Peter Gabriel, did anybody mention that PG was the band, in a lot of ways.

Byron

Wisdom Of Ages - Wisdom collected throughout

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ALIENATION -
• Get on with the show

ANGER
• Lose the conceived EGO & put other's first - there is no more burden when one loses the "I" , "me"
also see here

ATTITUDE (good)
• There are many things that will happen to you in this world,both
good and bad, its your (positive) attitude that counts the most - George Burns

BELIEF
• Make believe you can fly and the trick will take you far - old wise saying

BUYING
• Buy the best (is like measuring twice, cutting once) - Cameron Lifeson

BABIES
• babys are brilliant as they have a keen sense of time - Levy

CHANGE
• "Dread not and be fearless" - Scottish clan MacNab's motto

DIRECTION
Look ahead where you going, thats where you will go. Shawn MacIntosh

EXCELLENCE
You will never be excellent until you become less self involved. - Larry King

FORWITH
• Say what you mean, mean what you say - Sheldon Balaski

FRIENDS
• find the right friends somebody who will look after you or be for you when the chips are down - Levy
• don't unevenly yoke yourself people not of your quality (birds of a feather)

HAPPYNESS
• make your self FEEL good, happy - Levy

HARD WORK
Learned that you gotta give 110% of yourself- Randy , Southern Choppers

HEALTH
• Main Axiom: don't over do it

HELP
• God Helps those who help themselves - God doesn't "owe" you anything - Sheldon Balaski

IDLENESS
• Idleness is the enemy of the soul - so get busy, industrious, with goals, dreams, aspirations and drive !

IMPATIENCE
• Dont be like the man who prayed to God "I want patience and I want it now",

INSPIRATION
• You have to be open-minded because ideas come from different
places. You can think about something in one way for a long time and it
seems like the only way to think about it, but it really isn't.

Somebody could make a suggestion that really sounds naïve. It might even be
naïve, but it could have an important element of the truth in it.

And it could be truth that one's overlooking. So it's really hard to state a
general rule. If one could say the general rule about where to find
inspiration, we would just teach it to our students and then science
would be much more straightforward.- Witten:

HOPE
• Have Hope - everyone ! - Jesus

KARMA
• You will feel the effects of your actions, behaviour (what goes around, comes around) - Buddhism

LIFE
• Life on this earth is short, but the life to follow is without end. - Father Bargil Pixner

LIVING
• Start living a real life and kick life in the ass - Indian Larry.

LUCK
• Being prepared = faith = stronger probability = uniqueness = success - Byron

MEANING OF LIFE
• Do good, do God first - Brandon Totman

MONEY
• Take care of the pennies and the pennies will take care of the dollars - Jewish proverb

NOW
• "I have no more dreams of growing old, having a house by the lake"- working fast to accomplish goals. - Dr. Rabinowizt - Jaguar Researcher (on having Leukemia)

ORIGINALITY
• Don't spend too much time on replicating, go for the original - Byron

OWNER'S MANUAL OF LIFE
• The Beatitudes - Gospel of St. Matthew 5:3-10 --- Link

ORGANIZED
• Get rid of duplicates, avoid duplication - Jamie Connop

POSITIVENESS
• Find a few things to be positive about every day- Arthur Balaski

PERFORMANCE ANXIETY (Stage Fright):
• Stop evaluating your performance, focus on your task, and act as if you are not afraid

PROBLEMS
Give all of your problems to God , don't be selfish, God wants your problems - Mary-Ellen Balaski

SEXUALITY
• Give not your vigor to women, nor your strength to those who ruin kings. - King Lemuel's mom

SELF-MASTERY
• We have to learn how to master our sins - Jeff Wyers

SMARTNESS
• Feynman said "I'm smart enough to know that I'm dumb." - after meeting Uri Geller, but not being fooled by the magician.
• Feynman was intelligent enough to realize that a good magician can make it seem as if the laws of nature
have been violated and even a great physicist couldn't figure out the trick

SUCCESS
• LET GO - lose the ego , you will lose everytime, God will not help you having an ego - Levy
• LET GO - dont hang on and me vs world, its not in my hands - Levy

SURVIVAL
• Victor Frankl:And throughout his ordeal, he could not help but see that, among those
given a chance for survival, it was those who held on to a vision of the future.
Whether it be a significant task before them, or a return to their loved ones -
that were most likely to survive their suffering.

STATUS
• Things could be better, but things could be worse so I am just fine , just fine - Queeny-pizza cook

TRUE
• Be True To Thyne Own Self (dont second guess, change your mind) - old adage

VICTORY
• Snatch victory from the jaws of defeat - Shackleton.

WOMEN
• Women of the world reserve the right to change the rules without notice or discussion

WON
• Put your hands up in the air and say I won through Jesus ! - Mayor Koch

Favorite Female Singers and their songs

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1. Maria Muldaur - Midnight at the Oasis - oohh la la this chantruese lays the innuendos thick and real sassy !!
2. Joan Armatrading - Love and Affection -- awesome, she tries to weave a minor melody around a major one, and sometimes Joan takes you to another world with her aspiring song , beautiful, thank You Joan !
3. Carly Simon - You belong to me - Carly has the uncanny ability to make you empathasize with her and the Rhodes keyboard sound so rich.
4. Carol King - Jazzman -- makes you feel the excitement and luv she has for the jazzman practically makes you want to go out to some jazz club , smoke and drink till dawn.
5. Dianna Ross - Love Hangover - kinda funky and unassuming start with noticeable beautyfulll rhodes keyboards, and then Diana morphs into an addicted-to-love goddess, one can only imagine that endless night spent.
6. Bette Midler - Wind Beneath My Wings -Bette kinda makes you feel like YOUR the MAN, very uplifting, ya feel like a hero after this song
7. Billie Holiday - Speak Low (when you speak love) - the remix version - Billie's voice is so unique, cute sounding, high to low in a flash, she was the "Angel of Harlem" who rose above hell

Author Comments:

by Byron Balaski

Photograph of Jesus - God In The Flesh

2009-11-23T14:54:00.000-08:00

Shroud of Turin

by: Byron Balaski

Picture of Jesus From the image of the Shroud of Turin

Did you know 1000's of scholars, scientific institutions including Nasa Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Los Almos invested their time on this. That countless scientists, botonists, imaging specialists and chemists have analyzed and studied the Shroud of Turin ?
Millions of man hours by leading scientists over decades went into this study and continue to do so !

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"We didn't feel we made any major finds," says Lynn, "partly because we had poor quality negatives to work with. However, frequency analysis did tend to rule out the possibility that the figure was hand painted." - Nasa, Jet Propulsion Laboratory - 1978
http://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/shroud.html

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There are many reasons why the Shroud of Turin is MOST definitely Jesus' burial cloth:

1) Carbon Dating: Don't be fooled by erroneous carbon dating tests (that tested only a piece of cloth that had been sewn on to repair the Shroud somewhere between 1260-1390),
Preliminary estimates of the kinetics constants for the loss of vanillin from lignin indicate a much older age for the cloth than the radiocarbon analyses. The radiocarbon sampling area is uniquely coated with a yellow–brown plant gum containing dye lakes. Pyrolysis-mass-spectrometry results from the sample area coupled with microscopic and microchemical observations prove that the radiocarbon sample was not part of the original cloth of the Shroud of Turin. The radiocarbon date was thus not valid for determining the true age of the shroud.

2) Blood: bloodstains, as forensic scientists and chemists now know, were created by real blood (type AB) as found on the cloth (not paint!)

2b) DNA: " ...their findings concluded that the blood on the Shroud is from a male human"

3) Thorn remmanants were found by Israeli botanists on the shroud that matched a plant that only only grows near Jerusalem (rare to only this part of the world).
3b) The image depicts Jesus with the crown of thorns clearly visible on the top of his head
3c) Flowers buried with cloth as shown on cloth
" Israeli botanist Avinoam Danin determines that the celebrated relic originated in the Land of Israel."

4) Image: A Real photographic image appeared in a photographer's negative in 1898 (quite by accident) nobody at that time even knew there would be something on the cloth (it was at that point, just a burial cloth with no photographic image on the cloth) - not a forgery, for the image is definitely photographic and nobody can forge a photograph even back in 1400's when nobody even knew what a photograph is
(Wiki :On May 28, 1898, amateur Italian photographer Secondo Pia took the first photograph of the shroud and was startled by the negative in his darkroom.)

5) Image analysis by scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory found that rather than being like a photographic negative, the image unexpectedly has the property of decoding into a 3-D image of the man when the darker parts of the image are interpreted to be those features of the man that were closest to the shroud and the lighter areas of the image those features that were farthest. Translation: the Shroud is more than an image (of course we know that) , it is a an actual 3-D relief of Jesus
Thermochimica Acta:
"However, the most interesting characteristic of the images is revealed by computer imaging analysis, particularly that done by a VP-8 image analyzer. The body image contains realistic 3-dimensional information relating image density at any particular pixel point to the distance between the cloth and the body at that point. Further, this projective information transfer can be shown to be collimated and anisotropic, neither necessarily orthogonal to the receiving or sending surface. Note, no image appears between the two body image heads as would be consistent with this point. Although we do not have any confirmed explanation for this property, it has been used to test a number of artistic rendition methods and they have all failed to meet this criterion"

6) Definitely a body that had been scourged by the Romans prior to crucifying : scores of linear wounds on the torso and legs claimed to be consistent with the distinctive dumbbell wounds of a Roman flagrum.

7) About Jesus' cool long hair: "A body of Israelites specially consecrated to the service of God who were under vows to abstain from drinking the produce of the vine, to let their hair grow and to avoid defilement by contact with the dead (Num. 6)."

8) Translation: this is a key point (dont forget how the bible was translated using Greek). Scholars believe the plural of burial clothes was added in later translations, but originally meant 1 burial cloth !

"In Jn. 19:40, the Fourth Gospeller uses the word othonia [Gk.] (plural) to describe the linen cloths used in the Burial. Othonia, a word of uncertain meaning, but probably best translated as a generic plural for grave clothes. The same word is used by Luke or his scribe in Lk.24:12 what had previously been described as the sindon in Lk. 23:53. Note: vs. l2 (But Peter rose and ran to the tomb, stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths (plural) by themselves; and he went home wondering what happened.) does not appear in the most ancient manuscripts, but is added by later ancient authorities"

9) Thermal Analysis: (done by Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory)
Raymond N. Rogers (1927-2005) was an American chemist who was considered a leading expert in thermal analysis.
He found proof that
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You have overwhelming evidence from the most leading scientific institutions and scientists in the world.
Everyone agreeing in their part, the fascination, the extra-ordinaryness and authenticity of the shroud not being a forgery, nor being made by an artist,
but containing blood, thorns, perfect relief, a photograph, extra-ordinary evidence of radiation to imprint an image.

For proof of everyone in the world to see Jesus Christ.
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I agree with the people who say Your true faith is in the Lord not a cloth, it is nice to see the face of God, but it is better to have him in your heart daily !

Next Shroud Viewing in Turin: 10 April 2010 through 23 May 2010

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shroud_of_turin
http://www.shroud.com/faq.htm#7
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Shroud_of_Turin_001.jpg/800px-Shroud_of_Turin_001.jpg
http://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/shroud.html
http://www.shroudstory.com/faq/Shroud-Turin-VP8.htm
Studies on the radiocarbon sample from the shroud of turin
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6THV-4DTBVHC-1&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=caac77f63666cd0d9522f6f1a28db99c
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Rogers

Natural Health - A Guide From Years of Collecting Info From Experts

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INDEX:

ALLERGIES
ANTI-OXIDANTS
ARTHRITIS
BRAIN, MIND, MENTAL HEALTH
CANCER PROTECTION
COLDS
COLON (also see MUCOUS)
DE-AGING
DETOX
ELECTROLYTES
EARS
ENERGY
EYES/SIGHT
GLUTATHIONE
HAIR
HEARING
HEART HEALTH
IMMUNE SYSTEM
JOINT PAIN - see arthritis
KIDNEY
LIVER
LUNGS / RESPIRATORY
MASKING (HIDING) problems/symptoms
MEN'S HEALTH
MUCOUS
NOSE/NASAL
POISONS
RELAXATION
SINUS-See Nose
SKIN+ / Skin Detoxing
SLEEP
STOMACH
SUN
WEIGHT LOSS
WOMEN'S HEALTH
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GOOD, BAD AND THE UGLY - TIPS

Introduction
Over the years I have collected natural health tips from family, friends & experts in the field of medicine, health and natural sciences. These are mainly notes and are only guidelines of what are possible alternatives to health conditions one might face.

If you have any helpful ideas, corrections, links, please comment at the bottom.

Thank yourselves

ALLERGIES
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Beneficial for fighting allergies
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The key is to avoid toxins & avoid substances your body cannot take
(smoke, dairy, gluten, cats, dust are some examples)

Also key is to boost your immune system.

Take:
* Green Tea - anti-inflammatory
* Vit C - immunity
* Quercetin (found in apples) with bromelain (pineapple) - immunity
* Acidophilous - minimizes effects of bad bacteria producing allergins
* Chlorophyll - cleans body, fresh fruits/veggies
* Echinacea - only take for a few days, builds white blood cells
* Vitimin E -builds red blood cells

Capsules are the easier pills to take

Avoid these products if you have allergies
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* dairy foods such as cheese, milk
* MSG, Yeast, torula yeast - article
(these are in many foods so check the label)
* canned foods (BPA) - article
* meats that contain hormones fed to livestock
* some people have allergies to gluten
* Avoid CATS - Coffee, Alcohol, Tobacoo, Sugar

Get checked out by a allergy specialist to see what you are allergic too

ANTI-OXIDANTS
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* Selenium: #1 (with vitamin E)

* Green tea very effective

* Many phytochemicals are antioxidants, including carotenoids, and flavonoids.

* Among the flavonoids, isoflavonoids in soy and other legumes have estrogen-like effects.(soy)

* Some phytochemicals, such as isothiocyanates in the cabbage family and organo sulfur compounds in garlic, block the carcinogenic action of chemical carcinogens by helping the body dispose of them.

* Antioxidants are chemical substances that donate an electron to the free radical and convert it to a harmless molecule

* they help reduce iron levels

* intra-cellular antixodiants (SOD) - occur within our own cells - natures most potent form of cellular health (nac ,selenium and cinnamon boost this)

Carotenoids (Carrots)
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* Similar to vitamin E, carotenoids trap reactive oxygen species from sunlight,
break free radical chain reactions and prevent oxidative damage. Consumption of fruits and vegetables that are high in beta-carotene has shown reduced risk of cancer, heart disease and stroke. There are over 600 known carotenoids besides beta and alpha. About 40 are found in the human diet, and not all of them turn into vitamin A. Lycopene is one that does
not convert to vitamin A.

Lycopene
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*The carotenoid lycopene provides stronger antioxidant protection against certain types of free radicals,
and may protect against certain types of cancer better than any nutrient presently known.

Lycopene makes up about half the carotenes in human serum; yet, very little research has been done on it. Lycopene is what gives tomatoes, watermelons, grapefruits and papaya their red color.
A pigment synthesized by some plants and animals to protect them from the sun,
lycopene evolved as a weapon against certain free radicals. Humans get most of their lycopene
from tomatoes--by far the richest source; yet, tomato products offer a more concentrated source
of lycopene than the fresh fruit itself. Since lycopene is a nutrient that can stand the heat,
cooked tomato products, such as tomato paste, provide more of it than fresh tomatoes.

Lycopene's cancer protection is in part due to its antioxidant protection. But some studies show that it may also modulate immunity, inhibit angiogenesis and affect hormones. Lycopene works better in combination with lutein, another carotenoid which if found mostly in spinach and corn.

Co-Q10
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Co-Q10, coenzyme Q-10, or ubiquinone, is found in the cells' mitochondria, and has two known
functions. Co-Q10 transports electrons in energy production and is also an antioxidant that protects against free radicals formed during metabolism. Co-Q10 decreases in some tissues, with age.
The heart, brain and muscles, which are high in mitochondria, may be most affected by the falling levels of Co-Q10. Lipid peroxides--markers of oxidative stress--are reduced in the blood of Co-Q10 supplemented people and antioxidant vitamins-E and -C are increased.

Green Tea/Coffee - Catechins
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catechins, as well as simple phenolic acids, such as chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, and tannic acid. This can explain the well-established effectiveness of coffee in decreasing iron levels,
or fighting bacterial and viral overgrowths

Bilberry supports and protects collagen structures in the blood vessels of the eyes,
assuring strong, healthy capillaries that carry vital nutrients to eye muscles and nerves, making striking improvement to night vision possible just a few hours after a single dose.

Ginkgo
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Ginkgo too provides benefits for the retina, thanks to its antioxidant properties, its ability to raise glutathione levels and its enhancement of the blood-retinal barrier.

Various potent flavonoids have similar effects, whether on the brain, eyesight or
the vascular system.

Betaine
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Beets contain betaine, which promotes the regeneration of liver cells and the flow
of bile. It also has a beneficial effect on fat metabolism.

Brassica Family
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Broccoli and other members of the brassica family (cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale, kholrabi)
support the liver's detoxification enzymes.

Protein
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Protein is required by the liver for detox. Beans, nuts, seeds, quinoa, protein powder.
Some people may choose to eat fish in moderation.

Onions and Garlic
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Rich in sulfur-containing compounds. Involved in sulfation, the main detox pathway for environmental
chemicals and certain drugs and food additives.
Helps with the elimination of harmful heavy metals from the body.

Cells
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Every minute of every day of your life, the cells of your body manufacture these toxic cancer-causing chemicals.
During the breakdown of carbohydrates and fats, the cells strip away electrons that are converted into
energy through a series of enzymatic reactions known as the Krebs Cycle.
During the liberation of energy, these electrons attach to an oxygen molecule and form a
very toxic chemical called superoxide. A deficiency of ATP in cells can also produce superoxide.

Superoxide, a highly toxic free radical, is a normal end product of everyday metabolism.
Other toxic radicals produced during every day normal metabolism, include: hydrogen peroxide,
lipid peroxy radicals, epoxides and hydroxyl radicals.

Vit C
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However vitamin C, backs up the Cancer Detox System, and can convert the
hydroxyl radical into a harmless substance.

The enzyme called glutathione is the most versatile of all because it can literally detoxify
almost every kind of toxic chemical.

Carotene
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Carotene plays an important role in support of the Cancer Detox System, by its ability to detoxify
a cancer-causing radical called singlet oxygen.

Vitamin E
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Vitamin E exerts its protective effects against cancer-causing chemicals by its ability to detoxify
the toxic lipid peroxy radicals.

Gultathione
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Glutathione is the workhorse of the Cancer Detox System. It can work with the mineral called selenium to
detoxify a wide range of cancer-causing chemicals. This enzyme is constantly being regenerated by
the enzymes called NAD and FAD, which contain niacin and riboflavin.

Prunes
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Prunes (plums): has rejuvenating qualities
plums, tree of life ?

NAC see
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-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) is the pre-acetylized form of the simple amino acid Cysteine.

A powerful antioxidant, a premier antitoxin and immune support substance, and is found naturally in foods.

It is a precursor for glutathione, an important antioxidant that protects cells against oxidative stress.

In addition to maintaining intracellular glutathione levels, NAC supplementation has been shown to s
uppresses Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) replication, to be protective against cell damage
caused by chemotherapy and radiation therapy, to be immune enhancing, to protect against toxins
as acetametaphen and other drugs, mercury, lead, and others, and is mucolytic, that is, it breaks
up mucus seen in bronchoulmonary disease as cystic fibrosis,
chronic bronchitis, asthma, and pneumonia.

** NAC should be taken with VITC to reduce oxidization , also effective with VIT e
** NAC detoxes liver
** NAC detoxes excess zinc
** Warning: very hard on intestinal track

Antioxidants neutralize free radicals, which are produced by normal metabolic activity.
When free radicals are left unchecked they cause damage to cells and DNA
and are considered by scientists to be a major factor in the aging process.
NAC is a more stable form of L-Cysteine because it has an acetyl group (CH3CO) attached.
NAC has all the properties of L-Cysteine but is more water soluble and said
to be more bioavailable than L-Cysteine.

Produced by the body, N-acetylcysteine (commonly called NAC) is a form of the amino acid cysteine.
Because it enhances the production of the enzyme glutathione, one of the body's powerhouse antioxidants,
NAC can both stave off disease and play an important role in boosting the immune system.
Studies have shown that glutathione levels are often reduced in people with certain conditions
related to the immune system.

For more than three decades, NAC has been used as a mucolytic ("mucus dissolving") agent to help
break up the thick mucus often present in people suffering from chronic respiratory ailments.
When administered intravenously, NAC has also proved invaluable in the treatment of
acetaminophen overdose; it appears to protect the liver from this potentially toxic substance.
Now widely available in supplement form, NAC is currently being recommended for preventing and
treating a wide variety of ailments that may respond to its antioxidant properties.

Supplemental antioxidants--NAC is one of many-- are believed to protect the body's
cells from altered oxygen molecules called free radicals. Damage from free radicals is
thought to be a signficant factor in such degenerative conditions as cancer and heart disease.
Of course, factors other than oxidative damage, such as life style factors and genetic
susceptibility, play strong roles in disease development as well. The hope is that by
reducing susceptibility to free radical damage, a person may further lower susceptibility
to a variety of chronic medical conditions. Incidentally, it is by means of its antioxidant
actions that NAC helps the liver eliminate potentially dangerous environmental
and biological toxins from the body.

NAC is known & marketed as an "anti-amalgam" medicine, because it helps remove (chelate)
mercury from the body. It also generally improves the bodys immune system,
making it better able to fight off disease. It is freely available from health-food
shops in many countries. NAC has neither a sedative or stimulant effect,
and is a safe substance showing excellent tolerance in patients.

ARTHRITIS
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Arthritis is a situation whereby toxin withheld in a body cause an auto-immune response. Basically what this means are toxin are making your body fight itself. To alleviate these symptoms, one must detox and take anti-inflamatories to alleviate the suffering.

so solution to Allergies = Detox + Anti-Inflammation

See allergies for related information.

Beneficial
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* Green Tea - anti-inflammatory
* selenium - detoxes
* glucosamine/chondroiten - anti inflammatory & joint repair
* NAC to chelate (eliminate from body) mercury and other poisons
* Vit C
* Cod liver oil
* Calcium/Magnesium - proper bone support

Anti-Inflammatories
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Green Tea
Glucosamine - made from corn
Ibuprofin - not recommended but in extreme pain situations take this
omega–3 - fish oil + cod-liver oil

BRAIN: MIND, MENTAL HEALTH
==================================================================

Get Smarter:
* Phosphatidylserine
Sources of Phosphatidylserine:
** soy milk
** beans
** mackerel - only cold water version
(if you cannot pronounce Phosphatidylserine then you need to eat it !)

* ginkgo biloba - memory

Mental alertness and agility:
---------------------------------------------
* Mint - the smell of mint ups alertness by
stimulating your trigeminal nerve
* green tea
* tea
* ginseng
* exercise
* playing an instrument, hand-eye co-ordination games stimulates
the brain
* listening to music - music therapy

Worry
--------------------------------------------------
* think of something else
* meditate
* empty onself of the ego, the "I", the "me"
* learn the Christian and Buddhist ways
* relax, rest

Headaches / Pains
---------------------------------------------------------
* headaches: lime juice (with coconut milk)
* fats build up in brain and make the cells inflexible
- omega 3 oils needed
* B vitamins
* calcium/magnesium (calmag) - dont take too much
* cod liver oil - essential fatty acids, alpha omega 6
* glucosomine
* ginkgo biloba
* ginseng - siberian
* no alcohol - 1 drink kills 1000 brain cells

Detoxing Brain - Relaxation and Rest
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
* NAC - detox
* selenium - detox
* no smoking - chemical used to make plastics gives brain cancer
* glutathione-selenium, Cinnamon & cardomom boosts
* Cinnamon & cardomom have compounds that can restore healthy levels of glutathione.
* Practice concentration: meditation
* Valerian
* relaxing - down-time - avoid TV and computer, read instead

* Bad for brain
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* MSG - kills brain cells, see: allergies
* astralagus - gives bad pains
* alcohol - kills brain cells
* zinc - not too much or will cause early dementia
* all pain medication (exception: in case of heart attack)
* 5-HTP (let your brain produce its own seratonin)
* all seratonin boosters - brain needs to produce its own
not get lazy at doing so because it gets it artificially
* Coffee: produces a panic, tired, uneasy, stressful, jittery toxic state of mind

Natural Mood lifters
----------------------------------
* folic acid
* honey
* fish oil, cod liver oil
* omega 3-6-9

CANCER PROTECTION
========================================================================
1) selenium + vitamin E
2) calcium/magnesium (calmag) + vit d - chelation therapy
3) folic acid - protects against dna damage
4) NAC (N-acetyl cysteine, an altered form of the amino acid cysteine)
5) Vit C (contains P-52 which is a cellular error checker/corrector)
6) chlorophyll
7) vit a/d = cod liver oil
8) plums
9) lycopene
10) saw pametto
11) soya milk
12) DHEA - tribulus teristrus
13) tea - black and green high in anti-oxidants
14) zinc
15) copper
16) flaxseeds
17) alpha lipoic acid

* panax ginseng
* teas - black and green
* quercetin

COLDS
=====================================================================
keep cool - no warm blankets
- vicks vapo rub for coughing and lungs , then some fisherman's friends
- aechnacia
- vit c

COLON
==============================================================
Healthy Colon:
* fibre
* pro-biotics
* clay
* enemas
* folic acid (papaya)

DE-AGING
==============================================================
* chlorophyll in concentrated vitamin form

DETOX
=============================
* greens - juicing greeny leafy
* cherries, cherry juice
* calcium/magnesium (calmag)
* red wine- proanthocyanides
* pynogenol, bioflavinoids, quercetin
* lymph-node massage - please google that
* alpha lipoic acid
* vitamin c rejuvinates vit e, (reboots vit e)
* sweating gets toxins out of body
* having a clean bowel does too

ELECTROLYTES
====================================================
Proper Electrolyte balance help prevent de-hydration
* potassium
* salt
* orange juice

EARS
===================================================
(see hearing)

ENERGY
======================================
* Mint - the smell of mint ups alertness by stimulating your trigeminal nerve
(peppermint tea is a good start)
* panax ginseng
* sleep
* vit e
* zinc

EYES/SIGHT
======================================
* lutein - highest source of lutein is found in avocado

Sources:
http://hubpages.com/hub/health-benefits-avocados

GLUTATHIONE
===================================================
is considered to be the most powerful, most versatile,
and most important of the body's self-generated antioxidants.
Among glutathione's many important properties are:

1) Is found in almost all living cells. The liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, and the lens and cornea, have the highest concentrations in the body.

2) It is a powerful antioxidant and thus neutralizes free radicals and prevents their formation

3) Important role in immune function via white blood cell production and is one of the most potent anti-viral agents known

4) It is one of the strongest anti-cancer agents manufactured by the body,

5) Glutathione is able to reduce oxidized Vitamin C and Vitamin E back to their unoxidized state,

6) It is used by the liver to detoxify many toxins including formaldehyde, acetaminophen, benzpyrene and many other compounds and plays a key role in Phase I and Phase II detoxification reactions

7) It is an antioxidant necessary for the protection of proteins; is involved in nucleic acid synthesis and plays a role in DNA repair,

8) It maintains the cellular redox potential

9) Glutathione levels decrease with age. It is involved in cellular differentiation and slows the aging process

10) Protects the integrity of red blood cells

11) Glutathione is involved in maintaining normal brain function.

* sources : selenium, NAC

HAIR+
================================================
* Essential fatty acids - soy, canola oil, fish - omega 3 (200mg day 2 times)
* Coconut oil - moisture

Recommended,Tried-Liked: Spectrum Naturals

* B12 - eggs, meat, poultry
* Biotin- 2mgs
* NOT zinc - dont take supplements, zinc/copper must be a proper ratio - Lessman
zinc/copper are pro-oxidants -contribute to unhealthy free radical formation
* saw pawmetto
* MSM - methyl sulfonyl methane
* green tea - hair/anti-inflammatory
* lotsa water

HEARING
==================================================

Tinnitus

* Avoid exposure to loud sounds and noises.
    * Get your blood pressure checked. If it is high, get your doctor's help 
      to control it.
    * Decrease your intake of salt. Salt impairs blood circulation.
    * aspirin exacerbates tinnitus
    * Avoid stimulants such as coffee, marijuana, tea, cola, alcohol and tobacco.
    * Exercise daily to improve your circulation.
    * Rest- Get adequate rest and avoid fatigue.
    * Stop worrying about the noise. Recognize your head noise as an 
      annoyance and learn to ignore it as much as possible."

- Sheldon Balaski

HEALING
=============================
* quercetin
* vit c
* greens/chlorophyll

HEART
===============================================

Take for Weakness in heart:
---------------------------
1) L-Arginine
2) Garlic
3) Cayenne
4) Vit e
5) Cod liver oil
6) Co-q10
7) ginseng
8) Red wine
9) Fish oil or omega 3-6-9
10) Green tea
11) Avoid coffee COMPletely

Take for Pains in Heart:
------------------------------------------------------
1) L-Arginine
2) Garlic
3) Cayenne
4) Vit E
5) Tibetan bowl - heart chakra music
6) Avoid Anger- the most toxic on heart besides coffee
7) Ylang ylang - aromatherapy
8) Fish oil or omega 3-6-9
9) reduce weight / reduc water - see diuretic
* water reduces pressure

Take to cut the Cholesterol:
-----------------------------
* Soy
* Selenium
* Garlic - dozen cloves a day
* Niacin - flush
* Fiber: blueberry, oats, oatmeal, oat bran, psyllium, okra, eggplant
* exercize - the more you exercize the more LDL is expelled
** 30 minutes a day
* Stanols: fruits, nuts, almonds, walnuts
* Green tea (and black tea)
* Folic acid (found in papayas) converts homocysteine into benign amino acids such as cysteine or methionine to protect blood vessel walls

Avoid
---------------------------------------
* Coffee - the worst offender
* excess sugar = excess fat
* sweetmeats i.e. sugary foods

IMMUNE SYSTEM (IMMUNITY)
===============================
Beneficial
----------------
1) selenium (makes glutathione)
2) echinacea
3) vit c
4) cinnamon (makes glutathione)
5) quercetin - eat apples
6) Stomach - pro-biotics

Avoid
-------------------------------------------------------------
* cats/fats - No fats nor coffee, alcohol, tobbaco, sugar

KIDNEY
================================================
Beneficial
---------------------------------
* fluid intake
* restrict sodium
* don't over-do protein intake.
* potassium
* apple juice
* parsley

Detoxing Kidney:
----------------------
* apple juice
* parsley

Avoid
-------------------------------
Warning: creatin - causes damage

LIVER
=================================================

1) arginine
2) milk thistle - detox
3) cranberries - healing
4) lots of water.

Avoid
---------------------------------------
** Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
** Glutathione
** cumin (spice)

LUNGS / RESPIRATORY
============================================================
Beneficial (in order of effective-ness)
-------------------------------------------------------
1) Selenium & vit e
2) Fenugreek (decongestant)
2) NAC - chelator, pulls toxins out of lungs
4) Avocados - contains glutathione that repair lungs
5) Papaya, mangoes - carotene - repair lungs
6) Cherry juice
6) White wine or white grapes or white grapejuice - anti-oxidants for lungs
7) Yoga breathing - detoxifies lungs - see click
8) berger lamp/salt lamp/ air purifier - Clean the air around you
9) Watercress
10) Cherries, strawberries, cherry juice
11) Menthol inhaler - decongest
12) Hyssop (decongestant)
Boil two teaspoons of dried hyssop in one cup of water

Avoid
-------------------------------------------------------------
* smoking
* check for radon in house - if you notice lungs are sore

Read more:
http://naturalmedicine.suite101.com/article.cfm/natural_common_cold_remedies#ixzz0YJZNeWKw

http://hubpages.com/hub/health-benefits-avocados

Masking (hiding) Problems, (Masking Symptoms)
===================================================================
These may hide symptoms/hide issues
* coffee
* ginseng
* tobacoo
* aspirin/tylenol/pain medication

NOSE/NASAL/SINUS
======================================
Stuffed Up/Congestion

* Caused by bacterial/ fungal
* Drainage of fluids is hampered by swollen sinus membranes
* Use decongestants (see below)
* Anti-inflammatories are needed (see below)

Decongestants
* Peppermint tea - relief
* Avoid sugar
* Onion, Garlic, Cayenne Pepper - clears up sinus
* smelling: sniff but do not inhale deeply these:
** thyme oil (use veryy sparingly!)
** menthol
** ucalpytus
* Mandarin organges contain synephrine, a naturally occurring decongestant
* Bromelain
* Quercetin
* Vit C

Anti-Inflamatory
* Green Tea
* sniffing luke-warm salt water in the effect nostril(s)
(saline nasal spray)

Avoid
--------
Avoid corticosteroid nasal sprays as they give a rebound effect and are nearly impossible to get off of them sometimes

Sources:
http://hubpages.com/hub/Natural-Decongestants-and-Expectorants
http://www.allergizer.com/50226711/mandarin_oranges_contain_natural_decongestants.php

MEN'S HEALTH
======================================
Weight Loss
------------------------
* fibre- psyllium
* drink lots of water

Prostate Gland
----------------------------------------------------------------------
1) saw pametto - anti-oxidant for the prostate
2) lycopene - found in tomatoes, heated pasta sauce good source of
3) soy milk - reduces testosterone with this estrogen based bean

Sexual health / E.D.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
* L-arginine (amino acid) - E.D.
* tribulus - (take sparingly) if testosterone is low
* Soluable fibre - ie psyllium
* blueberries
* ginseng - energy booster
* fruits, pineapple, zinc, selenium

warts:
* take the amino acid L-LYSINE
* will generally go away after 2 years.

MUCOUS/BOWELS - DETOXING
=====================================================================
Mucous , mucous in the stool is symptomatic of an unhealthy diet.
Whatever external (negative) food source is causing our bodies to fight
these pathogens/irritants will create mucous in our bodies: lungs, stools.

This bugger is full of mucous - toxic bowel, when there is no mucous, poo is generally like berries coming out, that is , it doesn't stick together.

For many people, dairy products produce undesirable effects including mucous.

* Psyllium and betonite get rid of mucoid in body - DETOX

* Vegetables and fruits are virtually free of any mucoid forming activity.
They are Nature's purest foods. Exceptions are gas-ripened bananas and sulphured fruit

* LARGE MEALS. Our body's need for food is often much less than what we eat.
Any foods eaten beyond our body's need is a burden.
Some of this excess food will be converted into fat.
Yet the body can create only so much fat per day.
If you eat above digestive capacity, the excess must be eliminated.
During elimination, the lymph glands are overloaded and mucoid forms in response
to putrefaction.

* Fenugreek is a germicidal for the lungs.
It will act as a disinfectant and help to reduce inflammation.

* Slippery elm will cause the loosened phlegm and mucus to ball up,
which helps it move more easily out of the respiratory system.
It also has healing and soothing properties to benefit the lungs.

* Thyme is used mainly for its antiseptic properties, but it also has great expectorant properties.
An expectorant is used to discharge the mucus from the body.

Comfrey root has been used since ancient times for congestion problems. It reduces inflammation and it breaks up congestion in the lungs.

* EATING WITHOUT HUNGER. When food is eaten before complete digestion of the previous meal,partially-digested food will be released into the colon thus causing mucus.

* GULPING FOOD. Improper chewing overworks the digestive system.
If the food particles are too big to be assimilated, they must be eliminated
through the colon. On the way, these particles putrefy, thus causing mucus.

* IMPROPER COMBINATIONS. A typical meal contains starch, protein, sugars and fats,
each requiring a completely, different digestive secretion.
Complex food mixtures create mucus because the food molecules cannot be dissolved efficiently.

POISONS
=========================================================================
To get poisons out of your body you need to chelate them (claw them) out

Here are some chelators:
----------------------------------
1) Selenium - detoxes
2) NAC - NAC chelates (eliminate from body) mercury and other poisons
3) CalMag - Calcium Magnesium + Vitamin D

RELAXATION
===================================================
* tibet bowl - get one and learn to play it
* chinese wa hand balls
* Ylang Ylang essential oil - smell it for nice heart chakras

typical size Ylang Ylang essential oil

SKIN+ / Skin Detoxing
=======================================================
* arginine - gets rid of crows-feet
* coconute oil - natural

SLEEP
=====================================================================
Regulate Sleep via

* Avoid stress and noise: avoid TV, gaming, and just relax before bed
(read instead)
* Take a consistent pattern/habit before bedtime (snack, reading, bath, etc)
* Avoid stimulants before sleeping - alcohol, coffee, caffeine
* Avoid sugar, salt - for they can make you hungry/thirsty -distracting your sleep
* 5-HTP can be taken for a short time to correct sleep behaviour

STOMACH
===========================================
* pro-biotics - good bacteria
* folic acid
* vit c

Avoid:
------------
oloe vera

See mucous for more

SUN
==========================================================================
beneficial
------------
Vit D

Sun Protection
-----------------------------------------------------------------
* wear that
* wear protective clothing at beach - dont expose for long period

Sun Burns
----------------------------------------------------------------
* Aloe Vera - soothing burns - make sure its higly pure aloe
(spend more on better quality)
* Coconut Oil - healing skin

TEETH
==========================================================================
Beneficial
------------------------------------
* toothpaste

Pains
------------------------------------
* clove (spice) - to numb pain

Avoid
---------------------------
fisherman's friends

WEIGHT LOSS+
===========================================================================
1) detox body - detoxing
2) colon cleanse - article
3) get a healthy liver (liver when healthy burns more fat)
** cranberry juice
** drinking pure water - helps liver focus on burning fat
4) More protein - protein is lean
5) Weightlifting - muscle weight burns more fat then regular body weight
* Exercize: working out 1 hour a day
6) Tonic water: soda is known to help due to its strong chelating action
7) Tea - increases metabolism
8) Chew Food Well - chewing food well will reduce quantity needed!

DIURETIC - un-bloating
-----------------------------------
* B-vits
* Green tea
* cranberry juice
VEGGIES:
* Artichokes, Asparagus, Brussel Spouts, Beets, Cabbage, Carrots,Cucumbers, Lettuce, Oats, Tomatoes,Watercress

AVOID THESE RETAINER MAKERS
--------------------------------
* salty foods
* sugary foods

WOMEN'S HEALTH
===================================================================================
Post Menopause
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Soy - contains natural estrogens to support health
* calcium/magnesium (calmag) - support bones
* glucosamine/chondroitin - supports cartilage, decrease aches in joints
(See arthritis if you suffer from arthritis.)

***********************************************************************************

GOOD BAD AND THE UGLY SECTION - INFORMATIVE TIPS

GOOD, HELPFUL:
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
* tea - detoxes body (catechins), improves metabolism
* exercize
* cinnamon (produced glutathione) - good for immunity
+ honey :anti-bacterial action in body (clean maker)
* eating less at meals

BAD:
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
* homeopathy (little tiny white salt balls) can be dangerous if you are not
qualified homeopathic expert

* ginseng is bad for the liver
** ginseng masks how tired you are , can mask sickness
** can take 1 a day (much smaller dosage then recommended)

* too much zinc - oxidant
* iron - oxidant

Tribulus
** can cause craziness/insanity/excess anger due to the over-abundance of
testosterone tribulus creates
** if too much taken can cause cancer

UGLY, THE TOXIC: bad things/stay away from+ :
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
* too much canned foods - BPA in the plastic lining of the tin can is poison! article
* smoking - too many toxins in smoke
* coffee - stress creating, net sum: energy depleting
* creatin, too much protein - not good for kidneys
* all headache pills - there is something wrong if taking these, get to the
real problem, dont mask problems
* alcohol - kills brain cells, hard on heart
* dairy - toxins in feed/hormones that animals eat is the problem
* distilled water - it is actually dehydrating !! due to electrolyte & PH imbalance
* sugar is toxic
* Nux vomica - strychninie - interferes with respiration

SOURCES/ WEBSITES/ RESOURCES USED:
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
http://ezinearticles.com/
http://goarticles.com/
http://www.knowledge-finder.com/
http://www.informit.com/articles/
http://www.wikipedia.com
http://www.msgexposed.com
http://www.anyvitamins.com/
http://www.cbc.ca

Blueprint for Your Life - The Beatitudes

2009-11-18T03:04:00.000-08:00

Everyone needs a blue-print for their life.

If you consulted with a contractor regarding what kind of house you wanted and you had no idea, had no blue-print, not sure what things you wanted your house to be, he would walk away. For if you dont know what you want, this masterpiece will never get constructed.

So to have a blueprint, means that you have an exciting outline for your life, beyond this world, that will serve as a unique guide for the shape of things to come.

The actual Blueprint for your life is found in Beatitudes:

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
* Does not mean poor, but those who suffer in spirit for they see beyond these temporary pains
* Means not being attached to this world: ie the wordly lure of possessions, worldliness of protecting one's assets, of holding on...
* Do not be afraid to lose | hurt | suffer in this world
* see beyond this short-lived-ness of this world to the future lasting kingdom

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
* Means to mourn for one’s sins
* Being truly sorry for one's trespasses
* Having a loving, soft heart

Blessed are the gentle, for they will inherit the earth.
* Compassionate with others
* not-overbearing when talking/chatting with others
* not ego based, does not inject their opinions on others
* gentle - ie: close door softly

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness(justice), for they will be filled.
* Means to hunger & thirst to be holy, to do God's Will
* Wish to fulfill God’s Will
* Hunger to seek after the Lord - think of Him everyday

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
* Means Empathasize with others
* we are all like the prodigal son who needs compassion, for we lust after the world

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
* Means purity of body, mind
* don’t allow mind to be filled with worldly smut
* Problem is that we are satisifed eating husks (lusting after women/riches/glory) not pure of heart, when we could be dining in style with God
* selfishness means: person doesn’t care about others – not pure of heart

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
* Means got to Work Hard for the kingdom for God doesn’t owe us anything
* got to make peace

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
* Means we tolerate persecution all the while we are standing up to evil
* Dance for joy when you are “Rocking the boat” not losing ground to the enemy
(Rocking the boat = stirring things up)

SUMMARY OF OUR BLUEPRINT OF LIFE, THE BEATITUDES

• Deny one’s self , Ego-Less - do you see any "I" or "me" in the Lord's prayer ?
• Eternal Life is beyond the short-sighted happiness of worldly things
• Come on this earth prepared to suffer like Jesus did
• Rock the boat(establishment) and achieve God’s will despite the adversity of our “enemy”
• Enjoy the feast (winning) not the husks (sinning)
• Blueprint: goals, outline, guideline, blueprint, the shape of Your Eternal Life is found in the Beatitudes
• God doesn’t owe us salvation, doesn’t owe us a life – we need to lay claim to victory so lets go do the work were called to do - now that we have this blueprint as our guide. Yaa!

(Based on a talk Mother Angelica gave on Oct 8th, 1994)

Byron Balaski

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Boundless Nothingness Glory - poem

2009-04-09T22:33:00.001-07:00

prose appreciation clothes depreciation sinusoidal airwaves scandalous enclaves.
Thou doth thou mock me, my time and my wherewithal thee enchantress with mystical
eyes glazing mischieviously into precious infinity with neglectful reality, a painful reality
yet insidiously pleasureable enduring it witifully with wine. 1

hope against hope, against all odds , at wits ends, time mends. i am the farmer who looks after the farm,
the fireman looking after the fire. oh the boundless energy of man, feast on the beast, mock the clock,
the new jurasalem, paradise waits for you without end. 2

i am intention bound into stardust exploding backwards to nothingness, the alternate lonely universe with
no pretty flower to adorn my world. 3

by: Byron Balaski
________________________________
notes:
1. man has been abandoned
2. will win out in the end
3. currently his world is bare

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Resume Of Byron Balaski

Bank of Butterfield - Bermuda , Sr. Programmer /Business Analyst, Sept 1996-July 2000:

Message to The Jewish People Concerning Their Messiah - Overwhelming Evidence

"Us", "Our" - Genesis 1:26

Welcome

Questions for Byron

Actual answers to actual questions

What is the word for people who use large vocabulary in a sentence incorrectly?

A. what is large vocabulary, is that some kind of "large vocabulary" ?

If you could break any Guiness World record what would it be?

A. downloading the most megabytes - movies, songs, videos while wearing astronaut diapers

Do sailors have more fun? I love drinking strong wine during a wind storm. Any port in a storm is my motto.?

A. Check with the Port authorities before setting sail and make sure no semen are lost in the storm

Where is Scottie? Do you need him to beam you up, too?

If everyone on the planet ate a giant bean burrito at the same time, would it cause a giant fireball in?

I am starting a swinging shingles club for hemorrhoid sufferers. Is this a good idea?

I think you should do some Preperation-H before starting a swinging shingles club.

I have a college degree in philosophy. What are some U.S. companies that are hiring philosophers?

A. To work in the U.S, or not to work in the U.S ! That is the question , whether it tis nobler in the mind, to sweep the floor at Wendy's or flip burgers at Burger King, and by opposing such work find thyself at the unemployment line, on the dole and without a role

What exactly does "i.e" mean?

idiotic example: usage: i.e. this is an idiotic example of the definition of i.e.

What are some positive medical benefits of headbanging to thrash metal music?

A. stress relief * endorphin release * lower iq - good for some people, ie teamster union member * increased circulation

* burns calories

We know the answer to: if a tree falls in the woods does anyone hear it. but what about...?

What is the best kind of dog to attract girls?

What do we call a little paper with information on it that a student uses to cheat on an exam?

A. "belichek"

Weird Science

"If ur travelling at the speed of light in ur car and u turn the headlights on what happens?"

BB: you would have to have an anti-gravitational engine that exceeded the force of gravity within a black hole

Learning Jazz Piano

Byron's Compositions

New Words

Lamb lies down on broadway - music lies down on Broadway

Wisdom Of Ages - Wisdom collected throughout

Favorite Female Singers and their songs

Photograph of Jesus - God In The Flesh

Natural Health - A Guide From Years of Collecting Info From Experts

Blueprint for Your Life - The Beatitudes

Boundless Nothingness Glory - poem

A. To work in the U.S, or not to work in the U.S !

That is the question , whether it tis nobler in the mind, to sweep the floor at Wendy's or flip burgers at Burger King, and by opposing such work find thyself at the unemployment line, on the dole and without a role

idiotic example:

usage: i.e. this is an idiotic example of the definition of i.e.

A. stress relief

* endorphin release

* lower iq - good for some people, ie teamster union member

* increased circulation