Mr. President: Stop Immoral #Drone Strikes - #drones

Hi,

On Sept 14, 2001, Congress passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force, freeing the president to send drones into Pakistan or other countries.  Opponents of this despicable policy claim hundreds of civilians have been killed, despite denials by the administration.  In its protest of nominee John Brennan as head of the CIA, Code Pink brought a list of names of victims, many of them children.  We are Being Lied To Yet Again!

That's why I signed a petition to The United States House of Representatives, The United States Senate, and President Barack Obama, which says:

"Let's help Rep. Barbara Lee of Oakland, the only member of congress who voted against it, in her call to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force; demand that the president acknowledge the deaths of civilians; and stop drone attacks now."

Will you sign this petition? Click here:

http://signon.org/sign/mr-president-stop-immoral?source=s.em.cp&r_by=985589

Thanks!

Me

People have been asking for a current picture. Here is one. More on the way soon.

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Last chance to stop "frankenfish" GMO salmon

Dear Friend,

Late last year the FDA quietly took a major step toward approving
AquaBounty's "frankenfish" genetically modified salmon.

Its approval would be a radical move by the FDA - the first genetically
modified animal ever to enter our food supply. It's no wonder the FDA
posted its final review, clearing the way for approval, on the Friday
before the Christmas holiday, when few people would notice.

The FDA is now taking public comments on its study, which is expected to
lead to approval of the frankenfish. This is our last chance to keep GMO
salmon off our grocery store shelves, and stop the dangerous trend of
introducing GM animals into our food supply.

Tell the FDA: Don't approve GMO Salmon. Submit a public comment now.

http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/gmo_salmon/?r_by=55126-3052123-1_UMzWx&rc=mailto1

Michael wants you to take action on "Don't Let Genetically Engineered Salmon Out of the Lab"!

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Check This Out [from Michael L. Love]

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I never tortured anyone

John Kiriakou: I never tortured anyone, ordered torture, or destroyed the videotapes of it, and I'm certainly not on a book tour glorifying it. http://bit.ly/Vu1Cki

CISPA is Back

Friends,

Did you hear that CISPA is back? The misguided, anti-privacy bill -- defeated last year by a huge public outcry -- has been reintroduced in Congress.

The new version of the bill would allow private companies to share our personal data with the government, other companies, and private agencies like the MPAA. Click here to join me in standing up to this assault on internet privacy:

http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/cispa_is_back/?referring_akid=2011.45919...

They don't need a warrant, and companies who share your information are given immunity from all pre-existing privacy laws!

No wonder companies like AT&T and Verizon have already signed on in support. Click here to tell congress NO to CISPA: http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/cispa_is_back/?referring_akid=2011.45919...

Supporters of CISPA -- like its sponsor Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger -- have said they can't see any reason why businesses needed to hide your personal data from the government.

They don't get it. Like last time, we need to take a stand against violations of our basic rights to privacy. Please join me in calling on Congress to oppose CISPA: http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/cispa_is_back/?referring_akid=2011.45919...

Tell President Obama: Don't appoint this #fracking guy

Dear Friend,

President Obama keeps saying we need to confront climate change.

So why is he considering appointing a major proponent of fracking to lead
the Department of Energy?

According to Reuters, President Obama is seriuosly considering appointing
Dr. Ernest Moniz - the director of MIT's Big Oil-sponsored Energy
Institute and a big believer in expanding toxic, climate-heating gas
fracking.

At a time when the last thing we should be doing is undermining our
progress against climate change, Moniz is the wrong choice to head one of
the most important agencies in the fight for a sustainable energy future.

Sign the petition to President Obama now:

http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/doe/?r_by=55019-3052123-I38Il%3Dx&rc=mailto1

Second Amendment: Action Alert

I just took action on this issue and thought you might find it interesting too.

Click on this URL to take action now http://capwiz.com/gunowners/utr/2/?a=62426926&i=123663952&c=

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Repeal the War on Terror

A bill has been introduced in Congress that would repeal the "war on terror." Let's pass it: http://bit.ly/12FwW3X

Tell the FDA: Just say NO to GE salmon

Hi,

Right now, the FDA is in a mad dash to approve the sale of genetically engineered (GE) salmon – an untested, unlabeled and potentially unsafe food into our food supply.

Our goal: flood the FDA with 50,000 comments asking them to REJECT THIS FRANKENFISH. But we only have until April 26th — their deadline for public comments on this topic — to reach it.

Fill out the form below to submit your comment asking the FDA to say NO to GE salmon today.

That's why I signed a petition to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration.

Will you sign this petition? Click here:

http://signon.org/sign/tell-the-fda-just-say?source=s.em.mt&r_by=985589

Thanks!

Unacceptable! Senator Profits from War and Post Office

Senator Dianne Feinstein's numerous apparent conflicts of interest are clear grounds for an Ethics Committee investigation: http://bit.ly/VaDUfe

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Protect Izembek National Wildlife Refuge!

Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service  indicated that it will deny a request to build a road through remote wilderness areas of Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.

This decision now goes to the Secretary of the Interior to be finalized. Tell Secretary Salazar to stand behind the Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision , and urge him to finalize and adopt the agency’s decision to deny this proposed road.http://dfnd.us/VQfD93

Michael wants you to take action on "Tell President Obama: Give us Your Plan for Climate Change During the State of the Union"!

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Notes wrt: Sleep essential for healthy living: Get your 7 hours a night - http://MayoClinic.com http://mayocl.in/WBj8E5

Sleep essential for healthy living: Get your 7 hours a night -
http://MayoClinic.com http://mayocl.in/WBj8E5

Sorry, these notes in are draft. No time to make it better. The theory
I am referring to is a model that relates the benefits of calorie
restriction (CR) and related regimens to energy utilization in
general.

In general, I'm in agreement with Mayo about sleep schedule, but
occasional mild sleep deprivation may also be worthwhile to do. My
current schedule allows for a healthy amount of sleep every night, but
I'm up quite late almost every Thursday. I get more done this way. If
you are getting regular healthy sleep, try pulling one or two
all-nighters. It is worth the experience. Truncating your sleep
schedule will shorten your lifespan, but one or two is unlikely to
hurt. In general, get the right amount of sleep, and prolong your
useful years.

We sometimes need to remind our associates that those who wish to cut
into our healthy sleep schedule do not have our interest at heart. Get
the right amount of sleep. You will be far more content, if you can
give your work the attention that it deserves.

People who are getting healthful amounts of exercise, water, food, and
sleep may get additional benefits by straining the margins abit. Just
be careful to avoid deranging your healthful routine. Keep the aim in
mind. I've worked up some theory about this analogizing from CR.
fasting, sleep deprivation, heavy exercise, & water fasting have
related effects. It doesn't mean that you shouldn't try occasional
feasting, sleeping in, missing a workout, and drinking a little too
much water. ;-)

Current research indicates people who regularly get the right amount
of sleep are more healthy, perhaps since most people deviate too
often. The theory indicates a person getting 5 or less hours of sleep
every night will have a significantly shorter lifespan. It is like
starving. The theory is supported by fact that people who are sleep
deprived are also frequently over-eating, a way of compensating for
loss of rest.

In the days of frequent predation, sleep was often a scarcity. Too
much exercise can be damaging, rather in the same way as starving, by
wasting the body. It pays to study up on your exercise regimen. Not
enough exercise creates similar problems as too much food, or
unhealthful diet, or too much sleep. The body unpacks the hazardous
operations during sleep. There is housekeeping, as it were, that is
best done on relaxed joints and muscles. Too much sleep (or too
little) is a load of hazard. If you are sleep deprived, the body is
unfortunately forced to do these operations on active joints and
muscles, leading to damage. The damage is expected to correlate well
with aging damage. It would be interesting to look at muscle loss in
sleep deprived people. It is wasting. The body later forced to cut out
the damaged areas. The body usually cuts tissues with hydrogen
peroxide. This could explain some of the joint problems in sleep
deprived people. Arthritis.

Those who are getting too much sleep face other problems, which are
about as worrisome. It is common sense that they need more activity.
My current view is water fasting facilitates inter-cell communication.
It can take several days after the fast to set the new norm. Neurons.

My thesis was on muscle,&I think about it alot. Damaged muscle means
damaged mitochondria. For a cell, this is like a nuclear reactor dump.
Muscle has adapted to sustain the damage during normal exercise, but
sleep is required for many repairs. It is like remodeling a house.
Bust out the walls. It is necessary for the muscle to be at rest, or
the situation will be worse, not better. Keep your water, food, sleep
and exercise in the healthful range, or else the body will mistakenly
do these hazardous ops at the wrong time.

I commute by bicycle, about 50 minutes per day. It is great, but it is
not enough exercise. I've been trying to expand my program. I started
jogging a couple of years ago. After a couple of weeks, I badly
strained a fiber bundle in the calf muscle, and it got me thinking
Fortunately, muscle damage is comparatively easy to recover quickly,
and the calf came back stronger. I'm over 50, and yet another example
that muscle loss can be reversed. If you had a way to reverse the
effects of aging, would you do it?

If we could think more about how athletic muscle is packed with
mitochondria, it would be beneficial to many people. There is a hazard
there. It takes much longer for joints and bones to recover from
damage, but it is possible to recover them too. I've recovered all of
my lost muscle&more. Now, I notice the mild burn from the hydrogen
peroxide. I'm hoping for more beneficial gains.

Our bodies get their best remodeling in the dark, when we are resting
and sleeping, at night. Not too much though. ;-) Of course, the
mitochondria issue is not just for athletes. It relates to my calf
problem, but also to serious problems like heart disease. Differential
strain likely explains many of the problems in tissue, and this
relates directly to the mitochondrial diversity. Filament damage
likely takes out the mitochondria that are not keeping up in a kind of
natural selection. Ach, sore muscles!

I recommend pushing the exercise regimen to the upper beneficial
limit. It is like CR; not as good, but the benefit is there. It is
likely a vigorous program occasionally pushing margins, will result in
a healthy mitochondria population overall, not just in muscle.
Remember; sleep, water, food, exercise. Think like a scientist.

I made more rapid progress with strength training & distance bicycling
than what is predicted in the literature. I'm attributing this to
CR-related, peroxide quenching, flavonoids. Some do not favor life
extension, because they're not enjoying life. Take care of your body,&
you will enjoy life more, and live longer too If we keep ourselves
healthy, we will get more done in the short time that we have.
Longevity and knowledge may be among the best human pursuits. You
don't get any more by stealing them from others.

Regards,
Michael L. Love

Will the zipper on your new pants be radioactive?

Hi,

US Dept of Energy Secretary, Steven Chu, plans to dump 14,000 tons of radioactive scrap metal into the marketplace for use in the manufacturing of consumer products, such as zippers, belt buckles, eyeglass frames, jewelry, watches, silverware, toys, pet bowls and leashes.  This action is being fast-tracked, with little regard for public comment.  The deadline is February 11, 2013.

Source:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323783704578246051395941028.html

That's why I signed a petition to Secretary Steven Chu, US Department of Energy, which says:

"STOP DEPT OF ENERGY PLANS to dump 14,000 tons of radioactive scrap metals into the manufacturing of consumer products.  There is no safe level of radiation. Keep nuclear waste out of my home and workplace!"

Will you sign this petition? Click here:

http://signon.org/sign/will-the-zipper-on-your?source=s.em.mt&r_by=985589

Thanks!

Join me on this petition!

Hi,

I just signed the following petition -- Withdraw John Brennan from consideration for Director of the CIA

Will you join me?

Click here to find out more and sign: http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Withdraw_John_Brennan_from_consideration_for_Director_of_the_CIA/?kjGZrbb

Thanks so much

How to Tell if John Brennan Is Lying

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