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DAVE THE RAW FOOD TRUCKER Lost 200 Pounds Cured His Cancer Diabetes Kidney Disease & More!

RECENTLY UPDATED WITH NEW STUFF JULY 26, 2010

Inspiring… This is a miracle story. Long Haul Truck Driver Dave cured his own cancer, diabetes, kidney disease, heart disease, and lost over 200 pounds, fully regaining his health, natural vigor and great enthusiasm for life with natural organic fresh, dark leafy green and colorful vegetables, fruits and no animal products. These valuable and inspirational videos were provided by the “LifeRegenerator,” Dan McDonald and others as well. Dave’s and Dan’s Juice Recipe below. Updated with an extremely enlightening set of new videos with Dave. : ) Here’s link to 16 Videos Movie of Dave.

May 2010 Dave is Glowing with Health in His Own Way
A very enlightening and enervating series of videos where Dave the Raw Food Trucker discusses his health and spiritual evolution from almost dying of cancer, kidney disease, diabetes and more, to now living a life of vibrant, glowing health and utter joy and happiness. Recorded by Megumi of DivineFoodsLiving in the Valley of Longevity, Vilcabamba, Ecuador during the World Raw Food Conference sponsored by Matt and Angela Monarch. I absolutely love Dave and his loving, giving and refreshing spirit. His videos with the LifeRegenerator have inspired and helped many people to overcome life threatening health conditions using dark green leafy juice and raw foods.

Dave and Friends Make Juice – Dave Discusses His Miracle Healing

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A Recent Video of Dave in Ecuador with a Beautiful Lady Friend

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UPDATE: All 16 Videos of Dave the Raw Food Truck Driver and Dan McDonald the “LifeRegenerator”: (This video will play automatically in consecutive order. : )


Dave was taking 15 medical drugs a day, he’s now down to 5. He was off his Diabetes medication in 4 days by closely adhering to Gabriel Cousen’s book, “There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program.”

IMPORTANT NOTE: It is advised in the book that you must be VERY careful as the juicing can cause Glucose Levels to PLUMMET so much that medications may need to be stopped in the beginning. It is always advisable to seek licensed professional monitoring and counsel, of course.

Dave started his raw food lifestyle by using nutbutters and stopping at raw food restaurants along his truck route. After 3 to 4 months, he began raw juicing using Gabriel Cousen’s raw juice recipes. In 4 days, his Glucose Levels dropped from over 400 to between 80 and 90. Previously, his doctor had recommended having his kidney removed because it was leaking protein so heavily. After raw foods for 16 months, his kidneys were back to normal.

Dave and Dan McDonald Get Into the Nitty Gritty of Making Juice

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Quote from Life Regenerator, Dan McDonald

“For those new to this series, check out preceding videos at http://bit.ly/Hfc1X & this quick backgrounder on Dave’s amazing story of natural healing!:

My friend Dave the Raw Food Trucker tells his story of how he came from the brink of death to heal himself of several diseases including colon cancer, type II diabetes & kidney disease, all via the consumption of raw foods. Not to mention his amazing weight loss of 178 pounds over the last 16 months, and he’s not stopping there. He’s going to go ALL the way with his health, and wants YOU too as well. This guy is a TRUE SUPERHERO!!”

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Dave the truck driver, had colon cancer stage 3, diabetes, kidney disease, plus an array of other deadly afflictions. He was on 19 prescription medications and weighed over 400 pounds. With juices, he experienced an unbelievable healing without chemotherapy or other medical treatments. Raw green juicing. He carries his juicer with 100 foot extension cord everywhere he goes. : )

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From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U3pnVKrhdo:

Dave the Raw Food Trucker Recipe from Life-Regenerator.com “Dan the Man” (Dan McDonald) Youtube Videos (Quoted):

DAVE THE RAW FOOD TRUCKER’S 3-GALLON
SUPER SPECIAL LIFE-SAVING POWER JUICE !!!

These ingredients are what Dave uses to make 3 gallons worth of juice at once, to last him 3 days on the road. This is an ULTRA LOW-glycemic juice & Dave credits it for helping to cure his body of Type II Diabetes & Stage IV Colon Cancer.

Dave is ALL about having his produce be 100% organic. As he healed himself of serious conditions & his body still isn’t done healing himself of all the excess weight, he feels this is vital. But you just do the best you can!

* I n g r e d i e n t s *

**In the preceding Video #9, Dave
went over all of the ingredients below…
Visit http://bit.ly/8iheT to see that first!**

— 5 bunches Spinach (w/ stems intact; not just the leaves)
— 2 bunches Red Chard
— 3 bunches Collard Greens
— 3 bunches Kale
— 4 bunches Cilantro
— 1 bunch Fresh Basil
— 4 bunches Beet Greens (Dave ONLY juices the greens of the beets & NOT the actual beets, as he’s still recovering from the diabetes. For those not dealing w/ diabetes, feel free to juice the beets!
— 6 Red Bell Peppers
— 4 Yellow Bell Peppers
— 2 heads Fennel
— 4 heads Celery
— 12 Cucumbers (unpeeled if organic; peeled if inorganic)
— 2 dozen on-the-vine Tomatoes
— 3 heads Broccoli
— 1 pound Baby Bok Choy (or 1 bunch Bok Choy)
— 1 bunch Mustard Greens (use a smaller amount if the flavor is too strong)
— 4 bunches Parsley (2 Regular, 2 Italian)
— 1 bunch Asparagus
— 1 large Fresh Aloe Leaf (inorganic ok; organic is rarely available…also, only juice the lower portion of it & always juice a bit & taste, juice a bit & taste, as it can be VERY potent)
— 1 bottle of E3Live Algae (Blue Green Algae)
— Rainbow Light Advanced Systems Digestive Enzymes (to help control gas, especially when you first jump into a program like this! If you can’t find this brand, look for a type that’s raw vegan & whole-plant sourced)

Dave also adds Hallelujah Acres Barley Max (Barley Green Powder)

*Dan added a couple more ingredients,
picked fresh from the garden!*
— 1 bunch wild Lamb’s Quarters
— 1 bunch wild Plantain

* B e n e f i t s *

— Plantain ~ Moves the lymphatic system: Pulls mucus, etc. out of the body
— Tomatoes ~ For delicious flavor!
— Aloe Leaf ~ Soothes the GI tract, especially if there are ulcers and/or inflammation!
— Broccoli ~ Some call it the “answer to cancer” but what do you think? ;)

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Inspirational videos and text | Use at your own Discretion | Personal Testimony: We have found stunning and amazing results with jaw juice. We have used the Gerson Diet and Juices and see life changing, life-altering success | $75 may be a little low at today’s prices

Dave the Trucker is still dealing with Diabetes and therefore avoids sweet fruits and sweet vegetables such as sugar beets. Those who do not have diabetes can use these in their juices.

WHAT TO DO WITH THE PULP?

Here’s a list of wonderful and amazing things you can do with the pulp remains:

* Make incredibly delicious broth for soups
* Broth for cooking sprouted grains, rice, etc.
* Broth for a delightful “vegetable tea”
* Use pulp to make nutritious cookies, muffins, cakes
* Pets love simmered pulp leavings – delicious! : )
* Added to home made pet food
* Excellent Compost for your cozy bin of worms (they love it : )

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Enjoy!

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Notes:

Dave the Trucker’s and LifeRegenerator’s Series of Youtube Videos Individually Listed
(You can see the entire series in playlist format at the top of page)

#1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ip-VkRgHkM
#2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSNmKVfSAPk
#3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9P0i3EdH-w
#4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GE2RYXiAnE
#5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VadVz6bvI5k
#6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7pas6xt2ew
#7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTfOt5gIyZs
#8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTlHVoyy7Xc
#9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7-MYPOFPII
#10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U3pnVKrhdo
#11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kik2pvx6Lw8
#12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpJeASKipr4
#13. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRri0IjcbgM
#14. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPIHuLV8q24
#15. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4JQtEZRsq4
#16. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwNEkA9p1ko

Dave found out the exercise was important for sleep, Barley Max (“Rocket Fuel”), enzymes for urinary constancy.

He recommends detoxing GRADUALLY – lots of raw food, adding organics gradually, always consulting a doctor.

He enjoys new varieties green vegetables at the oriental markets. (Find organic : )

He loves raw food restaurants that provide so much encouragement and inspiration to transition to a raw foods diet. Cafe Gratitudes, Juliano’s in LA, etc.

Re: Colonics – Important for losing weight, cleansing, detoxification.

He is off all pharmaceutical and prescription drugs. He used to take over 13 drugs per day.

Dave has found a new enlightenment and “state of grace…” He has found extreme joy and contentment. A new, profound peace.

Dave believes in no animal products.

Dave is 99% everything – he “doesn’t want to be a purist.” : )

He believes most people no longer have all the digestive enzymes they need and cannot simply digest all the nutrients they need. People crave more food because they’re not getting what they need. Today’s food in cans, jars, bottles and boxes have lost all their enzymes.

About Juice Feasting
“After starting a juice feast, a lot of women who are post menopausal regain their periods after day 10 and 22. Raw juicing can bring your body back to where it really belongs.”

Dave’s libido increased. More energy, more life force or Holy Spirit, feeling like “you’re waking up, wondering why you never felt this way in your life.”

Dave used the following books:
** The China Study
** There is a Cure for Diabetes (Dave uses this book for his diet – he drinks as much juice as he wants.)
** Rainbow Green Life food Cuisine (Dave used the Section: Stage One for Diabetics)

Book Links:

** The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health
** Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine Gabriel Cousens
** There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program Gabriel Cousens
** Gabriel Cousens, MD: Rainbow-Green Live-Food Cuisine
* Conscious Eating: Second Edition Gabriel Cousens
* Healthy at 100: The Scientifically Proven Secrets of the World’s Healthiest and Longest-Lived Peoples

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More Great Videos with Dave:

Individual Links of the video series I moved more to the top:


Transform your Life with Dave the Raw Food Truck Driver #1



Transform your Life with Dave #2 How to: Tornado of Love and Reversing Diabetes


Transform your Life with Dave #4 His Power Message to You


Transform your Life with Dave #3 Are you aware?


Life Rocks! with Dave the Raw Food Truck Driver


Transform your Life with Dave #5 Third Eye Opening

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One more video to watch : )

Spreadin’ the Raw Love with Dave the Raw Food Truck Driver
(Dave’s portion starts after the introduction)

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More Notes from Dan McDonald’s Youtube Channel LifeRegenerator about Dan

This is VIDEO #8 of my weekly chats
with my friend Dave the Raw Food Trucker!
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For those of you just joining us on this video, make sure to watch the rest of this series of videos at http://bit.ly/Hfc1X and also quickly read the following background info on Dave’s amazing story of natural healing….

My friend Dave the raw food truck driver tells his story of how he came from the brink of death to heal himself of several diseases including colon cancer, type II diabetes, kidney disease, with the consumption of raw foods. Not to mention his amazing weight loss of 178 pounds over the last 16 months, and he’s not stopping there. He is going to go ALL the way with his health, and wants YOU too as well. This guy is a TRUE SUPERHERO!!

*****VIDEO #8 UPDATE*****
This week, we find Dave at a raw food meetup group in Redmond, WA where Cherie Calbom, “The Juice Lady” was the special guest. Cherie has been wanting to meet Dave for awhile, so she invited up to the front to share a little bit more about how he healed himself of cancer and diabetes, and I gotta say, this is one powerful message!

After Dave first healed himself of type II diabetes, the doctors then told him that he had stage IV colon cancer…basically a death sentence! Thank goodness he didn’t believe in that death sentence, as here is what he thought instead….go, Dave!!!:

If this stuff right here can heal my diabetes in 4 days, it can probably heal the cancer!

When I started on a juicing program to heal the colon cancer, I told no one…as I’m sure they would have thought I was nuts…I didn’t want to waste time being defensive, so I just focused on my healing instead. Today, I’m happy to now continually bear witness to others also healing themselves of cancer…like my friend Jared, who has successfully reversed a stage IV skin cancer melanoma that had metastasized throughout his body, simply by going raw vegan.

How I first got into the raw food and juicing path was from my raw vegan friends Dave & Judit…who I credit today with saving my life. They had told me about a way of eating that would allow me to eat as much as I want, and still lose weight, while possibly healing myself of diabetes in the process. I was a 400 pound fat man at the time, so I listened!!

During the first week it was VERY challenging to stay on track, trying to just eat fruits and vegetables. But by the second week they invited me to a raw food restaurant in Santa Monica, called Juliano’s Planet Raw. When I sat down and tasted that food, I just KNEW that I could then stay raw….so then I began seeking out every raw food restaurant that I could find, such as:

**IN CALIFORNIA**

— Euphoria loves Rawvolution Cafe & Retail Store —
2301 Main St. (btwn Yoga Works & Urth Caffe)
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Open daily 11AM – 9PM
Visit http://bit.ly/15M0qF for the menu… :D

**PLUS!! Rawvolution offers NATIONAL OVERNIGHT DELIVERY to anywhere in the continental US, as well as LOCAL delivery in LA & NYC. Check http://rawvolution.com for details.

— Juliano’s Planet Raw —
609 Broadway Ave.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Mon-Fri:10AM – 10PM
Sat-Sun:10AM – 11PM

— Leaf Organics —
in LA (Culver City) & Sherman Oaks
visit http://bit.ly/eSQkj for location details

— Au Lac Restaurant —
16563 Brookhurst St.
Fountain Valley, CA
visit http://bit.ly/IJ2jk for details

— Café Gratitude —
in many locations!
San Francisco, Berkeley, San Rafael, Healdsburg, and in the Oakland Whole Foods!
visit http://bit.ly/IkveG for location details
visit http://bit.ly/5kNle for menu

**IN WASHINGTON STATE**

— Chaco Canyon Organic Café —
4757 12th Ave. NE (@ 50th St.)
Seattle, WA 98105
visit http://chacocanyoncafe.com for details

— Thrive —
1026 NE 65th St. (@ Roosevelt Way)
Seattle, WA 98115
visit http://generationthrive.com for details

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Juice Recipes for Healing *
Fasting Juice Recipes *
Vegetable Juicing *
Vegetable Juice Recipes for Weight Loss *
Raw Vegetable Diet *

VIDEO #9 of my weekly chats
w/ my friend Dave the Raw Food Trucker! ?

For those new to this series, make sure to watch the the other videos here http://bit.ly/Hfc1X & also refer to this quick backgrounder on Dave’s amazing story of natural healing!:

My friend Dave the Raw Food Trucker tells his story of how he came from the brink of death to heal himself of several diseases including colon cancer, type II diabetes & kidney disease, all via the consumption of raw foods. Not to mention his amazing weight loss of 178 pounds over the last 16 months, and he’s not stopping there. He’s going to go ALL the way with his health, and wants YOU too as well. This guy is a TRUE SUPERHERO!!

*****VIDEO #9 UPDATE*****
This week, Dave’s with me here at the RV making what may be the most powerful & amazing juice recipe that mankind has ever known…it’s…

? DAVE THE RAW FOOD TRUCKER’S 3-GALLON
SUPER SPECIAL LIFE-SAVING POWER JUICE !!! ?

Yeah!!!! This is definitely one of those juicing recipes for good health!

Dave first wants to thank Dr. Gabriel Cousens, MD and his entire team at the Tree of Life http://treeoflife.nu for LITERALLY SAVING HIS LIFE. If it wasn’t for Dave reading Dr. Cousens’ book “There is a Cure for Diabetes” http://bit.ly/vZtsw or his friends Dave & Judit who recommended the book to him, who knows what would’ve happened!

These ingredients are what Dave uses to make 3 gallons worth of juice at once, so as to last him 3 days on the road. This is an ULTRA LOW-glycemic juice, the same juice Dave credits for helping to cure his body of Type II Diabetes & Stage IV Colon Cancer.

Dave is ALL about having his vegetables be 100% organic. As he healed himself of serious conditions & his body still isn’t done healing himself of all the excess weight, he feels this is vital. As for you, just do the best you can!

* I n g r e d i e n t s *

— 5 bunches Spinach (pulled straight from ground w/ stems intact; not just the leaves)
— 2 bunches Red Chard
— 3 bunches Collard Greens
— 3 bunches Kale
— 4 bunches Cilantro
— 1 bunch Fresh Basil
— 4 bunches Beet Greens (Dave ONLY juices the greens of the beets & NOT the actual beets because he’s still recovering from the diabetes. For those not recovering or healing from diabetes, feel free to juice the beets!
— 6 Red Bell Peppers
— 4 Yellow Bell Peppers
— 2 heads Fennel
— 4 heads Celery
— 12 Cucumbers (unpeeled if organic; peeled if inorganic)
— 2 dozen on-the-vine Tomatoes
— 3 heads Broccoli
— 1 pound Baby Bok Choy (or 1 bunch Bok Choy)
— 1 bunch Mustard Greens
— 4 bunches Parsley (2 Regular, 2 Italian)
— 1 bunch Asparagus
— 1 large Fresh Aloe Leaf (inorganic ok; organic is rarely available…also, only juice the lower portion of it & always juice a bit & taste, juice a bit & taste, as it can be VERY potent)
— 1 bottle of E3Live Algae
— Rainbow Light Advanced Systems Digestive Enzymes (to help control gas, especially when you first jump into a program like this! If you can’t find this brand, look for a type that’s raw vegan & whole-plant sourced)

* B e n e f i t s *

— Red Chard ~ High in betacarotene

— Collard Greens ~ High in phytonutrients

— Kale ~ Has the highest known level of phytonutrients in it that are digestible by humans (over 2x the level of spinach!)

— Beets ~ Beet green leaves have 2,000x the level of Vitamin K in them than the actual beets, so that’s why its worth it to Dave to buy them just for their greens!

— Bell Peppers ~ Great for flavor

— Celery & Cucumber ~ Function well as a hydrating juice base

— Tomatoes ~ Dave likes them because of the lycopene and chooses not to believe what they say about having to cook tomatoes in order to get more lycopene, for if you’re cooking tomatoes, you’re destroying the very enzymes that your body needs to digest the lycopene! What good is ingesting more lycopene if you can’t adequately digest, assimilate & utilize it?

— Aloe Leaf ~ Incredible for the cardiovascular system!

* I n s p i r a t i o n *

— Over the past 15 months or so, Dave estimates that he spent 150 NON-consecutive days just on juice. BarleyMax is like rocket fuel for Dave! http://BarleyMax.com

— Per liter of juice Dave drinks on the road, he throws in the contents of 1 fresh digestive enzyme capsule

— Dave has lost 188 pounds so far, is currently down to a size 40 pant & is on the fast-track to catching up with me! I better watch out!

— The cost of all of these vegetables for 3 gallons of juice to be drunk over a span of 3 days came to approx. $75.

? Is $25 a day really too much to save your life?

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Love, Dan

Love, Dan (the LifeRegenerator on Youtube)

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Dan McDonald and his girlfriend Krista are extremely loving and giving and share tons of free information on Youtube. Dan is not afraid to be completely open and candid about his life changes and evolution. His girlfriend Krista is a techie wizard. : )

SOLDIER AND BABY – Powerful Powerful Image

A Soldier Weeps While Holding
a Dead Baby in His Arms
An extraordinarily heartbreaking picture of an unknown soldier holding a dead baby close to his heart, emotionally overwrought. No… this is not an amazing nor beautiful picture… but then perhaps the truly beautiful, amazing, wondrous thing might be how this picture shows us another truth and reality that we might have missed while struggling through our daily routines.

Soldier and Baby - Powerful, Powerful Image

This is a particular moving image depicting the devastating consequences of war. I do not have the details about this particular image, only that it caused great grief when i first saw it in an email. But then, any pictures of dead children are devastating in scope.

Evidently this soldier is deeply moved by the death of this little baby. He will never forget this little child and this moment will likely haunt him for the rest of his days. He seems to be a soldier of great love, caring and courage. Hopefully he will go on to find a truly hopeful and peaceful way to reconcile the things he has born witness to.

The baby is so completely innocent in all of this. One day laughing, smiling, patting little hands together, the next day terrified, killed, then held in a bloody blanket by a stranger. But the stranger weeps for him or her… as do we all.

If anyone has any details about this image, please let me know.

Thanks to Kitt for sending : )

SEE NEW BABY RED PANDA PICS

 

 
Hello and Welcome! 
Due to blog software update requirements, this blog has been moved here. (http://cdin.us/blog/)
I will try to keep this old blog
intact for as long as possible. : )
 
Meanwhile, enjoy some super cute pictures of a newly born Red Panda mother, father and baby. Absolutely adorable.
 
http://cdin.us/blog/new-baby-red-panda-cub/ 
 
New Baby Red Panda born at Smithsonian

BABY HORSE CLIMBS INTO MOTHER’S LAP

There aren’t really many words to describe this set of extraordinary photos of a newborn foal climbing into the lap of his mother shortly after he was born. Precious beyond words.

You can click the image below to see more pictures.

Baby Horse Climbs Into His Mothers Lap...
Newborn Foal Climbs Into His Mother's Lap. More Pictures >>


Link Below: Pictures of Taskin, the Father of the Baby Above
Gypsy Stallion owned by Villa Vanners that was born in Oregon.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dogislove/2668385710/
 
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I received these extraordinary pictures in an email and HAD to share them online. Animals are PRECIOUS beyond BELIEF. Thank you to the person who took the photographs, forever capturing an utterly unimaginably beautiful series of images.

I hope and pray that someday soon, all animals are treated with utmost love, compassion, caring and kindness. Always.

What If the INTERNET DISAPPEARED?

What would TOMORROW be like if there was NO MORE INTERNET? Gone. Kaput. Major backbone breakdown. Final Fail. Cracked.com has 20 winning Photoshopped images that show the possibilites. Below is my favorite. What else would the iPhone be good for?? Talking?

What would happen TOMORROW if the Internet DISAPPEARED?

What would happen TOMORROW if the Internet DISAPPEARED?

Shear Poodle Madness! : )

These images astounded me. Honestly, I was utterly delighted, out LOUD. Some might think these images constituted some form of abuse, but I’m thinking it’s quite likely the dogs rather enjoyed the extra grooming and attention. They certainly seem to radiate a pleasant attitude in the images.


Pictures Taken By Ren Netherland / BARM – Fame Pictures

I bet these poodles get so petted and feted. As well they should – unbelievably adorable. (Not that ALL dogs should be petted and feted : )

Whole collection of 13 images HERE at MSNBC. The Camel, Pony and PANDA are to dye for!

: )

NEW Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Updated: 5:48 PM 8/12/2009
The News is In
Researchers Finding Much More Plastic than Expected

It’s hard to imagine finding plastic garbage fragments and bits throughout the huge Pacific Ocean. But, researchers are doing just that. From the very start of their journey, they are netting plastic with every tow sampling.

Images below: See the plastic bits floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from land. The Scripps Institute Research vessel is reporting its findings.




Below: Ghost Net Floating in the Middle
of the Pacific Ocean

Pictures Credited to Seaplex, Scripps Institute Reseach Project

Giant Floating Garbage Patch: The Scripps Institute Reseach vessel has officially reached the huge “Great Pacific Floating Patch” in the Pacific Gyre.

Today, they report finding much more plastic than expected. In fact, they are finding it everywhere, even from the beginning of their voyage.

One of the observers describes what they are seeing: “It is a soup of bits, pieces and strands. If you look out over the water you see a beautiful cobalt blue ocean. If you look down you see a little bits of things that were once important to someone probably 1,000 miles away…

Most of the water has plastic in it. With the obvious and already stated fact that the ocean is huge, it is the job of the scientist to put the numbers into perspective…”

They are collecting small feeder fish, expressing concern that the small feeder fish that are eaten by larger predator fish may be eating fragments of plastic, thus absorbing chemicals and toxins directly into their systems. Since we eat the larger fish that feed upon these feeder fish, we would be ingesting these pollutants from our seafood.

This seems to be a more serious problem than they had imagined. Although they are glad they were able to reach their destination, discover exactly what they were looking for, they find themselves somewhat somber and a bit depressed having seen the severity of the problem.

They also are reporting via CBS 8 that a large number of sea turtles, birds, mammals and fish sea life are dying due to the marine debris.

The researchers will be investigating ways to clean up the “toxic mess.”

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Previously Updated: 9:42 AM 8/4/2009
Project Kaisei Embarks to Investigate the “Dump”

Sylvia Earle “Explorer-in-Residence”
National Geographic, Mission Programs

“Solving a problem starts with knowing that you have one. Project Kaisei vividly shows how discarded plastics are clogging the ocean, causing a major problem for the planet’s vital “blue heart,” entangling marinelife and insidiously killing as it accumulates in the food chain, from tiny plankton to great whales. Best of all, the mission highlights hope with ideas for positive action.” http://www.projectkaisei.org/

Note: The Project Kaisei team will embark on a multi-week expedition to the “Plastic Vortex” from the West Coast in order to:

- Study and document the marine debris found in this area of the Pacific Ocean;

- Test catch methods for removing the debris;

- Conduct research on the chemical interactions of marine debris in the gyre and select fishes and wildlife related to persistent organic pollutants (POPs);

- Understand the needs required to undertake an eventual large scale clean-up of the waste material;

- Test technologies for conversion into an economically viable by-product: diesel fuel.”

Updated: 4:01 PM 4/26/2009
A giant, almost endless plastic soup extends
a wider distance than the length and breadth
of the United States, right smack in the middle
of the Pacific Ocean.

Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now he's drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris in our seas.

UPDATE 9:37 AM 8/4/2009 – Scripps Embarks…

Scripps Scientists Aboard Research Vessel to Study Huge Garbage Dump
“From August 2-21, a group of doctoral students and research volunteers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego will embark on an expedition aboard the Scripps research vessel New Horizon to explore the problem of plastic in the North Pacific Gyre.

The Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic Expedition (SEAPLEX) is the first of its kind and will focus on a suite of critical questions. How much plastic is accumulating, how is it distributed, and how is it affecting ocean life?

The researchers hope to provide critical, timely data to policy makers and combine Scripps’ long tradition of Pacific exploration with focus on a new and pressing environmental problem. ” http://seaplexscience.com

Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now he’s drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris in our seas.” (Link from the Oprah Show)

This plastic “continent” stretches a distance wider than the United States and can be 90 deep or greater in places. It’s growing by leaps and bounds due to extensive plastic waste cast off by a “throwaway” mentality of the world’s consumers.

5 Things You Didn’t Know About Garbage
From Askmen.com

  • There’s a continent of garbage in the Pacific gyre. (Gyre: swirling center region of the ocean’s currents)
  • There’s garbage all over Mt. Everest – it’s “notoriously filthy.”
  • Some garbage can live a million years… or more.
  • Landfills pollute worse than… chernobyl. Then expel vast quantities of toxic gases.
  • Plasma” can obliterate garbage. (Discovery Link to Plasma Gasification)

See more about Plasma, below.

According to Charles Moore, garbage growth is so extensive that the expansion of this island of trash seems virtually unstoppable, and may eventually, sooner than later, choke off the world’s fish supply.

Currently, over 90% of the world’s larger consumable fish stores are gone, depleted.

In addition, if the destruction of plankton is severe enough, oxygen levels will diminish and the world’s atmosphere is at risk.

There are many foreseen as well as unforeseen repurcussions to the huge accumulations of non-biodegradable waste in the world’s oceans.

Animals are indeed dying in record numbers exceeding hundreds of thousands. Seabirds feed their young colorful plastic bits, and the baby birds die a slow death. Sea mammals perish in netting and plastic coils and strips and die from poisoning as well.

Almost all fish are becoming contaminated with plastic bits and chemicals – even the tiniest fish. As Charles Moore says, “You can buy certified organic produce, but no fishmonger on earth can sell you a certified, organic, wild caught fish.”

The only solution: To stop the plastic at its source. It would be impossible to clean up the ocean. No country or power has the money or wherewithal to remove even a small proportion of plastic trash.

It is the only hope, but Charles hold’s little hope that we can change.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/capt_charles_moore_on_the_seas_of_plastic.html

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Ways to Help
Ocean Heroes at Oceana.org
Actual ways to help along with celebrities
Actors, musicians, scientists and authors,
ocean lovers, advocates

Algalita has a DVD that chronicles and explains this massive problem. Undoubtedly the cost helps support their efforts.
http://algalita.org/videos-synthetic-sea.html

Great Links courtesy of Askmen.com

PLASMA: It’s working in other countries
“Since 2002, two commercial waste-to-energy plasma gasification plants have been operating successfully in Japan.

The Mihama-Mikata facility processes 24 tons of municipal sold waste and 4 tons of sewage sludge per day, producing steam and hot water for local use.

The Utashinai plant processes up to 300 tons per day of waste and/or automobile shredder residue.

This facility produces up to 7.9 Megawatts of electricity, of which 3.6 MW are used to run the plasma torches and the plant, and up to 4.3 MW are sent to the electrical power grid.

In Ottawa, Canada, people are evaluating a demonstration facility that is currently processing 94 tons of waste per day, sending 4 MW of power to the grid.”

Note: This technology has been scaled back in the United States by 80%. Why is that? Could it be that it’s not “profitable” enough and the “greed” factor isn’t attractive to investors?

Or, perhaps the technology would impinge upon the profitability of current technologies.

Astounding Image Man & Whale

Astounding Image of Man and Whale

A Right Whale follows and observes a swimmer in the waters of the Auckland Islands. He turns his head carefully so as to bring his plate sized eye within inches of the diver. He is so gentle that he barely disturbs the water… with the merest flick of his tail, he could have sent the diver spiraling uncontrollably or crushed him like a bug.

Whale gently follows and observes a diver, eye to eye. He carefully turns so that his eye is within inches of the diver's mask.

Right Whales: On the Brink, On the Rebound

From National Geographic: “Just a few hundred of these giants survive along the coasts of North America, but their numbers are growing in southern seas.”

Quotes from the photographer, Brian Skerry (Full Article HERE):

“I’ve been diving for about 30 years, and I can honestly say that I’ve had some amazing encounters with sharks, squids, and other whales. But the encounter with the right whales in the Auckland Islands was probably the best thing I’ve ever done. It was just that amazing.

…I immediately suited up, jumped in—and these city buses swam up to me…

I’m standing on the bottom, and as it comes down, I get on my knees, lean over backwards—my scuba tank is now digging into the sand.

And of course their eyes are on the side of their heads, so it had to turn and look at me. It came within inches.

Here’s this softball-size whale eye looking at me. But then it stops—stops on a dime. It’s just hovering there, and literally one flick of its tail, and it would have crushed me like a bug. But it doesn’t. It was just highly curious.

…Instead of continuing, the whale stops and turns and waits for me. It was like a dog that was following me around …the whale would follow me. It was like swimming around with a friend.”

Polar Bear LOVES Husky Dog

Wonderful image and video of polar bear
loving a young husky dog. True Friends.

Video – Amazing

STUNNING New Neverland Pics

A Particularly Poignant Image from Inside Neverland Ranch

Link to High Resolution Images of
Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch

Admittedly, i am transfixed by Neverland. It hurts my heart to see it, yet captivates my imagination of what once was, could have been. I wish, no yearn that all could be fine, and Michael and all the children laughing, playing, innocent, safe, alive. And well.

Mail Online has an unbelievable high resolution collection of Neverland Ranch Images HERE.

It’s absolutely beautiful, stunning, and revealing.

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