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• Be Natural Music Classes • Tara Redwood School Summer Camp • Headwaters Outdoor School

Take Back the Planet — pg. 6

The Center for Health ‘Knowledge’ IS Power Series – Pg. 13

• Mind • Body • Spirit • Earth • Heart •

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‘Kago’ Sacred Healing Ceremony

Wednesday, June 1, 7:30 pm at East West Bookshop 324 Castro St, Mountain View, CA Free, but call East West Bookshop to reserve a seat. Phone: 650.988.9800 www.eastwest.com

‘Chop Thrul’ Water Blessing Ceremony

Cost: $20 Friday, June 3, 7-9 pm at Shambhala Center, 920 41st Av., Ste F (rear), Capitola, CA

‘Buddha of Compassion’ Fire Ceremony for Peace

Suggested donation: $20 Monday, June 6, 6-9 pm at he Garden Sanctuary, 3070 Prather Lane, Santa Cruz, CA

Also–Private Consultations with Karma Rinpoche Divinations, Personal Healings, Home or Business Blessings. To schedule, call 831.469.9467.

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Healing Blessings of Bhutan All are welcomed to these interfaith & intercultural events to experience the healing blessings of Bhutan. No one turned away for lack of funds. Karma Namgyel Rinpoche will be offering ceremonies from the sacred traditions of the Drukpa Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist spiritual path. While a youth in Bhutan, he studied with H.H. Je Ngawang Thinley Lhundup, renowned healer. Rinpoche is one of the few teachers offering these ceremonies in the United States. See

flyer for details of events.

Peace in Heart and Community Monday, June 6 at 6-9 pm Cost: $20 suggested donation to lama Location: The Garden Sanctuary, 3070 Prather Lane, Santa Cruz, CA ‘Chenresig’ Compassion Fire Ceremony is a rare, beautiful healing ceremony which is dedicated to bringing peace and compassion into our hearts, our community, and our world. Join Karma Rinpoche in invoking the enlightened quality and blessings of

the Buddha of Compassion. Herbs, foods and prayers are offered to the fire by all who come. If you know anyone experiencing difficulty or has recently passed, write the names on a piece of paper and bring it with you. These will be offered to the fire with special prayers recited by Rinpoche. The fire ceremony is outdoors, so please dress appropriately.

Private Consultations Rinpoche will be available for Private Healing Consultations, including divinations, personal healings, home or business blessings, statue consecration. Please refer to the list

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‘Kago’ Sacred Healing Ceremony Wednesday, June 1 7:30-9 pm

Location: East West Bookshop 324 Castro St, Mountain View, CA 94041 Free, but reserve a seat at East West Bookshop Tel: 650.988.9800 www.eastwest.com

Rinpoche will perform the Vajrapani ‘Kago’ Healing ceremony– chanting healing prayers and blessing each person with a ritual implement symbolizing pure conscious Buddha-nature to energetically clear, bless and transmute obstacles specifically related to the recipients “lung” (wind, breath, and prana). This healing ceremony is beneficial for purifying sickness, promoting good karma and success.

‘Chop Thrul’ Water Blessing Ceremony Friday, June 3 7-9 pm

Cost: $20

Location: Santa Cruz Shambhala Center, 920 41st Av., Ste F (rear), Capitola, CA

The water blessing ceremony is for anyone desiring an elevation of spirit, or those struggling with emotional, mental, physical, or spiritual challenges. Karma Rinpoche will chant healing prayers and blesses each participant. Please do not eat meat, eggs or onions the day of the ceremony.

Guru Drakpo Teaching and Empowerment Friday, June 3

9 am -noon; 2-5 pm

Cost: $70

Location: Santa Cruz Shambhala Center, 920 41st Av., Ste F (rear), Capitola, CA

For the benefit of sentient beings, the “second buddha” Padmasambhava, manifests his wrathful form of Guru Drakpo, as well as the special variant of this form, Guru Drakphur. This special teaching was first revealed to the omniscient Pema Karpo of the Drukpa Kagyu in the 16th century and is now universally recognized and practiced. Guru Drakphur is a manifestation of Padmasambhava that combines Vajrapani, Hayagriva, Garuda, and the phurba, and is particularly powerful in subduing divisive negative forces. This is a blessing of empowerment for our time.

Green Tara Teaching and Empowerment Wednesday, Sunday, June 5 9 am -noon; 2-5 pm Cost: $70

Location: Santa Cruz Shambhala Center, 920 41st Av., Ste F (rear), Capitola, CA

Green Tara, the female Buddha, is the perfected expression of transcendent wisdom and enlightened compassionate activity. Her qualities alleviate suffering, provide protection, healing and longevity, cure illnesses, stop wars and give prosperity. Rinpoche will confer an empowerment and teach, demonstrate and answer questions. Please bring tsok (food offering) to share after the practice.

Chenrezig Fire Ceremony for Peace Monday, June 6 6-9 pm

Cost: $20 suggested donation to the lama

Location: The Garden Sanctuary, 3070 Prather Lane, Santa Cruz, CA

People of all faiths are welcomed to gather for this rare peace ceremony invoking the power and blessings of the Buddha of Compassion. Participants make offerings of herbs and foods along with a prayer for world peace and the spiritual benefit of all beings. Write the names of anyone experiencing difficulty or has passed on a piece of paper and bring it with you to be offered to the fire with special prayers recited by Rinpoche. The fire ceremony is outdoors, so please dress appropriately.

Ven. Karma Namgyel Rinpoche

From the age of 7, Karma Rinpoche grew up in the monasteries of Bhutan where he became both Chant and Dance Master; he studied with H.H. Je Ngawang Thinley Lhundup, renowned healer in Bhutan. He then studied for an additional nine years in Nepal to attain his Buddhist Philosophy degree. He is the founder and spiritual director at Drukpa Mila Centers in Longmont, Colorado and Salem, Oregon. The centers foster religious exchange between Bhutan and the West.

Private Consultations with Karma Rinpoche Divinations, Personal Healings, Home or Business Blessings. See drukpamilacenter. org for complete description and suggested donaiton. To schedule, contact:

Toni, 831.469.9467 or tonib108@gmail.com

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of services and recommended donations on Drukpa Mila website at www. drukpamilacenter.org. To schedule an appointment, contact Tonib108@ gmail.com or call 831.469.9467.

Travelling to Bhutan with Karma Rinpoche Karma Rinpoche is currently planning a special trip to Bhutan. Travelling to this Himalayan Land of the Thunder Dragon is akin to travelling through time and space into a life substantially different from the west in spirit and direction. The pure joy and spaciousness of mind that one experiences upon visiting these sites is indescribable. Whether a gloriously decorated temple with miraculously performing statues or the simplest rock molded from the shape of Guru Rinpoche’s body, there is a palpable, enlightened energy which pervades the air. Perhaps Bhutan’s most famous site is Tiger’s Lair, or Taktsang, sitting precipitously on the face of a cliff 10,000 feet above the Paro valley floor. Built on the site of several caves in which Padmasambhava remained in meditation, are several shrine rooms, richly decorated with symbolic paintings, statues, carvings, and holy scriptures­. As one visitor described: “As I sat there, I have to say that none of these objects, powerful in their own rite, cleared or focused my attention more than a pure, substantial forceful wind pushing through me as a blessing from a holy intention set forth so long ago for the benefit of others.” Rinpoche’s group will visit this and many other holy sites —fascinating to the normal eye, but an utterly wondrous transformation into the heart of awareness. Contact Drukpa Mila Center for more information.

For the Benefit of Others Karma Namgyel works tirelessly to share the blessings of Bhutan. Among his projects which welcome your support:

Bhutan Sutra and Treasure Tour Karma Rinpoche has begun to circumnavigate the United States with a traditionally crafted set of Sutras (the entire canon of the Buddha’s teachings - Kangyur, Tengyur, & Nyingma Gyubum), providing teachings and empowerments along the way. As the Sutras are brought around along with

a sacred collection of relics, thangkas and rare photos, positive energy radiates from them like light from the sun to dispel negative energy, sorrow, and disaster. In Bhutan, this traditional practice is used to protect villages and towns. The tradition is that every three years the Sutras are brought out from the Temple and carried on people’s backs. They then circle the village to create a protective and beneficial shield.

Bhutan Buddhist Temple Currently, a shrine is being constructed in Longmont, CO for all who wish to learn more about the precious teachings of Bhutan. You are warmly welcomed to help the Drukpa Mila Center establish the first official actively practicing temple heralding the Drukpa Kagyu Lineage from the Himalayas of Bhutan. This donationbased project needs financial support and volunteer labor.

Thankga Conservation and Replacement Project This project encompasses the conservation and replacement of a set of thirty-five thangkas (sacred paintings) protected by Rinpong Dzong (Paro Monastery) in Bhutan. The monastery’s thangkas (some 700 years old) depict many great Buddhist masters and will undergo conservation and be stored in order to protect their precious nature. You are invited to contribute to this conservation and the meticulous creation of a replica set of the 9 foot tall thangkas to be hung in the temple. Remain in the prayers of the Rinpong Dzong monks by sponsoring a thangka– in your name or that of a loved one.

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an Ecoculture Thriving Business Cultivating ~ The Garden Faire

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by Tom Karwin ardens and plants evolve! They change hour-by-hour, day-by-day, season-by-season, and year-byyear. Plants reproduce, grow, mature and die, cycling through short lives and long lives, and responding to external conditions. They adapt to the encroachments of nearby plants, attacks by diseases and pests, the unpredictable weather and the slow but inexorable changes in the climate. The Garden Faire, too, evolves. It began ten years ago with messages about appreciating the best practices of organic gardening, conserving our finite water supply and protecting our watersheds from chemical contamination. The Faire continues to deliver these messages, and in time has developed broader perspectives that emphasize the over-arching notions of sustainability and stewardship of the environment. Another, more recent theme in the Garden Faire’s evolution focuses on the nutritional and healthful aspects of our food. Edible gardening predates ornamental gardening by thousands of years, and responds to our fundamental needs for sustenance, while ornamental gardening feeds higher levels of our consciousness. Edible and ornamental gardening are complementary and each is indispensable within its respective sphere. The Garden Faire continues to change. This year’s theme, Cultivating an Ecoculture, builds upon the foundations of past years by exploring ways that humans already partner with Nature and opportunities to strengthen that critical relationship.

To appreciate the timely importance of ecocultural ideas, consider the development of academic pursuits. At some early point in history, scholars found value in categorizing knowledge in disciplines: the natural sciences, the social sciences, the humanities and the arts. They sub-divided each discipline into the numerous subjects we now encounter in formal education,

and splintered them further into courses within each subject. The division of knowledge into academic disciplines responds to the human interest in managing and controlling nature, and yields certain conveniences. Scholars can pursue specializations, schools can be organized into departments, courses and books can be labeled in ways that are widely understood. Such arbitrary and artificial divisions also can lose awareness of the connectedness of biological and cultural diversity, and, indeed, of everything comprised by the diversity of life. The academic disciplines are constructs, the existence of which depend upon the mind of

the person(s) who create them. They are not real objects, which are directly observable. Today, as we are challenged by global issues of economic instability, resource degradation, biodiversity loss and climate change, our responses must be based on real objects, and on an integrative approach to conserving Nature alongside human culture. In this pursuit, we can learn from the integrative approaches that indigenous cultures have practiced for millennia. The essence of these existing ecocultures is that which honors the unity of people with the rest of nature. This brief article is not the place to enumerate specific ecocultures of the world. For the present, it is sufficient to acknowledge that many groups, through many generations, have followed their instincts to achieve sustainability. Working in harmony with nature is not a new idea. We see applications of that principle in gardening organically, conserving water wisely, consuming natural foods, exercising regularly to maintain body health. These are integrative practices that we can adopt readily as individuals. As we increase the scale of human activities, however, and consider policies affecting groups of people, distractions and barriers come into play. The academic disciplines might not always support the connectedness of real objects, but they can serve as the basis of developing ecocultural practices. Indeed, many examples of crossdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary initiatives can be cited. More would be helpful.

The work that lies ahead involves applying ecocultural concepts widely, in many (perhaps all) areas of human endeavor. The work includes adapting successful practices from the distant past to succeed in today’s fast-paced, complex society. This work begins with individuals who grasp the concept and help to shape policies that will help to sustain life. It begins with you. The Garden Faire serves as one venue among the multitudes that are needed to advance the ecocultural perspective. Join us on June 18th, 2016.

To Learn More About Ecoculture:

Nature and Culture: Rebuilding Lost Connections (2013), A book of essays, edited by Sarah Pilgrim and Jules N. Pretty The Ecocultures Programme, University of Essex, http://www.ecocultures.org/ Ecoculture Village—An Experiment in Cultural Evolution! http://www.ecoculturevillage.org/

The Theme This Year:

Cultivate an EcoCulture

When:

Join us at this educational event for a unique assemblage of garden goods and materials, plants and services, many knowledgeable speakers, interactive presentations, food and beverages, live music (Living Devotion Music goes until 10:00pm!) and plenty of activities for everyone!

Free Admission!

Sat, June 18th, 9am - 5pm music til 10pm!

Where:

Scotts Valley’s Sky Park 361 King’s Village Rd.

for more information visit us at thegardenfaire.org Thomas Karwin Evening Healing Mantra Kirtan Concert & Sound Bath with Crystal Bowls

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Are You Ready to Take Back the Planet?

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OR YEARS, WE’VE heard the phrase “Take back the planet”. And it’s time to do just that. When something arises in consciousness repeatedly, I know that I’m witnessing an invitation. I sense it simply because my body goes into action. It detects an opening, feels it’s way onto the cutting edge of consciousness then acts. In March, the question began arising, “How do we reclaim the planet for the original experiment in consciousness? How do we tell the Annunaki, the Global Elite & Company, those who co-opted the original Lucia René experiment and have sought to control it ever since, that it’s time to walk away?” “How do we orchestrate a regime change?” “It only takes one person, standing fully in her or his power, to utter that directive”, I was told. Looking back, I recognize those words represented a personal challenge. It took my attention off of rallying others in an the Global Elite it’s time to leave. One must attempt to create a hundredth monkey effect. always look behind the action, to the energy It deposited the responsibility right in my that animates it. The important question is: own lap. It forced me to own the expanded “How are you aligned?” If you are aligned realms in consciousness that have been with Light, then the act of engineering a accruing in my field as we navigate 2016 regime change, for the highest benefit of all, toward the climax of the Ascension. is a happy thing, no? Many Lightworkers heard that challenge At this juncture, David, Susan, and I and responded in their own ways. Perhaps realized we had traveled to Germany not you are one of them. only to do a workshop but also to take back As for my response to the challenge, the planet. Tremendous energy came through first, allow me to define my notion of that workshop and, as a result, everyone “standing in your power”. It is not to stand took a giant leap in consciousness, including against something. Nor is it to stand for the three of us. But the day following the something. But rather to stand in the neutral, workshop, we hit a brick wall. reconciled state where the polarity of for and Suddenly, I was so fatigued that I against comes to rest. begged off of going out for lunch and went No judgment, in other words, about to bed. Upon awakening, when the injustice perpetrated David and Susan returned, I began by the Global Elite. No to question the sudden alteration preference for Light over in consciousness and grabbed my dark. You must stand fully pendulum to do some dowsing. How in Universal Consciousness, many curses do I have at present? which transcends all Seven. How many entities are in my polarities. Once you embody field? Seven. How many demons? that vibration, there is Seven. “What the hell is going on?” no personal ego. All that David and Susan reported their remains is Universality. So, David Manning own symptoms: fogginess, confusion, in essence, it is Universal a blah feeling attributed to afterConsciousness that issues the-workshop blues… The logical the order to hand over the reins of power. conclusion was that we were under lowerDuring April, I traveled to Berlin with my occult attack. And after a lengthy discussion colleagues, David Manning and Susan Gash, for and some personal processing, the first of our Treasure Trove of Transformation we cleared the problem. Or so workshop series. Germany holds the knowledge we thought. of how to engineer consciousness. It has been With the workshop forgotten to a large extent. Germany now prides complete, we took the train to itself on engineering 3D Mercedes. But a long Baden-Baden, in the south of time ago, the land could be utilized to engineered Germany, for our one-week consciousness itself. holiday. Baden-Baden is a As I sat with this regime-change notion powerful spot on a mystical in Germany, a tumbler fell into place. “When level. Mineral waters underlie it’s time for regime change, it happens in the city. The Bilderbergers Germany”. Just think for a moment about the met there to access its power. history of Germany and the two great world And it is where the European Royals go to wars. The goal was world domination. take the waters. Looking more closely into As with anything in life, intent is key. the city’s energy, it dawned on me that we One can seek to engineer a regime change in too could use this energetic portal to aid order to dominate the world. Or, one can tell

our quest to take back a simple request to my guides: “The Earth and her peoples feel it is time to dismantle the planet. “Perhaps our the Matrix in order to take back the planet. decision to vacation in We ask that this be accomplished.” Baden-Baden wasn’t Stillness for a full minute as the request arbitrary after all.” glided out through space. And then, with Each morning, more ease than I would have expected: “It’s before venturing out to done. Things will move quickly now.” take the waters and eat I sat with this for a moment. “Define fine food, we discussed quickly.” the energetics of regime There was a ‘deer-in-the-headlights’ change and meditated. In reaction from my guides. each meditation, Susan “Look,” I explained, “there are a lot of aligned with the Earth and Lightworkers down here in the 3D who have facilitated an energetic been reincarnating forever, working tirelessly cross-bar axis which to ensure that the original experiment in stabilized the planet. consciousness doesn’t fail. Frankly, we’re David traveled outside burnt out. Your definition of quickly may of the known universe differ from ours. We request that this be where he perceived concluded by the end of 2016.” what appeared to be a “We can’t take the decision on our own,” control mechanism. And they responded. But as I watched, a wave of I rose into a space that light rolled out that seemed to stretch to the surrounds the planet, furthest corners of the universe. I realized it into an encoded field of was a call to vote. And all sorts of reactions programming that film ensued. “We are good with that.” “It’s enthusiasts call “The impossible to commit to that!” “Our DNA Matrix”. Painful but contribution to the experience may be lost.” … fascinating at the same But then the wave of Light, having time. “Don’t resist,” I told my body. “Simply reached the edge of the universe, began to feel it and burn through its energy.” return to Earth. Votes coming in, I assumed. All of this meditation and energetic The Light increased and intensified and finally work on behalf of the planet served to reached a crescendo as a resounding “YES”. raise our spiritual vibrations even higher. “We can work with that,” I nodded. BAM! We were hit again. Exactly the same “Thank you.” symptoms. And the same statistics Bottom line: All it after dowsing! Seven of this. takes to exit the Matrix is Seven of that. to allow your awareness Suddenly, the seven deadly to expand to universal sins came to mind. Which, in turn, proportions, clearly state led us to the realization that we were your intent, and open your not experiencing a lower-occult heart in unconditional hit; we were bumping into a curse, love in order to pacify any a curse that had been encoded panic that arises in the into the matrix to prevent humans body. Susan Gash from exiting. Beware. Dangerous Are you ready? territory. Not sanctioned by the Ready to shatter your church. ‘If you try to exit the matrix, you’ll be personal matrix? If so, we would welcome your hit, and hit hard, only to fall back to Earth to company. When enough of us exit, we blow a grabble with pride, envy, wrath, gluttony, lust, hole in the Matrix that takes it out of existence. sloth, and greed.’ It is time, my friends. It’s time to take Okay. Now we could see the playing back the planet. field clearly. Lucia René is a mystic and a spiritual During our next meditation, we again took mentor to thousands around the world. While up our respective positions on the inner planes. she is an ordained Buddhist monk and has a Now I had a better notion of what I needed to classical spiritual background, she is best known burn through in order to dismantle the Matrix for continually pushing the envelop of New for myself. I gritted my teeth and began. But a Paradigm consciousness. Through empowerments couple of minutes into the exercise, I thought, and guided meditations, she helps people “Wait a minute. I’m using a dated energetic navigate alternate dimensions and go places in consciousness they’ve never been. Her awardwinning Unplugging the Patriarchy is more of a mystical experience than a book. It has helped thousands of people shift their perception of the troubled world in which we live. technique. The energies of 2016 support Lucia comes to San Francisco on July manifestation. There’s got to be an easier way.” 7 for her Treasure Trove of Transformation So, allowing my consciousness to event. For further information, please visit expand, standing fully in my power, I issued LuciaRene.com/San-Francisco.

In March, the question began arising, “How do we reclaim the planet for the original experiment in consciousness?”

So, allowing my consciousness to expand, standing fully in my power, I issued a simple request to my guides: “The Earth and her peoples feel it is time to dismantle the Matrix in order to take back the planet. We ask that this be accomplished.”

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Honegger: Independent With a Cause by Roberto M. Robledo The Salinas Californian

Afghanistan. “Jimmy brags about having been in Afghanistan as a military intelligence naval reservist. His job there was to identify high value targets that were then used by the drone assassination program, which is totally illegal under international law,” said Honegger. “I don’t believe that we should reward someone who is in favor of this grossly illegal drone assassination program by sending them to Congress.” “I don’t think we should have any bloodline dynasties. After all, that’s why we fought the American Revolution.” Follow Roberto M. Robledo on Twitter @ robledo_salnews #salinas. On Facebook, visit: Roberto Robledo. Honegger for Congress

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ARBARA HONEGGER, INDEPENDENT candidate for Congress“If you look objectively at the records of the five people running, I am the most qualified. I’m the one with genuine inside Washington experience, fighting for truth, justice and the American way.” At a young age, Barbara Honegger questioned authority and showed an ability to grasp the big picture of things. In school, she was a top student. If she got a test back with red checkmarks on some multiple-choice questions, she would go up to teacher and explain how the teacher’s answers might be wrong and get the checks removed. “I was able to understand the bigger context of things at an early age,” she said. “I’m an intellectual farm girl.” Born and raised near Hanford in the central San Joaquin Valley, Honegger grew up on the family farm. Her parents grew cotton and corn, operated a dairy and a vineyard. Honegger excelled academically. She was the high school valedictorian. She did all the chores expected of a farm girl such as feeding the cows and horses. She was 4-H grand champion, showing her prize Holstein at the Kings County Fair. She graduated from Stanford University and landed in Washington, D.C., working as a White House aide and policy analyst for the Reagan Administration. Now she is an author and investigative journalist and one of the leading voices of the 9/11 Truth Movement. Honegger, a Monterey Peninsula resident since the 1984, is an independent candidate for the Central Coast’s congressional seat in District 20. “I’m very serious about representing the district. I’m a true progressive revolutionary,” Honegger said Friday during an interview at The Californian. This is not her first election. She ran against the current officeholder Sam Farr and 25 others in 1993. Since then, the Democrats have held the district with a solid voter majority. Now that Farr is retiring, five candidates are competing to be the next Central Coast representative in the House. The time is right to challenge the Democratic control of District 20, she said. The number of independent and no party affiliated voters have narrowed the majority gap. They are 26 percent of the district. Honegger said she hopes to place second in the June 7 state primary election and challenge front-runner Democrat Jimmy Panetta in the fall. Honegger is one of three independents in the race, including Jack Digby of Capitola, and Peace & Freedom Party’s Joe Williams of Santa Cruz, who supports Bernie Sanders for president. But what separates her from those two -- and the Democrat Panetta and Republican Casey Lucius as well -- is her political experience at the national level. As a 9/11 truther, she believes that the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the U.S. was not a terrorist plot but one from inside our own government. “Pre-placed explosives inside the World Trade Center and the Pentagon are the real story,” she said. “No outside terrorists could have attacked us. It was an inside job.”

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Through exhaustive research and investigation, Honegger claims she has proved her theories in her books and video documentaries. As for the race for Congress, most of Honegger’s positions of the issues lead back to the extremist strategy meant to keep the “military-defense-industrial-intelligence complex” in business. “Everything that the American people believe is wrong with our country escalated with the pretext of the 9/11 lie,” she said. “All of these illegal, unconscionable wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, now Syria, are a crime under international law. … The defense budget has tripled at the hands of the Republicans. They’ve taken away money from every domestic program,” she said. If I were elected the first thing I would do, besides joining the Democratic Progress Caucus, is tell the truth about the forensic facts of 9/11 on the floor of the House and get it into the record.” “Once that cat is out of the bag … on the floor of the House, then you can go after the bloated Pentagon budget and get that money back for all of the domestic projects that we need. I would be a vocal and passionate advocate for that in Congress.” Among her top priorities for the Central Coast are immigration reform, water and fracking. She supports expanding the guest worker program to bring a stable supply of workers to the Salinas Valley agricultural fields. She supports building a desalination plant at Moss Landing. She opposes fracking. Honegger said fracking is being pushed by both parties, especially Hillary Clinton, to reduce US dependency on Saudi oil. She doesn’t have any personal criticisms of her opponents but is unapologetic about the hawkish views and tendencies of Democrat Panetta and Republican Casey Lucius. “I think Casey is a wonderful person but it’s extremely important not to vote for any Republican for any office, she said, because Republicans are to blame for everything that’s wrong in Washington, she said. On Democratic front-runner Panetta, Honegger said though he’s got his own

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Cerenity’s mother, July Garza, shares their story. July writes, “On 11-5-2012, my daughter Cerenity was 6 months old. Cerenity was a perfectly healthy baby with no health or development issues at all. She was crawling and sitting on her own by this time. She was due for her 6 month shots, and on this day, we took her to

one of the Harris County Free Clinics, the Antoine Health Center in Houston, Texas, where she was given the six month vaccines. 
 She received the DTaP-Hib-IPV (5-in-1 combo vaccine), the hepatitis B vaccine, the pneumococcal Prevnar 13 vaccine and the oral Rotavirus vaccine, for a total of 8 vaccine doses. After Cerenity got her shots she started to be more fussy and sleeping more. A month later, I went to work, and she stayed with her father. Later in the day, I got a message and missed calls from my sister, who also lived with us. She told me Cerenity was unresponsive in her arms, her head went back and

forth for a moment and that she was not responding to anything. Her dad got her to react to him but she was stuck, like if she had a stroke or something. 
 Her dad picked me up from work; we went to the emergency room across the street from my job at Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital. There, she had a fever, and they did a CT scan and MRI. The doctor came in and told me and my husband that out of 10 years of him being a doctor, he didn’t know what was wrong with my baby. I was told they had no answers for us and that we needed to take her to the pediatrician in the morning and make an appointment for a checkup. I was so scared to even put her down. We were sent home with her paralyzed, which we weren’t aware of just yet. 
 The next morning, we changed her diaper and noticed she could not sit down on her own any more; she couldn’t move; she was paralyzed. I had already called the pediatrician to make an appointment, but at this time, instead of taking her there, I called the ambulance, and she was rushed to Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital downtown, where she was placed in

the ICU. The hospital called CPS. At first, they blamed shaken baby syndrome, which was shocking, because she wasn’t ever shaken. Then they came back and apologized, saying the bleeding was from birth, that it was old blood and told us she may never walk or crawl. 
 On 12/6/2012, my perfectly healthy baby was now laying in the ICU on a breathing machine. I couldn’t deal. It was awful. They had her in the ICU for 8 days and treated her with steroids. She was released on 12/14/2012. This is a picture of my daughter in the ICU. She had bleeding in her brain, ended

up paralyzed and was diagnosed with transverse myelitis spinal cord disease. She was then sent home with little to no hope that she would ever walk or crawl.”

Cerenity Survived But Suffers Many Health Problems

“About a year passes. Cerenity continued to live with complications with her walking. Not being able to feel her feet, she was falling often, had a lot of headaches and constant back pain. She got ill and started to have episodes where she would stay stuck for 30 to 45 minutes. We couldn’t bend her, and she couldn’t communicate with us. We moved to Zapata, Texas. The doctors there didn’t know about Cerenity’s condition. Her pediatrician in Zapata told us to take her to Laredo, Texas. So we packed up and moved and ended up homeless. All of our stuff was packed in a broken down Chevy truck with expired stickers. We prayed so much, we just wanted to get our daughter help. Once at Laredo Hospital, we were told they couldn’t help her, so they transported her to San Antonio, Texas,

where in 2015, we discovered she has Chiari malformation. 
 The doctors in San Antonio sent her home. We drove back to Houston, Texas, and had her admitted into Texas Children’s Hospital for another opinion and we were told she definitely has Chiari malformation and her neurologist also told us she has hypertonic dystonia.

 We had to come back to Houston not knowing where we would live, but we needed her to see a good doctor because she would have episodes where she would get stuck for 30-45 minutes and it was hard to see her go through that and not be able to help her.

Cerenity in the ICU at the hospital

The last doctors she had seen last year were at Texas Children’s Hospital in 2015 and her current pediatrician is at Texas Children’s on Wirt Road in Houston.

 We have stayed here since, to make sure our daughter gets the proper care, but the Texas Children’s Pediatric Hospital and Cerenity’s doctor aren’t really much help when it comes to her not getting more shots.”

Bullied Into Vaccinating Cerenity Further

“I hadn’t allowed Cerenity to get more shots since the 6 month shots, but recently, her pediatrician said that if I don’t give her more vaccines again, that I would be dismissed from their office.

 My husband would ask them who’s going to be responsible if she gets sick or her condition worsens from further vaccinations they kept insisting our daughter receive. The doctor put her lips together and shrugged her shoulders and said ‘Sorry, it’s our policy.’ My husband would tell her that he is really worried about losing our daughter. They stressed the fact that they wouldn’t give her more than 2-3 vaccines at a time, if it helped us ease our worry. On 10/22/15, the doctor gave Cerenity two vaccine injections, during that appointment. The doctor made me feel like I had to consent. We were bullied into vaccinating her further. These vaccines made her worse, and we knew they would, which is why we didn’t want her getting any more. Against our knowledge at that last visit, we found out the doctor lied to us. She did not tell me that they would be giving Cerenity the 5-in-1 combo DTaPHep B-IPV vaccine, along with the Hib vaccine. I had no idea they gave her 6 vaccine doses. When I found out in February 2016, after getting a copy of my daughter’s medical records, I was angry and shocked! I felt bullied and didn’t know my rights. I didn’t know I could file a vaccine exemption, which I have since done, even though my daughter’s doctor told me I wouldn’t qualify for an exemption. Cerenity is now a beautiful 3 yearold. Thankfully, she can walk, but has many complications. Since she received those other vaccines, Cerenity has been more irritable. She deals with horrible headaches. She can’t play like normal kids without feeling frustrated; if she plays

like a normal child her age, she starts to cry and hold the back of her head and back and says it hurts. Her vision has gone bad; she has to wear glasses now and her eye doctor said her vision is horrible. She stutters; she walks on her tiptoes and falls all the time; she wakes up every morning with back pain and cries every morning; she can’t hold her bowel movements some days—we’ve had to put her back in diapers. She has problems understanding when we tell her not to behave a certain way; she has communication problems. It is so hard to see her not be able to be with her sisters when they play. We have to take her out of events to rest, so she won’t get any episodes. 
 Now we want answers for her. She deserves them, we deserve them. She’s 3 years old and she shouldn’t have to deal with all of these problems.
 Cerenity’s doctor says it’s all normal for her age, to be having all of these issues and told me if I didn’t start to give her shots again, they would have to dismiss her from the practice. Her neurologist doctor said I didn’t have a good reason to stop vaccinating her so I haven’t wanted to take her back there, either. To me, doctors are who we are supposed to be able to trust, but doing so almost took my baby’s life.

 I want my baby’s story heard so that others won’t make the same mistake I did. I wish I could go back in time and had never allowed her to get those shots. I feel as though I took her chance of a normal life. We blame ourselves at times. It’s sad. I only wish I knew all of this before. Thank you so much for reading what happened to our family. I’ve been praying for some answers and for someone to listen to our daughter’s story.”

Vaccine Reactions Are Unpredictable

None of Cerenity’s doctors would admit the vaccines harmed her, even though the vaccine package insert to the hepatitis B vaccine alone lists many associated reactions Cerenity suffers from, including brain damage, vision problems, transverse myelitis, paralysis, etc., all of which started within one month of receiving those vaccines. These reactions shown in the image could happen from receiving just one hepatitis B vaccine dose, so imagine how many reactions are associated with receiving eight different vaccine doses Cerenity received, as a developing baby. Vaccine risk information is easily found on any package insert. To read the full length version of this story and learn how Cerenity’s diagnosed health problems are proven to be caused by the vaccines given to her, please visit https://vactruth. com/2016/04/02/brain-damaged-aftervaccinations/ Augustina Ursino is an advocate for vaccine choice. Human and pet vaccine injuries happen often and are almost always dismissed by mainstream health care professionals, taught to protect the vaccine program. If you have any questions about vaccines or would like to get in touch with this family, please contact Vactruth at http://vactruth.com/contact/

Protect Physicians’ Rights to Write Medical Exemptions to Vaccination Without Fear of Discipline or Liability

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understand the California legislature is considering a bill, AB2638, that would protect physicians’ rights to write medical exemptions to vaccination without fear of discipline or liability. I’m writing to urge you to support this important bill.

Since the passing of SB277, which eliminated all non-medical exemptions to vaccination, many doctors are refusing to write medical exemptions to anyone for any reason. This is because California law currently provides physicians freedom from liability for adminis-

tering vaccinations, but not from writing medical exemptions. In this environment, where physicians are denying medical exemptions to patients with qualifying medical circumstances due to fear of retaliation, the health of our most vulnerable

patients is at risk. The right of parents to make informed decisions regarding their children’s health was seriously undercut by SB 277. It is critical that physicians feel empowered to grant qualifying patients medical exemptions to vaccination.

Vaccines are not 100% safe, and some react more strongly than others to routine vaccinations. Please protect doctors qualified to make these judgments and allow them to protect our children!

Please support AB 2638. http://ab2638.com

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Guided Imagery for Cancer Recovery

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food, feeling the air against your skin, remembering the conversations and E ALL NATURALLY views. That’s a simple example of practice self-hypnosis and self-hypnosis or self guided imagery. We can easily put that natural imagery. Just imagine the inclination to work for our last time you drove to own healing. The term work, and all of a sudden regularly used now is you were in your drive psychoneuroimmunology, way, not really aware and it’s all about using our of how you got there. minds to influence our Our minds like to check bodies. Research studies out, and rest. Hypnotic show what we’ve always trance is a natural and known; our thoughts and restful place to be. Trish O’Connor emotions influence our Or, remember the Carol Jensen physical health. last time you recalled The Simonton Cancer the joys and pleasures of your last vacation? You can Institute recommends identifying 6 easily imagine yourself there again; steps to heal from Cancer. The 6 steps smelling the fragrances, tasting the to put in place are simply: 1- Purpose

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in Life, 2-Creative Thinking (Guided Imagery), 3-Movement, 4-Social Support, 5-Play, and 6-Nutrition. Remember that no one category is more important than any other. All of these categories together and move us toward regaining a healthy life balance. The small things we do every day are more beneficial than an occasional big burst of health promoting activity. Our bodies naturally know how to rid our blood and tissues of cancer cells, we’ve been doing it from the beginning of humanity. When we are out of balance, and experiencing

increased and overwhelming stress, cancer cells can get a foothold and increase in numbers. That’s what they do well; they reproduce efficiently. It’s up to us to be wise and loving and learn to implement healthy boundaries, as we take good care of ourselves first. As Rumi said, “Remember, the entrance door to the sanctuary is inside you.” My Guided Imagery group sessions include: deep physical and mental relaxation and simple breathing exercises to further quiet the mind and pulse. The body of the experience is a joyful imageryrich healing adventure in which everyone is led to travel in our minds to a chosen natural and beautiful place, heightening all the senses and going deeper and deeper into a healing hypnotic trance. While in this state of calm release, we identify what no longer serves us, (bacteria,

virus, or cancer cells) as we instruct our creative mind to see these cells explode in a stunning array of light, at the same time increasing the power of our immune system. Guided Imagery is natural and life affirming. Most people say they want to stay in this heavenly state of mind forever! Carol Jensen is a Certified Medical Hypnotherapist and Founding Director of the Center for Health in Santa Cruz. She is a 10 year survivor of Colon Cancer and has led Guided Imagery Groups at WomanCARE, the Katz Cancer Center and at her office in Santa Cruz. The easiest way to reach her is at: (831) 457-0904 or caroljensen831@gmail.com. She is now forming another ongoing “Guided Imagery Group for Those Touched by Cancer”, and is happy to answer questions about the Group.

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a creative way, therefore more likely to make up scenarios that might not ERSONS WITH ASPERGER’S be true, but hurtful to them. syndrome or high functioning n Scenario 2: On a long road autism could list a long list of trip together. challenges in their relationships. Typical thoughts of the NT: They often would tell you about “We can talk about things, sing their fear and anxieties of not fitting songs and choose music together, in, of feeling estranged and even we can pull over whenever we want unlovable. Likewise, Neurotypicals complain of their relationships with and spend time wherever we like.” Typical thoughts of the Aspie: Aspies, often reporting feelings of “I’ll plan the route ahead of time, rejection and being uncared for. In this article the two mindset make sure we make it through our destination with specific are examined. What number of stops and I’ll is highlighted is the be sure we won’t run way things are Lost in of gas or food or get Translation. Through fatigued by carefully two scenarios what arranging our stops and each mindset hears or rests.” interprets is described. n Scenario 2 I will refer to Asperger Revisited: mindset as (Aspie) Aspie’s mindset is and the Neurotypical Dr. Katie Dashtban excellent in planning mindset as (NT) ahead and taking n Scenario1: It’s specific precautions against the day after a heated argument mishaps. Therefore safety and between a NT and an Aspie. reliability are Aspie’s forte. Typical thoughts of the NT: NT mindset calls for “I’ll just be cold and dismissive so spontaneity and readiness to deal that s/he can see how much they’ve with the unexpected. What is hurt my feelings, and will come considered safety and precision and want to talk about it. S/he will for the Aspie can be translated to apologize to me.” overly stuffiness for the NT. Typical thoughts of the Aspie: So, the take home message “By looking at the way s/he is gazing here is that the two mindsets have away and pouting, it is obvious they advantages and disadvantages. need some alone time. I will just stay Those who are struggling with out of the way. Besides, I wouldn’t know how to engage them, so might depression and anxiety in their as well wait till they talk.” relationships with an Aspie or n Scenario 1 Revisited: a neurotypical might benefit Aspies mindset forgives easily, from learning about each other’s is free of prejudices, less likely to mindsets. This learning could engage in social manipulations, alleviate many misunderstandings takes things as they are. and therefore bring Aspie’s and NT: Needs time to forgive and NT’s closer to one another. sometimes cannot forgive without Dr. Dashtban, Psy.D. the support of the other person. Is can be visited on www. more likely persuaded by prejudices medicalpsychologyservice.com like gender roles, and ageism. More with offices in SC, Mt View, Fremont. likely to think of social situations in

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time and only ended after hundreds required medical treatment with public legal action, they really should have known that approving an aerial pesticide spraying program based solely upon a plan developed by State agencies traditionally aligned with the chemical company agenda was not gonanotechnology_whitepaper.pdf, ignoring ing to go down well with local voters who the fact that molecules at the nanoscale still remember the outcome of the last pest operate on quantum principles and can have control plan the State presented. The Board completely different toxicological profiles needs to rescind or modify the Plan approved due to their small size with increased surface immediately to provide greater public and area. An Oregon toxicologist studying the environmental protection and monitoring very secretive inclusion of nanoparticles of spray impacts, provide an appeal process in pesticides has found them in 90% of the and compensation for damages, to restore pesticides she has tested. (http://modern- personal and real property rights and choices farmer.com/2015/01/everything-need- it so thoughtlessly abdicated to unelected know-nanopesticides agencies making decisions at non-public This is to say nothing of the probable meetings. The “trust us we know what we impacts on other life forms (possibly even are doing” and “please cooperate with us” those that would naturally control mosqui- aren’t going to fly with the history of State tos), our soil, water, food, pollinators, chil- controlled pesticide management in this dren, pets, and the elderly of the proposed county. Spraying everything in the county to spraying plan which contained absolutely get at a few mosquitos that may not even be not one iota of required prior environmental carrying Arboviruses is complete madness. impact assessment or third-party scientific Lyme disease, which is present in SC County, review. The CDC has recently confirmed has caused horrendous amounts of disease, that Zika virus can be sexually transmitted disability and deaths across the USA, so why between humans http://www.cdc.gov/zika/ this focus ofAD attention, money and priorities CONNECTION 3.75” x 3.75” transmission/sexual-transmission.html , so a (accompanied by media hype and sensational massive chemical war on mosquitos may be fear mongering) on something that isn’t even a totally futile, expensive, and counter-pro- here? If we want to do something about ductive gesture in terms of protecting public children suffering why not focus on autism? health. Both humans and mosquitos have Sincerely, been traveling here from areas with Zika Melinda McComb virus for a very long time. Stopping human Soquel, CA travel from areas with Zika H ERBOLOGY • D IETETICS • ACUPUNCTURE • M ASSAGE would also be required concurrently to stop the spread. The Board Centuries of proven healthcare naturally restore did not have to your body without side effects for healing relief approve the that lasts. Treat your family to a better alternative Plan exactly as at Five Branches Medical Clinic. presented, and ■ Digestive Healing ■ Sports Medicine given the histo■ ADHD, Depression ■ Pain Management ry of the Light Brown Apple ■ Facial Rejuvenation ■ Diabetes Moth Program ■ Menopause, PMS, Fertility (http://www. ■ Cardiology & Neurology cal-ehi.org / LBAM_files/ Come discover why Traditional Chinese Medicine is America’s fastest CareyHarderLgrowing choice for primary healthcare. Effective, safe and natural… B A M T W G A rticleAE2013. Five BraNches university pdf) in the County, which Graduate School of Traditional Chinese Medicine was widely 200 7th Avenue, Santa Cruz ■ (831) 476-8211 ■ www.fivebranches.edu opposed at the

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ear New Connection readers and the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors; On April 19, 2016 the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve, without modification, the “Local Invasive Aedes and Arbovirus Response Plan” as presented by State and County Agricultural Commission and Health Services Agency representatives. http://santacruzcountyca.iqm2.com/ Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=1&ID=1188&I nline=True Pages 331-394 of April 19, 2016 Board of Supervisors Agenda Packet The plan was developed as a response to halt the introduction and spread of Zika virus, known to be carried by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, and the presumed ability of invasive Aedes albopicus to vector Zika, and other Arboviruses, which has created intense global media coverage due to the recent increased number of microcephaly birth defects in infants in Brazil and also new connections with Guillain-Barre syndrome. Historically, Zika produces only flu-like symptoms that require medical attention in 20% of cases. Although the plan acknowledges that to date no exotic Arbroviruses are known to be circulating among humans or mosquitos in CA and that the overall risk is low, the plan approved by the Board allows for aerial spraying, including urban aerial spraying and fogging, anywhere in the County there might be mosquitos, forced door-to-door inspections and pesticide applications on private property, and police powers of warrants and legal abatements to enforce the plan. The plan as approved allows for the use of any pesticide approved by the EPA (presumably also provisional approval) without any requirement for prior public notice of when or where spraying is to occur, or disclosure to the public or medical personnel of exactly what pesticide is being sprayed. The plan allows for release of sterile mosquitos and mosquitos infected with bacteria. There are no requirements in place for monitoring of human or environmental health impacts of the spraying itself, no provisions for any public or third party scientific comment or input prior to the beginning of spraying which is to be overseen by an appointed Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) which does not hold public meetings, and no process in place to appeal decisions of the TAC leaving the public to foot the bill for private legal action should human or environmental health impacts, economic losses or property damage occur from the spraying. Strangely, the spraying is allowed to start at the point where either of these two species of mosquitos are found in the county (albopicus was found in San Mateo Co in 2013), without having to first verify that they are actually carrying any Arboviruses that have resulted in human infection or disease. There is no time frame stated in the plan for spraying, so presumably this could go on indefinitely, as the Plan itself acknowledges that it will be virtually impossible to eradicate the mosquitos once they are established here even with ongoing

insecticide spraying. Congress is presently considering funding a national response plan (http:// www.nbcnews.com/storyline/zika-virusoutbreak/congress-struggles-get-deal-payzika-virus-defense-n562956). Obviously this would all be a huge sales boon to the chemical companies selling these pesticides. It would also dramatically increase the budgets and staffing of the responsible agencies if Congress does fund the program. Taken to the dark side, a group of doctors in Argentina has issued a statement http:// www.reduas.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/ downloads/2016/02/Informe-Zika-de-Reduas_TRAD.pdf saying that they don’t believe the microcephaly is caused by mosquitos infected with Zika, but rather from a Pyriproyfen, a larvicide produced by Sumitomo Chemical (associated with Monsanto in various collaborations http://www.techtimes. com/articles/133548/20160214/monsantolarvicide-not-zika-virus-true-cause-of-brazils-mi which was placed in town drinking water supplies in 2014, accounting for both the clustering of microcephaly cases within Brazil and the fact that this is an atypical outcome of Zika cases around the world. If the doctors are correct, then spraying larvicides here to eliminate mosquitos carrying Zika might increase the number of microcephaly cases thereby creating a demand for more spraying and more chemical larvicide and insecticide sales. Ironically, there are very well documented links between pesticide exposure and a higher number of birth defects in families of farm workers (http://www.fachc.org/ pdf/mig_pesticide%20reserach%20May06. pdf & http://afop.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Annual_Publication_FINAL_ English1.pdf ) and the children of veterans exposed to Agent Orange, so what is being proposed could be the ultimate in Orwellian double-think: In order to prevent tragic birth defects we will carpet-bomb the county with chemical pesticides known to cause an increase in birth defects. We will improve public health by spraying toxic chemicals that accumulate in the environment and human bodies that have increasingly strong links to human disease (http://extension. psu.edu/pests/pesticide-education/applicators/fact-sheets/pesticide-safety/potentialhealth-effects-of-pesticides/extension_publication_file . One CA state agency is trying to list Round-up as probable carcinogen, as WHO has done (http://www.pbs.org/ newshour/rundown/roundup-ingredientprobably-carcinogenic-humans/ , while the presenting CA agencies are trying to tell us EPA listing means the pesticides are perfectly safe. http://ecowatch.com/2015/09/08/ california-becomes-first-state-to-labelmonsantos-roundup-as-a-carcinogen/ ). To say that these pesticides have been used safety for decades is to omit a material fact: The EPA has recently allowed substitution of all previously approved pesticide ingredients for nanoparticle equivalents as GRAS with no required testing (“A molecule is a molecule.”) https://www.epa.gov/sites/ production/files/2015-01/documents/

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From technique we bridge to intent. The word ‘Yi,’ meaning intention, is a stacked character of three parts. On top we have “to stand,� picturing a man with a straddle stance. The middle figure is “heart/mind,� a single concept in Chinese. The third symbolizes a mouth. If the mind and speech are congruent and the man stands by this, his intent is clear. When the intent is focused, clear and refined then strategy arises. There is a common sense need for strategy. We live in a world of feints and fakes. The message of strategy is that we need not be victims; we can hope because we can assess and plan. Even having the courage to want to defend yourself is a daily act of resistance greater than a hundred kicks. What, finally, do we mean by martial arts? A joyful seriousness, like the furrowed brow of a young child at play. Joyful, because of its great benefits and expression; serious, because life—even at its best—rides close to conflict and requires our intention to keep the peace. Ted Mancuso has been teaching martial arts for more than 45 years. Information on his studio, the Academy of Martial & Internal Arts, can be found at www.reelingsilk.com/ academy, where you can also learn about the styles taught, classes, and occasional seminars.

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Five Yoga Moves You Should Do Everyday by Lyndsay Babbitt, CORE Personal Trainer and Yoga instructor. hen asked to write an article about five yoga postures that people should practice every day I thought, “Wow, I can only pick five out of the hundreds of yoga postures out there, each with their own specific benefits? Not to mention, every person has such a unique body and mind with various needs and imbalances, how could I possibly pick just five poses that are the most beneficial for every human in the world?� As I sat and pondered the topic I began to slow down and remembered the true goal of yoga. The Yoga Sutras say “Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind.� We first need to still our bodies before we can still our minds. In fact, the word asana comes from the root ‘as’ which means ‘to sit.’ The purpose of different yoga asanas is to calm and prepare the body for sitting in meditation. In this busy world our bodies accumulate all sorts of stress, energy, and fatigue throughout each day. These energies must be shifted or released in order for the individual to sit in meditation and begin the process of clearing the mind. It is when the mind is clear and steady that we are able to attain our highest potentials. Here I have carefully provided 5 asanas that work together to efficiently prepare the body for meditation. Anybody who spends 20 minutes with this practice (including 10 minutes in the seated meditation) will absolutely find benefit in one form or another.

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1] Upward Salute (Urdhva Hastasana) - Begin standing with your feet close together but not touching. Inhale and reach your arms up to the sky, gazing upwards. Continue to ground down with the feet and reach tall with the fingers, lengthening the spine. The palms face one another and the back of the neck reaches long. Lengthen your tailbone towards the floor and pull your shoulders down your spine. This posture is excellent for digestion and creating length in the spine. It also decreases fatigue

2] Low Lunge (Anjaneyasana) Fold Forward after the upward salute and plant your hands on the floor (don’t be afraid to bend your knees!). Step back with your left foot and lower the left knee to the ground. Inhale as you lift up into the lunge and continue to stabilize with the front foot. Take your arms overhead palms facing each other and point your tailbone to the floor.

3] Forward Fold (Uttanasana) From low lunge step your back foot to the front and lift your hips as high as you can with your belly resting on your thighs. Interlace your finger behind you and reach your knuckles to the sky to stretch the front of the shoulders. Forward folds are very centering. It calms the brain, relieves stress, stretches the hamstrings, and stimulates the liver and kidneys.

5] Lotus (Padmasana) - This is our final seated meditation posture - the one we have been preparing for with the last 4 poses. The ultimate, most stable meditation posture is the very well know lotus pose, in which the top of each foot is tucked over the inside of the opposite thigh while seated. However, for those who have not practiced yoga for a long period of time, this pose may be extremely difficult or un-

comfortable. The point here is to be seated and be still. So whether it’s cross-legged or kneeling over a bolster, find what works best for you here and get comfortable. Try sitting for 10 minutes with the eyes shut and mediate on your breath as it rises and falls in the body. So there you have it, 5 yoga poses that everyone should do every day. Give it a shot, practice this little sequence daily and learn to become the master of your mind. Santa Cruz CORE Fitness + Rehab is a truly integrative wellness center. Whether you are looking to lose weight, get out of pain, or improve your sports performance, there is a program that will suite your needs. Interested? Call 831-425-700 to schedule your complimentary consultation today. SantaCruzCore.com

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UTHOR AND EDUCATOR Gary Taubes is among a small group of health investigators who have been relentlessly spreading the word about the strong associations between sugar consumption and the rising rates of obesity and major diseases such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s.

Taubes’ latest book is called “The Case Against Sugar,” which covers topics such as whether sugar should be considered a food or a drug, its addictive nature, and the health ramifications of eating a high-sugar processed food diet. All of these topics are also covered in this featured lecture.

How Much Sugar Do You Eat Each Day?

If you’re like most people, you might not know the exact answer to that question, and the reason for that is because it’s in virtually all processed foods, including products you would never suspect would have added sugar in it. For example, fruit flavored yogurt can contain upwards of 20 grams of sugar, or 5 teaspoons, per serving, and a package of sweet and sour chicken with rice contains more than 12 teaspoons (more than a can of soda). Sugar can also hide under less familiar names, such as dextrose, maltose, galactose and maltodextrin, just to name a few. High-sugar meals are a problem largely relegated to the processed food industry. You don’t really have this problem when you’re cooking from scratch with whole foods, which are packed with natural flavors. Then all you need is seasoning. Rarely, if ever, would you consider adding several teaspoons of sugar to a home-cooked meal.

Most Americans Consume FAR Too Much Sugar

According to a 2014 study, 10 percent of Americans consume 25 percent or more of their daily calories in the form of added sugars. Most adults (71.4 percent) get at least 10 percent of their daily calories from added sugar. The ramifications of this are significant. People who consumed 21 percent or more of their daily calories in the form of sugar were TWICE as likely to die from heart disease compared to those who got 7 percent or less or

The Metabolic Impact of Sugar their daily calories from added sugar. The risk was nearly TRIPLED among those who consumed 25 percent or more of their daily calories from added sugar. That means at least 10 percent of the adult population in the U.S. are in this tripled-risk category. Personally I have chosen to consume an ultra-low carb diet with no added sugars and about 35 grams of net carbs a day (total carbs minus fiber). I prefer not to damage my mitochondria with a dirty fuel like glucose.

Sugar Recommendations

The American Heart Association and the World Health Organization recommend limiting your daily added sugar intake to 9 teaspoons (38 grams) for men, and 6 teaspoons (25 grams) for women. The limits for children range from 3 to 6 teaspoons (12- 25 grams) per day, depending on age. Four grams of sugar is equivalent to about 1 teaspoon, and I strongly recommend limiting your daily fructose intake to 25 grams or less from all sources, including natural sources such as fruit — regardless of your sex. That equates to just over 6 teaspoons of total sugar per day as sugar is half fructose. If you’re among the 80 percent who have insulin or leptin resistance or who are overweight or taking statins, or who have metabolic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure, you’d be wise to restrict your total fructose consumption to as little as 15 grams per day until you’ve normalized your insulin and leptin levels. The average American consumes around

20 teaspoons of added sugar a day. This is more than three times the recommended amount, and the evidence clearly indicates that this dietary trend goes hand in hand with our current epidemics of obesity and chronic disease.

Sugar Feeds Disease

As noted in Taubes’ lecture, “sugar” includes both sucrose (table sugar) and fructose in the form of high fructose corn syrup or HFCS. While some researchers have pointed out that fructose produces more metabolic harm than sucrose, Taubes believes this is a fruitless discussion, as both act as fuel for disease when consumed in excess. As sugar consumption has risen — especially since the advent of processed foods and drinks — obesity and diabetes rates have skyrocketed worldwide. For the first time in history, obese people now outnumber those who are underweight, and half of adult Americans have either full blown diabetes or prediabetes. In the U.S., diabetes rates have increased 900 percent since the early 1960s, and it’s now affecting people at an increasingly younger age, whereas type 2 diabetes used to be a rare disease that hit the middle-aged and elderly. If you go further back in time, you see that diabetes rates began to spike around the mid-1920s, and compared to that time period, diabetes rates have now risen by an absolutely astounding 9,000 percent! According to Taubes, one of the reasons it’s gotten this bad is because health professionals have been under the mistaken assumption that they understand the causes of obesity and

All foods have metabolic and hormonal effects, but they’re not identical. Carbs are processed differently and produce different results compared to proteins and fats, for example. Different types of carbohydrates are also processed differently. When it comes to sugar, fructose is metabolized in your liver, while glucose is metabolized in every cell of your body. According to Dr. Robert Lustig, a neuroendocrinologist who has done extensive research on the role of sugar in your body, your liver can safely metabolize only about 6 teaspoons of added sugar per day. Any excess gets metabolized into body fat. Conventional wisdom says that obesity is caused by consuming more calories than your body can burn, and to lose weight, you have to either cut calories, exercise more, or both. As noted by Taubes, the conventional view is that there are no bad foods, only bad behavior. As it turns out, this simply isn’t true, and Taubes isn’t the only one to bring up the idea that sugar has a toxic influence. Dr. Lustig introduced the concept of fructose being “isocaloric but not isometabolic.” What this means is even if you get the identical amount of calories from fructose or glucose, fructose and protein, or fructose and fat, the metabolic effect will be entirely different. Different nutrients provoke different hormonal responses, and those hormonal responses determine, among other things, how much fat you accumulate. Because it’s metabolized in your liver, which has a limited capacity to process it,

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fructose tends to pack on the most pounds the fastest. But excess sucrose also has detrimental effects, and promotes insulin resistance just like fructose does.

Pre-Diabetes Versus Diabetes

Pre-diabetes, also known as impaired glucose tolerance, is a term used to describe an earlier state of progressing insulin resistance. It is conventionally diagnosed by having a fasting blood sugar between 100 and 125 mg/dl. Prediabetes is very easy to turn around. Simply swapping processed foods for real foods lower in sugar and sugar-forming carbohydrates combined with consistent regular movement (not sitting) will quickly put you on the road to reversing this condition. As your insulin resistance progresses, you end up with an increase in sugar and fats in your bloodstream which leads to high triglyceride levels and increased body fat — especially abdominal fat — and elevated blood pressure. Having three or more of a group of symptoms caused by insulin (and now we also know leptin) resistance is referred to as metabolic syndrome. This group of symptoms include high triglycerides, low HDL, higher blood glucose and blood pressure, and increased belly fat. At that point, you’re well on your way toward developing type 2 diabetes. In type 2 diabetes your pancreas is producing some insulin, in fact usually too much, but is unable to recognize the insulin and use it properly. This is an advanced stage of insulin resistance. When you have inadequate insulin signaling, sugar cannot get into your cells and instead builds up in your blood. Hence the elevated blood sugar levels. Conventional wisdom says metabolic syndrome is associated with eating too many calories and exercising too little. But, compelling research shows sugar, and fructose in particular, is the true culprit. As Taubes points out, what is meant when he (and others) say that sugar is “toxic” is that it is not an actual poison but contributes to metabolic syndrome, which in turn can lead to obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and a number of other chronic diseases. So taken in large doses over long periods of time it will clearly result in health damage.

The Sugar-Metabolic Syndrome-Cancer Connection

Another disease associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome is cancer. Cancer cells need glucose to thrive, and carbohydrates turn into glucose in your body. In order to starve the cancer cells, you have to eliminate its primary food source, i.e. the sugars, which include all non-vegetable carbohydrates. Physiologist Dr. Otto Warburg received a Nobel Prize back in 1934 for his research identifying cancer’s primary fuel was from anaerobic fermentation of glucose. He clearly demonstrated that cancer cells require sugar to thrive. More recent research7 has also concluded that sugar appears to initiate cancer

Dr. Joseph Mercola growth. One of the key mechanisms by which sugar promotes cancer and other chronic disease is through mitochondrial dysfunction. When your body burns sugar for its primary fuel, far larger levels of reactive oxygen species are created, which generate secondary free radicals that cause mitochondrial and nuclear DNA damage, along with cell membrane and protein impairment. Cancer is but one potential outcome of this kind of DNA damage. Late-night snacking, especially with carbohydrates, can increase these risks even further. There is quite compelling evidence showing that when you supply fuel to the mitochondria in your cells at a time when they don’t require large amounts, like when you are sleeping, the system that generates ATP backs up, which in turn liberates reactive oxygen species (free radicals), setting into motion the same cascade of mitochondrial and DNA damage as just described. There’s also evidence to indicate that cancer cells uniformly have damaged mitochondria, so eating shortly before going to bed is likely a very bad idea, considering your cells need the least amount of fuel when you’re sleeping. Personally I strive for six hours of fasting before bedtime.

Along With Obesity and Diabetes, Cancer Rates Have Soared

Like diabetes, cancer used to be a rare disease — especially among native populations. The primary difference between North American immigrants and indigenous peoples in the late 1800 and early 1900 was that the indigenous peoples had very little access to sugar, whereas among Westerners sugar was becoming more widely available. Taubes includes a number of interesting graphs and charts detailing these synchronous events. Breast cancer cases started rising about a decade after diabetes started spiking. Prior to 1967, the number of Inuit women diagnosed with breast cancer was zero. Today, 1 in 8 American women will develop breast cancer, and people who move to the U.S. start experiencing the same rates of cancer as other Americans within a matter of two generations.

As pointed out by Taubes in the above video, epidemiological research suggests that as much as 80 percent of all cancers are preventable through diet and lifestyle, and diet accounts for as much as 70 percent of this effect. So what is it about our diet that drives these disease statistics? The weight of the evidence points to sugar. Even in terms of treatment, cancer has been shown to respond to diet. A ketogenic diet, or more accurately called a high fat burning diet, which is high in healthy fat and very low in sugar, has been shown to help eliminate cancer in many cases, and a lot of very exciting research is being done in this area. Part of its success is due to the fact that it effectively addresses the underlying insulin resistance. Once your insulin resistance resolves, a ketogenic diet is typically not required to maintain good health.

Tips for Reducing Your Added Sugar Intake

One of the most important ways to dramatically cut down on your sugar and fructose consumption is to simply eat real food, as most of the added sugar you end up with comes from processed fare: not from adding a teaspoon of sugar to your tea or coffee. Other ways to cut down on the sugar in your diet includes: n Rapidly working towards eliminating sugar you personally add to your food and drink or consume in the form of processed foods n Using Stevia or Lo-Han instead of sugar and/or artificial sweeteners. You can learn more about the best and worst of sugar substitutes in my previous article, Sugar Substitutes — What’s Safe and What’s Not n Using fresh fruit in lieu of canned fruit or sugar for meals or recipes calling for a bit of sweetness n Using spices instead of sugar to add flavor to your meal

Reducing Sugar May Be the Best Form of Health Insurance

Research coming out of some of America’s most respected institutions now confirms that sugar is a primary dietary factor driving chronic disease development. So far, scientific studies have linked excessive fructose consumption to about dozens of different diseases and health problems, including heart disease and cancer. As a general rule, a diet that promotes health is high in healthy fats and very, very low in sugar and net carbs (total carbs minus fiber), along with a moderate amount of high quality protein. In my view, the single most important driver of obesity and chronic disease is consuming over 50 grams of net carbs a day, along with excessive protein.

Once you get net carbs well below 50 grams, with a protein intake of about one-half gram of protein per pound of lean body mass, along with high quality fat, your body will start to wake up its fat burning metabolism and over time it will become virtually impossible to be overweight. For more specifics, please review my free optimized nutrition plan, which also includes exercise recommendations, starting at the beginner’s level and going all the way up to advanced. Organic foods are generally preferable, as this also cuts down on your pesticide and GMO exposure. Many grocery stores now stock a fair amount of organic foods. The following organizations can also help you locate healthy farm-fresh fare. EatWild.com EatWild.com provides lists of certified organic farmers known to produce safe, wholesome raw dairy products as well as grass-fed beef and other organic produce. Here you can also find information about local farmers markets, as well as local stores and restaurants that sell grass-fed products. Weston A. Price Foundation Weston A Price has local chapters in most states, and many of them are connected with buying clubs in which you can easily purchase organic foods, including grass fed raw dairy products like milk and butter. Grassfed Exchange The Grassfed Exchange has a listing of producers selling organic and grass-fed meats across the U.S. Local Harvest This Web site will help you find farmers’ markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and many other goodies. Farmers’ Markets A national listing of farmers’ markets. Eat Well Guide: Wholesome Food from Healthy Animals The Eat Well Guide is a free online directory of sustainably raised meat, poultry, dairy, and eggs from farms, stores, restaurants, inns, and hotels, and online outlets in the United States and Canada. Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) CISA is dedicated to sustaining agriculture and promoting the products of small farms. FoodRoutes The FoodRoutes “Find Good Food” map can help you connect with local farmers to find the freshest, tastiest food possible. On their interactive map, you can find a listing for local farmers, CSAs, and markets near you. The Cornucopia Institute The Cornucopia Institute maintains web-based tools rating all certified organic brands of eggs, dairy products, and other commodities, based on their ethical sourcing and authentic farming practices separating CAFO “organic” production from authentic organic practices. http://tinyurl.com/jkqrzmp Printed with permission.

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Intuitive Insights: Privilege of Motherhood

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wo days before my beloved daughter Cassandra’s soul left her body, we had our last few moments in person. I told Sandi that being her mother was truly a privilege, and she answered, “It’s been a privilege all the way around.” I am grateful that we said “I love you” as we ended every phone call during her bout with leukemia. We made sure to express our love as each moment could be our last, even though we held out for a miracle right up to her passing. Then I accepted that the miracle was her entry to Heaven, her release from suffering.

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much with me. I have many delightful memories to savor... holding my sweet baby in the park, watching her discover life as she grew into the intelligent, beautiful, talented, loving woman she became. I am graced to have served as her mom. She continues to inspire my art as I create artworks from the multitude of photos she posed for me since childhood. I am currently creating a series of goddess portraits inspired by the photos from a session we did in studio in 2002 for a full color book I have underway, The Elemental Goddess. Remembering is an art I am currently ENTERING THE GATES OF HEAVEN, © 2002 Melanie Gendron indulging. With years It’s been only three months of meditation practise and spiritual since her transition; I dearly miss our endeavor, I have learned not to grasp daily phone calls, and find me talking at experience or hold too tightly onto with her as if she were here, “Look anything or anyone. I would not want at this Ms. Bug,” and then I laugh or to disgrace my daughter’s soul flight cry. I do feel her presence. She is very with a heavy heart. Rather, I choose

to rejoice in her Melanie Gendron amazing grace and awakening spirit as I saw the beauty of her soul evolve. We grew together. I recall a dream in which Sandi and I were caught in the swirling surf of a tsunami, going under. Like a mother whale, I pushed her to surface. As I went under, she grabbed my hand and pulled me up, out of water into air to breathe. The dream was a metaphor for the way we could help each other avoid drowning in the waves of life’s overwhelm. Not every conversation with my daughter was comfortable; she bravely insisted on authenticity. Suffering is part of life’s miracle; only an open heart can make sense of it. From wholeness, we perceive the gift in our challenge. Acceptance opens the door to healing, forgiving that which no longer serves to cultivate love.

Mom & Sandi in Monterey

I recall the young woman I was who would dance with abandon for hours, on stage beside a band, at one with the music, savoring each movement as a spiritual act. Years later, I watched Sandi, mesmerized by her effortless choreography, blending gymnastics and interpretive dance to surpass the dancer I once was. It made this mother’s heart happy to share our love of movement. Remembering my daughter twirlAstrology for a New Age A series of classes with Susan Heinz ing like a whirling dervish, I can easily Starting April 12th imagine her danc8 Tues evenings, 6:30 to 9pm ing with the angels Reserve your space now! in Heaven, revelling in the Soul we Beginning and Intermediate Students all share—one life, This series of 8 classes anchors the student in one love, one light, interpretation of the 12 zodiac signs and the One. meaning of the planets, in preparation for Melanie Genreading charts. This ancient wisdom brings dron is available greater consciousness to our life challenges for intuitive tarot and direction. $30 per class. readings, offering art and tarot serSusan Heinz is a professional Astrologer and vices and products, teacher in Santa Cruz for 33 years, bringing (831)335-9064, together traditional & esoteric Astrology, Qabalah and Painting Classes. email gentarot@ For more info and appointments: comcast.net, visit www.melaniegendron.com.

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Feng Shui Wisdom for Home & Personal Transformation

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The Feng Shui of Decluttering

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unloved and unorganized. o you bump The more cluttered your into things space gets, the more clutas you move tered your mind will be. through your Clearing the clutter in your space? Does home will; save you time your space look serene until and money, give you enyou open the closets? Is your ergy, eliminate feelings of family growing but your house overwhelm, reduce stress, is not? Are your papers driving bring positive changes, you crazy!? give you peace of mind Your home and belongMegan Montero and restore harmony to ings are alive with energy, your home and life. One client received and that energy affects you. Clutter and an unexpected but welcomed job offer disorganization can have a profound efafter we decluttered and organized fect on your; health, prosperity, success, her clothes. Now she feels serene and relationships and creativity. Your home grounded in her home which she says is a mirror of your life. Clutter blocks the is an amazing transformation. energy flow in your house, inhibiting positive energy flow in your life.

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Who can Benefit from Clutter Clearing? Everyone! Our lives are always changing so clutter will naturally accumulate unless

you declutter thoroughly on a regular basis. You will benefit if your closets and drawers have gotten overstuffed from accumulating an excess over the years. You will benefit if you can hardly walk in your space and have difficulty finding things. You will benefit if you are going through a transition of any kind.

Evaluate the Energy of Your Belongings Does this make me happy?

Things that make you happy uplift your energy. Things that don’t lower your energy. Remember you don’t have to own all the things that make you happy. Most living spaces don’t have room.

Is this useful and do I actually use it?

There are many things we use to manage daily life. If something is useful

Ernie Tello — ‘The Music Man’

couple of weeks ago, we received a call from the SC County’s Corner’s Office telling us that Ernie Tello had ‘passed away’. He put our names on his documents as his contact people, a year before during a hospital visit. We were touched; we hadn’t seen dear Ernie for a number of years as we had moved to Watsonville; he still lived in downtown SC. We know that Ernie had a sister for sure and friends via FaceBook. We remember the day when I looked across the street from the Connection Magazine office on Cedar St. into the parking lot of the Jazz Center and Chris’ Poet & Patrick Pub, on Cedar St., SC. We observed a female SC Police Officer being quite abrupt with Ernie; demanding that he take his personal belongings out of his ‘shopping cart’; she threw them on the ground, told him she was taking his things as he couldn’t leave them on the ground; he clearly couldn’t carry them all. Well, by then, I heard the details since I went across the street; stood near them both to witness the situation more closely; the ‘body language’ and energy from our office’s glass doors looked quite abrupt. Standing close to them both, I heard the Officer’s less-than-warm, intimidating words and demeanor; they were going to throw his only possessions away and put him in jail for the offense

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of ‘stealing’ (using!?!) a store’s shopping cart to push around his life. Off to jail for several days. When released, he came down to our office at 317A Cedar St. to check on his few possessions and to thank us profusely—a gentle giant (large man, yet soft, gentle, polite). We let Ernie keep his things in the back room and sleep on the floor in the office after we left each day (as long as he was out by 8am each morning.) Sometime later, we discovered that our blessed Office Mgr. Dossie would clean up after him before we arrived—a lovely Soul is she. Ernie had some hard knocks in life. He wrote many highly technical Computing Articles which were published in the 1980s. What happened??? When we met him and he lived in our office for a while, we learned that he loved music and was a prolific music composer. His songs can be found and listened to on his FaceBook Pages (https://www.

facebook.com/ernie.tello.5). We took the time and caring to help Ernie locate his sister on the East Coast. This was fortunate as he was then able to receive a small inheritance which enabled him to live a few years in a Studio Apt in downtown SC. You may have seen dear Ernie walking down Cedar St. to go to his Blackburn Apts. Not seeing him for these last years, we could see that via his photo, he had trimmed down, looked much healthier and, we so hope, had a much happier life. It was quite touching to be cited as Ernie’s contact people. This story about Ernie, is to honor him; to say that we believe that ‘we the people’ each need to care about others; take time to make an effort. Why not? What else is there really in life . . . but to care, to share, to honor each other—just taking a moment. Dear Gentle Man, Dear Ernie’—we are honored to have known YOU and the Music you brought to our planet! Articles Written: Ernest R Tello - ACM author profile page https://ng.techweb.com/authds/gateway?gateway=true&r e t u r n = h t t p % 3 A % 2 F % 2 F w w w. drdobbs.com%2Fexaminingroom%2F184408012 A mention in Vanity Fair: Wired to God | Vanity Fair With love & light . . . Pattie & Thom

to you, that is a good reason to keep it. Its function gives it a positive purpose in your life. If something is useful but you never use it, then why are you keeping it?

Do I have room for this?

Get realistic about the amount of space you have to balance your answers to the first two questions. If your space is still crowded after decluttering, your belongings will create a cluttered effect. A space can only hold so much before the energy gets stuck and stagnant. Stay connected to the reality of your space. Lightening your load to an amount where all your belongings either, make you happy, bring you comfort, serve a useful function, and fit properly in your space, will bring a burst of positive energy into your life. It will be easier to make decisions, stay organized, be successful, and live the life of your dreams. For Feng Shui and Home Organizing advice tailored to your specific situation contact Megan at (831) 588-5424 or megan@windandwaterblessings. com. Megan Montero is a Feng Shui

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A Tribute to Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016)

rince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. He was a musical innovator and known for his eclectic work, flamboyant stage presence, extravagant dress and makeup, and wide vocal range. His music integrates a wide variety of styles, including funk, rock, R&B, new wave, soul, psychedelia, and pop. He

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the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, the first year of his eligibility. Rolling Stone ranked Prince at number 27 on its list of 100 Greatest Artists – "the most influential artists of the rock & roll era". Prince died at his Paisley Park recording studio and home in Chanhassen, Minnesota at the age of 57. Did the Chemtrail Flu Kill Prince and Merle Haggard? » Alex Jones’ Infowars: There’s a war on for your mind!

A Tribute to Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016)

erle Haggard was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, fiddler, and instrumentalist. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band the Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the twang of Fender Telecaster and the unique mix with the traditional country steel guitar sound, new vocal harmony styles in which the words

are minimal, and a rough edge not heard on the more polished Nashville sound recordings of the same era. He received many honors and awards for his music, including a Kennedy Center Honor (2010), a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2006),

a BMI Icon Award (2006), and induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1977), Country Music Hall of Fame (1994) and Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame (1997). He died on April 6, 2016 — his 79th birthday — at his ranch in Northern California, having recently suffered from double pneumonia. Did the Chemtrail Flu Kill Prince and Merle Haggard? » Alex Jones’ Infowars: There’s a war on for your mind!

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Phil, director of marketing at a booming software company, has a talent for getting the job done. They call him “Just-do-it-Phil”. However, his efficiency at moving forward comes with a certain abruptness. Tom does not take time out to consider others, and he often offends employees as well as customers. By not establishing rapport, Tom is losing longterm effectiveness. Balancing tasks with the importance of honoring relationship is more successful in the end. If you are typically more goal-oriented than relationship-oriented, experiment with meeting others where they are, before you lead in the direction you want to go. In case you tend to be too relationship centered, and find that you do not get enough things done, set clear boundaries with others about your availability.

Lead with Mutual Respect

Lisa, senior manager at a pharmaceutical firm, has what it takes to be promoted to a director position. She has winning ideas, and gets along well with employees and coworkers. However, Lisa tends to hold back in meetings and does not provide strong enough leadership with her direct reports. Lisa, for fear of being perceived as aggressive, fails to be assertive when necessary. Learning to distinguish healthy assertiveness from aggression is key to effective leadership. Assertiveness is built on mutual respect, and assumes that both parties can win. Become more at ease with asserting what you want by gradually extending your comfort zone: Take small risks, make clear requests

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Bill, CEO of a manufacturing firm, is perceived to be highly successful. What his staff and clients do not know is the extreme daily pressure he is under. Bill strives to be a good leader while increasing sales. Even though he collaborates quite well with his management team, Bill feels alone in many of the decisions he needs to make. The closer you are to the top, the lonelier it gets. High-level executives have extreme visibility, yet few if any colleagues they can turn to for advice. Nonetheless, just like the rest of us, they are only human and have blind spots. Coaching can provide the confidential support and individualized development to allow the best to excel, making their achievements sustainable. Receiving coaching is not a sign of weakness, but the perfect opportunity to build on existing strengths. If you or the leaders of your organization want to go to the next level and stay there, coaching may be for you. Karin H. Leonard is a professional coach, personal consultant and seminar leader, with 26 years of experience in coaching, hypnosis, NLP and conducting workshops. Karin is a popular speaker, and available for a variety of seminars, including coaching skills. Office located in Santa Cruz. (831) 724-5400. Visit Karin’s website at InnerEvolution.com.

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Meet the dude behind Be Natural Music (in his own words): Matthew Pinck A.K.A. “yoga matt”

“Music is a huge part of my life. I am very lucky for finding music at the young age of 5, when my parents got me piano lessons. I continued my music training into voice and song writing during elementary school and as a teenager, moved into guitar and bass. As an adult, I have been in numerous bands and have been an avid lyricist and songwriter.” “I am also very lucky to have the best job in the world… teaching music to kids! Since 1998, I found teaching to come naturally to me, and I have been teaching music in Santa Cruz County ever since. Now 18 years later, I have opened a bigger music school on Water St., where I teach 10 youth rock bands per week, year-round! I’ve trained hundreds, if not a thousand young kids on numerous instruments; showing them the basic fundamentals of theory, technique and how to play the songs they listen to on the radio.” “Through our “Real Rock Band” program, I take kids who already know how to play an instrument, and teach them how to play together in a band setting. Each group forms a band and creates a band name. They get band shirts and have their own band page on our website! I teach each band how to performing together in front of a live audience. I also teach how to compose and record music together. Every summer we put on two separate summer music camps where we teach kids how to compose music together, play together, and record together on the Rio Theatre stage. The kids also get a music video at the end of camp. The summer camps are truly an incredible experience!

Summer Music Camp Information

For beginners and experienced musicians between the ages of 8 – 18 for the following instruments: song-writers, singers, guitarists, keyboardists, bassists, drummers, and other instruments Students will receive a CD of their songs after the camp and there will be an optional DVD for sale of each band’s music video!

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Since 2012, Be Natural Music has had a fiscal sponsorship through the William James Association. (http://williamjamesassociation. org/) This allows BNM to have a scholarship program to help kid’s in-need pay for their music lessons and band classes. All of BNM’s concerts are fundraisers, which finance the scholarship program through the concert’s raffle. BNM now has about 30 businesses in Santa Cruz County that donate products and services to their raffle. BNM also receives financial donations for their scholarship program. Check it out: http://www.benaturalmusicsantacruz. com/donate/ Contact: Matthew Pinck, Be Natural Music, (831) 515-8369, matt@benaturalmusicsantacruz.com, www.benaturalmusicsantacruz. com, Mailing Address: PO Box 2057, Santa Cruz, CA 95063

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Next there are guard hairs, or the outer coat, which is stiff and longer to protect the undercoat and/ or the skin from temperature extremes and water. The guard hairs of some breeds (terriers, for example) are so coarse they actually shed wa-

Finally, there are the whiskers, which are stiff hairs that grow around a dog’s face and provide sensory stimulation. Unlike human hair follicles that can accomHeaviest Shedders Lightest Shedders modate only one strand Alaskan Husky Poodle of hair, dogs’ Alaskan Malamute Bichon Frise hair follicles grow several Labrador Retriever Toy Poodle hairs each. German Shepherd Dog Chinese Crested Your dog’s hair follicles Golden Retriever Yorkshire Terrier contain oil Siberian Husky Maltese that helps keep his skin Akita Chihuahua and coat in Chow Chow Maltipoo good condition. Great Pyrenees Goldendoodle When Saint Bernard Labradoodle the hairs sprouting opinions on heavy vs. light shedders. from hair follicles stop growing, they Here are the polling results: are shed to make room for new hair Over at DogChannel.com, the growth. How and when shedding takes list of heavy shedders includes several place depends on your dog’s breed, his overall health, and genetics. additional breeds: Dogs with double DogChannel.com List of Heaviest Shedders coats (for Akita Keeshond example, Golden ReAlaskan Malamute Kuvasz trievers) are American Eskimo Labrador Retriever considered the heaviest Australian Shepherd Newfoundland shedders. Beagle Norwegian Elkhound They typiOld English Sheepdog Belgian Sheepdogs cally “blow” (Sheepdog, Malinois, Tervuren, and Laekenois) their undercoat during Bernese Mountain Dog Pomeranian the spring Border Collie Pug and fall. Other breeds ChihuahuaA Rottweiler like the DalChow Chow Samoyed matian shed year-round. Collie (rough & smooth Shetland Sheepdog coats) It’s imDalmatian Shiba Inu portant to understand German Shepherd Siberian Husky that shedGerman Shorthair Pointer Saint Bernard ding is a normal and Golden Retriever Welsh Corgi (Cardigan & Pembroke) necessary function deGreat Pyrenees signed to maintain your dog’s coat and skin in healthy condition. Shedding 101

The purpose of your dog’s coat is threefold: To regulate his body temperature To protect his body’s largest organ, the skin To help with sensory perception There are actually three types of dog fur. There’s the undercoat that some breeds have, which is a layer of soft thick hair that provides insulation. Undercoats are typically found on dogs bred to live in very cold, wet climates.

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Many guardians of shedding dogs (and even cats) wonder if it doesn’t make sense to simply shave their coats off, especially in the spring and summer. This isn’t usually a good solution. Your dog’s coat is like the insulation in your home that keeps the house from getting too cold in the winter, and too hot in the summer. Your dog’s coat

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does the same thing—it works not only to keep her warm in cold weather, but also to protect her from the effects of too much sun. An animal’s coat also protects against sunburn and skin cancer. Dogs with thin coats, or white or light-colored coats are especially vulnerable to sun damage. Generally speaking, I think dogs do best wearing their natural coat, as long as it’s maintained in good condition. One exception would be dogs with recurrent hotspots or other skin conditions. Some of these pets do better with shorter hair because their owners can manage their skin conditions more effectively. Additionally, some dogs can’t clean their private areas very well, so keeping the perianal hair trimmed away is more hygienic for these dogs. In my opinion, double-coated breeds should never be shaved unless there’s a medical reason to do so, as their undercoats act as an excellent insulator against the summer heat. It seems counterintuitive that an extra layer of fur would help your dog stay cooler, but it does. Air is a natural insulator, and air trapped between the hair follicles and hairs on your dog’s body does a very efficient job keeping body temperature in balance.

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by Janet Leonard REE Friday Night Bands on the Beach at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Tw o s h o w s s t a r t i n g a t 6:30PM & 8:30PM. Shows last usually less than an hour depending on the band. Bring layers it gets very cold fast. Cut out and save! Jun. 17th, Lou Gramm, The Original Voice of Foreigner, “Feels Like The First Time” Jun. 24 th , Blue Öyster Cult, “Godzilla” Jul. 1st, The Tubes, Featuring Fee Waybill, “Talk To Ya Later” Jul. 8th, The Family Stone, “Dance To The Music” Jul. 15th, Journey and Santana’s Original Lead Singer Gregg Rolie, “Evil Ways” Jul. 22nd, Toad the Wet Sprocket, “Walk On The Ocean” Jul. 29th, Taylor Dayne, “Tell It To My Heart” Aug. 5th, Y & T, “Lipstick & Leather” Aug. 12th, Foghat, “Fool For The City” Aug. 19th, Smash Mouth, “Walkin’ On The Sun” Aug. 26th, Los Lobos, “La Bamba” Sep. 2 nd , Papa Doo Run Run, “(Santa Cruz) Beach Party”

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THUMBNAIL MOVIE REVIEWS

by Karin Leonard & Daniel Robin ach month, we select our favorite or otherwise important films to be featured on this page. We rate them, subjectively, on a scale from 1 (worthless) to 5 (awesome) in terms of their entertainment and message. We leave the plot details and storytelling to the filmmakers and instead attempt to characterize, highlight strengths, and hint at purpose. Reach us at movies@innerevolution. com. Enjoy!

Barbershop­—the Final Cut

With Common, Cedric the Entertainer, Ice Cube, Regina Hall, Anthony Anderson, Nicki Minaj Entertainment: 2.5 Message: 4 Between the endless banter, a heavy social drama unfolds that tries to keep things light and deal with S. Side Chicago’s gang violence. Both gritty and funny is no easy task. It’s not like all good jokes got used up; tackling this topic is courageous, and necessary, and the results are halfbaked but worthwhile. These are real problems laced with good humor and strong characters, skillful acting, and a messed-up plot … a noble attempt at speaking the truth, while (of course) furthering the movie franchise in a responsible and heartfelt way. Hair salons are often social hubs—group therapy disguised as personal grooming services. This is no different—though for some of us, it affords a nearly 2-hr “peek” into Chicago’s black community, with a taste of the real world struggle. It’s about the bigger picture and making the world a better place, one bad haircut at a time (1 hr 52 min).

Eddie the Eagle

With Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken, Jo Hartley, Tim McInnerny Entertainment: 3.5 Message: 4.5 If you miss this one in the theaters, catch it on DVD. In fact, don’t read this review, just … jump! Fearlessly soaring to great heights … is simply not natural for humans, especially for those with trick knees. But our Eddie wouldn’t dream of letting that stop him. Inspired by true events, it is about as uplifting a story as you will find, at once exhilarating and frightening, as it highlights the

The Crow’s Nest now has live entertainment 7 days a week. Sunday night features three stand-up comics starting at 9PM. Monday 8PM is “Open Funk Janet Leonard Jam”: Bring your instrument and be part of the funk! Tuesday 8PM is a “Free Reggae Party” featuring the Santa Cruz All-Stars. Wed-Sat features a different band each night. Monday and Tuesdays are FREE. Otherwise, there’s a $3-$7 cover charge depending on the band and the start time is usually between 7:309:30PM. To plan a fun night out at the Crow’s Nest go to http://www.crowsnestsantacruz.com/live-entertainment/

The Sand Bar Capitola (formerly the Fog Bank under new ownership): Fri. May 13 th , 8-12pm, Funk the Mighty, playing funk and groove getting the masses to move! Seabright Brewery: Sun. May 15th, 3-7pm, Jason & Caroline’s Going Away Party! Seabright’s beloved brew master for the past several years, Jason Chavez, and his wife Caroline are leaving to begin their new adventure as owners of the Kelsey Creek Brewing Company in Lake County, CA. Come wish them luck and enjoy some BBQ and a pint on the patio! And of course if you are ever in historic downtown Kelseyville, stop in for a new brew. The Catalyst: Fri. May 20th, Leon Russell, legendary singer, songwriter travails and triumphs of Michael “Eddie” Edwards ( Ta r o n Egerton), Karin Leonard an unlike& Daniel Robin ly British ski-jumper who didn’t let things like gravity, sensibility or lack of experience stop him from believing in himself with all his heart. Of course, this makes about as much sense as Jamaican bobsledding, and Eddie could have been (and probably should have been) seriously killed or disabled. But reality is over-rated, apparently (1 hr 45 min).

Keanu

With Jordan Peele, KeeganMichael Key, Method Man, Tiffany Haddish, Will Forte Entertainment: 3.5 Message: 2.5 Warning: Drugs and “stylized” gun violence What fun this would be if mostly Keanu, the world’s cutest kitten (adroitly played by multiple stunt doubles), stole the show, but alas, this is not a documentary. The first feature film of rising comedy duo Key & Peele (MADtv graduates, with an award-winning series on Comedy Central), highlighting their favorite themes of American pop culture, ethnic stereotypes, and race relations, here cast up as a “gangsta shoot-em’-up” competition to be the baddest in the LA drug trade. It’s comedy, with some great moments, but ultimately a tough sell. The occasional glimpses of feline delight are too far and few between, though priceless when they arrive. There’s actually a plot … you just have to wait for it. Edgy and irreverent (understatement), somebody had to offer this wildly inappropriate commentary and over-the-top depiction of brutal drug dealers, violently slammed up against Key’s love for George Michael music, which is true

and musician will play special selections from his solo career and his collaborations from the literally hundreds of musical artists he’s worked with in his 60+ years, including many of the best in popular music. Fri. Jun. 3rd, Bad Religion, a pre-eminent LA punk band with a signature brand of sonically charged harmony and humanist dissent. Bad Religion’s lineup currently features three of their four original members.

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RIP Prince

I never knew how many people appreciated Prince until he died. I’ve always loved his songs, sound and style. I’m very disappointed that I never caught him live. Everywhere I go, both his old and new songs are playing and it’s some consolation. Prince will always be remembered as an incredible guitarist, musician, singer, songwriter, producer, dancer, showman, and above all, a true innovator. He won seven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe, and an Oscar for his film Purple Rain. Prince was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, his first year of eligibility. Prince sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. We all will miss out on what he would have done next. Are you a local band that would like your CD reviewed in this publication? Send your CD to Music Connection, c/o Janet Leonard, PO Box 3916, Santa Cruz, CA 95063. Call (831) 325-4605 or email janetfaplanet@ gmail.com to tell me about gigs for live reviews. Put “Music Connection” and your band’s name in the subject line. both on screen and in Key’s private life. If you love this comic duo, and adore cats, you might be willing to endure the many cringe moments and incessant use of the “N” word (1 hr 34 min).

The Jungle Book

With Neel Sethi; voices of Bill Murray, Scarlet Johansson, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Christopher Walken Entertainment: 4 Message: 4 Note: hyper realistic, scary animals might frighten small children This remake of the beloved classic, based on the captivating stories of Rudyard Kipling, sets a new high bar for CGI effects. Visually breathtaking, the jump-off-the-screen jungle life casts a powerful spell. Disney has come a long way since the first 1967 animated creation of the “Wolf Boy’s” journey home (Walt’s last film, released after his death); the goal here was to make the animals as realistic as possible. Neel Sethi is charming and engaging as Mowgli, and the voice work by famous actors is fantastic. The animals appear so life-like, in fact, that even we were startled a few times, so be careful with your little ones (1 hr 51 min).

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JADAKISS plus DJ Aspect

Fri. • May 6 • 8pm • $15adv/$18dr Sharon Allen w/ Her Dusty Boots & Blues Folk/Alt. Country/Blues • Dance Sat. • May 7 • 8pm • $15 EmiSunshine + The Rain 11 yr. old “Old Soul Country” prodigy

Friday, May 6 • In the Atrium • Ages 21+

NINKASI TAP TAKEOVER

Lucius

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Saturday, May 7 • Ages 16+ plus

Margaret Glaspy

Saturday, May 7 • In the Atrium • Ages 18+

TERRAVITA plus Rekoil

Monday, May 9 • In the Atrium • Ages 21+

Sun. • May 8 • 7pm • $15 Rick Scott, Neal Hellman, Verene Schermer • Dulcimers/Nyckelharpas/ Funny Stories/Folk/Celtic & Beyond

SO HIDEOUS plus Bosse-de-Nage

Sat. • May 21 • 8pm • $25 John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band w/ Herb Pedersen, Jon Randall, & Mark Fain

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Tue. • May 24 • 7:30pm • $15adv/$20dr The Security Project • Music of Peter Gabriel Walkers • World Music/Live Looping Thu. • May 26 • 7:30pm • $12adv/$15dr Todd Mosby & The New Horizons Ensemble w/ Michael Manring • Jazz/Bluegrass/ Folk/North India Classical Sun. • May 29 • 7pm • $15 Richard Stockton, Cynthia Carle, Daniel Cainer • Musical Comedians

Tuesday, May 10 • Ages 16+

AESOP ROCK Tuesday, May 10 • In the Atrium • All Ages Wednesday, May 11 • Ages 16+

Luca Turilli’s

Rhapsody

Primal Fear

Thursday, May 12 • Ages 18+ • 102.5 KDON’s

Major Rager

Chainsmokers

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BLAKE LEWIS • ELLIOTT YAMIN Friday, May 13 • Ages 16+

Memphis May Fire

We Came As Romans Friday, May 13 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

CHRIS PUREKA

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SIN SISTERS BURLESQUE

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Sunday, May 15 Ages 18+ Monday, May 16 • Ages 16+

Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires

SOMO

Tue., May 17 plus Quinn XCII Ages 16+ Tursday, May 17 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+ Celebrating Creativity Since 1975

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FORMANISM: BRUCE FORMAN TRIO New CD “The Book of Forman” Monday, May 16

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MASTER CLASS SERIES: MURRAY LOW RHYTHM AND THE JAZZ LANGUAGE Thursday, May 19

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THE GUITARSONISTS: CHRIS CAIN, MIGHTY MIKE SCHERMER AND DANIEL CASTRO Monday, May 23 • 7 & 9 pm| No Comps

JACK DEJOHNETTE TRIO Tuesday, May 24

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KUUMBWA JAZZ HONOR BAND 1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS Thursday, May 26

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Wed., May 18 plus Scotty ATL Ages 16+ Wednesday, May 18 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

FELLY plus Gyyps also Peter Sun

Thursday, May 19 Ages 16+

YOUNG THUG

Thursday, May 19 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

KATCHAFIRE

plus Mystic Roots

Friday, May 20 • Ages 21+

Leon Russell Friday, May 20 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

TURKUAZ • THE NTH POWER Tuesday, May 24 In the Atrium • Ages 21+ D.O.A. Wednesday, May 25 In the Atrium • Ages 16+ FATHER Thursday, May 26 • In the Atrium • Ages 18+

JODY WISTERNOTT (ANJUNADEEP) Friday, May 27 • Ages 16+

STEPHEN “Ragga” MARLEY Friday, May 27 • In the Atrium • Ages 21+

MISS LONELY HEARTS May 28 The Mowgli’s Atrium (Ages 16+) Jun 2 Jon Pardi (Ages 16+) Jun 3 Bad Religion (Ages 21+) Jun 4 The Budos Band (Ages 16+) Jun 5 Prong (Ages 21+) Jun 10 Louis The Child (Ages 16+) Jun 16 Immortal Technique (Ages 16+) Jun 17 Waka Flocka Flame (Ages 16+) Jun 18 Donavon Frankenreiter (Ages 16+) Jun 19 Morgan Heritage (Ages 16+) Jun 23 Berner (Ages 16+) Jul 22 The Psychedelic Furs/ The Church (Ages 16+) Jul 25 Steel Pulse (Ages 16+) Jul 30 Shwayze (Ages 16+) Aug 11 Kurt Vile & The Violators (Ages 16+) Jul 28 X (Ages 21+) Sep 10 Andre Nickatina (Ages 16+) Sep 16 Sharon Jone & The Dap-Kings (Ages 16+)

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Biomagnetic Therapy The Zooooo Noooooz!?

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May 6th - 11th ~ Vaxxed Film @Nicelodeon Theatre (210 Lincoln St., SC)

“The bigger the lie, the bigger the truth it is concealing. The truth is what people are afraid to accept.� (The Underground, Jon Rappoport) The censored film, Vaxxed, has escaped the claws of the “protectors of all truth.� It has been showing to packed houses all over the country. It relates the specific crime of scientific fraud at the CDC. A whistleblower, William Thompson, confesses that he and his CDC colleagues lied and cheated and omitted vital data, in order to give the MMR vaccine a free pass and claim it had no connection to autism---when it did have a connection. That’s the purpose and meaning and focus of this astonishing film. But, there is more! There are other whistleblowers shining a light on the MMR (mumps, measles, rubella) vaccine. Specifically, the mumps component of the vaccine and its ineffectiveness. Their names are Stephen A. Krahling and Joan A. Wlochowski. They’re former virologists at Merck. They’re insiders. They’ve leveled devastating charges against the company, which manufactures the MMR vaccine and sells it to the federal government.

Land Lines ­­â€” Dated Item ~ May 11, 2016

The California Assembly bill, AB 2395, that AT&T is pushing through the legislature to deregulate and discontinue analog copper landline phone service, has been referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and will be heard earliest Wednesday, May 11. Save the date if you can go to Sacramento to speak up at a hearing. Hearing agendas are posted on Fridays: http://apro.assembly.ca.gov/ hearings  We were told by assembly staff, that if it passes Appropriations, it would then go to the full assembly earliest May 31. If it’s not passed the assembly by June 3, the end of the legislative session, then the bill dies. If the bill passes the assembly, it goes on to the senate earliest in August.  You can read the bill, and its amendments since the Committee on Utilities and Commerce hearing a couple of weeks ago, here:http://leginfo. legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient. xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB2395

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Pitching Glyphosate as Environmental

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Is Monsanto’s Glyphosate Actually Helping the Environment? Many environmentalists are falling for this glib marketing pitch. Here is why it’s false. Action Alert! At the federal and local levels, stopping invasive plants with pesticides like glyphosate is being seen as a conservation priority. But what is it doing to our soil and our food? For many years, the federal government has been devoting large sums of money to combating “invasive plants”—plants which are not native to a particular location and which can cause damage to the environment, like crowding out native species and reducing crop yields. This has also been happening at the local level, with community conservation groups increasingly seeing the fight against invasive species as the primary means by which the environment can be restored to its natural state. To those looking to rid the land of invasive species, only one solution, essentially, is being offered—toxic pesticides. This trend has, of course, been exploited by Monsanto, which uses its significant influence with government officials to sell more Roundup. For much of the 1990s until recent years, Monsanto’s Roundup profits were growing steadily. One Monsanto executive has been quoted as saying, “Roundup was God at Monsanto.” The strategy paid large dividends. In 2014, the government spent $2 billion fighting invasive species—half of which was budgeted for glyphosate (the active ingredient in Roundup) and other pesticides. State conservation officials almost uniformly rely on Monsanto’s glyphosate and other pesticides to manage their weed problems—a 2014 study found that 90% of California’s land managers used glyphosate, and similar stories can be told of other states. The justification given by the Department of the Interior for shelling out $1 billion worth of taxpayer dollars to Monsanto to buy pesticide is that invasive species cost the national economy about $120 billion each year—though this is a patently phony statistic. It is based on a report by David Pimentel, an ecologist whose other work includes a report which estimates that cats cost us $17 billion a year, which suggests that

his figures tend to be overblown, to say the least (he calculated that cats kill about 560 million birds a year, and valued each bird at $30). The transparently fake figures tell us this is less about saving the environment and more about directing millions of taxpayer dollars to Monsanto. The tragic and ironic truth is that the use of such pesticides on invasive weeds is only exaggerating the problem. First, we’ve known for quite some time that, just as bacteria have developed resistance to overused antibiotics, weeds develop a resistance to glyphosate and other herbicides, which leads to a cycle of more and more chemicals being dumped on plants to try to outpace nature. More fundamentally, the use of pesticides on invasive weeds is destroying the soil biota. Just as most of the genetic material found inside the human body belongs to the rich assortment of bacteria and microorganisms, the soil is home to a wide variety of organisms that aid in healthy plant growth. And just as taking antibiotics and being exposed to toxic chemicals destroys our gut microbiota, the heavy use of pesticides wreaks similar havoc on the soil biota—it affects rhizospheres (soil and organisms around the root of a plant or tree), worms (crucial for aerating soil, circulating nutrients, and increasing microbial activity), and mycorrhizae fungi (which plants rely on for nutrients and moisture). Monoculturing—the farming practice in which one type of plant is grown season after season, without cycling through other types of crops to replenish the soil—has also depleted the nutrients from our soil and has exacerbatAed the spread of invasive plant species. Just as our gut microbiota are increasingly seen as crucial to human health, microbes in the soil are essential to the proper functioning of the ecosystem—not to mention in providing humans with clean, nutritious food. Healthy soil means healthy plants; healthy plants mean healthy food, both for animals and humans. Action Alert! If you haven’t already, send a message to the EPA urging the agency to ban glyphosate. Please send your message immediately. http://tinyurl.com/jq2sbqd Printed with permission.

EPA . . . Enlist Duo is More Harmful Than ‘They’ Thought—Ooops!?!

Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency admitted that Dow’s highly toxic herbicide blend Enlist Duo—created for use on the next generation of genetically engineered crops—is likely significantly more harmful than the agency initially believed. The EPA revoked registration of this herbicide, which blends glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup, with 2,4-D, a poison used during the Vietnam War as an active ingredient in Agent Orange. But, in a horrible turn of events, Dow won the right to continue selling this toxic blend until after the EPA concludes its studies…which could take years. This herbicide is simply too dangerous for humans and animals! Today, I’m asking for your help to fight back. Help us take on powerful chemical companies like Dow for the sake of people and our planet. The EPA has already approved this highly toxic herbicide cocktail for widespread use on genetically engineered corn and soybean crops in

more than 15 states…and although the agency admits the herbicide blend is highly toxic, it is expected to bow to industry pressure and approve the use of Enlist Duo in even more states in the coming months. We need your help right now to fight back. Make an urgent gift of $5 or more to help take on powerful corporate interests that will stop at nothing to put profits ahead of people and the planet. More than 1 billion pounds of herbicides are being dumped onto U.S. crops every year— threatening your family’s health, drifting into the air, seeping into waterways, endangering farmworkers and threatening the survival of endangered species. By coming together, we can stand up to powerful corporate interests and win. We’ve done it before. But to do so again, we need your help! Thank you for joining us, Paul Achitoff www.earthjustice.org Printed with permission.

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Having done many couples workshops over the last 24 years, I found my last one with the Vissells to be one of my favorites. The intimacy and trust between couples was so strong from the outset. With the support of Joyce & Barry’s loving insights and processes, my husband and I were able to reconnect on a deeper level again. Other couples worked through tough issues such as infidelity. I found their many years of marriage inspiring and helpful in gaining perspective around creating longevity in my own marriage. The Vissells are Masters at Relationship. Mary Anne Gabay, Aptos

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Forced usernames and passwords in order to access the free internet instituted by the watchdogs who run our local libraries only gives the NSA the ability to track, monitor and record everything we do on the internet (and, don’t be so naïve as to think that is any exaggeration!). Have you ever noticed the two turrets on either side of Cabrillo College—looking like a fortress? This is NOT freedom people, this is tyranny. All of Santa Cruz’s corporately controlled and fully co-opted Earth Day Festivals are not going to save what’s been lost. All you flag-waving

(We learned about Ella’s Restaurants including her cafĂŠ on East Lake Blvd in Watsonville from Connection Magazine! Thank you!) What a wonderful dining location; at the airport such good views; watch the planes take off and land; very cool patio; AND, most importantly outstanding food— so many organic options; delicious & healthfully/mindfully prepared. What could be better?! Oh, and we appreciate that Ella is offering ‘complementary Organic Coffe or Organic Tea’ just by ‘mentioning

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idiot morons driving around in gasguzzling trucks and SUV’s and eating gobs of meat while half the world starves, you’re only going to get what you truly deserve: a prison planet devoid of consciousness, intelligence, sustainability, survival and human dignity. Instead of a locally-based, thriving, prosperous community, you’re getting a community rooted in mafia crime, spiritual degeneration, environmental degradation, communist police state control and ultimately, self-implosion and destruction. How do you feel about the Bear Cat Army Tank? (given to the Community; as all other Communities have been given. Are you tuning in to the picture here, yet?) You deserve it. Sad but true! Ravi S., Santa Cruz honestly do their work/true research—one should know to read it and THEN, make their judgments. Well, I am embarrassed to say, I almost didn’t take the time to follow through with that. I almost let the “Lying LIARS Club� overpower me; let me succumb to laziness, overwhelm, be overtaken by this NWO dogma and brainwashing. ALMOST!!! THEN, my friend and my conscience kicked in (my conscience being: “Hello Janet, do your work at least read this and check out all of the ‘live links’ that were put in for your ease to read [thank you intelligence; thank you the Divine or whatever!!].) I am very thankful that my intelligence is still happening, not just fried from the chemtrails, fluoride, etc. I learned so much and now, I must say that I am AWAKE & now, taking action. And, I realize that Mr. Trump is the ONLY Candidate who is a real person not in the holds of ANYONE. He knows and has known inside info details about it all as he has continually been a researcher himself about everything; his entire adult life—not just now to prepare or look good for this Election. He has known the truth about 9/11 for years; knows about GMOs/ Glyphosate; Vaccines; and the reasons that all people entering the states must be checked out/vetted. He is not a racist nor a sexist. And, my friends that think he is, unfortunately, are not the Intelligent people that I thought they were as they do not listen to the entire message; they are basing their understandings on ‘sound bites’. Sad!! Well, this is a BIG TIME change that is needed and is happening. Thanks Connection for also being, ‘the real & intelligent deal’! Thanks for years of excellent information. I just know that you’ve had criticism from some people in town who do not/have not done their due diligence. Bless you! Thanks for 24 years of service for us all!!! Ginnifer Matson (& friend Lannie), Aptos

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Regulating Growers

by Valerie White n April 12, I attended a very eclectic meeting of the Cannabis Cultivation Choices Committee or C4. The committee had voted on the regulations for growers in Santa Cruz County and was now preparing to bring it to the Board of Supervisors. There were people from all walks of life in attendance. Public comments included a vitriolic tirade by a man named Foster from Bonny Doon. Apparently Bonny Doon wants to be special. Foster stated that he hates the smell of Pot and was adamant that he does not want it grown in his neighborhood, and if it is going to be grown there, he wants to be notified as to where. Really? What if someone wanted to grow roses but Foster didn’t like the smell? What if someone wanted a dog but he didn’t like the sound of barking? It doesn’t seem like it would be legal to have to ask your neighbors what you can or cannot grow on your own property. If Marijuana becomes legal recreationally after the coming election, shouldn’t it be legal to grow however many plants on whatever

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type property you have? Do neighbors tell you how many tomatoes you can grow? The committee came up with all sorts of charts about how many plants could be grown on how many acres, the minimum being 3 acres. There were also recommendations for licensing. Why should anyone need a license to grow an herb? Should anyone, including government of any sort be allowed to dictate this? The Board of Supervisors should be urged, no, demanded by the public, to realize that Marijuana is just another plant and that it was only politics that made it illegal in the first place. It was wrong and never should have happened any more than prohibition should have happened. The Supervisors now have an opportunity at this historic time to right that wrong and allow people their inalienable right and freedom to grow any plant they want to on their own property without having to ask for anyone’s permission. Valerie White is a writer, artist, and Intuitive reader and Lifecoach who works in the Santa Cruz and Monterey area. You can contact her by email valeriewhitelight@yahoo.com.

9 Tips to Growing Marijuana Indoors

rowing healthy marijuana plants can be easy, and it can also be FUN as well as therapeutic. Here are some cannabis indoor growing tips. There are a number of important factors to consider and monitor when growing your indoor marijuana. The following Top 9 Tips to Growing Marijuana Indoors will be very helpful to the beginner gardener. If you watch these items and remain within certain guidelines, your plants should thrive in your artificial environment, eventually giving back all the love. For the benefit of this content, we are assuming that you have already germinated (sprouted) your marijuana seeds, or have acquired clones.

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1. DO NOT Tell People. (Silent Pride) You can and will be extremely proud of your accomplishments as you successfully harvest your homegrown marijuana. KEEP YOUR SECRET. Ever heard of jealousy? Divorce? Revenge? People listen and always want to feel important, don't make it their gossip. Protect your investment, Shut-up. 2. Keep Everything Clean (Spotless) This means you too! Your tools, your floors, your walls, everything. It pays when there are no bugs, or disease, or an environment for them to spread. This is truly under-rated—wash your hands upon entry everyday. 3. Grow from Quality Seeds Your final product is 90% dependent upon it's genetics. Be prepared to be disappointed using unknown seeds. Hence the popularity of our website and these first quality marijuana seeds. You can trust us. http://www.weedsthatplease. com 4. Develop A Quality Soil When you begin your garden, develop a soil that works well for you. Start with just MiracleGrow™ Potting Soil if you wish. PH should balance around 6.5 for most cannabis plants.

5. DO NOT Over Water (Most common mistake) Too much water can kill young marijuana plants. Following germination, allow the surface to get crusty. Stick your finger 3-4 inches under the soil, if no moisture, then water thoroughly. Sink water should sit open for 24 hours or more to release chlorine among other potentially harmful sediments. 6. DO NOT Over Fertilize (2nd most common mistake) If your soil contains certain nutrients, do not add more of these with your watering schedule. When adding nutrients to your water, apply every other watering. The vegetative stage likes more Nitrogen, and the flowering stage like more Phosphates and less Nitrogen. 7. Provide A Superior Growing Environment Temperature, humidity, air circulation and personal attention are all vital areas that can make for a most stress free growing environment (or not). Work to keep these consistent. Play music to your garden and have a mild breeze pass around the room during certain hours. Invest in their individual happiness, and you will prosper greatly in your future satisfaction. 8. Keep Disposal Separate Keep all of the trash from your garden in separate bags from your other refuse (includes anything). Dispose of all your garden garbage into an available commercial dumpster when needed. Be sure to remove and destroy any paper trail items. A fireplace can be a wonderful amenity to a residential property. 9. DO NOT Harvest Too Early This can be tough. Be patient, you have waited and nurtured for this long. Your plants can probably gain weight by waiting too. To be sure, wait until 50% of the pistils have turned brown and you know you won't be early. I have also harvested from the bottom or top over a couple of days based on bud appearance to get them at their most mature. See more at: http://www.weedsthatplease. com/growtips.htm#sthash.nhUwgc4w.dpuf

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Dr. Sue Sisley Gets FDA Approval For Research Of 76 Vets Suffering PTSD

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by Monterey Bud on MAY 3, 2016 hanks to the neverending tenacity of individuals like Dr. Sue Sisley, the FDA has finally provided its long-overdue approval for testing marijuana’s miracle compounds as a potential treatment for veterans returning home from combat with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). “We have veterans killing themselves every day in this country and we have no solutions for how to curb this epidemic,” Dr. Sisley lamented. Working to provide scientific clarity on the hazy topic of PTSD and medical marijuana efficacy, Dr. Sisley explained that her fellow researchers will work with 76 veterans in two clinics for a total of twelve weeks. Made possible

by Dr. Sisley’s seven years of relentless campaigning for this research, the triple blind study is scheduled to take place in both Baltimore and Phoenix. The ultimate goal of this PTSD vs. Cannabis research is to provide those with political connections and the power to alter government policy with scientific evidence that marijuana’s cannabinoids can benefit those suffering from PTSD. To qualify for the terpene-centric study, veterans must be diagnosed with PTSD and meet a certain “eligibility” criteria, according to News3LV. Explaining to all concerned, Dr. Sisley noted: “Science is no longer being shackled by politics, but it’s also heartbreaking to think of

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the last seven years how many service men and woman have died from suicide.”

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For the Colorado-funded PTSD study, there was only one place Dr. Sisley could legally obtain the medical marijuana needed for her research… the University of Mississippi. As it currently stands, Ole Miss is the only institution of higher learning certified to cultivate medical marijuana for the federal government.

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Marijuana Legalization Didn’t Lead to Increased Youth Access in Washington State

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by Allie Beckett on MAY 3, 2016 Marijuana News, Studies, Washington pponents of marijuana legalization regularly argue that allowing for legal, adult-use marijuana will increase underage access to the herb. However, a recent study out of Washington State finally proves that argument has some fatal flaws. Every year, Washington State conducts a “Healthy Youth Survey” which covers a variety of topics and includes questions about teenager’s ability to access drugs such as marijuana, alcohol, and cigarettes in the state. Researchers compared this year’s results to previous surveys and announced their findings at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2016 Meeting. Drumroll, please … Researchers found that there was, “virtually no change in the proportion of teens who reported it was ‘easy’ to access marijuana in 2010 (55 percent), compared to 2014 (54 percent) after the new law was enacted.” While this may seem like great news, many critics are still unsatisfied. Senior investigator Andrew Adesman, MD, FAAP, chief of developmental and behavioral pe-

diatrics at the Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York explains, “It was interesting and somewhat concerning, though, that while teens responded that it was harder to access cigarettes, alcohol, and psychoactive drugs abuse in 2014 compared to 4 years earlier, they didn’t report increased difficulty in obtaining marijuana during that same time period.” From 2010 to 2014, there was a 4 percent increase, an 11 percent increase, and a 7 percent increase in teenagers who felt it was “harder” to obtain alcohol, cigarettes and illicit drugs such as cocaine, respectively. These numbers show that Washington State has managed to limit youth access to all drugs, aside from marijuana. The researchers who released this study made it clear, they do not feel like there has been a drastic enough shift in limiting a youth’s ability to access marijuana. But don’t let that comparison be a buzzkill, at the end of the day, the survey study still proves that there was no increase in youth access to marijuana in a state that has legalized recreational marijuana. When it all gets boiled down, this is more great news for states considering legalizing marijuana for adult-use!

though not necessarily in that order. I’m a husband, a father and a lifelong consumer of connoisseur grade weed. I don’t drink alcohol or consume any other “drugs.” I consider myself to be living proof that weed is not a gateway drug. If it were, I’d be in some serious trouble. Instead, as a 50-year-old ex-realtor that has been smoking weed for nearly 80% of my life (just did the math) ... I can only say, marijuana is safer than prescription pills or alcohol could ever hope to be for calming what stirs the savage beast.” h t t p : / / w w w. m a r i j u a n a . c o m / b l o g / news/2016/05/dr-sue-sisley-gets-fda-approvalfor-research-of-76-vets-suffering-ptsd/ Printed with permission.

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