It’s not what you think
Posted by lhotsehawk in GEMS on May 22, 2017
Beautiful. Powerful. TRUTHFUL. If you or someone you love is struggling with the dark and looming shadow, often disguised in rainbows and smiles, Help.
The First Ten Words by Rich Larson
Chris Cornell, 1964-2017
Chris Cornell died early Thursday morning. His band Soundgarden played a show on Wednesday night at the Fox Theater in Detroit. Two hours after the show ended, he was gone.
For two days, I’ve been working on a piece to pay tribute to him, and it’s been a struggle. Usually when I have a problem like this it’s because I’m staring at a blank screen trying to figure out what I want to say. That’s not the problem this time. The problem is I have way too much to say.
I’m not going to sit here and claim to have been a huge fan of Soundgarden. I didn’t dislike them, I just had to take them in small doses. I was a fan of Cornell. I love “Seasons,” the solo song he had on Cameron Crowe’s movie, Singles. It’s a droning acoustic song about isolation and the…
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Examining the Reasons for Ending the Cancer Risk Study
Posted by lhotsehawk in GEMS on May 22, 2017
This is simply, scary.
Scott Burnell
Public Affairs Officer
One way NRC regulations protect communities around U.S. nuclear power plants is by requiring the plants to regularly sample air, water, and vegetation around their sites. Results of this sampling are sent to the NRC (and in some cases state agencies) to show only very tiny amounts of radioactive material are released during normal operations.
Even with this scrutiny — and a 1990 study showing no difference in cancer mortality rates between those living near U.S. reactors and those living elsewhere — questions persist about cancer risk from nearby reactors. The NRC had worked with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) since 2010 on a study into the potential cancer risk of living near a U.S. nuclear power plant. But we ended this work earlier this month after a hard look at the low likelihood of getting usable results in a reasonable time frame.
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What Forgiveness Does.
Posted by lhotsehawk in GEMS on February 6, 2013
Cancer Took My Leg Not My Spirit.
Posted by lhotsehawk in GEMS on July 31, 2012
Yoga & Poetry, Opening to Flow. The Incredible Poet & Yogini Leza Lowitz Guest Posts.
Posted by lhotsehawk in GEMS on April 28, 2012
Good Morning America with Jennifer Pastiloff – New Year, New You: 2012′s Fitness Trends.
Posted by lhotsehawk in GEMS on February 3, 2012