Sunday, December 6, 2009

Mind technology solutions

On April 27th, 2007, a book named the 4-hour work week was published by Tim Ferriss. This was during the time when the Dow Jones Industrial Averages were still above 13,000 and everyone was working. The book was very well received but most people had difficulty applying it.

That same year, renewed printings were circulated by mass email and links posted on the internet on the following critical view about today's human society (link). The original work began in 1995 from Dr. Bob Moorehead's collection of prayers, homilies and sermons used in his sermons and ministry, "The Paradox of Our Age" in Words Aptly Spoken:

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints.

We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less.

We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time.

We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.

We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life.

We've added years to life not life to years.

We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor.

We conquered outer space but not inner space.

We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul.

We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice.

We write more, but learn less.

We plan more, but accomplish less.

We've learned to rush, but not to wait.

We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships.

These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes.

These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality,

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints.

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints.

We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less.

We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time.

We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.

We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life.

We've added years to life not life to years.

One night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete. Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever. Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.


Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak, and give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.


On March 6th, 2009, when the global financial system came to a stop, many wondered if the sun would come up again the next day. Today, small business owners struggle, harmful microbes get increasingly stronger, unemployment is high ... US Congress is in discussions about healthcare reform and globally we are concerned about reforming pollution levels at Copenhagen.

So if you brought up the concept, 'Cheers, Chill out, or Relax and Don't Worry' -it is unlikely to be well received by many.

So should we relax and think about how short life is? Or should we work 7 days a week and dig ourselves out of this mess before we lose out on the opportunity to have retirement?

As a Christian scientist and writer, I've been asked to do a discussion on "How To Balance" for Christians. I've posted a modified version here for all secular and non-secular readers. It is separated into 3 parts. Part 1 is whether or not relaxation and rest is necessary and defined in the Bible? Part 2 analyzes disorders of the brain and asks whether or not relaxation or balance is possible? Part 3 looks into the technological solutions because as a society we have failed to be able to accomplish Part 1. We may want to think about what, why and how it has happened but also how do we come out of the darkness?

Part I: Balance and Rest as found in the Holy Bible

The Sabbath was instituted by God's own example:

" And on the seventh day God ended his work which He had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which He had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it; because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made" (Genesis 2:2-3).

The very God of the universe chose to cease from His labor. He did this not because He was tired (Isaiah 40:28), but because He wanted to set an example for all of humankind. He specifically blessed and made holy the seventh day as a Sabbath, a day of ceasing, greater than two millennia before the time of Moses and the Old Covenant. Exodus 20:11 gives testimony to this fact:

"For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: Therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it."

Jesus Himself, during His earthly ministry, declared that the Sabbath was made for man (that is, humankind), not just for the Hebrews (Mark 2:27). The Sabbath was not a mere Mosaic statute (Definition: Of or relating to Moses or the laws and writings attributed to him) given only to Israel under the Old Covenant. It was set apart at the beginning, as a memorial of God's creative power. The "Day of Rest" - it was ordained by God's own example as a blessing for all mankind. This reason alone should be sufficient for those who seek to do God's will.

Part II: Disorders of the Brain, can we be balanced?

Many examples of pathological disease of the brain leading to a mental disorder can be found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. To psychiatrists, psychologists and medical practitioners it is better known as the DSM IV.

The following disorders have become well known due to media and film:
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) -DSM IV Code: 314.01
Autism -DSM IV Code: 299.00 (less known subtype Asperger syndrome)
Narcolespy -DSM IV Code: 347.00 (characterized by chronic daytime sleepiness)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) -DSM IV Code: 309.81 (characterized as a severe anxiety disorder)

but clearly there are many more examples that are not found in the DSM-IV:

If you watch a C-SPAN discussion on Holocaust Denial Syndromes, you'll also see a discussion where both the listener and the speaker are not communicating. The answers and the questions become mixed and the commentator attempts to moderate.

Road rage is a commonly seen example on the highways.

Video:


Relationships ranging from domestic violence to publications on relationship enhancing approaches have crept up in bookstores, film and even youtube.

Video:

Given the depth of destructive behavior that is wide ranging and the lack of individuals willing to agree upon a combined purpose helps to explain the numerous social media, religions and other ways of life that look to solutions.

Part III: The Answers Are Within Us (We just need to take a peek inside):

Homosapiens have a very destructive pattern of behavior. Researchers are finding that the answers lie within our minds. The brain which is supposed to protect us from fear and hurt is the same brain that has become diseased due to our societal advancements.

We have come a long way as a society and now we can "live happily ever after" with DSM IV and non DSM IV type problems because our brains don't work that way. The Holy Bible talks about a day of rest and we all understand have understood the importance of balance.

Yet we cannot achieve it because we no longer know what rest is.

Is it a day of sleeping? Sleep too much and you have a disorder.

Is it trying different relationships until you meet the right one?

Is it trying different jobs until you find the right job?

What if it is the right one, the perfect match and we don't even know because we don't realize it?!

Example:
You touch hand onto a hot stove and burn your finger.
The brain receives the dangerous input and then creates a reaction that pulls the hand back from the pain to reduce the trauma and damage.
Your hand still hurts and you anguish in pain.

For some people under pain, they desire comfort.
For others under pain, they desire to be left alone.
Some who experience pain will want to substitute with more pain.
And still others who experience pain will want to inflict and deflect the pain to another victim.

What is the right answer? Are these simply survival skills? Should we for the sake of freedom of choice, let all the DSM-IV individuals, road ragers and others loose on the streets?

Research on artificial intelligence is finding that certain parameters outside of normal is unsafe. These parameters when left unchecked and further damaged can create dangerous behaviors that build upon itself. Aggression has been known to be additive and can even be trained.

Society has generally been accepting of disorders because freedom has been a greater desire. However, as dangers become technically advanced and an increasing level of threat where it can bring irreparable damages, governments and the people will be looking to limiting the chance of great catastrophe.

The era of enforcement has arrived and the tools and technology that allow detection of outliers is now possible. Researchers are finding that individuals like a Bernie Madoff and suicide bombers have a certain correlated patterns of thinking that can be destructive.

Neuroscience has removed the fiction from science fiction into actual science of brain scanning. The following video from 60 Minutes is a real story on some earlier breakthroughs.



DNA testing has been allowed.
Hair sampling has been allowed.
Brain scanning will eventually become a courtcase ruling that will indicate it has not violated human rights.

In the meantime, you can start imagining if the brain pattern for "kindness, love and affection" can be measured how much you have, you could self improve or self-limit such actions.

The painful hand could be cured by seeing which areas contributed to pain inside the brain and essentially be turned off using therapy or medicines. Imagine that?

On your select day of resting, you could even check to "see" inside your own head if you're relaxing or fooling yourself into and have underlying stresses about work, relationships etc.

In the next five years, brain chemistry, scanning and solutions will become as known as Google, Microsoft or Hewlett Packard at the business level. And within the next decade, it "could" become commonplace for laypersons.

Some people will feel disturbed by this article and others will embrace it. Feel free to express your thoughts. It is a greater decision that we as a human race must make as a whole and to consider the consequences, risks and rewards.

Friday, December 4, 2009

Demand Very Strong for Clean Coal Research (Viable Green Solution?)

Obama as Senator, The carbon sequestration pitch:


The Virginia pitch:


The 60 Minutes Challenge:


A Conspiracy Challenge On Freedom Sequestration:


Excerpt taken from FINKELMAN, Robert B., U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 20192, CENTENO, Jose A., Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20306, and ZHENG, Baoshan, Institute of Geochemistry, Guiyang, 550002, China [EMAIL: rbf@usgs.gov]

Health problems caused by coal are derived from either the use of poor quality coal (high ash, high sulfur, or high content of toxic trace elements) or by the improper use of coal. When poor quality coal is used in an improper way the resultant health problems can be widespread and severe. In millions of houses in many developing countries coal and other biomass fuels are burned in unvented stoves causing severe indoor air pollution. In Guizhou Province, southwest China the situation is exacerbated by the villagers' use of coal that has extraordinary high concentrations of toxic elements. Thousands of people in this region are suffering from severe arsenic poisoning. More than 10 million people in Guizhou Province and surrounding areas suffer from dental and skeletal fluorosis. The fluorine exposure is due to the use of briquettes made from high-fluorine coals and high-fluorine clay binders. A preliminary geochemical survey indicates that low arsenic coals and low fluorine coals and clays are available. A simple, inexpensive field test kit has been developed to help the villagers identify low-arsenic coal. Not all of the health problems attributed to coal are caused by combustion. An unusual situation exists in the Balkans where there may be health problems caused by coal in the ground. Well waters containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons leached from low-rank coals may be the cause of, or a contributing factor to, Balkan Endemic Nephropathy, an interstitial nephropathy, that is believed to have killed more than 100,000 people in the former Yugoslavia alone. Not all of the allegations of health problems caused by coal are legitimate. Concerns expressed about exposure to radioactivity from coal and coal combustion products are misplaced. The products of commercial coal combustion (fly ash, bottom ash) have uranium and thorium concentrations about 5-10 times higher than that of the coal. However, the uranium and thorium in the coal byproducts should not cause concern because they are mostly in insoluble forms at concentration levels similar to most soils.

Medically speaking, in the past, dirty coal burning without the proper technology can cause harmful pathological conditions. With the Copenhagen Treaty looking pretty set on finalizing green eco-friendly solution, clean coal will be in high demand. This will come at a cost to some industries while creating jobs in others. Change will be here by this Christmas.

For more information on the future of coal, click here for download from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology coal study.
Which side are you for? Do you feel it is a real possibility or political hype?

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Dangerous Knowledge (1-10)

This ten part video series provides an explanation of why and how researchers who work on unraveling uncertainties become profoundly changed. In this BBC documentary, David Malone looks at four brilliant mathematicians whom the general public knows very little about - Georg Cantor, Ludwig Boltzmann, Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing.
It is the quest for answers to problems that will improve and save lives that will leave your own life forever changed. Enjoy!


Part I



Part II


Part III


Part IV


Part V


Part VI


Part VII


Part VIII


Part IX


Part X

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Healthcare Reform (It will happen and change IS coming) ... Are you prepared?

Dear Readers,

Been extremely busy these few months as 2009 comes to a rapid close and Thanksgiving is a week away. Busy on what? In my line of work, sometimes our greatest accomplishments are based on what didn't happen or transpire. That's what preventative maintenance is all about.

So "as the world turns", there is yet another major event that is coming up that will affect your life because the numbers have gotten "out of hand". And that is the topic of much debate called the "Healthcare Reform Bill". Does it have national and international implications? Absolutely!

Is there a righjavascript:void(0)t or wrong answer? It depends on which side of the fence you sit on and undoubtedly with rising unemployment (>10%) of the national workforce, a dropping dollar and worries about an overheating international economy ... you should be concerned.

We need to start to wake-up and to have a serious and hard look at cost cutting measures for the greater good. But will that impact accessibility to the best medical care? Absolutely. So what should we do? We need to increase efficiencies and start to think as a whole community. Perhaps evaluating the taboo territory of alternative medical care, prevention, eating right ... may become a necessary part of everyone's share?

Here's the latest on what has happened over the weekend:
Senate about to vote (WSJ)

Best in Health!!

Historical Views:

One view promoting health reform (sponsor included):


Certain Physicians' View:


Keith Olbermann's View:


President Obama's Address:


Regardless of what kind of reform is chosen, we need to cut costs, improve efficiency and make technological advances that will lower our unsustainable burdens. The US healthcare problem plays a significant role in the US healthcare deficit problem.

There are arguments for right and left views. At the end of the road, something will happen and change is coming. Are you informed and prepared? Are you a small or medium sized business owner or employee? This will ultimately affect an unprecedented number of lives.

I look forward to seeing your views ...

Saturday, September 19, 2009

The remaining 3 months of 2009 ...

Nine months into the year and we've experienced:

1. The stock markets crashed in March 2009 and we're moving to higher highs.
2. We've witnessed a nasty virus (H1N1) and it spread to level 6 pandemic levels.
3. Gold has rocketed to almost breaking 1038/oz.
4. The US dollar is close to breaking another low (Bloomberg).
5. We are at the brink of national healthcare reform.
6. Sell-in May and go away (did not happen, the markets rallied).
7. September crash month of 2008 did not occur (so far).
8. The infamous fear index (^VIX) is trending lower.

What do you think will be in store for the rest of 2009? Where do we go from here?

One thing for sure has happened is problems continue to worsen but the reaction has gotten less and less (even the media has stopped talking about the bad things).

We've printed lots of $ and the conclusion at the G20 was we need to continue supporting a recovering economy. Few are buying gold jewelry but for some strange reason, someone or something is parking lots of money into gold. Some guess it is could be China.

Yes, stability has occurred and it may be here to stay with a cost. The cost will be a weaker dollar. If the problems require even more printing, the dollar may further weaken and gold may break to higher levels despite lack of jewelry demand.

Only time will tell what 2009 holds in store for Christmas this year.

U.S. consumers have changed and showed that change is possible. Articles on being frugal (aka Financially Fit) is the new trend: story.

What do you see for the remaining 3 months?

One thing is for sure. Oil has remained expensive and increased demand could make it go higher. Less demand means less recovery (so we don't want that either). How about food? Will food get cheaper or more expensive? The only solution would be to mass produce more animals, more plants in confined conditions.

Here is some humor to pass the time:

Question: But wouldn't that create more H1N1 like viruses?

Answer: Yes, but let's put that off for now and worry about a financial recovery. By the way, those genetically modified crops could offer a way to lower food costs.

Question: But wouldn't we run the risk of single genetics that could get infected (i.e. the potato blight in Ireland)?

Answer: Anything is possible. Let's put that off for now and worry about feeding the family with lower cost foods. By the way, those genetically modified crops taste quite 'similar'. You'll get used to it and soon forget there was ever an issue.

Question: Those banks that were too big to fail have gotten stronger. This seems like creating a bigger bubble than before.

Answer: Nah, you're just being oversensitive. If there is another bubble, we'll take care of it just like we always do.

Question: The water doesn't taste so good. There are medical publications about acinetobacter being multi-drug resistant. Do you think the wastewater facilities are working?

Answer: What do you want? It is free. Low cost. How can you complain about free stuff. Now if we could start charging for it, we might improvise.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Propionibacterium acnes market

According to the Mayo Clinic, the pathogenesis of acne (diagram) is formed when the

1. pore is clogged (no oxygen)

2. Propionibacterium acnes a gram positive species which thrives under anaerobic conditions increases in numbers (this can be detected by measuring for endogenic porphyrin–coporphyrin III). Unlike most anaerobic bacteria, P. acnes is aerotolerant so it survives in the presence of oxygen.

3. When a pore is blocked, this anaerobic bacteria overgrows and secretes chemicals that breakdown the wall of the pore, spilling other bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus into the skin. Interestingly, Staph. aureus is a Gram positive, facultative anaerobe (it can exist in the presence and absence of oxygen).

Comparisons of Liquid Growth (this figure provides good insight)

4. the sebum/oils become infected with a mixture of bacteria

5. inflammation pathway is triggered, re-triggered and scars develop

Common typical solutions:

Usage of benzoyl peroxide, antibiotics (i.e. tetracyclin, Clindamycin, Azithromycin), tretinoin -for scarring, U.V. light

Common problems:

Treatment resistance getting intolerable, ineffective with side effects (dry skin, pigmentation), problems reappear in weeks/months, enviro-toxic, unnecessary chemo-induced aging.

Less common problems:

Photosensitivity increased, Redness, itching, hives, swelling and a burning sensation after topical application

Cautionary statements specific to tretinoin (i.e. Retin-A):

It is a teratogen, and therefore can cause birth defects and tests have shown increases in foetal skull abnormalities in rats. Women who are or may be pregnant, or who are seeking to become pregnant, are therefore warned against using it. This teratogenic effect is caused by the interference of the exogenous retinoic acid with endogenous retinoic acid signaling, which plays a role in patterning the developing embryo. However the risks of topical tretinoin to the unborn child seems to be 'limited'.

Research Objective:

To find an alternative, low cost method to non-invasively disrupt bacterial mixtures while impregnating them into a facial cleansing system.

Background:


The electric dipole moment for a pair of opposite charges of magnitude q is defined as the magnitude of the charge times the distance between them and the defined direction is toward the positive charge. It is a useful concept in atoms and molecules where the effects of charge separation are measurable, but the distances between the charges are too small to be easily measurable. It is also a useful concept in skincare applications (see documents).

Water molecules as a liquid state are attracted to each other by electrostatic forces, and these forces have been described as van der Waals forces or van der Waals bonds. Even though the water molecule as a whole is electrically neutral, the distribution of charge in the molecule is not symmetrical and leads to a dipole field - a microscopic separation of the positive and negative charge centers. This leads to a net attraction between such polar molecules which finds expression in the cohesion of water molecules and contributes to water's properties of viscosity and surface tension. Van der Waals forces are what holds water in the liquid state until thermal conditions are violent enough to break those van der Waal bonds at 100°C. With cooling, residual electrostatic forces between the molecules cause water to liquify and eventually solidfy into ice.

Advantages:

Chemical free, 100% eco-friendly. Upon dilution, the activated dipole will become normalized drinking water, low cost, non-invasive, hypoallergenic.

Conclusions:

By utilizing uniquely dipolarized water, a unique action known to water molecules, aerotolerant, facultative and obligate can be reduced, removed without creating an enviro-compromising solutions. Additionally, resistance can not occur since the methodology is using molecular weight 18.0 g/mol smaller than oxygen (32.0 g/mol) as a penetration force.

Market size:

According to the 2003 annual report of Johnson & Johnson, the global skincare market is worth $43 billion per year. In June 2002, an Italian magazine: Italia Imballagio estimated that there are more than 14,000 cosmetics producers worldwide."Through acquisitions and, more importantly, strong post-acquisition growth, we now hold a leading position in the highly-fragmented $43billion per year global skin care market."Johnson & Johnson: 2003

Here is the 2008 annual report from Johnson & Johnson for comparisons:

http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/jnj/Johnson-And-Johnson/2009030501/

Acne treatments will account for $561 million, or 16.9% of the market by 2008. Topical germicidals and antiseptic sector accounted for $469 million in 2003, representing 15.3% of total market value. (Source: GY T.)

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Behind the Sweetness lies a complex issue ...


























Recently, I've been asked to work on a natural diabetic friendly sugar project in addition to the bacteria/virus research. Like anything, I usually do some market research to gain a perspective on the situation. I found that bacteria, molds and sugars are highly correlated. While we share the same desires (for sugar), only people will fight and create barriers to access by trading sugar as a commodity. The natural + diabetic friendly sugar that can also release benefits of minerals is clearly a tough one (finger's crossed).

Research summary:
Goldman Sachs said this year’s rise in prices was “just the beginning” of another rally that was likely ultimately to be even more extreme than past episodes as supply problems worsened.

There was once a game, heads I win, tails you lose. This seems to apply very much in the case of sugar.

1. If we get a recovery, commodities like sugar will skyrocket.
2. If we don't get a recovery, commodities like sugar should fall due to a decrease in demand, right? -Wrong.

A. Generally speaking, people eat more sugary foods when they are nervous.
B. Economically speaking, it is one of those cheaper excursions relative to everything else (just like women will buy less make up in harder economic times, it is the opposite for lipstick).
C. Environmentally speaking, India had its driest June in 83 years. Weather conditions in Brazil and around the world have increased risks for the 2009-2010 period.


D. Medically speaking, large sugar intake cause wild swings in the insulin/glucagon response. This is one of the underlying causes for adult onset diabetes. Diabetes is projected to grow. This will impact productivity and healthcare costs.

Does this mean we are going to end up spending more on ice cream, sodas, maple syrup etc. ?

Not necessarily. As companies realize that consumers are sensitive to pricings, they will inevitably search for less expensive options. One option is the use of high fructose corn syrup as a substitute and to market it as a healthy alternative.

Another option is to use "synthetic sweeteners" that will boost the sweet taste without requiring the need to add more sugar. This has been catalyzed by the talk in Washington to tax sugar:

1. Want a Healthier State? Let's bring on the Soda Tax, Sugar Tax.


2. Sugar/Soda Tax considered to help pay for Healthcare Reform Bill


As sugar, soda and food companies feel pressured by changes ... options need to be considered to increase (or just to keep) bottom line profits. Companies running a business need to sustain profits for shareholders. Yet, every employee realizes that sugar is not healthy. US Consumers are purchasing less soda.

Therefore, the only areas of expansion is to look abroad at emerging economies and Chindia (China +India). You may recall Coca-cola's strong interest and failed acquisition of China's Huiyuan Juice Group which got slammed after Coca-cola was rejected by the Chinese government (stock).

So what are your thoughts? Do you have a sweet tooth? You're not alone. According to D.C.A.L., we found there's another organisms that LOVES sugar more than people. They are fungus, molds, mildew, bacteria ...

Once thought of as harmless, out of control growth of Candida Albicans can lead to bothersome yeast infections. Look around you at the supermarket and pharmacies and you'll notice that vaginal yeast products and options including placing a piece of crushed garlic remedies have skyrocketed (we'll save this one for another article) ...

Enjoy!

Friday, July 17, 2009

H1N1 Updates: Legal protections for vaccine makers and WHO gives up on counting cases

The Associated Press: Legal immunity set for swine flu vaccine makers: "Vaccine makers and federal officials will be immune from lawsuits that result from any new swine flu vaccine, under a document signed by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, government health officials said Friday."

1. How severe is the current crisis?
2. UN health agency gives up on counting swine flu: The World Health Organization says it will stop counting individual cases of swine flu.
3. Tracking individual swine flu cases is too overwhelming for countries where the virus is spreading widely, the agency stated, "WHO will no longer issue global totals of swine flu cases, although it will continue to track the global epidemic."
4. WHO says countries should look for signs the virus is mutating, such as changes in the way swine flu is spreading, surges in hospital visits or more severe cases ...
5. WHO had reported nearly 95,000 cases including 429 deaths worldwide. But the numbers are outdated, with United Kingdom estimating it had 55,000 new cases last week alone.

Are you an investor or sucker?

DCAL=Directed Combinatorial Algorithmic Library has been able to investigate using filters to determine if your investment is sound vs. industry averages.

Current Ratio (initial liquidity) = Total Current Assets/ Total Current Liabilities

Industry Average Ratios:
Agriculture 1.31
Mining 1.19
Construction 1.44
Manufacturing
Leather/Textile/App 1.50
Chem. Petrol. Metal 1.54
Wood Related Prod 1.43
Mach-trans equipment 1.54
Trans-Communic 1.03
Wholesale
Non-Durable 1.53
Durable 1.42
Retail
Hardware 1.68
Gen. Merchandise 2.14
Automobiles 1.23
Apparel 1.90
Furniture 1.61
Restaurants 0.73
Financial Services 1.18
Business Services 1.36
Service Industry 1.29

Additional crucial questions that enter into DCAL:
Earnings before interest & taxes (EBIT)
Working capital
Retained Earnings

There are also methologies employed to measure the management and if they value shareholder return or their own positions. -This is crucial to consider.

Remember that giving out $$ is easy but making $$ as a viable business requires accuracy and precision to match demand with supply of the right customers. And if your retained earnings require too much capital expenditures -this is not a positive.

Interesting video:


Sophisticated Explanations of Henry Paulson:


NYT Article on Henry Paulson & Congress

Sunday, July 12, 2009

D.C.A.L. measures inner mental strength
































Exactly what are the chances of success when physical, mental and spiritual odds are stacked against you?

Qian Hongyan, who was forced to use half a basketball as her prosthetic body, has inspired millions of people worldwide with her ambition to compete as a swimmer in the 2012 Paralympics in London:

Looking back on her childhood, she was extremely positive. People like Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, Mahatma Ganhdi had D.C.A.L. inner strength ratings of 85+%.

Over the years, in developing mathematical correlations, we have measured various physically challenged individuals and their inner strength attributes worldwide (video) looking for inner strength qualities including 'the drive to overcome all adversity'. Qian Hongyan is exceptional and will continue to gain worldwide attention and praise.



































































In developing D.C.A.L. for applications in artificial intelligence exception traits were reviewed. On Alive Not Dead, Shairah's singing ability was reviewed and we found that voice does matter in negotiations and performance. Since she's a performing artists, the better she can maintain this vocal capability where the derivative of the slope is smaller at the peaks, the better her performance.

Qian has arrived at a point in her life where the public following will feed her success.

Roger Federer is another exceptional individual with an extremely high D.C.A.L. inner mental strength rating:




1. D.C.A.L. (Directed Combinatorial Algorithmic Libraries) is an optimized platform based on the mathematical teachings of Dr. Vladmir Fock (Fock Matrix, Hartree-Fock).

2. An example of differentiation is using the numbers 1,4,5,6 ... how many random combinations exist?

Answer:
The numbers 1,4,5,6 provide 24 possible combinations:

1456 || 4156 || 5146 || 6145
1465 || 4165 || 5164 || 6154
1546 || 4561 || 5461 || 6541
1564 || 4516 || 5416 || 6514
1645 || 4615 || 5614 || 6415
1654 || 4651 || 5641 || 6451

While one can use trial and error to determine this feature. If it cost a corporation, 100K each trial and every trial was a busines campaign, the time costs and the monetary costs would be quite high. The potential $ tab could be 2.4M USD.

Individuals with exceptional excellence like Dr. Vladmir Fock found methods to arrive at this answer:

4!= 4x3x2x1= 24 combinations

3. If asked the same questions how many random combinations exist in sets of 2, once again you could come up with a trial and error of:
{1,4}; {1,5}, {1,6}, {4,5}, {4,6}, {5,6} ...... six (6) combinations

or individuals came up with the code:
4!/[2!(4-2)!] = 4x3x2x1/[2x1(2x1)] = 6

4. If you carried this to the next level and passed a filter using the alphabet:
A=1, B=2, C=3, D=4, E=5, F=6
You would derive that 1,4,5,6 is equivalent to the letters A,D,E,F.

5. If you asked anyone how many four letter combinations existed that contained common words anyone could see it arrives at 2:

FADE
DEAF

6. Reversing the code you get the combination:
6145
4516

Essentially, the cost would be minimized to 200K. And the company would be saved 2.2M USD of capital expense.

7. The movie, "A Beautiful Mind" shares a glimpse into the life of people who could see patterns (i.e. John Nash who was also an offshoot of Group Theory applications in economics). How can some people can see these patterns? What makes them exceptional? What traits do they have? Musical composers like Bach and Mozart come to mind. Newtonian mechanics how is it possible someone thought of this?

Taught a many Universities today: Repeated Game Theory (voice lecture)



8. Exactly how much mental strength can play in the healing process? The answer is a significant amount. Inner mental strength is a phenomenal trait. We all have it. Can it be trained. Yes. It is amazing.

9. If the combination was longer, trial & error would be so costly it
would eat up your revenues (i.e. 236642597) ... Using mathematics, we calculate there are 90,720 combinations:

9!/{2!2!}= 9x8x7x6x5x4x3x2x1/{2x1x2x1}

With D.C.A.L., you can narrow it within 300.

10. Edward Altman (b.1941) created the Z-Score Financial Analysis tool (published in 1968) to help creditors determine the probability of bankruptcy in the next 2 years. Read more. Imagine what kind of intellect must you have to be able to accomplish such feats of mental strength.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Investigations underway: U.S. beef recall expansion with 18 illnesses & rising ...





UPDATE 1-U.S. beef recall expanded, 18 illnesses suspected Industries Consumer Goods & Retail Reuters: "E.coli O157:H7 bacteria"

According to DCAL (Directed Combinatorial Algorithm Library): Within the next 2 years, there will be a significant rise in chlorine resistant bacteria, virus and fungus within the food industry. This will have a strong negative impact the restaurant, hospitality and the fast moving consumer goods industry.

O157:H7 (aka. EHEC= Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli ) details ->

1. Shiga toxin producing
2. Severe cramps, diarrhea (often with blood)
3. Vomit
4. Fevers ~101˚F/38.5˚C
5. Healing time: 5-7 days to stabilize
6. Damage requires 3-4 months for full recovery
7. Usually mild but can be severe/life-threatening
8. Note: E. coli serogroups O26, O111, and O103 are the non-O157 serogroups that most often cause illness in people in the United States.
9. Spreadability: high
10. The toxin, known as Shiga toxin, is the same one found in 2006's infected spinach that was implicated in the deaths of five people and illnesses involving hundreds more.
11. Ability to Contain: Very good if source is identified
12. Purpose of Shiga toxin: helps O157:H7 survive its bacterial predator: a ciliated protozoan known as Tetrahymena.

Note: The history behind DCAL dates back to the period of Dr. Vladmir Fock (who's IQ has been reported by many as beyond genius).

Professor Fock: December 22, 1898–December 27, 1974

























It has been applied within GY as a mathematical combinatorial based algorithm that collects and analyzes data for unique applications. It is capable of utilizing specific information to extrapolate trends. It is capable of determining based on the information matrix critical behavioral responses within a field of accuracy. When applied towards infectious diseases, it can provide information on the possible organisms, size/impact of infection, transmission leads, societal costs etc.
Another example is GY-DCAL predicted H1N1 would be level 6 pandemic 60 days after level 3 was announced by the World Health Organization. Photos, texts, unique findings are helpful feeds into the tactical information that is continuously collected on the H1N1 virus. If you know of any please keep posting on all public servers.
Many would say: "There is nothing to fear except fear itself ..."
Should we encourage intimate human to animal contact?
Can ignorance be bliss???






















Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Dr. Chiu 趙汝威博士: Social Media Monetization Los Angeles, New York, Hong Kong, China

Dr. Chiu 趙汝威博士: Conferences On Social Media Monetization Los Angeles, New York, Hong Kong, China ...

Gives talk @Google's blogger, @Yahoo's mybloglog audience. Next stops @FaceBook, @Twitter.
Objective: Helping Small Medium Enterprises and Business Owners Survive, Grow their business
Audience: Small-Medium Enterprises/Business Owners
Additional CAPEX (Capital Expenditures): Less than $20/month

GY LLC is interested in disruptive technological advances in medicine & therapeutics. Additionally, we need to have healthy communities. Clearly, business owners are suffering and they are not prepared to face the current financial turmoil. The rising costs of healthcare have resulted in arguments and no answers. Social networks are ineffective in helping businesses increase traffic and yet use valuable business time. Increasing opportunities in social media have become dilutive. They don't allow businesses to monetize to feed their families. Instead members are being monetized. The only revenue you get for valuable content is often pennies on the dollar using irrelevant advertising.

New Concept for providers: Servana : "What goes around comes around ... we need to help our neighbors"

A calling for extraordinary people who care about their communities. I am confident that amongst the chaos, functional social networks that work on solving problems will arise. Prevention is the only answer but how do we reach the people, the communities? As a joint venture, GY LLC will support Servana to create an informational platform with voice, text and information from leading celebrities/top experts on business, management, healthcare, wellness etc.

Upcoming Topic: New Invisible Enemies Lurking in Restaurants

Restaurant Owners: You need to be in on this one. Did you know there are over 16 organisms that are resistant to chlorine bleach and stabilized chlorine dioxide? Franchises and chains could get destroyed.

Consumers: Who pays for your Bill of Health if you caught something in a restaurant?

Insurance Carriers: The insured was not sick prior to visiting the restaurant. Just like the insured's coverage @hospitals is voided since nosocomial infections are generated out
of scope. An outbreak is out of scope. So you're already thinking of exclusions.

Lawyers: You're going to have a field day extracting payments from unhappy victims.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Listing onto Hong Kong Financial Markets






















Hong Kong Financial Markets: "Taifook Securities said in a note Tuesday that stock exchange operator Hong Kong Exchanges has now become the world's second-most valuable exchange by market capitalization behind CME Group, despite the Hong Kong market's smaller size."

Based on much +ve information, I am interested in listing BioNeutral Group Asia on the Hang Seng Exchange. Either a listing on the main board or the GEM board (Growth Enterprise Market) will work. The goal is to increase global liquidity/accessibility across 24hrs. Furthermore, Hong Kong is significantly more responsive to safety and precautions when it comes to pandemics/outbreaks ...

Meanwhile, in the USA ... the current consensus are further disputes in healthcare: Obama lobbies doctors on healthcare reforms U.S. Reuters: "Obama lobbies doctors on healthcare reforms ..."

Coming from medicine and healthcare policies, this is most unfortunate. They'd rather argue and destroy the system *sigh* ... while the little people suffer.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Ygiene dissolves toxic mushrooms (live video feed to Asia)

Dr. Chiu, Dr. Kielbania (Chief Scientist of BioNeutral Group), Asia Film Crew, USA Mold Infested Home (mushrooms growing on carpets - all 3 occupants hospitalized).The root and origins of the problem originate from toxic drywall from China (US homeowners protest, CNN review), mold spores that could have been brought in by a remediation company's equipment, even items from a grocery store or a vacation to humid mold infested places (i.e. hotels). Unlike H1N1, this is impossible to detect as the growth rate starts very slow and once the spores reach a certain level, the homeowners start to feel headaches, swelling, memory loss, 'so-called allergic rhinitis' ... these are all symptoms that toxic mold could be present and proper testing needs to be immediately done to create a baseline.



Two mushrooms are completely erradicated on contact:





Many kinds of molds & mushrooms exists and are quite territorial:

Under the right conditions, a single aggressive spore can become an outbreak nightmare (this took only 3 months) ...

God has answered with a media film crew coming over from Asia and doing a cover story and televised show on our work with H1N1 virus', bacteria and mold. I thank everyone for their continued efforts amidst my frustrations at convincing this company to commercialize. *sigh* At least now, there are more people who can visually see the dangers that can occur during any kind of outbreak. This live test of the data from previous blogs clearly shows the formulation is impeccable! The company agrees but they don't see the benefits of allowing consumers access to this powerful yet safe formulation?! Please keep praying so that I will be successful at convincing them. I've even brought Chief Scientist of BioNeutral Group: Dr. Andrew Kielbania to this residence. Hopefully something will happen soon. -Thanks for everyone's prayers and good wishes!

Collage of photos (notice mushrooms were growing on the carpet -lower left corner):













In working on virus', bacteria and now fungal species, I have come to the realization that we are very much unprepared and unaware of the dangers the exist. Solving problems with a vaccine is slow, costly and insufficient. Each time you make the H1N1 vaccine, you need to offline the production of vaccines for the common influenza virus and this is gambling rather than medicine.

Clearly, the public and most media is only concerned with H1N1 outbreak but what about mold outbreaks that are happening within communities?

I have gone ahead and shown the application of Ygiene inside a mold infested home and being able to erradicate the odor and mold whereas bleach, alcohol and all commercial products have failed. Had we not been equipped with:

(1) Full Suit
(2) Head to toe coverage
(3) N95 face mask by 3M
(4) Goggles over the glasses (mold spores tend to attach immediately upon entry)
(5) BioNeutral Group's: Ygiene VirusKill (not commercially available)
(6) Glove protection

Our healths and the film crew's health would have been compromised just like the family that ended up in the hospital. Memory loss, nose bleeds, hemoptysis, cancer can arise from exposure to mycotoxins (by-products of mold i.e. aflatoxins).

Dr. Chiu/ Dr. Tierno Interview Clip (Stresses that Ygiene can neutralize Aflatoxins!):


Dr Philip Tierno interview part 25.mp3 -

Dr. Tierno's Final Warning:


Dr Philip Tierno interview part 26.mp3 -

Suiting Up (Part I):

















Suiting Up (Part II):























Process of Gloving:




















In action with Ygiene showing 2 second kill rate -embedded camera




















The Kitchen Walls:





Thursday, April 30, 2009

H1N1 Strategic Protocols from the CDC (remain unnoticed by the general public)

1. Health effects of H1N1 are the same as regular flu except that you end up dying from a cytokine reaction overload:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNhiHf84P9c (Dirty Pictures:perhaps we can learn from 'how we erradicate smallpox. Ans:Early Detection-Early Response with the right medicines).


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikMzh8-i36w (H1N1 just arrived in a new form. H5N1 has not gone away since it was born. We need to act fast and we need to act quickly).


2. The CDC at level 3 wrote the following recommendation (see below or actual link) and published on April 27 (@11:00am) pretty soon afterwards on Monday we transitioned to level 4. We are now at level 5. Based on this information, we should be masking ourselves in a 50-100 mile radius at any area that has shown a hotspot (Texas, New York, California etc). This goes for other countries (S.Korea, U.K.,etc).















































3. What are your suggestions? Some now agree that we should quarantine people in their homes and take out our anti-anthrax weaponry to reduce the H1N1 virus. On a scale of things, the H1N1 virus is a soldier vs. anti-anthrax weaponry.

BioNeutral has a weapon against anthrax-bioterrorism. We need to use an anti-tank weapon against this soldier called H1N1 virus. Problem is that the longer we wait, the stronger or more soldiers there will be available. There is no other option. Making vaccines will take too long.

On April 29th, 2009: BioNeutral appointed Dr. Steven Goldmann to their advisory board and these were his words (click on picture to enlarge, words underlined in red) -Dr. Goldmann served on the CDC as advisor (read full story here):













4. If nothing happens soon, I will start rounding up a group of advocates to commercialize the process. There is just too much evidence based medicine behind this -we cannot wait any longer.


5. For me, this whole thing started with the workers following a CDC protocol of using household bleach 10% (1part in 10 parts water) against mold and either didn't wait long enough or the CDC protocol has a flaw and I had a toxigenic (black mold) & allergenic mold (aspergillus, penicillium) + bacteria (staph, entero, coryne, etc) infestation in the home.





























This Ygiene ingredient which is 'anti-anthrax' took it out in 2 seconds safely, effectively and into water!! Was it overkill? So far so good, I've never seen anything like it. Do we convince the CDC (lots of paperwork) or mobilize ourselves, our family, our loved ones into safety? ... whatever works: need to save lives and to do it harmlessly. I've looked at the safety levels of this thing and it is harmless to the environment and humans (notice Dr. Tierno states: 'it is green'). Lab data & developing story.

Why isn't it available yet? The company only got listed on the stock exchange in February. They only started to look at the business side of things.

But we don't have time to wait. We need to take action NOW!

For the record: I am taking action on my side.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Level 5 (1 level away from maximum level 6 -global pandemic)


















Like anything, there have nothing but massive errors. Someone (from media) starting
saying the words 'swine flu' and soon everyone caught on. Well, it really isn't swine and it is really 3 variations. Too late, China, Russia and numerous countries don't want North American pork (link).

Gary Stordy, spokeman for the Canadian Pork Council, insists that countries need to stop calling it 'swine flu'. Do you think this word can ever be dropped (link)?

Notice that more cases followed by an increase to level 5 (one step away from level 6) but then look around you -no one is wearing a mask on the streets of New York City and yet you have the occasional ambulance arrive due to someone reporting feeling ill.

It is a total nightmare. This news clip indicates the situation is dire. Look back at 1918 and you will see the virus came out and some people got sick and the situation with the Spanish flu improved until later it went berzerk.

The same situation could happen here as the virus spreads into more countries. Once there is an outbreak, the world as we know it could turn very ugly, very fast.


Black mold & other other biohazards in the world (swine flu)

Swine flu should really be named Mexican flu or North American flu or H1N1 virus since it a combination of 3 genetics (chicken, pig and human). If we were treating mosquitoes that carried Dengue fever or malaria, you would want to resort to the following:

1. Contain the mosquitoes
2. Use all measures to prevent the mosquitoes from getting on your body (protective clothing, repellents etc)
3. Your last option after being bitten would be to take medication of anti-X.

Well, it seems odd that the media would keep on telling people to take Tamiflu when that is option 3. And usually option 3 is used only after the product has been clinically proven -which it has not because Tamiflu was not around during the last outbreaks of H1N1.

Also all these safety breathing masks keep popping up. Why would you use anything other than N95 masks by 3M when this is the only mask that saved lives effectively during SARS virus, H5N1 (avian flu) outbreaks.

Suggestions of cleaning with bleach are another crazy phenomenon -yes it works but this virus is really fast at getting into your body via respiratory pathways. And bleach is very slow. It seems that one should use that Ygiene that I've had success in our own lives with toxigenic mold and pathogenic bacteria.


BEFORE YGIENE TREATMENT (note Clorox, lysol, anti-mold products had been used and this is what remained on the semi-porous concrete floor):














AFTER YGIENE (2 second wait, then swab test):













Although Ygiene has not been commercialized, I think that physicians and healthcare professionals will see that a 2 second kill rate is significantly faster than bleach, lysol or other products. And for something that has killed even anthrax, it is not surprising that Ygiene is now receiving inquiries from China and India as a weapon against H1N1 virus (video link)














Just like the prevention of mosquitoes is the best solution but requires the cooperation of all countries worldwide ... the same goes for preventing the spread of the H1N1 virus. For this H1N1 virus that spreads so quickly, we need something that kills it quickly in less than 10 seconds -before it has time to get inside our cells to multiply (Ygiene is 2 seconds).

Anyone who reads this should call up BioNeutral Group and get the facts and send in your letters that you would like a bottle of this. I firmly believe after what we saw (videos will be available upon requests) ... you will be shocked at how fast and how safe this ingredient works)

A scary factoid:
There are currently 2 strains of H1N1. One which is Tamiflu susceptible + lethal (this is what you're hearing about in the news) and another which is Tamiflu resistant + harmless. The great fear of this 3 genetics combination virus is that it mutates significantly faster than SARS or H5N1 (avian flu) due to it having all three genetics of chicken, pig and human. Scientists fear that if these 2 strains came together and made a 3rd strain of Tamiflu resistant and lethal ... we would have a serious global problem.

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