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LA Kings captain Dustin Brown – just a big nerd?
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Our new 'What I've learned so far this season…' series has already brought forth a myriad of mixed information.
Drew Doughty shared who was 'one of the best passers I've seen' (and it wasn't Anze Kopitar), Kevin Westgarth may be man crushing on one of the new Kings forwards, Trent Hunter spoke about being mesmerized by somebody who can do amazing things with the puck, and Ethan Moreau let the world know which one of his teammates has been talking his ear off on the bus.
However, it was a comment by Westgarth – where he called captain Dustin Brown a nerd – that served as the backdrop for this article.
First though, here are some things Brown says he's learned over the first month of the season…
About Willie Mitchell – "What have I learned new about Willie Mitchell? Not much. He talks so much it's…(then Kopitar chipped in and reminded him of something) – he knows a lot of people. He has a lot of friends. Every city we go to, he has a friend, apparently."
About Simon Gagne – "I learned that he and Joe Bernier are really good friends."
About Jack Johnson – "I think he got a new car. I don't really know. Some red car I think I've seen him driving around in."
About Justin Williams – "With Stick, you get to know him pretty well. So, there's nothing really new to learn about him."
[note: unknowingly, he just taught us something - now we know his nickname is Stick...that's new]
About Moreau – "I've played against him and known him off the ice for quite some time. But, one thing, and not in any specific way, it's been fun to be around him off the ice. He's a pretty funny guy."
About Kyle Clifford – "Cliffy is the same ol' Cliffy, pretty simple."
About Jonathan Quick – "Other than he's the new record holder, not much – that's about it with him."
About Rob Scuderi – "I can't give you anything on him. I carpool with him and live right next to him. So, we know each other too well."
In response to Westgarth calling him a nerd – "I'd say I'm more of a geek. He's more of a nerd. He corrects you on your pronunciations all the time and proper grammar. It's a whole Princeton thing, I guess. So, I think he's more or a nerd. I might be a geek, but he's a nerd, that's for sure!"
Brown went on to confirm at least part of what Westgarth had said though when asked if he had learned anything new about Alec Martinez recently – "He's a geek. He and I have computer talk all the time. So, he's a geek like me."
The hardest hitting geek you'll ever meet, Kings captain Dustin Brown.
To read the other 'What I've learned so far…' articles, plese see the links below.
The Mayor
The one thing Matt Greene never wants to see again – EVER!
MayorsManor podcast – LA Kings players talk best/worst dressed and other funny topics
What I've learned so far… by Mike Richards – includes a warning for Dustin Penner
What I've learned so far… by Drew Doughty - on the ice and off the ice observations
Dustin Brown adds a new name into the Penner vs. Greene feud
the photo above appears courtesy of Michael Zampelli
Filed Under: Featured • Los Angeles Kings
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Former NCAB Chair Joins NCI as Senior Advisor for Translational Research
Dr. Daniel Von Hoff will serve as interim chair for the NCAB.
President's Cancer Panel Meets to Discuss Recommendations
The Panel will hold two additional meetings on October 24 and 25 to discuss recommendations from the 2004-2005 report, Translating Research into Cancer Care: Delivering on the Promise. For additional information, visit http://pcp.cancer.gov, or call 301-451-9399.
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That robbery occurred around 1:20 a.m. Monday when police were called to the Petro Serve on the 2100 block of South University Drive. Authorities say the two individuals displayed hand guns and ordered the employee to give them money from the register and the employee's own wallet before leaving the scene.
Has crime gone up?
Both robberies took place in less than 12 hours, which has raised some questions from viewers about if the amount of crime in the area is on the up.
"We average 11 of these types of events per year, so less than one a month," says Lt. Joel Vettel of the Fargo Police Department.
But so far in 2014, we've already had five.
"The crimes that we hear about seem to be a little more disturbing," says local resident Jill Stjohn. "In the middle of the day or armed robbery," she says.
"I'll spot a couple robberies a month for the past few months, so definitely seems like it has gone up," says another resident Atlantis Deoliveira.
But Fargo Police say statistics point to January as the most popular month for these kinds of crimes.
"We've had five, we may go into a time period where, which it's not unusual for us, to go months where we don't have an event," says Vettel.
Vettel says he will have to wait until the official 2013 report comes out in March for exact numbers, but some areas of crime did increase. Overall crime is up in a single-digit percentage and burglaries are up in a double-digit percentage, he says. Though Vettel also noted that for a few years leading up to 2013, overall crime had decreased. He says he thinks broadcast and social media exposure affect public perception.
"I think now they have multiple media venues that they get to see that in," says Vettel. "After a while, I'm sure it appears that we have more than we actually do," he says.
"There's going to be some of it, no matter where you live and I still think it's a low-crime community and a good place to live in that regard," says local resident John Williams.
More security measures
Though a manager of the Stop-N-Go couldn't be reached, Valley News Live did speak with the CEO of Petro Serve Kent Satrang. He says Petro Serve is looking at increasing security even more.
Though some viewers suggested security measures like closing for a few hours at night, Satrang responded that he thinks robbers will come whenever they see an opportunity.
Fargo Police are looking for two men accused robbing a south Fargo gas station early Monday morning.
It happened about 1:20 Monday morning at the Petro Serve USA on south University.
Investigators tell Valley News Live two men walked into the store with handguns and demanded cash from the register. After they got the money they ran out of the store.
Police tell us they do have surveillance video of the incident.
The suspects are believed to be African American but both had their faces covered.
Fargo Police investigators do not believe this robbery is connected to a Sunday evening holdup at a north Fargo Stop N Go.


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Two men suspected of robbing an Eastern Iowa bank, and shooting two law officers, are facing multiple charges in Bremer County.
19 year-old William Clayton and 24 year-old Jeremiah Mumford are the men investigators believe robbed the Maynard Savings Bank Tuesday morning and then led authorities on a search which lasted nearly eight hours.
The injured officers are expected to recover -- although Sumner Police Chief Dennis Cain remains in Allen Hospital following surgery to stop arterial bleeding, according to Mayor Gary Walke. Walke has been in constant contact with Cain's family. He said Cain has made a great impact on the community in his 22 years on the department.
"A man of few words, but a very, very good police officer. When he speaks, people listen. Excellent mentor to new officers, and he's served our community very, very well," said Walke.
Trooper Mark Domino was treated and released shortly after being shot.
Bremer County Sheriff Duane Hildebrandt said the response was like nothing he's seen in his career. When other departments learned two officers were shot -- they rushed to help.
"It could have gone really bad, really fast," he said.
Hildebrandt, who is retiring at the end of his term, will keep the memory of this day with him long after he leaves his post.
"What I will never forget is the brotherhood and camaraderie I saw yesterday. I just couldn't be more proud," said Hildebrandt.
As many as 400 agents from multiple cities, counties, states, and even federal departments rushed to aid in the search. With that many people involved in a high-stress situation, things can become disjointed -- or egos can get in the way of the mission. Hildebrandt said, in this case, there was absolutely no friction between the different agencies.
"I think it was because everybody had that common goal. Really bad individuals who were meaning to do serious harm to a police officer, and he's one of us. They're one of us," said Hildebrandt.
That level of care and concern for their brothers ultimately led to the safe arrest of two suspects, and knowing both officers are expected to survive their injuries makes the day a success.
"For law enforcement officers to see the arrest made without any further injury to police officers, and to the suspects... It's gratifying. And now we have to put the trust in the justice system to make sure that, when convicted, these individuals will be put away for a long, long time," said Hildebrandt.
Hildebrandt also credits the cooperation from people in all the impacted communities. He said everyone took the warnings seriously, and that may have prevented injuries to citizens as these two men tried to flee from police.
Clayton and Mumford are also expected to face robbery charges either from the FBI or Fayette County. There is also the chance that the attempted murder, aiding and abetting, and terrorism charges will be picked up by federal prosecutors. If they are convicted of these charges in a federal court -- the two are looking at spending the rest of their lives in prison.


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Trayvon Martin: A Victim of Racial Profiling?
By: Ariana Johnson
April 5, 2012
On February 26 in Sanford, Fl, unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was walking to his father's fiancée's house with a bag of skittles and a can of ice tea he never made to his destination .28-year-old the " Neighborhood Watch Captain" George Zimmerman shot and killed Martin under the guise of self- defense.
Zimmerman has still not been arrested for the murder. The Sanford Police claimed their inability to charge him un light of the Florida's infamous Stand your Ground Law. From the time of Martin's death until now public figures like the Rev. Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and President Barack Obama have voiced their concern about this tragedy . Protestors across the country including Cleveland rallied with picket signs and skittles in honor of Martin.
Pictures of Trayvon Martin wearing a white hoodie or a red Hollister shirt has been posted on social media websites causing an outpour of compassion and sympathy for the Martin family. As I follow this case and its progress I can't help but say that to me this appears a clear and unfortunate example of racial profiling Florida .
It is unfortunate minorities specifically African Americans are targeted as drug dealers, thugs, thieves, or welfare queens by some sections of Americans. Even in the case of Trayvon Martin we can hear Zimmerman saying in his now infamous 911 call that he suspected Martin of being a drug dealer in Sanford, but what if Trayvon Martin was not a 17- year-old black kid wearing a hoodie, what if he was a white kid wearing the same attire, as most 17- year-old boys dress pretty much the same nowadays— would
Trayvon Martin still be here if he was an Asian kid with a bag of skittles.
I think the answer in most likelihood is yes. Racial profiling in the U.S. is still prevalent in our country. About four decades after the Civil Rights Movement we still see stratification on the lines of race in our country. When I as an African American woman walk into big name stores I am constantly followed by sales persons who ask me questions like " Can I help you" or " Is there something that you are looking for" the eyes and the nonverbal expressions suggest they are afraid that I might steal something.
It is unfortunate that when some people look at me they do not see me as an individual that they would like to get to know but an individual that they already know by looking at stereotypes on television, in movies and studying false statistics. Racial profiling affects other minorities Hispanics, Asians, East Indians, Arabs and people of Jewish and Muslim descent.
I do not feel that this was a hate crime per se, however I feel that racial profiling was the main catalyst behind the murder of Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman saw a 17-year-old black male wearing a hoodie walking in the rain and assumed that he was involved in criminal activity. Little did he know that Martin was a football player throughout middle school, he volunteered for a youth organization from June to November. He was a good student and was interested in Aeronautics, and could always be found outside of his father house mowing the lawn. I just hope that by the time I have a 17- year-old son I will not be concerned that my son will be the next Trayvon Martin, a victim of racial profiling.


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For Shatner's World: We're Just Living in It.
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"Well," She asked; her eyes wide. Beads of hot sweat glistening on her brow like miniature
crystal suns. Her angst was palpable. "What is it!"
The air was still. There were no words. Just the sound of bodies breathing in – and
"Congratulations." He held out his arms, handing the mother, her baby, "You have a son."
The moment shone like glass in the center of the heavens – pure and eternal.
It was redemption from every wrong thing she'd ever done.
It was the shining eyes of God smiling onto her exhausted face; lighting it with hope.
It was the only place there was – the only time, the only space.
It was the only feeling that existed.
They were the only two incarnate souls in the room; on the planet, and in the universe.
This was her child –
her son.
And she was his mother.
(there are no words for such things. suddenly, I feel like an intruder. there are too many
eyes, words and moments here. so it is here, I take my leave; leaving this mother and the
only soul in her universe to their perfect moment. they will have many more moments in this
lifetime; but none as sacred, as human, or as eternal as the first look from life to life;
mother to child; heaven to earth, as the very first. None.)
"It's a boy." she whispered. Her throat a crumbling tunnel; stunned, but not really. Like
she'd known it all along. "My baby boy…" She smiled into his ancient, brand-new face;
tracing his delicate cheek with the back of her finger. "He's perfect."
She ran her palm along the bottom of his soft, miraculous foot, and laughed. "Look at
your feet – they're huge!"
And as she wiped the tears with the heel of her shaking hand – smearing what was left of
her mascara - she looked in to his, as close to heaven as one can get, eyes, and said, "Hi.
I'm your mama." He smiled at her. He knew. He'd known it all along. "And I'll love you
The world closed its shades then. Leaving the sacred to its history; the moment to
eternity; and their universe to its quiet, little room.
*Inspired by Deborah's, You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby, contest; and every mother
who has graced this sacred room.
My great-grandmother said,
I was born with the trees
And that I was just borrowed,
from the leaves and the breeze.
She said I was rough,
like the bark on an oak.
And like heat in the shade,
my will never broke
She said this is your home.
It made you...you see
And as grass on the prairie,
it will let you be free.
She said your soul is content,
to run in the wild
These things she told me,
when I was a child.
And I've not forgotten,
her eyes' ancient glimmer.
Over all of these years,
I haven't let them get dimmer.
I run with the winds,
that carry the birds.
And I tell my own children,
my great-grandmother's words.
I was born with the trees,
and like them grew tall.
And I remain to this day,
In the woods...of Arkansas.
--Caleb Smith--
Karma was my best friend...
Until I fell for her deceitfulness...
She always had my back when others would try to harm me...
I would laugh at her and the way she would play with others emotions...
Not knowing that I would fall as one of her victims...
See Karma is mysterious...
I guess that's why she is perfered as a female dog...
She has no feelings...
That's why she always wins her battles...
Me and her never see eye to eye now...
I guess we're to much alike...
I also have no feelings...
Some may say that's impossible, being a human with no feelings...
See, My mother is Sorrow...
My girlfriend is Pain...
My enemy is Fear, I have none...
I came in the world naked...
So Karma can't take anything from me that is rightfully mine...
So when I leave this Earthly Hell...
I will leave, knowing that I have won the battle that no one else has ever
Its Raining…
God's Cleansing Tool
Cloud-Concerto… How Cool !
Plop-Plop Plopping into Pothole Pools
On the Grass, Pavements and On My Own-Sweet- Fools…
who, don't have Sense enough, to get out of the Rain…
… I think I'll go Join Them… Again
A solitary piece the diamond
precious rare gem most treasured
by those lucky enough to hold
Once in possession it is rarely out of grasp
Like the gemstone the mother
requires very specific conditions
in holding fast her (family/) childrens love
Treasured forever in her heart
she will go out of her way
to preen and protect them
holding them dear to her
deep within her maternal safe – the heart
closely guarded by the mind
Her infatuation of all treasures to her
are totally understandable
especially when you think to the complexity
of structure and process taken in creation
Just as from the 'unbreakable' in ancient greek
this alletrope of carbon
with strength of bonding between atoms
is representative of that strong love
between mum and child
The maternal being could be compared
to the superlative physical qualities of the stone
Even the characteristic luster
of this gem so prevaient from its ability
to disperse light and colour
compared to the many strengths, roles and qualities
of the mother
seen by the many she deals with daily
A most high pressured job
versus the high pressured temperature
within the Earths mantle
that forms the delightful rock it gives birth to
Infants delight and ignite the forbearer
just as the jewel would dazzle the room
a mother's love encaptures the magical luster
of those she's birthed and nothing
stands inbetween this richest of cargo's
I left my
heart in
a magical
place. A
place that
holds years
of wonder and
awe. A place that
knows me better
than any other place
I've been. This place
has changed me and
molded me into the
person I am now.
The forests, trees, creeks,
and open skies instilled in
me a love for God's works.
The harshness of the winters has
taught me to be patient and to endure. My small
town is where I learned the small-town work ethic;
you don't get what you don't earn and earning what
you want takes a little bit of sweat and tears. Here
I learned that you don't have to be blood to be
family. Brothers and sisters are made throughout
years of school together. We relied on each other to
be happy. This place will forever hold my heart and
soul. I am a small town girl through and through.
It's who I will always be. Forever. Thanks IDAHO
for shaping me into something more than I was.
Here further down the hillside slope
Down close to the creek with hope
My husband bought a house, land
Fenced in and made many plans
Subdued the land to cow pasture
And planted a garden, fruit trees sure
Fathered another child to call him sir
The creek seemed to like the stir
Enjoyed the children for a little while___
Loved them so that it made her smile
Today she loves grandchildren the same
No girls there are in frills ___tame
The creek keeps on flowing to the sea
The land is mostly stripped of trees
(This is my adaptation of Robert Frost's poem "The Birthplace". I hope that it does not insult
his work.)
Confetti flutters the sky
A bride dressed in pearly white
Footprints pave bright virgin snow
Steps to her future
One moist patch, like dewy grass,
surrounded by a field of weeds,
emerges first and breathes at last,
through openings, the air it needs.
Cut off from, and cut off of;
counting on, and counting in;
from down below, to up above -
A smack on tender, crimson skin.
There is a pulse.
One spring bud, like seedling stems,
surrounded by a garden wall,
is standing out from all of them,
despite the fact, they're just as tall.
And though the bud has not yet grown,
the soil and the water see
more than just the seed they've sewn.
They see the flower it will be.
There is a pulse.
One tall stem, like climbing vines,
surrounded by its petals' plumes,
shares its elegant designs,
and stretches as it blooms.
And when the wind begins to call,
the flower spreads it's pollen 'round.
It falls in love, and loves in fall,
and falling love renews the ground.
There is a pulse.
Orphaned footsteps round the old place.
Pitch black soil, packed deep with bartered
coin and Indian heads – wood and otherwise,
coat her worn leather shoes, Hutterite chic.
The long land screams within its own silence.
Prairie sage burns somewhere, a ghostly smudge
for the undulating grass and, those it serves.
Its alive scent makes the dead turn towards
its head - and the barely living turn to listen.
The impossibly endless horizon holds its bright
blue at bay, begging acknowledgement for
its self-professed being and looming enormity.
She looks at the broken window glass and
through the tattered, delicate gray lace. "Those
were hers." She whispers to the one who listens.
This great-great-granddaughter sees the curtains
as they once were – wistful in the hot Manitoba
wind; fresh and lowing with the honest elemental
scent of aspens, hope and bare-knuckle wash boards;
always fresh; shifting in the cry for solace in summer
shadows – never as still as this moments endlessness.
Blowing through the deep brown of splintered pine
front doors; cracking the announcement of cast iron,
rot and burnt wood comes the simple statement of –
I lived. This mother of five young does not cry,
just yearns to walk in the old ones footsteps;
to know them loved; hear the birdsong through
unbroken bedroom windows for a 5am waking;
feel the resistance of dough on fingers that beg
to be broken, and kiss the twisting undead, living.
The burning of the noonday sun taps her whole,
marking; branding her pale Swedish skin its own.
The red sting of burnt breaks her inward silence,
welcoming her familiar face home.
© Kristin Reynolds 3 29 2009
*Reposted for John's Summer Celebration Contest. This is a personal celebration;
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The Truth About Alkalizing Your Blood
Dr. Ben Kim
Prevent Disease
Is it true that the foods and beverages you consume cause your blood to become more alkaline or acidic? Contrary to popular hype, the answer is: not to any significant degree. Here's why.
The pH of your blood is tightly regulated by a complex system of buffers that are continuously at work to maintain a range of 7.35 to 7.45, which is slightly more alkaline than pure water.
If the pH of your blood falls below 7.35, the result is a condition called acidosis, a state that leads to central nervous system depression. Severe acidosis – where blood pH falls below 7.00 – can lead to a coma and even death.
If the pH of your blood rises above 7.45, the result is alkalosis. Severe alkalosis can also lead to death, but through a different mechanism; alkalosis causes all of the nerves in your body to become hypersensitive and over-excitable, often resulting in muscle spasms, nervousness, and convulsions; it's usually the convulsions that cause death in severe cases.
The bottom line is that if you're breathing and going about your daily activities, your body is doing an adequate job of keeping your blood pH somewhere between 7.35 to 7.45, and the foods that you are eating are not causing any wild deviations of your blood pH.
So what's up with all the hype about the need to alkalize your body? And what's to be made of the claim that being too acidic can cause osteoporosis, kidney stones, and a number of other undesirable health challenges?
As usual, the answers to such questions about human health can be found in understanding basic principles of human physiology. So let's take a look at the fundamentals of pH and how your body regulates the acid-alkaline balance of its fluids on a moment-to-moment basis.
pH is a measure of how acidic or alkaline a liquid is. With respect to your health, the liquids involved are your body fluids, which can be categorized into two main groups:
- Intracellular fluid, which is the fluid found in all of your cells. Intracellular fluid is often called cytosol, and makes up about two-thirds of the total amount of fluid in your body.
- Extracellular fluid, which is the fluid found outside of your cells. Extracellular fluids are further classified as one of two types:
- Plasma, which is fluid that makes up your blood.
- Interstitial fluid, which occupies all of the spaces that surround your tissues. Interstitial fluid includes the fluids found in your eyes, lymphatic system, joints, nervous system, and between the protective membranes that surround your cardiovascular, respiratory, and abdominal cavities.
Your blood (plasma) needs to maintain a pH of 7.35 to 7.45 for your cells to function properly. Why your cells require your blood to maintain a pH in this range to stay healthy is beyond the scope of this article, but the most important reason is that all of the proteins that work in your body have to maintain a specific geometric shape to function, and the three-dimensional shapes of the proteins in your body are affected by the tiniest changes in the pH of your body fluids.
The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14. A liquid that has a pH of 7 is considered to be neutral (pure water is generally considered to have a neutral pH). Fluids that have a pH below 7 – like lemon juice and coffee – are considered to be acidic. And fluids that have a pH above 7 – like human blood and milk of magnesia – are considered to be alkaline.
It's important to note that on the pH scale, each number represents a tenfold difference from adjacent numbers; in other words, a liquid that has a pH of 6 is ten times more acidic than a liquid that has a pH of 7, and a liquid with a pH of 5 is one hundred times more acidic than pure water. Most carbonated soft drinks (pop) have a pH of about 3, making them about ten thousand times more acidic than pure water. Please remember this the next time you think about drinking a can of pop.
When you ingest foods and liquids, the end products of digestion and assimilation of nutrients often results in an acid or alkaline-forming effect – the end products are sometimes called acid ash or alkaline ash.
Also, as your cells produce energy on a continual basis, a number of different acids are formed and released into your body fluids. These acids – generated by your everyday metabolic activities – are unavoidable; as long as your body has to generate energy to survive, it will produce a continuous supply of acids.
So there are two main forces at work on a daily basis that can disrupt the pH of your body fluids – these forces are the acid or alkaline-forming effects of foods and liquids that you ingest, and the acids that you generate through regular metabolic activities. Fortunately, your body has three major mechanisms at work at all times to prevent these forces from shifting the pH of your blood outside of the 7.35 to 7.45 range.
These mechanisms are:
- Buffer Systems
- Carbonic Acid-Bicarbonate Buffer System
- Protein Buffer System
- Phosphate Buffer System
- Exhalation of Carbon Dioxide
- Elimination of Hydrogen Ions via Kidneys
It's not in the scope of this post to discuss the mechanisms listed above in detail. For this article, I only want to point out that these systems are in place to prevent dietary, metabolic, and other factors from pushing the pH of your blood outside of the 7.35 to 7.45 range.
When people encourage you to "alkalize your blood," most of them mean that you should eat plenty of foods that have an alkaline-forming effect on your system. The reason for making this suggestion is that the vast majority of highly processed foods – like white flour products and white sugar – have an acid-forming effect on your system, and if you spend years eating a poor diet that is mainly acid-forming, you will overwork some of the buffering systems mentioned above to a point where you could create undesirable changes in your health.
For example, your phosphate buffer system uses different phosphate ions in your body to neutralize strong acids and bases. About 85% of the phosphate ions that are used in your phosphate buffer system comes from calcium phosphate salts, which are structural components of your bones and teeth. If your body fluids are regularly exposed to large quantities of acid-forming foods and liquids, your body will draw upon its calcium phosphate reserves to supply your phosphate buffer system to neutralize the acid-forming effects of your diet. Over time, this may lead to structural weakness in your bones and teeth.
Drawing on your calcium phosphate reserves at a high rate can also increase the amount of calcium that is eliminated via your genito-urinary system, which is why a predominantly acid-forming diet can increase your risk of developing calcium-rich kidney stones.
This is just one example of how your buffering systems can be overtaxed to a point where you experience negative health consequences. Since your buffering systems have to work all the time anyway to neutralize the acids that are formed from everyday metabolic activities, it's in your best interest to follow a diet that doesn't create unnecessary work for your buffering systems.
Acid and Alkaline-Forming Effects of Common Foods
See the Acid/Alkaline Forming Food Chart
Generally speaking, most vegetables and fruits have an alkaline-forming effect on your body fluids.
Most grains, animal foods, and highly processed foods have an acid-forming effect on your body fluids.
Your health is best served by a good mix of nutrient-dense, alkaline and acid-forming foods; ideally, you want to eat more alkaline-forming foods than acid-forming foods to have the net acid and alkaline-forming effects of your diet match the slightly alkaline pH of your blood.
The following lists indicate which common foods have an alkaline-forming effect on your body fluids, and which ones result in acid ash formation when they are digested and assimilated into your system.
Please note that these lists of acid and alkaline-forming foods are not comprehensive, nor are they meant to be.
If you're eating mainly grains, flour products, animal foods, and washing these foods down with coffee, soda, and milk, you will almost certainly improve your health by replacing some of your food and beverage choices with fresh vegetables and fruits.
The primary purpose of this article is to offer information that explains why I believe that you don't need to take one or more nutritional supplements or "alkalized water" for the sole purpose of alkalizing your body. Your body is already designed to keep the pH of your body fluids in a tight, slightly alkaline range.
The ideal scenario is to make fresh vegetables and fruits the centerpieces of your diet, and to eat small amounts of any other nutrient-dense foods that your appetite calls for and that experience shows your body can tolerate.
I hope these thoughts bring some clarity to this often misunderstood health topic.
Dr. Ben Kim is a chiropractor and acupuncturist living and working in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Visit his website at www.drbenkim.com
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this is just crap and completely incorrect.
It is totally correct
Actually not all of it. Most grass feed animal produce also have a neutralizing affect due to thee minerals. Not to mention the healthiest tribes/people were predominately meat eaters.
So how are the animals we eat acid-forming? They were alive after all and must have an acid-akaline balance. I have found in my own case that animal fat is not acid forming, particularly when compared to carbohydrates.
Please give me some proof and not your beliefs on my question.
Your body works to keep your blood level ph correct. If you dump a bunch of acidic food into your system it has to work overtime to balance your blood. You can measure your urine ph very accurately and it will show you what is going on as well. Anybody that has studied this topic knows certain foods are very alkaline and very good for you – so what is your point? Don't drink alkaline water? Where is the research that show it is not good for you? Seems to me logic would tell you that drinking alkaline water will help your body maintain the correct ph and not hinder it.
Or are you suggesting that there is no good reason to eat food that is alkaline? Or are you suggesting that you should eat alkaline foods but alkaline water is bad? Doesn't even make sense.
This seems to me to not be a very well researched or written article. You do not make logical arguments for your theories. You even contradict yourself by stating that alkaline foods are good for you at the end. Rather bizarre.
I enjoyed the article. It seemed to be well thought out and very informative.
Thank you Ben
The author states that the body is self-regulating for pH but fails to differentiate between blood and other body fluids (saliva and urine.) The pH of the blood is self regulating but the saliva is not self regulating. It deserves mention that the way the blood remains regulated is by stealing calcium from the bones and teeth. I'm afraid the author has made it seem like nobody around here has too much acid in the body and yet look at the diet of the average American. It's horrendously acidic, and the health of the average American reflects it.
The author ought to investigate the fact that cancer cannot live in an alkaline medium. Look at the cancer in the US and tell me that there isn't an acidity problem. This cannot be self regulating. You can't have a Garbage In and Good Life Out system. You can't keep putting garbage in forever and expect the body to magically self regulate.
The author ought to do a web search for "cancer Simoncini" to see the role of sodium bicarbonate in treating cancer, and then search for "robert o. young" and watch his videos about how to make the body alkaline. And yes, it works, and yes, my morning saliva tests are coming in at the 8.0 range now instead of the 6.0 range. At the 6.0 level of body fluids we are ROASTING our tissues in an acid bath no matter what the author thinks about self regulation. Then we wonder why our glands don't work so well.
I am told that food grade Hydrogen peroxide taken properly can turn acids to akalines therefore cleansing the body of any cancerous cells.If this is true your summation is incorrect.If you have any information on this I would like to know.Regards
As usual peoples minds are made up before they assimilate the information.
When even someones ideas are challenged they kick up about it.
A balanced diet of a range of food types is what we need. No radical directions. The body looks after the rest. We are around 90% water. What happens when you add water to an acid or alkaline? simple chemistry really.
This article is very odd. I agree with others who question the point this author is trying to make. I also agree with others who noticed the contradictions in this piece.
He starts out by suggesting that the Ph Level in you body can not be changed by diet to any great degree and by the end of the article he is suggesting a balanced diet in order to regulate PH levels.
By balanced he mean to include meats and dairy along with veggies and fruits. Here is a clue. When an "expert" uses the term balance along with diet, Ignore him! There is no such thing as a balanced diet that contains animal proteins.


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Ramsar Advisory Missions: Report No. 12, Ría Lagartos, Mexico (1989)
Special attention is given to assisting member States in the management and conservation of listed sites whose ecological character is threatened. This is carried out through the Ramsar Advisory Mission, a technical assistance mechanism formally adopted by Recommendation 4.7 of the 1990 Conference of the Parties. (The Ramsar Advisory Mission mechanism was formerly known as the Monitoring Procedure and the Management Guidance Procedure.) The main objective of this mechanism is to provide assistance to developed and developing countries alike in solving the problems or threats that make inclusion in the Montreux Record necessary.
Ramsar Convention Monitoring Procedure
Report No. 12: Ría Lagartos, Mexico (1989)
General Introduction
1. Each Contracting Party to the Ramsar Convention ("Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat" Ramsar, 1971) "shall designate suitable wetlands within its territory for inclusion in a List of Wetlands of International Importance" (Article 2.1 of the Convention). The Contracting Parties "shall designate at least one wetland to be included in the List" (Article 2.4) and "shall formulate and implement their planning so as to promote the conservation of the wetlands included in the List"(Article 3.1). Furthermore, catch Contracting Party "shall arrange to be informed at the earliest possible time if the ecological character of any wetland in its territory and included in the list has changed, is changing or is likely to change as the result of technological developments, pollution or other human interference. Information on such changes shall be passed without delay to the organization or government responsible for continuing bureau duties" (Article 3.2).
2. These are the principal stipulations of the Convention concerning wetlands included in the Ramsar List. Successive meetings of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (held in 1980 at Cagliari, Italy, in 1984 at Groningen, Netherlands and in 1987 at Regina, Canada) have devoted special attention to the conservation of listed wetlands and to the best ways of avoiding change in ecological character.
3. Conference Document C.3.6 of the Regina meeting ("Review of national reports submitted by Contracting Parties and Review of implementation of the Convention since the second meeting in Groningen, Netherlands in May 1984") included a section (paragraphs 66 to 107) entitled "Changes in the ecological character of listed wetlands". This section recalls that it is "essential that, after a wetland has been designated for the List, its conservation status should be maintained", and that "the concept of preventing change in the ecological character is fundamental to the Ramsar Convention". Paragraphs 74 to IO7 then review the various wetlands on the List where such changes have occurred, are occurring, or are likely to occur.
4. During the discussion of these paragraphs, several delegates emphasized the importance of avoiding changes of this kind in listed wetlands and the Conference approved a Recommendation (C.3.9) on this matter. The Recommendation (text attached to the present document) urges Contracting Parties to take swift and effective action to prevent any further degradation of sites and to restore, as far as possible, the value of degraded sites; the Recommendation requests Contracting Parties in whose territory are located the sites identified in Conference Document C.3.6 as having incurred or being threatened by damage, to report to the Convention Bureau the actions undertaken to safeguard these sites.
5. At the fourth Meeting of the Ramsar Convention Standing Committee, the members (Pakistan, Canada, Chile, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, Tunisia and USA) and observers (United Kingdom, IUCN, IWRB and WWF) considered the best way of promoting the implementation of Recommendation C.3.9. A "Monitoring Procedure" (the text of which is attached to the present document) was adopted by the Standing-Committee as a procedure to monitor Ramsar sites, and has been used since February 1988 by the Convention Bureau.
Ría Lagartos - general.
6. Mexico deposited its instrument of accession to the Ramsar Convention and Paris Protocol with the Director General of Unesco on 4 July 1986. On this occasion it designated one wetland, the "Rya Laggards" in the province of Yucatan, an area covering 47,340 hectares, for the "List of wetlands of international importance". According to the documentation provided by the Mexican authorities, the area enjoys the legal status of refuge ("Zone de Refugee Faunistica") following a federal decree dated 18 June 1979, and is currently managed by SEDUE (the Secretariat of State for Urban Development and Ecology) as an ecological reserve ("Reserva ecológica"). The document deposited by the Mexican authorities emphasizes the ornithological value of the site, whose importance for the flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber ruber is noted as outstanding.
7. In their "Directory of Neotropical Wetlands", Scott and Carbonell give a brief site description, as follows: "A series of small estuaries and saline coastal lagoons up to 2m deep, with fringing mangrove swamps. The lagoons are separated from the sea by a sand barrier and are flooded at high tides: there is some inflow of fresh water from seepage and local rainfall. Salinities range from 33 parts per thousand to 107 p.p.t. About 30,000 ha are permanently flooded; the remaining 18,000 ha dry out during the dry season". Scott and Carbonell emphasize the importance of the area as "the only regular breeding site for the Yucatan population of the Caribbean Flamingo". Under "threats" they mention disturbance from tourists, particularly in power boats, and destruction of flamingo feeding and nesting habitat for salt extraction.
8. There was no Mexican national report at the Third meeting of the Conference of Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention, held in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada in June 1987. Nor was Ría Lagartos mentioned on the basis of other reports submitted to IUCN and IWRB, in document C.3.6.
9. From 20-23 April 1989, SEDUE organized a "Workshop for the management, protection and conservation of the flamingo and its habitat at Ría Lagartos, Yucatan". The participants included SEDUE and CINVESTAV (Centro de Investigation y de Estudios Avanzados de IPN, Unitdad Mérida) personnel, Pronatura members, a representative of USFWS (Don Woodward) and Dr Bart de Boer of the Carmabi Foundation, who is New World coordinator of the ICBP/IWRB Flamingo Research Group. The Workshop approved a series of conclusions and recommendations, aimed at developing a general management strategy for the area and increasing the awareness and involvement of local people (see Appendix for text). The Recommendations also propose that Ría Celestum should be included on the Ramsar List. We received information about the workshop from Dr de Boer on our return from Mexico.
10. In view of the paucity of available published information on the site, it seems worth adding further general descriptive material derived from a site visit by C M Samuel and M Smart (accompanied by personnel of SEDUE and CINVESTAV) on 26-27 June 1989. The Ramsar site is basically composed of a bar of sand dunes some 50 kilometres long running along the north coast of Yucatan; behind the sand dunes is a long inlet of varying depth; inland again is an area of marsh, varying in humidity with the season at the northern tip of the Yucatan limestone peninsula. At the western (seaward) end of the sandbar, near San Felipe, the dunes support a considerable growth of mangroves and a locally important fishing industry. In the central dune area an industrial salt extraction plant has been established. At the eastern end of the sand bar (near El Cuyo) the dune vegetation is largely untouched, and exhibits a rich succession of vegetational types which included several endemics.
11. The area is of international importance not only for its flamingo breeding colony and feeding habitat, but also as a wintering site for shorebirds: as a turtle breeding beach; for its vegetation (notably the succession of dune communities); and as a largely untouched example of a specific wetland habitat. In addition it is important for local human populations, under the Ramsar concept of wise use, because it supports a number of fishing villages (San Felipe, Rio Lagartos) and a salt industry (at Las Coloradas). The potential - as yet largely unexploited - for ecotourism is considerable, and there is a small SEDUE research station, also largely unused, at El Cuyo. The Refuge is wardened by a small SEDUE staff under the leadership of Antonio Rogel; CINVESTAV personnel from the Unit of Mérida cooperate with SEDUE in studies of the area.
12. In September 1988, hurricane Gilbert passed directly over the Ría Lagartos Ramsar site and broke through the dune cordon in several places. The Ramsar Bureau received reports from a number of sources about the effects of the hurricane and also about the possibility that salt extraction activities might be extended, with potentially serious effects on the ecological character of the Ramsar site. The Ramsar Bureau was invited to take part in the workshops held at Ría Lagartos on Marine Turtles and Flamingos: because of other commitments the Bureau was unable to take part in these workshops, but the Secretary General wrote (on 3 March 1989) to SEDUE suggesting that the Ramsar Monitoring Procedure might be applied at Ría Lagartos during a visit to Mexico by Bureau staff in late June or early July. As a result Christine Samuel and Michael Smart of the Slimbridge section of the Ramsar Bureau visited Mexico from 22-27 June 1989.
Current situation
13. CMS & MS arrived in Mexico City on 22 June 1989 and had extensive discussions with SEDUE staff in Mexico on 23 June. On 24 June they flew from Mexico to Mérida, where they were met by officials of SEDUE and scientists from CINVESTAV, Mérida and a member of Pronatura. They drove to Ría Lagartos in the company of SEDUE and CINVESTAV personnel, visiting San Felipe, Rio Lagartos and Las Coloradas that afternoon.
After spending the night at Tiximin, they visited El Cuyo and the eastern part of the reserve on 25 June, before flying back in the evening to Mexico City. On 26 June they discussed the situation further with SEDUE officials in Mexico City.
Effects of hurricane Gilbert
14. Hurricane Gilbert caused the sea to break through the dunes in a number of places of the central part of the refuge, to the east of Las Coloradas. Such breaks in the dunes are of course a natural phenomenon, likely to happen from time to time in the Gulf of Mexico, where hurricanes and northerly storms are common. The break in the dunes can scarcely therefore be regarded as a change in ecological character occurring "as result of technological developments, pollution or other human interference" (Article 3.2 of the Ramsar Convention). As Dr de Boer remarks, hurricanes are a natural disaster, and the flamingos should be able to cope with them in a natural way.
In fact the largest breaks in the dunes occurred opposite the area of salt production, and the salt company has now filled in the gaps.
15. The gaps have been filled in by bulldozers which, instead of a gently sloping dune, have created steep walls of sand. Such walls cannot be crossed by nesting turtles, and indeed during our visit we found one turtle trapped behind a recently constructed wall of sand, unable to return to the sea. For the long-term conservation of the site, it would clearly be desirable for the original dune vegetation (as it stands, untouched, at El Cuyo) to be reconstituted. This will inevitably be a very long-term process.
16. Dr de Boer commented that one of the effects of the hurricane was to cause higher water levels behind the sand bar. We were told, on the contrary, that one of the principal effects of the break in the dunes had been an increase in the quantity of sand clogging up channels inland (south) of the cordon of dunes, and thus preventing circulation of water. A solution to this problem - probably involving some dredging - needs to be found. It may be that experience from other parts of the world (e.g., via the US Army Corps of Engineers) could provide guidance.
The flamingo situation
17. We were told that the flamingo colony had been established in a new location east of El Cuyo, and that breeding was in full swing. (Some concern had been expressed at the time of the flamingo symposium, because some traditional nesting islands had been flooded or washed away :by the hurricane). We did not visit the colony so as not to provoke disturbance, but SEDUE and CINVESTAV colleagues were confident that all was well. SEDUE staff in Mexico said there was no question of ringing the chicks this year, to avoid disturbance.
Salt production
18. It is worth noting from the outset that salt extraction takes place in many of the wetlands of major importance for flamingos. This is particularly true in the Mediterranean (e.g., Marismas de Odiel and Laguna de Fuente de Piedra, Spain; Camargue, France; Molentargius, Sardinia, Italy: Megrine, Monastir and Sfax, Tunisia). It might therefore be appropriate for Mexican conservationists and salt industry executives to study the situation in the Mediterranean.
19. Salt production in the Ría Lagartos is clearly a long-established practice, with extensive artisanal production at El Cuyo and more intensive, industrial production at Las Coloradas. As noted above, the salt company has acted swiftly to block the gaps in the dunes, and has not been sensitive to other environmental factors such as turtle reproduction. There seems no reason however why the salt production industry and the conservation authorities - with better coordination of planning and operations - should not work more closely together in future.
20. We were told that the salt industry wished to extend its area of operation in order to increase salt production. SEDUE officials in Mexico City on the other hand told us that they were responsible for Environmental Impact Assessments, and that they would not permit any extension or intensification of salt production in the Ría Lagartos Ramsar site.
Wise use of wetland resources in Ría Lagartos
21. The Ramsar Convention provides in Article 3.1 that "Contracting Parties shall formulate and implement their planning so as to promote as far as possible the wise use of wetlands in their territory". The Contracting Parties at the Regina Conference, defined wise use as "their sustainable utilization for the benefit of humankind in a way compatible with the maintenance of the natural properties of the ecosystem". Since at least 7000 people live within the Ramsar site - mainly at the four principal villages of San Felipe, Rio Lagartos, Las Coloradas and El Cuyo - the wise use of the sites resources are a matter of major concern,.
22. Apart from salt production, the other major resource of the area is fishing. San Felipe, at the deepest part of the "estuary" inside the sand-dunes and opposite the major stand of mangroves, has a considerable fishing harbour.
23. It has been suggested that tourist development has already had an effect on the park, and that uncontrolled tourists may have disturbed flamingo and other colonies. Dr de Boer mentions small aircraft flying low over flamingo colonies, and boat-trips for tourists (theoretically prohibited in a reserve) in the feeding areas at Rio Celestum. We saw no evidence of this in our brief visit but it is clear that a few thoughtless tourists could easily provoke disturbance in breeding colonies and cause their complete abandonment. Breeding colonies must obviously be maintained free of disturbance (except for authorized and carefully-controlled research and monitoring by scientific staff) in the breeding season. With the development of international tourism in the vicinity (e.g., at Cancún in Quintano Roo), the pressure for ecotourism in Ría Lagartos is likely to increase further. The area could no doubt support some ecotourism development but it would need careful supervision and management to ensure e.g. that breeding birds are not disturbed and that fragile dune vegetation is not trampled.
24. Another particularly important element of wise use is that local people should be aware and indeed proud of the wetland resources of their area. An awareness campaign needs to be organized through local schools and community facilities, emphasizing wetland values and ensuring that local people benefit from any increased visitor and tourist pressure.
25. Arrangements also need to be made for visiting scientific and student groups to study the site; the SEDUE research station at El Cuyo, currently almost unused, offers a wonderful base for small groups of students and their teachers which would be the envy of many industrialized countries. More detailed studies should also be made of the major faunal and floral groups, notably the flamingos, perhaps using ringing techniques developed in the Mediterranean.
Management of the Ramsar site
26. We understand that the Ría Lagartos currently enjoys the status of Refugio Faunistico, declared in 1979 under the old legislation. According to our information, this status protects the fauna but not the habitat, and it would seem appropriate for stronger legal protection to be given to the site, under one of the new categories defined in the General Law on Ecological Equilibrium of 28.1.88 (perhaps as a Natural Monument or an Area for protection of Natural Resources, according to Article 46).
27. At the same time a detailed management plan needs to be drawn up for the zone. This should define areas of strict protection, areas where restoration work is required, and areas where wise use of wetland resources is permissible. We were told that SEDUE and the Yucatan unit of CINVESTAV (which has excellent facilities in Mérida) are currently working on a detailed management plan, as recommended at the April workshop. This should be ready in 1990. Once it is ready, funding will be required to put it into practice. In the final section of this report, we put forward certain recommendations which the authors of the Management Plan should, in our view, take into consideration.
Recommendations on management of Ría Lagartos
(a) Areas of strict protection
28. In the management plan the following areas should be given strict protection:
- Flamingo breeding colonies
- Breeding colonies of other colonial waterfowl (e.g., terns)
- Turtle breeding beaches
- Dune vegetation (especially the area east of El Cuyo)
- Mangroves (especially the area opposite San Felipe)
The above areas are by no means exclusive. In our short visit we could not hope to appreciate all the areas of special fauna1 and floral value.
(b) Restoration work
In the management plan, restoration work needs to be carried out in the following areas:
- Stabilization of dunes in the central section between El Cuyo and Las Coloradas. Ideally, the original vegetation (like that to the west near El Cuyo) needs to be restored, but this will be a long process. If dredging of sand from offshore areas is felt to be necessary, this should be carried out with utmost care, and in full recognition of the effect of tides and currents. If possible it would be valuable to contact organizations with previous experience of this type of work..
- Improvements of water circulation in the area between the coastal dune and the mainland. Circulation of water between the basins of Rio Lagartos, Las Coloradas and El Cuyo, through the natural narrows of El Puente and La Angostura, was already poor before the passage of hurricane Gilbert. This poor circulation and decrease in oxygen in the water was reported to cause a falling-off in fish populations. To some extent, the hurricane may have opened up some dead arms and channels, by allowing new water to enter. On the other hand, it also brought in large quantities of sand and some excavation of accumulated sand appears urgently necessary. As in the dune stabilization programme, this work must be carried out with great sensitivity, to avoid inflicting further damage.
(c) Wise use
30. The principal issue here is collaboration with the salt company. As noted above, it seems reasonable to hope that SEDUE and the salt company can come to an agreement which will take account of the natural values of the area. Some communication with comparable Ramsar site and other wetlands elsewhere would appear appropriate.
31. The management plan must give due consideration to the important fishery industry in the area. During our brief visit we had no opportunity to assess current tendencies in fisheries. It will be important to discover whether fish stocks and catches are in a healthy and sustainable state.
32. If ecotourism is to be developed, this will need strengthening of the Refuges infrastructure (roads, reception centres, accommodation) and staff (guides). The management plan must take account of these factors.
33. For the whole management plan to succeed, the support and involvement of local people will be necessary. The necessary education programmes and materials will have to be developed, and some form of tangible advantage (e.g., new jobs) demonstrated.
Further involvement of the Ramsar Bureau
34. It will be apparent from the above report that while Ría Lagartos faces a number of problems, or rather challenges, none are insuperable. The highest priority must be completion of the management plan. The Ramsar Bureau would be happy to contribute to this end in any way it can; if required by the Mexican authorities, it would be pleased to seek contributions from appropriate experts in other countries.
35. The Ramsar Bureau would be happy to try to make arrangements for Mexican specialists to attend appropriate workshops and seminars, e.g., flamingo workshop and seminar on the Mediterranean wetland management, both to be held in Andalucia, Spain in November 1989.
36. When the Management Plan is complete, sources of funding will be required. The Ramsar Bureau would be pleased to use its good offices to seek such funding.
C M Samuel, M Smart
July 1989


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