10 April 2010

A MAGICAL VIRTUAL TOUR


In front of us they done everything on this land...
They destroy the land...
We pray and everything started coming back...
Like get our land back, what they owe us
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—Tommy Attachie, 2005

"Our Dreamers dreamed in many places throughout our Dane-zaa territory. Their dreams came to them as they moved with their families in a seasonal round. Like all our people, they travelled through our territory, hunting moose and other game, trapping fur-bearing animals, and harvesting plants and berries."

With these words, a virtual tour of Western Canada's history begins — one rooted in Indian people.

"The songs and teachings of our Dreamers, like the stories of our people, are therefore tied to specific places, and to an expert knowledge of the land and its animal and spiritual resources."

While I am finishing up my projects that have taken me away from my native land, why not take a virtual tour of some of the places that are important to those "Dreamers" who came before us. Learn about their connection to the land; how they survived — and what they see as the future.

Visit the virtual museum here:

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03 April 2010

PILOTS ON PROZAC


Posted by Jane Akre
for InjuryBoard.com


Antidepressants On The Job

A new government rule scheduled to take effect Monday will allow airline pilots to stay on their Prozac.

The rule is intended to have pilots disclose their antidepressant treatment rather than keep it a secret as long as their drug use doesn’t “manifest themselves” at 35,000 feet.

The Federal Aviation Administration had banned the use of antidepressants in pilots for fear they would cause drowsiness and have other side effects.

FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt told CNN, “We have people self medicating or not seeking treatment…We need to change the culture and remove the stigma associated with depression.”

There are no estimates on how many pilots may be on drug treatment for depression, but about 10 percent of the general population is under treatment for depression.

Changing the culture means that pilots taking SSRIs - Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa or Lexapro, or generic equivalents - can fly if they’ve been on the medication for a year and not suffered side effects. They can begin coming forward on Monday, the beginning of a six-month grace period.

Those pilots will be given a special medical certificate, reports the FAA in a press release.

For those pilots who have been on antidepressants to treat mild or moderate depression, but who have kept it a secret, the FAA will take no civil action against the pilots if they now disclose their drug use. The new rules are posted on the Federal Register.

Side Effects

The change in policy reflects a changing attitude toward SSRIs. While side effects can include seizures, eyesight problems, and suicidal thoughts, those side effects do not affect everyone.

Canadian pilots on antidepressants have been allowed to fly for some time. Labor unions and pilots had urged lifting the ban. The FAA’s new policy is consistent with recommendations from the Air Line Pilots Association, the International Civil Aviation Organization, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, and the Aerospace Medical Association.

HIMS

Babbitt said the FAA began to deal with drug abuse and alcoholism in the cockpit with the establishment 40 years ago of its Human Intervention and Motivation Study (HIMS), a prototype alcohol and drug assistance program developed for commercial pilots.

Its premise is that alcoholism and chemical dependencies can be successfully treated medically. HIMS grew out of a grant in the 1970s that joined the Air Line Pilots Association with the National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

It finds that peer identification and intervention are the key components to treatment.

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Read more: http://www.injuryboard.com/national-news/is-your-pilot-on-prozac-.aspx?googleid=279968#ixzz0k3DsmypX




LEARN MORE

FAA - Press Release on new pilot policy
Federal Register - Posted FAA rules
Human Intervention and Motivation Study (pdf)

02 April 2010

The Dangerous Man: Conversations with Free-Thinkers and Truth-Seekers


Karen Sawyer's wonderful new book, The Dangerous Man: Conversations with Free-Thinkers and Truth-Seekers – is finally available. I am honored to have been among the many contributors to this epic book, which is truly "A Collection of Alternative Research."

Whether or not you agree with all of the featured writers, philosophers, and cutting edge thinkers, you will enjoy the breadth of the offerings here... and it should expand your horizons!

Please follow this link to buy this book through PayPal:

http://www.arcconvention.org/ConventionFeb2010.html

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