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Hope you're feeling better today than you were yesterday, bradm. I was feeling pretty dodgey myself last night, but headed down to the park anyways -- was really hoping to catch The Golden Dogs, but missed 'em only to arrive in time for Lowest of the Low (who aren't my bag). But I heard the GDs were in good form and a-rockin'.

Plaskett's stage banter was great, and he was worth the shivery cold, IMO. Anyone know if it is going to be broadcast in full? He kept talking about being taped for the radio ...

Might have been the "Right to Life" (anti-abortion) march. This afternoon when I passed it, it had a fair section of Bank closed down, and was moving on.

Yeah, Slowcoaster was great - again - last night. Del had a BIG smile on all night (looking, in fact, so uncharacteristically blissful that I think I remember meggo being tempted to throw something at him just to snap him out of it) and both he and bradm had ants in their pants that were making them dance.

Wouldn't feel too badly about missing it in favour of a night's sleep though -- there's a certain wisdom in that that I'm envying right now

There's simply no evidence that organic food is more nutritious than conventional produce. There's also scant evidence that pesticide residues are present on most food that reaches the grocery store. The true selling point of organic food isn't what it does or doesn't do to the consumers, but what it DOES for the soil in which it's grown.

I agree that the environmental and socio-political benefits of organic and locally grown food are ample reasons to justify buying them. There is conflicting evidence as to the nutritional edge of organics, but I wouldn't say that is the same as no evidence. It often comes down to what is being looked at, under what conditions, and by whom.

If you aren't concerned about pesticides, are skeptical that pasteurization and excessive chlorination renders foods essentially useless, or believe that nutrient rich produce can result from dead and sterile soil, it is a lot easier to make the case for there being only a neglible nutritional benefit from sanely harvested foods.

Pesticides are enough of a concern for many people that the skins of products are routinely discarded. The ability to eat the - often more nutritionally dense - skins without fear of toxic accumulation is valuable. If you are swayed by studies from the industry side that claim pesticide residues aren't worth worrying about, then this won't be important to you.

The benefits to the soil can be a benefit to us, as well. Sterile, or near sterile, soil doesn't provide us with all those organisms beneficial to the digestion and processing of foods. You aren't what you eat, but what you can assimilate. The increasing reliance on chemical based agriculture compounds this problem, regardless of what remains on the food by the time it reaches the grocery store shelves. The broad spectrum of beneficial trace minerals is also missing from overworked soil, which isn't obvious from industry apologist studies that compare macronutrients. We have a situation where people are presenting in increasing numbers with iodine, selenium, lithium, etc.. deficiencies. These only need be taken in in small amounts, but need to present in the soil to be taken in at all. The studies I've seen poo-pooing the benefits of eating organics don't look in this direction at all. Brazil nuts were once the highest nutritional source of selenium -- now it is barely present in most brazil nuts at all. Nor do such studies bother to assess levels of say lycopene in organically grown tomatos versus non-organically grown ones (picked green and ripened chemically), resveratrol in organically harvested grapes versus non-organically grown ones, etc.. Other studies have, and the results haven't been favourable to the stock variety found in the average grocery store. (and lest this sounds esoteric, the benefits of both lycopene and resveratrol have been touted so much in recent years that they've been regular features of mainstrem news broadcasts ... the heart benefits of a glass of wine a day, etc..)

There is also the issue of nitrates/nitrites, hormones & antibiotics in livestock, and other factors that present a reasonable risk of health complications.

But yes, the environmental benefits are significant on their own, and there are benefits to simply buying local in its own regard. Organic farming also has the added bonus of protecting farmers from exposure to the pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides they would otherwise need to subject themselves to in order to sustain a living.

But now there's a big ass wasp circling my head, and I don't trust him ...

Organics only seem more expensive if compared with other produce by volume; they're often actually a bargain if compared with other produce nutritionally. (makes it easier to justify shopping healthy-styles )

Lovin' it! Noticed their album got an 8.9 at Pitchfork, too, and I usually agree with their reviews. Seems my tastes in music are fairly pedestrian afterall

(seriously ... he said "hold me like a baby" like 12x consecutively!)

Riiigghhhtt ... [color:purple]'cause abstinence promotion works so well for AIDS prevention

This actually seems like a good way to get some AIDS/STD awareness and prevention dialogue going in a way that will be noticed, to me. If they are doing panels on premature ejaculation, I'm sure things like safety are also being addressed.

If I were you, I'd heed the call of the wild. Sleep is for weekdays.

Snelly doesn't party on Fridays, usually. But rubbers arms, and all ...

Wokka wokka.

SC came with me. Chicken in the fridge ... allrriigghhttt. Thanks

Sucky 'bout the curry trunk though! Wonder what antidotes curry.

I think you look pretty good in that pic ... sorta dark and mysterious (maybe I just think that 'cause it's in black & white?) and as though you are sophisticated enough to know that there is no value in looking too sophisticated. I suspect you know this, and that this whole thread is just a ploy to show a picture of yourself looking cool

But whatever. I'd drop the dreads idea. I don't think they'd suit you, and fear that you might end up looking a bit too much like that KW homeless dude who hangs outside of the liquor store on Weber in the mornings waiting for it to open while his pants fall down that Bokonon mentioned. I've done lots of silly things with my hair, and dreads were the shortest lived.

I think you should either leave well enough alone, or cut it, 'cause you can have lots of fun with short hair.

(and MarcO ... you're brilliant, I think. But it's 2005. There are ointments. Lotions. Potions. You needn't live with that rash. Taste the freedom.)

dude, as a starving student (wait .. no longer even a student, just, y'know, starving) I say -- hold onto some of that there roti and chicken curry until I get back in town!

Should be interesting. I love the daily show, but never think to watch it. Colbert is a funny dude.

Less happy news: production has stopped on the Chapelle show (confirmed). Word on the street is "nervous breakdown, bitch!", but I'd be pretty surprised if that was true. All CC is saying is that production has stopped but that they hope to be able to resume it sometime soon.

Prefix Magazine is hosting a copy of the video: Bright Eyes on Leno (8MB)

(Boo! -- they seem to be redirecting to a streaming low quality version now. Use the link below instead ...)

Also mirrored on You Ain't No Picasso

Didn't intend to come off as jumping on you, but my hackles were raised as I do think Quack is an unnecessarily heavy word in this context. You stand by it, the word seems to have a different flavour for you than for I, I'll respect that.

The requirements for naturopathic doctors (ND) are well defined, recognized by the government of Canada and licenced in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia.

Gov Canada - HRDC - Professional Occupations in Health Diagnosing and Treating

The Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors refers to the profession as regulated in Ontario since 1925 under the Drugless Practitioners Act.

Certainly regulations, recognition and requirements vary from place to place. And you're right, they are not under the umbrella of the College of Physicians (thankfully, IMO, but I'll spare everyone that tirade).

The allopaths do very well with acute illnesses, and they are the only game in town for, say, surgery. But they have a terrible track record with chronic illnesses (of all sorts), for example. The MDs who have a reputation for any type of success in those circumstances are generally the ones who have integrated those "other" approaches into their practice. And scanning through PubMed or similar archives of published scientific, controlled, peer-reviewed research will often reveal a treasure trove of data backing those approaches up. Resistance from the College of Physicians is often not made on the basis of lack of scientific evidence, and in fact is often running contrary to it.

If I was having a heartattack, I'd want an MD around. If I wanted to prevent a heartattack, I'd want an ND around.

But I have my problems with many naturopaths too, and there are non-ND practictioners that fall completely outside the scope of any type of regulation or official recognition and that can be a minefield. And yes, there are charlatans, too.

I also agree with you that if someone is in generally good health, it would be wise to think twice (and consult those health authorities whose opinions you trust, and research research research) before jumping into something like a cleanse just because it seems like the "thing to do". Not meaning to be antagonistic, honest

Wowza. I can see this thread getting rather heated from this point on.

In the interests of keeping things on the calmer side, I'd like to invite you to reconsider the following ... mostly because I don't think you really mean what you said (though I might be mistaken)

I fully support developing them and implementing them with trained professionals

If you are sincere about the above, then I'm not sure how you could also be sincere about this ...

lets not forget that they are QUACK medicine by definition

... as quack(ery) - by definition - is a charge of knowingly and fraudulently misleading people with bogus information, services, or products. That is, if it has enough merit to warrant further implementation with "trained" professionals (ignoring for a moment that naturopaths are trained professionals operating within a regulated industry, at least in Canada) than it can't also be 'quack' medicine. Actual - or even potential - merit is exactly what quackery isn't.

I think your post comes off a lot harsher than you probably meant it to due to unfortunate word choice, is what I'm trying to say.

Damn, sounds cool ... wish I had known about this before it happened. If anyone stumbles across a torrent, would appreciate a heads up.

Beck will be on the Tonight Show this Friday night.

np

Hopefully they both still exist. They were my go-tos for good harder to find items.

It's still pretty new. Maybe it's just a matter of waiting a couple weeks, or putting in a request ... Been a long time since I've been music shopping in Toronto, but have you tried Penguin on McCaul or Soundscapes on College St.?

I haven't heard Live @ Stubbs yet, but I've been liking Shake Off The Dust a whole lot lately.

1) Guigsy is some funny sh!t. Beer almost came outta my nose.

2) What's Oz? 'cause I wanna hear ...

Plaskett? C'est vrai?

I'm thinking your calendar idea for the board is a good one, Beats. I'm losing track/can't keep up with all the show details & dates (not that I'm complaining about the sheer volume of great upcoming shows ... Ottawa rocks!).

Hey, that's funny Howler -- this scattered Gemini was talking about doing the exact same thing.

So I wake up at 3:00am, 'cause the music is playing too loud and there is lots of laughter coming from downstairs.

Accepted a glass of wine, started digging the tunes (why fight it?), and somehow Johnny Cash came up for the second time that day/night.

I remember finding a cassette of "At Folsom Prison (live)" when I was a young'un, and it catching me right of guard. I fell in love with that album fast. We were all mutually surprised here to find out that it meant something special to each of us.

So what album kicked your ass as a kid? What's the one that made you realize that music was more than you had thought it could be before you heard it?

never ever work together. ever. seriously. even when it seems like a good idea.

Bright Eyes has announced two Canadian tour dates, and they happen to be in Toronto and Montreal.

05-18 Toronto, Ontario - The Docks

05-19 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis

With The Faint opening and serving as the backing band (hell yeah!). Seems it will be more Digital Ash type stuff than "I'm Wide Awake ..." material. Anyone thinking of hitting either of these up?

Saw both shows (yeah, I'm just that magickal). No skanks at either 'cept meggo??

MacPherson was good, but if I could've been at only one (which luckily I didn't need to be ... magic and all ...) Johnson and Hoppe is the one I would've picked.