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Kindle Books Author Autographs

2011-08-01T08:16:00.000-07:00

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Last Door and Iron Desire are available for this feature. Check it out, fun!

San Joaquin - SISTERS IN CRIME

2011-05-25T11:54:00.000-07:00

My next speaking event is at the San Joaquin - Sisters In Crime meeting Sat. June 4, 2011.

I will be discussing screenwriting, adaptation and two of my completed projects: Last Door, an original screenplay (psychological thriller), based on a true story, and Mail Order Murder, adapted from the true crime book by Patricia Springer.

I will be selling and signing books at the meeting, and I am thrilled to spend the morning with this intriguing, mystery-loving, literary group.

Details: Yosemite Falls Cafe, 4278 W. Ashlan (near Fwy. 99), Fresno, CA 10:30 a.m.

$15 for SJ-SIC members/ $20 for non-members; lunch is included, and there are door prizes!

Media Manipulation

2011-03-04T20:49:00.000-08:00

These are the 6 media companies that exist today. There used to be 88. These 6 all get their news from Reuters and the Associated Press. Reuters owns the AP and Rothschilds own Reuters.

GENERAL ELECTRIC

Television Holdings

* NBC: includes 13 stations, 28% of US households.
* NBC Network News: The Today Show, Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, Meet the Press, Dateline NBC, NBC News at Sunrise.
* CNBC business television; MSNBC 24-hour cable and Internet news service (co-owned by NBC and Microsoft); Court TV (co-owned with Time Warner), Bravo (50%), A&E (25%), History Channel (25%).

The “MS” in MSNBC means microsoft.

Other Holdings

* GE Consumer Electronics.
* GE Power Systems: produces turbines for nuclear reactors and power plants.
* GE Plastics: produces military hardware and nuclear power equipment.
* GE Transportation Systems: runs diesel and electric trains.

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WESTINGHOUSE / CBS INC.

Westinghouse Electric Company, part of the Nuclear Utilities Business Group of British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL)
who's #1 on the Board of Directors? None other than: Frank Carlucci (of the Carlyle Group)

Television Holdings

* CBS: includes 14 stations and over 200 affiliates in the US.
* CBS Network News: 60 minutes, 48 hours, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, CBS Morning News, Up to the Minute.
* Country Music Television, The Nashville Network, 2 regional sports networks.
* Group W Satellite Communications.

Other Holdings

* Westinghouse Electric Company: provides services to the nuclear power industry.
* Westinghouse Government Environmental Services Company: disposes of nuclear and hazardous wastes. Also operates 4 government-owned nuclear power plants in the US.
* Energy Systems: provides nuclear power plant design and maintenance.

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VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC

Television Holdings

* Paramount Television, Spelling Television, MTV, VH-1, Showtime, The Movie Channel, UPN (joint owner), Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Sundance Channel (joint owner), Flix.
* 20 major market US stations.

Media Holdings

* Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Video, Blockbuster Video, Famous Players Theatres, Paramount Parks.
* Simon & Schuster Publishing.

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DISNEY / ABC / CAP

Television Holdings

* ABC: includes 10 stations, 24% of US households.
* ABC Network News: Prime Time Live, Nightline, 20/20, Good Morning America.
* ESPN, Lifetime Television (50%), as well as minority holdings in A&E, History Channel and E!
* Disney Channel/Disney Television, Touchtone Television.

Media Holdings

* Miramax, Touchtone Pictures.
* Magazines: Jane, Los Angeles Magazine, W, Discover.
* 3 music labels, 11 major local newspapers.
* Hyperion book publishers.
* Infoseek Internet search engine (43%).

Other Holdings

* Sid R. Bass (major shares) crude oil and gas.
* All Disney Theme Parks, Walt Disney Cruise Lines.

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TIME-WARNER TBS AOL

America Online (AOL) acquired Time Warnerthe largest merger in corporate history.

Television Holdings

* CNN, HBO, Cinemax, TBS Superstation, Turner Network Television, Turner Classic Movies, Warner Brothers Television, Cartoon Network, Sega Channel, TNT, Comedy Central (50%), E! (49%), Court TV (50%).
* Largest owner of cable systems in the US with an estimated 13 million subscribers.

Media Holdings

* HBO Independent Productions, Warner Home Video, New Line Cinema, Castle Rock, Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera.
* Music: Atlantic, Elektra, Rhino, Sire, Warner Bros. Records, EMI, WEA, Sub Pop (distribution) = the world’s largest music company.
* 33 magazines including Time, Sports Illustrated, People, In Style, Fortune, Book of the Month Club, Entertainment Weekly, Life, DC Comics (50%), and MAD Magazine.

Other Holdings

* Sports: The Atlanta Braves, The Atlanta Hawks, World Championship Wrestling.

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NEWS CORPORATION LTD. / FOX NETWORKS (Rupert Murdoch)

Television Holdings

* Fox Television: includes 22 stations, 50% of US households.
* Fox International: extensive worldwide cable and satellite networks include British Sky Broadcasting (40%); VOX, Germany (49.9%); Canal Fox, Latin America; FOXTEL, Australia (50%); STAR TV, Asia; IskyB, India; Bahasa Programming Ltd., Indonesia (50%); and News Broadcasting, Japan (80%).
* The Golf Channel (33%).

Media Holdings

* Twentieth Century Fox, Fox Searchlight.
* 132 newspapers (113 in Australia alone) including the New York Post, the London Times and The Australian.
* 25 magazines including TV Guide and The Weekly Standard.
* HarperCollins books.

Other Holdings

* Sports: LA Dodgers, LA Kings, LA Lakers, National Rugby League.
* Ansett Australia airlines, Ansett New Zealand airlines.
* Rupert Murdoch: Board of Directors, Philip Morris (USA).

Try something different. Alternative news sites:
http://drudgereport.com/
http://foodworldorder.blogspot.com/
http://www.naturalnews.com/
http://www.prisonplanet.com/
http://www.rense.com/
http://republicbroadcasting.org/

Read An Ebook Week!

2011-03-04T20:23:00.000-08:00

Read an ebook week is March 6 - March 12, 2011.
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Chemtrail Awareness Day

2011-01-22T09:21:00.000-08:00

Sat. Jan. 22, 2011 is Chemtrail Awareness Day. Share your thoughts in the poll to the right.

http://aircrap.org/
http://www.californiaskywatch.com/

Trial By You!

2011-01-22T09:11:00.000-08:00

Cool new site to voice your opinion about the shenanigans going on in the U.S.

http://trialbyyou.com/

Author Interview and Book Giveaway!

2010-11-17T16:08:00.000-08:00

A new author interview with K. Raven Rozier has been posted at The Book Whisperer.

Additionally, The Book Whisperer has graciously offered to host a book giveaway for Last Door. Enter at http://book-whisperer.blogspot.com/. Contest ends Dec. 1, 2010. Good luck!

The Book Whisperer

2010-11-16T19:37:00.000-08:00

Ace new book review of "Last Door" by The Book Whisperer. Be sure to check out her awesome site: http://book-whisperer.blogspot.com/ and at Goodreads.com

Last Door is a terrifying story that portrays any family’s worst nightmare. I found myself captivated by this book description, and was compelled that this was a story I just had to read. Reluctantly, I began to fear starting this novel due to my own fears of demons and possession. In an effort to overcome my fear, I dove right in. Immediately this novel had my full attention, and I was surprised to find this novel to be so much more than a story of possession. As a Christian, we are to believe "He will deliver us from evil".

Although this is a true story about what happens when evil is brought to you, this shows how the actions done by others left this family with a decision to battle evil in their own home. It is incredible that this child had undergone so much and had found a way to cope by dividing himself into over 400 separate persons. While much of this book sickened me to experience this child's abuse, through the retelling of this story, I was overcome with the urgency to press on.

Throughout all of the trials and obstacles that this family saw, I was empowered by this family and the glorious miracles they received. It is obvious that the Lord was assisting this family to heal this young boy. What an incredibly strong family this must have been to continue on untainted and faithful through such a traumatic time in their Christian lives. I see the accomplishments by this Loving family, but I am saddened that they were not able to fully recover. While life pressed on and the miracles of the Lord gave this young man a somewhat normal life, the Last Door was left closed, and this young man will never fully recover. Though as a believer I have to think that just maybe this was for the best. Only God would know if this was the better option. That maybe "The Last Door" would have been Brendan's undoing.

The Afterword was a very strong proclamation for this author; this being her attempt to show others what evil really exists in our world. It was also a stance on her own beliefs that I find to be very honorable. While I began this novel with my own fears; I concluded this novel with new feelings. Just maybe this was my own way of understanding a little better, and alleviating some of my own fears. While this is a terrible story, I praise the wonderful work of the Lord.

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2010-11-04T12:56:00.000-07:00

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2010-10-28T09:02:00.000-07:00

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Amazon Kindle Rankings

2010-10-26T16:49:00.000-07:00

Checked in on the Amazon Kindle page for Last Door and saw that it is ranked #1 in two categories.
Thank you Kindle readers. I appreciate your support of this book.

Happy reading!

S-510 and Codex Alimentarius - the removal of nutrition

2010-09-21T12:32:00.000-07:00

by A. Goodwin

S 510 includes passages that would force harmonization with Codex Alimentarius. It is a name most people do not know and one that the media has not exposed though its consequences to human health would be extreme. Codex threatens the lives of millions through limiting access to adequate supplementation.

From an open letter by Dr. Matthias Rath, a renowned cardiologist, sent to Helmut Kohl, the German chancellor and one time pharmaceutical lobbyist who introduced Codex to the world.

This "Codex" Commission is overwhelmingly composed of representatives of German and international pharmaceutical corporations, and its aim is to set world-wide guidelines for vitamins, amino acids, minerals and other dietary supplements. Spearheaded by the German pharmaceutical corporations, this Codex Commission plans to ban, on a world wide scale, any health statements in relation to vitamins, be it preventive or therapeutic. Moreover, the only vitamin formulas which would still be available would have to meet the arbitrary restrictions of the Codex Commission. The nations that do not comply with these restrictions are faced with economic sanctions.

These plans of the pharmaceutical corporations and the Codex Commission are in direct opposition to the overwhelming importance of vitamins and other essential nutrients for human health and, in particular, for preventing cardiovascular disease. ...
With this background, the attack of the Codex Commission is a desperate act by pharmaceutical companies to protect their world-wide drug market against naturally effective and much more affordable vitamins. Particularly disturbing is the spearheading role of the German pharmaceutical corporations within the Codex Commission. Once before in this century, a German pharmaceutical and chemical corporation, I.G. Farben, became responsible for the deaths of millions of people and consequently, was dismantled in 1946 by the Nuremberg Tribunal and split into Bayer, BASF and Hoechst. With the current plans of the German pharmaceutical companies, the predictable dimension of the unnecessary and premature death of millions of people is unavoidable. If the Codex Commission is allowed to obstruct the eradication of heart disease by restricting access to nutritional supplements, more than 12 million people world-wide will continue to die every year from premature heart attacks and strokes. Within the next generation alone, this would result in over 300 million premature deaths, more than in all the wars of mankind together.

Codex for the US began on December 31, 2009. There have been five bills so far this year to remove access to supplements, if one adds S 3767 introduced by Senators Leahy, Klobuchar, and Franken on September 13th.

How dangerous are supplements that they are subject to FDA armed raids?

The Hazardous-Nutritional-Supplements -Target of FDA Police Raids:

Annual Deaths From:

FDA-Approved Drugs (1).......60,000 - 140,000

Food Contamination (2)...........9,100

Aspirin (3)..................................90

All vitamins (4). ...........................0

Uncontaminated amino acids (4)....0

Commercial herbs (4)....................0

Why is this happening? The logic is inescapable - illness is worth money and health is worth $0. The FDA would be in charge of whatever agency is set up under S 510 (and S 3767) which would destroy availability of adequate nutrition. The dark history of the FDA's work to cut off knowledge of and access to all treatments for cancer not coming from the pharmaceutical industry is extensive but mostly unknown. The current FDA, pleading it doesn't have enough power to stop food contamination, finds power when it comes to stopping gentle cancer treatments and safe treatments for pain, and loses it again when it comes to drugs causing thousands of heart attacks or deaths and is silent on common pharmaceutical industry pain medications which routinely kill.

The value of supplements is abundantly clear to the pharmaceutical industry. When they were the main support for Germany during WWII, it was "A crime punishable by death to spread information in regard to nutrition in Norway, Belgium, Holland, and all other conquered countries." - D.T. Quigley, MD, Fellow American College of Surgeons, in The National Malnutrition

Today, the FDA is involved in an on-going, unconstitutional effort to stop information about the effectiveness of supplements, especially those which offer alternatives to H1N1 vaccines. The FDA has been and is increasing its removal of freedoms around speech, and health (as relates to food and vaccines/drugs), and now, just as they hope to control vast power over food and remove supplements, has gone so far as to assert in court that there is no fundamental right to one's bodily and physical health. (Is this a necessary legal accompaniment to the devastation that Codex would cause, and to forcing people into exposure to pharmaceutical industry's vaccines which have become increasingly unsafe?)

The removal of rights is the focus of this video on Codex: "We Become Silent - The Last Days of Health Freedom" with Dame Judy Dench.

Big Pharma Scores Big Win: Medicinal Herbs Will Disappear in EU

2010-09-19T15:13:00.000-07:00

It's almost a done deal. We are about to see herbal preparations disappear, and the ability of herbalists to prescribe them will also be lost.

by Heidi Stevenson

12 September 2010

Big Pharma has almost reached the finish line of its decades-long battle to wipe out all competition. As of 1 April 2011—less than eight months from now—virtually all medicinal herbs will become illegal in the European Union. The approach in the United States is a bit different, but it's having the same devastating effect. The people have become nothing more than sinks for whatever swill Big Pharma and Agribusiness choose to send our way, and we have no option but to pay whatever rates they want.

Big Pharma and Agribusiness have almost completed their march to take over every aspect of health, from the food we eat to the way we care for ourselves when we're ill. Have no doubt about it: this takeover will steal what health remains to us.

It Begins Next April Fools Day

In the nastiest April Fool's Joke of all time, the European Directive on Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products (THMPD) was enacted back on 31 March 2004.⁽¹⁾ It laid down rules and regulations for the use of herbal products that had previously been freely traded.

This directive requires that all herbal preparations must be put through the same kind of procedure as pharmaceuticals. It makes no difference whether a herb has been in common use for thousands of years. The costs for this are far higher than most manufacturers, other than Big Pharma, can bear, with estimates ranging from £80,000 to £120,000 per herb, and with each herb of a compound having to be treated separately.

It matters not that a herb has been used safely and effectively for thousands of years. It will be treated as if it were a drug. Of course, herbs are far from that. They're preparations made from biological sources. They aren't necessarily purified, as that can change their nature and efficacy, just as it can in food. It's a distortion of their nature and the nature of herbalism to treat them like drugs. That, of course, makes no difference in the Big Pharma-ruled edifice of the EU, which has enshrined corporatism in its constitution.

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2010-09-07T20:06:00.000-07:00

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Academic Tundra

2010-09-07T08:54:00.000-07:00

An accurate, entertaining look at the ridiculous world of academia from Dr. Victor Davis Hanson:

"Since we seem now to be ruled during this administration by former professors, here is a rant about what I have learned of the university.

Looking back at forty years…

I have some experience in academia: I spent 3 years at UC Santa Cruz, graduating in classics, two more, graduate and undergraduate, in formal study in Athens, at the College Year in Athens and the American School of Classical Studies, four at Stanford University for a PhD in classics, and then a 21-year stint as a professor at California State University Fresno.

I farmed before, during, and after the university tenures. I can’t count my current life at the Hoover Institution or my month of teaching each year at Hillsdale College as quite the same experience. Both, after all, are aberrant academic institutions — in the sense that the faculties and mission of these institutions resemble pretty much those of America off campus. (I have never met more sane people than at both places.)

The farm and the life with it were great gifts from my ancestors. Almost every weekend as an undergraduate and graduate student, and then nightly as a classics professor, I returned to the farm. People in the environs there were not hostile to learning; they just assumed that being a professor or writer was, and should be, not any different from welding or tractor driving.

Living in rural Selma was a sort of vaccination against the academic virus of self-importance and collective timidity. One must be somewhat self-reliant when bare vines somehow in ten months must pay for diapers and formula, when so much — weather, pests, markets, neighbors, intruders — conspire to prevent that. Fairly or not, I always admired a guy who could feed his family from 60 acres of tree-fruit (I could not) — and especially a lot more than I did an English professor, at least the sort I met over the last forty years.

So what did I learn in the university? I’ll try to be a bit less specific than I was in Who Killed Homer? written over a decade ago.

Lies, lies, and more lies

First was the false knowledge — odd for an institution devoted to free inquiry. The university runs like a 13th-century church in which the heliocentric maverick is a mortal sinner. So too on campus the Rosenbergs never spied. Alger Hiss was a martyr. Mao killed only a few who needed killing (see Anita Dunn on that one).

Che was not a murderous thug, but a hair-in-the-wind carefree motorcyclist. Minorities supposedly died proportionally higher in Vietnam — as they supposedly do now in Iraq and Afghanistan. Women are underrepresented as both undergraduates and as humanities graduate students. Anyone with an accented name obviously had picked grapes or was denied voting rights. Adlai Stevenson was an American saint, even more so than George McGovern. Only the unhinged even discussed doubts about global warming. Don’t question any of the above; it was all gospel — as we see now in D.C., from Keynes to Gorism to Cordoba as the beacon of Islamic tolerance during the Inquisition. (Doubt any of that, and that laid-back elbow-patched joking prof who told the class “Call me Bill,” in a flash, Gollum like, turned into a snarling jackal, screaming, “I am Doctor Jones, with important publications on climate change and a doctorate from Berkeley! How dare you question me!”)

Wounded fawns all

Next were the mock heroics. The philosophy professor who mastered his weedeater wanted us to think he had just stormed Iwo Jima. The gadfly who in the Academic Senate pushed through a resolution on a 170-2 approval vote demanding state sanction of gay marriage thought he was Mandela fighting back the forces of Neanderthal apartheid. My colleague the French professor believed that she belonged to the United Mine Workers when she trudged off to teach an 8 AM early-bird class. We heard for two years the Homeric battle of how the sociology prof, Odysseus like (or perhaps more in the Achilles strain), once somehow jump-started his car in the parking lot. We heard a lot that everyone was “tired” and “exhausted,” as if we had been painting all day or digging trenches for an irrigation company.

The World of Arugula

So there was the cluelessness about the material world, and both a repulsion and fascination for it. I farmed “raisin plants.” And why didn’t I let one or two owls do my pest management on 100 acres rather than use the poison that was born at Auschwitz? Machines always had to work — or else. When it hit 110 and the air conditioning went out in our building, profs sighed and damned “them” who couldn’t even keep us cool. (None had been on a roof at 120 or wondered how a compressor ran at all — or how a guy could spend four hours up there in Sahara-like conditions with all sorts of sockets and wrenches before his skull melted. [Note well, the campus machines worked far better than did the idea of graduating literate BAs.]) In the world of the professor, offshore drilling rigs can be started and stopped, come and go, sort of like an evening seminar. No wonder Professor Chu announced that California agriculture would dry up and blow away (and given the present policies, he may be right).

“Them”

Looking back at it all, envy seemed the university lifeblood. Most other professionals, you see, were, in comparison to us, overpaid —especially those whom we had the misfortune of sometimes coming in contact with, or, worse, even socializing among. Go to campus and the present demonization of Vegas, Wall Street, surgeons, and insurers makes perfect sense.

Money both repelled and yet attracted academics, those strange summer moths that hated the cash bulb and yet could not resist its radiance. MDs, MBAs, JDs — all these folks had studied far less than we had! And yet, most unfairly, they now made far more money! We, of course, to paraphrase Barack Obama, out of altruism had passed on all those easy avenues of getting rich (identifying a Latin gerundive or an underappreciated 19th suffragette being far more difficult than cracking open someone’s brain or building a shopping center). (By the way, did you ever really believe Barack or Michelle that they could have waltzed over to Wall Street and struck it rich — as if such merchandising and monetizing were no more demanding than community organizing? To paraphrase Lloyd Bentsen: “I’ve known Wall Street hustlers, and you’re no Wall Street hustler, Barack”.)

Our nobility and intelligence, cheek-by-jowl, explained our genteel poverty. Crassness and a sort of sneaky cleverness — as well as greed — accounted for the rich others who had used their education not to impart knowledge, but to manipulate it. (And they did not even know how to spend all that money: we went to Marbella; they bought idiotic things like guns, snowmobiles, and video games.)

Upside-down economics

Wal-Mart greeters were better treated than part-time faculty, who made a fourth the going rate without many benefits. I remember being chewed out as a part-timer for daring to use the department Xerox machine — this from a “progressive” who was always bleating about the corporate destruction of the wild. Tuition always went up faster than inflation. There were centers for this and projects for that everywhere, mostly aimed at combating illiteracy and getting 50-something profs release time. When I joined CSU, the remediation rate was about 35%; when I left, 21 years later, over 50% of the incoming freshmen needed remedial math and English. I can only remember two tenured professors who were fired, one a child molester who was “retired,” and the other a decapitator who was imprisoned (see below). I remember in a tenure appeal, the aggrieved professor of theater arts wrote a furious (and successful) letter to our committee that began, “Witch charges about me…” Academia is the strangest mix of a Soviet nomenklatura for the tenured, and Eastern European socialism for the part-time — sort of like we see now in Washington (we are the part-timers, the new credentialed technocracy the tenured).

Fear everywhere

To be blunt, there are an inordinate number of cowards in academia. Why did so many vote “present” at meetings, run out of personnel hearings to leak what you said to someone, boast about their heroics to captive student audiences in class, and in general walk about in abject terror of being thought illiberal? Are not they tenured with lifetime jobs, automatic pay raises, 20 weeks off a year? So why the cowardice?

My father, I remember, was a bad/good judgement sort of guy (and was often proven right) — “Look, the SOB is no damn good” or “You wait, you’ll see that he is nothing but a coward”; in academia on tenure boards, I heard far too often instead: “On the one hand, her career trajectory so far is problematic, and I worry at times about her ambivalence toward scholarship; but on the other, one must not overreact to her seeming difficulty making deadlines.” In extremis, there were lots of passive-aggressive beer summits after meetings to soothe ruffled feathers, lots of “outreach.”

Tasteful all

We were tasteful. We walked on oak, others on shag carpet. The good neighborhoods did not have sidewalks, “their” tract houses did. Books lined our walls; plastic spears and shields were hung as faux-heraldry in the entryways of the hoi polloi.We supported the UN, they NASCAR.

Here I confess that I got a pass, since once in a while an academic would drive down to Selma and praise my then ramshackle 120 year-old farmhouse (at the time I secretly yearned for a Clovis McMansion in which things probably worked without Saturdays under the house with a jack or up in the attic with pliers and duct tape or down in the collapsed cesspool in the yard).

We wore elbow patches, “they” leisure suits. Most of the professors’ clothes — huge treaded hiking boots, sub-arctic parkas, multi-pocketed Safari dungarees — were designed for the earth’s uninhabitable regions. You see, it was the idea of struggle (cf. Michelle’s garden) that mattered — the philosophy professor at any minute forced to wade across the Amazon on his way to the lounge, sort of like the huge Land Rovers in the faculty lot that could in theory go anywhere, and in fact went nowhere but 2 miles home. (Gas-guzzling Yukons were bad; gas-guzzling Land Cruisers weirdly OK.)

Be careful about eating or having coffee with academics. Most stiffed you for the bill or, better yet, stiffed the coffee shop by getting free refills for you. If you had a broken fingernail or a blister, it was proof to colleagues that you were “blue collar.” And that meant that naturally you could come over on Saturday to (a) prune an academic’s peach tree, (b) show him how to unclog his drain by doing it yourself, (c) lend him your pickup (warning: do not lend anything at any time to an academic), or (d) flip a circuit breaker. Division of $50 in travel money at department meetings was like throwing an old stinking bone in an arena of pit bulls. The less the value, the more the gnashing.

The following is a true example of academic parsimony. A colleague of ours proved to be a gruesome murderer — tried, convicted, imprisoned (he died in prison). He took his sabbaticals and summers down in West Hollywood where he picked up young boys, and on at least one occasion decapitated a poor fellow, then disposed of the body in Silence of the Lambs fashion (the head and torso were found 200 miles apart as I recall). How did we learn of that, or, rather, how was he caught?

He naturally turned back in the bloody rental chain saw — hair, gristle, sinews and all stuck in the chain. The rental store owner was told that our professor (of criminology, no less) had “cut apart a dog” that he hit with his car — and so in disbelief turned him in. Beheading someone is one thing; but, my god, getting charged for an overdue chain saw or losing your deposit is quite another.

(Wait reader: you ask, well, smarty-pants Mr. Hanson, how exactly did a supposedly inept professor learn how to chain saw someone’s head off? I confess, I wonder about that still.)

I could go on, but you get the picture about the strange habits that arise when you ensure someone lifelong employment, institutionalize unaccountability and groupspeak, and create artificial hierarchies of respect that are not necessarily earned by either teaching excellence, scholarship, or value to the community. After the pension meltdown, a great reckoning is coming to academia and it won’t be pretty.

The truth is that I loved teaching, and still do. And when I was penniless, the university gave me a job that I loved and did not consider work at all. Indeed, I felt ashamed that I was overpaid. I started at $22,000 as a full-time lecturer in 1985, and could not believe I got such generous compensation, whether or not it rained, hailed, or the market collapsed. I called my delighted and relieved parents that very day (being a parent to a PhD who was broke and fixing sulfur machines must have been somewhat odd): “Hey, mom, they’re going to pay me thousands of dollars for teaching Greek and Latin.” And they did.

So why again the above rant about academics?

We are presently governed by academics. In an era in which university people proliferate in this administration and seem to make things far worse for the rest of us, we need to be reminded why we should not look to the university for answers. What I hear coming out of Washington reminds me a lot of what I once heard coming out of the philosophy or English department. And that is a scary thing indeed.

You see, that tribe is more likely to embody the illness rather than the cure, and this time 300 million are paying the price."

Valedictorian Exposes Education Sham - Brava!

2010-08-06T08:28:00.000-07:00

August 5, 2010

The following speech was delivered by top of the class student Erica Goldson during the graduation ceremony at Coxsackie-Athens High School on June 25, 2010. (Erica is not pictured at the left.)
[Abridged by Henry Makow]

I am graduating. I should look at this as a positive experience, especially being at the top of my class. However, in retrospect, I cannot say that I am any more intelligent than my peers. I can attest that I am only the best at doing what I am told and working the system.

Yet, here I stand, and I am supposed to be proud that I have completed this period of indoctrination. I will leave in the fall to go on to the next phase expected of me, in order to receive a paper document that certifies that I am capable of work.

But I contest that I am a human being, a thinker, an adventurer - not a worker. A worker is someone who is trapped within repetition - a slave of the system set up before him. But now, I have successfully shown that I was the best slave. I did what I was told to the extreme. While others sat in class and doodled to later become great artists, I sat in class to take notes and become a great test-taker.

While others would come to class without their homework done because they were reading about an interest of theirs, I never missed an assignment. While others were creating music and writing lyrics, I decided to do extra credit, even though I never needed it. So, I wonder, why did I even want this position? Sure, I earned it, but what will come of it? When I leave educational institutionalism, will I be successful or forever lost?

I have no clue about what I want to do with my life; I have no interests because I saw every subject of study as work, and I excelled at every subject just for the purpose of excelling, not learning. And quite frankly, now I'm scared.

John Taylor Gatto, a retired school teacher and activist critical of compulsory schooling, asserts, "We could encourage the best qualities of youthfulness - curiosity, adventure, resilience, the capacity for surprising insight simply by being more flexible about time, texts, and tests, by introducing kids into truly competent adults, and by giving each student what autonomy he or she needs in order to take a risk every now and then. But we don't do that."

Between these cinder block walls, we are all expected to be the same. We are trained to ace every standardized test, and those who deviate and see light through a different lens are worthless to the scheme of public education, and therefore viewed with contempt.

H. L. Mencken wrote in The American Mercury for April 1924 that the aim of public education is not "to fill the young of the species with knowledge and awaken their intelligence. ... Nothing could be further from the truth. The aim ... is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same safe level, to breed and train a standardized citizenry, to put down dissent and originality. That is its aim in the United States whatever pretensions of politicians, pedagogues other such mountebanks, and that is its aim everywhere else."

Christmas Savings in July!

2010-07-27T10:11:00.000-07:00

Lulu.com is offering 20% off of Last Door and Iron Desire through July 31, 2010. Yipee!
Enter coupon code: SANTA305 at check out. Good for ebooks and for paperback books.

Lulu of a Summer Coupon

2010-07-12T06:53:00.000-07:00

Lulu.com is offering 10% of Last Door and Iron Desire. Grab a book and hit the beach!

Enter coupon code "BEACHREAD" at checkout. Good through 7/31/10.

"I don’t know where to begin. This story was so well-told, I felt like I was smack dab in the middle of the demonic chaos." -- Suspense Magazine Review of Last Door

Cool Savings on Hot Summer Reads!

2010-07-10T08:39:00.000-07:00

For the month of July, save 50% on Last Door and/or Iron Desire when you purchase your ebooks through Smashwords.com. Happy Summer!

Hmmmmm, Thoughts on Election Day

2010-06-08T22:28:00.000-07:00

"We cannot expect the Americans to jump from Capitalism to Communism, but we can assist their elected leaders in giving Americans small doses of Socialism, until they suddenly awake to find they have Communism."

-- Nikita Khruschev (31/2 months before visit to U.S.) Ref.: Congressional Record 7/26/61: p. 12622

AUTOGRAPHED BOOKS

2010-05-22T08:31:00.000-07:00

For those who have inquired: To receive an autographed, paperback version of Last Door, send an email with the personalized name/message you want and payment method to: ravenrozier@gmail.com

For $18.99 (the cover price) you will receive an autographed paperback, a laminated bookmark, paid shipping, and no tax.

Thank you, as always, for your support of this book!

Book Auction for Nashville Flood Victims

2010-05-07T11:11:00.000-07:00

Book lovers and philanthropists: there is an online book auction that benefits the flooding victims of Nashville. There are many autographed books and services from awesome authors.

Visit: Do the Write Thing For Nashville

HURRY! FREE SUSPENSE MAGAZINE!

2010-05-04T21:36:00.000-07:00

As a special promotion, Suspense Magazine is offering their May 2010 issue online for free! There are slews of awesome articles in there.

Just click here to snatch up this gem of a deal.

And, don't forget to check for the June issue that comes out May 22 and features an author interview with me and a book review for Last Door.

Featured New Author in Suspense Magazine

2010-05-03T09:56:00.000-07:00

Suspense Magazine has selected K. Raven Rozier as its Featured New Author for its June issue which will be available May 22, 2010. Included is an author interview and a book review of Last Door, the true, psychological thriller about a boy, raised in a satanic cult, with over 400 multiple personalities and demons.

“I don’t know where to begin. This story was so well-told, I felt like I was smack dab in the middle of the demonic chaos.” -- Suspense Magazine

Suspense Magazine is giving away a FREE copy of its first issue.
Visit them at: www.SuspenseMagazine.com.

Willow Bridge Book Signing Soon

2010-04-13T15:15:00.000-07:00

Mark your calendar for Sat. April 24, 2010. I will be at Willow Bridge Books in Oakhurst, CA for two book signing events: 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

I will discuss my book, Last Door, the events that occur in it and the issues that surround it: multiple personalities, demons, cults, etc. I will also talk about the writing and publishing process of this project.

Come up to the fresh air of the mountains for book talk, refreshments and freebie goodies in the charming Willow Bridge Book Store.

The Central Valley Writers' Conference takes place this weekend in Oakhurst, as well.

40044 Hwy. 49, (Von's Center) Oakhurst, CA (559) 692-BOOK (2665)

What You’re Letting in to Your Skin

2010-04-13T14:43:00.000-07:00

Before you even have to think about poisons in the air, water, food, et cetera, there is the issue of getting ready for your day, your morning hygienic routine. You might be surprised by the amount of toxins going on, and subsequently absorbed in, your body before you are even dressed for the day. This short amount of time can be one of the most toxic for your body and most detrimental to your health. A "U.S. News and World Report" article published in 1998 stated, "We look good, we smell good, and we have just exposed ourselves to 200 different chemicals a day, through personal care products."

Over the years, the products you put on and in your body build up poisons that aid in the destruction of your organs and overall health. Many of these toxins are in very small quantities in products, but when they are applied everyday of your life, they are building up in your body and organs. Skin is the largest organ in the human body and absorbs applications directly into the blood stream. You definitely want to eliminate them when and where you can to lower the accumulated levels in your body. There is a simple, proactive measure you can take to free yourself from the dangers of your hygiene and beauty routine.

You must become a label reader. Most products labeled as “natural, organic, herbal…” still contain harmful ingredients. Remember, manufacturers want to sell their products, and they use deceptive marketing and hot words to persuade you to purchase their toxic products. Please understand, they do not care about your health. They are solely motivated by getting you to hand out your money for their deadly merchandise which uses the cheapest products available, regardless of the damage they incur.

Likewise, consumers can not trust A.M.A. or FDA testing because both agencies receive money from chemical manufacturers. Always follow the money trail when the government and big corporations/industries are involved. Over the last 100 years, the rate of cancer in the U.S.A. has increased from 1 out of 800 to 1 out of 3! We do not have total control over all of the contaminants in our food, water, environment, etc., but we can sure try to eliminate some of them if we know what is in the products we are buying and avoid them, make better, more natural choices.

MAIN TOXINS TO LOOK FOR AND TO AVOID

It is not easy to remember all of these scientific, chemical names, so print and keep this information with you as you shop so that you may reference it to check labels for dangerous chemicals. Please note that these toxins are found in women’s, men’s and children’s products.

ALUMINUM:

Found in deodorants. When absorbed on shaved area, it is absorbed directly in to the lymphatic system which is connected to the breasts. May cause breast cancer in men and women. Also builds up in the brain and may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease.

BHT:

A Toluene substitute, used as a preservative. Found in eye liner, eye shadow, facial moisturizers, lip stick, lip gloss, sunscreen make-up. Affects the brain/nervous system, organ toxicity/damage, allergy/immune system, suspected carcinogen.

*DIOXANE:

A carcinogen. Found in a variety of cleansing products: antiperspirants/deodorants, baby bath products, body wash, bubble bath, mouthwash, toothpaste, shampoo, skin creams/moisturizers, and more.

DIOXIN:

Known carcinogen, reproductive and developmental problems, damage to the immune and hormonal systems.

FLUORIDE:

Does more harm than good. It is toxic and was once sold as a rat poison. Found in tap water, toothpaste and mouthwash. A tube of toothpaste with fluoride can kill a small child. That is why there is a poison warning on the tube. May cause bleeding gums, thyroid issues, weak joints, arthritis, allergic reaction, retardation, still birth/miscarriage, birth abnormalities, potential death (There are numerous studies reporting the serious dangers of fluoride).

*PARABENS:

Petroleum based, synthetically created chemicals that include: methylparaben, ethylparaben, propylparaben, butylparaben, and others. Parabens are found in many beauty products that are absorbed through skin and in to the body.

PHENOLCARBOLIC ACID:

Causes coma, death from respiratory problems, circulatory problems, paralysis, convulsions.

*PROPYLENE/ETHYLENE GLYCOL:

An alcohol commonly used in paint, antifreeze, brake fluid, tile grout, sealants, shoe polish, and most beauty products that are absorbed through skin and in to the body. Causes kidney and liver damage.

*SODIUM LAURYL/LAURETH SULFATE:

Used in engine degreasing and auto cleaning products, carpet cleaners, fabric glue. Rapidly absorbed in to the skin. Reacts with other chemicals (such as Dioxin) to become carcinogenic. Causes skin irritation, eye, heart, brain damage, dissolves natural/protective oils on skin. Found in many bubble bath, soaps, shampoos, moisturizers, shaving cream, toothpaste, and more.

TOLUENE:

Causes anemia, liver and kidney damage, blood and nervous systems, respiratory and skin irritation. Found in fragrances. Contains petroleum and coal tar.

*Most common, widely used.

MAIN PRODUCTS/AREAS WHERE TOXINS ARE FOUND

The most rampant harmful chemicals are highlighted and a solution or better option is offered.

IN THE SHOWER:

Water: Common chemicals found in tap water include: fluoride, chlorine, mercury, lead, PCBs, arsenic, MtBE (used as a gasoline additive), DCPA (herbicide), Perchlorate (used in rocket fuel and explosives), Dioxin, HCB (pesticide), DDT (insecticide). Chemicals from tap are easily absorbed into skin. May cause Alzheimer’s, bone cancer, brain damage, jeopardized immune system, lower IQ.

BETTER OPTION: A great investment in your health is to have a water filtration system installed for your whole house. You want the most optimal, pure water going on and in your body.

Soap/Shower gel/Bath oils: Propylene Glycol, Sodium Laurel Sulfate

BETTER OPTION: Purchase natural soaps without harmful chemicals. Many local shops and farmers’ markets have natural soaps available made by locals.

Make your own soap. There are many methods to making soap and an endless variety of oils, flowers, honey, and herbs that may be incorporated. Numerous websites are dedicated to tutorials on this process.

Shaving cream: Triethanolamine, BHA, Isopentane, Isobutane, Methyl Paraben (causes tumors), Phthalates (has neurotoxins, causes allergies), Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

BETTER OPTION: Use a variety of oils (coconut and olive oils work wonderfully), witch hazel, and a few drops of scented oil (peppermint, cinnamon, eucalyptus, tea tree …).

Shampoo/Conditioner: Benzaldehyde, Cocoamide DEA,Ethanol,Linalool, Methylene Chloride, Paraben, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Laurel Sulfate, and more. Most of these cause neurological and nerve damage and cancer.

Please note that baby shampoos contain some of the highest amounts of chemicals. Check the labels carefully.

BETTER OPTION: Make your own shampoo with a variety and combination of natural ingredients mixed with water:

Baking soda, Borax, apple cider vinegar, jojoba, tea tree oil, rosemary, sage, lavender, rose petals, marigold petals,..

Make your own conditioner with a variety and combination of natural ingredients mixed with water:

Olive, coconut or other oils. Add a scented oil for fragrance. Work through wet hair.

Deep conditioning: Use mayonnaise and olive, coconut, avocado or other oils, yogurt. Work through hair, wrap with a towel; leave on for 20 minutes, then rinse.

TOOTH PASTE: Fluoride, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Laurel Sulfate

Read label ingredients carefully. Many “natural” tooth pastes contain harmful toxins.

BETTER OPTION: Purchase toothpaste without chemical additives.

Make your own toothpaste using all or some of these ingredients:

1. Pour 1/2 cup baking soda into a mixing bowl

2. Add a dash of salt (natural mineral salt is best)

3. Add 1/4 cup of hydrogen peroxide (food grade is best, but you may use the drug store kind)

4. Add 1 drop of peppermint oil

5. Add a dash of stevia (more if you want it sweeter)

6. Mix it all up until it becomes paste like. You may have to add more hydrogen peroxide to get the right consistency.

FACE CREAMS/MOISTURIZERS: Propylene Glycol, Sodium Laurel Sulfate

BETTER OPTION: Coconut oil (unrefined), olive oil, vitamin E oil, shea or cocoa butter, other natural oils.

BODY LOTION: Propylene Glycol, Sodium Laurel Sulfate

BETTER OPTION: Coconut oil (unrefined), olive oil, vitamin E oil, shea or cocoa butter, other natural oils.

ANTIPERSPIRANT/DEODORANT: Aluminum and aluminum compounds, which have been linked to Alzheimer's disease, brain disorders, respiratory disorders, tumors, and possibly cancer.

Antiperspirants clog the pores at the sweat glands. This is extremely detrimental, as it prohibits toxins in the body from being released.

BETTER OPTION: Purchase a salt crystal without any aluminum compounds.

Make your own. A bonus is that you won’t get yellow stains on your clothes:

1/4 cup baking soda
1/4 cup arrow root powder or corn starch
5 tablespoons coconut oil (unrefined retains its microbial properties)

Combine baking soda and arrow root powder/corn starch in a bowl and mix with a fork.

Start with about 4 tablespoons/one-fourth cup of coconut oil and add the coconut oil to the baking soda mixture, working into a paste. The deodorant will have somewhat of a play-dough consistency, and will be softer or harder depending on its temperature.

Note: Once you switch to a natural deodorant, it may take a few weeks for your body to rid built-up toxins/smells. I’ve used only coconut oil on a hot day, and there was no odor.

HAIR PRODUCTS:

Color: Para-Phenylenediamine (PPD) [coal tar, petroleum based; affects the throat and lungs], other numerous chemical carcinogens that specifically may cause non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and multiple myeloma, and many chemicals found in pesticides.

Note: The darker the hair dye, the more toxic it is. FYI: Jacqueline Kennedy, a long time dark hair dye user, died of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

BETTER OPTION: Use natural henna leaves (available at Indian grocery or Health/Natural Food stores) or organic hair dyes. Make your own hair tea at home:

Blonde: lemon juice, calendula/marigold, oat straw, and chamomile

Red: Henna leaves, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, coffee, beet and carrot juice.

Brunette: Black tea, coffee, black henna, raspberry leaves, sage

Gel/hairspray: There are numerous ingredients in synthetic hair sprays that can be harmful for your health including: Polyvinylpyrrolidone, Propylene glycol, Polyvinyl alcohol, Hydroflurocarbon, Denatured alcohol and Carboxylmethylcellulose. All of these ingredients are considered to be toxic or poisonous and can be harmful to your health. Some of the symptoms that are associated with hair spray toxicity or poisoning by way of hair spray include rash, stupor, low blood pressure, burns to the eyes, burning pain in your throat, difficulty with breathing, vision blurring or difficulty seeing, and even coma.

BETTER OPTION: Make your own: Hair Spray

Chop one lemon (or an orange for dry hair). Place in a pot with 2 cups water. Boil until half of the initial amount remains. Cool, strain, and place in a spray bottle. Store in the refrigerator. If it is too sticky, add more water. Add one ounce rubbing alcohol as a preservative and then the spray can be stored for up to two weeks unrefrigerated.

Hair Gel 1/2 to 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin

1 cup warm water

Dissolve gelatin in 1 cup warm water. Keep refrigerated and use as you would a purchased gel.

MAKE-UP: Propylene Glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Butylene Glycol, Cetyl PEG/PPG 10/1 Dimethicone, Squalane, Triethylhexanoin, Isononyl Isononanoate, Polyglyceryl 4 Isostearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, PEG 32, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Methicone, Polymethylmethacrylate, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben, Titanium Dioxide, and more!

Purchase natural, organic make-up, without dangerous chemicals.

BETTER OPTION: Make your own: Lip Stain/Blush

Mashed up berries or beets mixed with coconut or olive oil. Use a Q-tip to apply.

NAIL POLISH: Formaldehyde, Dibutyl Phthalate (DPB), and Toluene. These are carcinogens and may cause reproductive/fertility problems.

POLISH REMOVER: Acetone. When inhaled, this chemical enters the blood and is carried to body organs. May cause respiratory and eye irritation, headaches, light-headedness, confusion, nausea and vomiting. Long-term exposure damages the liver, kidneys and nervous system, and increases risk of birth defects.

BETTER OPTION: Purchase organic nail polish and polish remover without harmful chemicals.

PERFUME/BODY SPRAY: 95% of chemicals used in fragrances are synthetic compounds derived from petroleum. They include many known toxins capable of causing cancer, birth defects, central nervous system disorders and allergic reactions.

BETTER OPTION:

Make your own fragrance with water, flowers and herbs. Pour into a spray bottle. Use a liberally as you like. It is actually healthful for your skin.

Sample Recipe: 2 cups water

1-2 cups of your preferred herbs and/or flowers

Add water and herbs/flowers to a small sauce pan. Cover pan with a lid and bring to a boil. Once a boil is reached, turn off the heat. With the lid still on, let your mixture sit to release all of the scent essence from the plants into the water. An extra benefit to this process is your home will smell wonderful.

Once your blend has cooled, pour liquid through a strainer and in to a spray bottle (you do not want any bits of plant to clog the sprayer. Discard strainer remains in compost or around the garden.

(Earthy scents: cinnamon, cloves, lemon peel, nutmeg, orange peel, pine leaves, rosemary, sage, vanilla)

(Flowery scents: lavender, lilac, calendula/marigold petals, gardenia petals, rose petals)

Be sure to use only non-toxic plants and herbs that are pesticide free. Experiment with your favorite scents to make your own unique blended scent.

FINAL NOTES:

You may alter these recipes to suit your tastes as far as scents are concerned. You can add vanilla/other extracts, herbal/floral essential oils, etc. to your homemade products. Also, there are many online resources to draw further inspiration from.

Keep in mind that you can pay now for better, natural, organic products, or pay later with poor health, medical costs, and even your life. The fact is, if you take a little bit of time to make your own products, you will save a considerable amount of money that you would have paid for toxic products of far worse quality.

FOODS FOR HEALTHY SKIN AND HAIR:

Try to consume local, organic, heirloom, non-genetically modified, pesticide-free foods. Big, commercial farming start with genetically modified seeds that have a built-in pesticide in every cell. Eat free-range, hormone free meats and dairy. Avoid using the microwave oven, as it nukes all of the nutrients out of food. Ultimately, eating raw, uncooked fruits and vegetables are the most nutritious. Papayas are an especially nutritive food for skin health due to its particular enzymes. Nuts, seeds, fresh fruits (especially papaya and avocado) and vegetables (particularly dark, leafy greens) with living amino acids, garlic, onions, free-range, grass-fed produce (meat, eggs, milk, butter, cheese, etc.) honey…

Willow Bridge Book Signing Coming Up Soon

2010-04-12T17:50:00.000-07:00

Free is awesome!

2010-04-12T17:42:00.000-07:00

My book, "Last Door" is currently checked out of the Fresno, CA library.
Yay! Hope the reader digs it.
I love reading books for free from the public library.

Reconciliation Act H.R.4872 Brings Microchipping to America

2010-04-04T18:09:00.000-07:00

March 30, 2010




	Forget the national ID card, implantable microchips are coming to a clinic near you no later than 36 months after the bill is signed into law.

During the thorough coverage of H.R.3590 America thought it was free of a ‘Healthcare System’ that allowed a national medical registry to be created and the population to be tagged with implantable RFID chips. But a second heath care related bill called “The Reconciliation Act of 2010” (2300 pages) was recently passed by the Senate on March 25th after being passed by the House on March 21st. This bill has been cleared for the White House and awaits the signature of the Dictator and Chief. Buried in the text of the 2300 page monstrosity in section 2521, the creation of a National Medical Device Registry is enacted. This is portrayed as a registry to collect safety data on medical devices such as pacemakers and to put the safety data in a publicly accessible national electronic database.

But as usual the wording of this bill permits the creation of something entirely quite different. In 2004 the FDA approved the Verichip for use of storing medical records. This device was classified as a Class II medical device. This is most likely the Class II implantable device being referred to in this section of the bill. The bill allows the unique device identifier (Chip ID tag) to be linked to “post market safety patient outcome data” regarding the implantable device itself. In order “to facilitate the analyses of post market safety and patient outcomes” the health secretary will examine ways to gain access to Medicare health records, private sector health records and other data deemed necessary (including surveillance data) by the Health Secretary and then link it to the database and your RFID implant. Just to be accurate, section (3) defines “data” as “claims data, patient survey data, standardized analytic files that allow for the pooling and analysis of data from disparate data environments, electronic health records, and any other data deemed appropriate by the secretary.”

So basically this bill creates a National Database of any type of data deemed appropriate by the executive branch of the US Federal Government. This could literally be anything. This could include anything you might have expected to find in an East German Stasi file. All of this data will then be linked to a “Class II implantable device” under your skin. There you have it, just like Lindsey Williams warned us. Forget the national ID card, implantable microchips are coming to a clinic near you no later than 36 months after the bill is signed into law. Link

Monsanto Owns and Controls 90% of the Food Supply

2010-04-04T18:01:00.000-07:00

Monsanto's methods are spelled out in a series of confidential commercial licensing agreements obtained by the AP. The contracts, as long as 30 pages, include basic terms for the selling of engineered crops resistant to Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, along with shorter supplementary agreements that address new Monsanto traits or other contract amendments.

Steve Silberman sends us "A major AP expose of how Monsanto uses secret licensing agreements for its genetically manipulated crops to squeeze smaller seed companies, lock out competition, and keep food prices high."

For example, one contract provision bans independent companies from breeding plants that contain both Monsanto's genes and the genes of any of its competitors, unless Monsanto gives prior written permission -- giving Monsanto the ability to effectively lock out competitors from inserting their patented traits into the vast share of U.S. crops that already contain Monsanto's genes...

"We now believe that Monsanto has control over as much as 90 percent of (seed genetics). This level of control is almost unbelievable," said Neil Harl, agricultural economist at Iowa State University who has studied the seed industry for decades.

"The upshot of that is that it's tightening Monsanto's control, and makes it possible for them to increase their prices long term. And we've seen this happening the last five years, and the end is not in sight." Link

Please plant a garden so you have an untainted food supply.

April Book Coupon

2010-04-04T17:27:00.000-07:00

Receive 10% off print or ebook of Last Door and/or Iron Desire when you purchase from Lulu.com/lastdoor. Discount in effect through April 30, 2010. Use coupon code "SHOWERS" at checkout.

Happy April!

Willow Bridge Book Signing

2010-03-22T08:24:00.000-07:00

Mark your calendar for Sat. April 24, 2010. I will be at Willow Bridge Books in Oakhurst, CA for two book signing events: 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

I will discuss my book, Last Door, the events that occur in it and the issues that surround it: multiple personalities, demons, cults, etc. I will also talk about the writing and publishing process of this project.

Come up to the fresh air of the mountains for book talk, refreshments and freebie goodies in the charming Willow Bridge Book Store.

40044 Hwy. 49, (Von's Center) Oakhurst, CA (559) 692-BOOK (2665)

FREE E-BOOK This week only!

2010-03-07T07:21:00.000-08:00

This is it - Read An E-book Week March 7-13 2010.

For one week only, receive a free e-book of Last Door and/or Iron Desire from Smashwords.com. Use coupon code "RFREE" at checkout. Good for e-readers and computer reading, many formats available.

Look for numerous free and discounted e-books this week.

Spanish Exorcist Claims Satanic Influence over Vatican

2010-03-07T07:01:00.000-08:00

"Yes, also in the Vatican there are members of Satanic sects. There are priests, monsignors and also cardinals! There is an infiltration of Satanism and Masons under the dome of the Church." Story Link from Catholic Online.

New Review for Last Door

2010-03-05T19:30:00.000-08:00

"All I can say is: "WOW!" While I was reading I kept thinking, "Are you kidding?!?!". I really wish there had been more information on this particular story - I'd like to research it further. This book was truly unlike anything else I've ever read."

Kalen - Goodreads.com

Thank you, Kalen! :)

Don't take the chip!

2010-03-03T17:52:00.000-08:00

Crazy! 1 in 4 Germans want to have the microchip implanted in their bodies. Brainwashed much?

http://rawstory.com/2010/03/germans-microchip-skin-poll/

March Coupon

2010-03-02T10:41:00.000-08:00

Save 10% on your purchase of Last Door or Iron Desire at Lulu.com. Enter coupon code "IDES" at checkout to receive your discount. Coupon effective through 3/31/10.

Please leave a rating/review when you've finished reading. Thanks for supporting independent authors and publishing!

Milestone

2010-02-23T18:04:00.000-08:00

Today, I sent out my 101st request for my books to soldiers as part of the project, Operation Ebook Drop for the troops. The 95th request went out to a whole navy fleet with thousands of troops, the USS Bonhomme Richard.

It's good to be able to help these guys in, at least, some small way. If you know a soldier who would like to participate, send them over to Ed at the OED website.

The Indie Spotlight

2010-02-23T07:40:00.000-08:00

I am the featured author at The Indie Spotlight. This is a wonderful site to discover indie books and authors. They have included a spotlight on Last Door and an author interview.

Cut To The Chase Review - Readers Beware!

2010-02-18T11:39:00.000-08:00

Joanne Chase of Cut to the Chase Reviews has read Last Door and written a review:

"Last Door, by K. Raven Rozier, is a shocking, true story about a young child’s horrific experiences at the hands of a satanic cult. The level of abuse this boy endured resulted in a severe multiple personality disorder; he was fragmented into approximately 400 different personalities.

The book documents the discovery of his condition by his father and stepmother, when he finally comes to live with them at the age of 12 after his mother gives up custody. Their battle to help the boy, Brendan, is a frightening story.

This book is not for the faint of heart; readers beware!

Well written, Last Door will hold you captive as Brendan’s story unfolds."

Happy Valentine's Day!

2010-02-13T23:10:00.000-08:00

Wishing you love, love, love today and all year long.

Disease or Demons?

2010-02-11T17:37:00.000-08:00

What is your take on multiple personalities - disease or demons?

Anchors Aweigh!

2010-01-27T22:02:00.000-08:00

USS Bonhomme Richard, the largest aircraft carrier the U.S. has and with thousands of crew members, has just signed on to the Operation Ebook Drop program.

Last Door and Iron Desire are two of the books offered for free to our military. If you know a military member who would like to participate in this program, visit: OperationEbookDrop.com

Also, don't forget to enter the Goodreads book giveaway contest to win a free copy of Last Door and/or Iron Desire.

January Coupon Coolness

2010-01-11T12:07:00.001-08:00

This month's book coupon code is: "READMORE2010". Save 10% on a paperback or download.

This is good for Last Door and/or Iron Desire at my Lulu Storefront, expires 1/31/10.

Don't forget, leave your rating/reviews at Lulu.com, Amazon.com, Goodreads.com, Smashwords.com

And, enter my book giveaway at Goodreads.com. Contest ends 1/15/10. Good luck!

Thank you, friends!

Slightly Cheesy, Very True

2010-01-10T09:35:00.000-08:00

Someone recently told me, "We're in, and we're gonna win in '10."

I'll agree to that. Hope this year is awesome for you, filled with fire, wonder and miracles!

I Get This Often - Last Door Review

2009-12-30T08:25:00.000-08:00

New review of Last Door. I hear this response a lot. Readers are left grasping for the right adjectives to describe the undefinable.

"This book is hard to explain, it was unbelievable, remarkable, inspirational, and terrifying all at the same time. I am left speechless. Something you should read. It will really leave you thinking."

Maureen Harris, Goodreads.com

Do you have the right words to define demons, 400 multiple personalities, angelic intervention, and Last Door? Only 2 days left to enter to win a free copy. Leave your review at Goodreads.com

Happiest of New Years to you! May it be filled with blessings and books.

Happy Holy-day

2009-12-24T22:03:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas, friends! Have a blessed day filled with joy.

December Coupon - Hot!

2009-12-08T09:29:00.000-08:00

Save 10% off your purchase of Last Door or Iron Desire: The Legacy of Notre Dame Football Coach Frank Leahy. Use coupon code "HUMBUG" at the Last Door Store Front at www.lulu.com/lastdoor

Amazon.com is also offering free shipping on purchases over $25. Both books are available there.

Stay warm. Cuddle up with your snuggie and a new book! Merry Christmas Season to you!

Christmas Time is Here!

2009-12-03T23:09:00.000-08:00

Looking for an awesome, unique, Christmas gift?

Buy a copy of Last Door and/or Iron Desire: The Legacy of Notre Dame Football Coach Frank Leahy, through me, and I will include a handwritten, personalized message and autograph in the book, a laminated bookmark, and free shipping. All this for only $19.99. You won't get all of this through Amazon.com or the other retailers that carry my books.

Email me what personalized message you'd like in the book and your mailing details, and I'll get it out to you quickly: ravenrozier@gmail.com

or U.S. mail to:
Raven Rozier
1099 E. Champlain Dr. A-226
Fresno, CA 93720

Book descriptions may be found at www.lulu.com/lastdoor

Don't wait too long; Christmas is coming soon. Ho, Ho, Ho!

Cyber Monday Book Savings

2009-11-30T08:30:00.000-08:00

Hi Friends,

Today only, use your Cyber Monday coupon code to save 25% off of "Last Door" or "Iron Desire" at: http://www.lulu.com/lastdoor.

Coupon Code: "CYBERBOOKS" ends 11/30/09.

Shop today and give the gift of reading.

Happy holiday season to you,
Raven

From Chapter 11 of "Last Door," Holly in the Bathtub

2009-11-20T21:30:00.000-08:00

BLAM! The bathroom door was thrown open, and the door knob slammed hard into the back of the wall. Holly jolted from the startling intrusion. She slumped down in the bubbles in an attempt to cover her nakedness. The water splashed at the candles and made them hiss. Brendan stood at the door, and he had very dark circles under his eyes.

“Brendan, what is it? I’m in the bath.”

Brendan glared at Holly, not saying a word.

“Brendan.”

Her irritation level was rising along with the redness in her face.

No response.

“Brendan!”

Holly’s heart beat hard now. Her anger changed to a helpless feeling of having no control. Who was this in front of her? What was happening? She sank a little lower under the water, realizing full well how completely vulnerable she was. Like small, naked prey, she felt cornered with the eyes of a predator in front of her sizing her up.

Brendan moved in closer until he was standing directly over Holly.

Awesome 5-Star Review from Amazon.com

2009-11-13T20:14:00.000-08:00

5.0 out of 5 stars Chilling true story, November 13, 2009
By George Wilhite (Santa Rosa, CA)

This review is from: Last Door (Paperback)

"Wow! I have read a lot of horror but this one, in part because it was based on a true story, really got me. An amazing story of good vs evil and the unbelievable evil humans perpetrate on each other. Unlike the over-the-top cheap thrills in books and movies like "The Exorcist," all the events are presented professionally and passionately here by Rozier. She remains true to the facts but gives the characters plenty of realistic emotional depth. A must read."

http://www.amazon.com/Last-Door-ebook/dp/B002NGO5CS/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2

Thanks George from Santa Rosa!

Veterans' Day

2009-11-11T10:23:00.000-08:00

God bless our U.S. veterans today and everyday, the bravest and best!

November Book Coupon

2009-11-05T13:43:00.000-08:00

Save 10% on "Last Door" and/or "Iron Desire."

Use coupon code, "GREATBOOK" at:

http://www.lulu.com/lastdoor until 11/30/09.

Happy reading!

November Book Give Away

2009-11-05T13:39:00.000-08:00

Enter to win a free copy of Last Door and/or Iron Desire at:

http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/1717-last-door

Contest ends 11/13/09.

Good luck!

Best Seller Ranking on Smashwords

2009-11-02T11:53:00.000-08:00

Smashwords.com Best Seller rankings this week:

Last Door: #7 in Non-Fiction
Iron Desire: #2 in Biography

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/3907
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/4148

Candy Ethics

2009-10-31T17:14:00.000-07:00

I came home with candy to hand out on Halloween. I got a variety of candies and suckers for .98 cents a pound - what a bargain. Then, my son informed me that I had to go back to the store to get the good, name brand candy bars, which run $5 a pound. He said that we live in a nice neighborhood, and the kids come here and expect to get the good stuff.

"Shouldn't the little beggars be grateful for what they get?" I said.
"No. If you give them crap candy, they'll egg your house," son said.

Well, okay then. Back to the store I went to get the expensive candy. Good to know the rules of Halloween.

Trick and a Chilling Treat

2009-10-23T12:20:00.000-07:00

15% off coupon when you purchase Last Door or Iron Desire at http:www.lulu.com/lastdoor. Enter the coupon code: "TRICK" at checkout. Offer good through Oct. 25, 2009.

Last Door gives a creepy Halloween scare.

Goodreads.com reader Paul Mize rated it 5 of 5 stars:

"Chilling! Absolutely Chilling. How many demons were cast out of that poor child?"

Doin' a Linda Blair

2009-10-17T19:40:00.000-07:00

In a new poll by Red Box, the scariest movie of all time is.... The Exorcist. Last Door should terrify them then. Happy Halloween season!

Win A Free Copy Of "Last Door"

2009-10-14T20:15:00.000-07:00

Enter to win a free paperback copy of Last Door. Just go to Goodreads.com and register to win, or go directly to the Last Door Giveaway page here:

http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/enter_choose_address/1717-last-door

Contest ends Nov. 13, 2009. Best of luck to you!

Message from the architect of Operation Ebook Drop

2009-10-14T18:28:00.000-07:00

“The 70 authors on Operation Ebook Drop asked me to say: More Troops please.

We have dropped approximately 4000 Free discount coupons linking our brave men and women deployed in the Armed Forces to some of the finest Indie novels in the industry to keep their reading devices filled with a variety of genres and styles. If you are a troop who has received an ebook drop, sound off here, so your comrades can step up and request our gifts.

If you want to participate and are a deployed member of the coalition Armed Forces, just drop me (edwpat at att.net) an email with your name, unit and location (and a little feedback – our authors enjoy some feedback), and I’ll set you up on the program.

If you’re an author and want to join the ranks of the givers, publish your book(s) on Smashwords and set up a 100% discount coupon and then drop me a line at edwpat at att.net and I’ll forward you the troop list and set you up for all new incoming troop book requests.

This program is only a month old and happened by chance in the Kindle community. Indie authors care and we want to make a difference by thanking our troops for their efforts.

Edward C. Patterson former Sp5 E. Patterson, USAR 6th Batallion, 60 th Artillery (1966-68)”

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue...

2009-10-09T17:53:00.000-07:00

I won't comment on ChrisCo or the evils he inflicted, but here's a coupon for 14.92% off of Last Door or Iron Desire when you purchase your copy at www.lulu.com/lastdoor. Just enter "PINTA" in the coupon code area at checkout. This offer is only valid through Oct. 12, 2009.

And, since some lame-o left a jewelry ad in my reviews, feel free to add your own review and rating to push theirs away. Thanks friends.

San Luis Obispo Book Festival II

2009-10-06T09:06:00.000-07:00

It was a blustery day at the SLO book festival, hence my crazy, wind-blown hair. All day I heard glass breaking from things falling off of tables. To my right was a mother who wrote a book about her daughter, Amber, who died of cancer (This is a Good Day to Live). To my left was the famous entertainer, Bud Mercer (96 yrs. old and still so hep!)(Tripping the Light Fantastic).

Met a lot of wonderful readers and writers and got to hear Bud's son, Buddy, play the guitar and banjo!

Operation eBook Drop Troop Reader

2009-10-03T10:06:00.000-07:00

Wayne is a soldier who is stationed in Iraq. These are pics that he sent me (I don't know about the look of that camel:/ Wayne has loaded Last Door and Iron Desire on to his eReader - Yay! Take care of yourself, Wayne.

Central Coast (CA) Book Festival Appearance

2009-10-02T09:56:00.000-07:00

K Raven Rozier will be selling and signing her books, Last Door and Iron Desire: The Legacy of Notre Dame Football Coach Frank Leahy at the beautiful Central Coast Book Festival in San Luis Obispo, CA

Stop by if you're in the area and say hi. Free bookmarks and candy!

Mission Plaza, SLO, CA - 10 am - 4 pm

http://ccbookfestival.org/

October Creepiness and a Coupon!

2009-10-02T09:18:00.000-07:00

Last Door October coupon code is "FALLREAD". Get 10% off of a true horror story. Think "The Exorcist," "Sybil," and "Rosemary's Baby" all in one. Read it with all the lights on!

"It was riveting; I couldn't put it down, but it creeped me out!" T. Chu (Cinematographer)

"Last Door" Excerpt

2009-09-24T19:10:00.000-07:00

Brendan waited in the back seat while his stepmother went into the store. A few minutes later, Holly returned. She put her drink in the cup holder and peeled back the wrapper from a Caramello candy bar. Over the back seat, a young child’s voice spoke out.
“I like Cawamello, too.”
Holly froze with bewilderment. She looked in the rear view mirror, back at Brendan. He had his index finger hooked half way in his mouth. She turned around to face him.
“What did you say?” she asked.
In a little child’s voice, Brendan repeated, “I like Cawamello too.” He blinked his wide-open eyes.
Holly paused, dumbfounded, and bit the inside of her bottom lip. Then, she boldly acted on her hunch.
“What is your name?”
The reply was innocent and direct, “Tommy.”
Holly suddenly felt sucked in to a vortex of confusion. She struggled to grasp at reality, but, instead, she was enveloped in a nebulous mass of the illogical.

A Literary Event With Free Goodies!

2009-09-23T21:35:00.000-07:00

Fresno County Library Author/Book Discussion

K. Raven Rozier, will speak about her new book, LAST DOOR, the story of a young boy with over 400 multiple personalities. Raven will have copies of the book available for purchase and signing after the program. Refreshments will be served.

Woodward Park Regional Library, Meeting Room - Champlain/Perrin, Fresno, CA
Date: September 29, 2009, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

http://califa.evanced.info/fresno/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=9316&rts=&disptype=info&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&SignupType=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=9/1/2009&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=31&AgeGroup=ALL&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=

SoCo Book Fest

2009-09-20T21:33:00.000-07:00

The book fest in Santa Rosa was awesome. A man dressed as Baudelaire's "Fleur de Mal" came by my space every 40 minutes for "sustenence" (free candy). I learned a new term for multiples, "Trans Charactered" (hmmm). Sold lots of books and met a lot of cool readers and writers. Oh, and I met a savant man who discussed way-over-my-head mathmatical theories. It hurt my brain and stimulated it at the same time. He was super weird-cool-radically brilliant.

I took side trips in the area to Bodega Bay and Petaluma to the heirloom "Seed Bank," located in a super old bank building. Fun trip!

Sonoma County Book Festival

2009-09-16T17:09:00.000-07:00

Raven will be an author participant at the Sonoma County Book Festival.

Saturday September 19, 2009 at the Old Courthouse Square in Santa Rosa, CA
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. http://socobookfest.org/

If you're in the area, come by and say hello.

Goodreads Author Review

2009-09-12T17:17:00.000-07:00

Holly Christine, Author contributor to Goodreads.com, posted this comment about Last Door:

"Rozier certainly has a way with words. From page one, I was glued!"

Holly is the author of "The Nine Lives of Clemenza." 5 Stars!

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2898784.Holly_Christine

Operation Ebook Drop for the Troops

2009-09-12T09:47:00.000-07:00

Apparently, downtime can get pretty boring when soldiers are deployed overseas, and it's not very convenient to carry around 50 books.

This is a brand new program that gets free ebooks to soldiers overseas. As a participating author, I've already received some cool letters of appreciation from soldiers thankful to have some literary escapism while deployed.

If you know an author or a U.S. soldier who might be interested in this program, check out the article below which outlines the details.

http://blog.smashwords.com/2009/09/smashwords-supports-operation-ebook.html

"Last Door" paperback on Amazon.com

2009-09-11T19:27:00.000-07:00

"Last Door" is now available on Amazon.com. If you dig the book, write a review or create a "Last Door" discussion in the boards! Thanks for the support!

www.amazon.com/Last-Door-K-Raven-Rozier/dp/0557090849

"Last Door" now available for Kindle at Amazon.com

2009-09-01T12:35:00.000-07:00

If you own a Kindle, "Last Door" is now available for download. Here's the link:

http://www.amazon.com/Last-Door/dp/B002NGO5CS/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251833681&sr=8-6

September coupon for "Last Door" and "Iron Desire"

2009-09-01T12:31:00.000-07:00

For the month of September, I am offering a 10% off coupon for my books purchased at www.lulu.com/lastdoor. Just enter "LULUBOOK" in the coupon code box. Enjoy the savings and a good read :)

Live Author Interview

2009-08-26T12:07:00.000-07:00

This Friday, 8/28/09 I will participate in a live, streaming author interview/chat with Stacey Cochran.

The show will take place 8 pm- 9 pm PST/11 pm- 12 am EST. The event may be viewed at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bookchatter

Viewers may call in with questions/comments during that hour to (914) 803-4571.

Yes, The Government Can. Ha Ha Ha

2009-08-25T10:16:00.000-07:00

New - AuthorsDen.com Author Page

2009-08-24T10:16:00.000-07:00

New site listing for my books and me:

AuthorsDen.com - Where authors and readers come together.

My author page: http://www.authorsden.com/ravenrozier

Funniest blog response to "Last Door" and Demons

2009-08-17T21:43:00.000-07:00

Also, I just finished the review of Last Door. The author, K Raven Rozier, is also a screenwriter and the book reads like a movie. I couldn't stop reading! Check it out on my Examiner Page.

It's also time for the quarterly grooming of Clemenza. She's anxious to see her Petco buddies.
Before:
9:29 am edt Comments

Friday, August 7, 2009

Demon vs Demon-free

I recently reviewed a non-fiction book called Last Door. It was all about exorcisms and removing demons, with an underlying message about how people around us can be possessed and we may never know it. I really enjoyed the book.

So now I'm obsessed with demons. As in who's got em and who don't. Instead of contemplating which of my customers has swine flu, I will now label them two ways: demon and demon-free. In fact, you could probably label EVERYTHING this way: "This ice cream is definitely demon-free."

Management is demon.
The drive thru is demon.
Retail is demon.
The Bandit is, without doubt, demon.
Food, to me, is generally demon-free. Even if it causes an unpleasant digestive feeling, it's demon-free because I will inevitably eat it again.
SYTYCD is demon-free because Janine won. And only because Janine won.
Reality TV is demon due to addictive qualities.
Clemenza is demon when she looks at you, then grabs her toy and kills it, then looks at you again. She's clearly sending messages.

Have a demon-free Friday!

Author Interview Gets Philosophical

2009-08-10T13:00:00.000-07:00

Independent Author Interview: K Raven Rozier

August 10, 3:10 PM · Holly Christine - Pittsburgh Books Examiner

10 Questions for Raven. To read the full interview go to:

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-15202-Pittsburgh-Books-Examiner~y2009m8d10-Independent-Author-Interview-K-Raven-Rozier

Independent Book Review - Pittsburgh Examiner

2009-08-08T07:44:00.000-07:00

Independent Book Review:

Last Door by K. Raven Rozier

August 8, 8:13 AM Pittsburgh Books Examiner Holly Christine

Last Door is a non-fiction work by K. Raven Rozier. Based upon true events, this book takes its readers for a ride into the unknown, facing spiritual questions from the other side.

While the names of this true story have been changed to protect the identity of the family that endured so much, Rozier manages to keep the reader hooked from the start. She tells the story of Sean and Holly O’Neal, sending shivers to readers and forcing them to feel the dark side of spirituality.

Well-written and equally engaging, this story will keep your attention from start to end.

Full Review linked here: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-15202-Pittsburgh-Books-Examiner~y2009m8d8-Independent-Book-Review-Last-Door-by-K-Raven-Rozier

Bookdoggie.com

2009-07-29T12:10:00.000-07:00

Cool, fun website to find books. http://www.bookdoggie.com

Last Door

2009-07-07T21:20:00.000-07:00

www.lulu.com/lastdoor

Varaz

2009-04-23T12:36:00.000-07:00

Varaz Samuelian, "David of Sassoon" 1971; 2.5 tons, copper. Fresno Courthouse lawn. Awesome.