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Milk Producers Going Rogue.

 

One year after my surgery, I realized that our 6 year old son was allergic to the cow’s milk that we had been purchasing at the store (pasteurized, of course). He had been severely constipated since he was a baby. A friend of mine had recently been informed by a specialist that her son had an allergy to cow’s milk. His symptoms were identical to my son’s. It suddenly dawned on me that my son had been needing goat’s milk just as I did as a baby. I wasn’t interested in having dairy goats that you had to milk morning and night, but as several events conspired, I was convinced that this was my calling—that God had raised me up to do this. I prayed about it a lot and then visited with my husband about getting just one goat to milk. Next, a friend who enjoys organic and healthy foods asked if I had ever considered milking goats. She was not aware that I was already praying about this. Then I stumbled across a scripture in the Bible, Proverbs 27:27 that says, “You shall have enough goat’s milk for your food, the food of your household and the nourishment of your maidservants.” Oh, how I didn’t want to be tied down to this; I had grown up with the chore of milking morning and night. I knew what this would mean, but I also knew what God was telling me. Goat’s milk had saved my life and now it was time to help provide it for the health of others.

 

In late August of that year, I bought Ginger, a Toggenburg goat. My son’s allergies were relieved immediately and so were mine. My hay fever and sto mach problems were gone. After people heard that I was milking goats and had raw milk, they wanted this milk too. Some people were sick and dealing with health issues. Others wanted it because they are sick “of” the pasteurized product from the store. They were also deeply concerned about the hormones that were given to cows, and they wanted a healthy alternative. I hated turning people down and was compelled to find and purchase more goats. At 42 years old, I became the new “goat lady” in our area.

 

Streff Ridge Farm Goat Dairy – New Barn

The SD Department of Agriculture informed me that under the current laws, I could legally sell “raw” milk if I labeled it as such. I was set to go, but I wanted their advice on building my barn so that it would meet Grade A dairy specs. They were very helpful and I proceeded to build a barn to meet the standards that they advised. It includes a large kitchen (16’ x 18’) with a triple stainless steel sink, cement floors, etc… The milking parlor has four custom stanchions each with four headlocks so that I can bring in 16 goats at a time. I also have milking machines now. Yay!

 

Well, a few months after I began enjoying my most beautiful barn, (and willingly spending every last penny to make the payments on it), the Dept of Ag decided that their interpretation of the law went a little deeper. They decided that I also had to pass an inspection and get a permit. So I worked with them, jumping through a few more hoops, passed their inspection, and got a permit. All the while I am wondering though —why do I have to have permission to do this in a free country? Why is it their business? I have done the thorough research on goat’s milk and its benefits; and scientist have proven that raw milk is truly safe because of the good bacteria, and other built–in safety factors that were added by the Author of life Himself. Safety factors include Lactoferrin- a protein which has antibacterial/anti-fungal properties against pathogens such as E-coli 0157:H7. I have also seen the “real –life “ studies of how raw milk is life-giving and pasteurized milk actually makes people sick. Naively, I was surprised to find out that the people of the Dept of Ag just can’t believe this. They actually believe that pasteurized (cooked) milk is better and safer –which it is not. They also believe that it is their job to “police” raw milk. Do they really believe that people aren’t wise enough to observe where they purchase what they consume?

 

Now, six months later, the Dept of Ag has decided that the existing laws still just don’t cover all of the standards that they see fit for what they call the “fears of Raw Milk”. So they have introduced some new rules. Guess what? My barn isn’t adequate anymore. I would have to build another building to house an expensive bottling machine (which I would have to purchase also). I would also have to submit numerous tests that don’t apply to the big dairies. These tests would not only be expensive, but nearly impossible to pass.

 

The new proposed milk rules (supposedly) are to make selling raw milk legal in SD. However, the stipulations are so strict, that the producers of raw milk will not be able to afford to offer it. We were given just a few weeks to scramble our resources before the hearing on Nov. 17^th , 2009 in Pierre, SD . About 25 -30 raw milk producers and customers showed up at the hearing to oppose the new rules. Then there was a 10 day window for the public to write letters. The closing day was the day after Thanksgiving, so we lost a few days in the postal service due to the holiday.

 

Now we are waiting in SD for the Dept of Ag to make their decision so that we can defend our rights at the next hearing before the Rules Review Committee, which will be held on Dec. 21^st, the Monday before Christmas.

 

As I have become more involved in this, I have come to the conclusion that it isn’t about the benefits of Raw milk –vs- pasteurized milk at all. You see, we weren’t even supposed to bring those pertinent issues up at the hearing. This is because there is way too much proof that raw milk is healthy and safe—-and pasteurized milk is neither. This is really about government regulations and who controls our commodities. Our health is our food and someone wants to control all of this.

 

I am now being led to ask all kinds of questions that every American should be asking. Are we to be forced into eating foods that cause diseases? Do the people of a free nation (this free nation) still have the right to pursue happiness and their health? Who is behind all of this? I am wondering: even if the SD Department of Agriculture really hears our cry, can they make a decision of their own? Do they represent the desires of the people of SD or are they being influenced by some big corporation or entity? Where does this agenda to rid the small dairies who provide raw milk really originate, because this fight is being seen in every state of our free nation.

 

In summary:

I found out that many of those holding offices in the SD Department of Ag actually grew up on farms enjoying the benefits of raw milk. I am praying that they will find it in their consciences to override any outside pressures of big business and the lies thereof and make the right decisions; Decisions that protect the people from big government; Decisions that protect our freedoms and our health. I am praying that the SD Department of Agriculture and the current administration will listen to the “public outcry” for freedom, and that they be a leader setting precedence for all of the states -that they can make an independent decision that represents the people for which they are being paid to represent.

I am the youngest of 10 children raised in the country on real food. We had a huge garden, raised our own beef, chickens, and even a pig once. Of course we had eggs from free-range chickens, we made bread everyday, and milked cows and goats. The goats were added to the farm when I was born.

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Nov 04, 2009 – PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – iPlayerHD, a leader in high performance, cost effective video hosting solutions, today announced the public launch of version 2 of the company’s video hosting solution, and a new iPlayerHD.com website.

iPlayerHD is a powerful, affordable, and easy-to-use HD video hosting and streaming solution that delivers a stunning web video experience. The simple, easy-to-use interface allows customers to quickly upload video content and immediately publish to their web sites or to iPlayerHD’s customizable web pages.

iPlayerHD is designed specifically for businesses that use web video within their websites to support and deliver their brand message. Unlike many free services, iPlayerHD allows a high quality video experience without embedded or distracting advertisements. iPlayerHD’s pay to play offering insures subscriber’s videos are always ad-free.”

“Any business that uses Web video to convey its messages needs to take a hard look at iPlayerHD,” says Wes Moore, the inventor and founder of iPlayerHD. “Our customers deliver their web videos without the interference of outside advertising, and at a very reasonable cost. Their messages are branded by them, for them, and delivered in stunningly high quality.”

“When I needed a HD Video Hosting service, I turned to iPlayerHD, and found exactly what I was looking for. Great Service, Excellent Results and most important Great HD!”  S. Prentice, CEO Territory Media

The new site also features celebrity spokesperson Jimmy Dunn, a popular comedian who is perhaps most recognizable as the cab driver in Olympia Sports TV ads.

The new-and-improved iPlayerHD platform delivers significant new functionality including new web page styles and features, embeddable players that include scrollable and descriptive play lists, new and improved video control bars, and a simplified and enhanced sign-up process. The new solution offers a free 30-day trial to new subscribers. 

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Energy & Climate Change Summit
Private Sector Initiates Energy States Alliance on Tuesday, August 25, 2009.

By Courtesy of Black Hills Today.com staff writer – Kathy L. Swensen

Private Sector Initiating Energy States Alliance Summit

A Summit on Energy and Climate Change Policy in Rapid City, South Dakota.

The Energy States Alliance started with local and state Chambers of Commerce in Alaska, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado, and Wyoming, and will now work to broaden its representation with a meeting in Rapid City, South Dakota on Tuesday, August 25th, at the Ramkota Conference Center.

“National energy policy will dramatically impact the states that produce energy in America,” said Kelvin Hullet, President of the Bismarck Mandan Chamber.  “Uniting our efforts allows us to speak with one voice to our elected officials.
It also provides the energy producing states with an avenue to ensure the economic effects, as well as the environmental aspects, are reviewed in energy and climate change policy.”

The Alliance has met via phone conferences over the last couple of months.  In an effort to advance the discussion, the Alliance is scheduling a meeting in Rapid City for Tuesday, August 25 at the Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center.  In addition to discussing how to work together, the meeting will include presentations from the individual state representatives, the United States Chamber, and David Kreutzer, the lead economist for the Heritage Foundation, who will address the issue of “Cap and Trade.”

“This region of the United States has a lot to gain or loose in the upcoming debate,” said Don Sterhan, President of the Mountain Plains Equity Group in Montana.  “Most of our electricity is generated by coal-fired power plants and the long distances we drive make us reliant on fossil fuels.   It is imperative the rest of the nation understands how this legislation will impact our local communities, our residents, and our businesses.”

To date, the Energy States Alliance has included just Chambers of Commerce in the seven states.  The Alliance sent a letter to U.S. Senators from the respective states in early August.  In the letter, the Alliance laid out their initial principles regarding energy and climate change legislation.

“While we began with the business community, it is essential that we expand our alliance to include agriculture, consumers, energy producers, state representatives and regulators,” said Julie Simon, President of the Gillette, WY Chamber.  “As the residents in energy producing states, we must unify our voices and ensure the legislation brought forward is cost effective and addresses energy and climate change policies in a way that advances our local and state economies.”   

“One of the key concerns of the Energy States Alliances members is the proposed issue of Cap-and-Trade.  The current draft passed by the House of Representatives will increase the cost of energy in states heavily reliant on fossil fuels,” said Linda Rabe, President of the Rapid City Chamber of Commerce.  “Estimates on the increase in costs to Alliance State consumers and businesses are hard to gauge but it is apparent, the costs will be in the hundreds of dollars and in some cases thousands of dollars.”

Black Hills Today.com. will be LIVE web-casting, online internationally, and videotaping the Private Sector Initiates Energy States Alliance, throughout the day, Tuesday, August 25, 2009, at the Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center.

Registration for the Energy States Alliance Summit on Energy and Climate Change Policy is $25.00.  Registration is open to the public on-line through www.bismarckmandan.com/events.

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If you are wondering what’s going on in the Obama Administration with all the Czars, Glenn Beck probably dicribes it best. Here RightWingGorilla has uploaded a video for you “Blood Squirting” enjoyment.

Glenn doesn’t say it here but he usually says he’s so mad that it makes blood squirt out of his eyes. Now, Obama has blood squirting out of Gorilla eyes.

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WASHINGTON – Maybe they thought he would fade away into obscurity when his tax records were invaded and made public.

Maybe they thought he would disappear when his personal life was scrutinized by powerful media institutions.

Maybe they thought he would never be heard from again when the president of the United States denigrated his profession and social standing.

But he never went away – and Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, aka “Joe the Plumber,” is back making public appearances, speaking to tea party rallies and making his voice heard through a new book, Joe the Plumber: Fighting for the American Dream.

Wurzelbacher became known as “Joe the Plumber” following his Oct. 12 encounter with then-presidential candidate Barack Obama in Ohio. He questioned Obama’s plan to raise taxes on Americans who earn more than $250,000 each year.

Now the full story of his experience can be told for the first time – including his run-ins with Sarah Palin and John McCain on the campaign trail.

“This is a book about the American Dream colliding headon with American politics during perhaps the most important presidential election in our lifetime,” he says.

But his observations and recollections are not what you might expect.

“I don’t go around talking about President Obama too often because it tends to draw a line for people,” says Wurzelbacher. “I blame Congress ultimately for everything that is going badly. Obama just got in there. But that being said, I don’t care for how he is conducting our foreign affairs. It worries me. He’s also pushing a lot of things through too quickly and not giving American people a chance to catch their breath. I really don’t care for how his leadership has been going so far.”

Joe the Plumber said the best advice he can give to citizens who are frustrated with intrusive government is to stop voting along party lines and begin electing leaders who will abide by the nation’s founding document.

Joe the Plumber speaks with presidential candidate Barack Obama in Ohio. Get his book.
“Learn the Constitution,” he said. “Then when someone wants to be elected, hold their feet to the fire and make them follow it because that’s what we need to get back to. It works so well when we follow it. Forget party politics. Learn the Constitution and vote the best American in, not the best Democrat or Republican.”

Wurzelbacher said Americans must remind politicians that they “work for us.”

“That’s my whole goal,” he said. “I’m just trying to remind people that we are in charge of our government. I stay away from the Left or Right and ask people to leave party politics at the door and be an American first.”

For tea party critics who claim the protests are organized by the Republican Party, Wurzelbacher said they should attend and witness firsthand the grassroots movement.

“I’m cynical by nature, but I am also very hopeful because I see people from the Left and the Right showing up to these tea parties,” he said. “You have people, bikers, union members and guys in three-piece suits showing up to these things.”

In fact, he said many organizers prefer to keep politicians, Republican or Democrat, detached from the events.

“Politicians are slick,” Wurzelbacher said. “They talk really pretty, but they bring no action to the table.”

It is possible for citizens to take America back from “elitists who feel entitled,” he said, but patriots must come together and stop their nation from being destroyed from the inside.

“Americans in general have a short memory,” Wurzelbacher said. “After Sept. 11 happened, we were patriots for six months, and then half of them fell off. Now there’s a very real threat to our country. I don’t believe any one nation can take us out, but I definitely think we can take ourselves out.”

Asked if he has plans to run for public office, he replied, “I hope not. You know, I talked to God about that and he was like, ‘No.’”

He continued, “I believe he’s gotten me on this grassroots movement. If I can encourage leaders to step up, that’s what I would like to do. That’s a heavy role. That’s something I don’t know if I am prepared to do yet.”

But Wurzelbacher said he will keep that door open if God ever calls him to be that leader.

“I just know whenever I fall off his path, things get really hard,” he said. “So I just stick with what God tells me to do.”

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Obama Traveling Tour

Black Hills – South Dakota // Plans are currently being developed for the delivery and tour of a 20 foot 12 ton President Barack Obama statue through 10 states and 40 cities. The President Obama statue will come to rest in the Black Hills of South Dakota and will travel through much of the middle United States.The traveling exhibit will feature materials which show the steps taken to create the presidential statue and the Presidents Park its final resting place.  David Adickes, artist and creator of some of the largest presidential statues in the world will soon be completing the President Barack Obama statue at which time it will start its journey north from Texas stopping at several planned stops at communities and towns along the way.

The traveling Obama statue tour will include over $85,000 in Gifts and Giveaways including David Adickes Autographed items, park passes and a Grand Prize of a Limited Release live-sized President Obama statue. 

At each stop, an encapsulated piece of the President Obama Statue will be gifted to a lucky guest.  A Presale of “The Building of the Obama Statue” DVD will also be held at each stop along the way, together with a presale copy of “The Making of President Obama” book.

Travel plans currently include the following cities: Houston, Austin, Dallas, Lawton,  Amarillo, Tucumcari, Santa Rose, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Vegas NM, Raton, Trinidad, Pueblo, Denver, Colby KA, Salia, Wichita, Coffeeville, Joplin, Branson Mo, Springfield, St Louis, Normal, Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, Eau Clair, St Paul, Minneapolis, St Cloud, Sioux Falls, Mitchell, Vivian, Kodaka, Wall, Wasta, Rapid City, Summerset, Sturgis, Spearfish, Lead and Mount Rushmore South Dakota.

Artist David Adickes, a world renowned sculptor began work on a model of president-elect Barack Obama’s head in early March. The multi-talented artist has filled two presidents’ parks with a complete set of 43 presidential heads over the past 50 years. His work is displayed in ten art galleries in the United Sates and his work on the parks has gotten a lot of attention from various publications. Adickes’ presidents’ parks are said to have been inspired by Mount Rushmore. One of the parks is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The busts, made of concrete and steel, stand 20 feet tall and weigh over 7,000 pounds.   A July 4th 2009 unveiling is planned.
 
David Adickes, creator of such notable roadside works as the 60-foot-tall Stephen F Austin statue, 67-ft tall Sam Houston, and the giant alabaster heads of the Presidents in President’s Park, was featured recently in a page one story in the Wall Street Journal and have also been featured on the cover of Life magazines last print edition.

Adickes latest vision is to build a 280-foot-tall cowboy standing next to a Texas freeway. It would be the tallest statue in the United States.

Visit their website for more information and updates. PresidentsPark.com or get instant updates and status on their twitter page. Twitter.com/PresidentsPark

“It’s like firing an RPG in a small room.   Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and the Obama Administration are blatently attempting to politically profile and silence American’s who are indifferent to the administration’s socialist policies.” Scott Prentice, Publisher, Black Hills Today

Black Hills Today publisher, Scott Prentice has resently published a front page article that demands complete oversight into Dept. of Homeland Security Director, Secretary Janet Napolitano.  Scott accuses Napolitano of out of control political profiling from US highest police office or department in federal government. Scott specifically points to a new “Right Wing Extremist” report from Department of Homeland Security that calls South Dakota legislators “Terrorists”.  There are links to the actual DHS reports and more in Scott’s front page article on Department of Homeland Security.  Read it Here!