Price Of Milk In New Zealand – Are Supermarkets Creaming Profits On Milk
August 7th, 2011
The Price Of Milk is the title of a great New Zealand movie which was c0-written and directed by Peter Jackson's wife, Fran Wilde, back in the old days before Peter Jackson became an international film identity and superstar.
However, this article is more about the actual price of milk in New Zealand, and the obvious bias which the New Zealand media have towards the Fonterra dairy giant Fonterra, and the two NZ Supermarket chains: Fonterra have the monopoly on New Zealand milk. It is they who set the milk prices, apparently, for supermarkets. But what is this secret price ...
About Honey Bees and Growing Racism In New Zealand
August 6th, 2011
Is There Racism in New Zealand? Yes - We do have a problem with racism here. Several different brands of racism. Things are not always as they seem: White Europeans are usually the ones accused of being racist, and this stems from the old colonial days, when the British began to arrive and to set about buying land from the Maori people, and setting up government here. But many Maori people today have a very developed sense of hatred towards European people, and I think that this is a great pity. This kind of racism seems to be a ...
Natural Herbal Remedies For Pleurisy Of The Lungs
August 6th, 2011
Pleurisy is a lung condition where the mucous membranes covering the lungs become severely inflamed. This causes pain in breathing. You must see a health practitioner if you have sore lungs for any reason. It is important to rest and keep warm when recovering from pleurisy. Bed rest, hot lemon drinks, and a hot water bottle are the best treatments for treating lung infections of any kind. And don't forget the Vitamin C - for an adult, use calcium ascorbate 1000mg every two hours for up to 3 or 4 doses in a day. Use this dose for two days, ...
Natural Remedies and Foods To Help Prevent Gall Stones
August 5th, 2011
Cut Down On Animal Fat: A diet low in animal fat is recommended. However, this does not mean that you avoid fat altogether. Fats are needed for a healthy body, because they provide nutrients which cannot be found in other foods. Also, if you cut out all fats, then the gall bladder becomes lazy, and it begins to diminish its output of bile. When this happens, your ability to digest any fats will be impaired. Cutting out all fats can actually LEAD to the formation of gall stones.
The secret to avoiding gall stones is balance in the diet: an ...
Astrology Of Amy Winehouse and The Saturn Return
August 4th, 2011
Amy Winehouse, born 14 September 1983 and who died recently on the 23rd July, 2011, was coming up to her Saturn Return. She was born under the astrological sign Virgo.
My cousin has just returned home to New Zealand, bringingt me back a book of quotations from famous musicians, which she bought at Chatsworth Castle, in the United Kingdom. This wonderful little book has a quotation from Amy Winehouse in it, which says: "I only write about stuff I can't get past personally. Luckily, I'm quite self-destructive." This self-destructiveness she talks about so often fuels the lives of very creative people, ...
