tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post815127802386391193..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Time Will TellJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-68698616924179579772016-05-13T21:51:50.513-10:002016-05-13T21:51:50.513-10:00Kagawa is the only member who has his head screwed...Kagawa is the only member who has his head screwed on right and thinks, speaks and acts solely for the benefit of the residents of Kauai. The others? Slick, smooth talking, untrustworthy double dealers, who use the system for self promotion and their special interest masters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-61562980494132966782016-05-10T14:52:26.486-10:002016-05-10T14:52:26.486-10:00Do you drink coffee? Did you know that caffeine i...Do you drink coffee? Did you know that caffeine is a chemical that the coffee plant produces solely as a pesticide? But hey! It's organic!Manuahihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935756151568533081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-31164746103574892122016-05-10T06:15:34.497-10:002016-05-10T06:15:34.497-10:00Ah, the legislature, where the best (in terms of m...Ah, the legislature, where the best (in terms of morality, temperament and wisdom) are selected by an informed (by media personalities posing as journalists) electorate. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-46662121048797095292016-05-09T17:51:44.820-10:002016-05-09T17:51:44.820-10:00It's all over this island.It's all over this island.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-33506323578491782472016-05-09T17:47:01.113-10:002016-05-09T17:47:01.113-10:00No dummy it was sarcasm. You DonkeyNo dummy it was sarcasm. You DonkeyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-33919097755558018652016-05-09T13:02:42.815-10:002016-05-09T13:02:42.815-10:00Council members Kagawa and Kaneshiro are both agai...Council members Kagawa and Kaneshiro are both against the County Managers system proposal, which puts them as the front runners in this election. Kudos to both for representing Kauai and not their personal interests.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-14977238777348995342016-05-09T12:58:16.344-10:002016-05-09T12:58:16.344-10:00@10:09
I think what you are trying to say is Gree...@10:09<br /><br />I think what you are trying to say is Green Aloha organic GMO pakalolo. Lolo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-88072651060669283402016-05-09T12:48:33.683-10:002016-05-09T12:48:33.683-10:00I love to piddle-diddle in my yarden and grow what... I love to piddle-diddle in my yarden and grow whatever I can for home use, as I have been doing for some 55 years, back from my 4-H kid time. In fact back in my prime, I had a YUge yarden. Used to haul chicken shit from Medeiros chicken farm, made compost with baggase from Olokele by the cubic yards. Best pile I made got up to 169F - it was smokin', turned out black gold in 18 days! Lots of work, turning those piles everyday. <br /><br />But yes, 808am, you got it right, I had no illusions, nor desire of doing it for a living. Farming is THE toughest row to hoe, and that is why only 2% of the population does it for a living, either organically or not, and as Dr. Keyser points out, only 2.4% of which is organic, which means that only 4.8 people out of 10,000 people in the population farm organically in the U.S.A. Being that we have a population of about 60,000 on KAUAI, we are doing amazingly well here with at least 6 bona fide organic farmers, and arguably double that. So, not only organic farmers could use tax credits, all farmers do. It is unconscionable that our legislators discriminate against non-organic farmers by giving tax credits to only organic farmers, and rightfully expose themselves as pandering to a particular segment of those who feed us.<br /><br />What bothers me is that according to the statistics, at 2% farmers out of a population of 60,000 on Kauai, we should have some 1,200 farmers (and I'm not talking yardners and gentlemen/women types), but we do not come anywhere near that because of the poor support of farmers by the public and government, what with all the rules, regulations, and ingratitude of and to the hands that feed them, particularly the non-organic farmers, who are producing perfectly good food. This situation of polarizing agriculture is demagoguery in the rawest form. For the sake of Kauai and the world, it needs to stop. Those who support and perpetuate it obviously do not have an understanding of the world food challenges and should refrain from making such irresponsible comments, and instead try to make positive contributions, rather that divide, spread fear and tear others apart. What kind of people are you, who are so angry, fearful, and righteous? With all this time on your hands, do something positive?<br /><br />Funny story - sometime back I was a speaker at a "sustainable" (gosh I hate that word - it is so abused!) conference here on KAUAI, which was held in the middle of the day, with about a 150 in attendance. As a point of reference, I asked the audience how many were farmers? At least about 50 hands shot up! Now, mind you, this is in the middle of the day, when I know for a fact that real farmers would not think of wasting sunshine to pontificate sustainability!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-73766092068958564432016-05-09T12:47:14.371-10:002016-05-09T12:47:14.371-10:0011:10 am
LMAO, Keep it clean! But I agree with yo...11:10 am<br /><br />LMAO, Keep it clean! But I agree with your wager.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-90015928794707104772016-05-09T12:21:37.264-10:002016-05-09T12:21:37.264-10:00@7:08 You still haven't shown that pesticides ...@7:08 You still haven't shown that pesticides and pharmaceuticals are based on the same science Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-78306019812006023182016-05-09T11:14:07.069-10:002016-05-09T11:14:07.069-10:00That is....unless the State allows farmers who are...That is....unless the State allows farmers who are sole proprietorships, C Corps, partnerships or LLC's to take the credits against their other non-farm income that actually supports them. Hmmm...Manuahihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935756151568533081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-49917758951767072022016-05-09T10:09:34.145-10:002016-05-09T10:09:34.145-10:00Ganja Farmer
It's all good if it's Green...Ganja Farmer <br /><br />It's all good if it's Green Aloha organic Pakalolo.<br /><br />I mean it's all about the GREEN right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-39270205920587890242016-05-09T08:52:40.895-10:002016-05-09T08:52:40.895-10:00Don't sweat the tax credits. They're mean...Don't sweat the tax credits. They're meaningless. 99% of organic farmers won't achieve profitability and therefore will unable to use these credits. That's the beauty of tax credits vs. outright grants.Manuahihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935756151568533081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-2249804078429105392016-05-09T08:08:51.006-10:002016-05-09T08:08:51.006-10:00A little less than a year ago, I started a small &...A little less than a year ago, I started a small "yarden" in my backyard just as a side project to see if I could grow a few veggies and herbs for home use. I used no pesticides, and tried to purchase seeds that stated they were not GMO. I even put fencing around the plants to keep the chickens from getting to them. Most of my seedlings were eaten by bugs, and some got weird white wormy lines all over the leaves (not sure what that was). All this time later, guess what I got? One tiny tomato and a few chives. ONE tomato. That's all that I was able to produce. Now, I'm not a farmer, but I figured I would be able to at least grow a few things for my own use, but man, it's no walk in the park. All the people claiming farming is easy, and questioning why Kauai isn't self-sustainable, non-GMO, organic, etc. should really start walking the talk. I don't want to hear about their "friend" who has an organic farm somewhere on the mainland, I want to see a successful, organic, non-GMO farm that uses no pesticides, and grows enough food to sustain ALL Kauai's residents at a reasonable cost. Not everyone here has a lot of money to buy organic, non-GMO so it needs to be affordable. I've heard so many people say how easily this can be done, so where is this farm? I haven't seen it yet, but I'm sure someone is currently working on a business plan for this endeavor, right? They must be. In the meantime, I'll sit back and enjoy my one tomato while I wait.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-44318023116383751012016-05-09T07:54:13.225-10:002016-05-09T07:54:13.225-10:00Now we know where Dustin Barca will get his money ...Now we know where Dustin Barca will get his money ....<br />http://kauaieclectic.blogspot.com/2016/05/musings-gimme-gimme.html Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-21914437230838509932016-05-09T07:08:43.519-10:002016-05-09T07:08:43.519-10:00@736pm and 432am
Bayer Refuses the EPA's Requ...@736pm and 432am<br /><br />Bayer Refuses the EPA's Request to Stop Selling a Pesticide. Wait ...<br />Modern Farmer › 2016/02 › bayer-belt-p...<br />Mobile-friendly - Feb 18, 2016 - Bayer, the enormous German pharmaceutical and chemical ... to the pesticide, and other studies have been more like low-level, .... There are many scientists studying toxicology.<br /><br />For example, recently (February 2013) a normalized method XP T 90-223 for the assay of pharmaceutical products and their metabolites in water - dissolved fraction by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry coupled with a solid phase extraction, was developed. This method is efficient at a very low concentration level with a quantification limit ranging from 1 to 25 ng/L and shows a good relevancy on different water samples as ground water, surface water or water for human consumption [4]. Several studies have reported the separation and the quantification of a mixture of pharmaceuticals products (Carbamazepine, Diclofenac), hormones and pesticides with liquid chromatography coupled with fluorescence [5] or mass spectrometry for the detection phase [6]. Excellent results were obtained with quantification limits in the range of ng/L (10 to 1000 ng/L). This method is indeed rather sophisticated and technically heavy and therefore presents a high analysis cost. HPLC analytical methods using UV equipped with diode array detector (DAD) is well developed because of its easier accessibility, handling and lower cost as compared to mass or fluorescence detectors. DAD detection is less sensible but indeed permits to reach intermediate sensitivity levels, and to bring quick and cheap analyses. Many studies on pharmaceutical compounds (Diclofenac, Ofloxacin, Aspirine) using HPLC-UV method were achieved on different matrices (water, urine, plasma sample, tablet or drugs) with detection and quantification limits ranging from μg/L to mg/L [7-10]. If DAD detection is well adapted for known mixtures of water contaminants at intermediate concentration (to μg/L), for real matrices representative of treatment plants successive extraction, clean up and preconcentration steps were required. Recently, Zhou developed a hollow-fiber-supported ionic liquid microextraction method coupled with HPLC-UV in order to detect and quantify four endocrine disrupting compounds (bisphenol A, 17-β-estradiol, estrone and diethylstilbestrol) present in water surface samples. After extraction optimization, the proposed method allowed to reach a good linearity range (0.15-100 μg/L) and reproducibility but also to achieve very low detection limits: 0.03, 0.05, 0.10, 0.05 μg/L for bisphenol A, 17-β-estradiol, estrone and diethylstilbestrol respectively [11].<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-56650168369741588092016-05-09T04:32:57.608-10:002016-05-09T04:32:57.608-10:00@10:38 you don't know what you're talking ...@10:38 you don't know what you're talking about. Everybody knows that medicines can be made from GMOs. You said pesticides and pharma use the same science, and they don't. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-90908873541079172252016-05-08T22:28:09.297-10:002016-05-08T22:28:09.297-10:007:36pm
Who doesn't know what they are talking...7:36pm<br /><br />Who doesn't know what they are talking about?<br /><br /><br />Genetic Modification in Medicine | ...<br />gm.org › 2007/07/23 › genetic-modificat...<br />Jul 23, 2007 - medicine genetic modification ... modification being eyed in the future is on the field of medicine.<br /><br />(GMO) | Britannica.com<br />Britannica.com › science › genetically-m...<br />Mobile-friendly - Apr 28, 2016 - GMO organism whose genome has been engineered in the laboratory in ... Genetically modified organism (GMO) ... agriculture, medicine, research, and environmental mGMOs in Food and Medicine: An Overview | GMO Answers<br />https://gmoanswers.com › studies › gmos...<br />Mobile-friendly - Aug 28, 2014 - When you search online for “GMOs” (Genetically Modified Organisms) the results that come up speak to GM crops, but GMOs are more than just plants. ... In medicine, genetic engineering (GE) is used to make biopharmaceutical drugs. ... It is my hope that this review of the parallels ..anagement.<br /><br /><br /><br />Guidance 21: Medicines produced by genetic manipulation ...<br />https://www.tga.gov.au › guidance-21-m...<br />Mobile-friendly - Jul 12, 2013 - The regulation of genetically modified organisms | Biological medicines | GMO medicines | Special ...<br />What are medicines produced by ...<br /><br />Fuck the Chem/Bio SlavesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-56736336024273590732016-05-08T19:49:21.880-10:002016-05-08T19:49:21.880-10:005:43 and you not one punk or one bitch? Nice life...5:43 and you not one punk or one bitch? Nice life you must have writing hate mail on Mother's Day. Get a life, change your diaper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-60503512844780649112016-05-08T19:36:00.211-10:002016-05-08T19:36:00.211-10:00@6:37 The science behind pesticides and pharmaceut...@6:37 The science behind pesticides and pharmaceuticals is not the same at all. You have no idea what you're talking about. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-5408662472201914232016-05-08T18:37:20.698-10:002016-05-08T18:37:20.698-10:00The science behind it and some pesticide companies...The science behind it and some pesticide companies own some pharmaceutical companies. <br /><br />Yes GMO Chem/bio companies own Pharmas.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-11362604730003207042016-05-08T18:33:52.722-10:002016-05-08T18:33:52.722-10:00Not the ones that I know and I know for a fact tha...Not the ones that I know and I know for a fact that not everyone uses pesticides.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-55499668647926881382016-05-08T17:43:47.389-10:002016-05-08T17:43:47.389-10:00Ross is a punk and has always been one growing up....Ross is a punk and has always been one growing up. I'm local and know enough that all this GMO crap has just divided the island enough to not see through the bullshit. He has done nothing. Hoosier, yukimura, rapozo and Kagawa need to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-15720227559018448512016-05-08T17:31:30.948-10:002016-05-08T17:31:30.948-10:00Can't we just hate them all?
Gary and Mel are...Can't we just hate them all?<br /> Gary and Mel are equally scheming. <br />Ross and Mel use coded hate speech.<br />Joann says everything and nothing all at once. <br />The parks have gone to shit. Kapaa looks like a giant failed alcohol rehab. <br />Every back road has a couple tweakers parked.<br />The bus is full of obnoxious drunks. <br />Trucks on the road are louder than ever. <br />Wish these going-nowhere political climbers would spend half as much time studying issues as they spend policing corn fields and spare bedrooms. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-67511088776771091872016-05-08T16:19:15.288-10:002016-05-08T16:19:15.288-10:00Gee, maybe we will see some savings at the farmers...Gee, maybe we will see some savings at the farmers market!, Haha<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com