Comparative analysis on PRODUCT QUALITY, PRICE, and REGISTRATION FEE of Phil.MLM Co.

[iamchinyl]

hi..may offer ako sa inyong business... for 888 membership fee.. may kasama na products na pwede nio ibenta... Moor and Castle Corp po ang name nia... ang mga products po namin, gluta soap, coffee, slimming iced tea and food supplement... pls visit our website: www.moorandcastle.com if interested kayo you may contact me at 09228997725 / 09266484183 mas madali ibenta ang mga products dahil apat *** ang dapt mo ibenta at affordable price pa...

[laffoutloud]

@iamchinyl and to other PEX members inviting to join their MLM business: Please post the details of your MLM business so that everyone will be informed. Sana hindi puro spam invites lang. Puwede naman din siguro yun pero share something too that is RELATED to the topic. Peace out!

@jm.0022: Okay I'll edit my post. LAHAT po ng Myphone products ay puwedeng ibenta ng member na kapareho lang ng sa Mall (Considered na ito po ang SRP ng Myphone company--so yung mga nakikita mo na banners/leaflets/flyers na GALING sa myphone, puwede ibenta ng Peaklife member sa kaparehong halaga dahil may 8-10% discount siya + points system on selected Items)

About your concern on packaging, it's your opinion and I respect that. Empower (Sister company of Peaklife) started last 2001 so it's already 10 years in the industry. Empower/Peaklife's owners were both doctors and the company is continously improving their products.

For product's SRP, See my edited post below:


Company Name: PeakLife Inc.

OWNERSHIP: Filipino-owned

SYSTEM: Binary system with unilevel point system on products

REGISTRATION FEE: P 888 only

Date of Opening: August 19, 2011

PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION: MYPHone Gadgets:Cellphone, Tablet, LCD Tv ; E-loading; Health and wellness products (BFAD & Halal approved, Herbal Products' main ingredients: Malunggay, red beans, turmeric/luyang dilaw, lecithin, and Gotu Kola)

PRICE LIST:

1. All Myphone Products are BRANDNEW with 1 year warranty (discount of 8-10% if already a member) Ex. Myphone SW28 Duo (Swarovski series/highest-priced product) Distributor's Price / SRP : 4600.00 / 4999.00 --> note: do the math na lang po para sa prices ng ibang cellphones dahil nag babago po yung mga prices nila in time.
2. E-loading (Smart-8% discount)
3. Health and Wellness Products Pricelist:
http://www.peaklifeinc.com/wp-conten...ist_of_PLI.jpg (Upon joining, a new member will have 50% off card which can be used to buy these products--note: this is a one time advantage only so you can buy products in bulk and use the card to attain higher dicount/s.)


EDGE COMPARE TO OTHER MLM:

- P888.00 only. Super affordable membership fee - already inclusive of product (1 box of megamind food supplement worth 798) + online account + business kit + FREE trainings + P15k accident insurance + Discount card (10% myphone / 50% peaklife/empower products) + free doctor consultation
- First MLM to partner with a gadget company: Myphone
- Wide range of products for direct selling: Cellphones / ELoad / Herbal Products
- MLM introduced last August 2011 so it's still in pioneering stage
- low risk investment and good for starters in networking business because there are free trainings that will enhance your entrepreneurial skills.
- Easy to introduce even on students who usually like gadgets
- Products are Pinoy-made. Herbal products contains ingredients that can be found within the Phils.
- promo: free myphone cellphones if you hit the target quota (till December only)


DISADVANTAGE:
- because of low entry fee of 888 the pairing bonus is P200.00 and maximum 15 pairs/day
- Maximum 7 heads/person only
- Saftey net system for the company: Whichever comes first: 30 pairs or after 2 months, there's a maintenance of P173.00 or 38 points per week. You don't have to maintain if all of your downlines have a pair. But if your left had a lot of downlines and you need to work on the right, you need to maintain before you got your total income for the week. Note again, this is implemented after your 2 months or you already have 30 pairs (whichever comes first). On our group, there's a system on how we can easily attain that.

AVG DISTRIBUTOR GROSS INCOME:
- 8-10% discount per unit on myphone products
- 8% discount on Smart
- 200/pair; 50/direct referral; 5/indirect referral - yeah, you might say that income is low but I will say that it's not bad for 888 investment. If you'll invest your money in a bank, for example 100k--in a month it will only earn more or less 100 pesos. I hope you see my point.
- Maximum income in a day: 3K for 1 head

DROPOUT RATE: Company started last August 19, 2011. So I can say that dropout rate is not yet applicable or at least minimal since it just started.

DISCLAIMERS: Herbal products are BFAD and Halal approved. And as to what normal food supplements showed on their tags: 'There are no approved therapeutic claims'

EDGE COMPARED TO THE OPEN MARKET: Btw, moreishi products started last 2001 so it's almost 10 years in the health and wellness business. You can go to our website: www.peaklifeinc.com for more information and testimonies that products are effective.

Imported goods are usually expensive due to high taxes and we are not even sure if it's really effective until we tried it. Even known Pinoy products have higher SRP because of advertisements. Direct selling is a good solution to let the prices go down and at Peaklife Inc., you can be both the seller and consumer.


Interested to earn now?PM me for more info.
If you want to order myphone cellphones, I can give discounts and meetups will be at MRT Boni (Cash only)
Pa share na rin po contact# ko: 09335540660


Thank you.

[fundraising]

you mentioned
AVG DISTRIBUTOR GROSS INCOME:
- 8-10% discount per unit on myphone products
- 8% discount on Smart
- 200/pair; 50/direct referral; 5/indirect referral - yeah, you might say that income is low but I will say that it's not bad for 888 investment. If you'll invest your money in a bank, for example 100k--in a month it will only earn more or less 100 pesos. I hope you see my point.
- Maximum income in a day: 3K for 1 head


the answer you provided is the earning potential from peaklife.
but you never answered the question, how much is the average income of a distributor?

the answer people are looking for is in peso.
I'll give you an example:

DXN
a firstimer in DXN would spend about 2,000 to 2,500 monthly to qualify for their monthly bonus.
thos who doesnt have any downlines will earn 60 pesos, depending on how many products they had purchased. (sold or used)

DXN members will need to recruit at least 5 downlines, in order to earn 200 pesos from his/her group.

thats 5 people buying 2,000 to 2,500 worth of products, before 1 can earn 200 pesos.

some people could be networking for DXN for 1 whole year and earn less than 5k monthly

I dont have the exact number, but my guess is that more than 80% of their new members drop out after 2 months

[laffoutloud]

Okay. Almost all of the details about Peaklife is already posted above. I'll try to answer your concern but also remember that MLM companies have different protocols/rules on how a member can earn.

I don't want to complicate things by giving computations but on Myphone units, any Peaklife member will have 8% discount from SRP. All units are brand new and with 1 year warranty. Other products have discounts too (eg.Smart-8% ; health and wellness-varied discounts)

So a Peaklife member can be BOTH the consumer or the seller. We don't have any option like that on DXN for the monthly bonus. What We have is a unilevel point system--you earn points when you or your downlines buy products. That points can be used for the weekly maintenance of 38 points per week.

As what I've said on my previous post about the saftey net system of the company: Whichever comes first: 30 pairs or after 2 months, there's a maintenance of P173.00 or 38 points per week. You don't have to maintain if you don't have earnings. But if you have earnings, you need to maintain before you got your total income for the week. Note again, this is implemented after your 2 months or you already have 30 pairs (whichever comes first).

To know MORE about Peaklife Inc. I'm available anytime this coming wednesday or thursday for meetups. PM me or text 09335540660. Thanks!

[fundraising]

questions still left unanswered

your just making it more complex.

[tennisace]

Okay. Almost all of the details about Peaklife is already posted above. I'll try to answer your concern but also remember that MLM companies have different protocols/rules on how a member can earn.

I don't want to complicate things by giving computations but on Myphone units, any Peaklife member will have 8% discount from SRP. All units are brand new and with 1 year warranty. Other products have discounts too (eg.Smart-8% ; health and wellness-varied discounts)

So a Peaklife member can be BOTH the consumer or the seller. We don't have any option like that on DXN for the monthly bonus. What We have is a unilevel point system--you earn points when you or your downlines buy products. That points can be used for the weekly maintenance of 38 points per week.

As what I've said on my previous post about the saftey net system of the company: Whichever comes first: 30 pairs or after 2 months, there's a maintenance of P173.00 or 38 points per week. You don't have to maintain if you don't have earnings. But if you have earnings, you need to maintain before you got your total income for the week. Note again, this is implemented after your 2 months or you already have 30 pairs (whichever comes first).

To know MORE about Peaklife Inc. I'm available anytime this coming wednesday or thursday for meetups. PM me or text 09335540660. Thanks!

Seems you're having a difficult time understanding what "average distributor income" means.

Let's make this very simple:

How much gross income did you make last month?

After deducting MLM-related expenses such as product cost, taxes, transportation, meals, promos, training, books, etc., how much net income did you earn last month?

So,

Compared to you, what does the average Peaklife distributor make?

[fundraising]

I think laffoutloud cant answer the question.
probably not earning at all???

I'll give another example.

I recently joined a networking company.

the entry fee was less than 800 pesos for 1 head account.
I took a 6 head account, then they gave me an additional head for free (that makes it 7 head) paid almost 5k for that.

all 7 heads, earned my initail head 950 pesos.

a month later, I made about 10k

deducting my expenses, such as transpo, meal, time etc...

I swear, I could have made more working as a call center agent.



I'll see what happens next month

[laffoutloud]

Sorry, I should have answered yesterday, but I'm busy packing my gifts for christmas Yes you're correct I'm not YET earning a lot but that's fine with me. For more info about my earnings, see screenshot from my online peaklife account below:

Link:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/72759101@N03/6566141465/

'Nuff said. Happy Holidays!!!

[jong_deleon]

By following the steps outlined here, a more truthful assessment can be made. Here is how should a person being recruited into an MLM estimate the true odds of their being successful, regardless of effort:

Step 1: Obtain average earnings statistics.
Obtain from the MLM recruiter the average earnings statistics for the MLM you are examining, showing the average amount of money paid by the company in commissions and bonuses to participants at the various levels in the compensation plan.

Caution: If the MLM won't provide statistics of average earnings, you should consider that a red flag, as it would for anything promoted as a “business opportunity” or “income opportunity.”

Step 2: Determine total incentivized or “pay to play” expenses – and other purchases expected of participants.
From the compensation plan, determine the minimum incentivized or “pay to play” purchase requirements. In other words, how much in products and services will you be expected to purchase (even if supposedly for resale) in order to qualify for commissions and bonuses, and to advance up the various levels in the pay plan.

Caution: Avoid falling for the ruse that you don’t have to purchase anything, or that you can sign up just to get the products at a discount. If you listen carefully to the pitch of the MLM recruiter, it should soon become clear whether they are selling the products, or the opportunity. If the latter, it is deceptive to sell you on signing up so you can buy products. Ask this question: “Is this a buyers’ club - or an opportunity chain?”

Step 3: Try to find out the average total amount of money paid to the company by participants.
If the company will provide it, you should also get the average of the total amount of money paid to the company by participants at each level for products and services purchased from the company. It is an important piece of information that MLMs have been unwilling to provide, though it is crucial information, since prospects have a right to know the likelihood they will lose money or come out ahead. Even if – as MLM promoters claim – it was not possible to get total operating expenses, average amounts of money paid in to the company per participant should be readily available.

Caution: Avoid falling for the line that purchases that you make for their own use are purchases you would have made anyway and therefore should not count. Typically, similar products can be purchased for a small fraction of the price from alternative sources. And purchases are seldom continued after participants terminate.
The point that you want to determine is how many people come out ahead financially from their participation. The formula for profitability is very simple – money paid by the MLM to participants less money paid to the MLM by participants. Most, if not all calculations show the balance is nearly always negative, meaning a net loss for participants. And it is even worse if you subtract operating expenses.

Avoid accepting uncritically the MLM promoter’s claims that the products have magical properties that will heal or prevent every disease on the planet and that they can only be obtained through this particular MLM. Many MLM promoters claim to have the latest and greatest “pills, potions, and lotions” – or the best and most unique of some other products or services. Note the ingredients and shop around for at least comparable products through other outlets – you will be surprised at what you can save.

Step 4: Obtain – or estimate – the company’s attrition/retention rate.
Prospects should ask their recruiter to furnish the company’s attrition (dropout) rate; i.e., the percentage of recruits who sign up only to drop out within a year – and over a five or ten-year period. If they can’t or won’t furnish it, you can assume that it exceeds the minimum of 50% per year. Over a five-year period, at least 95% typically have left the company; and usually after ten years, nearly all but those at or near the top of their respective pyramids will have dropped out.
At the very least, you can assume that 90% of participants will terminate within five years, and at least 95% within ten years. This is useful to know, since MLM's published average earnings reports will often include top-level participants who were there from the beginning – which may be ten years or more. To be statistically valid, all dropouts and terminations should be included for the same period as for those participants included at the top levels.
If any company challenges the assumption of attrition of 90% for five years, and 95% for ten years (or retention rates of 10% and 5% respectively), ask company officials for data to prove otherwise.

Caution: Don't accept an MLM’s statistic for the total number of "active" distributors or participants as the base used for calculating what percentage of participants succeeded in rising to the various levels. Again, if the "successful" participants who have been with the MLM for ten years are counted, then every person who signed on with the program during that same ten-year time period. should be counted in calculating success rates - whether they are active, inactive, or terminated. The MLM practice of comparing only currently "active" participants (most of whom have been there only a short time) with "successful" participants who have been there for many years, greatly skews the numbers in their favor - a huge deception.

[jong_deleon]

...

Step 5: Obtain – or estimate – minimum operating expenses needed to conduct a successful recruitment campaign.
Estimate minimum operating expenses necessary to successfully recruit. It is true that most MLM participants purchase a few products, find recruiting and selling very tough, and then quit without spending much money. But hundreds of MLM participants rarely – if ever – move into the profit column without an aggressive recruitment campaign carried out over a period of time.

Caution: MLM promopters often claim that many or most participants just work part time for a little cash to supplement income, to meet Christmas expenses, etc. This is one of their biggest deceptions. Profitability in MLM does not come cheaply or easily. It’s very costly and time-consuming, and compensation plans require consistent effort over time to advance in any MLM scheme.

Don’t accept the argument by promoters that success in MLM recruitment costs little or nothing. New MLM recruiters will soon start getting the cold shoulder from friends and relatives and have to recruit elsewhere. Again, anyone who climbs the ladder in the compensation plan must spend not only a great deal of time, but a considerable amount of money to be successful.

Step 6: Calculate the profit/loss rate.
Now put it all together. This means debunking the figures supplied by the company by including ALL who signed up during the same period during which those who “succeeded” are counted – and then subtracting expenses as explained above. Even if you just go back five years, you can multiply the MLM company’s published success rate by a factor of 0.10 (retention rate with 0.90 attrition rate) to get a success rate much closer to the truth. Then select all distributors who earned enough to have exceeded the break-even point; i.e., incentivized or “pay to play” purchases plus estimated operating costs. Again, don’t assume resale of products at heightened retail prices unless they can show you the actual sales receipts to prove it.

[jm.0022]

^^ idol

first time ko lang sumali sa multi level marketing at nalulungkot ako na bago ako naging member sana alam ko na yung mga bagay na to.

magququit na talaga ako sa mlm company ko, nakapagdecide na ako. infected na kasi talaga ng mga loko loko ang buong company. paano ka magiging secured at mageexert ng effort kung may mga member na patuloy na sumisira sa company nyo?

dagdag pa yung mga nalaman ko na mga to? sure na

abala lang ako sa thesis ko ngayong at graduating pa, pero gusto ko talaga magpart time ng mlm. willing ako magparecruit hehe. magsabi lang kayo para mag aralan ko yung mlm company nyo para after grad may makasali na ako sa inyo.

<--- BADLY NEED RECRUITER


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meri xmas

[fundraising]

@laffoutloud
I didnt quiet understand how much you were earning,

is that 2k daily, weekly monthly??? or how long did it took you to earn that much??



@jm.0022
you asked:
paano ka magiging secured at mageexert ng effort kung may mga member na patuloy na sumisira sa company nyo?

I am hoping that I can somehow teach them (at least those who I can) to work ethically. (this is still work, its not our business)

I would say, finish your schooling first.

your education will play a big part in what ever you do.

I've been involved with different MLM companies (started 2008).
this will be my 6th MLM company since then.

I've learned so much, and had seen the bad side of MLM recruiters.

you can send me a PM if you are interested, tapos meet nlng tayo somewhere. para mapakita ko sayo *** company namin.

anong company ba sinalihan mo?

[jm.0022]

^^ dont worry po focus po ako sa studies ko. tsaka after graduation pa po ako magmemember. siguro po sapat na yung 3 to 5 months para mapag aralan ko mabuti yung bagong mlm na sasalihan ko. smart po ba kayo? ito po number ko 09126461601. pwede po bang text text na lang tayo o kaya chat na lang sa fb? mas komportable po kasi dun eh
nabanggit ko na po yung company na sinalihan ko sa previous post ko dito


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may nakausap po ako na taga dxn at isa po ito sa kinoconsider ko. curious po ako sa ganoderma lucidum nila.

ito po sana ang balak ko kung dxn ang maging final choice ko. sa isang product lang po ako magfofocus. yung lingzhi coffee lang. yan lang po ang ibebenta ko sa customers ko. gusto ko po kasi pagmagbebenta ako ay yung ginagamit ko personally. eh praktikal lang po, yan ang product na pinaka abot kaya. kahit ako kaya ko na bumili ng isang sachet kada araw. 20+ po ang price ng lingzhi coffee. ang maganda po nun, sa maliit na amount ay naeenjoy mo ang benefit ng ganoderma mushroom. yan din po sana ang gusto kong ituro sa mga customer ko. kahit kape lang muna sila magchange ng brand. tsaka ko na lang po imamarket yung ibang product ng dxn pagginagamit ko n personally. tsaka po masyado pong mabigat sa bulsa kung gagamitin ko lahat ng products nila. nakita ko po yung price list nila, ang tataas ng price ng products nila maliban dun sa lingzhi coffee. ang gusto ko po ay magbuild ng network ng magbebenta hindi network ng recruiters. tuturuan ko po yung tao ko sa baba na magbenta at turuan din yung kukunin nilang tao ng pagbebenta. naghahanap lang po ako ng mlm company na maganda ang reputation at may ethics ang halos lahat o kaya lahat talaga ng grupo sa mlm company na yun, yung worthy na pag exert-tan ng effort at time. ano po tingin nyo sa plan ko?

[jm.0022]

QUALITY OF GANODERMA LUCIDUM

truth about ORGANIC GANODERMA(please watch):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx5zgj29rSM

from: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?ui...69&topic=12591
DXN harvest these special mushrooms at two different stages of their growth, as the attributes vary depending on the age of the mushroom. First harvest is made when these organically grown Ganoderma mushrooms are just 18 days old. They are not yet a mushroom as we are used to seeing, but an intricate web of roots otherwise known as mycelium. DXN powder these and put them into capsules, marketing them as GL (short for Ganocelium) or Ganoderma Mycelium. The second harvest is made when the Ganoderma mushrooms have reached maturity, roughly 90 - 100 days old. DXN then powders the body of the mushroom and puts them into capsules, marketing these as RG (short for Reishi Ganoderma).

From: http://reishitherapy.com/why-dxn-gan...-the-BEST.html
Through hybridization, Dr. Lim Siow Jin was able to combine
the six Red Reishi varieties with differing pharmacological values into one. Red Reishi has the highest
pharmacological value compared to the other 300 varieties. But the new mushroom hybrid provides
the highest nutritional value than the mushroom found in the wild.
DXN’s International headquarter has exclusively developed several advanced cultivation techniques to
produce the best quality crop in less time. DXN Ganoderma grown on Dsn farms take only 3 months to
harvest compared to other countries which require 6 months or even longer. These methods not only
advances our capability to increase production of top quality Ganoderma crop, but also meet our
escalating demand worldwide for DXN products.

QUALITY NGA PO BA ANG GANODERMA NG DXN? AT ANO PO ANG TINGIN NYO SA HYBRIDIZATION NG MUSHROOM NG DXN? TOTOO PO BANG MAS NAGIGING EFFECTIVE PAGHYBRID? WALA KAYANG NEGATIVE EFFECT SA KATAWAN NG TAO ANG HYBRIDIZATION AT OK LANG BA ANG PAGPAPASHORTHEN NG PAGHAHARVERST NG MUSHROOM?

[jm.0022]

Herbal cures have existed throughout history in almost all lands of the
world. Of all the systems of herbal cures that have existed in different lands,
the Chinese traditional medicine has been one of the most organized and
well-documented systems of herbal cures. Modern science has verified the
effectiveness of the ancient herbal remedies of China. Among the time-honored Chinese wonder herbs that have passed the test of time is ganoderna lucidum or reishi or lingzhi. It is a large, bitter medicinal mushroom with shining exterior. It grows in the dark and dense mountainous woods of high humidity in the tropical and temperate regions of the world. It grows on decaying wood. It may take nearly 1 year to reach maturity.

http://www.ganodermalucidum.com/?p=1

[jm.0022]

Genetically Modified Food
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Genetically modified foods (GM foods or GMO foods) are foods derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Genetically modified organisms have had specific changes introduced into their DNA by genetic engineering techniques. These techniques are much more precise[1] than mutagenesis (mutation breeding) where an organism is exposed to radiation or chemicals to create a non-specific but stable change. Other techniques by which humans modify food organisms include selective breeding; plant breeding, and animal breeding, and somaclonal variation.
GM foods were first put on the market in 1996. Typically, genetically modified foods are transgenic plant products: soybean, corn, canola, rice, and cotton seed oil. Animal products have also been developed, although as of July 2010 none are currently on the market.[2] In 2006 a pig was controversially[3][4] engineered to produce omega-3 fatty acids through the expression of a roundworm gene.[5] Researchers have also developed a genetically-modified breed of pigs that are able to absorb plant phosphorus more efficiently, and as a consequence the phosphorus content of their manure is reduced by as much as 60%.[6]
Critics have objected to GM foods on several grounds, including safety issues,[7] ecological concerns, and economic concerns raised by the fact these organisms are subject to intellectual property law.


Legal issues in the US

In 2005, after completing a 28-page Environmental Assessment (EA)[37] the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) granted Roundup Ready Alfalfa (RRA) nonregulated status.[38] In 2006, the Center for Food Safety (and others) challenged this deregulation in the California Northern District Court[39] The District Court ruled that the USDA's EA did not address two issues concerning RRA's effect on the environment [40] and in 2007, required the USDA to complete a much more extensive Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Until the EIS was completed, they banned further planting of RRA.[41] The USDA proposed a partial deregulation of RRA but this was also rejected by the District Court.[39] Planting of RRA was halted. Monsanto (and others) appealed in 2010 to the US Supreme Court. In June 2010, the Supreme Court upheld the ruling of the District Court that the USDA was required to complete an EIS before deregulating RRA. However the Supreme Court overturned the District Court decision to ban planting RRA nationwide as there was no evidence of irreparable injury. They ruled that the USDA could partially deregulate RRA before an EIS was completed.[39] The USDA chose not to allow partial deregulation as the EIS was almost complete. Their 2,300 page EIS was published in December 2010.[42] It concluded that RRA would not affect the environment. After a comment period the USDA deregulated RRA in January 2011 and planting resumed.[43] A new lawsuit by the Center for Food Safety (and others) to stop further development of Roundup Ready alfalfa was filed against USDA in March 2011.


Controversy

While it is evident that there is a food supply issue,[65][66][67] the question is whether GM can solve world hunger problems, or even if that would be the best way to address the issue. Several scientists argue that in order to meet the demand for food in the developing world, a second Green Revolution with increased use of GM crops is needed.[68] Others argue that there is more than enough food in the world and that the hunger crisis is caused by problems in food distribution and politics, not production.[69][70] Recently some critics and environmentalists have changed their minds on the issue with respect to the need for additional food supplies.[71][72][73] Further, it has been widely noted that there are those who consider over-population the real issue here, and that food production is adequate for any reasonable population size.
“Genetic modification is analogous to nuclear power: nobody loves it, but climate change has made its adoption imperative,” says economist Paul Collier of Oxford University. "Declining genetic modification makes a complicated issue more complex. Genetic modification offers both faster crop adaptation and a biological, rather than chemical, approach to yield increases."[74]
On the other hand, many believe that GM food has not been a success and that we should devote our efforts and money into another solution. “We need biodiversity intensification that works with nature’s nutrient and water cycles, not against them,” says Vandana Shiva, the founder of Navdanya, the movement of 500,000 seed keepers and organic farmers in India, argues that GMFs have not increased yields. Recently, Doug Gurian-Sherman, a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists, a nonprofit science advocacy group, published a report called “Failure to Yield”, in which he stated that in a nearly 20 year record, genetically engineered crops have not increased yields substantially of food and livestock feed crops in the United States.[75]
Some claim that genetically modified food help farmers produce, despite the odds or any environmental barriers. “While new technology must be tested before it is commercially released, we should be mindful of the risks of not releasing it at all,” says Per Pinstrup-Andersen, professor of Food, Nutrition and Public Policy at Cornell University. Per Pinstrup-Andersen argues, “Misguided anti-science ideology and failure by governments to prioritize agricultural and rural development in developing countries brought us the food crisis.” He clearly states the challenge we face is not the challenge of whether we have enough resources to produce, but whether we will change our behavior.[76]
In March 2011 a coalition of family farmers, consumers and other critics of corporate agriculture held a town meeting to protest what they see as unfair consolidation of the nation's food system into the hands of a few multinationals. They contend that global biotech seed leader Monsanto controls the U.S. commercial seed market using unfair, and in some cases illegal, practices. They argue that Monsanto, which develops, licenses and markets genetically altered corn, soybeans and other crops, manipulates the seed market by buying up independent seed companies, patenting seed products, and then spiking prices. The group hopes to re-establish farmer rights to save seed from their harvested crops and replant it.


Health risks

In the United States, the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition reviews summaries of food safety data developed and voluntarily submitted by developers of engineered foods, in part on the basis of comparability to conventionally-produced foods. There are no specific tests required by FDA to determine safety. FDA does not approve the safety of engineered foods[citation needed], but after its review, acknowledges that the developer of the food has asserted that it is safe. The table below shows the foods that have been reviewed by FDA as of 2002.


Allergies

In the mid 1990s, Pioneer Hi-Bred tested the allergenicity of a transgenic soybean that expressed a Brazil nut seed storage protein in hope that the seeds would have increased levels of the amino acid methionine. The tests (radioallergosorbent testing, immunoblotting, and skin-***** testing) showed that individuals allergic to Brazil nuts were also allergic to the new GM soybean.[133] Pioneer has indicated that it will not develop commercial cultivars containing Brazil nut protein because the protein is likely to be an allergen.[134]
[edit]Human exposure to pesticides associated with GM foods
A 2011 study, the first to evaluate the correlation between maternal and fetal exposure to pesticides associated with genetically modified foods and to determine exposure levels of the pesticides and their metabolites, revealed the presence of pesticides associated with GM foods in both non-pregnant women and pregnant women and their fetuses.[135] However the study has been found to be unconvincing by several authors[136][137] as well as by Food Standards Australia New Zealand.


Regulation of genetically modified plants

In the USA genetically modified organisms are assessed by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Environmental protection agency (EPA). The USDA evaluate the plants potential to become weeds, the FDA review plants that could enter or alter the food supply and the EPA regulate the genetically modified plants with pesticide properties. Most developed genetically modified plants are reviewed by at least two of the agencies, with many subject to all three.[42] Final approval can still be denied by individual counties within each state. In 2004, Mendocino County, California became the first and only county to impose a ban on the "Propagation, Cultivation, Raising, and Growing of Genetically Modified Organisms", the measure passing with a 57% majority.[43]
Allergic proteins were detected during testing of a transgenic soybean inserted with a gene from the Brazil nut. The inserted gene did not translate into a known allergen, the allergenic nature of the protein was discovered when tested with serum from people allergic to Brazil nut.[44] Four federal district court suits have been brought against Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the agency within USDA that regulates genetically modified plants. Two involved field trials (herbicide-tolerant turfgrass in Oregon; pharmaceutical-producing corn and sugar in Hawaii) and two the deregulation of GM alfalfa.[42] and GM sugar beet.[45] Initially APHIS lost all four cases, with the judges ruling they failed to diligently follow the guidelines set out in the National Environmental Policy Act. In 2010 the US Supreme Court nullified the district court ban on growing GM alfalfa.[46] and in 2011 an appeal court allowed the partial deregulation of GM sugar beet.[47]
The European Union (EU) has possibly the most stringent regulations for genetically modified plants in the world.[48] All genetically modified plants are considered "new food" and subject to extensive, case-by-case, science based food evaluation by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The European Commission (EC) then draft a proposal that is submitted to the Section on GM Food and Feed of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, where if accepted it will be adopted by the EC or passed on to the Council of Agricultural Ministers.[48] There is also a safeguard clause that any Member State can invoke to restrict or prohibit the use or sale of a GM plant within their territory if they have a justifiable reasons to consider that the approved GM plant constitutes a risk to human health or the environment.[49]
Currently (2010) the only genetically modified plants approved for cultivation in Europe are MON810, a Bt expressing maize conferring resistance to the European corn borer and a potato called Amflora, approved only for industrial applications.[50] The EC has issued guidelines to allow the co-existence of GM and non-GM crops through buffer zones (where no GM crops are grown).[51] These are regulated by individual countries and vary from 15 meters in Sweden to 800 meters in Luxembourg.[48] All food (including processed food) or feed which contains greater than 0.9% of approved GMOs must be labelled.
Regulation in Australia are provided by the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator and Food Standards Australia New Zealand.[52][53] Each state in Australia individually assess the impact of release on markets and trade and can apply further legislation if they deem it necessary. In 2011 genetically modified plants were grown in all states except South Australia and Tasmania, who have extended their moratoriums until 2019 and 2014.[54][55] Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency[56] are responsible for evaluating the safety and nutritional value of genetically modified plants in Canada.[57]
The Argentine government was one of the first to accept genetically modified plants, with assessment provided by the National Agricultural Biotechnology Advisory Committee (for environmental impact), the National Service of Health and Agrifood Quality (for food safety) and the National Agribusiness Direction (for theeffect on trade) The final decision is made by the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishery and Food.[58] In Brazil the 27 member National Biosafety Technical Commission is responsible for assessing environmental impact, food safety and provides guidelines for transport, importation and field experiments. In 2005, the Mexican senate passed a law allowing planting and selling of genetically modified crops.[59]
Genetically modified crops in China go through three phases of field trials (pilot field testing, environmental release testing, and preproduction testing) before they are submitted to the Office of Agricultural Genetic Engineering Biosafety Administration (OAGEBA) for assessment.[60] The 75 member National Biosafety Committee evaluates all applications, although OAGEBA has the final decision. The cost of regulation enforcement in India is generally higher than China, while the enforcement of regulations has proved more effective in China.[61] The National Assembly of Burkina Faso passed a biosafety law in early 2006, which established a National Biosafety Agency that would regulate GM products with the advise of various governmental and non-governmental advisory committees.

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Attempts to cultivate this mushroom have proven quite effective. Three main methods exist today. They include wood log cultivation, which is the most popular to date, pot or bottle cultivation, and tank cultivation. For wood log cultivation, hardwood logs or chips are placed in warm, moist environment that are suitable for growth. The spores are then released onto them where they can start to germinate. This can be done in both lab and relaxed settings. The full growth cycle can take up to one year but it is seen as producing a superior product. Growth can also be done using wood chips and chemicals in vacuum packing. This yields a much faster harvest time, around two months, but is seen as producing a lower quality product.

http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/2011/...ch/habitat.htm

[jm.0022]

Ganoderma Cultivation

Worldwide, Ganoderma Cultivation following methods:

1) Wood log cultivation, the most popular method.
2) Pot or bottle cultivation.
3) Tank cultivation.

Over the past 30 years, numerous studies have been made to find the best method to create high-quality Ganoderma lucidum. These observations have shown that the best method to harvest high-quality Ganoderma lucidum is the wood log cultivation. Some of the other necessary attributes needed for the highest quality Ganoderma are:

(l) Selection of the highest strain.
(2) Using the right method of cultivation.
(3) To harvest them at the right time.
(4) To treat them properly after the harvest.

http://www.ganoderma-online.com/Gano...ltivation.html

[fundraising]

ah,

nag DXN na din ako dati, star ruby ako dun.

products are really great and I had never seen a company with such recognitions, awards and achievements, but maintenance is rather expensive.

as I had mentioned on my other posts. you'll be spending between 2,000 - 2,500 monthly to qualify for your monthly bonus.

if you dont have any downlines (yet)
your income will be between 60-210 pesos. depending on the number of accumulated PVs you had earned.

and you would probably earn around 40 pesos per downline you sponsor (if they buy the products amounting to 1000PV monthly;between 2,000 - 2,500) that number will grow, as they earn more PV every month

DXN is an MLM company for employed people who wants to earn extra.
(on average, a DXN distributor takes about 2 years+++ building their network of distributors before they can earn enough to retire from employment) [I personally earned more from other companies in less than the time it took me to earn from DXN]{took me about 4 months to earn my first thousand, same amount I made from other companies in 2 weeks}

DXN had been in the philippines for about 12 years. and had produced hundreds of millionaires and had changed thousands of lives. I've met people earning half million a month from DXN, his network is probably around 20k distributors.
chances are, 3 to 5 out of every 10 person you speak to may had been involved with DXN (previously), or is related to someone involved with DXN. (that number is pretty high)

I saved your number, may i have your email or account name sa FB (PM mo sakin) so we can discuss more

[jm.0022]

^^ paadd na po s fb. excited na po ako malaman kung anong mlm company nyo