Tuesday, May 26, 2009

THE POWER HOUR Team Network News:


Website to find local farms etc. -- Use this website to find farmers' markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area, where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and many other goodies.

Turmeric Reduces Weight Gain, Suppresses Fat -- In addition to being the seasoning that provides flavor to Indian curries, the yellow-gold spice known as turmeric (Curcuma longa Linn.) has long been an important part of traditional Asian medicine. Throughout countless centuries, herbalists have prescribed it to treat gastrointestinal problems, lack of energy, arthritis pain and other conditions.

Top 100 EMF websites -- This is a .pdf file.

Generic Drug Plant Caught Falsifying Data -- The FDA has ordered a halt to approvals of drugs relying on data from a generic drug factory in India that was found to be falsifying data.

Businesses gain goods, services by bartering through exchanges

Man who fled chemo as teen says he'd still fight

USDA listening tour on NAIS continues, many are opposed

Tennessee-proposal stopping confiscation of guns now law

Montana-new gun law aimed at asserting sovereignty

Iranian Navy sends warships to Gulf of Aden -- (Reuters) - Iran has sent six warships to international waters, including the Gulf of Aden, to show its ability to confront any foreign threats, its naval commander said on Monday.

North Korea conducts second nuclear test, U.N. to meet -- North Korea conducted a second nuclear test on Monday that was far more powerful than its first one, triggering an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting on the hermit state's defiant act, but financial markets wobbled only briefly on the news.

33 Of The Healthiest Foods On Earth By David H Murdock

12 basic precautions to minimize radiation exposure when using a cell phone

Home: No place for Bible study -- County demands pastor spend thousands on 'Major Use' permit to host friends. A San Diego pastor and his wife claim they were interrogated by a county official and warned they will face escalating fines if they continue to hold Bible studies in their home.

Google Earth project maps the fallen in Iraq & Afghanistan -- Google Earth developer Sean Askay has put together something truly remarkable for this Memorial Day. It’s called “Map the Fallen,” and it “uses Google Earth to honor the more than 5,700 American and Coalition servicemen and women that have lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.”

H1N1 vaccine to be tested on human subjects -- Vical Incorporated announced today that in the two weeks since launching its program to develop a vaccine against H1N1 influenza (swine flu), the company has completed development of a prototype H1 vaccine, produced an initial supply of research-grade material, and initiated immunogenicity testing in animals.

Hundreds of Texans lose property over massive scam

History of the synthetic H1N1 virus and a not so rosy future -- WMR has learned from a research scientist who has been working on the recreation of the 1918 flu that the genetic material has been re-engineered to synthetically create what is now known as the A/H1N1 virus.

Taliban are using weapons supplies by US

Netherlands to close prisons for lack of criminals -- The Dutch justice ministry has announced it will close eight prisons and cut 1,200 jobs in the prison system. A decline in crime has left many cells empty.

When the people fight back..soccer fans retaliate against police brutality -- In this clip, an exuberant soccer fan runs across the playing field. He shouldn’t do this of course. He should be apprehended, removed from the playing field and given a citation.

GM dealership fighting back, refuses to close

Families line up for child ID program -- Dozens of families lined up along Kinderkamack Avenue to take advantage of the Fulton-Friendship Lodge’s Child Identification Program which, through collecting data about youngsters in case they go missing, helps parents retain some precious things they already have.

Cattle rustling on the rise as recession takes bite -- Cattle ranching is a multibillion-dollar industry in the United States and cattle theft is a small but growing problem as a recession bites and thieves realize that stealing cows is a relatively easy way to raise a quick buck.

Trouble ahead-millions of mortgages will rachet upward soon -- Zacks Research analyst Dirk van Dijk warns that another major mortgage crisis lies ahead as huge numbers of homeowners who have been making only minimum payments on their “pick a payment” mortgages have to start paying in full.