Monday, June 1, 2009

THE POWER HOUR Team Network News: June 1, 2009

Check out the correlation between dollar and gold-----coincidence? -- Gold is starting to take off. The U.S. dollar is breaking down. These and other markets like global stocks and bonds are signaling that the worst of the financial crisis is behind us.Remember, the markets lead and they’ll start moving well ahead of the world economy.

Vet's Patriotic Stickers Under Fire -- Dallas, Texas: Frank Larison is a disabled veteran with more than 14 years of service, including more than a year of combat duty in Vietnam. The 58-year-old former Marine now finds himself under attack by his Dallas homeowners association for displaying seven decals on his vehicle supporting the Marine Corps. The board says the decals are advertisements that violate HOA rules, and must be covered or removed.

Pakistan to send satellite in space by 2011 -- Renowned scientist Dr Samar Mubarik Mand has said that Pakistan would send satellite in space by 2011.

Texas Senate approve freeway spy cameras -- The Texas state Senate voted Monday to give federal, state and local authorities the ability to track and identify every passing vehicle on state highways. The provision calling for "automatic license plate identification cameras" was slipped into the Senate version of the must-pass Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) reauthorization bill.

FDA Weighs the Risks of Rituxan -- Drug for Treating Lymphoma Is Linked to Cases of Fatal Brain Disease.

Archdiocese of Miami considers closing 14 churches -- South Florida Catholics may learn struggling churches' fates Sunday, when pastors are expected to announce that 14 struggling congregations in the Archdiocese of Miami are on the cutting block and may have to merge with others.

Freedom fighter arrested -- On November 5, 2008 Jim the host of Freedom Fighter Radio was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Dept. in Georgia The crime the display of the flag Union Down (upside down). His arrest was by 6 police vehicles and 12 officers. and resulted in his detention for close to 10 hours. There was a trial but the charges were dropped and the case is now closed. Listen to the arrest clip this incident proving that the arrest and dis-orderly charge was because of a Union Down flag The officer in the recording is Captain Bill Probus of Columbia County Ga.

The End of National Currency -- Capital flows have become globalization's Achilles' heel. Over the past 25 years, devastating currency crises have hit countries across Latin America and Asia, as well as countries just beyond the borders of western Europe -- most notably Russia and Turkey. Even such an impeccably credentialed pro-globalization economist as U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Frederic Mishkin has acknowledged that "opening up the financial system to foreign capital flows has led to some disastrous financial crises causing great pain, suffering, and even violence."

Freak heat expected for much of US this summer -- Vacationers should expect unusually warm weather for much of the USA this summer, according to federal forecasters at the Climate Prediction Center, which released its summer 2009 forecast last Thursday, the same day they made their 2009 Atlantic hurricane season forecast.

Unemployment probably went past 9% in May -- Unemployment in the U.S. probably surpassed 9 percent in May for the first time in more than 25 years, underscoring forecasts that the economy will be slow to pull out of the worst recession in half a century, economists said before a report this week.

Lawsuit filed against St. Petersburg, Florida due to police, officials targeting homeless -- About 30 percent of new residents are ''economic homeless,'' people who recently have lost jobs and homes and have nowhere else to go. The lawsuit claims St. Petersburg officers and officials are using the city's laws on trespass, outdoor storage, sleeping in public and public urination and defecation to deprive the homeless of their rights. Read More...

Stomach acid drugs can cause pneumonia -- Whether you've been diagnosed with a peptic ulcer, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or just have some annoying heartburn from time to time, the odds are your doctor or pharmacist has pushed you towards drugs like Prevacid, Prilosec and Nexium. All are a variety of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), the most potent inhibitors of stomach acid secretion currently on the market as both prescription and non-presciption drugs. But evidence is mounting that these medications can lead to some troublesome and even serious side effects. In fact, a new study just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) concludes that by disrupting the body's natural balance, PPIs may cause deadly pneumonia.

Tamoxifen,anti depressant mix may cause cancer -- Breast-cancer survivors risk having their disease come back if they use certain antidepressants while also taking the cancer-prevention drug tamoxifen, worrisome new research shows.

Wyeth's menopuase drugs may increase risk of lung cancer -- Wyeth’s hormone replacement therapy, a menopause treatment whose use has declined after being linked to heart attack, stroke and breast cancer, increases the risk of death from lung tumors, a study found.

Man arrested for mowing park grass -- Good Samaritan pleads not guilty to charges stemming from mowing city park. Hamilton was arrested 8:30 a.m. Thursday as he mowed the foot-high grass at the park. Police arrested him after he continued to mow when they asked him to stop.

US state mows with goats to go gently on environment -- Officials in the eastern US state of Maryland have come up with an innovative, cost-saving way to protect the environment: they use goats to mow the grass.

Flu vaccines in corn coming? -- Iowa State University researchers are putting flu vaccines into the genetic makeup of corn, which may someday allow pigs and humans to get a flu vaccination simply by eating corn or corn products.

Bush calls Bill Clinton "brother" -- Former President George W. Bush has defended former President Bill Clinton and called him his "brother" in their first ever appearance together on stage. Federal debt obligation: $546,668 per household -- Taxpayers are on the hook for an extra $55,000 a household to cover rising federal commitments made just in the past year for retirement benefits, the national debt and other government promises, a USA TODAY analysis shows.

Boston police to be equipped with M16s -- The Boston Police Department is preparing a plan to arm as many as 200 patrol officers with semiautomatic assault rifles, a significant boost in firepower that department leaders believe is necessary to counter terrorist threats, according to law enforcement officials briefed on the plan.

Army looks at abnormal perspiration as sign of harmful intent -- If you walk weird, make funny faces, or sweat a little too much — watch out, when you walk into an airport. The U.S. military wants to use those irregularities as “indicators” of “possibly suspicious and harmful intent.”

Silver-long term -- "My purpose this week is to point out what many others have addressed and it might be referred to as peak silver. Now before we get too far into this subject, please note this topic previously has been addressed by me and several other writers in this space."

Gold futures close in on $1000 mark -- Gold prices may breach $1,000 an ounce this coming week if the dollar continues sliding and the metal can surmount any technical chart-based resistance and profit-taking.

Beating victim 'I thought I was going to die' -- Two young men who had never been in trouble with the law say they were beaten and Tasered as many as 24 times by York cops after innocently ending up in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Support your local Domestic Warrior "heroes" or get kicked in the head -- Police are “society’s sheepdogs, [who] willingly and selflessly protect your flock — with your lives if necessary,” trumpeted retired SWAT officer Robert O’Brien in a recent column for Police magazine. “You are our nation’s domestic warriors and heroes.”

Remarks by National Security Adviser Jones at 45th Munich Conference on Security Policy -- U.S. National Security Adviser Jones gave these remarks at the 45th Munich Conference on Security Policy at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof on February 8, 2009. "Thank you for that wonderful tribute to Henry Kissinger yesterday. Congratulations. As the most recent National Security Advisor of the United States, I take my daily orders from Dr. Kissinger, filtered down through Generaal Brent Scowcroft and Sandy Berger, who is also here. We have a chain of command in the National Security Council that exists today.

9298 bogus speed camera tickets issued refunds in Netherlands -- The National Public Prosecutors Office in The Netherlands on Monday announced that it had ordered the refund of 9298 speed camera tickets because the agency was unable to guarantee the accuracy of the automated speed readings. Recipients of citations issued between April 23 and May 9 on the A12 in Arnhem will receive a letter from the Central Fine Collection Agency (CJIB) dismissing the notice of violation and providing a check repaying any amounts collected.

Big Brother asks: 'Do you have a flush toilet?' -- The federal government is forcing 3 million Americans to disclose sensitive, personal information about finances, health and lifestyle in a 14-page survey – including questions about availability of household flush toilets and difficulty with undressing and bathing.

The unseen photographs that throw new light on the 1st World War -- A treasure trove of First World War photographs was discovered recently in France. Published here for the first time, they show British soldiers on their way to the Somme. But who took them? And who were these Tommies marching off to die?

Elderberry trumps tamiflu for flu remedy -- According to the New York Times, February 5, 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) has even admitted that Tamiflu is not as effective as previously believed. But there is an alternative for several flu viruses, both type A and type B. It's a natural remedy that has no side effects and is inexpensive. It has been around for quite some time as a cold cure. But lately it has proven effective against virulent flus. It is Black Elderberry extract.

The coming persecution of Christians in the coming one world government