Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Joyce Riley's THE POWER HOUR NEWS - September 2, 2009


Sanofi Pasteur’s Fluzone® Vaccine Package Insert -- EDUCATE YOURSELF...!!!! What to do if you Plan to Decline - Who have been Designated as Priority
Recipients for the First Wave of Experimental Swine-flu Vaccines? Read More!!!

Florida quarantine guidelines -- By authority of Chapter 381 and 252, Florida Statutes and Chapter 64D-3, Florida Administrative Code

Petition Opposing Government-Run, Socialized Health Care -- Grassfire.org has launched this emergency citizen petition opposing the government takeover of our healthcare system. We have just a few weeks to rally hundreds of thousands of citizens. Please sign and refer your friends. (Thanks Mick)

The 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Outbreak: Selected Legal Issues -- Recent human cases of infection with a novel influenza A(H1N1) virus have been identified both internationally and in the United States. Since there has been human to human transmission and the new virus has the potential to become pandemic, it is timely to examine legal issues surrounding this emerging public health threat.1 This report will provide a brief overview of selected legal issues.

Seller, beware: Feds cracking down on secondhand sales of some products -- If you're planning a garage sale or organizing a church bazaar, you'd best beware: You could be breaking a new federal law. As part of a campaign called Resale Roundup, the federal government is cracking down on the secondhand sales of dangerous and defective products.

RFID chip to detect swine flu virus? -- Realizing the seriousness of the situation, VeriChip, the only company in the world which has been federally approved for producing radio microchips for implanting in humans has now started working towards creating an RFID chip which can detect the presence of deadly swine flu and other viruses which are being deemed as bio threat.

NYC to give kids free swine flu shots -- All New York City schoolchildren can get free swine flu shots under Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to contain the virus this fall and winter.

China Drywall Article - Drywall Clouds on Hovnanian Horizon -- Builders have been disclosing their exposure to allegedly defective drywall -- also known as wallboard -- imported from China during the housing boom. A growing number of homeowners complain that it generates sulfurous odors and corrosion. These complaints have led to continuing investigations by several government agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, and some of their results are expected next month.

War is business and business is good! -- Northrop, Boeing Eyed For Project Liberty - Project Liberty arose out of an urgent need by commanders in U.S. Central Command for full-motion video and signals intelligence collection, and Gates continues to push for sending more ISR to the field faster. (Thanks Jimm)

Contractors outnumber US troops in Afghanistan -- Civilian contractors working for the Pentagon in Afghanistan not only outnumber the uniformed troops, according to a report by a Congressional research group, but also form the highest ratio of contractors to military personnel recorded in any war in the history of the United States.

Bailout “profit” is taxpayers’ loss -- A very dangerous misconception is taking root in the press, that in addition to saving the world financial system, the bank bailout is making taxpayers money. “As big banks repay bailout, U.S. sees profit” read the headline in the New York Times on Monday. The story was parroted on evening newscasts.

Monsanto in Iraq & Afghanistan -- From the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, OCA has been tracking the opportunities for Monsanto, a well-known war profiteer (Agent Orange, Vietnam), to take advantage of the current occupations. These include pushing glyphosate (Monsanto's Roundup herbicide) for poppy eradication in Afghanistan and opening the Iraqi market to the patenting of plants and seeds while preventing farmers from saving registered seed varieties.
Related Article: National Guard now has Agri Business development teams

When cocaine & Monsanto's Roundup collide-a war on drugs becomes a war on science -- At the intersection of cocaine and Roundup in rural South America, Monsanto and the U.S. government are struggling to keep up appearances. That's becoming more and more difficult as the unanticipated hazards of genetic modification become clearer.

Russian professor: the collapse of the US could begin in 2 months -- Russian Professor Igor Panarin says that events are continuing to confirm his doomsday prediction first made over 10 years ago, that the United States will completely collapse like the Soviet Union before the end of 2010, and warns that the chaos could begin to unfold in as little as two months.

Former high ranking intelligence officer: Cheney responsible for 9-11 -- David Steele is a former 20-year Marine Corps infantry and intelligence officer, the second-ranking civilian in U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence, and former CIA clandestine services case officer.

World's stocks controlled by select few -- A recent analysis of the 2007 financial markets of 48 countries has revealed that the world's finances are in the hands of just a few mutual funds, banks, and corporations. This is the first clear picture of the global concentration of financial power, and point out the worldwide financial system's vulnerability as it stood on the brink of the current economic crisis.

Mobile phone child safety guidelines to be dropped -- At least nine out of 10 British 16-year-olds have their own handset, as do more than four in 10 primary schoolchildren. Current advice from the Department of Health had said that research showed mobile phone use “affects brain activity”, although it conceded there were “significant gaps in our scientific knowledge”. But a draft of a new advisory leaflet for parents now makes clear that precautions need not be taken when it comes to children.

Nuke lab builds beating drum sonic blaster -- A Tennessee lab primarily responsible for building components for nuclear weapons is branching off into the nonlethal weapons business with a device that could repel terrorists and criminals.

Best visions of the night sky-astronomer of the year -- Star trails, horse heads and shadowy moons are some of the sights captured by stargazers across the world vying for the title of Astronomy Photographer of the Year.