Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Joyce Riley's THE POWER HOUR NEWS | November 17, 2009

New health care swastika? --

The new soft blue swastika is "Ok" with Pelosi. Here it is again, the swastika and "ok" sign. Any Enlightenment? I haven't been able to find any information on who the blue cross swastika logo belongs to. Anyone know?

Devvy Kidd: Demand Congress stop withholding taxes NOW -- We must make a thousand times more noise than the tea parties with our demand to stop the withholding tax. Allow Americans to take home what is rightfully theirs -- not some foreign banking cartel or government.

Thanksgiving is coming, but pantries are bare -- It's the bleak reality this year for local organizations that provide hot holiday meals to people in need.

As of the end of October 18.8 million homes in default, vacant -- About 18.8 million homes stood empty in the U.S. during the third quarter as banks seized properties from delinquent borrowers and new home sales fell in September.

Bomb proof wallpaper is stronger than the wall it papers -- The X-Flex wallpaper is really a layer of Kevlar-type material, in between sheets of "elastic polymer wrap," which provides both flex and strength so that the projectile doesn't knock the wall down. The US Army is considering using it for bases in Iraq and Afghanistan.

In the 'who comes up with these things?' department -- Presenting...bacon flavored envelopes!! Bacon Flavored Envelopes!!!

Watching the H1N1 flu pandemic...the story in pictures -- Health officials around the world are stepping up vaccination efforts and are closely tracking the progress of the H1N1/09 virus (often referred to as "swine flu" in the media). (the comments are also worth reading)

Millions hit by plague worse than swine flu -- A DEADLY plague could sweep across Europe, doctors fear, after an outbreak of a virus in Ukraine plunged the country and its neighbors into a state of panic. A cocktail of three flu viruses are reported to have mutated into a single pneumonic plague, which it is believed may be far more dangerous than swine flu.

Ukraine disaster -a chemical connection? -- "I was, of course, wondering whether some explanation other than a virus could account for the million cases of illness recently reported in the Ukraine." Read More...

Marine Corps logistics base cuts 170 workers -- The Marine Corps Logistics Base is slashing its workforce and started by laying off approximately 170 workers from its Maintenance Center in Yermo Monday, according to MCLB officials.

Pennsylvania to lay off 319 state workers -- The Rendell Administration said today it will issue layoff notices this week to 319 state employees in what some hope is the last big aftershock from the fiscal earthquake that rocked the state budget this year.

Specialty grocer closes after 145 years -- They just couldn't compete with the larger chain supermarkets any longer.

Would our government really start a war to stimulate the economy?

Florida's Turnpike going cashless -- Cash tolls would be eliminated on portions of Florida’s Turnpike during a switch to video tolling in 2011. Public comments about the “Toll-by-Plate” proposal will be accepted during an online meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 17, and by e-mail until Dec. 1.

Avocados offer remarkable benefits for skin health -- Avocados are Mother Nature's skin moisturizer. With their healthy fats and phytonutrients, they offer remarkable benefits to human skin -- both when eaten and when used topically.

Phthalate warning: Medications contain chemicals that "feminize" unborn baby boys -- In a bombshell finding that has far-reaching implications for society and culture, scientists at the University of Rochester have found that phthalates -- the chemical found in many vinyl and plastic products -- tends to "feminize" boys, altering their brains to express more feminine characteristics. The study has been published in the Journal of Andrology.

Drugs used in the young for mood disorders, pain & epilepsy may cause psychiatric problems as adults -- Working with infant rats in the lab, GUMC scientists tested medications that are frequently prescribed to treat epilepsy, pain and mood disorders in humans -- including children. By using behavioral tests on the animals when the rats reached adulthood, the researchers documented that the drugs did indeed cause behavioral abnormalities later in life.

Niacin beats statin drug Zetia -- Once again vitamins top the list for better health.

Pharmaceutical lobbyists draft Congressmen's speeches -- Statements by more than a dozen lawmakers were ghostwritten, in whole or in part, by Washington lobbyists working for Genentech, one of the world’s largest biotechnology companies.

Information security at Los Alamos lab still weak -- Network security at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) continues to suffer from weaknesses, potentially exposing classified information such as nuclear weapon design to unauthorized users, warned congressional investigators recently.

Global warfare USA: The world is the Pentagon's oyster -- US military operations in all major regions of the World.

Illinois Democrats rally behind plan to take Gitmo prisoners -- Illinois' governor and senior senator spent yesterday feverishly trying to regain momentum on their plan to use a nearly empty maximum-security prison 150 miles from Chicago to house Gitmo detainees. (Look out! Remember Hardin Montana? American Police Force may be coming to illinois.

“An enemy combatant of his time.” -- New book tells story of Chief Standing Bear, who fought back in court and won.

Fluoridation increases infant death rates -- Fluoridation causes more premature births, one of the top causes of infant death in the USA. It poses the greatest risk to poor non -white mothers and babies. This is the finding State University of New York researchers from data spanning 1993 to 2002.

Kuwaiti company that supplies US military food is accused of fraud -- A Kuwaiti company that has been paid more than $8.5 billion to supply food and other items to the U.S. military in the Middle East has been indicted on multiple federal fraud charges, authorities announced Monday.

Where have all the protests gone? US students in limbo -- When Hemnecher Amen, a student, joined a protest outside the White House recently, it was the latest visible opposition here to US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Hardly anyone took any notice.

ADL covering up for crimes of financial elite -- The ADL is accusing the New York Times Maureen Dowd of anti-semitism over a recent op-ed titled "Virtuous Bankers? Really!?!" The article about corruption on Wall Street specifically involving Goldman Sachs.

Gerald Celente: Americans losing everything to fascist oligarchs -- Gerald Celente is one of the world’s best trend forecasters. In the following 4-part radio interview, Celente blasts current political and economic “leadership” as beholden to large corporate and financial interests.

Watch out for tungsten filled fake gold bars -- If anyone were contemplating creating “fake” gold bars, tungsten [at roughly $10 per pound] would be the metal of choice since it has the exact same density as gold making a fake bar salted with tungsten indistinguishable from a solid gold bar by simply weighing it. Unfortunately, there are now more sordid details to report. Read More...

Italian MP denounces Bilderberg influence during European parliament meeting -- Mario Borghezio, an Italian member of European Parliament, dropped a bomb shell at the EU this week. In the video below, during a session of the parliament in Brussels Borghezio questioned the nominations of Bilderberg and Trilateral attendees and cohorts for the posts of EU President and EU foreign minister.

Leaked G20 documents shed light on global carbon tax -- As The Corbett Report reported, veteran Bilderberg researcher Daniel Estulin has obtained documents from inside last week’s G20 Finance Minister’s meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland.

Rice market on thin ice as record prices may return -- Rice prices may return to record levels as bad weather curbs output in major growers and forces some nations to accelerate imports, a Philippine minister and the U.S. Rice Producers Association said.

Apple patents technology that would force users to interact with ads -- Its distinctive feature is a design that doesn’t simply invite a user to pay attention to an ad — it also compels attention. The technology can freeze the device until the user clicks a button or answers a test question to demonstrate that he or she has dutifully noticed the commercial message. Because this technology would be embedded in the innermost core of the device, the ads could appear on the screen at any time, no matter what one is doing.

Millions may have to repay part of Obama tax credit -- For more than 15.4 million people, the Making Work Pay tax credit enacted as part of the $787-billion economic stimulus package could turn out to be a Making You Pay Back tax credit. The ADL is accusing the New York Times Maureen Dowd of anti-semitism over a recent op-ed titled "Virtuous Bankers? Really!?!" The article about corruption on Wall Street specifically involving Goldman Sachs.

Welcome home. War! Creating the domestic surveillance state -- How America's Wars Are Systematically Destroying Our Liberties.