U.N. protocol used to regulate homeschoolers -- A British plan to allow local authorities "the right of access to the home" and "the right to speak with each child alone" in order to evaluate homeschooling families and make certain they do what the government wants is a warning about what could happen in the United States, according to the world's largest homeschool advocacy organization.
Russia and China sign 100-billion-dollar deal of the century -- A new deal between Russia and China in the sum of about $100 billion became the largest deal that has ever been signed between the two countries, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said as a result of the meeting with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao.
Are Pesticides Causing Parkinson's Disease? -- Scientists are closing in on an inescapable conclusion: Pesticides may be a cause of Parkinson's disease. In the past few years, Christensen has been part of a movement exploring a possible connection between exposure to environmental toxins -- in particular, the organophosphate pesticides -- and Parkinson's disease, through her work with the Collaborative on Health and the Environment, a national network of advocacy and scientific organizations. She is co-founder of CHE's working group on Parkinson's Disease and the Environment.
FDA threatens to seize all natural products that dare to mention H1N1 flu -- In an effort to censor any online text that might inform consumers of the ability of natural products to protect consumers from H1N1 influenza A, the FDA is now sending out a round of warning letters, threatening to "take enforcement action... such as seizure or injunction for violations of the FFDC Act without further notice."
Public outcry forces hate crimes hearing-Senate received hundreds of thousands of letters -- Democratic bill managers in the Senate, who earlier had been reported to be wanting to attach a "hate crimes" plan as an amendment to another bill already moving through the legislative process, apparently have dropped that plan.
Baxter expect to deliver A/H1N1 vaccine to WHO by July -- Baxter International Inc. has completed testing and evaluation of the A/H1N1 influenza virus and is now in full-scale production of a commercial A/H1N1 vaccine using its Vero cell culture technology. Baxter received an A/H1N1 strain from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center] in early May and is diligently working to deliver a pandemic vaccine for use as early as July.
Charges filed in Austria against Baxter for contaminated bird flu vaccine -- "I have filed criminal charges in Austria against Baxter and Avir Green Hills Biotechnology for producing and distributing contaminated bird flu vaccine material this winter, alleging that this was a deliberate act to cause a pandemic, and also to profit from that pandemic."
WHO cries wolf over flu -- How can the WHO say swine flu qualifies as a pandemic? And why?
Obama's Doctor Knocks ObamaCare -- Scheiner, 71, was Obama's doctor from 1987 until he entered the White House; he vouched for the then-candidate's "excellent health" in a letter last year. He's still an enthusiastic Obama supporter, but he worries about whether the health care legislation currently making its way through Congress will actually do any good, particularly for doctors like himself who practice general medicine. "I'm not sure he really understands what we face in primary care," Scheiner says.
World’s oldest man dies at 113, official says -- Japanese ex-land surveyor drank milk every morning and avoided alcohol. (He drank milk every morning, but I'll bet it wasn't corporate farm, rBGH enhanced milk!) Tanabe, who was born Sept. 18, 1895, had eight children — five sons and three daughters. The former city land surveyor also had 25 grandchildren, 53 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren, according to a statement from the Miyakonojo city. He was certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's oldest man when he was 111 years old.
The Secret History of Government Debt (Treasury Bonds) -- One of the biggest lies in history is the idea that government debt is a “safe haven.” Today we’re going to revisit one of The Sovereign Society’s favorite “hidden histories” for the real scoop. Tally Sticks were a brilliant invention. But they were also insidious, as they formed the foundation for the fiat currency systems we still have today. One where the root of a currency's value is in a promise from a faceless institution, and not in the actual value of a tangible object...
What is a Ponzi Scheme -- A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation that pays returns to investors from their own money or money paid by subsequent investors rather than from any actual profit earned. The Ponzi scheme usually offers returns that other investments cannot guarantee in order to entice new investors, in the form of short-term returns that are either abnormally high or unusually consistent. The perpetuation of the returns that a Ponzi scheme advertises and pays requires an ever-increasing flow of money from investors in order to keep the scheme going. Read More...
Officials: US tracking suspicious ship from North Korea -- The U.S. military is tracking a ship from North Korea that may be carrying illicit weapons, the first vessel monitored under tougher new United Nations rules meant to rein in and punish the communist government following a nuclear test, officials said Thursday.
Sewage treatment plants fail to remove artificial sweeteners completely from water -- Sewage treatment plants fail to remove artificial sweeteners completely from waste water. What’s more, these pollutants contaminate waters downstream and may still be present in our drinking water.
USDA misleading investors to hide looming food shortage -- The Weekly Times Now reports that world wheat stocks 'to increase'.
Nanotechnology - the new asbestos? -- The safety risks of nanotechnology use by the food industry could make it “the new asbestos”, says toxicologist Dr George Burdock of the Burdock Group.
30 toxic chemicals to avoid -- California has identified 30 chemicals that may cause cancer, reproductive problems and other serious health concerns.
ACLU, Ron Pauls' Campaign for Liberty to sue TSA over illegal detainment -- The American Civil Liberties Union may have just earned itself a few more Republican admirers. Announcing a lawsuit against the Transportation Security Administration for the “illegal” detention of the Campaign for Liberty’s treasurer in April at a St. Louis airport, the ACLU damned what it called a “troubling pattern” of aggressive invasions of privacy by the TSA.
Web beats TV, radio as preferred news source -- The Internet is by far the most popular source of information and the preferred choice for news ahead of television, newspapers and radio, according to a new poll in the United States.
BRIC nations join to fight US dominance -- With public hugs and backslaps among its leaders, a new political bloc was formed yesterday to challenge the global dominance of the United States.
Ridiculous News: Student who blew kiss to mom denied diploma -- A Maine high school senior says he was denied his diploma because he bowed during graduation and blew a kiss to his mother.
Future combat systems - lessons learned -- The Army’s Future Combat Systems failed to live up to expectations, but it failed well rather than badly, according to a Government Accountability Office official.
CIA recruiting laid off bankers in NYC -- Laid off from Wall Street? The CIA wants you -- as long as you can pass a lie detector test and show that you are motivated by service to your country rather than your wallet.
Towards a new financial world order -- During their summits in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg on Tuesday, SCO and BRIC members urged the creation of a new global financial security system, reiterating their drive to act in concert to weather the economic meltdown.
NASA prepares to bomb the moon -- NASA scientists are preparing to launch a space mission from Cape Canaveral carrying a missile that will fire a hole deep in the surface of the moon. (why are we spending money on this?)
Cement kilns release tons of toxic mercury into the air -- The federal agency has proposed regulations that could cut mercury emissions 81% to 93% annually. Industry representatives warn the rules would increase costs and could lead to outsourcing.
Stand up for rural America while you still can -- The assault on rural America continues unabated. For the past six months dairy farmers across the country have suffered a historic drop in milk prices while operating costs remain high. Since December 2008, the price that farmers are paid for the milk they produce has plunged over 50 percent, the largest single drop since the Great Depression.
Protection from EMF radiation -- Protect your health from Electromagnetic Radiation.
YouTube: Chemtrails over Florence, Oregon -- A unknown plane dumps chemicals on a small town in oregon.
Russia and China sign 100-billion-dollar deal of the century -- A new deal between Russia and China in the sum of about $100 billion became the largest deal that has ever been signed between the two countries, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said as a result of the meeting with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao.
Are Pesticides Causing Parkinson's Disease? -- Scientists are closing in on an inescapable conclusion: Pesticides may be a cause of Parkinson's disease. In the past few years, Christensen has been part of a movement exploring a possible connection between exposure to environmental toxins -- in particular, the organophosphate pesticides -- and Parkinson's disease, through her work with the Collaborative on Health and the Environment, a national network of advocacy and scientific organizations. She is co-founder of CHE's working group on Parkinson's Disease and the Environment.
FDA threatens to seize all natural products that dare to mention H1N1 flu -- In an effort to censor any online text that might inform consumers of the ability of natural products to protect consumers from H1N1 influenza A, the FDA is now sending out a round of warning letters, threatening to "take enforcement action... such as seizure or injunction for violations of the FFDC Act without further notice."
Public outcry forces hate crimes hearing-Senate received hundreds of thousands of letters -- Democratic bill managers in the Senate, who earlier had been reported to be wanting to attach a "hate crimes" plan as an amendment to another bill already moving through the legislative process, apparently have dropped that plan.
Baxter expect to deliver A/H1N1 vaccine to WHO by July -- Baxter International Inc. has completed testing and evaluation of the A/H1N1 influenza virus and is now in full-scale production of a commercial A/H1N1 vaccine using its Vero cell culture technology. Baxter received an A/H1N1 strain from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center] in early May and is diligently working to deliver a pandemic vaccine for use as early as July.
Charges filed in Austria against Baxter for contaminated bird flu vaccine -- "I have filed criminal charges in Austria against Baxter and Avir Green Hills Biotechnology for producing and distributing contaminated bird flu vaccine material this winter, alleging that this was a deliberate act to cause a pandemic, and also to profit from that pandemic."
WHO cries wolf over flu -- How can the WHO say swine flu qualifies as a pandemic? And why?
Obama's Doctor Knocks ObamaCare -- Scheiner, 71, was Obama's doctor from 1987 until he entered the White House; he vouched for the then-candidate's "excellent health" in a letter last year. He's still an enthusiastic Obama supporter, but he worries about whether the health care legislation currently making its way through Congress will actually do any good, particularly for doctors like himself who practice general medicine. "I'm not sure he really understands what we face in primary care," Scheiner says.
World’s oldest man dies at 113, official says -- Japanese ex-land surveyor drank milk every morning and avoided alcohol. (He drank milk every morning, but I'll bet it wasn't corporate farm, rBGH enhanced milk!) Tanabe, who was born Sept. 18, 1895, had eight children — five sons and three daughters. The former city land surveyor also had 25 grandchildren, 53 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren, according to a statement from the Miyakonojo city. He was certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's oldest man when he was 111 years old.
The Secret History of Government Debt (Treasury Bonds) -- One of the biggest lies in history is the idea that government debt is a “safe haven.” Today we’re going to revisit one of The Sovereign Society’s favorite “hidden histories” for the real scoop. Tally Sticks were a brilliant invention. But they were also insidious, as they formed the foundation for the fiat currency systems we still have today. One where the root of a currency's value is in a promise from a faceless institution, and not in the actual value of a tangible object...
What is a Ponzi Scheme -- A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation that pays returns to investors from their own money or money paid by subsequent investors rather than from any actual profit earned. The Ponzi scheme usually offers returns that other investments cannot guarantee in order to entice new investors, in the form of short-term returns that are either abnormally high or unusually consistent. The perpetuation of the returns that a Ponzi scheme advertises and pays requires an ever-increasing flow of money from investors in order to keep the scheme going. Read More...
Officials: US tracking suspicious ship from North Korea -- The U.S. military is tracking a ship from North Korea that may be carrying illicit weapons, the first vessel monitored under tougher new United Nations rules meant to rein in and punish the communist government following a nuclear test, officials said Thursday.
Sewage treatment plants fail to remove artificial sweeteners completely from water -- Sewage treatment plants fail to remove artificial sweeteners completely from waste water. What’s more, these pollutants contaminate waters downstream and may still be present in our drinking water.
USDA misleading investors to hide looming food shortage -- The Weekly Times Now reports that world wheat stocks 'to increase'.
Nanotechnology - the new asbestos? -- The safety risks of nanotechnology use by the food industry could make it “the new asbestos”, says toxicologist Dr George Burdock of the Burdock Group.
30 toxic chemicals to avoid -- California has identified 30 chemicals that may cause cancer, reproductive problems and other serious health concerns.
ACLU, Ron Pauls' Campaign for Liberty to sue TSA over illegal detainment -- The American Civil Liberties Union may have just earned itself a few more Republican admirers. Announcing a lawsuit against the Transportation Security Administration for the “illegal” detention of the Campaign for Liberty’s treasurer in April at a St. Louis airport, the ACLU damned what it called a “troubling pattern” of aggressive invasions of privacy by the TSA.
Web beats TV, radio as preferred news source -- The Internet is by far the most popular source of information and the preferred choice for news ahead of television, newspapers and radio, according to a new poll in the United States.
BRIC nations join to fight US dominance -- With public hugs and backslaps among its leaders, a new political bloc was formed yesterday to challenge the global dominance of the United States.
Ridiculous News: Student who blew kiss to mom denied diploma -- A Maine high school senior says he was denied his diploma because he bowed during graduation and blew a kiss to his mother.
Future combat systems - lessons learned -- The Army’s Future Combat Systems failed to live up to expectations, but it failed well rather than badly, according to a Government Accountability Office official.
CIA recruiting laid off bankers in NYC -- Laid off from Wall Street? The CIA wants you -- as long as you can pass a lie detector test and show that you are motivated by service to your country rather than your wallet.
Towards a new financial world order -- During their summits in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg on Tuesday, SCO and BRIC members urged the creation of a new global financial security system, reiterating their drive to act in concert to weather the economic meltdown.
NASA prepares to bomb the moon -- NASA scientists are preparing to launch a space mission from Cape Canaveral carrying a missile that will fire a hole deep in the surface of the moon. (why are we spending money on this?)
Cement kilns release tons of toxic mercury into the air -- The federal agency has proposed regulations that could cut mercury emissions 81% to 93% annually. Industry representatives warn the rules would increase costs and could lead to outsourcing.
Stand up for rural America while you still can -- The assault on rural America continues unabated. For the past six months dairy farmers across the country have suffered a historic drop in milk prices while operating costs remain high. Since December 2008, the price that farmers are paid for the milk they produce has plunged over 50 percent, the largest single drop since the Great Depression.
Protection from EMF radiation -- Protect your health from Electromagnetic Radiation.
YouTube: Chemtrails over Florence, Oregon -- A unknown plane dumps chemicals on a small town in oregon.
