Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Joyce Riley's The Power Hour News - July 28, 2009

Southern Poverty Law Center Calls for CNN’s Lou Dobbs to be taken off the Air -- The president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, J. Richard Cohen wrote a letter to CNN president Jonathon Klein calling for Lou Dobbs to be taken of the air for spreading racist conspiracy theories about Barack Obama’s birth certificate. Cohen wrote, “Respectable news organizations should not employ reporters willing to peddle racist conspiracy theories and false propaganda.”

Hawaii again declares Obama birth certificate real -- State officials in Hawaii on Monday said they have once again checked and confirmed that President Barack Obama was born in Hawaii and is a natural-born American citizen, and therefore meets a key constitutional requirement for being president.

Learn How Coconut Oil Can Benefit Insulin Resistance and Diabetes -- The healthy fat in coconut oil plays an essential role in regulating blood sugar: it slows the digestive process to ensure a steady, even stream of energy from your food by lowering the overall glycemic index of your meal. When you include coconut oil in a meal with carbohydrates, the carbs are broken down into glucose more slowly, so blood sugar levels remain steady even after you eat.

Thought For The Day from our good friend Mike Tawse in the UK -- "The search for good health has so much more to offer than freedom from illness. It is as much about new insight as new eyesight and as much about new hope as new health." Be sure to check out his website My Serrapeptase Adventure

U.S. charges seven with plotting attacks overseas -- U.S. authorities on Monday arrested seven people from North Carolina who have been charged with plotting to carry out terrorist attacks overseas, including in Kosovo, Jordan and the Gaza Strip.

Government swine flu advisor on vaccine maker payroll -- “Professor Sir Roy Anderson sits on the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), a 20-strong task force drawing up the action plan for the virus. Yet he also holds a £116,000-a-year post on the board of GlaxoSmithKline,” reports the Daily Mail.

Companies start shipping U.S. seasonal flu vaccine -- Both Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines unit of Sanofi Aventis, and CSL Biotherapies, a unit of Australia's CSL Ltd, said they had begun shipping seasonal flu vaccine to health providers in the United States.

US gears for huge swine flu vaccination push -- "This is the largest vaccine effort the world has ever seen," agreed Robin Robinson, director of the Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority (BARDA), quoted in the Washington Post.

10 things you're not supposed to know about the swine flu vaccine -- there are a whole lot of things you'll never be told by health authorities about the upcoming swine flu vaccine. Read More...

Nurses Association opposes mandatory flu shots for health workers -- Speaking at a meeting of the New York State Hospital Planning and Review Council, the New York State Nurses Association strongly opposed a regulation that would require every healthcare worker in the state to be immunized for influenza.

FEMA toxic trailers expose larger RV industry problem -- A July 23 report from the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General officially blames FEMA for putting victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita at risk by mishandling formaldehyde problems in trailers.

12,000 children to be swine flu vaccine guinea pigs -- Around 12,000 U.S. children will be used as guinea pigs for an experimental swine flu vaccine known to contain the dangerous ingredient squalene, which has been directly linked with cases of Gulf War Syndrome and a host of other debilitating diseases.

Evaluating the capability and cost of a mass influenza & pneumonococcal vaccination clinic via computer simulation -- Objective. To determine if a mass influenza/pneumococcal vaccination clinic could vaccinate 15,000 clients in 17 h; optimize personnel configuration to maximize number of clients vaccinated; and estimate costs (opportunity and clinic) and revenue.

Health agency in Canada to test idea that vitamin D offers flu protection -- By screening infected blood, researchers hoping to find new ways to fight the virus.

Police in Texas can now use force to compel hurricane evacuation -- A new state law will allow police to arrest people who don’t leave town under mandatory evacuation orders. The law, passed this year, takes effect Sept. 1, in the heart of hurricane season in Texas. It also applies to other disasters, such as fires or floods.

Radio talk show hosts fired for interviewing Joseph Farah about Obama birth certificate issue -- A pair of Louisiana FM radio talkers say they got canned following an interview with WND Editor and Chief Executive Officer Joseph Farah on the subject of Barack Obama's constitutional eligibility for office.

Almost 1/4 of Spanish women take anti-depressants -- Psychopharmaceutical use has risen over recent years. This is fact, but what is not clear is the reason why. Researchers from four Madrid-based health centres have shown that family conflict is not a significant factor.

3,000 record low temperatures recorded in July -- Check out the chart.

FEDERAL JUDGES ENGAGE IN CONSPIRACY TO COVER UP INCOME TAX FRAUD by Devvy Kidd -- What can be more detrimental to the lives of the American people than the enforcement of the federal income tax under a law that doesn't exist? And corrupt judges on the bench running a bankruptcy fraud scheme?

A brief history of communications intelligence in the United States -- A BRIEF HISTORY OF COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE IN THE UNITED STATES by LAURANCE F. SAFFORD - CAPTAIN, USN (RET.)

More Taser abuse by police in Idaho -- Boise police already had the suspect handcuffed when they rammed a Taser gun into his anus and fired. Then they placed the Taser gun against his genitals and threatened to do the same.

Daniel Hauser ordered by judge to continue chemo treatments -- During court it was decided the Hausers have been completely compliant with the court's orders and that Daniel's treatment at Children's in Minneapolis is going well. "Dan Zwakman says, "Their history has shown that the Hauser's are going to cooperate here and they have been, there's been no objection as to what they've been doing.

UK: Secret tax for having a patio or scenic view -- Shocking new details of a stealth tax of up to £600 for householders with views of any kind, patios, conservatories and even a nearby bus stop are revealed for the first time today.

Phone gadget to diagnose disease -- Researchers have developed an add-on to a mobile phone that can take detailed images and analyse them to diagnose diseases such as tuberculosis.

Stupid news: California city spends thousands to defend red light camera ticket -- Fullerton, California spends $14,000 to convince a judge to overturn his own red light camera decision.

Verizon to cut 8,000 jobs by end of year -- The company will be cutting more than 8,000 employee and contractor jobs before the end of the year in the wireline business, speeding up its efforts to keep costs in line, according to chief financial officer John Killian.