Texas puts brakes on private toll roads -- Lawmakers quit the Capitol on Thursday after refusing Gov. Rick Perry's pleas to extend the state's authority to enter long-term contracts with private toll-road developers beyond this summer.
Caraco Lays Off Production Staff After FDA Seizure -- The FDA seized drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients June 25 made at Caraco's Detroit, Farmington Hills and Wixom locations. The FDA said the seizure was based on "the company's continued failure to meet the FDA's current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) requirements."
Airline considers making people stand during flight -- Ryanair is considering proposals to make some of its customers stand during flights. The low-cost airline would charge passengers less on "bar stools" with seat belts around their waists.
UM Study: Chemicals In Consumer Products May Cause Early Birth -- Researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health found that women who deliver prematurely have, on average, up to three times the phthalate level in their urine compared to women who carry to term.
Homeless people die after bird flu vaccine trial in Poland -- Three Polish doctors and six nurses are facing criminal prosecution after a number of homeless people died following medical trials for a vaccine to the H5N1 bird-flu virus.
Few people changed their behavior in early stages of swine flu outbreak -- Few people changed their behaviour in the early stages of the swine flu outbreak, finds a study published on bmj.com today. But the results do support efforts to inform the public about specific actions that can reduce the risks from swine flu and to communicate about the government's plans and resources.
Consumer warning on swine flu vaccines - video by Barbara Loe Fisher -- Specialty drug maker Baxter International Inc. says it's in "full scale" production of a swine flu vaccine. The vaccine will be commercially available in July.
Legal action you can take against forced vaccinations -- To defend yourself and your countrymen you can now take legal steps using documents journalist Jane Burgermeister has created specifically for this purpose. After many days of intense effort and two failed attempts due to hackers, Jane has these documents ready to be downloaded. She gives them freely with the hope that others will follow her lead in standing up for their rights while there is still time.
Bioweapons, dangerous vaccines and threat of global pandemic -- Although international law prohibits the use of chemical and bacteriological weapons, America has had an active biological warfare program since at least the 1940s. Read More...
New Zealand orders 300,000 doses of untested swine flu vaccine for health workers -- The government is spending millions of dollars to import a swine flu vaccination for front line health workers – even though it has not been licensed yet. It has ordered 300,000 doses of the vaccine but it is unlikely to be available until December.
Swine flu worries spark Cambridge MA jail riot -- Inmate fears over an apparent swine flu outbreak sparked a riot at the Middlesex County Jail in Cambridge on Sunday.
National Strategic Plan for Emergency Department Management of Outbreaks of Novel H1N1 Infuenza -- “ Even with the support of tools and policies, it will be incumbent on the hospital to have a plan or strategy for bringing together the appropriate personnel who can make the best decisions possible ….” AHRQ Providing Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources: A Community Planning Gui.
Missouri National Guard Train to Kill “Militia Insurgents” in Exercise -- The Missouri National Guard is training to engage in combat with “militia” groups, according to the News Tribune. “During the battalion’s annual training exercise, eight members of the Jefferson City-based unit, acting as a fictitious militant group, attempted to disrupt the battalion’s operations through attacks and harassment. The battalion’s other two units, the Kansas City-based 205th Area Support Medical Company, and the Springfield based 206th Area Support Medical Company, fended off the attacks while performing their medical duties,” the newspaper reported on June 30.
From Farm to Pharma: How Animals Ended Up Living in Confined Feedlots Guzzling Antibiotics -- Pharmaceutical corporations claimed that with antibiotics, the stress of the crowded conditions of confinement could be overcome. Again, the federal agencies did not challenge these claims. So, the path was paved for today's industrial bacon bins, chicken factories, and feedlots where pigs, chickens, and beef cows are raised in cramped conditions and treated with several chemical additives and drugs to keep them from getting sick in crowded cells and pens.
Paging The President -- A day before the American president was scheduled to meet with opposition and civil society groups in Russia, NEWSWEEK spoke with human rights activists, politicians, and experts about what they expect from the summit. From the article: I will tell President Obama about Russia's dozens of political prisoners--opposition activists, scientists, and businessmen. We will judge him by whether or not he has a clear plan for Russia. But we wish to highlight that Russia deserves democracy.
Facebook to make "Billions" Within Five Years -- Facebook will likely be posting billions of dollars in revenue in five years, up from about $500 million this year, according to Silicon Valley entrepreneur Mark Andreessen who sits on Facebook's board.
Senate torpedoes Fed Reserve audit, but House plan already has majority support -- Members of the U.S. Senate today rejected a proposal for an audit of the Federal Reserve, the private institution that virtually controls U.S. interest rates, money supply and other economic influences.
Anti REAL ID governors serially discredited (MArk Sanford & Sarah Palin are 2 of them) -- Something is definitely amiss in the Anti-Real ID political community. Amid chatter of neo-con infiltration in various Republican grassroots groups, 2 of the 5 original Governors in States opposed to the Real ID Act [Maine, Alaska, New Hampshire, South Carolina & Montana] seem to have been serially removed from effectiveness in public office.
The truth behind depleted uranium contamination and it's usage -- There has been significant publicity about the use of Depleted Uranium (DU) munitions, its ability to travel very long distances and the consequences to our health.
Drug tests are flagging natural products for narcotics-tea tree oil & chocolate tested positive for marijuana? -- Police in the United States and Canada have been arresting people when their natural health, food and body products falsely test positive for drugs.
Military Documents: Militarizing the US "Homeland": NORTHCOM's Tasking - Army Continuity of Operations Program (COOP)
US reported in a panic after chemtrail planes forced down in India & Nigeria By: Sorcha Faal -- Russian Military Analysts are reporting in the Kremlin that US Military Forces are “panicked” over the forced landings ordered by Indian and Nigerian Air Forces of two Ukrainian AN-124 aircraft [photo top left] operated by the United States Air Force and based at their gigantic, but secretive, Diego Garcia air base located in the Indian Ocean.
Atlantic City Expressway may shift to all electronic tolls -- South Jersey Transportation Authority's board has endorsed a $56k report by Wilbur Smith Associates to lay out the implications of moving to all-electronic tolling (AET) as compared to upgrading obsolete electronic and cash collection and providing open road lanes on the Atlantic City Expressway (ACE). Sharon Gordon spokesman for the south Jersey toller says the board now expect to make a decision this fall after the WSA report is received. Michael Kolb of TTI is consulting engineer on the project.
GMO corn: France rejects report by EU food agency -- In a joint statement, the French ecology and agriculture ministries said the Italy-based European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) had failed to take into account requests to change the way it evaluated the risk.
Research shows cell phone towers can predict the next big flood -- Researchers from Tel Aviv University say they have found a novel and reliable way to help predict the intensity of the next big flood, using common cell phone towers across the United States. Their model, which analyzes cell phone signals, adds a critical component to weather forecasting never before available.
Oldest Bible made whole again online -- The surviving parts of the world's oldest Bible were reunited online Monday, generating excitement among scholars striving to unlock its mysteries.
Solved: Riddle of Siberia's flattened forest -- A massive explosion that flattened an entire forest in northern Russia over an area of 800 square miles more than a century ago was almost certainly caused by the Earth colliding with a comet, according to a study by rocket scientists in the United States.
Ron Paul strikes gold -- Why the oft-marginalized congressman is the greatest threat to Obama’s regulatory plan.
Caraco Lays Off Production Staff After FDA Seizure -- The FDA seized drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients June 25 made at Caraco's Detroit, Farmington Hills and Wixom locations. The FDA said the seizure was based on "the company's continued failure to meet the FDA's current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) requirements."
Airline considers making people stand during flight -- Ryanair is considering proposals to make some of its customers stand during flights. The low-cost airline would charge passengers less on "bar stools" with seat belts around their waists.
UM Study: Chemicals In Consumer Products May Cause Early Birth -- Researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health found that women who deliver prematurely have, on average, up to three times the phthalate level in their urine compared to women who carry to term.
Homeless people die after bird flu vaccine trial in Poland -- Three Polish doctors and six nurses are facing criminal prosecution after a number of homeless people died following medical trials for a vaccine to the H5N1 bird-flu virus.
Few people changed their behavior in early stages of swine flu outbreak -- Few people changed their behaviour in the early stages of the swine flu outbreak, finds a study published on bmj.com today. But the results do support efforts to inform the public about specific actions that can reduce the risks from swine flu and to communicate about the government's plans and resources.
Consumer warning on swine flu vaccines - video by Barbara Loe Fisher -- Specialty drug maker Baxter International Inc. says it's in "full scale" production of a swine flu vaccine. The vaccine will be commercially available in July.
Legal action you can take against forced vaccinations -- To defend yourself and your countrymen you can now take legal steps using documents journalist Jane Burgermeister has created specifically for this purpose. After many days of intense effort and two failed attempts due to hackers, Jane has these documents ready to be downloaded. She gives them freely with the hope that others will follow her lead in standing up for their rights while there is still time.
Bioweapons, dangerous vaccines and threat of global pandemic -- Although international law prohibits the use of chemical and bacteriological weapons, America has had an active biological warfare program since at least the 1940s. Read More...
New Zealand orders 300,000 doses of untested swine flu vaccine for health workers -- The government is spending millions of dollars to import a swine flu vaccination for front line health workers – even though it has not been licensed yet. It has ordered 300,000 doses of the vaccine but it is unlikely to be available until December.
Swine flu worries spark Cambridge MA jail riot -- Inmate fears over an apparent swine flu outbreak sparked a riot at the Middlesex County Jail in Cambridge on Sunday.
National Strategic Plan for Emergency Department Management of Outbreaks of Novel H1N1 Infuenza -- “ Even with the support of tools and policies, it will be incumbent on the hospital to have a plan or strategy for bringing together the appropriate personnel who can make the best decisions possible ….” AHRQ Providing Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources: A Community Planning Gui.
Missouri National Guard Train to Kill “Militia Insurgents” in Exercise -- The Missouri National Guard is training to engage in combat with “militia” groups, according to the News Tribune. “During the battalion’s annual training exercise, eight members of the Jefferson City-based unit, acting as a fictitious militant group, attempted to disrupt the battalion’s operations through attacks and harassment. The battalion’s other two units, the Kansas City-based 205th Area Support Medical Company, and the Springfield based 206th Area Support Medical Company, fended off the attacks while performing their medical duties,” the newspaper reported on June 30.
From Farm to Pharma: How Animals Ended Up Living in Confined Feedlots Guzzling Antibiotics -- Pharmaceutical corporations claimed that with antibiotics, the stress of the crowded conditions of confinement could be overcome. Again, the federal agencies did not challenge these claims. So, the path was paved for today's industrial bacon bins, chicken factories, and feedlots where pigs, chickens, and beef cows are raised in cramped conditions and treated with several chemical additives and drugs to keep them from getting sick in crowded cells and pens.
Paging The President -- A day before the American president was scheduled to meet with opposition and civil society groups in Russia, NEWSWEEK spoke with human rights activists, politicians, and experts about what they expect from the summit. From the article: I will tell President Obama about Russia's dozens of political prisoners--opposition activists, scientists, and businessmen. We will judge him by whether or not he has a clear plan for Russia. But we wish to highlight that Russia deserves democracy.
Facebook to make "Billions" Within Five Years -- Facebook will likely be posting billions of dollars in revenue in five years, up from about $500 million this year, according to Silicon Valley entrepreneur Mark Andreessen who sits on Facebook's board.
Senate torpedoes Fed Reserve audit, but House plan already has majority support -- Members of the U.S. Senate today rejected a proposal for an audit of the Federal Reserve, the private institution that virtually controls U.S. interest rates, money supply and other economic influences.
Anti REAL ID governors serially discredited (MArk Sanford & Sarah Palin are 2 of them) -- Something is definitely amiss in the Anti-Real ID political community. Amid chatter of neo-con infiltration in various Republican grassroots groups, 2 of the 5 original Governors in States opposed to the Real ID Act [Maine, Alaska, New Hampshire, South Carolina & Montana] seem to have been serially removed from effectiveness in public office.
The truth behind depleted uranium contamination and it's usage -- There has been significant publicity about the use of Depleted Uranium (DU) munitions, its ability to travel very long distances and the consequences to our health.
Drug tests are flagging natural products for narcotics-tea tree oil & chocolate tested positive for marijuana? -- Police in the United States and Canada have been arresting people when their natural health, food and body products falsely test positive for drugs.
Military Documents: Militarizing the US "Homeland": NORTHCOM's Tasking - Army Continuity of Operations Program (COOP)
US reported in a panic after chemtrail planes forced down in India & Nigeria By: Sorcha Faal -- Russian Military Analysts are reporting in the Kremlin that US Military Forces are “panicked” over the forced landings ordered by Indian and Nigerian Air Forces of two Ukrainian AN-124 aircraft [photo top left] operated by the United States Air Force and based at their gigantic, but secretive, Diego Garcia air base located in the Indian Ocean.
Atlantic City Expressway may shift to all electronic tolls -- South Jersey Transportation Authority's board has endorsed a $56k report by Wilbur Smith Associates to lay out the implications of moving to all-electronic tolling (AET) as compared to upgrading obsolete electronic and cash collection and providing open road lanes on the Atlantic City Expressway (ACE). Sharon Gordon spokesman for the south Jersey toller says the board now expect to make a decision this fall after the WSA report is received. Michael Kolb of TTI is consulting engineer on the project.
GMO corn: France rejects report by EU food agency -- In a joint statement, the French ecology and agriculture ministries said the Italy-based European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) had failed to take into account requests to change the way it evaluated the risk.
Research shows cell phone towers can predict the next big flood -- Researchers from Tel Aviv University say they have found a novel and reliable way to help predict the intensity of the next big flood, using common cell phone towers across the United States. Their model, which analyzes cell phone signals, adds a critical component to weather forecasting never before available.
Oldest Bible made whole again online -- The surviving parts of the world's oldest Bible were reunited online Monday, generating excitement among scholars striving to unlock its mysteries.
Solved: Riddle of Siberia's flattened forest -- A massive explosion that flattened an entire forest in northern Russia over an area of 800 square miles more than a century ago was almost certainly caused by the Earth colliding with a comet, according to a study by rocket scientists in the United States.
Ron Paul strikes gold -- Why the oft-marginalized congressman is the greatest threat to Obama’s regulatory plan.
