Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Joyce Riley's THE POWER HOUR NEWS | News - October 21, 2009

Profit driven swine flu propaganda: pump up the volume -- The pharmaceutical industry, with public health officials and the mainstream media acting as a mass marketing team, is about to pull off the biggest profiteering scheme in the history of the world. The swine flu hoax, perpetrated on a global level, will generate unheard of profits from a non-existent pandemic.

British Columbia man who was paralyzed after flu shot in 2007 warns of risks -- A New Westminster man is raising a warning flag after he contracted a rare and debilitating condition linked to the flu shot that left him paralyzed for almost five months.

Woman suffers rare paralysis after flu shot -- A Sarnia woman who suffered a rare reaction to a flu shot is recovering from temporary paralysis from the waist down. Teresa Valenti, 42, developed Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) after receiving the vaccination, and was told only one person in a million experiences that kind of side-effect.

Satire piece: How to be a swine flu zealot -- Swine flu vaccine zealots are like zombies... they just keep coming at you, mindless... heartless... empty-headed and a tad funky on the smell, too. But I've noticed from observing the behavior of a few such zealots that not all of them fully comprehend precisely how to act like a mindless vaccine zealot. There's more to it than just parroting whatever the FDA says. You actually have to get with the zealot program if you want to be taken seriously as a swine flu vaccine zealot.

German government to host flu database GISAID, Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data -- The German Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Consumer Protection (BMELV) today announced that it has agreed to host the influenza gene sequence database of the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID), putting its future on a more solid footing as the world enters the second wave of the H1N1 flu pandemic.

OSHA statement on H1N1 Inspections -- To ensure the protection of frontline healthcare and emergency medical workers at high risk of infection with H1N1 virus, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will soon issue a compliance directive to ensure uniform procedures when conducting inspections to identify and minimize or eliminate high to very high risk occupational exposures to the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus.

Beyond Stupid news: Man charged for being naked in his own home while making coffee -- A Springfield, Virginia man is facing an indecent exposure charge after a passerby spotted the man naked in his kitchen and reported it to police.

Navy's new slogan: "America's Navy, A global force for good" -- The Navy’s new recruiting slogan, “America’s Navy: A global force for good,” was designed from the outset to motivate existing sailors as much as to entice young people to enlist.

Pharma's hidden secrets revealed -- I hope that I have your attention because I am going to reveal what the medical establishment and Big Pharma has hidden from the citizens of the world for over 65 years.

Suzanne Somers gets vilified for touting alternative cancer treatments in new book -- Suzanne Somers is at it again. Less than a year after the former sitcom actress frustrated mainstream doctors (and cheered some fans) by touting bioidentical hormones on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," she's back with a new book. This one's on an even more emotional topic: Cancer treatment. Specifically, she argues against what she sees as the vast and often pointless use of chemotherapy.

San Francisco passes nation's first mandatory composting law -- By requiring all residents and businesses to compost, we’ll increase the amount of “black gold” available for sustainable regional agriculture and improve our environment. When food scraps break down in an oxygen-starved landfill it creates large quantities of methane gas, a greenhouse gas 72 times more potent than carbon dioxide when measured over a 20 year period. It also creates acids that can leach toxins from the landfill.

State sponsored terror campaigns: the hidden evil -- This document is dedicated to the known & unknown people who have been driven to suicide or have committed acts of violence as a result of being harassed by Organized Vigilante Stalking groups. It is my goal to make their operations as visible as possible.

Man Joins Army to Help Ailing Wife -- Bill Caudle of Watertown was laid off in March from the plastics company where he'd worked for 20 years. Unable to find another job, Caudle -- on his 39th birthday -- enlisted in the U.S. Army to get the health insurance his wife needs to continue her battle against ovarian cancer. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel told the family's story Sunday.

Hunting banned in parts of Austria after hailstones kill up to 90% of wild game -- Hunting has been banned in parts of Austria after freak storms with tennis ball-sized hailstones killed up to 90 per cent of the wild game population.

VIDEO: The forgotten Navajo: Living with uranium -- Rolanda Tahani has been drinking water from a well behind her house for decades. And just recently she was informed it has been contaminated with uranium since the 1970s.

Iraqi honey industry battling to regain it's buzz...production down due to bee illness -- Iraq's once-flourishing honey industry is struggling to revive itself, hit by long-term environmental degradation and six years of unrest that followed the 2003 US-led invasion.

Top tech firms back open internet in letter to FCC -- Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Google, Twitter and other leading Web and technology companies expressed support Monday for Federal Communications Commission (FCC) efforts to ensure an open Internet.

2009 Top 100 government contractors

The bill nobody noticed: National DNA Data Bank -- In April of 2008, President Bush signed into law S.1858 which allows the federal government to screen the DNA of all newborn babies in the U.S. This was to be implemented within 6 months meaning that this collection is now being carried out. Congressman Ron Paul states that this bill is the first step towards the establishment of a national DNA database.

US military create live remote controlled beetles to bug conversations -- The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has spent years developing a whole host of cyborg critters, in the hopes of creating the ultimate 'fly on the wall'.

Foreclosures force homeowners to check into shelters -- Growing numbers of Americans who have lost houses to foreclosure are landing in homeless shelters, according to social service groups and a recent report by a coalition of housing advocates.

Census predicts fall in response rate -- Starting next year, Bank of America will charge a small number of customers an annual fee, ranging from $29 to $99. The bank has characterized the fee as experimental. But card holders who have never carried a balance or paid late fees could be among those affected.

Citibank closing credit card accounts without warning -- Citi confirmed the basics. The bank said in a statement it “decided to close a limited number of oil partner co-branded MasterCard accounts.” That includes not only Shell, but Citgo, ExxonMobil and Phillips 66-Conoco cards. The close date was Wednesday, and letters were sent out Monday to customers informing them of the change, a Citi spokesman said. The bank would not say how many cards were shut down or how much available credit they represented. German government to get special swine flu vaccine -- Just a week after it emerged that the German armed forces was getting a different kind of A/H1N1 vaccine to the general population, Der Spiegel magazine reports that the government will also get special treatment.

VIDEO: Air Force bugbots -- Micro Air Vehicle (MAVs) buglike drones