It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men. -Samuel Adams  Friday Morning - February 12, 2010 |
 Sunspot 1046 produces M8.3 Flare - Out of nowhere Sunspot 1046 produced a strong M8.3 Solar flare Friday morning which is now the largest flare of Cycle 24. An R2 Radio Blackout did take place. The image is below. (http://solarcycle24.com/) M8.3 Solar Flare (Friday)  |
| "Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people" - John Adams - Second President (1797 - 1801) |
Snowfall of more than 11 inches has North Texas seeing white Dallas Morning News - - 1 hour ago The snow arrived early and fell unceasingly, in furious flurries and tiny pellets and big, fat flakes, inch upon inch until the Great Snowstorm of 2010 became the stuff of legend, one for the record books. Record snow for DFW, thousands lose electricity Houston Chronicle Record-Breaking Snowfall in North Texas MyFox Houston |
Judicial Watch Announces List of Washington's "Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians" for 2009
Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released its 2009 list of Washington's "Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians."
1. Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
2. Senator John Ensign (R-NV)
3. Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA)
4. Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner
5. Attorney General Eric Holder
6. Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL)/ Senator Roland Burris (D-IL)
7. President Barack Obama
8. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
9. Rep. John Murtha (D-PA)
10. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY)
1. Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
2. Senator John Ensign (R-NV)
3. Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA)
4. Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner
5. Attorney General Eric Holder
6. Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL)/ Senator Roland Burris (D-IL)
7. President Barack Obama
8. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
9. Rep. John Murtha (D-PA)
10. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY)
Bill Clinton Leaves HospitalWall Street Journal - - 18 minutes ago Former President Bill Clinton has left the hospital where he underwent a stent procedure in one of his coronary arteries after suffering chest discomfort. Video: Pres. Clinton Hospitalized for Heart Procedure  The Associated PressFormer US President Clinton Doing Well After Heart Procedure Voice of America |
Joyce Riley's THE POWER HOUR NEWS | February 12, 2010
Journalists Detained, Deported at Canadian Border -- Rochester Indymedia journalist, Dawn Zuppelli, was interrogated and detained for over an hour by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) on her way to cover protests at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, BC.
700 Military Bases Spread Across Afghanistan -- Nearly a decade after the Bush administration launched its invasion of Afghanistan, TomDispatch offers the first actual count of American, NATO, and other coalition bases there, as well as facilities used by the Afghan security forces.
Claim: Blackwater Billed US for ‘Morale Welfare Recreation’ Provided by Prostitute -- Two former employees have accused Blackwater Worldwide of defrauding the government for years with phony billing, including charging for a prostitute, alcohol and spa trips.
TEXAS, NEW MEXICO -- How are you feeling? Any health symptoms since Feb. 10?
Feds Push for Tracking Cell Phones -- In that case, the Obama administration has argued that warrantless tracking is permitted because Americans enjoy no "reasonable expectation of privacy" in their--or at least their cell phones'--whereabouts. U.S. Department of Justice lawyers say that "a customer's Fourth Amendment rights are not violated when the phone company reveals to the government its own records" that show where a mobile device placed and received calls.
Police Chiefs Resigning -- WHY? Does anyone find this weird? This report was dated on Feb.7th, 2010.
Marvel Comics Depiction of Anti-Tax Protestors Inspires Anger, Apology -- Since 1941, Captain America has been one of the most popular comic book characters around. The fictional super-patriot fought Nazis during World War II, took on those who burned the American flag during the Vietnam era, and raked in hundreds of millions of dollars for Marvel Comics along the way. Now, the appearance that he is taking on the Tea Party Movement in a storyline about investigating white supremacists has forced Marvel to apologize for the comic hero.
Obama Open on Middle Class Tax Increases -- President Barack Obama said he is “agnostic” about raising taxes on households making less than $250,000 as part of a broad effort to rein in the budget deficit.
TARP Panel: Small Banks Are Facing Loan Woes -- Nearly 3,000 small U.S. banks could be forced to dramatically curtail their lending because of losses on commercial real-estate loans, a congressional inquiry concluded.
Fed in Talks With Money Market Funds to Help Drain $1 Trillion -- The Federal Reserve is in talks with money-market mutual funds on agreements to help drain as much as $1 trillion from the financial system as policy makers prepare for the first interest-rate increase since June 2006, according to a person familiar with the discussions.
Congressional Panel Deeply Concerned Over Commercial Real Estate -- Over the next few years, a wave of commercial real estate loan failures could threaten America‘s already-weakened financial system. The Congressional Oversight Panel is deeply concerned that commercial loan losses could jeopardize the stability of many banks, particularly the nation‘s mid-size and smaller banks, and that as the damage spreads beyond individual banks that it will contribute to prolonged weakness throughout the economy.
Joe Biden Rules Out Large Scale Terrorist Attack on US -- Vice President Joe Biden made his latest eyebrow-furrowing prediction Wednesday night, declaring confidently that another Sept. 11-size terror attack is “unlikely” in the U.S., despite signs that Al Qaeda and and other terrorist groups are actively planning more attacks.
Insiders, Neocons Plan Simulated Cyber Attack -- The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) plans to simulate a cyber attack on America’s infrastructure on February 16, 2010. Dubbed Cyber ShockWave, the simulation “will provide an unprecedented look at how the government would develop a real-time response to a large-scale cyber crisis affecting much of the nation,” according to a BPC press release issued today.
Sign along Kenya highway -- Welcome to Kenya - "Birthplace of Barack Obama"
Health-care plan redoubles 'marriage penalty' -- Congressional proposals could penalize couples $10,000 for saying 'I do'. Bills pending in Congress that would nationalize health care by setting up mandatory insurance purchases and fines for not complying could penalize married couples $10,000 annually and are a direct attack on marriage, families and the church because of their discriminatory provisions, according to a congressional candidate.
Shreveport Child Diagnosed with Rare Disease -- Hannah got an swine flu shot in early December. The Pham family is worried that's what caused the illness, but the CDC hasn't reported any cases of Tranverse Myelitis following swine flu shots.
Mumps Outbreak Spreads Among People Who Got Vaccinated against Mumps -- Reality tells a different story, however: It is the vaccinated people who are causing these outbreaks and spreading disease!
China Urges US to Cancel Obama-Dalai Lama Meeting -- The White House had said on Thursday that Obama would meet the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader on February 18, despite China's repeated warnings that such talks would hurt ties.
Why the EU Had to Bail Out Greece -- Are we witnessing the first, nervous steps by the euro currency countries to move to a European "economic government"?
Senators Unveil Long Awaited Jobs Bill -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pared back a wide range of job-creating proposals to craft a relatively modest $15 billion measure focused on tax breaks and construction, with the aim of overcoming the partisan gridlock that has stalled many major initiatives in this session of Congress.
Wrong Kind of Buzz Over Google Buzz -- However, what tech pundits have mostly overlooked is a peculiar privacy choice made by Google's designers: unless you tinker with Buzz's settings, a partial list of your most-emailed Gmail contacts might be automatically made public (see this post over at Silicon Alley Insider; it appears that contacts are made public to those who already had a Google Profile account before Buzz; also see this excellent and very angry post at CNet for additional background).
Reid's Office Wins Best Lie of the Year -- Judy Wallman, a professional genealogy researcher in southern California, was doing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that Congressman Harry Reid's great-great uncle, Remus Reid, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Montana in 1889. Both Judy and Harry Reid share this common ancestor.
NASA - Are TGF's Hazardous to Air Travel -- Instruments scanning outer space for cataclysmic explosions called gamma-ray bursts are detecting intense flashes of gamma-ray energy right here in the friendly skies of Earth. These terrestrial gamma-ray flashes, or TGFs, blast through thunderstorms close to the altitude where commercial airliners fly.
Climate-Change Debate Is Heating Up in Deep Freeze -- As millions of people along the East Coast hole up in their snowbound homes, the two sides in the climate-change debate are seizing on the mounting drifts to bolster their arguments.
Paramilitary Thugs Steal Private Arms Collection -- Since it is unacceptable for people to believe that government agents will carry out paramilitary raids to confiscate firearms, a paramilitary force was sent to Girard’s home to confiscate his firearms.
De Facto Military Occupation of Pennsylvania -- WPXI in Pittsburgh reported on February 9 that the Army National Guard will remain in the city “indefinitely” in response to the weather. “The guardsmen are paired up with police and medics across town, turning dozens of humvees into welcome wagons,” the news channel reported.
Carbon Fast for Lent -- Tearfund, a UK-based religious organization working in 64 countries around the globe, is calling on its supporters (and all Christians) to do a Carbon Fast for Lent, the 40-day liturgical season of fasting and prayer prior to Easter. From February 25th to April 11th, the religious organization is encouraging its supporters to undertake a daily eco-action to reduce their carbon footprint.
Bill Nye the Science Guy: Climate Change Deniers are Unpatriotic -- Nye, however, jacked his assessment of meteorology into the realm of partisanship, scoffing on MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show on Wednesday night that climate change deniers are "unpatriotic" in parroting simple minded, anti-science propaganda.
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Illegal Immigrant Population in U.S. Declines For Second Year
Iraq Expels Former and Current Blackwater Security Guards
Is it Time for a “Robin Hood” Tax on Large Financial Transactions?
Billions of Dollars for Military Bases in Afghanistan
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People whose properties are an easy target could be woken in the middle of the night by police who are promising to try windows and doors in a bid to cut break-ins. Code-named Operation Golden, householders in Cheshire who fall foul of their checks will be roused with a lecture from officers on what they could have lost. | |
The Financial Times newspaper reported on Thursday that Brown believes opinion has shifted decisively in favour of a globally coordinated tax after U.S. President Barack Obama's move last month to raise $90 billion from a U.S. bank levy. | |
Bluecrest and Winton, two of Europe's biggest hedge fund firms, have signed up to industry body the Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB), giving a boost to the sector's efforts to fend off tough regulation and meet investor demands. | |
A British intelligence service said it's discovered that gel and saline implants may be used by al-Qaida to make bombs, Houston TV station KPRC reported. | |
The world's oldest profession may have been subsidized by the US government during the war on terror. | |
Concerns over privacy have aligned with apocalyptic Biblical prophecy in a proposed Virginia law that limits the use of microchip implants on humans because of a lawmaker's concern that the chips will prove to be the Antichrist's "mark of the beast." | |
Goldman Sachs helped the Greek government to mask the true extent of its deficit with the help of a derivatives deal that legally circumvented the EU Maastricht deficit rules. At some point the so-called cross currency swaps will mature, and swell the country's already bloated deficit. | |
The Justice Department is poised this week to publicly defend a little-known law-enforcement practice that critics say may be the "sleeper" privacy issue of the 21st century: the collection of cell-phone "tracking" records that identify the physical locations where the phones have been. | |
One thing most Democrats and Republicans around the nation seem to agree on is that their government is too cozy with Wall Street -- and that that's not a good thing. | |
 Appearing on MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show on Wednesday night, Nye scoffed that climate change deniers are "unpatriotic" in parroting simple minded, anti-science propaganda. [We] remind you that global warming was the first term for this phenomenon that we now call can climate change," he said. "So it‘s very reasonable that a snowstorm in Washington that‘s this severe is a result of climate change." Climategate may well prove to be the final fight in the war between those who would rule us with lies and those who wish to live with truth. Climategate makes it clear that yes, there really are massive conspiracies between government and the media to mislead the general public. You cannot pretend they don't exist; one is right there before you staked out naked on the ground, exposed for all to marvel at! I leave it as an exercise for the reader to decide how many other such deceptions form what we think we know of the world and of history. Webmaster's Commentary: I AM REPOSTING THIS BECAUSE WE ARE SEEING THE MEDIA TRY TO CRANK UP A HUGE LOAD OF BOVINE EXCREMENT SELLING THE IDEA THAT A WARMER CLIMATE IS WHY WE HAVE RECORD COLD. Take a pan of water and heat it until ice forms, then get back to me. |
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Blackwater accused over prostitute payments guardian.co.uk, Thursday 11 February 2010 20.05 GMT Private security firm accused of charging US government for payments to prostitut The troubled American private security company Blackwater faced fresh controversy today when two former employees accused it of defrauding the US government for years, including billing for a Filipina prostitute on its payroll in Afghanistan. According to Melan Davis, a former employee, Blackwater listed the woman for payment under the "morale welfare recreation" category. The company, which allegedly employed her in Kabul, billed the government for her plane tickets and monthly salary, Davis said. Blackwater, renamed Xe last year apparently because of the bad publicity attached to its original name, is among the biggest private security firms employed by the state department and Pentagon in Iraq and Afghanistan. RELATED: Private security contractors are set to make up half of the military presence in Afghanistan, but has the US lost control of them? |
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| Akamai Real-Time Web Monitor Obama Surrendering Internet to Foreign Powers Liquid Galaxy project is Google’s glass elevator  Google has unveiled one of the greatest toys ever – a virtual glass elevator that lets you fly up in the air and under the sea Scuba diver pranksters chase Google Street View | More |
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 Russia’s carrier rocket launches US satellite Published 12 February, 2010, 06:35 An American communications satellite has been launched into orbit by a Russian carrier rocket, the Proton-M. The rocket blasted off from Baikonur. The three-tonne satellite is expected to reach orbit in approximately seven hours and is designed to remain in orbit for sixteen years. The Proton carrier is Russia's premier heavy-lift launcher, with over 350 launches since its maiden flight in 1965.  |
 People's Republic of China (PRC) |
China Feared Big Conspiracy At Climate Talks China firmly opposes the Dalai Lama visiting the United States and US leaders' contacting with him China urge the US side to fully understand the high sensitivity of Tibet-related issues, honor its commitment to recognizing Tibet as part of China and opposing 'Tibet independence.' Deplorable for Obama to meet Dalai Lama It is pathetic to see that US President Barack Obama is likely to succumb to domestic politics and go ahead with a plan to meet the Dalai Lama. The fact that the meeting is still being planned, as confirmed by White House spokesman Bill Burton on Tuesday, bodes ill for Sino-US relations, already battered by the latest announcement of a $6.4 billion arms sale package to Taiwan. Better not to get married in 'Year of Tiger'  |
 North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| The Great Game: U.S., NATO War In Afghanistan Fifty or more countries in a single war theater Madeleine Albright: NATO, Russia must be partners Interfax-Ukraine Moscow, February 11 (Interfax) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear issue must resumed as soon as possible, urging Russia to take up the same position with the United States on Iran. Speaking at the Moscow State Institute of Foreign Relations (MGIMO) on Feb. 11, Albright said Washington's plans to deploy missiles in Romania stems from its concerns about the situation in Iran and about what the country is doing in connection with its uranium enrichment program.  |
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| Heal yourself in 15 days: Stop making disease by embracing the recipe for health (part eight) (NaturalNews) It also seems too simple: In order to achieve lasting health, simply stop making disease. But the concept is foreign to most people: Making disease? Why would I be making disease? Mainstream consumers, you see, have been trained... |
| Don't forget to eat blueberries: Scientists find they help memory (NaturalNews) Although several studies involving laboratory animals have provided tantalizing clues that eating blueberries improves memory, could the delicious fruit actually help people retain their mental sharpness as they age? The good new appears... |
| Aspartame has been renamed and is now being marketed as a natural sweetener In response to growing awareness about the dangers of artificial sweeteners, what does the manufacturer of one of the world's most notable artificial sweeteners do? Why, rename it and begin marketing it as natural, of course. This is precisely... |
| Margarine Consumption Linked to Lower IQ of Children (NaturalNews) A recent study on dietary influences on IQ turned up a surprising connection: children who ate margarine regularly scored significantly lower on intelligence tests than their peers. The study was conducted by researchers from Auckland... |
| Full-body airport security scanners to fry travelers with ionizing radiation (NaturalNews) The attempted flight 253 terrorist attack on Christmas Day gave way to the immediate unveiling of full-body human x-ray machines that some alleged experts believe should be installed at every airport in order to ensure national security... |
| Vital Pollinating Bees Need Protection Honeybees provide us with around a third of our food through the simple act of pollinating fruits, berries, nuts, and vegetables. Agriculture has become so dependent on pollinating honeybees that continued precipitous decline in bee populations... |
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| Ten Easy and Natural Ways to Keep Your Brain in Top Shape Keeping your brain sharp and preventing mental decline involves more than just the brain itself. Healthy practices in many areas of life will help you keep your brain, as well as your body, in top shape. Here are 10 easy and natural ways... |
| Gluten Intolerance Leads to Cancer, Heart Disease and Death, Research Shows New research shows that people with wheat allergies and gluten intolerance have a higher risk of heart disease, cancer and death. Gluten is a protein contained in many grains, including wheat, barley, rye, and oats. It is even found in more... |
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| Over Half a Million U.S. Kids Per Year Suffer Health Reactions From Drugs (NaturalNews) More than half a million children suffer adverse reactions every year in the United States from drugs, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Children's Hospital in Boston and published in the journal Pediatrics... |
Today's health headlines from across the 'net
(Hand-picked by the Health Ranger for your education and amusement)- Frankincense (tree sap) may be a cure for cancer
- Vitamin D can prevent 58,000 cases of breast cancer each year (video)
- HIV man seeks to overturn prison sentence for "exposing others" to HIV -- his viral load is so small that he poses no real threat
- Researchers claim drinking beer prevents osteoporosis
- HRT drugs shown to cause asthma
- Obama police state: Administration wants govt. to start tracking all cell phone users
- Michelle Obama says obesity is a threat to national security
- Surgeon blasts fat patient with profanity rant
- San Francisco's toxic sludge is good for you!
- There's a lot of profit in junk food: PepsiCo profits double off of America's junk food habit
- Louis Gossett Jr. diagnosed with prostate cancer: Yet another black man lied to by the medical system (no vitamin D)
- Latest Hong Kong diet craze: Swallow parasitic worms to eat your food from the inside
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Yellowstone Earthquake Swarm Summary as of 8 February 2010 As of February 8, 2010 9:00 AM MST there have been 1,771 earthquakes located. The swarm began January 17, 2010 around 1:00 PM MST about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the Old Faithful area on the northwestern edge of the Yellowstone Caldera. PARIS — Scientists Friday unveiled fresh evidence that gas drillers were to blame for unleashing a mud volcano in Indonesia's East Java that claimed 14 lives and displaced tens of thousands of people. In a paper published by the journal Marine and Petroleum Geology, a group led by experts from Britain's Durham University said the new clues bolstered suspicions the catastrophe was caused by human error. The company being fingered for the disaster, drilling firm Lapindo Brantas, replied in the same journal that the "Lusi" mud volcano was unleashed by an earthquake at Yogyakarta, 280 kilometres (174 miles) away. Lusi's mud has been devouring land and homes in Sidoarjo district since May 2006, imperilling as many as 100,000 people through subsidence and inflicting damage at 4.9 billion dollars, according to an estimate by an Australian expert. READ MORE  The "mud volcano" and its surrounding area in Sidoarjo, East Java, in 2008 Montserrat Volcano ashCaribbean Hurricane Network - 55 minutes ago By "Wildingrenada (chris)" Yesterday afternoon the Volcano dome on Montserrat partially collapsed, causing Ash to billow up to about 50000 feet. ... Montserrat volcano shoots ash 9 miles into sky Washington Post Volcano erupts on Caribbean island The Press Association Partial Dome Collapses In Montserrat Volcano CARIBWORLDNEWS.COM Monster Rises From Japanese SeasPhotograph courtesy Japan Coast Guard  Erupting from an undersea volcano some 745 miles south of Tokyo, smoke and ash rise roughly 30 stories into the air in this image captured by a Japan Coast Guard helicopter on February 3, 2010. —Julian Ryall in Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Today in History Friday February 12, 2010 1541 - The city of Santiago, Chile was founded. 1554 - Lady Jane Grey was beheaded after being charged with treason. She had claimed the throne of England for only nine days. 1733 - Savannah, GA, was founded by English colonist James Oglethorpe. 1870 - In the Utah Territory, women gained the right to vote. 1878 - Frederick W. Thayer patented the baseball catcher’s mask. 1879 - The first artificial ice rink opened in North America. It was at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY. 1880 - The National Croquet League was organized in Philadelphia, PA. 1892 - In the U.S., President Lincoln's birthday was declared to be a national holiday. 1909 - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded. 1915 - The cornerstone of the Lincoln Memorial was laid in Washington, DC. 1918 - All theatres in New York City were shut down in an effort to conserve coal. 1924 - U.S. President Calvin Coolidge made the first presidential political speech on radio. 1924 - "The Eveready Hour" became radio’s first sponsored network program. The National Carbon Company was the first sponsor of a network show. 1940 - Mutual Radio presented the first broadcast of the radio play "The Adventures of Superman." 1973 - The State of Ohio went metric, becoming the first in the U.S. to post metric distance signs. 1973 - American prisoners of war were released for the first time during the Vietnam conflict. 1985 - Johnny Carson surprised his audience by shaving the beard he had been wearing on "The Tonight Show." 1998 - A U.S. federal judge declared that the presidential line-item veto was unconstitutional. 1999 - U.S. President Clinton was acquitted by the U.S. Senate on two impeachment articles. The charges were perjury and obstruction of justice. 2001 - The space probe NEAR landed on the asteroid Eros. It was the first time that any craft had landed on a small space rock. 2002 - Kenneth Lay, former Enron CEO, exercised his constitutional rights and refused to testify to the U.S. Congress about the collapse of Enron. 2002 - Pakistan charged three men in connection with the kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in Karachi. 2003 - The U.N. nuclear agency declared North Korea in violation of international treaties. The complaint was sent to the Security Council. 2004 - Mattel announced that "Barbie" and "Ken" were breaking up. The dolls had met on the set of their first television commercial together in 1961. |
Aalborg, Denmark (Henning Bagger / AFP/Getty Images / February 11, 2010) A newborn giraffe tries to walk at a zoo in Aalborg, Denmark. |
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What East Anglia University did was to manipulate their numbers to generate a pre-determined outcome supporting anthropocentric global warming.
The actual numbers told a very different story.
There is a vast difference between junk science (manipulating data to fit a theory) and real science; Nye should be intelligent enough to understand the difference.