AUGUST 2010
Today In
History Tuesday August 30, 2010
1852 - The first pre-stamped envelopes were created with legislation of
the U.S. Congress.
1886 - 110 people were killed when an earthquake struck Charleston, SC.
1887 - The kinetoscope was patented by Thomas Edison. The device was
used to produce moving pictures.
1920 - The first news program to be broadcast on radio was aired. The
station was 8MK in Detroit, MI.
1935 - The act of exporting U.S. arms to belligerents was prohibited by
an act signed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1954 - 70 people were killed when Hurricane Carol hit the northeastern
coast of the U.S.
1962 - The Caribbean nations Tobago and Trinidad became independent
within the British Commonwealth.
1964 - California officially became the most populated state in America.
1965 - The Department of Housing and Urban Development was created by
the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate.
1981 - In Ramstein, West Germany, a bomb exploded at the U.S. Air Force
European headquarters. Brig. General Joseph Moore & 19 others were
injured.
1985 - The "Night Stalker" killer, Richard Ramirez, was captured by
residents in Los Angeles, CA.
1986 - 82 people were killed when a small private plane collided with a
Aeromexico DC-9 over Cerritos, CA.
1986 - The Admiral Nakhimov, a Soviet passenger ship, collided with a
merchant vessel in the Black Sea. 448 people were killed when both ships
sank.
1988 - A Delta Boeing 727 crashed during takeoff at Dallas-Fort Worth
International Airport in Texas. Fourteen people were killed in the
accident that was later blamed on the crew's failure to set the wing
flaps in their proper position.
1990 - U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar met with the Iraqi
Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz to try and negotiate a solution to the
crisis in the Persian Gulf.
1990 - East and West Germany signed a treaty that meant the harmonizing
of political and legal systems.
1991 - In a "Solidarity Day" protest hundreds of thousands of union
members marched in Washington, DC.
1992 - Randy Weaver, a white separatist, surrendered to authorities
after an 11 day siege at his cabin in Naples, ID.
1993 - Russia withdrew its last soldiers from Lithuania.
1994 - A cease-fire was declared by the Irish Republican Army after 25
years of bloodshed in Northern Ireland.
1994 - Russia officially ended its military presence in the former East
Germany and the Baltics after a half-century.
1995 - Judge Lance Ito ruled that only two tapes of racist comments by
Mark Fuhrman could be played in the trial of O.J. Simpson.
1997 - Princess Diana of Wales died at age 36 in a car crash in Paris.
Her companion, Dodi Fayed, and their chauffeur were also killed.
1998 - A ballistic missile was fired over Japan by North Korea. The
missile landed in stages in the waters around Japan. There was no known
target.
1998 - U.S. embassies in Ghana and Togo were closed indefinitely because
of security threats.
1998 - An explosion in a market in Algiers, Algeria killed at least 17
and wounded approximately 60.
1999 - At least 69 people were killed when a Boeing 737 crashed just
after take off in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
YouTube: Leaked Video: Glenn Beck uses Vicks to Cry
Department of Justice Lists Survivalists, Constitutionalists in
Extremism Guide
Investigating Terrorism and Criminal Extremism—Terms and Concepts is a
glossary designed primarily as a tool for criminal justice professionals
to enhance their understanding of words relating to extremist
terminology, phrases, activities, symbols, organizations, and selected
names that they may encounter while conducting criminal investigations
or prosecutions of members of extremist organizations.
Original Source:
http://publicintelligence.net/doj-terrorism-and-criminal-extremism-terms-and-concepts-guide
COREXIT FOUND INLAND RUPTURES RED BLOOD CELLS
ALERT: 13.3 ppm of COREXIT found INLAND, near Florida border — Chemist
says tests show “toxic solvent” 2-butoxyethanol that “RUPTURES red blood
cells” (VIDEO & PHOTOS)
Gold Rallying to $1,500 as Soros's Bubble Inflates
Investors are accumulating enough bullion to fill Switzerland’s vaults
twice over as gold’s most- accurate forecasters say the longest rally in
at least nine decades has further to go no matter what the economy
holds. Analysts raised their 2011 forecasts more than for any other
precious metal the past two months, predicting a 10th annual advance,
data compiled by Bloomberg show. The most widely held option on gold
futures traded in New York is for $1,500 an ounce by December, or 18
percent more than the record $1,266.50 reached June 21. Holdings through
bullion-backed exchange-traded products are already at more than 2,075
metric tons, within 0.1 percent of the all-time high. Comment:
Let the fun begin!
Stocks Fall on Concern U.S. Economy Slowing
Consumer confidence in the U.S. probably stagnated near a five-month low
this month, a Conference Board report may show today, a day after
slower-than-forecast growth in personal incomes fueled speculation the
recovery is losing momentum. More than $2 trillion has been wiped off
the value of global equities since the Federal Reserve said Aug. 10 that
the pace of U.S. economic recovery will probably be “more modest” than
forecast. “The past couple of weeks have been clouded by talk of a
double-dip recession,” said Ben Westmore, a minerals and energy
economist at National Australia Bank Ltd. in Melbourne. “Until we get
some macro news that is more consistent, these markets are going to be a
bit choppy.”
CIA Blocking Lawsuit Over Experiments on Troops
An advocacy group working on behalf of Vietnam veterans has asked a
federal judge in California to sanction the CIA, saying the spy agency
has been blocking efforts to uncover its role in alleged experiments on
US soldiers from the 1950s to 1970s.
Iran Transfers Assets Out of European Banks
TEHRAN — Iran has transferred assets out of European banks in its latest
effort to defend itself against the effects of sanctions that are part
of what Iranian officials have called an “economic war” against the
country by the United States and other Western countries.
US Wanted Billions in Rebuilding Iraq
A $40 million prison sits in the desert north of Baghdad, empty. A $165
million children's hospital goes unused in the south.
Department of Justice Lists Survivalists, Constitutionalists in
Extremism Guide
A recent Department of Justice guide for investigators of criminal and
extremist groups lists “constitutionalists” and “survivalists” alongside
organizations like Al-Qaeda and the Aryan Brotherhood.
Gaining on death, cooling therapy catches on
Doctors say those statistics could change, however, if more people had
access to a procedure called therapeutic hypothermia -- cooling the
body. As medical procedures go, it's among the simplest: Chill the
patient about six degrees Fahrenheit -- using cold intravenous saline,
cooling blankets or ice packs -- and wait 24 hours; then re-warm the
patient slowly and cross your fingers. It's also the only treatment
proven to protect the brain after cardiac arrest. In 2009, an analysis
of earlier studies showed it increased the chances that people like
Sproull would survive with intact brain function by more than half.
The Death of Cash?
Are we witnessing the slow but certain death of cash in this generation?
Is a truly cashless society on the horizon?
Pentagon May Apply Preemptive Warfare Policy to the Internet
Grappling with matters of law and policy governing the United States
military's cyber-warfare capabilities, Pentagon planners are eying ways
of making preemptive strikes across the Internet part of America's
toolbox.
Mexico to Ban Payment in Cash
Mexico says it is planning to tighten the noose around big-ticket cash
purchases to curtail the flow of smuggled dollars and fight money
laundering.
Congress May Sneak Through Internet Kill Switch in Defense Bill
A federal cybersecurity bill that critics say creates a presidential
"kill switch" for the Internet could be added on to a defense spending
bill and passed without much debate, technology news sources report.
Record Number in Government Anti-Poverty Programs
WASHINGTON — Government anti-poverty programs that have grown to meet
the needs of recession victims now serve a record one in six Americans
and are continuing to expand.
Russia Opens China Pipeline for Siberian Oil
Vladimir Putin, the Russian prime minister, on Sunday opened a new
pipeline to export east Siberian oil to China that will help Russia
reorientate its oil trade towards the east.
Control of Food Supply To Be Handed Over to Department of Homeland
Security
The words "homeland security" are found 41 times in the text of the bill
S. 510, also known as the Food Safety Modernization Act. Unprecedented
powers over food are set to be handed over to Homeland Security if the
bill is not stopped.
Israel Plans to Strike in Syria
The Alrai daily newspaper in Kuwait reported on Saturday that Israel is
planning to attack Hizbullah weapons storage and production facilities
in Syria.
Deadly Denial of 'Corexit Exit.' Evacuations. Griff's Agenda 21 Facts
Denial that Americans are under a planned chemical warfare attack by
their own own government gassing Gulf coast residents is resulting in a
deadly slow-kill, rendering it impossible for most locals to
self-relocate.
Gulf Loop Current Stalls From BP Oil Disaster: Global Consequence if
Current Fails to Reorganize
Oceanographic satellite data now shows that as of July 28, the Loop
Current in the Gulf of Mexico has stalled as a consequence of the BP oil
spill disaster. This according to Dr. Gianluigi Zangari, an Italian
theoretical physicist, and major complex and chaotic systems analyst at
the Frascati National Laboratories in Italy.
Prescription Painkillers Now Gateway Drugs to Hard Drug Use
Shocking new research out of the University of Buffalo has revealed that
popular prescription opioid medications are causing people to become
addicted to street drugs.
Vitamin D Really Does Prevent Cancer, Autoimmune Diseases
A new study out of Oxford University pinpoints vitamin D deficiency as a
culprit in serious illnesses like cancer and autoimmune disorders.
BPA Contamination Found in 90 Percent of Soup Cans
A product survey conducted by The Independent found that the toxic
chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) is used in 18 on the 20 top-selling canned
food products in the United Kingdom.
Americans Eat too Much Meat, Not Enough Fruit, Says USDA Research
The average U.S. consumer eats significantly too much meat and grain,
and not enough fruits or vegetables, according to data form the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Economic Research Service.
Today In
History Monday August 30, 2010
1806 - New York City's second daily newspaper, the "Daily Advertiser,"
was published for the last time.
1809 - Charles Doolittle Walcott first discovered fossils near Burgess
Pass. He named the site Burgess Shale after nearby Mt. Burgess.
1862 - The Confederates defeated Union forces at the second Battle of
Bull Run in Manassas, VA.
1905 - Ty Cobb made his major league batting debut with the Detroit
Tigers.
1941 - During World War II, the Nazis severed the last railroad link
between Leningrad and the rest of the Soviet Union.
1945 - General Douglas MacArthur set up Allied occupation headquarters
in Japan.
1951 - The Philippines and the United States signed a defense pact.
1956 - In Louisiana, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway opened.
1960 - A partial blockade was imposed on West Berlin by East Germany.
1963 - The "Hotline" between Moscow and Washington, DC, went into
operation.
1965 - Thurgood Marshall was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a Supreme
Court justice. Marshall was the first black justice to sit on the
Supreme Court.
1979 - Hurricane David hit the Caribbean island of Dominica. The
hurricane took 1,100 lives through the Caribbean and the eastern U.S.
seaboard.
1982 - P.L.O. leader Yasir Arafat left Beirut for Greece.
1983 - The space shuttle Challenger blasted off with Guion S. Bluford
Jr. aboard. He was the first black American to travel in space.
1984 - The space shuttle Discovery lifted off for the first time. On the
voyage three communications satellites were deployed.
1984 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan, and several others, were inducted
into the Sportscasters Hall of Fame.
1989 - Leona Helmsley was found guilty of income tax evasion by a New
York federal jury.
1991 - The Soviet republic of Azerbaijan declared its independence.
1992 - 15 people were killed and 31 injured in a Sarajevo market when an
artillery shell exploded.
1993 - On CBS-TV "The Late Show with David Letterman" premiered.
1994 - Rosa Parks was robbed and beaten by Joseph Skipper. Parks was
known for her refusal to give up her seat on a bus in 1955, which
sparked the civil rights movement.
1994 - The largest U.S. defense contractor was created when the Lockheed
and Martin Marietta corporations agreed to a merger.
1996 - An expedition to raise part of the Titanic failed when the nylon
lines being used to raise part of the hull snapped.
1999 - The residents of East Timor overwhelmingly voted for independence
from Indonesia. The U.N. announced the result on September 4.
Ag Department recalls Cargill ground beef
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has recalled 8,500 pounds of ground
beef distributed by a division of Minnetonka-based agribusiness giant
Cargill Inc. for a rare strain of E. coli after three people on the East
Coast fell ill. The recall involves beef sold at 26 BJ's Wholesale Club
locations in Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Virginia,
Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maryland. Federal officials learned of
the problem on Aug. 5. Comment: Like the egg recall, another mega farm
is involved in a massive food recall.
‘Mike Tawse Original Thought For The Day’
Question Everything - If you do not question everything around you, your
mind will be filled with multitudes of emptiness; without questions, no
answers can exist and understanding is impossible.
Homeowners' Rebellion - Could 62 Million Homes Be Foreclosure-Proof? By
Ellen Brown
A committed movement to tear off the predatory mask called MERS could
yet turn the tide for struggling homeowners.
We
Need a Revolution, Not a Movement - by Chuck Baldwin
The elections of 2008 (and the early elections of 2010) produced two
significant phenomena: the “Ron Paul Revolution,” and the “Tea Party
Movement.”
Death of the First Amendment - by Paul Craig Roberts
August 27, 2010 "Information Clearing House" --Chuck Norris is no pinko-liberal-commie,
and Human Events is a very conservative publication. The two have come
together to produce one of the most important articles of our time,
“Obama’s US Assassination Program.”
The War on Food: Eggsactly What Is Going On Here?
Reading this week's headlines about the egg salmonella crisis may leave
one with the impression that we need more government control and we need
it now.
Top Physicist Says Solar Flare Would Set Us Back 100 Years
Well known physicist Michio Kaku joins the Fox Business News Channel to
discuss the probability of a serious solar flare event and what effects
it may have on society.
Gold's Evangelist
"I'm not a goldbug, but there are times when I feel like an evangelist
for it," says Thomas Kaplan, an Oxford-educated historian and chairman
of Manhattan-based Tigris Financial Group.
EPA Denies Petition Calling for Lead Ammunition Ban
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today denied a
petition calling for a ban on the production and distribution of lead
hunting ammunition. EPA sent a letter to the petitioners explaining the
rejection – that letter can be found here: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest/pubs/sect21.html
Ground Zero Muslim Center May Get Public Financing
The Muslim center planned near the site of the World Trade Center attack
could qualify for tax-free financing, a spokesman for City Comptroller
John Liu said on Friday, and Liu is willing to consider approving the
public subsidy.
Feds to Drop Deportation of Thousands of Illegal Immigrants
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is moving to throw out deportation
cases against thousands of illegal immigrants if the immigrants have a
potential path to legal residency.
Homeland Security Head Praises City's Security Cameras
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Thursday ranked
Chicago’s Big Brother network of well over 10,000 public and private
surveillance cameras as one of the nation’s most extensive and
integrated — and Mayor Daley wants to make it even bigger.
CIA Making Secret Payments to Members of Karzai Administration
The CIA is making secret payments to multiple members of President Hamid
Karzai's administration, in part to maintain sources of information in a
government in which the Afghan leader is often seen as having a limited
grasp of developments, according to current and former U.S. officials.
Fidel Castro Claims Osama bin Laden is a US Spy
Former Cuban president says the 9/11 mastermind is in the pay of the CIA
and cites WikiLeaks as his source.
Outsourced Call Centers Return, To US Homes
Maureen Quigley-Hogan is the next generation of call center worker.
Guard Troops to Deploy to Arizona Border on Monday
PHOENIX – The first of 532 National Guard troops are set to begin their
mission in the southern Arizona desert on Monday under President Barack
Obama's plan to beef up U.S.- Mexico border security, although they
won't have any law enforcement authority.
The Second Great Depression Has Arrived
David Rosenberg, market guru, has officially declared that the US
economy is in a state of depression, and he sees the economic
superpowers woes worsening.
US Postal Service Starts Quoting SDR to Dollar Conversion Rates, and IMF
Endorses Replacing Dollar With SDRs
I have repeatedly pointed out that it is possible that the IMF's special
drawing rights (SDRs) will become the world's reserve currency.
VIDEO: BP Investigation Blocked By Senate
The senate blocks investigation of BP.
Schools' Groom Kids for Surveillance State?
Schools are increasingly invading student privacy both in school and
outside of school. Are schools grooming youth to passively accept a
surveillance state where they have no expectation of privacy anywhere? A
PogoWasRight.org commentary.
'Monetary Shock and Awe': The Fed Preparing to Launch Most Radical
Intervention in History
The equities markets are in disarray while the bond markets continue to
surge.
Russian Subs Stalk Trident in Echo of Cold War
Russian submarines are hunting down British Vanguard boats in a return
to Cold War tactics not seen for 25 years, Navy chiefs have warned.
Recession May Have Pushed US Birth Rate to New Low
The U.S. birth rate has dropped for the second year in a row, and
experts think the wrenching recession led many people to put off having
children. The 2009 birth rate also set a record: lowest in a century.
Two-Tier Internet?
The Internet as you know it is in serious, serious danger. Some of the
most powerful communications companies in the world have been involved
in negotiations and have been making agreements that would throw net
neutrality out the window and would move us toward a two-tier Internet.
California Students Get Tracking Devices
RICHMOND, Calif.—California officials are outfitting preschoolers in
Contra Costa County with tracking devices they say will save staff time
and money.
Banks Back Switch to Renminbi for Trade
A number of the world’s biggest banks have launched international
roadshows promoting the use of the renminbi to corporate customers
instead of the dollar for trade deals with China.
Justice Department Gives Second Ultimatum in Sheriff Arpaio
Investigation
Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the Maricopa County, Arizona, man who calls himself
“America’s toughest sheriff,” has until Sept. 10 to comply with a
Justice Department request to explain his office’s “operations, policies
and procedures” involving the arrest and detention of Hispanics,
according to a letter obtained by ABC News.
Vaccine Zombie Song and Video Warns of Vaccination Dangers
Check out the new Vaccine Zombie video and song, now viewable on
NaturalNews.TV and YouTube.com (see links below).
Water Before Meals Helps With Weight Loss, Say Researchers
Weight loss techniques are a dime a dozen these days, with experts
touting all sorts of different diet and exercise regimens as the
solution to obesity.
Finland Suspends H1N1 Vaccines After Children Suffer Narcolepsy from
Vaccinations
Shortly after Australia banned flu vaccines in children due to an
alarming increase in vomiting, fevers and seizures caused by the
vaccines
(http://www.naturalnews.com/029586_A...), Finland has now suspended H1N1
vaccines due to increased reports of narcolepsy in children and teens.
Compounds in Berries Improve Brain Function
The aging process involves a steady decline in the brain's ability to
guard itself from oxidative stress and inflammation.
Eating More Good Fats Really Does Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease
Replacing saturated fats with polyunsaturated fats really does lower a
person's risk of heart disease, scientists have shown for the first
time.
Deadly Fungus Spreading Across US and Canada
A research study out of Duke University has found that a dangerous
mutated form of an airborne fungus called Cryptococcus gattii is
spreading across the Northwest United States and some parts of Western
Canada.
Oil Spill: A Poor Appetite for Gulf Seafood
Reporting from Venice, La. — President Obama served plates of barbecued
gulf shrimp to guests at his 49th birthday party Aug. 9. But Kindra
Arnesen, who runs a shrimp boat with her husband here in southern
Louisiana, isn't nearly ready to eat what comes out of the tepid gray
waters.
Today In
History Friday August 27, 2010
1859 - The first oil well was successfully drilled in the U.S. by
Colonel Edwin L. Drake near Titusville, PA.
1889 - Charles G. Conn received a patent for the metal clarinet.
1892 - The original Metropolitan Opera House in New York was seriously
damaged by fire.
1894 - The Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act was passed by the U.S. Congress. The
provision within for a graduated income tax was later struck down by the
U.S. Supreme Court.
1912 - Edgar Rice Burroughs' "Tarzan of the Apes" was published for the
first time.
1928 - The Kellogg-Briand Pact was signed by 15 countries in Paris.
Later, 47 other nations would sign the pact.
1938 - Robert Frost, in a fit of jealousy, set fire to some papers to
disrupt a poetry recital by another poet, Archibald MacLeish.
1939 - Nazi Germany demanded the Polish corridor and Danzig.
1945 - American troops landed in Japan after the surrender of the
Japanese government at the end of World War II.
1962 - Mariner 2 was launched by the United States. In December of the
same year the spacecraft flew past Venus. It was the first space probe
to reach the vicinity of another planet.
1972 - North Vietnam's major port at Haiphong saw the first bombings
from U.S. warplanes.
1979 - Lord Louis Mountbatten was killed in a boat explosion off the
coast of Ireland. The Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility.
1981 - Work began on recovering a safe from the Andrea Doria. The Andrea
Doria was a luxury liner that had sank in 1956 in the waters off of
Massachusetts.
1984 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan announced that the first citizen to
go into space would be a teacher. The teacher that was eventually chosen
was Christa McAuliffe. She died in the Challenger disaster on January
28, 1986.
1984 - Diane Sawyer became the fifth reporter on CBS-TV's "60 Minutes."
1985 - The Space Shuttle Discovery left for a seven-day mission in which
three satellites were launched and another was repaired and redeployed.
1986 - Nolan Ryan, while with the Houston Astros, earned his 250th
career win against the Chicago Cubs.
1989 - The first U.S. commercial satellite rocket was launched. A
British communications satellite was onboard.
1990 - 52 Americans reached Turkey after leaving Iraq. Three young
American men were detained by the Iraqis.
1990 - The U.S. State Department ordered the expulsion of 36 Iraqi
diplomats.
1992 - Federal troops were ordered to Florida for emergency relief due
to Hurricane Andrew.
1996 - California Governor Pete Wilson signed an order that would halt
state benefits to illegal immigrants.
1998 - In a Florida boot camp for teens, two boys killed a counselor and
used his car to escape. The boys, 16 and 17 years old, would be tried as
adults for the pickax murder.
1999 - The final crew of the Russian space station Mir departed the
station to return to Earth. Russia was forced to abandon Mir for
financial reasons.
2001 - The U.S. military announced that an Air Force RQ-1B "Predator"
aircraft was lost over Iraq. It was reported that the unmanned aircraft
"may have crashed or been shot down."
2001 - A complaint was filed against California Congressman Gary Condit
and two others for their efforts to obstruct justice in the
disappearance of intern Chandra Levy. Condit was accused of conspiring
to secure Anne Marie Smith's silence about an affair in their past.
2001 - Work began on the future site of a World War II memorial on the
U.S. capital's historic national Mall. The site is between the
Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.
Homeowners' Rebellion - Could 62 Million Homes Be Foreclosure-Proof? By
Ellen Brown
A committed movement to tear off the predatory mask called MERS could
yet turn the tide for struggling homeowners.
Fluzone Package Insert
Read the Flu Package Insert.
Mystery Yacht Washes Up In Florida
An empty yacht, with the engine was still running and its lights still
on, washed up ashore in the Madeira Beach area yesterday around 1pm EST.
Guess who it's registered to?
Man proves to VA he isn't dead
HOUSTON, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- A Texas man said weeks of trying to convince
the Department of Veterans Affairs that he still lives ended only after
he told them he was talking to the media.
Miracles do happen
Premature baby son back to life with two hours of loving cuddles after
doctors pronounce him dead.
Australia bans flu vaccine for children after convulsions, seizures
Australian health authorities have been urging parents there to
vaccinate their children against the flu, propagating the mythology that
flu vaccines are both safe and effective. But this time around, many
Australian parents found out the hard way that they were being lied to.
Crocodile Dundee' stuck in Australia
Actor Paul Hogan, star of the "Crocodile Dundee" movie trilogy, has been
barred from leaving Australia until he pays a disputed tax bill, his
lawyer said on Thursday.
Cinnamon extract reduces risk of diabetes and heart disease
A recent study headed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has
identified a link between cinnamon intake and reduced risk of diabetes
and heart disease. According to the research, water-soluble cinnamon
extract, which is high in antioxidants, helps to decrease glucose levels
in the blood as well as reduce oxidative stress in the body.
Salmonella found in feed used at 2 Iowa farms
Food and Drug Administration officials say they have found positive
samples of salmonella that link two Iowa farms to a massive egg recall.
Investigators found salmonella in chicken feed at Wright County Egg that
was used by that farm and also Hillandale Farms, the FDA said.
Authorities also found additional samples of salmonella in other
locations at Wright County Egg. More than 550 million eggs from the two
farms were recalled this month after they were linked to salmonella
poisoning in several states.
Boeing Delays Dreamliner Until Early 2011 Amid Parts Shortages
Boeing Co. postponed delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner, already more
than two years late, by several weeks after a Rolls-Royce Group Plc
engine blew up in testing. The first plane will now be handed over in
the middle of the first quarter of next year, the Chicago-based
planemaker said in a statement today. Maiden customer All Nippon Airways
Co. said the delay was “regrettable.” Officials at Rolls-Royce did not
immediately return calls seeking comment.
How Much Gold is Enough?
If you don’t have at least 10% of your investable assets in physical
gold, or at least two months of living expenses, you have your answer:
Buy. Don’t use leverage, don’t borrow money, and don’t buy with reckless
abandon, but yes, get your asset insurance policy and tuck it away. And
then start working toward 20% (we recommend a third of assets be in
various forms of gold in Casey’s Gold & Resource Report). Comment: It's
just like tithing to your family and yourself (10%). Excellent advice!
EPA Sets Vote to Ban Lead Bullets on November 1, 2010
According the National Shooting Sports Foundation, “If the EPA approves
the petition, the result will be a total ban on all ammunition
containing lead-core components, including hunting and target-shooting
rounds.”
Democrats Privately Fear House Prospects Worsening
Top Democrats are growing markedly more pessimistic about holding the
House, privately conceding that the summertime economic and political
recovery they were banking on will not likely materialize by Election
Day.
New
Jobless Claims Drop for First Time in 4 Weeks
New requests for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, the first
decline in a month and a hopeful sign after a raft of negative economic
reports.
Boeing to double China factory workforce
US aircraft maker Boeing plans to double the number of employees at its
parts factory in northern China to keep up with renewed demand for
planes, state media reported Thursday. Boeing Tianjin Composites Co Ltd
will increase its workforce to 1,200 in the next three to four years,
Boeing China president David Wang was quoted by the China Daily
newspaper as saying. "We have to enlarge the place because the needs of
commercial airlines is growing fast," Wang said.
World's Workshop Heads to Inland China
With this leap into Henan province, 1,600 km (1,000 miles) from
Shenzhen, Foxconn is expanding aggressively inland, where wages are
lower and workers more plentiful, keeping mostly higher-value,
engineering, and R&D work in China's coastal areas. It will have as many
as 1.3 million workers in China by the end of 2011, up from 920,000 now,
company officials say.
Iran Has Material for 1-2 Atom Bombs
Iran has stockpiled enough low-enriched uranium for 1-2 nuclear arms but
it would not make sense for it to cross the bomb-making threshold with
only this amount, a former top U.N. nuclear official was quoted as
saying.
Alan Simpson Under Fire for Remarks on Social Security
An advocacy group is calling for the ouster of former Sen. Alan Simpson,
the co-chairman of President Obama's bipartisan debt commission, who
described Social Security as a "milk cow with 310 million tits!" in an
email.
Iran to Russia: Let's Establish a Nuclear Consortium
Moscow is "considering" offer to supply fuel for future reactors as well
as Bushehr; Iran says it wants to show the world its capability in
uranium production.
VENABLE: Texas Fights Global-Warming Power Grab
The state's slogan is "Don't mess with Texas." But the federal
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is doing just that, and at stake
is whether the Obama administration can impose its global-warming agenda
without a vote of Congress.
Cabbie: 'Are you Muslim?' Leads to Night of Horror
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has invited a taxi driver, who was allegedly
attacked by a baby-faced college student this week, to meet at City Hall
on Thursday.
Portions of the Gulf Are So Toxic That Dolphins, Fish, Crabs, Stingrays
and Other Animals are 'Trying to Crawl Out of the Water'
"It looks like all of the sea life is trying to get out of the water,"
said Alabama fisherman Stan Fournier. "In the 40 years I have been on
these waters I've never seen anything like this before."
FDA Ignored Evidence That CT Scans Are Killing 14,000 Americans a Year
From Cancer
FDA administrators sought to brush aside evidence that CT scans may be
killing thousands of patients a year, say agency scientists.
Scientists Discover Unique Way to More Than Double Antioxidant Content
in Ordinary Potatoes
Scientists from Obihiro University in Hokkaido, Japan, have discovered a
simple, cost-effective way to boost antioxidant levels in ordinary
potatoes.
Bovine DNA Found on Chicken Meat
Tests carried out in Ireland have found traces of cow and pig DNA in
chicken products being sold in grocery stores, raising concerns over
unlabeled cross-species ingredients.
'We're Seeing Way More Dispersant Than Ever Before' Large, Thick Oil
Plumes, Freshly Sprayed With Poison
Today, Project Gulf Impact is out on the waters in and around Orange
Beach Alabama. What they have found is exactly the opposite of what BP
and the federal government have told the American people.
ALERT: 13.3 ppm of Corexit Found INLAND, Near Florida Border -
Chemist Says Tests Show 'Toxic Solvent 2-butoxyethanol That Ruptures Red
Blood Cells . [Cotton Bayou, Ala. resident] Margaret Long… first got
suspicious when she saw something in the water she had never seen
before. She even took photographs, “Some times it’s about the size of a
half dollar. Some times it streams along and its like floating sand.
Today In
History Thursday August 26, 2010
1842 - The first fiscal year was established by the U.S. Congress to
start on July 1st.
1873 - The school board of St. Louis, MO, authorized the first U.S.
public kindergarten.
1896 - In the Philippines, and insurrection began against the Spanish
government.
1920 - The 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect. The
amendment prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex in the voting
booth.
1934 - Adolf Hitler demanded that France turn over their Saar region to
Germany.
1937 - All Chinese shipping was blockaded by Japan.
1939 - The first televised major league baseball games were shown. The
event was a double-header between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn
Dodgers.
1945 - The Japanese were given surrender instructions on the U.S.
battleship Missouri at the end of World War II.
1957 - It was announced that an intercontinental ballistic missile was
successfully tested by the Soviet Union.
1957 - The first Edsel made by the Ford Motor Company rolled out.
1973 - A U.S. Presidential Proclamation was declared that made August
26th Women's Equality Day.
1981 - The U.S. claimed that North Korea fired an antiaircraft missile
at a U.S. Surveillance plane while it was over South Korea.
1987 - The Fuller Brush Company announced plans to open two retail
stores in Dallas, TX. The company that had sold its products door to
door for 81 years.
1990 - The 55 Americans at the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait left Baghdad by
car and headed for the Turkish border.
1992 - A mistrial was declared in the Iran-Contra cover-up trial of CIA
spy Clair George.
1992 - A "no-fly zone" was imposed on the southern 1/3 of Iraq. The move
by the U.S., France and Britain was aimed at protecting Iraqi Shiite
Muslims.
1996 - Robert Vesco, a U.S. financier, was convicted in a Cuban court of
economic crimes.
1998 - The U.S. government announced that they were investigating
Microsoft in an attempt to discover if they "bullied" Intel into
delaying new technology.
1998 - U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno ordered a review of the
assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
1998 - Sudan filed a criminal lawsuit against U.S. President Clinton and
the United States for the bombing of the El-Shifa Pharmaceutical
Industries Company. The Sudanese claimed that the plant was strictly
civilian.
EPA Sets Vote to Ban Lead Bullets on November 1, 2010
According the National Shooting Sports Foundation, “If the EPA approves
the petition, the result will be a total ban on all ammunition
containing lead-core components, including hunting and target-shooting
rounds.”
CDC Report Stirs Controversy For Merck's Gardasil Vaccine
A government report released recently raises new questions about the
safety of the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil. The vaccine has been
linked to 32 unconfirmed deaths and shows higher incidences of fainting
and blood clots than other vaccines.
Be sure to check out:
http://truthaboutgardasil.org
Troops Still Deploying to Mideast From BIA
As the nation watches troops being withdrawn from the Middle East, few
perhaps are aware that another wave of soldiers is being deployed.
The Government's
New Right to Track Your Every Move With GPS
Government agents can sneak onto your property in the middle of the
night, put a GPS device on the bottom of your car and keep track of
everywhere you go. This doesn't violate your Fourth Amendment rights,
because you do not have any reasonable expectation of privacy in your
own driveway - and no reasonable expectation that the government isn't
tracking your movements.
Flu Plan Scandal Ahead - An Urgent Warning
Barbara Loe Fisher, founder of the National Vaccine Information Center,
discusses the outcome of last year’s swine flu debacle, and the
potentially harmful changes that are being made to this season’s flu
vaccine as a result.
Creeping Militarism Invades Alaska Grade School
In 1787, Thomas Jefferson lamented the fact that the newly minted
Constitution lacked any specific provisions on standing armies.
New Home Sales Decline to Record Low in July
The Census Bureau reports New Home Sales in July were at a seasonally
adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 276 thousand. This is an decrease from
the record low of 315 thousand in June (revised down from 330 thousand).
Full-Body Scan Technology Deployed In Street-Roving Vans
As the privacy controversy around full-body security scans begins to
simmer, it’s worth noting that courthouses and airport security
checkpoints aren’t the only places where backscatter x-ray vision is
being deployed.
E-Cigarettes Spark New Smoking War
E-cigarettes have caught fire in part because they mimic the experience
of smoking. When a user sucks on an e-cigarette, an atomizer turns the
liquid inside into a vapor—which is why the practice is called "vaping"
instead of smoking. Consumers typically pay $40 to $120 for a starter
kit, and then pay smaller amounts for liquid refills. E-cigarettes
typically contain a solution of propylene glycol—a chemical used to make
artificial smoke in theatrical productions—water, nicotine and
flavorings such as "espresso" and "simply strawberry." The amount of
nicotine varies to accommodate different consumers' preferences. Some
e-cigarettes contain no nicotine.
Here's the MSDS for propylene glycol:
http://msds.chem.ox.ac.uk/PO/poly(propylene_glycol).html
Comment: The MSDS says it (propylene glycol) may be harmful by
inhalation? Let's throw some aspartame in it too! People might as well
smoke tobacco.
US Weighs Expanded Strikes in Yemen
U.S. officials believe al Qaeda in Yemen is now collaborating more
closely with allies in Pakistan and Somalia to plot attacks against the
U.S., spurring the prospect that the administration will mount a more
intense targeted killing program in Yemen.
Credit Card Debt Drops to Lowest Level in 8 Years
The amount consumers owed on their credit cards in this year's second
quarter dropped to the lowest level in more than eight years as
cardholders continued to pay off balances in the uncertain economy.
How to Start Tomato Plants From Cuttings
Gardeners may be familiar with starting new perennials and shrubs from
cuttings, but you may not realize that veggies can be started this way,
too!
US Military Top Secret X-37 Shuttle Disappears for two Weeks - Changes
Orbit
The X-37B was launched in April amid much publicity, but scant detail
about its true use. Built by Boeing's Phantom Works division, the X-37B
program was originally headed by NASA.
The Trillion Dollar Bailout You Didn't hear About
The latest data on existing home sales should tell you exactly where we
are in this so called recovery.
USA A Failed State? It May Be Closer Than You Think
There’s only one common factor in the failure of great nations:
Mismanagement. The USA is heading down a well traveled road to its own
Armageddon. Rome, China, Russia, the British Empire and others have all
been there before.
Bancor: The Name of the Global Currency That a Shocking IMF Report is
Proposing
Sometimes there are things that are so shocking that you just do not
want to report them unless they can be completely and totally
documented.
72 Bodies Found in Rural Mexico
Gunmen from a drug cartel appear to have massacred 72 migrants from
Central and South America who were on their way to the U.S., a grisly
event that marks the single biggest killing in Mexico's war on organized
crime.
China's Epic Traffic Jam 'Vanished'
XINGHE COUNTY, China (AFP) – Can a monster traffic jam spanning dozens
of miles and leaving drivers stuck for days really disappear overnight?
Eating berries may activate the brain's natural housekeeper for healthy
aging
The study concluded that berries, and possibly walnuts, activate the
brain's natural housekeeper mechanism, which cleans up and recycles
toxic proteins linked to age-related memory loss and other mental
decline.
Youngest in class get ADHD label
Nearly 1 million children may have been misdiagnosed with attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, not because they have real
behavior problems, but because they're the youngest kids in their
kindergarten class, researchers say.
America's 10 Dying Cities: From Detroit to New Orleans
The MIT research work goes beyond a mere list of statistics and points
out reasons why some of these cities will never recover. In almost every
case, tax bases have disappeared, which has undermined the ability of
local governments to spend money on revitalization. Abandoned areas of
these cities have high crime rates, which not only keeps people from
relocating to these areas but is actually an incentive for them to move
away. This in turn, leads to the image of these cities as desolate
urbanscapes.
U.S. Recession Risk Rises on Home Sales, Durables Data
“The risks of a double-dip recession are steep enough to provide cause
for worry,” said John Lonski, chief economist at Moody’s Capital Markets
Group in New York, who said the odds of another economic slump are now
about one-in-three, twice as high as earlier this year. “It calls for
more remedial action by the Federal Reserve.” Comment: No! It calls for
abolishing the Federal Reserve Bank, which is the only remedial action
that will work!
Diabetes Drug Actos Has Same Heart Risks as Glaxo's Avandia, Study Finds
Actos become the market leader after a 2007 study showed a 43 percent
higher chance of heart attacks from Avandia, which generated $3.3
billion of sales before the findings. The latest study, the first to
compare the drugs, suggests the risks are tied to that category of
medicine, said Jenny Gunton, a diabetes researcher at the Garvan
Institute of Medical Research. “It just maybe increases the worry of
using either of the drugs,” Gunton, who wasn’t involved in the study,
said in a telephone interview from Sydney. A rate of 4 percent is
“pretty high” given the short study period, she said.
Rolls-Royce Blowout Shutters Boeing, Airbus Test Bed
Rolls-Royce Group Plc has yet to reopen a site used to trial jet engines
for Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner model and the rival Airbus SAS A350
after a $17 million turbine blew up on the test bed three weeks ago.
Comment: Other than harassment by TSA at the airports, this is another
reason why not to fly on any commercial airliners. Keep in mind, with
the Boeing Dreamliner 787, the wings have fallen off during a test
flight and the tail fell off during another test flight.
Boeing Works to Reshape Seattle Culture Amid 787 Woes
Senn-Delaney Leadership Consulting Group LLC was hired to help (Boeing)
employees feel engaged and end a climate in which they sometimes were
reluctant to speak up or ask for help, said Jim Albaugh, chief of
Seattle-based Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Deliveries of the 787 may not
start until next year after setbacks to a 2008 target date for the first
jetliner made mostly of plastic composites. Days before announcing the
fifth delay in June 2009, Boeing had pledged the plane would fly within
two weeks. Boeing said then that some people in the company had known
about a structural flaw for several weeks before deciding it was serious
enough to scrub the flight. Comment: This has the appearance of Boeing's
appeasing the stockholders as being more important than anything else.
Winchester to Deliver 200 Million 40 Cal. Rounds to Homeland Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Winchester Ammunition was recently awarded a
contract by the Immigration, Customs and Enforcement (ICE) division of
the Department of Homeland Security to supply a maximum of 200 million,
40 cal. rounds over the next five years.
CNN: Opposition to Government, Bankers is Criminal
CNN’s Rick Sanchez and the tireless propaganda minister of the Southern
Poverty Law Center, Mark Potok, have teamed up to demonize the Sovereign
Citizen movement. In the intro to the piece below, Sanchez displays an
overt disgust for the growing movement.
Mesquite Flour is a High-Protein, Low Glycemic Superfood from Desert
Trees
When I lived in the Sonoran desert in Arizona, I used to take long daily
walks for exercise and adventure.
Fish Oil Helps Teenage Boys Fight Depression
Japanese researchers have discovered yet another benefit to fish oil --
treatment for depression.
High Cocoa Chocolate Can Prevent Cardiovascular Illness
The alleged health benefits of chocolate have circulated the news in
recent years, but new research shows that not just any old chocolate
will do.
Electromagnetic Pulse Can Be Used to Disrupt Morality In the Human Brain
The ability to evaluate other people's actions as right or wrong can be
disrupted with an electromagnetic pulse to the brain, according to a
study conducted by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences.
Today In History
Wednesday
August 25, 2010
1814 - The U.S. Library of Congress was destroyed by British forces.
1825 - Uruguay declared independence from Brazil.
1840 - Joseph Gibbons received a patent for the seeding machine.
1875 - Captain Matthew Webb swam from Dover, England, to Calais, France
making him the first person to swim the English Channel. It took 22
hours.
1916 - The National Park Service was established as part of the U.S.
Department of the Interior.
1920 - The first airplane to fly from New York to Alaska arrived in
Nome.
1921 - The U.S. signed a peace treaty with Germany.
1941 - Soviet and British troops invaded Iran. This was in reaction to
the Shah's refusal to reduce the number of German residents.
1941 - Allied forces invaded Iran. Within four days the Soviet Union and
England controlled Iran.
1941 - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt signed the bill appropriating
funds for construction of the Pentagon.
1944 - Paris, France, was liberated by Allied forces ending four years
of German occupation.
1944 - Romania declared war on Germany.
1950 - U.S. President Truman ordered the seizure of U.S. railroads to
avert a strike.
1967 - American Nazi leader George Lincoln Rockwell was assassinated by
a sniper.
1972 - In Great Britain, computerized axial tomography (CAT scan) was
introduced.
1978 - The Turin shroud believed to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ
went on display for the first time in 45 years.
1981 - The U.S. Voyager 2 sent back pictures and data about Saturn. The
craft came within 63,000 miles of the planet.
1983 - The U.S. and the Soviet Union signed a $10 billion grain pact.
1987 - Saudi Arabia denounced the "group of terrorists" that ran the
Iranian government.
1988 - Iran and Iraq began talks in Geneva after ending their eight
years of war.
1990 - Military action was authorized by the United Nations to enforce
the trade embargo that had been placed on Iraq after their invasion of
Kuwait.
1992 - It was reported by researchers that cigarette smoking
significantly increased the risk of developing cataracts.
1993 - Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman was indicted by a federal grand jury for
terrorist activities, one of which was the World Trade Center bombing.
1993 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 3,652.09, an all-time
high.
1995 - Harry Wu, human rights activist, returned to the United States.
He said the spying case against him in China was "all lies."
1997 - The tobacco industry agreed to an $11.3 billion settlement with
the state of Florida.
1998 - A survey released said that 1/3 of Americans use the Internet.
1998 - Seven Cuban-Americans were indicted by federal grand jury in
Puerto Rico on charges of conspiracy to murder Cuban President Fidel
Castro.
Logan Airport Palm searches blasted
Logan airport security just got more up close and personal as federal
screeners launched a more aggressive palms-first, slide-down body search
technique that has renewed the debate over privacy vs. safety. The new
procedure - already being questioned by the ACLU - replaces the
Transportation Security Administration’s former back-of-the-hand pat
down. Boston is one of only two cities in which the new touchy-feely
frisking is being implemented as a test before a planned national
rollout. The other is Las Vegas.
Full-Body Scan Technology Deployed In Street-Roving Vans
As the privacy controversy around full-body security scans begins to
simmer, it’s worth noting that courthouses and airport security
checkpoints aren’t the only places where backscatter x-ray vision is
being deployed. The same technology, capable of seeing through clothes
and walls, has also been rolling out on U.S. streets.
South Carolina High School Automatically Enlists Students in ROTC
The entire freshman class at Carvers Bay High School has been
automatically enrolled in the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps, a
military-sponsored program that trains high school students in military
discipline and concepts. Principal Richard Neal, a Navy veteran, said
the school's Marine Corps JROTC class is fulfilling the student's
physical education requirement and is part of the school's Ninth Grade
Academy.
Lack of Jobs, Foreclosures May Keep U.S. Housing Depressed
Builders have to compete with existing homes on the market, where supply
has been swollen by the so-called shadow inventory of foreclosures and
short sales, in which banks accept less than the outstanding balance on
a mortgage. Comment: I continually tell people about the shadow
inventory, so it's good that it's a term that's making it into the
mainstream. Shadow inventory homes will not have for sale signs on the
front lawn, but they could easily be homes on your street. (Thanks
Jimm)!
FDA Commissioner Says Agency Needs More Authority
Food and Drug Administration chief Margaret Hamburg said Monday her
agency is limited by law to a mostly reactive stance on food safety and
argued that it needs a more "preventive approach."
'Enron Accounting' Has Bankrupted America: US Deficit Really $202
Trillion
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) forecasts the U.S. budget deficit
will hit $1.3 trillion this year.
Acuvue Contact Lenses Are Recalled in Asia and Europe
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care made the recall in some countries in Asia
and Europe after some consumers in Japan complained that they developed
unusual stinging or pain after inserting certain lots of 1-Day Acuvue
TruEye lenses, the company said Monday in a statement. A company
investigation identified an isolated issue in one part of the lens
rinsing process on a particular manufacturing line, the statement said.
Iran Launches Assault Boats With Warning
Iran kicked off mass production of two high-speed missile-launching
assault boats on Monday, warning its enemies not to "play with fire" as
it boosts security along its coastline.
Govt. Says Gulf Seafood Safe, Now Consumers Decide
Not everyone shares that confidence in Gulf seafood, which accounts for
about 2 percent of overall U.S. seafood consumed. "I would say that I
always have a skeptical eye toward government regulation and government
certification of things," said Genie Gratto, an Oakland food blogger.
"It's been proven time and time again that, first of all government
certification of food is such a massive job - the USDA and the FDA tend
to be pretty understaffed in those kind of inspection areas - there's no
way they can get everything." Comment: A big amen to those
comments about our government. Who can ever forget being told the air
was OK to breath after the government sponsored, WTC building
demolitions.
Shrimpers on Opening Day: “We caught 12 shrimp”, “Nothing at all” —
“Generations of shrimping … DONE”
BP’s fading Vessels of Opportunity (VOO) program that has created a
false economy for the now out of work fishermen. “BP is buying out a way
of life… Generations of shrimping … done.”
How Hyperinflation Will Happen
Right now, we are in the middle of deflation. The Global Depression we
are experiencing has squeezed both aggregate demand levels and aggregate
asset prices as never before.
Your Senator Is (Probably) a Millionaire
In the Senate, 68 legislators were estimated to be worth at least $1
million, led by Herb Kohl, a Democrat from Wisconsin, who was worth an
estimated $214,570,011 in 2008. The average net worth across the Senate
was $13,989,022.98.
Existing Home Sales Lowest Since 1996, 12.5 Months of Supply
Existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include
single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, dropped 27.2 percent
to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.83 million units in July from
a downwardly revised 5.26 million in June, and are 25.5 percent below
the 5.14 million-unit level in July 2009.
Nationwide Meat Recall Announced
Zemco Industries in Buffalo, New York, has recalled approximately
380,000 pounds of deli meat that may be contaminated with bacteria that
can cause a potentially fatal disease, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture announced Monday.
States are out of cash, and so are their lending programs
Many state programs that help small businesses get loans they need to
survive or expand are in jeopardy, victims of the economic downturn and
state budget gaps.
Ron Paul Calls for Audit of US Gold Reserves
U.S. Rep. Ron Paul , R-Tex., plans to introduce a new bill next year
that will allow for an audit of US gold reserves, he told Kitco News in
an exclusive interview.
Germany to Roll Out ID Cards With Embedded RFID
The production of the RFID chips, an integral element of the new
generation of German identity cards, has started after the government
gave a 10 year contract to the chipmaker NXP in the Netherlands.
Citizens will receive the mandatory new ID cards from the first of
November.
America Won the Cold War But Now Is Turning Into the USSR, Gerald
Celente Says
There's a lot of talk these days about America being an empire in
decline. Gerald Celente, director of the Trends Research Institute, goes
a step further, arguing America is following a similar path as the
former Soviet Union.
Scientists Hack Into Cars' Computers - Control Brakes, Engines
It sounds like a Hollywood movie: cybercriminals in a van use a laptop
to hack wirelessly into the computer-controlled systems of the car on
the road ahead. In seconds the target car's engine, brakes, and door
locks are under their nefarious control.
Mark Pittman Smiles After Appeals Court Refuses to Review Fed Attempt To
Stop Bailout Disclosure; Supreme Court Now on Deck
It appears that the Fed is heading for its biggest legal confrontation
ever.
US Stocks Slump, Treasuries Rally On Home Sales Report
U.S. stocks extended losses, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average
below 10,000, and the 10-year Treasury yield fell below 2.5 percent for
the first time since 2009 as a bigger-than-estimated slump in existing
home sales fueled concern the economy may relapse into recession.
Thousands of Dead Fish Surface at Mouth of Mississippi River
Thousands of fish have turned up dead at the mouth of Mississippi River,
prompting authorities to check whether oil was the cause of mass death,
local media reports said Monday.
City Receives Citation for Not Fluoridating Water
The City of Watsonville has been cited by the California Department of
Public Health for failure to comply with an order by the state to
fluoridate the water supply.
Obama Economic Team Should Resign
"Time to put grown-ups in charge," Boehner says:
* Wants "fresh start" on economic strategy
* Economy may swing balance of power in Congress elections
Economy Caught
in Depression, Not Recession
Positive gross domestic product readings and other mildly hopeful signs
are masking an ugly truth: The US economy is in a 1930s-style
Depression, Gluskin Sheff economist David Rosenberg said Tuesday.
US Said Preparing New Laws to Seize Americans Retirement Accounts
First They Destroy Private Healthcare in America – Yes, the socialist
Democrats won their first battle to destroy the private healthcare
system in the US but the automatic IRA bill now in Congress is their
next attack to also control, confiscate and destroy the private
retirement system.
'The Real Doomsday Scenario' Is a Compromised FORMATION and Uncontrolled
Flow to the Seafloor
BOB CAVNAR: “If it [oil & gas] comes into the formation, basically,
you’ve got uncontrolled flow to the sea floor. And that is the doomsday
scenario.”
Protestors of Toxic GM Crops Resort to Literally Destroying Them
Biotechnology giants like Monsanto continue to push their
genetically-modified (GM) crop seeds on the nations of the world, in
most cases bypassing the clear will of the people in the process.
Pesticides May Be A Leading Cause of Major Diseases
Chronic illness is widespread in many industrialized nations like the
U.S., and more studies than ever are linking this disease epidemic to
pesticide exposure.
Today In History
Tuesday
August 24, 2010
1814 - Washington,
DC, was invaded by British forces that set fire to the White House and
Capitol.
1867 - Johns Hopkins died. The railroad millionaire left $7.5 million in
his will for the founding of a new medical school in his name.
1869 - A patent for the waffle iron was received by Cornelius Swarthout.
1912 - A four-pound limit was set for parcels sent through the U.S. Post
Office mail system.
1932 - Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the U.S.
non-stop. The trip from Los Angeles, CA to Newark, NJ, took about 19
hours.
1949 - The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) went into effect.
The agreement was that an attack against on one of the parties would be
considered "an attack against them all."
1954 - The Communist Party was virtually outlawed in the U.S. when the
Communist Control Act went into effect.
1968 - France became the 5th thermonuclear power when they exploded a
hydrogen bomb in the South Pacific.
1981 - Mark David Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison
for the murder of John Lennon.
1985 - 27 anti-apartheid leaders were arrested in South Africa as racial
violence rocked the country.
1986 - Frontier Airlines shut down. Thousands of people were left
stranded.
1989 - Pete Rose, the manager of the Cincinnati Reds, was banned from
baseball for life after being accused of gambling on baseball.
1990 - Iraqi troops surrounded foreign missions in Kuwait.
1990 - Irish hostage Brian Keenan was released. He had been held in
Lebanon for 1,597 days.
1991 - Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as the head of the
Communist Party.
1992 - Hurricane Andrew hit southern Florida causing 55 deaths in the
Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana.
1992 - China and South Korea established diplomatic relations.
1995 - Microsoft's "Windows 95" went on sale.
1998 - U.S. officials cited a soil sample as part of the evidence that a
Sudan plant was producing precursors to the VX nerve gas. And, therefore
made it a target for U.S. missiles on August 20, 1998.
1998 - The U.S. and Britain agreed on the Netherlands as site for the
trial of two Libyan suspects for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
2001 - The remains of nine American servicemen killed in the Korean War
were returned to the U.S. The bodies were found about 60 miles north of
Pyongyang. It was estimated that it would be a year before the
identities of the soldiers would be known.
2001 - U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly was randomly picked to
take over the Microsoft monopoly case. The judge was to decide how
Microsoft should be punished for illegally trying to squelch its
competitors.
2004 - Salim Ahmed Hamdan was formally charged in the first U.S.
military tribunal since World War II. Hamdan, Osama bin Laden's former
chauffer, was charged with conspiracy as an al-Qaida member to commit
war crimes, including murder.
2005 - The planet Pluto was reclassified as a "dwarf planet" by the
International Astronomical Union (IAU). Pluto's status was changed due
to the IAU's new rules for an object qualifying as a planet. Pluto met
two of the three rules because it orbits the sun and is large enough to
assume a nearly round shape. However, since Pluto has an oblong orbit
and overlaps the orbit of Neptune it disqualified Pluto as a planet.
The Real Meaning of "Operation New Dawn"
Note the blue and orange!!
What You Will Not Hear About Iraq
For the past few decades, prior to the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003,
the percentage of the urban population living in slums in Iraq hovered
just below 20 percent. Today, that percentage has risen to 53 percent:
11 million of the 19 million total urban dwellers. In the past decade,
most countries have made progress toward reducing slum dwellers. But
Iraq has gone rapidly and dangerously in the opposite direction.
Five 'New Normals' That Really Will Stick
Of course, we adapted to 'new normals' long before the phrase became
cliché. According to a Factiva search, one of the earliest references
came in a Newsday article in 1988, in which 'the new normal' referred to
the realities of single parent households and the need for more
government-funded childcare. After September 11, 2001, the 'new normal'
referred to the vulnerability of a nation changed. Comment: How
convenient to just throw 9/11 out there, in an article of "new normals".
Nationwide meat recall announced (Wal*Mart)
Zemco Industries in Buffalo, New York, has recalled approximately
380,000 pounds of deli meat that may be contaminated with bacteria that
can cause a potentially fatal disease, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture announced Monday. The products were distributed to Wal-Marts
nationwide, according to the USDA's website.
Original Thought For The Day from our friend Mike Tawse in the UK
Love Makes All Things Worthwhile....read more...
US Said Preparing New Laws To Seize Americans Retirement Accounts
Bipartisan Theft – But don’t think a GOP victory in the fall elections
or 2012 will safeguard your retirement assets as Washington’s need for
new wealth is a bipartisan effort by both political parties. I take
exception to the views of David John, The Heritage Foundation’s leading
analyst on issues relating to pensions, financial institutions, asset
building, and Social Security reform but read his The Automatic IRAs: A
Conservative Way to Build Retirement Security and you will see how even
some traditional conservatives are supporting the latest Washington
retirement wealth and power grab.
Why Quantitative Easing is Likely to Trigger a Collapse of US Dollar
A week ago, the Federal Reserve initiated a new program of "quantitative
easing" (QE), with the Fed purchasing U.S. Treasury securities and
paying for those securities by creating billions of dollars in new
monetary base.
Credit Card Control Blow Back: Credit Card Rates at Nine Year High
New regulations are now enforce to "help" consumers. As of Sunday, the
new regs limit banks' ability to charge penalty fees. Other regs have
already kicked in limiting banks' ability to adjust rates quickly. The
result: As all other interest rates are falling dramatically, rates on
credit card debt are climbing.
Vacationing Obama Can't Shed Entourage
President Barack Obama had a simple task for his first morning on
vacation: shoot over to a Martha's Vineyard bookstore to fill out his
daughters' summer reading list and grab himself a novel.
Ron Paul editorial: Let the Housing Market Normalize!
Recently there have been some encouraging signs that Congress is finally
willing to admit what should have been evident two years ago. Even after
a $150 billion bailout, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are still bankrupt
and should be abolished.
Facing Afghan Mistrust, Al-Qaeda Fighters Take Limited Role in
Insurgency
On Aug. 14, a U.S. airstrike in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz
killed a Taliban commander known as Abu Baqir. In a country where
insurgents are killed daily, this attack was notable for one unusual
detail:
Obama Now Blames Poor Job Numbers on Congressional Inaction. WAIT! His
Party Runs Congress!
Just a few minor things to catch up on for the weekend now that the
Fundraiser-in-Chief has gone on another vacation (Don't worry though.
White House chef Sam Kass went along, so the first family need not eat
ordinary human food.)
Mexican Policemen Arrested for Murder of Santiago Mayor
The murder scarred a part of Mexico that was supposed to be reasonably
safe from violence and crime.
US Troops to Return Only If Iraqi Forces Fail
It would take "a complete failure" of the Iraqi security forces for the
U.S. to resume combat operations there, the top American commander in
Iraq said as the final U.S. fighting forces prepared to leave the
country.
Combat Bridgades in Iraq Under Different Name
As the final convoy of the Army’s 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, based
at Fort Lewis, Wash., entered Kuwait early Thursday, a different Stryker
brigade remained in Iraq.
UN Board Could Rein In $2.7 Billion Carbon Market
An obscure U.N. board that oversees a $2.7 billion market intended to
cut heat-trapping gases has agreed to take steps that could lead to it
eventually reining in what European and U.S. environmentalists are
calling a huge scam.
WOW! Insider - How They Will Kill YOU!
We are moving into a new stage of NWO agendas and it will be more than
controlling the populations.
Israel Says Iranian Reactor Use 'Totally Unacceptable'
Israel on Saturday denounced Iran's fueling up of its first nuclear
power plant as "totally unacceptable" and called for more international
pressure to force Tehran to cease any uranium enrichment.
Artificial Meat 'Made In a Giant Vat' Could Solve Global Food Shortage
Over 9 billion people are expected to inhabit the planet by 2050 and the
challenge of providing them with enough food to live without destroying
the environment is increasingly tough.
LA Unveils $578M School, Costliest in the Nation
Next month's opening of the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools will be
auspicious for a reason other than its both storied and infamous history
as the former Ambassador Hotel, where the Democratic presidential
contender was assassinated in 1968.
Uninsured Slow to Sign Up for Coverage
Just two people in New Jersey will begin receiving coverage Monday under
new plans created by federal health care reforms.
Ground Zero Imam Says US Worse Than al-Qaeda
New audio has surfaced of the imam behind the controversial mosque near
Ground Zero allegedly telling an audience overseas that the United
States has been far more deadly than al-Qaeda.
Barack Obama Elementary Opens in Maryland
The first school in the D.C. area named after the current president
opens Monday morning as the school year begins in Prince George's
County.
Muslim Center Dispute Sparks New York Rallies
Supporters and opponents of a proposed Muslim cultural center and mosque
near the World Trade Center site staged competing rallies in downtown
Manhattan on Sunday, kept apart by police and barricades.
First US Soldier Killed in Iraq Since Withdrawal of Combat Troops
An American soldier was killed by a rocket strike near Basra today, in
the first US fatality since the last combat troops left Iraq.
Israeli Official Declares: 'We're Preparing for War'
While Israel is hoping for a peaceful resolution to Iran's nuclear
ambitions, the Jewish state is also preparing for "a time of war,"
declared a Knesset member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling
Likud party.
Millions of Children Misdiagnosed With ADHD for Being Younger Than Their
Classmates
Research out of Michigan State University (MSU) has revealed that nearly
a million children, and counting, may have been misdiagnosed with
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) simply for being
younger, and thus more immature, than the other kids in their grade.
Can Drinking Alcohol Help Your Brain Function?
A recent Norwegian study has found a possible link between moderate wine
consumption and better brain function.
FDA Exploits Salmonella Eggs Recall to Pursue Food Sterilization Agenda
It's always amusing to see how quickly consumers can be worked up into a
false fear frenzy by health authorities.
Analysis: Dollar becomes funding currency as yields tumble
"There's a possibility the dollar will be just like the yen a couple of
years ago," said Dean Malone, a currency director at Compass FX in
Dallas, Texas, which sold U.S. dollar versus Swiss francs on Thursday.
"With yields these low, there's simply very little appreciation value in
the dollar," he said. "Until we turn the corner, until employment picks
up and the Fed decides to start raising interest rates, markets will
keep looking for higher returns elsewhere. And the dollar may be used to
help fund those trades."
Stocks, U.S. Futures, Oil Fall on Concern Economies Slowing
Stocks dropped for a fourth day, U.S. futures slipped and commodities
fell while the yen strengthened to a 15-year high against the dollar on
concern the economic recovery is dissipating. Government bonds rallied.
Comment: When investors exit the market, the multinational corporations
will have less cash to work with, will bring down the market further.
I'm looking forward to "the correction".
Japan execution chamber opening could spark debate
The issue of false charges came under the spotlight last year when a man
was released from jail after 17 years when his conviction for killing a
four-year-old girl was overturned after DNA evidence. Yasuyuki Tokuda, a
lawyer who is working to reopen the case of a man hanged in 2008, said
executions should not take place so long as there is any possibility of
a mistake. "Even if he is found innocent, (the executed inmate) Mr. Kuma
cannot come back," he said. Comment: Admittedly, I was once a strong
backer of the death sentence, but have renounced those earlier beliefs.
Regardless of the life and actions of a person, we should not have the
final say in someone to be put to death. Vengeance is the Lord's, not
ours.
Today In History
Monday
August 23, 2010
1838 - The
first class graduated from Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South
Hadley, MA. It was one of the first colleges for women.
1877 - The Texas outlaw Wes Hardin was captured in near Pensacola, FL.
1892 - The printed streetcar transfer was patented by John H. Stedman.
1902 - Fannie Merrit Farmer opened her cooking school, Miss Farmer’s
School of Cookery, in Boston, MA.
1904 - Hard D. Weed patented the grip-tread tire chain for cars.
1914 - Tsingtao, China, was bombarded as Japan declared war on Germany
in World War I.
1944 - During World War II, Romanian prime minister Ion Antonescue was
dismissed. Soon after the country would abandon the Axis and join the
Allies.
1944 - Marseilles was captured by Allied troops during World War II.
1947 - Margaret Truman, U.S. President Truman's daughter, gave her first
public performance as a singer. The event was at the Hollywood Bowl and
had an audience of 15,000.
1952 - The security pact of the Arab League went into effect.
1962 - The first live TV program was relayed between the U.S. and Europe
through the U.S. Telstar satellite.
1970 - U.S. swimmer Gary Hall broke three world records at the AAU
(Amateur Athletic Union) outdoor swimming meet, held in Los Angeles, CA.
1979 - Soviet dancer Alexander Godunov defected while the Bolshoi Ballet
was on tour in New York City.
1982 - The parliament of Lebanon elected Bashir Bemayel president. He
was assassinated three weeks later.
1982 - Gaylord Perry (Seattle Mariners) was tossed out of a game for
throwing an illegal spitball.
1983 - The U.S. announced that it was nearly ready for a test flight of
an anti-satellite missile.
1990 - President Saddam Hussein appeared on Iraqi state television with
a group of Western detainees that he referred to as "guests." He told
the group that they were being held "to prevent the scourge of war."
1992 - Hurricane Andrew hit the Bahamas with 120 mile per hour winds.
1993 - It was confirmed by Los Angeles police that Michael Jackson was
the subject of a criminal investigation.
1996 - U.S. President Clinton imposed limits on peddling cigarettes to
children.
1998 - Kathryn Schoonover was arrested when she was caught stuffing
envelopes with cyanide and preparing to send them to people around the
U.S.
1999 - Rescuers in Turkey found a young boy that had been buried in
rubble from an earthquake for about a week.
1999 - Robert Bogucki was rescued after getting lost in the Great Sandy
Desert of Australia on July 11. During the 43 day ordeal Bogucki lost 44
pounds.
2001 - California Congressman Gary Condit gave an interview to ABC's
Connie Chung. Condit denied involvement in Chandra Levy's disappearance
and avoided directly answering questions about whether they had an
affair.
Everything Is A Lie: The Deliberate Intent To Deceive People Is At An
All Time High
How many more lies will people around the world accept as truth? Some
say a global awakening is taking place, but at what cost? Will it take
the destruction of most of the earth and its resources before people are
enlightened?
Army veteran awarded $130,000 for clamp left in his chest
an Aurora Army veteran who had a surgical clamp left inside his chest
following triple-bypass surgery at the Denver Veterans Affairs hospital,
was awarded $130,000 in damages by a federal judge Thursday.
Government to overhaul bioterror and pandemic flu plans
Although Sebelius did not address it directly, the changes are an
implicit acknowledgment that Project BioShield, a $5.6-billion fund set
up in 2004, has not led to the quick development of a stream of
vaccines, drugs and equipment for the bioterrorism medicine chest. Key
congressional lawmakers last month proposed cutting $2 billion from
BioShield.
Ongoing BP Gulf Disaster May Be Killing Millions
“I think the media now has to...tell the American people who’s getting
money for poisoning the millions of people in the Gulf." - Hugh Kaufman,
senior EPA analyst, admits millions have been poisoned in the Gulf
states.
Sweden Withdraws Warrant for WikiLeaks Founder
Swedish authorities revoked a short-lived arrest warrant for the founder
of WikiLeaks on Saturday, saying a rape accusation against him lacked
substance.
Iran Begins Loading Bushehr Nuclear Reactor
Scientists from Iran worked to fuel the reactor Iran has begun loading
fuel into its first nuclear power station in a ceremony attended by
Russian officials.
Texas July Home Sales Collapse - Lowest Total Since 1997
Be prepared for a reported collapse in home sales and for economists
everywhere to be surprised by it.
Restaurants in 'Survival Mode'
"It's been a miserable 21/2 years," said Chuck Keagle, who has closed
six of the 10 restaurants in his family's Rancho Cucamonga-based Cask 'n
Cleaver steakhouse chain since the downturn began.
Military Resistance 8H10: Indiana Soldiers Resist Deployment
Vatic Project: Having served in the military, I can tell you right now,
something stinks to high heaven. Reading this article below is heart
breaking and disturbing as hell.
Chelaea's New Father-in-Law Bigger Crook Than Daddy Bubba? WOW!!
Edward Mezvinsky served as a congressman from the first district in Iowa
from 1973 to 1979. In 2003, he was convicted of fraud for allegedly
scamming over $10 million from banks and individuals using e-mail fraud
methods
NYC Imam's Goodwill Tour Comes Amid Mosque Furor
The furor over the planned mosque and Islamic center near ground zero
has put Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf in a curious position: At the same time
he is being vilified in the U.S. for spearheading the project, he is
traveling the Mideast on a State Department mission as a symbol of
American religious freedom.
Nearly 50% Leave Obama Mortgage-Aid Program
Nearly half of the 1.3 million homeowners who enrolled in the Obama
administration's flagship mortgage-relief program have fallen out.
Bank Failures #115 to #118 - Bank Failures Friday - 8 Banks Fall - The
FDIC is $20.7 Billion in the Red
From the FDIC: Rabobank, National Association, El Centro, California,
Acquires All the Deposits of Two Banks in California.
This Week: Second and Third Hindenburg Omen This Week
I discussed the Hindenburg Omen earlier this week and the value it has
when understood in terms of the insights it provides relative to real
human activity in the stock market, and in particular its value in
signalling significant market instability.
Huge Miss Coming On Existing Home Sales?
MarketWatch is reporting the consensus for July existing home sales is
4.85 million SAAR (seasonally adjusted annual rate).
Are Banks Selling WORTHLESS Loans to Fannie?
If this is true, it's deadly-serious.
Florida Mosque Bombed: FBI Calls for Help; National Media Mute
On May 10th, a middle-aged man carried a can of gasoline and a pipe bomb
into the Jacksonville Islamic Center of Northeast Florida during evening
prayers and detonated it. Fortunately, there were no injuries to people,
though the bomb did damage property.
Second Farm in Egg Recall Link to Salmonella
A second Iowa egg farm has ordered a major recall of eggs today in an
effort to stem the outbreak of salmonella.
BP Accused of Withholding Critical Sill Data
The company that owned the oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico
is accusing BP of withholding critical evidence needed to investigate
the cause of the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, according to
a confidential document obtained by The Associated Press. BP called the
claims a publicity stunt.
Health Insurance Companies Are Dramatically Increasing Premiums Due to
New Health Care Law and There Is Not Much We Can Do About It
Wasn't the new health care reform law supposed to make health care more
affordable for everyone?
High-Tech Carts Will Tell On Cleveland Residents Who Don't Recycle
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It would be a stretch to say that Big Brother will
hang out in Clevelanders' trash cans, but the city plans to sort through
curbside trash to make sure residents are recycling -- and fine them
$100 if they don't.
Gulf of Mexico:
Continuous Oil Plume Over 35KM In Length, At Approximately 1100M Depth
The Deepwater Horizon blowout is the largest offshore oil spill in
history. We present results from a subsurface hydrocarbon survey using
an autonomous underwater vehicle and a ship-cabled sampler.
Cuts in
Social Security
A White House-created commission is considering proposals to raise the
retirement age and take other steps to shore up the finances of Social
Security, prompting key players to prepare for a major battle over the
program’s future.
The
Richest People That You've Never Heard Of
When you think of the richest people in the world, the name Riley
Bechtel probably doesn't come to mind.
Seasonal, H1N1 Flu Vaccine To Be Combined This Fall
OKLAHOMA CITY — For those concerned about the impending flu season, the
government will be making the seasonal flu vaccine available again this
year.
Senior NOAA Scientist Admits He Lied That Gulf Spill Is Gone, Puts
Adminstration's Spill Disclosure Credibility In Question
The fears of all those who had long believed that the administration,
either in collboration with BP or otherwise, had been flagrantly lying
about the true situation in the GOM, have been confirmed by The Guardian
(via BNO).
Who's Blowing Up Iran's Gas Pipelines?
In the past few weeks Iran’s gas infrastructure, which is central to the
country’s energy requirements, has been hit by a series of unexplained
explosions.
Obama Hits Links for More Mass. Island Golf
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) - It's Sunday and President Barack Obama is on
vacation, so that means it's time for another round of golf on Martha's
Vineyard.
401K Withdrawls at Highest Level in 10 Years
Hardship withdrawals from 401(k) retirement saving plans rose to the
highest level in 10 years during the second quarter, Fidelity
Investments said on Friday, in the latest sign of a dismal economy.
FDA Uses Massive Egg Recall to Push for Pasteurization
Amid the massive egg recall currently underway over potential salmonella
poisoning, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been working
hard to push its pasteurization agenda.
Canada Survey Finds Vast Majority of People Loaded With BPA
A recent report released by Statistics Canada, Canada's official
statistical agency, has revealed that more than 90 percent of Canadians
are contaminated with bisphenol-A (BPA), a toxic chemical compound used
in many plastics and resins.
GSK Executives Sell Drug Compound as Nutritional Supplement on the Side
A recent report in Xconomy has revealed that several executives from
drug giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have been selling proprietary
formulations of resveratrol, a component of red wine that has gained
much attention for its anti-cancer and anti-aging properties, as dietary
supplements while the formations undergo clinical trials for drug
approval.
Zinc Helps Prevent Pneumonia in the Elderly
A new report published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has
found that zinc plays a very important role in health maintenance.
Prescription Drug Overdoses on the Rise in the US
Both accidental and intentional prescription drug overdoses are on the
rise in the United States, according to a study conducted by researchers
from West Virginia University.
Paychecks to Shrink Because of Higher Health Premiums, U.S. Companies
Say
Workers will pay more for their health care next year as U.S. companies
prepare for provisions of the overhaul signed into law by President
Barack Obama, according to a survey released today. About 63 percent of
businesses plan to make employees pay a higher percentage of their
premium costs in 2011, said the Washington-based National Business Group
on Health, which surveyed 72 companies that employ more than 3.7 million
people. The survey showed 46 percent plan to raise the maximum level of
out-of-pocket costs that workers
must bear. Comment: Isn't this proof of just one more lie, in an ongoing
the string of lies, told by this administration and Congress?
Today In History
Friday
August 20, 2010
1866 - The National Labor Union in the U.S. advocated an eight-hour
workday.
1866 - It was formally declared by U.S. President Andrew Johnson that
the American Civil War was over. The fighting had stopped months
earlier.
1914 - German forces occupied Brussels, Belgium, during World War I.
1918 - The British opened its Western Front offensive during World War
I.
1940 - France fell to the Germans during World War II.
1953 - It was announced by the Soviet Union that they had detonated a
hydrogen bomb.
1955 - In Morocco and Algeria hundreds of people were killed in
anti-French rioting.
1955 - Col. Horace A. Hanes, a U.S. Air Force pilot, flew to an altitude
of 40,000 feet. Hanes reached a speed of 822.135 miles per hour in a
Super Sabrejet.
1964 - A $1 billion anti-poverty measure was signed by U.S. President
Lyndon B. Johnson.
1967 - The New York Times reported about a noise reduction system for
album and tape recording developed by technicians R. and D.W. Dolby.
Elektra Record's subsidiary, Checkmate Records became the first label to
use the new Dolby process in its recordings.
1968 - The Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations began invading
Czechoslovakia to crush the "Prague Spring" liberalization.
1977 - Voyager 2 was launched by the United States. The spacecraft was
carrying a 12 inch copper phonograph record containing greetings in
dozens of languages, samples of music and sounds of nature.
1985 - The original Xerox 914 copier was presented to the Smithsonian
Institute's Museum of American History. Chester Carlson invented the
machine.
1986 - Patrick Henry Sherril, postal employee, killed 14 co-workers in a
shooting spree at the post office in Edmond, OK.
1988 - Eight British soldiers were killed by a landmine while in a
military bus in Northern Ireland. The mine belonged to the Irish
Republican Army.
1989 - Jose and Kitty Menendez were shot to death by their sons Lyle and
Erik. The first trials ended in hung juries.
1991 - A rally of more that 100,000 people occurred outside the Russian
parliament building to protest the coup that removed Gorbachev from
power.
1997 - NATO troops seized six police stations in Banja Luka that had
been held by troops controlled by former Bosnian Serb President Radovan
Karadzic.
1997 - Britain began voluntary evacuation of its Caribbean island of
Montserrat due to the volcanic activity of the Soufriere Hills.
1998 - Canada's Supreme Court announced that Quebec could not secede
without the federal government's consent.
1998 - U.S. military forces attacked a terrorist camp in Afghanistan and
a chemical plant in Sudan. Both targets were chosen for cruise missile
strikes due to their connection with Osama bin Laden.
1998 - The U.N. Security Council extended trade sanctions against Iraq
for blocking arms inspections.
Audit: US cannot account for $8.7B in Iraqi funds
The $8.7 billion in question was Iraqi money managed by the Pentagon,
not part of the $53 billion that Congress has allocated for rebuilding.
It's cash that Iraq, which relies on volatile oil revenues to fuel its
spending, can ill afford to lose.
Homeowners' Rebellion: Could 62 Million Homes Be Foreclosure-Proof?
The financial juggling that helped cause the 2008 crisis may be coming
back to haunt banks—and help homeowners.
It Begins… Soros Bailing Out of US Stock Market
Far Left billionaire, democratic donor and Obama supporter, George Soros
is bailing out of the US stock market. The value of billionaire investor
George Soros’s hedge fund dropped by 42% to $5.1 billion at the end of
the second quarter.
Kidnapped Mexican mayor found dead
Security forces find the body of a mayor days after he was abducted by
hitmen in the latest attack on a public official by increasingly bold
drug gangs. Comment: When recently talking to one of our friends from
Mexico, he told us that things are REALLY bad down there and even the
tourist areas are far from safe. He mentioned drive-by shootings as
being common, even in the tourist areas.
Firms struggle to access funding
Bank credit has dried up for many small companies, while those which do
have loans and overdrafts are finding that the cost of borrowing is on
the increase. According to business sources, interest rates are being
pushed up, while fees are also rising. The Small Firms Association (SFA)
said recently that the cost of – as well as access to – finance was an
increasing problem for small businesses, with 15 per cent of respondent
companies stating that the cost of their working capital had increased
in the last three months.
10 Credible Conspiracy Theories?
Here are the top ten list of conspiracy theories from AlterNet and with
comments beneath.
Struggling workers increasingly tapping 401(k) accounts for needed cash
In the wake of news about a spike in new applications for unemployment
benefits comes another potentially troubling sign: A record number of
workers made hardship withdrawals from their retirement accounts in the
second quarter. What's more, the number of workers borrowing from their
accounts reached a 10-year high, according to a report issued Friday by
Fidelity Investments.
New study: 85% of Big Pharma's new drugs are "lemons" and pose health
risks to users
Independent reviewers found that about 85 percent of new drugs offer few
if any new benefits -- but they carry the risk of causing serious harm
to users.
Greece Enters Death Spiral
The austerity measures that were supposed to fix Greece's problems are
dragging down the country's economy. Stores are closing, tax revenues
are falling and unemployment has hit an unbelievable 70 percent in some
places. Frustrated workers are threatening to strike back.
Southern California home sales collapse by 21 percent year over year.
Real estate tanks simultaneously with ending of government artificial
market intervention
As would be expected, home sales in Southern California have collapsed
in near synchronization with the ending of tax credits and tighter
lending guidelines. The July sales figures fell on a year over year
basis by 21.4 percent. This is a significant drop in a summer month that
usually has solid home sales. This is the proof that the market is
merely being held up by massive government intervention and incredibly
expensive tax credits that serve really no purpose except to provide a
short term sugar high for the market. Comment: Hold on to your assets,
if you're buying a house, since the best deals are still yet to come.
Housing prices up but foreclosure rates paint a different picture
Foreclosure rates are an important indicator of economic well-being and
are driven by employment levels. These persistently high rates, less
distorted by the recent tax credit than housing prices, help to give a
fuller picture of the state of the housing market. The rates imply that
the housing market has stabilized somewhat, but absent the effects of
the first-time homebuyer's tax credit, there hasn't been all that much
recovery from the same time one year ago. Comment: The interesting item,
somewhat said and glossed over, is the fact that the first time house
buyer incentives really didn't do anything major to help this situation.
Like the cash for clunkers, here's another place where bailouts don't
work, especially if people are unemployed.
Schmidt Offers Google's Most Chilling Big Brother Scenario Yet
Plenty of people have worried that because of the amount of information
Google knows about people, it could become an Orwellian Big Brother.
Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims at 500,000, Highest Since November
2009
In the week ending Aug. 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 500,000, an increase of 12,000 from the previous
week's revised figure of 488,000.
US Prepares for Gold Standard
I have often written about the US Treasury and US Mint's very strange
behavior when it comes to their part in continuing "business as usual"
for the fiat monetary system.
A
List of Goldman Sachs People in the Obama Government: Names Attached to
the Giant Squids Tentacles
At a time when Congressional hearings are set to call testimony from
some Goldman Sachs employees, it is vital to understand how widespread
that institution’s ties are to the Obama administration.
Russian Scholar Warns of 'Secret' US Climate Change Weapon
As Muscovites suffer record high temperatures this summer, a Russian
political scientist has claimed the United States may be using
climate-change weapons to alter the temperatures and crop yields of
Russia and other Central Asian countries.
Goodbye Iraq: Last US Combat Brigade Heads Home
As their convoy reached the barbed wire at the border crossing out of
Iraq on Wednesday, the soldiers whooped and cheered.
S.510 Fake Food Safety: Forcing the Collapse of Domestic Agriculture
If food safety were the real issue…we would close down the USDA and FDA
corporations immediately. S.510 is not intended to, and will not do
anything other than stifle economic growth, kill off the domestic
agricultural sector and hand that sector over to corporate predators.
The Story of Obama: All in the Company
WMR previously reported on the CIA links of President Obama’s mother,
father, step-father, grandmother to the CIA.
Fidel Castro Fascinated By Book on Bilderberg Club
Fidel Castro is showcasing a theory long popular both among the far left
and far right: that the shadowy Bilderberg Group has become a kind of
global government, controlling not only international politics and
economics, but even culture.
Nearly 80% of Gulf Spill Oil Still in Water
Nearly 80 per cent of the oil spilled from a BP well in the Gulf of
Mexico is still in the gulf, US scientists have estimated, challenging a
more optimistic assessment by the US government earlier in the month.
CBO Sees Difficult Economic Times Ahead
The U.S. economy faces even more difficult times ahead with chronic high
unemployment rates and slow manufacturing growth hurting the recovery,
Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf said on Thursday.
Obamas to Begin Sixth Holiday of the Year
President Barack Obama will be accompanied by his wife Michelle and
daughters Malia, 12, and Sasha, nine, and are expected to stay at the
historic Blue Heron Farm in Chilmark.
CIA Forms New Center to Combat Nukes, WMD's
The CIA is opening a counterproliferation center to combat the spread of
dangerous weapons and technology, a move that comes as Iran is on the
verge of fueling up a new nuclear power plant.
Schwarzenegger Orders Furloughs to Start After Top California Court
Rules
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said 150,000 government
workers must begin taking time off without pay starting Aug. 20
following a court ruling lifting an injunction temporarily blocking the
furloughs.
Death of 'Government Motors' Offers Obama a Welcome Victory
General Motors' giant leap away from government ownership Wednesday
could be a small but vital step in President Barack Obama's efforts to
convince Americans his economic policies are working.
Nearly
Half of United States Considering Arizona-Style Immigration Legislation
Twenty-two states are now in the process of drafting or seeking to pass
legislation similar to Arizona’s law against illegal immigration.
Egg Recall Tied to Salmonella Grows to 380 Million
Hundreds of people have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to
eggs in four states and possibly more, health officials said Wednesday
as a company dramatically expanded a recall to 380 million eggs.
Prince Charles Urges British Families to 'Snub the Bathtub'
Prince Charles has told British families to take shorter showers to help
protect the environment.
Australian Survey Buoy Anomalies Offer New Evidence that Planet X is
Approaching From the South
A heated debate in the Planet X community focuses on where Planet X is
approaching from. Many believe it is near or moving along the ecliptic
in the direction of the sun (the plane of our solar system.)
Ben and Jerry's 'Natural' Ice Cream Filled With Unnatural Ingredients
Consumer watchdog group Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
is calling out popular ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's for using
artificial and chemically-altered ingredients in its "All Natural"
premium ice creams.
Obesity Linked to Poor Sperm Quality
Young men now have a new incentive to stay lean and fit. According to a
new report in the journal Fertility and Sterility, overweight young men
have poorer sperm quality than their peers of a more healthy weight do.
Tainted Poultry Litter Causing Widespread Arsenic Contamination
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research
Service (ARS) has pinpointed a major source of arsenic contamination in
the environment -- poultry litter.
Vaccines Destroy the Lives of Children in China
More than 70 children in the northern Chinese province of Shanxi have
suffered severe side effects from defective vaccines in the past several
years, the China Economic Times has reported.
Walgreens Announces Flu Shot Gift Card: Give the 'Gift' of a Vaccine
Summer isn't even over yet and the big push for the mass vaccination of
the entire population is already under way.
SAMe Supplement Effective at Treating Depression, Study Finds
Researchers recently completed a study revealing that the increasingly
popular supplement S-Adenosyl Methionine (SAMe) is an effective
treatment for people with depression.
Women More Easily Stressed Than Men
Two new studies have revealed that women deal with a lot more mental
stress than men do.
Democrats reject gloomy election forecast
Democrats said they were encouraged by the success of the conservative
"Tea Party" movement in Republican primaries, which has forced the party
to the right and resulted in the nomination of more conservative
outsider candidates in several key Senate races. They said the
nomination of anti-establishment Tea Party-favorites Sharron Angle in
Nevada, Rand Paul in Kentucky and Ken Buck in Colorado has bolstered
Democratic chances in Senate races in those states. Public opinion polls
in those states show all three races are close, and Paul has led most
polls in Kentucky. Comment: This is what the establishment looks like
when it's in complete denial.
Flight to “safety” eases China diversification
China appears to be taking steps to diversify its holdings away from the
U.S. dollar and may just have chosen a pretty good time to do it. Longer
term a meaningful diversification by China, which holds about a third of
its $2.45 trillion currency reserves in U.S. Treasuries, is probably
both inevitable and highly risky. Inevitable, because China probably
realizes that, given the U.S.’s difficult fiscal and economic challenges
it is not sensible to have its own fortunes tied so closely to its major
client.
Comment: This subject is becoming more and more commonplace in articles
talking about China and the U.S.
Crude Oil Declines to Six-Week Low Amid Signs U.S. Recovery Is Faltering
Crude oil declined to six-week low as rising U.S. jobless claims and a
contraction in manufacturing added to concern growth in the world’s
biggest oil-consuming nation is slowing.
Rapturous gold bugs see new highs ahead
Wednesday may prove to have been a very important day in gold. Gold
broke early in the day, but then metal reversed, closing higher than
Tuesday's high. For technicians, this amounts to an outside reversal.
Related:
Gold rises 6th day in a row on weak U.S. jobs data
Point: Nullification Is The Civil Disobedience of Federalism
The national government appropriates power to itself, and it has built
structures to weaken or remove legal impediments to that power. In
response, we need illegal, but peaceful, impediments. Non-violent
resistance carries with it a moral weight that legal Supreme Court
wrangling never will, and that is a tool that we in the fight for
liberty do NOT want to cede. Nullification may not be legal, but it is
legitimate.
Google street view: shades of Nazi spy era?
It wasn’t too long ago that apartment dwellers in Germany assumed that
someone, somewhere in the building, was taking notes on everything they
did. Even people who owned their own homes could never be certain
whether a government mole was listening in on their conversations. Read
More...
The Stealth Debt Restructuring
Will the European Central Bank, whose prime directive is to keep
inflation no higher than 2 percent, tolerate higher prices? Yes, said
Mr. Fels, as long as the inflation comes from outside the euro area via
import prices. The central bank will also be reluctant to add to the
woes of Greece, Spain, Portugal and other slow-growth countries by
raising rates. It could probably live with 3 percent inflation while the
Fed, which has a more flexible mandate, would tolerate 5 percent or so.
Comment: This sounds a lot like the comments that Bob Chapman made, well
over two years ago, regarding hyperinflation and devaluation coexisting.
Obviously, this is "trying" to be avoided.
Today In History
Thursday
August 19, 2010
1812 - "Old Ironsides" (the USS Constitution) won a battle against the
British frigate Guerriere east of Nova Scotia.
1848 - The discovery of gold in California was reported by the New York
Herald.
1856 - The process of processing condensed milk was patented by Gail
Borden.
1909 - The first car race to be run on brick occurred at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
1919 - Afghanistan gained independence from Britain.
1929 - "Amos and Andy," the radio comedy program, made its debut on NBC
starring Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll.
1934 - Adolf Hitler was approved for sole executive power in Germany as
Fuehrer.
1940 - The new Civil Aeronautics Administration awarded honorary license
#1 to Orville Wright.
1942 - About 6,000 Canadian and British soldiers launched a raid against
the Germans at Dieppe, France. They suffered about 50 percent
casualties.
1955 - Severe flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Diane, in the
Northeast United States, claimed 200 lives.
1960 - Francis Gary Powers, an American U-2 pilot, was convicted of
espionage in Moscow.
1960 - Two dogs were launched in a satellite into Earth's orbit by the
Soviet Union.
1978 - 400 people were killed in a theater in Abadan, Iran. Moslem
extremist set the fire.
1981 - Two Libyan SU-22s were shot down by two U.S. Navy F-14 fighters
in the Gulf of Sidra.
1981 - The final episode of "Charlie's Angels was aired on ABC-TV.
1986 - 20 people were killed in a car bomb explosion in Tehran. Iran
initially accused "American agents", however they later executed an
"Iraqi agent."
1987 - David Horowitz, consumer reporter in Burbank, CA, was held at
gunpoint while on camera and forced to read the assailants note. The
program went off the air while police removed the gunman.
1991 - Soviet hard-liners announced that President Mikhail Gorbachev had
been removed from power. Gorbachev returned to power two days later.
1993 - "Cheers" ended an 11-year run on NBC-TV. The show debuted on
September 30, 1982.
1996 - A judge sentenced former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker to four
years probation for his Whitewater crimes.
1999 - In Belgrade, thousands of Serbs attended a rally to demand the
resignation of Yugoslavia's President Slobodan Milosevic.
2002 - A Russian military helicopter crashed after being shot by rebels
in Chechnya. 119 people were killed.
2004 - Google Inc. stock began selling on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The
initial price was set at $85 and ended the day at $100.34 with more than
22 million shares traded.
Central Banks Headed For Disaster
So here is a major banking crisis in the making, mainly as a result of
the central banks’ continual attempts to rig the market finally coming
to a head. It is a time when the whole idea of a world monopolized by
fiat currencies is losing credibility. Fears of deflation currently
dominate central bankers thinking. They dare not address the risk of
inflation and nothing would suit central bankers more than the ability
to print money without inflationary consequences.
Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database
The Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database, launched by Beyond Pesticides,
facilitates access to epidemiologic and laboratory studies based on real
world exposure scenarios that link public health effects to pesticides.
Walgreens announces flu shot gift card; give the "gift" of a vaccine
Summer isn't even over yet and the big push for the mass vaccination of
the entire population is already under way. The CDC started the push by
recently urging vaccine shots for everyone -- including infants,
pregnant women and immune-compromised people. Adding to the vaccination
hoopla, Walgreens has announced something quite bizarre: A flu shot gift
card.
GM Announces Venture With Chinese Partner
General Motors Wednesday announced an interesting engine venture with
one of its Chinese partners. GM and its Chinese partner, SAIC Motor,
announced that they plan to jointly develop fuel-efficient small engines
and transmissions. Comment: There's other ways, than shopping at Wal*Mart,
to send our money to China!
Last full U.S. combat brigade leaves Iraq
The last U.S. combat troops crossed the border into Kuwait on Thursday
morning, bringing to a close the active combat phase of a 7½-year war
that overthrew the dictatorial regime of Saddam Hussein, forever defined
the presidency of George W. Bush and left more than 4,400 American
service members and tens of thousands of Iraqis dead.
Debt Virus Spreads During Make-Believe Recovery
The fevered predictions of the early summer that the euro was doomed,
and that Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis would rip through countries such
as Spain and Portugal like a virus, have been forgotten. The crisis
appears to be over. Don’t believe it. Under the surface, the cracks in
the euro are getting worse. The imbalances in the euro area are growing
all the time. The resistance to the bailout package will rise as the
terms turn out to be immoral and absurd. And the big-deficit nations are
locked in a downward economic spiral.
Scientists Discover that Radiation Causes Breast Cancer
Girls who undergo chest radiation as a cancer treatment are
significantly more likely to develop breast cancer as little as eight
years later, according to a study conducted by researchers from Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York and published in the Annals of
Internal Medicine.
London
Issues Orders to Obama: Hyperinflate!
The British Empire's messengers continue to bark out orders to their
Obama administration in Washington, that he has to hyperinflate the
financial system like there is no tomorrow. After all, it worked really
well for Weimar Germany, didn't it?
Final Gulf Oil Well 'Kill' Plan on Hold Amid Pressure Fears
A long-standing deadline for sealing the ruptured Gulf of Mexico well
deep below the seabed will be missed as US officials and BP tackle
concerns about debris lodged in the well.
Frank and Dodd
Kill Transparency
In a stunning revelation reported by Fox Business News, the Securities
and Exchange Commission can now deny Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
requests by the public and the media as a result of a provision in the
Dodd-Frank Financial Regulation law just signed by President Obama.
Renewed Attack
On Private Property - Be Afraid
One of the things that perpetually frightens me about America is the
unreasoning ability of our people to continually wave off things that
are right in our faces – to just believe in the better side of people –
even politicians.
The Dollar Continues to Fall Despite Economic Recovery Efforts
The Dollar Index has fallen for the 10th week in a row, worrying
investors and economist all over the world. The data suggests US
recovery efforts have yet to set a firm foundation in the worlds largest
economy. What does this mean? It means the US is still in a recession
and the recovery effort is failing.
Jury Deadlocks on 23 of 24 Charges Against Blagojevich
A federal jury deadlocked Tuesday on all but one of 24 charges against
former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, including the most explosive of
all -- that he tried to sell an appointment to President Barack Obama's
old Senate seat.
Ron Paul Will
Run for President in 2012
Ron Paul is planning to run against Obama in 2012, this is a tip from an
insider known as "The Collins," a hard core activist with connections to
the Pauls.
DHS Memo 'Administrative Alternative to Comprehensive Immigration
Reform'
Terrorist Interrogation Tapes Found
The CIA has videotapes, after all, of interrogations in a secret
overseas prison of admitted 9/11 plotter Ramzi Binalshibh.
Rep Pelosi Calls for Investigation of WTC Mosque Opposition
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, called for an
investigation of those who are protesting the building of the Ground
Zero Mosque on Tuesday. She told San Francisco's KCBS radio:
Ailing 9/11 Responders Slam President Obama: Focus on Zadroga Health
bill, Not Ground Zero Mosque
Ailing 9/11 responders slammed President Obama on Tuesday for sounding
off on the Ground Zero mosque while keeping silent on a $7.2 billion
health care
bill.
Israel Has Days to Strike Bushehr
Israel has only mere days to launch an attack on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear
reactor if Russia makes good on its plan to deliver fuel there this
weekend, former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton warned Tuesday.
Iran's
Secret Pipeline Into the US
Iran Air 744 is a bimonthly flight that originates in Tehran and flies
directly to Caracas with periodic stops in Beirut and Damascus. The
maiden flight was Feb. 2, 2007.
VIDEO: Craig T. Nelson 's Glenn Beck Tax Rant
US May Sue Arizona's Sheriff Arpaio For Not Cooperating in Investigation
A federal investigation of a controversial Arizona sheriff known for
tough immigration enforcement has intensified in recent days, escalating
the conflict between the Obama administration and officials in the
border state.
Gore Calls for Major Protests on Government's Climate Change Inaction
Former Vice President Gore is calling for major rallies to protest
congressional inaction on climate change.
VIDEO: Dock Owners Asking Fishermen to Sign Waiver Stating That They
Would Be Responsible for Contaminated Fish?
While President Obama and state officials claim that the Gulf is ‘open
for business,’ these fishermen say the spraying of dispersants in the
Gulf of Mexico is ongoing and they’ re concerned that seafood pulled
from impacted waters is unsafe for eating.
Wal-Mart Quietly Raises Prices
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT), which for years has touted its prowess at
lowering prices, has been doing the opposite as it tries to bolster its
bottom line amid stagnating sales.
White House Directive: Erect Signs at all Stimulus Projects as 'Symbol
of President Obama's Commitment to American People'
Federal contractors receiving money for projects funded by the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)—the $862 billion economic stimulus
law President Barack Obama signed in February 2009—have been encouraged
and, in some cases, required by the administration to post signs that
say their work is funded by that specific act.
Sugar Beets - Monsanto Wins Again
Last Friday a federal judge imposed a nationwide ban on GMO sugar beets
and it was overturned the next business day. Sugar beets comprise 50% of
the sugar used in US food, and 95% of the sugar beets grown in the US
are GMO.
Almost 80% of the Oil From Deepwater Horizon Disaster Remains in the
Gulf
Despite what BP and and the media may be reporting, a study by the
Georgia Sea Grant and the University of Georgia that was released
yesterday stated that almost 80% of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon
disaster remains in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Genetically Manipulated Crops: The GMO Catastrophe in the USA
Recently the unelected potentates of the EU Commission in Brussels have
sought to override what has repeatedly been shown to be the overwhelming
opposition of the European Union population to the spread of Genetically
Modified Organisms (GMO) in EU agriculture.
China Targets US Troops With Arms Buildup
China is aggressively building up military forces capable of striking
U.S. forces in the western Pacific and elsewhere as part of what the
Pentagon calls an array of high-tech "anti-access" missiles, submarines
and warplanes in its latest annual report.
New Study: 85% of Big Pharma's New Drugs Are 'Lemons' and Pose Health
Risks to Users
For years, natural health proponents have been sounding the alarm about
the dangers of new drugs being pushed on consumers.
Severe Weather Threatens World Food Supply
Extreme weather conditions across the globe are destroying crops, cattle
and land, as nations struggle through things like droughts, floods and
other natural phenomena.
Developing nations to bear cancer brunt
Developing countries will bear 60 percent of the world's cancer burden
by 2020 and 70 percent by 2030, but are not prepared for the looming
crisis, cancer experts warned in a report on Thursday. These countries
do not have the infrastructure in place to prevent cancer, diagnose it
early or provide long-term treatment, according to CanTreat
International, which comprises experts from leading international cancer
organizations. "Developed countries have been setting up plans and
systems to cope with cancer all the time, but developing countries are
not ready ... treatment, diagnoses are made very late or not at all, so
the (death) toll is much, much higher," Joseph Saba, a medical doctor
and member of the group, said in an interview. Comment: See, vaccination
have helped developing countries...(dramatic pause)...kill more people!
Clinton to Urge Global Aid for Pakistan to Match Haiti Response
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks today on Pakistan’s need
for humanitarian assistance as donations trail the response to the Haiti
earthquake. Clinton speaks at 4 p.m. at the United Nations General
assembly in New York, a day after an Obama administration official said
the U.S. will pledge more money to the flood- devastated country.
Senator John Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, said today during a visit
to Pakistan that U.S. aid will increase to $150 million, the Associated
Press reported. Comment: Let's stop sending drones and bombs there and
let them use the money saved there. This is insane. I'm compassionate,
but this is pure hypocrisy!
Silver, Two of Seven
Silver metal was recognized as more precious than gold when bartering in
ancient Egypt - this recorded as early as 930 BC. Silver’s use as money
in coin form began around 2600 years ago. The Lydian (present day
Turkey) Trite is considered by many experts to be one of the first coins
used as money. It was made of “Electrum”, a silver and gold mixture.
Egyptian silver in coin form began appearing around 300BC. Silver and
gold have stood the test of time, as a medium of exchange, a storehouse
of value and a safe haven in times of turmoil. Comment: I like the
historical references in this article, which is a different angle than
we usually read when someone writes about gold and silver. The author is
100% correct about where silver is headed!
Today In History
Wednesday
August 18, 2010
1840 - The American Society of Dental Surgeons was founded in New York
City, NY.
1846 - Gen. Stephen W. Kearney and his U.S. forces captured Santa Fe,
NM.
1894 - The Bureau of Immigration was established by the U.S. Congress.
1914 - The "Proclamation of Neutrality" was issued by U.S. President
Woodrow Wilson. It was aimed at keeping the U.S. out of World War I.
1916 - Abraham Lincoln's, the 16th president of the U.S., birthplace was
made into a national shrine.
1919 - The "Anti-Cigarette League of America" was formed in Chicago IL.
1920 - Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The Amendment guaranteed the right of all American women to vote.
1937 - The first FM radio construction permit was issued in Boston, MA.
The station went on the air two years later.
1938 - The Thousand Islands Bridge was dedicated by U.S. President
Franklin D. Roosevelt. The bridge connects the U.S. and Canada.
1940 - Canada and the U.S. established a joint defense plan against the
possible enemy attacks during World War II.
1958 - Vladimir Nabokov's novel "Lolita" was published.
1963 - James Meredith graduated from the University of Mississippi. He
was the first black man to accomplish this feat.
1966 - The first pictures of earth taken from moon orbit were sent back
to the U.S.
1981 - Herschel Walker of the University of Georgia took out an
insurance policy with Lloyd’s of London. The all-American was insured
for one million dollars.
1982 - The volume on the New York Stock Exchange topped the 100-million
level for the first time at 132.69 million shares traded.
1982 - The longest baseball game played at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL,
went 21 innings before the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cubs 2-1.
1983 - 22 people were killed and over $1 billion in damage was caused
when hurricane Alicia hit the Texas coast.
1990 - The first shots were fired by the U.S. in the Persian Gulf Crisis
when a U.S. frigate fired rounds across the bow of an Iraqi oil tanker.
1991 - An unsuccessful coup was attempted in against President Mikhail
S. Gorbachev. The Soviet hard-liners were responsible. Gorbechev and his
family were effectively imprisoned for three days while vacationing in
Crimea.
1997 - Beth Ann Hogan became the first coed in the Virginia Military
Institute's 158-year history.
1998 - Sam Bowers', ex-Klansman, fifth trial began. Bowers was being
tried again for the 1966 firebombing death of Vernon Dahmer, a civil
right activist.
1998 - Mrs. Field's Original Cookies announced that they would acquire
the Great American Cookie Co.
2004 - Donald Trump unveiled his board game (TRUMP the Game) where
players bid on real estate, buy big ticket items and make billion-dollar
business deals.
VIDEO: Craig T. Nelson 's Glenn Beck Tax Rant
Sara Lee latest to curtail use of high-fructose corn syrup
Many medical and nutritional professionals, as well as the Corn Refiners
Association, contend that all sweeteners are metabolized the same way. A
Princeton University study, on the other hand, has shown that long-term
consumption of high-fructose corn syrup does lead to abnormal increases
in body fat, especially around the belly. Books like "The Omnivore's
Dilemma" have added to the debate, charging that widespread use of
high-fructose corn syrup is part of what's wrong with the American diet.
And movies like "Food, Inc." have heightened many consumers' skepticism
about big food.
Students Told to Stop Singing National Anthem in D.C. - The Return
Of Civil Disobedience
Police tell students to stop singing national anthem at Lincoln Memorial
in Washington D.C.
Corexit Is Being Sprayed at Night, Even Now (According to BP Vessel of
Opportunity Workers and Others)
The government and BP have said that no dispersants have been sprayed in
the Gulf since the well was partially capped on July 15th.
However, local residents have been saying for weeks that Corexit is
still being sprayed.
Pakistan flood toll rises but international aid fails to flow
About 14 million people have now been affected by the flooding, and
about 1,600 people killed. Both figures are expected to rise in the
coming days. Pakistan's federal flood commission estimated that 300,000
homes have been destroyed or seriously damaged so far and 2.6m acres
(105,000 sq km) of croplands submerged.
Chinese investments in an Idaho gold mine just one way the state hopes
to revive its economy
Chinese businessmen and their families sat in the aisles and stood along
the wall of a crowded Shanghai hotel conference room to hear Gov. Butch
Otter invite them to move themselves and their money to Idaho. 20
investors had signed on to invest a total of $10 million that estimates
say could create 200 jobs in Idaho. It was the first of what the state
hopes will be a program that creates 1,200 jobs and brings $60 million a
year to Idaho.
Guilty on just 1 count, Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich taunts U.S. attorney
Amazing. The report begins: "After deliberating for two weeks, a federal
jury today convicted Rod Blagojevich of only one of the 24 counts
against him - lying to the FBI - and announced it was deadlocked on the
other 23 counts."
Foxconn Removes Safety Nets, Holds Rallies After Suicide Spree
The group is shifting facilities to central China to let employees work
closer to their hometowns, and hiring outside management for some
dormitories as it moves toward a “more open” style of management,
Foxconn said in June. As many as 300,000 people will be employed at a
new factory in Henan, the home province of almost 20 percent of
Foxconn’s China workforce, the local government said in June. Jimm's
Comment: I cannot be the only one raising the question of why is a
dormitory is associated to a major corporation? Is this open an open
admittance of slavery by the corporation.
40l(k)/IRA Nationalization Quietly Moves Forward
Although it's an ad for Goldworth, the facts are bluntly stated. This is
something I've been yelling about for well over two years now. There are
a number of bills, pushing for this, currently in Congress. Look for
this to happen, disguised as the "way to save Social Security". I'm not
endorsing this company (since I'd not researched what they're all
about), but am impressed that they are stating the truth. I'll take any
ounce of resistance to this tyranny. Bottom line, "they" want your
retirement accounts to help "protect you".
Vietnam Devalues Its Currency as Equities Approach Bear Market
Vietnam devalued its currency for the third time since November, moving
to reverse a slump in exports that helped to drive stocks close to a
bear market. The dong dropped 1.1 percent to 19,320 per dollar as of
11:22 a.m. in Hanoi, after touching a record-low 19,425 as the central
bank lowered the reference rate by 2 percent. The Ho Chi Minh City Stock
Exchange’s VN Index dropped 1.7 percent to 455.49, extending its decline
from the May peak to 17 percent, near the 20 percent that would indicate
a bear market.
Is the U.S. Becoming a Third-World Country?
This begs the question: how much longer can giants like Walmart and Home
Depot rely on cost cutting to beat the Street’s earnings expectations in
the face of stubbornly slow sales? Not much longer, it turns out.
According to the New York Post, a recent JPMorgan Chase study of a
Walmart Supercenter in Virginia has revealed that “the worlds’ largest
retailer has raised prices by nearly 6% on average over the past six
weeks.” Prices on certain items increased by more than half – such as a
50% price hike on Windex household cleaner, 65% on Quaker Oats instant
grits, and 50% on Tide laundry soap. So much for everyday low prices.
Granted, Walmart is still at the lower end of the retail spectrum, but,
says the New York Post, “its lead is narrowing – to 10.4 percent last
month from 16 percent in June.”
START Expiration Ends US Inspection of Russian Nuclear Bases
For the first time in 15 years, U.S. officials have lost their ability
to inspect Russian long-range nuclear bases, where they had become
accustomed to peering into missile silos, counting warheads and whipping
out tape measures to size up rockets.
The Great American Disaster: How Much Gold Remains In Fort Knox?
Yesterday marked the 39th anniversary of the day when the US Government
declared bankruptcy. Oh, they didn't call it that at the time. But what
happened on August 15, 1971 was that the US defaulted on its promise to
pay gold for dollars. Before that day, gold was the legal linchpin of
the world monetary system. Although every currency was defined in terms
of the US dollar, the dollar itself was legally defined as 1/35th of a
troy ounce of gold.
Former U.S. Army commander of forces in Afghanistan Stanley McChrystal
to teach at Yale
The former U.S. Army commander of forces in Afghanistan who was fired
for making disparaging comments about his civilian superiors has been
hired to teach at Yale, one of America's top universities. He will be
teaching a graduate course on leadership.
Karzai Wants Private Security Firms Out of Afghanistan
American officials were stunned Monday by a surprise announcement from
President Hamid Karzai's spokesman calling for the dissolution within
four months of the private security companies that foreign armies and
aid organizations in Afghanistan rely on to do their daily work.
China Reduces Holdings of Treasury Debt in June
China reduced its holdings of U.S. Treasury debt for a second straight
month in June while the holdings of Japan and Britain rose.
Attacks Against Mexicans Inflame Tensions in NYC
When Rodolfo Olmedo was dragged down by a group of men shouting
anti-Mexican epithets and bashed over the head with a wooden stick on
the street outside his home, he instinctively covered his face to keep
from getting disfigured. Blood filled his mouth.
Founder of Reaganomics Says That 'Without A Revolution, Americans Are
History'
The United States is running out of time to get its budget and trade
deficits under control.
China Diversifies Away From the Dollar
China, whose $2.45 trillion in foreign-exchange reserves are the world’s
largest, is turning bullish on Europe and Japan at the expense of the
U.S., reports Bloomberg.
The Return of Civil Disobedience
It’s good to see civil disobedience making a comeback. As NBC’s
Washington, D.C., affiliate reported recently, a group of students who
were members of the conservative Young America’s Foundation High School
Conference were touring
the Capitol in June.
Gulf Shrimpers Find Oil In Reopened Fishing Areas, Government Says 'Shut
Up,' Sierra Club Alleges Areas Were Solely Reopened to Limit BP's
Liability
While the government says that the oil is gone, shrimpers say its still
there.
War Preparations? Biggest US-Israeli Joint Infantry Exercise Ever
The Israeli military on Saturday carried out maneuvers in a terrain that
resembles south Lebanon as part of exercises on the occupied Palestinian
territories’ borders with Lebanon and Syria.
'Fructose-Slurping' Cancer Could Sour the Soda Business
Soda and processed-food manufacturers have long insisted that all sugars
are essentially the same. Yet, simultaneously they're delicately backing
away from high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) as one study after another
links the corn-based sweetener to obesity and diabetes.
Israel Has '8 Days' to Hit Iran Nuclear Site
Israel has "eight days" to launch a military strike against Iran's
Bushehr nuclear facility and stop Tehran from acquiring a functioning
atomic plant, a former US envoy to the UN has said.
US Breast Cancer Drug Decision 'Marks Start of Death Panels'
A decision to rescind endorsement of the drug would reignite the highly
charged debate over US health care reform and how much the state should
spend on new and expensive treatments.
Russian Scholar Warns of 'Secret' US Climate Change Weapon
As Muscovites suffer record high temperatures this summer, a Russian
political scientist has claimed the United States may be using
climate-change weapons to alter the temperatures and crop yields of
Russia and other Central Asian countries.
Pentagon Warning Over China Military Build-Up
China is extending its military advantage over Taiwan and increasingly
looking beyond, building up a force with power to strike in Asia as far
afield as the US territory of Guam, the Pentagon said.
Obamacare Hits! Closes Pain Treatment Program
Obamacare has landed in Denver, where doctors at a pain-management
clinic have been told they must stop treating patients with a successful
process that extracts their own adult stem cells, cultivates them and
then reinjects them to stimulate growth in damaged limbs.
The EPA Is Out Of Control
The Environmental Protection Agency is waging an unprecedented battle to
end U.S. farming as we know it. Wielding regulation like a scythe, on
the books or proposed, EPA is trying single-handed to make farming
obsolete.
Will the Bizarre Weather of 2010 Set the Stage For a Major Global Food
Shortage in 2011?
Record-shattering heatwaves all over the world, massive wildfires in
Russia, truly historic flooding in Pakistan and China and devastating
droughts in many other areas are playing havoc with harvests all over
the globe.
Scientists Discover How Polyphenols in Green Tea May Protect Health of
Diabetics
Having a cup of tea involves a lot more than meets the eye -- and the
taste buds.
Acetaminophen More Than Doubles Risk of Asthma in Young People
Acetaminophen, more commonly recognized as aspirin, is under fire after
a new study revealed that the drug can significantly increase young
people's risk of developing asthma and eczema.
Chinese Babies Growing Breasts From Milk Hormones?
Premature development in young girls is becoming a problem in China,
where growth hormones used in milk production have been found in certain
baby formulas.
The Newest Eating Disorder: Sleep Eating
As many as one in a thousand adults may binge eat in their sleep,
according to an article in the New York Times.
Today In History
Tuesday
August 17, 2010
1790 - The capital city of the U.S. moved to Philadelphia from New York
City.
1815 - Napoleon began serving his exile when he arrived at the island of
St. Helena.
1835 - Solyman Merrick patented the wrench.
1859 - A hot air balloon was used to carry mail for the first time. John
Wise left Lafayette, IN for New York City with 100 letter land had to
land after 27 miles.
1863 - Federal batteries and ships bombarded Fort Sumter in Charleston,
SC, harbor during the Civil War.
1896 - The Klondike gold rush was set off by George Carmack discovering
gold on Rabbit Creek in Alaska.
1903 - Joseph Pulitzer donated a million dollars to Columbia University.
This started the Pulitzer Prizes in his name.
1915 - Charles F. Kettering patented the electric, automobile
self-starter.
1943 - The Allied conquest of Sicily was completed as U.S. and British
forces entered Messina.
1945 - The nationalists of Indonesia declared their independence from
the Netherlands.
1961 - The Communist East German government completed the construction
of the Berlin Wall.
1969 - Hurricane Camille hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast killing 248
people.
1978 - Maxie Anderson, Ben Abruzzo and Larry Newman became the first to
land after a successful trans-Atlantic balloon flight. The voyage began
in Presque Isle, ME and ended in Miserey, France.
1982 - The U.S. Senate approved an immigration bill that granted
permanent resident status to illegal aliens who had arrived in the
United States before 1977.
1987 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 2,700 for the first
time.
1996 - A military cargo plane crashed in Wyoming killing eight
crewmembers and a Secret Service employee. The plane was carrying gear
for U.S. President Clinton.
1996 - Ross Perot was announced to be the Reform Party's presidential
candidate. It was the party's first-ever candidate.
1998 - The FBI announced that it was questioning a suspect concerning
the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya on August 7th,
1998.
1998 - U.S. President Clinton admitted to having an improper
relationship with Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern.
1998 - NationsBank and BankAmerica merge to create the largest U.S.
bank.
1998 - Russia devalued the ruble.
1999 - More than 15,000 people were killed in an earthquake in Turkey.
2002 - In Santa Rosa, CA, the Charles M. Schulz Museum opened to the
public.
Pat Tillman's Mom: McChrystal Helped in Cover-Up
Mary Tillman, Pat's mother, documents her family's crusade to uncover
the truth and expose the cover-up by senior military officials in her
book, "Boots on the Ground by Dusk: Searching for Answers in the Death
of Pat Tillman," which is being re-released to coincide with the August
20 release of the documentary "The Tillman Story." Mary Tillman:
Pat's Death Isn't an Isolated Case; Many Military Families Not Getting
Full Story About Kids' Deaths.
The Swim Was Staged
Obama's Gulf Swim Was Fake - by Stephen Lendman
On August 15, AP reported that Obama gave his "personal assurances of
(the) Gulf's safety," saying: "Beaches all along the Gulf Coast are
clean, they are safe, and they are open for business." He lied.
Liquor sales hit record in Ohio
Ohioans are spending more money than ever on hard liquor. Sales hit a
record $742.7 million in the fiscal year that ended June 30, the Ohio
Department of Commerce reported Thursday. Liquor sales rose $12.8
million, or 1.75 percent, over the previous year. It was the 11th
consecutive year of record sales.
Aerial Images Being Used to Enforce Laws
High-tech eyes in the sky — from satellite imagery to sophisticated
aerial photography that maps entire communities — are being employed in
creative new ways by government officials, a trend that civil
libertarians and others fear are eroding privacy rights. "As technology
advances, we have to revisit questions about what is and what is not
private information," said Gregory Nojeim, senior counsel at the
Washington, D.C.-based Center for Democracy and Technology.
New Immunization Rules Begin This School Year
School is right around the corner and Michigan’s health department is
stressing the importance of vaccinating your kids. For this upcoming
school year, new immunization rules are in effect for all children
entering kindergarten, 6th grade and students changing school districts.
As part of the new rules, these students are required to receive two
doses of varicella vaccine. Comment: Make a note that the article states
"rules", not "laws".
Gold Versus Paper: Gold in a Bull Market, Stocks in a Bear Market
Gold is in a bull market. It is unequivocal on a long-term chart and
anyone who says otherwise doesn't know how to read a chart. Period. You
can call it a bubble if it suits your sour grapes, but the trend line
has not been broken. U.S. government bonds are also still in a bull
market, which is also unequivocal. How many Gold bulls feel comfortable
with this latter comment? How many Gold bulls are comfortable with
Exter's pyramid? Hyperdeflation and hyperinflation are not as far apart
as many like to think. Ice first, then fire, as federal reserve notes
will be the last major asset class to hyperdeflate relative to Gold (the
past deflation of private, for-profit, fascist, IOU debt notes
backed-by-nothing relative to Gold has been just the warm up).
State on Record Pace for Foreclosures
The state is on pace for a record number of foreclosures in 2010,
according to a report released by the NC Justice Center. If average
foreclosure rates for the year stay constant, North Carolina will reach
a record of 70,000-plus filings for 2010, according to the report.
Putting Government First
Where a man's purse is, there his heart will be also.If you would know
where the heart of the Obama party is today, consider. In the dog days
of August, with temperatures in D.C. rising above 100, Nancy Pelosi
called the House back to Washington to enact legislation that could not
wait until September.
Mexico Rethinks Drug Strategy as Death Toll Soars
The drug war in Mexico is at a crossroads. As the death toll climbs
above 28,000, President Felipe Calderon confronts growing pressure to
try a different strategy — perhaps radically different — to quell the
violence unleashed by major drug syndicates.
Arabs Lobby US on Anit-Israel Vote
VIENNA — Ignoring a U.S. warning, Arab nations are urging Washington and
other powers to end support of Israel’s nuclear secrecy and to push the
Jewish state to allow international inspections of its program,
diplomats told The Associated Press Sunday.
'Junk Bonds' Hit Record
U.S. companies issued risky "junk" bonds at a record clip this week,
taking advantage of keen investor appetite for returns amid declining
interest rates and tepid stock markets.
CA Town Overpaid Officials with $3 Million in Illegal Property Taxes
The tiny blue-collar city that granted huge salaries to its top
officials may have to repay nearly $3 million in illegal property taxes,
a state official said Friday.
UAE Imports Five Tons of Fake Gold
Several tons of gold imported into the UAE by traders and investors
turned out to be fake on closer inspection, resulting in millions of
dirhams in losses and high levels of stress to the victims.
US - China Conflict: From War of Words to Talk of War
Relations between the U.S. and China have been steadily deteriorating
since the beginning of the year when Washington confirmed the completion
of a $6.4 billion arms deal with Taiwan and China suspended
military-to-military ties with the U.S. in response.
N Korea Warns of 'Severest Punishment' Over War Games
North Korea's military threatened Sunday to launch the "severest
punishment" against South Korea for staging massive joint war games with
the United States this week.
The Trade Deficit Nightmare
When they hear the word deficit, most Americans immediately think of the
U.S. government budget deficit which is rapidly spiralling out of
control. But that is not the only deficit which is ripping the U.S.
economy to shreds.
S Korea, US to Begin Fresh Drills
South Korea and the United States are to launch a fresh large-scale
joint military exercise this week amid growing tension with North Korea.
Army Report: AWOL's Up 234%
Tucked into this massive Army report on suicide is an interesting fact:
Since 2004, the number of soldiers going AWOL, deserting, and "missing
movement" -- that is failing to deploy when they're supposed to -- has
gone up a shocking 234 percent.
Obama Backtracks Over Ground Zero Mosque
Barack Obama has backtracked over his support for plans to build a
mosque near Ground Zero.
China Favors Euro Over Dollar As Bernake Alters Path
China, whose $2.45 trillion in foreign-exchange reserves are the world’s
largest, is turning bullish on Europe and Japan at the expense of the
U.S
Dems May Use Food Stamp Money to Pay for Michele Obama's Nutrition
Initiative
Democrats who reluctantly slashed a food stamp program to fund a state
aid bill may have to do so again to pay for a top priority of first lady
Michelle Obama.
Bedbug City: 1 in 10 New Yorkers Has Grappled With Bedbugs in Their Home
A new Daily News-Marist poll suggests that The City That Never Sleeps is
probably too busy itching: One in 10 New Yorkers has now battled bedbugs
in their home.
Banks to Benefit Most From White House Program to Help Fight
Foreclosures
Banks will get the biggest benefit from an Obama administration housing
program designed to help unemployed homeowners escape foreclosure.
Rand Paul: Keep EPA Out of KY Affairs
Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul took harsh digs at President
Barack Obama while mining for votes in Kentucky coalfields Saturday,
saying busybody regulators backed by the president are stifling the coal
sector.
Dead Cow Carcasses 'Resurrected' to Produce Cloned Beef
We already know that cloned beef has entered the food supply both in the
United States and the UK. Now, thanks to revelations from JR
Simplot, a U.S. company specializing in the cloning of cows for beef
production, we're learning that dead cows are cloned to produce the next
generation of beef cattle.
It's Official: Smoking Makes You Stupid
Smoking is directly correlated with a lower IQ, according to a study
conducted by researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel and
published in the journal Addiction.
Scientists Stunned as Bee Populations Continue to Decline
Scientists remain stymied as honeybees in the United States and across
the world continue to die in large numbers.
John Bolton: Russia's Loading of Nuke Fuel Into Iran Plant Means Aug 21
Deadline for Israeli Attack
News that Russia will load nuclear fuel rods into an Iranian reactor has
touched off a countdown to a point of no return, a deadline by which
Israel would have to launch an attack on Iran's Bushehr reactor before
it becomes effectively "immune" to any assault, says former Bush
administration U.N. Ambassador John R. Bolton.
Your House Might Be Underwater for Years: Michael Carliner
This doesn’t even take into account the large number of homes with
defaulted mortgages in the foreclosure pipeline. On the demand side,
while mortgage rates are low, plenty of households may have trouble
meeting new, stricter lending standards. Then there are those consumers
who would like to buy, but whose credit records were damaged by mortgage
defaults or other difficulties repaying debt. They will be locked out of
the housing finance system for years, so even if they want to buy their
ability to borrow is nil, further limiting potential demand.
Today In History
Monday
August 16, 2010
1812 - Detroit fell to Indian and British troops in the War of 1812.
1829 - The "Siamese twins," Chang and Eng Bunker, arrived in Boston, MA.
They came to the Western world to be exhibited. They were 18 years old
and joined at the waist.
1858 - A telegraphed message from Britain's Queen Victoria to U.S.
President Buchanan was transmitted over the recently laid trans-Atlantic
cable.
1861 - U.S. President Lincoln prohibited the Union states from trading
with the states of the Confederacy.
1906 - 1,500 people died in an earthquake in Valparaiso, Chile.
1923 - Carnegie Steel Corporation put into place the eight-hour workday
for its employees.
1930 - The first British Empire Games were held at Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada. The event is now called the British Commonwealth Games.
1937 - Harvard University became the first school to have graduate
courses in traffic engineering and administration.
1948 - Babe Ruth died at the age of 53.
1954 - Sports Illustrated was published for the first time. It was
claimed that 250,000 subscriptions was sold before the first issue came
off of the presses.
1954 - Jack Paar replaced Walter Cronkite as host of "The Morning Show"
on CBS-TV.
1960 - Cyprus was granted independence by Britain.
1960 - The free-fall world record was set by Joseph Kittinger. He fell
more than 16 miles (about 84,000 feet) before opening his parachute over
New Mexico.
1978 - Xerox was fined for excluding Smith-Corona Mfg. from the copier
market. The fine was $25.6 million.
1984 - John DeLorean was acquitted on eight counts of a $24 million
dollar cocaine conspiracy indictment.
1984 - The U.S. Jaycees voted to admit women to full membership in the
organization.
1987 - 156 people were killed when Northwest Airlines Flight 255
crashed. The only survivor was four-year old Cecelia Cichan.
1993 - Harvey Weinstein was rescued from a 14-foot-deep pit by New York
Police. He had been there for nearly two weeks while being held for
ransom.
1995 - Voters in Bermuda rejected independence from Great Britain.
1999 - In Russia, Vladimir V. Putin was confirmed as prime minister by
the lower house of parliament.
Tylenol tied to childhood asthma and allergies
A pair of studies suggests that the common painkiller acetaminophen --
better known as Tylenol in the U.S. -- may be fueling a worldwide
increase in asthma. According to one study out Thursday, Tylenol could
be responsible for as many as four in 10 cases of wheezing and severe
asthma in teens.
Guess Where Your Fluoride Comes From? China!
Much of the fluoride added to municipal water supplies across the United
States is imported from China, and is contaminated with heavy metals,
according to a warning by Bernard Miltenberger, president of the Pure
Water Committee of Western Maryland.
Another Bank goes down - Palos Bank and Trust Company, Palos Heights,
Illinois
Palos Bank and Trust Company, Palos Heights, Illinois, became the 110th
bad bank to be shuttered by the FDIC last night. The agency estimates
that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $72.0 million.
It closed down Friday Aug. 13.
Distemper Outbreaks in Dogs Call for Natural Prevention
Recent increases in outbreaks of distemper around the country are cause
for alarm among dog owners. There are natural remedies that, if caught
early enough, are effective in speeding recovery. Read More....
China Overtakes Japan as World's Second-Biggest Economy
China surpassed Japan as the world’s second-largest economy last
quarter, capping the nation’s three- decade rise from Communist
isolation to emerging superpower. Japan’s nominal gross domestic product
for the second quarter totaled $1.288 trillion, less than China’s $1.337
trillion, the Japanese Cabinet Office said today. Japan remained bigger
in the first half of 2010, the government agency said. Comment: Another
domino falls.
Will Quantitative Easing By the Fed Unleash Economic Hell?
Prior to the financial crisis of 2007 and 2008, the Federal Reserve
could always count on being able to stimulate the U.S. economy with a
quick cut to interest rates.
A Boat
Ride and Ice Cream Cap Obama's Trip to the Gulf
President Barack Obama and his family cruised the waters off their
Florida Panhandle hotel on Sunday, offering a portrait of a family on
vacation to boost a region struggling with the economic damage wrought
by the nation's worst oil spill.
China Favors Euro Over Dollar as Bernanke Alters Path
China, whose $2.45 trillion in foreign-exchange reserves are the world’s
largest, is turning bullish on Europe and Japan at the expense of the
U.S. The nation has been buying “quite a lot” of European bonds, said Yu
Yongding, a former adviser to the People’s Bank of China who was part of
a foreign-policy advisory committee that visited France, Spain and
Germany from June 20 to July 2. Japan’s Ministry of Finance said Aug. 9
that China bought 1.73 trillion yen ($20.1 billion) more Japanese debt
than it sold in the first half of 2010, the fastest pace of purchases in
at least five years.
Genetically Modified Salmon: AquaBounty Technologies Seeks FDA Approval
of Fast Growing Salmon
AquaBounty is seeking FDA approval for a genetically engineered fish
that reaches market weight in half the usual time. Some in the industry
are leery.
Can Stores Require an ID When I Pay by Credit Card?
You’ve probably encountered this situation numerous times. You are in a
store paying for your purchase with your credit card. The cashier asks
to see your driver’s license. Do you have to show it? Probably not!
Pakistan Flood Crisis Raises Fears of Country's Collapse
The humanitarian and economic disaster caused by the worst floods in
Pakistan's history could spark political unrest that could destabilize
the government, dealing a major blow to the Obama administration's
efforts to fight violent Islamic extremism.
Pastor Acquitted in Interstate 8 Checkpoint Incident
A Baptist pastor who claimed he was beaten by law enforcement officers
at an interstate checkpoint was acquitted Friday of two misdemeanor
charges related to the incident.
Air Strike on Iran Nuclear Assets Possible Now
When I posted two or three weeks ago that an American supported Israeli
air strike was possibly eminent because the necessary assets had moved
in place, I still lacked the reason as to why just now.
Researchers Propose Serving Free Cholesterol Drugs With Fast Food Meals
A group of researchers at Imperial College London recently
cross-referenced a couple of studies on heart health and have made an
interesting recommendation to fast food outlets: rather than fries, each
order should come with a free statin drug.
Iran Prepares to Launch First Nuclear Reactor
The country’s atomic energy chief, Ali Akbar Salehi, said they were
preparing to transfer the fuel inside the Bushehr power station in
southern Iran next week before transferring it to the reactor core.
More College Students are Affected With Severe Mental Illness
The number of college students who are afflicted with a serious mental
illness is rising, according to data presented Thursday at the annual
meeting of the American Psychological Assn. in San Diego.
FBI's Racist Shock Jock Hal Turner Convicted of Threatening 3 Judges
A US Internet radio host was convicted Friday of threatening to assault
and kill three judges who upheld a ban on handguns in Chicago, the US
Justice Department said.
Obama Signs Border Bill to Increase Surveillance
President Obama signed into law a $600 million bill on Friday to pay for
1,500 new border agents, additional unmanned surveillance drones and new
Border Patrol stations along the southwest border.
Using Local Organic Cooperatives to Defeat Globalists
When I count from zero to five, you will become wide awake and feeling
great; your vision will be clear, your consciousness will easily decode
this illusory matrix, your humanity will return, and your fierce
determination to be a free sovereign individual will be fully restored.
Obama Strongly Backs Islam Center Near 9/11 Site
President Obama delivered a strong defense on Friday night of a proposed
Muslim community center and mosque near ground zero in Manhattan, using
a White House dinner celebrating Ramadan to proclaim that “as a citizen,
and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice
their religion as anyone else in this country.”
FDA Approves Ella As 5-Day-After Emergency Contraceptive
The Food and Drug Administration approved a controversial new form of
emergency contraception Friday that can prevent a pregnancy as many as
five days after sex.
VIDEO: Feds Says Risk of BLOWOUT Near Wellhead Is the Center of
Discussion
US Dollar
Now Ripe for Catastrophic Devaluation
Normally when I cover subjects in the economy, I try to take a “macro”
approach, giving an overall view of various financial elements around
the world and how they are clearly connected to one another in a greater
synchronous social force.
Schoolbook Hunky-Dory With Islam, but Skunks Jesus?
Parents of Florida high-school students are outraged because they say a
world-history textbook used in many of the state's schools portrays
Islam and Muhammad in a favorable light.
Russia Burns (Radiation Alert): Into the Ashes
A hasty evacuation of diplomatic staff from foreign embassies, like a
stampede, began in Moscow.
APOCALYPSE 2010
In a previous article on Extreme Weather Events that I posted on my blog
in November 2009, I wrote that there was a high probability of much more
‘Extreme Weather’ to come in 2010, and in following years.
The Hindenburg Omen Indicates Stock Market Crash is Coming
On Thursday August 12, the US equities market triggered a confirmed
technical indicator known as the “Hindenburg Omen."
New Plastic Technology Limits Toxic Outgasing
Researchers have come up with a solution to the problem of plastic
outgasing -- or the toxic release of plastic chemicals into food and the
environment.
ADA Calls on Schools and Communities to Help Improve Student Nutrition
The American Dietetic Association (ADA) recently published a position
paper that urges local schools and their surrounding communities to work
together to improve the nutritional quality of food in schools.
Beware $1 Trillion Lying Under Chinese Mattress by William Pesek
The most dangerous aspect of China’s trajectory is how, well, American
it looks. China’s social fabric is under pressure. This year’s employee
suicides at Foxconn Technology Group are a case in point. So is the
spate of deadly attacks on schoolchildren, which press reports suggest
are related to grievances with local governments. Last week, the New
York Times reported on growing violence against doctors in the
northeastern city of Shenyang.
Goldman Undercuts Rivals in GM IPO as It Loses Top Role
Wall Street banks led by JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley stand
to make a combined $120 million on General Motors Co.’s initial public
offering. If it weren’t for Goldman Sachs Group Inc., they could have
made four times as much. In a pitch to the U.S. Treasury in May, Goldman
Sachs offered to accept a fee of 0.75 percent, according to people with
direct knowledge of the matter. That’s a fraction of the 3 percent banks
typically charge on the largest IPOs and well below the 2 percent
offered by Bank of America Corp. and other banks that presented to
Treasury, said the people, speaking anonymously because the matter is
private. Comment: From the government to the bankers, the fascist move
is complete (since the bankers run the government).
Today In History
Friday
August 13, 2010
1846 - The American Flag was raised for the first time in Los Angeles,
CA.
1867 - "Under the Gaslight", by Augustin Daly, opened in New York City,
NY.
1876 - The Reciprocity Treaty between the U.S. and Hawaii was ratified.
1889 - A patent for a coin-operated telephone was issued to William
Gray.
1907 - The first taxicab started on the streets of New York City.
1912 - The first experimental radio license was issued to St. Joseph's
College in Philadelphia, PA.
1931 - The first community hospital in the U.S. was dedicated in Elk
City, OK.
1932 - Adolf Hitler refused to take the post of vice-chancellor of
Germany. He said he was going to hold out "for all or nothing."
1934 - Al Capp's comic strip "L'il Abner" made its debut in newspapers.
1935 - The first roller derby match was held at the Coliseum in Chicago,
IL.
1942 - Walt Disney's "Bambi" opened at Radio City Music Hall in New York
City, NY. Disney movies, music and books
1959 - In New York, ground was broken on the $320 million Verrazano
Narrows Bridge.
1960 - "Echo I," a balloon satellite, allowed the first two-way
telephone conversation by satellite to take place.
1961 - Berlin was divided by a barbed wire fence to halt the flight of
refugees. Two days later work on the Berlin Wall began.
1979 - Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals got his 3,000th career hit.
1985 - The engagement of Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenagger was
announced.
1986 - United States Football League standout Herschel Walker signed to
play with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.
1989 - The wreckage of Texas Congressman Mickey Leland's plane was found
a week after disappearing in Ethiopia. There were no survivors of the 16
passengers.
1990 - Iraq transferred $3-4 billion in bullion, currency, and other
goods seized from Kuwait to Baghdad.
1990 - Magic Johnson announced the indefinite postponement of his
wedding to fiancé Earletha Kelly.
1992 - Woody Allen began legal action to win custody of his three
children. A judge ruled against Allen in 1993.
1992 - A gunmen dressed in military fatigues shot and killed three
people and wounded four others before killing himself. The shootings
took place in a plant nursery in Watsonville, CA.
1994 - It was reported that aspirin not only helps reduce the risk of
heart disease, but also helps prevent colon cancer.
10 Things You Didn't Know About Social Security
Paper Social Security checks will soon be retired. Social Security
recipients will be required to collect payments by direct deposit into a
bank account or a government Direct Express Debit MasterCard beginning
on March 1, 2011. Existing beneficiaries must switch to electronic
payments by March 1, 2013. Paperless payments are expected to save $300
million over five years, according to Treasury Department
estimates.Comment: Cashless society, here we come! And, isn't it
wonderful that everything is going through MasterCard?
July Highest All-Time for Background Checks on Firearm Sales
Unadjusted data released by the FBI's National Instant Criminal
Background Check System (NICS) reported 1,069,792 checks in July 2010,
ranking the month the highest July for most NICS checks.
China PLA Warns US Over Fresh Military Drill in Region
China's People Liberation Army demanded a tough response to U.S. plans
to send an aircraft carrier to naval exercises near its coast, saying
that "respect" was at stake.
American Cancer Society Maintains Close Financial Ties Mammography
Radiation Device Manufacturers
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is involved financially with
manufacturers of mammography devices, tainting its cancer screenings
with conflict of interest, cancer prevention experts Samuel S. Epstein
and Rosalie Bertell have charged.
Bill Gross Issues Ultimatum: GSE's Keep Government Guarantee Or Else
In an interview with the FT, Pimco's Bill Gross flatly warned the
government, in advance the housing finance conference that will begin
deciding the fate of the GSEs next Tuesday, that unless Fannie and
Freddie bonds retain their government guarantees, he would cease
purchasing GSE debt.
Grain Price Rise May Fuel Mideast, Europe Unrest
Rising grain prices from Russia's drought and fires will pressure
populations already hit by the financial crisis and could stoke unrest
-- particularly in the Middle East, North Africa and parts of Europe.
Gulf Scientist: Justice Department is gagging me from studying oil spill
The Justice Department continues to impose stifling restrictions on
independent scientists seeking to study the catastrophic effects of Gulf
spill, according to one scientist.
Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Increase, Highest Since February
In the week ending Aug. 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 484,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous
week's revised figure of 482,000. The 4 -week moving average was
473,500, an increase of 14,250 from the previous week's revised average
of 459,250.
Business Facing a Wave of Green Taxes
Companies that fail to register their energy use by next month will be
hit with fines that could reach £45,000 under the little-known rules.
Trouble Ahead Adds to Worries for US Recovery
As economic recovery wavers in the United States, evidence is mounting
that growth abroad is also slowing and may be unable to sustain the
fragile rebound here.
Borrowers Refuse to Pay Billions in Home Equity Loans
During the great housing boom, homeowners nationwide borrowed a trillion
dollars from banks, using the soaring value of their houses as security.
Housing Crisis Reaches Full Boil in East Point, 62 Injured
Thirty thousand people turned out in East Point on Wednesday seeking
applications for government-subsidized housing, and their confusion and
frustration, combined with the summer heat, led to a chaotic mob scene
that left 62 people injured.
Stocks Fall Sharply as Investors' Gloom Grows
Stocks and interest rates fell sharply Wednesday as more bad news
chipped away at investors' view of the economy.
Oil Spill: BP Nears Deal to Continue Drilling in Gulf of Mexico
BP was on Tuesday night close to safeguarding its future in the Gulf of
Mexico as it neared a break-through deal aimed at smoothing relations
with the Obama administration.
Google CEO Schmidt: No Anonymity Is The Future of the Web
No anonymity is the future of web in the opinion of Google's CEO Eric
Schmidt. He said many creepy things about privacy at the Techonomy
Conference.
Student Loan Debt Surpasses Credit Cards
Consumers now owe more on their student loans than their credit cards.
IMF Report Promotes World Currency
An April report from the International Monetary Fund promoting a world
central bank and a global fiat currency went totally undetected by the
global press for months, but after a blog post earlier this month on the
Financial Times’ website, it is now in the media spotlight.
Fed Looks to Spur Growth by Buying Government Debt
Federal Reserve officials decided to reinvest principal payments on
mortgage holdings into long-term Treasury securities, making their first
attempt to bolster growth since March 2009 to keep the slowing U.S.
economy from relapsing into recession.
Youth
Unemployment Hits Record High
Global youth unemployment has hit a record high following the financial
crisis and is likely to get worse later this year, the International
Labor Organization (ILO) said Thursday.
We Want Our IOU's
State Controller John Chiang said Tuesday that without a state budget,
California's government would be unable to pay its bills in late August
(or maybe early September).
Watchdog Panel Cites Global Impact of US Bailout
The $700 billion U.S. bailout program launched in response to the global
economic meltdown had a far greater impact overseas than other
countries' financial rescue plans did on the U.S., according to a new
report from a congressional watchdog.
Sen Harry Reid Key Player in Big Pharmas' Control Over Washington
Corruption in Washington is nothing new. Lobbyists for special interests
have been padding the pockets of amoral politicians for longer than most
of us have been alive, and they've been doing so with the help of a
controlled media that rarely presents the facts without shrouding them
in terms of "left" or "right" in order to confuse people.
Determining Dangers of DEET
It's widely used in insect repellents, and has been detected in the
state's rivers and lakes.
USS
Truman Posted Opposite Hormuz As Iranian Threats Spiral
To meet increasingly defiant Iranian threats to US regional military
forces, Washington has detached the USS Truman carrier from support duty
for Afghanistan in the Arabian Sea and reassigned it to Dubai opposite
the Gulf of Oman and the Straits of Hormuz with thousands of marines
aboard.
Today In History
Thursday
August 12, 2010
1851 - Isaac Singer was issued a patent on the double-headed sewing
machine.
1865 - Disinfectant was used for the first time during surgery by Joseph
Lister.
1867 - U.S. President Andrew Johnson sparked a move to impeach him when
he defied Congress by suspending Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.
1877 - Thomas Edison invented the phonograph and made the first sound
recording.
1898 - Hawaii was annexed by the U.S. Hawaii was later given territorial
status and was given Statehood in 1959.
1898 - The Spanish-American War was ended with the signing of the peace
protocol. The U.S. acquired Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
Hawaii was also annexed.
1918 - Regular airmail service began between Washington, DC, and New
York City.
1944 - In France, Pierre Laval released Edouard Herriot.
1944 - Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. was killed with his co-pilot when their
Navy plane exploded over England. Joseph Kennedy was the oldest son of
Joseph and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy.
1953 - The Soviet Union secretly tested its first hydrogen bomb.
1960 - The balloon satellite Echo One was launched by the U.S. from Cape
Canaveral, FL. It was the first communications satellite.
1962 - The Soviet Union launched Pavel Popovich into orbit. Popovich and
Andrian Nikolayev, who was launch a day before, both landed on August
15.
1969 - The Boston Celtics were sold for $6 million. At the time it was
the highest price paid for a pro basketball team.
1977 - The space shuttle Enterprise passed its first solo flight test.
1981 - IBM unveiled its first PC.
1985 - A Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 crashed into a mountain killing 520
people.
1986 - It was announced by NASA that they had selected a new rocket
design for the space shuttle. The move was made in an effort at
correcting the flaws that were believed to have been responsible for the
Challenger disaster.
1990 - The first U.S. casualty occurred during the Persian Gulf crisis
when Air Force Staff Sergeant John Campisi died after being hit by a
military truck.
1992 - The U.S., Canada, and Mexico announced that the North American
Free Trade Agreement had been created after 14 months of negotiations.
1993 - U.S. President Clinton signed a relief package for the flooded
areas of the Midwest United States.
1993 - U.S. President Clinton lifted the ban on rehiring air traffic
controllers that had been fired for going on strike in 1981.
1994 - Major league baseball players went on strike rather than allow
team owners to limit their salaries. The strike lasted for 232 days. As
a result, the World Series was wiped out for the first time in 90 years.
1998 - Swiss banks agreed to pay $1.25 billion as restitution to World
War II Holocaust victims.
VIDEO: Freedom Watch with Judge Napolitano 8/11/2010
Thomas Sowell, Walter Williams, Gary Johnson, Kennedy, more!
Rogue JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater hailed as working-class
hero
He is now, for better or for worse, THE JetBlue flight attendant, with
the now-infamous tarmac incident dominating the list of top Yahoo!
searches. (Among the variations: "jet blue flight attendant," up 9,175%
in one day; "steven slater jet blue"; and "fed up attendant jet blue.")
And the term "JetBlue flight attendant" is still the top search term on
Twitter as of this writing at noon Eastern the day after the fact, not
to mention the outpouring of support he's received on Facebook.
WHO List Reveals Flu Advisors With Financial Ties to Pharma, Vaccine
Manufactures
After months of stalling, the World Health Organization (WHO) has
finally revealed the names of key pandemic advisors who influenced its
decision to declare a phase six pandemic last year -- a decision that
resulted in a financial windfall for vaccine manufacturers.
Scientists Find New Superbug Spreading From India
A new superbug could spread around the world after reaching Britain from
India -- in part because of medical tourism -- and scientists say there
are almost no drugs to treat it.
5 Reasons Companies Still Aren't Hiring
The earnings surge is misleading. One reason those earnings numbers are
so high is that they're being compared to abysmal lows. Companies
reporting quarterly growth rates are comparing sales and earnings with
the depressed levels of a year ago, a period close to the bottom of the
recession when consumers and businesses alike had stopped most
unnecessary spending. Take General Electric. Its earnings per share for
the second quarter of 2010 grew a healthy 15 percent from the same
period a year earlier. But total revenues and profits are still down
sharply from the peaks of 2007 and 2008.
The FCC's Crusade to Keep the Internet Free
Like it or not, Net neutrality may soon be ending. No one senses this
more acutely than Julius Genachowski. Ever since a federal court ruling
in April gutted his power to regulate Internet service providers, the
Federal Communications Commission chairman has struggled to regain
authority over carriers like AT&T (T), Verizon, and Comcast by proposing
new rules and holding closed-door talks with industry players.
Study finds chemicals in Washington water and fish
Widespread low levels of man-made chemicals used to produce nonstick
cookware and breathable waterproof clothing have been detected in
Washington water and fish, according to a Department of Ecology study
released Tuesday. Ecology officials said the results confirm what they
suspected about perfluorinated compounds, known as PFCs, and will help
the state come up with a plan to reduce the toxic, persistent chemicals
and their risk to residents. "We don't have manufacturers of these
chemicals in Washington, yet the Washington environment sees them
anyway," said Carol Kraege, who is leading the agency's Toxics Reduction
Initiative.
WITH 20% UNEMPLOYMENT, OBAMA ISSUES OVER 1 MILLION GREEN CARDS
The Department of Homeland Security has just reported that during 2009,
they issued 1,130,818 new Green Cards to foreign nationals, allowing
them to work legally in this country. That number represents the fourth
highest number of cards issued in one year.
30,000 line up for housing vouchers, some get rowdy
Atlanta East Point residents began lining up to turn in Section 8
housing applications before daybreak Thursday, a day after a crowd of
30,000 mobbed a shopping center to pick up the forms.
How the Military Destroys the Lives of Soldiers Who Try to Tell the
Truth
Bradley Manning is not the first military whistleblower to have his life
ruined. The military is infamous for trying to silence soldiers who
speak out against the war. “If you are deemed a whistleblower in the
Army, there is a very good chance of it ruining not only your career but
your life,” says David Debatto, a U.S. Army counterintelligence special
agent who saw several such instances while serving in Iraq in 2003.
Rasmussen Daily Tracking Poll
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday
shows that 24% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that
Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-six percent
(46%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index
rating of -22
Florida AG Proposes Tougher Illegal Immigrant Curbs
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum on Wednesday proposed tougher
curbs against illegal migrants in his melting-pot state which he said
would go "one step further" than a similar contested Arizona law.
Fed Downgrades Recovery Outlook
The US Federal Reserve on Tuesday took a first step toward extending its
crisis-era monetary policy regime, as it downgraded its view of the
economic outlook amid rising fears of a “double-dip” recession.
Fed Looks to Spur Growth by Buying Government Debt
Federal Reserve officials decided to reinvest principal payments on
mortgage holdings into long-term Treasury securities, making their first
attempt to bolster growth since March 2009 to keep the slowing U.S.
economy from relapsing into recession.
US Posts Widest Trade Gap in 20 Months
The US trade deficit widened sharply in June to the highest level in 20
months on rising imports from China, and waning exports, the government
said Wednesday.
Democrats, Advocacy Groups Blast Cuts to Food Stamps to Fund $26 Billion
Aid Bill
Some Democrats are upset and advocacy groups are outraged over the
raiding of the food-stamp cupboard to fund a state-aid bailout that some
call a gift to teachers and government union workers.
Dutch Euthanasia Cases Up 13% Last Year
The number of reported Dutch cases of euthanasia or assisted suicide
rose 13 percent last year, the government said on Wednesday, spurring
talk of a possible “euthanasia hospital” to help people end their lives.
The UN Says Eating Creepy-Crawlies Will Save the Planet
South American ants are huge. Trust me, I’m about to eat one. Until I
notice that their eyes are the size of currants and I lose my
appetite.
Russia Battles to Defend Nuclear Sites From Fires
Russia fought a deadly battle Tuesday to prevent wildfires from
engulfing key nuclear sites as alarm mounted over the impact on health
of a toxic smoke cloud shrouded over Moscow.
HUD Just Announced A Homeowner Bailout
The Obama Administration today announced additional support to help
homeowners struggling with unemployment through two targeted
foreclosure-prevention programs.
America is
'Bankrupt Mickey Mouse Economy'
America is a "Mickey Mouse economy" that is technically bankrupt,
according to Jochen Wermuth, the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and
managing partner at Wermuth Asset Management.
Cyber security Lie Exposed: Power Plants Are Not Connected to the
Internet
Primary justification behind internet takeover bill that would hand
Obama power to shut down world wide web is completely fraudulent.
First Signs of Civil War Begin in the US: Sheriff DeMeo Threatens Force
Against Federal Agents
It began with one Sheriff speaking with other Sheriffs about their oaths
to uphold the constitution. A new movement is growing in this country in
support of limited government, constitutional principles, states rights
and a stronger role for sheriffs to play against federal abuse of power.
Congressman Calls Vote on $26 Billion Jobs Bill a Sign 'We're not
bankrupting the country fast enough'
With a tone of sarcasm, a California Republican congressman said that he
“knows” why members of the U.S. House of Representatives were summoned
from their home districts back to Washington, D.C., and the halls of
Congress.
US Financial Meltdown or Is a Complete Financial Armageddon Coming?
A little more than two years ago, economist John Williams of
shadowstats.com predicted a “severe recession” was coming and soon.
Iran to Expunge 'Dirty Dollar' and Euro Reserves
Iran announced plans Monday to get rid of its dollar and euro reserves
in response to the latest U.N. sanctions over its contested nuclear
program.
The Gulf Plague is Evolving
I have been interviewing family and friends who live along the Gulf of
Mexico coast in Louisiana and Mississippi. Many of them had been working
on shrimp boats before May 1, 2010 and a cousin is a shrimp boat owner.
I have also spoken at length with two RN's working at a Gulf coast
Emergency Room and an Emergency Clinic who are close family friends. I
am basing what follows on their observations and knowledge along with my
own personal research.
Marc Faber: Protect Your Property With High Voltage Fences, Barbed Wire,
Booby Traps, Military Weapons and Dobermans
Investment guru and publisher of The Gloom, Boom and Doom report, Marc
Faber, regularly discusses investment strategies for protecting and
building wealth during times of economic distress.
Drowning in Soda: America's Health Problems Made Far Worse By Massive
Soda Consumption
The booming popularity of sugary soft drinks has led to 6,000 more
deaths, 14,000 more cases of heart disease and 130,000 new cases of
diabetes in the past 10 years, according to a study conducted by
researchers from the University of California-San Francisco and
presented at the annual Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and
Prevention conference of the American Heart Association.
Zinc Necessary for Eggs to Develop Into Healty Embryos
Researchers from Northwestern University near Chicago have been
researching what makes certain human eggs turn into healthy embryos when
other eggs do not. Based on findings thus far, high levels of zinc seem
to be the deciding factor that spurs an egg to full and healthy
development.
Vitamin C Puts the Brakes on Cancer Cell Growth
A half century ago, Linus Pauling began his pioneering research into how
vitamin C impacts health (http://www.naturalnews.com/025802.html).
Some Experts Say Barefoot is Best for Small Children
Many parents love to buy cute shoes for their small children, but some
experts are now warning that doing so may disrupt a child's cerebral
development The best option, they say, is to let children simply walk
barefoot.
Chemicals in Water Supply Near Chicago Linked to Cancer
A report by the Chicago Tribune has revealed that officials in the
village of Crestwood, just outside Chicago, have been secretly
introducing tainted well water into the town water supply for years.
The Daily Bell: US Unemployment Out of Control?
Here at the Bell, we've recited the figures that the US government
provides. These claim 10 percent unemployment. We've also cited "shadow
statistics" that claim to show that unemployment is closer to 20
percent. Finally, we've indicated that we think the "real" unemployment
in the US is closer to THIRTY percent. We have no way of proving this
number, but it seems realistic to us. Let it include people who have
taken minimum wage jobs that hardly guarantee subsistence because they
cannot find anything better and certainly the US workforce might
approach that number. We wonder if it is any better in Europe, at least
among the PIGS.
Analysis: Deflation poses threat to big-ticket retailers
U.S. retailers' efforts to rebound from the recession could hit a dead
end. Deflation risks have risen in the past few weeks, spelling
particular gloom for sellers of big-ticket items. While pockets of
inflation may be cropping up in food and low-priced items, deflation
could be just as much of a concern for sellers of appliances and
vehicles, which are often the first items to be struck off shopping
lists in a difficult economy.
Today In History
Wednesday
August 11, 2010
1860 - The first successful silver mill in America began operations. The
mill was in Virginia City, NV.
1896 - Harvey Hubbell received a patent for the electric light bulb
socket with a pull-chain.
1909 - The American ship Arapahoe became the first to ever use the SOS
distress signal off the coast of Cape Hatteras, NC.
1924 - Newsreel pictures were taken of U.S. presidential candidates for
the first time.
1934 - Alcatraz, in San Francisco Bay, received federal prisoners for
the first time.
1941 - The Atlantic Charter was signed by U.S. President Franklin
Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
1942 - During World War II, Pierre Laval publicly announced "the hour of
liberation for France is the hour when Germany wins the war."
1945 - The Allies informed Japan that they would determine Emperor
Hirohito's future status after Japan's surrender.
1951 - The first major league baseball game to be televised in color was
broadcast. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Boston Braves 8-1.
1954 - Seven years of fighting came to an end in Indochina. A formal
peace was in place for the French and the Communist Vietminh.
1956 - Abstract artist Jackson Pollack died in an automobile accident in
East Hampton, NY.
1965 - Riots and looting took place in the Watts section of Los Angeles,
CA. During the week that followed 34 people were killed. In addition,
over 1,000 were injured, 3,000 were arrested and over $40 million in
damage was done.
1965 - The U.S. conducted a second launch of "Surveyor-SD 2" for a
landing on the Moon surface test.
1975 - The U.S. vetoed the proposed admission of North and South Vietnam
to the United Nations. The Security Counsel had already refused to
consider South Korea's application.
1984 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan was preparing for his weekly radio
broadcast when, during testing of the microphone, the President said of
the Soviet Union, "My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you that I
just signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin
bombing in five minutes."
1990 - Egyptian and Moroccan troops joined U.S. forces in Saudia Arabia
to help protect from a possible Iraqi attack.
1991 - The space shuttle Atlantis ended its nine-day journey by landing
safely.
1992 - In Bloomington, MN, the Mall of America opened. It was the
largest shopping mall in the United States.
1994 - The Tenth International Conference on AIDS ended in Japan.
1994 - A U.S. federal jury awarded $286.8 million to about 10,000
commercial fishermen for losses as a result of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil
spill.
1995 - All U.S. nuclear tests were banned by President Clinton.
1995 - A federal investigation was opened concerning the deadly siege at
Ruby Ridge, ID, in 1992. The investigation was to find out whether FBI
officials approved a "shoot on sight" order.
1997 - U.S. President Clinton made the first use of the line-item veto
approved by Congress, rejecting three items in spending and tax bills.
1998 - British Petroleum became No. 3 among oil companies with the $49
billion purchase of Amoco. It was the largest foreign takeover of a U.S.
company.
2002 - US Airways announced that it had filed for bankruptcy.
2003 - Charles Taylor, President of Liberia, flew into exile after
ceding power to his vice president, Moses Blah.
2003 - In Kabul, NATO took command of the 5,000-strong peacekeeping
force in Afghanistan.
Nothing depleted about 'depleted uranium'
Need any more evidence?
US almond growers achieve court victory in fight against mandatory
fumigation
Three years after the USDA destroyed the U.S. raw almond business by
forcing almond producers to fumigate or pasteurize their nuts, a
significant victory has been achieved that could overturn that onerous
regulation. A federal appeals court has ruled that California almond
farmers may now challenge the USDA regulation in the courts.
Facial-recognition technology used to catch identity thieves
If the eyes are the window to the soul, then facial-recognition
technology might be regarded as the soul's window cleaner — at least by
state officials nationwide who are increasingly using it to catch
identity thieves and other fraudsters trying to get driver's licenses.
FOX News Covers Mass Drugging of Society With Lithium
In the remarkable Fox News report posted below, Dr. Archelle Georgiou,
described as a well-recognized physician leader who “helps consumers
make better health care decisions,” argues the case for adding lithium
to the water supply.
US Dollar Now Ripe For Catastrophic Devaluation
Normally when I cover subjects in the economy, I try to take a “macro”
approach, giving an overall view of various financial elements around
the world and how they are clearly connected to one another in a greater
synchronous social force.
The Government Is Dealing With the Oil Spill Like the Soviets Delt With
Chernobyl
The Soviet Union was famous for covering up its environmental disasters.
As award-winning journalist Dahr Jamail points out in a must-read
article about the oil spill:
Sidney Harman's Intelligence Connection
After the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the intensified support for
privatization under George W. Bush, logistics, security, and
intelligence contracting grew by leaps and bounds.
The Nightmare Charts The Fed Is Looking At Right Now
Today, the FOMC, or Federal Open Market Committee, is meeting to discuss
the fate of the U.S. economy and what hand the Fed has to play.
NFIB Survey Indicates Small Business Capitulates: 'Owners Have No
Confidence That Economic Policies Will Fix Economy'
The NFIB Small Business Report came in at 88.1, down from 89.0 but just
beating the expectation of 88.
Antibiotics: Stalemate Over Developing Antibiotics Shuts Off Pipeline
Nobody knows where Simon Sparrow picked up the bug that killed him.
IMRA - Iran Calls For Formation of Islamic Union to Start New World
Order
Iranian First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi hoped for the
formation of an Islamic Union in a move to start and establish a new
economic order in the world.
Iran Digging Graves For US Troops If They Attack
Iran has dug mass graves in which to bury U.S. troops in case of any
American attack on the country, a former commander of the elite
Revolutionary Guard said.
Chinese Slowdown Fears Weigh on World Markets
World markets fell Tuesday amid signs China's economy is losing steam
and ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting that will be watched closely for
rate-setters' views on the slowdown in the U.S. recovery.
Pentagon to Cut Thousands of Jobs, Defense Secretary Says
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Monday that the Pentagon will cut
thousands of jobs, including a substantial chunk of its private
contractors and a major military command based in Norfolk, as part of an
ongoing effort to streamline its operations and to stave off political
pressure to slash defense spending in the years ahead.
Proposed Law Would Put Video Cameras in Cars
Lawmakers are considering controversial new legislation this week that
would allow vehicles to be equipped with dashboard cameras to record the
moments leading up to accidents.
The Black Horse of Famine
Today, an article from the Kansas City Star with the headline, “Russia
announces ban on grain exports in response to drought,” reported that,
“Russia announced Thursday that it would ban grain exports … in response
to a scorching drought that has destroyed millions of acres of wheat and
hobbled the country’s agricultural revival.
The Nose Knows If Gulf Seafood Is Safe
Already put off by the thought of oily gulf seafood? Well, it probably
won't help your appetite to know that the food is being smelled first.
Former Alaska Sen Stevens Killed in Plane Crash
Former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, one of the longest-serving senators in
U.S. history and a tireless advocate for his state, was killed in a
plane crash southwest of Anchorage Monday.
US State Dept Sends Mosque Imam to Mideast
State Department officials on Monday confirmed Feisal Abdul Rauf, the
Imam of the so-called Ground Zero Mosque, will soon be going on a trip
of the Middle East and the U.S. government will be picking up the tab.
Gulf Oil Spill: As 39,000 Spill Claims Dangle, BP Defers to the Feds
Sheryl Lindsay's wedding planner business is on the brink, crumbling
with each cancellation over concerns about oil. Brides-to-be are walking
away from plans for beachside vows, leaving Lindsay waiting to see
whether she'll be part of BP's promise to make whole everyone who's
suffered from its spill.
VIDEO: Students Told to Stop Singing National Anthem in DC
Vitamin water Revealed As Non-Healthy Beverage By Coca-Cola's Own
Lawyers
Do you ever wonder things like "Who is actually gullible enough to think
that Vitaminwater is healthy?"
White Button Mushrooms Enhance the Immune System to Fight Infections and
Cancer
Scientists have long known that certain types of mushrooms have
anti-tumor activity.
FDA Admits Millions of Patients Prescribed Illegal, Unapproved
Medications by Doctors
In 2009 alone, more than four million prescriptions were written for
nitroglycerin tablets that had not been approved by the FDA, the agency
has said, representing 80 percent of all prescriptions written.
Biofuels Emit 400 Percent More CO2 Than Regular Fuels
A recent report issued by the European Union has revealed that biofuels,
or fuel made from living, renewable sources, is not really all that
beneficial to the environment.
Twelve "worst" and "best" non-organic produce items
Today In History
Tuesday
August 10, 2010
1821 - Missouri became the 24th state to join the Union.
1846 - The Smithsonian Institution was chartered by the U.S. Congress.
1859 - In Boston, MA, the first milk inspectors were appointed.
1869 - The motion picture projector was patented by O.B. Brown.
1881 - Thomas Edison's exhibit opened the Paris Electrical Exhibition.
1885 - The first electric streetcar, to be used commercially, was
operated in Baltimore, MD, by Leo Daft.
1914 - Austria-Hungary invaded Russia.
1921 - Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken with polio.
1927 - Mount Rushmore was formally dedicated. The individual faces of
the presidents were dedicated later.
1944 - U.S. forces defeated the remaining Japanese resistance on Guam.
1945 - The day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan announced
they would surrender. The only condition was that the status of Emperor
Hirohito would remain unchanged.
1947 - William Odom completed an around-the-world flight. He set the
solo record by completing the flight in 73 hours and 5 minutes.
1949 - In the U.S., the National Military Establishment had its name
changed to the Department of Defense.
1977 - The "Son of Sam," David Berkowitz, was arrested in Yonkers, NY.
Berkowitz, a postal employee, had shot and killed six people and wounded
seven others.
1988 - U.S. President Reagan signed a measure that provided $20,000
payments to Japanese-Americans who were interned by the U.S. government
during World War II.
1991 - In Phoenix, AZ, nine Buddhists were found slain in their temple.
Two teenagers were arrested for the crime.
1993 - A massive deficit-reduction bill was signed into law by U.S.
President Bill Clinton.
1994 - In Germany, three men were arrested after being caught smuggling
plutonium into the country.
1994 - U.S. President Clinton claimed presidential immunity when he
asked a federal judge to dismiss, at least for the time being, a sexual
harassment lawsuit filed by Paula Corbin Jones.
1995 - Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were charged with 11 counts in
the Oklahoma City bombing.
1995 - Michael Fortier pled guilty in a plea-bargain agreement. The
agreement required that he testify for the prosecution in the Oklahoma
City Federal building bombing trial.
1995 - Norma McCorvey, "Jane Roe" of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court
decision legalizing abortion, announced that she had joined the
anti-abortion group Operation Rescue.
1999 - Near an India-Pakistan border area an Indian fighter jet shot
down a Pakistani naval aircraft. Sixteen people were killed.
2006 - In Great Britain, 24 people were arrested for their roles in a
plot to blow up airliners traveling between Britain and the United
States. In Pakistan, 7 people were arrested for their roles in the same
plot.
Mexico Offers Online-Degree Programs to THEIR Citizens Living in USA?
The Mexican government will begin offering online college-degree
programs this month to its citizens living abroad, many of whom are
suffering the effects of stricter immigration controls in the United
States.
Angry JetBlue Attendant Exits Plane on Slide
A JetBlue flight attendant lost his cool with a passenger and ended up
cursing out a planeload of passengers and using the plane emergency
chute to exit onto the tarmac at JFK.
Pet Food Could Be Making Kids Sick
While young children were most often affected, there’s no evidence that
they got sick by eating pet food, Behravesh said. They probably became
infected by touching affected animals or dirty pet food dishes, and then
putting their hands in their mouths, she said. Symptoms included bloody
diarrhea and fever. At least 11 people were hospitalized; none died.
There were no reports of sick animals but investigators found salmonella
bacteria in stool samples from pets without symptoms who ate tainted
food.
Early puberty for girls is raising health concerns
American girls are hitting puberty earlier than ever — a change that
puts them at higher risk for behavioral problems as adolescents and
breast cancer as adults, a new study shows.
Energy Expert Matt Simmons Dies in North Haven
Matthew Simmons, an international oil expert who most recently focused
on developing renewable energy from the waters off Maine, died Sunday
night of an apparent heart attack, his office is reporting. He was 67.
Related Article:
Matthew Simmons' Awesome Presentation on the Coming Oil and Water
Shortage
What to do About WikiLeaks? Not Much Can be Done
An online whistle-blower's threat to release more classified Pentagon
and State Department documents is raising difficult questions of what
the government can or would do, legally, technically or even militarily
to stop it. Constrained by the global reach of the Internet,
sophisticated encryption software and the domestic legal system, the
answer seems to be: Not much.
Two New Regenerative Medicine Studies Offer Ways Damaged Hearts Can
Repair Themselves
Heart Tissue You only get so much of it, but researchers are working to
help the body regenerate damaged heart cells.
Death toll in China mudslide disaster now more than 700
The landslides hit a remote Gansu province town Sunday, with a slew of
mud and rocks engulfing swathes of the mountainside community in the
deadliest incident so far in the country's worst flooding in a decade.
Pentagon to shut military command and cut jobs
The Pentagon, trying to free up cash in the face of a yawning U.S.
deficit, unveiled a series of cost-cutting measures on Wednesday that
will shed thousands of jobs and shut down an entire military command.
Congressman
from California: Obama 'enjoying' eligibility dispute
A member of Congress from California says there's no need for the
president to be born in the United States – or to have two parents who
are United States citizens – to be a "natural born citizen" and be
eligible to be president. And U.S. Rep. Brian Bilbray, R-Calif., told
WND today that he believes President Obama, who's been named as a
defendant in multiple legal and other challenges claiming he is not
eligible to be president, is enjoying the dispute over his background.
ICLEI: Invasive UN Treaty in 600 American Cities
There are over 600 US cities that are members of ICLEI, the
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, now known as
Local Governments for Sustainability.
First Established Populations of Genetic Modified Plants Found in the
Wild
Franken-canola has been found growing along roadsides in North Dakota,
in one of the first known cases of genetically modified crops taking
hold in the wild.
America's First In Vitro Baby
She was the most famous baby in America after her birth in 1981
following in vitro fertilization. Yesterday, Elizabeth Comeau gave birth
to a baby of her own, Trevor.
Freddie, Fannie, FHA REO Inventory Increases 13% in Q2 From Q1 2010
The combined REO (Real Estate Owned) inventory for Fannie, Freddie and
the FHA increased by 13% in Q2 2010 from Q1 2010. The REO inventory
(lender Real Estate Owned) increased 74% compared to Q2 2009
(year-over-year comparison).
FHA Insured Mortgages: A Disaster in the Making
In a previous REAL ESTATE CHANNEL article, I pointed out that there were
two main props supporting the housing market now. We examined the first
one in detail - the banks withholding most foreclosed homes from the
market.
Stocks and Dollar Advance Before Fed Meeting
Global stocks rose and the dollar edged higher on Monday on growing
expectations the U.S.Federal Reserve will signal this week it is ready
to renew its stimulus efforts to prop up a weakening U.S. economy.
Job of Collecting Evidence Against BP May Go To - BP
Now that BP appears to have vanquished its ruptured well, authorities
are turning their attention to gathering evidence from what could amount
to a crime scene at the bottom of the sea.
UN Panel:
New Taxes Needed for a Climate Fund
Carbon taxes, add-ons to international air fares and a levy on
cross-border money movements are among ways being considered by a panel
of the world’s leading economists to raise a staggering $100 billion a
year to fight climate change.
US Electricity Blackouts Skyrocketing
New York's Staten Island was broiling under a life-threatening heat wave
and borough President James Molinaro was seriously concerned about the
area's Little League baseball players.
Chart Reveals Insanity of New Health Care Bill
Representative Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) have
put together a new visual chart that helps illustrate the complexity of
the recently-passed U.S. health care "reform" bill.
Mass Residents Fight Aerial Insecticide Spraying
In response to recent reports about the growing number of Eastern equine
encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile virus infections occurring from
mosquito bites, some municipalities in the Eastern U.S. are planning to
conduct aerial insecticide spraying on neighborhoods and farms. But not
everyone is pleased with this, including several Mass. organic farmers
whose properties could be destroyed by the endeavor.
Pharmacists, Doctors Are the New Drug Dealers Who Flood the Streets With
Addictive Drugs
Prescription drug abuse is emerging as the new face of the U.S. drug
problem, with unscrupulous pharmacists and doctors taking the place of
street pushers or other stereotypical visions of the "drug dealer."
Prayer Can Help Bring Healing, Say Researchers
Researchers from Indiana University (IU) in Bloomington recently
conducted a study on the effects of praying directly with someone for
healing. According to Candy Gunther Brown, an associate professor in the
Department of Religious Studies at IU and author of the study, "proximal
intercessory prayer", as she calls it, can actually help to bring about
healing.
Today In History
Monday
August 9, 2010
1790 - The Columbia returned to Boston Harbor after a three-year voyage.
It was the first ship to carry the American flag around the world.
1831 - The first steam locomotive began its first trip between
Schenectady and Albany, NY.
1848 - Martin Van Buren was nominated for president by the Free-Soil
Party in Buffalo, NY.
1859 - The escalator was patented by Nathan Ames.
1892 - Thomas Edison received a patent for a two-way telegraph.
1902 - After the death of Queen Victoria, Edward VII was crowned king of
England.
1910 - A.J. Fisher received a patent for the electric washing machine.
1944 - The Forest Service and Wartime Advertising Council created
"Smokey the Bear."
1945 - The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. The bombing came
three days after the bombing of Hiroshima. About 74,000 people were
killed.
1945 - The first network television broadcast occurred in Washington,
DC. The program announced the bombing of Nagasaki, Japan.
1956 - The first statewide, state-supported educational television
network went on the air in Alabama.
1965 - Singapore proclaimed its independence from the Malaysian
Federation.
1969 - Sharon Tate and four other people were found murdered at Tate's
residence in Los Angeles, CA. Charles Manson later convicted of the
crime.
1973 - The U.S. Senate committee investigating the Watergate affair
filed suit against President Richard Nixon.
1974 - U.S. President Richard Nixon formally resigned. Gerald R. Ford
took his place, and became the 38th president of the U.S.
1975 - The New Orleans Superdome as officially opened when the Saints
played the Houston Oilers in exhibition football. It cost $163 million
to build.
1985 - Arthur J. Walker, a retired Navy officer, was found guilty of
seven counts of spying for the Soviet Union.
2000 - Former Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin was arrested on a Class B
misdemeanor of possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana.
2001 - U.S. President George W. Bush announced he would support federal
funding for limited medical research on embryonic stem cells.
2001 - In Jerusalem, a Palestinian suicide bomber detonated an explosive
inside a pizzeria. The lunchtime bombing killed 15 and wounded about 90
others.
2004 - Donald Duck received the 2,257th star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame.
2004 - Trump Hotel and Casion Resorts announced plans to file for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
If You Feel You Are Not Properly Sedated, Call 348-844 Immediately,
Failure To Do So May Result Prosecution for Criminal Drug Evasion
The establishment media and the scientific dictatorship are promoting
brain-eating vaccines that virtually lobotomize people and rewire their
brains into a state of subservient compliance so that their natural
instinct to get angry and rebel against the tyranny being imposed upon
them is neutered and sterilized.
Middle Class in Shambles - More Debt, More Job Losses, More Deceit
On Friday the grim reality of more job losses for Americans was
plastered across headlines.
The BP Oil Gusher
Was Only the 'Crisis' Used to Shove Another Land Grab Bill Through the
House
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Click on a client’s name to view all the bills on which they reported
lobbying.
US Fails to Account for Iraq Reconstruction Billions
A US federal watchdog has criticised the US military for failing to
account properly for billions of dollars it received to help rebuild
Iraq.
US Employers
Shed 131,000 Jobs in July - Surprised?
Is there anyone truly surprised that as the census workers leave the
rolls of the workforce that there would be a slump?
Inmates Will Replace Migrants in Colorado Fields
As migrant laborers flee Colorado because of tough new immigration
restrictions, worried farmers are looking to prisoners to fill their
places in the fields.
Poll: Waning Support for Obama On Wars
Public support for President Obama's Afghanistan war policy has
plummeted amid a rising U.S. death toll and the unauthorized release of
classified military documents, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows.
Another E. Coli Outbreak: 1 Million Pounds of Beef Recalled
On Friday, Valley Meat Company of Modesto California recalled over 1
million pounds of ground beef products after several people were
affected by E. coli contamination.
While Gold and Silver Languish, US Dollar Plummets and Other Commodity
Prices Soar
In the five weeks from June 28 through August 3, the US Dollar Index
fell 5.9%!
US Civil Flags
The first U.S. Flag, which denoted civilian versus military purposes,
was designed in 1799 by Oliver Wolcott Jr. the Secretary of the Treasury
under John Adams. Wolcott's proposal featured: An ensign, consisting of
sixteen alternating red and white stripes representing the number of
states that had joined the Union by 1799; and the Union, represented by
the small rectangle in the upper left corner, with its Arms (an Eagle)
of the United States in dark blue on a white field.
S510 -
Illegal to Grow, Share, Trade, Sell Homegrown Food
S510, the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010, may be the most
dangerous bill in the history of the US.
FDIC Bank Closures
Gulf Residents Likely Face Decades of Psychological Impact From BP's Oil
Disaster
While the devastating ecological impacts of BP's oil disaster in the
Gulf of Mexico are obvious, the less visible but also long-lasting
psychological, community and personal impacts could be worse, according
to social scientists, psychologists and psychiatrists.
CIA Doctors 'Gave Green Light to Torture'
A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association reveals
that physicians with the CIA's Office of Medical Services (OMS) played
an even greater role in facilitating the torture of detainees than was
previously recognized.
Lavish Obama Vacation in Time of Economic Turmoil Raises Eyebrows
As the U.S. economy endures high unemployment and a jittery stock
market, President Obama has preached sacrifice and fiscal discipline.
But the pictures coming out of a sunsplashed Spanish resort this week
may be sending a different message.
Michelle Obama Visits Ronda
The First Lady, her youngest daughter Sasha, and their group of friends
left the Spanish coast and travelled to Ronda for a day of sightseeing
accompanied by their vast security escort in a 13 car motorcade.
Fidel Castro: Obama Can Avert Impending Nuclear Holocaust
Cuba's Fidel Castro took part in his first government function since he
nearly died in 2006, repeating his apocalyptic warnings of a nuclear war
that only President Barack Obama can avert as he spoke Saturday to a
formal session of parliament.
South Korean Fishing Vessel Held By North: Coast Guard
A South Korean fishing vessel with seven people aboard is being held by
North Korea after sailing into the North's exclusive economic waters off
the east coast, the South Korean coast guard said on Sunday.
No Nuclear Health Threat From Russian Fires: Experts
Fires that are sweeping across Russia threaten to re-release nuclear
contamination from the Chernobyl disaster into the air, but not in
levels dangerous to human health, experts said Friday.
Schwarzenegger Calls for Same-Sex Marriage
Lawyers for gay couples, California Gov. Schwarzenegger and Attorney
General Jerry Brown filed legal motions Friday telling a federal judge
that allowing same-sex marriages to resume immediately in the state was
the right thing to do.
BP May Drill Again in Oil Spill Reservoir
BP may drill again in the same undersea oil reservoir that spewed
millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, a company official
said Friday.
Protests Over Cloned Animals in Food Chain
An animal welfare group on Friday delivered a petition of 7,000 names
calling on the government to prevent products from cloned animals
entering the food chain.
Sliding Towards Infanticide
President Obama has turned America into one of the most barbaric nations
on earth: The country is committed to using tax dollars to kill unborn
babies, both at home and abroad.
Across Texas, 60,000 Babies of Noncitizens Get US Birthright
As Republican members of Congress press for changes to the 14th
Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, preventing automatic citizenship for
babies born to illegal immigrants, opponents insist the debate is not
really about babies.
NOAA Map Shows Surface Waters Clear of Oil, But Crude Sightings Continue
Around Coast
A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration map showed Gulf of
Mexico waters completely clear of surface oil this weekend, yet crude
sightings continued around Alabama's coast.
Nanotechnology and Nanochips - Are Populations Being Primed For
Nano-Microchips Inside Vaccines?
It's almost surreal, like something out of a sci-fi flick, but nano-microchips
invisible to the naked eye are a reality that are already being hosted
in wide-range of applications. The question is, how long will it take
governments and big pharma to immerse nano-microchips inside of vaccines
to tag and surveil global populations?
HFCS - The Poison That Promotes Obesity and Liver Damage
Two new studies have added more reason for concern that high-fructose
corn syrup causes significantly more harm to the body than its mere
sugar content would suggest.
New Cooling Therapy to Help Cardiac Arrest Patients to Avoid Brain
Damage
Emergency responders in New York City will soon start to use a new
"cooling" therapy on cardiac arrest patients that will help to decrease
their likelihood of brain damage.
Vegan Diets Are Not Always Healthy
Vegetarian or vegan diets are often touted as being healthier than
conventional diets, but unless you make a concerted effort to get all
your necessary proteins, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, you
could be hurting yourself more than you are helping yourself.
Froot Loops Contaminated With 2-Methylnaphthalene Chemical
As cereal lovers sat down to enjoy their bowls of Froot Loops, Honey
Smacks, Apple Jacks and Corn Pops, they had no idea they were about to
eat a petrochemical called 2- methylnaphthalene.
Today In History
Friday
August 6, 2010
1787 - The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia began. The articles
of the U.S. Constitution draft were to be debated.
1806 - The Holy Roman Empire went out of existence as Emperor Francis II
abdicated.
1825 - Bolivia declared independence from Peru.
1890 - The electric chair was used for the first time when Auburn State
Prison in New York executed convicted murderer William Kemmler.
1890 - Cy Young achieved his first major league victory. He would
accumulate 511 in his career.
1914 - Austria-Hungary declared war against Russia. Serbia declared war
against Germany.
1939 - Dinah Shore started her own show on the NBC Blue radio network.
1945 - The American B-29 bomber, known as the Enola Gay,
dropped the first atomic bomb on an inhabited area. The bomb named
"Little Boy" was dropped over the center of Hiroshima, Japan. An
estimated 140,000 people were killed.
1952 - Satchel Paige, at age 46, became the oldest pitcher to complete a
major league baseball game.
1960 - Nationalization of U.S. and foreign-owned property in Cuba began.
1962 - Jamaica became an independent dominion within the British
Commonwealth.
1965 - The Voting Rights Act was signed by U.S. President Lyndon B.
Johnson.
1981 - Fire fighters in Indianapolis, IN, answered a false alarm. When
they returned to their station it was ablaze due to a grease fire.
1985 - The 40th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing brought tens
of thousands of Japanese and foreigners to Hiroshima.
1986 - William J. Schroeder died. He lived 620 days with the Jarvik-7
manmade heart.
1989 - Jaime Paz Zamora was inaugurated as the president of Bolivia.
1990 - The U.N. Security Council ordered a worldwide trade embargo with
Iraq. The embargo was to punish Iraq for invading Kuwait.
1991 - Harry Reasoner died at the age of 68. He was a newsman for
CBS-TV.
1993 - The U.S. Senate confirmed Louis Freeh to be the director of the
FBI.
1993 - Morihiro Hosokawa was elected prime minister of Japan.
1994 - Randolph County High School, in Wedowee, AL, was destroyed by
fire. The principle's stand against interracial dating had caused much
tension in the school.
1995 - Thousands of glowing lanterns were set afloat in rivers in
Hiroshima, Japan, on the 50th anniversary of the first atomic bombing.
1996 - NASA announced the discovery of evidence of primitive life on
Mars. The evidence came in the form of a meteorite that was found in
Antarctica. The meteorite was believed to have come from Mars and
contained a fossil.
1997 - Apple Computer and Microsoft agreed to share technology in a deal
giving Microsoft a stake in Apple's survival.
1998 - Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky spent 8 1/2 hours
testifying before a grand jury about her relationship with U.S.
President Clinton.
1998 - The last new episode of Magic Johnson's talk show, "The Magic
Hour," aired.
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Ailing vets sue over smoke from trash fires in Iraq, Afghanistan
Some 241 military personnel and contractors who became ill after serving
in Afghanistan and Iraq are suing a Houston-based firm, claiming they
were poisoned by smoke from trash fires, the Washington Post reported.
Russia to impose temporary ban on grain exports
Russia is to ban the export of grain from 15 August to 31 December after
drought and fires devastated crops.
Elena
Kagan tied to Obama's birth certificate
Yes, the same Elena Kagan nominated by the commander in chief to be the
next justice on the U.S. Supreme Court has actually been playing a role
for some time in the dispute over whether Obama is legally qualified to
be in the White House. Read the connection...
Economic adviser Christina Romer leaving the White House
Christina Romer, chair of the president's Council of Economic Advisers,
is leaving the White House to return to her teaching post at the
University of California, Berkeley.
Social Security in the red this year
Social Security will pay out more this year than it gets in payroll
taxes, marking the first time since the program will be in the red since
it was overhauled in 1983, according to the annual authoritative report
released Thursday by the program's actuary.
Birds fuel up on superfoods before long migration flights
Some birds radically change their diets just before their winter
migrations, gorging themselves on antioxidant-rich berries to prepare
for their long journeys, researchers have found. Researchers realized
that many migratory birds were selectively eating darker-skinned fruits,
which are known to contain higher levels of many antioxidants.
Congresswoman Wants Ethics Charges Made Public
The second Democrat in the House of Representatives to face an ethics
trial in the fall wants the charges against her made public and her
trial to begin before the November 2 congressional elections, an
aggressive defense that may lead to intra-party squabbling.
Analysis: China poised to set gold market alight as it opens up
China's moves to free up its gold market open the way for foreign
players and local banks to tap growing demand for the precious metal,
offering citizens a more attractive investment and promising to boost
the country's clout over global prices. With the Shanghai Composite
Index .SSEC down 20 percent this year, and gold prices still up 9
percent despite a correction from a lifetime high hit in June, more
retail investors are buying bullion as they diversify their wealth. A
clampdown on rampant property speculation could also drive investors to
shift some hot money into gold, which many see as a sign of status and
good fortune, as hopes for more Chinese demand pushed gold to a two-week
high above $1,200 an ounce this week.
What Caused 2009 H1N1 Pandemic?
The H1N1 virus is a combination of four different avian and swine flu
viruses that emerged over the past 90 years. It also includes genetic
residue of the 1918 pandemic virus that killed as many as 20 million
people, Kawaoka explained. Jimm's Comment: Where and how exactly does
something from 1918 "just appear"?
U.S. attends Hiroshima memorial for first time
The site of the world's worst atomic bomb attack echoed with the choirs
of schoolchildren and the solemn ringing of bells Friday as Hiroshima
marked its biggest memorial yet and the first to be attended by the U.S.
and other major nuclear powers. Washington's decision to send U.S.
Ambassador John Roos to the 65th anniversary of the bombing was seen by
many as potentially paving the way for President Barack Obama to visit
Hiroshima — which would be unprecedented for a sitting U.S. leader.
Smartphones May Soon Replace Credit Cards
Smartphones may soon displace some of the estimated 1 billion credit and
debit cards in American wallets. AT&T (T), Verizon Wireless, and
T-Mobile are planning a venture to develop a mobile payment system that
works with smartphones, posing a new threat to Visa (V) and MasterCard
(MA), three people with direct knowledge of the plan say. Comment: This
looks like another step towards the global digital currency. This will
increase cell phone thefts, until the cell phone is biometrically linked
to the owner (which could happen, too).
Forget Instaefi: Here Comes Instaloanforgiveness
As if the main rumor of the prior week, that the government was going to
automatically push rates on all mortgages down to market rates (which as
of today hit a fresh record low of 4.49%) was not enough, today James
Pethokoukis reports that the latest iteration in the "let's make Fannie
and Freddie broker than ever" rumor mill is that the "Obama
administration is about to order government-controlled lenders Fannie
Mae and Freddie Mac to forgive a portion of the mortgage debt of
millions of Americans who owe more than what their homes are worth."
Feds Admit Storing Checkpoint Body Scan Images
For the last few years, federal agencies have defended body scanning by
insisting that all images will be discarded as soon as they're viewed.
The Transportation Security Administration claimed last summer, for
instance, that "scanned images cannot be stored or recorded."
Food Stamp Use Hit Record 40.8m in May
The number of Americans who are receiving food stamps rose to a record
40.8 million in May as the jobless rate hovered near a 27-year high, the
government reported yesterday.
Initial Claims Surge to 479K, Trounce Expectations of 455K, Severe
Deterioration From Last Week's 460K
The week ended July 31 saw 479K initial jobless claims, obliterating the
expectation of a minor improvement of 455K from the prior week's 460K
(revised from 457K). Continuing claims continue rising, and are now at
4537K versus expectations of 4515K.
The US Isn't Leaving Iraq, It's Just Rebranding the Occupation
Obama says withdrawal is on schedule, but renaming or outsourcing combat
troops won't give Iraqis back their country
IRS Reorganizes Unit to Focus on International Tax Evasion
The Internal Revenue Service said Wednesday that it would overhaul a
unit devoted to scrutinizing large corporations and wealthy individuals,
a shift that would bolster the agency’s growing focus on international
tax evasion.
Aid Package Aimed at Saving State Jobs Passes Key Hurdle in Senate
An emergency plan to save the jobs of tens of thousands of public school
teachers and other government workers overcame a key Senate hurdle
Wednesday, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would summon
lawmakers back from their August break to finish work on the measure.
Geithner Blasts Bush Policies for Debt
The Bush administration's "misguided" policies are to blame for huge
U.S. budget deficits, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner charged on
Wednesday as he sought to build an election-year case for ending tax
cuts for the wealthiest Americans.
'Gender Bending' Chemical in Food Tins May Cut Male Fertility
A ‘gender bending’ chemical in food and drinks containers could be
behind rising male infertility, scientists say.
Proposition 8: Ruling Against Prop. 8 Could Lead to Federal Precedent On
Gay Marriage
Judge says the same-sex marriage ban was rooted in 'moral disapproval'
and violates constitutional rights to equal protection and due process.
Opponents vow to appeal all the way to the Supreme Court.
With Russia's Wildfires and Pakistan's Floods, Is 2010 the Year of
Extreme Weather?
While Pakistan has been hit by catastrophic flooding, Russia has endured
a lethal heatwave.
Some 1,200 people have been killed in the deluges sweeping Pakistan, but
in Moscow more than 30 are reported to have died in wildfires as
temperatures have soared to a new record for the region of 38C (100F).
Obama Tells Students: 'It's true I'm not American I come from Kenya'
Cancer Cells Love High Fructose Corn Syrup
Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
recently conducted a study revealing that cancer cells have a particular
liking for refined fructose. In tests, pancreatic cancer cells quickly
fed on refined fructose and used it to divide and proliferate rapidly
within the body.
FDA Warns that Zocor Can Cause Fatal Kidney Damage
The FDA has issued a warning that the risk of severe muscle and kidney
damage from the cholesterol drug simvastatin is higher than previously
thought.
Use Pink Slips to Pursue Your Real Passions
With the unemployment rate apparently stuck near double digits, more
people seem to be choosing a passion over a steady paycheck. Rather than
waiting for companies to open up their payrolls, these people are taking
matters into their own hands and defining their own jobs, going online
to find each other, leverage each other’s capabilities and services, and
learn faster by working together. That is a big risk, but these people
realize that they’ll be far happier if they can find something they love
doing and figure out creative ways to make a living from it. Focusing on
work that offers greater meaning makes it easier to withstand the perils
and roadblocks they will face as they leave the corporate fold.
British X-Files describe secret UFO encounters
Britain released hundreds of previously secret "UFO files" on Thursday
including a letter saying that Winston Churchill had ordered a 50 year
cover-up of a wartime encounter between a UFO and military pilot. The
files, published by the National Archives, span decades and contain
scores of witness accounts, sketches and classified briefing notes
documenting mysterious sightings across Britain.
Dog chews off Michigan man's toe, saves his life
A Michigan man credited his dog with saving his life by chewing off his
diseased big toe as he lay passed out in a drunken stupor. Jerry
Douthett, 48, woke up on a Saturday night in late July in his Rockford,
Michigan home to find his Jack Russell Terrier, Kiko, had gnawed off his
right big toe. "The moral of the story is that the dog saved my life,
because otherwise I never would have gone in to see a doctor."
Obama Cabinet No-Shows for Veterans Panel - Spring to Life on Death
Benefit
A half-dozen members of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet sit on an
advisory council overseeing life insurance for U.S. military forces, a
program facing investigations of whether insurers are unfairly profiting
from policies of dead soldiers and veterans. The last time the Advisory
Council on Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance met, in November 2009,
none of the Cabinet members attended. Aides accustomed to handling the
issue for their agencies went as representatives.
Today In History Thursday
August 5, 2010
1833
- The village of Chicago was incorporated. The population was
approximately 250.
1861 - The U.S. federal
government levied its first income tax. The tax was 3% of all incomes
over $800. The wartime measure was rescinded in 1872.
1864 - During the U.S. Civil War, Union forces led by Adm. David G.
Farragut were led into Mobile Bay, Alabama.
1884 - On Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor, the cornerstone for the
Statue of Liberty was laid.
1914 - The electric traffic lights were installed in Cleveland, Ohio.
1923 - Henry Sullivan became the first American to swim across the
English Channel.
1944 - Polish insurgents liberated a German labor camp in Warsaw. 348
Jewish prisoners were freed.
1953 - During the Korean conflict prisoners were exchanged at Panmunjom.
The exchange was labeled Operation Big Switch.
1960 - For the first time two major league baseball clubs traded
managers. Detroit traded Jimmy Dykes for Cleveland's Joe Gordon.
1962 - Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her home. The "probable suicide"
was caused by an overdose of sleeping pills. Monroe was 36.
1963 - The Limited Test Ban Treaty was signed by the United States,
Britain, and the Soviet Union. The treaty banned nuclear tests in space,
underwater, and in the atmosphere.
1964 - U.S. aircraft bombed North Vietnam after North Vietnamese boats
attacked U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
1969 - The Mariner 7, a U.S. space probe, passed by Mars. Photographs
and scientific data were sent back to Earth.
1974 - U.S. President Nixon said that he expected to be impeached. Nixon
had ordered the investigation into the Watergate break-in to halt.
1981 - The U.S. federal government started firing striking air traffic
controllers.
1989 - In Honduras, five Central American presidents began meeting to
discuss the timetable for the dismantling of the Nicaraguan Contra
bases.
1990 - U.S. President George H.W. Bush angrily denounced the Iraqi
invasion of Kuwait.
1991 - An investigation was formally launched by Democratic
congressional leaders to find out if the release of American hostages
was delayed until after the Reagan-Bush presidential election.
1991 - Iraq admitted to misleading U.N. inspectors about secret
biological weapons.
1992 - Federal civil rights charges were filed against four Los Angeles
police officers. The officers had been acquitted on California State
charges. Two of the officers were convicted and jailed on violation of
civil rights charges.
1998 - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein began not cooperating with U.N.
weapons inspectors.
1999 - Mark McGwire (St. Louis Cardinals) hit his 500th career homerun.
He also set a record for the fewest at-bats to hit the 500 homerun mark.
2002 - The U.S. closed its consulate in Karachi, Pakistan. The consulate
was closed after local authorities removed large concrete blocks and
reopened the road in front of the building to normal traffic.
A message from Pete Hendrickson - August 4, 2010
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How to freeze tomatoes from your garden - easy and illustrated!
Thanks to Frank and all the many other who e-mailed their version on how
to freeze tomatoes.
Ford Brings Work Back In House
"We're bringing jobs back to America," said Ford President of the
Americas Mark Fields, speaking at the Management Briefing Seminars in
Traverse City. Ford says modern agreements with the UAW now make it cost
competitive to do the work in house. About two thirds of the jobs have
already been brought back. Fields says 635 more jobs will be insourced
to nine plants over the next two years. He says that number has grown
larger. Comment: They were fired via outsourcing and rehired at a lower
wage by bringing the jobs back. The untold story is that this may all be
due to a weaker dollar, which is bringing the fiat dollar in line with
other fiat currencies.
After 107 years in Milwaukee, Harley could leave
It's the roar that made Milwaukee famous -- the distinctive throaty
rumble of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. But that much-loved racket could
be rumbling away to another state if the company cannot bring down its
labor costs. Harley-Davidson warned employees in April that it will move
its Wisconsin manufacturing operations elsewhere if it cannot cut
millions of dollars at the factories that build the bikes known as
"Milwaukee Iron." Harley's corporate headquarters would remain here, but
that's small consolation to a community that has already endured
repeated blows to its civic identity. "When you think of Milwaukee you
think of beer, brats and Harley-Davidson," said Steve Daily, a
researcher at the Milwaukee County Historical Society. "Right or wrong,
that's what it is." Comment: Speechless and sad.
Republicans Want Review Of Birthright Citizenship
Leading Republicans are joining a push to reconsider the constitutional
amendment that grants automatic citizenship to people born in the United
States. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said
Tuesday he supports holding hearings on the 14th Amendment right,
although he emphasized that Washington’s immigration focus should remain
on border security. Comment: Could this be the backdoor to prove that
Barry Soetoro is not a U.S. born citizen?
Another ‘Mike Tawse Original’ Thought For The Day
The True Strength Of Your Belief
Dangers of Flea and Tick Problems
EXCLUSIVE: Fannie and Freddie's Foreclosure Barons
How the federal housing agencies—and some of the biggest bailed-out
banks—are helping shady lawyers make millions by pushing families out of
their homes.
Feds admit storing checkpoint body scan images
It turns out that some police agencies are storing the controversial
images after all. The U.S. Marshals Service admitted this week that it
had surreptitiously saved tens of thousands of images recorded with a
millimeter wave system at the security checkpoint of a single Florida
courthouse.
Personal Bankruptcy Filings Up 9% In July
The 137,698 consumer bankruptcies filed in July represented a 9 percent
increase nationwide over the 126,434 filings recorded in July 2009,
according to the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), relying on data
from the National Bankruptcy Research Center (NBKRC).
Iran's Ahmadinejad Unhurt After Blast Near Motorcade
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was unharmed by an attack with a
homemade explosive device on his motorcade during a visit to the western
city of Hamadan on Wednesday, a source in his office said.
As BP Plugs Leak, Report Says Most of Oil Gone
BP claimed a key victory Wednesday in the effort to plug its blown-out
well as a government report said much of the spilled oil is gone—though
what's left is still nearly five times the amount that poured from the
Exxon Valdez.
Missouri Residents Vote Against Health Care Law
Missouri voters on Tuesday easily approved a measure aimed at nullifying
the new federal health care law, becoming the first state in the nation
where ordinary people made known their dismay over the issue at the
ballot box.
How Do You
Tell Someone He Can't Drink Water On His Own Land?
This is Agenda 21 in action, folks. Bushmen are being driven off their
land because “the Bushmen’s presence in the reserve is not compatible
with preserving wildlife and that living in such harsh conditions offers
few prospects.”
Feds Admit Storing Checkpoint Body Scan Images
For the last few years, federal agencies have defended body scanning by
insisting that all images will be discarded as soon as they're viewed.
The Transportation Security Administration claimed last summer, for
instance, that "scanned images cannot be stored or recorded."
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Girl Discovers Royal Blood Runs Deep With US Presidents
9 Killed In Shooting at Conn Beer Distributorship
One of two survivors shot in a beer warehouse rampage in Connecticut
tells The Associated Press the gunman was "cold as ice" as he started
firing his weapon shortly after being forced to resign for stealing
beer.
Leading Republicans Push for Review of Birthright Citizenship
Leading Republicans are joining a push to reconsider the constitutional
amendment that grants automatic citizenship to people born in the United
States
Static Kill Won't End Gulf Oil Spill Drama - Even If It Works
BP launched its “static kill” operation Tuesday as part of its
two-pronged effort to kill the runaway Macondo well. The goal is to push
the oil back down into the reservoir below the sea floor, setting the
stage for a relief well to permanently cement the well in mid-August.
Lunch Meat May Cause Bladder Cancer
A recent study published in the journal Cancer links nitrate-containing
cold cut meats to bladder cancer.
Your State of Mind Affects Your Ability to Heal
A new study published in the journal Diabetologia has found that one's
mental state of mind affects his or her ability to heal from an illness.
Mirroring Bush-Era Police State, Obama Supports DNA Sampling of Public
When Arrested
In an interview with John Walsh of "America's Most Wanted," President
Obama voiced his support for the mandatory collection of DNA samples
from U.S. residents who have not been convicted of any crime.
Tocotrienols (rice bran solubles) Deliver a Powerhouse of Plant Based
Nutrition
Among all the superfoods available today, some are quite well known such
as acai and spirulina, but others are lesser known even though they
offer remarkable nutritional density.
Today In History Wednesday
August 4, 2010
1790 - The Revenue Cutter Service was formed. This U.S. naval task force
was the beginning of the U.S. Coast Guard.
1821 - "The Saturday Evening Post" was published for the first time as a
weekly.
1892 - Andrew and Abby Borden were axed to death in their home in Fall
River, MA. Lizzie, Andrew's daughter, was accused of the killings -
later acquitted. 1914 - Britain declared war on Germany in World War I.
The U.S. proclaimed its neutrality.
1944 - Nazi police raided a house in Amsterdam and arrested eight
people. Anne Frank, a teenager at the time, was one of the people
arrested. Her diary would be published after her death.
1949 - An earthquake in Ecuador destroyed 50 towns and killed more than
6000 people.
1958 - The first potato flake plant was completed in Grand Forks, ND.
1972 - Arthur Bremer was found guilty of shooting George Wallace, the
governor of Alabama. Bremer was sentenced to 63 years in prison.
1977 - U.S. President Carter signed the measure that established the
Department of Energy.
1987 - The Fairness Doctrine was rescinded by the Federal Communications
Commission. The doctrine had required that radio and TV stations present
controversial issues in a balanced fashion.
1987 - A new 22-cent U.S. stamp honoring noted author William Faulkner,
went on sale in Oxford, MS. Faulkner had been fired as postmaster of
that same post office in 1924.
1988 - U.S. Rep. Mario Biaggi of New York was sentenced to prison. The
conviction included charges of extortion, tax evasion, and acceptance of
bribes in relation to the Wedtech scandal. Biaggi was paroled in 1990.
1989 - Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani offered to assist end the
hostage crisis in Lebanon.
1990 - The European Community imposed an embargo on oil from Iraq and
Kuwait. This was done to protest the Iraqi invasion of the oil-rich
Kuwait.
1991 - The Oceanos, a Greek luxury liner, sank off of South Africa's
southeast coast. All of the 402 passengers and 179 crewmembers survived.
1993 - Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell, Los Angeles police officers were
sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for violating Rodney King's civil
rights.
1994 - Yugoslavia withdrew its support for Bosnian Serbs. The border
between Yugoslavia and Serb-held Bosnia was sealed.
1997 - Teamsters began a 15-day strike against UPS (United Parcel
Service). The strikers eventually won an increase in full-time positions
and defeated a proposed reorganization of the companies pension plan.
2009 - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il pardoned two American
journalists, who had been arrested and imprisoned for illegal entry
earlier in the year.
YouTube: Obama says his father served in World War II
Which father was this? The one that was 9-1/2 years old when WWII
ended, or the one that was 10 years old when it ended?
Barack Hussein Obama Sr. (Obama's father) Born 4/4/36 Kenyan citizen?
Lolo Soetoro (Obama's step father) Born 1935 Indonesian citizen?
PTSD Victims Include Military Dogs, Too
Gina was a playful 2-year-old German shepherd when she went to Iraq as a
highly trained bomb-sniffing dog with the military, conducting
door-to-door searches and witnessing all sorts of noisy explosions. She
returned home to Colorado cowering and fearful. When her handlers tried
to take her into a building, she would stiffen her legs and resist. Once
inside, she would tuck her tail beneath her body and slink along the
floor. She would hide under furniture or in a corner to avoid people. A
military veterinarian diagnosed with her post-traumatic stress disorder
— a condition that some experts say can afflict dogs just like it does
humans.
VA rule on Agent Orange, heart disease due soon
A new compensation rule for Vietnam veterans with ischemic heart
disease, Parkinson’s disease and B-cell leukemias should be out within
30 days, based on a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Military wants to know if tests broke rules on human experiments
The Department of Defense inspector general is investigating whether
medical tests on wounded U.S. military personnel may have violated
government rules on human experiments. The research focused on traumatic
brain injuries and whether an over-the-counter dietary supplement might
be a possible treatment. The number of brain injuries from improvised
explosive devices and other battlefield blasts has soared in recent
years in fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Pending Home Sales Sink 2.6 Percent in June as Poor Economy Keeps Buyers
Away
The number of buyers who signed contracts to purchase homes dropped in
June, as the weak economy and tight lending standards kept consumers
away from the housing market. The National Association of Realtors said
Tuesday that its seasonally adjusted index of sales agreements for
previously occupied homes dipped 2.6 percent to a reading of 75.7.That
was the lowest on records dating back to 2001 and down nearly 19 percent
from the same month a year earlier. The index has fallen by more than 40
percent from its peak in April 2005. May's reading was revised slightly
downward to 77.7.
NASA Scientists Braced for 'Solar Tsunami' to Hit Earth
The solar fireworks at the weekend were recorded by several satellites,
including Nasa’s new Solar Dynamics Observatory which watched its shock
wave rippling outwards.
Debate Begins on Kagan; Confirmation In Sight
Supporters and opponents of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan are
getting their final say on the Senate floor, although she seems a safe
bet for confirmation.
Republicans detail wasteful U.S. stimulus spending
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, asked about the Coburn-McCain
report, said it wasn't credible. He told reporters, "Maybe the best
person for Senator McCain to debate on this would be the chief economic
adviser of his own presidential campaign (Mark Zandi), who not only
weighed in on the president's recovery plan but in the last week has
written an analysis of what our economy would look like without the
steps we took." Economists like Zandi have speculated that without the
economic stimulus and other steps to right the sinking U.S. economy, the
United States would have lost an additional 8.5 million jobs and may
have plunged into a second "Great Depression." Jimm's Comment: This is
to show that the phrase "Great Depression" is being used more and more
in the media, conditioning us for the inevitable.
Dollar hits 4-month low on reports of Fed shift Currencies
The U.S. dollar fell Tuesday to its lowest level since April, weighed
down by a news report that Federal Reserve officials will consider a
slight policy shift next week amid concerns over the strength of the
U.S. economic recovery. The Wall Street Journal said Fed policy makers
will consider using cash from maturing mortgage-bond holdings to buy new
mortgage or Treasury bonds instead of allowing its portfolio to shrink.
The decision will likely depend largely on upcoming economic data,
including the July jobs report on Friday, the newspaper said.
More Procter & Gamble Pet Food Recalled for Salmonella
The expanded recall includes all dry sizes and varieties, all UPC codes,
and “Best-By” dates 01Jul10 through 01Dec11 for Iams Veterinary Dry
formulas, Eukanuba Naturally Wild, and Eukanuba Pure. Also Eukanuba
Custom Care Sensitive Skin in all dry sizes, all UPC codes, and
“Best-By” dates 01Jul10 through 01Dec11 are involved.
Mexicana Airlines files for bankruptcy
Debt-ridden carrier announces filings in Mexico and the U.S. one day
after suspending 31 flights in the two countries. It blames much of its
financial trouble on high labor costs. Mexicana Airlines, the busiest
foreign carrier at Los Angeles International Airport, announced Tuesday
that it had filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. and Mexico,
blaming much of its financial trouble on high labor costs.
Oops!
Obama Mama Passport 'Destroyed'
Responding to a Freedom of Information Act request, the State Department
has released passport records of Stanley Ann Dunham, President Obama's
mother – but records for the years surrounding Obama's 1961 birth are
missing.
US Factory
Orders Drop for Second Straight Month
Factory orders fell in June for the second straight month due to lower
demand for steel, construction machinery and aircraft.
Pending Home Fall to Record Series Low in June
The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator, declined 2.6
percent to 75.7 based on contracts signed in June from an upwardly
revised level of 77.7 in May [revised from 77.6], and is 18.6 percent
below June 2009 when it was 93.0. The data reflects contracts and not
closings, which normally occur with a lag time of one or two months.
The Mandatory Service Bill and the Impending Attack on Iran
Rep. Charles Rangel may be in trouble because he is your standard
corrupt district of criminals opportunist, but that has not killed his
mandatory slavery bill.
A Tale of Two Goose Eggs (Income and Spend)
Personal income increased $3.0 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, and
disposable personal income (DPI) increased $5.1 billion, or less than
0.1 percent, in June, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) decreased $2.9 billion, or less
than 0.1 percent.
45 Died in Revenge Attacks in Pakistan City
Gunmen killed at least 45 people in Pakistan's largest city after the
assassination of a prominent lawmaker set off a cycle of revenge
attacks, officials said Tuesday. Dozens of vehicles and shops were set
ablaze as security forces struggled to regain control of Karachi.
Army's Vaccine Plan: Inject Troops With Gas-Propelled, Electro-Charged
DNA
The Army’s got a one-two punch to perfect vaccinations and offer
scientists the ability to quickly develop inoculations that stave off
new dangers.
Junk Food Starts Allergies: Western High-Fat Diets Are Blamed for Surge
in Illnesses
The rise of junk food and high-fat diets could be behind the explosion
of allergies sweeping Britain, scientists claimed last night.
Drug-Resistant Strain of E. Coli Emerges in US
A new, virulent and drug-resistant strain of E. coli bacteria is
infecting people in the United States and posing a significant public
health threat, doctors reported on Friday.
Minority Report-Style Advertising Billboards To Target Consumers
Advertising billboards similar to those seen in the film Minority
Report, which can recognise passers-by, target them with customized
adverts and even use their names, are being developed by computer
engineers.
EPA to Crack Down on Farm Dust
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering a crackdown on
farm dust, so senators have signed a letter addressing their concerns on
the possible regulations.
Treasury Sectretary Timothy Geithner: Unemployment Could Go Up Before It
Comes Down
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner acknowledged that it is still a
"tough economy" for most Americans, and warned it's possible the
unemployment rate will go up for a couple of months before it comes down
as more people enter the labor force.
Americans Who Swap Passports
At the US Embassy in London, there is a waiting list that none of the
officials likes to discuss. On the list are Americans hoping to give up
their citizenship, as they seek shelter from the Internal Revenue
Service.
Obamacare Only Looks Worse Upon Further Review
One of the more illuminating remarks during the health-care debate in
Congress came when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told an audience that
Democrats would “pass the bill so you can find out what’s in it, away
from the fog of controversy.”
Women: Before Getting Pregnant, Check Out Your Man's Diet
The day will soon come that informed women will refuse to date, marry or
have children with men who follow poor nutritional habits. "You eat junk
foods? Put your pants back on and get out!"
Brains That Are Relaxed Are Able to Learn and Remember Better
Brains in a state of relaxation are better able to remember new
information, according to a study conducted by researchers from the
California Institute of Technology and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in
Los Angeles, and published in the journal Nature.
Harvard Medical School Rolls Out New Rules to Stop Its Faculty From
Accepting Bribes From Big Pharma
It is common practice for medical professionals to accept gifts, free
travel, meals and other forms of indirect compensation from drug
companies and medical device manufacturers for giving speeches that
endorse their products. But Harvard Medical School has now made a new
rule that prohibits its 11,000 faculty members from engaging in this
activity.
Today In History Tuesday
August 3, 2010
1492 - Christopher Columbus left Palos, Spain with three ships. The
voyage would lead him to what is now known as the Americas. He reached
the Bahamas on October 12.
1900 - Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. was founded.
1914 - Germany declared war on France. The next day World War I began
when Britain declared war on Germany.
1922 - WGY radio in Schenectady, NY, presented the first full-length
melodrama on radio. The work was "The Wolf", written by Eugene Walter.
1923 - Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as the 30th president of the U.S.
after the sudden death of President Harding.
1933 - The Mickey Mouse Watch was introduced for the price of $2.75.
1936 - The U.S. State Department advised Americans to leave Spain due to
the Spanish Civil War.
1949 - The National Basketball Association (NBA) was formed.
1956 - Bedloe's Island had its name changed to Liberty Island.
1958 - The Nautilus became the first vessel to cross the North Pole
underwater. The mission was known as "Operation Sunshine."
1981 - U.S. traffic controllers with PATCO, the Professional Air Traffic
Controllers Organization, went on strike. They were fired just as U.S.
President Reagan had warned.
1988 - The Iran-Contra hearings ended. No ties were made between U.S.
President Reagan and the Nicaraguan Rebels.
1988 - The Soviet Union released Mathias Rust. He had been taken into
custody on May 28, 1987 for landing a plane in Moscow's Red Square.
1989 - Shiite Muslim kidnappers suspended their threat to execute
another hostage. It had been reported that the terrorist in Lebanon had
hung Lt. Col. William R. Higgins three days before.
1989 - Hashemi Rafsanjani was sworn in as the president of Iran.
1990 - Thousands of Iraqi troops pushed within a few miles of the border
of Saudi Arabia. This heightened world concerns that the invasion of
Kuwait could spread.
1992 - The U.S. Senate voted to restrict and eventually end the testing
of nuclear weapons.
1992 - Russia and Ukraine agreed to put the Black Sea Fleet under joint
command. The agreement was to last for three years.
1994 - Arkansas executed three prisoners. It was the first time in 32
years.
1995 - Eyad Ismoil was flown from Jordan to the U.S. to face charges
that he had driven the van that blew up in New York's World Trade
Center.
2004 - In New York, the Statue of Liberty re-opened to the public. The
site had been closed since the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on
September 11, 2001.
2004 - NASA launched the spacecraft Messenger. The 6 1/2 year journey
was planned to arrive at the planet Mercury in March 2011.
2009 - Bolivia became the first South American country to declare the
right of indigenous people to govern themselves.
The Long Walk
Home
The Long Walk Home is a non-profit organization formed by Ron Zaleski in
2006 to call attention to the need for mandatory PTSD (post traumatic
stress disorder) counseling for all military troops prior to discharge.
As of June 1, 2010, RON IS WALKING BAREFOOT ACROSS AMERICA, wearing his
sign saying 18 VETS A DAY COMMIT SUICIDE; he is willing to do whatever
it takes to raise awareness about this epidemic, to get your help for
veterans’ well-being, and to tell our elected officials what we want
done about it.
YouTube:
NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT - Dedicated to those who served for the
right reasons
Drug-resistant strain of E. coli emerges in U.S.
A new, virulent and drug-resistant strain of E. coli bacteria is
infecting people in the United States and posing a significant public
health threat, doctors reported on Friday. The new strain is called
ST131 and caused many of the E. coli infections resistant to antibiotics
in the fluoroquinolone and cephalosporin classes, the researchers said.
Congressman At Town Hall: 'The Federal Government can do most anything
in this country.'
Rep. Pete Stark takes questions at a town hall meeting.
YouTube video: Gold Dinar, Silver Dirham
Welcome to the metals backed currencies!
Nielson: The End Game is Either Hyperinflation or Debt Implosion - Got
Gold?
"The collapse of the U.S. economy is a certainty - only the manner in
which it will happen has yet to be determined. It is just a matter of
time before the global derivatives bubble will produce the same result
that has occurred to every other currency not backed by gold throughout
history - those currencies, our 'money', will become worthless." Those
were the alarming words of Jeff Nielson of BullionBullsCanada.com in a
recent speech* which has been edited and reformatted below (with his
permission) for the sake of brevity and clarity.
Cancer
cells slurp up fructose, US study finds
Pancreatic tumor cells use fructose to divide and proliferate, U.S.
researchers said on Monday in a study that challenges the common wisdom
that all sugars are the same. Tumor cells fed both glucose and fructose
used the two sugars in two different ways, the team at the University of
California Los Angeles found. They said their finding, published in the
journal Cancer Research, may help explain other studies that have linked
fructose intake with pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest cancer
types.
6 cities to train mail carriers to dispense anti-terror drugs
The Postal Service is ready to deliver lifesaving drugs to about a
quarter of the residents of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the only metropolitan
area in the nation where letter carriers have been trained to dispense
medication after a large-scale terrorist attack involving biological
weapons.
100 clone cows on UK farms: Shocking evidence of how 'super calves' have
secretly spread into our food system
More than 100 cows descended from cloned cattle have been born on
British farms, sparking alarm about their secret spread into the food
system.
The New Face of Foreclosures
Move over Las Vegas and Phoenix. The foreclosure crisis is entering a
second phase, moving into smaller metropolitan areas. During the first
half of this year, 74% of metropolitan areas posted year-over-year
increases in foreclosure activity, according to RealtyTrac. In total,
more than 1.6 million properties have foreclosure filings, up 8.3% from
the first half of 2009.
Two ‘Mike Tawse Original’ Thoughts For the Day: When
You Feel Negative and
Challenge Your Own Beliefs.
New Push to Prop Up Housing Market Via Mass Refis?
In case you’ve been paying attention to market action rather than
economic news, some key data releases for July have been less than
cheery.
Believe It or Not, Freddie Mac Is Still Promoting No-Down Payment
Mortgages
2005 called, it wants its mortgage lunacy back. This just came out today
from
Freddie Mac:
Skidding Toward Fall
This economy has a destination for sure, but it's not in the direction
where all eyes are trained in moist hopefulness: that glimmering horizon
of longed-for growth.
NASA Says Large CME on Sun Headed for Earth
On Sunday, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory detected a complex magnetic
eruption on the sun. The NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
also spotted a large coronal mass ejection (CME).
Alan Greenspan: 'The Financial System Is Broke'
For the definitive confirmation that the Fed is and has always been very
open to, at least philosophically, pushing the market higher no matter
what the cost (if not in practice – they would never do that, oh no,
Liberty 33 would never stoop so low), is this quote from former Fed
chairman Alan Greenspan who was on Meet The Press earlier, where he said
the following stunner: “if the stock market continues higher it will do
more to stimulate the economy than any other measure we have discussed
here.”
Stealthy Government Contractor Monitors US Internet Providers, Worked
With Wikileaks Informant
Updated with IDG's confirmation from Adrian Lamo, changes in wording to
address Vigilant staff's volunteer status.
Hidalgo County Justice of the Peace Arrested
An Hidalgo County Judge finds herself on the other side of the bench
after being indicted.
Banks Financing Mexico Gangs Admitted in Wells Fargo Deal
Just before sunset on April 10, 2006, a DC-9 jet landed at the
international airport in the port city of Ciudad del Carmen, 500 miles
east of Mexico City.
Mexican Drug Cartel Allegedly Puts a Price on Arizona Sheriff's Head
PHOENIX - He's been at the center of the discussions and controversies
surrounding illegal immigration enforcement in Arizona for quite a
while.
Men Run Onto Citi Field With Mexican Flags
NEW YORK - Two men carrying Mexican flags in protest of Arizona's
immigration law ran into the outfield during the seventh inning of the
New York Mets' game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night at
Citi Field.
Iran's Ahmadinejad Calls for TV Debate With Obama
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on U.S. President Barack
Obama on Monday to face him in a televised one-on-one debate to see who
has the best solutions for the world's problems.
Are Signs of 2010 Galactic Alignment Evident Now?
As the media focuses on the failing economy, there isn’t much mainstream
discussion about the climatic and geological changes Earth is now
experiencing.
Corexit Kills; Update on the Oil Disaster and the Chemical Rape of the
Gulf
People need to wake up! Corexit is killing the Gulf at an alarming level
and yet the corporate news is still taking very little notice.
Butt Jobs Gone Bad: Women Have Their Rear Ends Injected With Household
Caulk
Six New Jersey women ended up hospitalized after having their rear ends
injected with bathroom caulk in low-budget buttocks-enhancing
procedures.
Unilever Stalks Its Customers With GPS
The household cleaning product giant Unilever has secretly placed GPS
tracker transmitters in laundry detergent boxes to track consumers to
their homes.
Proof Well A Capped Well B Exploded
You will find this very interesting. This is new but backed with the
public documents BP filed when it planned to drill 2 wells a few hundred
feet from each other in MC252. Testimony says they abandoned the 1st
well.
Today In History Monday
August 2, 2010
1824 - In New York City, Fifth Avenue was opened.
1858 - In Boston and New York City the first mailboxes were installed
along streets.
1861 - The United States Congress passed the first income tax. The
revenues were intended for the war effort against the South. The tax was
never enacted.
1876 - "Wild Bill" Hickok was killed (shot from behind) while playing
poker in Deadwood, SD. Jack McCall was later hanged for the shooting.
1887 - Rowell Hodge patented barbed wire.
1892 - Charles A. Wheeler patented the first escalator.
1922 - Alexander Graham Bell died.
1934 - German President Paul von Hindenburg died. His successor was
Adolf Hitler.
1939 - Albert Einstein signed a letter to President Roosevelt urging the
U.S. to have an atomic weapons research program.
1939 - U.S. President Roosevelt signed the Hatch Act. The act prohibited
civil service employees from taking an active part in political
campaigns.
1943 - The U.S. Navy patrol torpedo boat, PT-109, sank after being
attacked by a Japanese destroyer. The boat was under the command of Lt.
John F. Kennedy.
1945 - The Allied conference at Potsdam was concluded.
1964 - The Pentagon reported the first of two North Vietnamese attacks
on U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
1974 - John Dean was sentenced to 1-4 years in prison for his
involvement in the Watergate cover-up.
1980 - A bomb exploded in a train station in Bologna, Italy. 85 people
were killed.
1983 - U.S. House of Representatives approved a law that designated the
third Monday of January would be a federal holiday in honor of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. The law was signed by President Reagan on
November 2.
1988 - U.S. military investigators concluded that "crew errors" were the
cause of the shooting down of an Iranian passenger jet on July 3, 1988.
1990 - Iraq invaded the oil-rich country of Kuwait. Iraq claimed that
Kuwait had driven down oil prices by exceeding production quotas set by
OPEC.
1995 - China ordered the expulsion of two U.S. Air Force officers. The
two were said to have been caught spying on military sights.
1999 - In eastern India, at least 278 people were killed when two trains
collided at a station.
More Evacuations Near K-zoo River Spill
Calhoun County health officials Friday were evacuating dozens of
additional homes in the area surrounding the big oil spill Friday, due
to concerns over air quality in the area south of Battle Creek. In
addition, about one hundred families along the contaminated Kalamazoo
River have been asked to drink bottled water. Estimates of the amount of
oil lost from the line now range from 800,000 gallons to 1 million
gallons. Residents of the hard-hit area are outraged by the response to
the oil spill.
EPA to Crack Down on Farm Dust
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering a crackdown on
farm dust, so senators have signed a letter addressing their concerns on
the possible regulations. The letter dated July 23 to the EPA states,
"If approved, would establish the most stringent and unparalleled
regulation of dust in our nation's history."
Five More Failed Banks Cost US Government An Additional $334 Million in
Losses
The losses from the mortgage securities frauds and the subsequent bubble
collapse continue to debilitate the US financial system, particularly
the regional banks, in a slow bleed costing the US government additional
millions each week.
Unofficial Problem Bank List Over 800 Institutions
FDIC actions this week led to many changes in the Unofficial Problem
Bank List as they closed five institutions and finally released their
enforcement actions for June 2010. The list total finally pushes through
the much anticipated 800 level and finishes the week at 808 with
aggregate assets of $414.8 billion.
Christian Woman Stops Robbery With Faith
When a man tried to rob a MetroPCS cell phone store at gunpoint in
Pompano Beach, Fla., store manager Nayara Goncalves, 20, calmly talked
to the man about Jesus and her faith until he left without taking any
money.
Maxine Waters to Face Ethics Trial
The House Ethics Committee is expected to announce today or tomorrow
that it has formed an "adjudicatory subcommittee" to try Democratic Rep.
Maxine Waters on charges of ethics violations.
MILITARY HOMOSEXUAL SCANDAL TIED TO WIKILEAKS TREASON
As the military and the FBI attempt to get to the bottom of what Manning
allegedly did and for what reason, the need for an investigation of
homosexual misconduct in the Armed Forces—before any change in policy is
adopted by Congress—has been presented in dramatic fashion.
DC Sniper Lee Boyd Malvo Tells William Shatner Other Shooters Involved
in Plot
Police will once again question DC sniper Lee Boyd Malvo, after the
convicted serial killer said for the first time in a TV interview with
actor William Shatner that two other men were initially part of the
bloody plot that terrorized the Washington area and left 10 people dead
in 2002.
YouTube - The Truth is Alive
911 Song dedicated to the truth movement.
Netherlands
began pulling its 2,000 troops out of Afghanistan on Sunday
The Netherlands began pulling its 2,000 troops out of Afghanistan on
Sunday after a political row brought down the Dutch government in
February and as other Western nations review their future roles in the
war. While the withdrawal is unlikely to be felt on the battlefield, it
hurts the "international" image that Washington promotes for the U.S.-
dominated, 150,000-strong NATO-led International Security Assistance
Force (ISAF).
Is Your Detergent Stalking You?
Unilever's Omo detergent is adding an unusual ingredient to its
two-pound detergent box in Brazil: a GPS device that allows its
promotions agency Bullet to track shoppers and follow them to their
front doors. consumers who buy one of the GPS-implanted detergent boxes
will be surprised at home, given a pocket video camera as a prize and
invited to bring their families to enjoy a day of Unilever-sponsored
outdoor fun.
The Web's New Gold Mine: Your Secrets
A Journal investigation finds that one of the fastest-growing businesses
on the Internet is the business of spying on consumers.
Tons of Toxic Chemicals Flow from China to Russia
On Wednesday, approximately 7,000 containers of hazardous substances
were washed away to a tributary of the Amur River with floods from the
territory of chemical plants in China.
David Copperfield could not have performed better
So instead “of going on a public stage with a final trump card of 30%
chance of success” and risking everything BP stands for, a magic show
will be set up so that what ever happens, it will be a success.
Should We Release Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Into the
Environment?
Scientists in the US have managed to genetically engineer a
malaria-resistant mosquito. The tremendous event has been hailed as the
first of its kind and a breakthrough in the scientific community, but is
all the speculation true?
Researcher Detained at US Border, Questioned About Wikileaks
A security researcher involved with the Wikileaks Web site was detained
by U.S. agents at the border for three hours and questioned about the
controversial whistleblower project as he entered the country on
Thursday to attend a hacker conference, sources said on Saturday.
Ron Paul Introduces SEC Transparency Act
Congressman Ron Paul yesterday introduced the SEC Transparency Act of
2010 (HR 5970), a bill designed to force greater transparency in the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Latest Surprise in Obamacare Bill: Your Taxable Income Will Be
Redefined Higher
Starting in 2011, next year-the W-2 tax form sent by your employer will
be increased to show the value of whatever health insurance you are
provided. It doesn’t matter if you’re retired.
Gingrich: Roosevelt Would Have Attacked Iran, N. Korea
n a speech Thursday before the conservative American Enterprise
Institute, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich charged that the
United States had failed to take George W. Bush's 2002 "axis of evil"
speech seriously when it ignored the opportunity to attack Iran and
North Korea following the invasion of Iraq
Foreclosures Continue to Increase Dramatically in 2010
In a very alarming sign for the U.S. economy, foreclosures have
continued to dramatically increase in 2010.
Five More Failed Banks Cost US Government An Additional $334 Million in
Losses
The losses from the mortgage securities frauds and the subsequent bubble
collapse continue to debilitate the US financial system, particularly
the regional banks, in a slow bleed costing the US government additional
millions each week.
Memo Outlines Backdoor 'Amnesty' Plan
With Congress gridlocked on an immigration bill, the Obama
administration is considering using a back door to stop deporting many
illegal immigrants - what a draft government memo said could be "a
non-legislative version of amnesty."
US Causalities in Afghanistan Soar to Record Highs
KABUL, Afghanistan – In a summer of suffering, America's military death
toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for U.S.
losses in the grinding conflict. All signs point to more bloodshed in
the months ahead, straining the already shaky international support for
the war.
IMF Says US Financial System May Need $76 Billion in Captial
The U.S. financial system remains fragile and banks subjected to
additional economic stress might need as much as $76 billion in capital,
according to the results of
International Monetary Fund stress tests.
Possible False Flag? Japanese Say Oil Tanker Attacked Near Hormuz
Bloomberg is reporting this morning that an oil tanker owned by the
Japanese company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., operator of the world’s
second-largest oil-tanker fleet, may have been attacked near the Strait
of Hormuz, a strategically important waterway between the Gulf of Oman
and the Persian Gulf bordering Iran.
Voters Split on Immigrants US Born Children
Arizonans are evenly divided about denying automatic citizenship to
children who are born in the state but whose parents aren't U.S.
citizens, an Arizona Republic poll indicates.
GM Crop
Contamination Insurance?
The issue of crops that have been genetically modified (GM)
contaminating surrounding crops is one that is growing in severity, and
triggering lawsuits by farmers whose crops have been contaminated.
California Rep Waters May Face Fall Ethics Trial
WASHINGTON – A second House Democrat, Rep. Maxine Waters of California,
could face an ethics trial this fall, further complicating the election
outlook for the party as it battles to retain its majority.
Mullen Says US
Has Iran strike Plan Just in Case
WASHINGTON – The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff says the
U.S. military has a plan to attack Iran, although he thinks a strike is
probably a bad idea.
Timing of National Guard's Deployment to Southwest Border stirs
Confusion, Anger
The 1,200 National Guard troops expected to arrive Sunday on the
southwest border for reinforcement won't finish deploying until late
September, federal officials say, stirring confusion and anger among
Arizona lawmakers who thought the deadline was Aug. 1.
Will Washington's Failures Lead to Second American Revolution?
The Internet is a large-scale version of the "Committees of
Correspondence" that led to the first American Revolution — and with
Washington's failings now so obvious and awful, it may lead to another.
Mexican Drug Cartel Leader 'Nacho Coronel' Linked to CIA Yucatan Cocaine
Operations
How did a Mexican drug trafficker manage to use a CIA rendition aircraft
to smuggle drugs into the U.S.? The death of drug cartel leader, Ignacio
“Nacho” Coronel reveals surprising (or not so surprising) connections.
Ex-Homeland Security Boss Joins Gas Drilling Group
The nation's first Department of Homeland Security secretary has agreed
to serve as strategic adviser to an industry group led by companies
drilling for natural gas from the Marcellus Shale formation.
Wetlands Front Group Funded by Big Oil Wants Taxpayers to Foot the Bill
for Bp's Gulf Destruction
A group of oil companies including BP, Shell, ExxonMobil, Citgo, Chevron
and other polluters are using a front group called "America's WETLAND
Foundation" and a Louisiana women's group called Women of the Storm to
spread the message that U.S. taxpayers should pay for the damage caused
by BP to Gulf Coast wetlands, and that the reckless offshore oil
industry should continue drilling for the "wholesale sustainability" of
the region.
GDP Report: Economic Growth Slows With 2.4% Rate in Second Quarter
The recovery is fading, and a troubling new pattern is setting in:
economic growth that is too slow to put Americans back to work.
Coast Guard Ok'd Using Too Much Toxic Dispersant in Gulf Oil Spill
NEW ORLEANS – As BP inched closer to permanently sealing the blown-out
well in the Gulf of Mexico, congressional investigators railed the
company and Coast Guard for part of the cleanup effort, saying too much
toxic chemical dispersant was used.
Why is BP's Mocondo Blowout So Disastrous & Beyond Patch-Up
There has been so much information (or mis-information) on the disaster
it is difficult to separate the facts from the myths, let alone decide
who is or are to be held responsible for the oil spill disaster.
SEIU to Illegal immigrants: Republicans Will Round You Up Like Nazis and
Put You In Internment Camps
Thursday morning at 12:01 a.m. local time, Arizona’s well publicized
anti-illegal-immigration law will finally go into effect.
Flu Vaccine Push Already Underway; First Batch Causes Seizures in
Children
As ridiculous as it seems, retailers across the U.S. are already
stocking their stores with Christmas goods. It's all about the big
commercial push, of course, since retailers make about 50 percent of
their profits during the Christmas season.
Vitamin D More Effective Than Vaccines At Preventing Flu Infections
A vitamin D supplement is more effective at reducing the risk of flu
infection than vaccines or antiviral drugs, according to a study
conducted by researchers from Jikei University School of Medicine in
Tokyo and published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Long-Term Breasteeding Good for Babies, Mothers
"Breastfeeding should continue for up to two years of age or beyond,"
the World Health Organization recommends -- yet in many countries such
as the United Kingdom or United States, breastfeeding a child past the
age of a few months is still considered odd or deviant, even by some
doctors.
Unborn Babies' Heartbeats Synchronize With Their Mothers
BBC News recently reported that the heartbeats of unborn babies
synchronize with the heartbeats of their mothers when the mothers
breathe rhythmically. Researchers from the University of Aberdeen say
that this finding will help doctors be better able to detect
developmental problems during pregnancy.
Feds Raid Amish Dairy and Threaten Action Over Raw Milk Sales
The U.S. government gestapo is at it again in its crusade against raw
milk. Recently, the jackboots swarmed a Pennsylvania Amish man's private
dairy farm for the second time, falsely accusing him of violating the
ridiculous prohibition on selling raw milk across state lines.
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