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NEBRASKA NEWS
Report: Nebraska immigrants vital to economic recovery
OMAHA -- A new report says immigrants in Nebraska have a buying power of nearly $3.8 billion and are integral to the state's economy as workers.
The report issued Monday by the Washington-based Immigration Policy Center says those contributions and others mean Nebraska's foreign-born population will play a critical role in the state's economic recovery.
The report was compiled using data from the U.S. Census Bureau and other research groups.
A group spokeswoman says lack of available data forced the report's focus on Latino and Asian groups and not other immigrants.
The report didn't differentiate between legal and illegal immigrants in its economic analysis.
In 2007, immigrants constituted 6.5 percent of the state's work force.
December 14, 2009
A new report raises the question of whether Nebraska state government owns too many cars.
Released on Monday by state auditor Mike Foley, the audit shows that from mid-2007 to mid-2008, there were 1,000 state passenger vehicles driven fewer than 6,000 miles.
Foley says that minimal use of some cars makes sense in some cases, but he questions whether it makes sense for the state to insure and maintain some vehicles.
Among the other findings in the audit was that a state law requiring vehicle use, such as miles driven each day, was widely ignored.
Foley says a patchwork of state laws and court rulings have enabled 25 state agencies to buy cars with little oversight from the state's Department of Administrative Services.
http://www.journalstar.com/news/local/article_e90693f8-e8d3-11de-bd00-001cc4c03286.htmlDeployment of Nebraska Army National Guard troops to Iraq and Afghanistan is headed toward record numbers
Sen. Nelson Won't Support Health Reform Right Now
Nelson took his declaration national on CBS' Face the Nation, where he was joined by Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman. The two told what it would take for them to support health care reform.
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Democrats need every party vote to pass health care. Right now they don't have Senator Nelson's.
Nelson is hung-up on the language dealing with abortion. He's also concerned with a proposal that includes allowing people as young as 55 to buy into Medicare.
"I'm worried it's the predecessor to a single payer plan, maybe even more directly than the public option," said Nelson.
Connecticut Independent Joseph Lieberman is largely seen as a Democratic vote and he has problems with the plan too. He did offer some fixes he and Nelson agree on. On Face the Nation he said the Senate could pass health care reform this week if the Medicare buy-in and public option ideas were killed.
With those changes Nelson and Lieberman said reform could still bring insurance to 30 million uninsured.
Republicans however aren't as optimistic, presenting a rebuttal on Face the Nation
"We need to stop and start over," said Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnel.
CHINA AND THE US DOLLAR NEWS
"The crisis may come sooner, because of the growing threat of a major currency crisis. Since China will not revalue its currency and alleviate the problem of chronic imbalances, the United States is letting the dollar fall against more flexible currencies.
This is pushing the burden of adjustment onto the euro and the yen in a way that is becoming unsustainable for eurozone exporters."
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Analysis/2009/12/14/Walkers-World-Beware-the-Greeks/UPI-58431260799200/
UPI | Walker's World: Beware the Greeks
December 14, 2009
... This brings us to the heart of the matter. Between them, governments and central banks have over the past year pumped about $5 trillion (or 10 percent of global GDP) into fending off another Great Depression. This has supplied a modest recovery, but the private economy has not yet been able to take over the heroic job of sustaining it.
"We have not yet achieved self-reinforcing recovery," former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker warned the Germans in a widely cited interview with Der Spiegel last week. "We are heavily dependent upon government support so far. We are on a government support system, both in the financial markets and in the economy."
The G7 economies are approaching the ugly moment of transition. The massive deficit spending by states and liquidity creation by central banks cannot be long maintained. They are running out of ammunition. Within the next six to 18 months, they will have to rein in the deficit spending and increase interest rates, and hope that the private economy will by then have recovered sufficiently to restore growth. It is very questionable whether the private economy is healthy enough to do this. And in the case of weak economies like Greece, governments will then face an ugly choice between depression and default.
The crisis may come sooner, because of the growing threat of a major currency crisis. Since China will not revalue its currency and alleviate the problem of chronic imbalances, the United States is letting the dollar fall against more flexible currencies. This is pushing the burden of adjustment onto the euro and the yen in a way that is becoming unsustainable for eurozone exporters.
A currency crisis would be disastrous and probably trigger a wave of populist protectionism against Chinese exports. That is the main reason why the "recovery" is so unconvincing and also why gold remains above $1,000 an ounce. The risks are ahead are as daunting in Greece as they are in Denmark. ... READ MORE
In borrowing from China, we created our own economic ‘China syndrome'
Let's get real: Our invasion into Iraq was to control this oil and not because of WMDs. It was not about terrorism, but greed. Soldiers as well as innocent Iraqis lost their lives and we have spent over $700 billion to fight the war in Iraq. A large sum we borrowed from China to keep this war going. Who stands to profit in these oil bids? You guessed it; China. The excerpts from this WP article will simply blow your mind:
“Chinese diplomats in Baghdad have kept a low profile in recent years, working out of a hotel and drawing little public attention. But Iraqi officials say they have been struck by the caliber of Chinese diplomats, many of whom speak flawless Arabic and have developed a nuanced understanding of Iraqi politics.”
This eye-opening article goes onto report: "We all know that China is on track to become a major economic as well as technological power," said Assam Jihad, a spokesman for the Oil Ministry.”
Do not get angry at the Iraqis since it was their oil to begin with; it was our foolishness for believing in the Bush/Cheney administration on why we needed to invade Iraq in the first place. For two oil-men, they look pretty silly in light of this story.
These wars have sunk our economy into a sink-hole period! In borrowing handily from China, we created our own economic ‘China syndrome'. These U.S. oil firms must be facing their own ‘Shock and Awe'. China out-gunned them without launching one single rocket or sending troops into Iraq. They did so with brains instead of brawn.
To further prove China's economic dominance in the world, one only has to read this explosive article published in the NY Times this past week: Recession Elsewhere, but It's Booming in China There you will read where their rate of consumption has surpassed ours on goods such as flat-screen televisions, washers, dryers as Americans hold back on their purchases.
In fact as this article points out: "China is pulling ahead at this particular moment partly because Americans, debt-laden and worried about their jobs, are pulling back. After decades of gorging on consumption, Americans are saving."
What should be a wake-up call to those in Washington D.C. who control our economic destinies is where this article points out: "For the first time, China, not the United States, is a locomotive helping to pull the global economy out of a slump. But China's tiny appetite for American exports means that the main benefit has gone to commodity exporters and to businesses in China."
READ MORE:
http://www.opednews.com/articles/In-borrowing-from-China-w-by-Mary-MacElveen-091213-563.html
Obama's Big Sellout
The president has packed his economic team with Wall Street insiders intent on turning the bailout into an all-out giveaway
Federal Employees Owe Uncle Sam $3 Billion in Unpaid Taxes...
American debt bulging between $56-$110 trillion
December 14th, 2009By John Browne
Last week, we witnessed Ben Bernanke’s Senate confirmation hearings for a second term as Fed Chairman. The air was thick with hypocrisy, as Senators vied with each other to cast blame on the Fed Chairman for the fiscal mistakes of the Congress.
As an overtly politicized figure who has looked to bolster the poll numbers of successive Administrations, Bernanke certainly should shoulder a large share of the blame for steering the United States towards the brink of bankruptcy; however, he did not act alone. Ironically, many of his co-conspirators are currently his harshest critics.
Killing the Currency
December 14th, 2009By Robert P. Murphy
First under the Bush Administration and even more so under President Obama, the federal government has been seizing power and spending money as it hasn’t done since World War II. But as bold as the Executive Branch has been during this financial crisis, the innovations of Fed chairman Ben Bernanke have been literally unprecedented. Indeed, it is entirely plausible that before Obama leaves office, Americans will be using a new currency.
Prepare For The Hyperinflationary Great Depression
12/14/2009
John Williams, who runs the popular counter government data manipulation site Shadowstats, has thrown down the gauntlet to deflationists, and in an extensive report concludes that the probability of a hyperinflationary episode in America over the next year has reached critical levels. While the debate between deflationists and (hyper)inflationists has been a long and painful one, numerous events set off in motion by the Bernanke Fed (as a direct legacy of the Greenspan multi-decade period of cheap and boundless credit) may have well cast America as the unwilling protagonist in the sequel of the failed monetary policy economic experiment better known as Zimbabwe.
Williams does not mince his words:
The U.S. economic and systemic solvency crises of the last two years are just precursors to a Great Collapse: a hyperinflationary great depression. Such will reflect a complete collapse in the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar, a collapse in the normal stream of U.S. commercial and economic activity, a collapse in the U.S. financial system as we know it, and a likely realignment of the U.S. political environment. The current U.S. financial markets, financial system and economy remain highly unstable and vulnerable to unexpected shocks. The Federal Reserve is dedicated to preventing deflation, to debasing the U.S. dollar. The results of those efforts are being seen in tentative selling pressures against the U.S. currency and in the rallying price of gold.
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John Galt | The True Danger Lurking Behind 0.00% Treasury Yields and The 1-3-6 Rule Part I
December 14, 2009
The 1-3-6 Idea
Many a moon ago, a strange comment was made to me by what might be called a ’sage’ in the idea of trading in markets of all types. If it appeared that too much money was pouring into one particular investment or vehicle, then something was wrong with the efficient functioning of that market. Forever and a day I ignored this sage and probably should not have. Think about what we have witnessed since the great “crisis” began. In February of 2007 when the first cracks became evident that our subprime society was filled with cracks and that an earthquake was imminent with the failure of several medium sized mortgage lenders, the notion that we should expect an all out collapse was there and certain celebrity investors and talking heads made billions from the idiocy and misfortunes of those who thought that nothing could be whipped into something profitable and the residue they wiped on the curb by that fire hydrant was actually gold.
Oops again.
So when things started to shift violently, I started to listen to this sage who told me in 2007 “watch the short end” and no, that was not related to something pornographic or a hook-up with Tiger at a disco, this referred to the Treasury markets. When one looks at the charts for the three securities at the short end, the 1, 3, and 6 month bills, you understand as to what I am referring to and why I felt the need to call Glenn Beck last Thursday and warn him that something historic was on the verge of happening again.
The IMF sold Gold plated tungsten bars to India ?!
Gold-plated tungsten bars scandal is about to erupt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0-hGHJSgNA
It looks that a big part of Gold bars in Banks vaults are in fact tugsten plated gold , the scandal is just starting to leak and it could cause the burst of the Gold bubble , if the general public starts losing faith in the gold not being able to spot the real from the fake cause it wouldn't be too difficult to make convincing fake gold bars out of gold-plated tungsten (which costs $30 a pound compared to $12,000 a pound for gold).
Monsanto seed business role revealed
Confidential contracts detailing Monsanto's business practices reveal how the world's biggest seed developer is squeezing competitors, controlling smaller seed companies and protecting its dominance over the multibillion-dollar market for genetically altered crops.
GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS AND CHILDREN
TAIPEI, Taiwan | More parents giving children up for adoption due to financial woes
Monday, December 14, 2009
The number of phone calls made to the foundation for this purpose posed a significant 55 percent rise over the past five years, increasing from 495 cases in 2003 to 770 in 2008, according to Chen.
For the first 10 months of this year, the foundation accepted 511 phone calls on the issue, an average of 1.7 calls daily, the statistics show.
Eighty-seven percent of those who made the calls did so because of financial difficulties, representing a remarkable surge from 50 percent in January 2008 to 96 percent in September of the same year, with the percentage reaching 100 percent in January, March and June 2009, according to Chen.
According to data collected by the foundation, another reason for children being given up for adoption was because they were born to underage parents. About 23 percent of children put up for adoption had one parent under the age of 20, Chen said.
It is usually more difficult for sick children, those aged over 3 and children of drug-addicts to find suitable parents willing to adopt them, Chen added.
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Child Welfare League Foundation
Since then, CWLF has provided a wide range of publicly accessible services related to child welfare. CWLF works to resolve social problems through public education, social services and legislative change while addressing new problems as needs arise.
CWLF was first established in Taipei in 1991. The Kaohsiung branch was later established in December 1997, followed by the Taichung branch in 1998. CWLF in collaboration with the Taiwan Provincial Government also founded the Missing Children Data Resource Center in Taichung ....TENT CITIES - HOMELESS NEWS
December 14, 2009
In a Washington Post opinion piece published on December 6, longtime expansionary entitlement program apologists Peter Edelman and Barbara Ehrenreich ripped into the 1996 welfare reform law and its alleged effect on the poor during the struggling economy of the past two years.
In the course of their rant, Edelman and Ehrenreich told readers something that the rest of the press has largely ignored since Barack Obama took office in January: Homelessness is up, as in way, way up:
According to the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (NLCHP), the number of homeless Americans is up by 61 percent since the recession began in December 2007.
In fact, a new report from a source normally favored by the press tells us that new “tent cities” have sprung up, and that others in existence a year ago have grown. Does anyone think these facts would remain so well-hidden if Bush 43 were still in office?
Interestingly, it seems that Edeleman and Ehrenreich appear to have misinterpreted their information source. An NLCHP report that appears to have been released on December 4, 2008 is where I found a stat matching the pair’s claimed increase. But it was very differently phrased (bold is mine):
Reuters has reported that local and state homeless groups have seen a 61 percent rise in homelessness since the foreclosure crisis began in 2007.
What the media has described as “the foreclosure crisis” actually began in late 2006 or early 2007.
Edelman and Ehrenreich erroneously presented their stat as if it’s a 2007-2009 figure. So their stat doesn’t contribute to proving that homelessness has increased significantly this year. Oh well, that’s okay, because the U.S. Conference of Mayors just did so, even if you have to dig a bit to get to the confirming info.
Perhaps in a bid to protect their Dear Leader in Washington, the headline in the mayors’ press release (PDF; “U.S. Cities See Sharp Increases in the Need for Food Assistance; Decreases in Individual Homelessness”) makes it appear as if homelessness might be less of a problem than it was a year ago.
Uh, not exactly, as this detailed look at the 27 cities described in the actual report (PDF) shows:
READ MORE: NewsBusters.org.
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MOON UPDATE
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The X-Ray Flux shows a greater chance for B-Class flares and perhaps a smaller chance for a C-Class event.
Sunspot 1034 and new region (Monday)
EARTHQUAKE NEWS
6.0 magnitude earthquake - 104.6 km (65 mi) S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea, Indonesian archipelago - Mon, December 14, 2009 at 06:54 PM at epicenter
| MAP | 6.0 | 2009/12/14 08:54:06 | -6.004 | 154.382 | 73.8 | BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Location | Volcano | Type | Last eruption | Distance |
| Bougainville-SW Pacific | Loloru | Pyroclastic shield | 77.33 km | |
| Bougainville-SW Pacific | Takuan Group | Volcanic complex | 74.89 km | |
| Bougainville-SW Pacific | Billy Mitchell | Pyroclastic shield | 1580 | 45.77 km |
| Bougainville-SW Pacific | Bagana | Lava cone | 2005 | 43.59 km |
| Bougainville-SW Pacific | Balbi | Stratovolcano | 35.92 km | |
| Bougainville-SW Pacific | Tore | Lava cone | 33.22 km |
21 Quakes felt in Oklahoma County this year alone
Ozarks First
There have been 21 quakes in Oklahoma County this year alone with two more recorded over the weekend. There was a 3.4 magnitude quake in the Jones area ...
Update time = Tue Dec 15 0:11:44 UTC 2009
| MAG | UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s | LAT deg | LON deg | DEPTH km | Region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAP | 3.5 | 2009/12/14 23:47:11 | 40.417 | -125.311 | 2.7 | OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA |
| MAP | 3.3 | 2009/12/14 20:25:58 | 19.614 | -66.349 | 14.2 | PUERTO RICO REGION |
| MAP | 3.3 | 2009/12/14 18:32:59 | 40.423 | -124.996 | 2.5 | OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA |
| MAP | 4.7 | 2009/12/14 15:38:12 | -7.386 | 128.398 | 119.3 | KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA |
| MAP | 4.7 | 2009/12/14 13:51:22 | 46.184 | 153.175 | 48.5 | KURIL ISLANDS |
| MAP | 6.0 | 2009/12/14 08:54:06 | -6.004 | 154.382 | 73.8 | BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2009/12/14 06:41:13 | 32.840 | -0.044 | 10.0 | NORTHERN ALGERIA |
| MAP | 4.4 | 2009/12/14 06:30:06 | 30.739 | 137.731 | 473.2 | IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION |
| MAP | 2.8 | 2009/12/14 06:20:32 | 56.912 | -154.801 | 13.0 | KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA |
| MAP | 4.7 | 2009/12/14 04:19:05 | -0.054 | 123.766 | 112.9 | SULAWESI, INDONESIA |
| MAP | 5.5 | 2009/12/14 03:05:25 | -10.127 | 123.610 | 46.2 | TIMOR REGION, INDONESIA |
| MAP | 3.0 | 2009/12/14 00:45:33 | 62.723 | -148.985 | 76.9 | CENTRAL ALASKA |
| MAP | 4.9 | 2009/12/14 00:23:22 | -13.163 | 167.253 | 195.7 | VANUATU |
CLIMATE - CHANGE IN WEATHER PATTERNS - NEWS
National Severe Weather Map
Surface Temperature Forecast Map
http://www.hamweather.com/
Lots of new cold and snow records in the USA this past week - Dec 6 - Dec 14 2009
Here’s a summary:
| Record Events for Sun Dec 6, 2009 through Sat Dec 12, 2009 | |
| Total Records: | 2601 |
| Rainfall: | 992 |
| Snowfall: | 815 |
| High Temperatures: | 36 |
| Low Temperatures: | 304 |
| Lowest Max Temperatures: | 403 |
| Highest Min Temperatures: | 51 |
Data from NOAA via the HW map generator
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http://mapcenter.hamweather.com/records/7day/us.html?c=maxtemp,mintemp,lowmax,highmin,snow
LET ALONE -73.12 WIND CHILL
- 58.4 C = - 73.12 F
Environment Canada recorded a bone-chilling -46.1 C -- or -58.4 with wind chill -- at the Edmonton International Airport at 5 a.m., said Environment Canada meteorologist Pierre Lessard.
The temperature shattered the city's previous Dec. 13 cold record of -36.1 C, which was set last year.
"To break a temperature by 10 degrees is very exceptional," said Lessard.
TWO DEAD AND FIJI DEVASTATED:
Cyclone Mick brought strong winds and rain to Fiji and is now heading for Tonga.
COPENHAGEN (AP) - China, India and other developing nations boycotted U.N. climate talks on Monday Dec 14
Dec 14, 8:58 AM (ET)
COPENHAGEN (AP) - China, India and other developing nations boycotted U.N. climate talks on Monday, bringing negotiations to a halt with their demand that rich countries discuss much deeper cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions.
Representatives from developing countries - a bloc of 135 nations - said they refused to participate in any formal working groups at the 192-nation summit until the issue was resolved.
The African-led move was a setback for the Copenhagen talks, which were already faltering over long-running disputes between rich and poor nations over emissions cuts and financing for developing countries to deal with climate change.
However, the move Monday was largely seen as a ploy to shift the agenda to the responsibilities of the industrial countries and make emissions reductions the first item for discussion when world leaders begin arriving Tuesday.
"I don't think the talks are falling apart, but we're losing time," said Kim Carstensen, of the World Wildlife Fund. The developing countries "are making a point."
The dispute came as the conference entered its second week, and only days before over 100 world leaders including President Barack Obama were scheduled to arrive in Copenhagen.
READ MORE:
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20091214/D9CJ48I00.html
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore gestures as he joins cabinet ministers from Nordic countries for discussion on Greenland's ice sheet at the UN Climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. With a week for the climate summit to end, the split between the developing and developed world became sharper as ministers of the world's nations started to arrive for a crucial second week of climate talks.
(AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
YEARS OF DECEIT: US OPENLY ACCEPTS BIN LADEN LONG DEAD
BIN LADEN NEVER MENTIONED IN McCHRYSTAL REPORT OR OBAMA SPEECH
"HUNT FOR BIN LADEN" A NATIONAL SHAME
Veterans Today - By Gordon Duff/STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor
Conservative commentator, former Marine Colonel Bob Pappas has been saying for years that bin Laden died at Tora Bora and that Senator Kerry's claim that bin Laden escaped with Bush help was a lie. Now we know that Pappas was correct. The embarassment of having Secretary of State Clinton talk about bin Laden in Pakistan was horrific. He has been dead since December 13, 2001 and now, finally, everyone, Obama, McChrystal, Cheney, everyone who isn't nuts is finally saying what they have known for years.
However, since we lost a couple of hundred of our top special operations forces hunting for bin Laden after we knew he was dead, is someone going to answer for this with some jail time? Since we spent 200 million dollars on "special ops" looking for someone we knew was dead, who is going to jail for that? Since Bush, Rumsfeld and Cheney continually talked about a man they knew was dead, now known to be for reasons of POLITICAL nature, who is going to jail for that? Why were tapes brought out, now known to be forged, as legitimate intelligence to sway the disputed 2004 election in the US? This is a criminal act if there ever was one.
In 66 pages, General Stanley McChrystal never mentions Osama bin Laden. Everything is "Mullah Omar"now. In his talk at West Point, President Obama never mentioned Osama bin Laden. Col. Pappas makes it clear, Vice President Cheney let it "out of the bag" long ago. Bin Laden was killed by American troops many many years ago.
America knew Osama bin Laden died December 13, 2001. After that, his use was hardly one to unite America but rather one to divide, scam and play games. With bin Laden gone, we could have started legitimate nation building in Afghanistan instead of the eternal insurgency that we invented ourselves.
POLICE STATE USA
Given the maker of this phone - and this multinational corporation's MINION status with the PowersThatBe - probably directly linked into the computer system that analyses what is said ... bypassing need for more complicated 'wire tapping' technology:
Another Taser Death to add to the growing number
Protest? What Protest? American Media Don't See What They Don't Want (You) to See
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Protest-What-Protest-Ame-by-Dave-Lindorff-091214-754.html
Despite U.S. laws, thousands still virtual slaves in America
The United States banned slavery on Dec. 6, 1865. Yet tens of thousands of foreign-born workers are held in involuntary servitude throughout the United States — and the U.S. government has been unable to stop it. America declared war on human trafficking nearly a decade ago, but still the scourge of involuntary servitude has spread from America's coasts into its heartland.
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3 more banks close Friday...total now 133 -- Regulators on Friday shut down banks in Florida, Arizona and Kansas, bringing to 133 the number of U.S. banks that have failed to hold up this year against the struggling economy and a cascade of loan defaults.
Soldiers get mass swine flu shots before holidays -- Thousands of Army recruits in training must line up at least once more before heading home for the holidays, this time for mass inoculations by the hundreds against swine flu. The Army's largest training camp, just outside Columbia, S.C., and other posts are hurrying to finish the shots before the year-end break. More than 40,000 soldiers in advanced and basic training across the country head home over the next two weeks in a massive troop movement known as "block leave," Army officials said.
Emergency Preparedness...100 top items -- In order to get through any major catastrophe you need to think in terms of survival, protection, food, water, clothing and shelter. Here is one person's opinion on what you will need in the event of a "financial collapse" or other disaster.
Back from combat, women struggle for acceptance -- More than 230,000 American women have fought in those recent wars and at least 120 have died doing so, yet the public still doesn't completely understand their contributions on the modern battlefield.
Texas red light cameras generate $100 million in tickets -- Red light cameras in the Lone Star State generated $95,799,675 worth of tickets in a twelve month period according to reports filed with the Texas Department of Transportation. Private vendors based in Australia, Arizona, Dallas and England used a total of 333 cameras installed across 36 Texas cities to mail 1,277,329 tickets between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009.
Sign at homeless camp: 'Welcome to Obamaville' -- Residents of Colorado Springs, Colo., have a mystery on their hands: Who came up with the idea to erect a sign reading "Welcome to Obamaville" on the site of a homeless tent camp in the city? The sign, which was visible from the Cimarron Street ramp to Interstate 25, clearly conveyed a political jab at rising unemployment under President Barack Obama, for it read in full, "Welcome to Obamaville – Colorado's fastest growing community."
Retired optician cures own blindness (macular degeneration) with marigold supplement -- A retired optician believes he is the first person in Britain to recover from a degenerative eye condition – after taking a food supplement containing marigolds.
Tamiflu anti viral drug revealed as a complete hoax; Roche studies based on scientific fraud -- When it comes to selling chemicals that claim to treat H1N1 swine flu, the pharmaceutical industry's options are limited to two: Vaccines and anti-virals. The most popular anti-viral, by far, is Tamiflu, a drug that's actually derived from a Traditional Chinese Medicine herb called star anise.
Drug money saved the banks from collapse during global crisis claims UN drug & crime chief (are you really that surprised?) -- Antonio Maria Costa, head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, told the Observer that there were signs that some banks were rescued by billions of dollars that 'originated from the drugs trade and other illegal activities.
Criminal FDA gangsters kidnap American Greg Caton from Ecuador -- Greg had been providing alternative treatments for cancer etc.. and was driven out of the US, yet the FDA still went after him.
* Read Greg's story about 2003 FDA raid
Missouri bill (HB 1265)would nix pursuit of Vehicle Mile Tax -- A similar effort is under review in Massachusetts. time to get a bill like this in your state going.
A Missouri lawmaker is planning for the future with a bill that would prohibit the use of global positioning systems to monitor mileage traveled.
Anti-smoking drugs trigger mental health problems -- The FDA has ordered pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline to place warning labels on their anti-smoking drugs Chantix and Zyban, respectively, warning that the drugs may increase a patient's risk of depression and suicidal thoughts.
A Critical Decision by Michael Gaddy -- Here is a man that tells it like it is!! Don't miss The Best of Michael Gaddy for more outstanding articles!! GET PREPARED!!It would appear those who call themselves "public servants" believe the people they supposedly serve have become dissatisfied with their job performance and will resort to some form of civil disobedience, which will necessitate military intervention.
The CDC has been purposely mixing H1N1 & H5N1 in vaccines to see what will happen -- In a move that can only be described as incredibly reckless, scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control conduct experiments in which they infect ferrets with both the H1N1 swine virus and the H5N1 bird flu virus to see if they will "resort" and create a new hybrid flu virus.
Why compact fluorescent bulbs are not what they seem -- Think those compact fluorescent bulbs are not as bright as the old-style lights they replaced? You are probably not imagining it.
The weapons (depleted uranium) used in Iraq, Afghanistan have far reaching effects -- We have seen the terrible consequences to human life and the environment that has been caused by weapons that contain uranium components. Genetically speaking the US and UK have destroyed the DNA of the Iraqi people as well as causing catastrophic effects on the environment.
Is Obama really preparing for civil war? -- According to an obscure report in the European Union Times (EUTimes.net), "Russian Military Analysts are reporting to Prime Minister Putin that US President Barack Obama has issued an order to his Northern Command's (USNORTHCOM) top leader, US Air Force General Gene Renuart, to 'begin immediately' increasing his military forces to 1 million troops by January 30, 2010, in what these reports warn is an expected outbreak of civil war within the United States before the end of winter.
Compounds derived from two spices - pepper and turmeric - could help prevent breast tumors -- When curcumin (from turmeric) and piperine (from black peppers) were applied to breast cells in the laboratory, the number of stem cells decreased, but there was no change in normal cells, say researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Winchester to deliver 200 million 40 cal. rounds to Homeland Security - why does DHS need so much ammo? -- 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.
Be afraid, be very afraid of Obama's Big Brother plan -- Under the Democrats' national health care scheme not only would OPM be charged with overseeing and administering federal employees health care but they will have the added charge of administering civilian federal health care as well. What does that mean? Basically, that Americans will be treated as “civil servants.”
* Link to OPM: http://www.opm.gov
"Whack a Banker" game proving to be a hit in Britain -- A new "Whack A Banker" amusement arcade game is proving so popular in Britain that the mallets used to clobber them are wearing out fast, its creator said.
UN security stops journalists questions about Climategate -- A Stanford Professor has used United Nation security officers to silence a journalist asking him “inconvenient questions” during a press briefing at the climate change conference in Copenhagen.
Spinning out of control -- The Pentagon propaganda plan to win the hearts & minds of Americans.
Obama declares war on Pakistan by Webster Tarpley -- Obama's West Point speech of December 1 represents far more than the obvious brutal escalation in Afghanistan -- it is nothing less than a declaration of all-out war by the United States against Pakistan . (who is going to pay for all these wars?)
Senate send $1.1 trillion spending bill to Obama -- The Senate on Sunday passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill with increased budgets for vast areas of the federal government, including health, education, law enforcement and veterans' programs. (once again, who is going to pay for all of this?)
WMD treaty violations and inspection refusal for biological, nuclear, chemical weapons...Iran? -- No, US!
Predator drones flying within America -- “The Predator B Unmanned Aircraft System has proven its value to homeland security over the nation’s land borders, the Great Lakes region, and in support of DHS hurricane and flood response operations,” said Michael Kostelnik, assistant commissioner for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Air and Marine. “With the introduction of the Guardian, maritime variant of the Predator B, DHS now has a powerful tool and force multiplier to increase maritime domain awareness and confront threats to our borders.”
Audi testing driverless car up Pike's Peak -- Audi is set to return to a venue synonymous with its past motorsport successes when a ‘driverless’ TTS Coupé quattro tackles the infamous Pikes Peak Hill Climb in the USA.
Video: 20mm rifle that FBI is purchasing -- Who do they plan to use these things against?
End US wars website
Dennis Kucinich at End US war rally Sat Dec 12 (that received no press coverage) -- "These wars are corrupting out nation"
Germany and EU to Legalise Paedophilia -- To express concerns to German authorities, just visit the link to get the address.
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Taxes on carbon, the Copenhagen Treaty that may be signed by President Obama and the EPA to declare carbon dioxide a toxic gas, Dr. Nick Begich will be on today to talk about all of this and put it into perspective for everyone. With the news about Climate-Gate appearing all over the news as well as the web, is there reason to believe that our carbon emissions are causing global warming? Dr. Nick will address this and give us his take on the situation. Is global warming causing strange weather patterns? Or is something such as the HAARP facility the cause? We will find out!
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SteveQuayle.com | Hot Headlines - December 14, 2009
We Have Some Hard Decisions Ahead
U.S. Foreclosures to Reach Record 3.9 Million in 2009
Rights Groups: Hamas Disinters Christians in Gaza
'Witch Hunt' Expected Under New U.S. 'Hate Crimes' Law
Winchester to Deliver 200 Million 40-Cal. Rounds to Homeland Security
Oslo Police Chase Christians from Nobels
Playing with Fire
Canada Freezes as Snow Storm Strands Thousands
Philippines: Sulfur Gas and Quakes Jolts Mayon
Climate: The New God of Left-Wing Christianity
Shocking 1991 UN Policy Paper Describes the Exact Purpose and Trajectory of Current Copenhagen Treaty
The Missed Signal on American Muslim Radicalization
Muslims in 21st Century America: Home Grown Terrorism
Bullets for Terrorists?
Investigator: Air Tran Fears 'Flying Imams' Fallout
Iran and Hezbollah Prepare for Pre-Emptive War
Secret Document Exposes Iran’s Nuclear Trigger
Aerial Drones
Drones, Cowboys and the Right to Surrender
Obama Bags Peace Prize While His Lawyers Are ‘Gutting’ Nuremberg
Re-Declaration of Independence
UFO NEWS
Mutual UFO Network (MUFON)
UFO Database
Click to see video:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/2766548/Amazing-UFO-pics-of-2009.html?offset=5
This amazing photo shows a UFO buzzing sleepy Somerset, experts believed in February.
The thin slivery shape appeared in a blue sky over a holiday park in the village of Brean.
The sighting in July 2008 brought families flocking from caravans and stopped drivers in their tracks.
The snaps and footage caused an internet sensation and sparked lively debate after being sent anonymously to a local news website in nearby Burnham-on-Sea.
In the video the cylindrical object can be seen moving erratically and maintaining its height, though it has no visible means of power.
UFO expert Malcolm Robinson, of Strange Phenomena Investigations, said: "This is very exciting and consistent with other sightings."
NaturalNews.com | Today's Featured Stories - December 14, 2009
| Tamiflu anti-viral drug revealed as complete hoax; Roche studies based on scientific fraud (NaturalNews) When it comes to selling chemicals that claim to treat H1N1 swine flu, the pharmaceutical industry's options are limited to two: Vaccines and anti-virals. The most popular anti-viral, by far, is Tamiflu, a drug that's actually derived from... |
| Nutty news from scientists: pistachios reduce lung cancer risk (NaturalNews) Researchers have reported over the past year that nuts offer a wide range of health benefits -- from helping fight the pre-diabetic condition known as metabolic syndrome (http://www.naturalnews.com/025098_nuts_mediterranean_diet_metabolic_syndrome... |
| Read About Four Cancer Survivors Who Used Natural Cancer Treatments Four very different individuals used four very different plans that have one thing in common: they cure cancer. These amazing stories can offer hope to individuals who are battling cancer. These stories profile the methods used by individuals... |
| As if we're not obese enough, authorities want to raise the daily calorie recommendations (NaturalNews) The Times of London is reporting that recommended daily caloric intake levels in the UK could be increased by 16 percent. Britain's Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition has concluded that its current daily limits of 2,000 calories... |
| Environmental Estrogen: Understand the Problems and Solutions Environmental estrogens are a real problem these days and if you're not familiar with them, you should be. Environmental estrogens are synthetic substances that when absorbed into the body, function similarly to estrogen. They're found just... |
| 160,000 U.S. Children Had Cosmetic Surgery in 2008 (NaturalNews) More than 160,000 U.S. children underwent cosmetic surgery in 2008, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. In 2008, cosmetic interventions such as breast augmentation, liposuction, Botox injections, hair removal... |
| How to Treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome Naturally Irritable bowel syndrome affects thousands of people, who sometimes think they have stomach problems. It is often the result of stress; an ache in the lower abdomen may begin in the morning and worsen during the day, leaving the person feeling... |
| Nickelodeon food ads promote junk food to children (Natural News) The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) determined that "nearly 80 percent of food ads on the popular children's network Nickelodeon are for foods of poor nutritional quality." This modest improvement from 90 percent in 2005... |
| Mad People Create Mad Cow Disease, Part II (Opinion) In Part 1, we talked about the "don`t look, don`t find" policy of the "mad people" that profit from selling diseased or non-diseased dead cow body parts. Let`s look at this further. Since 1996, the World Health Organization has recommended... |
| Experience wild foods and herbal medicines of Ecuador yourself in an upcoming eco-tour adventure (NaturalNews) Imagine walking through the rainforests of Ecuador, surrounded by medicinal plants and wild foods. Harmonies of birds and locusts blanket the forest from lush treetops. Your group pauses for a moment to take it all in... that's when you... |
The 10 most magnificent trees in the world!!
Below are only two
http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/21/10-most-magnificent-trees-in-the-world/
First Lady of Nebraska Sally Ganem (L) applauds the lighting of the Capitol Christmas tree alongside Governor Dave Heineman and children who attended the annual Holiday Tree Lighting and Carol Sing the Capitol Rotunda on Dec. 13, 2009.
(GWYNETH ROBERTS / Lincoln Journal Star)
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African Desert Rift Confirmed as New Ocean in the Making - Geologists Show that Seafloor Dynamics Are at Work in Splitting African Continent
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Maps of Nuclear Power Reactors
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