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Monday FEBRUARY 20, 2012

2012-02-20T07:07:00.005-06:00

It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.
-Samuel Adams

and I am a direct descent of Samuel and John Adams

"Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people"

- John Adams - Second President (1797 - 1801)

10 Things That Every American Should Know About The Federal Reserve

The Economic Collapse - The Federal Reserve has more power over the performance of the U.S. economy than anyone else does. The Federal Reserve controls the money supply, the Federal Reserve sets the interest rates and the Federal Reserve hands out bailouts to the big banks that absolutely dwarf anything that Congress ever did. If the American people are ever going to learn what is really going on with our economy, then it is absolutely imperative that they get educated about the Federal Reserve.

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OUR PLANET'S PROTECTIVE MAGNETOSPHERE UPDATE

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MOON UPDATE

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SUN UPDATE

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Updated 2/20/2012 @ 05:10 UTC
Solar Update / Gusty Solar Wind
Solar activity increased with C-Class flare activity being detected, including a C4.1 s/f around Sunspot 1421 in the northeast quadrant. New Sunspot 1422 which is also located in the northern hemisphere, continues to expand, and there is now a small chance for an M-Class event.

Solar Wind Update: A gust of solar wind reaching 650 km/s was detected by the ACE Spacecraft early Monday morning. This could again stir up minor geomagnetic activity at very high latitudes.

C4.1 Flare and Prominence (Early Monday) - SDO

EARTHQUAKE UPDATES

Latest Earthquakes Magnitude 2.5 or Greater in the United States and Adjacent Areas and Magnitude 4.5 or Greater in the Rest of the World

Update time = Mon Feb 20 13:12:13 UTC 2012

	MAG	UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s	LAT deg	LON deg	DEPTH km	Region
MAP	3.4	2012/02/20 13:02:33	57.902	-157.042	232.2	ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP	4.2	2012/02/20 12:43:30	52.075	-174.841	114.0	ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP	3.4	2012/02/20 12:13:58	43.730	-127.095	9.9	OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
MAP	4.3	2012/02/20 12:09:38	6.834	-73.146	150.8	NORTHERN COLOMBIA
MAP	2.6	2012/02/20 09:53:38	18.139	-66.296	20.8	PUERTO RICO
MAP	2.9	2012/02/20 07:43:46	19.218	-66.505	56.2	PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP	2.9	2012/02/20 07:36:14	19.078	-66.484	41.7	PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP	2.9	2012/02/20 07:10:28	60.016	-151.828	48.3	KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
MAP	4.5	2012/02/20 06:34:30	38.200	27.478	11.8	WESTERN TURKEY
MAP	4.4	2012/02/20 04:18:17	41.463	73.128	51.6	KYRGYZSTAN
MAP	3.3	2012/02/20 03:18:03	19.123	-64.881	63.2	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	4.4	2012/02/20 03:13:09	38.654	68.016	29.6	EASTERN UZBEKISTAN
MAP	5.2	2012/02/20 02:28:17	1.831	99.583	188.6	NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
MAP	4.9	2012/02/20 02:23:59	41.445	73.053	32.3	KYRGYZSTAN
MAP	4.8	2012/02/20 02:11:22	-0.076	67.155	9.9	CARLSBERG RIDGE
MAP	2.8	2012/02/20 01:43:46	60.902	-146.856	23.6	SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP	4.1	2012/02/20 00:50:04	38.429	43.376	10.2	EASTERN TURKEY
MAP	4.8	2012/02/20 00:35:53	-9.015	-109.507	10.0	CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE
MAP	4.6	2012/02/20 00:33:50	-3.109	100.886	47.3	KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA

VOLCANISM NEWS

http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/find_eruptions.cfm

Etna volcano (Italy): strombolian explosions from New SE crater and increasing tremor - a new paroxysm under way, finally?

Alaska Volcano could erupt, disrupt international travel

Volcanoes That Threaten Europe

CHANGING WEATHER PATTERNS - NEWS

National Severe Weather Map
Surface Temperature Forecast Map
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http://www.wunderground.com/severe.asp

FEBRUARY 20, 2012 at 7:15 AM CT

Extreme Cold Weather Kills Nearly 300 in Europe

New satellite data reveals that Himalayan glaciers are melting far more slowly than predicted

National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications
Emergency and Disaster Information Services (EDIS)
Budapest Hungary

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Today's Feature Stories:

Artificial hamburger meat successfully grown in vat of bovine fetal cells; You want some fries with that?
(NaturalNews) I'm not sure which is the more offensive way to create meat. There's the current "factory farm" method where masses of hormone-jacked, antibiotics-injected cows are kept confined in what can only be called bovine concentration camps while...

Lack of security at labs handling world's deadliest pathogens could lead to epic pandemic
(NaturalNews) The mainstream media appears to be priming the public consciousness once again for the inevitable release of a highly-deadly pathogen in the very near future. A recent Reuters report explains that many of the world's biosafety level...

Attractive females targeted by TSA agents for multiple naked body scanner screenings
(NaturalNews) At least 500 women have filed complaints alleging that U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screeners at various American airports specifically targeted them for sometimes multiple pass-throughs in the agency's illegal naked...

British government considers using nerve agents on their own people
(NaturalNews) British government may use nerve agents on their own people, leading neuroscientists have warned. The agents to be used by police would be banned under an international treaty on chemical weapons, however the government may use a loophole...

NutraSweet Company brags about the second coming of aspartame: Neotame now taking over world markets
(NaturalNews) When the NutraSweet Company first began petitioning the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve aspartame as a food additive back in the early 1970s, it had every intention of conniving its way to success by whatever means possible...

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) may be dangerous to your health
(NaturalNews) Polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) is the technical term for a type of fat (fatty acid) with two or more (poly) double bonds (unsaturated). They exist in many different forms, varying in chain length, degree of unsaturation, and rotation...

Prevent or reverse kidney disease and renal failure in cats with Slippery Elm Bark
(NaturalNews) Using herbs to treat cats is generally contraindicated due to their extreme sensitivity and tendency to react negatively; however, slippery elm bark has been found effective and safe for use in cats. It is especially good for treating ailments...

Whitney believed she wasn't good enough. How is this possible?
(NaturalNews) "Arguably the most talented singer in the world believed she wasn't good enough." Kevin Costner, as spoken at Whitney Houston's funeral Kevin Costner explained at the funeral how he had to hold Whitney's hand, consoling her, assuring...

Sammsoft sued over free PC virus scan fraud
(NaturalNews) A lawsuit filed against software firm Sammsoft alleges the computer company pulled the ultimate bait-and-switch by designing free software that exaggerated computer errors in order to ...

Green companies with political ties to Obama receive billions in federal funds
(NaturalNews) In case you may have forgotten, one of candidate Barack Obama's central themes during his 2008 presidential bid was "change." In particular, he wanted to change the way Washington did its business, pointing out - correctly, by the...

Joyce Riley's POWER HOUR NEWS

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World News

Saudi Arabia Cuts Oil Output, Export: Industry Report
CNBC - The world’s top oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, appears to have cut both its oil production and export in December, according to the latest update by the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI), an official source of oil production, consumption and export data.

Iranian warships dock at Syrian port after crossing Suez Canal
Press TV reports the arrival of two Iranian warships at the Syrian city of Tartous; crossing of the Suez Canal is the second in a year by Iranian warships. The vessels - a destroyer and a supply ship - are to provide maritime training to Syria's navy under an agreement between the two countries, according to the report.

US, Britain urge Israel not to attack
AP - The U.S. and Britain on Sunday urged Israel not to attack Iran's nuclear program as the White House's national security adviser arrived in the region, reflecting growing international jitters that the Israelis are poised to strike.

Seoul holds military drills despite North Korea threat
AP - South Korea conducted live-fire military drills near its disputed sea boundary with North Korea on Monday despite Pyongyang's threat to respond with a "merciless" attack. North Korea did not carry out the threat as it focuses on internal stability two months after the death of longtime leader Kim Jong Il and prepares for nuclear disarmament talks with the United States later this week. But with American forces scheduled to conduct additional military exercises with ally South Korea over the next few months, tensions are expected to remain high in the region.

UN nuke inspectors arrive for key talks in Tehran
AP - U.N. nuclear inspectors arrived in Iran on Monday in the latest push to hold key talks with Iranian officials about how far the country's nuclear program has come. The trip is the second in less than a month by the International Atomic Energy Agency team, reflecting growing concerns over alleged weapons experiments - something Iran has so far both denied and refused to discuss.

VIDEO: Greek déjà vu: austerity, tear gas, bailout
RT - European ministers are going to decide if Greece has done enough blood letting to get its additional 130 billion euro financial aid package. The country, which is living under a looming default, is increasingly tired of submitting to more cuts. Finance ministers of the eurozone are meeting in Brussels to agree the second bailout program for debt-burdened Greece. The 17 members of the so-called eurogroup are to debate whether the Greek government has done enough to reduce its budget deficit to receive the money it needs.

Deadly bird flu studies to stay secret for now: WHO
(Reuters) - Two studies showing how scientists mutated the H5N1 bird flu virus into a form that could cause a deadly human pandemic will be published only after experts fully assess the risks, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

Iran stops oil sales to British, French companies
(Reuters) - Iran has stopped selling crude to British and French companies, the oil ministry said on Sunday, in a retaliatory measure against fresh EU sanctions on the Islamic state's lifeblood, oil. "Exporting crude to British and French companies has been stopped ... we will sell our oil to new customers," spokesman Alireza Nikzad was quoted as saying by the ministry of petroleum website.

VIDEO: 'Economic blockade of Iran is an act of war’
RT - Tension around Iran has spiralled. Tehran is carefully avoiding being provoked so as not to vie the US and Israel an excuse for military action. Though activists believe the extra sanctions and economic blockade of Tehran is already an ‘act of war’. RT has talked to Brian Becker, the national coordinator of the A.N.S.W.E.R. anti-war coalition on the reasons behind the instability in the region. He believes the US government has manufactured an artificial crisis in the area. “Iran is complying with the IAEA. Iran does not have a nuclear weapon, Iran is not threatening its neighbors, Iran has not started a war with any of its neighbors,” says Becker.

US officials believe Iran sanctions will fail, making military action likely
Guardian - Officials in key parts of the Obama administration are increasingly convinced that sanctions will not deter Tehran from pursuing its nuclear programme, and believe that the US will be left with no option but to launch an attack on Iran or watch Israel do so.

Britain fears new Cold War over Iran
In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, the Foreign Secretary says that Iran is threatening to spark a nuclear arms race in the Middle East which could be more dangerous than the original East-West Cold War as there are not the same “safety mechanisms” in place. “It is a crisis coming down the tracks,” he said. “Because they are clearly continuing their nuclear weapons programme … If they obtain nuclear weapons capability, then I think other nations across the Middle East will want to develop nuclear weapons.

Turkey will not allow NATO to share intelligence with Israel
Breitbart - Turkey will never allow any third country, particularly Israel, to use intelligence obtained by a NATO radar system, its foreign minister said on Friday. "We will never allow any third country to use any NATO facility. Our position will be even more clear if it is particularly Israel," Davutoglu told a joint news conference with visiting NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Ankara.

Pakistan allies with Iran against US
RT - Pakistan has pledged to support Iran if the US launches a military attack against the Islamic Republic. The Pakistani president assured the Iranian leader that his country’s territory will not be used as a launch pad for such an assault. Should the United Stated decide to attack Iran, Pakistan will not support the move and will not allow the US to use its local airbases for military operations, the Pakistani leader Asif Ali Zardari said on Friday.

VIDEO: Pakistan-Iran-Afghan talks ‘a message of defiance’ to the US
RT - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in Pakistan for a trilateral summit aimed at addressing how Islamabad should facilitate negotiations between Afghanistan and the Taliban. Many see the move as a defiance of US will by two traditional American allies – Pakistan and Afghanistan – who are now seeking to include Iran, a stated adversary of the US, into the negotiation process.

In Russia, Putin allies sharpen anti-American attacks ahead of elections
Washington Post - A nasty spate of anti-Americanism set off by Vladimir V. Putin has grown into waves of attacks aimed at the new American ambassador and Russian opposition leaders, raising questions about the future of U.S.-Russian relations.... A main target of the attacks is Michael McFaul, the new ambassador, a longtime democracy advocate and
Russia expert who as a top aide to Obama has been an architect of what the White House calls a “reset’’ with Moscow.

Afghan army to cost U.S. billions of dollars after 2014 withdrawal
Washington Post - The U.S. military expects that sustaining the Afghan army and police forces after the planned withdrawal of American combat forces in 2014 will cost about $4? billion a year and that most of that money will have to come from the United States and other outside donors, said a senior military official Thursday. The Obama administration plans to announce the enduring price tag for the Afghan troops at a NATO summit in May.

BBC spent £350,000 on legal battle to keep its ‘biased’ Middle East coverage secret
Mail Online - A seven-year campaign to gain access to the 2004 document, which examined the corporation’s coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, ended in defeat yesterday after the Supreme Court ruled it could remain secret. Lawyer Steven Sugar, who passed away last year, made a Freedom of Information request in 2005 for disclosure of the 20,000-word Balen Report.

Report: Insider Documents Detail a March 23 Greek Default Plan; Gov to Freeze Bank Accounts
Mac Slavo - The document asserts that Greece will officially be declared in default by all the ratings agencies after the close of business on Friday march 23rd. At the weekend all Greek bank accounts will be frozen, with emergency measures detailed to prevent the flight of capital. Included in the paperwork is a list of very limited exceptions to the ‘no withdrawals’ order.... If and when this event happens – because dates set forth by the powers that be are always subject to change – it will be a tell-tale sign that a similar collapse in confidence of the US dollar and US debt instruments will soon follow.

U.S. News, Politics & Government

Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago: Snipers in Response to NATO/G8 Protests
Truth Out - National security event requires “snipers that will stand guard from above.” As part of the expanded powers given to Mayor Rahm Emanuel for the May summits, the city has authority to accept contracts for goods or services without approval of the City Council or the expected competitive bidding process. The face shields and aerial surveillance technology are the first use of this allowance.

You May Already Be an FBI Terror Suspect: 85 Things Not to Do
The FBI and DOJ have launched the “Communities Against Terrorism” program. The campaign seeks assistance from workers in 25 industries to spy on their fellow citizens ferret out the terrorists among us. Citizen spies are being recruited from hotel and motel personnel, dive shop operators, car and property rental agents, the inky patriots who run tattoo parlors, gun dealers and baristas at Internet cafes.

NYPD monitored Muslim students all over Northeast
AP - The New York Police Department monitored Muslim college students far more broadly than previously known, at schools far beyond the city limits, including the elite Ivy League colleges of Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, The Associated Press has learned. Police talked with local authorities about professors 300 miles (480 kilometers) away in Buffalo and even sent an undercover agent on a whitewater rafting trip, where he recorded students' names and noted in police intelligence files how many times they prayed.

Virginia House Passes NDAA Nullification 96-4
Kurt Nimmo - In a move completely ignored by the establishment media, the Virginia House of Delegates has voted in favor of House Bill 1160 (HB1160), legislation that codifies in Virginia law noncompliance with the “kidnapping provisions” of section 1021 and 1022 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (NDAA).

Arizona bill would fund volunteer militia to patrol border
Tucson Citizen - The bill calls for a one-time cost of $500,000 from the general fund and an additional $1.4 million each year from a gang task-force fund. While there’s an anticipated budget surplus, lawmakers must deal with long-term debt and the May 2013 expiration of the 1-cent-per-dollar sales-tax increase, so it is unclear how much support this bill would have. Arizona would join 23 other states and territories with active guards, but experts say the state would stand alone if its militia was focused on border enforcement and “combating international criminal activity.”

YouTube: Sheriff Richard Mack Running for Congress Against Major SOPA Pusher
Intel Hub - An Exclusive Interview with Sheriff Richard Mack who is running for Congress against SOPA and TSA supporter Lamar Smith. Smith was one of the MAIN backers of the internet censorship bill.

Citizens shoot down private surveillance drone
A remote-controlled aircraft owned by an animal rights group was reportedly shot down near Broxton Bridge Plantation Sunday near Ehrhardt, S.C. Steve Hindi, president of SHARK (SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness), said his group was preparing to launch its Mikrokopter drone to video what he called a live pigeon shoot on Sunday when law enforcement officers and an attorney claiming to represent the privately-owned plantation near Ehrhardt tried to stop the aircraft from flying.

Secretive Navy SEALs take starring role in new film
In "Act of Valor," the select troops who call themselves "the quiet professionals" take a turn as leading men on the big screen, reciting lines from a script as they race to prevent terrorists from carrying out an attack on the United States.... The officer who oversees the SEALs and other elite troops as head of Special Operations Command, Admiral William McRaven, has defended the movie as a valuable recruiting tool that reveals no classified tactics or techniques.... The names of the commandos in the film do not appear in the credits, and instead the movie lists naval special warfare troops killed since the attacks of September 11, 2001.

2012 Election News

YouTube: Kansas City Ron Paul Rally - Over 3,000 in Attendance!!!
Feb 18, 2012 - An estimated 3,000, enthusiastic crowd showed up for this event. This is what it looked liked one hour before the event. Way to go Missouri!

Ron Paul Draws More Than 2,300 Voters to Kansas City, Missouri Campaign Rally
2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul again drew thousands of supporters to a campaign rally, this time in Kansas City, Missouri. The high turnout was notable because of the short notice given as Dr. Paul concluded his Pacific Northwest visit to Washington and Idaho, and made his way to Missouri’s largest city. For other instances when Dr. Paul drew thousands of supporters, please click here and here.

Ron Paul Kansas City Rally Speech Part 1 of 4
Ron Paul speaks to a packed Union Station in Kansas City, MO Saturday night, 2-18-12. Panoramic view of the rally here.

YouTube: Dr. Paul on CNN State of The Union with Candy Crowley
February 18, 2012 - CNN down plays Ron Paul's chances of winning... again.

YouTube: Ron Paul announced winner of Washington County Maine Caucus 2012
Announcement of Ron Paul's Maine caucus straw poll victory in Washington County Maine 2/18/2012. Total at super caucus: Ron Paul 163, Romney 80, Santorum 57, Newt 4.

YouTube: Ron Paul Robbed by SPAM, Maine GOP Chairman Claims!
MSNBC - Al Sharpton on the Maine GOP's latest excuse for electoral fraud against Dr. Paul. Chairman, Charlie Webster, doesn't even want to count tomorrow's results!

VIDEO: Ron Paul Draws More Than 2,000 Voters To Moscow Idaho, Doubling Expectations
KIFI ABC Idaho Falls, ID Feb. 16, 2012 - The Moscow Rally took place at 4:00 p.m. at the campus’ Student Union Ballroom. Campaign officials planned to accommodate 1,000 guests – roughly a room capacity crowd – yet more than 1,000 additional people arrived.

YouTube: Ron Paul wins poll, Chris Matthews leaves him out
Chris Matthews omits Ron Paul from a poll charting the favorability ratings of Republican presidential candidates. Ron Paul had the winning favorable score at 46%.

YouTube: Ron Paul leaks his choice for VP 2012
Original, unedited footage of the question to Ron Paul as to who he is considering for his VP running mate. Recorded by Jeffrey Phillips at a breakfast fund-raising event in Simi Valley, California.

YouTube: The Thomas Jefferson of Our Day
Judge Napolitano: "The Thomas Jefferson of our day, Ron Paul is one of us!"

Corporatocracy: Ron Paul says US ‘slipping into fascism’
RT - Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul slammed America's system of governance at a rally in Kansas City, saying businesses and government are pushing the country into twenty-first century fascism.... “We’ve slipped away from a true republic,” Paul told thousands of his supporters at the rally. “Now we’re slipping into a fascist system where it’s a combination of government, big business and authoritarian rule, and the suppression of the individual rights of each and every American citizen.”

PRESS: Record 19 reporters, media execs join Team Obama
For some Washington reporters and media execs, cheering their team from the sidelines just isn’t good enough: Tugging on a red, white and blue Team Obama jersey is the answer. That’s the case for a whopping 19 journalists and media executives, including five from the Washington Post and three each from ABC and CNN, who’ve gone into the administration or center-left groups supporting the president.

Santorum requests Secret Service protection after 'rowdy' rally
The difference between a Ron Paul rally and Santorum's... Fox News reports - Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum's campaign wrote a letter to the Department of Homeland Security Wednesday requesting Secret Service protection.... Santorum hosted an outdoor rally adjacent to the campsite of Tacoma, Wash., Occupy protesters Monday night. They chanted and yelled during most of the event. Two protesters were dragged away by police.

YouTube: Rick Santorum Bombarded with Truth, Supporter Snaps
On Feb 15th, I attended the Rick Santorum rally held in Fargo ND. I aimed several crucial, untouched questions at the senator but received zero response. I then aimed my attention at confronting the globalist on several issues where his policies are truly un-american including Iran, the NDAA, and central banking. A few minutes into my questioning I was physically attacked by a Santorum supporter and pushed 30 yards to the exit while being screamed at hysterically....

Veterans News

VIDEO: Leaked Email: Military Top Brass Warn Troops Off March For Ron Paul
Steve Watson - The email, apparently sent by Joel A. Weger, Senior Attorney at the Office of the Assistant General Counsel (Ethics) in the Department of the Navy, was sent on high importance and warns recipients “You may wish to advise your command regarding this particular event because of the apparent solicitation of active duty personnel”.

Economy

VIDEO: China fulfills Obama’s infrastructure pledge
R T - Los Angeles has rolled out the red carpet for the man who is likely the future leader of China. Vice President Xi Jinping took a tour of the China Shipping terminal, where the company just completed a 47 million dollar expansion at the Port of Los Angeles.... “I don’t think it’s an ideal situation, I would prefer the money go to American corporations but the jobs will go to Americans and in that sense it will boost the economy,” said Heldman [Professor of Politics at Occidental College].

VIDEO: Conyers on payroll tax bill: ‘I did not read the bill before it was voted on’
Daily Caller - Following the passage of the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits extension, Democratic Michigan Rep. John Conyers, the ranking member on the Judiciary Committee, explained to The Daily Caller how he had not read the legislation prior to voting for it.

VIDEO: Chicago teachers want 30% raises!
Chicago Tribune - Documents obtained by the Tribune show that in the face of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's expansion of the school day, the union has led with an offer seeking a 24 percent raise in the 2012-13 school year and a 5 percent increase the following year, the net effect being 30 percent.

Health

Sex-changing treatment for kids: It's on the rise
CHICAGO (AP) - A small but growing number of teens and even younger children who think they were born the wrong sex are getting support from parents and from doctors who give them sex-changing treatments, according to reports in the medical journal Pediatrics. It's an issue that raises ethical questions, and some experts urge caution in treating children with puberty-blocking drugs and hormones.

Artificial hamburger meat successfully grown in vat of bovine fetal cells; You want some fries with that?
(NaturalNews) I'm not sure which is the more offensive way to create meat. There's the current "factory farm" method where masses of hormone-jacked, antibiotics-injected cows are kept confined in what can only be called bovine concentration camps while they're fed genetically modified corn, then slaughtered without compassion and subjected to diabolical meat-harvesting machinery that turns a cow carcass into corporate profits. On the other hand, there's the new method being touted across the media: Test tube hamburgers made from thin strips of meat grown in a nutrient vat laced with bovine fetus stem cells. Yumm!

NutraSweet Company brags about the second coming of aspartame: Neotame now taking over world markets
(NaturalNews) When the NutraSweet Company first began petitioning the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve aspartame as a food additive back in the early 1970s, it had every intention of conniving its way to success by whatever means possible. Today, after successfully getting aspartame approved and widely accepted around the world with flawed studies and behind-the-scenes manipulation, NutraSweet has once again done the same thing with a new chemical sweetener known as neotame, which is currently approved for use in food without even having to be labeled.

Food police replace another homemade lunch
The Blaze - North Carolina officials have said there was a misunderstanding when a preschooler’s homemade lunch was sent home for not meeting certain nutritional requirements, but now a second mother from the same school has come forward exclusively to The Blaze to say the same thing happened to her daughter.... The lunch Zambrano packed for her daughter? A cheese and salami sandwich on a wheat bun with apple juice. The lunch she got in the cafeteria? Chicken nuggets, a sweet potato, bread and milk.

Turmeric’s Powerful Life-Promoting Properties Put Pharmaceuticals to Shame
Activist Post - Curcumin, the key chemical in turmeric, has been shown to possess very powerful health-promoting properties. Recent research has even found that curcumin can prolong the lives of fruit flies by 75 percent. While the research was done on insects, it highlights the life-promoting aspects of this powerful substance — along with mountains of other scientific research.

Mediterranean Diet Linked to Reduced Small Vessel Damage in the Brain
Nutrition Horizon - Consumption of a Mediterranean-style diet is associated with a reduced white matter hyperintesity volume, a marker of small vessel damage in the brain, according to a study led by Miller School researchers.

Shocking levels of arsenic found in baby formula made with brown rice syrup
(NaturalNews) Environmental chemist Brian P. Jackson led the team of researchers in their study of arsenic levels in 17 infant formulas. Their results are surprising: formulas made with brown rice syrup contained a staggering 20 to 30 times more arsenic than other formulas. One organic infant formula sweetened with brown rice syrup contained six times the amount of arsenic the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers safe for drinking water.

The Role of Nutrition in Maintaining Good Eyesight
Healthy.net - The visual system the eyes, muscles, nerves and vision centers of the brain is one of the most complex and highly demanding systems of the body. More than 25% of the nutrition your body absorbs goes to feed the visual system. The visual system consumes one third of all the oxygen that you take in. Metabolism in the eyes is faster than anywhere else in the body. The concentration of vitamin C and other important nutrients is higher in the healthy eye than almost anywhere else in the body.

Use fiber-rich, vegetable-based diet for fibroid treatment
(NaturalNews) Up to 77 percent of women have fibroids, according to "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Fibroids." Many women have them and never know, but they can cause symptoms that significantly lower your quality of life. Eating the right foods helps to shrink fibroids by lowering estrogen levels naturally.

Vitamin E Tocotrienol Supplement Delays Progression of Advanced Liver Disease
(HealthNewsDigest.com) New research conducted at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center suggests an alternate form of natural vitamin E delays the progression of disease in patients awaiting liver transplantation, the only definitive therapy that reduces a patients morbidity, mortality and improves their quality of life. The study shows, for the first time, successful delivery of the vitamin administered orally to vital human organs such as the brain, heart, liver, skin and fatty tissue.

Taurine helps cut heart disease risk in women with high cholesterol says study
Food Consumer - A new study published online in the Feb 9, 2012 issue of the journal European Journal of Nutrition suggests that having a diet high in taurine may help reduce risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in women with high total serum cholesterol.

Health freedom victory: Bolivar, Missouri ends water fluoridation
(NaturalNews) The Bolivar Herald-Free Press reports that Mayor John Best cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of ending artificial water fluoridation, which has been setting the city back about $20,000 a year in added costs.

Three very easy tips on using yoga to de-stress your hectic life
(NaturalNews) Many people miss out on the benefits of yoga because they think these benefits are only accessible to a few lucky people. If you think yoga is only for people who are younger than you, or to those lucky enough to have loads of free time, or only for individuals with naturally slender and flexible bodies, think again.

Science & Technology

Google spies on Apple users
RT - A researcher at Stanford University identified an attempt by engineers at Google that allowed the search giants to bypass the privacy settings of users of the popular Safari browser, which comes standard on all Macs and iPhone devices. Not only did the little loophole allow Google to exploit millions of users of competing products, but it also means that those same millions had their Internet history unknowingly monitored by the not-so-small-time megacorporation.

GOOGLE defensive after fresh privacy breach
FT.com - The search company quickly admitted to the unapproved data collection, but described its action as inadvertent and the byproduct of an effort to let Safari users connect to services like its Google+ social network while browsing other pages on the web.... The claim that it had collected information by mistake echoed its defense two years ago after cars used to photograph streets for its Street View service were found to have collected information from personal WiFi networks.

How the government reads your emails without a warrant
RT - The ACLU has filed request under the US Freedom of Information Act in hopes of learning more about the powers the government has granted itself to snoop through the emails, texts and instant messages of Americans. Being able to browse through correspondence without a warrant is a power that the government has had for ages, but with the Internet making sending mail as easy as a click of a button, the ACLU says it is about time the feds fix their current policies.

Secret Code in Color Printers Lets Government Track You
For those of you who may not know, the EFF reports that the U.S. Secret Service admitted that the tracking information is part of a deal struck with selected color laser printer manufacturers, ostensibly to identify counterfeiters. However, the nature of the private information encoded in each document was not previously known. "We've found that the dots from at least one line of printers encode the date and time your document was printed, as well as the serial number of the printer," said EFF Staff Technologist Seth David Schoen.

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2/14/2012 -- 6.0 magnitude earthquake -- Coast of Oregon -- *ALERT* Coast and craton edge

As close as a civilian without access can get --- several signs say DO NOT STOP -- high security around the facility (rightfully so btw) .. so of course we did not stop at the plant and ask for a tour --- but the shots are still great from the road!

The facility is still steaming from near the reactor buildings -- as well as from the normal stacks. I would NOT recommend hanging out near the direct area where this steam is venting (in my opinion). Even a drive by with the amount of steam that was released gives me slight worry. (even though the levels are reported as safe -- even though my geiger counters returned 48CPM -- still makes me nervous knowing small amounts are free floating in the air).

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MAP	2.9	2012/02/15 12:58:31	18.175	-67.369	15.0	MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
MAP	3.1	2012/02/15 12:45:10	66.342	-149.981	0.0	NORTHERN ALASKA
MAP	3.6	2012/02/15 10:49:31	19.582	-66.058	102.1	PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP	3.9	2012/02/15 08:25:42	19.427	-63.568	43.0	VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
MAP	2.6	2012/02/15 08:19:04	37.590	-118.455	11.0	CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP	4.9	2012/02/15 06:28:36	37.772	141.552	50.9	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
MAP	4.5	2012/02/15 05:53:56	-22.576	-66.876	179.5	JUJUY, ARGENTINA
MAP	2.6	2012/02/15 05:05:20	64.637	-146.991	7.3	CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP	3.1	2012/02/15 04:31:16	32.087	-115.140	29.2	BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
MAP	6.0	2012/02/15 03:31:21	43.536	-127.381	10.0	OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
MAP	2.7	2012/02/15 02:36:13	18.520	-67.460	10.4	MONA PASSAGE, PUERTO RICO
MAP	5.2	2012/02/15 01:49:37	-19.299	-177.324	316.5	FIJI REGION

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U.S. schoolchildren now subjected to sack lunch searches by government agents who enforce nutritional insanity
(NaturalNews) First it was the TSA searching your underpants at the airport, claiming to be protecting you from "terrorists." Now a local elementary school in North Carolina is searching the homemade lunches of schoolchildren with the goal of forcing...

Ron Paul reintroduces Parental Consent Act, prohibiting federal funding for psychiatric screening of children
(NaturalNews) Even from the campaign trail, where he http://news.nationalpost.com, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas has not forgotten his roots, his...

Detroit newspaper calls for birth control sterilants to be added to public water supply, reports Aaron Dykes
(NaturalNews) Why would you forcibly medicate the population with fluoride chemicals via the water supply when you could instead forcibly medicate them with birth control drugs? That seems to be the opinion of Nolan Finley, the editorial page editor at...

Moringa plays an important role for breastfeeding mothers, in diabetes, in cancer, and more
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Profits over People: Johnson & Johnson hid studies showing Risperdal drug caused diabetes, says victim
(NaturalNews) For the first time, an individual user of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) antipsychotic drug Risperdal is suing the pharmaceutical giant for allegedly committing fraud and lying about the safety of the drug. According to reports, Fletch Trammell...

Dr. Andrew Wakefield takes legal action against Brian Deer, BMJ and Godlee
(NaturalNews) The scandal involving Dr. Andrew Wakefield's case study research into the link between the combination measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism may go down as one of the biggest cases of malicious fraud in history -- but such...

Fructose is found to increase cardiovascular and diabetes risk in adolescents
(NaturalNews) Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Health Sciences University have published evidence that cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk is present in the blood fractions of adolescents who consume a lot of fructose, a scenario...

Hospitals stored dead children's brains in jars
(NaturalNews) British hospitals secretly removed dead children's brains without parental consent and stored them for more than a decade, The Sun reported in January. The story broke when police visited several parents, including Hannah Cheevers...

Tai chi benefits people with chronic health problems like Parkinsons, arthritis and fibromyalgia
(NaturalNews) Recent studies conducted by Fushong Li of the Oregon Research Institute in Eugene, Oregon have determined that the ancient Chinese practice of tai chi can a positive impact on those afflicted with Parkinson's disease (PD). Parkinson's...

New study finds social media is more addictive than cigarettes and alcohol
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Three keys to finding and keeping a healthy relationship
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CNN Hero of the Year 'Mother Robin' warns that GMOs may cause widespread umbilical cord deformities
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Oil rises above $101 as Middle East tensions rise
BANGKOK (AP) -- Oil rose above $101 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as escalating tensions in the Middle East outweighed lingering concerns about Greece's ability to implement austerity measures to resolve its debt crisis.

VIDEO: (Un)friendly dictatorship puzzle: Democracy lessons in Bahrain
Washington has been arming Bahrain’s ruling dynasty against protesters, and now demanding that the “dictator must go” in Syria. Why such a difference? Right – Bahrain hosts the US' Fifth Fleet, the “free world” defender crucial in containing Iran.... They insist that the Syrian "dictator" step down from his post, while experts say the violent opposition receives not-so-humanitarian aid from the West to achieve its goals. At the same time, Bahraini demonstrators face the grenades and tear gas the al-Khalifa dynasty has been importing from the US to maintain “stability.”

Bulgaria refuses to ratify ACTA
RT - Bulgaria has become the sixth country that has refused to support the international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)... Bulgarian authorities have made the decision to halt the already signed agreement after street protests. Thousands marched through the capital Sofia and 16 other cities.

U.S. carrier crosses Hormuz amid rising Gulf tensions
(Reuters) - A U.S. aircraft carrier strike group sailed through the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday more than a month after Iran warned a different carrier -- USS John C. Stennis -- not to return to the Gulf as Iranian navy boats sailed by.... "If you listen to the (Iranian) rhetoric ... you might think that there are some tensions," Admiral Troy Shoemaker, commander of the carrier strike group nine, told Reuters.

VIDEO: Navy Seals Say False Flag to be Blamed on Iran May Happen at Anytime says Ed Asner
Kurt Nimmo - Navy Seals told Asner a military action against Iran is forthcoming and will be preceded by a false flag attack.... Asner said it is up to the American people to recognize and prevent an imminent false flag operation and stop another disastrous war before it gets started. He said the Navy Seals are now coming forward because they are worried that an Iran false flag attack “runs the danger” of creating a “world-wide conflict if it gets out of hand.”

Israeli attack on Iran would be complex operation
USA Today - If Israel attacked Iran's nuclear facilities, the strike would probably take the form of a complex air assault involving scores of planes that would have to penetrate Iranian air defenses and attack up to a couple of dozen targets simultaneously, analysts say. "This would be way more sophisticated than anything that's ever been done before," said Charles Wald, a retired Air Force general who led the coalition air campaign in Afghanistan that helped topple the Taliban.

VIDEO: Israel blames Iran for Bangkok blasts
Telegraph -Israel's defence minister has accused Iran of being behind a bombing that rocked a crowded residential area of Bangkok on Tuesday. Ehud Barak said Tuesday's explosion "proves once again that Iran and its proxies continue to perpetrate terror". He said that Iran and its Lebanese ally Hizbollah are "unrelenting terror elements endangering the stability of the region and endangering the stability of the world". "We know who carried out the terror attacks, we know who sent them, and Israel will settle the score with them," he said.

US, Europe look at fast but risky penalty on Iran
The Obama administration wants Iran evicted from SWIFT, an independent financial clearinghouse that is crucial to the country's overseas oil sales. That would leapfrog the current slow-pressure campaign of sanctions aimed at persuading Iran to drop what the U.S. and its allies contend is a drive toward developing and building nuclear weapons. It also perhaps would buy time for the U.S. to persuade Israel not to launch a pre-emptive military strike on Iran this spring.

Heightened Security in US Over Iran Threat
ABC News - With Iran allegedly striking out at Israeli citizens and Jewish targets around the world, Israeli and American security officials in the U.S. are on high alert. "We expect it and we are ready," one senior Israeli official told ABC News. Israeli officials told ABC News that the level of personal security on high-ranking Embassy officials as well as other, lower profile officials in the U.S. is at its highest in at least five years, a response to what they called "a coordinated series of attacks." When Israeli officials travel to and from events, ABC News has observed a notable increase in the security presence.

Muslim Brotherhood Warns U.S. Aid Cut May Affect Egypt’s Peace Treaty With Israel
CNS News – A top Muslim Brotherhood official has warned that any cuts in U.S. aid to Egypt could affect Cairo’s peace treaty with Israel – the latest sign that Egypt’s emerging political forces intend to call Washington’s bluff over the diplomatic dispute triggered by a crackdown on non-governmental organizations.... Any U.S. aid cut to Egypt, top MB lawmaker Essam el-Erian told the pan-Arabic al-Hayat newspaper, would violate the U.S.-brokered 1979 peace agreement with Israel.

The Bankers’ Next Meal: Portugal
Dollar Collapse - It looks like Greece will get its debt restructuring, which presumably delays its collapse by a few months. So now the spotlight shifts to the other functionally bankrupt eurozone countries which have no choice but to demand the same deal. Portugal, by general consensus, is next in line. It hasn’t blatantly lied about its problems the way Greece has. And it hasn’t accumulated quite as much debt as Greece, though at 105% of GDP its government is still deep in the danger zone.

'Lay down your arms!' Anonymous attacks US tear-gas maker
RT - Hackers have sent a sweet Valentine to an American weapons manufacturer, knocking out its website. The group says it was an act of retaliation for the company’s arming of security forces against pro-democracy protests in Egypt, Bahrain, and the US.

Pentagon wants $3 billion for the War in Iraq that we thought was over
Wired News - Thought the Iraq war was over? The Obama administration certainly wants you to think so, the better for its re-election campaign. Inconvenient fact, though: The Pentagon is asking for nearly $3 billion for a war it isn’t actually fighting. To be specific, the Pentagon’s brand-new budget request asks for $2.9 billion for what it calls “Post-Operation NEW DAWN (OND)/Iraq Activities.” That’s almost as much money as the Pentagon spends on Darpa, its mad-science arm. And there are practically no U.S. troops in Iraq.

What money? Ponzi scheme cash not too dirty for Obama & Co.
RT - A number of prominent US politicians, including President Barack Obama, are refusing to comply with a federal court order that they return donations from a known Ponzi scheme. The funds amount to $1.8 million in losses for the bilked investors.

Do TV Networks 'Practice' for War?
Alexander Cockburn's latest piece at CounterPunch (2/10/12) included this from a tipster: I was visiting ABC News the other day to see a friend who works on graphics. When I went to his room, he showed me all the graphics he was making in anticipation of the Israeli attack on Iran; not just maps, but flight patterns, trajectories and 3-D models of
U.S. aircraft carrier fleets. But what was most disturbing--was that ABC, and presumably other networks, have been rehearsing these scenarios for over two weeks...

Congress to Holder: Quit
American Free Press - Republican lawmakers on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee called on Attorney General Eric Holder to resign even as the country’s top lawyer dodged questions about his involvement in what many are calling a criminal scheme by the U.S. government to traffic weapons to Mexican drug gangs. During his testimony, Holder ranted angrily about the alleged “unfairness” of him having to answer questions about why he used bogus documents to conceal the fact that weapons sold in the government gunrunning operation were used to murder U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry.

VIDEO: Susan Daniels Discloses New Evidence Orly Taitz Refused To Allow Presented At Georgia Hearing
BirtherReport.com - Dr. Manning Interviews Private Investigator Susan Daniels About Obama's Connecticut Social Security Number.

100,000 Petitions Sent To Sheriff Joe Arpaio In Support Of Obama Eligibility Investigation
BirtherReport.com - Officials with Grassfire Nation, a key coordinating group for tea-party-type activities and issues, say the Department of Justice’s investigation of Maricopa, Ariz., County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is nothing more than a political attack. And to offer encouragement to the sheriff, Darla Dawald, representing the Grassfire Nation group, has presented Arpaio with a petition of some 100,000 signatures from people who have declared their support for the law-enforcement officer.

NYPD Stops And Questions Record-Breaking 1,900 People A Day
Federal Jack - In 2010, when the NYPD broke its previousall-time-high record for stop-and-frisks with a sensational 601,055 street stops, many “frisk fans” said there was no way NYPers could top that in 2011! But Coach Ray Kelly’s dream team has just clinched another champion season, breaking the previous record by stopping and questioning an all-time-high of 684,330 people.

911 IS A JOKE: Detroit citizens no longer rely on police as self-defense killings skyrocket
The Daily - The people of Detroit are taking no prisoners. Justifiable homicide in the city shot up 79 percent in 2011 from the previous year, as citizens in the long-suffering city armed themselves and took matters into their own hands. The local rate of self-defense killings now stands 2,200 percent above the national average. Residents, unable to rely on a dwindling police force to keep them safe, are fighting back against the criminal scourge on their own. And they’re offering no apologies.

YouTube: Police Officer Caught On Tape Saying He Can "Make Up" Evidence
KOMO 4 News February 13, 2012.

VIDEO: Female Passengers Say They’re Targeted By TSA
CBS News - Women passengers complain that TSA agents are targeting them for extra screening. The Transportation Security Administration has a policy to randomly select people for extra screening, but some female passengers are complaining. They believe there is nothing “random” about the way they were picked.

Private prison company offers to buy 48 states’ prisons
Raw Story - In exchange for keeping at least a 90 percent occupancy rate, the private prison company Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) has sent a letter to 48 states offering to manage their prisons for the low price of $250 million per year, according to a letter obtained by the Huffington Post.
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2012 Election News

YouTube: Reality Check: GOP Scrambles Under Allegations of Rampant Voter Fraud In Maine Caucus
FOX News Feb 14, 2012 - More details on the vote count fraud in Maine.

Maine objections getting serious?
Politico - As far as national political types are concerned, the Maine presidential caucus has been over and done with since Saturday; Ron Paul supporters' objections to the outcome have been treated more or less as sore-loser griping. The Bangor Daily News reports, however, that local complaints about the Maine process have been building, as communities that held their caucuses before Feb. 11 learn that their votes didn't necessarily factor into the statewide count:

YouTube: Doug Wead Interview On Maddow About Maine & Delegates
MSNBC February 14, 2012.

“No One But Ron Paul” Money Bomb Aims To Raise $3m
Steve Watson - Supporters of GOP presidential contender Ron Paul have today kicked off a money bomb and hope to raise over $3 million in an effort to bolster the campaign coffers ahead of Super Tuesday and the upcoming primaries in Arizona and Michigan.
“No one will stop the corrupt politicians. No one will repeal the Patriot Act. No one has a plan to balance the budget. No one understands the economy. No one but Ron Paul.” declares a slick promotional video for the fundraiser.

FORBES: The Empire Of Liberty: Thomas Jefferson, Ron Paul And The Sacred Fire Of Freedom
Who stands in opposition to “the [central] bank of the United States, public debt, a navy, a standing army, American manufacturing, federally funded improvement of the interior, the role of a world power, military glory, an extensive foreign ministry, loose construction of the Constitution, and subordination of the states to the federal government”? Hint, these words were not written about Rep. Ron Paul.

YouTube: Ron Paul's Texas Straight Talk: The Latest Obamacare Overreach
Ron Paul's weekly report for 2/13/12. Transcript below the video, or listen by calling 888-322-1414.

Citizens Sue To Force Government To Stop Linking Votes
BlackBoxVoting.org - Public officials now admit they can see how you voted and link it to your name. This issue affects Colorado, almost all of Washington State, as well as some locations in California, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia and likely other states as well. If you vote by mail or at combined-precinct "vote centers" your vote may be viewable by public officials and/or vendors.

Study: 1.8 Million Dead People Still Registered To Vote
A new report by the Pew Center on the States finds that more than 1.8 million dead people are currently registered to vote. And 24 million registrations are either invalid or inaccurate.

Occupy Wall Street Protest

NYPD 'pepper-spray cop' sued by OWS protesters
RT - Anthony Bologna is back in hot-water. Bologna, the NYPD officer-turned-YouTube legend, is being sued by the two young women he infamously assaulted with blasts of pepper-spray on the streets of New York during the early days of Occupy Wall Street.

Occupy and Tea Party Join Forces to Defeat Unconstitutional NDAA
Activist Post - In what many activists have been hoping to see for quite a while, it appears that some in the Occupy movement and the Tea Party have finally found a bit of common ground

Economy

Obama Cites Rising Gas Prices – Up 83 Percent Under His Tenure – Among Reasons to Extend Payroll Tax Cut
CNS News - President Barack Obama listed rising gas prices as among the many reasons to extend the payroll tax cut Tuesday, flanked by individuals the White House promoted as being affected by $40 per paycheck the average American would lose if the tax cut is not extended at the end of February.

Holdren at Science Budget Briefing: “Leaner and Meaner” Despite $2.6 Billion for “Global Change Research”
Jurriaan Maessen - At the annual science budget briefing yesterday [video], white house science czar John P. Holdren took a swipe at the United States Congress for cutting the appropriated budget for the Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) from 2011 to 2012. Holdren, who heads the Office, also expressed hope that Congress “will see fit to boost us back up to the level requested by the President for 2013.”

Energy & Environment

Another solar company goes under
In the latest setback for the solar energy industry, Auburn Hills-based Energy Conversion Devices said today that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and intends to sell its assets, including its main subsidiary United Solar Ovonic.

Proof electric cars DO cause more pollution than normal ones: Study shows impact is worse than petrol-powered vehicles
Daily Mail - They have been heralded as the environmentally friendly solution to getting around, especially in towns and cities. But new research in China shows that electric cars have an overall impact on pollution that could be more harmful to health than conventional vehicles. A study of pollution in 34 Chinese cities has found that the electricity generated by power stations to drive electric vehicles leads to more fine particle emissions than petrol-powered transport.

Health

Ron Paul reintroduces Parental Consent Act, prohibiting federal funding for psychiatric screening of children
Ron Paul reintroduces Parental Consent Act, prohibiting federal funding for psychiatric screening of children
(NaturalNews) As a practicing physician, Paul has the most insight into what is right - and wrong - with the U.S. healthcare system among all the GOP candidates. As such, when he re-introduces legislation such as the Parental Consent Act, which he first proposed in 2009 and which would keep federal funds from being used to establish or implement any universal or mandatory mental health, psychiatric, or socioemotional screening program, you should listen.

The Latest Risky Fad to Hit Your Child's Pediatrician's Office
Dr. Mercola - The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is now giving their seal of approval for physicians, particularly pediatricians, to offer vaccinations to parents and close family members of babies who are too young to receive the immunizations themselves. They also suggest giving it to parents of children who, for a number of reasons, may not be "vaccine protected." Known as "cocooning,"

Moringa plays an important role for breastfeeding mothers, in diabetes, in cancer, and more
(NaturalNews) The moringa tree is grown in southeast Asia and Africa as a source of food. Tall seed pods grow from the flowers of the moringa tree, giving moringa the nickname "drumstick tree." Moringa leaf is found in some superfood recipes because of its high calcium and potassium content. Moringa leaf tea is used specifically by midwives to increase breast milk production in lactating mothers. According to an Agriculture Business Week news article, moringa leaf has been promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO) for years as an inexpensive health booster for poor countries.

Profits over People: Johnson & Johnson hid studies showing Risperdal drug caused diabetes, says victim
(NaturalNews) For the first time, an individual user of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) antipsychotic drug Risperdal is suing the pharmaceutical giant for allegedly committing fraud and lying about the safety of the drug. According to reports, Fletch Trammell, lawyer for the individual filing the suit, told a New Jersey jury that J&J knew as early as 1999 that Risperdal caused diabetes, but lied about it to the public in order to protect billions of dollars in sales.

Dr. Andrew Wakefield takes legal action against Brian Deer, BMJ and Godlee
(NaturalNews) The scandal involving Dr. Andrew Wakefield's case study research into the link between the combination measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism may go down as one of the biggest cases of malicious fraud in history... Dr. Wakefield is seeking to recover exemplary damages for the heinous libel, slander and defamation committed against him by the British Medical Journal...

CNN Hero of the Year 'Mother Robin' warns that GMOs may cause widespread umbilical cord deformities
(NaturalNews) Ibu Robin Lim is a world-renowned gentle-birth midwife, and the creator of the Bumi Sehat Birth Clinic in Bali (www.bumisehatbali.org). There, Lim offers guidance and midwifery services that result in the birth of over 600 babies.

State Inspectors Searching Children’s Lunch Boxes: “This Isn’t China, Is It?”
A mother in Hoke County complains her daughter was forced to eat a school lunch because a government inspector determined her home-made lunch did not meet nutrition requirements.... The mother, who doesn’t wish to be identified at this time, says she made her daughter a lunch that contained a turkey and cheese sandwich, a banana, apple juice and potato chips. A state inspector assessing the pre-K program at the school said the girl also needed a vegetable, so the inspector ordered a full school lunch tray for her. While the four-year-old was still allowed to eat her home lunch, the girl was forced to take a helping of chicken nuggets, milk, a fruit and a vegetable to supplement her sack lunch.

Toxic shock: Residents fear town’s troubled environmental past caused teens’ illness
The Daily - Many hoped life in this tidy village in western New York, upended by a bizarre outbreak of Tourette’s-like symptoms since the fall, could return to normal after doctors diagnosed nearly 20 teenage girls in the town with conversion disorder — in other words, mass hysteria. But in LeRoy, where months of national scrutiny have trained a harsh light onto the town’s murky environmental past, the diagnosis has failed to quiet fears that something else may be to blame. And it has raised broader questions among neighbors about whether the town, home to one of the largest Superfund sites in New York, is safe.

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Find out about the pollution problems in your community and learn who is responsible. See which geographic areas and companies have the worst pollution records. Identify which racial/ethnic and income groups bear more than their share of environmental burdens. Then take action as an informed citizen - you can fax a polluting company, contact your elected representatives, or get involved in your community. Scorecard provides the facts about pollution for free.

Louisiana State Medical Board Disgraces Itself (Plus an Update on Dr. Burzynzki in Neighboring Texas)
ANH - Eight integrative doctors are under attack in Louisiana. We have discussed the biases of state medical boards against integrative practitioners—the problem is systemic across the US. Now there appears to be a pattern of abuse against CAM practitioners in Louisiana.

Matrix Assessment Profile (MAP) helps reveal solutions for fibromyalgia, chronic symptoms and vicious cycle disorder - Dr. DiCenso
(NaturalNews) Whether you are suffering from depression, anxiety, stress, fibromyalgia, arthritis, osteoporosis, artificial sweetener disease, IBS, nicotine addiction, mood swings, migraine headaches, lack of energy, or you just have a long list of chronic symptoms and no definitive diagnosis from a doctor, MAP testing is the most advanced, convenient and practical way to find the source and the cure without leaving the comfort of your own home.

4 Ways The FDA Proves It Doesn't Care About Your Health
Activist Post - The stated mission of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is to protect and promote public health through the regulation of everything from food products to pharmaceutical drugs. Based on the agency’s actions (or perhaps their severe lack of real action) however, it is quite apparent that this government organization has a blatant disregard for your health and is most certainly not in the business of ‘promoting’ health.

Gardening, Farming & Homesteading

300k farmers hope for lawsuit against Monsanto
RT - Around 300,000 organic farmers think that Monsanto, the biotech giant known for genetically modifying Mother Nature’s handwork for profit and pushing over the little guys all the while, is pretty seedy. Now a judge in New York is debating if Monsanto’s questionable methods will go before a jury. Judge Naomi Buchwald of the Southern District Court of New York says she will have a decision on March 31 in regards to whether a lawsuit waged against the mega-corporation Monsanto should make it to trial.

Monsanto accuse US farmers of ‘evading EPA rules’ for its freak-tech corn
Washington Post -Monsanto Co. and other seedmakers reported a threefold increase last year in U.S. farmers caught violating rules intended to stop insects from developing resistance to genetically modified corn. The rules affect farmers planting seeds modified to produce a toxin derived from Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt, a natural insecticide. The Environmental Protection Agency requires those growers to also plant an adjacent area — a so-called refuge — of non-Bt corn so that bugs feed on both types of corn and don’t become immune to the toxin.

Miscellaneous

VIDEO: Emmanuel Kelly - Living LIFE in Peace (tissues will be needed)
From X-Factor Australia, Iraqi-born Emmanuel Kelly tells the beautiful pro-life story of his rescue and adoption. When he and his brother were found as infants, they had no birth certificates and had been severely injured. Both were eventually adopted by their Australian mother, whom Kelly speaks of during his audition. Related article here.

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