House Passes Food Safety Bill
Measure to improve FDA wins on second try
By Martin H. Bosworth
ConsumerAffairs.com
July 31, 2009
The House of Representatives voted 283-142 to pass the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 (aka H.R. 2749), designed to improve the Food & Drug Administration's (FDA) ability to police food suppliers and processors for signs of foodborne illnesses and unsafe practices.
The bill was originally introduced on June 29, but… Continue
Doubt the government plans to impose martial law and round up dissidents and other malcontents? Well, the Army National Guard is advertising for qualified personnel to work as Corrections Officers and Internment/Resettlement Specialists...
“As an Internment/Resettlement Specialist for the Army National Guard, you will ensure the smooth running of military confinement/correctional facility or detention/internment facility, similar to those duties conducted by civilian Corrections… Continue
Insane Food Bill 2749 Passes House On 2nd Try
HR 2749: Totalitarian Control Of Our Food Supply
From Lori
7-31-2009
A new food safety bill is on the fast track in Congress-HR 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009. The bill needs to be stopped. HR 2749 gives FDA tremendous power while significantly diminishing existing judicial restraints on actions taken by the agency. The bill would impose a one-size-fits-all regulatory scheme on small farms and local… Continue
Im listening to Alex re swine flu, did I hear right, that the Swine flu was patented..? FFs they (the US patent Office) can patent a virus but... Deny all the Free energy patents out there, so it is really about the world wide Oil based energy system the world has been enslaved and forced to use,(by a group of men), then they say weve caused global warming because of our CO2 Pollution out put, cause we breath.... As a reasonably sane person This is scitzophrenic mania, or at least foolishness… Continue
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Washington says Iran's nuclear program is a threat to both Israel and the United States, reaffirming its 'unbreakable bond' with Tel Aviv.
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates made the comments in a joint news conference with the Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Jerusalem (Al-Quds).
“We had a good meeting during which I reaffirmed the strong commitment of the United Sates to the security of Israel. As President (Barack) Obama… Continue
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The agency that licenses medicines in Britain has received 150 reports of suspected adverse reactions to the Tamiflu treatment for swine flu.
The figure was released yesterday as GPs said some patients were choosing not to take the drug because of concern about the possible side effects.
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said the 150 reports received within the UK up until 23 July mention 241 separate side effects, most of which were mild and…
By AMANDA LEE MYERS
Associated Press Writer
Updated: July 27, 2009, 1:18 PM
Taser International unveiled its first new stun gun since 2003 Monday, a device that can shock three people without reloading.
Older Taser models, in use by 14,200 law enforcement agencies throughout the country, have to be reloaded after one shot, which can be a problem for an officer who has missed a target or has more than one suspect to subdue.
ALERT More military Drills coming July 31 thru Aug 14th ... got this off the army site........
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 27, 2009) -- Consequence-management response forces, or CCMRF, are staging a training exercise beginning July 31 to prepare for potential domestic disasters capable of injuring or killing several thousand civilians.
The "Vibrant Response" exercise will be conducted by the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive, or… Continue
In a lame attempt to save his hide and stay out of prison for allegedly threatening to kill federal judges, the racist talk show host Hal Turner has admitted in court that he is an FBI informant,…
Military planning for possible H1N1 outbreak
Posted: 08:21 PM ET
From Barbara Starr
CNN Pentagon Correspondent
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The U.S. military wants to establish regional teams of military personel to assist civilian authorities in the event of a significant outbreak of the H1N1 virus — the swine flu — this fall, according to Defense Department officials.
The proposal is awaiting final approval from Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
To begin with, this is a sure sign that journalism is dead in Canada! For though it might be reported through CBC, CTV, Global, or any mewspapers, most stories are released by Associated Press or Reuters and echoed across the land on all sites, stations, and prints. RARELY does one find an original article with a differing point of view....just repeating parrots across the land. And since most of the news is released or approved by the U.S. first, you find out faster just by going to a U.S.… Continue
The US Air Force maps out a plan for relative drone supremacy in the service where the unmanned aircrafts would fit every operation including nuclear assaults.
On Thursday, the air force released a report envisaging the future replacement of human servicemen and military planes by high-tech drones, The New York Times reported.
The drones depicted in the Unmanned Aircraft System Flight Plan range from pilot less aerial vehicles and… Continue
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what do you do?we need to find a way that we can use all of the skills of all of us!!!!that is why i have put up hip hop blogs!!!!!lawyer can we file on these crimnals !!!!then gather info for the fight!!!do we have cops that will stand up against other cops to fight the police state!!!doctors health care,meds. and bring info to stop them!!!!!teachers we need to know frist hand what the kids are learning!!!!i will do what i know to fight the info… Continue
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Bill Gates called US immigration restrictions a “huge mistake” while on tour of India today, urging America to open its golden doors for more “smart people.”
The Microsoft billionaire spoke out on US immigration at a software CEO forum Monday in New Deli while visiting the country to receive the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development.
“I have been speaking about some of the immigration restrictions that the US has got involved in, and they are terrible… Continue
At least 16 people have been killed and 21 others have been injured when an Aria Air plane crash-landed in the northeastern city of Mashhad.
The plane en route to the northeastern city of Mashhad from Tehran crashed as it was attempting to make an emergency landing at the destination at about 18:00 (1430 GMT) Friday, reported Fars news agency.
The aircraft, an Ilyushin Il-62 jet, had 160 passengers and crewmembers onboard. Earlier… Continue
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On April 26, a national public health emergency was declared by officials in the U.S. Departments of Health and Homeland Security. 1,2 We were told it was necessary to declare a national emergency because people were getting sick from a new swine flu virus that began in Mexico and might cause a deadly influenza pandemic.
So far, the vast majority of people who get sick with swine flu have symptoms that are no worse than the regular flu and recover completely.… Continue
In a small town in the East African nation of Burundi, a group of people live in fear of being savagely murdered at any moment. They are always on guard night and day maintaining shifts of who keeps watch.
These people are not criminals on the run but victims of mother nature.
They are among a dwindling number of Albinos who have been in hiding since early 2009 when more than a dozen of them were slaughtered for their… Continue
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In the north of Alabama is the city of Huntsville. It's here where German scientists built NASA in secrecy after World War II. Operation Paperclip is still s...
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