Researchers in a Canadian province had found the flu vaccine increases the risk of H1N1 infection.
Province may suspend flu shots after vaccine's safety questioned
B.C. might suspend the seasonal flu shots as early as today, in the wake of a Canadian study that suggests people who get the flu vaccine are twice as likely to contract the H1N1 virus.
Several news outlets reported the preliminary findings of the study, which is still under peer review. Researchers found that those who received the seasonal flu vaccine in the past were more likely to catch H1N1.
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Click here for a list of contaminants in vaccines.
In the 1970s, 60 Minutes reported on the injuries caused by the swine flu vaccine given at that time.
Watch an online movie about vaccines Vaccine Nation
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Empire Lifespan
Apparently the lifespan of an empire is just over 238 years.
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A historian and linguist from South Africa recently wrote me a fascinating letter, in which he chronicled the major world empires of history, dating the time of their rise and fall. Here is what his calculations look like:
Assyria (859-612 B.C.): a 247-year reign.
Persia (538-330 B.C.): a 208-year reign.
Greece (331-100 B.C.): a 231-year reign.
The Roman Republic (260-27 B.C.): a 233-year reign.
The Roman Empire (27 B.C.-180 A.D.): a 207-year reign.
The Arab Empire (634-880 A.D.): a 246-year reign.
The Mameluke Empire (1250-1517 A.D.): a 267-year reign.
The Ottoman Empire (1320-1570 A.D.): a 250-year reign.
Spain (1500-1750 A.D.): a 250-year reign.
Romanov Russia (1682-1916 A.D.): a 234-year reign.
Great Britain (1700-1950 A.D.): a 250-year reign.
The USA (1790-2009 A.D.): 219 years and counting.
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A historian and linguist from South Africa recently wrote me a fascinating letter, in which he chronicled the major world empires of history, dating the time of their rise and fall. Here is what his calculations look like:
Assyria (859-612 B.C.): a 247-year reign.
Persia (538-330 B.C.): a 208-year reign.
Greece (331-100 B.C.): a 231-year reign.
The Roman Republic (260-27 B.C.): a 233-year reign.
The Roman Empire (27 B.C.-180 A.D.): a 207-year reign.
The Arab Empire (634-880 A.D.): a 246-year reign.
The Mameluke Empire (1250-1517 A.D.): a 267-year reign.
The Ottoman Empire (1320-1570 A.D.): a 250-year reign.
Spain (1500-1750 A.D.): a 250-year reign.
Romanov Russia (1682-1916 A.D.): a 234-year reign.
Great Britain (1700-1950 A.D.): a 250-year reign.
The USA (1790-2009 A.D.): 219 years and counting.
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EveryMortgage.gov
The Federal Reserve is effectively buying all newly issued mortgages. This is a complete takeover of the mortgage market to artificially depress interest rates, and the actions are outside the Fed's charter because the loans do not have the full faith and backing of the government.
As Subprime Lending Crisis Unfolded, Watchdog Fed Didn't Bother Barking
The Fed may lose its consumer protection duties to a proposed new agency.
By Binyamin Appelbaum
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, September 27, 2009
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Under a policy quietly formalized in 1998, the Fed refused to police lenders' compliance with federal laws protecting borrowers, despite repeated urging by consumer advocates across the country and even by other government agencies.
The hands-off policy, which the Fed reversed earlier this month, created a double standard. Banks and their subprime affiliates made loans under the same laws, but only the banks faced regular federal scrutiny. Under the policy, the Fed did not even investigate consumer complaints against the affiliates.
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As Subprime Lending Crisis Unfolded, Watchdog Fed Didn't Bother Barking
The Fed may lose its consumer protection duties to a proposed new agency.
By Binyamin Appelbaum
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, September 27, 2009
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Under a policy quietly formalized in 1998, the Fed refused to police lenders' compliance with federal laws protecting borrowers, despite repeated urging by consumer advocates across the country and even by other government agencies.
The hands-off policy, which the Fed reversed earlier this month, created a double standard. Banks and their subprime affiliates made loans under the same laws, but only the banks faced regular federal scrutiny. Under the policy, the Fed did not even investigate consumer complaints against the affiliates.
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Security Video Missing Crucial Minutes
Security tapes of firms around the Pentagon on 9/11 completely disappeared. In Oklahoma, a few critical minutes of tape have disappeared.
Attorney: Oklahoma City bomb tapes appear edited
By TIM TALLEY, Associated Press Writer – Mon Sep 28, 7:15 am ET
OKLAHOMA CITY – Long-secret security tapes showing the chaos immediately after the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building are blank in the minutes before the blast and appear to have been edited, an attorney who obtained the recordings said Sunday.
"The real story is what's missing," said Jesse Trentadue, a Salt Lake City attorney who obtained the recordings through the federal Freedom of Information Act as part of an unofficial inquiry he is conducting into the April 19, 1995, bombing that killed 168 people and injured hundreds more.
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"Four cameras in four different locations going blank at basically the same time on the morning of April 19, 1995. There ain't no such thing as a coincidence," Trentadue said.
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"The interesting thing is they spring back on after 9:02," he said. "The absence of footage from these crucial time intervals is evidence that there is something there that the FBI doesn't want anybody to see."
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Attorney: Oklahoma City bomb tapes appear edited
By TIM TALLEY, Associated Press Writer – Mon Sep 28, 7:15 am ET
OKLAHOMA CITY – Long-secret security tapes showing the chaos immediately after the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building are blank in the minutes before the blast and appear to have been edited, an attorney who obtained the recordings said Sunday.
"The real story is what's missing," said Jesse Trentadue, a Salt Lake City attorney who obtained the recordings through the federal Freedom of Information Act as part of an unofficial inquiry he is conducting into the April 19, 1995, bombing that killed 168 people and injured hundreds more.
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"Four cameras in four different locations going blank at basically the same time on the morning of April 19, 1995. There ain't no such thing as a coincidence," Trentadue said.
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"The interesting thing is they spring back on after 9:02," he said. "The absence of footage from these crucial time intervals is evidence that there is something there that the FBI doesn't want anybody to see."
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Surge in Homeless Children
Government encouraged people to depend on government - subsidized school lunch, subsidized housing vouchers, food stamps, etc. Now the government is about to be overwhelmed with people needing assistance, yet the charity organizations have been weakened because people were taught to believe government would take of everything.
We are watching government fail, at great cost to families and children.
Surge in Homeless Pupils Strains Schools
... the number of schoolchildren in homeless families appears to have risen by 75 percent to 100 percent in many districts over the last two years, according to Barbara Duffield, policy director of the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth ...
We are watching government fail, at great cost to families and children.
Surge in Homeless Pupils Strains Schools
... the number of schoolchildren in homeless families appears to have risen by 75 percent to 100 percent in many districts over the last two years, according to Barbara Duffield, policy director of the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth ...
Monday, September 14, 2009
Census and ACORN
ACORN has recently been exposed for providing counseling to a (pretend) pimp and prostitute who claimed to be importing minor sex workers.
The Census Bureau has decided to not use ACORN workers. A question is, why would the Census Bureau have thought it would be OK to use ACORN in the first place?
The Census Bureau late this afternoon “severed” its relationship with the non-profit housing and grassroots community organizing group ACORN for the 2010 Census.
Census Bureau spokesman Stephen Buckner said officials in the bureau, which is part of the Department of Commerce, had been concerned with news reports about ACORN for awhile and “had been monitoring them.”
The Census Bureau has decided to not use ACORN workers. A question is, why would the Census Bureau have thought it would be OK to use ACORN in the first place?
The Census Bureau late this afternoon “severed” its relationship with the non-profit housing and grassroots community organizing group ACORN for the 2010 Census.
Census Bureau spokesman Stephen Buckner said officials in the bureau, which is part of the Department of Commerce, had been concerned with news reports about ACORN for awhile and “had been monitoring them.”
Friday, September 11, 2009
Broke: Fannie, Freddie, FDIC, soon The Fed
In 1913, Congress authorized The Federal Reserve (a private banking cartel) to regulate the money supply and set interest rates. Part of the act that created the private Fed allowed the Fed to buy debt if the debt is fully backed by the US government, thus prohibiting the Fed from speculating on debt that could potentially default.
This article from Reuters quotes a Fed governor (not really a "governor" - this is more subterfuge by the Fed to use government-sounding title in their private organization) says, "However, he [Kohn] did caution that the increase in the balance sheet was not without risks, and warned that if this led to credit losses at the Fed, it could force the Fed to go hat in hand to the U.S. government, compromising its policy independence."
The Fed isn't allowed to purchase debt other than from the federal government in order to ensure the Fed can't possibly have a credit loss. Why is the Fed now discussing the possibility of credit losses from the debt on their balance sheet? The Fed appears to be acknowledging they have stepped beyond the boundaries of their authority.
It's time to have a full audit of the Fed to find out what risks they are taking with our money.
This article from Reuters quotes a Fed governor (not really a "governor" - this is more subterfuge by the Fed to use government-sounding title in their private organization) says, "However, he [Kohn] did caution that the increase in the balance sheet was not without risks, and warned that if this led to credit losses at the Fed, it could force the Fed to go hat in hand to the U.S. government, compromising its policy independence."
The Fed isn't allowed to purchase debt other than from the federal government in order to ensure the Fed can't possibly have a credit loss. Why is the Fed now discussing the possibility of credit losses from the debt on their balance sheet? The Fed appears to be acknowledging they have stepped beyond the boundaries of their authority.
It's time to have a full audit of the Fed to find out what risks they are taking with our money.
Friday, September 04, 2009
Kids Should Not Take Swine Flu Vaccine
Kids should not be given swine flu vaccine: agency
Children under three-years-old should not be vaccinated against the swine flu, the Swedish Medical Products Agency (Läkemedelsverket) has stated in a new recommendation.
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Children under three-years-old should not be vaccinated against the swine flu, the Swedish Medical Products Agency (Läkemedelsverket) has stated in a new recommendation.
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