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Become a Friendlier Person
1. Don’t criticize, condemn or complain.
2. Give honest, sincere appreciation.
3. Arouse in the other person an eager want.
4. Become genuinely interested in other people.
5. Smile.
6. Remember that a person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most
important sound in any language.
7. Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.
8. Talk in terms of the other person’s interests.
9. Make the other person feel important - and do it sincerely
1. Don’t criticize, condemn or complain.
2. Give honest, sincere appreciation.
3. Arouse in the other person an eager want.
4. Become genuinely interested in other people.
5. Smile.
6. Remember that a person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most
important sound in any language.
7. Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.
8. Talk in terms of the other person’s interests.
9. Make the other person feel important - and do it sincerely
Thomas Paine on Paper Money
do we need a federal reserve?
read what our founding fathers thought!
I remember a German farmer expressing as much in a few words
as the whole subject requires; "money is money, and paper is
paper." ...continue reading
do we need a federal reserve?
read what our founding fathers thought!
I remember a German farmer expressing as much in a few words
as the whole subject requires; "money is money, and paper is
paper." ...continue reading
How Did the 10 Commandments get
to America before Columbus?
to America before Columbus?
there were 12 tribes of israel!
"That is simple. In the Colonies we issue our own money.
It is called Colonial Scrip. We issue it in proper proportion
to the demands of trade and industry to make the products
pass easily from the producers to the consumers. In this
manner,
creating for ourselves our own paper money, we control its
purchasing power, and we have no interest to pay no one."
It is called Colonial Scrip. We issue it in proper proportion
to the demands of trade and industry to make the products
pass easily from the producers to the consumers. In this
manner,
creating for ourselves our own paper money, we control its
purchasing power, and we have no interest to pay no one."
Ben Franklin on money and banks!
"All the capital employed in paper speculation is barren and useless,
producing, like that on a gaming table, no accession to itself, and is
withdrawn from commerce and agriculture where it would have
produced addition to the common mass... It nourishes in our citizens
habits of vice and idleness instead of industry and morality... It has
furnished effectual means of corrupting such a portion of the
legislature as turns the balance between the honest voters
whichever way it is directed."
--Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 1792. ME 8:344
producing, like that on a gaming table, no accession to itself, and is
withdrawn from commerce and agriculture where it would have
produced addition to the common mass... It nourishes in our citizens
habits of vice and idleness instead of industry and morality... It has
furnished effectual means of corrupting such a portion of the
legislature as turns the balance between the honest voters
whichever way it is directed."
--Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 1792. ME 8:344
Thomas Jefferson on paper money!
"[The] Bank of the United States... is one of the most deadly hostility
existing, against the principles and form of our Constitution... An
institution like this, penetrating by its branches every part of the Union,
acting by command and in phalanx, may, in a critical moment, upset
the government. I deem no government safe which is under the
vassalage of any self-constituted authorities, or any other authority
than that of the nation, or its regular functionaries. What an obstruction
could not this bank of the United States, with all its branch banks, be in
time of war! It might dictate to us the peace we should accept, or
withdraw its aids. Ought we then to give further growth to an institution
so powerful, so hostile?" --Thomas Jefferson to Albert
Gallatin, 1803. ME 10:437
existing, against the principles and form of our Constitution... An
institution like this, penetrating by its branches every part of the Union,
acting by command and in phalanx, may, in a critical moment, upset
the government. I deem no government safe which is under the
vassalage of any self-constituted authorities, or any other authority
than that of the nation, or its regular functionaries. What an obstruction
could not this bank of the United States, with all its branch banks, be in
time of war! It might dictate to us the peace we should accept, or
withdraw its aids. Ought we then to give further growth to an institution
so powerful, so hostile?" --Thomas Jefferson to Albert
Gallatin, 1803. ME 10:437
Thomas Jefferson on the National Bank!
"the money masters!"
this is what Tom Paine warned us about!
this is what Tom Paine warned us about!
"As to paper money, in any light it can be viewed, it is at best a bubble."
– Tom Paine
– Tom Paine
British Israelism is about God fulfilling promises not subjugating Christians to Jewish law!...read more
hidden in plain sight!
The truth about the Sunday resurrection & the Christian sabbath!
Why Are the following facts HIDDEN from Christians?
FACT: Mary knew when Jesus was supposed to be Resurrected!
FACT: MARY WAS AT THE TOMB WHEN IT WAS SEALED!
FACT: CHRIST TOLD ALL HIS FOLLOWERS THE EXACT TIME OF HIS RESURRECTION! IT WAS THE ONLY SIGN HE GAVE! MARY WAS THERE WHEN JESUS GAVE
THE SIGN, THE EXACT TIME OF HIS RESURRECTION!
FACT: THE JEWS ADMITTED TO PILATE THEY KNEW THE EXACT TIME OF HIS RESURRECTION!
FACT: THE JEWISH GUARDS WERE STILL AT THE TOMB AT SUNRISE SUNDAY! IF JESUS HAD ALREADY ARISEN WHY HADN'T THEY LEFT?
FACT: THERE WAS AN EARTHQUAKE AT SUNRISE SUNDAY! TO ROLL THE STONE AWAY BEFORE CHRIST ASCENDED TO HEAVEN!
FACT: JOSEPH OF ARAMATHEA ANNOINTED JESUS' BODY WITH 100 POUNDS OF SPICES BEFORE THE BURIAL! MARY DIDN'T BUY SPICES TO ANOINT A DEAD
MAN! SHE WAS THERE TO ANOINT THE RISEN CHRIST!
FACT: THREE DAYS AFTER THE CRUCIFIXION JESUS' BODY WOULD HAVE BEGUN TO DECAY!
FACT: MARY WAS PROHIBITED BY JEWISH LAW FROM TOUCHING A DEAD BODY! SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN CAST OUT AS "UNCLEAN!" THEN WHY DID SHE BUY
SPICES THE DAY BEFORE THE RESURRECTION?
FACT: All the gospels place Mary at the tomb of Jesus at SUNRISE! WHY? ALL THE FOLLOWERS WERE TOLD WHEN CHRIST WAS TO ARISE! REMEMBER
THE SIGN!
FACT: JESUS WAS THE WAVE SHEAF OFFERING, THE "WAVE SHEAF OFFERING " WAS CONDUCTED ON THE 1ST SUNDAY MORNING AFTER THE PASSOVER!
FACT: THE LAW REQUIRED THE OFFERING OF AN UNBLEMISHED LAMB, ALONG WITH THE WAVE SHEAF OFFERING, IT WAS OFFERED ON SUNDAY
MORNING!
. read complete article...
The truth about the Sunday resurrection & the Christian sabbath!
Why Are the following facts HIDDEN from Christians?
FACT: Mary knew when Jesus was supposed to be Resurrected!
FACT: MARY WAS AT THE TOMB WHEN IT WAS SEALED!
FACT: CHRIST TOLD ALL HIS FOLLOWERS THE EXACT TIME OF HIS RESURRECTION! IT WAS THE ONLY SIGN HE GAVE! MARY WAS THERE WHEN JESUS GAVE
THE SIGN, THE EXACT TIME OF HIS RESURRECTION!
FACT: THE JEWS ADMITTED TO PILATE THEY KNEW THE EXACT TIME OF HIS RESURRECTION!
FACT: THE JEWISH GUARDS WERE STILL AT THE TOMB AT SUNRISE SUNDAY! IF JESUS HAD ALREADY ARISEN WHY HADN'T THEY LEFT?
FACT: THERE WAS AN EARTHQUAKE AT SUNRISE SUNDAY! TO ROLL THE STONE AWAY BEFORE CHRIST ASCENDED TO HEAVEN!
FACT: JOSEPH OF ARAMATHEA ANNOINTED JESUS' BODY WITH 100 POUNDS OF SPICES BEFORE THE BURIAL! MARY DIDN'T BUY SPICES TO ANOINT A DEAD
MAN! SHE WAS THERE TO ANOINT THE RISEN CHRIST!
FACT: THREE DAYS AFTER THE CRUCIFIXION JESUS' BODY WOULD HAVE BEGUN TO DECAY!
FACT: MARY WAS PROHIBITED BY JEWISH LAW FROM TOUCHING A DEAD BODY! SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN CAST OUT AS "UNCLEAN!" THEN WHY DID SHE BUY
SPICES THE DAY BEFORE THE RESURRECTION?
FACT: All the gospels place Mary at the tomb of Jesus at SUNRISE! WHY? ALL THE FOLLOWERS WERE TOLD WHEN CHRIST WAS TO ARISE! REMEMBER
THE SIGN!
FACT: JESUS WAS THE WAVE SHEAF OFFERING, THE "WAVE SHEAF OFFERING " WAS CONDUCTED ON THE 1ST SUNDAY MORNING AFTER THE PASSOVER!
FACT: THE LAW REQUIRED THE OFFERING OF AN UNBLEMISHED LAMB, ALONG WITH THE WAVE SHEAF OFFERING, IT WAS OFFERED ON SUNDAY
MORNING!
. read complete article...
“Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value – ZERO...”Voltaire 1729
HOW MUCH MONEY IS THERE?
The Estimate of M3 is about $12/trillion dollars...
Although the Fed stopped reporting M3 because it doesn't want you
to know how much money they are really creating behind the
scenes...
# M0: Physical currency. A measure of the money supply which
combines any liquid or cash assets held within a central bank and
the amount of physical currency circulating in the economy. M0
(M-zero) is the most liquid measure of the money supply. It only
includes cash or assets that could quickly be converted into
currency. This measure is known as narrow money because it is the
smallest measure of the money supply.[6]
# M1: M0 + demand deposits, which are checking accounts. This is
used as a measurement for economists trying to quantify the
amount of money in circulation. The M1 is a very liquid measure of
the money supply, as it contains cash and assets that can quickly be
converted to currency.[7]
# M2: M1 + small time deposits (less than $100,000), savings
deposits, and non-institutional money-market funds. M2 is a broader
classification of money than M1. Economists use M2 when looking
to quantify the amount of money in circulation and trying to explain
different economic monetary conditions.[8] M2 is key economic
indicator used to forecast inflation.[9]
# M3: M2 + all large time deposits, institutional money-market funds,
short-term repurchase agreements, along with other larger liquid
assets. The broadest measure of money; it is used by economists to
estimate the entire supply of money within an economy
The Estimate of M3 is about $12/trillion dollars...
Although the Fed stopped reporting M3 because it doesn't want you
to know how much money they are really creating behind the
scenes...
# M0: Physical currency. A measure of the money supply which
combines any liquid or cash assets held within a central bank and
the amount of physical currency circulating in the economy. M0
(M-zero) is the most liquid measure of the money supply. It only
includes cash or assets that could quickly be converted into
currency. This measure is known as narrow money because it is the
smallest measure of the money supply.[6]
# M1: M0 + demand deposits, which are checking accounts. This is
used as a measurement for economists trying to quantify the
amount of money in circulation. The M1 is a very liquid measure of
the money supply, as it contains cash and assets that can quickly be
converted to currency.[7]
# M2: M1 + small time deposits (less than $100,000), savings
deposits, and non-institutional money-market funds. M2 is a broader
classification of money than M1. Economists use M2 when looking
to quantify the amount of money in circulation and trying to explain
different economic monetary conditions.[8] M2 is key economic
indicator used to forecast inflation.[9]
# M3: M2 + all large time deposits, institutional money-market funds,
short-term repurchase agreements, along with other larger liquid
assets. The broadest measure of money; it is used by economists to
estimate the entire supply of money within an economy
"I was born for the storm, and a calm doesn’t suit me."
WE WERE WARNED 172 YEARS AGO!
"...unless you become more watchful...and check this spirit
of monopoly and thirst for exclusive privileges you will in
the end find that the most important powers of Government
have been given...away, and the control over your dearest
interests has passed into the hands of these corporations."
—Andrew Jackson, Farewell Address to America, 1837
"...unless you become more watchful...and check this spirit
of monopoly and thirst for exclusive privileges you will in
the end find that the most important powers of Government
have been given...away, and the control over your dearest
interests has passed into the hands of these corporations."
—Andrew Jackson, Farewell Address to America, 1837
The Corporations
Rise of the Corporations
After the Constitution was adopted, Americans were presented
with two different visions of the nation's economic future. One,
championed by Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson envisioned an
agricultural nation and was critical of a national bank., aimed to
preserve an economy based on independent farmers producing
agricultural products for market. In contrast, Alexander
HamiltonHamilton envisioned an industrial nation and supported
the creation of a national bank. envisioned a robust industrial
American economy.
Without guidance from the Constitution, these two powerful,
competing visions were locked in battle.
By 1830, it had begun to look like Hamilton's ideal of elite-
controlled companies and banks fostering national growth and
expansion, might win out. The rise of the corporationA business
enterprise legally separate from the person who operates it. had
important economic consequences, contributing to a shift in
power and wealth away from workers and landowners and into
the hands of bankers and capitalists.
"The tradesman...who had a real craft that supported him, would
find that businessmen were hiring women and children at very
low wages to work piecemeal."
—Sean Wilentz, historian
The dangers were not limited to financial security.
Jackson was convinced that corporations and banks also
jeopardized the political rights and influence of the common man.
Unless Americans succeeded in reining in big business, the
people risked losing control over their country forever.
Reining in Big Business
For Jackson, the cornerstone of this crusade against big
business was his opposition to extending the charter of the
Second Bank of the United StatesThe bank was first chartered in
1816 and was essentially a private corporation.. He felt the Bank,
chartered and backed by the government, enjoyed too much
unregulated power over the nation's economy - especially with its
ability to manipulate paper money.
And Jackson hated paper money.
In part because of a financial loss he suffered earlier in life from
devalued paper notes, he felt that paper money was inherently
evil, a device for enriching bankers and bilking farmers and
workers of their hard-earned wealth.
In a perfect world, only gold and silver coin would be used for
money.
The Bank War
Opposing Jackson was Bank President Nicholas BiddlePresident
of the Bank of the United States who clashed with Jackson over
the bank's function.. Biddle, according to Historian Daniel Feller,
believed that "American economic growth had been built on
credit. And to get rid of...credit and go back to gold and silver coin,
as Jackson wished to do, would throw the country back into the
Stone Age."
In what became known as the "Bank War,"Jackson fought to
eliminate the national bank which he believed was corrupt. Biddle
clashed with Jackson over the Bank's constitutionality and
usefulness.
Eventually Jackson triumphed in 1832 by vetoingThe veto allows
the president to strike down legislation passed by Congress. a
congressional act extending the Bank's charter and depriving the
Bank of government funds for the remainder of its current charter.
Farewell Warning
Jackson genuinely feared the rise of a moneyed elite bent on
enriching themselves at the expense of the hardworking people
of the United States. Upon retiring from the presidency, Jackson
gave a dire warning:
"...unless you become more watchful...and check this spirit of
monopoly and thirst for exclusive privileges you will in the end
find that the most important powers of Government have been
given...away, and the control over your dearest interests has
passed into the hands of these corporations."
—Andrew Jackson, Farewell Address to America, 1837
Rise of the Corporations
After the Constitution was adopted, Americans were presented
with two different visions of the nation's economic future. One,
championed by Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson envisioned an
agricultural nation and was critical of a national bank., aimed to
preserve an economy based on independent farmers producing
agricultural products for market. In contrast, Alexander
HamiltonHamilton envisioned an industrial nation and supported
the creation of a national bank. envisioned a robust industrial
American economy.
Without guidance from the Constitution, these two powerful,
competing visions were locked in battle.
By 1830, it had begun to look like Hamilton's ideal of elite-
controlled companies and banks fostering national growth and
expansion, might win out. The rise of the corporationA business
enterprise legally separate from the person who operates it. had
important economic consequences, contributing to a shift in
power and wealth away from workers and landowners and into
the hands of bankers and capitalists.
"The tradesman...who had a real craft that supported him, would
find that businessmen were hiring women and children at very
low wages to work piecemeal."
—Sean Wilentz, historian
The dangers were not limited to financial security.
Jackson was convinced that corporations and banks also
jeopardized the political rights and influence of the common man.
Unless Americans succeeded in reining in big business, the
people risked losing control over their country forever.
Reining in Big Business
For Jackson, the cornerstone of this crusade against big
business was his opposition to extending the charter of the
Second Bank of the United StatesThe bank was first chartered in
1816 and was essentially a private corporation.. He felt the Bank,
chartered and backed by the government, enjoyed too much
unregulated power over the nation's economy - especially with its
ability to manipulate paper money.
And Jackson hated paper money.
In part because of a financial loss he suffered earlier in life from
devalued paper notes, he felt that paper money was inherently
evil, a device for enriching bankers and bilking farmers and
workers of their hard-earned wealth.
In a perfect world, only gold and silver coin would be used for
money.
The Bank War
Opposing Jackson was Bank President Nicholas BiddlePresident
of the Bank of the United States who clashed with Jackson over
the bank's function.. Biddle, according to Historian Daniel Feller,
believed that "American economic growth had been built on
credit. And to get rid of...credit and go back to gold and silver coin,
as Jackson wished to do, would throw the country back into the
Stone Age."
In what became known as the "Bank War,"Jackson fought to
eliminate the national bank which he believed was corrupt. Biddle
clashed with Jackson over the Bank's constitutionality and
usefulness.
Eventually Jackson triumphed in 1832 by vetoingThe veto allows
the president to strike down legislation passed by Congress. a
congressional act extending the Bank's charter and depriving the
Bank of government funds for the remainder of its current charter.
Farewell Warning
Jackson genuinely feared the rise of a moneyed elite bent on
enriching themselves at the expense of the hardworking people
of the United States. Upon retiring from the presidency, Jackson
gave a dire warning:
"...unless you become more watchful...and check this spirit of
monopoly and thirst for exclusive privileges you will in the end
find that the most important powers of Government have been
given...away, and the control over your dearest interests has
passed into the hands of these corporations."
—Andrew Jackson, Farewell Address to America, 1837
THE "WASHINGTON ELITE" FEARED THE PEOPLE AND THE
PEOPLE LOVED ANDREW JACKSON!
TO THIS DAY, THE "ELITE," FEAR ANDREW JACKSON. WHY?
BECAUSE "OLD HICKORY," KNEW HOW TO PUT THEM IN THEIR
PLACE!
IN 2009, WE NEED A NEW ANDREW JACKSON!
PEOPLE LOVED ANDREW JACKSON!
TO THIS DAY, THE "ELITE," FEAR ANDREW JACKSON. WHY?
BECAUSE "OLD HICKORY," KNEW HOW TO PUT THEM IN THEIR
PLACE!
IN 2009, WE NEED A NEW ANDREW JACKSON!
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT! THE TRUTH ABOUT THE SUNDAY RESURRECTION!
Paper Money and the Federal Reserve!
BRITISH ISRAELISM
| THE STONE OF DESTINY! |
Andrew Jackson closed "The Bank," and by doing so, he
was able to pay off America's National Debt. He is the
only President to have ever paid off the National Debt!
was able to pay off America's National Debt. He is the
only President to have ever paid off the National Debt!
James K. Polk: Forgotten Great President
"YOUNG HICKORY!" WAS ANDREW JACKSON'S PROTEGEE'!
HE WAS ANOTHER TENNESSEEAN!
"YOUNG HICKORY!" WAS ANDREW JACKSON'S PROTEGEE'!
HE WAS ANOTHER TENNESSEEAN!
The Ancient mariners of Phoenicia
and the Israelite Tribe Of Dan!
and the Israelite Tribe Of Dan!
| The Great Commisssion |
WILL ROGERS TALKS TO BANKERS!
Easy-To-Understand Illustration Of How A Woman’s Brain Works
Have you ever wondered how a woman’s brain works?
Well…..it’s finally explained here in one, easy-to-understand illustration:
Every one of those little blue balls is a thought about something that needs to be done, a decision or
a problem that needs to be solved.
A man has only 2 balls and they consume all his thoughts.
Have you ever wondered how a woman’s brain works?
Well…..it’s finally explained here in one, easy-to-understand illustration:
Every one of those little blue balls is a thought about something that needs to be done, a decision or
a problem that needs to be solved.
A man has only 2 balls and they consume all his thoughts.
Andrew Jackson: Reinventing the Presidency The Original democrat!
Helen's Cranky ld White Woman's Movie Reviews
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SUN SALUTATIONS!
Dr. John Cannell on vitamin D
As flu ravages the world please get Vitamin D from the sun!
As flu ravages the world please get Vitamin D from the sun!
How to Make Irish Soda Bread (Video)
Irish Soda Bread is on the menu today in "Annie Cooks"—a video
series from Yankee that highlights senior food editor, Annie B. Copps.
Irish Soda Bread is on the menu today in "Annie Cooks"—a video
series from Yankee that highlights senior food editor, Annie B. Copps.
'Shutter Island'
How to Make Strawberry Preserves
See how to make strawberry preserves with this very simple
recipe from Yankee food editor Annie B. Copps. You can enjoy
fruit all year long by preserving the summer bounty.
See how to make strawberry preserves with this very simple
recipe from Yankee food editor Annie B. Copps. You can enjoy
fruit all year long by preserving the summer bounty.
The Monitor's View
The rise of women -- just in time
As husbands lose jobs in the great recession, wives are coming to the rescue.
A 30-something couple in Minnesota with two young children has formulated their
own plan for dealing with a family financial crisis. The husband’s income at a
credit union has been severely cut, and he may lose his job entirely in the coming
months. They can no longer afford the payments on their large suburban house.
Their solution is to move into a smaller house with a lower monthly payment.
The key: The couple will qualify for a new mortgage based only on the salary of
the wife, who has a safe, good-paying job in the healthcare industry. That means
that even if the husband becomes unemployed, they won’t need to default on
their loan or risk losing their home.
The steady and dramatic rise over recent decades in education levels and job
opportunities for women has come just in time to help blunt the effects of the
great recession on male workers, who represent about three-fourths of those being
thrown out of work.
Women used to be teased that they went to college to earn their MRS degree – to
find a husband and breadwinner. Now the economics of marriage have seen a
reversal of fortune: Over recent decades, the financial benefits of marriage to men
have grown dramatically, says a study this week from the Pew Research Center.
In 1970, only 4 percent of wives earned more money than their husbands. But by
2007 that had shot up to 22 percent, according to the study, which analyzed
census data over that period.
Men who didn’t marry did least well financially. The income of married couples
and single women grew about 60 percent between 1970 and 2007. The income
of single men grew just 16 percent.
These economic changes mirror changes in women’s education. Forty years ago,
28 percent of wives were less educated than their husbands; only 20 percent had
more education.
By 2007 the numbers had flipped: 28 percent of wives had more education than
their spouses, while only 19 percent of wives had less education. (In the rest of the
cases, both spouses had the same level of education.)
Women in 1970 earned on average 52 cents for every dollar a man earned. By
2007, women earned 71 cents, a great improvement. But that’s not likely to grow
much as long as a greater percentage of women work in lower-paying fields and
more women than men leave the workplace for periods to raise children.
No one doubts that a family with two breadwinners can place a strain on child-
rearing and a general burden on maintaining a household. But more women
workers who are well educated means families have new options.
Jobs such as construction and manufacturing, with a high percentage of male
workers, are disappearing and aren’t likely to return to prerecession levels. In the
future, “Women are just as likely to be the primary bread earner, if not more likely,
than men are today,” President Obama acknowledged to The New York Times last
spring.
Men take losing their jobs harder than do women, at least one study suggests.
Right now, many have lost their status as the chief source of family income. This
all could be seen as “the death of macho,” as one scholar has called it. Some
predict it could result in a wave of anger, frustration, and even violence from men
faced with a new reality.
Another view imagines a world of marriages between equal partners, in which
economic stability allows both parties to find new opportunities for personal
growth, happiness, and fulfilling parenthood.
The rise of women -- just in time
As husbands lose jobs in the great recession, wives are coming to the rescue.
A 30-something couple in Minnesota with two young children has formulated their
own plan for dealing with a family financial crisis. The husband’s income at a
credit union has been severely cut, and he may lose his job entirely in the coming
months. They can no longer afford the payments on their large suburban house.
Their solution is to move into a smaller house with a lower monthly payment.
The key: The couple will qualify for a new mortgage based only on the salary of
the wife, who has a safe, good-paying job in the healthcare industry. That means
that even if the husband becomes unemployed, they won’t need to default on
their loan or risk losing their home.
The steady and dramatic rise over recent decades in education levels and job
opportunities for women has come just in time to help blunt the effects of the
great recession on male workers, who represent about three-fourths of those being
thrown out of work.
Women used to be teased that they went to college to earn their MRS degree – to
find a husband and breadwinner. Now the economics of marriage have seen a
reversal of fortune: Over recent decades, the financial benefits of marriage to men
have grown dramatically, says a study this week from the Pew Research Center.
In 1970, only 4 percent of wives earned more money than their husbands. But by
2007 that had shot up to 22 percent, according to the study, which analyzed
census data over that period.
Men who didn’t marry did least well financially. The income of married couples
and single women grew about 60 percent between 1970 and 2007. The income
of single men grew just 16 percent.
These economic changes mirror changes in women’s education. Forty years ago,
28 percent of wives were less educated than their husbands; only 20 percent had
more education.
By 2007 the numbers had flipped: 28 percent of wives had more education than
their spouses, while only 19 percent of wives had less education. (In the rest of the
cases, both spouses had the same level of education.)
Women in 1970 earned on average 52 cents for every dollar a man earned. By
2007, women earned 71 cents, a great improvement. But that’s not likely to grow
much as long as a greater percentage of women work in lower-paying fields and
more women than men leave the workplace for periods to raise children.
No one doubts that a family with two breadwinners can place a strain on child-
rearing and a general burden on maintaining a household. But more women
workers who are well educated means families have new options.
Jobs such as construction and manufacturing, with a high percentage of male
workers, are disappearing and aren’t likely to return to prerecession levels. In the
future, “Women are just as likely to be the primary bread earner, if not more likely,
than men are today,” President Obama acknowledged to The New York Times last
spring.
Men take losing their jobs harder than do women, at least one study suggests.
Right now, many have lost their status as the chief source of family income. This
all could be seen as “the death of macho,” as one scholar has called it. Some
predict it could result in a wave of anger, frustration, and even violence from men
faced with a new reality.
Another view imagines a world of marriages between equal partners, in which
economic stability allows both parties to find new opportunities for personal
growth, happiness, and fulfilling parenthood.
Let me get this straight: the same company that profits from
selling drugs to treat breast cancer, is also increasing the
incidence of breast cancer? Something tastes funny here.
Oh, that might be the water. Atrazine, America's favorite
weed killer, has been linked to breast cancer, fertility
problems, and birth defects, even in small doses, as
Cameron Scott reports on our Environment blog. (Men,
you're not off the hook either -- it also decreases sperm
count.) And it's in our ground water, having seeped down
from all those perfectly manicured, weedless lawns.
Anybody feeling thirsty?
Novartis, the parent company to atrazine's manufacturer,
also produces a drug that treats breast cancer, suppressing
the exact hormone the weed killer makes as hyper as a
three-year-old on a sugar high. This seems like a pretty safe
business model to me: if you cause the disease you're
treating, you're basically guaranteed to always have a
client base. Let the dough roll in!
But let's not just pick on Novartis' questionable business
practices. After all, we have an organization that supposed
to look out for corporate evils in the environment: the
Environmental Protection Agency. In the past, the EPA's
done a pretty shoddy job monitoring atrazine levels in the
water supply and letting the public know when it's "Danger,
Will Robinson." Tsk tsk. Tell the EPA to redeem itself by
banning the cancer-causing chemical ASAP.
selling drugs to treat breast cancer, is also increasing the
incidence of breast cancer? Something tastes funny here.
Oh, that might be the water. Atrazine, America's favorite
weed killer, has been linked to breast cancer, fertility
problems, and birth defects, even in small doses, as
Cameron Scott reports on our Environment blog. (Men,
you're not off the hook either -- it also decreases sperm
count.) And it's in our ground water, having seeped down
from all those perfectly manicured, weedless lawns.
Anybody feeling thirsty?
Novartis, the parent company to atrazine's manufacturer,
also produces a drug that treats breast cancer, suppressing
the exact hormone the weed killer makes as hyper as a
three-year-old on a sugar high. This seems like a pretty safe
business model to me: if you cause the disease you're
treating, you're basically guaranteed to always have a
client base. Let the dough roll in!
But let's not just pick on Novartis' questionable business
practices. After all, we have an organization that supposed
to look out for corporate evils in the environment: the
Environmental Protection Agency. In the past, the EPA's
done a pretty shoddy job monitoring atrazine levels in the
water supply and letting the public know when it's "Danger,
Will Robinson." Tsk tsk. Tell the EPA to redeem itself by
banning the cancer-causing chemical ASAP.
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How sunshine can help your body fight disease
By Fiona Macrae
A spot of sunshine doesn't just lift your spirits, it also boosts your
immune system.
Research shows that vitamin D, made when our skin is exposed
to sunlight, plays a key role in activating white blood cells that
protect the body from flu, food poisoning and even cancer.
Without the 'sunshine vitamin', the cells do not join the fight
against disease.
The discovery could help in the development of vaccines and
ways to combat auto-immune diseases and cancer.
It is well known that vitamin D is vital for calcium absorption and
bone health and some studies have suggested it has an
anti-cancer effect.
But scientists had not realised what a crucial role it played in the
immune system.
A series of laboratory tests showed that the vitamin triggers
dormant white blood cells into turning into 'killers' that seek out
and destroy infections. Other
white blood cells turn into 'helpers' that enable the immune
system to build a 'memory' of the infection, allowing it to mobilise
more quickly on the next encounter.
Researcher Carsten Geisler, of the University of Copenhagen,
said: 'If the T-cells (white blood cells) cannot find enough vitamin
D in the blood, they won't even begin to mobilise.'
The discovery, documented in the journal Nature Immunology,
could shed new light on conditions caused by immune system
malfunctions, such as multiple sclerosis and organ transplant
rejections.
Although vitamin D is found in foods such as oily fish and eggs,
most of that found in the body comes from sunlight exposure, and
many of us simply do not have enough.
In England, half the population is low in the vitamin when winter
ends. In Scotland, it is two-thirds
By Fiona Macrae
A spot of sunshine doesn't just lift your spirits, it also boosts your
immune system.
Research shows that vitamin D, made when our skin is exposed
to sunlight, plays a key role in activating white blood cells that
protect the body from flu, food poisoning and even cancer.
Without the 'sunshine vitamin', the cells do not join the fight
against disease.
The discovery could help in the development of vaccines and
ways to combat auto-immune diseases and cancer.
It is well known that vitamin D is vital for calcium absorption and
bone health and some studies have suggested it has an
anti-cancer effect.
But scientists had not realised what a crucial role it played in the
immune system.
A series of laboratory tests showed that the vitamin triggers
dormant white blood cells into turning into 'killers' that seek out
and destroy infections. Other
white blood cells turn into 'helpers' that enable the immune
system to build a 'memory' of the infection, allowing it to mobilise
more quickly on the next encounter.
Researcher Carsten Geisler, of the University of Copenhagen,
said: 'If the T-cells (white blood cells) cannot find enough vitamin
D in the blood, they won't even begin to mobilise.'
The discovery, documented in the journal Nature Immunology,
could shed new light on conditions caused by immune system
malfunctions, such as multiple sclerosis and organ transplant
rejections.
Although vitamin D is found in foods such as oily fish and eggs,
most of that found in the body comes from sunlight exposure, and
many of us simply do not have enough.
In England, half the population is low in the vitamin when winter
ends. In Scotland, it is two-thirds
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
SYNOPSIS:
For 19-year-old Alice Kingsley (Mia Wasikowska), life is about take a turn for the
unexpected. When Hamish, the worthy but dull son of Lord and Lady Ascot, proposes
marriage, Alice flees, heading off after a waistcoated rabbit (voiced by Michael Sheen)
and falls down the rabbit hole, landing in a round hall with many doors. After a spot of
bother involving a bottle labelled "Drink Me", whose contents shrink her, and a cake
with the words "Eat Me" iced on top which makes her grow, Alice finds herself in the
fantastical world of Underland. There, she meets a swashbuckling Dormouse (Barbara
Windsor) the aptly named Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp), an ever-grinning Cheshire Cat
(voiced by Stephen Fry), the hookah-smoking caterpillar, Absalom (voiced by Alan
Rickman), a creepy White Queen (Anne Hathaway) and her spiteful older sister, the
Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter) - petulant ruler of Underland whose reign of terror
Alice is destined to try and end.
Review by Louise Keller:
Tim Burton's magical and inventive visualisation of Lewis Carroll's classic Alice in
Wonderland both reinforces and delights us with its upside down world, intriguing
perspectives and age-old conflict of good versus evil. A scurrying rabbit wearing a
waistcoat, a broadly grinning (and often disappearing) Cheshire cat, a perpetually
puffing blue caterpillar, the eccentric Mad Hatter and the evil Red Queen with the
oversized head are some of the memorable characters we meet with Alice, when her
recurring dream becomes a reality after tumbling down the rabbit hole into an alternate
world. Burton's sensibilities are happily compatible with the bizarre world in which
Alice finds herself and he has created a wondrous film in which the ordinary and
extraordinary are wildly stirred, delivering a bewitching fantasy for young and old.
I laughed when Helena Bonham Carter's grotesquely bulbous-headed Red Queen rests
her feet on the tummy of a squealing piglet ('I love a warm pig belly for my aching feet')
and at the long-necked pink ostrich croquet stick who offers a sincere 'So sorry' to the
cute baby hedgehog, who is the ball. Through the kaleidoscope of brilliant colour, there
are plenty such moments as Alice sets out on her quest to find six impossible things
before breakfast. One of the constant visual joys is the ever-changing perspective as
Alice shrinks and stretches physically and mentally as she goes through self-doubt in
pursuit of The Real Alice. The mastery of Burton is the way he marries all the elements
- from the story at the heart to the subtle touches and embellishments which allow the
talking animals, polka-dot mushrooms, flying purple-blooded Jabberwocky, an army of
supple red playing cards, the selfless White Queen and the decision Alice must make
about her future in the real world.
In the role of a lifetime, Australian Mia Wasikowska is superb as Alice with whom we
share her incredible adventures, fears and hopes. All the best people are bonkers, they
say, and who else but Johnny Depp could satisfy as the red haired Mad Hatter ('The
best way to travel is by hat')? Bonham Carter's presence is every bit as big as her
oversized head and we love to loathe her. Anne Hathaway is a good choice as the pure
White Queen and all the voice casting is perfectly pitched - from Stephen Fry's
Cheshire Cat to Alan Rickman's hypnotic sky-blue caterpillar whose matter of fact
philosophy about life and the next world is an apt moment to leave the rabbit hole.
SYNOPSIS:
For 19-year-old Alice Kingsley (Mia Wasikowska), life is about take a turn for the
unexpected. When Hamish, the worthy but dull son of Lord and Lady Ascot, proposes
marriage, Alice flees, heading off after a waistcoated rabbit (voiced by Michael Sheen)
and falls down the rabbit hole, landing in a round hall with many doors. After a spot of
bother involving a bottle labelled "Drink Me", whose contents shrink her, and a cake
with the words "Eat Me" iced on top which makes her grow, Alice finds herself in the
fantastical world of Underland. There, she meets a swashbuckling Dormouse (Barbara
Windsor) the aptly named Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp), an ever-grinning Cheshire Cat
(voiced by Stephen Fry), the hookah-smoking caterpillar, Absalom (voiced by Alan
Rickman), a creepy White Queen (Anne Hathaway) and her spiteful older sister, the
Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter) - petulant ruler of Underland whose reign of terror
Alice is destined to try and end.
Review by Louise Keller:
Tim Burton's magical and inventive visualisation of Lewis Carroll's classic Alice in
Wonderland both reinforces and delights us with its upside down world, intriguing
perspectives and age-old conflict of good versus evil. A scurrying rabbit wearing a
waistcoat, a broadly grinning (and often disappearing) Cheshire cat, a perpetually
puffing blue caterpillar, the eccentric Mad Hatter and the evil Red Queen with the
oversized head are some of the memorable characters we meet with Alice, when her
recurring dream becomes a reality after tumbling down the rabbit hole into an alternate
world. Burton's sensibilities are happily compatible with the bizarre world in which
Alice finds herself and he has created a wondrous film in which the ordinary and
extraordinary are wildly stirred, delivering a bewitching fantasy for young and old.
I laughed when Helena Bonham Carter's grotesquely bulbous-headed Red Queen rests
her feet on the tummy of a squealing piglet ('I love a warm pig belly for my aching feet')
and at the long-necked pink ostrich croquet stick who offers a sincere 'So sorry' to the
cute baby hedgehog, who is the ball. Through the kaleidoscope of brilliant colour, there
are plenty such moments as Alice sets out on her quest to find six impossible things
before breakfast. One of the constant visual joys is the ever-changing perspective as
Alice shrinks and stretches physically and mentally as she goes through self-doubt in
pursuit of The Real Alice. The mastery of Burton is the way he marries all the elements
- from the story at the heart to the subtle touches and embellishments which allow the
talking animals, polka-dot mushrooms, flying purple-blooded Jabberwocky, an army of
supple red playing cards, the selfless White Queen and the decision Alice must make
about her future in the real world.
In the role of a lifetime, Australian Mia Wasikowska is superb as Alice with whom we
share her incredible adventures, fears and hopes. All the best people are bonkers, they
say, and who else but Johnny Depp could satisfy as the red haired Mad Hatter ('The
best way to travel is by hat')? Bonham Carter's presence is every bit as big as her
oversized head and we love to loathe her. Anne Hathaway is a good choice as the pure
White Queen and all the voice casting is perfectly pitched - from Stephen Fry's
Cheshire Cat to Alan Rickman's hypnotic sky-blue caterpillar whose matter of fact
philosophy about life and the next world is an apt moment to leave the rabbit hole.
The dazzling camera work by master director Martin Scorsese makes 'Shutter Island' all the
more creepy ... not unlike the director's 'Cape Fear' from years back.
by Linda Cook 3 ½ stars
The dazzling camera work by master director Martin Scorsese makes "Shutter Island" all the more creepy, not
unlike the director's "Cape Fear" remake from years back.
My friend Missy, who has incredible taste in books (there it is in print for your book club to see, my dear) told me
"You just HAVE to read 'Shutter Island.' She was, of course, correct. The novel literally made me gasp aloud at
the end.
So did I know what was coming? Yes, but I enjoyed the journey nonetheless, and that's in large part to the way
Scorsese helms this thriller. The show is set in 1954, when Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his partner
Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo) are dispatched to Shutter Island, a facility for the criminally insane. One of the clients
who killed her children has disappeared, although it seems impossible for the woman to have escaped her
quarters.
Dr. Cawley (Ben Kingsley) tells the investigators the truth or rather, some of the truth about how the institution is
run and the treatments the patients receive. To say that Teddy is ill at ease is an understatement: He winces at
the bright lights and feels faint from headaches that torment him as soon as he steps onto the island. He begins
to hallucinate or does he? And he can't escape the nightmares that continue to build in intensity, along with
memories of images from his days as a soldier who entered a concentration camp.
Although Teddy seems to be a clean-cut law enforcement officer at first glance, his attire and DiCaprio's
subtleties will lead you to wonder just what's happened to him in the past. What is that bandage doing on his
head? And why does he seem to be filled with such dread and distrust?
Like Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining," this film is full of images that are unsettling. True, some are gory, and
some are bizarre. Together they create disturbing montages. Add to that the environment of the island itself, with
craggy cliffs, an impending storm, and a lighthouse that's hiding heaven-only knows what, and you have a
superb atmosphere that Alfred Hitchcock himself would have appreciated.
Scorsese fans won't be disappointed. And neither will those of you who already have enjoyed the Dennis
Lehane novel.
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Max von Sydow, Michelle Williams, Emily Mortimer,
Patricia Clarkson, Jackie Earle Haley and Ted Levine.
Director: Martin Scorsese.
Screenwriter: Laeta Kalogridis, based on the Dennis Lehane novel.
Running time: One hour and 40 minutes.
Rated: R for violence, foul language and nudity.
more creepy ... not unlike the director's 'Cape Fear' from years back.
by Linda Cook 3 ½ stars
The dazzling camera work by master director Martin Scorsese makes "Shutter Island" all the more creepy, not
unlike the director's "Cape Fear" remake from years back.
My friend Missy, who has incredible taste in books (there it is in print for your book club to see, my dear) told me
"You just HAVE to read 'Shutter Island.' She was, of course, correct. The novel literally made me gasp aloud at
the end.
So did I know what was coming? Yes, but I enjoyed the journey nonetheless, and that's in large part to the way
Scorsese helms this thriller. The show is set in 1954, when Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his partner
Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo) are dispatched to Shutter Island, a facility for the criminally insane. One of the clients
who killed her children has disappeared, although it seems impossible for the woman to have escaped her
quarters.
Dr. Cawley (Ben Kingsley) tells the investigators the truth or rather, some of the truth about how the institution is
run and the treatments the patients receive. To say that Teddy is ill at ease is an understatement: He winces at
the bright lights and feels faint from headaches that torment him as soon as he steps onto the island. He begins
to hallucinate or does he? And he can't escape the nightmares that continue to build in intensity, along with
memories of images from his days as a soldier who entered a concentration camp.
Although Teddy seems to be a clean-cut law enforcement officer at first glance, his attire and DiCaprio's
subtleties will lead you to wonder just what's happened to him in the past. What is that bandage doing on his
head? And why does he seem to be filled with such dread and distrust?
Like Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining," this film is full of images that are unsettling. True, some are gory, and
some are bizarre. Together they create disturbing montages. Add to that the environment of the island itself, with
craggy cliffs, an impending storm, and a lighthouse that's hiding heaven-only knows what, and you have a
superb atmosphere that Alfred Hitchcock himself would have appreciated.
Scorsese fans won't be disappointed. And neither will those of you who already have enjoyed the Dennis
Lehane novel.
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Max von Sydow, Michelle Williams, Emily Mortimer,
Patricia Clarkson, Jackie Earle Haley and Ted Levine.
Director: Martin Scorsese.
Screenwriter: Laeta Kalogridis, based on the Dennis Lehane novel.
Running time: One hour and 40 minutes.
Rated: R for violence, foul language and nudity.
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Salmonella Scare Prompts Wide Product Recall
FDA spots bacteria in common food additive; no illnesses yet reported
By Steven Reinberg
THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- A wide array of food products are
being recalled after traces of salmonella were discovered in a common
ingredient, officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced late
Thursday.
Salmonella Tennessee has been found in a widely used brand of hydrolyzed
vegetable protein, a common flavor enhancer that is added to processed
foods, the FDA said.
Products such as dips, salad dressings, pre-packaged meals, snacks and soup
mixes from a variety of makers are included in the recall. A full list of the items
involved in the recall can be found at Foodsafety.gov.
"At this time, there are no known illnesses associated with this
contamination," FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg said during the
news conference.
The FDA said the problem was identified after a customer of the manufacturer,
Las Vegas-based Basic Food Flavors Inc., notified the FDA in early February
that they found salmonella in one lot of the company's hydrolyzed vegetable
protein.
The FDA collected and analyzed samples at Basic Food Flavors' plant and
found Salmonella Tennessee in processing equipment. Based on this finding,
Basic Food Flavors is recalling all hydrolyzed vegetable protein in powder and
paste form that was produced since Sept. 17, 2009.
Dr. Jeffrey Farrar, FDA's Associate Commissioner for Food Protection, said
that although the contaminated product is in potentially thousands of food
items, it poses a low risk to consumers.
The risk remains low because the ingredient makes up less than 1 percent of
any foods. In addition, these foods often go through a cooking step, which
kills the bacteria, Farrar noted.
"We believe the risk represented by this recall is very low to consumers," he
said. "Many of the foods that incorporated this product, at a very low level,
have 'kill steps' in place that would eliminate salmonella."
Only those products that do not have a "kill step" will be recalled, Farrar said.
The FDA has advised companies that the recalled product should be
destroyed or reconditioned according to the agency's protocol. For products
that may already be in consumers' kitchens, the FDA is advising that they
check the recalled product list and follow "cooking instructions for all foods."
In addition, the agency is asking anyone who had symptoms of salmonella to
contact their doctor.
Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young
children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
Healthy people infected with salmonella often have fever, diarrhea, nausea,
vomiting and abdominal pain, according to the FDA.
Most healthy people recover from salmonella infection within four to seven
days without treatment. However, in rare cases, the bacterium can get into the
bloodstream causing severe illnesses, such as arterial infections, infection of
the lining of the heart and arthritis, the agency noted.
FDA spots bacteria in common food additive; no illnesses yet reported
By Steven Reinberg
THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- A wide array of food products are
being recalled after traces of salmonella were discovered in a common
ingredient, officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced late
Thursday.
Salmonella Tennessee has been found in a widely used brand of hydrolyzed
vegetable protein, a common flavor enhancer that is added to processed
foods, the FDA said.
Products such as dips, salad dressings, pre-packaged meals, snacks and soup
mixes from a variety of makers are included in the recall. A full list of the items
involved in the recall can be found at Foodsafety.gov.
"At this time, there are no known illnesses associated with this
contamination," FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg said during the
news conference.
The FDA said the problem was identified after a customer of the manufacturer,
Las Vegas-based Basic Food Flavors Inc., notified the FDA in early February
that they found salmonella in one lot of the company's hydrolyzed vegetable
protein.
The FDA collected and analyzed samples at Basic Food Flavors' plant and
found Salmonella Tennessee in processing equipment. Based on this finding,
Basic Food Flavors is recalling all hydrolyzed vegetable protein in powder and
paste form that was produced since Sept. 17, 2009.
Dr. Jeffrey Farrar, FDA's Associate Commissioner for Food Protection, said
that although the contaminated product is in potentially thousands of food
items, it poses a low risk to consumers.
The risk remains low because the ingredient makes up less than 1 percent of
any foods. In addition, these foods often go through a cooking step, which
kills the bacteria, Farrar noted.
"We believe the risk represented by this recall is very low to consumers," he
said. "Many of the foods that incorporated this product, at a very low level,
have 'kill steps' in place that would eliminate salmonella."
Only those products that do not have a "kill step" will be recalled, Farrar said.
The FDA has advised companies that the recalled product should be
destroyed or reconditioned according to the agency's protocol. For products
that may already be in consumers' kitchens, the FDA is advising that they
check the recalled product list and follow "cooking instructions for all foods."
In addition, the agency is asking anyone who had symptoms of salmonella to
contact their doctor.
Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young
children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
Healthy people infected with salmonella often have fever, diarrhea, nausea,
vomiting and abdominal pain, according to the FDA.
Most healthy people recover from salmonella infection within four to seven
days without treatment. However, in rare cases, the bacterium can get into the
bloodstream causing severe illnesses, such as arterial infections, infection of
the lining of the heart and arthritis, the agency noted.
Seek and destroy: Vitamin D, created when skin is exposed
to the sun, can help protect the body from disease
to the sun, can help protect the body from disease
Vitamin D 'triggers and arms' the immune system
Vitamin D is crucial to the fending off of infections, claims new research.
Vitamin D is crucial to the fending off of infections, claims new research.
Actually, Joe set himself up. From the moment he set foot on Israeli soil, our vice president was in full pander mode. First, he headed to Yad Vashem memorial, where he put on a
yarmulke and declared Israel “a central bolt in our existence.”
“For world Jewry,” Joe went on, presumably including 5 million Americans, “Israel is the heart. … Israel is the light. … Israel is the hope.”
Meeting Shimon Peres the next day, Joe confessed that when he first visited at age 29, “Israel captured my heart.” In Peres’ guestbook, he wrote, “The bond between our two nations has
been and remains unshakable.”
He then told Peres and the world, “There is absolutely no space between the United States and Israel when it comes to Israel’s security.”
As Peres spoke, Biden took notes. When Peres called him “a friend,” Joe gushed, “It’s good to be home.” Even at AIPAC, they must have been gagging.
Walking around the corner to Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office, Joe called him by his nickname, “Bibi,” declared him a “real” friend, and said the U.S. relationship with Israel “has been
and will continue to be the centerpiece of our policy.”
Then the sandbag hit.
Interior Minister Eli Yishai announced construction of 1,600 new apartment units in Arab East Jerusalem. Stunned and humiliated, Biden issued a statement saying he “condemned” the
decision. He then retaliated by coming late to dinner at Bibi’s house.
Netanyahu has apologized for the timing, but they are going ahead with the apartments. What are the Americans going to do about it? At this point, nothing but bluster.
Indeed, a day later, at Tel Aviv University, Joe was back at it: “[T]he U.S. has no better friend … than Israel.”
On his departure for Jordan, Ha’aretz reported that Israel plans to build 50,000 new homes in East Jerusalem over the next few years.
Biden may feel he was played for a fool, and Americans may feel jilted, but we got what grovelers deserve. And if we wish to understand why the Arabs who once respected us now
seem contemptuous of us, consider that battered-spouse response to a public slap across the face.
Consider also the most remarkable statement of Biden’s first 24 hours.
“Progress occurs in the Middle East when everyone knows there is simply no space between the United States and Israel.”
Biden is saying we are a more effective force for Mideast peace in a region where Arabs outnumber Israelis 50 to one if everyone knows we sing from the same song sheet as Israel and
have no policy independent of Israel’s. How can America be seen as an honest broker between Arabs and Israelis if there is “no space” between America and Israel?
Even with the closest ally in our history, Britain in World War II, there was space between Winston Churchill and FDR on where to invade – North Africa, Italy, France, the Balkans? –
whether to beat Stalin to Berlin, Prague, and Vienna, who should be supreme allied commander, even whether the British Empire should survive.
Israel keeps its own interests foremost in mind, and when these dictate actions inimical to U.S. interests, Israel acts unilaterally. David Ben-Gurion did not seek Dwight Eisenhower’s
permission to attack Egypt in collusion with the French and British in 1956, enraging Ike.
Israel did not consult JFK on whether it could steal enriched uranium from the NUMEC plant in Pennsylvania for its atom bomb program.
Israel did not consult us on whether it could attack the USS Liberty in the Six-Day War, or suborn Jonathan Pollard to loot our security secrets, or transfer our weapons technology to
China. They went ahead and did it, knowing the Americans would swallow hard and take it.
Ehud Olmert did not consult President-elect Obama on whether to launch a war on Gaza and kill 1,400 Palestinians. Nor did Netanyahu consult us before Mossad took down the Hamas
minister in Dubai.
What Netanyahu and Yishai are telling Obama with their decision to keep building on occupied land is, “When it comes to East Jerusalem and the West Bank, we decide, not you.”
And if Netanyahu has jolted Joe and others out of their romantic reveries about Israel, good. At least now we no longer see as through a glass darkly.
Israeli and U.S. interests often run parallel, but they are not the same. Israel is concerned with a neighborhood. We are concerned with a world of 300 million Arabs and a billion Muslims.
Our policies cannot be the same.
If they are, we will end up with all of Israel’s enemies, who are legion, and only Israel’s friends, who are few.
And if our policy and Israel’s are one and the same, the Arab perception will be what it is today – that America cannot stand up to Israel, even when her national interests command it.
Joe’s performance before he got the wet mitten across the face only underscored the point: The mighty superpower is a poodle of Israel.
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yarmulke and declared Israel “a central bolt in our existence.”
“For world Jewry,” Joe went on, presumably including 5 million Americans, “Israel is the heart. … Israel is the light. … Israel is the hope.”
Meeting Shimon Peres the next day, Joe confessed that when he first visited at age 29, “Israel captured my heart.” In Peres’ guestbook, he wrote, “The bond between our two nations has
been and remains unshakable.”
He then told Peres and the world, “There is absolutely no space between the United States and Israel when it comes to Israel’s security.”
As Peres spoke, Biden took notes. When Peres called him “a friend,” Joe gushed, “It’s good to be home.” Even at AIPAC, they must have been gagging.
Walking around the corner to Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office, Joe called him by his nickname, “Bibi,” declared him a “real” friend, and said the U.S. relationship with Israel “has been
and will continue to be the centerpiece of our policy.”
Then the sandbag hit.
Interior Minister Eli Yishai announced construction of 1,600 new apartment units in Arab East Jerusalem. Stunned and humiliated, Biden issued a statement saying he “condemned” the
decision. He then retaliated by coming late to dinner at Bibi’s house.
Netanyahu has apologized for the timing, but they are going ahead with the apartments. What are the Americans going to do about it? At this point, nothing but bluster.
Indeed, a day later, at Tel Aviv University, Joe was back at it: “[T]he U.S. has no better friend … than Israel.”
On his departure for Jordan, Ha’aretz reported that Israel plans to build 50,000 new homes in East Jerusalem over the next few years.
Biden may feel he was played for a fool, and Americans may feel jilted, but we got what grovelers deserve. And if we wish to understand why the Arabs who once respected us now
seem contemptuous of us, consider that battered-spouse response to a public slap across the face.
Consider also the most remarkable statement of Biden’s first 24 hours.
“Progress occurs in the Middle East when everyone knows there is simply no space between the United States and Israel.”
Biden is saying we are a more effective force for Mideast peace in a region where Arabs outnumber Israelis 50 to one if everyone knows we sing from the same song sheet as Israel and
have no policy independent of Israel’s. How can America be seen as an honest broker between Arabs and Israelis if there is “no space” between America and Israel?
Even with the closest ally in our history, Britain in World War II, there was space between Winston Churchill and FDR on where to invade – North Africa, Italy, France, the Balkans? –
whether to beat Stalin to Berlin, Prague, and Vienna, who should be supreme allied commander, even whether the British Empire should survive.
Israel keeps its own interests foremost in mind, and when these dictate actions inimical to U.S. interests, Israel acts unilaterally. David Ben-Gurion did not seek Dwight Eisenhower’s
permission to attack Egypt in collusion with the French and British in 1956, enraging Ike.
Israel did not consult JFK on whether it could steal enriched uranium from the NUMEC plant in Pennsylvania for its atom bomb program.
Israel did not consult us on whether it could attack the USS Liberty in the Six-Day War, or suborn Jonathan Pollard to loot our security secrets, or transfer our weapons technology to
China. They went ahead and did it, knowing the Americans would swallow hard and take it.
Ehud Olmert did not consult President-elect Obama on whether to launch a war on Gaza and kill 1,400 Palestinians. Nor did Netanyahu consult us before Mossad took down the Hamas
minister in Dubai.
What Netanyahu and Yishai are telling Obama with their decision to keep building on occupied land is, “When it comes to East Jerusalem and the West Bank, we decide, not you.”
And if Netanyahu has jolted Joe and others out of their romantic reveries about Israel, good. At least now we no longer see as through a glass darkly.
Israeli and U.S. interests often run parallel, but they are not the same. Israel is concerned with a neighborhood. We are concerned with a world of 300 million Arabs and a billion Muslims.
Our policies cannot be the same.
If they are, we will end up with all of Israel’s enemies, who are legion, and only Israel’s friends, who are few.
And if our policy and Israel’s are one and the same, the Arab perception will be what it is today – that America cannot stand up to Israel, even when her national interests command it.
Joe’s performance before he got the wet mitten across the face only underscored the point: The mighty superpower is a poodle of Israel.
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Mexicans (Los Aztecas) Target Americans
Mexicans (Los Aztecas) Target Americans
Dr. Joseph Mercola
A widespread and silent killer that's worse for your health than alcohol, nicotine and many
drugs is likely lurking in your kitchen cabinets right now.[1] "It" is monosodium glutamate
(MSG), a flavor enhancer that's known widely as an addition to Chinese food, but that's
actually added to thousands of the foods you and your family regularly eat, especially if you
are like most Americans and eat the majority of your food as processed foods or in
restaurants.
MSG is one of the worst food additives on the market and is used in canned soups, crackers,
meats, salad dressings, frozen dinners and much more. It's found in your local supermarket
and restaurants, in your child's school cafeteria and, amazingly, even in baby food and
infant formula.
MSG is more than just a seasoning like salt and pepper, it actually enhances the flavor of
foods, making processed meats and frozen dinners taste fresher and smell better, salad
dressings more tasty, and canned foods less tinny.
While MSG's benefits to the food industry are quite clear, this food additive could be slowly
and silently doing major damage to your health.
What Exactly is MSG?
You may remember when the MSG powder called "Accent" first hit the U.S. market. Well, it
was many decades prior to this, in 1908, that monosodium glutamate was invented. The
inventor was Kikunae Ikeda, a Japanese man who identified the natural flavor enhancing
substance of seaweed.
Taking a hint from this substance, they were able to create the man-made additive MSG,
and he and a partner went on to form Ajinomoto, which is now the world's largest producer
of MSG (and interestingly also a drug manufacturer).[2]
Chemically speaking, MSG is approximately 78 percent free glutamic acid, 21 percent
sodium, and up to 1 percent contaminants.[3]
It's a misconception that MSG is a flavor or "meat tenderizer." In reality, MSG has very little
taste at all, yet when you eat MSG, you think the food you're eating has more protein and
tastes better. It does this by tricking your tongue, using a little-known fifth basic taste: umami.
Umami is the taste of glutamate, which is a savory flavor found in many Japanese foods,
bacon and also in the toxic food additive MSG. It is because of umami that foods with MSG
taste heartier, more robust and generally better to a lot of people than foods without it.
The ingredient didn't become widespread in the United States until after World War II, when
the U.S. military realized Japanese rations were much tastier than the U.S. versions
because of MSG.
In 1959, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration labeled MSG as "Generally Recognized as
Safe" (GRAS), and it has remained that way ever since. Yet, it was a telling sign when just
10 years later a condition known as "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome" entered the medical
literature, describing the numerous side effects, from numbness to heart palpitations, that
people experienced after eating MSG.
Today that syndrome is more appropriately called "MSG Symptom Complex," which the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identifies as "short-term reactions" to MSG. More on
those "reactions" to come.
Why MSG is so Dangerous
One of the best overviews of the very real dangers of MSG comes from Dr. Russell Blaylock,
a board-certified neurosurgeon and author of "Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills." In it he
explains that MSG is an excitotoxin, which means it overexcites your cells to the point of
damage or death, causing brain damage to varying degrees -- and potentially even
triggering or worsening learning disabilities, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Lou
Gehrig's disease and more.
Part of the problem also is that free glutamic acid is the same neurotransmitter that your
brain, nervous system, eyes, pancreas and other organs use to initiate certain processes in
your body.[4] Even the FDA states:
"Studies have shown that the body uses glutamate, an amino acid, as a nerve impulse
transmitter in the brain and that there are glutamate-responsive tissues in other parts of the
body, as well.
Abnormal function of glutamate receptors has been linked with certain neurological
diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's chorea. Injections of glutamate in
laboratory animals have resulted in damage to nerve cells in the brain."[5]
Although the FDA continues to claim that consuming MSG in food does not cause these ill
effects, many other experts say otherwise.
According to Dr. Blaylock, numerous glutamate receptors have been found both within your
heart's electrical conduction system and the heart muscle itself. This can be damaging to
your heart, and may even explain the sudden deaths sometimes seen among young
athletes.
He says:
"When an excess of food-borne excitotoxins, such as MSG, hydrolyzed protein soy protein
isolate and concentrate, natural flavoring, sodium caseinate and aspartate from aspartame,
are consumed, these glutamate receptors are over-stimulated, producing cardiac
arrhythmias.
When magnesium stores are low, as we see in athletes, the glutamate receptors are so
sensitive that even low levels of these excitotoxins can result in cardiac arrhythmias and
death."[6]
Many other adverse effects have also been linked to regular consumption of MSG,
including:
Obesity
Eye damage
Headaches
Fatigue and disorientation
Depression
Further, even the FDA admits that "short-term reactions" known as MSG Symptom Complex
can occur in certain groups of people, namely those who have eaten "large doses" of MSG
or those who have asthma.[7]
According to the FDA, MSG Symptom Complex can involve symptoms such as:
Numbness
Burning sensation
Tingling
Facial pressure or tightness
Chest pain or difficulty breathing
Headache
Nausea
Rapid heartbeat
Drowsiness
Weakness
No one knows for sure just how many people may be "sensitive" to MSG, but studies from
the 1970s suggested that 25 percent to 30 percent of the U.S. population was intolerant of
MSG -- at levels then found in food. Since the use of MSG has expanded dramatically
since that time, it's been estimated that up to 40 percent of the population may be
impacted.[8]
How to Determine if MSG is in Your Food
Food manufacturers are not stupid, and they've caught on to the fact that people like you
want to avoid eating this nasty food additive. As a result, do you think they responded by
removing MSG from their products? Well, a few may have, but most of them just tried to
"clean" their labels. In other words, they tried to hide the fact that MSG is an ingredient.
How do they do this? By using names that you would never associate with MSG.
You see, it's required by the FDA that food manufacturers list the ingredient "monosodium
glutamate" on food labels, but they do not have to label ingredients that contain free
glutamic acid, even though it's the main component of MSG.
There are over 40 labeled ingredients that contain glutamic acid,[9] but you'd never know it
just from their names alone. Further, in some foods glutamic acid is formed during
processing and, again, food labels give you no way of knowing for sure.
Tips for Keeping MSG Out of Your Diet
In general, if a food is processed you can assume it contains MSG (or one of its
pseudo-ingredients). So if you stick to a whole, fresh foods diet, you can pretty much
guarantee that you'll avoid this toxin.
The other place where you'll need to watch out for MSG is in restaurants. You can ask your
server which menu items are MSG-free, and request that no MSG be added to your meal,
but of course the only place where you can be entirely sure of what's added to your food is
in your own kitchen.
To be on the safe side, you should also know what ingredients to watch out for on packaged
foods. Here is a list of ingredients that ALWAYS contain MSG:
Autolyzed Yeast Calcium Caseinate Gelatin
Glutamate Glutamic Acid Hydrolyzed Protein
Monopotassium Glutamate Monosodium Glutamate Sodium Caseinate
Textured Protein Yeast Extract Yeast Food
Yeast Nutrient
These ingredients OFTEN contain MSG or create MSG during processing:[10]
Flavors and Flavorings Seasonings Natural Flavors and Flavorings Natural Pork Flavoring
Natural Beef Flavoring
Natural Chicken Flavoring Soy Sauce Soy Protein Isolate Soy Protein Bouillon
Stock Broth Malt Extract Malt Flavoring Barley Malt
Anything Enzyme Modified Carrageenan Maltodextrin Pectin Enzymes
Protease Corn Starch Citric Acid Powdered Milk Anything Protein Fortified
Anything Ultra-Pasteurized
So if you do eat processed foods, please remember to be on the lookout for these many
hidden names for MSG.
Choosing to be MSG-Free
Making a decision to avoid MSG in your diet as much as possible is a wise choice for nearly
everyone. Admittedly, it does take a bit more planning and time in the kitchen to prepare
food at home, using fresh, locally grown ingredients. But knowing that your food is pure and
free of toxic additives like MSG will make it well worth it.
Plus, choosing whole foods will ultimately give you better flavor and more health value
than any MSG-laden processed food you could buy at your supermarket.
drugs is likely lurking in your kitchen cabinets right now.[1] "It" is monosodium glutamate
(MSG), a flavor enhancer that's known widely as an addition to Chinese food, but that's
actually added to thousands of the foods you and your family regularly eat, especially if you
are like most Americans and eat the majority of your food as processed foods or in
restaurants.
MSG is one of the worst food additives on the market and is used in canned soups, crackers,
meats, salad dressings, frozen dinners and much more. It's found in your local supermarket
and restaurants, in your child's school cafeteria and, amazingly, even in baby food and
infant formula.
MSG is more than just a seasoning like salt and pepper, it actually enhances the flavor of
foods, making processed meats and frozen dinners taste fresher and smell better, salad
dressings more tasty, and canned foods less tinny.
While MSG's benefits to the food industry are quite clear, this food additive could be slowly
and silently doing major damage to your health.
What Exactly is MSG?
You may remember when the MSG powder called "Accent" first hit the U.S. market. Well, it
was many decades prior to this, in 1908, that monosodium glutamate was invented. The
inventor was Kikunae Ikeda, a Japanese man who identified the natural flavor enhancing
substance of seaweed.
Taking a hint from this substance, they were able to create the man-made additive MSG,
and he and a partner went on to form Ajinomoto, which is now the world's largest producer
of MSG (and interestingly also a drug manufacturer).[2]
Chemically speaking, MSG is approximately 78 percent free glutamic acid, 21 percent
sodium, and up to 1 percent contaminants.[3]
It's a misconception that MSG is a flavor or "meat tenderizer." In reality, MSG has very little
taste at all, yet when you eat MSG, you think the food you're eating has more protein and
tastes better. It does this by tricking your tongue, using a little-known fifth basic taste: umami.
Umami is the taste of glutamate, which is a savory flavor found in many Japanese foods,
bacon and also in the toxic food additive MSG. It is because of umami that foods with MSG
taste heartier, more robust and generally better to a lot of people than foods without it.
The ingredient didn't become widespread in the United States until after World War II, when
the U.S. military realized Japanese rations were much tastier than the U.S. versions
because of MSG.
In 1959, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration labeled MSG as "Generally Recognized as
Safe" (GRAS), and it has remained that way ever since. Yet, it was a telling sign when just
10 years later a condition known as "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome" entered the medical
literature, describing the numerous side effects, from numbness to heart palpitations, that
people experienced after eating MSG.
Today that syndrome is more appropriately called "MSG Symptom Complex," which the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identifies as "short-term reactions" to MSG. More on
those "reactions" to come.
Why MSG is so Dangerous
One of the best overviews of the very real dangers of MSG comes from Dr. Russell Blaylock,
a board-certified neurosurgeon and author of "Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills." In it he
explains that MSG is an excitotoxin, which means it overexcites your cells to the point of
damage or death, causing brain damage to varying degrees -- and potentially even
triggering or worsening learning disabilities, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Lou
Gehrig's disease and more.
Part of the problem also is that free glutamic acid is the same neurotransmitter that your
brain, nervous system, eyes, pancreas and other organs use to initiate certain processes in
your body.[4] Even the FDA states:
"Studies have shown that the body uses glutamate, an amino acid, as a nerve impulse
transmitter in the brain and that there are glutamate-responsive tissues in other parts of the
body, as well.
Abnormal function of glutamate receptors has been linked with certain neurological
diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's chorea. Injections of glutamate in
laboratory animals have resulted in damage to nerve cells in the brain."[5]
Although the FDA continues to claim that consuming MSG in food does not cause these ill
effects, many other experts say otherwise.
According to Dr. Blaylock, numerous glutamate receptors have been found both within your
heart's electrical conduction system and the heart muscle itself. This can be damaging to
your heart, and may even explain the sudden deaths sometimes seen among young
athletes.
He says:
"When an excess of food-borne excitotoxins, such as MSG, hydrolyzed protein soy protein
isolate and concentrate, natural flavoring, sodium caseinate and aspartate from aspartame,
are consumed, these glutamate receptors are over-stimulated, producing cardiac
arrhythmias.
When magnesium stores are low, as we see in athletes, the glutamate receptors are so
sensitive that even low levels of these excitotoxins can result in cardiac arrhythmias and
death."[6]
Many other adverse effects have also been linked to regular consumption of MSG,
including:
Obesity
Eye damage
Headaches
Fatigue and disorientation
Depression
Further, even the FDA admits that "short-term reactions" known as MSG Symptom Complex
can occur in certain groups of people, namely those who have eaten "large doses" of MSG
or those who have asthma.[7]
According to the FDA, MSG Symptom Complex can involve symptoms such as:
Numbness
Burning sensation
Tingling
Facial pressure or tightness
Chest pain or difficulty breathing
Headache
Nausea
Rapid heartbeat
Drowsiness
Weakness
No one knows for sure just how many people may be "sensitive" to MSG, but studies from
the 1970s suggested that 25 percent to 30 percent of the U.S. population was intolerant of
MSG -- at levels then found in food. Since the use of MSG has expanded dramatically
since that time, it's been estimated that up to 40 percent of the population may be
impacted.[8]
How to Determine if MSG is in Your Food
Food manufacturers are not stupid, and they've caught on to the fact that people like you
want to avoid eating this nasty food additive. As a result, do you think they responded by
removing MSG from their products? Well, a few may have, but most of them just tried to
"clean" their labels. In other words, they tried to hide the fact that MSG is an ingredient.
How do they do this? By using names that you would never associate with MSG.
You see, it's required by the FDA that food manufacturers list the ingredient "monosodium
glutamate" on food labels, but they do not have to label ingredients that contain free
glutamic acid, even though it's the main component of MSG.
There are over 40 labeled ingredients that contain glutamic acid,[9] but you'd never know it
just from their names alone. Further, in some foods glutamic acid is formed during
processing and, again, food labels give you no way of knowing for sure.
Tips for Keeping MSG Out of Your Diet
In general, if a food is processed you can assume it contains MSG (or one of its
pseudo-ingredients). So if you stick to a whole, fresh foods diet, you can pretty much
guarantee that you'll avoid this toxin.
The other place where you'll need to watch out for MSG is in restaurants. You can ask your
server which menu items are MSG-free, and request that no MSG be added to your meal,
but of course the only place where you can be entirely sure of what's added to your food is
in your own kitchen.
To be on the safe side, you should also know what ingredients to watch out for on packaged
foods. Here is a list of ingredients that ALWAYS contain MSG:
Autolyzed Yeast Calcium Caseinate Gelatin
Glutamate Glutamic Acid Hydrolyzed Protein
Monopotassium Glutamate Monosodium Glutamate Sodium Caseinate
Textured Protein Yeast Extract Yeast Food
Yeast Nutrient
These ingredients OFTEN contain MSG or create MSG during processing:[10]
Flavors and Flavorings Seasonings Natural Flavors and Flavorings Natural Pork Flavoring
Natural Beef Flavoring
Natural Chicken Flavoring Soy Sauce Soy Protein Isolate Soy Protein Bouillon
Stock Broth Malt Extract Malt Flavoring Barley Malt
Anything Enzyme Modified Carrageenan Maltodextrin Pectin Enzymes
Protease Corn Starch Citric Acid Powdered Milk Anything Protein Fortified
Anything Ultra-Pasteurized
So if you do eat processed foods, please remember to be on the lookout for these many
hidden names for MSG.
Choosing to be MSG-Free
Making a decision to avoid MSG in your diet as much as possible is a wise choice for nearly
everyone. Admittedly, it does take a bit more planning and time in the kitchen to prepare
food at home, using fresh, locally grown ingredients. But knowing that your food is pure and
free of toxic additives like MSG will make it well worth it.
Plus, choosing whole foods will ultimately give you better flavor and more health value
than any MSG-laden processed food you could buy at your supermarket.
Flouride Risk For Kidney Patients
Mexico nears all out civil war as Obama demands amnesty!
Laredo DPS braces for violence spillover from Mexico
Laredo DPS braces for violence spillover from Mexico
The Poodle Gets Kicked
by Patrick J. Buchanan
by Patrick J. Buchanan
Police officers in Kent, U.K., have been warned not to ask people for their "Christian names" because they might
risk offending people of different faiths, the Daily Mail reported.
risk offending people of different faiths, the Daily Mail reported.
British police officers have been warned not to ask people for their "Christian names" because they might risk offending people of different faiths, the
Daily Mail reported.
Under the strict new "diversity guidelines," law enforcement agents in Kent, U.K.. have also been told to avoid certain greetings and phrases, including
"Evening all," "my dear" or "love." Such terms might cause offense, creators of the guidelines warn.
The new rules, revealed to the Daily Mail through Freedom of Information laws, advise police not to shake hands when greeting people, not to use slang
when speaking, and spells out specific suggestions about being in the company of women. The "diversity rules" were issued to police to promote
"clearer communication" and "break down barriers with diverse communities," the Daily Mail reported.
Officers should ask for a first and last name, rather than a Christian name, according to the guidelines.
But not all officers agree with the rigorous new regulations. "Most of us are fully aware of how to treat people from different cultural backgrounds, but
being told we can't even ask what their Christian name is just plain ridiculous," said one 15-year veteran of the force, according to the Mail. That is what
we are brought up with -- Christian name and surname - and to be honest if you had an officer ask for your personal name and family name it's just going
to confuse people.
"It's just the latest in a long line of annoying PC-related nonsense that we keep getting shoved down our throats," the officer told the Daily Mail.
Law enforcement agents should also offer to remove their shoes in some households, so as not to offend members of faiths who believe shoes should not
be worn in the home. You'll be told whether it's necessary or not and won't inadvertently cause offense," the guidebook is quoted by the Daily Mail
Daily Mail reported.
Under the strict new "diversity guidelines," law enforcement agents in Kent, U.K.. have also been told to avoid certain greetings and phrases, including
"Evening all," "my dear" or "love." Such terms might cause offense, creators of the guidelines warn.
The new rules, revealed to the Daily Mail through Freedom of Information laws, advise police not to shake hands when greeting people, not to use slang
when speaking, and spells out specific suggestions about being in the company of women. The "diversity rules" were issued to police to promote
"clearer communication" and "break down barriers with diverse communities," the Daily Mail reported.
Officers should ask for a first and last name, rather than a Christian name, according to the guidelines.
But not all officers agree with the rigorous new regulations. "Most of us are fully aware of how to treat people from different cultural backgrounds, but
being told we can't even ask what their Christian name is just plain ridiculous," said one 15-year veteran of the force, according to the Mail. That is what
we are brought up with -- Christian name and surname - and to be honest if you had an officer ask for your personal name and family name it's just going
to confuse people.
"It's just the latest in a long line of annoying PC-related nonsense that we keep getting shoved down our throats," the officer told the Daily Mail.
Law enforcement agents should also offer to remove their shoes in some households, so as not to offend members of faiths who believe shoes should not
be worn in the home. You'll be told whether it's necessary or not and won't inadvertently cause offense," the guidebook is quoted by the Daily Mail
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By MaidofKent
Tony Blair has earned “hundreds of thousands of pounds” from a lucrative contract with oil
company UI Energy, one of the biggest investors in post-war Iraq’s oilfields.
Details of Mr Blair’s dealings have emerged after his frantic attempts to keep them secret
ended after they were published by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
(ACBA).
The news has dealt another blow to the British people’s confidence in the honesty of their
public servants and institutions, as the ACBA had allowed Mr Blair to keep the deal secret
for at least 20 months.
The ACBA, set up to vet the jobs of former ministers in order to ease public concerns about
their use of contacts made in public service for financial gain, is packed with former
politicians from all of the three Westminster political parties and their associates.
Tony Blair has earned “hundreds of thousands of pounds” from a lucrative contract with oil
company UI Energy, one of the biggest investors in post-war Iraq’s oilfields.
Details of Mr Blair’s dealings have emerged after his frantic attempts to keep them secret
ended after they were published by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
(ACBA).
The news has dealt another blow to the British people’s confidence in the honesty of their
public servants and institutions, as the ACBA had allowed Mr Blair to keep the deal secret
for at least 20 months.
The ACBA, set up to vet the jobs of former ministers in order to ease public concerns about
their use of contacts made in public service for financial gain, is packed with former
politicians from all of the three Westminster political parties and their associates.
It is therefore not surprising that they have never prevented any former politicians from taking lucrative jobs in the private
sector. Earlier this month, the Government rejected calls for the appointment of more committee members from outside the
world of politics.
Mr Blair is known to have made in excess of £20 million since leaving Westminster in 2007, although many of his business
dealings and other ventures are clouded in secrecy, so the true extent of his earnings can only be guessed at.
However, many of his lucrative deals can be traced directly to his actions in involving Britain in the illegal Iraqi war.
Not bad for the leader of a ’socialist’ political party of the champagne variety which managed to bankrupt Britain and ruin the
prosperity of the British people.
sector. Earlier this month, the Government rejected calls for the appointment of more committee members from outside the
world of politics.
Mr Blair is known to have made in excess of £20 million since leaving Westminster in 2007, although many of his business
dealings and other ventures are clouded in secrecy, so the true extent of his earnings can only be guessed at.
However, many of his lucrative deals can be traced directly to his actions in involving Britain in the illegal Iraqi war.
Not bad for the leader of a ’socialist’ political party of the champagne variety which managed to bankrupt Britain and ruin the
prosperity of the British people.
US General (former NATO Commander) says openly gay Dutch troops
allowed Srebrenica massacre to take place.
allowed Srebrenica massacre to take place.
From UK Telegraph
The Dutch government condemned the comments by Gen John Sheehan, a former Nato commander and senior marine officer, as outrageous.
Gen Sheehan made the remarks at a Senate hearing where he argued against plans by President Barack Obama to end a ban on allowing gays to serve openly in
the US military. Gen Sheehan said that after the end of the Cold War, European militaries changed and concluded “there was no longer a need for an active combat
capability.”
He said this process included “open homosexuality” which resulted in “a focus on peacekeeping operations because they did not believe the Germans were going to
attack again or the Soviets were coming back.”
“The case in point that I’m referring to is when the Dutch were required to defend Srebrenica against the Serbs,” he said, referring to the UN peacekeeping force
deployed to protect Bosnian Muslim civilians. “The battalion was understrength, poorly led, and the Serbs came into town, handcuffed the soldiers to the telephone
polls, marched the Muslims off and executed them.”
Carl Levin, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, pressed him to clarify his comments. “Did the Dutch leaders tell you it (the fall of Srebrenica) was
because there were gay soldiers there?” asked an incredulous Levin.
“Yes,” Sheehan said and added: “They included that as part of the problem.”
The Dutch government condemned the comments by Gen John Sheehan, a former Nato commander and senior marine officer, as outrageous.
Gen Sheehan made the remarks at a Senate hearing where he argued against plans by President Barack Obama to end a ban on allowing gays to serve openly in
the US military. Gen Sheehan said that after the end of the Cold War, European militaries changed and concluded “there was no longer a need for an active combat
capability.”
He said this process included “open homosexuality” which resulted in “a focus on peacekeeping operations because they did not believe the Germans were going to
attack again or the Soviets were coming back.”
“The case in point that I’m referring to is when the Dutch were required to defend Srebrenica against the Serbs,” he said, referring to the UN peacekeeping force
deployed to protect Bosnian Muslim civilians. “The battalion was understrength, poorly led, and the Serbs came into town, handcuffed the soldiers to the telephone
polls, marched the Muslims off and executed them.”
Carl Levin, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, pressed him to clarify his comments. “Did the Dutch leaders tell you it (the fall of Srebrenica) was
because there were gay soldiers there?” asked an incredulous Levin.
“Yes,” Sheehan said and added: “They included that as part of the problem.”