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We Are All Anonymous

2012-01-29T14:53:00.000-08:00

CNN reporter Amber Lyon (twitter: @AmberLyon) takes an inside look at the hactivist group "Anonymous". Original air date: Jan 14, 2012

GM Food Safe, Animal Study Suggests ... Or Does It?

2012-01-27T01:41:00.000-08:00

There is something afoot, Mr. Watson. Conflicting tales of great proportion. Information is being posted on the web about the results of a 3 year study on the adverse affects of Bt maize on pigs.

Read the full article: GM Food Safe, Animal Study Suggests ... Or Does It?

Anonymous Will Not be Hacking Facebook

2012-01-25T03:05:00.000-08:00

Anonymous has made many online attacks against high-profile websites, but so far the hacktivist group has never hacked into the world’s largest social network, Facebook. And, if you believe most Anonymous connected Twitter accounts, that won’t be changing anytime soon – despite ongoing rumors and a YouTube video stating an Anonymous-backed Facebook strike is planned for Saturday.

Anonymous Will Not be Hacking Facebook

The Toxic Ingredients in KFC Foods

2012-01-23T18:00:00.000-08:00

Kentucky Fried Chicken is one of the fast food industry’s largest users of MSG. This taste-exciting chemical (excitotoxin) is found in so many of KFCs products that it’s nearly impossible to eat a typical meal at KFC without ingesting it.

Fried chicken is coated in starches. The recipe for the KFC chicken batter is basically flour, sugar, salt, black pepper and monosodium glutamate (MSG). All by itself, this is a recipe for chronic degenerative disease because the flour and sugar are highly processed, and the MSG is an excitotoxin that Dr. Russell Blaylock links to obesity, cancer and neurological disorders.

The Toxic Ingredients in KFC Foods

Still Protecting Genetically Modified Foods Through Secrecy

2012-01-22T14:52:00.000-08:00

The use of genetically engineered (GE) crops has increased enormously over the last decade, without a corresponding increase in government oversight. Industry has fought hard against strict oversight and testing and has even blocked efforts to label GE food products as such, leaving U.S. consumers in the dark about how their food is produced and what it contains. As consumers have become increasingly concerned about food safety and health, demands for federal and state food labeling legislation have intensified.

Read full story: Still Protecting Genetically Modified Foods Through Secrecy

Anonymous Takes Down Monsanto.com

2012-01-21T15:34:00.000-08:00

In a thread of hack events from the Anonymous group, the most recent target has been Monsanto.com. Anonymous, which briefly knocked the FBI and Justice Department websites offline as well as Music Industry websites in retaliation for the US shutdown of file-sharing site Megaupload, is a shadowy group of international hackers.

Read full story: Anonymous Takes Down Monsanto.com

Stop American Censorship - PIPA and SOPA Profile Banners

2012-01-17T23:48:00.000-08:00

The Senate will begin voting on January 24th. Please let them know how you feel. Sign this petition urging Congress to vote NO on PIPA and SOPA before it is too late.

You can show your support on your social networks with these free profile images and Facebook Timeline photos below and by signing the petition on AmericanCensorhip.org.

Get your free Facebook timeline photos and profile pictures: Stop American Censorship - PIPA and SOPA Profile Banners

In Our Backyard - A Monsanto Introspective

2012-01-17T19:10:00.000-08:00

The focus of the piece is on a small village just east of St. Louis known as Sauget. Years ago this tiny area was incorporated as Monsanto.

For those who remain unaware Monsanto Company was one of the leading chemical producers of the twentieth century and has been responsible for producing chemicals like DDT, an insecticide known to be carcinogenic. Agent Orange, a dioxin riddled chemical used as a defoliant in the Vietnam war. Still to this day in Vietnam we can see horrible genetic mutations, horrid skin conditions, and cancers attributed to the effects of Agent Orange. Also, Bovine Growth Hormones, which Monsanto continuously tries to keep under wraps, due to the fact it makes cows sick, thus their bacteria and the antibiotics they are pumped full of go right back into American milk. As a result BGH has been banned in Europe and Canada.

Read full story & watch video: In Our Backyard - A Monsanto Introspective

Senator Pushes for GMO Labeling in Washington State

2012-01-17T02:51:00.000-08:00

Regardless of whether the Republicans or Democrats occupy the White House, federal regulatory officials continue to disregard concerns about genetically-modified organisms (GMOs), and stonewall all efforts to mandate proper GMO labeling. As a result, individual states are having to craft their own GMO labeling legislation, including a new bill recently introduced in Washington State that would mandate GMO labeling beginning in 2014.

The Epoch Times reports that Washington State Senator Maralyn Chase has sponsored a new bill that would require both raw GMOs and processed foods containing GMOs to be properly labeled beginning July 2014. Any food product containing GMOs will have to bear a list outlining which ingredients are natural and which ingredients are GMO. Several other GMO labeling bills have also been introduced in the state legislature.

Read full story: Senator Pushes for GMO Labeling in Washington State

Stonyfield CEO Steps Down to Focus on Food Policy

2012-01-17T01:55:00.000-08:00

Saying he wants to devote more time to changing national food policies to help consumers, Gary Hirshberg is stepping down as the CEO of New Hampshire’s Stonyfield Farm and handing over responsibilities of the organic yogurt company to the former CEO of Ben & Jerry’s.

Hirshberg, of Stonyfield, will remain as chairman of the Londonderry company, overseeing its European divisions and other initiatives. The 57-year-old Hirshberg said Thursday the company is in great shape and the change leaves him time to focus on U.S. food and agriculture policy. A Democratic activist and fundraiser, he also wants to spend time on efforts to re-elect President Barack Obama and support a New Hampshire gubernatorial candidate for the 2012 election. Hirshberg said he is not running for governor.

Read full story: Stonyfield CEO Steps Down to Focus on Food Policy

Facebook Timeline Cover Photos

2012-01-17T00:24:00.000-08:00

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Genetically Modified Orange Trees Set for Florida Field Trials

2012-01-17T00:20:00.000-08:00

Hamlin orange trees genetically engineered to produce a natural insecticide that wards off Asian citrus psyllids may be planted in Florida field trials as soon as required permits are granted. The trees, three years in the works, were developed by Cornell University scientists, according to a news release. Plant pathologists Kerik Cox and Herb Aldwinkle identified a handful of naturally occurring insecticides.

Read full story: Genetically Modified Orange Trees Set for Florida Field Trials

Americans Demand Labels on GM Foods

2012-01-16T17:46:00.000-08:00

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ruled against requiring labels for GE foods in 1992. Since then, other countries have taken the issue more seriously and have begun to require labeling. The European Union began requiring labeling for GE foods in 1997, and other countries around the world have followed their lead in mandating labeling, including Russia, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and China. The U.S. is one of the only developed countries that does not require GE foods to be labeled.

Public opinion polls consistently find that Americans want to know what is in their food and heavily favor the labeling of food products that contain genetically modified ingredients. In 2003, an ABC News poll found that 93 percent of respondents supported mandatory GE food labeling: more than half said they believe GE foods are unsafe. This is, of course, why businesses resist labeling so strongly – it would hurt their sales or force them to modify their production practices. In March 2011, an MSNBC Health poll revealed that support for GE labeling stood at nearly 90 percent. According to one pollster, “A free market depends on open information from which to base decisions.”

Read full story: Americans Demand Labels on GM Foods

10 Reasons Why People are Choosing Ron Paul Over Obama

2012-01-12T23:01:00.000-08:00

It’s a seemingly absurd idea on the surface: Why would democrats and liberals want to vote for Ron Paul over President Obama? Maybe because they want freedom instead of tyranny. If you’re a total slave to the police state, it doesn’t really matter whether you’re on the left or the right, does it?

Here are ten solid reasons why even liberals and progressives are supporting Ron Paul. I don’t worship Ron Paul or any individual, but I honor the principles that Ron Paul stands for…the very same principles President Obama has outright abandoned in his broken promises and disturbing reversals against the American people. Read full story...

Fiji Bans All Non-Fluoridated Toothpastes

2012-01-12T22:52:00.000-08:00

Brands of toothpaste that do not contain fluoride will be removed from supermarket shelves by health inspectors. It is the result of the First Toothpaste Standard for Fiji endorsed by Cabinet last year and which came into effect on January 1. The removal of the toothpaste brands is part of the Trade Standards and Quality Control Decree of 1992.

One of the major reasons why health authorities want only fluoridated toothpaste is the high cases of dental carries in children below six years old. According to the 2004 oral health survey, 86 per cent of children below six years of age were found to have dental carries.

Considering that fluoride is an anti-dental carries active agent, the authorities want all toothpaste sold in supermarkets to contain fluoride. Health Ministry spokesman Peni Namotu yesterday confirmed toothpaste without fluoride would be removed from supermarket shelves. Read full story...

Pro-fluoride Fanatics Pushing Pinellas County to Reinstate Water Fluoridation

2012-01-12T00:11:00.000-08:00

Just days after one of the biggest health freedom victories of 2011 took effect, it was reported that advocates of tyranny are now trying to reverse this victory, and once again subject 700,000 people to forced medication via their water supplies. The Tampa Bay Times reports that the Pinellas County Commission (PCC) in Florida, which voted back in October to remove fluoride from the county’s water supply, is now considering reversing that decision in response to petitions by a few pro-fluoride fanatics.

As NaturalNews reported previously, PCC voted 4 – 3 back in October to stop adding fluoride to the county’s water supply, which stands to save the county more than $200,000 a year, as well as restore the health freedom of local residents who will no longer have to bathe in and drink water tainted with a toxic byproduct of the aluminum and phosphate mining industries. But an upcoming hearing could change all that.

After deliberating with pro-fluoride advocates insistent on delivering fluoride to residents without alternatives, the council is now considering just caving to those who are whining the loudest, which at the current moment include fluoride advocates like councilman Jerry Mullins. Mullins and various other in the community bemoan the fact that the county’s water is no longer being poisoned, and insist that fluoride be reinstated for the sake of the children.

Pro-fluoride Fanatics Pushing Pinellas County to Reinstate Water Fluoridation

Protecting Jobs and the Economy

2010-10-14T07:44:00.000-07:00

Energy is the backbone of our state’s economy and one of the single most important factors making Colorado a great place to live and work. Thanks to an abundance of domestic and reliable energy sources, Colorado is home to such industries as aerospace, biosciences, software development, financial services and energy development.

In this fragile economy, our state’s families, businesses and communities rely heavily on low-cost, reliable electricity. Increasing Colorado’s reliance on more Read More...

What is Poor Anyway?

2010-09-30T10:37:00.000-07:00

They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot & then once a day it was taken & sold to the tannery. If you had to do this to survive you were "Piss Poor".

But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn't even afford to buy a pot. They "Didn't have a pot to piss in" & were the lowest of the low.

Now, whoever said history was boring!!!

One for the Road

2010-09-30T10:31:00.000-07:00

There is an old Hotel/Pub in Marble Arch, London which used to have gallows adjacent. Prisoners were taken to the gallows (after a fair trial of course) to be hung.

The horse drawn dray, carting the prisoner was accompanied by an armed guard, who would stop the dray outside the pub and ask the prisoner if he would like ''one last drink''.

If he accepted, it was referred to as "one for the road".

If he declined, the prisoner was referred to as "on the wagon".

Trains, Planes and Cusses

2010-08-19T06:47:00.000-07:00

There once was five year old boy who enjoyed playing with his train set. One afternoon, his mother happened to be standing by the door listening to the boy play. She was shocked when she heard him saying,

"All right, all of you son of a bitches who want to get on the train, get on train. And all of you son of a bitches who want to get off the train, get off the train. And all of you son of a bitches who want to change seats, change seats now 'cause the train's getting ready to leave. Whoo whooooo."

The mother was just devastated, so she scolded her son and said to him,

"Now son, I want to go upstairs and take your nap, and when you get up, you can't play with your train set for two hours."

So the boy took his nap and didn't even mention his train set for two hours. After the two hours were up, the boy asked his mom if he could play with his train set again. She said yes, and asked him if he understood why he was punished. He nodded his head yes, and off he went. The mother stood by door to listen to what her son would say. The boy sat down to his train set and calmly said,

"Whoo whoooooo. All of you ladies and gentlemen who want to get on the train, get on the train. All of you ladies and gentlemen who want to get off the train, get off the train. And all you son of a bitches who are pissed 'cause the train is two hours late, go talk to the bitch in the kitchen.

Kids Thank Soldiers with a Veteran/Memorial Day Song

2010-06-12T09:44:00.000-07:00

After all the bad press over a few teachers who stepped out of line teaching songs to our children, this is actually quite a nicely done song by these 3rd graders. At the end of the song you can order the sheet music.

The music teacher wrote the song and had all the third graders sing. From the third graders of Tussing Elementary, Colonial Heights, Virginia.

Select All Friends on Facebook Invites

2010-06-01T20:22:00.000-07:00

Check out this functional code that allows you to select all of your friends on Facebook when inviting them to a Facebook Group, Fan Page or Event. It works very well and it includes step by step instructions as well as a helpful video. http://www.sabraduffiney.net/select-all-friends-on-facebook-invites/

THE $2.00 BILL I TRIED TO SPEND

2010-05-26T15:45:00.000-07:00

(True Story as told by a friend)

Everyone should start carrying $2 bills! I am STILL laughing!! I think we need to quit saving our $2 bills and bring them out in public. The younger generation doesn't even know they exist.

STORY:
On my way home from work, I stopped at Taco Bell for a quick bite to eat In my billfold are a $50 bill and a $2 bill. I figure that with a $2 bill, I can get something to eat and not have to worry about anyone getting irritated at me for trying to break a $50 bill.

Me: 'Hi, I'd like one seven-layer burrito please, to go.'
Server: 'That'll be $1.04. Eat in?'
Me: 'No, it's to go.' At this point, I open my billfold and hand him the $2 bill. He looks at it kind of funny.
Server: 'Uh, hang on a sec, I'll be right back.'
He goes to talk to his manager, who is still within my earshot.
The following conversation occurs between the two of them:
Server: 'Hey, you ever see a $2 bill?'
Manager: 'No. A what?'
Server: 'A $2 bill. This guy just gave it to me.'
Manager: 'Ask for something else. There's no such thing as a $2 bill.'
Server: 'Yeah, thought so.'

He comes back to me and says, 'We don't take these. Do you have anything else?'
Me: 'Just this fifty. You don't take $2 bills? Why?'
Server: 'I don't know.'
Me: 'See here where it says legal tender?'
Server: 'Yeah.'
Me: 'So, why won't you take it?'
Server: 'Well, hang on a sec.'

He goes back to his manager, who has been watching me like I'm a shoplifter, and says to him, 'He says I have to take it.'
Manager: 'Doesn't he have anything else?'
Server: 'Yeah, a fifty. I'll get it and you can open the safe and get change.
Manager: 'I'm not opening the safe with him in here.'
Server: 'What should I do?'
Manager: 'Tell him to come back later when he has real money.'
Server: 'I can't tell him that! You tell him.'
Manager: 'Just tell him.'
Server: 'No way! This is weird. I'm going in back.

The manager approaches me and says, 'I'm sorry, but we don't take big bills this time of night.'
Me: 'It's only seven o'clock! Well then, here's a two dollar bill.'
Manager: 'We don't take those, either.'
Me: 'Why not?'
Manager: 'I think you know why.'
Me: 'No really, tell me why.'
Manager: 'Please leave before I call mall security.'
Me: 'Excuse me?'
Manager: 'Please leave before I call mall security.'
Me: 'What on earth for?'
Manager: 'Please, sir.'
Me: 'Uh, go ahead, call them.'
Manager: 'Would you please just leave?'
Me: 'No.'
Manager: 'Fine -- have it your way then.'
Me: 'Hey, that's Burger King, isn't it?'

At this point, he backs away from me and calls mall security on the phone around the corner.

I have two people staring at me from the dining area, and I begin laughing out loud, just for effect. A few minutes later this 45-year-oldish guy comes in.
Guard: 'Yeah, Mike, what's up?'
Manager (whispering): 'This guy is trying to give me some (pause) funny money.'
Guard: 'No kidding! What?'
Manager: 'Get this. A two dollar bill.'
Guard (incredulous): 'Why would a guy fake a two dollar bill?'
Manager: 'I don't know. He's kinda weird. He says the only other thing he has is a fifty.'
Guard: 'Oh, so the fifty's fake!'
Manager: 'No, the two dollar bill is.'
Guard: 'Why would he fake a two dollar bill?'
Manager: 'I don't know! Can you talk to him, and get him out of here?'
Guard: 'Yeah.'

Security Guard walks over to me and.......
Guard: 'Mike here tells me you have some fake bills you're trying to use.'
Me: 'Uh, no.'
Guard: 'Lemme see 'em.'
Me: 'Why?'
Guard: 'Do you want me to get the cops in here?'
At this point I am ready to say, ' Sure, please!' but I want to eat, so I say, 'I'm just trying to buy a burrito and pay for it with this two dollar bill.

I put the bill up near his face, and he flinches like I 'm taking a swing at him. He takes the bill, turns it over a few times in his hands, and he says, 'Hey, Mike, what's wrong with this bill?'

Manager: 'It's fake.'
Guard: 'It doesn't look fake to me.'
Manager: 'But it's a two dollar bill.'
Guard: 'Yeah? '
Manager: 'Well, there's no such thing, is there?'
The security guard and I both look at him like he's an idiot, and it dawns on the guy that he has no clue.
So, it turns out that my burrito was free, and he threw in a small drink and some of those cinnamon thingies, too. Made me want to get a whole stack of two dollar bills just to see what happens when I try to buy stuff. If I got the right group of people, I could probably end up in jail. You get free food there, too.

Gulf Oil Spill Clean Up Solution?

2010-05-18T14:27:00.000-07:00

CW Roberts, a very large contractor in Walton County, FL have an idea on how to help the Gulf Oil Spill issue at hand. It looks like a valid solution, especially with how readily available their supplies are throughout the world. The idea presented in the video below reflects those of someone who not only has the environment in mind, but also our country's budget. This is a very green solution to the Golf Oil Spill.

What's your opinion? Keep in mind that they are using no chemicals and that this method is extremely cost effective. Watch their presentation and let me know what you think. Will it work on that large of a scale? Will the government approve this method if they see that it works?

Ponderings

2010-05-16T11:22:00.000-07:00

Gardening Rule: When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.

I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes.

Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.

There are two kinds of pedestrians: the quick and the dead.

Life is sexually transmitted.

Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.

The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.

Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.

Have you noticed since everyone has a camcorder these days no one talks about seeing UFOs like they used to?

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again

All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.

In the 60s, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.

How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?

Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?"

Who was the first person to say, "See that chicken there? I'm gonna eat the next thing that comes outta its butt.

"Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer?

If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a song about him?

If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?

Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup?

Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?