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Author: Paul
Cryptogon – via New York Times
A potato genetically engineered to reduce the amounts of a potentially harmful ingredient in French fries and potato chips has been approved for commercial planting, the Department of Agriculture announced on Friday.
The potato’s DNA has been altered so that less of a chemical called acrylamide, which is suspected of causing cancer in people, is produced when the potato is fried.
The new potato also resists bruising, a characteristic long sought by potato growers and processors for financial reasons. Potatoes bruised during harvesting, shipping or storage can lose value or become unusable. Continue reading “U.S.D.A. Approves Genetically Modified Potato”
Air Force Times – by Leo Shane
When Congress passed new rules for firing Veterans Affairs executives in July, the goal was to get rid of problem employees faster and without bureaucratic confusion. So far, it’s done neither.
Now Justice Department officials are distancing themselves from the issue, even as both sides point to behind-the-scenes agency comments as proof that the other side is playing politics. Continue reading “Justice Department’s influence in VA cases up for debate”
I have been to countless holiday meals when I had no control over the ingredients. Of course, I ate what was offered and was polite but knowing what I know now about what’s really in food – it’s hard for me to just shut up and take it. The more we shut up and take it, the more disgusting things like what I am about to share with you continue to happen. That’s why I am sharing these important facts about how to avoid drugged up turkeys this holiday season. Continue reading “This Drug Has Sickened Thousands of Animals – Will It Be At Your Holiday Feast?”
Frustrated with U.S. Attorneys who disagreed with a decision to force a fellow U.S. Attorney to resign in the aftermath of the failed Operation Fast and Furious gun-walking scandal, Attorney General Eric Holder advised in an email that his critics “can kiss my ass.”
Holder sent the email Aug. 30, 2011 in response to a Department of Justice deputy who relayed the news that around 25 U.S. Attorneys throughout the country were “upset” with how the forced resignation was handled. Continue reading “Eric Holder Email: ‘Some People Can Kiss My A**’”
New York Times – by C.J. Chivers
More than 600 American service members since 2003 have reported to military medical staff members that they believe they were exposed to chemical warfare agents in Iraq, but the Pentagon failed to recognize the scope of the reported cases or offer adequate tracking and treatment to those who may have been injured, defense officials say.
The Pentagon’s disclosure abruptly changed the scale and potential costs of the United States’ encounters with abandoned chemical weapons during the occupation of Iraq, episodes the military had for more than a decade kept from view. Continue reading “More Than 600 Reported Chemical Exposure in Iraq, Pentagon Acknowledges”
Freedom Outpost – by Ileana Johnson
“There is something strange about fighting debt by incentivizing more debt.”
– Jaime Caruana, head of Bank of International Settlements, “the central bank of central banks”
Craig R. Smith and Lowell Ponte’s book, “Don’t Bank on It,” should be a required primer for high school and college students who often graduate economically illiterate unless they major in Economics. The average American’s economic literacy would be tremendously augmented by reading this book, written for the average person who is not an investor or a banker. Continue reading “The Unsafe World of 21st Century Banking”
ShareNet – by Ayman al-Warfalli
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – Libyan rebels who have seized oil ports in the past to press their demand for regional autonomy said on Friday they would declare independence in the east if the world recognised a rival parliament, heightening tensions in the major oil producer.
The actions of rebel leader Ibrahim Jathran are closely watched by oil markets. He and his followers once seized four major oil ports in eastern Libya, accounting for 600,000 barrels of oil, and held them for almost a year. Continue reading “Libyan rebels threaten to declare independence over rival parliament”
A former veteran U.S. diplomat and expert on Pakistan is the subject of a federal investigation and had her security clearance revoked last month, the State Department said Thursday.
The department said it is cooperating with a law enforcement probe into Robin Raphel, a one-time ambassador to Tunisia and most recently a senior adviser on civilian aid to Pakistan. Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Raphel’s employment technically ended Nov. 2, but that her clearance was pulled in October, effectively ending her employment. Continue reading “Ex-U.S. diplomat Robin Raphel under investigation”
Essential oils have been used for healing and medicinal purposes for centuries and most certainly long before we had pills, capsules and big pharma to take care of our medical woes. And while there is a place for manufactured pharmaceuticals in our survival medicine kit, there exists the possibility that none will be available or that they will be in such scarce supply that they should be reserved for only the most dire of circumstances.
For that reason, many preppers and individuals seeking self-reliance are learning to use essential oils to manage the both routine and not-so-routine maladies that occur in daily life. There are about a dozen or so essential oils that belong in every survival kit including tea tree, peppermint, lavender, clove, rosemary and lemon among others. All of these essential oils have healing properties but today I would like to focus on just one, tea tree oil. Continue reading “The Miracle of Tea Tree Oil: 80 Amazing Uses for Survival”
Prevent Disease – by Karen Foster
Acidity is not very forgiving when it comes to pain and discomfort. If you suffer from it often, you’re likely not consuming foods that work with your body. While you figure out which foods are causing the problem, her are some simple natural remedies that will help you ease the pain.
1) FENNEL
Fennel seeds contain a compound called anethole, which is used to help suppress spasms of the stomach and the gastrointestinal tract. Take 1/2 tsp. of fennel seeds and chew them slowly after a meal to relieve acid reflux. You can also take fennel seeds and boil them in water for twenty minutes to make a tea. Continue reading “10 Natural Remedies To Treat Acidity and Gastrointestinal Discomfort”
Prevent Disease – by DAVE MIHALOVIC
Some RNA viruses are being discovered by scientists as having the ability to protect themselves by exploiting a natural “brake” on the immune system, research has shown. They say their function is complex, not from nature and involves genetic material that could only have been designed in laboratories to manipulate gene activity and exploit inflammatory processes.
Viruses which can cause diseases including cancer, exploit the tiny molecules present in everyone’s DNA, called microRNAs, to turn cells into a viral ‘hotel’ which they can check into, to cause infection and spread says research in journal Nature Cell Biology. Continue reading “RNA Viruses Are Being Exposed As Man-made And Vaccines Are The Carriers Spreading Disease Without Any Visible Signs”
An intense swarm of earthquakes is shaking sparsely populated region of northwest Nevada, USA since July 12, 2014. Authorities report the swarm has become much more active in the past few days.
During the past three months the Nevada Seismological Laboratory (NSL), in collaboration with the USGS and seismic networks in Washington and Oregon, has recorded 42 earthquakes larger than Magnitude 3, and about 550 earthquakes larger than Magnitude 2. Continue reading “Earthquake swarm in northwest Nevada intensifies, USA”
On Wednesday evening, 49-year-old Russian actor Alexei Devotchenko was discovered dead in a pool of his own blood in Moscow. In recent years he had been a prominent and public critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Whether those facts are related, or if linking them would represent another instance of mistaking correlation for causation, wasn’t yet known as the news of Devotchenko’s passing spread Thursday. Continue reading “Russian Actor and Putin Adversary Alexei Devotchenko Found Dead in Moscow”