Month: March 2015

Prevent Disease – by Mae Chan

Originally from Angola, hibiscus is now cultivated throughout tropical and subtropical regions, especially in Sudan, Egypt, Thailand, Mexico, and China. The polyphenols present in hibiscus leaves may inhibit growth of and destroy melanoma cancer cells without damaging healthy human skin cells, scientists from Taiwan have found.   Continue reading “Hibiscus Leaves Inhibit Growth of Melanoma Cancer Cells”

Collective Evolution

According to a new study from England, high levels of fluoride in drinking water appear to be associated with an increased risk for hypothyroidism. This study has raised concerns about the validity of water fluoridation as a safe public health measure.   Continue reading “New Study Links Water Fluoridation To Hypothyroidism”

BATR

The immortal words uttered by Prince Hamlet as he contemplates death and suicide, applies for an entire society. The enormous gravity that permeates William Shakespeare’s tragic hero represents the same fate confronting the normal mortals, who make up the ranks of Americans. The rapid decline in intelligence and moral character has approached epidemic levels. The ROT which has seeped into the popular culture has become a metamorphosis Reign of Terror. The transformers from a heritage of principle, courage and honor have sunk to a level of Slouching Towards Gomorrah. Such a fate was feared by our Founding Fathers.   Continue reading ““To Be or Not To Be” Part of the Establishment”

Herbal Legacy – by Herman Maiden

Pau d’arco is cooling, biter, alterative, antibiotic, antifungal, antitumor, antiviral, antineoplastic, digestive, diuretic, fungicidal, antidiabetic, anodyne, analgesic, astringent, parasiticide and hypotensive.  Its constituents are lapachol, a quinone and a recognized antitumor agent found in the wood and barely in the bark. According to H. Wagner, head of the Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology at the University of Munich in Germany, much of the basis for pau d’arco’s reputation is its immune-stimulating properties.  Quinones  are present throughout nature.  They are involved in the transference of hydrogen and electrons.   Continue reading “The Benefits of the Use of Pau D’arco in Herbal Preparations”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

On Sunday, the Las Vegas Informer ran an opinion column describing the Second Amendment as “worthless,” suggesting the amendment only continues to be relevant because the Supreme Court breathed life into it in 2008.

The column opens with questions for those “who honestly believe the Second Amendment was written 10 years after the end of the Revolutionary War to give people the right to own and carry guns in our neighborhoods, at public events and in public places.”  The questions are also directed toward “some members of the Supreme Court,” and that is clearly because of their decisions in DC v. Heller (2008) and McDonald v. Chicago (2010). In both cases, the court reaffirmed the individual right to keep and bear arms.   Continue reading “Paper: Supreme Court Breathed Life into ‘Worthless’ 2nd Amendment in 2008”

AOL

It’s a pretty common practice for churches to ask members to donate spare change to help the needy or improve the parish.

But one pastor in Atlanta was asking for $300 or more in donations from 200,000 people – that’s $60 million – for a private jet.   Continue reading “Preacher asking for crowd-funded private jet”

This man cannot be trusted….Nothing like a little reading to plan for the future!

Someone was at the right place at the right time with a camera.

It was reported that Barack Obama was furious that he was caught on camera, and it was published.   Continue reading “Caught off guard – A picture is worth a thousand words”

Yahoo News – by Susan Haigh

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former Arizona U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords is coming to Connecticut to help promote the latest gun control proposals offered since the Newtown school shootings, but there are questions about whether the legislation is needed given an existing law on the books.

A bill, originally offered by Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy during his re-election battle last year, would require subjects of a restraining or protective order to surrender their firearms and ammunition within 24 hours of being notified of the order. But veteran Republican state Rep. Arthur O’Neil contends that an existing law, enacted 15 years ago after another Connecticut mass shooting, already allows police to immediately seize guns from people who pose a risk to themselves or others.   Continue reading “Gabby Giffords to push for Connecticut gun control bill”

Ammoland – by AWR Hawkins

Washington DC – -(Ammoland.com)-  On Sunday, CBS News Sunday Morning aired video of gun control proponents Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly shooting handguns and rifles, then panned to video of the couple sitting in their Tucson, Arizona, home where Giffords talked about the possibility of running for office again.

The CBS News segment opened with video of Giffords receiving a standing ovation upon returning to Congress to resign her seat after being shot in Tuscon. CBS’s Lee Cowan said “both she and Mark Kelly found themselves at a crossroads” at that point. Their old lives “gone, the future uncertain.”   Continue reading “CBS Spins the Tall Tale – Gabby Giffords, Mark Kelly are ‘Just Regular Gun Owners’”

Sputnik

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the order to bring the country’s Northern Fleet to full alert in a snap combat readiness exercise Monday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

“The main task of the [combat readiness drill] is to assess the armed forces from the Northern Fleet’s capabilities in fulfilling tasks in providing military security of the Russian Federation in the Arctic region,” Gen. Shoigu said.   Continue reading “Putin Orders Northern Fleet to Full Alert for Combat Readiness Drills”

CBS New York

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new high-tech pilot program that will help the NYPD determine where shots are fired, even if no one calls 911.

The technology is called Shot Spotter and it works like a GPS triangulation system, using antennas and coordinates to identify the location and direction the gunfire comes from, 1010 WINS’ Juliet Papa reported.   Continue reading “NYPD Roles Out Shot Spotter Pilot Program In Areas Of Bronx, Brooklyn”

DNA Info – by Murray Weiss

NEW YORK CITY — The NYPD has identified — but will likely only issue minor reprimands against — two veteran police officers who allegedly used department computers to change Wikipedia pages on several high profile police abuse cases, including the death of Eric Garner, officials and sources said on Monday.

“Two officers, who have been identified, were using department equipment to access Wikipedia and make entries,” Commissioner Bill Bratton said at an unrelated press conference on Monday afternoon. “I don’t anticipate any punishment, quite frankly,” he added.   Continue reading “2 NYPD Officers Who Edited Wikipedia Pages Face Slap on Wrist”

Oregon Live – by Jeff Mapes

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Monday signed a bill to automatically register voters using drivers’ license data — and she did it with an extra dose of enthusiasm since she had first developed and championed this legislation when she was secretary of state.

Brown said it was a “unique and humbling opportunity” to be able to sign a first-in-the-nation bill that she originally brought to the Legislature in 2013 as a way to improve access to the polls.   Continue reading “Kate Brown gets to sign her own bill, for automatic voter registration in Oregon”