Monday, June 30, 2008

World News Updates

Monday June 30, 2008
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Texas high court rules exorcism protected by law
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday threw out a jury award over injuries a 17-year-old girl suffered in an exorcism conducted by members of her old church, ruling that the case unconstitutionally entangled the court in religious matters.

Mexico bans Arkansas poultry for now on bird flu
Mexico will ban all imports of poultry and poultry products from Arkansas after a small flock in that U.S. state had been exposed to a mild form of bird flu, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday.

Whistleblower: FISA ‘compromise’ advances police state agenda
Retired AT&T engineer Mark Klein has condemned the Senate’s Wednesday cloture vote on the FISA Amendments Act of 2008.

Abortion foes win in S.D. case
A federal appeals court ruled that South Dakota can begin enforcing a law that requires doctors to tell women seeking abortions that the procedure ends a human life.

Military official: Iran digging 320,000 graves for invaders
A senior Iranian military official said on Sunday the Islamic republic is digging some 320,000 graves in its border provinces for future slain invaders, Iran's English-language satellite channel Press TV reported.

Homosexuals march on Jerusalem
Christian Zionist Jim Hutchens says the recent homosexual pride parade in Jerusalem merely contributed to the moral climate that will bring about the besieging of Jerusalem foretold by prophets of the Bible.

Presbyterian Assembly votes to drop homosexual clergy ban
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), bitterly divided over sexuality and the Bible, set up another confrontation Friday over its ban on ordaining non-celibate gays and lesbians.

Preparing the Battlefield The Bush Administration steps up its secret moves against Iran.
Late last year, Congress agreed to a request from President Bush to fund a major escalation of covert operations against Iran, according to current and former military, intelligence, and congressional sources.

UK Adults Face Anti-Pedophile Tests
A quarter of the adult population faces an "anti-paedophile" test in an escalation of child protection policies, according to a report.

You could be Professor X in 2010 with this Wii
Ever imagine having abilities like Professor X from the X-Men? Some envision at a day when a mind-control device will come one the market, and it'll take the shape of a Nintendo Wii console.

Gay parade marches through capital
Despite a backdrop of counterprotests and memories of the violence of years past, rainbow-colored flags and a crowd of a few thousand people made their way through the central streets of Jerusalem on Thursday as the annual Gay Pride Parade went off without a hitch.

Dallas Abortion Facilities Close after 18 Years of Prayer
In what pro-life advocates have described as nothing other than the miraculous work of God, a series of abortion clinics throughout Dallas have closed down after a prominent bishop began leading prayers for their closure 18 years ago.

Spanish parliament to extend rights to apes
Spain's parliament voiced its support on Wednesday for the rights of great apes to life and freedom in what will apparently be the first time any national legislature has called for such rights for non-humans.

Neopaganism growing quickly
Give them that old-time religion — ancient religion — and then watch an exploding population of modern pagans give it contemporary twists.

Manly Hall, mystical Los Angeles' high priest
"Master of the Mysteries" explores L.A.'s obsession with the occult.

Global warming could increase terrorism, official says
Global warming could destabilize "struggling and poor" countries around the world, prompting mass migrations and creating breeding grounds for terrorists, the chairman of the National Intelligence Council told Congress on Wednesday.
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Saturday, June 28, 2008

Weather Tampering and California "Wild" Fires


http://educate-yourself.org/lte/weathertamperingandcaliffires24jun08.shtml

June 24, 2008

Be sure to read the June 28, 2008 Update posted below sent in by Fernando. It dovetails perfectly with the response I gave to Roxana's questions in this June 24 letter. Remember: All is script and All is subterfuge Fortunately, more and more people are becoming aware of the depth of the deception and the culpability of our lying, satanic "leaders." ...Ken

----- Original Message -----
From: Roxana
To: Editor
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Subject: could weather tampering have played a part in the 800-some fires in CA?

Dear Mr. Adachi:

I was wondering if HAARP or weather tampering could have caused that "unprecidented dry lightning storm" that touched off some 800 fires in California and (according to the news) in the San Francisco bay area, there's 200 fires that are raging out of control and completely unattended.

I understand weather has its dips and spikes and can be sporatic and CA is prone to drought and fires anyway, but could weather tampering have played a part here this time? Granted, we're known to get some pretty bad fires (especially if the forests haven't been thinned out and the underbrush cleared out and we've had drought), but this does seem to be way over the top.

I'm also suspicious of all the flooding in the midwest.

Sincerely,

Ms. Roxan

***

Hello Roxan,

The "wild" fires which occurred in southern California in late October of 2007 --all of them--were intentionally set by government sponsored agents, Whether it was CIA, or Mossad, or military, etc. I don't know, but I do know the fires were set by arsonists and the cover story of "downed power lines" was utterly bogus and fabricated. The fires were started to create the pretext for an "emergency response" and legitimize the event as a "crisis"-which brings federal money--and, in turn, federal control strings. They created the fires in order to justify spending more money for fire fighting equipment, more firefighting planes, more jobs, more emergency response teams, more flood control expansion, more appropriations of a host of "emergency requirements".

Starting fires in areas which have been intentionally dried out by engineered droughts is not new and not just limited to California. A few years back, we had torch jobs in adjoining states in order to accomplish hidden political, black op agendas.

ZS Livingstone wrote a few articles some years ago about the Tesla technology which our manipulators employ to cause the eruption of forest fires by literally hurling lightning balls at chosen locations

If you were to carefully study the incidents of wild fires in California over the past 60 years let's say, you would see that the cluster of fires in the last decade, for example, are all out of statistical proportion to the norm for this area. Why? Because government Black Ops weren't intentionally starting fires in past decades.

Chemtrails work in league with HAARP and special weapon satellites to cause all kinds of weather anomalies, including droughts.

There is no way we would have over 1000 tornadoes, many of them intense and very destructive, in the USA in the span of six months. No way on earth. Look through the weather historical records for the past 100 years and you will see nothing even close to these statistics. These killer tornadoes are being CREATED by government technology, just as the Hurricanes of 2005 were created by the government. The Dec. 2004 Tsunami in the Pacific that killed so many was artificially created, probably by undersea nuclear detonation. The China Sichuan earthquake was artificially created

The torrential rains in the midwest, I believe, are more the work of Sylphs to sabotage the chemtrail poisoning operations and to detoxify the ground of chemtrail pollutants and metals. I'm sure there are other reasons which I'm not aware of, but I agree with ZS Livingstone and others, that it's likely the Sylphs bringing the rain.

It's a Universal Law: For every negative action, there is an equal and OPPOSITE positive reaction.It can't be any other way. The more reckless and destructive they get, the more will be the push-back in the positive direction.

Haven't you notice just how REMARKABLY clear and blue the skies have been of late? The Sylphs are showing up in huge armadas and transmuting chemtrails FASTER than the chem planes can lay down the chemtrails! This isn't happening everywhere, but it's happening in areas that have orgone generators OR people with focused intent to clear up the sky of chemtrails. .I plan to post many photos showing how well the Sylphs are clearing the skies of late. It's almost a miracle.

Regards, Ken

Update: June 28, 2008

----- Original Message -----
From: Fernando F
To: RAFALIX
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 5:26 PM
Subject: CALIFORNIA ASKS 'BUSH' TO DECLARE FIRE EMERGENCY-

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CALIFORNIA ASKS 'BUSH' TO DECLARE FIRE EMERGENCY-

Posted By: tangodog
Date: Saturday, 28 June 2008, 5:14 p.m. Calif. Gov. Asks Bush To Declare Fire Emergency
http://www.nbc5.com/news/16729757/detail.html
Lightning Strikes Haved Sparked 1,000 Blazes
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has asked President George W. Bush to declare a state of emergency as fires continue to burn throughout California.

State fire officials said lightning strikes last weekend sparked 1,000 blazes across Northern California that so far have burned 302 square miles. More lightning storms are expected this weekend.

Schwarzenegger is requesting direct federal assistance. That would include air and ground firefighting crews, debris removal, and help evacuating and sheltering residents and animals.

Fire crews from 41 states have arrived to help California firefighters battle hundreds of blazes that are darkening skies over the Central Valley and San Francisco Bay area, reported KCRA-TV in Sacramento.

Schwarzenegger Won't Order Fireworks Ban

Schwarzenegger on Friday said that he does not plan on ordering a statewide ban of fireworks, reported KCRA-TV.

"Public safety is my top priority, and I want all Californians to enjoy the upcoming Fourth of July holiday, but also to celebrate it safely. I do not plan to order a statewide ban of fireworks, but I do encourage fire-affected counties to take a good look at their resources and take the appropriate steps at the local level, including a fireworks ban if necessary, to protect their communities and prevent any further aggravation of our state's already severe fire situation," Schwarzenegger said in a statement.

Meanwhile, another day of smoke-filled skies prompted advice from air-quality officials that people cancel or postpone outdoor activities.

"We acknowledge cancellation of these programs can be a hardship for all participants, and we appreciate those who have taken the step to put the health of their participants ahead of other considerations during this extended period of unhealthy air quality," Sacramento County Health Officer Glennah Trochet said.

The threat of fire has already led communities across Northern California to nix plans for Fourth of July fireworks displays.

Comments

----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Stearns
To: Editor
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Subject: N. Calif. "wildfires"

Hi, Ken:

Not long ago, a mainstream article entitled "California Braces for Fire Season" ran in Yahoo! I immediately interpreted it as part of a ploy; a coordinated effort on the part of the global elite. They have an immense passion for playing with words and creating double meanings via the mainstream media, after all.

Shortly afterwards, 800 fires are suddenly burning out of control and choking the air here in N. Calif. Coincidence? I think not. I attempted to confirm my suspicions through internet research, and I managed to find your posted response to an inquiry about the cause. I completely agree that most of these blazes are 100% premeditated, with dry land prepared by HAARP-induced droughts over past "non-rain" season. I keep hearing about dry lightning strikes, although I'm yet to see any. As far as nature goes during summer in the Golden State, it seems irrational that natural dry lightning could possibly have created the current extent of blazes. I anticipate any such phenomenon is created by the HAARP system.

I'm concerned the foul air may persist for weeks. The prevailing winds are not dissipating the smoke. Response to the fires will be deliberately inadequate. Currently, I work in Benecia where the air quality has been made atrocious by the fires. I can't do any physical activity in this area as my lungs and sinuses can't manage well. It's presently better in the South Bay; hopefully I can find some relief there this weekend.

Regards,
J. Stearns

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----- Original Message -----
From:Keith Howe
To: Editor
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008
Subject: California Fires

Dear Ken,

My name is Keith Howe and I live in San Jose. I read the article on Weather Tampering and California "Wild" Fires and agree that these fires are being set. They are strategically spaced to ensure that the smoke from them covers as large a population as possible. I also believe that toxic chemicals, in addition to, or in lieu of flame retardants, are being dumped on the fires. This has the same effect as a chemical bomb, but few people would suspect that anyone would do something so “horrific”.

The chemicals become more toxic when burned and remain airborne much longer when attached to the smoke particles, thus increasing its deadly effectiveness. They did this last year also with fires igniting within 40 minutes of each other, one near Sacramento and one near San Jose. The William Henry Coe Fire , I believe. There was also seismic activity in the 2.0 range at that time, as I checked the USGS to see if the mushroom cloud coincided with seismic activity. Furthermore, the seismic activity was rectangular as occurs with an undergound detonation as opposed to a slow increasing, spike followed by a similar decline.

There was also a mushroom cloud that rose up out of the smoke on about the third day which I videotaped. I suspect that was an undergorund nuke set off by Lawrence livermore labs as I pointed it out to observers and asked them what they see and they respond ‘it looks like a bomb went off’. Very clever way to murder populations while they actually think they are being helped.

When the Bonnie Dune fire in the Santa Cruz mountains was burning, I noticed what looked like a small gasoline truck headed in the general direction of Moffett Federal Airbase. It was marked “Evergreen Environmental Services” on the truck, so I did a google search and found it to be a toxic waste disposal company!

Later that evening I saw on TV news a fenced in area where various helicopters were landing to reload with “flame retardants” to allegedly fight the fire with. There were several of the same looking tankers in that fenced in area with the helicopters. Just seems like another method of genocide being used. Also probably clearing humans off the land for Agenda 21.

Another tactic being used is C130 transports flying 3-4 circles at very low altitude while they dump thousands of gallons of whatever out the engines before they land at Moffett Airfield. If it is JP8 fuel, it is full of ethylene dibromide, a banned pesticide and extreme carcinogen. It could be just about anything, and should be stopped immediately.

Also the bogus West Nile Virus spraying and light Brown Apple moth are excuses for human experimentation (HR1119, section 1078, at:
commdocs.house.gov/reports/105/h1119.pdf (go to pages 703 through 706 of document for section 1078, Human Experimentation )

There are two verses in Isaiah referring to the Latter days “when towers falling, terrorism, and “THE DAY OF THE GREAT SLAUGHTER” are referred to. It appears the Twin Towers are the reference point in time, and this is “The Day of Great Slaughter”.

Isaiah 30:25
And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.

Isaiah 33:18
Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?

Keith
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World News Updates


News Items June 28, 2008
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The former Democratic senator from Alaska discusses his presidential campaign, his role in the releasing of the Pentagon Papers and his support for NYC 9/11 Ballot Initiative Campaign

Honeywell has been selected by EADS to provide a miniature electronic navigation aid - a Dead-Reckoning Module - that ensures accurate personnel location data in environments where GPS signals are unavailable.

The Defense Secretary and Congress have been pounding on the Army, to start showing some results from its massive modernization project, Future Combat Systems. The Army is getting the message, sending a platoon of Future Combat's flying robots to Iraq, immediately.

Last Sunday evening at the Silent Movie Theater, a clip from the 1938 astrological murder mystery "When Were You Born?" was shown as part of an "Occult L.A." program curated by the author Erik Davis. In the clip, legendary occult scholar Manly P. Hall, who had also written the movie's script...

Duane Kraemer approaches with pride the Angus bull eating hay behind a fence at Texas A&M University. As the veterinary surgeon draws near, the bull snorts and paws the ground.

Thousands of people in the Netherlands say they expect the world to end in 2012, and many say they are taking precautions to prepare for the apocalypse.

Exactly 20 years after warning America about global warming, a top NASA scientist said the situation has gotten so bad that the world's only hope is drastic action.

Environmental groups have been warning for years that tense parts of the world could get even worse with the advent of global climate change, and even spark whole new conflicts. Now, the nation's spies are saying pretty much the same thing.

Want to manage some of the wildest projects at the Pentagon's far-out research arm? Then Darpa has a job for you. The agency is looking for a new director for its Defense Sciences Office.

Corrs guitarist: I’d enter politics to save us from Freemasons and the tyranny of global government Corrs guitarist Jim Corr has set out his stall for a possible career in politics and said he fears the rise of the 'New World Order'.

A military helicopter was photographed pursuing a super fast UFO in Washington State, America last week.

For those of us who still mourn the demise of the “Star Trek” franchise and its vision of the cosmos as a thrillingly multicultural if occasionally lethal nightclub, the announcement last week that many Sun-size stars in our galaxy are girdled with Earth-size planets was, frankly, transporting.

Number 13
Military Probing Amazing Video A Shaken soldier told last night how he saw THIRTEEN UFOs spinning in the skies above his military barracks.

With Democrat senator Barack Obama busy in the run-up to the US presidential polls, a group of well-wishers in the capital have decided to send him a symbol of his lucky charm, Lord Hanuman, to help him emerge victorious.

Unlocking Minds Psychic researchers say our consciousness has unexplained powers.
That also goes for chickens. As we travel through life we are all seekers after something larger than ourselves, a truth known to seers, healers and book publishers through the ages.

Many of the children forced into prostitution are either runaways or what authorities call "thrown-aways" — kids whose families have shunned them. Officials say they are preyed upon by organized networks of pimps who lure them in with shelter or drugs, then often beat, starve or otherwise abuse them until the children agree to work the streets.
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Friday, June 27, 2008

Hands-Free Cell Phone Law July 1

Hands-free cell phone law starts July 1

June 27, 2008

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Violation could mean fines up to $181

Local drivers who have not set up their mobile phones for hands-free operation while driving a car have until Tuesday, July 1 to act, or they need to pull over every time they make or receive a call.
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Local drivers who have not set up their mobile phones for hands-free operation while driving a car have until Tuesday, July 1 to act, or they need to pull over every time they make or receive a call. Drivers under 18 are banned from using a cell phone or pager while driving, hands free or not. For drivers over the age of 18 several Sonoma Valley businesses offer a variety of devices that will meet the letter of the law. If your phone already has a speaker/microphone feature, simply using it will suffice. Ralph Mann of Wireless Mann in Sonoma says that his personal choice is the wireless visor-mounted device, which he says comes in clear and strong and works with "Bluetooth" compatible devices. Another Bluetooth-compatible option is a one-piece device that fits over one ear. "Just be sure to buy one that is of good quality," Mann stated. "The cheaper devices are only worth what you pay for them." His favorite visor model sells for $89, while the ear piece version is $69. For customers who have an older, non-Bluetooth phone, he sells ear buds that can be connected via a wire to a cell phone. They sell for $15 to $19. Although Mann offers Verizon Wireless phone service, the hands-free devices are compatible with most Bluetooth phones.



Chris Foy, general manager of Wireless Group in Sonoma Marketplace, says that the new Bluetooth hands-free devices are being sold this week as fast as he can unpack the boxes. The most popular are the portable "car kit" visor-mounts, including one that actually tells drivers who is calling them (if their name is in the phone book an owner can download into the phone). The fancier kits start at $100 and go up, but Foy also sells the less expensive "wired" ear buds for those people with older phones. Wireless Group also offers cell phone service via Sprint, Nextel, Verizon and Metro PCS. Sonoma Phoneman Joe Contreras has a good supply of wire and wireless devices from under $20 to more than $100 depending on the make and model. He says that the favorites are the visor-mounted Bluetooth compatible models. He added that most people who have purchased a cell phone within the last two years have Bluetooth compatible phones.

Radio Shack in Sonoma offers six different hands free devices from $9.95 for a wire-connected ear bud up to a $139 visor-mounted wireless device that works through your car radio speakers.

Headsets that cover both ears also work and can be purchased on the Web and at some stores, but it is illegal to drive with both ears covered with a headset.
In any case, fines for holding a cell phone up to you ear and talking while driving start at $93 for the first offense and move to $181 for each additional offense.

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

World News Update


Thursday June 26, 08
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Israel Prodding U.S. To Attack Iran
Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen leaves Tuesday night on an overseas trip that will take him to Israel, reports CBS News national security correspondent David Martin. The trip has been scheduled for some time but U.S. officials say it comes just as the Israelis are mounting a full court press to get the Bush administration to strike Iran's nuclear complex.

Ga. sex offenders challenge church volunteer ban
Five sex offenders filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming that a tough new Georgia law that bans them from volunteering at churches also robs them of their right to participate in religious worship.

Vitamin C About to be Made Illegal in Canada!
What if, just for taking vitamin C, you could be thrown in jail for up to 2 years and fined up to $5,000,000?

Bishops criticise Anglican leader
Conservative Anglican leaders have opened talks in Jerusalem on the future of the Church with criticism of its leader, the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Vatican accused over girl's murder- The Vatican has been accused of ordering the assassination of a teenage girl who went missing 25 years ago.
Emanuela Orlandi, the daughter of a Vatican employee, was 15 years old when she disappeared after a flute lesson in central Rome. She was last seen at a bus stop on her way home on June 22, 1983.

Obama Changes Presidential Seal
The Latin phrase "E Pluribus Unum," which translates to "Out of many, one," now says "Vero Possumus." Press reports translate the Latin words as "Truly, we are able" - a rough translation of the Obama campaign slogan, "Yes we can."

Israel remains mum on Iran strike drill
Amid reports that the Israel Air Force recently conducted a massive drill as a "dress rehearsal" for an attack against Iran, The Jerusalem Post has learned that the IAF significantly increased the number of overseas drills it has participated in over the past two years.

Christian teacher burns cross on students' skin
John Freshwater, a science teacher at Mount Vernon Middle School near Columbus, Ohio, used a device known as a high-frequency generator to burn images of a cross on pupils last December, according to a report for the school board.

India baby girl deaths 'increase'
A report by the UK charity says increasing numbers of female foetuses were being aborted and baby girls deliberately neglected and left to die.
VIDEO - Project Lucifer, The Silver Surfer, and The Second Sun
Look towards the west.. to the second... Look towards the west.. to the second sun.. a furnace burns where once was none.

House passes new surveillance law
The House Friday easily approved a compromise bill setting new electronic surveillance rules that effectively shield telecommunications companies from lawsuits arising from the government's terrorism-era warrantless eavesdropping on phone and computer lines in this country.

Suicides ‘Linked To Phone Masts’
THE spate of deaths among young people in Britain’s suicide capital could be linked to radio waves from dozens of mobile phone transmitter masts near the victims’ homes.

US tried to kill me - Ahmadinejad
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the United States and its allies of plotting to assassinate him during a visit to neighbouring Iraq in March, state radio reported on Friday.

Rival meeting deepens Anglican rift
The rift in the Anglican Communion - superficially over homosexuality - has been widening steadily ever since the ordination by its American wing of the openly-gay bishop Gene Robinson in 2003.

Here's the church, but where are the people?
There was a time when the First United Methodist Church here was a hub of activity, with a booming school, regular church suppers, and worshipers who packed the pews of the white steepled building.

HIV 'False Positive' Test Stress
Hundreds of people were incorrectly told they had tested positive for HIV at New York City STD clinics this winter.

George W Bush meets Pope amid claims he might convert to Catholicism
George W Bush and Pope Benedict XVI have held an intimate meeting in Rome as rumours mounted in Italy that the president may follow in Tony Blair's footsteps and convert to Catholicism.

Christian Theologians Prepare for Extraterrestrial Life
Little green men might shock the secular public. But the Catholic Church would welcome them as brothers.

Why Is Bush Helping Saudi Arabia Build Nukes?
Here's a quick geopolitical quiz: What country is three times the size of Texas and has more than 300 days of blazing sun a year? What country has the world's largest oil reserves resting below miles upon miles of sand? And what country is being given nuclear power, not solar, by President George W. Bush, even when the mere assumption of nuclear possession in its region has been known to provoke pre-emptive air strikes, even wars?

Male priests marry in Anglican church's first gay 'wedding'
Two male priests exchanged vows and rings in a ceremony that was conducted using one of the church's most traditional wedding rites - a decision seen as blasphemous by conservatives.

In 2050, your lover may be a ... robot
A humanoid robot Asimo, developed by Japanese company Honda, is pictured guiding a woman. David Levy, a PhD in gender studies and artificial intelligence, predicts that by mid-century getting it on with an electronic femme-fatale or a superstud sexbot will become an accepted part of the human landscape.

Vatican bans Dan Brown film Angels & Demons from Rome churches
The Vatican has banned the makers of a prequel to The Da Vinci Code from filming in its grounds or any church in Rome, describing the work as "an offence against God".

'Disposable Heroes': Veterans Used To Test Suicide-Linked Drugs
Mentally distressed veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are being recruited for government tests on pharmaceutical drugs linked to suicide and other violent side effects, an investigation by ABC News and The Washington Times has found.

Prospect of gay Lutheran bishop divides Germans
Germany could elect its first openly gay Lutheran bishop next month, a move conservatives say would alienate many Christians and open divisions in the Church.

Pentagon planned harsh Guantánamo tactics, Senate probe reveals
A Senate investigation unveiled today found that senior Pentagon officials began planning to use abusive tactics at Guantánamo Bay earlier than they previously acknowledged, borrowing from a programme that trained US troops to resist cruel interrogations.

Also
Guantanamo detainees were tortured, medical exams show
Medical examinations of suspected militants formerly held by the U.S. military at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre in Cuba showed evidence of torture and other abuse that resulted in serious injuries and mental disorders, according to a human rights group.

RBS issues global stock and credit crash alert
The Royal Bank of Scotland has advised clients to brace for a full-fledged crash in global stock and credit markets over the next three months as inflation paralyses the major central banks.

Teenager from faith-healing family dies in Oregon
Authorities say a teenager from a faith-healing family died from an illness that could have been easily treated, just a few months after a toddler cousin of his died in a case that has led to criminal charges.

Also
Denver Woman: Military Exercise Causes Yard Damage
A woman in Denver claims the military helicopters flying over the city this week as part of a training exercise caused damage in her backyard.

Scientists From Around the Globe Join ABC News in a Forum on Surviving the Century
Are we living in the last century of our civilization? Is it possible that all of our technology, knowledge and wealth cannot save us from ourselves? Could our society actually be heading towards collapse?
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

16 Yr Old Charice Pempengco

All I can say is WOW!


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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Fires now in Sonoma County

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Rincon Valley firefighter Al Baptist cuts down a tree that caught fire Tuesday during a wildfire near Cavedale Road in the eastern hills of the Sonoma Valley.
Fires hit Sonoma County

By Laura Norton
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
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A 5- to 10-acre fire east of Glen Ellen was burning land near Cavedale Road.

A vegetation fire of unknown acreage on Harrison Grade Road in west Sonoma County was also reported just before 1:30 p.m. Occidental, Graton and Camp Meeker fire crews are battling that blaze, officials said.

While neighboring counties are battling hundreds of blazes, Tuesday’s fires are Sonoma County’s only two wildfires of the week.

At the Cavedale Road fire, crews were “hitting it real hard,” said Talon Sutherland, a Cal Fire firefighter.

Four air tankers were making continuous drops on the blaze in an effort to curtail it’s growth quickly, Sutherland said.

The fire was reported at about 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Crews had gained the upper hand Tuesday in the Wild fire, located northeast of Napa and northwest of Fairfield, and contained 80 percent of the blazes, Sutherland said.

A foothold was also made in the Walker Fire near the Colusa County line in Lake County, 5 percent contained at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
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Monday, June 23, 2008

World News Updates

Monday June 23, 08

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House passes new surveillance law
The House Friday easily approved a compromise bill setting new electronic surveillance rules that effectively shield telecommunications companies from lawsuits arising from the government's terrorism-era warrantless eavesdropping on phone and computer lines in this country.

Suicides ‘Linked To Phone Masts’
THE spate of deaths among young people in Britain’s suicide capital could be linked to radio waves from dozens of mobile phone transmitter masts near the victims’ homes.

US tried to kill me - Ahmadinejad
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the United States and its allies of plotting to assassinate him during a visit to neighbouring Iraq in March, state radio reported on Friday.

Rival meeting deepens Anglican rift
The rift in the Anglican Communion - superficially over homosexuality - has been widening steadily ever since the ordination by its American wing of the openly-gay bishop Gene Robinson in 2003.

Here's the church, but where are the people?
There was a time when the First United Methodist Church here was a hub of activity, with a booming school, regular church suppers, and worshipers who packed the pews of the white steepled building.

HIV 'False Positive' Test Stress
Hundreds of people were incorrectly told they had tested positive for HIV at New York City STD clinics this winter.

George W Bush meets Pope amid claims he might convert to Catholicism
George W Bush and Pope Benedict XVI have held an intimate meeting in Rome as rumours mounted in Italy that the president may follow in Tony Blair's footsteps and convert to Catholicism.

Christian Theologians Prepare for Extraterrestrial Life
Little green men might shock the secular public. But the Catholic Church would welcome them as brothers.

Why Is Bush Helping Saudi Arabia Build Nukes?
Here's a quick geopolitical quiz: What country is three times the size of Texas and has more than 300 days of blazing sun a year? What country has the world's largest oil reserves resting below miles upon miles of sand? And what country is being given nuclear power, not solar, by President George W. Bush, even when the mere assumption of nuclear possession in its region has been known to provoke pre-emptive air strikes, even wars?

Male priests marry in Anglican church's first gay 'wedding'
Two male priests exchanged vows and rings in a ceremony that was conducted using one of the church's most traditional wedding rites – a decision seen as blasphemous by conservatives.

In 2050, your lover may be a ... robot
A humanoid robot Asimo, developed by Japanese company Honda, is pictured guiding a woman. David Levy, a PhD in gender studies and artificial intelligence, predicts that by mid-century getting it on with an electronic femme-fatale or a superstud sexbot will become an accepted part of the human landscape.

Vatican bans Dan Brown film Angels & Demons from Rome churches
The Vatican has banned the makers of a prequel to The Da Vinci Code from filming in its grounds or any church in Rome, describing the work as “an offence against God”.

'Disposable Heroes': Veterans Used To Test Suicide-Linked Drugs
Mentally distressed veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are being recruited for government tests on pharmaceutical drugs linked to suicide and other violent side effects, an investigation by ABC News and The Washington Times has found.

Prospect of gay Lutheran bishop divides Germans
Germany could elect its first openly gay Lutheran bishop next month, a move conservatives say would alienate many Christians and open divisions in the Church.

Pentagon planned harsh Guantánamo tactics, Senate probe reveals
A Senate investigation unveiled today found that senior Pentagon officials began planning to use abusive tactics at Guantánamo Bay earlier than they previously acknowledged, borrowing from a programme that trained US troops to resist cruel interrogations.

Guantanamo detainees were tortured, medical exams show
Medical examinations of suspected militants formerly held by the U.S. military at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre in Cuba showed evidence of torture and other abuse that resulted in serious injuries and mental disorders, according to a human rights group.

RBS issues global stock and credit crash alert
The Royal Bank of Scotland has advised clients to brace for a full-fledged crash in global stock and credit markets over the next three months as inflation paralyses the major central banks.

Teenager from faith-healing family dies in Oregon
Authorities say a teenager from a faith-healing family died from an illness that could have been easily treated, just a few months after a toddler cousin of his died in a case that has led to criminal charges.

VIDEO - Black helicopters continue to train in Denver

Denver Woman: Military Exercise Causes Yard Damage
A woman in Denver claims the military helicopters flying over the city this week as part of a training exercise caused damage in her backyard.

Scientists From Around the Globe Join ABC News in a Forum on Surviving the Century
Are we living in the last century of our civilization? Is it possible that all of our technology, knowledge and wealth cannot save us from ourselves? Could our society actually be heading towards collapse?
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New Cell Phone Law July 1, 2008

Max Turner, 17, uses his phone while parked in his car in Corte Madera. On July 1, a state law goes into effect that prohibits teens from using the phone while driving and requires adult drivers to use a hands-free device.

Drivers, retailers prepare for state law on cell phones

John Dugan
Article Launched: 06/23/2008 12:00:57 AM PDT

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CORTE MADERA resident Max Turner isn't fretting about a new law barring cell phone use while driving.

"I think it would be hard to keep from talking while I drive, if I was really going to obey the law," said Turner, 17, a senior at Redwood High School. "If someone calls me in the car, I'm still going to pick it up."

Starting July 1, state law will prohibit teenagers from using cell phones while driving. Adults over 18 years old can use a cell phone, but only with a hands-free attachment.

Turner isn't the only teen in Marin dismissive of the new law. California Highway Patrol Officer Mary Ziegenbein said she spoke to students at Novato and San Marin high schools, and most of the kids already knew about the law.

"They didn't seem very worried about it," Ziegenbein said.

Teens and adults alike may not have to worry much about the new law. Ziegenbein said CHP officers won't be pulling over motorists for cell phone infractions alone.

"Our focus now is, and has always been, on watching for speeding, reckless driving, dangerous incidents like that," Ziegenbein said. "We're not going out looking for people on cell phones. We could, per the law, pull them over for that, but that's not our focus."

California is the fifth state to enact a cell phone driving law, joining Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Washington and Washington, D.C. Violations will carry a minimum fine of $20 for the first offense and $50 for subsequent offenses.

Drivers under 18 are banned from using cell phones in 17 other states.

According to CHP statistics, 1,091 crashes in 2007 were caused by drivers using hand-held cell phones. A total of 447 people were injured in those crashes.

"People don't seem to be aware when they talk on their cell phones," said Dara Moskowitz, 67, of Terra Linda. "I've seen enough crashes happen to think, 'It's not that important to answer the phone. You'll get the message later.'"

Moskowitz said she is happy with the new law and hopes it will discourage teenage drivers from being distracted.

Turner said he doesn't make calls while he's driving, but he does answer when someone calls him. He said that's the way most teenagers operate when they are driving, something that is not likely to change with the new law.

"I don't think a lot of kids are aware of the new law," Turner said. "Even if they are, I don't think it's going to change much."

The caveat of using a headset is not a saving grace for Turner, who turns 18 on Dec. 8.

"The headset is kind of dorky," he said. "It makes me look like Mr. Spock."

Turner said his mom is planning to buy a new phone that has Bluetooth capability, a technology that allows for wireless headsets.

John Daley, the owner of Nexcomm Wireless in San Rafael, said sales of headsets have increased dramatically in recent months. He said customers are constantly asking about the new law.

"We're having difficulty keeping our most popular models of headsets in stock," Daley said. "We've started beefing up our inventory big-time."

Moskowitz said she does not have a headset yet. She plans to get one, but is not in a hurry.

"If I have to answer the phone, I pull over and answer it," Moskowitz said. "I didn't grow up with a cell phone attached to my ear, so it's not such a major thing for me."

Moskowitz said she doesn't think people will take the law seriously until word gets out about tickets being issued. Daley similarly expects even bigger business once the law goes into effect.

"When the first tickets start getting handed out, we'll see even more sales," Daley said.

Ziegenbein said the new law will not affect the way she patrols.

Turner said he can see the benefit of the new law.

"It's all about reducing distractions, which I understand," Turner said. "At the same time, I'm not very happy about it.

"I try not to talk on the phone when I'm driving," he said. "I still find I do it a lot, though."
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Sunday, June 22, 2008

2008 Wildfires Map

6/23/08 UPDATE: Video clip from Press Democrat


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2008 Wildfires Map

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See details about California's wildfires so far this year.

The map is color-coded by acres burned:

Light blue: Less than 1,000 acres
Blue: 1,000 to 5,000 acres
Green: 5,000 to 10,000 acres
Yellow: 10,000 to 20,000 acres
Red: 20,000 acres or more


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Saturday, June 21, 2008

The Crow and the Kitten: Friends?


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Thursday, June 19, 2008

World News Updates


Thursday June 19, 08
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Radio talk show host Michael Reagan is calling for the murder of political activist, Mark Dice, after hearing that Dice is mailing letters and DVDs to troops in Iraq. Reagan wants to pay for the bullets.

The view that many nonbelievers hold of the Church is not very high and many describe the Church as divided rather than united, as one innovative pastor found.

EU foreign ministers have agreed to keep the Lisbon reform treaty alive despite its rejection by Irish voters.

NBC commentator Tim Russert was taking prescription medications when he suffered a heart attack and died yesterday at the age of 58. The mainstream media is reporting that Russert died from a "heart attack," but no press outlet has yet bothered to ask: "What caused the heart attack?"

A Rhode Island school district has announced a pilot program to monitor student movements by means of radio frequency identification (RFID) chips implanted in their schoolbags.

President George Bush was given such a splendid welcome by Pope Benedict XVI yesterday that rumours started flying that the President, like Tony Blair before him, was on the verge of converting to Catholicism.

Televangelist Peter Popoff's ministry has reimbursed a Nanaimo woman after she went public with concerns about the fundraising techniques of the California-based church.

Saudi Arabia is considering boosting oil production to its highest level in more than 25 years in order to bring down record prices and ease political pressure from the US and other developed countries.

The militants crept up behind Mohammed Akhtiar as he squatted at the spigot to wash his hands before evening prayers at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson urged other Group of Eight industrialized nations Friday to back a special fund of up to $10 billion to help developing countries fight global warming.

The American inventor Anthony Brown has found a way to shut down the fuel injection system in cars and make them run mostly on water.

The Vatican has created an anti-terrorist unit in order to guard the Holy See and the pope from a possible attack.

“We believe people are upset are rising costs of food, mortgages and clothing. That we believe is as much a reason for today’s result as any public apathy towards Europe,” said one government minister.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Twist and Shout on Hold

In 2007, Danny Arredondo of the California Department of Food and Agriculture — along with an audience of 6 year-old Vincent Souza and 3 year-old Frank Souza — hung pheromone-laced twist ties in trees near Coffield Avenue in Napa to prevent breeding of the light brown apple moth. source

Apple moth program suspended

By ROBERT DIGITALE
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

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Published: Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Representatives from the state Department of Food and Agriculture have postponed placing hundreds of special “twist ties” into two Sonoma neighborhoods until fish and wildlife experts can study the program designed to combat the light brown apple moth.

The twist ties, which are laced with a chemical to attract the male moth and disrupt the reproductive cycle, were to be put out this week. The plan followed the finding of an apple moth earlier this year in the two neighborhoods.

Tuesday the agricultural officials said they were postponing the action until they can better understand the impact of the twist ties on aquatic life, should any ties inadvertently end up in a nearby creek.

Additionally, a number of residents have called the county and said they don’t want the ties placed around their homes and yards. Supervisor Valerie Brown, who represents Sonoma, has asked the Board of Supervisors to hold a hearing on the 8-inch twist ties next month.

The light brown apple moth is a native of Australia. It feeds on a variety of plants ranging from grapes to redwoods.

After discovering the moth in Sonoma, the state last month declared a 15-square-mile moth quarantine area extending from western Sonoma north to Eldridge.

The two neighborhoods are the area of Arnold Drive and Craig Avenue and around Bokman Place in the residential neighborhood south of Flowery Elementary School.

Residents in the quarantine area are prohibited from taking plants and other “host materials” off their properties, while agricultural growers are required to allow trapping and inspections to show their crops are free of the moths.
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Sunday, June 15, 2008

Other News



This past September, the secretive mercenary company Blackwater USA found its name splashed across front pages throughout the world after the company's shooters gunned down seventeen Iraqi civilians in Baghdad's Nisour Square. But by early 2008, Blackwater had largely receded from the headlines save for the occasional blip on the media radar sparked by Congressman Henry Waxman's ongoing investigations into its activities. Its forces remained deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and business continued to pour in. In the two weeks directly following Nisour Square, Blackwater signed more than $144 million in contracts with the State Department for "protective services" in Iraq and Afghanistan alone and, over the following weeks and months, won millions more in contracts with other federal entities like the Coast Guard, the Navy and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.

Are we living in the last century of our civilization? Is it possible that all of our technology, knowledge and wealth cannot save us from ourselves? Could our society actually be heading towards collapse?

Scientists have unveiled a hypothetical Scenario describing how a magnitude 7.8 Southern California earthquake -similar to the recent earthquake in China- would impact the region, causing loss of lives and massive damage to infrastructure, including critical transportation, power, and water systems.

Environment Minister Hilary Benn again rebuffed calls this week for WW2-style energy rationing to return to the UK. He was responding to a Select Committee report urging ministers to issue 45 million Britons with an energy trading "credit card" - a mammoth techno-bureaucratic exercise costing several billions of pounds a year to operate.

.....ignoring the Posse Comitatus Act which fundamentally prohibits these types of exercises. These two weeks of training are also a contradiction of military tradition against deployments among the civilian population dating back to the end of the Civil War. Why then are the citizens of Indianapolis and six other Indiana towns being made to take part in two weeks of patrols and ambushes?

The leader of the religious Adhaalath party scholars’ council has said he advocates the death penalty for those who convert from Islam to another religion, as well as amputation of hands for certain types of theft.

Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, head of the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, said that the Church “has to have regard for all religions" and that the West's fascination with Islam was putting inter-faith dialogue at risk.

It is adopted without public or Congression debate. Its relevant procedures have far-reaching implications.
NSPD 59 goes far beyond the issue of biometric identification, it recommends the collection and storage of "associated biographic" information, meaning information on the private lives of US citizens, in minute detail, all of which will be "accomplished within the law":

....resulting in billions of dollars in revenues for drug companies and millions of children being put on mind-altering medications.

A few days ago Bishop TD Jakes released a statement in which he said that he got "visible goose bumps" upon hearing that Senator Barack Obama would be the Democratic nominee for president of the United States.

“It is now imperative that the Judiciary Committee begin a review of the 35 articles,” said Kucinich. “I will be providing supporting documentation to the committee so that it can proceed in an orderly manner.

The recent deaths mark the fourth and fifth to occur shortly following vaccination with Gardasil and the first in Europe. Previously, three young women, aged 12, 19 and 22, died in the United States within days after receiving a Gardasil shot. In addition, 1,700 cases have been reported of patients suffering non-lethal adverse reactions.

Dr. Alveda King, niece of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., spoke out powerfully in favor of life Tuesday as she compared abortion to slavery and among the worst inhumanities of our times.

The material, from basic kitchen goods to sleeping necessities, sat in warehouses for two years before the Federal Emergency Management Agency's giveaway to federal and state agencies this year.

Students who endured abuse and torment in Canada's residential schools will finally get a formal apology from the Canadian government on Wednesday, a prospect that has many feeling a mix of emotions.

(Remember the moonies newspaper Kelly M.)
I've been covering the Episcopal Church since 1986 and have taken a special interest in the largest property dispute in the denomination's history.

NBA commissioner David Stern dismissed allegations from a former referee at the center of a gambling scandal that the 2002 playoff series was rigged by league referees and officials, calling the claims baseless.

Barack Obama discussed Darfur, the Iraq war, homosexual rights, abortion and other issues Tuesday with Christian leaders, including conservatives who have been criticized for praising the Democratic presidential candidate.

U.S. President George W. Bush, visiting Europe for the last time before his presidency ends, expressed regret on Wednesday about divisions caused by the Iraq war.

An Ohio Democratic lawmaker and former presidential candidate has presented articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush to Congress.

Sens. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) are quietly working together on a good-government bill despite their campaign-trail battle over who is tougher against Washington’s special interests.

Maverick GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul has booked an arena in Minneapolis for a "mini-convention" that could steal some of John McCain's thunder just days before he accepts the Republican nomination.

In an interview with the magazine “Maria Mensajera,” famous Italian exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth said, “Everybody is vulnerable to the work of Satan” and that “the devil loves to take over those who hold political office.”

Students from Stockdale High School are upset after being told by the school district they can't hand out Bibles to fellow classmates.

Southern Baptist Pastor Rick Warren has linked up with the Vatican’s most famous convert Tony Blair and his ecumenical Faith Foundation calling for " acts for global good…"

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Friday that leaders in an interdependent world must work to end religious conflict or face "catastrophe" as he introduced a new foundation dedicated to interfaith understanding.

Archaeologists in Jordan have unearthed what they claim is the world's first church, dating back almost 2,000 years, The Jordan Times reported on Tuesday.

Benedict XVI will welcome U.S. President George Bush on Friday with something of the same unprecedented cordiality the president showed when he received the Pope in the United States last April.
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