Chemtrails
Possible Agendas
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Chemtrails - How To Read Between
The Lines In The Sky
By Annette McCann
2-19-1
Like all of the facets of the "conspiracy, there is a
handful of people who have dedicated a significant
portion of their lives to investigating the
international "chemtrails controversy. As knowledge
increases, the ability to ascertain "who is spraying the
people of the world and "why they are doing it also
increases. The article below frames the questions and
then gives us the most likely answers about the "who and
the "why.
By Victoria Winston
The U.S. government has a long and sordid record of
using Americans as unwitting guinea pigs. The Army's own
records and numerous congressional investigations
confirm that both civilians and military personnel have
been continually "tested" with poisonous injections,
psychotropic drugs and aerial spraying during numerous
covert projects.
Similar to Brad Will, I am meeting Harriett Fels after she has gone.....
Harriett Fels - Gilles - Sharon (Amari) in their California home circa 1996
SEE HARRIETT AT 16 YEARS OLD BELOW…
My friend Harriett passed away few weeks ago. I am still in a state of shock. Harriett was the one who was supposed to live longer than any of us. She believed it and we all believed it. But Life decided otherwise and now she’s gone.
I have written the following text to be read at her Memorial tonight in California (If you knew Harriet please leave a comment below):
I met Harriett in the early 80s. We were both doing EST Seminars and I quickly noticed this beautiful and vivacious young woman who kept asking questions about the essence of Life and the nature of Truth. She would challenge the leaders and would want to go deeper into any topics whether it was Love, Freedom, Intention, Relationships, everything… She was a Seeker, always looking for the most profound answers.
Cell Tech
Treatments for Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders and Oncology
Treatments for autoimmune and inflammatory disorders share some common characteristics. All of these disorders are treated by both medication and diet. Autoimmune disorder is a result of the body responding to diseases as if they are foreign and threatening elements, even though they are healthy body parts. In this case, the body believes that its normal parts are diseased, and it attacks parts of it. This attack can occur in many places, including the lungs, skin, liver, among others. Autoimmune diseases are common illness, such as rheumatoid arthritis, narcolepsy, allergies, psoriasis, and many others.
Treatments for autoimmune illnesses are often aggressive, especially when these disorders and disease are life-threatening. They are very serious ailments that greatly affect the patient’s life. Approximately 80 illnesses have been identified that are thought to be caused by autoimmune disorders.
Inflammatory responses are the body’s natural response to any disease or foreign cells that invade it. If the inflammation is not stopped, it can cause heart attacks, stroke, cancer, or destroy brain cells in addition to causing pain and other disorders. Inflammation is swelling deep within the tissues, and it happens when the body’s white blood cells attack the organs.
Oncology related disorders can be treated in similar ways since all produce similar symptoms in those who are affected. An elevated body temperature, pain, and unexplained weight loss are shared by those affected by autoimmune and inflammatory disorders as well as by cancer. In addition, all of these diseases increase the body’s autoimmune response. The difference is that in oncology, or cancer, the body actually does respond to a foreign invader, whereas in autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, the body attacks itself.
A common and helpful treatment for autoimmune and cancer patients is an exercise routine and a healthy diet. Some physicians recommend eliminating sugar from the diet. Some research has shown that all forms of sugar, including fructose, sucrose, and glucose lessen the white blood cells ability to destroy foreign agents in the body as they are meant to do. Fish oil with vitamin E has been shown in research to delay autoimmune response in mice, and doctors believe that it is helpful to patients with autoimmune and inflammatory disorders as well. Supplements with omega-3 essential fatty acids from fish or flax, combined with omega-6 fatty acid gamma-linolenic acid can lessen inflammation as well.
Patients are recommended to consume plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits, eat dairy products that are low in fat, eat poultry and fish, brown rice and whole grains. Part of the treatment also includes the antioxidants vitamins C and E as well as green tea, which has been shown to have anti-inflammatory characteristics. Beta-carotene and selenium are also helpful, so patients are generally advised to take a multi-vitamin supplement each day.
In severe cases, doctors treat these disorders with corticosteroid drugs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, immunosuppressant drugs that stop the immune response and progression of the disease. Sometimes radiation of the lymph nodes is used as well as plasmapheresis, the removal of harmful molecules and cells from the blood.
Cancer treatment usually involves removal of a tumor through surgery, and follow-up with radiation or chemotherapy is also required for cancers that may not have been completely removed from the body through surgery. If the cancer is located in a part of the body that is inoperable, radiation or chemotherapy may be used to treat this disease as well.
NitroTech
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Short-Term Side Effects
•Nitro-Tech may cause bloating or gas, and both may be caused by taking too much Nitro-Tech in one sitting. Neither side effect is particular reason for alarm, though if either condition persists, stop using Nitro-Tech.
In order to avoid a gassy feeling, it is suggested the Nitro-Tech be taken with water rather than milk.
Nitro-Tech contains aspartame.
Bottom Line
•Nitro-Tech is an effective muscle-building supplement, though it is one of the more expensive of its genre. Anecdotal evidence shows that chocolate is the most popular flavor and that the powdered version of the supplement may clump and be difficult to mix.
Nitro-Tech is available at brick-and-mortar nutrition stores, including GNC, or may be ordered online.
Does anabolic automatically signal steroid
EXCERPT:
Hey, ive been looking for a slightly more advanced supplement (with limited creatine) and ive been looking at some different companies (I have been using GNCs own Whey Protein). I have noticed that the term anabolic gets thrown around a lot. I was wondering, since i don't really understand the science behind all of this yet, does anabolic signal steroid? I know the term anabolic steroids (though again, i don't understand exactly what they do), but i wasn't sure if anabolic was synonymous with steroids. Specifically, i'll use a musletech product for example. I was looking at the Nitro-Tech Hardcore. Are there steroids in this product? It talks about anabolically infused ______, but i can't translate it.
Neotame is just another name for Aspartame
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Neotame is simply aspartame, just tweaked a little so it could be eligible for another patent. Like aspartame, neotame is a very potent and highly questionable man-made compound. BUT, neotame does not have to carry the PKU warning on its label, as aspartame is required to do by law, so its addition to products goes without warning. This is a serious problem for those with PKU, anyone who carries the PKU gene, or are PKU recessive.
Just HOW did this happen? Maybe one day we'll find out. Maybe!?
The FDA was petitioned in 1997 to approve neotame for use as a tabletop sweetener, and neotame was finally FDA approved for commercial marketing on July 9, 2002 as a general-use sweetener and flavor enhancer in the flowing foods and beverages:
•Chewing gum;
•Carbonated soft drinks;
•Refrigerated and non-refrigerated ready-to-drink beverages;
•Frozen desserts and novelties;
•Puddings and fillings;
•Yogurt-type products;
•Baked goods;
•Candies.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
Mike Stratton
EXCERPT:
Here's what the Journal didn't mention about Stratton:
1) In 1994, Stratton was paid more than $90k by Tobacco Giant RJR to develop a grass roots campaign of Smokers' Rights Groups, presumably to push back on increased regulation of smoking and lawsuits. (Click here.)
According to an a report by the American Lung Association of Colorado,
"RJR employed state and local recruiters to organize smokers in cities and towns across Colorado, and paid field organizers to keep them motivated. The company used public relations experts to maximize the groups effectiveness. RJR's goal was to establish 25 local smokers' rights groups in Colorado alone. By 1991, RJR's field coordinator William Fox had established smokerÕs rights groups in Denver, Englewood, Pueblo, Greeley, Fort Collins, Aurora, Arvada, Colorado Springs, Longmont, Loveland, Boulder, Lakewood, Grand Junction, Gilpin County and Lamar, and planned groups in Littleton, Northglenn, Thornton, Westminster and Broomfield.(24)
RJR piloted its Partisan Project in California, Oregon and Colorado, since the industry was facing excise tax increases and smoking ban initiatives in these states. The company planned to deploy smokersÕ rights groups "in all metro areas over 25,000 population and other targeted areas" in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. (108) RJR also employed Mike Stratton of the Denver firm Stratton, Reiter, Dupree and Durante to organize smokers' rights groups in Colorado.(110)
http://www.westword.com/related/to/Rick+Reiter/">Rick Reiter
Gasp For Air
Tobacco Education Center
RJR's Field Force Included a Former Aide to Governor Romer (2000)
Subj: RJR's Field Force Unravelled #1
Date: Monday, March 20, 2000 12:45:46 PM
From:
To:
Title: Public Issues 1994 Plans (940000)
Doc # 51253 1448 (PART 1)
Web site: http://www.rjrtdocs.com
This document unravels RJ Reynolds field force in 1994, including the names and assignments of field operatives that where in charge of coordinating and developing the smokers' rights movement in various states and how much they were paid. Many of these RJR operatives, their activities, and some internal documents were mentioned in the 1996 May/June issue of Mother Jones. Now, we have an opportunity to see the specifics.
Note of Interest: Mike Stratton and Rick Reiter are both from Colorado. Stratton was a political aide to former Governor Roy Romer.
Galleon Hedge Fund Scandal
EXCERPT:
740
views Get Business Alerts
Email Comments 145 Research assistance by Claire Schneiderman
The story of Galleon Group, the hedge fund at the heart of the biggest insider-trading scandal in decades, has plenty of colorful characters from a billionaire whose charitable donations ended up aiding rebels in Sri Lanka to a foul-mouthed ex-Bear Stearns executive who befriended a mild-mannered IBM vice president.
Here's a guide to the scandal's most colorful quotes and anecdotes:
- Leon Shaulov, a loudmouth senior trader at Galleon, once turned on a colleague, Gary Rosenbach, in front of the rest of the staff, screaming: "You're a disease, you're a jinx."
- Galleon founder Raj Rajaratnam once "paid $4 million to have Kenny Rogers come to a birthday party at his house and sing his favorite song, 'The Gambler,' over and over again. Kenny refused to go on after a dozen times."
- Anyone who arrived late at Galleon's morning meeting of 70 analysts, portfolio managers and traders was fined $25.
Straight from the indictment of co-defendants Danielle Chiesi and Mark Kurland, both from the hedge fund New Castle, and Robert Moffat, the IBM officer who provided them with information regarding AMD, IBC, and Sun Microsystems, come some incredibly insightful quotes caught on government wiretaps:
EXCERPT:
Here's what the Journal didn't mention about Stratton:
1) In 1994, Stratton was paid more than $90k by Tobacco Giant RJR to develop a grass roots campaign of Smokers' Rights Groups, presumably to push back on increased regulation of smoking and lawsuits. (Click here.)
According to an a report by the American Lung Association of Colorado,
"RJR employed state and local recruiters to organize smokers in cities and towns across Colorado, and paid field organizers to keep them motivated. The company used public relations experts to maximize the groups effectiveness. RJR's goal was to establish 25 local smokers' rights groups in Colorado alone. By 1991, RJR's field coordinator William Fox had established smokerÕs rights groups in Denver, Englewood, Pueblo, Greeley, Fort Collins, Aurora, Arvada, Colorado Springs, Longmont, Loveland, Boulder, Lakewood, Grand Junction, Gilpin County and Lamar, and planned groups in Littleton, Northglenn, Thornton, Westminster and Broomfield.(24)
RJR piloted its Partisan Project in California, Oregon and Colorado, since the industry was facing excise tax increases and smoking ban initiatives in these states. The company planned to deploy smokersÕ rights groups "in all metro areas over 25,000 population and other targeted areas" in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. (108) RJR also employed Mike Stratton of the Denver firm Stratton, Reiter, Dupree and Durante to organize smokers' rights groups in Colorado.(110)
http://www.westword.com/related/to/Rick+Reiter/">Rick Reiter
Gasp For Air
Tobacco Education Center
RJR's Field Force Included a Former Aide to Governor Romer (2000)
Subj: RJR's Field Force Unravelled #1
Date: Monday, March 20, 2000 12:45:46 PM
From:
To:
Title: Public Issues 1994 Plans (940000)
Doc # 51253 1448 (PART 1)
Web site: http://www.rjrtdocs.com
This document unravels RJ Reynolds field force in 1994, including the names and assignments of field operatives that where in charge of coordinating and developing the smokers' rights movement in various states and how much they were paid. Many of these RJR operatives, their activities, and some internal documents were mentioned in the 1996 May/June issue of Mother Jones. Now, we have an opportunity to see the specifics.
Note of Interest: Mike Stratton and Rick Reiter are both from Colorado. Stratton was a political aide to former Governor Roy Romer.
Galleon Hedge Fund Scandal
EXCERPT:
740
views Get Business Alerts
Email Comments 145 Research assistance by Claire Schneiderman
The story of Galleon Group, the hedge fund at the heart of the biggest insider-trading scandal in decades, has plenty of colorful characters from a billionaire whose charitable donations ended up aiding rebels in Sri Lanka to a foul-mouthed ex-Bear Stearns executive who befriended a mild-mannered IBM vice president.
Here's a guide to the scandal's most colorful quotes and anecdotes:
- Leon Shaulov, a loudmouth senior trader at Galleon, once turned on a colleague, Gary Rosenbach, in front of the rest of the staff, screaming: "You're a disease, you're a jinx."
- Galleon founder Raj Rajaratnam once "paid $4 million to have Kenny Rogers come to a birthday party at his house and sing his favorite song, 'The Gambler,' over and over again. Kenny refused to go on after a dozen times."
- Anyone who arrived late at Galleon's morning meeting of 70 analysts, portfolio managers and traders was fined $25.
Straight from the indictment of co-defendants Danielle Chiesi and Mark Kurland, both from the hedge fund New Castle, and Robert Moffat, the IBM officer who provided them with information regarding AMD, IBC, and Sun Microsystems, come some incredibly insightful quotes caught on government wiretaps:
US Produce plant shutdown
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The state health department traced six of 10 known cases of listeriosis during an eight month period to celery processed at the SanGar plant. On Wednesday the agency shut down the plant and ordered the company to recall all the produce that has passed through the plant since January.
The agency is investigating the origins of the other four cases, which include one death.
Galvan said the company hopes to receive results from the FDA as early as Friday. He said the agency collected its own sample from the plant Oct. 15.
Don Kraemer, the FDA's Office of Food Safety deputy director, has said a decision on whether to expand the recall will be made once the FDA learns more.
EXCERPT:
The state health department traced six of 10 known cases of listeriosis during an eight month period to celery processed at the SanGar plant. On Wednesday the agency shut down the plant and ordered the company to recall all the produce that has passed through the plant since January.
The agency is investigating the origins of the other four cases, which include one death.
Galvan said the company hopes to receive results from the FDA as early as Friday. He said the agency collected its own sample from the plant Oct. 15.
Don Kraemer, the FDA's Office of Food Safety deputy director, has said a decision on whether to expand the recall will be made once the FDA learns more.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
The truth about Dow
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Dow AgroSciences LLC, subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, manufactures genetically engineered corn and cotton and promotes use of its technologies that alter crops, insects and seed production and use. They increase the need of poor farmers to be dependent on their genetically modified crops and seeds and contaminate our environment and our health with their GM products.
Market Watch
December 4th, 2008
Syngenta and Dow AgroSciences today announced a research and development agreement to evaluate current and future Dow AgroSciences compounds for incorporation into Syngenta's market-leading seed treatment portfolio.
Monsanto Big Scandal
EXCERPT:
Few people would eat Monsanto's "food" if they understood what it was or knew that they were eating it. President Obama and his family won't eat it. Neither did the Bush family. Even a Monsanto employee cafeteria rejects it. This is no laughing matter. Your health and the health of your children and grandchildren are at stake. It seems more like a scene from a horror flick than something happening in modern day America. Imagine your digestive tract turned into a Roundup herbicide factory and other warped genetic signals slowly and progressively rotting away your health. Unlike acute food poisoning from infectious E.coli, it is a slow and insidious poisoning. Why GMO Food is Dangerous
European Public Health Alliance
EXCERPT:
European Public Health Alliance
putting citizens' health at the heart of Europe
HomeAbout EPHA Environment Europe Food and Agriculture Publications and Events Society Wealth and Equity Accueil du site > Food and Agriculture > Food and Nutrition > Sudan I scandal triggers concerns (...)Sudan I scandal triggers concerns about food safety in the EU.
Sudan I is a red dye which is commonly used to colour solvents, oils, waxes, petrol and shoe and floor polishes. It is not allowed to be added to food anywhere in the EU after tests on rats have shown it can cause bladder and liver cancer.
In addition, since 2003, when it was detected in some chilli powder imported from India, all chilli coming into the EU must be accompanied by a certificate showing it has been tested and found to be free of Sudan dye.
Health Scandal Monsantos GMO perversion of food
EXCERPT:
Greenhouse Neutral Foundation comment – There is continuing concern within the community of the long term health risks associated with genetically modified foods. In the Foundations investigation of these issues the following has come to light. The second article by Byron Richards highlights the web of corporate cronyism that has been going on for decades within the FDA and how corporations including Monsanto, Dow and Cargill have manipulated the regulatory authorities to a point where they are in total control of our food chain. See Corporate Cronyism – A Corrupt FDA Places the Public in Danger
Meg Whitman Oil giants Velero/Tesoro
EXCERPT:
Still, MEG GLOWS ABOUT THE TEXAS BUSINESS MODEL. Those of us who've experienced it don't.
One big concern we have about Meg, however, is HER CONNECTIONS to the VELERO and TESORO OIL COMPANIES with their rabid approach and want to drill off the California coast, deregulate California's pollution standards and otherwise have California look and be like TEXAS.
Carly Fiorina wikipedia
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Hewlett-Packard
In July 1999, Hewlett-Packard Company named Fiorina chief executive officer succeeding Lewis Platt and prevailing over the internal candidate Ann Livermore.[22] She became the first woman to lead a Fortune 20 company.[23] Fiorina immediately became a highly visible chief executive, and remained so throughout her tenure at the company with a vast array of engineering talent at her disposal.[24]
Fiorina proceeded to reorganize HP, and merge the part she kept with the PC maker Compaq. Although the decision to spin-off the company's technical equipment division predated her arrival, one of her first major responsibilities as chief executive was overseeing the separation of the unit into the standalone Agilent Technologies. In 2000, Fiorina proposed the acquisition of computer-services business EDS, but withdrew the bid after the proposal received a poor reception from HP shareholders.[25] While Fiorina's 2000 bid to acquire EDS was abandoned, HP did go on to purchase the company in 2008. In 2001, Fiorina was named one of the thirty most powerful women in America by Forbes magazine.[26] In 2002, in the wake of the bursting of the Tech Bubble, Fiorina spearheaded a controversial merger with Compaq, a leading competitor in the industry. Fiorina fought for the merger, and it was implemented despite strong opposition from board member Walter Hewlett (the son of company co-founder William Hewlett) who claimed that the merger was being pursued by Fiorina in desperation to make a strategic decision and to give her some breathing space from Wall Street.
Carly Fierno sent jobs overseas yahoo
Morning Vid: 'Waste-Cutting' Fiorina Can't Name a Single Program She'd Cut
Buzz up! ..Erik Hayden Erik Hayden – Mon Oct 18, 9:14 am ET
WASHINGTON, DC – California Senate candidate Carly Fiorina, who has billed herself as a "tough choices" decision maker, has consistently voiced support for extending Bush tax cuts for high earners. The cuts, which would reportedly add an estimated $4 trillion dollars* to the national debt, became a heated topic of debate on Fox News's Chris Wallace on Sunday. Wallace asks this question, "As a bottom line businesswoman, where are you going to find $4 trillion to cut?" Fiorina struggles to give a specific response.
At first, she tries to skirt the question, stating that government has grown steadily over the past sixty years, that that in the "last two it's gotten really out of control," and that she was in favor of banning earmarks. Wallace presses to name one specific program. Instead, Fiorina chooses to discuss spending, taking a dig at "career politicians" like her opponent Barbara Boxer. Again, Wallace seeks an answer from Fiorina, who names some statistic-filled talking points, but still doesn't list any entitlement programs to cut.
Why Starbucks sucks
EXCERPT:
But how bad is Starbucks, really? I decided to find out.
1. Clean water is such a precious commodity in the world these days, but Starbucks didn’t seem to care. Their “leave the tap running all day” policy created an eco-scandal to the tune of 23 million litres wasted every day. Less than a year later, they’re installing water-saving faucets which purport to reduce water wastage by 150 gallons per day, per store. Note, they only changed their wasteful ways after they got caught.
2. Although some people claim that having a Starbucks in the neighborhood is actually good for local mom & pop cafes, the long-running belief is that Starbucks turns the uniquely local neighborhood vibe into cookie-cutter corporate…well, crap. Perhaps it’s really just a matter of taste, but most of your dollars spent at a Starbucks location will end up in the pockets of distant executives – and not circulate in your local economy.
Starbucks
EXCERPT:
Starbucks: The Wal-Mart of Coffee
"Clustering: The Starbucks Model" , p. 135-40.
-from No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies, No Space, No Choice, No Jobs, No Logo by Naomi Klein (1999)
"A Comforting Third Place" is the phrase Starbucks uses to promote itself in its newsletters and evangelical annual reports. This is not just another non-space like Wal-Mart or McDonalds, it's an intimate nook where sophisticated people can share "coffee... community... camaraderie... connection."
Everything about New Age chains like Starbucks is designed to assure us that they are a different breed from the strip-mall franchises of yesterday. This isn't dreck for the masses, it's intelligent furniture, it's cosmetics as political activism, it's the bookstore as an "old-world library",' it's the coffee shop that wants to stare deep into your eyes and "connect."
EXCERPT:
Dow AgroSciences LLC, subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, manufactures genetically engineered corn and cotton and promotes use of its technologies that alter crops, insects and seed production and use. They increase the need of poor farmers to be dependent on their genetically modified crops and seeds and contaminate our environment and our health with their GM products.
Market Watch
December 4th, 2008
Syngenta and Dow AgroSciences today announced a research and development agreement to evaluate current and future Dow AgroSciences compounds for incorporation into Syngenta's market-leading seed treatment portfolio.
Monsanto Big Scandal
EXCERPT:
Few people would eat Monsanto's "food" if they understood what it was or knew that they were eating it. President Obama and his family won't eat it. Neither did the Bush family. Even a Monsanto employee cafeteria rejects it. This is no laughing matter. Your health and the health of your children and grandchildren are at stake. It seems more like a scene from a horror flick than something happening in modern day America. Imagine your digestive tract turned into a Roundup herbicide factory and other warped genetic signals slowly and progressively rotting away your health. Unlike acute food poisoning from infectious E.coli, it is a slow and insidious poisoning. Why GMO Food is Dangerous
European Public Health Alliance
EXCERPT:
European Public Health Alliance
putting citizens' health at the heart of Europe
HomeAbout EPHA Environment Europe Food and Agriculture Publications and Events Society Wealth and Equity Accueil du site > Food and Agriculture > Food and Nutrition > Sudan I scandal triggers concerns (...)Sudan I scandal triggers concerns about food safety in the EU.
Sudan I is a red dye which is commonly used to colour solvents, oils, waxes, petrol and shoe and floor polishes. It is not allowed to be added to food anywhere in the EU after tests on rats have shown it can cause bladder and liver cancer.
In addition, since 2003, when it was detected in some chilli powder imported from India, all chilli coming into the EU must be accompanied by a certificate showing it has been tested and found to be free of Sudan dye.
Health Scandal Monsantos GMO perversion of food
EXCERPT:
Greenhouse Neutral Foundation comment – There is continuing concern within the community of the long term health risks associated with genetically modified foods. In the Foundations investigation of these issues the following has come to light. The second article by Byron Richards highlights the web of corporate cronyism that has been going on for decades within the FDA and how corporations including Monsanto, Dow and Cargill have manipulated the regulatory authorities to a point where they are in total control of our food chain. See Corporate Cronyism – A Corrupt FDA Places the Public in Danger
Meg Whitman Oil giants Velero/Tesoro
EXCERPT:
Still, MEG GLOWS ABOUT THE TEXAS BUSINESS MODEL. Those of us who've experienced it don't.
One big concern we have about Meg, however, is HER CONNECTIONS to the VELERO and TESORO OIL COMPANIES with their rabid approach and want to drill off the California coast, deregulate California's pollution standards and otherwise have California look and be like TEXAS.
Carly Fiorina wikipedia
EXCERPT:
Hewlett-Packard
In July 1999, Hewlett-Packard Company named Fiorina chief executive officer succeeding Lewis Platt and prevailing over the internal candidate Ann Livermore.[22] She became the first woman to lead a Fortune 20 company.[23] Fiorina immediately became a highly visible chief executive, and remained so throughout her tenure at the company with a vast array of engineering talent at her disposal.[24]
Fiorina proceeded to reorganize HP, and merge the part she kept with the PC maker Compaq. Although the decision to spin-off the company's technical equipment division predated her arrival, one of her first major responsibilities as chief executive was overseeing the separation of the unit into the standalone Agilent Technologies. In 2000, Fiorina proposed the acquisition of computer-services business EDS, but withdrew the bid after the proposal received a poor reception from HP shareholders.[25] While Fiorina's 2000 bid to acquire EDS was abandoned, HP did go on to purchase the company in 2008. In 2001, Fiorina was named one of the thirty most powerful women in America by Forbes magazine.[26] In 2002, in the wake of the bursting of the Tech Bubble, Fiorina spearheaded a controversial merger with Compaq, a leading competitor in the industry. Fiorina fought for the merger, and it was implemented despite strong opposition from board member Walter Hewlett (the son of company co-founder William Hewlett) who claimed that the merger was being pursued by Fiorina in desperation to make a strategic decision and to give her some breathing space from Wall Street.
Carly Fierno sent jobs overseas yahoo
Morning Vid: 'Waste-Cutting' Fiorina Can't Name a Single Program She'd Cut
Buzz up! ..Erik Hayden Erik Hayden – Mon Oct 18, 9:14 am ET
WASHINGTON, DC – California Senate candidate Carly Fiorina, who has billed herself as a "tough choices" decision maker, has consistently voiced support for extending Bush tax cuts for high earners. The cuts, which would reportedly add an estimated $4 trillion dollars* to the national debt, became a heated topic of debate on Fox News's Chris Wallace on Sunday. Wallace asks this question, "As a bottom line businesswoman, where are you going to find $4 trillion to cut?" Fiorina struggles to give a specific response.
At first, she tries to skirt the question, stating that government has grown steadily over the past sixty years, that that in the "last two it's gotten really out of control," and that she was in favor of banning earmarks. Wallace presses to name one specific program. Instead, Fiorina chooses to discuss spending, taking a dig at "career politicians" like her opponent Barbara Boxer. Again, Wallace seeks an answer from Fiorina, who names some statistic-filled talking points, but still doesn't list any entitlement programs to cut.
Why Starbucks sucks
EXCERPT:
But how bad is Starbucks, really? I decided to find out.
1. Clean water is such a precious commodity in the world these days, but Starbucks didn’t seem to care. Their “leave the tap running all day” policy created an eco-scandal to the tune of 23 million litres wasted every day. Less than a year later, they’re installing water-saving faucets which purport to reduce water wastage by 150 gallons per day, per store. Note, they only changed their wasteful ways after they got caught.
2. Although some people claim that having a Starbucks in the neighborhood is actually good for local mom & pop cafes, the long-running belief is that Starbucks turns the uniquely local neighborhood vibe into cookie-cutter corporate…well, crap. Perhaps it’s really just a matter of taste, but most of your dollars spent at a Starbucks location will end up in the pockets of distant executives – and not circulate in your local economy.
Starbucks
EXCERPT:
Starbucks: The Wal-Mart of Coffee
"Clustering: The Starbucks Model" , p. 135-40.
-from No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies, No Space, No Choice, No Jobs, No Logo by Naomi Klein (1999)
"A Comforting Third Place" is the phrase Starbucks uses to promote itself in its newsletters and evangelical annual reports. This is not just another non-space like Wal-Mart or McDonalds, it's an intimate nook where sophisticated people can share "coffee... community... camaraderie... connection."
Everything about New Age chains like Starbucks is designed to assure us that they are a different breed from the strip-mall franchises of yesterday. This isn't dreck for the masses, it's intelligent furniture, it's cosmetics as political activism, it's the bookstore as an "old-world library",' it's the coffee shop that wants to stare deep into your eyes and "connect."
European Public Health Alliance
European Public Health Alliance
putting citizens' health at the heart of Europe
HomeAbout EPHA Environment Europe Food and Agriculture Publications and Events Society Wealth and Equity Accueil du site > Food and Agriculture > Food and Nutrition > Sudan I scandal triggers concerns (...)Sudan I scandal triggers concerns about food safety in the EU.
Sudan I is a red dye which is commonly used to colour solvents, oils, waxes, petrol and shoe and floor polishes. It is not allowed to be added to food anywhere in the EU after tests on rats have shown it can cause bladder and liver cancer.
In addition, since 2003, when it was detected in some chilli powder imported from India, all chilli coming into the EU must be accompanied by a certificate showing it has been tested and found to be free of Sudan dye.
Despite stricter rules, the chemical has recently been found in a range of food products in the UK and other EU Member States. It was contained in a chilli powder which was used by Premier Foods to make Worcester sauce. The sauce was then added to a variety of food stuffs, including soups, sauces and ready meals.
Almost 600 food products are currently known to be contaminated and must be withdrawn from sale. A list of the products is available on the Food Standards Agency website.
Of the 200 recipients of the Worcester sauce identified by UK in their country, at least 20 have sent products to other Member States of the EU.
The problem of food safety controls
The Sudan I emergency has highlighted deficiencies in food safety controls in the EU. In particular, the Food Safety Agency (FSA) waited nearly two weeks to make a public announcement after being notified of the problem on 7 February.
The European Commission has criticised the Agency for providing the updated information on the situation through their website and not through the channel of Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF).
It also pointed out that the information provided by he UK was not enough for other Member States to carry out investigations within their country. It reiterated the need that UK should identify all the clients which have received the contaminated sauce.
The new European Commission has pledged to place food safety controls high on the political agenda. By the end of 2005, it is expected to publish a White Paper on "Better Training for Safer Food" in order to promote a harmonised approach to the operation of Community and national control systems and ensure that official controls are implemented correctly and in a uniform way across the EU.
Rules on food additives
The scandal with Sudan I has also given risen to questions on how the issue of food additives is regulated throughout Europe. In particular, why are some of them allowed in certain EU countries, and banned in others ?
The EC Directive of 1989 (amended in 1994) introduced standard codes (the so-called E-numbers) that are used to identify colourings, preservatives and other agents on food labels. Giving an additive an E number means that it has been tested for safety and approved for use within the EU.
However, some additives - those without an E number - may be permitted in some EU Member States and banned in others. For instance, a number of colourings judged safe in the UK are not authorised in the the Nordic countries due to their supposed links to allergic reactions or hyperactivity in children.
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Sudan I is a red dye which is commonly used to colour solvents, oils, waxes, petrol and shoe and floor polishes. It is not allowed to be added to food anywhere in the EU after tests on rats have shown it can cause bladder and liver cancer.
In addition, since 2003, when it was detected in some chilli powder imported from India, all chilli coming into the EU must be accompanied by a certificate showing it has been tested and found to be free of Sudan dye.
Despite stricter rules, the chemical has recently been found in a range of food products in the UK and other EU Member States. It was contained in a chilli powder which was used by Premier Foods to make Worcester sauce. The sauce was then added to a variety of food stuffs, including soups, sauces and ready meals.
Almost 600 food products are currently known to be contaminated and must be withdrawn from sale. A list of the products is available on the Food Standards Agency website.
Of the 200 recipients of the Worcester sauce identified by UK in their country, at least 20 have sent products to other Member States of the EU.
The problem of food safety controls
The Sudan I emergency has highlighted deficiencies in food safety controls in the EU. In particular, the Food Safety Agency (FSA) waited nearly two weeks to make a public announcement after being notified of the problem on 7 February.
The European Commission has criticised the Agency for providing the updated information on the situation through their website and not through the channel of Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF).
It also pointed out that the information provided by he UK was not enough for other Member States to carry out investigations within their country. It reiterated the need that UK should identify all the clients which have received the contaminated sauce.
The new European Commission has pledged to place food safety controls high on the political agenda. By the end of 2005, it is expected to publish a White Paper on "Better Training for Safer Food" in order to promote a harmonised approach to the operation of Community and national control systems and ensure that official controls are implemented correctly and in a uniform way across the EU.
Rules on food additives
The scandal with Sudan I has also given risen to questions on how the issue of food additives is regulated throughout Europe. In particular, why are some of them allowed in certain EU countries, and banned in others ?
The EC Directive of 1989 (amended in 1994) introduced standard codes (the so-called E-numbers) that are used to identify colourings, preservatives and other agents on food labels. Giving an additive an E number means that it has been tested for safety and approved for use within the EU.
However, some additives - those without an E number - may be permitted in some EU Member States and banned in others. For instance, a number of colourings judged safe in the UK are not authorised in the the Nordic countries due to their supposed links to allergic reactions or hyperactivity in children.
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