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Ray Stevens here, I'm just one of "We the People" who thinks we should "Throw the Bums Out." Please join me and my friends in Washington, D.C. this tax day, April 15.
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It seems like a pretty straightforward idea: Dispatchers in Brunswick answer public safety calls from Freeport, so why shouldn't they also dispatch that town's police cars, firetrucks and ambulances.
Freeport's Town Council had no problem answering the question. It voted Tuesday night to approve a new contract under which Brunswick will dispatch Freeport's public safety calls for $10,000 a month, plus a one-time fee of $122,500 for equipment upgrades.
Town Manager Dale C. Olmstead Jr. said the contract will save Freeport about $100,000 a year, the difference between what the town will pay Brunswick and the cost of the salaries and equipment for its own dispatch center.
Thursday, April 08, 2010Does Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Increase the Risk of Illness with the 2009 A/H1N1 Pandemic Virus?
Viboud C, Simonsen L (2010) Does Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Increase the Risk of Illness with the 2009 A/H1N1 Pandemic Virus? PLoS Med 7(4): e1000259. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000259
Care to guess what the study found? In short, it found that people who received the seasonal flu vaccine shot in 2008 were up to 274% more likely to be infected by H1N1 swine flu than those who skipped the season flu shots.
(NaturalNews) I remember the H1N1 "swine flu" season of 2009 very well. People were rushing out to get vaccinated, scared half to death by the mainstream media which was pushing false reports that the swine flu would kill tens of millions of people and that only a vaccine could save you. The CDC and health authorities were pushing a double-barreled vaccine strategy that demanded people get both a seasonal flu shot as well as an H1N1 pandemic flu shot. Those who questioned the sensibility of vaccines for fighting the flu were attacked as "baby killers" for not kow-towing to the vaccine mythology that drives Big Pharma's profits to record profits nearly every flu season.
Once upon a time I was invited to the White House for a private dinner with the President. I am a respected businessman, with a factory that produces memory chips for computers and portable electronics. There was some talk that my industry was being scrutinized by the administration, but I paid it no mind. I live in a free country. There's nothing that the government can do to me if I've broken no laws. My wealth was earned honestly, and an invitation to dinner with an American President is an honor.I checked my coat, was greeted by the Chief of Staff, and joined the President in a yellow dining room.We sat across from each other at a table draped in white linen. The Great Seal was embossed on the China. Uniformed staff served our dinner. The meal was served, and I was startled when my waiter suddenly reached out, plucked a dinner roll off my plate and began nibbling it as he walked back to the kitchen. "Sorry 'bout that," said the President. "Andrew is very hungry.""I don't appreciate..." I began, but as I looked into the calm brown eyes across from me, I felt immediately guilty and petty. It was just a dinner roll. "Of course," I concluded, and reached for my glass. Before I could, however, another waiter reached forward, took the glass away and swallowed the wine in a single gulp. "And his brother, Eric, is very thirsty," said the President.I didn't say anything. The President is testing my compassion, I thought. I withheld my comments and decided to play along. I don't want to seem unkind..My plate was whisked away before I had tasted a bite. "Eric's children are also quite hungry." With a lurch, I crashed to the floor. My chair had been pulled out from under me. I stood, brushing myself off angrily, and watched as it was carried from the room. Their grandmother can't stand for long."I excused myself, smiling outwardly, but inside feeling like a fool. Obviously I had been invited to the White House to be sport for some game. I reached for my coat, to find that it had been taken. I turned back to the President. "Their grandfather doesn't like the cold." I wanted to shout, "that was my coat!" But again, I looked at the placid smiling face of my host and decided I was being a poor sport. I spread my hands helplessly and chuckled.Then I felt my hip pocket and realized my wallet was gone. I excused myself and walked to a phone on an elegant side table. I learned shortly that my credit cards had been maxed out, my bank accounts emptied, my retirement and equity portfolios had vanished, and my wife had been thrown out of our home. Apparently, the waiters and their families were moving in. The President hadn't moved or spoken as I learned all this, but finally I lowered the phone into its cradle and turned to face him."Andrew's whole family has made bad financial decisions. They haven't planned for retirement and they need a house. They recently defaulted on a sub-prime mortgage. I told them they could have your home. They need it more than you do." My hands were shaking. I felt faint. I stumbled back to the table and knelt on the floor.The President cheerfully cut his meat, ate his steak, and drank his wine. I lowered my eyes and stared at the small gray circles on the tablecloth that were water drops."By the way," he added , "I have just signed an Executive Order nationalizing your factories. I'm firing you as head of your business. I'll be operating the firm now for the benefit of all mankind. There's a whole bunch of Erics and Andrews out there and they can't come to you for jobs groveling like beggars."I looked up. The President dropped his spoon into the empty ramekin which had been his creme Brule. He drained the last drops of his wine. As the table was cleared, he lit a cigarette and leaned back in his chair. He stared at me. I clung to the edge of the table as if it were a ledge and I were a man hanging over an abyss.I thought of the years behind me, of the life I had lived. The life I had earned with a lifetime of work, risk and struggle. Why was I punished? How had I allowed it to be taken? What game had I played and lost? I looked across the table and noticed with some surprise that there was no game board between us. What had I done wrong?As if answering the unspoken thought, the President suddenly cocked his head, locked his empty eyes to mine, and bared a million teeth, chuckling wryly as he folded his hands. "You should have stopped me at the dinner roll," he said.WAKE UP AMERICA !!!
Please spread the money bomb video to all your contacts. We have to blitz the INTERNET for a 24 hour period. Go to the website to see the donations increase in real time. Also make a donation during this time and encourage all your contacts to as well.Thanks,
Brian Jeffs, Board of Director
Second Amendment March
Countdown to April 19, 2010
12 days until the march in D.C.!
Visit http://www.SecondAmendmentMarch.com for the latest updates!
As you know, the Second Amendment March in Washington, D.C. is a mere two weeks away. As a final push toward our goal, on April 7th we are running a one-day fundraising tool called a "Money Bomb".
We have all heard the saying, "Freedom isn't free". Of course, that phrase means that the freedoms that we enjoy today are the result of the blood, sweat and tears of our forefathers and mothers who pressed onward in the face of great hardship -- continuing to stand and fight for what they knew to be right -- to create these United States that we call home. Freedom ISN'T free. It requires the willingness to remain vigilant, to take action, and to make sacrifices when necessary to ensure freedom for our children and our childrens' children.
Now is the time to press onward to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is preserved as intended by our forefathers -- not as interpreted by legilators and lawmakers who enact laws that infringe on your right to protect yourself and your loved ones.
Thomas Paine wrote in 1776:
"THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated."
Fellow American, I don't believe that you are a sunshine patriot. That's why I am asking you to contribute whatever amount you can on April 7th. Your generous contribution of any size is welcome and appreciated to help achieve our goal.
Whether you are able to contribute at this time or not, please spread the word via facebook, email, blogs, and message forums to help us with this one-day event. You can go to http://www.secondamendmentmarch.com
Thank you for your continued support!
Terri Stocke
Second Amendment March President
Please note that no one at Second Amendment March receives any money. One hundred percent of all money raised goes toward actual expenses of organizing the state and national rallies.
I just wanted to comment on your article about water rates.
The Lisbon Town Council does not set the water rates for the Town of Lisbon. This is the responsibility of the Lisbon Water Board and an increase in water rates has been asked for. The increased should be around $2.00 to $3.00 per month per meter. There will be a public hearing on the request on May 5 at 7:00. All increases in water rates must go through the Maine Public Utilities Commission and if approved the new rates would go into effect sometime later this year. The public has the right to file a petition to object and to demand additional hearings which could hold up the rate increase until the end of the year. The last increase in for the Lisbon Water Department did have such a petition filed and cost the department and additional $60,000.00 in fees and charges.
Out of 144 water companies Lisbon is the 9th from the bottom. The information is available on the Maine Public Water Utilities web site. I know full well that the Lisbon Water Department is not without its problems, but I do feel that the Lisbon Water Department does a fine job at managing its finances. Yes, always room for improvement.
If the Route 9 Upland Road project is to continue the water rates must go up. I presented these facts to the town council well before the town citizens voted for the bond issues.
I remain open to comments from the citizens of the Town of Lisbon.
Bill Bauer, Chairman Lisbon Water Board353-3020 water office353-2780 home
Whole Foods Market Voluntarily Recalls Frozen Whole Catch Yellow Fin Tuna Steaks Due to Possible Health Risks
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Food & Drug Administration issued the following recall notice:
Whole Foods Market announced the recall of its Whole Catch Yellow fin Tuna Steaks (frozen) with a best by date of Dec 5th, 2010 because of possible elevated levels of histamine that may result in symptoms that generally appear within minutes to an hour after eating the affected fish. No other Whole Foods Market, Whole Catch, 365 or 365 Organic products are affected.
The product, sold in twelve ounce bags with Best by Date: exp 05 DEC 2010 with Lot Code: 4853309157A and displays the following UPC code:
* 0-99482-42078-9 Whole Catch Yellow fin Tuna Steaks (Frozen) 12 oz.
High levels of histamine can produce an allergic reaction called scombroid poisoning when the fish is consumed. The following are the most common symptoms of scombroid poisoning: tingling or burning sensation in the mouth, facial swelling, rash, hives and itchy skin, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. However, each individual may experience symptoms differently.
There have been two reported incidents by consumers. Whole Foods Market feels that while these were isolated incidents, every precautionary measure should be taken when it comes to consumer health and safety. This recall does not impact any other fish or seafood sold by Whole Foods Market.
If consumers have this product with the indicated UPC code and Best By date, they may return it to the store for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact the company by calling 512-542-0656.
Whole Foods Market has removed the affected lot code from all store shelves. Product was distributed to 28 states plus the District of Columbia including Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, North Carolina, Connecticut, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Rhode Island, Maine and Washington, D.C.
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On June 27, 2008, two days before Barack Hussein Obama was nominated as the Democratic Party's nominee for president of the United States, Michelle spoke for about 15 minutes to a group of LGBT delegates who were attending the Democratic Convention in Denver. She was basically promoting her husband to assure that these delagates would cast their vote for him.
During the course of her speech, she said the following:
"When he got to the U.S. Senate, he voted to protect our constitution from the stain of discrimination by voting against the Federal Marriage Amendment. He also supported, in his career, full funding for the Ryan White Care Act and has pledged a national HIV/AIDS strategy to combat this continuing epidemic right here in the United States.
He has also spoken out against the stigma surrounding HIV testing, which is still plaguing so many of our communities, which you all know---a lot of that is due to homophobia. Barack has led by example. When we took our trip to Africa and visited his home country in Kenya, we took a public HIV test for the very point of showing folks in Kenya that there is nothing to be embarrassed about in getting tested. We did it...
Click here to read more.Barack has also worked to expand healthcare, pass welfare reform. He’s worked to ensure that the brave men and women who serve this country…that they don’t have to fight a new battle when they come back from service. That battle to get healthcare, to get to the front of the line and to get the services they need to live a full and healthy life. And, that includes mental healthcare. Barack has been fighting for..."
BORN IN THE USA?Eligibility challenger: Don't touch my brain!
Flight surgeon questioning Obama rejects Army's suggestion of 'help'
By Bob Unruh
© 2010 WorldNetDaily
A U.S. Army flight surgeon who posted a video indicating his complete rejection of all orders from the military unless Barack Obama documents his eligibility to occupy the Oval Office is now refusing an "unofficial" suggestion from the Army for a medical evaluation.
WND reported this week the Army was hinting that Lt. Col Terry Lakin should undergo a brain scan and medical review.
A spokeswoman involved with the developing case said the recommendation was delivered to Lakin by an unnamed officer who implied those higher up the chain of command thought it was a good idea.
The suggestion was described to WND by spokeswoman Margaret Calhoun Hemenway, a veteran Washington appointee and now volunteer spokeswoman, as being presented in a "solicitous" manner.
Officially, the U.S. Army says it has no plans for formal action at this point against the officer. But Calhoun Hemenway told WND that Lakin's "no" meant "no."
"He is not taking any suggested medical evaluation or brain scan. He is refusing to obey all orders including deployment orders," she confirmed.
"It is interesting this suggestion of a medical exam should arise now given he was only a couple of weeks from deployment and obviously judged to be fit for deployment with his bags packed," she said
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