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From: nathaniel x vance <broali4xa@...>
Subject: [earthchanges_prep] Is Global warming Real or A Hoax?
To: dr.ibrahim@...
Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 2:45 PM


 



December 15, 2009:  By Noel Sheppard  In  Copenhagen Denmark during the UN
Global Change conference,    Mr. Al Gore Refuses ClimateGate Questions, UN
Official Disconnects Mic    

More intrinsic signs that Climategate is real, making the false Global warming
theory nothing but a patent lie!

Global warming is NOT caused by CO2 emissions. Can 1 or even 3 degrees be the
cause of increase in Earthquakes and ocean temperature rise far below the
surface? Hardly, and the Zetas and other scientist are saying the same thing!
Global warming like H1N1and UFOs are swamp gas or balloons  is nothing but a
hoax!
If my limited memory is correct, I recall Elijah Muhammad saying that in the
Last Day or Last Hour, “The enemy of God will show his full face”, and that
they would release a “Flood of lies”!
Is this finally happening or what?

<http://newsbusters. org/blogs/ noel-sheppard/ 2009/12/15/ gore-refuses-
climategate- questions- un-official- disconnects- mic>  

<http://www.petition project.org/> 31,486 scientist sign petition in opposition
to the  fake Global Warming CO2 theory!

The Wicked ENDTIME - Not the RIGHTEOUS.
Zetaheaven.org 

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Subject: [elite4freedom] YouTube - A Brief, Documented History Of Republican
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To: elite4freedom@yahoogroups.com
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--- On Sat, 12/12/09, Therasa Wilcox <herblady0280@...> wrote:


From: Therasa Wilcox <herblady0280@...>
Subject: Re: [tt-welcome] A Cowboy Named Bud
To: tt-welcome@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, December 12, 2009, 7:03 PM


 



This is great! Thank you. Theresa

--- On Sat, 12/12/09, Clipper <cannex@mosquitonet. com> wrote:

From: Clipper <cannex@mosquitonet. com>
Subject: [tt-welcome] A Cowboy Named Bud
To: tt-welcome@yahoogro ups.com
Date: Saturday, December 12, 2009, 4:37 PM

 

Subject: A Cowboy Named Bud

A cowboy named Bud was overseeing his herd in a remote mountainous pasture
in California when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced toward him out of a
cloud of dust. The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes,
RayBan sunglasses and YSL tie, leaned out the window and asked the cowboy,
"If I tell you exactly how many cows and calves you have in your herd, Will
you give me a calf?"

Bud looks at the man, obviously a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully
grazing herd and calmly answers, "Sure, Why not?"

The yuppie parks his car, whips out his Dell notebook computer, connects
it to his Cingular R A ZR V3 cell phone, and surfs to a N A S A page on the
Internet, where he calls up a GPS satellite to get an exact fix on his
location which he then feeds to another N A S A satellite that scans the
area in an ultra-high-resoluti on photo.

The young man then opens the digital photo in Adobe Photoshop and
exports it to an image processing facility in Hamburg , Germany .

Within seconds, he receives an email on his Palm Pilot that the image has
been processed and the data stored. He then accesses an MS-SQL database
through an ODBC connected Excel spreadsheet with email on his Blackberry
and, after a few minutes, receives a response.

Finally, he prints out a full-color, 150-page report on his hi-tech,
miniaturized HP LaserJet printer, turns to the cowboy and says, "You have
exactly 1,586 cows and calves."

"That's right. Well, I guess you can take one of my calves," says Bud.

He watches the young man select one of the animals and looks on with
amusement as the young man stuffs it into the trunk of his car.

Then Bud says to the young man, "Hey, if I can tell you exactly what your
business is, will you give me back my calf?"

The young man thinks about it for a second and then says, "Okay, why not?"
"You're a Congressman for the U.S. Government", says Bud.
"Wow! That's correct," says the yuppie, "but how did you guess that?"

"No guessing required." answered the cowboy. "You showed up here even
though nobody called you; you want to get paid for an answer I already
knew, to a question I never asked. You used millions of dollars worth of
equipment trying to show me how much smarter than me you are; and you don't
know a thing about how working people make a living - or about cows, for
that matter. This is a herd of sheep. .....

Now give me back my dog.
____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _______
"Before he (the president) enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take
the following Oath or Affirmation: --''I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I
will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will
to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the
United States.''
Section 1, Paragraph 8 U.S. Constitution: Article II
"The President, Vice President and all Civil Officers of the United States,
shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for and Conviction of, Treason,
Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. "
Section 4, Paragraph 1 U.S. Constitution: Article II

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This is great! Thank you. Theresa

--- On Sat, 12/12/09, Clipper <cannex@...> wrote:


From: Clipper <cannex@...>
Subject: [tt-welcome] A Cowboy Named Bud
To: tt-welcome@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, December 12, 2009, 4:37 PM


 



Subject: A Cowboy Named Bud

A cowboy named Bud was overseeing his herd in a remote mountainous pasture
in California when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced toward him out of a
cloud of dust. The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes,
RayBan sunglasses and YSL tie, leaned out the window and asked the cowboy,
"If I tell you exactly how many cows and calves you have in your herd, Will
you give me a calf?"

Bud looks at the man, obviously a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully
grazing herd and calmly answers, "Sure, Why not?"

The yuppie parks his car, whips out his Dell notebook computer, connects
it to his Cingular R A ZR V3 cell phone, and surfs to a N A S A page on the
Internet, where he calls up a GPS satellite to get an exact fix on his
location which he then feeds to another N A S A satellite that scans the
area in an ultra-high-resoluti on photo.

The young man then opens the digital photo in Adobe Photoshop and
exports it to an image processing facility in Hamburg , Germany .

Within seconds, he receives an email on his Palm Pilot that the image has
been processed and the data stored. He then accesses an MS-SQL database
through an ODBC connected Excel spreadsheet with email on his Blackberry
and, after a few minutes, receives a response.

Finally, he prints out a full-color, 150-page report on his hi-tech,
miniaturized HP LaserJet printer, turns to the cowboy and says, "You have
exactly 1,586 cows and calves."

"That's right. Well, I guess you can take one of my calves," says Bud.

He watches the young man select one of the animals and looks on with
amusement as the young man stuffs it into the trunk of his car.

Then Bud says to the young man, "Hey, if I can tell you exactly what your
business is, will you give me back my calf?"

The young man thinks about it for a second and then says, "Okay, why not?"
"You're a Congressman for the U.S. Government", says Bud.
"Wow! That's correct," says the yuppie, "but how did you guess that?"

"No guessing required." answered the cowboy. "You showed up here even
though nobody called you; you want to get paid for an answer I already
knew, to a question I never asked. You used millions of dollars worth of
equipment trying to show me how much smarter than me you are; and you don't
know a thing about how working people make a living - or about cows, for
that matter. This is a herd of sheep. .....

Now give me back my dog.
____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _______
"Before he (the president) enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take
the following Oath or Affirmation: --''I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I
will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will
to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the
United States.''
Section 1, Paragraph 8 U.S. Constitution: Article II
"The President, Vice President and all Civil Officers of the United States,
shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for and Conviction of, Treason,
Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. "
Section 4, Paragraph 1 U.S. Constitution: Article II

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Subject: A Cowboy Named Bud

A cowboy named Bud was overseeing his herd in a remote mountainous pasture
in California when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced toward him out of a
cloud of dust. The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes,
RayBan sunglasses and YSL tie, leaned out the window and asked the cowboy,
"If I tell you exactly how many cows and calves you have in your herd, Will
you give me a calf?"

Bud looks at the man, obviously a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully
grazing herd and calmly answers, "Sure, Why not?"

The yuppie parks his car, whips out his Dell notebook computer, connects
it to his Cingular R A ZR V3 cell phone, and surfs to a N A S A page on the
Internet, where he calls up a GPS satellite to get an exact fix on his
location which he then feeds to another N A S A satellite that scans the
area in an ultra-high-resolution photo.

The young man then opens the digital photo in Adobe Photoshop and
exports it to an image processing facility in Hamburg , Germany .

Within seconds, he receives an email on his Palm Pilot that the image has
been processed and the data stored. He then accesses an MS-SQL database
through an ODBC connected Excel spreadsheet with email on his Blackberry
and, after a few minutes, receives a response.

Finally, he prints out a full-color, 150-page report on his hi-tech,
miniaturized HP LaserJet printer, turns to the cowboy and says, "You have
exactly 1,586 cows and calves."

"That's right. Well, I guess you can take one of my calves," says Bud.

He watches the young man select one of the animals and looks on with
amusement as the young man stuffs it into the trunk of his car.

Then Bud says to the young man, "Hey, if I can tell you exactly what your
business is, will you give me back my calf?"

The young man thinks about it for a second and then says, "Okay, why not?"
"You're a Congressman for the U.S. Government", says Bud.
"Wow! That's correct," says the yuppie, "but how did you guess that?"

"No guessing required." answered the cowboy. "You showed up here even
though nobody called you; you want to get paid for an answer I already
knew, to a question I never asked. You used millions of dollars worth of
equipment trying to show me how much smarter than me you are; and you don't
know a thing about how working people make a living - or about cows, for
that matter. This is a herd of sheep. .....

Now give me back my dog.
_______________________________________________________
"Before he (the president) enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take
the following Oath or Affirmation:--''I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I
will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will
to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the
United States.''
Section 1, Paragraph 8 U.S. Constitution: Article II
"The President, Vice President and all Civil Officers of the United States,
shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for and Conviction of, Treason,
Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. "
Section 4, Paragraph 1 U.S. Constitution: Article II







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Republicans -- Sounds like at least on a few fronts -- That they are not
interested in helping America or its people lately, only in beating Obama and
stopping anything he has proposed. Irresponsible and childish.

 
 
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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama singled out financial institutions for
causing much of the economic tailspin and criticized their opposition to tighter
federal oversight of their industry.
While applauding House passage Friday of overhaul legislation and urging quick
Senate action, Obama expressed frustration with banks that were helped by a
taxpayer bailout and now are "fighting tooth and nail with their lobbyists"
against new government controls.
In his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday, Obama said the economy is
only now beginning to recover from the "irresponsibility" of Wall Street
institutions that "gambled on risky loans and complex financial products" in
pursuit of short-term profits and big bonuses with little regard for long-term
consequences.
"It was, as some have put it, risk management without the management," he said.
The president also told CBS' "60 Minutes" that "the people on Wall Street still
don't get it. ... They're still puzzled why it is that people are mad at the
banks. Well, let's see. You guys are drawing down $10, $20 million bonuses after
America went through the worst economic year ... in decades and you guys caused
the problem," Obama said in an excerpt released in advance of Sunday night's
broadcast of his interview.
The House bill, which passed 223-202, would grant the government new powers to
split up companies that threaten the economy, create an agency to oversee
consumer banking transactions and shine a light into shadow financial markets
that have escaped federal oversight.
Obama is seeking swift approval in the Senate "because we should never again
find ourselves in the position in which our only choices are bailing out banks
or letting our economy collapse."
No House Republicans voted for the bill, and 27 Democrats voted against it.
Opponents argue that the broad legislation overreaches and would
institutionalize bailouts for the financial industry.
The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee is working on its own
version of the package.
In his address, Obama contended that the worst economic downturn since the
Depression wouldn't have happened if the rules governing Wall Street been
clearer and enforcement tougher.
Obama singled out Republicans and industry lobbyists for trying to block the
changes.
Last week, top House Republicans urged more than 100 financial industry
lobbyists to work harder to defeat the bill. Lobbyists have spent more than $300
million this year trying to scuttle the bill.
Opponents say that the changes would limit consumer choice and that added
federal oversight would stunt financial market innovation.
Obama suggested that was one risk worth taking.
"Americans don't choose to be victimized by mysterious fees, changing terms and
pages and pages of fine print. And while innovation should be encouraged, risky
schemes that threaten our entire economy should not," he said. "We can't afford
to let the same phony arguments and bad habits of Washington kill financial
reform and leave American consumers and our economy vulnerable to another
meltdown."
Obama has scheduled a meeting Monday at the White House with financial services
industry leaders to seek support for his effort to tighten federal oversight of
the industry and to limit pay for top executives at institutions that accepted
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While investigating stock purchase information, I came accross this tid-bit of
information about employer health care coverage of the (obama) future.

Clipper

From:
http://news.morningstar.com/articlenet/article.aspx?id=318871&pgid=stockarticle

Health care: Faced with a requirement to provide coverage for everyone,
employers will now have a new incentive to:
a) fire as many employees as possible,
b) not hire anyone new unless absolutely necessary, and
c) buy the cheapest coverage for everyone remaining

The latter means the policies with the highest co-payments, co-insurance, and
deductibles. That in turn will dampen any increased demand for medical
procedures, drugs, or other care.
_______________________________________________________
"Before he (the president) enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take
the following Oath or Affirmation:--''I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I
will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will
to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the
United States.''
Section 1, Paragraph 8 U.S. Constitution: Article II
"The President, Vice President and all Civil Officers of the United States,
shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for and Conviction of, Treason,
Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. "
Section 4, Paragraph 1 U.S. Constitution: Article II







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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It's been the year of the gun in Tennessee. In a flurry of
legislative action, handgun owners won the right to take their weapons onto
sports fields and playgrounds and, at least briefly, into bars.
A change in leadership at the state Capitol helped open the doors to the
gun-related bills and put Tennessee at the forefront of a largely unnoticed
trend: In much of the country, it is getting easier to carry guns.
A nationwide review by The Associated Press found that over the last two years,
24 states, mostly in the South and West, have passed 47 new laws loosening gun
restrictions.
Among other things, legislatures have allowed firearms to be carried in cars,
made it illegal to ask job candidates whether they own a gun, and expanded
agreements that make permits to carry handguns in one state valid in another.
The trend is attributed in large part to a push by the National Rifle
Association. The NRA, which for years has blocked attempts in Washington to
tighten firearms laws, has ramped up its efforts at the state level to chip away
at gun restrictions.
"This is all a coordinated approach to respect that human, God-given right of
self defense by law-abiding Americans," says Chris W. Cox, the NRA's chief
lobbyist. "We'll rest when all 50 states allow and respect the right of
law-abiding people to defend themselves from criminal attack."
Among the recent gun-friendly laws:
• Arizona, Florida, Louisiana and Utah have made it illegal for businesses to
bar their employees from storing guns in cars parked on company lots.
• Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, South Carolina and Virginia have made some or
all handgun permit information confidential.
• Montana, Arizona and Kansas have allowed handgun permits to be issued to
people who have had their felony convictions expunged or their full civil rights
restored.
• Tennessee and Montana have passed laws that exempt weapons made and owned
in-state from federal restrictions. Tennessee is the home to Barrett Firearms
Manufacturing, the maker of a .50-caliber shoulder-fired rifle that the company
says can shoot bullets up to five miles and is banned in California.
The AP compiled the data on new laws from groups ranging from the Legal
Community Against Violence, which advocates gun control, to the NRA.
Public attitudes toward gun control have shifted strongly over the past 50
years, according to Gallup polling. In 1959, 60 percent of respondents said they
favored a ban on handguns except for "police and other authorized persons."
Gallup's most recent annual crime survey in October found 71 percent opposed
such a ban.
The NRA boasts that almost all states grant handgun permits to people with clean
criminal and psychological records. In 1987, only 10 states did. Only Wisconsin,
Illinois and the District of Columbia now prohibit the practice entirely.
"The NRA has a stranglehold on a lot of state legislatures," said Kristin Rand,
legislative director the Violence Policy Center, a gun control group in
Washington. "They basically have convinced lawmakers they can cost them their
seats, even though there's no real evidence to back that up."
Tennessee's new laws came after the Republican takeover of the General Assembly
this year, but most other states that loosened restrictions didn't experience
major partisan shifts. Most of the states where the new laws were enacted have
large rural populations, where support for gun rights tends to cross party
lines.
While some states have tightened gun laws during the same period, the list of
new restrictive laws is much shorter. In 2009 alone, more than three times as
many laws were passed to make it easier on gun owners.
New Jersey's 2009 law limiting people to one handgun purchase per month is the
most notable of the more restrictive laws. Other examples this year include
Maryland's ban on concealed weapons on public transit and Maine's vote to give
public universities and colleges the power to regulate firearms on campus.
The most contentious of Tennessee's new gun laws was one allowing handguns in
bars and restaurants that serve alcohol. It took effect in July after lawmakers
overrode a veto by the governor. Last month, a Nashville judge struck down the
law as unconstitutionally vague, but supporters have vowed to pass it again.
A similar Arizona law that took effect in September allows people with
concealed-weapons permits to bring their guns into bars and restaurants that
haven't posted signs banning them.
While Tennessee's law was in place, many bars chose not to let customers bring
guns in. Likewise, more than 70 communities have opted out of allowing guns in
parks.
"People go in there and start drinking and then they want to start a fight. What
are they going to do if they got a gun in their hand?" said Larry Speck, 69, who
works at an auto repair shop in Memphis. "I've got a gun permit and I'm not
carrying mine in there even if they have a law."
Chattanooga retiree Ken Hasse, 71, said he worries about the possible
consequences of allowing people to carry their guns in places like parks. "It's
going to tempt somebody to use one," he said.
Supporters of expanding handgun rights argue that people with state-issued
permits are far less likely to commit crimes, and that more lawfully armed
people cause a reduction in crime. Opponents fear that more guns could lead to
more crime.
Academics are divided on the effects of liberalized handgun laws, and
determining the impact is complicated by the move in several states to close
handgun permit records.
A Violence Policy Center project has mined news reports to find that more than
100 people have been killed by holders of handgun-carry permits since 2007,
including nine law enforcement officers. The project originally intended to list
all gun crimes by permit holders, but there were too many to keep track of, Rand
said.
"They shoot each other over parking spaces, at football games and at family
events," Rand said. "The idea that you're making any place safer by injecting
more guns is just completely contradicted by the facts."
The flood of legislative victories in Tennessee after many years of frustration
now has some gun backers aiming for a whole new level of freedom: No permits at
all.
The permit laws "are an extra burden on people to exercise essentially a
constitutional right," said John Harris, executive director of the Tennessee
Firearms Association.
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From: Paul Connett <paul@...>
Subject: FAN: Please help the little city that roared
To: DRPPRRO@...
Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009, 8:05 PM




FLUORIDE ACTION NETWORK
http://www.FluorideAlert.Org
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December 6, 2009

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

I am sending this email to everyone who has signed the Professionals' Statement
calling for an end to fluoridation worldwide.

As I am sure you are aware this is a huge uphill task. In the few countries that
continue to practice this outdated approach to fighting dental decay, those who
promote and support it have power, prestige and a lot of money at their
disposal. So even though science is well and truly on our side on this - a fact
that any independent researcher will quickly ascertain when they examine the
literature -see http://www.FluorideAlert.org - we find again and again that
politics trumps science.

Sometimes we get a fair chance. This occurs when a community is given access to
both sides of the argument and a chance to vote. Proponents know this so they
try to minimize these opportunities as much as possible, and most recently have
put their efforts into introducing mandatory fluoridation on a statewide level.
They did this recently in the US and are trying to do it right now in New
Jersey. In these situations the state can force fluoridation on communities
whether they want it or not.

The most egregious examples of this have occurred in Australia, especially in
Queensland and Victoria.

In recent months, in Victoria, despite huge opposition from citizens,
fluoridation has been forced on Ballarat, Geelong and Warrnambool.

In the process, the behavior of state health officials has become breathtakingly
arrogant. Communities are not allowed a vote. So called "consultations" consist
of citizens being sent one-sided brochures through the mail. None of the
promoters are willing to debate the issue in public and state officials are not
even willing to answer questions from professional opponents submitted to them
in writing. Communities are being told you are going to get fluoridation whether
you want it or not!

Why am I writing to you on this?

One little city - Mildura - is saying NO to this arrogant unelected bureaucracy
in no uncertain terms. They are calling for the resignation of the bureaucrat
most responsible for this nonsense: Dr. John Carnie. They have asked me to drum
up support for a letter they are sending to the Victorian Minister of Health,
see below.

If you would like to help, please send this email to Daniel Andrews, Health
Minister of Victoria daniel.andrews@...
Dear Minister Andrews,

I would like to add my name to the list of those citizens and scientists around
the world who are calling for the resignation of Dr. John Carnie (add a one line
identifier of yourself).�
Please feel free to add words of your own, or substitute your own statement..
Please bcc me at pconnett@... and Daniel Zalec at afam.daniel@... .
Daniel is with the group organizing this effort - the Anti-Fluoridation
Association of Mildura.�

The letter is printed below and is also available online with the signatories
updated daily at http://fluoridealert.org/australia.carnie.letter.html
�
Many thanks for your consideration in this matter.

Paul Connett
Director, Fluoride Action Network

Demand for Dr. Carnie's resignation�
Press Release - Friday, December 4, 2009

The Anti-Fluoridation Association of Mildura, along with other Victorian safe
water groups, and a number of health and scientific professionals, are calling
for the resignation of Dr. John Carnie, Victoria's Chief Health Officer. The
call comes as community discontent with the Government's mandatory fluoridation
policy grows.
�
Today, the following letter was sent to Victoria's Health Minister Daniel
Andrews.
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Dear Minister Andrews,
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We are outraged by your government's continued efforts to force fluoridation on
communities without giving citizens a chance to vote on the matter. In this
matter the behaviour of Dr. John Carnie has gone beyond anything one would
expect or should tolerate from a civil servant. Let us explain.
�
Most recently Dr. Carnie's refusal to respond to the basic questions put to him
by a number of Australian and international health and scientific professionals,
in line with his "no debate policy," has outraged many in Mildura and around the
world.
�
While Dr. Carnie may truly and honestly believe that fluoridation is safe and
effective, public health policy needs to be more than a belief system. It needs
to be supported by honest and accurate science that can be defended when
challenged. Dr. Carnie has:
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a) made statements to the public which are inaccurate as well as others which
are biased and misleading (see attachment 1)
b) refused to defend his beliefs in public debate (see attachment 2)
c) failed to answer direct questions addressed to him by Australian and
international experts (see attachment 3).
�
Despite this he is still prepared to force this measure on communities, even
when a sizeable number of people in those communities, who have researched this
issue for themselves, have made it clear that they do not want to be forced to
drink fluoridated water. The only way to determine whether such resistance to
this measure is coming from a minority of the population or a majority is to
give the electorate of each community the chance to vote on the matter.� But
this opportunity has again been denied to them by Dr. Carnie. This is a blatant
example of the "arrogance of power."
�
When politicians behave in this way, at least the electorate has a chance to
make their feelings known at the next election, but Dr. Carnie is not a
politician but a civil servant making his arrogance immune from normal
democratic processes.
�
The only alternative for those who believe that Dr. Carnie is failing in his job
to protect the health of the people, as exemplified by his unwillingness to
answer basic questions on a practice he is prepared to force on them, is to seek
his resignation. What other recourse do citizens have when their democratic
rights are denied?
�
Thus, we call upon the Minister to set in motion proceedings which will examine
this complaint and if he feels that it has merits to remove Dr. Carnie from his
position forthwith.
�
We would add that this issue goes well beyond the dangers posed by fluoridation.
If it becomes clear - as it has in this case - that public health policies are
not based on sound science that can be defended in public and in writing -it
will erode the public's trust in the institutions set up - at their expense - to
protect their health and the environment. The loss of that trust threatens our
society in many ways and should not be taken lightly by the politicians running
Victoria.
�
As you will note from the signatures below, this issue is receiving attention
well beyond Victoria and the shores of Australia. We expect the worldwide
attention to grow as the shocking behaviour of Dr. Carnie is revealed to a
larger audience. As Martin Luther King Jr once said, "injustice anywhere is
injustice everywhere."
�
We look forward to hearing your swift response to this complaint.
�
Sincerely,
Caree Alexander, BDSc, Dentist, Port Macquarie, NSW
Ernest Barbosa, San Diego, CA, United States
James S. Beck, MD, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Medical Biophysics, University of
Calgary,� Canada
Gerhard Bedding, Retired Science Writer and Teacher, Master's Degrees from Un.
of Chicago and Wesleyan University
Dusty Berke, New York, NY
Ailsa Boyden, spokesperson, Australian Fluoridation Information Network
Keith Boyden, chemist/technologist (retired), QLD
Laurel Burik, concerned mother, animal owner, Los Angeles, CA
Mary Byrne, spokesperson Fluoride Action Network New Zealand
Dustin Coffey, actor and part-time activist, residing in Los Angeles CA
Juanita Cohodas, Laguna Niguel, California
Paul Connett, PhD, Executive Director, Fluoride Action Network, USA
Luke Constas, BA, MA, Senior Biology Instructor, The Dwight School, Central Park
West, New York, NY
Niki Denison, publications editor, Madison, Wisconsin
Doug Everingham, MB, BS, Federal Minister for Health 1972-75
Bill Grant, Groton CT, USA
Pat Gregory, Councillor, Environment Waikato Regional Council, Hamilton, New
Zealand
Andrew Harms, BDSc, former President, Australian Dental Association (SA branch)
Rodney Hearne, Lismore, NSW
Brook Hinckley, Metallurgist, Sydney, Australia, father of two children.
Bruce Jager, Chairman, Anti-Fluoridation Association of Victoria
Carolyn Korkmas, retired law librarian, Houston, TX
Hardy Limeback, DDS, PhD, former President of the Canadian Association for
Dental Research and panel member for the National Research Council Report
Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA's Standards (2006),
Toronto, Canada
Michael Linnell, President, Central Coast Pure Water Association Inc., East
Gosford, NSW
Roger D. Masters, PhD, Research Professor, Dartmouth College, and Nelson A.
Rockefeller Professor of Government, emeritus
Elizabeth A McDonagh BSc(Hons), Cert. Ed., Former college lecturer in food
studies and applied science, retired. Chairman of National Pure Water
Association (UK)
Pat McNair, B.Soc.Sci. from Hamilton, NZ. Health Freedom Waikato spokesperson
and member of Fluoride Action Network NZ
David McRae, BSc(Hons), Vice-president, Barwon Freedom from Fluoridation,
Geelong
Cindy Mayor, member, Citizens for a Safe Environment, Ontario, Canada
Bill Osmunson, DDS, MPH, Dental Clinician, Author, Educator, and Public Health
Nutritionist, Oregon, US
Gilles Parent, ND.A., coauthor of �La fluoration: autopsie d'une erreur
scientifique�, Quebec, Canada
Margaret Phillips, retired trained nurse, Bayview Heights, QLD
Philip Robertson, BHSc, ND, Carmoora Clinic, Geelong
Cliff Royal, health and wellness advocate, Kerikeri, New Zealand, supporter of
Fluoride Action Network
Jean Ryan, BHSc, Brisbane
John Ryan, MBBS, MSc, FRACGP, DCH, FAMAC, FACNEM, FICAN, Brisbane
G.W. (Bill) Sanday, Glen Davis NSW, Osteopath, (Sydney College,1968) retired.
Sandy Sanderson, BA, Nerang, Queensland Australia
Bruce Spittle, MB, ChB, DPM, FRANZCP, author of Fluoride Fatigue (2008)
Stan Stanfield, concerned citizen, Forres, Scotland
Lawrence Stice, Firefighter� CMFD/ RET.
Daniel G. Stockin, MPH, Senior Operations Officer, The Lillie Center Inc.
Peter Sycopoulis, Spokesperson, Victorian Fluoride Action Group
Kathleen M. Thiessen, PhD, risk assessment professional and panel member for the
National Research Council report Fluoride in Drinking Water:� A Scientific
Review of EPA's Standards (2006), Oak Ridge TN, USA.
Edward J. Totty, concerned private citizen, Everett, Washington, USA
Miguel Urrea, concerned American citizen and Electrical Engineering student at
Cal State Northridge.
Violet Venegas, USA
Marilyn Vine, Public Officer, Eurobodalla Fluoride Issues Incorporated, NSW
Warren Woodward, Sedona, Arizona
Daniel Zalec, BA, MA, Chief Writer, Anti-Fluoridation Association of Mildura
Dr. John Zimmerman, PhD, DABSM, RPSGT, FAASM

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--- On Sun, 12/6/09, Brian Smythe <briguy8@...> wrote:


From: Brian Smythe <briguy8@...>
Subject: Latest Fireballs, Planet X appears on satellite cameras
To: "Brian Smythe" <briguy8@...>
Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009, 8:19 PM







Hi, everyone – I was awakened two nights ago at about 2 am by the sound of an
exploding fireball here in Southern India. Note the media has switched
terminology from fireball to meteor. Best regards – Brian
********************

Midnight Meteor Fascinates Utahns
November 18, 2009
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_13814412The spectacular streak that lit up the night
sky early Wednesday had people abuzz at the Clark Planetarium..."It was like the
arc of a welder, it was so bright," said Phil Beach, adding that he could see
Mount Nebo and the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon clearly in the five-second
flash.

The attached photo believed to be depicting the meteor's aftermath, taken at 7
a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, from Clive, in western Tooele County, Utah
looking east toward Salt Lake City. (Courtesy of Les Ashwood)

Per discussion on a http://www.godlikeproductions.com message board, there were
other effects from the tail wafting. The charged and greasy tail affected more
than the atmosphere and clouds! I just called a friend that lives in Utah. he is
a radiologist and by law has to wear a dosimeter to work. Well he always leaves
it on his ID tag that hangs in his car. Well this morning it was up "3 ticks"
(whatever that means) from its reading when he left work. He says normally there
is zero change! That entire area had some type of irradiation last night!

Zetas: We have stated repeatedly that the tail of Planet X has returned. It
hoses out from the N Pole of Planet X, which is increasingly pointing toward
Earth. This tail is immense, and wafts afar. Fine red dust has been deposited on
Earth from 2003 to the present because the tail was wafting past Earth.
Fireballs and meteors are on the increase for the same reason. The atmosphere of
Earth has been affected so that Sun halos or Moon halos appear, and odd red neon
clouds appear.
 http://www.zetatalk.com/index/zeta409.htm
****************
Planet X has been spotted on STEREO Cor2 Ahead and when enlarged it is a
reddish-colored cross!http://poleshift.ning.com

Zetas: Where Planet X, in line of view, is normally behind the Sun blocking
circle, the stereo satellites are positioned to either side of Earth and thus
pull in different views of what is behind the Sun as well as different views of
what is to the SIDE and in front of the Sun, as the Cor Overlap image shows.
Place an object approximately half way between Earth and Sun on the Cor2 Behind
(right hand) view, so that it would appear at the 4 o’clock position in the
line of view. This is what is being observed! Why did Planet X not appear on
September 24, 2009, but now doing so? Because the Earth is pulling far to the
left, trying to evade Planet X, placing Planet X further to the right in line of
view. http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message937554/pg1


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grace. Try to win His grace by reforming your habits, reducing your desires and
refining your nature.” - Sai Baba
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   Subject: [tt-welcome] AP Manufacturing areas lead surprise job comeback -
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   AP – Clark Norris, left, and his son Todd Norris, right, are shown inside
Legacy Furniture Group's manufacturing …
   By MIKE BAKER, Associated Press Writer Mike Baker, Associated Press Writer –
29 mins ago

   CONOVER, N.C. – As record numbers of orders flow through Legacy Furniture
Group's manufacturing plant, workers toil between towers of piled foam and
incomplete end tables precariously stacked five pieces high.
   With a 10 percent sales growth this year, Legacy has quickly forgotten the
recession's low point in March, when weak order volumes forced the company to
implement four-day work weeks.
   In November alone, the company that specializes in furniture for the medical
industry added a half-dozen employees to its staff of 35. These days, everyone
is clocking overtime and the 40,000-square-foot factory is starting to feel
awfully cramped.
   "We're starting to stack people instead of stacking furniture," jokes
co-founder Todd Norris as he navigates rows of hand-sanded chair frames.
   Legacy's recent success highlights a trend: Counties with the heaviest
reliance on manufacturing income are posting some of the biggest employment
gains of the nation's early economic recovery. This is a big change from just
half a year ago, when some economists worried that widespread layoffs by U.S.
manufacturers might be part of an irreversible trend in that sector.
   The Associated Press Economic Stress Index, a monthly analysis of the economic
state of more than 3,100 U.S. counties, found that manufacturing counties have
outperformed the national average since March. The Stress Index calculates a
score from 1 to 100 based on a county's unemployment, foreclosure and bankruptcy
rates. The higher the number, the greater the county's level of economic stress.
   The top 100 manufacturing counties with populations of more than 25,000 saw
their Stress score drop slightly over the spring and summer quarters, largely
due to improvements in the unemployment rate. By comparison, the national
average of similar counties saw county Stress score increases of about 7 percent
over the same time.
   Economists say these counties may always have high rates of idled workers as
technology replaces workers on the assembly line and companies find cheaper
labor elsewhere. And manufacturing counties did have an average Stress score of
11.9 in September, while the top counties dedicated to hospitality were at 9.2.
   But the early improvements in unemployment rates and manufacturing activity
illustrate that there are, at the very least, signs of stability. U.S.
manufacturers increased production by an average of 1.1 percent each month
through July, August and September, before falling slightly, by 0.1 percent, in
October, according to federal data.
   Economists cite a range of potential explanations for the early resurgence,
including the "Cash for Clunkers" program to stimulate car buying, a weak U.S.
dollar to aid exports, the use of temporary workers, the need to replace
depleted inventories, and stimulus money that is taking root. All of which
raises the question of whether the trend will last.
   Here in Catawba County, where native hardwoods and access to power have made
the region a historical hub for furniture manufacturing, the unemployment rate
dropped from a peak of 15.6 in March to 13.6 percent in September.
   Elkhart County, Ind., meanwhile, saw such a startling surge in layoffs one
year ago that President Barack Obama made a stop there in the opening weeks of
his presidency. The unemployment rate there, driven by job cuts at RV
manufacturers, spiked in March at 18.9 percent, but has fallen steadily ever
since — to 15 percent in September.
   The nation's overall jobless rate has been going the other way, climbing from
8.5 percent to 10.2 percent.
   "Manufacturing jobs are here to stay, and they're coming back," said Derald
Bontrager, president and chief operating officer of Middlebury, Ind.-based RV
maker Jayco Inc., which recalled or hired 200 laid-off workers over the summer
to help ramp up production after an unexpected sales boom overwhelmed
all-time-low inventories and left the producer unable to meet demand. They're
still trying to catch up.
   The Carolina furniture makers who have been hiring since June may also have
cut too many jobs at the base of the recession, says Scott Volz, a consultant
who helps the companies recruit managers. Some of those businesses have also
successfully refocused on specialties — such as high-end upholstery or quick
turnarounds on custom furniture — instead of trying to compete directly with
cheap Chinese imports.
   Heath Cushman, 32, of Taylorsville, lost his job at a sock plant in 2008 and
was out of work for nine months. His unemployment check was worth more than the
low-paying jobs available back then to a graphic designer with a decade of
experience.
   "I have a house, a son, a wife, a car payment like everybody else," he said..
"Nine dollars an hour, even if it was 60 hours a week, probably wouldn't have
cut it."
   He was considering a long commute, or a move to a city like Charlotte, then he
landed a job at Legacy making what he called a "generous" wage. Any doubts he
had about a future in the manufacturing industry vanished as company executives
excitedly described their future plans. Executives are now moving operations to
a larger facility nearby and plan to add some 50 employees..
   Mike Walden, an economist at North Carolina State University, said
manufacturing tends to be one of the sectors that leads the way out of
recession, as factories ramp-up to meet pent-up demand. But he questioned
whether the new jobs would stick around for long.
   "As we've seen this spurt in manufacturing production over the last six
months, those factories have to go out and bring back some laid-off workers,"
Walden said. "In five years, however, those same workers may be back out the
door."
   Not all manufacturing workers are going back to similar jobs: Other industries
that frequently seek cheap labor overseas, such as customer service, are also
sponging up bargain employees where layoffs have occurred.
   In western North Carolina, widespread manufacturing layoffs were a theme that
predated the recession — largely due to foreign competition. Yet Catawba
County has been able to find some new employers eager to tap the available work
force: Target Corp. opened a distribution hub in August, Apple Inc. is building
an East Coast data center just 30 miles down the road from a similar Google Inc.
server farm that opened last year as county recruiters brand the region as a
"data corridor."
   Justin Pennell worked through the early part of the recession building
equipment used by the furniture makers. But the 26-year-old's job in Lenoir was
so unstable that he would frequently go weeks without work and have to draw
unemployment. In January, with the industry idling, he started searching
elsewhere and soon took a job at Target, where he now maintains trucks and
machines, with a steady 40-hour work schedule.
   "It's a lot better," Pennell said, "knowing that I'm going to make a certain
amount per week, versus wondering where it's coming from the next."
   ___
   Associated Press Writer Mike Schneider contributed to this report from
Orlando, Fla.





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CONOVER, N.C. – As record numbers of orders flow through Legacy Furniture
Group's manufacturing plant, workers toil between towers of piled foam and
incomplete end tables precariously stacked five pieces high.
With a 10 percent sales growth this year, Legacy has quickly forgotten the
recession's low point in March, when weak order volumes forced the company to
implement four-day work weeks.
In November alone, the company that specializes in furniture for the medical
industry added a half-dozen employees to its staff of 35. These days, everyone
is clocking overtime and the 40,000-square-foot factory is starting to feel
awfully cramped.
"We're starting to stack people instead of stacking furniture," jokes co-founder
Todd Norris as he navigates rows of hand-sanded chair frames.
Legacy's recent success highlights a trend: Counties with the heaviest reliance
on manufacturing income are posting some of the biggest employment gains of the
nation's early economic recovery. This is a big change from just half a year
ago, when some economists worried that widespread layoffs by U.S. manufacturers
might be part of an irreversible trend in that sector.
The Associated Press Economic Stress Index, a monthly analysis of the economic
state of more than 3,100 U.S. counties, found that manufacturing counties have
outperformed the national average since March. The Stress Index calculates a
score from 1 to 100 based on a county's unemployment, foreclosure and bankruptcy
rates. The higher the number, the greater the county's level of economic stress.
The top 100 manufacturing counties with populations of more than 25,000 saw
their Stress score drop slightly over the spring and summer quarters, largely
due to improvements in the unemployment rate. By comparison, the national
average of similar counties saw county Stress score increases of about 7 percent
over the same time.
Economists say these counties may always have high rates of idled workers as
technology replaces workers on the assembly line and companies find cheaper
labor elsewhere. And manufacturing counties did have an average Stress score of
11.9 in September, while the top counties dedicated to hospitality were at 9.2.
But the early improvements in unemployment rates and manufacturing activity
illustrate that there are, at the very least, signs of stability. U.S.
manufacturers increased production by an average of 1.1 percent each month
through July, August and September, before falling slightly, by 0.1 percent, in
October, according to federal data.
Economists cite a range of potential explanations for the early resurgence,
including the "Cash for Clunkers" program to stimulate car buying, a weak U.S.
dollar to aid exports, the use of temporary workers, the need to replace
depleted inventories, and stimulus money that is taking root. All of which
raises the question of whether the trend will last.
Here in Catawba County, where native hardwoods and access to power have made the
region a historical hub for furniture manufacturing, the unemployment rate
dropped from a peak of 15.6 in March to 13.6 percent in September.
Elkhart County, Ind., meanwhile, saw such a startling surge in layoffs one year
ago that President Barack Obama made a stop there in the opening weeks of his
presidency. The unemployment rate there, driven by job cuts at RV manufacturers,
spiked in March at 18.9 percent, but has fallen steadily ever since — to 15
percent in September.
The nation's overall jobless rate has been going the other way, climbing from
8.5 percent to 10.2 percent.
"Manufacturing jobs are here to stay, and they're coming back," said Derald
Bontrager, president and chief operating officer of Middlebury, Ind.-based RV
maker Jayco Inc., which recalled or hired 200 laid-off workers over the summer
to help ramp up production after an unexpected sales boom overwhelmed
all-time-low inventories and left the producer unable to meet demand. They're
still trying to catch up.
The Carolina furniture makers who have been hiring since June may also have cut
too many jobs at the base of the recession, says Scott Volz, a consultant who
helps the companies recruit managers. Some of those businesses have also
successfully refocused on specialties — such as high-end upholstery or quick
turnarounds on custom furniture — instead of trying to compete directly with
cheap Chinese imports.
Heath Cushman, 32, of Taylorsville, lost his job at a sock plant in 2008 and was
out of work for nine months. His unemployment check was worth more than the
low-paying jobs available back then to a graphic designer with a decade of
experience.
"I have a house, a son, a wife, a car payment like everybody else," he said..
"Nine dollars an hour, even if it was 60 hours a week, probably wouldn't have
cut it."
He was considering a long commute, or a move to a city like Charlotte, then he
landed a job at Legacy making what he called a "generous" wage. Any doubts he
had about a future in the manufacturing industry vanished as company executives
excitedly described their future plans. Executives are now moving operations to
a larger facility nearby and plan to add some 50 employees..
Mike Walden, an economist at North Carolina State University, said manufacturing
tends to be one of the sectors that leads the way out of recession, as factories
ramp-up to meet pent-up demand. But he questioned whether the new jobs would
stick around for long.
"As we've seen this spurt in manufacturing production over the last six months,
those factories have to go out and bring back some laid-off workers," Walden
said. "In five years, however, those same workers may be back out the door."
Not all manufacturing workers are going back to similar jobs: Other industries
that frequently seek cheap labor overseas, such as customer service, are also
sponging up bargain employees where layoffs have occurred.
In western North Carolina, widespread manufacturing layoffs were a theme that
predated the recession — largely due to foreign competition. Yet Catawba
County has been able to find some new employers eager to tap the available work
force: Target Corp. opened a distribution hub in August, Apple Inc. is building
an East Coast data center just 30 miles down the road from a similar Google Inc.
server farm that opened last year as county recruiters brand the region as a
"data corridor."
Justin Pennell worked through the early part of the recession building equipment
used by the furniture makers. But the 26-year-old's job in Lenoir was so
unstable that he would frequently go weeks without work and have to draw
unemployment. In January, with the industry idling, he started searching
elsewhere and soon took a job at Target, where he now maintains trucks and
machines, with a steady 40-hour work schedule.
"It's a lot better," Pennell said, "knowing that I'm going to make a certain
amount per week, versus wondering where it's coming from the next."
___
Associated Press Writer Mike Schneider contributed to this report from Orlando,
Fla.


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