How Sleep Directly Affects Your Metabolism

Patrick Gallagher
NaturalSociety
April 23, 2012
Have you ever wondered why there are so many cases of obesity, high blood pressure, and heart disease among the people you work with and live around? In many cases, there are multiple reasons for this, including dietary issues, work stress, and a number of other factors, but there is a very high likelihood that those people may be suffering from such ailments because of one key reason: sleeplessness.

Indeed, the lack of sleep experienced by American citizens is one of the key debilitating factors squandering a great deal of the human resources that we need to function as a society. It is a consistent uphill battle under the veil of sleeplessness for each one of us whether we realize it or not; unfortunately, many people don’t realize they are lacking sleep. The greatest thanks for our mass sleeplessness can go to the concerted efforts of the industries offering sugary beverages, and the more recent energy drink frenzy that a high percentage of the populace consumes. The great, diverse variety of sugared drinks that the populace has the power to choose over natural, healthy alternatives is one of the greatest faults of the industry.

Read more: http://naturalsociety.com/how-lack-of-sleep-affects-your-metabolism/#ixzz1syKpAc7A

Avocados Naturally Conquer Aging and Disease

Anthony Gucciardi
NaturalSociety
April 23, 2012
Contrary to many anti-aging pills and creams, avocados are extremely inexpensive and also quite a delicious addition to any seasonal meal. The best part, however, is that they are actually effective in fighting both again and bolstering your immune system to fight off disease — no expensive medical interventions required. The powerful yet 100% natural effect has to do with how the oil from the fruit can combat free radicals, which have been linked to countless conditions including cancer and heart disease (as well as aging, and in many cases accelerated aging).
What’s most amazing about the antioxidants found in avocados is their ability to ‘deeply’ penetrate inside the body and actually enter the mitochondria, a tiny ‘powerhouse’ which actually turns food into energy inside your body. Your mitochondria are actually teeming with free radicals, which are assaulting the tiny energy assimilators on a daily basis. While other fruits and vegetables — powerful in many ways as well — offer beneficial antioxidants, avocados possess the unique ability to actually make their way inside mitochondria. This is an effect that has scientists raving over the usage of avocados in the prevention of disease and aging.

Read more: http://naturalsociety.com/avocados-naturally-conquer-aging-and-disease/#ixzz1syKTne3f

CONFIRMED: Ron Paul WON Minnesota!

  Posted by Alexander Higgins - April 23, 2012 at 2:19 am - Permalink - Source via Alexander Higgins Blog

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GOP presidential Candidate Ron Paul is now confirmed to have won his second state, Minnesota, as the media remains silent about the victory.

Ron Paul is now confirmed to have won the state of Minnesota as the corporate media continues the blackout of the Ron Paul campaign.

According to the video, Minnesota is the second state Ron Paul has won and if he wins just three more states like this he is guaranteed to be on the GOP national convention whether the establishment wants it or not.

The news follows a CNN report that establishment GOP delegates are refusing to support Romney as the Presidential candidate and part of a much under reported story that Romney is having problems obtaining the number of delegates needed to secure the nomination.

Read more http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2012/04/23/confirmed-ron-paul-won-minnesota-125681/

Obama Declares Syria A National Emergency And Outlaws Reporting On Rebels

  Posted by Alexander Higgins - April 23, 2012 at 5:39 pm - Permalink - Source via Alexander Higgins Blog

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President Obama issues a constitution trampling executive order declaring Syria a national emergency and outlaws reporting on terrorist rebel activities.

In perhaps the most unconstitutional power grab by the Obama administration to date the constitutional rights of Freedom of Press and Freedom of speech have now been suspended under the false premise that the “human rights violations” in Syria and Iran constitute as “national emergency”.
Perhaps even more laughable than the claim that the conflict in Syria is somehow a national emergency is the fact that the executive order directly states that excuse being used to target Iran is human rights violations are alleged to have occurred in 1981, over 31 years ago, which were supposed to have occurred when the US funded the Iraqi’s to invade Iran and was trying to instigate a revolution within Iran much like they are doing in Syria right now.

Read more http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2012/04/23/obama-declares-syria-national-emergency-outlaws-reporting-rebels-126061/ 

3rd Plant Species With Mutations Found In 3rd Michigan Location

  Posted by Alexander Higgins - April 23, 2012 at 7:26 pm - Permalink - Source via Alexander Higgins Blog

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It’s not just in dandelions, but in other flowers, fruits, vegetables, and vegetation  – 3rd plant species  found mutation in a 3rd separate location in Michigan.

I just finished reporting on the discovery of mutated strawberries in Michigan which are speculated to be a result of Fukushima nuclear fallout, which scientists would argue such mutations would not happen this soon after the disaster.

Michigan Plants Mutated Due to Radioactive Fukushima Nuclear Fallout?

A recent video report from Christina Consolo documents plant mutations allegedly caused by radioactive fallout from the multiple nuclear meltdowns in Japan.

A recent video report from Christina Consolo (Radchick) documents possible plant mutations caused by fallout from the multiple nuclear meltdowns in Japan.
Despite the fact that the US government claimed that there was no danger posed to the United States due to the Fukushima nuclear disaster, recent NRC documents prove that there was a large scale criminal conspiracy to cover up the dangers.
In the video Christina goes over numerous photos of dandelions that were found mutated in a Michigan parking lot.
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Read The Rest And Watch The Video

Puerto Rico’s Growing Voter Fraud Scandal

(FOXNEWS)   Puerto Rico’s Electoral Commission opened an investigation on Monday into allegations of vote tampering and voter fraud by both of the island’s main political parties in the island’s recent political primaries.

Tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans went to the ballots on March 18 to decide which candidates of the New Progressive Party (NPP) and the Popular Democratic Party (PDP) for mayors, senators and representatives would go on to the November elections.

The process was fraught with discrepancies, with the NPP and PDP flinging fraud and vote count accusations at each other. But the most egregious allegations stem from an internal fight within the NPP in Guaynabo –where the popular mayor of the city, Hector O’Neill, backs the candidacy of the incumbent representative Antonio Soto, while the top leadership of the NPP party backs an opponent, Angel Pérez. The race triggered a battle that forced a recount of the primaries ballots for the first time in Puerto Rico’s political history. Recounts were up to now reserved only for the general elections.

Read more http://www.federaljack.com/?p=174519 

Chicagoans Warned to Evacuate Before Globalist Instigated Riot During NATO Summit

Kurt Nimmo
Infowars.com
April 22, 2012
Residents of a Chicago condo received a letter from management last week informing them that they should move out of their homes during the upcoming NATO confab to be held in the Windy City next month.

If the residents decide to remain, they will be subjected to a lockdown.

“In the event of a riot or the potential of one near the building,” the letter states, “all access doors will be locked including the garage door. For everyone’s safety we will be instructing anyone in the building to stay in his or her unit.”

Aaron Klein, writing for WorldNetDaily on Saturday, said radicals with ties to Obama plan to riot during the NATO summit.

Read more http://theintelhub.com/2012/04/23/chicagoans-warned-to-evacuate-before-globalist-instigated-riot-during-nato-summit/ 

Report: Turkey Mobilizing Army Following Border Clashes With Syria

  Posted by Alexander Higgins - April 22, 2012 at 9:38 pm - Permalink - Source via Alexander Higgins Blog

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ABC news 77 investigative reporter Aaron Klein reports that the Turkey army is mobilizing their army following a series of clashes with Syria troops along the border.

Just moments ago the conservatives new reporter Aaron Klein, while broadcasting live from Israel on 77 ABC news radio, reported he has been informed that Turkey is mobilizing their army along their border in preparation for an armed conflict with Syria.

The report follows earlier reports that the Turkish military forces launched multiple stage attacks against Syria to which the Syrian army later responded with counter attacks.

Klein reported Turkey has been agitating Syria over the last few days is an is actively trying to provoke Syria into a war while providing military support to armed Syria rebels along the border.
Klein stated he was informed about the mobilization of the Turkish army from a Syria official and was unable to confirm the reports as several Turkish officials he contacted refused to comment on the situation.

http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2012/04/22/report-turkey-mobilizing-army-border-clashes-syria-125431/ 

In The Wake of Epic Financial Fraud, The American Ruling Class Choose Stability Over Justice And Law

 Source: Boiling Frogs Post/Paul Jamiol.

"Wayne Smith, who is a distinguished professor at Johns Hopkins, formerly the State Department's representative in Cuba, resigned in 1982 in protest of Reagan's policies . . . Not long ago, during the summer when I was reading some of these books, we were talking on the phone. He said that their feeling back then, at the time of the killing, was that the nation was simply not ready for the awful truth, that the fabric of society couldn't tolerate it, it couldn't accept it. And then he said he wasn't sure they were necessarily wrong given the circumstances back then.

Although, his position is that now enough time has gone by that we should investigate. He would like to see a full, honest investigation at the proper present time. My answer to him, maybe I'm a purist, maybe I'm still in a perverse way naive as I was naive when the CIA was using me, but I don't buy that. Even if it would tear the nation apart from top to bottom. If you have such cynicism, that they can kill the president and stuff it down the public's throat, the cover-up, and go on about their lives, then we need to tear the society apart from top to bottom and shake it apart, and get some sense of law and order. What reality of order can there be in a society that is that cynical." - John Stockwell, a former CIA officer turned whistleblower, speaking about the JFK assassination and cover-up in September 1989 on the Austin-based news show Alternative Views.

"If the government becomes a law-breaker, it breeds contempt for the law. It invites every man to become a law unto himself. It invites anarchy." - Justice Louis Brandeis.

http://disquietreservations.blogspot.com/2012/04/in-wake-of-epic-financial-fraud.html 

How Will History Remember You?

How are you going to spend your life? When it is all said and done, how will history remember you? Unfortunately, these days most people do not spend much time thinking about those kinds of questions. Most people just kind of stumble through life without any clear direction or meaning. Sadly, our society makes it far too easy to remain "comfortably numb" the vast majority of the time. We are absolutely addicted to entertainment and there is more of it available today than ever before - television, movies, music, video games, sports events, food, gambling, shopping - the outlets for feeding our addictions are seemingly endless. But do you really want to spend your life feeding your addictions and keeping yourself entertained as much as possible?

 The following is a saying that has stayed with me my entire life: "Life is like a coin - you can spend it any way that you want, but you can only spend it once." If the fact that we are all hurtling through space on this giant rock is just some kind of cosmic accident and life really does not have any meaning, then yes it would make sense to fill up our lives with as much pleasure as possible before we die. But if life really does have meaning and the things that we do today can have a permanent impact on the future, then perhaps many of us need to start thinking about what kind of legacy we are going to leave behind once we are gone.

Read more http://www.bushstole04.com/newworld/how_history_remember_you.htm 

10 Important Issues Only Ron Paul is Addressing

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Eric Blair  
Activist Post

As we trudge through another presidential political season, the media seems to have already declared that the race will be between Mitt Romney and incumbent Barack Obama.This same establishment media appears desperate to identify meaningful differences between the two candidates.Yet they are in lock step on many of the most pressing issues facing America.

Sure they may have minor differences in how to bailout the economy through corporate welfare, or how to fight the war on terror (sic), or have a percentage or two difference in their tax policies; but they still view the status quo as acceptable.  Neither candidate proposes any significant changes to transform a dying system that threatens to destroy the nation.


Read more http://www.activistpost.com/2012/04/10-important-issues-only-ron-paul-is.html

Health Benefits of Onions

Naomi Woods
NaturalSociety
April 22, 2012
If you habitually separate the onions in your food because you do not want to eat them, then it’s time for you to change your ways. There are simply too many health benefits that onions have to offer, and not eating them would be such a waste. Many foods act as overall health boosters simply from consumption – onions are in this healthy food group.

Health Benefits of Onions

Read more: http://naturalsociety.com/health-benefits-of-onions/#ixzz1soPIhTYn

Connecticut Bill Would Allow Citizens to Sue Police Who Arrest Them for Filming in Public

theintelhub.com
April 22, 2012

CT State Senator Eric Coleman

The trend of individuals being arrested for legally filming police in public is an issue which gets me especially frustrated and a favorite topic of mine to bring up here at End the Lie.

Thankfully, recently individuals have been striking back through lawsuits and in some cases charges have been dropped.

Furthermore, an Illinois judge declared their state wiretapping law unconstitutional in a case which surrounded recording police in public.

That being said, police are still engaging in deplorable activities like confiscating cell phones and destroying evidence and flipping out for no reason when being filmed.

Read more http://theintelhub.com/2012/04/22/connecticut-bill-would-allow-citizens-to-sue-police-who-arrest-them-for-filming-in-public/ 

Financial Armageddon Approaches: Spain is About to Enter a Full-Scale Collapse

  Posted by Alexander Higgins - April 21, 2012 at 6:58 pm - Permalink - Source via Alexander Higgins Blog

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Economic data and technical data coming out of Spain is telling us point blank that disaster is looming and will trigger the dominos to fall across Europe.

Alexander Higgins
April 21, 2012
The perfect storm of an economic collapse fueled by an all out housing and mortgage crash, a sovereign debt crisis, and a run on the over-leveraged unregulated Spanish banks is hammering Spain right now.

The IMF and the ECB knows that Spain is too big to bail out which is really bad news considering the economic data and technical indicators show irrefutable evidence that Spain is about to enter a full-scale collapse which will in turn send the dominoes falling across Europe.

Last year we were repeatedly warned that if Greece defaulted the result would be Financial Armageddon and even warned America could lose its financial sovereignty.

The when Greece finally defaulted, the media downplayed the ramifications and claimed the debt contagion wouldn’t spread.

They lied and there is a reason that Spain has banned all cash transactions over 2,500 Euros and the IMF is raising the alarm that the debt crisis will persist throughout all of 2012.

Read more http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2012/04/21/financial-armageddon-approaches-spain-enter-fullscale-collapse-125211/ 

Dutch Government On Brink Of Collapse

  Posted by Alexander Higgins - April 21, 2012 at 7:38 pm - Permalink - Source via Alexander Higgins Blog

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The Dutch government is on the brink of collapse after politicians hit an impasse on implementing austerity measures required to secure a bailout.

As the economic and technical data points to financial Armageddon looming in Spain Dutch politicians are deadlocked over the decision to implement brutal austerity measures to secure an economic bailout or to tell the bankers to shove it and take the path of Iceland.

Dutch politicians have announced they can not come to an agreement on austerity limits required to secure the bailout to save the Dutch economy.

After failing to come to an agreement with the Prime Minister, Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders announced that his party no longer supports the government and is now calling for new elections to be held as soon as possible.
Read more http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2012/04/21/dutch-government-brink-collapse-125261/ 

Army probes drug use by soldiers in Afghanistan

By Lolita C. Baldor - The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Apr 21, 2012 9:09:05 EDT

WASHINGTON — The Army has investigated 56 soldiers in Afghanistan on suspicion of using or distributing heroin, morphine or other opiates during 2010 and 2011, newly obtained data shows. Eight soldiers died of drug overdoses during that time.

While the cases represent just a slice of possible drug use by U.S. troops in Afghanistan, they provide a somber snapshot of the illicit trade in the war zone, including young Afghans peddling heroin, soldiers dying after mixing cocktails of opiates, troops stealing from medical bags and Afghan soldiers and police dealing drugs to their U.S. comrades.

In a country awash with poppy fields that provide up to 90 percent of the world’s opium, the U.S. military struggles to keep an eye on its far-flung troops and monitor for substance abuse.

Read more http://www.armytimes.com/news/2012/04/ap-afghanistan-army-investigates-drug-use-56-soldiers-042112/ 

American police state: officer may be fired for protecting young man from police brutality

Madison Ruppert, Contributor
Activist Post

The United States’ descent into a hellish police state continues and appears to only get worse as the years go by. The case of Officer Regina Tasca of the Bogota Police Department in New Jersey is a troubling example of just how far gone some law enforcement agencies are today.

In this case, Officer Tasca is being declared “psychologically incompetent” for stepping in to save an emotionally disturbed young man from a brutal beating at the hands of police.

Here at End the Lie I have covered just a few of the troubling things police are able to get away with, such as murdering elderly tourists with pepper spray while they are restrained and brutally beating senior citizens suffering from dementia.

 

REad more http://www.activistpost.com/2012/04/american-police-state-officer-may-be.html 

Lisbon Republican Party Meeting

Lisbon Republican Party Monthly Meeting will be held at the MTM center at 7PM on Monday the 23rd of April.

 All Lisbon Republicans welcome. Come have coffee with us and meet like minded Republicans.


Ed Stacey
Vice Chairman
 

Benefits of Cinnamon

Naomi Woods
NaturalSociety
April 20, 2012
Cinnamon is more than just another household that can add more flavor to your dishes and pastries. While the irresistible delicious spice can add a certain zest to your meals, it also packs powerful health benefits. The next time that you have the urge to indulge in a cinnamon-based treat, you should give in — your body will thank you. Afterall, cinnamon has a plethora of serious wellness benefits that should not be overlooked.

Amazingly, cinnamon is considered as one of the oldest spice that is still in use across the globe. Originally, it was grown only within Sri Lanka and other parts of the South East Asia. In early 2000 BC, this was transported to Egypt. Today, almost all countries around the world rely on the wonderful flavor that rouses from cinnamon. In addition, many cultures were — and still are — fully aware of cinnamon’s healing characteristics.

Read more: http://naturalsociety.com/benefits-of-cinnamon/#ixzz1sg4v62Fu

Lisbon's literacy problem

INEPT IS THE NORM

It is disgraceful for the citizens of Lisbon to continually be subjected to inept management by Eldridge and his cronies. The town has established a web site to keep the residents informed of what is going on in the town. This web site is an excellent method of communicating with the public. The only problem with this is when the inept manager and his cronies do not proof read the information posted on the site. These town employees have posted articles written by a department head that contains misspelled words, poor word choices, and even more appalling elemental grammatical errors. 

These postings are a reflection of this town and right now it is clear this town is being operated by a bunch of hicks with little or no education. It also demonstrates Eldridge, the Chief Administrative Officer, is completely incompetent. Eldridge receives a salary of $83,000+ of taxpayers’ dollars for publishing garbage.

However, this web site is utilized to conceal information the citizens need to know. A prime example is the up-coming Public Hearing on the Planning Board recommendation to change the “Conditional Usages” along the Route 9 corridor. 

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 I completely understand the law ONLY requires the town to post the announcement in the local newspapers at least two weeks prior to the hearing. Two weeks ago, Eldridge announced at the Town Council meeting, there was going to be a Public Hearing held on April 26, 2012 and hosted by the Planning Board on the Route 9 changes. However, there is a portion of the town web site called “Agenda & Minutes; Agenda Document; Public Hearing Documents”. 

This costs the town absolutely nothing to post changes so why doesn’t the town utilize it for ALL Public Hearings? This town web site has posted the May 1, 2012 Public Hearing on the Gartley Street zoning proposal but yet there is no mention of the Panning Board’s Public Hearing.

In this day and age, computers are everywhere and probably the fastest means of providing information to the masses in a speedy manner. Keep in mind, this cost nothing to post so why not utilize it. There can only be two possible reason not to utilize this web site and they are (1) Keep the citizens in the dark and not let them know what is going on in their community or (2) the town manager in totally inept. The choice is yours.

It is time to get rid of this town manager and put a stop to this incompetency. It is not rocket science to post professional documents or to post necessary information for the public. The purpose of a web site is to notify readers of information crucial to keeping residents informed. There is no transparency in Lisbon. Eldridge and Brooks do not want anyone to know what is going on or how they are manipulating this town.

Larry Fillmore

Concerned Citizen

Violent Riots Erupt From Montreal Protests

  Posted by Alexander Higgins - April 20, 2012 at 5:58 pm - Permalink - Source via Alexander Higgins Blog

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Student protests in Montreal have turned into violent riots forcing police to use batons, grenades and chemical irritants to control crowds refusing to disperse.

What started of as peaceful protests by students in opposition to tuition rate hikes and other issues has erupted into violent riots after crowds were met by police in riot gear attempting to disperse the crowds.

When the protestors refused to disperse police began firing tear gas and concussion grenades on the crowd and instead of dispersing the crowds stood their ground.

Instead they responded by throwing a “firestorm of rocks and other projectiles” at the police and things quickly became violent.

Protestors have torn down police barricades and began damaging property as clash turned in violent fighting with both police and protestors being injured in the melee.

Canadian officials are condemning the violence and say that the protestors are now being joined by violent militants.

Read more http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2012/04/20/violent-riots-erupt-montreal-protests-124641/ 

NSA Whistleblower Speaks Live: “The Government Is Lying To You”

  Posted by Alexander Higgins - April 20, 2012 at 6:17 pm - Permalink - Source via Alexander Higgins Blog

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Former NSA technical director says the government is lying about their massive power to spy on Americans and warns it has the power to create an Orwellian turkey totalitarian state.

Just a month ago we raised more than a proverbial eyebrow when we noted the creation of the NSA’s Utah Data Center (codename Stellar Wind) and William Binney’s formidable statement that “we are this far from a turnkey totalitarian state”. Democracy Now has the former National Security Agency technical director whistleblower’s first TV interview in which he discusses the NSA’s massive power to spy on Americans and why the FBI raided his home. Since retiring from the NSA in 2001, he has warned that the NSA’s data-mining program has become so vast that it could “create an Orwellian state.” Today marks the first time Binney has spoken on national TV about NSA surveillance. Starting with his pre-9-11 identification of the world-wide-web as a voluminous problem since the NSA was ‘falling behind the rate-of-change’, his success in creating a system (codenamed Thin-Thread) for ‘grabbing’ all the data and the critical ‘lawful’ anonymization of that data (according to mandate at the time) which as soon as 9-11 occurred went out of the window as all domestic and foreign communications was now stored (starting with AT&T’s forking over their data). This direct violation of the constitutional rights of everybody in the country was why Binney decided he could not stay (leaving one month after 9-11) along with the violation of almost every privacy and intelligence act as near-bottomless databases store all forms of

communication collected by the agency, including private emails, cell phone calls, Google searches and other personal data.
Read more http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2012/04/20/nsa-whistleblower-speaks-live-government-lying-124691/ 

All Wrapped Up, Right Mitt? Not So Fast! GOP Delegates REFUSE To Sign Romney Pledge

 

All Wrapped Up, Right Mitt? Not So Fast! GOP Delegates REFUSE To Sign Romney Pledge
Members of the Republican National Committee gathering in Arizona were invited to meet with Mitt Romney in private Friday and have their pictures taken with the presumptive GOP nominee, but there was a price of admission: loyalty.

RNC members and state GOP chairmen were welcomed into the private reception only after signing a form pledging to support Romney as a delegate to the national convention in Tampa.

All 168 members of the committee have a vote at the convention as “superdelegates” – and one of Romney’s supporters on the RNC estimated that over 100 members signed the form.

The Romney “delegate pledge form” asked members to sign their name and “pledge to vote for Mitt Romney at the 2012 Republican National Convention on all ballots until Mitt Romney has been nominated.”

Signers were given the option of declaring their support publicly or privately by checking one of two boxes….

Not everyone was allowed to join in the fun.

Read more http://www.dailypaul.com/227900/gop-delegates-rufuse-to-sign-romney-pledge 

India Launches Nuclear Missile Test As South Korea Preps Cruise Missiles For Retaliation

  Posted by Alexander Higgins - April 20, 2012 at 9:35 pm - Permalink - Source via Alexander Higgins Blog

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Within the last few minutes, Bloomberg has popped up two rather disturbing headlines – that for all intent and purpose have been totally ignored by the trading public at large.

Recently India announced they are refusing to abide by US imposed sanctions against Iran.
In utter defiance the have even entered into a contract to purchase Iranian oil.
Conveniently the media has responded by hyping up India’s nuclear weapons even though they have had them for years.

There is also a campaign of propaganda trying to pit China against them by running headlines that India is test firing nuclear capable intercontinental missiles capable of reaching China.

Read more http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2012/04/20/india-launches-nuclear-missile-test-south-korea-preps-cruise-missiles-retaliation-124901/ 

PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF LISBON

The Lisbon Town Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Lisbon Town Office, 300 Lisbon Street, Lisbon, Maine to consider comments regarding the proposed zone change on Gartley Street from the General Residential District to the Diversified Development District. Copies of the proposed text may be viewed online at www.lisbonme.org or obtained at the Town Clerk’s Office, 300 Lisbon Street, Lisbon. Lisbon Town Council 4/19/

First Lisbon Republican Fundraiser Results

First Fundraiser Results

  Well the results are in for YOUR first fund raising event of 2012. I'd like to take a moment to thank all the core people involved in this effort, especially Randy and Karen Crafts. Without the over and above effort of this fine family YOUR event would have been impossible. Randy and Karen gave us permission to use part of the parking lot at the Big Dipper as well as donating part of the profits from selling 2yd loads of organic loam (remember it's that time of year so give him a call or me for that matter and get a head start on your yard or garden this year) then, rallied his family to assist, he called John up at the car lot and he brought up a dozen red white & blue balloons and John senior brought down items for the sale.

       The next group of citizen volunteers is a rather small group compared to the 1700 + registered republicans in town.They were the boots on the ground, the members who cleared out there basements and set up every morning and took it down every night. I thank you with all my heart and as requested these people shall remain nameless, I will leave it up to our membership to become involved and as you do you will have no problem identifying these great Americans,  the citizens of Lisbon Falls Maine !

 

        Finally and most importantly the people who made the extra effort to take time out of there busy schedules to come by and leave some donations or make maybe a small purchase or leave us a cash donation. Thank You all and I encourage to become more involved.

 

        There were some great moments and a lot of hard work done over the past three days and I will be posting some stories and pictures on YOUR website as soon as I recover (whew). THE GRAND TOTAL FOR THIS YEARS FIRST FUND RAISING EVENT IS.....................WAIT FOR IT..............$1,137.32 !!!!!!

 

Again Thank You,

T Barry III secretary / treasurer

Home Remedies for Headaches

Naomi Woods
NaturalSociety
April 20, 2012
Headaches are one of the most common ailments that strikes all too often today. A bad headache can completely ruin your day, and in many cases escalate stress levels significantly. It may not seem like a serious health concern but when you do have a splitting headache, you will find it difficult to concentrate while physical functions will also be negatively affected.

Home Remedies for Headaches

If you’re someone who regularly experiences headaches, you may find it difficult to resist the grabbing for an over the counter pain reliever. Before becoming overly dependent on these pharmaceuticals, you should consider using natural solutions. These could successfully alleviate the pain without ingesting pharmaceutical drugs that can cause adverse side-effects. Here are some home remedies for headaches.

Read more http://naturalsociety.com/home-remedies-for-headaches/

Occupy Wall Street Plans To Shutdown Golden Gate Bridge May 1st

  Posted by Alexander Higgins - April 19, 2012 at 11:26 am - Permalink - Source via Alexander Higgins Blog

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Occupy Wall Street is calling for a city-wide general strike in San Francisco and planning to Occupy and block the flow of capital the Golden Gate Bridge May 1st.

via strikemay1st.com, a new clearing house for May 1st General Strike resources in the Bay Area:
called for by the Golden Gate Bridge Labor Coalition

Unite in solidarity with Golden Gate Bridge workers and the international call for a general strike on May Day by blockading the flow of capital to the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District on the morning of May Day!

The following resolution was passed unanimously by the Occupy Oakland General Assembly on Sunday, April 15:

If any of the unions on the Golden Gate bridge declare a strike or shutdown action on May Day, we will act in solidarity with these striking workers and the international call for a general strike on May Day, by blockading the flow of capital to the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District. This will be accomplished by a collaboration of pickets and direct action which will shut down all modes of transportation from Marin to San Francisco.

Read more http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2012/04/19/occupy-wall-street-plans-shutdown-golden-gate-bridge-1st-124181/

How the US uses sexual humiliation as a political tool to control the masses

Believe me, you don't want the state having the power to strip your clothes off. And yet, it's exactly what is happening

Bagram airbase was used by the US to detain its 'high-value' targets during the 'war on terror' and is still Afghanistan's main military prison. Photograph: Dar Yasin/AP

The discussion continues today at 12pm ET (5pm UK time) when Naomi Wolf takes your questions about her column. Join us for an hour long live chat about the supreme court, strip searches and sexual humiliation.

In a five-four ruling this week, the supreme court decided that anyone can be strip-searched upon arrest for any offense, however minor, at any time. This horror show ruling joins two recent horror show laws: the NDAA, which lets anyone be arrested forever at any time, and HR 347, the "trespass bill", which gives you a 10-year sentence for protesting anywhere near someone with secret service protection. These criminalizations of being human follow, of course, the mini-uprising of the Occupy movement.

Is American strip-searching benign? The man who had brought the initial suit, Albert Florence, described having been told to "turn around. Squat and cough. Spread your cheeks." He said he felt humiliated: "It made me feel like less of a man."


Read more http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/apr/05/us-sexual-humiliation-political-control/print 

Congress wants all cars to be equipped with recording devices

Published: 19 April, 2012, 22:14

Reuters / Allison Joyce

The federal government is about to become the country’s worst backseat driver. Congress wants to put tracking devices in the car of every American, and that’s not even the scariest provision in a new bill being passed around Washington.

The US Senate has already signed off on a new legislation that, if cleared by the rest of Congress, will see to it that the government gets its eyes and ears inside every automobile in the country. Senate Bill 1813 calls for the installation of mandatory recorders and communication devices in Americans’ cars that could connect the whereabouts and actions of the country’s drivers with whomever the government wants to grant access to. It doesn’t stop there, though — another provision in the proposed bill will give the government the power to revoke passports from Americans behind on their taxes, essentially making it impossible for the indebted to escape the country.

It’s being touted around the capital as the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, or MAP-21, and Congress is considering it under the explanation that the bill will “reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs.” In the abstract drafted on Capitol Hill, however, the act is described as having provisions necessary “for other purposes.” And while no lawmakers explicitly explain the benefits of some questionable content within MAP-21, what the government could get away with if the bill is passed is something eerily Orwellian.

Read more http://rt.com/usa/news/congress-map-cars-1813-484/ 

Helo crashes in Afghanistan; 4 troops on board

By Robert Burns - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Apr 19, 2012 17:58:51 EDT

WASHINGTON — An Army helicopter crashed on a nighttime mission in southwestern Afghanistan on Thursday, and initial reports from the scene indicated that as many as four soldiers may have been killed, a U.S. defense official said.

In a brief official announcement, the American military command in Kabul said there were “no confirmed reports” of casualties “at this time.” The announcement did not specify the nationality of the helicopter crew and said the cause of the crash was unknown.

Two U.S. defense officials said four U.S. troops were aboard the helicopter, identified as an Army Black Hawk, and one official said initial word from the scene was that officials “don’t expect” that any of the four survived. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because details were still being collected and the families of the helicopter crew had not yet been notified.

Unspecified weather difficulties may have played a role in the crash, the two officials said, but it also was possible that enemy action was factor.

Read more http://www.armytimes.com/news/2012/04/ap-black-hawk-crashes-afghanistan-4-troops-aboard-041912/

Jury to Hear Claims of Police Pig Pile Gone Bad

By ROSE BOUBOUSHIAN

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     (CN) - Massachusetts police may be liable for allegedly tackling and suffocating a man who tried to flee a sobriety checkpoint on foot, a federal judge ruled.

     In November 2009, the Massachusetts state police and officers from the North Andover and Essex County departments set up a sobriety checkpoint manned by 33 officers on Route 114.

     While driving down Route 114 toward North Andover with his pitbull, Ruckus, that evening, Kenneth Howe lit up a marijuana blunt. He quickly attempted to put out the blunt and put on his seatbelt when he saw the checkpoint.

     Trooper Jodi Gerardi, who had noticed Howe's "furtive movements," ordered Howe out of his pickup as soon as she smelled marijuana. It is disputed whether Howe hit Gerardi as he got out of his truck or vice versa, but both parties agree that he attempted to flee on foot.

Read more http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/04/19/45785.htm 

Two Years After the BP Oil Spill: IS THE GULF ECOSYSTEM COLLAPSING?

Washington's Blog - 2012-04-18
The Gulf Ecosystem Is Being Decimated The BP oil spill started on April 20, 2010. We’ve previously warned that the BP oil spill could severely damage the Gulf ecosystem. Since then, there are numerous signs that the worst-case scenario may be playing out: New York Times: “Gulf Dolphins Exposed to Oil Are Seriously Ill, Agency Says MSNBC: Gulf shrimp scarce this season (and see the Herald Tribune‘s report) Mother Jones: Eyeless shrimp are being found all over the Gulf NYT: Oil Spill Affected Gulf Fish’s Cell Function, Study Finds CBS:Expert: BP spill likely cause of sick Gulf fish (and see the Press Register’s report) “Study confirms oil from Deepwater spill entered food chain Pensacola News Journal: “Sick fish” archive Agence France Presse: Mystery illnesses plague Louisiana oil spill crews MSNBC: Sea turtle deaths up along Gulf, joining dolphin trend MSNBC:Exclusive: Submarine Dive Finds Oil, Dead Sea Life at Bottom of Gulf of Mexico AP: BP oil spill the culprit for slow death of deep-sea coral, scientists say (and see the Guardian and AFP‘s write ups)  Read more http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=30395

Lisbon Maine Town Council Recap April 17th Meeting

RECAP TOWN COUNCIL MEETING/WORKSHOP – APRIL 17^TH

At Tuesday’s Town Council meeting/workshop it was business as usual. The meeting portion of the evening was very uneventful and was completed in about a half an hour. There was nothing earth shattering on the agenda.

The most interesting information released by the council was in response to the question I had asked in the previous meeting. The question was: “In what computer system has Mr. Van Tuenin stored or uploaded the reevaluation information for the first year? Mr. Van Tuenin has told me personally that he will not utilize TRIO software.” The response was the reevaluation information is stored in a computer other than TRIO. This was totally insignificant to the council but I am extremely concerned for two reasons (1) there is no redundancy for this computer. If this computer dies, and if you have ever owned a computer you know this is a frequent occurrence, the town would have to rely on the backups provided if there are backups being performed regularly. Backups need to be checked to ensure that the integrity of the information can be restored and (2) if the town cannot pay for next years’ reevaluation what will happen to the data already collected? Does Van Tuenin own the computer and the data or does the town own the data? This could turn into a legal battle. The data needs to be retained by the town at all times with a method of redundancy established to protect the data already paid for by the taxpayers.

The other questions I had asked pertained to the budget. Chairman LaRochelle explained the budget is being worked every day and could not provide concrete information on them. I completely understand the municipal budget is being worked and he was not prepared to provide concrete answers.

Now, let’s move on to the workshop portion of the town council meeting. The council asked the Police Chief, Public Works Director and the Fire Chief to explain their portions of the budget. 

Brooks did a wonderful job of double talking the council and the council sucked it all in. Items such as $30,600.00 for furniture in the communications department were simply dismissed as a required item. There is one Dispatcher working on one console (even though there are two consoles in the communications department) in one room.

 

Brooks made sure I knew there were two consoles in there but how many consoles can one person use? 

The town has a grant for $97,000 to upgrade the communications equipment (both consoles). Even so $30,600.00 is excessive for two consoles and two chairs unless you are going to turn the communications department into a lounge.

There was another significant event in the Police budget that is extremely disturbing. Brooks explained the description under wages. I quote; “Includes a 2% wage adj. and a reclas to the Communication line for half of one salary for management coverage.” When asked who this person was, Councilor Bowie said it was not appropriate to identify the person.  I believe the officially unidentified person is none other the Bowie's wife, Denise Bowie. Councilor Lunt then asked how much the salary was and Brooks stated $28,985.00 for half which means Denise Bowie must have received more than a 1.75% raise last year because her salary as an Administrative Assistant was $44,905.65 according to the Finance Director. This also means Mrs. Bowie’s salary was $57,970.00 which is a difference of $13,064.35. According to my calculator 1.75% increase of $44,905.65 is $785.84 which is a far cry from $13,064.35. 
  

How is it possible for Mrs. Bowie to be receiving such a pay increase without the town council voting on this increase? What is Brooks doing and why so much?

According to the investigation completed by the Ethics Panel and testimony by Brooks and Councilor Bowie, Mrs. Bowie was not involved or did not work in the Communications Department even though it was in her job description. Had she been more involved with the communications department there would have been a conflict of interest with Councilor Bowie. What gives; were you lying then or are you lying now Brooks because you cannot keep changing your mind to suit the situation?

The most incredible aspect of this whole scenario is the town is taking an Administrative Assistant and converting this position to a management position. Once, this is completed the town will have another department head with an inflated salary (cronyism) and Brooks will need another female administrative assistant to fill the void. What is wrong with this picture?

This council has no intentions of trying to cut spending. The proposed budget is a disgrace and an injustice to the taxpayers. This council is looking to increase spending at least 1 mil if not 2 mil this year. They have no understanding of how to manage taxpayers hard earned money. 

 This year the state revenue was increased approximately $65,000 dollars and if we could cut spending the town would have a great opportunity to reduce taxes but instead this council is increasing the wages of the department heads. Our department heads already receive approximately $166,000 plus more than their counterparts in Skowhegan, so instead we are adding another 2% to these inflated salaries. 

 Do you get the feeling the taxpayers of Lisbon are being screwed?

                             Vote them out in November!

Larry Fillmore

Concerned Citizen