Archive for December, 2010
Celtic tomb hailed as great archaeological find
In a discovery described as a “milestone of archaeology,” scientists have found a 2,600-year-old aristocratic burial site at the Celtic hill fort at Heuneburg in Baden-Württemberg.
Mead, drink of vikings, comes out of the Dark Ages
Mead, that drink of viking saga and medieval verse, is making a comeback. But this ain’t your ancestors’ honey wine.
Hundreds of herbal products to be outlawed across EU in early 2011
The global effort to outlaw herbs, vitamins and supplements is well under way, and in just four months, hundreds of herbal products will be criminalized in the UK and across the EU.
Food safety bill invokes Codex harmonization and grants FDA authority to police food safety of foreign nations
Of all the talk about S.510, virtually no one has actually read the language in the bill — especially not those lawmakers who voted for it. The more you read from this bill, the more surreal it all becomes. For example, did you know there’s a global FDA power grab agenda hidden in the Food Safety Modernization Act? Keep reading and I’ll quote text straight out of the bill itself.
Pope’s child porn ‘normal’ claim sparks outrage among victims
Victims of clerical sex abuse have reacted furiously to Pope Benedict’s claim yesterday that paedophilia wasn’t considered an “absolute evil” as recently as the 1970s.
French hunters urged to declare war on the boar
French farmers and forestry experts are at a loss to explain a dramatic rise in the numbers of wild boar, apparently linked to increased fertility among the female animals.
TSA and Big Sis Coming to a Mall Or Hotel Near You, 1984 is Here
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (Big Sis) announced today that security will be tightened at so called “soft targets” around the country.
‘We the people’ to open next Congress – House to read Constitution
The Constitution frequently gets lip service in Congress, but House Republicans next year will make sure it gets a lot more than that – the new rules the incoming majority party proposed this week call for a full reading of the country’s founding document on the floor of the House on Jan. 6.
Congress sticks it to U.S. farmers with passage of food safety bill that will actually cause fresh produce to be more dangerous
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2751 yesterday with a 216 to 144 vote (yes, many members of the House did not even vote). The so-called Food Safety Modernization Act now heads to the President to be signed into law.
Foiled ‘terror’ plot on eve of passage of Food Patriot Act
CBS exclusive report is filed on the eve of passage of the draconian Food Safety Modernization Act, otherwise known as the Food Patriot Act.
The latest WikiLeaks revelation: 1 in 3 British Muslim students back killing for Islam and 40% want Sharia law
Around a third of young British Muslims favour killing in the name of Islam, according to a survey revealed by the WikiLeaks’ publication of U.S. diplomatic cables.
Anglo-Saxon settlement unearthed in Northumberland
The remains of an Anglo-Saxon settlement have been discovered at a surface mine in Northumberland.
S 510 Fake Food Safety bill passed by Senate in late-night sneak attack on small farmers and food freedom
The infamous S.510 “food food safety bill” was passed by the US Senate last night in a sneaky, last minute voice vote. All Senators voted for it, Republicans and Democrats alike. Not a single U.S. Senator — not even Coburn — objected to its passage.
