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RCMP lay numerous charges in Project Describe The Pas, Manitoba - On May 4 and May 5, 2014, RCMP officers in The Pas and Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN) made multiple arrests in Project Describe, a cocaine trafficking investigation that was initiated in October 2013. Police arrested nine individuals from those communities. One suspect remains at large and there is an outstanding warrant for his arrest. Project Describe was initiated by The Pas RCMP General Investigation Section and included assistance from both The Pas RCMP and OCN RCMP Detachments, along with the North District Crime Reduction and Enforcement Support Team. The investigation focused on street level drug trafficking in the communities of The Pas and Opaskwayak Cree Nation. During the course of the investigation, police seized more than 18 ounces of cocaine, along with a small quantity of ecstasy. That total includes a seizure from a separate but related investigation from early December 2013 against one of the subjects of the investigation. Project Describe represents a continued crackdown on cocaine trafficking in the communities
of The Pas and Opaskwayak Cree Nation. Since the beginning of 2013, The Pas RCMP General Investigation Section has charged 31 different individuals with cocaine trafficking offences. “Our concentrated efforts to wipe out drug trafficking in Manitoba communities will continue,” said RCMP Chief Superintendent Scott Kolody, Officer in Charge of Criminal Operations in Manitoba. “Each and every arrest, project, seizure or investigation sends a message and makes a difference.” As a result of Project Describe, the following individuals were arrested and face the following charges: James Brock Constant, age 22, of The Pas, MB Trafficking Cocaine x 2 Tyson James Ross, age 26, of Opaskwayak, MB Trafficking Cocaine Joey Aitken Whiteway, age 22, of Opaskwayak, MB Trafficking Cocaine Trafficking Ecstasy Stevie Heather Spence, age 26, of Opaskwayak, MB Trafficking Cocaine Skylar Jesse Lee Constant, age 21, of Opaskwayak, MB Trafficking Cocaine Breach Probation x 3 Jamie Waylon Constant, age 31, of Opaskwayak, MB Trafficking Cocaine Breach Probation x 2
Cody Aaron Constant, age 26, of Opaskwayak, MB Trafficking Cocaine x 2 Kimberly Mason, age 20, of The Pas, MB Trafficking Cocaine Kelly Spence, age 20, of Opaskwayak, MB Trafficking Codeine Trafficking Substance Held out to be Cocaine The following person remains at large and is being sought by investigators: Matthew Kyle OST, age 21, of Winnipeg, MB Trafficking Cocaine x 2 All arrested parties were held in custody and appeared in The Pas Provincial Court on May 6, 2014. Some of the individuals have since been released on their own recognizance while others remain in custody. All individuals are scheduled to appear again in court at later dates. Those who traffic in illicit drugs destroy lives, homes and communities. The RCMP remains fully committed to enforcing laws against illicit drugs to their fullest extent. Anyone with information regarding drug trafficking is asked to call their local RCMP Detachment or police agency.
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"I am happy with the announcement made today. This confirms the commitment of the RCMP to the safety of our area," said Alan McLauchlan, Mayor of The Pas. "This also reaffirms the strong working relationship that the community has with the Force"
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Lundar RCMP take down marihuana grow operation
Lundar, MB - Lundar RCMP, with the assistance of Ashern RCMP and the Winnipeg Federal Serious and Organized Crime Intake Unit, raided a marihuana grow operation in a residence in the RM of Coldwell. Officers also seized stolen property from the scene. Inside the residence, there were 133 marihuana plants at various stages of development. A 47-year-old male was the lone occupant of the residence and has been charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Production of a Controlled Substance and Unsafe Storage of Firearms. He has been released pending his next court appearance on July 10 in Lundar.
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Eyes on Manitoba as it tries to blast zebra mussels in unique experiment
WINNIPEG - They are small clam-like creatures that seem to spread in the blink of an eye and squeeze the life out of the rivers and lakes they inhabit. This summer, those who grapple with zebra mussels will be watching Manitoba, where officials are trying to stop an invasion with a unique experiment. Once the winter ice recedes on Lake Winnipeg, a silk curtain will be lowered to the lake floor to seal off four infested harbours. Liquid potash will then be pumped into the water until it reaches a lethal concentration for the mussels and clogs their gills. The technique has been tried in a closed
quarry, but this is believed to be the first time liquid potash has been used in open water. Scientists who study the mussels say Manitoba presents a "golden opportunity" to find a way to prevent their proliferation in waterways around the world. The postash plan will cost $500,000, but many say it could save millions down the road if it works.
"There is only one guarantee and that is, if nothing is done, then the situation will certainly get worse," said Manitoba Conservation Minister Gord Mackintosh. "The impact of zebra mussels in areas where they have infested waterways is quite profound." The invasive mussels, which are already in the Great Lakes and have spread throughout parts of the United States, were found for the first time in the province last October. The tiny mussels reproduce rapidly. One female can produce up to one million eggs a year. The waterborne, microscopic larvae can be car-
ried unwittingly from lake to lake in buckets and in the live wells of boats. Once hatched, the mussels can attach to virtually any hard surface, including other native mussels and crayfish. They clog up pipes and hydro dams. They threaten fish by interfering with the food chain and have been linked to increases in toxic blue-green algae.
"Where zebra mussels have established, they have a significant ecological and economic impact," said Laureen Janusz, fisheries biologist with Manitoba Conservation. "There are annual maintenance costs to having zebra mussels that just never go away."
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page 4 continued from page 3 The Manitoba government was presented with a series of options once the mussels were discovered. Although liquid potash had never been tried in open water, it was unanimously agreed upon, Janusz said. Liquid potash is lethal for zebra mussels, but doesn't appear to hurt any other aquatic life aside from native mussels, she said.
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"Everyone is still trying to find a control that has no effect on anything else." Those who depend on the lake for their livelihoods are concerned about the experiment and the impact it could have on the short fishing season. Jocelyn Burzuik with the Gimli Harbour Authority said Lake Winnipeg is no ordinary lake. It is so huge, it has its own wind tides making it unpredictable and dangerous. "It's going to be very tricky," Burzuik said. Complicating matters further, Burzuik said, both commercial fishermen and those injecting the water with liquid potash need access to the harbour when the water temperature rises to between 10 and 12 C. The two groups are working together to figure out how the experiment can go ahead without devastating the fishery, she said. "It's not that we don't want them to treat zebra mussels. We know exactly what they can do to a fishery," she said. "The cure cannot kill the community." Many are watching the outcome. Hugh MacIsaac, director of the Canadian Aquatic Invasive Species Network, said scientist are very interested in finding effective ways to kill zebra mussels before they take hold. "Given that this animal is in the early stages of its invasion in Manitoba, I think it's important to try to eradicate it," said MacIsaac, a professor at the University of Windsor. "Sometimes it doesn't work, but this is a golden opportunity to try to knock them out. If it succeeds then great."
Manitoba court reviews fees charged to some Indian residential school survivors WINNIPEG - The organization that awards settlements in Indian residential school abuse cases has gone to court to try to stop victims from being charged thousands of dollars in extra fees. The issue involves more than 30 lawyers and agencies across Canada that work to help survivors of physical, sexual and emotional abuse fill out forms to file for compensation. Dan Shapiro, chief adjudicator of the Independent Assessment Process, said there's evidence to suggest some people are being charged too much for that work.
"The chief adjudicator is concerned that charging ... claimants form-filling fees ... stands to frustrate the intent and purposes of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement and subvert the measures in place to ensure that claimants receive the full benefits of the settlement," reads the factum submitted in the case. Lawyers for the chief adjudicator were in Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench last Friday seeking an order that claimants should only have to pay approved legal fees. The limit on such fees is 30 per cent of an award. The federal government and claimant split the cost. The chief adjudicator's office is seeking direction on whether it can ban lawyers and form-filling companies "engaged in inappropriate conduct" from the claims process, and whether it can claw back any excessive fees that have already been paid out. It also wants a court order to force all lawyers involved in claims to disclose whether they have used form fillers and the fees that were charged to survivors. The test case involves Winnipeg lawyer Ken Carroll and a formfilling company called First Nations Residential School Solutions. The ruling is pending and could be applied across the country. Carroll and officials with the company were not available for comment. The $5-billion residential schools settlement agreement is believed to be the largest class-action settlement in Canadian history. It is designed to resolve claims of abuse at more than 130 residential schools across the country out of court. The Merchant Law Group, which has handled thousands of the claims, is opposing the chief adjudicator's request.
Senior partner Tony Merchant said the matter is outside the court's jurisdiction. If survivors aren't satisfied with the way their file has been handled, they can sue the lawyer or go to court to have their fees assessed, he said. "The chief adjudicator was not made by the agreement into a protector of the victims," said Merchant, who added that his firm does not use form fillers. "The judge doesn't have the power to grant those orders." Merchant said form fillers have played an important role in handling claims because they work in remote communities and are often aboriginal people who can help bridge language and cultural challenges. He said many residential school survivors are old, aren't aware of the compensation program and distrust the justice system. "What's crucial here is the vast majority of these people would not have been receiving one nickel but for the fact of these form fillers," Merchant said. "They haven't done anything wrong." Since 2000 the Canadian Bar Association has urged lawyers to treat former students of Indian residential schools as people who need healing as well as legal assistance. It also suggested that law societies which regulate legal professionals in different jurisdictions adopt model guidelines for lawyers acting for former students. In 2007 the association raised concerns about a small number of lawyers charging students "seemingly excessive fees." It noted such actions could tarnish the reputation of the legal profession. Meaghan Conroy, a bar association spokeswoman, said it's troubling if the chief adjudicator's allegations are true. "We know that in every walk of life and profession there are bad apples," she said Wednesday. "Thankfully we have the courts and the law societies to protect clients and individuals from lawyers who break the rules."
Winnipeg police chief calls investigation into why 911 call cancelled WINNIPEG - Police in Manitoba's capital have launched an internal investigation to find out why a response to a 911 call was cancelled just before a fatal shooting outside a downtown nightclub. Winnipeg's 911 centre received a call at 1:39 a.m. Sunday from staff at the Opera Ultralounge, who reported a fight outside the bar, police Chief Devon Clunis said Tuesday. A call for service was generated within three minutes. Seventeen minutes later, the response was cancelled for reasons that aren't clear. Four minutes after that, someone called 911 to report a firearm had been discharged. Rustom Paclipan, 23, died. Clunis was unable to say who decided to cancel the response and why. "That's why I've ordered the investigation — to really determine all of those details," he said at a news conference. "There are numerous reasons why (a call may be cancelled), but again, because of the nature of the situation, I really do not
page 5 want to speculate." James Jewell, a retired homicide investigator who runs a blog on justice issues, pointed out that the timeline given by police shows the call came in as bars were closing — a very busy time for the 911 centre. Jewell said there are three likely scenarios under which a 911 call might be cancelled: staff call police to say the situation is re-
solved; police attend and find no problems; or time passes and someone at the 911 centre cancels the response because no other calls from the scene have come in. "It's interesting to note the call was cancelled at 1:59:45 a.m.," Jewell wrote in an email. "The Opera Ultralounge closed that night at 2:00 a.m. Considering almost 20 minutes elapsed since the call was entered, it's not difficult to assume someone may have used their discretion to close the call under the belief police were no longer required." No arrests have been made in the shooting death and there was no indication Tuesday how long the internal police investigation might last. The 911 centre was the subject of a provincial inquest in 2002 following the deaths of two women who had called police and the centre a total of five times in one night.
Doreen Leclair and Corrine McKeown were asking for protection from William Dunlop, McKeown's former boyfriend. He stabbed them to death before police arrived at Leclair's house after the fifth and final call. The inquest recommended better training and higher staffing levels at the 911 centre.
On-line petition in a flap over destruction of goose eggs A Manitoba woman has started an on-line petition to prevent Canada goose eggs from being destroyed. Marianne Curtis said she was outraged when she heard about efforts to control the goose population by destroying eggs from nests along Kenaston Boulevard. Taking eggs reducing Winnipeg crashes with geese, MPI says. Volunteers with the Urban Goose Working Group are collecting the eggs in an effort to cut down on vehicle accidents related to the birds, such as when they walk into traffic. Curtis, who lives in Ile-des-Chenes, said her petition, which asks officials to limit the cull and explore alternatives to taking the eggs, has already garnered a thousand signatures. Each signature, she said, triggers an email to stakeholders involved in the cull, including the mayor and Environment Canada. Curtis admits she gets emotional about the issue because she's watched mother geese tend to their young as she drives into the city to work each day. "Don't tell me geese don't know. They're protective. They're like a bunch of nannies," she said. "When you watch a dozen geese with a hundred little ones cross across Lagimodiere Blvd. there, sure you have to wait ten minutes, but it's cute to see." I just think it's absolutely ridiculous. I'm just glad to see other people feel the same way," she said.
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9 Arrested after RCMP disrupt Illegal Tobacco Distribution Network LONDON, Ontario - The London Detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have charged 9 persons after investigating various groups that were allegedly involved in the production and distribution of illegal tobacco. The investigations began after the RCMP received information that several Southwestern Ontario tobacco growers were involved in producing more tobacco then they were legally allowed and selling the additional tobacco through the 'black market'.
A plastic bag containing marihuana As the investigations unfolded, it was determined that various growers and brokers were involved in the illegal sale of large amounts of raw leaf tobacco as well as finished tobacco products. The RCMP
Numerous bags of leaf tobacco in the back of a semi-trailer employed a number of police techniques during these investigations and executed numerous search warrants to gather evidence.
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Over the past month, members from the RCMP conducted numerous operations throughout Southwestern Ontario which included the execution of 6 search warrants and the arrest of 9 persons. As a result of these operations, and previous related seizures, we have seized: 6 trucks, 1 tractor, 1 car, 1 boat, 1 snowmobile and 1 motorcycle Over 60 kgs of marihuana 950 marihuana plants 2 bricks of hashish Small amounts of cocaine, Ketamine and MDMA $85,000 cash Large amounts of raw leaf tobacco worth over $300,000 45 shotguns
Confiscated: numerous farm implement items and semi-truck and trailer As a result of these investigations, 9 people have been charged with various offences relating to the sale and distribution of illegal tobacco under the Criminal Code, the Excise Act (2001) and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. The people arrested will be making court appearances over the next few weeks and further arrests and charges are anticipated. "Contraband tobacco introduces criminal activity directly into our communities and supports the growth of an underground economy that poses a serious threat to public safety," stated Superintendent Jamie Jagoe, Ontario RCMP - Southwest District Commander. He added, "Profits from the sale of contraband tobacco are often used to fund other illegal activities, such as the movement of drugs, weapons and money laundering operations." Tobacco production and distribution is a highly regulated industry. Growers are legislated to abide by rules governing the amount of tobacco they can produce and distribute.
Study names top skills sought in Canadian job-posts and the results might surprise you Want to know the secret to snagging that job you're after? According to a new study, you should highlight two very specific skills: how effective you are and how well you can communicate. A study by Adzuna.ca, an online job-search engine, found those two traits appear to be the most valued by Canadian managers looking to hire. They rank at the top of Adzuna's list of jobpost buzzwords. Adzuna found that job-seekers who could show how effective they were in previous positions could expect an annual salary of almost $7,000 above the average advertised figure. The study analyzed the language employers used in millions of online job ads last month in several countries to highlight the most sought-after attributes in a potential employee. In Canada, effective showed up the most, in about 25.6 per cent of job postings. Communication skills came a close second at about 25.5, followed by possession of a degree (so take heart, you over-qualified baristas). The word qualified appears least often, about 12 per cent of the time. The $59,044 average salary for postings where effectiveness predominated was higher than the overall average for all jobs, and about $3,000 more than for ads where communication was No. 1. But jobs that stressed having a degree seemed to offer the biggest payoff at almost $69,800. Flexibility – No. 4 in the rankings – seems to offer the least monetary potential at a below-average $48,308. The analysis looked at some two dozen commonly found words and phrases, such as leader, self-motivated, innovative, quick to learn and team player. Based on that, traits for the ideal Canadian employee include an "experienced," "flexible" "senior" hire who can show "leadership skills" and demonstrate "creative" abilities while being "willing to learn," Adzuna found. Canadian employers are also looking for "innovative" and "energetic" employees who can help their business grow. "Team player" is not a highly desired trait, apparently. It doesn't even make it to Adzuna's top 10 list of job-post buzzwords.
The top 10 words are: 1. Effective (22,542) 2. Communication skills (22,464) 3. Degree (21,752) 4. Flexible (14,103) 5. Results (13,543)
page 7 6. Motivated (13,063) 7. Problem solving (12,225) 8. Innovative (11,603) 9. Challenging (11,246) 10. Qualified (10,576) Canada makes an interesting contrast with other countries, the only one among seven in the chart that most highly rates effectiveness. Almost all the others value work experience most, while France puts organization skills at the top and German employers want a team player most of all. "Despite calling for a wide range of skillsets and qualifications in future employees, Canadian recruiters proved themselves to be amongst the most practical in the world, valuing effectiveness and results in the workplace over all else, while their counterparts in Brazil, Russia, South Africa and Poland remain preoccupied with previous experience," said Gabriel Puliatti, country manager for the Canadian arm of the U.K.-based Adzuna. Employers have begun to take notice of social media, Adzuna found, though only 1.3 per cent of job ads in the survey mentioned the term explicitly. LinkedIn, not surprisingly, rated the most mentions, followed by Facebook and Twitter. Instagram and Pinterest not so much. Puliatti told reporters the research is useful as a guide to employers who want to fine-tune the language they use in job postings. "I'd say it's useful to jobseekers, who have to tune their words and approach in CVs and covering letters to what seems to be the norm in the market," he added. Although there are variations across different countries, Puliatti said the data provides a broad-strokes picture of what employers everywhere want to see in prospective workers. "They're not secret codes, but it can only help people to try to embody those values in the respective job markets," he said.
Edmonton pair one step closer to living on Mars Two Edmontonians are preparing for the biggest interview of their lives - one that, if they pass, might take them out of this world. Christy Foley, 32, and Alexandre Lutsenko, 22, are two of 200,000 people that applied to be part of the Mars One project, a non-profit foundation that seeks to establish a permanent human settlement on the red planet by 2024. Foley is a strategic planner with Environment and Sustainable Resource Development while Lutsenko is wrapping up an electrical engineering degree at the University of Alberta. After passing a medical exam, both have officially become two of the 705 finalists to have advanced to the interview stage of the Mars One application process. continued on page 8
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continued from page 7 So how do you prepare for an interview that could come with a one-way ticket to Mars? “Like a normal job interview,” said Foley. She has been studying standard behaviour-based questions, as well as ones that test thinking processes. Next, she plans on preparing for stress questions and ones that test her ability to deal with conflict. But Foley doesn’t actually know what the interview will entail -- none of the finalists do. Lutsenko is trying not to worry too much about the interview or the possible subsequent stages ahead of him. “It’s not that I’m nervous or that I’m not excited,” he said. “I’m going in this as exactly what I am. I’m going to give it my all and do as much as I can. If there is somebody else who is better qualified… I’m happy with that.” Should either of them be selected, Foley and Lutsenko would be leaving family behind. Foley’s husband, Ian Runkle, also applied to the program but did not make it through the first cut. He plans to re-apply, but in the meantime, is content supporting his wife’s astronomical ambitions. Her parents are also supportive, but ultimately, don’t want her to go. “They don’t want me to be disappointed, but they’d also rather I stay,” she said. Lutsenko’s family also has mixed memotions. “They want to support me but at the same time they don’t want to face the idea that you’ll never see each other again,” he said. “It’s an extremely difficult situation to ask your family to be in.” But still, Lutsenko says he’s “gung-ho to go.” “I don’t think I would ever be able to take a big enough step with a girl on earth if I knew [going to Mars] was a possibility,” he said. She says the scariest part of the mission, if she is eventually selected, is the idea of not being able to go because something happens to another finalist. “My big fear is I get through, I’m put on a team with three other people, and we train and train and five years down the road someone slips and falls in the bathtub and our entire team can’t go,” she said. “I have no control over that.” Mars One is in the process of dividing the applicants into regions. Once the regions are decided, the applicants will book interviews with the Mars One selection committee. After that, there will a vote on the applicants, with the pool eventually being whittled down to 40 finalists who will then train for about seven years before the first group is shipped out. The price tag for the first mission is hovering around $6 billion US.
First Canadian Fired For Refusing Vaccine While Ukraine dominated the headlines in North America, the Canadian press reported on a major milestone that was quietly reached – the first firing of a Canadian healthcare worker for refusing a vaccine, and the public shaming effort that comes with the “option” of wearing a face mask which took place in December. Although the few reports surrounding the firing were published only days continued on page 14
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Top Headlines From Around the Not Washington-friendly Xinhua International - by Liu Chang
BEIJING, China - As U.S. politicians of both political parties are still shuffling back and forth between the White House and the Capitol Hill without striking a viable deal to bring normality to the body politic they brag about, it is perhaps a good time for the befuddled world to start considering building a de-Americanized world.
Emerging from the bloodshed of the Second World War as the world's most powerful nation, the United States has since then been trying to build a global empire by imposing a postwar world order, fueling recovery in Europe, and encouraging regime-change in nations that it deems hardly Washington-friendly. With its seemingly unrivaled economic and military might, the United States has declared that it has vital national interests to protect in nearly every corner of the globe, and been habituated to meddling in the business of other countries and regions far away from its shores. Meanwhile, the U.S. government has gone to all lengths to appear before the world as the one that claims the moral high ground, yet covertly doing things that are as audacious as torturing prisoners of war, slaying civilians in drone attacks, and spying on world leaders. Under what is known as the Pax-Americana, we fail to see a world where the United States is helping to defuse violence and conflicts, reduce poor and displaced population, and bring about real, lasting peace. Moreover, instead of honoring its duties as a responsible leading power, a self-serving Washington has abused its superpower status and introduced even more chaos into the world by shifting financial risks overseas, instigating regional tensions amid territorial disputes, and fighting unwarranted wars under the cover of outright lies. As a result, the world is still crawling its way out of an economic disaster thanks to the voracious Wall Street elites, while bombings and killings have become virtually daily routines in Iraq years after Washington claimed it has liberated its people from tyrannical rule. Most recently, the cyclical stagnation in Washington for a viable bipartisan solution over a federal budget and an approval for raising debt ceiling has again left many nations' tremendous dollar assets
in jeopardy and the international community highly agonized. Such alarming days when the destinies of others are in the hands of a hypocritical nation have to be terminated, and a new world order should be put in place, according to which all nations, big or small, poor or rich, can have their key interests respected and protected on an equal footing. To that end, several corner stones should be laid to underpin a de-Americanized world. For starters, all nations need to hew to the basic principles of the international law, including respect for sovereignty, and keeping hands off domestic affairs of others. Furthermore, the authority of the United Nations in handling global hotspot issues has to be recognized. That means no one has the right to wage any form of military action against others without a UN mandate. Apart from that, the world's financial system also has to embrace some substantial reforms. The developing and emerging market economies need to have more say in major international financial institutions including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, so that they could better reflect the transformations of the global economic and political landscape. What may also be included as a key part of an effective reform is the introduction of a new international reserve currency that is to be created to replace the dominant U.S. dollar, so that the international community could permanently stay away from the spillover of the intensifying domestic political turmoil in the United States. Of course, the purpose of promoting these changes is not to completely toss the United States aside, which is also impossible. Rather, it is to encourage Washington to play a much more constructive role in addressing global affairs. And among all options, it is suggested that the beltway politicians first begin with ending the pernicious impasse.
Silvio and the Cosa Nostra: Berlusconi's links with Italian organised crime confirmed Independent Today, uK Silvio Berlusconi – Italy’s former Prime Minister and one of the world’s most recognisable politicians – did business with the mafia for nearly two decades. That is the conclusion of the country’s Supreme Court of Cassation in Rome. The billionaire tycoon, nicknamed the Teflon Don, worked with Cosa Nostra, the Sicilian Mafia, via his conduit and former senator Marcello Dell’Utri after judges sentenced Dell’Utri
to seven years for mafia association. Three-time premier Berlusconi, 77, has always denied rumours that mob links were behind the large and opaquely sourced investments used to kickstart his construction and media businesses in the 1970s and 1980s. But Supreme Court judges accepted prosecutor Aurelio Galasso’s claim that “for 18 years, from 1974 to 1992, Marcello Dell’Utri was the guarantor of the agreement between Berlusconi and Cosa Nostra”. The verdict confirms the sentence imposed on 72year-old Dell’Utri by Palermo’s Court of Appeal in March last year. “In that period of time we’re talking about a continuous crime,” said Mr Galasso. He said the deal between the mafia and Berlusconi, mediated by Dell’Utri, was formed in 1974 and “was implemented voluntarily and knowingly”.
Marcello Dell’utri Berlusconi attacked “biased” judges. “The rulings are what the left has tried to do to me since ‘94,” he told Ansa news agency. Giuseppe Di Peri, the lawyer for Dell’Utri who has always denied mob links, said his client would appeal to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. Berlusconi’s lawyers made similar noises following the tycoon’s conviction last August for tax fraud, but did not get very far with appeals to the European courts. The confirmation of Berlusconi’s long-suspected link to organised crime comes as he begins nine months of community service for the tax crime. Berlusconi will not be tried for his links to the mob, however, because the statute of limitations for mafia-related offences kicks in after 20 years. But following a legal war lasting two decades, prosecutors have finally claimed the scalp of Dell’Utri, just before the statute could save him. Around 40 former mafia members have given evidence that the Palermo-born politician and businessman was Berlusconi’s key emissary with Cosa Nostra. One high-profile informant, Giovanni “The Pig” Brusca, told judges in Palermo in 2010 that Berlusconi poured as much as 600 million old lire a year (CAD $500,000) into Cosa Nostra’s coffers, which was “tied to his business activities in Sicily”. As far back as 1974, Dell’Utri hired the Cosa Nostra figure Vittorio Mangano to work as the “stable master” in Berlusconi’s Arcore villa. It is widely believed that Mangano’s presence was to continued on page 29
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uSA 17-year-old German exchange student shot dead after trespassing in Montana garage
killing Mr Kaarma had deliberately left the garage door open and placed his partner’s purse in there to bait intruders. The couple then stayed up monitoring motion sensors and a video feed. Shortly before departing the US after securing the release of his son’s body, Celal Dede told the German news agency DPA: “I didn't think for one night that everyone here can kill somebody just because that person entered his back yard,” explaining that wouldn't have allowed his son to participate in the exchange had he known. Mr Kaarma's lawyer, Paul Ryan, said the firefighter was afraid for his life and plans to plead not guilty, arguing that Mr Kaarma didn't know whether the boy was armed or what his intentions were when he entered the garage. “The young man made a choice and put the wheels in motion that ultimately created this whole situation,” Mr Ryan said. The defence say they will invoke the state's ‘castle doctrine’,
Killer, who allegedly purposely left garage open and monitored CCTV cameras to plead not guilty with defence lawyers invoking state's 'castle doctrine' law.
which allows use of force to defend against unlawful entry of a home provided the person reasonably believes it necessary to stop an assault or prevent a forcible felony. But Montana Representative Ellie Boldman Hill, a Democrat from Missoula, said Diren’s death has prompted her to draft legislation that would strip the law of stand-your-ground provisions. “Whether it's Trayvon Martin or the tragic killing of this student, it's not the American system of justice for a single individual to act as judge, jury and executioner,” Hill said.
Mr Kaarma was released on $30,000 bail while he awaits trail for murder Markus Kaarma fired several shots from a shotgun into his darkened garage, allegedly without warning, in Missoula, Montana, early on Sunday, killing the teenager from Hamburg. It is unclear what Diren was doing in the garage. Mr Kaarma, a 29-year-old firefighter, told police that he fired after he had seen a male in his garage through video camera he was monitoring, claiming his home had twice been hit by burglars. According to a BBC report, it is alleged that on the night of the
In Montana, a makeshift memorial has been created on Diren host family's front lawn, located around the corner from where the shooting happened. Amid the flowers, German flag, football and balloons were bottles and cans of Sprite - Diren’s favorite drink arranged in the shape of his initials, “DD.” Randy Smith and Kate Walker, who hosted the teen for the year, said the neighbors and friends created the memorial to show their support and ease their grief. “We want them to know this is not America. It's one person, and the rest of the community is so supportive,” Ms Walker said. Both declined to answer questions about what happened that night or who was with Diren, saying they were waiting for answers from the investigation. Julia Reinhardt, spokeswoman for the German Consulate in San Francisco, said a parallel investigation into the death is being conducted in Hamburg. “We expected justice will be done to make it clear that an unarmed 17-year-old German citizen cannot be killed for simply entering a garage,” she said.
The father of Diren Dede, a 17-year-old German exchange student shot dead in Montana after he trespassed in a garage has said the US "cannot continue to play cowboy". A lawmaker in the state has said she will fight to have Montana’s stand-your-ground style “castle doctrine” repealed after lawyers representing the man charged with deliberate homicide over the killing said they would use it as a defence.
ishment. He said his son would be buried in Bodrum, Turkey, where his family is originally from. The teen was studying for a year at a high school in Missoula and was to leave the US after the school term ended in just a few weeks. His football team in Hamburg, SC Teutonia 1910, played a farewell charity match on Wednesday to raise money for the funeral.
Team-mates, friends and relatives gather to remember Diren Dede at his football club, SC Teutonia 1910, in Hamburg Gary Marbut, president of Montana Shooting Sports Association, said he would oppose any such measure. “I see no evidence to suggest this law is not doing what it's designed to do,” he said. Celal Dede said he hoped Mr Kaarma would receive a fair pun-
Will China build a train that travels to America? Remember when we used to dream big in this country? When we thought we could accomplish anything if we only put our mind to it? Once was the time people said that an Englishman walked the earth as if he owned it, but an American walked the earth as if he didn't care who owned it. But who has confidence like that anymore? Certainly not us. All sorts of big projects get suggested, and what we hear more often than not is that we can't afford it. So who thinks big? China does. A report in the Beijing Times says that Chinese officials are considering a train line that would connect China to the United States. It's an incredibly ambitious project, although not quite as ambitious as you might think. Obviously, anything connecting these two countries would have to deal with the fact that there's an ocean between them, so either a tunnel or a bridge would have to be built. To connect directly between China and the West Coast of the United States, a bridge or tunnel many hundreds of miles long would be required. But the plan, such as it is, is to involve two other countries -- Russia and Canada. The train line would start in northeastern China, possibly at
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Hawaii, Alaska and Guam. He said that there has been Russian air patrols along the coast of California and around the Pacific territory of Guam, where the US has military facilities east of the Philippines. Carlisle also showed a slide of an American F-15 fighter plane intercepting a Russian "Bear" aircraft flying over Guam. Bear is the name given by NATO during Cold War to the thenSoviet Union’s Tupolov Tu-95 strategic bombers. Carlisle also reported a drastic increase in the number of Russian air patrols around the Japanese islands and Korea. Besides, he said, there was a lot more of Russian ship activity as well. Gen. Carlisle was speaking May 5 at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a bipartisan Washington think tank. It is quite possible the Russian nuclear-capable bombers - at the behest of Moscow - may be an attempt to strain the NATO air forces.
Could there be a train linking China and the u.S.? The toughest part, of course, would be the tunnel. It would be 125 miles long, which is four times longer than the Chunnel connecting England and France. That's got people in the West laughing at what they consider a pipe dream. At the very least, the estimated cost of such a project is about $1 trillion. The Chinese insist they've got the money to spend and the technical capability to get it done. Americans used to feel that way. It's a good thing someone still does.
Russian jets increasingly patroling California coast, Guam, says uS Russia has increased its long-range bomber patrols in the Asia Pacific region, according to the commander of US air forces in the Pacific. Gen. Herbert J. "Hawk" Carlisle has linked the heightened activity and incursions to the situation in Ukraine, even as Russain ties with US allies deteriorate over the upheaval there. The US commander said Russia was displaying its capabilities and collecting intelligence on the US military exercises. Carlisle is responsible for air force activities spread over half the globe, principally involving airmen serving in Japan, Korea,
Sukhoi Su-35 is from the series of Sukhoi or Su fighter aircraft. Su-35 is a multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by Russia. Su-35 takes its first flight on 19 February, 2008. The primary user of Su-35 is Russian Air force. The Su-35 is the development of the Su27M. The speed limit of Su-35 is Mach 2.25 1,690 mph at attitude. Su-35 is under used of Russian Air Force. It may be noted Russia in 2007 resumed its Soviet-era sorties by its strategic bomber aircraft near NATO airspace that had been suspended in 1992 after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Russian President Vladimir Putin made that announcement back then during a joint military exercise with China. He said this was necessary to guarantee Russia's safety and that other countries had not followed Moscow's example in suspending such flights. The current Russian air space incursions over California may also have involved “Bear” aircrafts, which were the first intercontinental strategic bombers.
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31-year-old woman arrested after posing as high school student for 6 months What 31-year-old woman doesn’t want to be young again? Sure, it would be great to turn back the hands of time and relive those good ol’ high school days. A 31-year-old Texas woman made that dream a reality when she pretended to be a 15-year-old high school student — for a full six months. Using the alias “Charite Stevens”, Charity Johnson, 31, enrolled as a sophomore at New Life Christian School in Longview, Texas, with identification that said she was born in 1999. She told school officials that she had no prior transcripts because she had been home-schooled. Johnson supposedly spent over six months in classes with students less than half her age. According to KLTV, Johnson claimed that she was a teenage orphan from an abusive household and that both her parents were deceased. She had been ‘taken in’ by a woman named Tamica Lincoln who lives in the area, who then enrolled her in classes at New Life Christian School. “I took her in as a child, did her hair, got her clothes and shoes,” Lincoln said, who enrolled her in classes and met with her teachers. However, Lincoln started to have doubts about Johnson’s story and informed the police who then arrested the fake fifteen year old. Johnson is being charged with failure to identify and giving false information. The school declined to comment further, but sent a letter home with students informing parents of the situation.
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page 14 Continued from page 7 ago, the Boundary Hospital employee from British Columbia, Canada, Arnold Hoekstra, was fired in December of 2013. His case was only announced by the Health Ministry on Wednesday in order to “wrap up the flu season.” Hoekstra, who is 49, held a permanent part-time position at the hospital as an adult day program worker. However, when he was instructed to submit to a flu vaccination, he refused to be injected with the toxic cocktail of chemicals and viruses that have been demonstrated to cause a number of adverse health effects in both children and adults. Short of agreeing to be injected with a vaccine that has been shown to be ineffective at preventing the flu (at best), Hoekstra’s only other option was to wear a face mask at all times while at work.
The Health Ministry further stated that 1.4 million British Columbians had been vaccinated against the flu this season and Kendall stated that, within the next five years, he hopes to see “advances toward a universal flu vaccination that would help reduce the guesswork in identifying the coming year’s strain of influenza.” The government said that 80 per cent of health care workers ultimately did get vaccinated, which was a 10-per-cent increase from the previous flu season. The remaining workers chose to wear masks, but Hoekstra said he rejected that option because wearing a mask all day makes him feel like he’s suffocating. Hoekstra, for his part, does not regret his decision. Indeed, he stated as much in an interview with this writer. “I do not regret my decision,” he said. “I regret that the powers that be made this awful choice.” Ultimately, the firing of Hoekstra is just another example of how vaccine dogma has taken an even stronger hold in the medical industry and the community at large. It also speaks volumes to the level of control private corporations and governments now have over the private life and personal health decisions of individual citizens and employees. For those who may be unaware, the last several months have seen a volley of mainstream media propaganda promoting vaccines and demonizing anyone who refuses to accept the faith-based science that support them. A clear propaganda effort has been launched to make vaccination trendy and refusal to vaccinate a social behavior that is frowned upon. Already, those individuals addicted to hip media outlets are using peer pressure to bully non-vaccinators into accepted the toxic shots out of fear of ostracism more so than the disease they allegedly prevent. Hoekstra seems to recognize the coming confrontation between vaccinators and non-vaccinators as being foretold by the recent number of articles and propaganda pieces being produced by mainstream media outlets.
First Nations girl chooses traditional medicine over chemo Makayla Sault is only 10 years old, but has already had to make life and death decisions. She and her parents, Ken and Sonya Sault, have decided to forgo chemotherapy and instead use traditional medicine to fight leukemia. “I am writing this letter to tell you that this chemo is killing my body and I cannot take it anymore,”she wrote to her doctors at the McMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton. Makayla was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in January. Her doctors told her family that she would have a 75 per cent chance of survival if she continued treatment. If not, they warned that her situation could become dire. “They basically said she would have 100 per cent relapse and she would die if we discontinued chemotherapy. And that going the route of traditional medicine has zero per cent success rate,” said Sonya Sault.
He states, In an interview with Media News reporters, Hoekstra stated “I don’t believe you should do things just because somebody tells you. We should be able to think for ourselves, we should be able to make those decisions. I’ve worked in health care since the early ’80s. You’d think we should be a little bit more enlightened but we’re not.” Hoekstra also stated that he and his wife have seven children and that he would rather die than force them to be vaccinated. Hoekstra, like many others who have researched vaccinations, is not convinced that the injections provide any health benefits. He stated, “Vaccines in general, I believe, are a total lie and we’ve been sold this lie for years. I could have saved my job, I could have said yeah I’ll do it but I just did not believe.” Hoekstra had previously went public with his story to the Grand Forks Gazette, his local newspaper. However, larger coverage of the issue did not take place until recently after Chief Provincial Health Officer Perry Kendall mentioned Hoekstra’s termination in his end-of-year press conference.
I believe the screws will continue to tighten until the whole nation is on board. They have said in the media that they want the percentage of health care workers taking the shot to go much higher than 80 percent. As far as people losing their jobs, well, I hate to say it but most people tend to do what they’re told, regardless of the fact that they are putting their health at risk. Many I talked to disagreed with the policy but, because of fear of discipline and losing their jobs, they just complied. Social approval and disapproval is often used to enforce a number of tragic policies by using the force of the people who are further enslaved by them. The recent propaganda push by the pharmaceutical companies and their media mouthpieces is simply the gearing up for a major battle in the future that will inevitably lead to the universal mandate of vaccination applicable to all people with no exemptions. For now, Arnold Hoekstra stands as one of the first victims of this quiet war.
The hospital has referred Makayla’s case to the Children’s Aid Society, sparking fears that she may be apprehended and forced back into treatment. “We just felt so scared that they could actually come in and remove our children from a home where we are loving them and caring for them and we want what’s best for them,” said Sonya Sault. The Saults are from the New Credit First Nation near Caledonia, Ont. Their chief and council are supporting the family’s decision. “We’re not going to allow any other agency to come in and apprehend our children. We went through that in the '40s and '50s and we’re not going to allow that again,” said Chief Bryan Laforme. The Saults said their community has also created a group called the "Makayla defence force," a group of hundreds of community members ready to act if Children's Aid attempts toapprehend her. “If someone does try to take Makayla away we are assured 100 per cent that people will be there to stop apprehension," said Sonya
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continued from page 14 Sault. "People know the consequences and they’re willing to stand in and protect her at all costs.… If that’s what it comes down to, they need to be physical. We’re going to do what it takes to make sure that our daughter is protected.” The Children’s Aid Society says it has a good working relationship with the New Credit First Nation and hopes to find a compromise. However, if a child is deemed to be in imminent danger, the society can act to remove a child. “Obviously, we try to bring kids into care with the knowledge and consent of the chief and council. But there are situations when we are allowed to do what we need to do to save a child’s life.” said Andrew Koster, executive director of the Children’s Aid Society of Brant. During the 11 weeks of chemotherapy, Makayla experienced severe side-effects that landed her in the intensive care unit. “It's a mother's worst nightmare.… I remember I would just watch her, and listening to her pray, ‘Oh, God. Come and get me, come and take me from here.’ She said, ‘Mom, it’s not the leukemia but it is the chemo that is going to kill me.'” After Makayla said she had a spiritual encounter in her hospital room, she begged her parents not to make her return.
criticized by their doctors at McMaster Children's Hospital in Hamilton, who told them Makayla could relapse and possibly die if treatment was discontinued. Sonya Sault said Makayla was worried about being forced back into treatment. "She said, 'Mom, can they really take me away from you?' And I said, 'Oh no, they can't take you away from us. We'll do everything in our power to fight for you,'" said Sonya Sault. Nahnda Garlow, a family friend who attended the meeting, said it was filled with emotion.Makayla was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in January. Her doctors told her family that she would have a 75 per cent chance of survival if she continued treatment. Without the treatment, they warned, she could die. But her family believe that the traditional medicine she is taking is working. "She has just as much a fighting chance on traditional medicine as she does without side-effects. She hasn’t had one side-effect being on traditional medicine," said her mother. During the 11 weeks of chemotherapy, Makayla experienced severe side-effects that put her in the intensive care unit. The Saults are from the New Credit First Nation near Caledonia, Ont. Their chief and council say they support the family’s decision.
The Saults won’t elaborate on the exact medicine Makayla is using but they feel it is already working. “There are people in our community who have been on traditional medicines and are well today and are thriving. We know that our traditional medicines work. We know that our daughter is going to be OK.” says Sonya Sault.
Canada trimmed Russia sanctions to protect business interests
In 2008, a Hamilton boy was taken into care after he and his family refused chemotherapy for leukemia.
OTTAWA - Canada broke with the United States and did not impose sanctions on two key allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin because the pair had Canadian business interests, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Makayla Sault will not be apprehended by Children's Aid
Rosneft owns some 30 percent of a Canadian oil field, while Rostec has an aircraft assembly joint venture lined up with Bombardier Inc. The venture is vital to the Canadian plane and train maker, as the fate of a roughly $3.4 billion aircraft sale deal is tied to it. Asked about the decision not to go after either Sechin or Chemezov, a Canadian government source familiar with Ottawa's sanctions strategy told Media reporters: "Our goal is to sanction Russia, it is not to go out of our way to sanction or penalize Canadian companies." "We will continue to apply pressure to Russia, we will continue to impose sanctions along with our allies, but we will also look out for Canada's broader interests," the government source said. Canada's official opposition New Democrats said the failure to target Chemezov and Sechin undermined the case for sanctions. "It's egregious. I think this is not consistent with what the government's rhetoric is on getting tough with the Russians and getting tough with Putin," the party's foreign affairs spokesman Paul Dewar said. In Europe, some leaders have also tempered their criticism of Moscow, in a sign they, too, are worried about business ties with Russia, a major provider of oil and gas to the region.
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The revelation puts into question the government's tough line on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine. Canada has imposed sanctions on more than 80 Russian and Ukrainian officials and businesses, compared to about 60 by the United States.
As Ottawa developed its sanctions policy, it was being lobbied by top officials from Bombardier, which is one of Canada's major industrial players. The company last year signed a preliminary deal to sell 100 short-haul aircraft in Russia and agreed to set up an assembly line for the planes in that country, in partnership with Rostec. Bombardier also has other interests in Russia, including a long-standing joint venture in its rail business. Canada's official registry of lobbyists shows Bombardier CEO Pierre Beaudoin reported six meetings in March with government officials, including Transport Minister Lisa Raitt and Industry
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Makayla Sault will remain at home with her family and not be forced back into chemotherapy, say child welfare officials. Ken and Sonya Sault met with the Brant, Ont., Children's Aid Society this afternoon where they were told the investigation into their case will be closed. "We are satisfied that Makayla is not a child in need of protection and we are closing our case and file on the family," said Andrew Koster, executive director of the Brant Children's Aid Society. The Sault family had been worried that officials might attempt to apprehend Makayla because of their controversial decision to discontinue chemotherapy for their daughter and instead rely on traditional medicine. "This is a loving family, we felt their choice to use traditional medicines was within their right. We also felt that if Makayla was apprehended, the stress and other effects on that child would be terrible." said Koster. "For a child that is ill, they don’t need that. She needs to be with her family."? The Saults say their decision to discontinue chemotherapy was
But unlike the United States, Canada has not moved against Sergei Chemezov, who heads state-owned industrial and defense conglomerate Rostec, and Igor Sechin, CEO of oil giant Rosneft. Both men, who are close to Putin, have business ties to Canada.
page 17 Minister James Moore. One source familiar with the discussions said Bombardier did not specifically ask the government to keep Chemezov off the sanctions list but stressed the ramifications that punitive measures could have on its business interests in Russia. Three of the meetings took place on March 4 and one on March 7. After Canada announced sanctions in midMarch, Bombardier again met with senior officials on March 20 and 27. Bombardier declined to comment on the specifics of its lobbying efforts in Ottawa but said the discussions revolved around its extensive overseas interests, among other matters. A spokeswoman said the firm remained hopeful about the joint venture with Rostec, but acknowledged the current political environment was likely to delay its timeline. The registry of lobbyists showed no record of Rosneft representatives meeting with the Canadian government in March. But a third wellplaced source, familiar with sanctions planning, confirmed the decision to exclude both Chemezov and Sechin was made because of Canada's commercial interests. Rosneft owns 30 percent of an Exxon Mobil Corp oil field in the western province of Alberta, where it is learning the horizontal drilling and fracturing techniques that have revolutionized the North American oil industry. Canada coordinates sanctions closely with the United States, which described Chemezov as a trusted Putin ally and said Sechin "has shown utter loyalty" to the Russian leader. Outwardly, Canada's reluctance to impose sanctions on the pair does not appear to have caused tensions with its neighbor. A White House official said the United States valued its cooperation with Canada and other partners. In Moscow, spokespeople for both Rosneft and Rostec declined to comment. continued on page 25
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Marijuana vending machine introduced in Vancouver
A marijuana-vending machine has started operating in Vancouver, with the BC Pain Society offering medical pot packed in tamper-proof, sealed bags. Would-be customers require a card that can only be issued after reviewing a doctor's form that certifies they have a medical need for marijuana.
A Vancouver marijuana dispensary has released a video showing off what they claim is Canada’s first pot vending machine, which the society’s director has dubbed “The Green Machine.” The B.C. Pain Society, a dispensary in the Commercial Drive neighbourhood, heralds the machine as “the future of marijuana dispensing.” Chuck Varabioff, president and director of the B.C. Pain Society, said he hopes the new addition to his store is just the beginning. “We want to get these machines in every retirement home, medical clinic, corner store in Vancouver. And we will install them, fill them, service them, maintain them for anybody who wants to have them in their business,” said Varabioff. In the YouTube video released and already garnering international media attention, local hip hop artist Ray Gill shows off the machine, which dispenses a half-ounce bag of Master Kush for $50, with the push of a button. The “Green Machine” offers a variety of cannabis products, according to the YouTube description, including Bubba Kush, Purple Kush and Phoenix Tears Oil. “So easy, so simple!” exclaims Gill in the video. “This is the future of Vancouver dispensaries.” Anyone using the machine needs a signed doctor’s note, Varabioff said. Any visitor off the street can drop into the premises, but in order to gain access to the B.C. Pain Society’s members’ area — where the vending machine is located — guests need to show a dispensary membership card, which requires a doctor’s consent form. “Absolutely, 100 per cent, guaranteed, yes,” Varabioff said. “We also have a doctor’s consent form that people can get filled out by their doctor. Then the doctors will fax it in. Patients come in and we print them up a free ID card."
5 Diseases Proven To Respond Better To Cannabis Than Prescription Drugs by Marco Torres The reason cannabis is so effective medicinally is directly related to its ability to interact with receptors in the body which inhibit inflammation and prevent disease. Cannabis does this so well, that few drugs can compete with its level of potency which come
essentially with no side effects. These are just 5 diseases that are proven to respond better to cannabis than to drugs, however, there are many studies currently being conducted that may prove dozens more. Many researchers have noted that there was “inadequate” data for decaded to determine whether smoked marijuana was safe or effective in treating symptoms of pain and preventing disese. The primary reason for the s lack of data had to do with the National Institute on Drug Abuse, or NIDA, which was the only source of cannabis for research and they were blocking the most meaningful studies due to close ties with pharmaceutical companies. This view was supported by Dr. David Bearman, the executive vice president for the Academy of Cannabinoid Medicine/Society of Cannabis Clinicians. “Part of the problem in the United States is that the NIDA has blocked almost all meaningful studies on cannabis,” Bearman said. Bearman argues that while synthetic cannabis pills do offer pain relief, marijuana is cheaper, has fewer side effects and can be more effective. Now decades of propaganda is being reversed as scientists and the public are being exposed to the true potential of cannabis and its ability to both heal and prevent disease. Excellent cannabis strains which treat various medical conditions include Charlotte’s Web, Harlequin, Sour Tsunami and Cannatonic.
Noting cannabis’ vastly superior side effect profile DEA Administrative Law Judge, Francis L. Young, after a two-year hearing to reschedule cannabis in 1998 said: “Nearly all medicines have toxic, potentially lethal effects. But marijuana is not such a substance. There is no record in the extensive medical literature describing a proven, documented cannabis-induced fatality… In strict medical terms marijuana is far safer than many foods we commonly consume … Marijuana, in its natural form, is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man.”
1. Cancer Cannabinoids, the active components of marijuana, inhibit tumor growth and also kill cancer cells. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the principal psychoactive constituent (or cannabinoid) of the cannabis plant, targets cannabinoid receptors similar in function to endocannabinoids, which are cannabinoids that are naturally produced in the body and activate these receptors. Researchers have now found that cannabidiol has the ability to ‘switch off’ the gene responsible for metastasis in an aggressive form of cancer. Importantly, this substance does not produce the psychoactive properties of the cannabis plant. A Spanish team, led by Dr Manuel Guzmon, wanted to see whether they could prevent a form of cancer (glioblastoma multiforme) from growing by cutting off its blood supply. Glioblastoma multiforme is one of the most difficult cancers to treat – it seldom responds to any medical intervention, especially conventional
methods which poisoning and primatively destroy cells such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgery. Genes associated with blood vessel growth in tumors through the production of a chemical called vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) have their activity reduced when exposed to cannabinoids. Cannabinoids halt VEGF production by producing Ceramide.
page 19 Ceramide controls cell death. Dr Manuel Guzmon tested a cannabinoid solution of patients had glioblastoma multiforme and had not responded to chemotherapy, radiotherapy or surgery. The scientists took samples from them before and after treating them with a cannabinoids solution – this was administered directly into the tumor. Amazingly, both patients experienced reduced VEGF levels in the tumor as a result of treatment with cannabinoids. A study published in the July 2002 edition of the medical journal Blood, which found that THC and some other cannabinoids produced “programmed cell death” in different varieties of human leukemia and lymphoma cell lines, thereby destroying the cancerous cells but leaving other cells unharmed. A study published in a 1975 edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, which showed that THC slowed the growth of lung cancer, breast cancer and virus-induced leukemia in rats. Titled Antineoplastic activity of cannabinoids, this study was funded by the US National Institute of Health, and performed by researchers at the Medical College of Virginia. Despite the promising results, no further research was made, and the study has essentially disappeared from the scientific literature. A 1994 study, which documented that THC may protect against malignant cancers, and which was buried by the US government. The $2 million study, funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services, sought to show that large doses of THC produced cancer in rats. Instead, researchers found that massive doses of THC had a positive effect, actually slowing the growth of stomach cancers. The rats given THC lived longer than their non-exposed counterparts. The study was unpublished and the results hidden for almost three years, until it was finally leaked to the media in 1997.
2. Fibromyalgia (FM) More and more patients with FM are finding effective relief from cannabis. So say the results of a recent online survey of over 1,300 subjects conducted by The National Pain Foundation and NationalPainReport.com. Among those surveyed, 379 subjects said that they had used cannabis therapeutically. Sixty-two percent of them rated the substance to be “very effective” in the treatment of their condition. By comparison, among those FM patients who had used Cymbalta (Duloxene), only eight percent rated the drug as “very effective,” and 60 percent said it did “not work at all.” Among those who had used Lyrica (Pregabalin), ten percent said that drug was “very effective,” versus 61 percent who reported no relief. Among those who had used Savella (Milnacipran), ten percent rated the drug as effective, and 68 percent said it was ineffective. Commenting on the survey results, Dr. Mark Ware — associate professor in family medicine and anesthesia at McGill University in Montreal — told the National Pain Report, “We desperately need someone to step up and explore this potential for the efficacy of cannabis.” Ware, whose own clinical research has demonstrated inhaled
pot’s efficacy in subjects with hard-to-treat refractory pain, added: “The scientific rationale is there. There are some early preliminary, proof-of-concept clinical trials that demonstrate cannabis may be effective. Now your study adds additional weight that patients are reporting that cannabis may be better than the existing therapies. I think that this really should provide incentives for researchers to take a hard look at clinical trials to really explore that in much more detail.” Some investigators already have. In 2006, German scientists reportedthat the administration of oral THC significantly reduced both chronic and experimentally induced pain in patients with fibromyalgia. Subjects in the trial were administered daily doses of 2.5 to 15 mg of THC, but received no other pain medication during the study. Among those participants who completed the trial, all reported significant reductions in daily pain and electronically induced pain. More recently, Spanish researchers assessed the use of cannabis treatment of Fibromyalgia. A cursory review of the results indicates why so many FM patients are preferring pot over pills. Investigators reported, “The use of cannabis was associated with beneficial effects on some FM symptoms. … After two hours of cannabis use, VAS (visual analogue scales) scores showed a statistically significant reduction of pain and stiffness, enhancement of relaxation, and an increase in somnolence and feeling of well being.”
3. Epilepsy By far the most common approach to treating epilepsy is to prescribe antiepileptic drugs. Commonly prescribed drugs include clonazepam, phenobarbital, and primidone. Some relatively new epilepsy drugs includetiagabine, gabapentin, topiramate, levetiracetam, and felbamate. Many medications amplify side effects such as fatigue and decreased appetite. Epilepsy medication also may predispose people to developing depression or psychoses. Several lines of evidence now suggest that cannabinoid compounds are anticonvulsant and empirical evidence in many children is establishing conclusive evidence that cannabinoid therapy may be the most effective treatment available for epileptics. In “The Endogenous Cannabinoid System Regulates Seizure Frequency and Duration in a Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy”, Robyn Wallace explained that the data not only shows the anticonvulsant activity of exogenously applied cannabinoids but also suggests that endogenous cannabinoid tone modulates seizure termination and duration through activation of the CB1 receptor. By demonstrating a role for the endogenous cannabinoid system in regulating seizure activity, these studies define a role for the endogenous cannabinoid system in modulating neuroexcitation. The endogenous cannabinoid system thus provides on-demand protection against acute excitotoxicity in central nervous system neurons. Anti-convulsant drugs have potentially serious side-effects, including bone softening, reduced production of red blood cells, swelling of the gums, and emotional disturbances. Other occasional effects include uncontrollable rapid eye movements, loss of motor co-ordination, coma and even death. In addition, these medications are far from ideal in that they only completely stop seizures in about 60% of patients. Large amounts of anecdotal reports and patient case studies in-
dicate the assistance of cannabis in controlling seizures. Cannabis analogues have been shown to prevent seizures. Patients report that they can wean themselves off prescription drugs, and still not experience seizures if they have a regular supply of cannabis. The British company, GW Pharmaceuticals pursued advanced clinical trials for the world’s first pharmaceutical developed from raw marijuana instead of synthetic equivalents. In response to urgent need expressed by parents of children with intractable epilepsy, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is now allowing Investigational studies of purified CBD (cannabidiol) for seizures. Ben Whalley and colleagues at the Center for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics, University of Reading, using mouse models of epilepsy, established safety and showed that CBD and another cannabinoid, CBDV, exert anti-seizure and antiinflammatory effects. This research came to the attention of families in the US who had loved ones with epilepsy. The British Medical Association has stated that cannabis may prove useful as an ‘adjunctive therapy’ for patients who cannot be kept satisfactorily free of seizures on current medications. Likewise, the National Institutes of Health workshop considered that this is ‘an area of potential value’, based largely on animal research showing anticonvulsant effects. Charlotte’s Web is a sativa marijuana strain that has gained popularity as a good option for treating seizures as well as a range of other medical conditions. This medical potency is due to its high-CBD content, which was specifically cultivated by Colorado breeders The Stanley Brothers for a young epileptic patient named Charlotte. This strain is effective with little to no psychoactive effects, making it great for those who don’t want their medication to affect their daily tasks.
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An Alberta pair is on the hook for about $114,000 Cdn ($105,000 US) for a five-day hospital stay in Arizona, after their travel medical insurance policy was cancelled for what they say was a mistake in filling out their insurance forms. “It means two or three years of living,” John McShane said. “We can’t pay it.”
“I’m devastated,” Donna McShane said. “I had a terrible cry over it.” The couple spends half the year travelling and staying in the U.S. in a motorhome.The rest of the time they live near Tofield, Alta. They say they have purchased travel medical insurance from the Alberta Motor Association (AMA) for years, but an error interpreting a question about prescription drugs was enough to render their coverage void. The McShanes say they filled out the insurance declaration as truthfully as they could, but an honest mistake left them without medical insurance after the expense had already been incurred. The two accuse AMA Insurance and Manulife Financial of raking through a decade of Donna McShane’s medical records, looking for a reason to deny their claim. “I’m sure whoever found it got a raise in pay,” John McShane said. “They wanted to go through everything to see if there was any place we were mistaken, that we had lied about. We didn’t lie about anything,” he said. “We wouldn’t put out $3,000 and lie on the application, because at some point we may need that insurance. So why would we lie? Mistake, yes. Lie, no.” In December 2012, Donna McShane developed a severe cough while the couple was staying in Arizona. A local doctor recommended she be admitted to hospital pending approval from the McShanes’ insurer. The approval was granted for an emergency room visit and continued on page 28
quently, especially among those who used it for work, such as in sales, faced a higher risk of developing these tumors within five years of use. Moreover, the researchers discovered contrary to previous research, cancer occurred on the opposite side of the brain, rather than on the same side where the phone is customarily used. However, the French scientists caution that further research is needed to investigate the potential long-term effects of heavy cell phone use. As the number of mobile phone subscriptions continues to rise — estimated at five billion globally — this becomes of particular concern regarding public health, since one of the biggest group of users are young adults and children.
Honest janitor gets to keep $80,000 he found in toilet stall Using your electronic device excessively — 15 hours plus a month — may triple your risk for developing two types of brain cancers. Chances are, when you walk down the street, take public transportation, or are waiting in line at the grocery store, more than half the people you see will be on their smartphones. As we have 24/7 access to the world at our finger tips, we can’t seem to look up for more than five seconds before we stare back down at our phones. However, according to a recent study published in the journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, it may be time to kick your cell phone habit to the curb. Using your smartphone for more than 15 hours plus a month can triple your brain cancer risk just over a span of five years. This new report from French scientists comes after an extensive 11-year report found there is no link between mobile phone usage and cancer. Although the previous study did not establish a link between the two, scientists like Isabelle Baldi, author of the French study, believe a risk does exist because cell phones emit radiofrequency energy — a form of non-ionzing electromagnetic radiation — thought to be a carcinogen. This form of energy can be absorbed by tissues closest to where the phone is held, says the National Cancer Institute, questioning mobile phone safety. "It is difficult to define a level of risk, if any, especially as mobile phone technology is constantly evolving," wrote the team of French scientists at the University of Bordeux in south-western France, according to Medical Xpress. This holds especially true since investigations over the last 15 years have failed to turn up conclusive results regarding cellphone use and cancer risk. However, these studies include clear proof that these radiofrequency fields are harmful to human cells. To observe the link between glioma and meningioma — types of brain tumors — and heavy cellphone use, Baldi and her colleagues looked at over 250 cases of glioma, and almost 200 cases of meningioma reported in four French departments between 2004 and 2006. Glioma is the general term used to describe any tumor that forms from the supportive tissue of the brain, known as the glia, which helps keep the neurons in place and functioning normally. Unlike glioma, meningioma arises from the coverings of the brain and spinal cord, and do not grow from brain tissue. The participants of the study were matched against about 900 healthy individuals drawn from the general population, to be used as a comparison to spot any differences between the two groups. The findings revealed those who used their phones fre-
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11 signs someone is lying to you issue or answer a question," says Glass. "When adults put their hands over their lips, it means they aren't revealing everything, and they just don't want to tell the truth," she says. "They are literally closing off communication."
7. They instinctively cover vulnerable body parts. This may include areas such as the throat, chest, head, or abdomen. "I have often seen this in the courtroom when I work as a consultant for attorneys. I can always tell when someone's testimony has hit a nerve with the defendant, when I see his or her hand covering the front of his/her throat," says Glass. "I never appreciated the potential use of this very telling behavior until I joined the FBI as a Special Agent," she says.
8. They shuffle their feet. Everyone gives everything away in facial expressions, body language and speech patterns. Are you bad at spotting a lie? New research by Dr. Leanne ten Brinke, a forensic psychologist at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and her collaborators, suggests that our instincts for judging liars are actually fairly strong — but our conscious minds sometimes fail us. Luckily, there are signs we can look for when trying to detect a lie. Dr. Lillian Glass, a behavioral analyst and body language expert who has worked with the FBI on unmasking signals of deception, says when trying to figure out if someone is lying, you first need to understand how the person normally acts. Then you'll want to pay careful attention to their facial expressions, body language, and speech patterns, she writes in her book "The Body Language of Liars."
1. They change their head position quickly. If you see someone suddenly make a head movement when you ask them a direct question, they may be lying to you about something. "The head will be retracted or jerked back, bowed down, or cocked or tilted to the side," writes Glass. This will often happen right before the person is expected to respond to a question.
2. Their breathing changes. When someone is lying to you, they may begin to breathe heavily, Glass says. "It's a reflex action." When their breathing changes, their shoulders will rise and their voice may get shallow, she adds. “In essence, they are out of breath because their heart rate and blood flow change. You body experiences these types of changes when you’re nervous and feeling tense — when you lie.”
3. They stand very still. It's common knowledge that people fidget when they get nervous, but Glass says that you should also watch out for people who are not moving at all. "This may be a sign of the primitive neurological 'fight,' rather than the 'flight,' response, as the body positions and readies itself for possible confrontation," says Glass. "When you speak and engage in normal conversation, it is natural to move your body around in subtle, relaxed, and, for the most part, unconscious movements. So if you observe a rigid, catatonic stance devoid of movement, it is often a huge warning sign that something is off."
4. They repeat words or phrases. This happens because they're trying to convince you, and themselves, of something, she says. “They’re trying to validate the lie in their mind.” For example, he or she may say: "I didn't...I didn't..." over and over again, Glass says. The repetition is also a way to buy themselves time as they attempt to gather their thoughts, she adds.
5. They provide too much information. "When someone goes on and on and gives you too much information — information that is not requested and especially an excess of details — there is a very high probability that he or she is not telling you the truth," writes Glass. "Liars often talk a lot because they are hoping that, with all their talking and seeming openness, others will believe them."
6. They touch or cover their mouth. "A telltale sign of lying is that a person will automatically put their hands over their mouth when they don't want to deal with an
"This is the body taking over," Glass explains. Shuffling feet tells you that the potential liar is uncomfortable and nervous. It also shows you that he or she wants to leave the situation; they want to walk away, she says. "This is one of the key ways to detect a liar. Just look at their feet and you can tell a lot."
9. It becomes difficult for them to speak. "If you ever watch the videotaped interrogation of a suspect who is guilty, you will often observe that it becomes more and more difficult for her to speak," writes Glass. "This occurs because the automatic nervous system decreases salivary flow during times of stress, which of course dries out the mucous membranes of the mouth." Other signs to watch out for include sudden lip biting or pursed lips.
10. They stare at you without blinking much. When people lie, it's common that they break eye contact, but the liar could go the extra mile to maintain eye contact in attempt to control and manipulate you. "Bernie Madoff, like most con men, overcompensated and stared at people longer than usual, often without blinking at regular intervals," says Glass. "When people tell the truth, most will occasionally shift their eyes around and may even look away from time to time. Liars, on the other hand, will use a cold, steady gaze to intimidate and control." Also watch out for rapid blinking.
11. They tend to point a lot. "When a liar becomes hostile or defensive, he is attempting to turn the tables on you," says Glass. The liar will get hostile because he is angry that you've discovered his lies, which may result in a lot of pointing.
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page 28 continued from page 25 Donna spent five days in the Western Arizona Regional Medical Center (WARMC) in Bullhead City.Doctors conducted a variety of tests but were unable to arrive at a diagnosis. McShane said she even spent two days in an isolation room because they suspected she had tuberculosis. The bill for the five-day stay was $104,758.97US. She was discharged on New Year’s Eve 2012 with a prescription for steroids. Her condition didn’t improve but the McShanes said the insurance company wouldn’t authorize another hospital visit. Two of Donna McShane's daughters flew to Arizona to accompany her back to Sherwood Park, Alta., where she says she was diagnosed as having a hiatus hernia, a stomach condition common in people over 50, that can cause severe irritation of the larynx. “Down there I never heard anything about that,” she said. “All
ling, and that she never took. However, a large red “STOP” sign on the first page of the application warns any errors will void the policy, and that even unfilled or unused prescriptions would be considered used. Donna McShane says she never saw that page. Her husband says regardless, none of the prescriptions had anything to do with the reasons Donna was hospitalized. “What does it matter if she had three prescriptions or 12 prescriptions? I really don’t understand why that’s there, other than [something] they can nail you on,” John McShane said. Although AMA sold the insurance policy and had its logo on letters sent to the McShanes, the company says Manulife rejected the claim. Manulife’s director of media relations, Rebecca Freiburger, said the company wouldn’t discuss the McShanes' case, which it considers to be private, but said the company reviews each case in detail and that there is an appeal process for each decision.
to the insurers.” He said Donna McShane would not have been eligible for the insurance with the number of prescriptions she had. Customers are often shocked by an insurer’s change in tone when they have to file a claim, said Paul Auerbach, an injury lawyer in Ottawa. Applicants "generally see the insurer as someone who’s selling a product that’s going to provide them with peace of mind,” he said. “The application process is rather casual and friendly and the claims process is rather less casual and less friendly. They’re looking for inconsistencies that might provide the basis upon which to deny the claim.” Auerbach said insurance companies will spend a considerable amount of time, energy and money scrutinizing claims over $20,000. He said travel insurance applications ask questions people would be hard-pressed to answer accurately from memory and very few people take the time to review their medical records be-
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I ever heard was TB.” In reviewing the claim, AMA Insurance requested Donna McShane’s medical records, including office and physicians' notes, tests results, consultant notes, admitting histories and physical examinations, emergency department records, and hospitalization and discharge summaries going back to 2007. In January 2014, AMA told her that her claim was rejected because she had answered “no” when asked if she had “taken and/or been prescribed six or more prescription medications” in the last four months. AMA said her medical records showed nine prescriptions. AMA refunded McShane $953.26 Cdn for the premiums she had paid. McShane, who was a nurse before she retired, says she believes she had answered truthfully, because some of the prescriptions had been written but never filled, two were for drugs she hadn’t taken in months, and another was for an antibiotic prescribed by her Canadian doctor in case she contracted an infection while travel-
Mathew Wesolowski, AMA’s vice-president and general counsel, said an insurance application is a “contract of utmost good faith.” In such a contract, he said, because it’s not possible for the insurance company to review the medical records in advance, it’s appropriate to review several years worth of records when the claim is made. “It’s not in any way to try and find a reason to reason to deny a claim,” Wesolowski said. “The purpose is to determine whether or not the individual, with the information they provided, were indeed eligible to purchase the insurance they asked for.” Wesolowski says the insurance application form is neither too stringent nor confusing. He suggested some people’s medication histories can be complex, in which case they should get their doctor’s help filling out the application. “There’s no pressure to on anybody to fill it out at the counter, and the practical reality is that if people want coverage ... they do have to be able to provide full, truthful and accurate information
fore signing. “A relatively innocent mistake can cause significant problems. And it’s understandable that [those mistakes] are made in a lot of cases.” Auerbach said courts generally side with the insurance company even if errors aren’t deliberately deceptive, or directly relate to the medical condition in the claim. The McShanes had a temporary agreement with WARMC to pay $50 a month, but that agreement has expired and they expect to hear from the hospital or a collection agency soon. John McShane says his advice to anyone buying travel insurance is to take the application home and read it carefully. “Don’t sit in front of the (travel) agent and go click, click click,” he said. “If need-be take the policy to the doctor and have the doctor go through it with you to make sure there are no errors.”
continued from page 10 deter other criminal groups from kidnapping the mogul’s children, and that Berlusconi chose – or was obliged – to launder millions of British pounds of mob money. The authorities became aware that the gangster Mangano was working at the mogul’s Arcore mansion after the attempted abduction of one of Berlusconi’s dinner guests, an episode that was linked to the mafioso. Both the mogul and Dell’Utri claimed they had had no idea who Mangano was. Berlusconi said during his 1994 election campaign that he fired Mangano after the bungled kidnapping. But when police arrived almost three weeks later he was still there. He also returned to Berlusconi’s mansion after a month in prison. Five years later, police tapping into Mangano’s phone calls during his stay at a Milan hotel recorded several conversations he had with Dell’Utri. The telephone surveillance was designed to keep track of Mangano’s activity as the Cosa Nostra’s “bridgehead in the north of Italy”, according to the Palermo prosecutor Paolo Borsellino, who would later be killed by a mafia bomb. Mangano was suspected of organising heroine shipments and laundering the cash in Milan’s financial community. Prosecutors later probing Dell’Utri’s connections with Cosa Nostra even found a note in his diary recording how the mobster paid him a visit in Milan in 1993, while he was busy organising Berlusconi’s first general election campaign – this despite it being public knowledge that Mangano had been sent to prison by then magistrate Borsellino for much of the 1980s. Dell’Utri, who was then head of Berlusconi’s multi-million pound TV advertising empire Publitalia, later went on to become a senator for his Forza Italia party. Now, following his conviction, Italian authorities will seek Dell’Utri’s extradition from Lebanon, where he fled last month before the Supreme Court ruled on his fate. Interpol agents arrested him in a five-star hotel in Beirut with €30,000 (£24,500) in cash, days after Italian authorities sounded the alarm. In a statement issued through his lawyer, Giuseppe Di Peri, Dell’Utri denied he’d fled justice. Judges in Palermo, however, declared that so much cash and 50 kilos of luggage beside amounted to evidence of a “planned and deliberate desire to flee justice”. It was reported that Dell’Utri had been making use of his time abroad to arrange business deals involving the investment of millions of euros of Berlusconi’s money. The pair appear loyal to each other and are prepared take their shared secrets to the grave. Dell’Utri is also one of the select few non-Berlusconi family members assigned a spot in the tycoon’s elaborate Arcore mausoleum.
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The unspoken Truth on 9/11:
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There have been several good films and
The Introduction, reflecting the film’s title,
videos about 9/11. But the new film by award-
deals with 12 uncanny parallels between Pearl
winning film-maker Massimo Mazzucco is in a
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class by itself. For those of us who have been working on
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9/11 for a long time, this is the film we have been
moderate amount of knowledge about the various
waiting for.
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Whereas there are excellent films treating the
Mazzucco points out that his film covers 12
falsity of particular parts of the official account,
years of public debate about 9/11. People who have
such as the Twin Towers or WTC 7, Mazzucco has
been promoting 9/11 truth for many of these years
given us a comprehensive documentary treatment
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of 9/11, dealing with virtually all of the issues.
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There have, of course, been films that treated
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the fictional official story as true. And there are films
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Prisoners given powerful drugs off-label, allegedly to 'control behaviour' A powerful mood-altering medication with potentially lifethreatening side effects was for years being prescribed in Canadian prisons for unapproved purposes, raising concerns the drug was being used to "subdue" or "sedate" inmates, a joint CBC News/Canadian Press investigation has revealed. The investigation also found a dramatic spike over the last decade in prescriptions for all mood-altering medications among female prisoners, according to previously unpublished statistics. The revelations have led Canada’s prison watchdog to investigate prescribing practices at Correctional Service Canada. One medication under scrutiny, quetiapine (widely known under the brand name Seroquel), is approved only for treating bipolar diseases and schizophrenia; however, it is sometimes prescribed off-label as well, most commonly as a sleep aid. According to a memo obtained by CBC News and The Canadian Press, Correctional Service Canada felt compelled to order a halt to those kinds of unapproved uses of quetiapine in February 2011. "Seroquel was known as the 'sleeping pill' in the prison system," a former female inmate, whose identity cannot be revealed because she was convicted as a youth, said in an interview. "From the youth system and the adult system, whenever I spoke with people who had medication for sleeping problems, it was usually Seroquel." Dr. David Juurlink, a pharmacologist at one of Canada's leading teaching hospitals, said using quetiapine to help people sleep is dangerous. "That's just bad medicine," said Juurlink, head of clinical pharmacology and toxicology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. "These are drugs that used even in the right indications, have side effects that can be lethal. [Quetiapine] is an anti-psychotic drug, and when it’s used indiscriminately it can kill people." According to its product monograph, quetiapine has a long list of rare but serious side effects that include diabetes, muscle twitching and even death.
Misuse alleged among female prisoners A 2008 University of Ottawa study warned the drug had been misused in female prisons and jails for years. Twenty-one out of 22 women interviewed for the study said they had been prescribed quetiapine in either a federal or provincial institution — yet only one was aware of being diagnosed with a disease the drug is approved to treat. 'They like to heavily medicate people, and I’m a prime example. I was a walking zombie' -Former federal inmate
"The one thing with prison is that they like to heavily medicate people, and I’m a prime example," one of the women interviewed for the study said. "Seroquel, stuff like that. I was on a lot of medications. I was a walking zombie. I could not function. I do not remember half of my time." The Correctional Service Canada internal memo, obtained by CBC News and The Canadian Press through access to information, shows that the medication was being prescribed for unapproved uses in federal prisons until at least 2011. The memo said new rules were being put in place to "better control the circulation" of quetiapine in prisons. Kim Pate, executive director of the national association of Elizabeth Fry societies, says she's heard for years that quetiapine and other drugs are being used to control inmates. "Those that do not meet the criteria should be discontinued," the document reads. "Gradual withdrawal over a period of at least one to two weeks is advisable." Jennifer Kilty, a professor of criminology at the University of Ottawa and the author of the 2008 study, said the memo proves the powerful drug was being used improperly, something she has long suspected. "I would hope that when this story breaks that it's going to anger Canadian citizens and there will be backlash," Kilty said. "I hope it shames the Correctional Service of Canada." The CSC declined to be interviewed, but it did offer statements in writing. "Quetiapine is a drug approved for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder," the federal agency wrote. "As part of our ongoing process of quality improvement, medications provided by CSC are regularly reviewed and additional criteria are occasionally put in place. Effective June 2011, quetiapine was listed with limited use criteria to further ensure its safe use. CSC respects Health Canada's standards when providing prescription medications to inmates."
Surge in psychotropic medications The investigation also revealed skyrocketing numbers of prescriptions for mood altering medications in general among women in Canadian prisons. New, exclusively obtained statistics show the prescription rate for so-called psychotropic medications surged in 2013 to 63 per cent of female prisoners. In one prison, Nova Institution for Women in Truro, N.S., as many as three out of every four female inmates were prescribed some type of mood-altering medication. That's up significantly from 2002 when a Correctional Service Canada study showed that 42 per cent of female inmates were being prescribed psychotropic medications. The CSC called the numbers at the time "problematic" and suggested that "over-prescribing" was taking place. "It's absolutely outrageous," Kilty said. "When you start to see
side effects where the women are experiencing sedation, fatigue, drowsiness — you are seeing these drugs as a way to really calm a population." Kilty said shrinking resources and growing prison populations are leaving correctional staff with fewer options to manage prisoners. She believes the statistics indicate the drugs are being used to control them. The former female prisoner interviewed by CBC News and The Canadian Press agreed, saying prescription medications were widely available when she was incarcerated. "Going to prison was the first time when I saw medication being handed out on a large scale. It seemed like almost everyone had some prescription or other," she said. "I started to notice that the medication seemed to be a trend to control behaviour. It seems far easier to give a prescription than to help someone address past trauma or help them find a different way to manage their time."
CSC's prescription practices probed The revelations have prompted the country's federal prison ombudsman to probe prescription practices in Canadian penitentiaries. Howard Sapers, Canada’s correctional investigator, examines inmate complaints and makes recommendations to the government. He said he's concerned by the statistics that show a dramatic increase in prescriptions for psychotropic medications among female prisoners. Howard Sapers, the federal correctional investigator, says Canada's prisons need to have a system in place that 'controls and prohibits' the off-label use of prescription drugs. "One explanation is that the population of offenders is increasingly mentally ill and requiring an increasing amount of medication," he said in an interview. "Another explanation is that drugs are being used in a way that perhaps is inappropriate." The off-label use of quetiapine and its branded version, Seroquel, has caught his attention in particular. "Are we seeing drugs being used to somehow sedate or subdue people when that's not really the therapeutic intent of the medication?" he asked. "I can tell you we are concerned if we find medications are being used off-label…. So the challenge is again to make sure the Correction Service of Canada has a regime in place that controls and prohibits the off-label use of prescription drugs." According to the CSC, a total of 454 inmates were being prescribed quetiapine as of last month. But the department said it can't determine how many of those prescriptions went to its 610 female prisoners versus its more than 14,000 male prisoners. "A breakdown of offenders receiving Seroquel by gender is not available," a CSC spokesperson wrote in an email. "CSC does not have these figures available, nor do we have a system that allows us to readily track this information."
page 33 Advocates say it's time someone dug further into the issue. Kim Pate, executive director of the national association of Elizabeth Fry societies, said her group has been hearing reports for years that quetiapine and other drugs are being used to control inmates, in particular female prisoners. "I think it's far easier to control individuals in prison if you're medicating them and sedating them than it is to actually engage in the sorts of supports and services that you want to see people have," Pate said. "I'm pleased to hear [Howard Sapers] is investigating, and hopefully that will mean the general public will have more accurate information about what is happening."
Controversial history Seroquel has a controversial history of off-label use around the world. In 2010, the company that manufactures the drug, AstraZeneca, agreed to pay $520 million US to settle an investigation into its marketing practices for Seroquel in the United States. Among the allegations by two whistleblowers: the company paid "kickbacks" to doctors and encouraged them to prescribe the medication for unapproved uses, including in U.S. prisons. AstraZeneca denied the allegations, but said it agreed to pay the settlement to end the investigation. "By pushing Seroquel for unapproved purposes, AstraZeneca made patients into guinea pigs in an unsupervised drug test," U.S.
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continued from page 19 tain symptoms in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to guidelines published in the journal Neurology. In a review of 2,608 studies, the researchers were able to assess which therapies had sufficient evidence to indicate that they may be effective for patients with MS. Overall, researchers discovered that certain forms of medical marijuana — a spray form and a pill form — appeared to have the most evidence indicating they may be helpful in patients with MS. “What we learned are these specific forms of medical marijuana can ease patients’ symptoms — specific symptoms of spasticity, or muscle stiffness … and helped with frequent urination,”according to study author Dr. Pushpa Narayanaswami. In a 2011 study, Israeli researchers showed that CBD helps treat MS-like symptomsby preventing immune cells from transforming and attacking the insulating covers of nerve cells in the spinal cord. After inducing an MS-like condition in mice — partially paralyzing their limbs — the researchers injected them with CBD. The mice responded by regaining movement, first twitching their tails and then beginning to walk without a limp. The researchers noted that the mice treated with CBD had much less inflammation in the spinal cord than their untreated counterparts. In another study in Neuroscience researchers used experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), an animal model of MS, and found that cannabinoids reduced microglia activation, nitrotyrosine formation, T cell infiltration, oligodendrocyte toxicity, myelin loss and axonal damage in the mouse spinal cord white matter and alleviated the clinical scores when given either before or after disease onset.
A woman holds a placard reading “Prohibition equals politicians, banks, justice, all accomplices of the Mafia” as she takes part in a protest to call for the legalization of marijuana on May 10, 2014 in Paris,France. A woman sells bags and caps on which are drawn cannabis leafs while people take part in a protest to call for the legalization of marijuana on May 10, 2014 in Paris, France.
5. ADHD/ADD The normal course of treatment for a child diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, is a course of methylphenidate, better known as Ritalin. For the child diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, the side effects of using Ritalin, are many, including psychosis (abnormal thinking or hallucinations), difficulty sleeping, stomach aches, diarrhea, headaches, lack of hunger (leading to weight loss) and dry mouth. In some cases, the use of Ritalin has led to death. Death can be caused due to burst blood vessels, heart failure and fever. Violence is a leading cause of amphetamine-related deaths. Violent tendencies can develop after even regular use. Children are dying at unprecedented rates from drugs like Ritalain. An excellent documentary Generation Rx, details the disturbing and ongoing chemical abuse of children by conventional medicine. The prescription of psychiatric drugs to the masses, specifically children, are altering their minds, bodies and entire lives. While some apply preconceptions that marijuana exacerbates ADHD almost all California cannabinologists believe cannabis and cannabinoids have substantially improved the lives of ADHD sufferers, and with less negative side effects than common stimulant drug ADHD treatments. We have come to understand more about the brain and the role of dopamine and the endocannabinoid system we are starting to
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page 35 unravel how cannabis, anandamide and dranabinol act to free up dopamine and decrease the overstimulation of the midbrain. The results in treating ADHD with cannabis are often spectacular. Patients report grades going from Cs and Ds to As and Bs. Dr. David Bearman, a physician practicing in Santa Barbara, California, reports patients have said, “I graduated from the Maritime Academy because I smoked marijuana,” and “I got my Ph.D. because of smoking marijuana.” Almost universally, ADHD patients who therapeutically used cannabis reported in helped them pay attention in lecture, focus their attention instead of thinking of several ideas almost at the same time, helped them to stay on task and do their homework. 70 percent of the brain’s job is to inhibit sensory input from the other 30 percent. Typical ADHD symptoms include distractability. The most accepted theory about ADHD rests on the fact that about 70% of the brain’s function is to regulate input to the other 30%. The cause of ADHD is probably a decreased ability to suppress sensory input both internal and external input (need a reference here). Basically the brain is overwhelmed with too much information that comes too fast. In ADHD, the brain is cluttered with and too aware of all the nuances of a person’s daily experience. This phenomenon is caused by a dopamine dysfunction. Since the endocannabinoid system was discovered, many studies revealed that marijuana also modulates the dopamine system and therefore has a potential for ADHD treatment. As recounted in the physicians’ stories below, marijuana may be a safer, less costly, and more effective treatment than anything available from the pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Claudia Jensen, a 49-year old California pediatrician and mother of 2 teenage daughters, says marijuana might be the best treatment for ADHD. In an interview with the FOD news network, she said: “Why would anyone want to give their child an expensive pill… with unacceptable side effects, when he or she could just go into the backyard, pick a few leaves off a plant and make tea…?” “Cannabinoids are a very viable alternative to treating adolescents with ADD and ADHD … I have a lot of adult patients who swear by it.” In her testimony, before the House Committee on Government Reform on Marijuana (2004) Dr. Jensen discussed the practice of recommending marijuana to patients with ADHD in an 11-page statement. Her testimony summarized hundreds of published scientific articles on the safety/efficacy of marijuana that have produced strong scientific evidence that marijuana is an important medicine.
Her reasons for looking to marijuana as treatment for ADHD? “The other legal drugs used to treat ADD are helpful in many patients, but they all have side effects… the other five of the nine drugs used to treat ADD in this country haven’t even been scientifically tested … for ADD in children. These are drugs for depression and high blood pressure …Of all the drugs use to treat ADD, cannabis has the least number of serious side effects. Her explanation for why marijuana is opposed by the pharmaceutical companies: “The real problem with allowing patients to use cannabis as a medication is economics … If cannabis were approved for use in just the ADD/ADHD market alone, it could significantly impact the $1 billion a year sales for traditional ADD/ADHD pharmaceuticals.” ***
About the Author Marco Torres is a research specialist, writer and consumer advocate for healthy lifestyles. He holds degrees in Public Health and Environmental Science and is a professional speaker on topics such as disease prevention, environmental toxins and health policy.
Fat from butter and cheese not a problem, says heart specialist In fact, removing saturated fat from the diet may actually increase cardiovascular risk, report says. By Melissa Breyer
Aseem Malhotra, interventional cardiology specialist registrar at Croydon University hospital, London, has some advice: don’t fear the fat. Saturated fat, that is. Contrary to the dietary guidance we’ve been hearing for decades, Malhotra writes in the British Medical Journal that butter, cheese and even red meat are not as bad for the heart as we once thought. He also suggests that statins have been misguidedly over-prescribed in an effort to lower cholesterol to reduce heart disease, but that the side effects outweigh the benefits for millions of people. “The mantra that saturated fat must be removed to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease has dominated dietary advice and guidelines for almost four decades,” Malhotra writes. “Yet scientific evidence shows that this advice has, paradoxically, increased our cardiovascular risks,” he adds. “Furthermore, the government’s obsession with levels of total cholesterol, which has led to the overmedication of millions of people with statins, has diverted our attention from the more egregious risk factor of atherogenic dyslipidaemia.” Malhotra goes as far as to say that the decrease in saturated fat from the diet has paradoxically increased the risk of cardiovascular disease; people looking to lower saturated fat often opt for low-fat products, which are generally high in sugar and may contain trans-fats, which remain a no-no. "Recent prospective cohort studies have not supported significant association between saturated fat intake and cardiovascular risk," he argues. "Instead, saturated fat has been found to be protective."
But not all foods containing saturated fat are equal. Malhotra notes that dairy products supply significant amounts of vitamins A and D; studies have found a link between vitamin D deficiency and a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. Furthermore, the calcium and phosphorus in dairy foods may decrease cardiovascular risk. But he doesn’t recommend processed meats and cheeses.
Rather than take statins, he advises people with cardiovascular risks to follow a Mediterranean diet – one rich in olive oil, fruit, vegetables, fish, nuts, and low in sugar and junk food – noting a recent study that showed a Mediterranean diet after a heart attack is three times more effective in preventing further illness than statins. Although many other experts are not yet ready to heed the maverick call to eat saturated fat, others support his theory. Robert Lustig, pediatric endocrinologist at the University of San Francisco told The Guardian, "Food should confer wellness, not illness. Real food does just that, including saturated fat. But when saturated fat got mixed up with the high sugar added to processed food in the second half of the 20th century, it got a bad name." "Instead of lowering serum cholesterol with statins, which is dubious at best," he adds, "how about serving up some real food?"
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According to police, the two had been hanging out in a friend’s garage with about ten other people when the victim, 26-year-old Blake Wardell, came up with the bright idea for Kelly to shoot him. Unfortunately, Kelly’s aim wasn’t the best as she missed the Kevlar, and shot Wardell in the chest. Wardell bled to death in the garage after people at the scene attempted to perform CPR on him. Paramedics were called to the scene but the damage was done. Deputy coroner Don McCown arrived to the scene to pronounce the victim dead. He classified Wardell’s death as a homicide. He specified that there was no evidence of excessive alcohol or drug use. With a bail set at $10,000, Kelly is facing up to five years in jail for involuntary manslaughter. This is just one more lesson that should have never happened, teaching that guns are not toys.
Students find $40,000 in couch, track down rightful owner When three roommates in upstate New York found a small fortune in their second-hand couch, they did the right thing and tracked down the elderly woman who lost her life savings. In early March, Reese Werkhoven, Cally Guasti and Lara Russo bought an "ugly and kind of uncomfortable" couch for $20 at a Salvation Army.
"We almost didn’t pick that couch," Russo told The Little Rebellion, a student-run news blog at SUNY New Paltz. "It's pretty ugly and smells, but it was the only couch that fit the right dimensions for our living room." One day, Werkhoven decided to figure out why it felt so lumpy. He found a plastic envelope under the couch's arm. Inside was a wad of $20 bills, adding up to $700. "I almost peed," he admitted. "There's a zipper on the bottom, and he pulled out a bag, and we said it's either drugs or money, and we freak out and it's a stack of hundreds and fifties," Russo told reporters. But then they found another envelope. And then another.
Three students found $40,000 in cash stashed in these couch pilllows. In total, $40,000 in cash had been stashed in the couch. "Next door, they actually thought that we won the lottery. Our walls are really thin," said Guasti. The friends started making big plans for their windfall — the Salvation Army doesn't keep records of their donations and wouldn't be able to identify the original owner of the couch — and then they discovered a name on one of the envelopes. "The entitlement very quickly went away with finding that notice with her name on it. Because we didn’t earn that money," Guasti told reporters. Faced with an ethical dilemma, the roommates called their parents for advice before agreeing to track down the money's rightful owner. "We were always pretty clear, if we could find her and she was alive, it was her money, no matter what the circumstances," Russo said. Werkhoven's mom found the woman's name in the phone book. The woman, who asked not to be identified in the press, is 91 years old and had an operation on her back. While she was in a rehabilitation centre, her kids replaced the couch with a new bed, not knowing her life savings were hidden inside it. "She said, 'I feel like this is a gift from my husband. He's looking down on me and that's part of the reason you guys came here,' which was so touching," said Guasti. The woman gave the roommates a $1,000 reward for their honesty. Werkhoven also said they learned a good lesson out of the ordeal. "I think it's just that anyone can do good if they will themselves to it."
He wrote that he spoke with the flight crew after the plane landed in Los Angeles and learned more details, including that the United captain, after hearing the alarm, looked out the windshield and could see the other plane coming at him. "At altitude, a pilot can see a long way from the cockpit," Townsend wrote. "Even so, at our speed, long distances can close incredibly quickly. Our plane was cruising at 600 mph. Two planes
coming at each other at that speed will close a distance of five miles in fifteen seconds." Twelve seconds after the pilots responded to the alarms, according to radar, "the planes were separated by 5.3 miles [8.5 kilometres] laterally and 800 feet [244 metres] vertically," the newspaper said. That was as close as they got. A U.S. transportation official told Media reporters that the automatic collision avoidance system had worked the way it was designed to. It remains, however, for authorities to determine what caused the near-collision and to what degree air traffic control failed.
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Airliners nearly collided in midair east of Hawaii Two U.S. airliners nearly collided while flying between Hawaii and Los Angeles in what would have been one of the world's worst aviation disasters, reports say. Passenger Kevin Townsend said his United Airlines Flight 1205 went into a steep dive at 10,058 metres on April 25 to avoid a U.S. Airways plane travelling at the same altitude. He told KPIX news in San Francisco that he was on his way home from a vacation in Hawaii. "It was a really violent, scary experience," he said. "It felt like the plane had gone dead in the air and started dropping." Townsend wrote about his experience in a story that appears on Medium.com. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are both investigating the incident, the Honolulu Star Advertiser reported on its website. The two Boeing 757s were 12.9 kilometres apart when the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System on both planes kicked in, the paper said. At that point, the United flight dived and the US Airways plane climbed. "Weightless and staring downhill at the thirty-some rows of passengers ahead of me, I had a rare and terrible reminder of the absurd improbability of human flight," Townsend wrote.
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page 37 I know you In a trial, a Southern small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness, a grandmotherly, elderly woman to the stand. He approached her and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know me?" She responded, "Why, yes, I do know you, Mr. Williams. I've known you since you were a young boy, and frankly, you've been a big disappointment to me. You lie, you cheat on your wife, and you manipulate people and talk about them behind their backs. You think you're a big shot when you haven't the brains to realize you never will amount to anything more than a two-bit paper pusher. Yes, I know you." The lawyer was stunned! Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across the room and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know the defense attorney?" She again replied, "Why, yes, I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster, too. He's lazy, bigoted, and he has a drinking problem. He can't build a normal relationship with anyone and his law practice is one of the worst in the entire state, not to mention he cheated on his wife with three different women. One of them was your wife. Yes, I know him." The defense attorney almost died. The judge asked both counselors to approach the bench and in a very quiet voice said, "If either of you idiots asks her if she knows me, I'll send you both to the electric chair."
Just a glimpse It's Saint Patrick's day and an armed hooded robber bursts into the Bank of Ireland and forces the tellers to load a sack full of cash. On his way out the door with the loot one brave Irish customer grabs the hood and pulls it off revealing the robber's face. The robber shoots the man without hesitation. He then looks around the bank to see if anyone else has seen him. One of the tellers is looking straight at him and the robber walks over and calmly shoots him dead. Everyone by now is very scared and looking down at the floor. "Did anyone else see my face?" screams the robber. There is a few moments of silence then one elderly Irish gent, looking down, tentatively raises his hand and says, "I think my wife here may have caught a glimpse."
All balls, all sizes The game of choice for unemployed people or maintenance level workers is basketball. The game of choice for frontline workers is football. The game of choice for middle management is tennis. The game of choice for CEOs and executives is golf. Conclusion: The higher up on the corporate ladder you are, the smaller your balls are.
Quick thinker A woman goes to the local paper's office to see that the obituary for her recently deceased husband is published. The obit editor informs her that there is a charge of 50 cent per word. She pauses, reflects, and then she says, "Well then, let it read: 'Euan Davis
died'." Amused at the woman's thrift, the editor tells her that there is a seven-word minimum for all obituaries. She thinks it over and in a few seconds says, "In that case, let it read, - 'Euan Davis died, golf clubs for sale'".
The boss One day a man goes to a pet shop to buy a parrot. The assistant takes the man to the parrot section and asks the man to choose one. The man asks, ''How much is the yellow one?'' The assistant says, ''$2000.'' The man is shocked and asks the assistant why it's so expensive. The assistant explains, ''This parrot is a very special one. He knows typewriting and can type really fast.'' ''What about the green one?'' the man asks. The assistant says, ''He costs $5000 because he knows typewriting and can answer incoming telephone calls and takes notes.'' ''What about the red one?'' the man asks. The assistant says, ''That one's $10,000.'' The man says, ''What does HE do?'' The assistant says, ''I don't know, but the other two call him boss.''
Grateful offer Barack Obama was out jogging one morning along the parkway when he tripped, fell over the bridge railing and landed in the creek below. Before the Secret Service guys could get to him, three kids, who were fishing, pulled him out of the water. He was so grateful he offered the kids whatever they wanted. The first kid said, "I want to go to Disneyland." Barack said, "No problem. I'll take you there on Air Force One". The second kid said, "I want a new pair of Nike Air Jordan's." Barack said, "I'll get them for you and even have Michael sign them!" The third kid said, "I want a motorized wheelchair with a builtin TV and stereo headset!!" Obama is a little perplexed by this and says, "But you don't look like you are handicapped." The kid says, "I will be after my dad finds out I saved your ass from drowning!"
Cheating Johnny In class one day, Mr. Johnson pulled Johnny over to his desk after a test, and said, “Johnny I have a feeling that you have been cheating on your tests.” Johnny was astounded and asked Mr. Johnson to prove it. “Well, said Mr. Johnson, I was looking over your test and the question was, ‘Who was our first president?’, and the little girl that sits next to you, Mary, put ‘George Washington,’ and so did you.” “So, everyone knows that he was the first president.” “Well, just wait a minute,” said Mr. Johnson. “The next question was, ‘Who freed the slaves?’ Mary put Abraham Lincoln and so did you.” “Well, I read the history book last night and I remembered that,” said Johnny. “Wait, wait,” said Mr. Johnson. The next question was, ‘Who was president during the Louisiana Purchase?’ Mary put ‘I don't
know,’ and you put, ‘Me neither’.”
Golf buddies There was an old man named Bill, and one of the things he most enjoyed was playing golf with his old buddy Fred. Bill's wife always commented on how happy he looked after a game. But one day he came home from their weekly game looking terrible and very tired. His wife asked, "What's the matter, Bill? You always seem so happy after golf and you look miserable right now." Bill said, "Well, something terrible happened. Fred had a heart attack on the first hole." "My God, honey!" said the wife, rushing to comfort him. "That must've been terrible!" "It was," he said. "All day long it was: hit the ball, drag Fred to the ball, and then hit it again..."
Baseball in Heaven Two old men, Abe and Sol, sit on a park bench feeding pigeons and talking about baseball. Abe turns to Sol and asks, "Do you think there's baseball in Heaven?" Sol thinks about it for a minute and replies, "I dunno. But let's make a deal -- if I die first, I'll come back and tell you if there's baseball in Heaven, and if you die first, you do the same." They shake on it and sadly, a few months later, poor Abe passes on. Soon afterward, Sol sits in the park feeding the pigeons by himself and hears a voice whisper, "Sol... Sol... ." Sol responds, "Abe! Is that you?" "Yes it is, Sol," whispers Abe's ghost. Sol, still amazed, asks, "So, is there baseball in Heaven?" "Well," says Abe, "I've got good news and bad news." "Gimme the good news first," says Sol. Abe says, "Well, there is baseball in Heaven." Sol says, "That's great! What news could be bad enough to ruin that?" Abe sighs and whispers, "You're pitching on Friday."
Photographer My friend was always showing me photos of his dog saying how clever it was, bringing his paper & slippers, it could nearly talk, so when he brought in the album from his daughters wedding I looked through it and said, "hang on" where`s the dog, he looked at me as if I was stupid and said "well someone had to take the photos"
Exam At a final university exam, a clearly inebriated student walked into the lecture hall. “Excuse me, proffffessor, can a student sit your exam if he’s drrrrunk?” The professor thought about it and said, “Generally I’m against it, but okay.” “Thhhank you,” said the student, then leaned into the hallway and shouted: “Brrrrring him in, boys!”
Horoscope Aries
(March 21 - April 19) The more ambitious you choose to be in June, the better things are likely to go for you. There may well be moments when you feel as though you could rule the world, but of course this is an illusion, so some reality is called for. You make a good impression socially. There may not be enough hours to fit in everything you want to do. If you’re selective you’ll discover possibilities that hadn’t occurred until now. Positive changes are within your grasp. Watch money.
Leo
(July 23 - August 22)
Personal matters respond best to delicate handling, so don’t ask someone else to do what you should be doing yourself. You won't win any brownie points doing that. Diffuse situations by showing others you’re not actually thoughtless. Taking a calmer more contemplative approach would settle your nerves. It might be hard to focus on certain subjects especially if they bore you, but do try your best. When you work towards a goal you feel you’re moving forward.
Sagittarius
(Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) It's time to discover some exciting new possibilities so make sure you take the time to look for them. Your razor sharp wit is to the fore and this helps you get noticed when it matters most. Don’t hang around at home too much after 10th of June, there’s a big world out there. This is a time where you get the chance to take your general popularity to an all time high. There may be minor frustrations to deal with, but you’ll sort it out without a fuss.
Taurus
(April 20 - May 20) An amazing month lies ahead for you Taurus– full of action, surprises and going after what you need with your usual flair. Working out how to get around problems shows what a fertile mind you possess. Your intuition is strong now so don’t ignore it, even if others have totally different ideas and methods to yours. Also, it’s a brilliant time for revitalising elements of your personal life. Keep your own counsel and don’t trust anyone but yourself.
Virgo
(August 23 - Sep. 22)
June Gemini
(May 21 - June 21) In June, focus on your work and long-term future. Career issues are the most important ones at present, but they need not be your only concern. Try not to panic when mishaps and delays occur in your professional life. Others are watching how you handle this intrusion, so think before you speak and don’t lose your cool. Once you get back on track you can breathe a sigh of relief. Instead of getting frustrated, use the time wisely by planning and organising.
Libra
(Sep. 23 - Oct. 23)
Mistakes you might make in June may well be the result of unrealistic thinking, so it’s crucial that you check and recheck situations before you begin. Common sense is all that’s needed, and you weren’t at the back of the queue when that was handed out. Your emotions can influence your thinking, so try not to get bogged down with petty details. Trust your instincts to lead you in the right direction when making decisions. Stay calm and stay focused.
There may be some undue pressure put on you, more than likely in the career zone. If that happens, its up to you to make sure its like water off a duck's back, instead of over reacting. Everyone has their own song to sing so make sure you’re humming yours. But also, there’s a positive light on the horizon so you’ll have a good chance to catch the attention of someone who is in a position to do you a big favour. Keep your eyes and ears open.
Capricorn
Aquarius
(Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) Possible problems and obstacles can be overcome if you’re willing to apply a combination of common sense and intuition. Working out the way others are likely to behave under any given circumstance should help you make progress. Gather any necessary information you can, to make your life smoother. Try to keep a sense of proportion at work and look for opportunities to lift the spirits of anyone who feels a bit down. Find ways to have successful unions with family.
(Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) Balancing your time with your commitments could be rather difficult this month, as you seem to have so much on your agenda. Maybe its time to prioritise instead of just saying yes to everyone. Disputes are a distinct possibility even if you’re not the one creating them, or are even directly involved. You could be a great diplomat, but you need to be careful that you avoid being seen as an antagonist. Staying away from warring parties is advisable.
Cancer
(June 22 - July 22) Are you feeling a bit overpowered by a certain relationship right now? If so, it’s vital that you do what you can to get yourself back in the driving seat. Not everyone is on your side but you’ve still got what it takes to make steady progress. Handing out compliments gets you noticed more and will elicit a positive response. Positive changes are within your grasp so start to believe in yourself. Once you get back on track you can breathe a sigh of relief.
Scorpio
(Oct. 24 - Nov. 21) Be on the lookout for new information over professional or business interests. There seems to be help coming from some unexpected or highly unlikely direction, and you’ll start to believe that life at times can be absolutely astonishing. Don’t ask too many questions. Just accept your good luck and believe that bizarre coincidences do happen. At the same time listen carefully to what others are saying. Not everyone will be on your side, but don’t judge anyone too harshly.
Pisces
(Feb. 19 - March 20) It’s not simply that you have the ability to gather people around at present, but rather the type of person you’re attracting. Almost anyone who comes into your life now has an important part to play in your present and future. Use your intuition to size up situations. Think and act in a big way and the world can be your oyster. God news is coming before the end of the month. Avoid arguing for your limitations and stick to things you know you can do well.
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