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Port Authority of NY and NJ We welcome your interest in the World Trade Center and encourage you to check here for regular updates. Press inquiries can be made by calling 212-435-7777. For general information about The Port Authority, please click here. For press inquiries regarding the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, click here. For all other inquiries, please contact 212-435-7000. Please note: Videotaping or photography is not permitted inside the WTC perimeter fence, but may be conducted outside the fence with hand-held cameras, provided pedestrian traffic is not hindered. No monopods or tripods are permitted. Press Releases PORT AUTHORITY STUDY SHOWS SIGNIFICANT JOB CREATION, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY GENERATED BY WTC REBUILDING Date: Mar 05, 2009 Press Release Number: 29 More than 26,000 Direct Jobs Created; $14.5 Billion in Economic Activity Generated At a time of national economic uncertainty, the public rebuilding of the World Trade Center will result in tens of thousands of good-paying jobs and a significant boost in regional economic activity, according to a Port Authority economic stimulus study released today. Presented at today's Board of Commissioner's meeting, the Port Authority study showed that public investments in World Trade Center projects, including One World Trade Center, the Freedom Tower; the World Trade Center Transportation Hub; the National September 11 Memorial & Museum; World Trade Center retail and other related infrastructure will result in the creation of 26,538 direct jobs, including on-site construction, architecture and engineering, and program and construction management. Including indirect jobs, such as those generated by industries that supply services, materials and machinery to the rebuilding effort, the jobs number grows to 62,336. The World Trade Center projects also are expected to generate $3.7 billion in direct and indirect wages and total economic activity of $14.5 billion. The number of jobs at the World Trade Center is rising just as the number of overall construction jobs across the region is declining. A recent report by the New York Building Congress found that New York City's building boom will peak this year, and the number of city construction jobs is projected to fall by almost 30,000 by 2010. Port Authority Chairman Anthony R. Coscia said, "The World Trade Center rebuilding effort is an economic shot in the arm for our region at a difficult time. This investment in our region's future is also helping us in the present - by creating tens of thousands of jobs and generating billions for our local economy." Port Authority Executive Director Chris Ward said, "What sometimes gets lost is that the public investment at the World Trade Center site is among the largest economic engines in the region. It is more than just steel, bricks and mortar. It's a real stimulus to the local economy." During today's Board meeting, Executive Director Ward also provided a status report on the construction of One World Trade Center. The highlights include: * The core of the building is 105 feet above street level - the equivalent of a nine story building. * 93 percent of the major construction trade contracts have been awarded. * 95 percent of the 48,000 tons of structural steel has been purchased, and 90 percent of it is rolled. 1,888 tons of structural steel has been erected, 1,175 tons has been fully fabricated, and 2,200 tons is being fabricated. * 35,106 cubic yards, or 16.3 percent of the total concrete in the building, has been poured. * 2,720 out of 11,331 total curtain wall panels (glass) are complete. METHODOLOGY OF ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY Background The ensuing economic analysis focuses on the generation of jobs, wages and sales or economic activity. There are three distinct effects: direct, indirect and induced. Direct effects relate to activities such as architecture and engineering, on-site construction (new as well as maintenance), program and construction management. Indirect effects pertain to the various rounds of purchases of materials and services needed to undertake the construction of the facility or execute a program. Induced effects occur when workers involved in direct and indirect activities spend their wages on consumer goods. The Port Authority Regional Input-output Model was used to generate the economic impacts. The region consists of New York City, the New York Suburbs (Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, and Rockland counties), and Northern New Jersey (Essex, Hudson, Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Middlesex, Somerset, Union). Guiding Principle Throughout the analysis, every attempt was made to be as conservative as possible so that the results do not overestimate the impact on the region. Generation of Construction Impacts The level of capital spending for each category served as the starting point for the construction impact. In line with the guiding principle to remain conservative in our projections, several items were deleted from generating indirect and induced effects because their economic benefits would be difficult to quantify. The excluded items consisted primarily of soft costs such as financial expense and insurance. For PA spending, we also excluded expenditure related to PA staff. On the average, the exclusion was 20 percent of total spending. The Port Authority Regional Input-Output Model was then employed to estimate jobs, wages and sales. GLOSSSARY OF TERMS Sales or Economic Activity - The value of output generated in the 17-county Port District. Employment - Employment refers to work-years of labor measured in terms of full-time equivalent jobs. Direct Impact - The impact generated by architecture and engineering, on-site construction, program and construction management. Indirect Impact - The impact resulting from increased activities of those industries that supply services, materials, and machinery needed to support direct providers. Induced Impact - The impact resulting from increases in consumer spending by wage earners in all related industries. 2009 Dollars - All wages and sales figures used in this report are expressed in 2009 dollars unless otherwise indicated. Wages - Payroll salaries and wages earned by employees in payment for their services. All benefits are excluded from this figure. THE PORT AUTHORITY INPUT- OUTPUT MODEL Input-output models, in general, and the Port Authority's Regional Model, in particular, focus on the interrelationships or flows of products between industries. The Port Authority's Regional Input-Output Model was first developed in 1978 and is continually updated to reflect changes in the regional economy as well as to integrate the results of regional studies, surveys and current regional data. The mathematics of this technique is designed to capture the "ripple effects" of changes in the 17-county Port District. These ripple effects can be illustrated as follows. If industry "A" increases its production by $100 million, it purchases additional quantities of good and services from other industries. To meet "A's" needs, each of "A's" supplying industries increases its production, which, in turn requires additional quantities of their respective inputs. The producers of these inputs increase their output and so on, resulting in a domino effect throughout the economy. The Port Authority's Regional Input-Output Model calculates total regional sales, person years of employment, and payroll wages resulting from the spending of industries or projects initiated in the region. At the core of the Port Authority's Regional Input-Output Model is a matrix of inter-industry flows developed from the latest national input-output data assembled by the Bureau of Economic analysis of the United States Department of Commerce. This matrix represents the transactions of 490 industrial, governmental and consumer sectors of the national economy by capturing how each sector in the economy uses the output of other sectors in producing its own product and to what sectors its product is eventually sold. In order to develop the national matrix of inter-industry flows into the Port Authority's Regional Input-Output Model, coefficients are developed that reflect the purchasing patterns of the 17-county regional economy by indicating what share of a product consumed in the region is actually produced in within the region. These Regional Purchase Coefficients, developed by the Port Authority, are based on data from the New York and New Jersey state bureaus of labor statistics, regional commodity flow surveys, U.S. Commerce Department export statistics and other information. CONTACT: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Candace McAdams or Steve Coleman, 212 435-7777 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey operates many of the busiest and most important transportation links in the region. They include John F. Kennedy International, Newark Liberty International, LaGuardia, Stewart International and Teterboro airports; AirTrain JFK and AirTrain Newark; the George Washington Bridge and Bus Station; the Lincoln and Holland tunnels; the three bridges between Staten Island and New Jersey; the PATH (Port Authority Trans-Hudson) rapid-transit system; Port Newark; the Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal; the Howland Hook Marine Terminal on Staten Island; the Port Authority Auto Marine Terminal; the Brooklyn Piers/Red Hook Container Terminal; the Greenville Yard-Port Authority Marine Terminal; and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in midtown Manhattan. The agency also owns the 16-acre World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan and is a partner in the Access to the Region's Core tunnel project. SOURCE Empire State News

Avian Flu Pandemic is Now a Certainty

 

 

'Voice your appreciation for those in quarantine.' By Lori Price, www.legitgov.org

'Be prepared to be quarantined for months at a time. When you're talking to people, voice your appreciation for those in quarantine. Talk about how they're hometown heroes and doing what they need to be doing in order to protect the community...' --P.J. Havice-Cover, a mental health professional and program coordinator, State of Colorado

Heads up! This is how the US government might bail out the bailouts.

Scientists say pandemic is certain --Expert panel tells emergency managers it's just a matter of when the avian flu will spark a pandemic. By Stephanie Backus 07 Mar 2009 Many scientists are now sure that a version of H5N1, or the avian flu, will cause a pandemic in the future. While speaking to health officials at the National Emergency Management Summit Thursday, several experts said the issue was no longer an "if" issue, it was now "when." "Grief and loss is a certainty in planning for the pandemic," said P.J. Havice-Cover, a mental health professional and program coordinator for the state of Colorado. "You can respect and normalize people's grieving processes by giving them updates on progress. Don't just ignore the losses. If you're in a position to inform the public, talk about it. Community memorial services are very important." She said it was also important to be prepared to be quarantined for months at a time. Quarantine could be an important part of the fight against a pandemic. "When you're talking to people, voice your appreciation for those in quarantine. Talk about how they're hometown heroes and doing what they need to be doing in order to protect the community," said Havice-Cover.

Emergency Management Summit Agenda --PRECONFERENCE March 4, 2009

Presentation Material

10:15 a.m. Managing Medical Surge

Medical Surge Capacity and Capability
Patient Diversion and Tracking
Altered Standards of Care
MCI Management
Volunteer Management
Resource Management
Mass Fatality Planning [!]
MOU's and Interagency Cooperative Efforts
Alternate Care Facilities [Hmm... I don't like the sound of (KBR, Blackwater) that one.]

11:45 a.m. Legal and Ethical Trends in Emergency Management [I got my own 'legal and ethical trend' right here, dirtbags!]

PRECONFERENCE II: Key Elements and Issues in Conducting and Evaluating Disaster Drills in the Health Care Sector

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'That mixing process, called reassortment, is one of two ways pandemic viruses are created.' Baxter admits sending live avian flu viruses to subcontrator --People familiar with biosecurity rules are dismayed by evidence that human H3N2 and avian H5N1 viruses somehow co-mingled [!] in the Orth-Donau facility. 27 Feb 2009 The company that released contaminated flu virus material from a plant in Austria confirmed Friday that the experimental product contained live H5N1 avian flu viruses. And an official of the World Health Organization's European operation said the body is closely monitoring the investigation into the events that took place at Baxter International's research facility in Orth-Donau, Austria.

Top-secret Livermore germ lab opens --Scientists developing 'countermeasures' for bubonic plague, anthrax, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Q fever, tularemia, brucellosis or undulant fever; researching flu, tuberculosis and SARS 02 Feb 2008 A high-security laboratory where deadly microbes are being grown by scientists seeking defenses against terrorist attacks began operating in Livermore last week without public announcement, and opponents said Friday that they will go to federal court in an effort to close the facility down. The facility is known as a Biosafety-level 3 laboratory where... more than 40 potentially lethal disease-causing bacteria, viruses and fungi are stored inside.

KBR awarded Homeland Security contract worth up to $385M 24 Jan 2006 KBR said Tuesday it has been awarded a contingency contract from the Department of Homeland Security to supports its Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities in the event of an emergency. The maximum total value of the contract is $385 million and consists of a 1-year base period with four 1-year options. The contract, which is effective immediately, provides for establishing temporary detention and processing capabilities to expand existing ICE Detention and Removal Operations Program facilities in the event of an emergency influx of immigrants into the U.S., or to support the rapid development of new programs, KBR said. The contract may also provide migrant detention support to other government organizations in the event of an immigration emergency, as well as the development of a plan to react to a national emergency, such as a 'natural' disaster, the company said.

DoD to carry out 'military missions' during pandemic, WMD attack 28 Jan 2009

DoD to 'augment civilian law' during pandemic or bioterror attack 11 May 2007

Killer flu recreated in the lab 07 Oct 2004 UK Scientists have shown that tiny changes to modern flu viruses could render them as deadly as the 1918 strain which killed millions. A US team added two genes from a sample of the 1918 virus to a modern strain known to have no effect on mice. Animals exposed to this composite were dying within days of symptoms similar to those found in human victims of the 1918 pandemic.

1918 killer flu secrets revealed 05 Feb 2004 Scientists have worked out how the virus which caused the world's worst flu epidemic infected man. They believe the virus, which claimed the lives of up to 50m people around the world, jumped from birds to humans. The breakthrough, published in Science, should help doctors identify which future bird viruses pose a threat to man at an earlier stage.

Flu 'Oddities'

Lori Price (lori at legitgov dot org)
09 Mar 2009

 

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FBI acknowledges evidence for CONTROLLED DEMOLITION by Architect, Richard Gage as:  "backed by thorough research and analysis."  
See what Gage calls "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" in:  9/11: BLUEPRINT FOR TRUTH: http://gators911truth.org/PDF/FBI-CD-FF.pdf
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How to Report a Chemtrail Environmental Crime

Environmental Crimes Task Force Report for Alachua County, Florida Link: http://www.alachuasheriff.org/bureaus/detectives.htm Form: https://secure2.co.alachua.fl.us/aso-envir-tip/ The following complaint was submitted to the Alachua County Environmental Crimes Task Force. March 8, 2009: The popular name for this issue among millions of civilian witnesses is "Chemtrails" or altrnately, "Persistant Contrails". Documentation of aerial spraying visible within the horizon of Alachua County can be seen at: http://gators911truth.org/CHEMTRAILS.html Alachua County Environmental Protection (Gus Olmos) declined to acknowledge this complaint as serious, yet admitted they do not have a test to detect airborne toxins originating from aircraft. Science-based analysis of "Chemtrails" can be found at: http://Carnicom.com Large citizen groups are forming to demand an explanation of these operations that have proved to deliver pathogens to unknowing citizens. We will be anticipating a response from your office to solve this obvious public health emergency. Respectfully, Harold Saive (Screen reply after entering environmental complaint.) Thank you for submitting this environmental crime tip. If you entered your contact info, then a detective might make contact with you to request further information or assistance. We greatly appreciate the citizens of Alachua County coming forward to report crime tips that can help us capture criminals and stop future crimes. Screen Shot:

AE911Truth eNewsletter Volume II, #1 March 2009

 

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Welcome AE911Truth Supporters! Our eNewsletter will now be coming to you monthly. We now number more than 600 Architects & Engineers and 3100 others who are demanding a real investigation into all 3 World Trade Center high-rise "collapses" on 9/11.   We will be updating you with the latest news, events, speaking engagements, etc. Many of you might not have been following the latest news about AE911Truth, so we will bring it to you now regularly via The Blueprint. If you are not yet a Petition Signer and wish to receive The Blueprint then please Sign the Petition. It's free and takes only a few minutes! You will also receive The Blueprint regularly by becoming a Sustaining Member.   We very much appreciate all of your support and look forward to working together to educate the building professionals and the public. Table of Contents   Trial by Fire   I Left My Illusions in San Francisco…   AE911Truth Crosses the Atlantic!   A Proclamation for Your Local Government   FBI Acknowledges AE911Truth!   New Items in the Online Store!   The WTC Towers – The Vertical Acceleration   Economic Recovery using Thermal Expansion   SF Bay Area Professionals Faced with 9/11 Truth   View Printable eNewsletter Trial by Fire New York's WTC 7 vs. Beijing's MOH by Vic Connor & AE911Truth Staff   A massive fire roared through the unfinished Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Beijing, China, on February 9, 2009. It burned extensively on every floor for more than five hours while 600 firemen tried in vain to fight it. The entire 44-floor building was engulfed in flames within 30 minutes. The tremendously rapid spread of the fire may have been due to the fact that the sprinkler system and other safeguards were not yet operational. The fire was started by the massive fireworks celebration of the Chinese New Year. One has to wonder how the building did not collapse in a post-9/11 world! Read more» I Left My Illusions in San Francisco… 24,000 Architects Confront the Evidence! by Editor   One of the most exciting and promising AE911Truth developments has been the acceptance of our application to have a booth on the floor of the AIA 2009 National Convention and Design Exposition! This prestigious architectural convention will be held in San Francisco April 30 through May 2, 2009. 24,000 architects are expected to attend. This is an unprecedented opportunity for professional exposure for AE911Truth. We are very grateful and most eager to create a first-class showing! Considerable negotiation was required, but approval was granted by the AIA. We will have a 10' x 10' booth, at a cost of $4,000, on the floor of the convention. Please DONATE toward the cost of this critically important outreach. The overall costs will approach $10K for display equipment and DVD's/brochure handouts. Read more» AE911Truth Crosses the Atlantic! Europe Is Hungry for 9/11 Truth by Mike Cook and Richard Gage   AE911Truth founder, Richard Gage, AIA, completed a very successful 9-city, 6-country, tour of Europe in November, including London, Madrid, Vienna, Geneva, Paris, Aachen, Brussels, Hamburg, and Berlin. Our biggest triumph was undoubtedly the highly favorable interview and prime time coverage of the controlled demolition evidence given by one of Spain's largest national television stations! Read more» A Proclamation for Your Local Government AE911Truth Engineer Strikes Out On His Own! by Don Meserlian, P.E., Forensic Engineer   Many AE911Truth members are approaching 9/11 activism in creative ways. Please consider supporting the 9/11 Truth Proclamation Project of member Don Meserlian, P.E., Forensic Engineer. Don is the national leader of the "Citizens' Campaign for 2009 Year of 9/11 Truth". His Proclamation, designed to reach local officials in every community, focuses on the explosions prior to the collapse of the Twin Towers, and references seismic evidence from the government as well as testimony from witnesses. It also notes the near free-fall acceleration of the WTC high-rises, and references the 2008 Report of the Citizens Commission on 9/11. Read more» FBI Acknowledges AE911Truth! Cites AE911Truth's "thorough research and analysis" by Richard Gage and Mike Cook   Those of you in the 9/11 truth movement who suffer from extreme paranoid delusions (not us) must combat your mental illness on a daily basis. A common symptom is to believe that everyone in the FBI, CIA, NSA, and other varieties of the alphabet soup, are downright no darn good. A sure-fire cure for this particular symptom came on December 22nd, 2008, in the form of a reply from Michael J. Heimbach, Assistant Director of the Counterterrorism Division of the National Security Branch of the FBI, to Mr. Harold Saive of Gators for 9/11 Truth. Read more» New Items in the Online Store! by Staff   We are pleased to announce that we have created 2 new tools for our epic effort to bring to light the darker truths about 9/11. We now have AE911Truth bumper stickers in our online store! These "Explosive Evidence" stickers are designed to match our T-Shirts. Put them on your car, your significant other's car, your kid's car, or anywhere you feel is appropriate (let's stay legal now). Read more» The WTC Towers – The Vertical Acceleration A High School Physics Lesson by David Chandler, Physics Teacher   I'm a high school physics teacher who brought my video analysis skills to the AE911Truth video team. I use a software tool that separates a video, frame-by-frame, and allows me to place a marker on an object in the video to follow its motion. I then use a known distance in the video to calibrate my measurements, and am able to generate tables and graphs to analyze the motion in great detail. Read more» Economic Recovery Using Thermal Expansion The Return of American Ingenuity by Mike Cook   One of our supporters, Jon Cole, had a brilliant idea. Work in the office is less plentiful for him, as it is for many of us across the country, and he realized he could make a fortune with "thermal expansion"! Read more» SF Bay Area Professionals Faced with 9/11 Truth The First AE911Truth Presentation of 2009 and My First Impressions by Scott Sheckman   The first AE911Truth presentation of 2009 was held on January 30 in a packed private room at Joe's Restaurant in downtown San Rafael, California. This was my second time meeting Richard Gage, AIA, in person, but it was my first exposure to the analytical and emotional impact of his formal live presentations. I'm very glad I took the time in the middle of a busy Friday to cross the increasingly expensive Golden Gate Bridge and participate in this incredible eye-opening event. Read more»

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Gainesville Police Department Hears 9/11 Truth

17 Feb 2009: Lt. Keith Kameg and officer Skibola discuss issues of the Gainesville Police Department's recent accomplisments working with local FBI agents. Bob Tuskin phoned in to Police Beat to represent an organized activist group in Alachua County. http://GATORS911TRUTH.org After congratulating the officers on their recent work, Tuskin informs Kameg and the radio audience that the FBI has acknowledged evidence of Controlled Demolition in the ongoing FBI investigation of 9/11. Tuskin reminds the audience that GPD is Gainesvilles last firewall to possible tyranny in a case where Martial law is declared by the President and enforced by our Federal and State Authorities. On 12/22/2008 the head of FBIs Counterterrorism Division Michael J. Heimbach commented that the presentation made by Architect, Richard Gage, AIA is backed by thorough research and analysis. The specific evidence scrutinized by the FBI is contained in Gages multi-media video presentation entitled: 9/11: BLUEPRINT FOR TRUTH. The Video evidence is available at Gages Website: http://AE911TRUTH.org Does the Government Cover-up of 9/11 Continue? See the Letter from the FBI, documents and history of this breaking development placing grave doubt on the governments version of the events of the alleged terror attacks of 9/11/2001. CLICK HERE Justice and the Rule of Law Americans and 9/11 Families deserve a criminal trial to find out who gave the order to blow-up the Twin Towers knowing it would result in the mass murder of almost 3,000 US citizens and many foreign nationals from 80 countries around the world?

Sandra Bernhard: "9/11 was a total manipulation"

Friday, February 20, 2009 Dallas Voice interview: Sandra Bernhard By Daniel A. Kusner of Dallas Voice While the economy collapses, many of us are desperately seeking lightning rods of wisdom. Whether it’s tearing Sarah Palin or the Bush twins a new one, Sandra Bernhard doesn’t pull punches. And after 9/11, the funny Jewish intellectual says she got Dixie Chicked — and was essentially blacklisted in Texas. Now as we dive deeper into recession, Dallas is in for a bargain. On Saturday, Bernhard returns to Big D for a surprisingly intimate and affordable chance to hear her as she plays the Rose Room. With her pal Dallas radio jock Jack E. Jett introducing Bernhard promises to deliver an improv act and some songs. Dallas Voice recently caught up with Bernhard, who was at her New York home. Dallas Voice: Are you preparing any rants about the economy — and whom we should throw stones at? Bernhard: Everyone should just throw stones at themselves. Dallas Voice: So, everyone must get stoned? Bernhard: [Laughs] Yeah. And everyone needs to stop blaming others and take on more responsibility. Dallas Voice: Can we rant about our current financial situation? Bernhard: It’s the same thing I’ve been saying for eight years. First, George Bush stole the election. And because of 9/11, everyone just stood there with their thumbs up their asses. To me, 9/11 was a total manipulation. And to this day, I don’t fully buy it. We knew 9/11 was going to happen — we had the intelligence, and nobody heeded the warning. But everybody just brushed that under the rug. Then we got into Iraq. Then George Bush wins again, narrowly…. It’s the nature of politics. People are finally realizing that they have a voice. I don’t understand why they had to be kicked in the teeth for eight years to get the point. Are you afraid to criticize Obama? Why would I criticize him? Dallas Voice: He’s against gay marriage. Plus that inauguration crap with Rick Warren while Bishop Robinson got shafted. Bernhard: I don’t think that’s the issue. The gay community needs do what they did since Prop 8 passed. Start organizing. Everybody who has fought any battles — whether it’s the black community or whomever— has had to fight. Now we have to fight. Marriage is a state-to-state thing, and it will evolve. And I don’t think Obama will ever stand in the way of that. Obama is a black man. I mean, most black men are in the closet. They are on the DL, honey. It’s a cultural and religious thing — a Jesus thing. And everybody needs to wake up to that shit. Should gays hand Obama’s ass back to him and say, “What’s your beef with gay marriage?” It’s fine if people want to tell Obama, “We’re going to effect these changes — and don’t stand in our way.” But until everyone gets past this religion thing, nobody is going to be on board. Dallas Voice: Do fundamental Jews ever irritate you? Bernhard: No. They don’t bother me. Anybody who takes the Torah literally is out of their minds. It’s written by man — it’s man’s definition of morality. God wasn’t sitting up there with a big chisel and hammer …. Dallas Voice: So it’s just the Christians? Bernhard: They’re fucking crazy. [Laughs.] Everybody is nuts, Jesus Christ. Dallas Voice: What’s the truth that you’re speaking to power in 2009? Bernhard: This is the message: Get up every day, and do what you can to change your life — change your consciousness. Power up on an emotional and spiritual level. Take responsibility for your actions. Enjoy your life by embracing what you already have. Dallas Voice: Has the financial crisis impacted your world? Bernhard: It’s affected everyone. I think it’s the best thing that’s happened to this county. People have to stop looking to material things to find happiness. We need to stop making movies about women who have traded their intellect for shopping — women who have spent the last 10 years resculpting their bodies by injecting chemicals and having surgeries. The whole consciousness has been wrong. Dallas Voice: When it comes to fashion, Dallas could benefit from a sensible bitchslap. Bernhard: I pick from a wide variety. Friends give me stuff to wear. I like things I just buy off the rack. There have been so many great things on sale. I’ve bought fabulous dresses. And great shoes. I bought two pair of Manolo Blahniks on sale for $450. This is a time to buy stuff and capitalize on great sales. I can’t tell people in Dallas how to dress. They’ve got their own weird — kind of like, big, big hair and big things happening. It’s a big place. Mix it up — go high and low. It’s about good taste. Like Michelle Obama — she mixes J. Crew with new cool designers. She knows how to mix it up. Dallas Voice: Did having to tighten your belt surprise you? Bernhard: Honey, I’ve always lived below my means. Since I was 18 and making my own money, I’ve never — ever — owed one dollar in my life. That’s my whole point. Live at the level you can live, and be comfortable. If that means not being grand and cooking at home every night and doing what you go to do, then that’s what you got to do. And don’t have 10 kids. Have one or two kids. That’s enough. Be a great parent to one kid instead of a lousy parent to 10 kids. Dallas Voice: Besides listening to Suze Orman, are you looking for lightning rods of wisdom? Bernhard: Yeah, myself. If I already haven’t given you enough stems of wisdom….. I don’t need to look to anybody else. I look at my girlfriend and my daughter — we’ve never lived ostentatiously. That’s the best advice I can give — live below your means. If that doesn’t resonate, I don’t know what does. That’s what Suze Orman tells everybody. But I’ve been saying it for 20 years — when we were in the middle of having these, like, big, fabulous extravagant moments. I kept saying to everybody, you know what? Don’t go there — you don’t need a $5,000 purse. Dallas Voice: You were ghetto fabulous before it was fabulous. Bernhard: You know it. Dallas Voice: Your Dallas gig will be dramatically intimate. And for die-hard fans, it’s only $20. Bernhard: Over the holidays. I just did a week at Joe’s Pub in New York. And it’s only 155 seats. I did some of my best shows in those settings. People like to be up close. I just have one request: That people aren’t completely drunk or high on drugs. Can you just wait until I’m done performing? Sometimes these late-night gigs bite you on the ass because everyone’s so fucked up. If you want to hear what I have to say, don’t talk while I’m talking. And don’t be falling all over the place while I’m trying to be the star. When I’m done, do what you want. When I’m onstage, please, shut up, and listen to me. And don’t make me have to say this when I’m onstage. Source:

NEW: Political Leaders for 9/11 Truth

PL911TRUTH.COM A new 9/11 Truth group invites political leaders to support a petition for a valid investigation of the events of 9/11. PETITION WHEREAS the Bush-Cheney administration’s public interpretation of the 9/11 attacks has had radical, largely negative, consequences for the United States of America and the world as a whole; and WHEREAS the official investigations of these attacks that have been carried out thus far were led by individuals closely aligned with, or even employed by, the Bush-Cheney administration; and WHEREAS the conclusions of these investigations differ radically from those that have been reached by independent researchers with various kinds of professional expertise; and WHEREAS organizations of such researchers---including Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, Firefighters for 9/11 Truth, Lawyers for 9/11 Truth, Pilots for 9/11 Truth, Religious Leaders for 9/11 Truth, Scholars for 9/11 Truth and Justice, and Veterans for 9/11 Truth---have called for a new, truly independent, investigation; and WHEREAS we believe it is long past time for political leaders to heed these calls; THEREFORE we, the undersigned members of Political Leaders for 9/11 Truth, ask President Barack Obama to authorize a new, truly independent, investigation to determine what happened on 9/11. 28 Political Leaders have already signed the petition Brae Antcliffe BA LLB, Elected Alderman to the Council of The City of Sydney, Australia, early 1980's for 3.5 years Berit Ås, former member of Parliament, Norway (Charter Member of PL911Truth) Shirley Bianchi, 1999-2007 District Two San Luis Obispo County Supervisor, CA (Retired) Click here to see statement Dr. Robert M. Bowman, former Director of Advanced Space Programs Development for the U.S. Air Force in the Ford and Carter administrations. (Charter Member of PL911Truth) Click here to see statement Carol Brouillet, Elected Santa Clara County (CA) Council Member (Green Party) Andreas von Bülow, former State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Defense, West Germany; former Minister of Research and Technology; former member of the German Parliament. (Charter Member of PL911Truth) Giulietto Chiesa, Italian member of the European Parliament; vice chairman, Committee on International Trade; member, Committee on Security and Defense. (Charter Member of PL911Truth) Wolfram Elsner, PhD, former head of the Planning Division of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the State of Bremen and Director of the Bremen State Economic Research Institute, and Bremen State Official for Industrial Defense Conversion, 1989 - 2001. (Charter Member of PL911Truth) Jeanette Fitzsimons, Co-leader of the New Zealand Green Party since 1995, and member of the House of Representatives since 1999 Click here to see statement Constance Fogal, Canadian Action Party Leader, 2004-2008. (Charter Member of PL911Truth) Yukihisa Fujita, member of the House of Councilors, National Diet of Japan; Chairman, Special Committee on North Korean Abduction Issue and Related Matters; former member of the House of Representatives. (Charter Member of PL911Truth) Ole Gerstrom, Member of Parliament, Denmark, 1973-1975 Click here to see statement Senator Mike Gravel, former United States Senator, 1969 - 1981. (Charter Member of PL911Truth) Dan Hamburg, former Californian member of the US House of Representatives; 1998 Green Party candidate for Governor of California. (Charter Member of PL911Truth) Joel S. Hirschhorn, Senior Staff Member, Congressional Office of Technology Assessment 1978-1990. (Charter Member of PL911Truth) Click here to see statement Barbara Honegger, former White House Policy Analyst and Special Assistant to the Assistant to President Ronald Reagan (1981 - 1983). (Charter Member of PL911Truth) Tadashi Inuzuka, member of the House of Councilors, National Diet of Japan. (Charter Member of PL911Truth) Karen S. Johnson, former member of the Senate of the State of Arizona, where she was chair of the Family Services Committee. (Charter Member of PL911Truth) Paul Lannoye, former Belgian member of the European Parliament, where he was vice chair of the Committee on Energy, Research, and Technology. (Charter Member of PL911Truth) Jon Paul McClellan, chief election judge (appointed), Eastside Precinct, Orange County, North Carolina. Previously, the elected Chair of the precinct organization. Click here to see statement Cynthia McKinney, former Georgian member of the US House of Representatives, where she was a member of the Armed Services Committee and the International Relations Committee. (Charter Member of PL911Truth) Michael Meacher, Minister of the British Parliament; former Minister of the Environment; former Undersecretary for Industry. (Charter Member of PL911Truth) Per Mohn, deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus, 1989–1993 Dr. Andrew J. Moulden, Leader of the Canadian Action Party. (Charter Member of PL911Truth) Marty B. O'Malley, Elected Democratic Member of Council, Forest Hills, PA Click here to see statement Val Scott, founding member of Canada's New Democratic Party; former Trustee and Vice Chairman of North York Board of Education, Ontario, Canada. (Charter Member of PL911Truth) Click here to see statement Gianni Vattimo, Member of European Parliament, 1999 - 2004 (Italy). Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs. Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport. (Charter Member of PL911Truth) Jesse Ventura, former Governor of Minnesota. (Charter Member of PL911Truth) Source

Fox Admits To Planting Political Brainwashing In Popular TV Shows

Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Friday, March 6, 2009 Fox Admits To Planting Political Brainwashing In Popular TV Shows TCFTV's Climate Change Commitment Video
Rupert Murdoch’s Twentieth Century Fox corporation has admitted to planting political brainwashing within its globally popular TV shows and indeed boasts that it is proud of the fact. A corporate video currently being showcased on another part of Murdoch’s media empire, MySpace.com, shows Fox executives and stars of its universally recognized shows bragging about how they use the platform of hit shows that are broadcast globally to implant messages about the supposed threat of global warming. This is not the first time Fox have been enthusiastic in propagandizing for the establishment. In 2003, Rupert Murdoch himself admitted that the corporation had “tried” to help the Bush administration sell the war in Iraq. The text accompanying the video states, “In 2006, News Corp. embarked upon a company wide initiative to reduce the size of its carbon footprint.” The means by which this “initiative” was carried out is then made clear by a plethora of clips from Fox’s most popular shows - the Simpsons, King of the Hill, Family Guy, Prison Break - which are all loaded with messages about global warming and the need to do something about it. “What could we do on a practical level to start making a difference,” asks one executive before another answers, “The biggest thing we’ve done is inserting messages about the environment into some of our content.” In other words, Fox has embarked on a deliberate campaign, which could only have been done with the coordination of the script writers of each program, to force people to accept the pseudo-science of global warming by brainwashing them into accepting it as a reality. This has been achieved by weaving in messages about climate change and having popular characters in the TV shows embrace specific tenants of the global warming manifesto. “The most powerful way we could communicate the commitment on behalf of our company, was to change the practices within the production, as well as work in a message about global warming, about environmental changes, about empowering people to take responsibilities,” states Fox chairman Dana Walden. We’re also treated to the vomit-inducing sight of Kiefer Sutherland, who plays the torture loving Jack Bauer in 24, sounding about as genuine as a 3 dollar bill reading off a teleprompter about how Fox is committed to reducing its “carbon footprint”. This again goes to show that the acceptance of global warming as a reality by the general public is not being accomplished as an organic reaction to scientifically proven threats, but by propagandists artificially piggy-backing the climate mantra on the back of fictional TV shows passively absorbed by people in their millions. This is key because of the process that people’s brains undergo when they are watching television. Political messages implanted in fictional television programs will always enjoy a receptive audience. According to an Associated Content article, “Studies have shown that watching television induces low alpha waves in the human brain. Alpha waves are brainwaves between 8 to 12 HZ. and are commonly associated with relaxed meditative states as well as brain states associated with suggestibility.” Experiments have shown that less than one minute after the viewer begins to watch television, the brain switches from Beta level consciousness, associated with active and logical thought, to Alpha level, which is associated with passive acceptance and suggestibility. This is why advertisers spend billions a year on commercials as well as product placement within TV shows themselves. The scale of what Fox is admitting to here is staggering, and the fact that they even boast about what they are doing beggars belief. As Darryl Mason sardonically comments, “I never realised just how much I’d learned about the dire threats of global warming-induced climate change simply by watching immensely, globally popular Murdoch/Fox entertainments like The Simpsons and 24.” Millions of people not just in America but globally are being educated, or should I say re-educated, about the highly complex and highly debatable topic of global warming, not through a reasoned public debate between advocates and skeptics, but through fictional cartoons, comedies and drama shows produced by a monolithic corporation that has its tentacles deeply embedded into the same establishment that is trying to sell global warming in order to introduce a CO2 tax and regulate people’s lives. Watch the corporate video below. Research related links 1. Gun shows do not increase homicides or suicides 2. Bill would require California’s science curriculum to cover climate change 3. Irish Environment minister Sammy Wilson: I still think man-made climate change is a con 4. Scientists Call AP Report on Global Warming ‘Hysteria’ 5. State Brainwashing Children To “Re-Educate” Their Parents For Green Dictatorship 6. You Tube Censors Hugely Popular “Question Your Reality” Video 7. Climate change rhetoric spirals out of control 8. Global Cooling Headed Our Way 9. Global warming: Reasons why it might not actually exist 10. Ron Paul Is Popular at the Super Bowl 11. Global Warming ‘Hysteria’ Is Claimed 12. IPCC Revises Global Warming Warning

Avian Flu Pandemic Alert?

Avian Flu Pandemic Alert? Flu Mist a popular over the counter live flu vaccine has been found to contain two H5N1 DNA markers, these markers seem to have been sewn into the flu mist vaccine to ensure that H5N1 or another strain of Avian Flu goes pandemic. This is going to cause major problems before long, it is imperative that people are warned about flu mist.

Will Truth Commission expose 9-11 & UFO secrets?

Will Truth Commission expose 9-11 & UFO secrets? Michael Salla, Ph.D. Honolulu Exopolitics Examiner March 6, 7:55 AM Senator Leahy at Truth Commission Hearing. On March 3, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, Senator Patrick Leahy, held a hearing on creating a nonpartisan "commission of inquiry" to investigate wrongdoing during the eight years of the Bush administration. The proposed “Truth Commission” focuses on a number of areas since 9-11 where the Bush administration broke the law in the "war against terrorism". According to a statement released by Leahy, “Nothing has done more to damage America’s place in the world than the revelation that this Nation stretched the law and the bounds of executive power to authorize torture and cruel treatment.” Six expert witnesses spoke at the hearing on behalf of or against Leahy’s proposed Truth Commission which he believes will help restore America’s “moral leadership.” Leahy’s proposal needs to be expanded to investigate all wrong doing in the Bush administration. A Truth Commission with a broad mandate can expose many areas in addition to those pointed out by Leahy where laws were violated in classified programs. Getting witnesses to emerge to reveal these violations has the potential to expose many secrets, including unanswered questions about 9-11 and the facts behind the UFO phenomenon. Leahy’s proposal is a compromise between those wanting Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate wrong doing during the Bush administration, and those seeking, in the words of Leahy, to “obstruct and delay” such an investigation. Leahy further elaborated on the merits of his “middle ground” position: Over the last month, I have suggested a middle ground to get to the truth of what went on during the last several years, in a way that invites cooperation. I believe that that might best be accomplished though a nonpartisan commission of inquiry…. Such a commission of inquiry would shed light on what mistakes were made so that we can learn from these errors and not repeat them.” If a Truth Commission goes ahead, then former Bush administration officials are given amnesty to testify about all they knew. According to Leahy: People with first-hand knowledge would be invited to come forward and share their experiences and insight, not for purposes of constructing criminal indictments, but to assemble the facts. If needed, such a process could involve subpoena powers, and even authority to obtain immunity to secure information, in order to get to the whole truth. Of course, this avenue would be pursued in consultation with the Justice Department and would not rule out prosecution for perjury." A Truth Commission will encourage many former officials, in exchange for amnesty, to testify about all they know and did. Many illegal activities can be revealed that occurred in classified programs that provide cover for those authorizing such activities. The idea of restricting a Truth Commission solely to the Bush administration’s policies in dealing with detained prisoners, however, should be dismissed. A much broader mandate is needed. Truth and Consequences Panel - Senate Judiciary Committee - March 4, 2009 While a Truth Commission will allow the truth to emerge, it also wrong doers an escape strategy from potential prosecution. This will upset some since the historical results of Truth Commissions have been mixed. Critics of Leahy’s Truth Commission view it as unnecessary since the Department of Justice has all the power it needs to conduct an investigation and to prosecute wrong doers. When Leahy first proposed his idea of a Truth Commission at Georgetown University in Feb 9, 2009, one of the most trenchant criticisms came from George Washington University Law School Professor, Jonathan Turley. Turley said the proposed Truth Commission is a “shameful” effort to “block the investigation” of “war crimes” by the Bush administration. Turley and other "Truth Commission" critics overlook the high standards of evidence needed to successfully prosecute criminal cases. For example, the criminal investigation into the leaking of covert CIA officer Valerie Plame's name lasted more than three years (December 2003 - March 2007) and resulted in the conviction of a single person many regard as a scapegoat - Lewis “Scooter” Libby. More senior officials responsible for authorizing Valerie Plame’s name for political purposes were never prosecuted since documentary evidence was hidden and/or destroyed. A Truth Commission would be more likely to have the truth emerge on Bush administration policies since it would not be burdened by the high evidentiary standards needed for criminal prosecution. If Leahy’s Truth Commission goes ahead with a broader mandate to explore all wrong doing in the Bush administration, then truth will emerge about more issues rather than soley the treatment of terrorism detainees. Three months after President Bush began office on January 20, 2001, a Press Conference was held at the National Press Club in Washington DC., concerning UFOs. Twenty two witnesses came forward on May 9, 2001, to reveal evidence that UFOs are intelligently guided vehicles of possible extraterrestrial origin, and governments are illegally suppressing the release of this information. Four months later, the world was absorbed by events on September 11, and interest in the May 9 UFO Press Conference quickly waned. There has been relatively little interest in a possible relationship between 9-11 and UFO secrets revealed at the May 9, 2001 Press Conference. A Truth Commission will do much to release the secrets behind unanswered questions concerning 9-11 and the truth behind the UFO phenomenon. For more info: Proposed Truth Commission and 9/11 False Flag Operations, 9-11 and the Exopolitical Perspective Podesta influence in Obama White House extends to UFO disclosure Clinton Confirmation opens door to UFO Files Permission to use extracts & copyright notice Note: Permission is granted to include extracts of this article on websites and email lists provided a link is included to the original. This article is subject to copyright © and should not be added in its entirity on other websites or email lists without author's written permission. Source: