There is a great controversy that is raging between good and evil at the soda fountain or pop machine but the general public does not seem to be aware of it. The implications or consequences of the dietary changes that have occurred since introduction of artificial sweeteners into our lives has dramatically increased but in many cases, silently. However, there are countless medical doctors, scientists and researchers that are aware of the effects but their voices are largely drowned out by the industry.

 

As in politics and other endeavors where mind-control plays a  prominent role, advertising and propaganda are the most effective tools of those who are pitching a program or a product.  The reasons for large infusions of cash could be to cover corporate wrongdoing, agency corruption, incompetency or just to hide plain carelessness but usually, profit motive is the driving force.

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A decade ago, no one knew what drones were. They might be something you would see in a futuristic sci-fi movie, but beyond that, they did not concern us. More recently, we’ve heard of drones being used in secret high-tech assassination plots, but they were still just a foreign concept. Indeed, there has been no reason to suspect they would ever figure into the daily lives of Americans. Within the last month, however, an NYPD street sign was discovered in the Bronx, warning passersby of drone activity in progress.

As it turns out, the sign was one in a series of fake street signs posted throughout New York City by an army veteran turned art student, who wishes to remain anonymous. The artist, who had worked with drones during two tours of duty in Iraq, was horrified by the potential use of drones by law enforcement here in America. To spread awareness, he created official-looking street signs, which displayed messages such as “ATTENTION: Drone Activity in Progress,” or “ATTENTION: Local Statutes Enforced by Drones,” or “ATTENTION: Authorized Drone Strike Zone, 8am-8pm, Including Sunday.”

While some may dismiss the artwork as a hoax, there is reason to suggest that these signs will become a more permanent fixture. According to an email uncovered through the Freedom of Information Act, the New York Police Department has consulted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the use of drones as a law ...

Barely a day after the dust cleared from the long, bruising battle over raising the debt ceiling, Democrats and Republicans in Congress launched their next war of words, this time over a once-routine reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration.

Congress has passed 20 short-term funding bills for the agency since 2007 without much controversy. But because Senate Democrats object to certain provisions that Republicans in the House of Representatives attached to the current legislation to keep the FAA functioning, it's turned into a stalemate, with neither side backing down.

The Senate went into recess Tuesday without acting on the House bill, and Congress isn't scheduled to return until after Labor Day. While the impasse won't affect the flying public, it leaves thousands of FAA employees without paychecks for weeks and airport construction projects across the country at a standstill.

Congressional leaders blame each other for the deadlock.

"The House has done its job, and now it's time for senators to do theirs," said House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.

Democrats would have none of it on Wednesday. They want a "clean" bill, with none of the Republican strings attached.

"I call upon Speaker Boehner to end this," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. "They should send us a clean extension so these people can get back to work."

President Barack Obama made it clear Wednesday that he wants Congress to act, preferably by the end of the week.

"I'm urging the House and the Senate to take care of this," Obama said at the White House. "This is an example of a self-inflicted wound that is unnecessary."

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, in a White House appearance, urged Congress to return from its summer recess and finish the job.

"Come back to Washington. Leave your vacations, just for a couple hours. ...

You probably don’t know that another act of hostage-taking by Republicans is underway. They have shut down the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help Delta Airlines in its battle to keep its workers from voting in a union. This is costing the government $200 million a week, more than 4,000 FAA employees have been furloughed, and as many as 87,000 construction workers and other contractors around the country are being laid off. The agency has been shut down for more than a week and so far the Republicans have refused to let it open before Congress leaves town for the summer. All this apparently so one company can keep employees who want a union from winning an election.