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So How High is High Blood Pressure? (published Thursday, 28 August 2008 09:50)


	After I spin through the so called news channels each morning to see what drivel is
being discussed or what gossip is taking place I settle in to some comedy. I love the
classics and I try to catch All in the Family when I can. So I caught it this morning.

	Today's episode involved Archie stressing out over having to take a company physical. He
was worried because his blood pressure was too high. I estimate that Archie was in his 50s
at the time, a little overweight and he smoked cigars and drank beer. So health was not
exactly a high priority for him. None the less the episode concluded with Archie being
diagnosed with what the doctor described as " on the border of high" blood pressure, but
good enough to pass the company physical.

	All in the Family was filmed in the 1970s. Guess what the writers of the program
understood to be "borderline high" blood pressure for an overweight man in his 50s back
then? Well, the doctor on the show told Archie not to worry because his blood pressure was
168/95. My blood pressure almost went through the roof when I heard this!

	So it started me thinking...do we know more about our health now, or are doctors just
trying to sell more medicine? Are they artificially setting standards so that more of us
require treatment in the form of expensive dangerous prescription medicine?

	For the past few years as I battled severe post 9/11 asthma my blood pressure has been
high every time I went to the doctor. I have had readings of 148/98 and such. At home it
got a little lower. I could relax enough to get it down to 138/84. Last time I saw my
doctor he was so concerned that he wanted me to wear a 24 hour blood pressure monitor.

	 Several years ago my doctor put me on Advair because I was told that if I took my
Albuterol inhaler more than twice a week I needed to be on a maintenance medicine instead
of using a rescue inhaler. In the past I was told to use it any time I felt the need. What
changed?

	But recently I have forced myself off of the new asthma medication that I have been
using for the past few years, Advair. I believe that maintenance medicine Advair had made
my asthma far more severe. It became almost unresponsive to Albuterol, which used to work
like a charm for me. I really thought that my life was in jeopardy many times because my
asthma would no longer respond to emergency inhalers. So I felt that I had to get off
Advair. I honestly believe it was killing me. 

	To get off the Advair I had to do several things. I started going for acupuncture
treatments. I stopped eating wheat & dairy, and I started taking baking soda, that's
sodium bicarbonate, every day or two (to raise my blood alkaline levels). Now my asthma is
FAR less severe and it once again responds very well to Albutorol. I get it too often but
it is no longer life threatening when I do. These improvements started to become apparent
within about 2 days, by the way. 

	Now here is the most interesting part of all this...you would think that having
borderline high blood pressure would make taking 1-2 teaspoons of baking soda in a glass
of water every day dangerous. After all it is sodium, and sodium is supposed to be bad for
people with high blood pressure. Well, guess what...I took my blood pressure two days ago
and it was 116/74. The day before that it was in the 120s over something in the 70s. I
took it several times to be sure. Even right after taking Albutorol it only went up to
about 134/82. 

	My pulse is better too. Two weeks ago when I went for accupunture my pulse was 88. Two
nights ago when I went for acupuncture my pulse was 64.

	So what's the deal? Why is my old medicine working again? Why was it OK to take
Albuterol whenever I needed it and then it became bad to take more than twice a week? Why
was 168/95 OK in the seventies and 140/85 too high now?

	There surly is something to be said for understanding more about the body now than in
the past. There is something to be said for advances in medicine. But what effect does the
incentive to sell medicine and make money on treating conditions have on diagnosing
conditions where they do not exist? I'll tell you, this whole topic is making me fidgety.
I think my leg just moved. Maybe it's restless. Is there a pill for that? Think about it.
Jesse Richard - Editor, TvNewsLIES.org 

	 

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U.S. to Hand Over Security in Anbar to the Iraqis (published Thursday, 28 August 2008 09:28)


	The American military will hand over responsibility for the security of Anbar Province,
once a stronghold of the Sunni insurgency and one of the most violent regions in Iraq, to
the Iraqi government as early as Monday, Iraqi and American officials said Wednesday.

	More...  http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/administrator/index.php?option=com_content

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Egypt urges end to Israel threats (published Thursday, 28 August 2008 09:17)


	Egypt has urged Israel to stop making threats against Lebanon, its foreign minister said
on a visit to Beirut.

	Israel's prime minister warned last week that his country would hit all of Lebanon
harder than in the 2006 war if Hezbollah guerrillas attacked again.

	More...  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7584156.stm

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Calories come off and lights come on (published Thursday, 28 August 2008 09:04)


	As Adam Boesel pedals an exercise bike, he sends power to a generator that converts his
workout calories into electricity. Across the room in his small eco-friendly gym are half
a dozen energy-efficient treadmills. On the roof, solar arrays gather more natural energy.

In Boesel's new gym, people will not only slim their waistlines, they will also shrink
their carbon footprint.

Welcome to people-powered exercise for a small planet.

	Boesel says the Green Microgym -- which is to open Friday in the eclectic Alberta Arts
district of northeast Portland -- is the first fitness center in the country to use solar
power as well as human-powered cycling and cardio machines to generate renewable energy.

	More... 
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-gym25-2008aug25,0,5207333.story

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"Grease to Greece" racers cross Europe on cooking oil (published Thursday, 28 August 2008 08:58)


	Fuelled only by used cooking fat, eight teams completed a 2,500-mile car rally from
London to Athens on Wednesday in a bid to promote awareness of cheap and
environmentally-friendly bio-fuels.

	"There is no reason why Joe Public cannot do this, save themselves a bit of money and
help the environment because they are not using fossil fuels," Pag said.

	More... 
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2008/08/27/grease-to-greece-racers-cross-europe-on-cooking-oil-115875-20713959/

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Students shamed with list of exam blunders (published Thursday, 28 August 2008 08:53)


	University students have been shamed with a list of exam blunders including references
to "escape goats" and claims that the railways were invented to relieve pressure on
motorways.

	TVNL COMMENT: THE NEXT GENERATION OF GEORGE W. BUSH\'S!

	More... 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/education/2633120/Students-shamed-with-list-of-exam-blunders.html

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Millions homeless after worst floods for 50 years in India (published Thursday, 28 August 2008 08:48)


	 Two million people were forced from homes after the Kosi river burst a dam in Nepal and
water surged down to the Indian state of Bihar during heavy monsoon rains that are set to
continue.

	More...
http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/tp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4624947.ece

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Judge fears secret hearings over Guantanamo Bay (published Thursday, 28 August 2008 00:03)


	A federal judge overseeing cases against dozens of Guantanamo Bay detainees said
Wednesday that he fears the public — and the detainees themselves — will be locked out
of the courtroom when evidence in the case is scrutinized for the first time.

Hundreds of detainees are awaiting hearings in a Washington federal court in the coming
months to determine whether they were properly labeled enemy combatants and imprisoned
without being charged.

	More...  http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gUxng-zkl2uhqdCATFQyY9_8QV3QD92QQ83O9

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Use of food stamps at farmers' markets rises nationally (published Wednesday, 27 August 2008 22:57)


	USDA Undersecretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Nancy Montanez Johner,
said both food stamp recipients and farmers have benefited from the success of the
program.

"Farmers' markets give food stamp recipients opportunities to improve their nutrition by
increasing their consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables," Montanez Johner said. "The
Food Stamp Program also benefits local farmers by bringing additional customers to their
markets to purchase their products." 

	More... http://www.reformer.com/ci_10305009

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Iraq vets win meeting with Obama camp (published Wednesday, 27 August 2008 22:51)


	Iraq War veterans who led a march through the streets of Denver won a meeting with a
liaIson from Sen. Barack Obama's campaign.

The news ended a tense standoff between the veterans and riot police near and entrance to
the convention, and brought tears to the eyes of several vets.

	More...
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/aug/27/iraq-vets-win-offer-read-letter-delegates/

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Families of Nepalese workers killed in Iraq sue KBR (published Wednesday, 27 August 2008 22:46)


	KBR Inc and its Jordanian contractor are being sued for human trafficking by a Nepalese
survivor and the families of 12 other employees who were killed while being transported,
allegedly against their will, to work in a U.S. military base in Iraq. 

	The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, says military contractor KBR and Daoud & Partners
recruited the men in Nepal by promising them jobs at a luxury hotel in Amman, Jordan, but
instead sent them to Iraq where all but one were kidnapped and killed.

The 12 victims had their passports confiscated by Daoud representatives, and were
kidnapped from an unprotected convoy by Islamic militants and killed in 2004, according to
the suit filed in Los Angeles.

	More... http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080828/us_nm/kbr_lawsuit_dc

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DNC Protests: Police slam CodePink protester to the ground (published Wednesday, 27 August 2008 22:14)


	

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Bush steps up fight over congressional authority (published Wednesday, 27 August 2008 21:00)


	The Bush administration is raising the stakes in a court fight that could change the
balance of power between the White House and Congress.

Justice Department lawyers said Wednesday that they will soon ask a federal appeals court
not to force the president's top advisers to comply with congressional subpoenas next
month. President Bush argues Congress doesn't have the authority to demand information
from his aides.

	More... 
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/washington/AP-Congress-Contempt.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

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US warning to court in alleged torture case (published Wednesday, 27 August 2008 20:36)


	The US state department yesterday warned that disclosure of secret information in the
case of a British resident said to have been tortured before he was sent to Guantánamo
Bay would cause "serious and lasting damage" to security relations between the countries.

Stephen Mathias, a legal adviser to the department, also claimed that the "national
security of the UK" would be affected by disclosure of the details of the detention and
interrogation of Binyam Mohamed, 30, who is accused of conspiring with al-Qaida.

Lawyers for the Ethiopian national have been arguing in the high court that they should
have access to details of his interrogation from the time he was detained in 2002 until he
was taken to Guantánamo Bay - where he is still held - in 2004. Mohamed claims that he
was tortured by, among other methods, having his penis cut with a razor blade.

	More...  http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/28/usa.usforeignpolicy

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Judges consider whether FBI violated free speech (published Wednesday, 27 August 2008 20:21)
A panel of federal appeals court judges pushed a U.S. government lawyer on Wednesday to
answer why FBI letters sent out to Internet service providers seeking information should
remain secret.

A panel of three judges from the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on
whether a provision of the Patriot Act, which requires people who are formally contacted
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for information to keep it a secret, is
constitutional.

More... http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN2750234720080827

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Army Hopes Dropouts Can Fill Gaps (published Wednesday, 27 August 2008 20:02)


	But the U.S. Army, eager to fill its ranks amid wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, doesn't
see them as dropouts. They are recruits who only need a GED before they're ready to begin
basic training.

And so, the Army formally opens its first prep school Wednesday. 

	TVNL COMMENT: DROPOUTS = AMERICA\'S HEROS. 

	More... http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/27/national/main4388137.shtml

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More and More People Are Catching on to Mainstream Media Lies (published Wednesday, 27 August 2008 19:37)


	George Orwell in his prophetic book '1984' said, "Political language... is designed to
make lies sound truthful... and give an appearance of solidarity to pure wind."

Hitler's propaganda henchman Dr. Goebells said, "If you tell people a big enough lie,
often enough, they will believe it."

There are many definitions of lies and the Thesaurus has a great source of words to
describe the distorting and twisting of any facts. Among the word variations that cover
the outrageous manipulations we experience daily are fabrication, inference misstatement,
falsification, evasion, deceit and deception. A lie is the deliberate withholding of any
part of the truth from someone who has a right to know.

	More... http://www.naturalnews.com/023999.html

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Low Cholesterol Increases Cancer and Death Risk (published Wednesday, 27 August 2008 19:34)


	In a major shot fired across the bow of the statin marketing machine, the levels of LDL
cholesterol that are the artificial targets of "health" promoted by the American Heart
Association (AHA) are now found to be associated with a significant increased risk of
cancer and death.

The AHA recommends an LDL level of 100 for prevention and 70 for high risk patients. In
the new study an LDL level of 107 was associated with a 33% increased risk of cancer and
death, an LDL level of 87 was associated with a 50% increased risk. As the LDL goes lower
the risk keeps getting worse. These arbitrary AHA levels for LDL cholesterol were
established by "EXPERTS" WITH DIRECT FINANCIAL TIES TO THE STATIN INDUSTRY, who knew full
well that reaching their artificially low target levels for LDL would require double and
triple doses of statin drugs, thus dramatically increasing sales (which has indeed
happened).

	More... http://www.naturalnews.com/024001.html

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ABC Reporter Arrested in Denver Taking Pictures of Senators, Big Donors (published Wednesday, 27 August 2008 19:13)


	Police in Denver arrested an ABC News producer today as he and a camera crew were
attempting to take pictures on a public sidewalk of Democratic Senators and VIP donors
leaving a private meeting at the Brown Palace Hotel. 

	Police on the scene refused to tell ABC lawyers the charges against the producer, Asa
Eslocker, who works with the ABC News investigative unit.  

	A cigar-smoking Denver police sergeant, accompanied by a team of five other officers,
first put his hands on Eslocker's neck, then twisted the producers arm behind him to put
on handcuffs.  

	TVNL COMMENT: HOW IS THAT FOR DEMOCRACY? CAN YOU SAY "POLICE STATE?"

	More... http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Conventions/story?id=5668622&page=1

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BLACK RASPBERRIES SLOW CANCER BY ALTERING HUNDREDS OF GENES (published Wednesday, 27 August 2008 18:58)


	Stoner notes that black raspberries have vitamins, minerals, phenols and phytosterols,
many of which individually are known to prevent cancer in animals.

“Freeze drying the berries concentrates these elements about ten times, giving us a
power pack of chemoprevention agents that can influence the different signaling pathways
that are deregulated in cancer,” he says.

	More... http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/berrygene.htm

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Computer viruses make it to orbit (published Wednesday, 27 August 2008 17:39)


	A computer virus is alive and well on the International Space Station (ISS). Nasa has
confirmed that laptops carried to the ISS in July were infected with a virus known as
Gammima.AG.

	 Nasa said it was not the first time computer viruses had travelled into space and it
was investigating how the machines were infected. 

	More...  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7583805.stm

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US and Russian warships line up in dispute over Georgia (published Wednesday, 27 August 2008 17:33)


	US and Russian warships took up positions in the Black Sea today in a risky war of
nerves on opposing sides of the Georgia conflict.

With the Russians effectively controlling Georgia's main naval base of Poti, Moscow also
dispatched the Moskva missile cruiser and two smaller craft on "peacekeeping" duties at
the port of Sukhumi on the coast of Abkhazia, the breakaway region that the Kremlin
recognised as independent yesterday.

	More...  http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/27/georgia.russia1

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Arctic Sea Ice Drops to 2nd Lowest Level on Record (published Wednesday, 27 August 2008 17:21)


	Arctic Ocean sea ice has melted to the second lowest minimum since satellite
observations began, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Sea
ice melt recorded on Monday exceeded the low recorded in 2005, which had held second
place.

With several weeks left in the melt season, ice in summer 2008 has a chance to diminish
below the record low set last year, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice
Data Center.

	More...  http://www.livescience.com/environment/080827-ap-arctic-ice-drop.html

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A new 9/11 clue (published Wednesday, 27 August 2008 16:10)


	The recording is titled, “The
WTC-10-5-the-message-about-the-remote-controlled-plane.” In the mélange of scratchy
voices bumping each other off and on, around minute three, the words “remote
controlled-plane” bump through clearly, are interrupted, and finally assert quite
clearly again that “there’s a big truck on King Street with the mural of an airplane
painted on it diving into New York City and exploding.” It was later noted “King
Street between 6th and 7th Avenues,” about a mile north of WTC, which was in direct line
of sight from King St. and 6th Avenue.

What’s more as the NYPD stopped for a look at the truck, two men were seen fleeing from
it and were apprehended by the police.

	The reports include the famous or infamous Israeli-owned Amdocs Ltd., reported by Fox to
be spying for Israel through the telecommunication products it sells and systems and
services it operates and offers. Its products are widely used by the US telecommunications
industry and government agencies like the NSA and DEA, to mention a few. Amdocs, in fact,
stores every phone message or request for information made.

	Israel has been listening to every phone in America for years and has the technology to
monitor and record who any individual is calling, anywhere in America. It subcontracts
billing and directory services for phone companies around the world, with 90 percent of
American phone companies as clients. But Amdocs is 100 percent Israeli owned.

	More... http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3672.shtml

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Green Party sues for Ohio ballot spot (published Wednesday, 27 August 2008 14:05)


	Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney and her vice presidential candidate
Rosa Clemente filed a lawsuit Tuesday evening in U.S. District Court in Columbus in hopes
of getting on Ohio's Nov. 4 ballot.

	TVNL COMMENT: STILL THINK WE LIVE IN A DEMOCRACY? STILL THINK YOU CHOOSE A PRESIDENT?
THINK AGAIN.

	More... 
http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/08/27/green.html?adsec=politics&sid=101

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Cells change identity in promising breakthrough (published Wednesday, 27 August 2008 13:53)


	Scientists have transformed one type of cell into another in living mice, a big step
toward the goal of growing replacement tissues to treat a variety of diseases.

	The cell identity switch turned ordinary pancreas cells into the rarer type that churns
out insulin, essential for preventing diabetes. But its implications go beyond diabetes to
a host of possibilities, scientists said.

It's the second advance in about a year that suggests that someday doctors might be able
to use a patient's own cells to treat disease or injury without turning to stem cells
taken from embryos.

	More...  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080827/ap_on_he_me/med_cell_identity_switch

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