Flight 253 passenger: Sharp-dressed man aided terror suspect Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab onto plane without passport

Trying to board a plane without a passport won't work unless you're a terrorist with explosives strapped on your body & if your dad had paid a visit to a near by US embassy to complain about your radicalized behavior that would increase your chances of getting on board !!

The National Anthem Of The United States Of America

I love listening to it so I decided to post it here ..so play ball (wishful thinking .. it's too darn cold for baseball !)

Happy 2010

Drinking coffee reduces Alzheimer's risk

Middle-aged people who consume modest amounts of coffee can significantly lower their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study by Finnish and Swedish researchers , "Middle-aged people who drank between three and five cups of coffee a day lowered their risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease by between 60 and 65 percent later in life," said lead researcher on the project, Miia Kivipelto, a professor at the University of Kuopio in Finland and at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.

The study, which was also conducted in cooperation with the National Public Health Institute in Helsinki and which was published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease this month, was based on repeated interviews with 1,409 people in Finland over more than two decades.

They were first asked about their coffee-drinking habits when they were in their 50s and their memory functions were tested again in 1998, when they were between 65 and 79 years of age.

A total of 61 people had by then developed dementia, 48 of whom had Alzheimer's, the researchers said.

"There are perhaps one or two other studies that have shown that coffee can improve some memory functions (but) this is the first study directed at dementia and Alzheimer's (and) in which the subjects are followed for such a long time," Kivipelto told AFP.

She said it remained unclear exactly how moderate coffee drinking helped delay or avoid the onset of dementia, but pointed out that coffee contains strong antioxidants, which are known to counter Alzheimer's.

Some studies have also shown that coffee helps protects the nerve system, which can also protect against dementia, she said, pointing out that yet other studies show that coffee protects against diabetes, which in turn is known to be linked to Alzheimer's.

"Going forward, researchers should try to nail down exactly what the protective elements in coffee consist in," Kivipelto said.

The Finnish-Swedish research results surfaced just a day after a separate study published by psychologists at Durham University showed a link between heavy coffee drinking and hallucinations.

"I guess this shows that you shouldn't exaggerate," Kivipelto said when asked about the British study, pointing out that her research showed "insignificant" benefits to drinking more than five cups of coffee a day when it came to protecting against dementia.

"Too much is simply too much," she said.

Source: thelocal.se

Vitamin D Boosts Immunity, Prevents Colds, Swine Flu

Vitamin D may be an important way to arm the immune system against disorders like the common cold, report investigators from the University of Colorado Denver (UC Denver) School of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Children's Hospital Boston.
Another study in Europe concluded that Vitamin D is better than the swine flu vaccine at halting H1N1 infections. In fact, without vitamin D, chances are that a vaccine won't generate much of an immune response in the first place and the best thing about Vitamin D is this : it's affordable.. You can even get it for free (from sunlight).

In the largest and most nationally representative study of the association between vitamin D and respiratory infections, people with the lowest blood vitamin D levels reported having significantly more recent colds or cases of the flu. The risks were even higher for those with chronic respiratory disorders, such as asthma and emphysema.So skip the vaccine. Get more Vitamin D!

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US Economy

The federal government has sent every American a $600 rebate..
If we spend that money at Wal-Mart, the money goes to China .
If we spend it on gasoline it goes to the Arabs.
If we buy a computer it will go to India.
If we purchase fruit and vegetables it will go to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala.
If we purchase a good car it will go to Germany.
If we purchase useless crap it will go to Taiwan and none of it will help the American economy.
The only way to keep that money here at home is to spend it on prostitutes and beer, since these are the only products still produced in US.

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Recommended Read : Race Relations in the United States, 1960-1980" by Thomas Adams Upchurch

Publisher: Greenwood Press
ISBN: 0313341717

This book provides comprehensive reference coverage of the key events, influential voices, race relations by group, legislation, media influences, cultural output, and theories of inter-group interactions.

Few decades in American history were as full of drama and historical significance as the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1960s, a revolution in race relations occurred, seeing the rise of the Civil Rights Movement, Black Power, the American Indian Movement, and the Latino labor movement. The focus in the 1970s was on carrying out the reforms of the previous decade, with resulting white backlash. Few decades have interested students today as much, and this volume is THE content-rich source in a desirable decade-by-decade organization to help students and general readers understand the crucial race relations of the recent past. The volume covers two decades with a standard format coverage per decade, including Timeline, Overview, Key Events, Voices of the Decade, Race Relations by Group, Law and Government, Media and Mass Communications, Cultural Scene, Influential Theories and Views of Race Relations, Resource Guide. This format allows comparison of topics through the decades.

The bulk of the coverage is topical essays, written in a clear, encyclopedic style.
Historical photos, a selected bibliography, and index complement the text.

Chocolate Cravings and Depression

An Australian study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry found that almost half of those surveyed craved chocolate when depressed and that the majority of those who had cravings reported that eating chocolate makes them feel better.

About 54 percent of participants reported food cravings and 45 percent of these people specifically named chocolate as the food they craved. More women than men reported craving chocolate, with 51 percent of women vs. 31 percent of men reporting this craving.

"Our most intriguing finding was the specificity of the links between chocolate craving and personality styles," said authors Dr Gordon Parker and Joanna Crawford from the University of New South Wales' psychiatry school and Black Dog Institute. Chocolate cravings occurred more often in depressed people who had symptoms of feeling irritable and being scared of social rejection.

About 61 per cent of those who craved chocolate reported that it improved their mood and made them less anxious and irritable. This finding was "consistent with these individuals judging chocolate as reducing anxiety and irritability," said the authors.

SEPTEMBER 11: Evidence to the Contrary

Reopen the 9/11 investigation !