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WHO has raised its pandemic alert level to Phase 5.
Phase 5 “is characterized by human-to-human spread of the virus into at least two countries in one WHO region. While most countries will not be affected at this stage, the declaration of Phase 5 is a strong signal that a pandemic is imminent and that the [...]

Are the Media preparing US citizens for draconian measures to deal with Swine Flu? Dr. Mercola believes so.
Dr. Mercola says, “I suspect you have likely been alarmed by the media’s coverage of the swine flu scare. It has a noticeable subplot – preparing you for draconian measures to combat a future pandemic as well [...]

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Swine Flu (H1N1) outbreak in North America a public health emergency of international concern.
WHO says the current Swine Flu outbreak is in Phase 3 which means “an animal or human-animal influenza reassortant virus has caused sporadic cases or small clusters of disease in people, but has not [...]

We visited Wilmington, NC Friday to show my child the USS North Carolina battleship and to play at the beach.
The tour of the USS North Carolina was great, but I was saddened to see the old ship in need of so many repairs. Work was going on at the time, but still…I guess the [...]

Here’s a photograph I took of a mango fruit smoothie with tapioca pearls.

The tapioca pearls in the straw promised to make a nice a picture so I snapped it. Click the inset photo to see the large version.
The smoothie was ice-cold and oh so good, especially since today was in the low 90’s. [...]

Dick Morris video commentary:

h/t Right Bias

I’m perplexed.
Is Earth Day really about saving the planet or about furthering the goals of Vladimir Lenin—whose birthday April 22nd is?
I see at least two forces at work: one sincerely desiring to save planet Earth; the other wanting to crush Western civilization and bring it under totalitarian rule.
You tell me.

Wonderful article titled “On Work and Freedom: For Holocaust Remembrance Day and Durban II” from the-Word-Well this morning.
Two paragraphs in particular really stood out to me:
“They did not teach their children to hate, but, as my grandmother puts it, ‘to be somebody in the world. Hate doesn’t help anybody. It just spoils everything.’…
“And she is [...]

A 3.8 magnitude hit Alabama this morning.
The earthquake was situated at 33.011°N, 87.145°W which is about 40 miles from Birmingham.
NBC13 reports the temblor “rattled” homes.
A 2.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in Alabama early this morning (4/22/09).
The temblor was centered at 32.809°N, 87.103°W The hypocentral depth of this earthquake was closer to the surface than Tuesday’s [...]