Tuesday, May 13, 2014

What Are Those Planes Spraying? Some Potential Serious Health Issues?

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Chem Trails, persistent con trails, whatever name you wish to call them or just call them con trails that seem to linger way to long and spread to create clouds that darken the sky.  Watch the air and one has to ask the question, where are all of these planes coming from and where are they going and why are there so many in the sky while air travel is down so much?

  All one has to do is look at the commercial air traffic that is reported from local major airports and the questions get more concerning.  Some will say that these are nothing more than water vapor.  Having grown up around one of the world's largest airports in NY, this simply is not true.  We never saw water vapor trails like this growing up.  So that excuse does not work out.  There are now companies that are making the claims to be able to alter weather and are called Weather Modification programs that do in fact spray the air with agents in order to alter the weather.

  http://www.weathermodification.com/cloud-seeding-aerial.php

The above link shows one such company that makes this claim and shows limited pictures of planes with spraying apparatuses installed on their wings.

 http://climateviewer.com/geoengineering/  Very detailed information involving weather modification and engineering.

Based on this information, what we would also like to point out is the observable fact that the woman above in the UN Webcast video, was never once challenged about the information she was giving by anyone at that meeting.  We have seen claims on the video host page that she can not be believed for many reasons, not one supported by fact by those giving the opinion.  

  With this taken into consideration, there is reason to start digging into other areas such as climate change science and start asking a lot of questions there.  It could very well be that climate change science does have some valid points based on the alterations of weather modifications going on.  In other words, the science is validating the claims being made because they are also creating the issues?  It stands as a very valid question that needs addressing.

  It's also interesting to note that climate change science started at the same time as weather modification programs began as well as when cell phones started to be introduced to the world which is a coming article.  Companies involved in weather modification are not telling us what chemicals they are using to seed clouds and also are avoiding the issues that they are in fact creating the clouds overhead in may ways.  The blue skies many of us knew as children are now rarely seen as they often were when the elder of our population were children.  Our newer generation has no clue what the skies used to look like so this is normal for them to view the graying of blue skies.

  If we are to believe the woman in the video and look at some of the chemicals they are spraying, we are all in real trouble in more ways than one.  One chemical stated as being used is beryllium.  If this is in fact being sprayed above us, one should know exactly what is known about this metal.

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryllium  Link to wiki page on this substance.

From the wiki page: "Beryllium is chemically similar to magnesium and therefore can displace it from enzymes, which causes them to malfunction.[82] Chronic berylliosis is a pulmonary and systemic granulomatous disease caused by inhalation of dust or fumes contaminated with beryllium; either large amounts over a short time or small amounts over a long time can lead to this ailment. Symptoms of the disease can take up to five years to develop; about a third of patients with it die and the survivors are left disabled.[82] The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) lists beryllium and beryllium compounds as Category 1 carcinogens.

Acute beryllium disease in the form of chemical pneumonitis was first reported in Europe in 1933 and in the United States in 1943. A survey found that about 5% of workers in plants manufacturing fluorescent lamps in 1949 in the United States had beryllium-related lung diseases.[84] Chronic berylliosis resembles sarcoidosis in many respects, and the differential diagnosis is often difficult. It killed some early workers in nuclear weapons design, such as Herbert L. Anderson."

Reasons why it may actually be added into weather modification programs are as 

follows.

"Significant properties are high specific heat (1925 J·kg−1·K−1) and thermal conductivity (216 W·m−1·K−1), which make beryllium the metal with the best heat dissipation characteristics per unit weight. In combination with the relatively low coefficient of linear thermal expansion(11.4×10−6 K−1), these characteristics result in a unique stability under conditions of thermal loading.[5]"

The United States uses the vast majority of the world's production of this substance to the tune of 88% of all world production.  2013-2014 US weather shows one of the coldest winters in history while Europe had an exceptionally mild winter season.  It's a rather interesting correlation.  

Barium is said to be another substance used in spraying of our air.  Some interesting properties noted for barium and again, from Wikipedia.

"Barium is a soft, silvery-white metal, with a slight golden shade when ultrapure.[2]:2 The silvery-white color of barium metal rapidly vanishes upon oxidation in air yielding a dark gray oxide layer. Barium has a mediumspecific weight and good electrical conductivity.

Barium has only a few industrial applications. The metal has been historically used to scavenge air in vacuum tubes. It is a component of YBCO (high-temperature superconductors) and electroceramics, and is added to steel and cast iron to reduce the size of carbon grains within the microstructure of the metal.

Barium is chemically similar to magnesium, calcium, and strontium, being even more reactive. It always exhibits the oxidation state of +2.[2]:2 Reactions with chalcogens are highly exothermic (release energy); the reaction with oxygen or air occurs at room temperature, and therefore barium is stored under oil or inert gas atmosphere.[2]:2 Reactions with other nonmetals, such as carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, silicon, and hydrogen, are generally exothermic and proceed upon heating.[2]:2–3 Reactions with water and alcohols are also very exothermic and release hydrogen gas

The barite reserves are estimated between 0.7 and 2 billion tonnes. The maximum production was achieved in 1981, at 8.3 million tonnes, and only 7–8% of it was used to make barium or its compounds.[2]:5 The barite production has again risen since the second half of the 1990s: from 5.6 million tonnes in 1996 to 7.6 in 2005 and 7.8 in 2011. China accounts for more than 50% of this output, followed by India (14% in 2011), Morocco (8.3%), US (8.2%), Turkey (2.5%), Iran and Kazakhstan (2.6% each)

Barium carbonate is a rat poison

Water-soluble barium compounds are poisonous. At low doses, barium ions act as a muscle stimulant, whereas higher doses affect the nervous system, causing cardiac irregularities, tremors, weakness, anxietydyspnea and paralysis. This may be due to the ability of Ba2+ to block potassium ion channels, which are critical to the proper function of the nervous system.[24] Other target organs for water-soluble barium compounds (i.e., barium ions) are eyes, immune system, heart, respiratory system, and skin.[23]They affect the body strongly, causing, for example, blindness and sensitization.[23]
Barium is not carcinogenic,[23] and it does not bioaccumulate.[25][26] However, inhaled dust containing insoluble barium compounds can accumulate in the lungs, causing a benign condition called baritosis.[27] For comparison to the soluble poisons, the insoluble sulfate is nontoxic and is thus not classified as a dangerous good."


Aluminum is also said to be used.  Here is information on aluminum.

"Because aluminium competes with calcium for absorption, increased amounts of dietary aluminium may contribute to the reduced skeletal mineralization (osteopenia) observed in preterm infants and infants with growth retardation. In very high doses, aluminium can cause neurotoxicity, and is associated with altered function of the blood–brain barrier.[73] A small percentage of people are allergic to aluminium and experience contact dermatitisdigestive disorders, vomiting or other symptoms upon contact or ingestion of products containing aluminium, such as antipersperants or antacids. In those without allergies, aluminium is not as toxic as heavy metals, but there is evidence of some toxicity if it is consumed in excessive amounts.[74] Although the use of aluminiumcookware has not been shown to lead to aluminium toxicity in general, excessive consumption of antacids containing aluminium compounds and excessive use of aluminium-containing antiperspirants provide more significant exposure levels. Studies have shown that consumption of acidic foods or liquids with aluminium significantly increases aluminium absorption,[75] and maltol has been shown to increase the accumulation of aluminium in nervous and osseus tissue.


Wikipedia noted the authors of the above information weasel worded the potential for medical negative issues in a way as to misrepresent the real potential problems associated with such.

Further:  "Aluminium is primary among the factors that reduce plant growth on acid soils. Although it is generally harmless to plant growth in pH-neutral soils, the concentration in acid soils of toxic Al3+ cations increases and disturbs root growth and function.[90][91][92][93]
Most acid soils are saturated with aluminium rather than hydrogen ions. The acidity of the soil is therefore a result ofhydrolysis of aluminium compounds.[94] This concept of "corrected lime potential"[95] to define the degree of base saturation in soils became the basis for procedures now used in soil testing laboratories to determine the "lime requirement"[96] of soils.[97]"

So if you are having issues with plants mysteriously dying, you may want to consider that what is being sprayed above, is contributing to death below.  Now one of the most compelling reasons to use aluminum in spraying:

" A fresh film of aluminium serves as a good reflector (approximately 92%) of visible light and an excellent reflector (as much as 98%) of medium and far infrared radiation."

In other words, it reflects the suns rays back up and off the planet.  With increased artificial clouding what is interesting to note is that this will increase Co2 levels.  Exactly what the global climate change scientists are telling us what is causing our current and future problems.  How convenient.  So on the one hand, the science looks like it is right, but then again, when it is being manufactured for the scientists to begin with, how could they be wrong?  End the spraying and bombardments and we end the problem?  Ya think?





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Governor McAuliffe Announces $40 million investment in Henrico County

English: Nilla Wafers by Nabisco.
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~ MondelÄ“z International to expand Nabisco biscuit manufacturing operation in Virginia~ 

RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that MondelÄ“z Global LLC, the U.S. operating company of MondelÄ“z International, Inc., will invest more than $40 million to expand its biscuit bakery in Henrico County. The facility manufactures a variety of Nabisco crackers and cookies, including Ritz, Wheat Thins and Premium crackers, Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, andNilla wafers. This investment will enable the addition of a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing line forRitz crackers and add 38,000 square feet to its existing bakery in Henrico County.
Speaking about today’s announcement, Governor McAuliffe said, “This new investment in theNabisco bakery in Henrico County is a reflection of the outstanding climate that Virginia offers businesses seeking to start or expand their operations and stay on the cutting edge of high-tech manufacturing.  The Nabisco biscuit bakery was opened in 1973 and currently employs nearly 500, representing one of the largest employers in Henrico County. The addition of a high-tech manufacturing line will provide MondelÄ“z International with the opportunity to expand Ritzproduction and further support the company’s North American business. MondelÄ“z International is a fantastic corporate partner for the Commonwealth and a great example of the type of business that I am working to bring to Virginia to grow and create jobs here.”
“With this tremendous project, MondelÄ“z International is really investing in the future of its Henrico County operation,” said Maurice Jones, Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade. “This investment and the addition of 38,000 square feet will bring the facility to nearly one million square feet and 10 total manufacturing lines. MondelÄ“z International’s bakery in Henrico County has been in operation for more than 40 years, and this significant investment is a great testament to the confidence the company has in Virginia’s business climate. ”
MondelÄ“z International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is a global snacking powerhouse with 2013 revenue of $35 billion. Creating delicious moments of joy in 165 countries, Mondelez International is a world leader in biscuits, chocolate, gum, candy, coffee and powdered beverages, with billion-dollar brands such as OreoLU and Nabisco biscuits; CadburyCadbury Dairy Milk and Milkachocolate; Trident gum; Jacobs coffee and Tang powdered beverages. Mondelez International is a proud member of the Standard and Poor's 500, NASDAQ 100 and Dow Jones Sustainability Index.  For more information, visit www.mondelezinternational.com.
“We’re excited about this investment in our U.S. biscuit network and the opportunity to reaffirm and enhance the role of the Henrico County bakery within our MondelÄ“z International manufacturing footprint for North America,” said Cindy Waggoner, Vice President, North America Integrated Supply Chain, Biscuits. “The bakery in Henrico County is geographically well-situated to support our East Coast business, and this investment is a part of our commitment to create a best-in-class integrated supply chain to support our business,” added Waggoner.
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership worked with the Henrico County Economic Development Authority to secure the project for Virginia. Governor McAuliffe approved a $100,000 performance-based grant from the Virginia Investment Partnership program, an incentive available to existing Virginia companies. The company may be eligible to receive benefits from the Virginia Enterprise Zone Program, administered by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. Through its Virginia Jobs Investment Program, the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity will provide funding and services to support the company’s employee training activities.

“I am pleased that MondelÄ“z International continues to show confidence in Henrico County and in their facility here,” states Patricia O’Bannon, Chairman of the Henrico County Board of Supervisors. “Because of the plant’s consistent efficiency, it has been rewarded with this expansion in new technology and investment. Henrico is proud to be a partner with MondelÄ“z International as they continue to make some of the world’s favorite snacks.”
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Mrs. McAuliffe and Virginia Council on Women Announce the 3rd Annual STEM Essay Contest Winners

The Governor's Mansion in Virginia, 1905
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The Council awarded five scholarships to female juniors and seniors pursuing STEM careers at institutions of higher education, the highest award winner receiving a $10,000 scholarship. 270 young women from across the Commonwealth submitted essays focusing on the student’s vision for a future STEM. Scholarships were presented to the recipients at the Science Museum’s Up & Atom Women’s Leadership Breakfast.

While announcing the STEM essay contest award recipients, First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe said, “One of the top priorities of the McAuliffe administration is to advance STEM education and workforce training across the Commonwealth. We need to encourage more young women to excel in these high demand STEM fields, so they can be leaders in the industries that will make Virginia more competitive in a global economy. An innovative program like the STEM Essay Contest is just one tool we can use to build awareness of the great career pathways our students are pursuing in every region in Virginia.”

The award recipients are as follows:

-        First Place, $10,000 scholarship award: Jennifer Louie of Chancellor High School, Fredericksburg, VA
-        Second Place, $7,500 scholarship award: Jessica Sun of Chantilly High School, Chantilly, VA
-        Third Place, $2,500 scholarship award: Melissa Angell of Osbourn Park High School, Manassas, VA
-        Fourth Place, $2,500 scholarship award: Kaela Frazier of Bruton High School, Williamsburg, VA
-        Fifth Place, $2,500 scholarship award: Brittany Huffman of George C. Marshall High School, Falls Church, VA

Applicants were required to be females who reside in Virginia, are enrolled as a junior or senior in high school and hold at least a 2.5 GPA. 

The Council extends their sincere thanks to all of the sponsors and judges of this year’s STEM Scholarship Awards.  The sponsors were:  Capital One; Morrison & Foerster; Holland & Knight; Hunton & Williams; KPMG; McGuireWoods LLP; Murphy & McGod; BonSecours; Range Resources; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Troutman Sanders.  The judges who generously gave their time in judging entries were: Barbara Kapas, Northern Virginia; Nikki Nicholau, Richmond; Mary Quillen, Blacksburg; Barbara Fuhrmann, Richmond; Kinsey Peeler, Richmond; Laura Mandela, Burke; Marjorie Brahms Signer, Arlington; Kelly Stuart, Richmond; Marty Wilson, Richmond; Olivia Gans, Fairfax; Brook Trible, Richmond; Donna Hearn, Charlottesville; Susan Green, Richmond; Belinda Ragonese, Richmond; Kimberly Snipes, Richmond; Donna Ciliberto, Richmond; Katie Crepps, Richmond; Catherine Harris, Richmond; Christine Hales, Richmond; Juanita Lasswell, Richmond

The purpose of the Virginia Council on Women is to help women reach their potential and maximize their contributions to society and the Commonwealth as wage earners and citizens.  The Council has initiated several projects to meet this goal.  One is the annual STEM essay contest for young women in high school.  For more information on the Council or on available sponsorship opportunities, please visit: https://commonwealth.virginia.gov/about/council-on-women/

The mission of the Science Museum of Virginia is to inspire Virginians to enrich their lives through science.  The annual Up & Atom Women’s Leadership Breakfast helps support its role in STEM education.  Literacy in STEM disciplines is vital to prepare youth for an ever changing, increasingly complex world. For more information on the Science Museum of Virginia, please visit:www.smv.org.
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Governor McAuliffe Announces Administration Appointments

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RICHMOND – Governor Terry McAuliffe announced additional appointments to his administration today. The appointees will join McAuliffe’s administration focused on finding common ground with members of both parties on issues that will grow Virginia’s economy and create more jobs across the Commonwealth.

Secretariat of Commerce and Trade

George Stewart, Special Assistant
George Stewart served as a confidential assistant to Chief of Staff designee Paul Reagan and Secretary of the Commonwealth designee Levar Stoney on Governor-elect McAuliffe’s transition team.  Prior to that, Stewart served as Special Assistant to Governor McAuliffe during his campaign.  Stewart graduated from Vanderbilt University with a degree in Economics.


Secretariat Public Safety

Jeffrey D. Stern, State Coordinator, Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Jeffrey Stern has over 25 years of local and federal government experience as an emergency manager and first responder, having been a firefighter, paramedic, and battalion chief, leading hazmat, technical, and swiftwater rescue teams with fire departments in Virginia, Maryland, and Colorado.  He served in leadership roles as Director of the Northern Virginia Emergency Response System and in the Arlington County Office of Emergency Management, and helped lead teams in response to Hurricanes Charley and Katrina and the Haitian earthquake.  Stern was also the Executive Director of the Homeland Security Advisory Council at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and he teaches disaster management at Georgetown University. Mr. Stern earned his B.A. in Government from the College of William & Mary, his MPA from the American University School of Public Affairs, and is a Ph.D. candidate at Virginia Tech’s Center for Public Administration and Policy.  He is a Certified Emergency Manager through the International Association of Emergency Managers, a member of the InterAgency Board, and is a Senior Fellow with the Stephenson Disaster Management Institute.
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Governor McAuliffe Announces Resumption of Virginia Poultry Exports to China

National emblem of the People's Republic of China
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RICHMOND – Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that after almost seven years Virginia poultry exports will resume to the People’s Republic of China.  The McAuliffe administration learned earlier today from Chinese and U.S. officials that the ban, instituted in July 2007, has been rescinded by China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) and China’s Ministry of Agriculture (MOA).

“This is outstanding news for Virginia’s poultry industry and the many related businesses that work to move product from our family farms into the global marketplace,” said Governor McAuliffe.  “Strengthening Virginia’s economy is my number one priority and the lifting of this ban is certainly good news for Virginia’s economy.  Poultry is the largest individual sector of Virginia’s agriculture industry and increased exports will help support farm, processing, and transportation related jobs in the Commonwealth. This will also bring enormous business benefits to the Port of Virginia at a critical time for that entity.”  

In recent months, Governor McAuliffe and Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Todd Haymore have discussed the issue with top officials from China’s Embassy in Washington, D.C., including Ambassador Cui Tiankai; the newly appointed United States Ambassador to China, Max Baucus; United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack; and United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Michael Froman.  The McAuliffe administration’s focus on resolving this trade issue built upon work that Virginia officials, including former Governor Bob McDonnell, Senator Mark Warner, Senator Tim Kaine, Congressman Eric Cantor (R-VA 7th), Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA 6th), and Congressman Robert Hurt (R-VA 5th), among others, have done over the past several years to re-open the Chinese market to Virginia poultry.  Hobey Bauhan of the Virginia Poultry Federation, Jim Sumner of the U.S.A. Poultry & Egg Export Council, and others in the private sector have been instrumental in Virginia’s work with U.S. authorities and Chinese government officials.

“Addressing China’s ban on Virginia poultry has been a real team effort,” added Governor McAuliffe, referencing work conducted by staff from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) in coordination with federal officials from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).  “The USTR and USDA made resolution of this issue a priority and worked closely alongside Virginia’s individual efforts to address the matter.  I also want to thank Ambassador Cui and the Chinese Embassy staff for their attention and work to resolve this important issue.”

Since 2007, following an isolated case of low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) reported on a single farm in Virginia, China has maintained a ban on all poultry produced in Virginia, poultry transiting through Virginia, and poultry that is exported from any port in Virginia.  Virginia officials have long contended that China’s ban was not justified by scientific data, as the isolated LPAI occurrence did not pose a food safety or poultry health risk.  Because of the ban, Virginia had been excluded from taking advantage of business in this high growth market.  China is currently one of the top foreign markets for U.S. poultry, purchasing more than $416 million in 2013, with Georgia, Mississippi, and North Carolina as leading suppliers. 

Virginia’s work to resolve the ban with federal and Chinese officials began in late 2007 under then-Governor Kaine.  During Virginia trade missions to Asia in 2011 and again in 2013, then-Governor McDonnell and Secretary Haymore held meetings with government officials in China regarding the poultry ban.  As a result of discussions with Chinese officials, in March of 2013, Virginia worked with federal officials from USDA APHIS and USTR to host a technical delegation from the Chinese regulatory agencies that were responsible for the ban.  The technical delegation conducted site visits and meetings in Virginia, examining farm and food safety protocols and testing.  This work, along with other efforts over the last seven years, ultimately led to the resolution of the ban.

“Based on China’s current poultry purchases from other nearby states, we believe that Virginia stands to gain $20 million or more in export sales each year,” stated Haymore. “China is a good market for certain items that are not of high value in the domestic market, but can be an important income generator for poultry processors.  Chicken feet and wing tips are considered a delicacy in some parts of China.  Reopening the market to these Virginia products adds commercial value to the product.  Chicken feet and wing tips may be worth a few cents per pound in the domestic market but can sell for many times this amount in China.”

China ranked as the number one market for Virginia’s agricultural exports in 2013 with more than $580 million in purchases.  However, the country’s market has remained closed to Virginia poultry products for the past seven years.  The total value of Virginia poultry exports exceeded $186 million in 2013, with China absent as a major potential market for Virginia.   Agricultural and forestry exports from Virginia reached a record high of $2.85 billion in 2013.

The poultry industry is the largest individual sector of Virginia’s agriculture industry.  With annual farm cash receipts in excess of $950 million, poultry accounts for more than 30 percent of all Virginia's cash receipts from agriculture.  Virginia's poultry industry depends on fair access to foreign markets in order to support continued prosperity.

According to a 2013 economic impact study conducted by Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia, agriculture is Virginia’s largest industry, generating more than $52 billion per annum. The industry also provides more than 310,000 jobs in the Commonwealth.
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