ep25 - 02 Jan 2011

Hosts: Doctor and Mr James Runtime: 48:03 : National Post reports: Harper and Obama currently hashing out plan for creation of common security perimeter around N America : Deal to be signed between US and Canada in January, Mexico to be brought in later : associated with rising security protocols in the US (DHS and WalMart, scanners in bus stations) : Mulroney stated deal would be good for Canada : Atlantic Canada hit by massive snowstorm Monday, 50 000 estimated without power for multiple days : additional floods and storm surges in New Brunswick over past month : wikileaks Assange signs $1.3mil book deal to keep website afloat, "doesnt want to but has to" : spent over 200pd on legal defence, plus bail : residence during hearing 'fit for king', historic country mansion : 'leaking' info such as celeb gossip among other low-level intel : flu shot season: Toronto Star reports government calls for better preparedness : calling last year flu outbreak 'pandemic', first one to hit in 40 years : around 8 700 hosipitalizations, 428 deaths : 3 female inmates in BC infected with 'swine flu' : AIDS virus removed from German patient : suffered from Leukemia and AIDS, obtained bone marrow transplant : transplant was from northern European who has a 'genetic invulnerability' to HIV : genetic mutation affects cellular doorway receptor AIDS virus uses to infect cells : Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) fined multiple companies (including Bell) for not ahhering to 'Do Not Call lists' : Do not call list still allows charities, phone companies, bank / credit companies, politicians : fines range from $200k - $1.3mil, peanuts for big corporations for public abuse : CRTC allows internet provider to charge per usage starting Feb 1 2011 : 'bandwidth caps' meant to remove unlimited internet access from general public : most ISPs in Canada dont offer unlimited access, Rogers/Bell only true ISPs : two class action lawsuit against Apple alledges iPods and iPads transmitting user info to advertisers without consent : Hungary creates National Media and Communications Authority to keep watch on private and public media outlets : issues fines for 'violations', definition for which is broad : government claims idea was to improve the media not 'wage a war' on it : followed that if found law applied in wrong way it would be changed : timed with Hungary becoming President of EU next month (rotating position) : IRan admits to shooting down 2 'Western' spyplanes : hints US based planes used against Iraq and Pakistan : article then turns, claims Iran routinely threatens Israel : continues on that nuclear power agenda might really be weaponry : also states that Israel like US not ruling out preemptive attack to keep Iran nuclear free FREEMASON - Tim Horton Kroy Lodge No. 676 Thornhill, Ontario, Canada Initiated – 1962 [blog: trooth.info] [email: radio@trooth.info] [twitter: @troothradio]