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We regularly report on the global warming phenomenon of big blocks of ice falling from the sky?something which has been reported on local news outlets for years, but which the national media does not seem to have noticed yet. Now a TV station in Modesto, California reports that on August 20, a block of ice the size of a bowling ball crashed through the roof of a home and hit a 10-year-old boy. As usual, the family heard a plane passing overhead, so they assumed that the ice came from the airplane, and it did?in a way.
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As well as pollution, China has given us poisoned toothpaste, tainted pet food and dangerous lead-painted toys?and food scares as well?so what’s next? The answer: poisoned clothes.

In the August 20 edition of the Financial Times, Geoff Dryer warns that children?s clothes imported from China may contain dangerous levels of formaldehyde which are up to 900 times higher than the amount regarded as safe. Formaldehyde if applied to the clothes in order to prevent mildew, which can build up on clothes when they are stored in humid climates, but it can cause allergic reactions such as skin rashes and eye and throat irritations at these levels.
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Here are the results of Lynne McTaggart’s latest intention experiment, which took place on July 7. She writes, “We tested whether intention can help barley seeds to sprout earlier and grow into a healthier plant with less disease. After we sent intention to one, randomly chosen set of seeds, the University of Arizona lab team planted our target seeds plus three sets of control seeds. Over two weeks, they measured whether the target seeds germinated first and also whether they were healthier than the controls.” Keep reading to learn the results!
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There has long been a controversy about marijuana versus tobacco?is smoking pot better than or just as bad as smoking cigarettes? And now that cigarette smokers have to go outside to light up, is this dangerous for NON-smokers walking by, who may inhale the secondhand smoke?
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