Secret societies


What secret hidden meanings to the dollar ..?




When it comes to secret societies and any nefarious plots to control the world, numbers play an important role, as does wealth, power and currency. The dollar bill is already a well-known monetary unit that displays the illuminating eye above a pyramid and is linked to other interesting conspiracy theories. The half-dollar (or 50-cent piece) featuring John F. Kennedy is also accused of displaying hidden meaning within the design of the coin.

Let's start with the head of the coin.

The first thing you notice is the side portrait of the 35th President of the United States – John F. Kennedy. Some say that his side profile gives ways to the one-eye symbolism known as the Eye of Providence. There are some people who believe that the unfinished pyramid found on the Great Seal of the United States indicates the influence of the Illuminati in regards to the founding of the U.S.

Kennedy is said to have been a descendent of the 13 Illuminati Bloodlines. Even his wife had supposed ties as she was tied to the Auchinclosses when her sister married into the family. It is reported that the Auchinclosses are Scottish bloodline of the Illuminati. There is a theory that his assassination took place because he started to go against the family leaders, as well as made attempts to reorganize the CIA and the Federal Reserve. There is an audio recording of Kennedy, where he warns the press that the real power in global affairs was held by secret societies.

If you want to go deeper into conspiracy theories regarding features of the half-dollar, some point out to an anagram of LIBERTY – Lib TYRE. Hiram was King of Tyre and was an ally of King Solomon. He assisted King David in building the first temple in Jerusalem, which some have identified as the start of the Zionist NOW (New World Order).

Next, we'll take a look at the backside of the half-dollar.

The Presidential Seal decorates the back side of the Kennedy half dollar. The current seal has connections to 34th President Dwight D Eisenhower, who allegedly had a reputation as being the highest ranking leader in the Illuminati related to the military. Some believe that when Eisenhower's ancestors immigrated to the United States, they changed their names to conceal their link to the Illuminati.

The number 13 is special to the Illuminati, and the digit is found in various forms on the back of the half-dollar. There are 13 arrows, 13 moons, 13 stars (above the eagle), and 13 stripes on the shield.

The phases of the moon are important to ancient pagan rituals, and appear on the backside of the half-dollar. The rays of the sun are also seen on the half-dollar backside. Some take this to mean an ode to the ancient Egyptian god of Sky and War, Horus, who was the oldest and most significant out of all the dieties in Egypt.

Human Genome Project Marks 10th Anniversary




 

This month marks the 10-year anniversary of the Human Genome Project, a 13-year international effort to determine the sequence of the 3 billion "letters" in a human being's DNA.

The $3 billion project, led by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health, began in 1990 and was completed on April 14, 2003. In the decade since then, scientists have achieved many important milestones in using genomic discoveries to advance medical knowledge.

Sequencing technology has vastly improved in recent years. Sequencing the first human genome cost about $1 billion and took 13 years to complete; today it costs about $3,000 to $5000 and takes just one to two days.

Probing genome function

But just knowing the sequence would be meaningless without a way to interpret it. So researchers found ways to study the genome’s function, by sequencing the genomes of 135 other organisms and surveying the global variation among human genomes. [Unraveling the Human Genome: 6 Molecular Milestones]

Researchers compared the genome sequences of other animals, such as chimpanzees and platypuses, as well as other eurkaryotic organisms (those whose cells have a nucleus), such as yeast and flat worms. From this comparison, scientists could identify stretches of DNA that have remained largely unchanged over the course of evolution. Five to 8 percent of the human genome has been unchanged for thousands of years.

One of the more surprising findings is how little of the human genome (only 1.5 percent) actually encodes proteins, the molecular building blocks that perform most of the critical functions inside cells.

To probe this mystery, more than 400 researchers from 32 labs worldwide created the ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements (ENCODE) consortium. In 2012, they published many important findings about how the human genome functions. These include locations in the genome that may be genetic "switches" to turn genes on and off, as well as demonstrating that more than 80 percent of the genome that was once called "junk DNA" actually does serve a function.

Other research has focused on measuring the variation among human genomes. Preliminary studies during the Human Genome Project indicated that human genomes differ by just one-tenth of a percent. Investigating the limited variation that does exist is key to understanding human health and disease.

In sickness and in health

The first catalog of human genome variation was the International HapMap Project, which compared the genomes of people from Europe, China, Japan and Africa. Biotech companies have used findings from this project and its follow-on, the 1000 Genomes Project, to study populations with and without diseases, in the hope of identifying genetic variants associated with disease. Such genome-wide association studies have resulted in the identification of thousands of variants that can influence a person's likelihood of developing a disease.

As a result of these studies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration now requires that the labels of more than 100 drugs include information about certain genetic markers, so doctors can tailor their prescriptions based on a patient's genetic makeup.

In the 10 years since the Human Genome Project was completed, researchers have made big strides in using genomic information in diagnosing and treating cancer. For instance, the breast cancer drug trastuzumab (Herceptin) only works for women with tumors of a certain type known as "HER-2 positive." Similarly, the lung cancer drugs gefitinib (Iressa) and erlotinib (Tarceva) are only effective for patients whose tumors have so-called "EGFR" mutations.

Mutations in only 53 genes were linked to disease when the genome project began, whereas more than 2,900 genes are today.

But scientists have a long way to go in understanding the human genome and how it can be used for improving human health. The rise of personalized genomics and changes in the ways health information is collected and used are prompting a new era in medicine, which brings both challenges and opportunities.

Abortion Lawmakers Shift from Regulation to Bans





Legislation focused on abortion restrictions has been proposed frequently over the past few years. But unlike in previous years, lawmakers are now aiming more at banning abortions rather than simply regulating them, an analysis by the Guttmacher Institute finds.

During the first quarter of 2013, 694 provisions on reproductive health and rights were introduced, and 93 of these had been approved by one or more legislative bodies, according to Guttmacher, a pro-abortion-rights nonprofit centered on reproductive health and rights that tracks abortion legislation and conducts quarterly analyses.

Many of these abortion restrictions occurred at the state level. Nearly half introduced in the first three months aim to restrict access to abortion, the Guttmacher analysis found.

"Over the past two years, what we have seen is really a tidal wave of abortion restrictions across the country," Elizabeth Nash, state issues manager at the Guttmacher Institute, told LiveScience.

State abortion bans

Fourteen states have trotted out measures to ban abortion prior to "viability" — the point at which a fetus could survive outside the uterus. These measures take three forms: banning all abortions, banning abortions at some point in the first trimester of pregnancy and banning abortions at 20 weeks after fertilization. [Trimester Tales: 8 Odd Changes That Happen During Pregnancy]

All of these proposals violate U.S. Supreme Court decisions ruling that states cannot impose an undue burden on women seeking an abortion before viability (typically, just after the second trimester). In a direct challenge to the rulings, Arkansas and North Dakota have already banned most abortions that would occur at some time during the first trimester of pregnancy. Arkansas has enacted laws to ban abortions at 20 weeks after fertilization, while nine other states have put forth similar laws.

"In a sense, we're seeing a one-upmanship game," Nash said.

Lawmakers in 10 states have sought to ban all or most abortions. In eight of these states (Alabama, Iowa, Mississippi, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington), lawmakers seek bans on the grounds that "personhood" begins at conception, which would effectively ban all abortions. In four states (Colorado, Florida, Iowa and North Dakota), lawmakers propose to ban abortion except for circumstances in which the mother's life is endangered or rape or incest has occurred.

Restricting medication abortions

Some states have tried to restrict what are known as medication abortions, which use drugs to end a pregnancy. These medications include the so-called abortion pill mifepristone, also known as RU-486. Eight states (Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Indiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas) have introduced measures to dramatically restrict access to this kind of abortion.

One type of restriction would require doctors prescribing the medication to be in the same room as the patient, barring prescriptions made over the phone. Seven states currently have a telemedicine ban in place, and in the first quarter of 2013, Mississippi's two legislative houses both approved such a ban. That legislation is awaiting further debate. Similar bans have been passed by one legislative body in both Alabama and Indiana.

Other states aim to restrict medication abortions that don't follow the strict protocol of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), even though a widely used, simpler protocol has been shown to be safe and effective. Arizona and Ohio already have this restriction in place, and Iowa and Texas have pending legislation for such a measure. A legal challenge has prompted similar legislation in North Dakota.

Better sex ed

Yet, even as legal restrictions on abortions mount, a few states are looking to expand access to sex education, research showed. [Sex Education in the US States (Infographic)]

Colorado recently approved a measure requiring all sex education in the state to fit certain criteria: It must be scientifically proven to delay the onset of sexual activity, reduce the frequency of sex and number of sexual partners among teens, or increase the use of contraception. The measure would essentially do away with abstinence-only education; it awaits approval from the state's governor. Hawaii's legislature, meanwhile, has adopted a measure that would teach skills for creating healthy relationships, making decisions and discussing sex with family members.

The Guttmacher Institute's founding purpose "was to add facts into the debate around family planning and abortion, and help provide an evidence base when discussing these issues," Nash said.

Lady Thatcher: 'the prime minister who changed the world' - video obituary

 

Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee, Cabinet Office minister Oliver Letwin and the late Labour pollster Philip Gould look back at the life and legacy of Margaret Thatcher. On becoming Britain's first female prime minister in 1979, she promised harmony – but became one of the most divisive figures in postwar politics.