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Study Shows Music More Effective Than Drugs For A Variety Of Conditions

<p><a href="http://cdn11.trueactivist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/piano-691716_640.jpg"><img alt="piano-691716_640" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-37706" height="266" src="http://cdn10.trueactivist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/piano-691716_640-400x266.jpg" width="400" /></a>A recent study conducted at <a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/major-health-benefits-music-uncovered-225589" target="_blank">McGill University’s Psychology Department</a> has shown that music is actually more effective than drugs for a variety of different conditions. The study found that <a href="http://www.trueactivist.com/at-first-it-seems-like-theres-no-hope-but-music-brings-them-back-to-life/" target="_blank">music</a> can release natural chemicals and pain relievers in the brain that work quicker and better than drugs do.</p>
<p>Prof. Levitin, one of the study’s main researchers explained how music can trigger chemical processes in the brain that have healing effects.</p>
<p><em>“We’ve found compelling evidence that musical interventions can play a health care role in settings ranging from operating rooms to family clinics. But even more importantly, we were able to document the neurochemical mechanisms by which music has an effect in four domains: management of mood, stress, immunity and as an aid to social bonding,”</em> Levitin said.</p>
<p>The researchers found that music can release dopamine and opioids, cortisol, serotonin and oxytocin. When these chemicals are released, they can improve motivation, increase pleasure derived from certain activities, which can help with eating disorders and other issues. These natural chemicals can also help with stress, social anxiety and improve immunity.</p>
<p>Dr. Francis Chandra commented on the study, saying that that these findings could encourage people to limit their dependence on other drugs.</p>
<p><em>“We know music facilitates active neurochemical processes in a symphony of opioids which pharmaceutical intervention has been unable to match. We’ve had residents where we could reduce psychotropic drugs or have them come off, and we could see benefits to staff with improvements in morale and engagement,</em>” he said.</p>
<p>In one study, it was found that patients who listened to music before surgery had lower anxiety levels than people who were given anti-anxiety drugs like Valium or Xanax.</p>
<p><em>“The reviewed evidence does provide preliminary support for the claim that neurochemical changes mediate the inï¬‚uence of music on health. Music is among those lifestyle choices that may reduce stress, protect against disease, and manage pain,</em>” the study said.</p>
<p>Most of the popular medications on the market today are simply catalysts to unlock the power chemicals that are already stored in our brains. To find natural ways to unlock these chemicals, can allow us to gain the benefits of those chemicals, without putting <a href="http://www.trueactivist.com/must-watch-new-pharma-bill-quietly-passes-us-house/" target="_blank">big pharma toxins</a> into our bodies.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/jgvibes" target="_blank">John Vibes</a> writes for True Activist and is an author, researcher and investigative journalist who takes a special interest in the counter culture and the drug war.</p>
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Muslims Kidnap Christian Pastor And Ask For $120,000 Ransom, His Family Pays The Money. The Muslims Then Cut The Pastor ...

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<p><strong>By Theodore Shoebat<br /></strong></p>
<p>Muslims kidnapped a Christian pastor and demanded a $120,000 ransom, and held him in captivity for two months. The family ended up paying the money for the return of the pastor. The Muslims cut him up into pieces, put them in a box and sent it to the family. I did a whole video on this martyrdom:</p>
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<p>John Newton of the Aid to the Church in Need <a href="http://www.christianpost.com/news/kidnapped-priest-killed-chopped-up-by-isis-as-christians-become-a-form-of-currency-in-mid-east-war-says-aid-to-the-church-in-need-142658/" target="_blank">recounted</a> the story:</p>
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<p>Christians have become a form [of] currency in this tragedy… I know of one priest who was kidnapped for two months … they asked for a ransom of $120,000, which the family managed to raise and deliver. … But hours later, the priest was killed and his body cut up, with pieces of him sent in a box to the family.</p>
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<p>The martyr’s death appears to be filled with dolor, but the angels comfort him. For an angel of Heaven visited our Lord, “strengthening him” (Luke 22:43) for the battle that He was about to commence. It does not matter who kills you, what matters is that you endure unto the end in this cosmic battle between good and evil. God was crucified, and the whole universe quaked in the midst of pure awe, in the presence of the One Who contains the cosmos — God one with Humanity — leading a war for the cause of humanity, against those who hate humanity. Pure Love gave Himself up, so that we could give ourselves up to be one with Love.</p>
<p>And now this martyr sits in Heaven, one with God, in the pureness of Love, free from all carnality and mental slavery, in union with Justice, and crying out for justice to be made against the enemies of the Cross. The holy David asked the question, “Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle?” (Psalm 15:1) And the answer given is, “He who swears to his own hurt and does not change” (Pslam 15:4). This man swore an oath to God, and it was to his own death, and yet he continued the path. He ran the race to the finish line and endured like a militant athlete. He followed the words of the prophet, “walk in the way of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous.” (Proverbs 2:20) And now where is this martyr but in the tabernacle of God? He is “with the greater and more perfect tabernacle” (Hebrews 9:11). “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake,” says our Lord, “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:10) And this martyr, once in the earth, is now an eternal citizen of Heaven’s Kingdom.</p>
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New Glasses Could Trick Facial Recognition Technology And Protect Your Identity

<p><a href="http://cdn10.trueactivist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/privacy-glasses.png"><img alt="privacy glasses" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-37723" height="266" src="http://cdn11.trueactivist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/privacy-glasses-400x266.png" width="400" /></a>Researchers have recently developed a visor that can actually block <a href="http://www.trueactivist.com/new-big-brother-facial-recognition-system-scans-36-million-faces-per-second/" target="_blank">facial recognition technology.</a> The new glasses called “Privacy Visor,” can trick facial recognition technology, and prevent cameras from tracing your identity.</p>
<p>The development took place at Japan’s National Institute of Informatics where researchers placed infrared LED’s inside of glasses so they would trick facial recognition cameras.</p>
<p><em>“The Privacy Visor is the world’s first product with this technology. We are often told not to unveil our personal information to others, but our faces are also a type of an ID. There should be a way to protect that</em>,” <a href="http://motherboard.vice.com/read/glasses-that-confuse-facial-recognition-systems-are-coming-to-japan" target="_blank">Professor Isao Echizen, one of the lead researchers told The Wall Street Journal.</a></p>
<p>The idea of the device came about as  Echizen discovered that Google <a href="http://www.trueactivist.com/guess-who-japanese-scientists-launch-face-recognition-blocking-glasses/" target="_blank">face recognition</a> technology was able to recognize individuals wearing five different types of sunglasses from various angles.</p>
<p>Face recognition technology is extensively used by law enforcement services, internet search engines and social networks. The technology also has been adopted by shops to collect statistical data about their customers for better marketing.</p>
<p>The Privacy Visor will be on sale in japan next summer for roughly $240.</p>
<div readability="13.135135135135"> This is just one of many creative ideas to avoid facial recognition technology. <a href="http://www.trueactivist.com/will-future-surveillance-technology-inspire-cyber-punk-fashion-trends/" target="_blank">As we reported earlier this year</a>, artist and activist Adam Harvey has intensively studied facial recognition software with the hopes of understanding how it can be undermined.  In his research, Harvey has discovered that people can trick facial recognition technology by adapting certain types of fashion trends that make their face asymmetrical and by covering certain key areas of the face that these programs are designed to detect.</div>
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<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/jgvibes" target="_blank">John Vibes</a> writes for True Activist and is an author, researcher and investigative journalist who takes a special interest in the counter culture and the drug war.</p>
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So Who Has Hillary’s TOP SECRET Leaks And How Serious Is Hillary Clinton’s Emailgate?

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A Fireball Exploded In This Man’s Face, and Now He’s Suing The Fracking Operation

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<h2>A Fireball Exploded In This Man’s Face, and Now He’s Suing The Fracking Operation</h2>
<span>A Fireball Exploded In This Man’s Face, and Now He’s Suing The Fracking Operation</span> <a href="http://www.occupy.com/sites/default/files/field/image/blog_picture_1.jpg?itok=ptDrA1hJ" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.occupy.com/sites/default/files/styles/slide_narrow/public/field/image/blog_picture_1.jpg?itok=ptDrA1hJ" /></a>
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<p>A Texas man is suing a group of fracking companies after burns from a methane explosion near his house allegedly hospitalized him for a week, burned his family, and caused permanent damage.</p>
<p>Cody Murray, 38, and his father, wife, and four-year-old daughter were all burned by a “fireball” after methane built up in his pump house and exploded when Murray entered the shed to check on a water issue. The lawsuit, <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/2015/08/10/fracked-water-explodes-burning-family.htm" rel="nofollow">filed last week</a> against EOG Resources, Fairway Resources LLC, and three subsidiaries of Fairway, alleges the methane was from the defendants’ fracking wells just 1,000 feet from Murray’s house, which sits 35 miles outside Fort Worth.</p>
<p>“At the flip of the switch, Cody heard a ‘whooshing’ sound, which he instantly recognized from his work in the oil and gas industry, and instinctively picked his father up and physically threw him back and away from the entryway to the pump house,” the complaint states. “In that instant, a giant fireball erupted from the pump house, burning Cody and [his father], who were at the entrance to the pump house, as well as Ashley and A.M., who were approximately twenty feet away.”</p>
<p>Murray, who was closest to the blast, was burned on his arms, back, neck, and face and spent a week in intensive care after the accident last August. He is still unable to drive due to damage to his hands, the lawsuit states, and subsequently lost his job, which required several hours of driving each day. His father, wife, and daughter were also hospitalized, according to the lawsuit.</p>
<p>“It’s a very sad case. It’s terrible,” said trial lawyer Christopher Hamilton, who filed the suit in Dallas. Hamilton told ThinkProgress there are two issues that have historically prevented successful cases being brought against fracking companies. First, it’s difficult to determine that the methane (or other contamination) was directly caused by fracking.</p>
<p>Methane, a flammable greenhouse gas, is a major component of natural gas, but it also occurs naturally in the ground — a fact that has protected companies from lawsuits. Images of <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/fracking-wells-tainting-drinking-water-texas-and-pennsylvania-study-finds-270735" rel="nofollow">flammable tap water</a> in Pennsylvania and Texas have raised alarm for years, but plaintiffs affected by the contamination were unsuccessful in establishing cause. <a href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-09/du-cwi091014.php" rel="nofollow">New methods</a>, though, have enabled scientists to track isotopes and determine where in the ground methane came from, Hamilton said, making it easier to establish causation.</p>
<p>“Rigorous scientific testing, including isotope testing, has conclusively demonstrated that the high-level methane contamination of the Murrays’ water well resulted from natural gas drilling and extraction activities. The high levels of methane in the Murrays’ well were not ‘naturally occurring,'” the complaint states.</p>
<p>The second issue in fracking cases is that it’s often difficult to directly connect physical damages to contamination, such as in the case of long-term exposure. For instance, <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/08/18/3472379/cerny-texas-fracking-lawsuit-dismissed/" rel="nofollow">another case in Texas</a> that alleged fracking had caused nosebleeds and asthma was thrown out last summer. In Oklahoma, it took a state Supreme Court decision to uphold citizens’ <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/07/01/3676046/oklahoma-supreme-court-fracking-earthquakes/" rel="nofollow">rights to sue fracking companies</a> over earthquakes.</p>
<p>In this case, though, there are “serious, catastrophic and likely permanent injuries that indisputably occurred due to methane,” Hamilton said.</p>
<p>The isotope-tracking science could open up a new avenue for litigation against fracking. Proponents of fracking claim that the extraction method — wherein thousands of gallons of chemical-laced water is pumped at high pressure into shale underground, loosening deposits of oil and gas — is perfectly safe. And in Texas, where Murray lives, fracking has experienced a huge, state-supported boom. Texas even <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/04/01/3641554/texas-ban-on-fracking-bans/" rel="nofollow">passed legislation last year</a> preventing towns and cities from banning fracking.</p>
<p>“This is a potentially landmark case,” Hamilton said. “I think this needs to set off an alarm for industry that they need to be casing these wells properly — in the way that scientists have been telling them for decades.”</p>
<p>In fact, methane leaks have been repeatedly linked to fracking operations. Satellite observations have shown that methane is leaking around fracking hotspots <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/10/22/3582904/methane-leaks-climate-benefit-fracking/" rel="nofollow">at such a high rate</a> that there is no climate benefit in switching from coal to natural gas power, despite the fact that natural gas burns cleanly.</p>
<p>And methane leaks aren’t the only danger posed by fracking operations. Researchers from the <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/06/19/3671819/fracking-contaminants-in-texas-drinking-water/" rel="nofollow">University of Texas, Arlington</a> tested water samples collected over the past three years from wells near fracking operations and found elevated levels of heavy metals such as arsenic. Their findings, released this summer, show elevated levels of 19 different chemicals including the so-called BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene and xylenes) compounds. Heavy metals are toxic to humans, and BTEX compounds are considered carcinogenic.</p>
<p>A spokesperson for EOG Resources declined to comment on the case, citing company policy.</p>
<p><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/08/12/3690730/texas-lawsuit-methane-explosion-fracking/" rel="nofollow">Originally published by ThinkProgress</a></p>
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