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To: FJB who wrote (698582)	2/12/2013 10:58:53 AM
From: joseffy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575608

Pepco Customers Claim Smart Meters Make Them Sick Feb 11, 2013 by Kristin Fisher wusa9.com WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- Several Pepco customers say they're experiencing irregular heartbeats, headaches, and dizziness after wireless smart meters were installed at their homes. Smart Meters communicate with utility companies using wireless technology, which means they emit the same kind of radiation as cell phones. "Ever since this smart meter was installed, I've been dizzy and my heart's been beating fast," said Hepsie Bohman, a Pepco customer who lives in Potomac. "I even went to my doctor and I was informed that I now have an irregular heart rate." Bohman's next-door neighbor, Laura Simon, says she too has experienced similar symptoms after her old, analog meter was replaced with a smart meter. "I felt my heart rate speed up and I felt a little bit charged," said Simon. Pepco did notify customers by mail about the meter change, but both Simon and Bohman are frustrated that the power company installed the smart meter when they weren't home. "I didn't like that Pepco can just show up and change my meter without my permission, especially since it's giving off radiation," said Simon. Pepco customers in Maryland are currently eligible to opt-out of the smart meter program. But Pepco customers in the District don't have a choice. They're stuck with their Smart Meters. "They should not be allowed to put something in our home that radiates our bodies without our permission. Period," said Desiree Jaworski, interim director of the Center for Safer Wireless." In 2011, the World Health Organization classified radiofrequency radiation as possibly carcinogenic to humans. "That is a scary thought," said Jaworski. "No one knows what the long term ramifications are, but we're exposing ourselves and our children." In the last year, Pepco has installed smart meters for 99% of their customers in the District and 92% of their customers in Maryland. Marcus Beal, a spokesman for Pepco, says they've received complaints from only a very small percentage of those customers. "All scientific evidence all says the meters are safe. They're aren't any health concerns," said Beal. Smart meters are currently being deployed by power companies all over the county. Dominion Power has yet to install any smart meters in Northern Virginia, but they're currently being tested in Richmond. Supporters say they're safe, save money, and are easy on the environment. But opponents argue that, until the scientific community can reach a consensus on the safety of smart meters, they want the right to opt-in instead of opting-out. "I think it's not fair. We're not lab rats," said Simon. "We should be able to decide in our own homes how much radiation we have.

To: FJB who wrote (698582)	2/12/2013 11:17:18 AM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1575608

The three stooges: Ahmadinejad, Morsi and Obama February 6, 2013 by Alan Bergstein bizpacreview.com Morsi and Ahmadinejad embrace on red carpet in Cairo on Tuesday. Photo credit: Israel Hayom/AFP It didn’t bother President Obama one bit that Mohamed Morsi, while running for president, was the leader of Egypt’s jihadist Muslim Brotherhood organization. Obama didn’t blink when, as president, Morsi abolished what was left of his country’s constitution and destroyed its judiciary. Obama ignored Morsi’s cohorts when they threatened Israel. It was no big deal when Egyptian mobs, on Sept. 11, 2012, were permitted to scale the walls of the U.S. embassy in Cairo, tear down the U.S. flag and burn it for all the world to see. Apparently, all these “good deeds” earned Egypt a gift from Obama of 20 of America’s top fighter planes and 200 of our most sophisticated tanks. Now we see pictures of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad being welcomed at the Cairo airport, being embraced and hugged by none other than Morsi. What evil plans these two Islamists are concocting against America and Israel can only be imagined with a shudder. Comments Alley says: February 6, 2013 at 7:14 PM Obama has made it no secret he is completely against Isreal. He has already been peddling weapons to kill the citizens of our Country, and many of the weapons that have gone over seas are now being used either against our troops or people in Isreal. Obama hates Isreal, and would love to flatten them himself, but obviously cant as the rest of country doesnt share his hate and jealousy for them, so he has to instead weasel around and support the terrorist leaders and nations who can get the job accomplished and he stand back a play shocked that it happend. JUDYAVELSOR says: February 10, 2013 at 1:34 PM A VOTE FOR JOHN BRENNAN IS A VOTE FOR ISLAM. IT IS NOT EMPTINESS AT THE HEART OF HIS PRESIDENCY . IT IS EVIL .