Listeria and Cantaloupe some things you should know

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By Alice Park

Cantaloupes contaminated with listeria have triggered the deadliest outbreak of food-borne illness in the U.S. in 10 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported on Tuesday.
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Basic information on the bug and how to keep yourself from getting sick.

Listeria is bacteria from the Listeria monocytogenes family that can cause listeriosis infection. The bacteria have a long incubation period, which means that it may take as long as four weeks for people who have eaten contaminated cantaloupe to feel ill.

Listeriosis typically causes fever and muscle aches, sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. Other symptoms may include headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions.

Almost everyone who is diagnosed with listeriosis has “invasive” infection, in which the bacteria spread beyond the gastrointestinal tract, according to the CDC. In some cases, that can lead to more severe illness like meningitis.

What do I do if I’ve eaten the contaminated cantaloupe?

If you feel ill within two months of eating contaminated cantaloupe, see a physician immediately and make sure to tell your doctor about what you’ve eaten. In high-risk groups, including pregnant women, the bacteria can be fatal. Listeriosis can be treated with antibiotics, however.

Because listeria has such a long incubation period, experts at the CDC and FDA expect that more people will become ill, some seriously so, in the coming weeks.

How do I avoid getting infected?

Always wash your hands after handling whole melons such as cantaloupe, honeydew and watermelon, and wash or scrub rinds before cutting. Once fruit is cut, eat it promptly or refrigerate the leftovers for no more than a few days.

Unlike some other pathogens, listeria can grow well even in refrigerator temperatures.

Listeria and Cantaloupe: 6 Things You Need to Know

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(Listeria and obamacare have something in common. (1) They both can kill you. (2) They both take a while to kick in. (3) After they kick in its almost to late to remedy the situation. :)Story Reports

The Most NON ESSENTIAL Person

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The government shutdown of NON ESSENTIAL persons should include the most NON essential person of all: Obama and a complete shutdown, shutoff, shutup etc of his insane mouth!!!

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DC Police Chief running afoul of the Stolen Valor Act of 2005

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DC Police Chief wearing an Army ribbon.
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Looks to me like she's running afoul of the Stolen Valor Act of 2005. (Unless DC has some screwy law that allows police to wear military decorations.)

18 USC § 704. Military medals or decorations

(a) In General.— Whoever knowingly wears, manufactures, or sells any decoration or medal authorized by Congress for the armed forces of the United States, or any of the service medals or badges awarded to the members of such forces, or the ribbon, button, or rosette of any such badge, decoration or medal, or any colorable imitation thereof, except when authorized under regulations made pursuant to law, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

DC Police Chief wearing an Army ribbon

It wasn't about the N word

(I'm happy to see Paula Deen has been totally vindicated. The Case against her was thrown out! The Plaintiff got zero dollars because the lawsuit was bogas. The state run obama news media tried to make it all about the N word. Its wasn't about the N word it was about Paula Deen being thrown under the bus by corporations bowing to the state run media. Paula's comming back in a big way, you go girl!) Story Reports
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Paula Deen’s sexual harassment, discrimination lawsuit dismissed

Paula Deen’s sexual harassment, discrimination lawsuit dismissed
The lawsuit that launched the embattled chef’s recent difficulties has reached an agreement ‘without any award of costs or fees to any party.’

Attorneys for both sides reached a settlement “without any award of costs or fees to any party,” according to the documents.

Judge William Moore had dismissed racial prejudice claims earlier in August, ruling plaintiff Lisa Jackson — who is white — was not the target of bias.

“The matter has been amicably resolved,” Matthew Billips, an attorney for Jackson, told the Daily News on Friday.

Jackson, a former employee at the Savannah restaurant Deen ran with brother Bubba Hiers, sued the two fried-food-loving siblings in 2012.

The former manager of Uncle Bubba’s Seafood and Oyster House said she had witnessed rampant racial and sexual discrimination for years.

The allegations burned Deen financially when she admitted to having used the N-word and then released a mortifying apology on YouTube apologizing for that and for cracking racist jokes at the eatery.

She admitted in a deposition for the $1.2 million discrimination trial that she had “of course” used the slur in the past.

(She was talking about using the N word about a black bank robber who held her up in the past. This is what the media is leaving out.) Story Reports

The Ultimate Survival Shotgun Etc.

How to Build the Ultimate Survival Shotgun

Creek Stewart

How to Build the Ultimate Survival Shotgun

For this project, I decided to build a survival kit using a shotgun platform–creating the Ultimate Survival Shotgun. My challenge was that everything had to be included in or on the gun itself–no extra pack items or containers. Below is what I did as well as the survival logic behind each decision.

Ultimately your survival needs fall into five main categories. Your situation dictates the order. They are:

Water

Fire

Shelter

Signaling

Food

Every survival kit must include contents that directly or indirectly meet these five basic survival needs. The shotgun platform I decided to use is the Mossberg 500 – PUMP. I chose a pump action because it is easier for me to troubleshoot and work on in the field compared to other models. I chose the Mossberg brand because it is a very popular gun, and there are literally hundreds of aftermarket modification pieces and parts designed to fit this gun. I knew I would want to add on some of these extras to increase the gun’s survival value.

Ammunition

First things first: the gun itself. A shotgun’s primary purpose is hunting. Clearly, you can use this shotgun as a hunting weapon to “restock” on valuable calories. Humans can go for three weeks without food, but it’s not fun. Lack of food leads to light-headedness, weakness, and poor decisions. In a survival situation, meat is the fastest and most effective way to replenish lost calories. Meat comes in all shapes and sizes. Carrying different shot shells designed for different applications increases your chances of a successful hunt. For this reason, I chose to pack a variety of shotgun shells:

Bird Shot: Designed for birds and other small game such as rabbit and squirrel.

00 Buck: Good for turkey and larger game such as deer.

Slug: Designed for large game such as deer, hog, or elk.

In addition to hunting, a shotgun is an excellent self-defense weapon. It’s easy to imagine the need for a self-defense weapon in an urban or wilderness survival scenario–defending you or your family from man or animal. Not only is a pump action shotgun a proven deterrent, but it also has some serious knockdown power. Because of these 2 considerations (hunting & self defense), I wanted to carry as much ammo on the gun as I could. I filled the magazine and the chamber which holds 7 + 1. I also added a side saddle shell holder and a screw on stock mount shell holder which together extends my total capacity to 19 rounds of ammunition. Not bad at all.

Knife

I know from experience that one of the most important survival resources is a good quality knife. It can assist in almost every survival related task. I found a great 5” Ka-Bar brand knife designed to mount directly to a picatinny rail. The stock Mossberg shotgun does not have picatinny mounts, so I purchased a barrel mount picatinny rail unit. This makes the knife easily accessible for quick deployment. A knife can perform thousands of survival tasks including dressing game, cutting wood and cordage, striking a fire steel, digging, scraping, prying, slicing, and the list goes on and on. I prefer a larger survival knife, but this one will work just fine. I sacrificed size for the seamless integrated mount option.

Flashlight

Another tool that assists in survival is a light source. Without a flashlight, low-light work or travel can be very difficult & dangerous–sometimes impossible. Not only can a flashlight allow you to be productive in low-light conditions, but it can also be used as a nighttime signaling device. A good flashlight can also help prevent injuries in dark conditions. I purchased a flashlight with a picatinny rail holder for the other side of my barrel. The push button switch on this flashlight is also a compass. Now, I have a means to confirm direction as well. This can certainly be useful in any survival scenario.

Storage

At this point I need to be thinking about storage space to house several other crucial survival items. After much consideration, I opted for 2 additional modifications which gave me 3 separate storage areas. I first replaced the standard stock with an integrated pistol grip/stock combo unit. The rubber butt plate unscrews and detaches, revealing a generously sized compartment inside of the stock.

Fire

This particular grip is already designed to store extra batteries and has a water tight seal. This makes an excellent area to store fire starting materials. In here, I stored 6 waterproof matches and a striker. I also stuffed in some steel wool and a package of WetFire brand fire starting material. Both of these are excellent fire starting aids even in damp conditions.

Before I started assembling items to be stored inside of the stock, I carved a groove along the top of the stock to fit a blank fire steel rod. I used epoxy to permanently secure this in place. I like the idea of having quick access to the fire steel without taking the time to open a storage area. Using the back side of the Ka-Bar, I can strike a shower of sparks into one of my fire starting materials to quickly ignite a fire.

Multi-Tool

In the hollow pistol grip I stored a small Gerber Multi-Tool with pliers, large flathead screwdriver, small flat head screwdriver, cross point screwdriver, small knife, nail file, and tweezers. All of these tools can be useful in a survival situation. I carved a custom rubber plug for the bottom of the pistol grip from a cheap rubber door stop and spray painted it black. It is a perfect and secure fit.

Survival Kit

Next I assembled a variety of survival kit items to be stored in the butt stock compartment. To remove the rubber butt plate, I use the cross point driver on the multi-tool. Below are the items that I included in this kit and why.

4”x6” Aluminum Baking Pan:

Available at any grocery store, this aluminum bread pan can be folded flat for compact storage. A metal container is invaluable in any survival scenario. It can be used to boil water which kills bacteria, virus, and cysts. Boiling water is a 100% effective method of water purification. This container can also be used for other cooking tasks as well as water collection. The reflective metal also makes an excellent signaling device.

Trash Bag:

A trash bag has a myriad of survival uses. Some of the most practical are poncho, water collection, ground tarp, make-shift shelter, solar still, and flotation device.

Fishing Kit:

This kit includes 20 feet of 30 lb test line, 5 assorted fish hooks and 3 sinkers. Not only can these items be used for fishing but the line can also be used as cordage for shelter building, gear repairs, or animal snares. Bank lines can be set at night to work while you rest.
2 Non-Lubricated Condoms: By design, condoms are watertight. They make amazing water containers–capable of holding about 1 liter of water each. They are very lightweight and compact and make great back-up water collection and storage containers. They can also be used to protect fire materials such as matches and dry tinder. You can also fill these with clear (but not purified) water and leave them in the sun for 48 hours for UV purification.

Water Purification Tablets:

Boiling water is not always possible or practical. Chemical water treatment tablets are an excellent back-up water purification solution. They weigh virtually nothing and take up very little space. You can fill up a condom with water and use a tablet to purify it. They also have a very long shelf life. Chemical tablets are not very effective on cloudy or dirty water. The water must be fairly clear. You can pre-filter using clothing or a bandana.

Emergency Survival Blanket:

These survival blankets are designed to reflect and trap your body heat in a cold weather survival scenario. They also make excellent make-shift shelters, ground tarps, ponchos, rescue signals, and fire heat reflectors.

First Aid Supplies:

(packed in zip lock bag): 3 adhesive bandages, 30 SPF sun block packet, 2 wound closure strips, 2 Ibuprofen pills, 2 Acetaminophen pills, 2 Calcium Carbonate pills.

Carmex Lip Balm:

Not only for obvious reasons, but this petroleum based product can be mixed with natural fire tinder such as cattail down. Doing so can extend burn-time up to 5 minutes which is very helpful in fire building. This is an excellent multi-use product.

Whistle:

Even though I have signal flares, a rescue whistle is always a good idea.

Small Bic Lighter:

This is the easiest way to start a fire.

Snare Wire:

Snares can work for you while you are working on other tasks–such as sleep. I’ve included 25 feet of snare wire for building traps. This can also be used as cordage or binding for a variety of projects.

I carefully wrapped most of the items inside of the trash bag for water proofing and then stored everything in the stock storage area. All of the kit items only weigh a few ounces.

Saw

One tool that I use extensively while on survival trips is a handheld folding saw. It’s not practical to include one of these in this shotgun kit. However, I did incorporate a suitable work-around. A saw is an excellent tool for cutting larger fire wood or collecting limbs & trees for shelter building. I purchased 2 replacement bow saw blades and cut them down to fit the span between the back of the pistol grip and the butt stock sling stud. I added another sling stud to the bottom back of the pistol grip which allowed for 2 anchor points. Using 2 small bolts which I keep in the stock, I can secure 1 of the saw blades on these sling studs–creating a perfect make-shift bow saw. I chose to pack 1 blade designed for wood and 1 blade designed for metal to give me versatility in a variety of survival scenarios. The blades easily tuck into the butt stock compartment when not in use.

Cordage

At this point I am still lacking sufficient cordage. Never underestimate how important cordage can be in a survival scenario. My favorite cordage is 550 Parachute Cord. I always like to keep as mush 550 paracord with me as possible. It can be used for all kinds of survival functions from climbing ropes to shelter construction. 550 paracord is comprised of 7 inner strands which can be used independently as well. These lines make excellent snares and fishing line. For this reason, I also added a shotgun sling made from approximately 80 feet of braided paracord. If necessary I can unravel the sling and use it accordingly.

Bandana

I finished off the sling by tying on a bandana. I have used a bandana in more ways than I can count while camping and backpacking. It is an incredible multi-use product that I know for a fact would be very useful in a survival situation. Below are just 15 great bandana survival uses:

Filter/Sieve for dirty water
First Aid Bandage
Dust/Sand Mask
Hat
Signal Flag
Dew Rag for collecting dew as drinking water
Container for collecting berries, fruit, nuts, etc…
Cut/striped into emergency cordage
Cleaning Rag
Neck Gator – Cool Weather
Evaporative cooling neck band – Hot Weather
Filter for Bush Tea (filtering out seeds, leaves, bark, etc…)
Eskimo sunglass to prevent sun blindness. Cut eye slits in the bandana.
Trail Markers – strip into pieces
Last ditch toilet paper (Use the backup bandana with the obama clown face.)SR

Locked and Loaded

So there you have it, the Ultimate Survival Shotgun ready for even the worst scenario. It offers multiple solutions for securing food. It offers multiple solutions for collecting and purifying water. It offers incredible signaling devices. It includes shelter building materials and also several “fool-proof” fire building methods. It also includes a knife, a flashlight, 80 feet of paracord, 2 saws, and a complete first aid kit.

Ultimate Survival Shotgun

The Swiss Army Survival Tampon : 7 Survival Uses

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October Mountain Blue Ridge Hunter Take Down Recurve Bow

A Bow & Arrow is that it requires skill to use. It is a weapon that carries a certain amount of respect. 99% of being able to effectively use the Bow & Arrow is the skill itself – not the equipment. The skill will always be with you. Even if your bow is damaged or broken in a survival situation or stolen in a bug out situation, you can make a bow as long as you have a nice strong piece of cordage. Making a bow and arrow in the bush is definitely an option. However, it will do you know good if you don’t know how to shoot it. Preparation is the key. Practice now for the situation later.

The Take Down Survival Bow & Arrow: 6 Reasons You Should Consider Owning One

Mountaineer 2.0 Take-Down Recurve

Rebel flag bandanas

Desert Eagle .50 Cal Recoil

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(I wonder if obama will ban this also?) Story Reports
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After 25 years of being accessorized, customized and re-imagined in countless movies, television shows and video games, the Desert Eagle® Pistol has emerged as a pop-culture icon. You can customize your Desert Eagle Pistol with a variety of impressive finishes to add your own distinctive twist to this timeless firearm. All models feature a full Picatinny rail on the barrel from the end of the chamber to right behind the front sight and standard ambidextrous safeties.

Desert Eagle, .50 AE, Black

A Neti Pot and Colloidal Silver VS obamacare

Herbalist Steven Frank

A New Direction for Neti Pots

Used for centuries in Asian cultures to support nasal health and eliminate toxins from the nasal mucosa, neti pots have recently become popular in the Western world and are recognized for their value in preventing and relieving sinus infections. Typically, a mild solution of unrefined sea salt and purified or distilled water is poured from one nostril through the other to flush out unwanted mucus, bacteria, fungi and other microorganisms. Herbalist Steven Frank, of Nature’s Rite, points to a powerful new paradigm that helps neti pot users deal even more effectively with infection: a regimen of aqueous, colloidal silver and soothing herbal and plant extracts.

Frank recommends using the neti pot with a colloidal silver wash that is retained in the nostrils for several minutes. “Bacteria and fungus stick rather well to the nasal mucosa and few are flushed out with simple saline flushes,” he explains. “Most of these nasty pathogens adhere to the mucosa with what is called a biofilm. Within this slime layer, they are well protected and thrive in the warm moist sinuses, so a small saline bath once a day doesn’t bother them much. However, colloidal silver disables certain enzymes needed by anaerobic bacteria, viruses, yeasts and fungus, resulting in their destruction. And, unlike antibiotics, silver does not allow resistant ‘super bugs’ to develop.”

He also suggests soothing the sinuses with restorative herbal decoctions. Calendula, plantain and aloe contain vital nutrients that soothe and heal, while Echinacea root and grapefruit seed extract offer antimicrobial benefits.

Frank emphasizes the importance of using a neti pot safely and responsibly and warns against table salt, which can irritate nasal membranes, and tap water, which may contain contaminants.
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Dean Dean

Colloidal Silver Uses: A Natural Nasal Spray for Sinus Infection and Inflammation

Pure colloidal silver has a broad range of applications as an antibacterial, anti-fungal and antiviral. It is often a surprise for people who have tried every other means of conquering a difficult health problem like sinusitis to find that something this natural, simple and inexpensive can do more to help them than any pharmaceutical or other remedy they’ve tried.

This is often the case for people who suffer from sinus conditions like sinusitis, which produces symptoms that can range in severity from being simply uncomfortable to debilitating.

What is Sinusitis?

Sinusitis is a fancy word for sinus irritation or inflammation, which affects millions of people and costs millions more dollars in pharmaceuticals and downtime from work, annually. The symptoms mimic those of the common cold, except they don’t usually subside after just three to four days.

There are three categories of sinus problems:

Chronic, lasting several weeks, months or even years.

Acute, which is characterized by a sudden onset lasting several days or a few weeks.

Recurrent, which is typical of seasonal occurrences and may last a few days to a few weeks until the irritant or allergen dissipates from the environment.

The sinuses are passages which run inside the bones of your skull and are located around the eyes, forehead, ears, and near the jaw. When you encounter an irritant or allergen, you body produces mucus in these passages to protect them. If this mucous doesn’t drain properly, it leads to pressure and pain. The trapped mucous becomes a breeding ground for harmful pathogens leading to sinus infection.

Fortunately, colloidal silver is an excellent defense against these irritants and pathogens.

How to Treat Sinusitis Naturally, Inexpensively and Safely with Colloidal Silver

If you were to go to a conventional doctor, he would probably want to treat your sinusitis with sinus pills to dry the mucous in your sinus passages and, in the case of infection, he would prescribe antibiotics, which you would have to take for one or two weeks. These pharmaceuticals have unpleasant side effects and there are inherent dangers involved in taking pharmaceutical antibiotics, which involve your body becoming increasingly resistant and a host to mutant strains of bacteria.

Your doctor will probably not prescribe you anything to help with the actual cause of your sinus condition. According to a Mayo Clinic Study, cited in an article entitled, May Clinic Study Implicates Fungus as cause of Chronic Sinusitis,” at Science Daily, most cases of chronic sinusitis are caused by fungal infections.

Colloidal silver is a safe and effective all-natural antibiotic and anti-fungal, which can be used as a rinse for the sinuses. Pure colloidal silver in 10 to 15 ppm can also be taken orally as an antibiotic. Experts say when colloidal silver is made properly, using a colloidal silver generator specially calibrated to create 1 to 10 nanometer-sized silver particles, it is safe to use as directed, and has no known side effects.

To use colloidal silver orally, many experts recommend taking one or two tablespoons in the morning or evening. You can drink it undiluted or add it to water or juice.

The two most common methods of administering colloidal silver directly into the sinus passages involves spraying it or snorting it.

To use colloidal silver as a nasal spray, you will need a little bottle with a spray top. You can purchase 2-ounce amber bottles at many health food stores, which are ideal for this purpose. Carefully, pour pure colloidal silver into the clean bottle and cap it with the clean sprayer top. To avoid spilling you may want to use a small funnel.

To administer your colloidal silver nasal spray, cock your head to one side and spray the colloidal silver directly into each nostril.

To snort colloidal silver, insert a few drops into your nasal passages using a dropper bottle or inhale a few drops into your nostrils through a straw.

If you find either of these methods uncomfortable, you can add a couple of tablespoons of colloidal silver to a neti pot and gently bathe your sinus passages. This has the effect of soothing your sinuses and delivering the colloidal silver to the places where you most need it to go very quickly.

The idea is to get colloidal silver deep into your sinus passages where it can neutralize the infection-causing fungal or bacterial pathogens.

(This is what a neti pot does. It will get into all your sinus passages. A nasal spray will not.) Story Reports

Snort, spray or otherwise bathe your sinus passages with colloidal silver two or three times per day until your symptoms subside. This may take a few days or a week, depending on the severity of your condition.

Colloidal silver is a natural substance with a long history of use as healing agent. According to the experts, it has no known interactions with medications. The statements in this article have not been evaluated by the FDA or other government entity.

(Before you try this check with your doctor and see what he or she says about using this method. Don't ask obama-he doesn't know.) Story Reports
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A New Direction for Neti Pots

Super Neti-Juice

Colloidal Silver Uses: A Natural Nasal Spray for Sinus Infection and Inflammation

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Obama the clown is not immune to being made fun of just because he is bi racial

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Obama Rodeo Clown Tuffy Gessling speaks out about death threats, says performance had nothing to do with race.
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Obama wearing his ronald mcdonald dummy shoes and smile.
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Obama clown smile and ronald macdonald size feet!
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Obama Rodeo Clown Tuffy Gessling has chosen to come forward after he’s been deemed a hater by so many to explain that his performance that night had nothing to do with race or hate; it was just entertainment as they’ve done with past presidents. He also talks about some of the death threats he’s received.
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(The masked clown routine has been done about past presidents. Tuffy the rodeo clown put on a mask like the former presidents, reagan, bush, clinton etc, and acted like a clown. Why should the usurper resident in the white house be treated any different? He shouldn't. He isn't special or different except he is bi racial. He isn't black or white but he is in the white house as "president". Obama is not immune to someone making fun of him nor should he be just because is bi racial.

I'll admit obama is a clown that should be run out of town but he should and can be made fun of just like the other presidents who were really presidents.

Obama is nothing special nor should he be immune to anyone making fun of his person. Its easy for the clown obama to claim racism just because he is bi racial but this like I said doesn't make him immune to anyone making fun of the fact he has feet like ronald mcdonald.

The mask Tuffy the clown put on was just a mask of the real clown who calls himself obama. Obama himself is more of a clown than Tuffy the clown.) Story Reports

Kim Jong-un's ex-lover 'executed by firing squad'

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Hyon Song-wol, a singer, rumoured to be a former lover of the North Korean leader
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Kim Jong-un's ex-lover 'executed by firing squad'

Julian Ryall, Tokyo

Kim Jong-un's ex-girlfriend was among a dozen well-known North Korean performers who were executed by firing squad nine days ago, according to South Korean reports.

Hyon Song-wol, a singer, rumoured to be a former lover of the North Korean leader, is said to have been arrested on Aug 17 with 11 others for violating laws against pornography.

The reports in South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper indicate that Hyon, a singer with the Unhasu Orchestra, was among those arrested on August 17 for violating domestic laws on pornography.

All 12 were machine-gunned three days later, with other members of North Korea's most famous pop groups and their immediate families forced to watch. The onlookers were then sent to prison camps, victims of the regime's assumption of guilt by association, the reports stated.

“They were executed with machine guns while the key members of the Unhasu Orchestra, Wangjaesan Light Band and Moranbong Band as well as the families of the victims looked on,” said a Chinese source reported in the newspaper.

Hyon's band was responsible for a string of patriotic hits in North Korea, including "Footsteps of Soldiers," "I Love Pyongyang," "She is a Discharged Soldier" and "We are Troops of the Party." Her popularity reportedly peaked in 2005 with the song "Excellent Horse-Like Lady."

The 12 who were executed were singers, musicians or dancers with the Hyon's band,, the Unhasu Orchestra or the Wanghaesan Light Music Band and were accused of making videos of themselves performing sex acts and then selling the recordings.

Some of the musicians were also found to have bibles when they were detained and all were treated as political dissidents.

(This is the real reaon they were killed by machine gun. They were found to have bibles.) Story Reports