Obama warns schoolchildren to be careful what they post on Facebook... or it could come back to haunt them -- Barack Obama has warned schoolchildren to be careful what they post on Facebook because it might come back to haunt them later in life.
Surge home overwhelms Veteran's Affairs clinics -- With many soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, the Department of Veterans Affairs has seen treatment requests and disability claims soar.
Placebos Are Getting More Effective -Drug makers Are Desperate to Know Why -- It's not that the old meds are getting weaker, drug developers say. It's as if the placebo effect is somehow getting stronger.
Shocker! Judge orders trial on eligibility issue -- A California judge today tentatively scheduled a trial for Jan. 26, 2010, for a case that challenges Barack Obama's eligibility to be president based on questions over his qualifications under the requirements of the U.S. Constitution.
September 9 2009: A crime that will forever go unpunished -- As for American real estate, though, I must say I have yet to see anyone denouncing the role the government plays in that market, even if some seem to come closer. It's not a right-wing issue or anything, it's nothing to do with big government. The problem is that government guarantees cause people to grossly overpay for their homes.
WSJ: Home Price Increases Depends on Foreclosure Sales -- If the share of foreclosure sales increase later this year–as banks complete efforts to modify loans and as fewer traditional sellers put their homes on the market–that could generate even larger price declines. One sobering conclusion from the study: fewer homes sold in the first half of the year compared to previous years in several states, even as the share of REO sales (bank owned foreclosures) more than doubled.
Smart chickens not duped by GM feed -- Chickens refusing to eat the maize they had been fed has led to the discovery that their feed had been genetically modified to include a well-known weed and insect killer.
Psychiatric drugs side effects search engine -- Summary of All Adverse Reaction Reports Received by the FDA 2004 - 2006
Post swine flu chronic fatigue syndrome -- The International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME reports that the organization has learned of a documented case of post-H1N1 chronic fatigue syndrome. "The patient is a 15-year-old male New Zealander who contracted H1N1 on a trip to Mexico and never recovered," says Dr. Ken Friedman, IACFS/ME board member.
Another shocking warning about swine flu vaccine -- The swine flu vaccine has been hit by new cancer fears after a German health expert gave a shocking warning about its safety.
NY: Local nurse won't comply with state vaccination order -- A vaccine for the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, is still a month away at best. But health care workers are already being bumped to the front of the line. Those who work in health care are being strongly urged by the federal government to get immunized once the swine flu vaccine is available. The state of New York is taking it one step further by making vaccination a requirement.
France to use swine flu to gut laws -- In case of a swine flu pandemic the French government has a plan to introduce emergency measures that would gut legal protections for citizens, the daily Liberation reported Tuesday.
Don't panic-flu terror is a con -- THE panic over swine flu has left a bad taste in my mouth. There’s too much hype, too much scare-mongering and, for me, it has all been overblown.
How Washington is screwing up health care reform – and why it may take a revolt to fix it.
Groups will sue to stop Grand Canyon uranium mine -- Environmental groups on Tuesday filed a 60-day notice that they intend to sue the federal Bureau of Land Management over its decision to allow a uranium mine to reopen north of the Grand Canyon.
UK food standards agency proves organic foods are better -- The results in its recent study appears to prove organic food is likely to be better than conventional food by a probability of 99.95 percent.
Hotels save money by saving sheets with RFID enable linen tracker -- One of the largest expenses the hospitality industry incurs comes from the theft, destruction or wear and tear of linens. To tackle this problem Linen Technology Tracking has developed linen tracker, a new RFID-enabled system for monitoring linens.
E-Bomb doomsday conference started Sept.8 -- It’ll fry pace makers, destroy iPhones, and turn laptops into useless paperweights. It’s the scariest thing most people outside the Washington Beltway have never heard of: electromagnetic pulse weapons. And you can learn all about it starting today at the EMPACT conference in Niagara Falls, New York.
We are living in an artificially induced state of consciousness -- Today, television watching is the most popular leisure activity as more and more people are choosing the fantasy world of TV over engaging with others in real communication and experiences.
Globalization threatens indigenous foods -- The rich diversity of food in indigenous communities across the world is threatened by the spread of Western eating habits through globalization, a United Nations agency said Tuesday.
US controls 68.4% of worldwide weapons sales -- Citing a congressional study released on Friday, the Times said the United States was involved in 68.4 percent of the global sales of arms. U.S. weapons sales jumped nearly 50 percent in 2008 despite the global economic recession to $37.8 billion from $25.4 billion the year before.
Verichip re-launches Verimed electronic health records system -- VeriChip hopes to capitalize on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which authorized $23 billion in stimulus funds for health care information technology, with an emphasis on the implementation and adoption of EHRs.
Better immune defense against anthrax -- Scientists discover a gene in anthrax-causing bacteria may help defend against this form of bio-warfare.
20 most bizarre Craigslist advertisements of all time -- Earlier this year the website agreed to drop its "erotic services" section over claims that it promoted pornography, but otherwise the unmoderated, anything-goes ethos on which its success was built continues.
Rebellion-B-Gone-chemical neurowarfare -- Imagine a future where the Iranian regime didn’t need to spend weeks in the streets beating, killing, and jailing protesters to put down the reform movement. Read More...
Obama may need sense of crises to get health care overhaul -- President Barack Obama returns to Washington next week in search of one thing that can revive his health-care overhaul: a sense of crisis.
Sibel Edmonds blows the whistle on blackmailed, bribed Congressmen -- Hastert, Burton, Blunt, Other Members of Congress 'Bribed, Blackmailed'. Previously, the Bush Administration invoked the so-called "state secrets privilege" in order to gag Edmonds, in attempting to keep such information from becoming public.
Air Force launches top secret satellite-listens to cell phone conversations -- A Titan IV-B rocket was used to launch the large spacecraft, believed to be an electronics listening satellite, into a position 22,300 miles above the Earth's equator. The National Reconnaissance Office would not reveal any details about the satellite, including its cost, purpose or which contractor built it.
Truckers lawsuit against Minnesota for arbitrary fatigue enforcement moves forward -- The Association filed the lawsuit May 13 with the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota on behalf of truck drivers placed out of service and in some cases fined after members of the Minnesota State Patrol arbitrarily arrived at the conclusion the drivers were “fatigued.”
Why psychologists are infinitely more dangerous than conspiracy theorists -- According to a Psychology Today hit piece written by psychologist John Gartner, people prone to thinking that powerful men might actually get together and plan to maintain and advance their power are borderline psychotics who are a danger to society. In reality, hundreds of years of history has taught us that psychologists routinely aid authoritarian regimes in enforcing tyrannical and inhumane policies while helping them crush political opposition by defining suspicion of authorities as a mental illness.
A CO2 budget for everyone on earth? -- In a SPIEGEL ONLINE interview, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, the German government's climate protection adviser, argues that drastic measures must be taken in order to prevent a catastrophe. He is proposing the creation of a CO2 budget for every person on the planet, regardless whether they live in Berlin or Beijing.
A Rout on the Dollar -- Isn’t this the second time this year that we’ve heard about a “global reserve bank”? The first time we heard about it, the IMF was to assume that role and issue special drawing rights (SDR’s) as a global currency… Now, we hear something a bit different, but it’s the same, folks… I’ll tell you right now what they are doing… The “powers that be” are “getting us used to hearing about this” by releasing stories here and there… That way, when the time comes for them to unveil their plan to have a global currency, they’ll be able to say, “We’ve been talking about this for a long time, and no on had a problem with it then!”
Surge home overwhelms Veteran's Affairs clinics -- With many soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, the Department of Veterans Affairs has seen treatment requests and disability claims soar.
Placebos Are Getting More Effective -Drug makers Are Desperate to Know Why -- It's not that the old meds are getting weaker, drug developers say. It's as if the placebo effect is somehow getting stronger.
Shocker! Judge orders trial on eligibility issue -- A California judge today tentatively scheduled a trial for Jan. 26, 2010, for a case that challenges Barack Obama's eligibility to be president based on questions over his qualifications under the requirements of the U.S. Constitution.
September 9 2009: A crime that will forever go unpunished -- As for American real estate, though, I must say I have yet to see anyone denouncing the role the government plays in that market, even if some seem to come closer. It's not a right-wing issue or anything, it's nothing to do with big government. The problem is that government guarantees cause people to grossly overpay for their homes.
WSJ: Home Price Increases Depends on Foreclosure Sales -- If the share of foreclosure sales increase later this year–as banks complete efforts to modify loans and as fewer traditional sellers put their homes on the market–that could generate even larger price declines. One sobering conclusion from the study: fewer homes sold in the first half of the year compared to previous years in several states, even as the share of REO sales (bank owned foreclosures) more than doubled.
Smart chickens not duped by GM feed -- Chickens refusing to eat the maize they had been fed has led to the discovery that their feed had been genetically modified to include a well-known weed and insect killer.
Psychiatric drugs side effects search engine -- Summary of All Adverse Reaction Reports Received by the FDA 2004 - 2006
Post swine flu chronic fatigue syndrome -- The International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME reports that the organization has learned of a documented case of post-H1N1 chronic fatigue syndrome. "The patient is a 15-year-old male New Zealander who contracted H1N1 on a trip to Mexico and never recovered," says Dr. Ken Friedman, IACFS/ME board member.
Another shocking warning about swine flu vaccine -- The swine flu vaccine has been hit by new cancer fears after a German health expert gave a shocking warning about its safety.
NY: Local nurse won't comply with state vaccination order -- A vaccine for the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, is still a month away at best. But health care workers are already being bumped to the front of the line. Those who work in health care are being strongly urged by the federal government to get immunized once the swine flu vaccine is available. The state of New York is taking it one step further by making vaccination a requirement.
France to use swine flu to gut laws -- In case of a swine flu pandemic the French government has a plan to introduce emergency measures that would gut legal protections for citizens, the daily Liberation reported Tuesday.
Don't panic-flu terror is a con -- THE panic over swine flu has left a bad taste in my mouth. There’s too much hype, too much scare-mongering and, for me, it has all been overblown.
How Washington is screwing up health care reform – and why it may take a revolt to fix it.
Groups will sue to stop Grand Canyon uranium mine -- Environmental groups on Tuesday filed a 60-day notice that they intend to sue the federal Bureau of Land Management over its decision to allow a uranium mine to reopen north of the Grand Canyon.
UK food standards agency proves organic foods are better -- The results in its recent study appears to prove organic food is likely to be better than conventional food by a probability of 99.95 percent.
Hotels save money by saving sheets with RFID enable linen tracker -- One of the largest expenses the hospitality industry incurs comes from the theft, destruction or wear and tear of linens. To tackle this problem Linen Technology Tracking has developed linen tracker, a new RFID-enabled system for monitoring linens.
E-Bomb doomsday conference started Sept.8 -- It’ll fry pace makers, destroy iPhones, and turn laptops into useless paperweights. It’s the scariest thing most people outside the Washington Beltway have never heard of: electromagnetic pulse weapons. And you can learn all about it starting today at the EMPACT conference in Niagara Falls, New York.
We are living in an artificially induced state of consciousness -- Today, television watching is the most popular leisure activity as more and more people are choosing the fantasy world of TV over engaging with others in real communication and experiences.
Globalization threatens indigenous foods -- The rich diversity of food in indigenous communities across the world is threatened by the spread of Western eating habits through globalization, a United Nations agency said Tuesday.
US controls 68.4% of worldwide weapons sales -- Citing a congressional study released on Friday, the Times said the United States was involved in 68.4 percent of the global sales of arms. U.S. weapons sales jumped nearly 50 percent in 2008 despite the global economic recession to $37.8 billion from $25.4 billion the year before.
Verichip re-launches Verimed electronic health records system -- VeriChip hopes to capitalize on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which authorized $23 billion in stimulus funds for health care information technology, with an emphasis on the implementation and adoption of EHRs.
Better immune defense against anthrax -- Scientists discover a gene in anthrax-causing bacteria may help defend against this form of bio-warfare.
20 most bizarre Craigslist advertisements of all time -- Earlier this year the website agreed to drop its "erotic services" section over claims that it promoted pornography, but otherwise the unmoderated, anything-goes ethos on which its success was built continues.
Rebellion-B-Gone-chemical neurowarfare -- Imagine a future where the Iranian regime didn’t need to spend weeks in the streets beating, killing, and jailing protesters to put down the reform movement. Read More...
Obama may need sense of crises to get health care overhaul -- President Barack Obama returns to Washington next week in search of one thing that can revive his health-care overhaul: a sense of crisis.
Sibel Edmonds blows the whistle on blackmailed, bribed Congressmen -- Hastert, Burton, Blunt, Other Members of Congress 'Bribed, Blackmailed'. Previously, the Bush Administration invoked the so-called "state secrets privilege" in order to gag Edmonds, in attempting to keep such information from becoming public.
Air Force launches top secret satellite-listens to cell phone conversations -- A Titan IV-B rocket was used to launch the large spacecraft, believed to be an electronics listening satellite, into a position 22,300 miles above the Earth's equator. The National Reconnaissance Office would not reveal any details about the satellite, including its cost, purpose or which contractor built it.
Truckers lawsuit against Minnesota for arbitrary fatigue enforcement moves forward -- The Association filed the lawsuit May 13 with the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota on behalf of truck drivers placed out of service and in some cases fined after members of the Minnesota State Patrol arbitrarily arrived at the conclusion the drivers were “fatigued.”
Why psychologists are infinitely more dangerous than conspiracy theorists -- According to a Psychology Today hit piece written by psychologist John Gartner, people prone to thinking that powerful men might actually get together and plan to maintain and advance their power are borderline psychotics who are a danger to society. In reality, hundreds of years of history has taught us that psychologists routinely aid authoritarian regimes in enforcing tyrannical and inhumane policies while helping them crush political opposition by defining suspicion of authorities as a mental illness.
A CO2 budget for everyone on earth? -- In a SPIEGEL ONLINE interview, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, the German government's climate protection adviser, argues that drastic measures must be taken in order to prevent a catastrophe. He is proposing the creation of a CO2 budget for every person on the planet, regardless whether they live in Berlin or Beijing.
A Rout on the Dollar -- Isn’t this the second time this year that we’ve heard about a “global reserve bank”? The first time we heard about it, the IMF was to assume that role and issue special drawing rights (SDR’s) as a global currency… Now, we hear something a bit different, but it’s the same, folks… I’ll tell you right now what they are doing… The “powers that be” are “getting us used to hearing about this” by releasing stories here and there… That way, when the time comes for them to unveil their plan to have a global currency, they’ll be able to say, “We’ve been talking about this for a long time, and no on had a problem with it then!”
