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Haiti earthquake news updates -- Here you will find complete news updates on the aftermath of a 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti.
* Video from earthquake
* Haitian News Source
* Earthquake leaves Haiti more dangerous than a war zone -- Gravely injured Haitians pleaded for help Wednesday after the strongest earthquake to hit the poor Caribbean nation in more than 200 years crushed thousands of structures, from humble shacks to the National Palace and the headquarters of U.N. peacekeepers.
* How to help victims of the earthquake -- List of Disaster relief and non-governmental organizations.
* Haiti quake was a disaster waiting to happen -- A massive earthquake devastated Haiti Tuesday, but scientists warned of such an event back in 2008.
VIDEO: Air Force Bugbots -- This is totally unacceptable!!
If government won't break up the giant banks let's do it ourselves -- The only reason that smaller banks haven't been able to expand and thrive is that the too-big-to-fails have decreased competition.
Foreclosures may rise to record 3 million this year -- A record 3 million U.S. homes will be repossessed by lenders this year as high unemployment and depressed home values leave borrowers unable to make their house payment or sell, according to a RealtyTrac Inc. forecast.
Lawsuit accuses bank of seizing wrong house -- West End property owner is suing Bank of America Corp., asserting its agents mistakenly seized a vacation house he owns free and clear, then changed the locks and shut the power off, resulting in the smelly spoiling of about 75 pounds of salmon and halibut from an Alaska fishing trip and other damages.
6.4 unemployed workers for each available job -- There were nearly 6.4 unemployed workers, on average, for each available job at the end of November, according to Labor Department data released Tuesday. That's up from 6.1 in October and a record high. There were 1.7 jobless people for each opening in December 2007, when the recession began.
Sample of Nestlé Cookie Dough Has E. Coli Bacteria -- Nestlé USA said Wednesday that two samples of its Toll House refrigerated cookie dough made at a Virginia factory tested positive for E. coli bacteria this week despite rigorous safety measures put in place after a recall of the product last summer. Samples of Nestlé's Toll House refrigerated cookie dough made in a Virginia factory have tested positive for E. coli bacteria. Nestlé also said the tainted dough had not left the factory and no recall was necessary.
The cashless society -- According to the Telegraph there is the distinct possibility that the ‘cashless society’ may be just around the corner
US farmers plant fewest wheat acres since 1913 -- The Agriculture Department reported Tuesday that the total acres of winter wheat for 2010 is 37.1 million acres, down 14 percent nationwide from last year. The agency blames poor weather, low prices and the late row crop harvest for the decrease.
Obama wants record $708 billion for wars next year -- President Barack Obama will ask Congress for an additional $33 billion to fight unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq on top of a record $708 billion for the Defense Department next year.
Army charges mom who refused deployment -- The Army said Wednesday it has filed criminal charges against a single-mom soldier who refused to deploy to Afghanistan last year, arguing she had no family able to care for her infant son.
Homeland Security's "virtual fence" on border is loaded with glitches (are you surprised? Probably not) -- From 2006 through July 2009, Customs and Border Protection paid Boeing Co. $1.1 billion to create and build a border-long network of camera, sensor and radar towers, the Government Accountability Office reported in September. To date, only a flawed test system in Arizona is being used by the Border Patrol.
A dangerous spin on artificial sweetener -- Cancer Prevention Coalition Chairman Dr. Samuel S. Epstein warns that, based on scientific evidence published in peer-reviewed journals and presented to the U.S. Congress, aspartame is both toxic and carcinogenic. The coalition is calling upon the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban all dietary uses of aspartame.
Freeze kills southwest Florida vegetable crops -- More than a week of frigid overnight temperatures has devastated crops in south Florida, which is the primary source of fresh vegetables in the United States during the winter months, industry representatives said Tuesday.
El Paso police will carry M4 semi auto rifles -- On Tuesday, the Police Department got approval to buy 1,145 M4s, otherwise known as an AR 15 semi-automatic rifle.
Low level radioactive water found near N. Carolina nuclear plant -- Nuclear safety regulators said today that Progress Energy's Shearon Harris nuclear plant in Wake County leaked about 1,000 gallons of water contaminated with tritium, a low-level source of radiation.
Tolled then sold? Lawmakers unveil plan for the Illiana Expressway -- State lawmakers in Indiana are calling for the proposed Illiana Expressway to be built as a toll road and leased to private investors. Current law prohibits tolling or privatization of the roadway.
Walmart taking over the US and world by stealth -- The company has embraced something of a "stealth" approach to growth. Its stores are emblazoned with an array of different names around the world – Maxibodega in Costa Rica, Todo Dia in Brazil, Despensa Familiar in Honduras and the awkward-sounding Best Price Modern Wholesale in India.
MRSA superbug found on public beaches -- Public beaches may provide a home for and mechanism for the spread of the superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Washington and presented to the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.
Marcelo's DNA culture results -- by Cliff Carnicom
* Morgellon's: an environmental source
Organic farmers must embrace GM crops if we are to feed the world says scientist -- The organic movement should overcome its hostility to genetically modified crops and embrace the contribution that they can make to sustainable farming, one of the world’s leading agricultural scientists has told The Times.
Navy wants soldiers wearing brain scanners into war -- The Navy’s Bureau of Medicine and Surgery is requesting proposals for a brain-scanning system that can assess a myriad of neuro-cognitive abilities, including reaction times, problem solving and memory recall.
NY police destroy counterfeit clothes rather than give them to the homeless -- the NY Police have admitted to shredding and burning the counterfeit clothes they've confiscated, rather than giving them to the homeless, as had always been done in the past.
Doctors need to become healers (part 2) -- It is a proven fact that the conventional medical drug approach, which treats symptoms and not causes, is unable to solve the problem of ill health in America.
* Part 3
New Hampshire poised for landmark homeschool vote -- The New Hampshire House of Representatives is scheduled to consider next week an amendment to House Bill 368, which critics say would make New Hampshire’s homeschool law the most restrictive and burdensome in the nation. (what happened to "live free or die")
Geoengineering conference to discuss blocking the sun -- As hundreds of people die worldwide as a result of record low temperatures in the midst of a savage winter, scientists are preparing for a conference in which they will discuss measures to use geoengineering to block out the sun.
What do you do with a dead nuclear reactor? -- On July 23, 1976, Pacific Gas & Electric’s Humboldt Bay nuclear reactor in northern California shut down for refueling — and has not reopened since. The plant is located in an earthquake zone and regulators closed it down due to fear of possible ground movement. Now the facility is a leading candidate to become the largest light-water commercial reactor in the nation ever to be decommissioned
* Video from earthquake
* Haitian News Source
* Earthquake leaves Haiti more dangerous than a war zone -- Gravely injured Haitians pleaded for help Wednesday after the strongest earthquake to hit the poor Caribbean nation in more than 200 years crushed thousands of structures, from humble shacks to the National Palace and the headquarters of U.N. peacekeepers.
* How to help victims of the earthquake -- List of Disaster relief and non-governmental organizations.
* Haiti quake was a disaster waiting to happen -- A massive earthquake devastated Haiti Tuesday, but scientists warned of such an event back in 2008.
VIDEO: Air Force Bugbots -- This is totally unacceptable!!
If government won't break up the giant banks let's do it ourselves -- The only reason that smaller banks haven't been able to expand and thrive is that the too-big-to-fails have decreased competition.
Foreclosures may rise to record 3 million this year -- A record 3 million U.S. homes will be repossessed by lenders this year as high unemployment and depressed home values leave borrowers unable to make their house payment or sell, according to a RealtyTrac Inc. forecast.
Lawsuit accuses bank of seizing wrong house -- West End property owner is suing Bank of America Corp., asserting its agents mistakenly seized a vacation house he owns free and clear, then changed the locks and shut the power off, resulting in the smelly spoiling of about 75 pounds of salmon and halibut from an Alaska fishing trip and other damages.
6.4 unemployed workers for each available job -- There were nearly 6.4 unemployed workers, on average, for each available job at the end of November, according to Labor Department data released Tuesday. That's up from 6.1 in October and a record high. There were 1.7 jobless people for each opening in December 2007, when the recession began.
Sample of Nestlé Cookie Dough Has E. Coli Bacteria -- Nestlé USA said Wednesday that two samples of its Toll House refrigerated cookie dough made at a Virginia factory tested positive for E. coli bacteria this week despite rigorous safety measures put in place after a recall of the product last summer. Samples of Nestlé's Toll House refrigerated cookie dough made in a Virginia factory have tested positive for E. coli bacteria. Nestlé also said the tainted dough had not left the factory and no recall was necessary.
The cashless society -- According to the Telegraph there is the distinct possibility that the ‘cashless society’ may be just around the corner
US farmers plant fewest wheat acres since 1913 -- The Agriculture Department reported Tuesday that the total acres of winter wheat for 2010 is 37.1 million acres, down 14 percent nationwide from last year. The agency blames poor weather, low prices and the late row crop harvest for the decrease.
Obama wants record $708 billion for wars next year -- President Barack Obama will ask Congress for an additional $33 billion to fight unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq on top of a record $708 billion for the Defense Department next year.
Army charges mom who refused deployment -- The Army said Wednesday it has filed criminal charges against a single-mom soldier who refused to deploy to Afghanistan last year, arguing she had no family able to care for her infant son.
Homeland Security's "virtual fence" on border is loaded with glitches (are you surprised? Probably not) -- From 2006 through July 2009, Customs and Border Protection paid Boeing Co. $1.1 billion to create and build a border-long network of camera, sensor and radar towers, the Government Accountability Office reported in September. To date, only a flawed test system in Arizona is being used by the Border Patrol.
A dangerous spin on artificial sweetener -- Cancer Prevention Coalition Chairman Dr. Samuel S. Epstein warns that, based on scientific evidence published in peer-reviewed journals and presented to the U.S. Congress, aspartame is both toxic and carcinogenic. The coalition is calling upon the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban all dietary uses of aspartame.
Freeze kills southwest Florida vegetable crops -- More than a week of frigid overnight temperatures has devastated crops in south Florida, which is the primary source of fresh vegetables in the United States during the winter months, industry representatives said Tuesday.
El Paso police will carry M4 semi auto rifles -- On Tuesday, the Police Department got approval to buy 1,145 M4s, otherwise known as an AR 15 semi-automatic rifle.
Low level radioactive water found near N. Carolina nuclear plant -- Nuclear safety regulators said today that Progress Energy's Shearon Harris nuclear plant in Wake County leaked about 1,000 gallons of water contaminated with tritium, a low-level source of radiation.
Tolled then sold? Lawmakers unveil plan for the Illiana Expressway -- State lawmakers in Indiana are calling for the proposed Illiana Expressway to be built as a toll road and leased to private investors. Current law prohibits tolling or privatization of the roadway.
Walmart taking over the US and world by stealth -- The company has embraced something of a "stealth" approach to growth. Its stores are emblazoned with an array of different names around the world – Maxibodega in Costa Rica, Todo Dia in Brazil, Despensa Familiar in Honduras and the awkward-sounding Best Price Modern Wholesale in India.
MRSA superbug found on public beaches -- Public beaches may provide a home for and mechanism for the spread of the superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Washington and presented to the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.
Marcelo's DNA culture results -- by Cliff Carnicom
* Morgellon's: an environmental source
Organic farmers must embrace GM crops if we are to feed the world says scientist -- The organic movement should overcome its hostility to genetically modified crops and embrace the contribution that they can make to sustainable farming, one of the world’s leading agricultural scientists has told The Times.
Navy wants soldiers wearing brain scanners into war -- The Navy’s Bureau of Medicine and Surgery is requesting proposals for a brain-scanning system that can assess a myriad of neuro-cognitive abilities, including reaction times, problem solving and memory recall.
NY police destroy counterfeit clothes rather than give them to the homeless -- the NY Police have admitted to shredding and burning the counterfeit clothes they've confiscated, rather than giving them to the homeless, as had always been done in the past.
Doctors need to become healers (part 2) -- It is a proven fact that the conventional medical drug approach, which treats symptoms and not causes, is unable to solve the problem of ill health in America.
* Part 3
New Hampshire poised for landmark homeschool vote -- The New Hampshire House of Representatives is scheduled to consider next week an amendment to House Bill 368, which critics say would make New Hampshire’s homeschool law the most restrictive and burdensome in the nation. (what happened to "live free or die")
Geoengineering conference to discuss blocking the sun -- As hundreds of people die worldwide as a result of record low temperatures in the midst of a savage winter, scientists are preparing for a conference in which they will discuss measures to use geoengineering to block out the sun.
What do you do with a dead nuclear reactor? -- On July 23, 1976, Pacific Gas & Electric’s Humboldt Bay nuclear reactor in northern California shut down for refueling — and has not reopened since. The plant is located in an earthquake zone and regulators closed it down due to fear of possible ground movement. Now the facility is a leading candidate to become the largest light-water commercial reactor in the nation ever to be decommissioned
