DailyTech - Princeton Physicist Calls Global Warming Science "Mistaken": "Noted energy expert and Princeton physicist Dr. Will Happer has sharply criticized global warming alarmism. Happer, author of over 200 scientific papers and a past director of energy research at the Department of Energy, called fears over global warming 'mistaken'.
'I have spent a long research career studying physics that is closely related to the greenhouse effect', said Happer. 'Fears about man-made global warming are unwarranted and are not based on good science.'
Dr. Happer views climate change as a predominately natural process. 'The earth's climate is changing now, as it always has. There is no evidence that the changes differ in any qualitative way from those of the past.'"
29.12.08
Secret of the Lusitania: Arms find challenges Allied claims it was solely a passenger ship | Mail Online
Secret of the Lusitania: Arms find challenges Allied claims it was solely a passenger ship | Mail Online: "Her sinking with the loss of almost 1,200 lives caused such outrage that it propelled the U.S. into the First World War.
But now divers have revealed a dark secret about the cargo carried by the Lusitania on its final journey in May 1915.
Munitions they found in the hold suggest that the Germans had been right all along in claiming the ship was carrying war materials and was a legitimate military target."
But now divers have revealed a dark secret about the cargo carried by the Lusitania on its final journey in May 1915.
Munitions they found in the hold suggest that the Germans had been right all along in claiming the ship was carrying war materials and was a legitimate military target."
15.12.08
Press TV - Iraq cheers reporter for Bush shoe attack
Press TV - Iraq cheers reporter for Bush shoe attack: "A study conducted by ORB -- a well-known British polling agency which has been tracking public opinion in Iraq since 2005 -- estimated in September 2007 that 1.2 million Iraqis had been killed in violence-related incidents following the March 2003 invasion of the country.
This is while Human Rights Watch estimates put the number of those killed during a period of twenty years of the reign of deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein at 250,000 to 290,000."
This is while Human Rights Watch estimates put the number of those killed during a period of twenty years of the reign of deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein at 250,000 to 290,000."
14.12.08
Fingerprints Can Reveal Drug Use, Medical History : Discovery News
Fingerprints Can Reveal Drug Use, Medical History : Discovery News: "Dec. 10, 2008 -- A careless touch could be all police or insurance companies need to determine not only your identity, but also your past drug use, if you've fired a gun or handled explosives, even specific medical conditions."
13.12.08
Palm Vein ID Scan Makes U.S. Debut : Discovery News
Palm Vein ID Scan Makes U.S. Debut : Discovery News: "'It's easy to steal a fingerprint,' said Hiroko Naito, a member of Fujitsu's PalmSecure Team that developed the technology. 'Palm vein information physically resides inside the patient, making it harder to steal.'"
'Mind-reading' software could record your dreams - tech - 12 December 2008 - New Scientist
'Mind-reading' software could record your dreams - tech - 12 December 2008 - New Scientist: "Pictures you are observing can now be recreated with software that uses nothing but scans of your brain. It is the first 'mind reading' technology to create such images from scratch, rather than picking them out from a pool of possible images."
12.12.08
Scientists extract images directly from brain ::: Pink Tentacle
Scientists extract images directly from brain ::: Pink Tentacle: "Researchers from Japan’s ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories have developed new brain analysis technology that can reconstruct the images inside a person’s mind and display them on a computer monitor, it was announced on December 11. According to the researchers, further development of the technology may soon make it possible to view other people’s dreams while they sleep."
31.8.08
Iraq and China Sign $3 Billion Oil Contract - washingtonpost.com
Iraq and China Sign $3 Billion Oil Contract - washingtonpost.com: "BAGHDAD, Aug. 28 -- Iraq and China signed a $3 billion deal this week to develop a large Iraqi oil field, the first major commercial oil contract here with a foreign company since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion."
27.8.08
California stop-smoking campaign saved $86 billion: report
California stop-smoking campaign saved $86 billion: report: "CHICAGO (Reuters) - California's large-scale tobacco control campaign has saved $86 billion in health care costs in its first 15 years, U.S. researchers said on Monday."
South Ossetia conflict: Russia seeks Chinese support as West warns of new dangers - Telegraph
South Ossetia conflict: Russia seeks Chinese support as West warns of new dangers - Telegraph: "Russia sought to bolster its diplomatic position in its stand off with the West over Georgia today by dispatching President Dmitry Medvedev to meet his Chinese counterpart."
16.8.08
Russian general says Poland open to nuclear strike - Times Online
Russian general says Poland open to nuclear strike - Times Online: "A senior Russian general warned Poland today that it was leaving itself open to retaliation - and possibly even a nuclear strike - by agreeing to host a US missile base."
12.8.08
Army tests James Bond style tank that is 'invisible' | Mail Online
Army tests James Bond style tank that is 'invisible' | Mail Online: "New technology that can make tanks invisible has been unveiled by the Ministry of Defence.
In secret trials last week, the Army said it had made a vehicle completely disappear and predicted that an invisible tank would be ready for service by 2012.
The new technology uses cameras and projectors to beam images of the surrounding landscape onto a tank."
In secret trials last week, the Army said it had made a vehicle completely disappear and predicted that an invisible tank would be ready for service by 2012.
The new technology uses cameras and projectors to beam images of the surrounding landscape onto a tank."
6.8.08
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Pet dogs can 'catch' human yawns
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Pet dogs can 'catch' human yawns: "Yawning is known to be contagious in humans but now scientists have shown that pet dogs can catch a yawn, too."
Sleep on It: How Snoozing Makes You Smarter: Scientific American
Sleep on It: How Snoozing Makes You Smarter: Scientific American: "Whether deciding to go to a particular college, accept a challenging job offer or propose to a future spouse, “sleeping on it” seems to provide the clarity we need to piece together life’s puzzles. But how does slumber present us with answers?"
Live Longer: The One Anti-Aging Trick That Works - Yahoo! News
Live Longer: The One Anti-Aging Trick That Works - Yahoo! News: "While the quest for the proverbial Fountain of Youth is endless and typically fruitless, one method known to extend the human lifespan by up to five years has quietly become accepted among leading researchers.
The formula is simple: Eat less. It could add years to your life, several experts now say. And done in moderation, it could at least help you live a more healthy life."
The formula is simple: Eat less. It could add years to your life, several experts now say. And done in moderation, it could at least help you live a more healthy life."
'Major discovery' from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution - MIT News Office
'Major discovery' from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution - MIT News Office: "In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing energy for use when the sun doesn't shine."
3.8.08
Live Longer: The One Anti-Aging Trick That Works - Yahoo! News
Live Longer: The One Anti-Aging Trick That Works - Yahoo! News: "While the quest for the proverbial Fountain of Youth is endless and typically fruitless, one method known to extend the human lifespan by up to five years has quietly become accepted among leading researchers.
The formula is simple: Eat less. It could add years to your life, several experts now say. And done in moderation, it could at least help you live a more healthy life."
The formula is simple: Eat less. It could add years to your life, several experts now say. And done in moderation, it could at least help you live a more healthy life."
31.7.08
Live Longer: The One Anti-Aging Trick That Works - Yahoo! News
Live Longer: The One Anti-Aging Trick That Works - Yahoo! News: "The formula is simple: Eat less. It could add years to your life, several experts now say. And done in moderation, it could at least help you live a more healthy life."
26.7.08
Are you Roman tonight? Statue of 'Elvis' chiselled 1800 years before his birth goes under the hammer | Mail Online
Are you Roman tonight? Statue of 'Elvis' chiselled 1800 years before his birth goes under the hammer | Mail Online: "With his dashing chiselled features, swept back hair and perky bouffant the resemblance is unmistakable.
But incredibly this carving of Elvis Presley was created around 1800 years before the King of Rock and Roll first warbled his first note."
But incredibly this carving of Elvis Presley was created around 1800 years before the King of Rock and Roll first warbled his first note."
24.7.08
BBC NEWS | Health | Soy foods 'reduce sperm numbers'
BBC NEWS | Health | Soy foods 'reduce sperm numbers': "A regular diet of even modest amounts of food containing soy may halve sperm concentrations, suggest scientists."
20.7.08
SCMP.com - the online edition of South China Morning Post, Hong Kong's premier English-language newspaper
SCMP.com - the online edition of South China Morning Post, Hong Kong's premier English-language newspaper: "Beijing authorities are secretly planning to ban black people and others it considers social undesirables from entering the city s bars during the Olympic Games a move that would contradict the official slogan 'One World One Dream'."
19.7.08
6.7.08
Spiritual Effects Of Hallucinogens Persist, Researchers Report
Spiritual Effects Of Hallucinogens Persist, Researchers Report: "'This is a truly remarkable finding ' Griffiths says. 'Rarely in psychological research do we see such persistently positive reports from a single event in the laboratory. This gives credence to the claims that the mystical-type experiences some people have during hallucinogen sessions may help patients suffering from cancer-related anxiety or depression and may serve as a potential treatment for drug dependence. We re eager to move ahead with that research.'"
3.7.08
Snow in July? A Mixed Blessing in the Northern Rockies - NYTimes.com
Snow in July? A Mixed Blessing in the Northern Rockies - NYTimes.com: "But huge amounts of snow still blanket the Northern Rockies high country, in part because of record snowfalls in Montana this year, so the opening will not take place until Wednesday, the latest on record by a day, except for World War II when the road was not plowed at all."
1.7.08
A Pill to Cure Alcoholism? - US News and World Report
A Pill to Cure Alcoholism? - US News and World Report: "People struggling with alcohol addiction got some promising news this week A team led by researchers at the University of Virginia Health System reported that the drug topiramate can lead to a reduction in heavy drinking. Topiramate is currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat seizures and migraine headaches. But doctors can prescribe it 'off label' for alcohol dependence."
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Bloomberg: "In the U.S., 42 percent said they had used marijuana and 16 percent had tried cocaine, according to the study published in the journal of the Public Library of Science. In the Netherlands, where people can go to cafes to smoke marijuana, 20 percent have tried that drug and 1.9 percent sampled cocaine."
29.6.08
US issues health warning over mercury fillings - Health News, Health & Wellbeing - The Independent
US issues health warning over mercury fillings - Health News, Health & Wellbeing - The Independent: "Amalgam dental fillings – which contain the highly toxic metal mercury – pose a health risk, the world's top medical regulatory agency has conceded."
Iran ready to strike at Israel’s nuclear heart - Times Online
Iran ready to strike at Israel’s nuclear heart - Times Online: "Iran has moved ballistic missiles into launch positions, with Israel’s Dimona nuclear plant among the possible targets, defence sources said last week."
28.6.08
Mercedes prepare for the future | The Sun |HomePage|Motors|Phil Lanning
Mercedes prepare for the future | The Sun |HomePage|Motors|Phil Lanning: "MERCEDES are aiming to end the need for filling your fuel tank with petrol or diesel within just SEVEN YEARS."
Sun goes longer than normal without producing sunspots
Sun goes longer than normal without producing sunspots: "The scientists said periods of inactivity are normal for the sun, but this period has gone on longer than usual."
Nuclear missiles could blow up 'like popcorn' - Telegraph
Nuclear missiles could blow up 'like popcorn' - Telegraph: "A design flaw in Britain's nuclear arsenal means that warheads could set off a chain reaction 'like popcorn' if they were accidentally dropped, according to Ministry of Defence documents."
27.6.08
26.6.08
New Allegations Revive an Italian Mystery of the 1980s - NYTimes.com
New Allegations Revive an Italian Mystery of the 1980s - NYTimes.com: "the news media here reported a witness claiming, among other things, that Emanuela had been kidnapped on the orders of an American archbishop, Paul Marcinkus, a former president of the Vatican bank. Linked to a major Italian banking scandal in the 1980s, Archbishop Marcinkus died in 2006."
25.6.08
Mandatory body-fluid samples loom for drivers suspected of being high
Mandatory body-fluid samples loom for drivers suspected of being high: "OTTAWA -- Drivers who get behind the wheel while high on drugs will face roadside testing and they could be ordered to surrender urine, blood or saliva samples at the police station under a controversial new law that takes effect July 2nd."
THE MIDDLE EAST - washingtonpost.com
THE MIDDLE EAST - washingtonpost.com: "French President Nicolas Sarkozy told the Israeli parliament Monday that there could be no Middle East peace unless Israel drops its refusal to cede sovereignty over parts of Jerusalem claimed by the Palestinians, challenging one of Israel's most emotionally held positions."
23.6.08
Floods wipe out US crops - Americas, World - The Independent
Floods wipe out US crops - Americas, World - The Independent: "Up to five million acres of newly planted crops have been lost at the heart of the world's top grain and food exporter. Prices for corn, cattle and pigs all set records this week owing to the floods, as a world economy already hit by inflation from rising energy prices absorbed the blow."
22.6.08
21.6.08
"Now this 11-year low in Sunspot activity has raised fears among a small but growing number of scientists that rather than getting warmer, the Earth could possibly be about to return to another cooling period. The idea is especially intriguing considering that most of the world is in preparation for global warming."
Cloned immune cells cleared patient's cancer | Science | The Guardian
Cloned immune cells cleared patient's cancer | Science | The Guardian: "A patient whose skin cancer had spread throughout his body has been given the all-clear after being injected with billions of his own immune cells."
19.6.08
Sixth foot washes up in Canada
Sixth foot washes up in Canada: "The fourth foot was found May 22 on Kirkland Island in the Fraser River, only about 2km away from the site in Ladner, along the same river, where the fifth foot was found on Monday.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the remains of the latest foot were found inside a size 10 black Adidas running shoe.
Tresoor said major crime investigators from the Campbell River detachment, along with staff from the coroner's office, went to the scene to investigate."
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the remains of the latest foot were found inside a size 10 black Adidas running shoe.
Tresoor said major crime investigators from the Campbell River detachment, along with staff from the coroner's office, went to the scene to investigate."
16.6.08
Coffee Drinkers Might Live Longer - washingtonpost.com
Coffee Drinkers Might Live Longer - washingtonpost.com: "MONDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) - Good news for coffee lovers: Drinking up to six cups a day of caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee daily won't shorten your life span, a new study shows.
In fact, coffee might even help the heart, especially for women, the researchers found."
In fact, coffee might even help the heart, especially for women, the researchers found."
13.6.08
Why Is Bush Helping Saudi Arabia Build Nukes? - WSJ.com
Why Is Bush Helping Saudi Arabia Build Nukes? - WSJ.com: "Here's a quick geopolitical quiz: What country is three times the size of Texas and has more than 300 days of blazing sun a year? What country has the world's largest oil reserves resting below miles upon miles of sand? And what country is being given nuclear power, not solar, by President George W. Bush, even when the mere assumption of nuclear possession in its region has been known to provoke pre-emptive air strikes, even wars?
If you answered Saudi Arabia to all of these questions, you're right."
If you answered Saudi Arabia to all of these questions, you're right."
10.6.08
Blueberries may reverse memory decline, Reading University finds - Telegraph
Blueberries may reverse memory decline, Reading University finds - Telegraph: "Scientists have found that chemicals in the fruit can reverse age-releated decline in memory."
4.6.08
The Raw Story | Canada's parliament votes to grant asylum to US war resisters
The Raw Story | Canada's parliament votes to grant asylum to US war resisters: "Parliament on Tuesday voted to allow US resisters of the Iraq war who fled to Canada to stay in this country, thus avoiding military court-martial in the United States."
2.6.08
Ancient Hair Reveals Greenland Eskimos' Roots : NPR
Ancient Hair Reveals Greenland Eskimos' Roots : NPR: "And the hair yielded something extremely rare — the DNA of some of the earliest humans to live in the Arctic. By studying that DNA, researchers say they've been able to answer a longstanding question: Are modern Eskimos descended from ancient Native Americans, or did they come from somewhere else?
The answer, according to a new study published in the current issue of the journal Science, is somewhere else — probably eastern Asia."
The answer, according to a new study published in the current issue of the journal Science, is somewhere else — probably eastern Asia."
Scientists Cast Doubt on Kennedy Bullet Analysis - washingtonpost.com
Scientists Cast Doubt on Kennedy Bullet Analysis - washingtonpost.com: "In a collision of 21st-century science and decades-old conspiracy theories, a research team that includes a former top FBI scientist is challenging the bullet analysis used by the government to conclude that Lee Harvey Oswald alone shot the two bullets that struck and killed President John F. Kennedy in 1963.
The 'evidence used to rule out a second assassin is fundamentally flawed,' concludes a new article in the Annals of Applied Statistics written by former FBI lab metallurgist William A. Tobin and Texas A&M University researchers Cliff Spiegelman and William D. James."
The 'evidence used to rule out a second assassin is fundamentally flawed,' concludes a new article in the Annals of Applied Statistics written by former FBI lab metallurgist William A. Tobin and Texas A&M University researchers Cliff Spiegelman and William D. James."
28.5.08
Ex-Press Aide Writes That Bush Misled U.S. on Iraq - washingtonpost.com
Ex-Press Aide Writes That Bush Misled U.S. on Iraq - washingtonpost.com: "Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan writes in a new memoir that the Iraq war was sold to the American people with a sophisticated 'political propaganda campaign' led by President Bush and aimed at 'manipulating sources of public opinion' and 'downplaying the major reason for going to war.'"
27.5.08
Tape of Air Traffic Controllers Made on 9/11 Was Destroyed - New York Times
Tape of Air Traffic Controllers Made on 9/11 Was Destroyed - New York Times: "At least six air traffic controllers who dealt with two of the hijacked airliners on Sept. 11, 2001, made a tape recording a few hours later describing the events, but the tape was destroyed by a supervisor without anyone making a transcript or even listening to it, the Transportation Department said Thursday."
Working classes are less intelligent, says evolution expert - Scotsman.com News
Working classes are less intelligent, says evolution expert - Scotsman.com News: "WORKING-CLASS students have lower IQs than those from wealthier backgrounds and should not be expected to win places at top universities, an academic has claimed."
Diet Coke to drop additive in DNA damage fear | Mail Online
Diet Coke to drop additive in DNA damage fear | Mail Online: "Coca-Cola is phasing out a controversial additive that has been linked to damage to DNA and hyperactivity in children.
Sodium benzoate, also known as E211, is used to stop fizzy drinks going mouldy.
Coca-Cola said it had begun withdrawing the additive from Diet Coke in January in response to consumer demand for more natural products.
By the end of the year no can or bottle will contain E211."
Sodium benzoate, also known as E211, is used to stop fizzy drinks going mouldy.
Coca-Cola said it had begun withdrawing the additive from Diet Coke in January in response to consumer demand for more natural products.
By the end of the year no can or bottle will contain E211."
Cold Fusion: Scientist Creates Cold Fusion For the First Time In Decades
Cold Fusion: Scientist Creates Cold Fusion For the First Time In Decades: "Cold fusion, the act of producing a nuclear reaction at room temperature, has long been relegated to science fiction after researchers were unable to recreate the experiment that first 'discovered' the phenomenon. But a Japanese scientist was supposedly able to start a cold fusion reaction earlier this week, which—if the results are real—could revolutionize the way we gather energy.
Yoshiaki Arata, a highly respected physicist in Japan, demonstrated a low-energy nuclear reaction at Osaka University on Thursday. In front of a live audience, including reporters from six major newspapers and two tv studios, Arata and a co-professor Yue-Chang Zhang, produced excess heat and helium atoms from deuterium gas."
Yoshiaki Arata, a highly respected physicist in Japan, demonstrated a low-energy nuclear reaction at Osaka University on Thursday. In front of a live audience, including reporters from six major newspapers and two tv studios, Arata and a co-professor Yue-Chang Zhang, produced excess heat and helium atoms from deuterium gas."
21.5.08
The Raw Story | Extinct Tasmanian tiger gene brought back to life: scientists
The Raw Story | Extinct Tasmanian tiger gene brought back to life: scientists: "Scientists said Tuesday they had achieved a world first by bringing back to life a gene from the extinct Tasmanian tiger after implanting it in a mouse.
Researchers from universities in Australia and the United States extracted the gene from a 100-year-old preserved specimen of the doglike marsupial -- correctly known as a thylacine -- and revived it in a mouse embryo.
'This is the first time that DNA from an extinct species has been used to induce a functional response in another living organism,' said research leader Andrew Pask of the University of Melbourne."
Researchers from universities in Australia and the United States extracted the gene from a 100-year-old preserved specimen of the doglike marsupial -- correctly known as a thylacine -- and revived it in a mouse embryo.
'This is the first time that DNA from an extinct species has been used to induce a functional response in another living organism,' said research leader Andrew Pask of the University of Melbourne."
I Spy Your PC: Researchers Find New Ways to Steal Data - Yahoo! News
I Spy Your PC: Researchers Find New Ways to Steal Data - Yahoo! News: "In two separate pieces of research, teams at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and at Saarland University in Saarbrucken, Germany, describe attacks that seem ripped from the pages of spy novels. In Saarbrucken, the researchers have read computer screens from their tiny reflections on everyday objects such as glasses, teapots, and even the human eye. The UC team has worked out a way to analyze a video of hands typing on a keyboard in order to guess what was being written."
20.5.08
‘Big Brother’ database for phones and e-mails - Times Online
‘Big Brother’ database for phones and e-mails - Times Online: "A massive government database holding details of every phone call, e-mail and time spent on the internet by the public is being planned as part of the fight against crime and terrorism. Internet service providers (ISPs) and telecoms companies would hand over the records to the Home Office under plans put forward by officials.
The information would be held for at least 12 months and the police and security services would be able to access it if given permission from the courts."
The information would be held for at least 12 months and the police and security services would be able to access it if given permission from the courts."
Orthodox Jewish youths burn New Testaments in Or Yehuda - Haaretz - Israel News
Orthodox Jewish youths burn New Testaments in Or Yehuda - Haaretz - Israel News: "Orthodox Jews set fire to hundreds of copies of the New Testament in the latest act of violence against Christian missionaries in the Holy Land."
China's All-Seeing Eye : Rolling Stone
China's All-Seeing Eye : Rolling Stone: "Now, as China prepares to showcase its economic advances during the upcoming Olympics in Beijing, Shenzhen is once again serving as a laboratory, a testing ground for the next phase of this vast social experiment. Over the past two years, some 200,000 surveillance cameras have been installed throughout the city. Many are in public spaces, disguised as lampposts. The closed-circuit TV cameras will soon be connected to a single, nationwide network, an all-seeing system that will be capable of tracking and identifying anyone who comes within its range — a project driven in part by U.S. technology and investment. Over the next three years, Chinese security executives predict they will install as many as 2 million CCTVs in Shenzhen, which would make it the most watched city in the world. (Security-crazy London boasts only half a million surveillance cameras.)"
BBC NEWS | UK | Phone calls database considered
BBC NEWS | UK | Phone calls database considered: "Ministers are to consider plans for a database of electronic information holding details of every phone call and e-mail sent in the UK, it has emerged."
10-year-old takes college by storm - Education- msnbc.com
10-year-old takes college by storm - Education- msnbc.com: "DOWNEY, Calif. - With the end of another school year approaching, college sophomore Moshe Kai Cavalin is cramming for final exams in classes such as advanced mathematics, foreign languages and music.
But Cavalin is only 10 years old. And at 4-foot-7, his shoes don't quite touch the floor as he puts down a schoolbook and swivels around in his chair to greet a visitor."
But Cavalin is only 10 years old. And at 4-foot-7, his shoes don't quite touch the floor as he puts down a schoolbook and swivels around in his chair to greet a visitor."
14.5.08
UFO files from The National Archives
UFO files from The National Archives: "Newly released UFO files
The files contain a wide range of UFO-related documents covering the years 1978–2002. So if you want to find out more about lights in the sky over Waterloo Bridge, near misses by pilots, crop circles - and what the UK government thought of it all - this is the place to start. The files are in PDF format."
The files contain a wide range of UFO-related documents covering the years 1978–2002. So if you want to find out more about lights in the sky over Waterloo Bridge, near misses by pilots, crop circles - and what the UK government thought of it all - this is the place to start. The files are in PDF format."
13.5.08
Vatican: It's OK to believe in aliens
Vatican: It's OK to believe in aliens: "VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican's chief astronomer says that believing in aliens does not contradict faith in God."
Low-energy LEDs could soon be lighting homes | Technology | The Guardian
Low-energy LEDs could soon be lighting homes | Technology | The Guardian: "Dr Faiz Rahman is putting millions of holes into light emitting diodes to make them brighter. He's not, as you might imagine, trying to increase their surface area. Instead, he's overcoming the physical properties that keep most light trapped inside. And when he's managed to scale up his hole-making process, it'll mean bright low-energy LED lightbulbs for the home."
Vending machine can spot a youthful face - tech - 12 May 2008 - New Scientist Tech
Vending machine can spot a youthful face - tech - 12 May 2008 - New Scientist Tech: "Cigarette vending machines in Japan will soon be able to judge their user's age from their appearance. The technology has been developed as an effort to have the machines comply with new laws that, from July, require them to check the age of buyers."
12.5.08
China preparing for nuclear war
China preparing for nuclear war: "LONDON – Defense analysts for the British intelligence service MI6 believe China is preparing for the 'eventuality of a nuclear war.' The conclusion follows evidence that Beijing has built secretly a major naval base deep inside caverns which even sophisticated satellites cannot penetrate, says a report in Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin."
11.5.08
The Brisbane porn king who blew $60 million - Queensland - BrisbaneTimes
The Brisbane porn king who blew $60 million - Queensland - BrisbaneTimes: "So what really goes through the mind of a man who lost $60million and now lives at home with his parents? 'Look, it took losing everything for me to sit down and realise there are far more important things in life,' he says."
3-Year-Old Has Never Fallen Asleep - Orlando News Story - WKMG Orlando
3-Year-Old Has Never Fallen Asleep - Orlando News Story - WKMG Orlando: "ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A 3-year-old Florida boy with a rare condition has not slept in three years."
10.5.08
Mind Control by Cell Phone: Scientific American
Mind Control by Cell Phone: Scientific American: "Could the electrical signals coming from a phone affect certain brainwaves operating in resonance with cell phone transmission frequencies? After all, the caller's cerebral cortex is just centimeters away from radiation broadcast from the phone's antenna. Two studies provide some revealing news."
9.5.08
BBC NEWS | UK | 'Respect atheists', says cardinal
BBC NEWS | UK | 'Respect atheists', says cardinal: "The Archbishop of Westminster has urged Christians to treat atheists and agnostics with 'deep esteem'."
8.5.08
Abuse may trigger gene changes found in suicide victims - health - 07 May 2008 - New Scientist
Abuse may trigger gene changes found in suicide victims - health - 07 May 2008 - New Scientist: "Early child abuse may forever change the way genes are expressed in the brain, suggests a postmortem study of people who died by suicide.
It is now well established that it isn't just what genes we inherit, but how they are turned on and off that influences our development. Most of these control switches are thrown before we are born, but some are set in early life, and to a lesser degree, throughout our lives.
Genes are switched off when methyl groups are added to our DNA. Studies have shown that diet, stress and even maternal care can influence these 'epigenetic' changes."
It is now well established that it isn't just what genes we inherit, but how they are turned on and off that influences our development. Most of these control switches are thrown before we are born, but some are set in early life, and to a lesser degree, throughout our lives.
Genes are switched off when methyl groups are added to our DNA. Studies have shown that diet, stress and even maternal care can influence these 'epigenetic' changes."
7.5.08
Gorbachev laments New World Order behind schedule, blames US for new Cold War � Aftermath News
Gorbachev laments New World Order behind schedule, blames US for new Cold War � Aftermath News: "From Nato’s expansion plans in the former Soviet Union to Washington’s proposals for a bigger defence budget and a missile shield in central Europe, the US was deliberately quashing hopes for permanent peace with Russia, Mr Gorbachev said.
“We had 10 years after the Cold War to build a new world order and yet we squandered them,” he said.
“The United States cannot tolerate anyone acting independently.
“Every US president has to have a war.”"
“We had 10 years after the Cold War to build a new world order and yet we squandered them,” he said.
“The United States cannot tolerate anyone acting independently.
“Every US president has to have a war.”"
Singer Seeks Surgery For Non-Stop Hiccups | peculiarosities.com
Singer Seeks Surgery For Non-Stop Hiccups | peculiarosities.com: "A singer who estimates that he has hiccupped almost 10 million times in the last 15 months is to undergo an operation to cure him from the condition."
6.5.08
BBC NEWS | Health | Breastfeeding 'helps to boost IQ'
BBC NEWS | Health | Breastfeeding 'helps to boost IQ': "More evidence is being put forward that breastfed babies eventually become more intelligent than those who are fed with formula milk."
CCTV boom has failed to slash crime, say police | UK news | The Guardian
CCTV boom has failed to slash crime, say police | UK news | The Guardian: "Massive investment in CCTV cameras to prevent crime in the UK has failed to have a significant impact, despite billions of pounds spent on the new technology, a senior police officer piloting a new database has warned. Only 3% of street robberies in London were solved using CCTV images, despite the fact that Britain has more security cameras than any other country in Europe."
DailyTech - Bionic Eyes Implants Give Partial Vision to Blind Patients
DailyTech - Bionic Eyes Implants Give Partial Vision to Blind Patients: "Exciting breakthroughs promise partial vision to blind, though much research work remains"
Eye-tracking interface means gamers' looks can kill - tech - 05 May 2008 - New Scientist Tech
Eye-tracking interface means gamers' looks can kill - tech - 05 May 2008 - New Scientist Tech: "Technology is being developed to allow people with severe motor disabilities to play 3D computer games like World of Warcraft using only their eyes."
5.5.08
We deserve the full truth about 9/11
We deserve the full truth about 9/11: "A number of private-sector engineers, architects, and demolition experts have not had that problem. They think Building 7 came down by controlled demolition. The building collapsed suddenly, straight down, at nearly free-fall speed. People heard the explosions, and saw the squibs and the characteristic billowing clouds of pulverized concrete so unique to demolitions. There is no reason to think that Building 7 came down for any other reason than explosive demolition."
4.5.08
Fred Gardner: The Greatest Story Never Told
Fred Gardner: The Greatest Story Never Told: "Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the U.S. and lung cancer the leading killer among cancers. You'd think it would have been very big news when UCLA medical school professor Donald Tashkin revealed that components of marijuana smoke -although they damage cells in respiratory tissue- somehow prevent them from becoming malignant. In other words, something in marijuana exerts an anti-cancer effect."
Deseret News | 9/11 theorist not curtailing his research
Deseret News | 9/11 theorist not curtailing his research: "Jones was energized in November when he and others received a response from the national lab charged by Congress to determine why and how the towers collapsed. The letter contained the following phrase 'We are unable to provide a full explanation of the total collapse.' 'That ' Jones said 'really was progress. It made me believe we could talk with them.' It is striking. After producing a 10 000-page report the National Institute of Standards and Technology can t explain the collapse."
3.5.08
Consumers could be paying higher grocery bills until 2010 - Apr. 30, 2008
Consumers could be paying higher grocery bills until 2010 - Apr. 30, 2008: "NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- You may have to get used to paying more for your groceries for another two years or more.
Experts say an increase in global food consumption combined with increasing use of crops such as corn and soybeans for alternative fuel production are partly to blame."
Experts say an increase in global food consumption combined with increasing use of crops such as corn and soybeans for alternative fuel production are partly to blame."
Exclusive: Half man, half chimp - should we beware the apeman's coming? - The Scotsman
Exclusive: Half man, half chimp - should we beware the apeman's coming? - The Scotsman: "A LEADING scientist has warned a new species of 'humanzee ' created from breeding apes with humans could become a reality unless the government acts to stop scientists experimenting. In an interview with The Scotsman Dr Calum MacKellar director of research at the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics warned the controversial draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill did not prevent human sperm being inseminated into animals. He said if a female chimpanzee was inseminated with human sperm the two species would be closely enough related that a hybrid could be born."
2.5.08
BBC NEWS | Technology | Electronics' 'missing link' found
BBC NEWS | Technology | Electronics' 'missing link' found: "Details of an entirely new kind of electronic device, which could make chips smaller and far more efficient, have been outlined by scientists.
The new components, described by scientists at Hewlett-Packard, are known as 'memristors'.
The devices were proposed 40 years ago but have only recently been fabricated, the team wrote in the journal Nature."
The new components, described by scientists at Hewlett-Packard, are known as 'memristors'.
The devices were proposed 40 years ago but have only recently been fabricated, the team wrote in the journal Nature."
U.N. Official Calls for Study Of Neocons' Role in 9/11 | The New York Sun
U.N. Official Calls for Study Of Neocons' Role in 9/11 | The New York Sun: "On March 26, Richard Falk, Milbank professor of international law emeritus at Princeton University, was named by unanimous vote to a newly created position to report on human rights in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs. While Mr. Falk's specialty is human rights and international law, since the attacks in 2001, he has devoted some of his time to challenging what he calls the '9-11 official version.'"
1.5.08
Global warming may 'stop', scientists predict - Telegraph
Global warming may 'stop', scientists predict - Telegraph: "Global warming will stop until at least 2015 because of natural variations in the climate, scientists have said."
Microsoft | Microsoft device helps police pluck evidence from cyberscene of crime | Seattle Times Newspaper
Microsoft | Microsoft device helps police pluck evidence from cyberscene of crime | Seattle Times Newspaper: "Microsoft has developed a small plug-in device that investigators can use to quickly extract forensic data from computers that may have been used in crimes."
30.4.08
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Afghan 'health link' to uranium
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Afghan 'health link' to uranium: "Doctors in Afghanistan say rates of some health problems affecting children have doubled in the last two years."
"Hostile" Iran Sparks U.S. Attack Plan Pentagon Wary Of Tehran s Expanding Nuclear Program And Support Of Iraqi Insurgents - CBS News
"Hostile" Iran Sparks U.S. Attack Plan Pentagon Wary Of Tehran s Expanding Nuclear Program And Support Of Iraqi Insurgents - CBS News: "CBS A second American aircraft carrier steamed into the Persian Gulf on Tuesday as the Pentagon ordered military commanders to develop new options for attacking Iran. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports that the planning is being driven by what one officer called the 'increasingly hostile role' Iran is playing in Iraq - smuggling weapons into Iraq for use against American troops. 'What the Iranians are doing is killing American servicemen and -women inside Iraq ' said Secretary of Defense Robert Gates."
Drink a beer and lose the fear | NEWS.com.au
Drink a beer and lose the fear | NEWS.com.au: "DRINKING alcohol dulls the brain's ability to detect threats, US researchers said today in a study that helps explain why drunk people get into bar fights and drive their cars."
29.4.08
Gene therapy success 'reverses' blindness - health - 28 April 2008 - New Scientist
Gene therapy success 'reverses' blindness - health - 28 April 2008 - New Scientist: "Experimental gene therapy trials have improved the vision of four people who suffer from hereditary blindness.
The preliminary results of two independent studies suggest that 'repair' genes delivered to the eye might one day cure Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a rare disease that strikes about 1 in 80,000 people in the UK, and 2,000 Americans in total.
Equally important, say researchers, the treatments proved safe in the six patients who received the genes – delivered by a disabled virus – via eye surgery."
The preliminary results of two independent studies suggest that 'repair' genes delivered to the eye might one day cure Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a rare disease that strikes about 1 in 80,000 people in the UK, and 2,000 Americans in total.
Equally important, say researchers, the treatments proved safe in the six patients who received the genes – delivered by a disabled virus – via eye surgery."
27.4.08
BBC Anchor Who Reported on WTC7 Collapse Early Agrees There May Be a 'Conspiracy'
BBC Anchor Who Reported on WTC7 Collapse Early Agrees There May Be a 'Conspiracy': "We Are Change UK Question former BBC Report Phil Hayton-- who is 'amazed' that such a 'significant' event has no official explanation"
CFP: Soviet Politbureau Members, Gorbachev included, signed an “informal death Sentence on John Paul II
CFP: Soviet Politbureau Members, Gorbachev included, signed an “informal death Sentence on John Paul II: "Who signed the “informal” death sentence against John Paul II? The party document obtained by the author of the book listed nine prominent Soviet CP members: the chief of the Soviet propaganda - Mikhail Suslov, members of the Presidium of the CC CPSU - Andrei Kirilenko, Konstantin Chernenko, secretaries of the CC - Konstantin Rusakov (responsible for the contacts with the Polish Communist Party), Vladimir Ponomarev, Ivan Kapitonov, Mikhail Zimyanin, Vladimir Dolgikh and Mikhail Gorbachev."
Drinking the 9/11 Kool-Aid
Drinking the 9/11 Kool-Aid: "State Sen. Karen Johnson, R-Mesa, recently demonstrated her membership in this club.
The state Senate, at long last, appeared poised to finally - finally! - end the debate over what sort of remembrance phrases Arizona's 9/11 Memorial should include. The legislation would have extracted some locutions that appear to be critical of the U.S.
A vote in the Senate Appropriations Committee had the measure passing narrowly - until it came to Johnson, whose vote against changing the memorial's phrases created a tie, killing the legislation for now.
'There are many of us that believe there's been a cover-up,' she told Capitol reporters about the terrorist attacks."
The state Senate, at long last, appeared poised to finally - finally! - end the debate over what sort of remembrance phrases Arizona's 9/11 Memorial should include. The legislation would have extracted some locutions that appear to be critical of the U.S.
A vote in the Senate Appropriations Committee had the measure passing narrowly - until it came to Johnson, whose vote against changing the memorial's phrases created a tie, killing the legislation for now.
'There are many of us that believe there's been a cover-up,' she told Capitol reporters about the terrorist attacks."
25.4.08
It's official: Guillermo del Toro to direct 'The Hobbit' and sequel - Los Angeles Times
It's official: Guillermo del Toro to direct 'The Hobbit' and sequel - Los Angeles Times: "Peter Jackson and the production team behind the 'Lord of the Rings' legacy have tapped Guillermo del Toro to direct 'The Hobbit' and its sequel 'The Hobbit 2.'"
24.4.08
Rationing of rice hits Britain’s Chinese and curry restaurants - Times Online
Rationing of rice hits Britain’s Chinese and curry restaurants - Times Online: "Rice is being rationed in Britain as shopkeepers limit supplies to their customers to prevent hoarding. Restrictions on sales in Asian neighbourhoods are reported as emergency measures are taken by governments worldwide to combat the soaring cost of rice and prevent outbreaks of food rioting."
Researchers Detail Chemotherapy's Damage to the Brain - URMC Press Room
Researchers Detail Chemotherapy's Damage to the Brain - URMC Press Room: "A commonly used chemotherapy drug causes healthy brain cells to die off long after treatment has ended and may be one of the underlying biological causes of the cognitive side effects – or “chemo brain” – that many cancer patients experience. That is the conclusion of a study published today in the Journal of Biology."
Blair caught on train without ticket | NEWS.com.au
Blair caught on train without ticket | NEWS.com.au: "FORMER British prime minister Tony Blair has been caught travelling on a train without a ticket or any cash to pay the fare."
23.4.08
Sorry to ruin the fun, but an ice age cometh | The Australian
Sorry to ruin the fun, but an ice age cometh | The Australian: "Disconcerting as it may be to true believers in global warming, the average temperature on Earth has remained steady or slowly declined during the past decade, despite the continued increase in the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide, and now the global temperature is falling precipitously.
All four agencies that track Earth's temperature (the Hadley Climate Research Unit in Britain, the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, the Christy group at the University of Alabama, and Remote Sensing Systems Inc in California) report that it cooled by about 0.7C in 2007. This is the fastest temperature change in the instrumental record and it puts us back where we were in 1930. If the temperature does not soon recover, we will have to conclude that global warming is over.
There is also plenty of anecdotal evidence that 2007 was exceptionally cold. It snowed in Baghdad for the first time in centuries, the winter in China was simply terrible and the extent of Antarctic sea ice in the austral winter was the greatest on record since James Cook discovered the place in 1770."
All four agencies that track Earth's temperature (the Hadley Climate Research Unit in Britain, the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, the Christy group at the University of Alabama, and Remote Sensing Systems Inc in California) report that it cooled by about 0.7C in 2007. This is the fastest temperature change in the instrumental record and it puts us back where we were in 1930. If the temperature does not soon recover, we will have to conclude that global warming is over.
There is also plenty of anecdotal evidence that 2007 was exceptionally cold. It snowed in Baghdad for the first time in centuries, the winter in China was simply terrible and the extent of Antarctic sea ice in the austral winter was the greatest on record since James Cook discovered the place in 1770."
Inmate Count in U.S. Dwarfs Other Nations’ - New York Times
Inmate Count in U.S. Dwarfs Other Nations’ - New York Times: "The United States has less than 5 percent of the world’s population. But it has almost a quarter of the world’s prisoners."
22.4.08
Japan's hunger becomes a dire warning for other nations | theage.com.au
Japan's hunger becomes a dire warning for other nations | theage.com.au: "A 130% rise in the global cost of wheat in the past year, caused partly by surging demand from China and India and a huge injection of speculative funds into wheat futures, has forced the Government to hit flour millers with three rounds of stiff mark-ups. The latest — a 30% increase this month — has given rise to speculation that Japan, which relies on imports for 90% of its annual wheat consumption, is no longer on the brink of a food crisis, but has fallen off the cliff."
What are the aircraft career battle groups for? - The China Post
What are the aircraft career battle groups for? - The China Post: "Three U.S. aircraft carrier battle groups are patrolling waters off southeast Taiwan. The task forces with the Kitty Hawk, Nimitz and Lincoln in the lead are believed to continue the patrol until May 20. Of course, it's rather unusual. But what for?"
ABC News: Clinton Ad Features Osama Bin Laden in Last Minute Vote Drive
ABC News: Clinton Ad Features Osama Bin Laden in Last Minute Vote Drive: "Clinton further displayed tough talk in an interview airing on 'Good Morning America' Tuesday. ABC News' Chris Cuomo asked Clinton what she would do if Iran attacked Israel with nuclear weapons.
'I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran,' Clinton said. 'In the next 10 years, during which they might foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them.'"
'I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran,' Clinton said. 'In the next 10 years, during which they might foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them.'"
Food Rationing Confronts Breadbasket of the World | The New York Sun
Food Rationing Confronts Breadbasket of the World | The New York Sun: "MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Many parts of America, long considered the breadbasket of the world, are now confronting a once unthinkable phenomenon: food rationing."
PETA offers $1m for test tube chicken | The Register
PETA offers $1m for test tube chicken | The Register: "PETA, the US Animal rights organization, is challenging scientists to create test-tube meat for a cash reward, in a similar vein as X Prize Foundation.
PETA announced today it will offer $1m to an organization that can successfully create and market 'in vitro meat,' i.e. muscle tissue grown without the pesky animal attached."
PETA announced today it will offer $1m to an organization that can successfully create and market 'in vitro meat,' i.e. muscle tissue grown without the pesky animal attached."
20.4.08
Dissident Voice : Who Killed Martin Luther King?
Dissident Voice : Who Killed Martin Luther King?: "In 1977 the family of Martin Luther King engaged an attorney and friend, Dr. William Pepper, to investigate a suspicion they had. They no longer believed that James Earl Ray was the killer. For their peace of mind, for an accurate record of history, and out of a sense of justice they conducted a two decade long investigation. The evidence they uncovered was put before a jury in Memphis, TN, in November 1999. 70 witnesses testified under oath, 4,000 pages of transcripts described the evidence, much of it new. It took the jury 59 minutes to come back with their decision that Loyd Jowers, owner of Jim’s Grill, had participated in a conspiracy to kill King, a conspiracy that included J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI, Richard Helms and the CIA, the military, the Memphis Police Department (MPD), and organized crime. That verdict exonerated James Earl Ray who had already died in prison."
Exposed: the great GM crops myth - Green Living, Environment - The Independent
Exposed: the great GM crops myth - Green Living, Environment - The Independent: "Genetic modification actually cuts the productivity of crops, an authoritative new study shows, undermining repeated claims that a switch to the controversial technology is needed to solve the growing world food crisis."
19.4.08
New security camera can 'see' through clothes - CNN.com
New security camera can 'see' through clothes - CNN.com: "LONDON England CNN -- New technology that can 'see' through clothing and detect what s underneath can now be used to scan crowds making it a potentially effective tool to prevent terrorist attacks in public places."
18.4.08
World's oldest tree discovered in Sweden - Telegraph
World's oldest tree discovered in Sweden - Telegraph: "The world's oldest tree has been found in Sweden, a tenacious spruce that first took root just after the end of the last ice age, more than 9,500 years ago.
The tree has rewritten the history of the climate in the region, revealing that it was much warmer at that time and the ice had disappeared earlier than thought."
The tree has rewritten the history of the climate in the region, revealing that it was much warmer at that time and the ice had disappeared earlier than thought."
16.4.08
The Kanzius Machine: A Cancer Cure?, Inventor Tells 60 Minutes He Hopes To Live Long Enough To See Machine Cure Humans - CBS News
The Kanzius Machine: A Cancer Cure?, Inventor Tells 60 Minutes He Hopes To Live Long Enough To See Machine Cure Humans - CBS News: "(CBS) What if we told you that a guy with no background in science or medicine-not even a college degree-has come up with what may be one of the most promising breakthroughs in cancer research in years?"
Report: Netanyahu says 9/11 terror attacks good for Israel - Haaretz - Israel News
Report: Netanyahu says 9/11 terror attacks good for Israel - Haaretz - Israel News: "The Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv on Wednesday reported that Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu told an audience at Bar Ilan university that the September 11, 2001 terror attacks had been beneficial for Israel.
'We are benefiting from one thing, and that is the attack on the Twin Towers and Pentagon, and the American struggle in Iraq,' Ma'ariv quoted the former prime minister as saying. He reportedly added that these events 'swung American public opinion in our favor.'"
'We are benefiting from one thing, and that is the attack on the Twin Towers and Pentagon, and the American struggle in Iraq,' Ma'ariv quoted the former prime minister as saying. He reportedly added that these events 'swung American public opinion in our favor.'"
The Raw Story | Ahmadinejad casts doubt on 'suspect' Sept 11
The Raw Story | Ahmadinejad casts doubt on 'suspect' Sept 11: "Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday reaffirmed his doubts about the accepted version of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, describing the strikes as a 'suspect event'.
'Four or five years ago a suspect event took place in New York,' Ahmadinejad said in a speech to a public rally in the holy city of Qom broadcast live on state television.
'A building collapsed and they said that 3,000 people had been killed, whose names were never published.'
'Under this pretext they (the United States) attacked Afghanistan and Iraq and since then a million people have been killed,' he said.
This was the third time in just over a week that Ahmadinejad has publicly raised doubts about the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington carried out by Al-Qaeda militants which killed nearly 3,000 people."
'Four or five years ago a suspect event took place in New York,' Ahmadinejad said in a speech to a public rally in the holy city of Qom broadcast live on state television.
'A building collapsed and they said that 3,000 people had been killed, whose names were never published.'
'Under this pretext they (the United States) attacked Afghanistan and Iraq and since then a million people have been killed,' he said.
This was the third time in just over a week that Ahmadinejad has publicly raised doubts about the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington carried out by Al-Qaeda militants which killed nearly 3,000 people."
The Canadian Press: Ottawa to pay struggling pork producers $50 million to kill 150,000 pigs by fall
The Canadian Press: Ottawa to pay struggling pork producers $50 million to kill 150,000 pigs by fall: "EDMONTON — In what is being called an unprecedented move, the federal government will pay Canadian pork producers $50 million to kill off 150,000 of their pigs by the fall as the industry teeters on the brink of economic collapse.
The animals are being destroyed at slaughter plants and on pig farms in a bid to cull the swine breeding herd by 10 per cent."
The animals are being destroyed at slaughter plants and on pig farms in a bid to cull the swine breeding herd by 10 per cent."
Scientists predict 500,000GB mp3 player - Telegraph
Scientists predict 500,000GB mp3 player - Telegraph: "In short, he says, 'What we have done is find a way to potentially increase the data storage capabilities in a radical way.'
Microchips rely on transistors, which are glorified switches and the Glasgow team has designed a cluster of molybdenum oxide based molecules measuring a billionth of a metre across that forms a novel kind of switching device."
Microchips rely on transistors, which are glorified switches and the Glasgow team has designed a cluster of molybdenum oxide based molecules measuring a billionth of a metre across that forms a novel kind of switching device."
15.4.08
Remember The Undersea Cables That Were Being Cut ? - Iraqi Ship Held, 2 Arrested : Homeland Security National Terror Alert - Homeland Security News
Remember The Undersea Cables That Were Being Cut ? - Iraqi Ship Held, 2 Arrested : Homeland Security National Terror Alert - Homeland Security News: "DUBAI: The UAE authorities have released one of the two ships allegedly responsible for causing damage to an undersea cable network of Flag Telecom that had resulted in disruption of Internet services across India for two weeks."
13.4.08
Price shock in global food | csmonitor.com
Price shock in global food | csmonitor.com: "The UN International Fund for Agriculture predicts food riots will become common on the world scene for at least a year. The World Bank says 33 countries face unrest from higher prices in both food and energy."
Hurricane expert reconsiders global warming's impact | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Hurricane expert reconsiders global warming's impact | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "One of the most influential scientists behind the theory that global warming has intensified recent hurricane activity says he will reconsider his stand.
The hurricane expert, Kerry Emanuel of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, unveiled a novel technique for predicting future hurricane activity this week. The new work suggests that, even in a dramatically warming world, hurricane frequency and intensity may not substantially rise during the next two centuries."
The hurricane expert, Kerry Emanuel of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, unveiled a novel technique for predicting future hurricane activity this week. The new work suggests that, even in a dramatically warming world, hurricane frequency and intensity may not substantially rise during the next two centuries."
US banks Citigroup and Merrill Lynch reveal fresh $15bn loss - Times Online
US banks Citigroup and Merrill Lynch reveal fresh $15bn loss - Times Online: "CITIGROUP and Merrill Lynch will heap further pain on Wall Street this week as they reveal additional sub-prime write-downs totalling $15 billion (�7.6 billion) or more."
12.4.08
BBC NEWS | Europe | Pope 'refused audience for Rice'
BBC NEWS | Europe | Pope 'refused audience for Rice': "Pope Benedict XVI refused a recent request by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to discuss the Middle East and Iraq, Vatican sources say.
The Pope refused a request for an audience during the August holidays.
Senior Vatican sources told the BBC the Pope does not normally receive politicians on his annual holiday at the Castelgandolfo residence near Rome.
But one leading Italian newspaper said it was an evident snub by the Vatican towards the Bush administration."
The Pope refused a request for an audience during the August holidays.
Senior Vatican sources told the BBC the Pope does not normally receive politicians on his annual holiday at the Castelgandolfo residence near Rome.
But one leading Italian newspaper said it was an evident snub by the Vatican towards the Bush administration."
11.4.08
BBC NEWS | Middle East | UN expert stands by Nazi comments
BBC NEWS | Middle East | UN expert stands by Nazi comments: "The next UN investigator into Israeli conduct in the occupied territories has stood by comments comparing Israeli actions in Gaza to those of the Nazis."
U.N. Official Calls for Study Of Neocons' Role in 9/11 - April 10, 2008 - The New York Sun
U.N. Official Calls for Study Of Neocons' Role in 9/11 - April 10, 2008 - The New York Sun: "WASHINGTON — A new U.N. Human Rights Council official assigned to monitor Israel is calling for an official commission to study the role neoconservatives may have played in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks."
Cosmetic chemicals found in breast tumours - 12 January 2004 - New Scientist
Cosmetic chemicals found in breast tumours - 12 January 2004 - New Scientist: "Preservative chemicals found in samples of breast tumours probably came from underarm deodorants, UK scientists have claimed.
Their analysis of 20 breast tumours found high concentrations of para-hydroxybenzoic acids (parabens) in 18 samples. Parabens can mimic the hormone estrogen, which is known to play a role in the development of breast cancers. The preservatives are used in many cosmetics and some foods to increase their shelf-life."
Their analysis of 20 breast tumours found high concentrations of para-hydroxybenzoic acids (parabens) in 18 samples. Parabens can mimic the hormone estrogen, which is known to play a role in the development of breast cancers. The preservatives are used in many cosmetics and some foods to increase their shelf-life."
10.4.08
Artificial sperm takes men out of equation | NEWS.com.au
Artificial sperm takes men out of equation | NEWS.com.au: "ARTIFICIAL human sperm could come to the aid of infertile men, according to a team of scientists who have used lab-grown sperm to inseminate female mice.
Artificial sperm could also make males totally redundant, permitting women to give birth without a biological male mate."
Artificial sperm could also make males totally redundant, permitting women to give birth without a biological male mate."
D.C. police set to monitor 5,000 cameras�-�-�Breaking News, Political News & National Security News - The Washington Times
D.C. police set to monitor 5,000 cameras�-�-�Breaking News, Political News & National Security News - The Washington Times: "D.C. officials are giving police access to more than 5,000 closed-circuit TV cameras citywide that monitor traffic, schools and public housing — a move that will give the District one of the largest surveillance networks in the country.
'The primary benefit of what we're doing is for public health and safety,'"
'The primary benefit of what we're doing is for public health and safety,'"
Lord Lawson claims climate change hysteria heralds a 'new age of unreason' - Telegraph
Lord Lawson claims climate change hysteria heralds a 'new age of unreason' - Telegraph: "On the other hand, global temperatures, after flattening out, have in recent months shown a sharp fall, wholly unpredicted by those computer models on which the proponents of warming orthodoxy rely. This raises rather large question marks over whether the theory has actually got it right."
8.4.08
Cup of coffee a day can keep Alzheimer's away, say scientists | the Daily Mail
Cup of coffee a day can keep Alzheimer's away, say scientists | the Daily Mail: "A cup of coffee a day could keep Alzheimer's disease at bay, research suggests.
Scientists have shown a daily dose of caffeine helps protect the brain from the harmful effects of cholesterol, which is linked to the disease."
Scientists have shown a daily dose of caffeine helps protect the brain from the harmful effects of cholesterol, which is linked to the disease."
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Solar System's 'look-alike' found
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Solar System's 'look-alike' found: "Astronomers have discovered a planetary system orbiting a distant star which looks much like our own.
They found two planets that were close matches for Jupiter and Saturn orbiting a star about half the size of our Sun.
Martin Dominik, from St Andrews University in the UK, said the finding suggested systems like our own could be much more common than we thought.
And he told a major meeting that astronomers were on the brink of finding many more of them."
They found two planets that were close matches for Jupiter and Saturn orbiting a star about half the size of our Sun.
Martin Dominik, from St Andrews University in the UK, said the finding suggested systems like our own could be much more common than we thought.
And he told a major meeting that astronomers were on the brink of finding many more of them."
7.4.08
Cow-human cross embryo lives three days | NEWS.com.au
Cow-human cross embryo lives three days | NEWS.com.au: "HUMAN-cow embryos have been created in a world first at Newcastle University in England hailed by the scientific community but labelled 'monstrous' by opponents. A team has grown hybrid embryos after injecting human DNA into eggs taken from cows ovaries which had most of their genetic material removed. The embryos survived for three days and are intended to provide a limitless supply of stem cells to develop therapies for diseases such as Alzheimer s Parkinson s and spinal cord injuries overcoming a worldwide shortfall in human embryos."
6.4.08
CNN.com - Bush asks Daschle to limit Sept. 11 probes - January 29, 2002
CNN.com - Bush asks Daschle to limit Sept. 11 probes - January 29, 2002: "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush personally asked Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle Tuesday to limit the congressional investigation into the events of September 11, congressional and White House sources told CNN."
Food additives 'could be as damaging as lead in petrol' - Health News, Health & Wellbeing - The Independent
Food additives 'could be as damaging as lead in petrol' - Health News, Health & Wellbeing - The Independent: "Artificial food colours are set to be removed from hundreds of products after a team of university researchers warned they were doing as much damage to children's brains as lead in petrol."
Sonny Bono 'assassinated' by hitmen | The Australian
Sonny Bono 'assassinated' by hitmen | The Australian: "SONNY Bono, former husband and singing partner of superstar Cher, was clubbed to death by hitmen on the orders of drug and weapons dealers who feared he was going to expose them, a former FBI agent claims."
5.4.08
ENN: New Record: Wind Powers 40% Of Spain
ENN: New Record: Wind Powers 40% Of Spain: "Wind power is breaking new records in Spain, accounting for just over 40 percent of all electricity consumed during a brief period last weekend."
4.4.08
Ted Turner: Global warming could lead to cannibalism | ajc.com
Ted Turner: Global warming could lead to cannibalism | ajc.com: "'Right now, the U.S. is spending $500 billion a year on the military, which is more than all 190 countries in the world put together,' he said.
'The two countries that the military industrial complex and some of our politicians would like to demonize and make enemies are Russia and China,' Turner said. 'China just wants to sell us shoes. They're not building landing craft to attack the United States, and Russia wants to be our friends, too.'
He said that despite the United States' huge military budget, 'we can't win in Iraq.'
'We're being beaten by insurgents who don't even have any tanks, they don't have a headquarters, they don't have a Pentagon, we don't even know if they have any generals,' Turner told Rose.
Turner called the Iraqi insurgents 'patriots' who 'don't like us because we invaded their country and occupied it. Nobody likes to be invaded.'"
'The two countries that the military industrial complex and some of our politicians would like to demonize and make enemies are Russia and China,' Turner said. 'China just wants to sell us shoes. They're not building landing craft to attack the United States, and Russia wants to be our friends, too.'
He said that despite the United States' huge military budget, 'we can't win in Iraq.'
'We're being beaten by insurgents who don't even have any tanks, they don't have a headquarters, they don't have a Pentagon, we don't even know if they have any generals,' Turner told Rose.
Turner called the Iraqi insurgents 'patriots' who 'don't like us because we invaded their country and occupied it. Nobody likes to be invaded.'"
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | 'No Sun link' to climate change
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | 'No Sun link' to climate change: "Scientists have produced further compelling evidence showing that modern-day climate change is not caused by changes in the Sun's activity."
3.4.08
Thirty-Six U.S. States to Face Water Shortages in the Next Five Years
Thirty-Six U.S. States to Face Water Shortages in the Next Five Years: "'Is it a crisis? If we don't do some decent water planning, it could be,' said Jack Hoffbuhr, executive director of the American Water Works Association. Rising temperatures due to global warming have increased evaporation rates across the country and reduced the availability of important water sources. One of these is the Sierra Nevada snowpack, which supplies a significant portion of California's water. Across the West, similar trends are expected to reduce flows of the Colorado River, which supplies water for seven states.
Meanwhile, rising sea levels are expected to cause saltwater to infiltrate freshwater aquifers in coastal states, rendering that water unusable."
Meanwhile, rising sea levels are expected to cause saltwater to infiltrate freshwater aquifers in coastal states, rendering that water unusable."
2.4.08
The suit that's turned the swim world on its head - Los Angeles Times
The suit that's turned the swim world on its head - Los Angeles Times: "Records are falling to competitors wearing Speedo's new LZR Racer. Critics say it constitutes an unfair advantage."
31.3.08
Mobile phones 'more dangerous than smoking' - Health News, Health & Wellbeing - The Independent
Mobile phones 'more dangerous than smoking' - Health News, Health & Wellbeing - The Independent: "Mobile phones could kill far more people than smoking or asbestos, a study by an award-winning cancer expert has concluded. He says people should avoid using them wherever possible and that governments and the mobile phone industry must take 'immediate steps' to reduce exposure to their radiation"
30.3.08
Muslims more numerous than Catholics: Vatican | Top News | Reuters
Muslims more numerous than Catholics: Vatican | Top News | Reuters: "VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Islam has overtaken Roman Catholicism as the biggest single religious denomination in the world, the Vatican said on Sunday."
Scroll to Mr. Bush Reminds Him of His Historic Role - Politics & Government - Israel News - Arutz Sheva
Scroll to Mr. Bush Reminds Him of His Historic Role - Politics & Government - Israel News - Arutz Sheva: "(IsraelNN.com) A historic document is planned to be submitted to visiting US President George Bush upon his arrival this week, calling upon him to choose to be remembered like Cyrus, and not like Nebuchadnezzar.
The document, grandly transcribed on parchment and furled into a scroll, is addressed to the the 'Leader of the West.' It reminds President Bush to 'declare to the world' that he will honor G-d's word and act 'towards settling the Jewish People throughout their entire Land.'"
The document, grandly transcribed on parchment and furled into a scroll, is addressed to the the 'Leader of the West.' It reminds President Bush to 'declare to the world' that he will honor G-d's word and act 'towards settling the Jewish People throughout their entire Land.'"
28.3.08
ABC News: Generals Tell Bush Troops Are Exhausted by Iraq Deployments
ABC News: Generals Tell Bush Troops Are Exhausted by Iraq Deployments: "Behind the Pentagon's closed doors, U.S. military leaders told President Bush they are worried about the Iraq war's mounting strain on troops and their families."
BBC News | SCI/TECH | GM pollen 'can kill butterflies'
BBC News | SCI/TECH | GM pollen 'can kill butterflies': "Pollen from one of the most successful genetically modified (GM) crops in the US can kill the larvae of monarch butterflies, scientists say.
Their study, published in the journal Nature, shows how the new GM technology might have unwanted consequences for biodiversity."
Their study, published in the journal Nature, shows how the new GM technology might have unwanted consequences for biodiversity."
27.3.08
Regulators Stamp Copper as a Germ Killer - New York Times
Regulators Stamp Copper as a Germ Killer - New York Times: "The market for antimicrobial doorknobs, hospital fixtures and other products that kill germs on contact may be about to take on a coppery sheen.
The Copper Development Association, a trade group for copper companies, said Tuesday that federal regulators had approved its application to market a group of copper alloys, including brass and bronze, as capable of killing bacteria and microbes effectively enough to protect human health."
The Copper Development Association, a trade group for copper companies, said Tuesday that federal regulators had approved its application to market a group of copper alloys, including brass and bronze, as capable of killing bacteria and microbes effectively enough to protect human health."
BBC NEWS | Business | Credit crunch 'at $1.2 trillion'
BBC NEWS | Business | Credit crunch 'at $1.2 trillion': "The credit crunch will globally cost $1.2 trillion (�600bn) according to a report from the bank Goldman Sachs."
Study Links Middle-Age Belly Fat to Dementia - washingtonpost.com
Study Links Middle-Age Belly Fat to Dementia - washingtonpost.com: "People who have big bellies in their 40s are much more likely to get Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia in their 70s, according to new research that links the middle-aged spread to a fading mind for the first time."
BBC NEWS | Business | Tata buys Jaguar in �1.15bn deal
BBC NEWS | Business | Tata buys Jaguar in �1.15bn deal: "Car giant Ford has sold its luxury UK-based car brands Jaguar and Land Rover to Indian company Tata."
TED | Talks | Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight (video)
TED | Talks | Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight (video): "Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened -- as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding -- she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another."
26.3.08
Why we're against the war | Iraq Veterans Against the War
Why we're against the war | Iraq Veterans Against the War: "Why we're against the war
Q: Why are veterans, active duty, and National Guard men and women opposed to the war in Iraq?
A: Here are 10 reasons we oppose this war:"
Q: Why are veterans, active duty, and National Guard men and women opposed to the war in Iraq?
A: Here are 10 reasons we oppose this war:"
The world is a better place for the Iraq War, says President Bush - Times Online
The world is a better place for the Iraq War, says President Bush - Times Online: "President Bush today marked the fifth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war with the message: 'The world is better, and the US is safer.'
In a bullish speech at the Pentagon, in which he repeatedly linked the conflict in Iraq with the worldwide war against Islamist terror, Mr Bush said any rapid drawing down of troops would risk emboldened terrorists launching a 'repeat' of the September 11 attacks."
In a bullish speech at the Pentagon, in which he repeatedly linked the conflict in Iraq with the worldwide war against Islamist terror, Mr Bush said any rapid drawing down of troops would risk emboldened terrorists launching a 'repeat' of the September 11 attacks."
Medicine's Cutting Edge: Re-Growing Organs, The Future Is Here: Regenerative Powder, Ink Jet Heart Cells And Custom-Made Body Parts - CBS News
Medicine's Cutting Edge: Re-Growing Organs, The Future Is Here: Regenerative Powder, Ink Jet Heart Cells And Custom-Made Body Parts - CBS News: "(CBS) Imagine re-growing a severed fingertip, or creating an organ in the lab that can be transplanted into a patient without risk of rejection. It sounds like science fiction, but it's not. It's the burgeoning field of regenerative medicine, in which scientists are learning to harness the body's own power to regenerate itself, with astonishing results."
24.3.08
BBC NEWS | Business | OECD slashes US growth forecast
BBC NEWS | Business | OECD slashes US growth forecast: "The US economy is on the brink of recession, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)."
Eliot Spitzer - Predatory Lenders' Partner in Crime - washingtonpost.com
Eliot Spitzer - Predatory Lenders' Partner in Crime - washingtonpost.com: "In 2003, during the height of the predatory lending crisis, the OCC invoked a clause from the 1863 National Bank Act to issue formal opinions preempting all state predatory lending laws, thereby rendering them inoperative. The OCC also promulgated new rules that prevented states from enforcing any of their own consumer protection laws against national banks. The federal government's actions were so egregious and so unprecedented that all 50 state attorneys general, and all 50 state banking superintendents, actively fought the new rules.
But the unanimous opposition of the 50 states did not deter, or even slow, the Bush administration in its goal of protecting the banks. In fact, when my office opened an investigation of possible discrimination in mortgage lending by a number of banks, the OCC filed a federal lawsuit to stop the investigation."
But the unanimous opposition of the 50 states did not deter, or even slow, the Bush administration in its goal of protecting the banks. In fact, when my office opened an investigation of possible discrimination in mortgage lending by a number of banks, the OCC filed a federal lawsuit to stop the investigation."
Crucifixion not good for your health | The Australian
Crucifixion not good for your health | The Australian: "PHILIPPINE health officials have warned people taking part in Easter crucifixions and self-flagellation rituals to get a tetanus shot first and sterilise the nails to avoid infections."
17.3.08
Cup Of Black Tea Could Defend Against Anthrax Threat, Research Suggests
Cup Of Black Tea Could Defend Against Anthrax Threat, Research Suggests: "A new study by an international team of researchers from Cardiff University and University of Maryland has revealed how the humble cup of tea could well be an antidote to Bacillus anthracis --more commonly know as anthrax."
tehran times : Japanese emperor calls for stronger ties with Iran
tehran times : Japanese emperor calls for stronger ties with Iran: "Japanese Emperor Akihito, in a meeting with the new Iranian envoy to Tokyo, has called for strong ties between the two countries."
New Orleans' homeless rate swells to 1 in 25 - USATODAY.com
New Orleans' homeless rate swells to 1 in 25 - USATODAY.com: "NEW ORLEANS — The homeless population of New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina has reached unprecedented levels for a U.S. city: one in 25 residents."
Carlyle Fund Expects Assets Will Be Seized - New York Times
Carlyle Fund Expects Assets Will Be Seized - New York Times: "Banks are calling in loans or ask for more collateral as the value of assets backed by mortgage-securities continue to decline.
The collapse of talks between Carlyle Capital and some of its lenders, which include Bear Stearns, Bank of America, Citigroup and Merrill Lynch, shows that a plan earlier this week by the Federal Reserve to back some assets like private mortgage bonds has not stopped banks from demanding more collateral.
On Wednesday, Drake Management, based in New York, said it might shut its largest hedge fund, while investors in a fund managed by Amsterdam-based GO Capital Asset Management were prohibited from withdrawing funds.
Peloton Partners, a hedge fund based in London and run by former Goldman Sachs partners, was forced to liquidate its largest funds last month after it failed to reach an agreement with some of its lenders on the levels of collateral. Thornburg Mortgage, a big United States lender, also ran into trouble after it failed to meet some margin calls."
The collapse of talks between Carlyle Capital and some of its lenders, which include Bear Stearns, Bank of America, Citigroup and Merrill Lynch, shows that a plan earlier this week by the Federal Reserve to back some assets like private mortgage bonds has not stopped banks from demanding more collateral.
On Wednesday, Drake Management, based in New York, said it might shut its largest hedge fund, while investors in a fund managed by Amsterdam-based GO Capital Asset Management were prohibited from withdrawing funds.
Peloton Partners, a hedge fund based in London and run by former Goldman Sachs partners, was forced to liquidate its largest funds last month after it failed to reach an agreement with some of its lenders on the levels of collateral. Thornburg Mortgage, a big United States lender, also ran into trouble after it failed to meet some margin calls."
15.3.08
BBC NEWS | Business | Bear Stearns gets emergency funds
BBC NEWS | Business | Bear Stearns gets emergency funds: "US bank Bear Stearns has got emergency funding, in a move that raises fears that one of Wall Street's biggest names is on the verge of collapsing."
14.3.08
13.3.08
McCain's Spiritual Guide: Destroy Islam
McCain's Spiritual Guide: Destroy Islam: "Senator John McCain hailed as a spiritual adviser an Ohio megachurch pastor who has called upon Christians to wage a 'war' against the 'false religion' of Islam with the aim of destroying it."
U.S. drops China from list of top 10 violators of rights - International Herald Tribune
U.S. drops China from list of top 10 violators of rights - International Herald Tribune: "WASHINGTON: The State Department no longer considers China one of the world's worst human rights violators, according to its annual human rights report released Tuesday, a decision that immediately earned the ire of human rights groups."
John McCain's "Spiritual Guide" Calls For Destruction Of Islam - Politics on The Huffington Post
John McCain's "Spiritual Guide" Calls For Destruction Of Islam - Politics on The Huffington Post: "Senator John McCain hailed as a spiritual adviser an Ohio megachurch pastor who has called upon Christians to wage a 'war' against the 'false religion' of Islam with the aim of destroying it."
Rapid Report: Pentagon Report on Saddam's Iraq Censored?
Rapid Report: Pentagon Report on Saddam's Iraq Censored?: "ABC News' Jonathan Karl Reports: The Bush Administration apparently does not want a U.S. military study that found no direct connection between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda to get any attention. This morning, the Pentagon cancelled plans to send out a press release announcing the report's release and will no longer make the report available online."
12.3.08
Iraq violence sees spike - Yahoo! News
Iraq violence sees spike - Yahoo! News: "BAGHDAD - Violence appeared to be on the rise in Iraq after a day that saw at least 42 people die — numbers that cast doubt on the easing of sectarian violence following a surge of U.S. forces to the country last year."
UK top cop who led CIA probe found dead - Yahoo! News
UK top cop who led CIA probe found dead - Yahoo! News: "MANCHESTER, England - A city police chief who led an investigation into charges that Britain cooperated with secret CIA flights to transport terrorism suspects without formal proceedings has been found dead, his deputy said Tuesday."
11.3.08
Exhaustive review finds no link between Saddam, al Qaida - Yahoo! News
Exhaustive review finds no link between Saddam, al Qaida - Yahoo! News: "WASHINGTON — An exhaustive review of more than 600,000 Iraqi documents that were captured after the 2003 U.S. invasion has found no evidence that Saddam Hussein's regime had any operational links with Osama bin Laden's al Qaida terrorist network."
10.3.08
2008 The Year Of Global Food Crisis (from Sunday Herald)
2008 The Year Of Global Food Crisis (from Sunday Herald): "More than 73 million people in 78 countries that depend on food handouts from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are facing reduced rations this year. The increasing scarcity of food is the biggest crisis looming for the world'', according to WFP officials."
Gang Members Get Trained in the Army - NAM
Gang Members Get Trained in the Army - NAM: "LOS ANGELES – While hundreds of Mexican soldiers are deserting the army to join drug trafficking gangs, California is facing the opposite problem: A growing number of gang members here have infiltrated the U.S. Armed Forces in order to receive military training."
Ethanol fuel is not so green | The Courier-Mail
Ethanol fuel is not so green | The Courier-Mail: "And making ethanol is a hungry process. It requires some 200kg of corn to produce between 90 and 100 litres of ethanol, enough to fill the fuel tank of a typical four-wheel-drive vehicle. That same amount of corn could supply enough calories to feed a person for a year."
Britain makes camera that sees under clothes | U.S. | Reuters
Britain makes camera that sees under clothes | U.S. | Reuters: "LONDON (Reuters) - A British company has developed a camera that can detect weapons, drugs or explosives hidden under people's clothes from up to 25 meters away in what could be a breakthrough for the security industry."
ABC News: He's 101 and Training for Marathon
ABC News: He's 101 and Training for Marathon: "Buster Martin is an unlikely candidate to set a marathon record. He drinks beer, smokes cigarettes and stays out late. And he's 101."
9.3.08
Belleville Intelligencer - Ontario, CA
Belleville Intelligencer - Ontario, CA: "'The distribution of drug paraphernalia, including crackpipes, to drug users in Ottawa and Toronto, as well as the presence of drug injection sites, is also in violation of the international drug control treaties, to which Canada is a party,' says a report by the UN's influential International Narcotics Control Board released in Vienna on Wednesday."
US Navy strike group responds to increasing Lebanon, Syria tension - Jane's Naval Forces News
US Navy strike group responds to increasing Lebanon, Syria tension - Jane's Naval Forces News: "A US Navy (USN) expeditionary strike group has been deployed to the eastern Mediterranean in the wake of increasing tensions between Lebanon and Syria.
The strike group is led by the Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship USS Nassau and includes the Austin-class amphibious transport dock USS Nashville, the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland, the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Philippine Sea and the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Bulkeley and USS Ross. The six vessels left the United States on 19 and 20 February, the navy said.
The destroyer USS Cole - which was seriously damaged in a terrorist attack in Aden in 2000 - is already in international waters off the coast of Lebanon, accompanied by two refuelling ships."
The strike group is led by the Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship USS Nassau and includes the Austin-class amphibious transport dock USS Nashville, the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland, the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Philippine Sea and the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Bulkeley and USS Ross. The six vessels left the United States on 19 and 20 February, the navy said.
The destroyer USS Cole - which was seriously damaged in a terrorist attack in Aden in 2000 - is already in international waters off the coast of Lebanon, accompanied by two refuelling ships."
NPR: AP Probe Finds Drugs in Drinking Water
NPR: AP Probe Finds Drugs in Drinking Water: "AP, March 9, 2008 - A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows."
Heathrow airport first to fingerprint - Telegraph
Heathrow airport first to fingerprint - Telegraph: "Millions of British airline passengers face mandatory fingerprinting before being allowed to board flights when Heathrow’s Terminal 5 opens later this month."
8.3.08
Lou Dobbs: New World Order Can Be Defeated
Lou Dobbs: New World Order Can Be Defeated: "Popular CNN host attacks Bush administration for 'shameless' destruction of sovereignty"
Iraqi Women More Oppressed Than Ever - by Dahr Jamail
Iraqi Women More Oppressed Than Ever - by Dahr Jamail: "Iraq, where women once had more rights and freedom than most others in the Arab world, has turned deadly for women who dream of education and a professional career.
Former dictator Saddam Hussein maintained a relatively secular society, where it was common for women to take up jobs as professors, doctors and government officials. In today's Iraq, women are being killed by militia groups for not conforming to strict Islamist ways."
Former dictator Saddam Hussein maintained a relatively secular society, where it was common for women to take up jobs as professors, doctors and government officials. In today's Iraq, women are being killed by militia groups for not conforming to strict Islamist ways."
7.3.08
Mind-reading machine knows what the eye can see - tech - 05 March 2008 - New Scientist Tech
Mind-reading machine knows what the eye can see - tech - 05 March 2008 - New Scientist Tech: "'Our research makes substantial advances towards being able to decode mental content from brain activity as measured using fMRI,' Kendrick Kay, a co-author of the study, told New Scientist. 'In fact, our results suggest it may soon be possible to reconstruct our visual experiences from brain activity.'"
Top Iraq contractor skirts US taxes offshore - The Boston Globe
Top Iraq contractor skirts US taxes offshore - The Boston Globe: "CAYMAN ISLANDS - Kellogg Brown & Root, the nation's top Iraq war contractor and until last year a subsidiary of Halliburton Corp., has avoided paying hundreds of millions of dollars in federal Medicare and Social Security taxes by hiring workers through shell companies based in this tropical tax haven."
6.3.08
CIA reveals: We said in 1974 that Israel had nuclear weapons - Haaretz - Israel News
CIA reveals: We said in 1974 that Israel had nuclear weapons - Haaretz - Israel News: "The Central Intelligence Agency, backed by bodies including the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research and the Defense Intelligence Agency, determined in August 1974 that Israel had nuclear 'weapons in being,' a 'small number' of which it 'produced and stockpiled.'"
5.3.08
New image technique could allow scanners to read minds | Science | guardian.co.uk
New image technique could allow scanners to read minds | Science | guardian.co.uk: "Scientists have developed a mind-reading technique that allows them to accurately predict images being viewed by people, by using scanners to study brain activity."
2.3.08
Chavez sends troops to Colombia border - Venezuela- msnbc.com
Chavez sends troops to Colombia border - Venezuela- msnbc.com: "CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez ordered tanks and thousands of troops on Sunday to the border with Colombia, accusing it of pushing South America to the brink of war by killing a top rebel leader on Ecuadorean soil."
Saudi advises nationals to leave Lebanon | International | Reuters
Saudi advises nationals to leave Lebanon | International | Reuters: "BEIRUT (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has advised its citizens in Lebanon, especially families living there, to leave the country immediately due to the security situation, several Saudi nationals said on Saturday."
The Raw Story | Chavez speaks of war after Colombian raid on Ecuador
The Raw Story | Chavez speaks of war after Colombian raid on Ecuador: "Raul Reyes of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was killed Saturday in the Colomban raid on a jungle camp on the Ecuadoran side of the common border.
Chavez, speaking in Caracas, warned Colombian President Alvaro Uribe that any similar strike against FARC rebels in Venezuela would reap dire consequences."
Chavez, speaking in Caracas, warned Colombian President Alvaro Uribe that any similar strike against FARC rebels in Venezuela would reap dire consequences."
Cold Water on "Global Warming", National Review Online: Skeptics To Gather In Gotham To Discuss The Cold, Hard Facts - CBS News
Cold Water on "Global Warming", National Review Online: Skeptics To Gather In Gotham To Discuss The Cold, Hard Facts - CBS News: "A new and very different conference on global warming will be held in New York City, under the sponsorship of the Heartland Institute, on March 2nd to March 4th - weather permitting.
It is called an “International Conference on Climate Change” that will examine the question “Global Warming: Crisis or Scam?” Among those present will be professors of climatology, along with scientists in other fields and people from other professions.
They come from universities in England, Hungary, and Australia, as well as from the United States and Canada, and include among other dignitaries the former president of the Czech Republic, V�clav Havel.
All told, there will be 98 speakers and 400 participants.
The theme of the conference is that “there is no scientific consensus on the causes or likely consequences of global warming.”
Many of the participants in this conference are people who have already expressed skepticism about either the prevailing explanations of current climate change or the dire predictions about future climate change."
It is called an “International Conference on Climate Change” that will examine the question “Global Warming: Crisis or Scam?” Among those present will be professors of climatology, along with scientists in other fields and people from other professions.
They come from universities in England, Hungary, and Australia, as well as from the United States and Canada, and include among other dignitaries the former president of the Czech Republic, V�clav Havel.
All told, there will be 98 speakers and 400 participants.
The theme of the conference is that “there is no scientific consensus on the causes or likely consequences of global warming.”
Many of the participants in this conference are people who have already expressed skepticism about either the prevailing explanations of current climate change or the dire predictions about future climate change."
Ancient ceremonial plaza found in Peru - Yahoo! News
Ancient ceremonial plaza found in Peru - Yahoo! News: "LIMA, Peru - A team of German and Peruvian archaeologists say they have discovered the oldest known monument in Peru: a 5,500-year-old ceremonial plaza near Peru's north-central coast.
Carbon dating of material from the site revealed it was built between 3500 B.C. and 3000 B.C., Peter Fuchs, a German archaeologist who headed the excavation team, told The Associated Press by telephone Monday.
The discovery is further evidence that civilization thrived in Peru at the same time as it did in what is now the Middle East and South Asia"
Carbon dating of material from the site revealed it was built between 3500 B.C. and 3000 B.C., Peter Fuchs, a German archaeologist who headed the excavation team, told The Associated Press by telephone Monday.
The discovery is further evidence that civilization thrived in Peru at the same time as it did in what is now the Middle East and South Asia"
1.3.08
What Makes Finnish Kids So Smart? - WSJ.com
What Makes Finnish Kids So Smart? - WSJ.com: "High-school students here rarely get more than a half-hour of homework a night. They have no school uniforms, no honor societies, no valedictorians, no tardy bells and no classes for the gifted. There is little standardized testing, few parents agonize over college and kids don't start school until age 7.
Yet by one international measure, Finnish teenagers are among the smartest in the world. They earned some of the top scores by 15-year-old students who were tested in 57 countries. American teens finished among the world's C students even as U.S. educators piled on more homework, standards and rules. Finnish youth, like their U.S. counterparts, also waste hours online. They dye their hair, love sarcasm and listen to rap and heavy metal. But by ninth grade they're way ahead in math, science and reading -- on track to keeping Finns among the world's most productive workers."
Yet by one international measure, Finnish teenagers are among the smartest in the world. They earned some of the top scores by 15-year-old students who were tested in 57 countries. American teens finished among the world's C students even as U.S. educators piled on more homework, standards and rules. Finnish youth, like their U.S. counterparts, also waste hours online. They dye their hair, love sarcasm and listen to rap and heavy metal. But by ninth grade they're way ahead in math, science and reading -- on track to keeping Finns among the world's most productive workers."
DailyTech - Accidental Discovery During Surgery Reverses Memory Loss
DailyTech - Accidental Discovery During Surgery Reverses Memory Loss: "A 50 year old man, dangerously obese, goes to the hospital for experimental brain surgery to suppress his appetite. A small piece of his skull is removed, and an electrical probe inserted deep into his brain tissue. It reaches his hypothalamus and current is switched on. Suddenly the patient -- awake through the procedure -- begins to speak uncontrollably about events in his past, events he had long forgotten. He remembers a day's walk in the park 30 years ago, complete with what people were wearing, all in vivid color. He sees them speaking to him, every motion they made. The intensity and level of detail of the memories is frightening."
DailyTech - Solar Activity Diminishes; Researchers Predict Another Ice Age
DailyTech - Solar Activity Diminishes; Researchers Predict Another Ice Age: "Dr. Kenneth Tapping is worried about the sun. Solar activity comes in regular cycles, but the latest one is refusing to start. Sunspots have all but vanished, and activity is suspiciously quiet. The last time this happened was 400 years ago -- and it signaled a solar event known as a 'Maunder Minimum,' along with the start of what we now call the 'Little Ice Age.'"
Afghanistan mission close to failing - US | World news | The Guardian
Afghanistan mission close to failing - US | World news | The Guardian: "After six years of US-led military support and billions of pounds in aid, security in Afghanistan is 'deteriorating' and President Hamid Karzai's government controls less than a third of the country, America's top intelligence official has admitted."
U.S. Navy ships move closer to Lebanon - CNN.com
U.S. Navy ships move closer to Lebanon - CNN.com: "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Navy has moved the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole and other ships to the eastern Mediterranean Sea off Lebanon, Pentagon officials said Thursday."
DailyProgress.com | Security code easy hacking for UVa student
DailyProgress.com | Security code easy hacking for UVa student: "A University of Virginia graduate student and two fellow hackers say they have cracked the encryption code that protects billions of credit cards, subway passes and security badges.
With readily available equipment that cost less than $1,000, 26-year-old Karsten Nohl and his two Germany-based partners dismantled a tiny chip that is found inside many “smartcards” and mapped out its secret security algorithm."
With readily available equipment that cost less than $1,000, 26-year-old Karsten Nohl and his two Germany-based partners dismantled a tiny chip that is found inside many “smartcards” and mapped out its secret security algorithm."
29.2.08
Hands up! How your fingers reveal so much about you... | the Daily Mail
Hands up! How your fingers reveal so much about you... | the Daily Mail: "When we look at our fingers, we may think they are beautiful, ugly, refined, or stubby. We use them to eat, gesticulate, carry, point. But what do they tell us about our personalities?"
Blind Irishman sees with the aid of son's tooth in his eye - Yahoo! News
Blind Irishman sees with the aid of son's tooth in his eye - Yahoo! News: "'I thought that I was going to be blind for the rest of my life,' McNichol told RTE state radio.
After doctors in Ireland said there was nothing more they could do, McNichol heard about a miracle operation called Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis (OOKP) being performed by Dr Christopher Liu at the Sussex Eye Hospital in Brighton in England."
After doctors in Ireland said there was nothing more they could do, McNichol heard about a miracle operation called Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis (OOKP) being performed by Dr Christopher Liu at the Sussex Eye Hospital in Brighton in England."
BBC NEWS | Health | Vitamin E linked to lung cancer
BBC NEWS | Health | Vitamin E linked to lung cancer: "Taking high doses of vitamin E supplements can increase the risk of lung cancer, research suggests."
Israel threatens to unleash 'holocaust' in Gaza - Times Online
Israel threatens to unleash 'holocaust' in Gaza - Times Online: "An Israeli minister gave warning today that the army may unleash a “holocaust” on the Gaza Strip if Islamists there do not end their daily barrages of home-made Qassam rockets and their increasing use of Iranian-built Grad missiles."
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Hezbollah says US ship is threat
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Hezbollah says US ship is threat: "A Hezbollah MP has condemned the deployment of the USS Cole warship off the coast of Lebanon as a threat to Lebanese sovereignty and independence."
28.2.08
Vegetarianism proves to be perversion of nature - Pravda.Ru
Vegetarianism proves to be perversion of nature - Pravda.Ru: "Vegetarians can be referred to as true fanatics. On the other hand, they are seriously misled in their beliefs. Practically nobody argues with them, since it is really difficult to convince a vegetarian of his or her self-deception."
27.2.08
DailyTech - Temperature Monitors Report Widescale Global Cooling
DailyTech - Temperature Monitors Report Widescale Global Cooling: "Scientists quoted in a past DailyTech article link the cooling to reduced solar activity which they claim is a much larger driver of climate change than man-made greenhouse gases. The dramatic cooling seen in just 12 months time seems to bear that out. While the data doesn't itself disprove that carbon dioxide is acting to warm the planet, it does demonstrate clearly that more powerful factors are now cooling it."
Reason Magazine - Why are People Having Fewer Kids?
Reason Magazine - Why are People Having Fewer Kids?: "Population stability is achieved when each woman bears an average of 2.1 kids over the course of her lifetime—one for her, one for her male partner, and a little overage to make up to childhood deaths. Today, there are sixty countries in which TFRs are below 2.1. For example, the European Union's TFR is 1.5 and no EU member state has a TFR at replacement or above. Even high population developing countries have seen steep declines in fertility. Since 1970, China's TFR fell from 5.8 to 1.6; India's from 5.8 to 2.9; Indonesia from 5.6 to 2.4; Japan's from 2.0 to 1.3; Mexico's from 6.8 to 2.4; Brazil's from 5.4 to 2.3; and South Africa's from 5.9 to 2.7. The U.S. TFR dropped from 2.55 in 1970 to around 2.1 today, largely because of the influx of higher fertility immigrants."
26.2.08
Forget global warming: Welcome to the new Ice Age
Forget global warming: Welcome to the new Ice Age: "The U.S. National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) reported that many American cities and towns suffered record cold temperatures in January and early February. According to the NCDC, the average temperature in January 'was -0.3 F cooler than the 1901-2000 (20th century) average.'"
Depression drugs don’t work, finds data review - Times Online
Depression drugs don’t work, finds data review - Times Online: "Millions of people taking commonly prescribed antidepressants such as Prozac and Seroxat might as well be taking a placebo, according to the first study to include unpublished evidence.
The new generation of antidepressant drugs work no better than a placebo for the majority of patients with mild or even severe depression, comprehensive research of clinical trials has found."
The new generation of antidepressant drugs work no better than a placebo for the majority of patients with mild or even severe depression, comprehensive research of clinical trials has found."
Philharmonic plays US anthem in N. Korea - Yahoo! News
Philharmonic plays US anthem in N. Korea - Yahoo! News: "PYONGYANG, North Korea - The New York Philharmonic performed 'The Star-Spangled Banner' for North Korea's communist elite Tuesday — a feat of musical diplomacy aimed at improving ties with the isolated nuclear-armed country that considers the U.S. its mortal enemy.
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The Philharmonic is the first major American cultural group to perform in the country and the largest delegation from the United States to visit its longtime foe.
The unprecedented concert represents a warming in relations between the nations that remain technically at war and locked in negotiations over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programs."
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The Philharmonic is the first major American cultural group to perform in the country and the largest delegation from the United States to visit its longtime foe.
The unprecedented concert represents a warming in relations between the nations that remain technically at war and locked in negotiations over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programs."
25.2.08
Top of the Ticket : Los Angeles Times : Ron Paul reactivates GOP candidacy, vows to fight this year and beyond
Top of the Ticket : Los Angeles Times : Ron Paul reactivates GOP candidacy, vows to fight this year and beyond: "Wait, hold on! Don't toss those Ron Paul signs quite yet.
The 72-year-old, 10-term Republican congressman has just vowed to continue his current campaiRonpaul_jvugbqnc_3gn for the Republican presidential nomination."
The 72-year-old, 10-term Republican congressman has just vowed to continue his current campaiRonpaul_jvugbqnc_3gn for the Republican presidential nomination."
The Raw Story | Jon Stewart takes on the 'uncensored' history of the 9/11 Commission
The Raw Story | Jon Stewart takes on the 'uncensored' history of the 9/11 Commission: "'It is remarkable the efforts that the Bush White House went through to try to prevent the 9/11 Commission from getting the information it needed,' Shenon told Stewart. 'The person who was most responsible for that tension was former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales who was then the White House Counsel.'"
24.2.08
Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us | Environment | The Observer
Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us | Environment | The Observer: "Climate change over the next 20 years could result in a global catastrophe costing millions of lives in wars and natural disasters..
A secret report, suppressed by US defence chiefs and obtained by The Observer, warns that major European cities will be sunk beneath rising seas as Britain is plunged into a 'Siberian' climate by 2020. Nuclear conflict, mega-droughts, famine and widespread rioting will erupt across the world.
The document predicts that abrupt climate change could bring the planet to the edge of anarchy as countries develop a nuclear threat to defend and secure dwindling food, water and energy supplies. The threat to global stability vastly eclipses that of terrorism, say the few experts privy to its contents."
A secret report, suppressed by US defence chiefs and obtained by The Observer, warns that major European cities will be sunk beneath rising seas as Britain is plunged into a 'Siberian' climate by 2020. Nuclear conflict, mega-droughts, famine and widespread rioting will erupt across the world.
The document predicts that abrupt climate change could bring the planet to the edge of anarchy as countries develop a nuclear threat to defend and secure dwindling food, water and energy supplies. The threat to global stability vastly eclipses that of terrorism, say the few experts privy to its contents."
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Antarctic glaciers surge to ocean
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Antarctic glaciers surge to ocean: "UK scientists working in Antarctica have found some of the clearest evidence yet of instabilities in the ice of part of West Antarctica.
If the trend continues, they say, it could lead to a significant rise in global sea level."
If the trend continues, they say, it could lead to a significant rise in global sea level."
23.2.08
Did Adolf Hitler draw Disney characters? - Telegraph
Did Adolf Hitler draw Disney characters? - Telegraph: "The director of a Norwegian museum claimed yesterday to have discovered cartoons drawn by Adolf Hitler during the Second World War.
William Hakvaag, the director of a war museum in northern Norway, said he found the drawings hidden in a painting signed 'A. Hitler' that he bought at an auction in Germany."
William Hakvaag, the director of a war museum in northern Norway, said he found the drawings hidden in a painting signed 'A. Hitler' that he bought at an auction in Germany."
Rule by fear or rule by law?
Rule by fear or rule by law?: "Since 9/11, and seemingly without the notice of most Americans, the federal government has assumed the authority to institute martial law, arrest a wide swath of dissidents (citizen and noncitizen alike), and detain people without legal or constitutional recourse in the event of 'an emergency influx of immigrants in the U.S., or to support the rapid development of new programs.'
Beginning in 1999, the government has entered into a series of single-bid contracts with Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) to build detention camps at undisclosed locations within the United States. The government has also contracted with several companies to build thousands of railcars, some reportedly equipped with shackles, ostensibly to transport detainees.
According to diplomat and author Peter Dale Scott, the KBR contract is part of a Homeland Security plan titled ENDGAME, which sets as its goal the removal of 'all removable aliens' and 'potential terrorists.'"
Beginning in 1999, the government has entered into a series of single-bid contracts with Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) to build detention camps at undisclosed locations within the United States. The government has also contracted with several companies to build thousands of railcars, some reportedly equipped with shackles, ostensibly to transport detainees.
According to diplomat and author Peter Dale Scott, the KBR contract is part of a Homeland Security plan titled ENDGAME, which sets as its goal the removal of 'all removable aliens' and 'potential terrorists.'"
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