27,000 Work in Pentagon PR and Recruiting | Danger Room from Wired.com

27,000 Work in Pentagon PR and Recruiting | Danger Room from Wired.com: "'This year, the Pentagon will employ 27,000 people just for recruitment, advertising and public relations — almost as many as the total 30,000-person work force in the State Department.'"

Muslim investors profit by adhering to faith

Muslim investors profit by adhering to faith: "As credit markets have imploded, triggering a global economic crisis, Islamically correct investors have seen a change of fortune: The conservative principles this small group of devout Muslims clung to during the economic heyday has insulated them from the worst of the past year's suffering."

'Apocalyptic predictions' mislead the public on climate change, say experts | Environment | guardian.co.uk

'Apocalyptic predictions' mislead the public on climate change, say experts | Environment | guardian.co.uk: "Experts at Britain's top climate research centre have launched a blistering attack on scientific colleagues and journalists who exaggerate the effects of global warming.

The Met Office Hadley Centre, one of the most prestigious research facilities in the world, says recent 'apocalyptic predictions' about Arctic ice melt and soaring temperatures are as bad as claims that global warming does not exist. Such statements, however well-intentioned, distort the science and could undermine efforts to tackle carbon emissions, it says.

In an article published on the Guardian website, Dr Vicky Pope, head of climate change advice at the Met Office, calls on scientists and journalists to stop misleading the public with 'claim and counter-claim'."

Pain Beam to Get Tougher, Smaller, More Powerful | Danger Room from Wired.com

Pain Beam to Get Tougher, Smaller, More Powerful | Danger Room from Wired.com: "The Pentagon's pain beam weapon could get tougher, smaller, more powerful, and more mobile under a series of new research and development projects. And that could pave the way for the so-called 'Active Denial System' to finally be sent to war."

ABC News: Just Say No ... or Else You Get Cancer?

ABC News: Just Say No ... or Else You Get Cancer?: "For the first time, researchers have linked frequent marijuana use to an increased risk of testicular cancer, according to an article published today in the journal Cancer."

Aspirin once a YEAR 'cuts stomach cancer risk' by a third, promising new study shows | Mail Online

Aspirin once a YEAR 'cuts stomach cancer risk' by a third, promising new study shows | Mail Online: "Taking aspirin just once a year could lower the risk of stomach cancer by more than a third, research suggests."