Oct. 9, 2012 – 11:46AM | By PAUL KALLENDER UMEZU | In the year since a sophisticated cyber attack on Japan’s largest military contractor unleashed a flood of revelations about the vulnerability of the country’s most sensitive technical data,… Read More ›
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Why Our Best Officers Are Leaving
Why are so many of the most talented officers now abandoning military life for the private sector? An exclusive survey of West Point graduates shows that it’s not just money. Increasingly, the military is creating a command structure that rewards… Read More ›
Issa’s Benghazi document dump exposes several Libyans working with the U.S.
Posted By Josh Rogin Friday, October 19, 2012 – 7:58 PM House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) compromised the identities of several Libyans working with the U.S. government and placed their lives in danger when he released reams of… Read More ›
Double-Take: EU ‘Tolerance’ Poster Includes the Cross, the Star of David, And … Wait, What Is That?
Posted on October 19, 2012 at 6:31pm by Becket Adams Journalist and Conservative MEP for South East England Daniel Hannan on Friday posted to his blog the following picture of a Europe4All poster currently on display at the European Commission:… Read More ›
140th Health Research Report 19 OCT 2012 – Video Briefing
Research Topics: Carob and Listeria, Creativity and Mental Illness, Brief Exercise and Metabolism Vitamin C and Bone Density, Caffiene and Memory Repair The only thing really Evil here, is me Butchering the pronunciation of some of these terms. I do… Read More ›
140th Health Research Report 19 OCT 2012
Editors Top Five: CAFFEINE MAY BLOCK INFLAMMATION LINKED TO MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT MINUTES OF HARD EXERCISE CAN LEAD TO ALL-DAY CALORIE BURN PREBIOTIC MAY HELP PATIENTS WITH INTESTINAL FAILURE GROW NEW AND BETTER GUT LINK BETWEEN CREATIVITY AND MENTAL… Read More ›
No Antibodies, No Problem
Researchers Identify How Mosquito Immune System Attacks Specific Infections Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have determined a new mechanism by which the mosquitoes’ immune system can respond with specificity to infections with… Read More ›
Math and language scores improve with JUST 10 hours of science instruction a year
Contact: Samantha Gizerian samantha.gizerian@wsu.edu 509-335-0986 Washington State University A little science goes a long way Math and language scores improve with 10 hours of instruction PULLMAN, Wash. – A Washington State University researcher has found that engaging elementary school students… Read More ›
Leaves of carob tree, source of chocolate substitute, fight food-poisoning bacteria: Listeria
Contact: Michael Bernstein m_bernstein@acs.org 202-872-6042 American Chemical Society Leaves of the plant that yields carob — the substitute for chocolate that some consider healthier than chocolate — are a rich source of antibacterial substances ideal for fighting the microbe responsible… Read More ›
Daily vibration may combat prediabetes in youth : 20min daily was better than prescription drugs at reducing levels of hemoglobin A1
Contact: Toni Baker tbaker@georgiahealth.edu 706-721-4421 Georgia Health Sciences University AUGUSTA, Ga. – Daily sessions of whole-body vibration may combat prediabetes in adolescents, dramatically reducing inflammation, average blood glucose levels and symptoms such as frequent urination, researchers report. In mice that… Read More ›
Smart CCTV knows when you need shopping advice
19 October 2012 by Douglas Heaven Magazine issue 2887. Subscribe and save ARE you enjoying your shopping experience? Video surveillance systems might soon be answering that question for you. CCTV security cameras are a familiar fixture in shops, but… Read More ›
China flexes muscles with drills in East China Sea
NationalOct. 19, 2012 – 05:00PM JST( 57 ) BEIJING — China dispatched naval vessels, aircraft and helicopters to the East China Sea on Friday, flexing its muscles in exercises likely to further stoke a bristling territorial dispute with Japan. A… Read More ›
The real jobs numbers: 41% of America unemployed, 1 in 3 doesn’t want work at all
Engineering Evil: Would like 2nd Confirmation on figures Published: 19 October, 2012, 00:43 Edited: 19 October, 2012, 08:53 Even if the US Labor Department has determined that the unemployment level has finally plateaued after months of staggering jobs statistics, the… Read More ›
Four men, all in their 20s, will face ‘urgent trial’ over allegations they insulted King Hamad on personal Twitter accounts
Bahrain charges four men with insulting king Reuters in Dubi guardian.co.uk, Thursday 18 October 2012 07.45 EDT An anti-government protester steps on a torn poster of King Hamad during protests in Manama in March 2011. Photograph: James Lawler Duggan/AFP/Getty Images Bahraini… Read More ›
Walmart supply chain: warehouse staff agencies accused of wage theft
‘They prey on people living on the edge,’ claim workers, who are already among the most vulnerable and lowest-paid in America Paul Harris in Elwood, Illinois guardian.co.uk, Thursday 18 October 2012 16.23 EDT Walmart, which was not… Read More ›
First-Of-Its-Kind Self-Assembled Nanoparticle for Targeted and Triggered Thermo-Chemotherapy
ScienceDaily (Oct. 18, 2012) — Excitement around the potential for targeted nanoparticles (NPs) that can be controlled by stimulus outside of the body for cancer therapy has been growing over the past few years. More specifically, there has been considerable… Read More ›
Wireless meters tell snoopers when you are not home: CRIMINALS no longer need to stake out a home or a business
18 October 2012 by Jim Giles Magazine issue 2887. Subscribe and save CRIMINALS no longer need to stake out a home or a business to monitor the inhabitants’ comings and goings. Now they can simply pick up wireless signals broadcast… Read More ›
Mali coup led by US-trained captain
Published: 24 March, 2012, 16:14 Edited: 24 March, 2012, 21:49 A US Africa Command official confirmed on Friday the leader of military coup d’état in Mali has visited the US on several occasions, receiving professional military education. Captain Amadou Haya… Read More ›
China to conduct naval exercises in East China Sea
National Oct. 19, 2012 – 07:00AM JST( 10 ) BEIJING — China will conduct naval exercises on Friday to practise defending territorial sovereignty in the East China Sea, state media said, amid strained ties between Tokyo and Beijing over a disputed… Read More ›
Japan will not join initiative put before U.N. to make nuclear weapons illegal
Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 Kyodo Japan will not join an initiative led by 16 countries at the United Nations to make atomic weapons illegal, out of concern it would affect Tokyo’s security arrangement under the U.S. nuclear umbrella, government sources… Read More ›
State Department granted New York terror plotter a student visa
Posted By Josh Rogin Thursday, October 18, 2012 – 4:53 PM Last December, the State Department issued a student visa to the Bangladeshi man arrested this week for trying to blow up the Federal Reserve building with what he thought was… Read More ›
Rwanda wins Security Council seat as new report blasts support for Congo mutineers
Posted By Colum Lynch Thursday, October 18, 2012 – 12:42 PM Rwandan authorities have harassed a number of local employees assisting a U.N. Security Council panel that has accused the Rwandan government of sponsoring and directing a military insurgency… Read More ›
Google threatens to drop links to French media
By Agence France-Presse Thursday, October 18, 2012 17:12 EDT Topics: google ♦ Google France ♦ search engines PARIS — Internet giant Google has warned it would exclude French media sites from its search results if France adopts a law forcing… Read More ›
For Kodak, nuclear reactor and weapons-grade uranium proved useful
Reposted for filing An Eastman Kodak facility had a small nuclear reactor and 3½ pounds of weapons-grade uranium for more than 30 years. (Associated Press / May 14, 2012) By Matt PearceMay 14, 2012, 3:01 p.m. Kodak has the bomb…. Read More ›
Moderator Notes: Video Series Update
This is just a quick unedited update of the other TV shows that are being done. In addition I will be posting frequent short info clips in the near future. I need water..Tripping all over my words here 😉
Mice at risk of asthma, allergies can fight off skin cancer
Contact: Julia Evangelou Strait straitj@wustl.edu 314-286-0141 Washington University School of Medicine A molecule involved in asthma and allergies has now been shown to make mice resistant to skin cancer, according to scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in… Read More ›
Cream with green tea extract hinders HIV transmission: study
2009 study posted for filing (AFP)–May 19, 2009 WASHINGTON (AFP) – A chemical found in green tea helps inhibit sexual transmission of the virus which causes AIDS, said a study Tuesday that recommends using the compound in vaginal creams to… Read More ›
BPA, chemical used to make plastics, found to leach from polycarbonate drinking bottles into humans
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Todd Datz tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu 617-432-3952 Harvard School of Public Health Exposure to BPA may have harmful health effects Boston, MA — A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that participants… Read More ›
100 reasons to change the way we think about genetics : Epigenetic inheritance passed down through generations not all through DNA
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Kevin Stacey kstacey@press.uchicago.edu 773-834-0386 University of Chicago Press Journals Article reviews evidence for epigenetic inheritance in wide range of species For years, genes have been considered the one and only way biological traits could… Read More ›
Turmeric extract suppresses fat tissue growth in rodent models
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Andrea Grossman 617-636-3728 Tufts University, Health Sciences BOSTON (May 18, 2009) Curcumin, the major polyphenol found in turmeric, appears to reduce weight gain in mice and suppress the growth of fat tissue in mice… Read More ›
Glutamine supplements show promise in treating stomach ulcers
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Bonnie Prescott bprescot@bidmc.harvard.edu 617-667-7306 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Amino acid helps offset stomach damage caused by H. pylori bacteria; animal study suggests popular supplement could also reduce risk of gastric cancers BOSTON –… Read More ›
Human nose too cold for bird flu, says new study ( H5N1 )
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Lucy Goodchild lucy.goodchild@imperial.ac.uk 44-207-594-6702 Imperial College London Avian influenza viruses do not thrive in humans because the temperature inside a person’s nose is too low, according to research published today in the journal PLoS… Read More ›
Surgery may not be necessary for Achilles tendon rupture
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Elin Lindstrom Claessen elin.lindstrom@sahlgrenska.gu.se 46-317-863-869 University of Gothenburg The two ends of a ruptured Achilles tendon are often stitched together before the leg is put in plaster, in order to reduce the risk of… Read More ›
Ginger quells cancer patients’ nausea from chemotherapy
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Leslie White leslie_white@urmc.rochester.edu 585-273-1119 University of Rochester Medical Center People with cancer can reduce post-chemotherapy nausea by 40 percent by using ginger supplements, along with standard anti-vomiting drugs, before undergoing treatment, according to scientists… Read More ›
Ginger causes ovarian cancer cells to die, U-M researchers find
2006 study posted for filing Contact: Nicole Fawcett nfawcett@umich.edu 734-764-2220 University of Michigan Health System Cell studies show promise for ginger as potential ovarian cancer treatment ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Ginger is known to ease nausea and control inflammation. But… Read More ›
57th Health Research Report 26 MAY 2009 – Reconstruction
Editors Top Five: 1. Cream with green tea extract hinders HIV transmission: study 2. Surgery may not be necessary for Achilles tendon rupture 3. Human nose too cold for bird flu, says new study 4. 100 reasons to change… Read More ›
French Bank sells Greek Bank for 1 Euro
Thursday, 18 October 2012 Credit Agricole, France’s third largest bank, is exiting the Greek market after agreeing to sell Emporiki Bank to Alpha Bank for symbolic sum of just 1 euro. The deal marks the… Read More ›
Twitter blocks German neo-Nazi account in world first
By Agence France-Presse Thursday, October 18, 2012 7:10 EDT Micro-blogging site Twitter said Thursday it had blocked a neo-Nazi group’s account at the request of German police in what it called a global first for the company. In a move… Read More ›
Rogue geoengineer’s ocean field test condemned : Dumped 100 tonnes of iron sulphate into the sea
14:45 17 October 2012 by Michael Marshall Frustration has bubbled up about the actions of a rogue climate hacker. Independent geoengineer Russ George has reportedly attempted to fertilise a patch of ocean in the north-east Pacific, drawing criticism from researchers… Read More ›
Young blood really is the key to youth
HUMANS are constantly searching for an elixir of youth – could it be that an infusion of young blood holds the key? 18 October 2012 by Helen Thomson, New Orleans Magazine issue 2887. Subscribe and save This seems to be… Read More ›
Alarm at Greek police ‘collusion’ with far-right Golden Dawn : MP Ilias Panagiotaros: “We are in civil war”
17 October 2012 Last updated at 12:02 ET Article written by Paul Mason Economics editor, Newsnight Golden Dawn MP Ilias Panagiotaros: “We are in civil war” Greece’s far-right party, Golden Dawn, won 18 parliamentary seats in the June election… Read More ›
General strike to shut down services in Greece: 70% of it is caught between poverty and destitution
Updated: 07:40, Thursday, 18 October 2012 Unions in Greece are holding another general strike against the country’s austerity program, as European leaders gather for a summit in Brussels. Greek journalists and media workers staged a strike yesterday Today’s strike is… Read More ›
Girl, 15, lashed 60 times for ‘speaking to men in the street’ : Mali
Islamist group Ansar Dine said to have repeatedly warned girl to stop talking to men in the street in Timbuktu, Mali By Associated Press Reporter PUBLISHED:07:55 EST, 17 October 2012| UPDATED:09:14 EST, 17 October 2012 A teenaged girl received 60… Read More ›
100% Right 0% of the Time
Why the U.S. military can’t predict the next war. BY MICAH ZENKO |OCTOBER 16, 2012 Two weeks ago, General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered the Landon Lecture to hundreds of U.S. servicemembers and students at… Read More ›
France anti-racism groups target Twitter for anti-Semitic content
12:13 PM 10/17/2012 Twitter may be under legal fire for a series of recent tweets which are deemed anti-Semitic by Jewish organizations in France. A top trending French-language hashtag recently has been #unbonjuif, which in English means “a good Jew.”… Read More ›
Antidepressants linked to risk of brain bleeds: antidepressant users were about 40 to 50 percent more likely to suffer bleeding in or around the brain
Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:18 GMT Reuters Oct 18 (Reuters) – People using a common class of antidepressants may have slightly increased odds of suffering bleeding in the brain – though the risk is still very small, according to a… Read More ›
The Military Is Building Integrated Hybrid Living-Nonliving Robotic Organisms
Geoffrey Ingersoll|Oct. 16, 2012, 12:41 PM|1,624|7 In a request released Sept. 14 of this year, the Office Of Naval Research sought to find proposals for “Synthetic Biology Tools for Sensing and Bioprocessing” — essentially hybrid, organic inorganic “sensing” robots. But… Read More ›
Stiglitz: Greece and Spain are ‘in depression’ : Blaming it on tough austerity measures
By Agence France-Presse Wednesday, October 17, 2012 16:17 EDT Topics: international monetary fund ♦ joseph stiglitz ♦ spain Greece and Spain are in “depression, not recession”, Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said on Wednesday, blaming tough austerity measures for their… Read More ›
Plant-Based Diets Can Remedy Chronic Diseases
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 63 percent of the deaths that occurred in 2008 were attributed to non-communicable chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, Type 2 diabetes and obesity—for which poor diets are contributing factors. Yet… Read More ›
New malaria drug requires just one dose and appears twice as effective as existing regimen
Contact: Michael Bernstein m_bernstein@acs.org 202-872-6042 American Chemical Society Scientists are reporting development of a new malaria drug that, in laboratory tests, has been twice as effective as the best current medicine against this global scourge and may fight off the… Read More ›
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