Source: Reuters – Sun, 22 Sep 2013 09:03 PM Author: Reuters By Alexandra Harney Sept 23 (Reuters) – Wealthy Chinese are hiring American women to serve as surrogates for their children, creating a small but growing business in $120,000… Read More ›
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Russian oligarch Berezovsky had £500m when he hanged himself in his ex-wife’s mansion in March… just a WEEK after cutting her out of his will
Oligarch had a portfolio of ‘trophy properties’ in the south of France Theories suggested he had killed himself because of unpayable debts Police found no evidence to counter suicide verdict By Aaron Sharp PUBLISHED: 06:41 EST, 22 September 2013 | … Read More ›
Music Score May Lead to Nazi Gold
By Björn Hengst and Benjamin Dürr After some initial digs, a Dutch filmmaker believes he may have found the site of buried Nazi treasure long rumored to exist. He was led to the Bavarian town of Mittenwald after cracking a… Read More ›
Leaky microwaves can power your kitchen gadgets
17:45 20 September 2013 by Paul Marks For similar stories, visit the Energy and Fuels Topic Guide If you are fed up with replacing the batteries in your kitchen gadgets why not use the energy that leaks from your… Read More ›
Tunisia’s ‘sex jihadis’ who were sent to Syria to have sex with 100 rebels EACH are coming home pregnant with their children
Tunisian government minister reveals women who travelled to Syria to comfort Islamist opposition fighters in sexual jihad are returning pregnant Lotfi ben Jeddou said women return home after ‘having sexual relations with 20,30,100’ front-line fighters Minister insisted border security has … Read More ›
Syrian fundamentalists got chemical weapons after overthrow of Gaddafi-Syrian deputy premier
Photo ITAR-TASS / Michael Pochuev LONDON, September 20 (Itar-Tass) – Chemical weapons got into the hands of fundamentalists, fighting against the Syrian government, from Libya – after the overthrow in 2011 of the government of Muammar Gaddafi. This statement was … Read More ›
Greece to offer residence permits to foreign investors
19 September, 12:00 (ANSAmed) – ATHENS, SEPTEMBER 19 – Greece’s new favorable regulations on granting residence permits to third-country citizens whose investments are characterized as “strategic” or those who buy property in Greece, the value of which exceeds 250,000 euros,… Read More ›
Swedish court rules that it is ‘okay’ to masturbate in public
A 65-year-old man who pleasured himself on a Stockholm beach acquitted of sexual assault because he ‘was not targeting a specific person’ Adam Withnall Thursday, 19 September 2013 A court in Sweden has ruled that a man who openly masturbated… Read More ›
Google teams up with Apple chairman to try to extend life
Google has teamed up with Apple’s chairman to launch a new company that will attempt to significantly increase the human lifespan. Google’s chief executive hinted that the new company could look at curing cancer Photo: Bloomberg News <!– remove the whitespace… Read More ›
Parasite makes mice lose fear of cats permanently
Behavioural changes persist after Toxoplasma infection is cleared. Eliot Barford 18 September 2013 Mice infected with toxoplasmosis lose their instinctive fear for the smell of cats — and the parasite’s effects may be permanent. Wendy Ingram/Adrienne Greene A parasite that… Read More ›
CIA Special Research Project Bluebird 1952
EEV: Re-Post July 29, 2012 in Central Intelligence Agency The following formerly classified document from 1952 on the CIA’s Project BLUEBIRD, an offshoot of Project MKULTRA which focused on hypnosis and behavior modification as a means of preventing Agency… Read More ›
Julian Assange’s ( Wikileaks ) Recived grants from NSA and DARPA to fund his graduate Crypto Reserach?
US Gov’t Funded Julian Assange’s Crypto Research… Then Pulled The Plug from the it-all-comes-back-around dept PandoDaily has a fascinating story from Peiter Zatko who had known Julian Assange way back in the day, and last ran into him at Chaos… Read More ›
NSA boss ‘built replica Star Trek bridge’ while spying on THE WORLD?
Want to sit in Picard’s chair while spying on THE WORLD? We can make it so – ex-NSA man Tells magazine that NSA boss ‘built replica Star Trek bridge’ By John Leyden Posted in Security, 16th September 2013 14:03 GMT… Read More ›
Time Mag hides Putin’s success from US public
EEV: So, I guess it is not a conspiracy any longer, that us U.S. citizens are being insulated from international news. Hmmm? Monday, 16 September 2013 Time Magazine’s cover for its September 16 issue features a picture of contented-looking… Read More ›
Everyday sadists take pleasure in others’ pain / 26.8 % of participants
Contact: Anna Mikulak amikulak@psychologicalscience.org 202-293-9300 Association for Psychological Science Most of the time, we try to avoid inflicting pain on others — when we do hurt someone, we typically experience guilt, remorse, or other feelings of distress. But for some,… Read More ›
Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer said she feared winding up in prison for TREASON if she refused to comply with US spy demands for data
Yahoo CEO fears defying NSA could mean prison 12 Sep 2013 SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer said she feared winding up in prison for treason if she refused to comply with US spy demands for data. Her comments… Read More ›
Egypt’s Coptic Christians forced to pay taxes to Muslim Brotherhood
4:32 PM 09/11/2013 The Muslim Brotherhood has started implementing a tax on the nearly 15,000 Coptic Christians in Egypt’s Dalga Village, the Washington Times reports. Those that do not convert to Islam will be forced to pay the tax, or… Read More ›
Cinema chain ( AMC Entertainment ) owner is China’s richest person
Cinema chain owner is China’s richest person PDF Print E-mail Tuesday, 10 September 2013 A multi-billionaire who bought US cinema chain AMC Entertainment and has just acquired a luxury British yacht builder has taken top spot as China’s richest man,… Read More ›
Pakistan to free Taliban chief who may hold key to Afghan talks
Kabul hopes former Taliban second-in-command Abdul Ghani Baradar could broker peace government peace deal with rebels Jon Boone in Islamabad theguardian.com, Tuesday 10 September 2013 10.53 EDT Foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz said Pakistan had agreed to free Baradar… Read More ›
Texas drops DUI charge against billionaire Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton
Highway patrol officer who pulled her over in 2011 has been suspended and can’t testify Walton was arrested on her 62nd birthday in Texas Walton is worth an estimated $27 billion By Daily Mail Reporter UPDATED: 14:36 EST, 10 September… Read More ›
Syrian rebels plan chemical attack on Israel from Assad-controlled territories – media
Photo: AFP A chemical attack may be launched on Israel by Syrian rebels from government-controlled areas as a “major provocation”, a number of sources have told Russian media. The news comes as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov proposed that Syria… Read More ›
Syrian village ‘liberated’ by rebels… who then forced Christians to convert to Islam
Syrian rebels including al-Qaida-linked fighters have gained control of a Christian village north-east of the capital Damascus Government media has provided a different account suggesting regime forces are winning The battle is taking place in Maaloula, a scenic mountain village… Read More ›
Record return of Arctic ice cap as it grows by 60% in a year with top scientists warning of global COOLING
Almost a million more square miles of ocean covered with ice than in 2012 BBC reported in 2007 global warming would leave Arctic ice-free in summer by 2013 Publication of UN climate change report suggesting global warming caused by humans… Read More ›
Footage of Syrian Chem attack victims Fabricated in Advance
EEV: This is the third documented claim – The prior two are as follows: 1. Syrian rebels take responsibility for the chemical attack admitting the weapons were provided by Saudis’ 2 .News of chemical weapons attack in Syria published one day… Read More ›
World’s largest volcano discovered off the coast of Japan / possibly the second largest in the entire solar system
Tamu Massif is as big as the British isles and was formed roughly 145 million years ago James Vincent Friday, 6 September 2013 The largest volcano on earth – and possibly the second largest in the entire solar system… Read More ›
NASA to send rocket on 30-day mission to the moon to investigate ‘evil’ lunar dust
NASA to launch Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Experiment – LADEE Rocket takes off from Wallops Island, Virginia on Friday night Spacecraft to investigate possibility of electrically charged dust By Sara Malm PUBLISHED: 10:24 EST, 5 September 2013 | UPDATED: 13:11… Read More ›
Chinese chief engineer ‘tortured to death by six Communist Party investigators who dunked his head underwater trying to extract confession’
Yu Qiyi held in detention for 38 days on suspicion of corruption in a land deal Coroner said he had inhaled fluids that caused his lungs to malfunction ‘Shuanggui’ interrogations try to force officials to confess wrongdoings By Richard Shears… Read More ›
Does getting rich mean giving less? Research shows the more money you have, the more tight fisted you become
A study from UC Berkeley’s Dacher Keltner finds that isolation and a decrease in generosity occur as personal wealth increases Another study tracked a Mexican village and watched giving and community activities drop as wealth grew Since 1800, Americans have… Read More ›
Head of Xinhua accuses Western media of pushing revolution in China
Thursday, 05 September, 2013, 8:14am Reuters in Beijing President of Xinhua news agency Li Congjun. Photo: Xinhua Western media organisations are trying to demonise China and promote revolution and national disintegration as they hate seeing the country prosper, the… Read More ›
Destruction of Christianity as the result of the Arab Spring
© Collage: The Voice of Russia The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime would mark the end of the Christian civilization not only in Syria, but also in the entire Middle East, experts are afraid. Already today in the region… Read More ›
Pictures emerge showing US Secretary John Kerry and President Assad dining in Syria together
Heather Saul Tuesday, 3 September 2013 Pictures have emerged showing the US Secretary of State John Kerry dining with President Bashar al-Assad, as Mr Kerry continued to push for a military strike on Syria following a suspected chemical attack…. Read More ›
Security Clearance Denials and Constitutional Rights
September 3, 2013 Steven Aftergood It is generally understood that there is no legally enforceable “right” to be granted a security clearance for access to classified information. And a landmark 1988 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Department of the… Read More ›
Hacked, slashed and castrated: How ‘cannibal’ cult leader ‘Black Jesus’ Steven Tari met his death
Papuan cult leader had been on the verge of an unexplained Israel trip before his grisly demise Kathy Marks Monday, 2 September 2013 Papua New Guinea’s self-styled “Black Jesus” died as he had lived, meeting a gruesome, violent end during… Read More ›
Now the European Union wants to limit all cars to 70 miles per hour
Posted By Eric Owens On 8:44 AM 09/02/2013 In World In its continuing efforts to outlaw anything remotely fun, the European Union has announced plans to forcibly limit all cars to a maximum of 70 miles per hour. Under the… Read More ›
Russian citizens who might be of interest to U.S. security agencies should avoid travel
Photo EPA/ITAR-TASS MOSCOW, September 2. (Itar-Tass) – “Russia’s Foreign Ministry recommends Russian citizens to refrain from international trips, especially to countries with extradition treaties with the US, if said citizens have grounded suspicions that American law enforcements are interested in… Read More ›
Mystery of flag from iconic 9/11 photo that went missing the night after the attacks and has never been seen again
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 20:10 EST, 1 September 2013 | UPDATED: 21:57 EST, 1 September 2013 The flag that three weary New York City firefighters hoisted above the wreckage of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001… Read More ›
U.S. Had Intel on Chemical Strike Before It Was Launched / three days beforehand
Posted By Shane Harris, Yochi Dreazen, Noah Shachtman, David Kenner, Colum Lynch Friday, August 30, 2013 – 3:19 PM American intelligence agencies had indications three days beforehand that the Syrian regime was poised to launch a lethal chemical attack… Read More ›
Burning question of the day: 1950s newspaper clipping shows how far women’s rights have come
By Jessica Jerreat PUBLISHED: 16:16 EST, 31 August 2013 | UPDATED: 16:16 EST, 31 August 2013 Women’s lib has come a long way in a short time, as this newspaper clipping about whether it is appropriate to discipline your… Read More ›
Kim Jong-un’s approval rating higher than Barack Obama’s
Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, has a public approval rating of over 50 per cent, according to a poll of escapees living in South Korea. North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un, centre, applauds during the final of the Torch Cup… Read More ›
‘Syrian rebels take responsibility for the chemical attack admitting the weapons were provided by Saudis’ – source
EEV: Requesting 2nd source confirmation Photo: EPA In an interview with Dale Gavlak, a Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press and Mint Press News, Syrian rebels tacitly implied that they were responsible for last week’s chemical attack. Some information… Read More ›
Alibi Agencies Help Create Double Lives
By Barbara Hardinghaus An episode of Germany’s top crime show recently highlighted a secretive business: helping clients create and maintain lies. Now one such agency is struggling to keep up with the demand. For his best clients, Patrick Ulmer says… Read More ›
Odious Slate writer: Only evil people send their kids to private schools
Posted By Robby Soave On 9:54 PM 08/29/2013 In Education | No Comments Have the manifest failures of public education motivated you to enroll your own children in private schools? If so, you are evil, argues Slate editor Allison Benedikt…. Read More ›
Quinn campaign tells students: skip school to work for us
By SALLY GOLDENBERG Last Updated: 4:18 AM, August 30, 2013 Posted: 1:03 AM, August 30, 2013 EXCLUSIVE Christine Quinn’s mayoral campaign is encouraging her interns to skip the first days of school so they’ll be available for the critical… Read More ›
Cory Booker invented a drug-dealer friend named T-bone who ‘threatened his life’ to boost his public appeal
Booker has used tales about the tough-talking T-Bone to counter critics’ claims that he’s out of touch with the plight of the poor in New Jersey Rutgers University history professor Clement Price, who calls himself a friend and mentor to… Read More ›
Kim Jong-un’s ex-girlfriend ‘executed by firing squad for appearing in porn films’
Reports indicate the dictator had been to see his former lover sing in a concert just nine days before she was arrested and killed Adam Withnall Thursday, 29 August 2013 Kim Jong-un’s ex-girlfriend has been executed by firing squad along… Read More ›
Life DID begin on Mars – then we all travelled to Earth on a meteorite: Element crucial to the origin of life ‘would only have been available on the red planet’
Thursday, Aug 29 2013 Molybdenum mineral is thought to have been crucial to the origin of life Material may have been available on the surface of Mars and not on Earth This could suggest that life came to Earth on… Read More ›
More than a THIRD of America’s highest-paid CEOs have been fired, fined or bailed out over the last 20 years
About 40 percent of American CEOs found themselves in hot water over the past 20 years due to poor performance Though fired for their ineptitude, eight per cent received ‘golden parachutes’ worth an average of $48million By Ryan Gorman PUBLISHED:… Read More ›
State Dept Admits It Doesn’t Know Who Ordered Syria’s Chemical Strike
Posted By Elias Groll Wednesday, August 28, 2013 – 10:24 PM With the United States barreling toward a strike on Syria, U.S. officials say they are completely certain that Bashar al-Assad’s government is responsible for last week’s… Read More ›
The California Commission on Professional Competence ordered a school to rehire, with back pay, a P.E. teacher it suspended for biting a special education student and punching him in the face,
Just a Darn Minute, School Tells Commission By REBEKAH KEARN ShareThis SACRAMENTO (CN) – The California Commission on Professional Competence ordered a school to rehire, with back pay, a P.E. teacher it suspended for biting a special education student and… Read More ›
Brain-to-brain breakthrough in mind control experiment
Two minds with but a single thought as University of Washington researcher controls colleague’s hand movements LAST UPDATED AT 13:48 ON Wed 28 Aug 2013 SCIENTISTS have achieved human mind control for the first time in an experiment at… Read More ›