Editors Note: (Ralph Turchiano) Requested Repost from the archives (Oct 2013) EEV: Recently Compromised or exposed Code names, Operations, Software and facilities. The list is in no particular order and is being updated frequently. These are just the discoveries from… Read More ›
Australia
‘Prepare for Chinese invasion’, says Jacqui Lambie
DAVID CROWE | The Australian | August 20, 2014 12:00AM AUSTRALIA must build missile systems and defence shields to prepare for an invasion from China even if it costs $60 billion a year, Palmer United Party senator Jacqui Lambie has… Read More ›
FACTBOX: Russia’s Imports from Countries that Imposed Sanctions
MOSCOW, August 7 (RIA Novosti) – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Wednesday, banning for a year imports of agricultural and food products from countries that imposed sanctions on Russia. The government is expected to announce the complete “black… Read More ›
Belgium must pay for asylum-seeking families to rent on the private market when federal housing facilities are full
– the EU high court noted that respect for human dignity requires providing asylum seekers with housing, food and clothes, regardless of the cost to the state. EU Touts Human Dignity for Asylum Seekers By WILLIAM DOTINGA ShareThis (CN) –… Read More ›
How fast is YOUR 4G phone? US has second slowest speeds in the world, new study reveals – while Australia tops the table
US average data rate dropped to 6.5Mbps from 9.6 megabits over last year T-Mobile had the best data rate at 11.2Mbps AT&T rated 8.9Mbps, Verizon 7.6Mbps, and Sprint 4.2Mbps By Mark Prigg UPDATED: 13:22 EST, 21 February 2014 4G data… Read More ›
7 things that surprise Japanese people working in offices overseas
By Rachel Tackett Lifestyle Dec. 05, 2013 – 06:20AM JST ( 24 ) TOKYO — Here’s a collection of seven observations that Japanese people made while doing business in foreign countries. 1. The lack of overtime In Germany and Spain,… Read More ›
Revealed: Australian spy agency offered to share data about ordinary citizens
• Secret 5-Eyes document shows surveillance partners discussing what information they can pool about their citizens • DSD indicated it could provide material without some privacy restraints imposed by other countries such as Canada • Medical, legal or religious information… Read More ›
Football match-fixing: World Cup matches may have been rigged
Alleged fixer covertly recorded boasting that World Cup qualifiers were rigged By Claire Newell, Holly Watt and Ben Bryant 4:00PM GMT 28 Nov 2013 World Cup qualification matches may have been fixed by the international gambling syndicate at the centre… Read More ›
Indonesia halts Australia drills as protesters call for ‘war’
Joint exercises halted as Indonesian hackers claim responsibility for cyber attacks on Australian Federal Police and Reserve Bank of Australia websites Agence France-Presse in Jakarta Anti-Australia protesters shout slogans while holding a placard, reading ‘expel Australian diplomatic members’, during a… Read More ›
Scientists discover ‘Lost World’ of unknown creatures in Australia
Monday, 28 October 2013 On the second day of a four-day trek to Cape Melville a team led by Dr Conrad Hoskin, from James Cook University, and Dr Tim Laman, from Harvard University, discovered a “bizarre” looking leaf-tailed gecko, a… Read More ›
‘Wendi Deng was a Chinese spy’: Eccentric Australian mogul makes bizarre claim on TV about Rupert Murdoch’s wife
Multi-millionaire Clive Palmer, 59, made the claims on a television show ‘She’s been spying on Rupert for years,’ Mr Palmer claimed Palmer is renowned for his plans to construct a replica of the Titanic He is planning to sue Murdoch… Read More ›
Oz defence department: We don’t have a ban on Lenovo kit
EEV: Really are they this Dumb? Nobody said you did, sunshine By Phil Muncaster Posted in Security, 31st July 2013 02:59 GMT Update The Australian Department of Defence has issued an official statement denying it banned the… Read More ›
Never-before-seen GIANT virus found that’s so unusual it may have come from Mars
The Pandoravirus is one micrometre big – ten times the size of other viruses It is found underwater but is not considered a threat to humans The virus has been spotted off the coast of Chile and in an Australian … Read More ›
Short-term antidepressant use, stress, high-fat diet linked to long-term weight gain
Contact: Jenni Glenn Gingery jgingery@endocrine.org 301-941-0240 The Endocrine Society SAN FRANCISCO—- Short-term use of antidepressants, combined with stress and a high-fat diet, is associated with long-term increases in body weight, a new animal study finds. The results were presented Sunday… Read More ›
Has China hacked into Australia’s new spy HQ – before it’s even finished being built?
TV investigation claims important government departments were also hacked James Legge, Agencies Tuesday, 28 May 2013 Australian officials have refused to confirm or deny a report that Chinese hackers stole blueprints for the country’s new spy agency headquarters. The Australian… Read More ›
Young people who undergo CT scans are 24 percent more likely to develop cancer compared with those who do not, a study published today on bmj.com suggests
Contact: Emma Dickinson edickinson@bmj.com 44-020-738-36529 BMJ-British Medical Journal Small cancer risk following CT scans in childhood and adolescence confirmed But the absolute excess for all cancers combined is low The researchers say that in a group of 10,000 young people,… Read More ›
No idle chatter: Study finds malaria parasites ‘talk’ to each other – It Changes everything
Contact: Liz Williams williams@wehi.edu.au 61-405-279-095 Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Melbourne scientists have made the surprise discovery that malaria parasites can ‘talk’ to each other – a social behaviour to ensure the parasite’s survival and improve its chances of being… Read More ›
So that’s what Assange has been doing inside the embassy! WikiLeaks releases 1.7m US diplomatic and intelligence reports covering every country in the world
Wikileaks releases database of U.S. diplomatic records from 1973 to 1976 Henry Kissinger was U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Julian Assange worked on project inside Ecuadorian Embassy in London Australian Wikileaks founder, 41, sought refuge at the… Read More ›
Scientists have rediscovered a centuries-old procedure for supercharging your brain
Spark of Genius A new technology promises to supercharge your brain with electricity. Is it too good to be true? By Will Oremus|Posted Monday, April 1, 2013, at 2:30 PM Scientists have rediscovered a centuries-old procedure for supercharging your brain…. Read More ›
You won’t bee-lieve it! Could manuka honey beat drug-resistant superbugs?
By Nick Mcdermott PUBLISHED: 20:53 EST, 15 March 2013 | UPDATED: 05:55 EST, 17 March 2013 Strong stuff: Manuka honey could fight drug-resistant superbugs It is a natural medicine used for thousands of years to clean wounds and fight… Read More ›
Mars Could Be Hit By Comet C/2013 A1 With Billion-Megaton Impact / Will show brighter than a full moon
Huffington Post UK | By Michael Rundle Posted: 04/03/2013 09:53 GMT | Updated: 04/03/2013 10:12 GMT Mars could be hit by a comet with the power of a billion megatons in 2014, astronomers have said. The comet C/2013 A1 was discovered earlier… Read More ›
Mars could be hit by comet next year – ” solar system may be left without Mars / collision is very likely “
– Mar 4, 2013 21:37 Moscow Time Margarita Bogatova, Alexei Lyakhov © Photo: SXC.hu The solar system may be left without Mars as experts predict that comet C/2013 A1 measured at about 50 km in diameter will hit the planet… Read More ›
‘Defective’ virus surprisingly plays major role in spread of disease, UCLA life scientists report
Contact: Stuart Wolpert swolpert@support.ucla.edu 310-206-0511 University of California – Los Angeles Defective viruses, thought for decades to be essentially garbage unrelated to the transmission of normal viruses, now appear able to play an important role in the spread of disease,… Read More ›
Secrets and lies – the double life of Prisoner X
Rumours swirl about ‘Mossad man’, Ben Zygier, found dead in Israeli jail Alistair Dawber Sunday, 17 February 2013 He was “a double agent working for Iran”; he was “responsible for the botched operation in a Dubai hotel in 2010” in… Read More ›
New health guidelines: no birthday cake candles allowed for Australian children
Posted By Caroline May On 5:29 PM 02/07/2013 @ 5:29 PM In DC Exclusives,DC Exclusives – Blurb,Uncategorized,World | No Comments New child-care guidelines from Australian health officials will make blowing out candles on birthday cakes a thing of the past… Read More ›
Study suggests link between regular aspirin use, increased risk of age-related macular degeneration: 3.7% vs 9.3%
Contact: Jie Jin Wang, Ph.D. jiejin.wang@sydney.edu.au JAMA and Archives Journals CHICAGO – Regular aspirin use appears to be associated with an increased risk of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is a leading cause of blindness in older people, and… Read More ›
Australian spies tell about their skills and employment on the web
Dec 27, 2012 09:05 Moscow Time © Photo: SXC.hu Professional and social media networking sites like LinkedIn and Facebook are now the places where you can choose between hundreds of former and some present Australian spies if you need to… Read More ›
Vitamin E in front line of prostate cancer fight
2010 study posted for release Survival rates of the world’s most common cancer might soon be increased with a new vitamin E treatment which could significantly reduce tumour regrowth. Queensland University of Technology (QUT) prostate cancer… Read More ›
Crisis: Greek exodus abroad in search of work: 49% of the working population looking to emigrate
21 December, 16:41 (ANSAmed) – ATHENS, DECEMBER 21 – With September unemployment hitting a record 26% high (55.4% among those aged under 25), 49% of Greeks are looking for work abroad, according to a survey released Friday by Adecco employment… Read More ›
Hacker ruined Australian military security in 3 Minutes
Author : Mohit Kumar on 12/12/2012 06:25:00 AM Some 22,300 purported student and staff records held by the Australian Defence Force Academy were stolen and published online last month. A member of the Anonymous group, known as Darwinaire, is claiming responsibility… Read More ›
Xenical and Alli, inhibits a key enzyme that may lead to “severe toxicity of internal organs such as the liver and kidney.” The inhibition is irreversible and can be caused by a low level of the drug.
Contact: Dave Lavallee dlavallee@advance.uri.edu 401-874-5862 University of Rhode Island Pharmacy researcher finds most popular weight-loss drug strongly alters other drug therapies KINGSTON, R.I.— December 10, 2012 – A University of Rhode Island researcher has discovered that the weight-loss drug orlistat,… Read More ›
Prime Minister Gillard: End of the world is coming, good luck
By Agence France-Presse Thursday, December 6, 2012 17:24 EST Topics: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard ♦ Mayan calendar ♦ Prime Minister Gillard Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard weighed into the debate about whether the world will end on December 21… Read More ›
Could mistletoe give the kiss of death to cancer?
Contact: Gordon Howarth gordon.howarth@adelaide.edu.au 61-883-137-885 University of Adelaide IMAGE: Health Sciences student Zahra Lotfollahi with a sample of mistletoe extract at the University of Adelaide’s Waite Campus.Click here for more information. Mistletoe has become an important symbol… Read More ›
Eating processed meats, but not unprocessed red meats, may raise risk of heart disease and diabetes
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Todd Datz tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu 617-998-8819 Harvard School of Public Health Boston, MA – In a new study, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that eating processed meat, such as bacon,… Read More ›
Aussie scientists un-discover Pacific island
SYDNEY (AFP) A South Pacific island identified on Google Earth and world maps does not exist, according to Australian scientists who went searching for the mystery landmass during a geological expedition. The sizeable phantom island in the… Read More ›
Google told to pay victim for criminal results
Thursday, 1 November 2012 Google was yesterday found liable for damages by a jury in Australia after a man complained that the website’s search results had harmed his reputation by wrongly linking him to Melbourne gang crime. Milorad… Read More ›
Pneumococcal vaccine does not appear to protect against pneumonia: ” a systematic review and meta-analysis, looked at 22 clinical trials, reviews and meta-analyses and more than 100,000 participants “
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Kim Barnhardt kim.barnhardt@cmaj.ca 613-731-8610 x2224 Canadian Medical Association Journal Commonly used pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines do not appear to be effective for preventing pneumonia, found a study by a team of researchers from Switzerland and… Read More ›
Higher anaphylaxis rates after HPV vaccination: ” significantly higher – 5 to 20 fold – than that identified in comparable school-based vaccination program”
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Kim Barnhardt kim.barnhardt@cma.ca 613-731-8610 x2224 Canadian Medical Association Journal Despite higher rates, HPV vaccine safe for use OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA – The estimated rate of anaphylaxis in young women after human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination… Read More ›
‘Psychopaths’ have an impaired sense of smell
New York / Heidelberg, 20 September 2012 Study suggests that a poor sense of smell may be a marker for psychopathic traits People with psychopathic tendencies have an impaired sense of smell, which points to inefficient processing in the front… Read More ›
A trial of removing food additives should be considered for hyperactive children
Re-Post for Filing 2008 Contact: Rachael Davies rdavies@bma.org.uk 44-020-738-36529 BMJ-British Medical Journal A properly supervised trial eliminating colours and preservatives from the diet of hyperactive children should considered a part of the standard treatment, says an editorial in this week’s… Read More ›
World’s richest woman suggests $2 a day wages for Australian miners
By David Edwards Wednesday, September 5, 2012 9:35 EDT Topics: Australian miners ♦ Gina Rinehart ♦ mining in Australia The world’s most wealthy woman is warning that firms are in danger of having to abandon iron-ore mining in Australia if… Read More ›
Thalidomide – Lies, Greed, Fabricated Data, Brainwashed Doctors, Lazy Press, and Smugness of profits made on the horrific horrors inflicted on children
Still no shame for thalidomide cover-up Victims of the drug scandal have been offered an apology, but Harold Evans, who was in charge of the Sunday Times and broke the story, says there is still no proper recompens Harold Evans… Read More ›
World’s richest woman says those who are jealous of her wealth should ‘stop drinking, stop smoking and work harder’
World’s richest woman urges Aussies to ‘spend less time drinking, smoking and socialising’ She has amassed wealth from $20 billion-plus mining empire inherited from her father By Frank Thorne PUBLISHED:08:40 EST, 30 August 2012| UPDATED:10:18 EST, 30 August 2012 The… Read More ›
Sea life ‘facing major shock’
Life in the world’s oceans faces far greater change and risk of large-scale extinctions than at any previous time in human history, a team of the world’s leading marine scientists has warned. The researchers from Australia, the US, Canada, Germany,… Read More ›
An engineered mouse virus leaves us one step away from the ultimate bioweapon
Killer virus An engineered mouse virus leaves us one step away from the ultimate bioweapon A VIRUS that kills every one of its victims, by wiping out part of their immune system, has been accidentally created by an Australian research… Read More ›
Gene-swapping vaccines spawn lethal poultry virus – experts
Three vaccines used to prevent respiratory disease in chickens have swapped genes, producing two lethal new strains that have killed tens of thousands of fowl across two states in Australia, scientists reported on Friday. The creation of the deadly new… Read More ›
Overdiagnosis poses significant threat to human health
International conference: Preventing Overdiagnosis Overdiagnosis poses a significant threat to human health by labeling healthy people as sick and wasting resources on unnecessary care, warns Ray Moynihan, Senior Research Fellow at Bond University in Australia, in a feature published on… Read More ›
