Editor’s Note (Ralph Turchiano) Re-Post Request for cross reference HSBC and Panama files. Original Post date 28 October 2012 Engineering Evil : Authenticity Still Requires further verification Being on a List does not imply guilt Current Source Info: Zougla Keep Talking… Read More ›
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Taylor Swift Tops Canadian iTunes Chart With Eight Seconds of White Noise
“According to CBC News, paying $1.29 to download the song ” It is time for Taylor Swift to drop the mic and take a bow because she has just accomplished the unthinkable. Swift hit number one on the Canadian iTunes… Read More ›
New home for an ‘evolutionary misfit’
Hallucigenia Reconstruction Worm-like creature with legs and spikes finds its place in the evolutionary tree of life One of the most bizarre-looking fossils ever found – a worm-like creature with legs, spikes and a head difficult to distinguish from its… Read More ›
FBI: We found US MILITARY AIRCRAFT INTEL during raid on alleged Chinese hacker
Accused of targeting F-22, F-35 and C-17 planes By Darren Pauli Posted in Security, 14th July 2014 07:29 GMT FBI: We found US MILITARY AIRCRAFT INTEL during raid on alleged Chinese hacker F-35 translated document allegedly stolen and shipped to… Read More ›
Wealth of US middle class now lower than Canada’s – report
Published time: April 23, 2014 00:59 Reuters / Emmanuel Foudrot American workers who previously made up the wealthiest middle class in the world have lost that distinction, according to new research that attributes the economic stagnation on rising income inequality… Read More ›
Cuts and red tape are gagging US and Canadian science / Only 14 per cent said they felt they would be able to share a concern about public health and safety
14 April 2014 by Rachael Jolley Politicians in the US and Canada are undermining scientific freedom through cuts, shutdowns and media policies ON 1 October last year, the US federal government shut its doors after Congress failed to agree a… Read More ›
Russia Sends 4 Strategic Bombers on 24-Hour Arctic Patrol
Russia Sends 4 Strategic Bombers on 24-Hour Arctic Patrol © RIA Novosti. Ramil Sitdikov Russia Sends 4 Strategic Bombers on 24-Hour Arctic Patrol 18:43 14/03/2014 KOTELNY ISLAND, March 14 (RIA Novosti) – Russia has dispatched four Tu-95MS strategic bombers… Read More ›
Yulia Tymoshenko, Former Ukraine Prime Minister, Starts Medical Treatment In Berlin
BERLIN (AP) — Ukraine’s former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, has started medical treatment at Berlin’s Charite hospital after arriving late Friday, but doctors treating her say it’s too soon to say how long this will take. Hospital chairman Karl Max… Read More ›
Russian soldiers training in Canada given 24 hours to leave country ( 9 Soldiers but Symbolic )
Andrea Janus, CTVNews.ca Updated Thursday, March 6, 2014 10:34PM EST Nine Russian soldiers who were participating in military exercises in Canada have been expelled from the country, as Ottawa continues to denounce Russia’s military intervention in Crimea, CTV News has… Read More ›
Canadian regulator warns TV porn not to skimp on home-grown erotica
Source: Reuters – Thu, 6 Mar 2014 09:40 PM Author: Reuters TORONTO, March 6 (Reuters) – Three porn channels based in Toronto may not be Canadian enough for the country’s broadcast regulator, which said this week it is concerned they… Read More ›
Joint statement on Ukraine from the the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States and the President of the European Council and President of the European Commission
EEV: This looks more like a form letter, than a truly diplomatic response. Historically this may go down as one of the most shockingly tepid responses to military aggression in history. See below a joint statement from the leaders of Canada,… Read More ›
EU gives US six months to lift visas
Wednesday, 05 February 2014 The European Commission has requested that the US lift visas for citizens of Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania. If within six months the problem is not solved, the EU could introduce visas for US diplomats,… Read More ›
US ranks near bottom among industrialized nations in efficiency of health care spending
Contact: Carla Denly cdenly@support.ucla.edu 310-825-6738 University of California – Los Angeles UCLA, McGill study also shows women fare worse than men in most countries A new study by researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and McGill University… Read More ›
How long before YOU are eating frankenfish: It grows at terrifying speed and could wipe out other species. The GM super salmon muscling its way onto your plate
GM salmon which grow twice as fast as wild fish have been developed Eggs given go-ahead in Canada while meat to be approved for sale in US If they escape from farms they could breed and wipe out wild fish… 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 ›
China tells Japan it would ‘consider cancelling air zone in 44 years’
UPDATED : Thursday, 28 November, 2013, 6:04pm Chris Luo chris.luo@scmp.com Yang Yujun, spokesman for the Ministry of National Defence, briefs reporters at a recent Beijing news conference. Photo: CNS China’s defence ministry on Thursday hit back forcefully at Japan’s objections… Read More ›
Harvard students don’t know the capital of Canada
Friday, 22 November 2013 Harvard students are asked who is the capital of Canada? This sort of question is typically answered by someone who has gone through the third grade in Europe (excluding UK), but students at Harvard (supposedly greatest… Read More ›
Parents Fined For Not Sending Ritz Crackers In Kids’ Lunches
It’s quite possible that the single stupidest school lunch policy on the planet comes courtesy of a strange interpretation of the Manitoba Government’s Early Learning and Child Care lunch regulations (an earlier version of this article incorrectly pointed at… Read More ›
Researchers find being exposed to fast food symbols makes it harder to appreciate everyday joys
By Eric W. Dolan Monday, November 18, 2013 11:46 EST Success, in the Western world, means “gaining time,” according to French philosopher Jean-Francois Lyotard. The faster we do things — work, eat, sleep, read — the more time we “gain.”… Read More ›
Michelle Obama’s Princeton classmate is executive at company that built Obamacare website ( no-bid contract )
Posted By Patrick Howley On 4:57 PM 10/25/2013 In | First Lady Michelle Obama’s Princeton classmate is a top executive at the company that earned the contract to build the failed Obamacare website. Toni Townes-Whitley, Princeton class of ’85, is… Read More ›
Why you can’t trust the wide boys: Men with broad faces like North Korean leader are more likely to cheat on their partners and lie
Study shows men wide-faced are less trustworthy than thinner counterparts They also tend to be aggressive, violent, bigoted and exploitative But the research also shows they are likely to be more successful By Stuart Woledge PUBLISHED: 05:00 EST, 19 October… Read More ›
Canadian Spycatchers Get Schooled / (Sub-Lieutenant Jeffrey Delisle) who was caught spying for the Russians
October 15, 2013: The Canadian military is not happy with how the government handled a recent case of a naval officer (Sub-Lieutenant Jeffrey Delisle) who was caught spying for the Russians. The military was particularly upset at how they were… Read More ›
NSA’s ‘Homeland’ includes Canada, Greenland, Mexico, Central America
Posted By Josh Peterson On 7:15 PM 08/02/2013 In Politics Americans now have responsibility for a bunch of new places they can’t find on a map. It turns out that the National Security Agency considers Canada, Greenland, Mexico and parts of… Read More ›
Vitamins and Minerals Can Boost Energy and Enhance Mood
July 16, 2013 — Vitamin and mineral supplements can enhance mental energy and well-being not only for healthy adults but for those prone to anxiety and depression, according to a July 15 panel discussion at the 2013 Institute of Food… Read More ›
International Counterfeit Drug Ring Hit in Massive Sting / 1,677 illegal pharmacy Web Sites claiming to be CVS, Walgreens etc..
Pill of Goods: International Counterfeit Drug Ring Hit in Massive Sting Court documents review process that led the FDA to shut down more than 1,600 illegal pharmacy Web sites By Dina Fine Maron | Wednesday, July 3, 2013 | 5 Pill… Read More ›
The shocking list of foods readily available in US grocery stores that are BANNED in other countries for containing dangerous chemicals
In Singapore, you can get sentenced to 15 years in prison and a $500,000 fine for using a chemical in food products that’s common in frozen dinners Mtn Dew and products used to keep carpets from catching on fire are… Read More ›
Heroic Canadian schoolboy disciplined for disarming knife-wielding classmate because it broke school rules
Briar MacLean, 13, stepped after seeing a fellow pupil pull a knife on another during argument at school He disarmed the boy, but was then disciplined by staff for ignoring school rules saying he should have found a teacher His… Read More ›
[Up to $20 Trillion U.S.] Offshore financial industry leak exposes identities of thousands of holders of anonymous wealth from around the world
Identities of the rich who hide cash offshore David Leigh The Guardian, Wednesday 3 April 2013 18.59 EDT The British Virgin Islands, the world’s leading offshore haven used by an array of government officials and rich families to hide their wealth…. Read More ›
Grape seed and skin extract – a weapon in the fight against kidney disease caused by high-fat diets
28 February 2013 Download a PDF of this press release Ottawa, ON (February 28, 2013) – New insight into grape seed extract as a therapeutic and preventative measure to fight obesity-induced kidney damage is presented in a new study. Grape… Read More ›
149th Health Research Report 22 FEB 2013
Health Research Report 149th Issue Date 22 FEB 2013 Compiled By Ralph Turchiano http://www.vit.bz http://www.youtube.com/vhfilm www.facebook.com/engineeringevil http://www.healthresearchreport.me In this Issue: 1. Infant gut microbiota influenced by cesarean section and breastfeeding practices 2. Analysis finds vitamin D potency… Read More ›
Man-made chemicals cited in health scourges -UN report : “a global threat that needs to be resolved,”
Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:59 GMT Reuters * Childhood cancers, male sperm count cited * Action said needed to avert global threat * Product labels may not identify components By Robert Evans GENEVA, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Man-made chemicals in… Read More ›
Vision restored with total darkness
Contact: Mary Beth O’Leary moleary@cell.com 617-397-2802 Cell Press IMAGE: Depriving normal visual experience in one eye early in life produces a reduction in visual acuity (amblyopia) for that eye (blue circles) while the acuity of the other… Read More ›
State Department must explain the secrecy surrounding its plans to give Mexican nationals Social Security benefits
Mexican Social Security Deal Gets Another Look By DAN MCCUE (CN) – The State Department must explain the secrecy surrounding its plans to give Mexican nationals Social Security benefits, a federal judge ruled, siding with a group of senior citizens…. Read More ›
Infant gut microbiota influenced by cesarean section and breastfeeding practices ( Lifelong Effects )
Contact: Kim Barnhardt kim.barnhardt@cmaj.ca 613-520-7116 x2224 Canadian Medical Association Journal Practices may affect health in later life Method of birth (vaginal birth s. cesarean delivery) and feeding practices (breastfeeding v. formula-feeding) influence the development of gut bacteria in newborns and… Read More ›
Stop REPORTING the Monsanto Cucumber Baldness article ( Can’t find any valid confirmation)
EEV: The following article is currently being accepted as real news by the Blogs…. There are no footnotes, references, publications, etc… No one is even bothering to see what the Lapine paper is…. http://www.thelapine.ca/ If anyone has any validating info… Read More ›
Herbal treatments for postmenopausal symptoms can be recommended as an alternative to HRT
Contact: Rebecca Jones rjones@rcog.org.uk 020-777-26444 Wiley Herbal and complementary medicines could be recommended as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for treating postmenopausal symptoms says a new review published today in The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist (TOG). The review outlines… Read More ›
Uncovering how morphine increases pain in some people
Contact: Jean-François Huppé jean-francois.huppe@dc.ulaval.ca 418-656-7785 Université Laval The pain puzzle: Researchers discover new pathway to reduce paradoxical pain Quebec City & Toronto, January 6, 2013—For individuals with agonizing pain, it is a cruel blow when the gold-standard medication actually causes… Read More ›
No standard for the placebo? ” placebo ingredients for pills were disclosed in fewer than 10 percent of cases “
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Debra Kain ddkain@ucsd.edu 619-543-6163 University of California – San Diego Much of medicine is based on what is considered the strongest possible evidence: The placebo-controlled trial. A paper published in the October 19 issue… Read More ›
Vitamin C rapidly improves emotional state of acutely hospitalized patients, say LDI researchers
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Mark Shainblum mshainblum@jgh.mcgill.ca 514-340-8222 x6592 Jewish General Hospital Simple treatment may counteract widespread problem of subnormal vitamin levels in acute-care patients This release is available in French. Treatment with vitamin C rapidly improves the… 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 ›
Progesterone (NOT Progestin) is effective for hot flash treatment and provides an alternative to estrogen
2010 study posted for filing Postmenopausal women who experience bothersome hot flashes or night sweats may have an alternative treatment to estrogen. According to a new study, oral micronized progesterone relieves those symptoms. The results will be presented Saturday… Read More ›
Health, life insurers hold $1.88 billion in fast-food stocks: AJPH article
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Mark Almberg mark@pnhp.org312-782-6006 Physicians for a National Health Program Harvard researchers say insurers put profits over health Just weeks after the passage of a health bill that will dramatically increase the number of Americans… Read More ›
Seasonal flu vaccination increase the risk of infection with pandemic H1N1 flu by 68%
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Andrew Hyde press@plos.org 44-122-346-3330 Public Library of Science Did seasonal flu vaccination increase the risk of infection with pandemic H1N1 flu? Press release from PLoS Medicine Did seasonal flu vaccination increase the risk of… Read More ›
Researchers develop dietary formula that maintains youthful function into old age
Contact: Jane Christmas chrisja@mcmaster.ca McMaster University HAMILTON, ON. February 11, 2010 – Researchers at McMaster University have developed a cocktail of ingredients that forestalls major aspects of the aging process. The findings are published in the current issue of Experimental… Read More ›
Young adults’ blood lead levels linked to depression, panic disorder
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Todd Datz tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu 617-432-3952 JAMA and Archives Journals Young adults with higher blood lead levels appear more likely to have major depression and panic disorders, even if they have exposure to lead levels generally… Read More ›
Navy spy prepared threat assessments for Canadian ships
Navy spy Sub-Lt. Jeffrey Delisle, who has pleaded guilty to selling vast amounts of top secret material to the Russians, had access to top-level files while performing his job preparing threat assessments for navy ships. In his confession interview… Read More ›
Canada lawmakers ban masks at protests
By Agence France-Presse Wednesday, October 31, 2012 21:23 EDT Topics: black bloc ♦ Blake Richards ♦ massive student protests OTTAWA — Parliament passed a ban on wearing masks at riots that punishes violations with up to 10 years behind bars… Read More ›
Mother who killed 14-month-old daughter and 10-week-old son while in grip of postnatal depression will not face prison… as banker husband stands by her
Jeff Boots still supports wife Felicia after she smothered their two babies He discovered tiny bodies in walk-in wardrobe and screamed: ‘Oh my God’ Mother insists she is ‘good person and mum’ in heartbreaking court letter She pleads guilty to… Read More ›
Research dispels myth that sudden cardiac arrests happens mainly during sports
Contact: Jane-Diane Fraser jfraser@hsf.ca 613-569-4361 x273 Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Sudden cardiac death in Ontario under age 40 – is exercise dangerous? It’s a tragic news story that often makes headlines – a young, healthy, fit athlete suddenly… Read More ›
Health Canada suspends dispersal of Novartis flu shots after discovery of virus particle clumps
By Helen Branswell, The Canadian PressOctober 27, 2012 TORONTO – Canada is following the lead of several European countries and suspending distribution of flu vaccine made by the pharmaceutical firm Novartis. The decision relates to the discovery by the company… Read More ›
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