4 days ago by Michelle Many people in Japan think that American school lunches are unhealthy. For the most part, they are right. When photos of the greasy fried foods and brown piles of slop that are served to students… Read More ›
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School Lunch in Japan 【You, Me, And A Tanuki】
Oct 7, 2012 by Michelle You, Me, And a Tanuki is a weekly featured blog run by Michelle, a Californian who is currently one of only two foreigners living in Chibu, a tiny fishing village on one of the Oki islands in Japan…. Read More ›
Foreign Governments gathering secret intelligence via covert NSA operation
UK gathering secret intelligence via covert NSA operation Exclusive: UK security agency GCHQ gaining information from world’s biggest internet firms through US-run Prism programme Nick Hopkins guardian.co.uk, Friday 7 June 2013 09.27 EDT Documents show GCHQ (above) has… Read More ›
COLUMN – Why the government wants your metadata
Source: Reuters – Fri, 7 Jun 2013 02:23 PM Author: Reuters (Jay Stanley and Ben Wizner are Reuters columnists but their opinions are their own.) By Jay Stanley and Ben Wizner June 7 (Reuters) – In the wake of The… Read More ›
Leak of NSA order against Verizon could cause irreversible harm to national security, says top intelligence officer
A copy of a secret order shows that the National Security Agency ordered Verizon to hand over millions of phone records with no explanation Order extends from until July 19 and includes domestic and foreign calls Nearly 150million Verizon customers… Read More ›
US Media not allowed to report on Obama scandals?
Thursday, 06 June 2013 As reported be John Nolte: Well, if it is Thursday, there must be a new Obama scandal. But one thing is for damn sure, whatever that scandal is, you can bet the American mainstream media… Read More ›
Forget phones, PRISM plan shows internet firms give NSA everything
Microsoft, Google, Apple and Yahoo! and others open their legs servers By Iain Thomson in San Francisco Posted in Security, 7th June 2013 00:23 GMT It has been a rough 24 hours for the US National Security Agency. First a leaked… Read More ›
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court order / Verizon forced to hand over telephone data – full court ruling
Verizon forced to hand over telephone data – full court ruling The US government is collecting the phone records of millions of US customers of Verizon under a top secret court order. Read the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court order TOP… Read More ›
NSA collecting phone records of millions of Americans daily – revealed
Exclusive: Top secret court order requiring Verizon to hand over all call data shows scale of domestic surveillance under Obama • Read the court order in full here Glenn Greenwald The Guardian, Wednesday 5 June 2013 Under the terms of the… Read More ›
Obama’s top appointees use secret email accounts – AP
Published time: June 04, 2013 16:04 Reuters / Kacper Pempel / Files Human rights, Internet, Obama, Scandal, Security, USA Some of US President Barack Obama’s high-ranked political appointees are using secret government email accounts, which they say… Read More ›
US discloses Israel’s top-secret military base outraging Tel-Aviv
Published time: June 04, 2013 19:17 Edited time: June 04, 2013 21:05 An Arrow II battery, a U.S.-backed Israeli missile shield, is seen at Palmachim base, south of Tel Aviv May 29, 2013.(Reuters / Amir Cohen) The US government… Read More ›
Motorola shows off tattoo and swallowable password hardware
Mobe manufacturer playing long game for end times By Iain Thomson in San Francisco Posted in Security, 31st May 2013 19:26 GMT Regcast training : Hyper-V 3.0, VM high availability and disaster recovery Motorola has shown off an electronic authentication… Read More ›
US genetically modified wheat stokes fears, Japan cancels tender
Reuters — May 31 A strain of genetically modified wheat found in the United States fuelled concerns over food supplies across Asia on Thursday, with major importer Japan cancelling a tender offer to buy U.S. grain. Other top… Read More ›
U.S. embassy to Americans: Stay away from Giza’s pyramids
Posted By Elias Groll Thursday, May 30, 2013 – 6:50 PM The American embassy in Cairo has bad news for anyone traveling to Egypt: For now, the pyramids in Giza should be considered off limits — at least if… Read More ›
Japan halts some U.S. imports after modified wheat found
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and NIGEL DUARA Business May. 31, 2013 – 03:15PM JST ( 20 ) WASHINGTON — Japan has suspended some imports of U.S. wheat after a genetically engineered version of the grain was found on a U.S…. Read More ›
Unapproved genetically engineered wheat has been discovered in an Oregon field : Discovery could have far-reaching implications for US wheat industry
Genetically modified wheat found in Oregon field raises trade concerns Discovery could have far-reaching implications for US wheat industry if growth of Monsanto crop turns out to be far-flung Associated Press in Washington guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 29 May 2013 17.35… Read More ›
US National Intelligence Council boss gets personal email hacked
Guccifer claims another political scalp with anti-Obama rant By Iain Thomson in San Francisco Posted in Security, 29th May 2013 20:14 GMT In a rather embarrassing slip, the personal email account of Christopher Kojm, chairman of the US National Intelligence… Read More ›
Report: Chinese Hackers Breach Top Weapons Designs
May. 28, 2013 – 05:59PM | By DOUG STANGLIN USA Today and the Defense News staff | Cyber Attack Targets Australia Spy Headquarters: Hackers traced to a server in China have stolen the floor plans for the new Australia… Read More ›
With “reckless disregard,” the Oklahoma League for the Blind ordered a worker to use a power saw, the now one-handed man claims in court.
Even a Blind Man Could Have Seen That Coming By CAMERON LANGFORD (CN) – With “reckless disregard,” the Oklahoma League for the Blind ordered a worker to use a power saw, the now one-handed man claims in court. Steve Theis… Read More ›
The Obama administration Warns Britain if it tries to exit the E.U.
EU exit would put US trade deal at risk, Britain warned Obama officials say that the UK would probably be excluded from a trade agreement worth billions a year if it leaves the EU Julian Borger, Diplomatic editor guardian.co.uk, Monday 27… Read More ›
Challenging Monsanto: Over two million march the streets of 436 cities, 52 countries
Published time: May 24, 2013 09:51 Edited time: May 25, 2013 23:43 Millions of activists around the world have rallied against Monsanto, the biotechnology giant for genetically engineering agriculture and food while suppressing negative scientific research. Organized by the ‘March… Read More ›
Individuals had a 40 percent increased risk of pertussis for each additional acellular dose received (as compared to receipt of a DTwP dose) between ages 1-24 months
Contact: Vincent Staupe vstaupe@golinharris.com 415-318-4386 Kaiser Permanente Whole-cell vaccine was more effective than acellular vaccine during California pertussis outbreak OAKLAND, Calif., May 20, 2013 — Whole-cell pertussis vaccines were more effective at protecting against pertussis than acellular pertussis vaccines during… Read More ›
Eric Holder PERSONALLY approved the seizure of Fox News reporter’s emails
An unnamed sourced claims Eric Holder personally signed off the warrant to seize James Rosen’s emails The Justice Department believed Rosen to be a ‘possible co-conspirator’ Holder had previously denied any knowledge of his department’s decision to obtain the phone… Read More ›
How JFK secretly ADMIRED Hitler: Explosive book reveals former President’s praise for the Nazis as he travelled through Germany before Second World War
EEV Note: We need second confirmation on these claims A new book reveals President Kennedy was a secret admirer of the Nazis Embarrassingly close to visit being paid to Berlin next month by Obama Comes… Read More ›
‘I sent him to his death:’ Father of Ibragim Todashev speaks out as friends mourn victims of 2011 triple murder ‘that Todashev confessed to’
Ibragim Todashev, 27, was shot dead by an FBI agent Wednesday after he reportedly turned violent during questioning He had allegedly confessed to the FBI that he had played a role in a triple slaying in the Boston area in… Read More ›
Parents of U.S. software engineer found dead in Singapore quit inquest saying the police evidence is fake and they do not trust the country’s legal process
Shane Todd, an American working on an 18-month assignment in Singapore, was found hanged in his apartment in June 2012 Dr Todd was researching new technology that could be used by the military His family believe he was murdered over… Read More ›
Courts? US Admits killing 4 Americans in Drone strikes
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 One day before US President Obama is due to deliver a major speech on national security, his administration on Wednesday formally acknowledged that the United States had killed four American citizens in drone strikes in… Read More ›
Commander of Army base in South Carolina suspended after ‘fighting with his mistress’
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 19:39 EST, 21 May 2013 | UPDATED: 19:41 EST, 21 May 2013 The commanding officer of a South Carolina army base was suspended after he got into a fight with a woman he is… Read More ›
White House knew extent of IRS scandal in April, says report
Wall Street Journal says counsel learned of targeting of conservative groups on 22 April, 18 days before president guardian.co.uk, Monday 20 May 2013 12.33 EDT President Barack Obama has been under pressure in recent weeks. Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images… Read More ›
N. Korea fires 4th short-range missile in 2 days – Seoul
Published time: May 19, 2013 09:01 Edited time: May 19, 2013 11:36 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) (Reuters / KCNA) North Korea has fired a short-range missile into the Sea of Japan, a Seoul military official said, one day… Read More ›
Japan confirms report N. Korea fires 3 short-range missiles
© Flickr.com/doraemon/cc-by-nс-sa 3.0 Japan confirmed the report of the launches, saying its military had detected them too. The South’s military says it is maintaining high level of readiness amid the developments. The Korean Peninsula is emerging from the latest period… Read More ›
Obama’s media shield law makes prosecuting journalists even easier
Published time: May 17, 2013 21:16 US President Barack Obama. (AFP Photo / Mandel Ngan) United States President Barack Obama is encouraging Congress to take up a media shield law that was abandoned at the start of his administration, but… Read More ›
Expert questions US public health agency advice on influenza vaccines: “All influenza is “flu,” but only one in six “flus” might be influenza”
Contact: Emma Dickinson edickinson@bmj.com 44-020-738-36529 BMJ-British Medical Journal Marketing influenza vaccines involves marketing influenza as a threat of great proportions, argues Johns Hopkins fellow Promotion of influenza vaccines is one of the most visible and aggressive public health policies today,… Read More ›
Russia’s FSB reveals identity of CIA Moscow station chief
Russia’s Federal Security Service has publicly revealed the identity of a man it calls the CIA station chief in Moscow, in what experts say is a serious breach of intelligence protocol. A man claimed by FSB to be Ryan Fogle… Read More ›
Pain ray: The US military’s new agony beam weapon
16 May 2013 by David Hambling Magazine issue 2916. Subscribe and save For similar stories, visit the Weapons Technology Topic Guide A weapon that fires a beam hundreds of metres to induce unbearable pain is ready to be unleashed on… Read More ›
Source thinks embarrassed Putin faked the CIA spy arrest (poorly)
Posted By Christopher Bedford On 1:28 PM 05/15/2013 In World | No Comments The Tuesday Russian arrest and deportation of a career U.S. diplomat accused of being a CIA officer was a “staged … political, domestic display” by the government… Read More ›
US tax dollars promoted Monsanto’s GMO crops overseas – report
Source: Reuters – Tue, 14 May 2013 12:59 PM Author: Reuters Plant specialist Nancy Brumley ties up a soybean stalk in a greenhouse at the Monsanto Research facility in Chesterfield, Missouri, Oct. 9, 2009. REUTERS/Peter Newcomb * Report critical of… Read More ›
Monsanto pressing ahead with GMO crop amid USDA scrutiny
Source: Reuters – Wed, 15 May 2013 12:40 AM Author: Reuters By Carey Gillam St. Louis, Mo. May 14 (Reuters) – Monsanto Co. is pushing on with plans to introduce a controversial new type of herbicide-tolerant crop, and last week’s… Read More ›
‘A massive and unprecedented intrusion’: Associated Press condemns US government for seizing journalists’ telephone records without explanation
John Hall Tuesday, 14 May 2013 The Associated Press news agency has condemned the US government for the unexplained seizure of records of telephone calls made by its journalists. Describing the seizure as “a massive and unprecedented intrusion”, AP’s… Read More ›
IRS targeted 298 nonprofit US groups critical of government and involved in political activities
Statue of Liberty © Photo: Voice of Russia The US Internal Revenue Service singled out for scrutiny groups with “tea party” or “patriot” in their names as well as nonprofit groups that criticized the government and sought to educate Americans… Read More ›
Russia pursues hypersonic weapon research
Photo: Voice of Russia Russia is developing a hypersonic weapon program. It involves more than 60 companies and is scheduled for completion this summer. Launched in the former USSR, hypersonic weapon research was resumed in post-Soviet Russia in 2009 under… Read More ›
Biometric Database of All Adult Americans Hidden in Immigration Reform
By David Kravets 05.10.13 6:30 AM The immigration reform measure the Senate began debating yesterday would create a national biometric database of virtually every adult in the U.S., in what privacy groups fear could be the first step to a… Read More ›
Cholesterol-drugs cause unusual swellings within neurons resulting in cognitive disturbances
Contact: La Monica Everett-Haynes leverett@email.arizona.edu 520-626-4405 University of Arizona Research reveals possible reason for cholesterol-drug side effects University of Arizona researchers have identified a clue to explain the reversible memory loss sometimes caused by the use of statins, one of… Read More ›
High home ownership can seriously damage your labour market
Government policies that boost the amount of home ownership in a country are likely to inflict severe damage on the labour market, new research from the University of Warwick suggests. Professor Andrew Oswald from the University of Warwick and Professor… Read More ›
Anti-depressant link to Clostridium difficile infection
Contact: Hilary Glover hilary.glover@biomedcentral.com 44-020-319-22370 BioMed Central Certain types of anti-depressants have been linked to an increase in the risk of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) finds a study in BioMed Central’s open access journal BMC Medicine. Awareness of this link… Read More ›
Flame retardants may be toxic to children
Contact: Debbie Jacobson djacobson@aap.org 847-434-7084 American Academy of Pediatrics Lower intelligence, hyperactivity seen in children whose mothers were exposed to the chemicals during pregnancy WASHINGTON, DC – Chemicals called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been used for decades to reduce… Read More ›
US government orders Cody Wilson and Defense Distributed to remove blueprint for 3D-printed handgun from the web
Last week Wilson printed and fired the “Liberator” handgun James Legge Friday, 10 May 2013 The US government has demanded the removal of online files which allow users to 3D-print their own unregistered gun at home. The blueprint has so… Read More ›
Just in Time for Mother’s Day
By CAMERON LANGFORD ShareThis GALVESTON, Texas (CN) – An 80-year-old woman sued one of her sons, saying he swiped her house from under her, claiming it as “compensation” for losing two vehicles to his siblings. Lydia Gracia sued Joseph… Read More ›
US officials blocked rescue effort while Benghazi burned, Congress told
Diplomat Gregory Hicks accuses State Department of cover-up in evidence that may yet hurt Hillary Clinton’s White House bid Dan Roberts in Washington guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 8 May 2013 22.00 EDT Gregory Hicks claimed he was scolded for giving… Read More ›
Military Sex Crimes Investigator Arrested as Congress Cracks Down
By ADAM KLASFELD (CN) – The sexual battery arrest of the U.S. airman who heads the Sex Assault Prevention and Response Unit shook up the coincidentally timed hearing Tuesday of the Senate Committee on Armed Services. Lt. Col…. Read More ›
Engineering Evil 