USS Cowpens was near Liaoning aircraft carrier in South China Sea when another Chinese ship closed in, officials say Reuters in Washington theguardian.com, Friday 13 December 2013 22.30 EST China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier on an East China Sea exercise in… Read More ›
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Whooping cough vaccine antigen disappearing from bacteria in US
Contact: Jim Sliwa jsliwa@asmusa.org 202-942-9297 American Society for Microbiology Vaccines for whooping cough contain three to five protective antigens, the presence of which are critical to the vaccine’s effectiveness. But one of the antigens, pertactin, which had been present in… 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 ›
Half of psychiatrists reject private and federal insurance, preferring cash
Contact: Jen Gundersen jeg2034@med.cornell.edu 646-317-7402 Weill Cornell Medical College Researchers warn that just when the need for mental health services is recognized on a national level, access to help is declining at an alarming rate
Long-term use of common heartburn and ulcer medications linked to vitamin B12 deficiency
Contact: Cyrus Hedayati chedayati@golinharris.com 415-318-4377 Kaiser Permanente OAKLAND, Calif. — Long-term use of commonly prescribed heartburn and ulcer medications is linked to a higher risk of vitamin B12 deficiency, according to a new study published in the Journal of the… Read More ›
Snowden latest: NSA stalks the human race using Google, ad cookies
Every single day, every word you say, every game you play, they’ll be watching you Every single day, every word you say, every game you play, they’ll be watching you By Iain Thomson Posted in Security, 12th December 2013… Read More ›
No Clear Strategy On China, Experts Say
Dec. 11, 2013 – 07:09PM | By CHRISTOPHER P. CAVAS | A Chinese boy looks at a photo of the Liaoning, China’s first aircraft carrier. The ship gives the Chinese navy more options in projecting power in the western Pacific… Read More ›
Yellowstone supervolcano a ‘much larger system’ than scientists had thought
Experts say new findings don’t necessarily increase the ‘Yellowstone hazard’ – despite claims it could be due a catastrophic eruption Adam Withnall Wednesday, 11 December 2013 The supervolcano hidden beneath Yellowstone National Park in the US is even more enormous… Read More ›
Bizarre Complaint Stems From Auto-Complete
By RYAN ABBOTT ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CN) – The federal government is stalking a former contractor because Google auto-completed his intended search: “How do I build a radio controlled airplane?” to the unfortunate query “How do I build a… Read More ›
Proposed federal legislation targets 32 US states that retain laws making it illegal to not declare HIV status to sexual partners
New bill seeks to repeal outdated state HIV discrimination laws Dan Roberts in Washington theguardian.com, Tuesday 10 December 2013 15.48 EST ProPublica’s study ound 541 cases over the last decade where people have been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to,… Read More ›
Proposed federal legislation targets 32 US states that retain laws making it illegal to not declare HIV status to sexual partners
New bill seeks to repeal outdated state HIV discrimination laws Dan Roberts in Washington theguardian.com, Tuesday 10 December 2013 15.48 EST ProPublica’s study ound 541 cases over the last decade where people have been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to,… Read More ›
Little boy makes pretend arrow-shooting gesture, could be expelled
Posted By Robby Soave On 9:32 PM 12/08/2013 In | Yet more evidence that schools go to extreme lengths to punish children for even thinking about weapons: A 10-year-old Georgia boy was suspended for a day after he pretended to… Read More ›
Heroic Pakistani doctor who helped CIA capture Bin Laden speaks out about prison torture in secret letter smuggled out of Pakistan
Shakil Afridi ran a vaccination program for the CIA to pinpoint Osama bin Laden in Pakistan before the raid that killed him The doctor was sentenced to 33 years in jail after the mission for ‘conspiring against the state’ While… Read More ›
‘A public safety disaster’: Obamacare could force THOUSANDS of volunteer fire departments to close
The Affordable Care Act forces companies with more than 50 workers to buy them all health insurance or pay hefty fines The IRS says volunteer firefighters are ’employees,’ even though the Department of Labor says they’re ‘volunteers’ Out of more… Read More ›
New Yellow Sea naval drills seen as warning message
PUBLISHED : Friday, 06 December, 2013, 1:24pm UPDATED : Saturday, 07 December, 2013, 3:33am Minnie Chan minnie.chan@scmp.com A ship gun fires during last month’s exercises. Photo: SCMP The PLA Navy launched eight days… Read More ›
Russian diplomats accused of $1.5m fraud in US – but immunity prevents arrests
The accused and a number of unnamed co-conspirators gamed the system to the tune of $1.5m, say US law enforcement officials Nikhil Kumar Friday, 6 December 2013 In November 2010, Nailya Babaeva, a Russian citizen in the US, allegedly… Read More ›
China pulls out of UN process over territorial dispute with Philippines
• Move underscores China’s tough geopolitical stance in region • Territorial claims continue to dominate visit by Joe Biden Paul Lewis in Washington theguardian.com, Friday 6 December 2013 13.25 EST Fallout over China’s territorial claims has become the… Read More ›
US Agency new logo…. an Evil Octopus
Friday, 06 December 2013 Billions of dollars annually are being used to fund operations conducted by the United States intelligence community, the likes of which allow the government to eavesdrop on emails, listen to world leaders’ phone calls… Read More ›
Media Smoke and Mirror game at the expense of a child?
EEV: Commentary Rarely do I comment on events; However, when it involves children I do. Recently an article was run titled “ Boy, 7, born with rare cancer loses his insurance because of Obamacare…leaving his parents needing $50,000 to pay… Read More ›
NSA collects data revealing location of five billion mobile phones every day
The records allow US intelligence agents to establish not just the movements of individuals but to monitor who else they communicate with Lewis Smith Thursday, 5 December 2013 Almost five billion records revealing the location of mobile phones around the… Read More ›
House subcommittee: Obamacare’s $300 billion Medicare Advantage raid will hurt seniors next year
Posted By Patrick Howley On 10:38 PM 12/04/2013 In | Obamacare “raided” $300 billion for Medicare Advantage and seniors will begin feeling the cuts next year, according to an analysis Tuesday by the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee…. 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 ›
ALEC calls for penalties on ‘freerider’ homeowners in assault on clean energy ( Charge you for generating your own energy )
• Documents reveal conservative group’s anti-green agenda • Strategy to charge people who install their own solar panels • Environmentalists accuse Alec of protecting utility firms’ profits • ALEC facing funding crisis after exodus of big donors Suzanne Goldenberg… Read More ›
On the matter of shooting down Amazon delivery drones with shotguns
It won’t be there. But if it was, no, you couldn’t shoot it down By Lewis Page Posted in Bootnotes, 3rd December 2013 13:27 GMT So no, there will not be an electric quadcopter delivery drone delivering your Cyber… Read More ›
Over 700,000 people on US watch list: and once you get on, there’s no way off
Published time: December 02, 2013 20:59 A US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent checks the identification and boarding pass of a passenger as she passes through security in the terminal at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia… 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 ›
Scrooged: Wisconsin governor asked parents to make campaign contributions INSTEAD of buying their children gifts on Black Friday
Scott Walker campaign fundraising email said his re-election would be a better gift to children than toys or election gadgets President Obama’s 2012 campaign pioneered the idea of a political donation ‘gift registry’ for birthdays, weddings and anniversaries Conservatives spoofed… Read More ›
Obamacare website-maker runs failed Army Human Terrain System program
Posted By Patrick Howley On 9:32 PM 12/01/2013 In | The company that earned the no-bid contract to build the failed Obamacare website also runs the Army’s disastrous Human Terrain System in Iraq and Afghanistan, which has been accused of… Read More ›
Obama depicted as messiah in book for young schoolchildren
Photo: EPA A book for young schoolchildren, titled “Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope” is now widely discussed on the Web, although the book was written as early as before the November 2008 election that brought Obama to… Read More ›
Washington Post op-ed: Repeal presidential term limits
Posted By Tim Cavanaugh On 10:36 AM 11/29/2013 In | No Comments As President Obama faces a small revolt within his own party, a Washington Post op-ed is calling for the United States to end presidential term limits and allow… Read More ›
Two-thirds of Americans no longer trust each other says poll conducted last month
An AP-GfK poll conducted last month found that Americans are suspicious of each other in everyday encounters Less than one-third expressed a lot of trust in clerks who swipe their credit cards, drivers on the road, or people they meet… Read More ›
U.S. advises airlines to comply with China air zone demands
By IAN MADER National Nov. 30, 2013 – 04:40PM JST ( 16 ) BEIJING — The United States on Saturday advised U.S. carriers to comply with China’s demand that it be told of any flights passing through its new… Read More ›
China sends warplanes to new air defence zone amid tensions
China has reacted to US and Japanese breaches by reportedly announcing it will now carry out regular patrols A Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force surveillance plane flies over the disputed islands in the East China Sea, called the Senkaku in Japan… Read More ›
Revealed: ‘Non-partisan’ charity received $1.1M grant to ‘produce’ Obamacare success stories amid litany of setbacks and glitches
By Snejana Farberov PUBLISHED: 10:54 EST, 28 November 2013 | UPDATED: 11:03 EST, 28 November 2013 A self-described non-partisan organization promoting affordable health care has received a $1.1million grant to create a database of Obamacare success stories, it was… Read More ›
Obama boycott: Major US news outlets refuse to use White House photos
Published time: November 27, 2013 21:03 US President Barack Obama is surrounded by photographers while he eats breakfast. (AFP Photo / Scott Olson) The coalition of major news outlets protesting the White House’s photo policy continues to grow, with… Read More ›
‘Hostile’ aircraft could be shot down in new air zone: Chinese air force general
PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 27 November, 2013, 3:07pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 27 November, 2013, 5:06pm Chris Luo chris.luo@scmp.com The Chinese guided missile destroyer No. 139 of the PLA Navy’s North Sea Fleet fires a missile during a naval drill in the… Read More ›
Listing of the Most Controversial Posts as of 27 NOV 2013
As requested we have posted the list in preparation for archiving: ‘Assassination market’: Bernanke tops ‘kill-list’ in crowd-sourced bitcoin fundraiser for wannabe hitmen Current Black Market Prices for People and Organs Dangerous experiment in fetal engineering Hackers publish CIA Director… Read More ›
Iran says Obama administration LIED about details of nuke deal, claiming uranium enrichment will actually INCREASE
The White House published its ‘fact sheet’ on the nuclear agreement a day before the text of the pact was officially released The Obama administration claimed the agreement ‘halts the progress of Iran’s nuclear program’ Iran insists that it hasn’t… Read More ›
Top secret document reveals NSA spies on porn habits of suspected terrorists in bid to discredit them
Document was revealed by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden It shows agency spied on suspected radicalizers to harm their reputations Civil liberties campaigners have voiced concerns about the revelations One says: ‘NSA surveillance activities are anything but narrowly focused’ By Daily… Read More ›
GMO linked to gluten disorders plaguing 18 million Americans – report
November 26, 2013 22:05 AFP Photo / Khaled Desouki Genetically modified foods such as soy and corn may be responsible for a number of gluten-related maladies including intestinal disorders now plaguing 18 million Americans, according to a new report released… Read More ›
US military aircraft defies China’s new defence zone to fly over disputed East China Sea
Two US B-52 bombers have flown over the disputed Senkaku/Daiyou islands, ‘in a direct challenge’ to China’s new air defence zone A group of disputed islands, Uotsuri island , Minamikojima and Kitakojima, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in… Read More ›
US government “profits” from student loans in 2013 surpassed $41 billion / estimates show more than $1.2 trillion in student loan debt exists in the US
Published time: November 25, 2013 23:33 The US government made enough profit off of student loans in the last year to provide full Pell Grants of over $5,600 to 7.3 million students. But, like many government financial issues, accounting methods… Read More ›
Class Action Calls Dating Service Match.com a Giant RICO Fraud
“one of the biggest conspiracies ever executed on the Internet,”? By IULIA FILIP MANHATTAN (CN) – Match.com is “one of the biggest conspiracies ever executed on the Internet,” using thousands of photos of people who have nothing to do with… Read More ›
US House approves $5,000 fee for official drilling protests, less federal authority over fracking
November 24, 2013 09:25 The US House passed Wednesday two bills that would demand a $5,000 filing fee for any individual that wanted to hold an official protest of a drilling project, and that would give the feds less authority… 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 ›
U.S. vows to defend Japan after China announces new air zone
Nov. 24, 2013 – 03:00PM JST ( 18 ) U.S. vows to defend Japan after China announces new air zone The disputed islands in the East China Sea known as the Senkakus in Japan and the Diaoyus in ChinaAFP… Read More ›
Since When Are Your Phone Calls Private, Goverment Lawyer Asks
By NICK DIVITO MANHATTAN (CN) – Since Americans expect their phone companies to keep records of their calls, they have no basis to challenge the National Security Agency’s mass collection of that data, a lawyer for the government argued Friday…. Read More ›
Government Told to Explain Need for Secrecy “But says it’s a Secret “
By JACK BOUBOUSHIAN (CN) – The U.S. government must explain why a Feb. 19 order of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court cannot be released to the public, even in a redacted form, a FISC judge ruled. In September 2013, Judge… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 