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2015-09-20 20:24:00
NATO's cross-block training exercises, Steadfast Pinnacle 2015, involving high-profile commanders has kicked off in the Latvian capital of Riga. The session will focus on the role of top brass at an operational level. The training, which also involves commanders from Sweden and Finland, who are not NATO members, started Sunday and will last for six days. Altogether, 48 top officers and 50 lecturers, administrative staff, planning analysts and observers are participating in Steadfast Pinnacle 2015 which is held at the Latvian National Academy of Defense. The aim of the trainings is to work on commander roles in the process of planning and running operations, according to the Latvian Ministry of Defense. | |
Comment: NATO claims this is a defensive exercise but is it really?
STRATFOR Chief outlines psychopathic Zio-Anglo-American plans for world domination in speech to Chicago Council on Global Affairs | |
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Telesur
2015-09-18 19:15:00
According to some estimates, the group could be making US$1 billion per year from drug trafficking. Russian United Nations Envoy Vitaly Churking warned Thursday that Moscow received information on the Islamic State group confirming the group now controls an important narcotics supply route from Afghanistan. "There is information that a group of militants from ISIS (Islamic State group) already control a part of the routes of illegal drug supply from the Badakhshan Province (in northeastern Afghanistan)," said Churkin during a United Nations Security Council session. The official also called upon the U.N. body to closely monitor the situation of drugs in Afghanistan, given that it is one of the main routes of drug trafficking into Europe. | |
Comment: For more information about who is secretly bankrolling the narcotic trade. Read:
Unsung heroin: How MI6, CIA spend tax money on propping up Afghan drug trade | |
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Marga Ortigas
Underground lifelines used by residents of the town of Rafah are being flooded by Egypt, worsening existing isolation.Aljazeera 2015-09-20 18:37:00
Seventy-three year old Mansura Abu Shaar was more than happy to talk to strangers. People rarely came this far, she told us, and it seemed to her that very few of those that did, cared enough to ask how they were doing. "Not well at all," she said needing little prodding. "Not well at all." Mansura was clearly exhausted from having stayed up the night before. Fearful for her family, she sat outside her makeshift house just a few hundred metres from the border between Gaza and Egypt, on guard until dawn. "We're used to the guns and the rockets and the explosions," she said. "But now - water?" Her voice trembled, and tears began to pool in her eyes. "This is our life," she said hopelessly. "We are so, so tired." Mansura lives in Rafah, the town divided between Gaza and Egypt by international political agreements in the 1980s. With Israel the only other way in or out, Gazans saw the border with fellow-Arab Egypt as the "friendly" alternative. It was a pressure valve when all else around them seemed to be closing in. But the "friendly border" closed when Hamas took control of the government in Gaza in 2007. At least in theory. Underground, an entire network of smuggling tunnels was fully operational. As it had been for years, allegedly with Egyptian border guards looking the other way.
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Comment: 2011 Film: One Family in Gaza
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Eric Zuesse
Global Research 2015-09-18 00:00:00
The British polling organization ORB International, an affiliate of WIN/Gallup International, repeatedly finds in Syria that, throughout the country, Syrians oppose ISIS by about 80%, and (in the latest such poll) also finds that 82% of Syrians blame the U.S. for ISIS. The Washington Post summarized on September 15th the latest poll. They did not headline it with the poll's anti-U.S. finding, such as "82% of Syrians Blame U.S. for ISIS." That would have been newsworthy. Instead, their report's headline was "One in five Syrians say Islamic State is a good thing, poll says." However, the accompanying graphic wasn't focused on the few Syrians who support ISIS (and, at only one in five, that's obviously not much.) It instead (for anyone who would read beyond that so-what headline) provided a summary of what Syrians actually do support. This is is what their graphic highlighted from the poll's findings: 82% agree "IS [Islamic State] is US and foreign made group." | |
Comment: The trajectory of Syrians is veering away from the US. Wisely so.
See also: The US-Israeli Imperialist plan to dominate Syria and Iran Highlights from Assad's rare interview: Terrorism, the refugee crisis, and Western propaganda | |
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Rania Khalek
The Electronic Intifida 2015-09-16 00:00:00
Israeli weapons are fueling atrocities in South Sudan, according to a United Nations report that sheds new light on the secretive Israeli arms trade in Africa. Authored by an investigative team assembled by the UN Security Council, the report cites photographic evidence of automatic rifles made by Israel Military Industries (IMI) being in the arsenal of South Sudan's army and police. Known as Galil ACE, the guns have particularly been used by bodyguards of high-ranking politicians and by senior army officers. South Sudan was granted independence in 2011 following a civil war that lasted for decades. Within days of its establishment, leading figures in the Israeli weapons industry rushed to advance their interests in the new ally against Iran's influence in Sudan. Since its secession in 2011, South Sudan has descended into civil war between opposing political factions. | |
Comment: Incredible to think that a nation's number one export - connected to its "products" - can be the pathologic thinking that helps people justify acts of genocide. But that is what we're witnessing here from the "only democracy in the middle east". 'Ye shall know them by their fruits'. And certainly it seems that the toxic fruit the Israelis have planted in the lands of Palestine have not been enough to satiate its dark thirst for profit, conquest and destruction at any cost.
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Dusan Stojanovic and Vanessa Gera
Yahoo! News 2015-09-16 00:00:00
Baton-wielding Hungarian riot police unleashed tear gas and water cannons against hundreds of migrants Wednesday after they broke through a razor-wire fence and tried to surge into the country from Serbia. Crying children fled the acrid smoke and dozens of people were injured in the chaos. With their path blocked, hundreds of other asylum-seekers turned to a longer, more arduous path to Western Europe through Croatia, where officials said 1,300 had arrived in a single day — a number that was sure to grow. On the sealed border into Hungary, frustrated men — many of them war refugees from Syria and Iraq — hurled rocks and plastic water bottles at the helmeted riot police as they chanted "Open" Open!" in English. Children and women cried as the young men, their faces wrapped in scarves, charged toward the police through thick smoke from tear gas and tires set on fire by the crowd. | |
Comment: We are witnessing a bizarre, love-hate spectacle of western nations and their vassal states towards Arab migrants, whom they continue to create by destroying Muslim nations in the name of "freedom" and "democracy".
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Sandipan Sharma
Firstpost 2015-09-18 00:00:00
A tsunami of euphoria and optimism is sweeping India. Indians are finally feeling that they are getting the deserved respect on the world stage, that their country is in safe hands and the future of their children is bright. The source of their optimism is the source of their faith: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who, they believe, is taking India in the right direction and will ensure that the country's economic situation will improve a lot in one year. Even Rahul Gandhi and his mother are benefitting from the surge in positive sentiments. The Gandhi scion is seen much more favourably by Indians than a few months ago, though his ratings (62%) remain way behind the PM's (87%). While the PM's ratings have gone up by nine points, Rahul's have gone up by 12. But then Rahul had a smaller base to begin with. The mood of the nation has been revealed by a survey conducted by the Washington-based Pew Research Centre among 2,452 respondents between April 6 and May 19, 2015. It was released on September 17, the PM's birthday. | |
Comment: How are other world leaders faring around the same time of the year?
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RT
2015-09-20 15:23:00
The latest Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen have left dozens of civilians dead and nearly 160 injured at a time that sees medical facilities struggling to provide even the most basic services. The country is suffering from a shortage of vital supplies due to the ongoing blockade. The coalition air raids against Houthi forces in Sanaa overnight on Friday killed at least 40 civilians and injured at least another 130 people, Yemen News Agency (SABA) reported. | |
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Christina Lin
Turkey-backed Chinese Uyghur terrorists are gaining a stronghold in Syria from which to launch attacks on China. Times of Israel 2015-09-19 17:00:00
Chinese Uyghur terrorists establishing base in Syria A new article reported that 3,500 Uyghurs are settling in a village near Jisr-al Shagour that was just taken from Assad, close to the stronghold of Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) that is in the Turkey-backed Army of Conquest. They are allegedly under the supervision of Turkish intelligence that has been accused of supplying fake passports to recruit Chinese Uyghurs to wage jihad in Syria. The news comes on the heels of TIP capturing a Syrian airbase and acquiring MIG fighter jets as well as other advanced weaponry, similar to ISIS capturing Iraqi army's advanced US weaponry. It also comes on the heels of the Bangkok bombing at the shrine frequented by Chinese tourists, with Thai authorities now drawing a link to Uyghurs "and the same gang that attacked the Thai Consulate in Turkey" in reference to Turkey's Grey Wolves. This seems to corroborate IHS Jane's analyst Anthony Davis's assessment that Grey Wolves are the likely culprit, given their anti-Chinese protests and violent demonstration back in July. | |
Comment: Russia has already said it would consider sending troops to Syria "if asked" by Assad:
If China were to do the same, that is a big message to the U.S.: you can try to take down Assad, but you probably wouldn't like the results. In other words, don't even try it. All Assad has to do is ask.
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Danielle Ryan
RT 2015-09-20 16:23:00
It is increasingly difficult to watch the most recent coverage of the Syrian war and not be struck by how utterly illogical and convoluted it has become. But look through the media spin and it's clear: the Russian leader's steady moves in Syria are perplexing the US. Whether it's the latest neocon claim that the way to 'help' refugees is to drop more bombs and train more Al-Qaeda-linked rebels, or the conveniently-timed mass hysteria over Russia's (never secret) support for Bashar Assad — or even the strange (and completely false) notion floating around that the West has 'done nothing' in Syria, all of this nonsense is becoming very difficult to take seriously. It's fairly easy to tell when Washington is scrambling to keep control of a story, because two things usually happen: firstly, the media coverage becomes muddled and frazzled, and secondly, the White House quickly looks for somewhere to offload the blame. These days the scapegoat is usually Russia, and hey, why fix what ain't broken? | |
Comment: For an excellent analysis on the Syrian crises, read: Syrian refugees in Europe, regime change in Damascus, and the mass migrations still to come.
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Sputnik
2015-09-20 16:15:00
Ukraine has suspended food supplies to Crimea and initiated a food blockade of the peninsula on the border, Deputy Prime Minister of Crimea Ruslan Balbek said Sunday. Two leaders of an organization representing an ethnic minority group, the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, who are also lawmakers at Ukraine's parliament, proposed earlier to block the country's border with Crimea on September 20, a move later supported by Ukrainian extremist organization Right Sector. "A campaign on Crimea's blockade... with the involvement of Right Sector has started. Several hundreds of trucks were stopped at Ukrainian border checkpoints," Balbek told RIA Novosti. | |
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Sputnik
2015-09-20 16:08:00
Amid anti-immigration protests, Finnish authorities said they have begun to impose controls at the border with Sweden as a result of the influx of people who have entered Finland this year. Finnish police began checking people who arrived across the border with Sweden on Saturday, due to a rapid rise in the number of refugees and migrants entering the country. "From now on, people crossing the border in Tornio will have their documents checked by the police," stated the Finnish Interior Ministry. The northern Finnish city of Tornio forms a cross-border twin city with the town of Haparanda in Sweden; together they have 32,500 inhabitants. | |
Comment: The refugee crises is really testing Europe's resolve and humanity.
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Eric Zuesse
Strategic Culture Foundation 2015-09-16 00:00:00
On 7 September 2002, U.S. President George W. Bush blatantly lied to concoct a "new report" by the IAEA about Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction program, and the U.S. news-media reported the statement but hid that it was a lie. He said (and CNN and others quoted it): "a report came out of the Atomic — the IAEA that they were six months away from developing a weapon. I don't know what more evidence we need," when he was asked at a press conference, "Mr. President, can you tell us what conclusive evidence of any nuclear — new evidence you have of nuclear weapons capabilities of Saddam Hussein?" Immediately, the IAEA said then that there was no such "new report," and that the last they were able to find, there was nothing left of WMD in Iraq. The American news-media simply ignored the IAEA's denial, and we invaded Iraq, almost six months after that boldfaced lie, a lie the press refused to expose, at all — ever. They still haven't exposed it, even to the present day; and instead there remains a 'debate' as to whether George W. Bush lied or was instead merely misled by "defective U.S. intelligence." In this particular instance, he wasn't even citing U.S. intelligence, but instead the IAEA, and they immediately denied it, but the press failed to report that; so, really, the President was simply lying, and the press just continue to lie by saying he had only "been misled by the CIA" (which he actually controlled; but he didn't control the IAEA). The American press hide the fact that the American President lied his nation into invading Iraq. The press lie that it was only "bad intelligence," no lying President. | |
Comment: In order for the PTB to maintain control of society, it is imperative that they effectively shape the minds and hearts of the population. They will allow only so much controlled opposition in the media to continue to fool the populace into believing they live in a free and open democracy, so that the pitchforks aren't raised in their direction. However, this situation cannot be maintained indefinitely, particularly when the people begin to be squeezed so mercilessly that they can no longer tolerate the conditions of their daily lives. We are already witnessing this breakdown, and it is becoming obvious to many that the PTB are frightened and are in the process of instituting even more controls such as the ramping up of the police state, expanding prison population and the increasingly obvious and bizarre lies and manipulations coming from the media.
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Kellan Howell
Washington Times 2015-09-19 15:06:00
Reykjavik Mayor Dagur B. Eggertsson said Saturday that Iceland's Capital City Council will retract a controversial ban it had passed earlier this week on Israeli goods. On Tuesday, the council passed a measure to boycott Israeli imports in solidarity with Palestine. Now Mr. Eggertsson says the proposal will be amended to specify that Iceland will only boycott goods produced in "occupied areas," the Iceland Monitor reported. Council members originally claimed the boycott was a symbolic act demonstrating Iceland's support for Palestinian statehood and condemnation of Israel's "policy of apartheid." The proposal prompted harsh criticism from Israel's Foreign Ministry, which condemned the move saying, "a volcano of hatred spews forth from the Reykjavik city council building." On Thursday, Iceland's Foreign Ministry distanced itself the decision, saying the move was "not in line" with the country's foreign policy, the Times of Israel reported. On Saturday, Mr. Eggertsson admitted that the motion hadn't been prepared well enough and that it will now be clarified. "I have stated that it should have been made much clearer in the text [that only products from territories occupied by Israel should be boycotted], although that's what we had in mind. I will suggest to the City Council that the motion the way it reads now be withdrawn while we discuss the next steps and how to present it," the mayor said, Iceland Review reported. | |
Comment: That didn't take long!
What a good idea! Iceland's capital bans all Israeli products over occupation of Palestine | |
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RT
2015-09-20 14:42:00
Syrian government military forces and Islamist militants have agreed a ceasefire for an undeclared period of time in three areas starting from midday on Sunday, according to a monitoring group and a city official. Two villages, Fuaa and Kafraya, in northwestern Idlib province, which are still controlled by the government, and a rebels' stronghold in the town of Zabadani at the Lebanese border are subject to a ceasefire beginning Sunday at noon, a member of the town council, told AFP. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), which also confirmed the information, said the length of the ceasefire hadn't been revealed, but negotiations to extend the truce will continue. "There is calm in Fuaa, Kafraya and Zabadani. There is no shelling and there have been no violations of the ceasefire since noon (0900 GMT)," said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | |
Comment: Now that Russia is openly supporting Syria, the rebels seem to be thinking twice.
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RT
2015-09-20 20:18:00
At least three people have been injured, among them a woman, an infant and a pastor, in a shooting at the Oasis Church in East Selma, Alabama, US media reported. The suspect has been put in custody. The suspect was identified by the Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson as James Minter. He has been arrested, according to local media reports. An Alabama prosecutor said that Minter has been charged with attempted murder of three people. On Sunday morning, Minter allegedly shot his girlfriend, her newborn baby and the pastor of the church, according to The Selma Times-Journal. The paper said that he was local to Selma, which is home to some 19,000 people. | |
Comment: This is a sick society when a gun is used in domestic disputes. Good thing no one was killed.
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RT
2015-09-20 20:08:00
A fire in a gym, destined to be a shelter for hundreds of migrants and refugees, means a southwestern German town is now unable to accommodate any more asylum seekers. Police suspect arson.
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Comment: Some people can't think straight through all the fear mongering about refugees.
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Sputnik
2015-09-18 20:34:00
A gym is often the most available facility to house refugees. Currently, in many German regions local gyms are confiscated and used as refugee shelters amid the ongoing migrant crisis. This creates a number of difficulties and provokes social conflicts, an article in Die Welt read. The Rudolf Harbig hall is one of the main sports facilities of Olympic Stadium in Berlin. It is a training location for many Berlin athletes and a venue for national and local tournaments. Last week, the Senate ordered the gym and some neighboring facilities to be confiscated and used to house refugees. Professional athletes took away their belongings, and then the location was transformed into a shelter for migrants. The confiscation of sports halls was spontaneous and was not discussed with anybody, Gerhard Janetzky, president of the Berlin Athletics Association, said. He added that the closure of gyms and other locations is harmful to the development of sports. "This is like a ban on being an athlete.The measures do not take into account athletes' interests who are not that ready to help refugees," he was quoted as saying by Die Welt. | |
Comment: It seems emergency housing of war refugees - men, women, children, babies - (with winter around the corner), is giving some Germans a mental "work out." Perhaps they should exercise their hearts instead.
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Jay Syrmopoulos
Natural Blaze 2015-09-18 00:00:00
Another alternative health care practitioner, famed NYC holistic Oncologist Dr. Mitchell Gaynor, was found dead in the woods near his upstate New York home. Gaynor's death brings the total to 11 alternative health care providers that have been found dead in less than 90 days, according to Erin Elizabeth of Health Nut News. Dr. Gaynor reportedly died a few days ago, after walking away from a car accident. His body was discovered over the weekend in the woods behind his upstate country home, according to Health Nut News. | |
Comment: Considering the vehemence and aggressiveness with which the medical-pharmaceutical-
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Gallup
Three in four Americans (75%) last year perceived corruption as widespread in the country's government. This figure is up from two in three in 2007 (67%) and 2009 (66%).2015-09-19 19:09:00
While the numbers have fluctuated slightly since 2007, the trend has been largely stable since 2010. However, the percentage of U.S. adults who see corruption as pervasive has never been less than a majority in the past decade, which has had no shortage of controversies from the U.S. Justice Department's firings of U.S. attorneys to the IRS scandal.
These figures are higher than some might expect, and while the lack of improvement is somewhat disconcerting, the positive takeaway is that Americans still feel fairly free to criticize their government. This is not the case in some parts of the world. Questions about corruption are so sensitive in some countries that even if Gallup is allowed to ask them, the results may reflect residents' reluctance to disparage their government. This is particularly true in countries where media freedom is restricted. | ||
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Sputnik
2015-09-19 18:02:00
Celente is an American trends forecaster, publisher of the Trends Journal, business consultant and author who makes predictions about the global financial markets. Celente explained his Institute would work "with peace-minded historians and other experts to create a program that provides the tools to make peace a driving force in the halls of government and in the living rooms of Americans." He stated that Occupy Peace would promote five basic principles, including: no foreign entanglements; waging war only when imminent threats exist; and having zero tolerance for illegal wars. The remaining two principles focus on rebuilding the United States and not on nation building in other countries, and letting the American people vote on whether to fund wars. | |
Comment: Listen to Lew Rockwell's interview with Celente where he discusses how the U.S. got into this war mongering situation and what we can do about it here: Lew Rockwell interviews Gerald Celente: Psychopaths rule us
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Matt Agorist
Alternet 2015-09-19 00:00:00
Luis Sadly was doing nothing wrong, had committed no crime, and was only trying to enjoy a hamburger while he waited for his friend. However, his innocence was no protection against having his rights violated by the Austin police. As Sadly minds his own business, he is approached by an Austin Police officer who tells him that he is being detained. "Why am I being detained?" asks Sadly as he was clearly doing nothing illegal. "Let's see, it's 2 o'clock in the morning. You're parked here by yourself in a high crime, high drug area," replies the officer. Apparently sitting in your car by yourself is now reasonable articulable suspicion for a police officer to detain you. | |
Comment: The Police State, as summed up by Chris Hedges here:
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Joshua Krause
The Daily Sheeple 2015-09-19 15:05:00
When you really break it down, the criminal justice system is the linchpin of a functional government. The government may have many different responsibilities, but their ability to catch criminals and punish them is the most important. In fact, if some libertarians are to be believed, if you were to shrink the government down to the smallest possible size, you would be left with nothing but the military, the police, and the courts. And some countries like Costa Rica and Dominica don't even have a military. A government with the barest institutions run by a skeleton crew, would essentially consist of nothing more than the courts, the people who were elected to legislate the court's rules, and the police officers tasked with enforcing those rules. While most people would rather give the government more responsibilities and more staff, this is the government at its lowest common denominator. So what happens if the government sucks at that job? What if they fill their prisons to the brim with nonviolent offenders, while losing the ability to catch real violent criminals? And worst of all, what if they're jailing an alarming number of innocent people? | |
Comment: The criminal justice system is a travesty. It preys on the poor and disenfranchised while the rich can buy their way out of trouble. Our so-called legal system is full of cases of wrongful imprisonment.
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California is #1! U.S. police have killed more than 850 this year (and that's just what is reported)
Sputnik
2015-09-19 01:41:00
On Friday morning, the Washington Post reported that "over 700 people" have been shot and killed by police in the United States so far this year. If one accounts for all deaths at the hands of US police however, that number shoots up to 851. In fact, 51 people have been killed by police in the month of September alone, according to the comprehensive database at killedbypolice.net, and there are still a dozen days left until October. Fewer than half of all those sent to early graves by police this year — 402 — reportedly had a gun, according to the searchable database project The Counted, created by The Guardian. At least 211, or approximately 25% of those killed, were black, even though they make up only 12.6% of the United States population. At least 14 of those that have fallen at the hands of cops this year were minors, some as young as 15 years old. The North East appears to have the lowest rates of deadly police violence. There has not been a single person reported killed by police in the state of Vermont. There have been one each in Rhode Island and Maine, three in Connecticut, and 10 in Massachusetts. California leads the nation in police deaths, with 141 reported by September 18. Texas comes in second with 84. | |
Comment: Police killings are drastically under reported. Most of the reported cases are done so voluntarily. In one month: 103 people were killed by police in the U.S. in August, while 6 cops were killed in the line of duty
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RT
2015-09-18 14:38:00
Police in Louisville, Kentucky are responding to a call of an "active shooter" at Western High School. Western, and the nearby Waller-Williams Environmental School, have both been placed on lockdown. Officials are saying the lockdown was a precaution, as they are trying to confirm the presence of a shooter. There have been no reported injuries yet. There is a heavy police and firefighter presence at both schools, blocking the nearby roads. The authorities are saying they received a "phoned in threat" at Western High School. No shooter has been found so far. | |
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Bethania Palma Markus
Rawstory 2015-09-18 11:19:00
A native American child was sent home from school for wearing a traditional Mohawk hairstyle because the school said it was against dress code, WFAA reports. The Utah second grader is of Seneca and Paiute heritage and chose the hairstyle because it is commonly worn by Seneca Nation members. But this week his mother received a call from Arrowhead Elementary officials in St. George, Utah, saying she needed to come pick the boy up. He was only allowed to return after a Seneca tribal representative sent the school a letter confirming the haircut is traditional. Comment: It's none of the school's business. "It is common for Seneca boys to wear a Mohawk because after years of discrimination and oppression, they are proud to share who they are," wrote William Canella, a Seneca Nation Tribal Councilor, in a letter obtained by WFAA. "It's disappointing that your school does not view diversity in a positive manner, and it is our hope that (the boy) does not suffer any discrimination by the school administration or faculty as a result of his hair cut." The boy's father, Gary Sanden, told WFAA that he has two sons at the school, and the older one has chosen a non-Native hairstyle, prompting school officials to ask why they didn't cut the younger child's hair the same way. The parents offered to bring in a tribal card, but the school demanded a letter from a tribe official. | |
Comment: Forcing conformity on a 7- or 8-year-old in the heart of Mormon land.
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David Schartz
Reuters 2015-09-19 03:56:00
The man who was arrested in connection with a spate of shootings along a major highway through Arizona was arraigned on Saturday on felony charges that include drive-by shooting and terrorism. Wearing a gray and white striped prison uniform, Leslie Allen Merritt Jr., 21, said he was not the person responsible for the shootings. It was his first court appearance since being arrested Friday. "All I have to say is that I'm the wrong guy. I tried telling the detective that," said Merritt, who said he has two children. "My gun's been in the pawn shop for the last two months. I haven't even had access to a weapon," Merritt said. He is being held on a $1 million cash bond. Merritt, of Glendale, Arizona, was charged with four counts each of drive-by shooting, intentional acts of terrorism, and aggravated assault involving a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, in addition to other charges. | |
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RT
2015-09-19 20:06:00
Ancient humans found in Siberia in 2010 may have inhabited the site as early as 110,000 years ago and revisited the cave over a time span of 60,000 years, scientists said. The new findings also show that there was significant genetic diversity within this human kind. The first bones of ancient humans discovered in the Denisova cave, in Russia's Altai Region, were found in 2008. The finger of a girl who lived in the cave some 50,000 years ago genetically differed from Neanderthals, Cro-Magnons and more ancient Homo heidelbergensis. A team of scientists studied the newly found archaeological remains from the Denisova cave - three human teeth found by Russian professors Anatoly Derevyanko and Mikhail Shunkov - and concluded that they are much more ancient than the finger of the girl. | |
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euronews
2015-09-20 00:00:00
Kimiya Yui conducted the mission on Thursday, Japan time. The satellite, measuring roughly 30 centimeters across, was developed by a Japanese university team led by the China Institute of Technology. It is designed to observe the meteor phenomenon, when dust in space glows like stars as it enters the Earth's atmosphere. The one-year mission is aimed at finding out whether the dust contains elements pertaining to the origin of life. Workers at the Tsukuba Space Center of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency applauded when Yui pressed a button on the ISS to release the satellite. | |
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Conor Gaffey
Newsweek 2015-09-18 18:29:00
Tangled headphone cables and having to listen to other people's poor music choice through their shoddy earphones are two perennial problems facing busy commuters. Now, a design company claims to have solved these first-world woes, by creating a device that plays music through your skull instead. Design company Studio Banana Things, which has offices in Lausanne, London and Madrid, launched a funding page for the device—called the Batband—on crowdfunding site Kickstarter. Ten days in, they have raised more than $250,000, smashing their $150,000 goal. The Batband, which is available for preorder at 95.00 ($149), sits around the back of the wearer's head and has no earphones. Instead, three transducersone either side of the head and one at the backemit sound waves that are conducted via the skull into the inner ear. The device can be paired with a smartphone or music player via Bluetooth and has touch sensors that allow wearers to take calls or change tracks. | |
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Astronomy Now
2015-09-20 18:35:00
If only calculating the distance between Earth and far-off galaxies was as easy as pulling out the old measuring tape. Now University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers are proposing a new way to calculate distances in the cosmos using mysterious bursts of energy. In a study just featured in the journal Physical Review Letters, UBC researchers propose a new way to calculate cosmological distances using the bursts of energy also known as fast radio bursts. The method allows researchers to position distant galaxies in three dimensions and map out the cosmos. "We've introduced the idea of using these new phenomena to study cosmological objects in the universe," said Kiyoshi Masui, a postdoctoral fellow at UBC and a global scholar with the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. "We believe we'll be able to use these flashes to put together a picture of how galaxies are spread through space." Some unknown astrophysical phenomenon is causing these bursts of energy that appear as a short flashes of radio waves. While only ten fast radio bursts have ever been recorded, scientists believe there could be thousands of them a day. | |
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Steve Connor
The Independent 2015-09-19 16:47:00
Human sperm cells have been made in the laboratory for the first time by culturing immature cells taken from the testes of infertile men. The breakthrough promises to help young boys made sterile by cancer treatments and adult men who cannot make their own sperm, scientists have claimed. The sperm cells made in an artificial "bioreactor" look identical to those produced naturally. The technology could be used in two to four years to help infertile men have their own biological children, according to researchers based at a French national research institute in Lyon. | |
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Julia Calderone
Tech Insider 2015-09-16 12:15:00
From the large bay windows surrounding the International Space Station's glass-enclosed cupola, Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen caught an electric sight never before captured from space: a giant blue burst of optical activity — called a blue jet — radiating from a thunderstorm over India. Capturing this beautiful upper atmospheric phenomenon ended up being the highlight of Mogensen's mission aboard the ISS. This was the first time a blue jet has ever been recorded from space. People have been speculating about these "rocket-like" emissions from the tops of thunderclouds for over a century, but it wasn't until 1995 that scientists confirmed their existence after capturing a glimpse of these ejections while flying through a thunderstorm over Arkansas. Blue jets, along with red sprites — a similar but distinct phenomena recently spotted in an image taken from the ISS — are enormous bursts of electrical discharge spiking upward from storm clouds in the upper atmosphere. Blue jets emerge from the electrically-charged cores of thunderstorms and can spear 25 to 30 miles upwards in the shape of a cone. To get a better look of the jet in action, check out this slowed-down version of the video. | |
Comment: More increased electrical activity manifesting. When scientists begin to embrace the winning Electric Universe theory, it will improve their grasp on the "basic physics of what causes lightning"; and they need not be 'puzzled' by the 'bright spots' on Ceres, facts from the Rosettamission won't be so 'surprising' and the alignment of quasars won't seem so 'spooky'.
The Electric Universe model is clearly explained, with a lot more relevant information, in the bookEarth Changes and the Human Cosmic Connection by Pierre Lescaudron and Laura Knight-Jadczyk. | |
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Ian Sample
The Guardian 2015-09-15 15:38:00
Scientists have bred worms with genetically modified nervous systems that can be controlled by bursts of sound waves. The tiny nematodes change direction the moment they are blasted with sonic pulses that are too high-pitched for humans to hear. The pulses work by switching on motor neuron cells that are genetically modified to carry membrane channels that respond to ultrasonic waves. Researchers said the worms demonstrate the power of a new procedure, dubbed sonogenetics, in which ultrasound can be used to activate a range of brain, heart and muscle cells from outside the body. | |
Comment: One could deduce from this study that sound (music and speech) can influence behavior.
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Mike Wall
Space.com 2015-09-20 15:13:00
Editor's note: To find out more about the rare supermoon lunar eclipse of Sept. 27-28 and how to see it, visit: Supermoon Lunar Eclipse 2015: Full 'Blood Moon' Coverage. This month's highly anticipated "supermoon eclipse" may be a magical treat for skywatchers, but there's nothing supernatural about the event. On Sept. 27, skywatchers throughout North and South America, Europe, Africa, western Asia and the eastern Pacific Ocean region will witness a total eclipse that happens to occur when the moon looks abnormally large and bright in Earth's sky. It will be the first supermoon eclipse since 1982, and the last until 2033. This rare celestial phenomenon has its roots in the moon's elliptical orbit around Earth. | |
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Hilary Hanson
The Huffington Post 2015-09-19 21:35:00
Scientists are calling for a total ban on microbeads -- the tiny plastic pieces used in soap, toothpasteand face wash for exfoliation -- after an analysis estimated that 8 trillion of the beads wind up in aquatic habitats every day in the U.S. alone. That's enough to cover more than 300 tennis courts every day, according to a scientific opinion article published this month in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. "We're facing a plastic crisis and don't even know it," co-author Stephanie Green, a conservation research fellow at the College of Science at Oregon State University, said in a statement.Wastewater treatment plants, she said, simply weren't designed to handle microbeads, which she describes as "very durable." Why are these beads such a big deal? It takes so long for plastic to break down that they stick around "virtually forever," according to the Wildlife Conservation Society's John F. Calvelli. The beads look like tasty snacks to fish, amphibians and other aquatic life, but due to some of the chemicals used to manufacture them, as well as the pollutants they absorb in the water, they are toxic to consume. | |
Comment: Microbeads are highly potent concentrators of toxins. Tiny marine creatures often mistake these particles for food, and when these creatures are eaten by other fish the chemicals then bio-magnify up the food chain. Top predators such as tuna and swordfish, which are consumed by humans, thus have high concentrations of these toxic microbeads.
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A 46-year-old man was injured in what the Michigan Department of Natural Resources suspects was a black bear attack. The man was treated for minor injuries at a hospital and released, the DNR said. About 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, the man was hunting for porcupine and alone in a ground blind. He reported to police that a black bear came from behind, knocked him over and attacked him. "Using his hunting knife, the man stabbed the bear, which scared it off. The bear is thought to be injured," the DNR said in a news release. "The DNR was informed about 45 minutes later."
Sgt. Jon Wood spoke with the hunter and advised him to seek medical attention. The DNR's Law Enforcement Division is continuing to investigate the incident. | ||
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The New Zealand Herald
2015-09-20 15:06:00
A dose of severe spring weather has snowed in skiers on Mt Ruapehu. The blizzard-conditions have dumped more than 20 centimetres of snow on the mountain side but has confined a number of skiers to their digs high on the Whakapapa ski fields. Ruapehu Alpine Lifts commercial executive manager Simon Dickson said about 20 or 30 people were this morning taken in two convoys of snow grooming trucks back to their cars at the ski field's main car park. Many of these had to get back home for work or school tomorrow.
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, Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman
2015-09-20 14:55:00
The snow line crept down to about 3,000 feet last week, as heavy rains in the Valley made for wintry conditions in the mountains. Hikers and berry pickers have been flocking to Hatcher Pass to check out the early-season snowfall, which dumped a couple inches at the Independence Mine State Historical Park. Although the area is still a ways off from being skiable, the park access road is now closed. However, the parking lot below the park is open year-round, and hikers need only walk about a half-mile to access the park, which contains mine ruins and abandoned out-buildings that remain from the 20th century gold mining operations. | |
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NewsRoom America
2015-09-19 13:22:00
This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability. Earthquake Magnitude 4.8M, Depth:37.54km20 Sep 2015 03:01:04 UTC524964 people within 100km Whether international humanitarian aid is needed must be decided by an expert. See the GDACS website for live news coverage (including OCHA Situation Reports), the full earthquake report For information on emergency response, please consult the GDACS Virtual OSOCC. | |
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hawkesbay.co.nz
2015-09-20 10:15:00
There was a decent-sized earthquake in Hawke's Bay overnight - but those who felt it rated it as "light". New Zealand has experienced a couple of earthquakes above magnitude four within minutes of each other. A magnitude 4.5 quake was recorded in Hawke's Bay at 11.47pm on Saturday night, centred 10 kilometres west of Porangahau. It was at a depth of 47km. More than 500 people, mostly living in the North Island, registered with the GeoNet website that they felt the quake, but most said it had a light intensity. | |
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RT
2015-09-20 01:20:00
Where would be the best place to observe the northern lights if not from the International Space Station? Watch the ethereal display of colored lights shimmering across the Earth's night skies, captured from the Cupola observatory module. The stunning time-lapse footage of the aurora lights is the product of the Cupola - an observatory module with seven illuminators that open up a 360-degree view - which has allowed for the recording of incredible footage from between September 7 and 12.
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Comment: Aurorae occur when charged solar particles reach local magnetic field lines, where they enter the planetary atmosphere and excite its atoms and molecules. As they deactivate, the particles produce light emission.
The Aurora Borealis, the so called 'Northern lights' have been observed recently heading 'south', providing a spectacle even in parts of England. While the Aurora Australis, or the 'Southern lights' have been seen further north in New Zealand than usual. Researchers have also recently identified increased electrical activity moving towards equatorial regions. With the increasing comet/volcanic dust loading of the atmosphere (an indicator of this dust loading is the intensification of noctilucent clouds we are witnessing) which is accentuating electric charge build-up, we can expect to observe more awesome light shows and other phenomena. The winning Electric Universe model, and much more related information, are explained in the bookEarth Changes and the Human Cosmic Connection by Pierre Lescaudron and Laura Knight-Jadczyk. | ||
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Elena Ugrin
The Watchers 2015-09-16 23:07:00
An intense tornado formed in the south of Charente-Maritime in Poitou-Charentes region, France in the afternoon hours on September 16, 2015, causing extensive damage across the affected areas. The remnants of the former Tropical Storm "Henri" have been passing across France on September 16, bringing strong rainfall, winds and thunderstorm on its way.
The tornado has swept several localities between Chaniers and Sonnac, in central-east and northeastern department of Charente-Maritime, while strong winds battered the region of Burgundy, as well. The strongest damage so far was reported in the town Sonnac where complete roofs were torn off houses. Severe weather event uprooted trees and severely devastated homes across the area, French Observatory of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms reported. No causalities have been reported so far.
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The Prepper Journal
2015-09-18 17:59:00
When planning for disaster, we run through scenarios in our mind and those scenarios give us a visual baseline for which we make plans. As preppers we talk a lot about the steps you can take right now to get prepared so that you will have a plan, supplies and options for when that disaster may strike. Often preparedness deals with the immediate effects of disaster like having a vehicle to bug out or having plenty of food and water to deal with shortages. The next logical step from that is a longer term plan, but those long term prepping plans usually revolve around extensions of those same basic needs: Food, Water, Shelter and Security. | |
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Maxx Joseph
NaturalHealth365 2015-09-17 00:00:00
Acid reflux refers to a condition where the acid produced in the stomach goes back to the esophagus. It is experienced as a burning sensation below your breastbone and results in a number of symptoms, for instance, bloating, difficulty swallowing, and indigestion. In addition, acid reflux is caused by various factors, for instance, lying down after eating a large meal, alcohol, eating acidic foods, pregnancy, and a leaky gut. The good news is that it is possible to relieve acid reflux with the help of a few essential oils. These oils come from plants and are extracted through a distillation process. Essential oils have been used for therapeutic and healing purposes for centuries. Using them will promote faster healing for your ailment while using an all-natural solution. | |
Comment: For more information on the causes of acid reflux and how to heal your digestive system, see:
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Alex Pietrowski
Waking Times 2015-09-15 18:12:00
Public water fluoridation continues to be one of the most controversial health topics in the United States and in other parts of the world. The American Dental Association (ADA) has been, and continues to be, one of the biggest proponents of water fluoridation, although eventhe government has recently admitted that fluoride may not actually be helping teeth. More scientific studies pointout that fluoride is actually very dangerous, yet this practice continues in many countries. In Europe, only Ireland (73%), Poland (1%), Serbia (3%), Spain (11%), and the U.K. (11%) fluoridate any of their water. Most developed countries, including Japan and 97% of the western European population, do not consume fluoridated water. | |
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William Njobvu
Russian Times 2015-09-18 15:51:00
Consumerism could be crippling the mentally ill, RT's William Njobvu finds, as one Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) sufferer reveals she turned suicidal as a result of "poisonous" mass media decreeing the 'perfect body.' Worrying about physical appearances can be common. But for some people these concerns can escalate and, if allowed to ferment without help, develop into BDD. Sufferers experience daily torment about their real or perceived flaws. They are often mistaken for being vain or self-obsessed, but in reality they are disgusted by the thought of their own appearance. Unable to control such negative self-assessments, BDD sufferers dismiss anyone trying to convince them otherwise. | |
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Nadia Prupis
Common Dreams 2015-09-17 15:29:00
Initiatives to help addicts highlight links between legally prescribed pain medication and opioid addiction. Faced with a growing nationwide opioid addiction, health and consumer advocates say it's time to identify and sever ties with the culprits behind the scourge—pain medication manufacturers and the companies who promote their products. In Massachusetts, which recently saw a spike in deaths related to heroin overdoses, police and community organizations in Gloucester implemented a new program this year - known as the Angel Initiative - to help addicts get clean in favor of arresting them for illegal drug use. | |
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Jacquellena Carrero
NBC News 2015-09-18 14:27:00
A Florida boy who has been hospitalized since August and suffered brain damage after his home was fumigated was poisoned by pesticides, a state investigation concluded. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said in a statement Thursday that 10-year-old Peyton McCaughey's sickness was a "pesticide-related illness and injury." The boy's Palm City home was fumigated on Aug. 14. The report said Sunland Pest Control, which was subcontracted by Terminix, could not provide investigators with working gas meters when asked. The meters ensure that it is safe to reenter the home. | |
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FDA nominee thinks being a Pharma consultant is a "very good thing" Imagine a doctor who "served as a director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant or trustee for Genentech" and reports 23 financial links to drug companies including stock ownership being FDA commissioner? A doctor who defends Merck's Vioxx behavior which cost thousands of lives and said "many of us consult with the pharmaceutical industry, which I think is a very good thing. They need ideas and then the decision about what they do is really up to the person who is funding the study," on PBS. | |
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Richard Gale & Gary Null
Progressive Radio Network 2015-09-19 21:29:00
The year 2015 hasn't been kind to Monsanto. In March, the World Health Organization declared that the company's flagship product, its herbicide glyphosate or Roundup, is a probable human carcinogen. Increasingly, national health ministries are taking a hard second look at glyphosate's health and environmental dangers and efforts are underway to ban the herbicide. [1] To protect its citizens, last year the Netherlands, Bermuda and Sri Lanka have either banned or imposed strict limits on Roundup. Last June, France banned its use in gardens. Brazil, Germany and Argentina are considering legislative bans. And this month, California's environmental protection agency launched plans to label Roundup as a carcinogen. [2] | |
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Mark Sisson
Mark's Daily Apple 2012-09-06 08:00:00
It's been awhile since I've done one of these, but I think it's about time for a Primal Primer. Today we'll be discussing candida, a genus (more than a species, less than a family) of yeast with many members, at least one of which is currently residing on or in your body: candida albicans. Candida albicans and friends are everywhere, and they're usually a normal, healthy part of the human microbiome, but it can get a little out of hand. As I've mentioned before, the human gut hosts a tumultuous mix of microbial species vying for position and supremacy and trying to further their own ends. If all's well, a balance is maintained, and the various species keep each other in check while promoting good health for the human host. But things can get out of whack. The balance can be upset. Certain species can gain ground on the others, perhaps by utilizing a new source of sustenance or taking advantage after a round of antibiotics, to our detriment. Candida is a particularly robust microbe who can thrive on a variety of fuel sources to apparently make itself a real nuisance in these situations. Let's take a closer look, shall we? | |
Comment: Fungal overgrowths are typically associated with high carb diets, junk food, grains, and leaky gut. Eating paleo and reducing the carbs to a level that's appropriate for you (while remaining in the generally low carb range), healing your gut, and taking steps to eliminate the fungal imbalance can do a great deal to improve your health physically, mentally, and emotionally.
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The neem tree is native to India and Burma and the neem oil is cold pressed from the seeds of the olive shaped fruit. Herbalist Klaus Ferlow outlines some of neem oil's numerous and remarkable healing properties which have made it a mainstay of the Ayurvedic pharmacy.
For thousands of years humans have sought to fortify their health and cure various ills with herbal remedies. The search for the true panacea or cure-all has been undertaken by virtually every civilization. While hundreds of substances have been tried and tested, few have withstood modern science scrutiny. Perhaps no other other botanical better meets the true definition of a panacea than Neem, a tropical evergreen native of India and Burma. Every part of this fascinating tree has been used, from ancient to modern times, to treat hundreds of different maladies. While it is still revered in India for its superior healing properties, recent investigation has dramatically increased world wide interest in Neem and many products are now manufactured around the Globe using this miraculous herb. | ||
Comment: Neem is a very powerful, but "fragrant" herb. For internal use, capsules or tablets may be easier to take than the liquid oil. If you suspect that you have a fungal overgrowth, parasite infestation, or bacterial or viral infection, it may be worth trying neem to see if it improves your condition.
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Jyoti Madhusoodanan
The composition of the plaque microbiome can reveal a child's risk of dental caries months before the decay appears, according to a study.The Scientist 2015-09-09 22:39:00
When the human body changes as a result of disease, age, or other factors, site-specific microbiomes are also altered. Now, researchers report that changes in the oral microbial community can be used to predict the onset of dental caries in young children months before clinical signs of disease appear. The results, published today (September 9) in Cell Host & Microbe, suggest that changes to the oral microbiome can be used as an indicator of disease risk for some conditions. The work is a "great contribution" to understanding how the oral microbiome develops in young children with and without caries, according to Elisabeth Bik, a microbiologist at the Stanford University School of Medicine who was not involved in the study. | |
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Alex Malinsky
Natural News 2011-11-16 19:46:00
The debate surrounding the relative dangers of electromagnetic radiation has raged on for years. As technology has become more and more advanced, and more electromagnetic fields, or EMFs, are created, the fact that electromagnetic radiation can be harmful cannot be ignored. Wireless routers, one of the most convenient products in homes across the world, can actually contribute high levels of EMF exposure to your home. What Are EMFs? When any kind of electronic device is used, it often creates its own EMF. The structure of the EMF varies, depending upon the frequency and intensity of the electricity; however, all EMFs have the power to become harmful if you are exposed to them too often or for long periods of time. | |
Comment: For more on the hazards of EMF and how to decrease its' impact listen to this episode of the Health and Wellness Show.
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Ben Richardson
Alternet 2015-09-15 21:08:00
The production of sugar is poverty-inducing, health-damaging and unequal throughout the world. The following is written by Ben Richardson, based on his new book Sugar (Polity Books, 2015): Class, gender, nationality and race structure sugar's unequal production, exchange and consumption across the world. This can be seen most vividly in the corporeal effects of sugar: thenew type of chronic kidney disease striking down sugarcane field workers in Central America, the high rate of prostitution and HIV in sugar towns in Zambia, and the disproportionate level of tooth decay among poor and Hispanic children in Colorado, US. The circulation of sugar is also embodied in the landscape with unequal effects on wildlife. Fertilizer run-off from sugar farming has contributed to the degradation of the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland and the destruction of fisheries in the Indus delta (by contrast, the sugarcane plantations have provided welcoming habitats for rats and snakes). Yet these environmental changes are also social. In the case of water pollution, those worst affected have tended to be indigenous people and artisanal fisherfolk traditionally dependent on communal resources for drinking and fishing. So to really get at the global politics of sugar, the essential question for me was "why does it harm some more than others?" | |
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Sharon Martin
PsychCentral 2015-09-19 00:00:00
A few years ago I remodeled my kitchen. Having to make that many decisions is an overthinker's nightmare. If you've ever remodeled, you know that it's one decision after another — fixtures, appliances, countertops, paint. Do you even know how many models of faucets are made? People who overthink feel like their brains won't turn off. They are constantly questioning, second-guessing, and evaluating to the extent that they create analysis paralysis, or the inability to make decisions. Overthinking is common among anxious perfectionists. It is obsessive thinking or ruminating. Sometimes you can't even decide something simple like what you want for dinner. Instead you say "I don't know" or "I don't care" and inevitably annoy your partner or friends because you never seem to have an opinion. | |
Comment: Another useful technique for calming the the mind and helping you to focus is the Eiriu Eolas stress reducing program. Getting adequate sleep can help diminish persistent intrusive thoughts as well.
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Hal Robinson
Spirituality & Health 2015-09-19 00:00:00
If we are relentless and impeccable about stalking ourselves, a result is that we leave the world and other people alone. There is a very old tradition taught by indigenous elders from the Americas that trains us to use the voice of the mind to be free of the voice. The term these elders use for this process is called "stalking." It is understood that the word stalking has some negative connotations in our society. However, stalking is an honored part of this Medicine Way. These societies were hunter-gatherers: Just as they stalked animals for their energy, we have been taught to stalk the voice in the mind for its energy. In stalking, we use three areas to assist us in finding energy. The first area is our thoughts: judgmental and critical, future or past, and self-pitying. The second place we look for energy is emotion: Am I having an emotional reaction to this person or event? The third area of awareness is physical: If I am unaware of my thinking or emotional responses I can almost always become aware of physical tension or upset in the body. | |
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RT
2015-09-19 20:32:00
Encryption has become a top priority for those wanting to protect their privacy online, but US whistleblower Edward Snowden says the security measure could be making it impossible to detect signals sent from...aliens. Snowden's comments were made during an interview on the 'StarTalk' podcast of astrophysicist and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson. The whistleblower was speaking from Moscow via a robot video link called a "beam remote presence system." Controlling the robot from Russia, he was able to roll straight into Tyson's office at the Hayden Planetarium in New York. | |
Comment: Maybe during Snowden's stint with the NSA he learned a lot more about the Extraterrestrial presence here than he's letting on, and wants to seem circumspect on the subject so as not to detract from his main message? Then again, this bit of data may be all he really knows.
Whatever the case may be, there are a whole slew of reasons why humanity has been largely kept in the dark about this subject of subjects. See: Fermi's phony paradox: Humans too arrogant and stupid to solve 'missing aliens' question | |
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Anna Dubuis
Mirror 2015-09-18 22:59:00
This strange light was seen hovering in the night sky above Merseyside. The mystery diamond-shaped object pulsated, getting brighter and bigger and then fading only to reappear again. It was spotted over the sky in Merseyside at around 4.45am today. Matthew Oliver, who filmed the curious phenomenon, said: "It caught my eye as it was shining very brightly through my bedroom window and as I watched it began to gradually dim then slowly increase again in intensity as if on a dimmer switch. |
