Archive for December, 2012
An Opportunistic Pathogen Isolated from the Gut of an Obese Human Causes Obesity in Germfree Mice
December 30th, 2012If you’re like me, you’ll go looking for what the WTP diet is, maybe even read the supplementary information to this study. The specifics about what was given to the test subject aren’t included anywhere, I was guessing because it was a sample size of one. I still wanted to know. I emailed Dr. Liping […]
Facebook Paid £2.9 Million Tax on £840 Million Profits Made Outside U.S.
December 29th, 2012Via: Guardian: Facebook has become the latest multinational to come under the spotlight for its tax affairs after figures revealed it paid just £2.9m in tax on profits of more than more than £800m. Filings for Facebook Ireland, through which all of the social network’s profits outside the US are channelled, show it paid the […]
Anonymous Drone Photos Lead to Indictment for Texas Polluters
December 29th, 2012Via: Slashdot: In January of this year, we posted news of a major pollution site in Texas that was the subject of some anonymous amateur sleuths with drones, who used their UAVs to document the release of a “river of blood” (pig blood, that is) into the Trinity River as it flows through Dallas. Now, […]
Computer Crime Groups Thoroughly Infiltrated by FBI
December 29th, 2012Via: Guardian: The underground world of computer hackers has been so thoroughly infiltrated in the US by the FBI and secret service that it is now riddled with paranoia and mistrust, with an estimated one in four hackers secretly informing on their peers, a Guardian investigation has established. Cyber policing units have had such success […]
Warrantless Wiretaps? Congress Votes Yes
December 29th, 2012Via: Ars Technica: US Senators from both parties overwhelmingly approved a bill this morning that will authorize warrantless wiretaps, throughout 2013 and for four years beyond that. Supporters of the bill, including Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and Diane Feinstein (D-CA), insisted it should be passed without amendment, in order to avoid having it sent back to […]
U.S. Soldier Suicides Outnumber Combat Deaths In 2012
December 28th, 2012Via: CBS: American soldier suicides continue to outnumber combat-related deaths in 2012, and the trajectory for soldier suicides continues to get worse. Statistics released by the Department of the Army show that through November potentially 303 active-duty, Reserve and National Guard soldiers committed suicide. As of Dec. 7, Stars and Stripes reports that 212 soldiers […]
Facebook Takes Down NaturalNews Page for Posting Quote About Guns
December 28th, 2012Via: Natural News: The reports are absolutely true. Facebook suspended the Natural News account earlier today after we posted an historical quote from Mohandas Gandhi. The quote reads: “Among the many misdeeds of British rule in India, history will look upon the Act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest.” – Mohandas Gandhi, […]
Chinese Neurosurgeons Remove Sections of Brains of Drug and Alcohol Addicts
December 28th, 2012Via: Time: How far should doctors go in attempting to cure addiction? In China, some physicians are taking the most extreme measures. By destroying parts of the brain’s “pleasure centers” in heroin addicts and alcoholics, these neurosurgeons hope to stop drug cravings. But damaging the brain region involved in addictive desires risks permanently ending the […]
The Spy State Tightens Its Grip
December 28th, 2012Via: AlterNet: These are just four examples of an increasing number of efforts among various federal entities, including the Congress and Supreme Court, to expand the power of the U.S. government to spy on American citizens. Recent initiatives by three of the lead agencies engaged in citizen surveillance — National Security Agency (NSA), Department of […]
‘Apparent Suicide’ of U.S. Navy Seal in Afghanistan
December 27th, 2012Hint: Many are being tricked by nonsense on this one. If you want to comment, please use extra discernment with links to external sites on this one. Via: Guardian: US military officials are investigating the apparent suicide of a Navy Seal commander in Afghanistan. Navy Seal Commander Job W Price, 42, of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, died […]