Archive for the 'Kill Off' Category
The Secret History of the War on Cancer
October 8th, 2007Via: Salon: Children shouldn’t use cellphones. No one should drink diet sodas sweetened with aspartame. And think twice before getting X-rayed with a CAT scan except in a bona fide life-threatening emergency. That’s just some of the precautionary advice that epidemiologist Devra Davis, who runs the runs the Center for Environmental Oncology at the University […]
U.S. Government’s Plan to Protect You From Terrorist Livestock
September 19th, 2007It’s baaaaaaaaack. Actually, it never left. But we knew that. Via: Alternet: NAIS would compel all owners of such animals to register their premises and personal information in a federal database, to buy microchip devices and attach them to every single one of their animals (each of which gets its very own 15-digit federal ID […]
More Than One Million Iraqis Killed Since U.S. Invasion
September 17th, 2007I see that O.J. is top news again. Via: ORB: In the week in which General Patraeus reports back to US Congress on the impact the recent ‘surge’ is having in Iraq, a new poll reveals that more than 1,000,000 Iraqi citizens have been murdered since the invasion took place in 2003. Previous estimates, most […]
Crude Oil Nears Record on Signs OPEC Will Keep Output Quota
September 11th, 2007According to my Magic 8-Ball, OPEC probably can’t increase output. In the Past Peak world, look for demand destruction to occur through economic collapse or kill off or both. Have a nice day. Via: Bloomberg: Crude oil rose to within 50 cents of a record on speculation rising demand and restricted OPEC production may tighten […]
Chip Implants Linked to Malignant Tumors
September 11th, 2007Would you like some NutraSweet/aspartame with that? Via: Yahoo / AP: When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved implanting microchips in humans, the manufacturer said it would save lives, letting doctors scan the tiny transponders to access patients’ medical records almost instantly. The FDA found “reasonable assurance” the device was safe, and a sub-agency […]
Judge Wants Everyone in UK on DNA Database
September 6th, 2007Via: Guardian: The entire UK population and every visitor to Britain should be put on the national DNA database, a top judge said today. Lord Justice Sedley, one of England’s most experienced appeal court judges, described the country’s current system as “indefensible”. “We have a situation where if you happen to have been in the […]
Did 22 SDI Researchers Really ALL Commit Suicide?
September 5th, 2007Glad to see this one making the rounds again. Via: fiu.edu: With his death, Beckham’s name was added to a growing list of British scientists who’ve died or disappeared under mysterious circumstances since 1982. Each was a skilled expert in computers, and each was working on a highly classified project for the American Star Wars […]
WHEAT REACHES RECORD, HEADS FOR BIGGEST MONTHLY GAIN SINCE 1973
September 1st, 2007Via: Bloomberg: Wheat futures in Chicago climbed to a record, heading for the biggest monthly gain in 34 years, as demand from importers including South Korea and India reduced global inventories. Prices for the grain have doubled in the past year as adverse weather in Ukraine, Canada, Europe and Australia damaged crops. Global stockpiles will […]
The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products
August 25th, 2007Becky and I wash our hair with vinegar and baking soda. We brush our teeth with toothpaste made from baking soda, vegetable glycerin and salt. We use plant based bar soap for hand washing and bathing and plant based detergents for dishes and laundry. Becky makes a moisturizing lotion out of raw aloe vera. For […]
World of Warcraft ‘Disease Model’
August 21st, 2007Via: BBC: An outbreak of a deadly disease in a virtual world can offer insights into real life epidemics, scientists suggest. The “corrupted blood” disease spread rapidly within the popular online World of Warcraft game, killing off thousands of players in an uncontrolled plague. The infection raged, wreaking social chaos, despite quarantine measures. The experience […]
