Archive for the 'Florida' Category
Human Organs Found In Florida Storage Locker
August 29th, 2012Via: CBS: In what could be described as an episode of “Auction Hunters” turned reality horror show, authorities in Pensacola are investigating after finding human brains, hearts and lungs in a storage unit they say belonged to a former medical examiner. Someone bought the storage unit at an auction last week and noticed a foul […]
Who is Roy Antigua?
August 14th, 2012Via: Bay News 9: As part of an elaborate stash of disguises, Roy Antigua flashed his CIA credentials and effortlessly passed through security three separate times at the Pasco County Courthouse, Sheriff Chris Nocco said Friday. The only problem: his ID was fake. The 53-year-old suspect was captured on surveillance video each time, but he […]
Vast International Child Abuse Network
August 6th, 2012Don’t casually click through to this one. This is a bad one. If you take care of children, and you want to know what’s lurking out there, by all means, read it. My goal, however, is not to traumatize you when you show up here for something to read as you drink your coffee. So […]
Marine Corps Creates Law-Enforcement Battalions
July 23rd, 2012If you think that this is exclusively for deployment abroad, I’ve got a bridge to sell ya. Via: AP: The Marine Corps has created its first law-enforcement battalions — consolidated units of military police officers trained to investigate a variety of crimes. Combat in Iraq and Afghanistan has underscored the relevance of such a force, […]
Air Force Spraying Pesticide in Florida
July 12th, 2012Via: CBS: Skeeters a problem? Lots of people think so, so Miami-Dade officials are calling in the cavalry;well, actually, the Air Force to kill the biting pests and their breeding grounds. However, the attack may come as a surprise because of how low the spraying planes fly. … This newest round of mosquito control involves […]
Florida Keys Residents Resist Release of Dengue Fever-Immune Mosquitoes
July 11th, 2012Via: Guardian: A British company that has developed a genetically modified mosquito to resist the spread of dengue fever is coming up against growing opposition to a plan to release the insects into the Florida Keys. A Change.org petition started by a woman in Key West opposing the release has garnered almost 90,000 signatures and […]
Florida: Worst TB Outbreak in 20 Years Kept Secret
July 9th, 2012Via: Palm Beach Post: The CDC officer had a serious warning for Florida health officials in April: A tuberculosis outbreak in Jacksonville was one of the worst his group had investigated in 20 years. Linked to 13 deaths and 99 illnesses, including six children, it would require concerted action to stop. That report had been […]
Top CIA Spy Accused of Being a Mafia Hitman
June 27th, 2012Via: Wired: Enrique “Ricky” Prado’s resume reads like the ultimate CIA officer: veteran of the Central American wars, running the CIA’s operations in Korea, a top spy in America’s espionage programs against China, and deputy to counter-terrorist chief Cofer Black — and then a stint at Blackwater. But he’s also alleged to have started out […]
NATO Special Op Forces Assault Tampa, Florida
June 16th, 2012Bread and… Via: NATO Channel: Research Credit: alvinroasting
High Blood Caffeine Levels in Older Adults Linked to Avoidance of Alzheimer’s Disease
June 7th, 2012Medicine. Via: Alpha Galileo Foundation: Those cups of coffee that you drink every day to keep alert appear to have an extra perk – especially if you’re an older adult. A recent study monitoring the memory and thinking processes of people older than 65 found that all those with higher blood caffeine levels avoided the […]
