Archive for January, 2007
How Spicy Foods Can Kill Cancers
January 13th, 2007Via: BBC: Scientists have discovered the key to the ability of spicy foods to kill cancer cells. They found capsaicin, an ingredient of jalapeno peppers, triggers cancer cell death by attacking mitochondria – the cells’ energy-generating boiler rooms. Related: Don’t Forget the Garlic and Onions
Doomsday Clock to Move Closer to Nuclear Armageddon
January 13th, 2007You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to figure it out. Or, maybe you do… Via: Yahoo/AFP: The world is inching closer to nuclear Armageddon, a group of prominent scientists and security experts said. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has kept a Doomsday clock since 1947 as a reminder of the dangers of […]
Squadron of 24 F-16 Fighters Lands at U.S. Base in Incirlik
January 13th, 2007I’m sure you can do the math on this one by now. Via: Hurriyet: A certain silence which had reigned over the US Incirlik Air Force base in the Turkish city of Adana for the past 3 years came to a close today. After an absence of 3 years, a squadron of 24 US F-16 […]
iPhone as Infrastructure Bomb?
January 12th, 2007Steve Jobs dropped a serious clanger in a recent interview. The iPhone is locked down because, “Cingular doesn’t want to see their West Coast network go down because some application messed up.” iPhone as infrastructure bomb? HAHAHA Luckily, it’s a simple matter to step outside the Steve Jobs Reality Distortion Field: First, Cingular’s West Coast […]
Blast Rips Through U.S. Embassy Compound in Athens
January 12th, 2007Via: Reuters Canada: ATHENS (Reuters) – An explosion ripped through the U.S. embassy compound in central Athens on Friday, a police source said. It was not clear what caused the blast and there was no immediate word on whether there were any casualties. Police cordoned off all roads around the embassy. Police officials at the […]
U.S. Troops Stage Second Secret Raid at Iraq Airport
January 12th, 2007And nearly wind up in a gunbattle with allied Kurdish peshmerga troops?! Via: ABC News: In the first raid, the U.S. troops stormed a building that houses the Iranian liaison office in the northern city of Irbil at 3 a.m. local time, where they detained at least five Iranians and also confiscated computers and documents. […]
PENTAGON ABANDONS ACTIVE-DUTY TIME LIMIT
January 12th, 2007It’s coming fast and thick now… If you’re not familiar with the term total war, that might make for some interesting reading. Via: Guardian: The Pentagon has abandoned its limit on the time a citizen-soldier can be required to serve on active duty, officials said Thursday, a major change that reflects an Army stretched thin […]
Rest in Peace: Robert Anton Wilson
January 12th, 2007Via: Robert Anton Wilson Blog: Various medical authorities swarm in and out of here predicting I have between two days and two months to live. I think they are guessing. I remain cheerful and unimpressed. I look forward without dogmatic optimism but without dread. I love you all and I deeply implore you to keep […]
Russian Admiral Predicts Impending U.S. Strike Against Iran
January 12th, 2007Via: Kuwait News Agency: MOSCOW, Jan 9 (KUNA) — Former Russian Black Sea Fleet Commander Admiral Edward Baltin said Tuesday that the presence of so many nuclear submarines in the Arab Gulf waters pointed to likely plans for a US attack against Iran. Baltine, who was quoted by Interfax news agency, said the presence of […]
Oil: For the Gamblers Out There
January 12th, 2007WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. Back in July 2006, I wrote: “Oil? It could just as easily go to $45 before it goes to $200. I wouldn’t go near oil, long or short. It’s far too volatile.” Oil was trading around record highs back then. Oh, […]
