Archive for March, 2010
Iron-Nitrogen Compound Forms Strongest Magnet Known
March 23rd, 2010Possible solution to peak neodymium doom? Via: PhysOrg: A group of scientists from the University of Minnesota say that Fe16N2 crystals are more magnetic than the most magnetic material previously known, and its magnetism exceeds the predicted limit of magnetism for a material. Magnetism arises with the spinning electrons in a material, and with every […]
British Government Ran Intelligence Unit Outside of Military Command Structure
March 23rd, 2010In the Independent article below, we learn that victims were hooded and deprived of sleep. In other words, this is a limited hangout that’s covering for something else. Like what? I have no idea, but what ever happened to the SAS operators who dressed like Arabs and shot at Iraqi police? Look at what the […]
China Condemns Decision by Google to Lift Censorship
March 23rd, 2010How diabolical must a regime be for Google to look like the good guy? Via: BBC: China has said Google’s move to stop censoring search results is “totally wrong” and accused it of breaking a promise made when it launched in China. The US giant is redirecting users in mainland China to its unrestricted Hong […]
FDA Attempting to Determine Why GlaxoSmithKline Rotavirus Vaccine Contains a Pig Virus Called Porcine Circovirus 1
March 23rd, 2010Update: It’s One Million Children in the U.S. Alone, 30 MILLION Worldwide Via: CNN: Rotarix, made by GlaxoSmithKline, was approved by the FDA in 2008. The contaminant material is DNA from porcine circovirus 1, a virus from pigs that is not known to cause disease in humans or animals, Hamburg said. About 1 million children […]
Cell on Wheels (COW)
March 23rd, 2010GooTube: Google Traffic Dominates the Internet
March 22nd, 2010That’s no moon. Via: PC World: Like a giant gravity-bending star, Google has grown so massive it is starting to have a measurable effect on Internet traffic flows, an analysis of the company’s activities has found. The blog analysis by Arbor Network’s Craig Labovitz follows on from his company’s Atlas Observatory Report of last October […]
U.S. Health Care Open Thread
March 22nd, 2010Let it rip, if you feel the need. Via: Bloomberg: The U.S. House passed the most sweeping health-care legislation in four decades, rewriting the rules governing medical industries and ensuring that tens of millions of uninsured Americans will get medical coverage.
U.S. Information Warfare Operation Takes Down Website Used to Plan Attacks on Americans Inside Iraq; The Website Was Set Up and Run by CIA and Saudi Intelligence
March 21st, 2010Via: Washington Post: By early 2008, top U.S. military officials had become convinced that extremists planning attacks on American forces in Iraq were making use of a Web site set up by the Saudi government and the CIA to uncover terrorist plots in the kingdom. “We knew we were going to be forced to shut […]
All G7 countries, Except Canada and Germany, Will Have Debt-to-GDP Ratios Close to or Exceeding 100 Percent by 2014
March 21st, 2010Via: Bloomberg: Advanced economies face “acute” challenges in tackling high public debt, and unwinding existing stimulus measures will not come close to bringing deficits back to prudent levels, said John Lipsky, first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund. All G7 countries, except Canada and Germany, will have debt-to-GDP ratios close to or exceeding […]
Federal Reserve Must Disclose Bank Bailout Records
March 21st, 2010Via: Bloomberg: The Federal Reserve Board must disclose documents identifying financial firms that might have collapsed without the largest U.S. government bailout ever, a federal appeals court said. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled today that the Fed must release records of the unprecedented $2 trillion U.S. loan program launched primarily after the […]
