Archive for August, 2010
Mumpreneurs Mind Store from Home
August 18th, 2010I had to laugh because my wife’s water kefir (and other fermentable cultures) business is doing great! Via: NZ Herald: Businesses started from home by new mums are a growth sector. Online selling has provided the springboard for products designed or made by new mums and demographic changes have also boosted them. They’ve been given […]
85% of Big Pharma’s New Drugs Are “Lemons” and Pose Health Risks to Users
August 18th, 2010Via: Natural News: …The problems with Big Pharma’s hugely hyped medications are far worse than most people have even dreamed. Independent reviewers found that about 85 percent of new drugs offer few if any new benefits — but they carry the risk of causing serious harm to users. According to Donald Light, Ph.D., a professor […]
Big Picture Gallery: Landslides Strike Zhouqu County, China
August 18th, 2010Via: Boston Globe / Big Picture: At midnight on Sunday, August 8th, a temporary lake caused by a recent landslide broke loose above the town of Zhouqu, in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China. The outflow slid down the valley as a wall of mud, wiping out houses and muli-story buildings, and killing at least 1,144 […]
Dock Owners Asking Fishermen to Sign Waiver Stating That They Would be Responsible for Contaminated Fish?
August 18th, 2010I’m not able to find any confirmation on this one, but here it is, just in case. See Kindra Arnesen at seven minutes in: Related: projectgulfimpact.org
Recovery: Bankruptcies Reach Nearly 5-Year High
August 18th, 2010Via: CNBC: U.S. bankruptcy filings have reached the highest level since 2005, government data released on Tuesday show, as the economy slows and the unemployment rate hovers just below double digits. There were 422,061 bankruptcy filings between April and June, according to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, up 9 percent from 388,148 in […]
Junk Food-Addicted Rats Chose to Starve Themselves Rather Than Eat Healthy Food
August 17th, 2010Via: Natural News: A diet including unlimited amounts of junk food can cause rats to become so addicted to the unhealthy diet that they will starve themselves rather than go back to eating healthy food, researchers have discovered. In a series of studies conducted over the course of three years and published in the journal […]
Gulf Oil Spreading East on Sea Floor
August 17th, 2010Florida Oil Spill Law: Full Time Coverage of Gulf of Mexico Situation: Florida Oil Spill Law Via: CNN: Oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill may have settled to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico further east than previously suspected and at levels toxic to marine life, researchers reported Monday. Initial findings from a new […]
Third of Experts Who Advised World Health Organization on Swine Flu Had Received Support from Drug Companies Involved with Vaccine Research
August 17th, 2010I’m surprised that it’s only a third. Via: AFP: Five of the 15 experts that advised the World Health Organisation about swine flu pandemic alerts had received support from the drugs industry, including for flu vaccine research, the WHO revealed on Wednesday. The agency released for the first time a list of the 15 members […]
Remember the One About the Couple with the “Hit List” in Alaska? Drug Addled Husband Had Some Help from Undercover Cop
August 17th, 2010Via: AP: A rural Alaska couple accused of domestic terrorism compiled a hit list of 20 targets, including members of the military and media, and had moved to the operational phase of their plan, according to documents filed in federal court Monday. Paul and Nadia Rockwood of King Salmon have pleaded guilty to lying about […]
U.S. Sends Mobile Factories to Afghanistan
August 17th, 2010Via: Strategy Page: U.S. SOCOM (Special Operations Command) has adopted an old U.S. Army concept to create mobile workshops (MTCs or Mobile Technology Complex) that can fix exotic gear (which SOCOM has a lot of), modify their special gear, or even create something new. The MTC is a modified (with new some gear) version of […]
