Archive for November, 2010
Colorado: Australian Twins Carry Out Suicide Pact, One Survives; Had Articles About Columbine
November 19th, 2010This reminded me of the strange case of Jane Greenhow, Stefan Bateman and Ruth Fleming from 1996: Stefan Bateman and Ruth Fleming, both 22, were wearing the same style of black garb when they rented pistols at the range and took a few dozen practice shots Wednesday afternoon. Then they turned the pistols on themselves–apparently […]
U.S. Scientists Significantly More Likely to Publish Fake Research
November 19th, 2010Via: PhysOrg: US scientists are significantly more likely to publish fake research than scientists from elsewhere, finds a trawl of officially withdrawn (retracted) studies, published online in the Journal of Medical Ethics. Fraudsters are also more likely to be “repeat offenders,” the study shows. The study author searched the PubMed database for every scientific research […]
Ron Paul: American Traveler Dignity Act
November 19th, 2010Via: Ron Paul: My legislation is simple. It establishes that airport security screeners are not immune from any US law regarding physical contact with another person, making images of another person, or causing physical harm through the use of radiation-emitting machinery on another person. It means they are subject to the same laws as the […]
The Shadow Scholar
November 19th, 2010Via: The Chronicle of Higher Education: I work at an online company that generates tens of thousands of dollars a month by creating original essays based on specific instructions provided by cheating students. I’ve worked there full time since 2004. On any day of the academic year, I am working on upward of 20 assignments. […]
Double Kill Shot Dealt to the Religion of Scientific Materialism
November 18th, 2010This reminded me of the Pioneer anomaly: The Pioneer anomaly or Pioneer effect is the observed deviation from predicted trajectories and velocities of various unmanned spacecraft visiting the outer solar system, most notably Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11. Both Pioneer spacecraft are escaping from the solar system, and are slowing down under the influence of […]
Senators and TSA Defend “Love Pats” at Airports
November 18th, 2010It’s sexual assault. It’s state sponsored sexual assault. See: TSA – Sexual Assault. Via: CBS News: “I’m wildly excited that I can walk through a machine instead of getting my dose of love pats,” Sen. McCaskill said.
Viewers Pull Plug on U.S. Cable Television
November 18th, 2010Via: Financial Times: The number of people subscribing to US cable television services has suffered its biggest decline in 30 years as younger, tech-savvy viewers lead an exodus to web-based operations, such as Hulu and Netflix. The total number of subscribers to TV services provided by cable, satellite and telco operators fell by 119,000 in […]
Scientist Who Studied How Mosquitoes Transmit Diseases Dies After Ingesting Cyanide
November 17th, 2010Via: The Tampa Tribune: A University of South Florida researcher stumbled out of her hotel room Monday night and told two guests she had ingested cyanide, police said. Chitra Chauhan, 33, wife and mother of a 3-year-old, was pronounced dead at a hospital about two hours later, victim of an apparent suicide. A small amount […]
FDIC Conducting About 50 Criminal Investigations Involving Failed Banks
November 17th, 2010Mmm hmm. Via: Wall Street Journal: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is conducting about 50 criminal investigations of former executives, directors and employees at U.S. banks that have failed since the start of the financial crisis. The agency responsible for dealing with bank failures is stepping up its effort to punish alleged recklessness, fraud and […]
For 18 Minutes in April, China Hijacked 15% of the World’s Internet Traffic
November 17th, 2010Via: National Defense Magazine: For 18 minutes in April, China’s state-controlled telecommunications company hijacked 15 percent of the world’s Internet traffic, including data from U.S. military, civilian organizations and those of other U.S. allies. This massive redirection of data has received scant attention in the mainstream media because the mechanics of how the hijacking was […]
