Archive for February, 2016
Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court Justice, Dies at 79
February 13th, 2016Via: CNN: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a leading conservative voice on the high court, has died at the age of 79, a government source and a family friend told CNN on Saturday. Scalia died in his sleep during a visit to Texas. A government official said Scalia went to bed Friday night and […]
Scientist Runs Piracy Hub for Science Journal Articles—Almost All Science Journal Articles
February 13th, 2016Via: BigThink: On the evening of November 9th, 1989, the Cold War came to a dramatic end with the fall of the Berlin Wall. Four years ago another wall began to crumble, a wall that arguably has as much impact on the world as the wall that divided East and West Germany. The wall in […]
Russia Warns Saudis: Deploying Ground Troops in Syria Would Unleash ‘A New World War’
February 13th, 2016Via: National Post: Gaziantep, Turkey — Russia on Thursday night warned of “a new world war” in Syria after Persian Gulf states threatened to send in ground forces to the conflict. Foreign and defence ministers of the leading nations backing different factions in Syria met in Munich and Brussels Thursday following the collapse of the […]
Doctors Think Microcephaly Caused by Pesticide Pyriproxyfen, Not Zika Virus
February 13th, 2016Via: Ecologist: With the proposed connection between the Zika virus and Brazil’s outbreak of microcephaly in new born babies looking increasingly tenuous, Latin American doctors are proposing another possible cause: Pyriproxyfen, a pesticide used in Brazil since 2014 to arrest the development of mosquito larvae in drinking water tanks. Might the ‘cure’ in fact be […]
Austrians Need Constitutional Right to Pay in Cash, Says Deputy Economy Minister
February 12th, 2016Via: Bloomberg: Austrians should have the constitutional right to use cash to protect their privacy, Deputy Economy Minister Harald Mahrer said, as the European Union considers curbing the use of banknotes and coins. “We don’t want someone to be able to track digitally what we buy, eat and drink, what books we read and what […]
Gravitational Waves Detected
February 11th, 2016Via: Guardian: Physicists have announced the discovery of gravitational waves, ripples in spacetime first anticipated by Albert Einstein a century ago. “We have detected gravitational waves. We did it,” said David Reitze, executive director of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (Ligo), at a press conference in Washington. The announcement is the climax of a century […]
GOLD UP NEARLY 5%
February 11th, 2016Gold Apr 16 (GCJ16.CMX) -COMEX 1,253.90 Up 59.30(4.96%) 11:31AM EST Ye ha! Via: Bloomberg: Gold climbed to the highest in a year as investors sought a haven from tumbling stock markets after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen suggested the central bank may delay raising interest rates.
Australian Couple Living on a Sailboat & Traveling the World
February 11th, 2016I’ve heard from a few Cryptogonners who have checked out of the rat race and are living on boats full time. A few more live very close to their boats and are ready to sail off into the sunset should the need arise. You might have heard of people who have bug out bags. Well, […]
Nevada Rancher Cliven Bundy Arrested by FBI in Portland
February 11th, 2016Via: Oregonian: Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher who touched off one armed showdown with federal authorities and applauded another started in Oregon by his sons, was arrested late Wednesday at Portland International Airport and faces federal charges related to the 2014 standoff at his ranch. Bundy, 74, was booked into the downtown Multnomah County jail […]
FBI Moves In On Four Malheur Holdouts
February 10th, 2016Over: Last Four Occupiers Surrender at Malheur Refuge Via: Oregonian: The occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, undertaken 41 days ago with guns and threats, ended Thursday with the peaceful surrender of four holdouts after an hourlong negotiation with the last protester. Those taken into custody by the FBI were David Fry, 27, of […]
