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Friday, 13 February 2015

BEST OF THE WEB: NATO: Atlantic bridge is falling down... we can only hope

Washington created something called NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1949 to weld Western Europe firmly to the future foreign policies of Washington, however destructive that might prove to the genuine interests of Germany, France, Italy and the other nations of Europe. In 1986 the twelve nations of the then-European Economic Community modified the 1957 Treaty of Rome and signed the Single European Act. That mandated the creation...

Partners in crime: Public health scientist and the sugar industry

Public health scientists and a government committee working on nutritional advice receive funding from the very companies whose products are widely held to be responsible for the obesity crisis, an investigation by reveals today.Findings from the special report raise important questions about the potential for bias and conflict of interest among public health experts as the UK faces a growing obesity epidemic. Recipients of research funding from...

Culinary culprits of bizarre and disturbing dreams

Drawing inspiration from the early 1900's comic of the same name, a recent research article entitled "Dreams of the rarebit fiend: Food and diet as instigators of bizarre and disturbing dreams" investigates the common belief that foods can influence our nightly dreams (Nielsen & Powell, 2015). The comic was known for its depiction of a particular spicy cheese dish, Welsh rarebit, as the continual culprit to the nocturnal misadventures of its...

There is nothing trendy about not vaccinating your child...

Not vaccinating your child is not something you take lightly as a parent. The bombardment of vaccine propaganda is in your face everywhere you look and some are scared to even let others know that they don't vaccinate because they don't want their children to face the stigma of going against the crowd. Going to the doctors can be a battleground where you are berated and belittled for not conforming to the status quo. The simple act of going to the emergency room because your child broke their arm always starts with the question "Is your child up...

Federal bill announced to eliminate all vaccine exemptions for Head Start

© livingwhole.org Vaccine Liberation Army reports:Senator Barbara Boxer (D) and Representative Anna Eshoo (D-Palo Alto), have proposed federal legislation that would for the first time impose Federal, as opposed to State, vaccine mandates to attend an educational program. The legislators' bill entitled A Head Start on Vaccinations Act would require all children enrolled in Head Start to get all of the vaccinations recommended by the Centers for...

Declassified report reveals U.S. helped Israel develop hydrogen bomb

© Reuters / Eliana Aponte Conceding to a federal lawsuit, the US government agreed to release a 1987 Defense Department report detailing US assistance to Israel in its development of a hydrogen bomb, which skirted international standards.The 386-page report, "Critical Technology Assessment in Israel and NATO Nations," likens top Israeli nuclear facilities to the Los Alamos and Oak Ridge National Laboratories that were key in the development of US...

On Minsk agreement, Putin wins and Obama loses

The only way that U.S. President Barack Obama can win in Ukraine now is by negotiating subsequent details to become deal-breakers to the February 12th draft agreement, such that for Russian President Vladimir Putin not to accept Obama's proposed details would mean that no deal will be signed. This could happen, because the prestige of both leaders is on the line in this new draft deal on Ukraine.The agreement is only basic principles, which can...

Health conscious? You are the new "Conspiracy Theorist"

Remember when the fictitious notion of "conspiracy theorist" was supposed to represent the lone wolf weird lunatic in a dark basement? Believe it or not, this stereotype character never actually existed. That's right, the basement lunatic conspiracy theorist was a fictional character invented by government, media and Hollywood ( ).The propaganda began at least a century ago, accelerated after the creation of the CIA and became more pronounced targeting...

Mega-drought: US Southwest faces worst water shortage in 1,000 years

© www.nature.comThe future of Southwestern farming? Southwestern USA could be set for its worst drought in 1,000 years because of climate change. Numerous states have experienced severe water shortages, with 64 million people affected. Researchers say things could get worse.The arid conditions in the southwest of the United States and the Great Plains have been caused by higher temperatures, while ground water supplies are shrinking. Studies by...

Saffron: The ancient flower that heals the human soul

So ancient a love affair exists between humans and saffron, that it can no longer reproduce without our help. Could its antidepressant and health-promoting properties be an example of saffron 'returning the favor'?"Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul." ~ Luther BurbankA alluring clue to how ancient the love affair between our species and saffron goes is that the plant known...

Which is the greater threat? Measles or the Measles Vaccine?

© EU Observer A recent measles outbreak at Disneyland of at least 70 cases (Jan 2015) has created quite a stir in the media. Five of the cases were fully vaccinated, indicating the measles vaccine confers only temporary immunity. Clearly there is no "failure to vaccinate", as measles has broken out in highly vaccinatedpopulations. It is obviously a failure of the vaccine. Unlike the vaccine, real measles infection confers life-long immunity.In 2008,...

Arson not ruled out in fire at Islamic center in Texas

© Screenshot from youtube video by amazing videos A building at an Islamic institute in Houston, Texas burst into flames shortly before members began arriving for morning prayers at the campus' mosque. Now investigators are trying to determine whether arson is to blame for the blaze.The fire broke out in a vacant building on the Quba Islamic Institute campus in southeast Houston early Friday morning. Heavy smoke filled the air as flames flared from...
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