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Friday, 20 February 2015

What could possibly go wrong? Company presses forward on plans to ship fracking wastewater via barge in Ohio River, drawing objections from locals

© Shutterstock A major dispute is brewing over transporting wastewater from shale gas wells by barge in the Ohio River, the source of drinking water for millions of Americans.On January 26, GreenHunter Water announced that it had been granted approval by the U.S. Coast Guard to haul tens of thousands of barrels from its shipping terminal and 70,000-barrel wastewater storage facility on the Ohio River in New Matamoras, Ohio."The U.S. Coast Guard...

Lyssavirus bat infections: Spike in sick and dying bats in Broome, Western Australia

© madisonparkblogger.blogspot.comSick bats invade Broome. A spike in cases of a deadly bat virus in some parts of Australia's north has sparked concern, with dying animals being found in the streets close to schools and childcare centres.Australian bat lyssavirus is similar to rabies, causing a rapid death if passed from an animal to a human. In recent months, it has been detected in 11 bats in the West Australian town of Broome in the Kimberley...

With their puppet president in tatters NATO must be wondering 'What to do with Poroshenko?'

© unknownPoroshenko Despite the best that has been done by everyone — the gallant fighting of the military and naval forces, the diligence and assiduity of Our servants of the State, and the devoted service of Our one hundred million people — the war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage, while the general trends of the world have all turned against her interest.Emperor Hirohito acknowledging Japan's defeatThe Ukrainian puppet...

Netanyahu claims he knows 'details' of Iran deal and Psaki mocks him

[embedded content]Throwing down the gauntlet, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says that he knows the details of the proposed deal with Iran. On Wednesday, he had this to say, with Republican Senator David Perdue:While Islamic State butchers the innocent, the Islamic Republic of Iran is relentlessly pursuing nuclear weapons with the express purpose of destroying Israel. The P5+1's latest proposal won't stop them. The Iranians of course know the details...

China pivots everywhere

© Reuters/Bobby Yip The world's leading economy is on a roll as it enters a new year in the Chinese zodiac. Welcome to the Year of the Sheep. Or Goat. Or Ram. Or, technically, the Green Wooden Sheep (or Goat).Even the best Chinese linguists can't agree on how to translate it into English. Who cares?The hyper-connected average Chinese - juggling among his five smart devices (smartphones, tablets, e-readers) - is bravely advancing a real commercial...

Neanderthal teeth suggest sexual division of labor

© Joan Costa/Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)Neanderthal jaw bone. A new study examining Neanderthal teeth from Western Europe suggests that there was a division of labor between males and females. The study was conducted by members of the Department of Paleobiology at the Spanish Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales and published online this month in the .Although Neanderthals were once thought to be less intelligent, adaptable, and creative...

Strange sound caused worry among UK residents

© beautiful-sound.mpacula.com A loud noise heard over South Shields has caused mystery and worry among residents.The noise heard in Jarrow has been likened to a jet aeroplane flying over head but it is not known what it is or where it is coming from.Mary Finnigan, of Beverley Court, Jarrow, said lots of people have been talking about the strange sound since it started to be heard from lunchtime on Friday.Mrs Finnigan said: "It reaches a crescendo...

Unusual comet dive-bombs the sun

[embedded content]Astronomers are puzzling over a comet that passed "insanely close" to the sun on Feb. 19th. At first glance it appeared to be a small object, not much bigger than a comet-boulder, doomed to disintegrate in the fierce heat. Instead, it has emerged apparently intact and is actually brightening as it recedes from the sun.Unofficially, the icy visitor is being called "SOHO-2875," because it is SOHO's 2,875th comet discovery.Karl Battams...

Klonopin: The deadliest prescription drug in America

© cesspoolofmadness.comKLONOPIN ABDUCTED MY LIFE Doctors are doling Klonopin out like candy, causing a surge of hellish withdrawals, overdoses and deaths.You could argue that the deadliest "drug" in the world is the venom from a jellyfish known as the Sea Wasp, whose sting can kill a human being in four minutes—up to 100 humans at a time. Potassium chloride, which is used to trigger cardiac arrest and death in the 38 states of the U.S. that enforce...

Surprise! Measles outbreak documented among fully immunized group of children

© naturalcuresnotmedicine.com Hell hath no fury like a vaccine zealot during a disease outbreak, with this latest Disneyland measles fiasco a perfect case-in-point. While the corporate media foams violently at the mouth over a few children, , who allegedly contracted measles at Disneyland because not everyone chooses to vaccinate — one hate-filled report from a major news outlet has actually called for parents who oppose vaccinations to be jailed...

Former Royal Air Force officers: UK "couldn't cope" if Russia attacked

© RIA Novosti/Anton DenisovStrategic bomber Tu-95MS Britain could not withstand a military attack from Russia, according to the former head of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Sir Michael Graydon.Another senior RAF officer claimed if Putin decided to attack the UK he would "saturate our defenses."The warnings follow an incident on Thursday when RAF Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled to intercept two Russian long-range bombers in international airspace...

Basic distinctions between criminal sociopaths and psychopaths

Many forensic psychologists, psychiatrists and criminologists use the terms sociopathy and psychopathy interchangeably. Leading experts disagree on whether there are meaningful differences between the two conditions. I contend that there are clear and significant distinctions between them.The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), released by the AmericanPsychiatric Association in 2013, lists both sociopathy...

"Unhackable" cellphone being developed by Russian firm

© Reuters / Eddie Keogh Russia is entering the post-Snowden world with style. Its own anti-surveillance smartphone prototype, equipped with the latest in cutting-edge cybersecurity and intended for corporate users, is currently being tested.This is not Russia's first foray into smartphones, with the dual-screen YotaPhone making headlines recently with its second incarnation. However, the new project will offer unparalleled, corporate-level securit,...

Fun fat facts: Fatty foods that are great for your health

© drfranklipman.com Fat is back! Non-fat, low-fat and quasi-fat products have been substituted in our food for so long, it's sometimes hard to remember what fat actually tastes like. Studies have shown that eating fat does not in fact, make a person fat. In her 2014 book The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese belong in a Healthy Diet, journalist Nina Teicholz argues that carbohydrates and sugar are the most dangerous ingredients in the...

How Brazil's water crisis can metastasize into societal self-destruction

© Associated Press If you take a look through history, you'll see the rise and fall of numerous civilizations. Many armchair historians are quick to point to these examples, and say their decline was caused by drought, or war, or economic collapse. But the truth is, it's never just one disaster that causes their collapse. It's often a series of problems that compound and feed each other, begetting more calamities until the system buckles.It's easy...

Financial system reset coming soon?

was the title of a recent Bloomberg op-ed by Leonid Bershidsky the founding editor of Vedomosti, Russia's top business daily. He explains why the Russian central bank has accumulated almost 100 tons of gold in the last four months of 2014. It is an acceleration of the gold buying program which started in 2007, a year before the Lehman collapse. Besides accumulating gold the Russians have been quite active sellers of US Treasuries. Between November...
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