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Monday, 1 June 2015

Search for remnants from a fireball over the Illawarra and Sydney

© Kevin Walsh/Flickr Wollongong astronomer David Finlay says meteorites like this could have fallen in areas in north western Sydney following sightings of a fireball over the Illawarra and Sydney on Sunday evening.      Reports of a bright, fragmenting fireball visible from the Illawarra and Sydney on Sunday evening has Wollongong astronomy enthusiast David Finlay on the hunt to find out what happened after it disappeared,...

Texas tyranny: Waco judge to let bikers go — only if they sign contract promising not to sue for wrongful arrest

© Unkown      Earlier today, detainees in the Jack Harwell Detention Center in Waco were told that in exchange for bond reductions, they must sign a document stating the Waco police "had the right to arrest the inmate and that he/she will not file a lawsuit against McLennan County and/or the City of Waco." On the two-week anniversary of the "shootout at high noon" at the Twin Peaks restaurant between motorcyclists and law enforcement...

Researchers confirm fructose causes more weight gain, physical inactivity and body fat deposition than glucose

     In the last 40 years, fructose, a simple carbohydrate derived from fruit and vegetables, has been on the increase in American diets. Because of the addition of high-fructose corn syrup to many soft drinks and processed baked goods, fructose currently accounts for 10 percent of caloric intake for U.S. citizens. Male adolescents are the top fructose consumers, deriving between 15 to 23 percent of their calories from fructose--three...

FLASHBACK: Study finds eating bacon could extend your lifespan

© Flickr/cookbookman17      Bacon-lovers, you're in luck: a new study from researchers at ETH Zurich has revealed that niacin (aka Vitamin B3) could help you live longer! The niacin-rich food menu includes not only bacon, but also Marmite, sun-dried tomatoes, paprika, and peanuts; so, this pretty much sounds like the most delicious recipe for long life ever. Energy Metabolism Prof Michael Ristow and his team decided to feed...

ISIL militant received U.S. State Dept.-sponsored training

The US State Department has confirmed that ISIL militant Colonel Gulmurod Khalimov was trained on American soil by Blackwater.      The US State Department has confirmed that an ISIL militant who calls for terrorist attacks against the United States in a new online video was trained on American soil by Blackwater. Officials told CNN on Saturday that Colonel Gulmurod Khalimov, a former head of Tajikistan's special forces, took...

Things You Won’t Believe Are Spying On You

The next time you go on a trip to the mall, give those mannequins a nice big smile! This 245 billion (yes, with a “B”) dollar industry consists of five organizations throughout Europe and the US that make the ‘Eye See polystyrene frame mannequins.’ These particular mannequins’ eyes are equipped with face recognition cameras. Despite the fact that surveillance gadgets hidden in a mannequin’s eyes is not seen as a security infringement...

Dunedin, New Zealand jolted by strongest quake in 41 years

© Thinkstock The quake was 7km deep.      The 4.7-magnitude earthquake that rocked parts of Otago last night was believed to be the strongest experienced in the region since 1974. It struck at 11.17pm at a depth of 7km, centred 2km northeast of Lee Stream, some 30km west of Dunedin. The quake was felt in various parts of Otago, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage. Adrian Bardrick, publican at the Clarks Junction...

How the banksters fired every bullet they had to take down Russia - and failed

     The great, bankster assault on the Ruble had failed! The wet dream of the NWO, to reduce Russia, Putin, and its masses to a groveling rabble, begging the West for mercy, has gone down in flames. Going Mainstream As 2015 passes by (good grief, is it nearly half over?), increasingly more folks are beginning to understand just how big the problem of market rigging by large banks truly is. The cancer of intervention and bankster...

Mikheil Saakashvili's appointment as governor of Odessa directly related to Transnistria region

© Flickr/ Dieter Zirnig      Discussing Mikheil Saakashvili's appointment as governor of Odessa, journalist Aleksandr Chalenko states that the promotion is not as absurd as might first appear. In his view, a key factor in Poroshenko's decision lies in how Saakashvili will deal with Transnistria, a breakaway Moldovan region whose stability is guaranteed by Russian peacekeepers. "At first glance, Saakashvili's appointment by Poroshenko...

Washington man convicted of selling toxic Miracle Mineral Solution as cure all

     You wouldn't normally think of industrial bleach as being a miracle cure. Or any kind of cure for that matter. But that didn't stop Louis Daniel Smith from selling many gallons of the stuff by labeling it "Miracle Mineral Solution." A federal jury in Washington state sat through seven days of testimony, alleging that Smith, 45, of Spokane, sold the toxic liquid as a miracle cure for numerous diseases and illnesses, including...

Why your grandparents didn't have food allergies...but you do

     Did your grandparents have food allergies? Mine sure didn't. A stark comparison to the growing epidemic offood allergies, worsening with every generation. So why didn't your grandparents have food allergies? It's really quite simple... 1. They ate seasonal real food. Food came from farms and small markets in the early 1900′s, and because food preservatives were not widely used yet, food was fresh. Because of the lack of...

Utah is winning the war on chronic homelessness with 'Housing First' program

© Thomas B. Szalay / LA Times Buddy the cockateil has helped inspire Terry Birch to take care of his new Salt Lake City apartment – and himself – after two decades of homelessness.      Terry Birch recalls walking cautiously into the tiny one-bedroom apartment seven months ago, like a cat exploring a box, or something wild fearful of a trap. After two decades on the streets, he finally had a real roof over his head, a home to...

Medical terrorism: Judges demand answers after children die in controversial cancer vaccine trial in India

Unaware: Aman Dhawan (pictured), 16, is one of many youngsters who took part in the trial without being aware they had been signed up to test Merck's new Gardasil 9 drug, aimed at preventing cervical cancer      Judges in India's Supreme Court have demanded answers after children died during a controversial cervical cancer vaccine trial. Young tribal girls received shots of pharmaceutical company Merck's Gardasil vaccine and...
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