Month: May 2014
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Personal Health Connectivity Pervasive By 2025
from modernhealthcare.com: Connections between people and interoperable computerized devices such as home and personal-health monitors will become so ubiquitous that, in little more than a decade, we’ll scarcely know the devices and networks are there, according to a report based on canvassing of more than 1,600 technology experts on the future of the Internet, released…
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The Illuminati’s Charm Offensive
Brother Marcos addresses “Fritz Springmeier controversy” in article, “The Illuminati’s Charm Offensive,” and in weekly podcast. Henry Makow first confronted following Springmeier statements in recent blog entry: “The conspiracy world has been shaken in recent weeks by declarations from Illuminati expert, Fritz Springmeier, that the elite group is now led by a new generation which…
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Anti-surveillance mask lets you pass as someone else
from cnet.com: Uncomfortable with surveillance cameras? “Identity replacement tech” in the form of the Personal Surveillance Identity Prosthetic gives you a whole new face. If the world starts looking like a scene from “Matrix 3” where everyone has Agent Smith’s face, you can thank Leo Selvaggio. His rubber mask aimed at foiling surveillance cameras features…
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Resource rich countries lead global conflict and political violence index
from Strat Risks: Over the last six months, levels of conflict and political violence have jumped significantly in 48 countries as a consequence of popular revolutions and regime change, a study released reveals. In its latest conflict and political violence index, global risk analytics company Maplecroft analyzed 197 nations, placing the most risky at the…
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New species of metal-eating plant discovered in the Philippines
from pensoft.net: Scientists from the University of the Philippines, Los Baños have discovered a new plant species with an unusual lifestyle — it eats nickel for a living — accumulating up to 18,000 ppm of the metal in its leaves without itself being poisoned, says Professor Edwino Fernando, lead author of the report. Such an…
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‘The Galapagos Affair: When Satan Came to Eden’ Film Review
from washingtonpost.com: “The Galapagos Affair: When Satan Came to Eden” is a story ripped from the headlines, although this mystery has been around for close to a century. The documentary looks at three groups of settlers who landed on a previously uninhabited island in the 1920s and ’30s. Two people disappeared and two ended up…
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Satanic Inmate Sues Reno Jail for Religious Meals
from elkodaily.com: A Nevada inmate who says he practices Satanism is accusing county jailers of violating his constitutional rights by denying him meals consistent with the strict diet of his pagan religion, including ice cream. Alex C. Snelson, 33, is serving two to six years in state prison for possession of a stolen car after…
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U.S. Government to Study Bitcoin as Possible Terrorist Threat
from techspot.com: The US Department of Defense is investigating whether Bitcoin and other virtual currencies are a potential terrorist threat, according to an IBTimes report. The Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO), a division within DOD that identifies and develops counter terrorism abilities and investigates irregular warfare and evolving threats, has listed Bitcoin among its…
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Corbett Report Interview: Rick Rozoff Calls Out the NATO Warmongers
from corbettreport.com: As Ukraine remains on a knife-edge of military tension, the NATO forces continue their Eastern European expansion and military provocations. In this must-listen interview, Rick Rozoff of Stop NATO International breaks down the history of NATO’s global partnership program, its decades-long build-up in Eastern Europe, the people and organizations in whom the fate…
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Coca-Cola to Remove Controversial Drinks Ingredient
from bbc.co.uk: Coca-Cola plans to remove a controversial ingredient from some of its US drinks brands by the end of this year, following an online petition. Brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, is found in Coca-Cola fruit and sports drinks such as Fanta and Powerade. According to medical researchers at the Mayo Clinic, excessive consumption of…
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Sorry, America, the New World Order Is Dead
from foreignpolicy.com: In the 1990s, it was possible to believe that a new international order had replaced the bipolar system of the Cold War. Memorably dubbed the “new world order” by President George H.W. Bush, it was characterized by the peaceful settlement of disputes through international courts, universal human rights, international criminal justice, and free…
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The Pizza Connection: Fighting The Mafia Through Food
from npr.org: In recent years, the effort to bring the Mafia under control in Sicily has spilled over into the world of food. Today a movement of small organic agricultural cooperatives has sprung up across the island to farm land once confiscated by the Mafia and bring these goods to a global market. Libera Terra…
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On “Mad Men,” Technology Is An Omen — But Of What?
from salon.com: The chorus of recappers rehashing last week’s episode of “Mad Men” are unanimous: “The Monolith” — in which the admen gathered in awe around a chunky, alien-looking computer — was a glaringly obvious homage to Kubrick, whether it be the slab of IBM technology stabbing skyward and recalling “2001: A Space Odyssey” or…
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Florida Rabble-Rouser Seeks to Open Civic Meeting with Satanic Prayer
from scpr.org: A Florida rabble-rouser wants the city of Deerfield Beach to allow him to say a satanist prayer at the beginning of a council meeting. Of course, Chaz Stevens’ request comes after the Supreme Court ruled that sectarian prayer before a government meeting does not necessarily violate the Constitution’s Establishment Clause. Stevens has a…
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@DeadlineLive: James Evan Pilato on Hollywood’s Watergate
Media Monarchy joins Jack Blood this month to talk about the waves of abuse news coming out of the church, the state, celebrity state, the news business and, of course, Hollyweird + the headlines, ‘this day in history’ and more on Deadline Live! Download/Subscribe