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Thousands of Unborn Fetuses Incinerated to Heat UK Hospitals
from independent.co.uk: The bodies of more than 15,000 unborn foetuses have been incinerated in the UK, an investigation has found, with some treated as “clinical waste” and others burned to heat hospitals. The practice was carried out by 27 NHS trusts, with at least 15,500 bodies burned over the last two years alone. Ten of…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger accused of profiting from deforestation
from independent.co.uk: Arnold Schwarzenegger is facing allegations that a £204bn investment fund that he once held a stake in is a major investor in 20 of the most well-known companies involved in the logging of the world’s rainforests. The Terminator actor reinvented himself as the state of California’s most environmentalist governor during his time in…
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Facebook to Acquire Oculus VR for $2 Billion
from IGN.com: Facebook has announced that it will acquire Oculus VR, makers of the Oculus Rift for $2 billion. Announced today, the social networking giant will acquire the Oculus VR for $400 million in cash and 23.1 million in Facebook shares. “While the applications for virtual reality technology beyond gaming are in their nascent stages,…
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Delayed UK Cyber Emergency Team to Launch Soon
from theguardian.com: The UK government will unveil its lead cyber emergency response unit on 31 March, after delays had put the digital squadron on hold, the Guardian has learned. The UK Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UK) will work on developing the UK’s cyber resilience to state-sponsored and criminal attacks on critical systems, including those controlling…
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True Detective: Occult Symbolism and Plots in HBO’s Hit Series
from vigilantcitizen.com: This season’s breakout hit on HBO was undoubtedly True Detective. The eight-episode series was a surprise hit for executive producers who are also the show’s stars, Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, and the show’s creator Nic Pizzolatto. The eight episode season featured stellar acting and writing, but what surprised many viewers and helped…
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Supposed ‘Medical Marijuana’ Measures In Alabama and Utah Are Anything But
from alternet.org: At a public signing ceremony today, Utah’s Republican Gov. Gary Herbert will approve House Bill 105 — aka “Charlee’s Law.” The law, and others like it, ostensibly allows children with treatment-resistant pediatric epilepsy access to extracts of the marijuana plant high in the cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD). While some media outlets are reporting that the passage…
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Cyber Criminals Using #Malware That Act as Sleeper Cells
from bgr.in: As enterprises are increasingly adopting technologies like cloud and mobility, they are also facing more security challenges with cyber criminals using malware that are dormant while entering a secure network and then becoming active, networking solutions giant Cisco said. With companies increasingly adopting concepts like BYOD (bring your own device) and cloud services,…
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World Water Day: Global Efforts to Conserve Most Precious Resource
from csmonitor.com: This Saturday, March 22nd, the world celebrates World Water Day. Water and agriculture are inextricably interlinked and interdependent. Agriculture is a major user of both ground and surface water for irrigation—accounting for about 70 percent of water withdrawal worldwide.
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Ethical Dualism: Predestination of the Righteous and Wicked in The Community Rule
from deliriumsrealm.com: The Community Rule (1QS) is an ethical treatise intended for the Dead Sea Scrolls sect’s teachers that offers instruction on the rules the community should follow such as liturgical ceremonies, organization and discipline structures, a penal code, and an outline of religious duties of the Master and his disciples. Scholars date the text’s…
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Monsanto’s ‘healthier environment’ ads banned in South Africa
from RT.com: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of South Africa has ordered biotech titan Monsanto to withdraw its ads on local radio in which the company boasts the supposed benefits of GM crops, including a “healthier environment” and “more food sustainably.” The authority’s order for Monsanto to withdraw its commercial on Radio 702 will take…
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Pope Tells Mafia ‘Stop Evil Or Prepare For Hell’; Mafia Says ‘See You There’
from reuters.com: Pope Francis, in an annual ceremony held to remember the hundreds of innocent people murdered by the Italian mafia, made a solemn plea for mobsters to change or else “end up in hell”. The mafia continues to plague much of southern Italy: just on Monday, a four-year-old boy was shot dead, along with…
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#Microsoft Snooped on #Hotmail to Track Leak
from usatoday.com: Microsoft Corp., which has skewered rival Google Inc. for going through customer e-mails to deliver ads, acknowledged it had searched e-mails in a blogger’s Hotmail account to track down who was leaking company secrets. John Frank, deputy general counsel for Microsoft, which owns Hotmail, said in a statement Thursday that the software company…
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New World Next Week: Episode186 – Sunshine Sunstein, Quakebot Chronicle, GMO Giants
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode186 – Sunshine Sunstein, Quakebot Chronicle, GMO Giants Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: ‘Most Transparent’ White House Ever Rewrote FOIA to Suppress Sensitive Docs Wikipedia: Sunshine…
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Artists Depict Countries, Continents Using Iconic Regional Foods
from nydailynews.com: A series of vivid maps will help you see the world in a more delicious way. Photographer Henry Hargreaves and New York-based food stylist Caitlin Levin crafted a collection of maps made of foods that represent countries and continents.
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Should We Celebrate Fred Phelps’ Death?
from religion.blogs.cnn.com: He was a preacher best known for his virulent anti-gay rhetoric, the force behind placards that read “God Hates Fags.” He taught that natural disasters and man-made horrors like the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting were God’s punishment for acceptance of homosexuality. He believed gays and lesbians should be put to death. On…