December 6, 2012

Researchers from the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands have condemned the United States for allowing the controversial Patriot Act to bypass foreign laws and let Americans intercept data from persons internationally.

In a just published study, …

Dec. 5, 2012

The Michigan House of Representatives unanimously voted in favor of House bill 5768 (HB5768) today.  Representative Tom McMillin, who introduced the bill, showed his excitement for it’s passage, and…

August  11, 2012

As 13 million people in the US languish without work, the federal government has intensified its drive to shut off extended unemployment benefits, ending the only source of cash income for millions of families.

Over 500,000 people have lost extended unemployment benefits since the start of the year, and two million more are scheduled to lose…

December 5, 2012

The number of American youth who are out of school and unemployed has hit a half-century record high, with 6.5 million teens and young adults staying at home without the skills required to find employment.

Americans aged 16 to 24 are increasingly leaving school and unable to find a job, causing the largest youth…

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I am amazed by just about everything having to do with birth….mothers, the creation of babies from a sperm and egg, the childbirth process, the placenta, the umbilical cord…

Aaahhhh….that…

I just got off the phone with Bridget at “Tom’s of Maine”.  If you haven’t noticed already, Tom’s of Maine products are all over the shelves in basic grocery stores, CVS, Trader Joes, etc.  Their toothpaste initially caught my eye because I’d never found a natural toothpaste so easily accessible.

So, of course, I called to see if it was gluten free. And…it…

Dec 3, 2012 General Patraeus Sir,

We seem to have a President who was willing to let GOOD MEN DIE to hide something else, something very sinister that was happening in Benghazi.  You KNOW more than what you let on, Sir.

Your recent testimony before Congress appeared to throw the Administration under the bus, but lingering…

December 5, 2012

Facebook is about to be the subject of a new legal battle over its data protection policies and alleged violations of privacy as an Austrian privacy group plans to bring the case in an Irish court.

Europe vs. Facebook, the Austrian group, announced Tuesday that after a year of repeated requests and complaints to…

December 4, 2012

The FBI has the e-mails of nearly all US citizens, including congressional members, according to NSA whistleblower William Binney. Speaking to RT he warned that the government can use information against anyone it wants.

One of the best mathematicians and code breakers in NSA history resigned in 2001 because he no…

December 4, 2012

Wired’s “Danger Room” blog reports Syria has begun making preparations to weaponize sarin gas for possible use, a potentially dangerous development that has the U.S. and Syria’s neighbors very worried. Noah Shachtman and Spencer Ackerman …

December 4, 2012

The U.S. government’s official web portal has a message for all Americans, both young and old: The world will not be coming to an end in 2012. Rather than ignoring conspiracy theorists who fear that the Mayan calendar predicted an impending apocalypse on…

December 3, 2012

Turkish private broadcaster, CNBC-e, has been fined $30,000 after airing an anti-religious episode of “The Simpsons” in which God was shown taking orders from the devil.

Turkey's Supreme Board of Radio and Television (RTUK) issued a fine saying that the show "makes fun of God, encouraging young people to exercise…

November 28, 2012

According to a press release today from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):

The U.S. EPA today announced that it has temporarily suspended BP Exploration and Production, Inc., BP PLC and named affiliated companies (BP) from new contracts with the federal government. The U.S. EPA is taking this action due…

December 3, 2012

Access to private data has increased by 20 per cent by Australia’s law enforcement and government agencies – and with no warrant. Australians are 26 times more prone to be placed under surveillance than people in other countries, local media report.

In such a way, state structures accessed private information over…

December 3, 2012

Over 10,000 have come out to an anti-Nazi rally in Budapest to demonstrate against a proposal of a far-right leader to draft lists of Hungarian Jews who may represent a “security risk”. The government and opposition parties both joined the protest.

It all started when Marton Gyongyosi of the of the Hungarian Movement…

Fibromyalgia is a common condition characterized by long-term, body-wide pain and tender points in joints, muscles, tendons, and other soft tissues. Fibromyalgia has also been linked to fatigue, morning stiffness, sleep problems, headaches, numbness in hands and feet, depression, and anxiety. There are many side effects with having fibromyalgia.

Specific…

The term seizure refers to a sudden malfunction or a temporary disturbance of the brain that causes a person to convulse or collapse. It can also include uncontrollable muscle spasms, loss of consciousness, or unusual sensations depending on the part of the brain suffering from the malfunction.

Some seizures may be hard to notice since they do not involve abnormal body…

An aura is a distinct perception –- either visual, motor, sensory, or psychological –- felt around the time a seizure occurs. Although an aura may signal a seizure because it usually happens a…

The first thing you notice about 13-year-old Nora Leitner is the dark circles under her eyes. They stand in stark contrast to the rest of her appearance. At a glance she might be any petite, pretty tween girl, with her blond ponytail, elfin frame and thousand-watt smile, but the circles tell a different story. Nora looks as if she hasn’t slept in a…

November 30, 2012

The world’s biggest social network, Facebook has amended its cooperation terms with №1 social game developer, Zynga. The two firms are now free to develop gaming software independently, but its questionable how much the troubled Zynga will benefit.

Zynga shares fell 11% to $2.34 hours after the news came out.…