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Natural Society – by Mike Barrett

How  long will it be until the United States government recognizes cannabis as a medicinal, useful plant, and not just an abused drug? You’d be interested to know that states aren’t the only ones accepting cannabis in various forms – the  U.S. government is actually closer than ever to legalizing the plant. In fact, a group of bipartisan legislators have recently made an effort to propel medical marijuana to the top, legalizing the plant for medicinal purposes and protecting those working with it from federal consequences.   Continue reading “Will Medical Marijuana Soon Be Legalized Nationwide?”

Filming Cops

POWHATAN COUNTY, VA — Think back to 8th grade: do you remember ever talking out loud or being “disruptive”?

Imagine if the punishment was an armed police officer approaching you and shooting you with a Taser gun, frying your nervous system with electrical voltage, for being “disruptive.”   Continue reading “Cop Shoots 8th Grade Child With Taser Gun For “Being Disruptive””

Network World – by Jeremy Kirk

A Google software problem inadvertently exposed the names, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers used to register websites after people had chosen to keep the information private.

The privacy breach involves whois, a database that contains contact information for people who’ve bought domain names. For privacy reasons, people can elect to make information private, often by paying an extra fee.   Continue reading “Google error leaks website owners’ personal information”

Defense Tech – by Kris Osborn

The Air Force plans to conduct the first test flight of its new HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter in 2019 as a step toward fielding an operational aircraft in 2021 and reaching full-rate production by 2023, service officials said.

The new helicopter, called CRH, will be engineered to perform high-risk medical evacuations and other rescue and recovery missions. In total, the service plans to acquire 112 new CRH personnel recovery helicopters.   Continue reading “Air Force Prepares for First Combat Rescue Helicopter Flight”

Wonder how long it’ll stay upright.

Today.Az

Chinese construction company Broad Sustainable Building recently released an online video showing how they managed to build a 57-storey building in a record time of 19 days. ‘Sky City’, located in Changsha city, comprises 800 homes and office space to accommodate a total of 4,000 people.

The company’s original proposal for the site was actually a 97-storey building that would have been the world’s largest skyscraper. But just after 20 stories were completed, construction work was stopped for one year because local officials wanted to review the plans. Ultimately, they had to reduce the plan to 57 stories due to the building’s close proximity to the airport.   Continue reading “Chinese Company Builds 57-Storey Skyscraper in Record 19 Dayso”

RT

The White House has dropped plans to slash the number of US soldiers in Afghanistan to 5,500 this year, AP reported. Official sources claim the withdrawal is likely to be much slower and have 9,800 US troops remain in Afghanistan well into 2016.

The report, citing unnamed officials, states that no final decision has been made, but discussions are ongoing about keeping US troops in Afghanistan or nearby even after 2016.   Continue reading “US to delay Afghanistan withdrawal, leave more troops – report”

Fusion – by Kashmir Hill

This week I got an angry email from a friend who had just rented a car from Hertz: “Did you know Hertz is putting cameras in rental cars!? This is bullsh*t. I wonder if it says they can tape me in my Hertz contract.” He sent along this photo of a camera peeping at him from out of his “NeverLost,” a navigational device that the company has started putting in many of its cars:   Continue reading “Hertz puts cameras in its rental cars, says it has no plans to use them”

Top Secret Writers – by Sally Painter

A Walgreens pharmacist was fired for refusing to administer vaccinations to customers based on his moral beliefs, but a US judge ruled that Walgreens was within its rights. This ruling isn’t a surprise to anyone involved in employment law, but perhaps the case was more of a moral testing than legal.

The pharmacist, Rodney Prewitt (66) had been an employee of Walgreens for almost five years when the company began its national vaccination program in 2010. Walgreens offered a total of 20 vaccines to its customers that were administered by each store’s pharmacist.   Continue reading “Court Says Walgreen’s Can Fire Pharmacist Over Anti-Vaccine Stance”

ABC Australia

The triple nuclear meltdown was the world’s worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.

About 120,000 people still cannot return their homes because of high radiation levels, but the issue of long-term health implications like cancer are causing the greatest concern and controversy in Japan.

Before the disaster, there was just one to two cases of thyroid cancers in a million Japanese children but now Fukushima has more than 100 confirmed or suspected cases, having tested about 300,000 children.   Continue reading “Fukushima disaster: Radiation levels posing cancer risks on fourth anniversary of earthquake”

Natural Society – by Mike Barrett

How far does the fraud and contamination of our country’s products go? The list is seemingly endless. Recently adding on to the list, mega-company Johnson and Johnson was recently found out to be knowingly selling adulterated bottles of Tylenol that contain metal particles.

The makers of this children’s Tylenol seemed to think it was OK to pollute our nation’s children  – even if it meant a federal criminal charge.   Continue reading “Big Pharma Giant Guilty of Selling Tainted Children’s Tylenol – Knowingly”

Prevent Disease – by John Summerly

Health experts around the world recommend people incorporate these 6 seeds in their diets. Whether you sprinkle these over your breakfast cereal or have them as a health boosting snack, you can’t go wrong with seeds.    Continue reading “6 Amazing Seeds With Incredible Health Benefits”

Alternative Energy News

It’s Friday, so we figured it’s time for a little humour. James Lawler, a Landscaper from Torquay Australia, has built himself a mini-motorhome atop his Toyota Prius Hybrid. The project took just over a week to complete using scrap materials, and ended up costing him just under $150. What inspired this project? Lawler says “There’s a lot of boring camper vans out there. I thought this would be a little bit more quaint and Australiana with a rusted tin roof. It’s quite well insulated in there. It’s more comfortable than a tent.”   Continue reading “Man Converts Toyota Prius into Motor Home”

Cop Block – by Kaycee

On March 9, 2015, the Smith Family’s life changed in a split second. Around 9 am, Lima Police, and West Central Ohio Crime Task Force served a search warrant via a “no knock” raid with the Allen County Sheriff’s Swat Team.

According to Alexis Smith, daughter of the homeowner, and victim of this raid, the laundry room window was suddenly shot out, the front door was busted down and a flash grenade deployed. Swat swarmed the home, yelling at James D. Smith to cage his dog while swat held his family at gunpoint, telling them that if they moved they would be shot.   Continue reading “Yet Another Dog Murdered by Police in Lima Ohio: R.I.P. Lulu”

EAG News – by Victor Skinner

MARIETTA, Ga. – As schools across the country continue to struggle to comply with food restrictions championed by first lady Michelle Obama, supporters of the federal regulations are reframing the issue as one of national security.

Retired rear admiral Casey Coane recently wrote in to The Hill to make the case for why school food restrictions on fat, sugar, salt, calories and other nutritional aspects are necessary to keep our country safe.   Continue reading “Retired admiral: Michelle O’s school lunch rules needed for ‘national security’”