From the Trenches World Report
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Coca Cola is one of the most beloved and enjoyed soft drink that you’ll find on Earth. However, did you know that instead of just gulping it down you could use it to generate electricity too? Well here’s a DIY guide that will tell you how to do it. Make sure you perform the task in a well-ventilated area Continue reading “Here’s How You Can Make A Battery Out Of A Coca Cola Can”
Whenever I explain the OffNow Project to someone, they initially respond enthusiastically. Something to the effect of, “Wow! That’s cool! The federal government shouldn’t be spying on us!” But when I further explain that the idea behind OffNow includes shutting off state supplied resources to NSA facilities – like the water necessary to cool the super-computers at the Bluffdale, Utah spy facility – those same people get nervous. “Shutting off the water seems like an extreme move. Can we even do that?” they ask. Continue reading “Nevada Beats Feds By Turning Off Their Water on Yucca Mountain”
Off the Grid News – by Kimberlee Hertzer
Remember when you were a kid and the only time that you could watch cartoons was on Saturday morning? Or if lucky enough, you got to stay up on the weekend to watch a new episode of your favorite television show.
But times have changed. And so has television.
Today it’s not uncommon for children and adults to watch anywhere from three to six hours of TV a day. Is it harmful to watch this much? Yes. Continue reading “New Study: Watching TV Can Actually Kill You”
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has signed into law a measure giving police chiefs authority to turn down a resident’s requests to buy a rifle or shotgun if they believe the person may be a danger.
The measure broadens the authority of police, who were already allowed to deny sales of handguns to people who failed background checks. The new measure gives a police chief 90 days to petition a court to deny a firearms identification card to someone the chief believes to be unfit. Continue reading “Massachusetts governor signs law tightening state gun rules”
Madison St.Clair Record – by Nancy Thorner
As President Obama considers sidestepping Congress to loosen U.S. immigration policy, a Reuters poll shows that 70 percent of Americans are deeply worried that illegal immigration is threatening this nation’s culture and economy. Because Congress cannot agree on comprehensive immigration reform with amnesty as its goal, Obama is threatening to act alone in the next few weeks through an executive order to give work permits to up to five millions undocumented immigrants and delay some deportations. Continue reading “Illinois taxpayers foot $4.7 billion cost of illegal immigration”
The Huffington Post’s Ryan J. Reilly and the Washington Post’s Wesley Lowery were arrested Wednesday evening while covering the protests in Ferguson, Missouri after the death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, who was shot by a police officer last week. The journalists were released unharmed, but their detentions highlighted the town’s ramped up police presence, which has left numerous residents injured by rubber bullets, pepper spray and tear gas during protests held every night after Brown’s death.
SWAT officers roughed up the reporters inside a McDonald’s, where both journalists were working. Reilly snapped a photo, prompting cops to request his identification. Continue reading “Huffington Post Reporter Arrested In Ferguson”
Three years ago, the Justice Department’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) published a report on The Problem of Dog-Related Incidents and Encounters. The report noted that police encounter dogs on a daily basis, that more than half of Americans consider their pets family members, and that officers really should develop better familiarity with pooches and less-shooty responses when coming into contact with our furry friends. Continue reading “If Decency Won’t Stop Cops From Shooting Dogs, Maybe Lawsuits Will, Suggests Justice Department”
Atlanta Journal-Constitution – by Rhonda Cook
Ten former law enforcement officers from five agencies, in addition to two civilians, have been sentenced to from one to nine years in federal prison for selling their badges to protect drug dealers.
The man who coordinated the protection, a civilian, is to be sentenced in federal court on Wednesday. Continue reading “Atlanta area officers get federal prison for helping drug dealers”
Violence erupted in the streets of Ferguson, Mo. for a fourth straight night Wednesday, with police firing smoke bombs and tear gas at demonstrators and some people lobbing Molotov cocktails. Racial unrest lingers in the St. Louis suburb following a weekend police shooting of an unarmed black teenager.
“What do we Want? Justice,” the protesters yelled. Continue reading “Violence in Ferguson: Police Fire Tear Gas, Smoke Bombs at Demonstrators”
Washington Post – by Wesley Lowery
FERGUSON, Mo. — For the past week in Ferguson, reporters have been using the McDonald’s a few blocks from the scene of Michael Brown’s shooting as a staging area. Demonstrations have blown up each night nearby. But inside there’s WiFi and outlets, so it’s common for reporters to gather there.
That was the case Wednesday. My phone was just about to die, so as I charged it, I used the time to respond to people on Twitter and do a little bit of a Q&A since I wasn’t out there covering the protests. Continue reading “In Ferguson, Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery gives account of his arrest”
Hmmm, does this make you want to own a MacBook Pro? It looks like Apple has installed a copy of both the Constitution of the United States as well as a copy of the Declaration of Independence on all of their machines.
According to The Unofficial Apple Weblog,
Sometimes when I see just how ignorant many American politicians are of the Constitution of the United States, I get the urge to send them a copy along with some annotations. Perhaps now that more of those in the federal government are using Macs, we might begin to see them paying more attention to this document that outlines the supreme law of the land.
Oh man…if things were not tense enough before in Xinjiang, get ready.
China unveils a new innovatiave plan to fight Islamic extremism..limit
their birth rate. Next stop….primae noctis.
Bloomberg
Xinjiang Chief Signals New Curbs on Births for Minorities
China plans to adopt the same family planning policies for all ethnic groups
in Xinjiang, the western province’s Communist Party chief wrote in an essay,
signaling further curbs for the Uighur Muslim minority. Southern Xinjiang
will “implement family planning policy equally on all ethnic groups, to lower
and stabilize an appropriate birth rate,” Zhang Chunxian wrote in the August
edition of Qiushi, an official magazine of the party. Continue reading “China unveils new plan to fight Islamic extremism: Limit their birth rate”
Under the category of “I told you so”, a political contact, Jatto Abdulqudir, of who I dubbed Patient Zero, Patrick Sawyer, has died. I had previously expressed the fear that Sawyer’s boarding of two airplanes with multiple connecting flights raised the likelihood that hundreds of thousands would be exposed on the same day to the Ebola virus (www.twtitter.com/hniman).
This one fact represents an emerging picture which serves to demonstrate that the Ebola containment efforts are failing miserably and we are in the beginning of an emerging pandemic. Further, this article will make it clear that health officials ranging from the World Health Organization to the CDC are negligent in their duty to protect the public in the midst of this Ebola outbreak. Continue reading “The Ebola Crisis Just Went From Bad to Worse”
Brazilian company Flight Tech has sold Horus FT-100 mini-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to an African country, in a first for Brazil. The three UAVs will be delivered late this year to the undisclosed customer, with options for more sales in 2015. The deal includes logistical support.
The Horus FT-100 is designed for short range reconnaissance missions and can be used for target acquisition, perimeter security and supporting infiltration and exfiltration, its manufacturer said. In the private sector it can be used for aerial surveying. The aircraft has an endurance of 1-2 hours and an operational range of 10-15 km. It is battery powered, weights 6-7 kg and has a 2.7 metre wingspan. Cruise speed is 33 knots. Continue reading “Brazil Sells UAS to Africa”
Prison Planet – by Steve Watson
Legislation introduced to the Californian Senate earlier this year mandating ‘kill switches’ on all smart phones has been passed and sent to the Governor’s desk for approval.
Governor Jerry Brown is expected to sign bill CA SB 962 in the coming weeks, meaning that it will be against the law for any supplier or carrier in the State to sell a mobile phone that is not fitted with the technology.
Manufacturers will have until July 1, 2015 to ensure that all their phones are equipped with the means to “render the essential features of the smartphone inoperable when not in the possession of the authorized user.” Continue reading “‘Kill Switch’ Smart Phone Bill Passes In California”
Mercola – by Mark Sircus Ac., OMD
If you’ve been diagnosed with prostate cancer, your doctor probably ran down a list of confusing treatment options and told you to pick your poison(make a choice among options).
The simplest option when you’ve been diagnosed with prostate cancer is known as watchful waiting, which means doing nothing unless later tests show the cancer is worsening. Continue reading “Prostate Cancer Treatment Choices”
Wonderful Engineering
Off Now – by Lori Rardon
Huffington Post
Reason – by J.D. Tuccille
ABC News
Controversial Times
The China Money Report
Before it’s News
UAS Vision