From the Trenches World Report

RT

The US Navy is looking at how exoskeletons could be used at naval shipyards. Exoskeletons enable workers to operate heavyweight hand tools for longer by transferring the weight of the items from the body directly the ground.

Lockheed Martin’s FORTIS exoskeleton is totally unpowered, yet it distributes heavy weight away from human muscles via its secure and grounded construction.

Lockheed Martin claims the FORTIS exoskeleton’s lightweight ergonomic construction allows its operator to move freely in a natural and flexible way, which greatly increases a worker’s productivity.   Continue reading “US Navy tests power-free industrial exoskeletons”

Natural News – by Julie Wilson

If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance that you have a tattoo. After all, nearly half of the population has decided at some point in their life that it was a good idea to permanently ink an image, or special symbol, onto their skin. Many hold no regrets when it comes to their tattoos; however, others embrace them less so with age.

But now there’s a new reason to rethink getting inked. Have you ever considered exactly what tattoo ink is made of? The ink is really pigment, and most are made of metal salts; however, some are made of plastics or vegetable dyes, and if organic, they’re usually plant-based.    Continue reading “Tattoo ink poisoning Americans”

RT

Earlier this summer, American Special Forces attempted to rescue photojournalist James Foley and other hostages held by Islamic State militants in Syria, but the mission failed because the prisoners were not at the suspected location.

According to the Washington Post, the United States acted after six other Western hostages were previously let go by the extremist group and had been debriefed by intelligence officers. White House officials said the operation involved several dozen US commandos engaging militants in battle – one American was wounded – but that Foley and the others could not be saved.   Continue reading “US tried and failed to save Foley, other IS hostages in Syria”

The Daily Sheeple – by Chris Carrington

The Liberian military have encircled the sprawling West Point slum in Liberian capital Monrovia, with barbed wire to keep the residents inside. The barriers appeared without warning overnight, and coupled with armed soldiers instructed to ‘shoot to kill’, and using tear gas to control increasingly angry crowds, has effectively sealed off the slum to all but the most determined escapees.

West Point borders the ocean, and the coastguard are patrolling the sewage filled waters just off the coast to make sure nobody tries to get out that way.   Continue reading “Liberian Police Using Live Rounds to Enforce Ebola Quarantine Measures on 50,000 People”

Allen West

Here is a letter from veteran Law Enforcement Officer of Gulf Shores (Alabama) Police Chief, Ed Delmore. Chief Delmore is a 32-year law enforcement veteran who spent most of his career leading St. Louis area departments until becoming the Alabama beach city’s top cop in 2010.

In his letter posted at Law Officer.com this past Sunday, he takes Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson to task over his handling of the security situation in Ferguson. I’m hoping someone will take Missouri Governor Nixon to task as well over his recent videotape statement.   Continue reading “Veteran police chief calls bulls**t on Ferguson’s Capt. Ron Johnson”

RT

America’s second largest lender has reached a $16.65 billion settlement with US federal authorities for selling toxic mortgages misleading investors, the Justice Department said Thursday.

“This historic resolution – the largest such settlement on record – goes far beyond ‘the cost of doing business,’” Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement posted on the US Justice Department website on Thursday.   Continue reading “Bank of America agrees to record $17bn settlement over mortgage fraud”

Mail.com

BEIRUT (AP) — The extremists of the Islamic State group have turned their social media into a theater of horror, broadcasting a stomach-turning stream of battles, bombings and beheadings to a global audience.

The strategy is aimed at terrorizing opponents at home and winning recruits abroad. But there are increasing signs of pushback — both from companies swiftly censoring objectionable content and users determined not to let it go viral.   Continue reading “Social media pushes back at militant propaganda”

Mail.com

SEATTLE (AP) — The location of the three bodies was revealed by the melting snow, but getting to them was another matter. They were high on a glacier at one of the most treacherous spots on Mount Rainier, an area pummeled by falling ice and rocks.

So rangers borrowed a tool from their colleagues at Denali National Park in Alaska — a mechanical claw that’s so highly specialized it hasn’t been used in years. A helicopter equipped with the device plucked the bodies of the three climbers off Mount Rainier on Tuesday, in the same area where a party of six vanished last May.   Continue reading “Bodies of 3 climbers retrieved from Mount Rainier”

United Liberty – by Jason Pye

There is a growing movement inside Congress and states legislatures to fight back against the Common Core State Standards Initiative, and it looks like it’s beginning to bear some fruit. Over at Reason, Robby Soave reports on a new poll showing the tide turning against the the college- and career-ready standards:

The numbers come courtesy of an Education Next poll. In 2013, 65 percent of people supported Common Core. That number fell to a slim 53 percent majority this year—much of that support coming from Democrats, who remained largely unchanged in their overall opinion. Continue reading “Common Core support is crumbling: Opponents still have a long way to go, but they’re shifting the narrative”

Reuters – by NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI AND MAAYAN LUBELL

An Israeli air strike killed three senior Hamas commanders in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, a clear sign of its intention to hit the group’s armed leadership days after a ceasefire failed.

Hamas, which dominates Gaza, named the men as Mohammed Abu Shammala, Raed al-Attar and Mohammed Barhoum, the three highest-ranking casualties it has announced since Israel started its offensive six weeks ago.   Continue reading “Israeli air strike kills three Hamas commanders in Gaza”

Orlando Sentinel

A Palatka police detective who ran for Putnam County sheriff was arrested during a St. Johns County weekend prostitution sting and has resigned, authorities said.

Reno Chevelle Fells, 48, resigned from the department Sunday, said Assistant Chief James Griffith of the Palatka Police Department.

On Friday, Fells responded to an online posting that was part of the four-night Operation Summer Lovin’ that included investigators advertising sex for money, said Cmdr. Chuck Mulligan of the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.   Continue reading “Sex sting snares Florida cop during Operation Summer Lovin’”

In a second grade class the teacher was telling the students that only humans could stutter and that animals couldn’t . A little girl raised her hand and waived it vigorously to get the teachers attention. The teacher stopped and asked the girl what she wanted. The little girl got up and said “I had a kitty that used to stutter”. The teacher knowing that story’s from children can sometimes be very cute said” well then why don’t you tell us the story”.

So the little girl started her story; well me and my kitty were playing in the back yard one day and the people next door had a mean old Rottweiler and he was barking and barking all the time. But that day the mean old dog started running real hard and he jumped over the fence into my backyard. Continue reading “Stuttering”

Fox 43 News

A South Carolina High School student says he was suspended and arrested after he turned in a school writing assignment.

Freshman Alex Stone says students were told to write a few sentences about themselves and a “status,” as if it were a Facebook page.

He says in his “status” he wrote a fictional story that involved the words “gun” and “take care of business.”   Continue reading “Student says he was arrested for killing dinosaur in class assignment”

Yahoo News – by John Clarke

(Reuters) – A Maryland State Police trooper has been put on administrative suspension after sheriff’s deputies responded to a call reporting a naked man drinking at a bar in a barbecue restaurant, authorities said on Wednesday.

The incident is the most recent in a spate involving naked people around the country.

Harford County sheriff’s deputies arrived around 11 p.m. on Saturday at the bar in Jarrettsville, 32 miles north of Baltimore, and located two men who identified themselves as state troopers. The trooper in question appeared intoxicated and denied that he had been naked, sheriff’s deputy spokeswoman Christie Kahler said.   Continue reading “Maryland trooper suspended after accused of being naked in bar”

Gun Wars – by Sarah Ferris