Topic: SECURITY - on January 12, 2012 at 10:31:00 PM CET
Israeli, Saudi Hacker Battle Escalates
A war of words and website hacks is escalating in Israel over the purported hack of credit card data by a hacker from Saudi Arabia.
Last week, a hacker known as xOmar 0, who claimed to be part of the Saudi hacking group Group-XP, released credit card numbers and other sensitive information he'd stolen, saying it affected 400,000 Israelis. The Israeli banks affected, however, said the total number of people involved was only about 14,000.
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Topic: DRUGS - on January 12, 2012 at 10:25:00 PM CET
Marijuana dropped from Marin smoking ban
Marin's war on smoking was blunted Tuesday as a measure cracking down on tobacco and other "weed" was sent back for revision to make clear the crackdown does not include marijuana.
Although supervisors were in agreement with the policy when county staff last month asserted an ordinance outlawing smoking in unincorporated-area apartments included marijuana and other herbs as well as tobacco, the county board Tuesday abruptly called for revisions making clear tobacco was the only weed at issue.
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Topic: DRUGS - on January 12, 2012 at 10:14:00 PM CET
Marijuana study a boost for supporters - Exposure to Marijuana Smoke Does Not Effect Lungs
A new UCSF study on the effects of marijuana smoke should relieve one of the primary concerns about its medical use. The study of 5,115 men and women over two decades concluded that marijuana smokers did not suffer the level of lung damage experienced by tobacco smokers.
Of course, this finding came with more than a few caveats. Perhaps the biggest one is that marijuana users tend to smoke far less frequently than cigarette smokers.
sfgate.com Marijuana: Good for Lungs?jama.ama-assn.orgopposingviews.com
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Topic: food - on January 12, 2012 at 7:17:00 PM CET
Leaked documents reveal US diplomats actually work for Monsanto
Biotech giant Monsanto has been genetically modifying the world's food supply and subsequently breeding environmental devastation for years, but leaked documents now reveal that Monsanto has also deeply infiltrated the United States government. With leaked reports revealing how U.S. diplomats are actually working for Monsanto to push their agenda along with other key government officials, Monsanto's grasp on international politics has never been clearer.
Amazingly, the information reveals that the massive corporation is also intensely involved in the passing and regulations concerning the very GM ingredients they are responsible for. In fact, the information released by WikiLeaks reveals just how much power Monsanto has thanks to key positions within the United States government and elsewhere. Not only was it exposed that the U.S. is threatening nations who oppose Monsanto with military-style trade wars, but that many U.S. diplomats actually work directly for Monsanto.
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Topic: POLITIK - on January 12, 2012 at 3:46:00 PM CET
Der Furher's Face 1944, Disney
Der Fuehrer's Face (deutsch: Das Gesicht Des Führers) ist ein US-amerikanischer Zeichentrickfilm, der am 1. Januar 1943 uraufgeführt wurde. Die Walt-Disney-Produktion mit dem Publikumsliebling Donald Duck in der Hauptrolle war Propaganda gegen das Dritte Reich und gewann einen Oscar für den besten animierten Kurzfilm.
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Topic: POLITIK - on January 12, 2012 at 3:37:00 PM CET
Micky Maus veralbert Christian Wulff
Die Affäre um Christian Wulff macht auch vor Kinderzimmern keinen Halt mehr: Im "Enten-Kurier", der Disney-Fantasiezeitung aus dem "Micky-Maus-Magazin", geht es in der neuen Ausgabe um den Hundepräsidenten Wuff. Der bellt empört auf die Mailbox von Kai Quiekmann.
Nicht nur Bundespräsident Christian Wulff, auch sein Entenhausener Amtskollege Hundepräsident Wuff sieht sich derzeit mit Rücktrittsforderungen konfrontiert. In einer Comic-Satire des "Micky Maus"-Magazins ist die Wuff-Story Aufmacher der Fantasie-Zeitung "Enten-Kurier".
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Topic: SECURITY - on January 12, 2012 at 1:55:00 PM CET
Iran’s Flying Saucer Downed U.S. Drone, Engineer Claims
Late last month, Iran put on display what it insisted was a captured American stealth drone. At the time, Tehran claimed it brought down the RQ-170 with a sophisticated electronic attack. Nonsense, says one Iranian engineer who claims to have inside knowledge of the drone-nab. The Islamic Republic used force fields and flying saucers to subdue and capture the unmanned aircraft.
Meet Mehran Tavakoli Keshe, who purports to be the father of the RQ-170 abduction. In a recent post to his eponymous foundation’s online forums, Keshe claims the Iranians used “advanced space technology” that he pioneered. “The craft has been air-picked-up and been put down on its belly through the use of field forces,” Keshe writes — by which he means force fields. It’s feeling a lot like Tinfoil Tuesday, our weekly round-up of the planet’s most insane conspiracy theories.
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Topic: SECURITY - on January 12, 2012 at 1:10:00 PM CET
US killer spy drone controls switch to Linux
The control of US military spy drones appears to have shifted from Windows to Linux following an embarrassing malware infection.
Ground control systems at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, which commands the killer unmanned aircraft, became infected with a virus last September. In a statement at the time the Air Force dismissed the electronic nasty as a nuisance and said it posed no threat to the operation of Reaper drones, but the intrusion was nonetheless treated seriously.
"The ground system is separate from the flight control system Air Force pilots use to fly the aircraft remotely; the ability of the pilots to safely fly these aircraft remained secure throughout the incident," it said.
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Topic: food - on January 12, 2012 at 1:03:00 PM CET
Monsanto’s GMO Corn Approved Despite 45,000 Public Comments in Opposition
As previously reported, while people were de-stressing and enjoying their much needed time off during the holidays, the United States Department of Agriculture announced its approval of Monsanto’s ‘drought tolerant’ genetically engineered corn. The decision to give the green light to Monsanto regarding their GE corn didn’t seem too difficult for the Obama Administration, despite receiving nearly 45,000 public comments voicing opposition and only 23 comments in favor since comments opened. Prepare to see this new GE corn unleashed into the environment as well as the American food supply.
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on January 12, 2012 at 12:37:00 PM CET
Riskanter Balanceakt der Biohühner
Alles rund ums Hühnerfleisch: Warum das Bio-Angebot mager ist und Hendln aus Brasilien eingeflogen werden
Stefan Edlinger überrascht die Aufregung um mit Antibiotika belastetetem Hühnerfleisch nicht. "Dass der leichtfertige Umgang damit über kurz oder lang zu Problemen führt, war klar." Als Wundermittel habe es einst auch im Mastbetrieb seiner Eltern gegolten. Seit 14 Jahren ist es bei ihm in Schlierbach aber Geschichte, sagt er. Auf seinem Hof züchtet der 29-Jährige ausschließlich Biohendln: Sie seien durch langsameres Wachstum und mehr Bewegung robuster, Antibiotika hätten sie nie gebraucht.
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Topic: DRUGS - on January 12, 2012 at 12:36:00 PM CET
Marihuana schädigt die Lungenfunktion nicht
Im Gegenteil erhöhe der gelegentliche Konsum von Marihuana das Lungenvolumen leicht
Moderater Konsum von Cannabis hat einer Studie zufolge keine negativen Auswirkungen auf die Lungenfunktion. Eine nun veröffentlichte Langzeitstudie in den USA hat ergeben, dass das tägliche Rauchen eines Joints über einen Zeitraum von sieben Jahren die Lungenfunktion nicht nachteilig beeinflusst. Im Gegenteil erhöhe der gelegentliche Konsum von Marihuana das Lungenvolumen sogar leicht, sagte Stefan Kertesz, einer der Autoren der Studie aus dem "Journal of the American Medical Association". Dieser Effekt sei allerdings so gering, dass er für die Betroffenen kaum spürbar sei, so Kertesz.
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Topic: War and Peace - on January 12, 2012 at 12:33:00 PM CET
How safe is Mexico for tourists?
News stories this week about Canadians killed in Mexico have people asking whether the country is safe to visit.
Robin Wood from Salt Spring Island, B.C. was gunned down during a home invasion in Melaque on Jan 2. Three days later, Ximena Osegueda, a University of British Columbia student, and partner Alejandro Alvarado were found stabbed and strangled with their hands tied behind their back near a beach in Hualtulco.
The Mexican government is expecting 2012 to be a good year for tourism. In fact, Mexico is expecting 52 million tourists to visit its five southern states, thanks to the misguided hype about 2012 and the Maya calendar. That compares to 22 million foreign visitors to all of Mexico in 2011.
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