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THE TOXICITY/SAFETY OF PROCESSED FREE GLUTAMIC ACID (MSG):
Post Date: 2005-08-10 02:47:29 by timetobuildaboat
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Every company interested in promoting its product should attempt to convince its clients that its product is worth buying. However, "selective" collection and reporting of research data would be inappropriate. "Selective" collection and reporting of research data, including suppression of information contrary to that which is espoused by the industry in question, is the subject of this paper. Using promotion of the flavor-enhancing ingredient called monosodium glutamate, and its active component (variously referred to as processed free glutamic acid or MSG) as a case study, this paper presents the case against the safety of MSG and looks at the work of the defenders of ...
Riding With the Urban Mappers
Post Date: 2005-08-08 23:44:58 by robin
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PALO ALTO, California -- "I didn't think it could be done," says Tim Caro-Brice, a Stanford University graduate student and pioneering member of Amazon.com's A9.com project team. Barnaby Dorfman, A9.com's vice president, laughs and taps the accelerator. A nondescript sport utility vehicle eases down a Palo Alto street, and the rest may be search engine history. Dorfman and Caro-Brice are part of the small team responsible for the block-view technology A9.com launched this spring, which allows users to virtually stroll city streets to get directions and identify local businesses. The vehicle they drive is a prototype for the mini fleet currently crisscrossing the United States in ...
A credible plan to take down the Internet
Post Date: 2005-08-08 16:04:37 by Red Jones
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A credible plan to take down the Internet By Robert Vamosi Senior editor, CNET Reviews August 5, 2005 Forget the Fantastic Four. As I write, the forces of Good (the White Hats) and Evil (the Black Hats) are fighting for control of the Internet as we know it. At stake is the exploitation of flaws affecting the once-invincible Cisco router hardware, which currently carries most of the Internet's traffic on a daily basis. Once a working exploit for the Cisco IOS Shellcode is available on the Internet, it'll be only a matter of days before someone finds a way to craft it into a network worm. And then it's going to be a rough ride for everyone who uses the Internet. Unless, of course, the ...
Revolution in Logistics or BigBrother Technology?
Post Date: 2005-08-07 18:11:16 by timetobuildaboat
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Radio Frequency Identification has the potential to revolutionize logistics, but first it must overcome its reputation as an intrusive technology Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) may have been around for some time, but only in the past 12 months has it become one of the hottest buzzwords in information technology, attracting the attention of government chiefs. Latest forecasts put worldwide spending on RFID at $US90 billion ($A116 billion) by the end of 2008, with between 50 and 100 RFID projects believed to be under way in Australia alone. One of the biggest of these is the Australian e-passport, which was given the green light in February when the Australian Passports Act 2005 was ...
'Thoughts read' via brain scans
Post Date: 2005-08-07 17:15:54 by robin
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'Thoughts read' via brain scans The researchers monitored activity in the brainScientists say they have been able to monitor people's thoughts via scans of their brains. Teams at University College London and University of California in LA could tell what images people were looking at or what sounds they were listening to. The US team say their study proves brain scans do relate to brain cell electrical activity. The UK team say such research might help paralysed people communicate, using a "thought-reading" computer. We are still a long way off from developing a universal mind-reading machine Dr John-Dylan Haynes, University College London In their Current Biology study, ...
Strange fish parade seen in Englewood
Post Date: 2005-08-05 23:21:12 by robin
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ENGLEWOOD -- A bizarre freeway of fish swimming by the thousands along the shore of Englewood Beach Thursday morning left crowds of beach-goers agog and marine biologists bewildered. "I've lived her for 10 years, and I've never seen anything like this. It's incredible," said Bob Ricci of Englewood. Beach-goers reported that a wide variety of sea creatures came swimming south in a narrow band close to the beach at mid-morning. Included in the swarm were clouds of shrimp, crab, grouper, snapper, red fish and flounder. They were joined by more usual species, including sea robins, needlefish and eels. Ten-year Manasota Key resident Nick Neidlinger spotted the commotion from his ...
DON'T TRUST ZONE ALARM Get an other firewall , it was purchased by Israeli Firm [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2005-08-05 16:12:34 by Itisa1mosttoolate
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DON'T TRUST ZONE ALARM Get an other firewall see http://www.nogw.com/technology.html Zone Labs was purchased by the Israeli firm Checkpoint Software in December 2003, and the Israeli's immediately revamped Zone Alarm's True Vector Engine. Now there are few knowledgeable software security experts who trust that any new Zone Alarm products after this buy out actually protect users from spying by U.S. and Israeli governments.
“DISINFORMATION SYNDROME” AFFLICTS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT — Officials (scientists) Routinely Rewarded for Lying and Punished for Telling the Truth
Post Date: 2005-08-05 16:03:02 by Zipporah
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Washington, DC — The federal government suffers from a “severe disinformation syndrome” in which agency specialists are pressured to alter reports by managers who are promoted for breaking the law, according to congressional testimony delivered today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). As a consequence, scientific and technical papers, particularly within environmental agencies, are routinely censored, altered or manipulated for political purposes. “The Bush administration obsession with controlling the flow of information means that factual information that does not serve its political agenda rarely sees the light of day,” stated PEER ...
S. Korean Researchers Create World's First Cloned Dog
Post Date: 2005-08-03 22:18:08 by avian virus
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S. Korean Researchers Create World's First Cloned Dog By Rick Weiss Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, August 3, 2005; 4:39 PM South Korean researchers today said they have created the world's first cloned dog: a playful black, tan and white Afghan hound named Snuppy. The puppy, grown from a single cell taken from the ear of a three-year-old male Afghan, marks a milestone in the race to fabricate genetically identical dogs for research and as companion animals. The process of dog cloning remains highly inefficient, a reflection of how much scientists still have to learn about how to make mammalian offspring from single parents and without the help of sperm. Multiple surgeries ...
Bird Flu Could Be Stopped -- If Everything Is Aligned Right
Post Date: 2005-08-03 22:13:50 by avian virus
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Bird Flu Could Be Stopped -- If Everything Is Aligned Right By Rick Weiss Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, August 4, 2005; A16 An emerging bird flu pandemic with the potential to kill millions of people around the world could be nipped in the bud if it were discovered within a week or so of its initial eruption and battled intelligently with drugs and quarantines, according to the first computer models to show how the disease would spread and what it would take to stop it. The computations offer a modicum of hope amid a din of alarming predictions about the catastrophic outbreak now thought to be brewing in South Asia. "The models show that if you combine well-directed, ...
Are Earth ice ages created by stars?
Post Date: 2005-08-03 15:13:54 by Mr Nuke Buzzcut
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Are Earth ice ages created by stars?Researchers link solar system travel, terrestrial climate By KEAY DAVIDSON SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE It might sound preposterous, like astrology, to suggest that galactic events help determine when North America is or isn't buried under immense sheets of ice taller than skyscrapers. But new research suggests that the coming and going of major ice ages might result partly from our solar system's passage through immense, snakelike clouds of exploding stars in the Milky Way galaxy. Resembling the curved contrails of a whirling Fourth of July pinwheel, the Milky Way's spiral arms are clouds of stars rich in supernovas, or exploding stars. Supernovas emit ...
Modern Warfare Symposium
Post Date: 2005-08-03 09:18:33 by historian1944
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On War #128 August 2, 2005 Modern Warfare Symposium By William S. Lind [The views expressed in this article are those of Mr. Lind, writing in his personal capacity. They do not reflect the opinions or policy positions of the Free Congress Foundation, its officers, board or employees, or those of Kettle Creek Corporation.] I spent last week in Pittsfield, Maine, at a symposium on modern war called by Colonel Mike Wyly, USMC retired. Col. Wyly was one of the heroes of the maneuver warfare movement in the Marine Corps in the 1970s and 80s, and when he suggests it’s time for a new effort, people listen. My hope was that we might make some progress on Fourth Generation war theory, and ...
Cash or plastic? How about fingerprint?
Post Date: 2005-08-02 11:41:11 by DeaconBenjamin
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Biometric transactions are faster and more convenient -- and closer than you may think. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Instead of keeping countless cards and pieces of information that verify your identification, soon there may be only one thing you need: yourself. As identity theft has become the bane of consumers everywhere, technologies aimed at making transactions more secure are gaining ground. Such "biometric technologies" include iris scans, as well as those for fingerprints, palm, skin, voice and face patterns. "In everyday life, the use of biometrics has been growing," said Philip Youn, a consultant at International Biometric Group. The underlying strength of ...
Redesign Is Seen for Next Craft, NASA Aides Say
Post Date: 2005-08-02 09:09:05 by crack monkey
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Redesign Is Seen for Next Craft, NASA Aides Say By WILLIAM J. BROAD For its next generation of space vehicles, NASA has decided to abandon the design principles that went into the aging space shuttle, agency officials and private experts say. Instead, they say, the new vehicles will rearrange the shuttle's components into a safer, more powerful family of traditional rockets. The plan would separate the jobs of hauling people and cargo into orbit and would put the payloads on top of the rockets - as far as possible from the dangers of firing engines and falling debris, which were responsible for the accidents that destroyed the shuttle Challenger in 1986 and the Columbia in 2003. By ...
Return to Flight -- NOT Yet ... Maybe ... NEVER!?
Post Date: 2005-08-02 04:12:40 by timetobuildaboat
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Return to Flight -- NOT Yet ... Maybe ... NEVER!? So, the Shuttle Fleet is grounded because of foam coming off the Tank ... again. Is this truly a surprise? What is surprising is that the Space Agency told us ... while Discovery is still in orbit! In striking contrast to the actions of the JPL management and scientific team controlling the increasingly mysterious Deep Impact Mission these past few weeks, NASA Shuttle managers overseeing the on-going STS-114 Discovery Mission have displayed a remarkable candor concerning both the potential problems with Discovery ... and the immense impact of these problems on the larger Shuttle Program. Like -- telling us IMMEDIATELY they were ...
Morons Continue Space Flights
Post Date: 2005-07-31 04:18:07 by timetobuildaboat
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This article was reported by John Schwartz, Andrew C. Revkin and Matthew L. Wald and written by Mr. Schwartz. "We are ready to fly." It was June 24, and William W. Parsons, NASA's shuttle program manager, was speaking to reporters on a telephone conference call from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Two and a half years of study and struggle, he told them, were over at long last. The shuttle Discovery could blast off in July. At a closed-door meeting that afternoon, senior shuttle managers had ruled that the chances that debris from the giant external fuel tank would strike the Discovery at liftoff - in the kind of accident that doomed the Columbia and its seven ...
Scientists create working brain cells
Post Date: 2005-07-30 21:06:24 by RickyJ
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SWEDISH researchers have created new functioning brain cells from stem cells drawn from the brains of living adults, sparking hope that effective treatments for devastating illnesses like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's could be at hand, media reported overnight. Neurosurgeons withdrew the stem cells from the brains of adults during routine surgery for hydrocephalus, or water on the brain, a researcher at the Stockholm Karolinska Institute told the Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet. As long as an agent was present to induce cell division, the extracted stem cells created new and working brain cells. "So far we have managed to produce several millions of new cells from the original stem ...
MORE TECHNOLOGY IS IN THE PIPELINE TO BATTLE TERRORISM, BUT SKEPTICS QUESTION IF IT WILL BE ENOUGH.
Post Date: 2005-07-30 13:29:06 by RickyJ
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USING TECH TO THWART TERROR: MORE TECHNOLOGY IS IN THE PIPELINE TO BATTLE TERRORISM, BUT SKEPTICS QUESTION IF IT WILL BE ENOUGH. Red Herring July 7, 2005 Red Herring Article The four explosions that killed at least 37 and wounded hundreds on London's transport services Thursday will inevitably spark calls for new technology aimed at thwarting a low-tech terrorists. While there will surely be plenty of skeptics arguing that technology will never foil bombers exploiting the openness of a free society, research proceeds on production of new chemical sensors, surveillance cameras, face-recognition software, ID cards, phone monitoring systems, and other high tech anti-terrorism measures. In ...
Chasing a stealthy influenza virus
Post Date: 2005-07-30 11:48:49 by crack monkey
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Chasing a stealthy influenza virus By Rosie Mestel Times Staff Writer July 25, 2005 Nearly 70 years ago, a team of doctors entered a state mental colony and injected extracts from mice lungs into the arms of nearly 250 "feebleminded males." The liquid was teeming with influenza virus, a tiny infectious agent that had been discovered just three years earlier. Some of the boys and men got sore arms. Others developed rashes. As a flu epidemic swept through the nearby city of Philadelphia in the winter of 1936, the scientists crossed their fingers and hoped that what they had already seen in pigs and ferrets would prove true for people — that a shot of crude virus into the ...
'CyberBug,' can drop in and quietly gather intelligence
Post Date: 2005-07-29 13:21:33 by Mr Nuke Buzzcut
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'CyberBug,' can drop in and quietly gather intelligence Special to World Tribune.com GEOSTRATEGY-DIRECT.COM Friday, July 29, 2005 A U.S. company has begun marketing a stealth micro-unmanned aerial vehicle that can blend in with its surroundings. The micro-UAV, dubbed CyberBug, weighs less than a kilogram and was designed for both military and security surveillance. The battery-powered UAV can fly undetected into a hostile environment, land on rocks or trees and relay video images and voice. The platform was developed by Proxity Digital Networks, based in West Palm Beach, Fla. Proxity's subsidiary, Cyber Aerospace, has marketed the platform to the U.S. military, law enforcement and state ...
Japanese develop 'female' android
Post Date: 2005-07-27 16:24:22 by TommyTheMadArtist
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Japanese develop 'female' android By David Whitehouse Science editor, BBC News website Repliee Q1 plus Professor Hiroshi Ishiguru (Getty) Professor Ishiguru (r) stresses the importance of appearance Japanese scientists have unveiled the most human-looking robot yet devised - a "female" android called Repliee Q1. She has flexible silicone for skin rather than hard plastic, and a number of sensors and motors to allow her to turn and react in a human-like manner. She can flutter her eyelids and move her hands like a human. She even appears to breathe. Professor Hiroshi Ishiguru of Osaka University says one day robots could fool us into believing they are human. Repliee Q1 is ...
Montana quake felt across Washington, Idaho too
Post Date: 2005-07-26 10:46:20 by Mr Nuke Buzzcut
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Montana quake felt across Washington, Idaho too 12:05 AM PDT on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 By kgw.com, NWCN and AP staff HELENA, Montana -- A magnitude-5.6 earthquake struck southwestern Montana on Monday night, rattling windows and shaking buildings, but there were no immediate reports of any serious damage or injuries. Resources USGS Earthquake Information The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake was centered about 23 miles northwest of Dillon and occured about 9:10 p.m. Pacific time. Residents across a wide swath of Montana, Idaho and Washington reported feeling the temblor. In Montana it was felt as far north as Helena, about 120 miles away, and Great Falls, more than 200 miles ...
Treasure from ancient Pompeii unveiled
Post Date: 2005-07-20 10:33:23 by robin
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ROME, Italy (AP) -- Decorated cups and fine silver platters were once again polished and on display Monday as archaeologists unveiled an ancient Roman dining set that lay hidden for two millennia in the volcanic ash of Pompeii.In 2000, archaeologists found a wicker basket containing the silverware in the ruins of a thermal bath near the remains of the Roman city, said Pietro Giovanni Guzzo, head of Pompeii's archaeological office.The basket was filled with the volcanic ash that buried the city when Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79. When experts X-rayed it, they saw the objects preserved in the ash, which killed thousands of people but kept the town almost intact, providing precious ...
Report: Ethanol as fuel is an energy loser
Post Date: 2005-07-18 10:21:52 by Mr Nuke Buzzcut
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Report: Ethanol as fuel is an energy loser By MARK JOHNSON Associated Press writer ALBANY, N.Y. ? Farmers, businesses and state officials are investing millions of dollars in ethanol and biofuel plants as renewable energy sources, but a new study says the alternative fuels burn more energy than they produce. Supporters of ethanol and other biofuels contend they burn cleaner than fossil fuels, reduce U.S. dependence on oil and give farmers another market to sell their produce. But researchers at Cornell University and the University of California-Berkeley say it takes 29 percent more fossil energy to turn corn into ethanol than the amount of fuel the process produces. For switch grass, a ...
GALACTIC DUST STORM MAY ALSO BE HEATING SOLAR SYSTEM
Post Date: 2005-07-18 07:38:04 by gengis gandhi
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GALACTIC DUST STORM MAY ALSO BE HEATING SOLAR SYSTEM http://farshores.250free.com/jd071005.htm Galactic Dust Storm May Also Be Heating Our Solar System I received an interesting and alarming letter from science writer Paul Winter who notes that our solar system is being hit with a massive cosmic dust cloud from an ancient supernova event that could be causing a warming of all of the planets in our solar system. Winter, who has been researching data to support this theory, asked about the source of information used in one of my stories, Will Global Warming Lead To Arctic Winter? (2003). In that story I said that the NASA research vessel Ulysses has been measuring cosmic dust and found ...
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