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Bulletin of the World Health OrganizationSub-Saharan Africa is the least urbanized region in the world. Only 39.1% of the region’s population lives in cities.1 However, the region’s urban population is projected to more than double to 760 million by 2030.1 The rate of urbanization makes it very…
Staph infections, resistance to antibiotics and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are illnesses that run rampant in most hospitals. In fact, about 19,000 people die in the U.S. each year from hospital through sickness contracted through the health system.Norway has found a way to…
Peter Schiff, Republican candidate for US Senate in Connecticut, with a message from his campaign. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiJw2J1vBck schiffforsenate.com
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Karsten Nohl, a German security expert, has posted the way to crack GSM encryption. The encryption method is used to protect most of the world’s mobile phones. Karsten said he posted the information to force companies to improve their security. “The goal is better security,”
Russian is trying to determine if they should send a rocket to the asteroid Apophis. The 885 foot asteroid was discovered in 2004.Anatoly Perminov said the space agency is meeting to assess the situation. “I don’t remember exactly, but it seems to me it could hit the Earth by 2032. People’s…
The best unplugged set of the year was The End playing Steel City. On December 29, 2009, The End played to the roar of a capacity crowd. Starting with the seasonal song 6 B.C., the 5-piece’s sound was crystal clean and buoyant. The audience fed off the energy and radiated it back [...]
Call To Action While the Senate has all but passed the health care takeover bill, do not despair for we have additional opportunities to stop the progression.Remember that the House and the Senate need to come to terms on a compromise bill, but the rhetoric coming from the Senate is rather…
Dear Friends: It’s that time of year again– time to make your New Year’s Resolutions. I don’t know about you, but my first Resolution for 2010 is to Dump Dodd! For too long Chris Dodd has orchestrated million dollar deals for himself and billion dollar bailout packages for his pals on…
Dear Friend of Liberty,You and I have stood together in our battles for Liberty and the Constitution before. Now, even larger threats - and greater opportunities - are in front of us.Our constitutional principles and freedom-centered values are being assaulted at every turn. More bailouts,…
Posted By Danny Brant I think when growing up, I received a lot of harassment which was beyond my control, for being androgynous. Since first grade, kids would ask me in the school yard if I was a boy or a girl. At that time I had short hair and obviously my mother dressed [...]
Free-to-view television programing could vanish. For over 60 years, network broadcasters have supported programming through commercial advertisements; however, several factors could be combining that make free TV a thing of the past.Cable, satellite and the Internet have fractured the networks’…
Zoonoses are diseases passed from animals to humans. The most recent high-profile example is swine flu. There are several dozen such diseases that affect humans. The Centers For Disease Control says:AbstractMicrobiologic infections acquired from animals, known as zoonoses, pose a risk to public…
Dr. Gerard Fleming is the lead researcher on a new study of the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Dr. Fleming works from the National University of Ireland in Galway in the department of microbiology.The research suggests that some bacteria eat disinfectants. The study looked at Pseudomonas…
Switchfoot will be touring Canada with one of our favorite bands, The Paper Tongues.The band said, “He’s done it again. The perfect set-up for the perfect Canada tour in January with Switchfoot! Soaking up the relative warmth while we can. Picking up Spaceman tonight from the airport, our phenom…
by The Beatless Sense MongersLYRICSOut of theCorner of myEyeI glimpse myselfAnd, wonder why…Excuse me,Are you Alice?Immersed in nonsenseDoes your logicHave a flawBreaking everyPhysics law?In the wayWe view dismayOur souls are revealedLike an onionMany layersAre to be unpeeledAll our hopesAll our…
Keep your eye out for The Paper Tongues. They are an up-and-coming band with an energetic stage presence. They will be on tour soon. In the mean time, they say, “A couple of us are headed out to the country to see our guitar guru, Andy Elliot. He makes THE perfect guitar and [...]
One of the best concert moments of 2009 was Jason Mraz with G-Love and K-naan. When Jason Mraz came to the Festival Pier in Philadelphia, it was a sold out show. The place was packed. As a special surprise for his fans, he performed a set on a special stage set-up in [...]
Texas Straight Talk - A weekly column Rep. Ron Paul (R) - TX 14 Last week on Christmas Eve, after many backroom deals were made, the Senate passed the healthcare reform bill with a strictly partisan vote. I was pleased that my colleagues in the GOP are on the right side of this bill. Although [...]
For hundreds of years, Native American tribes have been trying to deal with U.S. government treaties. Time after time, they have received the short end of the stick. Instead, they have started buying back thousands of acres of land that use to be theirs.The Winnebago put more than 700 acres in…