Posted by seumasach on July 27, 2013
18th February, 2013
TORONTO — At least 3,000 children, including four under the age of 10 found huddled together in frozen embrace, are now known to have died during attendance at Canada’s Indian residential schools, according to new unpublished research.
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Posted by seumasach on July 27, 2013
17th July, 2013
The bribery case involving GlaxoSmithKline, the UK-based pharmaceutical company, points to another conduit that pushes up the prices of medicines. The reform of the medical system, which will scrap the money hospitals make from the sale of drugs, can hardly prevent this from ending up in patients’ medical bills.
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Posted by seumasach on July 27, 2013
27th July, 2013
(Reuters) – As the Syrian civil war deepened and anti-government rebels struggled to unify their fractious forces, the White House early last year quietly convened an elite group of senior policymakers to advise President Barack Obama.
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Posted by seumasach on July 27, 2013
June 2011
Abstract
In this review we discuss alarming epidemiological and experimental data on possible carcinogenic effects of long term exposure to low intensity microwave (MW) radiation. Recently, a number of reports revealed that under certain conditions the irradiation by low intensity MW can substantially induce cancer progression in humans and in animal models. The carcinogenic effect of MW irradiation is typically manifested after long term (up to 10 years and more) exposure. Nevertheless, even a year of operation of a powerful base transmitting station for mobile communication reportedly resulted in a dramatic increase of cancer incidence among population living nearby. In addition, model studies in rodents unveiled a significant increase in carcinogenesis after 17-24 months of MW exposure both in tumor-prone and intact animals. To that, such metabolic changes, as overproduction of reactive oxygen species, 8-hydroxi-2-deoxyguanosine formation, or ornithine decarboxylase activation under exposure to low intensity MW confirm a stress impact of this factor on living cells. We also address the issue of standards for assessment of biological effects of irradiation. It is now becoming increasingly evident that assessment of biological effects of non-ionizing radiation based on physical (thermal) approach used in recommendations of current regulatory bodies, including the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) Guidelines, requires urgent reevaluation. We conclude that recent data strongly point to the need for re-elaboration of the current safety limits for non-ionizing radiation using recently obtained knowledge. We also emphasize that the everyday exposure of both occupational and general public to MW radiation should be regulated based on a precautionary principles which imply maximum restriction of excessive exposure.
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Posted by seumasach on July 26, 2013
China’s Yuan Set To Become Global Reserve Currency With Gold Backing?
Recent media reports in China and Russia suggest that China is continuing to consider backing the yuan with gold. Since 2005, we have said that such a move by China was likely as China seeks to become a superpower and lessen and undermine U.S political dominance. We have in the past discussed the possibility of the Chinese pegging their currency to gold bullion.
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Posted by seumasach on July 26, 2013
26th July, 2013
NEW YORK, July 26 (RIA Novosti) – The forthcoming informal meeting of UN Security Council members with the Syrian National Coalition should not be viewed as the opposition group’s recognition “in any official role,” Russia’s UN envoy said on Thursday
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Posted by seumasach on July 26, 2013
26th July, 2013
UNITED NATIONS, July 25 (Xinhua) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said hereThursday that there was no military solution in Syria, only a political one was possible,and he was stepping up dialogue with all involved in the Syrian conflict that hasclaimed over 100,000 lives over the past two years.
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Posted by seumasach on July 26, 2013
[Millions of words from the cream of the British intelligentsia predicting the inevitable and imminent demise of the Euro and billions poured down the drain speculating against it have culminated in this.]
26th July, 2013
The history of currency unions can tell us much about whether the troubled euro can survive. If it can, European shares and funds may offer an enticing investment opportunity.
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Posted by seumasach on July 25, 2013
24th July, 2013
A superior court of general jurisdiction in Canada has ordered the government to release millions of documents on its residential school system, which will reveal secrets of abuse and torture of aboriginal children at government-funded schools, Press TV reports.
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Posted by seumasach on July 25, 2013
25th July, 2013
Criticizing Western media coverage of the Syrian conflict, an Italian journalist writing for Catholic World Report has gathered together statements from several Church leaders in the Middle East lamenting support for the Syrian rebels.
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Posted by seumasach on July 25, 2013
American Nutrition Association
Campaigners welcome decision to put on hold cultivation of genetically modified (GM) aubergine crop, Bt Brinjal, until ‘safety of product’ established
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