Daily Archives: May 31, 2011
Cell Damage
Experts Say Cellphones Are Possibly Carcinogenic – FoxNews.com
An international panel of experts says cellphones are possibly carcinogenic to humans after reviewing details from dozens of published studies.
The statement was issued in Lyon, France, on Tuesday by the International Agency for Research on Cancer after a weeklong meeting of experts.
On the other hand…
According to Cancer Research U.K., the only health danger firmly connected to cellphones is a higher risk of car accidents.
The Drone Wars
Pentagon’s drone purchases set to soar, tripling over the coming decade – Battleland – TIME.com
photo via wikipedia
Related articles
- Why Obama agreed to unleash Predator drones on Qaddafi forces (politicore.wordpress.com)
- You: No all-out rejection of drones, admits PM (nation.com.pk)
Apple’s Cloud Formation
Apple Announces iCloud, Steve Jobs WWDC Keynote | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
iCloud could be the mythical iTunes streaming service, a possibility that is looking increasingly likely now that Apple has most of the major record labels signed up for it … Or it could be yet another abortion of an Internet service, like Mobile Me, iDisk and Ping before it.
Related articles
- Apple’s Cloud Product Officially Official And It’s Called iCloud (crunchgear.com)
- Apple Says Jobs To Give Keynote At WWDC; Get Ready For iCloud (blogs.forbes.com)
Germany’s Nukeophobia
Soldiers of Fortune 500
Honor the Troops by Hiring Them – Paul Rieckhoff – Politics – The Atlantic
… prospective employers view veterans as potential liabilities…
“All they see is a hospital day count, not understanding how dedicated to work the military makes you,” she says. “As soon as I walk into an interview with a cane, the interview is essentially over.”
Related articles
- Veterans need jobs, better health care, leading military official says (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)
- Veterans’ Struggle: A Recovery That’s Leaving Them Behind (swampland.blogs.time.com)
- Female Veterans Struggle On the Job Hunt (foxnews.com)
Hard Evidence
BBC News – Bangladesh woman cuts off ‘attacker’s’ penis
Police in southern Bangladesh say a woman cut off a man’s penis during
an alleged attempt to rape her and took it to a police station…
