More than half of women with breast cancer have low vitamin D levels, British researchers report.
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NBC's Peter Alexander, on Tuesday's Today show, decided to explore the softer side of WikiLeaks founder and purveyor of U.S. state secrets Julian Assange as he interviewed an investigative journalist from Oxford University who found him to be “funny, intelligent” and “not at all…rigid ” and also aired a clip of Assange's mother speaking up for her son as she demanded that the world “stand up for my brave son.” In fact Alexander never aired a clip or interviewed any one who had a negative word to say about Assange but he did reveal some postings Assange allegedly made to an Internet singles site as Alexander reported: “He writes, 'I am Danger.' And describes himself as 'passionate and often pig headed activist intellectual seeks siren for love affair, children and occasional criminal conspiracy.' That he's looking for a 'spirited, erotic non-conformist,' concluding 'Do not write to me if you are timid. Write to me if you are brave.'” read more
Continue reading …Beltway Media Refuse to Cover the Substance of Bernie Sanders’ Message on the Estate Tax
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Click here to view this media Rachel Maddow highlights some of the points Bernie Sanders attempted to make during his 8-1/2-hour long speech on the Senate floor that most of our Beltway media have chosen to ignore, like just who benefits and how much from lowering the estate tax for billionaires. Rachel is exactly right about the media doing their best to ignore all of what Sen. Sanders had to say in his speech and not just the points he made about the estate tax. He got very little coverage and what coverage he did get showed him up there speaking while some talking head gave their opinion about what was going on instead of allowing viewers to actually hear what he was coming out of his mouth instead of theirs. Rush Limbaugh goes to C-PAC and they’re giving him commercial free coverage on CNN. Sarah Palin goes to speak to the teabaggers and the media covers her flame throwing speech. But Bernie Sanders gives this amazing almost eight and a half hours long speech and they shrug their shoulders.
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The Federal Reserve indicates there’s still plenty of reason to stick with its $600 billion dollar Treasury bond buying program. (Dec. 14)
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Piper Perabo, who stars in the USA Network show ‘Covert Affairs,’ is up for best actress in a TV drama at the 2011 Golden Globes. Her competition includes Julianna Margulies, Elisabeth Moss, Kyra Sedgwick and Katey Sagal. (Dec. 14)
Continue reading …Michael Moore Bails Out Julian Assange, Despite Total Ignorance of His Actual Views
December 14, 2010 No Comment
To the sound of the nation's collective yawn, filmmaker Michael Moore announced Tuesday that he had given $20,000 to bail out Wikileaks proprietor Julian Assange from a British jail. Moore cited his admiration for Assange's quest for openness and transparency in government. But Assange has openly declared that his objective is precisely the opposite – he wants to make the American government so opaque that it cannot function. Moore went on to laud the lives Assange has supposedly saved by preventing global conflict (well, not really global, since Moore only seems concerned with American misdeeds). But Wikileaks has actually made it more likely, not less, that nations will rely on military might instead of diplomacy. read more
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So, how exactly does a voice app work on devices without any cellular ties? Glad you asked! Google has just updated the iOS Google Voice app to include support for the iPod touch and iPad, but neither of them can make cellular calls directly. Instead, you can use the app to initiate GVoice calls with a nearby phone. The process is known as Click2Call — users simply click any ‘Call’ button within the app and then choose which of their phones they want to ring. It’s probably more time consuming than just grabbing your phone from the start, but hey, there it is. In other news, the app now disables text forwarding when you enable Push Notifications (to avoid double alerts), and there’s a new Do Not Disturb option in the Settings tab for those who’d prefer to disconnect. Hit the iTunes link below to get your download on, and let us know how things shake out in comments. Google Voice app now supports iPad and iPod touch, brings Click2Call originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A fire in a rowhouse in east Baltimore killed six adults and children early Tuesday, and spread to another three homes, a fire official said. (Dec. 14)
Continue reading …British government confirms nine EVs eligible for £5,000 rebates, but there’s really only six
December 14, 2010 No Comment
Buy an electric vehicle in the US, like the Nissan Leaf , and you can expect to get a nice boost to your tax refund: a $7,500 federal subsidy. Now the UK is getting in on the cash back game, with a programme program starting on January 1st to offer a 25 percent discount on EVs purchased — up to a maximum of
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A British judge granted bail to Julian Assange on Tuesday under strict monitoring conditions but the WikiLeaks founder remained in custody as Sweden appealed the ruling. (Dec. 14)
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