Sunday, July 31, 2011

Nuclear Cows In Japan

From Bloomberg News:
The government yesterday imposed a ban on beef shipments from areas near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant after finding 637 cattle were fed hay containing radioactive cesium.

.Japan’s government said it can’t rule out the possibility beef contaminated with radioactive material has been exported, as consumers and lawmakers accused authorities of negligence on food safety.

The government yesterday imposed a ban on beef shipments from areas near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant after finding 637 cattle were fed hay containing radioactive cesium. Supermarkets including Japan’s biggest, Aeon Co., said the beef was sold in Tokyo and other cities.

“We cannot completely rule out the possibility” contaminated beef was also sold abroad, Yuichi Imasaki, the deputy director of the farm ministry’s meat and egg division said by phone today. “The chances are very low” because most countries have tightened rules on Japanese beef imports or banned them, he said.

The ban comes more than four months after the earthquake and tsunami wrecked the Fukushima Dai-Ichi power station causing the worst nuclear fallout since Chernobyl. Concerns about food contamination before yesterday’s ban cut beef exports by 16 percent in the last two months, while hotels and restaurants in the region, including Shangri-La Asia’s luxury chain dropped Japanese seafood from their menu.

“There has to be at least an independent investigation regarding the level of contamination to farming,” said Chris Busby, a visiting professor at the University of Ulster’s school of biomedical sciences and scientific secretary of the European Committee on Radiation Risk, a think-tank....

Japan Won't Rule Out Possibility Radioactive Fukushima Beef Was Exported
Aya Takada and Yuriy Humber
Jul 20, 2011
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-20/japan-won-t-rule-out-possibility-radioactive-fukushima-beef-was-exported.html

Peach contains an almond-like nut containing anti-cancer medicine

Amazing food facts: The seed of a peach contains an almond-like nut containing the anti-cancer medicine laetrile Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
Editor of NaturalNews.com
Monday, July 25, 2011
http://www.naturalnews.com/033123_laetrile_vitamin_B17.html

(NaturalNews) Peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots and almonds are all closely related fruit trees with very similar pits. In all these fruits, the pit must be broken open to reveal the almond-shaped kernel within. In fact, this is what almonds actually are: the kernel within the pit of the fruit of the almond tree!

The kernels of all these species contain high concentrations of a chemical known as laetrile. It's also known as amygdalin or vitamin B-17. Research has shown that laetrile induces programmed cell death in cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone. It's sort of like Mother Nature's chemotherapy except that it doesn't make you suffer the way man-made synthetic chemotherapy does.

Laetrile appears to work because the nutrient is actually composed of four separate molecules: two of glucose, one of benzaldyhide and one of cyanide. The latter two chemicals are toxic, but are bound up in a non-bioavailable form. Cancer cells contain an enzyme that healthy cells do not, known as beta-glucosidase. This enzyme actually breaks apart the component pieces of laetrile, and the cell is poisoned by a combination of benzaldyhide and cyanide. Healthy cells do not undergo this effect, which is why they remain unaffected by laetrile.

The medical establishment, learning about this natural "chemotherapy" that killed cancer cells and didn't even require a prescription, quickly began to attack it by spreading lies about the dangers of laetrile. The FDA, long an enemy of healing through nutrition, banned laetrile in 1971. Highly toxic chemotherapy substances, however, remain perfectly legal and continue to kill hundreds of thousands of people every single year. (Most people who "die from cancer" are actually killed by chemotherapy and radiation, not from the cancer itself. "Cancer survivors" are people who miraculously survive chemotherapy.)

Roswell Turns 64

From HuffPo:
The Roswell UFO controversy may be 64 years old, but it shows no sign of heading into retirement.

One thing we know for sure: On July 8, 1947, the front page of the Roswell Daily Record proclaimed that a flying saucer had been captured by the Roswell Army Air Field.

The U.S. Air Force had issued a press release that day stating that a flying saucer had been "captured," and photos were released of soldiers examining metallic-looking objects, presumably pieces of a crashed balloon.

Then the controversy began. At a press conference later that day in Ft. Worth, Texas, Air Force Brig. Gen. Roger Ramey essentially recanted the entire story, announcing instead that the debris was simply pieces of a fallen weather balloon.

Speculation of what really happened has never truly ended. George Filer, a retired Air Force intelligence officer, told The Huffington Post that he believes Ramey was forced to lie about the Roswell incident.

And, in news that will come as a shock even to ardent UFO researches, he told The Huffington Post in an exclusive interview that Ramey's wife told him he was "embarrassed about having to lie about the weather balloon."

Over his 20-year career, Filer regularly briefed generals and congressmen about a wide range of security issues, including UFO sightings, up through the Vietnam War.

"It is my opinion that President Truman was there [at Fort Worth] and that he made the decision that it should be held at the highest levels," Filer said.

"The reason I believe that is that I had talked with Mrs. Ramey. She would never admit that she knew anything about aliens, but she did say that [her husband] was very embarrassed about having to lie about the weather balloon -- he was very upset about that."

"She also admitted that they became good friends with the Trumans," Filer added. "My point is: How does a one-star general become a good friend with the president of the United States?"

None of this comes as a surprise to former nuclear physicist Stanton T. Friedman. He's the original civilian investigator of the Roswell UFO incident and the most outspoken scientist who believes there is overwhelming evidence that alien spacecrafts are visiting Earth. He, too, has talked with Mrs. Ramey.

"From talking to her, I had no reason to believe A) that she knew intimate details about Roswell or any other such event; or B) that she made up this story because it is consistent with a man of reasonable character who followed orders as one would certainly have expected him to," Friedman said.

Both Filer and Friedman -- the military man and the scientist -- said they believe the Roswell UFO was an alien spacecraft, that Earth is currently visited by extraterrestrials and that only individuals with very specific "need to know" credentials have access to this information...

Roswell UFO Controversy: Former Air Force Officer Says Gen. Ramey Lied To Cover Up Space Ship Crash
Lee Speigel
7-22-11
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/22/roswell-ufo-cover-up_n_904039.html

Planet of the Apes Now

From the Daily Mail:

Scientists have created more than 150 human-animal hybrid embryos in British laboratories.

The hybrids have been produced secretively over the past three years by researchers looking into possible cures for a wide range of diseases.

The revelation comes just a day after a committee of scientists warned of a nightmare ‘Planet of the Apes’ scenario in which work on human-animal creations goes too far...

150 human animal hybrids grown in UK labs: Embryos have been produced secretively for the past three years
Daniel Martin and Simon Caldwell
25th July 2011
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2017818/Embryos-involving-genes-animals-mixed-humans-produced-secretively-past-years.html

Cliff's Notes version of Holiday Dukan Diet

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2017523/The-Dukan-Holiday-Diet-How-stay-slim-good.html
Eat as much protein and vegetables (together) as you want each day;

Add one serving of fruit per day (avoid high sugar bananas, grapes, cherries, dried fruits and high-fat nuts);

Enjoy two slices of wholemeal bread a day spread with fat-reduced butter;

Have one serving (40g or 1.5oz) of hard cheese a day (avoid blue, soft or goat’s cheese);

Factor in one serving of ‘starchy foods’ per week in the first half of your consolidation phase, increasing to two per week in the second half. This includes pasta (225g/8oz serving in tomato, not creamy, sauce and with no oil), couscous/polenta (225g/8oz cooked in stock, not butter), lentils, beans, chick peas, rice (brown) and potatoes (but only occasionally and without butter);

Broaden your choice of meat to include lamb, roast pork and ham (remove all fat from it) once or twice a week;

Enjoy one ‘celebration meal’ a week in the first half of the consolidation phase, increasing to two in the second half. Never eat two celebration meals in a row, and don’t have second helpings of anything you eat at that meal;

Keep one pure protein day per week — this is your insurance policy against gaining weight;

Take two tablespoons of oat bran per day (as a pancake or sprinkled onto your food);

Walk 25 minutes per day (longer if you have time or enjoy it).

Sea Monsters: UK & Alaska



This has been a good summer for sea creature sightings. First off, William Jobes, a dude who's been hunting the Loch Ness Monster for 45 years, claims to have finally captured the creature on camera. It's a pretty good photo, though skeptics may dismiss it as a seal. Even Jobes admits that "I immediately did think it was a seal but it's head was like a sheep."

Just as interesting is the rotting carcass of a 30-foot sea monster discovered on a British beach in Bridge of Don, Aberdeen. The mainstream explanation of the remains is that it's a whale.


Meanwhile, Alaska may have its own Nessie, as cryptozoologist have video of a creature they identify as the Cadborosaurus. The sea serpent has "a long neck, a horse-like head, large eyes, and back bumps that stick out of the water." The video was shown in Hillstranded on the Discovery Channel. Paul LeBlond, co-author of the book Cadborosaurus: Survivor from the Deep, claims it is "the least unlike a plesiosaur." More mainstream explanations label it as either a shark, a giant eel or the remains of Sarah Palin's political career...

Loch Ness Monster? Or a stick...? After a 45-year hunt, walker claims to have photographed elusive creature
22nd July 2011
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2017649/Loch-Ness-Monster-stick-Walker-claims-photographed-creature.html

Loch Ness monster-like beast filmed in Alaska Jennifer Viegas
7/18/2011
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43801173/ns/technology_and_science-science

Iranian media deny slain man was connected to nuclear program

Thomas Erdbrink
July 23
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/iranian-scientist-killed-local-media-report/2011/07/23/gIQAdsSNVI_story.html

TEHRAN — Iran’s semi-official state media denied reports that a man killed Saturday by unknown assailants was a physicist connected to the country’s nuclear program.

Several local Web sites had reported that the man, who was gunned down by assailants on a motorcycle, was connected to Iran’s nuclear program. But the semi-official Fars news agency said the slain man was actually a student of physics.

“During the last hours, some media had mistakenly thought Dariush Rezaienejad was one of Iran’s nuclear scientists while confirmed reports show that he is not a nuclear scientist and is a student at Khajeh Nasir University,” the agency reported.

In November, two scientists were targeted by men on motorcycles who attached explosives to their cars during Tehran’s morning rush hour. One of the scientists, Majid Shahriari, died, while the other, Fereydoun Abbasi, survived the attack and now heads the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.

At the time, Iranian authorities blamed agents of Israel and the United States for those killings, accusing them of wanting to cause chaos in the country. But leading figures in Iran’s opposition accused the government of plotting the attacks in order to spread fear in the capital, where many oppose the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

In January 2010, another physicist, Massoud Ali-Mohammadi, was killed when explosives attached to a motorcycle detonated in front of his house.

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Here is why.

There is now a completely portable (and ultra-high efficient) solar power generator which produces up to 1800 watts of household electricity on demand when you need it most. News of this “solar backup generator” (it’s the first “off-the-grid” breakthrough in 50 years) is spreading like wildfire all across the country!

Why?

The answer is easy. You see, this solar generator is extremely powerful and yet very simple to use. It produces continuous electricity and runs with absolutely no noise whatsoever. It emits no fumes. But the best part about the solar generator is that it…

Generates Free Electricity!

The unit then stores the power for your use when you need it. We all face natural disasters, with hurricanes, tornadoes, snow and ice storms cutting off electrical power to millions of Americans each year.

Then there are man-made disasters and outages. Blackouts and rolling brownouts are becoming common in many parts of the United States as our politicians herd us off into third-world status. And never forget the possibility of a terrorist attack directed at a few of our nation’s power plants. Since the nation’s power grids are all “connected,” crippling one plant starts a cascading downward spiral of darkness.

Your neighbors will be clueless when it finally does happen, expecting the government to “do something” to get their precious cable TV back on. The truth is, we are extremely vulnerable to all kinds of meltdowns that can create temporary or even permanent electrical outages. That’s why if you are one of the few Americans that have eyes to see and ears to hear with respect to the hard times ahead. In fact, you can also expect rising electrical rates very soon, as promised by the new administration. That's why you need to…

Have A Backup System In Place!

The Solar generator kit consists of three main components which work together to create a very efficient home power plant. The massive “generator-backup”, the high efficiency solar panel, and the charge controller. In fact, when you compare a solar generator to a gas generator, the difference is pretty remarkable. Here’s why. First, gas generators make an incredible amount of racket… if you can even get them started. I say that because in this part of the country (Northern Illinois), the time of year we are likely to lose our electricity is in the winter, during an ice or snow storm.

Generally the wind breaks the power lines, which get covered with ice and snow. Typically, when you lose power here, you go to the garage, roll out the generator and start pulling the cord. You pull and pull some more, all because your generator has been sitting in the cold and the carburetor is playing hard to get. This is not a lot of fun in the dark.

Another reason to avoid gas generators is that you just can’t run one in your house. The fumes from a gas generator force you to run it outside and rely on a lot of cords coming through windows or doors to bring the power inside. Again, this is assuming you can get your gas generator started in the first place.

But the number one reason you don’t want to be caught in a time of crisis with a gas generator is…

Gas Stations Can’t Pump Gas Without Electricity!

Yes. It’s true. When the power goes out, you’re left with whatever gas you have on hand because the gas station pumps all run on electricity. A few gallons stored in a gas can means a little electricity for a little while, then it’s quickly back to black.

Look… I could go on and on about life without electricity and what nightmare gas generators can be. But here’s the bottom line. Solutions From Science is offering an amazing power generating system that can provide plenty of electrical power in the event of an outage or emergency. And the best part is that you can have the power safely in your house.

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When the lights do go out at your house…
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Rejected: Elizabeth Warren as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Much hand-wringing has been made in the liberal set about this one, yet as far as the crimes of Team Obama, this wouldn't even make the top 50. The actual choice was Richard Cordray, the former attorney general of Ohio, is a surprisingly good one.
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20 Million Google+ fans can't be wrong. That's how many users they already have, and they have Facebook in its sights. For those who despise Facebook's flippant attitude to privacy issues, this is something to click "like" on.

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1,000 wins for Terry Fracona, the manager of the Boston Red Sox...

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Discovered (Maybe): The Large Hadron Collider may have found the sub-atomic Higgs boson particle, AKA the God Particle. What the hell is that, you may ask? Trust me, it's a big deal...

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Farewell: The Pentagon's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy will be history on September 22. Good riddance.

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Farewell: Border Books as their final 399 stores liquidate $700 million in merchandise. How times have changed: once despised as the corporate behemoth out to destroy independent bookstores, it is now missed as a brick & mortar where you could enjoy a good read while sipping on a great cup of coffee.

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Farewell: Entourage may have the rest of its final season to wave goodbye, but a show that has become this increasingly addictive over eight seasons deserves special notice. Hug it out, bitches!

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RIP: Elliot Handler, co-founder of Mattel Toys and thus the father of the Barbie Doll, at 95. Other hits include Fisher Price, Hot Wheels, Matchbox and Masters of the Universe.

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RIP: Linda Christian, former wife of Tyrone Power and the original Bond girl due to appearing in the 1954 TV movie adaptation of Casino Royale...

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“They tried to make me go to rehab, I said no, no, no."

Last (but definitely not least) RIP to the tragically troubled but ludicrously talented Amy Winehouse. Despite being crippled with drug and alcohol addictions, as well as depression and eating disorders, she will always have her 2007 album Back to Black to be remembered by. She won five Grammys in 2008 thanks to it, including Best New Artist and Record of the Year for the more ironic than ever named "Rehab". She joins the curious "27 Club" of talented musicians who die at that age: blues legend Robert Johnson became the first famous member in 1938 and has been followed by Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain.

Konformist Book Club: Good Strategy Bad Strategy


The Difference and Why It Matters
Written by Richard Rumelt
Print Editions
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http://www.randomhouse.com/book/208668/good-strategy-bad-strategy-by-richard-rumelt

Published by: Crown Business Hardcover
On Sale: July 19, 2011
Pages: 336 | ISBN: 978-0-307-88623-1
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On Sale: July 19, 2011
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Clears out the mumbo jumbo and muddled thinking underlying too many strategies and provides a clear way to create and implement a powerful action-oriented strategy for the real world

Developing and implementing a strategy is the central task of a leader, whether the CEO at a Fortune 100 company, an entrepreneur, a church pastor, the head of a school, or a government official. Richard Rumelt shows that there has been a growing and unfortunate tendency to equate Mom-and-apple-pie values, fluffy packages of buzzwords, motivational slogans, and financial goals with “strategy.” He debunks these elements of “bad strategy” and awakens an understanding of the power of a “good strategy.”

A good strategy is a specific and coherent response to—and approach for overcoming—the obstacles to progress. A good strategy works by harnessing and applying power where it will have the greatest effect in challenges as varied as putting a man on the moon, fighting a war, launching a new product, responding to changing market dynamics, starting a charter school, or setting up a government program. Rumelt’s nine sources of power—ranging from using leverage to effectively focusing on growth—are eye-opening yet pragmatic tools that can be put to work on Monday morning.

Surprisingly, a good strategy is often unexpected because most organizations don’t have one. Instead, they have “visions,” mistake financial goals for strategy, and pursue a “dog’s dinner” of conflicting policies and actions.

Rumelt argues that the heart of a good strategy is insight—into the true nature of the situation, into the hidden power in a situation, and into an appropriate response. He shows you how insight can be cultivated with a wide variety of tools for guiding your own thinking.

Good Strategy/Bad Strategy uses fascinating examples from business, nonprofit, and military affairs to bring its original and pragmatic ideas to life. The detailed examples range from Apple to General Motors, from the two Iraq wars to Afghanistan, from a small local market to Wal-Mart, from Nvidia to Silicon Graphics, from the Getty Trust to the Los Angeles Unified School District, from Cisco Systems to Paccar, and from Global Crossing to the 2007–08 financial crisis.

Reflecting an astonishing grasp and integration of economics, finance, technology, history, and the brilliance and foibles of the human character, Good Strategy/Bad Strategy stems from Rumelt’s decades of digging beyond the superficial to address hard questions with honesty and integrity.

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2011 Comic-Con

With comic book flicks dominating our movie culture, San Diego's Comic-Con is no longer merely a geekfest but a giant pop culture showplace. Besides the bevy of chicks found in our BabeWatch section, here's some of the highlights:


Adam West, Burt Ward & Jule Newmar had a reunion of sorts on a special Batman panel:

http://tv.yahoo.com/blog/comiccon-adam-west-burt-ward-and-julie-newmar-reunite-for-batman-panel--3350


A preview of Frank Miller's upcoming Holy Terror, the comic in the vein of WWII progaganda featuring a superhero battling Al Qaeda. It will be on sale after the 10th anniversary of 9/11:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/al-qaeda/8658858/New-comic-superhero-to-take-on-al-Qaeda.html
Steven Spielberg showed up, and with Peter Jackson of Lord of the Rings fame, promoting this winter's The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn. Spielberg also hinted another Jurassic Park movie may be in the works:

http://www.movieweb.com/comic-con/2011/news/sdcc-2011-steven-spielberg-and-peter-jackson-unveil-the-adventures-of-tintin-secret-of-the-unicorn

Mark Hamill of Luke Skywalter and The Joker fame will play a bad guy in the upcoming final season of Chuck:

http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Comic-Con-2011-Mark-Hamill-Play-Villain-Chuck-33710.html

Speaking of The Joker, mental health experts had a panel titled "Detecting Deviants in the Dark Night: Profiling Gotham City’s Serial Killers." Of particular note was Joker, unsurprisingly, with one participant noting that he is not psychotic, but rather psychopathic:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/21/batman-villains-psychoanalyzed_n_901913.html

"I felt like TV was getting too smart!" So says Mike Judge, the mastermind behind King of the Hill, Office Space and Idiocracy, about the reason behind the upcoming return of his most famous work of art, Beavis & Butthead:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2017900/Beavis-Butthead-set-return-creator-Mike-Judge-jokes-television-getting-smart.html


A cool promo for the holiday season's upcoming Kinect Star Wars for the Xbox 360, which will include a podracing campaign:

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2011/07/kinect-star-wars-will-bring-podracing-to-living-rooms-/1

A red carpet movie premiere of Cowboys & Aliens, featuring the badass talents of Harrison Ford (who still has it) and Daniel Craig, with an assist from Olivia Wilde. When dudes playing Indiana Jones and James Bond get together, great things tend to follow:

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b254126_sneak_peek_daniel_craig_harrison_ford.html

BabeWatch

Thanks to DailyMail.co.uk for these pics...







Kim Kardashian



Kim's sis Kourtney


Leighton Meester




Rihanna




Penelope Cruz


Jennifer Lopez in Miami


Demi Lovato



Victoria Silvstedt






Comic-Con Babe Collection: Charlize Theron, Anna Paquin, Kate Beckinsale, Olivia Wilde & Olivia Munn


Lily Collins (Phil Collins' extremely hot daughter) as Snow White







Katy Perry, Sofia Vergara & Jayma Mays at The Smurfs premiere


Lady Gaga - for her latest video, The Edge of Glory:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeWBS0JBNzQ

Megan Fox Elle Magazine Photoshoot (August 2011) (MQ)

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Candice Swanepoel Victoria’s Secret Fantasies Collection Launch

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