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Drive Drunk or Asleep, Wherever You Want!

"Whether you believe in the futuristic, high-speed flying capsules of science fiction or a less glamorous evolution of cruise control, one thing’s for sure: A major shift to autonomous driving technology is just around the corner. Google’s fleet of self-driving Priuses is picking up speed, driver-assistance technology is rapidly being developed and many autonomous devices already are standard in dozens of existing car models. But are we really ready to take our hands off the wheel?" Continue reading →

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New Oculus Rift cover shooter is so realistic, players warned not to lean on virtual objects

"Groundbreaking virtual reality headset Oculus Rift has been in the hands of software developers for just a few months, and already it's been used to create some incrediblesimulations and gaming experiences. But a new first-person-shooter demo may offer the most immersive experience yet, letting players duck, fire around virtual crates, and rotate their guns in their hands. 'Please be careful when playing this demo,' Lipowitz warned players on the Oculus developer forums, 'lots of people try to support themselves on the crates when they try to stand up or when leaning up against a column, but find there is nothing there.'" Continue reading →

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Google: Motorola’s tattoos could replace passwords

"Motorola's senior vice president of advance research, Regina Dugan, a former head of the US Pentagon's Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency, demonstrated the silicon-based technology that uses bendable electronic circuits. Initially designed for medical purposes, Motorola hopes the ‘Biostamps’ could now be used for consumer authentication purposes. Motorola is also investigating the Proteus Digital Health pill. Its computer chip is powered by a battery using the acid in a user’s stomach. The pill creates a unique signal that can be picked up by devices outside the body and which could be used to verify a user’s identity." Continue reading →

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Audit finds bloated budget for green jobs training despite lack of open positions

"A federal audit shows that nearly a half-billion dollars in government funds was spent on training workers for so-called 'green jobs.' The only problem is that not enough positions in the growing industry exist. The findings -- released in a June report by the Government Accountability Office -- showed that only 55 percent of those trained were able to place in a new job, many of which were not technically green jobs. The $501 million in funding came from the 2009 stimulus law." Continue reading →

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Tons of radioactive water pouring out of crippled Fukushima nuclear plant

"Highly radioactive water from Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is pouring out at a rate of 300 tons a day, officials said on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered the government to step in and help in the clean-up. Tepco only recently admitted water had leaked at all. The leak from the plant 220 km (130 miles) northeast of Tokyo is enough to fill an Olympic swimming pool in a week. The water is spilling into the Pacific Ocean, but it was not immediately clear how much of a threat it poses. As early as January this year, Tepco found fish contaminated with high levels of radiation inside a port at the plant." Continue reading →

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Scientists propose developing more potent mutant bird flu for research

"Scientists proposed developing a more potent strain of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on Wednesday to examine how mutant forms might spread among humans, a topic that has stoked global alarm in the past. US health authorities said any new H7N9 experiments that seek US funding would undergo a new, strict safety review, after concerns over such research on another bird flu, H5N1, in December 2011 raised fears that terrorists could unleash a virulent lab-grown strain and cause mass deaths." Continue reading →

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Joseph Mercola: Why Medicine Won’t Allow Cancer to Be Cured

"In spite of the enormous amounts of money funneled into cancer research today, two out of three cancer patients will be dead within five years after receiving all or part of the standard cancer treatment trinity—surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. This is not too surprising when you consider that two of the three are carcinogenic themselves! It’s much easier to prevent cancer than to treat it, once it takes hold. I believe you can virtually eliminate your risk of cancer and chronic disease, and radically improve your chances of recovering from cancer if you currently have it, by following these relatively simple strategies." Continue reading →

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Feds arrest Dr. Farid Fata, accused of fraud & deliberately prolonging chemo for cancer patients

"U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade says he’s charged with healthcare fraud for his role in a scheme to submit false claims to Medicare for treatments that were medically unnecessary. McQuade says the fraud scheme involves $35 million. Federal officials are alleging an even worse crime than cheating Medicare -- in their criminal complaint against Fata, FBI agents say 'Dr. Fata directed the administration of unnecessary chemotherapy to patients in remission.' The feds say he also deliberately misdiagnosed patients 'as having cancer to justify unnecessary cancer treatment.'" Continue reading →

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Louisiana prison official: Raped 14-year-old inmate was no ‘Little Miss Muffin’

"Louisiana prison officials and attorneys are trying to evade culpability in the rape of a 14-year-old juvenile inmate by claiming that the girl had a consensual relationship with the guard who molested her. Lawyers for the parish filed papers in court that said, 'Vickers could not have engaged in sexual relations within the walls of the detention center with [the victim] without cooperation from her. Vickers did not use force, violence or intimidation when engaging in sexual relations.' Vickers, 49, was arrested in 2011 and charged with four counts of juvenile molestation and sexual malfeasance in office based on his conduct with Mary Doe and other girls." Continue reading →

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The IRS has become one of America’s leading exports

"If a 747 jetliner filled with one investor from each jurisdiction on earth touched down in a newly independent country, and each investor risked $1000 in a start-up venture, in the new economy, the American would face a far higher tax than anybody else on any gains. Special, penal taxation of foreign investment, exemplified by the so-called PFIC taxation, plus the U.S. nationality tax, can result in tax liabilities of 200 per cent or more on long term assets held outside the United States. A successful American could reduce his total lifetime tax burden as a citizen of any of more than 280 other jurisdictions on the globe." Continue reading →

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