Archive | February, 2010

Roman urn contains human ashes

Posted on 28 February 2010

AN URN discovered during the excavation of a large Roman site in Cullompton used to contain human remains for burial.

“Vampire of Venice” Unmasked: Plague Victim & Witch?

Posted on 28 February 2010

A female “vampire” unearthed in a mass grave near Venice, Italy, may have been accused of wearing another evil hat: a witch’s.

Prince’s Palace Found in Volcanic Crater

Posted on 28 February 2010

The residence of Sextus Tarquinius, the prince who sparked the revolt that led to the foundation of the Roman Republic, may have been found.

SECRET PLOT TO LET 50MILLION AFRICAN WORKERS INTO EU

Posted on 28 February 2010

MORE than 50 million African workers are to be invited to Europe in a far-reaching secretive migration deal, the Daily Express can reveal today.

A controversial taxpayer-funded “job centre” opened in Mali this week is just the first step towards promoting “free movement of people in Africa and the EU”.

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Ring fort may have held Bronze Age sports arena

Posted on 26 February 2010

A MYSTERIOUS ring fort in Co Tipperary holds “massive potential for discoveries” according to archaeologists who have carried out the first survey of the site.

Their initial findings suggest that the site may have been used for Bronze Age sporting contests in an arena that is the ancient equivalent of Semple Stadium.

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9 Food Label Lies

Posted on 26 February 2010

It’s unfortunate that food labels, which are ideally designed to help you make educated purchasing decisions, have deteriorated over time into little more than deceptive advertising.

Here are nine of the most common ways food labels lie, so you can prepare before your next trip to the grocery store.

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Watford man’s campaign to ban airport body scanners

Posted on 26 February 2010

Adam Woodward, who was “born and bred” in Vicarage Road but now lives and works as an English teacher in Spain, is part of a band of people concerned at the introduction of the scanners.

A Facebook group, which has become the focal point for their campaign, has attracted more than 10,000 members.

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CNN Poll: Majority says government a threat to citizens’ rights

Posted on 26 February 2010

A majority of Americans think the federal government poses a threat to rights of Americans, according to a new national poll.

Fifty-six percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Friday say they think the federal government’s become so large and powerful that it poses an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens. Forty-four percent of those polled disagree.

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First Minoan Shipwreck

Posted on 22 February 2010

An unprecedented find off the coast of Crete

MacAskill’s Gagging Law

Posted on 21 February 2010

Kenny MacAskill, Scottish Justice Secretary and ex Levy & MacRae lawyer, is apparently so scared by the rising tide of public ire surrounding his and his colleagues apparent cover up of the Hollie Greig scandal, that he has proposed amendments to the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill, which is going through the Scottish Parliament at the moment.

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Texas ordered to destroy five million blood samples illegally taken from babies without consent

Posted on 21 February 2010

The subject of a recent federal lawsuit, routine blood samples legally taken from Texas newborns to screen for disorders and diseases were illegally being kept by the Texas Department of State Health Services without parental consent. Found to have begun holding and retaining such blood samples since 2002, the agency is being sued on behalf of the children’s parents by the Texas Civil Rights Project.

1,000 Architects & Engineers Call for New 9/11 Investigation

Posted on 19 February 2010

Richard Gage, AIA, architect and founder of the non-profit Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth, Inc. (AE911Truth), will announce a decisive milestone today at a press conference in San Francisco, as more than 1,000 worldwide architects and engineers now support the call for a new investigation into the destruction of the Twin Towers and Building 7 at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Only 21% Say U.S. Government Has Consent of the Governed

Posted on 19 February 2010

The founding document of the United States, the Declaration of Independence, states that governments derive “their just powers from the consent of the governed.” Today, however, just 21% of voters nationwide believe that the federal government enjoys the consent of the governed.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 61% disagree and say the government does not have the necessary consent. Eighteen percent (18%) of voters are not sure.

However, 63% of the Political Class think the government has the consent of the governed, but only six percent (6%) of those with Mainstream views agree.

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‘Influenza vaccine has no effect’: study

Posted on 19 February 2010

There is no evidence to support the contention that the influenza vaccine administered to the over 65s is of any more use than opening the windows and washing hands, a new study from the Cochrane Collaboration claims, according to a report in the Svenska Dagbladet newspaper.

The institute has concluded from the studies that there is no clear evidence to suggest that the flu jab offers any more protection than cheaper, hygiene-based methods such as hand-washing.

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iPhone App: Greek Gods Free

Posted on 19 February 2010

Enjoy this free Greek Gods reference. This app contains more than 360 different greek gods, each record comes with their name, gender, category and their description (more fields to come).

Features include the ability to share your favorite god with…

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Exact Location of the Battle of Bosworth revealed

Posted on 19 February 2010

A 500-year-old mystery has been solved as archaeologists have revealed the exact location of the Battle of Bosworth.

Just ahead of a conference taking place this weekend, where the official announcement was to be made, Glenn Foard, the archaeologist who led the search for the battlefield, has told The Times that the Battle of Bosworth ‘was settled round the back of Alf Oliver’s arable farm, just off the old Roman road from Atherstone to Leicester.’

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Golden Bough from Roman mythology ‘found in Italy’

Posted on 19 February 2010

Italian archaeologists claim to have found a stone enclosure which once protected the legendary “Golden Bough”.

Big Pharma researcher admits to faking dozens of research studies for Pfizer, Merck

Posted on 19 February 2010

It’s being called the largest research fraud in medical history. Dr. Scott Reuben, a former member of Pfizer’s speakers’ bureau, has agreed to plead guilty to faking dozens of research studies that were published in medical journals.

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School used student laptop webcams to spy on them at school and home

Posted on 18 February 2010

According to the filings in Blake J Robbins v Lower Merion School District (PA) et al, the laptops issued to high-school students in the well-heeled Philly suburb have webcams that can be covertly activated by the schools’ administrators, who have used this facility to spy on students and even their families. The issue came to light when the Robbins’s child was disciplined for “improper behavior in his home” and the Vice Principal used a photo taken by the webcam as evidence. The suit is a class action, brought on behalf of all students issued with these machines.

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White jury bias against white defendants?

Posted on 18 February 2010

White jurors in diverse communities are more likely to convict white defendants who attack ethnic minority victims than other white victims because they are “more conscious of race”, Professor Cheryl Thomas’ report found.



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