Is a Virus the Cause of Fatigue Syndrome?

They say the human body is made up of 90% non-human life forms, e.g. 72% water, and millions of separate virus species numbered in the trillions.  Just one in ten of our DNA strands are human, while five are virus and four are bacteria, all co-existing and interacting in...

Nobel Prize for Promises? by Howard Zinn

We are all weary of war, but we really need to go easy on Obama. He has achieved a lot in a very short time. The Nobel Prize should encourage him, and the rest of us too. No one person can turn "the machine" around. Can you? The more I try the harder it gets. Major...

The Holy Grail of the Unconscious

The New York Times website has an extensive selection of fabulous close-up scans of the book, along with associated photos. " The Holy Grail of the Unconscious–By SARA CORBETT, New York Times, September 16, 2009 This is a story about a nearly 100-year-old book, bound in red...

AUSTRALIA: Immigration not only way to counter ageing population

Australia is struggling to manage increased immigration.  For a start, we don't have sufficient infrastructure (transport, housing, energy, health and education, and especially water), in place for the current 22 million citizens. Limited supplies of water top the list,...

More news on Fiji Water: Spin the Bottle

Fiji water is the biggest supplier of bottled water in the United States.Listen or download an ABC-Radio National interview with investigative journalist Anna Lezner here The Fiji brand is owned by US argi-billionaires, and has strong connections to celebrity culture and...

Beazley, Nelson appointed ambassadors to US and Europe

While I believe Kim Beazley is a man of high integrity, I haven't followed Dr. Nelson's career."Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced Kim Beazley as Australia's ambassador to the United States and Brendan Nelson as the nation's envoy to the European Union.The top...

Outrage in India over Melbourne assaults

A series of violent racist attacks on Indian students attending tertiary institutions in Melbourne has sent shock waves through the entire community. The causes are unclear, but revelations of corruption of the student visa process has exacerbated the situation. Most people...

US Census figures for Hispanic Americans

As of September 2009, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the USA population has reached 307,458,963, and the World population is now 6,784,448,085Hispanic Americans By the NumbersFrom the U.S. Census BureauPopulation46.9 millionThe estimated Hispanic population of the...

Australia's Housing Shortage Lie

"...it is price that is the major problem in the housing market. Prices are at unsustainable levels brought about by the manipulation of demand and supply by the various levels of government. As soon as the manipulation ends, price discovery will lead to a collapse in the...

'Huge' gold deposits found in Victoria

Instead of thousands of miners flocking from all over the world to dig for gold in Australia, the new gold rush will be conducted by huge mining corporations using large machinery to extract the gold. There are very few if any green gold mining operations. They use mercury to...

Legal Immunity Set for Swine Flu Vaccine Makers

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sibelius has not only given immunity to the makers of Tamiflu and Relenza for injuries stemming from their use against swine flu, she has granted immunity to future swine flu vaccines and “any associated...

From Chaos, Order: W3C Standard Helps Organize Knowledge

Latest Press Release from Sir Tim Berner's Lee's organization, W3C, regarding developments in data storage technology, with a view to promoting standards and guidelines that ensure long-term growth for the Web.–SKOS Connects Diverse Knowledge Organization Systems to Linked...

Nobel Laureates Warn Obama Against Missile Defense Deployment

""20 eminent scientists (including 10 Nobel laureates), advise Obama that Missile Defense "has not been proven and does not merit deployment. It would offer little or no defensive capability, even in principle."""And, a special forum on...

How to destroy America from within, for Dummies!

If primitive war tactic is to destroy the children of your enemy, then Americans will be attacked from within when 75 million students return to school in September, –on time for the next 9/11 anniversary.With this dramatic opening comment, I'm hoping that a case of...