Michael Moore: Investors Should Dump HMO Stocks

29/06/2007 at 11:57 PM (whatnot)

Filmmaker Michael Moore, whose movie “Sicko” opens Friday, told CNBC that he’s urging investors to dump shares of health insurers and health maintenance organizations because “people don’t need a middleman between the doctor and the patient.”. “We fix [health care] by taking the one thing they do right in Canada, the one thing they do right in…

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BREAKING: Double-blind Study Proves Cannabis Has “Clear Medical Benefits”

29/06/2007 at 11:45 PM (whatnot)

Smoking Marijuana, significantly increases daily food intake and body weight in HIV-positive patients, is well tolerated with no discomfort, and does not impair subjects’ cognitive performance. The study compared Marinol to smoked/inhaled Cannabis, in a double-blind placebo-controlled trial, and found clearly more benefits when inhaled.

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Potential cure for HIV discovered

29/06/2007 at 11:41 PM (whatnot)

In a breakthrough that could potentially lead to a cure for HIV infection, scientists have discovered a way to remove the virus from infected cells, a study released Thursday said. The scientists engineered an enzyme which attacks the DNA of the HIV virus and cuts it out of the infected cell, according to the study published in Scien

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Report: ‘Shadow Goverment’ Of Private Contractors Explodes

29/06/2007 at 4:46 AM (whatnot)

“A new report by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform concludes that, under the Bush administration, the shadow government of private companies working under federal contract has exploded in size.”

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This Planet Ain’t Big Enough For The 6,500,000,000 Of Us

29/06/2007 at 4:42 AM (whatnot)

“Behind the climate crisis lies a global issue that no one wants to tackle: do we need radical plans to reduce the world’s population? Chris Rapley sparks the debate”

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Putin : The North Pole is technically owned by Russia

29/06/2007 at 4:26 AM (whatnot)

“Putin just declared that the North Pole, and all it’s oil, minerals and natural resources now belong to Russia.”

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Report : Pentagon Can’t Account For $19 Billion Spent On Iraqi Forces

29/06/2007 at 4:20 AM (whatnot)

The Pentagon “cannot report in detail how many of the 346,500 Iraqi military and police personnel that the coalition trained are operational today,” according to the 250-page report. “We have no idea what our $19 billion has gotten us,” said Rep. Martin T. Meehan (D-Mass.), chairman of the Armed Services subcommittee on oversight and investigations

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If Bush Rejected Subpoena That Means All Americans Can Reject Subpoenas

29/06/2007 at 4:17 AM (whatnot)

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush, moving toward a constitutional showdown with Congress, asserted executive privilege Thursday and rejected lawmakers’ demands for documents that could shed light on the firings of federal prosecutors

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Immigration Bill Goes Down in Defeat!

29/06/2007 at 4:12 AM (whatnot)

Not enough votes for Shamnesty!

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The Great Biofuel Hoax

27/06/2007 at 4:03 AM (general)

Biofuels come with a huge price tag.

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Fighting Form Spam with CSS

27/06/2007 at 4:03 AM (technology)

Step by step guide using CSS to eliminate automated robots and spam fillers from getting through your forms.

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Spy Photo: Nissan Skyline GT-R spotted at Goodwood! [PICS]

27/06/2007 at 3:54 AM (general)

“The Nissan GT-R made a quick drive-by at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The GT-R making the rounds was still wearing the fascia-obscuring black bra, but still looking pretty hot. It’ll make an official debut at the Tokyo Motor Show later in the year, but Goodwood ain’t a bad way for a test vehicle to spend a long weekend, is it?”

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