Democracy Now: Julian Assange Seeks Asylum in Ecuador in Attempt to Avoid Extradition to U.S.

An interesting few minutes. Julian Assange of WikiLeaks Seeks Asylum in Ecuador in Attempt to Avoid Extradition to U.S. From the transcript,...

Julian Assange's Right to Asylum by Glenn Greenwald

Thank you Glenn Greenwald. Julian Assange's right to asylum Given the travesty that is American justice, WikiLeaks' founder is entit...

A Pressure Cooker for the 21st Century

Pressure cookers are an extremely useful kitchen tool.  They greatly speed cooking and reduce energy usage by up to 70 percent.  This is bec...

Louisiana Vying For Title America's Most Stupid State?

I know it will have a bit of a job on knocking Texas of the puerile pedestal, but it won't be for the want of trying. I found the presen...

There's No Taste Like Bad Taste - No Regerts: Insane Ink

 Update: Do strap in. Link To say I am no lover of ink, would, I have to admit, be putting it rather mildly. Given that 99.99% don't pa...

ALCOHOL MAY TRIGGER AF EPISODES

Results of a new study suggest that patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) should avoid consuming alcohol to reduce the risk of ...

AVOID CHILDHOOD CT SCANS

Children undergoing computed tomography (CT) scans with cumulative radiation doses of about 50 mGy had about triple the risk for leukemia, a...

NORMAL SALINE IS NOT SO NORMAL

In a study from England published ahead of print in Annals of Surgery, healthy volunteers given two liters of so-called "normal" s...

It's The End of The World As We Know It with Chunky Mark

You'll get no sense out of me today, I've got me 'ead on.