3MIN News January 31, 2013
Monthly Archives: January 2013
The Sun – An Essential Element of Good Health
Along with food, air, and water, sunlight is the most important survival factor in human life.” -The National Institute of Mental Health In the past 100 years, the majority of people around the world have transitioned from working outside all
How Do High and Low Weather Systems Work?
At the beginning of this year, Australia experienced a record-breaking heatwave that extended over a greater area for a longer period of time than ever experienced before. This exceptional weather was caused by a combination of factors. The monsoon which
Living in a Virtual Reality
On-line dating, webcam chats, video dating, facebook, tumblr, myspace, bebo, speed dating, chat rooms, blogs, twitter, the list goes on…..these things have become our reality, our ‘virtual’ reality. Social sites are in fact far from social, they are an isolated
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Russia Condemns Israeli Air Strike on Syria
Russia says it is very concerned about reports of an Israeli air attack inside Syria near Damascus and any such action would amount to unacceptable military interference. “If this information is confirmed, then we are dealing with unprovoked attacks on targets on the
New ‘Poll Tax’ Blow For UK’s Poorest
Millions of low-income households face a rise in their council tax bills costing them up to £600 a year from April under a “poll tax bombshell”, according to new study. People in low-paid jobs and those on benefits who currently
Zimbabwe Has $217 Left in the Bank
Zimbabwe’s finance minister made a startling admission to reporters in Harare on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. “Last week when we paid civil servants there was $217 in government coffers,” Finance Minister Tendai Biti said, according to The Telegraph. “The government
Magnitude-6.8 Earthquake Shakes Northern Chile
A magnitude-6.8 earthquake shook offices, toppled supermarket shelves and broke windows on Wednesday in north-central Chile, where people fled some buildings in panic. A 50-year-old woman in the city of Copiapo died of a heart attack, said Atacama Regional Governor
Australian Army Garage Sale
Australians will soon be able to own, and use, a slice of military history, as a huge sale of second-hand vehicles kicks off the largest disposal of defence equipment since World War II. A vast range of war fighting kit
Rense – Virus Gene Found In GMO Crops
Israel Hits Syria Arms Convoy To Lebanon
Israeli jets bombed a convoy near Syria’s border with Lebanon early on Wednesday, sources told Reuters, apparently targeting weapons destined for Hezbollah in what some called a warning to Damascus not to arm Israel’s Lebanese enemy. Syrian state television accused Israel of bombing a military
Rambunctious Souls
Are you one of the: “Freedom loving, fear fighting, pattern breaking, don’t give a shit anymore, sweet and loving rambunctious souls?” Be proud, stand strong and keep on keeping on. True freedom first step is: Not giving a rats ass
Massive Sinkhole Swallows Buildings in Guangzhou, China
Look out, below. A massive sinkhole in Guangzhou, China, swallowed up buildings and knocked out power to thousands of residents. According to Shanghaiist, the sinkhole is about 3,230 square feet and plenty deep.A video shows a crowd milling about the sinkhole before
What Doctors Can Learn from Mummy Autopsies
As a pathologist, Michael Zimmerman was familiar with dead bodies, but when he was asked to autopsy a mummy for the first time, he wasn’t sure what to expect. There were a dozen layers of wrapping, which he peeled off
Can Earthlings Adjust to a Longer Day on Mars?
“Mutinous” is not a word frequently used to describe teams of NASA scientists and engineers. But that’s precisely the term employed by Harvard University sleep scientist Charles Czeisler to explain what happened when the group operating the Pathfinder mission’s rover in 1997
Cloud Control: Thought Personal Information Was Safe With Server in Sky?
All personal information stored by British internet users on major “cloud” computing services including Google Drive can be spied upon routinely without their knowledge by US authorities under newly-approved legislation, it can be disclosed. Cloud computing has exploded in recent
The U.S. Military Spy Drone That Can See What Type of Phone You’re Carrying
A sinister airborne surveillance camera gives the U.S. military the ability to track movements in an entire city like a real-time Google Street View. The ARGUS-IS array can be mounted on unmanned drones to capture an area of 15 sq/miles
Garlic Proven 100 Times More Effective Than Antibiotics, Working In A Fraction of The Time
A significant finding from Washington State University shows that garlic is 100 times more effective than two popular antibiotics at fighting disease causing bacteria commonly responsible for foodborne illness. Their work was published recently in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy a follow-up to the
U.K Families Face Battle With GSK over Dangerous Diabetes Drug
Thousands of families in the UK could be deprived of compensation for the death or harm of a relative caused by the diabetes drug Avandia, even though the British maker has agreed to pay billions of dollars to settle similar claims in
Beijing Is Fighting for Breath as Pollution Goes off the Scale
My kids can tell when it is a bad day for smog in Beijing. It seeps into the hall of our apartment building and they can taste it in the air – it’s tangy, like an airborne mixture of oil
French Employment Minister: ‘France is Totally Bankrupt’
France’s employment minister Michel Sapin has admitted the country is “totally bankrupt”. The unexpected news came during a radio interview yesterday and is thought to have sent the country’s business leaders into a state of shock. “There is a state
Anger Over U.K Fluoride Plans
Fluoride is set to be added to drinking water throughout England and Wales despite controversy over the long-term health effects, it emerged yesterday. The law is expected to be changed so that local authorities can compel water companies to add
