Perhaps its time to get off the computer and go play outside according to a survey released this week by the Physical Activity Council, a national advocacy group for physical activity. According to the results […]
Day: April 25, 2015
Is Milk Really Healthy For You?
Milk – it does the body good. Makes the bones strong and helps kids grow up to be big and tall. At least that’s what Hollywood wants us to think. Remember the famous Got Milk? […]
How Foreign Money Is Influencing U.S. Politics
Hot on the heels of revelations that Hillary Clinton failed to report tens of millions of dollars in politically related charity contributions the Federal Election Commission has declined to investigate foreign funding of a campaign […]
The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums Suspends Japan
The world’s leading zoo organization announced it has lost patience with Japan’s continued use of dolphins from fisheries drives in Taiji prefecture and suspended the Japanese from its roster. The country is the worst offender […]
Google Working On Second Version Of Google Glass
According to reports out of Italy, Google has bee working with eyewear maker Luxottica to come up with a new version of Glass, its glasses-meet-webcam-meet-smartphone project. The news adds further weight to suggestion the project […]
To Avoid War Pentagon Publishes Cyberwar Rules Of Engagement
The Pentagon published an outline of its cyber-warfare strategy for the first time ever on Thursday. The document reveals the conditions under which it will hack enemy nations. At least officially. Secretary Ashton Carter, speaking […]
How Big Retailers Spy On You While Shopping
A dirty little secret in retail is that every shopper that sets foot through the door of a major retail chain is being tracked in an extraordinary level of detail. The Federal Trade Commission announced […]
HIV Outbreak In Indiana Continues To Grow
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data indicating the number of new HIV infections in a rural Indiana county has grown . The federal agency is working with state health officials to […]
Nav Sarao: What You Need Know And Why He’s Important
Nav Singh Sarao is the Briton blamed for causing the May 2010 Wall Street ‘flash crash’ where about $1 trillion was briefly wiped out from U.S. stock markets in a matter of minutes. Mr Sarao […]
700 Dead As 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Slams Nepal,
The tiny mountain nation of Nepal was struck by a deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake early Saturday morning. The powerful quake was centered less than 50 miles from Kathmandu. Authorities say at least 700 are presumed […]
Puerto Rico Warns Of Government Shutdown Due To Liquidity Crisis
Two months ago Puerto Rico’s third largest bank, Doral, failed. The event cost U.S. taxpayers $750 million in the process. Doral Bank wasn’t alone in having a Non Performing Loan ratio bordering on 40% – […]
Why Electric Car Sales Have Tanked Lately
Ford just laid off 700 Michigan plant workers working on small cars and hybrid manufacturing The Detroit News reported yesterday. Specifically, Ford said that it is cutting a shift at its Michigan Assembly Plant where […]
America Still Saddled With Burden Of 100 Year Old Chemical Weapons
100 years later the United States is still struggling to get rid of its chemical weapons. Some 780,000 mustard gas shells are stored near a Colorado disposal plant, the vast majority of the remaining U.S. […]
Does Viral Ad Campaign Offer Scary Glimpse Into Our Future?
Every day in Hong Kong more than 16,000 tons of waste is dumped in the streets and public spaces. A new project from the Hong Kong Cleanup Challenge and ad agency Ogilvy & Mather Hong […]
Starbucks Handles Rare Failure The American Way
Starbucks on Friday saw the company’s computer system fail across North America. The company operates one of the biggest retail networks in the United States and also operates in many countries around the world. It […]