The U.S. is running out of wireless spectrum.
The United States is facing an imminent spectrum crisis in which exploding demand from smartphones will soon overwhelm the nation’s wireless capacit, according to the FCC.
New Study Traces Flammable Drinking Water to Fracking
Fracking linked to flaming.
Who likes their tap water nice and fiery? I know I do — I simply won’t drink any water that doesn’t catch fire when held over an open flame. That’s why I drink all my water from underground aquifers that have been contaminated by hydro-fracking operations. Yes, a scientific study, the first of its kind, has discovered a link between flammable drinking water documented in communities around the nation, and everyone’s favorite method of extracting natural gas from the ground…
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Swiss Authorities Freeze Bank Accounts Belonging to Russian Tax Officials
A group of Russian tax officials is alleged to have helped steal $230m (£140m) from the Russian state in an elaborate tax fraud.
Authorities in Switzerland are reported to have frozen dozens of bank accounts belonging to Russian tax officials. This is part of a criminal investigation into claims that the funds on them are derived from the biggest tax fraud in Russian history. The Swiss authorities began investigating after UK investment fund Hermitage filed a complaint against a group of Russian tax officials it alleged had helped steal $230m (£140m) from the Russian state in an elaborate tax fraud.
Children as Young as 12 Months Can Undo Carseat Restraints
40% of children wriggle out of carseat restraints while the car is moving.
Children as young as 12 months and still too young to walk are finding ways to wriggle out of protective car restraints and are increasing their risk of serious injuries, a study shows. 40% of the children unbuckle themselves while the car is moving.
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4 Lessons for Parents in a Constantly Connected World
Parenting has changed a lot in a short period of time.
Parenting in the age of social media is no easy endeavor.
On the one hand, the web has allowed thousands of parents greater flexibility, either by working in traditional jobs from their home or starting and promoting their own businesses with the help of Facebook and Twitter. No longer needing to “go to work,” parents can be at home and conduct business in their free time, while still being available to their kids.
On the other hand, living “constantly connected” as many of us do can result in less quality time with one’s kids. While parents may physically be in a room, often their attention is elsewhere. In one tragic case, a 13-month old boy died in the bathtub while his mom was distracted playing games on Facebook. While this an extreme case, more parents are continuously pulled away by their ringing phone or the latest posts on Facebook or Twitter, resulting in less attention to their kids.
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How Goldman Sachs Created the Food Crisis
The word again today is GREED.
Frederick Kaufman’s piece for Foreign Policy examines how the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (GSCI) is responsible for the increase in food prices.
South Park Scares You Into Reading Apple’s Terms And Conditions
Do you to agree to Apple’s Terms of Service?
You know the drill … You open iTunes and there’s a popup that asks you to download a new version. You download the newest version and there’s another popup asking you to agree to Apple’s Terms of Service. But it’s over 55-pages long! You scroll to the bottom and hastily click “Agree,” because what’s the worst that can happen right? Right?
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Teaching Responsible Drinking By Allowing Teens to Drink Under Supervision Backfires
Allowing teens to drink backfires.
Parents begin to worry as prom night approaches. They are worried about what might happen during after hour parties. Some parents might be tempted to try to teach their high schoolers to drink responsibly – by allowing them to consume alcohol under supervision.
Brown Recluse Spider Population Boom Result of Climate Change
Brown recluse spider
The brown recluse are one of the most feared spiders in North America. And now the brown recluse – or Loxosceles reclusa – spider population is growing, and predicted to expand into the northern states as a result of climate change.
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Apple in US Over Location Tracking Issue
Apple has been tracking your moves and invading your privacy.
Bloomberg was first to report today that two iPad/iPhone users have filed a class action lawsuit accusing Apple of invasion of privacy and computer fraud, and of “secretly recording movements of iPhone and iPad users.”
USDA Outsources Biotech Crop Evaluation to the GMO Industry
What kind of logic prevails when environmental impact statements
on biotech crops are outsourced to the GMO industry itself?
The U.S. is already cultivating 165 million acres of genetically modified crops, up 7 million acres from just two years ago. Modified seeds and large monocultures in general, are monopolizing our nation’s agriculture system like never before and crop after crop are deemed “safe” by the USDA. We’re headed full speed down a dark, winding road and it seems we’re driving blindfolded. And most recently, according to a story on Grist, the USDA is starting a new program which will outsource environmental impact statements on biotech crops to the GMO industry. Obviously, biotech companies are thrilled with the idea…
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Prenatal Exposure to Pesticides Leads to Diminished IQ’s in Children
The study found some of the risks that pesticides were already known to pose to children, including ADHD and learning difficulties.
It was reported this week by the Environmental Working Group that three studies published simultaneously all came to the same eye-opening conclusion. The conclusion was prenatal exposure to organophosphate pesticides leads to diminished IQs in children between the ages of 6 and 9.
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