A school in Maryland has installed PalmSecure, a biometric scanning system that requires elementary students to place their hand on infrared scanners in order to pay for their school lunch. The unique nuances of each child’s individual hand will be catalogued and the image encrypted with a numerical algorithm that is combined with the cost of school lunches.



PalmSource, a Japanese corporation…

The panel, which oversees health issues including drug safety, said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was aware of production problems at Framingham, Massachusetts-based NECC in 2006, including potential public health risks involving a different sterile injectable drug.

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Conclusions drawn by the October 2010 Synod of Bishops for the Middle East.

Vatican Synod urges UN to end Israel's occupation-Reject notion; 'Chosen Race' & 'Promise land' http://h.oc.gs/viebod

Greek-Melchite Archbishop Cyrille Bustros sparked an interreligious firestorm when he…

A TSA agent convicted of stealing more than $800,000 worth of goods from travelers said this type of theft is “commonplace” among airport security. Almost 400 TSA officers have been fired for stealing from passengers since 2003.

Pythias Brown, a former Transportation Security Administration officer at Newark Liberty International Airport, spent four years stealing everything he could from luggage and security checkpoints, including clothing, laptops, cameras, Nintendo Wiis,…

For a classic recipe that started life as just a handful of key ingredients, the humble hamburger has certainly come a long way from its fast food origins.

The basic patty of ground meat sandwiched between a sliced bread roll has evolved into a full-on gourmet affair.

These are the 10 most expensive burgers in the world; culinary works of gastronomic excellence with an astronomical price tag to match.

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As a scientist deeply concerned for the welfare of all humanity, I was very pleased that Russia has banned the importation of genetically modified crop seeds after reviewing a recent French study that showed a strong potential cancer link in mice when consuming Gentically Modified (GM or GMO) corn. Concerning the epidemic of improperly and inadequately tested GM foods contaminating our…

British archaeologists discovered previously unknown drawings on the stones of Stonehenge with the help of a laser. According to Glob-news, the laser scanning of 83 ancient slabs of the iconic monument was conducted by commercial company. After historians analyzed the three-dimensional images that they received as a result of the scanning, they discovered 72 previously unseen…

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HSBC was forced to apologise publicly yesterday (Tuesday) before the US Senate – and its compliance chief resigned – over facilitating a…

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"Did you know that ALL Vaccinations cause far more immediate and long term neurological and physiological dangers to children than the disease its supposed to cure?

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Monsanto's efforts to dismiss new evidence linking its genetically modified (GM) corn to tumors has been thoroughly debunked in a public briefing by the food sustainability nonprofit Earth Open Source.



"NK603 must be immediately withdrawn from the market and all GMOs must be subjected to long-term testing," the briefing concludes.



In a two-year study, a team of French researchers led by Professor…

The so-called "Lagarde List" –  the name given by the Greek press to a list containing 1,991 names of wealthy, Swiss-bank-account-possessing Greeks who are being investigated for corruption and tax evasion – is causing a major stir in Greece right now.

Since Friday, two men on the list have turned up dead in apparent suicides.

Here is what has happened in the past few…

I get a real kick out of Max, he gets so wound up on things. But if you really listen he is all about the truth. If you care to be informed here is the link:   http://rt.com/programs/keiser-report/episode-351-max-keiser/

As we’ve mentioned before, eBay recently changed its terms of service to include a mandatory binding arbitration clausethat effectively takes away customers’ rights to pursue class-action lawsuits against the company. So it should come as no surprise that eBay subsidiary (and perennial Worst Company In America contender) PayPal has added a similar…