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May 23, 2013
Posted on May 21, 2013 at 10:10 PM
Updated yesterday at 7:49 AM
A government-chartered advisory panel was told last September that materials spotted outside the inner wall of a tank holding radioactive waste at the Hanford Site were possibly the result of a "carbonate buildup," “cross-contamination” or "rainwater leakage."
"We've seen a lot of things and they don't point to any one thing," a senior U.S. Department of Energy official at Hanford told the group on Sept. 7, "so that's why it's hard to speculate what it is."
But internal emails obtained by KING 5, written by the government contractor carrying the multi-billion-dollar contract to manage the tanks, show that tests conducted weeks earlier had already confirmed that the materials found in the safety space of the double-shell tank were highly radioactive and matched the chemical makeup of waste contained in the primary tank.
On Aug. 13, results of a scientific analysis showed samples taken from the space contained high levels of two radioactive isotopes -- Strontium-90 and Cesium-137. Smaller traces of Plutonium-239/240 and Americium-241 were also detected. In addition scientists analyzing the sample found traces of potassium -- a unique marker to this specific tank (found in one other double-shell tank at Hanford).
MORE/VIDEO
Hanford Officials Hid Leak Evidence From Advisory Panel
by SUSANNAH FRAME / KING 5 NewsPosted on May 21, 2013 at 10:10 PM
Updated yesterday at 7:49 AM
A government-chartered advisory panel was told last September that materials spotted outside the inner wall of a tank holding radioactive waste at the Hanford Site were possibly the result of a "carbonate buildup," “cross-contamination” or "rainwater leakage."
"We've seen a lot of things and they don't point to any one thing," a senior U.S. Department of Energy official at Hanford told the group on Sept. 7, "so that's why it's hard to speculate what it is."
But internal emails obtained by KING 5, written by the government contractor carrying the multi-billion-dollar contract to manage the tanks, show that tests conducted weeks earlier had already confirmed that the materials found in the safety space of the double-shell tank were highly radioactive and matched the chemical makeup of waste contained in the primary tank.
On Aug. 13, results of a scientific analysis showed samples taken from the space contained high levels of two radioactive isotopes -- Strontium-90 and Cesium-137. Smaller traces of Plutonium-239/240 and Americium-241 were also detected. In addition scientists analyzing the sample found traces of potassium -- a unique marker to this specific tank (found in one other double-shell tank at Hanford).
MORE/VIDEO
May 23, 2013
RussiaToday·Published on May 22, 2013
Meanwhile, as the US government's apparent war on whistle-blowers gathers pace, some media outlets are taking steps to shield their sources. The New Yorker has launched a system that allows people to anonymously submit leaked documents and messages to the magazine. RT's Marina Portnaya reports.
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Aaron Swartz's Legacy: US media's new system to shield leaks
RussiaToday·Published on May 22, 2013
Meanwhile, as the US government's apparent war on whistle-blowers gathers pace, some media outlets are taking steps to shield their sources. The New Yorker has launched a system that allows people to anonymously submit leaked documents and messages to the magazine. RT's Marina Portnaya reports.
RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air
May 20, 2013
nqtv·Published on May 10, 2013
The best clips of the POLICE VS Rémi GAILLARD - dangerously funny
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Rémi Gaillard is world famous for his dangerously funny videos.
Unafraid of controversy, he has challenged the norms and expectations of online video with his creativity!
From bringing Pacman and Mario Kart to life and playing pranks in animal costumes, to taking on the likes of Ronaldo in a battle of football skills, Rémi has done it all and shows no signs of stopping any time soon - his motto is, after all, "C'est en faisant n'importe quoi qu'on devient n'importe qui"! ("It is by doing anything that we become anyone!"
One things for sure - once you watch Rémi's videos, you'll never look at an elevator in the same way...
Rémi GAILLARD vs POLICE ;-)
nqtv·Published on May 10, 2013
The best clips of the POLICE VS Rémi GAILLARD - dangerously funny
Subscribe for more: http://bit.ly/ouiremi
Rémi Gaillard is world famous for his dangerously funny videos.
Unafraid of controversy, he has challenged the norms and expectations of online video with his creativity!
From bringing Pacman and Mario Kart to life and playing pranks in animal costumes, to taking on the likes of Ronaldo in a battle of football skills, Rémi has done it all and shows no signs of stopping any time soon - his motto is, after all, "C'est en faisant n'importe quoi qu'on devient n'importe qui"! ("It is by doing anything that we become anyone!"
One things for sure - once you watch Rémi's videos, you'll never look at an elevator in the same way...
May 17, 2013
NTDTV·Published on May 17, 2013
Brazilian prison inmates take up knitting needles to help propel a local business to success.
Full Story:
Needles in hand, inmates at a Brazilian penitentiary are knitting their way to a brighter future thanks to a local businesswoman who was short on staff and needed to boost production for her clothing line.
Twenty prisoners at the Ariosvaldo Campos Pires prison are taking part in the Flor de Lotus (Lotus Flower) Project. Inmates are trained to knit and crochet for a local fashion design company that then exports the products to the United States, France, Japan and other countries.
The idea launched in 2009 when fashion designer Raquell Guimaraes looked to increase production for her Doiselles line of knitwear as demand surged in foreign markets.
{Raquell Guimaraes, Designer}:
"This workforce, I loved the story of going to a penitentiary."
Guimaraes teaches the inmates the art of knitting and crocheting, giving them a valuable skill set and work experience that they can then use upon their release as they look for employment in the outside world.
The prisoners are paid a starting salary of 75 percent of the minimum wage in Brazil, though their pay can increase depending on how much work they produce.
Guimaraes estimates that about 100 inmates have taken part in the project since its inception more than four years ago. They currently have openings for 15 new knitters as some current participants prepare for freedom.
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Brazilian Prisoners Knit Their Way to a New Life
NTDTV·Published on May 17, 2013
Brazilian prison inmates take up knitting needles to help propel a local business to success.
Full Story:
Needles in hand, inmates at a Brazilian penitentiary are knitting their way to a brighter future thanks to a local businesswoman who was short on staff and needed to boost production for her clothing line.
Twenty prisoners at the Ariosvaldo Campos Pires prison are taking part in the Flor de Lotus (Lotus Flower) Project. Inmates are trained to knit and crochet for a local fashion design company that then exports the products to the United States, France, Japan and other countries.
The idea launched in 2009 when fashion designer Raquell Guimaraes looked to increase production for her Doiselles line of knitwear as demand surged in foreign markets.
{Raquell Guimaraes, Designer}:
"This workforce, I loved the story of going to a penitentiary."
Guimaraes teaches the inmates the art of knitting and crocheting, giving them a valuable skill set and work experience that they can then use upon their release as they look for employment in the outside world.
The prisoners are paid a starting salary of 75 percent of the minimum wage in Brazil, though their pay can increase depending on how much work they produce.
Guimaraes estimates that about 100 inmates have taken part in the project since its inception more than four years ago. They currently have openings for 15 new knitters as some current participants prepare for freedom.
For more news and videos visit ☛ http://ntdtv.org
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May 17, 2013
AlJazeeraEnglish·Published on May 16, 2013
Thousands of people in southwest China have protested against a planned petrochemical plant.
They are worried that the project, due to be finished next year, will pollute their environment, but the government says the plant in Kunming, in Yunnan province, will be safe and bring economic growth.
Al Jazeera's Nadim Baba reports.
- People of Kunming, breathe while you can.
China protests against chemical plant
AlJazeeraEnglish·Published on May 16, 2013
Thousands of people in southwest China have protested against a planned petrochemical plant.
They are worried that the project, due to be finished next year, will pollute their environment, but the government says the plant in Kunming, in Yunnan province, will be safe and bring economic growth.
Al Jazeera's Nadim Baba reports.
- People of Kunming, breathe while you can.
May 17, 2013
Feds Delay Approval Of New Monsanto Crops Over Environmental Concerns
RT
Published time: May 15, 2013 17:57
Edited time: May 16, 2013 14:41
AFP Photo / Philippe Huguen
Biotech giant Monsanto faced a surprising setback after federal authorities refused to approve a new generation of genetically-engineered crops that could survive an unprecedented use of herbicides.
Monsanto was awarded a big win on Monday by the United States Supreme Court, but another federal ruling made only days earlier brought some comparatively bad news to the biotech giant.
The US Department of Agriculture announced Friday that they’ve ordered additional environmental impact statements (EIS) for herbicide-resistant crops that have been waiting for federal approval. Now Monsanto and the chemical company Dow will have to sit anxiously and await the results of those assessments before they are given the go-ahead to sell genetically-engineer plants that have raised serious environmental issues.
At stake is the future for a variety of corn, soybean and cotton crops that have been genetically-engineered to resist two heavy-duty pesticides, namely 2,4-D and dicamba. Both Monsanto and Dow have been hoping to get the go-ahead to sell these crops, but ordering further testing will set the release date back to perhaps 2015.
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Published time: May 15, 2013 17:57
Edited time: May 16, 2013 14:41
AFP Photo / Philippe Huguen
Biotech giant Monsanto faced a surprising setback after federal authorities refused to approve a new generation of genetically-engineered crops that could survive an unprecedented use of herbicides.
Monsanto was awarded a big win on Monday by the United States Supreme Court, but another federal ruling made only days earlier brought some comparatively bad news to the biotech giant.
The US Department of Agriculture announced Friday that they’ve ordered additional environmental impact statements (EIS) for herbicide-resistant crops that have been waiting for federal approval. Now Monsanto and the chemical company Dow will have to sit anxiously and await the results of those assessments before they are given the go-ahead to sell genetically-engineer plants that have raised serious environmental issues.
At stake is the future for a variety of corn, soybean and cotton crops that have been genetically-engineered to resist two heavy-duty pesticides, namely 2,4-D and dicamba. Both Monsanto and Dow have been hoping to get the go-ahead to sell these crops, but ordering further testing will set the release date back to perhaps 2015.
MORE
May 17, 2013
Below are ten of the five thousand, six hundred and eighty-one studies listed at the US National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health on the medicinal value of Curcumin:
1. Curcumin as an Add-On to Antidepressive Treatment: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Pilot Clinical Study.
Bergman J, Miodownik C, Bersudsky Y, Sokolik S, Lerner PP, Kreinin A, Polakiewicz J, Lerner V.
Clin Neuropharmacol. 2013 May/June;36(3) : 73-77.
PMID:
23673908
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
2. A new curcumin analogue exhibits enhanced antitumor activity in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Pan Y, Xiao J, Liang G, Wang M, Wang D, Wang S, Yang H.
Oncol Rep. 2013 May 14. doi: 10.3892/or.2013.2457. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
23673810
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
3. Curcumin Nanoparticles Ameliorate ICAM-1 Expression in TNF-?-Treated Lung Epithelial Cells through p47 (phox) and MAPKs/AP-1 Pathways.
Yen FL, Tsai MH, Yang CM, Liang CJ, Lin CC, Chiang YC, Lee HC, Ko HH, Lee CW.
PLoS One. 2013 May 9;8(5):e63845. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063845. Print 2013.
PMID:
23671702
[PubMed - in process]
4. Curcumin promotes nerve regeneration and functional recovery in rat model of nerve crush injury.
Ma J, Liu J, Yu H, Wang Q, Chen Y, Xiang L.
Neurosci Lett. 2013 May 10. doi:pii: S0304-3940(13)00415-1. 10.1016/j.neulet.2013.04.054. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
23669643
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
5. Curcumin-containing liposomes stabilized by thin layers of chitosan derivatives.
Karewicz A, Bielska D, Loboda A, Gzyl-Malcher B, Bednar J, Jozkowicz A, Dulak J, Nowakowska M.
Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 2013 Apr 22;109C:307-316. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2013.03.059. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
23668985
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
6. Curcumin targets the AKT-mTOR pathway for uterine leiomyosarcoma tumor growth suppression.
Wong TF, Takeda T, Li B, Tsuiji K, Kondo A, Tadakawa M, Nagase S, Yaegashi N.
Int J Clin Oncol. 2013 May 11. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
23666561
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
7. Synthesis and antiproliferative effect of novel curcumin analogues.
Liu B, Xia M, Ji X, Xu L, Dong J.
Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2013 May 11. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
23666373
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
8. Curcumin acts anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic in human meningiomas.
Curic S, Wu Y, Shan B, Schaaf C, Utpadel D, Lange M, Kuhlen D, Perone MJ, Arzt E, Stalla GK, Renner U.
J Neurooncol. 2013 May 11. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
23666203
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
9. Curcumin and its carbocyclic analogs: structure-activity in relation to antioxidant and selected biological properties.
Bhullar KS, Jha A, Youssef D, Rupasinghe HP.
Molecules. 2013 May 10;18(5):5389-404. doi: 10.3390/molecules18055389.
PMID:
23666006
[PubMed - in process]
10. Therapeutic potential of curcumin in experimentally induced allergic rhinitis in guinea pigs.
Thakare VN, Osama MM, Naik SR.
Int Immunopharmacol. 2013 May 9. doi:pii: S1567-5769(13)00171-9. 10.1016/j.intimp.2013.04.025. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
23665314
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
The other 5,671 things can be found ----->HERE
Ten Things (of 5,681) You Probably Didn't Know About Curcumin (Turmeric)
Below are ten of the five thousand, six hundred and eighty-one studies listed at the US National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health on the medicinal value of Curcumin:
1. Curcumin as an Add-On to Antidepressive Treatment: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Pilot Clinical Study.
Bergman J, Miodownik C, Bersudsky Y, Sokolik S, Lerner PP, Kreinin A, Polakiewicz J, Lerner V.
Clin Neuropharmacol. 2013 May/June;36(3) : 73-77.
PMID:
23673908
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
2. A new curcumin analogue exhibits enhanced antitumor activity in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Pan Y, Xiao J, Liang G, Wang M, Wang D, Wang S, Yang H.
Oncol Rep. 2013 May 14. doi: 10.3892/or.2013.2457. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
23673810
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
3. Curcumin Nanoparticles Ameliorate ICAM-1 Expression in TNF-?-Treated Lung Epithelial Cells through p47 (phox) and MAPKs/AP-1 Pathways.
Yen FL, Tsai MH, Yang CM, Liang CJ, Lin CC, Chiang YC, Lee HC, Ko HH, Lee CW.
PLoS One. 2013 May 9;8(5):e63845. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063845. Print 2013.
PMID:
23671702
[PubMed - in process]
4. Curcumin promotes nerve regeneration and functional recovery in rat model of nerve crush injury.
Ma J, Liu J, Yu H, Wang Q, Chen Y, Xiang L.
Neurosci Lett. 2013 May 10. doi:pii: S0304-3940(13)00415-1. 10.1016/j.neulet.2013.04.054. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
23669643
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
5. Curcumin-containing liposomes stabilized by thin layers of chitosan derivatives.
Karewicz A, Bielska D, Loboda A, Gzyl-Malcher B, Bednar J, Jozkowicz A, Dulak J, Nowakowska M.
Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 2013 Apr 22;109C:307-316. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2013.03.059. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
23668985
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
6. Curcumin targets the AKT-mTOR pathway for uterine leiomyosarcoma tumor growth suppression.
Wong TF, Takeda T, Li B, Tsuiji K, Kondo A, Tadakawa M, Nagase S, Yaegashi N.
Int J Clin Oncol. 2013 May 11. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
23666561
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
7. Synthesis and antiproliferative effect of novel curcumin analogues.
Liu B, Xia M, Ji X, Xu L, Dong J.
Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2013 May 11. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
23666373
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
8. Curcumin acts anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic in human meningiomas.
Curic S, Wu Y, Shan B, Schaaf C, Utpadel D, Lange M, Kuhlen D, Perone MJ, Arzt E, Stalla GK, Renner U.
J Neurooncol. 2013 May 11. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
23666203
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
9. Curcumin and its carbocyclic analogs: structure-activity in relation to antioxidant and selected biological properties.
Bhullar KS, Jha A, Youssef D, Rupasinghe HP.
Molecules. 2013 May 10;18(5):5389-404. doi: 10.3390/molecules18055389.
PMID:
23666006
[PubMed - in process]
10. Therapeutic potential of curcumin in experimentally induced allergic rhinitis in guinea pigs.
Thakare VN, Osama MM, Naik SR.
Int Immunopharmacol. 2013 May 9. doi:pii: S1567-5769(13)00171-9. 10.1016/j.intimp.2013.04.025. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID:
23665314
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
The other 5,671 things can be found ----->HERE
May 16, 2013
- I don't think he'll be back in shape in time for Ghostbusters 3.....
Stay-Puff Marshmallow Man Remains May Have Been Found In China
Oozing up From Below, Mysterious Marshmallow-like Substance Covers Nanjing Street
RocketNews
8 hours ago - by John Stuart
Ever wonder what happened to the remains of the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man when Venkman and the rest of the gang destroyed it by “crossing their streams” in Ghostbusters? Well, it appears they may have fallen through a crack in a New York City sidewalk only to emerge 29 years later all the way over to China!
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RocketNews
8 hours ago - by John Stuart
Ever wonder what happened to the remains of the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man when Venkman and the rest of the gang destroyed it by “crossing their streams” in Ghostbusters? Well, it appears they may have fallen through a crack in a New York City sidewalk only to emerge 29 years later all the way over to China!
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- I don't think he'll be back in shape in time for Ghostbusters 3.....
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