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Elizabeth Edwards Dies After Battle With Cancer At Age 61

Elizabeth Edwards, the estranged wife of former North Carolina senator and presidential candidate John Edwards, died Tuesday after a lengthy battle with breast cancer. She was 61. Edwards, an attorney, author and health care advocate, died Tuesday morning in her Chapel Hill home surrounded by family. “Today we have lost the comfort of Elizabeth's presence but she remains the heart of this family. We love her and will never know anyone more inspiring or full of life,” her family said in a statement. “On behalf of Elizabeth we want to express our gratitude to the thousands of kindred spirits who moved and inspired her along the way. Your support and prayers touched our entire family.” Edwards was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004. In 2007 she announced the disease had spread to her ribs and hips, saying it was incurable but treatable. On Monday, Edwards released a statement saying she had stopped treatment after doctors told her additional treatment would be “unproductive.” Her last book, “Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities,” went on sale in June. added by: TimALoftis

Are We Running Out of Antibiotics?

As more bacteria become resistant to the most powerful drugs in our arsenal, new weapons are getting harder and harder to find. Why we need to change the way we think about treating infection. It's a long article, but a very fascinating read. Story Continues At: http://www.newsweek.com/2010/12/07/are-we-running-out-of-antibiotics.html added by: ThatCrazyLibertarian

Assange Set Up By CIA Operative?

Wikileaks founder arrested over spurious rape claims made by militant feminist who worked for group funded by US government. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s arrest over the dubious rape and molestation claims of two Swedish women is likely a political stunt, after it was revealed that one of the women has connections to the CIA and is a militant feminist who published a guide on how to get revenge on men and make them “suffer”. “The 39-year-old Australian was detained by Scotland Yard officers at around 9.30am after he voluntarily went to a police station in central London,” reports Sky News. Assange is attempting to clear his name of spurious rape charges that appear to be part of a contrived ploy to discredit him. Whatever your view on the motivations behind Assange’s Wikileaks campaign, the rape story appears to be little more than a fabrication contrived by two jilted women. The “rape” charges, which were virtually laughed out of court by the original prosecutor, center around Assange’s refusal to wear a condom during sex. The two women, who Assange had sex with on back to back nights in August when he was visiting Sweden, both “sent SMS messages and tweets boasting of their conquests following the alleged “rapes,” reports Raw Story, strange behavior for people who subsequently claimed they were victims of molestation. “At least as the Sydney Herald’s Asher Moses tells it, there’s not much in the stories about forced sex or “molestation” or politically-driven hit jobs,” points out Henry Blodget. “Mostly it’s about two Julian Assange fans annoyed that the rock star Wikileaks founder charmed their pants off and then bolted.” Indeed, one of the alleged “victims,” Anna Ardin, later threw a party at her flat in honor of Assange after he had supposedly raped her, according to Assange’s lawyer James D. Catlin. “The exact content of Wil

Cyber theft of $200,000 from Gregg County TX tax

LONGVIEW, Texas — An East Texas county has halted electronic fund transfers after cyber hackers believed to be in Russia allegedly stole $200,000 in tax-related funds. The Longview News-Journal reported Tuesday that Gregg County, state and federal authorities are investigating. Tax assessor/collector Kirk Shields said Monday that local tax payments destined for schools and cities were hijacked. Shields says confirmation of Nov. 23 theft, discovered in progress and traced to a website in Moscow, has led to changes in the county's method for moving funds. Thieves use malicious software, known as malware, to infect the computers of unsuspecting users by e-mail. Shields says a county employee who mistakenly unleashed the virus has been suspended for violating cyber-security policy. Efforts continue to retrieve the funds and identify the hackers. ___ Online: http://www.co.gregg.tx.us/default.asp ___ added by: ras_menelik

Celebrity of the Year Finalist #10: Michael Jackson

With 2010 drawing to a close, it is with much pride that THG unveils its 10 finalists for its prestigious, Fourth Annual Celebrity of the Year award. These stars all gave us their best, their worst, their nude pics (sometimes) and their scandals (often). This month, THG honors that greatness. We present Celebrity of the Year finalist #10 … Michael Jackson ! It seems hard to believe the King of Pop, who passed away in 2009, might be bigger in death than he was in life, but MJ defies conventional wisdom. Beyond the investigation into his death, there are side plots – the well being of his children , the insanity of his family – as well as a musical legacy. Not only has his passing renewed interest in vintage Michael Jackson hits, his estate has capitalized on the fervor with a forthcoming album, Michael . With the release of that previously-unreleased material, of course, has come even more controversy. Is it real? Is it fake? Is MJ rolling in his grave ? The only thing we know for sure about Michael Jackson is that truth is often stranger than fiction, and that you can always expect the unexpected. That’s why MJ’s #10 on our list, even if he’s not around for it. Few have made a bigger impact. Follow the jump for some songs from this year … Breaking News Hold My Hand (Akon and Michael Jackson) Michael Jackson Feat. 50 Cent: Monster

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Bank Site Hit With DDoS Attack for Freezing WikiLinks Account

Operation Payback, the rogue hacker network fighting stricter copyright laws, has launched a distributed denial of service attack (DDoS) against the Swiss bank PostFinance. The attacks are in retaliation for the bank having frozen the main defense fund account for WikiLeaks' Julian Assange… https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/10057-Bank-Site-Hit-With-DDoS-Attack-for-… added by: Paisano1

Great video animation about Innovation!

“Innovation Driven is a clever stop motion animation about innovation and how innovators don't take no for an answer.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhnZc-b96yY&feature=player_embedded added by: lookatmypix

Neera Yadav in jail

Neera Yadav is accused in four cases pertaining to allotment of plots in Noida by violating all rules and procedures during her tenure there in 1994-96. Apart from Neera Yadav, and CMD of Kailash Hospital Mahesh Sharma are also facing charges. Former chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh and former Noida chairman Neera Yadav was on Tuesday sentenced to 4 years of imprisonment under the anti-corruption act by the special CBI court in Ghaziabad. She has been found guilty in a land allocation case by

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WaPo Devotes Another Supportive Article to Angry Leftist Curator and Protesters at Radical Gay Exhibit

Tuesday's Washington Post Style section carried this front-page headline “Pesky ant video refuses to die.” But the only new developments on the National Portrait Gallery story were security officers removing two (left-wing) protesters on Saturday and the laments of

Understanding 2012

A huge upheaval in galactic time will come to the earth! It happens about every 5200 years, the Mayans new this to be the truth. Records around the globe back this time in earths geological history, and if you remember the Iceman that was discovered 2 decades ago show his age flash frozen in time at around 5200 years ago. added by: kennymotown