Thursday, December 17, 2009

Whatever Happened to 'First, Do No Harm'? | Michael D. Tanner | Cato Institute: Commentary

Whatever Happened to 'First, Do No Harm'? | Michael D. Tanner | Cato Institute: Commentary: "given the higher taxes, greater debt and, now, higher premiums under this bill, even 'nothing' is looking better all the time."

Predator drones hacked in Iraq operations | Security - CNET News

Predator drones hacked in Iraq operations | Security - CNET News: "Iraqi insurgents have reportedly intercepted live video feeds from the U.S. military's Predator drones using a $25.95 Windows application that allows them to track the pilotless aircraft undetected."

"This apparent security breach, which had been known in military and intelligence circles to be possible, arose because the Predator unmanned aerial vehicles do not use encryption in the final link to their operators on the ground"

Unbelievable!

Campaign For Liberty — As Good As Gold ��| by John Browne

Campaign For Liberty — As Good As Gold ��| by John Browne: "the dollar has benefited from its reserve status, which creates demand for dollars to complete various transactions. However, the conditions that put the dollar on the world monetary throne have already changed, and it's just a matter of time before it is forced to abdicate. Just as French endured as the international diplomatic language long after France waned as a world power, so too is the dollar coasting upon its former glory. When the dollar loses its reserve status, demand for the greenback will evaporate."

"when measured in terms of gold, or real money, the S&P has lost some 20 percent over the past ten years. Over the same period, the U.S. dollar has lost over 280 percent!"

CitizenLink: Adult Stem-Cell Foundation Works to Save Lives

CitizenLink: Adult Stem-Cell Foundation Works to Save Lives: "'Most scientists will tell you that the future is going to be adult stem cells,' he said.� 'The scientific community is sort of pushing the embryonic when the reality is they are going to use the adult in the future.� So why are we wasting time?'�

As is often the case, he says, it comes down to money.

'The reason embryonics are being pushed is because you can patent them,' he said.�

Adult stem cells are successfully treating more than 70 diseases and conditions."

FOXNews.com - Liberals' Dream of Single-Payer Health System Dies

FOXNews.com - Liberals' Dream of Single-Payer Health System Dies

Is that similar to how the employment rate would get close to 10% if the stimulus package wasn't passed?