Germany: Facebook must destroy facial recognition database

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by - Aug 15 2012, 11:12am EDT

Says opt-out mechanism violates European Union law.

German data protection officials today accused Facebook of “illegally compiling a vast photo database of users without their consent” and demanded that the social network destroy its archive of files based on facial recognition technology, the New York Times reported.

Facebook says that it uses face recognition software to match users’ photos to others and suggest friends to tag in those photos. A user can prevent friends from seeing tag suggestions when they upload photos that look like that user. But this requires opting out through Facebook privacy settings, which Germany notes is a violation of European law.

Open-air quantum teleportation performed across a 97km lake

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by - Aug 9 2012, 11:35am EDT

It only works at night, but the technique sets a new distance record.

Photo illustration of the beacon laser, used to track an entangled photon signal across Qinghai Lake. The statue is Padmasambhava at the Lotus Temple at Gangcha. (Chang Liu/Jian-Wei Pan)

Sending signals through fiber optic cable is reliable and fast, but because of internal absorption and other effects, they will lose photons—which is a problem when the number of photons being sent is small. This is of particular concern in quantum networks, which typically involve a small number of entangled photons. Direct transmission through free space (vacuum or air) experiences less photon loss, but it's very difficult to align a distant receiver perfectly with the transmitter so that photons arrive at their destination.

Scientists Finally Conclude Nonhuman Animals Are Conscious Beings

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Published on August 10, 2012 by Marc Bekoff, Ph.D. in Animal Emotions

Didn't we already know this? Yes we did.

Every now and again I receive an email message I ignore after reading the subject line. I know I'm not alone in following this rule of thumb, but today I broke down and opened a message the subject line of which read "Scientists Declare: Nonhuman Animals Are Conscious". I honestly thought it was a joke, likely from one of my favorite newspapers, The Onion. However, it wasn't.

Can Pot Treat Cancer Without The Devastating Effects of Chemotherapy?

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August 10, 2012
 
Research shows THC and other compounds found only in marijuana don't just soothe symptoms; they can shrink tumors and slow the spread of cancer.

Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from Acid Dreams author Martin A. Lee's new book Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana -- Medical, Recreational, and Scientific (Simon and Schuster, 2012):

Bristol businesses queuing up to join local currency scheme

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6:03AM BST 16 Aug 2012

As Britain loses faith in its banks and feels shockwaves from the euro crisis, one city is trying to keep local wealth in local pockets with the launch of its own currency.

Hot-air balloons begin to rise during the early morning mass assent which saw over 60 balloons launched at the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta at the Ashton Court estate on August 12, 2011 in Bristol, England

Businesses can pay local taxes in Bristol pounds and the council has offered its 17,000 staff the option of receiving part of their pay in the currency Photo: Getty Images
 

The Bristol pound - usable only with member businesses in the city in southwest England - is to launch in September, and organisers are deluged with local firms wanting to sign up.

Can Ginger Beat Out The Multi-Billion Dollar Acid Blockers?

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Can Ginger Beat Out The Multi-Billion Dollar Acid Blockers?

21st August 2012

By Sayer Ji

Contributing Writer for Wake Up World

Did you know that the multi-billion drug category known as “acid blockers,” despite being used by millions around the world daily, may not work as well as the humble ginger plant in relieving symptoms of indigestion and heartburn?

Ginger is a spice, a food, and has been used as a medicine safely for millennia by a wide range of world cultures. Research on the health benefits of ginger is simply staggering in its depth and breadth. In fact, the health benefits of ginger have been studied extensively for over 100 health conditions or symptoms, making it one of the world’s most versatile, evidence-based remedies.

The Arcturian – Fifth Dimensional Leadership – 21 August 2012

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Suzanne Lie – The Arcturian – Fifth Dimensional Leadership – 21 August 2012

Greetings, we are the Arcturians,
 
We are HERE in your NOW to talk to you about fifth dimensional leadership. We will begin by telling all of you that you are already leaders or you would not be interested in expanding your innate leadership into its fifth dimensional expression. You have known or are now remembering, even if this knowing was unconscious to your daily life, that you would be called upon one day to make a contribution to your Planetary Ascension.
 
Therefore, we ask that each of you begin to ask us personally, in your meditations and through your journaling, exactly what specific contribution you volunteered to give to Gaia before you took this form. It is important to remember that you are NOT your body. You are wearing your body. That is, the third dimensional resonance of your Multidimensional SELF is wearing your current body. We say “current” for your body will transmute along with your consciousness.

India: Maharashtra State Revokes Monsanto’s Cotton Seed License – 21 August 2012

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India: Maharashtra State Revokes Monsanto’s Cotton Seed License – 21 August 2012

(Lucas:  Although the news is from 9 August I find it interesting as Monsanto is getting lawsuits and other obstacles laid on the path to its total GMO control. The fighting back is streghtened in also winning a lot of cases against Monsanto. In this article we are told about Monsanto getting their license revoked for Cotton GMO crop.)

NEW DELHI, India, August 9, 2012 (ENS) – This was a difficult day for the proponents of genetically modified crops in India. In Parliament, the Agriculture Committee tabled a report seeking a ban on genetically modified food crops and a halt to all field trials. And the state of Maharashtra cancelled Mahyco Monsanto Biotech’s license to sell its genetically modified Bt cotton seeds.

8-20-12 Bill Ballard ~ Manifestation ~ Vibration and the Hue~Man ~ Holding the Light

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8-20-12 Bill Ballard ~ Manifestation ~ Vibration and the Hue~Man ~ Holding the Light

 

Pubblicato in data 20/ago/2012 da pearls2u

Several friends have made statements today on manifestion how toos as well as on disclosure. This video is about those issues and about the importance of holding the highest frequency and Light in your field as you can. During these End Times and for our collective manifestation it is very important for you to know your personal ability and contribution to the whole. LOVE!

 

 

 

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