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Science | insights https://now.brasherweb.com knowledge is good Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:58:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://now.brasherweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-Information_gold_512sq-32x32.png Science | insights https://now.brasherweb.com 32 32 ‘Myrtus’ file found in Stuxnet Code https://now.brasherweb.com/?p=30 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:49:42 +0000 http://now.brasherweb.com/?p=30 -By Hal Lindsey Iran went on the offensive after its industrial infrastructure was infected by the ‘Stuxnet’ computer worm. Though the Iranian government accused “the enemy,” it did not name any specific nation or nationalities. Instead, Iran’s security services arrested dozens of ‘cyberspies’ at the Bushehr, Natanz, Isfahan nuclear facilities and also in Tehran. Particular …

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-By Hal Lindsey

Iran went on the offensive after its industrial infrastructure was infected by the ‘Stuxnet’ computer worm. Though the Iranian government accused “the enemy,” it did not name any specific nation or nationalities. Instead, Iran’s security services arrested dozens of ‘cyberspies’ at the Bushehr, Natanz, Isfahan nuclear facilities and also in Tehran.

Particular attention has been paid to the many Russian scientists, technicians, and engineers who are in Iran building the nuclear plants and putting them on-line.

However, many assume that Israel is responsible for creating the worm and planting it. Independent computer security experts think they may have found further proof of that involvement. An interesting file labeled “Myrtus” has been found in the Stuxnet code. Many are speculating that the label is an obscure reference to the Biblical Book of Esther. That book details the story of how the Jews foiled a Persian plot against them.

As a clue, it’s too obvious. As a taunt, it’s priceless.

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Why The Truth About ‘The Inconvenient Truth’ Matters https://now.brasherweb.com/?p=25 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:21:33 +0000 http://now.brasherweb.com/?p=25 In October, 2009, Lord Christopher Monckton, former adviser to Margaret Thatcher, spoke at Bethel University in St. Paul, MN, on the UN Climate Change treaty scheduled to be signed in Copenhagen in December 2009.  Fueled by puposefully-skewed media-exacerbated scientific data, President Obama is primed to sign this treaty, which will ultimately lead to the economic …

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In October, 2009, Lord Christopher Monckton, former adviser to Margaret Thatcher, spoke at Bethel University in St. Paul, MN, on the UN Climate Change treaty scheduled to be signed in Copenhagen in December 2009.  Fueled by puposefully-skewed media-exacerbated scientific data, President Obama is primed to sign this treaty, which will ultimately lead to the economic fall of the United States.  Did you spend an hour and a half watching “The Inconvenient Truth”?  If so, you owe it to yourself and your nation to watch this (which is an hour and a half).  There is a link below, plus a 4-minute video of the conclusion only.  But, if you want to see how every important claim by Al Gore science is offset by an actual fact, you need to watch the entire presentation.

Lord Monckton also addresses the underlying issue of the UNCC treaty, which makes the assumption that man can change the global climate.  The question “Can he?” is answered in the presentation.

Here is an excerpt from Lord Monckton’s Presentation..

“Here is why the truth matters. It was all very well for jesting Pilate to ask that question and then not to tarry for an answer. But that question that he asked, “what is the truth?” is the question which underlies every question and in the end it is the only question that really matters. When you ask that question what you are really asking is “what is the truth about the matter?” And we are now going to see why it matters morally, socially, and politically, as well as economically and scientifically. That the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth should inform public policy on this question.”

Hal Lindsey says this (Dec. 11, 2009)..

“I believe that what we are now witnessing in “Hopenhagen” is perhaps the most concrete step toward a one-world bureaucratic regime in recent history. And it could reduce some of the world’s most prosperous nations to the level of third world countries.

To give our President some bargaining clout in Copenhagen, the Environmental Protection Agency this week declared ‘greenhouse gases,’ most notably carbon dioxide, a public health hazard. This allows the EPA to regulate it — read that ‘tax it’ and ‘outlaw it’ — under the Clean Air Act. The Supreme Court had ruled that the Administration had to go back to Congress for that authority. No longer. This declaration by the EPA, just in time for Copenhagen, is almost a criminal circumvention of the Constitution.

Lord Monckton’s complete presentation (1-hr, 35-min)

The Conclusion of Lord Monkton’s Presentation (under 4-min, 10-sec)

The Presentation Slides (7.32 MB)

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Home Robots Have a Dark Side https://now.brasherweb.com/?p=22 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:34:05 +0000 http://now.brasherweb.com/?p=22 According to the University of Washington News http://uwnews.org,  a team of researchers ran tests to evaluate the security of three consumer-level robots: the WowWee Rovio, a wireless, buglike rolling robot marketed to adults as a home surveillance tool that can be controlled over the Internet and includes a video camera, microphone and speaker; the Erector …

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According to the University of Washington News http://uwnews.org,  a team of researchers ran tests to evaluate the security of three consumer-level robots: the WowWee Rovio, a wireless, buglike rolling robot marketed to adults as a home surveillance tool that can be controlled over the Internet and includes a video camera, microphone and speaker; the Erector Spykee, a toy wireless Web-controlled “spy” robot that has a video camera, microphone and speaker; and the WowWee RoboSapien V2, a more dexterous toy robot controlled over short distances using an infrared remote control.

The concerns the researchers uncovered with the wireless robots include the fact that:

  • The robots’ presence is easily detected by distinctive messages sent over the home’s wireless network.
  • The robots’ audio and video streams can be intercepted on the home’s wireless network or in some cases captured over the Internet.
  • Only some robots give an audible or other alert when a user logs on, letting people nearby know that someone new is accessing the data.
  • Only some robots periodically generate a noise or other signal when stationary, reminding people nearby that the robot is collecting data.

The authors also identified scenarios in which a robot might physically harm its owner or the home environment. While the risks today are relatively small, researchers say they believe the risks will become more serious as robots become more widespread.

Read the entire article and accompanying report

The work was funded by the National Science Foundation and an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation research fellowship.

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Brain Tumors Solidly Linked to Cell Phone Usage https://now.brasherweb.com/?p=18 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:47:12 +0000 http://now.brasherweb.com/?p=18 Arguably on the same scale as the the plague, swine flu, and the tobacco-lung cancer relationship, the connection between cellphones and brain tumors is undeniable.  Efforts to show there was no connection, and that cellphones are totally safe, came from the cell phone industry itself, not independent studies. The report described and available below not …

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Arguably on the same scale as the the plague, swine flu, and the tobacco-lung cancer relationship, the connection between cellphones and brain tumors is undeniable.  Efforts to show there was no connection, and that cellphones are totally safe, came from the cell phone industry itself, not independent studies. The report described and available below not only reveals what many had feared for over a decade, but also exposes critical (read: ‘deadly‘) flaws built in to the upcoming Interphone study release.

43 scientists and doctors from 14 countries endorsed the document entitled, “Cellphones and Brain Tumors – 15 Reasons for Concern“.  L. Lloyd Morgan (Bioelectromagnetics Society, Electronics Engineer) along with seven co-authors, created this report to provide an unbiased release of health-risk information related to the use of cell phones.

The report concludes:

  • There is a risk of brain tumors from cellphone use
  • Telecom funded studies underestimate the risk of brain tumors
  • Children have larger risks than adults for brain tumors

This report, sent to government leaders and media on August 25, 2009, details eleven design flaws of the 13-country, Telecom-funded Interphone study. The Interphone study, begun in 1999, was intended to determine the risks of brain tumors, but its full publication has been held up for years. Components of this study published to date reveal what the authors call a ‘systemic-skew’, greatly underestimating brain tumor risk.

The design flaws include categorizing subjects who used portable phones (which emit the same microwave radiation as cellphones,) as ‘unexposed’; exclusion of many types of brain tumors; exclusion of people who had died, or were too ill to be interviewed, as a consequence of their brain tumor; and exclusion of children and young adults, who are more vulnerable.

“In particular, the report’s purpose is to inform journalists and government officials of the
independent scientific findings that raise red flags, and also to address the design flaws in the Interphone study protocol that results in an underestimation of the risk of brain tumors from cellphone use. This report is fully referenced to enable further investigations and for detailed fact checking.”

USE YOUR CELLPHONE SAFELY…

If you are a regular user of a cellphone and you value your health, please take the time to fully understand this important issue, and what you can do to minimize your risk now.  The idea is to keep the cellphone transmitter away from your body, especially your head.  You can use a wired headset with the phone in a holster (not in your pocket) or place the cellphone in speakerphone mode – either of these solutions should place substantial distance between your head and the transmitter.

DOWNLOADS…

Click here to download the full report: “Cellphones and Brain Tumors – 15 Reasons for Concern” [PDF, 440KB]

Additional and updated information is available at these websites:

Finally, if you use a cordless phone, you should read the related article, Danger in Your Home: Cordless Phones
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A Doctor, A Government, and An Industry https://now.brasherweb.com/?p=21 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:27:02 +0000 http://now.brasherweb.com/?p=21 George Carlo, PhD, JD, is an epidemiologist and medical scientist who, from 1993 to 1999, headed the first telecommunications industry-backed studies into the dangers of cell phone use. That program remains the largest in the history of the issue. But he ran afoul of the very industry that hired him when his work revealed preventable …

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George Carlo, PhD, JD, is an epidemiologist and medical scientist who, from 1993 to 1999, headed the first telecommunications industry-backed studies into the dangers of cell phone use. That program remains the largest in the history of the issue. But he ran afoul of the very industry that hired him when his work revealed preventable health hazards associated with cell phone use.

In this article, we look at why cell phones are dangerous; Dr. Carlo’s years-long battle to bring the truth about cell phone dangers to the public; the industry’s campaign to discredit him and other scientists in the field; and what you can do to protect yourself now.

Please read this intriguing fact-based article..  CLICK HERE

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A Message the World Forgot https://now.brasherweb.com/?p=16 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:32:12 +0000 http://now.brasherweb.com/?p=16 Over Forty years ago, two men landed on the moon. One of them spoke unforgettable words. The other did something equally momentous. – Article by Neil Earle – An Episcopalian, Buzz Aldrin had somehow wedged into his stowage pouch a plastic bag. In it were a small flask of wine, a chalice and some wafers. …

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Over Forty years ago, two men landed on the moon. One of them spoke
unforgettable words. The other did something equally momentous.

– Article by Neil Earle –

Buzz Aldrin in the Lunar Module

An Episcopalian, Buzz Aldrin had somehow wedged into his stowage pouch a plastic bag. In it were a small flask of wine, a chalice and some wafers. About 5:57 p.m. Houston time, he set the elements on the fold-down guidance-computer table. He spoke into his microphone: “This is the LM [Lunar Module] pilot speaking. I’d like to take this opportunity to ask every person listening in to pause for a moment and contemplate the events of the past few hours, and to give thanks in his or her own way.”

Aldrin’s way of giving thanks was to gently pour the wine into the chalice. He then recited—silently, as NASA had requested—John 15:5, “I am the vine; you are the branches…. Without me you can do nothing.”

Taking Communion on the moon!

Back to God

This remarkable story is relayed in Andrew Chaikin’s history, A Man on the Moon: The Voyage of the Apollo Astronauts. Back on earth, Aldrin’s wife Joan marveled—Buzz had not forgotten the deeper significance of what was happening on July 20, 1969. On his return to earth, Aldrin reflected aloud on the meaning of Psalm 8:3-4, words written some 2,800 years earlier by another gazer into the starry night: “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, what you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?”

Ironically, humanity’s most stunning technological feat took some of its key participants back—if only for a few moments—to their own humble place in the cosmos. As the apostle Paul told a group of advanced thinkers back in Athens, Greece, in the first century, God is not far from every one of us (Acts 17:27).

The world has all but forgotten Buzz Aldrin’s call to thanksgiving and his Communion service, standing as they do in the shadow of Neil Armstrong’s famous words, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” But that humble acknowledgment from space of our dependence on the Creator of all things and our union with Jesus Christ speaks to the quality of human life in ways that will forever transcend even our most amazing technological achievements.

Copyright 2009 – Christian Odyssey

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