Biosensor to Help Enlist Cancer Resistance Fighters? Nov 17, 2009
(May 9, 2007) Scientists have developed a new biosensor that sniffs out explosives and could one day be used to detect landmines and deadly agents, such as sarin gas, according to a paper in Nature Chemical. (July 13, 2006) Like the fictional wizard Harry Potter, some cancerous tumors seem capable of wrapping themselves in an invisibility cloak. (Science Daily)
How Israel destroyed Syria's nuclear reactor Nov 4, 2009
" He received high-ranking delegations from North Korea. The Mossad was convinced that the subject of these secret talks was a further upgrading of Syria's military capabilities. Pyongyang had already helped Damascus in the past in the development of medium-range ballistic missiles and chemical weapons like sarin and mustard gas. But when Israeli military intelligence informed their Mossad counterparts that a Syrian nuclear program was apparently under discussion, the intelligence professionals... (Salon)
Fewer Americans Believe in Global Warming Oct 23, 2009
But the media manipulators would have you believe it's like breathing in sarin gas. The graphs in Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth are put together/overlying to show that over 600,000 years, the trend of planetary temperature increases and CO2 levels coincide perfectly. (CBS News)
Vodafone deal: Kufuor did it all alone? Oct 10, 2009
The former President did this at a series of meetings in London and Accra with Vodafone Chief Executive Arun Sarin ... On 9th November 2007 when President Kufuor met with Vodafone in Accra, one Menna Rawlings, Deputy High Commissioner was present with the Vodafone side comprising Arun Sarin, Gavin Darby and Herbert Osei-Baidoo ... Former President Kufuor also met alone with Arun Sarin, Gavin Darby, Herbert Osei-Baidoo and Matthew Kirk, all of Vodafone on 9th March 2008 in London. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
* World News Quick Take Oct 10, 2009
The Chinese military is strengthening its surveillance activities after detecting the highly virulent sarin gas in November last year and in February in Liaoning province, the Asahi Shimbun reported, citing anonymous sources from the Chinese military. The Chinese special operations forces found 0. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Pesky Fruit Flies Learn From Experienced Females Sep 30, 2009
"For humans, our entire culture is based on social learning so it is very natural for us to gain valuable knowledge from one another, but most animals are completely on their own," explains Reuven Dukas, associate professor in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, who co-authored the study along with graduate student Sachin Sarin. This research suggests that even solitary insects can exhibit social learning, which raises the possibility that learning from each other has... (Science Daily)
Democrat to run for County Commission seat Sep 25, 2009
Betty wrote on Sep 22, 2009 6:49 AM:" Ok, I have to break my silence. I just perused a few articles where Kirk has made comments, here is a brief example of how Kirk O feels about the United States, and Klamath County. More to come. The last one is the best in this round.(As Quoted by Kirk O in comment sections)your irritated family does not existAs I am pretty certain you are not even certain of your own mindAs to Van Jones, let me tell you my take on that. I think it was spineless of Obama to... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Second innings at workplace Sep 23, 2009
Anu Sarin, a bright young investment banker had just been put through a hi-flier programme by her organisation. On her part, Anu was just where she had planned to be professionally, but life had other plans. (India Times)
Dalda gets new identity Sep 8, 2009
"Bunge understands that India and Indian consumers have changed significantly in the last few years," said Adhiraj Sarin, managing director for India operations for the New York-based Bunge that acquired the Dalda brand in 2003. "It was imperative that with edible oil business being one of our future growth drivers, Dalda needed to re-invent itself for the edible oil consumer," Sarin told a press conference here marking relaunch of the brand. (India Times)
EPA: Chemical disposal plant properly closed Sep 1, 2009
Sarin nerve gas, mustard gas and blister agent dating back to World War II were incinerated at the facility, known as JACADS, along with more than 400,000 rockets, projectiles, bombs and mortars containing chemical agents, including the deadly nerve agent VX, officials said. The EPA said its multiyear review found the Army met all permit requirements for closing. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Common Insect Repellent Affects Nervous System Aug 6, 2009
A class of insecticides called carbamates, as well as the nerve gas sarin, work in the same way, only the effects are stronger and last much longer. Which is where the Gulf War Syndrome comes in. (Newsmax)
Next threat: Chemical warfare? Aug 6, 2009
NEW DELHI: India has so far been spared of what Japan experienced in 1994-95 when a terror organisation, Aum Shinrikyo, used Sarin gas in attacks killing 12 persons and causing vision problems to thousands of others but the country is as vulnerable as any other part of the globe to chemical terrorism. The Japanese 00004000 terrorists had used a single front company to purchase 180 tonnes of phosphorous tri-chloride along with other toxic industrial chemicals to produce the deadly Sarin gas... (India Times, India -- Community News)
Did toxic chemical in Iraq sicken GIs? Jun 28, 2009
This isn't the first claim that toxins have harmed soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan; there have been allegations involving lead, depleted uranium and sarin gas. This also isn't the first challenge to KBR, whose billions of dollars of war-related contracts have been the subject of congressional scrutiny and legal claims. (USA Today -- News)
LETTER: Obama breaking the law 'in the public interest' Jun 26, 2009
"a partially declassified Army National Ground Intelligence Center report confirms that since 2003 U.S. forces have discovered more than 500 shells of ordinance containing sarin or mustard gas, i.e., WMD. It is now a definitive fact that there were WMDs in Iraq, and that Saddam Hussein lied to the world when he said Iraq had no WMD._ Media Research Group, Friday, June 23, 2006Weapons of mass destruction were quietly found in Iraq earlier this month. - This column written by Stephen Crockett and... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Report: NKorea may fire missile toward Hawaii... Jun 18, 2009
It said the North is believed to have between 2,500 and 5,000 tons of chemical weapons, including mustard gas, phosgene, blood agents and sarin. These weapons can be delivered with ballistic missiles and long-range artillery and are "sufficient to inflict massive civilian casualties on South Korea.". (The Drudge Report)
Russia begins destroying Cold War WMDs May 31, 2009
Located in the town of Shchuchye, about 1,000 miles southeast of Moscow near the border with Kazakhstan, the plant is supposed to neutralize about 2 million shells and warheads stored nearby that are loaded with VX, sarin and soman. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
US, Russian officials open plant to destroy chemical weapons May 30, 2009
The weapons at Shchuchye, loaded with nerve gases including VX and sarin, have a cataclysmic potential for terrorist attacks. If set off in a tightly packed area, each could kill tens of thousands of people. (Boston Globe)
Plant To Destroy Nerve Gas Opens In Russia May 29, 2009
The weapons at Shchuchye, loaded with nerve gases including VX and sarin, have a cataclysmic potential for terrorist attacks ... The weapons to be destroyed at Shchuchye contain in total about 6,000 tons of nerve agent, including sarin and VX; in all, that's about 14 percent of the chemical weapons that Russia is committed to destroy. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Ky. chemical weapons site reports 2 minor leaks May 27, 2009
The leaked materials were mustard gas and sarin, a highly toxic nerve agent ... GB, or sarin, is more difficult to detect because it his odorless and colorless, Sloan said ... The GB leak found Tuesday was believed to be much smaller than a liquid sarin leak in August 2007 that sparked an emergency operation to dispose of the container holding it. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Here Come the Newlyweds Season Two ... May 26, 2009
Sarin and Jed Hinkins Cedar City, Utah. Brendan and Bridget Huffman Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Suite101.com)
SEC West: Will Ole Miss challenge Bama, LSU? May 15, 2009
Or perhaps all those videos showing the Kurds being gassed to death throughout the 1990s with mustard, sarin, and other gasses were all just lying ... Or perhaps all those videos showing the Kurds being gassed to death throughout the 1990s with mustard, sarin, and other gasses were all just lying. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Hidden history of US germ testing May 10, 2009
" Fort Detrick is a US Army biological warfare research facility The white coat volunteers were not infected with the most lethal microbes. Their role was to test the effectiveness of new vaccines and antibiotics and as soon as they became ill, they were given medical treatment. Within a few days, George Shores began to recover. But America's Institute of Medicine is conducting a study of more than 6,000 veterans who say their health has been compromised by secret tests in the Cold War years.... (BBC News)
Obama riles high-tech exec over outsourcing May 6, 2009
Not according to Atulya Sarin, a professor of finance at Santa Clara University. "It's a bad idea from the word go," said Sarin, who has consulted with the Internal Revenue Service and with Fortune 100 companies on international tax issues. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Here is the latest New Jersey news from The Associated Press Apr 30, 2009
Juwhan Yun (joo-WAHN' yun) has served prison time for trying to broker the sale of sarin nerve gas bombs to Iran. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP). (NJ.com -- News)
Fatty liver leads to heart diseases Apr 19, 2009
Shiv K Sarin, professor and Director of department of Gastroenterology at Govind Vallabh Pant Hospital New Delhi, pointed out that all heart diseases are due to liver fat, according to research. Sarin has made several novel contributions in the pathogenesis and management of chronic liver diseases with special reference to the etiology and complications of portal hypertension ... Shiv K Sarin, professor and Director of department of Gastroenterology at Govind Vallabh Pant Hospital New Delhi,... (India Times, India)
Gulf War Syndrome May Stem from Chemical Exposure Mar 26, 2009
The study, from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, pinpointed brain function problems in veterans exposed to certain toxic chemicals, such as sarin gas, during the war ... "We designed an experiment to test areas of the brain that would have been damaged if the illness was caused by sarin or pesticides, and the results were positive.". (MEDLINEplus)
Porton Down 'not death sentence' Mar 25, 2009
But many have reported no ill effects after being exposed to chemical and biological agents, including anthrax, sarin and mustard gas ... PORTON DOWN Built in 1916 as an experimental base for research into chemical warfare Initial testing focused on the effects of mustard gas With WWII, efforts turned from chemical to biological weapons like anthrax As the war ended, volunteers began testing the nerve-agent sarin - a practice that was to continue until 1989 There have been allegations of... (BBC News -- Health)
3m for Porton Down victims Mar 25, 2009
What they put on my skin was the most deadly compound ever manufactured by man - sarin nerve gas ... " He said any veterans unhappy with the 8,000 individual settlement could also apply for compensation under the War Pensions' scheme. Ronald Maddison died in 1953 Between 1939 and 1989, hundreds of servicemen took part in experiments at Porton Down. Many were given forms of the sarin nerve agent developed by the Nazis in World War II and say they have suffered a lifetime of ill-health as a... (BBC News -- Health)
Gulf War Veterans Display Abnormal Brain Response To Specific Chemicals Mar 25, 2009
Recent studies had shown evidence of chemical abnormalities and shrinkage of white matter in the brains of veterans exposed to certain toxic chemicals, such as sarin gas during the 1991 Persian Gulf War ... "We designed an experiment to test areas of the brain that would have been damaged if the illness was caused by sarin or pesticides, and the results were positive." ... In designing the study, Dr. Haley and his colleagues reasoned that if low-level sarin or pesticides had damaged Gulf War... (Science Daily)
Timeline: Porton Down Mar 25, 2009
Within an hour of being given sarin, he is dead ... 1995 Sarin used in an attack on the Tokyo underground. (BBC News -- Health)
Sports squirm in terrorists' sights Mar 11, 2009
" Wenger is not typical of the club coaches or managers. He holds a master's degree in economics; his tactics on the field are to attack and not always to heed the safety of defense. And while he was learning his trade, he spent two years coaching Nagoya Grampus Eight in Japan. Wenger can debate the real world outside the soccer bubble in six languages: French, English, German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese. He knows that when Arsenal plays in Rome this midweek, he has no option but to put the... (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Rehberg bill gets funds to vets exposed to weapons tests (2) Feb 28, 2009
Weapons with chemical and biological agents such as VX and Sarin nerve gases and E. coli were tested on unknowing military personnel. In 2003, the Defense Department had identified 5,842 service members and estimated that about 350 civilians were potentially exposed and said it would stop looking for more, the report said. (Helena Independent Record)
