Saturday, October 26, 2013
Friday, October 25, 2013
NSA site down due to alleged DDoS attack
The website for the United States National Security Agency suddenly went offline Friday.
NSA.gov has been unavailable globally as of late Friday afternoon, and Twitter accounts belonging to people loosely affiliated with the Anonymous hacktivism movement have suggested they are responsible.
Twitter users @AnonymousOwn3r and @TruthIzSexy both were quick to comment on the matter, and implied that a distributed denial-of-service attack, or DDoS, may have been waged as an act of protest against the NSA
Allegations that those users participated in the DDoS — a method of over-loading a website with too much traffic — are currently unverified, and @AnonymousOwn3r has previously taken credit for downing websites in a similar fashion, although those claims have been largely contested.
The crippling of NSA.gov comes amid a series of damning national
security documents that have been disclosed without authorization
by former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden. The revelations
in the leaked documents have impassioned people around the globe
outraged by evidence of widespread surveillance operated by the
NSA, and a massive “Stop Watching Us” rally is scheduled for
Saturday in Washington, DC.
DDoS attacks are illegal in the United States under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, or CFAA, and two cases are currently underway in California and Virginia in which federal judges are weighing in on instances in which members of Anonymous allegedly used the technique to take down an array of sites during anti-copyright campaigns waged by the group in 2010 and 2011. In those cases, so-called hacktivsits are reported to have conspired together to send immense loads of traffic to targeted websites, rendering them inaccessible due to the overload.
Curing cancer the natural way
Increasing oxygen
Cancer cells derive their energy without the use of oxygen and die when large amounts of oxygen are infused into their environment. Taking food-grade hydrogen peroxide or receiving it intravenously has been shown to be an effective treatment. EWOT (Exercise With Oxygen Therapy) is a method of receiving high levels of oxygen, which is simply performing aerobic exercise on a stationary bike or treadmill while breathing from an oxygen tank. Supplementing with DMG (Dimethylglycine) -- an agent that increases the use of oxygen in the tissues -- and even deep breathing outdoors can be beneficial. And of course, do not smoke.
Balancing the pH level
Another treatment is balancing the body's pH level. Cancerous tissues actually flourish in an acidic environment whereas an alkaline environment will destroy the cancer cells. Increasing oxygen intake actually helps neutralize acid in the body as well as making sure that 80 percent of your diet is alkaline-forming foods. This means consuming mostly vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, grains and legumes.
A pH level slightly above 7.4 means the cancer cells will become dormant while at 8.5 the cancer cells die, leaving the healthy ones behind. There is evidence; however, that cancer grows more quickly as the body becomes more alkaline before reaching the slightly higher than 7.4 point where cancer becomes dormant. Therefore, it is crucial that one gets their pH level to 7.4 as quickly as possible.
Four main causes of disease
There are thought to be four main causes of disease: 1) Too many toxins in the body 2) Nutritional deficiencies 3) Electromagnetic chaos and 4) Stress
By correcting these causes you can bring the body to a state where disease cannot grow and thrive. You can detoxify through a colon or liver cleanse or a fast and drinking plenty of water to wash out the toxins. Eating mostly a vegetarian, organic diet, eliminating preservatives and chemicals (like aspartame, MSG and fluoride) and taking alkaline minerals such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, cesium or rubidium will ensure the body receives all the necessary nutrients for repair and healing. Sleeping on a magnetic mattress pad will help to alkalize the body. And decrease stress by any means possible because stress is not only hard on the human body but it has many other effects which are still unknown.
A diagnosis of cancer is an extremely stressful event, but remember there are natural cures that may be far more potent than what big pharma has to offer.
Sources for this article include:
Trudeau, Kevin. Natural Cures "They" Don't Want you To Know About. Elk Grove Village IL: Alliance Publishing Group, 2004.
http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/cancerselftreatment.htm
http://www.cancure.org/choiceoftherapy.htm
Source: Natural News
Mexico halts all GMO corn from being planted
Though not necessarily permanent, the injunction came after years of protests against transgenic crops, particularly those that threaten the persistence of staple crops like corn. For Mexico, corn, also known as maize, is a primary food crop for which there are hundreds, if not thousands, of heirloom varieties currently being grown. If GM corn varieties are allowed to be cultivated alongside them on any considerable scale, Mexico's entire agricultural heritage could become extinct.
"The decision came after years of lobbying by activists who noted that Mexico -- the birthplace of modern-day maize and its cultivation -- knows a little bit about how to create various disease-resistant strains of corn, given Mexicans in one form of tribe or another, have been doing it for millennia," writes Gustavo Arellano for the OC Weekly.
Despite a moratorium on GM corn cultivation in Mexico that dates back to 1998, many native maize varieties have still tested positive for low levels of modified genes, which proves that GMOs cannot be contained and have a tendency to contaminate other crops. Because of this, a coalition of 53 groups and individuals, which includes scientists and human rights groups, filed a lawsuit last year to suspend all field trials of GM corn and other experiments that could be causing this contamination.
Agreeing with their argument, a Mexican judge later ruled that all field trials of GM corn in Mexico must end, citing specific and imminent environmental risks. A press release recently issued by the non-governmental organization La Coperacha affirms this decision, noting that Mexican law requires justices to protect the interests of the people rather than the interests of big business, which in this case means multinational chemical companies like Monsanto.
Mexico will still import GMO corn, despite ban
The ruling is timely, as many areas of Mexico have been pressured in recent years to accept not only field trials of GM corn but also commercial plantings, despite their risks to native corn varieties. Unfortunately though, the ruling does not go far enough, say some, as Mexico will continue to import GM corn from other countries like the U.S. -- roughly one-third of the corn Mexico consumes is imported."The ruling has understandably caused joy across Mexico and the anti-GMO world, but it's also not as far-reaching as you would think," adds Arellano. "The judge in question didn't ban the import of GMO corn into Mexico -- and in this globalized society, Mexicans are just as likely to eat corn from Minnesota as they are elote from Puebla."
Even so, the decision has earned considerable attention the world over, as Mexico is now the only country in North America to ban the cultivation of a GM crop. Neither the U.S. nor Canada has taken any action thus far against the growing onslaught of GMO pollution within their borders, despite the fact that most other developed countries in the world have either banned GMOs or require them to at least be properly labeled.
Source: Natural News
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
CryptoSeal VPN service opts to close down rather than grant NSA access
CryptoSeal, a virtual private network that has guaranteed its customers would be insulated from internet surveillance, announced that it will close down rather than risk exposure to government monitoring and the costly fees that accompany compliance.
CryptoSeal issued a Monday statement indicating that the company will still offer its VPN for businesses, but its customer-only service will no longer be available. For a small fee, an individual user can establish their own encrypted internet connection through a VPN service and reroute all of their traffic through that point.
“With immediate effect as of this notice, CryptoSeal Privacy, our consumer VPN service, is terminated. All cryptographic keys used in the operation of the service has been zerofilled [purged], and while no logs were produced (by design) during operation of the service, all records created incidental to the operation of the service have been deleted to the best of our ability,” the statement read.
“Essentially, the service was created and operated under a certain understanding of current US law, and that understanding may not currently be valid. As we are a US company and comply fully with US law, but wish to protect the privacy of our users, it is impossible for us to continue offering the CryptoSeal Privacy consumer VPN product.”
Monday’s announcement is hardly unique. A number of privacy companies have made headlines in the months following the revelation that the US National Security Agency has secretly forced internet and telecommunication companies to install so-called backdoors that will allow the government to database emails and other messages.
CryptoSeal’s business VPN is not designed to block government access and, if the company is served with a pen register order, the NSA could technically access protected messages, SSL keys, and infiltrate other privacy safeguards. A pen register is capable of automatically recording a vast number of telephone numbers and internet access information.
“CryptoSeal Connect is not designed as a BitTorrent or other file-sharing VPN and is not designed to give you anonymity against the legal system,” the company told Ars Technica. “We fully comply with all warrants and subpoenas and are located in the United States. We suggest using systems such as the Tor Project for anonymity requirements.”
The statement continued, outlining “a Government theory that if a pen register order is made on a provider, and the provider’s systems do not readily facilitate full monitoring of pen register information and delivery to the Government in realtime, the Government can compel production of cryptographic keys via a warrant to support a government-provided pen trap device.”
The same issue forced the hand of Ladar Levison, founder and owner of Lavabit, the email service used by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Levison opted to shut Lavabit down instead of complying with a government order compelling him to turn over the service’s SSL key, which would have granted the NSA access to all of Lavabit’s customers.
Although Levinson had no choice but to turn over the SSL key, he did terminate the email service, giving the NSA nothing to comb through.
Lavabit pointed out in a recent court filing that officials also forbade the service from informing anyone – including its customers and partners – that it has compromised their security. According to the brief, government officials “insisted that all of those parties be affirmatively misled into believing that the system remained secure against exactly the kind of secret monitoring that the government was proposing.”
While the federal government charged Levison $5,000 each day he denied them, CryptoSeal founder and CEO Ryan Lackey reportedly posted a comment on Hacker News detailing the costs he was facing.
“The financial issue was the potentially huge liability due to a legal action or battle, not the [small] costs of operating the service,” a user thought to be Lackey wrote.
“If we were the legally best VPN option, I would have probably pushed to keep it going anyway and just shut down when/if that happened, but as it is, non-US providers run by non-US people [there are several good ones] are an objectively better option, so in good conscience there’s no reason to continue running a US privacy VPN service without technical controls to prevent being compelled to screw over a user.”
This May Be Well Worth Your Time: GROUNDED
The surface of the Earth holds subtle health-boosting energy. All we have to do is touch it and become truly alive. In the documentary film Grounded, you can see this amazing phenomenon transform the life of people who had been struggling with health issues like chronic pain, and one man who had been wheelchair-bound for decades is able to walk again.
Even plants are drastically impacted when they are taken away from the Earth’s natural energy. Yet, the act of grounding, or Earthing, as it’s sometimes called, isn’t really an unusual phenomenon at all. It’s actually a natural act that virtually every living creature does instinctively.
Your Body Needs its Connection to the Earth: In the film, you’ll see an orphaned baby moose that instinctively lies on an Earthing pad to connect him to the Earth while he’s being temporarily housed in a trailer. The moose goes to the pad whether it’s concealed or not.
This simple act, which can also be achieved by walking barefoot on the Earth, transfers free electrons from the Earth’s surface into your body that spread throughout your tissues.