Archive for August, 2013

Police spark outrage over taser death

Police spark outrage over taser death

Police have come under fire for tasering a man following a dispute with his neighbour. Factory worker Jordan Begley, 23, who had a suspected heart defect, was hit with a charge from the 50,000-volt stun gun after officers were called to deal with a row at his home last month. Minutes after officers from Greater Manchester Police arrived, Mr Begley[Read More…]

Stress can change the shape of your brain, research shows

Stress can change the shape of your brain, research shows

The phrase ‘use your brain’ has taken on a whole new meaning, thanks to one pioneering scientist who has discovered how strong emotions such as stress or happiness can literally can change the shape of our brains. According to Rick Hanson, author of  Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence, the physical shape of the brain[Read More…]

BNP leader Nick Griffin under fire for homophobic remark

BNP leader Nick Griffin under fire for homophobic remark

The BNP leader Nick has prompted outrage after making racist and homophobic remarks to an Asian man who happens to be gay. During an online Twitter confrontation with Twitter user Arif Ali from Manchester, Griffin unleashed a rant against Islamists and homosexuals after Ali challenged him over one of his remarks. The controversial and bigoted leader of the BNP also[Read More…]

The persecution of Bradley Manning

The persecution of Bradley Manning

“When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are ruled by criminals.” -Anonymous And so the persecution and media smearing of Nobel Peace Prize nominee PFC Bradley Manning begins. It has been reported that he is now called Chelsea Manning, following transgender surgery. We have not been able to verify that at the Akashic Times except to[Read More…]

Now even baby monitors not immune from hackers and spies

Now even baby monitors not immune from hackers and spies

Few things can be more joyful than the birth of a newborn baby and many parents across the world make use of baby monitors to keep an eye on the little one when they are in the house. So imagine the shock and horror that  parents of a two year old girl felt when they walked into their daughter’s bedroom[Read More…]