Pirate Party Gets Massive Support in Sweden

From the article:

Things are looking really good for the Swedish Pirate Party. Running up to the 2009 European Parliament elections more than half of all Swedish men under 30 are considering voting for them. Thanks to the Internet, its membership has grown 50% during the last quarter, surpassing that of the well established Green Party.

When the Swedish Pirate Party was launched three years ago, the majority of the mainstream press viewed them with skepticism, with some simply laughing them away. Times have changed though. As the government works to introduce harsher copyright laws and others that threaten the privacy of Sweden’s citizens, the party is growing stronger and stronger.

In a recent poll, 21 percent of all Swedes indicated that they would consider voting for the Pirate Party in the upcoming European Parliament elections. Among men in the 18-29 age group, this number goes up to a massive 55% – an unprecedented statistic.

Aside from the support in this poll, more people have joined the party recently. During the last quarter the membership count increased by 50% – from 6000 to 9000 – which makes the party larger than the Green Party which currently holds 19 seats in the Swedish parliament.

They laugh at us and ridiculed us in the press, you know what, they arn´t laugh now.

This is progress for us, the current government has pissed off alot of people with there FRA law and the stricter anti-piracy laws, this it the happens when you criminalize the whole youth population of a country.

And this is happening all over the world the youth are sticking up for them self´s against the anti-piracy organisations and the corporations, I salute all of you and keep up the good fight, remember that there fight is in vain and that we will win.

All media is free and should always be free.

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Have yourself a Merry Christmas!

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Babies less than a year old were prescribed anti-depressants

I apologise for all the swearing in this post.

From the article:

TWELVE Queensland babies less than a year old were prescribed anti-depressants last year, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme figures reveal.

More Sunshine State children under 10 were prescribed the mood-altering drugs than in any other state.

There were 1274 Queensland children aged 10 or under prescribed anti-depressants in the past financial year, compared to 1184 in New South Wales and 684 in Victoria.

There were also 2818 anti-depressant prescriptions written for Queensland teenagers aged 11 to 15, and 4047 scripts for those between 16 and 18 years.

The figures have alarmed medical experts who say they cannot explain why so many infants and children would be given the drugs.

Why the hell do you give babies less then a year old anti-depressants? For what fucking reason?

This is some scary shit and I do not like it one bit, that the hell people arn´t mommies and daddies supposed to take care of there children and not make then dependent on drugs for the rest of there natural born life’s?

Is it just me or is this really fucking bat shit crazy?

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New layout and banner but still with the same content.

I am here to stay.

Injectable artificial bone developed

From the article:

Artificial ‘injectable bone’ that flows like toothpaste, and hardens in the body, has been invented by British scientists.

This new regenerative medicine technology provides a scaffold for the formation of blood vessels and bone tissue, and can also deliver stem cells directly to the site of bone repair, say the researchers.

“Injectable bone is the first delivery system for stem cells and growth factors that forms a material with the strength of a bone,” said Robin Quirk, a pharmacist and co-founder of RegenTec – the University of Nottingham, In England, spin-off company commercialising the technology.

Quirk said he hopes that injectable bone might one day reduce or eliminate the need for bone-grafts to repair skeletal defects and fractures – which often require painful invasive surgery.

Not only does the technique reduce the need for dangerous surgery, it also avoids damaging neighbouring areas, said Kevin Shakesheff, a tissue engineer and drug delivery pharmacist at Nottingham who masterminded the breakthrough.

The technology’s superiority over existing alternatives is the novel hardening process and strength of the bond, said Quirk. Older products heat-up as they harden, killing surrounding cells, whereas ‘injectable bone’ hardens at body temperature – without generating heat – making a very porous, biodegradable structure.

The first thing I thought of when I heard this was can´t you combine this with the pixie dust and make it grow limbs?

In my mind it should work but I don´t know in real life.

Makes you think doesn´t it.

Also this is expect to be available in the U.S. within 18 months, which is just crazy.

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