Communications minister Ed Vaizey has called in some of the biggest broadband providers in the UK to hash out a plan that would cut off pornography at the source. Instead of opting out, adults would have to opt in to be able to access this kind of material from their home computers. Legislators have acknowledged that a ban would be hard to implement and expensive, but argue that the industry will not self-regulate. It follows the success of an operation by most British internet service providers (ISPs) to prevent people inadvertently viewing child porn websites. Ministers want companies to use similar technology to shut out adult pornography from children. Pornography sites will be blocked at source unless people specifically ask to view them. TalkTalk, which includes Tiscali and the British version of Aol.com, is already introducing a new free service early next year called “bright feed,” which allows people to control the internet so that all devices are automatically covered without the need to set up individual controls. Homeowners can either specify which adult sites they want to receive or put a cinema-style classification on their feed to restrict what is received according to age ranges, such as U, 12 or 18. A survey by Psychologies magazine this summer found that one in three children aged 10 in Britain had viewed pornography on the net. Read the full story at the Sunday Times (behind a paywall; free version available here ).

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UK Government Plans to Block All Pornography Websites

The United Nations sets up an independent panel to investigate the source of cholera in Haiti, after claims it was introduced by UN peacekeepers.

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UN to probe Haiti cholera source

IN VERACRUZ, MEXICO Exploiting loopholes in the global economy, Mexican crime syndicates are importing mass quantities of the cold medicines and common chemicals used to manufacture methamphetamine – turning Mexico into the No. 1 source for all meth sold in the United States, law enforcement agen…

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Mexican cartels emerge as top source for U.S. meth

IN KOH KONG, CAMBODIA Down a blood-red dirt track deep in the jungles of southwestern Cambodia, the roar begins. Turn a corner and there is the source – scores of dump trucks, bulldozers and backhoes hacking away at the earth. Above a massive hole, a flag flaps in the hot, dusty breeze. The flag of…

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China’s muscular embrace of Cambodia

The Supreme Court of Canada sends a case involving a reporter who refused to reveal his source in a federal sponsorship scandal back to a lower court.

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Canada court press sources ruling

A second cooling tower is closed as investigations continue into the source of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease.

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Second site shut by outbreak team

Health officials are trying to find the source of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak which has been linked to the death of a 64-year-old woman.

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Search for S Wales Legionnaires’ source

US food safety regulators predict more recalls as they investigate the source of salmonella-tainted eggs that have sickened as many as 2,000.

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US warns of further egg recalls

Don’t worry about your kids sticking their hands in the cookie jar….worry instead about them sticking their hands in the dog food bowl.

Brighten your ink with this must-have tattooceutical Tattooceuticals is now an official skincare product category with the launch of Tattoo Brite , a skin cream that brightens your tattoos. We were surprised at how well it works on both first use as well as after several weeks’ use—the ink around CH HQ is noticeably brighter and the lines crisper. Tattoo Brite innovates by treating the epidermis as well as the dermis (where the ink rests). The cream includes a patent pending “InkBrite” formulation that reaches and supports the pigments deep in your skin and also fights inflammation, another source of tattoo degradation. On the surface of your skin it both exfoliates and provides 20 SPF. The sun protection comes from pure titanium dioxide, an all natural, mineral source. A 2.5 oz/70g tube of Tattoo Brite retails for around $25 and is available online and at these retailers , including Ricky’s in New York City and Colette in Paris.

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Tattoo Brite