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Putting Technology in Its Place
Kentaro Toyama went to India with noble intentions for using technology to improve people’s lives. Now he’s3 hrs agoA Way to Hide Corporate Data from Hackers
A system that keeps data on corporate computers and mobile devices encrypted until it is viewed may help19 hrs agoWhy Zapping the Brain Helps Parkinson's Patients
Deep brain stimulation could lead to a more effective, self-tuning device for Parkinson’s. Sending pulsesApril 13, 2015
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The Prison Industrial Complex
This week’s Project Censored Show focuses on police violence and the prison industrial complex. TheApril 11, 2015Peter Dale Scott
This week’s show is a speech by author Peter Dale Scott in which he discusses both the “deepApril 10, 2015Return to the Time of Cholera?
Cholera is an extremely virulent disease that kills an estimated 100,000-120,000 people every yearApril 10, 2015
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Funny or Die: “The Interview” could have revolutionized movie distribution…
The most-talked about movie of last year didn’t win any Oscars nor did it break any box office5 hrs ago![]()
Apple wage fixing plaintiff accuses execs of hypocrisy over discriminatory
Critics — including Pando — have used various words to describe Apple’s now-overturned ban of7 hrs ago![]()
If news sites let Facebook host their content, could it put an end to
There’s been a lot of scary, apocalyptic talk lately about Facebook’s ambitions to become not8 hrs ago
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warming wanted …
Prefer the warmer climates myself. China has prospered during warm periods, yet suffered when cold: TwoApril 13, 2015![]()
flowering streets …
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honey on tap …
It’s the bee’s knees, the saying goes. In this case the inventor’s have hit the ‘April 12, 2015
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Detroit Auto Show: The (Niche) Future of Electrics
Detroit – The Detroit Auto Show showcased more green cars than ever this January, even as American demandJanuary 27, 2015![]()
Detroit Show: Musk warns of auto-induced warming crisis as city shivers
Detroit – Outside the North American International Auto Show this month, temperatures were a bone-chillingJanuary 26, 2015The Emperor Has No Clothes, Detroit edition
Detroit – Hans Christian Anderson, meet Barack Obama. Has there been a better modern staging of “TheJanuary 8, 2015
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The Harm of Regulatory Disharmony
Among the institutions regulating global financial markets, the Financial Markets Law Committee is not very16 hrs ago![]()
Europe’s Poisoned Chalice of Growth
After a double-dip recession and an extended period of stagnation, the eurozone is finally seeing green17 hrs ago![]()
The Challenge of Russia’s Decline
Russia is in long-term decline, but it still poses a very real threat to the international order in Europe18 hrs ago
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Robochef gets cooking
SOME people relish putting on an apron and cooking dinner. Others, though, find cookery a black art bestApril 13, 2015![]()
Phone ahead
IN THE early second century AD, the ingenious "earthquake weathervane" of Zhang Heng, a ChineseApril 10, 2015![]()
Sky-Fi
EVER since the early 1990s, when it moved out of universities and was embraced by the general public, theApril 9, 2015
Raw Story
Jon Stewart schools ‘young padawan’ Marco Rubio: Your ’1999′ joke was
Daily Show host Jon Stewart noted on Tuesday that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) looked somewhat pleased with3 hrs agoThe ‘doc fix’ is in: Congress approves bill repairing Medicare formula for
Congress on Tuesday approved a bill to repair the formula for reimbursing Medicare physicians, marking a4 hrs agoFox’s John Stossel smacks O’Reilly over Christian victimhood claims
Self-avowed “secularist” John Stossel challenged Fox News colleague Bill O’Reilly on4 hrs ago
The Science of Doom
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The Holocaust, Climate Science and Proof
I’ve been a student of history for a long time and have read quite a bit about Nazi Germany and WWII.February 3, 2015![]()
Natural Variability and Chaos – Eight – Abrupt Change
In one stereotypical view of climate, the climate state has some variability over a 30 year period –January 3, 2015![]()
Natural Variability and Chaos – Seven – Attribution & Fingerprints Or
In Part Three – Attribution & Fingerprints we looked at an early paper in this field, from 1996. I wasDecember 29, 2014
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These 20 Skyscraper Selfies Are the Scariest Thing You’ll See All Day
Selfies have become a major phenomenon over the past few years, but few such snaps are as thrilling as13 hrs ago![]()
These Multicolored Geometric Lines Are Not What You Think
They could be stunning works of art at home in the most prestigious galleries around the world. Witness the13 hrs ago![]()
5 Coolest Links of the Week
In this week’s link roundup you’ll find the connection between the Nazis and aliens, not to mention the14 hrs ago
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Are Russian Military Exercises a Threat? How to Interpret Russia’s
In a 12 April interview , Estonia’s President Toomas Hendrik Ilves claimed insufficient NATO forces wereApril 12, 2015“Rumors of My Death”
Where is President Putin? Will he show up on Monday the 16th to meet Kyrgyzstan President AlmazbekMarch 15, 2015![]()
By Our Own Law: Kyrgyz pastoralism in the wake of land reform
Wide-eyed and claustrophobic in a minivan taxi cab, I sat and pondered. Having just spent several daysMarch 11, 2015
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“I do bad sex very well. In life and in the novel form”: Gary Shteyngart
As Thirlwell's "Lurid & Cute" arrives, two of our most vibrant novelists talk sex8 hrs agoBromance with a murderer: The bizarre true story behind James Franco’s
Franco's amazing as a sociopath -- but the real story of Mike Finkel and his killer BFF is weirder than8 hrs agoLeBron James, underdog: How an NBA legend became a humble, hungry hero of
We admire Goliath, but we worship David -- and nobody works that contradiction like LeBron James8 hrs ago
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Recruiting the entire immune system to attack cancer
Stimulating both major branches of the immune system halts tumor growth more effectively. The human7 hrs ago![]()
Caffeinated drinks associated with decreased risk of liver scarring
Modest daily consumption of caffeinated drinks is associated with less advanced liver scarring in7 hrs ago![]()
Why we have chins
University of Iowa researchers contend chin comes from evolution, not mechanical forces Look at a7 hrs ago
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Arbor Networks Q1 DDoS Attack Data
Arbor Networks Q1 DDoS Attack Data Shows Fragmentation Attacks Dominate in New Zealand Arbor Networks Inc.7 hrs agoVeeam Endpoint Backup Now Available
Veeam Endpoint Backup Now Available Complete and Easy-to-Use, Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE Is Veeam’s Gift to7 hrs agoBrazilian Beetles Effective Biocontrol Against Tradescantia
Areas where Brazilian beetles were released to control a weed, hated by conservationists, gardeners and dog8 hrs ago
Seeing the Forest
WTF Apple?!
So my wife uses a Mac. She gets the new OSX update, and it REPLACED iPhoto with a different program that8 hrs agoGoodbye iPhone!
I installed the new iOS 8.3. The next day I get a message that there is not enough room in iCloud to back8 hrs agoThe Fast Track Fight Begins In The Senate
The final fight to stop fast track begins this week. The new trade promotion authority (“fast track hrs ago
The Slog.
At the End of the Day
Mr & Mrs Red squirrel have taken up residence between the inner walls of my bedroom dormer window. I11 hrs agoEXAMINED: How the Coalition set out the rules of Fair Play in 2011…and then
BE SINCERE EVEN IF YOU DON’T MEAN IT Warning: for all those readers suffering from an ethical18 hrs ago![]()
UK ELECTION: CAMERON OPENS UP 16 PINT LEAD OVER FARAGE
Britain’s burning ambition on May 7th This time, it looks like we aren’t going to seeApril 14, 2015
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Question of the Day
What is your favorite movie soundtrack? Inspired by Dirty Dancing, which I watched for the eleventy8 hrs agoRecommended Reading
[Content Note: War on agency.] Tara Culp-Ressler at Think Progress: " The Most Creative Ways That Anti9 hrs agoNope
[Content Note: Transphobia; cis gatekeeping; gender essentialism; body policing.] Every single thing about10 hrs ago
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Pentagon Warns Soldiers As The Islamic State Threatens 9/11 Attack!
Pentagon Warns Soldiers As The Islamic State Threatens 9/11 Attack! by KURT NIMMO | http2 hrs ago![]()
Dr. Kevin Barrett: 9/11 Mother of All False Flag Attacks!
Published on Apr 14, 2015 The September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States have been covered-up by the2 hrs ago![]()
Saudi Arabia Deploys More Weapons Along Its Border with Yemen!
Published on Apr 14, 2015 Saudi Arabia is reportedly deploying more forces and weapons along its border3 hrs ago
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Essential Oils to Relieve Spring Allergies
Don't let the blooming flowers and trees keep you down. Try a few of these essential oils to combat18 hrs ago![]()
Eat More Nuts: Dairy Free Raw Basil Pesto Recipe
Nuts are all sorts of healthy for you, so you’ll find plenty of nutrients in this yummy raw vegan pesto18 hrs ago![]()
Common Food Dyes and How They Affect Your Health
A great many unhealthy foods look delicious, and part of that effect is caused by unnatural, and even18 hrs ago
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EU to accuse Google of illegally abusing search - USA TODAY
USA TODAY EU to accuse Google of illegally abusing search USA TODAY The European Union is preparing to2 hrs agoiPhone 7 Slated For Summer Release Date? DSLR-Like Cam Underway; iOS 9 ...
Youth Health Magzine iPhone 7 Slated For Summer Release Date? DSLR-Like Cam Underway; iOS 9 ... Youth20 mins agoSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge Review: A Definite Style Upgrade - NDTV
NDTV Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Review: A Definite Style Upgrade NDTV In our review of the Samsung Galaxy S64 hrs ago
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MinecraftEdu Takes Hold in Schools • © [slj.com]
Walking through a vast network of medieval streets and houses, it’s easy to get lost. Luckily, I can fly.April 9, 2015Internet, what else ? | Internet, quoi d’autre ?
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Google patents robots with personalities in first step towards the
Google has been awarded a patent for the ‘methods and systems for robot personality developmentApril 5, 2015
This Can't Be Happening!
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Killer Cops like North Charleston’s Officer Slager Must Be Called to
Real-time photo evidence of a cop trying to plant evidence on hisApril 10, 2015
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Top al-Qaida cleric killed in Yemen
Ibrahim al-Rubaysh, a former Guantánamo Bay detainee, died in a "crusader strike," the terror group says. $5M bounty on his head »
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Cloning the Woolly Mammoth
Scientific research and practices are advancing at a rapid pace. Many16 hrs ago![]()
Hidden Influence: The Rise of Collectivism
To some extent, we are all capable of becoming slaves to theApril 12, 2015![]()
The Total Collapse
Putin Authorizes US Warplane Shootdown To Protect American Lives
A new Ministry of Defense (MoD) report circulating in the Kremlin today states that President Putin hasApril 13, 2015Europe’s biggest war game: UK’s message to Russia that we ARE ready amid
THOUSANDS of British soldiers, warships and fighter jets begun UK-led military drills off the coast ofApril 11, 2015Russia threatens to use ‘nuclear force’ over Crimea and the Baltic states
Russia has threatened to use “nuclear force” to defend its annexation of Crimea and warned that the “sameApril 2, 2015
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The Truth is Where?
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Leon Brittan Videoed at Paedo Orgy.
By Dave Knight 22nd June 2014. Find Article & Video Here:- Former Thatcher Home SecretaryJanuary 22, 2015BBC retrospective on the Iraq War.
By Craig Murray 21st January 2015. Find Article Here:- The BBC led their 10 O’clock News today withJanuary 22, 2015
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Why We Must Never Forget Melanie Shaw
Most of us cannot even imagine what she has suffered. Many simply cannot bear to hear what she hasApril 8, 2015Bilderberg 2015 Dates Confirmed
Amid rumors and various online reports that typically fail to quote specific sources directly, police inApril 7, 2015Grand Juries at Telford: What Next?
As followers of the British Constitution Group and the UK Column newspaper will know, Grand Juries wereMarch 25, 2015
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SpaceX Dragon Launches on Science Supply Run to Station, Booster Hard Lands
SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon blastoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in3 hrs ago![]()
13 MORE Things That Saved Apollo 13, part 4: Early Entry into the Lander
Apollo 13 images via NASA. Montage by Judy Schmidt. To celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 1310 hrs ago![]()
SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon set for Blastoff and Bold Landing Effort Today –
SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon poised at Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida for planned April 1414 hrs ago
Veterans Today
Caught: Germany Bought Israel’s Nukes
Jim W. Dean...In standard Intel analysis the question "why now?" is near the top of the list when6 hrs agoRussia bashers eat crow as Putin wins Time Magazine poll
Jim W. Dean..."Putin's winning the Time Magazine most influential poll spotlights the bankruptcy10 hrs agoAmerica, Khazarian Mafia Vassal State and Israeli occupied territory
America was invaded by the Rothschild Khazarian Banking Mafia in 1913 and became a Khazarian Vassal State.12 hrs ago
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Bloomberg News: Renewables Overtake Fossil Fuels
Eric Zuesse On April 14th, Tom Randall of Bloomberg News bannered “Fossil Fuels Just Lost the Race5 hrs agoInventor of Antivirus Sofware: The Government Is Planting Malicious
Spy Agencies Are Intentionally Destroying Digital Security Top computer and internet experts say that NSA8 hrs ago![]()
The Changing World of Work 2: Financialization = Insecurity
Promises of wealth and security are far more contingent than is being advertised. The Millennial17 hrs ago
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A new Crimean War? Really?
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Yiddish Theater: Don't Forget Molly Picon
Yiddish is not beautiful. Harsh and gutteral, it makes you twist your face to get the sounds outFebruary 1, 2014![]()
Guest Post: David Taylor on Anzia Yezierska, Part II
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein Urges Pentagon to End “Unnecessary” Force-Feeding at
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the vice-chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, recently sent a letter toApril 13, 2015![]()
Prisoners in Guantánamo Ask to be Freed Because of the End of the War in
I wrote the following article for the “ Close Guantánamo ” website, which I established in January 2012April 10, 2015![]()
Guantánamo “An Endless Horror Movie”: Hunger Striker Appeals for Help to
In the long struggle for justice at Guantánamo — a prison intended at its founding, 13 years ago, toApril 8, 2015
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Study looks at why we have chins
Humans are the only species with chins, an enduring puzzle that researchers claim to have now solved.15 hrs agoPersistent "warm blob" in Pacific linked to strange weather
April 10, 2015Reinstate Brontosaurus as its own dino, study declares
April 8, 2015
Fuel Fix
Report: Energy issues dominate congressional agenda – with little to show
Energy and environmental issues have gotten more votes in the Senate than any other issue so far this year,3 hrs agoCheap gasoline is helping some states rake in more tax revenue
Low oil prices could help shore up some states' coffers, since increased driving brought on by cheap10 hrs agoLawmaker suggests ‘grand bargain’ to allow oil exports
Democratic lawmakers hinted at a possible compromise that would allow oil exports -- possibly with new10 hrs ago
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Guido Fawked - McCarthy Paranoia Resurrected
Paranoia strikes deep Into your life it will creep It starts when you're always afraid Step out of line15 hrs ago![]()
Letts Invent The Labour Launch
Amid the plethora of reinventions of yesterday’s Labour election manifesto launch, one stands out, of only20 hrs ago![]()
Right To Buy Is Damp Squib
[Update at end of post] While the right-leaning part of the press continues its relentless Labour-bashing,22 hrs ago
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Wang Yang: China to boost partnership with India
Chinese vice premier Wang Yang said China will boost contacts and cooperation with India to enhance itsTencent's market value hits US$200bn for first time
Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings hit a market cap of more than US$200 billion for the first time onNo amnesty for corrupt politicians in China: Duowei
Communist Party of China general secretary Xi Jinping and the party's anti-graft chief Wang Qishan have
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Israel happy at compromise deal on Iran between Congress-Obama: minister
Israel is pleased at a compromise deal on Iran achieved between the United States Congress and the23 mins ago![]()
Congress will not derail nuclear talks, Iran says
Iran will not allow U.S. domestic politics to derail nuclear negotiations, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman1 hr ago![]()
Obama tells Congress he plans to remove Cuba from terrorism list
By Matt Spetalnick and Daniel Trotta WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told Congress on7 hrs ago
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A Decade After Blowing The Whistle On The FBI, Vindication
After Robert Kobus alerted his bosses at the FBI to improper payroll practices, he was transferred to an23 mins agoHistorian: John Wilkes Booth Not A Deranged Lone Madman
On the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln's death, historian Terry Alford explores John Wilkes51 mins agoCongress Approves Longer-Term Fix For Medicare Reimbursements
Eight senators, all Republicans, voted against the bill because funding has not been fully allocated for3 hrs ago
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Nokia to buy Alcatel-Lucent to grow in telecom equipment
By Jussi Rosendahl and Leila Abboud HELSINKI/PARIS (Reuters) - Nokia will buy Alcatel-Lucent in an all44 mins ago![]()
China growth slows to six-year low as stimulus fails to find traction
By Kevin Yao and Koh Gui Qing BEIJING (Reuters) - China grew at its slowest pace in six years at the start3 hrs ago![]()
Asian markets stumble over China
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian markets stumbled on Wednesday as relief China had matched its own2 hrs ago
Share In people with Parkinson's disease, dopamine-producing cells in part of the brain called the substantia nigra are killed off, leading to tremors, slowness of movement, and difficulty walking Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have now created an algorithm that can tell how effectively someone is striking a keypad. For instance, ...
AURORA, CO - Patients with Parkinson's self-report cannabis to be a highly efficacious alternative medicine in the treatment of the disease, according to survey data published online ahead of print in the journal Evidence-Based Complimentary and Alternative Medicine. Investigators reported that cannabis use remains comparatively uncommon among patients ...
A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults By Frances E. Jensen with Amy Ellis Nutt 358 pp. Harper/HarperCollins, $27.99. How is it that a delightful child can turn overnight into a sullen, explosive, risk-taking adolescent? Jensen, a neurologist and mother of two sons, and Nutt, a Washington Post science writer, ...
by Angela Guess Rachel Metz recently wrote in the MIT Technology Review, "Facebook is working on artificial intelligence software that can process text and then answer questions about it. The effort could eventually lead to anything from better search on Facebook itself to more accurate and useful personal assistant software. ...