Friday, 22 June 2012

June 9–15 | News and political cartoons | Cartoons of the Week | TIME Ideas | TIME.com

http://ideas.time.com/2012/06/15/cartoons-of-the-week-25/?xid=newsletter-cartoons-weekly#politicalcartoon1
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BBC News - Miliband shifts immigration policy, saying Labour 'got it wrong'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18539472
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Drone strikes threaten 50 years of international law, says UN rapporteur | World news | guardian.co.uk

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/21/drone-strikes-international-law-un?CMP=EMCNEWEML1355
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Toronto condo boom prompted new mortgage rules, Flaherty says - The Globe and Mail

Bubble trouble brewing in hog town?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/toronto-condo-boom-prompted-new-mortgage-rules-flaherty-says/article4362279/?utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_source=The%20Globe%20and%20Mail&utm_type=text&utm_content=TheGlobeandMail&utm_campaign=95862315
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Microsoft Surface Will Be WiFi Only And Start At $599 [REPORT] - Business Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-surface-will-be-wifi-only-and-start-at-599-report-2012-6
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Charles Hopper Ends His Life In Greenwich Home - Business Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/charles-hopper-ends-his-life-in-greenwich-home-2012-6
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Banks After Moody's Downgrade - Business Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/banks-after-moodys-downgrade-2012-6?utm_source=alerts&nr_email_referer=1
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“Office On The iPad” App CloudOn Raises $16 Million, Is Adding Group Collaboration | TechCrunch

http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/21/office-on-the-ipad-app-cloudon-raises-16-million-is-adding-group-collaboration/
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Tesla Model S Gets Official EPA Ratings: 265 Miles Range and 89 MPGe Efficiency : TreeHugger

http://www.treehugger.com/cars/tesla-model-s-gets-official-epa-ratings-265-miles-range-and-89-mpge-efficiency.html
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6 Overrated Technologies and Their Overlooked Alternatives : TreeHugger

http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/overrated-technologies-and-their-overlooked-alternatives.html
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Edward Burtynsky Photographs Farming in Monegros Spain : TreeHugger

http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/edward-burtynsky-photographs-monegros-spain-and-water-problems-there.html
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Why Moody's 15 bank downgrades matter- MSN Money

http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post.aspx?post=fe1a21cb-dbd7-4101-9a99-31bd746d2cd0
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Bank Ratings 2012

http://www.moodys.com/Pages/BankRatings.aspx
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A month with the new iPad

New iPad is shockingly good!

http://www.bgr.com/2012/04/17/a-month-with-the-new-ipad/
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Thursday, 21 June 2012

It’s the End of the Standard Model (of Particle Physics) as We Know It? | Techland | TIME.com

So what's wrong?

http://techland.time.com/2012/06/21/its-the-end-of-the-standard-model-of-part...

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It’s the End of the Standard Model (of Particle Physics) as We Know It? | Techland | TIME.com

So what's wrong?

http://techland.time.com/2012/06/21/its-the-end-of-the-standard-model-of-particle-physics-as-we-know-it/?xid=newsletter-techland
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'Imperative' Egypt military hand over power | News24

Gradual handover of power allows more thought on future structure of Egyptian democracy!

http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Imperative-Egypt-military-hand-over-power-20120621
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Iran blames world powers’ ‘enmity’ and ‘dishonesty’ for no progress in Moscow nuclear talks - The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/report-irans-influential-ex-president-attacks-world-powers-dishonesty-after-nuclear-talks/2012/06/21/gJQArB9yrV_story.html
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Canadian delegations boycotts Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s address at UN summit

Pretty feeble Canadian coverage of environment overshadowed by commentary about Iran's leader! Why the absence of comments as to what Iran had to say on the environment or Canada for that matter?

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Canadian+delegations+boycotts+Mahmoud+Ahmadinejad+address+summit/6815699/story.html
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Apple's Siri Is Their Attack on Google - Forbes

http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/06/21/apples-siri-is-their-attack-on-google/
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Jane Fonda: She Wears It Well - Telegraph

http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/columns/kate-finnigan/TMG9346444/Jane-Fonda-She-Wears-It-Well.html#
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Iran's supreme leader: we won't give in to illogical demands | World news | guardian.co.uk

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/iran-blog/2012/jun/19/iran-supreme-leader-khamenei-moscow-nuclear-talks
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This is what the English call a drought?

It's a day for ducks!

Photo

Wooh, RT

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Costa time!

Great way to spend a dry day?
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This is what the English call a drought?

It's a day for ducks!
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A Universe Of Self-replicating Code | Conversation | Edge

Travel through time is akin to self repricating code. Time is code?

http://edge.org/conversation/a-universe-of-self-replicating-code

Wooh
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Big Data’s Parallel Universe Brings Fears, and a Thrill - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/science/big-datas-parallel-universe-brings-fears-and-a-thrill.html?src=recg
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In Rising Use of Air-Conditioning, Hard Choices - NYTimes.com

Chilling out is not so easy!

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/21/world/asia/global-demand-for-air-conditioning-forces-tough-environmental-choices.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120621

Arthur
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Researchers develop a promising new technology for grid-scale energy storage

http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=25663.php
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Rio+20: Forests are key to sustainable development says new report from FAO | eGov monitor | The Information Daily

http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/51363
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Wednesday, 20 June 2012

Green Roofs are Changing Architecture: Erick Van Egeraat's Drents Museum Is Built Under A Park : TreeHugger

http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/green-architecture/green-roofs-are-changing-architecture-erick-van-egeraats-drents-museum-built-under-park/
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Invisible Bike Helmet Is Safest Bike Helmet : TreeHugger

http://www.treehugger.com/bikes/invisible-bike-helmet-safest-bike-helmet.html
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Bike-Friendly World : TreeHugger

Canada needs to rethink bike issues from the start .... Need help from Dutch?

http://www.treehugger.com/tag/bike-friendly-world/
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Ontario Coroners Report on Bike Safety Has Lessons That Apply Everywhere : TreeHugger

The Dutch might agree!

http://www.treehugger.com/bikes/ontario-coroners-report-bike-safety-has-lessons-apply-everywhere.html
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Sefe, Inc. Engineering a Brighter Tomorrow

Static electric power....

http://sefelectric.com/
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Watch Krugman And Colbert Do A Secret '1% Handshake' - Business Insider

Rehire those that have been sacked!

http://www.businessinsider.com/watch-krugman-and-colbert-do-a-secret-1-handshake-2012-6
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Up to 27 million people living in slavery: US – The Express Tribune

Seems incredible in modern times!

http://tribune.com.pk/story/396406/up-to-27-million-people-living-in-slavery-us/
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Having purpose in life helps fight Alzheimer's, study finds - Chicago Tribune

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-05-23/news/ct-x-alzheimers-purpose-in-life-20120523_1_memory-and-aging-project-alzheimer-s-association-cognitive-function
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U.S.-Russia joint missile defense is only way forward: Putin - Chicago Tribune

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-06-19/news/sns-rt-us-russia-usa-missilebre85j03o-20120619_1_missile-defense-post-cold-war-balance-russian-president-vladimir-putin
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South Carolina grandmother is latest victim of flesh-eating bacteria - NY Daily News

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/south-carolina-grandmother-latest-victim-flesh-eating-bacteria-article-1.1089473
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Former President Clinton praises Mayor Bloomberg for making New York more energy-efficient - NY Daily News

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/president-clinton-praises-mayor-bloomberg-making-york-energy-efficient-article-1.1098908
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Is Tiger Woods The Favorite To Win The British Open? - Business Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/is-tiger-woods-the-favorite-to-win-the-british-open-2012-6
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Tiger Woods performance at U.S. Open provides yet another major mystery | News | PGA.com

http://www.pga.com/news/pga-tour/tiger-woods-performance-us-open-provides-yet-another-major-mystery
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Iran oil exports fall, sanctions bite - International | IOL Business | IOL.co.za

http://www.iol.co.za/business/international/iran-oil-exports-fall-sanctions-bite-1.1323761#.T-JP6Gt5mSM
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Israeli report details Iranian N... JPost - Iranian Threat - News

http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=274502
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West Bank Villages - NYTimes.com

Big issues emerge! Wrongs righted after longest period....

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/world/middleeast/forced-move-raises-anger-in-west-bank-villages.html
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New Data on Higgs Boson Is Shrouded in Secrecy at CERN - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/science/new-data-on-higgs-boson-is-shrouded-in-secrecy-at-cern.html?_r=1
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Physics Community Afire With Rumors of Higgs Boson Discovery | Wired Science | Wired.com

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/06/latest-higgs-rumors/
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Prostate cancer cryotherapy

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/lp/natl-cryotherapy/index.html?utm_campaign=national+ads-cryotherapy&utm_medium=banner&utm_source=washingtonpost&utm_content=728x90+rm+news&CS_003=5410556
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Recession in America? 10 questions assessing the threat. - In a nutshell, what's the risk of a US recession in the next year? - CSMonitor.com

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2012/0613/Recession-in-America-10-questions-assessing-the-threat/In-a-nutshell-what-s-the-risk-of-a-US-recession-in-the-next-year
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Has Puerto Rico found a solution to the US housing crisis? - CSMonitor.com

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2012/0620/Has-Puerto-Rico-found-a-solution-to-the-US-housing-crisis
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Obama leads Romney by 13 points in new poll. Can that be right? - CSMonitor.com

One needs to look at a moving average of poles before drawing conclusions.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/Decoder-Wire/2012/0620/Obama-leads-Romney-by-13-points-in-new-poll.-Can-that-be-right?cmpid=ema:nws:Daily%20Custom%202%20(06202012)&cmpid=ema:nws:NzQ4MDU4NDEwMgS2
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Countries Put Figures on Pledges to Boost IMF Coffers - WSJ.com

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303379204577476081207610576.html?mod=djemITPE_h
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David Cameron refuses Falklands letter from Cristina Kirchner | UK news | guardian.co.uk

Such threats by Argentina will strengthen hand of those who would respond to a military solution. Arms dealers must be salivating!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jun/19/falklands-americas?CMP=EMCNEWEML1355
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Apple iOS 6: 3-D maps, more Siri, and a digital Do Not Disturb sign - CSMonitor.com

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2012/0615/Apple-iOS-6-3-D-maps-more-Siri-and-a-digital-Do-Not-Disturb-sign?cmpid=ema:nws:BizTech%2006202012&cmpid=ema:nws:NzQ4MDU4NDEwMgS2
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Microsoft Surface: Can a Windows 8 tablet compete? - CSMonitor.com

Looks pretty good and will be a competitor!

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2012/0619/Microsoft-Surface-Can-a-Windows-8-tablet-compete?cmpid=ema:nws:BizTech%2006202012&cmpid=ema:nws:NzQ4MDU4NDEwMgS2
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Microsoft Unveils Surface Tablet to Rival iPad - WSJ.com

This repositioning effort is a positive response to Apple, but it needs to gain momentum quickly! Microsoft may quickly have to concede advantages that Apple software has over Windows RT! That will depend on whether it has done its homework....

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303703004577474910029263198.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_RightMostPopular


Wooh, RT
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Monday, 18 June 2012

Apple Maps App In iOS 6 Missing Key Features - Business Insider

The reviewer needs to be reminded that the object of Apple maps is to sell hardware not make an obsolete hardware refurbish. In short, buy a new Apple machine and put your old machine in the attic!

http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-maps-app-in-ios-6-missing-key-features-2012-6
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Here's What Apple Didn't Tell Developers At WWDC This Week - Business Insider

What defines modern business is the level of integration. Be good at integrating and gain economies for people and survive in business! Era of diversification has to be reborn in a wave of innovation to come!


http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-what-apple-didnt-tell-developers-at-wwdc-this-week-2012-6?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=SAI%20Select&utm_campaign=SAI%20Select%20Mondays%202012-06-18
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Leveson queries Cameron's decision to hire Hunt - Telegraph

Hunt is just not the man of the hour! He appears bent....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/leveson-inquiry/9332928/Leveson-queries-Camerons-decision-to-hire-Hunt.html
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Iran was behind bomb plot against Israeli diplomats, investigators find | World news | guardian.co.uk

Iran is up to mischief!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/17/iran-bomb-plot-israel-nuclear-talks?CMP=EMCNEWEML1355
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Sunday, 17 June 2012

Jane Fonda: "It's Terrible To Die Without Forgiving" - Page 1 - Columns - New York - Village Voice

http://www.villagevoice.com/2012-06-13/columns/jane-fonda-the-newsroom-michael-musto/
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Solvent-Free Solar Cells Get Boost To Light Conversion Efficiency

Wonder how Germany could become close to 80% solar?

http://www.science20.com/news_releases/solvent_free_solar_cells_get_boost_to_light_conversion_efficiency
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Transparent Solar Film Uses Tinted Windows To Generate Electricity

http://www.science20.com/news_articles/transparent_solar_film_uses_tinted_windows_generate_electricity-91099
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How Fast Do We Get Higgs Mass Plots From Raw Data ?

http://www.science20.com/quantum_diaries_survivor/how_fast_do_we_get_higgs_mass_plots_raw_data-91135
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Why the Higgs particle hunt was always going to be a waiting game | Science | The Observer

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/jun/17/higgs-particle-cern-search?newsfeed=true
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World History International: Main Contents Page

http://history-world.org/mainmenu.htm
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The Hittites

http://history-world.org/hittites.htm
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Win Scutt on Language and archaeology

Researcher of language!

http://www.archaeology.ws/about.html

http://www.archaeology.ws/language.html
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Saturday, 16 June 2012

British Archaeology magazine, June 2002

Jim!

We are going for a walk in Southcott Woods, Devon with my cousins Dorothy And Colin. There is evidence of Roman occupation nearby, and many of my ancestors came Worlington so its a circular walk!

Also below an interesting piece on baths:

http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba65/feat2.shtml

Arthur
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Roman.baths near Exeter

http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba65/feat2.shtml
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