Tuesday, 18 March 2014

Tory minister attacks David Cameron's 'Eton mess' inner cabinet | Politics | The Guardian

Animals see power lines as glowing, flashing bands, research reveals | Environment | theguardian.com

Nasa-funded study: industrial civilisation headed for 'irreversible collapse'? | Nafeez Ahmed | Environment | theguardian.com

Hi!

This should cheer you up? Not!

Arthur

What killed off the giant beasts – climate change or man? | Science | The Observer

Primordial gravitational wave discovery heralds 'whole new era' in physics | Science | theguardian.com

Monday, 17 March 2014

Shipping Containers to Call Home | Home | Learnist

Will frackers cause California’s next big earthquake? | Grist

Tomatoes could be giving you BO | Grist

Paris bans cars, makes transit free to fight air pollution | Grist

Lower cost education for those who want to learn?

Simpsons parody upset Fox News, says Groening | Media | MediaGuardian

Heh!

I did not realize that Mr. Murdoch was so keen to take over America. Bart has become my hero?

Arthur

US and EU expected to announce sanctions against Russia | World news | theguardian.com

Working for the Few: Political capture and economic inequality



Working for the Few: Political capture and economic inequality | Oxfam GB | Policy & Practice

Rigged rules mean economic growth is increasingly 'winner takes all' for rich elites | Blogs | Oxfam GB

Britain's five richest families worth more than poorest 20% | Business | The Guardian

The Internet tsunami: 8 big insights on what it disrupts next | ZDNet

South Africa offers coal to Punjab for thermal plants - The Times of India

Nanobionics: Using plants as energy hubs - The Times of India

The solar industry's other nemesis - currency fluctuation | Business Spectator

Problems of buying 'investables' when your currency is weak...

Australia's shrinking target for solar | Business Spectator

Germany’s energy policy is expensive, harmful and short-sighted - FT.com

Apple Healthbook - Business Insider

Steve Jobs Told Top Employees No To Television - Business Insider

Digitimes Research: 12-inch tablets facing development hurdles

Apple Has Reportedly Shelved The Idea Of Making A 12-Inch iPad - Business Insider

I am not a happy camper!

Why I Love Tesla, but Dislike TSLA

Gas Wars: Will US Export LNG to Europe?

Seems likely now that Russia has gone into full war mode!

Russia Eyes Crimea’s Oil and Gas Reserves

US Energy Boom vs Russian Energy Influence

Ukraine Refinery Halts Amid Tensions with Russia

Russia Needs to Sell Gas More than EU Needs to Buy it

Europe looks to cut Russian gas imports amid Ukraine crisis - CSMonitor.com

Fukushima isn't the only nuclear plant leaking radioactive water - CSMonitor.com

Teenage advocate of native education in Canada becomes comics superhero - CSMonitor.com

10 organizations that protect the environment - Conservation Fund - CSMonitor.com

Turning over a new leaf in the rainforest - CSMonitor.com

The start of World War Three and Our Own Fate

World War 3 has almost certainly started with or without actions by the US.  Betrayal of peace principles by Russia is an unforgivable act of aggression and will lead to many dying...and much suffering of the Russian and World population. Disaster is really at hand and no individuals can stop it. 

Crimea’s parliament votes to join Russia - The Washington Post

We can individually boycott Russian products...

Crimea’s parliament votes to join Russia - The Washington Post

Friday, 14 March 2014

Here’s how we know MH370 kept flying for hours

We treat him like he’s mad, but Vladimir Putin’s popularity has just hit a 3-year high

Putin looks a lot like Tzar Nick or Mussolini? 

Talks in London to defuse Crimea crisis reach ‘no common vision,’ Lavrov says - The Washington Post

Guess it's time to bunker down and go off to war, kill a few more millions or billions to save the planet of the human scourge as Gorbechov would explain?  Oh, what the hell!

Chinese Debt Worries - NYTimes.com

Better worker pay would lead to greater prosperity for all — including the rich | Dallas Morning News

Should we worry about inequality? - Livemint

Yes! If you want growth ......

Euro Area — “Deflation” Versus “Lowflation” | iMFdirect - The IMF Blog

Fear of Wages - NYTimes.com

California earthquake: Should we expect more aftershocks? (+video) - CSMonitor.com

Did secret CIA whistle-blower leak to the Senate? (+video) - CSMonitor.com

Maybe secret services are fascist services?

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg gripes to Obama about NSA. Why the dislike? - CSMonitor.com

Zuckerberg wins! 

Senate holds global warming all-nighter: Why 4 Dems will be no-shows - CSMonitor.com

Some states have issues others don't, but without a good public education / radio / TV system in America it's anyone's bet where people's views will go. Churches are the schools about real social issues. Still some claim it's better than being told lies as in Russia. 'Nothing information' is better than false facts? 

Is there a war on curves? Pi'ers say no.....

The 10 apps you need to keep prying eyes away from your mobile messages and data | ZDNet

Is there a sequel to NoSQL? - The Next Web

Intel's new 1.6Tbps optical cabling leave copper in the dust | ZDNet

Backdoor in Samsung Galaxy devices 'allows remote access to data' | ZDNet

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