Saturday, 23 June 2012

Analysis: Putin disavows, but won't ditch, state capitalism - chicagotribune.com

Interesting approach!

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-russia-privatisationbre85m0bg-20120623,0,4226591.story
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Chavez and Ahmadinejad vow to resist Western 'imperialism' - RTÉ News

This is rich! What the world fears is Iran sourcing instability.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0623/chavez-ahmadinejad-west.html
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Ahmadinejad Meets With Chavez as Nuclear Talks in Moscow Falter - Businessweek

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-06-23/ahmadinejad-meets-with-chavez-as-nuclear-talks-in-moscow-falter
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Oil, soap used to free stuck baby raccoon in Mich. - WTOP.com

http://www.wtop.com/681/2915327/Born-Free
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Jane Fonda: Growing old and being happy - WTOP.com

http://www.wtop.com/541/2915612/Jane-Fonda-Growing-old-and-being-happy
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Prince William's breakfast in bed for birthday - Monsters and Critics

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/royalwatch/news/article_1699833.php/Prince-William-s-breakfast-in-bed-for-birthday
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Friday, 22 June 2012

How to Play Diablo III on Your iPad | Techland | TIME.com

http://techland.time.com/2012/05/18/how-to-play-diablo-iii-on-your-ipad/
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Diablo III and Always-Online Gaming: Bad for Us and Here to Stay? | Techland | TIME.com

http://techland.time.com/2012/05/18/diablo-iii-and-always-online-gaming-bad-for-us-and-here-to-stay/?iid=obnetwork
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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-cart...

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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!

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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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