Wednesday, 21 May 2014

Here’s What Chinese Hackers Actually Stole From U.S. Companies | TIME.com

WTO rules broken by Chinese right, left and centre.

Monday, 19 May 2014

Matter will be created from light within a year, claim scientists | Science | The Guardian

The Homesman; The Expendables 3; Welcome to New York: 2014 Cannes film festival review – video | Film | theguardian.com

Nigel Farage's mask is slipping, revealing his nasty views, says Clegg | Politics | The Guardian

I thought racist remarks would land someone in prison. So why is Nigel Farage still walking around creating a climate of racism in the UK. 

New Study in France Links Cell Phone Use to Cancer

Sunday, 18 May 2014

Koch Brothers' Secrets Revealed In New Book

What do libertarians have in common? 

Jerry Brown Says Hillary Clinton's In A Risky Spot

US Diary: Bill Clinton predicts that Rove's slur 'is just the beginning' - Independent.ie

Income inequality a problem for all, not just those at the bottom | News-Gazette.com

This dual-carbon EV battery could eliminate shortcomings of lithium-ion technology - Torque News

RealClearWorld - How 'Benghazi' Created a New Normal in Africa

RealClearWorld - France's Far Right on the Rise Ahead of EU Vote

How Putin Is Reinventing Warfare

Treating companies as countries ...

Why Jews and Ukrainians Have Become Unlikely Allies

Russia Is an Arsonist, Pretending to Be a Fire Safety Inspector

Fires in Vietnam could ultimately burn Beijing | The Great Debate

Conrad Black: An ‘authoritarian’ in power, ‘balloon-brains’ in opposition | National Post

It is said that if you put something first with which you agree, then you will probably agree with the second and third. Conrad Black tries this neat trick and accomplishes it very effectively for those who have not yet learned how to think. 

Balloon brains indeed! Trickery and slight of hand by Conrad don't fool any but the sleepers in the thinking skills.

COGNI+IVE

Our Education System Is Obsolete, And This Guy Totally Proves It.

You may have seen this before. The artist seems very english....

Bully Calls News Anchor Fat, News Anchor Destroys Him On Live TV

Sun Sentinel - Who's tracking your cellphone now? Could be the cops

The power to pretend to be something you aren't and deceive the target ...

Saturday, 17 May 2014

Putin Won't Admit It, But Ukraine Crisis Is Hitting Russia's Economy Hard

Putin Won't Admit It, But Ukraine Crisis Is Hitting Russia's Economy Hard

Putin Won't Admit It, But Ukraine Crisis Is Hitting Russia's Economy Hard

Modi’s roadmap for India’s Kashmir and Pakistan policies | East Asia Forum

The Emperor Uncrowned | The Caravan - A Journal of Politics and Culture

Narendra Modi's Election and the Future of India | New Republic

Russian aircraft carrier sails into English Channel - Telegraph

You know we are at war..

Lessons from the Thirties show us why we can’t appease Vladimir Putin - Telegraph

You know we are at war, don't you?

Friday, 16 May 2014

Ukraine's Steelworkers Force Pro-Russia Insurgents To Retreat In Eastern City

Apple's Beats Deal May Bring Google, Amazon Into the Fray | Billboard

The mind of Angela Merkel - CSMonitor.com

A $25 an hour minimum wage? It may happen in Switzerland. - CSMonitor.com

Laborer 'citizen patrols' start to take back eastern Ukraine's streets - CSMonitor.com

U.N. Cites Rising Human Rights Violations in Ukraine - NYTimes.com

Steel Workers Seize City of Mariupol in Eastern Ukraine From Separatists - NYTimes.com

Brave steel workers unite and fight the Russians. It is the communist revolution in reverse ... Putinists please go home! 

The unfolding Ukraine crisis signals a new world order | Tony Brenton | Comment is free | theguardian.com

Too idealistic?

Russia halts rocket exports to US, hitting space and military programmes | Science | theguardian.com

Probably doing America a favour in the long term. Best to be self reliant. Russia will not have difficulty supplying its rocket engines to problem nations bent on striking Israel. 

Girl's skeleton found in cave sheds light on origins of first Americans | Science | theguardian.com

Fast-Food Strike Progress Measured in Pennies, Not Dollars | TIME.com

Clip: The Bravery of Rachel Carson | Blog | BillMoyers.com

Accused of being a communist, bless her heart.

Obama Backs Away From Net Neutrality Campaign Promises After FCC Vote | TIME.com

Iran Says Ready To Supply Natural Gas To Europe

Russia Launches New Wave Of Raids On NGOs

EU Further Expands Sanctions List Over Ukraine's Crisis

Totting up the real damage to come...

Will France Now Agree not to Arm the Russian Military with Major Battle Ships?

Seems that critical French weapons potentially falling into the hands of enemies has historical meaning again? Who else? 

Thursday, 15 May 2014

Russia's New Space Sanctions Mean SpaceX Is About to Get Paid | Motherboard

Made in USA seems safer in any event while Russia gets over its criminal stage....

Portable wind turbine

Not before dinner!

Game of phones: how Verizon is playing the FCC and its customers | The Verge

They don't already get enough money fleecing Americans. The enemy of the ordinary 'people'? 

The “right” to be removed from Google: what the big EU decision means and the reaction so far — Tech News and Analysis

People have to assert their rights as people...

Internet prospects dead as dodo as large firms define maximal future profit streams based on minimal investments

American firms carving into the internet for profit. The free internet idea is dead as a dodo to these firms...

MIT researchers deliver low doses of siRNA to lung endothelial cells - FierceDrugDelivery

Fighting lung cancers, plus .....

Proposed cell tower raises concern | Local News | Okotoks Western Wheel

Gerritson assures people of the safety of the cell tower. No danger he says...  It's a gamble that has people relaxed and willing to expose themselves to radiation. Reminds one a bit of how the Canadian Industry Minister was exporting asbestos ... No problem .... Don't worry. Everything is hunky dorry.... 

Hundreds of Egyptians Sentenced to Death in Killing of a Police Officer - NYTimes.com

Egypt deports man lobbying against mass death sentences | Reuters

Would Obama bomb Iran? » The Spectator

Is Putin a War Criminal?

Europe's brush with its past - CSMonitor.com

A 'nightmare becoming reality'? Iran unveils American drone replica. - CSMonitor.com

An answer to Ukraine's pro-Russia vote on 'self rule' - CSMonitor.com

FCC approves plan to allow for paid priority on Internet

Foreign Office secrecy continues over archive of illegally held files | Politics | theguardian.com

Jill Abramson forced out as New York Times executive editor | Media | theguardian.com

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