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In short, I review clinical research on an almost daily basis. What I post tends to be articles that are relevant to the readers in addition to some curiosities that have intriguing potential.
As a hobby, I truly enjoy the puzzle-solving play that statistics and programming as in the python language bring to the table. I just do not enjoy problem-solving, I love problem-solving and the childlike inspiration and exploration of that innocent exhilaration of discovering something new.
Enjoy ;-)
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White House Press Staff ‘accidentally’ outs CIA chief in Afghanistan
Monday, 26 May 2014 The White House press service unwittingly put the real name of the CIA’s top spy in Afghanistan on the ‘pool report’ distributed among journalists accompanying the American president on a surprise trip… Read More ›
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Experiments using virulent avian flu strains pose risk of accidental release
Experiments using virulent avian flu strains pose risk of accidental release // PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 20-May-2014 Research in mammals that aims to prevent future influenza pandemics raises ethical, public health concerns Boston, MA — Experiments creating dangerous flu strains that… Read More ›
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China can feed itself
(People’s Daily Online) 13:25, May 23, 2014 Lester Russell Brown, president of the Earth Policy Institute, and the author of “Who Will Feed China”, recently raised the question “Can the world feed China?” once more. According to Brown, China’s food… Read More ›
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Scientists discover how to turn light into matter after 80-year quest
Theories Describing Light and Matter Interactions Imperial College London physicists have discovered how to create matter from light – a feat thought impossible when the idea was first theorised 80 years ago. In just one day over several… Read More ›
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North and South Korean warships exchange fire in disputed area of Yellow Sea
Residents on a nearby island were evacuated to underground shelters PUBLISHED : Thursday, 22 May, 2014, 6:38pm Associated Press in Seoul North and South Korean warships exchanged artillery fire yesterday in disputed waters off the western coast of the Korean… Read More ›
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Russia May Sign Agreement to Build 8 Reactors in Iran
Bushehr nuclear power plant © RIA Novosti. Valery Melnikov 18:09 22/05/2014 Tags: nuclear energy, Iran, Russia ST. PETERSBURG, May 22 (RIA Novosti) – Moscow may sign an intergovernmental agreement with Teheran this year to build eight new reactors… Read More ›
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The world’s worst countries for workers – U.S. is now a 4 on a scale of 1 to 5, ( 5 being the worst )
New ITUC Global Rights Index – The world’s worst countries for workers 19 May 2014 A global leaderboard in the race to protect workers’ rights was released today at the ITUC World Congress in Berlin. The ITUC Global Rights Index ranks… Read More ›
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Navy Sailor Admits He Led a Hacking Group
By DAVID LEE (CN) – A former systems administrator in the nuclear reactor department of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman has admitted leading hacking into more than 50 military, university and business computer systems to steal the identities… Read More ›
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Modern slavery generates $150 billion in profits globally per year – ILO
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation – Tue, 20 May 2014 07:44 AM Author: Astrid ZweynertMore news from our correspondents March 24, 2014. REUTERS/Sigit Pamungkas LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Millions of forced labourers around the world are generating an estimated $150… Read More ›
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Treat porn ‘epidemic’ in U.S. as public health crisis, activists urge
EEV: ??? AFP-JIJI May 16, 2014 Online: May 16, 2014 WASHINGTON – Pornography now is so widespread in the U.S. that it deserves to be addressed seriously as a major public health crisis, a panel of activists said Thursday, recommending it… Read More ›
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‘Zombie parliament:’ British MPs set for 223 days off work in 2014
The British House of Commons will sit for just 142 days this year, that’s 223 days off. During their time away from the parliament MPs claim they are working hard in their constituencies but this is not always the case…. Read More ›
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NATO Appears Toothless in Ukraine Crisis
Unprotected in the East By SPIEGEL Staff If Russia were to engage in military aggression in the Baltics, NATO would be unable to defend the region using conventional means. An internal report highlights weaknesses in the alliance. They were big… Read More ›
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Odessa fire victims died from chloroform vapors — senior Ukrainian investigator
May 19, 19:30 UTC+4 KIEV A total of 32 people died not from high temperature (in fire), an official says KIEV, May 19./ITAR-TASS/. More than half of people officially recognized killed in the Trade Unions House in the southern… Read More ›
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Remarks by the First Lady at Topeka School District Senior Recognition Day ( From Whitehouse.Gov )
For Immediate Release May 17, 2014 Expo Center Topeka, Kansas 6:33 P.M. CDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you, guys. Thank you so much. Wow! (Applause.) Look at you guys. (Applause.) All right, you all rest yourselves. You’ve got a big day… Read More ›
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Beijing’s dangerous arrogance in the South China Sea
Philip Bowring says Beijing’s superiority complex and selective reading of Southeast Asian history have become the toxic brew fuelling tensions in the South China Sea Philip Bowring BIO China’s current behaviour vis-à-vis its South China Sea neighbours is aggressive, arrogant and… Read More ›
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UK’s 5 wealthiest families worth more than poorest 20 percent
Published time: March 17, 2014 11:22 Reuters / Luke MacGregor The combined fortunes of Britain’s five richest families are worth more than the poorest 20 percent of the population, says an Oxfam report. The organization has appealed to the government… Read More ›
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Serious studies on the many risks of statins
I have decided to post a quick data rebuttal, after the publishing of a few misguided headlines (i.e ” Statins have virtually no side-effects, study finds”, and “Give statins to all over-40s, says heart surgery pioneer”, from the London Telegraph… Read More ›
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Fired for Helping a Young Cancer Patient
Friday, May 16, 2014 PHILADELPHIA (CN) – The University of Pennsylvania Hospital fired a radiation therapist for helping the mother of a pediatric cancer patient – an Eagles fan – get in touch with the football team to try to… Read More ›
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AIG Lied During Government Bailout, Former Executive Says
By DAN MCCUE MANHATTAN (CN) – American International Group defrauded the United States by failing to disclose that it was selling insurance without a license during negotiations over the bailout it received during the global financial crisis, a former executive… Read More ›
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Hong Kong issues Vietnam travel warning after mobs torch Chinese factories
Beijing and Hong Kong authorities warn against travel to Vietnam after protesters, angry over oil drilling in disputed waters, run amok PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 14 May, 2014, 12:23pm Denise Tsang and Agencies in Hanoi The Hong Kong government issued an… Read More ›
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Nazi Veterans Created Illegal Army
By Klaus Wiegrefe Newly discovered documents show that in the years after World War II, former members of the Nazi Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS formed a secret army to protect the country from the Soviets. The illegal project could have sparked… Read More ›
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Official Kiev using UN marked Helicopters to attack militia
EEV: Needs 2nd source confirmation Wednesday, 14 May 2014 The UN has voiced concerns over the apparent use of UN-marked helicopters by Kiev troops in their military operation against Donetsk regional militia. A video of a white-painted Mil Mi-24 strike… Read More ›
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China hints it is ready for war with the Phillipines
The Philippines’ tough stance can only end in embarrassment (People’s Daily Online) 13:04, May 13, 2014 This year, the Philippines’ conduct on the South China Sea issue has been bewildering: At first, it pretended to be a victim of China’s… Read More ›
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War of words erupts as John Kerry calls Beijing ‘provocative’ in South China Sea disputes
Foreign minister hits back after John Kerry calls Chinese actions in South China Sea ‘provocative’ PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 13 May, 2014, 5:09pm Teddy Ng and Agencies in Hanoi and Washington Several thousand Vietnamese workers protested at Chinese-owned factories yesterday, vandalising… Read More ›
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US VP Biden’s Son Joins the Board of Ukrainian Gas Company
Tuesday, 13 May 2014 Hunter Biden, son of US VP Joe Biden, is joining the board of directors of Burisma Holdings, Ukraine’s largest private gas producer. The group has prospects in eastern Ukraine where civil war is threatened following the… Read More ›
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Russia to oust USA from International Space Station
Tuesday, 13 May 2014 Russia is to deny the US use of the International Space Station beyond 2020 and will also bar its rocket engines from launching US military satellites as it hits back at American sanctions imposed over the… Read More ›
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‘Don’t scream when you’re being robbed’, Brazil police tell World Cup fans
PUBLISHED : Monday, 12 May, 2014, 3:12am Brazilian police will distribute pamphlets to World Cup visitors advising them not to argue or scream when being robbed. The campaign was designed by the head of the committee created by police in… Read More ›
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Donetsk republic to get down to resolving its social, economic, defense problems – Military bases either change sides or be considered occupation troops
May 13, 7:34 UTC+4 “We are planning an appeal to the UN for declaring us a sovereign state but we don’t hope to get a positive answer”, co-chairman of the DPR Denis Pushilin say © ИТАР-ТАСС/ Константин Сазончик MOSCOW, May… Read More ›
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LA air traffic meltdown: System simply ‘RAN OUT OF MEMORY’
Maybe a reboot will fix it. Maybe a reboot will fix it. Maybe a reboot will fix it. Ma- By Jasper Hamill Posted in CIO, 12th May 2014 13:34 GMT A computer crash that caused the collapse of a $2.4bn… Read More ›
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Nigeria warned of Boko Haram raid on school, did not act – Amnesty
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation – Fri, 9 May 2014 03:36 PM Author: Misha Hussain A sign pinned to a tree during a demonstration against the kidnapping of schoolgirls outside the Nigerian Embassy in London May 9, 2014. REUTERS/ Olivia Harris… Read More ›
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Plans for ‘black mass’ at Harvard anger Boston Catholics
Black mass at Harvard: CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) — A Harvard University student group plans to hold a re-enactment of a satanic ritual on the school’s historic campus, drawing criticism from local Roman Catholic officials, who expressed “deep sadness… Read More ›
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Study strengthens link between neonicotinoids and collapse of honey bee colonies
Boston, MA — Two widely used neonicotinoids—a class of insecticide—appear to significantly harm honey bee colonies over the winter, particularly during colder winters, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The study replicated a 2012… Read More ›
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Are we ready for contact with extraterrestrial intelligence?
The SETI project scientists are known for tracking possible extraterrestrial signals, but now they are also considering sending messages from Earth telling of our position. A researcher from the University of Cádiz (Spain) questions this idea in view of the… Read More ›
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Russia to Begin Moon Colonization in 2030 – Report
© RIA Novosti. Iliya Pitalev 12:20 08/05/2014 MOSCOW, May 8 (RIA Novosti) – Russia has drafted a program for colonization of the moon, and plans to send the first expeditions to build a permanent lunar base in 2030, the Russian… Read More ›
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New Smart monitoring pills will help healthcare providers profit from your compliance ( can be both good, and bad )
Silicon pill beams back body’s response to medicines 07 May 2014 by Aviva Rutkin Drugs work best when taken as prescribed. Take control with the help of a smart pill and skin patch that report back if you forget to… Read More ›
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Live virus used in polio vaccine can evolve and infect, warns TAU researcher
” Can act like wild poliovirus and continue the threat of contagion ” November 7, 2011 _ Requested Re-Post from our HRR Site Health professionals and researchers across the globe believe they are on the verge of eradicating polio, a… Read More ›
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Ships collide as Vietnam tries to stop China oil rig deployment in disputed waters
Beijing hits out after Philippines seizes fishing vessel and collision with Vietnamese boats Just Added from the diplomat.com – A low-quality version of that video has been posted on Youtube. It appears to have been taped by one of the… Read More ›
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‘Alien’ life form is grown in a lab: Scientists add unnatural DNA strands to the genetic code of bacteria to create a new strain
Researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, introduced DNA molecules not found in nature to a common bacterium The E. coli bugs are able to grow and reproduce as normal despite containing two extra letters in… Read More ›
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Ukraine slides towards war
Both sides bury dead as Ukraine slides towards war Source: Reuters – Tue, 6 May 2014 02:51 PM Author: Reuters * Several days of fighting in east * Rebels hold out in Slaviansk * Violence in Odessa spreads unrest… Read More ›
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Bill Gates expected to be first Trillionaire
Tuesday, 06 May 2014 He founded the world’s most famous software company and is dedicated to eradicating malaria. Now Bill Gates could be set to add another line to his CV: World’s first trillionaire, The Telegraph reports. That’s according to… Read More ›
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Chinese media threatens Vietnam with a ‘lesson it deserves’ over oil rig row
PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 06 May, 2014, 10:47am Agence France-Presse in Beijing Vietnam reacted furiously to a decision by Beijing to move a deep-water drilling rig into disputed waters for the first time. Photo: Xinhua … Read More ›
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Vets Claim Nearly 1 in 3 Women Are Raped During Military Service
By RYAN ABBOTT WASHINGTON (CN) – The Department of Veterans Affairs refuses to respond to a rulemaking petition addressing the alarming numbers of rape and sexual assaults in the U.S. military, two veterans’ groups claim in court. The Service Women’s… Read More ›
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As Ukraine tumbles into all-out ‘war,’ Russia escalates rhetoric
Kremlin likens violence in contested areas to WWII-era atrocities AFP-JIJI, AP, Reuters, Bloomberg May 4, 2014 MOSCOW/KIEV/UNITED NATIONS – Russian official rhetoric has increasingly compared events in Ukraine to the darkest crimes of Nazi Germany as the anniversary of Soviet… Read More ›
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Australian government apps access smartmobe cams but ‘don’t film you’
Department of Human Services says its apps need cameras to deliver better services By Richard Chirgwin, 4 May 2014 Australia’s Department of Human Services (DHS) says apparently-excessive permissions sought by its mobile apps are necessary for service delivery, and don’t… Read More ›
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People in Ukraine’s Odessa Died Instantly, Poisoned by Unknown Substance – Report
21:09 03/05/2014 KIEV, May 3 (RIA Novosti) – During the fire at Odessa’s Trade Unions House people died instantly, having been poisoned by an unidentified substance, the UNIAN news agency reported on Saturday. “Many people died by jumping from the… Read More ›
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Stimulated mutual annihilation / How to make a gamma-ray laser with positronium
Twenty years ago, Philip Platzman and Allen Mills, Jr. at Bell Laboratories proposed that a gamma-ray laser could be made from a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) of positronium, the simplest atom made of both matter and antimatter (1). That was a… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 