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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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Wastewater disposal may trigger quakes at a greater distance than previously thought
Man-made quakes need to be included in seismic hazard planning say experts SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. – Oil and gas development activities, including underground disposal of wastewater and hydraulic fracturing, may induce earthquakes by changing the state of stress on existing… Read More ›
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Snobby staff can boost luxury retail sales
Snobby staff can boost luxury retail sales // PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 29-Apr-2014 When it comes to luxury brands, the ruder the sales staff the better the sales, according to new research from the University of British Columbia’s Sauder… Read More ›
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Terrorism works, but only when governments allow it to
Published: April 28, 2014 Contact(s): Jakana Thomas , Andy Henion Terrorism can be a successful strategy for rebel groups during civil war, but only when governments allow it to work, finds a new study by a Michigan State… Read More ›
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Report: F35 fighters unable to evade Russian and Chinese radars
30 April 2014 The US’s newly developed radar-evading F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will not be able to escape Russian radars. “The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter… is not, in fact, stealthy in the eyes of a growing number of… Read More ›
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New Info Graphic: Triclosan
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Benghazi Briefing E-mail ( Excerpt )
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Elon Musk wants SpaceX to launch spy sats – and will sue US gov to do so
Rocket biz longs to elbow Lockheed Martin and Boeing out of the way By Brid-Aine Parnell Posted in Science, 28th April 2014 10:08 GMT SpaceX has vowed to sue the US government for the right to compete for contracts to… Read More ›
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North Korea conducts firing drills near a disputed sea border with South Korea / 100 rounds landed south of the border during that drill, prompting South Korea to fire hundreds of rounds
Ju-min Park and James Pearson, Thomson Reuters April 29, 2014 08:45 More than 100 rounds landed south of the border during that drill, prompting South Korea to fire hundreds of rounds back into the North’s waters. North Korea conducted live… Read More ›
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Here’s how the US could stumble into war in Ukraine
Jean MacKenzie April 25, 2014 15:48 Given Washington’s mishandling of the crisis so far, it is not out of the question. The skeptics were right. Just one week ago, as top diplomats in Geneva heralded an agreement on Ukraine… Read More ›
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Satellite shows heightened N Korean nuclear activity – report
A North Korean nuclear test within days “cannot be ruled out” analysts said Saturday, after new satellite imagery showed heightened activity at the test site. The report by the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) chimes with other findings… Read More ›
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Ukraine FM says ready to fight Russia
Friday, 25 April 2014 In the wake of an attack on the protest city of Slovyansk, Ukrainian interim Foreign Minister Andrii Deshchytsia suggested that not only was Ukraine not being deterred by the threat of Russian intervention to protect the… Read More ›
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US Nuclear Fuel in Ukraine Risks Second Chernobyl – Scientists
MOSCOW, April 25 (RIA Novosti) – The use of US-made fuel in nuclear power plants in Ukraine may lead to emergencies comparable in scale to the Chernobyl disaster, a group of veteran atomic scientists announced Friday. The use of US-made… Read More ›
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Guilty Plea in Falsifying U.S. Background Checks
WASHINGTON (CN) – A former government contractor faces prison time after pleading guilty Thursday to falsifying background checks on various applicants, including those seeking classified work. Brian Rapier, 34, is the 18th background investigator to be convicted on charges… Read More ›
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Russians are doing a quick reconnaissance of the UK’s air defences / Says No Threat to UK
OPINION: Russian Military Manoeuvres No Threat to UK Tu-95 Bear strategic bomber © RIA Novosti. Norvegian AF 18:42 24/04/2014 LEUCHARS, SCOTLAND, April 24 (RIA Novosti), Mark Hirst – No one really believes there is any “serious intent” by Russia to… Read More ›
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5 Killed, 1 Injured in Special Operation in Ukraine’s Slaviansk
5 Killed, 1 Injured in Special Operation in Ukraine’s Slaviansk © RIA Novosti. Mikhail Voskresensky 17:36 24/04/2014 MOSCOW, April 24 (RIA Novosti) – The special operation against pro-federalization protesters underway in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slaviansk has left… Read More ›
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Experts warn that the global shipping industry is vulnerable to cyber-attack
Experts warn that the global shipping industry is vulnerable to cyber-attack Security experts warn that the sector transporting 90 per cent of world trade is highly vulnerable PUBLISHED : Thursday, 24 April, 2014, 10:03pm The next hacker target appears likely… Read More ›
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Wealth of US middle class now lower than Canada’s – report
Published time: April 23, 2014 00:59 Reuters / Emmanuel Foudrot American workers who previously made up the wealthiest middle class in the world have lost that distinction, according to new research that attributes the economic stagnation on rising income inequality… Read More ›
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Japan warns China that seizure of ship could have consequences
PUBLISHED : Monday, 21 April, 2014, 5:12pm Agence France-Presse in Tokyo A Mitsui O.S.K. Lines container ship. Tokyo warned on Monday that the seizure of a Japanese ship in Shanghai over pre-war debts threatened ties with China and could undermine… Read More ›
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Shanghai court seizes Japanese ore carrier in second world war reparations dispute
UPDATED : Monday, 21 April, 2014, 6:24am Stephen Chen binglin.chen@scmp.com A container ship owned by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines of Tokyo. A court in Shanghai has seized a large Japanese ore carrier at a port in Zhejiang province to enforce a… Read More ›
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‘Dressed’ laser aimed at clouds may be key to inducing rain, lightning
” Development of the technology was supported by a $7.5 million grant from the Department of Defense.” Date: April 18, 2014 Source: University of Central Florida Summary: The adage “Everyone complains about the weather but nobody does anything about it”… Read More ›
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Transdniestria Asks Russia to Initiate Independence Recognition Procedure
Thursday, 17 April 2014 The parliament of Transdniestria, a de-facto independent former autonomous republic of Moldova, passed on Wednesday an address to the parliament and president of the Russian Federation to initiate the procedure for the recognition of the republic’s… Read More ›
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France admits 2,300 samples of SARS virus are missing / They Claim Harmless
Thursday, 17 April 2014 A routine inventory at a Parisian research body revealed over 2,300 samples of the potentially deadly SARS virus are missing, The Independent reports. The renowned Institute Pasteur in France admitted on Monday that it had misplaced… Read More ›
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Whooping cough ‘evolves to beat vaccine’
CLINICALNEWS.ORG 80 per cent of the 2012 whooping cough cases in Australia were from a strain not covered by the vaccine. PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 15-Apr-2014 The bacterium that causes whooping cough, Bordetella pertussis, has changed in Australia – most likely… Read More ›
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Vitamin B3 was found in all eight meteorites analyzed in the study.
CLINICALNEWS.ORG Vitamin B3 Might Have Been Made in Space, Delivered to Earth by Meteorites April 17, 2014 Ancient Earth might have had an extraterrestrial supply of vitamin B3 delivered by carbon-rich meteorites, according to a new analysis by NASA-funded researchers…. Read More ›
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Antibiotics improve growth in children in developing countries
CLINICALNEWS.ORG HRR: Yes, we know it is wrong on so many levels. PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 15-Apr-2014 Youngest children from most vulnerable populations benefit most Antibiotics improve growth in children at risk of undernourishment in low and middle income countries, finds… Read More ›
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Saturn’s hexagon: An amazing phenomenon
Researchers of the University of the Basque Country reveal some of the secrets of Saturn’s mysterious hexagonal wave, including its rotation period, which could be that of the planet itself
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New Info Graphic Post: Radioactive School Children
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Jordan destroys armored vehicles at Syrian border
By Staff writer | Al Arabiya News Wednesday, 16 April 2014 Jordanian air forces destroyed a number of armored vehicles on Wednesday as they crossed the border from war-torn Syria, the army said in a statement.
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NATO Plan Backfires: Ukrainian Troops switch side, Tanks wave Russian Flags
Wednesday, 16 April 2014 Separatists flew the Russian flag on armored vehicles taken from the Ukrainian army on Wednesday, humiliating a Kiev government operation to recapture eastern towns controlled by pro-Moscow partisans.
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Democracy, Human Rights in Europe at lowest level
Wednesday, 16 April 2014 The rule of law in Europe is going through its most severe crisis since the Cold War, a report by the continent’s top human rights and democracy watchdog warns. Most of the European countries are facing… Read More ›
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Cuts and red tape are gagging US and Canadian science / Only 14 per cent said they felt they would be able to share a concern about public health and safety
14 April 2014 by Rachael Jolley Politicians in the US and Canada are undermining scientific freedom through cuts, shutdowns and media policies ON 1 October last year, the US federal government shut its doors after Congress failed to agree a… Read More ›
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Kiev Military Op in Eastern Ukraine, civilians reported killed
Tuesday, 15 April 2014 The activists who controlled the base said they were forced to retreat. “There are about 60 units of armored vehicles. They have been preparing for several days, and now they started to storm [the airfield]. The… Read More ›
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A Russian fighter buzzed a US warship in the Black Sea
DEBKAfileApril 14, 2014, 7:32 PM (IDT) The Russian Fencer fighter is now revealed to have made close-range passes near the USS Donald Cook destroyer in the Black Sea for more than 90 minutes Saturday amid spiraling tensions over Ukraine…. Read More ›
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Analyst: EMP Attack Would Cripple U.S.
By Kells Hetherington WASHINGTON (VR) —The United States is ill prepared for an Electro Magnetic Pulse because the country’s electrical grid is not hardened as the Shield Act has proposed, according JD Gordon, a Foxnews.com Contributor and a Senior Fellow… Read More ›
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Forced Meds Are OK to Prosecute Threat Charges / “client was exposed to asbestos and was a “whistle-blower”
By TIM HULL (CN) – The government can continue to forcibly drug the man it says threatened to kill federal employees over a delusional asbestos cover-up, the 9th Circuit ruled Friday. Charles Lee Gillenwater II was charged in 2011 with… Read More ›
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Russia wants permanent Moon base
Sunday, 13 April 2014 While the West is busy staging coups around the world, Moscow today set out plans to conquer and colonise space, including a permanent manned moon base. Deputy premier Dmitry Rogozin said: ‘We are coming to… Read More ›
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New study puts a cost on ’round-tripping,’ a method investors use to avoid the tax collector
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 10-Apr-2014 How widespread is tax evasion? Tax evasion is widely assumed to be an eternal problem for governments — but how widespread is it? For the first time, a new study, co-authored by an MIT professor, has… Read More ›
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Gutting of campaign finance laws enhances influence of corporations and wealthy Americans
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 10-Apr-2014 – “This study dashes hopes for this democratic kind of interest-group influence,’ PRINCETON, N.J.—Affluent individuals and business corporations already have vastly more influence on federal government policy than average citizens, according to recently released research by… Read More ›
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Requested Info Graphic Post from Our Sister Site / “Vaccine induced Depression”
EEV: Attempted to get as much reference data into the graphic as possible.
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Al Sharpton was ‘flipped into being an FBI informant after he was caught talking about drug deals with an undercover agent’
New reports contradict Rev. Al Sharpton’s claims that he went to the FBI and started working as an informant after a mobster threatened him He said that he began giving the federal agents recordings of meetings with gangsters in… Read More ›
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2014 Jefferson Muzzles
The U.S. Department of Justice The White House Press Office The National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security The North Carolina General Assembly Police The Kansas Board of Regents Modesto Junior College The Tennessee State Legislature Wharton High… Read More ›
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Police search landfill for HK$28 million painting ‘after cleaners mistake it for rubbish’
PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 09 April, 2014, 5:12am Shirley Zhao shirley.zhao@scmp.com Ng Kang Chung A police source said CCTV showed cleaners at the Grand Hyatt hotel dumping the painting Snowy Mountain Cleaners at the city’s Grand Hyatt hotel are suspected to… Read More ›
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Nevada rancher’s land surrounded by heavily-armed federal agents, his cattle confiscated
– Cliven Bundy – the “last rancher in Clark County, Nevada” – has since 1993 refused to pay fees to the federal government for the right to raise cattle on land his family has ranched since the 1870s Published time:… Read More ›
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‘Heartbleed’ bug puts encrypted data in danger
Trust in the Internet took a major blow as alarm spread that software commonly used to encrypt and secure online transactions could wind up giving away the store. Computer security specialists, website masters, and fans of online privacy were worriedly… Read More ›
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Home is where the Heartbleed is thanks to SSL in your modem
Vendors and ISPs have a lot of work to do updating firmware – if it possible to do so By Richard Chirgwin Posted in Security, 9th April 2014 02:36 GMT All over the world, systems administrators are scrambling to fix… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 