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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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Russia Plans 2 More Ballistic Missile Tests in March
Russia Plans 2 More Ballistic Missile Tests in March ASTANA, March 5 (RIA Novosti) – Russia is planning to carry out two tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles this month in addition to Tuesday’s successful launch, the Kazakh military said. “On… Read More ›
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Russia Starts Massive Air Defense Drills Amid Crimea Standoff
– “It is for the first time that all air defense units from the district, including coastal defenses of the Northern Fleet, have gathered in one place,” S-300 © RIA Novosti. Valery Melnikov 20:39 06/03/2014 MOSCOW, March 6 (RIA Novosti)… Read More ›
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Wall Street Hedging on War in Ukraine; Buying More Insurance
By Lawrence Delevingne Wall Street is concerned enough about war breaking out in Ukraine that investment firms have sharply increased the insurance they buy to protect their assets in the region. Last month, the percentage of hedge funds that purchased… Read More ›
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3 South Ukrainian Cities Want to Join Crimea – Lawmaker
– Mykolaiv, Kherson and Odessa Tensions in Ukraine’s Crimea (Archive) © RIA Novosti. Taras Litvinenko 02:47 04/03/2014 SIMFEROPOL, March 4 (RIA Novosti) – A senior Crimean lawmaker said on Monday that representatives of three southern Ukrainian administrative capitals expressed willingness… Read More ›
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Crimea Council Resolves Region To Become Part Of Russia
(13:42, Thursday, March 6, 2014) Ukrainian News Agency The Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea at the closed meeting on Thursday has resolved the region to enter Russia as a constituent territory of the Russian Federation, reads the… Read More ›
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NHS boss apologises for tweeting Hitler video mocking Government health database scheme
Sir David Nicholson posted a link to the film mocking Tim Kelsey and Jeremy Hunt Antonia Molloy Friday, 28 February 2014 NHS England chief Sir David Nicholson issued an apology on Friday after he tweeted a satirical Hitler YouTube video… Read More ›
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French debut warship built for Russia
Published: Thursday, March 6, 2014, 12:01 a.m. France says it has no plans to scrap the defense deal. It needs the jobs. The Vladivostock, designed to strengthen Russia’s ability to deploy troops, tanks and helicopter gunships, leaves Saint Nazaire harbor… Read More ›
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Russia to confiscate US and European assets should sanctions be applied
05.03.2014 13:19 Russia’s Federation Council is preparing a bill that provides for the confiscation of property, assets and accounts of European and American companies, including private ones, should the United States decide to impose sanctions against Russia. The author of… Read More ›
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Chinese could be ready to invade in 2020: MND Taiwan
– China is boosting its combat capabilities to the point at which it could mount a full cross-strait attack in 2020 ANALYSIS:：Defense minister Yen Ming is to present the report to a legislative committee today. It says China poses the… Read More ›
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Commentary: It’s U.S., Japan that need to clarify military intentionsBy
EEV: A commentary from the Peoples Daily Online are views of the Chinese Government. Language is very symbolic in this region. This is a pretty serious escalation. It was just a week a ago they publicly mocked Ambassador Locke. -Japan, for its… Read More ›
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Hacking Team snoopware found on US servers
– The governments named include Uzbekistan, Poland, Mexico, Colombia, Morocco, Thailand, the UAE, Korea* Morocco and Azerbaijan Citizen Lab tags foreign governments for spying in America By Richard Chirgwin 6th March 2014 05:01 GMT Canada’s Citizen Lab has added to its… Read More ›
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RT reacts to Liz Wahl’s resignation
EEV: None of us could figure out why she took a job for the Russian government to start with, if she knew the history of her employer. Published time: March 06, 2014 01:14 Liz Wahl During a live broadcast on… Read More ›
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A Cure for Sepsis ?
Highlights: – discovered that a single bolus of vitamin C injected early at the time of induction of sepsis, prevents capillary plugging. He has also found that a delayed bolus injection of vitamin C can reverse plugging by restoring… Read More ›
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Russians sink a boat off Ukraine coast – their own
– the act was intended to prevent Ukrainian navy ships from leaving a nearby base and going to sea. By Sergei L. Loiko 6:56 PM PST, March 5, 2014 YEVPATORIA, Ukraine — An anti-submarine boat may have been the first… Read More ›
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U.S. intelligence under fire over Ukraine
EEV: From an intelligence analyst standpoint this was lunacy, and unbelievably stupid. 1. You fund a rebellion without anticipating various out comes or geopolitical destabilization 2. You use a bulk of intelligence assets fixated on domestic surveillance instead of potential… Read More ›
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Serbian volunteers in Sevastopol ( Small but Symbolic )
– “We have been invited by Cossacks. During the wars in the former Yugoslavia many Russian volunteers have fought at Serbian side. They have helped us like brothers. Our duty is to be here”, By Milos Mitrovic / 05/03/2014 … Read More ›
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Russia says Ukraine “hallucinating” in warning of nuclear risks
By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA Wed Mar 5, 2014 1:16pm EST VIENNA (Reuters) – Russia accused Ukraine of “hallucinating” on Wednesday after Kiev warned a U.N. atomic agency meeting of risks to the safety of its nuclear power plants in… Read More ›
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Ukraine crisis: bugged call reveals conspiracy theory about Kiev snipers
Estonian foreign minister Urmas Paet tells EU’s Cathy Ashton about claim that provocateurs were behind Maidan killings
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UN envoy cuts short Crimea mission after gunmen incident: aide
(AFP) – 5 minutes ago Simferopol — UN special envoy to Crimea Robert Serry cut short his mission to the region Wednesday after unidentified gunmen threatened him and ordered him to leave, an assistant travelling with him told AFP. Serry,… Read More ›
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UN envoy in Crimea detained by gunmen: Ukraine ministry
UN envoy Robert Serry was detained by unidentified gunmen in Simferopol, the capital of Ukraine’s autonomous Crimea region, a spokesman for Ukraine’s foreign ministry told AFP Wednesday. Serry had been sent to the Black Sea peninsula — which has come… Read More ›
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Ukrainian frigate Hetman Sahaidachny carries NATO’s intelligence equipment — source
March 05, 18:45 SEVASTOPOL The source added that one of US Naval Forces destroyers planned to enter the Black Sea later this week ITAR-TASS/Alexei Pavlishak SEVASTOPOL, March 05. /ITAR-TASS/. The Ukrainian Navy’s frigate The Hetman Sahaidachny has entered the port of… Read More ›
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Chinese jet in near miss with North Korean missile
Shenyang-bound flight missed shot by minutes, but could have been hit on rocket’s descent UPDATED : Wednesday, 05 March, 2014, 11:13pm Agencies in Seoul A China Southern Airlines airplane carrying 220 passengers passed through the trajectory of a North Korean… Read More ›
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1 in 10 Americans think HTML is an STD
77% of respondents could not identify what SEO means. SEO stands for “Search-Engine Optimization” 27% identified “gigabyte” as an insect commonly found in South America. A gigabyte is a measurement unit for the storage capacity of an electronic device. 42%… Read More ›
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Israel navy seizes Iranian missile ship heading for Gaza
DEBKAfile March 5, 2014, 2:03 PM (IST) Israel’s elite Shayetet 13 (Flotilla 13) early Wednesday, March 5, boarded an Iranian Panama-registered cargo vessel KLOS C. Concealed in its hold were dozens of 302mm rockets with a range of 200 kms,… Read More ›
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Ukraine says communications hit, MPs phones blocked
By Pavel Polityuk and Jim Finkle KIEV/BOSTON Tue Mar 4, 2014 5:39pm GMT KIEV/BOSTON (Reuters) – Ukraine’s telecommunications system has come under attack, with equipment installed in Russian-controlled Crimea used to interfere with the mobile phones of members of… Read More ›
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Russia reinforces Armenian base with overhauled MiG-29 fighter jets
Wednesday, March 05 Russia has strengthened its airbase in Armenia with a batch of overhauled MiG-29 fighter jets, a military official said Tuesday, according to RIA Novosti. Russia’s 3624th Air Base at the Erebuni airport in Yerevan previously hosted at… Read More ›
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Russian warships cross Bosphorus: report
REUTERS Ukraine Navy’s flagship, the Hetman Sahaidachny frigate, sets sail in the Bosphorus on its way to Black Sea in Istanbul. REUTERS/Murad Sezer Istanbul – Two Russian warships crossed Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait early Tuesday headed towards the Black Sea,… Read More ›
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Kiev agitators ‘trained in Poland’ claims Putin
04.03.2014 16:09 President Putin claimed on Tuesday that “well prepared” and organized protesters in Kiev who brought down the Yanukovych regime were “trained in Poland and Lithuania”. In his first in-depth comments since the Russian parliament gave the green light… Read More ›
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Russian army holds exercises on Polish and Lithuanian borders ( First reported 3.03.2014 )
First reported 3.03.2014 – Polish General Marek Dukaczewski said to TVN24 in an interview that the military exercises in the Kaliningrad region violated the international norms – The general called on NATO to react urgently to the situation near the… Read More ›
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Unexpected maneuvers in Kaliningrad oblast, Russia
Posted by wachmistrz_Soroka Published: Monday, March 3, 2014. 14: 02: 17 More than 3.5 thousand. soldiers of the Russian Baltic fleet began maneuvers within the framework of the tactical exercises of the Coast Guard-gives the Polish Radio. Unannounced maneuvers take… Read More ›
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EU to help Ukraine pay Russian gas bill
EEV: ? 04 Mar 2014 Brussels (AFP) The European Union will help Ukraine pay the $2.0 billion it owes to Russian gas giant Gazprom, a top official said Tuesday, as part of an aid package reportedly worth more than one… Read More ›
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Secret documents accidentally shown to photographers that revealed Britain would not support military action against Russia ‘do NOT reflect Government’s final decision’ says Hague
After the blunder, No10 considers sanctions: Cameron orders ‘broad spectrum’ of possible actions against Russia to be drawn up Cameron’s adviser Hugh Powell left file on display to photographers Document revealed Britain will not impose sanctions against Russia Will not… Read More ›
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Russia tells US to settle down, may abandon Dollar
Tuesday, 04 March 2014 Russia could reduce to zero its economic dependency on the United States if Washington agreed sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine, a Kremlin aide said on Tuesday, warning that the American financial system faced a “crash” if… Read More ›
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Russia Tries to Woo Back Moldova
By Christian Neef As Moldova prepares to sign an Association Agreement with the European Union, Russia is stepping up attempts to keep the country in its fold. It has found some willing helpers in the country. If Mihail Formuzal had… Read More ›
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‘We control everything’: Crimea breaks ties with Ukraine
– He had this message for Canada and other Western nations: “You are welcome to come to Crimea. Come here and relax.” Colonel Yuri Mamchur, commander of the Ukrainian garrison at the Belbek air base, leads his men to the… Read More ›
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Poland’s fear of ‘the Russian Bear’
– Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that the world “stands on the brink of a conflict” that would affect states everywhere. The consequences could be dire, and a matter of survival for his country Poland, which borders Russia and… Read More ›
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Russian test-fires intercontinental ballistic missile
– The Russian defense ministry reports the test-firing of a Topol RS-12M intercontinental ballistic missile Tuesday night as anti-US provocation DEBKAfile March 4, 2014, 9:47 PM (IST) The Russian defense ministry reports the test-firing of a Topol RS-12M intercontinental ballistic… Read More ›
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VIIRS Downloads / NOAA/NASA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership spacecraft
VIIRS View Spinning Marble App Raytheon’s VIIRS View app provides a glimpse into the type of data meteorologists and climatologists use every day to track the weather and monitor the Earth’s environment. VIIRS View illustrates three types of data… Read More ›
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AG Order No. 3420-2014 Policy Regarding Obtaining Information From, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Regarding Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media
SUMMARY: This rule amends the policy of the Department of Justice regarding the use of subpoenas, certain court orders, and search warrants, to obtain information from, or records of, members of the news media. The rule also amends the Department’s… Read More ›
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Billionaire Kolomoisky takes over in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, blasting Putin and Yanukovych
– Kolomoisky referred to Russian President Vladimir Putin as “a small-sized schizophreniac” who “went insane” and whose attempts to “revive the Russian Empire to the 1913 borders can bring world to disaster.” March 3, 2014, 9:36 p.m. Ukraine — by … Read More ›
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4 Reasons Putin Is Already Losing in Ukraine
EEV: Time magazine has never been wrong before, or has it? As Russia’s Ukraine power play reaches boiling point in Crimea, there are clear signs a Russian invasion may be a disaster for its architect, President Vladimir Putin By Simon… Read More ›
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Britain opposes curb on Russian trade over Ukraine crisis – BBC says
Source: Reuters – Mon, 3 Mar 2014 09:50 PM Author: Reuters By Kylie MacLellan LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) – Britain opposes trade sanctions on Russia and does not want to shut London’s financial capital to Russians in response to the… Read More ›
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Participants in a pro-Russia rally have seized the building of the regional state administration in Donetsk
(14:04, Monday, March 3, 2014). EEV Excerpt: “Taruta, whose fortune is estimated at $730 million, was said by his close circle to realize that he has agreed to a “suicide mission” by agreeing to govern Donetsk, Ukraine’s most populous oblast with… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 