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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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Army Fires Back on Its right to experiment on military personel without informed consent pre-1988
– at least 7,800 soldiers had been used as guinea pigs in Project Paperclip. – Soldiers were allegedly administered at least 250 and perhaps as many as 400 types of drugs, among them Sarin , one of the most deadly… Read More ›
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Leaked Records Reveal Offshore Holdings of China’s Elite
Illustration: Tim Meko By Marina Walker Guevara, Gerard Ryle, Alexa Olesen, Mar Cabra, Michael Hudson and Christoph Giesen January 21, 2014, 4:00 pm Key Findings Government officials and their families and associates in China, Azerbaijan, Russia, Canada, Pakistan, the Philippines,… Read More ›
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‘No poor countries by 2035’: Bill Gates annual letter says extreme poverty and child mortality could be virtually wiped out in next two decades
EEV: This a day after the Oxfam report is released on wealth redistribution reaching globally destabilizing levels. This is almost as curious as the http://www.givingpledge.org . * EEV Commentary added above as well as the Oxfam Graphic released 20 JAN 2014 Bill… Read More ›
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US Army Studying Replacing Thousands of Grunts with Robots
Jan. 20, 2014 – 04:21PM | By PAUL McLEARY A US soldier drops an unmanned ground vehicle over a wall during an exercise at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., in 2010. (US Army) WASHINGTON — The postwar, sequestration-era US Army is… Read More ›
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One-time ‘World’s fastest man’ Carl Lewis says Chris Christie torpedoed his political career in New Jersey because he wanted to run against the governor’s friend
Lewis, the 9-time Olympic gold medalist, says the guv muscled him off the ballot when he tried to run for state Senate after a longtime Christie chum Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, then the attorney general, overruled a judge in 2011… Read More ›
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In the U.S. the richest 1% in the U.S received 95% of wealth created since 2009
– 1% of the population, which combined owns about 46% of global – 1% had $110 trillion in wealth — 65 times the total wealth of the bottom half of the population 85 people Own Half of Earth’s Wealth Tuesday,… Read More ›
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20 richest Spaniards have as much as 20% of population
– ”the economic elite is seizing political power to manipulate the rules of the economic game” 80% believe laws crafted for the wealthy, says Oxfam Intermon 20 January, 16:02 (ANSAmed) – MADRID, JANUARY 20 – The overall wealth of… Read More ›
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World’s 85 richest people have as much as poorest 3.5 billion: Oxfam warns Davos of ‘pernicious impact’ of the widening wealth gap
Nigel Morris Monday 20 January 2014 The 85 richest people on the planet have accumulated as much wealth between them as half of the world’s population, political and financial leaders have been warned ahead of their annual gathering in… Read More ›
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China memorial to Korean assassin sparks Japan feud
Politics Jan. 20, 2014 – 02:59PM JST South Korean conservative activists burn placards during a protest to complain against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visiting the Yasukuni war shrine, in Seoul on Dec 27.AFP BEIJING — A new Asian diplomatic… Read More ›
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Revealed: Army scientists secretly sprayed St Louis with ‘radioactive’ particles for YEARS to test chemical warfare technology
EEV: Reposted at Request: In regards to aircraft spraying (i.e. Contrails or spaying in general ) radioactive contaminants on U.S. soil. In addition may be the real reason Pruitt-Igoe public housing complex was built and destroyed. September 29, 2012 By Emily… Read More ›
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‘Too hot’ report on police leaks to media was buried as Leveson Inquiry ignored Met’s bombshell intelligence report
Bombshell file on Met links to News International was dismissed by Leveson Inquiry – classified 2006 document alleged senior officer passed secret information on Met chief’s decisions to the ‘News of the World’ Tom Harper Sunday, 19 January 2014 The… Read More ›
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Christie aides ‘threatened to withhold Sandy aid money from local mayor unless she approved redevelopment’
Hoboken Mayor awarded only $320,000 of the $127m she requested in hurricane relief funds Dawn Zimmer claims she was told more money would come if she backed lucrative Rockefeller plan By Daily Mail Reporter UPDATED: 13:17 EST, 18 January 2014… Read More ›
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Official advice on the Government’s new scheme to regulate the press is being kept secret by ministers ( U.K. )
Ministers suppressing legal advice on press regulation Maria Miller, the Culture Secretary, has insisted that the new scheme to regulate the press is “compliant with all legislation” Photo: EPA By Edward Malnick 9:04PM GMT 18 Jan 2014 The Government is… Read More ›
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The symphony of life, revealed
A new imaging technique captures the vibrations of proteins, tiny motions critical to human life IMAGE: Using a new imaging technique they developed, scientists have managed to observe and document the vibrations of lysozyme, an antibacterial… Read More ›
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Harsh wind hits Norwegian bay so suddenly that thousands of fish are flash-frozen
– The huge shoal of herring were swimming too close to the surface when the water suddenly froze around them, completely stopping them in their tracks and creating the incredible sight. – The incredible image was captured from the tiny… Read More ›
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California kids enlist in Mexico militias to rout a drug cartel
Dudley AlthausJanuary 17, 2014 09:03 Born in Mexico but raised in barrios of Southern California, these rifle-slinging fighters are holding down the front line in Michoacan’s battle against a ruthless meth gang. NUEVA ITALIA, Mexico — Moises Verduzco says… Read More ›
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ATM security alert as Microsoft prepares to kill off Windows XP
Microsoft to cease support for Windows XP on April 8th Experts believe only 95% of ATMs run the software Could leave machines vulnerable to hackers By Mark Prigg PUBLISHED: 19:42 EST, 17 January 2014 Cashpoints around the world could be… Read More ›
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Is a mini ice age on the way? Scientists warn the Sun has ‘gone to sleep’ and say it could cause temperatures to plunge
2013 was due to be year of the ‘solar maximum’ Researchers say solar activity is at a fraction of what they expect Conditions ‘very similar’ a time in 1645 when a mini ice age hit By Mark Prigg UPDATED: 19:13… Read More ›
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Some families would consider terminal sedation for kin in a permanent vegetative state
EEV: Watch the term ” terminal sedation ” become more predominant than euthanasia. Similar to when Global Warming became Climate Change. The language used is the subject, more than what the article is about. Control the language, and you control the… Read More ›
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The tiny drone that lets anyone be a SPY: Pocket-sized aircraft lets people film from the air – and it can even automatically follow someone for you
$450 tricopter will fold up to become handbag sized Has a high definition camera that can send back live pictures Controlled via a phone or tablet app – and can even be programmed to follow someone By Mark Prigg UPDATED: … Read More ›
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Goldman Sachs made more money from its investment banking division in 2013 than any point in its 145-year history (except 2007 when the credit crunch hit)
EEV : To my Greek friends: It is time to bring forward legal action against Goldman Sachs for the debt manipulation that magnified your financial hardship. The boost fuelled an average gold-plated payout of £234,000 per worker The bank plans to… Read More ›
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Common plastics chemicals linked to ADHD symptoms – phthalate
Reposted at request: Public release date: 19-Nov-2009 – – They found a significant positive association between phthalate exposure and ADHD, meaning that the higher the concentration of phthalate metabolites in the urine, the worse the ADHD symptoms and/or test scores…. Read More ›
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This map could mean militia mayhem for Mexico
Many say armed self-defense groups are filling a vacuum left by a near-absent government, becoming Mexico’s next big security challenge. Self-defense groups have surged in western Mexico’s Michoacan state, fighting gangs in at least 70 communities in 25 municipalities…. Read More ›
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‘Vegetarians are rapists’: Shocking Facebook posts of U.S. diplomat and his embassy worker wife expelled in slave maid row deepen rift with India
Wayne May and his wife Alicia Muller May were effectively deported last week by Indian authorities The move was apparently in retaliation for the U.S. expulsion of Indian envoy Devyani Khobragade in December But the outrageous comments have only just… Read More ›
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Fun With Genetic Engineering: Why Letting Students Tinker With Microorganisms Is Good For Education And Society
Posted: 01/14/2014 1:26 pm By Charles Gersbach, Assistant Professor, and Tom Katsouleas, Dean, Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering Elaborate competitions to build the best robot or design cages to protect falling eggs have been a rite of passage for… Read More ›
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Dozens of US nuclear missile officers caught up in drug and cheating scandals
– 11 air force officers are suspected of illegal drug use, and 34 officers have been implicated in cheating – Missile-launch officers work in part in underground bunkers on bases equipped with nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles. Affected ICBM sites included… Read More ›
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37 US nuclear missile launch officers involved in drug, cheating scandal
© Flickr.com/The National Guard/cc-by US Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James says 34 missile launch officers have been implicated in a cheating scandal and three others have been implicated in a drug probe, the latest missteps by those who maintain… Read More ›
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Europe to Ditch Climate Protection Goals
Green Fade-Out By Gregor Peter Schmitz in Brussels The EU’s reputation as a model of environmental responsibility may soon be history. The European Commission wants to forgo ambitious climate protection goals and pave the way for fracking — jeopardizing Germany’s… Read More ›
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Mexican army clashes with vigilantes, one dead
– military convoy arrived in the community of Cuatro Caminos on Tuesday to seize weapons, one day after the militia routed gangsters from the area – telling civilians to lay down their arms – Ignoring repeated government warnings that their… Read More ›
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Net neutrality is now DEAD
– Internet providers may be able to offer faster connections to preferred websites, or even block competitors – This ruling, if it stands, will adversely affect the daily lives of Americans and fundamentally change the open nature of the internet,… Read More ›
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Britain ‘backstabbed’ Sikhs by advising India on 1984 Golden Temple raid
Britain betrayed us by advising Indira Gandhi on her fatal raid against militants barricaded in Amritsar’s Golden Temple, say Sikh leaders Indian troops take up positions on rooftops around the Golden Temple during operation Blue Star Photo: GETTY IMAGES By Georgia… Read More ›
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Former U.S. Defense Contractor Arrested for Allegedly Trying to Ship Sensitive Information to Iran
Jan. 13, 2014 9:15pm Elizabeth Kreft A former engineer for a top U.S. Defense contractor allegedly tried to ship “sensitive technical materials” and other proprietary information related to the tri-variant F-35 Lighting II, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter…. Read More ›
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High school officials and police sent a bomb squad to a disabled student’s home and arrested him after seeing his doodles of a superhero glove with a flame coming out of it
NEWARK (CN) – New Jersey high school officials and police sent a bomb squad to a disabled student’s home and arrested him after seeing his doodles of a superhero glove with a flame coming out of it, the boy’s parents… Read More ›
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US govt struck deal with Mexican drug cartel in exchange for info – report
– US government had a deal with Mexican drug cartel Sinaloa that allowed the group to smuggle billion of dollars of drugs in return for information on its rival cartels Published time: January 14, 2014 01:20 Reuters / Susana… Read More ›
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Obamacare enrolment numbers reveal critical lack of young customers
– ” sign that prices may have to rise to keep insurers in the program “ Figures show more older people have signed up for plans Insurance companies need young people to balance books Key White House aide announces departure… Read More ›
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Dying boy ‘sucked moisture out of wet wipes’ on ‘shambolic’ ward, parents tell inquest ( U.K. )
Four-year-old boy died on hospital ward where he was so neglected he resorted to sucking moisture out of wet wipes, inquest is told Steve and Yolanda Turner hold a portrait of their late son Sean Photo: SWNS By Agencies 2:22PM GMT… Read More ›
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NY politician steps down after women employees claim he asked them to dress as sexy elves, took them to strip clubs and even sent oral sex video
Gabryszak, 62, stepped down after accusations of taking staffers to massage parlors and telling them about trips to strip clubs Jamie L. Campbell, 24, says she received a video of him ‘appearing to be receiving a sex act’ Annalise C…. Read More ›
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Japan condemns China fishing curbs; vows to defend islands
By Kiyoshi Takenaka National Jan. 13, 2014 – 06:35AM JST – require foreign fishing vessels to obtain approval to enter disputed waters in the South China Sea, which the local government says are under its jurisdiction NARASHINO — Japan on… Read More ›
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US tested weapons to harm rice crop in Japan, report claims ( rice blast fungus )
– The same experiments were conducted on the US mainland and in Taiwan – rice blast fungus – known to occur in 85 countries – was released over rice fields and data was collected on how it affected rice production… Read More ›
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Welfare debate stokes Germany-EU tensions
“The German social welfare system is not a self-service convenience store for all the Europeans that come to our country,” Does the German social welfare system contravene European law? The EU seems to think so. It has made a statement… Read More ›
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Honeywell under investigation for Chinese-made parts in US warplanes
– The Pentagon repeatedly waived laws banning Chinese-built components on US weapons to keep the $392bn F-35 fighter Sensors and magnets for F-35 fighter jet were made in China • Pentagon issued waivers to ban on Chinese-made components Reuters in… Read More ›
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More Americans than ever before are not working with 92 MILLION people out of the workforce
The share of Americans in the workforce has sunk to its lowest point in 35 years Experts say it’s a sign of both an aging population and of unemployed people who have given up on their dispiriting job hunts. Congress… Read More ›
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‘Parliament makes decisions, not the people’ – anger as Peers say public cannot be trusted on EU vote
Lords accused of ‘arrogance and contempt’ after claiming British public cannot be trusted on Europe By Matthew Holehouse, Political Correpsondent 7:12PM GMT 10 Jan 2014 Peers have been accused of showing “contempt” for British voters over the proposed EU referendum,… Read More ›
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Who owns the Moon?
Friday, 10 January 2014 A planetary scientist has said there is a case for developing a United Nations treaty about the moon, which currently states it cannot be owned. No one legally owns the moon but there is a case… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 