Sri Narayan, University of Southern California IMAGE: USC professor Sri Narayan’s research focuses on the fundamental and applied aspects of electrochemical energy conversion and storage to reduce the carbon footprint of energy use and by providing energy… Scientists… Read More ›
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Eccentric philanthropist is taking 1,000 homeless New Yorkers out to lunch in the hope it will inspire Wall Street to open its pockets
EEV Note – If you have any love of country left, do not let this happen Article Quotes: – they must sing for their supper – the patriotic ditty Learn from the Good Model Citizen Lei Feng, named after the supposedly… Read More ›
Top Polish Diplomat: Our Alliance with US is worthless
Monday, 23 June 2014 A Polish magazine said Sunday it has obtained recordings of a private conversation in which the foreign minister says Poland’s strong alliance with the U.S. was worthless and “even harmful because it creates a false sense… Read More ›
NY Times: Large Scale Wars Needed for Economic Growth
Monday, 23 June 2014 It is no secret that as the US centrally-planned New Normal has unfolded, one after another central-planner and virtually all economists, have been caught wrong-footed with their constant predictions of an “imminent” economic surge, any minute… Read More ›
ISIL claims it will wage jihad on Turkey
Friday, 20 June 2014 Recent operations carried out by the organization named Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), revealed schemes on preparing a jihad on Turkey. The police operation against the organization began in January in the city… Read More ›
Poll: Only 18% of Americans trust their TV News
Thursday, 19 June 2014 MINA Breaking News – Poll: Only 18% of Americans trust their TV News Public confidence in television news is at an all-time low, according to a survey released today by Gallup. Only 18 percent of… Read More ›
Death by prescription painkiller
First major review provides evidence of sharp increase in deaths from painkillers in US and Canada and leading causes The number of deaths involving commonly prescribed painkillers is higher than the number of deaths by overdose from heroin and cocaine… Read More ›
Minimizing belief in free will may lessen support for criminal punishment
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 17-Jun-2014 Exposure to information that diminishes free will, including brain-based accounts of behavior, seems to decrease people’s support for retributive punishment, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. People… Read More ›
‘China has eclipsed Britain as superpower’, party mouthpiece declares amid Li Keqiang visit
Global Times rails against the British media and highlights dependence on China’s billion-dollar investments .PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 18 June, 2014, 12:30pm Agence France-Presse in Beijing China has overtaken Britain as a world power, a… Read More ›
North Korea cruise missile fuels proliferation concerns
PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 17 June, 2014, 10:35am North Korea cruise missile fuels proliferation concerns | South China Morning Post Agence France-Presse in Seoul North Korea appears to have acquired a sea-based copy of a Russian cruise missile, the… Read More ›
Russian nuclear-capable bombers intercepted off California coast
Published time: June 12, 2014 18:57 A spokesperson for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) confirmed this week that a fleet of Russian bombers set off alarms in the United States after coming within 50 miles of California’s Pacific… Read More ›
Japan, China trade claims over latest aerial provocation
by Reiji Yoshida and Mizuho Aoki Jun 12, 2014 Tokyo and Beijing traded blame Thursday over the second close and potentially dangerous encounter in just over two weeks between Chinese SU-27 fighter jets and Japanese reconnaissance planes over the… Read More ›
NBC Censored Snowden responses during interview
Saturday, 31 May 2014 Only around a quarter of the recent NBC News interview with former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden made it to broadcast, but unaired excerpts now online show that the network “neglected” to air critical statements about… Read More ›
World on the brink of ‘sixth great extinction’ as plants, animals dying out faster than ever
Many animal species are finding places to live scarcer with the encroachment by altered by humans PUBLISHED : Friday, 30 May, 2014, 5:50pm Associated Press in Washington World on the brink of ‘sixth great extinction’ as plants, animals dying out… Read More ›
Bilderberg group meets to discuss ‘Does Privacy Exist’?
Thursday, 29 May 2014 Many may chuckle when they learn a debate entitled “Does Privacy Exist?” is to feature at this year’s Bilderberg conference, the notoriously secretive gathering of the world’s most powerful bankers, politicians and business people. … Read More ›
1,200 Ukrainian Soldiers Dead in Slaviansk Special Op – People’s Mayor
A burnt BMP-2 on the outskirts of the town of Rubezhnoye © RIA Novosti. Evgeny Biyatov 16:56 29/05/2014 RIGA, May 29 (RIA Novosti) – About 1,200 Ukrainian army soldiers have been killed during a special operation in Slaviansk, and eight… Read More ›
The European Union will make review of clinical trials for drugs ” absolutely impossible “
2014-05-27 Just look, but don’t touch: EMA terms of use for clinical study data are impracticable Data are only allowed to be viewed on screen / Pre-censorship by drug manufacturers The European Medicines Agency (EMA) receives comprehensive clinical study data… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Revealed: How a taxpayer bail out that could run into BILLIONS was built in to Obamacare to protect insurance companies if they lost out in reform
The Affordable Care Act included a way for insurance companies to recoup their losses from covering everyone regardless of their health If insurers lose money, the government’s funds – taxpayer dollars – cover between 50 and 80 percent of… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
China tells U.S. to mind it’s own business
US must ‘get used to China’s rise’ (China Daily) 07:38, May 22, 2014 Washington’s engagement in territorial issues ‘complicates problems’ Chinese and Western observers seemed to reach a consensus on Wednesday over President Xi Jinping’s proposal to establish a new framework… Read More ›
‘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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
U.S. Welfare Spending Up — But Help for the Neediest Down
Although the United States is spending more on welfare than ever before, most of that money is going to better-off families rather than the very poorest. Robert A. Moffitt, the Krieger-Eisenhower professor of economics at Johns Hopkins University, found that… Read More ›
China warns Vietnam to leave South China Sea drilling area – Situation is Escalating Rapidly
Beijing accuses Vietnamese vessels of ramming Chinese ships, and tells Washington to mind its own business as tensions rise in South China Sea Teddy Ng in Beijing teddy.ng@scmp.com China has demanded that Vietnam withdraw its ships from a part… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Engineering Evil 