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Massive Fireball Explosions in Chinese Port City of Tianjin Kill 17; Video Footage, Images, Logistics, Reader Anecdotes A shipment of explosives went up in flames in the Chinese city of Tianjin. The Guardian reports least 17 Dead and Hundreds Injured
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Continued here: Tensions Mount in Hong Kong as Protest Enters 5th Day
Cockpit shows traces of shelling, clean round hole, about 30 mm caliper. Some holes are bent inward, some outward Rivets bent outward Moreover, small cuts can be seen, all bent outward, which hint at the fact that fragments have penetrated the outer hull from the inside of the cockpit
Originally posted here: Video of Rebel Buk Launchers Headed Back to Russia? No – Images From Ukraine-Held Territory Since May
A link about a new app by Hyundai got me thinking about Google Glass . What is Google Glass? Google Glass is a voice activated computer eye-wear system capable of many voice activated functions such as photography, videos, navigation (better than and easier to use than car GPS systems), hands-free internet, and automatic translation of menus in foreign languages.
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Thailand: Regime Police Fire Rubber Bullets at Protesters’ Heads Regime violence will only increase number, resolve of protesters  – sham elections being disrupted. December 26, 2013  (Tony Cartalucci) – Several protesters have been sent to the hospital as police began firing tear gas, rubber bullets, and using chemical laden water fired from water canons at the Thai-Japanese Stadium in Din Daeng, Bangkok. Reports and images from the clashes indicate that police have been firing rubber bullets at the heads of protesters, an illegal method that will only escalate tensions and attract more protesters – as was seen early December when protesters began overwhelming police barricades at one government building after another, including police stations, ministry buildings and Government House. Images : (Top) Protesters clashing outside the Thai-Japanese Stadium – Din Daeng, Bangkok
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Originally posted here: NY Subway May Take Weeks to Restore Service, 5 Million Affected; 80 Flooded Homes Destroyed by Fire;…