Tag: middle east

July 23, 2014 0

US Appeals to "Law of the Jungle" in MH17 Case

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Links US Appeals to "Law of the Jungle" in MH17 Case July 23, 2014 (Tony Cartalucci – LD) After the Russian Federation disclosed to the world satellite imagery, radar information, and abnormalities in Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 flight MH17’s flight path, it asked Ukraine and the Western nations backing the regime in Kiev, questions regarding their alleged evidence.

July 16, 2014 0

Golden Rice: GMO "Super Gruel" for the Masses

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They claim these initiatives are purely altruistic. Business Insider in its article, " A Miracle Rice Could Save Millions Of Lives ," claims:  Golden Rice, once it is widely released, will be much more cost-effective, as agricultural economist Alexander Stein has shown

July 15, 2014 0

Transcendence and DARPA’s Restoring Active Memory

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Science Daily in its article, " DARPA taps Lawrence Livermore to develop world’s first neural device to restore memory ," reported: The research builds on the understanding that memory is a process in which neurons in certain regions of the brain encode information, store it and retrieve it. Certain types of illnesses and injuries, including Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy, disrupt this process and cause memory loss.

July 15, 2014 0

NATO Hopes for Russian Invasion of Ukraine

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The BBC reported in its article, " Ukraine conflict: Fighting flares near city of Luhansk ," that: Fighting has flared outside the rebel-held east Ukrainian city of Luhansk, with rebels saying government forces tried to storm the city with tanks.    Rebel military leader Igor Strelkov was quoted as saying his forces had beaten off columns of government armour attacking from the south and west. The same article would also report: A Ukrainian presidential source told Ukrayinska Pravda newspaper that an armoured unit was trying to relieve troops who had been blockaded for weeks at Luhansk airport

July 10, 2014 0

Makerspaces: More Than a Fad

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In Make’s article, " Makerspaces are Working Out ," it states: Indeed, a gym is a good analogy to understand makerspaces. Today’s health clubs started out years ago as bodybuilding gyms. They were designed to meet the needs of a narrow, largely male membership.