oldephartte(in training): 21 Nov

Are Telepathy Experiments Stunts, or Science?

Scientists have established direct communication between two human brains, but is it more than a stunt? Two

November 20, 2014
Solar Panels That Configure Themselves

A new solar power system is easy to add to a roof, and performs its own safety checks. Ordinarily

November 20, 2014
China’s Future City

China has put political muscle and technology into Tianjin Eco-City. Strolling along sidewalks shaded by

November 17, 2014

The Mysterious Light Changing Motel One in Aldgate, London

Does it do it? Doesn’t it? Does it too? The mysterious Motel One in Aldgate, London (still unopened)

November 19, 2014
Veteran’s Day: Story of Charles (and Anthony and Frank)

Since it’s Veteran’s Day in the USA, I am posting a recap of the story of Charles J Morabito

May 26, 2014
Luttwak on Italy and the Euro

From the LRB‘s “Opportunity Costs” by Edward Luttwak, Vol. 35 No. 22 · 21 November 2013 [

February 4, 2014

Continuing Fukushima Nuclear Crisis

Co-hosts Peter Phillips and Mickey Huff devote the program to the latest developments in the continuing

November 16, 2014
Global Killing of Environmentalists Rises Drastically

“Deadly Environment,” a report by the non-governmental organization Global Witness. revealed that from 2002

November 12, 2014
The New Amazon of the North: How Canada Became the World Leader in

In September 2014, the Intact Forest Landscapes initiative, made up of organizations such as Greenpeace and

November 12, 2014

Uber’s smear machine thinks you’re a total idiot

Uber’s attempt to silence and smear journalists reporting on its business practices has moved into

3 hrs ago
What Medium’s big play for politicians says about the platform’s future

With the latest midterm elections at a close, politicians and analysts have now set their ramblings and

5 hrs ago
“A productive member of society”: Talking immigration with Jose Antonio

It’s been quite the week here at Pando, but at times like this it’s good to have one’s

6 hrs ago

carbon breakdown …

Munching mulch is what these fungi do, common in the tropics after rain, which we are anticipating

55 mins ago
averted climate disaster …

[...] “Contrary to all the confidence and predictions of alleged experts, storms are no more intense

1 hr ago
“politicians and scientists behaving badly” …

Isn’t that the truth? Says Andrew Montford, on reviewing this new book: RP Jr on disasters

3 hrs ago

Planet-savior Ford F-150 Debuts (without a Peep about the Planet)

San Antonio – President Obama says we have a “moral obligation” to tackle global warming. It’s why the

October 9, 2014
Steyer’s anti-carbon crusade bags another win (sort of)

Detroit – On the heels of blocking the Keystone Pipeline, billionaire global warming activist Tom Steyer

October 2, 2014
EV Market on IV

Detroit – The headlines continue to trumpet the “electric cars of the future,” but the whisper in the

September 29, 2014

Germany’s Four Neins

Germany’s stance toward Europe has become one of refusal and rejection: No to a more active fiscal policy

15 hrs ago
China’s New Global Leadership

The biggest economic news of the year came almost without notice: China has overtaken the US as the world’s

16 hrs ago
The Children’s Revolution

The world can end child labor, child marriage, child trafficking, and discrimination against girls by

17 hrs ago

Protection money

IN 1872 Ulysses Grant, America's 18th president, proposed Yellowstone, the world's first national

12 hrs ago
The barley mow

THAT agriculture permitted the human population to expand its size is obvious. That it permitted the

November 19, 2014
Correction

Last week we said that, before Philae’s landing on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, no craft had made a

November 20, 2014

Bill Maher: Let’s put to rest the ‘myth’ that America welcomes immigrants

The renewed Republican complaining over immigration reform, Bill Maher said on Real Time on Friday, should

56 mins ago
Smithsonian names George W. Bush and not Obama to ’100 most Significant

This week, Smithsonian magazine asked its readers, “How much does Thomas Paine matter? More than

1 hr ago
Seattle police revive plan to use body cameras after reaching deal with

A Seattle police plan to outfit officers with body cameras was back on for early December after the agency

2 hrs ago

Natural Variability and Chaos – Three – Attribution & Fingerprints

I’ve been somewhat sidetracked on this series, mostly by starting up a company and having no time

November 1, 2014
Turbulence, Closure and Parameterization

In Latent heat and Parameterization I showed a formula for calculating latent heat transfer from the

August 23, 2014
Latent heat and Parameterization

In Ensemble Forecasting I wrote a short section on parameterization using the example of latent heat

August 15, 2014

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10 Hollywood Breakthrough Roles Landed By Stars Who Could Barely Speak

Jackie Chan could walk the walk in his debut English language film, The Big Brawl – but he couldn’t talk

September 1, 2014
Storybook Worlds Laser Cut Into Pages That Fit in the Palm of Your Hand

Paper cutting isn’t a new art form, but Japanese designer Yusuke Oono, originally from Germany, is able to

August 29, 2014
When Aquariums Become Amazingly Lifelike Landscapes

Many people keep aquariums in their houses. Some even go all out making them look pretty. However, few go

August 29, 2014

Xinjiang’s fractured harmonious society

In Urumqi, the capital of China’s far western province Xinjiang, I often walk past a propaganda

November 20, 2014
Recent Crackdown and Mass Protests do not Spell Political Reform in

Azerbaijan is a land of extraordinary riches. So vast are its oil reserves that natural fires burst from

November 12, 2014
It’s a Sea! 18 years after, the Caspian finally gets a legal status

Copyright RIA Novosti Against all odds, the 4 th Caspian Summit that took place in Astrakhan on 29

October 20, 2014

Kubrick’s indestructible influence: “Interstellar’’ joins the long

Every sci-fi movie since Kubrick's 1968 masterpiece has echoed the original in certain unavoidable ways

4 hrs ago
Gene Simmons: “I don’t really care about your culture”

The KISS frontman on why he thinks immigrants "need to speak English" and men should stay single

5 hrs ago
Community Discussion: Who should take responsibility for our growing

The population is growing and aging. Who should take control?

6 hrs ago

Trouble with your boss? Own it.

Don’t get along with your boss? Your job performance may actually improve if the two of you can come

13 hrs ago
New 2-D quantum materials for nanoelectronics

MIT team provides theoretical roadmap to making 2-D electronics with novel properties. Researchers

15 hrs ago
Running really can keep you young

If you are an active senior who wants to stay younger, keep on running. A new study involving the

15 hrs ago

SMC Heads-Up: Dawn whales, #shirtstorms and antibiotics

Ancient NZ whale; Science radar; A 'shirty' situation; Antibiotic awareness; Friday video; Policy

November 20, 2014
Scientists celebrate 60 years of radiocarbon measurements

Scientists will next month celebrate the diamond anniversary of the world’s longest continuous record of

November 20, 2014
Innovative Technology Designed in the Hutt Valley

Fraser Engineering in Lower Hutt is world famous for producing sophisticated yet rugged fire engines.

November 20, 2014

Give Americans A $2000 Check From “Deferred” Corporate Taxes

U.S. multinational corporations are hoarding an estimated $2 trillion “offshore” to take

November 19, 2014
Drudge: It’s Snowing So Global Warming Is A Hoax

At Drudge right now: SNOW STRANDED… DEEP FREEZE BLANKETS USA… Coldest November Morning

November 19, 2014
Warning: Insurance Companies Scamming Obamacare Policyholders

Warning: If you have an insurance policy purchased at an Obamacare “exchange” last year and the

November 15, 2014

HACKGATE BREAKING: COULSON RELEASED AFTER SERVING UNDER A THIRD OF HIS

HE HACKED A NATION But he worked for David Cameron, and he knew where the bodies were buried. And he

16 hrs ago
BY-ELECTION BLUES: LIBDEMS WIPED OUT, RECKLESS MAJORITY SLASHED, LABOUR

Purple haze over Rochester…but is this democracy, Jim? This was, for me, the most interesting

20 hrs ago
EXCLUSIVE: EURO TO DROP FIAT STATUS AND ADOPT NEW COMMODITY BACKING

M. Jean-Clauder Juncker test-drives the new euro After a great deal of deliberation, altercation

November 20, 2014

The Virtual Pub (+ Programming Note)

[Explanations: lol your fat . pathetic anger bread . hey your gay .] TFIF, Shakers! Belly up to the bar

6 hrs ago
The Friday Blogaround

This blogaround brought to you by dirt. Recommended Reading: Tracy: [Content Note: Transphobia; violence

7 hrs ago
Republicans Sue Over Affordable Care Act

And here we go : House Republicans filed a long-threatened lawsuit Friday against the Obama administration

7 hrs ago

Breaking! Hospital Prepares Three Floors For Rioting Victims!

Published on Nov 21, 2014 David Knight talks with Infowars reporters Jakari Jackson and retired Army Staff

1 hr ago
Ferguson Prepping For Mass Riots!

Published on Nov 21, 2014 David Knight and Paul Joseph Watson take the studio for Alex Jones and talk with

1 hr ago
Top Economist: Hillary Clinton Will Lead Us To WW3 !

Published on Nov 21, 2014 David Knight and Paul Joseph Watson talk with economist Paul Craig Roberts about

1 hr ago

30 Basic Nutritional Tips to Help Lose Body Fat

Nutrition can be confusing. Keep things simple by following these easy nutritional guidelines to help you

13 hrs ago
Creamy Kelp Noodles

Try a satisfying, healthful dish packed with vitamin E, iodine, vitamin C, and live enzymes.

14 hrs ago
Lower Body Static Stretch

Fitness Trainer Marzia Prince demonstrates a static stretch that targets the glutes and hamstrings.

15 hrs ago

Nintendo expands its playbook with new Amiibo figures - Beta Wired

Dallas Morning News Nintendo expands its playbook with new Amiibo figures Beta Wired Taking a page from

59 mins ago
Lumia 1030 Release Date, Get Ready For The Next Best-Thing In The Camera ..

Lumia 1030 Release Date, Get Ready For The Next Best-Thing In The Camera ... KpopStarz Since the Lumia 1020

November 20, 2014
Google Targeted as EU Weighs Call to Split Web-Search Providers - Bloomberg

Bloomberg Google Targeted as EU Weighs Call to Split Web-Search Providers Bloomberg European Union

20 mins ago

How much public space we’ve surrendered to cars – [vox.com]

M ost roads in the US are built for cars, not for pedestrians. Whether we’re happy or unhappy with

November 18, 2014
Can mesh networks and offline wireless move from protest tools to news? » –

From the protests in Hong Kong to Occupy and Sandy in New York, a new generation of tools is allowing

November 14, 2014
11 powerful and moving photos of the week

Originally posted on Global News : A commemorative installation at the Tower of London made of 888,246

November 14, 2014

Forget ‘Fair and Balanced,’ US Corporate Media Give Only the Government’s

US news organizations dispense propaganda, not news

5 hrs ago
NY Times Report Documents Metastasizing of the Police State of America

They’re everywhere!

November 18, 2014
Obama on Net Neutrality: Principle or Politics?

When expediency calls for principles

November 18, 2014

Fisherman Forrest Galante catches a giant lobster. (ABC News)

Fisherman catches 'unbelievable cockroach'

Marine biologists believe the 12-pound crustacean that Forrest Galante reeled in is about 70 years old. Named it Albert Girther »

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Hacked: When Cyber Spies Attack

In this documentary, ABC Australia looks into the ever-growing

11 hrs ago
Punk Jews

When you think of traditional Judaism, what comes to mind? Jesse Zook

November 19, 2014
Interstellar Flight

Alpha Centauri is a three-star solar system 4.37 light years from

November 17, 2014

US Navy Flees In Terror As Russian Warships Near Australia

A Naval Surface Forces (NSF) updated report to the Ministry of Defense (MoD) circulating in the Kremlin

November 15, 2014
Russian Navy Rushes To Australia Over Putin Assassination Fears

A new Ministry of Defense (MoD) report circulating in the Kremlin today chillingly states that orders have

November 13, 2014
Russia Plays Nuclear War

At 09:20 am (Moscow time), this silo-based Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from

November 3, 2014

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Windowless planes could be a reality in less than 10 years .

By Christopher Hooton 27th October 2014. Find Article & Video Here:-

October 28, 2014
Growth, Poppies, Corpses and Serendipity.

By Craig Murray 28th October 28th 2014. Find Article Here:- Opium production in Afghanistan has

October 28, 2014
Global overpopulation would ‘withstand war, disasters and disease’.

By Mark Tran 28th October 2014. Find Article Here:- National Academy of Sciences says even

October 28, 2014

Melanie Shaw Convicted Following Flawed Court Proceedings

On Thursday 30 Oct 2014 Nottingham Beechwood abuse survivor and whistleblower Melanie Shaw was found guilty

October 31, 2014
Bradbury Pound: QE By Another Name?

As people ask more questions of Parliamentarians and others about the Bradbury Pound and the policy it

October 22, 2014
The Construction Of An Harmonious World, Sustained Peace And Joint

For years now, I have been arguing in articles and on the UK Column News programme that the western

October 22, 2014

NASA’s “Remastered” View of Europa is the Best Yet

The cracked, icy surface of Europa. The smoothness of the surface has led many scientists to conclude that

7 hrs ago
Weekly Space Hangout – Nov. 21, 2014: New Images of Europa

Host: Fraser Cain ( @fcain ) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg ( cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter ) Brian

9 hrs ago
Communicating Across the Cosmos, Part 2: Petabytes from the Stars?

The Allen Telescope Array is the first radio telescope designed specifically for SETI Photo by Colby

14 hrs ago

Informational Interviews: How to Find Your Next Job Over Coffee

12 hrs ago
Your Top 10 Swift Questions Answered

November 20, 2014
5 Tips for Landing Consistent Work as a Freelance Front-End Web Developer

November 18, 2014

Murderers attend Maidan killings ceremony…Oh the gall!

- Jim W. Dean..."The nationalist thugs are still parading around doing all kinds of political thuggery

10 hrs ago
US aid worker beheading video a set-up?

"Another real beheading or another staged one, or who knows?”

11 hrs ago
At-risk veterans need help on suicide, senators say

Veterans at risk of suicide have to wait too long to get mental health treatment from the Department of

11 hrs ago

Wait … Wait, Wait, Wait, WAIT!

Bonus: Sad Romeo … More funny animals . Wait … Wait, Wait, Wait, WAIT! was originally

6 hrs ago
Why Do We Allow Ukraine’s Government to Write the Official Report on The

Eric Zuesse There are only two suspects in the shoot-down of the MH17 Malaysian airliner over Ukraine on

8 hrs ago
12 Charts Show Connection Between Roundup and Disease

Roundup is found in 75% of air and water samples . Many farmers drench crops with Roundup right before

12 hrs ago

A new Crimean War? Really?

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March 3, 2014
Yiddish Theater: Don't Forget Molly Picon

Yiddish is not beautiful. Harsh and gutteral, it makes you twist your face to get the sounds out

February 1, 2014
Guest Post: David Taylor on Anzia Yezierska, Part II

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January 23, 2014

We Stand With Shaker: Send Us Your Photos In Solidarity with Shaker Aamer,

Please like and share “We Stand With Shaker” on Facebook , follow us on Twitter , and send us

November 20, 2014
Andy Worthington Speaks at Parliamentary Meeting Calling for the Release of

Next Tuesday, November 25 — the day after the launch of the We Stand With Shaker campaign that I

November 18, 2014
“We Stand With Shaker,” A New Campaign Calling for the Release of Shaker

Follow us on Twitter , and like and share us on Facebook . Next Monday, November 24, I’m launching

November 16, 2014

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Ancient landslide could be record breaker

A giant landslide some 21 million years ago is said to have covered an area greater than Rhode Island

4 hrs ago
Spooky alignments of galaxies detected

Similarities in the ways that galaxies spin can extend over vast reaches of space, a study suggests.

November 20, 2014
Comet lander said to find dusty ice, organics

Preliminary data came from a lander that spent two days on a comet before losing power.

November 18, 2014

Oil rises again on Chinese interest rates

WTI for January delivery advanced 66 cents to settle at $76.51 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange

6 hrs ago
Texas auditor criticizes school program partnering with energy projects

State auditor John Keel said districts are giving away more than $200 million a year in property tax breaks

6 hrs ago
Jury orders Irish man to pay $2M over ethanol deal

Jurors are ordering a wealthy Irish investor to pay $2 million in damages to an Iowa doctor in a dispute

6 hrs ago
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Politicians must revive the spirit of radical NHS reform

The NHS

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Liberating the housing market through fiscal decentralisation

In

November 20, 2014

The financial crisis saw the UK become more equal. That was nothing to

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November 18, 2014
Zelo Street
The Sun Promotes Stalking

After the resignation of Emily Thornberry from the shadow cabinet yesterday evening, Rupe’s downmarket

11 hrs ago

UKIP – Who’s Next For Defecting?

The Rochester and Strood by-election result was not declared until after 0400 hours this morning, which

15 hrs ago

Guido Fawked – Sneering At The Working Class

[Update at end of post] As campaigning in the Rochester and Strood by-election drew to a close, the

18 hrs ago
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- Baidu acquires 99Bill to expand online finance
  
  99Bill, a payment collection firm, is the newest reported acquisition of Baidu, China's leading search
- Charges unlikely for lewd act on Kaohsiung Metro
  
  A couple who performed lewd acts in the Kaohsiung Metro station may not receive charges for public
- China's J-20's can't seem to get off the ground
  
  The future of the J-20, China's first stealth fighter is still uncertain because of an inability to

Obama seeks support for immigration plan, blasts Boehner

By Steve Holland LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama defended his decision to bypass Congress and

6 hrs ago
Conservatives, states set to launch legal blitz against Obama over

By Mica Rosenberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - The morning after President Barack Obama announced his sweeping

11 hrs ago
In Chicago, contenders make hard push to get on mayoral ballot

By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Standing outside a drugstore in the bitter Chicago wind, Jonathan

8 hrs ago

House Panel Finds 'No Intelligence Failure' Before Benghazi Attack

The final report by the House Intelligence Committee concludes the CIA "ensured sufficient security

5 hrs ago
Obama's Immigration Moves Do Little To Help Businesses, Groups Say

The actions do make it easier for people with work visas to move between jobs. But they don't address

6 hrs ago
These 'True Tales' Add Nuance To The Immigration Discussion

President Obama announced an executive action on immigration this week. For an in-depth look at the issue,

6 hrs ago

Giving thanks for big stock gains

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock investors head into the Thanksgiving holiday thankful for the market's

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EU investment plan to take shape next week

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Jean-Claude Juncker will unveil a much anticipated 300-billion-euro ($370 billion

11 hrs ago
European Parliament may propose Google break-up in draft resolution

(Reuters) - The European Parliament is preparing a non-binding resolution that proposes splitting Google

6 hrs ago