oldephartte(in training): 29 Dec

Monday, December 29, 2014

29 Dec - Yahoo! II

2014 in Computing: Breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence

The past year saw new breakthroughs in making intelligent software and using it to solve problems in areas

11 hrs ago
2014 in Materials: Rhubarb Batteries, the Gigafactory, and Printing Body

In 2014, advanced materials let humans scale glass walls and helped clear the way for cheap, clean energy.

December 27, 2014
2014 in Numbers: Huge Valuations, Shocking Security Stats, and a Big

From Facebook’s purchase of WhatsApp to the possibility of peak coal in China, the numbers told the tale

December 26, 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

Robert McChesney

Co-hosts Peter Phillips and Mickey Huff spend the hour in conversation with media scholar Robert McChesney,

December 22, 2014
Homeland Security and Corporate Sponsors Host Urban Shield Event

In September 2014, the Department of Homeland Security and approximately 100 corporate sponsors hosted the

December 16, 2014
Turkey as “partner and target” of U.S. Surveillance

In August 2014, Der Spiegel and The Intercept reported “how deeply involved America has become in

December 16, 2014

Facebook’s callous “Year in Review” highlights the inhumanity of algorithms

Facebook has apologized for the insensitivity of a feature which relied on algorithms to collect a year

11 mins ago
Let’s hope film studios emulate The Interview’s success (of sorts) with

Sony Pictures Entertainment isn’t happy about its secrets being made available to the world, but when

44 mins ago
Delhi amends transportation regulations, allows Uber to resume operations

Uber just got some good news in its ongoing battle with Indian regulators. The company will be able to

2 hrs ago

super red-head …

Redhead with wings: The size of a large cicada or cockroach, this hairy critter is most unusual. Click to

December 26, 2014
the barking gecko …

… at least that’s what I think it is, I hear them a lot, or was it a frog: tree

December 26, 2014
art treasures from the West Kimberley …

Second part from Bigge Island in the Buccaneer Archipelago:

December 25, 2014

While Homeless in Detroit Freeze, White House Spends on Global Warming

Detroit - Area shelters are bursting at the seams thanks to record-low November temperatures. Meanwhile

November 18, 2014
The Green Church Has Taken the Fun out of Formula One

Europe has a history of religious intolerance. Today’s Green Church fits the mold. In their

November 2, 2014
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

No More Aleppo’s

Bringing the fighting in Syria to a halt will require the coordination and cooperation of regional and

1 hr ago
Five Reasons for Slow Growth

Since the beginning of the financial crisis, growth projections by governments, central banks, and

2 hrs ago
The Best Ways to Give

During this holiday season, we should use what we know about successful dieting to inform our charitable

December 26, 2014

Up in smoke

THE conflagration that illuminated the night sky over Los Angeles a few weeks ago—reducing a huge, half

December 24, 2014
Looking back

December 15, 2014
Rickety old ship

PITY the poor sailors of the Mary Rose . In 1545, the lives of more than 400 men (and one dog) were lost

December 18, 2014

‘Real Americans’ held hostage: Fox News blackout on Dish Network enters

Dish Network subscribers who are fans on Fox News’ “fair and balanced” reporting are

7 mins ago
Maryland’s first female Episcopalian bishop initially left the scene after

Maryland’s first female Episcopalian bishop was involved in a hit-and-run incident that took the life

20 mins ago
The unsavory motivations of the Shakespeare truthers

Newsweek has a surprisingly sympathetic piece about Shakespeare truthers, republished here at Raw Story

23 mins ago

Natural Variability and Chaos – Six – El Nino

In (still) writing what was to be Part Six (Attribution in AR5 from the IPCC), I was working through

December 26, 2014
Natural Variability and Chaos – Five – Why Should Observations match Models

In Part Four – The Thirty Year Myth we looked at the idea of climate as the “long term

December 19, 2014
Natural Variability and Chaos – Four – The Thirty Year Myth

In Part Three we looked at attribution in the early work on this topic by Hegerl et al 1996. I started to

November 29, 2014

10 Post-Credits Plot Twists That Completely Change the Face of Movies

Think you know how the following movies finished? Think again, because sometimes the end isn’t actually the

December 18, 2014
Beautiful Images of Seashores Lit By the Glow of Bioluminescence

For centuries, marine bioluminescence has inspired seafarers’ tales of mysteriously glowing oceans, and

December 17, 2014
13 Savage Photos of Jackals and Vultures Fighting Tooth and Talon

Vultures and jackals are two of nature’s most notorious scavengers, and when these fearsomely armed animals

December 16, 2014

New Russian-Abkhaz Treaty Sets Georgia on Collision Course

On 24 November 2014, Russia and Abkhazia, a small self-declared republic on the Black Sea, signed a new

December 13, 2014
One year in Ukraine

Exactly one year after the beginning of EuroMaidan, Ukraine is more than ever at a crossroads and the

November 28, 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

2014′s sexual assault reckoning: Cosby, Ghomeshi & America’s exhausting

What can we say this year about sexual violence that couldn’t have been said before? Here's the good

18 mins ago
Anatomy of a 2014 villain: Bill Maher

Why BIll Maher's horrible campaign against Islam was one of the lowlights of 2014

2 hrs ago
The 10 most outrageous reactions to police killings this year

Geraldo Rivera, Bill O'Reilly and Charles Barkley all took respectability politics to odious new lows

3 hrs ago

U.S cities are many times brighter than German counterparts

German cities emit several times less light per capita than comparably sized American cities

1 min ago
Protein ID’d as possible universal therapeutic target for many infections,

A protein called GRP78 could be a universal therapeutic target for treating human diseases like

3 mins ago
Patient self-reporting version of ‘blood pressure cuff’ for dementia is

The patient self-reporting version of the Healthy Aging Brain Care Monitor — a primary-care

4 mins ago

Million-dollar upgrade of Hamner pools’ changing rooms

An innovative custom-made system that will recycle thermal water will ensure Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools

17 hrs ago
The Science Behind A Good Homebrew

The Science Behind A Good Homebrew Karl Safi is reluctant to say brewing beer is a science.

17 hrs ago
Digital Media Accelerating As Bookstore Closures Soar, Study

The rate at which Kiwis are moving away from books, and towards digital media, appears to be accelerating

17 hrs ago

Apple F’ed Up iTunes AGAIN

Why does Apple redesign the interface for iTunes every version? Every time I have to hunt around the

December 26, 2014
What Is The U S Trade Deficit?

Must watch:

December 26, 2014
Christmas Triumph

I didn’t hear “Little Drummer Boy” once this year. Not one time. Maybe retailers and

December 26, 2014

CRASH2: The death of the Dollar + the demise of the euro…and other more

THE CITIZENS MAY BE WEARING CLOTHES, BUT IT’S GOING TO TAKE A LONG TIME BEFORE THEY REALISE THAT THE

December 27, 2014
At the End of the Day

We live in complicated times. And complicated is almost always a very bad thing. I have the world’s

December 26, 2014
At the End of The Day

The latest Polish beer donated to Sloggers’ Roost by my Polish co-workers is brewed at 5.9%. The

December 25, 2014

Slàinte mhor a h-uile là a chi 's nach fhaic!

Well, I didn't quite want to end the year this abruptly, lol, but my laptop really didn't cooperate

December 24, 2014
Blog Note

Welp, my laptop just died. It started making a horrendous grinding sound, and then crashed, and won't

December 23, 2014
Open Thread

Hosted by Speak & Math.

December 23, 2014

Did Mysterious Chinese Blogger Predict Disappearance of AirAsia Flight?

Published on Dec 28, 2014 http://www.undergroundworldnews.com As early as the end of the world community

2 hrs ago
DOJ Caught Running “Kill The Cops” Race War Group!

Published on Dec 28, 2014 As if the American people needed more evidence that the Obama administration’s

3 hrs ago
Gerald Celente: 2015 Forecast – Manipulation, Depression and War!

Gerald Celente: 2015 Forecast – Manipulation, Depression and War! by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com

11 hrs ago

Excercises to Strengthen Your Core: TRX Squat with Rotation

Is it too cold to exercise outdoors where you live? Take your fitness indoors.

December 24, 2014
8 Ways to Naturally Whiten Your Teeth at Home

Our smiles are precious. If your smile has seen better days, you can bring those not-so-pearly whites back

December 24, 2014
Dazzling, Dip-filled, Holy Holiday Appetizers

Add some sparkle to your culinary creations by rethinking the standard veggies and dip or retro stuffed

December 24, 2014

Gmail Access Is Blocked in China After Months of Disruption - New York

NDTV Gmail Access Is Blocked in China After Months of Disruption New York Times BEIJING — The Chinese

1 hr ago
Politician's fingerprint 'cloned from photos' by hacker - BBC

BBC News Politician's fingerprint 'cloned from photos' by hacker BBC News A member of the Chaos

12 mins ago
Tech Five: UK banks in talks to offer Apple Pay - USA TODAY

USA TODAY Tech Five: UK banks in talks to offer Apple Pay USA TODAY Apple's payments service may make

2 hrs ago

The Anatomy of a New Year’s Resolution

Originally posted on TIME : Many of us who have used this time of year to turn our bodies around have

10 hrs ago
Good Riddance To Social Search

Originally posted on TechCrunch : Remember how not too long ago the future of search — at least according

December 28, 2014
The Scoreboards Where You Can’t See Your Score • ©[NYTimes.com]

The characters in Gary Shteyngart’s novel “Super Sad True Love Story” inhabit a continuously surveilled

December 27, 2014

Sea Change In US-Cuba Relations Makes Waves Deep In Desert

US Backed Repression

2 hrs ago
Americans See Selves as Freedom’s Heroes as They Flock to Watch a Lousy

Marketing Madness

23 hrs ago
'Gagged' by the Government: a Police State Story

I couldn't tell you about it and couldn't tell you why

December 24, 2014

Ndamukong Suh sinks his cleats into Aaron Rodgers's ankle. (Getty Images)

Camera catches notorious player's cheap shot on QB

Detroit's Ndamukong Suh, who has a long history of dirty plays, looks like he's trying to injure Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers's angry reaction »

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Polar Bear Man

It was supposed to be a soothing and serene camping excursion in the

2 hrs ago
My Son the Pornographer

We want our parents - and by extension, the world - to see and

December 27, 2014
The Age of Hubble

What we know about ourselves as humans in time and space, the origins

December 25, 2014

EU In Total Horror As Russia Prepares New “Nazi Law”

A stunning report prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) circulating in the Kremlin today

December 24, 2014
Putin Orders Feared “Samson Defense” To Collapse US-EU Economies

A chilling report published today by the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) is warning of potentially “

December 17, 2014
Terrified France Warns Russia Of Obama “Terror Spectacular”

An ominous report prepared by the General Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (GRU

December 8, 2014

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Greenpeace apologises to people of Peru over Nazca lines stunt.

By Dan Collyns 11th December 2014. Find Article Here:-

December 11, 2014
Rosetta discovers water on comet 67p like nothing on Earth.

By Ian Sample 11th December 2014. Find Article Here:-

December 11, 2014
The coming nuclear crisis: All but one of Britain’s ageing reactors ‘will

By Steve Connor 1st December 2014. Find Article Here:- Nearly all

December 11, 2014

More Accountable To The British People

Yesterday the Bank of England announced its plans for future transparency and accountablity over the

December 12, 2014
Whatever Happened To Grand Juries?

During the First World War, in 1917, a decision was made by the Government to “suspend&rdquo

December 10, 2014
Two Presidents Stress “Transatlantic Bond" to Seize Economic Power

Poland’s former Prime Minister has replaced Herman Van Rompuy as European Council President. However,

December 5, 2014

Space-y Charity: Some Ideas To Respond To Astronaut Hadfield’s Challenge

While the world was enchanted with Chris Hadfield’s social media posts last year, a new video has

9 mins ago
Incredible Towering Structures Cast Shadows Across Saturn’s Rings

Vertical structures cause shadows on Saturn’s B ring in this July 2009 picture from the Cassini

34 mins ago
Half-Moon Makes Dramatic Pass at Uranus Tonight

The half-moon creeps up on the planet Uranus this evening. The two will be near one other all night in the

20 hrs ago

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Iran and the Bomb

Iran does not want the bomb, but the Neoconservatives want to bomb Iran anyway because Iran upsets their

5 hrs ago
Free will explained coherently in Salon…WTF?

When I turn to philosophy and pick up a new work, the technical stuff makes me think that perhaps the idea

15 hrs ago
Avnery – My Glorious Brothers

Jim W. Dean..."Amazingly, in this piece Uri seems to be advocating a celebration of terrorists -- the-

15 hrs ago

Don’t Just Follow the Money–Follow the Income

Lies are no substitute for truth and fantasy is no substitute for reality. Follow the money is a good

1 hr ago
Renaming Afghan War, Renaming Murder

The U.S.-led NATO war on Afghanistan has lasted so long they’ve decided to rename it, declare the old

9 hrs ago
Amazing Video: Stone Age Tribe’s First Contact with Modern Man

Amazing Video: Stone Age Tribe’s First Contact with Modern Man was originally published on

20 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

Four Insignificant Afghan Prisoners Released from Guantánamo

More good news regarding Guantánamo, as four Afghans have been released, and returned to Afghanistan in

December 20, 2014
New Life in Uruguay for Six Former Guantánamo Prisoners

Good news from Uruguay, where five of the six men released from Guantánamo on December 7 and given new

December 19, 2014
Why Guantánamo Mustn’t Be Forgotten in the Fallout from the CIA Torture

I wrote the following article for the “ Close Guantánamo ” website, which I established in January 2012

December 17, 2014

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Study finds police body-cameras can prevent violence

Researchers are working to repeat the study with 30 police forces across the globe.

December 26, 2014
Light human skeleton may have come after agriculture

The relatively light skeletons of modern humans arose late in our evolutionary history, researchers report.

December 22, 2014
Quantum physics may have just gotten simpler

New research claims to unite two strange features of the quantum world, or nature at the smallest scales.

December 20, 2014

The Politics of Distortion

As a candidate, President Obama made famous the phrase, “words have meaning”. And, propagandists know that

52 mins ago
Oil strengthens as Libya conflict offers relief from glut

Fires have been extinguished at three of six tanks at Es Sider, Libya’s largest oil port, which were set

3 hrs ago
Entergy: Louisiana needs more electricity for industry

That likely means building power plants for about $1 billion a piece, which the 1 million customers of

3 hrs ago

Is George Osborne really returning us to a 1930s government? Accurate

The

16 hrs ago
Free trade, not sanctions, is the key to helping the world’s poor

The

December 23, 2014
Myths and straw men

In my

December 22, 2014

Mail Danniella Westbrook Fail

Privacy. A word to strike fear into the obedient hackery of the legendarily foul mouthed Paul Dacre

3 hrs ago
CityLink - It Stinks

The ruckus over collapsed parcel delivery firm CityLink shows no sign of dying down, although it’s coming

5 hrs ago
Don’t Menshn Boots On The Ground

Whether or not people across the EU and USA want their countries to go off on another Middle East adventure

23 hrs ago

North Korea's instability hits Chinese businesspeople

The changing political scene in North Korea under the rule of Kim Jong-un has impacted Chinese
Taiwan's Singtex develops fabric with coffee grounds

Taiwanese textile company Singtex Industrial has struck gold by using recycled coffee grounds to create an
Gmail blocked in China as Great Firewall upgraded

China's internet censorship system, popularly known as the Great Firewall, has instituted a blanket ban

Obama: Iran has 'chance to get right with the world' - NPR

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran could become a "very successful regional power" if Tehran agrees to a

6 hrs ago
New York, New Jersey governors veto proposed port agency overhaul

By Karen Brooks (Reuters) - The governors of New York and New Jersey vetoed sweeping legislation passed by

December 27, 2014
Former President Bush, 90, to spend fourth night in Houston hospital

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Doctors in Houston have decided to keep former U.S. President George H.W. Bush in the

December 26, 2014

Republicans Sort Their Priorities For The New Congress

The GOP will take over both chambers of Congress on January 6th, with issues like the Keystone XL pipeline,

45 mins ago
Looking To 2015, Economists See 5 Reasons To Celebrate

Economists' forecasts for 2015 have gotten even more optimistic as oil prices have declined. Most now

1 hr ago
Transcript: President Obama's Full NPR Interview

Steve Inskeep's wide-ranging interview with President Obama covers recent executive actions on Cuba and

6 hrs ago

Wall St. edges up as market's upward bias continues

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged higher in a thinly-traded session on Monday as the market's

13 mins ago
Oil rises to $60 per barrel, Libya fire supports

By Simon Falush LONDON (Reuters) - Brent crude oil rose to around $60 per barrel on Monday, supported by

1 hr ago
Russian economy suffers first contraction since global crisis

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's economy shrank sharply in November and the rouble resumed its slide on

2 hrs ago