oldephartte(in training): 22 April - My Yahoo! II

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

22 April - My Yahoo! II

A Potato Made with Gene Editing

Plant scientists can swiftly modify crops in ways that would take years with conventional breeding. Dan

19 hrs ago
A Way to Get Much-Higher-Resolution Selfies

A startup called Light uses a cluster of small camera modules to create top-notch photos. First stop: Your

April 16, 2015
Lake Kivu’s Great Gas Gamble

In a first-of-its-kind endeavor, electricity-starved Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are trying

April 15, 2015

Smart Meters, Mass Surveillance, and Public Health Concerns

On the Project Censored Show Mickey Huff and Peter Phillips discuss Smart Meters, Mass Surveillance, and

April 18, 2015
The Prison Industrial Complex

This week’s Project Censored Show focuses on police violence and the prison industrial complex. The

April 11, 2015
Peter Dale Scott

This week’s show is a speech by author Peter Dale Scott in which he discusses both the “deep

April 10, 2015

Judge throws out evidence gathered by agents posing as Caesar’s Palace

It’s a scene right out of Oceans Fourteen: The FBI deliberately cuts off Internet service to a

2 hrs ago
“It’s sexist, but it’s about friendship”: Episode 2 of “Silicon Valley

Like last year , I’m reviewing every episode of Silicon Valley, Season 2. Read last week’s

4 hrs ago
Spark, Forerunner, Base and more: Announcing the first batch of Pandoland

Since announcing details of Pandoland’s $100k of real investment startup competition we’ve

5 hrs ago

“witch-hunting obsessions of the climate cult” …

[…] “Without the benefits of low-cost and abundant energy from fossil fuels, much of the world’s poor

18 hrs ago
making it hotter to support the agenda …

Making things up, doctoring data and fudging statistics to push a political agenda has now become epidemic

18 hrs ago
Union blackmail and extortion continues …

Extortion is the name of the game by the Union movement in Queensland and Victoria, both states that have

19 hrs ago

Detroit Auto Show: The (Niche) Future of Electrics

Detroit – The Detroit Auto Show showcased more green cars than ever this January, even as American demand

January 27, 2015
Detroit Show: Musk warns of auto-induced warming crisis as city shivers

Detroit – Outside the North American International Auto Show this month, temperatures were a bone-chilling

January 26, 2015
The Emperor Has No Clothes, Detroit edition

Detroit – Hans Christian Anderson, meet Barack Obama. Has there been a better modern staging of “The

January 8, 2015

A Global Marshall Plan

Despite ongoing efforts to catalyze global development cooperation, there have been significant obstacles

8 hrs ago
Effective Altruism

Several studies show that people who are generous typically are happier and more satisfied with their lives

9 hrs ago
A War of Values With Russia

No one should be fooled by the Kremlin’s spin doctors: The conflict in Ukraine is not about Ukraine, Russia

10 hrs ago

Driven from distraction

HUMAN beings are a distractible bunch, and their propensity to be elsewhere, mentally speaking, is

8 hrs ago
The unfairer sex?

SCIENCE, popular prejudice often has it, is a man’s world. These days that is not actually true of many

April 16, 2015
Thin harvest

MAKING fuel from the solar energy stored in living organisms by photosynthesis is a tempting idea. It

April 16, 2015

Koch brothers reportedly throw their support behind Gov. Scott Walker in

Billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, the influential conservative donors, have settled on Wisconsin

19 mins ago
Millions of Iowa chickens infected in bird flu outbreak hitting 12 states

Iowa, the top U.S. egg-producing state, found a lethal strain of bird flu in a flock of millions of hens at

35 mins ago
Baltimore police vow full probe of Freddy Gray’s death while in custody

Baltimore police vowed on Monday to make a full and swift probe of the death of a black suspect who

41 mins ago

The Holocaust, Climate Science and Proof

I’ve been a student of history for a long time and have read quite a bit about Nazi Germany and WWII.

February 3, 2015
Natural Variability and Chaos – Eight – Abrupt Change

In one stereotypical view of climate, the climate state has some variability over a 30 year period –

January 3, 2015
Natural Variability and Chaos – Seven – Attribution & Fingerprints Or

In Part Three – Attribution & Fingerprints we looked at an early paper in this field, from 1996. I was

December 29, 2014

This Amazing Photography Shrinks Major World Cities into Miniature Toy

Ben Thomas uses his mastery of tilt-shift photography to transform the world’s biggest cities into tiny

4 hrs ago
Watch How This Bizarre Church Begins to Vanish Before Your Eyes

In Borgloon, Belgium stands a wonder of imagination and design. Dubbed “Reading between the Lines,” this

April 17, 2015
You Won’t Believe These Incredibly Vivid Paintings Were Created By an

John Bramblitt is a special artist – not only because his paintings are striking pieces of work, but also

April 17, 2015

Ukraine on the eve of a new offensive in Donbass?

Amid worrying signs that a new military offensive might be launched by Kremlin-backed separatist forces in

April 18, 2015
Are Russian Military Exercises a Threat? How to Interpret Russia’s

In a 12 April interview , Estonia’s President Toomas Hendrik Ilves claimed insufficient NATO forces were

April 12, 2015
“Rumors of My Death”

Where is President Putin? Will he show up on Monday the 16th to meet Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek

March 15, 2015

Every time someone got stoned in “Broad City” — in 4 minutes and 20 seconds

The Prospect Park dog wedding, the dorm room smoke-out — Comedy Central has wrangled all the greatest (bong

1 hr ago
Veteran who posed with American flag in Playboy arrested for stealing

She told cops that the students were disrespecting it -- the students asked police why she hadn't been

1 hr ago
Ross Douthat’s “red pill” garbage: How his take on privilege is just a

The New York Times columnist says he wants to complicate how we see power, but all he does it flatten it

2 hrs ago

Children with Autism Have Extra Synapses in Brain

Children and adolescents with autism have a surplus of synapses in the brain, and this excess is due

3 hrs ago
DNA ‘spool’ modification affects aging and longevity

Research on a modified protein around which DNA is wrapped sheds light on how gene regulation is

7 hrs ago
Technology can transfer human emotions to your palm through air

Human emotion can be transferred by technology that stimulates different parts of the hand without

7 hrs ago

Another international honour for Distinguished Professor

The head of the newly-formed Massey Institute of Food Science and Technology (MIFST) Distinguished

1 hr ago
Library unearths the first geological map ever produced

The University of Canterbury Library has found a precious copy of what is globally acknowledged as the

1 hr ago
Māori focus for new biosecurity network

The Bio-Protection Research Centre, in conjunction with Lincoln University, is facilitating the

18 hrs ago

A Look At The Fast Track Bill Shows It’s The Wrong Thing To Do

The “fast track” trade promotion authority bill has been introduced in the Senate. Article 1

8 hrs ago
WTF Apple?!

So my wife uses a Mac. She gets the new OSX update, and it REPLACED iPhoto with a different program that

April 14, 2015
Goodbye iPhone!

I installed the new iOS 8.3. The next day I get a message that there is not enough room in iCloud to back

April 14, 2015

At the End of the Day

Policing the People is no replacement for protecting them I apologise in advance for tonight’s

2 hrs ago
ANALYSIS: WHY UKIP WILL BE A BIT-PLAYING ‘EXTRA’ IN ‘UK ELECTION 2015 – THE

GET REAL TIME FOR THE KIPPERS The latest YouGov poll shows the Brits – probably in sharper focus

9 hrs ago
At the End of the Day

Being a short treatise on mediocrity – whence it came and how it happens “The flexibility

April 19, 2015

Question of the Day

Suggested by Shaker BigDots: "What tool or gadget do you find indispensable around the office or at

9 mins ago
Film Corner: Jurassic World

[Content Note: Misogyny; violence/animal attacks in both trailer and description.] Below, the trailer for

54 mins ago
The Monday Blogaround

This blogaround brought to you by cupcakes. Recommended Reading: Victoria and Rachel: [Content Note

1 hr ago

Military Lied! Jade Helm Is Training To Kill Americans Who Resist!

Published on Apr 18, 2015 Footage out of California shows armed National Guard troops patrolling

18 hrs ago
SITE: Propaganda News Arm For The War On Terror!

Published on Apr 18, 2015 SITE Linked to Military Industry Complex and Intelligence. In 2003 and 2004, SITE

18 hrs ago
Chomsky: ‘US Invades, Destroys Country – that’s Stabilization. Someone

Published on Apr 19, 2015 While the International Criminal Court investigates and sentences African

18 hrs ago

Strength Training for Women without the Bulk

It takes a lot more work and calories for a woman to bulk up in the gym than you think. Try strength

10 hrs ago
Raw Cacao Pecan Brownies

It’s time to treat yourself and not feel guilty about it! Get your fix with these yummy pecan brownies and

10 hrs ago
A Three Day Meal Plan for Spring!

The warm weather encourages us to be active and clean, particularly in our eating! If you need a push to

10 hrs ago

Google Dresses Up Android Wear - TechNewsWorld

Christian Science Monitor Google Dresses Up Android Wear TechNewsWorld Google on Monday released an update

30 mins ago
Nokia plans to return Consumer Phone Market next year, claims Report - The

Mashable Nokia plans to return Consumer Phone Market next year, claims Report The Westside Story Nokia who

3 hrs ago
Sony Reveals The Xperia Z4, Its Latest Flagship Smartphone - TechCrunch

TechCrunch Sony Reveals The Xperia Z4, Its Latest Flagship Smartphone TechCrunch Sony today revealed the

7 hrs ago

MinecraftEdu Takes Hold in Schools • © [slj.com]

Walking through a vast network of medieval streets and houses, it’s easy to get lost. Luckily, I can fly.

April 9, 2015
Internet, what else ? | Internet, quoi d’autre ?

Originally posted on plerudulier : In the unlikely case one wouldn’t recognize this guy this is George

April 6, 2015
Google patents robots with personalities in first step towards the

Google has been awarded a patent for the ‘methods and systems for robot personality development

April 5, 2015

The Government/Corporate Debate on Encryption: How Best to Spy on You

Our rights are forgotten.

16 hrs ago
Time to Recover Productivity Gains Our Bosses Have Expropriated for Decades

Getting what’s been stolen from us by raising the employer FICA tax

April 16, 2015
Most of Our Readers Don't Get It: Alternative Reporting is Not a

Big donations are great, but what we really want are lots of small

April 16, 2015

The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Vicksburg escorts the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (top) as they pass the Rock of Gibraltar in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy/Reuters)

U.S. ship heads to Yemen to block Iranian weapons

An aircraft carrier is joining other American ships to stop Iranian vessels carrying arms to Houthi rebels. Navy beefing up presence »

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Pot Fiction

The use of marijuana has been banned in Canada since 1923, yet the

11 hrs ago
The Grind

"We have an outdoor slaughterhouse," a voice informs us in

April 18, 2015
Into the Future: Transport

The road to realizing a fully functional and mass produced electric

April 16, 2015

Putin Authorizes US Warplane Shootdown To Protect American Lives

A new Ministry of Defense (MoD) report circulating in the Kremlin today states that President Putin has

April 13, 2015
Europe’s biggest war game: UK’s message to Russia that we ARE ready amid

THOUSANDS of British soldiers, warships and fighter jets begun UK-led military drills off the coast of

April 11, 2015
Russia threatens to use ‘nuclear force’ over Crimea and the Baltic states

Russia has threatened to use “nuclear force” to defend its annexation of Crimea and warned that the “same

April 2, 2015

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Steve Bell’s If … on l’artiste who paints God.

By Steve Bell 12th January 2015.

January 22, 2015
Leon Brittan Videoed at Paedo Orgy.

By Dave Knight 22nd June 2014. Find Article & Video Here:- Former Thatcher Home Secretary

January 22, 2015
BBC retrospective on the Iraq War.

By Craig Murray 21st January 2015. Find Article Here:- The BBC led their 10 O’clock News today with

January 22, 2015

Why We Must Never Forget Melanie Shaw

Most of us cannot even imagine what she has suffered. Many simply cannot bear to hear what she has

April 8, 2015
Bilderberg 2015 Dates Confirmed

Amid rumors and various online reports that typically fail to quote specific sources directly, police in

April 7, 2015
Grand Juries at Telford: What Next?

As followers of the British Constitution Group and the UK Column newspaper will know, Grand Juries were

March 25, 2015

Astronomy Cast Ep. 374: Stern-Gerlach Experiment

In the world of quantum mechanics, particles behave in discreet ways. One breakthrough experiment was the

4 hrs ago
Close Encounter of the Asteroid Kind – 2015 HD1 Skims By Earth Tonight

Newly found asteroid 2015 HD1 will pay a close visit to Earth overnight, zipping by at just 45,600 miles at

7 hrs ago
100,000 Galaxies, and No Obvious Signs of Life

False-color image of the mid-infrared emission from the Great Galaxy in Andromeda, as seen by Nasa’s

8 hrs ago

NEO – Iran and a Possible New Energy Geopolitics

Jim W. Dean..."For a change of pace we have an interview with brother Engdahl and Iran’s major news

2 mins ago
Abby Martin Goes Two Plus Hours Deep with Joe Rogan

American journalist Abby Martin and former host of "Breaking the Set" for RT America spends over

1 hr ago
Did Saudi Arabia Nuke Yemen?

Only a week after Veterans Today exposed Germany’s deal to trade submarines for Israeli nuclear

3 hrs ago

For the First Time In Many Decades, More Americans Support Gun OWNERSHIP

After Spate of Mass Shootings, Americans Turn Pro-Gun Pew notes : For most of the 1990s and the

17 mins ago
The Decline and Fall of the United States

Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold

5 hrs ago
Disrupt or Be Disrupted

Either join the disruptors or prepare to be disrupted. Disruptive technology is a tiresome cliche, as

8 hrs ago

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90-Pound Guantánamo Hunger Striker Appeals in Court for Assistance from

On April 14, lawyers for Ahmad Rabbani (aka Mohammed Ahmad Ghulam Rabbani), one of the last few Pakistani

April 19, 2015
Photos: March for the Homeless Opposite 10 Downing Street, London, April 15

See my photo set on Flickr here! On March 15, 2015, 22 events took place in the UK, Ireland, the US and

April 17, 2015
Former Hunger Striker Abu Wa’el Dhiab and Other Guantánamo Prisoners Freed

To donate to support the six men released in Uruguay, please follow this link to a Just Giving page set

April 15, 2015

Hunt for alien-filled galaxies yields nothing "obvious," but some

Astronomers are continuing a search for galaxies that might be thoroughly populated by aliens.

April 15, 2015
Study looks at why we have chins

Humans are the only species with chins, an enduring puzzle that researchers claim to have now solved.

April 14, 2015
Persistent "warm blob" in Pacific linked to strange weather

April 10, 2015

Federal regulator aims to reassure wary oil execs at CERAWeek

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell will go before a crowd of wary energy industry executives Monday to make

5 mins ago
CERAWeek: U.S. and Wall Street take over OPEC’s role as global swing

Financial markets underpinning the U.S. shale boom have emerged as the world’s de facto regulator of global

1 hr ago
Ryan Lance at CERA Week: Production cuts now could lead to big price swings

Oil prices may rebound, but volatility is here to stay, ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance predicted Monday.

1 hr ago

Would any amount of government borrowing count as ‘enough’ for Simon Wren

The

15 hrs ago
Is California running dry?

The

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It’s politicians, not prices, that need to be controlled

It is

22 hrs ago

Guido Fawked - Jukes Riposte Farce

Declining standards of spoken and written English are becoming more and more apparent. Sadly, one does not

15 hrs ago
Tories’ Major Gamble

The polls are still showing the two largest parties deadlocked. Every attempt to shift the numbers, even by

19 hrs ago
Sun Scotland Hypocrisy

Yesterday, as if you needed to be told, the SNP unveiled its manifesto for the General Election. Party

22 hrs ago

Vice premiers meet to prepare Xi-Putin meeting

Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli of China and his Russian counterpart Arkady Dvorkovich agreed to seek stronger
Obama submits nuclear energy cooperation with China proposal

The US president, Barack Obama, on Tuesday submitted to Congress a proposed 30-year agreement on
Minsheng to lead private consortium to invest US$5bn in Indonesia

China's Minsheng Investment Corp (CMI) announced in Jakarta on Tuesday that it will lead a group of

Presidential hopeful Rubio reaches out to gay Republicans

By Luciana Lopez NEW YORK (Reuters) - Marco Rubio, the youthful Republican presidential hopeful who touts

2 hrs ago
Senate may face contentious debate on Iran nuclear bill

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate could plunge into a heated debate on

6 hrs ago
U.S. Treasury warns Congress currency push could derail Pacific pact

By Krista Hughes and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers' proposals to sanction

8 hrs ago

In Latest Outbreak Of Bipartisanship, Senate Compromises On Trafficking

Senate negotiators reached a deal Tuesday on an anti-human trafficking bill, which is expected to pave the

11 hrs ago
Business, Labor Debate Pacific Trade Deal Before Senate

Big business and big labor clashed Tuesday over whether Congress should give President Obama fast-track

11 hrs ago
Looming Budget Cuts Pit National Guard Against The Army

In Washington state, a friendly family rivalry is taking place at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord as the

11 hrs ago

Yahoo's profit, revenue miss Street forecasts as costs rise

Yahoo Inc missed Wall Street's revenue and profit forecasts as slight growth in its online advertising

8 hrs ago
Yum CEO says China business mending, sees strong year-end finish

Yum's comments on China, its No. 1 market for revenue and profit, sent company shares up 4.5 percent

9 hrs ago
Asia shares rise as China market rallies, oil sags

By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian equities were mostly firmer on Wednesday with stimulus-fueled

1 hr ago

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