Month: April 2014
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Obama’s Asia trip fails to achieve goals, experts say
from chinadaily.com: As the dust settles on US President Barack Obama’s Asian trip, it seems that Washington got less out of it than its hosts, but Beijing is now more aware of US intentions in the region, observers said. During Obama’s trip, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines have achieved their goal of a…
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Google’s Nexus 6 to include an embedded fingerprint sensor
from biometricupdate.com: Google’s upcoming Nexus 6 smartphone could come with an embedded fingerprint sensor, according to prevailing rumors. Reported in Android Geeks, a ‘trusted insider’ told the website that Google would team up with LG to develop the new device and that the search giant is in advanced talks with “several Asian fingerprint sensor suppliers.”…
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Child Abuse Accomplices Become ‘Saints’
from fusion.net: The recent canonization of Pope John Paul II was an insult to the countless people who have been sexually abused by Catholic priests. During his papacy, from 1978-2005, this newly anointed “saint” remained silent as these predators targeted children in parishes around the world. It is difficult to understand how Pope Francis could…
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Superbugs That Overpower Antibiotics Spreading
from reuters.com: The spread of deadly superbugs that evade even the most powerful antibiotics is no longer a prediction but is happening right now across the world, United Nations officials said on Wednesday. Antibiotic resistance has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country, the U.N.’s World Health Organisation (WHO) said in…
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Biometric Bitcoin ATM’s Rolled Out in Australia
from biometricupdate.om: A biometric bitcoin ATM has been unveiled at a mall in Sydney, Australia. This is the first of many to be rolled out across the country, and it uses a combination of biometrics to register and verify user identities. According to a report in The Guardian, the ATM – deployed by Australia Bitcoin…
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Explaining Ukraine: History, Nationhood and the New World Order
from globalresearch.ca: Numerous papers in the alternative, dissident public sphere have recently discussed the plight of Ukraine. I will address one after the other all the answers: some to questions never asked, some to complement what others – typically the propaganda machine – have left out, consciously or not, while airing just the preferred part…
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America: A Pacific Power?
By Nile Bowie | Russia Today: As Washington pursues its re-balancing strategy, Obama’s historic four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific has subtly altered the region’s security dynamics. “The United States is a Pacific power, and we are here to stay,” declared President Obama during his speech to the Australian parliament in 2011, following his announcement to…
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Minute Traces of Radiation from Fukushima Discovered in West Coast Albacore Tuna
from oregonstate.edu: Albacore tuna caught off the Oregon shore after the Fukushima Daiichi power station in Japan was destroyed in a 2011 earthquake had slightly elevated levels of radioactivity but the increase has been minute, according to a newly published study. In fact, you would have to consume more than 700,000 pounds of the fish…
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Sarah Palin says, ‘Waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists.’
from csmonitor.com: Sarah Palin has rallied and riled lots of voters in her political career, but she might have hit a new high for controversy over the weekend by saying “waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists” during a speech at the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting in Indianapolis.
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The Data Center of 2025 Revealed: Solar, Smaller, Cloud-ier
from computerworld.com: A survey that challenged IT managers to imagine the data center of 2025 offers up some optimistic, even surprising, findings. About 800 IT data center managers globally responded to the Emerson Network Power survey and three of its major findings foretell major changes ahead: First, by 2025, data center managers expect nearly 25%…
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Private Australia Firm Claims to Have Found MH370
Aussie Firm ‘Ignored’ Over #Malaysia Wreckage Claim* from dailymail.co.uk: An Australian company says it has located the wreckage of a commercial airliner lying on the ocean floor in the Bay of Bengal – an area located in the northern tip of the original search area, but thousands of miles from where authorities are currently focused.…
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Simply Being Called ‘Fat’ Makes Young Girls More Likely to Become Obese
from sciencerecorder.com: The results of a study led by UCLA psychologist A. Janet Tomiyama and colleagues show that girls who are told by a parent, sibling, friend, classmate or teacher that they are “too fat” at age 10 are more likely to be obese at age 19. The data used in the study came from…
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Coal Company Unlawfully Polluted West Virginia Water
Yeah, we only want our pollution to be lawful! from thinkprogress.org: Coal company Alpha Natural Resources violated its state-issued pollution permit by allowing toxic amounts of selenium to seep into West Virginia waters, a federal judge ruled Thursday, the latest event in the state’s ongoing coal-driven water pollution saga. In a decision first reported by…
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Lily Allen Releases Sheezus… and Everyone Misses The Point
from bust.com: The title track off Allen’s upcoming album, Sheezus, calls out everyone that’s tried to create unfriendly competition among women in the music industry. The media often pits women artists against each other, leaving only one number one spot. So it comes as no surprise that most of the media outlets reporting on Allen’s…
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The Asia-Pacific Perspective: Russia Clears Path for South Korea Pipeline
from corbettreport.com and apperspective.net: This month on the Asia-Pacific Perspective: The Pacific powers sign a new pact to reduce sea conflicts; Australia orders $12 billion of Lockheed Martin F-35s; and Russia clears the way for a Korean pipeline deal. -CLICK HERE FOR SHOW NOTES -CLICK HERE FOR PREVIOUS EPISODES