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CenturyLink Whines About Google Fiber in Utah – Uses Sleazy Tactics for a Decade, Cries About Fairness – DSLReports.com, ISP Information
News: CenturyLink Whines About Google Fiber in Utah – Uses Sleazy Tactics for a Decade, Cries About Fairness Original post on dslreports.com Comments on reddit.com
Azzam Alwash wins Goldman prize: ‘Saddam’s marsh drainage project was war by other means’ – Environment
Alwash is being honoured with the ‘green oscar’ for his part in restoring Iraq’s ecological gems to much of their former glory Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Russian billionaire plans to make humans immortal by 2045
A Russian billionaire has unveiled plans to make humans immortal by converting them into ‘Terminator-style’ cyborgs – a creature that’s part human and part machine – within the next three decades. Original post on hindustantimes.com Comments on reddit.com
PressTV – Top Israeli rabbi arrested for raping teenage daughters for over a decade
A prominent Israeli rabbi is charged with raping his three teenage daughters for over a decade. Original post on presstv.ir Comments on reddit.com
Congress’ New CFAA Draft Could Have Put Aaron Swartz in Jail For Decades Longer Than the Original Charges – Electronic Frontier Foundation
MIT Report: U.S. Manufacturing Hits a Wall When It’s Time to Scale
Manufacturing isn’t dead in the U.S. But when it comes time to pump out products on a large scale, the pull of overseas economies and investors becomes too Original post on xconomy.com Comments on reddit.com
Compulsive liar jailed after 11 false rape claims in decade
A compulsive liar made almost a dozen false claims that she was raped in nearly a decade after making her first complaint at the age of 13, a court has heard. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
BBC – Future – Technology – Rats: Scratch and sniff landmine detection
Meet the giant Africa rats with a remarkable skill, which allows them to safely clear large areas filled with deadly landmines. Original post on bbc.com Comments on reddit.com
Aaron Swartz Prosecutors Weighed ‘Guerilla’ Manifesto, Justice Official Tells Congressional Committee
A Justice Department representative told congressional staffers during a recent briefing on the computer fraud prosecution of Internet activist Aaron Swartz that Swartz’s Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Decades of neglect for one of Australia’s best fossil deposits
Buried beneath a dirt road in the middle of the New South Wales central tablelands lie a few thousand of our ancestors. Original post on theage.com.au Comments on reddit.com
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Exclusive: Google’s Eric Schmidt Unloads on China in New Book – Corporate Intelligence
The Google executive chairman’s new book, to be released in April, makes a strong case that in an increasingly online world, China is a dangerous and menacing superpower. Original post on wsj.com Comments on reddit.com
shkrobius: On ignorance
If you are a scientist, you confront ignorance as soon as you open your eyes. For example — I am typing this post on a laptop computer that is powered by a lithium battery. No one has the slightest idea how and why it works. Metallic lithium can intercalate between the graphene sheets in Original post on al.com Comments on reddit.com
Smokers who quit by 40 can live almost as long as non-smokers: study
Smokers who quit while still young can live almost as long as people who never smoked, new Canadian research has found. Original post on ctvnews.ca Comments on reddit.com
China chills hit 28-year low, trapping ships in ice
SHANGHAI, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Temperatures in China haveplunged to their lowest in almost three decades, cold enough tofreeze coastal waters and trap 1,000 ships in ice, officialmedia said at the weekend.Since Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
After Years in Solitary, an Austere Life as Uruguay’s President
José Mujica, a former guerrilla who took office in 2010, shuns opulence, donates most of his salary and lives modestly, as he says a leader of a proper democracy should. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Panama Forest Boasts Tens of Thousands of Arthropod Species – ScienceNOW
Panama Forest Boasts Tens of Thousands of Arthropod Species – ScienceNOW Original post on sciencemag.org Comments on reddit.com
The War on Drugs is a war on human nature
America’s been fighting this battle for decades. It can’t be won, and it’s costing us upwards of $20 billion a year Original post on salon.com Comments on reddit.com
Egyptians fear decades of Muslim Brotherhood rule, warn Morsi is no friend to US
News Analysis TAHRIR SQUARE, CAIRO — This was the place where the revolution began: the roundish square where Egyptians celebrated Mubarak’s fall. This is where they are shouting on bullhorns again, outraged because they say the Muslim Brotherhood has stolen the revolution and … Original post on nbcnews.com Comments on reddit.com
Republicans face unexpected challenges in coastal South amid shrinking white vote
Private soldiers: Bullets for hire
On a wild geese chase OVER the past decade the business of renting out private soldiers has grown from a specialised niche into a global trade, worth as much as $100… Original post on economist.com Comments on reddit.com
Drug Compounders Get Help on Capitol Hill
Compounding pharmacies, now facing their biggest regulatory threat, have staved off tougher federal oversight with the help of allies in Congress. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
The National Memo – WATCH: What Led Us To The `Fiscal Cliff’
How did we get from nearly $6 trillion projected surpluses in 2001 to $6 trillion in new debt? As President Obama and Republican leaders in Congress square Original post on nationalmemo.com Comments on reddit.com
Brain-damaged man ‘aware’ of scientists’ questions – Science
Breakthrough could lead to improvements in treatment of brain-damaged patients who cannot move or speak Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Boy Scouts Perversion Files Document Sexual Abuse Cover-Up, Spark Public Interest
PORTLAND, Ore. — A website with files showing the Boy Scouts of America’s cover-up of decades of sexual abuse is generating interest from people wanting to know who the alleged abusers are and whether people who molested them as Scouts are in the files. Release of the files has also prompted a debate on the Boy Scouts’ Facebook page. Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Uniqlo, Aeon Shut China Stores as Island Spat Escalates
Japan’s Fast Retailing Co. and Aeon Co. shuttered stores in China, the world’s second-biggest economy, as a territorial dispute and the anniversary of the Japanese invasion prompted thousands to protest in Beijing, Shanghai and other cities. Original post on bloomberg.com Comments on reddit.com
Boy Scouts helped child molesters cover their tracks, files show
Over two decades, the Boy Scouts of America failed to report hundreds of alleged child molesters to police and often hid allegations from the public. Original post on latimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Three Decades After Last Sighting, Japanese River Otter Declared Extinct – Smart News
Japan bids its Japanese River Otter a collective ‘sayonara’ this week after the country’s Ministry of the Environment officially declared the species extinct Original post on smithsonianmag.com Comments on reddit.com
Field of dreams: Israel’s natural gas
The black and yellow helicopter heads north from Tel Aviv, passing over empty beaches, a yacht harbour and a string of sprawling seafront residences that house some of Israel’s wealthiest families. After a few minutes the pilot makes a sharp turn to Original post on ft.com Comments on reddit.com