Miscellaneous


Iran claims Russia has started delivery of S-300 missile defense system

A Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system on display at an undisclosed location in Russia (photo credit: AP) BY TAMAR PILEGGI October 5, 2015, 7:03 pm IRAN-RUSSIA RELATIONS  S-300 MISSILES ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILES Tehran announced Monday that Russia had begun delivering its advanced S-300 air defense system to Iran in accordance with an agreement struck between the two countries earlier this year. A defense ministry press release quoted by Iran’s […]


Volkswagen’s Diesel Deception

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Volkswagen Says 11 Million Cars Worldwide Are Affected in Diesel Deception By JACK EWING  ,   SEPT. 22, 2015 FRANKFURT — The scope of Volkswagen’s diesel scandal broadened on Tuesday, when the company said that 11 million of its diesel cars worldwide were equipped with the same software that was used to cheat on emissions tests in the United States. The German automaker said it was […]


Anti-Depressant-Violence Expose –

Dr. David Healy, Professor of Psychaitry at Bangor University, U.K., Dr. Peter Breggin, and Dr. Irving Kirsh, Harvard University Medical Researcher are interviewed concerning Anti-Depressant Violence connected to  mass shootings at Columbine, Virginia Tech, Colorado, and Tucson.  


“Everything Looks So Different Here”

“Oh Kitty, how nice it would be if we could only get through into Looking-glass House! I’m sure it’s got, oh! Such beautiful things in it! Let’s pretend there’s a way of getting through into it, somehow, Kitty. Let’s pretend the glass has got all soft like gauze, so that we can get through. Why, it’s turning into a sort of mist now, I declare! It’ll be easy […]


The Juggler’s Brain

The Juggler’s Brain …the Net delivers precisely the kind of sensory and cognitive stimuli – repetitive, intensive, interactive, addictive – that have been shown to result in strong and rapid alterations in brain circuits and functions.  With the exception of alphabets and number systems, the Net may well be the single most powerful mind-altering technology that has ever come into general use. …The Net commands our attention with […]


The Fragility of Information by Eric Stauffer

Erich Stauffer June 4, 2015 By Erich Stauffer The Fragility of Information How stable is the state of information storage on the planet today? How much do you know about the life of your great grandfather? How much of your own past would you remember if you lost all access to your personal data? And how likely is it that all of the world’s information could be lost? […]