Archive for July, 2014
Israel Ready to Widen Gaza Ground Offensive
July 18th, 2014While everyone watches the situation in Ukraine… Via: BBC: Israel is prepared to “significantly widen” its ground offensive against militants in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. He said the military was targeting the Hamas tunnel network, which it could not do “only from the air”. Thousands of troops moved into parts […]
Top AIDS Researchers Killed in Malaysia Airlines Crash
July 18th, 2014Utopia, Series 2 Episode 1, 14 July 2014, Channel4, Britain: “We have to plant a bomb on board the plane and we have to kill all of them.” Utopia is probably the best show I’ve ever seen on TV. The first two episodes from series 2 were recently broadcast in Britain. Most people outside of […]
NBC News Pulls Veteran Reporter from Gaza After Witnessing Israeli Attack on Children
July 18th, 2014Via: First Look: Ayman Mohyeldin, the NBC News correspondent who personally witnessed yesterday’s killing by Israel of four Palestinian boys on a Gazan beach and who has received widespread praise for his brave and innovative coverage of the conflict, has been told by NBC executives to leave Gaza immediately. According to an NBC source upset […]
Cheaper Thermoelectric Material to Hit Market Later This Year
July 17th, 2014Via: MIT Technology Review: California-based Alphabet Energy plans to begin selling a new type of material that can turn heat into electricity. Unlike previous thermoelectrics, as such materials are known, it is abundant, cheap, and nontoxic. Thermoelectric materials can turn a temperature difference into electricity by exploiting the flow of electrons from a warmer area […]
Ukraine: Malaysian Plane ‘Shot Down With 295 On Board’
July 17th, 2014Via: Sky: A Malaysian passenger plane with 295 people on board has been shot down as it flew above eastern Ukraine, according to aviation sources. The plane, which is believed to have been flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was travelling at an altitude of 10km (6.2 miles) when it was shot down, Russia’s Interfax […]
4 Gaza Children Killed By Israeli Shelling
July 17th, 2014WARNING: GRAPHIC Via: Reuters: Four Palestinian children were killed and one was critically wounded on a Gaza beach on Wednesday by a shell fired by an Israeli naval gunboat, a Palestinian health official said. Asked about the incident, an Israeli military spokesman in Tel Aviv said he was checking the report. “The kids were playing […]
Ax Falls at Microsoft as Company Looks to Cut up to 18,000 Jobs
July 17th, 2014Via: Recode: Microsoft on Thursday announced it plans to cut up to 18,000 jobs this year–its deepest-ever cuts–as the company looked to digest its Nokia acquisition and reposition itself for the future. Following the Nokia acquisition, completed in April, Microsoft had roughly 127,104 employees, meaning the cuts could reduce nearly 15 percent of its workforce. […]
U.S. Air Force Kicks Off Multibillion Dollar Bomber Competition
July 17th, 2014Via: Reuters: The U.S. Air Force launched a formal competition on Thursday for a new long-range strike (LRS-B) bomber, saying it expected to award a contract for the multibillion-dollar program to a winning bidder next spring. “The LRS-B is a top modernization priority for the Air Force. It will be an adaptable and highly capable […]
Feds Struggling to Cope With Medical ‘Breakdown’ at the Border
July 17th, 2014Via: ABC News: The federal government is so overwhelmed by the current tide of migrants crossing the border it can’t provide basic medical screening to all of the children before transporting them – often by air – to longer-term holding facilities across the country, ABC News has learned. The director of refugee health in the […]
“Could a Brain Scan Protect U.S. Troops from Insider Attacks?”
July 17th, 2014I wonder if .gov will find domestic uses for this. How about having to put one of these on to be able to fly? Are you a loyal American, or a lone wolf terrorist? Maybe the Magic 8-Ball cap can tell. Via: DefenseOne: So, if you’re a U.S. soldier in Iraq or Afghanistan today, how […]
