Towards a Fresh Start in Classification Policy
The current Obama Administration review of classification policy will almost certainly produce an incremental adjustment to existing practices– though hopefully with provisions for independent...
View ArticleJournal of Defense Research, 1969-1978
The Journal of Defense Research (JDR) was a classified publication sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to encourage dissemination of classified research on topics of military or...
View ArticleIntel Science Board on “The New S&T Landscape”
The diminishing U.S. lead in various scientific disciplines related to national security has posed a particular challenge for U.S. intelligence agencies, according to a newly released 2006 report (pdf)...
View ArticleA Spotlight on “Top Secret America”
Most people can vaguely recall that there was once no U.S. Department of Homeland Security and that there was a time when you didn’t have to take your shoes off before boarding an airplane or submit to...
View ArticleThe Depreciating Dollar, and More from CRS
New or updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following. The Depreciating Dollar: Economic Effects and Policy Response, February 23, 2012 Monetary Policy and the Federal...
View ArticleIs Liberia land grab by foreign firms sowing seed of future conflict?-Africa...
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View ArticleRussia’s Vladimir Putin admits wildlife stunts are staged
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has admitted that some of his most famous media adventures with wildlife have been carefully staged but has said they were worthwhile because...
View ArticleEU to help China cut greenhouse emission
China, the world's biggest carbon dioxide emitter, has agreed to develop ecology projects with the European Union, such as Chinese emissions trading schemes, aimed at cutting greenhouse gases.Read...
View ArticleBP may invest money from sale of TNK-BP shares into Rosneft
Russia’s state-run oil company Rosneft and UK’s BP are in talks on the sale of BP’s 50 percent stake in Russian-British joint venture TNK-BP. BP will reportedly use the funds to enter other Russian...
View ArticleDARPA Continues Human Experiments to Create Military Super Soldiers
Working with the human genome, DARPA hopes to manipulate certain gene expressions. In experimentation, DARPA and the military industrial pharmaceutical complex are using natural abilities that are...
View ArticleSamuel Scheib on the Streetcar Swindle
There are currently 16 streetcar lines operating as public transit in the United States, but depending on how you count there are as many as 80 cities with streetcars in the planning or development...
View ArticleWhy The Internet is Great or, “The Influence of Encounter” and UNZ.org
Entrepreneur Ron Unz serves as the provocative publisher of The American Conservative (read his series of groundbreaking articles deconstructing supposed links between "Race, IQ, and Wealth"). Some...
View ArticleOverworked, Overwhelmed, Overscheduled? Work More
You are overwhelmed, overscheduled, and dejected, because you keep trying to have it all?or at least most of it. You want a fulfilling job and personal life, and it?s not working. The way out? Work...
View ArticleFrance and Spain to discuss economic crisis
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View ArticleSome 72 million living as refugees around globe in 2011: Red Cross
GENEVA (Reuters) - Some 72 million people around the world had been driven from their homes by conflict, natural disasters or big development projects at the end of last year, the Red Cross reported on...
View ArticleShrinking military-led aid sparks concern among Afghans
GARDEZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Military-led teams set up to deliver aid projects in Afghanistan are winding down their operations, sparking concern among some local officials that the government is...
View ArticleHacking the Streetscape at the Urban Prototyping Festival
The streets and sidewalks were lined with 22 different interactive projects, each representing an early stage of what its creators imagined could go viral, improving neighborhoods and cities across the...
View ArticleHacking the Streetscape at the Urban Prototype Festival
The streets and sidewalks were lined with 22 different interactive projects, each representing an early stage of what its creators imagined could go viral, improving neighborhoods and cities across the...
View ArticleGetting Back to Doing: In Conversation With Industrial Designer Yves Behar
In 1999, designer Yves Behar founded the design and branding firm Fuseproject, and over the next 13 years has created an array of distinct new projects that have established him as a leader in the...
View ArticleApache Software Foundation ARMed by Dell and Calxeda
The Apache Software Foundation is best known for its web server software, which is not only the most popular web server in world but also the most popular piece of open source software. But the...
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