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I don't think it's a secret that I have something against organized religion. I've never tried to keep that a secret, and I've struggled to explain why throughout my articles. In my quest to discover people with similar points of view to my own, I came across some fairly interesting speakers, as w... |
21 November 2009
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While open-source software and applications have been providing a generous and efficient way to replace proprietary software in our day-to-day life, many Governments around the Globe have hesitated in adopting such solutions for their official platforms. Last week, the U.S. Department of Defense has released to the p... |
2 November 2009
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When things happen over and over for a couple of times without bringing anything new, they're labeled as repetitive and usually shunned by society for their lack of creativity. Bun when they ignore what the world thinks of them and persevere in their cycle, they slowly become traditions. One such repetitive cycl... |
16 October 2009
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After numerous meetings and discussions on the correct course of action, the Norwegian Nobel Committee decided to award this year's Prize for Peace to US President Barack Obama, “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” In the century since... |
9 October 2009
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Google Maps is one of the company's most successful products and one of the earliest. But despite its popularity it's far from perfect and one area where it could improve is the basic map data which, even in places where there is plenty of information, like the US, it is still lacking in certain aspects. Go... |
8 October 2009
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According to a new report released by the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA), Americans are, at this point, more educated about heart conditions than they ever were, but still take little action to prevent their emergence. Such diseases are the leading cause of death in the United States, but people ... |
5 October 2009
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The Internet may seem like a pretty wild and open place with no one party having too much control over it. Still, there are many asking for even more freedom especially when it comes to the domain name allocation system currently run by ICANN. Though an independent organization, ICANN still has some ties with the US ... |
25 September 2009
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Recently, reports in the press stated that experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had drafted a secret paper, saying that Iran had the necessary expertise required to build a functional atomic bomb. Within a few hours after the report surfaced, officials from the United Nations nuclear watchdog pu... |
23 September 2009
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For the first time ever, it may be that establishing an international ban on the testing of nuclear weapons is within reach, experts say. Plans for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) state that all explosions involving nuclear weapons, be they for civilian or military purposes, are to be banned. The negotiation... |
22 September 2009
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When the Cold War began, the United States and the Russian Federation started stocking up nuclear armament in immense quantities. After it became clear that the two superpowers would not go to war, efforts were made to limit the production of these terrible weapons, and to reduce existing stocks. But the remaining nu... |
1 September 2009
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Broadband speeds in the US lag way behind countries like South Korea or Japan, a new study by the Communications Workers of America shows. The study showed that the average speed for Internet connections in the US is at 5.1 Mbps just 1.6 Mbps higher than two years ago. At this growth rate it would take the US 15 year... |
26 August 2009
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The recent Russian incident, in which several people were killed in an explosion that took place inside a Soviet-era dam, has again brought into highlight the challenges facing dams in the US as well. With most of them older than half a century, these constructions are right now beginning to show signs of fatigue, an... |
26 August 2009
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It was bound to happen eventually, Internet “addiction centers” are making their way to the US after several similar initiatives in Japan, South Korea and, of course, China. The reStart Internet Addiction Recovery Program recently launched in the US with a 5-acre facility in Fall City, Washington, intere... |
20 August 2009
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In a new scientific study conducted on 250 Philadelphia homeowners currently undergoing foreclosure procedures, scientists from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have determined that this situation is directly tied to a very high risk of these individuals developing major mental depression. The study... |
19 August 2009
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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.com is pushing into the US market with a big marketing campaign starting next week. The move is the first big foray in the area and aims to familiarize American entrepreneurs with the English version of its site, the WSJ reports. The site itself has been around since the company was f... |
8 August 2009
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The US government isn't going to let ICANN go without a fight. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is a non-profit company set up to handle top-level domain names. Founded in 1998, it's an independent organization but still has strong ties with various US government bodies through a Join... |
6 August 2009
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Back in 2006, sociologists Miller McPherson, Lynn Smith-Lovin and Matthew E. Brashears reported that the number of Americans who lived in social isolation – defined as those people who did not discuss important matters with anyone – had increased by more than 300 percent between 1985 and 2004. The paper h... |
5 August 2009
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According to a new statistical report released recently, the use of antidepressants in the United States has increased steadily between 1996 and 2005, with no signs of deceleration. Most likely, the experts behind the new study say, it will continue to increase among those older than six years of age in the future as... |
4 August 2009
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A “green trade war” between the United States and some of its key economic partners could become an imminent possibility, a leading group of industrialists told the Congress in a recent letter. The confrontation could be triggered by the fact that the new climate bill, which is scheduled to go into voting... |
23 July 2009
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Experts from the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have recently released a new set of statistics, showing that the ratio of alternative energy to fossil fuels noticeably increased in 2008, as opposed to 2007. Wind farms, solar stations, geothermal plants and biofuels ... |
21 July 2009
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Experts from the Durham University in the United Kingdom, the University of Utah and Plafker Geohazard Consultants have recently finished conducting a new study on the west coast of North America, which has concluded that the potential for devastating tsunamis is much larger than originally estimated. The team believ... |
20 July 2009
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The economic downturn has hit millions of people and now it seems that many of them, at least in the US, are turning to the Internet to find answers or advice. A new study by Pew Research Center found that 69 percent of American adults searched online for information or advice regarding the recession last year. The r... |
16 July 2009
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New statistic reports show that, in the United States, the rate of employment for electrical and electronics engineers (EEs) is at its lowest in years, and that many trained professionals are kicked out of their jobs on account of the economic crisis. And, while the federal government struggles to take the country ou... |
8 July 2009
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With more than $1.7 trillion in deficits in 2009, the United States are now hardly in a position to retain their hard-earned place as leader in space flight. Some 40 years ago, when the Apollo 11 mission took off for the Moon, there was no doubt in anyone's mind that NASA, with its income then estimated at four ... |
18 June 2009
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Despite a relatively large number of high-profile plane crashes taking place over the last months, statistically speaking, traveling by air is still the safest way of getting from point A to point B, hundreds or thousands of miles away. Large, commercial aircraft, especially, are best equipped to handle large number ... |
2 June 2009
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Experts from the Yale University and the George Mason University have recently finished compiling a new study regarding the views that American citizens have on global warming, and determined the fact that the population seems to be divided into six categories on the matter. They identified the alarmed, the concerned... |
30 May 2009
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New scientific models of the way the climate in the United States will evolve over the course of the next four decades show that Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah will be most affected by increasing heat waves, which will boost the average temperatures up by a significant amount. The computer model also reveals ... |
28 May 2009
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Leading a healthy lifestyle should not be considered by most people to be a burden, or to be a sacrifice that they have to make by refusing to eat junk food and drink all types of soda. A healthy lifestyle is the way to go, and people gorging themselves in fast food restaurant all day long should not be considered th... |
28 May 2009
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North Korean authorities apparently mean business, western officials have said. The Communist nation has announced just recently that it will openly engage in military confrontations with South Korea, if any of its ships, military or civilian, are stopped and searched by a US-led coalition. The Democratic half of Ko... |
27 May 2009
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Yesterday, a high-ranking official from the Russian Federal space agency RosCosmos announced the agency came to an agreement with NASA, concerning the price that the American agency would have to pay in order to have its astronauts ferried to orbit and to the International Space Station between 2010 and 2015. The sou... |
14 May 2009
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Speaking at a hearing in front of the House Armed Services subcommittee, the leader of the Pentagon's new Cyber Command, Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, who is also the head of the US National Security Agency (NSA), said that the country needed to build up a digital warfare task force as soon as possible, in order to ... |
5 May 2009
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The last book in the United States International Gambling Report Series, a three-part report that looks at the US gambling habits, shows that the surge in legalized gambling that the country has registered over the past two decades is posing an increased risk to the nation's security. Though it may seem a bit fa... |
10 April 2009
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While more and more people around the world lose their jobs on account of the economic crisis, British researchers have counter-intuitively focused their research efforts on finding out how job promotions affect individuals' health. And their findings have not been what they expected, results show. It would appe... |
10 April 2009
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The most ambitious weather experiment in the world will take place between May 10th and June 13th in the central parts of the United States, and will be conducted by an inter-disciplinary team of researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as well as by ten universities and 3 other gr... |
7 April 2009
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Despite the fact that North Korea launched its redesigned Taepo-Dong-2 long-range missile on Sunday ignoring all warnings, the mission in itself was an utter failure, if its goal was to deliver a small communications satellite into orbit. The UN and the United States, together with Japan and South Korea, strongly opp... |
7 April 2009
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Despite ample opposition by environmentalists and anti-nuclear activists, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has allowed the Oyster Creek nuclear reactor in South Jersey to continue to operate for more than 20 years, deeming that the threats the machine poses to the environment and its workers are minimal. Debate has ... |
2 April 2009
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People suffering from chronic forms of insomnia should be aware of the fact that their condition often facilitates the appearance of another one, namely hypertension. Given the fact that insomnia has become a public health issue over the past years, with more than 30 percent of all US citizens reporting that they can... |
1 April 2009
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On Monday, a senior Air Force official announced that the United States would begin to track all the 800 maneuverable satellites in Earth's orbit, by October 1st. The decision was prompted by the February collision of a US communications satellite with an out-of-service, Soviet-era spacecraft, an accident that l... |
1 April 2009
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According to a new strategic plan currently under consideration in the Kremlin, the Russian Federation now plans to create a new strategic task force that would serve the sole purpose of protecting the nation's interests in the disputed Arctic region. Over the years, the country has made it pretty clear that it ... |
28 March 2009
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According to new scientific studies conducted on the Midwest seismic fault in the United States, the hole in the ground that has prompted concerns of a catastrophic earthquake sometime this century seems to be actually closing rather than becoming more active. The once-active area, known as the New Madrid fault syste... |
26 March 2009
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A first-of-its-kind governmental survey in the US shows that over the last 40 years bird populations have declined dramatically, on account of a variety of causes, including global warming, increasing urban sprawl, and the appearance of new predator species in closed ecosystems. But regardless of the cause, in each a... |
20 March 2009
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The new head of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Jane Lubchenco, a former marine biologist at the Oregon State University, has just been confirmed in office Thursday. The American Senate has decided that she is the most appropriate person to run the agency that will most likely have to s... |
20 March 2009
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University of California in Davis (UCD) history professor Kathryn Olmsted has only recently published her new book, “Conspiracy Theories and American Democracy, World War I to 9/11,” the third in a series of works created to let people know of the lies, deceit and conspiracies they were subjected to by th... |
17 March 2009
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The US Air Force has big plans for its future generation of fighter jets, which will apparently have the ability to generate high-powered microwaves (HPM). This would allow American pilots to disrupt any enemy plane's electrical systems, but would also expose their own craft to the same risks. That's why th... |
14 March 2009
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According to a series of recent surveys among the general population, most US citizens seem to be unable to pass even the most basic science literacy test, a trend that has got experts very concerned. Because individuals lack this ability, they may find it very difficult to interpret scientific articles, and some may... |
13 March 2009
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Every winter, the Smithsonian is host to some unusual visitors. People regularly come here to witness a compared history of evolution and to better understand how we came to be the way we are. But, for a distinct group of persons, namely for creationists or for adepts of Intelligent Design (ID), these trips are meant... |
11 March 2009
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A medical ethicist from the Michigan State University says that the current path on which the American health care system is going is completely unsustainable, as evidenced by the fact that costs have soared to more than $2.5 trillion, and yet 48 million citizens remain uninsured. He states that such disparities do n... |
11 March 2009
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In his new book, “Beyond the Bubble: The New Japanese Architecture” (Phaidon Press), University of Illinois (UI) architecture professor Botond Bognar draws attention to the fact that the US shouldn't turn to the architectural model employed by Japan in the mid-1990s, especially now, in times of econo... |
10 March 2009
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On Thursday, a new federal estimate of tobacco consumption in the US showed that more and more teenage boys, especially in the country's rural areas, used snuff or chewing tobacco, rather than cigarettes. The conclusion of the research, which analyzed the trend for an entire decade, has raised numerous concerns ... |
5 March 2009
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For years now, political analysts have been talking about the fact that America is currently in its final years as a world superpower, and that it will soon fall back to the benefit of other countries, while its place will be taken by another nation. And although many have contradicted their opinions with potent argu... |
4 March 2009
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