French artists may suffer from benefit cuts
By Sanchia Alasia.
The state auditor of France today said that unemployment benefit payments to artists and other creatives were unsustainable. France is in a rather unique position in that it artists and creatives have a special system since [...]
Research In Spider-Man Versus The Lizard Similar To Actual Science
By Alton Parrish.
In Spider-Man’s latest adventure in which he fights The Lizard, scientists delve into the field of regenerative medicine as they work to re-grow a human limb. Koudy Williams, D.V.M., a self-described “Spider-Man geek” [...]
The European Central Bank as a painkiller not a remedy
By Protesilaos Stavrou.
There seems to be a consensus among economists that the ECB is not doing enough to arrest the crisis in the euro zone. The ECB is after all considered the big bazooka that can intervene in the markets to lower interest [...]
Change of Paradigms – German Arms Sales Replacing Active Military Missions?
By Oliver Krumme.
Arms sales are not a completely new trade; it is probably one of the oldest businesses of mankind. With Germany as one of the leading arms exporters in the world, the numbers of sold weapon systems keep continuously growing. [...]
Hollande makes no secret of his support for Ed Miliband
By Sanchia Alasia.
UK Labour leader Ed Miliband met his socialist counterpart French president, Francois Hollande, in Paris on Tuesday.
Despite Ed not having campaigned for Hollande during his bid for the presidency, he was warmly greeted [...]
Freely Swimming Artifical “Jellyfish” Made from Inanimate Silicone and Living Cardiac Muscle Cells
By Alton Parrish.
When one observes a colorful jellyfish pulsating through the ocean, Greek mythology probably doesn’t immediately come to mind. But the animal once was known as the medusa, after the snake-haired mythological creature [...]
Rebutter’s Rebuttal: The Next Big Thing Is Here. But Ahh But Ahh…Is It?
By Mike Sutton.
Rarely should we make predictions about what will and will not shape the future of mankind, because society is a chaotic system with so many known unknowns and unknown unknowns that something as likely as not changes the course [...]
Zombie Cops Plague US, UK and Canadian Police Services
A Most Embarrassing British Supermyth is Bust
By Mike Sutton. Britain has been in the international news quite a lot recently. Not least for the involvement of some of its citizens and big businesses in unethical scandals. We’ve had [...]
Romney and Obama does it matter?
By Jaime Ortega Simo.
Recently a few people have blamed Obama for his lack of leadership and pointed out his ability to make short-lived promises. Critics mostly point to financial and health care issues resulting from his political failures. [...]
Unprecedented Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Melt Seen By Satellites
By Alton Parrish.
Extent of surface melt over Greenland’s ice sheet on July 8 (left) and July 12 (right). Measurements from three satellites showed that on July 8, about 40 percent of the ice sheet had undergone thawing at or near the surface. [...]
Qatar and UAE hire fired AFC Bin Hammam associates
Mohammed Bin Hammam
By James M. Dorsey.
Qatari and United Arab Emirates soccer bodies have provided employment for dismissed former Asian Football Confederation (AFC) senior staff implicated in an independent auditor’s report that questions [...]
Cosmic Doomsday: Dark Energy, The Fate Of The Universe And The End Of Earth
By Alton Parrish.
Dark energy makes up about 70 percent of the current content of the Universe and thus holds the ultimate fate of our Universe. Several possible scenarios are possible depending on the properties of dark energy; one is that [...]
Sumatra 8.6 Mega-Earthquake Largest Ever Recorded, Highest Resolution Of Underwater Rupture
By Alton Parrish.
The powerful magnitude-8.6 earthquake that shook Sumatra on April 11, 2012, was a seismic standout for many reasons, not the least of which is that it was larger than scientists thought an earthquake of its type could ever [...]
Mob Wives of Chicago – A Ballet of Guilt
By Christine Axsmith.
Whenever you have a “Wives of” show, it is usually a parade of untreated alcoholics. Mob Wives of Chicago is no different. The big difference is that no one on this show is a mob wife. They are mob daughters.
The [...]
Saturn’s Strange Moon: River Networks On Titan Point To A Puzzling Geologic History
By Alton Parrish.
Findings suggest the surface of Saturn’s largest moon may have undergone a recent transformation.
For many years, Titan’s thick, methane- and nitrogen-rich atmosphere kept astronomers from seeing what lies beneath. [...]
MBC brings Multicultural Panic to Korea
By Robert Kelly.
Xenophobia so sloppy and racist, Glenn Beck himself would blush…
I came late to this controversy, but it merits some quick comment given just how creepy the above vid is.
This ‘report’ was shown in primetime on [...]
The Lost Pyramid of El Zotz Uncovered, Yields Insight Into Mayan Religion
By Alton Parrish.
Diablo Pyramid Found: El Zotz Masks Yield Insights Into Maya Beliefs
A team of archaeologists led by Stephen Houston has made a new discovery at the Maya archaeological site in El Zotz, Guatemala, uncovering a pyramid believed [...]
European Union: The truth about Credit Rating Agencies and speculators
By Protesilaos Stavrou.
“Ban Credit Rating Agencies!” is the kind of call we hear every time there is a downgrade of the creditworthiness of an ailing Euro zone economy. Uttered by demagogues or other “socially conscious” [...]
FIFA moves closer to investigating Qatar’s World Cup bid
FIFA prosecutor Michael J. Garcia: Eyeing Qatar
By James M. Dorsey.
World soccer body FIFA moved closer to investigating its controversial awarding to Qatar of the 2022 World Cup hosting rights with the appointment of two prominent crime [...]
Le Pen v Madonna
By Sanchia Alasia.
French Front National leader Marine Le Pen announced her intentions to sue global pop star Madonna this week, for displaying a video image of her that has a swastika on her face.
Although this image was show during Madonna’s [...]