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  • ‘Saudi Claims Against Iran Part of US Plot’

    ‘A Saudi scholar says Riyadh’s
    allegation that ‘Iran is meddling in Yemen’s domestic affairs’ is part
    of a US conspiracy against the Islamic Republic.

    Ali Al-Ahmed, the founder and director
    of an independent think-tank in Washington told Press TV that Saudi
    Arabia follows the United States’ policy and fuels the West “anti-Iran
    wave” in the region.’

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  • Now We Know Why MediaMemo’s Kafka Looks So Familiar [BoomTown]

    Big kisses to the boys–and they are all boys–over at Endgadget, who finally helped BoomTown, via the magic of Photoshop, to finally come up with the right nickname for All Things Digital blogger-reporter Peter Kafka.

    Super Mario, of course, a moniker that somehow seems perfect for the fast-moving, quick-talking and speed-scooping MediaMemo writer.

    Here’s the lovely picture they ginned up–in honor of a deal struck with Nintendo Wii–from the ATD event in Las Vegas last week at the Consumer Electronics Show, where Peter interviewed Netflix (NFLX) CEO Reed Hastings.

    Oddly, the Super Mario video game head on his body works unusually well:

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    And here is the video of Peter’s actual interview with Hastings in its entirety:

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  • 1940’s Secret ‘Corporate’ Tactic By Which Government Took All!

    ‘Many people have asked for a simple explanation as to the intent behind the CAFR and what happened over the decades? Well, in a nut shell here is the foundation block that allowed government to take it all over by investment. It started in the mid 40’s and grew into what we have in government now seventy years latter come 2009.

    Government started out as
    a “pay as you go” structure. By transforming into a corporate liability
    company over the decades, this gave them the ability to use “advance
    projections” to strip annual operating funds and create advance forward
    liability accounts whereby in doing so they were able to by stealth
    build numerous “wealth bases” of equity in many designated fund
    balances separate from the budget reports that were exclusively
    presented for public viewing.’

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  • HOÀNG TRƯỜNG City – Dự án hơn 1500 tỷ USD

    Hoàn toàn có thể xây dựng một thành phố trên biển giữa Hoàng Sa và Trường Sa của Việt Nam.Thành phố sẽ mang tên Hoàng – Trường.

    http://vietnamnet.vn/chinhtri/2004/02/53062/

    Một thành phố nổi hoàn toàn trên mặt biển, nơi máy bay có thể hạ cánh, có cảng container cỡ lớn và tàu ngầm có thể lên xuống được. Tất cả những ý tưởng này không hoàn toàn viển vông, mà là một kế hoạch làm kinh tế vĩ đại: khai thác dầu khí. Nhưng trước hết, việc xây dựng và khai thác vùng lãnh hải giữa Biển Đông là sự khẳng định một cách hùng hồn chủ quyền của VN tại cả hai quần đảo Hoàng Sa và Trường Sa

    Vấn đề chính là làm thế nào để VN nhìn ra cái lợi của việc mời các công ty nước ngoài vào đầu tư trên vùng Biển Đông. Tập đoàn Keystone (Hoa Kỳ) sẽ đứng ra đảm nhận trách nhiệm phát triển kinh tế ở hai quần đảo Hoàng, Trường dưới dạng một hợp đồng được ký với Petrovietnam chẳng hạn. Tập đoàn Keystone sẽ đảm bảo an ninh trên lãnh hải và đảm bảo an toàn cho các công ty dầu khí vào khai thác ở vùng này trong suốt thời gian hoạt động

    Về kinh phí, VN sẽ không mất (tổng vốn đầu tư ban đầu khoảng 150 tỷ USD, Keystone và các tập đoàn khác sẽ đầu tư). Về lợi ích sẽ được rất nhiều. Đó là lợi ích quốc gia được tôn trọng, tài nguyên quốc gia được bảo vệ và khai thác. Về kinh tế, VN được thu các loại thuế như thuế tài nguyên, thuế doanh thu,… phát triển công nghệ dầu khí, hải sản và vận chuyển tàu. Ngành du lịch có một mô hình mới, du lịch biển. VN có một thành phố trị giá hơn 1500 tỷ USD. Về xã hội, một số đông lao động tay nghề cao được huấn luyện và sử dụng, một lực lượng đông chuyên viên an ninh tầm cỡ quốc tế với phương tiện hiện đại đủ sức bảo vệ chủ quyền VN.

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  • “Glee” Debuts To Strong Ratings In UK

    Glee is making a splash over the pond.

    FOX’s smash television musical premiered in the UK’s E4 on Monday night to phenomenal ratings. The Golden Globe-nominated Glee attracted approximately 1.3 million viewers this week – making the show the highest-rated imported series since the network’s August 2005 premiere of Lost.


  • Thousands Feared Dead in Haiti

    ‘A major earthquake
    rocked Haiti, killing possibly thousands of people as it toppled the
    presidential palace and hillside shanties alike and leaving the poor
    Caribbean nation appealing for international help. A five-story UN
    building was also brought down yesterday by the 7.0 magnitude quake,
    the most powerful to hit Haiti in more than 200 years according to the
    US Geological Survey.’

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  • SEAT Removes 330 Jobs in Spain

    Unfortunately for all those involved in the auto industry, the economic environment continues to remain extremely unstable and every single drop in demand leads to significant measures in this particular sector. SEAT is the latest major name that turned to job cuts to counteract a decrease in demand, with the Spanish manufacturer eliminating 330 non-production jobs in its domestic factories.

    According to just-auto.com, such a measure translates into laying off around 6 percent of its entire w… (read more)

  • VentiRx Pharmaceuticals Raises More Funds, Genzyme Declares a Truce, Adventrx Charts Comeback, & More San Diego Life Sciences News

    Denise Gellene wrote:

    A flurry of financing deals made it a good week for San Diego’s life sciences industry. Get the highlights here.

    —VentiRx Pharmaceuticals, which is working on drugs for allergies and cancer, raised additional funds of $25 million, bringing the total received in its Series A round to $51.6million. The company is based in San Diego and Seattle.

    —Tandem Diabetes Care, a San Diego-based company developing insulin pumps for diabetics, has raised $52.3 million in a round of equity financing that began last May. Venture-based Tandem hasn’t revealed much about its new pumps. The company’s website says the equipment will enable diabetics to remain active.

    —Bruce had an interesting chat with Keith Murphy, CEO of Organovo, a San Diego-based startup using modified inkjet printer technology to build human tissue from living cells. Murphy says the company’s ultimate goal is to build livers, kidneys and other vital organs for transplant patients, but immediate plans call for engineering blood vessel grafts for patients with peripheral artery disease.

    —Genzyme (NASDAQ: GENZ) entered into a “mutual cooperation agreement” with San Diego-based Relational Investors, a $6 billion activist investment fund and owner of about 4 percent of Genzyme stock. Late last year, Relational co-founder Ralph Whitworth began to publicly call for changes at the Cambridge, MA-based biotech. Although Whitworth praised Genzyme’s appointment of former Schering-Plough executive Robert J. Bertolini to its board in early December, he called for “significant further improvements” in the board’s composition.

    —San Diego-based Quidel (NASDAQ: QDEL) which makes medical diagnostic tests used at the point-of-care, is paying $130 million in cash to acquire Athens, OH-based Diagnostic Hybrids, a privately held maker of medical diagnostic tests for hospitals and laboratories.

    — Adventrx Pharmaceuticals (AMEX: ANX) boss Brian Culley talked with Bruce about the company’s remarkable reversal of fortune. Investors are optimistic about ANX-530, a reformulated chemotherapy drug for cancer.

    —Life Technologies (NASDAQ: [[ticker:LIFE]) the Carlsbad, CA-based provider of biomedical diagnostic equipment and laboratory supplies, has agreed to acquire AcroMetrix, a diagnostics controls specialist based in the Bay Area community of Benicia, CA. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

    —SG Biofuels, a San Diego-based company focused on producing biodiesel and feedstock substitutes from the seeds of the Jatropha shrub, formed a strategic alliance with Life Technologies (NASDAQ: LIFE) the Carlsbad, CA-based maker of genetic diagnostic equipment, laboratory instruments, and other biotech supplies. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

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    Зустрів у столиці Естоніі Новий рік. Ось трішки фото від мене.

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  • Tesla to Use High-Energy Batteries from Panasonic

    Technology Review reports that Tesla are partnering with Panasonic to supply long life lithium ion batteries – Tesla to Use High-Energy Batteries from Panasonic.

    Tesla Motors, the maker of high-performance electric vehicles, is working with Panasonic, the battery and consumer electronics giant, to develop its next generation of batteries. The partnership is intended to help Tesla lower the cost of its batteries and improve the range of its vehicles.

    Last month Panasonic announced two high-energy batteries for electric vehicles. These new batteries store as much as 30 percent more energy than its previous lithium-ion batteries, and this increased storage could, in theory, increase a vehicle’s range by a similar amount, thereby addressing one of the main problems with electric cars. Tesla’s Roadster currently has a range of 244 miles and takes three and a half hours to charge with a special charger.

    The other major challenge with electric vehicles is the cost of the battery packs. Tesla isn’t announcing the potential cost savings with future batteries, but JB Straubel, Tesla Motor’s chief technology officer, says battery costs have been steadily declining at about 8 percent a year.

    Tesla plans to incorporate Panasonic’s cells into its battery packs, and will work with Panasonic to develop cells fine-tuned for use in cars, Straubel says. To do this, Tesla will draw on data gathered from the 1,000 cars it has made so far, which have been driven for over a million miles. Tesla currently gets its batteries from a variety of manufacturers.



  • MUST READ: A Demonstration that Global Warming Predictions are Based More On Faith than On Science

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    I’m always searching for better and simpler ways to explain the reason why I believe climate researchers have overestimated the sensitivity of our climate system to increasing carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere.

    What follows is a somewhat different take than I’ve used in the past. In the following cartoon, I’ve illustrated 2 different ways to interpret a hypothetical (but realistic) set of satellite observations that indicate (1) warming of 1 degree C in global average temperature, accompanied by (2) an increase of 1 Watt per sq. meter of extra radiant energy lost by the Earth to space.

    Source: drroyspencer.com

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  • [Kraków] Podziemny Dworzec Główny

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    Kraków: podziemny dworzec na czterech piętrach

    Wąskie tunele zastąpią szerokie poczekalnie. Kolej w lutym zacznie szukać wykonawcy.

    Jeszcze w tym roku ruszy budowa nowego Dworca Głównego w Krakowie. Do 2012 roku cała obsługa pasażerów przeniesie się do nowoczesnych podziemi pod peronami. Poruszanie się po dworcu, zakup biletów i wyjście do miasta ma być łatwiejsze.

    Dziś wielu pasażerów gubi się na "Głównym", bo ten jest źle oznakowany. Wizytówka Krakowa to w dużej mierze gołe betonowe ściany i zwisające pod sufitem kable i rury. W wąskich tunelach podróżni zderzają się, pędząc na pociąg.

    Nowy dworzec powstanie na terenie rozciągającym się między Galerią Krakowską, a Regionalnym Dworcem Autobusowym. Składać się będzie z czterech poziomów o łącznej powierzchni 15 tys. mkw. Połączy je sieć ruchomych schodów i wind. Najniżej znajdzie się hol przesiadkowy dla szybkiego tramwaju. Tuż nad nim ulokowana zostanie główna część dworca z kasami i poczekalnią. Nad kasami zbudowana zostanie antresola, z której dostaniemy się na najwyższy poziom, gdzie będzie szeroki pasaż ze sklepami.

    PKP zapowiada, że z nowym dworcem radykalnie wzrośnie jakość usług. – Będzie o wiele więcej miejsca dla pasażerów, kas i tablic informacyjnych. Do każdego punktu podróżni łatwo trafią dzięki wyraźnemu oznakowaniu – mówi Michał Wrzosek, rzecznik PKP S.A. – Łatwiej będzie przejść z peronów na parking samochodowy, do galerii, na dworzec autobusowy i do tramwaju – zapewnia.

    Kolej zapowiada też, że lepiej zadba o nowy dworzec. Będzie sprzątany przez całą dobę, a nad bezpieczeństwem pasażerów ma czuwać firma ochroniarska i system monitoringu.

    Ponadto na dworcu ma działać punkt odprawy bagażowej pasażerów, którzy wybierają się na lotnisko pociągiem do Balic. – Nie będą musieli dźwigać ze sobą ciężkich walizek – dodaje Wrzosek.

    Nowy wygląd zyskają też perony. Nie będzie na nich nic budowane, ale, aby pasowały do podziemi, zostaną odnowione i inaczej wykończone. Pojawi się na nich więcej tablic informacyjnych. Dziś straszą rdzą i wyblakłą żółcią blachy.

    Stary budynek dworca przestanie służyć pasażerom. Prawdopodobnie PKP będzie rozmawiać z władzami miasta lub urzędem marszałkowskim nad jego zagospodarowaniem. Niewykluczone, że koleje spróbują obiektem zainteresować prywatnych przedsiębiorców.

    Krakowski dworzec to jeden z trzech "szczęściarzy". Do roku 2012 PKP chce wyremontować 40 dworców w całej Polsce, ale tylko trzy dostały dofinansowanie z Unii Europejskiej. Poza Krakowem, Gdańsk i Wrocław. Koszt przebudowy Dworca Głównego w stolicy Małopolski to 120 mln zł, 83 mln da UE.

    Możliwe, że prace ruszą jeszcze przed wakacjami. Ogłoszony został już przetarg na wybór firmy, która będzie nadzorować budowę. Do wyboru samego wykonawcy dojdzie na początku lutego. Na razie PKP dopracowuje dokumentację, którą następnie będzie musiało sprawdzić Centrum Unijnych Projektów Transportowych.

    Zródło: Gazeta Krakowska

    Myśle, że można już zacząć nowy wątek. Po wielu zapowiedziach chyba w końcu ta długo oczekiwana inwestycja ruszy.

  • MacBook Pro with Intel Core i5 processor revealed via Intel promo flier?

    Far be it for us to argue with order of operations, but an apparent Intel Retail Edge Program promotional email has revealed a contest where those who pass this month’s training can win one of two MacBook Pros with Intel Core i5 processors inside. Only catch is, that’s a model that doesn’t yet exist — whoops! Don’t know how long the company expects those winners to wait, but we’ve gone ahead and kept our calendars clear for the end of the month, just in case Apple feels the urge to send out any last-minute press conference invites.

    MacBook Pro with Intel Core i5 processor revealed via Intel promo flier? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Mumbai Economy Thread

    With permission from Sudeesh I have set this thread up to post articles about the economic growth and jobs generated in the city.

    Mumbai as we know has been tipped by many round the world to be one of the shining stars of the next decade.

    Post all economy related articles in this thread. This includes real estate news.

    Floating the rupee has to be the single most important policy for the city which has the nations two largest stock exchanges.

  • Ducati Desmosedici GP10 Unveiled at Wrooom

    The very much anticipated Ducati race bike for the 2010 MotoGP season, the Desmosedici GP10, was officially launched yesterday during the Wrooom – Press Ski Meeting held in the Dolomites. Designed by F1 specialist Alan Jenkins, the GP10 is slimmer and more aerodynamical than its predecessor, the GP9.

    The motorcycle underwent several refinements, mostly in cooling the V4 motor, which Ducati getting to use six of them throughout the entire season for each rider. Ducati Corse had previously be… (read more)

  • NAIAS Top Ten Cars by KBB

    As with any major automotive event, the picture would not be complete without some type of top to go along with the show itself. The 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) is no exception and, four days into its debut, the top ten hottest cars and concepts attending have been put on one list by Kelley Blue Book (KBB).

    "After the most amazing year most of us auto industry veterans have ever experienced, including a complete overhaul of the domestic landscape, bankruptcies, e… (read more)

  • Renewable energy solutions: Necessity not choice – PRLog (free press release)

    PR Log (Press Release) – Jan 14, 2010 – Driven by China’s determination to reduce their dependence on coal energy and to look ahead to a more sustainable future, the recent NGU APAC summit (hosted by GDS International) took place this week …


  • MUST SEE: KUSI TV GLOBAL WARMING THE OTHER SIDE, TODAY 9PM (14th JANUARY) PACIFIC TIME

    Article Tags: Film & TV, John Coleman

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  • Ferrari Would Give 3rd Car to a Small Team, Confirm KERS for 2011

    Even though Michael Schumacher signed a deal with Mercedes GP for the upcoming 3 years of Formula One, Ferrari is still not over the 3rd car per manufacturer idea inside the Great Circus. While initially projected as a way of giving Schu the chance to return to F1 in a Ferrari race suit, the idea suffered a little tweak in a sense that it won’t be necessarily run by the Scuderia.

    Talking to the media after joining the Ferrari squad in the Madonna di Campiglio ski resort – for the annual Ferra… (read more)

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Scorpion