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AboveTopSecret.com Top Topics 12 Things That the Mainstream Media is Being Strangely Quiet About Right Now (131 flags) - 1 day ago#1 The crisis at the Fort Calhoun nuclear facility in Nebraska has received almost no attention in the national mainstream media. Back on June 7th, there was a fire at Fort... Prestigious doctor: US nuclear Baby valley of death, Millions to die (86 flags) - 22 hours agoSunday, the prestigious Doctor Mark Sircus released a new report concurring with a host of scientists and other doctors giving evidence that people of Japan and United States... Human consciousness is much more than mere brain activity (71 flags) - 1 day agoHow does the animated meat inside our heads produce the rich life of the mind? Why is it that when we reflect or meditate we have all manner of sensations and thoughts but never... Dolphins kept vigil on Irishmans body (61 flags) - 1 day agoI thought this story needed to be shared. Especially since a lot of bad is in the news as of late. Here are a few passages from the article. Shaun McBride, from... the hole in the pentagon..is the big hole in the 911 story (51 flags) - 2 days agomost focus about 911 is put on the towers, but the big proof of an inside job comes from the pentagon the US refused to release anything about the pentagon and it was very...  Expand app Afghanistan News latest RSS headlines - Afghanistan Sun.com China pleased to see Afghan reconciliation progress - 4 hours agoChinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei has said the country is pleased to see the reconciliation process in Afghanistan making progress. Taliban - US talks may not yield results - 5 hours agoThe US is unlikely to broker a successful peace deal during talks with the Taliban. Pakistani analysts say that the Americans will not leave Afghanistan despite promising troop withdrawals. Pakistan worried about being left out in the cold - 8 hours agoPakistan is reportedly worried about being left out in the cold in connection with the Afghan reconciliation talks, and is especially uneasy over Washington's recent overtures with insurgents. Obama to announce Afghanistan troop withdrawal plans on Wednesday - 9 hours agoUS President Barack Obama will announce his decision on the scale and pace of troop withdrawals from Afghanistan in a speech on Wednesday. Karzai govt. executes Afghan mass killers for first time since Taliban ouster - 9 hours agoAfghanistan President Hamid Karzai's government has taken the step of executing two men convicted of slaughtering 40 people during a bank robbery in February, the first sentence of its kind to be ...  Expand app AllBusiness.com - Home Page Top Stories Software Licensing: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You - 1 day agoIf you think it's no big deal for your small business to use unlicensed software, think again. It's a hefty risk -- with even heftier consequences. 10 Low'Cost Small Business Ideas - 5 days agoWho needs startup capital? You can start a business with almost no money down. All it takes is hard work, dedication, and the right idea -- and we've got 10. Women Entrepreneurs from Around the World Gather in Rio - 4 days agoRieva Lesonsky reports from the Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network event, where 150 women from all over the world met to share their success stories, business knowledge, and inspiration. Improve Cash Flow with Alternative Financing - 4 days agoMore and more small and mid-size businesses are turning to alternative financing to help offset cash-flow challenges presented by slow-paying customers. Sell Yourself and Increase Your Client Base - 6 days agoNo matter what you are selling, follow these key steps to increase your sales client base and your ability to close the deal -- every time!  Expand app American Thinker The Democrats' Recall Bomb - 11 hours agoIn Wisconsin, Democrats are testing out a new political weapon: the use of recall elections against Republicans, as the GOP establishment slumbers. Barack Obama is a Bad Man - 11 hours agoWhen he first entered the national political arena, I thought Barack Obama was a sincere man, mistaken in some of his political beliefs, but an honest advocate of them. Not anymore. Is Another Shoe Yet to Drop in Opinion-gate? - 11 hours agoPresident Barack Obama just got caught opinion-shopping for a government lawyer. How far will the scandal reach? The Coming Fall of the Teachers' Unions - 11 hours agoA devastating exposé of teacher union power reveals the seeds of destruction already planted. Is Obama's Libyan Attack Legal or Not? - 11 hours agoObama's being hassled because he's dropping bombs and bullets on Libyan targets without Congressional permission.  Expand app BlackListedNews. Turkish choppers over Syria. NATO boosts Izmir base - 11 hours agoWar fever in and around Syria after Syrian President Bashar Assad’s speech Monday, June 20, sparked riots by disappointed protesters in Damascus and Latakia. Radioactive Tritium Has Leaked from Three-Quarters of U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Sites, Often Into Groundwater - 11 hours agoRadioactive tritium has leaked from three-quarters of U.S. commercial nuclear power sites, often into groundwater from corroded, buried piping, an Associated Press investigation shows. The Financial Collapse Of Greece: The Canary In The Coal Mine For The Global Economy? - 11 hours agoIt is important to keep in mind that this is just the first Greek bailout that we are talking about. Last year, the EU and the IMF agreed to provide the Greek government with a 110 billion euro bailo... Problem, Reaction, and Solution: Lawmakers Weigh Harsher Penalties In Wake Of CIA, FBI Attacks - 1 day agoHacker Crackdown:  America for Sale: Is Goldman Sachs Buying Your City? - 1 day ago  Expand app Yahoo! News: Business News Wall Street extends gains, hits session high (Reuters) - 58 minutes agoReuters - U.S. stocks extended gains on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq Composite up 2 percent and the Dow and S&P 500 at session highs as optimism over a confidence vote for Greece and better-than-expected ... Home sales hit 6-month low, prices decline (Reuters) - 19 minutes agoReuters - Sales of previously owned U.S. homes fell to a six-month low in May and prices dropped 4.6 percent from a year ago, pointing to a housing market still struggling to regain its footing. Fed meeting begins; weaker growth key to debate (Reuters) - 2 hours agoReuters - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday began a two-day meeting against the backdrop of a weakening U.S. economy that will likely force policymakers to plan for the possibility that things may get wo...  Expand app Press Releases American Rivers Appoints New President - 1 week agoNo description available “Endangered River” victory on the Chicago River - 1 week agoAmerican Rivers today announced a major victory for the Chicago River, one of America’s Most Endangered RiversTM of 2011. American Rivers commended the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) o... Senators Feinstein and Boxer stand up for clean water and river health - 1 week agoAmerican Rivers today applauded Senators Diane Feinstein and Barbara Boxer for their strong opposition to H.R. 1837, the “San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act,” introduced by Congressman Devin Nun... ‘Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2011’ Introduced to House and Senate - 3 weeks agoAmerican Rivers, the nation’s leading voice for clean water and healthy rivers, today applauded Senators Tom Udall (D-NM), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Representatives Donna Edw... New Report Calls for Federal Action to Improve Flood Protection, Other Policies in Face of Climate Change - 3 weeks agoWith floodwaters still threatening Mississippi River communities, American Rivers today released a report detailing the policy changes needed to protect communities from floods and other effects of cl...  Expand app Animal Emotions Are great apes "ultraviolent"? - 1 day agoSensationalist media often misrepresents other primates as violent beings, but available data show this is not the case. Across the board, great apes and other animals are predominantly cooperative. O... Emotional honeybees and brainy jellyfish: More "surprises" in animal behavior - 2 days agoHoneybees display pessimism and jellyfish make complex decisions using a brain. The more we study fascinating animals the more we learn about their cognitive and emotional capacities. Editorial Contro... Animal protection and conservation in Asia: Animal emotions matter - 5 days agoA wide variety of animals are saved by amazing people throughout Asia, working in extremely poor and dangerous areas. They, and the animals for whom they work, are ambassadors for peace and hope. We m... BBC News - Home Greece faces 'moment of truth' on crisis - 53 minutes agoGreece faces a "moment of truth" as the government battles to win a vote of confidence and access a multi-billion euro loan, the EU says. New ash cloud chaos for Australia - 3 hours agoAustralia's two major airports in Sydney and Melbourne face up to 48 hours of disruption as the ash cloud from a Chilean volcano hits again. Clinton backs 'brave' Saudi women - 22 minutes agoUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praises "brave" women in Saudi Arabia who are campaigning for the right to drive. Japan and US delay Okinawa plan - 50 minutes agoJapan and the US drop a 2014 deadline to move a controversial airbase on Okinawa, saying it will be moved as soon as possible. Russia crash 'may be pilot error' - 5 hours agoInvestigators try to find the cause of a plane crash in north-west Russia in which 44 people died, as Deputy PM Sergey Ivanov blames pilot error.  Expand app BBC News - England Arrest over hit-and-run boy death - 1 hour agoPolice arrest a man in connection with the death of a six-year-old boy in a hit-and-run incident in West Yorkshire. Drink driving GP 'sleep walking' - 13 minutes agoA doctor from Greater Manchester is banned from driving after he admitted to drink driving while he was asleep Queen in 10 Downing Street visit - 1 hour agoThe Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh make a rare visit to Downing Street, for a lunch to celebrate the Duke's recent 90th birthday. New HS2 rail benefits 'uncertain' - 3 hours agoThe financial benefits of the HS2 London to Birmingham high-speed rail project are uncertain, an independent review prepared for MPs finds. US submarine 'close to grounding' - 21 minutes agoA US nuclear submarine came close to grounding during attempts to rescue crew members who had been swept overboard off Plymouth, a navy report says.  Expand app CP Feed Cageprisoners exclusive: Yvonne Ridley interviews Imran Khan - 4 days ago Cageprisoners patron Yvonne Ridley interviews Imran Khan about the latest situation in Pakistan. The unknown prisoners of Guantánamo (Part 5 of 5) - 6 days ago Following WikiLeaks' recent revelations, Andy Worthington tells the last of 84 Guantanamo stories that have never been told before. URGENT APPEAL: Former Guantanamo prisoner, Adel al-Gazzar, detained on return to Egypt - 1 week ago Adel al-Gazzar was held in Guantanamo for almost nine years without trial or charge. in 2010 he was resettled in Zvolen, Slovakia as he was unable to return to his native Egypt. That was before the... Donald Rumsfeld: Being Waterboarded Is Better Than Being Killed by a Drone - 1 week ago Most former Cabinet ministers are soon forgotten. Not so Donald Rumsfeld. As George W. Bush's Secretary of Defense, he led the United States into war against Iraq and Afghanistan.  Nottingham University films students suspected of extremism - 1 week ago   Critics say that link to government's counter-terrorism strategy targeting radicalisation 'could fuel Islamophobia'  Expand app Coyote Blog Understanding the Data One References - 58 minutes agoI am certain that I have made this mistake myself, but Kevin Drum is careless about using data just because it 1) is labeled in a way he thinks he understands and 2) it supports his pre-conceived noti... Forced to Goof Off - 9 hours agoKevin Drum seems upset that the US Government does not mandate paid time off for all US workers The map below shows this starkly: the United States is virtually alone in not mandating any annual tim... 19th Century FU - 9 hours agoHere are a couple of mansions in San Francisco , on of which was built by Charles Crocker of the “big 4″ (including Sanford, Huntington, and Hopkins) who built the western half of the transcontinental... The Statist’s Wet Dream - 1 day agoI find it absolutely unsurprising that Paul Krugman was enthralled by the vision of a science that can be used by a few people to control the actions and futures of all humanity.  He said “I want to b... The Appeal of Coupons - 3 days agoAges ago, I was an executive at Mercata, an Internet store whose strategy was to sell items whose price would go down as more people agreed to buy the item.  In theory, this creates an incentive for v...  Expand app Crikey » Columns Nine wins off The Block - 13 hours agoThe Block started solidly for Nine, let's see how it's going next week (although the cast is a bit of a pain). Media briefs: Cameron’s News address … journos in peril … new Oz paywall boss … - 13 hours agoCameron bunkered down at News Corp ... Study shows the perils of being a journalist ... John Allan to head The Australian’s future paywall. ... The live animal trade - 13 hours agoCrikey readers have their say. Markets respond to Greek austerity measures - 13 hours agoEuro zone finance ministers have given Greece two weeks to pass austerity measures in order to receive the next tranche of bailout loans. Why Australia’s a fortunate country - 13 hours agoJust take a look at what is happening to commodity exports...  Expand app DJ6ual: An Irish Girl Least Free State in the US - 4 days agoV48J3QQ3UFV7 Research conducted at George Mason University’s Mercatus Center has found New York to be the ”least free state in the Union” according to a set of criteria that weighs factors includi... Can You Survive the 2012 Apocalypse in this French Hamlet? - 4 days agoThe tiny southern French hamlet of Bugarach has drawn scrutiny from a government sect watchdog over droves of visitors who believe it is the only place in the world that will survive a 2012 Apocalyp... Anonymous Takes Down Monsanto's Website - 1 week agoAnonymous Takes Down Monsanto's Website Monsanto is using bribery, the law, intimidation and any other means available to it to start to control the world food supply with it's genetically m... Hillary Clinton to run World Bank - 1 week agoSecretary of State Hillary Clinton has been in discussions with the White House about leaving her job next year to become head of the World Bank, sources familiar with the discussions said Thursday.... Newt Gingrich's Presidential Set-Back - 1 week agoIn a major blow to Newt Gingrich's presidential hopes, senior advisers to his 2012 campaign resigned en masse today, citing strategic differences. The staffers include Rick Tyler, a longtime p...  Expand app Top Documentary Films Daredevils: The Human Spider Returns - 5 hours agoAlain Robert is known to the world as The Human Spider and is arguably the most daring climber the world has ever seen. This film follows Alain over two years, bringing his story up to date with new, ... Civilization: Is the West History? - 1 day agoNiall Ferguson asks why it was that Western civilization, from inauspicious roots in the 15th century, came to dominate the rest of the world; and if the West is about to be overtaken by the rest. Fer... Status Anxiety - 2 days agoWhy doesn’t money (usually) buy happiness? Alain de Botton breaks new ground for most of us, offering reasons for something our grandparents may well have told us, as children. It is rare, and pleasin... 9/11 False Flag - 3 days agoThe world has changed after September 11th. It’s changed because we’re no longer safe. These words were used by the George W. Bush, elected President of the United States in 2000, to dictate the polit... The Body Machine - 4 days agoThe Body Machine is a landmark special on the human body that shows us just how much, how many, how large, how strong, how fast – just how amazing the body really is. Utilizing impressive large-scale ...  Expand app Drone Wars UK Debating drone use as pursuit of autonomous drones continues - 2 days agoEarlier this month Foreign Policy magazine website ran an article called ‘Don’t Fear the Reaper’ arguing that those opposing drones are “misleading the public” and “distracting attention away from som... The magical realism of body counts - 1 week ago Funeral for drone strike victims in Pakistan We are reposting this excellent article by Muhammad Idrees Ahmad, co-editor of Pulsemedia.org , examining the reporting of civilian casualties from dro... Focus on drones and targeted killing at forthcoming human rights conference - 1 week agoThe European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) and Amnesty International are hosting a conference entitled TEN YEARS AFTER 9/11  in Berlin on June 29 to map how the ‘war on terror’ is... Doubling the Drones - 1 week agoThe rise of the drone seems to know no bounds.  Just months after  David Cameron’s pledge to double the UK’s Reaper drone fleet , the latest US military aircraft procurement plan shows that the Pentag... Now We Are One: A Few Stats - 2 weeks ago1                 Drone Wars UK blog is one year old today 14               People visited looking for information about the Creech 14 64               UAV crashes reported in our Drone Crash Data...  Expand app The Drum Opinion The new, privatised web - 11 hours agoThe web is about to change with a range of new, private domains appearing in the near future. While it's being portrayed as an opportunity for businesses, it's part of an underlying trend to l... The Taliban punchline to end the horrific joke - 11 hours agoTalks between the US and the Taliban are among our war aims now. We are bombing families with Taliban relatives, and house-searching families with Taliban relatives, in order to form a Taliban-Karzai ... The elephant in the pokie room - 11 hours agoElephants are lovely creatures: thoughtful, dignified, family-oriented, easy to anthropomorphise when they appear to grieve over the death of a loved one. Not much fun to have in the room with you tho... The environmental Nazi hunter - 13 hours agoAs a sort of "grand finale" to a presentation at a conference earlier this month in Los Angeles, climate "sceptic" Lord Christopher Monckton displayed on the giant conference scree... Give Rudd credit where credit is due - 14 hours agoLast week, Kevin Rudd declared he wanted to be "one of Australia's better foreign ministers" yet strangely not the best. Since losing the prime ministership, Rudd's approach to forei...  Expand app Renewable Energy | Non-Renewable Energy | Clean Energy | Alternative Energy: Eco20-20.com - Jun 20, Solar Garden Lights Information Regarding Solar and Energy Lights - 1 day agoWith the growing rise in electricity bills, individuals are after methods which can effectively reduce energy consumption. The solution lies with the use Jun 20, The prospect of the electric car - 1 day agoAlmost all the people think that the electric car is the future trend of development, but all the signs are that, the electric car is far away from us. Jun 16, Vanadium Redox Batteries Super Charge Sustainability - 5 days agoVanadium redox batteries will be juiced up by wind and solar generators. These batteries have a storage capacity of the size of the container the vanadium Jun 14, The Best Money-Saving Green Tech Business Practices: Green Technology Articles: Eco20/20 - 6 days agoThe field of green technology covers the evolution of generating power, of finding alternatives to commonly used toxins, and of reducing wastes and pollution, along with reducing the consumption of fi... Jun 14, The Coal Crisis: Coal Energy: Non Renewable Energy Articles: Eco20/20 - 6 days agoThe coal crisis has been around for decades. Even at the end of World War Two, many countries were calling for a release from the stronghold the coal industry has had over the power sector. As the m...  Expand app ESA Top News Live from Paris Air & Space Show today: CryoSat - 8 hours agoToday in the ESA pavilion at the Paris Air & Space show, ESA’s CryoSat - Europe’s first satellite dedicated to the study of ice. Results from measurements performed during the first year of the missio... Signing of EDA–ESA Administrative Arrangement - 1 day agoESA PR 19-2011. ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain met EDA Chief Executive Claude-France Arnould at the Paris Air & Space Show today to sign an Administrative Arrangement on cooperation between... Johannes Kepler has left the Station - 1 day agoEurope’s Johannes Kepler ATV cargo ferry undocked from the International Space Station today at 14:46:30 GMT (16:46:30 CEST). The craft is now leaving the orbital outpost far behind and will end its m... Le Bourget: DG press conference replay - 1 day agoToday in the ESA Pavilion at the Paris Air & Space Show, Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General, updated media on latest developments and achievements. Watch the replay ATV preparing for fiery destruction - 4 days agoATV Johannes Kepler has been an important part of the International Space Station since February. Next week, it will complete its mission by undocking and burning up harmlessly in the atmosphere high ...

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