Scientists Build Toy Car Propelled by Evaporating Water June 22nd, 2015 The rotor version reminds me of nitinol, which uses a temperature differential instead of evaporation. Via: Guardian: Machines that harness the power of evaporating water have been created by scientists in the US. […]
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Scientists Build Toy Car Propelled by Evaporating Water
The St. Petersburg’s International Forum in the Heart of the Action
The dogs of western fear and sanctions bark, while the Eurasian caravan passes. And no caravanserai could possibly compete with the 19th edition of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). Thousands of global business leaders – including Europeans, but not Americans; after all, President Putin is “the new Hitler” – representing over 1,000 international companies/corporations, including […]
The Greek Default: “It’s Already in the Market”? What Will the World Look like the Day Markets Try to Reopen?
You have heard the phrase many times “it’s already in the market”, meaning if “something” or some sort of event happens it is already factored in to prices. I was overseas last week, travelled much of the week and stayed in a hotel that had only two English speaking channels …one of which was CNBC. […]
IMF Violates IMF Rules, to Continue Ukraine Bailouts
The IMF, whose bailout operations are absorbed by the taxpayers in the member countries whenever a particular bailed-out nation defaults, announced on Friday, June 19th, that it will “continue to support Ukraine through its Lending-into-Arrears Policy even in the event that a negotiated agreement with creditors in line with the program cannot be reached in a timely manner.” Though […]
The Charleston Murders: Facing America’s Great Evils
The latest gun massacre – this time at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, and apparently driven by racial hatred – reminds Americans how we all live at the forbearance of the next nut with easy access to weapons that can efficiently kill us, our neighbors or our children. Yet, we remain politically […]
Germany Arrests Al Jazeera Journalist on Warrant Issued by Egyptian Junta
Image: Protest in Berlin against the jailing of Mansour In an unprecedented move, the German government on Saturday detained senior Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Mansour on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by the bloody regime of Egyptian military strongman Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Mansour was arrested at Tegel airport in Berlin. He was taken from […]
’Flawed & biased’: Israel fires back at UN report accusing it of potential war crimes
A Palestinian woman hangs laundry at her damaged house as ruins of houses that witnesses said were destroyed by Israeli shelling during a 50-day war last summer are seen, on a rainy day east of Gaza City. (Reuters / Suhaib Salem) A UN report has accused both Israel and Palestinian armed groups of possible war […]
Hitler’s drawings of fairytale castles, flowers sold for $450,000 at Nuremberg auction
Reuters / Kai Pfaffenbach Watercolors and drawings by Adolf Hitler made in the early 1900s have been sold for about 400,000 euros ($450,000) at an auction in Nuremberg, Germany. The 14 controversial pieces of art ranging from images of ornate German castles and Austrian churches to still life were sold at an auction organized by […]
NATO plans 40,000-strong rapid response force in E. Europe
Reuters / Kacper Pempel NATO’s rapid response Spearhead Force in Europe might reach 40,000 troops, a tenfold growth from the initial 4,000-strong force deployed last year, the military alliance’s chief said. Most of these troops will be stationed near Russian borders. “NATO defense ministers … [will] make a decision to further increase the strength and […]
Member of Kiev’s top brass ‘defects’ to anti-govt forces, predicts more like him
Aleksandr Kolomiyets, claiming to be a major general of the Ukrainian army, speaking at a news conference at the Donetsk news agency. (RIA Novosti/Igor Maslov) A man claiming to be a Ukrainian major general and former assistant to the country’s defense minister has announced he is now working with the forces of the self-proclaimed Donetsk […]
Fountain of youth? Starfish age slower when they reproduce by cloning, research says
Reuters / Natasha Elkington Humans’ search for the fountain of youth is nothing new – but now we may be one step closer to finding it. Swedish scientists say that starfish age at a slower rate if they reproduce through cloning, rather than sexually. Unlike humans, starfish can reproduce through cloning or sexually. But those […]
Powerful Film: What Have Governments Really Done?
A powerful clip from the documentary Engines of Domination The melody used in this video is essentially a happy, folky tune that initially makes you think of apple pie and 1950s baseball stars. But the footage of governments beating citizens, killing foreign ‘enemies’, and destroying the planet makes a strong contrast to the upbeat rhythm […]
Man Wins The Lottery And Rents Billboard Space To Help Save Women’s’ Lives
Instead of spending his lottery winnings wildly, this man from Milwaukee is intent on raising awareness for breast cancer. For most people, winning the lottery is a permission slip to start living a life they desire. While some might invest in world travels, a new house, or even rent an island, a […]
Top CEO Warns Of Global Reset: "It's In The Cards For Sure… It Could Happen This Year"
Top CEO Warns Of Global Reset: “It’s In The Cards For Sure… – Freedoms Phoenix Monday, Jun 22, 2015 Freedom’s Phoenix Newspaper Contribute Bitcoin […]
Micro-tentacles created so tiny robots can handle delicate objects
“Most robots use two fingers and to pick things up they have to squeeze,” said Jaeyoun (Jay) Kim, an Iowa State University associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and an associate of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory. “But these tentacles wrap around very gently.” And that makes them perfect hands […]
Canadian Senate Says No to Regulating Digital Currencies
The Canadian Senate’s Banking, Trade and Commerce (BTC) committee released its final report Friday asking the federal government to use a “light touch” in dealing with digital currencies. “We’ve heard, and we agree, that blockchain technology is at a delicate stage in its development and use,” the report reads. “This is why we […]
Russian Central Bank Governor: The Market Will Welcome Bitcoin
According to information provided last week to the Russian newspaper Izvestia, the Russian Central Bank will meet with representatives of the financial community to establish a position on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general. A source close to the Bank of Russia told Izvestia that the governor might be open to cryptocurrency and that […]
More and More Warn That a Crash is Coming
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Waterspout seen near Kalbarri, Australia
A tornado-like water spout that formed off the coast of a Western Australian town has made landfall, according to a local fisherman. The spout startled seaside residents in Kalbarri, about 580km north of Perth, when it appeared on Sunday afternoon. Local fisherman Dean Robins was in his driveway when he spotted the funnel-like weather […]
Russian politicians react: Extension of sanctions freezes Russia-EU political conflict
Extension of the European Union’s anti-Russian sanctions only freezes the current political conflict between Moscow and Brussels, Alexei Pushkov, the chairman of the international committee of the Russian State Duma lower parliament house, said on Monday. Earlier in the day, the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council extended economic sanctions against Russia for another six […]