Year: 2014

Fortune – by Erin Griffith

Its name is Jibo, and it’s a sign of how emotion will play a key role in the integration of robots in our daily lives.

At first glance, Jibo looks a bit like Wall-E’s robot girlfriend. Both Jibo, a real robot, and Wall-E’s girlfriend, the fictional Pixar character, have the look of a futuristic Apple product: reflective white plastic, round curves, a black screen for a “face,” and smooth swiveling movements.   Continue reading “He laughs, learns, and has impeccable manners. Oh, and he’s a robot”

AOL – by MESFIN FEKADU

NEW YORK (AP) – There’s an upcoming concert at Baruch College, but it has nothing to do with students. The performers are in their 90s, and one is even older than the Manhattan school founded in 1919.

Pianist and composer Irving Fields, who turned 99 last week, will perform a show Monday night dubbed “90 and Going Strong” at the college along with Emmy-winning entertainer Fyvush Finkel and clarinetist Sol Yaged, both 91. The concert celebrates their passion and commitment to music and live performance despite their age.   Continue reading “Age is not a cage: 90-year-old musicians go strong”

Wall Street Journal – by Erica Orden

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and a delegation of state legislative leaders are scheduled to fly to Israel this week in the governor’s first international trip since taking office in 2011, officials said Sunday.

Mr. Cuomo and leaders including state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Coalition co-leaders Dean Skelos and Jeffrey D. Klein are set to leave Tuesday night on a commercial flight to Tel Aviv as a “demonstration of solidarity” with Israelis during the continuing conflict between the nation and Palestinians, according to the governor’s office.   Continue reading “New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Leads Delegation on Israel Trip”

RT

An agreement on a new Egypt-proposed 72-hour Gaza ceasefire was reached on Sunday, Reuters reported, citing Israeli and Palestinian officials.

Izzat al-Reshiq, a Hamas negotiator in Cairo, told Reuters that Palestinian factions will formally accept the new ceasefire in Gaza, following Israel’s agreement to resume talks without pre-conditions.    Continue reading “Israel, Palestinians Agree To New 72-Hour Gaza Ceasefire”

The Daily Sheeple – by Melissa Melton

Chemtrails have been popping up all over TV shows, movies and commercials for a while now. Even video games and cartoons are adding these trails to what would otherwise be clear blue skies — why do that if not for propaganda purposes to normalize everyone to what’s going on in the skies above our heads?

One episode of CSI NY even featured a conspiracy theorist professor as a victim, someone who actor Gary Sinise’s investigator character on the show called “totally anti-American” because the professor believed in chemtrails and water fluoridation. (They don’t elucidate either that he believed water fluoridation is poison purposefully added to the water to, say, dumb people down or anything, they just say the professor believed in water fluoridation — I guess believing in water fluoridation at all period is anti-American? Way to go writers.)   Continue reading “Why Are Chemtrails Being Digitally Added to Old Movies?”

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Penn Live – by John Luciew

Government corruption is a given in states like New York and New Jersey, right? But where does the Keystone State rank. And which is the most corrupt state in the Union?

According to Yahoo.com, a recent report provides an answer:

An academic study by Professors Cheol Liu and John L. Mikesell, from the University of Hong Kong and Indiana University, respectively, set out to rank states by their level of corruption, drawing upon arrest and conviction records for public officials.   Continue reading “Where does Pennsylvania rank on new list of most corrupt states? It’s shocking!”

Cop Block – by Pete Eyre

If you’re reading this text, you’re likely aware of the pattern of rights violations done at the hands of police. For many of us, police today represent the biggest threat to our peaceful coexistence. Yet, that by itself is not surprising.

In no uncertain terms – police claim the right to extort from you, to then provide you the service of protection. One could not dream up a more hypocritical structure.    Continue reading “Choose Not to Perpetuate The Police State”

Charleston Voice

It’s universally realized that our leaders in the highest offices in our land readily, and without hesitation abrogate our Constitution at will. It’s left up to us – the people – to grasp its wisdom and live by our law as best we can to survive as a free nation.​

In the Constitution, the Founders intentionally prohibited the Executive branch from having the power to unilaterally determine whether or not the country would engage in war. Few were more adamant about this than James Madison, the “Father of the Constitution,” who wrote:   Continue reading “Under the Constitution: Limited Strikes Qualify as War”

Activist Post – by Stephen Lendman

Israel wages genocidal wars without mercy. Even doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers and other health workers are targeted. 

Civilians are as vulnerable as combatants. It’s longstanding Israeli policy. 

On August 7, Amnesty International (AI) headlined “Mounting Evidence of deliberate attacks on Gaza health workers by Israeli army.” Continue reading “Israel Murders Gazan Health Workers”

Activist Post – by Brandon Turbeville

Only a day after Obama’s announcement that he had authorized “targeted strikes” inside Iraq in order to combat the Islamic State (IS) advance, the United States has indeed followed through with their threat.

At least two waves of airstrikes against a variety of targets have already taken place inside Iraq. One of the airstrikes apparently struck an IS mortar position and an IS convoy near Erbil. IS fighters had advanced to within a half hour’s distance from Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdish region. According to a Pentagon spokesman, two FA-18s that took off from an aircraft carrier in the Gulf were involved in the airstrike.    Continue reading “The Real Reason The US Is Bombing Iraq”

Breitbart – by Michelle Moon

West Nile Virus cases have been increasing across California with the uptick in incidents, including two deaths resulting from the virus, leading to a warning and precautionary measures for residents across the state.

Sixteen human cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed just this week according to California’s West Nile Virus Website, adding to a year to date total of 35 symptomatic cases in ten separate counties. This is compared to just 18 cases at this time last year. Sacramento and Shasta counties have seen one case each of human death from the virus this year. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) confirmed those first two deaths this week according to a press release.   Continue reading “Two Dead as West Nile Virus Creeps Across California”

Yahoo News – by Carey Gillam

GUTHRIE Oklahoma (Reuters) – Inside the small U-Haul rental office in Guthrie, Oklahoma, Tami Boxley routinely deals with something that once was rare: the rattling, booming roll of the earth.

In the last week alone, residents of Guthrie, pop. 10,191, have felt five quakes rock the town a half hour’s drive from Oklahoma City.   Continue reading “‘Houses are bouncing;’ quakes trigger controls on Oklahoma oil industry”

National Review – by Joel Gehrke

The Census Bureau calculates that one person enters the United States legally, on net, every 40 seconds.

The Census Bureau’s U.S. and World Population Clock lists  “components of population change” on the website: “one birth every 7 seconds;” “one death every 13 seconds;” “one international migrant (net) every 40 seconds;” making for a “net gain of one person every 12 seconds.”

The Census provides some background on the immigration debate in the United States on August 3rd, apropos of the 131st anniversary of the law banning people from immigrating to the United States if they were likely to need government assistance.   Continue reading “Census Bureau: One New Migrant Enters U.S. Every 40 Seconds”

Natural Society – by Christina Sarich

Maybe once the White House garden is completely devoid of all pollinating insects and animals, like bees, birds, and butterflies, President Obama and the First Lady will take notice of the obvious effects neonicotinoids (neonics) are having on our ecosystem. A recent meta-analysis of over 800 studies confirming the damage that pesticides are doing to these vital creatures is adding to the media buzz, giving bees and butterflies the attention they deserve.   Continue reading “Bee Crisis Gets Extra Attention: 800 Studies Reveal Why Bees are Dying”

The Real Revo

He is right. The air strikes will not stop the Islamic State. President Obama is so afraid of being called a war monger that he has ordered US aircraft to drop a few bombs on some small targets. IS will not be deterred by this half-assed action.

McCain is wrong, though, when he says these puny actions, “showed a “fundamental misunderstanding of the threat”. Obama didn’t misjudge his enemy. He ordered a couple of bombs to be dropped in an effort to silence political people in the united States who have been demanding he do something about the rape, genocide, and destruction. His actions are purely political – for American consumption.   Continue reading “McCain Is Right And He’s Wrong – As Usual”