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The Pentagon Newest Stealth Spy Aircraft Is a Flying Sperm

2012-01-25T19:35:00.003Z

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This is Argus One, the Pentagon's newest unmanned aerial spy. It can carry 30 pounds of high-tech sensors and it just happens to be shaped like a sperm because this shape is better at handling turbulences at high altitudes.

The aircraft was created by the World Surveillance Group for the Pentagon. It's now being tested at an undisclosed test range location. It's designed to be a long term spy, the military's "eyes in the sky" hovering over conflict zones at 10,000 to 20,000 feet.

It's engineering is actually quite ingenious. According to WSG, "the airship's altitude, overall response and handling characteristics and flight control utilizes a system of ballonets contained within each individual module, thereby creating a dynamically adjustable airship." They say this offers several advantages over solid drones:

The Argus One has significant competitive advantages over the existing manned aircraft, heavier-than-air fixed wing UAVs, tethered aerostats and balloons, or low orbit satellite alternatives. The Argus One has a flexible, non-rigid envelope which allows for easy storage and transport to remote locations. There is no need for large hangars or airport infrastructure, as the Argus One can be assembled and tactically launched in hours from virtually anywhere, including remote, mountainous territory.

It also looks funny. [Argus via Defense Tech] Original report

The moon race!

2012-01-13T12:34:00.002Z

Dark Side of The Moon:

Dark Side of the Moon is a French documentary by director William Karel which ...originally aired on Arte in 2002 with the title Opération Lune. The basic premise for the film is the theory that the television footage from the Apollo 11 Moon landing was faked and actually recorded in a studio by the CIA with help from director Stanley Kubrick. It features some surprising guest appearances, most notably by Donald Rumsfeld, Dr. Henry Kissinger, Alexander Haig, Buzz Aldrin and Stanley Kubrick's widow, Christiane Kubrick. The tone of the documentary begins with low key revelations of NASA working closely with Hollywood at the time of the Moon landings. Over the course of the tale, Karel postulates that not only did Kubrick help the USA fake the moon landings but that he was eventually killed by the CIA to cover up the truth. First hand testimony backing these claims come from Rumsfeld and Dr. Kissinger, which lend credence to the story.

Will the Pursuit of Happiness Make You Happy?

2012-01-07T07:07:00.001Z

Uploaded by ForaTv on 6 Jan 2012 - Does the pursuit of happiness actually lead to happiness? Stanford business professor Jennifer Aaker reveals surprising data from two studies that may suggest otherwise.

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A social psychologist and marketer, Jennifer is the General Atlantic Professor of Marketing at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. Her research spans time, money, and happiness. She focuses on questions such as: What actually makes people happy, as opposed to what they think makes them happy? How can small acts create infectious action, and how can such effects be fueled by social media? Jennifer's work is widely published in the leading scholarly journals in psychology and marketing, and her work has been featured in a variety of media including The Economist, The New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. Most recently she has co-authored The Dragonfly Effect: Quick Effective Powerful Ways to Harness Social Media for Impact.

War of the Worldviews : Science, Religion, and the Natural World.

2011-12-31T05:59:00.000Z

Uploaded by ForaTv on 30 Dec 2011 : Physicist Leonard Mlodinow distinguishes between what he sees as the roles of science and religion in understanding the world. While some find spirituality useful for explaining some of the things science can't, he explains, problems arise when spiritual answers are given to material questions.

Deepak Chopra and Leonard Mlodinow: War of the Worldviews. Presented in collaboration with Sixth and I Historic Synagogue. In War of the Worldviews: Science vs. Spirituality, the two bestselling authors debate the most fundamental questions of human existence.

How did the universe begin? Where did life come from? Is there design in nature?

Without defending organized religion, Chopra asserts that there is design in the universe and a deep intelligence behind the rise of life. Mlodinow, CalTech physicist and the writing collaborator of Stephen Hawking, argues for the viewpoint of science, specifically of modern quantum physics.

War of the Worldviews opens the public's eyes to the fascinating frontier where knowledge and mystery converge and every assumption about life, God, and the universe are open to debate. Program moderated by Timothy Shriver, Chairman and CEO of the Special Olympics.

Physicist and author Leonard Mlodinow explores the extraordinary extent to which randomness, chance and probability influence and shape our work and everyday lives. Mlodinow was a writer for the television series MacGyver and Star Trek: The Next Generation and co-author with Stephen Hawking of the recent best-seller The Grand Design.

Complete video at:
http://fora.tv/2011/10/06/Deepak_Chopra_and_Leonard_Mlodinow_War_of_the_Worldviews

Women's World : Western women converting to Islam.

2011-12-30T03:06:00.000Z

Uploaded by PressTVGlobalNews on 29 Dec 2011 - The Muslim faith in under the spotlight again and this time its critics are wondering why more women in the west are embracing Islam than any other religion. In their eyes, Islam is supposed to be a religion which oppresses and subjugate women, or that is what critics want everyone to think and the profiles of the new converts have them baffled. According to figures from a multi faith group called faith matters, those most likely to convert to Islam are career women in their 20s and 30s.

PressTV launch Hispan TV,in Spainish!

2011-12-26T23:07:00.003Z

Uploaded by PressTVGlobalNews on 26 Dec 2011 - In this episode, Mahsa Mortazavi introduces a new Spanish channel, Hispan TV, which has been test-airing for a couple of weeks and will launch its 24-hour programs shortly.

Cityboy - Secrets of Investment Bankers exposed.

2011-12-09T17:23:00.001Z

Uploaded by metrak on 5 Feb 2011 - Geraint Anderson tells the dirty secrets of how the London City works. For 12 years he worked in the City and was part of the market-system. Before leaving he revealed the diriest secrets of investors in the City. The experts controlling the economy has no clue about what they are doing, and if they do, they don't give a damn, 'cuse they are bonus-controlled. Earn the most amount of money in the shortest period of time, is all that matters.

Economic Projection year 2050 :

2011-12-08T11:46:00.001Z

Uploaded by PremierLegend on 31 May 2011 - THE VIDEO EVERYONE NEEDS TO SEE, BUT FOR DIFFERENT REASONS... THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD BANK, JAMES WOLFENSOHN, MAKES STUNNING CONFESSIONS AS HE ADDRESSES GRADUATE STUDENTS AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY.

HE REVEALS THE INSIDE HAND OF WORLD DOMINATION FROM PAST, TO THE PRESENT AND INTO THE FUTURE. THE SPEECH WAS MAS MADE JANUARY 11TH, 2010. THE NEXT 19 MINUTES MAY OPEN YOUR MIND TO A VERY DELIBERATE WORLD.

HE TELLS THE GRADUATE STUDENTS WHAT'S COMING, A "TECTONIC SHIFT" IN WEALTH FROM THE WEST TO THE EAST. BUT HE DOES NoT TELL THE STUDENTS THAT IT IS HIS INSTITUTION, THE WORLD BANK, THAT'S DIRECTING AND CHANNELING THESE CHANGES.

WOLFENSOHN'S OWN INVESTMENT FIRM IS IN CHINA, POISED TO PROFIT FROM THIS "IMMINENT SHIFT" IN GLOBAL WEALTH.

The Future of Kyoto Protocol?

2011-11-26T12:14:00.001Z

Uploaded by VOAvideo on 24 Nov 2011 : The Kyoto Protocol sets binding reduction targets on greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon dioxide, but it expires next year. That's why reaching a new agreement is a top priority for diplomats attending the annual United Nations-sponsored climate talks in Durban, South Africa beginning Monday. VOA's Suzanne Presto has more.

The Science of Climate Change

2011-11-26T11:59:00.001Z

Uploaded by VOAvideo on 24 Nov 2011 : Climate negotiators are meeting in Durban, South Africa beginning Monday (November 28-December 9) to discuss the planet's changing climate.

VOA's Suzanne Presto in Washington tells us about the science of climate change.

RETHINKING SUSTAINABILITY

2011-11-15T19:27:00.001Z

Reinventing the Leaf: Future Sources of Fuel

Nate Lewis, George L. Argyros Professor of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology Compass Summit, a forum for true interaction and exchange, examines some of today's most pressing problems through the lens of global citizenship, recognizing that human ingenuity is an unlimited resource. Guided by NPR's Ira Flatow, an intimate group of some of the of the world's best thinkers and doers convened along the rugged Palos Verdes coastline on Oct 23-26, 2011 at Terranea Resort to engage in meaningful conversation, ask questions, and challenge ideas -- we invite you to join in the conversation.

Dr. Nathan Lewis, Professor of Chemistry, at the California Institute of Technology since 1991 is serving as Principal Investigator for the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, the DOE's Energy Innovation Hub in Fuels from Sunlight, and, the Beckman Institute Molecular Materials Resource Center.

Dr. Lewis received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has published over 300 papers, is Editor-in-Chief of Energy and Environmental Science, and has supervised over 60 graduate students and postdoctoral associates. His awards include the Princeton Environmental Award and Michael Faraday Medal of the Royal Society of Electrochemistry.

Mark Dice in Los Angeles - OWS

2011-10-30T14:31:00.003Z

Uploaded by aston79suara on Oct 21, 2011:

Mark please do not deviate from the original:- ‎"OccupytheWallStreet" protest demands :
1] End policies that resulted in the concentration of wealth.
2] End to the Imperialist American Foreign Policy.
3] End unlimited influence of money in politics.
4] Creation of an inclusive participatory economics & political systems.

'Who reigns over US polity

2011-10-29T08:12:00.000+01:00

USA is the ruling state of the world and hence possesses the position of the global leader:
October is the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, the beginning of the 2012 federal austerity budget, and the month in which demonstrations in the US have heated up. It's no longer just about corporate greed and the crooked banksters, Americans are fighting to take back and change the US political system, end policies which create a wealth divide and take back the democracy which they feel they have lost.

US government is under control of corporations.

2011-10-09T00:57:00.002+01:00

Uploaded by presstvmobile on 8 Oct 2011 - Soon will be ours! Wake up now it's coming to our shores.

Incredible Speech By Wall Street Protester "End The Fed" 2011.

2011-10-07T03:01:00.001+01:00

Incredible Speech By Wall Street Protester "End The Fed" 2011

Jesse LaGraca from Occupy Wall Street talks to Fox News.

2011-10-03T23:14:00.002+01:00

Uploaded by TheSecretStore on 3 Oct 2011 -

..this clip never made it to air, via Kyle Christopher of Occupy Wall St.'s media team There is no time left to be complacent. The world is changing now. Not tomorrow. Be part of the change for good. The love. Not the fear. Let go your attachment to the old world and embrace the new.

Scores of Copts leave faith over divorce laws

2011-10-02T16:43:00.001+01:00

Uploaded by AlJazeeraEnglish on 1 Oct 2011 - More than 100 Coptic Christians in Egypt have left the Church in recent weeks in a dispute over its strict divorce laws. Some followers in the church are now questioning whether the canons should be changed after Pope Shenouda III restricted divorce to cases of adultery or conversion to another religion.The revision excludes justifications of impotence, abandonment, abuse and mental disability which was allowed by the 1938 Coptic bylaws.

The pursuance of “gross national happiness”.

2011-09-27T08:42:00.000+01:00

THE ECONOMICS OF HAPPINESS :

NEW YORK – We live in a time of high anxiety. Despite the world’s unprecedented total wealth, there is vast insecurity, unrest, and dissatisfaction. In the United States, a large majority of Americans believe that the country is “on the wrong track.” Pessimism has soared. The same is true in many other places.

Against this backdrop, the time has come to reconsider the basic sources of happiness in our economic life. The relentless pursuit of higher income is leading to unprecedented inequality and anxiety, rather than to greater happiness and life satisfaction. Economic progress is important and can greatly improve the quality of life, but only if it is pursued in line with other goals.

In this respect, the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan has been leading the way. Forty years ago, Bhutan’s fourth king, young and newly installed, made a remarkable choice: Bhutan should pursue “gross national happiness” rather than gross national product. Since then, the country has been experimenting with an alternative, holistic approach to development that emphasizes not only economic growth, but also culture, mental health, compassion, and community.

Dozens of experts recently gathered in Bhutan’s capital, Thimphu, to take stock of the country’s record. I was co-host with Bhutan’s prime minister, Jigme Thinley, a leader in sustainable development and a great champion of the concept of “GNH.” We assembled in the wake of a declaration in July by the United Nations General Assembly calling on countries to examine how national policies can promote happiness in their societies.

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Lynas : share down & shareholders demand that chairman steps down.

2011-09-23T15:41:00.000+01:00

Philip Wen | September 23, 2011 - the age

A VOCAL group of retail shareholders in rare-earths miner Lynas is seeking to remove mining entrepreneur Nick Curtis (pic) as chairman, citing concerns over ''risks to corporate governance''. Mr Curtis, who is also the chief executive of Lynas, had attempted to sell a lucrative rare-earth deposit to a related company, Forge Resources, earlier this year.

Despite excluding himself from the sale process for conflict-of-interest reasons, the plan was abandoned on feedback from the company's major institutional shareholders. The transaction - which would have delivered Mr Curtis a lucrative parcel of shares, boosting his stake in Forge to close to 40 per cent - also drew the ire of the small group of retail shareholders.

Having formed the Lynas Shareholders Association, they are now calling for support from more shareholders to put forward a resolution to replace Mr Curtis with an independent chairman at the company's annual meeting next month. The group must have the support of 5 per cent of voting power or 100 shareholders to have its resolutions put forward at the meeting.

Corporate governance guidelines outlined by the Australian Securities Exchange recommend that ''the role of chair and chief should not be exercised by the same individual''. Lynas declined to comment yesterday, but did announce the appointment of Kathleen Conlon to the board as an independent non-executive director.

Former Telstra chief executive Ziggy Switkowski was also appointed to the board this year. Lynas is expected to report a full-year loss before tax of $57 million today as it ramps up towards production.

Shares in Lynas closed 17.5¢, or 14 per cent, lower at $1.105 - more than 60 per cent off its April high of $2.70.

Inequality could cause American Spring.

2011-09-21T21:05:00.001+01:00

Uploaded by RTAmerica on Sep 19, 2011 - While Obama is trying to find ways to fix the US economy, there is a growing gap between the haves and have-nots. Hundreds of Americans turned up recently in New York to protest Wall Street greed. Some predict that this could be the beginning America's own Arab Spring. David Degraw, author and journalist, shares his own opinion with RT's Kristine Frazao.

Occupy Wall Street -- America's own Arab Spring?

2011-09-20T08:39:00.002+01:00

Uploaded by RTAmerica on Sep 19, 2011 - Crowds gathered in New York's financial district to protest Wall Street greed, corruption and lack of accountability. RT's Anastasia Churkina dove into the rally to find out whether this could be the beginning of America's own Arab Spring.

Islamic law of Qisas.

2011-09-11T20:02:00.001+01:00

Lets have a look at this Irani experience: Eight years back he devastated the life of a young woman, Ameneh Bahraami, by throwing a jug of acid at her face.

Pessimism is self fulfilling

2011-08-21T05:45:00.001+01:00

Uploaded by hjmanan on Aug 20, 2011 - Bad for the economy. An advice from an economist.

Mogadishu Free From Al-Shabab.

2011-08-16T20:38:00.000+01:00

Uploaded by AlArabiya on Aug 12, 2011 - Since the militants of the Young Mujahedeen Movement left the Somali capital, Mogadishu, few days ago, government forces continue to deploy their troops in the sites formerly occupied by the movement preparing the safe return of residents to their homes.

Energy Panel Wants Answers On Gas 'Fracking'.

2011-08-11T17:27:00.000+01:00

Due in part to fracking, the Energy Information Administration estimates the U.S. now has enough domestic natural gas to supply the country's needs for 100 years, based on 2010 consumption levels.

Aug 12, 2011 |read full NPR report :

Audio : http://www.npr.org/2011/08/11/139508166/energy-panel-wants-answers-on-gas-fracking