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Sunday, August 24, 2014


DEFENSE UPDATE: US Navy to test powerful, mobile laser weapon against drones  http://defense-update.com/20140813_laser-gbad.html#.U_pVzmMb8mx

PRAVDA RU:  US threatened by Russia's Christianity  http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/01-07-2013/124992-russia_christianity-0/

INFORMATION WEEK: 9 Technologies That Power New York City http://www.informationweek.com/government/mobile-and-wireless/9-technologies-that-power-new-york-city/d/d-id/1298056

Indiana police move cautiously on use of drones http://www.thefutureisunmanned.com/indiana-police-move-cautiously-on-use-of-drones/?sthash.h7zbLt5B.mjjo

THE TELEGRAPH: Welcome to the university of the future http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11052768/Welcome-to-the-university-of-the-future.html

THE TELEGRAPH: What has Singularity University brought the world? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11053005/What-has-Singularity-University-brought-the-world.html

"...If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever..." - Saint Thomas Aquinas


NEUROSCIENCE NEWS: Neuroscience and Big Data: How to Find Simplicity in the Brain  http://neurosciencenews.com/machine-learning-dimensionality-reduction-1257/

SAN FRANCISCO GATE: Little-known fault suspected in Northern California quake  http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Bay-Area-quake-struck-on-long-dormant-fault-USGS-5708819.php

USA TODAY: 15 biggest employers in the world  http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/08/24/24-7-wall-st-biggest-employers/14443001/

NEWSWEEK: Smuggled Bushmeat Is Ebola's Back Door to America  http://www.newsweek.com/2014/08/29/smuggled-bushmeat-ebolas-back-door-america-265668.html

FORBES: 6 Common Mistakes Even Investing Pros Make  www.forbes.com/sites/learnvest/2014/08/22/6-common-mistakes-even-investing-pros-make/?utm_campaign=forbestwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

THE ATLANTIC: The Island Nation That Bought a Back-Up Property   http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/The-Island-Nation-That-Bought-a-Back-Up-Property/378617/