Krugman: Scientists Should Falsely Predict Alien Invasion So Government Will Spend More Money

Source: Newsbusters

Last year New York Times columnist and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman called for space aliens to invade earth so that the government would spend money to mount a defense thereby stimulating the economy. As aliens have y ...
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Waterfront renaissance

Source: The Age

Old and the new ... Narrowboats in a Birmingham canal. Photo: Alamy The new Birmingham is finally making the most of its many attractions, writes Steve McKenna. Kissing couples, businessmen with BlackBerrys, ...
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Double Talk

Source: Manila Bulletin

MANILA, Philippiness --- “China strives to make its due contribution to world peace and development. It never engages in aggression or expansion, never seeks hegemony, and remains a staunch force for upholding regional and world peace ...
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Pitroda to discuss Kerala''s projects with ministers

Source: MSN India

Thiruvananthapuram, May 26 (PTI): Sam Pitroda, Advisor to the Prime Minister and Kerala''s Development Mentor, will be arriving here on Monday for a second round of discussions on the 10-point programme of development he had mooted for the state. He wou ...
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Peter Thiel’s CS183: Startup - Class 14 Notes Essay

Source: Hacker News

Here is an essay version of my class notes from Class 14 of CS183: Startup. Errors and omissions are mine. Credit for good stuff is Peter’s. Alternative energy and cleantech have attracted an enormous amount of investment capital and attention over the l ...
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Golden Gate Bridge anniversary celebration begins

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Everyone likes to make a good impression on her birthday, and the Golden Gate Bridge is no different. The orange span was on glorious display Friday morning as the sun shone down on it and hundreds of people - many draped in the color du jour ...
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Six-Point Growth Plan: Merkel Prepares to Strike Back Against Hollande

Source: Spiegel Online

France's new president, François Hollande, has put the German chancellor on the defensive with his growth agenda. Now Angela Merkel is planning to strike back. She is calling for structural reforms to save the euro with a six-p ...
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Private hospitals can choose

Source: Silicon India

According to the Xinhua News Agency power 617 yuan a box of anti-rejection drugs which would save MMF, renal transplant patients the use Medicare spent 18.51 yuan purchased from the hospital in more than 200 yuan ...
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New MEN Micro 6U VMEbus SBC Provides Master & Slave Functionality for Multiprocessing

Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

AMBLER, PA, May 26, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- MEN Micro Inc., a world-renowned provider of embedded computing and I/O solutions for mission-critical industrial, mobile and harsh environment applications, now offers the flexible A21, a ...
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