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PHYS.ORG: New generation is happy for employers to monitor them on social media http://m.phys.org/news/2014-08-happy-employers-socialmedia.html

THE DAILY GALAXY: “Music of Black Holes” –Astronomers Observe a Rhythmic Pattern of Light Pulses http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2014/08/music-of-black-…ulses.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY: Could Africa be the Global Epicenter of Renewable Energy by 2030? http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/08…gy-by-2030

Do gut bacteria control your mind? http://www.kurzweilai.net/do-gut-bacteria-control-your-mind

‘Nanojuice’ could help diagnose gastrointestinal illnesses http://www.kurzweilai.net/nanojuice-could-help-diagnose-gast…-illnesses

‘Normal’ bacteria vital for keeping intestinal lining intact, preventing disorders http://www.kurzweilai.net/normal-bacteria-vital-for-keeping-…-disorders

REUTERS: Fed debates merits of earlier rate hike given U.S. jobs gains http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/20/us-usa-fed-idUSKBN0GK1ZJ20140820

REUTERS: Hewlett-Packard posts surprise revenue gain http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/20/us-hewlettpackard-…8220140820

REUTERS: Possible Ebola patient in isolation at California hospital www.reuters.com/video/2014/08/20/possible-ebola-patient-in-i…e=Top+News

REUTERS: Infineon agrees to buy Int’l Rectifier for $3 billion in cash http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/20/us-infineon-techno…IN20140820

REUTERS: Verizon denies it plans to open new app store http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/20/us-verizon-appstor…YK20140820

REUTERS: FBI warns healthcare firms they are targeted by hackers http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/20/us-cybersecurity-h…4U20140820

REUTERS: Online video stars mobilize for U.S. net neutrality http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/20/us-internet-neutra…U820140820

ENGINEERING: Lockheed Field Tests an Autonomous Helicopter http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles…opter.aspx

ENGINEERING: GE Electron Gun Builds Jet Engines http://www.engineering.com/3DPrinting/3DPrintingArticles/Art…gines.aspx

ENGINEERING: Autodesk brings NASTRAN to the Cloud and into CAD Applications http://www.engineering.com/DesignSoftware/DesignSoftwareArti…tions.aspx

ENGINEERING: NASA Reports First Discovery of Interstellar Stardust www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/Articl…rdust.aspx

ENGINEERING: Man-made Tidal Lagoons Could Transform UK Power & Economy www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/Articl…onomy.aspx

FOREIGN INVESTOR: Solar Energy Reaching State of Maturity: Challenge or Opportunity? http://foresightinvestor.com/articles/660104-solar-energy-re…pportunity

SCIENCE DAILY: Solar energy that doesn’t block the view http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140819200219.htm

SINGULARITY WEBLOG: Ray Kurzweil on Singularity 1 on 1: Be Who You Would Like To Be http://www.singularityweblog.com/ray-kurzweil-on-singularity-1-on-1/

NORWAY TODAY: Over 300 earthquakes on Iceland — fears of volcanic eruption http://www.norwaytoday.info/home_view.php?id=12407

NORWAY TODAY: Norwegian extremist shelves IS after their new murder video http://www.norwaytoday.info/home_view.php?id=12405

NORWAY TODAY: Honored the Coast Guard for their Syria efforts http://www.norwaytoday.info/home_view.php?id=12403

BBC: Iceland evacuates area near Bardarbunga volcano http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28870969?utm_source=dlv…icRSS20-sa

BBC: Up to 30,000 ‘eligible for Ebola drugs’ http://www.bbc.com/news/health-28865772

BBC: Unrest in Ferguson draws attention from the US’s critics http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-28845076

BBC: The Wizard of Oz: Five alternative readings http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20140819-the-wizard-of-oz-hidden-meanings

BBC: Macy’s settles racial profiling cases http://www.bbc.com/news/business/

BBC: Russia watchdog shuts four McDonald’s in Moscow http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28867784

BBC: US hospital hack ‘exploited Heartbleed flaw’ http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28867113

THE SCIENTIST: Methylation Tied to Alzheimer’s http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/40802/…zheimer-s/

THE SCIENTIST: RNA-based Sex Determination? http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/40801/…mination-/

THE SCIENTIST: Antibiotics, Immunity, and Obesity http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/40773/…d-Obesity/

THE SCIENTIST: Nanomedicine http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/40598/title/Nanomedicine/

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Neandertals Disappeared from Europe Earlier Than Thought http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/neandertals-disapp…n-thought/

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: What Came before the Big Bang? http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-came-before-the-big-bang/

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Suburbs and Farms Team with Global Warming to Threaten Wild Animals and Plants http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/suburbs-and-farms-…nd-plants/

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Tweets Identify Food Poisoning Outbreaks http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/tweets-ide…outbreaks/

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Bio-Battery Produces Power from Your Perspiration http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/bio-batter…spiration/

POPULAR SCIENCE: The Scientifically Best Way To Get Through A Day On No Sleep http://www.popsci.com/article/science/scientifically-best-wa…n-no-sleep

POPULAR SCIENCE: Google Protects Its Undersea Fiber Optic Cables… From Sharks http://www.popsci.com/article/science/google-protects-it-und…rom-sharks

POPULAR SCIENCE: Meet Harley Davidson’s First Electric Motorcycle http://www.popsci.com/article/cars/meet-harley-davidsons-fir…motorcycle

POPULAR SCIENCE: L.A.‘s Earthquake Hazard Zone Provides Parks for Rich People http://www.popsci.com/article/science/las-earthquake-hazard-…ich-people

POPULAR SCIENCE: To Clean Up Oil Spills, Magnetize The Oil First http://www.popsci.com/article/science/clean-oil-spills-magne…-oil-first

POPULAR SCIENCE: An Electronic Camouflage Cloak Inspired By Color-Changing Octopus Skin http://www.popsci.com/article/science/electronic-camouflage-…topus-skin

FORBES: Expectations Shift As Gen Y Moves Into The Workforce http://www.forbes.com/sites/ey/2014/08/19/expectations-shift…lift_polar

FORBES: The World’s Most Powerful Women 2014 http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinehoward/2014/05/28/the-wo…omen-2014/

FORBES: California’s Economic Collision Course: Immigration and Water http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasdelbeccaro/2014/08/19/calf…and-water/

BUSINESS INSIDER: The US Navy is working on an incredible new underwater drone — http://read.bi/1kVYHzK

FORTUNE: Barnes & Noble’s path to e-books renaissance goes through Samsung http://fortune.com/2014/08/20/barnes-noble-samsung/

FORTUNE: Bank of America reaches $17 billion settlement with U.S. http://fortune.com/2014/08/20/bank-of-america-reaches-17-bil…-with-u-s/

FORTUNE: Auto loan delinquencies rise as subprime lending gains steam http://fortune.com/2014/08/20/auto-loan-delinquencies-rise-a…ins-steam/

FORTUNE: Hewlett-Packard posts surprise revenue gain on strong PC sales http://fortune.com/2014/08/20/hewlett-packard-posts-surprise…-pc-sales/

FORTUNE: Wearable Intelligence raises $8 million to bring Google Glass into the workplace http://fortune.com/2014/08/20/wearable-intelligence-raises-8…workplace/

FORTUNE: A crash course in high tech for non-tech managers http://fortune.com/2014/08/20/decoded-tech-for-non-managers/

FORTUNE: Want more women in the C-suite? Start with the supply chain http://fortune.com/2014/08/20/want-more-women-in-the-c-suite…ply-chain/

ROYAL SOCIETY: Summer Science Exhibition proposals https://royalsociety.org/summer-science/proposals/

ROYAL SOCIETY: Facial symmetry does not mean better childhood health https://royalsociety.org/news/2014/symmetrical-faces-dont-mean-better-health/

ROYAL SOCIETY: Hang a piece of science history on your living room wall https://royalsociety.org/news/2014/print-on-demand-service/

ROYAL SOCIETY: British astronaut Tim Peake’s next mission to International Space Station named Principia https://royalsociety.org/news/2014/astronaut-tim-peake-principia/

MAX PLANCK INSTITUTES: More female scientists in leading positions http://www.mpg.de/7999136/women-science

MAX PLANCK INSTITUTES: Searching for Earth’s twin http://www.mpg.de/7957207/PLATO

MAX PLANCK INSTITUTES: “In some respects, the Wikipedia of science” http://www.mpg.de/7617181/living-reviews-Schutz-interview

MAX PLANCK INSTITUTES: Ageing research cluster in Cologne moves closer together http://www.mpg.de/7575444/MPI-Biology-Ageing-research_building

MAX PLANCK INSTITUTES: Studying wild chimpanzees in Taï National Park http://www.mpg.de/7226027/chimpanzees-jungle

MAX PLANCK INSTITUTES: Grand opening of Max Planck Florida Institute in the USA http://www.mpg.de/6660149/Grand_opening_Max_Planck_Florida_Institute

DER SPIEGEL: ‘I Could Have Stopped Them’: Ex-CIA Lawyer Defends Waterboarding Decision http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/former-cia-lawyer-…86087.html

POPULAR MECHANICS: How Iron Dome is Changing Warfare—Whether it Works or Not http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military/missile-…ck=pm_news

POPULAR MECHANICS: The Science of Disarming Syria’s Chemical Weapons http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military/news/the…ck=pm_news

POPULAR MECHANICS: The Best Way to Help Detroit is by Tearing it Apart http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/rebui…ck=pm_news

THE ATLANTIC: So What Exactly Is a ‘Killer Robot’? http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/callin…us/378799/

THE ATLANTIC: Blend Up the Internet and Everything Turns Orange http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/the-co…ge/378614/

THE ATLANTIC: Listening In: The Navy Is Tracking Ocean Sounds Collected by Scientists http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/listen…ts/378630/

THE ATLANTIC: A Secret Code in Google Translate? http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/a-secr…te/378864/

THE ATLANTIC: How Much Should You Know About How Facebook Works? http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/how-mu…ks/378812/

THE ATLANTIC: Google Knows You Better Than You Know Yourself http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/google…lf/378608/

GIZMODO: The first “Automata” trailer is finally out and it looks spectacular: http://gizmo.do/51DkfFE

HOW STUFF WORKS: 10 Bizarre Treatments Doctors Used to Think Were Legit http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/biology-fields/10-bizarre-treatments.htm

HOW STUFF WORKS: What if you fell into a black hole? http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/what-if/wha…k-hole.htm

HOW STUFF WORKS: Top 10 Germs on Your Smartphone http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/cellular-microscopic/t…tphone.htm

HOW STUFF WORKS: What if everyone on Earth spoke the same language? http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/what-if/wha…nguage.htm

HOW STUFF WORKS: 10 Failed Google Projects http://computer.howstuffworks.com/10-failed-google-projects.htm

DNA impedance biosensor for the early detection of cancer http://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news/newsid=36981.php

THE MOSCOW TIMES: Branson Marshals International Business to Ask Putin for Peace in Ukraine http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/branson-marsh…05534.html

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: German chip maker Infineon to buy U.S. firm for $3-billion http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/internatio…e20135744/

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Private equity stalks Shutterfly in latest billion-dollar tech buyout http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/business-technolog…e20132958/

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Parents keeping kids’ identities off social media amid privacy concerns http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/tech-news/no-photo…e20113266/

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Canada is good at inventing, not so good at selling http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-busi…e20082176/

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Sticky data: Why even ‘anonymized’ information can still identify you http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/digital-culture/st…e19918717/

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Google’s secretive Camp conference draws global elites http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/business-technolog…e19911828/

COMPUTERWORLD: IT puts millennials to work - as mentors http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9250398/IT_puts_mille…geNumber=2

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Dictators Upbraid U.S. for Racial Unrest in Ferguson http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2014/08/19/dictators-upbraid-u…-ferguson/

FAST COMPANY: 6 Tech Leaders On What It Takes To Get Hired At Their Companies www.fastcompany.com/3034552/hit-the-ground-running/5-tech-le…-companies

FAST COMPANY: Uber’s Plans For Global Domination, Revealed Through Job Listings http://www.fastcompany.com/3034632/most-creative-people/uber…b-listings

FAST COMPANY: 6 Tech Leaders On What It Takes To Get Hired At Their Companies http://www.fastcompany.com/3034552/hit-the-ground-running/5-…-companies

COMPUTERWORLD: How Tesla will help bring renewable energy to your business or home http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9250536/How_Tesla_wil…ss_or_home

BLOOMBERG: HP Third-Quarter Sales Top Estimates as PC Revenue Jumps http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-20/hp-third-qu…jumps.html

BLOOMBERG: U.S. Stocks Advance While Bonds Fall on Meeting Minutes http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-19/most-asian-…ounds.html

BLOOMBERG: Argentine Bond Swap More Dream Than Real for KBC to JPMorgan http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-20/argentine-b…organ.html

BLOOMBERG: Russia Forces Its Popular Bloggers to Register — Or Else http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-19/russia-forc…-else.html

BLOOMBERG: The Chart That Helps Explain Cisco’s 6,000 Job Cuts http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-14/the-chart-t…-cuts.html

CIO: Smart Armband Maker Sets Sights on the Enterprise http://www.cio.com/article/2466225/wearable-technology/smart…ships.html

CIO: 3 Mistaken Assumptions About What Big Data Can Do For You http://www.cio.com/article/2466321/big-data/3-mistaken-assum…r-you.html

CIO: New Hospital CEOs Tend to Be Outsiders, Were Rarely CIOs http://www.cio.com/article/2466491/healthcare/new-hospital-c…-cios.html

BBC: US secret military mission tried to free James Foley and other hostages in Syria this summer, but failed — Pentagon http://bbc.in/1q1eRaf

SCIENCE ALERT: A simple laser blast could help grow your teeth back http://sciencealert.com.au/news/20143005-25584.html

SCIENCE ALERT: Sperm and eggs carry genetic memories of parents’ health well before conception http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20141808-26038.html

SCIENCE ALERT: Student develops solar-powered lens that purifies polluted water http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20141808-26036.html

SCIENCE ALERT: Lifting the toxic curse http://www.sciencealert.com.au/opinions/20140306-25606-2.html

SCIENCE ALERT: Google has to reinforce its internet cables because sharks keep biting them http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20141808-26032.html

SCIENCE ALERT: Australian researchers make microscopes 20 times more sensitive http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20141708-26030.html

SCIENCE ALERT: For the first time a woman has won mathematics’ top prize http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20141308-26014.html
FINANCIAL TIMES: Fast Asia Open — Weak yen to lift Tokyo stocks http://on.ft.com/1tn2Pcw

MIT TECH REVIEW: View from the Marketplace: What Every Company Should Know About Agile Software Development… provided by Atlassian http://techre.vu/1snUfsZ

DEFENSE SYSTEMS: New hacking scenario emerges: Wi-Fi signal-sniffing drones http://defensesystems.com/Articles/2014/08/15/Drones-can-hack-WiFi-networks.aspx

NEUROSCIENTIST: Taking the Pulse of the Aging Brain: Researchers Map the Pulse Pressure and Elasticity of Arteries in the Brain http://www.neuroscientistnews.com/research-news/taking-pulse…7EWhB.dpuf

The IDF may expand its sniper capability http://i-hls.com/2014/08/idf-may-expand-sniper-capability/

ISRAELI HOMELAND SECURITY: A ‘Ghost’ in operational status soon http://i-hls.com/2014/08/ghost-operational-status-soon/

THINK PROGRESS: Renewables Projected To Add Triple The Capacity Of New Fossil Fuel Plants By 2030 http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/07/01/3449868/renewables-soar/

IO9: Automata Trailer Shows Off A Robot Action Movie That Gets Robots Right http://io9.com/automata-trailer-shows-off-a-robot-action-mov…socialflow

THE GERMAN ARE COMING AFTER TESLA. WIRED: BMW Launches Its Answer to Tesla’s Supercharger Network http://www.wired.com/2014/08/bmw-i3-charger-network/

ASTRO WATCH: Russia’s New Space Program: Killing Asteroids and Lunar Exploration http://www.astrowatch.net/2014/08/russias-new-space-program-killing.html

IMAGE USA: Israeli Company May Have Found Cure for ALS http://www.imageusa.com/archives/20874

ISRAEL HOMELAND SECURITY: Fast Draw – UK may ban arms trade with Israel http://i-hls.com/2014/08/fast-draw-uk-may-ban-arms-trade-israel/

THE JAPANESE TIME: U.S. Navy kicks out 34 for cheating at nuclear power training www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/21/world/u-s-navy-kicks-34…GMb8mwsite

THE JAPAN TIMES: Citibank Japan to withdraw from retail banking business www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/20/business/corporate-busi…_VpFGMb8mw

THE JAPAN TIMES: McDonald’s admits to sale item overcharge, will offer refunds www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/21/national/mcdonalds-admi…_VpUmMb8mw

THE JAPAN TIMES: Northern California patient tested for possible Ebola exposure http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/21/world/science-he…_VphWMb8mw

THE JAPAN TIMES: Liberian police seal off 50,000 in Monrovia slum as Ebola death toll hits new high http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/21/world/liberian-p…_VpxGMb8mw

THE JAPAN TIMES: Northern California patient tested for possible Ebola exposure http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/21/world/science-he…_VqEmMb8mw

THE JAPAN TIMES: Brain-scan tests show how children learn mathematical skills http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/19/world/science-he…_VqSGMb8mw

THE JAPAN TIMES: Man-made earthquakes weaker than natural earthquakes of same magnitude: U.S. study http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/19/world/science-he…_VqeGMb8mw

THE CHINA TIMES: China to contribute to new global trade system http://thechinatimes.com/online/2014/07/7097.html

THE CHINA TIMES: BMW, China’s Brilliance extend contract term http://thechinatimes.com/online/2014/07/6997.html

THE CHINA TIMES: China contributes $41 bln to contingent reserve to the BRICS http://thechinatimes.com/online/2014/07/6962.html

THE CHINA TIMES: BRICS voices disappointment with non-implementation of IMF reforms http://thechinatimes.com/online/2014/07/6945.html

THE KOREA TIMES: US official discusses sanctions on NK, Russia http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/08/120_163323.html

THE KOREA TIMES: Petrochemical firms vow to boost investment, create jobs http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2014/08/123_163317.html

THE KOREA TIMES: SK Telecom tackles digital divide http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2014/08/133_163258.html

THE KOREA TIMES: SK C&C partners Hortonworks for big data http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2014/08/133_163313.html

THE KOREA TIMES: LS Cable wins $100 million contract in Norway http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2014/08/133_163200.html

APPLE, GET BEYOND READY. THE KOREA TIMES: Samsung to tackle Apple head-on in mobile market http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2014/08/133_163198.html

PAY ATTENTION. THE INDIA TIMES: Apple Stores Users’ Data on Chinese Servers? http://www.indiatimes.com/technology/enterprise/apple-stores…68844.html

THE INDIA TIMES: 50 Things Science Can’t Explain http://www.indiatimes.com/technology/science/50-things-scien…67166.html

THE INDIA TIMES: Wow! Robots Can See Through Solid Walls! http://www.indiatimes.com/technology/gadgets/wow-robots-can-…67451.html

TAIPEI TIMES: China fines 12 Japanese parts suppliers http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2014/08/21/2003597882

TAIWAN NEWS: U.S. dollar down in early Taipei trading http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=2554297

TAIWAN NEWS: Warren Buffett’s firm to pay $896,000 penalty http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=2554178

TAIWAN NEWS: Why Bank of America deal might not cost it $17B http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=2554164

Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador White Swan Update and Published Amazon Author by Andres Agostini at href=“www.linkedin.com/in/andresagostini” target=“_blank”>www.linkedin.com/in/andresagostini

Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2014 http://fs-unep-centre.org/publications/gtr-2014

MEDICAL EXPRESS: Scientists discover link between skin diseases and Sudden Cardiac Death Syndrome http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-08-scientists-link-sk…udden.html

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Scientists Discover Children’s Cells Living in Mothers’ Brains http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-discove…ers-brain/

Neuromorphic ‘atomic-switch’ networks function like synapses in the brain http://www.kurzweilai.net/neuromorphic-atomic-switch-network…-the-brain

Targeted brain stimulation aids stroke recovery in mice http://www.kurzweilai.net/targeted-brain-stimulation-aids-st…ry-in-mice

Artificial cells mimic natural protein synthesis http://www.kurzweilai.net/artificial-cells-mimic-natural-protein-synthesis

IEET: Achieving Personal Immortality Roadmap http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/konovalenko20140819

IEET: End of Eating Food http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/pelletier20130525

REUTERS: Islamic State says beheads U.S. journalist, holds another http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/19/us-syria-crisis-be…6S20140819

REUTERS: Advancing Ukraine troops take fight to heart of pro-Moscow rebellion http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/19/us-ukraine-crisis-…YK20140819

SCIENCE DAILY: Pigs’ hearts transplanted into baboon hosts remain viable more than a year http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140818113430.htm

REUTERS: Exclusive: Hamas fighters show defiance in Gaza tunnel tour http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/19/us-mideast-gaza-tu…HS20140819

SCIENCE DAILY: Children’s drawings indicate later intelligence, study shows http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140818204114.htm

WASHINGTON POST: Genetically engineered pig hearts survived more than a year in baboon hosts http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/20…oon-hosts/

THE GUARDIAN: Second fatal St Louis area shooting stokes tensions in Ferguson http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/19/police-officer-…dead-knife

THE GUARDIAN: World leaders ‘failing to help’ over Ebola outbreak in Africa http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/19/western-leade…frontieres

THE GUARDIAN: The costly trail of British government IT and ‘big bang’ project disasters www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/19/costly-trail-brit…sal-credit

THE GUARDIAN: Google working on child-friendly sites – report http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/19/google-chi…tube-gmail

THE GUARDIAN: Julian Gough launches ‘Litcoin’ Kickstarter to ‘remodel the economics of reading’ www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/19/julian-gough-litcoin-k…-postcards

BBC: Standard Chartered to pay $300m penalty to NY regulator http://www.bbc.com/news/business-28860566

BBC: Google removes 12 BBC News links in ‘right to be forgotten’ http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28851366

RENEWABLES: Aldesa targets new projects abroad following recent order in Poland http://renewables.seenews.com/news/aldesa-targets-new-projec…and-290881

The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds: 2014 http://thomsonreuters.com/articles/2014/worlds-most-influent…minds-2014

BBC: Google’s driverless cars designed to exceed speed limit http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28851996

POWER GENERATION WIND: Vestas to deliver 40MW wind turbines to Polish wind farm http://wind.energy-business-review.com/news/vestas-to-delive…arm-021012

BUSINESS INSIDER: Nest Is Partnering With A Smart Fan Company To Take The Internet Of Things To The Next Level http://www.businessinsider.com/nest-partners-with-bigg-ass-f…z3AszGDXza

SPACE: Wanted: Unmanned Space Plane to Fly On the Cheap http://www.space.com/26855-xs1-darpa-space-plane-program.html?cmpid=558128

BUSINESS INSIDER: Authorities Seize Two Acres Of Marijuana In South Texas http://www.businessinsider.com/texas-marijuana-bust-2014-8

BUSINESS INSIDER: Flash Floods In Phoenix Force Dramatic Rescue Operations http://www.businessinsider.com/phoenix-flash-flood-2014-8#ixzz3At0mjfIH

BUSINESS INSIDER: SAP Wants A Bigger Bite Out Of African Enterprise Market And Commits $500 Million By 2020 http://www.businessinsider.com/sap-wants-bigger-bite-out-of-…z3At114OVX

BUSINESS INSIDER: US Nuclear Watchdog Group Was Hacked Three Times In The Last Few Years www.businessinsider.com/r-us-governments-nuclear-watchdog-vi…z3At1HwJl2

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Two startup accelerators merge to grow Canada’s entrepreneur ecosystem http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-busi…e20110441/

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Google’s next big market: Accounts for kids under 13 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/tech-news/googles-…e20107216/

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Privacy not a priority for most tech startups http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/digital-culture/pr…e20093259/

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Scientist J. Woodland Hastings was a leader in bacterial research http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/science/scientist-…e20103413/

VICTORY IS CONQUERED THROUGH LESS E.Q.-FOCUSED MAGNUM AND MUCH MORE I.Q.-CENTRIC HIGGINS.

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Cyber attacks have hit 36 per cent of Canadian businesses, study says http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/cyber-atta…e20096066/

WALL STREET JOURNAL: A Giant Tablet Gives Kids More Screen Time Together http://online.wsj.com/articles/fuhus-bigtab-worth-kids-time-1408469170?mod=LS1

WALL STREET JOURNAL: 4 Industries Most in Need of Data Scientists http://online.wsj.com/ad/article/narratives_sas_65124.html?prx_t=HYwBAfZUBApeEEA

WALL STREET JOURNAL: Health Care CIOs Boosting Security in the Wake of Breaches http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2014/08/19/health-care-cios-boostin…cioJournal

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: IT and Product Development Will Merge in the Digital Business http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2014/08/19/it-and-product-developme…cioJournal

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: For Billion-Dollar Companies, Venture Deals Outstrip Going Public http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2014/08/19/for-billion-d…JD_venture

NEW YORK TIMES: Overstock to Allow International Customers to Pay in Bitcoin http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/08/19/overstock-to-allow-in…y&_r=0

NEW YORK TIMES: Computer Eyesight Gets a Lot More Accurate http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/18/computer-eyesight-g…technology

DER SPIEGEL: Caliphate of Fear: The Curse of the Islamic State http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/how-islamic-state-…86632.html

DER SPIEGEL: Targeting Turkey: How Germany Spies on Its Friends http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/german-considers…86656.html

DER SPIEGEL: Brave New Recycling Economy: Movement Turns Trash to Treasure http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/german-chemist-p…85934.html

Chinese hackers accessed 4.5 million hospital patients records http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/chinese-hackers-acc…7029145556

World-first Bluetooth device to track traffic congestion on SA roads www.news.com.au/technology/worldfirst-bluetooth-device-to-tr…7023501334

YAHOO NEWS: Harvard Researcher on Aging: There’s no ‘limit on the human lifespan’ http://news.yahoo.com/katie-couric-aging-mice-harvard-resear…36385.html

CNN MONEY: Women thrive in China’s booming tech scene http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/18/technology/china-women-tech/index.html

CNN MONEY: New record for Apple stock http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/19/investing/apple-stock-record-high/index.html

CNN MONEY: China targets executive pay at state-owned firms http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/19/news/china-executive-pay/index.html?iid=HP_River

6 Chinese Tech Companies You Need to Know http://www.ozy.com/acumen/6-chinese-tech-companies-you-need-…ampaign=pp

MIT NEWS: Engineering new bone growth https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/bone-repair-treat-injuries-0818

MIT NEWS: Broadening the ‘SCOPE’ of microbial oceanography https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/scope-40-million-dollar-award-0818

MIT NEWS: Recycling old batteries into solar cells https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/recycling-batteries-into-solar-cells-0818

MIT NEWS: RNA combination therapy for lung cancer offers promise for personalized medicine https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/rna-therapy-lung-cancer-pers…icine-0814

MIT NEWS: Visual control of big data https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/visual-control-big-data-0815

MIT NEWS: Finding a piece of the proton-spin puzzle https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/new-piece-proton-spin-crisis-0813

MIT NEWS: New analysis reveals tumor weaknesses https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/id-cell-markers-for-better-cancer-treatment-0813

MIT NEWS: Rise of the dinosaurs https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/early-dinosaur-evolution-0812

MIT NEWS: An easier way to manipulate malaria genes https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/better-malaria-drug-targets-0810

MIT NEWS: Origami robot folds itself up, crawls away https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/mobile-folding-robots-0807

MIT NEWS: Undersea living: Alumna joins Cousteau mission https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/grace-young-undersea-cousteau-mission-0806

MIT NEWS: A new way to model cancer https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/new-technique-to-model-cancer-0806

MIT NEWS: New material structures bend like microscopic hair https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/magnetic-hair-directs-water-flow-0806

Fastest Camera In The World Takes 4.4 Trillion Frames Per Second http://myscienceacademy.org/2014/08/19/fastest-camera-in-the…er-second/

Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador White Swan Update and Published Amazon Author by Andres Agostini at href=“www.linkedin.com/in/andresagostini” target=“_blank”>www.linkedin.com/in/andresagostini

As Data Overflows Online, Researchers Grapple With Ethics http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/13/technology/the-boon-of-onl…e&_r=0

Can Tech Innovation Help End Cancer? http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2014/07/can-tech-innovation-help-end-cancer.html

This Doctor Thinks We May Achieve Immortality, But Isn’t Sure We’d Want To www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/12/david-casarett-shocked-imm…mg00000046

Brain regeneration: Crayfish turn blood into neurons http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26042-brain-regenerati…-u2nGMb8my

Talking ’bout regeneration: How do some animals regrow missing parts? http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140806124854.htm

LEAKED: Google’s Next Major Smartphone May Come With A Screen That’s Bigger And Sharper Than The iPhone http://www.businessinsider.com/nexus-6-specs-rumors-2014&#45…m=referral

NATURE: Iranian is first woman to nab highest prize in maths http://www.nature.com/news/iranian-is-first-woman-to-nab-hig…hs-1.15686

NATURE: Quantum dots with single-atom precision http://www.nature.com/nnano/journal/v9/n7/full/nnano.2014.129.html

TIME: Treating Cancer With Bacteria Shows Real Promise http://time.com/3107896/bacteria-cancer-tumor/

“Real Gasoline Without Oil” for 90% Returns? http://www.stockgumshoe.com/reviews/oxford-resource-explorer…0-returns/

Ending tariffs on green goods will show free trade can fight climate change http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/eliminate-ta…ate-change

CMOs and CIOs Increasingly See Eye to Eye http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/08/cmos-and-cios-increasingly-see-eye-to-eye/

New Horizons Spacecraft Captures Images of Charon in Orbit Around Pluto http://www.21stcentech.com/horizons-spacecraft-captures-imag…bit-pluto/

Exclusive: Italy’s grid company to get 1.5 billion euro loan ahead of China Grid deal — sources http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/23/us-cdpreti-state-g…YG20140723

REUTERS: Cisco to cut another 6,000 jobs as forecast falls flat http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/13/us-cisco-systems-r…YH20140813

REUTERS: Planned U.S. cyber warfare program could hurt innocent countries: Snowden http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/13/us-cybersecurity-s…BS20140813

FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Why Indian Agricultural Policy Might Unravel the WTO http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/141872/surupa-gupta-a…s-the-farm

FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Iraq Needs U.S. Ground Troops More Than Ever http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/141873/robin-simcox/go-big-or-go-home

There Are A Lot More Adults Working In Schools Lately, And Most Of Them Are Not Teachers www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/13/fordham-institute-hidden-h…mg00000067

Implanted neuronal stem cells generate neurons and synapses, becoming a functioning part of mouse brain http://www.kurzweilai.net/implanted-neuronal-stem-cells-gene…ouse-brain

3D sketching system ‘revolutionizes’ design interaction and collaboration http://www.kurzweilai.net/3d-sketching-system-revolutionizes…laboration

FORBES: Now In Orbit: A Satellite That Can See Through Smoke http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2014/08/13/now-in-orbi…ium=social

Do-It-Yourself Biology? Messing Around with DNA Increasingly a Garage-Band Venture http://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/just-in/2014&…gly-garage

Computer scientist reviews frontier technologies to determine fundamental limits of computer scaling
http://phys.org/news/2014-08-scientist-frontier-technolo…s.html#jCp

One Engineer’s Perspective on Global Warming http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles…rming.aspx

‘4D Printing’: Programming Material to Transform Itself http://www.atelier.net/en/trends/articles/4d-printing-progra…elf_430797

Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador White Swan Update and Published Amazon Author by Andres Agostini at www.amazon.com/author/agostini AND href=“www.linkedin.com/in/andresagostini” target=“_blank”>www.linkedin.com/in/andresagostini