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Anthony Judge: Beware of Legality, Accountability, Marketability, Security! Be where the Four Hoarsemen of the Apocalypse are not?

Beware of Legality, Accountability, Marketability, Security! Be where the Four Hoarsemen of the Apocalypse are not? Introduction Being wary of “legality” Being wary of “accountability” Being wary of “marketability” Being wary of “security” Systemic implications of “horsemen” and “hoarsemen” and correspondences between them Being wary of the Four Hoarsemen acting together Being where and how …

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Review: Poor Economics – A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty

Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo 4.0 out of 5 stars Serious Economics Poorly Presented, December 14, 2012 I have no doubt that among economists this book merits all the praise it has received; I do NOT recommend it for the general reader, indeed, I do not recommend it at all unless it is assigned reading, …

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SmartPlanet: An app to model big decisions

An app to model life’s big decisions By David Worthington SmartPlanet | December 5, 2012, If you’re faced with a big decision, you no longer need to go with your intuition – there’s an app for that. The app, called iMODELER, is an offshoot of a European Union research project into decision support systems. It visualizes personal decisions or …

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Winslow Wheeler: The U.S. Navy – Troubled Waters

THE U.S. NAVY: TROUBLED WATERS By Winslow Wheeler Time, Dec. 3-5, 2012 Part 1: If more money buys a smaller fleet, what does less money buy? Part 2: More than the Navy’s numbers could be shrinking Part 3: Is the fleet steaming forward or backward? All three articles below the line.

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Josh Kilbourn: 80% of Retired Admirals & Generals Roll Into Defense Contracting Positions — the Conflicts of Interest are Legendary — and Allowed

The Shocking Statistics Behind The Pentagon’s Revolving Door ‘Policy’ Tyler Durden ZeroHedge, 12/03/2012 High ranking generals and admirals earn their stars.  They earn their stripes.  Then, they earn their cash.  New research by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) found 70% of the 108 three-and-four star generals and admirals who retired between 2009 …

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Marcus Aurelius: New America Foundation Sucks Up – 10 [Paid For] Reasons a Woman Should Head CIA

Gag. 10 Reasons a Woman Should Head the CIA By Tara Maller, New America Foundation blogged to CNN, November 21, 2012 | A woman at the helm of the CIA wouldn’t simply make another crack in the intelligence glass ceiling, it could effectively shatter it. One of the most high-profile appointments President Obama will make …

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