Public Intelligence Blog – Page 2046 – The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.

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Gordon Duff

Over the past few years, there has been a general breakdown in how reality is perceived.

In fact, the term “reality” itself is under assault, everything from issues of controlled news, false flag terrorism, challenges to basic physical laws and even issues of “disclosure,” the tantalizing idea that a complex interstellar world exists.

A very real part of what has happened is a calculated attack on traditions and institutions through psychological warfare, a subset of “game theory warfare,” itself a subset of “chaos theory.”

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2014/01/032014/01/09

Event: 1/31 Stimson Center Washington DC The Ivory Tower, the Beltway, and the Fourth Estate

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1/31, Washington, DC: “The Ivory Tower, the Beltway, and the Fourth Estate.” Organized by the Carnegie Corporation and the Stimson Center, the workshop's objective is to highlight the promise and challenges of bringing together academic social scientists in the area of national security affairs and strategize about how to strengthen the bridge between the Ivory Tower and the Beltway in a sustainable way in this area (including one panel focused on the Minerva program). Invitations are limited and targeted toward government and academic leadership; contact Michael Desch at Michael.Desch.4@nd.edu for more information.

Robert Steele will be attending the full program.

Below is a draft of the program:

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2014/01/032014/01/03

Berto Jongman: Bits, Bytes, & Stuff 1.3

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Africa: US Ramps Up Troops

Book of Experimental Maps

Climate Change 2013/2014 Working Group I: The Physical Science Basis

Computer Detection and Emergency Response Firms Merge

Conflict Prevention Priorities for 2014

Cyber Threats 2014: Darknets, Windows XP, Adobe Passwords, Bitcoin and More

Deception Detection for Interviewers

E-Harmony for Global Peace

Fukushima: Dead sea creatures cover 98% of ocean floor off California up from 1% prior to Fukushima

Fukushima: TEPCO Quietly Admits Reactor 3 Could Be Melting Down NOW

Hezbollah Moving Long-Range Missiles to Lebanon

Men Are Obsolete

Water Risk Comprehensive Study

2014/01/032014/01/03

Reference: Cities in 2025 – Competitive Advantages – Free Report from Citi

Commercial Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence

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Kudos to Citi and The Economist for this free downloadable white paper, 33 pages in length:

Cities – Hot Spots 2025

Competitiveness is a holistic concept. While economic size and growth matter, several other
factors determine a city’s competitiveness, including its business and regulatory environment, its institutions, the quality of human capital, cultural aspects and the quality of environmental governance. These factors not only help a city to
sustain high economic growth, but also secure its future competitiveness.

Phi Beta Iota: While the report includes clear-cut attention to Human Capital as well as Social and Cultural Capital, and it pays attention to education and telecommunications, “Digital Capital” is a category that is overdue for inclusion and not to be found in this report. A city's commitment to free Wi-Fi, for example, one of Montreal's strong points, is not covered by this report. On balance, this is still an economy of things report rather than an economy of ideas report.

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Worth a Look: Books on Cities

2014/01/032014/01/04

Mini-Me: US Biggest Threat to World Peace AND Most Popular Destination for Migrants

Cultural Intelligence, Peace Intelligence

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US the biggest threat to world peace in 2013 – poll

Russia Today, 2 January 2014

The US has been voted as the most significant threat to world peace in a survey across 68 different countries. Anti-American sentiment was not only recorded in antagonistic countries, but also in many allied NATO partners like Turkey and Greece.

A global survey conducted by the Worldwide Independent Network and Gallup at the end of 2013 revealed strong animosity towards the US’s role as the world’s policeman. Citizens across over 60 nations were asked: “Which country do you think is the greatest threat to peace in the world today?”

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2014/01/03

Jean Lievens: FHT de Langen on Strategies for Sustainable Business Models for Open Educational Resources

03 Economy, 04 Education

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Strategies for Sustainable Business Models for Open Educational Resources

Abstract

For several years, the importance of continuous education has been stressed by several governmental and non-governmental institutions (Janssen & Schuwer, 2012; Marshall & Casserly, 2006). Education is seen as important both for personal growth and empowerment for one’s personal wellbeing and for developing the professional capabilities needed in today’s society. In his 2011 State of the Union address President Obama put emphasis on the government’s ambitions to “out-innovate and out-educate” the rest of the world. Almost at the same time, at the Davos World Economic Forum (2011), the urgency of appropriate education was stressed, observing that the current lack of adequately educated people hinders prosperity and economic growth in the near future. The OECD is preparing a proposal to translate these intentions into a concrete policy.

Keywords: Open education resources; business model

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2014/01/032014/01/03

Stephen E. Arnold: Free White Paper on Free Visual Tools

IO Tools

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Free White Paper on Free Visual Tools

We recently found a free white paper on free visual tools that can present your information in a free-flowing form. These visual tools offer a way to spice up information presentation. The article, “Guide comparatif des outils gratuits de cartographie de l’information” located at Les Infostrateges summarizes a white paper about five inventive ways to display information.

For our non-French speaking readers, the title roughly translates to “Comparative Guide On Free Mapping Information Tools.” The white paper is located here and like the press release it is in French, but thanks to Google translate (forgive the awkward wording) we can tell you it provides insights into mapping information:

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