The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Researcher Berto Jongman recommends 6 monographs, 5 articles, 3 books. EDIT of 24 Nov 09: 6 monograph recommendations added. Russia: A Promising Market for Islamic Finance 21/11/2009By Lahem al Nasser Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat- There are around 47 million Muslims in Russia, which means that Muslims make up around one third of Russia’s overall population. This …
Climate Emails Stoke Debate Scientists’ Leaked Correspondence Illustrates Bitter Feud over Global Warming KEITH JOHNSON, 23 November 2009 In the emails, which date to 1996, researchers in the U.S. and the U.K. repeatedly take issue with climate research at odds with their own findings. In some cases, they discuss ways to rebut what they call …
EDITORIAL: Hiding evidence of global cooling Junk science exposed among climate-change believers Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Scientific progress depends on accurate and complete data. It also relies on replication. The past couple of days have uncovered some shocking revelations about the baloney practices that pass as sound science about climate change. It was announced Thursday …
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The “1000 ship Navy” is a delusional concept that assumes we can count on other navies–the same delusion that led to the Navy being heavy in the 1980’s and 1990’s while completely lacking in “small craft” such as mine-sweepers. We wrote the original J-2 Plans piece on Somali pirates in 2005 and nothing was done–years …
Fortunately, most librarians have gotten used to the fact that the Internet is a tremendous boon to researchers and that free information is a fantastic idea. Sure, we haven’t yet reallocated our organizational resources to recognize this fact—our staff time is much more likely to be devoted to acquiring and messing about with purchased information …
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Video Teleconferencing Made Easy There are many expensive programs for video teleconferencing. Some even require a monthly fee. Luckily, we have found Skype and VSee. These two programs are full of useful features, easy to install, user-friendly and, best of all, cost you nothing to use. Skype, available at www.skype.com, is a free program that …
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U.S. Struggles with ‘Electronic Fratricide’ in Afghanistan November 17, 2009, Nathan Hodge In Afghanistan, western militaries use radio frequency jammers to keep troops safe from remotely-detonated bombs. But those jammers and other gadgets have contributed to a “pollution” of the airwaves so severe that over 200 systems at Afghanistan’s main air base can’t talk to …
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