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Stratfor By George Friedman Louis M. Bacon is the head of Moore Capital Management, one of the largest and most influential hedge funds in the world. Last week, he announced that he was returning one quarter of his largest fund, about $2 billion, to his investors. The reason he gave to The New York Times was that he had found it difficult to invest given the impossibility of predicting the European situation. Read more: Financial Markets, Politics and the New Reality | Stratfor No comment yet.
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For years, economists have posited that prosperity requires growth, with environmental damage as the regrettable but unavoidable consequence. Delete the scoop?
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Scientists design a flying robot the size of a fly that is able to perform the agile manoeuvres of the insect that inspired its design. Via David Hulme Delete the scoop?
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If your idea of a smart password is your first car followed by your mother's name, get with the program. Hackers have recently stung Fox News, Apple, the IMF, Lockheed Martin and Gmail: How can you expect to protect yourself with lazy wordplay? Delete the scoop?
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During the month of June 2007, a nationwide telephone poll of Americans between the ages of 17 and 29 concluded that young Americans are leaning left. Delete the scoop?
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War and the weapons of war is just one of our global problems. But are there any solutions? Delete the scoop?
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In a meeting with a group of Arab Americans this week, U.S. President Barack Obama revealed that he ... Delete the scoop?
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April 26 marks the 25th anniversary of the worst nuclear disaster in history--a good time to reevaluate our responsibility regarding energy sources. Delete the scoop?
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By Gwynne Dyer - Chinese survey vessels go into the waters around the disputed islands and Japanese patrol ships tail them much too closely. Delete the scoop?
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Ignoring economic icebergs in pursuit of limitless growth is foolish. Like the Titanic, this ship is not unsinkable. Delete the scoop?
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As we begin a new year, BBC Future has compiled 40 intriguing predictions made by scientists, politicians, journalists, bloggers and other assorted pundits in recent years about the shape of the world from 2013 to 2150.
They range from the serious to the fanciful, from the exciting to the petrifying. And to get a gauge on how likely they are to happen, we asked the special bets department at British betting firm Ladbrokes to give us their odds on each prediction coming true.
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Via Lauren Moss, Jim Lerman, David Hulme 
Anthony Burke's curator insight,
January 29, 3:12 AM
How many of these will come true,,,ha...ha I remember some of the great predictions in the past that never made it, whilst the unpredicted did. Anyone remember the "atomic" egg that would fit in a box to power all your household power needs? Anyone remember all the free time we were going to have to manage because robots and AI would be doing all the work? 
gdecugis's comment,
January 30, 12:33 AM
And flying cars for the year 2,000? ;-) Great infographic nevertheless. Thanks for sharing!
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This branch of the British armed services consciously fosters cheerfulness and nourishes its collective memory. Business executives should take note. A McKinsey Quarterly Organization article. Via Gary Morrison Delete the scoop?
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Advocates of school reform often lose sight of the most important need of modern society: balanced individuals. Delete the scoop?
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Sociologist and former politician Jean Ziegler has few nice things to say about the banking sector in his native Switzerland. Delete the scoop?
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What happens when you point the Hubble Space Telescope to a seemingly blank patch of sky? A view that takes you to the edge of the universe! Delete the scoop?
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Last week, we discovered our Chase Bank account had been raided. Soon, it became clear we were probably victims of a data breach that affected up to 1.5 million accounts. But that's only the tip of the fraud iceberg. Delete the scoop?
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Cyprus on Tuesday rejected the terms of a bailout package offered by Brussels and is now turning to Moscow for help. Russian President Vladimir Putin may charge a very high price in exchange for aid for the nearly bankrupt euro-zone country. Delete the scoop?
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Brig. Gen. Mohammed Nour Ezzedeen Khallouf, who once led a military intelligence office widely believed to be a torture site, has joined the rebels against President Bashar al-Assad. Via David Hulme Delete the scoop?
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Beppe Grillo, leader of the populist Five Star Movement in Italy, prides himself on his ridicule of the parliamentary system. Yet while his anti-establishment rhetoric sounds appealing, at heart it's actually anti-democratic. Delete the scoop?
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For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way computers have enhanced our lives, read on. At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, Delete the scoop?
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South Africa's Premier Online News Source. Discover the world of IOL, News South Africa, Sport, Business, Financial, World News, Entertainment, Technology, Motoring, Travel, Property, Classifieds & more. Delete the scoop?
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Somebody has taken over your email or maybe your social media accounts. All your friends are mad at you. How can you recover—and keep the problem from happening again? Delete the scoop?
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Few realize the wealth, beauty and variety of that nation. See this fast-moving well-assembled video. Delete the scoop?
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My friend Mark Traphagen (@MarkTraphagen) has a genius series of posts and comments going on Google Plus (all linked in the attached article).
I shared my thoughts on SEO, the Google Float, the coming semantic web and why Kurzweil's singularity may be closer than we think at least for Internet marketers. Via Gregg Breward Delete the scoop?
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Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. Delete the scoop?
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As an Upholder, I have a tough time being criticized, corrected, or accused – of even the smallest mistakes – and I react very angrily.Yikes, how I struggle to keep my sense of humor and Delete the scoop?
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