The future is coming much faster than we think. Technological developments that may seem like science fiction — robots with artificial intelligence or synthetic lifeforms, for example — are just around the corner, if not here already, and set to radically reshape all industries, including fashion. LINK

IBM, with support from DARPA , has a program called SynAPSE . Its goal is to construct a computer with components similar to those of the human brain. This synthetic brain could fit inside a robot head. It would have 10 billion “neurons” with one hundred trillion “synapses” or links between neurons. LINK

An arctic blast not seen since the historic 1990 event is setting sights on the entire Western USA, which means that ares from Seattle, Portland, down into California are in for a real cold air-mass, most notable over the Pacific Northwest and threatening production along California’s I-5 farming corridor. LINK

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As the twentieth century dawned, eugenics and the race to identify the cellular source for inheritance began. With the discovery of Mendel’s research, eugenics as a science shaped politics and public conscience. LINK

[…] radioactive water from the plant nears the West Coast of North America — the water is expected to hit in 2014 — can we be sure it’s safe? The nuclear reactor continues to leak radioactive water due to poor management, while Japanese subcontractors at the plant have admitted they intentionally under-reported radiation […] LINK

Walmart was less concerned about the screaming mobs fighting over TVs during yesterday’s “Black Thursday” horror show and more worried about ejecting people for filming the carnage. LINK

After reading this document from the FDA’s own site, it becomes apparent that the FDA cannot and will not be able to protect the nation’s food supply, nor be able to adequately regulate any new science: LINK

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The term comes from the old days of wooden ships, when one ship would hang the flag of its enemy before attacking another ship in its own navy. Because the enemy’s flag, instead of the flag of the real country of the attacking ship, was hung, it was called a “false flag” attack. LINK

Theologians from Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish ranks have embraced Liberation Theology as the answer for a secular society. LINK

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“What is visible is that Obama has agreed to include the fake Zionist regime (Israel) in future negotiations,” said Ayatollah Mohammad Khatami, a member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts. “However, we firmly believe [Israel] must be wiped off the face of the earth and we don’t recognize [its existence].” LINK

The 600 to 800 mEV range is likely to be Cesium and Strontium, 2 of the most prevalent and most dangerous from Fukushima. Bottom line – get a Geiger or you have no ability to assess your risk.   And there are occasional high risks.  San Francisco, Olympia Washington, and Richmond Washington are under high ALARM today. LINK

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