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Chess grandmaster accused of using iPhone to cheat during international tournament

Posted on April 14, 2015 by mea

“Nigalidze would promptly reply to my moves and then literally run to the toilet,” Armenian grandmaster Tigran Petrosian said. “I noticed that he would always visit the same toilet partition, which was strange, since two other partitions weren’t occupied.” Petrosian complained to … Continue reading →

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Mark Kirk, Foreign Policy Voice of the GOP

Posted on April 4, 2015 by mea

If this is what passes for foreign policy thinking among top Republicans, the party is in a very bad way. I suspect there are Republican office holders who hold alternate views—including those that understand Iran as a complicated country in … Continue reading →

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How the Leaked TPP ISDS Chapter Threatens Intellectual Property Limitations and Exceptions

Posted on March 30, 2015 by mea

And here is a major one lurking in the shadows. Many copyright intensive industries are hostile to the U.S. fair use doctrine and many of the decisions of courts emanating from it. There have been arguments raised from time to … Continue reading →

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Billionaire teams up with NASA to mine the moon

Posted on March 11, 2015 by mea

Among the moon’s vast riches: gold, cobalt, iron, palladium, platinum, tungsten and Helium-3, a gas that can be used in future fusion reactors to provide nuclear power without radioactive waste. “We went to the moon 50 years ago, yet today … Continue reading →

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A Startlingly Simple Theory About the Missing Malaysia Airlines Jet

Posted on March 8, 2015 by mea

We old pilots were drilled to know what is the closest airport of safe harbor while in cruise. Airports behind us, airports abeam us, and airports ahead of us. They’re always in our head. Always. If something happens, you don’t … Continue reading →

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