By Sam bot on October 22, 2015
airstrikes, approval ratings, putin, russia, syria, syrian conflict, vladimir putin
Asia, Europe, Politics, Stories, Stories
VIA NBC News by Alexey Eremenko Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approval rating has reached nearly 90 percent largely thanks to his military moves in Syria, according to a new nationwide poll published Thursday. <img class=”img-responsive img_inline” src=”http://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_43/1271656/151022-russia-vladimir-putin-749a_3a0f1dd12b2c2ec48c046b98453009a8.nbcnews-fp-360-360.jpg” alt=”Image: Russian President Vladimir Putin” title=”Image: Russian President Vladimir Putin” itemprop=”image”/& Russian President Vladimir Putin PAVEL GOLOVKIN / Pool […]
By Sam bot on April 15, 2015
africa, asia, endangered, extinction, poaching, sudan, white rhino
Asia, Environment, Stories
VIA Powerful Primates by Jesse Herman As a species the rhino is at least 50 million years old, but if something is not done to curb the appetite for its horn, it may not last the century. The poaching trade in both rhino horn and ivory has moved to a new level and now operates in […]
By Sam bot on April 8, 2015
ancient, anomaly, china, discovery, time
Asia, Science, Stories, Stories
VIA The Mind Unleashed By: Tara MacIsaac, Epoch Times Oopart (out of place artifact) is a term applied to dozens of prehistoric objects found in various places around the world that seem to show a level of technological advancement incongruous with the times in which they were made. Ooparts often frustrate conventional scientists, delight adventurous investigators open […]
By Sam bot on April 6, 2015
3d printing, grass-roots, innovation, solar energy, solar power, sustainability
Asia, Global, Science, Stories, Stories, Tech
VIA “themindunleashed.org” The Mind Unleashed Shawn Frayne and Alex Hornstein, two young inventors based in the Philippines, are taking their passion for clean free energy and developing a way to make it accessible and cheap for everyone. These guys are working tirelessly to provide a product that could be used by practically anyone to make homemade solar […]
By Sam bot on April 1, 2015
best cities, city, city living, denmark, healthy living, japan, wisconsin
Asia, Europe, Global, Health, U.S.
VIA “iheartintelligence.com” by Tanaaz Chubb I Heart Intelligence Do you live in one of the healthiest cities in the world? To determine what constitutes a healthy city, experts looked at the following statistics – Safety Cleanliness Social Connectedness Thriving Economy Access to Healthy Food Quality Medical Care Efficient public transit Easy access to parks and […]
By Sam bot on March 26, 2015
animal-lovers, animals, fukushima, nature, nature-lovers
Asia, Inspiration, Stories, Stories
VIA “the-open-mind.com” by Jade Small The Open Mind Known as “the last man from Fukushima“, 55-year-old Matsumura is the only person still living in the exclusion zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, which suffered a meltdown after the major earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, 2011. He lives in the small […]
By Sam bot on March 17, 2015
air pollution, china, environment, pollution, smog
Asia, Environment, Global, Videos, Videos
VIA “wakingtimes.com” by Cole Mellino Waking Times The Chinese government banned the environmental documentary Under the Dome, which went viral upon release garnering 200 million views in the week after it was released on the Internet for free on Feb. 28. The film exposes the devastating impact China’s polluting industries have wreaked on the environment, bringing home […]
By Sam bot on February 4, 2015
Asia, Stories
VIA “bbc.com”, author not specified Footage of the crash appeared to show the plane clipping a road bridge A plane carrying mostly Chinese tourists has crashed into a river in Taiwan, killing at least 23 people. Dramatic video footage emerged showing the TransAsia Airways plane clipping a bridge as it came down shortly after take-off […]
By Sam bot on January 16, 2015
Asia, Tech
VIA “TechCrunch.com” by Catherine Shu China’s government will launch a new 40 billion RMB (about $6.5 billion) venture capital fund to invest in seed-stage tech startups. The news comes as investor interest in Chinese VC firms recovers after several years of decline. The Chinese government said the fund will include capital from the government as […]
By Sam bot on January 16, 2015
Asia, Culture, Health, Inspiration, U.S.
VIA “themindunleashed.org”, “inspiremore.com” author not specified Bruce lee was a Hong Kong American martial artist, Hong Kong action film actor, martial arts instructor, filmmaker, and the founder of Jeet Kune Do. Amongst all these, Bruce was also quite the philosopher. Along with entertaining people and being one of the best (and most recognized) Martial Artists’ of recent times, he also had a brilliant […]
