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PHYS.ORG: New generation is happy for employers to monitor them on social media http://m.phys.org/news/2014-08-happy-employers-socialmedia.html

THE DAILY GALAXY: “Music of Black Holes” –Astronomers Observe a Rhythmic Pattern of Light Pulses http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2014/08/music-of-black-…ulses.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY: Could Africa be the Global Epicenter of Renewable Energy by 2030? http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/08…gy-by-2030

Do gut bacteria control your mind? http://www.kurzweilai.net/do-gut-bacteria-control-your-mind

‘Nanojuice’ could help diagnose gastrointestinal illnesses http://www.kurzweilai.net/nanojuice-could-help-diagnose-gast…-illnesses

‘Normal’ bacteria vital for keeping intestinal lining intact, preventing disorders http://www.kurzweilai.net/normal-bacteria-vital-for-keeping-…-disorders

REUTERS: Fed debates merits of earlier rate hike given U.S. jobs gains http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/20/us-usa-fed-idUSKBN0GK1ZJ20140820

REUTERS: Hewlett-Packard posts surprise revenue gain http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/20/us-hewlettpackard-…8220140820

REUTERS: Possible Ebola patient in isolation at California hospital www.reuters.com/video/2014/08/20/possible-ebola-patient-in-i…e=Top+News

REUTERS: Infineon agrees to buy Int’l Rectifier for $3 billion in cash http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/20/us-infineon-techno…IN20140820

REUTERS: Verizon denies it plans to open new app store http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/20/us-verizon-appstor…YK20140820

REUTERS: FBI warns healthcare firms they are targeted by hackers http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/20/us-cybersecurity-h…4U20140820

REUTERS: Online video stars mobilize for U.S. net neutrality http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/20/us-internet-neutra…U820140820

ENGINEERING: Lockheed Field Tests an Autonomous Helicopter http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles…opter.aspx

ENGINEERING: GE Electron Gun Builds Jet Engines http://www.engineering.com/3DPrinting/3DPrintingArticles/Art…gines.aspx

ENGINEERING: Autodesk brings NASTRAN to the Cloud and into CAD Applications http://www.engineering.com/DesignSoftware/DesignSoftwareArti…tions.aspx

ENGINEERING: NASA Reports First Discovery of Interstellar Stardust www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/Articl…rdust.aspx

ENGINEERING: Man-made Tidal Lagoons Could Transform UK Power & Economy www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/Articl…onomy.aspx

FOREIGN INVESTOR: Solar Energy Reaching State of Maturity: Challenge or Opportunity? http://foresightinvestor.com/articles/660104-solar-energy-re…pportunity

SCIENCE DAILY: Solar energy that doesn’t block the view http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140819200219.htm

SINGULARITY WEBLOG: Ray Kurzweil on Singularity 1 on 1: Be Who You Would Like To Be http://www.singularityweblog.com/ray-kurzweil-on-singularity-1-on-1/

NORWAY TODAY: Over 300 earthquakes on Iceland — fears of volcanic eruption http://www.norwaytoday.info/home_view.php?id=12407

NORWAY TODAY: Norwegian extremist shelves IS after their new murder video http://www.norwaytoday.info/home_view.php?id=12405

NORWAY TODAY: Honored the Coast Guard for their Syria efforts http://www.norwaytoday.info/home_view.php?id=12403

BBC: Iceland evacuates area near Bardarbunga volcano http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28870969?utm_source=dlv…icRSS20-sa

BBC: Up to 30,000 ‘eligible for Ebola drugs’ http://www.bbc.com/news/health-28865772

BBC: Unrest in Ferguson draws attention from the US’s critics http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-28845076

BBC: The Wizard of Oz: Five alternative readings http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20140819-the-wizard-of-oz-hidden-meanings

BBC: Macy’s settles racial profiling cases http://www.bbc.com/news/business/

BBC: Russia watchdog shuts four McDonald’s in Moscow http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28867784

BBC: US hospital hack ‘exploited Heartbleed flaw’ http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28867113

THE SCIENTIST: Methylation Tied to Alzheimer’s http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/40802/…zheimer-s/

THE SCIENTIST: RNA-based Sex Determination? http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/40801/…mination-/

THE SCIENTIST: Antibiotics, Immunity, and Obesity http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/40773/…d-Obesity/

THE SCIENTIST: Nanomedicine http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/40598/title/Nanomedicine/

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Neandertals Disappeared from Europe Earlier Than Thought http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/neandertals-disapp…n-thought/

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: What Came before the Big Bang? http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-came-before-the-big-bang/

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Suburbs and Farms Team with Global Warming to Threaten Wild Animals and Plants http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/suburbs-and-farms-…nd-plants/

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Tweets Identify Food Poisoning Outbreaks http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/tweets-ide…outbreaks/

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Bio-Battery Produces Power from Your Perspiration http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/bio-batter…spiration/

POPULAR SCIENCE: The Scientifically Best Way To Get Through A Day On No Sleep http://www.popsci.com/article/science/scientifically-best-wa…n-no-sleep

POPULAR SCIENCE: Google Protects Its Undersea Fiber Optic Cables… From Sharks http://www.popsci.com/article/science/google-protects-it-und…rom-sharks

POPULAR SCIENCE: Meet Harley Davidson’s First Electric Motorcycle http://www.popsci.com/article/cars/meet-harley-davidsons-fir…motorcycle

POPULAR SCIENCE: L.A.‘s Earthquake Hazard Zone Provides Parks for Rich People http://www.popsci.com/article/science/las-earthquake-hazard-…ich-people

POPULAR SCIENCE: To Clean Up Oil Spills, Magnetize The Oil First http://www.popsci.com/article/science/clean-oil-spills-magne…-oil-first

POPULAR SCIENCE: An Electronic Camouflage Cloak Inspired By Color-Changing Octopus Skin http://www.popsci.com/article/science/electronic-camouflage-…topus-skin

FORBES: Expectations Shift As Gen Y Moves Into The Workforce http://www.forbes.com/sites/ey/2014/08/19/expectations-shift…lift_polar

FORBES: The World’s Most Powerful Women 2014 http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinehoward/2014/05/28/the-wo…omen-2014/

FORBES: California’s Economic Collision Course: Immigration and Water http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasdelbeccaro/2014/08/19/calf…and-water/

BUSINESS INSIDER: The US Navy is working on an incredible new underwater drone — http://read.bi/1kVYHzK

FORTUNE: Barnes & Noble’s path to e-books renaissance goes through Samsung http://fortune.com/2014/08/20/barnes-noble-samsung/

FORTUNE: Bank of America reaches $17 billion settlement with U.S. http://fortune.com/2014/08/20/bank-of-america-reaches-17-bil…-with-u-s/

FORTUNE: Auto loan delinquencies rise as subprime lending gains steam http://fortune.com/2014/08/20/auto-loan-delinquencies-rise-a…ins-steam/

FORTUNE: Hewlett-Packard posts surprise revenue gain on strong PC sales http://fortune.com/2014/08/20/hewlett-packard-posts-surprise…-pc-sales/

FORTUNE: Wearable Intelligence raises $8 million to bring Google Glass into the workplace http://fortune.com/2014/08/20/wearable-intelligence-raises-8…workplace/

FORTUNE: A crash course in high tech for non-tech managers http://fortune.com/2014/08/20/decoded-tech-for-non-managers/

FORTUNE: Want more women in the C-suite? Start with the supply chain http://fortune.com/2014/08/20/want-more-women-in-the-c-suite…ply-chain/

ROYAL SOCIETY: Summer Science Exhibition proposals https://royalsociety.org/summer-science/proposals/

ROYAL SOCIETY: Facial symmetry does not mean better childhood health https://royalsociety.org/news/2014/symmetrical-faces-dont-mean-better-health/

ROYAL SOCIETY: Hang a piece of science history on your living room wall https://royalsociety.org/news/2014/print-on-demand-service/

ROYAL SOCIETY: British astronaut Tim Peake’s next mission to International Space Station named Principia https://royalsociety.org/news/2014/astronaut-tim-peake-principia/

MAX PLANCK INSTITUTES: More female scientists in leading positions http://www.mpg.de/7999136/women-science

MAX PLANCK INSTITUTES: Searching for Earth’s twin http://www.mpg.de/7957207/PLATO

MAX PLANCK INSTITUTES: “In some respects, the Wikipedia of science” http://www.mpg.de/7617181/living-reviews-Schutz-interview

MAX PLANCK INSTITUTES: Ageing research cluster in Cologne moves closer together http://www.mpg.de/7575444/MPI-Biology-Ageing-research_building

MAX PLANCK INSTITUTES: Studying wild chimpanzees in Taï National Park http://www.mpg.de/7226027/chimpanzees-jungle

MAX PLANCK INSTITUTES: Grand opening of Max Planck Florida Institute in the USA http://www.mpg.de/6660149/Grand_opening_Max_Planck_Florida_Institute

DER SPIEGEL: ‘I Could Have Stopped Them’: Ex-CIA Lawyer Defends Waterboarding Decision http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/former-cia-lawyer-…86087.html

POPULAR MECHANICS: How Iron Dome is Changing Warfare—Whether it Works or Not http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military/missile-…ck=pm_news

POPULAR MECHANICS: The Science of Disarming Syria’s Chemical Weapons http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military/news/the…ck=pm_news

POPULAR MECHANICS: The Best Way to Help Detroit is by Tearing it Apart http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/rebui…ck=pm_news

THE ATLANTIC: So What Exactly Is a ‘Killer Robot’? http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/callin…us/378799/

THE ATLANTIC: Blend Up the Internet and Everything Turns Orange http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/the-co…ge/378614/

THE ATLANTIC: Listening In: The Navy Is Tracking Ocean Sounds Collected by Scientists http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/listen…ts/378630/

THE ATLANTIC: A Secret Code in Google Translate? http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/a-secr…te/378864/

THE ATLANTIC: How Much Should You Know About How Facebook Works? http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/how-mu…ks/378812/

THE ATLANTIC: Google Knows You Better Than You Know Yourself http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/google…lf/378608/

GIZMODO: The first “Automata” trailer is finally out and it looks spectacular: http://gizmo.do/51DkfFE

HOW STUFF WORKS: 10 Bizarre Treatments Doctors Used to Think Were Legit http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/biology-fields/10-bizarre-treatments.htm

HOW STUFF WORKS: What if you fell into a black hole? http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/what-if/wha…k-hole.htm

HOW STUFF WORKS: Top 10 Germs on Your Smartphone http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/cellular-microscopic/t…tphone.htm

HOW STUFF WORKS: What if everyone on Earth spoke the same language? http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/what-if/wha…nguage.htm

HOW STUFF WORKS: 10 Failed Google Projects http://computer.howstuffworks.com/10-failed-google-projects.htm

DNA impedance biosensor for the early detection of cancer http://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news/newsid=36981.php

THE MOSCOW TIMES: Branson Marshals International Business to Ask Putin for Peace in Ukraine http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/branson-marsh…05534.html

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: German chip maker Infineon to buy U.S. firm for $3-billion http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/internatio…e20135744/

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Private equity stalks Shutterfly in latest billion-dollar tech buyout http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/business-technolog…e20132958/

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Parents keeping kids’ identities off social media amid privacy concerns http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/tech-news/no-photo…e20113266/

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Canada is good at inventing, not so good at selling http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-busi…e20082176/

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Sticky data: Why even ‘anonymized’ information can still identify you http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/digital-culture/st…e19918717/

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Google’s secretive Camp conference draws global elites http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/business-technolog…e19911828/

COMPUTERWORLD: IT puts millennials to work - as mentors http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9250398/IT_puts_mille…geNumber=2

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Dictators Upbraid U.S. for Racial Unrest in Ferguson http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2014/08/19/dictators-upbraid-u…-ferguson/

FAST COMPANY: 6 Tech Leaders On What It Takes To Get Hired At Their Companies www.fastcompany.com/3034552/hit-the-ground-running/5-tech-le…-companies

FAST COMPANY: Uber’s Plans For Global Domination, Revealed Through Job Listings http://www.fastcompany.com/3034632/most-creative-people/uber…b-listings

FAST COMPANY: 6 Tech Leaders On What It Takes To Get Hired At Their Companies http://www.fastcompany.com/3034552/hit-the-ground-running/5-…-companies

COMPUTERWORLD: How Tesla will help bring renewable energy to your business or home http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9250536/How_Tesla_wil…ss_or_home

BLOOMBERG: HP Third-Quarter Sales Top Estimates as PC Revenue Jumps http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-20/hp-third-qu…jumps.html

BLOOMBERG: U.S. Stocks Advance While Bonds Fall on Meeting Minutes http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-19/most-asian-…ounds.html

BLOOMBERG: Argentine Bond Swap More Dream Than Real for KBC to JPMorgan http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-20/argentine-b…organ.html

BLOOMBERG: Russia Forces Its Popular Bloggers to Register — Or Else http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-19/russia-forc…-else.html

BLOOMBERG: The Chart That Helps Explain Cisco’s 6,000 Job Cuts http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-14/the-chart-t…-cuts.html

CIO: Smart Armband Maker Sets Sights on the Enterprise http://www.cio.com/article/2466225/wearable-technology/smart…ships.html

CIO: 3 Mistaken Assumptions About What Big Data Can Do For You http://www.cio.com/article/2466321/big-data/3-mistaken-assum…r-you.html

CIO: New Hospital CEOs Tend to Be Outsiders, Were Rarely CIOs http://www.cio.com/article/2466491/healthcare/new-hospital-c…-cios.html

BBC: US secret military mission tried to free James Foley and other hostages in Syria this summer, but failed — Pentagon http://bbc.in/1q1eRaf

SCIENCE ALERT: A simple laser blast could help grow your teeth back http://sciencealert.com.au/news/20143005-25584.html

SCIENCE ALERT: Sperm and eggs carry genetic memories of parents’ health well before conception http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20141808-26038.html

SCIENCE ALERT: Student develops solar-powered lens that purifies polluted water http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20141808-26036.html

SCIENCE ALERT: Lifting the toxic curse http://www.sciencealert.com.au/opinions/20140306-25606-2.html

SCIENCE ALERT: Google has to reinforce its internet cables because sharks keep biting them http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20141808-26032.html

SCIENCE ALERT: Australian researchers make microscopes 20 times more sensitive http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20141708-26030.html

SCIENCE ALERT: For the first time a woman has won mathematics’ top prize http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20141308-26014.html
FINANCIAL TIMES: Fast Asia Open — Weak yen to lift Tokyo stocks http://on.ft.com/1tn2Pcw

MIT TECH REVIEW: View from the Marketplace: What Every Company Should Know About Agile Software Development… provided by Atlassian http://techre.vu/1snUfsZ

DEFENSE SYSTEMS: New hacking scenario emerges: Wi-Fi signal-sniffing drones http://defensesystems.com/Articles/2014/08/15/Drones-can-hack-WiFi-networks.aspx

NEUROSCIENTIST: Taking the Pulse of the Aging Brain: Researchers Map the Pulse Pressure and Elasticity of Arteries in the Brain http://www.neuroscientistnews.com/research-news/taking-pulse…7EWhB.dpuf

The IDF may expand its sniper capability http://i-hls.com/2014/08/idf-may-expand-sniper-capability/

ISRAELI HOMELAND SECURITY: A ‘Ghost’ in operational status soon http://i-hls.com/2014/08/ghost-operational-status-soon/

THINK PROGRESS: Renewables Projected To Add Triple The Capacity Of New Fossil Fuel Plants By 2030 http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/07/01/3449868/renewables-soar/

IO9: Automata Trailer Shows Off A Robot Action Movie That Gets Robots Right http://io9.com/automata-trailer-shows-off-a-robot-action-mov…socialflow

THE GERMAN ARE COMING AFTER TESLA. WIRED: BMW Launches Its Answer to Tesla’s Supercharger Network http://www.wired.com/2014/08/bmw-i3-charger-network/

ASTRO WATCH: Russia’s New Space Program: Killing Asteroids and Lunar Exploration http://www.astrowatch.net/2014/08/russias-new-space-program-killing.html

IMAGE USA: Israeli Company May Have Found Cure for ALS http://www.imageusa.com/archives/20874

ISRAEL HOMELAND SECURITY: Fast Draw – UK may ban arms trade with Israel http://i-hls.com/2014/08/fast-draw-uk-may-ban-arms-trade-israel/

THE JAPANESE TIME: U.S. Navy kicks out 34 for cheating at nuclear power training www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/21/world/u-s-navy-kicks-34…GMb8mwsite

THE JAPAN TIMES: Citibank Japan to withdraw from retail banking business www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/20/business/corporate-busi…_VpFGMb8mw

THE JAPAN TIMES: McDonald’s admits to sale item overcharge, will offer refunds www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/21/national/mcdonalds-admi…_VpUmMb8mw

THE JAPAN TIMES: Northern California patient tested for possible Ebola exposure http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/21/world/science-he…_VphWMb8mw

THE JAPAN TIMES: Liberian police seal off 50,000 in Monrovia slum as Ebola death toll hits new high http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/21/world/liberian-p…_VpxGMb8mw

THE JAPAN TIMES: Northern California patient tested for possible Ebola exposure http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/21/world/science-he…_VqEmMb8mw

THE JAPAN TIMES: Brain-scan tests show how children learn mathematical skills http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/19/world/science-he…_VqSGMb8mw

THE JAPAN TIMES: Man-made earthquakes weaker than natural earthquakes of same magnitude: U.S. study http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/08/19/world/science-he…_VqeGMb8mw

THE CHINA TIMES: China to contribute to new global trade system http://thechinatimes.com/online/2014/07/7097.html

THE CHINA TIMES: BMW, China’s Brilliance extend contract term http://thechinatimes.com/online/2014/07/6997.html

THE CHINA TIMES: China contributes $41 bln to contingent reserve to the BRICS http://thechinatimes.com/online/2014/07/6962.html

THE CHINA TIMES: BRICS voices disappointment with non-implementation of IMF reforms http://thechinatimes.com/online/2014/07/6945.html

THE KOREA TIMES: US official discusses sanctions on NK, Russia http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/08/120_163323.html

THE KOREA TIMES: Petrochemical firms vow to boost investment, create jobs http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2014/08/123_163317.html

THE KOREA TIMES: SK Telecom tackles digital divide http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2014/08/133_163258.html

THE KOREA TIMES: SK C&C partners Hortonworks for big data http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2014/08/133_163313.html

THE KOREA TIMES: LS Cable wins $100 million contract in Norway http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2014/08/133_163200.html

APPLE, GET BEYOND READY. THE KOREA TIMES: Samsung to tackle Apple head-on in mobile market http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2014/08/133_163198.html

PAY ATTENTION. THE INDIA TIMES: Apple Stores Users’ Data on Chinese Servers? http://www.indiatimes.com/technology/enterprise/apple-stores…68844.html

THE INDIA TIMES: 50 Things Science Can’t Explain http://www.indiatimes.com/technology/science/50-things-scien…67166.html

THE INDIA TIMES: Wow! Robots Can See Through Solid Walls! http://www.indiatimes.com/technology/gadgets/wow-robots-can-…67451.html

TAIPEI TIMES: China fines 12 Japanese parts suppliers http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2014/08/21/2003597882

TAIWAN NEWS: U.S. dollar down in early Taipei trading http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=2554297

TAIWAN NEWS: Warren Buffett’s firm to pay $896,000 penalty http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=2554178

TAIWAN NEWS: Why Bank of America deal might not cost it $17B http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=2554164

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