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New Study Traces Flammable Drinking Water to Fracking

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Fracking linked to flaming.

Who likes their tap water nice and fiery? I know I do — I simply won’t drink any water that doesn’t catch fire when held over an open flame. That’s why I drink all my water from underground aquifers that have been contaminated by hydro-fracking operations. Yes, a scientific study, the first of its kind, has discovered a link between flammable drinking water documented in communities around the nation, and everyone’s favorite method of extracting natural gas from the ground…

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Analysis, Humor, Science & Technology News

It’s the Comedian, Not the Joke, That Makes People Laugh

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‘It’s the way I tell ’em’

Do you ever wonder why repeating a famous joke never gets the same laughs? It is not how you tell them but who tells them that matters, a study has shown.  Researchers have found that how funny people perceive a gag to be depends on the person who is telling it, not the quality of the material.

Analysis, Big Problems, Business, Corporate Manipulation, government, Money Talk

Swiss Authorities Freeze Bank Accounts Belonging to Russian Tax Officials

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A group of Russian tax officials is alleged to have helped steal $230m (£140m) from the Russian state in an elaborate tax fraud.

Authorities in Switzerland are reported to have frozen dozens of bank accounts belonging to Russian tax officials.  This is part of a criminal investigation into claims that the funds on them are derived from the biggest tax fraud in Russian history.  The Swiss authorities began investigating after UK investment fund Hermitage filed a complaint against a group of Russian tax officials it alleged had helped steal $230m (£140m) from the Russian state in an elaborate tax fraud.

Analysis, Education

Signaling the Rebirth of Turkish Education

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This was a photo I took from stage of the audience

Futurist Thomas Frey:  On April 30th I had the privilege of delivering the opening keynote to a group of over 1,200 VIPs at the International Education Forum II: “Innovation in Education” held in Ankara, Turkey. These were remarkable people dedicated to reforming the state of education in a country poised for greatness.

 

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Analysis, Brain, Health & Fitness, Science & Technology News

Changes in Sleep Habits in Mid-Life Can Accelerate Cognitive Decline

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Length of sleep among middle aged adults affects cognitive function.

If you wanted to spend your retirement years sleeping until noon before drinking your first cup of coffee, you might want to weigh that luxurious dream against its consequences…. Such a change in your sleep habits may just leave you with not a lot on the ball.

 

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