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Anecdotally, one the one hand, I've notice a significant increase in the number and quality of scientific and technical publications coming out of China. On the other hand: Caixin | Railroaded into a Fast-Train Technology Trap Fast-train companies nationwide are paying heavily for a decision that f...

'We haven't done much innovation since the 1980s', is simply not factual. Of course this forum and every Spengler offshoot forum accepts this dogma as accepted wisdom when it's just straight up incorrect. This notion, which is essential to his decline of civilization thesis, is what makes an otherw...

. poor Kamal Pasha .. poor kamal Pasha .. am sure he turning in his grave .. Plan is to wipe out any "secular" forces in Turkey , excuse (anf tool) is democracy :lol: .. replacing secualrism with islamist brings democracy :lol: what a disaster “The mosques are our barracks, the domes our h...

. Americans have no idea what is about to hit them :lol: Have to admit, this time David pretty much @ the money, pretty much so We are a disruptive, bottom-up economy driven by entrepreneurship, and we look with contempt at China's clumsy, top-down model. The trouble is that we haven't done much in...

. Americans have no idea what is about to hit them :lol: Have to admit, this time David pretty much @ the money, pretty much so We are a disruptive, bottom-up economy driven by entrepreneurship, and we look with contempt at China's clumsy, top-down model. The trouble is that we haven't done much inn...

. .. Chinese saying pretty much that the whole South China Sea is theirs..... Would be a little like Uz saying that the Caribbean is all ours and that Castro and Mexico can't drill for oil there...... . What are Brits doing in Malvinas ? ? why they drilling in Argentinian territory ? Come on Monste...

. Both men demonstrated great bravery in war and moral courage throughout their lives. Hagel, as an infantry sergeant and squad leader in Vietnam, was twice wounded, saved by his squad mate brother and then returned the favor. Kerry, not far away, operated riverine craft in an equally dangerous envi...

. Can't believe how much press Assad's big speech got. Who cares what he has to say about the future of Syria? His death toll is no longer disputed and he will not stay in power no matter what. . Ibrahim reporting from Turkish embassy, Ottawa :lol: :lol: come on, Affandi Assad said, live on TV : yo...

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. Syrians are not Arab, no Semite, many Syrians are descendant of European crusaders and It is highly unlikely they would voluntary have sex with Wahhabi Arabia, and, no such thing as prostitute in small villages and towns meaning this a Wahhabi Fatwa to rape Syrian woman yes, you guys are in bed w...

. Noam Chomsky : Americans are kept in the dark about consequences of a possible nuclear-armed Mideast, and the US's potential role "Iranian threat" is overwhelmingly a Western obsession, shared by Arab dictators, though not Arab populations. As numerous polls have shown, although citizens...

. Syrians are not Arab, no Semite, many Syrians are descendant of European crusaders and It is highly unlikely they would voluntary have sex with Wahhabi Arabia, and, no such thing as prostitute in small villages and towns meaning this a Wahhabi Fatwa to rape Syrian woman yes, you guys are in bed wi...

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. Chinese architects accused of plagiarizing Zaha Hadid's Soho project in Beijing While Hadid's design features three towers, the copycat version reportedly has two, also constructed in an asymmetrical and futuristic style. The developer of the Chongqing project, Meiquan 22nd Century, has denied acc...

. "You ma'am have overstepped a line that is not your domain." "I am not your subject," he continues. " I am the man who keeps you free. I am not your servant. I am the person whom you serve. I am not your peasant." Feinstein's office replied to Boston's letter this pas...

. White House weighs broad gun-control A working group led by Vice President Biden is seriously considering measures backed by key law enforcement leaders that would require universal background checks for firearm buyers, track the movement and sale of weapons through a national database, strengthen...

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Canada is now, for the first time in its history, receiving significantly more immigration from the U.S. than it is losing

A penny-pinching United States is now retiring to its own shores —and this is a good thing for everyone

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. . . One of the main demands that the protesters have is the release of women prisoners. Thousands of them are in jail for the simple crime of being related to Sunni men the Malki government claims they are terrorists. And Azari talks to me about women's rights and freedoms and riding bicycles. . ...

. Danger for American "constitution" does not come from LEFT .. biggest danger comes from American RIGHT American RIGHT already has dropped American Constitution into toilet and flushed .. key "Constitutional Prerogatives" have been eliminated and seconded by perverted Supreme Co...

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. . The Palestinian Representative's Speech at the UN 'Before beginning my talk I want to tell you something about Moses. When he struck the rock and it brought forth water, he thought, 'What a good opportunity to have a bath!' He removed his clothes, put them aside on the rock and entered the water...

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IMO, Olympics should be held in disadvantaged, poor, countries .. it would be much cheaper for organizers and
it would be a financial boost to those countries

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. Hagel appointment appears imminent There are increasing indications that U.S. President Barack Obama plans to push ahead with the appointment of former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense, setting the stage for a fierce political confirmation battle in which Israel will play a c...

Q3NCiaozL0k " Either [you accept] the Zionists and everything they want, or else it is war " Israeli-Palestinian negotiations are "a waste of time and opportunities" as Arabs and Muslims get nothing out of engagement with "the descendants of apes and pigs," current Egy...