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Wednesday, December 31, 2014


FUTURISM UPDATE (January 02, 2015) - Mr. Andres Agostini, Amazon, LinkedIn

PHYS.ORG:   Thermodynamic analysis reveals large overlooked role of oil and other energy sources in the economy    http://phys.org/news/2014-12-thermodynamic-analysis-reveals-large-overlooked.html

PHYS.ORG:  Scientists identify patterns of RNA regulation in the nuclei of plants  http://phys.org/news/2014-12-scientists-patterns-rna-nuclei.html

PHYS.ORG:    Unique Sulawesi frog gives birth to tadpoles   http://phys.org/news/2014-12-unique-sulawesi-frog-birth-tadpoles.html

WHITE SWAN BOOK:  Patient stem cells used to make dementia-in-a-dish; help identify new treatment strategy     http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-12-patient-stem-cells-dementia-in-a-dish-treatment.html

WHITE SWAN BOOK:   3-D culture system for pancreatic cancer has potential to change therapeutic approaches   http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-12-d-culture-pancreatic-cancer-potential.html

FUTURE OBSERVATORY:  New technologies harvest energy from movements, sound and more   http://phys.org/news/2014-12-technologies-harvest-energy-movements.html

FUTURE OBSERVATORY:  Dubai awaits snow-making Heart of Europe transplant  http://phys.org/news/2014-12-dubai-awaits-snow-making-heart-europe.html

WHITE SWAN BOOK:  Study finds possible alternative explanation for dark energy  http://phys.org/news/2014-12-alternative-explanation-dark-energy.html

DER SPIEGEL:   Obama Envoy John Allen: No 'Short-Term Solutions' for Stopping Islamic State  http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/us-envoy-warns-no-short-term-solutions-for-stopping-islamic-state-a-1010880.html

MOSCOW TIMES:  Oliver Stone Interviews Yanukovych for Documentary on U.S. 'Coup' in Ukraine   http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/oliver-stone-interviews-yanukovych-for-documentary-on-u-s-coup-in-ukraine/514013.html

MOSCOW TIMES:  Economic Turmoil Threatens Putin's Grip on Russia   http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/economic-turmoil-threatens-putin-s-grip-on-russia/513996.html

REUTERS:   Abbas signs onto International Criminal Court after U.N. loss  http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/31/us-palestinians-israel-idUSKBN0K90ZN20141231

REUTERS:   Ambac sues Bank of America over Countrywide mortgage bonds   http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/31/us-bankofamerica-ambac-lawsuit-idUSKBN0K90YO20141231

REUTERS:   Oil ends on a low after halving in 2014 as OPEC stands aside  http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/31/us-markets-oil-idUSKBN0K905620141231

REUTERS:   U.S. jobless claims rise, but labor market still firming   http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/31/us-usa-economy-unemployment-idUSKBN0K90RK20141231

REUTERS:   Analytics-based U.S. tech firm Inovalon files for IPO   http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/31/us-inovalon-ipo-idUSKBN0K81N720141231

REUTERS:   Low-risk 'worm' removed at hacked South Korea nuclear operator   http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/30/us-nuclear-southkorea-cybersecurity-idUSKBN0K80J620141230

REUTERS:  India's capital sets new rules for Uber, other taxi operators   http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/30/us-uber-india-rules-idUSKBN0K80S520141230

REUTERS:  Wall St. lower but finishes year with solid gains  http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/31/us-markets-stocks-usa-idUSKBN0K90P420141231

REUTERS:  Boeing appears to hit 111 of 787 deliveries for 2014, tops target   http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/31/us-boeing-787-deliveries-idUSKBN0K914L20141231

ISRAEL'S HOMELAND SECURITY:  Anthrax – the next attack is only a matter of time  http://i-hls.com/2014/12/anthrax-next-attack-matter-time/

ISRAEL'S HOMELAND SECURITY:   A newer version for China’s Wing Loong UAV   http://i-hls.com/2014/12/newer-version-chinas-wing-loong-uav/

ISRAEL'S HOMELAND SECURITY:    Kaspersky Lab Launches Online Radar for the Most Dangerous Cyberthreats   http://i-hls.com/2014/12/kaspersky-lab-launches-online-radar-dangerous-cyberthreats/

WHITE SWAN BOOK:  Wi-Fi could let robots roam around the ISS   http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22530023.500-wifi-could-let-robots-roam-around-the-iss.html#.VKRzNntSLZc

WHITE SWAN BOOK:  Russia boasts best mental agility at World Mind Games   http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26735-russia-boasts-best-mental-agility-at-world-mind-games.html#.VKRzcntSLZc

WHITE SWAN BOOK:  The piste at the end of the universe   http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22430000.800-the-piste-at-the-end-of-the-universe.html

WHITE SWAN BOOK:  Storm warning: Can crystal-gazing predict the weather?  http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22430001.200-storm-warning-can-crystalgazing-predict-the-weather.html

NATURE:  Ebola raises profile of blood-based therapy  http://www.nature.com/news/ebola-raises-profile-of-blood-based-therapy-1.16625 

NATURE:   Large-scale discovery of novel genetic causes of developmental disorders   http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature14135.html

NATURE:  Anticoagulant antidotes start yielding Phase III promise  http://www.nature.com/nrd/journal/v14/n1/full/nrd4527.html

NATURE:  FDA approves first bispecific  http://www.nature.com/nrd/journal/v14/n1/full/nrd4531.html

POPULAR SCIENCE:  Watch This Drone Helicopter Take Off At Sea  http://www.popsci.com/watch-drone-helicopter-take-sea

POPULAR SCIENCE:  How LEDs Are Going To Replace Our Lights. Decades-old technology, now making streets brighter for less  http://www.popsci.com/why-leds-are-conquering-lighting

POPULAR SCIENCE:  Contact Lens Sees Eye Disease Before It Strikes. Early warning system is a sight for sore eyes   http://www.popsci.com/early-warning-system-eye-disease

POPULAR SCIENCE:  How Can A Commercial Airplane Just Disappear?  The loss of AirAsia QZ8501 marks the second time a major aircraft has vanished without any warning this year  http://www.popsci.com/how-unusual-it-commercial-plane-cease-communication

POPULAR SCIENCE:  Inside The New Stealth Arsenal. A top secret class of autonomous drones is changing the way war is waged   http://www.popsci.com/inside-new-stealth-arsenal

WALL STREET JOURNAL:  BitBeat: 2014 Will Be Bitcoin’s Auld Lang Syne, Someday   http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2014/12/31/bitbeat-2014-will-be-bitcoins-auld-lang-syne-someday/

FORBES:  Tech 2015: Block Chain Will Break Free From Bitcoin To Power Distributed Apps  http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2014/12/31/tech-2015-block-chain-will-break-free-from-bitcoin-to-power-distributed-apps/

TECHCRUNCH:  NYC May Integrate Apple Pay, Bitcoin, PayPal For Parking Tickets  http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/31/nyc-may-integrate-apple-pay-bitcoin-paypal-for-parking-tickets/

BUSINESS INSIDER:  What It's Like Inside Elon Musk's 'Reality Distortion Field' http://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-reality-distortion-field-2014-12

FORBES:  How Much Equity Did Elon Musk Get From Investing In Tesla's Series A? http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2014/12/29/how-much-equity-did-elon-musk-get-from-investing-in-teslas-series-a/

FORBES:  Elon Musk's Hyperloop Will Revolutionize Transportation -- But That's Only The Beginning   http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenkotler/2014/12/26/elon-musks-hyperloop-will-revolutionize-transportation-but-thats-only-the-beginning-of-the-change-itll-bring/

WHITE SWAN BOOK:  Elon Musk's reusable rocket could land in 2015  http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/morning_call/2014/12/elon-musks-reusable-rocket-could-land-in-2015.html

LINKEDIN: Homer Simpson on NASA and Bart Simpson on Book Of Five Rings and the Noda Secret https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/homer-simpson-nasa-bart-book-five-rings-amazon-com-author-agostini-1

LINKEDIN: SELLING! Getting Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Fortune-500s to Uninterruptedly Buy From You! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/selling-mr-andres-agostini-amazon-com-author-agostini-3?trk=prof-post

LINKEDIN: CORRECTLY FORESEEING? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141203020027-34427457-correctly-foreseeing?trk=mp-reader-card

LINKEDIN: A Chat with StarTrek Captain James T. Kirk, the A.I. Incumbent? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141202005900-34427457-a-chat-with-startrek-captain-james-t-kirk-the-a-i-incumbent?trk=mp-reader-card

LINKEDIN: How Come Artificial Intelligence is Burning Your Hands? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141126011822-34427457-my-date-questions-answered-by-a-female-robot?trk=mp-reader-card

LINKEDIN: The Swiss Prescription! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141127021523-34427457-the-swiss-prescription?trk=mp-reader-card

LINKEDIN: Getting Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Fortune-500s to Uninterruptedly Buy From You! Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway Corporation, Mitsubishi Motors, Honda, Daimler-Chrysler’s Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company, Google, Xerox, Exxon-Mobil, Boeing, Amazon, Procter & Gamble, NASA and DARPA, Lockheed Martin, RAND Corporation and HUDSON Institute, Northrop Grumman Corporation, GEICO, Microsoft, etc. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141119210301-34427457-getting-apple-amazon-microsoft-to-buy-from-you?trk=mp-reader-card

LINKEDIN: Marilyn Monroe in London and Continuous Performance Improvement https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141018220154-34427457-the-beautiful-london-secretary-and-continuous-performance-improvement?trk=mp-reader-card

LINKEDIN: Dr. Strangeloves, the Military-Industrial Complex, Royal Dutch Shell, Skunkworks, and Omniscient: Futuring, Strategizing and Advanced Planning and Execution via Scenario-Planning Methodology by Top Global Corporations and The Technically-Minded Practitioners and Incumbents! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141018015730-34427457-dr-strangeloves-the-military-industrial-complex-royal-dutch-shell-skunkworks-and?trk=mp-reader-card

LINKEDIN: The Advice Bill Gates Gave Us 15 Years Ago... And Made Him a Superbillionaire in the Process! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140927125400-34427457-the-advice-bill-gates-gave-us-15-years-ago-and-made-him-a-superbillionaire-in-the-process?trk=mp-reader-card

LINKEDIN: The 24 Commandments of Resiliency! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140906214412-34427457-the-22-commandments-of-resiliency?trk=mp-reader-card

LINKEDIN: Why do Humans Have Anatomical Limbs For? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-do-humans-have-anatomical-limbs-amazon-com-author-agostini?trk=prof-post

LINKEDIN: QUESTION: Humans or Animal? And the Human Factor! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/question-humans-animal-human-factor-amazon-com-author-agostini

LINKEDIN: When you go to Rome? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-you-go-rome-mr-andres-agostini-amazon-com-author-agostini?trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A344274571419741774567%2CVSRPtargetId%3A5954823324918968320%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary&trk=vsrp_influencer_content_res_name

LINKEDIN: Why do Humans Have Bodily Skin (Epidermis) For? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-do-humans-have-bodily-skin-epidermis-amazon-com-author-agostini?trk=prof-post

LINKEDIN: Corporate Reconnoitering? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/corporate-reconnoitering-amazon-com-author-agostini?trk=prof-post

LINKEDIN: The Simpson Gals https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/simpson-gals-mr-andres-agostini-amazon-com-author-agostini?trk=prof-post

LINKEDIN: Actuarial Sciences Suffice? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/actuarial-sciences-suffice-amazon-com-author-agostini?trk=mp-reader-card

ABSOLUTE END.

Authored By Copyright Mr. Andres Agostini

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