Category: Bigger Picture
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CIA On Big Data: We ‘Try To Collect Everything And Hang On To It Forever’
(Huffington Post) NEW YORK — The CIA’s chief technology officer Gus Hunt outlined the agency’s endless appetite for data in a far-ranging speech on Wednesday. Speaking before a crowd of tech geeks at GigaOM’s Structure:Data conference in New York City,…
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Southern Minnesota Middle School in Lockdown
NEW PRAGUE, Minn. (AP) A southern Minnesota middle school is in lockdown and police are on the scene. New Prague Mayor Chuck Nickolay confirms a “code red” at the city’s middle school Wednesday morning but says he has no other…
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7 Marines killed in training exercise
(CNN) Seven Marines were killed as the result of an explosion during a Marine Corps training exercise at Hawthorne Army Depot in western Nevada, the Marine Corps said Tuesday. The cause of the incident is under investigation, the Marines said.…
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Jimmy V’s 1993 ESPY Speech
With Survive and Advance airing on ESPN tonight, it’s only fitting to post one of the greatest speeches in all of sports…and in life.
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Corrupt Customs officials have stolen, possibly sold goods marked for destruction
(The Age) Corrupt customs officials have stolen – and possibly sold – seized goods earmarked for destruction, exposing ”extremely haphazard” governance within the agency charged with protecting Australia’s borders. Files from Customs’ internal affairs department also suggest the organization had…
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U.S. to bolster missile defense against North Korea
(CNN) Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is expected to announce Friday that the Pentagon will enhance the nation’s ability to defend itself from any nuclear attack by North Korea. Hagel will announce that the United States will deploy up to 14…
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Beware the Ides of March
No one takes a soothsayer seriously until they serve their purpose. “Beware the Ides of March.” We get so consumed in ourselves that we lose sight of our surroundings, of people and how they can affect us. Find balance between…
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A Pep Talk From “Kid President”
Rainn Wilson from The Office started a site called Soul Pancake and this quirky young kid with a bone disease donning the name “Kid President” started posting these attention grabbing videos sometime last year under their YouTube channel. These videos…
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Mars Could Have Supported Life Long Ago, NASA Says
(NY Times) Several billion years ago, Mars may well have been a pleasant place for tiny microbes to live, with plenty of water as well as minerals that could have served as food, NASA scientists said Tuesday at a news…
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Paying Teens Not to Get Pregnant?
Via Time: New York City officials recently spent $400,000 on billboards featuring omniscient babies reminding potential mothers about deadbeat dads of the future: “Honestly, Mom, chances are, he won’t stay with you. What happens to me?” In another ad, a…
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