Monthly Archives: June 2011

Students’ Robots ‘Learn’ Golf, The Art of Grilling

By dog | Published: June 30, 2011

Stanford students have created robots that can do a variety of tasks including play golf and cook burgers as part of a hands-on course in experimental robotics. Related Article: news.stanford.edu Stanford University: www.stanford.edu Stanford News: news.stanford.edu Stanford University Channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com

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Students Create ‘JediBot’

By dog | Published: June 30, 2011

Stanford students have created robots that can battle with ‘light sabers” against humans as part of a hands-on course in experimental robotics. Related article: news.stanford.edu Stanford University: www.stanford.edu Stanford News: news.stanford.edu Stanford University Channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com

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Crop Circles – Gateways from Another Dimension

By dog | Published: June 30, 2011

Discover the hidden secrets of a timeless mystery in this award winning film about the greatest Crop Circle formations ever created. The creators of these paranormal formations still remain a mystery. After years of painstaking research, scientific evidence still points to alien influences that are responsible for this phenomena. One thing is certain, what you [...]

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Global Warming’s Impact on Premium Wines

By dog | Published: June 29, 2011

By 2040, the amount of land suitable for cultivating premium wine grapes in high-value areas of northern California could shrink by 50 percent because of global warming, according to a study by Stanford climate scientist Noah Diffenbaugh. Stanford University: www.stanford.edu Stanford News: news.stanford.edu Stanford University Channel on YouTube: www.youtube.com

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Exopolitics and ET Disclosure Policy – Daniel Sheehan, JD

By dog | Published: June 29, 2011

Daniel Sheehan, JD is a graduate of Harvard Law School, and a Professor of World Politics at the University of California. Mr. Sheehan has a long and distinguished history in public service. He co-founded of the Christic Institute which was directly responsible for investigating the unconstitutional conduct of George Bush, along with senior and numerous [...]

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Greek protests turn violent

By dog | Published: June 29, 2011

The streets of Athens have erupted in violence as Greece’s parliament prepares to vote on a controversial austerity package. The package involves job losses, privatisation and tax rises. Without those measures Greece will not be given access to any more loans from the European Union or the International Monetary Fund. Opponents, however, say it that [...]

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Activists in Russia push for tough stance on Syria

By dog | Published: June 29, 2011

They want the Russian government to take a tougher stance on Syria’s crackdown on protests. Britain and France are urging the UN to adopt a resolution condemning Syria – but Russia’s president has made it clear he would veto it. Russia has warned Western powers against turning Syria into another Libya. Al Jazeera’s Neave Barker [...]

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Libyan rebels find major munitions dump

By dog | Published: June 29, 2011

Opposition fighters in Libya have captured a munitions dump from Gaddafi forces in the West of the country, near the town of Zintan. Finding the collection of weapons depots there is being seen as a major victory for the rebels as they edge closer to the capital, Tripoli. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports from the [...]

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Libyan rebels struggle to organise a united front

By dog | Published: June 29, 2011

After more than four months of fighting in Libya, the capital Tripoli is still in Gaddafi’s grip. Rebels say organising support there is difficult. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr met one man who fled Tripoli, for the opposition stronghold of Benghazi.

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Jacky Rowland reports on the new IMF chief’s appointment

By dog | Published: June 29, 2011

Al Jazeera’s Jacky Rowland reports on the appointment of Christine Lagarde, the French finance minister, as the new chief of the International Monetary Fund.

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Exclusive: Yemen government bombed villages

By dog | Published: June 29, 2011

Al Jazeera has uncovered evidence of government forces bombing villages surrounding the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. At least 20 people have been killed and many families have been forced to live in caves as they fear dying in their homes in the next attack. We investigated the story just as a UN team begins a 10-day [...]

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New Mexico wildfire burns near nuclear lab

By dog | Published: June 29, 2011

In Los Alamos, northern New Mexico, a wildfire burns in the hills surrounding the nuclear laboratory where the atomic bomb was first developed. The blaze, which has already burned more than 20 thousand hectares, continues to spread as it sends up plumes of smoke and rains down ash. Officials say that radioactive material stored on [...]

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