Items selected on general interest and abelard's long-term purpose to develop a more rational and thoughtful society; not driven by current affairs as first priority. Updated as items of interest are found. News topic classification is flexible - the world is seamless. http://www.abelard.org/news.htm http://www.livejournal.com/userpic/18354399/4102511 http://www.abelard.org/news.htm 10078 http://www.abelard.org/news/politics0803.php#keynes_socialism_inflation_160308 http://www.abelard.org/news/politics0803.php#keynes_socialism_inflation_160308 Don&aops;t be a socialist and try and claim John Maynard Keynes as one of your own. He was any thing but! http://www.abelard.org/briefings/fuel_cells_hydrogen.php#battery_progress_160308 http://www.abelard.org/briefings/fuel_cells_hydrogen.php#battery_progress_160308 Not just lighter, but also able to cope with one of the most gruelling work situations for batteries, new batteries take cars ever closer to being fossil-fuel free. http://www.abelard.org//news/obama2_judgment_experience.php#obama_pastor_150308 http://www.abelard.org//news/obama2_judgment_experience.php#obama_pastor_150308 As Obama apparently repudiates his apparently now ex-pastor, abelard looks further at their relationship and Obama's foundation ideas. http://www.abelard.org/news/economics0801.php#uk_inflation_140308 http://www.abelard.org/news/economics0801.php#uk_inflation_140308 Why the UK is not reaching 1930s German inflation levels, and why UK inflation is so well managed at it is in the USA. http://www.abelard.org/news/obama2_judgment_experience.php#wright_140308 http://www.abelard.org/news/obama2_judgment_experience.php#wright_140308 Is Barack Obama truly untainted by twenty years of haranguing by a verbose and aggressive religious leader? http://www.abelard.org/news/politics0803.php#sub_prime_report_130308 http://www.abelard.org/news/politics0803.php#sub_prime_report_130308 Link now available for a report requested seven months ago - for those who follow, or want to understand, recent economic hiccoughs. http://www.abelard.org/news/fun803.php#rice_paintings_130308 http://www.abelard.org/news/fun803.php#rice_paintings_130308 Europe has crop circles; in Japan, they plant their national crop artistically. http://www.abelard.org/news/behaviour0801.php#spitzer_120308 http://www.abelard.org/news/behaviour0801.php#spitzer_120308 The Governor of New York State behaved foolishly, recklessly even. But the self-righteous, pseudo-Puritan responses from news anchors is disgraceful. http://www.abelard.org/news/obama2_judgment_experience.php#index http://www.abelard.org/news/obama2_judgment_experience.php#index Both Barack and Michelle Obama do not appear to have wise judgment in their political stances. Nor does Obama have much experience in both his political arena and the wider world. All this seems not to be the best recommendation for a leader of a seriously major country. http://www.abelard.org/news/science0801.php#biotechnology_110308 http://www.abelard.org/news/science0801.php#biotechnology_110308 With the world's population going from 6 to 9 billion in the next 40 years, being able to build new medicines, food and fuel will be essential. This lecture describes the technology that can do this. Fascinating. http://www.abelard.org/news/lite0802.php#panther_sensor_110308 http://www.abelard.org/news/lite0802.php#panther_sensor_110308 As well as providing swift detection of biological terrorist threats,this could reduce the wait for medical test results - interesting. http://www.abelard.org/space-science-technology/space_robots_iss.php http://www.abelard.org/space-science-technology/space_robots_iss.php The March 2008 mission to the International Space Station will be massive in the true sense of the word, in size, weight and machines. Focusing on the machines being up-lifted.With some interesting facts and figures. http://www.abelard.org/briefings/citizens_wage.htm#waste_wage_dole_090308 http://www.abelard.org/briefings/citizens_wage.htm#waste_wage_dole_090308 Why earn money just to pay it back in taxes, so it can be given to you or others as a charitable dole; and why do this to prove that you are different to someone else by acquiring more gigaws? http://www.abelard.org/briefings/fuel_cells_hydrogen.php#ultracapacitors_090308 http://www.abelard.org/briefings/fuel_cells_hydrogen.php#ultracapacitors_090308 Improvements in the technology would mean more efficient transportable electricity storage - good for hybrid vehicles. http://www.abelard.org/news/fun0308.php#sleepingrich_090308 http://www.abelard.org/news/fun0308.php#sleepingrich_090308 Why waste energy and pollute the world? A young Dutchman follows in the pattern of Oblomov. http://www.abelard.org/news/politics0803.php#new_media_fossil_080308 http://www.abelard.org/news/politics0803.php#new_media_fossil_080308 Like a large, cumbersome dinosaur, the fossil press is being out-witted by beings that are fast-footed and fast-witted. http://www.abelard.org/news/politics0803.php#nations_conflicts_070308 http://www.abelard.org/news/politics0803.php#nations_conflicts_070308 As with squabbling kids n the playground, the best way to manage diverse, quarreling national groups appears to be separate them. http://www.abelard.org/news/lite0802.php#sun_protection_060308 http://www.abelard.org/news/lite0802.php#sun_protection_060308 Solar cells are part of the way out of the fossil fuel trap, and this could be a way of making them more ecological - longer life span, better efficiency. http://www.abelard.org/news/politics0803.php#yes_we_can_060308 http://www.abelard.org/news/politics0803.php#yes_we_can_060308 Pop star Obama's favourite one-liner has echoes in another pop star's song. Is he really so empty? http://www.abelard.org/news/fun0308.php#prius_ad_campaign_070308 http://www.abelard.org/news/fun0308.php#prius_ad_campaign_070308 If you drive an ecological car, you can get away with murder (and other not usually acceptable behaviours). http://www.abelard.org/news/ecology0803.php#coke_water_050308 http://www.abelard.org/news/ecology0803.php#coke_water_050308 You may not like or approve of this majorly popular carbonated drink, but the Coca-Cola Company is helping many of its customers [and several other companies are doing similarly too).