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Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2014 http://fs-unep-centre.org/publications/gtr-2014

MEDICAL EXPRESS: Scientists discover link between skin diseases and Sudden Cardiac Death Syndrome http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-08-scientists-link-sk…udden.html

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Scientists Discover Children’s Cells Living in Mothers’ Brains http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-discove…ers-brain/

Neuromorphic ‘atomic-switch’ networks function like synapses in the brain http://www.kurzweilai.net/neuromorphic-atomic-switch-network…-the-brain

Targeted brain stimulation aids stroke recovery in mice http://www.kurzweilai.net/targeted-brain-stimulation-aids-st…ry-in-mice

Artificial cells mimic natural protein synthesis http://www.kurzweilai.net/artificial-cells-mimic-natural-protein-synthesis

IEET: Achieving Personal Immortality Roadmap http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/konovalenko20140819

IEET: End of Eating Food http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/pelletier20130525

REUTERS: Islamic State says beheads U.S. journalist, holds another http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/19/us-syria-crisis-be…6S20140819

REUTERS: Advancing Ukraine troops take fight to heart of pro-Moscow rebellion http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/19/us-ukraine-crisis-…YK20140819

SCIENCE DAILY: Pigs’ hearts transplanted into baboon hosts remain viable more than a year http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140818113430.htm

REUTERS: Exclusive: Hamas fighters show defiance in Gaza tunnel tour http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/19/us-mideast-gaza-tu…HS20140819

SCIENCE DAILY: Children’s drawings indicate later intelligence, study shows http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140818204114.htm

WASHINGTON POST: Genetically engineered pig hearts survived more than a year in baboon hosts http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/20…oon-hosts/

THE GUARDIAN: Second fatal St Louis area shooting stokes tensions in Ferguson http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/19/police-officer-…dead-knife

THE GUARDIAN: World leaders ‘failing to help’ over Ebola outbreak in Africa http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/19/western-leade…frontieres

THE GUARDIAN: The costly trail of British government IT and ‘big bang’ project disasters www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/19/costly-trail-brit…sal-credit

THE GUARDIAN: Google working on child-friendly sites – report http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/19/google-chi…tube-gmail

THE GUARDIAN: Julian Gough launches ‘Litcoin’ Kickstarter to ‘remodel the economics of reading’ www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/19/julian-gough-litcoin-k…-postcards

BBC: Standard Chartered to pay $300m penalty to NY regulator http://www.bbc.com/news/business-28860566

BBC: Google removes 12 BBC News links in ‘right to be forgotten’ http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28851366

RENEWABLES: Aldesa targets new projects abroad following recent order in Poland http://renewables.seenews.com/news/aldesa-targets-new-projec…and-290881

The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds: 2014 http://thomsonreuters.com/articles/2014/worlds-most-influent…minds-2014

BBC: Google’s driverless cars designed to exceed speed limit http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28851996

POWER GENERATION WIND: Vestas to deliver 40MW wind turbines to Polish wind farm http://wind.energy-business-review.com/news/vestas-to-delive…arm-021012

BUSINESS INSIDER: Nest Is Partnering With A Smart Fan Company To Take The Internet Of Things To The Next Level http://www.businessinsider.com/nest-partners-with-bigg-ass-f…z3AszGDXza

SPACE: Wanted: Unmanned Space Plane to Fly On the Cheap http://www.space.com/26855-xs1-darpa-space-plane-program.html?cmpid=558128

BUSINESS INSIDER: Authorities Seize Two Acres Of Marijuana In South Texas http://www.businessinsider.com/texas-marijuana-bust-2014-8

BUSINESS INSIDER: Flash Floods In Phoenix Force Dramatic Rescue Operations http://www.businessinsider.com/phoenix-flash-flood-2014-8#ixzz3At0mjfIH

BUSINESS INSIDER: SAP Wants A Bigger Bite Out Of African Enterprise Market And Commits $500 Million By 2020 http://www.businessinsider.com/sap-wants-bigger-bite-out-of-…z3At114OVX

BUSINESS INSIDER: US Nuclear Watchdog Group Was Hacked Three Times In The Last Few Years www.businessinsider.com/r-us-governments-nuclear-watchdog-vi…z3At1HwJl2

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Two startup accelerators merge to grow Canada’s entrepreneur ecosystem http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-busi…e20110441/

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Google’s next big market: Accounts for kids under 13 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/tech-news/googles-…e20107216/

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Privacy not a priority for most tech startups http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/digital-culture/pr…e20093259/

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Scientist J. Woodland Hastings was a leader in bacterial research http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/science/scientist-…e20103413/

VICTORY IS CONQUERED THROUGH LESS E.Q.-FOCUSED MAGNUM AND MUCH MORE I.Q.-CENTRIC HIGGINS.

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Cyber attacks have hit 36 per cent of Canadian businesses, study says http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/cyber-atta…e20096066/

WALL STREET JOURNAL: A Giant Tablet Gives Kids More Screen Time Together http://online.wsj.com/articles/fuhus-bigtab-worth-kids-time-1408469170?mod=LS1

WALL STREET JOURNAL: 4 Industries Most in Need of Data Scientists http://online.wsj.com/ad/article/narratives_sas_65124.html?prx_t=HYwBAfZUBApeEEA

WALL STREET JOURNAL: Health Care CIOs Boosting Security in the Wake of Breaches http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2014/08/19/health-care-cios-boostin…cioJournal

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: IT and Product Development Will Merge in the Digital Business http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2014/08/19/it-and-product-developme…cioJournal

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: For Billion-Dollar Companies, Venture Deals Outstrip Going Public http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2014/08/19/for-billion-d…JD_venture

NEW YORK TIMES: Overstock to Allow International Customers to Pay in Bitcoin http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/08/19/overstock-to-allow-in…y&_r=0

NEW YORK TIMES: Computer Eyesight Gets a Lot More Accurate http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/18/computer-eyesight-g…technology

DER SPIEGEL: Caliphate of Fear: The Curse of the Islamic State http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/how-islamic-state-…86632.html

DER SPIEGEL: Targeting Turkey: How Germany Spies on Its Friends http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/german-considers…86656.html

DER SPIEGEL: Brave New Recycling Economy: Movement Turns Trash to Treasure http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/german-chemist-p…85934.html

Chinese hackers accessed 4.5 million hospital patients records http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/chinese-hackers-acc…7029145556

World-first Bluetooth device to track traffic congestion on SA roads www.news.com.au/technology/worldfirst-bluetooth-device-to-tr…7023501334

YAHOO NEWS: Harvard Researcher on Aging: There’s no ‘limit on the human lifespan’ http://news.yahoo.com/katie-couric-aging-mice-harvard-resear…36385.html

CNN MONEY: Women thrive in China’s booming tech scene http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/18/technology/china-women-tech/index.html

CNN MONEY: New record for Apple stock http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/19/investing/apple-stock-record-high/index.html

CNN MONEY: China targets executive pay at state-owned firms http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/19/news/china-executive-pay/index.html?iid=HP_River

6 Chinese Tech Companies You Need to Know http://www.ozy.com/acumen/6-chinese-tech-companies-you-need-…ampaign=pp

MIT NEWS: Engineering new bone growth https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/bone-repair-treat-injuries-0818

MIT NEWS: Broadening the ‘SCOPE’ of microbial oceanography https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/scope-40-million-dollar-award-0818

MIT NEWS: Recycling old batteries into solar cells https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/recycling-batteries-into-solar-cells-0818

MIT NEWS: RNA combination therapy for lung cancer offers promise for personalized medicine https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/rna-therapy-lung-cancer-pers…icine-0814

MIT NEWS: Visual control of big data https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/visual-control-big-data-0815

MIT NEWS: Finding a piece of the proton-spin puzzle https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/new-piece-proton-spin-crisis-0813

MIT NEWS: New analysis reveals tumor weaknesses https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/id-cell-markers-for-better-cancer-treatment-0813

MIT NEWS: Rise of the dinosaurs https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/early-dinosaur-evolution-0812

MIT NEWS: An easier way to manipulate malaria genes https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/better-malaria-drug-targets-0810

MIT NEWS: Origami robot folds itself up, crawls away https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/mobile-folding-robots-0807

MIT NEWS: Undersea living: Alumna joins Cousteau mission https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/grace-young-undersea-cousteau-mission-0806

MIT NEWS: A new way to model cancer https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/new-technique-to-model-cancer-0806

MIT NEWS: New material structures bend like microscopic hair https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/magnetic-hair-directs-water-flow-0806

Fastest Camera In The World Takes 4.4 Trillion Frames Per Second http://myscienceacademy.org/2014/08/19/fastest-camera-in-the…er-second/

Lifeboat Foundation Worldwide Ambassador White Swan Update and Published Amazon Author by Andres Agostini at href=“www.linkedin.com/in/andresagostini” target=“_blank”>www.linkedin.com/in/andresagostini