Other quotes from Steve Jobs in “The Lost Interview.”

 
What most schools don’t teach
 

 
“Learning to write programs stretches your mind, and helps you think better, creates a way of thinking about things that I think is helpful in all domains.“ ~ Bill Gates

“Our policy at Facebook is literally to hire as many talented engineers as we can find. There just aren’t enough people who are trained and have these skills today.“
~ Mark Zuckerberg

“An understanding of computer science is becoming increasingly essential in today’s world. Our national competitiveness depends upon our ability to educate our children – and that includes our girls – in this critical field.“ ~ Sheryl Sandberg

“Whether you want to uncover the secrets of the universe, or you just want to pursue a career in the 21st century, basic computer programming is an essential skill to learn.“ ~ Stephen Hawking

More quotes at   http://www.code.org/
 
 
 
 

 
 
Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is a phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or European honey bee colony abruptly disappear.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_collapse_disorder
 

 
In the winter of 2006, a strange phenomenon fell upon honeybee hives across the country. Without a trace, millions of bees vanished from their hives. A precious pollinator of fruits and vegetables, the disappearing bees left billions of dollars of crops at risk and threatened our food supply. The epidemic set researchers scrambling to discover why honeybees were dying in record numbers — and to stop the epidemic in its tracks before it spread further.

Silence of the Bees is the first in-depth look at the search to uncover what is killing the honeybee. The filmmakers of Bees take viewers around the world to the sites of fallen hives, to high-tech labs, where scientists race to uncover clues, and even deep inside honeybee colonies. Silence of the Bees is the story of a riveting, ongoing investigation to save honeybees from dying out. The film goes beyond the unsolved mystery to tell the story of the honeybee itself, its invaluable impact on our diets and takes a look at what’s at stake if honeybees disappear. Silence of the Bees explores the complex world of the honeybee in crisis and instills in viewers a sense of urgency to learn ways to help these extraordinary animals.

Monsanto Protection Act Signed By Obama, GMO Bill “Written By Monsanto” Signed Into Law

Stop the “Monsanto Rider”

 
Why has Obama approved a law giving immunity to the production and sale of genetically modified food in the US?
 

 
Obama signs ‘Monsanto Protection Act,’ Frankenfish heads to US market

 
The Monsanto Protection Act? Debate On Controversial Measure Over Genetically Modified Crops – Part #1
Democracy Now – Transcript

 
Part #2

 

 
 
Monsanto Protection Act put GM companies above the federal courts
Campaigners say that not even the US government can now stop the sale, planting, harvest or distribution of any GM seed

The Real Monsanto Protection Act: How The GMO Giant Corrupts Regulators And Consolidates Its Power

Lisa Randall on how some things will be known
Harvard University professor Lisa Randall talks on how some things will be known and theories in theoretical physics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Randall
 

 

The true science of parallel Universes
 

 

Melissa Harris-Perry is an author, television host and political commentator with a focus on African-American politics. She is a professor of political science at Tulane University. Prior to that, she was an associate professor of politics and African-American studies at Princeton University from 2006 to 2010 and taught political science at the University of Chicago from 1999 to 2005.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Harris-Perry

She says:   “Your kid is yours and totally your responsibility. We haven’t had a very collective notion that these are our children, so part of it is that we need to break through our kind of private idea that kids belong to their parents or kids belong to their families and recognize that kids belong to whole communities. Once it’s everybody’s responsibility and not just the household’s, we start making better investments.”

Sure. If children are raised by the state, it will be much easier to indoctrinate them. Is this really what America wants?

 

 
Melissa Harris-Perry is regurgitating the Obama “you didn’t build that” meme.
 
@sez_me_man :   sounds as sinister as “All your base are belong to us”
 
 
 
 
 
 

Reflections on Bodies, Minds and Human Enhancement

Being There | The MIT Press
Oxford University Press: Natural-Born Cyborgs: Andy Clark

 
Natural-born cyborgs and post-human culture
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
The real targets of the “haircut” are businesses, entrepreneurs and the middle class.
 

In a speech laden with criticism of Europe’s currency union for “experimenting” with the island’s fate, the president of Cyprus has said the risk of bankruptcy has been contained and it has no intention of leaving the euro.

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President of Cpyrus says country was a euro ‘experiment’

Cypriot president Nikos Anastasiades ‘warned’ close friends of the financial crisis about to engulf his country so they could move their money abroad, it was claimed on Friday.

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Cypriot president ‘warned his friends to move money abroad’ before financial crisis hit

“A company owned by in-laws of Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades withdrew dozens of millions from Laiki Bank on March 12 and 13, according to an article published in Cypriot newspaper Haravgi,” reports EnetEnglish.

Lawmakers in Cyprus on Tuesday rejected a bailout plan that would have rescued the country’s banks but forced savers to chip in for the cost, throwing down a gauntlet to the rest of Europe over the financial fate of the tiny island nation.

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Cyprus rejects bailout plan that would make savers pay, raising anxiety in euro zone

“While ordinary Cypriots queued at ATM machines to withdraw a few hundred euros as credit card transactions stopped, other depositors used an array of techniques to access their money.”   Reuters reports.

Big depositors in Cyprus’s largest bank stand to lose far more than initially feared under a European Union rescue package to save the island from bankruptcy, a source with direct knowledge of the terms said on Friday.

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Big depositors in Cyprus to lose far more than feared

Cyprus on Monday said it was formally requesting a bailout from the European Union in a bid to bolster its struggling banks, making it the fifth euro zone country to request a rescue.

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Cyprus Becomes 5th E.U. Member to Seek Rescue

The Euro is a Big Success – No Kidding
By Greg Palast

Bankster squad: What’s happening in Cyprus has struck terror into the hearts of all who live under the unaccountable rule of politician-bankers.

… That’s like telling car mechanics that to pay their debts, they should feel free to seize any car they’re working on in their shop — as long as it’s a fancy car.

This isn’t just a banking disaster. It’s a democratic disaster.

When asked about the amount of money that had exited Cyprus before the bailout deal, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble refused to provide figures.

“Perhaps because if he did, it would become clear that the only entities truly punished by this weekend’s actions are not evil Russian billionaires, but small and medium domestic companies, and other moderately wealthy individuals, hardly any of them from the former “Evil Empire,” remarks Zero Hedge.

As Business Insider reports, the fact that the mega-rich – the supposed targets of Cyprus “haircut” – have already removed most of their money from the system means that, “upper middle class/entrepreneur types will feel most of the pain if the Cyprus tax is enacted.”

Middle class families are also amongst the worst affected. The Telegraph recently reported on a family who sold their villa in Cyprus for 200,000 euros right before the “haircut” was announced only to see the desperately needed cash disappear.

So, What’s It Like To Have a Business in Cyprus Right Now?

Cyprus Parliament President Says “No Future” Under Troika, Calls For “Iceland” Solution
… ‘Troika-imposed’ responsibility will, “turn Cyprus into a colony of the worst possible type.”…“if we remain bound by the Troika and the memorandum Cyprus’ destiny is already foretold and there will be no future.”

Bank of Cyprus depositors could lose up to 60% of their savings

Cyprus’s financial minister Michalis Sarris warned the “haircut” could even be as much as 80%

Given that the looting of bank accounts has now been established as the template for future “bank recapitalizations” across Europe as well as Canada
Cyprus-Style “Bail-Ins” Are Proposed In The New 2013 Canadian Government Budget!.

Could the Banksters Grab Your Bank Deposits?

Canadian Deposits As Safe As Cypriot Deposits