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News Analysis on U.S. Human Rights Abuses in Other Countries

Posted: March 6, 2014 at 7:40 am

Pyongyang, March 5 (KCNA) -- The United States is a criminal state violating human rights everywhere in the world.

The "war on terrorism", expanded to Pakistan after Afghanistan and Iraq by the U.S. for 10-odd years, has led to slaughters of innocent civilians.

In Afghanistan, the "war" has claimed more than 3 000 lives on a yearly average in recent years.

In five years from March 2003 when the U.S. invaded Iraq, at least 1 205 000 Iraqis were killed and one million missing, nearly half of them being children.

The U.S. has slaughtered many civilians by drone strikes in Pakistan.

The war of genocide by GIs has gone in company with heinous atrocities, arousing a great wrath among the world people.

In January 2012, a video was posted on an Internet website to show four U.S. marines urinating toward three dead Afghani prisoners with vulgar remarks. And in March a GI shot to death 16 civilians including sleeping women and children in houses. Among the GIs are criminals who were keeping some 4 000 photographs on their murderous deeds as a boast.

The U.S. has conducted maltreatment, torture and vivisection against the prisoners in its secret jails abroad, in wanton violation of international law on human rights and humanitarianism.

As exposed at the 64th UN General Assembly in 2009 and other international meetings and by American media, including Washington Post and New York Times, the U.S. has employed all sorts of tortures in overseas prisons such as forced feeding, electric drill torture and sexual torture prohibited by international law.

A Turkish-German, released from the Guantanamo prison, told in an interview with the newspaper Berliner Zeitung about the facts of living-body test by the GIs he had experienced in prison for more than four years.

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Experiential avoidance increases PTSD risk following child maltreatment

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Contact: A'ndrea Elyse Messer aem1@psu.edu 814-865-9481 Penn State

Child abuse is a reliable predictor of post-traumatic stress disorder, but not all maltreated children suffer from it, according to Chad Shenk, assistant professor of human development and family studies, Penn State, who examined why some maltreated children develop PTSD and some do not.

Shenk and his research team found that adolescent girls who experienced maltreatment in the past year and were willing to talk about their painful experiences and their thoughts and emotions, were less likely to have PTSD symptoms one year later. Those who tried to avoid painful thoughts and emotions were significantly more likely to exhibit PTSD symptoms down the road. The researchers report their results in the current issue of Development and Psychopathology.

"Avoidance is something we all do," said Shenk. "Sometimes it is easier not to think about something. But when we rely on avoidance as a coping strategythat is when there may be negative consequences."

Approximately 40 percent of maltreated children develop PTSD at some point in their lives. Shenk sought to identify the factors that kept the remaining 60 percent from experiencing the disorder.

"Children and adolescents react very differently to abuse, and we don't yet know who is going to develop PTSD and who won't," said Shenk. "What factors explain who will develop PTSD and who will not? This study attempted to identify those causal pathways to PTSD."

One theory holds that PTSD is caused by dysregulation in multiple neurobiological processes, including cortisol deficiencies or heightened suppression of respiratory sinus arrhythmia -- each of which affects how individuals can remain calm during a time of stress.

There are also psychological theories, which include experiential avoidance, the tendency to avoid negative feelings like fear, sadness or shame. Shenk's study tested these theories by creating one statistical model that included them all to see which factors best accounted for PTSD symptoms.

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Italian Futurism: Boisterous, right-wing and prescient – Video

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Italian Futurism: Boisterous, right-wing and prescient
The Italian Futurists hoped to change the world, and were improbably successful in hind-sight. But they have never had a proper show in the America. The Gugg...

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How to say: "FUTURISM" in English – Video

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How to say: "FUTURISM" in English
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Ridley Scott, DiCaprio travel to "Brave New World"

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Leonardo DiCaprio sits courtside during Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic in Los Angeles, June 7, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Blake

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By Steven Zeitchik

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Ridley Scott is going back to the futurism.

The "Blade Runner" director is joining forces with Leonardo DiCaprio to take on one of the most highly regarded dystopian works of literature, Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World."

Both are producing the Universal project, which DiCaprio would tentatively star in and Scott direct. The studio has brought on "Apocalypto" scribe Farhad Safinia to write the script; he's expected to be working shortly.

Scott has mentioned casually in interviews that he's interested in the 1931 novel, whose film rights are owned by DiCaprio's Appian Way production company, prompting a flurry of rumors on sci-fi and other blogs over the past year. But the studio details as well as DiCaprio's personal involvement always have been murky.

Now, with a writer on board and production executives meeting frequently during the past six months, the project has more momentum, though several people familiar with it emphasize that it remains at the development stage.

Much of the timing going forward will depend on the script. Scott is not committed to direct anything beyond "Robin Hood," which is in post-production. DiCaprio is shooting the Christopher Nolan adventure tale "Inception," but does not have a movie lined up after that.

"Brave" has had several go-rounds on television, including a Leonard Nimoy-Peter Gallagher picture on NBC in 1998. But Huxley's idea-rich novel hasn't had a shot on the big screen.

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3UA3 Kurt Vonnegut Futurist Slidecast – Video

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Futurist Flight Radio #3 – Video

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Robot tractors and drones seen in futurist's vision of farming

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REGINA Its April 2024 and farmer Hank Fairfields mind has turned to seeding.

He summons his computerized butler and requests a report on moisture and temperature. A flock of mini-drones to cruise over the fields, looking into them to a depth of three feet.

That lets Hank create a map of where fertilizer and pesticides must be applied.

He can even release natural predators like ladybugs to consume the pests before they hatch.

And from all this, he can prepare a schedule of seeding using robot tractors.

Thats the future farm, as sketched by Toronto-based futurist Richard Worzel who conceded to a standing-room-only audience of farmers and allies that things wont work out this way as there are too many events we havent anticipated.

Still, scenarios like this give an ideas of whats to come in whats already one of the most high-tech of all North American industries: farming.

Clearly, its going to involve more computers, robots, biotechnology and computer intelligence, he told chemical giant BASFs Knowledge Harvest event for elite farmers in Regina Tuesday.

Painting a picture of a world in which a farmer can monitor every bit of land and every animal around the clock, Worzel said one of its key economic drivers will be continued growth in developing economies like China, where the average daily calorie intake has gone from 1,400 in 1960 to 2,600 at present, with consumption of meat and dairy products growing particularly fast.

The same demand will come from India, and some countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, causing him to say that for the first time in a century, the future of farming is better than ever.

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Futurist Jack Uldrich to Present Keynote Address for Precision Metalforming Association in Phoenix, AZ

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Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) March 06, 2014

Author of "Foresight 20/20" Jack Uldrich will address the Precision Metalforming Association on March 6th in Phoenix, AZ. Uldrich, a renowned global futurist, independent scholar, and best-selling author, will deliver a stimulating new perspective on competitive advantage, organizational change, and transformational leadership. The Manufacturing for Growth (MFG) Meeting, running March 5-8, 2014 is produced in collaboration by PMA, AMT and NTMA. The MFG is considered the "go-to" event for top manufacturing leaders to develop new business relationships and learn from cutting-edge speakers about markets, management, and technical developments.

An innovative technology leader, Uldrich will discuss the latest trends in the manufacturing industry. Uldrich's presentation, "The Big AHA: How to Future-Proof Yourself Against Tomorrow's Transformational Trends, Today" will specifically address the onslaught of technological change that manufacturing leaders and workers will face in the coming years.

Based on Uldrich's two most recent books: "Foresight 20/20: A Futurist Explores the Trends Transforming Tomorrow" and "Higher Unlearning: 39 Post Requisite Lessons for Achieving a Successful Future," the keynote will begin by discussing how continued advances in information technologies, 3D manufacturing, nanotechnology, robotics, radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, the "Internet of Things," Big Data, social networking, and wearable technology will radically transform the field of manufacturing in the decade ahead.

Uldrich will also focus on why these trends will demand unlearning, and discuss why leaders in the manufacturing industry need to embrace the concept of unlearning in order to achieve future success. Uldrich, who has been hailed as "America's Chief Unlearning Officer," will conclude by reviewing specific habits, customs, beliefs and ideas that manufacturing leaders can--and must--unlearn. With the use of vivid analogies and memorable stories drawn from a wide spectrum of industries, Uldrich will ensure his message of unlearning remains with his audience for years to come. A sample of his views on technological trends can be viewed here.

In the past year, Uldrich has addressed hundreds of business groups around the world, including delivering customized keynote presentations to the American Medical Association, the Million Dollar Round Table, the National Association of Manufacturers, Eaton, Invensys, United Healthcare, Boston Scientific, Optus, Bausch and Lomb, the European Association of International Educators and scores of other corporations, associations, and private organizations.

Parties interested in learning more about his other presentations are encouraged to visit his website. Media wishing to know more about the event or interviewing Jack can contact Amy Tomczyk at (651) 343.0660.

Uldrich is a acclaimed global futurist, technology forecaster, best-selling author, editor of the monthly newsletter, The Exponential Executive, and host of the award-winning website, http://www.jumpthecurve.net.

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Call of Duty: Ghosts Gameplay – Team Deathmatch on Sovereign – W/Commentary – Video

Posted: March 4, 2014 at 8:44 pm


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