Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation Ohio officials order that four fluid-injection wells be “indefinitely” prohibited from opening because of heightened seismic activity. Dr. Won-Young Kim, one of the Columbia University experts asked by the state to examine possible connections between fracking and seismic activity, said that a problem could arise if fluid moves through the ground and affects “a…
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Via Scoop.it – Internet of the absurd In 2011, the Dilbert cartoonist decided that it was time to confront his aversion to physical risk. What might some audacity and adventure bring? A few minor injuries, he reports, but also the pleasure of overcoming anxiety and apprehension.Via online.wsj.com
Via Scoop.it – Creating the Future BEIJING — China plans to launch space labs and manned ships and prepare to build space stations over the next five years, according to a plan released Thursday that shows the country’s space program is gathering momentum.Via www.huffingtonpost.com
Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation A turf war prompts scuffles between groups of Greek Orthodox and Armenian Christian clerics armed with brooms in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity.Via www.bbc.co.uk
Via Scoop.it – Internet of the absurd A century ago, one of the world’s first hackers used Morse code insults to disrupt a public demo of Marconi’s wireless telegraph. Nevil Maskelyne – doing it for the lulzVia www.newscientist.com
Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationThere is only one valid definition of a business purpose: to create a customer. A very good article that addresses some core problems in corporate governance. It identifies several legal changes that coul rectify them and get corporations back to creating real value.Via www.forbes.com