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Gordon Duff: America, Apartheid Or Apocalypse?

by Gordon Duff June 22, 2010

By Gordon Duff* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz To millions of Americans, the “end times” seem to be on us. The BP disaster in the Gulf may leave 25% of America virtually uninhabitable, eco-systems destroyed for sure but maybe much more, a destroyed sea floor, toxic gas clouds moving inland and warnings of something worse, [...]

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Who’s your online enemy?

by Haitham Sabbah April 2, 2007

Web-savvy criminals have turned Israel into the world’s highest ranking source of malicious Internet activity per user, security experts have told The Jerusalem Post. From July through December 2006, 9 percent of all such activity could be traced back to Israel. Taiwan came next with 8%, while Poland and the US tied at 6%, according [...]

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Sajjadah 1426

by Haitham Sabbah October 19, 2005

Sajjadah is a prayer rug is a small and portable carpet that Muslims put on the floor when they perform their prayers. Its main function is to provide a clean and isolated platform for the prayer. There is one thing they need to be careful about: the holy city of Mecca � the direction towards [...]

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MENA ‘ideal for solar power’

by Haitham Sabbah October 17, 2005

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) could gain from a growing solar power industry if they provide financial and political frameworks to lure investment. The report says that in 20 years, solar power could provide the same amount of electricity as 72 coal-fired power stations. This is enough to supply 100 million people, or [...]

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Creativity in Arabia!

by Haitham Sabbah October 1, 2005

Ok! It’s been long since I posted some� entertainment post. But what to do?! The sick troublesome news has been on air for so long (and possibly will continue to be until the-end-of-times). Anyway, here are some funny photos from the Mideast (without mentioning the country, so no offense). Must have run because the sponsor [...]

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Bahrain WTC has Wings!

by Haitham Sabbah September 13, 2005

Last night, a press release announced (PDF) that the new Bahrain World Trade Centre (BWTC) will incorporate the first towers in the world to generate their own electricity using wind turbines. It will harness wind power to produce about 35 per cent of its requirements. Three wind turbines, each supported by a 30-metre bridge spanning [...]

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Thin skin will help robots ‘feel’

by Haitham Sabbah August 16, 2005

Japanese researchers have developed a flexible artificial skin that could give robots a humanlike sense of touch. The team manufactured a type of “skin” capable of sensing pressure and another capable of sensing temperature.

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Red Tacton: Download files via flesh

by Haitham Sabbah July 15, 2005

IF you spend hours downloading songs to your iPod, the days of fiddling around with wires are coming to an end. A Japanese company has discovered that the best cables may be your arms and legs. According to NTT Laboratories, your whole body is the perfect conductor for electronic data, meaning that information such as [...]

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Forget police cameras – spy device will monitor

by Haitham Sabbah July 7, 2005

Be among the first to have the speed spy devices fitted in your car. They would be offered a discount on the congestion charge if they use the system. Times UK Continue reading “Forget police radars – satellites will monitor your speed and apply brakes as necessary. Consider yourself owned.” This is not the plot [...]

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Google Earth

by Haitham Sabbah June 29, 2005

Have you seen where do you live from space? Google Earth just launched the beta version. It’s amazing view. Give it a try, it’s worth it!

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France gets nuclear fusion plant

by Haitham Sabbah June 28, 2005

A Star on Earth: France build a 10bn-euro nuclear fusion reactor. The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (Iter) will be the most expensive joint scientific project after the International Space Station. Nuclear fusion is seen as a cleaner approach to power production than nuclear fission and fossil fuels.

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The Audiopad

by Haitham Sabbah June 24, 2005

Audiopad is a composition and performance instrument for electronic music which tracks the positions of objects on a tabletop surface and converts their motion into music. One can pull sounds from a giant set of samples, juxtapose archived recordings against warm synthetic melodies, cut between drum loops to create new beats, and apply digital processing [...]

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OneWallet: cell phone’s new trick may make billfold obsolete

by Haitham Sabbah June 19, 2005

After all, since more than a quarter of the people on the planet already carry cell phones, and hundreds of millions are joining them every year, why should they bring along credit and debit cards when a mobile device can make payments just as well? This is not new, in fact this is already a [...]

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Blue Brain

by Haitham Sabbah June 7, 2005

An effort to create the first computer simulation of the entire human brain, right down to the molecular level has been launched by IBM and a Swiss university team. Called the “Blue Brain” project, it will involve building a custom-made supercomputer based on IBM’s Blue Gene design. The hope is that the virtual brain will [...]

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Everyone needs to be Needies

by Haitham Sabbah May 19, 2005

Needies are interactive plush dolls inspired by codependent, high-maintenance relationships. Totally attention-starved, they compete with each other for human affection — or, getting touch, as they like to say. When you give Needies touch (by hugging and squeezing them), they will return your kindness with songs and shameless flattery. But remember that Needies always know [...]

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