Recently Eastern Russian Ministry of Defense fighter and attack aviation pilots of advanced Su-35 fighter aircraft practiced firing “air to air” missiles at special thermal targets meant to simulate the heat signatures of an enemy aircraft. “These are advance dog fighting techniques”, said one Russian pilot who wished not to be identified in this report. Note: A […]
Youtube as a tool for peer support and recovery from mental illness
Could social media sites like Youtube represent an underutilized resource for people seeking mental health and peer support? The answer is “yes”, according to Dartmouth college researchers. People with severe mental illness (such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder) often use a popular social media website like YouTube to provide and receive naturally occurring peer […]
Children practice a “simple and natural kind of peer support” we can all learn a lot from
The ability of children to notice the distress of others, and to be moved by it emotionally, and act accordingly can be a critical component of what is called “prosocial behavior” (meaning those “actions that benefit others: individuals, groups or society as a whole”). Psychologists, neurobiologists and child psychologists are increasingly interested in this specialized […]
Half of all salaries paid to Afghan National Police officials “siphoned off from recipients by fees/corrupt practices”, report alleges
I received the following email communication today from Alex Bronstein-Moffly , Deputy Director of Public Affairs Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. The subject of his email was regarding Afghan National Police corruption, relating specifically with salaries, much of it paid for and underwritten by US taxpayer funds. In fact the US has spent billions of dollars to […]
Hospital in Rush County, Kansas was absolutely ruthless in its predatory billing practices against the poor and uninsured
I met with a friend recently who railed against Obama-care and how this was going to ruin the country if it wasn’t repealed? I had to remind him that because of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, there are millions of people insured today who might not otherwise be, especially if Republicans in Congress […]
Pablo Bauquier : « INVESTING IN CONFLICT AND POST-CONFLICT ZONES: THEORY AND PRACTICE »
Efficiency and ethics. Advanced Master’s thesis in International Risk Management (HEC Paris). « The private sector and security are linked in many ways, most obviously thriving markets and human security go hand in hand ». Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations. Two decades ago, the collapse of the Soviet Bloc promised more stability […]
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