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... the researchers claim it could be possible in the future to detect early signs of dementia using either a smartphone app or devices incorporated into car software systems. Over the course of the LongROAD study, 33 subjects were diagnosed with MCI (mild cognitive impairment) and 31 with dementia. A series of machine learning models were trained on the LongROAD data, tasked with detecting MCI and dementia from driving behaviors. Nevertheless, the study does point to intriguing future scenarios where a smartphone app, or software inside a car, can constantly monitor your driving patterns to offer clues for early detection...

Who and or what was behind the tremendously professional ongoing disinformation campaign aimed at giving false hope to Trump supporters under the pseudonym "QAnon." It seemed to have begun, or at least that is when it was first brought to my attention, after November 3rd. Any number of individuals have said the CIA was behind it. True or not I have no idea - but it was extraordinarily well done, the disinformation credibly to the point of believably - which many did believe - up to the moment of Trump's departure from the White House. Who would have set out...

Barack Obama had a slip of the tongue in Kogelo, Kenya this past weekend. During a speech Obama told the African audience he was from Kenya, “Now three years ago I visited Kenya as the first sitting American president to come from Kenya.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozPvgcC_2NE SLIP? Obama to African Audience: “I Visited Kenya as First American President to Come from Kenya” by Jim Hoft July 23, 2018 0 Comments 2ShareTweetEmail Barack Obama had a slip of the tongue in Kogelo, Kenya this past weekend. During a speech Obama told the African audience he was from Kenya, “Now three years ago...

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is warning Republicans that if they expect to be relevant in the future and grow the party they will have to soften on social issues. In an interview with vocativ.com, Paul said he had "sort of a Jeffersonian belief in unity, peace and commerce with all" and that the best way to build the GOP for the future is to include people with whom they don't agree on every issue. "I think that the Republican Party, in order to get bigger, will have to agree to disagree on social issues," Paul advised. "The Republican Party is...

Three days after cancelling appearances in South Carolina and returning to Texas to “reassess” his presidential campaign, Texas Gov. Rick Perry released a statement Friday saying he will compete nationwide. "As my campaign for president moves forward, our superior organization and resources allow me to compete nationwide, where I’m confident our unmatched jobs record, conservative fiscal and social policies, and status as the only Washington outsider can win over Republican voters," Perry said in a news release announcing he had filed paperwork to be listed on primary election ballots in Arizona, Illinois, Ohio, Vermont and Washington, D.C.

WHY I AM DEPRESSED Over five thousand years ago, Moses said to the children of Israel , "Pick up your shovels, mount your asses and camels, and I will lead you to the Promised Land." Nearly 75 years ago (when Welfare was introduced) Roosevelt said, "Lay down your shovels, sit on your asses, and light up a Camel, this is the Promised Land." Today, Obama has stolen your shovel, taxed your asses, raised the price of camels and mortgaged the Promised Land! I was so depressed last night thinking about Health Care Plans, the economy, the wars, lost jobs, savings,...

Washington—Having had enough of Limbaugh’s criticism of Colin Powell, Tom Ridge laid down the gauntlet on Rush Limbaugh, and evicting him from the Republican Party. The event took place after the interview on CSPAN’s Washington Journal where Ridge took a strong stance, supporting Colin Powell and blaming Limbaugh and Dick Cheney for having “a mindset,” that doesn’t foster unity.

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Not long after he touched down at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on Saturday, Barack Obama posed for pictures with three American officials, a pair of military men in uniform, and one rather imposing statue of a bald eagle. It was an ideal photo opportunity for a candidate looking to convince skeptics of his patriotism - just 37 percent of voters identified Obama as "very patriotic" in a recent CBS News/New York Times poll - and his toughness when it comes to foreign policy. And it was typical of the images that have come out of Obama's visit to the...

Stephen Hawking seeks 'Einsteins of Africa' By Sebastien Berger in Johannesburg Last Updated: 9:18PM BST 11/05/2008Stephen Hawking, the wheelchair-bound physicist, has launched a search for the "Einsteins of Africa" with a lecture in Cape Town. Prof Hawking: 'The world of science needs Africa's brilliant talents'Prof Hawking's speech at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), titled Universe, marked the expansion of the postgraduate institution in an effort to accelerate Africa's development. Two Nobel physics laureates – a prize which still eludes the author of A Brief History of Time – along with the head of Nasa, also took part. Prof...

Pelosi: Democrats ready to lead 08/11/2006 - 17:39:25 Set to become the US' first female speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi says Democrats are "ready to lead" in partnership with Republicans, "not in partisanship". President George Bush called Pelosi with congratulations this morning after Democrats took firm control of the House, rebounding after a dozen years in the minority. Pelosi, 66, who made history four years ago when she became the first woman to lead a party caucus in either house of Congress, will become third in line of succession to the president when she is elevated...

WASHINGTON ? The night began as a squeaker, but it led to a new House speaker. In a historic political evening, Democrats swept Republicans out of power in the House of Representatives for the first time since the 1994 Republican revolution that made Newt Gingrich the speaker. Control of the Senate was hanging in the balance with the George Allen-Jim Webb race in Virginia too close to call with more than 99 percent of the vote counted. Two years after a decisive election victory for President Bush and Republicans, Democrats picked up more than the 15 seats they needed to...

By KARIN LAUB For Israel, the U.N. cease-fire deal is far from perfect. A U.N. force deploying in south Lebanon as part of the truce will have trouble keeping Hezbollah at bay for long or prevent the Iranian-supplied guerrillas from rearming, critics said, pointing to past failures of international peacekeepers. The U.N. terms will buy temporary calm, but make the next war between Israel and Tehran's proxy army inevitable, former Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom and some military analysts warned. "It begs the question, `What was it all for?'" Shalom said, reflecting a growing chorus of criticism. Israel had little...

What they know. UN members have unequivocal knowledge of ongoing atrocities in Sudan. The Secretary-General's most recent report to the Security Council, December 23, 2005, states: Large-scale attacks against civilians continue, women and girls are being raped by armed groups, yet more villages are being burned, and thousands more are being driven from their homes. ...the most urgent needs of millions affected by the war remain largely unmet, including their protection and safety. ...the vast majority of armed militia have not been disarmed, and no major steps have been taken by the Government to bring to justice or even identify...

MOSCOW, September 7 (RIA Novosti) - Several Russian spacecraft manufacturers have approached the Federal Space Agency, Rosaviacosmos, with a proposal to set up an international association of space-related institutions and companies, the agency's official spokesman said Wednesday. Vyacheslav Davidenko said Rosaviacosmos leadership is now considering the possibility of the agency joining the would-be association and that the founding companies will gather for their first session September 12.

radio beograd is reporting the arrest of a band of terrorist on their way to blow up one of the largest christian churches in europe, st. sava's serb orthodox cathedral. they have been positively identified as al-quaeda members. the reports are still coming in with details, but it looks as if serb military intelligence had them under close scrutiny and caught them on their way to the scene.