Zain Iqbal

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Name: Zain Iqbal
Date registered: Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Latest posts

  1. The Doors Founding Member Ray Manzarek Dead at 74 — Monday, May 20, 2013
  2. Tumblr Powered by Yahoo!: A Big Bet or a Big Mistake? — Monday, May 20, 2013
  3. This Week on FORA.tv: Real Clear Politics, Paley Center, Marriage Equality — Monday, May 20, 2013
  4. Børge Ousland: The King of Solo Arctic Exploration — Friday, May 17, 2013
  5. Make Your Very Own Music Video from the International Space Station — Thursday, May 16, 2013

Most commented posts

  1. America’s Energy Future (Still) in the Hands of OPEC — 18 comments
  2. Top 10 FORA.tv Videos of 2011: #6 – Slavoj Zizek: Catastrophic But Not Serious — 8 comments
  3. Bob Costas: Football Is Unacceptably Brutal — 6 comments
  4. The Case For and Against an Attack on Iran — 5 comments
  5. Does American Higher Education Need a Reinvention? — 5 comments

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May 20

The Doors Founding Member Ray Manzarek Dead at 74

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Ray Manzarek

A chance meeting at Venice Beach in 1965 between two film students, a mutual love of music, and a belief that they were “rock group” material led to the formation of The Doors– one of the most influential bands of the 1960s and 70s. Now one of its founding members, Ray Manzarek, is dead after …

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May 20

Tumblr Powered by Yahoo!: A Big Bet or a Big Mistake?

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Business, Technology

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Tumblr Yahoo

In a deal worth $1.1 billion, Yahoo!, the internet’s most venerable search giant, bought the social blogging service Tumblr at what was described as a “private party” on Sunday. The decision was announced today by Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer, who convinced Tumblr founder David Karp that her company’s dive into the social media space would not …

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May 20

This Week on FORA.tv: Real Clear Politics, Paley Center, Marriage Equality

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Business, Environment, Politics, Technology

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Here’s a look at what’s happening this week on FORA.tv. In order to lessen the U.S. economy’s reliance on foreign oil, the government and the energy industry have worked in concert to develop new strategies for exploiting energy in North America. The result is diversified mixture of traditional sources such as oil, coal, natural gas …

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May 17

Børge Ousland: The King of Solo Arctic Exploration

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Culture, Environment

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sheikh of the arctic

First to make an unassisted solo crossing of Antarctica? Check. First successful circumnavigation of the Arctic? Check. Adventure entrepreneur? Check. When it comes to modern polar exploration, Børge Ousland ranks the undisputed king. So devoted to the earth’s coldest regions, he even made it a point to get married at the North Pole in 2012. …

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May 16

Make Your Very Own Music Video from the International Space Station

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Science, Technology

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Chris Hadfield ISS Space Oddity

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield certainly made the most of his five month stay at the International Space Station as commander of Expedition 35. Not only did he become the first Canadian to command the ISS and walk in space, he also brought significant exposure to the program through a blend of self-made science and technology programming. For …

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May 15

Could ‘Hating Breitbart’ Galvanize the Right-Wing Blogosphere?

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Politics

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Savior of the right and scourge of the left, firebrand publisher Andrew Breitbart once reveled in taking out liberal targets such as Anthony Weiner and ACORN while vociferously criticizing causes like Occupy Wall Street. Forget that his brand of muckraking journalism created controversy after controversy, Breitbart’s successes were seen in an ardent following that spread …

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May 15

The Tipping Point: Visualizing How Humans Impact the Earth

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Environment

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columbia glacier landsat 1984

In the early 1960s, the Soviet government devised a plan to boost its agricultural output by irrigating large parcels of land that lay along two major rivers in Central Asia, the Amu Darya and Syr Darya. Along with growing food crops such as grains and fruits, the Soviets planned to drive their economic engine by …

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May 14

The Arduino Project: DIY Hardware and Software for the Rest of Us

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Technology

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arduino DIY massimo banzi

Underneath the slick casing of every laptop, desktop, or smartphone lay sets of components, wiring, and chips that are unfamiliar to the majority of computer users, aside from the fact that combined together they allow our machines to operate. For DIY hobbyists, artists, and designers, all that hardware represents far more– a opportunity to create, …

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May 13

Maker Faire Week: Can You Define the ‘Steampunk’ Movement?

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Technology

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vintage tomorrows

Defining a subculture is a tricky business, considering some groups often look at “labels” with derision. But ask a member of the “steampunk” movement to help describe what their culture is all about, and you’ll probably get an enthusiastic definition that sounds something like this. Vintage Tomorrows by James Carrott, explores the steampunk’s mad 19th century-inspired world …

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May 13

This Week on FORA.tv: Maker Faire, Education Forum, Frick Collection, Fairchild Fashion Media

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Business, Conferences, Culture, Science

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This week’s programming on FORA.tv covers a range of exciting and unique topics. Find out what’s on tap: MAKE magazine and Maker Faire celebrates its 15th anniversary showcasing creative and resourceful people in the areas of science and technology, engineering, food, and arts and crafts. This year’s Maker Faire will showcase projects by brand-new faces as …

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