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Food and fashion enthusiasts alike will dig these sushi shoes
Never thought we'd see Nike slides that look good enough to eat. But we
have, and it's all thanks to Milan-based artist and chef Yujia Hu ,
whose obsessively detailed sushi and onigiri shoes are truly the stuff
of tiny art and tiny food lovers' dreams. Please behold, for example,
these extremely slick Air Jordans. SEE ALSO: Cakes that look like
succulents are the best way to eat your greens A pos
An Army grunt's astonishing 1970 photos capture a hellish Vietnam firefight
Image: James Speed Hensinger In April 1970, 22-year-old James Speed
Hensinger , an enlisted man in the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade,
was stationed at a compound in Phu Tai, west of the coastal city of Qui
Nhon, Vietnam. Over the course of several nights, a lone Viet Cong
fighter had repeatedly crept in among the rocks on a mountain
overlooking the base and sprayed the camp with automatic AK
Cassini survives, returns breathtaking images
NASA's
Cassini spacecraft has captured a series of impressive new photos
during its death-defying dive. The risky manoeuver, which saw the probe
fly t...
Time travel is 'mathematically possible'
According
to Professor Ben Tippett, traveling through time is not outside the
realms of possibility. From 'Doctor Who' to 'Back to the Future', time
t...
Fake News About Russia Sending Weapons to Taliban
Fake News About Russia Sending Weapons to Taliban by Stephen Lendman It
would be fitting justice if the report was true. Taliban roots go back
to CIA-recruited, armed and supported Mujahideen fighters against
Afghanistan’s Soviet occupiers in the 1980s. Ronald Reagan called them
“the moral equivalent of our founding fathers.” Today, they’re one of
America’s mortal enemies. Yesterday’s Mujahideen
Le Pen's Pro-Palestinian PM Choice
Le Pen’s Pro-Palestinian PM Choice by Stephen Lendman Ahead of the May 7
French presidential runoff, Marine Le Pen chose defeated Debout la
France (Arise France) presidential candidate Nicolas Dupont-Aignan as
her prime minister if elected. He’s ideologically right-wing like
herself. With him at a Saturday news conference, she said “(w)e will
form a government of national unity that brings togeth
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Maxine Peake: 'I'm a Corbyn supporter. We need a coup'
She used to be told she was too fat, too northern, too political.
Decades into a stellar career, Maxine Peake is on fighting form Maxine
Peake looks at me and rolls her eyes. “Last time we met, you got me into
trouble,” she says. “Really?” I say, confused. Continue reading...
American Airlines gave its workers a raise. Wall Street freaked out.
This is why we can’t have nice things. American Airlines agreed this
week to do something nice for its employees and arguably foresighted for
its business by giving flight attendants and pilots a preemptive raise,
in order to close a gap that had opened up between their compensation
and the compensation paid by rival airlines Delta and United. Wall
Street freaked out, sending American shares plum
The American people – not Big Oil – must decide our climate future | Senator Bernie Sanders and Mark Jacobson
We must aggressively transition our energy system away from fossil
fuels and toward clean, renewable energy solutions. And we need to do so
now The debate facing our world today is not whether we need to address
climate change. That debate is far, far behind us. The issue is how to
address climate change – as quickly and effectively as possible.
Virtually the entire scientific community – more th
People Are Reporting Criminal (Space) Aliens To New ICE Hotline
Immigration authorities launched a hotline for victims of crimes
"committed by illegal aliens." Trump critics are calling with reports of
Martians instead. (Image credit: Jim Lo Scalzo - Pool/Getty Images)
Meet The Teenage Girl Who Wants to Be A Boy Scout
Sixteen-year-old Sydney Ireland has been an unofficial Boy Scout for
more than a decade. Now she's petitioning the organization for the right
to earn merit badges along with her male troop mates. (Image credit:
Yasmeen Khan/WNYC)
Satellite helps confirm unprecedented rise in noctilucent clouds, caused by meteor dust
Tuesday
marked the 10-year mission mark of a NASA satellite, named AIM for
Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere, whose purpose was to study
noctilucent clouds and the data has proven invaluable. Noctilucent
clouds, also known as "night-shining" clouds, form on the edge of space
about 50 miles high off the surface. They're made of ice crystals, which
reflect sunlight to give off the clouds' signature
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Climate March Draws Thousands of Protesters Alarmed by Trump’s Environmental Agenda
On
the president’s 100th day in office, demonstrators descended on
Washington in an attempt to drown out the administration’s climate
change deniers.
Study finds bonobos may be better representation of the last common ancestor with humans than common chimpanzees
A
new study examining the muscular system of bonobos provides firsthand
evidence that the rare great ape species may be more closely linked,
anatomically, to human ancestors than common chimpanzees. Previous
research suggested this theory at the molecular level, but this is the
first study to compare in detail the anatomy of the three species.
SpaceX to launch classified US govt payload Sunday
SpaceX
on Sunday is scheduled to make its first military launch, with a
classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, which makes
and operates spy satellites for the United States.
John Boyega Got Dumped After Date Found Out He Was in Star Wars
Star Wars might bring people from across the world together, but sadly it couldn’t get John Boyega a date. Read more...
100 Days: The Making of a Legacy: First Steps in the Trump Era
While
his actions have produced few of the policy changes he had promised as a
candidate, President Trump has moved to set the nation on a radically
different course. Here is a look at his record to date.
Testosterone makes men less likely to question their impulses
Testosterone
makes men less likely to realize when they're wrong, a new study shows.
The researchers found that men given doses of testosterone performed
more poorly on a test designed to measure cognitive reflection than a
group given a placebo.
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Ellen Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Her 'Coming Out' Episode
Ellen commemorated the 20th anniversary of one of the most talked about
moments in TV history – her sitcom's groundbreaking episode! From:
TheEllenShow
A Touching Surprise for Ellen
Ellen received a heartwarming surprise from some of her biggest fans,
whose lives were changed by her sitcom's unprecedented "coming out"
episode. From: TheEllenShow
Soar Above a Fairytale World in This 2-Minute Drone Video | Short Film Showcase
Escape to a wintery wonderland as you soar above magnificent peaks,
frozen lakes, and snowy forests. This stunning drone film transports you
to some of Europe's most dazzling sites, including the magical
Neuschwanstein Castle that helped inspire the Disney castles for
Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. Filmmaker Joshua Cowan traveled through
southern Germany, Austria, and northern Italy to capture t
Mark Lotterman - Happy (official video directed by Alice Saey)
As a metaphor for the search of the meaning of the word “happy”, an
immense group of geese dances desperately in synchronized choreography.
Starting out as an undefined organism, and slowly zooming out as the
song proceeds, the geese turn out to be part of different cults. Each
cult portraying an emotion that cannot be withheld individually, but
that’s all the more shown in the meticulous urge fo
See / Saw
Chock full of outraged aliens, wild dogs, Instagram malaise, and the
private pursuits of the artist, See / Saw explores the relationship
between image, text, and sound. Animators Case Jernigan and Erik
Winkowski trade short stories, stringing together a flurry of imagery
and messages. The two artists craft animation from paper, stop-motion,
and drawing. Music producer Josh Giunta (Love Science Mu
A 750-Year-Old Secret: See How Soy Sauce Is Still Made Today | Short Film Showcase
See how Japanese soy sauce has been made for 750 years in this
fascinating short film by Mile Nagaoka. ➡ Subscribe:
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Film Showcase spotlights exceptional short videos created by filmmakers
from around the web and selected by National Geographic editors. We look
for wor
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William Pepper Reveals The Plot to Kill King
Dr. William Pepper’s remarkable 40 year investigation into the
assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. is summarized in his equally
remarkable book, “The Plot to Kill King: The Truth Behind the
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.” In this conversation we
discuss Dr. Pepper’s relationship with Dr. King, the mind-blowing
evidence that destroys the official story of the assassination, who real
Interview 1272 – William Pepper Reveals Who Really Killed MLK
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Dr. William Pepper's remarkable 40 year investigation into the
assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. is summarized in his equally
remarkable book, "The Plot to Kill King: The Truth Behind the
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr." In this conversation we
discuss Dr. Pepper's relationship with Dr. King,
Interview 1271 – New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato
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This week on New World Next Week: Obama takes his payday from the
banksters; Trump's pedogate woes grow as campaign chair arrested for
child sex trafficking; and a man is fined $500 for using the word
"engineer" without governmental permission.
Economics in One Image
Have
you ever agonized over le mot juste for explaining catallactics to your
friends? Despaired over a simple explanation of the economic
calculation problem? Pulled your hair out trying to get your co-workers
to appreciate the miraculous nature of a pencil? Well, worry no more my
fellow would-be economic demystifiers! Here is an important economic
lesson in one image!
The Syria Strikes: A Conspiracy Theory
The
truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about the Syria
Strikes from the truth-telling truth-tellers in the truthful government
and true mainstream news!...in under 5 minutes!!
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The Food Saviors
In five Argentine cities, volunteers rescue leftovers from parties and events and take them to community meal programs
WTO Ruling on Mexican Tuna Fisheries Is a Blow for Dolphins
Conservationists denounce trade body ruling that US “Dolphin Safe” tuna-labeling rules discriminate against Mexico
Famine in Africa and Yemen Gives Us a Glimpse of What a Climate-Changed Planet Might Look Like
Failing to halt the advance of global warming means complicity with mass annihilation
‘When You Unite to Defend Your Home, Winning is Just a Matter of Time and Persistence’
2017 Goldman Environmental Prize winners offer hope and inspiration for grassroots activism
Enduring Torture and Death Threats in Service of Conservation
If Virunga is threatened again, “I will be there,” says Congolese ranger and Goldman Prize recipient
Walmart Exposed for Selling Dolphin-Deadly Tuna in Costa Rica
Retail giant is sourcing its Suli brand tuna from Mexican fishing fleets that harass and kill marine mammals, says nonprofit
New in The Rules of Exposition
Illiterate versus Just Plain Stupid
From
W3Schools :" Tip: The element is very often used together with CSS, to
layout a web page ." No. Unacceptable. It has to be this way: " Tip: The
element is very often used together with CSS, to lay out a web page ."
"Lay out" has to be two words. Why? IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE DOING IT. Then
you have to be able to say: "I am laying out the web page." Two words.
It would be obviously wrong to say "I
"This is reality, whether you like it or not."
The
title is from Willa Cather, at Orange Crate Art . It reminds me... I
worked for a time with a bunch of foreigners, Czechs from
Czechoslovakia, from before the days of the Czech Republic. There were
minor problems with the language. The boss and his number one man didn't
get along at all. Number one never liked anything the boss thought we
should do. One time the boss said we should do so-and-s
Maybe a comma after "literally" would help
Some
years back, in The Atlantic : But the federal government stuck to its
guns, literally suppressing an armed anti-tax uprising in western
Pennsylvania in 1794, known as the Whiskey Rebellion. That sentence
would have been so much better if the word "literally" applied to the
imagery of sticking to guns, rather than to the fact of suppressing a
rebellion.
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To all the dogs I've loved
I can’t imagine what the dogs that run into Paul and I must think of us
these days, trailing what must be bits of the scent of a dozen or more
dogs on us at this point. Our itinerant way of life this past year has
brought us many animal companions for periods of intimate living, and
I’m sure it doesn’t all come out in the wash. It’s been quite the
animal-companion year since returning to the Isla
New in A Different Perspective
Cosmic Whistleblowers - Simon Sharman
The other day I had the opportunity to watch a documentary by Simon
Sharman called Cosmic Whistleblowers . You can see a preview, or rather a
short trailer about the film, here. http://cosmicwhistleblowers.com/
This is sort of his pursuit of the “Roswell Slides” tale, his
discussions with various individuals including some of those who were
directly involved in the Roswell crash in some fashion,
X-Zone Broadcast Network - Lance Moody
Lance Moody This week I tried something completely different and
invited a dyed in the wool skeptic to join me. Lance Moody told about
his conversion to skepticism from a younger man who was more open to the
idea of alien visitation… as many of us were. Although we did talk
about his sometimes rather nasty postings, and attempted postings to my
blog, Moody, when engaged in private conversation (o
John Keel was Right - Another New Roswell Witness
Well, it’s happened again, just as John Keel said it would. As I have
mentioned before, Keel had written in 1991 that by the end of the
century (meaning going into the 21 st century) there would be dozens of
people, if not hundreds, claiming to have been in Roswell at the time of
the UFO crash. Another one has appeared on the scene by the name of
Charles H. Forgus, a soldier who served during the
X-Zone Broadcast Network - Alex Tsakiris
This week, my friends at Anomalist Books put me in touch with Alex
Tsakiris who wrote, Why Science is Wrong … about Almost Everything . The
book wasn’t exactly what I thought it was going to be. It was about
things that would be more normally found in the world of the paranormal
but with a scientific slant to it. While we began talking about
consciousness, or rather the nature of it, we evolved q
X-Zone Broadcast Network - John Burroughs
John Burroughs, of Rendlesham Forest fame, was my guest. We focused,
quite naturally, on the December, 1980, sightings there and what all
happened from his perspective. You can listen to the program here:
https://youtu.be/rN2llEG7v3s John Burroughs I, for a long time, had been
confused about the number of days over which the events took place. I
had asked Jim Penniston, John Burroughs and Charles
X-Zone Broadcast Network - Larry Lawson
This week I chatted with Larry Lawson, who hosts the Paranormal
Stakeout show on the X-Zone Broadcast Network. We talked about ghost
sightings and some of those that he thought were good examples of the
phenomenon, about the definition of this apparitions, and some of the
assumptions made by others. We also talked about levels of evidence, the
gathering of that evidence, and what forms it would t
New in Activist Teacher
The Real Red Pill
I
recently watched the 2-hour documentary film by feminist film-maker
Cassie Jaye entitled "The Red Pill - A Feminist's Journey Into the Men's
Rights Movement". At the end of her documentary, after her 1-year
journey making the film, she states: "I don't know where I am headed but
I know what I am leaving behind. I no longer call myself a feminist."
My main thought throughout -- which
The USA does not tolerate chemical weapons?
The
USA used nuclear bombs against two civilian cities in Japan, firebombed
surrendered German soldiers after the war was over, uses depleted
uranium on country-wide murdering fields, used chemical weapons in
Vietnam on the scale of the whole country, supports chemical-weapon
attacks against guerilla resister supporting populations in Latin
America, allows Israel to use white phosphorous
Not George Orwell
Actually...
During times of universal deceit... telling the truth has no effect
whatsoever. Unless it is defamatory of powerful interests of course.
Who is Daniel J. Levitin?
By
Denis G. Rancourt, PhD Who is Daniel J. Levitin, and why is he saying
false things about me? Mr. Levitin is a university professor, a
psychologist, and the author of the 2016 book "Weaponized Lies: How to
Think Critically in the Post-truth Era". Wikipedia states the following
about Mr. Levitin's book: "His interest in writing the guide [was] to
help people develop techniques to
On Syria - Peggy Mason is a dog of war dressed as a human rights defender
Canadian
dogs of war dressed as human rights defenders, from Trudeau to NGOs. A
very tired trick that must be exposed. Thank you Ken Stone. AND SEE
2017-04-15 UPDATE BELOW. 2017-04-12: < Ken Stone challenges Peggy
Mason to a public debate. Based on her attribution of the recent
chemical attack at Khan Sheikhoun on the government of Bashar-Al-Assad, I
wish to challenge Peggy Mason to a
Until Death
It
is not my prison. It is my liberation. Depression and despair versus
action and agency. Starts and is maintained in the head and heart, no
matter the circumstances.
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Back To The Dark Ages With Trump Administration
Sometimes only a LA Horsey cartoon can indicate how deep the Trump has
brought us back to the Dark Ages and Scott Pruitt's relentless push
against science ~ particularly as climate change relentlessly reminds us
that global warming has the only winning hand in a no win poker game
where our human existence is at risk: Allen L Roland, PhD "EPA
scientists who do research into the causes and effects
Death Is A Sailing Ship Which Will Also Be Welcomed On Another Shore
Since I have seen my mother when she reached through the curtain and
touched me in an after-death experience in 1987 as well as my deceased
twin brother two years ago when he intervened and saved my life on
Highway 4. I am aware that my grandfather is still very much alive in my
heart and will eventually be welcoming me home to a safe harbor with
his soft heart and warm embrace ~ for those who we
Doomsday Clock Moves 2.5 Minutes To Midnight
On the 26th of January, 2017, the Doomsday moved forward to 2 minutes
and 30 seconds to midnight ~ created by the Bulletin of Atomic
Scientists in 1947 to convey the urgent threat nuclear weapons pose as
well as other threats such as climate change also taken into account.
Last year, the clock remained at 3 minutes. Today, with the Inauguration
of Donald Trump, the clock has moved half a minute c
Taking A Stand For A Great Truth
As our civil liberties slowly erode with a corporate state under
control of the Military/Industrial complex and global elite ~ that want
war ~ there will come a time when we all must take a stand for some
great principle, some great issue, some great cause or some great truth ~
The Unified Field is my great truth for which I take this peaceful
stand: Allen L Roland, PhD "Love alone is capable of
Obamas Were Real Thing Versus Fake Cardboard Cutouts
Trumps and Obamas on Inauguration day 2017 This picture of the incoming
and outgoing president on Inauguration day 2017 tells you everything
you need to know about Trump and Obama. One saw himself as President of
the people and the other sees himself unfortunately as a dictator and
enforcer of his mandate. Both have many things in common but only Obama
has maintained the childlike enthusiasm of a
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A3 Newsletter: "Freedom Is A State Of Mind"
( PHOTO: Albert at the Innocence Project's Network Conference in San
Diego this last month, alongside Valerie Jarret, a Chicago lawyer and
former top adviser to President Barack Obama with Albert. ) A3
Newsletter, April 17, 2017: Taking on the Clarion Call - "Free 'em all!"
"Freedom is a state of mind" Albert said at the presentation that he
and King gave at Harvard last month. That may be how Al
Please Support Kickstarter Campaign for US release of A3 film 'Cruel and Unusual'
To donate and help to spread the word, please visit the Kickstarter
page directly . Featured below is the information from the campaign's
website. 'Cruel and Unusual' – The Angola 3 story, US Cinema Release
Help get the Angola 3's story into cinemas to support their campaign
against long-term solitary confinement & qualify for the Oscars THE
GOAL Cinema release in NY and LA to bring 'Cruel and Un
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Take Action: Let Bill O'Reilly's Advertisers Know What You Think
.
. By MARC McDONALD Advertisers are fleeing the sinking ship of Fox
News' The O'Reilly Factor following the latest revelations and
allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct involving Bill O'Reilly.
Which raises the question: which advertisers have fled? And which
advertisers are still supporting The O'Reilly Factor ? Mediamatters.org
is on the case, as usual, and has put together a handy li
New in Cherchez la Verite
The
“unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the
military-industrial complex” that President Dwight Eisenhower warned us
more than 50 years ago not to let endanger our liberties or democratic
processes. Eisenhower, who served as Supreme Commander of the Allied
forces in Europe during World War II, was alarmed by the rise of the
profit-driven war machine that emerged following the war—one that, in
order to perpetuate itself, would have to keep waging war. Yet as
Eisenhower recognized the consequences of allowing the
military-industrial complex to wage war, exhaust our resources, and
dictate our national priorities beyond the grave. Do you want to know
what the military/industrial complex is now costing us? Well, read this.
Beware the Dogs of War: Is the American Empire on the Verge of
Collapse? By John W. Whitehead Of all the enemies to public liberty war
is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded because it comprises and develops
the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies; from these proceed
debts and taxes… known instruments for bringing the many under the
domination of the few.… No nation could preserve its f
Paul
Craig Roberts: "The reckless and irresponsible war talk in the US
government and presstitute media and among NATO and Washington’s vassals
must stop immediately. Life is in the balance." "Putin has shown
amazing patience with Washington’s lies and provocations, but he cannot
risk Russia by trusting Washington, whom no one can trust. Not the
American people, not the Russian people, not any people."
Is That Armageddon Over The Horizon? April 12 2017 Is That Armageddon
Over The Horizon? Paul Craig Roberts The insouciance of the Western
world is extraordinary. It is not only Americans who permit themselves
to be brainwashed by CNN, MSNBC, NPR, the New York Times and Washington
Post, but also their counterparts in Europe, Canada, Australia, and
Japan, who rely on the war propaganda machine that
Welcome
to theREALnews.com, the only nation-wide news service that eschews
nuclear holocost that could kill us all. Yet the insane US "mainstream
media" can't wait to exchange ICBCs with Russia.
Original Here :
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=18856
Trump's Syria Attack Sanctioned by the Media Media critic Norman
Solomon says US media's uncritical coverage of Trump's Syria attack is
typical and has its roots in ratings spikes and in economic ties to the
military-industrial complex https://youtu.be/fW_UTtng7-s Norman Solomon
wrote th
I
would have put this up first, had I seen it first. So please read my
header on the one below. Both of today's posts bear on the deadly
reversal of Trump's view of Syria and Russia.
https://youtu.be/miLyF9C-zEo Cherchez la Verite
Given
that my readers visit infrequently, I have been trying to leave up
important posts a week or two before putting up the next. This is true
even if both are the work of Paul Crairg Roberts. However, this one is
extremely important, and so the one I selected was short enough to allow
the reader to also take a quick look at my two preceding posts. But for
those who wish more about Trump's criminal attack on Syria, PCR has
provided two longer articles spelling out all of the background you may
wish to know.
Washington Has Crossed Russia’s Red Line April 7 2017 Washington Has
Crossed Russia’s Red Line Paul Craig Roberts Washington’s military
attack on Syria is unambigiously a war crime. It occurred without any UN
authorization or even the fake cover of a “coalition of the willing.”
Washington’s attack on Syria occurred in advance of an investigation of
the alleged event that Washington is trying to u
As
most of you know by now, Paul Craig Roberts was Associate Secretary of
the Treasury for Economic Policy under Ronald Reagan and later Associate
Editor of the Wall Street Journal, but with the turn of the Century he
gave up such lucrative positions to expose the corruption of the U.S.
government and it's intention to conquer the rest of the world or die on
a nuclear holocost that would extinguish the human race. Here, Greg
Hunter, who is deeply conserned with these issues, interviews Paul Craig
Roberts in an extended video. Don't miss it.
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Former Assistant Treasury Secretary in
the Reagan Administration, Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, sees trouble for the
economy. Dr. Roberts explains, “This image of a strong stock market is
based essentially on debt, borrowing and debt, money creation and debt.
It’s a false signal that shows prosperity, and it’s not really there. . .
. So, during a period of time when the
New in DAMMIT JANET!
Massive Win For Pro-Choice
Based
on research done by volunteers* for Abortion Rights Coalition of
Canada, one media outlet reported on a federal Canada Summer Jobs grant
of over $56,000 going to the Fetal Gore Gang last year. While literally
hundreds of anti-choice outfits are milking this program, what made this
news was the size and the MP. MPs apparently have a great deal of say
on what gets funded in their ridings. And
Rarely is the question asked: [What] Is our children learning?*
Back
here , we reported on the success of ARCC's latest research/data mining
project that resulted in the shutting down of federal summer job grants
to antichoice organizations. These grants were made under the Canada
Summer Jobs program which has specific criteria. Canada Summer Jobs
provides funding to help employers create summer job opportunities for
students. It is designed to focus on local
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LIBERATION OR SOCIAL JUSTICE: Was the early Chicano Movement of the 1960s and 1970s involved with social justice issues...
LIBERATION OR SOCIAL JUSTICE: Was the early Chicano Movement of the
1960s and 1970s involved with social justice issues? That is what one of
my students excitedly wanted to know, after returning from a national
conference in which the primary theme was social justice.
http://diverseeducation.com/article/95703/
Do All Lives Matter? inShare Email
by Roberto Rodriguez April 10, 2017 The question at the Cesar Chavez
lecture at a packed auditorium at Sierra College was, do all lives
matter? It was a great forum and a great dialogue, but in a sense, it
was the wrong question. The reason is that each time the answer will
invariably mischaracterize, misdirect, or at best, deflect. In case
there is any doubt regarding this answer, one only need
Beware of Poisoned Orange Tree
by Roberto Rodriguez The White House appears to be an ethics-free-zone.
And it appears to be intentional. The reason there are few ethical
guidelines designed specifically for presidents is because it has always
been assumed that the person at the helm of the most powerful nation on
Earth would have little incentive to abuse the office of the presidency
of the United States of America, precisely
Resistance Or A Permanent State Of Insurrection:
I have long wanted to have this debate... so on my part, here is the
opening salvo. Comments are welcome: In Chicano Manifesto (1971),
Armando Rendon made the radical claim that the United States and Mexico
were technically still in a state of war (1846-1848) because the 1848
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo was violated prior to even its signing, and
that therefore, a state of war continues to this d
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A Look Back In Time
While the main purpose of last month's trip to Lethbridge was for
birding, I couldn't resist taking in a little history as well. Below is
Fort Whoop-Up, or least a close replica of the original, which was
actually constructed about 6 km to the south in 1869. This replica was
created in 1967 in Indian Battle Park to mark Canada's centenary. It was
the elicit whiskey trade which prompted the federa
Icy Trails
As the weather warms I find it increasingly difficult to stay inside.
Yes, I wanted to do a little birding but I had no real destination in
mind. For the most part, I just wanted to stretch my legs and enjoy some
sun. I more or less randomly ended up over by the Birchwood Trails.
Trail conditions were much different since the last time I had been
here. Back in February, while there were icy patch
Over The River
I was up early on my first full day in Lethbridge in order to take
advantage of the warm weather and fit in a full day of bird watching. It
took a bit longer than expected as I had to fight my way through a huge
line at a Tim Horton's for coffee (one does not simply get up at the
crack of dawn on days off without coffee) but it was still only about
8:30am by the time I reached the river and other
New in FREE PLANET
Alien Covenant - massive global message - What Is Real analysis
okay, here's THE REAL SHIT about the Alien: Covenant message, and it's a
message on a global scale... and it involved our once-sun Saturn and
all the Cassini's final plummet into the Saturnian atmosphere. Expect
sparks and brighter-than-usual impact characteristics. Real
Saturnalia... Note: oh, is that Shaw drinking from the Holy Grail? Tee
hee.... oh, and spoilers ahoy warning, as ever. MASSIVE
Free Planet - Diversity locations - Diversity languages
it's a question of diplomatic importance in a Free Planet - politeness.
Politeness is the basis of Language. In a Free Planet, there'll be no
such thing as global-speak and global-think, it will be a world of
however many billions of re-wilded people living in tribelike roaming
Diversities. The only thing that will stop wars between these groups is
Politeness, as conveyed via Language. In a Free
Pen art - Helena Hauss - Paris, France
yes,
there are more-photorealist ball point pen artists out there, I've seen
a lot of them, but this one really caught my attention. witness the
AMAZING penmanship of biro artist Helena Hauss from Paris, France. I
mean, just stunning work.
Mike Philbin art - Introversions and Dichotomies 2017 - metallic paint gold and silver series
my
gold/silver metallic paints eventually arrived direct from the paint
manufacturer and, while the sun was out, I did some more pair paintings
on stretched canvas. The first one's a repaint with a lovely textured
underpainting, as you can see... 2 x 100 cm by 30cm The second one's a
new paint on virgin canvas... 2 x 50 cm by 50 cm
jogging news - first real push - 2017 seven miles...
wow, that was hard, and what with 150,000+ steps already on my legs
from last week's family walking holiday in Minehead... and it's a new
record. FIFTY THREE MINUTES, for my usual seven miles course around west
Oxford's rolling hills. Warmed up with half an hour's yoga. Weather was
perfect, sun breaking through light cloud. No wind. No food since
yesterday evening. One cup of coffee for upper's s
art - Jeff Faust - floating bowls
another
day, another artist, and yes I realise it's not the bowls that are
floating ... delicious (and iconic) imagery from classy Californian
artist, Jeff Faust :
New in GLOBAL POLITICAL AWAKENING
Rob Schneider Speaks Out Against Vaccines
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NBC News Crew Threatened with Arrest for Filming National Park
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This Dad Gives His Sick Son Marijuana Extract The Results… Mind blowing!
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New in Greg Mankiw's Blog
A Proposed Regulation
The
story about United dragging a passenger off an overbooked plane
highlights how crazy the current system is. I would not go so far as to
say that airlines should never overbook, but it seems that when they
overbook, they should fully bear the consequences. They should be
required to keep raising the offered compensation until they get
volunteers to give up their seats. If $800 does not work, th
The Rich Aren't Getting Richer
This paper by Fatih Guvenen and Greg Kaplan is worth a read by anyone
interested in inequality trends. An important excerpt: Since 2000,
different measures of top income inequality have exhibited very
different trends. Top income shares based on measures of total income
show a continued rise, whereas top income shares based on wage and
salary income show no increase in inequality post-2000. The m
The Myth of Stagnant Income
This paper by Bruce Sacerdote is worth noting: Despite the large
increase in U.S. income inequality, consumption for families at the 25th
and 50th percentiles of income has grown steadily over the time period
1960-2015. The number of cars per household with below median income has
doubled since 1980 and the number of bedrooms per household has grown
10 percent despite decreases in household size.
Is something wrong with macro?
A thought-provoking essay by Ricardo Reis .
How Not to Promote Education
Today's column by David Brooks is excellent .
How Best to Tax Business
Click here to read my column in Sunday's NY Times .
New in Home Nature Report
Toxoplasma Gondii Effects on Planet Earth
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The History of Toxoplasma gondii The First 100 Years JITENDER P. DUBEY1
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service,
Animal and Natural Resources Institute, Animal Parasitic Diseases
Laboratory, Building 1001, Beltsville, Maryland 207
New in Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
Mexico: Cameraman Records Unusual Object Over Morelia (2002)
Mexico: Cameraman Records Unusual Object Over Morelia (2002) Our friend
and colleague Claudio Mora of La Esfera Azul sends us the following:
"In 2002, Guino Perez, a professional cameraman employed by Televisa
Michoacán at the time, was able to capture a strange, unknown and static
disc-shaped object as it engaged in nocturnal maneuvers over Cerro
Punhuato in Morelia, Mexico. We learned of this m
Peru: Humanoid Remains Allegedly found in Ica
P eru: Humanoid Remains Allegedly found in Ica Message posted to
Facebook only a short while ago (12:09 pm on 04/24/2017): Dear Friends:
The Asociacion Peruana de Ufologia (APU - Peruvian Ufology Assoc)
Presents new and impressive findings regarding the extraterrestrial
(sic) remains found in Nazca (Ica-Perú). Peruvian researchers have
endeavored to reach the custodians of these priceless archaeo
Peru: UFO Reported Over Alto Mayo
Source: Diario VOCES (Peru) and Planeta UFO Date: 04.28.2017 Peru: UFO
Reported Over Alto Mayo *It remained in the sky for several minutes*
MOYOBAMBA - An unidentified flying object was seen in various points of
Alto Mayo. The event took place yesterday around one o'clock in the
afternoon, being captured by the cameras of local residence who quickly
made the event known on social media. Among the
Peru: Impressive New Findings Concerning Alleged ET Remains in Nazca
Source: Astroufo Peru Date: April 23, 2017 Peru: Impressive New
Findings Concerning Alleged ET Remains in Nazca By Alex Sender During
the course of a recent investigation carried out by members of the
Asociacion Peruana de Ufologia (APU), contact was made with the new
owners of strange archaeological relics of supposedly alien origin, who
have been given the pseudonym "Guardians of Atok Marka" in
Argentina: FAO Commemorates UFO Sites
A thoughtful initiative. Luis Burgos of the Fundación Argentina de
OvnilogÃa has posted a photograph of one of the plaques his organization
is placing at UFO landmark locations throughout Argentina. The one
shown reads: "ZONE 72 - the noted strip of La Plata dubbed thus for the
number of UFO cases reported since the 1950s". The initials of the FAO
follow along with the date of the plaque. Below w
Mexico: An Alleged UFO Recorded over Morelia
Source: PLANETA UFO and MiMorelia.com Date: 04.03.2017 Mexico: An
Alleged UFO Recorded over Morelia [ NOTE: This object has been explained
as drone. ] Morelia, Michoacán (MiMorelia.com/Newsroom) - The strange,
circular black object was seen on March 27. According to the user who
captured the images, this odd black object with a circular configuration
was seen this past March 27. "Iwill driving ne
New in Middle Class Political Economist
European Union ends relocation subsidies
This
isn't actually news, but it's news to me, and it's something you need
to know. Greg LeRoy sent me an article by James Meek in London Review of
Books (20 April 2017) that he'd been sent by a friend, documenting more
EU-permitted job piracy by Poland that preceded the case I discuss at
length in my book, Investment Incentives and the Global Competition for
Capital . There, I criticized the Euro
How wrong is IBD on California? Let us count the ways
Investor's Business Daily has a hit piece out on California, as you can
tell from the headline, "Taxifornia does it again." Here's the first
paragraph of the editorial*, to give you a good flavor of it:
California's far-left government has done it again. Not realizing its
real problems are excessive spending on misplaced priorities, excessive
taxes, too much debt and a far-too generous welfare st
Tax Justice Network Taxcast, March 2017: Brexit and Tax Havens; Losses to Tax Avoidance
Will
Brexit harm the City of London's tax haven? With weak regulation, money
laundering, and satellites like BVI, Cayman Islands, and Jersey,
everyone knows it's already a tax haven. The UK is threatening to be
more of a tax haven if they don't get their way on other issues in the
Brexit negotiations, but the EU will be vigilant on this issue, in John
Christensen's opinion. He notes that the Gener
New in Middle East Today
The US Missiles Attack on Syria
The US missiles attack on al shuirat Syrian military base was in
retaliation to the Syrian government air attack on khan shaikhoun. It is
said that the Syrian government used poison gas which led to the
killing of more than 100 innocents Syrians, many were children. Both
Russia and the Syrian governments condemned the US air attack stating
that it was in violation of the UN Charter and internatio
President El Sessi Made History
President El Sessi official visit to the US reflects president Trump
new political foreign strategy towards the Middle East, which was
ignored by president Obama. President Trump warm reception of El Sessi
was more than one expected from the usual political protocol. There are
reasons for such warm welcome. Fist, president Trump objective is to
bring a solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict
New in Morton's Musings
Pre-Charge delay
The Supreme Court today ( R. v. Hunt 2017 SCC 25) upheld a lower court
decision ( R. v. Hunt , 2016 NLCA 61) which limited the effect of
pre-charge delay to rare cases of prejudice. The Court below, cited by ,
stated: [ 81 ] Subject to a few specific exceptions, the laying of
indictable criminal charges is not subject to limitation periods (
Rourke ). (See also R. v. Finta , 1994 CanLII 129 (SCC)
Limitation does not run against tortfeasor who caused damages while tortfeasor is trying to fix problem
Presidential MSH Corporation v. Marr Foster & Co. LLP, 2017 ONCA
325: [20] First, the cases suggest that a legal proceeding against an
expert professional may not be appropriate if the claim arose out of the
professional's alleged wrongdoing but may be resolved by the
professional himself or herself without recourse to the courts,
rendering the proceeding unnecessary. Of the Law Societies of Uppe
Medical Malpractice
Incompetent
treatment by medical practitioners is quite rare. That's why, when it
does happen, incompetent medical care is a big news story. It's a bit
like the example of how safe airplanes are – a plane crash is so unusual
that it gets front page coverage. All that said, sometimes errors are
made and incompetent medical care is given. What does the law say about
compensation for such mistakes? P
Expert Evidence Voir Dire Primer
A
trial judge must determine on a voir dire whether the individual is
qualified as an expert, and if so, what the "nature and scope of the
proposed expert evidence" will be. The qualification process is one of
delineating the boundaries of the evidence and the language used. The
judge cannot permit the expert to give an opinion on common matters or
matters that the expert has no special skills, kn
Deposits and Unconscionabilty
Redstone Enterprises Ltd. v. Simple Technology Inc., 2017 ONCA 282:
[19] Deposits are commonplace in the operation of the market, especially
for larger assets such as residential and commercial real estate. Their
purpose was explored at learned length by Newbury J.A. speaking for a
five-person panel in Tang v. Zhang , 2013 BCCA 52, 359 D.L.R. (4th) 104.
At issue in the case was the forfeiture of
Damages for bad faith in terminating a partnership
Tim Ludwig Professional Corporation v. BDO Canada LLP, 2017 ONCA 292:
[68] Keays holds that, because employers have an implied contractual
obligation of good faith in the manner of dismissal, damages for bad
faith in the manner of dismissal are within the contemplation of the
parties when they enter into the c
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