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(ii) engage in an original way in renovation of peasant agriculture, based on the principle that agricultural land is a common good of the nation, managed in a way that secures access to land and the means of exploiting it to all farming families. Projects must be designed on this basis for the growth of output per fam... |
The articulation of progress on each of these two fields is the main focus of state policies that guarantee the consolidation of “worker and peasant” broad popular alliances. This creates a favourable terrain for the advances of participatory democracy. |
In the Northern countries popular sovereignty must also break with ordo-liberalism, implying here bold policies up to the nationalisation of monopolies and the initiation of means of socialisation of their management.This obviously implies the national management of the control of money, credit, taxation, and foreign t... |
The imperialist system in place implements a differentiated range of ways in which it has dominion over the nations of the peripheries of the global system and their exploitation. In the advanced countries of the South in the industrialisation segments of the outsourced global system, controlled by the capital of finan... |
The structural deficit of public finances in these countries creates an opportunity for imperialist monopolies to place profitably their growing financial surpluses generated by the crisis of the globalised and financialised imperialist system by forcing developing countries into debt in leonine conditions.Financial ra... |
Neoliberal globalisation continues a massive attack against peasant agriculture in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Accepting this major component of globalisation led to the enormous poverty/exclusion of hundreds of millions of people on three continents. It would actually stop any attempt of our societies to succeed i... |
These farmers would compete easily with the billions of existing farmers. And what would happen to them? Billions of noncompetitive producers would be eliminated in a short historical period of a few decades. The main argument for the legitimisation of the “competitive” alternative is that this kind of development took... |
Can we imagine other alternatives based on access to land for all local inhabitants? In this context it is implied that peasant agriculture must be maintained and simultaneously engaged in a process of change and continuous technological and social progress. And this at a pace that would allow a progressive transfer to... |
For brevity I have not addressed here any adjacent major issues: the emergence of capitalism of generalised monopolies, the new generalised proletarianisation, the militarisation of globalisation and conflicts over access to natural resources, the financial globalisation as the weak link of the system, reconstruction o... |
After days of speculation over whether the controversial chancellor of City Colleges of Chicago will stay or go, Cheryl Hyman announced that she will remain at the institution a year longer to allow time for a transition. |
“I will be giving City Colleges this additional time to allow the Board to conduct a national search for my replacement,” Hyman said in a statement issued Monday evening. |
Hyman’s future as the head of the seven-campus network of community colleges has been in question since the Board of Trustees meeting on June 2. At that meeting, the Board did not renew Hyman’s three-year contract, which expires at the end of the month. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who appoints the chancellor of City Co... |
Hyman’s tenure has recently been fraught with controversy over her efforts to centralize management and overhaul the curriculum through her “Reinvention” program. In February, faculty declared that they had taken a vote of no confidence in her leadership, claiming that she has declined to meet with them about the chang... |
But Hyman has had vociferous supporters, particularly within the civic, business and higher educational circles of Chicago. They cite a doubling of the graduation rates and a growth in transfer agreements with four-year colleges and universities as evidence of her success. |
How successful are Chicago's city colleges? |
End Of The Road For City Colleges Chancellor? |
The news cycle is more chaotic than ever, and the technology created to deliver it can sometimes make it feel overwhelming. To help users feel a little less pessimistic, Google Assistant will now deliver “good news” via its devices. |
When users say “Hey Google, tell me something good” to Google Assistant, a series of news briefs about positive events play. |
The experiment is in coordination with the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit that showcases stories showing problems can be solved. It also summarizes the stories delivered to devices. |
Some examples provided on Google’s blog include a story about backyard beekeepers in East Detroit who are helping to boost the local economy and bolster the dying bee population. Another about Iceland’s efforts to curb teen drinking through curfews and extracurricular activities. |
The new command marks a way for often-overlooked stories to surface, creating a market for ones that don’t rely on sensationalism or shock. |
Good’s print magazine created a physical version somewhat like this years ago, and it continues to publish online with the tagline “Live Well. Do Good.” Then it acquired clickbait site Upworthy, an outlet that relied heavily on Facebook’s newsfeed to draw people with attention-grabbing headlines. |
The "good news" command may helps stories, once widely shared on Facebook. to find a new audience. It may also increase engagement for publications in the process. |
1 comment about "Google Assistant Delivers "Good News" To Users". |
John Grono from GAP Research, August 24, 2018 at 8:24 p.m. |
Umm, how about for starters ... "Hey John, as from today Google will no longer track everything you do on your mobile phone. |
Re “Tech, not law, will reshape firearms industry” (Forum, Dan Morain, Nov. 22): The use of technology in firearm design to reduce gun violence and improve gun safety is a very long-term, partial solution that will probably have minimal impact on most gun violence in today’s environment. |
Many guns, if not most, in use today are designs that date back to 1873 and are not only functional and working, but loved by their owners. A modern handgun such as a Glock can be expected to still be working well in 50 years with only moderate care. It will require decades of production and sales of high-tech guns to ... |
And that is a tough row to hoe logistically and politically. This does not mean that work to improve the technology shouldn’t be explored, but what people buy will ultimately determine what manufacturers make unless controlled by the government. |
This is yet another common sense, first-step scheme to disarm law-abiding citizens. |
You can bet that those elites deemed worthy of having guns by big brother will not be burdened by this restriction. For instance, the legions of armed bodyguards of politicians paid for by U.S. taxpayers will not be required to submit to having their weapons controlled by big brother. |
With “radio frequency identification in smart guns” installed in common citizens’ weapons it will be easy to deactivate them by sending a signal at a whim. The camel is still trying to get his nose under the tent. |
The very real possibility is that this technology will break down just when you need an operating firearm for legitimate defense of you and yours. An inoperable firearm is no better than a paperweight. |
Since most gunshot wounds are accidental, why not require liability insurance for firearms like we do for automobiles? |
The insurance industry has done more for vetting the reliability of driving safety technology through their actuary tables than any government or tech industry study. |
Adrian Tysoe – Gun control is fine. They had stricter gun control when the Constitution was written than you might think, certainly more than most states today. The only issue with these smart guns is they don’t really tackle the real problem, which is that 300 million guns already in circulation don’t have any smart f... |
I don’t think banning is feasible, but proper gun control is a good idea. And possibly some of the same controls as we have for driving automobiles like pink slip registration that has to be handled in a similar manner, and possibly insurance to help pay for the accidental damage inflicted with guns that far surpasses ... |
Alexis Garcia – Terrorist attack happens, we blame the terrorist. Gun attack happens; we blame guns (and not the shooter). Liberal logic 101. |
Alejandro Vasques – Smart technology sounds expensive and dangerous, because the government would be able to disable the weapons whenever it wanted. |
David Powell – A few smart gun tech companies already went out of business, lol. The technology was way too costly. |
Alex Falk – If it’s a physical object, it can be altered. If it’s software, it can be hacked. How about enforcing current laws, and expanding rights for legal gun owners? |
Pat Walsh – They don’t care if the technology is junk or unreliable. It’s a Trojan horse for gun prohibition laws. |
Michelle Cesar – Any weapon that I have to wait to identify me will most likely just get me killed. |
Jimmy Van Heste – When my life is on the line and I need to defend myself, I don’t want an extra system that could malfunction. You won’t get a second chance to protect yourself after getting a 404 error. |
Stephon To – I’d buy that pistol of I had money. I think it’s cool, but seeing how California wants it mandatory that all guns have to have it, I say no. I’m not relying on that with my life. |
Greg Bower – Lets be sure the police and government get them first. |
Jenkins was among more than 100 East County residents who braved the rain to protest in front of SDG&E’s headquarters, then march to the federal courthouse where the trial would have been held. |
David Elliott, a Manzanita tribal member, risked his job to speak about what he’s witnessed as a Native American monitor on the Powerlink project. |
“I may not be employed tomorrow,” he said. “This project will impact sites that are very significant to our ceremonies. They are putting towers on them and it appears that we will not be able to go to those sites in the future,” he said, then added defiantly, “We’re going to go to them anyway.” He said off-road vehicle... |
Elliott said the Bureau of Land Management, which owns land where both Powerlink and the wind projects are slated, has a bighorn sheep population that he’s seen, along with other animals such as mountain lions and bobcats. “The BLM claims there is no such thing, that the big horn sheep don’t exist,” he stated. View vid... |
"We have a very good attorney and a very good case," said Donna Tisdale, spokesperson for plaintiffs that include Protect Our Communities, Backcountry Against Dumps, and the East County Community Action Coalition (ECCCAC). |
“It is our money,” Jacob agreed, then said she believes this and other lawsuits against Powerlink should win in courts of law. “I have faith that judges will look at the evidence in record and if they do, then our side, the right side, will prevail.” View video excerpt of her speech. |
Protesters included circus performers--jugglers and a clown on stilts, who drew attention to the crowd, as some motorists honked and waved in approval. Musicians led a chorus of "This Land is Our Land" and performed an anti-Powerlink song. |
But mostly, those present were ordinary East County citizens expressing serious fears and concerns. |
Rob Emerson of Blossom Valley agreed. “We’ve been through a couple of fires out there,” he said. “At one time, there were 13 firefighting aircraft at the base of the mountain…with Powerlink, I don’t think that could happen.” Planes cannot fly close to the high voltage lines, nor drop water unless the lines are first de... |
Marion Bowles of Potrero said SDG&E is starting construction at the “chicken ranch” site in Round Potrero Valley—the same valley saved from a proposed Blackwater private military training camp following a massive public outcry and recall of planners who voted for that project. Bowles and a second Potrero resident prese... |
Lutz accused SDG&E of “illegal lobbying” and revealed he is working to bring a delegation to visit new Governor Jerry Brown to discuss the possibility of reversing Powerlink approval made by the California Public Utilities Commission during Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s administration. |
Judge Michael Anello is assigned to decide the case. He is a former Marine and Deputy City Attorney, served in private practice in San Diego for 25 years before become a San Diego Superior Court Judge in 1998. He was appointed by President George W. Bush to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Californi... |
Some Powerlink protesters at Monday’s rally voiced fears that cancellation of the trial could mean a negative outcome is forthcoming. |
They point to Judge Anello’s track record, citing some decisions favoring large corporations, most notably in the case of Gober v. Ralphs Grocery Company, when Anello was removed from the case by an Appellate Court after documents revealed a judge previously removed from the case stated that Judge Anello conferred with... |
Following the verdict in the Gober case, Anello filed a complaint against the State Bar against plaintiff’s attorney Phillip Kay alleging misconduct, though he never filed a misconduct complaint during the trial. Kay contends that evidence against him was falsified by Judge Anello. “I have no qualms saying in public th... |
Kay was suspended for three years by the Bar, but claims it was because he refused to divulge information protected by attorney-client privilege. He is now suing the California Bar Association. A prominent civil rights attorney, he won landmark cases including two featured on PBS and Court TV. The National Law Journal ... |
Kay also obtained a large verdict in another prominent San Diego case, Marcisz vs Ultra Star Cinemas, in which employees alleged they were terrorized at work including being held at knifepoint. Kay alleges that Anello conferred with a trial judge in that case as well in an effort to discredit him. |
“He doesn’t care about the law and he doesn’t care about who gets hurt,” Kay said of Anello.” He has his own agenda.” He further contends that by omitting information from his U.S. Senate confirmation questionnaire about his removal from a case for what amounts to” judicial misconduct,” he believes Anello committed an ... |
Anello’s rulings have not always favored corporations, however. He has ruled in favor of environmental protection in at least one prominent case, calling for an injunction against the Gregory Canyon landfill. Then a San Diego County Superior Court Judge, he ruled that the environmental impact report was inadequate and ... |
Another controversial case heard by Anello entailed a case filed by Linda Poniketera, an El Cajon voter who sued San Diego County to ask that the Registrar assure that seals are properly affixed to ballot boxes before they leave polling places to prevent tampering and alleged that the County was not following its own p... |
Whether Anello’s ruling will vindicate these East County residents’ faith in democracy, or come down on the side of powerful voices favoring the Powerlink, remains to be seen. |
Correction/update March 30, 2011 – An earlier version of this article contained once sentence which refered to a “trial” cancelled. In fact the case was a hearing on plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment. |
"The article’s statement the “Trial had been cancelled” is incorrect because a trial date for this case had not been set. Moreover the inference Judge Anello’s future ruling to be made “on the written record only” somehow deprives the parties of their legal rights is also in error. |
This case involves judicial review of a federal action. The public record clearly shows the parties mutually agreed to have the issues decided by filing written motions. Such motions are automatically set for determination by the assigned judge on a specific date (in this case, March 7th, 2011). Pursuant to Civil Rule ... |
We respectfully differ with key points raised by the Bar. |
Plaintiff Donna Tisdale states that “our attorney advised us via e-mail that the hearing had been cancelled and the judge would issue his future ruling based on the written briefs filed by our attorney, SDG&E, and the Dept. of Justice.” Prior to cancellation, plaintiffs had widely publicized the hearing date and arrang... |
Cancelling the hearing, moreover, raises a question of whether the plaintiffs’ and the public’s interest in observing the judicial process in this extremely high-profile case was respected. The judge had a right to decide on the written record, but he also had the option to assure transparency and allow the public the ... |
CHRIS COLEMAN has promised that his Coventry City side won’t be distracted by “outside influences” as they strive to consolidate their superb start to the new season. |
Saturday’s 2-0 victory at Barnsley means the Sky Blues are top of the table and are the only side in the Championship to secure six points from their first two matches. |
But City boss Coleman insists that there is no room for complacency. |
“Look what happened last season,” he said. |
“After 10 games we were sixth and I heard people saying, ‘This is it,’ but then it bit us on the backside. |
“It’s very hard to calm people down when things are going well, but it’s vital that we stay level-headed. |
"This is a very tough division and although we’ve won two games while Barnsley have drawn one and lost one, we’re both in for a tough season. |
“A few results either way can make all the difference because there’s a very fine line between teams in the top half pushing for the top six and teams trying to stay out of the bottom six. |
"And just as we won’t start panicking if we lose one or two games, we won’t get carried away because we’ve won a couple. |
“I can’t do anything about what people say or write, but we won’t pay any attention to outside influences. |
"I don’t care what’s being said outside my little group – the players, the chairman and the board – we will stay level headed. |
An apparently broad outage rocked Gmail and a raft of other Google Web applications Friday afternoon, leading many affected users to flood Twitter, other social media sites and discussion forums with complaints. |
Google acknowledged the Gmail problem at around 2:10 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on its Apps Status site, and declared it solved at around 3:20 p.m. |
The company later reported on the Apps Status at around 3 p.m. that more than 10 other services were also having problems, including Calendar, Talk, Drive, Docs, Sites, Groups, Voice and Google+ Hangouts. |
The outages of most of those applications were declared fixed by 3:25 p.m., with the exception of Google+ Hangouts, which was cleared at around 3:50 p.m. The problem with Voice hasn't yet been fixed. |
Asked for comment about the cause and scope of the outage, the Google public relations team said via email to check the Apps Status site for information. |
"Interesting watching my Twitter feed explode with people frustrated that their Gmail is down. Guess we're still a way from email's demise," wrote Forrester Research analyst TJ Keitt on his Twitter account. |
Gmail is used both by individuals for personal communications and by businesses for their employees as part of the Google Apps email and collaboration suite. |
Meanwhile, TechCrunch reported the bizarre situation of a man who since last night has been receiving a deluge of emails because of a link that appears when people search for "Gmail" on Google. |
Such a search query delivers as its first result -- as expected -- a link for Gmail, but a sub-link that appears below it, labeled "Email" triggers, when clicked upon, a Gmail message interface already addressed to the man's Hotmail account. |
It's not clear whether this issue is related to the outages on Friday afternoon, since the man, David Peck, told TechCrunch that the issue started on Thursday evening. |
Google didn't immediately respond to a request for comment about that issue, which IDG News Service was able to reproduce. |
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Mohammad Nabi “very happy” to.. |
A beaming Mohammad Nabi played his first game on the hallowed MCG turf on Saturday night and loved every minute of it. |
The 33-year-old Afghan – who hit 52 off 30 balls on the way to a man-of-the-match performance – told Macquarie Cricket post-game the “whole of Afghanistan” would be watching as Melbourne Renegades beat crosstown rivals Melbourne Stars by six wickets. |
“The MCG may look empty but (tonight) was a big crowd,” he said. |
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