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Genetically Modified Seeds Imposed on Farmers in Developing Countries Trigger Famine and Social Devastation
Sowing the Seeds of Famine in Ethiopia
by Michel Chossudovsky
Professor of Economics, University of Ottawa
Centre for Research on Globalisation (CRG), Montréal
Posted at The Ecologist, September 2000Centre f... |
Deadzone showed up last month; on-time for a Kickstarter, which I think entitles them to a medal. A gold-star, at least. (Let’s not beat the dead horse about how I’d have been happy to wait a few more weeks to let them do some QC.)
I probably should wrap some words around how feel about the game. Short version is: so ... |
Updated 29 Jul 2015: Improved property name matching in the script and added an additional recommended settings spreadsheet.
Windows security auditing policies determine which events will be written to the Security event log and some are invaluable when diagnosing client connection and access issues, not to mention th... |
Having an optimistic outlook on life — a general expectation that good things will happen — may help people live longer, according to a new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
The study found that women who were optimistic had a significantly reduced risk of dying from several major causes of dea... |
'Defend Europe' plan aims to patrol sea and return would-be migrants to Libya
Campaigners, from France, Italy and Germany, said they will keep migrants safe
They crowdfunded more than £67,000 despite attempts to freeze their account
UN's migration body says 100,000 people have arrived in Europe by sea this year
A g... |
Jesus, the Easter Bunny, and other delusions:
Just Say No!
January 27, 7:00 pm
Portland State University’s Hoffman Hall
This talk is free and open to the public.
About the lecture:
Dr. Boghossian will argue that faith is not a reliable process to guide one to the truth. He will explore problems with faith-based p... |
We’ve had no shortage of cool kicks in the last year. Adidas has led the pack with Star Wars shoes, winged shoes, and even some awesome ZX Spectrum shoes. But Nike, looking to pretty much one-up everyone in the business, is attempting to patent an automatic lacing system. And yes, it is exactly like the Nike Air Mag in... |
On Monday, FreedomWorks and the Center for American Progress (CAP) joined forces to invite bloggers, writers, and some think-tank analysts for a daylong conference on justice reform. One of the aspects I liked about the conference is that it shows on some issues the left and right can agree. It’s disconcerting that we’... |
Russian President Vladimir Putin is not deliberately trying to undermine Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of her impending re-election campaign - or at least, if he is, he is hiding his tracks well. That's the inconclusive conclusion that Germany's foreign and domestic intelligence agencies came to last fall, following s... |
The MPAA says that Hotfile is like Megaupload, but Google says Hotfile deserves the same legal protections as YouTube.
Google is getting pretty aggressive in sticking its head in the entertainment industry's court battles on the copyright front.
Last week, the search giant filed an amicus brief in the MPAA's lawsuit ... |
The largest public debate in Brampton’s history, over an issue that has divided the city, will take place Wednesday evening, when the future of a $1.6-billion LRT project will be decided. Council will vote on whether or not to accept provincial agency Metrolinx’s LRT route, which would see it run up the city’s historic... |
Now he can point to a dramatic proof of his ideas. Over the past six years, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, one of the country’s premier hospitals, has worked with Litvak to streamline the flow of patients from the emergency department waiting room to post-surgical recovery areas. The payoff has been dramatic. Doctors ... |
The third of May is an important date in Fleet Foxes history. Six years ago, on that day, they released their last album, Helplessness Blues. In the time since, the band’s members have released solo music, started side projects, or departed the group altogether. Less obviously, May 3 is also the birthday of founding me... |
This 1954 Dodge Power Wagon underwent a nut and bolt, body off restoration in 1997, with 200 miles added since. It is presented in the original green color, with a original driveline, and a working factory winch. 5,601 were built in 1954, and the seller claims that only 50% of Power Wagons had the winch option. Find it... |
The Dodgers have claimed righty Lisalverto Bonilla off waivers from the Rangers, the club announced. He has been placed on the 60-day DL by Los Angeles.
Bonilla, 25, spent all of the 2015 season on the DL after undergoing Tommy John surgery in April. He had reached the big leagues for the first time in the prior year,... |
Tuesday’s Twisted Fetish: Eye Licking (Oculingus)
Today’s twisted fetish: eyeball licking, oral-eye sex, or oculingus. Hey, why not? Eyes are sexy, tongues are sexy, it was only a matter of time and alcohol before folks started putting them together (and taking photos). Even the most recent issue of Playboy mentions a... |
It was only a matter of time before people found a way to hack Nintendo’s NES Classic, and that time has come. Earlier this week, modders trading tips on a Russian forum discovered a way to add ROMs to add extra games to the system that was previously limited to only thirty.
A modder going by the name madmonkey posted... |
The Cincinnati Bengals will have their work cut out for them when it comes to keeping Marvin Jones in the Queen City.
Now entering his fifth NFL season, Jones is easily one of the best overall players hitting free agency this offseason, not to mention the best wide receiver in one of the thinnest group of pass-catchin... |
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There has been a shakeup in the presidential race in Wisconsin.The new Marquette Law School poll released Thursday shows a shift in both parties.The candidates have barely campaigned in Wisconsin, but we're seeing voters ... |
[This article is re-printed from the "International Debate on Re-Industrialization" published in the March 2015 issue of TSEconomist.]
Let me first state my position and then add a few arguments to back it up. Economic growth typically entails a re-allocation of labor away from industrial production, but it does not a... |
Although corporate media outlets have blasted presidential candidate Bernie Sanders for “living in an economic fantasy world,” his proposed plan for free tuition in public universities is hardly radical. To be funded by a modest financial transaction tax—0.5 percent on stock transactions and 0.1 percent on bond transac... |
NEW DELHI: The three private power distribution companies (discoms) in the capital inflated their dues to be recovered from consumers by almost Rs 8,000 crore, the comptroller and auditor general has said in its report on the discoms and claimed that there is scope for reducing tariffs in the city.The 212-page confiden... |
A few days ago I posted a copy of Michael Komarck’s e-book cover for Robert Jordan’s Knife of Dreams. The other covers are worth taking a look at, too. Even the worst ones are better than the covers done for the print books, in my opinion. Which one is your favorite?
Edit: Since my original post, I’ve added the e-book... |
Tokyo tops out the list of the world's most expensive cities, but currency fluctuations and rapid urbanisation have seen some surprising new entriesMore from our Unaffordable Cities series:
In Caracas a 1kg loaf of bread will cost you US$9.40, in Mumbai just $0.86. Perhaps no wonder, then, that the chaotic Venezuelan ... |
Carlisle police said officers shot an "aggressive" pit bull four times and killed it Thursday after repeated attempts to subdue the dog by other means failed.
Police said the dog was running loose at Franklin and West North streets around 10:30 a.m. and had chased a child. An officer shot the dog when it charged him, ... |
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley says even if Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., would have taken home the Democratic nomination last summer, he would not have defeated President Trump in the November election.
"I don't believe so," O'Malley said last Friday on a podcast hosted by Jon Allen and Peter Ogburn. "I think a l... |
A team of forward-thinking entrepreneurial California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) students have developed a 3D printer that can replicate bone structures. They were chosen as the winner of the University’s fifth annual Innovation Challenge, which has granted the team $10,000 in seed funding and the chance to b... |
WATCH:There is a new and surprising theory about what may have lead to the death of the popular Canadian TV host Chris Hyndman — and it comes from his own mother. She told a Toronto newspaper she thinks her son may have been sleepwalking and fell from the balcony of the Toronto condo he shared with his partner. Jennife... |
Former Winnipeg Blue Bomber and Toronto Argonaut (Tricky) Dick Thornton, who won two Grey Cups with Winnipeg in the 1960s, has died at age 75.
The Argonauts confirmed the news on Friday night.
Thornton was diagnosed with lung cancer earlier this year.
Thornton, who played as a defensive back, wide receiver, quarterb... |
We were impressed with the big improvements in the first KDE 4.2 beta when it was released earlier this month. It fixed a lot of bugs and brought some impressive new features to the Plasma panel system and other areas of the desktop environment. The second beta, which was released last week, builds on that work and add... |
In honour of Angry Robot’s seventh anniversary, founder and publisher Marc Gascoigne was persuaded to share some random thoughts on how the innovative imprint ticks. Unfortunately, that’s just what he did.
1) IF YOU WANT TO GET HERE, I WOULDN’T START FROM THERE
Publishing has changed immeasurably since August 2008 wh... |
A new micro-grid project in Brooklyn is pointing the way to a new type of energy system: one based around local electricity generation, energy trading between neighbors, and less reliance on traditional utility companies.
The TransActive Grid, a joint venture between Lo3 Energy and ConsenSys, a blockchain developer, i... |
On Thursday, Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich introduced H. Con Res. 248, a privileged resolution with 16 original cosponsors that will require the House of Representatives to debate whether to continue the war in Afghanistan. Debate on the resolution is expected early next week.
Original cosponsors of the Kucinich... |
HOUSTON — For 35 seconds after the game that defies adjectives, Tom Brady crouched on the field, overcome, just trying to gather himself. Red, white and blue confetti flew everywhere after New England’s 34-28 overtime win over Atlanta, and as Brady stayed down, photographers and a Fox crew were held off by security. “B... |
Australia should cut emissions by 30 per cent on 2000 levels within a decade in order to make a fair contribution to global efforts to tackle climate change and protect its own national interest, the Climate Change Authority said today.
The authority, which has released a draft report as part of a ‘Special Review’ req... |
Graniterock Construction worker Bobby Gill, 54, of Los Banos, who was killed while cleaning a mudslide.
- A 54-year-old Graniterock construction worker was killed and another was pinned under a truck on state Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains this afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The two me... |
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We now have no less than four full frame mirrorless options from Sony; the A7R (previously reviewed here); the A7, the A7S, and now the A7II. This appears to be typical Sony strategy: rather than making a product that’s a definite improvement on the previous model, we get many attempts hoping that each one will fin... |
On the final day of Tim Cook’s four-day visit to China, he told state news agency Xinhuanet that Apple Pay was top of the list of things the company wanted to take to China.
“China is a really key market for us,” said the CEO. “Everything we do, we are going to work it here. Apple Pay is on the top of the list.”
Cook... |
The Scottish-born actor becomes the 12th actor to play the British sci-fi icon.
Peter Capaldi was named the new star of "Doctor Who" on Sunday. (Photo11: Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images) Story Highlights Peter Capaldi was named the new star of 'Doctor Who' on Sunday
His first appearance will be in the annual Christmas spe... |
Yesterday, the Barna Group released the results of a survey it conducted comparing President Obama to Mitt Romney and Rick Perry on four key “character or competency qualities that voters often evaluate when selecting their preferred candidate.”
The four characteristics examined were perceived honesty, intelligence, p... |
Field studies with skateboarders show that a hot girl turns men into idiots: Alternately, a lot of what you've always thought you knew about testosterone is probably right. Some Australians recruited male skateboarders, and asked them to perform tricks. After a break, they were invited back, and asked to perform again,... |
Kensington Market definitely won't be seeing work on a proposed Walmart for at least a year thanks to a surprise ban on all new stores and services on a long stretch of Bathurst St. from Queen to Dupont adopted unanimously at yesterday's council meeting.
Expansions of existing businesses beyond the current square foot... |
We will spend most of our lives at work, so it’s understandable that we hope to find at least some level of fulfillment in what we do. But what if you hate your job but the promise of a steady paycheck (and those who depend on it) makes you feel like you can’t make a move?
This week, leadership coach Lolly Daskal help... |
HAWKS SNAG WALLEYE
Crucial Win In Shootout
The Thunder Bay Northern Hawks staged a come from behind shootout win at the TBTC Tuesday night. The home team Hawks trailed by a goal on three different occasions but would not give in. " The team simply refused to lose this game. It shows a tremendous amount of heart and c... |
(CNN) -- Area 51 has long been a topic of fascination for conspiracy theorists and paranormal enthusiasts, but newly released CIA documents officially acknowledge the site and suggest that the area served a far less remarkable purpose than many had supposed.
According to these reports, which include a map of the base'... |
by Kody Fairfield
Saturday, in front of a large crowd in Phoenix, Arizona, National Libertarian party Chairman Nick Sarwark, warmed the stage for the Party’s candidate for President, Gary Johnson.
When Johnson took the stage he was welcomed warmly. He took to the microphone right away and began with addressing what h... |
Appropriately coming just after today's Housing Starts data, which captured MSM headlines will blast was "the highest since 2008" is the following chart from this morning's Bloomberg Brief, which shows precisely the reason why "housing has bottomed" - and it has nothing to do with organic demand rising. No, it has ever... |
As Rolling Stone‘s blockbuster campus rape story faces intensifying scrutiny, one question that has repeatedly been raised in the journalism community is “how did this get through legal?”
The Observer has exclusively learned that upheaval within Wenner Media’s legal department may have contributed to an environment in... |
Bristol Palin wants to be paid $30,000 to to talk about abstinence-until-marriage. Is it worth it? The answer is an unqualified and unmitigated “no.” Here are 10 other things to do with that money.
Articles this week across the internet reveal that half-term Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s daughter, Bristol, is now avai... |
With more than 1,500km (932 miles) of underground tunnels hidden beneath its streets, it’s no wonder Melbourne has grown into something of a mecca for urban explorers. Its complex network of storm water drains is often cited as one of the most elaborate in the world, and the labyrinth has drawn its own string of admire... |
Baltimore's City Council voted unanimously Monday to ban employers from asking about an applicant's criminal record until after a job interview — a sweeping requirement that supporters say will make it easier for ex-convicts to get jobs.
But some businesses have objected to the proposed law, arguing it would cost empl... |
In publishing the image of a Greek flag draped over the coffin of the single currency, Der Spiegel has revealed the hidden goal of German policies: German hegemony, argues Athenian daily To Vima.
Venus de Milo giving a one-finger salute [on the front page of the weekly Focus in 2010] was in poor taste. However, the co... |
John Byrne once again displays his love of Star Trek with his latest “lost episode,” which deals with a society of people that hides their faces. But when the Enterprise comes across one of its missionaries in deep space, the crew becomes part of a larger cultural issue.
Religion and politics rarely make for good conv... |
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As regular readers know, I have more photographs and charts of weather stations on my computer than I have pictures of my family. A sad commentary to be sure, but necessary for what I do here.
Steve Goddard points out this NASA GISS graph of the Annual Mean Temperature data at Godthab Nuuk Lu... |
This is an empirical, very up close and personal study of American Life. An ontic journey that started back in the fall of 2009. Living in the American propaganda machine, it wasn’t always evidently clear what was really going on.
With a bit of distance from my formerly myopic vision, I still find it a bit scary to ad... |
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade tell Rachel Nichols what it has been like with Wade in Cleveland, including his hunt for a home, and the pair share how it feels to be back playing side by side. (3:55)
Dwyane Wade's arrival in Cleveland has triggered some angst within the Cavaliers organization.
JR Smith gave up his star... |
A 24-year-old kaali-peeli taxi driver Debendra Kapri walked into the Domestic Airport police station in Delhi on Wednesday evening and opened a backpack on the reception table. The officer manning the reception desk was shocked when he found that the bag contained gold jewellery, a laptop, one Apple iPhone, a camera, 7... |
Ructions in the government over plans to raise university fees will be forced into the open today when Labour triggers a vote in the House of Commons that could bring about the first rebellion of the coalition.
MPs will debate the plan to raise tuition fees to £9,000 a year as students stage their third and largest na... |
The European Union’s data regulator group is again focusing its attention on WhatsApp for the messaging app’s sharing of user data with parent company Facebook, launching a taskforce to implement “a clear, comprehensive resolution” to comply with EU law.
The taskforce has been set up by the pan-European data regulator... |
John Boyega's rise to the top has been a fast one.
Before this year, he was just a normal guy from Peckham, but after being cast as Finn, a leading character in JJ Abrams upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens, he's reached superstardom. Now, everybody knows his name and we only have to wait until December to see him i... |
OTTAWA–Want to know how your MP has been voting in the House of Commons? Finding out has just become a whole lot easier. The House of Commons website has launched a feature that allows visitors to see how MPs voted.
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff votes for his budget amendment in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Fe... |
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Astell & Kern, makers of luxury audio players, will soon have a flashy new device on the market: the h... |
The Steelers hosting offensive tackles on visits seems more than posturing. The team offered former Seahawks offensive tackle Russell Okung a contract Sunday during his visit to Pittsburgh, according to a source.
On the tackle front, the team is also hosting Denver’s Ryan Harris and San Diego’s Chris Hairston, accordi... |
In the wake of a shooting that left one dead and three injured, the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District announced a plan that includes a zero tolerance policy for gun ownership.
On Sept. 12, Bobby Clayton, 20, described in local media reports as an innocent bystander, was fatally shot in the Gate City communi... |
In the world of Time Trialling every second counts. More than once already this season I’ve lost out on a higher placing by less than five seconds! Frustrating. But imagine my excitement when after a morning with FHS x aerobyeq I found a saving of 62 seconds over 10 miles. That’s almost 42 watts. And all by simply twea... |
Disabled man killed in Detroit-area apartment fire
By Lawrence Porter
23 December 2011
The scene of the deadly fire
A deadly fire erupted early Thursday morning in Hazel Park, Michigan, a working class suburb north of Detroit, killing a retired auto worker and injuring three other people living in a 56-unit apartme... |
1. Improve Vein Health and Flexibility- One of the top horse chestnut benefits concerns vein health and flexibility. This herbal remedy is often used for chronic venous insufficiency and other conditions caused by poor vein health and flexibility.
2. Treat Varicose Veins- This herb is commonly used to treat painful va... |
There was a time, not too long ago, when Donald Trump loved pollsters and their findings. During the Republican presidential primaries, when Trump was dominating, just about every speech, press conference, and interview featured proud boasts about how great Trump was doing in the polls.The GOP nominee is far less impre... |
As World Design Capital Taipei 2016 draws to a close, there has been wide-ranging criticism of the year-long program’s lack of achievements. Commentators have described "this year of design" as a "四不像市集" — hinting at an absence of vision and of sophistication — and as nothing more than a "大拜拜" — suggesting the program ... |
The Library of Congress’ American Folklife Center will become the home of a significant collection of oral histories provided by responders to the devastating Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the New York World Trade Center, U.S. Rep. Steve Israel announced today. The collection, known as the “Remembering 9/11 Oral H... |
The case for a new discourse of genocide in our lands
by Christian Miller
The overarching goal of the “open borders” movement is to flood millions of non-Whites into all traditionally White nations. Make no mistake - this is not mere coincidence. It is White genocide by design, worldwide in application. The United St... |
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. I'm a little bit of a Disney Parks nut and a lot bit of a Star Wars nut, so you can only imagine that I'm over the moon about the new park expansions going on in both Anaheim and Orlando.
Details are short, but we have some cool concept art pieces that have been circulating (I've included th... |
Don Chamberlin holds a B.S. degree from Harvey Mudd College and a Ph.D. from Stanford University. For many years, he worked at Almaden Research Center, researching database languages and systems. He was a member of the System R research team that developed much of today’s relational database technology and, together wi... |
The Witcher 3 studio alleges Green Man Gaming pre-order keys are unauthorized [Update] If Green Man Gaming's latest deal for The Witcher 3 sounds too good to be true, it just might be.
Update: Green Man Gaming issued the following statement to Shacknews:
Green Man Gaming (GMG) has an official contract with, and has b... |
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., struggled to get his speech started Saturday at the Arizona Republican Party annual meeting.
The chorus of boos and jeers was just too loud.
The senator paused after his introduction as many Republicans in the audience shouted at him to “go home” and called McCain a “traitor,” presumably be... |
In June, Peet's Coffee & Tea dispatched a truck emblazoned with the motto, "Proof in Every Single Cup," to drive across the country. Every few days the mobile cafe pulls up to the sidewalk of a different city, and the baristas on board hawk free cups of the company's new single-serve coffees. They set out tables and ch... |
Avast releases new ransomware decryption tool for the AES_NI ransomware.
Special thanks to Ladislav Zezula for working on this blog post and the decryptor tool!
If your files have been encrypted by the AES_NI ransomware, you can now recover them without paying the ransom. To decrypt your files, download Avast’s free ... |
Sources within the music industry say Apple is pushing major record labels to offer exclusive content on iTunes, which would be sold using windowing strategies to boost slumping track and album sales.
Apple's iTunes music store as seen on the release of Beyonce's latest album.
According to Billboard, people familiar ... |
WASHINGTON, United States – US and coalition aircraft on Sunday targeted a crude oil pipeline and collection depots in Syria held by Islamic State jihadists, the American military said, in the latest bid to undercut the group’s oil smuggling.
Allied fighter jets and bombers carried out 14 air raids near the eastern ci... |
Have you ever heard the one about the guy who literally lived under a rock in the Californian desert, where legendary flying saucer conventions were held in the 1950s? It’s one of those weird stories that a friend told me at a dinner party, which I of course Googled as soon as I could leave the table. But all I found w... |
I’m starting to think Lucifer might really be hitting its stride. “Wingman” proves that last week’s solid showing wasn’t a fluke, and it’s another strong episode with some great character work as we pass the midpoint of the season.
This is the first week that I really, really buy the burgeoning friendship between Luci... |
Remi Garde could look to sports psychologist for help to end Aston Villa run
Remi Garde is still to savour victory as Aston Villa manager
Remi Garde admits he may have to think about turning to a sports psychologist to try and turn around Aston Villa's fortunes.
Garde has avoided such help so far in his managerial c... |
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (KTLA) — A substitute lost his cool — and his job!
After screaming and using profanity, the substitute was escorted off the Atherwood Elementary Schools campus and told to never come back.
“He was yelling and cussing and got in people faces,” said student Kelsey Smith.
Smith says she had a rough ... |
It may not be your passion. It may not be your dream job either.
But one thing is certain, if you pursue one of the following careers.
You may make a great deal of money.
Check the 20 top paying jobs in America.
20) Lawyers
Annual Salary: $133,470
Lawyers’ work is to represent their clients during their legal pro... |
The European Food Safety Authority, the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control are concerned about the impact of use of antibiotics on the increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria. A new report from the three agencies presents new data on antibiotic consumption and antibio... |
Being a cop is not an easy job. We know this. But there are still some aspects to it that should not be that difficult to execute. Like, for instance, shooting a suspect. It should not take 84 attempts to hit a target. And yet, that’s exactly what happened last Friday when NYPD officers got in a gun fight with an attem... |
A top Vatican official today condemned Brittany Maynard's decision to end her own life rather than suffer with terminal brain cancer, saying there is 'no dignity' in assisted dying.
Monsignor Ignacio Carrasco de Paula, head of the Pontifical Academy for Life, made the remarks just two days after Miss Maynard, 29, took... |
Great Game Music of 2011
2011 was a great year for games, I’m sure you’ll all agree. Many of them had outstanding soundtracks to boot, so a few of us here at Press X or Die decided to highlight some of the aural pleasures on which our ears have been gorging. So listen up.
GREGG
Batman: Arkham City – Main Theme
For ... |
For many of us, the concept of time is linear. Whether French or Iraqi, the past is referred as behind oneself; the future as the far out expanse ahead. The metaphor seemed to stay constant and the embodied cognition of time was once thought to be universal. We now understand it to be strictly cultural.
This shift in ... |
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Rony Lopes can't wait for Manchester City's Champions League game with Monaco - just don't ask him who he wants to win!
Lop... |
He crisscrossed from side to side to shake spectators' hands, then broke into a jog, forcing a small bunch of reporters and cameramen to run after him. Then he jumped into a Hummer and was taken back to the parade viewing stand, where he mingled with members of the military -- safely inside his comfort zone.
Perry now... |
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is headed to the United Kingdom to speak at the Oxford Union, one of the world’s oldest debating societies.
The outgoing congresswoman’s speech, to be given on Friday morning, is entitled “Seeds of Progress: The struggle between innovation and bureaucracy.” According to her office, she ... |
VAXJO, Sweden, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Members of a Swedish Weight Watchers clinic said a floor collapsed from under a group of about 20 dieters participating in a weighing event.
The participants said they were gathered at the Vaxjo clinic Wednesday night to measure the amount of weight they had lost with the help of the pr... |
p PDF: A front page in Trump’s America
Donald J. Trump’s vision for the future of our nation is as deeply disturbing as it is profoundly un-American.
It is easy to find historical antecedents. The rise of demagogic strongmen is an all too common phenomenon on our small planet. And what marks each of those dark episod... |
Ankara (IraqiNews.com) On Tuesday the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told the Syrian refugees near the Syrian border, that the Kurdish city of Kobani is about to fall to ISIS.
This morning, after ISIS militants backed by tanks and heavy gear pushed into a southern district of Kobani. “The Western coalition... |
This study used structural imaging methods in order to determine whether a past CUD was associated with volumetric or shape differences in the hippocampus, and whether such differences were associated with EM deficits. Based on prior work (Smith et al., 2014 ), we studied the hippocampus in two ways. We evaluated hippo... |
HTC (2498) laid all its cards on the table Tuesday morning as it finally unveiled the highly anticipated HTC One smartphone. As is often the case with HTC smartphones, a string of rumors and leaks painted a fairly good picture of the phone leading up to its unveiling, but there is something important that was definitel... |
We propose that there is an efficiency crisis not a science crisis. Scientific progress is still being made, but not at the rate at which it could be -- because efficiency is being hampered by an incentive system that does not reward openness and reproducibility, two core values of scholarship. These values underpin th... |
(h/t David)
Boy oh boy, look at all of the patented Frank Luntz-crafted GOP talking points the Fox "Power Panel" (*cough, cough*) can regurgitate to sabotage the public option: It won't work! You're stealing from Grandma and Grandpa! We're taxing HALF A TRILLION DOLLARS to pay for it! We're putting an unfair burden on... |
Canisters of pepper spray (also known as “OC spray” or “oleoresin capsicum”) are a common non-lethal, self-defense product which dispense a solution containing capsaicin, a chemical typically derived from cayenne peppers:
Example: [Collected via e-mail, May 2009]
Wasp SprayI have a friend who is a receptionist in a c... |