December 2011
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Tell me what to read.
Blogs, books, whatever. I need new things to read in the coming year. Suggestions?
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Virus sickens 110,000 in Vietnam, kills 166 →
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam says an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease has infected more than 110,000 people this year and killed 166, most of them children under 5 years old.
A Health Ministry official said Friday that the infection rate was slowing from a September peak of 3,000 per week to about 1,500 per week in December. The official spoke on condition of anonymity, citing...
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Confession Time
mohandasgandhi:
fearandwar:
anticapitalist:
fearandwar:
I’ve never seen Dr. Strangelove. Does this make me a bad person?
I haven’t seen it either.
I’ve seen like 4 or 5 scenes in a film study class and since then I’ve had no real desire to watch it.
You’re sick. The Commies have infiltrated your precious bodily fluids.
I’ve never seen it either. And I have a poli sci...
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“An Ohio landlord wants a state civil rights commission to reconsider its...”
– Whites Only Pool Sign in Ohio Defended by Landlord (via robot-heart-politics)
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At least 82 people reported dead in Syria today →
charquaouia:
This is after at least 100 were reported killed yesterday. Syrian activists are reporting numbers in the 360s within the last two days alone.
I love when people get all serious and “look-at-how-smart-I-am” by criticizing a someecard.
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US government urges journals to omit details of... →
Dec 20, 2011 (CIDRAP News) – In an unprecedented move, the US government, following an advisory panel’s advice, has asked the journals Science and Nature to omit key details of two studies on the transmissibility of dangerous mutant strains of H5N1 influenza viruses in ferrets on grounds that the information could be misused by bioterrorists.
The National Science Advisory Board for...
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News from Syria
Gulf Leaders Demand Syria Comply With Arab League Plan
Arab leaders of the Gulf demanded on Tuesday that Syria pull its security forces out of population centers and otherwise comply with an Arab League plan to calm a lethal government-led crackdown in that country, as Gulf heads of state concluded a summit dominated by regional uprisings and worries over Iran.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince...
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Obama voices US concern over Venezuela democracy →
…President Obama made his comments in an interview with the Venezuelan newspaper, El Universal.
He said the US was closely watching the build-up to Venezuela’s general elections, due in October 2012, when President Chavez is seeking re-election.
“We have felt great concern at actions taken to restrict the freedom of the press and to erode the separation of powers that are so...
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6 Reasons North Korea is the Funniest Evil... →
Unfortunately for North Korea (and fortunately for us) they’re just as bad at looking good as they are at being good, and their attempts to not make their country appear to be a festival of horrors usually end in laughable failure.
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BREAKING: North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has died →
stfuconservatives:
latimes:
North Korean officials have announced the death of leader Kim Jong Il, according to Associated Press. More soon.
More sources, this is legit.
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New Study Debunks Biological Gender Gap in Math →
When former Harvard President Larry Summers suggested there were “issues of intrinsic aptitude” regarding women’s math abilities it caused quite a stir. Now, a new University of Wisconsin study based on data from 84 countries definitively debunks the still widely perceived idea that boys are naturally better than girls at math. “Culture, not biology, is the primary force...
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Two dead in Louisiana after unclean water used in... →
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“My wife and I are thinking of adopting and shockingly found in Texas, the cost...”
– The price of babies, by color | Chris Blattman (via abbyjean)
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Nearly 1 in 5 Women in U.S. Survey Report [Rape] |... →
mohandasgandhi:
stfurapeculture:
I amended the title up there because it was actually incorrect. One in 5 women in this study reported rape. A far greater number reported sexual assault that did not meet the study’s definition of rape. Actual report is here if anyone wants to check it out. It should also be noted this was a telephone survey that only included people 18 and older. Given the...
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ICC refers Malawi to UN over Sudan's Bashir →
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has referred Malawi to the UN Security Council for refusing to arrest Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir.
Malawi hosted Mr Bashir in October in defiance of an ICC arrest warrant for him on charges of genocide in Darfur.
Malawi said Mr Bashir enjoyed presidential immunity, and it would not violate African Union policy by arresting him.
Three other...
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Chile men urged to ditch ties to beat heat →
The authorities in Chile are encouraging men to leave their ties at home during the coming summer months to save energy.
The country’s energy minister Rodrigo Alvarez said the measure would help reduce the use of air conditioning and lead to overall energy savings.
Read more…
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“I really hate how these Orientals buy their way into schools like Berkeley, and...”
– I was Called a Chink on BART (via fascinasians)
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“I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do...”
– Pablo Picasso
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بلا اتجاه أو هوية: Companies pull ads from Muslim... →
newwavefeminism:
sexgenderbody:
wtfwhiteprivilege:
hummussexual:
“The Florida Family Association, a Tampa Bay group, has led a campaign urging companies to pull ads on “All-American Muslim.” The FFA contends that 65 of 67 companies it has targeted have pulled their ads, including Bank of America,
the Campbell Soup Co.,
Dell,
Estee Lauder,
General Motors,
Goodyear,
...
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“Populist politicians and irresponsible elements of the media exploit feelings of...”
– UN urges better protection for world’s forcibly displaced, stateless people
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Plasma-Based Treatment Goes Viral →
When exposed to plasma — the fourth state of matter in addition to solids, liquids and gases — for a period of just 240 seconds, it was found that only one in a million viruses could still replicate — practically all were inactivated.
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The Right (and Wrong) Way to Die When You Fall... →
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Aiding Governance in Developing Countries:... →
Since emerging as a new donor enthusiasm in the 1990s, governance support has become a major area of aid to developing countries. The idea that remedying debilitating patterns of inefficient, corrupt, and unaccountable governance will unlock developmental progress appeals not just to aid providers but also to ordinary people throughout the developing world who are angry at unresponsive and...
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“What the paleoclimate record tells us is that the dangerous level of global...”
– Climate scientist James Hansen, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies
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Hacking the Revolution →
…One piece of legislation that can seriously curtail the collaboration by Western companies in suppression of Internet freedom is the updated version of the Global Online Freedom Act, known as GOFA 2.0, which Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) is introducing in Congress this week. This bill would require U.S. technology companies to disclose how they protect the rights of their users, particularly...
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“On Sunday, when Russians went to the polls, reports of widespread fraud...”
– #OccupyMoscow: Protesters crying foul, armoured vehicles in the streets — is this what an election victory looks like in Putin’s Russia?
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“If “Lebanon and Iran are our economic lungs,” as one Syrian official...”
– How Assad stayed in power - and how he’ll try to keep it
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Vaccine developed against Ebola →
Scientists have developed a vaccine that protects mice against a deadly form of the Ebola virus.
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“For decades, political Islam was the language through which people resisted...”
– Zakaria: Don’t fear political Islam - yet
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Syria unrest: 'Dozens of bodies found dumped' in... →
At least 34 people have been abducted and killed by pro-government militiamen in the city of Homs, activists say.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights quoted witnesses as saying the bodies had been found dumped in a square in the restive city on Monday.
The claim has not been independently verified, as most foreign media are banned from entering Syria.
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“The combat exclusion policy was instituted for a linear battlefield with front...”
– Now that the gay thing is resolved, can we let soldiers be openly female in combat?
It's kohenari's birthday! →
Happy Birthday, Ari!