September 2011
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American Values
freemarketliberal:
In my Audio Production course, the first assignment is to write a piece about American Values. Promptly, I asked the professor if I could make it satirical. He said no. So, since then, I’ve just been trying to figure out how I’m to seriously include a set of “Values” that, to me, seem absurd and hypocritical. But thinking further on the topic at hand it dawned on me this...
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”If a man has an apartment stacked to the ceiling...
anglophonic:
~B. Lester
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Watchjtotheizzoe:
Cholesterol: Friend or Foe?
Everything you’ve ever wondered about cholesterol and more, the good and the bad. This is an A+ video produced by Perrin Ireland and written and narrated by Jeanne Garbarino.
The full text of the video is here at Scientific American.
(by Alphachimp Studio Inc.)
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I'm A PFLAG Mom: A Boy's Life →
pflagmom:
Excellent article that shows life from both the parents’ and children’s perspectives. These are young kids and you know it has to be harder for the parents in that they have to explain it to everyone— schools, friends, neighbors, family— the trans* child can’t be expected to do this as in the case…
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This is What a Male-Bodied Person Looks Like →
genderqueer:
Submission from wangclub:
This is not my blog, but I really liked the post and thought others would appreciate it too. Here’s a snippet:
“Male is a modifier, a word used to describe things that pertain to men. I am a man. Therefore, I, a man, have a male body, and I am a male-bodied person. My uterus, my clit, my soft chest, and my rounded hips are all part of my male body. Of...
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Everyone is Gay: "Why is it so difficult for... →
everyoneisgay:
-Question submitted by Interleukin2
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Dannielle Says:
You know, I have no clue. It seems like this should be on the forefront of their brains, right? It’s been such a huge issue for such a long time and it seems like Facebook would rather put a blue square in the corner of the screen to…
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In Libyan school: Reading, writing and Kadafi →
caraobrien:
Col. Moammar Kadafi’s portraits hang from the walls of the middle school. All of the walls.
He’s on horseback. He’s in uniform. He’s a young army commander. He’s a fatherly leader of the nation.
His words, spelled out in the collection of occasionally incoherent aphorisms called the Green Book, are woven into weekly lessons. His praises are sung by the students, who chant...
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THE GUN by C.J. Chivers: News From Libya, Saturday... →
cjchivers:
With nightfall, Bryan Denton and I are back from the front lines near Brega. With Kareem Fahim and David Kirkpatrick, we’ll have an update soon on the NATO airstrike on a rebel column.
First, here is the link, as promised, to the At War post describing the rebels’ attack on Brega on Friday,…
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Amnesty International: Evidence of Extrajudicial... →
thepoliticalnotebook:
Amnesty International revealed evidence today that Gaddhafi’s forces have been carrying out extrajudicial executions outside of the Eastern city of Ajdabiya. AI researchers report seeing the bodies of the executed men two days ago and have seen another since and received four more credible reports of executions. All these men were found shot in the back with their hands...
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Student Soldiers →
nkdambition:
Misrata rebels: Stuck in the sand, with sky-high morale
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Japan will rebuild, but not how you think. And 20... →
The Japanese economic miracle had nothing to do with competitiveness or the supposed omniscience of Tokyo’s elite bureaucrats; it had everything to do with the resilience of ordinary Japanese people and the country’s deep reservoir of social capital. And when Japan’s economy faltered during the “lost decades,” this likewise had nothing to do with a stodgy growth model or Tokyo’s elite...
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Laughing At My Nightmare!: Walrus Fetus →
laughingatmynightmare:
Since my disease is progressive and medical researchers are taking their good old time in searching for a cure, the best I, or anyone with SMA, can do is attempt to slow the progression of the disease. I’m not talking about steroids or weightlifting; my muscles are going to continue to deteriorate…
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Egyptians don't care who Bob Bradley is. And...
afootballreport:
By Eric Beard
In the ever-elusive environment that is African football, Egypt are the winners. They may not be the best, but they’re winners. They may not have the talent to match the Ivory Coast or Ghana, but the 7-time winners of the African Cup of Nations won’t back down against anybody. That’s precisely why if you’re an Egyptian football fan, these past few months (and...
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