February 2012
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“As journalism and the habit of reading decline, it seems entirely possible that...”
– Timothy Noah, New Republic. What the Heck is the ‘Political Intelligence’ Industry.
The News: The US House of Representatives killed a provision in an insider trading bill that would have required people involved in ‘political intelligence’ to register in the same way that traditional lobbyists...
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“Birth and abortion rates among U.S. teens fell to record lows in 2008 as...”
– Teen pregnancy, abortion rates at record low: study - thestar.com
They found that nearly 750,000 U.S. women under the age of 20 became pregnant in 2008 – nearly 98 percent of them between the ages of 15 and 19.
That translated into a pregnancy rate of 67.8 pregnancies per 1,000 women aged 15 to...
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“Telus considers that it would be a tremendous benefit to all consumers if there...”
– Telus seeks CRTC rules for wireless customer protection - The Globe and Mail
Telus is waking up to the fact that Rogers has corrupted the process to such an extent that only them are able to benefit, through their controversial take over of Fido an virtual monopoly on GSM.
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“The Great Leap Forward was a great leap backward - agricultural land was less...”
– Cowen and Tabarrok, Modern Principles: Macroeconomics (2nd edition, 2012)
Pictured above: Farmers from 18 households in Xiaogang signed a secret life-and-death agreement ending collective farming with their thumbprints. (From Cowen & Tabarrok 2012)
Decline of communism and reemergence of...
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“Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except yourself.”
– Siddhārtha Gautama (and The Cult)
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“researchers from Tel Aviv University have found that dessert, as part of a...”
– Top off breakfast with — chocolate cake?
They key is to indulge in the morning, when the body’s metabolism is at its most active and we are better able to work off the extra calories throughout the day, say Prof. Daniela Jakubowicz, Dr. Julio Wainstein and Dr. Mona Boaz of Tel Aviv...
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“Federal Air Marshals repeatedly portrayed their supervisors as vindictive,...”
– Air Marshals: The Assholes of the Sky
Thirty-three percent of the female employees surveyed believed they had been discriminated against.
A total of 454 formal or informal equal opportunity complaints were filed by employees between Sept 2006 and April 2011.
“…employees perceptions...
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“I am so sick of hearing people say, “Well, let the market determine salaries. As...”
– Crowdsourcing a Compilation of Adjunct Working Conditions « Copy & Paste
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“Part of the mechanics of oppressing people is to pervert them to the extent that...”
– Kumasi, “Crips & Bloods: Made in America” (via insaniyat)
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