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6Nov/140

BBC News – ‘Disabled’ bodybuilder Peter Beddoe jailed for fraud

BBC News - 'Disabled' bodybuilder Peter Beddoe jailed for fraud.

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6Nov/140

Seed Saving and Line Breeding: Preparing for Climate Change – Nature and Environment – MOTHER EARTH NEWS

Seed Saving and Line Breeding: Preparing for Climate Change - Nature and Environment - MOTHER EARTH NEWS.

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5Nov/140

Why Scotiabank is cutting jobs while earning billions: Don Pittis – Business – CBC News

Here is what is going on: the  wealthy in the world's nations are attempting to save the world from environmental disaster.

They are doing this by organizing economic globalization and then cashing in by leveraging the resulting economic crises and dependencies into 'prudent' calls for further degradation of  ordinary well-being.

Quite clever really; especially when it is not immediately apparent whether one should applaud or decry what is going on.

 

Why Scotiabank is cutting jobs while earning billions: Don Pittis - Business - CBC News.

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5Nov/140

Fight Poverty, Not Cooking – NYTimes.com

Not only is cooking one's food the cheapest way to eat, it is family and community (and community-supported agriculture or CAS) friendly it enjoys a multiplier benefit:  money I do not have to earn  is money I do not have to pay tax on to earn - and then spend!

Fight Poverty, Not Cooking - NYTimes.com.

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5Nov/140

The Origin of Democracy (2014) – Top Documentary Films

Excellent!

The Origin of Democracy (2014) - Top Documentary Films.

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4Nov/140

Election 2014: Should Black Voters Keep Their Faith in Obama? – NYTimes.com

An excellent piece! The suggestion that the (white) establishment could only respond to a black president by obstructing him at every turn - an inclination encompassing democrats as well as republicans - is provocative and sounds right to me.

In addition, the black population in America, and possibly elsewhere, are seeing that gaining (ultimate) power still avails a black man,  and therefore any ordinary man, little or nothing.

Ironically,  this seems to be rationalizing the status quo  instead of catalysing  further political repairs of the sort that saw President Obama elected.

What if there is another explanation, or perhaps an additional, complementary explanation?   What if most human beings would really rather be traduced exploited and abused if this means we can spend our lives gossiping about the shortcomings and moral turpitude of leaders and winners?

Election 2014: Should Black Voters Keep Their Faith in Obama? - NYTimes.com.

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3Nov/140

BBC News – Facebook sets up ‘dark web’ link to access network via Tor

BBC News - Facebook sets up 'dark web' link to access network via Tor.

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2Nov/140

BBC News – The book in every Iranian home

An encouraging example of the indomitable human spirit.  My only thought is that if Iranians had more access to internet resources they would be be less stalwart.

What is my evidence for such a counter-intuitive claim?

How about you and I?

BBC News - The book in every Iranian home.

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2Nov/140

Nik Wallenda’s Risky Stunt for Discovery Channel Points to TV’s Audience Troubles – NYTimes.com

Nik Wallenda’s Risky Stunt for Discovery Channel Points to TV’s Audience Troubles - NYTimes.com.

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2Nov/140

U.N. Panel Issues Its Starkest Warning Yet On Global Warming – NYTimes.com

U.N. Panel Issues Its Starkest Warning Yet On Global Warming - NYTimes.com.

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