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right wing mindset: white fundamentalist christian terrorist => represents himself. fundamentalist Arab terrorist => represents ALL Muslims.
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Sunday, 24 July 2011
abumuqawama Andrew Exum
Let me just clear some things up: I am responsible for neither the death of Amy Winehouse nor that Iranian scientist.
Anders Behring Breivik | 2083 A European Declaration of Independence | Manifesto
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Due to the heavy traffic at Kevin's site I have taken the liberty of mirroring the PDF
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As Blake Hounshell points out no one could have put this together in 24 hours and do follow his twitter feed for an analysis of the document.
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RIP Amy Winehouse
Singer Amy Winehouse, 27, has been found dead at her north London home.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed that a 27-year-old woman had died in Camden and that the cause of death was as yet unexplained.
London Ambulance Service said it had been called to the flat at 1554 BST and sent two vehicles but the woman died.
The troubled singer had a long battle with drink and drugs which overshadowed her recent musical career. She pulled out of a comeback tour last month.
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Saturday, 23 July 2011
Respect
Oslo Mayor Stang asked whether Oslo needs greater security -
"I don't think security can solve problems. We need to teach greater respect"
I'm starting to think that the Left might actually be right
The rich run a global system that allows them to accumulate capital and pay the lowest possible price for labour. The freedom that results applies only to them. The many simply have to work harder, in conditions that grow ever more insecure, to enrich the few. Democratic politics, which purports to enrich the many, is actually in the pocket of those bankers, media barons and other moguls who run and own everything.
In the 1970s and 1980s, it was easy to refute this line of reasoning because it was obvious, particularly in Britain, that it was the trade unions that were holding people back. Bad jobs were protected and good ones could not be created. “Industrial action” did not mean producing goods and services that people wanted to buy, it meant going on strike. The most visible form of worker oppression was picketing. The most important thing about Arthur Scargill’s disastrous miners’ strike was that he always refused to hold a ballot on it.
A key symptom of popular disillusionment with the Left was the moment, in the late 1970s, when the circulation of Rupert Murdoch’s Thatcher-supporting Sun overtook that of the ever-Labour Daily Mirror. Working people wanted to throw off the chains that Karl Marx had claimed were shackling them – and join the bourgeoisie which he hated. Their analysis of their situation was essentially correct. The increasing prosperity and freedom of the ensuing 20 years proved them right.
But as we have surveyed the Murdoch scandal of the past fortnight, few could deny that it has revealed how an international company has bullied and bought its way to control of party leaderships, police forces and regulatory processes. David Cameron, escaping skilfully from the tight corner into which he had got himself, admitted as much. Mr Murdoch himself, like a tired old Godfather, told the House of Commons media committee on Tuesday that he was so often courted by prime ministers that he wished they would leave him alone...
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iankatz1000 ian katz
@tom_watson Did you know that NoW had hired detective to follow you at 2009 conference? Know any other MPs who were followed?
tom_watson tom_watson
@iankatz1000 Not until the BBC told me yesterday evening. No ideas about others.
Police chiefs issue warning over PMMA drug
A highly-toxic class-A drug is being sold in Scotland, according to senior police officers.
ParaMethoxyMethylAmphetamine (PMMA) has been found in tablets which look like ecstasy.The substance has also been found in drugs being sold as "legal highs" in Scotland.
The Association of Chief Police Officers Scotland said it had recovered quantities of PMMA after a series of raids.
It has been produced in pink tablets with a Rolex crown logo, and in white tablets with a four-leaf clover logo.
PMMA has also been recovered in powder form and police said it may also be present in other products and tablets.
Det Insp Tommy Crombie, of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency, said: "PMMA is a stimulant similar to ecstasy but it is not as potent.
"Users... may be tempted to take more tablets to achieve the desired effect, increasing the risk of a potentially fatal overdose.
"I would strongly advise drug users to avoid such products and follow harm reduction advice where necessary."
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Friday, 22 July 2011
Open Access Advocate's Arrest Inspires Release Of Thousands of Scientific Journals Online
The uploader, Greg Maxwell, posted a manifesto of sorts on the Swedish file-trading site The Pirate Bay.
"The documents are part of the shared heritage of all mankind, and are rightfully in the public domain, but they are not available freely. Instead the articles are available at $19 each--for one month's viewing, by one person, on one computer. It's a steal. From you," Maxwell wrote in a note accompanying the link to the torrents of the journals.
Maxwell, who didn't immediately respond to an interview request, wrote that he had obtained the journals legally, and that he had wanted to upload the files before to broaden the knowledge-base at Wikipedia.
But he had been worried about legal action. That changed after he heard about the news of the arrest of the progressive activist and coder Aaron Swartz.
Swartz was formally charged Tuesday with hacking into MIT's network and violating academic database provider JSTOR' terms of service for using an automated program to download 4.8 million articles and book reviews.
Swartz is a 24-year-old progressive activist and long-time coder whose work on web standards reflects his interest in the medium as a way to disseminate knowledge widely. He's also known for being part of Reddit, although his role with the company is disputed.
JSTOR issued a statement Tuesday saying that Swartz has returned the documents.
The statement said that JSTOR "received confirmation that the content was not and would not be used, copied, transferred, or distributed."
Maxwell said that the academic publishing model is effectively broken, with authors often not getting paid, but publishers charging huge sums for access to journals.
TPM hasn't been able to download the enormous file to verify its contents, but Maxwell says it's the historic back archives of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.
The Royal Society in Britain was founded in 1660 and published the world's first science journals. It's now Britain's national academy of science and publishes several different science journals.
Authors of journal articles can choose to openly disseminate their research online, according to the Society's web site, by paying an article processing fee.
Those articles are covered by Creative Commons licenses.
Sarah Lai Stirland @'TPM'
To The Madhouse
"What she has told us all a hundred times – That old, unwanted women can again Be hunted down, accused of pointless crimes And burned in the public square; that it is vain To plead – or prove – one's innocence; that men With solemn looks will come into the house, And say, fearing a scene, `You'll feel no pain;' `It's for your good;' `We're not ungenerous;' What she foretold, when we dismissed her fear Saying `You dreamed such things' – it now comes true: The door is open, and the men are here. Calmly they question her, and with a new Smiling indifference drag her from the room And through the streets to the expected doom." - Edward Lowbury
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ABC MCLUHAN (Celebrating 100 years) 23-24 July
Beginning at 9am AEST on Saturday 23 July, ABC McLuhan is a weekend dedicated to documentary features, archival material and discussion from around the globe. See below for the complete schedule.
On ABC Digital Radio you can find ABC McLuhan by scrolling through the station selector on your digital receiver. If you're outside the ABC Digital Radio broadcast zones you can listen to ABC McLuhan streaming online, the links are at the bottom of this page.
We'll hear about McLuhan's life and influences, as well as leading thinkers discussing the relevance of his ideas in today's digital world.
At a time when our work, social and family lives are governed by media and interconnectivity, what we can learn from examining McLuhan's messages?
Along the way we'll meet McKenzie Wark, our McLuhan 'thinker-in-residence'. Professor Wark is Chair of Media and Culture at the New School for Social Research in New York. Originally from Newcastle, NSW, he first heard of Marshall McLuhan at age 16 when McLuhan appeared on the ABC TV show Monday Conference.
We are also delighted to be able to bring you a number of international programs about Marshall McLuhan, including several from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
CBC Radio One's Spark is a radio show and a blog about technology and culture. Throughout May, Spark took an in-depth look at Marshall McLuhan and how his thinking fits with today's digital world. From the tools made by prehistoric humans, to the future of social media, the four-part series is fascinating exploration of both McLuhan and technological change. Visit the Spark website and sign up for free podcasts.
Thanks also to transmediale and FutureEverything for permission to broadcast the inaugural McLuhan in Europe 2011 lecture, given at the 2010 FutureEverything festival by Dr Darren Wershler, Professor of English at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. For more information visit their website.
Thanks to Paul Levinson, Professor of Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University in New York City, for permission to include his lecture Marshall McLuhan at 100, in the ABC McLuhan broadcast. Levinson's latest book is New New Media.
ABC McLUHAN DIGITAL RADIO WEEKEND SCHEDULE
SATURDAY 23rd JULY
9.00 AM-NOON
ABC McLuhan “Thinker-in-Residence” McKenzie Wark talks to Cassie McCullagh
ABC Radio National’s Big Ideas presented by McKenzie Wark
New Zealand-based McLuhan scholar Dr Andrew Chrystall talks to McKenzie Wark and Cassie McCullagh
Archival: Marshall McLuhan as guest on ABC Television’s Monday Conference, 1977
CBC Radio’s Spark series on McLuhan - Part One
Archival: ABC Radio interview with Marshall McLuhan by Tara McCarthy, 1979
NOON-3.00 PM
ABC Radio National's Hindsight feature documentary “Whatcha doing, Marshall McLuhan?”
ABC Radio National's Future Tense – Life in the digital world
McLuhan in Europe 2011 Lecture by Dr Darren Wershler
360 Radio Feature on gaming presented by Jason di Rosso
Archival: ABC Radio’s PM reports on McLuhan in 1977
3.00-6.00 PM
ABC Radio National's Encounter Radio Feature on McLuhan and his Faith
CBC Radio’s Spark series on McLuhan - Part Two
Paul Levinson lecture: McLuhan at 100
ABC Radio National's All In The Mind - Neuromarketing
6.00-9.00 PM
ABC Radio National's The Spirit of Things feature on online worship
The Medium is the Massage, 1968
ABC Radio National's The Night Air retakes McLuhan
ABC Radio National's Into The Music feature on the YouTube Symphony Orchestra
SATURDAY schedule repeats until 9.00 AM Sunday
SUNDAY 24th JULY9.00 AM - NOON
McLuhan scholar Dr Hart Cohen talks to McKenzie Wark and Cassie McCullagh
ABC Science broadcaster Robyn Williams talks with James Gleick
ABC Radio National's Encounter Radio Feature on McLuhan and his Faith
CBC Radio’s Spark series on McLuhan - Part Three
Archival: ABC Radio interview with Marshall McLuhan by Tara McCarthy, 1979
NOON-3.00 PM
360 Radio Feature on gaming presented by Jason di Rosso
Ted X Sydney talks about life in the information age
ABC Radio National's The Philosopher’s Zone Alan Saunders looks at McLuhan’s conservative roots
ABC Radio National's Future Tense talks to two leading thinkers on the online issues
ABC Radio National's Into The Music feature on the YouTube Symphony Orchestra
3.00 PM-6 PM
ABC Radio National's Hindsight feature documentary “Whatcha doing, Marshall McLuhan?”
Archival: ABC Radio’s PM reports on McLuhan in 1977
ABC Radio National's Big Ideas presented by McKenzie Wark
CBC Radio’s Spark series on McLuhan - Part Four
Archival: ABC TV news interview on children and television
6.00 PM-9.00 PM
Archival: ABC Radio interview with Marshall McLuhan by Tara McCarthy, 1979
Hot and Cool - Big Ideas at GoMA
ABC Radio National's The Spirit of Things feature on online worship
The Medium is the Massage, 1968
McLuhan scholar Professor Paul Levinson talks to Phillip Adams
9.00 PM-10.00 PM
ABC Radio National's The Night Air retakes McLuhan
ABC Radio National's The Rhythm Divine - The Global Musical Village
ABC McLUHAN ENDS AT 10 PM SUNDAY 24th JULY
Other events and programming in the McLuhan Project include:
The McLuhan Project website
abc.net.au/rn/mcluhan
The McLuhan Project website hosts an extensive info-graphic showing key shifts in media, technology and the human experience in the 100 years since McLuhan's birth. There are exclusive McLuhan clips and audio from the ABC archives and links to other McLuhan-related sources, serious and fun. All details of radio and digital radio programming will also be available.
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