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Sunday, June 27, 2010
The New School at 90: What Would Dewey Do?
via youtube.com
We need another Dewey system to organize the Internet
Friday, June 25, 2010
The Associated Press: Former VP Cheney hospitalized
Former VP Cheney hospitalizedBy BEN FELLER (AP) – 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney was admitted to the hospital Friday after experiencing discomfort, the latest health scare for the 69-year-old Republican leader who has a long history of heart disease.
Cheney was expected to remain at George Washington University Hospital over the weekend, said spokesman Peter Long.
It was not immediately clear whether Cheney's health concern was related to his previous heart troubles. He sustained his last heart attack, deemed a mild one, in February.
Cheney was not feeling well on Friday and went to see his doctors at George Washington University. On their advice, he was admitted to the hospital for further testing.
Cheney's heart attack earlier this year was his fifth since age 37. A heart attack occurs when blood flow to the heart muscle is blocked. In that episode in February, Cheney underwent a stress test and a heart catheterization.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A spokesman for Dick Cheney says the former vice president has been admitted to a hospital after reporting discomfort.
Spokesman Peter Long says Cheney was not feeling well Friday afternoon and was seen by his doctors at George Washington University. He was admitted to the university's hospital for more testing. Cheney has a history of heart trouble, although the cause of his latest health problem was not clear.
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Dick Cheney is in the hospital, if he dies I'm going to bake a cake the shape of a flaccid elephant penis.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
AMERICAblog Gay: Gay Wal-Mart worker allegedly forced to wear special colored vest
From the Advocate via Joe My God. I'd like to hear more of the story than the Advocate reported. What do the coworkers say?
An 18 year-old employee at a Las Vegas area Wal-Mart says that after his bosses forced him to confirm his gayness, he was made to wear a special yellow vest and was shunned by his co-workers.Back in March, 18-year-old Fernando Gallardo got a seasonal job at a Las Vegas Walmart, hoping to make a few extra dollars. But a few weeks into the job, Gallardo says, his immediate supervisor asked him "point-blank" in front of four of his coworkers if he was gay, and from then on alienated him from the 50 other associates at that location. "I told her yes, and after that she was very rude and short with me," he tells The Advocate. Gallardo says that soon after the incident, he was stripped of many of his daily duties and asked to wear a yellow vest and walk around the store. By mid May his supervisor and two other managers stopped talking to him completely.
Walmart attracts people who would of in the past worked blue collar jobs but now find themselves constrained to going from retail to retail job. They tend to encircle themselves in alternating layers of bigotry and religiosity to defend themselves from people they think of as acting better than them, coming from different background or trying to educate themselves.
My friend in Ohio worked in a Walmart through college and got a lot of hate heaped on him as he neared graduation, the managers resented his success.
Replay: Hidden Dimensions: Exploring Hyperspace | World Science Festival
Hidden Dimensions was originally recorded at the 2010 World Science Festival on June 5. Watch the livestream replay below and follow along with the original live blog coverage to the right.
Extra dimensions of space–the idea that we are immersed in hyperspace -- may be key to explaining the fundamental nature of the universe. Relativity introduced time as the fourth dimension, and Einstein’s subsequent work envisioned more dimensions still--but ultimately hit a dead end. Modern research has advanced the subject in ways he couldn’t have imagined. John Hockenberry joins Brian Greene, Lawrence Krauss and other leading thinkers on a visual tour through wondrous spatial realms that may lie beyond the ones we experience.
Other 2010 livestream replays currently available:
- Thursday June 3
- 8:00 am Kavli Awards WATCH REPLAY NOW
- 8:00 pm Black Holes and Holographic Worlds WATCH REPLAY NOW
- Saturday June 5
- 3:00 pm All Creatures Great and Smart WATCH REPLAY NOW
Friday, June 18, 2010
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