“Cocaine Cowboys: Reloaded” (2014): Reversing Empire and the 1980s’ Drug War (ZERO ANTHROPOLOGY, 2018)
Miami, and what became a Miami aesthetic, was probably one of the most distinctive and memorable features of the 1980s in North America. Hit shows like Miami Vice and the music of Jan Hammer; movie…

Eastern and Western Europeans Differ on Importance of Religion, Views of Minorities, and Key Social Issues - NW, 1615 L. St; Washington, Suite 800; Inquiries, DC 20036 USA202-419-4300 | Main202-419-4349 | Fax202-419-4372 | Media (Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project, 2018)
The European continent today is split in public attitudes toward religion, minorities and social issues such as gay marriage and legal abortion.

The Real Reason the Knives are Out for Mohammed bin Salman (MintPress News, 2018)
In the weeks before Khashoggi’s murder, Mohammed bin Salman managed to anger the U.S. military-industrial complex and the world’s most powerful bankers.

The 3 Most Important Skills to Learn Now to Thrive in 2019 - Forest, Danny (Medium, 2018)
The faster your learn these, the faster you’ll thrive

We Need an Ecological Civilization Before It’s Too Late - Jeremy (Patterns of Meaning, 2018)
In the face of climate breakdown and ecological overshoot, alluring promises of “green growth” are no more than magical thinking. We need to restructure the fundamentals of our global cultural/econ…

Future of Western Democracy Being Played Out in Brazil (Consortiumnews, 2018)
Stripped to its essence, the Brazilian presidential elections represent a direct clash between democracy and an early 21st Century neofascism, indeed between civilization and barbarism, writes Pepe Escobar. By Pepe Escobar in Paris Special to Consortium News Nothing less than the future of pol

CIA Hits of Yesterday and Today: Nicaragua Collection (OffGuardian, 2018)
When I was knee high to a grasshopper and listening to 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother) by the Eurythmics on my jambox, CIA agents were dropping tons of drugs on my state and training death squad…

Longtime Friend Of Deported Guardian ‘Reporter’ Speaks Out On Their Work ‘Inhabiting The Role Of A Foreign Agent Of Imperialism’ (PopularResistance.Org, 2018)
On 1 October, Nicaraguan authorities deported Goette-Luciak, an anthropologist-turned-reporter who had published a series of factually flawed reports in the Guardian and Washington Post that reinforced the narrative of the country’s opposition forces. Goette-Luciak had been on the radar of supporters of the governing Sandinista front for weeks; on Facebook, many outed him as an opposition partisan who had worked alongside key figures involved in the failed coupthat rocked Nicaragua earlier this year. On 26 September, I published an article for MintPress (a later version of which The Canary republished) that highlighted Goette-Luciak’s close relationship with the MRS, a US-funded opposition party that was intimately involved in the attempted coup against Nicaragua’s Sandinista government.
Keywords: grayzone; nicaragua

How To Make A Solid, Customized News Stream That Isn’t Manipulated By Silicon Valley (Caitlin Johnstone, 2018)
It can be hard to find a supply of information about what’s going on in the world that isn’t being manipulated by power. You find a news outlet you like, then you start to notice them h…

The Handbook of Multimodal-Multisensor Interfaces: Foundations, User Modeling, and Common Modality Combinations - Volume 2 - Monash University; Oviatt, Sharon; Schuller, Björn; University of Augsburg and Imperial College London; Cohen, Philip R. Cohen; Monash University; Sonntag, Daniel; German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI); Potamianos, Gerasimos; University of Thessaly; Krüger, Antonio; Saarland University and German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) (Association for Computing Machinery, 2018)

US-Funded Report Illuminates Enormous South Sudan Death Toll but Leaves America’s Role in the Dark (MintPress News, 2018)
A report by the US-funded Institute of Peace illuminates the enormous South Sudan death toll but leaves America’s role in the dark.

How an American Anthropologist Tied to US Regime-Change Proxies Became the MSM’s Man in Nicaragua (MintPress News, 2018)
The sordid tale of how American Anthropologist Carl David Goette-Luciak came to be tied to US Regime-Change Proxies in Nicaragua.

Dead Flowers - The Hurt Fingers - Topic (2018)
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises Dead Flowers · The Hurt Fingers The Hurt Fingers ℗ 2018 INDEPENDENTrecords Released on: 2018-09-11 Auto-generated by YouTube.

The Syria Deception: Al-Qaeda Goes to Hollywood - The Grayzone (2018)
35,751 views • Sep 16, 2018 • Film by Dan Cohen; music by Jackson Blumenthal: https://soundcloud.com/jacksonblument... This exclusive Grayzone investigative mini-doc by Dan Cohen exposes the cynical deceptions and faux humanitarianism behind the campaign to sell the dirty war on Syria. It will demonstrate the lengths that the US and its allies have gone to develop new ploys to tug at Western heartstrings and convince even liberal minded skeptics of war that a US intervention was necessary -- even if it meant empowering Al Qaeda's largest franchise since 9/11 and its theocratic allies among the insurgency. Big lies and little children have formed the heart of what is perhaps the most expensive, sophisticated, and shameless propaganda blitz ever conducted. Welcome to the Syria Deception. Show less Show more

FLASHBACK: Brazil’s Vinegar Revolution: Left in Form, Right in Content [Part 1 of a 6] (Wrong Kind of Green, 2018)
“Former Governor of California Arnold Schwartznegger, pop stars Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Britney Spears and the crème de la crème of Brazil’s soap opera stars, were all photographed displaying …

The Case Against Thomas Piketty. Lies, damned lies, and statistics. The true level of income and wealth inequality in Russia. (2018)
Thomas Piketty and his collaborators have published a series of reports where they claim that Russia would in a global comparison be a particularly inequal country in terms of income and wealth distribution. We disagree with this postulation. In our report, we expose the bias and reveal the multitude of methodological errors, distortions and misrepresentation of data, which have gone into producing the Piketty conclusions.

911 9/11 Was an Israeli Job, by Laurent Guyénot - The Unz Review (2018)

“Pinochet via Fujimori”: Wall Street’s New Man In Brazil, Jair... (Brasil Wire, 2018)
“No room for feelings” say Wall Street insiders as they back another Neofascist to deliver Neoliberalism, at the point of a gun, in the most resource-rich nation on earth. New York Times, July 1993. In an article called “Conversations/Jair Bolsonaro; A Soldier Turned Politician Wants To Give...

Camp Peary (Wikipedia, 2018)
Camp Peary is an approximately 9,000 acre U.S. military reservation in York County near Williamsburg, Virginia. Officially referred to as an Armed Forces Experimental Training Activity (AFETA) under the authority of the Department of Defense, Camp Peary hosts a covert CIA training facility known as "The Farm", which is used to train officers of the CIA's Directorate of Operations, as well as those of the DIA's Defense Clandestine Service, among other intelligence entities. Camp Peary has a sister facility, "The Point", located in Hertford, North Carolina. Porto Bello, the historic hunting lodge of Lord Dunmore, last royal governor of Virginia, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is located on the grounds of Camp Peary.

Presidente de Portugal assina documento que simplifica pedido de vistos (Euro Dicas, 2018)
Nova regra dispensa entrevista presencial nos consulados de Portugal para pedidos de visto. Saiba como funciona a nova regra para estrangeiros.

Declarative Logic Programming: Theory, Systems, and Applications - Kifer, Michael; Liu, Yanhong Annie (ACM, 2018)

On This Day — Korean Airliner Flight 007 Shot Down (September 1 1983) - L (Intel Today, 2018)
“Governments lie. They do it all the time. And, much as we’d like to believe otherwise, the US government is no exception. There were times when we may have believed otherwise. But after Vietnam an…

Back in the (Great) Game: The Revenge of Eurasian Land Powers (Consortiumnews, 2018)
What is left roaming our wilderness of mirrors depends on the mood swings of the Goddess of the Market. No wonder an effect of Eurasia integration will be a death blow to Bretton Woods and “democratic” neoliberalism, says Pepe Escobar. By Pepe Escobar Special to Consortium News Get ready for a

Theranos (2018)

5 timely reminders that the media think you are an idiot… (OffGuardian, 2018)
The corporate media think we are stupid. All of us. They have as much respect for our intellect or ability to reason as they do for the truth. This is displayed, in size 20 font, on the front page …

The Real Russian Interference in US Politics - admin (Consortium News, 2018)
If Russia were trying to interfere in U.S. domestic politics, it wouldn't be attempting to change the U.S. system but to prevent it from trying to change Russia's, argues Diana Johnstone. By Diana Johnstone The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union was ostensibly a conflict be
Keywords: diana johnstone; rape of russia

Distorting Past and Present: Reuters on Nicaragua’s Armed Uprising (FAIR, 2018)
In the eyes of Western journalists, elections don’t exist when Washington doesn’t like the results, but US aggression does not mar an election result that the US government applauds.

The Definitive Guide that You Never Wanted: Anatomy of a Backpack - C, Geoff (Pangolins with Packs, 2018)
For the past year we have been bombarding you with our opinions of backpacks — what makes each one great and what needs improvement. So…
Keywords: camping

The Spanish Labyrinth (Wikipedia, 2018)
The Spanish Labyrinth (full title: The Spanish Labyrinth: An Account of the Social and Political Background of the Spanish Civil War) by Gerald Brenan, is an account of Spain's social, economic and political history as a background to the Spanish Civil War. First published in 1943, it has stayed in print, with repeated reissues. Together with works by noted Hispanists such as Paul Preston, Raymond Carr, Burnett Bolloten, and Hugh Thomas, The Spanish Labyrinth is deemed to be essential background reading for studies of Spain and its history.The Spanish Labyrinth was banned by the government of Francisco Franco because its criticism of his regime. Spanish-language translations of The Spanish Labyrinth were secretly smuggled into the country by anti-Franco émigrés, and the book became popular among Spanish dissidents. After Franco's death, the ban was lifted and the book was well-received by Spanish historians.The 1993 edition has an extensive foreword by Raymond Carr, stating that the book was acclaimed “as one of the most brilliant political and social studies in many years” by the Chicago Sunday Tribune, and “the essence of Spain” by the Manchester Guardian. Carr himself called the book “a revelation to my generation,” adding, “What is remarkable about Brenan’s account of the Second Republic of 1931-6” is the fairness that has enabled it to stand the test of time… his account stands out as surprisingly impartial.”

Political War! Washington Goes Full Retard on the Russia Hoax - Stockman, David (Antiwar.com Original, 2018)
It's hard to identify anything that's more uncoupled from reality than the Donald's Trade War and reckless Fiscal Debauch. Together they will soon - David Stockman for Antiwar.com Original

Rachel Maddow: All Russia. All The Time. - The Young Turks (2018)
Is Rachel Maddow aware there is other news happening? Jimmy Dore, Steve Oh, Stef Zamorano, and Malcolm Fleschner, hosts of Aggressive Progressives, discuss. "One day after her network joined the rest of corporate media in cheering for President Trump’s missile attack on Syria, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow was back to regular business: seeing Russian collaboration with Trump at work. It’s “impossible,” fellow anchor Lawrence O’Donnell told Maddow on April 7, to rule out that “Vladimir Putin orchestrated what happened in Syria this week – so that his friend in the White House could have a big night with missiles and all of the praise he’s picked up over the past 24 hours.” Maddow concurred, suggesting that only the FBI’s ongoing probe into Trump’s alleged collusion with Russian electoral interference will determine the truth. “Maybe eventually we’ll get an answer to that from [FBI Director] Jim Comey,” Maddow said. The Washington Post noted that the “conspiracy theory” drew “derision from across the political spectrum.” But it was not out of place. MSNBC, the country’s most prominent liberal media outlet, has played a key role in stoking the frenzy over Trump’s alleged involvement with Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential race — in lock step with the Democratic Party’s most avid partisans."* Read more here: https://theintercept.com/2017/04/12/m... Follow Jimmy Dore on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jimmy_dore Follow Steve Oh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevenoh88 Follow Stef Zamorano on Twitter: https://twitter.com/miserablelib Follow Malcolm Fleschner on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CultureShlock Follow Ron Placone on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RonPlacone Follow Mark Thompson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkTLive
Keywords: jimmy dore

Hey! Look Me Over - Peggy Lee (2018)

John Podesta Caught Abusing a Child? - Mistopher Crunkton (2018)
This video was obtained from an obscure website. That no longer exists. There were several interesting videos. This, by far, was the most disturbing. Is this #JohnPodesta ? Follow me on FaceBook - http://bit.ly/2LQHWIN

The 'White Helmets' Controversy (Consortiumnews, 2018)
FROM THE ARCHIVES: As Israel in the past few days helped evacuate 800 "White Helmets" from Syria, en route to Britain and other Western countries, we look back at an article published by Consortium News in Oct. 2016. By Rick Sterling Across the mainstream Western media, the “White Helmets” a

I Was the Mob Until the Mob Came for Me (Quillette, 2018)
I drive food delivery for an online app to make rent and support myself and my young family. This is my new life. I once had a well paid job in what might be described as the social justice industry. Then I upset the wrong person, and within a short window of time, I was considered too toxic for my employer’s taste. I was publicly shamed, mobbed, and reduced to a symbol of male privilege. I was cast out of my career and my professional community. Writing anything under my own byline now would invite a renewal of this mobbing—which is why, with my editor’s permission, I am writing this under a pseudonym. He knows who I am. In my previous life, I was a self-righteous social justice crusader. I would use my mid-sized Twitter and Facebook platforms to signal my wokeness on topics such as LGBT rights, rape culture, and racial injustice. Many of the opinions I held then are still opinions that I hold today. But I now realize that my social-media hyperactivity …

Tribute To Robert Parry Investigative Journalist And Patriot - STERLING, Rick (OrientalReview.org, 2018)
It’s important to remember that the most dangerous fake news in the last few decades has come from the likes of the front page of the New York Times and Washington Post. There are a million dead Ir…

Dicas de viagem para VIANA DO CASTELO | Portugal (Viajar entre Viagens, 2018)
Viana do Castelo é capital de distrito e uma das mais belas cidades do litoral português. Longe de Lisboa, vê poucos turistas, quando comparada com as maiores cidades do litoral português, mas esta situação resulta especialmente da sua localização e não das suas potencialidades. Viana do Castelo vale a pena ser visitada e para tal, …

Postmodernism vs. The Pomoid Cluster (Areo, 2018)
This is an abridged and edited version of a piece published in Everything Studies. Since I’ve been active on Twitter, I’ve had front row seats to the best intellectual slapfights no…View Post
Keywords: postmodernism

Nazis In The CIA (HD) - World at War (2018)
During the Cold War the CIA recruited high-ranking Nazis as agents for their operations against leftists and Communists across the globe. They infiltrated the top echelons of the German government and used Nazi treasures, allegedly lost in WW2, to finance these operations. For the first time, this film unveils how ruthlessly the CIA used the war criminals of the Third Reich for its purposes. Recorded By World at War
Keywords: cia; nazi

Main Page (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 2018)

New study provides blueprint to translate satellite data into conservation action (Conservation news, 2018)
A team of scientists and remote-sensing specialists have combined their years of experience monitoring changes in forest cover into a new publication meant to help fellow conservation practitioners better integrate forest-monitoring technology with policies to reduce illegal deforestation. “The goal of the paper is to highlight the current unprecedented moment for near real-time deforestation monitoring,” …

Online 'Unity4J' Vigil Reveals The Strength Of Support For Assange Among Journalists, Activists, Whistleblowers - Vos, Elizabeth (Disobedient Media, 2018)
The Unity4J online vigil, which took place over the weekend, saw the participation of renowned activists, journalists, whistleblowers and even filmmakers who came together - despite vastly different personal and political backgrounds - to support efforts to reconnect and free WikiLeaks Editor-In-Chi

OAS Facing Call for New Probe into RFK Murder (Consortiumnews, 2018)
Robert Kennedy was shot on June 5 and died June 6, 1968, fifty years ago today. A new examination of evidence is forcing human rights organizations — including the OAS— to consider probing the case. By Dr. William Pepper and Andrew Kreig Recent news about Robert F. Kennedy’s fatal shooting sharpe

Inside the Gringo Oil Grab: Parente leaves, Petrobras hikes prices (Brasil Wire, 2018)
Unions claim partial victory as top PSDB insider and Shell executive resign from Petrobras leadership by Brian Mier On May 30th, as a trucker’s strike that paralyzed the country for 9 days began to wind down, Brazilian petroleum workers initiated a 3 day, nationwide “warning strike.” Their...

Avoiding meat and dairy is ‘single biggest way’ to reduce your impact on Earth - editor, Damian Carrington Environment (The Guardian, 2018)
Biggest analysis to date reveals huge footprint of livestock - it provides just 18% of calories but takes up 83% of farmland
Keywords: Environment; Farming; Food; Greenhouse gas emissions; Life and style; Meat; The meat industry; Veganism; Water; World news

[Re-uploaded due to "NUDITY"] Shoe0nhead: The Ballad of a Smoll Bean - Brittany Venti (2018)
Please don't bully me for this video it's the last thing I need x Donate x https://www.patreon.com/brittanyventi https://www.paypal.me/BrittanyVenti x Twitter x https://twitter.com/BrittanyVenti x Merch x teespring.com/stores/brittanys-second... x Past livestreams x https://gumroad.com/brittany x Snapchat x Brittany20oz x Instagram x https://www.instagram.com/brittanywears/

Tantura, a destroyed Palestinian village - The National News (2018)
Tantura was once a thriving fishing village in Northern Palestine. Today it’s an Israeli beach resort. This is one villages story of Nakba.

Full guide to developing REST API’s with AWS API Gateway and AWS Lambda - Herron, David (Sourcerer Blog, 2018)
The new “Function” platforms are to microservices what microservices are to the monolithic application architectures. They offer an even…

Richard Wagner - Ring Cycle (FULL) Part 1 - Professor Chocolate Cake (2018)

Say yes to the progressive web (HPE, 2018)
If you’re doing native mobile app development, you’re doing it wrong. These days, the best option is progressive web apps: websites that work like apps on a mobile device. They have all the capabilities of native apps, including offline functionality, but also the considerable advantages of websites. @Enterprisenxt

Can you own a business while on disability? - (2018)
Owning a business is a dream for many but the question of starting a business while on disability brings much uncertainty.  While there is a general belief that disability benefits will be eliminated upon starting a business, that is not always the case.

Unlocking biodiversity data: Prioritization and filling the gaps in biodiversity observation data in Europe - Wetzel, Florian T.; Bingham, Heather C.; Groom, Quentin; Haase, Peter; Kõljalg, Urmas; Kuhlmann, Michael; Martin, Corinne S.; Penev, Lyubomir; Robertson, Tim; Saarenmaa, Hannu; Schmeller, Dirk S.; Stoll, Stefan; et al. (Biological Conservation, 2018)
Large quantities of biodiversity data are required to assess the current status of species, to identify drivers of population and distributional change, and to predict changes to biodiversity under future scenarios. Nevertheless, currently-available data are often not well-suited to these purposes. To highlight existing gaps, we assess the availability of species observation data in Europe, their geographic and temporal range, and their quality. We do so by reviewing the most relevant sources for European biodiversity observation data, and identifying important barriers to filling gaps. We suggest strategies, tools and frameworks to continue to fill these gaps, in addition to producing data suitable for generating Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs). Our review of data sources shows that only around a third of data-providers provide unrestricted data access. Particularly large geographic gaps exist in Eastern European countries and many datasets are not suitable for generating EBVs due to the absence of long-term data. We highlight examples built on recent experiences from large data integrators, publishers and networks that help to efficiently improve data availability, adopt open science principles and close existing data gaps. Future strategies must urgently consider the needs of relevant data stakeholders, particularly science- and policy-related needs, and provide incentives for data-providers. Hence, sustainable, long-term infrastructures and a European biodiversity network are needed to provide such efficient workflows, incentives for data-provision and tools.

Liberalism's Hypocrisy: A Case Study of the American Senator Bernie Sanders (Geopolitica.RU, 2018)
So you still believe Bernie Sanders (the 2016 presidential candidate) is an anti-establishment/anti-war politician?

The Nicaraguan Nightmare Might Have Only Just Begun - Andrew KORYBKO (OrientalReview.org, 2018)
Nowadays Nicaragua is the host of China’s planned Transoceanic Canal that’s meant to rival the Panamanian one but which has thus far sluggishly struggled to get off the ground, though like almost everything in contemporary International Relations, there’s also a Russian angle to it as well.

The CIA’s Dirty War in Nicaragua (Global Research, 2018)
Relevant to unfolding events, this carefully documented article by Timothy Alexander Guzman was first published by GR in February 2018 What is happening in Syria is a reminder of what happened in Nicaragua during the U.S. supported Contra war against the Sandinistas in the 1980′s. It was an important part of the Iran-Contra Affair, one …

14 Years Ago Today, Pat Tillman Was Killed And Gov’t Covered Up The Truth To His Death To Sell War (The Last American Vagabond, 2018)
A guilt-ridden ex-soldier told NPR that he uncovered disturbing facts showing how the government covered up the death of Tillman. Such as that “Tillman’s uniform and body armor were burned,” and that “his weapon, helmet, even a part of his brain, which fell to the ground after the attack, disappeared.”

Tamanhos de roupas e calçados na Europa, confira a tabela de conversão (Euro Dicas, 2018)
A numeração de roupas e calçados na Europa são bastante diferentes do vestuário no Brasil. Confira a tabela de tamanhos de roupas e calçados na Europa e converta os tamanhos de vestuário e calçados femininos e masculinos no Brasil, Estados Unidos, Europa, e mais especificamente Reino Unido, Itália e França.

List of lists of lists (Wikipedia, 2018)
This is a list of articles that are lists of list articles on the English Wikipedia. In other words, each of the articles linked here is an index to multiple lists on a topic. Some of the linked articles are themselves lists of lists of lists.

10 best reasons to retire to Nicaragua! Living in Nicaragua! - RoninBlue (2018)
10 best reasons to retire to Nicaragua. Since becoming financially independent, we have been doing a lot of research on possible places we wanted to retire early to. Check out our research about Nicaragua in our video. Retirement countries playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...​ Retirement Central and South America playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...​ Retirement countries Asia playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...​ Retirement of Europe playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...​ DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT A FINANCIAL ADVISER AND I DO NOT CHARGE ANYONE FOR THESE YOUTUBE VIDEOS. THESE TYPES OF VIDEOS ARE BASED UPON MY OPINION ONLY. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN TRADING AND INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES. I SPEAK ABOUT CRYPTOCURRENCIES, TOKENS, PRECIOUS METALS, AND OTHER "MARKETS".

Leveraging microservices for relationship-based text exploration - Wolff, Clemens (Medium, 2018)
Using Docker, Open Information Extraction, RDF and SPARQL to make sense of large document collections.

Portugal reaches 100% renewables, ends fossil fuel subsidies - Vorrath, Sophie (RenewEconomy, 2018)
Portugal grid averages 103% renewable electricity over month of March; government suspends power supply subsidies in April.

Why do US leaders hate Russia & China? What is behind Geopolitics? - Caleb Maupin (2018)
Caleb Maupin is a widely acclaimed speaker, writer, journalist, and political analyst. He has traveled extensively in the Middle East and in Latin America. He was involved with the Occupy Wall Street movement from its early planning stages, and has been involved many struggles for social justice. He is an outspoken advocate of international friendship and cooperation, as well 21st Century Socialism. http://www.calebmaupin.com Subscribe to his e-mail newsletter: https://calebmaupin.com/sma/subscribe... Follow him on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calebmaupini...
Keywords: russia; ukraine

Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (Wikipedia, 2018)
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR) were an international library cataloging standard. First published in 1967 and edited by C. Sumner Spalding, a second edition (AACR2) edited by Michael Gorman and Paul W. Winkler was issued in 1978, with subsequent revisions (AACR2R) appearing in 1988 and 1998; all updates ceased in 2005. Published jointly by the American Library Association, the Canadian Library Association, and the UK Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, the rules were designed for the construction of library catalogs and similar bibliographic tools. The rules cover the physical description of library resources, as well as the provision of name and title access points. AACR2 was issued in several print versions, including a concise edition, as well as an online version. Various translations were also available. Principles of AACR included cataloguing based on the item 'in hand' rather than inferring information from external sources and the concept of the 'chief source of information' which is preferred where conflicts exist.

Commentary: Ukraine’s neo-Nazi problem (Reuters, 2018)
As Ukraine's struggle against Russia and its proxies continues, Kiev must also contend with a growing problem behind the front lines: far-right vigilantes who are willing to use intimidation and even violence to advance their agendas, and who often do so with the tacit approval of law enforcement agencies.
Keywords: COHEN; COMMENTARY; Civil Liberties; Civil Unrest; Commentaries; Conflicts; East European Countries; Europe; Fundamental Rights; Government; Peace; Politics; Russia; UKRAINE; US; Ukraine; War; bandera

New Ayahuasca Study Reveals Its Psychological Benefits - Itani, Mustapha (Medium, 2018)
New treatment for mental illness and alcohol abuse could be on the cards, a new study reveals, in the form of a psychedelic plant brew…

The Ultimate List of The Best Social Anxiety Books - ParanoidAndroid001 (r/socialanxiety, 2018)

The Ultimate List of The Best Social Anxiety Books - ParanoidAndroid001 (r/socialanxiety, 2018)

Cerrado: appreciation grows for Brazil's savannah, even as it vanishes (Conservation news, 2018)
Conservationists recently awoke to the extraordinary value of the Cerrado - a biodiverse biome long outshone by the Amazon and a key carbon sink; but agribusiness is fast destroying it.

Khazaria 2.0? The Planned Jewish Migration Out of Israel – to Ukraine | The Liberty Beacon (2018)
Genetic research showing Jews are primarily from the old Khazarian region has been officially accepted by Israel and Ukraine, formerly within Khazaria, has offered Jews the opportunity to move there. Is this why the western powers invaded Ukraine, to remove Russians from Crimea and the Donbas for new Jewish emigres?

The Continuing Arms Race: Code-Reuse Attacks and Defenses - Larsen, Per; Sadeghi, Ahmad-Reza (ACM, 2018)

Benjamin Fulford: Knights Templar admitted back to inner sanctum of monotheism after 711-year hiatus (Weekly Geo-Political News and Analysis, 2018)
For the first time since Friday, October 13th, 1307, the Knights Templar have been invited back into the inner sanctum of monotheism, according to Templar and P2 Freemason lodge sources.  So, a 711-year-old injustice, one that gave rise to the superstition of Friday the 13th being unlucky, is finally being addressed.  This is just another …

The Sparse Fourier Transform: Theory and Practice - Hassanieh, Haitham (ACM, 2018)

Atheists are under threat: discrimination against non-religious people increases - paradox (micetimes.asia, 2018)
According to a new report presented this week in the European Parliament, non-religious people face heavy discrimination in 85 countries around the world. International humanist and ethical Union (IHEU), who prepared the report, also notes that, according to the last 12 months, the unbelievers are actively pursuing at least seven countries — from India and …

Silicon Valley Is On LSD, And The Government Is Holding Them Back (71 Republic, 2018)
What is this drug trend hitting our society's innovators?

Meet the Israeli Spies Injecting Fake News Into Facebook's Newsfeed (2018)
When Sima Vaknin-Gil took over as director-general of Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs at the start of 2016, a crucial fact went largely unnoticed.

Meet the Israeli Spies Injecting Fake News Into Facebook's Newsfeed (2018)
When Sima Vaknin-Gil took over as director-general of Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs at the start of 2016, a crucial fact went largely unnoticed.

Known As National Pentagon Radio In Some Circles| Countercurrents (2018)
Keywords: NPR

Scientists find magic mushrooms could help fight fascism (Big Think, 2018)
Researchers find that magic mushrooms can keep people from developing authoritarian views and more connected to nature.

Obama VP Joseph Biden brags about how he rigged the judicial system of another country. https://t.co/BC4u7AUPHB - Defend Assange Campaign (@DefendAssange, 2018)

How getting married can mess up your Social Security - Konish, Lorie (2018)
You may want to rethink the timing of that second trip down the aisle.

Meet the spies injecting Israeli propaganda into your news feed - Winstanley, Asa (The Electronic Intifada, 2018)
Sima Vaknin-Gil leads a covert army in her "battlefront" against BDS.

Russia Might “Pivot To Africa” With "Mercenaries" - Andrew KORYBKO (OrientalReview.org, 2018)
The upcoming draft proposal to legalize private military companies in Russia could give the country a competitive edge over its rivals by helping it carve out a valuable and much-demanded niche as a reliable security provider.

Pescador de Rabo de Peixe GOGO Sao Miguel Azores Portugal 4K - Vista de Sao Miguel Azores (2018)

Best IT Blogs 2018: Must-Read Resources for CIOs, IT & Security Pros (VertitechIT, 2018)

Haiti and America's Historic Debt (Consortiumnews, 2018)
From the Archive: President Trump says his “tough” language on immigration, which reportedly included decrying “shithole” nations, didn’t apply to Haiti but he appears to know little of America’s debt to Haiti, which Robert Parry described in 2010. By Robert Parry (First published on Jan.13,

Game Theory: How to Defeat Smart Opponents and Win - Zollman, Kevin (2018)
Sometimes the best strategy is to think completely outside the box. Or not have a strategy at all.

10 top conservation tech innovations from 2017 (Conservation news, 2018)
Technology is changing how we investigate and protect planet Earth. The increased portability and reduced cost of data collection and synthesis tools, for instance — from visual and acoustic sensors to DNA sequencers, online mapping platforms, and apps for sharing photos — have rapidly transformed how we research and conserve the natural world. These tools …

Nepal Has Fallen - Welton, Author Benjamin (The Zeroth Position, 2018)
Among Asian nations, Nepal is not high on Washington’s list of foreign policy priorities. The mountainous nation, which is consumed by the massive Himalayas, is mostly known for its Buddhism and its Gurkhas—a warrior people who still provide mercenary services for the British, Indian, and Singaporean armies. Overall, Nepal produces very little that Americans consume. … Continue reading "Nepal Has Fallen"

The Search Value Added by Professional Indexing to a Bibliographic Database - Hider, Philip (Official Journal of the International Society for Knowledge Organization, 2018)

The Search Value Added by Professional Indexing to a Bibliographic Database - Hider, Philip (Official Journal of the International Society for Knowledge Organization, 2018)

The 100 best nonfiction books of all time: the full list - McCrum, Robert (The Guardian, 2017)
After two years of careful consideration, Robert McCrum has concluded his selection of the 100 greatest nonfiction books of all time. Take a quick look back at five centuries of great writing
Keywords: Autobiography and memoir; Biography books; Books; Culture; Food and drink books; Poetry; Politics books; Reference and languages books; Science and nature books

10 masterful quotes about the Russian soul that you need to know - Beyond, Russia (2017)
Is the secret of the Russian soul in its purpose, or its breadth and openness? Or maybe it can be found in the strength of the Russian will, with a fine dose of madness? Let's try to solve this riddle by recounting 10 insightful and brilliant thoughts by famous Russian writers.

New Trump Executive Order Targets Clinton-Linked Individuals, Lobbyists And Perhaps Uranium One (2017)
The order goes after "serious human rights abuse" and corruption - including misappropriation of state assets, the expropriation of private assets for personal gain, and corruption related to government contracts or the extraction of natural resources...

Peruvian Passions: Why They tried to Remove President Kuczynski (Geopolitica.RU, 2017)
There was attempts in Peru to impeach the current president, Pedro Kuczynski, for a corruption scandal. These attempts have as of yet not succeeded: after long discussions (in the order of 14 hours) only 78 deputies out of the necessary 87 voted in favour of removing him from his post. However, the numbers alone speak of a sad future for the president.

The Saker: When Sanity Fails - the Mindset of the "Ideological Drone" - SouthFront (2017)
Written by The Saker; Originally appeared at The Unz Review My recent analysis of the potential consequences of a US...

Deolinda . Ana Bacalhau - passou por mim e sorriu . fon fon fon . um contra o outro (letra) (2017)
0:04 - Passou por mim e sorriu 5:52 - Fon fon fon 8:36 - Um contra o outro

Frontiers of Multimedia Research - Chang, Shih-Fu (ACM, 2017)

[Thread] Obama years, in no particular order .... https://t.co/jCdg0m8liU - Esha K (@eshaLegal, 2017)

Introduction to NumPy and Pandas - A Simple Tutorial (CloudxLab Blog, 2017)
Python is increasingly being used as a scientific language. Matrix and vector manipulations are extremely important for scientific computations. Both NumPy and Pandas have emerged to be essential libraries for any scientific computation in python due to their intuitive syntax and high-performance matrix computation capabilities. In this post, we will provide an overview of the … Continue reading "Introduction to NumPy and Pandas – A Simple Tutorial"

Harvey Weinstein Is My Monster Too - Hayek, Salma (The New York Times, 2017)
He threatened to shut down “Frida” if I didn’t comply with his demands.
Keywords: #MeToo Movement; Actors and Actresses; Discrimination; Hayek, Salma; Kahlo, Frida; Miramax Films; Sex Crimes; Sexual Harassment; Weinstein, Harvey; Women and Girls

The Scofield Reference Bible listed its editor as “Rev. C. I. Scofield, D. D.” (Doctor of Divinity). Yet Scofield never attended a college or seminary; nor is there evidence that he even received an HONORARY doctorate. When a reference Bible begins with a lie, it’s a bad sign. https://t.co/KTIHuyG9ki - James Perloff [@jameseperloff] (Twitter, 2017)

The pundits were wrong about Assad and the Islamic State. As usual, they're not willing to admit it (Los Angeles Times, 2017)

How to Sweep For Bugs and Hidden Cameras - Newman, Lily Hay (Wired, 2017)
To keep them from listening in, take a very good look around you. And then bust out the tools.
Keywords: bugs; privacy; security; surveillance

Effect of canola oil consumption on memory, synapse and neuropathology in the triple transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease - Lauretti, Elisabetta; Praticò, Domenico (Scientific Reports, 2017)
In recent years consumption of canola oil has increased due to lower cost compared with olive oil and the perception that it shares its health benefits. However, no data are available on the effect of canola oil intake on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathogenesis. Herein, we investigated the effect of chronic daily consumption of canola oil on the phenotype of a mouse model of AD that develops both plaques and tangles (3xTg). To this end mice received either regular chow or a chow diet supplemented with canola oil for 6 months. At this time point we found that chronic exposure to the canola-rich diet resulted in a significant increase in body weight and impairments in their working memory together with decrease levels of post-synaptic density protein-95, a marker of synaptic integrity, and an increase in the ratio of insoluble Aβ 42/40. No significant changes were observed in tau phosphorylation and neuroinflammation. Taken together, our findings do not support a beneficial effect of chronic canola oil consumption on two important aspects of AD pathophysiology which includes memory impairments as well as synaptic integrity. While more studies are needed, our data do not justify the current trend aimed at replacing olive oil with canola oil.

Meet The Israeli Cyber-Weapons Dealer Paid Millions By Governments To Hack Our Phones - SouthFront (2017)
Originally appeared at Zero Hedge A seven-year-old Israeli firm founded by three veterans of Israel’s military intelligence unit is raking...

Is This Tomorrow? A Red Scare Comic Book from 1947 - Lowbrow, Yeoman (Flashbak, 2017)
In 1947 the Catechetical Guild Educational Society in St. Paul, Minnesota put out this warning against Communist infiltration.  The inside cover provides this dire statement: “The average American is prone to say, “It can’t happen here.”  Millions of people in other countries used to say the same thing…. Today they are dead – or living … Continue reading "Is This Tomorrow? A Red Scare Comic Book from 1947"

In Defense of Laziness - Chu, Charles (Better Humans, 2017)
Lazy people make the best leaders.

White Helmets & 'Local Councils' - Is the UK FCO Financing Terrorism in Syria with Taxpayer Funds? - Beeley, Vanessa (21st Century Wire, 2017)
Vanessa Beeley | Our government and its taxes-to-support-terrorism policy is our responsibility.

The Scalp-Taking of Gen. Flynn (Consortiumnews, 2017)
Exclusive: The Russia-gate prosecutors have taken the scalp of ex- National Security Adviser (and retired Lt. Gen.) Flynn for lying to the FBI. But this case shows how dangerously far afield this “scandal” has gone, reports Robert Parry. By Robert Parry Russia-gate enthusiasts are thrilled

US Bows to Israeli/Saudi Alliance in Blaming Iran (Consortiumnews, 2017)
Exclusive: Contrary to common belief, Israel supported Iran’s Islamic Republic for more than a decade in the 1980s before shifting its favors to Saudi Arabia in the 1990s and making sure the U.S. followed suit, recalls Ted Snider. By Ted Snider At first, American officials couldn’t believe

Forget pinkwashing, it’s brownwashing time: self-Orientalizing on the US campus (Mondoweiss, 2017)
“Suggesting, as the posters do, that Jews have been driven out of their land (like indigenous people) and have finally returned to Israel–a trajectory that all indigenous people should unite …

Forget pinkwashing, it’s brownwashing time: self-Orientalizing on the US campus (Mondoweiss, 2017)
“Suggesting, as the posters do, that Jews have been driven out of their land (like indigenous people) and have finally returned to Israel–a trajectory that all indigenous people should unite …

29 of the Most Gifted and Highly Recommended Books (Farnam Street, 2017)
I asked the question “What book have you given away to people the most and why?” Here are the responses from CEOs, entrepreneurs, authors, and more.

Brazil is giving prisoners ayahuasca as part of their rehab (Salon, 2017)
The powerful drug may be helping to reduce rates of recidivism at Brazil's prisons

Vistabule Teardrop Camping Trailer (Men's Gear, 2017)
Taking the 1930s trailer design and improving upon its practicality, the welcoming Vistabule Teardrop Camping Trailer offers plenty of room for you and

The Dark Inevitability of Zionism (Consortiumnews, 2017)
Among the growing assaults on freedom of speech is an Israeli-driven campaign to criminalize a campaign to boycott Israel over its racist persecution of Palestinians, writes Lawrence Davidson. By Lawrence Davidson We know where Zionism has taken Israel. The Balfour Declaration of 1917 led

The Horn of Africa + Sudan are replacing the Middle East as THE geo-political danger zone (The Duran, 2017)
As the Middle East slowly stabilises, The Horn of Africa is where the next major global conflicts could ignite unless existing partners in the region go on high alert.

Python Top 10 Articles for the Past Month (v.Nov 2017) - Mybridge (Mybridge for Professionals, 2017)
For the past month, we ranked nearly 1,000 Python articles to pick the Top 10 stories that can help advance your career (1% chance).

Greenhouse gases must be scrubbed from the air (The Economist, 2017)
Cutting emissions will not be enough to keep global warming in check

14 Strategies To Accelerate Your Personal Growth By 1,000% - Johnstone, Caitlin (Medium, 2017)
First, personal evolution is a choice.

Is This Professor ‘Putin’s American Apologist’? - Smith, Jordan Michael (The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2017)

The BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg was too slow deleting a tweet on Israel’s 'corrupt relationship' with the UK (The Canary, 2017)
Telling.

Nomi Prins: Steven Mnuchin, Foreclosure King of America - Smith, Yves (naked capitalism, 2017)
A summary of the many reasons to view Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin with contempt.

US Credit Card Debt Rises Above $1 Trillion As Student, Auto Loans Hit All Time High (2017)
Consumer credit rose a blistering 6.6% Y/Y in September, rising by $20.8BN, more than the $17.5BN expected, with student and auto loans rising to a new record high, while credit card debt is back over $1 trillion for the first time since the financial crisis.

Everyday Israelis Express Support for Genocide to Abby Martin - Empire Files (2017)
On the streets of Jerusalem, Abby Martin interviews Jewish Israeli citizens from all walks of life. In several candid interviews, disturbing comments reveal commonly-held views about Palestinians and their future in the region. Israeli-born human rights activist and anti-Zionist, Ronnie Barkan, explains why these attitudes dominate Israeli society. FOLLOW // @EmpireFiles // @AbbyMartin // @telesurenglish LIKE // https://www.facebook.com/TheEmpireFiles

"List of Soros" names 226 MEPs in Europe who are under the complete control of George Soros (The Duran, 2017)
The list of Soros cronies in the EU has been made public.

More US Troops in Latin America: Signs of an Invasion Foretold? - shorty (The Greanville Post, 2017)
MARTIN PARTOR—These actions legitimate the presence of foreign military at the government level. Besides, this new approach in defense will strengthen the military alliances with the US, and this in turn will open the door to a new phase of indoctrination of Latin American forces, with Brazil playing a lead role. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Walking under water (Ascent Of The Amazon, 2017)
The title of this blog is a little misleading. Let me explain… I was surprised to see a vast array of books on the shelves in the small school in the indigenous community of Terra Vermelha. This tiny village, (literally `Red land`) is a protected indigenous area (although I was initially unaware of this), but … Read more »

Donald Trump accused of obstructing satellite research into climate change - editor, Robin McKie Observer science (The Observer, 2017)
Republican-controlled Congress ordered destruction of vital sea-ice probe
Keywords: Climate change; Donald Trump; Science; Space; US news

The Mushroom Man - Luis Henry Millard (2017)
Documentary on mushrooms, Gordon Wasson, ancient culture, mysticism, symbolism, perception

Dual citizens driving US laws against Palestinians, BDS, etc (If Americans Knew Blog, 2017)
The Israeli American Council is a ten-year-old organization of dual US-Israeli citizens. Its lobbying arm has been the driving force and partial architect of anti-BDS laws passed in Nevada, California and Texas and is currently advancing similar legislation in Massachusetts. It also helped promote the "Taylor Force Act" and other bills for Israel. Report includes photos and videos....

The “Amazon Amendment” Would Effectively Hand Government Purchasing Power Over to Amazon - Dayen, David (The Intercept, 2017)

MINIX — The most popular OS in the world, thanks to Intel - Lunduke, Bryan (Network World, 2017)
You might not know it, but inside your Intel system, you have an operating system running in addition to your main OS, MINIX. And it’s raising eyebrows and concerns.

Rearranging the Watergate Myth (Consortiumnews, 2017)
Exclusive: A Washington axiom holds that that when power and truth clash, power usually wins, but the contest can be complicated by competing personal agendas, as James DiEugenio notes about a new Watergate movie. By James DiEugenio Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein had two distinct advantag

How America Spreads Global Chaos (Consortiumnews, 2017)
The U.S. government may pretend to respect a “rules-based” global order, but the only rule Washington seems to follow is “might makes right” -- and the CIA has long served as a chief instigator and enforcer, writes Nicolas J.S. Davies. By Nicolas J.S. Davies As the recent PBS documentary o

The Russia influence story just crashed into the Israel influence story (Mondoweiss, 2017)
Paul Singer, the megadonor hedge fund manager, funded the group that uncovered dirt on Trump in Russia, then turned around to help pay for Trump’s inauguration and visit the White House regul…

Guardians of the Magnitsky Myth - admin (2017)
Exclusive: In pursuit of Russia-gate, the U.S. mainstream media embraces any attack on Russia and works to ensure that Americans don’t hear the other side of the story, as with the Magnitsky myth, reports Robert Parry. By Robert Parry As Russia-gate becomes the go-to excuse to marginalize

Rejoice! Netanyahu Is Finished - Avnery, Uri (Antiwar.com Original, 2017)
Hallelujah! At long last I have found a point on which I agree with Binyamin Netanyahu. Really! This Monday the Knesset reassembled for its winter session after a long (and blessed) vacation. On such occasions, the president of the state and the prime minister are invited to speak. The speeches are supposed to be festive, … Continue reading "Rejoice! Netanyahu Is Finished"

NPR, the CIA and Corporatism - Dutton, Geoff (CounterPunch.org, 2017)
In her five-minute interview with Ursula Wilder, a CIA psychologist whose job there is debriefing returning spies, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly (their alleged National Security Correspondent) spoke of what makes someone who reveals state secrets tick. Kelly failed big-time to probe Wilder about whether she ever thought an insider might ever have a patriotic motivation to inform the public of illegal behavior on the part of the agency. Based on Wilders' profile of leakers, the answer would surely have been No, but it sure would have been nice to ask.

Bob Sutton: How to Outwit Workplace Jerks [Entire Talk] - Stanford eCorner (2017)
194,166 views • Oct 23, 2017 • Even as adults, we still have to deal with bullies, at work and otherwise. Stanford Professor Bob Sutton has devoted his career to studying organizational behavior and dysfunction, and lately, figuring out how we can avoid or deal with people who demean, disrespect and drain those around them. The professor of management science and engineering draws on academic research and anecdotes included in his new book, “The Asshole Survival Guide: How to Deal with People Who Treat You Like Dirt.” View more clips and share your comments at http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMat... Show less Show more

John Brennan’s Police State USA (OffGuardian, 2017)
by Mike Whitney, via Information Clearing House Did the United States warn Russia to stay out of Syria? Yes, they did. Did they tell the Russians that if they joined the war against ISIS and helped…

How Collecting Royalties Can Affect Social Security Disability Benefits - SitePoint (Social Security Disability Advocates, 2017)
Figuring out whether you will retain eligibility if you earn additional income or royalties can be a bit difficult. Call for a free consultation.

The U.S. Will Invade West Africa in 2023 After an Attack in New York — According to Pentagon War Game - Turse, Nick (The Intercept, 2017)

Markdown (Wikipedia, 2017)
Markdown is a lightweight markup language with plain text formatting syntax. It is designed so that it can be converted to HTML and many other formats using a tool by the same name. Markdown is often used to format readme files, for writing messages in online discussion forums, and to create rich text using a plain text editor. As the initial description of Markdown contained ambiguities and unanswered questions, many implementations and extensions of Markdown appeared over the years to answer these issues.

Unfair trade: US beef has a climate problem (Conservation news, 2017)
When Donald Trump pulled the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP), it dashed plans to increase beef exports to Japan. But trade deals like TTP, which don’t address climate change, remain a looming environmental threat, as does rising global beef consumption.

How Netflix works: the (hugely simplified) complex stuff that happens every time you hit Play - Nair, Mayukh (Medium, 2017)
Not long ago, House of Cards came back for the fifth season, finally ending a long wait for binge watchers across the world who are…

Introduction to Butt Plugs - Squirrelmunk (Squirrelmunk, 2017)
For anal beginners, a good rule of thumb is to start with a 1″-1.25″ diameter plug. But if you want a more exact idea of what size you should begin with… [continue reading……

That crook Schembri was in court today, pleading that he is not a crook| Running Commentary (Daphne Caruana Galizia's Notebook | Running Commentary, 2017)
Former Opposition leader Simon Busuttil testified in court this morning, as did the Prime Minister’s

How Netanyahu Pulls Trump's Strings (Consortiumnews, 2017)
Special Report: It turns out that Hillary Clinton was partly correct: President Trump is a “puppet,” but his puppet master isn’t Russian President Putin but Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, reports Robert Parry. By Robert Parry In the final presidential debate of 2016, Hillary Clinton fam

What Is Behind the Hamas-Fatah Reconciliation? - Baroud, Ramzy (Antiwar.com Original, 2017)
Egypt’s enthusiasm to arbitrate between feuding Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, is not the outcome of a sudden awakening of conscience. Cairo has, in fact, played a destructive role in manipulating Palestinian division to its favor, while keeping the Rafah border crossing under lock and key. However, the Egyptian leadership is clearly operating in coordination … Continue reading "What Is Behind the Hamas-Fatah Reconciliation?"

Record Amazon fires stun scientists; sign of sick, degraded forests (Conservation news, 2017)
An exceptional increase in Brazilian wildfires has alarmed scientists who say lack of government will, bad policies and forest degradation are adding to drought’s toll. Horrific Amazon mega-fires may be coming, as climate change escalates.

Antifa in Theory and in Practice (CounterPunch.org, 2017)
In recent weeks, a totally disoriented left has been widely exhorted to unify around a masked vanguard calling itself Antifa, for anti-fascist.  Hooded and dressed in black, Antifa is essentially a variation of the Black Bloc, familiar for introducing violence into peaceful demonstrations in many countries. Imported from Europe, the label Antifa sounds more political.  It also serves the purpose of stigmatizing those it attacks as “fascists”. More

The Illogical Assault on Iran Deal (Consortiumnews, 2017)
Israel’s domination of U.S. foreign policy in the Mideast is no more evident than in the prescribed hatred toward Iran. But there are also logical arguments on the merits that ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar examines. By Paul R. Pillar A major theme of those seeking to kill the Iran nuclear

Gomez Addams (Wikipedia, 2017)
Gomez Addams is the patriarch of The Addams Family, created by cartoonist Charles Addams for The New Yorker magazine in the 1930s, and subsequently portrayed in television, film and stage.

How Putin came to rule the Middle East (The Spectator, 2017)
When Russia entered the Syrian civil war in September 2015 the then US secretary of defense, Ash Carter, predicted catastrophe for the Kremlin. Vladimir Putin was ‘pouring gasoline on the fire’ of the…

Kurdish Referendum Roils the Mideast (Consortiumnews, 2017)
The Kurdish referendum seeking independence from Iraq has created more uncertainty in the turbulent Mideast with Israel appearing to see value in the new chaos, reports ex-British diplomat Alastair Crooke. By Alastair Crooke One week after Kurdish leader Masud Barzani held his referendum o

Booming legal Amazon wildlife trade documented in new report (Conservation news, 2017)
14 million Amazon animals and plants — caiman skins, turtles, parrots, orchids and more — are legally exported annually. Illegal trafficking levels are unknown.

Russiagate Is More Fiction Than Fact - Maté, Aaron (The Nation, 2017)
From accusations of Trump campaign collusion to Russian Facebook ad buys, the media has substituted hype for evidence.
Keywords: Donald Trump; Trump and Russia

Exposing a Shoddy Sarin Attack Narrative - Porter, Gareth (Antiwar.com Original, 2017)
Eliot Higgins is a “nonresident senior fellow” with the Atlantic Council whose functions appear to include seeking to discredit any reporting or analysis and documentation that conflicts with the DC-based think tank’s interventionist agenda. Higgins’ agenda dovetails closely with his employer’s funders in NATO as well as Atlantic Council backers like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and … Continue reading "Exposing a Shoddy Sarin Attack Narrative"

Vast animal-feed crops to satisfy our meat needs are destroying planet - correspondent, Rebecca Smithers Consumer affairs (The Guardian, 2017)
WWF report finds 60% of global biodiversity loss is down to meat-based diets which put huge strain on Earth’s resources
Keywords: Africa; Amazon rainforest; Animals; Conservation; Consumer affairs; Deforestation; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Environment; Farming; Food; Meat; The meat industry; Trees and forests; UK news; World news

Cambodia Is Trying to Snip A Color Revolution Attempt In The Bud - Andrew KORYBKO (OrientalReview.org, 2017)
The Cambodian National Rescue Party might inadvertently pose more of a strategic risk to the “Freedom Corridor” than President Hun Sen ever could.

21st-Century Geopolitics Of The Multipolar World Order (Geopolitica.RU, 2017)
The world is presently in the midst of an epochal transition from unipolarity to multipolarity that is expected to characterize the foreseeable decades of the 21st century, if no

The Bitcoin Psyop Explained - Bitcoin, 3 Hours Agocorbettreport66 in (Steemit, 2017)
by James Corbett corbettreport.com September 30, 2017 Yes, the blockchain is truly revolutionary.Yes… by corbettreport

Snowden’s EthiopiaLeaks; Reading Between the Lines (Geopolitica.RU, 2017)
Edward Snowden’s politburo for secret documents has finally begun to release NSA files on the highly classified (and not so highly

The Rise of the New McCarthyism (Consortiumnews, 2017)
Special Report: As the New McCarthyism takes hold in America, the neocon Washington Post makes Russia the villain in virtually every bad thing that happens, with U.S. dissidents treated as “fellow-travelers,” writes Robert Parry. By Robert Parry Make no mistake about it: the United States

Amazon dam defeats Brazil’s environment agency (commentary) (Conservation news, 2017)
The term “controversial” is inadequate to describe the São Manoel Dam. It is located only 700 m from the Kayabí Indigenous Land and has already provoked a series of confrontations with the indigenous people (see here, here, here and here). As with other dams, São Manoel can be expected to negatively affect the fish and …

Leader of gang suspected of murdering British kayaker in Brazil is killed - Phillips, Dom (the Guardian, 2017)
Evanilson Gomes da Costa, leader of ‘Water Rats’ gang, died in hospital of gunshot wounds, say police investigating death of Emma Kelty

GIRALDI AIPAC ISRAEL UNZ America's Jews Are Driving America's Wars (The Unz Review, 2017)
Shouldn't they recuse themselves when dealing with the Middle East?

Belo Monte - Atores e argumentos: 5 – A ação da Dilma (Amazônia Real, 2017)
Dilma Vana Rousseff (Presidente do Brasil de janeiro de 2011 até agosto de 2016) serviu no Comitê de Política Energética, de Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, em 2002, na preparação de sua candidatura para a eleição presidencial de outubro de 2002 que iniciou a administração do PT do governo federal. O Presidente Lula nomeou a …

Steven Milloy (Wikipedia, 2017)
Steven J. Milloy is a lawyer, whose close financial and organizational ties to tobacco and oil companies have been the subject of criticism from a number of sources, as Milloy has consistently criticized the science linking secondhand smoke to health risks and human activity to global warming. He was a commentator for Fox News and ran the website junkscience.com, which is dedicated to "debunking" what Milloy labels "faulty scientific data and analysis." On Fox News Channel he was billed as a "Junk Science commentator." He describes himself as a libertarian. Among the topics Milloy has addressed are what he believes to be false claims regarding DDT, global warming, Alar, breast implants, secondhand smoke, ozone depletion, and mad cow disease. Milloy also runs CSRWatch.com, which monitors and criticizes the corporate social responsibility movement. From the 1990s until the end of 2005, he was an adjunct scholar at the libertarian Cato Institute, which hosted the JunkScience.com site. He is currently an adjunct scholar at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Milloy is head of the Free Enterprise Action Fund, a mutual fund he runs with former tobacco executive Tom Borelli. He also operates the Advancement of Sound Science Center, a non-profit organization which is critical of environmental science, from his home in Potomac, Maryland. Milloy has authored four books.

Porque razão chamam tripeiros aos habitantes do Porto | ncultura - ncultura (2017)
Tripeiros. Ao natural ou residente do Porto é aplicada, desde há séculos, a alcunha de “tripeiro”. Porquê? Joel Cleto explica.

Béarnaise sauce (Wikipedia, 2017)
Béarnaise sauce (; French: [be.aʁ.nɛz]) is a sauce made of clarified butter emulsified in egg yolks and white wine vinegar and flavored with herbs. It is considered to be a "child" of the mother Hollandaise sauce, one of the five mother sauces in the French haute cuisine repertoire. The difference is only in the flavoring: Béarnaise uses shallot, chervil, peppercorn, gherkin and tarragon, while Hollandaise uses lemon juice or white wine. Its name is related to the province of Béarn, France. In appearance, it is light yellow and opaque, smooth and creamy. Béarnaise is a traditional sauce for steak.

Who Rules America? The Power Elite in the Time of Trump - SouthFront (2017)
Written by Prof. James Petras; Originally appeared at The Official James Petras Website In the last few months, several competing political,...

AMIA bombing (Wikipedia, 2017)
The AMIA bombing was an attack on the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA; Argentine Israelite Mutual Association) building. It occurred in Buenos Aires on 18 July 1994, killing 85 people and injuring hundreds. It was Argentina's deadliest bombing ever. Argentina is home to a Jewish community of 230,000, the largest in Latin America and sixth in the world outside Israel (see Demographics of Argentina). Over the years, the case has been marked by incompetence and accusations of cover-ups. All suspects in the "local connection" (among them, many members of the Buenos Aires Provincial Police) were found to be "not guilty" in September 2004. In August 2005, federal judge Juan José Galeano, in charge of the case, was impeached and removed from his post on a charge of "serious" irregularities due to mishandling of the investigation. In 2005, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who would later become Pope Francis, was the first public personality to sign a petition for justice in the AMIA bombing case. He was one of the signatories on a document called “85 victims, 85 signatures” as part of the bombing’s 11th anniversary. On 25 October 2006, Argentine prosecutors Alberto Nisman and Marcelo Martínez Burgos formally accused the government of Iran of directing the bombing, and the Hezbollah militia of carrying it out. According to the prosecution's claims in 2006, Argentina had been targeted by Iran after Buenos Aires' decision to suspend a nuclear technology transfer contract to Tehran. This has been disputed because the contract was never terminated, and Iran and Argentina were negotiating on restoration of full cooperation on all agreements from early 1992 until 1994, when the bombing occurred. In 2014, president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner stated that her country formerly accused Iran under strong pressure from the United States. The thirteenth anniversary of the bombing was commemorated on 18 July 2007. In addition to nationwide exhibitions and ceremonies, radio and television stations and police cars all across Argentina sounded sirens at 9:53 am, the time of the bombing.

How the NSA Built a Secret Surveillance Network for Ethiopia - Turse, Nick (The Intercept, 2017)

How the NSA Built a Secret Surveillance Network for Ethiopia - Turse, Nick (The Intercept, 2017)

Peace of Westphalia (Wikipedia, 2017)
The Peace of Westphalia (German: Westfälischer Friede) was a series of peace treaties signed between May and October 1648 in the Westphalian cities of Osnabrück and Münster, effectively ending the European wars of religion. These treaties ended the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) in the Holy Roman Empire, between the Habsburgs and their Catholic allies and the Protestant (Sweden, Denmark, Dutch, Holy Roman Principalities) and Catholic (France) Anti-Habsburg allies; and the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) between Spain and the Dutch Republic, with Spain formally recognising the independence of the Dutch Republic. The peace negotiations involved a total of 109 delegations representing European powers, including Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III, Philip IV of Spain, the Kingdom of France, Cristina of the Swedish Empire, the Dutch Republic, the Princes of the Holy Roman Empire and sovereigns of the free imperial cities. The treaties that constituted the peace settlement were: The Peace of Münster between the Dutch Republic and the Kingdom of Spain on 30 January 1648, ratified in Münster on 15 May 1648; and Two complementary treaties both signed on 24 October 1648, namely: The Treaty of Münster (Instrumentum Pacis Monasteriensis, IPM), between the Holy Roman Emperor, France, and their respective allies. The Treaty of Osnabrück (Instrumentum Pacis Osnabrugensis, IPO), involving the Holy Roman Empire, Sweden, and their respective allies. The treaties did not restore peace throughout Europe, but they did create a basis for national self-determination. The Peace of Westphalia established the precedent of peaces established by diplomatic congress, and a new system of political order in central Europe, later called Westphalian sovereignty, based upon the concept of co-existing sovereign states. Inter-state aggression was to be held in check by a balance of power. A norm was established against interference in another state's domestic affairs. As European influence spread across the globe, these Westphalian principles, especially the concept of sovereign states, became central to international law and to the prevailing world order.

A European news site for financial and geopolitical analysis - Foundation, GEFIRA (GEFIRA, 2017)
This article is based on the research by Francesca Totolo, which appeared on lucadonadel.it((La sentenza francese contro George Soros, la Corte Europea dei Diritti dell’Uomo e i suoi giudici., lucadonadel.it 2017-08-28.

Trump's Confused Embrace of Egypt's Sisi (Consortiumnews, 2017)
Exclusive: President Trump’s tolerance of Egypt’s Saudi-backed crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood and other political opposition groups is sending more mixed signals in the Middle East, writes Jonathan Marshall. By Jonathan Marshall Confusion and bad timing aren’t exactly news when it com

The Weaponization of Nostalgia: How Afghan Miniskirts Became the Latest Salvo in the War on Terror (Ajam Media Collective, 2017)
Why is it that non-Afghans only care to learn about Afghanistan when there are pictures of women in miniskirts involved? By shifting the topic to women's clothing, broader questions around the problems facing Afghanistan become elided – and the discussion goes back to a simplistic dichotomy between Islam and secular modernity.View Post

Sailing around the world on a budget - Post, Guest (2017)
Whether you're planning on sailing around the world or cruising your local waters, there are several different ways you can cut costs while cruising.

Ukraine's far-right children's camp: 'I want to bring up a warrior' - The Guardian (2017)
In Ukraine, the far-right Azov militia is fighting on the frontline – and running a summer camp for children. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/subscribegdn The Guardian visited the camp and followed 16-year-old Anton through his experiences. Is the Azov battalion really creating a modern Hitler Youth organisation, or is it trying to prepare young Ukrainians for the tough reality that awaits them? Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contr... Today in Focus podcast ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/seri... Sign up for the Guardian documentaries newsletter ► https://www.theguardian.com/info/2016... The Guardian ► https://www.theguardian.com The Guardian YouTube network: Guardian News ► http://is.gd/guardianwires Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture #ukraine #azov #ukrainewar #russia
Keywords: children; guardian; nazi; ukraine

A New Twist in the Investigation into Flight MH17 - Review, Oriental (OrientalReview.org, 2017)
The decoded recordings clearly showed that the missile had been fired from the zone controlled by the Ukrainian military.

Groundbreaking Scholar Timothy Morton Wants Philosophers to Face Their "Buddhaphobia" (Lion's Roar, 2017)
Philosopher Timothy Morton is injecting Buddhism into Western philosophy in a way that’s never before been done.

15 Sex Toys for Mind-Blowing Orgasms - Smothers, Hannah; Hsieh, Carina (Cosmopolitan, 2017)
These toys will not only get you an orgasm, they'll get you the best orgasm.

Nomi Prins: A Decade of G7 Central Bank Collusion - and Counting.. (naked capitalism, 2017)
Why central bank snake oil and financier-favoring interventions have done great harm to ordinary people.

Brazil rejects oil company's 'Amazon Reef' drilling bid (Conservation news, 2017)
A French oil giant suffered a set back in its bid to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon river. Ibama, Brazil’s environmental regulator, today rejected Total SA’s environmental impact study, arguing that the company has failed to provide information needed for the license to move forward. Ibama said Total needs to address …

Earl Grey tea (Wikipedia, 2017)
Earl Grey tea is a tea blend which has been flavoured with the addition of oil of bergamot. Traditionally, "Earl Grey" was made from black teas, but tea companies have since begun to offer Earl Grey in other varieties as well, such as green or oolong.

Journalist Interrogated, Fired For Linking CIA Weapons Shipments To Syrian Jihadists (MintPress News, 2017)
Investigative reporter Dilyana Gaytandzhieva authored a bombshell report for Trud Newspaper, based in Sofia, Bulgaria, which found that an Azerbaijan state airline company was regularly transporting tons of weaponry to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Turkey under diplomatic cover as part of the CIA covert program to supply anti-Assad fighters in Syria. Those weapons, Gaytandzhieva found, ended up in the hands of ISIS and al-Qaeda terrorists in Iraq and Syria., Al Qaeda in Syria, al-Nusra, Assad, CIA, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Syrian Rebels,

21st-Century Geopolitics Of Central America: Local Characteristics And Integration Models (Geopolitica.RU, 2017)
The research has now progressed to outlining the prevailing characteristics of Central America and listing the relevant regional integration organizations that its constituent countries are a part of.

Everything You Need to Travel the World in One Backpack (Pack Hacker, 2017)
Minimalist travel gear for your trip—all in one travel backpack. This digital nomad packing guide helps you plan a trip abroad in one carry-on bag.

Newsbud Exclusive- NATO-CIA-Pentagon: Junction of the Real Druglords & Warlords_ - Edmonds, Sibel (Newsbud, 2017)
The Casualties of CIA-NATO Afghan Operations Include Heroin-Related Deaths Are you aware of the heroin epidemic that has been on fire all across America- since 2001? Thanks to the government-corpor…

Burger King animal feed sourced from deforested lands in Brazil and Bolivia - Neslen, Arthur (The Guardian, 2017)
Campaign group Mighty Earth says aerial drones, satellite imaging and field research show farmers carried out forest-burning for fast food giant’s soy suppliers
Keywords: Americas; Bolivia; Brazil; Burger King; Business; Conservation; Deforestation; Environment; Food; Food & drink industry; Trees and forests; UK news; World news

A European news site for financial and geopolitical analysis - Foundation, GEFIRA (GEFIRA, 2017)
The Western globalist elites have not digested Trump's victory or Brexit yet. They are having a hard time dealing with their ideological failures, and when the reality dares not to comply with their day dreaming, they go online and create a parallel world, where their expert predictions always tur...

Sobre nós: (Nova Resistência, 2017)
A Nova Resistência (NR) é uma organização política de orientação nacional-revolucionária, composta por trabalhistas, distributistas, tradicionalistas, nacionalistas de diversas vertentes e adeptos …

Opinion | Why Women Had Better Sex Under Socialism - Ghodsee, Kristen R. (The New York Times, 2017)
Yes, there was repression behind the Iron Curtain. But it wasn’t sexual.
Keywords: Birth Control and Family Planning; Bulgaria; Cold War Era; Discrimination; East Germany; Politics and Government; Sex; Socialism (Theory and Philosophy); Stalin, Joseph; USSR (Former Soviet Union); Warsaw Pact; Women and Girls; Women's Rights

Venezuela: Target of Economic Warfare (www.counterpunch.org, 2017)
Most people are horrified to watch Venezuela seemingly on the verge of outright civil war, or worse, an invasion by U.S. military forces. The death toll continues to rise in the violent street prot…

Why Successful People Spend 10 Hours A Week On “Compound Time” - Simmons, Michael (Medium, 2017)
Warren Buffett, Albert Einstein, Oprah Winfrey all do this one thing outside their to-do-lists everyday.

A History Of Violence – The Myth Of The Moderate Kurdish Rebel (MintPress News, 2017)
The Kurds of the Middle East, though embraced by much of the West as idealistic freedom fighters, have committed a range of human rights abuses, mainly targeting non-Muslim minorities. Their dark history of violence includes kidnapping, enslavement, and genocide.

The Dangerous Delusions of Richard Dawkins - Lent, Jeremy (AlterNet, 2017)
His rationalist crusade creates a false impression that the only alternative to religion is reductionist science.