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from Asia Times Online
Students with postgraduate degrees from Chinese or overseas universities now do not need work experience to be allowed to find mainland jobs
Swiss police detained 32 Tibetans and Swiss nationals protesting against a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday, a spokesman said.
Before the onset of war, Syria boasted of one of the best healthcare systems in the Middle-East. To successfully rebuild it, the time to look beyond crisis-response is now, say professionals on the ground
Kerry’s bid to reassure Vietnam ahead of Trump takeover
Outgoing US Secretary of State didn't mention Rex Tillerson's comments about South China Sea but spoke about ongoing bilateralism on the cusp of an era of potentially greater volatility in the region
Japanese Prime Minister's overtures to the Philippine strongman underline that Manila is now in the middle of a bidding war for influence
To make their case with hard numbers, Japan's government has prepared a briefing paper its officials are using in talks with U.S. counterparts.
South Korea and the U.S. say the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system is designed to protect against North Korea's growing nuclear and ballistic capabilities.
American giant is fighting to keep toehold in India’s US$11 billion market, as the government considers further tightening of foreign investment rules
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from CBC News (Canada)
B.C. wolf cull needed to save elk and moose, says biologist
The dwindling elk and moose population in B.C.'s East Kootenay can only be saved by culling predators like wolves, cougars and bears, say a growing number of hunters and biologists. Elk herds that used to have 1,000 members now have 200, and only produce 15 to 20 calves a year, says wildlife ecologist Bob Jamieson. Those calves are not surviving to adulthood, due to pressure from predators, he says, and entire herds have already disappeared in some areas.
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
The Seven Most Undercovered Obama Scandals
Donald Trump hasn’t even been sworn-in yet but the liberal media has obsessed almost over every Trump tweet and controversy. Conversely, Barack Obama’s administration has been full of scandals and gaffes but liberal reporters have insisted that his record is clean as a whistle.
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from Competitive Enterprise Institute
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from Conservative Review
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
In 1967, the same year that Israel was attacked by the region’s Arab armies in the Six-Day War, King voiced support for Israel. “The whole world must see that Israel must exist and has a right to exist, and is one of the great outposts of democracy in the world,” he stated.
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Chicken Tax Makes Trucks Expensive and Unavailable
The Chicken Tax is a tariff leftover from 1963 which was passed as retaliation to Europeans tariffs imposed on the U.S. Today, the Chicken Tax makes trucks more expensive for Americans.
MLK's Philosophy was Rooted in the Natural Law Tradition
It's typical of the progressive cast of our culture to focus on the forward-looking at the expense of the traditional—or if you prefer, to miss the traditional elements that lie at the heart of a genuinely progressive movement. So it is that in celebrating the accomplishments of Martin Luther King, Jr., his connection to the thread of the Western moral and philosophical tradition is often neglected.
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from Indian Country Today Media Network
Gold King Mine: EPA Refuses to Pay Spill Damages
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it is not liable for a deluge of 3 million gallons of toxic mining waste.
‘The Supreme Law of the Land’: Standing Rock and the Dakota Access Pipeline
On December 4, opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) won a major victory when the Army Corps of Engineers announced it would not grant an easement for the pipeline to be built under Lake Oahe on the Missouri River. The Water Protectors, who have heroically resisted the pipeline for months, celebrated this decision, but they realized that the Corps’ decision did not mean the Black Snake was dead. The Corps stated that it would pursue further review and analysis through an Environmental Impact Statement. But the Corps could still grant an easement at some future date. Donald Trump’s presidency has enhanced a sense that the fight is not over.
Bad River Chippewa Want Enbridge Pipeline Removed
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa are kicking Enbridge Inc.'s Line 5 out of tribal territory
Martin Luther King’s Quotes on Humanism an Inspiration and Source of Support for Rights of Indigenous Peoples
A collection of some of his most inspiring words
Congress Votes to Repeal Affordable Care Act; Kinda, Sorta Replacement Is Next
Congress has voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Kinda, sorta. Because it’s actually way more complicated than a straight repeal of the law. The House and Senate passed budget resolutions that instruct four committees in Congress to strip funding from the budget. This is important because it means that the actual language of the repeal will only require 50 votes to pass in the Senate (instead of the 60 votes that most bills require). Thus no help is needed from Democrats to make the repeal so. Yet the details of that repeal — including what it actually means for the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, a chapter of the law — remain unclear. The language of repeal must focus on budget issues. The final language will be sorted out by the House Energy and Commerce, House Ways and Means, Senate Finance and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committees.
Gold King Mine: EPA Refuses to Pay Spill Damages
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it is not liable for a deluge of 3 million gallons of toxic mining waste.
‘The Supreme Law of the Land’: Standing Rock and the Dakota Access Pipeline
On December 4, opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) won a major victory when the Army Corps of Engineers announced it would not grant an easement for the pipeline to be built under Lake Oahe on the Missouri River. The Water Protectors, who have heroically resisted the pipeline for months, celebrated this decision, but they realized that the Corps’ decision did not mean the Black Snake was dead. The Corps stated that it would pursue further review and analysis through an Environmental Impact Statement. But the Corps could still grant an easement at some future date. Donald Trump’s presidency has enhanced a sense that the fight is not over.
Bad River Chippewa Want Enbridge Pipeline Removed
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa are kicking Enbridge Inc.'s Line 5 out of tribal territory
Martin Luther King’s Quotes on Humanism an Inspiration and Source of Support for Rights of Indigenous Peoples
A collection of some of his most inspiring words
Congress Votes to Repeal Affordable Care Act; Kinda, Sorta Replacement Is Next
Congress has voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Kinda, sorta. Because it’s actually way more complicated than a straight repeal of the law. The House and Senate passed budget resolutions that instruct four committees in Congress to strip funding from the budget. This is important because it means that the actual language of the repeal will only require 50 votes to pass in the Senate (instead of the 60 votes that most bills require). Thus no help is needed from Democrats to make the repeal so. Yet the details of that repeal — including what it actually means for the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, a chapter of the law — remain unclear. The language of repeal must focus on budget issues. The final language will be sorted out by the House Energy and Commerce, House Ways and Means, Senate Finance and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committees.
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from The Living Church
ACT NOW: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., AND ‘THE ACCEPTABLE TIME’
For King, whom Americans today honor, Jesus Christ was the Savior who proclaimed the acceptable year of God’s favor for all people to be now. “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Gal. 3:28). For King, this was old-school, common-sense Christianity. Yet it was also new, and his imagination, inspired by the witness of the prophets, pictured a world truly reflective of God’s desires, vastly different from his own. He called for the changing of attitudes now, not when the time felt right.
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In a Free Market, No Profit is "Excessive"
Profits are never normal. They appear only where there is a maladjustment, a divergence between actual production and production as it should be in order to utilize the available material and mental resources for the best possible satisfaction of the wishes of the public. They are the prize of those who remove this maladjustment; they disappear as soon as the maladjustment is entirely removed.
ACT NOW: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., AND ‘THE ACCEPTABLE TIME’
For King, whom Americans today honor, Jesus Christ was the Savior who proclaimed the acceptable year of God’s favor for all people to be now. “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Gal. 3:28). For King, this was old-school, common-sense Christianity. Yet it was also new, and his imagination, inspired by the witness of the prophets, pictured a world truly reflective of God’s desires, vastly different from his own. He called for the changing of attitudes now, not when the time felt right.
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from MexConnect - Everything about Mexico
Regional Website in Guadalajara, Jalisco
The United States and Mexico struggled through volatile years of suffering and carnage to become unified nations. Michael Hogan’s thoroughly researched and passionately written Abraham Lincoln and Mexico is a thought-provoking read that covers part of that struggle from 1822, when Americans settlers first arrived on Mexican territory, to 1867, when Mexico finally freed itself from France’s intrusion into its territory.
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from Mises Institute
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]Profits are never normal. They appear only where there is a maladjustment, a divergence between actual production and production as it should be in order to utilize the available material and mental resources for the best possible satisfaction of the wishes of the public. They are the prize of those who remove this maladjustment; they disappear as soon as the maladjustment is entirely removed.
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from Open Culture
Education for Death: The Making of Nazi–Walt Disney’s 1943 Propaganda Film Shows How Fascists Are Made
During World War II, Walt Disney entered into a contract with the US government to develop 32 animated shorts. Nearly bankrupted by Fantasia (1940), Disney needed to refill its coffers, and making American propaganda films didn’t seem like a bad way to do it. On numerous occasions, Donald Duck was called upon to deliver moral messages to domestic audiences (see The Spirit of ’43 and Der Fuehrer’s Face). But that wasn’t the case with Education for Death: The Making of Nazi, a film shown in U.S. movie theaters in 1943.
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from Ravi Zacharias
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from Redoubt News
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
No More Presidential Land Grabs
26 Senators Introduce Bill to Reform Monument Designation Process
Legislation Prevents Unilateral Executive Decisions on National Monuments
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, reintroduced the Improved National Monument Designation Process Act, a bill to facilitate greater local input and require state approval before national monuments can be designated on federal lands and waters.
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
No More Presidential Land Grabs
26 Senators Introduce Bill to Reform Monument Designation Process
Legislation Prevents Unilateral Executive Decisions on National Monuments
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, reintroduced the Improved National Monument Designation Process Act, a bill to facilitate greater local input and require state approval before national monuments can be designated on federal lands and waters.
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from Slate
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Worried about the direction of our government? Do something about it.
On Friday, Donald J. Trump, liar, con man, bigot, serial assailant, former reality TV star, failed casino magnate, failed football team owner, failed airline owner, failed magazine publisher, failed steak salesman, and loser of the national popular vote, will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. The moment he is, the Republican Party, already in total control of 25 state governments and the legislatures of seven others, will have full command of federal policymaking.
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from The Spokesman-Review
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from Trains Magazine
The news that the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus plans to call it quits comes as a shock not only to the world of the circus and the entertainment industry, but also to those of us who love the circus’s railroad connections. After the surprise, nay shock, of the news wore off, my thoughts turned to an old friend, C. P. “Chappie” Fox, longtime director of the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wis., and undoubtedly the world’s number one circus fan. I knew Chappie in the 1980s and early ’90s, and in a way I’m glad this preternaturally happy guy isn’t around to hear this sad news.
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from UPI News Agency - United Press International
President-elect Donald Trump said he has a plan make coverage available to everybody, as well as to drive down the cost of prescription medications, but did not offer new details.
from The Vintage News
Maria Montessori is known for developing the Montessori system of education, named after her. The Montessori system is a child-centered educational approach based on scientific observations of children from birth to adulthood. The developed Montessori system is today synonymous with pre-school education.
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from Zero Hedge
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Peak Savings: Wall Street Faces 20 Years Of Retirement Withdrawals As Boomers Hit 70 1/2
The United States is a demographic time bomb, plain and simple. Over the next 30 years, the U.S. economy will face an unrelenting demographic transition as ~75 million baby boomers exit the highest wage earning years of their life and start to draw down what little retirement savings they've managed to tuck away while wreaking havoc to the public "safety net" ponzi schemes, like Social Security, that will almost certainly be insolvent in a decade. Per the U.S. Census Bureau, over the 30 years, the number of people in the U.S. over the age of 65 is expected to double while those 85 and up will triple. Needless to day, the overall population growth of the United States is a fraction of that which means that millennials are about to get crushed by their parents....so it's probably a good thing they already live in mom and dad's basement.
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from 100 Percent FED Up
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
MACON, GA RESIDENT SLAMS Rep John Lewis: “What have you accomplished? Why don’t you go on the news and talk about the black-on-black terrorism that’s happening in Chicago?”
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MACON, GA RESIDENT SLAMS Rep John Lewis: “What have you accomplished? Why don’t you go on the news and talk about the black-on-black terrorism that’s happening in Chicago?”
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