December 2011
27 posts
'Anonymous' Stratfor Hack Reportedly Start Of... →
LONDON — Hackers on Sunday claimed to have stolen 200 GB of e-mails and credit card data from United States security think tank Stratfor, promising a weeklong Christmas-inspired assault on a long…
The Struggle For The Occupy Wall Street Archives →
The story of the Occupy Wall Street Archive starts with Jeremy Bold, so we might as well too. When Hollywood decides to cash in and make its OWS movie, central casting could do worse than work off a…
New Scientist TV: Bizarro-world math: Inside out... →
African Resistance to the War on Africa →
fumblingtowardshappiness:
“The ravaging of Africa has been enriching Europe and North America for more than 500 years. First, European empires imposed slavery and colonialism on the continent. After 1945, the United States took over as the dominant neo-colonial power.
“African Resistance” celebrates the liberation of Southern Africa, the defeat of U.S. aims in the Congo and Somalia, as well as...
Rappers Release 'Film the Police' Video in... →
Advisory: Explicit Lyrics Rapper B. Dolan, along with guests Toki Wright and Jasiri X released a new video this week, ‘Film the Police,’ an homage to seminal gangsta rap group N.W.A.’s classic ‘F*ck…
Doctor Alleges Monopoly on Vaccine
from Courthouse... →
NEWARK (CN) - In an antitrust class action, a doctor says Sanofi Pasteur, the world’s largest producer of vaccines, uses its monopoly on meningococcal vaccines in the United States to raise prices…
Nigerian city put on curfew →
fyeahafrica:
Nigerian authorities banned motorcycle taxis and imposed a curfew on parts of Jos after a series of bomb blasts rocked the city at the weekend.
The Special Task Force, a team appointed to ensure peace reigns in Plateau state, announced the ban and curfew in a press statement on Sunday.
On Saturday night, bomb attacks rocked three television viewing centres in the state’s...
China has no colonial designs on Africa: FM →
fyeahafrica:
China on Thursday said it is not responsible for imposing ”actually existing” neo-colonialism on Africa, dismissing earlier reports by certain Western media outlets.
“China has always insisted upon a policy of self-sufficiency in grain. Instead of purchasing pilesof land in Africa, it has, to the best of its ability,
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Opossum in My Overcoat: How I Saved Her That Night →
When Mary Cooper of Dallas, TX came upon a bleeding opossum in the road, she was not about to keep on driving. Learn how her quick thinking and bravery saved a life.
Western legal tradition regarding rape has roots... →
watanafghanistan:
A reader’s comment posted online in response to Friday’s New York Times article about Gulnaz’s pardon is typical. After expressing disbelief at the subjugation of women in “most of the Muslim world and large parts of Africa,” the reader added: “By the way, I must once again say how much I love America. We have our problems but boy, we do it right!!!!!!!!!!!!” Even the...
Zim media activist detained in fresh crackdown →
fyeahafrica:
Zimbabwe police detained a leading media rights activist on Tuesday in what analysts said was a new crackdown on critics of President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party before possible general elections next year. The Media Monitoring Project of Zimbabwe (MMPZ) — a media lobby group — said its director Andy Moyse was arrested at his Harare office on charges of distributing subversive...
Medieval Thedas: How was cheese viewed in the... →
I am a cheese fan and this is very interesting!
Cheese. A by-product of milk, it was one of the ways of extending the shelf life of that volatile liquid. Made with salt as a preservative, cheese would last much longer than milk could ever hope to. Nearly everyone from every class ate cheese, and it was essential in making pies, flans, tarts,…
