January 2010
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All of J.D. Salinger's Articles Online For Free... →
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Sex Explained By Pens →
“Pen porn, you guys. This is totally NSFW if you’re a ballpoint.”
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Barnidge: If government doesn't control marijuana,... →
NexNote: Ano nga ba ang sensible na policy on drugs?
“They liken the ban on recreational drugs to Prohibition, when the government’s ill-fated attempt to end the sale of liquor created a lucrative industry for criminals. Sound familiar?”
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Volcker’s return →
“More than anyone, Paul Volcker created the modern banking world. Now he may be about to revolutionise it again—but this time from the left”
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What would Byzantium do? →
“If the west really wants to fix Afghanistan, it should learn from an ancient, brutal empire”
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US scientists step towards nuke fusion with laser... →
“US scientists have produced a laser shot with an unprecedented energy level that could be a key step towards nuclear fusion, the US National Nuclear Security Administration said Wednesday.”
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STATEMENT ON THE STATUS OF THE STUDENT REGENT →
“As of 29 January 2010, Ms. Banez has not enrolled for residency and is not on leave of absence. She is not a bona fide student of the University, as defined by the CRSRC, and thus not qualified to sit as Student Regent, an Office whose occupant, under the UP Charter, must come from the ranks of the students.”
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Alternative US historian Zinn dies →
“”I wanted students to leave my classes not just better informed, but more prepared to relinquish the safety of silence, more prepared to speak up, to act against injustice wherever they saw it. This, of course, was a recipe for trouble.”“
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The Hippocratic Oath Applied to Intelligence →
“I’m just about finished with Tim Weiner’s phenomenal “Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA.” Two themes are at the heart of the book.
First, the Agency has been incompetent from its inception.”
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King of the World (Again) →
“The inside story of how Avatar’s James Cameron became the most powerful commercial force in the movie business—twice”
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“Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding...”
– Ernest Gaines (author, national humanities medal winner) (via agayaday)
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10-pt. education reform campaign launched to elect... →
“The coalition presented its 10-Point Education Reform Agenda and offered it to presidential candidates in an effort to make education the No. 1 issue in the May elections.”
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Right to know, now →
“THE SENATE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN TO redeem itself from the squalid squabbling of the last few days. It can join the House of Representatives in passing a real landmark law: the Freedom of Information Act. Three factors shape the historic opportunity.”
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Censor pornography in Internet →
“The Philippines has a law proscribing and punishing pornography. Article 201 of the Revised Penal Code holds criminally liable those “who, in theaters, fairs, cinematographs or any other place, exhibit indecent or immoral plays, scenes, acts or shows” which “serve no other means but to satisfy the market for violence, lust or pornography …” The phrase “or any other place” should cover...
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Philippine Bishops Issue “Catechism on Family and... →
“The Catholic bishops of the Philippines have issued a voter’s guide that places the life and family issues at the top of concerns for voters in the upcoming elections. Titled, “Catechism on Family and Life,” the document says that the challenges facing voters in the upcoming presidential elections are “not only political but also clearly and profoundly moral.””
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8 Things That Suck About the iPad →
“A lot of people at Gizmodo are psyched about the iPad. Not me! My god, am I underwhelmed by it. It has some absolutely backbreaking failures that will make buying one the last thing I would want to do.”
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“The universe is under no obligation to make sense, but scientists are.”
– Carl Sagan (via ipezaro) (via cjernigan) (via macmankev) (via proofmathisbeautiful)
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Domo nom nom →
Ang funny!!! Ahahahaha
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A Model for Haiti →
“As if disasters aren’t bad enough on their own, they often precede an even more chilling aftermath, argues Canadian journalist Naomi Klein. In The Shock Doctrine , published in 2007, Klein contends that disasters leave populations vulnerable to carefully calculated policy changes that would never pass muster under normal democratic circumstances. The following is an excerpt from the...
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JOSE MACEDA'S LIFELONG QUEST FOR TRADITIONAL ... →
NexNote: This is the article which inspired me to create a world music event promoting traditional Filipino music—two years in the making with Chex and Ice. It’s a fundraiser for the Maceda collection in the Center of Ethnomusicology, UP College of Music, which is included in the Memory of the World Register. Oh diba! Sana we could promote our national artists more. Remember nung 2002...
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China scientists lead world in research growth →
“China has experienced the strongest growth in scientific research over the past three decades of any country, according to figures compiled for the Financial Times, and the pace shows no sign of slowing.”
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Trash talk mars august chamber debate →
NexNote: Yehesss! I love it!
“Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, an ally of Villar, joined in the fray, describing Madrigal, a presidential candidate in the May elections, as a “saling pusa” [someone, usually a child, who is allowed to join a game so he or she would not cry.]”
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UP Visayas student councils, groups denounce...
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The University of the Philippines – Visayas is once again facing another challenge. Despite the resistance of many of the Iskolars ng Bayan, faculty and community, the scheme of gradually phasing out the UPV Cebu High School has been railroaded. Last 8 January 2010, the UPV Cebu College Dean Enrique Avila wrote a letter to U.P. President Emerlinda Roman stating that “…the...
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MP3 pioneers launch 'deluxe' file →
“The new file, MusicDNA, can include things like lyrics, videos, artwork and blog posts, which will continually be updated, as well as the music.”