What does 'American' mean?

Seeded on Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:19 AM EDT (International Herald Tribune)

America still isn't a country. But apparently that's how the government bills it to immigrants.

immigration, white-house, america, citizen, us-news

99%

Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:39 PM EDT

The term "99%" carries no value in argument whatsoever. Its speakers more often have absolutely no idea what actual statistical percentage applies to the (sometimes nonexistent) data they recklessly cite.

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editorial, numbers, opinion, ignorance, argument, 99, statistic, percentage

Decoding the debate over blackness

Seeded on Sun Feb 11, 2007 1:20 PM EST (International Herald Tribune)

The arguments being raised about Obama's blackness seem positively antique. Even so, the complaints about Obama provide an interesting opportunity to examine the passing of the old and the rise of the new.

us, 2008, politics, black, obama, barack-obama, african-american

Obama Scheduled to Appear at GMU

Seeded on Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:43 PM EST (Broadside Online)

Obama is coming to Mason. Three years ago Edwards and Kerry stopped by as well. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) is scheduled to appear at a rally at George Mason University on Friday, Feb. 2.

politics, president, presidential-race, obama, us-news, mason, gmu

Happiness 101 - New York Times

Seeded on Mon Jan 8, 2007 8:35 PM EST (The New York Times)

One Tuesday last fall I sat in on a positive-psychology class called the Science of Well-Being — essentially a class in how to make yourself happier — at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.

health, depression, happiness, george-mason-university, gmu

Comeuppance for the Ivies - washingtonpost.com

Seeded on Fri Jan 5, 2007 11:59 PM EST (The Washington Post)

The Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship was last week in Washington.

college, education, harvard, washington-d-c, chess, ivy-league, umbc, collegiate

America is Not a Country.

Tue Sep 5, 2006 10:33 PM EDT

America is not a country. It is a supercontinent. In fact, there are 38 countries, 3 insular areas, 3 overseas departments, and 8 territories in the supercontinent of America, each with very distinct populations and cultures (Wikipedia).

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us, america, usa, latin-america, united-states, us-news

Wired News: Finally, a Sirius IPod Threat

Seeded on Tue Sep 5, 2006 12:32 PM EDT (Wired News)

The soon-to-be-available Sirius Stiletto 100 is a $350 portable satellite receiver/MP3 player that, among other things, connects via Wi-Fi to the internet so you can listen to Sirius stations without using Sirius's satellites (it went on sale three days ago).

technology, radio, ipod, sirius, sattelite

BBC NEWS | Health | Drug 'treats depression in hours'

Seeded on Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:37 PM EDT (BBC News)

An anaesthetic can treat depression within hours, US research suggests.

drug, health, medicine, depression

George Galloway on Israel and Lebanon 06/08/2006 (Video)

Seeded on Tue Aug 8, 2006 8:46 AM EDT (Sky.com)

Reseeding what I think Fredrik Wennberg was seeding from Youtube. His seed is dead. George Galloway rants against Israeli occupation of Lebanon on TV, and with vigor.

israel, lebanon, murdoch, world-news, george-galloway, sky-news

IMEMC - Israel's Cyber soldiers

Seeded on Sun Aug 6, 2006 11:09 AM EDT (imemc.cauterized.net)

The Israeli government's Foreign Ministry is involved in efforts to influence public opinion on the Internet. 's Foreign Ministry orders Internet propagandists, so called "trainee diplomats," to skew online polls and public forums to conform with the Israeli line.

israel, spam, world-news, propaganda

IMEMC - Hezbollah leader warns Israel that if they "hit Beirut", Hezbollah will "hit Tel Aviv"

Seeded on Sun Aug 6, 2006 10:51 AM EDT (imemc.cauterized.net)

Hezbollah leader warns Israel that if they "hit Beirut", Hezbollah will "hit Tel Aviv" "We aren't an army - we are street fighters. When the Israeli army invades into Lebanon with ground troops, it is to our advantage. That is our terrain."

israel, lebanon, world-news, hezbollah

Aljazeera.Net - Arab women lead Lebanon coverage

Seeded on Fri Aug 4, 2006 10:48 PM EDT (AL JAZEERA)

Arab women correspondents, including Iraqis, have increasingly been reporting for Arab television outlets from Iraq, and a number were killed doing their job.

iraq, israel, lebanon, arab, female, world-news, feminism

BBC NEWS | Americas | Argentine jailed over 'Dirty War'

Seeded on Fri Aug 4, 2006 9:58 PM EDT (BBC News)

I recommend La Historia Oficial, and a trip to Plaza de Mayo, home of La Casa Rosada (Argentinian White House) and the famous protests against these crimes.

human, war, rights, argentina, world-news, dirty-war

BBC NEWS | Africa | LRA leaders declare ceasefire

Seeded on Fri Aug 4, 2006 9:46 PM EDT (BBC News)

The Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has announced a unilateral ceasefire, with immediate effect.

peace, uganda, africa, world-news, ceasefire, lra

FCC pushes for broadband over power lines | CNET News.com

Seeded on Fri Aug 4, 2006 9:05 PM EDT (CNET)

WASHINGTON--Federal regulators renewed on Thursday their push for a wider rollout of what has been hailed as a viable "third pipe" for the many areas where broadband choices have been limited to DSL or cable modems.If broadband over power lines, or BPL, takes off, then more Ameri …

technology, internet, fcc, dsl, bpl