Archive for the 'Society' Category

Data-Visualization: Ensuring the Future of Food

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A Sims style data-visualization by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery explaining some of the complex networks around how food arrives on tables in Japan and the food industry.

Worth watching for the graphics alone.

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The 2007 Mafia Inc. Balance Sheet

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It looks like it was another very good year for Mafia Inc. in Italy.

With corruption and bribery on the rise almost everywhere the Neo-Liberals got a foot in the door and with the worldwide financial crisis 2008 might turn out to become even better.

With the Neo-Liberal deregulations and the loss of business ethics, new business practices that were just a few years ago considered as criminal and prosecuted as such together with the vacuum created by the loss of values, no wonder bribery and corruption is on the rise, and everybody seems to be doing it not necessarily because they want so, but because they are forced to.

Single persons to get a favor or place someone on an important position, companies to get contracts, and governments on a really, really big scale. And who would be surprised that at the same time these governments have…

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Music: Bob Marley - Natural Mystic

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One of Bob Marley’s greatest songs “Natural Mystic” with images from the funeral of Hon. Robert Nesta Marley 1981, Kingston Jamaica.

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Life: Academic Salaries

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Another proof who the most important or at least the most appreciated people are in many academic institutions.

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History: Kristallnacht - German pogrom of 1938

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Tonight it is 70 years ago, that in the night of November 9th synagogues, Jewish shops and houses were destroyed throughout Germany and Austria. Almost a thousand Jews were murdered that night and 20-30,000 deported to concentration camps.

Sadly these days it looks like the extreme right wing thugs are creeping into society across Europe again. Where do you think that substantial amounts from all those Billions disappearing from military and so-called humanitarian aid programs are ending up?

This time it might not be the Jews, but will the majority of people again look to the other side and profit from…

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Humor: Al Murray vs. Americans

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In an effort to provide the new U.S. administration with a first hand experience on how your European Allies really tick, here’s a 6 minute cut of British comedian Al Murray talking about Americans.

Al Murray at his finest.

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Reactions on Obama’s Success

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After Barack Obama’s and the Democrats’ landslide success in the fight for Presidency, the Senate and the House some reactions on the victory as published in mainstream media around the world today.

We have only chosen some quotes that we believe came from the heart of the person who said it…

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USA: 5 More Friends uncensored

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If that video would have been created with top-level bank managers it would certainly qualify for the most expensive political clip ever done. But it was created with the help of some of the best known actors of this planet - and some of them still believe that having an opinion, standing up for it and be heard is more important than a few Million Billion of bonus payments.

Now Americans GO OUT AND VOTE!

Be a role model. Not only in the U.S. but also for all the other countries that soon will be voting on the same cause.

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Politics: American Stories, American Solutions

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Here it is. Obama’s 27 minutes styled through political message and positions that was broadcasted last night prime time on CBS, NBC, Fox, Univision, BET and TV One…

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Amnesty International: Crazy Leaders

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The crazy leaders that have grown out of the mess this planet has become during the last decades finally found some activities adequate for their personalities and talents.

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