Standing Up To The Experts by Orlando Wood In a small room in Austin, Texas, a group of fifteen people are single-handedly deciding what is taught to the next generation of American children. The highly politicized fifteen-member Texas State Board of Education is currently going through the once-in-a-decade process of rewriting the teaching and textbook standards for its nearly 5 million schoolchildren. And when it comes to textbooks, what happens in Texas affects the whole nation. Texas is the nation’s largest textbook market. Over the course of the current review, the board has been focusing on infusing the school curriculum with broader conservative and religious themes. Simply put, our goal is to shed light on this important issue and the key players in this process -- we will explain their goals, explore the scope of their influence, and delve into the personal motivations behind their actions. In the time we’ve been working on this project, we’ve amassed over 200 hours of footage. This is where you come in… Thank you!
Ask Chris #81: Scooby-Doo and Secular Humanism Here at ComicsAlliance, we value our readership and are always open to what the masses of Internet readers have to say. That’s why every week, Senior Writer Chris Sims puts his comics culture knowledge to the test as he responds to your reader questions! Q: On Scooby-Doo, do you prefer the monsters to be real or people in costumes? — @heythisisbrian A: You know, as much as I tend to allow myself to be defined by my obsessions — and in this column, one in particular definitely springs to mind — I never really thought of myself as a big Scooby-Doo fan until pretty recently. I’m not sure how it happened. And the topic you asked about, Brian, is the one that I have the strongest feelings about. Don’t get me wrong, as I’m pretty sure the record will show, I love the supernatural as a storytelling element. I even get why it might be appealing to make the monsters real for Scooby and the Gang. And that would be great, if Scooby Doo was a cartoon about kids fighting monsters. To paraphrase G.K.
THRIVE Movie — An unconventional documentary that lifts the veil on what's REALLY going on in our world by following the money upstream -- uncovering the global consolidation of power in nearly every aspect of our lives THRIVE is an unconventional documentary that lifts the veil on what's REALLY going on in our world by following the money upstream -- uncovering the global consolidation of power in nearly every aspect of our lives. Weaving together breakthroughs in science, consciousness and activism, THRIVE offers real solutions, empowering us with unprecedented and bold strategies for reclaiming our lives and our future. INTERVIEWS in THRIVE Duane Elgin, Nassim Haramein, Steven Greer, Jack Kasher, Daniel Sheehan, Adam Trombly, Brian O'Leary, Vandana Shiva, John Gatto, Deepak Chopra, David Icke, Catherine Austin Fitts, G. "STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING, sit down, and watch this film! -Mark Heley, Blogger "THRIVE is more than a documentary relevant to the times. -Odyssey Magazine AVAILABLE in 27 LANGUAGES In order to make THRIVE accessible to a worldwide audience, the movie has been dubbed and subtitled in many additional languages: “Great! “THRIVE is more than a documentary relevant to the times.
Irreverent atheists crowdsource charitable giving close dialog Artificial intelligence positioned to be a game-changer The following script is from “Artificial Intelligence,” which aired on Oct. 9, 2016. Charlie Rose is the correspondent. Nichole Marks, producer. The search to improve and eventually perfect artificial intelligence is driving the research labs of some of the most advanced and best-known American corporations. In the past few years, artificial intelligence -- or A.I. -- has taken a big leap -- making important strides in areas like medicine and military technology. It was, for decades, primitive technology. The technology is so promising that IBM has staked its 105-year-old reputation on its version of artificial intelligence called Watson -- one of the most sophisticated computing systems ever built. John Kelly, is the head of research at IBM and the godfather of Watson. Charlie Rose: Oh, here we are. John Kelly: Here we are. Charlie Rose: You can feel the heat already. Charlie Rose: Tell me about Watson’s intelligence. John Kelly: So it has no inherent intelligence as it starts.
Judith Jarvis Thomson: A Defense of Abortion Judith Jarvis Thomson: A Defense of Abortion From Philosophy & Public Affairs, Vol. 1, no. 1 (Fall 1971). (Reprinted in "Intervention and Reflection: Basic Issues in Medical Ethics," 5th ed., ed. Most opposition to abortion relies on the premise that the fetus is a human being, a person, from the moment of conception. I am inclined to agree, however, that the prospects for "drawing a line" in the development of the fetus look dim. I propose, then, that we grant that the fetus is a person from the moment of conception. It sounds plausible. In this case, of course, you were kidnapped, you didn't volunteer for the operation that plugged the violinist into your kidneys. Nor do they make an exception for a case in which the mother has to spend the nine months of her pregnancy in bed. Some won't even make an exception for a case in which continuation of the pregnancy is likely to shorten the mother's life, they regard abortion as impermissible even to save the mother's life.
sans titre La paroisse Saint-Laurent occupe, entre le faubourg Poissonnière et le faubourg du Temple, la dépression située entre la butte Montmartre et les buttes Chaumont (col de La Chapelle) par où passent les routes de Saint-Denis, de Senlis et de Meaux, chemins très anciens de Paris au Nord et à l’Est du pays. Ces routes franchissaient les marais occupant l’ancien bras de la Seine qui furent petit à petit, à partir du XIIe siècle, drainés et mis en culture. Le grand égout (rues du Château d’Eau et des Petites Ecuries), doublé plus au nord par le fossé Sainte-Opportune (rue des Vinaigriers, rue de Paradis) permet d’assainir ces marais qui deviennent des « coutures » ou « courtilles », terres riches de jardins et de cultures maraîchères. En 1604, des Franciscains réformés, dits Récollets, font construire un couvent rue du faubourg Saint-Martin. La Maison de Saint-Lazare et la congrégation de la Mission. Les embarcadères (1) 99 à 105 rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, ces immeubles existent toujours.