You are NOT allowed to commit suicide: Workers in Chinese iPad factories forced to sign pledges Factories making sought-after Apple iPads and iPhones in China are forcing staff to sign pledges not to commit suicide, an investigation has revealed. At least 14 workers at Foxconn factories in China hav[...]
Archive for February, 2012
February 12th, 2012 - 6:21 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Bill Maher Rescues A Dead Atheist From Mormon Heaven
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50% Drop In TOP Students Choosing Science and Engineering!
Even greater in number are the undergrad science majors who glimpse their future as a jaded graduate student, and decide that they would be better off in another line of work. People are walking away from science, and taking their future potentially ground-breaking accomplishments with them. Study t[...]
February 11th, 2012 - 6:59 am § in Misc.
Iran’s Efforts to Control Its Media
Censorship did not work, so now the Iranian authorities encourage a twin-track culture, producing their own versions of popular media . Two arenas are developing in parallel: the first is the official voice of the Islamic Republic; the second, less controlled, is allowed to deviate from the politi[...]
February 10th, 2012 - 4:16 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Chinese media report 15,000 elite Iranian special-ops ‘ to Syria
The regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria is expecting up to 15,000 Iranian troops to help maintain order in the country’s provinces, a Chinese newspaper reports. Iran has yet to confirm or deny the news. …. According to the Israeli daily Haaretz, the Quds Force includes 15,000 elite soldiers, [...]
February 10th, 2012 - 8:53 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS
Kopimism, Sweden’s Pirate Religion, Begins to Plunder America ‘Kopimism’ gives internet piracy a place to worship By Jason Koebler. US News and World Report A Swedish religion whose dogma centers on the belief that people should be free to copy and distribute all information—rega[...]