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Institut Historica-Dominion Institute: Book of the week: Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:45:06 +0200

Institut Historica-Dominion Institute: Book of the week: Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton:

After hearing about Kate Beaton on CBC’s radio program, Q by Jian Ghomeshi, we had to share some of her comics and memorable quotes with you.

Now, she has come out with a graphic novel of stories inspired by history. Kate Beaton has created a whole new literary genre, that of…

guardiancomment: The question on many a mind is whether...

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:44:29 +0200

guardiancomment:

The question on many a mind is whether Zimmerman can get a fair trial. But the question plaguing me is why the Trayvon Martins of the world are not afforded a fair trail before execution. Before there was Martin, there was Rodney King and Amadou Diallo and many an unknown victim of prejudice.

As a matter of fact, I became aware of Martin’s murder because someone sent an email to me asking whether his killing was this generation’s “Emmett Till moment”. When people ask this question, they are already conceding legal defeat. Till was killed when he was 14 years old in 1955 while visiting Money, Mississippi. Till was from Chicago and didn’t know the ways of the south. He committed the “crime” of flirting with a white woman. He paid for that with his life when he was kidnapped from is grandfather’s home by two armed white men, beaten, tortured, and murdered. His corpse was later found bloated and disfigured in the river. The picture of Till in his casket, famous for being published in Jet magazine with his mother’s permission, garnered national attention. His murderers where put on trail and, as expected, acquitted. Some time later, they confessed to the murder to a journalist once assured that double jeopardy meant they could not be tried again.

I expect much of the same for Martin’s case. I fear that legal pundits will say that the evidence the police bothered to collect is inconclusive, that any potential jury pool has been tainted. And then there is the issue of Florida’s “stand your ground” law absolving people of crimes against those they fear. In 1950s Mississippi, Jim Crow public segregation laws demanded the acquittal of Till’s murderers. In 2012, we have stand your ground and a general acceptance that young black men bring violence upon themselves to shield justice from light and provide cover for those who meet out vigilante justice.

• Pamela Merritt (aka blogger Angry Black Bitch) ponders George Zimmerman’s possible upcoming trial, and the concept of justice

Photograph: Yunus Emre Caylak/Demotix/Corbis

"My husband, Khadr Adnan, has now become a household name across the world. Four months ago he was..."

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:43:54 +0200

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My husband, Khadr Adnan, has now become a household name across the world. Four months ago he was unknown outside of our homeland, Palestine. His hunger strike of 66 days has now transformed him into a towering global figure and a shining symbol of my people’s struggle.

Our life was turned upside down on 17 December 2011 when Israeli troops raided our home in Araba village, south of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. It was about 3am when they broke down the doors and stormed into our house.

The havoc they wreaked would always remain etched on the minds of our two daughters, Ma’ali, aged four and Baysan, one and a half years old. I would not be surprised if even our unborn baby which I now bear will also be affected. Such was the trauma that accompanied the Israeli raid.

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- Randa Musa is married to hungerstriker Khadr Adnan, who is 66 days in his protest. Read the rest of her piece here. (via guardiancomment)

hdi-ihd: The history of the Christmas tree - three bet you...

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:43:18 +0200

hdi-ihd:

The history of the Christmas tree - three bet you didn’t know that facts!

1. First appearing in England 1840, the tree was introducted by Prince Albert, Queen Victoria German husband, who’s family had one growing up.

2. The first ever Christmas tree in North America appeared the winter of 1781 in Sorel, Quebec.

3. Perhaps the first electronically lit Christmas tree in Canada was erected in Westmount, Quebec, in 1896.

To learn more about the history of Christmas trees of Holiday traditions in Canada, visit The Canadian Encyclopedia.

hdi-ihd: There’s no better time to support a great program than...

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:42:43 +0200

hdi-ihd:

There’s no better time to support a great program than the holiday season.

Our friends at Blackstone, the television drama series that explores First Nations’ power and politics, have generously launched a new campaign in support of the Canadian Aboriginal Writing & Arts Challenge!

For every new ‘Like’ on Blackstone’s Facebook page from now until February 1, 2012, Blackstone will donate $2 to the Challenge! The goal is to reach 1500 new ‘Likes’, which will see $3,000 go to the program and help encourage Aboriginal youth to showcase their talent and explore their heritage in creative way.

Visit the Blackstone Facebook page to show your support.

Please help us spread the word - a simple ‘Like’ goes a long way!

To view the winners of 2010’s Canadian Aboriginal Writing & Arts Challenge and their wonderful work, visit our website or click here.

The Praetorian Times: Interconnected: Why Playing Nice Seals The Deal

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:42:07 +0200

The Praetorian Times: Interconnected: Why Playing Nice Seals The Deal:

ckanal:

Well written piece from Dean, especially agree with this part: ”to be effective at social networking, and to become a player on every platform, you have to play nice”

praetoriantimes:

I’m not sure we can handle another world-changing social network, but they keep coming anyway. And they keep going. But not all of them.

So why do some stay, and others go?

The reasons, and many there are, aren’t quite what they used to be. The reasons Google+ is becoming more of a ghost town…

construirenotrefutur: La Global Conference est un forum...

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:41:33 +0200

Global Conference 2011 - 6ème édition

Hôtel Ermitage

Hôtel Royal

Entrée de La Grange au Lac

Royal Parc Evian

Le site est classé Ecocert

Les repas sont servis à l'Hôtel Royal

Les interviews sont nombreuses

Grange au Lac : lieu des plénières

"Garden Talks" en plein air

construirenotrefutur:

La Global Conference est un forum international sur le développement durable très attendu. Son format a été crée par le think-tank Les Ateliers de la Terre et soutenue par près de 60 partenaires (Danone, GDF SUEZ, Bolloré, etc).

La mission du think-tank Les Ateliers de la Terre est d’accélérer la prise de conscience, de fédérer un réseau mondial d’acteurs économiques, politiques et médiatiques pour accompagner les projets concrets de développement durable (exemple : La Revue de la Terre, l’association E-Durable, projet de formation à l’agroécologie à la Tapoa, etc).

Cette année, 920 personnes se sont retrouvées à Evian, lieu traditionnel de cette rencontre. La Global Conference s’articule chaque année autour d’un thème différent. Au regard des évènements qui se sont produits dans les pays arabes ainsi que les nombreuses élections présidentielles qui auront lieu en 2012, le thème a porté sur “gouvernance et développement durable”.

Ce forum qui se tient sur 3 jours favorise les rencontres d’un réseau mondial de 60 nationalités différentes. Ainsi la promotion du développement durable passe par la présentation de projets d’acteurs majeurs du développement durable, de grand témoin d’évènements inspirants et de conférences (de différent format) pour faire avancer la réflexion vers un monde durable.

Le forum évolue d’année en année avec les retours des participants. Voici quelques nouveautés :

Le forum a lieu plus tôt (en septembre au lien de novembre) ce qui permet de mettre à profit le cadre naturel des lieux et de bénéficier du climat doux de l’arrière saison.

Green Dating : un PDG expose son projet en 5 min. Il est ensuite possible de lui poser des questions pendant 25 min.

Garden Talks : rencontre en plein air, plus convivial et laissant libre cours à une certaine spontanéité.

Les journées commencent dès 8h45 pour se terminer à 20h30 le soir. Bien que présent pendant les trois jours du forum, il ne m’a pas été possible d’assister à toutes les conférences ni même de rencontrer toutes les personnalités. Néanmoins, je vais m’attacher à donner une vue d’ensemble sur les personnalités, les projets et les idées qui ont marqué la 6^ème édition de la Global Conference d’Evian.

Note sur les fondateurs et l’équipe

Eric Bazin et George J. Gendelman sont les 2 fondateurs du think tank Les Ateliers de la Terre. Grâce à leur expertise journalistique et à leur réseau, la Global Conference a pu voir le jour, car ils ont su convaincre des grands acteurs du développement durable de l’importance d’une telle rencontre.

Cette année l’équipe encadrante s’est enrichie de présence féminine avec Joëlle Charbonneau et Roxane Grioche, ce qui a indéniablement ajouté un plus tant sur la convivialité de l’organisation que sur la sensibilité d’écoute aux remarques constructives.

longreads: [Fiction] A favor from an ex, with a...

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:40:57 +0200

longreads:

[Fiction] A favor from an ex, with a catch:

DENNIS

Let me guess. Is this about money? Now that I have it? Or do you suddenly need me on some emotional level heretofore unrealized?

Pause.

JOSH

Yes. I need money.

Silence.

“Turnabout.” — Daniel Reitz, Guernica

See more #fiction #longreads

lotrproject: For the cost of a cup of coffee you can now...

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:40:23 +0200

lotrproject:

For the cost of a cup of coffee you can now support the Lord of the Rings Project.

Buy the Android app and get a completely new experience of the largest Lord of the Rings family tree on the web.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lotr.project

congressarchives: Congress in the Archives will feature a...

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:39:50 +0200

congressarchives:

Congress in the Archives will feature a monthly staff post on our blog. March’s post comes from Center reference archivist Rod Ross.

This blog highlights an 1845 petition to Congress from members of the Illinois bar which serves as a great teaching tool for those doing research in the records at the Center for Legislative Archives. The petitioners asked the Federal Government to purchase and distribute copies of the privately-printed work Reports and Decisions of the United States Supreme Court. Among the signers were Abraham Lincoln and state Supreme Court Justice Samuel D. Lockwood.

The petition has been tri-folded with annotated summary written on its middle fold. In the 19th century clerks tied such documents into bundles with red ribbon - the original “red tape.” The annotation on the back of the petition indicates that Senate Sidney Breese (D-IL) introduced it on the Senate floor, where the presiding officer referred it to the Committee on the Judiciary. On February 6, 1845, that committee came up with a bill (S. 119) which met the request of the petitioners.

Through A Center of Lawmaking for a New Nation researchers can view the text of S. 119 for the 28th Congress, 2nd session, as well as see entries on the bill in the Senate Legislative Journal of that session (pages 137, 161, 168) and in the House Journal (pages 377, 396, 466, 561). However, neither the House nor the Senate Journal record debate. By learning the dates from the journals, a researcher can then seek out debate information as recorded in the Congressional Globe, a predecessor of the Congressional Records.

If you are wondering what ever happened to S. 119, the bill passed the Senate but, sadly for the petitions, died in the House.

Petition from members of the Illinois state bar, 1845, Sen 28A-G7.1, Records of the U.S. Senate

cooking-confessions: Kale and Quinoa Cakes Ingredients: 1 1/2...

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:39:17 +0200

cooking-confessions:

Kale and Quinoa Cakes

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups raw quinoa

2 1/4 cups water

1/2 teaspoon salt

4 large eggs, beaten

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped

3 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1/2 bunch (about 3 cups) chopped dino kale

splash of apple cider vinegar

1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

1/3 cup coarsely chopped sun-dried tomatoes

1/3 cup chopped parsley

1 cup panko bread crumbs

1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)

1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper or crushed red pepper flakes

1 tablespoon water

2 tablespoon olive oil for frying, add a bit more as necessary

lemon wedges, olives or capers, spicy mustard, and greens for serving

Directions:

Place dry quinoa in a fine mesh strainer. Wash under cool water for a few minutes. Quinoa needs to be rinsed or it tastes dirty.

In a medium saucepan place rinsed quinoa, water, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Place over medium heat and bring to a boil. Cover, decrease the heat, and simmer for about 25 t0 30 minutes, until the quinoa is tender. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature. We’ll need about 3 cups of cooked quinoa for the recipe.

In a small bowl, whisk eggs and set aside.

In a medium sauté man, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onions and cook until translucent, about 4 minutes.

Add garlic and saute for 1 minute. Add kale and toss until just slightly wilted, about 1 minutes. Remove from heat and add a splash of vinegar.

Place kale mixture in a large bowl with prepared quinoa. Allow to cool to room temperature. You can speed up this process in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Add cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, parsley, break crumbs, salt, and pepper. Add beaten eggs and stir until all of the quinoa mixture is moistened. Add water to thoroughly moisten mixture. Quinoa should be slightly wet so it doesn’t dry out during cooking.

Scoop out mixture by the 2 tablespoonful. (I used a small ice cream scoop to scoop the mixture right into the hot pan.)

Use clean, moist fingers to form into a patty. Create as many patties as you’d like. (Rinse your hands after every few patties… it makes making patties easier.)

In a large skillet over medium low heat, heat olive oil. If you pan is large enough, add four to six patties to the hot pan. You’ll need a bit of room to successfully flip them.

Cook on each side until beautifully browned, about 4 to 5 minutes on each side. Low heat helps the quinoa cakes cook slowly. Brown on each side then remove to a paper towel lined plate.

Serve warm with a lemon wedge, mustard, fresh spinach, and salty capers. It’s like a deconstructed salad. Serve them any way you’d like.

Also, the quinoa mixture can be left, uncooked in the fridge for a few days. Cook as necessary. Fresh quinoa cakes with fried eggs are delicious!

classicmoviefanproblems: When my friends only know of Gena...

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:38:43 +0200

classicmoviefanproblems:

When my friends only know of Gena Rowlands because of The Notebook and don’t know about her amazing work in John Cassavetes and other earlier films.

Submitted by: heckyeahclassics

longreads: [Not single-page] The Google engineer who became a...

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:38:08 +0200

longreads:

[Not single-page] The Google engineer who became a symbol of the Egyptian revolution grapples with what’s next for the country:

“A little more than two weeks ago, Ghonim settled into his regular three-hour flight from Dubai to Cairo. His seatmate, an older Egyptian executive type, recognized him immediately and started right in. ‘Isn’t enough enough?’ the man asked. ‘What are you doing to this country?’ The executive turned out to be an engineering consultant whom Ghonim pegged at around 50; he might have been Ghonim himself born twenty years earlier. Ghonim is both an interested listener and not great at getting out of conversations, and so he spent the flight absorbing his seatmate’s story: The older man had supported the protests at Tahrir Square and experienced ‘the epitome of happiness’ when Mubarak had been forced down on February 11. But as the revolution had barreled on, some of its demands seemingly extreme, and the country continued to falter, the consultant had come to resent all of it.

“The Lonely Battle of Wael Ghonim.” — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New York magazine

See also: “On the Square: Were the Egyptian Protesters Right to Trust the Military?” — Wendell Steavenson, New Yorker, Feb. 21, 2011

cooking-confessions: Pistachio-Citrus Pound Cake Ingredients: 2...

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:37:36 +0200

cooking-confessions:

Pistachio-Citrus Pound Cake

Ingredients:

2 cups (260 grams) all-purpose flour

1 ½ tsp. kosher salt

1 tsp. baking powder

2 sticks (226 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature

2 cups (400 grams) sugar

5 large eggs

2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice

2 Tbsp. fresh orange juice

2 tsp. finely grated orange zest

1 tsp. finely grated lime zest

1 cup (135 grams) shelled, unsalted pistachios, coarsely chopped

Directions:

Position a rack in the middle of the oven, and preheat the oven to 325°F. Lightly butter a 9”x5” loaf pan, or grease it with cooking spray. Cut a rectangle of parchment paper to line the bottom and the two long sides of the pan, leaving a little overhang. Press the parchment paper into the dish, and grease it lightly, too.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder. Using an electric mixer, beat the butter on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.

Add the sugar, and beat until well incorporated, 1 to 2 minutes more.

Add the eggs one at a time, beating to blend between additions.

Add the juices and the zests, and beat until well combined. (Don’t worry if the batter looks curdled.)

Add the flour mixture, reduce the speed to low, and beat until just incorporated.

Add ¾ cup of the pistachios, and fold in gently.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top.

Sprinkle the remaining ¼ cup pistachios over the top.

Bake the cake, rotating it halfway through, until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 ½ hours.

Transfer it to a wire rack, and let it cool completely in the pan.

Run a sharp knife along the short ends of the pan to loosen the cake; then pull up on the parchment paper to lift the cake out of the pan.

lotrproject: For the cost of a cup of coffee you can now...

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:37:02 +0200

lotrproject:

For the cost of a cup of coffee you can now support the Lord of the Rings Project.

Buy the Android app and get a completely new experience of the largest Lord of the Rings family tree on the web.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lotr.project

Lolliblog: Truth Lite

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:36:29 +0200

Lolliblog: Truth Lite:

lolliblog:

It’s report card time, which at our school means writing exhaustive comments about every student. It’s no small feat, learning the semantic art of delicate allusion to unpleasant truths, but after a while you pick it up. A kid who doesn’t talk but might possibly be paying attention can be…

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Wed, 16 May 2012 15:35:54 +0200

loichay:

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Wed, 16 May 2012 15:35:22 +0200

littlebootsblog:

this is a fun record…

… but seriously how pissed off does she look??!!

ouch!!

lovers & gamblers - beat inside

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:34:51 +0200

littlebootsblog:

thanks everyone who came out on friday to dance with me and lovers & gamblers!

L & G have been busy working on lots of new stuff, check out their latest tune ‘beat inside’ on soundcloud below, its really great…

Beat Inside by Lovers & Gamblers

LITTLE BOOTS: intro magazine party

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:34:18 +0200

LITTLE BOOTS: intro magazine party:

littlebootsblog:

had an AMAZING time playing in Berlin and Cologne this weekend… it was our first shows with the full live band of 2012 with lots of new songs and equipment so was a bit scary but went brilliantly and felt soooooooo good to be playing again can’t believe how much i’ve missed it, its like a drug…