Inspiring people. Places. Blogs. Articles. 2011′s Pictures Of The Year. December 24, 2011 | 3 Comments » | Topics: Best Of , Pics Loading ... Hot Stories From Around The Web Other Awesome Stories. Seaquence. Press Freedom Index 2011-2012. Americas United States and Chile affected by protests, Brazil crippled by insecurity The worldwide wave of protests in 2011 also swept through the New World.
It dragged the United States (47th) and Chile (80th) down the index, costing them 27 and 47 places respectively. The crackdown on protest movements and the accompanying excesses took their toll on journalists. In the space of two months in the United States, more than 25 were subjected to arrests and beatings at the hands of police who were quick to issue indictments for inappropriate behaviour, public nuisance or even lack of accreditation In Chile, where student protesters questioned the over-concentration of media ownership, violence against journalists included beatings, cyber-attacks and attacks on editorial staffs. Neighbouring Argentina (47th) barely moved in the index but two other southern countries registered a marked decline – Brazil (99th, down 41) and Paraguay (80th, down 26). Contrasting fortunes in Central America.
Understanding Vietnam in the 21st Century: Political, Economic, and Security Issues in the Asia/Pacific Region. It is hardly surprising that most Americans of the past generation came to see Vietnam through the lenses of anti-communism, a failed war, and the POW/MIA problem.
These lenses now are of no use. The Vietnam of 1995 is not the Vietnam that American helicopters left when they took off from the roof of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon in 1975. It is a new Vietnam. On the other hand, the potential of Vietnam has long been more highly appreciated by the Japanese. The Cambodian War frustrated that purpose and caused Japan to suspend its aid.
The American announcement on July 11, 1995 (the day that President Clinton announced his intention to establish full diplomatic relations with Vietnam), therefore, was doubly welcomed in Japan. Understanding Vietnam in the 21st Century: Political, Economic, and Security Issues in the Asia/Pacific Region is part 3 of a three-part curriculum series. Oddity Central - Collecting Oddities - StumbleUpon. Life-size zombies crawling out of a 1,800-pound giant pumpkin?
You have to face it, Halloween carved pumpkins don’t get a lot cooler than that. A crowd of Halloween fans gathered at the New York Botanical Garden, the other day, to see pumpkin-carving master Ray Villafane work his magic on the world’s biggest pumpkin. Listen to a Wall of rock Music - StumbleUpon.
Cradle Chair: Big Basket Seat Rocks Adults Gently to Sleep. There is no escaping those innate and early-learned associations – for some, it means sleeping to gentle noises on planes, and for others, the act of rocking tilts us softly into a deep slumber.
Richard Clarkson and company wanted to create a kind of low-tech, sensory-deprivation, sofa-style seat where one can curl up and forget the workaday worries of ordinary life … and perhaps even doze over before you notice you are slowly falling asleep. While there is art and craft in this object, there is science that went into its design as well. Specifically, research into autistic children and those who suffer from RMD (rhythmic moving disorder) played a crucial role in the shape and structure of the result. For all its theoretical complexity, the final form looks quite simple (and extremely comfortable).
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The 25 Most Popular Cracked.com Articles of 2011. #12. 17 Images That Will Ruin Your Childhood Nostalgia is a sucker's game.
We imagine all the toys and TV shows from childhood as perfect and awesome purely because our immature brains hadn't developed the ability to joylessly pick things apart for their flaws. The songs we liked at age 10 weren't any better than the Justin Bieber stuff the 10-year-old girls love now. So it's good to go back and look at our childhood icons through adult eyes. OK, maybe "good" isn't the word for it ... Full Article #11. 7 Creepy Urban Legends That Happen to be True (Part 4) Once again, it's that time of year when Cracked goes out our way to fact check the outlandish stories that allegedly happened to your friend's former roommate's cousin's girlfriend. Full Article #10. 6 Movie Plot Holes You Never Noticed Thanks to Editing The magic of movie-making is that directors have the luxury of leaving the boring shit out. For example ... Full Article #9. Author J.K. And sometimes, that shit gets nasty. Full Article #5. Turntubelist: Mix YouTube video and YouTube music like a DJ. Create video playlists and ROCK!
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