Bill would give president emergency control of Internet | Politics and Law Internet companies and civil liberties groups were alarmed this spring when a U.S. Senate bill proposed handing the White House the power to disconnect private-sector computers from the Internet. They're not much happier about a revised version that aides to Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, have spent months drafting behind closed doors. The new version would allow the president to "declare a cybersecurity emergency" relating to "non-governmental" computer networks and do what's necessary to respond to the threat. "I think the redraft, while improved, remains troubling due to its vagueness," said Larry Clinton, president of the Internet Security Alliance, which counts representatives of Verizon, Verisign, Nortel, and Carnegie Mellon University on its board. A spokesman for Rockefeller also declined to comment on the record Thursday, saying that many people were unavailable because of the summer recess. Update at 3:14 p.m.
Defining Globalization Human societies across the globe have established progressively closer contacts over many centuries, but recently the pace has dramatically increased. Jet airplanes, cheap telephone service, email, computers, huge oceangoing vessels, instant capital flows, all these have made the world more interdependent than ever. Multinational corporations manufacture products in many countries and sell to consumers around the world. Money, technology and raw materials move ever more swiftly across national borders. Along with products and finances, ideas and cultures circulate more freely. Articles and Documents Key Documents Lamy Underlines Need For "Unity in Our Global Diversity" (June 14, 2011) Director-General of the WTO Pascal Lamy discusses globalization’s “fragile dominance” over our era, and argues that deglobalization should not and will not happen. Inescapably Side by Side - An Interview with David Held (February 2004) Runaway World - Reith Lectures Revisited (November 10, 1999) Edward S.
Inspiring Stories for a Community Led Future - Ecolise Creating a Narrative that Matters We are hardwired to create and share stories; it’s how we learn and is what shapes our identity. A well-told story helps us re-imagine our lives, gives us hope and offers us a sense of what could be possible. A great majority of the stories we are exposed to appeal to values associated with consumption, status and our self-image. Transformational stories need to engage people’s ‘intrinsic’ or non-materialistic values, rather than ‘extrinsic’ or materialistic ones. When the stories we hear appeal to extrinsic values we are far less likely to be concerned about the environment or have empathy for others. Generally what is deemed to be newsworthy these days is anxiety inducing or cultivates self-doubt and apathy. We are told that to meet the targets required to avoid catastrophic global warming we must begin to consume less. We definitely need to hear more compelling stories to inspire us to transform our lives and the places we live.
World Reaction To 2012 Election: Barack Obama's Re-Election Elicits Strong Feelings Around The Globe (PHOTOS) President Barack Obama's re-election in the United States elicited strong feelings — from optimism to skepticism — around the world. A sampling of global reaction: "One of the first things I want to talk to Barack about is how we must do more to try and solve this crisis (in Syria). Above all, congratulations to Barack. I've enjoyed working with him, I think he's a very successful U.S. president and I look forward to working with him in the future "Your re-election is a clear choice in favor of an America that is open, unified, completely engaged in the international scene and conscious of the challenges facing our planet: peace, the economy and the environment." — French President Francois Hollande. Pope Benedict XVI sent a message to Obama expressing hope that "ideals of liberty and justice, which guided the founders of the U.S.A., may continue to shine on the road ahead for the nation." — Vatican spokesman the Rev. "Sandy was a climate change warning. Related on HuffPost:
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Amendment 64 Passes: Colorado Legalizes Marijuana For Recreational Use The Rocky Mountain High just got a whole lot higher. On Tuesday night, Amendment 64 -- the measure seeking the legalization of marijuana for recreational use by adults -- was passed by Colorado voters, making Colorado the first state to end marijuana prohibition in the United States. Colorado Gov. The voters have spoken and we have to respect their will. The passage of the state measure is without historical precedent and the consequences will likely be closely-watched around the world. A common error is to believe that the Netherlands has already legalized cannabis (the preferred term for marijuana in Europe). A64 will allow adults 21 and older to purchase up to one ounce of marijuana from specialty marijuana dispensaries and grow up to six marijuana plants in their homes. Although Colorado "legalized it," it will be several months, perhaps as long as a year, before Colorado adults 21-and-over can enjoy the legal sale of marijuana.
How to define... Planning Local Economic Development: Theory and Practice - Nancey Green Leigh, Edward J. Blakely Election 2012: Gay marriage and recreational use of marijuana voted in tonight Scroll down for video Recreational marijuana use and gay marriage became legal in some U.S. states last night in defiance of federal law, breaking new ground in the 2012 election. Altering the course of U.S social policy, Maine and Maryland became the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote, while Washington state and Colorado set up a showdown with the Obama administration by legalizing recreational use of marijuana. Dating back to 1998, same-sex marriage has been rejected in all 32 states that have held popular votes on the issue. Waiting for results: Christabel Escarez, right, and Daisy Frearson, second from right - both in support of same-sex marriage - watch early election results at the Wildrose bar in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood Vote: Since 1998, same-sex marriage has been rejected in all 32 states that have held popular votes on the issue, until the streak was broken tonight in Maine Though same-sex marriage is still illegal in the state.
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