PBS NewsHour
December 2010
20 posts
“Brace yourself for five piping-hot minutes of inertia,” said William Barrett. Then he began reciting the names of every single one of 415 colors listed in a paint catalog: damson dream, dauphin, dayroom yellow, dead salmon…and on and on and on.”
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Boredom Enthusiasts Discover the Pleasures of Understimulation via The Wall Street Journal.
Hilarious and makes you think. ^TG
“For me it’s a revolution. The fact that the project to develop this vaccine was tailored to the medical needs of the Meningitis Belt in Africa, and at a price that affected governments could afford, is a real breakthrough and should be used for other problems of this sort.”
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Dr. Cathy Hewison, MSF Medical Advisor in the MSF special report Ten Stories That Mattered in Access to Medicines in 2010 (via doctorswithoutborders)
-Our own blog post about the meningitis vaccine roll-out in western Africa is here. ^TG
“The Cuban government has already informed us that the NewsHour is not welcome in Cuba for any further reporting.”
—Ray Suarez responds to critics of Cuba series
“So, right now, service members should not come out.”
—Tammy Schultz, national security and joint warfare director, U.S. Marine Corps War College on the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal. It will take at least 60 days for certification to take place-and may take months to implement the repeal.
Stories from across the nation
A roundup of interesting stories from public media across the nation this week:
How Harry Houdini captivated audiences, and how his legacy lives on. via @thirteenNY A Vanishing Breed of Shrimpers in South Carolina via @TheBigPicture Studio 360 looks at the role arts play in the healing process. via @studio360show Two Cities, Many Countries via @SOTRU Artist Jason Polan wants to draw every person in New York City. via @WNYC Wikileaks Cables Show U.S. Concern Over Mexican Politics via @fronterasdesk Searching for the Rare Columbia & Washington Medal via @WGBHboston The Last Seltzer Man in New York via @povdocs Major progress against malaria via @KPLU Hushing Up in the Grand Canyon via @kjzzphoenix From Graffiti to Gallery: a San Francisco artist uses stencils to create lifelike paintings [VIDEO] via @kqed Chicago as the New Silicon Valley? via @WBEZ Study: over-fishing of whales could be the underwater equivalent of deforestation via @WGBHboston ‘Moving Sculptures’ in Minnesota. via @mnoriginal In hard times, these small schools are changing to survive. via @opb
“Make no mistake about it. The evidence is unequivocal that the government of Pakistan and the military leadership of Pakistan aids and abets those sanctuaries. We have clear evidence to that fact. That’s the reality. It’s not a question of unable or unwilling. They willingly support those sanctuaries.”
—Retired Gen. Jack Keane on the PBS NewsHour
“It’s more survivable than most people think. The key is avoiding nuclear fallout.”
—An anonymous administration official telling the New York Times that it actually does make sense to train the public about what to do after a nuclear blast. (via officialssay)
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