Gwen Ifill doubles down on defense of David Chalian

http://twitter.com/#!/pbsgwen/status/240905054759038977

PBS’s Gwen Ifill has had a busy day, not only defending David Chalian over his comment that the GOP is “happy to have a party while black people drown” but also calling the ex-Yahoo News bureau chief “God’s gift to political journalism.” Now Ifill has a reading assignment for her “new Twitter detractors.”

“Unbiased” journalist Ifill tweets a link to a National Journal article by editor Ron Fournier with the patently biased title, “Why (and How) Romney Is Playing the Race Card.” Fournier’s proof? A breakfast conversation with a Detroit firefighter and a contractor who helpfully translate Romney’s “code” — “the subtle language of distrust and prejudice that whites use to communicate deep-set fears.”

@pbsgwen Would you please send me a list of words I'm allowed to say?

— Walt Gilbert (@walt_gilbert) August 29, 2012

why doesn't @pbsgwen just get it over with and put Obama2012 in her bio already?

— Harold Stickeehands (@StickeeNotes) August 29, 2012

.@pbsgwen @ron_fournier A prominent liberal journalist jokes about black people drowning and that somehow makes Romney racist? #facepalm

— jon gabriel (@exjon) August 29, 2012

We believe this is what “real journalists” call a follow-up question, and it’s worth answering. Does this “good read” prove that Chalian was right about the GOP being happy about people drowning?

.@ExJon @Hmm…seems like pbsgwen is saying Chalian was right to assume RNC is racist. Is that it, Gwen?

— John Sexton (@verumserum) August 29, 2012

@pbsgwen You defend your friend who said Romney was "happy to party while black people drown." And ROMNEY is playing the race card?

— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) August 30, 2012

https://twitter.com/ReachRenee/status/240976839349252096

@pbsgwen Thanks. Had ignorantly mistaken you for a serious journalist, but this clears things up.

— Rob Johnson (@rob84642) August 30, 2012

Note: digging a deeper hole for yourself is not the kind of “shovel-ready job” anyone had in mind.

https://twitter.com/writer1500CK/status/240976371273326592

#IStandWithDavidOnTheUnemploymentLine @pbsgwen God must have re-Gifted that one. @Talkmaster @michellemalkin

— Tony Woodall (@TonyWCMB) August 30, 2012

@pbsgwen @davidchalian #IStandwithDavid his vile Bigotry is not a "mistake." go stand with dave in the unemployment line.

— Bill Naylor (@mightymojohand) August 30, 2012

 

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Euro-Caribbean Societies in the 21st Century

This edited collection examines the realities of the last remnants of the European colonial empires in the Caribbean, namely the British, Dutch and French overseas territories. Although known and perhaps infamous for their role as high-end tourist destinations and financial centres, these small jurisdictions are complex and multifaceted places. While this volume considers their role as financial centres, it does so from alternative and original perspectives by examining how the sector shapes the internal dynamics of these Caribbean societies, and how it is itself shaped by global trends. A range of contributions is included that highlight other key issues. Political relations between the territories and their metropolitan centres and with the European Union are the focus of several chapters, highlighting the stresses and strains, and in many cases the unfulfilled expectations of devolved governance. Further chapters describe the economic instability and factors of political conflict faced by some of these societies and the available options to address them. Finally, several chapters reflect more specifically on the territories’ internal social and ethnic dynamics, and the hierarchies and inequalities that result. Bringing together a variety of different disciplinary perspectives, from political science to sociology, and from anthropology to geography, this book will be of great interest to any academic or student who wishes to see how an often overlooked part of the world is actually a key site of socio-economic transformation and a crucial nexus in global affairs. Sébastien Chauvin is a sociologist and an Associate Professor at the Institut des Sciences Sociales at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. His research deals with immigration, citizenship, gender, sexuality, law and labour in France and the USA. With Bruno Cousin, he has also developed a multi-sited research programme on social and symbolic capital and the cultural sociology of economic élites, with a focus on Western Europe (élite male social club sociability), the Caribbean region (Saint-Barthélemy), and new forms of conspicuous consumption among the global super-rich. His other ongoing writing explores the intersections of race, nationalism, sexuality and citizenship in the Netherlands, France and the USA. Peter Clegg is Associate Professor in Politics and Head of the Department of Health and Social Sciences at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. He was formerly Visiting Research Fellow at both KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of South East Asian and Caribbean Studies, Leiden, Netherlands, and at the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), University of the West Indies, Jamaica. His main research interests focus on contemporary developments within the United Kingdom Overseas Territories and the international political economy of the Caribbean. Bruno Cousin is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Sciences Po, France, and an affiliate of the Centre of European Studies and Comparative Politics (CEE), France. Previously, he was Assistant Professor at the University of Lille, France, and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard University, USA, and has held visiting positions at NYU, the University of Amsterdam and Birkbeck. His research interests focus on class relations, residential segregation, social capital and forms of bourgeois sociability, and the modes of élites’ legitimization. He is currently conducting research with Sébastien Chauvin on Saint-Barthélemy (French West Indies), whose first results have been published in Ethnologie française and Geographies of the Super-Rich (2013), and he has recently co-authored Ce que les riches pensent des pauvres (2017).

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Stress and Your Body | Dr. Bruce McEwen

In this video, Dr. Bruce McEwen, of the Rockefeller University, talks about the different types of stress, how stress affects our bodies, and how men and women react differently to stress. The video is part of the Emotional Well-Being video series by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). For more information about stress and complementary and integrative therapies visit: http://bit.ly/2no2dHx Connect with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nih.nccih/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NIH_NCCIH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nih_nccih

Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development

ÔThis is a thought-provoking book with relevance to a broad readership, especially IP practitioners with a strong international focus.Õ Ð Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin Intellectual property (IP) has gained an unprecedented importance in the new world of globalization and the knowledge economy. However, experience, as well as cyclical attitudes toward IP, show that there is no universal model of IP protection. This comprehensive book considers new and emerging IP issues from a development perspective, examining recent trends and developments in this area. Presenting an overview of the IP landscape in general, the contributing authors subsequently narrow their focus, providing wide-ranging case studies from countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America on topical issues in the current IP discourse. These include the impact of IP on the pharmaceutical sector, the protection of life forms and traditional knowledge, geographical indications, access to knowledge and public research institutes, and the role of competition policy. The challenges developing countries face in the TRIPS-Plus world are also explored in detail. The diverse range of contributions to this thought-provoking book offer a wide variety of alternative perspectives on and solutions for the controversial issues surrounding the role of IP within sustainable development. As such, it will prove a stimulating read for government policy-makers, trade negotiators, academics, lawyers and IP practitioners in general, UN and other intergovernmental agencies, development campaigners and aid agencies, environmentalist groups and university students.

Stress And The Brain: JaimeTartar at TEDxNSU

Jaime Tartar tells us about how the brain interprets what is stressful, how it determines our behavioral and physiological response to stressors, and how it can be damaged by stress. She will discuss how the body’s reaction to acute stress has protective and adaptive effects in the short run while chronic stress can lead to poor health consequences such as decreased memory performance and depression. Tartar is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Nova Southeastern University. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

Beautiful Relaxing Music for Stress Relief • Meditation Music, Sleep Music, Ambient Study Music

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Yoga For Stress Relief

Join Adriene on the mat for a Yoga for stress relief sequence! This yoga practice is great for a tired body and a busy mind. Try this sequence to calm the nervous system and do a little energetic hygiene as you relive anxiety and stress from the body. Connect to your breath and take some time for YOU. Let go of that which is no longer serving you! Open your mind, your heart and stretch & soothe your body. Enjoy! For more free yoga videos and more YWA Lifestyle, go to http://yogawithadriene.com. Stay connected~ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yogawithadriene Twitter: https://twitter.com/yogawithadriene Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/YogaWithAdriene/… Instagram: adrienelouise Intro music by Shakey Graves! Check him out here: http://shakeygraves.com

Music for Stress Relief, Classical Music for Relaxation, Instrumental Music, Mozart, ♫E092

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