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Monthly Archives: September 2015
Brazil’s top court outlaws corporate contributions to political campaigns
Although touted by good governance advocates as vital to the fight against graft and malfeasance, others believe the ruling in Brazil will simply force campaign cash under the table. http://bentavener.com/2015/09/18/brazils-top-court-outlaws-corporate-contributions-to-political-campaigns/
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Tagged Brazil elections, Corruption, Mensalão, petrobras, President, Presidential Elections, PT, Rousseff, STF, Workers Party
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Postcard: jungle fish
The craziest-looking fish I’ve ever seen One of the biggest dietary changes that I have experienced in the last few months is the amount of fish that I’m eating has increased – a lot. That is especially true of the few … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazil, Latin America, Manaus, postcard, South America, travel
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Brazilian Congressman ordered to pay moral damages for telling his colleague she was “very ugly” and not “worth raping”
Brazilian Congressman, Jair Bolsonaro, has been ordered to pay Maria do Rosario Nunes over $2500 in moral damages for telling her she was “very ugly” and not “worth raping,” after she allegedly called him a rapist last year during a … Continue reading
Libraries in my life
Originally posted on Francesbell's Blog:
I have always loved libraries. The first one that I remember is Withington Library from when I lived in Withington in Manchester as a child. It’s great to see it is still there and…
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Monsanto’s Sealed Documents Reveal the Truth behind Roundup’s Toxicological Dangers
The year 2015 hasn’t been kind to Monsanto. In March, the World Health Organization declared that the company’s flagship product, its herbicide glyphosate or Roundup, is a probable human carcinogen. Increasingly, national health ministries are taking a hard second look … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, Brazil, California, Cancer, Dr. Gary Null, Germany, Glyphosate, GMO, human carcinogen, Monsanto, Richard Gale, Roundup, The International Reporter, World Health Organization
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Case study: Brazilian meatpacker extends operations in Venezuela.
São Paulo-based JBS SA is the world’s largest beef exporter. In 2014, the meat packing giant reported a record total revenue of BRL$ 120.5bn, up nearly 30% from the previous year, and profits of BRL$ 2.04bn. This year, a second-quarter slump in net profits … Continue reading
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Tagged beef, Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, Emerging Markets, Export, Growth, Market Share, Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela
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Humanitarian Imperialism: The New Doctrine of Imperial Right
Jean Bricmont’s concept “humanitarian imperialism” succinctly captures a dilemma that has faced Western leaders and the Western intellectual community since the collapse of the Soviet Union. From the origins of the Cold War, there was a reflexive justification for every … Continue reading
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Tagged African Union, Asia, Brazil, China, democracy, human-rights, India, Middle East, Russia, South Africa
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Smart City Collaboration [Cities and their Universities]
Originally posted on Sustainable Smart Cities:
In previous blogs I have suggested the role that universities might play within their cities to forward the ‘smart’ agenda. Indeed, it was a feature of both the recent conferences organised by The Environmental…
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~so cultural~
Originally posted on mis-elena-eous:
Museums, markets, museums, markets! Seems to be most of what we’ve been doing lately, but I’m not complaining! I love it!! The other day we went to Museu Afro Brasileiro, which as it turns out, is…
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