Monday, August 5, 2013

The Pill, the Rhythm Method, and Why “Nature” Isn't An Argument - Raw Story









The Pill, the Rhythm Method, and Why “Nature” Isn't An Argument

Raw Story

The naturalistic fallacy grates on my nerves more than many other logical fallacies, in a way that is no doubt due in part to having been a sickly child whose access to good health care through my dad's government job benefits made life much more ...









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Haiti Tourism: At least 74.90% non-business travel during Carnival - Defend Haiti









Haiti Tourism: At least 74.90% non-business travel during Carnival

Defend Haiti

CARACAS, Venezuela (defend.ht) - At least seven Venezuelan deputies were injured in the fight that broke out in the National Assembly (AN) between government, Chavistes, and the right-wing opposition on Tuesday. Caribbean · Africa · North .... Read ...









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UCLA deans travel like rock stars as tuition soars out of middle-class reach - Daily Caller









UCLA deans travel like rock stars as tuition soars out of middle-class reach

Daily Caller

A shocking investigation by the Center for Investigative Reporting demonstrates that several deans at the University of California, Los Angeles have run up outrageous tabs for travel and entertainment. Expense records obtained by CIR through California ...









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The Pill, the Rhythm Method, and Why “Nature” Isn't An Argument - Raw Story









The Pill, the Rhythm Method, and Why “Nature” Isn't An Argument

Raw Story

The naturalistic fallacy grates on my nerves more than many other logical fallacies, in a way that is no doubt due in part to having been a sickly child whose access to good health care through my dad's government job benefits made life much more ...









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Democrats have taken advantage of Millennials - Daily Caller









Democrats have taken advantage of Millennials

Daily Caller

Today, one in three of my fellow Millennials will wake up in their parents' home. Some of them have a job, but the vast majority are either unemployed or have dropped out of the labor force all together. Most graduated from high school and spent some ...









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Brazil: Thousands urge return of pet monkey Chico - Boston.com








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Brazil: Thousands urge return of pet monkey Chico

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Brazil pet monkey confiscated after decades with family









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South American Leaders Take US Spying Issue To United Nations - Fox News Latino








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South American Leaders Take US Spying Issue To United Nations

Fox News Latino

South American foreign ministers from the Mercosur trade bloc aired their frustrations about the United States' alleged international spying practices to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday. Venezuela's Foreign Minister Elias Jaua, whose ...

South Americans alarmed at alleged US spying

Mercosur complains to Ban Ki-moon on US global espionage and EU affront ...









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Chile judge rejects Matthei charge

A judge in Chile rejects a request to prosecute the father of presidential candidate Evelyn Matthei over the death of the father of her poll rival.



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Exotic snake suspected in boys' deaths

Police in Canada are looking into the deaths of two young boys who appear to have been strangled by an exotic snake.



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City of God, 10 years on

Life in Brazil's City of God, 10 years after film



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The Whistleblowers and Latin America - Huffington Post









The Whistleblowers and Latin America

Huffington Post

If the U.S. Government's intention was to deter Evo Morales or any Latin American President from helping Snowden, their tactic backfired. On the 4thJuly, two days after the grounding of Bolivia's presidential jet, Heads of State from across Latin ...









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Probe into Pinochet millions dropped

A Chilean judge drops a nine-year probe into the wealth of former dictator Augusto Pinochet, taking no action against his family over corruption claims.



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Brazil outcry at pet monkey removal

Thousands in Brazil sign petitions demanding the return of a pet monkey taken away by the authorities after living for nearly 40 years with a family.



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State Department Ordered Review of Iranian terror Activity in Latin America - Daily Beast








Daily Beast



State Department Ordered Review of Iranian terror Activity in Latin America

Daily Beast

“For the first time in the argentine and world judicial history, it has been gathered and substantiated in a judicial file, evidence that proved the steps taken by a terrorist regime, the Islamic Republic of Iran, to infiltrate, for decades, large ...









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Hotel and Cruise Industries Going Head-to-Head Over Proposed Train in Mexico - HotelChatter








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Hotel and Cruise Industries Going Head-to-Head Over Proposed Train in Mexico

HotelChatter

The concept has been supported by many, including the Mexican Tourism Board, as a way to improve tourism. According to reports, the train times would be coordinated with the arrival of cruise ships to allow for passenger excursions to Chichen Itza or ...

Yucatan : Hotel and Cruise Industries Going Head-to-Head Over Proposed Train ...









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Iran's New President Meets With Cuba Vice President, Vows Closer Ties - Fox News Latino









Iran's New President Meets With Cuba Vice President, Vows Closer Ties

Fox News Latino

Iran's new president, Hasan Rouhani, said at his inauguration Sunday that one of his top priorities is to deepen ties with Latin America, and with Cuba in particular. Rouhani met with Cuba's vice president, Ricardo Cabrisas, according to published ...









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Cuban Dissident Car Crash 'Was Assassination' - Sky News









Cuban Dissident Car Crash 'Was Assassination'

Sky News

However, he has now claimed that Mr Paya's death was not the result of an accident but that the official account was "a perfect alibi to hide the death of the only dissident who could lead the transition in Cuba." In an interview with the Spanish ...









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Five Minutes with Alfredo Castellanos

(Private Equity International) The Mexican private equity market is less crowded and opportunities are more…



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The top breakup locations

Breaking up in a foreign land isn't as bad as you might imagine. In fact, some places make it easy.



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Cuba finally gets widespread Internet - THV 11








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Cuba finally gets widespread Internet

THV 11

UNDATED (CNN) -- For most people in Cuba, going online is a relatively new thing, and it is still a luxury. The government recently opened up more than 100 internet outlets around the island. Still certain sites remain blocked, and the government ...









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Has Cuban baseball entered a declining phase? I HOPE NOT!





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Meet the winners of The Next Web's Latin American Startup Awards 2013 - The Next Web









Meet the winners of The Next Web's Latin American Startup Awards 2013

The Next Web

In the lead up to this year's The Next Web Conference Latin America, we've been running Startup Awards competitions in Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Brazil in search of the hottest startups and investors. Each competition kicked off with ...









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Excellent Work by Cuba's Alfredo Despaigne in the Mexican League





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Daily Deal: New York City's sale on Broadway tickets is back - Los Angeles Times









Daily Deal: New York City's sale on Broadway tickets is back

Los Angeles Times

It's the sixth time New York City's tourism office has made the offer available to locals and visitors, and new shows have been added to the promotion. The deal: The twofers are available for 19 shows, including "The Trip to Bountiful" with Cuba ...









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Cuba, a Country with a Broken Heart - Inter Press Service









Cuba, a Country with a Broken Heart

Inter Press Service

Back then, “el juego de pelota”, as it was called in Cuba, had crucial importance in different areas of the national spirituality: as a non-conformist social activity that indicated a desire for progress (United States' modernity in contrast with the ...









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More photos of the Moskva missile cruiser arriving in Havana harbor





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ENTROPIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. : Entropic Gets Aggressive in Latin ... - 4-traders (press release)









ENTROPIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. : Entropic Gets Aggressive in Latin ...

4-traders (press release)

Latin America is undergoing explosive Pay-TV market growth and making a significant transition from standard definition (SD) to high definition (HD) TV. In fact, according to a June 2013 report titled, Pay-TV in Latin America: Cable, DTH and IPTV 2013 ...









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Gazprom 'conquistadors' target South America - RT (blog)








RT (blog)



Gazprom 'conquistadors' target South America

RT (blog)

The world's largest producer of natural gas continues to pick up assets in Latin America and the next may be a joint venture with Germany's largest crude oil producer. Gazprom, which has shunned the shale gas revolution in favor of controlling the ...









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Why Colombia will benefit from Falcao move

Monaco's signing of Radamel Falcao and James Rodriguez will boost Colombia's World Cup chances, says BBC Sport's Tim Vickery



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Bill Kristol: A year ago Obama said al-Qaida is on the run, and now WE are on ... - Daily Caller









Bill Kristol: A year ago Obama said al-Qaida is on the run, and now WE are on ...

Daily Caller

It cuts tourism. They are objecting to the ambassadors there. The ambassadors are cabling back to the State Department saying, 'Travel alert, are you sure we have to do that?' For the U.S. government and the State Department to issue a travel alert for ...









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Falklands admiral Woodward dies

Adm Sir Sandy Woodward, who led the UK's Falklands Task Force, has died after a long illness at the age of 81, his daughter tells the BBC.



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Amnesty Names 5 Cubans 'Prisoners of Conscience' - ABC News









Amnesty Names 5 Cubans 'Prisoners of Conscience'

ABC News

Cuban officials, who did not respond to a request for comment Sunday, deny holding any political prisoners. The government and its supporters call dissidents "counterrevolutionaries" and "mercenaries" who take foreign money to try to undermine the ...









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13 places to visit in 2013 - Stuff.co.nz








Stuff.co.nz



13 places to visit in 2013

Stuff.co.nz

Despite gruesome headlines from Mexico's drug war, Mexico has seen a huge influx of tourists recently. In 2012, 23 million international tourists visited Mexico, and there's been a 5 per cent increase in the number of tourists who arrived in Mexico by ...









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Conax all-inclusive DRM portfolio for Latin America now includes in-the-cloud ... - PR Newswire (press release)









Conax all-inclusive DRM portfolio for Latin America now includes in-the-cloud ...

PR Newswire (press release)

SAO PAULO, Aug. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ABTA 2013 Expo & Conference -- Conax, a leading global provider of solutions for securing multi-device and digital video content distribution, today announced an all-inclusive strategy for the Latin America pay ...









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Ray Kelly: Fatal Shooting Of Armed 14-Year-Old Was Justified - Gothamist









Ray Kelly: Fatal Shooting Of Armed 14-Year-Old Was Justified

Gothamist

NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly told reporters on Sunday that while the fatal shooting of a Bronx teenager at the hands of two rookie police officers was an "urban tragedy," he believed that the shooting was justified. "I don't see what the officers could ...









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Independent Labor Unions Outlawed in Cuba, For The "Proletariat" and the Self ... - Huffington Post









Independent Labor Unions Outlawed in Cuba, For The "Proletariat" and the Self ...

Huffington Post

The only union permitted, the Central Workers Union of Cuba (CTC), tries to absorb us in their straitjacketed structures. Paying monthly dues, participating in congresses where little is accomplished, and parading in support of the same government that ...









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