A Man of no Importance.
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Walmart Fires Pregnant Employee For Drinking Water on the Job In 2007 the 18-year-old Walmart employee was fired from her job, stocking shelves in the infants department, for drinking from a water bottle. According to her worker orientation meeting, as noted by the Washington Post, employees were allowed to drink on the job so long as it is only water. Her supervisor, however, changed the rules and said she needed a doctor’s note in order to hydrate, even when she was visibly pregnant.
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Jail reckless bankers, report urges Senior bankers guilty of reckless misconduct should be jailed, a long-awaited report on banking commissioned by the government has recommended.
The cross-party Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards’ fifth report said bankers should in future be accountable for their actions.
The words “horse”,”door” and “bolted” spring to mind.
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Welfare limits tied to more deaths over time: study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pressuring welfare recipients to get a job or face losing their benefits may put them at a slightly increased risk of dying over the long term, according to new research. -
Camille Saint Saens - Piano Concerto No.5, Op.103 “Egyptian” (26 mins)
I. Allegro animato, II. Andante (9:42), III. Molto allegro (20:21)
Jean-Yves Thibaudet and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Andris Nelsons (by bartje11) -
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Alberta, Canada: “Every plant and tree died.”
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(via ecossebear)
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This is so badass.
“A four man anti-poaching team permanently guards a Northern White Rhino on Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, 13 July 2011. The Ol Pejeta Conservancy is an important “not-for-profit” wildlife conservancy in the Laikipia District of Kenya and the largest sanctuary for black rhinos in East Africa. It is also the home of 4 of the world’s remaining 8 Northern White Rhino, the worlds most endangered animal. There has been an increase in poaching incidents on Ol Pejeta recently, in line with a massive worldwide increase in rhino poaching linked to the rise in the Asian middle class. Anti-poaching teams provide close protection to the rhino, with 24 hour observation over all rhino on Ol Pejeta and 24 hour armed guard protection over the 4 Northern White Rhino who are kept in their own Boma area. The team have developed extraordinary relationships with these Rhino, leaning on them, scratching them and displaying tremendous affection towards these most endangered of animals. Each of the men in these teams feels a genuine vocation towards the protection of these animals, something the rhino seem to sense, and this emerges on a daily basis as the men walk with the rhino through their day.”(via beardier)
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Governor Rick Scott on whether paid sick leave is a good idea:
Florida’s governor just signed a bill BANNING paid sick leave.
I’ll just leave this here: Universal paid sick leave reduces the spread of flu.
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van Gogh: self-portrait in front of a Japanese print.
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Satire via Ironic Times
“Tweet” Added to Oxford English Dictionary
Dropped: “wit”, “thoughtfulness”, “depth”, understanding” and hundreds of other archaic words.Letter From Chinese Slave Labor Camp Smuggled Out in Halloween Decorations Discovered by Customer Who Bought Them From Kmart
Also discovered: letter from underpaid worker at Kmart store where it was sold.(text by ironic times, link mine)
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A.Soler - 6 Concertos for 2 Keyboards (65 mins)
Concerto No. 1 in C Major for 2 Harpsichords 0:00
Concerto No. 5 in A Major for 2 Fortepianos 10:37
Concerto No. 3 in G Major for 2 Harpsichords 20:12
Concerto No. 4 in F Major for 2 Harpsichords 31:48
Concerto No. 2 in A Minor for 2 Fortepianos 40:57
Concerto No. 6 in D Major for 2 Harpsichords 54:08Trevor Pinnock and Kenneth Gilbert - keyboards
Harpsichord by Clayson and Garrett 1978 and 1979 after Vincenzio Sodi Florenc 1782
Fortepiano by Adlam Burnett 1974 and 1977 after Mathaeus Heilmann Mainz 1785 -
Cloned Robot Army Storms Istanbul with Flashlights
Istanbul-based artist Erdal Inci clones sections of video creating an endless array of cloned avatars that appear to flood through the city streets.
(via zurrabear)
