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Dude’s take on the LHC

This is from Dude, regarding the possibility of creating a black hole with with the LHC. I agree: This supercollider is the one that **was** going to be built in Waxahachie, Texas before he Republican Congress dubbed the “Republican Revolution” … Continue reading

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From Suzy xx in Palestine

This was actually sent to me a long time ago, but I’m just now getting it posted Hi All, it’s been a while I know! Partly my lack of emails is because i’m not very good at keeping in touch … Continue reading

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My Love-Hate Relationship With English, by Akiko Shimada

Looking back over the years, I’m surprised by how much time and how much money I’ve devoted to English, the world’s most dominant language.  Sometimes I love English, but sometimes I really hate it, feeling that my longtime efforts haven’t … Continue reading

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Oaxaca Report Back in Olympia

Hello Family and Friends… I am back in the states after my 7 month trip to Southern Mexico where I spent mid July until December learning from and photographing the incredible uprising occurring in Oaxaca followed by two months in … Continue reading

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Report from the Zapatista International Encounter

hello all… It has been quite some time since I sent out a report from my time here in Chiapas. I have been working with Frayba, a human rights organization that sends internationals into Zapatista and other indigenous communities to … Continue reading

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Where Were You That Summer of 2001?

This is the kind of info that was floating around before the war in Iraq that everyone ignored and/or discounted, yet now wished they had not.  This article is damn well-documented too.  if you doubt what he is saying, just … Continue reading

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Reality strikes my day off…

I think I’m losing it…seriously…i think I’m forgetting the meaning of words like “peace” and “ceasefire” and “routine”. Today I had a day off and went to meet a friend of mine from Bethlehem who has recently started a new … Continue reading

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3G in Japan vs stagnation in the US

Regarding WiFi in Japan vs the US, Jesse wrote: We already have 4G in Japan…. and it is already too slow but boasts speeds of 100mbps. 3g is only good for non-mobile systems. It only goes a max of 384kbps … Continue reading

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had to flee Oaxaca

Hello all… So I have been experiencing some sort of writers block. I had intended to send this update last week but ended up needing some time to reflect and decompress. The repression by the Mexican government that I described … Continue reading

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Life in Walajah

Hi everyone, It’s been a while since my last mass email and I’ve had a couple of those “are you still alive” emails that I love as they prove to me that you all miss me (ie they’re good for … Continue reading

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