Un Gand: Cu o floare nu se face primavara, dar o floare insoreste o zi…

Profit Over People: Neoliberalism and Global Order

by Noam Chomsky, Robert W. McChesney (Introduction)

4.06 of 5 stars 4.06  ·   rating details  ·  2,272 ratings  ·  81 reviews

In “Profit Over People,” Noam Chomsky takes on neoliberalism: the pro-corporate system of economic and political policies presently waging a form of class war worldwide. By examining the contradictions between the democratic and market principles proclaimed by those in power and those actually practiced, Chomsky critiques the tyranny of the few that restricts the public ar…more

Related articles

• Noam Chomsky – “eliminate all nuclear weapons”
• Emergency Transformation Show with Noam Chomsky & Jason Liosatos Ethical Compromises
• Noam Chomsky “A People Centered Society” (2013)
• noam chomsky speech
• Noam Chomsky Crushes Ron Paul And Libertarians! (video)

Just a thought: “Democracy should be all inclusive, not almost all exclusive!”

Related articles

• The US Has Officially Turned Into An Oligarchy! NOT A Democracy!

Noam Chomsky “Profit Over People” [RARE INTERVIEW!!] “”It is important to bear in mind that political campaigns are designed by the same people who sell toothpaste.” ― Noam Chomsky”

RARE Chomsky Interview from 1993.
Date – 04/13/1993

“It is important to bear in mind that political campaigns are designed by the same people who sell toothpaste.” 
― Noam Chomsky

NOTE: THE VIDEO HAS CLOSE CAPTION OPTION…i HOPE THERE IS A TRANSCRIPT SOMEWHERE!
Related articles

• Emergency Transformation Show with Noam Chomsky & Jason Liosatos Ethical Compromises
• Noam Chomsky – “eliminate all nuclear weapons”
• MIT’s Noam Chomsky: Obama’s Running a ‘Global Assassination Campaign’
• New! Noam Chomsky interview: the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster – June 1 2013
• Noam Chomsky: The Relentless Class War
• Noam Chomsky “A People Centered Society” (2013)

IgM (Immunoglobulin M)

Immunoglobulin M, or IgM for short, is a basic antibody that is produced by B cells. IgM is by far the physically largest antibody in the human circulatory system. It is the first antibody to appear in response to initial exposure to antigen.[1] The spleen is the major site of specific IgM production. ^[2]

IgM (Immunoglobulin M) antibody molecule consisting of 5 base units.
1: Base unit.
2: Heavy chains.
3: Light chains.
4: J chain.
5: Intermolecular disulfide bonds.

IgM scheme. Heavy chains are blue; light chains are yellow.

Sergei Rachmaninoff – Scherzo in D minor

[youtube.com/watch?v=3O2Aqgup1tM]

V. Polyansky – Russian State SO

Related articles

• Fabulous Compositions – Performances: Antonin Dvorak – Mass in D Major, Op. 86 [Valery Polyansky conducts the Russian State Symphonic Cappella and the Russian State Symphony Orchestra]
• Fine Art Gallery Presents: Pavel Polyansky – One Day In Paradise

Saint of the Day for Wednesday, April 30th, 2014:

St. Pius V, Pope

Pope from 1566-1572 and one of the foremost leaders of the Catholic Reformation. Born Antonio Ghislieri in Bosco, Italy, to a poor family, he labored as a shepherd until the age of fourteen and then … continue reading

St. Pius V, PopeSt. AdjutorSt. AimoSt. AjutureSt. AphrodisiusSt. CynwlSt. DesideratusSt. Donatus of EvoreaSt. Eutropius

St. ForannanBl. Francis DickensonSt. Joseph CottolengoSt. Lawrence of NovaraSt. Louis von BruckSt. MarianusSt. Maximus of RomeBl. Miles GerardSt. Pomponius of Naples

 

TODAY’S HOLIDAY: TUCSON INTERNATIONAL MARIACHI CONFERENCE

Tucson International Mariachi Conference

Mariachi is traditional Mexican folk music performed by a small group of musicians who typically sing and play some combination of the following instruments: guitar,vihuela (a small guitar-like instrument), guitarrón (a larger bass-like instrument), violin, and trumpet. Since the early 1980s, Mexican music enthusiasts have gathered in Arizona every April for the Tucson International Mariachi Conference. Attendees take part in cultural workshops, enjoy performances by top mariachi bands, and join in the fun at the Fiesta de Garibaldi, an outdoor street festival. More… Discuss

Related articles

• Mariachi Mass, or Misa Panamericana, a tradition at Houston church
• [VIDEO] Student mariachi group awarded with high honor and play at the White House
• Mariachi Loco… previewing the Annual International Mariachi Festival in Guadalajara, Mexico

QUOTATION: Lewis Carroll

Take care of the sense and the sounds will take care of themselves.

Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) Discuss

Related articles

• Lewis Carroll
• Lewis Carroll dies, aged 66.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY: JOACHIM VON RIBBENTROP (1893)

Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893)

Ribbentrop was Nazi Germany’s foreign minister from 1938 until 1945, during which time he helped negotiate the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact of 1939, which set the stage for Germany‘s attack on Poland that touched off World War II. He, like so many other Nazi officials, was an active participant in the “Final Solution” and various other atrocities and was one of the few who paid with his life at Nuremberg, where he was tried, convicted, and hanged for his war crimes. What were his last words? More…Discuss

Related articles

• John Kerry: Comeback Kid Joachim von Ribbentrop
• September 1939: A bloody month in Poland
• Uncurrent Events 4.30.14
• Russia Defends Soviet Pact With Nazis 70 Years Later

THIS DAY IN THE YESTERYEAR: WASHINGTON BECOMES FIRST ELECTED US PRESIDENT (1789)

 

Washington Gold (Photo credit: Peter Liu Photography)

Washington Becomes First Elected US President (1789)

Washington, who served as commander-in-chief of the Continental army in the American Revolution, was elected the first President of the US after the adoption of the Constitution. His two-term administration was marked by the establishment of a number of key American institutions that continue to operate today. Because of his central role in the founding of the US, Washington is often called the “Father of His Country.” What are five places or institutions that are named after him?More… Discuss

NEWS: DEATH TOLL RISES WITH SECOND DAY OF TORNADOES IN US

---

Death Toll Rises with Second Day of Tornadoes in US

Tornado Outbreak of April 25-28 (Photo credit: Navy Patrick)

At least 34 people have been killed in the southern and midwestern US in two consecutive days of ferocious tornado outbreaks. Twisters cut through at least half a dozen states, flattening homes and businesses in their paths. The storm outbreak began on Sunday, on the three-year anniversary of a historic US tornado outbreak that claimed more than 250 lives in Alabama. Those affected have begun sifting through the wreckage, but they must remain vigilant, as the severe weather is expected to last through Wednesday and could bring with it more deadly twisters. More… Discuss

ARTICLE: “SHIBBOLETH”

“Shibboleth”

An easy way to get a sense of whether or not someone is a musical insider is to have him say the word “timbre.” This is because musicians generally pronounce the first syllable of that word differently than non-musicians. “Timbre” is therefore a shibboleth—a word whose pronunciation can be used to distinguish between groups. The word has its origins in the Bible, which recounts the killing of 42,000 fugitive soldiers identified by their pronunciation of “shibboleth.” How did they say it? More… Discuss

Related articles

• Shibboleth Versus Sibboleth: the Power of the Spoken Word
• The Shibboleth Test
• Shibboleth