By Richard Lane / @politicana Today, a comment like this from an elected official would pass without mention. We now live in a society of relative tolerance and acceptance and firm legal protections for gay men and women. But when Lord Chris Smith stood at a rally in Rugby in 1984, 25 years ago this week, and came out as the first openly gay parliamentarian he was taking a leap into the unknown. As...
`LifesiteNews’ `James Tillman’ (LifeSiteNews.com) — On November 18th, shortly after testifying before a U.S. congressional panel on human rights abuses in China, including the issue of forced abortions and sterilizations, lawyer Jing Tianyong was held and interrogated by Chinese police for attempting to meet with President Obama. In an emergency press conference yesterday, Rep. Chris...
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Beijing, China (LifeNews.com) -- A Chinese human rights lawyer who is one of the attorneys for forced abortion opponent Chen Guangcheng, was arrested shortly after President Barack Obama departed China. Jiang Tianyong testified before a Congressional panel on November 10 sponsored by pro-life Rep. Chris Smith.
Dave Rae bjo, Mac Rae kit, Chris Smith bass, Jim Blenkin tbn, Peter Wright tpt, Eric Brooks, piano, Sammy Rimington clt/alto This was a very well attended session and a very enjoyable one. The Rae Brothers play a gentle, infectious brand of New Orleans jazz which has a certain rhythmic lilt that draws you in from the first number. It’s not hard to see why they are so popular at jazz clubs and...
From http://lifenews.com/int1387.html China Arrests Attorney for Forced Abortion Opponent After Obama Visit, Hearing by Steven Ertelt LifeNews.com Editor November 20, 2009 addthis_pub = 'sertelt'; Email RSS Print Beijing, China (LifeNews.com) -- A Chinese human rights lawyer who is one of the attorneys for forced abortion opponent Chen Guangcheng, was arrested shortly after President Barack Obama departed...
Summary: Cultural assumptions about human gender continue to plague scientists. This time it colors, but let’s hope doesn’t interfere with, attempts to understand and control disease-bearing mosquitoes. Reading a Discover Magazine on the plane I ran across this snippet from an article on research into controlling Aedes aegypti , the mosquito that carries dengue fever. Since efforts to...
Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerDavid Goldman, who is fighting to get his son, Sean, back from Brazil, stands in front of the Capital Building in Washington D.C. in July while speaking during a press conference held by Congressman Chris Smith. A New...
After last weekends washout we look forward this Sunday to the 1st Round of the SPL League Cups. With Kevin away Simon takes the reigns of the Saints who have Connor Duke back in the squad. Saints are away to Division One strugglers Milford Pumas and will be looking to give starts to some of the fringe players for this match. Derek takes over at the Blues for the second time this season and with Chris...
The documentary Collapse, Chris Smith’s character study of Michael C. Ruppert, has been called “gripping,” “riveting,” “mesmerizing.” The force of Ruppert’s persona sustains the film, but its the ideas he present that really take center stage. Humanity is facing some serious challenges that, if left unaddressed, could lead to the collapse of modern industrial...
Collapse star/doomsayer Michael C. Ruppert discussed Chris Smith's film last night (Friday, 11.13) at the Laemmle Sunset 5. He should continue to speak out and play in the band -- it's called multi-tasking....
Rus Thompson will be filing an ethics complaint against State Senator Antoine Thompson. You can read here about Brewdog Punk IPA, a Buffalo refugee shelter received a $275,000 gift. Chris Smith posts a new Lawrence Lessig / Change Congress slideshow, explaining that opposition to the public option may be little more than the fruits of legalized bribery. Christina [...]
I’ll be in Los Angeles next week for PDC 2009. My session is called “ Future Directions for C# and Visual Basic ” and it comes on Tuesday immediately after the first keynote. I’m planning on spending the first half of the session talking about the biggest trends influencing C# and VB. The second part will be about more future looking features we are playing with these days....
Chris Smith’s documentary Collapse continues its run at New York’s Angelika this weekend, as well as opens in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Sunset 5. Now is your chance, L.A. residents, to see the acclaimed new film. Meanwhile, the film will begin its VOD launch on Sunday, when it will be available on Verizon FIOS, Cox, Charter, and other cable systems (check your “Movies On Demand”...
Also: 'Love Hurts,' 'Oh My God,' 'Storm' and 'Ten9Eight' As a documentary-portraiture complement to this weekend's release of the end-times blockbuster "2012," there's Chris Smith's "Collapse," an alternately frightening and mournful talkathon starring the conspiracy theories of ex-LAPD cop-reporter-author Michael Ruppert. Filmed in a spare basement made to feel like an interrogation...
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