- Shed a tear–UC Berkeley erases old courses | The Do It Yourself Scholar
- Unlike some of the open access courses on the web, the course podcasts from the University of California campuses at Berkeley, Los Angeles and San Diego have always been primarily for their own students, and the public access is merely a byproduct. So be warned. And if you see a course you’re interested in, download it while you can.
- Gyeongju, Ancient Silla Capital | About.com Asian History
- Are you looking for a primer on Korean history?
- Declining Life Expectancies Show Why Women’s Health Should be a Priority | National Women’s Law Center
- A recent study out of the University of Washington found that in 737 U.S. Counties, women’s life expectancies declined over the past decade. You read that right. In large sections of the country, women are dying younger than they did 10 years ago. This marks the largest decline in life expectancy in the U.S. since the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918. …
- US ‘extends drone strikes to Somalia’ | AJE
- First such attack reported in east African nation reportedly wounds two leaders of anti-government group al-Shabab.
- If fetuses were able to take strippers to Burger King…. | Pandagon – Amanda Marcotte
- …arguing that fetuses should get the vote, which would just mean pregnant women get to vote twice, which might not work out as well for Republicans as said legislator thinks…
- Gender Across Borders » Blog Archive » How Gender Gets Stopped at the Border
- Looking to go into the shoe importing business? Be prepared to pay more for women’s shoes. Or maybe you have an itch for selling cotton shirts? Be prepared to pony up more for the men’s variety. …
…How then did such clear discrimination go unchallenged for nearly two centuries? Cone says the answer is a bit more complicated: “Part of the reason is because there was no protection for gender until about 1970. The equal protection clause in the US did not recognize gender as a protected class until Justice Ginsburg…”
…the Court of International Trade (CIT) told him that the case wasn’t “discriminatory on its face” — meaning he hadn’t been able to prove who the affected parties were and how they had been hurt.
[I'm beginning to think that anything which does not include the phrase, "take that, you bitches", is not discriminatory. -L]
[My bookmarks live at delicious.com/camryl. In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. Also, signal boosts are awesome! --L.]
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