Quebec Unrest.. Transgender Pageant Contestant.. F-35 Leak

Thursday, May 17, 2012
The Quebec government has announced plans to suspend the current academic session for striking students in an attempt to restore order in a province plagued by unrest.
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Daniel Alexandre Portoraro: Why Learn, When You Can Protest?
Due to a recent court injunction, students -- once protesters, maybe still protesters -- have gone back to attend the classes they pay such supposedly high rates for. And, of course, in the name of solidarity, how did those still striking respond? By storming the Université du Québec à Montréal on Wednesday. The sorry fact of the matter is that with only one third of students in Quebec left on strike, we should hope these vandals would stay out of university. After all, that would increase the likelihood of actual students finding employment after graduation. Students who instead of donning cowardly, immature masks, actually want to be working.
Tim Knight: Tim Knight's Watching the Watchdog: Journalists Are Killing Journalism
Today, graduates of journalism school see the profession as just that: a job. A paycheque. A security. They do what they're told to do. They're not journalists; they're employees. They don't buck the corporate system. They're part of it. Newsrooms are turning into mere offices.
James Franco: On Commencement Speeches
Commencement speeches are the worst kind of speech, because you need to be enthusiastic and inspiring in your own voice. There is nothing cheesier than that.
Dax Hamman: Be Glad You're the Target of Online Advertising
Later this year Canadians will see a change happening with online advertising: the introduction of a small icon on the ad that tells consumers they are being targeted and gives them the ability to opt-out. I embrace the move because most consumers have a general lack of understanding about targeted ads. This will help clear things up.
Cara Santa Maria: Mad Science: Giovanni Aldini, Corpse Reanimator (VIDEO)
2012-05-16-Screenshot20120516at3.52.36PM.pngGiovanni Aldini may not be a household name, but his contributions to science cannot be ignored. Neither can his macabre demonstrations of the power of electricity on the human body.

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