(Hall Gardner, -France, 05/16/21 4:28 am)
In citing Bob Dylan ("Talkin' World War III Blues"), yes I was trying to attract some attention!
In fact, I do think the chances for major power war are growing, and Taiwan is one
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(John Eipper, USA, 05/16/21 4:06 am)
Gary Moore writes:
Thanks to José Ignacio Soler (May 14th) for the thoughtful look at bullfighting, and the reminder that indeed, Catalonia, too, has
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(Leo Goldberger, USA, 05/15/21 6:11 am)
As an avid fisherman in my younger years, including fishing in many wonderful places across the world, including my favorite spot in Ibiza, Spain, I never thought that the lobsters I caught--whether f
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(Patrick Mears, -Germany, 05/15/21 4:02 am)
The Irish Times Online published a highly complimentary review of the 2021 film titled in some countries as "The Auschwitz Report" or "The Auschwitz Escape" in others. He
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(Hall Gardner, -France, 05/15/21 3:55 am)
Please find enclosed an invitation to my next webinar on the US and China, to be held on Thursday May 20 at 2:30 Paris time. I hope WAISers will be interested!
The discussion will be moderated b
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(José Ignacio Soler, Venezuela, 05/14/21 4:29 am)
Commenting on my last post about sacrificing animals, especially in bullfighting (tauromaquia or "la lidia," as it is commonly called), John E points out that in Catalonia this prac
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(Tor Guimaraes, USA, 05/14/21 3:21 am)
About four years ago we had an exciting discussion comparing China and the USA along social political economic dimensions. My final remarks were that "we Americans should concentrate on improvin
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(Jose Manuel de Prada, -Spain, 05/13/21 6:24 am)
In connection to the recent and devastating fire that destroyed the African Studies collection at the University of Cape Town, John Eipper asked if I knew of any "crowd funding" initiative t
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(José Ignacio Soler, Venezuela, 05/13/21 4:50 am)
I can understand the scruples against slaughtering lobsters alive in boiling water. It would possibly be more "humane" to kill them first. On the other hand, is there a humanitarian differe
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(Leo Goldberger, USA, 05/13/21 3:45 am)
The body of research on memory and aging is quite extensive and complex--though a fine overview published by our professional organization, The American Psychological Association, is available via th
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