A few things will be different at this year’s Hempfest, the 22-year-old summer “protestival” on Seattle’s waterfront where tens of thousands of revelers gather to use dope openly, listen to music and gaze at the Olympic Mountains in the distance. [...] the Seattle police—who have long turned a lenient eye on Hempfest tokers—don’t plan to be writing tickets or making arrests. They’ll be busy handing out Doritos.
Canada’s refugee board is likely to look favourably on claims of persecution by gay asylum-seekers from Russia, the Immigration Minister says. Chris Alexander said Monday in Surrey, B.C., that Russia has taken the wrong path in restricting the fundamental rights of its gay community, and that any refugee claims “related to this particular issue will of course be looked at very seriously by our very generous system.”
Chris Alexander said Monday in Surrey, B.C., that Russia has taken the wrong path in restricting the fundamental rights of its gay community, and that any refugee claims “related to this particular issue will of course be looked at very seriously by our very generous system.”
Colbert pointed out that Spacey’s character represents South Carolina’s 5th District, Gaffney. “He’s a Democrat. You’re a white Democrat from South Carolina, is this the show that’s got the dragons in it, too? This seems like fantasy to me.” “Look, it’s obviously a fictional show,” Spacey countered, “because it’s also a Congress that gets shit done.”
“Look, it’s obviously a fictional show,” Spacey countered, “because it’s also a Congress that gets shit done.”
A study presented Monday at the American Sociological Association conference found election results could be predicted by the percentage of tweets mentioning those candidates, whether or not they were positive. By examining the percentage of votes for political candidates in the 2010 House races, researchers said they were able to correctly predict the winner in almost all of the races they studied.
By examining the percentage of votes for political candidates in the 2010 House races, researchers said they were able to correctly predict the winner in almost all of the races they studied.
[A] new survey from the University of Georgia shows that the tide may be turning for journalism graduates. About 66% of 2012 journalism graduates landed a full-time job roughly six to eight months after graduation, up from 62% in 2011. It was a also a big jump from 56% in 2009, during the depths of the recession, when the number of graduates that landed a job was at the lowest point in two decades. "Employers might be shedding senior-level jobs, but there's always pressure to hire entry-level jobs," said Lee Becker, professor of journalism at the University of Georgia and co-author of the report. Becker said the number of jobs might also be rising because of the increase in start-up online publications.
"Employers might be shedding senior-level jobs, but there's always pressure to hire entry-level jobs," said Lee Becker, professor of journalism at the University of Georgia and co-author of the report. Becker said the number of jobs might also be rising because of the increase in start-up online publications.
After police arrived following a call from an employee, investigators say Gooden claimed “Mrs. Obama contacted him through Facebook and adopted him, and he was now trying to get money out of her bank account.” A criminal background check found two outstanding warrants for resisting arrest and assaulting a public servant, and police also charged him for possessing marijuana after finding a bag in the suspect’s shorts, according to a spokeswoman for the Bryan Police Department.
A criminal background check found two outstanding warrants for resisting arrest and assaulting a public servant, and police also charged him for possessing marijuana after finding a bag in the suspect’s shorts, according to a spokeswoman for the Bryan Police Department.