Auteur/autrice : Heidi Barathieu-Brun

• Ben Morris & Melissa Rutz – 2015 Capital Swing Champion J&J Winners, 4.09 min, uploaded by CapitalSwingDancers, Feb 18, 2015 … West Coast Swing – BudaFest, 9-10-11 January 2015;
• Rob and Kathryn – Uptown Funk Capital Swing 2015, 2.54 min, uploaded by rob567321, Feb 16, 2015;
• Представление финальных пар Чемпионата России – по латиноамериканской программе танцев 2015, 8.21 min, uploaded by DANCESPORTru, Feb 09, 2015 … different dancers … and other videos in autoplay;     Continuer la lecture de « WEST COAST SWING and more »

Published on The Irish Times, by Joe Humphreys, June 6, 2015: The idea of a living wage has been around since the 1700s, but Switzerland is set to put it to a vote next year … //

• … Progressive thinkers such as Thomas Paine and Bertrand Russell were fans but, in every age, predictable objections kicked in: it would be too expensive; it would be open to abuse; it would make people lazy … //

Laziness: Continuer la lecture de « Would an unconditional basic income save democracy or breed laziness? »

Published on Russia Today RT, June 7, 2015.

Artillery shells have hit a local market in the north-western district of Donetsk, a city in eastern Ukraine. At least one person has been wounded, according to the head of the district’s administration aligned with Donbass rebels.   Continuer la lecture de « Renewed shelling hits residential areas in eastern Ukraine (PHOTOS, 3 VIDEOS) »

• Austerity policies – prescribing rat poison for ailing economies, on Real-World Economics Review Blog, by Lars Syll, June 6, 2015;
• A pattern of professional recruiters’ work – Father of Russian ‘ISIS’ girl talks to RT, on Russia Today RT, June 6, 2015 [with 2 videos];
• US’ big data breaches offer treasure trove for hackers, on The Economic Times, India, June 6, 2015;

Continuer la lecture de « actual concerns »

Saudi-led naval blockade worsens Yemen humanitarian disaster, on The Guardian, by Julian Borger, June 5, 2015: Aid agencies say embargo imposed by US and UK-backed Arab coalition has had dramatic effect, with nearly 80% of population in urgent need;

Hackers swipe confidential files on 4 million federal workers, on Consumer Affairs, by James R. Hood, June 5, 2015: Second major breach in a year of federal personnel records. Hackers have gained access to confidential personnel records of more than 4 million current and retired federal employees, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management OPM said late Thursday. It’s the second major breach of federal personnel records in a year …;     Continuer la lecture de « some of today's concerns »