Non-IT News Thread

Dashrender

@JaredBusch said:

@scottalanmiller said:

South Korea to control history textbooks used in schools
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-34504142

The US is more insidious about it, but all governments do this to some degree or another.

Great book about that, actually, Lies My Teacher Told Me. It is written by a textbook author who actually won a court case in the US that was very encouraging. It's discouraging that he had to go to court to do it, but the court ended up protecting Mississippi children, to some degree, from this. It's an interesting read (the book itself is a history book) both because of the court and political factors but also the content itself.

I've finally purchased this book. I'll break out the Kindle tonight and start reading it.

RojoLoco

@JaredBusch said:

@scottalanmiller said:

South Korea to control history textbooks used in schools
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-34504142

The US is more insidious about it, but all governments do this to some degree or another.

It's waaaay worse in the South, always has been. Churches still control or have great influence over literally everything here.

RojoLoco

@mlnews said:

Free cousin Eddie! Seriously, leave Randy Quaid alone.

scottalanmiller

We'll leave him alone as long as he stays in Canada.

mlnews

Federal Perkins Loan: Colleges May Have to Return Federal Funding After Loan Program Expiration

The Perkins Loan program, established in 1958, expired Sept. 30. Senator Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., called it "outdated and unnecessary," and blocked the Senate from voting on it.

mlnews

Doctors Hospital: Sisters Adopted Separately Are Reunited After Being Hired by Sarasota, Fla., Hospital

Meagan Hughes and Holly Hoyle O'Brien were hired three months apart at Doctors Hospital. A DNA test confirmed their relationship after they compared stories of being adopted from South Korea.

mlnews

Round Rock High School: Video Shows Police Officer Grabbing Student's Throat at School

The Texas city's police department said they are investigating after a video circulating on social media shows one of its officers grabbing the throat of Gyasi Hughes, 14, while he was being detained.

mlnews

Tenkiller Ferry Lake: Driver Dies After Her Car Goes Off Bridge and Into Oklahoma Lake, Officials Say

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said a car crash drove the driver's car off the road and into the Tahlequah, Okla., lake. A dive team is recovering the unidentified female victim and the vehicle.

Dominica

Seriously Facebook, what the F* is wrong with you?!

http://www.epbot.com/2015/10/banned-from-facebook-over-thanksgiving.html

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aiVM6-4qvvA/Vh00_2ZCgXI/AAAAAAABp9c/ZIe7ZN9DPbI/s640/NudeTurkeyPost.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M-6C0TmEKAM/Vh04ZQzEUGI/AAAAAAABp9o/VE5owVJlluo/s640/Screen%2Bshot%2B2015-10-13%2Bat%2B12.49.19%2BPM.jpg

mlnews

It seems to be dripping some..... icing.

mlnews

Jersey Devil: Image Purports to Show Winged Creature in New Jersey

Dave Black, of Little Egg Harbor, sent NJ.com an image of a figure that "spread out leathery wings and flew off" over a golf course. The creature is said to inhabit the southern part of the state.

mlnews

http://imgick.nj.com/home/njo-media/width620/img/entertainment_impact/photo/18935715-mmmain.jpg

What is wrong with that state?

mlnews

Florida woman broadcasts herself while driving drunk around Lakeland, Florida. Local Periscope watchers contact police and pinpoint her location using landmarks visible on the video stream.