The National People's Congress of China gathers today for ten days of deliberations. Tensions with the West over the trade war and disagreement about the role of technology giant Huawei will be in the background. Bosses are not always the most reliable narrators for an investor seeking to gain insight into a company. But there are new data sources that are making it harder for executives to mislead them. And an attic in France has yielded a find some claim to have been painted by the 17th century master Caravaggio. But how do we assess whether an unsigned, orphaned work is the real, very expensive deal?
World Book Club - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o – A Grain of Wheat
This month a special edition of BBC World Book Club coming from Nairobi in Kenya. Lawrence Pollard talks to celebrated Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o in the company of an enthusiastic audience of readers and students who have gathered in the bustling bookshop of Nairobi University where Ngugi was once a director. We’re discussing Ngũgĩ's landmark novel A Grain of Wheat, set in the wake of the Mau Mau rebellion and on the cusp of Kenya’s independence from Britain. In it the tangled narratives of a group of Kenyan villagers interweave to tell an epic story of love tested, friendships betrayed and myths forged, confirming Ngũgĩ's status as a giant of African writing.
What Next - What Next | Daily News and Analysis – The National Emergency Isn’t Really Trump’s Fault
President Trump’s national emergency declaration is headed for a showdown. More and more Senate Republicans are peeling away from their caucus to reject it. Sen. Rand Paul says his “political soul” hangs in the balance. But Sen. Mitch McConnell is keeping his opinions to himself. and waiting for Trump’s veto to send the issue to the courts. Why are Republicans leaders supporting what their colleagues call a blatant executive branch power grab?
Guest: Slate politics writer Jim Newell.
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Omnibus - Geomagnetic Reversal (Entry 524.JB3709)
In which the Earth's magnetic field turns the North Pole into the South Pole every few hundred thousand years, and John and Ken discuss what effect this might have on the aurora borealis, ski-bum turtles, and North Dakota tourism. Certificate #41220.
What Next | Daily News and Analysis - The National Emergency Isn’t Really Trump’s Fault
President Trump’s national emergency declaration is headed for a showdown. More and more Senate Republicans are peeling away from their caucus to reject it. Sen. Rand Paul says his “political soul” hangs in the balance. But Sen. Mitch McConnell is keeping his opinions to himself. and waiting for Trump’s veto to send the issue to the courts. Why are Republicans leaders supporting what their colleagues call a blatant executive branch power grab?
Guest: Slate politics writer Jim Newell.
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Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin.
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The NewsWorthy - HIV Cure, RIP Luke Perry & Mardi Gras – Tuesday, March 5th, 2019
The news to know for Tuesday, March 5th, 2019!
We're talking trade deals, the second HIV patient ever cured and the death of TV star, Luke Perry.
Plus: Mardi Gras, Google's unexpected findings, and a chance to fly free for a year.
Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned under the section titled 'Episodes' or see sources below...
Sources:
Dems Investigation Update: NYT, The Hill
China Trade Talks: Reuters, WSJ
Trump on North Korea: AP
Luke Perry Dies: Variety, USA Today
Google Underpays Men: Quartz, NYT
Southwest Hawaii Flights: Fortune, USA Today
Fly For Free: TechSpot, TheVerge, Jet Blue Details
Ologies with Alie Ward - Etymology (WORD ORIGINS) with Helen Zaltzman of The Allusionist Podcast
The brilliant and dazzling Helen Zaltzman, host of The Allusionist podcast and person who technically for a living researches the origins of language and thus is an etymologist, visits Alie's apartment to chat about various word origins, gender in language, the Bible a.k.a. The Oxford English Dictionary, origins of the filthiest slang, emoji decoding, mediocrity, step parents, babies wearing glasses, Greek kimonos, the romance of languages and the fundamental truth that language is always changing whether you want it to or not. Also tomatoes, pliable boobs, avocados, and fish trails.
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Python Bytes - #120 AWS, MongoDB, and the Economic Realities of Open Source and more
Topics covered in this episode:
- [play:0:53] The Ultimate Guide To Memorable Tech Talks
- [play:3:56] Running Flask on Kubernetes
- [play:10:51] Python server setup for macOS 🍎
- [play:12:52] Learn Enough Python to be Useful: argparse
- [play:14:56] AWS, MongoDB, and the Economic Realities of Open Source
- Extras
- Joke
Opening Arguments - OA258: Title X and Trump’s War on Women
Today's episode takes a deep dive into the latest regulations promulgated by Trump's Department of Health and Human Services regarding Title X funding. What does all this mean? Listen and find out!
We begin by breaking down Title X, the only federal grant program to poor people for family planning. And -- as you might imagine -- Title X explicitly excludes funding for abortions, but remains a critical source of funding for the critical work Planned Parenthood does with low-income women, including breast and pelvic examinations, breast and cervical cancer screenings, and screenings and treatments for sexually-transmitted infections and HIV. So, of course, the Trump Administration just defunded all of that. Find out how terrifying the new regulations are.
After that, it's time for a ... lighter(?) segment in which we discuss the difference between clickwrap, browsewrap, and sign-in-wrap (?) agreements and learn about interesting new research into the readability (or lack thereof) of those agreements.
Then, it's time for the answer to Thomas Takes The Bar Exam #116 about a Weekend-at-Bernie's-style auto accident. As always, remember to follow our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and like our Facebook Page so that you too can play along with #TTTBE!
AppearancesAndrew was just a guest host on Episode 91 of the Skepticrat; go check it out! And if you'd like to have either of us as a guest on your show, drop us an email at openarguments@gmail.com.
Show Notes & Links
- On Title X: click here for the actual law (42 U.S.C. § 300 et seq.); click here for the accompanying regulations (42 C.F.R. Part 59), and click here to read the new final rule promulgated by HHS regarding Title X.
- Here's the Sacramento Bee article indicating that California and other states intend to sue to block this rule from going into effect; and click here to read Rep. Cummings's letter regarding the rule.
- Here's a link to "The Duty to Read the Unreadable," the research paper we discussed in the last segment.
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The Nod - A Madea Homegoing
We are gathered here today to celebrate the life of sister Mabel Madea Simmons. The iconic character, created and played by Tyler Perry, is being retired after 20 years of captivating and aggravating audiences on stage and screen. Join us as we gather with some special guests (including Jason Parham of Wired Magazine) to reflect on Madea’s life and legacy with a funeral service at the Nod-to-God Holy Tabernacle.
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