Category Archives: Rock on-Peace Out

Some Simple Arithmetic on China’s Growth Slowdown | DQ-en

China in 2015 is a very different economy from even just 10 years. China has changed far more than the world has in this time. To point out the obvious, a 7% growth rate is of course lower than an 8% one. So, whatever good comes from a 7% growth rate, at the margin a growth rate a little higher will be even better.  But, quantifying the changes that have taken place in the global economy, in the new world order a 7% growth rate for China means something even more positive than did a 12% growth rate ten years ago.

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American Folk Blues Festivals 1963-1966: The British Tours – YouTube

Recorded live for TV broadcast throughout Britain, these historic performances have been unseen for nearly 40 years. Filmed with superb camera work and pristine sound, 14 complete performances and 4 bonus performances are included by Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, Lonnie Johnson, Big Joe Williams, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Howlin’ Wolf, Big Joe Turner, Junior Wells, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

Between 1963 and 1966 huge British tours were undertaken by the likes of Muddy Waters, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Howlin’ Wolf, and Junior Wells. This release in the American Folk-Blues Festivals gathers footage from these tours, providing an amazing document of a historic time.

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Ted Cruz did not want you to see this (VIDEO)

Ted Cruz had a response for the President’s State of the Union address. There were two problems.

The first problem is that the video was uploaded unedited. It showed Ted Cruz taking a second take. His “Let me start over” comment showed a senator with an affinity for acting. The video was subsequently pulled from YouTube.

The second and most important issue was the content of the video. It fell flat. It fell flat because Ted Cruz seemed to be living in an alternate state of reality. He attempted to turn the recovery in jobs into a loser by stating that participation rates are down. He fails to tell Americans that as the baby boomers age, that is a likely occurrence.

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LA Startup The DIME is the Video Version of Craigslist | Latina Lista: News from the Latino perspective

What if you could make your own commercial for the stuff you wanted to sell online? The DIME is an app created by Latinos that does exactly that. The app allows smartphone users to create their own commercials for cars, apartments, jobs, roommates, puppies, tickets or anything else you want to sell or buy online.

We were lucky enough to nab an interview with Isaac Cuchilla, CEO of The DIME. The 26 year-old LA native is Nicaraguan and Salvadoran and found himself working with technology early in in elementary school; later when he became interested in journalism and worked at La Opinión, he found a way to fuse these two interests.

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Camila Vallejo Diputada » VIDEO: Camara de Diputados pone fin al sistema Binominal

Hoy es un día en que podemos celebrar la democracia como una forma en que la mayoría, de forma pacífica, logra hacer mejor el país. Forjamos dos leyes que representan una sociedad más democrática, mejor representada, una sociedad más igualitaria, más libre y pluralista. Al terminar el día, podremos decir que el Congreso de Chile aprobó una ley de cuotas de género para postular al Parlamento y diremos también que la Cámara de Diputados aprobó el acuerdo de vida en pareja, que no distingue el sexo de los contrayentes. Hoy es un día de triunfo democrático y de los movimientos sociales, de la lucha por la justicia, la igualdad y la libertad.

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