Dr. Aden (video)

my favorite song off of the "No Genre" mixtape. Its so dope and intense.


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Unearthed documents show that the drug company Bayer sold millions of dollars worth of an injectable blood-clotting medicine -- Factor VIII concentrate, intended for hemophiliacs -- to Asian, Latin American, and some European countries in the mid-1980s, although they knew that it was tainted with AIDS. Bayer knew about the fact that the drug was tainted and told the FDA to keep things under wraps while they made a profit off of a drug that infected its patients. If these allegations are true, then both Bayer and the FDA are at fault for this catastrophe. FDA regulators helped to keep the continued sales hidden, asking the company that the problem be "Quietly solved without alerting the Congress, the medical community and the public".

Black Chinese

this is interesting.


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i dont like his vibe during this doc. but i think the info is interesting.

The World's Most Typical Person...

"National Geographic recently sought to determine the characteristics of the most typical human being. Because the world's largest ethnic group is Han Chinese, males outnumber females, and the world's average age is 28, this person would have to fulfill all these qualifications. The magazine even took it a step further! Its researchers averaged the faces of 190,000 of the world's 9-million-plus 28-year-old Han Chinese men and came up with the photo shown above!" Read More

What Is Red Crescent?

"The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is the world's largest humanitarian organization, providing assistance without discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions.

Founded in 1919, the International Federation comprises 186 member Red Cross and Red Crescent societies, a Secretariat in Geneva and more than 60 delegations strategically located to support activities around the world. There are more societies in formation. The Red Crescent is used in place of the Red Cross in many Islamic countries.

The Federation's vision: To inspire, encourage, facilitate and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies, with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering, and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.

The role of the International Federation

The Federation carries out relief operations to assist victims of disasters, and combines this with development work to strengthen the capacities of its member National Societies. The Federation's work focuses on four core areas: promoting humanitarian values, disaster response, disaster preparedness, and health and community care. Further details of this work can be found in the What we do section.

The unique network of National Societies - which cover almost every country in the world - is the Federation's principal strength. Cooperation between National Societies gives the Federation greater potential to develop capacities and assist those most in need. At a local level, the network enables the Federation to reach individual communities.

The role of the Secretariat in Geneva is to coordinate and mobilize relief assistance for international emergencies, promote cooperation between National Societies and represent these National Societies in the international field.

The role of the field delegations is to assist and advise National Societies with relief operations and development programmes, and encourage regional cooperation.

The Federation, together with National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross, make up the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement."

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Currently Reading...

i dont think i've ever done this before, but why not...

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia



"Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia is a 2006 memoir by American author Elizabeth Gilbert. The memoir chronicles the author's trip around the world after her divorce and what she discovered during her travels. The book remained on the New York Times Best Seller list for 187 weeks" - Wikipedia

so far this book has been a pleasure, but i've just reached "India". Ill keep you posted as i continue.



From Babylon to Timbuktu: A History of the Ancient Black Races Including the Black Hebrews



"Ralph Windsor, sets forth in fascinating detail the history, from earliest recorded times, of the black races of the Middle East and Africa. Mr. Windsor's discussion of Islamic civilization and the movement of the black Hebrews to all parts of Africa is edifying and absorbing." - africanbookstore.net

a friend of mine let me borrow this book. I've very excited because this particular book was always around during my childhood, but I never read it. Honestly, I still haven't cracked it open yet, but I plan to do so this week :) Thanx Friend.



Behold A Pale Horse



ummmm im not sure i should even mention that im reading this but...fuck it. and google it. that's it.



Mulatto America: At the Crossroads of Black and White Culture: A Social History



"While the volume examines the impact of light-skinned entertainers such as Lena Horne and Dorothy Dandridge, as well as sexy, silky-voiced crooners Nat King Cole, Sam Cooke and other black notables who used the blending of black and white to their own advantage, Mulatto America also documents the adaptation of black culture by whites a social appropriation that has given rise to modern icons like Eminem. Talty, a journalist who has written for The New York Times Magazine and the Chicago Review, delivers an intelligent and accessible analysis of race in this country with Mulatto America." - bookpage.com

I randomly bought this book today at the CPCC bookstore. The name intrigued me, so I bought it. I'll keep you posted.

New Animal Discovered in New Guinea

This tube-nosed fruit bat is thought to be endemic to the hill forest regions of the island

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