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• Legal Tender Laws 101

  I don’t know how I missed this post from March, but I did. Here is Joe Salerno talking how the IRS “violates” legal tender laws. Read more

  The 14 may 2013 by   Lachmannian
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• Dividend Surprise Part 2

  

  Risky business be careful!After taking a parting blow to the head from CHEAP.SHOT his sparring buddy THE.CONTENDER was dazed and disorientated. Is the right... Read more

  The 14 may 2013 by   The Contender
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• 23 Years – the Age Women Finally Appreciate Mum

  Women only start to appreciate their mums at the age of 23, it has been revealed. It isn’t until after a few tempestuous years of teenage angst, door slams and... Read more

  The 14 may 2013 by   72point
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• Killing Creativity in New Zealand

  To be fair, I banter on quite a bit on this blog about following your dreams and not the money, doing what you love etc. But maybe this idealistic streak to my... Read more

  The 14 may 2013 by   Sweetapple19
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• Miners’ Union and Environmental Activists Stage Protests Against Peabody Coal...

  

  Cross Posted from Socialist OrganizerBy Jim HaysIn recent months, Peabody Coal Co. has been the subject of large militant protests by both environmentalists... Read more

  The 13 may 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Zoning Creates Debts, Debtors & Government Dependents

  

  Diagram of zoning change in Nell Fisher reserve and adjacent plots of land. Each “Zone” is based on a purported PURPOSE. But what is the real PURPOSE? Read more

  The 13 may 2013 by   Adask
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• Canada Offers Europe Democratic, Stable and Environmentally Friendly Oil Exports

  

  The Honourable Joe Oliver, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, delivers remarks promoting Canada as an environmentally responsible energy supplier to the... Read more

  The 13 may 2013 by   Dailyfusion
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• How I Shop

  

  I worked in retail for a decade. I was a personal shopper, retail manager, apparel visual merchandiser, salesperson racing from fitting room to denim wall to... Read more

  The 13 may 2013 by   Wardrobeoxygen
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• The New Dubai and Burj Khalifa

  

  I have lived in Doha, Qatar for almost 8 years. Yes, I was in Bahrain in between, but overall for almost 8 years I lived in the Middle East as an expat. Read more

  The 13 may 2013 by   Ninstravelog
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• Coron Vs. El Nido

  

  I had the chance to visit both Coron and El Nido this summer. Now, I'll do the difficult task of comparing Coron and El Nido. The amount of research, time,... Read more

  The 13 may 2013 by   Wanderingjoshua
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• Pomp and Circumstance

  

  Dr. Nicole Rogers and Karen D. Austin Photo by Michael S. Austin. Since August 2010, I've been pursuing a graduate degree in Aging Studies. The discipline is... Read more

  The 13 may 2013 by   Thegenaboveme
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• Who is The Remembrancer?

  The Remembrancer is one of the City of London’s Chief Officers and the role dates back to 1571. His traditional role is as the channel of communications... Read more

  The 13 may 2013 by   Freeplanet
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• Wapo Fact Checker: Senate Democrats' Claims of 'Balanced Budget' Receive Three...

  

  By Susan Duclos Senate Democrats' claim as stated by Michigan's Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow: I first want to thank the chair of our committee, the... Read more

  The 13 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• Widening Controversy

  

  A week ago Sunday, as the commencement speaker for Ohio University's 2013 graduating class, President Obama said that graduates, and by extension all... Read more

  The 13 may 2013 by   Brutallyhonest
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• Anger at Moved Solar Feed-in-Tariff Drop Date

  

  Solar traders have expressed anger at the news the amount of money you can earn from solar panels will drop in July, when it was not meant to happen until... Read more

  The 13 may 2013 by   Ecoexperts
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• Coyote Beauty

  

  To make a great distinction between being paid for an hour’s sexual services, or an hour’s typing, or an hour’s acting on a stage is to make a distinction that... Read more

  The 13 may 2013 by   Maggiemcneill
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• Georgia’s Government: Caucasian Circles

  

  SEVEN months after the general election in Georgia, its protagonists are still campaigning against each other. President Mikheil Saakashvili, whose party lost... Read more

  The 13 may 2013 by   Stizzard
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• From Bogus Lawsuits To Threats Via Telephone, JPMorgan Chase Abuses The...

  

  Banking giant JPMorgan Chase has landed in the national spotlight for its abusive debt-collection practices. But this story is not new for Legal Schnauzer... Read more

  The 13 may 2013 by   Rogershuler
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• DPRK Premier Visits Pukchang Thermal Power Complex and Cooperative Farm

  

  DPRK Cabinet Premier Pak Pong Ju tours the Pukch’ang Thermal Power Complex in Pukch’ang County, South P’yo’ngan Province (Photo: Rodong Sinmun) DPRK state... Read more

  The 12 may 2013 by   Michael_nklw
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• Large Corporations Seek U.S.–European ‘Free Trade Agreement’ to Further Global...

  

  By: Andrew Gavin MarshallOriginally posted at: AlterNet Shutterstock.com/Nightman1965 A corporate world order is emerging, and like any parasite, it is slowly... Read more

  The 12 may 2013 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• This is Not a Demonstration – Actions, Constructions and Revolutionary Turns to...

  

  By Earth MovementThe Indignados are gathering again in Spain for today’s 12M rally. Thousands of people are “Taking the Square,” partying, and generally... Read more

  The 12 may 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Guest Columnist: Kelly Michaels

  

  In observance of Mother’s Day, I wanted to address one of the viler applications of the Madonna/whore fallacy, namely the practice of officially abducting the... Read more

  The 12 may 2013 by   Maggiemcneill
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• A Guide to Australian Country Pubs

  

  When I put the words “travelling in Australia” in my mind and shake them up to conjure an image, I end up with a quarter-acre stretch of lawn leading up to a... Read more

  The 12 may 2013 by   Thehedonista
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• Ye Olde Curiosity Shop

  

  The traditional high street is under seige from a flat-lining economy, increased rents (no, I don’t understand that either during a recession) and the relentles... Read more

  The 11 may 2013 by   Jackscott
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• Those Who Won’t Learn From History . . . .

  

  A poster for the 1896 Broadway melodrama The War of Wealth depicts a typical bank run in the Depression of A.D. 1893.. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)In the 1890s, th... Read more

  The 11 may 2013 by   Adask
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• The Joys of Spring Continued!

  

  A garden on Long Island must have at least one dogwood tree. When children pick flowers dandelions are a sure fire hit. So gloriously yellow and bright. Then... Read more

  The 11 may 2013 by   Elizabethwix
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• Resistance to the Nordic Mining Boom – Action Camp in Finland

  

  Resistance to the Nordic Mining Boom - Action Camp in Finnish North Karelia Starting 18 June 2013. Talvivaaras’ nickel-uranium mine has caused the most serious... Read more

  The 11 may 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Cliffs of Moher, Pure Beauty

  

  BeautyI will gift you with some vintage Ritz today, that is why the pictures have that weird colour. For the moment you will have to enjoy these ones until I... Read more

  The 11 may 2013 by   Raquelritz
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• Abolish the Fossil Fuel Industry

  

  by Henia Belalia, Cross Posted from Peaceful UprisingHow do activists use social movement history? What lessons can be learned from past movements for social... Read more

  The 11 may 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Hundreds Protest China Battery Plant

  

  by Jane Lee and Gabriel Wildau, Cross Posted from ReutersPolice stood by as residents marched peacefully along a busy street in the Songjiang district of the... Read more

  The 11 may 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Europe Day For EU Decline

  

  EU elite celebrated again Europe Day when they had succeed to maintain the fasade their to the score rotten creation with taxpayer money squeezed from the commo... Read more

  The 11 may 2013 by   Arirusila
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• How Entrepreneurs Qualify for Funding from Banks

  

  A common question I get is “How do I get a bank loan to fund my startup?” The default answer is that it probably won’t happen, because most banks just don’t mak... Read more

  The 11 may 2013 by   Martin Zwilling
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• Ma-Mom-Ammi

  

  माँ-मौम-अम्मी।(Ma-Mom-Ammi){Munawwar Rana's couplet} Each day we breath is because o... Read more

  The 11 may 2013 by   Cifarshayar
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• Suffering From Capitalism ?

  

  Too many people in the United States are suffering from our poorly regulated capitalism -- and the new austerity imposed on Americans to allow the rich to keep... Read more

  The 11 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• The Myth of “Self Radicalization” and the Fallacy of “Radical Islam” – Part 2...

  Media Trilobites continue to bump into and feed each other nonsensical buzz words that become trendy for a few weeks and are eventually absorbed into the pop... Read more

  The 11 may 2013 by   Ingrafted
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• When Libertarians Do History…

  When Libertarians do history, it is a mess most of the time. Typically what ends up happening in the work of some libertarian scholars is some kind of conspirac... Read more

  The 10 may 2013 by   Lachmannian
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• Surveys Signal Move Towards Liberty

  

  Liberty (Photo credit: Joel Olives)One of the fundamental motives for people to buy gold is distrust of government.For some, that distrust is based on conspirac... Read more

  The 10 may 2013 by   Adask
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• CIPE and the Private Sector’s Role in Cote d’Ivoire’s Fragile Democracy

  

  A street market in Abidjan (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)In Cote d’Ivoire, CIPE is engaged in a multi-year program to enhance the capacity of Ivorian private... Read more

  The 10 may 2013 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Concert Review: Thunder on the Steppe

  

  The Buffalo Philharmonic plays Spring For Music. by Paul J. Pelkonen The Russian hero Ilya Muromets and his horse Burushka, as depicted in Vladimit Toropchin's... Read more

  The 10 may 2013 by   Superconductor
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• Your Probs, George, Are Nothing Compared to Mr. Xi Jinping's

  

  It's not my job to offer aid and comfort to Mr. Osborne but it would very uncharitable not to offer the Chancellor a small crumb of comfort. Read more

  The 10 may 2013 by   Davidduff
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• Libor Becomes Isdafix Becomes... Too Big to Exist.

  

  The world is a rigged game.Word has leaked out that the London-based firm ICAP, the world's largest broker of interest-rate swaps, is being investigated by... Read more

  The 10 may 2013 by   Freeplanet
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• Together, We Can Get Free: A Review of Towards Collective Liberation, by Chris...

  

  By SashaTowards Collective Liberation: Anti-Racist Organizing, Feminist Praxis, and Movement Building Strategy, by Chris Crass (PM Press 2013), is a... Read more

  The 09 may 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• The Brewing Monks: A Brief History of the Trappist Order and Monastic Brewing

  

  The Trappist DecadeThe last few years have been very active ones for the Trappist breweries.  Chimay celebrated its brewery’s 150 anniversary in 2012 with a... Read more

  The 09 may 2013 by   I Think About Beer
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• The Hunger Games

  

  When Mr Litlove declared he wanted to watch The Hunger Games movie on the weekend, I was surprised. I didn’t have him down for that kind of thing at all. And... Read more

  The 09 may 2013 by   Litlove
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• My Heart Goes Out to Federal Workers

  Federal workers say they don’t have much to celebrate these days. Furloughs began in April, exacerbating already low morale for many government agencies as... Read more

  The 09 may 2013 by   Tracy Goodwin
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• The Role of Information in Planning for Syria’s Post-War Economic Future

  

  As the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day, it is important to remember that access to information and free and unbiased reporting are vital elements for... Read more

  The 09 may 2013 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Almost Unique Protest Against Finance Minister Lapid

  

  Lots of people are upset at Minister of Finance Yair Lapid over the budget cuts. All those people who were excited that the incoming Finance Minister would... Read more

  The 09 may 2013 by   Gldmeier
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• Life’s Little Luxuries – Takeaways, Bubble Baths and a Cheeky Pint

  A massage, a weekly take-away, enjoying a quiet pint and treating yourself to a lottery ticket have emerged on a list of modern life’s little luxuries, a study... Read more

  The 09 may 2013 by   72point
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• How to Stop Shopping

  

  Spending my college junior year abroad influenced me in a lot of ways, but perhaps the most significant is how good I became at not shopping. Read more

  The 09 may 2013 by   Danielleabroad
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• Money Makeover Series: Ready to Launch

  

  When it comes to financial planning, goal setting is imperative. But what happens if your goals actually get in the way of each other? Or what if you aren’t abl... Read more

  The 09 may 2013 by   Ncrimaldi
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• Help for Reformed Prisoners

  When it comes to law and order, social liberals often have problems putting forward sensible, evidence-based polices for fear of being dismissed as ‘soft’ on... Read more

  The 09 may 2013 by   Thepoliticalidealist
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• More Economics

  State the main functions of the commercial banks in india. - Commercial banks can contribute to the development of a country in the following ways:-a) Capital... Read more

  The 09 may 2013 by   Aritrasen
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• Comparative Cost Advantage Theory and Fisher's Equation

  Explain the comparative cost advantage theory od international trade. How will a country gain from such a trade?. Give criticisms also. Read more

  The 09 may 2013 by   Aritrasen
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• Fixing The Problem Caused By GOP Policies

  

  This chart, from The Maddow Blog, once again shows the Republicans are just lying when they called the Democrats the "big spenders" who create large deficits. Read more

  The 09 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Sector Detector: Bulls Start Their Move into Cyclicals

  

  The S P 500 is up 14.5% year-to-date through Wednesday, and the defensive sectors like healthcare, consumer staples, and utilities have done even better. Read more

  The 09 may 2013 by   Phil's Stock World
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• International Outcry Against California’s Forest Offset Scam

  

  from Indigenous Environmental NetworkFrom Africa to the Amazon, from Chiapas to Siberia, global civil society is raising an international outcry to... Read more

  The 08 may 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Why the TransPacific Partnership is a Scary Big (Trade) Deal

  

  by Kristen Beifus, Cross Posted from Yes! Magazinehttp://www.vancouversun.comA super-sized NAFTA, the TransPacific Partnership is a free-trade agreement... Read more

  The 08 may 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Simplify

  The tendency of life in our society is to become more complicated: Internet, television, shopping, work, family commitments, possessions, eating, debt … these... Read more

  The 08 may 2013 by   Polmast
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• To Rebalance Or Not to Rebalance: That is Not a Question for China

  

  What is Asian development going to look like in the near future? Given that China remains the region’s leading giant, and one of its fastest-growing economies,... Read more

  The 08 may 2013 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• We Are Not Expendable Or Disposable; Having Sex Does Not Make Us So

  

  This week MSNBC host Chris Hayes did a series of interviews about the three women who were kidnapped, raped, and beaten for approximately a decade, in... Read more

  The 08 may 2013 by   Doggone
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• How We Got Rid Of Our Debt So I Could Stay Home

  

  {via}Last week I wrote a post about Ryan and I's choice for me to be a stay at home mom with our kids. In it I admitted that we had been in a ton of debt, but... Read more

  The 08 may 2013 by   Wifessionals
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• Out of Ashes, the Phoenix Rose

  

  Linus Pauling Jr., October 14, 2011.[Coda to our history of the Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine]Linus Pauling Science Center grand opening... Read more

  The 08 may 2013 by   Scarc
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• Bet Shemesh Distributing Money to Shuls to Make up for Over-collecting Arnona

  An old story in Bet Shemesh has made the news again due to finally arriving at the next stage of the story... Beginning in 2004, for a period of nearly 2... Read more

  The 08 may 2013 by   Gldmeier
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• Blogging Genesis

  

  The original post by Natalie the Singingfool can be found at Blogging GenesisThis blog started out as a life-preserver I threw myself. Read more

  The 08 may 2013 by   Singingfool
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• From Paradox to Paradigm: Korea’s Green Growth Approach

  

  Consider the implications of each of the world’s major economies consciously shifting their growth paradigms towards a model of sustainable development, one in... Read more

  The 08 may 2013 by   2ndgreenrevolution
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• Solar House Becomes Permanent Research Facility at University of Calgary

  

  Technological Residence, Traditional Living (TRTL) or Cenovus Spo’pi Solar House, Canada's entry for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011, is a... Read more

  The 08 may 2013 by   Dailyfusion
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• Conservatives Divide Over Immigration Reform

  

  Jim DeMint of the Heritage FoundationBy Alan BeanThe immigration reform debate is dividing politicians and pundits on both sides of the ideological divide. Read more

  The 07 may 2013 by   Alanbean
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• Brazil Shows Great Potential as One of the BRICS

  BRICS is an acronym that refers to Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. All of these countries are deemed to be at a similar stage of economic... Read more

  The 07 may 2013 by   Angelicolaw
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• Sight-Seer

  

  Tee: Banana Republic | Jeans: Gap | Bag: Hobo Bags (similar) | Shoes: "Dhani" c/o Naturalizer | Sunglasses: Ray-Ban Naturalizer was nice enough to send me... Read more

  The 07 may 2013 by   Wardrobeoxygen
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• Let's Go to the Beach, Each!

  

  Well, it's kind of a late post! I supposed to have it posted a week before but my computer is acting, and I guess it's been infected of a virus brought about... Read more

  The 07 may 2013 by   Sheynbent
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• Cyber Tuesday – Anonymous Threatens to Shut US Down

  

  What I don't hear about is the threat made by the hacking group, Anonymous, to "make sure that's this May 7 will be a day to remember. Read more

  The 07 may 2013 by   Phil's Stock World
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• France and Germany: A Tandem in Trouble

  

  IT HAS been at the core of the European project ever since its inception in the early 1950s. Even so the Franco-German relationship has worked largely by... Read more

  The 07 may 2013 by   Stizzard
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• Body Laotian

  

  John M. Edwards sings the Buddha electric, embarking on a quest in the Laotian capital for the world’s most unique body posture—————————————————————— People... Read more

  The 07 may 2013 by   Davedtc
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• Review: The Ruling Class (Goat Song Theatre)

  

  The Ruling Class Written by Peter Barnes Directed by Brian Conley Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport (map) thru May 19 | tickets: $20 | more info Check for... Read more

  The 07 may 2013 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• ETF Periscope: VIX May Be Low, But High Volatility Continues to Lurk

  

  “So be sure when you step. Step with care and great tact. And remember that Life’s a great balancing act.” -- Dr. SeussThe market has gone back to its Bullish... Read more

  The 06 may 2013 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Canadian Think Tank: Aboriginal Uprising a Real Threat

  

  by Rabb!t / Earth First! Newswirecanadian-uprising.orgThe Macdonald-Laurier Institute, a public policy think tank based in Ottawa, released two reports... Read more

  The 06 may 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses–We Have Private Prisons to...

  

  I have been researching Operation Streamline and the private prison industry for several years now. This is by far the best researched, thorough, and devastatin... Read more

  The 06 may 2013 by   Alanbean
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• Kemal Kayankaya—Frankfurt’s Wise-Cracking Turkish-German Detective

  

  By Heidi Noroozy In the 1960s, with economic recovery from the devastation of World War II well underway, West Germany found itself with a booming economy and... Read more

  The 06 may 2013 by   Noveladventurers
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• Hunting Clubs Prove To Be The Breeding Grounds For "Roaches In Robes" That Infes...

  

  Judge Sibley Reynolds in his naturalhabitat: the Alabama hunting clubWhen I moved to Alabama from the Midwest in the late 1970s, one of the first thoughts... Read more

  The 06 may 2013 by   Rogershuler
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• Sunday Social

  

  One of my favorite things about Sunday is Neely's Sunday Social. I am not consistent as I would like but thing about the 4's. I had take part because my favorit... Read more

  The 06 may 2013 by   Lifeofasportswife
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• Storing Natural Gas in a Spent Mine in the Finger Lakes

  

  By IntuitFracking for natural gas, carbon sequestration for coal burning power plants, these are the new schemes that industrialists can choose to attain... Read more

  The 06 may 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Episode 123. Don't Be Discouraged by Good News

  

  Yeah, that's right. Don't be discouraged by GOOD news!If you've been prepping for the big Collapse that many of us believe is coming, it can be surprising, and... Read more

  The 05 may 2013 by   Shrugger
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• Obama Melts Like a Choc Ice in the Sun

  

  It would be unfair to suggest that 52% (or whatever the figure was for those who voted for Obama last year) were technically brain dead because, alas, like... Read more

  The 05 may 2013 by   Davidduff
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• Exotic Places? If Only.

  This week on the blog we've been looking at the idea of Exotic Places. I'd love to visit one of those, wouldn't you?You could enter our (imaginary) competition... Read more

  The 05 may 2013 by   Ashleylister
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• Why We Must Fight

  

  Even doing so much as glancing at the occasional headline or ticker feed can make one feel as if the world is going to hell in a handbasket. Read more

  The 05 may 2013 by   Devondb
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• Sunday Social: Cinco De Mayo & 4 Faves/Things

  

  Thirty-One {SUMMER Catalog} Online Party until May 8th.!SourceIt’s Sunday & Cinco de Mayo!! Yay you made it through another week! I can’t think of a better way... Read more

  The 05 may 2013 by   Sassysweetstyle
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• So What Would You Do If You Were in Dave's Hand-made Brogues?

  

  Even 'Dim Dave' can no longer pretend that the light at the end of his tunnel is anything other than a high-speed express driven by Nigel Farage. Read more

  The 05 may 2013 by   Davidduff
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• Ruh Roh... Abe Wants a More Authoritarian Japan

  Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes no secret of wanting to revise Japan's constitution, which was drafted by the United States after WW2, to formalize the... Read more

  The 04 may 2013 by   Hughvw
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• Web.com Owner Of Register.com and NetworkSolutions.com Reports Earnings

  Web.com Group, Inc. (WWWW), which owns the top 10 domain name registrars, NetworkSolutions.com and Register.com announced results for the first quarter ended... Read more

  The 04 may 2013 by   Worldwide
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• The Problems of the Parti Socialiste

  

  François Hollande (Photo credit: photogreuhphies) Francois Hollande has now been the President for France for one year. Looking at the French political scene, i... Read more

  The 04 may 2013 by   Thepoliticalidealist
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• The Embarrasing Fall of Obama

  Charles Krauthammer writes"....Obama turned his inaugural and State of the Union addresses into a left-wing dream factory, from his declaration of war on... Read more

  The 04 may 2013 by   Hughvw
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• Unemployment Drops Another 0.1% In April

  

  The Labor Department's unemployment figures for the month of April are now out, and frankly, they look better than expected. The economy created 165,000 new job... Read more

  The 04 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Planned Poverty

  

  The Republicans want to impose austerity on this country. They want to cut the budget even further -- not to balance the budget, but so they can give their... Read more

  The 04 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• What Good Are the “Natural Limits of Capitalist Profit?”

  Roger Hill writes:Clearly, there are those who do not wish any coercive restraints placed on the economic freedoms of individuals, but who sincerely believe... Read more

  The 04 may 2013 by   Calvinthedog
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• Occasional Link Roundup

  What a week. Three midterms, one awful and demoralizing bout of writer’s block, two 80-degree days, and one slightly-viral post. Go forth and read!1. First and... Read more

  The 04 may 2013 by   Brute Reason
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• Destination of the Week: Istanbul

  

  As writer Shonquis Moreno put it, after traveling to Turkey’s most cosmopolitan city for the first annual Istanbul Design Biennial, "Istanbul is a city of chaos... Read more

  The 04 may 2013 by   Dwell
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• Letter to Jeff - In Memory of Jeff Hanneman

  

  A debt of gratitude needs to go out today. Probably should have gone out yesterday, but this writer had to get his thoughts together, and while these thoughts... Read more

  The 03 may 2013 by   Ripplemusic
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• The Benefits of Natural Gas Vehicles

  

  Corporate Sustainability is increasingly becoming a priority for many companies for a number of reasons: consumers want to buy from a “green” company,... Read more

  The 03 may 2013 by   Ryderexchange
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• Involuntary Part-Time Workers Increases By 278,000 to 7.9 Million

  By Susan Duclos Flashback to what I said on on Saturday, December 01, 2012 in regards to Obamacare forcing businesses to cut workers' hours: Here is what is... Read more

  The 03 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• A Thought Probe Series on Tomorrow's Population, Big Data, and Personalized...

  

  In Part 1 of this series, I discussed recommendations about how urban areas can begin efforts to make their cities smarter and more efficient. Read more

  The 03 may 2013 by   Stephendeangelis
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