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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:39:46 -0800

Scientists unearth evidence of centuries-old aftershocks - Science, News - The Independent

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:11:06 -0800

I've been meaning to stumble this for nearly a week - I'm surprised no one has got to it yet

Some of the most violent earthquakes that have occurred unexpectedly in places with no recent record of tremors may be the aftershocks of previous earthquakes that took place decades or even centuries ago, scientists have discovered.

Berlin Wall and capitalism

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:56:33 -0800

"Dissatisfaction with capitalism is widespread around the globe 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall that heralded the demise of European communism, a poll released today showed.

Only 11 per cent of people surveyed across 27 countries thought free-market capitalism was working well, while 51 per cent believed its problems could be solved with more regulation and reform, the poll conducted for the BBC World Service said.

In only the United States (25 per cent) and Pakistan (21 per cent), did more than one in five people agree that capitalism worked well in its current form, the poll said."

115027593 photo - Brian Bowden photos at pbase.com

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:25:05 -0800

favvortex-4 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:20:15 -0800

Glass Marbles & Orbs Contemporary Handmade Boro Marbles by Travis Weber - Ghostly Geometry (Powered by CubeCart)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:08:58 -0800

MoonMarble.com - Handmade Marbles

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:02:09 -0800

I saw a feature on art glass marbles on TV program Collectors last night. I think they're gorgeous. If I had a disposable income I'd collect them myself. These are about 2". The little earth marble is exquisite.

Natural Fly Sprays and Repellents - Natures Way with Alan Hayes - The Northern Rivers Echo Newspaper, Lismore

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:48:44 -0800

Summer is coming here in Aus, and summer means being plagued by pesky flies. Here are some tips for natural ways of repelling them.

William Elliott Whitmore - Old devils are at it again, Later with Jools

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:44:37 -0800

Awesome

Truthdig - Reports - Opium, Rape and the American Way

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:53:19 -0800

"Malalai Joya, who was expelled from the Afghan parliament two years ago for denouncing government corruption and the Western occupation, told me during her visit to New York last week. "They used the mask of democracy to take power. They continue this deception. These warlords are mentally the same as the Taliban. The only change is physical. These warlords during the civil war in Afghanistan from 1992 to 1996 killed 65,000 innocent people. They have committed human rights violations, like the Taliban, against women and many others."

"In eight years less than 2,000 Talib have been killed and more than 8,000 innocent civilians has been killed," she went on. "We believe that this is not war on terror. This is war on innocent civilians. Look at the massacres carried out by NATO forces in Afghanistan. Look what they did in May in the Farah province, where more than 150 civilians were killed, most of them women and children. They used white phosphorus and cluster bombs. There were 200 civilians on 9th of September killed in the Kunduz province, again most of them women and children. You can see the Web site of professor Marc Herold, this democratic man, to know better the war crimes in Afghanistan imposed on our people. The United States and NATO eight years ago occupied my country under the banner of woman's rights and democracy. But they have only pushed us from the frying pan into the fire. They put into power men who are photocopies of the Taliban."