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Tolerance. We keep being told we must have it
Timothy Birdnow —
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Others refer to it as the elephant in the room. Or the 500-pound gorilla, despite the fact that gorillas don’t grow that large (irrelevant). Ignore the fact that the Fort Hood shooter is Muslim. Celebrate our diversity. Keep the drums beating. Hat tip to my brother-in-law David for this excellent Austin Hill ...1 hour ago -
livejamie:This is a Congolese “Sapeur” - They’re gangs of men...
Jesus Chris —
Authority: 140
livejamie : This is a Congolese “Sapeur” - They’re gangs of men that spend tens of thousands of dollars on expensive European designer suits while frequently otherwise living in abject poverty. They have gang battles where instead of fighting each other, they have “Defi de Sape” - They go to another ...1 hour ago -
Webcast: Afgahanistan, Aid in the Midst of Conflict
Voices of CRS —
Authority: 133
Please join the next Catholics Confront Global Poverty webcast – Afghanistan: Humanitarian Assistance in the Midst of Conflict this Wednesday November, 11 from 2-3 pm. Bill O’Keefe – Senior Director of Advocacy at Catholic Relief Services and Virginia Farris – Foreign Policy Advisor at the U.S. Conference ...1 hour ago -
Obama makes first step in trail to progress with American Indians
The Leading Source —
Authority: 127
I’m not sure if it was calculated or it is just happened to fall a year after he was officially declared president, but last week Pres. Obama did something many declared “historic.” Obama and his administration held his summit with leaders of the 564 federally recognized American Indian tribes. It’s the ...2 hours ago -
Review: Barclay Martins Zamboanga concert
Back to Rockville —
Authority: 465
The mellow music of Barclay Martin never sounded so righteous. Martin, the music director and featured musician for the forthcoming documentary "Zamboanga: Poverty, War, Music," led a large cast in a powerfully poignant benefit concert Sunday afternoon at Yardley Hall. He began traveling to the Philippines on ...3 hours ago -
WTF? Goldman CEOs Revisionist History And Self-Appointed Halo Are A Bit Much
Delaware Way —
Authority: 144
This will blow your mind... ThinkProgress reports ~ ~*~3 hours ago -
Pyramids, ancient civilisations and weight-lifting with music
GeorgetteTan.com —
Authority: 416
As much as I’d like to blog in length about tonight’s very absorbing coffee session, I have DUN to cover first thing in the morning. This is Dr Semir Osmanagic, or Dr Sam for short. He discovered the Bosnian Valley of the Pyramids . The topic went from archaeology to ancient civilisations to Atlantis ...3 hours ago -
The way it was - 20 years ago
DUFF & NONSENSE! —
Authority: 130
I am pushed for time and I will be away for a couple of days but here , via the excellent Tim Worstall , is an eye-witness account of that incredible victory day 20 years ago by the man with the keenest eyes in the business - P. J. ORourke. He it was who years ago laid down the best definition of real ...3 hours ago -
Keeping Mandela’s torch for human rights burning
themcglynn.com/theliberal.net —
Authority: 142
Nelson Mandela served 27 years in prison for demanding political change in South Africa. [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] First Nelson Mandela interview, May 21, 1961 Nelson Mandela, already a leading figure in resistance to apartheid, was asked by ...3 hours ago -
James Hansen speaks
The Cost of Energy —
Authority: 424
James Hansen has posted a couple of very interesting items, albeit interesting for different reasons, on his web site. The first is his letter, I Just Had a Baby, at Age 68 [PDF] , which details his recent experience with prostate cancer surgery, and talks about his participation in a “sleep out” event outside ...3 hours ago -
Climate Patriotism Will Only Cause More Problems
Fairer Globalization —
Authority: 106
Robert Dujarric writes in the Christian Science Monitor that the Obama administration should appeal to patriotism to get Americans motivated to kick the oil addiction. Bush tried this approach back in 2006, but his weak solution was to fund more research (a form of delay) and to prioritize ethanol (which often ...3 hours ago -
Hard of Hearing
Shadowed Forest of World Politics —
Authority: 121
The leader of the Israeli war party is finally granted access to the man elected to bring “change.” The Reception. As Haaretz put it: The White House wanted Netanyahu to sweat before being granted an audience with the president, and wanted everyone to see him perspire. The delays in finding a time ...3 hours ago -
Environmental Literacy As Economic Booster For African And Global Economies
The Entrepreneur - Cameroon's Premier Economic & Business Journal —
Authority: 133
By Peter Wuteh Vakunta Deepening environmental crises aggravated by unsustainable life styles in Africa and the world over make it imperative to educate people, young and old, toward a people-oriented sustainable development. Africa, and indeed, the global community cannot afford another generation that is ...3 hours ago -
EPA orders experts to remove private climate video
Daniel's News & Views/Noticias y Opiniones de Daniel —
Authority: 122
Obamas EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered two of its attorneys to remove a video they posted on YouTube about problems with climate change legislation backed by the Obama administration or face "disciplinary action", according to documents released ...3 hours ago -
32nd Sunday - homily
GW Catholic Q & A —
Authority: 118
How much of Catholics’ income do they give to the Church? Is it 10%? That’s what we’re supposed to be giving. Um, no, it’s not 10%. Is it at least half of that: 5 %? No. A priest once told me that if every Catholic gave 3% of their income, Catholic education would be free. Well, we know it’s not 3%. ...3 hours ago -
Carrier bags from old Bollywood posters: Recycling in India takes a cinematic turn!
Trends Updates —
Authority: 600
Recycling paper has taken a whole new turn in India with the once famous but now discarded being turned into utility objects that can be carried out by one and all. It seems that a few of the street children in the Indian capital have been rescued from the clutches of poverty and have been provided with a part-time ...3 hours ago -
UK: A royal chapel for Roman Catholics
ADF Alliance Alert —
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The Telegraph : "One might have thought such provisions would have been quashed by the Act of Settlement of 1701, which forbade heirs to the Crown to marry Catholics. But in Royal Prayer (Continuum, £16.99), Mr Baldwin demonstrates that the Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1661 is still in force and kicking.The treaty was ...4 hours ago -
Dead Babies - Conscripts in the Climate War
Climate Resistance —
Authority: 406
The Save the Children Alliance purport to be … the world’s largest leading independent children’s rights organisation, with members in 29 countries and operational programmes in more than 100. We fight for children’s rights and deliver lasting improvements to children’s lives worldwide. Last week the ...4 hours ago -
CO2 emissions from fossil fuels by region
Random graphic of the day: UNEP/GRID-Arendal Maps and Graphics Library —
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No data. [IMG: http://maps.grida.no/library/files/co2-emissions-from-fossil-fuels-by-region_thumbnail.jpg]4 hours ago -
Texas Progressive Alliance Weekly Round Up
TexasVox: The Voice of Public Citizen in Texas —
Authority: 542
The Texas Progressive Alliance hopes everyone had a happy Election Day last week, and is already looking forward to the next one. Here are this week’s highlights. TXsharon continues to report from a backyard in the Barnett Shale. Despite all the local and national press on drilling related toxins, carcinogens and ...4 hours ago
