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The latest economic indicators: Were doing better than 5th century Britain!
The Curious Capitalist —
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TIME is "dark" this week—that is, weve got no magazine to put out and not many people in the office. But we still have a Website, so I volunteered to pay attention to this weeks economic releases and post on them when they seemed to merit attention. Well, today weve got personal spending up 0.5% [...]20 hours ago -
U.S. must to be on right side of revolt (IRONIC TITLE FROM JESSE JAGMO)
Stupidica —
Authority: 177
Christmas approaches. Families gather. For some, there is a whirl of presents to wrap, cards to address, meals to cook. For many on this Christmas, times are hard, and its worth recalling what the real story is about. The real story is not about Santa Claus, its about Jesus the Christ. His birth is the real reason for ...1 day ago -
Christianity – ’tis all around us
Magic of the Ordinary —
Authority: 112
A couple of weeks ago magician Lon Milo DuQuette posted an anti-Christmas and anti-Christian song on YouTube. There is nothing new in this; a few magicians have been pissed off and protesting against exoteric Christianity for millennia. Ho hum. What I did find comforting was that several commentators thought he’s d ...2 days ago -
If the Shoe Fits
American Conservative Daily —
Authority: 462
12/20/2009 If the Shoe Fits David L. Lamon There is increasing an amount of interest in whether Barak Hussein Obama is the anti-Christ and rightly so because he definitely governs in the same manner the real anti-Christ will as the examples below will reveal. The best way to settle this issue in the mind of the ...2 days ago -
Will You Be Celebrating Saturnalia This Holiday Season?
Disinformation —
Authority: 540
A celebration dear to the hearts of the Disinformation team at this time of year is Saturnalia , one of the most popular Roman festivals. It was marked by tomfoolery and reversal of social roles, in which slaves and masters ostensibly switched places, with expectedly humorous results. Saturnalia was introduced ...3 days ago -
Exploring 1st - 4th century Roman villas in Brescia sounds fascinating!
Roman Times —
Authority: 91
I received a touristy little news item about the northern Italian town of Brescia that caught my interest. The article mentioned that the area contained the largest Roman excavation in northern Italy so, of course, I had to read more about it. I learned that Brescia, was once known as Brixia. [Image: Mosaic ...3 days ago -
My Augustine Depression
Knowledge Is Necessity —
Authority: 129
A couple of nights ago, I felt myself slide into what I call my Augustine of Hippo depression. Imagine waking up one fine day in 410 AD, only to discover that Alaric the Visigoth has sacked Rome, thereby launching the Dark Ages and making stupidity fashionable. That’s kind of what happened to me one bleak and ...5 days ago -
The Fabulous Roman Vestiges in Saintes
Relijournal —
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http://s3.amazonaws.com/readers/2009/12/16/saintesamphitheatre_1.jpg The historical capital of Saintonge is one of the richest historical art cities of France. Its architecture offers many testimonies from Antiquity to the Middles Ages and the XVIIIth century. The town was a crossroad for pilgrims to Santiago de ...1 week ago -
The Fabulous Roman Vestiges in Saintes
Trifter —
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http://s3.amazonaws.com/readers/2009/12/16/saintesamphitheatre_1.jpg The historical capital of Saintonge is one of the richest historical art cities of France. Its architecture offers many testimonies from Antiquity to the Middles Ages and the XVIIIth century. The town was a crossroad for pilgrims to Santiago de ...1 week ago -
Aquariums – Then and now
Blog Your Site —
Authority: 164
It took a long time before we were able to keep aquarium such as this at Monteray Bay aquariumPeople have been keeping aquariums for a very long time and the practice can be traced atleast back to Roman Empire, the Chinese also started to keep gold carps in ornamental ponds and indoor display a long [...]1 week ago -
Barbarian Tides--Now in Paperback
Penn Press Log —
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Barbarian Tides: The Migration Age and the Later Roman Empire Walter Goffart 384 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2006 | ISBN 978-0-8122-3939-3 | $69.95 | £45.50 Paper 2009 | ISBN 978-0-8122-2105-3 | $26.50 | £17.50 A volume in the Middle Ages Series "An important book which should be read attentively by all scholars of ...1 week ago -
1532: Solomon Molcho
ExecutedToday.com —
Authority: 129
(Thanks to Jonathan Shipley of A Writer’s Desk for the guest post. -ed.) Solomon Molcho , a Portuguese mystic, burned at the stake on this date in 1532 for apostasy. Solomon Molcho’s Shel Silverstein-esque stylized signature. You can see his robe in Prague, or here . He was in Regensberg, Germany with ...1 week ago -
Aeschylus to Afghanistan, When Will We Ever Learn?
The LA Progressive —
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ow President Obama tells us that the oil wars have cost us $10 trillion. If we believe the most strident Republican critics, just $1 trillion would pay for a decade of real health reform and care for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]2 weeks ago -
Pompeii now on Google Street View
Gadling —
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Filed under: Arts and Culture , History , Learning , Europe , Italy , Internet Tools The ancient Roman city of Pompeii is the latest addition to Google Street View. Available from Googles UNESCO World Heritage list of street views , its the latest addition to a selection of famous sites that includes ...2 weeks ago -
Jesus was NOT a Jew — Benjamin Freedman
Pak Alert Press —
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Excerpts from a long letter from Benjamin Freedman (left) to David Goldstein, LL.D. dated October 10, 1954. Freedman (1890-1984) had been part of the American Zionist inner circle but, like Goldstein, converted to Christianity. The complete letter appeared in a pamphlet entitled “Facts are Facts.” (Excerpts by ...3 weeks ago -
Jesus was NOT a Jew
War On You: Breaking Alternative News —
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Jesus was NOT a Jew –Benjamin Freedman December 2, 2009 Makow Excerpts from a long letter from Benjamin Freedman (left) to David Goldstein, LL.D. dated October 10, 1954. Freedman (1890-1984) had been part of the American Zionist inner circle but, like Goldstein, converted to Christianity. The complete ...3 weeks ago -
Advent, Mary, and Sudan
God's Politics Blog —
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The season of Advent always invites me to contemplate many facets of Christianity: the contrast between what God extols versus the world’s values, the power of patience, and the strength of hope. While important in all times and places, each…3 weeks ago -
ADORED BY HORDES —
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Obamas West Point Speech and Karl Roves Congratulations I am the governments unwilling mule hit with IRS kicks and satrap whips as they drive me up through one last 13,000 foot high pass sucking the biting air in through my helpfully slit nostrils and the atrophied ass of my imagination. I bring strapped to my ...3 weeks ago -
Guest Post: A Primer on Central Bank Suicide
zero hedge —
Authority: 739
Last night, in the comments of my post on AIGs Foreign Regulatory Capital portfolio, "mikla," a Zero Hedge commenter quipped : Now, banks are starting to teeter-on-the-edge, and the counter-parties are getting nervous they wont be paid. Everyone knows leverage is FAR beyond the 12:1 international agreement ...3 weeks ago -
War Museums in the Boot: A Traveler’s Guide to the Military History of Italy – Part 2
Armchair General Magazine - We Put YOU in Command! War College —
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Author Peter Suciu takes readers on a virtual tour of some of Italys best military tourist destinations. Locations include Venice, Naples and Rome.3 weeks ago
