September 2009
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August 2009
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Our laws condone torture →
caraobrien:
From Salon, University of Michigan historian Juan Cole says our laws need to “more clearly forbid brutality.” In its entirety:
The thing that concerns me most about the investigation of Central Intelligence Agency interrogators is that U.S. law served as such a poor guide to them for what was permitted.
Although administrations do break laws, I think if Congress had had the...
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jimmyjosh:
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Elliott Smith - Grand...
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Recent Apple patent apps hint at future iPhone... →
A cool peak into what Apple has planned.
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Seven Days That Shook Afghanistan - NYTimes.com →
Karzai is a fake and phony. He was the Bush Administration’s little puppet. They gave him guns and wealth to keep him quiet and content.
Now that the war is getting out of hand, it’s obvious Karzai can’t handle his job. If Obama is a man of his word, he will bring Change to Afghanistan by somehoe formulating a plan to conduct proper elections.
The UN should be conducting the...
The Associated Press: Taiwan wants no politics... →
The Dalai Lama would do well to keep out of politics during this visit. We’ll see what happens…
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Eternal reunion as Ted Kennedy joins his two... →
WASHINGTON - Ted Kennedy followed his brothers Jack and Bobby on Saturday from the pinnacle of politics to Arlington National Cemetery with a major difference - Ted’s cortege was stopping at the Senate. Ted Kennedy made the Senate home for nearly a half-century, and his work there is his legacy. John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy also served as senators, but… Read more here
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IBM Takes First 3D Image of Atomic Bonds - Quantum... →
Iranian boy who defied Tehran hardliners tells of... →
The 15-year-old boy sits weeping in a safehouse in central Iran, broken in body and spirit. Reza will not go outside…
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Dry weather fans California wildfires - CNN.com →
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Fires in central and southern California raged Saturday as triple-digit temperatures mixed with dry conditions continued to fuel the flames.
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“If homosexuality is a disease, let’s all call in queer to work: “Hello. Can’t...”
– Robin Tyler :’) (via loveyourchaos)
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“You know, one of the tragedies of real life is that there is no background...”
– Annie Proulx (via loveyourchaos)
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Iranian president: Prosecute opposition leaders →
caraobrien:
From AP, excerpt:
TEHRAN, Iran – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for the prosecution of Iran’s top opposition leaders Friday, backing hard-liners pushing for escalation of the postelection crackdown.
Ahmadinejad’s speech reflected the increasing bitterness of what has become Iran’s most tumultuous political crisis in decades.
While there were calls for unity in the weeks...
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“For the first time in my life, I see it as independence, not loneliness.”
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“If only closed minds came with closed mouths”
– Nicole Aitoro(via ladiamond) (via somerset) (via loveyourchaos)
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Linking it Up - August 28, 2009
funnelthru:
Today the focus is on why people get hired (or not) after employers see their online profile:
1. Potential employers are looking at your social networking habits says Heather Huhman - with some pretty interesting stats on why candidates get cut or hired:
Why Employers Disregarded Candidates After Screening Online
Job seekers are cautioned to be mindful of the information they post...
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Movie Review: Inglourious Basterds
My uncle called earlier this week. He wanted to see Inglourious Basterds. I too wanted to see this movie. The previews I saw for it several months ago got me really hyped up for this movie.
I went in with fairly high expectations, and as usual, Quentin Tarantino did not let me down.
Tarantino took an over-done subject (WWII) and brought it to life with a fresh story. It’s so fresh, that...
“we are defined by our past”
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Eat Your Weight →
Eat Your Weight.
This is a blog done by one of my closest friends and her sister. It features reviews on different resturants and also recipes for some delicious eating.
Careful, you may get hungry when visiting their site. They also do catering and small orders. Enjoy! I know I do.
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Movie Review: The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
about a week and a half ago, one of my friends texted me and asked if I’d like to see this movie with her and another friend. Initially, I wasn’t going to see this in theatres. I was going to wait until it came out on DVD and then watch it on ninjavideo.net or get it off netflix. But I was bored, and it was summer, and I had nothing else to do. So I agreed.
I got to the theatre with...
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A Day In The Life Of A Dog And A Cat
loveyourchaos:somerset:thefairytaleisover:sendalittlerain:phoebejeebies:christinemoros:
The Dog’s Diary:
8:00 AM - Dog food! My favorite thing! 9:30 AM - A car ride! My favorite thing! 9:40 AM - A walk in the park! My favorite thing! 10:30 AM - Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing! 12:00 PM - Milk bones! My favorite thing! 1:00 PM - Played in the yard! My favorite thing!...
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Resurrecting the mammoth? New research raises the... →
Sequencing DNA preserved in permafrost has allowed researchers to obtain roughly two-thirds of the genome of a mammoth. In conjunction with the announcement, Nature has published a perspective on what it would take to reverse the species’ extinction.
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Iran’s leader says Western agents not to blame,... →
Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s most powerful man, says he’s not convinced by show trials that June election protesters are tools of foreign powers.
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“Do you know why this world is as abad as it is?…It is because people think only...”
– Anna Sewell (via loveyourchaos)
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Watchmahtob:
Anis Mojgani, poet.
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“Let the wolves know that in our tribe
If the father dies, his gun will remain...”
– Zahra Mousavi, wife of Mir Hossein Mousavi (via mahtob)
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Obama Bows to Israel Over Settlements, Iran →
Deal to Be Finalized Tomorrow in London by Jason Ditz, August 25, 2009
In a deal scheduled to be finalized tomorrow during Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to London, Israel will accept a resumption of peace talks with the Palestinian Authority. The deal came as a result of President Obama caving to virtually every demand made by Israel.
In essence, the...
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Iranian Protest Figures Could Face Execution →
caraobrien:
From the Washington Post, excerpts:
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 — The attorney prosecuting leading opposition figures in Iran asked a court Tuesday to give them “the maximum punishment,” offering the clearest indication to date that the government crackdown against the organizers of protests this summer could include executions.
The defendants, who include former deputy ministers and a former...
