Sunday, 25 September 2011

Mervyn King interview: We prevented a Great Depression... but people have the right to be angry - Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/8362959/Mervyn-King-interview-We-prevented-a-Great-Depression...-but-people-have-the-right-to-be-angry.html

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Saturday, 24 September 2011

High-Flying Gold Crashes in Record $100 Free-Fall

http://www.moneynews.com/Headline/gold-commodities-hedgefund/2011/09/23/id/412123?s=al&promo_code=D1C9-1

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Where I write: Craig Thompson on the art of the graphic novel | OregonLive.com

http://www.oregonlive.com/books/index.ssf/2011/09/where_i_write_craig_thompson_o.html

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Lockheed Martin presents airship of the future | Video | Reuters.com

http://www.reuters.com/video/2011/08/18/lockheed-martin-presents-airship-of-the?videoId=218454698

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Particles found to break speed of light | Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/22/us-science-light-idUSTRE78L4FH20110922

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Faster than light particles threaten Einstein | Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/23/us-science-light-idUSTRE78L4FH20110923

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UBS board extends meeting after rogue trading loss | Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/23/us-ubs-overnighter-idUSTRE78M77E20110923

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Thursday, 8 September 2011

Guatemalan Oxfam Partners Threatened

Dear Friend,

Our Guatemalan partners are under threat for their lives.

We need to get them in the public eye fast in order to protect them.

Send a letter to the President of Guatemala – do it today.

Oxfam partners in Guatemala have recently received death threats – and we need your voice, now, to ensure that these threats don't come to fruition.


The work we do affects people's lives daily – but it's often dangerous, and sometimes when our partners speak up in defense of poor communities, they are putting their lives on the line.

Two of Oxfam's outspoken partners at CALAS (Centre for Environmental, Social and Legal Action) who work daily on mining and oil issues, received death threats three days ago – and we need to get the public eye on this case immediately, so that they have a level of protection.

Please send a message to the President of Guatemala – we must do everything we can, NOW, to protect our Oxfam partners.

Violence and tensions in Guatemala have intensified in the run-up to the country's presidential elections this Sunday. Our partners at CALAS have been working to protect the rights of indigenous peoples and to expose corruption in a natural gas project.

The Executive Director of CALAS, Yuri Melini, was seriously wounded in 2008 during an assassination attempt.

Large-scale mining operations have been the source of protest, violence and human rights violations since the early 2000s. Oxfam partner CALAS has sought to promote informed debate about the costs and benefits of oil and mining in the country and to promote greater respect for the rights of indigenous communities – and now they are under threat for their stand.

Get these threats in the public eye and protect Yuri Melini and Rafael Maldonado.

Here at Oxfam, we are in awe of the strong and steadfast stand taken by these human rights activists – but now, more than ever, they need our support. "I won't be intimidated by these threats," Melini said in a statement. "I will continue the struggle to defend human rights and protect Guatemala's environment."

Please don't let their work be in vain.

Tell the President of Guatemala, we will not stand by while our partners are threatened.

We can save lives. Please don't stay silent.

Judy Beals, Campaigns Director
Oxfam America


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Dear Friend,

Our Guatemalan partners are under threat for their lives.

We need to get them in the public eye fast in order to protect them.

Send a letter to the President of Guatemala – do it today.

Oxfam partners in Guatemala have recently received death threats – and we need your voice, now, to ensure that these threats don't come to fruition.

The work we do affects people's lives daily – but it's often dangerous, and sometimes when our partners speak up in defense of poor communities, they are putting their lives on the line.

Two of Oxfam's outspoken partners at CALAS (Centre for Environmental, Social and Legal Action) who work daily on mining and oil issues, received death threats three days ago – and we need to get the public eye on this case immediately, so that they have a level of protection.

Please send a message to the President of Guatemala – we must do everything we can, NOW, to protect our Oxfam partners.

Violence and tensions in Guatemala have intensified in the run-up to the country's presidential elections this Sunday. Our partners at CALAS have been working to protect the rights of indigenous peoples and to expose corruption in a natural gas project.

The Executive Director of CALAS, Yuri Melini, was seriously wounded in 2008 during an assassination attempt.

Large-scale mining operations have been the source of protest, violence and human rights violations since the early 2000s. Oxfam partner CALAS has sought to promote informed debate about the costs and benefits of oil and mining in the country and to promote greater respect for the rights of indigenous communities – and now they are under threat for their stand.

Get these threats in the public eye and protect Yuri Melini and Rafael Maldonado.

Here at Oxfam, we are in awe of the strong and steadfast stand taken by these human rights activists – but now, more than ever, they need our support. "I won't be intimidated by these threats," Melini said in a statement. "I will continue the struggle to defend human rights and protect Guatemala's environment."

Please don't let their work be in vain.

Tell the President of Guatemala, we will not stand by while our partners are threatened.

We can save lives. Please don't stay silent.

Judy Beals, Campaigns Director
Oxfam America

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What's New? Another Central Bank Wants To Buy Gold (Guest Post) | EconMatters

http://www.econmatters.com/2011/09/whats-new-another-central-bank-wants-to.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EconForecast+%28EconMatters+Global+Preview+%29

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Wall Street Banks: Too Big To Blame For Subprime?

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Libyan rebels raid Gaddafi family mansions – in pictures | World news | guardian.co.uk

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2011/aug/25/libyan-gaddafi-mansions-in-pictures?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487#/?picture=378264822&index=0

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Tuesday, 6 September 2011

Economic growth follows demand, so give people cash to spend | Simon Jenkins | Comment is free | The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/06/economic-recovery-britain-chancellor

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The Big Ideas podcast: the banality of evil | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/audio/2011/aug/17/big-ideas-podcast-banality-of-evil?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487

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The capacity for evil can spread like an epidemic | Elisabeth Young-Bruehl | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/19/the-banality-of-evil-arendt

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Zygmunt Bauman: 'No one is in control. That is the major source of contemporary fear' – video | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/video/2011/sep/01/zygmunt-bauman-terrorism-video?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3486

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Noam Chomsky: 'As long they get the backing of dictators, it doesn't matter to western governments what Arab populations think' – video | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/video/2011/aug/31/noam-chomsky-terrorism-video?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3486

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Mary Kaldor: 'Politics isn't about friends and enemies … you only think in binary terms if you're really afraid' - video | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/video/2011/sep/05/mary-kaldor-video?CMP=EMCGT_060911

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MI6 knew I was tortured, says Libyan rebel | World news | The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/05/abdul-hakim-belhaj-libya-mi6-torture?CMP=EMCGT_060911

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Original Figure Drawing Female Nude by CedarViewArt on Etsy

http://www.etsy.com/listing/43610480/original-figure-drawing-female-nude?ref=cat2_gallery_32

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Monday, 5 September 2011

Painter's Progress

http://sbmacinnis.wordpress.com/tag/artist/2011/09/05/abstract-painting-in-canada-an-artists-bookshelf-review/#entry

RT

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Philadelphia Museuem of Art Holds 'Must-See' Galleries - Upper Moreland-Willow Grove, PA Patch

Impressionist paintings in St. Petersburg! Russia

http://uppermoreland.patch.com/articles/philadelphia-museuem-of-art-holds-must-see-galleries

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Is the Poor Potato Being Unfairly Vilified? – TIME Healthland

http://healthland.time.com/2011/09/01/is-the-poor-potato-being-unfairly-vilified/?xid=healthland-daily

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Nothing plain about these painters - Estes Park Trail-Gazette

http://www.eptrail.com/ci_18788771

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Gluten-Free Newsletters & Magazines

http://www.celiac.com/categories/Gluten%252dFree-Newsletters-%26-Magazines/

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Unsafe Gluten-Free Food List (Unsafe Ingredients)

http://www.celiac.com/articles/182/1/Unsafe-Gluten-Free-Food-List-Unsafe-Ingredients/Page1.html

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Is California Pizza Kitchen Committed to Gluten-Free?

Is California Pizza Kitchen Committed to Gluten-Free?

http://www.celiac.com/articles/22655/1/Is-California-Pizza-Kitchen-Committed-to-Gluten-Free/Page1.html

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DS-gluten free revamps its frozen pastry - British Baker

http://www.bakeryinfo.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/8883/DS-gluten_free_revamps_its_frozen_pastry.html

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China Alleged to Have Offered Arms to Gaddafi - Global Spin - TIME.com

It seems that we have double dealing going on!

Show one face to the world while plotting another.

This news has serious implications for democracy, but the worst is that we all want to trust China and find we will only be duped and seen as fodder for intrigue.

Not good for the world! We have to think twice about why some countries are doing what they do! Whatever that is?

Secrets! They are what started the wars of the past.

http://globalspin.blogs.time.com/2011/09/05/china-alleged-to-have-offered-arms-to-qaddafi/?xid=newsletter-daily

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How Tony Blair was taken into the Murdoch family fold | Politics | The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/sep/05/tony-blair-murdoch-family-fold?CMP=EMCGT_050911

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Sunday, 4 September 2011

Demand Media - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demand_Media

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Wal-Mart starts to turn heads in the tech world - The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/wal-mart-starts-to-turn-heads-in-the-tech-world/2011/08/31/gIQAF29B0J_story.html?tid=sm_twitter_washingtonpost

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Algeria is playing an old game

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/blogs/Algeria+playing+game/5347914/story.html

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Timothy Stanley's very personal war on science -

Very interesting approach to events affecting one! It's our judgement that we are not at the center of what exists.

The universe, that we see only temporarily, trundles merrily on after we are gone. It has it's own logic and that logic may not be what we understand.

We can choose to speculate as to the correct logic of the universe, but the longer time stretches the period over which we speculate conceivably the more speculative we shall be.

The problem is that space-time cannot be traversed equally in all directions the energy cost deciding which direction we see. Only those futures and places with low energy cost of viewing will actually become visible to us.

http://timothystanley.co.uk/1/post/2011/09/my-war-on-science.html

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Bigger Isn’t Better | Via Meadia

Why smaller local governments can be more efficient!

http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2011/09/04/bigger-isnt-better/

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'We know where Gaddafi is' claims rebel chief - Channel 4 News

http://www.channel4.com/news/gaddafi-is-mafia-now-just-a-gang

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Celiac Disease Is Raising Popularity Of Gluten-Free Items - News Story - WCYB Tri Cities

http://www.wcyb.com/news/29065411/detail.html

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Federal Regulators Sue Big Banks Over Mortgages - NYTimes.com

This is a very necessary stage in the process of correction and adjustment to the scam, some would say fraud, perpetrated by the big banks on the American and World scene. It is something that will slow down the housing market and could take years! Nobody checked to establish that the securities being sold almost everywhere were genuine secure paper. We all know they were the product of greed and loose regulation. Nevertheless, it was the banks that sold the paper and that knew the paper was insecure. Why did they do it? They could do it and they thought they would get away with it.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/03/business/bank-suits-over-mortgages-are-filed.html?_r=2&partner=rss&emc=rss

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Thursday, 1 September 2011

New Planet May Be Among Most Earthlike—Weather Permitting

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/08/110830-new-planet-found-most-earthlike-life-clouds-water-space-science/

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Libya: Civilians Left To Suffocate In Metal Boxes In The Desert By Gaddafi Forces, Amnesty Says | World News | Sky News

This is most gruesome!

http://news.sky.com/home/article/16061057

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Tesco admits defeat and pulls out of Japan | Business | The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/aug/31/tesco-japan-pull-out-philip-clarke?CMP=EMCGT_010911

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Rebel forces surround Libyan town where Gaddafi is believed to be hiding | World news | The Guardian

Tantalizing clues as to where Gaddafi may by currently hiding!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/31/rebel-forces-surround-gaddafi-town?intcmp=239

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How Cameron's secret unit choked off oil supplies to Gaddafi's frontline forces | Politics | The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/sep/01/cameron-oil-gaddafi-frontline-forces?CMP=EMCGT_010911

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5 Tips for Lawsuit Free Blogging (Or Doing Anything Online) | Blogging Tips

http://reviewzntips.blogspot.com/2011/09/lawsuit-free-blogging.html

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Wednesday, 31 August 2011

Bipartisan group says end environmentally harmful subsidies to save tax dollars - PowerSource | Blog on EDN

http://www.edn.com/blog/PowerSource/41269-Bipartisan_group_says_end_environmentally_harmful_subsidies_to_save_tax_dollars.php

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Warren Buffett on U.S. Housing, Employment, Economy - Video - Bloomberg

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/72140684/

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Firestorm Photos: Scenes from the Texas Wildfires - Photo Essays - TIME

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2066342_2266959,00.html

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Austin Anxiety: Coping with the Texas Wildfires - TIME

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2066561,00.html

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Why Texas' Drought May Have Global Effects - TIME

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2091192,00.html?xid=newsletter-daily

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A Blood Test to Predict Death? It Could Be Possible - - TIME Healthland

http://healthland.time.com/2011/08/31/a-blood-test-to-predict-death-it-could-be-possible/?xid=healthland-daily

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Observations on film art : As the summer winds down, is 3D doing the same?

http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2011/08/30/as-the-summer-winds-down-is-3d-doing-the-same/

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141-Year-Old Covered Bridge Washed Away In Vermont: Pics, Videos, Links, News

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/141-year-old-covered-bridge-washed-away-in-vermont

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30 Incredible Photos Of Irene's Destruction In Vermont: Pics, Videos, Links, News

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/incredible-pictures-of-irenes-destruction-in-verm

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25 Frightening Photos Of Hurricane Irene's Destruction: Pics, Videos, Links, News

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/frightening-hurricane-irene-destruction-photos

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17 Before & After Hurricane Irene Pictures: Pics, Videos, Links, News

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/before-after-hurricane-irene-pics

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Budget 2011: Zero-carbon homes plan 'watered down' | UK news | guardian.co.uk

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/mar/23/budget-2011-zero-carbon-homes

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Treasury trolls told 'green' and 'growth' can go together | Damian Carrington | Environment | guardian.co.uk

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2011/jul/07/green-economy-tax-treasury-growth

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Climate change concern tumbles in US and China | Damian Carrington | Environment | guardian.co.uk

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2011/aug/30/climate-change-opinion-skeptic?CMP=EMCENVEML1631

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Haibike

http://www.haibike.de/produkte_detail_en,,4879,detail.html

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How e-bikes got sexy | Peter Walker | Environment | guardian.co.uk

The electric bike, now that's a winner!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2011/aug/31/cycling-haibike-electric-bike

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Barclays launches £100m renewables fund for farmers | Environment | guardian.co.uk

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/aug/30/barclays-renewable-energy-farmers?CMP=EMCENVEML1631

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Food shop says goodbye to gluten - TownBUSINESS - MyTownCrier.ca - the online home of Toronto's Town Crier Group of Community Newspapers

http://www.mytowncrier.ca/food-shop-says-goodbye-to-gluten.html

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Real-Life Thriller Explores al-Qaida Triple Agent's CIA Infiltration, Bombing | PBS NewsHour | Aug. 30, 2011 | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/terrorism/july-dec11/tripleagent_08-30.html

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Tuesday, 30 August 2011

Apples now standard in McDonald’s Happy Meals, but how nutritious is this fruit? - The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/apples-now-standard-in-mcdonalds-happy-meals-but-just-how-nutritious-are-they/2011/08/25/gIQAUeyVpJ_story.html?wpisrc=nl_health

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Linden Street Figure Drawing (Emeryville, CA) - Meetup

Community devoted to drawing the figure in Linden.

http://www.meetup.com/Linden-Street-Figure-Drawing/

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Nyack Sketch Log: Wet and Wild Rogue Elephants | Nyack News and Views

Small town musings!

http://www.nyacknewsandviews.com/2011/08/bb_wetandwildelephants/

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Wacom’s Inkling Captures What You Draw On Paper Digitally (Amazing Video) | TechCrunch

http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/30/wacom-inkling/

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Maude's Art Blog | Serendipity

http://maudesart.com/blog/

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iPad met its match in the TouchPad | Nanotech - The Circuits Blog - CNET News

Or not?

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-20098165-64/ipad-met-its-match-in-the-touchpad/?tag=rtcol;pop

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Amazon could sell 5 million tablets next quarter | Digital Media - CNET News

Or not?

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20099144-93/amazon-could-sell-5-million-tablets-next-quarter/

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Tax us more, say wealthy Europeans | World news | The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/29/tax-us-more-say-wealthy-europeans?CMP=EMCGT_300811

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Sketches from scratches is a provocative blogspot that has grown out of the Wuh Lax experience. It is eclectic, which means that it might consider just about anything from the simple to the extremely difficult. A scratch can be something that is troubling me or a short line on paper. From a scratch comes a verbal sketch or image sketch of the issue or subject. Other sites have other stuff that should really be of interest to the broad reader. I try to develop themes, but variety often comes before depth. ... more!