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September 3rd, 2011 - 10:24 pm § in Misc.

BREAKING NEWS: Libya: Tripoli at peace.

Vestiges of normal life return to Tripoli In the Libyan capital Tripoli life is getting back to something approaching normal even though electricity and water supplies remain sporadic. Shops and markets were open and residents were able to stock up on food. Elsewhere in the city, cleaners swept… L[...]

September 3rd, 2011 - 9:50 am § in Misc.

What Does the Doctor Prescribe?

As 9/11 approaches, I find it odd that so little is being written about the health of el Qaeda or its new leader, the surgeon, Ayman al-Zawahri. “The general command of al Qaeda announces, after consultations, the appointment of Sheikh Ayman al-Zawahri as head of the group,” it announced[...]

September 3rd, 2011 - 9:02 am § in China, Misc.

China: Dai Zhikang’s spiritual approach influences the way he blends architecture and interior design in his property development

China’s super-rich: Dai Zhikang By Nick Rosen Author and filmmaker, BBC Shanghai-based entrepreneur Dai Zhikang has global ambitions. The 47-year-old property developer, with a personal net worth of $1.2bn, says it is time for China to tread a global stage. Dai is one of the most sophisticated[...]

September 3rd, 2011 - 12:56 am § in Environment

2,000 Yrs. in One Chart: 23% of all Goods, Services Made Since 1 A.D. Were Produced This Decade

from Carpe Diem and the Economist The chart above is from The Economist and shows a “population-weighted history of the past two millennia” based on “economic output” and “years lived.”  According to The Economist: “By this reckoning, over 28% of all the hi[...]