from CBS Some may have called it the “Jesus Phone” but the Vatican sought to remind the faithful that there are limits to mixing the sacraments with technology – even when it comes to the iPhone. A new application for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch that lists sins to be taken to t[...]
Archive for October, 2011
October 16th, 2011 - 2:06 am § in America
Romney Fails The Test
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October 15th, 2011 - 9:36 am § in Schools & Colleges
US Passes Mexico in Making University Education a Privilige of the Wealthy
From Seattle Education via Amy Hagopian: Noam Chomsky on Academic Freedom and the Corporatization of Universities A partial transcript from Noam Chomsky’s talk, taken from AlterNet: A couple of months ago, I went to Mexico to give talks at the National University in Mexico, UNAM. It’s q[...]
BREAKING NEWS: Should you shop at Home Depot?
There are signs that Romney’s campaign is in serious trouble. While he is raising money at a good pace, as the single moderate running for the GOP, Mitt Romney is getting very few small donations. Last quarter, Romney had 55,000 individual donors. By contrast Ron Paul has 100,000 [...]
October 15th, 2011 - 6:34 am § in China
SLIPPERY SLOPE: Middle class China turns to private health insurance
By Linda Pressly Reporter, BBC News 18 July 2011 excerpts Over half of all healthcare in China is paid for by the consumers themselves Healthcare – and how you pay for it – is one of life’s big worries. In China few people have private health insurance but the market is growing. Po[...]
Palestine: Like statistics, all maps lie.
Representing the West Bank: A note on maps Aaron Bady, English Department Ph.D. student in African literature | 9/20/11 | Some modest thoughts on maps. There are basically two ways to represent the West Bank. First — on the right — it can be shown to be an organic part of a particular vision of [...]
October 14th, 2011 - 5:14 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: South Africa Blocks Dalai Lama Visit
Hypocrisy wins. South Africa Puts $$$$ from China above its moral issues, refuses to allow Dalai Lama to attend TuTu’s 80th birthday’ [...]
October 14th, 2011 - 2:59 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Libyan version of the 99% rage
By Tim Gaynor SIRTE, Libya Oct 13 (Reuters) – When Libyan government fighters seized the vacant home of Muammar Gaddafi’s daughter, Aisha, the wealth and opulence they found sent some of them into a rage. One fighter walked through the door and sprayed the interior with bullets from his [...]
Worship of Steve Jobs.
On last Friday’s “Real Time,”Bill Maher painted Steve Jobs as “not a corporate type” only to minutes later accurately note, “Apple makes their s–t in China. And they could still make it here and make a big profit, but they make more of a profit by making i[...]
October 14th, 2011 - 6:13 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Revised date for the rapture.
Harold Camping Calls May 21 An ‘Invisible Judgment Day,’ Says October 21 Is Real End-Of-World Date[...]