From The Guardian: As the Vatican prepared to mark his first anniversary with a DVD of behind-the-scenes footage and a new magazine launched in Italy dedicated entirely to him, Francis rejected the excesses of so-called Francescomania. “Sigmund Freud used to say, if I’m not mistaken, t[...]
Archive for March, 2014
March 16th, 2014 - 1:03 am § in China
Whats In a Name: Is Iut Burma or Myanmar?
Is this place “Burma” or “Myanmar”? Should the US call other countries by its preferred name? Or should Washington follow the example of the UN and defer to the ruling regime, no matter how odious? The BBC refers to the country as Burma, and the BBC News websi[...]
March 15th, 2014 - 7:24 pm § in Misc.
A Possible Motive
“If you can do this three times, no one’s going to get on an airplane.” — Tom Casey, retired 777 pilot, quoted by NBC News Bingo! We may have a winner! This is speculative, of course, but it makes perfect sense when nothing else does. If you want to impose a new world order, [...]
March 15th, 2014 - 1:42 pm § in Misc.
Russia negotiating with Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Algeria, Cyprus, the Seychelles, Vietnam and Singapore about access to facilities that can be used by its navy and strategic bombers.
(CNSNews.com) – At a time of escalated tensions with the West over Ukraine, Russia says it is negotiating with eight governments around the world for access to military facilities, to enable it to extend its long-range naval and strategic bomber capabilities. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said We[...]
March 15th, 2014 - 12:38 pm § in Misc.
Bezos says living in Seattle is better than free lunch
Last December, the Huff Post reported that Mr. Bezos told Business Insider’s founder and CEO Henry Blodget, “We could save a lot of money by moving to the suburbs of Seattle. We have chosen instead to build an urban campus, and it is … a spectacular benefit for the employees. I think it&[...]
March 15th, 2014 - 11:12 am § in Misc.
The Ave Challenge: Guess the price
A $2013 B. $15,100 C. $300 D. $1000 E, $777[...]
March 15th, 2014 - 10:53 am § in Misc.
TROUBLE IN THE ULTIMATE PENTHO– USE
Despite paying nearly $70,000 rent a year to rent an apartment in Dubai’s Burj Khalifa tower, residents are being denied access to the gym and tennis courts – and they fear lifts in the world’s tallest building could be next[...]
March 14th, 2014 - 4:24 pm § in Misc.
‘Debt Is Out To Get Us’
It sure is. In the last couple of decades, the financial industry has prospered mightily thanks to the proliferation of debt and the rivers of interest paid by debtors. NBC News ran a story today about consumer debt that should be required reading for most American adults. Sample excerpt: “Tho[...]