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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

15 January - iGoogle

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3 Ds
Mark Collins - No Surge to Success in Afghanistan?
Mark Collins - Coup Time in Islamabad/Rawalpindi?

All Things Considered
The Inquisition: Alive And Well After 800 Years
Alan Bennett Defies Expectations With 'Smut'



Blog of Rights

This Week in Civil Liberties (1/13/2012)
Arizona Governor Will Implement Medical Marijuana Law

CNet
Google blurs woman's Street View pratfall

CNN
Iraqi police: 15 killed in attacks on stations
At least 15 people were killed and 26 others wounded in attacks targeting police stations in Iraq Sunday, authorities said.
More bodies recovered from inside ill-fated cruise ship



Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Payroll taxes in Canada

Circle of Blue - water news
The Stream, January 13: Water Pollution Looms In Lake Titicaca
The Stream, January 12: Water as Business Risk

Commentators
John Curtice: A solution that dare not speak its name

Common Dreams
Automated Truth Machines: Bankrupting America
Piss on War

Daily Bell
Pat Buchanan on Ron Paul, the Internet and Ethnic Politics in the 21st Century
Protect Yourself from the Greatest 'Wealth Transfer' of All Time

DailyNews - Egypt
Egypt's radical Salafis approach secular rivals
Yield at Egypt T-bill auction rises, size trimmed

Democracy Now!
2 Years After Devastating Earthquake, Haiti's Rebuilding Weighed Down by Legacy of Foreign Meddling


Digg

Canadian Government Declares All Same Sex Marriages Legal and Valid
65 Comments
229 Remain Diligent: SOPA and PIPA Must Be Squashed, Not Changed
15 Comments

215 Rachel Maddow Calls Out The GOP Lie That Obama Has Grown Government
109 Comments

201 Career of the Future: Data Scientist [INFOGRAPHIC]
20 Comments

178 Mojang and others join reddit for Jan. 18 blackout, Wikipedia indecisive


Discovery
With LED Keyboards, Every Key Is A Screen
With the Optimus line of keyboards, each key is its own separate, customizable LED screen.
Russian Mars Spacecraft Reentry Imminent



Food Consumer

Vitamin C helps diabetes patients
By David Liu Saturday Jan 14, 2012 (foodconsumer.org) -- Taking a vitamin C supplement along with metformin enhances the therapeutic effect of the...
Estrogenic cosmetic chemicals - parabens found in breast cancer tissue


Food and WaterWatch
Can Catch Shares Save the Whales?


Force Change
Prevent the Extinction of African Antelopes

FreakOutNation
Mitt Romney’s massive tax cuts for the rich are like Bush tax Cuts on steroids

Hayride
There’s A Lot Of Pushback To Jindal’s Education Reform Package
On Football…

Inside Facebook
New this week on the Inside Network Job Board: Tapjoy, Jana, 6waves, more
Facebook integrations prove popular at CES



Lifehacker

This Week's Top Downloads [Download Roundup]
Use a Dustpan to Fill Containers That Don't Fit in Your Sink [Clever Uses]






LobeLog


The False Flag Story and Provocations
Iran Hawk Watch

memeorandum
Gingrich faces tough questions at SC campaign event with black church (Meghashyam Mali/The Hill)

NPR -News
Golden Globes: Comedy Vies With Drama This Season
New System For USS Cole Case At Guantanamo



NRC

II-11-070: NRC Finds Brunswick Emergency Diesel Generator Inspection Finding to be of Low to Moderate Safety Significance

New Scientist Online News
Loud-mouthed Wi-Fi devices could use sound to connect
MS damage washed away by stream of young blood
 
News 24

Grace wins Joburg Open
South Africa's Branden Grace has shot an even-par final-round to win the Joburg Open by one stroke from Englishman Jamie Elson.

Obama Conspiracy Theories
The end is near

Oddly Enough
The last huzzah?

Open Channel
Friday reading: the best investigative reporting on the Web
By Margaux Stack-Babich and Bill DedmanToday's reading from the world of investigative reporting. Story of the day: Two years ago, 60 Minutes began...
Experts: Barbour pardons appear done in 'haste,' lack key information

Open Secrets
Dig into Presidential Candidates' Personal Financial Disclosures on OpenSecrets.org
The Big Spender Always Wins?

Outlook
The Case Against 21 Social Networking Sites
'What Is Worse Than Having Your Dead Body Urinated Upon?'

Payvand Iran News
Farhang Foundation's 2012 Nowruz Banner Design Unveiled
Language of a nation: A glimpse of traditional Persian music

PECAN Group
The black hole of Britain! Mystery as heating, doorbells and showers stop working in sleepy village (near ‘top secret’ military base)



Banner week in bee science: Zombie flies & poisonous 'planter exhaust'


Philippines News
Joed Serrano excited over James Ingram concerts in Manila, Cebu
Deadly Floods In Philippines Trigger Catholic Response

Political MoJo : Mother Jones
Tea Party Official on How to Win Over Latinos: Don't Mention GOP


Politics Security Secrecy
PI Newswire :: Security trumps secrecy in cyber fight, prosecutor says
Security trumps secrecy in cyber fight, prosecutor says – Yahoo ...

Psychology Today
The Lost Art of Single-Tasking

Satellite News
What's Next For NASA?
The end of the space shuttle program does not mean the end of NASA, or even of NASA sending humans into space. NASA has a robust program of...
NASA Ready for November Launch of Car-Size Mars Rover

Science Daily
Couples' friendships make for happier marriages, relationships
Surprising results from smoke inhalation study

Scientific American
A Brief History of Clocks

Star Online :Nation
Student detained after bomb threat on Facebook

Statesman
U.S. general hopes fight with alcoholism can help other warriors


TED Blog
Waterwise: Fellows Friday with Sonaar Luthra
Rising Souls: Inside Out in Haiti

Techdirt
The Logician's Favorite Techdirt Posts Of The Week
SOPA Delayed; Cantor Promises It Won't Be Brought To The Floor Until 'Issues Are Addressed'


Ten Percent
Blair, Straw & Miliband Escape Prosecution for Human Rights Abuses As Cameron Continues Torture Cover Up
Friday! 43

This Week in Science
MIND in Pictures: Music to Your Brain
A Brief History of Clocks



Unexplained Mysteries

Can "whisperers" make others kill ?
Beyonce fly named after singer






War is Business


Ford Lobbies For Military Vehicle Contracts, Moves In On Lockheed, BAE (Aggregated)

Raytheon ‘Seasparrow’ Makes Missiles Sound Cuddly (Aggregated)
Web MD
Why Coffee May Reduce Diabetes Risk
Coffee drinking has been linked with a reduced risk of getting diabetes, and now Chinese researchers think they may know why.
Is Your Teen's Bedroom a Health Hazard?
Weird
Woman auctions space on her bottom for tattoo

White House Press Office
President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation to Monrovia, Liberia to attend the Inauguration of Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 
WhoWhatWhy
Russ Baker, Borders Books, San Francisco, 2010, on digging deep and making a difference.
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