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Barack Obama and Neuroeconomics 2008-03-08 04:17:55 Posted on the Neuromarketing blog: Behavioral economics and neuroeconomics are closely related fields, rather in the same way that psychology and neuroscience are related. It seems that Democrat presidential hopeful BarackObama
has a behavioral economist on his staff. ~ Read on... ~ Read more:Barack Obama
Soil And Health Library 2008-03-08 04:08:45 Health begins in the soil; Healing begins with hygiene; Liberty begins with freedom. Soil And Health Library
The Free Digitalized Library: There are four major subject areas: Radical Agriculture. The nutritional qualites of food and consequently the health of the animals and humans eating that food are determined by soil fertility. This section's interest is far wider than organic Read more:Health
India in Primitive Christianity 2008-03-08 04:04:54 Complete book at Sacred Texts: " ... The connection between Christianity
and Buddhism is unmistakable, both in terms of the traditional narratives of the respective founders, and in their parable-riddled attributed sayings. Some, particularly occultists, have attempted to explain this by proposing a residence in India
by Jesus during his 'lost years,' for instance, Notovich, and the derivative Read more:Primitive
Argentina Seeks Ex-Navy Officer in US 2008-03-08 04:01:16 A former Argentine navy lieutenant wanted for his alleged role in a 1972 massacre of 16 leftist guerrillas is now heading a medical personnel supply company that has contracts with the U.S. Defense Department. A lawyer for Roberto Guillermo Bravo, 65, said Thursday his client denies the massacre charges and will fight extradition. "Anything that he did while he was in the Argentinean military was Read more:Argentina
Man is wolf to wolf 2008-03-08 03:33:17 The Left undoubtedly has the best of it, though. They certainly have the best of this volume, which contains nothing of Stephen Bodio's at all—nothing at all sympathetic to hunting, except as carried out by Ameri- can Indians. Bill McKibben, the editor of American Earth, has been a keen propagandist against global warming and an apostle of “sustainability.” In his prefatory note to the lyrics of
Circle of 13 Trivia 2008-03-08 03:23:08 Legend of the Circle
of 13 Skulls A Native American legend that told of a collection of 13 Crystal Skulls that were said to hold the details of mankind's true purpose and destiny. A variety of Crystal Skulls have been discovered over the years, some dating back thousands of years. Despite efforts to combine 13 of these skulls in one place, no evidence of the knowledge said to be contained within Read more:Trivia
Germany: New basic right to privacy of computer systems 2008-03-08 02:26:44 The German Constitutional Court published on 27 February 2008 a landmark ruling about the constitutionality of secret online searches of computers by government agencies. The decision constitutes a new "basic right to the confidentiality and integrity of information-technological systems" as derived from the German Constitution. The journalist and privacy activist Bettina Winsemann, the Read more:Germany
Greek blog aggregator admin arrested 2008-03-08 02:22:49 From: European Digital Rights:
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Antonis Tsipropoulos, the administrator of a Greek
blog aggregation website, blogme.gr, had his house raided, his hard drive seized and was himself arrested
by the Greek cybercrime division, after having been served with a libel lawsuit without prior notice, because a public figure was offended by a
Presumably, the FARC leader’s last words were, "Listen, my password is ...." 2008-03-07 16:52:41 Do you believe this? This past weekend, Colombia invaded Ecuador, killed a guerrilla chief in the jungle, opened his laptop – and what did the Colombians find? A message to Hugo Chavez that he sent the FARC guerrillas $300 million – which they're using to obtain uranium to make a dirty bomb! That's what George Bush tells us. And he got that from his buddy, the strange right-wing President of Read more:Listen
Cholesterol Con 2008-03-07 16:32:58 From Alternet: The war against cholesterol has become a profitable cottage industry. But the science behind it has more than a few gaps. (Part two in a series) Read more:Cholesterol
Republicans discover: Irregularities in our financial audit process." 2008-03-07 11:13:05 On February 1st of this year, National Republican Campaign Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) abruptly released a statement about recently discovered "irregularities in our financial audit process." That was it: no details about whether money might have been stolen, just word that they'd seen fit to bring in the federal authorities. The details, as they've come, have been embarrassing for the Read more:Republicans
Australia to sign anti-torture protocol 2008-03-07 11:06:15 Australia is set to ratify the international treaty against torture that was snubbed by the former Howard government. The Rudd government is also reportedly considering introducing laws to make torture an offence for the first time under the Commonwealth Criminal Code. Attorney-General Robert McClelland has told Fairfax newspapers the government intended to ratify the UN's Optional Protocol to Read more:Australia
Top arms dealer captured in Thailand 2008-03-07 11:03:17 Notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout, branded the “Merchant of Death” for feeding weapons to conflict zones around the world, was paraded handcuffed by Thai police Friday after his capture in a dramatic sting operation. The mustachioed Russian's dealings are said to have inspired the Hollywood movie “Lord of War,” starring Nicolas Cage as a ruthless arms trader. Over the years, he is said to have Read more:captured
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'A small step for man, a giant leap for advertising' 2008-03-07 10:52:03 The project, in which the public are invited to shoot a 30 second advert, underlines the current crisis in funding astronomy, due to an £80 million shortfall. For broadcasting the advert into space, encoded as ones and zeros that clever aliens should be able to figure out, Doritos will make an undisclosed donation to astronomers and academics from Leicester University and Eiscat (The European Read more:giant
Report to 'prevent the ongoing subversion of human rights protection in the name of drug control' 2008-03-07 10:30:51 Historically, policies aimed at prohibiting and punishing the use of certain drugs have driven the international approach to drug control and dominate the approach of most ountries, guided as they are by the three UN drug control conventions and the dominant policy directions emanating from the associated international bodies. Such an approach is usually defended with moralistic portrayals that Read more:prevent
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Eagle vs Dragon: the buildup in the Phillippines 2008-03-07 10:23:31 Since the closure of its military bases in the country in 1991, the United States has incrementally regained, transformed, and deepened its military presence and intervention in the Philippines. The manner in which the United States has attempted to re-establish basing in the Philippines illustrates its attempts to radically overhaul its global offensive capabilities to become more agile and Read more:Eagle
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Afghan 911: "Let us know if you need something...or see something" 2008-03-07 10:12:06 A similar plan for Afghan
istan is to drop cheap cell phones, that can also receive radio broadcasts, in Taliban dominated areas. These broadcasts would come from U.S. psyops aircraft or blimps overhead, that would transmit useful programming (weather reports, health, farming religious messages from moderate imams, husbandry tips and local and national news). The cell phone would only be able to Read more:something
Ex-US sailor aided terrorists 2008-03-07 10:07:09 A former United States Navy sailor stationed in the Middle East has been convicted of spying and providing material support to terrorists. A federal jury in Connecticut on Wednesday convicted Hassan Abujihaad, 32, formerly known as Paul Hall, of providing classified information to London-based Azzam Publications while knowing it would be used in a conspiracy to kill US citizens. Abujihaad,
Indian workers at US shipyard allege human trafficking 2008-03-07 10:03:44 More than 100 Indian workers at a Mississippi shipyard staged a walkout claiming they were victims of humantrafficking
and lived and worked in abysmal conditions. The workers plan to report themselves to the Department of Justice as trafficking victims and demand federal prosecution of the employer, Signal International, a local television channel WLOX-TV reported. They claim they were lured to
Fascists and Bolsheviks as friends 2008-03-07 10:01:09 If Nazis were allies as often as enemies of Bolsheviks, what was the relationship between Fascists and Bolsheviks? The pseudo-cognition of Sinisterism seldom talks about Nazis at all, but rather about "fascists" and these "fascists" are the mortal enemies of Bolsheviks, the polar ideological opposite of Marxism, and so on. This is not true. Benito Mussolini did not begin his political career
Dallas Area Man Barred by Court from Operating Tax Service 2008-03-07 09:58:31 A federal court in Dallas
has permanently barred Arlington, Texas, businessman Phillip M. Ballard from preparing federal income tax returns for anyone other than himself, the Justice Department announced today. U.S. District Court
Judge Jorge A. Solis issued the civil injunction order, which also bars Ballard from representing customers before the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS). The court found Read more:Operating
Smash EDO protesters prevent delivery companies supporting war crimes in Iraq 2008-03-07 09:55:29 Protesters blocked a delivery vehicle on Home Farm Road in Brighton today (Thurs 06/03/2008) on it's return from EDO MBM who make weapons for the US
One person attached themselves by their neck, using a bicycle D-lock, to the courier van. The driver, despite being clearly told that a person was locked [onto] his vehicle revved his engine and attempted to drive forwards.Only the refusal of Read more:prevent
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The subduing of American war resistance 2008-03-07 09:38:37 March 20 is the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, and in conjunction with the five-year mark is a boost of political activity in Ithaca throughout the spring. To kick it off a rally will be held on The Commons on March 15, as well as sit-ins, art exhibits, films and speakers on the Cornell campus and a 10-day walk to Fort Drum, N.Y., in May. There are dozens of local and student groups Read more:American
Torture and detention facilities set up across Bangladesh 2008-03-07 09:31:29 The military intervention brought an end to gruesome street-battles between two feuding political camps led by the Bangladesh
Nationalist Party and the Awami League, and at first many Bangladeshis welcomed the de facto coup. But skyrocketing prices, a devastated economy and rampant human rights abuses have changed their minds. Over the past year, the military has set up torture and detention Read more:Torture
Blair to lecture on faith and globalisation at Yale 2008-03-12 14:26:22 Looks like it will be a while before crooks and their just rewards meet up. This in from the Guardian: Tony Blair
is to join Yale later this year, teaching on a course on faith and globalisation
, the US Ivy League university announced today. As the Howland Distinguished Fellow for the next academic year, the former prime minister will lead a seminar and participate in a number of events Read more:lecture
Historians Against the War Statement on the U.S. Occupation of Iraq 2008-03-12 14:19:53 As historians, teachers, and scholars, we oppose the expansion of United States empire and the doctrine of pre-emptive war that have led to the occupation of Iraq
. We deplore the secrecy, deception, and distortion of history involved in the administration's conduct of a war that violates international law, intensifies attacks on civil liberties, and reaches toward domination of the Middle East
Sweet dreams are made of this 2008-03-12 14:14:29 In his time, Artemidorus Daldianus was a highly regarded man. He was a dream doctor, and in the second century A.D. his fellow Greeks considered dreams to be encoded messages from the gods. Deciphering them required an expert, with Artemidorus chief among them. Artemidorus declared that all dreams were not created equal, however. If the nocturnal visions could be explained from past events in Read more:Sweet
Al Jazeera Apologizes . . . to Islamic Radicals 2008-03-12 14:08:00 This week, Al Jazeera triggered a major controversy when it broadcast the comments of Wafa Sultan, a psychologist living in the United States who is an ardent critic of Islamic
extremism. Here is what Sultan said: All the religions and faiths have been subject throughout history to criticism and insults, and this helped to develop and amend them over time. The only faith which beheads those Read more:Radicals