Mom Tries To Teach Kids Value Of Saving, Kids Learn Lesson About Bank Fees Instead | The Consumerist • by Chris Morran In 2007, a mother of three thought she would introduce her kids to the world of banking by having them each open up passbook savings accounts at the local Bank of America branch. [...]
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Posted 31 May 2011
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Believing in Free Will Gives You More Power to Take Action | Lifehacker • by Adam Dachis It's kind of a paradox: having free will depends on whether or not you believe you have it. According to a recent study published in Psychological Science, when you deny the existence of free will you're actually hindering [...]
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Memorial Day: Emily Perez | Crew of 42 • by lauren victoria burke This day is about individuals like Emily Perez. Below is the Washington Post story on Perez, the first female West Point Graduate to die in the Iraq War. She was also the first minority female command sergeant in the history of West [...]
Affirmative Consent As Legal Standard? « Yes Means Yes Affirmative consent isn’t even a radical idea. Outlawing sex and making the initiator a criminal in all events is a radical idea. [by Twisty Faster?] …people would still have sex, but would only initiate with people they trusted not to turn them in. [Crunchy post about [...]
BBC News – The unloved US investment in Pakistan >none BBC News – Nepal’s political deadlock reaches crisis point >none BBC News – Brics countries ‘concerned’ over European IMF head >none BBC News – Taliban seize district in eastern Afghan province >none BBC News – US to withdraw troops from Pakistan >none BBC News – [...]
BREAKING: Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin Makes History By Signing Into Law Single Payer Health Care | Think Progress • by Zaid Jilani The legislation would make Vermont the first state in the nation to, as Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) said, make health care “a right and not a privilege.” Now that the law is signed, [...]
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Posted 26 May 2011
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History’s First Recorded Museum Was Founded By A Woman | The Mary Sue • by Susana Polo [Linking here instead of to io9 since they provide a little extra info. Also? Archaeology of archaeology = meta-archaeology! -L] >archaeology The scientific reason why the honey badger doesn’t have to give a s**t | io9 • by [...]
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Posted 25 May 2011
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Google Correlate lets you see how your data relates to search queries | FlowingData • by Nathan Yau >none Aerial Microbes Can Make Rain | Wired: Science • by Janet Raloff …a growing body of evidence that biological organisms are affecting clouds, notes Anthony Prenni of Colorado State University … Right now, he cautions, “We [...]
Kansas NOW – Donate Representative DeGraaf recently stated during debate on the House Floor that Women who become pregnant after being raped should have “planned ahead” with abortion insurance just like he “plans ahead” by carrying a spare tire in his car. >call_for_action reproductive_justice misogyny Better Life Index measures well-being across countries | FlowingData • [...]
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BBC News – Google to show off mobile wallet for Android phones [What could possibly go wrong! -L] >technology Cats and dogs share grasp of physics | BBC News Dogs use the same complex technique as cats to lap up liquid, scientists are surprised to find. >science Venezuela condemns US sanctions | BBC News The [...]
The Angry Monk: Zen Practice for Angry People A lot of pissed-off people wind up at our monastery. … >buddhism Killing Talk – AJCalhoun – Open Salon Throughout the South here in the US this phrase was used for many years to describe an escalation of stupid and senseless rhetoric that was likely to end [...]
Frank Bailey: Sarah Palin Wanted to be Worshiped Like Jesus [Video >lying_liars At home in a beer hall | Hullabaloo - digby [It's not simply that McHenry accuses Elizabeth Warren of lying that shocks me. It's what he says she's lying about. -L] >video plutocracy lying_liars ThinkProgress » Kansas Lawmaker Says Women Should Plan Ahead [...]
Egyptian bloggers rally against military – Middle East – Al Jazeera English Hundreds risk potential prosecution to voice criticisms of post-revolution military rule and slow pace of reforms. >none Schneier on Security: Dropbox Security The meta-issue is pretty simple. If you expect a cloud provider to do anything more interesting than simply store your files [...]
BBC News – ‘Rapture’ apocalypse prediction sparks atheist reaction >none BBC News – US man charged with Chihuahua death faces life in jail >none BBC News – Arnold Schwarzenegger delays Hollywood comeback >none BBC News – Bhutanese royal wedding to be held in October >none BBC News – Andrew Marr on his 18 minutes with [...]
Find Food Products and Restaurants that Suit Your Food Allergies >none Feeling Angry, Resentful, or Self-Critical? Make the Positive Argument. | The Happiness Project • by Gretchen Rubin >mindhack Use a Cheese Grater for Easier Spreading of Cold, Hard Butter | Lifehacker • by Adam Dachis >awesomesauce How Digital Tech Can Help You Become a [...]
Install Netflix on Your Unsupported Android Device, No Rooting Required >none [Amazon Appstore Lawsuit] An App Store Is Not A Store For Apps, Says Apple (No, Really, They Said That) | Android News, Reviews, Apps, Games, Phones, Tablets, Tips, Mods, Videos, Tutorials – Android Police >none Spiraling Tower of Babel Made of Books in Buenos [...]
As Judge Nancy Gertner Retires, We Lose One of Our Greatest Judges But Gain One of Her Greatest Opinions | Feminist Law Professors • by Colin Miller …That’s a pretty great opinion, huh? But wait, there’s more. … Judge Gertner…really dug into the facts of the case, discrimination law, and how and why courts have [...]
BBC News – Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children filmed in Sri Lanka >none BBC News – Libya’s footballer-turned-fighter >none BBC News – Iraqi city of Kirkuk hit by deadly bombings >none BBC News – Youths defiant at ‘Spanish revolution’ camp in Madrid >none BBC News – Maryland governor signs French railway Holocaust bill >none BBC News – [...]
When the GOP wanted a foreign-born president – War Room – Salon.com – Justin Elliott A few years ago, a GOP senator proposed a measure to allow foreigners to run for president. How times have changed >racism iokiyar Pelosi: "We have a plan. It’s called Medicare" | Hullabaloo • digby >none Uhm, don’t tell anyone [...]
The Fascist Octopus, Having Sung Its Swan Song, Needs to Retire – NYTimes.com – Paul Krugman …between this and Gingrich’s earlier declaration that anyone who quotes him correctly is lying, he’s been giving great entertainment. Now you may ask, how did a once-powerful figure become such a clown? But that’s the wrong question: what you [...]