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1. Legislative updates: ( Read more... )

1. Beebs reports on another Wikipedia controversy - really, you'd almost think the Beebs was running a hit job for the Encyclopedia Britannica people. ;-)

2. Changes to the UK in the last 10 years - Oh Happiness! Squeezable Marmite (Check last 75%)! Mmmmmm! :-) But what's this about all Britons wanting to move to Australian now?

3. No morning ( Read more... )

Federal appeals court upheld a ruling in favor of the class-action sex-discrimination lawsuit for nearly 1.5 million female employees against Wal-Mart.
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And in other news:

1. A US Africa Command - on the one hand it's good that African policy won't remain a sideshow and afterthought, on the other hand, one can only view such a change of ( Read more... )

1. The price of cold weather...the North East of the country is resembling the mid-90s Montreal ice storm - with power outages and cold-related deaths. Hereabouts, the central valley is declaring a 75% loss on this year's citrus harvest (prices on oranges are expected to rise $0.50 a pound), and a total loss on this month's artichoke harvest...and ( Read more... )

1. Phay and family have been feeding us excessively. :-) Plus, some awesomely excellent DVD concerts on their massive home system, namely this, and this - interesting to see how these artists actually improved in the intervening 31 years. I would also add that I have some rather hard-wired 21st century expectations for music - namely my ( Read more... )