* More than 400 are dead in a horrific earthquake in Ecuador over the weekend. Want to help? http://www.ifrc.org/en/news-and-media/news-stories/americas/ecuador/ecuador-red-cross-responds-to-deadly- ( Read more... )

* I've been following the financial crisis in Cyprus, but I have no good answers, hence me not writing about it. Basically, Cyprus is where Russians launder their money. The banking system is collapsing. the bail out agreement requires them to raise massive amounts of money by taking it from the life savings of depositors regardless of wealth. ( Read more... )