China's Rio Tinto Arrests. A Rapid Fire Historical Perspective.
2009-08-19 19:22:00 Sometimes big events can be so complicated, controversial and unwieldy, there is hardly any point in reading current reports because they are likely to be so biased and/or inaccurate as to be of no value. In those instances, particularly when the underlying topic is not of huge interest to me, I generally pretty much stop reading articles on it and just wait for the dust to settle. I think the common wisdom is that real dust settling (and releasing of key documents) and gaining of perspective usually takes around 50 years. And though I would love to be able to look at China's recent Rio Tinto arrests from the perspective of fifty years hence, that is obviously not possible right now. So instead, I will turn to an excellent FT.com by Arthur Kroeber, somewhat mis-titled, "Rio Tinto arrests reveal China has growing-up to do." The thrust of the article is that China is a relatively safe place in which to do business, particularly as compared to Russia. I agree. China has done...
By: China Law Blog
Leo Peng wrote a new blog post: French Historical origins
2009-08-14 07:01:00 Leo Peng wrote a new blog post: French Historical origins Although many French people think they are the Gaul (Les Gaulois) descendants, but today it seems that only a few Celtic influences remains in French.A lot of vocabulary from Latin or Germanic languages. Roman Empire in the 4th century a. d., ruled France, Latin pop in France beginning.As 5th century, Latin already extensively replacing a ...
By: BackBeat
Cito?s Historical Use of the Bullpen in Inter-League Play
2009-06-22 17:39:00 Cito didn’t look to comfortable working a bullpen this past week, did he? All told the Jays went 4 - 2. Still, the Jays pen was so depleted towards the end that Richmond had to man up (kudos BTW) and pitch two days after throwing eight innings. And Romero had to throw 118 pitches ...
By: Mop Up Duty
Consumerism: an Historical Perspective
2009-04-26 18:54:00 by Sharon Beder21 February 2009The Pacific Ecologist, whence this article came, provided this editorial note: Sharon Beder explores the history of consumer societies from the 1920s when over-production of goods exceeded demand. Instead of stabilising the economy, reducing working hours, and sharing work around, which would have brought more leisure time for all, industrialists decided to expand markets by promoting consumerism to the working classes. The social decision to produce unlimited quantities of goods rather than leisure, nurtured wastefulness, obsolescence, and inefficiency and created the foundation for our modern consumer culture. People were trained to be both workers and consumers in a culture of work and spend.Consumption was promoted through advertising as a "democracy of goods" and used to pacify political unrest among workers. With the help of marketers and advertisers exploiting the idea of consumer goods as status symbols, workers were manipulated into being avar...
Best Website For Current and Historical Scrap Metal Prices?
2009-04-15 20:50:00 We are taking a poll. Is Scrap Metal Prices and Auctions the best website for findi... more from scrapmetalprices...
Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
2009-02-17 21:38:00 Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)By Donald M. SeekinsEdition: illustratedPublished by Scarecrow Press, 2006ISBN 0810854767, 9780810854765531 pagesDownload: PDF: 1.8Mb : http://ifile.it/lt7ujok??????-? ????????Mirror Download Link: HereRemark: Courtesy of Ko Nyein Khant, orginally posted in CommentEvery secret of a writer's soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind is written large in his works. (Virginia Woolf)
Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
2009-02-17 21:38:00 Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)By Donald M. SeekinsEdition: illustratedPublished by Scarecrow Press, 2006ISBN 0810854767, 9780810854765531 pagesDownload: PDF: 1.8Mb : http://ifile.it/lt7ujok??????-? ????????Mirror Download Link: HereRemark: Courtesy of Ko Nyein Khant, orginally posted in CommentEvery secret of a writer's soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind is written large in his works. (Virginia Woolf)
Ian Peric wrote a new blog post: historical archive 02
2009-01-15 05:49:00 Ian Peric wrote a new blog post: historical archive 02 My kindom for a mens day spa. posted 15th of Dec 2008 21:16 [ Category:General ] [ How I'm feeling: Excited about my holiday ] [ My tunes: Nirvana - Smells like teen spirit ] Yesterday I was showing a friend the best pizza place on the coast (IMHO) and we had to wait another few minutes for it to ...
By: BackBeat
Ian Peric wrote a new blog post: historical archive 01
2009-01-15 05:47:00 Ian Peric wrote a new blog post: historical archive 01 1flash storm posted 21st of Apr 2006 17:02 [ Category:General, News ] [ My mood: Mellow ] [ My music: Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald - They Can`t Take That Away ] Today I was happily working away on another lovely Gold Coast day when I heard a really loud clap of thunder. I looked out my window and it was ...
By: BackBeat
Blind Leading The Blind: A New Perspective To Historical Tours
2009-01-13 00:16:00 Who ever said all guided tours have to be the same? Sensorial Lisbon, organized by Portugal's renowned creative studio Cabracega, lets visitors experience one of Lisbon's boroughs Alfama, using their senses other than vision.
Which Historical Figure Most Frequently Seen on Silver Screen?
2009-01-11 19:52:00 Upon learning that Marlon Brando played Mark Antony in the 1953 film version of Shakespeare’s Julius Cæsar, a role which Charlton Heston played in the 1970 production (reprising his 1950 performance), a character which Richard Burton played in the celebrated (& controversial) 1963 film, Cleopatra, during the production of which he began his romance with ...
By: GayPatriot
Historical Photos of Myanmar
2009-01-09 07:47:00 ????????? ????????? ?????????? ????????????? ?????????????? ?????????????????? ????????????? ???????? ??????? ????????????????? ????????????????? ???????? ????? ?????????? ???????????? ????????? ???????????????? ??????? ?????????????????????????? ??????????? ??????? ?????????? ?????????? ?????????? ???????????????? ??????????? ?????????????????? ?????????????? ?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????? ??????????????????? ????????????????By lynnseck at 2009-01-08?????? ?????????? ?????????????????????? ????????????? ???????????? ?????????????????? ??????? ????????????? ??????????? ????????????????? ???????????? ??????? ??????????????? ?????????? ??????????????? ????????? ????????????? ????????? ????????? ?????????????????????? ??????????????? ?????????????????By lynnseck at 2009-01-08??????? ??????????????? ????????????? ??????? ??????????????????? John Foster DullesBy lynnseck at 2009-01-08??????? ??????????????????????? ????????? ?????? ?????????? ???????????????By lyn...
Scholars to study Historical Jesus
2008-12-30 16:04:00 Well over a decade ago when I was still very interested in the truthfulness of Christianity a group of scholars got together and decided to find out if the words and deeds attributed to Jesus in the Christian text where in fact accurate. They concluded that Jesus was little more than a two thousand year ...Copyright © 2008 Bligbi. This feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement.
By: Bligbi
The Media in Italy: Historical Perspectives and Future Challenges
2008-11-20 21:18:00 Study of Modern Italy conferenceThe Association of the Study of Modern Italy (ASMI)2008 Annual ConferenceIn association with the Italian Cultural Institute, Edinburgh, the Stirling Media Research Institute, the National Library of Scotland and the University of EdinburghThe Media in Italy: Historical Perspectives and Future Challenges21-22 November 2008Italian Cultural Institute, EdinburghFRIDAY 21ST NOVEMBER 2008Keynote IDavid Forgacs: Notes and queries for a history of the media in Italy? Emiliana De Blasio: Mobility and Social Networking between Involvement and Participation? Marta Cola: Media diets in comparison: Italians and Italian-speaking Swiss media consumption.? Guy Puzey: Italian Political Identity on the Internet: Into the Age of Web 2.0? Federico Ruozzi: Italian public television, Christian Democracy party and the Second Vatican Council: who influences who?? Maria Way: Church and State: Broadcasting ? a game of two halves with moveable goal posts.? Niamh Cullen: 2001, ...
By: weblogART
Current and Historical Copper Metal Prices
2008-11-20 17:02:00 Current and historical copper metal prices can be obtained at www.scrapmetalpricesandauctions-.com ... more from scrapmetalprices...
Current and Historical Copper Metal Prices
2008-11-20 16:45:00 Current and historical copper metal prices can be obtained at www.scrapmetalpricesandauctions-.com ... more from scrapmetalprices...
Historical ?Summit? Featuring President-Elect Obama And John McCain Ends In
2008-11-18 02:30:00 Barry “Steve” (YouTube) Obama; Señor “Panama Juan” Sidney McCain Have A Little “Sit-Down” With Each Other And Cannot Seem To Agree On Anything They Once Supposedly Disagreed On During Their Fight For 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue SHHHH!!!! This “secret... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
Media and Academia, Historical Illiterates du Jour
2008-11-13 19:38:00 -By Warner Todd Huston To show how foolishly hyperbolic the Old Media and the ignorati in our universities are, the Associated Press issued a dire report that breathlessly informed us all that Barack Obama is facing a “nation in crisis” and it’s all “just like Lincoln and FDR.” The AP even gets an historically illiterate university ...
By: Publius Forum
Historical Highlights
2008-11-13 02:29:00 More than 7 years ago, my perspective to see, think, and take of matters have changed. This leads me into writing. This leads and guides me to fill up the essence of this endeavor. Moreover, I am not a writer, but I will aspire to improve my knowledge and skills to writing and be a good... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: Q u o t h
Current and Historical Scrap Metal Prices and Charts
2008-10-30 14:00:00 Current scrap metal prices for ferrous and non ferrous scrap metal prices can be found at www.scrapmetalpricesand... more from scrapmetalprices...
Current and Historical Copper Metal Prices
2008-10-24 20:28:00 The website Scrap Metal Prices and Auctions recently added a new page to the site specifically devoted to current and historical c... more from scrapmetalprices...
Run (historical moment)
2008-10-14 18:09:00 Rosa Clemente not Barack Obama - Hip Hop music from Some of All Parts
Run (historical moment)
2008-10-14 18:09:00 Rosa Clemente not Barack Obama - Hip Hop music from Some of All Parts
Miracle at St. Anna (2008) R 160min
2008-10-05 08:59:00 Miracle at St. Anna (2008) A.k.a. Miracolo a Sant’Anna is directed Spike Lee (Malcolm X (1992), The Original Kings of Comedy (2000), 25th Hour (2002)) based on James McBride’s novel who also wrote the screenplay for this movie. The plot: Miracle at St. Anna is loosly based on actual massacre at Sant’Anna di Stazzema in August of ...
Quasi-historical quote of the day:
2008-09-23 22:30:00 "When the stock market crashed, Franklin Roosevelt got on the television and didn't just talk about the princes of greed," Biden told Couric. "He said, 'Look, here's what happened.'" -- VP Candidate Joe BidenSee the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com
Catholic tradition in Quito - Colonial & Historical Churches
2008-09-21 18:33:00 A complete traveler?s destination, Quito is one of the principal cities of Ecuador.
Historical Scrap Metal Prices
2008-08-28 13:02:00 For historical scrap metal prices and metal charts for copper, steel, HMS, and more please visit www.scraometalpricesandauctions-.com ... more from scrapmetalprices...
Run (historical moment) for Cynthia McKinney - Green Party - not Barack Oba
2008-08-23 16:04:00 Cynthia McKinney for President! Run Cynthia Run. Some of All Parts brings the message back to hip hop. Vote the Green Party 2008. This song features, Danny Velarde as producer and mixer, Los as co-producer and pianist, and 5 Fifths/Joe Truss as rapper/emcee. It also features Kenny as vocalist, and voice samples from Rosa Clemente ...
Grand success of JA tempts Muzaffar Ali(UJ fame) to make another historical
2008-08-16 12:22:00 Link read more
Historical Philadelphia GPS Ranger Tour
2008-08-14 19:24:00 Who needs a tour guide when you have, "The GPS Ranger" The Historical Philadelphia GPS Ranger Tourts is a self-paced multimedia tour guide device that leads you on an informative and entertaining walking tour of Independence National Historical Park. The tours are$ 15.95 for 3.5 hours long and can be experienced in several languages.Click here to view an online demo of the tour.For more information go http://www.independencevisitorc-enter.com/GPSTour.aspxhttp://fe-eds.feedburner.com/MyPhiladelph-ia
By: My Philadelphia
Historical backdrop
2008-06-27 10:21:00 1856 - Leganes was registered as a pueblo upon the decree of Isidro A. Brudit, Spanish governor of Iloilo. 1860 - 1899 The town was administered by Kapitanes 1900 - 1902 American colonizers appointed Zacarias Jaen as first President of Leganes 1904 - Leganes became an arrabal of Santa Barbara, and was represented by Thomas Gustilo and Macario Jagunap, followed by Arsenio Guillergan and
By: the Leganeans
Historical Comparisons and Meaning: Clinton Should Have Conceded
2008-06-06 02:25:00 Over at the Plank, professor David Greenberg argues about the timetable of Clinton’s concession. He cites three examples: Gary Hart in 1984, Ted Kennedy in 1980, and Morris Udall in 1976, and finds Clinton’s concession this coming Saturday to be at the least on par with the other two. A few notes: One, the media cycles ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Historical Comparisons and Meaning: Clinton Should Have Conceded", url: "http://2008central.net/2008/06-/05/historical-comparisons-and--meaning-clinton-should-have-con-ceded/" });
By: 2008 Central
Obama : a historical victory and repeated Promises
2008-06-04 18:54:00 This is a historical victory , in fact even if Obama does not make it to the White House ,it will be enough for him this honour , to become the presidential candidate of the Democratic party in the Presidential American race 2008. I believe that Dr. King did not dream in his time for this , I believe that Rosa Parks did not think for one moment that a Black man will have the chance to become the President of the United States when she started the Civil movement , or when she refused to give her seat in the bus for a White man. Here is Obama?s speech of victory , it is indeed a victory. What next ?? Well more five months of direct war with John McCain , I do not know but I think if Obama won Hilary , he would win McCain insh Allah. This will be very exciting because Obama is the first black and McCain is the oldest in the history of American elections. We will wait and see as world viewers who will be the next of the leader of free world . Already I believe Obama ...
CA: Proposed historical blemish gets go-ahead
2008-06-03 15:17:00 Oh, if you haven't already heard: California's gay marriage opponents were yesterday given word that their anti-gay initiative has qualified for the November ballot: Gay marriage ban qualifies for California ballot [AP via Google] Upon hearing the news, we immediately...
By: Good As You
[Silly] Bumps turn into blows as members of a historical society get into a
2008-05-30 05:13:00 Bangor Daily News
Razzball Historical Spotlight: Billy Ripken (1988)
2008-05-28 21:06:00 Note: Razzball is a fantasy baseball game where you try to manage the team with the worst stats. See here for more info. See here for the results of the inaugural 2008 draft.) For a man and a woman to produce a great baseball player, it takes an ovum with a very good ...
By: The RotoFeed
Virtual Island - Historical PEI The living archives
2008-05-28 15:13:00 PEI students gathered together to create the Living Archives. Students developed a virtual island that you can tour via the SecondLife engine. Don't have the resources to visit PEI this summer? You can now do it all virtually ! You can login as: -loginuri http://137.149.66.236:8002/ For more information check out OpenSIM Instructions Read More...
Virtual Island - Historical PEI The living archives
2008-05-28 13:13:00 PEI students gathered together to create the Living Archives. Students developed a virtual island that you can tour via the SecondLife engine. Don't have the resources to visit PEI this summer? You can now do it all virtually ! You can login as: -loginuri http://137.149.66.236:8002/ For more information check out OpenSIM Instructions Read More...
Mia Mottley Swimming Against Historical Tide
2008-05-28 11:52:00 The BU household was engaged in an animated conversation at the dinner table last night. We will not bother the BU family with all the details, but we felt there was a point made which provoked some passionate responses which we would share. Many of us have observed that most leaders of countries are preoccupied with ...
Report Includes a Historical Look at Internet Growth and an Overview … -
2008-05-27 15:22:00 DUBLIN, Ireland, May 27, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.-com/reports/c92909) has announced the addition of “Global - Internet - Industry... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: Engineers Voice
Sell In May and Go Away? Historical Research and Surprising Results
2008-05-26 21:22:00 Seasonal indicators are always a tempting and counter-intuitive notion. Sell in May and go away?Second in reputation only to the January effect ?Sell in may and go away? is a common and well known seasonal indicator. I imagine the papers will soon fill with articles on this indicator. I think it?s a good time to examine the historical evidence.?Sell in May and go away? refers to the abnormal returns of months November-April compared to May-October. This seasonal indicator is believed to exist due to the following reasons:1. The summer months are usually dedicated to vacationing and time off in the capital markets as well.2. Patterns in bonuses3. Taxes and patterns in saving vehiclesA quick research ? Should we really sell in May?I?ve decided to take a quick look at some historical data. I?ve checked the S&P500 back from 1950?s up to today. The results of my research are displayed in the following charts. The bars represent the difference, in percentages, between the returns of N...
Prasat Phanom Rung Historical Ruins Damaged By Vandals! :(
2008-05-22 04:05:00 I was devestated when I read the following news from the Bangkok Post ("Countrywide, vandals damage ancient monuments"):"Ancient statues at the Phanom Rung stone temple ruins in Buri Ram have been badly damaged and the Shiva Linga stone has been moved off its plinth."Dusit Thummaporn, chief of the Phanom Rung Historical Park in Chalerm Phrakiat district, said the heads of eleven statues of Nagas, mythical serpent-like animals, at the stairs to the ancient temple had been broken off."The statue of the sacred cow of the Hindu god Shiva, two statues of Singha, a mythical lion-like beast, and the statue of the guardian deity at the entrance were also damaged."In addition, the Shiva Linga stone, a symbol of Shiva, was moved off its plinth and placed in the middle of the main building of the temple. A glass of water and three cigarettes were found at the Naga stairs."I had a chance to visit the Prasat Phanom Rung Historical Park while I was in Thailand this last year (Blog Post: Fieldtrip...
National Archives and Ancestry.com Partner to Make Millions of Historical D
2008-05-22 00:00:00 To celebrate Memorial Day and honor all who have served our country, Ancestry.com ? the world?s largest online resource for family history ? is teaming up with the National Archives and Records Administration ? the nation?s record keeper ? to kick off a new agreement that makes millions of historical records more easily available to the public.Read More
A Great Zohar, A Great Historical...
2008-05-19 12:35:00 by Akiva at Mystical PathsTwo links not to miss today...Dreaming brings a Zohar about Al Qaeda!Zohar HaKadosh in Parshat VeYechi...??? ??? ?????, ?????? ????? ??? ????? ????? ???? ????? ??? ???? ??? , ?????? ???? , ??? ??? , ???? ??The people who fight these wars are the sons of Reuven*; descendants of Reuven**. They will make 4 wars during certain periods of history but the last one will be excessively daring '??? ??' - and the last war will be during our period of time.* This does not mean that they are Jewish because the descendants live in these areas for hundreds of years and during the long exile, lost their path and religion.**As many may not know, the prevailing Taliban rulers are from the Pashtun Tribes of Afghanistan and some of them trace their lineage back to Reuven! In fact, they call themselves Bani Rabani (B'nei Reuven).The Wall Street Journal: 1948, Israel and the Palestinians: The True StoryThis claim of premeditated dispossession and the consequent creation of t...
By: Mystical Paths
Historical Volvo P1800 visit to Sweden
2008-05-15 00:00:00 Click on the picture to enlarge 47 Volvo P1800 cars from German and Swiss Volvo Owner clubs visit Sweden and Volvo Car Corporation in connection with the clubs' 30 year anniversary. An impressive sight. The German Volvo P1800 IG and the Swiss Volvo-Sport Club P1800 are both celebrating their anniversary with a week's visit to Sweden. The group consists of 38 cars from Germany and 9 from Switzerland. The different Volvos are; 35 ES, 11 P/S/E and an Amazon GT, altogether 95 club members. The troop arrived with the ferry to Göteborg habour in the beginning of the week and will tour western Sweden for a couple of days. Volvo Cars was the main attraction yesterday with visits to the Volvo Museum, Brand Experience Centre and the Torslanda plant. Through clever parking, the cars formed the name "Volvo" outside the museum with the letter "o" made up of the club members themselves. "Very nice to be back at the Volvo roots. This is of course the highlight of our anniversary," says Fritz...
USA Scrap Metal Prices - Current and Historical Prices
2008-05-13 14:53:00 Current and historical scrap metal prices for the United States can now be obtained at www.scrapmetalpricesanadauction-s.com . The si... more from scrapmetalprices...
2008 Jacksonville Jaguars: Historical Roster Breakdown
2008-05-12 18:00:00 The Jacksonville Jaguars offseason training activities start this week and with that begins the battle for positioning toward the final roster. The NFL only allows 53 players on the final roster and an eight man practice squad. I thought it might be interesting as be begin our position by position breakdown to look back at how many players we carry on our roster for each role. Teams are required to have their roster at specific levels through training camp. Because NFL Europa ceases to exist, teams have a hard cap of eighty players under contract. On August 26th, the roster must be cut down to 75 players. The final cut date is August 30th where the roster may only have 53 players. Tracking roster sizes for each position is actually fairly complicated. Players that are multi-functional, particularly on the offensive line, can throw off a count. For the purposes of this analysis, I will treat all offensive linemen together. Cornerbacks a...
Historical Oddity - 1967 Chicago White Sox
2008-05-11 23:03:00 Historical Oddity - 1967 Chicago White Sox
By: Mop Up Duty
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