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gwydion* Now Taiwan is weighing in on those uninhabited islands, sending fishing vessels with armed escort, which have been turned back by the Japanese Coast Guard. I'm still not taking sides as it sounds like the legal rights and wrongs are tangled, and China, Japan, and Taiwan all have claims. Why do they care? The islands come with all the resources, including fishing rights, but also, there's reason to think this is proxy for larger and deeper issues.
* "Syria child trauma 'appalling':" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19709041
* It's looking like the ECB is going to buy up the bonds from the governments with economies crippled by austerity measures over Germany's objections. Finally! Yes, it will increase inflation, but it's currently the best chance to kick start the economies experiencing Depression or Double Dip Recession with no end in sight. Germany favours making the situation worse by even more extreme austerity measures as they don't care if the rest of Europe is set back for generations as long as prices in Germany stay low. Luckily the European Central Bank can move independently. Yes, I get that Germany will be paying for a lot of this but sometimes, you have to take one for the team and in the long run everybody will be much better off if the global economic crisis ends.
* There appears to be a Sarslike virus in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Only two confirmed cases so far, but it's respiratory, and that's always troubling from an ease of spread perspective.
* Author: Morals matter to my two moms:
* Scott Brown is making Elizabeth;s Warren's race his main campaign issue:
* Mitt Romney says the poor don't need health care because they can always use the emergency room. He labels this policy he espouses socialism, proving that he both doesn't know what socialism is or how expensive emergency room care is compared to ordinary Doctor visits and preventative care:"
* Psybelle found, "My State-Sponsored Assault, Courtesy of the NYPD:" http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/11694-my-state-sponsored-assault-courtesy-of-the-nypd
* "Genetic mutation may have allowed early humans to migrate throughout Africa, research says:" http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-09/wfbm-gmm091912.php
* "Khoe-San Peoples Diverged Before 'Out-Of-Africa' Migration of Modern Humans:" http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120920141139.htm
* "Study shows ancient relations between language families:" http://phys.org/news/2012-09-ancient-language-families.html
* "Mexican archaeologists enter, for the first time, a 1,500 year old tomb in Palenque:" http://artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=57759#.UGAoWFG0KSo
* "'Maiden' Incan mummy suffered lung infection before sacrifice:" http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/07/26/maiden-inca-mummy-suffered-lung-infection-before-sacrifice/#ixzz27NheYHxk
* "Archaeologists discover funerary chamber more than a 1,000 years old in Michoacan:" http://artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=57844#.UGEdnlG0KSo
* "Unique tombs found in Philippines:" http://phys.org/news/2012-09-unique-tombs-philippines.html
* "Retracing The Steps Of A Civil War Photographer:" http://www.npr.org/2012/09/17/161167847/re-tracing-the-steps-of-a-civil-war-photographer
This one's pretty chilling, Folks.
* I'm starting to improve, but not fast enough. I've divided things to do into small steps and am hoping I can get it together in time for Wednesday a week.
* I never realized how much Shaun was in Toby (or vica versa since Toby cane first) until I read An Artificial Light.
* Cats Running for Office:
* "Syria child trauma 'appalling':" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19709041
* It's looking like the ECB is going to buy up the bonds from the governments with economies crippled by austerity measures over Germany's objections. Finally! Yes, it will increase inflation, but it's currently the best chance to kick start the economies experiencing Depression or Double Dip Recession with no end in sight. Germany favours making the situation worse by even more extreme austerity measures as they don't care if the rest of Europe is set back for generations as long as prices in Germany stay low. Luckily the European Central Bank can move independently. Yes, I get that Germany will be paying for a lot of this but sometimes, you have to take one for the team and in the long run everybody will be much better off if the global economic crisis ends.
* There appears to be a Sarslike virus in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Only two confirmed cases so far, but it's respiratory, and that's always troubling from an ease of spread perspective.
* Author: Morals matter to my two moms:
* Scott Brown is making Elizabeth;s Warren's race his main campaign issue:
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* Mitt Romney says the poor don't need health care because they can always use the emergency room. He labels this policy he espouses socialism, proving that he both doesn't know what socialism is or how expensive emergency room care is compared to ordinary Doctor visits and preventative care:"
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
* Psybelle found, "My State-Sponsored Assault, Courtesy of the NYPD:" http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/11694-my-state-sponsored-assault-courtesy-of-the-nypd
* "Genetic mutation may have allowed early humans to migrate throughout Africa, research says:" http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-09/wfbm-gmm091912.php
* "Khoe-San Peoples Diverged Before 'Out-Of-Africa' Migration of Modern Humans:" http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120920141139.htm
* "Study shows ancient relations between language families:" http://phys.org/news/2012-09-ancient-language-families.html
* "Mexican archaeologists enter, for the first time, a 1,500 year old tomb in Palenque:" http://artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=57759#.UGAoWFG0KSo
* "'Maiden' Incan mummy suffered lung infection before sacrifice:" http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/07/26/maiden-inca-mummy-suffered-lung-infection-before-sacrifice/#ixzz27NheYHxk
* "Archaeologists discover funerary chamber more than a 1,000 years old in Michoacan:" http://artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=57844#.UGEdnlG0KSo
* "Unique tombs found in Philippines:" http://phys.org/news/2012-09-unique-tombs-philippines.html
* "Retracing The Steps Of A Civil War Photographer:" http://www.npr.org/2012/09/17/161167847/re-tracing-the-steps-of-a-civil-war-photographer
This one's pretty chilling, Folks.
* I'm starting to improve, but not fast enough. I've divided things to do into small steps and am hoping I can get it together in time for Wednesday a week.
* I never realized how much Shaun was in Toby (or vica versa since Toby cane first) until I read An Artificial Light.
* Cats Running for Office:
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Date: 2012-09-25 03:43 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-09-25 11:49 pm (UTC)China is historically very protective of the integrity of what it sees as the country's traditional territory, hence the invasion of Tibet, insistence on the return of Macao and Hong Kong, and Beijing's desire to bring Taiwan back into the fold (the flip side of this is that they harbour few territorial ambitions beyond this - they have no interest in Korea, for instance). They consider these islands as part of China, so want them back.
Since Taiwan considers itself to be the true China, Taipei has the same sort of attitude.