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...But of these sophisms and elenchs of merchandise I skill not...
Milton, Areopagitica

Except he had found the
standing sea-rock that even this last
Temptation breaks on; quieter than death but lovelier; peace
that quiets the desire even of praising it.

Jeffers, Meditation On Saviors


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22.4.07

Colony Collapse Disorder :

frantic efforts of scientists to uncover the secret to the disappearing bees...
Pesticides, particularly Bayer's imidacloprid, a nicotine-based product marketed under the names Admire, Provado, Merit, Marathon and Gaucho, have been concretely implicated in the destruction of bee populations before...
hot off the press is a study on cellphone radiation and its effects on the bees' ability to navigate...
The committee noted that, while systematic, thorough monitoring programs in Europe have revealed dramatic declines in native pollinator abundance and diversity, there are no comparable North American programs...
Celsias 13.Apr.07
link Spirits Dancing
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Holocaust survivors have left Israel to live out the rest of their days in Germany due to the better conditions they receive there, according to a documentary program broadcast Tuesday night by Israel's Channel 2 television...
This Holocaust survivor had left Israel to return to Germany to receive the free medication and monthly allowance provided by the German government for survivors.
Contrary to Israel, the German government has stipulated that Holocaust survivors in need of housing and medicine are entitled to them free of charge. When asked what she thought of the Israeli government's attitude towards Holocaust survivors, she said: "I would not want what I think to appear in print."
Ynet 16.Apr.07
link Norman G. Finkelstein

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