Reprieved death row convict rejects clemency, granted ‘right’ to die

Convicted murderer Gary Haugen was awarded clemency over his death sentence by anti-capital punishment Oregon governor John Kitzhaber. Haugen demanded that he wanted to die and appealed. The judge that heard the case, Timothy Alexander, citing precedents, granted Haugen the 'right' to die. Read the full story here. If Haugen were not a death row … Continue reading Reprieved death row convict rejects clemency, granted ‘right’ to die

BBC capitulates to religious nutter

An attempt by a lone religious nut cake to censor free speech has ended in success. After a single complaint by a single nutter about remarks by Jeremy Paxman in an interview with Richard Dawkins the BBC after careful consideration has censured Paxman. In the BBC’s flaccid opinion, Paxman may have caused “unintentional offense” to … Continue reading BBC capitulates to religious nutter

Wealth doesn’t trickle down – it just floods offshore

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jul/21/offshore-wealth-global-economy-tax-havens?intcmp=239

£13tn: hoard hidden from taxman by global elite

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jul/21/global-elite-tax-offshore-economy

It isn’t just the pepper spray that makes you cry

Wonderful Harper's Review this week. This short excerpt gives a snapshot of the contradictions and folly our species. Vis: Protesters with the Occupy Wall Street movement ate donated Thanksgiving dinners in encampments across the country, while occupations in Philadelphia and Los Angeles faced eviction deadlines. "We've been sitting around, drinking coffee," said a Philadelphia occupier. "This is bringing us back … Continue reading It isn’t just the pepper spray that makes you cry

Gaddafi dead duck

I don't think there are too many tears for Muammar Gaddafi or his reign. I am pretty sure that the people of Libya are going to be better off without him. Without wanting to sound like a popper, his departure does raise a question or two. One is this: are we happy that a military … Continue reading Gaddafi dead duck

Well, that's Libya sorted. What's next? To make sense of the action in Libya, Syria ought to be next, but they do seem to be getting pretty psyched over Iran. More oil than Syria, but that could just be a coincidence.

The plight of the abandoned animals of Fukushima

After the disaster of the Tohoku earthquake/tsunami on March 11, 2011, many animals were abandoned or separated from their owners. Following the humanitarian aid, workers have been busy caring for the lost animals of the region. However, in the evacuated area around the crippled Fukushima power station, animals abandoned in the evacuation have starved and … Continue reading The plight of the abandoned animals of Fukushima

Google uses more power than Salt Lake City

Google Uses More Power than Salt Lake City: http://bit.ly/nBIBcY That means that we the users are using more power than Salt Lake City for searching, emailing, Google Plus-ing, photo sharing and page hosting. This revelation raises questions about how much energy Facebook and Twitter and MySpace are using through our use — not to mention WordPress … Continue reading Google uses more power than Salt Lake City