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Zen in the Art of Avoidance
Random acts of kindness ~
An old man walking along a beach at dawn noticed a young man ahead of him picking up starfish and flinging them into the sea. Catching up with the youth he asked what he was doing. “The starfish will die if they are still on the beach when the sun …
Buddhism Humor ~
Walking on water Three monks decided to practice meditation together. They sat by the side of a lake and closed their eyes in concentration. Then suddenly, the first one stood up and said, “I forgot my mat.” He stepped miraculously onto the water in front of him and walked across …
92 year-old Yoga master
Severe Solar Storms Could Disrupt Earth This Decade: NOAA
(International Business Times) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a federal agency that focuses on the condition of the oceans and atmosphere, said a severe solar storm could cause global disruptions in GPS systems, power grids, satellite communications, and airline communications. With solar activity expected to peak around 2013, the …
It just seemed to fit the discussions…..:)
Audit of the Federal Reserve Reveals $16 Trillion in Secret Bailouts
The first ever GAO(Government Accountability Office) audit of the Federal Reserve was carried out in the past few months due to the Ron Paul, Alan Grayson Amendment to the Dodd-Frank bill, which passed last year. Jim DeMint, a Republican Senator, and Bernie Sanders, an independent Senator, led the charge for …
China Tells US ‘Good Old Days’ of Borrowing Over
(Reuters) China bluntly criticized the US on Saturday one day after the superpower’s credit rating was downgraded, saying the “good old days” of borrowing were over. Standard & Poor’s cut the U.S. long-term credit rating from top-tier AAA by a notch to AA-plus on Friday over concerns about the nation’s …
Gold rose to 1,782 an ounce earlier today ~
Seems the lowered U.S. credit rating and eroding dollar have helped propel gold ~ An AP article said today — “Gold prices pushed to new heights Tuesday as investors digested the possible consequences of the lowered U.S. credit rating and Europe’s debt crisis on a slowing global economy. The declining appeal of the U.S. …