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  3. Egyptian mosque turned into house of torture for Christians after Muslim Brotherhood protest.
    “Sheikh Ahmed Saber, a well-known imam and official in Egypt’s Ministry of Endowments, blasted Morsi’s justice ministry for allowing persecution of Copts.”

  5. And in a past theme, the Cologne Contemporary Jazz Orchestra plays Pan Con Pan, a traditional Argentinian song that they cover, in various arrangements, on the whole album.
    Fantastic talent.

  12. Two AGWs: Jet stream has split in two.
    Neo-AGW/AGW Progress Report. See also AGW-AGW/Twitter for socialist views.
    …-
    “Big freeze to grip Britain until the end of April say forecasters after jet stream which brings us mild air dips down to Africa
    Jet stream has been pushed to unusually southerly location
    Band of high pressure has stopped the belt of wind from moving
    Jet stream cannot push in milder weather conditions from the west
    Bitterly cold conditions expected to remain throughout April”
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2299812/UK-WEATHER-Big-freeze-grip-Britain-end-April-say-forecasters-jet-stream-brings-mild-air-dips-Africa.html

  13. “Suspicious Transactions: Cypriot Parliament Investigating Capital Flight”
    “Cypriot lawmakers no longer trust the government or the central bank.”
    http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/cypriot-parliament-investigates-government-after-dubious-transactions-a-891168.html
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    “G4S struggling with Cyprus workload as it prepares to guard banks”
    “G4S is to provide security guards for Cypriot banks when they reopen on Thursday, but the British firm has admitted it is already struggling to cope with its workload in the debt-hit country.”
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9955508/G4S-struggling-with-Cyprus-workload-as-it-prepares-to-guard-banks.html

  17. Mao Stlong* Lepolt.
    Maoism = death cult.
    …-
    “China’s Cultural Revolution: son’s guilt over the mother he sent to her death”
    “Zhang Hongbing was 16 when he denounced his mother for criticising Chairman Mao. Now Zhang wants to make amends”
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/27/china-cultural-revolution-sons-guilt-zhang-hongping
    …-
    “Shadow Loans Hard to Squelch in China City Hit by Suicide”
    “more than 80 businessmen, unable to make payments on underground loans, committed suicide or declared bankruptcy in Wenzhou over a six-month period.”
    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-26/shadow-loans-hard-to-squelch-in-china-city-hit-by-suicide.html
    *Ex-Liberal leader Bob Rae’s uncle, c/o Red China.

  20. Update: Neo-AGW PR.
    Big Cooling Hits Earth; Knocks Out AGW.
    (Something’s a-foot with the weather.)
    …-
    “An Easter snow avalanche warning has been issued – in the Lake District.
    And no, this is not an early April fool.
    As Britain shivers through what could be the coldest March for more than 100 years, walkers have been told they are at risk from walls of snow plummeting down hillsides.
    It is believed to be the first time an avalanche warning has been issued in the UK at this time of year.”
    http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-weather-avalanche-warning-lake-1788874

  21. Yep, I was brought up listening to the “Queen of Country Music”. Now,who is playing that Dobro on the recording? The guy makes it cry. Brother Oswald?

  23. Spare the tears for the UK. UK has authored its own petard.
    Da proof? Read ’bout UK’s April Ship of Fools: “the UK has also enacted a Carbon Tax, which will be implemented on April 1st.”
    …-
    “In 2008, the UK Parliament passed the Climate Change Act, which forces an 80 percent reduction in CO2 emissions from 1990 levels by 2050.
    As if things couldn’t be worse, the UK has also enacted a Carbon Tax, which will be implemented on April 1st. Perhaps the final nail in the coal industry’s coffin, the tax will impose a cost of sixteen British pounds per metric ton of CO2, and increase to twenty pounds per ton in 2020.”
    http://www.globalwarming.org/2013/03/27/uk-energy-policies-worsening-impact-of-cold-spell/
    http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/carbon_price_floor.pdf

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