Media Re:Public posted a short note about blog-about-Palestine day, created by za3tar in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, which roughly coincides with Israel’s independence day. It seems like a good day to check in on the online battles over Israel and Palestine. Wikipedia’s post on Nakba is heavily footnoted, as are

Three months ago, the FOMC approved the establishment of the Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF). This action was taken pursuant to Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act, which empowers the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve to authorize a Federal Reserve Bank to lend to a corporation, including a securities firm, in “unusual

I received this in my email today. Apparently one of my relatives died in a plane crash ten years ago, but I do not know their name. Heck, I didn’t even know I had a relative who had ever been to Africa, coming from a long line of poor white trash as I

I received the below email today. It states that if you have been scammed by someone in Africa (Nigerian scam, 419 scam) or if you have tried to claim money which you didn’t gotten yet due to government bureaucracy (the most common excuse used by scammers, to lure scam victims into sending them more

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Pretty epic weekend for (free) live music at the Rochester International Jazz Festival - I must say. Friday night I took in a performance by The Skatalites, some of the early pioneers of Jamaican music. There are only a handful of original members that remain alive and part of the band, but it was really cool

Waterside homes win design nod   PINGGIRAN Bayou Village Homes, a 2.7-hectare enclave of 122 courtyard homes in the Malaysian town of Gelang Patah, has won the Fiabci Prix d’Excellence 2008 Award in the Best Residential category.   Past winners of the award include New York’s Trump World Tower, Australia’s Twin Waters Sunshine Coast and Singapore’s Caribbean Bay at

China may start Reit next year: industry group Move could lead to the listing of US$60b worth of buildings in 5 years   (SINGAPORE) China could kick-start a property trust market next year to give its pension funds and insurers an alternative to volatile stocks and meagre returns from government bonds, according to an industry group.   The move

Europe commercial property dips But price drop unlikely to be as much as in the UK, says CBRE       (LONDON) Commercial property prices on the European mainland are adjusting downwards in the wake of a global credit crunch but are unlikely to fall by as much as in the UK, a senior executive of CB Richard Ellis said

Waterside homes win design nod   PINGGIRAN Bayou Village Homes, a 2.7-hectare enclave of 122 courtyard homes in the Malaysian town of Gelang Patah, has won the Fiabci Prix d’Excellence 2008 Award in the Best Residential category.   Past winners of the award include New York’s Trump World Tower, Australia’s Twin Waters Sunshine Coast and Singapore’s Caribbean Bay at