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Tuesday, March 18, 2003

US urged to boost global disease fight. United Press International - (UPI) -- The United States should do more to battle the emerging threat of infectious diseases, both domestically and abroad, because rapid illness outbreaks can have global ramifications, a panel ... US and World Unprepared for Germ Assault -Report Reuters WMAR (ABC2) - CNN - CTV - WSET - and 29 related » [Google Health News] Well, since Haliburton or Bechtel aren't in this game, chances of the US helping are pretty much nill. 9:26:03 PM  Permalink  comment []

Skinny XSLT Framework for PHP. Terence Kearns' Skinny is an XSL renderer that implements what I've been calling the direct approach [More Like This WebLog] 8:41:55 PM  Permalink  comment []

Karl Marx On Religion. Perhaps Karl Marx's best known quotation is his description of religion as "the opiate of the masses." This quote is often misrepresented by those ideologically opposed to Marx as though Marx were advocating immediate and total obliteration of all religions. On the contrary, Marx viewed religion as the sole solace, often, of the oppressed proletarian classes. He would not have dreamed of tearing this away, their only consolation in life. Lutheranism was the prescribed Prussian state religion, and career advancement for non-Lutherans and especially Jews was difficult to impossible. But for Marx, religion in general was merely a symptom of a much larger issue -- the fundamentally predatorial economic relationship between the bourgeois class and the proletariat -- rather than religion being a fundamental problem in itself. As Napoleon put it, "Religion is great stuff for keeping the poor from murdering the rich." [kuro5hin.org] 2:41:08 PM  Permalink  comment []

IMPEACH BUSH © 2003, John H. Farr This is from William Pitt: An associate of mine, a former political appointee, recently spoke to a Republican friend of his who serves in a senior position in what has become the Office of Homeland Security. He reports that this official, along with many of his colleagues across the political spectrum within the apparatus of government, are absolutely terrified of George W. Bush. According to this official, the consensus is that Bush has completely lost touch with reality, and is bringing us to a place where politics will no longer matter. [FarrFeed] 2:37:33 PM  Permalink  comment []

Eloquent Cook:. From Dave Farber's IP mailing list: If you have RealPlayer [and a broadband connection, I might add — FmH], this is worth a listen. It's Robin Cook's 11 1/2 minute speech today resigning from the government over the Iraq War. It is measured, and eloquent, and reminds us again of why England's is "the Mother of Parliaments." In all the hours we have watched C-Span over the last two years it would be comforting if one person, either for or against this war, had spoken so eloquently. Regardless of how you feel about the coming conflict, this is A-1 political theater. [Follow Me Here...] A must-listen! 10:10:46 AM  Permalink  comment []

much better than the real news.... Woman Wins 'Rock, Scissors, Paper' Title.  The game "Rock, Scissors, Paper" has settled countless childhood disputes. Now the game is determining who gets some serious cash. About 120 enthusiasts of the game vied for the $1,000 prize at a contest Saturday in this town north of San Francisco.  [AP via GoUpstate.com] [jenett.radio] 8:58:05 AM  Permalink  comment []

Tennessee about to ban watching porn in cars [FARK] And it's about time, too! I know what a serious problem this is. 8:50:02 AM  Permalink  comment []

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