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Neither atheists nor theists but still moral
by hamilcarr inhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/28/us/28beliefs.html?ref=us&pagewanted=all.
scandanavian nonbelievers, which is not to say atheists
by peter steinfels .
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Banks intend to tackle recession by hard work and responsibility
by hamilcarr inlawmakers shouldn't interfere with the private sector for the good of we, the people.. chicago responding to lawmakers who chastised the company for its lavish sponsorship of parties and concerts at a professional golf tournament, northern trust corp. said friday it will pay back a $1.6 billion federal bailout loan as quickly as possible.. northern trust acted within government guidelines by sponsoring the pga tour's northern trust open at riviera country club in suburban los angeles, president and ceo frederick h. waddell said in a letter to members of the u.s. house financial services committee.. "we deeply regret that some of the events associated with the northern trust open have distracted from the positive nature of an event that has raised more than $50 million for charity since its inception," waddell wrote, adding, "we will redouble our efforts to ensure that these activities are appropriate given the current environment.".
northern trust has set a goal of repaying government funds "as quickly as prudently possible," waddell said.. the chicago-based custody bank came under criticism last week after news that it lodged hundreds of clients and employees at upscale hotels and hosted them at concerts and dinners associated with the weeklong tournament.
a report by entertainment web site tmz said northern trust flew in hundreds of employees and clients for the event.. many banks that received money as part of the government's $700 billion government package passed last fall have been criticized by politicians in washington in recent weeks about their spending habits _ from hosting conferences to buying corporate jets _ after obtaining the funds.. the events were part of the bank's global marketing activities and were focused on showing appreciation for clients and attracting new business, douglas holt, a spokesman for northern trust, said earlier this week.. no government funds were used to fund the golf events, holt said.. earlier this week, eighteen democrats on the financial services panel, led by chairman barney frank, d-mass., told waddell in a scathing letter, "we insist that you immediately return to the federal government the equivalent of what northern trust frittered away on these lavish events.".
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Citigroup Nationalization: Talks Of 40% Gov Stake Causes Stock Rally
by hamilcarr incitigroup nationalization: talks of 40% gov stake causes stock rally chicklets /chicklets tim paradis | february 23, 2009 08:41 am est |.
/inline toolbox new york investors showed relief early monday following a report that citigroup inc. is in talks for the u.s. government to boost its stake in the bank.. overseas markets rose on the report, and u.s. stock futures pointed to a higher open.. stocks tumbled last week as investors worried that the government would be forced to funnel more money to citigroup and bank of america corp. and, in the process, completely wipe out shareholders.
the wall street journal reported late sunday that citi is negotiating to increase the u.s. government's stake to as much as 40 percent.
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Why is America such an unequal society?
by hamilcarr inwith the latest surge of anti-european comments and threads from us anti-progressives on this board, a little bit american self-criticism may be appropriate.. since the eighties, income inequality has been on the rise in american society.
most economists, however, agree that redistributing wealth is a legitimate role for any modern enlightened government.
and even alan greenspan labelled us income inequality a "disturbing tend" which could lead to societal instability.
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Double standards of bellicose anti-spending conservatives
by hamilcarr inhypocrites?.
implicitly, some advocates of continued largesse for the pentagon concede that the case cannot be made fully in terms of our need to be safe from physical attack.
ironically--even hypocritically, since many of those who make the case are in other contexts anti-government spending conservatives--they argue for a kind of weaponized keynesianism that says military spending is important because it provides jobs and boosts the economy.
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UK's future
by hamilcarr infinancially?
what do you mean?.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q_bib2j8_w.
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Almighty Brain
by hamilcarr inobama was scientifically accurate when he declared that one clings to god and gun in times of distress.
this week's newscientist devoted an interesting set of articles on our almighty brain.. while many institutions collapsed during the great depression that began in 1929, one kind did rather well.
during this leanest of times, the strictest, most authoritarian churches saw a surge in attendance.. this anomaly was documented in the early 1970s, but only now is science beginning to tell us why.
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Rereading Russell --- The First-cause Argument
by hamilcarr inno, not ct but bertie.
while rereading some of his well-known works, i think his astute logical thinking remains relevant today:.
the first-cause argumentperhaps the simplest and easiest to understand is the argument of the first cause.
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I'M FEELING HAPPY!
by hamilcarr inafter reading this you'll be feeling the same ;).
happiness is contagioussocial networks affect mood, study showsby salynn boyles.
webmd health newsreviewed by louise chang, mddec.
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Charles Darwin's research to prove evolution was motivated by his desire to end slavery
by hamilcarr incharles darwin's research to prove evolution was motivated by his desire to end slaverycharles darwin, the scientist whose theories have become a corner stone of modern biology, was motivated to carry out his famous research by a desire to rid the world of slavery, according to a new book.
"origin of the species is a classic scientific work as it has no obvious social agenda, although when you read the journal of his voyage on the beagle it becomes clear he was horrified by the slavery he saw and how it weighs upon him.".
by richard gray, science correspondent .