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I did not realize this, but the Tea Party idea is turning into an international movement:International protest groups take up ?Tea Party? flag in Moscow, Tel Aviv and the HagueMaybe we'll hear about Aetheling joining the Brussels chapter. ;D
Keep dreaming : neither god nor master ;D
I'd be interested in the first "doctored photograph" - long before Photoshop.
Check this site for some background and examples. 😉
Great source !
The current ? problems are due to blatant cheating by the Greeks and debt to GDP violations by the rest of the Eurozone countries in an effort to sustain the social welfare systems. The biggest problem with the Euro is the lack of a central bank with any monetary authority. I fully expect Greece to default on their debt anyway and for Ireland and Spain to follow and perhaps Italy and Portugal.
The European Central Bank (ECB) is the institution of the European Union (EU) tasked with administrating the monetary policy of the 16 EU member states taking part in the Eurozone. It is thus one of the world's most important central banks. The bank was established by the Treaty of Amsterdam in 1998, and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.http://www.ecb.int/home/html/index.en.html
Speaking of currency, despite American economic weakness, I am staying out of the Euro for now or at least not moving any more cash from the states. Personally, I see the Euro dissolving in favor of a return to national currencies within 2-3 years if not sooner. Not sure how that will impact my German bank accounts but if the conversion to the Euro is any guide, it will not be pretty.
That's a very bold prediction. It will be interesting to see if it holds true.
I don't think ? will dissolve back to national currencies; the ? current problems are due to pure speculation
Check about your Tax Freedom DayEach year, the Tax Foundation publishes a report, in which they have calculated the date on which the average US taxpayer has worked long enough, to earn enough money, to pay all of his taxes for that year. For obvious reasons, the Tax Foundation refers to this date as Tax Freedom Day.http://actionamerica.org/taxecon/taxfrdmclk.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_Freedom_Day#Tax_Freedom_Day_around_the_world Then let's compare with the Middle Ages
Surprisingly the first nude photograph in 1839 is showing heads only … ???Framing wasn't fully conceived at the time :- (click)
Dam Scout, you were faster than me on this ! I thought I got a good topic but your sources are better than mine … 😛Anyway, this is quite an amazing discovery; did they start to compare this shoe with the ?tzi ones ?
Did you ever wonder about the origin of prayers with the palms touching one another ? It is absent in Jewish traditions. But very common in Asian traditions.
