Linguistic map of Morocco | Mapsorama.com

Linguistic map of Morocco | Mapsorama.com

Moving….

I am moving this week and probably won’t be very active on the internet for a while. I thought “moving” might be a good topic for some links. Unfortunately, I have only given most of these a cursory review… I hope you find what you are looking for.
First, a theme song:Move By Yourself, Donavon Frankenreiter, [...]

Charlottesville Virginia Blogger Asserts Press Freedoms

Public Citizen | Press Room – Court Should Not Force Virginia Blogger to Surrender Notes or Identify Anonymous CommentsIn a brief filed yesterday in the Circuit Court of Buckingham County, Virginia, attorneys from Public Citizen, the ACLU of Virginia, and the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, argued that bloggers enjoy the [...]

UNC Study Indicates Problems with 287(g) Immigration Program

Study Indicates Problems with 287(g) Immigration Program: “A federal law granting local police and sheriffs the power to act as immigration officials when faced with dangerous criminals or terrorists has instead created a climate of racial profiling and community insecurity, according to researchers at the UNC School of Law Immigration and Human Rights Clinic.”

An economic recovery proposal

Phoenix Finance Examiner: An economic recovery proposal:
“The only difference between this plan and the current plan is that this one does not benefit large corporations who are lobbying for federal money. Also, the government would be holding good performing mortgage loans on behalf of the taxpayers who are paying for the bailout rather than the [...]

1 in 31 US Adults is in the Corrections System

Cost of locking up Americans too high: Pew study | U.S. | Reuters: “The United States has the highest incarceration rate and the biggest prison population of any country in the world, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Justice.”
One in every 31 U.S. adults is in the corrections system, which includes jail, prison, [...]

Algeria: Farm Debt Cancelled

Algerian president forgives farmers' debts: “Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced Saturday that the government will cancel billions of dollars (euros) worth of debt owed by farmers and livestock raisers”

Greek To Me: Mapping Mutual Incomprehension � Strange Maps

362 – Greek To Me: Mapping Mutual Incomprehension � Strange Maps
While English speakers say “It’s Greek to me” when they encounter something indecipherable, the preferred incomprehensible language of reference for much of the rest of the world is Chinese. What do the Chinese consider incomprehensible? Only “the language of Heaven”. Hah!
See the chart and comments [...]