Monthly Archives: November 2013

Donkeys and People

Posted on November 30, 2013 by theresemarlin

Miranda donkeys found in the north east corner of Portugal receive $230.00 each from the EU annual agricultural budget of $78 billion.  Like 52 other species of European donkey, there are not many Miranda donkeys left.  Nevertheless, continuing to subsidize … Continue reading →

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Doing One’s Job

Posted on November 24, 2013 by theresemarlin

Millions of home owners and millions of senior citizens with pension plans attached to the stock and/or bond markets experienced first-hand the effects of the 2008 recession. One of the causes of that recession was the bundling of mortgages by … Continue reading →

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Calling All Eta-Earths

Posted on November 10, 2013 by theresemarlin

Eta-earths are planets out in space that are about the same size as earth and that fall in the Goldilocks zone – not too hot and not too cold, with water. restricting themselves to 42,000 well-behaved stars, Eric Petagura and … Continue reading →

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The Race Reality

Posted on November 3, 2013 by theresemarlin

The reality in America today is that by the year 2043, as predicted, the majority of its citizens will be persons of color. Politically and economically, as this is being written, the race which wields the most power is the … Continue reading →

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