“This view that women are somehow inferior to men is not restricted to one religion or belief. It is widespread. Women are prevented from playing a full and equal role in many faiths.

Nor, tragically, does its influence stop at the walls of the church, mosque, synagogue or temple. This discrimination, unjustifiably attributed to a Higher Authority, has provided a reason or excuse for the deprivation of women’s equal rights across the world for centuries. The male interpretations of religious texts and the way they interact with, and reinforce, traditional practices justify some of the most pervasive, persistent, flagrant and damaging examples of human rights abuses.”

“The same discriminatory thinking lies behind the continuing gender gap in pay and why there are still so few women in office in Britain and the United States.”

“…the technique anticipates haz-mat scenarios that have become a staple of science fiction—think tiny robots on a crazed self-replication bender—whose more mundane reality could still cause problems as nanotechnology leaves the lab.” http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/12/16/scientists-kill-gray.html

http://trackdayriders.co.uk/

Miroslav Milosevic said “he and his fellow vampire hunters acted to stop the former dictator returning from the dead to haunt the country”. His team explained that the wooden stake had been “driven into the ground and through the late presidents heart”. Serbian vampire hunters prevent Milosevic come-back | The Register

Well then, I guess that’s taken care of …

Another one …

Grrr, I made sure wait outside to try and see the eclipse. But it was all cloudy and snowy so it was totally hidden :( Now I’ve spent my morning being really jealous at the great shots other people got.

<Old Man> techno-crammed-crayon-blitzkrieg early audio rennaisance library-urban decay adolescent-overkill homeoffice detente
<Abattoir> no
<Abattoir> it’s just a fucking mess
<Abattoir> plain and simple
<Old Man> thats what I said

Via Wonderland

• Mr Yanagisawa said, “Because the number of birth-giving machines and devices is fixed, all we can ask for is for them to do their best per head.” And women in the US aren’t the only ones that were offended. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6313265.stm

• Hubble camera shuts down, just when we were getting to the good stuff. http://www.itv.com/news/world_ad2e56d519103f165f064a8eb07053d1.html

• A bald eagle lugging a deer head crashed into an Alaska Electric Light & Power transmission system in Lemon Creek. I kinda think that might be the first time that’s *ever* happened. If it had been a human they would have been nominated for the Darwin awards. http://juneauempire.com/stories/012907/loc_20070129013.shtml

• Ghost in the graveyard
• Flashlight tag
• Rebels
• Medic

This weather has got to be good for something …