- peterbirks: Sort of calling it a day
Pete explains why he is giving up online poker. - The other horn of Africa – Opinion – Al Jazeera English
President Silanyo: “Behind stock images of a region trapped in chaos, economies are growing and governance is improving.” - A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs – NYTimes.com
“We all — in the end — die in medias res. In the middle of a story. Of many stories… What I learned from my brother’s death was that character is essential: What he was, was how he died.” - Evidence-based politics – NI parties « Ian James Parsley
“In 2010, compared with the previous Westminster election in 2005, making allowance for boundary changes, the UUP vote was down almost 5% in South Belfast and almost 10% in East Belfast, and your own result in North Down was 32.5% below that of the UUP in the previous election. I think it is not unfair to look at those results and say that the link with the Tories was not given a ringing endorsement.” - “But where do I start?” Some suggestions for the overwhelmed « Francesca Elston
Start with physical self-care; Get some help; Practise patience; Surf your energy. - RT @StinaLeicht: Sexual Harassment at SF Conventions
Grim reading. - The secret of self-control : The New Yorker
Can you delay gratification? - The Spirit of the Kakanian Province – Asymptote
Dubravka Ugrešić on Austro-Hungarian literature. - European democracy — Crooked Timber
European politicians have preferred to integrate by stealth rather than public debate. But they cannot do that any more.
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