The Oldest Piano Shop in Paris.
Music at Midnight: Ernie K-Doe — She’s Waiting.
(Previously.)
Romney’s going to pick Paul Quinichette as his running mate, right?
The MBTA is holding a series of public meetings Tuesday concerning their plans to — amongst other things — cut-off commuter rail train departures after 10PM (weekends, too), which seems to throw a monkey wrench into concerts, sports events, holiday celebrations, and the lives of those who work late — not to mention students, too.
“Organizers are planning a Liverpool FC-AS Roma exhibition soccer game at Fenway Park this summer, according to multiple sources involved with the negotiations.”
— ! (via.)
(Though Garrett’s comment still lingers in my mind, too.)
Today’s Links:
- Google: what were you thinking?
- Apple Releases List of Its Suppliers, Discloses Labor Violations.
- Building Covered in Coats.
- Get Photos From Mars Sent Directly to Your Phone.
- More Planets Than Stars in the Galaxy.
- A 1,000 Page Secret ‘Agreement’ w/Mastercard and Visa.
- TSA Marshall Arrested in Mugging of Boston Occupier.
- The Rise and Consequences of Inequality.
“
Ríos Montt is best known outside Guatemala for heading a military regime (1982–1983) that was responsible in some of the worst atrocities of Guatemala’s 36-year civil war. The war ended with a peace treaty in 1996. The civil war pitted left-wing rebel groups against the army, with huge numbers of Mayan campesinos caught in the crossfire. At least 200,000 Guatemalans were killed during the conflict, making it one of Latin America’s most violent wars in modern history.
Indigenous Mayans suffered greatly under his rule, and it is documented that his government deliberately targeted thousands of them since many of them in the countryside were suspected of harboring sympathies for the guerrilla movement. The UN-backed official Truth Commission (the Historical Clarification Commission) found that this was a campaign of deliberate genocide against the population.
”— The wikipedia entry for Rioss Montt.
And guess what? He is (apparently) going to surrender!
Banderas was actually reciting some lines from a play by Calderon last night.
Just so you know.
