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posted by [personal profile] maelorin at 12:24am on 29/03/2006 under

Meaningful Dreams

The Solar Eclipse in Aries on Wednesday occurs in the twelfth house of your chart, Steven. This is going to bring a revolution in your spiritual and inner life and could also kick-start a new turn of the spiral.

i think may have happened already, today. tuesday.

Around this time watch out for powerful dreams and premonitions. Make a note of any that seem particularly meaningful as they could contain valuable and essential advice for the future.

this would be, what, other than the usual ones? the mad(dening) mix of doom, gloom, and the sexy five-six blonde in the nice suit? ok.

hang on ...

You may also find that you become disillusioned with one spiritual path and feel the need to find another way which appeals more to your inner core.

actually, feeling drawn back to my current path. particularly after tonight.

Karmic events could occur out of the blue that may mean a new start in one area of you life. Be prepared for the unexpected and for plenty of openings. But don't force the pace either. It is better to go with the flow and do what you have to.

that would be the definition of when karmic events are likely to occur, should one be a hindu, buddhist, sikh or jainist.

the widely misunderstood "law of threefold return" of western neopaganism is analogous, and says that what you give so you receive back [wiccans like to tell themselves it means you get back  what you give out three times as strong ... but it would be more correct to say that your actions and intentions return to affect you mentally, physically and spiritually. a threefold return would violate the laws of thermodynamics. oh, what am i thinking.]

If you need to make a big decision then wait until the start of the next week when everything will become clear.

um. too late, i think.

Venus, your ruling planet, sextiles Pluto on Sunday, which may pave the way for a lucrative deal. Don't miss this golden opportunity. You could equally meet a new and successful business partner.

not friday? when i have an interview for a job?

what can i say? hoddas being as fickle as ever :)
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posted by [personal profile] maelorin at 12:24am on 29/03/2006 under

Meaningful Dreams

The Solar Eclipse in Aries on Wednesday occurs in the twelfth house of your chart, Steven. This is going to bring a revolution in your spiritual and inner life and could also kick-start a new turn of the spiral.

i think may have happened already, today. tuesday.

Around this time watch out for powerful dreams and premonitions. Make a note of any that seem particularly meaningful as they could contain valuable and essential advice for the future.

this would be, what, other than the usual ones? the mad(dening) mix of doom, gloom, and the sexy five-six blonde in the nice suit? ok.

hang on ...

You may also find that you become disillusioned with one spiritual path and feel the need to find another way which appeals more to your inner core.

actually, feeling drawn back to my current path. particularly after tonight.

Karmic events could occur out of the blue that may mean a new start in one area of you life. Be prepared for the unexpected and for plenty of openings. But don't force the pace either. It is better to go with the flow and do what you have to.

that would be the definition of when karmic events are likely to occur, should one be a hindu, buddhist, sikh or jainist.

the widely misunderstood "law of threefold return" of western neopaganism is analogous, and says that what you give so you receive back [wiccans like to tell themselves it means you get back  what you give out three times as strong ... but it would be more correct to say that your actions and intentions return to affect you mentally, physically and spiritually. a threefold return would violate the laws of thermodynamics. oh, what am i thinking.]

If you need to make a big decision then wait until the start of the next week when everything will become clear.

um. too late, i think.

Venus, your ruling planet, sextiles Pluto on Sunday, which may pave the way for a lucrative deal. Don't miss this golden opportunity. You could equally meet a new and successful business partner.

not friday? when i have an interview for a job?

what can i say? hoddas being as fickle as ever :)
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Andrew Bartlett, a Democrat Senator for Queensland who has a regular blog, raises some important issues regarding proposed changes to phone-tapping legislation - and a recent Senate review of the proposed legislation which sets out some recommendations to improve it.

Professor George Williams and David Hume of the Gilbert and Tobin Centre of Public Law at the University of New South Wales have some comments of their own about the proposed new law. The have published an opinion piece on matter at the ON LINE opinion website.
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Andrew Bartlett, a Democrat Senator for Queensland who has a regular blog, raises some important issues regarding proposed changes to phone-tapping legislation - and a recent Senate review of the proposed legislation which sets out some recommendations to improve it.

Professor George Williams and David Hume of the Gilbert and Tobin Centre of Public Law at the University of New South Wales have some comments of their own about the proposed new law. The have published an opinion piece on matter at the ON LINE opinion website.
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posted by [personal profile] maelorin at 07:55pm on 29/03/2006 under , ,
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Congressman agrees to revised UN reform bill
Chris Buell at 10:53 AM ET

[JURIST] US House International Relations Committee [official website] chairman Rep. Henry Hyde [official website] indicated Monday that he would support a revised version of the UN Reform Act [text] in an attempt to gain Senate support for the legislation. Hyde said he would work with committee member Rep. Tom Lantos [official website] on a bill that would tie US funding for the UN to an assessment by the US secretary of state of the status of UN reform [JURIST news archive]. Lantos' proposal changes what would have been an automatic withdrawal of US funding if UN reform efforts stalled.

Last year, Hyde pushed for a bill that would put pressure on the UN to implement reforms despite
opposition from the Bush administration [JURIST report]. The legislation won House approval [JURIST report], but failed to garner enough support in the Senate. The UN approved some reforms at its annual summit in September 2005, but members failed to agree on reforms for several key issues.

VOA has
more.

The USA is the Largest Debtor to the UN, owing Billions in contributions.

Now the "We're-not-an-Empire" have decided that unless the UN does what they want, they'll be even more recalcitrant in their contributions.

Good thing the US is a democracy ...
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posted by [personal profile] maelorin at 07:55pm on 29/03/2006 under , ,
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Congressman agrees to revised UN reform bill
Chris Buell at 10:53 AM ET

[JURIST] US House International Relations Committee [official website] chairman Rep. Henry Hyde [official website] indicated Monday that he would support a revised version of the UN Reform Act [text] in an attempt to gain Senate support for the legislation. Hyde said he would work with committee member Rep. Tom Lantos [official website] on a bill that would tie US funding for the UN to an assessment by the US secretary of state of the status of UN reform [JURIST news archive]. Lantos' proposal changes what would have been an automatic withdrawal of US funding if UN reform efforts stalled.

Last year, Hyde pushed for a bill that would put pressure on the UN to implement reforms despite
opposition from the Bush administration [JURIST report]. The legislation won House approval [JURIST report], but failed to garner enough support in the Senate. The UN approved some reforms at its annual summit in September 2005, but members failed to agree on reforms for several key issues.

VOA has
more.

The USA is the Largest Debtor to the UN, owing Billions in contributions.

Now the "We're-not-an-Empire" have decided that unless the UN does what they want, they'll be even more recalcitrant in their contributions.

Good thing the US is a democracy ...
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posted by [personal profile] maelorin at 08:00pm on 29/03/2006 under , ,
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Supreme Court skeptical of military commissions in oral arguments
Holly Manges Jones at 2:27 PM ET

[JURIST] Most of the eight US

Supreme Court [official website] justices hearing oral arguments Tuesday in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld [Duke Law backgrounder; merit briefs] appeared skeptical of the Bush administration's contention that special military tribunals established by the President [Military Order text] not adhering to either standard US military procedure or the Geneva Convention [text] can be used to prosecute suspected terrorists as war criminals. Salim Hamdan [Trial Watch profile], a former driver for Osama bin Laden, was the first Guantanamo Bay prisoner to challenge his trial before a military commission [JURIST news archive] rather than in front of an ordinary military court. Hamdan's lawyer argued that the commission system is unfair because it allows President Bush's military subordinates to determine who will act as judge and jury and also decide which crimes will be prosecuted.

During Tuesday's oral arguments in the case, the justices also criticized Congress for its recent decision in the
Detainee Treatment Act [JURIST document] to take away federal court authority to hear habeas claims brought by Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] prisoners. Justices John Paul Stevens, Stephen Breyer, Anthony Kennedy, and David Souter all sharply challenged any potential barrier to their review of Hamdan's case. Meanwhile, Justices Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito defended the government's argument that Hamdan is not entitled to the protections of the Geneva Convention because he was not part of a uniformed enemy. Chief Justice John Roberts did not take part in Tuesday's sitting as he had previously ruled on the case in favor of the government while sitting as a judge on the US DC Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Los Angeles Times has
more. SCOTUSblog has additional coverage.this is a potentially interesting development. but it is early days yet.
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posted by [personal profile] maelorin at 08:00pm on 29/03/2006 under , ,
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Supreme Court skeptical of military commissions in oral arguments
Holly Manges Jones at 2:27 PM ET

[JURIST] Most of the eight US

Supreme Court [official website] justices hearing oral arguments Tuesday in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld [Duke Law backgrounder; merit briefs] appeared skeptical of the Bush administration's contention that special military tribunals established by the President [Military Order text] not adhering to either standard US military procedure or the Geneva Convention [text] can be used to prosecute suspected terrorists as war criminals. Salim Hamdan [Trial Watch profile], a former driver for Osama bin Laden, was the first Guantanamo Bay prisoner to challenge his trial before a military commission [JURIST news archive] rather than in front of an ordinary military court. Hamdan's lawyer argued that the commission system is unfair because it allows President Bush's military subordinates to determine who will act as judge and jury and also decide which crimes will be prosecuted.

During Tuesday's oral arguments in the case, the justices also criticized Congress for its recent decision in the
Detainee Treatment Act [JURIST document] to take away federal court authority to hear habeas claims brought by Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] prisoners. Justices John Paul Stevens, Stephen Breyer, Anthony Kennedy, and David Souter all sharply challenged any potential barrier to their review of Hamdan's case. Meanwhile, Justices Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito defended the government's argument that Hamdan is not entitled to the protections of the Geneva Convention because he was not part of a uniformed enemy. Chief Justice John Roberts did not take part in Tuesday's sitting as he had previously ruled on the case in favor of the government while sitting as a judge on the US DC Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Los Angeles Times has
more. SCOTUSblog has additional coverage.this is a potentially interesting development. but it is early days yet.
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