You can't even Google this stuff

http://www.focus.com/fyi/blurred-out-51-things-you-arent-allowed-see-google-maps/



Huh. I now feel inclined to go see what some of these look like. Which is funny, since all I'll see are smudges anyway.

Neo-Nazi codes

I have a German friend who, when we first met, was concerned whether or not I would think that she was a Nazi. It was amazing to me how people could be worried about how their country is viewed by the rest of the world decades later, although it's true that there are still those with Nazi beliefs out there.

More than I thought, apparently. And since the swastika, the phrase "Heil Hitler", and other Nazi propaganda is banned in Germany, people are coming up with new ways to spread their message of hate.

It's amazing, and extremely sad, not to mention troubling, what all this could lead to. I took a course in rhetoric, and we discussed how language and symbols are all arbitrary; we just assign meanings to them. Banning the number 88 because of what it might mean is ridiculous. But, what are you going to do?



http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/upshot/disturbing-trend-neo-nazi-codes-203345626.html

Dogs on Deployment

I'm a hardcore animal lover, and love it when I hear of anything new that can help people in tough situations keep their pets. Enter Dogs on Deployment, a service for military personnel who need someone to care for their pets while they're away on duty. I'm not in that situation, but just finding someone to care for our pets for a couple of days, or even just an afternoon, can be difficult. I can't begin to imagine what I'd have to do if I was going away for months on end.

So, that being said, here's the link, and definitely pass it on to anyone you know who might need it!



http://www.dogsondeployment.com/