The US Federal Election Commission has issued an advisory opinion stating that the blog network Fired Up! should qualify for the press exemption. This exemption allows the bloggers unfettered access to information regarding the federal election process in the US. Now that one group of bloggers are considered journalists, will the rest gain the same status as well?
Category: Mind Space
Gamers doing something good
Its own about section Childs Play desribes its foundation as a way to remove the stigma surrounding gamers as “bad people” by donating toys, money and of course games to various childrens hospitals around the world. I think this amazing process should be repeated at nausseum to all identifiable groups in an attempt to make them feel bad about themselves, causing massive charitable donations.
All kidding aside, this is a good action and probably has eased the hospital transition for a number of children raising nearly $1 million dollars in three years towards this cause.
Love Is Stronger Than Pride
Japan’s Princess Sayako has recently chosen to wed a non royal ‘commoner’ and has agreed to renounce her title to do it. After saying her farewells to the imperial family, the only daughter of Emperor Akihito abandoned her title as Princess. She is the first to do so in 45 years since her aunt married a non royal in 1960.
In this day and age many formal hiarchies aren’t holding as much power as they used to. For a woman to make a choice to lose her royal status (and royal allowance) for love is not only a very beautiful thing, but a step for woman everywhere who have their fate chosen for them.
The Japanese royal household currently faces a succession crisis, with no male heir produced for 40 years. As a result moves are under way to change the law to let women ascend the throne.
Yay woman power!!!
Meditate and Think Great
Meditation makes your brain bigger and better according to some new research. The act of meditation can increase grey matter in a few regions of your brain. This is a big thing because it is, as far as I know, the first time that meditation can actually impact the physical layout of the brain.
Vatican Rejects “Intelligent Design Theory”
Fox Australia is reporting that the Vatican has declared evolution to be compatible with the bible. In a clear attack on fundamentalism and so-called “intelligent design”, a spokesperson for the pope said that the if one interprets the bible correctly, they will find plenty of room for Darwin’s famous theory.
Previously: Vatican respects science.