Positive recession piece on RTÉ talks about how Rathbornes candles have had a 10% increase in sales. But they still cut salaries by 5%. §

Anybody know the significance of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei being lower during prayers? Closer to earth? §

Iran has golden-circle (or lane) protest marches… §

Jeannie mac, I thought AIDS denial was only the mental-asylum of Thabo Mbeki. This mother in Los Angeles proves otherwise. She killed her 3 year old daughter over it too. And lest anyone read that article and think Zuma, who “suppots” ART, will be better than Mbeki; Zuma thinks washing after sex with someone with HIV will make you safe. §

Hothouse Venture Programme is also open now in Dublin.

Limerick entrepreneurs should check out the new Greenhouse Incubation Center by Evert Bopp (@evertb). §

Signed up to Huddle and my first reaction is “Where do I start?” §

DocumentCloud is “turning documents into data” with a focus on all the research journalists do to generate stories. It has won funding from the Knight News Challenge.

The 100 most beautiful words in the English language. My dad’s favourite, mellifluous, is in the list. §

Harvard Study Finds Weaker Copyright Protection Has Benefited Society. §