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Mayan mysticism

MysticBoard specializes in astrological and mystic-themed freeware and Web-based gadgets that let you generate astrological readings and other results by filling a few simple fields and clicking a few simple buttons. Its Mayan Astrology Birth Chart is an example of some its more "esoteric" wares; it generates a Mayan Birth Chart based on the astrological principles of the ancient Maya. Mayan birth charts are similar to those in Western mysticism but are based on glyphs, the symbols that make up the Mayan alphabet. Different glyphs placed in specific orientations have different significance to the believer.

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Wake-up call on carbon risks

Last week, three financial titans--Citigroup, J.P. Morgan Chase, and Morgan Stanley--announced "The Carbon Principles" to provide guidance to energy companies in managing carbon risks. The upshot of The Carbon Principles is that these big banks are stating explicitly that going forward, they will only provide debt financing to new power projects if proponents can prove that the proposed plants will remain economically viable under future climate change policies.

Put another way, Wall Street sees federal carbon legislation as imminent, and doesn't want power sector executives to try to "sneak in" any last coal plants … Read more