Blog Heap of Links for the day 5 April 2015

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…These undersea cables are easy to forget, since they are well out of sight and mind. But without them, the world as we know it would cease to exist… 99 percent of all transoceanic data traffic goes through undersea cables, and that includes Internet usage, phone calls and text messages. This route is also faster than satellite transmissions, by up to eight-fold. …

The Most Famous 6-Second Drum Loop & How It Spawned a Sampling Revolution

…This is his Easter message from 1983. Easter’s a celebration of our faith and a reminder about the reality of hope. And without hope, what’s the point?…

[Video, 6:29, ReaganFoundation, YouTube]

…According to the Daily Mail, a routine scan showed Davis’ baby had a cyst on her brain, but Davis refused to terminate the pregnancy. After giving birth, Davis discovered her daughter had Anophthalmia. She was born with no eyes.…

[It's a Beautiful Day - Girl With No Eyes 1969 Remastered, 3:49, iraklisv1, YouTube]

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta says that the attackers in the Garissa College massacre were embedded in the Muslim community. … a group called Reclaim Australia staged anti-Islamization demonstrations all across the country today. “Anti-racist” counter-demonstrators attacked the marchers, and had to be restrained by police …

Vic has risen... in time to deliver the Easter news.

"…On this date in 1933 FDR issued executive order (yeah he had a pen and a phone too) forbidding the hoarding of gold. In actuality there was no 'hoarding' to it. What it was is he forbid US citizens from owning gold bullion and he did it via 'I said'. …"