The upshot is that, seven years after the cleansing of the Augean stables supposedly started, Italy looks remarkably unchanged.

ECONOMIST: Unchanging Italy

The silver lining is that after the inevitable cleansing of second and third tier VCs, returns to the industry will improve.

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On 21 April, Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky, who was seen as a supporter of judges' independence, resigned after thousands of pro-Morsi supporters had demonstrated demanding a cleansing of the judiciary.

BBC: Egypt judiciary crisis: Morsi hints at compromise

An online colloquialism, "Eye Bleach, " is the act of cleansing one's vision with images of puppies and rainbows after having seen the unseeable, like a bulimic cleanse for untoward things we've done in the digital domain.

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After so many scandals, so many souls who have abandoned the faith, here is a chance for a cleansing of the Vatican stables, a root-and-branch reform of the Curia, the Papal administration, and a radical new emphasis on the core mission of the church: to reach out to the world.

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