Archive for November 20th, 2006
Posted on November 20th, 2006
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Madonna, stung by critics who wonder how she contravened Malawian law to adopt a child who still had a family, shot back with articles like THIS ONE “I don’t want to judge him,” she said. “I don’t know his life. I believe he remarried and had moved on to another village and was kind of […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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At last, some sanity. Rupert Murdoch is “pulling the plug on a book and two part TV interview with Simpson. I seriously sympathize with Regan for wanting to publish what she thought was a confession of Simpson’s murdering his wife and her friend because of what she went through, I realize that the best thing […]
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Two London police officers have been placed on probation and a formal letter of apology has been sent to a single mother of three after a rude and perverted message was left on her machine by accident. The two officers, PC Wayne Orton and Inspector Giles Allington, were making a routine call to the woman […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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Zoolologists worldwide have gone to a lot of trouble in recent years to ensure the survival of a rare and beautiful species. But, a couple of new projects make you wonder whether or not the zoo keepers have wee bit too much time on their hands…. China is still building a breeding “base” for giant […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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A gunman was found dead in Geschwister Scholl school, in Emsdetten, Germany earlier today after storming the building and opening fire on students and faculty before committing suicide as police were circling the building. Police say that explosives were found on his body. The school was quickly evacuated and police tried to negotiate a peaceful […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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There have been a number of reports produced over the past year that detail the lengths that some cities are going to resolve the homeless situation. Unfortunately the solutions mainly seem to revolve around the concept of making homelessness an illegal activity, rather than getting to the heart of the issue and actually trying to […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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ALERT Gambia: Journalist to be re-tried The trial of Lamin Fatty, a reporter with the banned Banjul-based bi-weekly “The Independent, for publishing false information, is to start anew, following the appointment of the trial magistrate, Kebba Sanyang, as the Gambia?s Attorney General and Secretary of State for Justice. Sanyang’s appointment was announced on November 13, […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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Oakwood School in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England is under fire this year after the head teacher of the school, Jan Charters, said that she planned on serving students a traditional Muslim dinner for Christmas this year instead of a traditional Christian meal. The plan outraged parents who said that the plan was undermining the Christian […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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Ahhhh . . . The publisher and FOX Television productions have cancelled OJ Simpson’s book deal for the book “If I did It†and his 3 part TV interview. I just knew there had to be justice in this world somewhere! My words for OJ – haha ha haha! Ok, so that’s just a tad […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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What has made the news and still is not solved is Madonna’s adoption of a child. A judge rules on November 28 whether or not Madonna can adopt an African child. How many people are lining up to give some poor child a better life? Yet human rights groups are making it difficult for Madonna […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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I was watching a program on the history channel about the challenges and problems that confronted the pilgrims on the Mayflower o nthe trip to America to set up a colony. There was ship failure, sea sickness, lack of nutrition, disease, death. Almost half the passengers that started the crossing died. I also learned an […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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News Item: Wanted: Man to land on killer asteroid. There’s this rock, in space, that’s heading for us, and may be coming a little too close for comfort. The rock is significant enough for scientists to have given it a name. Apophis will pay earth a visit in 2036. There’s no panic, yet. It’s presumed […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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The head of News Corp. says O.J. Simpson’s book and television special titled “If I Did It” both will be cancelled. According to a reports, Rupert Murdoch said they were “ill considered” projects. He said, “We are sorry for any pain that his has caused the families of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson.” Nine Fox affiliates […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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John Gerassi has apparently won the ire of a good number: http://clogic.eserver.org/4-2/monchinski.html http://www.democracynature.org/dn/vol9/gerassi_war.htm http://www.zmag.org/gerassicalam.htm http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=24837 http://www.qcknightnews.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=7e987463-ba86-435b-a7cc-e530bb8beb59 The following was sent to our CUNY Faculty Senate list. I don’t agree that the Palestinians using random violence are freedom fighters. They in fact are defeating their own cause by not using more sophisticated means (e.g. non violent […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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On October 23rd I posted a piece on Blogger News entitled “Bring Back the Draft.” Its premise was that we are running out of troops to fight the war in Iraq – and possibly other types of skirmishes in North Korea and Iran. We have over-mobilized the National Guard and Reserves. These troops are lucky […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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A 19-year old Nebraska College student died in a house fire on Friday. According to a CNN article, fraternity member Ryan Stewart died while three others were injured when flames broke out on the second floor of the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity house. The fire happened at Nebraska-Wesleyan University at around four in the morning. […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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How to you like your turkey? If your like me you look forward to a moist juicy turkey sitting on your table. There are many traditional ways to cook a bird there are also some not so traditional. Whichever way you prefer many Americans this coming week will serve up Thanksgiving in their own style. […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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The holidays are right around the corner. This is a magical time of year. Snow is falling; Christmas lights are springing up all over the neighborhood, and of course spending all your extra time fighting the crowds in the mall. Holidays can bring joy and cheer but may also add stress and anxiety. The pressure […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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I don’t know if your and animal lover like me. It’s sad to learn that one magnificant animal is slowly dying off. Once over 100,000 tigers roamed but so few are left. Numbers of last count say that only 5,000 tigers remain. Poaching has become a become problem as well as the tigers land where […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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Local Mickey D’s forces Aussies to go halal. “Melbourne, Australia–McDONALD’S latest bid to attract more customers — Muslim fast-food lovers — has caused uproar among customers. The fast-food chain has introduced halal products at two Melbourne restaurants, significantly boosting sales. However some non-Muslim customers are furious they were not told their hamburger meat was slaughtered […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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Fresh perspectives on today’s news by: Whymrhymer Remember, just before the elections, all the newspaper and television news about how electronic voting machines can be “rigged” to change votes and there would be no paper trail to prove it happened? Well the election is over and the Democrats definitely won but, with all those electronic […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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The Mitt Romney ’08 Presidential campaign staged a one of its first campaign commercials yesterday — unlocking the Massachusetts Statehouse gates for one of the only times since 9-11 and unfurling a huge American flag to allow Governor Romney to play his role as defender of marriage. With cameras rolling and gay marriage opponents waving […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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Draft legislation… again! Yes, thank you very much, Charlie Rangel, your input is much appreciated. BTW, I listened to you be interviewed on NPR last week, and from your own words, two things were immediately clear to me. One, that you seem to prefer dismissing your critics by calling them names. Secondly, you appear to […]
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Police in the United Kingdom are calling an ATM skimming case, one of the biggest of it’s kind. ATM skimming is where a debit-card’s magnetic stripe is counterfeited (cloned) and the PIN (personal identification number) is compromised – normally with a hidden camera. Official’s estimate the fraud has already netted about $4.5 million and the […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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Arizona’s Cochise County Attorney Ed Rheinheimer’s head is being measured for a platter by at least two local groups because of his failure to protect Cochise County citizens from either crime or a county government that has sold its soul to big real estate developers. CCCFJ, the Cochise County Citizens For Justice, is gathering signatures […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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Customers of nine Fox affiliates will not be able to watch the O.J. Simpson special “If I Did It.” Officials with Lin Broadcasting and Pappas Broadcasting, which owns the stations in seven states, say they are refusing to air the show because they don’t want to assist in Simpson’s profits. “If I Did It” is […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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Nintendo Wii launched November 19 with a bang as units sold out across America. Unlike the launch of Playstation 3 Nintendo Wii launched with less craziness due to the fact that more than 4,000 units were available in one location alone. The Toys “R” US in NYC Times Square saw 3,000 anxious games show up […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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Sensing that their run is about over and that trashing gays1, 2, 3 isn’t mobilizing the faithful, the pit bulls of the evangelical right have decided to try beating-up on Barack Obama for a while. Why is Obama’s Evil in Rick Warren’s Pulpit? Rick Warren, the best selling author of The Purpose Driven Life and […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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Let us hope that the Palestinians will expand the use of ‘civil disobedience’ — defined by Martin Luther King, Jr. as a public, non-violent, illegal act targeted at protesting specific injustices. This instrumentality is an essential tool for protest — even in well functioning democracies that have run off track and — particularly with abuses […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006
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The recent “underclass†debate in Germany has apparently opened the gates for further class action suits who, not wishing to be outshone in the media limelight by these lowlife parvenus, have begun demonstratively flooding the Swiss banking system with billions of euros. This new German Überklasse (overclass) has openly gone on the offensive and is […]
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