Wednesday, April 29, 2009

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Movie Review: Stranded

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:53:00 -0700
On October 13, 1972, a young rugby team called "The Old Christians" from Montevideo, Uruguay, boarded a plane for a match in Chile--and then vanished into thin air. ... 16 of the 45 passengers miraculously resurfaced. ... Thirty-five years later, the survivors returned to the crash site--known as the Valley of Tears--to recount in their own words their harrowing story of defiant endurance, intense spirituality, and indestructible friendship. ... this shocking true story finally gets the cinemat

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gimme a ticket for an aeroplane

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:40:21 -0700
Tomorrow morning, I’ll be leaving for Penguicon in Detroit, so today is eaten up with (a). finishing up day-job work, if possible, (b). charging all phones, cameras, iPods, and mini-laptops, (c). trying to plot a wardrobe, and (d). preparing the household for my absence.* In a few minutes, this whirlwind of activity will be interrupted by Psynde , who will be joining me for lunch. This is probably a good thing, because it will distract me from my imminent freak out over here. I like to

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100 Days for Women

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:38:46 -0700
We're a little wary of jumping on the "First 100 Days in Office" media bandwagon, but here are some pieces we've found that specifically address President Obama's first 100 days in office as regards women, and issues that primarily affect women and girls. Eleanor Smeal: Obama's First 100 Days: Giant Strides for Women Cecile Richards: The Top 10 Women’s Health Achievements in Obama’s First 100 Days The First Lady's First 100 Days Of course, someone had to focus only on her clothing c

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

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Discovery Blog

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:11:33 -0700
One reason that MSNBC and CNN (not to mention certain other media) are withering in the ratings is their insistence on hashing over old news even while major breaking stories go undeveloped.We are supposed to be exercised about the issue of legal memos of six or seven years ago that justified what turned out to be the water boarding of a handful of captured terrorists. Meanwhile, Pakistan is teetering, Afghanistan and Iraq have seen an upsurge of violence in what used to be known as the War on T

NYC Personal Income Tax Revenues Plunge In April

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:39:00 -0700
From Reuters.com: New York City's net personal income tax revenues plunged 51 percent in the first 24 days of April, compared with the same period a year ago, the city comptroller's office said on Monday. New York City's economy has been hurt by the devastation of Wall Street, its largest hometown industry, following the collapse last September of Lehman Brothers Holdings and a series of bank mergers amid the credit crisis. In the month of March alone, for instance, W

Saturday, April 25, 2009

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Swine flu could infect U.S. trade and travel (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:25:58 -0700
Mexico's deadly swine flu could disrupt trade and travel between the United States and Mexico if it prompts restrictions on the movement of goods across the border or sparks fear in consumers, analysts say.

Students suggest whacky pets for White House (Englewood Herald)

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:37:46 -0700
Dogs are great pets but Clayton Elementary School fifth-graders want the nation’s first family to adopt some other type of animal and each student used artistic talents to suggest a possible Whacky White House Pet.

StoryTime Recent Stories

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:34:36 -0700
Sickness & Health by Masimba Musodza When we pulled up outside the large house in Mabelreign, Rudo asked me if I was still nervous. "I've already told you I am not nervous!" I snapped, peevishly. She laughed, that melodious laughter that always struck at something primaeval deep inside me, the accumulated subliminal memories of courtship rituals etched in my y-chromosome. Only she could do that to me, which is why all this that was happening now- her about to formally introduce me

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Status of marriage applications as public records still unclear (The Des Moines Register)

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:11:28 -0700
Confusion lingered among Iowa’s county recorders Friday over whether marriage applications completed by engaged couples qualify as public records - as Polk County and other counties have treated them.

Friday, April 24, 2009

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Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:48:42 -0700
Are you a budding entrepreneur with a great invention that you think will be next year’s top seller? Have you got an idea for a great new business but no funds to start you up? Do you want to start a business up but don’t know where to start? If the answer is yes to any of these questions then there are some important things to think about and people and companies that can help you. First things to think about are whether there is a demand for your product or services. The way to find th

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Scottish News: Business and Politics from Glasgow, Edinburgh - all Scotland - The Herald (The Herald)

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:34:58 -0700
Vicky Shaw Famous faces from the worlds of showbusiness and politics gathered to celebrate the life of "national institution" Sir Clement Freud.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

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Company defends wind project

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:48:34 -0700
New evidence that people who live near wind turbines suffer negative health effects is far from conclusive, says a manager of the company trying to build a wind farm in Dawn-Euphemia. Tom Lewis, planning and environment manager with IPC Energy, said his company takes the results of a Wind Concerns Ontario survey seriously, but pointed to an earlier survey that found an overwhelming number of Ontarians are in favour of wind energy. “I think there is a small number of people susceptible . . .

Lawsuit: Flea collars dangerous to pets, humans (USA Today)

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:16:51 -0700
A U.S. environmental group filed suit today to halt sales of flea collars containing chemicals that are hazardous to pets and humans, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. In tests of several popular flea collars for cats and dogs, the Natural Resources Defense Council found that some left residue of two chemicals that was up to 1,000 times higher than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ...

Ruth and Michael

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:00:00 -0700
Ruth and Michael’s wedding happened to be on one of the nicest days of the year so far. I don’t only mean weather-wise, but perfect wedding wise as well! The couple was so in love and the bridal party were so much fun to work with!! And yes, both families were a true delight and the location was a dream to work at. I loved the staff at the Oakmont Country Club, so friendly and accommodating. Adi and I had so much fun capturing the day. One of my favorite wedding planners was focused and in char

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SF Board Finance Committee Approves Sunset Solar Panel Project (SFist)

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:11:40 -0700
The Board Finance Committee voted 2-1 yesterday to send to the Board of Supervisors for discussion "what would be California's largest solar photovoltaic power project" out in the Sunset district. The plan would work like this: install a solar reservoir rooftop at 24th Avenue and Ortega Street, which will, according to KRON 4/Bay City News , allow the city to "purchase back some of the energy ...

Pets for adoption (Savannah Morning News)

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:16:24 -0700
The following pets are available from The Humane Society Chatham-Savannah. Applications are available at The Humane Society, 7215 Sallie Mood Drive. For a complete list of available pets, go to www.HumaneSocietySAV.org . To learn about The Humane Society Volunteer & Foster programs, call Nancy Richards at 354-9515 or e-mail nrichards@HumaneSocietySAV.org .

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

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Cow Farts and Rethug Rhetoric, Who Can Tell the Difference?

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:00:15 -0700
From Think Progress : Last week, the EPA “formally declared carbon dioxide and five other heat-trapping gases to be pollutants that endanger public health and welfare, setting in motion a process that will lead to the regulation of the gases for the first time in the United States.” Following the announcement, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) immediately issued a statement claiming that it was “nothing more than a back-door attempt to enact a national energy tax.” On ABC’s This

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Miss USA controversy: Carrie Prejean says gay marriage answer cost crown, but she'd say it again (New York Daily News)

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:15:05 -0700
Miss California is sad she lost the Miss USA pageant after her answer to a question on gay marriage sparked controversy, but says she wouldn't change her response - even though she believes it cost her the crown.

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Monnet’s Lessons for Global Governance

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:41:24 -0700
Hakan Altinay and Andre Wilkens - 14.04.2009Could a global emissions-trading system serve as the European Coal and Steel Community of our times?Extraordinary times call for extraordinary ideas, like the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community, which later became the European Union. That idea transformed a continent of conflict and hatred into a haven of peace, stability and prosperity.Jean Monnet conceived of it becoming even more. In his memoirs, he wrote that “the Community we have c

Perez Hilton and Miss California talk gay marriage on `Today'; runner-up stands by comments (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:09:49 -0700
LOS ANGELES - Miss California says she stands by her anti-gay-marriage comments, even if they may have cost her the Miss USA crown.

Gay-Marriage Opponents Wage New Fight (Eyewitness News 3 Hartford)

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:42:12 -0700
Those opposed to gay marriage are waging another fight six months after it was legalized in Connecticut.

Monday, April 20, 2009

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Just How Much Trouble Are Setanta In?

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:24:28 -0700
More news seems to be filtering through over the continued rumours that Setanta Sports are in financial difficulty here in the UK and are desperately trying to find some finance to help them through after they only won one of the six Premier League Packages for the next deal that starts in 2010. A desperate attempt at going to the Premier League, OFCOM and the European Commission arguing that bidding less for the Monday night packages than Sky and therefore not winning them is unfair. No really.

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Candy Glam Pigments and Lip Gloss

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:49:07 -0700
Etsy is a great place to browse for homemade goodies - sellers are usually based in the US but shipping rates tend to be very reasonable. There’s quite a few mineral make up beauty companies on there. Some are good. Some are really quite naff. It depends, it’s a bit of pot luck but these days everyone thinks they know how to make mineral make up! Then there’s Candy Glam. The swatches they have are lovely: They say the shadoes are Formulated WITHOUT: - Parabens - Sulfates -

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Where do all the messy people go to church?

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:51:16 -0700
It’s pretty interesting when I’m out talking to people and I find out that the person I’m just meeting for the first time knows someone who goes to The Gathering. The hesitation in their response to find out this person goes to church tells me that there is something going on, that maybe they are a little shocked by the behavior of this person that they would actually go to church. And almost invariably the conversation is followed up with, “You know what, I’ve seen a real change in her over

Nancy Snow: War, Media and Propaganda: Five Years Later

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:04:49 -0700
Ben Bagdikian is one of my media heroes. The 7th edition of his classic book, The Media Monopoly , was published by Beacon Press in 2004 as The New Media Monopoly . Bagdikian is one of those authors whose predictions earned him the Chicken Little label of credulity. When he first published The Media Monopoly in 1983, the media establishment laughed at his prediction that media corporations would concentrate into a handful of conglomerates within twenty years. In 2004, I published a

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Sunday, April 19, 2009

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MoneySavingExpert.com Founder and GMTV Endorse Carrentals.co.uk as Place to Go to Get Best Holiday Car Hire Deals

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:29:07 -0700
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Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:01:17 -0700
Observing websites from a variety of different industries and different types and sizes of business can be very interesting. Today I would like to look at the sites of some of the largest companies in the world, so the Fortune 100 seemed like a good point of reference. The 100 businesses contain a great deal of diversity, and they all have their own purposes and approaches with their websites. However, they’re all large, successful companies, so it can be interesting to browse through them all

Twitter revolution – no coup d’etat but big drama anyway

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:30:00 -0700
Twitter revolution did not change government in Moldova but created big drama instead including a couple of conspiracy theories and “fast-track” mini enlargement of EU with one million new EU citizens Moldova possibly losing a quarter its citizens. So a relatively small improvised demonstration can lead its (mis)use for possible purposeful utilization of multidimensional aims of different players. In my post " Twitter Revolution-Case Moldova " I described a bit implementation and motiva

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Va. Gubernatorial Candidates Meet in Debate, Agree on Issues

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:49:40 -0700
WILLIAMSBURG, April 19 -- The three Democrats running for Virginia governor clashed on their records, campaign finance and ethics in their first debate Sunday as they tried to stand out in a race still up for grabs. But less than two months before the June primary, R. Creigh Deeds, Terry McAuliffe and Brian Moran agreed on most major political issues, including the need for job creation, support of the death penalty and gun control and opposition to the state's ban on gay marriage. Dem

Students suggest whacky pets for White House (Englewood Herald)

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 04:06:24 -0700
Dogs are great pets but Clayton Elementary School fifth-graders want the nation’s first family to adopt some other type of animal and each student used artistic talents to suggest a possible Whacky White House Pet.

Skeptic Magazine on Jett Travolta

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:41:07 -0700
From the Australian Skeptics and the Skeptic magazine comes this commentary from Michael Wolloghan about Scientology and autism. Ex high ranking Scientologist of 22 years, John Duignan, told The Sun that Jett Travolta might have fallen victim to Scientology’s questionable beliefs relating to medicine. He confirmed that Scientology denies the existence of psychiatric and mental health problems. Duignan explains, “Much of the hold that the Church of Scientology has on its followers is the v

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Pets Missing After Tornado Returned To Owners (KHBS - KHOG Fort Smith - Fayetteville)

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:31:16 -0700
City officials are working to reunite lost pets with their owners after last week's E-F3 tornado.

Saturday, April 18, 2009

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Can’t prove it by me

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:09:22 -0700
A couple years back, the Times of London printed a great feature, excerpted from a book , entitled What scientists believe but can’t prove . A couple of sample answers: “I believe in the final triumph of the good guy.” “I believe but I cannot prove that God exists.” “I believe that Mozart was a better composer than Carl Stamitz, a lesser-known contemporary.” I’m a few years late to the party and my entry will probably not surprise anyone who knows me, but I’ve been thinking about the questi

Failed travel boss vows to pay back £400,000 home loan (Independent)

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:06:37 -0700
Martin Jones, founder of Freedom Direct, the travel firm that collapsed last week leaving more than 10,000 holidaymakers facing an anxious wait to see if they have lost their bookings, borrowed £400,000 from the company's coffers last year to buy a new house.

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Speeding fine weather ahead (The Courier Mail)

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:00:00 -0700
POLICE are working overtime to make up for lost speeding tickets from recent wet weather, when it was too unsafe for radar traps. But they deny it's revenue-raising.

Rapid Weather Expands its Executive Weather Information Services

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WTO’s Lamy Urges Trade Finance, Fight Against Protectionism (Bloomberg)

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:29:35 -0700
April 18 (Bloomberg) -- Pascal Lamy , director general of the World Trade Organization, urged world leaders to fend off trade protectionism amid the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression and to increase finance to support trade flows.

An ideological crusade against Alberto Fujimori

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:46:56 -0700
An ideological crusade against Alberto Fujimori From the Center for Security Policy: The Americas Report | Apr 17, 2009 By Nicole Ferrand Last week, on April 7th 2009, former Peruvian President, Alberto Fujimori, was convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison for “ordering two (2) massacres” that left twenty five (25) people dead during his time in office from 1990 until 2000. 1] None of the trial’s eighty (80) witnesses could implicate Fujimori of ordering any killings, kidna

Friday, April 17, 2009

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Rain Project for Little Ones

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:17:16 -0700
Gather ’round the children for a lesson on rain! I can’t wait to try this weather experiment with my own kiddos. Check out My Little Gems for the specs and some rainy book recommendations! (via Blissful Kids )

The Weather Channel Uses HD Technology To Revolutionize TV Weather Presentation

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Paris, Pelly and Kelly: How a night out in London helped the Hilton heiress inch closer to the royals

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:30:48 -0700
You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours is pretty much a given in showbusiness and Paris Hilton showed last night that she understands that as well as anyone. She has made her fondness of Princes Harry and William clear before so it came as no surprise when she took up a request from Harry’s best friend to attend a fundraising party for a children’s charity at a London nightclub. The 28-year-old heiress was even spotted slipping the royals her phone number during her last visit to England

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Washington Legislature Approves Gay Partner Bill - On Top Magazine

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:39:58 -0700
On Top Magazine Washington Legislature Approves Gay Partner Bill On Top Magazine, OH By Carlos Santoscoy The Washington state Legislature has agreed to expand a domestic partnership law and grant gay and lesbian couples all the rights and benefits that the state offers married couples, reports the Seattle Post Intelligencer. ... Washington State Gays Get 'Everything But Marriage' Queerty all 244 news articles

IIM-A graduate plunges into politics to clean "silt" (The Economic Times)

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:18:39 -0700
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Thursday, April 16, 2009

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Doctors 'must root out bad care'

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:00:52 -0700
NHS staff - and in particular doctors - must do more to tackle bad care, the head of the new health regulator says.

Cuba on horizon but U.S. travel industry cautious (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:43:09 -0700
The U.S. leisure industry could reap rich rewards if lawmakers relax Cuban travel bans, but industry experts warn that several hurdles still block a potentially huge payday for cruise companies, hotels and airlines.

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Peru Finance Minister: GDP To Expand About 3% In First Quarter (Nasdaq)

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:26:39 -0700
LIMA -(Dow Jones)- Peru's gross domestic product will expand about 3% in the first quarter, Finance Minister Luis Carranza said Thursday.

Shopping Tradition And Financial Lesson

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:57:38 -0700
My grandkids and I have a fun shopping tradition that we enjoy in a couple of times a year. The number of “grands” that join in the shopping spree vary. Some times there’s four kids and other times there’s as many as seven or eight at one time. The kids range from 3 years to 12 years old and the shopping excursion takes place at the “Dollar Store.” There are two rules we apply to our shopping experience. 1. We set a limit as to the amount of money they can spend per person. Sometime

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The Weather Channel Uses HD Technology To Revolutionize TV Weather Presentation

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Interview with Sybil Baker, author of THE LIFE PLAN

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:33:21 -0700
Sybil Baker spent twelve years teaching in South Korea prior to accepting a position as an assistant professor of English at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga after earning her MFA in Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. During her extensive travels throughout Asia, she became increasingly interested in the allure and alienation of American travelers and expatriates, and this has heavily influenced her writing. Her fiction and essays have appeared in numerous journals, includi

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

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why i love my blog

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:57:39 -0700
I know this is a weird title for a post that appears an eternity after the one preceeding it; but, it's the best title I could think of. I have been preoccupied with events of a decidedly uncrafty nature lately, but I have been doing some crafty things, and I will share the crafty bits with you soon enough. I made a decision a while back to try and keep this blog a craft space (cooking is included in that, I guess) ; but when non-crafty things occur, what to do? So to fill you in, since I las

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

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Reminder: NFL Announcing Full Schedule at 7:00 ET

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:26:04 -0700
Reminder: NFL Announcing Full Schedule at 7:00 ET I'm guessing the Colts be playing the Patriots on Nov. 9th, MNF of Week 9. I also hope they play Baltimore before November, as that is the only real cold weather game the Colts could play. And I think it's about time they don't play at home in Week 17, as that game has been pretty meaningless over the years.

Quebec names Bachand as new finance minister (National Post)

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:07:28 -0700
Quebec Premier Jean Charest named Raymond Bachand as the province’s new finance minister.

Monday, April 13, 2009

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G7, G20 finance chiefs to meet in DC on April 25 (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:32:45 -0700
Finance ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) and Group of 20 (G20) will hold talks in Washington on April 25 as they gather for the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, the US Treasury said Monday.

Wilmer Partner to Head SEC's Corporation Finance Division

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:25:43 -0700
SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro has tapped Meredith Cross, a corporate partner in the D.C. office of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, as director of the commission’s division of corporation finance, according to a statement from the SEC. Cross held a number of positions in the corporation finance division in the 1990s. Immediately before joining Wilmer in 1998, she was deputy director of the division, which is responsible for ensuring that public companies appropriately disclose information t

Sunday, April 12, 2009

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Campaign Signs Printer Launches New Website Serving Candidates and Political Consultants

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FACTBOX-Countries warn against travel to Thailand (AlertNet)

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:23:12 -0700
Source: Reuters April 12 (Reuters) - Britain and Singapore are the latest countries to issue travel advisories for Thailand where Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has declared a state of emergency to quell political ...

Saturday, April 11, 2009

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Rapid Weather Expands its Executive Weather Information Services

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Vegetarian for a Week Challenge - Final Thoughts

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:14:14 -0700
I made it! We’d set-out to do six days as vegetarians and we did. In this last video I discuss the meals I had for my last day as a vegetarian, as well as some of my takeaways for the week. I found that living as a vegetarian was fairly economical, was much easier to implement than expected, and I wasn’t anywhere near as hungry each day as I’d anticipated. All-in-all being a vegetarian for a week was a fun experience, and one I’m now challenging you to take. Day Six Vegetarian Menu Br

Friday, April 10, 2009

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Barack Obama rejects Normandy trip to avoid offending Germany Barack Obama, concerned about offending Britain and Germany

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:24:03 -0700
Barack Obama rejects Normandy trip to avoid offending Germany Barack Obama, concerned about offending Britain and Germany, rebuffed strenuous attempts by President Nicolas Sarkozy of France to persuade the new American president to make a trip to Normandy this week. Telegraph (UK), 2009.04.02 White House officials travelled to France at the start of March to discuss a visit by Mr Obama to Omaha Beach, the site of the American Cemetery, established in 1944 just after D-Day and

Sunday, April 05, 2009

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STRANGE de JIM ZINGER COLLECTION - APRIL 4 2009

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:13:30 -0700
STRANGE de JIM’S ZINGER COLLECTION April 4 2009 By Strange de Jim Beep beep! Love from Strange Seth Meyers on “SNL”: “Poison blowfish testicles sickened several diners in Japan, probably because the testicles were from these Blowfish.” Showed photo of Hootie and the Blowfish.] “A new site protesting Facebook’s banning of breast-feeding photos has 160,000 members, dozens of them women.” Jay Leno : “New Jersey is not going to ban Brazilian waxing. Too many women f

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Letters to Gardening Friends, April 5, 2009

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:00:00 -0700
This is the fifth letter in a weekly series of letters that I’m exchanging with. Dee from Red Dirt Ramblings in Oklahoma (zone 7a) and Mary Ann, the Idaho Gardener in Idaho (zone 6) to highlight the differences and similarities in how we garden and grow vegetables.Dear Dee and Mary Ann,Greetings from May Dreams Gardens. Writing these weekly letters sure heightens the sense of time and the days flying by. Where did that week go? Can it really be Sunday again?As you can see from the picture, the p

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Marriage Licenses (The Morning Sun)

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:49:10 -0700
Marriage licenses filed in Isabella County: Wayne Michael Klumpp and Kimberly Neala Quakenbush.

Veiled Muslim Women Rally Against Alleged “Pakistan Taliban” Flogging of Women

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:01:17 -0700
The photos below say it all, but obviously you won’t be seeing Faux Noise or any of the other MSM pick up these pictures anytime soon. It just doesn’t fit the “official narrative”. If you don’t know what this is about, then this should help . The “Pakistan Taliban” reps are denying it , saying that it wasn’t a 17-year old but a 34-old woman. I guess these clueless PR folks believe that the age of the woman really makes a difference! And to be honest, while I mantain some scepticism about it

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Make A Difference: LGBT Family Living History Project

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:21:45 -0700
The Family Equality Council will soon be launching a new project called the LGBT Family Living History Project: Stories are powerful. They tell us who we are and how to think. Parents tell their children stories to shape their values and view of the world. When we tell other people our stories, we give them an opportunity to see the world as we see it, as we want them to see it. Whether it’s the story of how wonderful it felt the first time your child came into your home, or how terrible

Weather Decision Technologies Unveils Automated Weather Warning System for International Airports

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The lady who forgot her shopping

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:07:33 -0700
With a worried look on her face she asked me: “What did I do wrong?”This is something I wrote for a lady in Sri Lanka who decided to go shopping mindfully. She did everything very mindfully, got in the car mindfully, drove down to the shops mindfully, went around the supermarket mindfully, paid for the goods mindfully and was just getting into her car mindfully to mindfully drive off, when a man came running up: “Madam! Madam! You forgot your shopping!”With a worried look on her face she asked m

Friday, April 03, 2009

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Iowa OK's Gay Marriage, And Other News

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:47:13 -0700
wa's Supreme Court Rules That Marriage Ban Is Unconstitutional The unanimous ruling struck down a 1998 law that recognized only marriages between a man and a woman. Same-sex marriages in that state can begin in less than a month. New York Times Immigration Doesn't Recognize Same-Sex Couples As Partnered One Bay Area family has three weeks to find a way to stay together because the U.S. immigration system doesn't recognize the marriages or domestic partnerships of gay couples, so c

Mass. to hold rabies vaccination clinics for pets (Boston Globe)

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:18:05 -0700
Officials are holding vaccination clinics across Massachusetts to help residents protect their pets against rabies.

Report: Obama To Lift Travel Restrictions On Cuba (KDKA Pittsburgh)

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:49:40 -0700
President Obama plans to lift a long-standing U.S. restriction on family travel and remittances to Cuba, according to the Wall Street Journal. The paper cites a senior administration official speaking on condition of anonymity.

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SMILE, HEART NOT ACHING David Twombley, left, and his partner...

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:55:23 -0700
SMILE, HEART NOT ACHING David Twombley, left, and his partner Larry Hoch, both of Urbandale, IA, react Friday morning to learning of the Iowa Supreme Court ruling striking down a 1998 law defining marriage as between one man and one woman. (Photo by Chrstopher Gannon / Des Moines Register)

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Thursday, April 02, 2009

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Hospital cleaning fluids may pose health risk (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:22:06 -0700
The host of chemicals in the cleaning agents used in hospitals may present a health hazard to staff, and potentially patients, a pilot study suggests.

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

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“I Support Marriage” DNA Graphics Contest!

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:03:36 -0700
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