Archive for January, 2007

It was bad enough when cartoons caused rioting in Muslim countries. As a native Bostonian, I am embarrassed at the level of hysteria caused by cartoons in my home city. In an effort to promote a late night Cartoon Network show called “Aqua Teen Hunger Force”, Turner Broadcasting hired some “guerrilla” marketers to attach magnetic... »

It was bad enough when cartoons caused rioting in Muslim countries. As a native Bostonian, I am embarrassed at the level of hysteria caused by cartoons in my home city. In an effort to promote a late night Cartoon Network show called “Aqua Teen Hunger Force”, Turner Broadcasting hired some “guerrilla” marketers to attach magnetic... »

It is very amusing to me that since November, when the Giants and Bonds verbally agreed to a contract, that nothing has been finalized yet. I have no doubt that he will be signed before spring training or soon after it begins. It was announced yesterday, that they had finally come... »

Nairobi (Kenya), SVM News, 31 January, 2007: Two US women aid workers were shot dead in Nairobi in Kenya were the retired Presbyterian Church missionaries of Pannsylvania (USA), known to thousands of Africans as “Mama Lois” Anderson, 79, and her 52 year old daughter Zelda White. They were murdered by carjackers on Saturday, the... »

Satire Florida has always been known as a “no nonsense” state when it comes to law and order. And law enforcement officials in Tampa are reputed to be among the finest in all of Florida. That sterling reputation is being tested in a recent case in which a 21-year-old female college student went to the... »

The recent census data finding that for the first time the majority of American women are unmarried is being greeted in a largely celebratory tone. One metro daily explains, “Who needs a man? Not most women.” MSNBC warns, “Watch out, men! More women opt to live alone.” CBS says, “More Women Saying ‘I Don’t.’”... »

Posted with the written permission of the author, Chip Mclean of the Capitolhillcoffeehouse.com By Chip McLean on (Jan 31, 07) The Border Patrol Agents case continues to heat up… Undoubtedly, the White House was hoping this case would simply disappear. Instead of vanishing, however, the case of Border Patrol agents Compean and Ramos has gained more and... »

A year ago the Pentagon released its Quadrennial Defense Review. It was essentially a strategy for a 20-year “long war” and a generational battle plan designed to prepare the military for a Cold War type struggle against the forces of militant Islam. According to the official unveiling: “Since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001,... »

Published in Chrysalis Quarterly Vol. 1, No.7, ‘94 SPOILER ALERT: This article includes important plot lines from the movie “Homicidal.” “Homicidal,” a 1961 horror film, bent gender in a fascinating manner. It should be said at the outset that “Homicidal” is not a great, or even especially good, movie. It was directed by William... »

Published in Chrysalis Quarterly Vol. 1, No.7, ‘94 SPOILER ALERT: This article includes important plot lines from the movie “Homicidal.” “Homicidal,” a 1961 horror film, bent gender in a fascinating manner. It should be said at the outset that “Homicidal” is not a great, or even especially good, movie. It was directed by William... »

A King County Superior Court judge on Wednesday dismissed all charges against a 36-year-old Kent woman who is accused of letting two of her children starve, after she was found mentally incompetent and unable to stand trial. »

THE chance discovery of an enormous chamber beneath the Indonesian cave where hobbit-like creatures were discovered promises to settle the debate about who – or what – the tiny creatures were. »

Lavender and tea tree oils found in some shampoos, soaps and lotions can temporarily leave boys with enlarged breasts in rare cases, apparently by disrupting their hormonal balance, a preliminary study suggests. »

A student teacher at South Valley Junior High School is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old Gilbert boy who attended Mesquite High School, police said. »

   Nobody’s Opinion: In his “Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law” John Adams discussed the “love of power.” Calling it his “essay on the aristocracy” he said these men displayed an “encroaching, grasping, restless, and ungovernable” passion for power.   John Adams said the reason the American citizens, although gullible and slow to resist tyranny,... »

From The Associated Press: “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” he said. “I mean, that’s a storybook, man.” Sen. Joe Biden describing Sen. Barack Obama These words have unleashed a whirlwind of controversy, but I believe it’s a tempest in a teapot. Sen. Biden may... »

A new cosmological model demonstrates the universe can endlessly expand and contract, providing a rival to Big Bang theories and solving a thorny modern physics problem, according to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill physicists »

The US military is investigating whether Iranian agents were involved in a raid on an Iraqi compound in which five US soldiers were killed, US defense officials said. »

Yoeli already has gotten a rudimentary vehicle off the ground – about three feet – and hopes to see a marketable version of his X-Hawk flying car by 2010. »

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