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White South Africans Rush to Emigrate to Australia
Net News Publisher | 17 hours ago by Terry
In the first six months of this year, an increasing number of white South Africans either considered or decided to migrate to Australia. As a result, immigration lawyers, airlines, travel agents, removal companies and pet-relocation companies have be read more
Narmer’s Newstand
UPTOWNflavor | 17 hours ago by D. Bell
Traffic Worker Assaults Bring Felony Charges [ The New York Sun ] Paterson Signs Legislation Permitting Natural Gas Drilling [The New York Sun ] Pitt’s Cancer Institute warns staff about possible cell phone risks [NYDN] Hillary Donors Not Backi read more
Dog The Bounty Hunter And The Family Are Back
Blogger News Network | July 24th 2008
After a hiatus from television, Duane “Dog” Chapman is back on A&E. And so far, Season 5 is better than ever. Dog, wife Beth, sons Leland and Duane Lee and daughter Lyssa are once again hunting and capturing fugitives in Hawaii and Co read more
CD Review: Denice Franke: Gulf Coast Blue
Blogger News Network | July 24th 2008
Denice Franke Gulf Coast Blue Denice Franke will introduce you to a range of characters as you listen to the eleven songs on Gulf Coast Blue. There’s an elegant one, and several who’ve been crushed and wounded by circumstance, and taken that in read more
Obama Supports Genocide Against Black Africans With Campaign Dona…
Blogger News Network | July 24th 2008
Advertising Age reports that “Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign will be among the TV sponsors of NBC Universal’s Olympics coverage” and “has taken a $5 million package of Olympics spots that includes network TV as well as cable ads.” read more
HMRC Advises Employers to Prepare Early for September Changes to…
Net News Publisher | July 24th 2008 by Terry
Employers will receive details this week from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of what they can do to get ready for the tax code changes which will be required for many individuals following the Chancellor’s announcement in May. The Chancellor a read more
Liberian President Sirleaf Signs Armed Robbery Act Into Law
Net News Publisher | July 24th 2008 by Terry
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has signed into law, an act making armed robbery, terrorism and hijacking capital offenses that are punishable by death or life imprisonment. The Act to amend “chapters 14 and 15 sub-chapter (c), titled 26,& read more
Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer? University Of Pittsburgh Cancer Inst…
Blogger News Network | July 23rd 2008
A memo went out to all students and faculty at the University of Pittsburgh on Wednesday urging all to limit their cell phone use to avoid increasing their risk of developing cancer. Dr. Ronald H. Herberman, Director at the University of Pittsburgh C read more
ARRESTS AT GRADUATION
Today's World Seen in a Different Light | July 23rd 2008 by Kelly C
Image via WikipediaAs we enter the month of August, graduation is past and we are able to reflect back on the experiences we may have had, whether as students or parents. There are many stories... This is a summary only, please visit my websit read more
The Importance of Being Laughable
Loomnie | July 23rd 2008
BBc’s Matt Frei on Senator Obama: And although Obama is really quite down to earth and millions of Americans would love to sit down with him for a drink and a chat, they might be too awestruck and hamstrung to think of anything to say, for fear read more
Is Ogling Women a Form of ‘Harassment’ & ‘Abuse’?
Blogger News Network | July 23rd 2008
In the recent www.feministing.com post Two-thirds of Egyptian men admit to harassing women, Jessica Valenti quotes from Reuters: Nearly two-thirds of Egyptian men admit to having sexually harassed women…and a majority say women themselves are t read more
UK Conservative Party Delegation to Do Voluntary Work in Rwanda
Net News Publisher | July 23rd 2008 by Terry
A 100-strong Conservative Party delegation, including Tory parliamentarian Andrew Mitchell and Tory parliamentary hopeful, Harriett Baldwin, are expected to arrive Saturday in Rwanda to work as volunteers on a range of social projects in the country, read more
Narmer’s Newstand
UPTOWNflavor | July 23rd 2008 by D. Bell
Innovative Technique In African American Rhinoplasty Proves To Preserve Ethnicity, Increase Self-Esteem [click here for more ] Care Needed in Lending to Students [ NYTimes.com] Paterson Set to Embrace Student Loan Plan [ NYTimes.com] New Assessment read more
Could Tip of Caylee Anthony Seen Boarding Plane Be Real?
Blogger News Network | July 23rd 2008
Caylee Anthony has been missing since June 9th but wasn’t reported until last week as missing. Her mother Casey Anthony has been arrested and held in jail under a $500,000 bond for child neglect and criminal obstruction for allegedly lying to autho read more
Caylee Anthony’s Mother’s Bond Set at $500,000
Blogger News Network | July 23rd 2008
At Casey Anthony’s bond hearing Tuesday Judge Stan Strickland set her bond at $500,000 as well as having a GPS device attached in case her family is able to post the bond. When handing down the verdict Strickland said, “I have some problems with read more
The Media Love Obama, But He Doesn’t Love Them Back
Blogger News Network | July 23rd 2008
Why did the MSM treat Barack Obama’s guided tour through the Middle East and Europe as a Major Event that required their nightly news anchors to fly to Jordan (CBS’ Katie Couric), Israel (ABC’s Charles Gibson) and Germany (NBC’s Brian William read more
Parliament Moves To Approve Polygamy, Over Iranian Women’s Prot…
Net News Publisher | July 23rd 2008 by Terry
An Iranian parliamentary committee has approved in the first reading a controversial draft law that allows men to take a second wife, a bill that women’s rights activists have dubbed the “Antifamily Bill.” The fierce debate on the b read more
“Torture in Uzbekistan Hard to Eliminate Under Current Regime…
Net News Publisher | July 23rd 2008 by Terry
Matthew Pringle has served as Europe and Central Asia Program Officer at the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT). In the interview with Ferghana.ru he evaluates current situation with tortures in Uzbekistan, explains what APT does in this read more
United States Armed Forces Are Our Greatest Ambassadors Today
Blogger News Network | July 22nd 2008
Serving all around the globe, the men and women of our armed forces are working with the impoverished and needy peoples of the world in a variety of ways. An example that I received just today reports how military personnel from Australia, India, U.S read more
Major Clean-up Underway in El Callao Preparatory to Visit By Pres…
Net News Publisher | July 22nd 2008 by Terry
VHeadline Venezuela News reports: In today’s (Tuesday) editions of El Correo del Caroni, it is revealed that a major clean-up is underway at the previous premises of USA-Idaho-based Hecla Mining in El Callao preparatory to a visit by President read more
Obama Struggles With Questions and Answers During First Press Con…
Blogger News Network | July 22nd 2008
Giving his first press conference during his Middle East tour today, Barack Obama has shown his lack of knowledge and insight not only with the military strategies of our armed forces, but the politics and circumstances of the conflicting nations the read more
CHURCH BANS AUTISTIC TEENAGER
Today's World Seen in a Different Light | July 22nd 2008 by Kelly C
Image via Wikipedia(NOTE: I am glad to be back, I have been unable to post to Blogger for several days - the problem seems to have been solved.)Church is a place of hope, of refuge, of understanding... This is a summary only, please visit my website read more
Michelle Obama : The "Revolutionary" Black Woman ?
Black Girls Rock ! | July 21st 2008 by pinky
I absolutely adore Michelle Obama and how she is helping raise the self esteem of Black women and girls simply by being herself: Beautiful, Powerful, Free and most definitely Living a Quality life. However, I keep hearing a theme in relation to bot read more
You Can’t Make Fun Of Obama? Sez Who?
Blogger News Network | July 21st 2008
It’s not so much that Barack Obama is so perfect a being that he lacks the sorts of foibles comedians seize upon to mock mercilessly, it’s more that jokemeisters don’t want to navigate a minefield of hypersensitivity that could destroy their ca read more
Please Come And Help The Little Children
Coffee With Allan Cockerill... | July 21st 2008 by Allan Cockerill
Meet my friend George Karahalios! I met George on Facebook last year, and I count him as a very close on line friend. Since we met there, George and I have been in contact by phone and email. While he is very active in business, George also has a hea read more
Obama Trip A Day Late And A Dime Short
Blogger News Network | July 21st 2008
David Schussler With the upcoming elections just around the corner, is there enough time for Obama to assume credentials to substantially change the public’s opinion of his lack of experience in world affairs? For all of his community action experi read more
The New Americanism and the Return to Quality
Blogger News Network | July 20th 2008
We can’t call The New Americanism The New Patriotism because the corporate neocons have already bastardized the term so severely that the phrase would never fit. The new part really isn’t patriotism, anyway. It’s something truly new, a subtle c read more
Facebook Photos Lead To 2-Year Sentence After Drunk Driving Crash…
Blogger News Network | July 20th 2008
20-year old Joshua Lipton received a 2-year sentence in a Rhode Island court after he drove drunk and caused a crash that very seriously injured another driver. Two weeks after Lipton was charged, he attended a Halloween party dressed as a “jai read more
Woman Pleads Guilty To Kidnapping Pregnant Teen
Blogger News Network | July 20th 2008
Amanda Howard, 18, found herself pregnant, single and unemployed and not knowing where to turn to next when Lauren Gash, 20, from Missouri and Alisa Betts of Atchison, Kansas lured her from her home by promising to take her to get some baby clothes f read more
Shock Jock Mike Savage Savages Autism
Blogger News Network | July 20th 2008
I am a firm believer in free speech, however there comes a point where the boundaries of tastefulness get breached. While it may be OK to do that in the privacy of your own home, it clearly is unacceptable on the radio. Yes, I know it can be argued t read more
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