Selmanovic, radical evangelicalFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:04AMLeaders in the emerging church movement are used to suspicion and attack. They question whether Jesus is the only way, truth and life. They conduct experiments in church-going that don't look like church-going at all. They insist on the incoherence of their movement and revel in postmodern theology.
Activist arrested over boarding Japan whaling shipFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:33AMTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's coastguard on Friday arrested an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand who boarded a whaling vessel in the Antarctic following clashes between hunters and environmentalists, a spokesman said.
Activist arrested over boarding Japan whaling shipFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 5:54AMSource: Reuters * New Zealander held since boarding ship in Antarctic * Australia has set Japan a November deadline to stop whaling * Japan denies whaling will hurt Australia, New Zealand ties (Adds Sea Shepherd ...
Activist arrested over boarding Japan whaling shipFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:57AMTOKYO, March 12 — Japan’s coastguard today arrested an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand who boarded a whaling vessel in the Antarctic following clashes between hunters and environmentalists, a spokesman said. Media helicopters hovered overhead as a flotilla of ships sailed into Tokyo Bay and Pete Bethune of the hardline Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was brought ashore after being held ...
Samaritan on the moveFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:57AMBeing a busy broker does not stop Fion Phua from rallying many to help needy families.
Which allies did Latham’sThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8:48PMIn reply to Ah, 2003, The Good Old Days : Which allies did Latham’s “troops home from Iraq by Christmas” statement upset? George W. Bush? I don’t remember the Chimp in Chief ever being very popular on these shores. It’s sad that paying heed to international law is seen as a negative. Should Latham have not rocked the boat, knowing full well we were participating in a massive war crime?
I think Tony is winning theThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8:48PMIn reply to Ah, 2003, The Good Old Days : I think Tony is winning the popularity vote to date. His maternity leave policy is very popular and no tax on people but big business. There have been no detailed crtiques on this in the main news like the Australian who backs Tony to the hilt.Tony cleverly gave in to pass Rudd’s inferior scheme probably with some relief. The insulation scandal is ...
Gunning for TroubleThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:16PMWhen ATF agents raided Monaco's Kirtland home in 1996, they found enough firearms and ammunition to outfit a band of guerrillas.John Marinucci: number of guns siezed: 13Louis Monaco: number of guns siezed: 21Tony Marinelli: number of guns siezed: 6Marinelli, Marinucci, and Monaco hold a prop from their trial.Defense attorney Jay Milano.
Best Winter Games ever?Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:00PMJames Pearce on why Vancouver was so special
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Remarks by the President at a Fundraising Dinner for Senator Claire McCaskillThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8:38AMRenaissance Grand Hotel St. Louis, Missouri 6:45 P.M. CST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Everybody have a seat, have a seat. Thank you so much. All right, we’ve got some -- everybody is a special guest, but we got some big names around here. First of all, please give a huge round of applause once again to one of the finest governors in this country ...
INVESTING: Clubs labor to sort through volatile stock marketsWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:50PMIn the most tumultuous stock market in decades, investment clubsaround the nation are struggling to make sense of it all andperhaps earn a few dollars for themselves.
Forever KnightsWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:32PMLancelot, Galahad, Don Quixote - Stocker, Harris, Wallace. The names have changed but the code remains the same: 'To Serve and to Protect' - Felix, Sanchez, Willcut, Blewster, Mckibbin. The armor is gone except for a small shield over their hearts.
Turning the tablesWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:12PMLife is unpredictable and we can sometimes find ourselves on the other side of the fence.
Alcoholic, AnonymousWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:26PMThis is a cowardly thing that I am doing, hiding behind a pseudonym because I am too scared to be completely open, too frightened to come completely clean.
Should schools use seclusion rooms, restraints for difficult kids?Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:09AMBy age 2 Donovan Richards was kicked out of day care for hitting. At age 3, he was obsessed with dinosaurs and utterly uninterested in other children. At 4, he was hospitalized for mania after he threatened to kill himself with his toy sword. And by 5, he was on medicine for bipolar and autism spectrum disorders. One doctor told Paula Buege her son would end up in an institution. Buege vowed to ...
Meet BuddyTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:02PMBuddy has been at the shelter for a long time. He is a handsome guy with beautiful green eyes. He gets along great with other cats, and is an independent fellow. He would love to have a family of his own with a house to roam and enjoy.
"Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" a cold-case chillerTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:20PMRevolving around an investigative reporter and his unlikely crime-solving partner, Swedish journalist Stieg Larsson's posthumous Millennium trilogy of novels were not so much best-sellers as international publishing phenomena.
Quote Of The Day: Allen “The Answer” Iverson Says With God’s Help He Will OvercomeTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:03AMAww look at little innocent and clean-cut A.I. pictured above, fresh out of Georgetown before all the tattoos, cornrows, hoes, Henny, and gambling. The future was bright for the talented basketball star, but now the tables have taken a turn for the worse for Allen Iverson. His wife is divorcing him, he’s not [...]
First class - what's the point?Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:19AMMPs may no longer be allowed to claim first class rail journeys on expenses. And one But are the wider seats and free nibbles a luxury or necessity for those who like to travel in premium class?
We must be sure students really make the gradeTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:06AMI do not wish to sound either old or clever, although there is no doubt that I qualify on at least one count. But the fact is that when I attended Queen's University, Belfast, it had 5,000 students, and today it has more than 25,000.
On the Town: Toledo's a melting pot, and it's filled with generosityMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:22AMToledo is a melting pot of people from all walks of life and backgrounds. Yet these folks have at least one thing in common: doing their part in making their community a better place in which to live by helping others in need. Let me know! The deadline for information is two weeks prior to the event. Please send it to bhendel@theblade.com or Barbara Hendel, The Blade ...
ButterBurger king likes to get out of the officeMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:26AMCraig Culver admits those television commercials about Culver’s ButterBurgers and Frozen Custard, the company he co-founded and turned into a fast food gold mine, are embellished.
Sarawak group impresses the judges at talent OlympicsSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 7:09PMONE would think that being crowned the “Champions of the World” in the official talent Olympics, the World Championship of Performing Arts (WCOPA), would thrust Sarawakian band Tuku Kame to national stardom, but that was not the case.
WWE Smackdown Results 3/5/10Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:31AMEdge says that Wrestlemania is 23 days away and he is a bit concerned. He is concerned about his opponent at Wrestlemania, Chris Jericho. Week after week they have been face to face and Chris has told him the same thing every week. He told him that he is a dangerous man, the best in the world, and that he will hurt him at Wrestlemania.
Seminole crash's sole survivor struggles to move onFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:27PMSEMINOLE Corey Lepore was pumping gas, his mind on his midnight curfew, when the woman approached. He didn't know her, but he noticed the pajamas she wore and the snacks she carried and the recognition that washed over her when she noticed the back window of his Jeep. White angel wings, and a decal: Rest in Peace Joey Ruzecki, Keith MacCollom, Nate Richardson, LeShawn Smith. I'm sorry about your ...
Karadzic Denies Sarajevo SiegeFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:21PMAs his trial gets underway, former Bosnian Serb leader alleges city was never blockaded.
My wife and Rann: Rick PhillipsFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:24AMIn his first interview, Rick Phillips reveals his four-year struggle to find out the truth about the Premier's relationship with his wife, Michelle Chantelois.
We need the surgery, but please use a steady handFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:44AMThe federal government should be congratulated for proposing a new health policy to take us into the 21st century. It is obvious our health system is not coping and without radical changes it will become of third world quality in the foreseeable future.
WPP 2009 Preliminary ResultsFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:00AMNEW YORK & LONDON----WPP today reported its 2009 Preliminary Results. Billings up 2.7% to £37.919 billion. Reported revenue up 16.1% to £8.684 billion, up 4.9% in constant currency.
If The Hurt Locker is good, must it take pains to be true?Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:30AMDoes the The Hurt Locker need to be true to life to warrant an Oscar this Sunday? Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar-nominated film, about explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) troops in Iraq, has received a lot of flak from real-life service personnel who claim it is not the real deal and is “silly and inaccurate”.
What's happening in and around New Orleans: Friday, March 5, 2010Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:14AMExhibitions Hornets Day at the Zoo Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St. Performances by the Honeybees, Hornets Drumline and the Stingers, interactive games, music, the Hornets Bookmobile, and appearances by the players (2-3 and 3-4), 10 a.m.-4 Sun. Free ticket to...
Florida Rep does it again with tent revival fundraiserFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:44AMThe Downtown Diva becomes giddy with pure delight when an annual event gets reinvented anew each year - not only because it's so much fun for the...
Journeys home: Rose Tremain reflects on the past and her present life writing in the south of FranceThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:21PMI trudge up the hill to the handsome Regency mansion on the edge of Norwich where (in one wing) Rose Tremain has lived with the biographer Richard Holmes for the best part of two decades. A car glides round a bend; at the wheel, Holmes himself. On a chill day after snow, one half of this most serenely complementary of literary couples promises me that a roaring fire waits for me inside. As it ...
Gibbons outlines six-step plan for higher educationThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:19PMCalling education “the intellectual infrastructure of Nevada’s future,” Gov. Jim Gibbons today proposed sweeping reforms of how the state’s public colleges and universities operate, including granting more control over finances to individual campuses and the Board of Regents. The plan is based on “flexibility, autonomy and modernization,” Gibbons said.
Can Andrew Save Us? Does He Want To?Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:30PMLGBT activists and advocacy groups are reacting cautiously to the fact that Governor David A. Paterson’s withdrawal from this year’s election contest has made Attorney General Andrew Cuomo the presumptive Democratic nominee to succeed him.
A Congress motion of embarrassmentWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:31PMNEW DELHI: The Congress, far from using the motion of thanks on the President's address to focus on the government's achievements, found itself at the receiving end in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
Spence-Jones Charged With BriberyWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:48PMSuspended Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones was indicted Wednesday on a bribery charge, in addition to the charge of grand theft for which she was removed from office.
Surprise endingWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 2:24AMNORTH ATTLEBORO - The Big Red is on a Big Roll. The North Attleboro High girls' basketball team notched its sixth victory over its final seven games of the regular season in most dramatic fashion, tipping the tables on arch-rival Bishop Feehan, 45-41.
Retail stores shouldn't capitalize on sexualization of young girlsTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 7:42PMAnyone remember that movie “Clueless” from the mid ’90s? You know, the one about the bubbly blonde who could not wait to have sex with her gorgeous but — as it turned out — gay friend? Remember how old she was? 19? 18 maybe? Actually, she was 16.
Selling Breast-Feeding Bras and Emotional SupportTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 7:32PMBravado Designs, which makes bras for breast-feeding, considers online support for mothers central to its marketing efforts.