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At least 62 bodies found in Syria’s Banias: watchdog
At least 62 bodies found in Syria's Banias: watchdog (via AFP) The bodies of at least 62 murdered residents have been found in a Sunni neighbourhood of the Syrian city of Banias, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday. The latest incident was condemned by the opposition Syrian National Coalition, which said reports of several mass killings in… … [Read more...] about At least 62 bodies found in Syria’s Banias: watchdog
Talk Show Host Advice (Cartoon)
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Boston Bomber Family Wants Second Autopsy
It's not over for dead Boston Bomber suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev yet: there's a problem in finding a resting place and the family wants a second autopsy: For nearly two weeks, Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body lay unclaimed at the Boston medical examiner's office. A funeral home now has the remains, and a quest is underway to find him a resting place in Massachusetts. But first, … [Read more...] about Boston Bomber Family Wants Second Autopsy
Reports: Israel Bombed Syria
Israel bombed Syria: US media (via AFP) Israel conducted an airstrike in Syria overnight targeting a weapons shipment headed for the militant movement group Hezbollah based in neighboring Lebanon, US media reported. CNN television said that US and Western intelligence agencies were reviewing information suggesting Israel likely conducted… … [Read more...] about Reports: Israel Bombed Syria
Cases of Mistaken Identities Can Be Dangerous
Over the years, although I'd love for someone to say I reminded them of Brad Pitt, I've been told I look remind people of Richard Dreyfuss, Jerry Springer and Harry Saslovsky (I have no idea who that is but it is not heartening). But there are cases where mistaken identity can be almost deadly. To wit: A woman who almost died after her boyfriend mistook her for a hog … [Read more...] about Cases of Mistaken Identities Can Be Dangerous
China-India spat signals Beijing’s tensions with generals
Fresh signs of tension between China’s military and the new Beijing regime are peering through a surprising backdoor. President Xi Jinping was thought to be closer to the generals than his predecessors but may now be involved in a backstage showdown with them over policy towards India, the other huge military power in Asia. To underline India’s importance for Xi’s foreign … [Read more...] about China-India spat signals Beijing’s tensions with generals
The Walt Disney Company pulls out of Bangladesh: Will that make workers safer?
The Walt Disney Company pulls out of Bangladesh: Will that make workers safer? (via The Christian Science Monitor) Copyright ImageClick to View A Bangladeshi woman looks at a wall filled with portraits of missing persons near the site of a garment factory that collapsed last week in Savar near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday. Disney pulls out of Bangladesh and several other … [Read more...] about The Walt Disney Company pulls out of Bangladesh: Will that make workers safer?
Lincoln Chafee, Rhode Island, and the fight for marriage equality
Yesterday, Rhode Island became the tenth state to legalize same-sex marriage. The state's governor, the man who signed the Marriage Equality Act into law, is Lincoln Chafee. Governor Chafee, now an independent, used to be a Republican, serving in the Senate from 1999 to 2007. He was defeated in 2006 by Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse and left the Republican Party for good in … [Read more...] about Lincoln Chafee, Rhode Island, and the fight for marriage equality
The “Fall” of Howard Kurtz?
it's not good news when they in effect start writing even part of your professional obituary. We did this post yesterday about The up-and-coming, getting-better-and-better The Daily Beast "parting" ways with Howard Kurtz ostensibly due to an error he made in a story and the way he handled the correction and, reports suggest, for him putting a lot of work into another … [Read more...] about The “Fall” of Howard Kurtz?
Jobs wanted: Somali ex-pirates seek employment
Jobs wanted: Somali ex-pirates seek employment (via AFP) For a fearsome pirate, even one in self-declared retirement, there is a notable lack of what literature has led one to expect: cutlass, eye-patch, hook or even a parrot. Instead, Mohamed Abdi Hassan, one of Somalia's -- if not the world's -- most notorious pirate chiefs, appears far more businessman… … [Read more...] about Jobs wanted: Somali ex-pirates seek employment
Does Obama Have a “Juice” Problem? (UPDATE)
It's always interesting to watch how a narrative begins in the media, cable and talk shows -- how it takes on a life of its own, sparking a big pile on, where a phrase becomes repeated over and over, and a concept that one person expressed becomes locked in as the conventional wisdom. And so we get the current belief that Obama has a "juice" problem, or just hasn't read enough … [Read more...] about Does Obama Have a “Juice” Problem? (UPDATE)
The Spiritual Dangers of Irregular Flossing
If flossing were truly important, half of us would be dying of gum disease. We’d be daily opening the obituaries, lamenting the loss of another fine upstanding citizen who’d succumbed to the inevitable consequences of irregular flossing. However, for the most part, we’re all surviving the effects of our flossing truancy. I’m well aware that people exist who truly follow the … [Read more...] about The Spiritual Dangers of Irregular Flossing
U.S. employers add 165,000 jobs; unemployment rate drops to 7.5%
U.S. employers add 165,000 jobs; unemployment rate drops to 7.5% (via Naples Daily News) WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than the government first estimated. The job increases helped reduce the unemployment rate from 7.6 percent to a four-year low of 7.5 percent. The report Friday from the Labor … [Read more...] about U.S. employers add 165,000 jobs; unemployment rate drops to 7.5%
Saving Nietzsche and Ourselves
Nietzsche is incorrectly often associated with fascism, especially Nazism. When he descended into insanity, his sister Elizabeth took control of his works and selectively edited them to support the Third Reich. This is a shame, because Nietzche wrote many prescient passages in his early aphoristic days. In The Wanderer and His Shadow, Nietzsche writes, “No government admits … [Read more...] about Saving Nietzsche and Ourselves
Mentors
by Dr. Kevin Purcell *** We are all mentors to someone -- and have been mentored. It may be in the course of parenting; or as a friend, a teacher, a coach, a co-worker or healthcare provider. At times you may not even know you are mentoring. It is some of the most important work we will ever do; more important that money and more important than winning. Why? Because it … [Read more...] about Mentors
Does the U.S. have the right to force-feed Guantanamo hunger strikers?
Force feeding is truly a hideous thing. So the question has become: Does the U.S. have the right to force-feed Guantanamo hunger strikers? Some thoughts and a roundup from Harold Mass HERE. … [Read more...] about Does the U.S. have the right to force-feed Guantanamo hunger strikers?
Video Animation: Plan B Pill: Obama gives access to teens 15 and up
Taiwan's Next Media Animation does great quick, topical animations. Here's their latest on the the Plan B pill: … [Read more...] about Video Animation: Plan B Pill: Obama gives access to teens 15 and up
Why Justice Department appeal on morning-after pill is ironic
Why Justice Department appeal on morning-after pill is ironic (via The Christian Science Monitor) Copyright ImageClick to View This undated image made available by Teva Women's Health shows the packaging for their Plan B One-Step (levonorgestrel) tablet, one of the brands known as the "morning-after pill." (Teva Women's Health/AP) The Justice Department’s decision to appeal a … [Read more...] about Why Justice Department appeal on morning-after pill is ironic
Report: July 4 Was Original Date for Boston Bombing and Bombs Made in Bomber’s Home
Developments in the case of the Boston Marathon bombing are still breaking quickly as the massive investigation continues. The newest, via CNN: the original target date for a bombing was July 4 and it is now believed the bombs were built in killed bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev's apartment: The bombs used in the Boston Marathon attack were built in the apartment that … [Read more...] about Report: July 4 Was Original Date for Boston Bombing and Bombs Made in Bomber’s Home