EARTHQUAKES
Five in California this past week!
From SFGATE:
A moderate earthquake occurred at 1:53:25 PM (PDT) on Thursday, June 16, 2005.
The magnitude 5.3 event occurred 5 km (3 miles) NE of Yucaipa, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 12 km ( 8 miles).
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Congress: Durbin Speaketh
If I read this to you and did not tell you that it was an FBI agent describing what Americans had done to prisoners in their control, you would most certainly believe this must have been done by Nazis, Soviets in their gulags, or some mad regime--Pol Pot or others--that had no concern for human beings. Sadly, that is not the case. This was the action of Americans in the treatment of their prisoners.
24/7-Should We Close Down Gitmo?
But of course.
And as Rush suggested, move them all to Delaware.
Meanwhile I chance upon this article from one of my favorite Journalists, Claudia Rosett. She depicts prison life in Libya. Libya, governed by Gadhafi, darling of this administration.
Why isn’t Biden checking out this prison system?
Rosett
Some of Gadhafi's critics have vanished into places such as Abu Salim prison, near Tripoli--where state authorities massacred hundreds of inmates during a prison revolt in 1996, and where Mr. Eljahmi served time in 2002-03. Many have been harassed or beaten up, or simply disappeared. At the moment, Libya's dissident diaspora is sending around stories of the murder of a Libyan journalist, 32-year-old Daif Al Ghazal, whose bruised and stabbed body was found June 2 in the city of Benghazi, according to the Paris-based monitoring group Reporters Without Borders. Mr. Al Ghazal, after working for years for a pro-Gadhafi newspaper (no other kind is permitted in Libya) had begun writing articles critical of corruption within the Libyan regime, published on an Arabic London-based Web site, libya-alyoum.com ("Libya Today").
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This Just In
Downing Street Memo a fake?
Seems the basis for John Conyers’ impeachment hearings was a document “re-typed” from originals.
It also seems the originals were destroyed.
Captains Quarters Blog
Until tonight, however, no one questioned the authenticity of the documents provided by the Times of London. That has now changed, as Times reporter Michael Smith admitted that the memos he used are not originals, but retyped copies (via LGF and CQ reader Sapper):
The eight memos — all labeled "secret" or "confidential" — were first obtained by British reporter Michael Smith, who has written about them in The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times. Smith told AP he protected the identity of the source he had obtained the documents from by typing copies of them on plain paper and destroying the originals.
The AP obtained copies of six of the memos (the other two have circulated widely). A senior British official who reviewed the copies said their content appeared authentic. He spoke on condition of anonymity because of the secret nature of the material.
Yes, absolutely I believe this. The reporter typed the memos on an old-fashioned typewriter (WHY?) then destroyed the originals.
Absolutely.
Why would I doubt such a story?
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Jackson, Schiavo, Runaway Bride
Jackson got some California justice. Thus he was not guilty on all counts. Oh, and one of his jurors showed up a celebration at a casino in honor of his victory.
The autopsy report on Terri Schiavo was released. Took four months to rehydrate the brain after she was denied water until death. The autopsy pretty much proves nothing.
An autopsy on Terri Schiavo backed her husband's contention that she was in a persistent vegetative state, finding that she had massive and irreversible brain damage and was blind, the medical examiner's office said Wednesday. It also found no evidence that she was strangled or otherwise abused.
But what caused her collapse 15 years remained a mystery.
And Jennifer Wilbanks got a movie and book deal for being an idiot and scaring people to death. She will also be interviewed by Perky Katie.
Special, News, Documentary
Jennifer Wilbanks discusses why she fabricated her own abduction in order to avoid marrying fiance John Mason.
God Bless America.
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Natalee Holloway, Revolving Suspects and Aruba
Tomorrow’s weekly true crime update will have a more in-depth review of events swirling about the investigation of the disappearance of Alabama native, Natalee Holloway.
Below are links to posts made on this Blog last week as they unfolded.
HERE
HERE
AND HERE
The latest on this case is the detainment of a fourth “suspect” and, oddly, the father of one of the suspects is also being held for questioning.
The fourth suspect being held is a Deejay and works on a tourist party boat called “Tattoo”. His name is Steve Croes.
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Political Cartoon of the Week
The Next Food Network Star
Being a person of unabashed interest in cooking, I've tuned in with a righteousness to Fox's offering of "Hell's Kitchen". Only to be supremely disappointed in that the show was more about a certain chef and less about cooking and food preparation. Review my recent posts on Blogcritics for my diatribes about this cooking reality series.
So this past Sunday night, completely by accident, I chance upon Food Network's reality series "The Next Food Network Star".
I totally loved this show.
The series is based roughly on so many reality shows in that there are finalists, they compete, one is eliminated and the competition goes on. According to the hype, the audience will get a chance to vote as the field of contenders narrows. The winner of the competition will get their own Food Network series.
The first reason I enjoyed this show is the contestants are so interesting. Every one of these entrants desperately wants to be a Food Network star and have impressive credentials and a cooking background to accompany their quest.
Susannah is a lady who lost beaucoup pounds on a recent diet. Her quest is to have a series about low-calorie cooking.
Michael is a would-be chef who has wild and wooly hair and a spectacular personality with just enough of a hint of wacko to maintain interest.
Dan & Steve are an admitted gay couple who think the world's ready for a cooking series hosted by a pair of loving homosexuals who can cook.
There are other interesting contestants. So far these three finalists are among my consideration for the top three.
The second reason I enjoyed the show is that it's very interesting.
Each of the contestants had to not only cook, but they had to learn how to cook for the camera, run the appliances backward, read the cue cards, and mind the time. Viewers were treated to snippets of these learning sessions and it kept me rapt.
Contestants also had to make a smashing presentation to the three judges of their plan for a Food Network series. This session too was presented to viewers and again I was mesmerized by the thought and ingenuity of the contestants.
But yes, they cook. In this past episode each had to prepare a pizza under the tutelage of Food Network star Mario Batali.
Some of those pizzas were really, really strange.
The contest has a diverse and interesting appeal beyond a chef yelling at charges or endless video of chopping and slicing is what I'm saying here.
Below From the Foodnet Work Web Site are snippets about the next two contest episodes.
Foodies, check it out!
June 26th at 9/8c FINALE
Special 90 minute episode; winner revealed on LIVE TV
The remaining finalists meet with Rachael Ray to develop a mini-pilot and film on the 30 Minute Meals set, before leaving their fate up to the audience.
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Find Out How Long You Will Live
Watch the age prediction on the top left of the screen change as you answer the various questions.
WEB SITE OF WEEK HERE
1 comment:
Pat--Heard some surrogates of Michael Schiavo and/or the ME on the case declare "The autopsy showed no brain activity." Ipso facto, she was brain dead, as they claimed. I wonder though, how much brain activity is usually present during a routine autopsy.
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