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August 21st, 2011 - 10:16 am § in Misc.

BREAKING NEWS: Gaddafi Gets Message from Bunker in Berlin

Libyan rebels advanced to within 17 miles of Tripoli on Sunday, pushing past the city’s outer defense lines.NY Times   A message from  Gaddafi’s son echoes Hitler’s advice: “I see ourselves victorious. I see our position is strong. The media campaigns that say that Muammar Gadd[...]

August 21st, 2011 - 9:57 am § in Misc.

BREAKING NEWS: Gaddafi’s Circle Shrinks. McCain Can’t Credit Obama

REBELS ATTACK TRIPOLI   Forces Advance On Capital After Series Of Battles…Gaddafi Responds With Airstrikes…Libyan Leader Remains Defiant Huff Post McCain: Qadhafi has ‘hours if not days’ on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” “It’s a matter of hours if not days. I believe[...]

August 21st, 2011 - 9:22 am § in Misc.

SUNDAY REVELATIONS: The Republicans Find Faith: Ban a Rally in Jerusalem

Speaker Boehner bans attending Glenn Beck rally. Glenn Beck let loose on Speaker John Boehner on Thursday after he was informed that the House Ethics Committee barred members of Congress from attending the radio host’s upcoming Restoring Courage rally in Israel. “Speaker Boehner, you should be a[...]

August 21st, 2011 - 8:01 am § in Misc.

SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Swedish Christians Do Not Believe in Jesus

Swedish Church members ‘don’t believe in Jesus’   Only 15 percent of members of the Church of Sweden say they believe in Jesus, and an equal number claim to be atheists according to the results of a recent survey.[...]

August 21st, 2011 - 7:51 am § in Misc.

The Business of College Athletics

Former Kentucky and current Texas Tech coach Billy Gillispie allegedly had an investment valued at $2.3 million excerpts from Sports Illustrated: More than a dozen current and former college coaches — including Texas Tech’s Billy Gillispie, Arizona’s Lute Olson, Baylor’s Scot[...]

August 20th, 2011 - 10:40 pm § in Misc.

BREAKING NEWS: Tripoli!

Is Gaddafi preparing his own death?[...]

August 20th, 2011 - 10:36 pm § in Misc.

SUNDAY REVELATIONS: And Man Did Miracles

Thirteen years after federal regulators last approved a new drug to treat advanced melanoma, the Food & Drug Administration has given the green light to two revolutionary drugs in the past five months to treat the deadliest form of skin cancer. Researchers say the developments make this an excit[...]

August 20th, 2011 - 11:42 am § in Misc.

NIH as of 1887

One-Man NIH, 1887 from the  Scientist by  Cristina Luiggi | May 28, 2011 The Hygienic Laboratory at the Staten Island Marine Hospital Service building.National Cancer Institute As epidemics swept across the United States in the 19th century, the US government recognized the pressing need for a nat[...]

August 20th, 2011 - 9:09 am § in Hypocrisy, Saudi Arabia

Slavery in 2011

Maid repatriated after 3-year ordeal RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: An Indian maid who was virtually imprisoned for three years by her Saudi sponsor has been repatriated home safely thanks to the timely intervention of the Indian Consulate General in Jeddah.    [...]

August 20th, 2011 - 12:14 am § in Misc.

BREAKING NEWS: Gaddafi Countdown

Reuters and NY Times * Rebel advances meet heavy resistance * Rebels claim former Gaddafi No. 2 defects * Neighbours say intelligence chief’s house struck * Brother of Gaddafi spokesman killed Residents of Tripoli, the capital, who for months had hesitated to talk openly over the phone, said i[...]