Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade - ONDCP According to the White House Office on Drug Policy, every word in the English language is a synonym for marijuana, including: mother, african, airplane, ashes, baby, black, blanket, block, blonde, bomb, brick, broccoli, brown, bubble gum, chips, chocolate, and Christmas tree. See? The potheads are EVERYWHERE!
Incredible: ABCNEWS.com : Wishing for the Boom Boom '90s "It's an incredible place to be when you're used to going out to dinner every night and you haven't been out to dinner in three months," Wallis says.
CNN.com - Traficant runs campaign from prison - Oct. 29, 2002 YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) -- Former Rep. James A. Traficant Jr., running an election campaign from prison since he was ousted from Congress, is asking voters to re-elect him to show they don't fear the government.
D.C. Teachers Union Chief Quits Amid Budget Probe (washingtonpost.com) - What?!?!? Labor union corruption?
Hooray!!! Fox's 'Girls Club' Canceled (washingtonpost.com) LOS ANGELES –– Fox canceled producer David E. Kelley's new law office drama "girls club" after just two airings because of low ratings.
The drama about three female lawyers in San Francisco debuted last week but finished 82nd out of 131 total rated programs, according to Nielsen Media Research. The Monday night show lost nearly 1 million viewers this week and gave up more than half the audience that tuned in for Kelley's "Boston Public," which preceded it.
The drama about three female lawyers in San Francisco debuted last week but finished 82nd out of 131 total rated programs, according to Nielsen Media Research. The Monday night show lost nearly 1 million viewers this week and gave up more than half the audience that tuned in for Kelley's "Boston Public," which preceded it.
Survey Finds Black Voters Less Solidly Democratic (washingtonpost.com) African Americans are becoming less likely to identify themselves as Democrats, and give Republican Secretary of State Colin L. Powell a higher approval rating than civil rights icon Jesse L. Jackson, according to an opinion poll released yesterday by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.
The survey, which also bolstered previous findings that a majority of African Americans prefer school vouchers to other education improvement plans, is an indication of changing attitudes in a community that has long identified overwhelmingly with the Democratic Party and its agenda.
The survey, which also bolstered previous findings that a majority of African Americans prefer school vouchers to other education improvement plans, is an indication of changing attitudes in a community that has long identified overwhelmingly with the Democratic Party and its agenda.
Halloween Costumes Requiring Minimal Pre-Halloween Preparation
Halloween is probably my favorite holiday, but I am very lazy. Below are some suggested Halloween costumes that may be helpful to those who haven't decided on a costume yet. Why not go to the party as ...
A labor union - sit on your rear all night, except for a few well-timed pickets. Yell at anyone who crosses the "picket line."
A search engine - ask people what they want to search for and give them the most relevant piece of candy you have.
Amtrak - go back and forth from the punch table to obscure corners of the room. If anyone complains, ask for more funding.
An eight-ball - memorize the responses. Answer questions.
A drunk person - you're not drinking your host dry, you're "remaining in character."
Feel free to add your suggestions below.
Halloween is probably my favorite holiday, but I am very lazy. Below are some suggested Halloween costumes that may be helpful to those who haven't decided on a costume yet. Why not go to the party as ...
A labor union - sit on your rear all night, except for a few well-timed pickets. Yell at anyone who crosses the "picket line."
A search engine - ask people what they want to search for and give them the most relevant piece of candy you have.
Amtrak - go back and forth from the punch table to obscure corners of the room. If anyone complains, ask for more funding.
An eight-ball - memorize the responses. Answer questions.
A drunk person - you're not drinking your host dry, you're "remaining in character."
Feel free to add your suggestions below.
ThnkGeek.com is my demographic. Try these stickers on for size: We have enough youth. How about a fountain of SMART? or The Linux Fish! or Make it idiot-proof, and someone will make a better idiot.
The Linux Fish is sheer genius.
The Linux Fish is sheer genius.
The Telegraph - Church is braced for election of gay bishop The Anglican Church could soon have its first openly homosexual bishop despite warnings by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, that the issue could provoke schism.
Canon Gene Robinson, who left his wife and children to move in with his male lover, is almost certain to stand for election as the next Bishop of New Hampshire in America....
The prospect of the canon becoming a bishop is sure to provoke further splits within the worldwide Church, which Dr Carey said last month was on the brink of disintegration over homosexuality.
Canon Gene Robinson, who left his wife and children to move in with his male lover, is almost certain to stand for election as the next Bishop of New Hampshire in America....
The prospect of the canon becoming a bishop is sure to provoke further splits within the worldwide Church, which Dr Carey said last month was on the brink of disintegration over homosexuality.
The most scary thing I can think of this Halloween - this person VOTES!!!!
MSN WomenCentral / Beauty and Style Are you ready for a tattoo?
...
After years of planning, I was sure of what I wanted: a piece of chocolate cake and a glass of milk (a combo that gives me so much happiness that it goes beyond food and approaches a life philosophy). And I was going to get it on my ribs just below my left breast.
I arrived at this location after long consideration of many factors: I wanted it near my tummy because that's where I always want cake and milk. Plus that seemed like a fairly private place that would remain covered unless I gave permission otherwise. I finally settled on the bare patch of "canvas" below my breast by rationalizing that when I was too old to want a tattoo anymore, the thing would be covered by inevitable sagging.
MSN WomenCentral / Beauty and Style Are you ready for a tattoo?
...
After years of planning, I was sure of what I wanted: a piece of chocolate cake and a glass of milk (a combo that gives me so much happiness that it goes beyond food and approaches a life philosophy). And I was going to get it on my ribs just below my left breast.
I arrived at this location after long consideration of many factors: I wanted it near my tummy because that's where I always want cake and milk. Plus that seemed like a fairly private place that would remain covered unless I gave permission otherwise. I finally settled on the bare patch of "canvas" below my breast by rationalizing that when I was too old to want a tattoo anymore, the thing would be covered by inevitable sagging.
Yahoo! News - Army Working on a Three-Year Sandwich Darsch said his sandwiches are designed to be as resilient as the troops they feed. "This bad boy will last a minimum of three years at 80 degrees, six months at 100 degrees. They will travel to the swampiest swamp, the highest mountain, the most arid desert."
And they say romance is dead ...
LAUNCH Music Nate Dogg Is Looking For A Down Ass Chick- Ja Rule isn't the only rapper looking for a "Down Ass Chick." On Nate Dogg's new song, "I Need A Bitch," the Long Beach-bred rapper professes his admiration for a girl not afraid to "lift her skirt" in public.
LAUNCH Music Nate Dogg Is Looking For A Down Ass Chick- Ja Rule isn't the only rapper looking for a "Down Ass Chick." On Nate Dogg's new song, "I Need A Bitch," the Long Beach-bred rapper professes his admiration for a girl not afraid to "lift her skirt" in public.
RazorMouth.com | Cutting-edge Christianity Why the Church Should Hold its Liquor
Guest | Roberta Knowles explains the importance of drinking in the community of believers—especially for young adults
Guest | Roberta Knowles explains the importance of drinking in the community of believers—especially for young adults
Metanoia is a blog from an RCIA student, age 55. How different it would be to convert at that age! (I converted at 21.)
ABCNEWS.com : Family Grants a Father's Dying Wish Sweet story, straight outta Clark's Dairy in New Haven.
- Welcome to the Tablet Diary of an insider
Alain Woodrow
How did the Second Vatican Council look to the theologians who worked closely with the bishops at that time? The diaries of Yves Congar have just been published, and our Paris correspondent has been reading them. They show how Congar’s doubts and suspicions were overcome as the spirit of the council took over.
Alain Woodrow
How did the Second Vatican Council look to the theologians who worked closely with the bishops at that time? The diaries of Yves Congar have just been published, and our Paris correspondent has been reading them. They show how Congar’s doubts and suspicions were overcome as the spirit of the council took over.
FBI - Freedom of Information Act - Electronic Reading Room The FBI documents represented by the above-listed electronic documents were taken from the Freedom of Information Act Reading Room at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. These FBI documents have been scanned from paper copies as released to FOIPA requesters over the years. In some instances, the copy quality is poor because the original files are in fragile condition. These are the best reproductions available.
BBC NEWS | Technology | Chess challenge ends in stalemate World champion Vladimir Kramnik of Russia tied 4-4 with the chess computer Deep Fritz.
Blacks Express Shock At Suspects' Identity (washingtonpost.com)
When John Allen Muhammad's mug shot filled television screens, many black people in Washington stumbled backward in shock. They found it hard to believe that the sniper suspects, who experts said were probably white and male, were black.
I doubt they stumbled backward in shock, but ...
When John Allen Muhammad's mug shot filled television screens, many black people in Washington stumbled backward in shock. They found it hard to believe that the sniper suspects, who experts said were probably white and male, were black.
I doubt they stumbled backward in shock, but ...
School's Out (washingtonpost.com) School's Out
One Young Man Puzzles Over His Future Without College
One Young Man Puzzles Over His Future Without College
Speaking of the Old Oligarch, I have been meaning to blog a few of his funny comments for a while. These are things he said back when we didn't have blogs that I wrote down in a little notebook. Now that the notebook has been replaced by technology, I want to include them here:
Jan. 2001, upon hearing that some people are allergic to alcohol: "WHAT! Let's pull some of those scientists off AIDS research and get them working on THAT!"
Feb. 2001: "Every day's like something new when you have sh-- for brains!"
Mar. 2001: "That sentence is the intellectual musk I have sprayed on the paper to 'mark my scent.'"
Aug. 2001: "Liquor has always been so good to me. I hope that someday I can be good to liquor."
Oct. 2001: "Peace isn't just some kind of cottage industry. It's everyone's responsibility."
Oct. 2001: Zorak: "Why are you being such a jerk?"
Old Oligarch: "Why are you being such an anti-jerk?"
Dec. 2001: "Just like a frat boy, liberals don't think it's any fun unless you're forced to do it."
Jan. 2002: "Sex is a very revealing activity. More so than, say, building a ship."
Feb. 2002: "I teach philosophy to Turing machines and monkeys."
Mar. 2002: "The shower really is a place of revelation for me."
Jan. 2001, upon hearing that some people are allergic to alcohol: "WHAT! Let's pull some of those scientists off AIDS research and get them working on THAT!"
Feb. 2001: "Every day's like something new when you have sh-- for brains!"
Mar. 2001: "That sentence is the intellectual musk I have sprayed on the paper to 'mark my scent.'"
Aug. 2001: "Liquor has always been so good to me. I hope that someday I can be good to liquor."
Oct. 2001: "Peace isn't just some kind of cottage industry. It's everyone's responsibility."
Oct. 2001: Zorak: "Why are you being such a jerk?"
Old Oligarch: "Why are you being such an anti-jerk?"
Dec. 2001: "Just like a frat boy, liberals don't think it's any fun unless you're forced to do it."
Jan. 2002: "Sex is a very revealing activity. More so than, say, building a ship."
Feb. 2002: "I teach philosophy to Turing machines and monkeys."
Mar. 2002: "The shower really is a place of revelation for me."
Objective Journalism: Another September 11th Victim The student exhibit re-enacted the August 9 Sbarro pizzeria bombing in Jerusalem that killed 15 Israelis and injured over 100. The exhibit features severed limbs and pizza slices splattered all over the floor, charred baby remains in strollers and a bloody hand dangling from the ceiling. A recording from a rock in front of a mannequin dressed as a religious Jew, quotes a verse from the Koran: "O believer, there is a Jew hiding behind me. Come and kill him."
Two People Arrested in Sniper Investigation (washingtonpost.com) The duck reference apparently is drawn from a folk tale in which a boastful rabbit tries to catch a duck in a noose. The duck appears to be caught but flies off, dragging the rabbit along with him. The rabbit then tumbles into a tree stump, where he is stranded.
ok, some thoughts:
1978 is the End of History because that's the year Bauhaus recorded "Bela Lugosi's Dead."
I hate the concept of the End of History, but if there was to be an End of History, I can't think of a better one. (I can think of several equally appropriate ones, however.) Billy Joel's composition of "Allentown" is another strong possibility.
I am losing weight for no good reason. Very strange, but I'm not complaining.
A great weight has been lifted from my shoulders as I am no longer going to be overseeing a certain person at work.
Doing something for myself often entails repairing my clothing or cutting my fingernails.
1978 is the End of History because that's the year Bauhaus recorded "Bela Lugosi's Dead."
I hate the concept of the End of History, but if there was to be an End of History, I can't think of a better one. (I can think of several equally appropriate ones, however.) Billy Joel's composition of "Allentown" is another strong possibility.
I am losing weight for no good reason. Very strange, but I'm not complaining.
A great weight has been lifted from my shoulders as I am no longer going to be overseeing a certain person at work.
Doing something for myself often entails repairing my clothing or cutting my fingernails.
I am going to New Haven with the Old Oligarch, Eve and another blogless fellow. While there we will see The Rat and De Feo, as well as some YFP types, and possibly even the Chickpea Eater. Also, we will escape the sniper.
CNN.com - 'Sanford and Son' star now a minister, writer - Oct. 15, 2002 - thanks to Kat Lively for the link.
Congratulations, you're Dallas, one of the stars of Texas.
What US city are you? Take the quiz by Girlwithagun.
"Gilligan's Island (Stairway)" by Little Roger & The Goosebumps - 1978: Needs Flash, long to load on a modem, but funny.
Vandals Quickly Deface Ex-Homosexual Kiosk Ads in D.C. Subway ads ask people to ‘respect their choice’
The Big Five Personality Test:
There has been much research on how people describe others, and five major dimensions of human personality have been found. They are often referred to as the OCEAN model of personality, because of the acronym from the names of the five dimensions.
Openness to Experience/Intellect
High scorers tend to be original, creative, curious, complex; Low scorers tend to be conventional, down to earth, narrow interests, uncreative.
You are somewhat conventional. (Your percentile: 22)
Your spouse prefers traditional and familiar experiences. (Your spouse's percentile: 7)
Conscientiousness
High scorers tend to be reliable, well-organized, self-disciplined, careful; Low scorers tend to be disorganized, undependable, negligent.
You probably have a messy desk! (Your percentile: 17)
Your spouse is well-organized, and is generally reliable. (Your spouse's percentile: 64)
Extraversion
High scorers tend to be sociable, friendly, fun loving, talkative; Low scorers tend to be introverted, reserved, inhibited, quiet.
You probably enjoy spending quiet time alone. (Your percentile: 16)
Your spouse is relatively social and enjoy the company of others. (Your spouse's percentile: 77)
Agreeableness
High scorers tend to be good natured, sympathetic, forgiving, courteous; Low scorers tend to be critical, rude, harsh, callous.
You find it easy to express irritation with others. (Your percentile: 22)
Your spouse finds it easy to criticize others. (Your spouse's percentile: 10)
Neuroticism
High scorers tend to be nervous, high-strung, insecure, worrying; Low scorers tend to be calm, relaxed, secure, hardy.
You are a generally anxious person and tend to worry about things. (Your percentile: 82)
Your spouse is generally relaxed. (Your spouse's percentile: 39)
There has been much research on how people describe others, and five major dimensions of human personality have been found. They are often referred to as the OCEAN model of personality, because of the acronym from the names of the five dimensions.
Openness to Experience/Intellect
High scorers tend to be original, creative, curious, complex; Low scorers tend to be conventional, down to earth, narrow interests, uncreative.
You are somewhat conventional. (Your percentile: 22)
Your spouse prefers traditional and familiar experiences. (Your spouse's percentile: 7)
Conscientiousness
High scorers tend to be reliable, well-organized, self-disciplined, careful; Low scorers tend to be disorganized, undependable, negligent.
You probably have a messy desk! (Your percentile: 17)
Your spouse is well-organized, and is generally reliable. (Your spouse's percentile: 64)
Extraversion
High scorers tend to be sociable, friendly, fun loving, talkative; Low scorers tend to be introverted, reserved, inhibited, quiet.
You probably enjoy spending quiet time alone. (Your percentile: 16)
Your spouse is relatively social and enjoy the company of others. (Your spouse's percentile: 77)
Agreeableness
High scorers tend to be good natured, sympathetic, forgiving, courteous; Low scorers tend to be critical, rude, harsh, callous.
You find it easy to express irritation with others. (Your percentile: 22)
Your spouse finds it easy to criticize others. (Your spouse's percentile: 10)
Neuroticism
High scorers tend to be nervous, high-strung, insecure, worrying; Low scorers tend to be calm, relaxed, secure, hardy.
You are a generally anxious person and tend to worry about things. (Your percentile: 82)
Your spouse is generally relaxed. (Your spouse's percentile: 39)
Boston Globe Online / Newark archbishop bars reform group from sites The city's Roman Catholic archbishop has banned from church property a reform group formed in response to the sex scandal, calling the organization ''anti-Church and, ultimately, anti-Catholic.''
Long, but important:Survey finds many Christians don't understand worship
By TERRI JO RYAN Tribune-Herald staff writer
Many people who call themselves Christians and even go to weekly religious services are "clueless" when it comes to what worship means, according to a study by Christian pollster George Barna.
"There are many adults who go to church and don't know why they are there," said Barna, president of Barna Research Group Ltd. On Monday he presented the findings from custom research his firm conducted this summer for the "Music and the Church" conference, which continues at Baylor University through Wednesday. An opening audience of more than 500 people attended the first session of the Billy Ray Hearn Endowed Symposium on Christian Music in the McCrary Music Building.
Barna's data was derived from a nationwide telephone survey of 727 randomly selected adults who identified themselves as Christian, 601 senior pastors and 69 worship leaders. All participants were Protestants. ...
Forty-two percent of the regular church-goers agreed that the style of music shouldn't matter. Sixty-seven percent disagreed when asked if too many new songs were being introduced into their repertoire. Seventy-six percent said if their church suddenly switched musical genres, they would be sad but wouldn't leave over it — even though three in five say music was one of their prime factors in selecting a church in the first place.
"Are there really worship wars being waged in our churches?" Barna asked. Pastors told him that only 9 percent of the churches report "music-related" tensions, "which is much less than we've been led to believe," he said. However, of churches reporting any congregational conflicts, 90 percent of those disagreements are around music.
Congregants polled by researchers were split on the issue whether the pop praise music lacks the spiritual depth of the traditional hymns. Some 44 percent agreed that the contemporary fare was featherweight, while 45 percent disagreed.
Who tends to gravitate to what music? Barna said the survey showed that college graduates, whites and mainline Christians drift toward traditional music. Women, evangelicals, large churches and those 36 and older tend to like the blended approach. Gospel is most appealing to small congregations, black churches and the "non-evangelical, born-again" churches. Praise music is the sound of choice for Hispanic and evangelical congregations. Californians, those under age 36 and evangelicals like to groove to the rock/contemporary Christian music genre, he said.
Asked how they selected what music to use, 41 percent of worship leaders responded they want to keep the "customers satisfied;" 33 percent said they select it on the "quality of the product," i.e., how well a song facilitates the act of worship; and 11 percent cited marketing as a chief factor, using music to attract new members.
Nine in 10 congregations still use hymnals, while four in 10 print songs in the program. One in three uses an overhead projector to put the lyrics on the big screen, while one in four churches now use a computer display for presentations.
Barna said he was concerned about the results that pointed to a "worship-challenged" America.
One in three adult regular attendees said they have never experienced God's presence while in church. Two in three were unable to describe to the survey-takers what worship is. Less than half reported that worship was a top priority in their lives. Only one in four described worship as something people do for God.
Americans make worship services a self-centered activity, he said. Of the reasons given to researchers on why they go to church, 47 percent were self-focused, 29 percent were God-focused and 2 percent had no focus at all, Barna said.
"We view ourselves first and foremost as consumers," he said. "Americans are always looking for a deal," or what's in it for them, he added.
Only one in four ministers put worship as his or her top priority, Barna said. Surprising to him, and his audience, was the revelation that pastors of "mainline" denominations were twice as likely as pastors of charismatic churches to cite worship as a top priority, and liberal pastors were twice as likely as their more conservative colleagues to say worship is important.
Barna, reflecting on his report, said that just because there was a relatively high satisfaction rate and low frustration rate indicated by the research, it doesn't mean all is well in the churches. "It means most people don't know what worship is," he said.
Randall Bradley, director of the Baylor Center for Christian Music Studies, said "prophetic voices" are needed in the field of Christian music, people who would work to reconcile the traditionalists with the contemporary Christian music fans. "The evil one is too pleased to see the bickering and back-biting and disparaging remarks."
"God is surely big enough and powerful enough to work through all of us," said Bradley, before introducing Barna. "God is certainly able. It is our willingness that is the question."
By TERRI JO RYAN Tribune-Herald staff writer
Many people who call themselves Christians and even go to weekly religious services are "clueless" when it comes to what worship means, according to a study by Christian pollster George Barna.
"There are many adults who go to church and don't know why they are there," said Barna, president of Barna Research Group Ltd. On Monday he presented the findings from custom research his firm conducted this summer for the "Music and the Church" conference, which continues at Baylor University through Wednesday. An opening audience of more than 500 people attended the first session of the Billy Ray Hearn Endowed Symposium on Christian Music in the McCrary Music Building.
Barna's data was derived from a nationwide telephone survey of 727 randomly selected adults who identified themselves as Christian, 601 senior pastors and 69 worship leaders. All participants were Protestants. ...
Forty-two percent of the regular church-goers agreed that the style of music shouldn't matter. Sixty-seven percent disagreed when asked if too many new songs were being introduced into their repertoire. Seventy-six percent said if their church suddenly switched musical genres, they would be sad but wouldn't leave over it — even though three in five say music was one of their prime factors in selecting a church in the first place.
"Are there really worship wars being waged in our churches?" Barna asked. Pastors told him that only 9 percent of the churches report "music-related" tensions, "which is much less than we've been led to believe," he said. However, of churches reporting any congregational conflicts, 90 percent of those disagreements are around music.
Congregants polled by researchers were split on the issue whether the pop praise music lacks the spiritual depth of the traditional hymns. Some 44 percent agreed that the contemporary fare was featherweight, while 45 percent disagreed.
Who tends to gravitate to what music? Barna said the survey showed that college graduates, whites and mainline Christians drift toward traditional music. Women, evangelicals, large churches and those 36 and older tend to like the blended approach. Gospel is most appealing to small congregations, black churches and the "non-evangelical, born-again" churches. Praise music is the sound of choice for Hispanic and evangelical congregations. Californians, those under age 36 and evangelicals like to groove to the rock/contemporary Christian music genre, he said.
Asked how they selected what music to use, 41 percent of worship leaders responded they want to keep the "customers satisfied;" 33 percent said they select it on the "quality of the product," i.e., how well a song facilitates the act of worship; and 11 percent cited marketing as a chief factor, using music to attract new members.
Nine in 10 congregations still use hymnals, while four in 10 print songs in the program. One in three uses an overhead projector to put the lyrics on the big screen, while one in four churches now use a computer display for presentations.
Barna said he was concerned about the results that pointed to a "worship-challenged" America.
One in three adult regular attendees said they have never experienced God's presence while in church. Two in three were unable to describe to the survey-takers what worship is. Less than half reported that worship was a top priority in their lives. Only one in four described worship as something people do for God.
Americans make worship services a self-centered activity, he said. Of the reasons given to researchers on why they go to church, 47 percent were self-focused, 29 percent were God-focused and 2 percent had no focus at all, Barna said.
"We view ourselves first and foremost as consumers," he said. "Americans are always looking for a deal," or what's in it for them, he added.
Only one in four ministers put worship as his or her top priority, Barna said. Surprising to him, and his audience, was the revelation that pastors of "mainline" denominations were twice as likely as pastors of charismatic churches to cite worship as a top priority, and liberal pastors were twice as likely as their more conservative colleagues to say worship is important.
Barna, reflecting on his report, said that just because there was a relatively high satisfaction rate and low frustration rate indicated by the research, it doesn't mean all is well in the churches. "It means most people don't know what worship is," he said.
Randall Bradley, director of the Baylor Center for Christian Music Studies, said "prophetic voices" are needed in the field of Christian music, people who would work to reconcile the traditionalists with the contemporary Christian music fans. "The evil one is too pleased to see the bickering and back-biting and disparaging remarks."
"God is surely big enough and powerful enough to work through all of us," said Bradley, before introducing Barna. "God is certainly able. It is our willingness that is the question."
ABCNEWS.com : Anti-Bully Program Accused of Gay Agenda Despite Sheridan's claims, McCoy says, there is clear evidence his program is promoting a gay agenda. He cites the project's training manual, which recommends that teachers:
Wear a "LesBiGay positive" button or a T-shirt with a "Straight, But Not Narrow" slogan or a pink triangle
Tell students not to assume all their classmates are heterosexual, but acknowledge that some students are homosexual and bisexual.
Avoid using traditional terms such as boyfriend, girlfriend, wife or husband and broaden their language to include "partner, lover, significant other." Teachers are also advised to use "permanent relationship" instead of "marriage."
Identify the contributions of homosexuals in history, literature, art, science and religion and expand libraries to include books related to sexual diversity.
Wear a "LesBiGay positive" button or a T-shirt with a "Straight, But Not Narrow" slogan or a pink triangle
Tell students not to assume all their classmates are heterosexual, but acknowledge that some students are homosexual and bisexual.
Avoid using traditional terms such as boyfriend, girlfriend, wife or husband and broaden their language to include "partner, lover, significant other." Teachers are also advised to use "permanent relationship" instead of "marriage."
Identify the contributions of homosexuals in history, literature, art, science and religion and expand libraries to include books related to sexual diversity.
Michael Peacock says: "why do the commercials for herpes medication always feature really nice looking women in beautiful fields of flowers and visually pleasing backgrounds? doesn't that just over-glorify the situation a bit much?"
Hear hear.
Hear hear.
Yahoo! News - Falwell Remarks Prompt India Riots By RAMOLA TALWAR, Associated Press Writer
BOMBAY, India (AP) - Five people were killed Friday in Hindu-Muslim rioting and police gunfire after riots broke out during a general strike to protest the Rev. Jerry Falwell calling the founder of Islam a terrorist. Forty-seven others were injured.
The rioters attacked each other with knives and stones during the strike called to protest what Falwell said on CBS television early this month. Muslim organizations said Falwell's remarks were derogatory and blasphemous.
The conservative Baptist minister told the television network Islam's prophet "was a — a violent man, a man of war."
BOMBAY, India (AP) - Five people were killed Friday in Hindu-Muslim rioting and police gunfire after riots broke out during a general strike to protest the Rev. Jerry Falwell calling the founder of Islam a terrorist. Forty-seven others were injured.
The rioters attacked each other with knives and stones during the strike called to protest what Falwell said on CBS television early this month. Muslim organizations said Falwell's remarks were derogatory and blasphemous.
The conservative Baptist minister told the television network Islam's prophet "was a — a violent man, a man of war."
yaledailynews.com - TD Master cancels Exotic Erotic In a formal statement to the Yale Daily News Wednesday, Timothy Dwight Master Robert Thompson confirmed rumors that the famed TD dance -- with the slogan "the less you wear, the less you pay" -- will not be returning after last year's hiatus. In announcing his decision to end the event, Thompson cited the excessive attendance, alcohol poisonings, and damage to college property that have characterized the dance in the past.
CNN.com - State investigates Yale divinity school - Oct. 10, 2002 NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (AP) -- A state investigation into alleged financial mismanagement at Yale's Berkeley Divinity School found misspent scholarship money and little oversight of the school's credit cards.
The problems, identified Wednesday in a letter to the school from Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, have been corrected, officials at Berkeley and Yale University said.
Most of the problems cited in the attorney general's letter were identified earlier in an audit by Yale, which has a close affiliation with Berkeley.
Problems included loans to staff and advances on paychecks that were not repaid. Auditors and the attorney general said about $6,000 from Berkeley was used by William Franklin, the school's former dean, to pay the tuition of his daughter at Harvard Medical School.
The investigation also found $112,912 missing from Berkeley's scholarship fund, and lack of oversight on use of the school's credit card.
The Rt. Rev. Frederick Borsch, Berkeley's acting dean, said the missing money was spent on student retreats and other student services. The money has been restored to the fund, he said.
The problems, identified Wednesday in a letter to the school from Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, have been corrected, officials at Berkeley and Yale University said.
Most of the problems cited in the attorney general's letter were identified earlier in an audit by Yale, which has a close affiliation with Berkeley.
Problems included loans to staff and advances on paychecks that were not repaid. Auditors and the attorney general said about $6,000 from Berkeley was used by William Franklin, the school's former dean, to pay the tuition of his daughter at Harvard Medical School.
The investigation also found $112,912 missing from Berkeley's scholarship fund, and lack of oversight on use of the school's credit card.
The Rt. Rev. Frederick Borsch, Berkeley's acting dean, said the missing money was spent on student retreats and other student services. The money has been restored to the fund, he said.
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A Conversion that will please the Old Oligarch
allAfrica.com -- Uganda: Masaka Man Denounces Islam
October 7, 2002
Ali Mambule, Kampala
MUSLIMS of Takajunge mosque in Bukoto subcounty Masaka district were on Wednesday shocked when one of their colleagues announced before Immams from Kabonera and Kisekka sub-counties that he had given up the religion.
Abdurahaman (now John) Lwasampijja, stood up in the mosque and said he could no longer stay in the religion which did not allow drinking alcohol.
He said his doctors, whom he did not name, had advised him to take alcohol but Islam did not allow him to do so.
He said he wanted to change religion to that which could give him enough freedom to take wine without hurting anyone.
After announcing his name change, he said he would soon be baptised at the St. Jude Cathedral in Bukoto.
allAfrica.com -- Uganda: Masaka Man Denounces Islam
October 7, 2002
Ali Mambule, Kampala
MUSLIMS of Takajunge mosque in Bukoto subcounty Masaka district were on Wednesday shocked when one of their colleagues announced before Immams from Kabonera and Kisekka sub-counties that he had given up the religion.
Abdurahaman (now John) Lwasampijja, stood up in the mosque and said he could no longer stay in the religion which did not allow drinking alcohol.
He said his doctors, whom he did not name, had advised him to take alcohol but Islam did not allow him to do so.
He said he wanted to change religion to that which could give him enough freedom to take wine without hurting anyone.
After announcing his name change, he said he would soon be baptised at the St. Jude Cathedral in Bukoto.
Interesting . . . Miss America silenced -- The Washington Times Miss America 2003, Erika Harold, yesterday said pageant officials have ordered her not to talk publicly about sexual abstinence, a cause she has advocated to teenage girls in Illinois.
Well, this is really the pot calling the kettle . . . aah, never mind.
Farrakhan kicks off anti-war campaign in Detroit
Farrakhan kicks off anti-war campaign in Detroit
Yahoo! News - Abortion Rate Drops Significantly
Tue Oct 8, 3:28 PM ET
By SARA KUGLER, Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. abortion rate dropped significantly during the second half of the 1990s, particularly among teen-agers, and experts attribute the decline to AIDS (news - web sites) fears and better awareness of contraception.
The rate fell 11 percent between 1994 and 2000, from about 24 abortions for every 1,000 women of childbearing age to 21, the nonprofit Alan Guttmacher Institute reported Tuesday. The rate among girls ages 15 to 18 declined a dramatic 39 percent, from 24 abortions per 1,000 girls to 15. ...
Sarah Brown, director of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, noted that the drop in abortions was accompanied by a decline in teen sex, teen pregnancies and teen births during the late 1990s.
Tue Oct 8, 3:28 PM ET
By SARA KUGLER, Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. abortion rate dropped significantly during the second half of the 1990s, particularly among teen-agers, and experts attribute the decline to AIDS (news - web sites) fears and better awareness of contraception.
The rate fell 11 percent between 1994 and 2000, from about 24 abortions for every 1,000 women of childbearing age to 21, the nonprofit Alan Guttmacher Institute reported Tuesday. The rate among girls ages 15 to 18 declined a dramatic 39 percent, from 24 abortions per 1,000 girls to 15. ...
Sarah Brown, director of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, noted that the drop in abortions was accompanied by a decline in teen sex, teen pregnancies and teen births during the late 1990s.
Yahoo! News - Man Claims 14 Wives, 86 Children "Poor me, every time I see a voluptuously shaped woman I find no way to resist my sensitive feeling. I seem to have been born with this flirtatious tendency," Chu was quoted as telling the Cong An Nhan Dan (People's Public Security) newspaper.
Yahoo! News - New Book Sees Christian Imagery in Harry Potter
BTW, I think Harry Potter is fine. If you're worried about Harry Potter, go take away your kids' MTV first, then we'll talk.
BTW, I think Harry Potter is fine. If you're worried about Harry Potter, go take away your kids' MTV first, then we'll talk.
Resorted to put the searches with the most terms first:
Google hits for "Why I am a Catholic" - 2,540
Google hits for "Why I am a Christian" - 1,040
Google hits for "Why I am an Atheist" - 502
Google hits for "Why I am an Agnostic" - 444
Google hits for "Why I am a Democrat" - 331
Google hits for "Why I am a Baptist" - 258
Google hits for "Why I am a Republican" - 229
Google hits for "Why I am a pagan" - 179
Google hits for "Why I am a Unitarian" - 149
Google hits for "Why I am a Libertarian" - 145
Google hits for "Why I am an Anarchist" - 135
Google hits for "Why I am a Socialist" - 107
Google hits for "Why I am a loser" - 105
Google hits for "Why I am a Jew" - 71
Google hits for "Why I am a Communist" - 52
Google hits for "Why I am a Lutheran" - 41
Google hits for "Why I am a Buddhist" - 39
Google hits for "Why I am a Muslim" - 39
Google hits for "Why I am a Presbyterian" - 35
Google hits for "Why I am an Episcopalian" - 21
Google hits for "Why I am a dork" - 21
Google hits for "Why I am a Seventh-Day Adventist"- 20
Google hits for "Why I am a Hindu" - 20
Google hits for "Why I am a witch" - 16
Google hits for "Why I am a Satanist" - 16
Google hits for "Why I am a Wiccan" - 15
Google hits for "Why I am a Methodist" - 14
Google hits for "Why I am an Athiest" - 13
Google hits for "Why I am an Anglican" - 10
Google hits for "Why I am a Scientologist" - 10
Google hits for "Why I am a Monarchist" - 9
Google hits for "Why I am an Evangelical" - 5
Google hits for "Why I am a winner" - 5
Google hits for "Why I am a Druid" - 1
Google hits for "Why I am a Setian" - 1
Google hits for "Why I am a Catholic" - 2,540
Google hits for "Why I am a Christian" - 1,040
Google hits for "Why I am an Atheist" - 502
Google hits for "Why I am an Agnostic" - 444
Google hits for "Why I am a Democrat" - 331
Google hits for "Why I am a Baptist" - 258
Google hits for "Why I am a Republican" - 229
Google hits for "Why I am a pagan" - 179
Google hits for "Why I am a Unitarian" - 149
Google hits for "Why I am a Libertarian" - 145
Google hits for "Why I am an Anarchist" - 135
Google hits for "Why I am a Socialist" - 107
Google hits for "Why I am a loser" - 105
Google hits for "Why I am a Jew" - 71
Google hits for "Why I am a Communist" - 52
Google hits for "Why I am a Lutheran" - 41
Google hits for "Why I am a Buddhist" - 39
Google hits for "Why I am a Muslim" - 39
Google hits for "Why I am a Presbyterian" - 35
Google hits for "Why I am an Episcopalian" - 21
Google hits for "Why I am a dork" - 21
Google hits for "Why I am a Seventh-Day Adventist"- 20
Google hits for "Why I am a Hindu" - 20
Google hits for "Why I am a witch" - 16
Google hits for "Why I am a Satanist" - 16
Google hits for "Why I am a Wiccan" - 15
Google hits for "Why I am a Methodist" - 14
Google hits for "Why I am an Athiest" - 13
Google hits for "Why I am an Anglican" - 10
Google hits for "Why I am a Scientologist" - 10
Google hits for "Why I am a Monarchist" - 9
Google hits for "Why I am an Evangelical" - 5
Google hits for "Why I am a winner" - 5
Google hits for "Why I am a Druid" - 1
Google hits for "Why I am a Setian" - 1
Non-blacks thrown out of racism conference - theage.com.au Non-blacks thrown out of racism conference
October 03 2002
Delegates at an international conference against racism cheered today as they voted to expel non-blacks, saying it was too traumatic to discuss slavery in front of them.
via Jesus Gil.
October 03 2002
Delegates at an international conference against racism cheered today as they voted to expel non-blacks, saying it was too traumatic to discuss slavery in front of them.
via Jesus Gil.
Yahoo! News - Premature push for 'smart' air bags poses needless risks:
Alternate title: Unwilling to admit mistake, Agency continues to threaten lives
Alternate title: Unwilling to admit mistake, Agency continues to threaten lives
Forwardgarden.com ForwardGarden.com provides the Internet's largest database of jokes, stories, opinions, and other user-supplied content that you can email to your friends.
CNN.com - Senate candidate blue -- literally - Oct. 1, 2002 Montana's Libertarian candidate for Senate has turned blue from drinking a silver solution that he believed would protect him from disease.
Prayer for Dealing with Difficult People. Not that I am married to someone with two such people for parents, or anything. Making much use of this prayer.
RACISM - ABC 7 - Germantown Woman Suing Kinko's for Racism Germantown, Md. (AP) - A black woman from Germantown is suing Kinko's for racial discrimination. Kelina Baltimore-Clark's $3 million lawsuit in Greenbelt names the company and former employee Barbara Stevenson.
Baltimore-Clark says she was deprived of her equal rights April 11th when she went to the Germantown store to make business ads. The fliers featuring photos of black women were printed on pink paper.
According to the suit, Stevenson said aloud that "black people don't look right on pink paper," drawing a few laughs from white customers in the store.
Baltimore-Clark says she was humiliated. Her lawyer says his client received a letter from Kinko's in June apologizing for the remark and that Stevenson didn't mean to be offensive.
Baltimore-Clark says she was deprived of her equal rights April 11th when she went to the Germantown store to make business ads. The fliers featuring photos of black women were printed on pink paper.
According to the suit, Stevenson said aloud that "black people don't look right on pink paper," drawing a few laughs from white customers in the store.
Baltimore-Clark says she was humiliated. Her lawyer says his client received a letter from Kinko's in June apologizing for the remark and that Stevenson didn't mean to be offensive.
Times Online Archbishop fails to condemn unmarried sex:
The next Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has refused to sign up to traditional Christian teaching that sex outside marriage is wrong.
The next Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has refused to sign up to traditional Christian teaching that sex outside marriage is wrong.
McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Advertising Slogans Targeted at the Lovecraftian Elder Gods
BY GREG KNAUSS
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Choosy black goats with a thousand young choose Jif.
American Express: Don't leave R'yleth without it!
A-1 makes hamburgers taste like the rotting flesh of the conquered dead.
You're in good oily, grasping tentacles with Allstate.
M&M's: The milk chocolate melts in your maw, not in... whatever that is.
Campbell's Soup: M'm! M'm! Aaagughguuggh!
The best part of rising from a thousand year slumber is Folgers in your cup.
Microsoft: Where do you want to go today? [Unchanged.]
BY GREG KNAUSS
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Choosy black goats with a thousand young choose Jif.
American Express: Don't leave R'yleth without it!
A-1 makes hamburgers taste like the rotting flesh of the conquered dead.
You're in good oily, grasping tentacles with Allstate.
M&M's: The milk chocolate melts in your maw, not in... whatever that is.
Campbell's Soup: M'm! M'm! Aaagughguuggh!
The best part of rising from a thousand year slumber is Folgers in your cup.
Microsoft: Where do you want to go today? [Unchanged.]
McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Possible Follow-up Songs for One-Hit Wonders Too funny. Link via an e-mail from Eve.
Also, you MUST click on the "more lists" link at the bottom. Some of these are pure genius.
Also, you MUST click on the "more lists" link at the bottom. Some of these are pure genius.
Yahoo! News - Peru Finds 200 Fishermen Sacrificed to Sea God
In the biggest find of human sacrifices in South America to date, archeologists have uncovered the remains of 200 fishermen savagely stabbed on a beach in central Peru 650 years ago.
"This is the first time that human sacrifices on this scale have been documented," said Hector Walde, chief archeologist for the Punta Lobos project, holding a discolored skull recovered from a beach some 170 miles north of Lima.
Archeologists say the fishermen were knifed through the collarbone -- straight into the heart -- in a giant human sacrifice ceremony by members of the powerful Chimu people as a sign of gratitude to their revered sea god Ni after they conquered the fishermen's fertile seaside valley in 1350 A.D.
In the biggest find of human sacrifices in South America to date, archeologists have uncovered the remains of 200 fishermen savagely stabbed on a beach in central Peru 650 years ago.
"This is the first time that human sacrifices on this scale have been documented," said Hector Walde, chief archeologist for the Punta Lobos project, holding a discolored skull recovered from a beach some 170 miles north of Lima.
Archeologists say the fishermen were knifed through the collarbone -- straight into the heart -- in a giant human sacrifice ceremony by members of the powerful Chimu people as a sign of gratitude to their revered sea god Ni after they conquered the fishermen's fertile seaside valley in 1350 A.D.
Philosophical Health Check The PHC is designed to identify tensions or contradictions (a Tension Quotient) between various beliefs that you have. The PHC does not aim to identify which of your beliefs are true or false, but where the set of beliefs you hold may not be compatible with each other.
Via The Hoosier Review: Rap music star LL Cool J filled out a voter-registration form yesterday and announced he was backing Republican George E. Pataki for a third term as governor of New York against Democratic challenger H. Carl McCall.
The entertainer said Mr. Pataki had done "great things" for Queens, his home community, the Associated Press reports.
"It's not about parties; it's not about race; it's not about what's cool or not cool; it's about action and it's about people stepping up," he said.
The entertainer said Mr. Pataki had done "great things" for Queens, his home community, the Associated Press reports.
"It's not about parties; it's not about race; it's not about what's cool or not cool; it's about action and it's about people stepping up," he said.
New Scientist Speed of light broken with basic lab kit:
Electric signals can be transmitted at least four times faster than the speed of light using only basic equipment that would be found in virtually any college science department.
Scientists have sent light signals at faster-than-light speeds over the distances of a few metres for the last two decades - but only with the aid of complicated, expensive equipment. Now physicists at Middle Tennessee State University have broken that speed limit over distances of nearly 120 metres, using off-the-shelf equipment costing just $500.
Electric signals can be transmitted at least four times faster than the speed of light using only basic equipment that would be found in virtually any college science department.
Scientists have sent light signals at faster-than-light speeds over the distances of a few metres for the last two decades - but only with the aid of complicated, expensive equipment. Now physicists at Middle Tennessee State University have broken that speed limit over distances of nearly 120 metres, using off-the-shelf equipment costing just $500.
sunspot.net - maryland news IN THE SPRING of 2001, Loyola College placed a job advertisement. The school needed a new assistant vice president for academic affairs and diversity . ...Denys Blell saw the advertisement and thought the job description fit him like a glove. He has a master's degree in African and Afro-American history. That spring, he was associate vice president for academic affairs and diversity at the University of South Florida. He had held the job for eight years.
Blell is, by birth, African-Lebanese. In the American shorthand, some might refer to him as a black man. But, according to Blell, Loyola College did not find him black enough.
Blell did not get the job. Now, in a lawsuit filed the other day in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, he says he was told by Loyola's hiring official, Vice President for Academic Affairs David Haddad, that "the African-American faculty (and Haddad, in response to their criticisms) needed to hire an African-American that was visibly black."
Blell is, by birth, African-Lebanese. In the American shorthand, some might refer to him as a black man. But, according to Blell, Loyola College did not find him black enough.
Blell did not get the job. Now, in a lawsuit filed the other day in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, he says he was told by Loyola's hiring official, Vice President for Academic Affairs David Haddad, that "the African-American faculty (and Haddad, in response to their criticisms) needed to hire an African-American that was visibly black."
Glad to know I am the 6th hit on Yahoo!'s Search Results for e-mail addresses of muslim industrialists in america.
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