Luke, I am your father: Rose Parade goes Star Wars on spectators

Over a million people gathered in Pasadena to watch the annual Rose Parade, which once again dazzled with colourful floats and flowers. This year, hundreds of volunteers paid a tribute to Star Wars creator George...

Two Black Americas?

Stephen Dubner has some very interesting commentary at Freakonomics Blog .  Worth a look......"The Harvard sociologist Orlando Patterson, a guest OpEd columnist in the N.Y. Times, has an interesting piece today (subscription required) about W.E.B. DuBois’s famous...

Nepal's living goddesses: child slavery or cultural diversity?

Nepal's highest court is wrestling with a local custom whereby prepubescent girls are selected to serve in religious temples as incarnations of the Hindu goddess Taleju. This is an intriguing story from the...

Evangelist Sued For Claiming That God Heals

A tele-evangelist with a large following across the United States is being sued by relatives over her claim that prayer cured her brother's throat cancer. Darlene Bishop's claims appear in her book, Your Life Follows Your Words, which fails to mention that her brother, the...

muslim sacrifices himself at shrine

from Ummah News Links"Monday, January 1, 2007 (Bahraich): A 45-year-old Muslim on Monday slit his throat with a sharp-edged knife and sacrificed himself at the shrine of Ghazi Baba on the occasion of Eid-ul-Zuha, police said. A note was recovered from Moharrum Ali's...

Fans line Rose Parade route for 'Star Wars' tribute

"PASADENA – Hundreds of thousands of spectators bundled in jackets and blankets braved chilly temperatures as the 118th Rose Parade got off to a rousing start Monday. The festivities began with a majestic...

Damp Fur on Polar Bears

The Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver's West End was a dark and drizzly affair for all... and judging by the most of the participants, a bit fuzzy for some.

UFO spotted at Chicago's O'Hare Airport?

Over a dozen United Airlines employees reported seeing an "unidentified flying object" on November 7th, hovering over Chicago's O'Hare Airport. All the witnesses say the object was dark gray, and was between 6 ...

Britney Spears collapses at New Year's party

Britney Spears collapsed at Pure nightclub befre she could make a scheduled appearance.  A Las Vegas daily reports that their sources inside the club say Britney was drinking a tad bit too much, but did not...

Paris Hilton ditches bill and tip on waitress !!

  Paris Hilton in Sydney, 12/30 According to NYPOST, Paris Hilton, goes for free lunches. The new Blondie Beer Bitch pulled a brazen dine-and-dash yesterday in Australia, according to The Sydney Morning...

Troops get set for the final blow against [Somalian] Islamists

"Somali government forces supported by Ethiopian tanks and warplanes attacked retreating Islamic militias in their last stronghold yesterday. Leaders of the Union of Islamic Courts urged their followers to stand...

Stuck Mojo Hot Stuff!

The buzz that is surrounding "Stuck Mojo" and their music is simply amazing! Most notably the video "Open Season" Which I had added to this prior article of mine Bow Down Little Dhimmi’s, Bow Down. When ever...

Somali PM: Suspects in '98 U.S. Embassy blast hiding in Islamic stronghold

"MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Somalia's prime minister said Sunday that the suspects in the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in east Africa are sheltering in the stronghold of his country's militant Islamic...

New Videos Show Graphic Saddam Images

He may have been the first chief of state executed in the age of the Internet and the camera phone. Probably because of that, his death was graphically documented on video, and available worldwide, within hours.

Hispanic Teenagers Join Southern Mainstream

"The buzzer blares and the students pour into the hallways — bubble gum snapping, locker doors slamming — as the young man of the moment saunters through the admiring crowd at Atkinson County High School."

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