Hopes of finding ballooning Brazilian priest fade – Yahoo! News This is sad – a priest pulling a “Mythbusters-like” stunt with hundreds of helium balloons is feared lost at sea.
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The An Yue Jiang may have been turned around and headed back to China, as reported by the Beeb and the NYT, but maybe they’re just headed out to sea to do a little “over-the-horizon” transfer work. Sokwanele/This is Zimbabwe says “Don’t celebrate just yet:” Lloyd’s MIU – 20017525399 But the following is invaluable information for activists in many countries: Given the public interest in following the movements of the ship An Yue Jiang, which is reported to be carrying arms to Zimbabwe, Lloyd’s MIU (www.lloydsmiu.com) is tracking this vessel via satellites and agents covering all African ports. The vessel…
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I had to comment on the Salt Lake Trib’s forums on the following column: Guy: Overcoming the bigotry inside myself Two teenagers, a 16-year-old female and an 18-year-old male, vandalized a local church, causing $1 million in damage. They broke in and ran amok, destroying things with a baseball bat, spray-painting epithets and sacrilegious symbols on the walls, and, finally, lighting the building on fire. The members of this church, which has seen more than its share of persecution, were shaken and heartbroken. For 16 months the congregation relied on the hospitality of another church that rearranged its schedule to…
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BBC NEWS | Africa | Church calls for Zimbabwe action The leaders of the Anglican church have called for international action to prevent violence in Zimbabwe reaching “horrific levels”. In a joint statement the Archbishops of Canterbury and York also called for an international arms embargo on Zimbabwe. Yet more pressure brought to bear
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It’s the most underwhelming office holiday of the year: it started out being a feminist holiday to encourage daughters to dream of careers. Now it’s devolved into an excuse to bring your kid to work instead of dropping him/her off at school or daycare. Most years, the kids are kept busy with activities. Some years, the designated wranglers drop the ball and the l’il dollinks wander around on their own or in packs. This year seems to be in the latter vein – a couple of boys have been mooching around on the work floor looking bored and have had…
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Ruth Gledhill – Times Online – WBLG: Zimbabwe: The devil came late today. Ruth Bakare, wife of the interim bishop of Harare, was the main speaker at a Mother’s Union meeting at an Anglican church in Zimbabwe. Over 3200 women had arrived for the day’s activities and Mrs. Bakare was partway through her talk, which included commentary on a text from Isaiah, “You are my witnesses.” The Mother’s Union is one of those Anglican bodies that evokes images of ladies drinking tea and enjoying a nice day out with educational speakers and fun activities. Not a rout with bully boys…
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Rift Over Zimbabwe Unity Plan – New York Times But on Wednesday, The Herald, the state-run newspaper often used as a mouthpiece for Mr. Mugabe and the ruling party, described the country’s political dynamics as “so distorted that holding a free and fair election runoff in the immediate term is literally impossible.†Swiftly disavowing that position, Deputy Information Minister Bright Matonga told the BBC on Wednesday that the editorial had not been sanctioned by the government, and that the ruling party, ZANU-PF, was still gearing up for a runoff. Hey, here’s a handy definition of electioneering, ZANU-PF style:  Gearing up…
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GOP heavyweights reportedly tried to oust Fitzgerald — chicagotribune.com In a bombshell disclosure before testimony began this morning in the Antoin “Tony” Rezko trial, a federal prosecutor said a former Rezko confidant was prepared to say that another friend of Rezko was attempting to pull strings with White House political director Karl Rove to fire U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald and kill his investigation into Rezko.
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Ginny I can has iPhone? Via: Flickr Title: Fish tacos at the Abbey Pub By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 22 Apr ’08, 6.37pm CDT PST Ginny I can has iPhone?
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Obama chose right word: Who wouldn’t be ‘bitter’ about being Bushed? – Salt Lake Tribune Ah, snarky goodness. Via Salt Blog