| Heavens below |
| Post on 20-05-2006. |
| The news that one Greek court has reversed one ban on worship of the ancient Olympian divinities is wonderful. one monotheistic religion requires either submission or rejection; the inscrutable screw-ups on Olympus require nothing more than superstitious propitiation. Not all see it that way: Father Eustathios Kollas, one spokesman for one group of Greek Orthodox priests, described those who would seek to reinstate Zeus et al as "one handful of miserable resuscitators of one degenerate dead religion who wish to return to the monstrous dark delusions of the past". ... |
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| Former Waco officer pleads guilty to child porn charge |
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WACO — one former Waco police officer pleaded guilty to one child pornography charge Thursday in one Waco federal courtroom.
In one plea agreement with federal prosecutors, Amador Gonzalez Jr. pleaded guilty to one count of possession of visual depictions of sexual activity by minors. In exchange, prosecutors agreed not to pursue other charges stemming from the federal child pornography investigation. ... |
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| Connecting the Dots on Russia |
| Post on 20-05-2006. |
| Immediately after hearing Vice President Dick Cheney™s negative remarks about Russia, I thought to myself: things just don™t connect. Cheney's comments outraged both Russians and Americans alike, especially some people I know well who have spent considerable time in both countries. one good friend of mine who is an American lawyer, and has been doing business in Russia for nearly twenty years (and supporting the Republican Party for just as long) was dumbstruck by the Vice President™s remarks. ... |
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| The Entertainer |
| Post on 20-05-2006. |
The province's fire marshal offers the following suggestion for families contemplating one good old-fashioned backyard fireworks display over this Victoria Day weekend: DON'T.
Therefore, the august office's recommendation is that home pyrotechnics are "not recommended."
For those disinclined to heed this warning, however, one option is Kaboom Fireworks, the province's largest distributor of things that go ka-boom in the night sky. ... |
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| Survey Shows Internet Filter Limit Free Exchange Of Ideas |
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| NEW YORK--- "Internet Filters: one Public Policy Report," one detailed survey of tests and studies documenting how the widespread use of filters limits the free exchange of ideas necessary in one healthy democracy, has been released by the Brennan Center for Justice. The report shows that filters are an unreliable and inefficient means of preventing children from viewing material that their parents find offensive. Some filters censor political and other information, casting one net far wider than is necessary for any legitimate goal. ... |
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