Breaking News in Your Neighborhood and Around the World, Part 2, Any news stories you'd like to post about and comment on? |
 Nov 10 2009, 09:01 PM
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Claw-Clipping Kneazles at the Magical Menegerie  Posts: 2,452 Joined: 9:26am July 24, 2007 Location: I'm either in the Muggle Underground Forum or at the Hogwarts Express Roundhouse   |
As I was driving in to work tonight, Virginia's Governor denied clemency; John Allen Muhammed gets the needle tonight!
Major Nidal, as a commissioned officer, enjoys a position of "special trust and confidence" with the US Government. I don't think the Army will have any problem finding someone to give him his needle when comes the time. I'd sleep well that night. He killed the next generation of my comrades in arms. -------------------- The last enemy to be destroyed is death-- First Corinthians, Chapter 15, Verse 26 The epitaph of James and Lily Potter |
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Nov 11 2009, 02:48 PM
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Firebolt-Polisher at Quality Quidditch Supplies Posts: 1,083 Joined: 4:38pm June 27, 2005 |
It would be better to figure out a way to prevent the murders before hand than to figure out who should give the needle afterwords. The needle won't bring the dead back to life.
QUOTE Remembrance Day observances honour the fallen Remembrance ceremonies attracted crowds in Canada and around the world on Wednesday to honour those who died while serving their countries. Nov. 11 marks the anniversary of the end of hostilities in the First World War, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. On a bright, chilly day in Ottawa, Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, attended a ceremony at the National War Memorial with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean and their families. Charles, who is a colonel-in-chief of three Canadian regiments, and Jean, who is the titular commander-in-chief of the Canadian Forces, both wore full military uniforms. Following the playing of Last Post, the thousands of onlookers fell silent at 11 a.m. to remember the fallen. Two minutes of silence was broken by the firing of a single cannon, followed by a bagpipe lament and the playing of Reveille. As one stanza of the poem For the Fallen was read, four CF-18 jets roared over downtown Ottawa. Canadian Forces chaplain Brig.-Gen. David Kettle offered a prayer for "those who know that they lived through terrible times of great conflict and strife." http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/11/11/...ceremonies.html See also ... (on your right) IN DEPTH: Remembrance Day PHOTO GALLERY: Images of Remembrance Day The same article noted a first - something that has never happened before. Wasn't there some passage about the lamb and the lion laying down together? QUOTE This year's service marked the first time that no British First World War vet was in attendance. Over the past year, the last three surviving British veterans of the war passed away. In France, a German leader took part in that country's memorial services for the first time. German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the main remembrance ceremony in Paris. The two leaders laid a wreath at the tomb of France's unknown soldier at the Arc de Triomphe and symbolically relit the flame above the tomb. "French-German friendship is sealed with blood," Sarkozy said. The Metis are a new ethnicity of people with French or Scottish and First Nation Blood - their culture is a mix of both. As with the First Nations soldiers - most famous being Tommy Prince - the contribution of the Metis during the two world wars had been previously ignored. QUOTE A monument to Métis soldiers who fought during the two World Wars will be erected at the Juno Beach museum in France on Wednesday, as a part of Remembrance Day ceremonies. Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl will join a large Métis delegation taking part in the ceremony, which includes a historical exhibit and a Red River cart — the symbol of the Métis Nation in Canada. ... Robert Bruce, 87, who was in the second wave of soldiers to get off the boats in Normandy during the Second World War, said he's returning to see his culture honoured on the site where many of his comrades were killed. For Métis veterans, this is the first official recognition they've ever received for their service. ... Métis veterans said they were denied post-war benefits such as financial help for housing, land, and education. http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/11/11/m...emembrance.html Chiefgal wrote: This is a bitter sweet annoucement. However on a positive note, my deceased Father (WWII) would be pleased! Miigwetch~ |
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Nov 11 2009, 06:19 PM
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Eeylops Owl Cage Cleaner Posts: 252 Joined: 9:56am July 12, 2007 Location: In my own little corner, in my own little chair. |
Seems there was a MUCH bigger turn-out at the Yankee's Parade as opposed to the Veteran's Day Parade here in NYC.
 Why am I not surprised. |
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Nov 12 2009, 11:16 PM
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Claw-Clipping Kneazles at the Magical Menegerie Posts: 2,452 Joined: 9:26am July 24, 2007 Location: I'm either in the Muggle Underground Forum or at the Hogwarts Express Roundhouse |
And so the "Balloon Boy" saga ends...
Colorado parents to plead guilty in balloon hoax QUOTE(Keith Coffman of Reuters) Richard and Mayumi Heene agreed to the plea deal under threat that prosecutors would seek to deport the boy's mother, a Japanese citizen, if she were convicted of more serious charges in the case, defense attorney David Lane said. Mayumi Heene will plead guilty on Friday to a misdemeanor charge of false reporting to authorities, while her husband will enter a guilty plea to a felony charge of attempting to influence a public servant, Lane said in a statement. How to avoid encounters with the law: First, use common sense. Second, don't do dumb things. -------------------- The last enemy to be destroyed is death-- First Corinthians, Chapter 15, Verse 26 The epitaph of James and Lily Potter |
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Nov 16 2009, 03:24 PM
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Director of Farcical Aquatic Ceremonies  Posts: 8,971 Joined: 2:55pm January 28, 2005 Location: Classified, until such time as the Ministry sees fit to release it. |
More murky politics and another apparent suicide by a prominent Chicago politician. This is the third in two years.
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Nov 16 2009, 08:15 PM
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Claw-Clipping Kneazles at the Magical Menegerie Posts: 2,452 Joined: 9:26am July 24, 2007 Location: I'm either in the Muggle Underground Forum or at the Hogwarts Express Roundhouse |
This caught me by surprise today. It was on NPR's All Things Considered:
Panel: Begin Mammograms At 50, Not 40 For the many women of the Underground, what are your personal thoughts on this? For the healthcare professionals of the Underground, what are your professional thoughts on this? As a guy and as medical laity, my first thought was utterly cynical: This was a conclusion in search of a study ... as the healthcare initiative moves forward, I can routine wellness being given the axe for the sake of cost savings. -------------------- The last enemy to be destroyed is death-- First Corinthians, Chapter 15, Verse 26 The epitaph of James and Lily Potter |
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Nov 17 2009, 12:26 PM
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Director of Farcical Aquatic Ceremonies Posts: 8,971 Joined: 2:55pm January 28, 2005 Location: Classified, until such time as the Ministry sees fit to release it. |
Government at work: stimulus spending and job creation reported in fictional congressional districts. The Recovery Board, created to track the stimulus spending, blames recipients of the funds (state governments, federal agencies and universities) and "human error."
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Nov 17 2009, 07:43 PM
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Claw-Clipping Kneazles at the Magical Menegerie Posts: 2,452 Joined: 9:26am July 24, 2007 Location: I'm either in the Muggle Underground Forum or at the Hogwarts Express Roundhouse |
Cue Forrest Gump:
"Stupid is as stupid does." I could say a lot of exceedingly cynical things about recovery.gov. I won't. I'll simply say I've not seen very many stimulus dollars at work in my neck of the woods. Was Cash for Clunkers in the stimulus bill, or was it separage legislation? It's all gotten fuzzy. -------------------- The last enemy to be destroyed is death-- First Corinthians, Chapter 15, Verse 26 The epitaph of James and Lily Potter |
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Nov 18 2009, 10:51 AM
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Leaky's Resident Borg Queen Posts: 11,519 Joined: 11:45am July 25, 2005 Location: in space, the final frontier . . . |
Some of the problems that I see with the stimulus is how conditioned society has become to view government as the cure all for everything that ails us. I remember after 9/11 and the government was going to take over airport security and how everyone was feeling safer. All I could think was, "Are you kidding me?" The government (especially the Feds) have a dreadful track record for taking care of us. Ever seen those ads where they show "government" ineptness? As a local government employee I take exception with those, but I also recognize there's a lot of ineptness in a large bureaucracy.
The nature of life is that there good times and there are bad times--everything is not a smooth uphill climb. I have no idea what fairy tales we've been buying into, but the saying that "life is hard and then we die" isn't far from the truth. But being hard isn't necessarily bad. Hard things tend to make us stronger. Job loss while initially devastating can lead to new careers, forcing people to move out of their comfort zones. And now we've saddled future generations with a level of debt that's incredible. So for our children, grandchildren, etc. etc. will the new saying be, "Life is hard and now we've been loaded down with our parents' debts, so life sucks, and then we die"? My state received stimulus money last year that only helped to defer some painful decisions. There won't be any stimulus money in the next fiscal year, so where are we? Right where we started. No progress has been made. If we are going to have our hair waxed, is it better to slowly rip out the hairs or just make a strong, swift pull and get it over with? Hmmm . . . I guess that applies with getting our teeth pulled too.  Sometimes we need to cut away the dead flesh and let new begin to grow.
This post has been edited by Seven of Nine: Nov 18 2009, 10:56 AM -------------------- "That's why he fought. That's why he lived again, and that was the answer to Tam's question. I fight because last time, I failed. I fight because I want to fix what I did wrong. I want to do it right this time" -- Rand |
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Nov 18 2009, 09:21 PM
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Flesh-Eating-Slug Catcher Posts: 168 Joined: 6:47am April 30, 2009 Location: Gandalf's Chin |
As Paul Krugman often points out, the stimulus package was nowhere near big enough to pull us out of the hole. But a large enough stimulus program coupled with Penalties (instead of Incentives) for corporations who ship jobs overseas, would go a long way to minimizing the New Great Depression.
And if the Bailout (Taxpayer) funds had gone to pay off Taxpayer mortgages and debts, both the Banks and the Taxpayers would be more solvent. Instead, Wall St gets Bonuses and Taxpayers get a higher Unemployment rate and continuing Foreclosures. EDIT: By the way Seven, the Federal Government is often the only entity powerful enough to handle big problems like this. The real problem is not so much it's size, but who controls it, and who benefits the most from it. When the Wealthy suck up public funds, the Government (under their control) under-funds programs that benefit the Public, which then under-perform, and then they claim Govt "doesn't work". When in fact it works very well...for them. This post has been edited by Gandalf's Beard: Nov 19 2009, 03:26 AM -------------------- "It is like a finger pointing at the moon. don't pay attention to the finger or you will miss all that Heavenly Glory" -- Bruce Lee
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