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they were looking for the wrong weapons of mass destruction all the time

June 20th, 2005 by Abbas Halai

Airplane security is getting surreal:

…FAA regulation that requires soldiers — all of whom were armed with an arsenal of assault rifles, shotguns and pistols — to surrender pocket knives, nose hair scissors and cigarette lighters.

“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

thanks bruce.

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summer moons

June 20th, 2005 by Abbas Halai

Sometimes you can’t believe your eyes. This week is one of those times.

Step outside any evening at sunset and look around. You’ll see a giant moon rising in the east. It looks like Earth’s moon, round and cratered; the Man in the Moon is in his usual place. But something’s wrong. This full moon is strangely inflated. It’s huge!

You’ve just experienced the Moon Illusion.

Read on.

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MIT blog survey

June 20th, 2005 by Abbas Halai
MIT’s running a Weblog Survey, if you’ve got a few spare minutes.

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quality of journalism

June 20th, 2005 by Abbas Halai

ever wonder what wonderful “civilized and liberated” world we live in. how we have freedom of media. well here you go.

A Campobello teen is accused of raping one neighbor’s dog and another neighbor’s two little girls. Now the dog has died and charges against the teen have been upgraded.

After receiving word that the dog died possibly because of the rape, Fox Carolina called the Solicitor’s office to see if now new charges would be filed against the teen. An hour later Solicitor Trey Gowdy called to say that the charges will be upgraded to the “most serious animal cruelty charges they have on the books.”

The dog’s owner Sylvia Jones says, “At first when it happened, I couldn’t eat or sleep every morning I’m waking up thinking Princess is there but she’s not.

Princess’s little dog house is empty now…


Right there? That’s the standard of journalism in the entire Western world.

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crucified

June 20th, 2005 by Abbas Halai

Romanian Orthodox priest Father Daniel Corogeanu and four nuns have been charged with murder after ordering another nun who was “possessed by the devil” and “beyond salvation” to be crucified. The nun, Maricica Irina Cornici, was found dead and chained to a cross last Wednesday. A member of the Holy Trinity order in the village of Tanacu, Sister Irina reportedly was imprisoned after arguing with the priest during a Sunday mass. From the Telegraph:

 Media Images 40641000 Jpg  40641252 Afp203BodydanielDuring a short funeral service at the weekend attended by 13 nuns who showed no emotion, Father Corogeanu said: “God has performed a miracle for her, finally Irina is delivered from evil.”

Romanian reporters present at the ceremony said strangle marks were clearly visible on the corpse, which lay in an open casket.

Claps of thunder were heard as the coffin was lowered into the ground, a sign “that the will of God has been done”, Father Corogeanu said…

Sister Irina joined the order three months ago, after visiting a friend who lived there.

According to medical reports she had been treated for schizophrenia.

via BB

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