There’s a newly made up word on the horizon Leftinistra but what does it mean? Searching for the meaning I wasn’t surprised that it’s not in any dictionary which makes sense being as it’s a made up word.
What was surprising is where the Google search leads.
The word is used to describe liberals. Liberals are also [...]
February 28, 2008
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A senior Chinese government official announced that the Beijing Olympics could be threatening the livelihoods of millions of the Chinese people. Water is being diverted for the games putting a strain on many local water supplies.
A project underway will divert water from southern China to the north with the use of tunnels, dams and canals. [...]
February 28, 2008
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A fourth victim has died at Bristol Regional Medical Center after being shot by Rusty Rumley, Jr. earlier this Wednesday morning. Rumley shot four people at the Edgemont Towers. It is believed to be a case of domestic violence.
26 year old Rumley, Jr. went to the Edgemont Towers in Bristol this morning shooting at least [...]
February 28, 2008
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Could this be the disease that we’ve been warned would be the next pandemic? WHO announced on Tuesday that drug resistant TB is spreading faster than medical experts had thought it would.
The strain of TB that drugs do not touch has topped 20 percent in some counties?
Ten years ago, it would have been unthinkable to [...]
February 27, 2008
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It’s named for the land where little boys never grow up but unless Michael Jackson pays up it will be known as the ranch that went to auction. Neverland the Los Olivos, California home of Jackson is in serious default. The bank wants its money pronto.
Jackson owes more than $24 million on the property according [...]
February 27, 2008
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He died when he was eighteen at Auschwitz. This boy that made a young girl’s heart flutter now has a face for the world to see. Former childhood friend 81-year-old Earnst Michaelis has released a picture of the boy that Anne Frank loved.
During her time in hiding, Anne Frank wrote “Where can I find help? [...]
February 27, 2008
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It may be the year of the rat but the Aleutian Islands is working on evicting the vermin. The action is taking place because of the massive ecosystems that have been changed with the presence of the rodents.
A study out by the University of California, Santa Cruz discovered that not only are introduced rats on [...]
February 27, 2008
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Kaing Guek Eav was the head of the Khmer Rouge’s notorious S-21 prison. Last year he was taken into by the UN-assisted tribunal. Tuesday he was taken to the killing fields to see what his actions had done in the past.
The man known as Duch is charged with crimes against humanity for his role three [...]
February 27, 2008
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Eighteen members of the Arcadian family Theriault have made it to the Guinness book of records for the most siblings over the age of 65. Between 1920 and 1941 Eugene and Alice Theriault welcomed seven sons and 12 daughters into their Grand Falls home.
In 2007 all 19 siblings were claiming government pensions until August when [...]
February 27, 2008
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As the United States hovers on economic disaster are those to the North in as much danger? As the stock market dangles close to a world wide free fall is there anywhere that’s safe from a United States recession?
Bush touts about the “vibrant economy” but those who watch the stocks are not being put to [...]
February 27, 2008
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