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Nuking Iran: The Republican Agenda?

Posted on Jun 8th, 2007 by J.K. : Double 3 J.K.

 "At the Republican debate last night, almost all the candidates said that they would not rule out a nuclear attack on Iran as a means to prevent it from getting its own nuclear weapons. Only one of these knuckleheads would say that attacking Iran -- indeed even threatening to nuke Iran -- is not the right strategy."     :(

- Washington Post  /  Digg It
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Is Bush Drinking Again

Posted on Jun 9th, 2007 by J.K. : Double 3 J.K.

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AMERICAblog has the story and even more photos.   The question raised seems to be whether recovering alcoholics can drink near-beer.    As a recovering alcohlic myself  (five years sober)  I can tell you that it isn't  about whether an alcoholic will lose control after consuming trace amounts of alcohol.  That's simply myth.   It's what it's tells us about his mental state and the risks he's willing to take with his recovery. -  Can anyone say slippery slope?  For an alcoholic in recovery there could probably be none greater.

- Digg It
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Marathon Monk Recalls

Posted on Jun 9th, 2007 by J.K. : Double 3 J.K.

"For more than seven years, Genshin Fujinami dressed in white from head to toe while covering the backwoods trails of this sacred mountain in one of the world's most grueling feats.  [...]    The rope and sword weren't for survival - if for some reason he could not complete his daily trek, he was to use them to kill himself."

- There's More 
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Where Are The Birds?

Posted on Jun 16th, 2007 by J.K. : Double 3 J.K.

(CNN)   Twenty common birds -- including the northern bobwhite, the field sparrow and the boreal chickadee -- have lost more than half their populations in the past 40 years, according to the society's research.

- There's More /  See also Fireflies
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Tagged with: environment, population creep, birds, fireflies

China Demolishes Tibetan Statue

Posted on Jun 17th, 2007 by J.K. : Double 3 J.K.

BEIJING (AP) - Chinese authorities have demolished a statue of a Buddhist master at Tibet's oldest monastery, an activist group said Friday, the latest act in what critics say is an effort by Beijing to dilute Tibet's unique Buddhist culture.

- Brietbart.com
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39 Ways To Live, And Not Merely Exist

Posted on Jun 21st, 2007 by J.K. : Double 3 J.K.

Here's a great list for changing direction or just adding a smile to your day.    :)

- 39 Ways
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Mile-Wide UFO

Posted on Jun 22nd, 2007 by J.K. : Double 3 J.K.

One of the largest UFOs ever seen has been observed by the crew and passengers of an airliner over the Channel Islands. An official air-miss report on the incident several weeks ago appears in Pilot magazine. Aurigny Airlines captain Ray Bowyer, 50, flying close to Alderney first spotted the object, described as a cigar-shaped brilliant white light.

- Related News  / Pilot Interview (video)
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Do You Love Mountains?

Posted on Jun 24th, 2007 by J.K. : Double 3 J.K.

LQQK what's happening to them.
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Wikipedia Logo Fractures Sanskrit

Posted on Jun 25th, 2007 by J.K. : Double 3 J.K.

Those on the lookout for errors at Wikipedia have flagged a few more — this time, however, they are not examples of vandalism at the user-created site but typographical errors in Wikipedia’s own logo.

- New York Times 
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07/07/07: Is This Your Lucky Day?

Posted on Jun 27th, 2007 by J.K. : Double 3 J.K.

Believing the triple appearance of the number 7 will bring luck, many people are planning important events for this first Saturday in July.   -  If they only knew what the Chinese were thinking.

- Live Science
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Mitt Romney's Family Dog

Posted on Jun 28th, 2007 by J.K. : Double 3 J.K.

Before beginning the drive (12 hours), Mitt Romney put Seamus, the family's hulking Irish setter, in a dog carrier and attached it to the station wagon's roof rack. He'd built a windshield for the carrier, to make the ride more comfortable for the dog.

- Boston Globe  /  Digg It
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Bill Moyers on Rupert Murdoch

Posted on Jun 29th, 2007 by J.K. : Double 3 J.K.
Bill Moyers on Rupert Murdoch


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