Archive for December, 2004
Friday, December 31st, 2004
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!
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Friday, December 31st, 2004
This Will Probably Turn Out To Be A Hoax, Too
From “The Onion”:
AL JIZAH, EGYPT—A team of British and Egyptian archaeologists made a stunning discovery Monday, unearthing several intact specimens of “skeleton people”—skinless, organless humans who populated the Nile delta region an estimated 6,000 years ago.
“This is an incredible find,” said Dr. Christian Hutchins, Oxford University archaeologist and head of the dig team. “Imagine: At […]
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Friday, December 31st, 2004
Amazing!
Snow has fallen over the United Arab Emirates for the first time ever, leaving a white blanket over the mountains of Ras al-Khaimah as the desert country experienced a cold spell and above-average rainfall.(AFP/WAM)
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Friday, December 31st, 2004
Archbishop’s message of sympathy and support
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd
Rowan Williams celebrated Eucharist at
Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December
to mark St Thomas a Beckett day.
Prayers were offered throughout the day for the victims
of the Tsunami in Asia (Rosenthal/Anglican World)
Tuesday 28 December 2004
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams, has sent a message of sympathy and support […]
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Friday, December 31st, 2004
Why Is This Not Surprising?
Men Prefer Subordinate Women to Equals
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men would rather marry their female assistants than equal-ranking women or their supervisors, according to social psychologists. The results are based on a study of men’s ratings of imaginary women with different job titles, during which they judged them according to […]
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Friday, December 31st, 2004
I’ll Probably Burn In Hell …
… but this made me laugh:
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Thursday, December 30th, 2004
Well, As Long As They Are Not Methodist Ministers
Researchers have found a number of same-sex pairs of penguins at aquariums in Japan, with an imbalance between the numbers of male and female birds suspected to be the cause, a report said. Penguins are pictured at Toky’s Ueno Zoo(AFP/Toru Yamanuka)
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Thursday, December 30th, 2004
Good For Her
Though I can relate to the comment of a comic I heard recently. When he was asked his thoughts about gay marraige, his response was, “Haven’t these poor people suffered enough?”
Lesbian Methodist to Appeal Defrocking
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 28, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) — An openly lesbian minister in the United Methodist Church has […]
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Thursday, December 30th, 2004
I Should Have Guessed This Was Too Good To Be True
Four Indicted on Charges of Antiquities Fraud
Sophisticated forgery ring charged with creating trove of fake biblical artifacts, including an ossuary and stone tablet.
Associated Press
December 29, 2004
JERUSALEM - Israeli authorities indicted four antique dealers and collectors Wednesday on charges of running a sophisticated forgery ring that created a trove of fake biblical artifacts, including some […]
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Thursday, December 30th, 2004
This Is Where I Was In My First Tour
Thai Base Used As Tsunami Relief Hub
Associated Press
December 30, 2004
BANGKOK, Thailand - A Thai air base that accommodated U.S. bomber planes during the Vietnam War is being used by the American military again as the hub of its tsunami relief effort in the Indian Ocean.
U.S. officials said Thursday that transport planes and […]