Archive for May, 2005

Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

Nice Photograph

In this photo released by the civil defense unit of the state government of Jalisco, shows a plume of smoke rising from the Volcano de Fuego locally known as the Colima Volcano in the state of Colima on Monday, May 23, 2005.

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Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

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Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

GI Janes caught in culture wars crossfire

from the June 01, 2005 edition - http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0601/p09s02-coop.html
By Erin Solaro
SEATTLE - Why did he do it? In mid-May, Rep. Duncan Hunter, a California Republican and chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, sponsored an amendment to a defense appropriation bill to close the Army’s Forward Support Companies to female soldiers. Had the House not abandoned […]

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Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

First Muslim women conquer Mount Everest

from the June 01, 2005 edition - http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0601/p07s01-wosc.html
Two Iranian women were among 46 climbers who reached the world’s highest summit Monday.
By Michael Theodoulou | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
NICOSIA, CYPRUS - Two Iranians are the first Muslim women to conquer Mount Everest after a 10-week expedition that was beset by bad weather and an […]

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Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

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Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

Court upholds inmates’ religious rights law

By James Vicini1 hour, 4 minutes ago
A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a federal law designed to protect the religious rights of prisoners in a ruling involving followers of unconventional religions like Satanism and Wicca witchcraft.
In a victory for the prisoners and the Justice Department, which defended the law, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg […]

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Tuesday, May 31st, 2005

Berta Loves These Shows

We watched this last night, and actually picked the winner, though our next favorite person, from Mexico, came in #4 of 5.

Miss Canada crowned Miss Universe 2005
By Ed CropleyTue May 31, 1:09 AM ET
Miss Canada Natalie Glebova was crowned Miss Universe 2005 in Bangkok on Tuesday at the climax of a beauty pageant that once […]

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Monday, May 30th, 2005

Nice Quote

“Thou wishest to know why it is that God has raised me up, said [Saint] Francis [of Assisi] to a jealous brother. “It is because He has not found among sinners any smaller man, nor any more insufficient and more sinful; he chose me because he could find no one more worthless and […]

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Monday, May 30th, 2005

Hundreds gather at memorial to honor Alaska’s heroes

by Joy Mapaye - Sunday, May 29, 2005
Anchorage, Alaska - Hundreds from across the state gathered today at Byers Lake to honor the memory of service men and women who died for their country. The ceremony marked the first of many Memorial Day events. Organizers say more than 200 people attended today’s event. From Anchorage, […]

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Monday, May 30th, 2005

Good For Them

Church Erects Easter Cross In Response To Cross Burnings
POSTED: 6:12 pm EDT May 29, 2005
DURHAM, N.C. — A Durham congregation is countering a message of hate with a message of love.
An Episcopal church in Durham erected this Easter cross in response to the three crosses that were recently burned.
Three large crosses were found burning in […]

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