Monthly Archives: May 2010

. . . .AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: “ANIMAL FARM”, CHAPTERS 6 & 7

Chapter VI ALL THAT YEAR the animals worked like slaves. But they were happy in their work; they grudged no effort or sacrifice, well aware that everything that they did was for the benefit of themselves and those of their … Continue reading

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IN REMEMBRANCE: 5-30-2010

IN HONOR OF U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN     2nd Lt. Jonathan D. Rozier Katy, TX 2nd Lt. Jonathan Rozier, of Katy, Texas, graduated from Texas A&M University in 2001 with a bachelor’s … Continue reading

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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF INNOCENT CHILDREN VICTIMS OF AGGRESSION: JUNE 4, 2010

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression Quick Facts The United Nations’ (UN) International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is observed on June 4 each year. Local names Name Language International Day of Innocent Children Victims of … Continue reading

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SKYWATCH: JAPANESE VENUS PROBE, CERES CROSSES THE LAGOON, AND MORE

JAXA / Akihiro Ikeshita Bulletin at a Glance News Observing This Week’s Sky at a Glance Community   Japanese Craft Sail Off to Venus May 23, 2010 | Are volcanoes erupting on Venus? Does lightning zap the planet’s atmosphere? A … Continue reading

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. . . .AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: “ANIMAL FARM”, CHAPTERS 4 & 5

  Chapter IV BY THE LATE SUMMER the news of what had happened on Animal Farm had spread across half the county. Every day Snowball and Napoleon sent out flights of pigeons whose instructions were to mingle with the animals … Continue reading

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COLORLINES: AIYANA JONES AND OUR CONFUSED, GRIEVING HEARTS

    Aiyana Jones and Our Confused, Grieving Hearts Thursday, May 27, 2010 8:56 AM   May 27, 2010 ColorLines Direct. News and commentary from ColorLines magazine and RaceWire blog. Aiyana Stanley-Jones and Our Confused, Grieving Hearts Dueling Facebook pages … Continue reading

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HATEWATCH: AFA’S FISCHER PROPOSES A PROMISCUITY SOLUTION

AFA’s Fischer Proposes a Promiscuity Solution by Larry Keller May 26, 2010 The American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer seems to have come up with a solution to what he perceives to be sexual immorality in America: Kill the promiscuous offenders. … Continue reading

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WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY: MAY 31, 2010

  Main navigation Home About WHO Countries Health topics Publications Data and statistics Programmes and projects Tobacco Free Initiative Research and policy Surveillance Capacity building Communications Global network Publications   Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI): Gender and Tobacco With an Emphasis … Continue reading

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GEORGIA TEACHER ALLOWED KKK HOOD AND ROBES FOR “CLASS ASSIGNMENT”

“Common sense is not so common.” -Voltaire ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Earth to Catherine Ariemma. You do not need to bring a rhumba of rattlesnakes into the classroom to explain the dangers of venomous reptiles. You do not need to show pornographic videos to … Continue reading

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IN REMEMBRANCE: 5-23-2010

HANK JONES, VERSATILE JAZZ PIANIST By PETER KEEPNEWS Published: May 17, 2010 Hank Jones, whose self-effacing nature belied his stature as one of the most respected jazz pianists of the postwar era, died on Sunday in the Bronx. He was … Continue reading

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