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Sat Feb 10 -
THESE ARE THE MYSTERIES -
# INSPECTOR MORSE: His former assistant, Det Insp Lewis, gets transferred to a no-longer-existing constabulary. It's a sign of the times. [We Yanks watch this on PBS.]
# PRESERVING UNDERSHAW: Campaigners fighting to save Arthur Conan Doyle's home in Surrey, England, where he wrote The Hound of The Baskervilles asked Ms Jowell to upgrade the mansion to Grade I status to ensure its preservation, but, so far, she has refused.
She claims that Doyle "does not occupy a significant enough position in the nation's consciousness."
Writer Ian Rankin accuses her of "literary snobbery." And the comment thread is worth noting, too.
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Saturday, February 10
Friday, February 9
:
Fr Feb 9 -
CATCHING UP WITH . . .
The Chem Wiz Kid,
Itai Polatnick:
was featured in a nice, kissy interview on local TV station WSVN, which has gotten overshadowed by the death of the Blonde Bombshell.
So, what's new? He's due for his
next court appearance
on Feb 14th.
:: WSVN - latest ::
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Fr Feb 9 -
CATCHING UP WITH . . .
The Chem Wiz Kid,
Itai Polatnick:
was featured in a nice, kissy interview on local TV station WSVN, which has gotten overshadowed by the death of the Blonde Bombshell.
So, what's new? He's due for his
next court appearance
on Feb 14th.
:: WSVN - latest ::
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:
Fr Feb 9 -
NEW MEDIA NOTES -
:: MORE WE: Jemima Kiss
checks in again from Miami.
:: Some Fleet St Bloggers:
nice visual presentation.
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Fr Feb 9 -
NEW MEDIA NOTES -
:: MORE WE: Jemima Kiss
checks in again from Miami.
:: Some Fleet St Bloggers:
nice visual presentation.
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:
Fr Feb 9 -
TEMPLE MOUNT -
Heated up Friday with violent riot.
*Israel is "Judaizing Jerusalem,"
the Jerusalem Mufti declared.*
:: Some Historical Background
:: Al Jazeera TV Net ::
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Fr Feb 9 -
TEMPLE MOUNT -
Heated up Friday with violent riot.
*Israel is "Judaizing Jerusalem,"
the Jerusalem Mufti declared.*
:: Some Historical Background
:: Al Jazeera TV Net ::
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:
Fr Feb 9 -
WE'VE BEEN MOVED! -
So far, so good... I guess... It took only a few minutes. Feeling only slightly stressed... what, no jet lag?
Let's leave well enough alone for a while. Don't want to rush into any changes. We'll take things slow and gradual. Because, you know, I'm no big techie geek head.
Good thing they have experts here.
Was it good for you, too? ;-)
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Fr Feb 9 -
WE'VE BEEN MOVED! -
So far, so good... I guess... It took only a few minutes. Feeling only slightly stressed... what, no jet lag?
Let's leave well enough alone for a while. Don't want to rush into any changes. We'll take things slow and gradual. Because, you know, I'm no big techie geek head.
Good thing they have experts here.
Was it good for you, too? ;-)
...
:
Fr Feb 9 -
PIN-UP GAL'S DEATH -
UK: The First Post's spread
on Anna Nicole Smith.
Tabs Gone Wild:
:: The UK Daily Star
attributes her death to drugs.
:: The UK Daily Mirror
spotlights a new lawsuit launched
Tues against Smith and Trimspa.
:: TMZ - still your best
choice to follow the story:
Lawyer for Birkhead, Debra Opri says: "Anna's mother, Virgie Arthur, is currently the only person who is legally Dannielynn's next of kin. And: "Anna's daughter should be given to Anna's mother until this is all
sorted out."
# Autopsy reported: underway.
NB a Key Difference: Although Daily Tabloids are printed in the UK, our Daily Tabloids are mostly on TV here in the US; our printed Tabloids are Weekly. The UK's Tabloids also operate under different laws there.
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Fr Feb 9 -
PIN-UP GAL'S DEATH -
UK: The First Post's spread
on Anna Nicole Smith.
Tabs Gone Wild:
:: The UK Daily Star
attributes her death to drugs.
:: The UK Daily Mirror
spotlights a new lawsuit launched
Tues against Smith and Trimspa.
:: TMZ - still your best
choice to follow the story:
Lawyer for Birkhead, Debra Opri says: "Anna's mother, Virgie Arthur, is currently the only person who is legally Dannielynn's next of kin. And: "Anna's daughter should be given to Anna's mother until this is all
sorted out."
# Autopsy reported: underway.
NB a Key Difference: Although Daily Tabloids are printed in the UK, our Daily Tabloids are mostly on TV here in the US; our printed Tabloids are Weekly. The UK's Tabloids also operate under different laws there.
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Thursday, February 8
:
Th Feb 8 -
SoFlo: WHAT'S UP WITH WE -
Jemima Kiss from the Guardian at
the WeMedia Conference in Miami.
SoFlo: GLAM ICON DEAD - Exotic dancer Vickie Lynn Hogan, better known as Anna Nicole Smith, who reportedly aspired to be the next Marilyn Monroe, died this afternoon at the age of 39 in South Florida.
Contrary to what much of the MSM has been reporting, no one in Hollywood FL has expressed "shock" or is even mildly surprised.
Given the circumstances, I feel that attorney Harvey Levin is best equipped to cover this story. So, I am sending you over to his website to follow his coverage at TMZ.
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Th Feb 8 -
SoFlo: WHAT'S UP WITH WE -
Jemima Kiss from the Guardian at
the WeMedia Conference in Miami.
SoFlo: GLAM ICON DEAD - Exotic dancer Vickie Lynn Hogan, better known as Anna Nicole Smith, who reportedly aspired to be the next Marilyn Monroe, died this afternoon at the age of 39 in South Florida.
Contrary to what much of the MSM has been reporting, no one in Hollywood FL has expressed "shock" or is even mildly surprised.
Given the circumstances, I feel that attorney Harvey Levin is best equipped to cover this story. So, I am sending you over to his website to follow his coverage at TMZ.
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Wednesday, February 7
:
Wed Feb 7 -
YNet VISITS
AL JAZEERA'S TV STATION -
A breezy tour of their facilities.
And Ali Waked explains the construction project in Jerusalem which has been causing a flap lately:
*The Antiquities Authority intends to insert support columns for the Mugrabi Gate after the original pathway collapsed during a snow storm in 2004 and the temporary bridge constructed at the site was deemed dangerous.*
An archeologist says it's
"nowhere near the Temple Mount."
Looks like another
"he said / she said."
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Wed Feb 7 -
YNet VISITS
AL JAZEERA'S TV STATION -
A breezy tour of their facilities.
And Ali Waked explains the construction project in Jerusalem which has been causing a flap lately:
*The Antiquities Authority intends to insert support columns for the Mugrabi Gate after the original pathway collapsed during a snow storm in 2004 and the temporary bridge constructed at the site was deemed dangerous.*
An archeologist says it's
"nowhere near the Temple Mount."
Looks like another
"he said / she said."
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:
Wed Feb 7 -
OFFENSIVE TEXT BOOKS -
*The principal of an Islamic school has admitted that it uses textbooks which describe Jews as 'apes' and Christians as 'pigs' and has refused to withdraw them.*
And Yr Tabloid Bonus for Today:
LUST IN SPACE - The Anorak's
take on the "astronaut avenger."
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Wed Feb 7 -
OFFENSIVE TEXT BOOKS -
*The principal of an Islamic school has admitted that it uses textbooks which describe Jews as 'apes' and Christians as 'pigs' and has refused to withdraw them.*
And Yr Tabloid Bonus for Today:
LUST IN SPACE - The Anorak's
take on the "astronaut avenger."
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:
Wed Feb 7 -
SAMBADROME
And Beyond -
Thinking of catching Carnival in Rio this year? If so, maybe you should do a little homework first.
With just a week to go before Carnival, Rio residents are talking about banalizacao or the banalization of violence. A new website is tracking it, and you can get it translated via Google, if you're interested.
:: The First Post ::
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Wed Feb 7 -
SAMBADROME
And Beyond -
Thinking of catching Carnival in Rio this year? If so, maybe you should do a little homework first.
With just a week to go before Carnival, Rio residents are talking about banalizacao or the banalization of violence. A new website is tracking it, and you can get it translated via Google, if you're interested.
:: The First Post ::
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:
Wed Feb 7 -
IQ: BOOKS AND BULLETS -
Birdie at Library News [see sidebar] alerts us to Dr Saad Eskander's struggle to keep the Iraqi Nat'l Library going while the librarians there dodge bullets and bombs.
*In mid-January, he published a chart on the impact of sectarian violence on his staff for just the month of December. It included 4 assassinations of employees and 2 kidnappings, 66 murders of staff members’ relatives, 58 death threats and 51 displacements.*
So, is he Blogging yet? You betcha!
His Diary starts with Nov '06
and is now inclusive of Jan '07.
:: Article at NYTimes RegReq'd
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Wed Feb 7 -
IQ: BOOKS AND BULLETS -
Birdie at Library News [see sidebar] alerts us to Dr Saad Eskander's struggle to keep the Iraqi Nat'l Library going while the librarians there dodge bullets and bombs.
*In mid-January, he published a chart on the impact of sectarian violence on his staff for just the month of December. It included 4 assassinations of employees and 2 kidnappings, 66 murders of staff members’ relatives, 58 death threats and 51 displacements.*
So, is he Blogging yet? You betcha!
His Diary starts with Nov '06
and is now inclusive of Jan '07.
:: Article at NYTimes RegReq'd
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Tuesday, February 6
:
Tu Feb 6 -
BAGHDAD TAKE BACK OP -
A forward skirmish in advance of main thrust was ordered to Azamiyah in order to confiscate a reported weapons cache, Omar at ITM reports. Or this may be a diversionary strategy. It should serve, at least, to keep the adversary guessing and off balance.
You can expect a mostly
blacked out press for a while
during the main operation.
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Tu Feb 6 -
BAGHDAD TAKE BACK OP -
A forward skirmish in advance of main thrust was ordered to Azamiyah in order to confiscate a reported weapons cache, Omar at ITM reports. Or this may be a diversionary strategy. It should serve, at least, to keep the adversary guessing and off balance.
You can expect a mostly
blacked out press for a while
during the main operation.
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:
Tu Feb 6 -
SoFlo:
BROWARD BRIEFS - and
for others, only if you dare...
# BINNED BODY: Construction workers in Lauderdale Lakes discovered a badly decomposed body deposited in a trash bin at the Woodsdale Oaks apartment complex Monday afternoon. It was taken to the ME's Office and later identified as that of a 26-year-old woman, who was reported missing by relatives on January 22nd and last seen on January 20th.
# PROLIFERATING MALLS: Developers will submit a proposal to the Davie Town Council Wednesday night to build a "massive" shopping mall in their community. There is already one vacant shopping mall in western Hollywood, but never mind that. Whenever they get tired of one mall down here, they just build another. They did not disclose where their water would come from, but pretty soon visitors to SoFlo probably will be required to bring their own water tanker with them. You know you want to.
# PARKING SCHEME: Tourists frequenting Las Olas Boulevard shops may spend more than they expect if they park on a neighborhood side street. Fort Lauderdale city commissioners will vote on restricted parking north of Las Olas with violators to be ticketed $30. Unless it's a water tanker truck, in which case, it probably will be stolen from you.
+NB: 9:30pm typo correction.
Also: glitch - my page is blank, but
RSS and archives still good.
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Tu Feb 6 -
SoFlo:
BROWARD BRIEFS - and
for others, only if you dare...
# BINNED BODY: Construction workers in Lauderdale Lakes discovered a badly decomposed body deposited in a trash bin at the Woodsdale Oaks apartment complex Monday afternoon. It was taken to the ME's Office and later identified as that of a 26-year-old woman, who was reported missing by relatives on January 22nd and last seen on January 20th.
# PROLIFERATING MALLS: Developers will submit a proposal to the Davie Town Council Wednesday night to build a "massive" shopping mall in their community. There is already one vacant shopping mall in western Hollywood, but never mind that. Whenever they get tired of one mall down here, they just build another. They did not disclose where their water would come from, but pretty soon visitors to SoFlo probably will be required to bring their own water tanker with them. You know you want to.
# PARKING SCHEME: Tourists frequenting Las Olas Boulevard shops may spend more than they expect if they park on a neighborhood side street. Fort Lauderdale city commissioners will vote on restricted parking north of Las Olas with violators to be ticketed $30. Unless it's a water tanker truck, in which case, it probably will be stolen from you.
+NB: 9:30pm typo correction.
Also: glitch - my page is blank, but
RSS and archives still good.
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:
Tu Feb 6 -
CHEM WIZARD IN COURT -
Blue Lagoon Blowup Case -
Itai Polatnick appeared before Circuit Court Judge Reemberto Diaz in court today, where he learned that he can expect to be detained for at least another week with his bond still set at $1 million.
His mother, his boss, and a female friend appeared with him as character witnesses.
The judge is requiring more hard information about his situation.
For further details,
refer to linked article:
:: By Erika Beras ::
--Miami Herald --
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Tu Feb 6 -
CHEM WIZARD IN COURT -
Blue Lagoon Blowup Case -
Itai Polatnick appeared before Circuit Court Judge Reemberto Diaz in court today, where he learned that he can expect to be detained for at least another week with his bond still set at $1 million.
His mother, his boss, and a female friend appeared with him as character witnesses.
The judge is requiring more hard information about his situation.
For further details,
refer to linked article:
:: By Erika Beras ::
--Miami Herald --
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Monday, February 5
:
Mo Feb 5 -
TAKE BACK BAGHDAD -
Operation Begins -
*American and Iraqi military commanders launched the first stage of the new security strategy in Baghdad today...
The Baghdad Command Center
will be led by Iraqi general
Abboud Gambar...
The operation splits the city into 9 districts... Two Iraqi generals will oversee operations on either side of the Tigris.*
:: UK Telegraph ::
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Mo Feb 5 -
TAKE BACK BAGHDAD -
Operation Begins -
*American and Iraqi military commanders launched the first stage of the new security strategy in Baghdad today...
The Baghdad Command Center
will be led by Iraqi general
Abboud Gambar...
The operation splits the city into 9 districts... Two Iraqi generals will oversee operations on either side of the Tigris.*
:: UK Telegraph ::
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:
Mo Feb 5 -
PIPELINES -
# A former circus acrobat, Kristo Ivanov, has admitted that from 2001 to February 2006, he helped as many as 870 undocumented migrants enter or remain in the United States, appearing before U.S. District Court Judge Donald P. Dietrich in Orlando FL.
# Immigration raids at a chain of curry restaurants across Britain linked to the Shere Khan business group have resulted in 70 arrests thus far.
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Mo Feb 5 -
PIPELINES -
# A former circus acrobat, Kristo Ivanov, has admitted that from 2001 to February 2006, he helped as many as 870 undocumented migrants enter or remain in the United States, appearing before U.S. District Court Judge Donald P. Dietrich in Orlando FL.
# Immigration raids at a chain of curry restaurants across Britain linked to the Shere Khan business group have resulted in 70 arrests thus far.
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:
Mo Feb 5 -
SoFlo: MEMO
FROM MAUCKER -
The Sun-Sentinel's "transformation
to a 24-hour continuous newsroom."
And he's accepting your resignation!
*Citizen sites are developing as new forms of bridge media, linking traditional news with forms of civic participation.
J-Lab, the Institute for Interactive Journalism, has released a new study finding that user-generated content and "citizen journalism" are becoming an increasingly important source of community news.*
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Mo Feb 5 -
SoFlo: MEMO
FROM MAUCKER -
The Sun-Sentinel's "transformation
to a 24-hour continuous newsroom."
And he's accepting your resignation!
*Citizen sites are developing as new forms of bridge media, linking traditional news with forms of civic participation.
J-Lab, the Institute for Interactive Journalism, has released a new study finding that user-generated content and "citizen journalism" are becoming an increasingly important source of community news.*
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:
Mo Feb 5 -
RELIGIOUS TENSIONS
in the news this weekend -
# CONDO GOTCHA: The board that runs The Port Condominium in Fort Lauderdale FL has ordered a mezuzah removed from the outside doorpost of Laurie Richter, a renting female attorney, claiming that the display violates condo rules.
This matter should be assigned
to a State-Certified Mediator.
What's really going on here? It's too early to discern just on the basis of this one article, but one possibility is: friction between denominations.
========================
# SUNNI-SHIITE: relations frazzled
on American college campuses. IHT
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Mo Feb 5 -
RELIGIOUS TENSIONS
in the news this weekend -
# CONDO GOTCHA: The board that runs The Port Condominium in Fort Lauderdale FL has ordered a mezuzah removed from the outside doorpost of Laurie Richter, a renting female attorney, claiming that the display violates condo rules.
This matter should be assigned
to a State-Certified Mediator.
What's really going on here? It's too early to discern just on the basis of this one article, but one possibility is: friction between denominations.
========================
# SUNNI-SHIITE: relations frazzled
on American college campuses. IHT
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:
Mo Feb 5 -
BRITS PAN MIAMI's
CASTRO DEATH FEST -
The First Post is running a lengthy presentation today deploring plans of Miami's Cuban expatriates for a celebratory wake in the event of Fidel Castro death. Excerpts follow.
"it seems crass beyond belief."
"The Miami extravaganza will illustrate yet again why the vast majority of Cubans in Cuba have all along preferred the generalissimo, however hungry he has left them, and do not want the exiles back... Batista, the old dictator, had run Cuba like a slave plantation, and even now Cubans are better off in the most basic of ways."
*Miami plans Castro's death party*
--By Charles Laurence --
:: TFP ::
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Mo Feb 5 -
BRITS PAN MIAMI's
CASTRO DEATH FEST -
The First Post is running a lengthy presentation today deploring plans of Miami's Cuban expatriates for a celebratory wake in the event of Fidel Castro death. Excerpts follow.
"it seems crass beyond belief."
"The Miami extravaganza will illustrate yet again why the vast majority of Cubans in Cuba have all along preferred the generalissimo, however hungry he has left them, and do not want the exiles back... Batista, the old dictator, had run Cuba like a slave plantation, and even now Cubans are better off in the most basic of ways."
*Miami plans Castro's death party*
--By Charles Laurence --
:: TFP ::
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