:
Florida:
TWENTY DOLLARS, THE HARD WAY -
What a scummy method for a municipality to generate extra financial revenue by sexually entrapping people in restrooms and then extorting "fines" from them. This looks like a extortion racket:
*A politician in northern Florida was arrested yesterday afternoon in the men's restroom at Veteran's Memorial Park on East Broad Street in Titusville FL for alleged solicitation for prostitution.*
I get solicited at least once or twice a day when I cross the street to buy a bag of chips; how many men have been arrested for soliciting me? ZERO!
On the face of it, this prosecution does not accurately reflect the shared everyday reality experienced by the vast majority of us.
Grow up, get over it, and move on with your life!
And stop inflicting this nonsense on the rest of us.
:: From FLORIDA TODAY ::
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Thursday, July 12
Wednesday, July 11
:
Bookish: BLAISE IS BACK! -
Wow, is this the season for revivals or what?!
In addition to a new James Bond novel (see
previous entry today), Modesty Blaise
is being revived by Penguin as well.
And this is a wonderful article about her
"for those who came in late." [hind]
...
Bookish: BLAISE IS BACK! -
Wow, is this the season for revivals or what?!
In addition to a new James Bond novel (see
previous entry today), Modesty Blaise
is being revived by Penguin as well.
And this is a wonderful article about her
"for those who came in late." [hind]
...
:
TROG WITH THE
HOLE IN HIS HEAD . . .
Dr Zawahiri, who is often referred to in the West as "that guy with the hole in his forehead," has prompted quite a response to his latest taped message. This one from Brendan O’Neill is outstanding:
Al-Qaeda’s ‘terrorism of complaint’
It’s a war of gestures between a mythical British Empire and a YouTube terrorist with a chip on his shoulder... Al-Zawahiri’s 20-minute statement... has an Insult Antennae... al-Qaeda goes looking for offence in order to legitimise its victim identity...
More at :: SPIKED! ::
...
TROG WITH THE
HOLE IN HIS HEAD . . .
Dr Zawahiri, who is often referred to in the West as "that guy with the hole in his forehead," has prompted quite a response to his latest taped message. This one from Brendan O’Neill is outstanding:
Al-Qaeda’s ‘terrorism of complaint’
It’s a war of gestures between a mythical British Empire and a YouTube terrorist with a chip on his shoulder... Al-Zawahiri’s 20-minute statement... has an Insult Antennae... al-Qaeda goes looking for offence in order to legitimise its victim identity...
More at :: SPIKED! ::
...
:
VIRTUAL SYRINGES -
"How to use a syringe for triggering
explosions, films on Al Qaeda and speeches of
Osama bin Laden are some of the information
stored in the hard disc of Kafeel Ahmed, a
suspect in the failed United Kingdom terror plot,
sources said here Wednesday." [indiaenews]
...
VIRTUAL SYRINGES -
"How to use a syringe for triggering
explosions, films on Al Qaeda and speeches of
Osama bin Laden are some of the information
stored in the hard disc of Kafeel Ahmed, a
suspect in the failed United Kingdom terror plot,
sources said here Wednesday." [indiaenews]
...
:
Mission: BOND REDUX (2#) -
Sebastian Faulks is reviving James Bond
with his new novel, Devil May Care,
commissioned by Fleming's family.
It will be published May 28,
2008, by Penguin UK which
maintains the Bond backlist.
:: Times of London ::
:: The Guardian ::
...
Mission: BOND REDUX (2#) -
Sebastian Faulks is reviving James Bond
with his new novel, Devil May Care,
commissioned by Fleming's family.
It will be published May 28,
2008, by Penguin UK which
maintains the Bond backlist.
:: Times of London ::
:: The Guardian ::
...
Tuesday, July 10
:
UK THREATENED (2#) -
# "Al Qaeda's second-in-command has
released a tape threatening Britain
with retaliation for giving novelist
Salman Rushdie a knighthood." [sky]
"Malicious Britain and its Indian Slaves"
:: Synopsis :: from the SITE Institute.
...
UK THREATENED (2#) -
# "Al Qaeda's second-in-command has
released a tape threatening Britain
with retaliation for giving novelist
Salman Rushdie a knighthood." [sky]
"Malicious Britain and its Indian Slaves"
:: Synopsis :: from the SITE Institute.
...
:
SECRET DECODER RING (2#) -
# Dateline Bangalore: *Experts have succeeded in decoding "secret information" stored in the hard disk of a computer seized from the home here of Kafeel Ahmed, a suspect in the terror attack on Glasgow airport, official sources said on Wednesday.*
# New-age terrorist is a techie to boot.
...
SECRET DECODER RING (2#) -
# Dateline Bangalore: *Experts have succeeded in decoding "secret information" stored in the hard disk of a computer seized from the home here of Kafeel Ahmed, a suspect in the terror attack on Glasgow airport, official sources said on Wednesday.*
# New-age terrorist is a techie to boot.
...
:
FROM GLASGOW TO BANGALORE -
"Intelligence agencies in Bangalore are closely examining a computer hard disc taken from Kafeel Ahmed's Bangalore residence. They are being assisted by an Australian federal police agent and detectives from Britain's Scotland Yard."
+ An interesting and informative article.
:: indiaenews ::
...
FROM GLASGOW TO BANGALORE -
"Intelligence agencies in Bangalore are closely examining a computer hard disc taken from Kafeel Ahmed's Bangalore residence. They are being assisted by an Australian federal police agent and detectives from Britain's Scotland Yard."
+ An interesting and informative article.
:: indiaenews ::
...
Monday, July 9
:
LATEST CROP CIRCLES -
A wheat field in Switzerland and
Alton Barnes, Wiltshire (near Stonehenge),
photos included;
from Linda Moulton Howe's
:: Earthfiles ::
...
LATEST CROP CIRCLES -
A wheat field in Switzerland and
Alton Barnes, Wiltshire (near Stonehenge),
photos included;
from Linda Moulton Howe's
:: Earthfiles ::
...
:
SoFlo: THIS JUST IN -
*National Hurricane Center director Bill Proenza has left his position, CNN has learned. Sources say Proenza is still employed with the center, but the nature of his new position is unclear.
Deputy Director Ed Rappaport
has been temporarily placed in charge.*
...
SoFlo: THIS JUST IN -
*National Hurricane Center director Bill Proenza has left his position, CNN has learned. Sources say Proenza is still employed with the center, but the nature of his new position is unclear.
Deputy Director Ed Rappaport
has been temporarily placed in charge.*
...
:
SoFlo: AFTER POTTER (4#) -
It isn't often that Book News appears on the Front Page of our newspapers, but such is the charm of Harry Potter that this article occupied more than half the width above the fold on the SF Sun-Sentinel for Sunday:
"Life after Harry Potter?
Fans and publishers are
wondering what to do next"
Chauncey Mabe seemed to be telling us that this new Harry Potter book represents a financial windfall for bookstores; however, much of the information which has floated past me recently seemed to indicate exactly the opposite: booksellers were grumbling that due to deep discounts forced on them by competition, they were not making a profit and in some cases they were actually suffering a loss from it. So, which is it-- profit or loss? Alas, we have no way of ascertaining which version is true vs which version is just PR puffery.
Also, it seems odd for residents of South Florida to be asking "what else is there after Harry Potter?" when Channel 2, the local PBS station, has been running Doctor Who: Episodes from The Ninth Doctor series lately. Surely, some of the youngsters who have enjoyed Harry Potter would also enjoy Dr Who...
Only a couple of problems with this: there is no link from the Channel 2 website to the official Doctor Who website on the BBC which produces it, and the program is currently scheduled too late at night in Florida for many youngsters here to watch it.
...
SoFlo: AFTER POTTER (4#) -
It isn't often that Book News appears on the Front Page of our newspapers, but such is the charm of Harry Potter that this article occupied more than half the width above the fold on the SF Sun-Sentinel for Sunday:
"Life after Harry Potter?
Fans and publishers are
wondering what to do next"
Chauncey Mabe seemed to be telling us that this new Harry Potter book represents a financial windfall for bookstores; however, much of the information which has floated past me recently seemed to indicate exactly the opposite: booksellers were grumbling that due to deep discounts forced on them by competition, they were not making a profit and in some cases they were actually suffering a loss from it. So, which is it-- profit or loss? Alas, we have no way of ascertaining which version is true vs which version is just PR puffery.
Also, it seems odd for residents of South Florida to be asking "what else is there after Harry Potter?" when Channel 2, the local PBS station, has been running Doctor Who: Episodes from The Ninth Doctor series lately. Surely, some of the youngsters who have enjoyed Harry Potter would also enjoy Dr Who...
Only a couple of problems with this: there is no link from the Channel 2 website to the official Doctor Who website on the BBC which produces it, and the program is currently scheduled too late at night in Florida for many youngsters here to watch it.
...
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