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MORE SUNLIGHT (2#) -
"Should an attorney lose
his law license for harshly criticizing a judge?"
Broward County FL lawyer Sean Conway is having
a problem which is now getting much more publicity.
Peter Lattman writes up the situation
at the ::WSJ Law Blog:: ...via... ::JAABlog::
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Friday, December 14
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AROUND FLORIDA (4#) -
# SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING SENTENCE: Marc Benayer, the 81-year-oldster convicted of murdering Jonathan Samuels at a suburban Boca Raton synagogue, was sentenced to life in prison, but the sentence did not seem to provide closure to others impacted by the ripple effects of the case.
# Another USF student arrested in explosives case. He posed with a firearm."FBI agents say they found the gun range photo on the computer of Youssef Megahed."
# PAGING CLARISSE? Police detectives in Volusia County FL are investigating possible links in a series of naked young men found murdered in water there. One of them was dismembered; his body parts found in several garbage bags.
# Vero Beach: For the second time in two years, a 16-foot python has been found in the area - this time killed by a large roadside bush mower on a canal bank... "When I backed up, a head popped up. It was huge." The snake died within minutes.
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AROUND FLORIDA (4#) -
# SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING SENTENCE: Marc Benayer, the 81-year-oldster convicted of murdering Jonathan Samuels at a suburban Boca Raton synagogue, was sentenced to life in prison, but the sentence did not seem to provide closure to others impacted by the ripple effects of the case.
# Another USF student arrested in explosives case. He posed with a firearm."FBI agents say they found the gun range photo on the computer of Youssef Megahed."
# PAGING CLARISSE? Police detectives in Volusia County FL are investigating possible links in a series of naked young men found murdered in water there. One of them was dismembered; his body parts found in several garbage bags.
# Vero Beach: For the second time in two years, a 16-foot python has been found in the area - this time killed by a large roadside bush mower on a canal bank... "When I backed up, a head popped up. It was huge." The snake died within minutes.
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Thursday, December 13
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FRIDAY GRAB BAG (4#) -
# THE FUTURE OF NEWS PRINT: It had been my thinking that in the face of an ever-shrinking English-literate population base here in Broward County FL, the SF Sun-Sentinel would become a Weekly-on-paper supplemented over the Internet.
But The Tribune Company is already producing a "next-generation" publication in the form of amNY. You can take a look at it here - this may be a preview of what's in store for us in SoFlo.
# Mystery Maestro Otto Penzler
gives his pick of Holiday Reading Treats.
# Sam Anderson's
Best Book Picks for the year.
#Crime Rant's 2007
Trickey Awards (True Crime Blog).
*SoFlo's own Judge Larry Seidlin is included!
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FRIDAY GRAB BAG (4#) -
# THE FUTURE OF NEWS PRINT: It had been my thinking that in the face of an ever-shrinking English-literate population base here in Broward County FL, the SF Sun-Sentinel would become a Weekly-on-paper supplemented over the Internet.
But The Tribune Company is already producing a "next-generation" publication in the form of amNY. You can take a look at it here - this may be a preview of what's in store for us in SoFlo.
# Mystery Maestro Otto Penzler
gives his pick of Holiday Reading Treats.
# Sam Anderson's
Best Book Picks for the year.
#Crime Rant's 2007
Trickey Awards (True Crime Blog).
*SoFlo's own Judge Larry Seidlin is included!
...
Wednesday, December 12
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CHAVEZ CHOPS PRINT RUN -
Venezuelan newspaper Correo del Caroni is being obliged to stop printing on paper because officials there have failed to authorize U.S. dollars it needs to buy newsprint.
Publisher and editor David Natera said three
other newspapers are facing a similar situation.
Natera will continue to post news to the website.
:: ED&PUB ::
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CHAVEZ CHOPS PRINT RUN -
Venezuelan newspaper Correo del Caroni is being obliged to stop printing on paper because officials there have failed to authorize U.S. dollars it needs to buy newsprint.
Publisher and editor David Natera said three
other newspapers are facing a similar situation.
Natera will continue to post news to the website.
:: ED&PUB ::
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OPERATION SNAKEPIT:
The Battle for Musa Qala (6#) -
This operation has been codenamed
Mar Kardad, meaning "snakepit."
It has been described by military commanders as a
defining battle for the stability of Helmand province.
Taliban Stronghold Recaptured
Near Strategic Kajaki Dam Area:
*NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has described the Kajaki Dam as the project with the most strategic and psychological significance. The NATO chief says the dam will provide electricity to more than 2 million people and their businesses in southern Afghanistan once a giant power turbine is installed and power lines to the city of Kandahar are repaired.*
*More than 2,000 British troops, including Scots Guards, Household Cavalry and Royal Marines from 40 Commando, have been involved in the operation. British troops set up a cordon around the town while crack American paratroopers from the so-called Taskforce Fury smashed a route through Taleban trenches, and "dug-in" with defensive positions.*
Fierce fighting reported -
Trenches, mines and snipers greet UK troops -
*A battalion of US airborne infantry, a Danish battlegroup, Estonian and Afghan troops were also taking part, under the command of Scots Brigadier Andrew Mackay... A network of trenches, landmines, machinegun nests and sniper positions has been created in the town, which has been used by al-Qaeda terrorists and other foreign fighters as a base to launch suicide attacks and ambushes on international forces. Dozens of Taleban were reported to have been killed as the American 82nd Airborne Division pushed into the town.*
*Helmand police chief Brig. Gen. Muhammad Hussain Andiwal told Pajhwok Afghan News on Tuesday that the Afghan national flag will be hoisted in Musa Qala at the district headquarters in a big ceremony.*
PAN: The heavy fighting in Musa Qala has left mobile-phone service dysfunctional, adding to the problems of civilians.
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OPERATION SNAKEPIT:
The Battle for Musa Qala (6#) -
This operation has been codenamed
Mar Kardad, meaning "snakepit."
It has been described by military commanders as a
defining battle for the stability of Helmand province.
Taliban Stronghold Recaptured
Near Strategic Kajaki Dam Area:
*NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has described the Kajaki Dam as the project with the most strategic and psychological significance. The NATO chief says the dam will provide electricity to more than 2 million people and their businesses in southern Afghanistan once a giant power turbine is installed and power lines to the city of Kandahar are repaired.*
*More than 2,000 British troops, including Scots Guards, Household Cavalry and Royal Marines from 40 Commando, have been involved in the operation. British troops set up a cordon around the town while crack American paratroopers from the so-called Taskforce Fury smashed a route through Taleban trenches, and "dug-in" with defensive positions.*
Fierce fighting reported -
Trenches, mines and snipers greet UK troops -
*A battalion of US airborne infantry, a Danish battlegroup, Estonian and Afghan troops were also taking part, under the command of Scots Brigadier Andrew Mackay... A network of trenches, landmines, machinegun nests and sniper positions has been created in the town, which has been used by al-Qaeda terrorists and other foreign fighters as a base to launch suicide attacks and ambushes on international forces. Dozens of Taleban were reported to have been killed as the American 82nd Airborne Division pushed into the town.*
*Helmand police chief Brig. Gen. Muhammad Hussain Andiwal told Pajhwok Afghan News on Tuesday that the Afghan national flag will be hoisted in Musa Qala at the district headquarters in a big ceremony.*
PAN: The heavy fighting in Musa Qala has left mobile-phone service dysfunctional, adding to the problems of civilians.
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LA: LOOKING FOR STORIES -
"Here in southern California we are in the midst of a strike by film and television writers. Watching their picket lines on TV and reading about their plight nearly everyday in the papers, I have come to realise that, as a group, these screenwriters are Los Angeles' most influential authors."
Where are the LA stories in print?
By Rob Woodard
:: Book Blog :: Guardian
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LA: LOOKING FOR STORIES -
"Here in southern California we are in the midst of a strike by film and television writers. Watching their picket lines on TV and reading about their plight nearly everyday in the papers, I have come to realise that, as a group, these screenwriters are Los Angeles' most influential authors."
Where are the LA stories in print?
By Rob Woodard
:: Book Blog :: Guardian
...
Monday, December 10
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IRAQ & MIDEAST CHATTER (5#) -
# Salam Adil's latest dispatch on Iraq:
He writes more about the new movement
called Awakening and other matters.
# An American standup comedy group
called Axis of Evil appeared in Kuwait
and got rave reviews.
# A Jordanian youth is excited about attending:
The 2nd Arab Free Press Forum organized by
The World Association of Newspapers and taking place
in Beirut Dec 9th and 10th. ::Scroll down for "Blogs"
# And Ahmed from
Saudi Jeans Blog is attending, too.
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IRAQ & MIDEAST CHATTER (5#) -
# Salam Adil's latest dispatch on Iraq:
He writes more about the new movement
called Awakening and other matters.
# An American standup comedy group
called Axis of Evil appeared in Kuwait
and got rave reviews.
# A Jordanian youth is excited about attending:
The 2nd Arab Free Press Forum organized by
The World Association of Newspapers and taking place
in Beirut Dec 9th and 10th. ::Scroll down for "Blogs"
# And Ahmed from
Saudi Jeans Blog is attending, too.
...
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MEDIA MACHINERY (3#) -
# Ron Kuby has an Op-Ed in today's Newsday:
"Unfortunately, the concept of stationality runs counter to the essence of discourse and debate... and retards the development of critical thinking."
I don't feel threatened by Mark Steyn or
Ron Kuby on the radio. Do you? [nday]
* * * * * * * * * *
# Jules Crittenden is keeping tabs on
the peculiar case of AP photog Bilal Hussein.
How much of the Mainstream Media we get is FAKE? How much of it is actually propaganda from our enemies?
Should AP get the Pulitzer or the Wurlitzer? [jcritt]
* * * * * * * * * *
# Todd Schnitt announced this afternoon at the opening of today's radio show that he is going to have a ground-breaking program scheduled for this Thursday at about 4pm East Coast USA time.
It's top secret except that the keyword is: jihad.
You can listen to it streamed online. [schnittshow]
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MEDIA MACHINERY (3#) -
# Ron Kuby has an Op-Ed in today's Newsday:
"Unfortunately, the concept of stationality runs counter to the essence of discourse and debate... and retards the development of critical thinking."
I don't feel threatened by Mark Steyn or
Ron Kuby on the radio. Do you? [nday]
* * * * * * * * * *
# Jules Crittenden is keeping tabs on
the peculiar case of AP photog Bilal Hussein.
How much of the Mainstream Media we get is FAKE? How much of it is actually propaganda from our enemies?
Should AP get the Pulitzer or the Wurlitzer? [jcritt]
* * * * * * * * * *
# Todd Schnitt announced this afternoon at the opening of today's radio show that he is going to have a ground-breaking program scheduled for this Thursday at about 4pm East Coast USA time.
It's top secret except that the keyword is: jihad.
You can listen to it streamed online. [schnittshow]
...
:
HOLIDAY TV SHOW (4#) -
Sunday evening we were treated to a
broadcast on the local PBS-WPBT station of...
Where Neon Goes to Die:
"A look at Yiddish culture in Miami Beach."
Directed by David Weintraub.
"For over sixty years, Miami Beach flourished with half a dozen Yiddish theatres, scores of choruses and folksinger groups, literary activity, and more. Then one day it vanished in a fog of disco lights."
+ I enjoyed some of this film, but was very offended by the intensely morbid tone of the theme. Isn't possible to engage in some nostalgia without the morbidity?
This film is an expression of Mr Weintraub's perspective and it is his personal memoir. I don't want to harshly criticize someone else's memories.
::CAJE:: ...and... ::AJFILM::
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HOLIDAY TV SHOW (4#) -
Sunday evening we were treated to a
broadcast on the local PBS-WPBT station of...
Where Neon Goes to Die:
"A look at Yiddish culture in Miami Beach."
Directed by David Weintraub.
"For over sixty years, Miami Beach flourished with half a dozen Yiddish theatres, scores of choruses and folksinger groups, literary activity, and more. Then one day it vanished in a fog of disco lights."
+ I enjoyed some of this film, but was very offended by the intensely morbid tone of the theme. Isn't possible to engage in some nostalgia without the morbidity?
This film is an expression of Mr Weintraub's perspective and it is his personal memoir. I don't want to harshly criticize someone else's memories.
::CAJE:: ...and... ::AJFILM::
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