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SOLSTICE WEEKEND (7#) -
Stonehenge: An estimated 25,000-30,000 people gathered this year at the ancient landmark in Wiltshire, England, to mark the Summer Solstice.
# Coffee Connoisseurs: The World Barista Championship competition is taking place in Denmark, which you can watch, according to Rebekah Denn at the SPI. Judging is Sunday. Martin Burland, Reuters' Man in Copenhagen, tells us more.
# Couch Potato Alerts: While there may be mostly summer reruns on other TV stations, PBS presents their Mystery! series, which begins this Sunday (6/22) with a spinoff of the Inspector Morse series. And in mid-July, a brief stretch of the WWII series Foyle's War.
# And, not to be overlooked: Some PBS stations have started running a new-to-us British TV series called Waking the Dead. WTD follows a (fictional) Cold Case Unit at the (London) Metropolitan Police Department.
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Saturday, June 21
Friday, June 20
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FORMAL INDICTMENT EXPECTED (3#) -
The police, having concluded their investigation into the murder of Meredith Kercher, will send their findings to a judge who will convene a hearing at which a decision will be made as to whether a formal writ of indictment with particulars should be issued. If the writ is issued, the court will set a trial date.
According to reports, in addition to Kercher's murder, the three suspects (Knox, Sollecito, and Guede) may be indicted for additional crimes, such as theft of money, credit cards, and mobile phones.
[ Malcolm Moore ] - [ Richard Owen ] - [ Nick Pisa ]
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FORMAL INDICTMENT EXPECTED (3#) -
The police, having concluded their investigation into the murder of Meredith Kercher, will send their findings to a judge who will convene a hearing at which a decision will be made as to whether a formal writ of indictment with particulars should be issued. If the writ is issued, the court will set a trial date.
According to reports, in addition to Kercher's murder, the three suspects (Knox, Sollecito, and Guede) may be indicted for additional crimes, such as theft of money, credit cards, and mobile phones.
[ Malcolm Moore ] - [ Richard Owen ] - [ Nick Pisa ]
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Across the Straits:
DEFLECTING CULPABILITY -
I recently posted some gossip here culled from The Sunday Times of London. A Cuban official dropped in to read it, according to my site meter.
Yesterday, the IHT posted a report from AP indicating that Fidel Castro is putting his two cents into the issue, too. But he has conspicuously dirty hands.
The Castro Bros regime has apparently violated International Law with regard to the UN Bill of Universal Human Rights by prohibiting blogger Yoani Sanchez, who blogs across the straits, from leaving Cuba and traveling to Spain to personally accept an award for her writing and then returning home to her family.
Keeping an entire island's population prisoner and holding the key to their comings and goings is illegal by widely accepted international agreement. That makes the Castro Bros the miscreants in this matter.
Fidel Castro then attempts the spurious lawyerly trick of misdirecting the public's attention by attributing some sort of vague culpability to Ms Sanchez for mentioning to the Press that she was being prevented from attending the award ceremonies by the current regime in her country.
He is trying to blame her for critics of his transgressions; this is the classic "blame the victim" gimmick Prof Sartre was so adept at pointing out.
Prof Sartre's death does not equal a free pass
to criminal acts committed by the Castros regime.
:: IHT ::
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Across the Straits:
DEFLECTING CULPABILITY -
I recently posted some gossip here culled from The Sunday Times of London. A Cuban official dropped in to read it, according to my site meter.
Yesterday, the IHT posted a report from AP indicating that Fidel Castro is putting his two cents into the issue, too. But he has conspicuously dirty hands.
The Castro Bros regime has apparently violated International Law with regard to the UN Bill of Universal Human Rights by prohibiting blogger Yoani Sanchez, who blogs across the straits, from leaving Cuba and traveling to Spain to personally accept an award for her writing and then returning home to her family.
Keeping an entire island's population prisoner and holding the key to their comings and goings is illegal by widely accepted international agreement. That makes the Castro Bros the miscreants in this matter.
Fidel Castro then attempts the spurious lawyerly trick of misdirecting the public's attention by attributing some sort of vague culpability to Ms Sanchez for mentioning to the Press that she was being prevented from attending the award ceremonies by the current regime in her country.
He is trying to blame her for critics of his transgressions; this is the classic "blame the victim" gimmick Prof Sartre was so adept at pointing out.
Prof Sartre's death does not equal a free pass
to criminal acts committed by the Castros regime.
:: IHT ::
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IMO: GOOSE CREEK CASE update -
Tampa: Thomas Kaplan reports
that Ahmed Mohamed, former USF
engineering student has pleaded guilty
to supporting terrorists.
:: SP Times ::
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IMO: GOOSE CREEK CASE update -
Tampa: Thomas Kaplan reports
that Ahmed Mohamed, former USF
engineering student has pleaded guilty
to supporting terrorists.
:: SP Times ::
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SoFlo: JUVENILE ARSON SPIKE -
Three teenagers deliberately
set a supermarket on fire while
captured on videotape.
:: WSVN TV ::
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SoFlo: JUVENILE ARSON SPIKE -
Three teenagers deliberately
set a supermarket on fire while
captured on videotape.
:: WSVN TV ::
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Press: REINCARNATIONS (2#) -
A couple of newspapers are being transformed here -
one for real, although some people are rumored
to be transfixed in disbelief, and the other only
in someone's sardonic imagination:
# The Orlando Sentinel is undergoing a redesign.
# What if the Wall Street Journal were
a tabloid more like Mr Murdoch's NY Post?
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Press: REINCARNATIONS (2#) -
A couple of newspapers are being transformed here -
one for real, although some people are rumored
to be transfixed in disbelief, and the other only
in someone's sardonic imagination:
# The Orlando Sentinel is undergoing a redesign.
# What if the Wall Street Journal were
a tabloid more like Mr Murdoch's NY Post?
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Thursday, June 19
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KANDAHAR,
PESHAWAR & BEYOND (4#) -
The Taliban have been routed from the Arghandab area outside Kandahar, although it will be several days before things there quiet down, Doug Schmidt reports for Canwest.
# Peshawar: The Taliban are considered to be a developing threat to the business community in this commercial center, prompting some area businessmen to demand that the government take steps to reinforce law and order.
Worried about the Talibanisation of Peshawar, some residents and business investors have expressed their fear that Peshawar is "under siege" of the Taliban. They are demanding more security. If the situation is not brought under control, industries may relocate elsewhere which the city can ill afford.
# Pakistani journalist Mushtaq Yusufzai, who reports (at great risk) out of the Tribal region, has been awarded a distinction by AFP for his outstanding work.
"The judges singled out two of his stories in particular - one about the Taliban's ban on barbers and another on a female teacher who defied orders to wear a burqa."
# NB: The Frontier Post has changed its URL.
.......... Make note of its new formulation.
It has lost the "pk" at the end. It has also added some separate RSS Feeds for its various sections, such as Peshawar News, Afghanistan News, etc.
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KANDAHAR,
PESHAWAR & BEYOND (4#) -
The Taliban have been routed from the Arghandab area outside Kandahar, although it will be several days before things there quiet down, Doug Schmidt reports for Canwest.
# Peshawar: The Taliban are considered to be a developing threat to the business community in this commercial center, prompting some area businessmen to demand that the government take steps to reinforce law and order.
Worried about the Talibanisation of Peshawar, some residents and business investors have expressed their fear that Peshawar is "under siege" of the Taliban. They are demanding more security. If the situation is not brought under control, industries may relocate elsewhere which the city can ill afford.
# Pakistani journalist Mushtaq Yusufzai, who reports (at great risk) out of the Tribal region, has been awarded a distinction by AFP for his outstanding work.
"The judges singled out two of his stories in particular - one about the Taliban's ban on barbers and another on a female teacher who defied orders to wear a burqa."
# NB: The Frontier Post has changed its URL.
.......... Make note of its new formulation.
It has lost the "pk" at the end. It has also added some separate RSS Feeds for its various sections, such as Peshawar News, Afghanistan News, etc.
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Wednesday, June 18
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POLICE DOG RETURNED -
We're having a stormy afternoon here,
so there may not be much opportunity to Blog...
Caine, the canine police officer, was found by a nearby neighbor while the dog was trotting around on the street, exploring the neighborhood as a tourist.
All's well that ends well :-)
:: Miami Herald ::
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POLICE DOG RETURNED -
We're having a stormy afternoon here,
so there may not be much opportunity to Blog...
Caine, the canine police officer, was found by a nearby neighbor while the dog was trotting around on the street, exploring the neighborhood as a tourist.
All's well that ends well :-)
:: Miami Herald ::
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Tuesday, June 17
:
LOOSE LINKS (3#) -
A thunderstorm appears to be approaching, so I'll leave you with a few interesting reads and then scoot offline before my computer gets fried by tropical lightening...
# Our Incredible Shrinking Newspapers: "I'm hearing things from senior newspaper executives that I've never heard before. In making the case for compressing some print editions... "
:: Jon Fine discusses the current situation of the printed newspaper in America in his piece The Daily Shrinking Planet, found via BuzzMachine.
* * *
# Clipped Wings: Rich Saudis are reshaping the culture and sensibility of Egypt's entertainment industries, but the end of this process is not yet in sight and may present a surprising twist, as reported by Rod Nordland.
* * *
# AP picks a quibble with Bloggers over Fair Use.
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LOOSE LINKS (3#) -
A thunderstorm appears to be approaching, so I'll leave you with a few interesting reads and then scoot offline before my computer gets fried by tropical lightening...
# Our Incredible Shrinking Newspapers: "I'm hearing things from senior newspaper executives that I've never heard before. In making the case for compressing some print editions... "
:: Jon Fine discusses the current situation of the printed newspaper in America in his piece The Daily Shrinking Planet, found via BuzzMachine.
* * *
# Clipped Wings: Rich Saudis are reshaping the culture and sensibility of Egypt's entertainment industries, but the end of this process is not yet in sight and may present a surprising twist, as reported by Rod Nordland.
* * *
# AP picks a quibble with Bloggers over Fair Use.
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Monday, June 16
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SoFlo: THE HERALD TIGHTENS ITS BELT -
The predominant language read in Miami these days is Spanish; most of its tourists come from Latin America. These unavoidable facts make it enormously difficult to successfully operate a daily English-language newspaper based in that marketplace.
For too long it seemed that Gary Pruitt was in deep denial about these factors, but today a long-overdue announcement disclosed that The Miami Herald would be undergoing a contraction.
Some of its functions will be outsourced to India, some consolidation via syndication should be expected, and there will be a diminished number of employees.
Their Spanish-language edition should continue to perform well in Miami.
But, I expect, the English-language edition may eventually move to another city in South Florida where more of its residents read English - Aventura, for example.
And, perhaps, they'll have to reduce their paper edition to weekends only or to a Fri-Sat-Sun schedule due to the sharply rising price of pulp, while posting the rest of the week's material online.
:: Miami Herald ::
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SoFlo: THE HERALD TIGHTENS ITS BELT -
The predominant language read in Miami these days is Spanish; most of its tourists come from Latin America. These unavoidable facts make it enormously difficult to successfully operate a daily English-language newspaper based in that marketplace.
For too long it seemed that Gary Pruitt was in deep denial about these factors, but today a long-overdue announcement disclosed that The Miami Herald would be undergoing a contraction.
Some of its functions will be outsourced to India, some consolidation via syndication should be expected, and there will be a diminished number of employees.
Their Spanish-language edition should continue to perform well in Miami.
But, I expect, the English-language edition may eventually move to another city in South Florida where more of its residents read English - Aventura, for example.
And, perhaps, they'll have to reduce their paper edition to weekends only or to a Fri-Sat-Sun schedule due to the sharply rising price of pulp, while posting the rest of the week's material online.
:: Miami Herald ::
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SoFlo: CAINE'S OTHERWISE
EXCELLENT ADVENTURE -
BOLO: One of our K-9 officers is missing.
He is a three-year-old dark German Shepard with a very playful personality and a dark birthmark inside each of his ears. He answers to the name Caine. He is believed to have gone AWOL during this past overnight .
Trained as a sniffer agent, Caine is a much loved member of his family which includes his partner who is an undercover police officer.
My Theory: Cherchez la femme! Yes, I believe he was captivated by a passing lady French Poodle with whom he is frolicking on an unofficial vacation right now.
:: CBS4 Local ::
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SoFlo: CAINE'S OTHERWISE
EXCELLENT ADVENTURE -
BOLO: One of our K-9 officers is missing.
He is a three-year-old dark German Shepard with a very playful personality and a dark birthmark inside each of his ears. He answers to the name Caine. He is believed to have gone AWOL during this past overnight .
Trained as a sniffer agent, Caine is a much loved member of his family which includes his partner who is an undercover police officer.
My Theory: Cherchez la femme! Yes, I believe he was captivated by a passing lady French Poodle with whom he is frolicking on an unofficial vacation right now.
:: CBS4 Local ::
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Afghan: IMPENDING FLASH POINT (3#) -
Hundreds of Taliban militants have been flooding into some villages outside of metro-Kandahar, prompting panicking villagers to flee.
Several Afghan army units have been dispatched and more are on their way there. NATO is also redeploying forces to ensure that the Taliban will not control the area. [afp]
Officials estimate about 500 Taliban militants have now moved into the Arghandab district, but preparations are currently being made to rout them. [voa] [jaztv]
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Afghan: IMPENDING FLASH POINT (3#) -
Hundreds of Taliban militants have been flooding into some villages outside of metro-Kandahar, prompting panicking villagers to flee.
Several Afghan army units have been dispatched and more are on their way there. NATO is also redeploying forces to ensure that the Taliban will not control the area. [afp]
Officials estimate about 500 Taliban militants have now moved into the Arghandab district, but preparations are currently being made to rout them. [voa] [jaztv]
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Sunday, June 15
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AROUND THE WORLD (6#) -
Here are some stories that caught my eye today:
# German detectives are tracking a wouldbe jihadi convert named Eric B from Neuenkirchen in Saarland who is believed to be in Afghanistan. They are concerned that he is going to commit a terrorist attack soon.
# French police in Bretagne have arrested a 53-year-old
man suspected of the thefts of 170 garden gnomes.
# Aarushi Talwar was almost 14 when she was found murdered in her home a month ago. Since then, much Cyberspace has been devoted to her with surfers following every twist and turn in the case. [ndtv] [case ag]
# Ahmad Rashid participated in a panel discussion recently in Silicon Valley about the Future of Democracy in South Asia, blogger Riaz Haq tells us.
# UAE oil minister Hamli says huge spikes in oil prices
are unrelated to supply and demand fundamentals:
"There is no shortage of crude oil in
the market. Inventory levels are huge."
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AROUND THE WORLD (6#) -
Here are some stories that caught my eye today:
# German detectives are tracking a wouldbe jihadi convert named Eric B from Neuenkirchen in Saarland who is believed to be in Afghanistan. They are concerned that he is going to commit a terrorist attack soon.
# French police in Bretagne have arrested a 53-year-old
man suspected of the thefts of 170 garden gnomes.
# Aarushi Talwar was almost 14 when she was found murdered in her home a month ago. Since then, much Cyberspace has been devoted to her with surfers following every twist and turn in the case. [ndtv] [case ag]
# Ahmad Rashid participated in a panel discussion recently in Silicon Valley about the Future of Democracy in South Asia, blogger Riaz Haq tells us.
# UAE oil minister Hamli says huge spikes in oil prices
are unrelated to supply and demand fundamentals:
"There is no shortage of crude oil in
the market. Inventory levels are huge."
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AFGHAN PRISON BREAK (3#) -
Afghan and international troops embarked on a search Saturday for more than 1,000 prisoners Nato said had escaped a Kandahar jail in Afghanistan when Taliban militants launched a raid to free its incarcerated, including an estimated 400 of their own fighters.
:: This report is from Dawn. NB: I have not been able to pull up The Frontier Post lately, which may be subject to Military Censorship.
"A state of emergency has now been declared in Kandahar city. Police and troops were on the streets and all residents were ordered to remain in their homes."
:: Sarposa Prison Break - Telegraph ::
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AFGHAN PRISON BREAK (3#) -
Afghan and international troops embarked on a search Saturday for more than 1,000 prisoners Nato said had escaped a Kandahar jail in Afghanistan when Taliban militants launched a raid to free its incarcerated, including an estimated 400 of their own fighters.
:: This report is from Dawn. NB: I have not been able to pull up The Frontier Post lately, which may be subject to Military Censorship.
"A state of emergency has now been declared in Kandahar city. Police and troops were on the streets and all residents were ordered to remain in their homes."
:: Sarposa Prison Break - Telegraph ::
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