My Way - News: "Bustamante has come under criticism recently about his past because of his membership in the 1970s of a radical student group that called for the return of California and the Southwest to Mexico.
In an interview on Friday with Reuters, Bustamante called his membership of MEChA -- Movimento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan -- a folly of youth."
In an interview on Friday with Reuters, Bustamante called his membership of MEChA -- Movimento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan -- a folly of youth."
Bush Broadens Global Abortion Gag Rule
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush ordered the State Department on Friday to withhold U.S. family planning help from overseas groups that promote or perform abortions with their own money."
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush ordered the State Department on Friday to withhold U.S. family planning help from overseas groups that promote or perform abortions with their own money."
Pop quiz: What are the commandments?
Wendi Susko, 22, of Finleyville, Washington County, couldn't name any. Her friend mentioned something about "freedom of speech," but corrected herself, and left it at that.
Wendi Susko, 22, of Finleyville, Washington County, couldn't name any. Her friend mentioned something about "freedom of speech," but corrected herself, and left it at that.
Mom Pleads Guilty to Attacking Stripper
WHEELING, Ill. (AP) - A woman has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery, admitting she attacked a male stripper who failed to meet expectations during her daughter's bachelorette party.
Jacqueline McMahon, 52, was sentenced to 30 days of court supervision and ordered to pay $2,500 restitution to the victim in a plea deal reached Monday. Prosecutors also agreed to drop battery charges against McMahon's daughter, Carrie McMahon, 22, of Loveland, Colo., and bridesmaid Kelly Meyer, 33.
The 28-year-old man suffered head injuries, bruises and scratches when he was punched, kicked and hit over the head with a bottle after his July 2002 performance at a hotel in Crystal Lake.
Police said attendees at the party became angered when the stripper showed up late and turned out to be a stand-in for the dancer requested by the hosts. Tensions increased when the man allegedly ended his performance sooner than expected and without paying enough attention to the bride.
WHEELING, Ill. (AP) - A woman has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery, admitting she attacked a male stripper who failed to meet expectations during her daughter's bachelorette party.
Jacqueline McMahon, 52, was sentenced to 30 days of court supervision and ordered to pay $2,500 restitution to the victim in a plea deal reached Monday. Prosecutors also agreed to drop battery charges against McMahon's daughter, Carrie McMahon, 22, of Loveland, Colo., and bridesmaid Kelly Meyer, 33.
The 28-year-old man suffered head injuries, bruises and scratches when he was punched, kicked and hit over the head with a bottle after his July 2002 performance at a hotel in Crystal Lake.
Police said attendees at the party became angered when the stripper showed up late and turned out to be a stand-in for the dancer requested by the hosts. Tensions increased when the man allegedly ended his performance sooner than expected and without paying enough attention to the bride.
Polyamorists seek acceptance in Unitarians
BOSTON · No one uttered a word when Harlan White walked into church one day with two women, one on each arm. They were, he says, accepted like any other family in his Unitarian congregation.
...Activists define polyamory as "responsible non-monogamy," or the potential for loving more than one person at a time. They say "polys" want honest, intimate, enduring love relationships. They just don't want relationships to be limited to two people.
BOSTON · No one uttered a word when Harlan White walked into church one day with two women, one on each arm. They were, he says, accepted like any other family in his Unitarian congregation.
...Activists define polyamory as "responsible non-monogamy," or the potential for loving more than one person at a time. They say "polys" want honest, intimate, enduring love relationships. They just don't want relationships to be limited to two people.
E-Pression continues to be your only source for reliable, timely panda infertility news -
Stud Panda Fails to Bring the Stork
Aug 25, 10:31 AM (ET) TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's aging stud panda has failed in his latest attempt to impregnate two female pandas in Mexico, but zoo keepers are pinning their hopes on a romantic rendezvous in Tokyo later this year.
Aug 25, 10:31 AM (ET) TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's aging stud panda has failed in his latest attempt to impregnate two female pandas in Mexico, but zoo keepers are pinning their hopes on a romantic rendezvous in Tokyo later this year.
If you need a mood lifter ...
These stories of how people found each other on Ave Maria Singles are cute.
Making some template changes tonight -
If it looks weird, it's temporary. And e-mail with any changes you think would be good!
Yahoo! News - Microsoft Is Using Linux To Protect Its Own Web Site
Microsoft has made a big deal out of asserting that Linux is not fit for the enterprise. But Microsoft itself is using Linux to help protect its servers against denial-of-service attacks.
According to a post on the Netcraft Web site, Microsoft changed its DNS settings on Friday so that requests for www.microsoft.com no longer resolve to machines on Microsoft's own network, but instead are handled by the Akamai caching system, which runs Linux.
As of this writing, Netcraft reports that www.microsoft.com is still running on Linux, although microsoft.com is reported as running on Windows Server 2003.
A Microsoft spokeswoman said the company "respects the fact that [its partners and vendors] may have diversified business models and operate in mixed IT environments. Microsoft's main concern is doing whatever it takes to help ensure customers can get to the Blaster worm patch to protect their computers.... Microsoft is using Akamai's extensive worldwide network to distrubte the massive traffic that is illegally being directed at Microsoft by hackers."
Microsoft has made a big deal out of asserting that Linux is not fit for the enterprise. But Microsoft itself is using Linux to help protect its servers against denial-of-service attacks.
According to a post on the Netcraft Web site, Microsoft changed its DNS settings on Friday so that requests for www.microsoft.com no longer resolve to machines on Microsoft's own network, but instead are handled by the Akamai caching system, which runs Linux.
As of this writing, Netcraft reports that www.microsoft.com is still running on Linux, although microsoft.com is reported as running on Windows Server 2003.
A Microsoft spokeswoman said the company "respects the fact that [its partners and vendors] may have diversified business models and operate in mixed IT environments. Microsoft's main concern is doing whatever it takes to help ensure customers can get to the Blaster worm patch to protect their computers.... Microsoft is using Akamai's extensive worldwide network to distrubte the massive traffic that is illegally being directed at Microsoft by hackers."
Yahoo! News - EPA Watchdog Rips White House on NYC Air
The White House "convinced EPA to add reassuring statements and delete cautionary ones" by having the National Security Council control EPA communications in the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, according to a report issued late Thursday by EPA Inspector General Nikki L. Tinsley.
"When EPA made a Sept. 18 announcement that the air was 'safe' to breathe, the agency did not have sufficient data and analyses to make the statement," the report says, adding that the EPA had yet to adequately monitor air quality for contaminants such as PCBs, soot and dioxin.
In all, the EPA issued five press releases within 10 days of the attacks and four more by the end of 2001 reassuring the public about air quality. But it wasn't until June 2002 that the EPA determined that air quality had returned to pre-Sept. 11 levels — well after respiratory ailments and other problems began to surface in hundreds of workers cleaning dusty offices and apartments.
The White House "convinced EPA to add reassuring statements and delete cautionary ones" by having the National Security Council control EPA communications in the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, according to a report issued late Thursday by EPA Inspector General Nikki L. Tinsley.
"When EPA made a Sept. 18 announcement that the air was 'safe' to breathe, the agency did not have sufficient data and analyses to make the statement," the report says, adding that the EPA had yet to adequately monitor air quality for contaminants such as PCBs, soot and dioxin.
In all, the EPA issued five press releases within 10 days of the attacks and four more by the end of 2001 reassuring the public about air quality. But it wasn't until June 2002 that the EPA determined that air quality had returned to pre-Sept. 11 levels — well after respiratory ailments and other problems began to surface in hundreds of workers cleaning dusty offices and apartments.
Ananova - Ban on church remarriage for divorced is lifted: Rules banning divorced people from remarrying in church have been revoked by the Church of England.
My Way News: A survey of American children and parents released Tuesday found a mix of three ingredients in abundance for many kids can lead to substance abuse: boredom, stress and extra money.
The Omega Principle (washingtonpost.com)
Some Fish Fats Protect the Heart. What If They Could Also Treat Your Brain?
Some Fish Fats Protect the Heart. What If They Could Also Treat Your Brain?
The Library of Halexandriah: "Alexandria is a Synthesis of new physics, sacred geometry, ancient and modern history, multiple universes & realities, consciousness, the Ha Qabala and ORME, extraterrestrials, corporate rule and politics, law, order and entropy, trial by jury, astronomy, monetary policy, scientific anomalies, and a whole host of other subjects ranging from astrology and astrophysics to superstrings and sonoluminesence to biblical and geologic histories to numerology, the Tarot, and creating your own reality. It is an attempt at bridging of the Age of Pisces and the Age of Aquarius. "
Episcopal congress turns to 'marriage' - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics
Wendy Griffith, a reporter with the Christian Broadcasting Network, asked presiding Episcopal Bishop Frank Griswold about Bishop-elect V. Gene Robinson, who was confirmed Tuesday as the first openly homosexual Episcopal bishop. He is divorced and lives with his male partner.
If, the reporter asked, a divorced male bishop could live with a man to whom he was not married, what about a divorced heterosexual male bishop living with a female lover?
"Or," she added, "is being outside marriage only OK if you are gay?"
"The Episcopal Church honors holy matrimony," Bishop Griswold said, "and certainly if a male were elected bishop and was living with a woman without benefit of clergy, that would be a significant problem."
"So there's a double standard, then?" Miss Griffith asked, at which point church spokesman Jim Solheim abruptly ended the press conference.
Wendy Griffith, a reporter with the Christian Broadcasting Network, asked presiding Episcopal Bishop Frank Griswold about Bishop-elect V. Gene Robinson, who was confirmed Tuesday as the first openly homosexual Episcopal bishop. He is divorced and lives with his male partner.
If, the reporter asked, a divorced male bishop could live with a man to whom he was not married, what about a divorced heterosexual male bishop living with a female lover?
"Or," she added, "is being outside marriage only OK if you are gay?"
"The Episcopal Church honors holy matrimony," Bishop Griswold said, "and certainly if a male were elected bishop and was living with a woman without benefit of clergy, that would be a significant problem."
"So there's a double standard, then?" Miss Griffith asked, at which point church spokesman Jim Solheim abruptly ended the press conference.
A Divided Episcopal Church? (washingtonpost.com)
But Anderson did not call for a "schism." He spoke instead of "constructive disengagement" from the Episcopal Church USA, comparing it to the amicable breakup of the Rev. V. Gene Robinson's marriage.
But Anderson did not call for a "schism." He spoke instead of "constructive disengagement" from the Episcopal Church USA, comparing it to the amicable breakup of the Rev. V. Gene Robinson's marriage.
Very Sad!
Fire Destroys Beam Ky. Bourbon Warehouse
By ELLEN R. STAPLETON, Associated Press Writer
BARDSTOWN, Ky. - Flames engulfed a seven-story bourbon warehouse Monday, sending alcohol-fueled flames more than 100 feet in the air.
The Jim Beam warehouse collapsed about two hours after the fire was reported at 3 p.m. and continued burning. The company said the metal-and-wood structure held about 19,000 barrels of bourbon, or less than 2 percent of its bourbon inventory.
Fire Destroys Beam Ky. Bourbon Warehouse
By ELLEN R. STAPLETON, Associated Press Writer
BARDSTOWN, Ky. - Flames engulfed a seven-story bourbon warehouse Monday, sending alcohol-fueled flames more than 100 feet in the air.
The Jim Beam warehouse collapsed about two hours after the fire was reported at 3 p.m. and continued burning. The company said the metal-and-wood structure held about 19,000 barrels of bourbon, or less than 2 percent of its bourbon inventory.
Married Catholic Priests Still Committed to Calling (washingtonpost.com)
Neither of the Smiths is a practicing Catholic, but both are spiritual and believe in Christ, Smith said. And his 27-year-old wife, a hairstylist, comes from a family that is "hard-core Italian Catholic," he said. For these reasons, they wanted a priest at their marriage, which took place at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Springfield.
There were readings from Ecclesiastes and the Psalms, Smith recalled. Then Cerrato read the words to the 1985 hit "Power of Love" by Huey Lewis & the News. "It was neat," said Charles Smith, "and fitting."
Neither of the Smiths is a practicing Catholic, but both are spiritual and believe in Christ, Smith said. And his 27-year-old wife, a hairstylist, comes from a family that is "hard-core Italian Catholic," he said. For these reasons, they wanted a priest at their marriage, which took place at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Springfield.
There were readings from Ecclesiastes and the Psalms, Smith recalled. Then Cerrato read the words to the 1985 hit "Power of Love" by Huey Lewis & the News. "It was neat," said Charles Smith, "and fitting."
Ananova - Keith Richards admits sampling drugs thrown on to stage: "The Rolling Stones guitarist says people in the audience throw packets of drugs at him marked 'Keith'."
Gay Episcopal Advances Bishop Candidacy
Asked how he reconciles his relationship with his partner of 13 years, Mark Andrew, with biblical prohibitions against homosexuality, (the Rev. V. Gene) Robinson said that in Andrew's 'unfailing and unquestioning love for me I experience a little bit of the kind of never-ending love that God has for me. So it's sacramental for me.'
Asked how he reconciles his relationship with his partner of 13 years, Mark Andrew, with biblical prohibitions against homosexuality, (the Rev. V. Gene) Robinson said that in Andrew's 'unfailing and unquestioning love for me I experience a little bit of the kind of never-ending love that God has for me. So it's sacramental for me.'
Imprisoned Ex-Rep. May Run for President: James A. Traficant, a former Ohio congressman in prison for bribery and racketeering charges, has given his approval to supporters to form a presidential exploratory committee.
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