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Chuck
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 Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 1:32 am Post subject: 441 |
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Bishop seeks limits for sex abuse payments
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| A prominent Chicago bishop is suggesting legal changes that would shield Roman Catholic institutions from paying excessive damages in sex abuse lawsuits, which he says jeopardize the mission of the church. |
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| "This attack is particularly directed against bishops and priests, since the most effective way to scatter the flock is to attack the shepherd," he told worshipers in Grand Rapids. "We must also use our religious discernment to recognize that the principal force behind these attacks is none other than the devil." |
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Mr Nigma
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| Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 2:40 am Post subject: 442 |
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Shut up Chavez
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| Spain's King Juan Carlos told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to "shut up" during closing speeches by leaders from the Latin world and brought the Ibero-American summit to an acrimonious end. |
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Jack_Ian
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:29 pm Post subject: 443 |
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| Chuck wrote: |
Bishop seeks limits for sex abuse payments
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| A prominent Chicago bishop is suggesting legal changes that would shield Roman Catholic institutions from paying excessive damages in sex abuse lawsuits, which he says jeopardize the mission of the church. |
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They might have gotten the idea from here.
My blood still boils about this.
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| Michael Woods was such a nonentity that he could indeed have gone through his political career as ‘Michael Who?’ However, on his last day as a Fianna Fáil minister in 2002, he signed an agreement indemnifying the religious orders who abused residents in their care (mainly children) against court actions taken against them by these victims. In return, the State was to receive €128m made up of cash and property. Some €20m worth of property has so far been handed over but many of the other properties offered to the State have no commercial value. While Woods acted in the absence of the Attorney General (thanks for that, McDowell) and against the clearly expressed objections of the Dept. of Finance, he must have had the nod from the Taoiseach. The cost to the taxpayer of this magnanimous gesture is likely to be €1 billion, less whatever sum is finally extracted from the religious orders. There is no rational explanation for this lunacy. |
The legal and administrative costs alone of the Residential Institutions Redress Board are expected to top €200 million and the religious institutions are not even compelled to cooperate with the investigations.
I realise that the state must accept some responsibility, since they delegated (though abdicated is more like it) their responsibility for the running of schools, leaving it to the religious orders. But at least share the blame 50:50, not 10:1!
Incidentally, for all you Dan Brown fans, Woods is allegedly a member of Opus Dei.
I better stop typing now before my blood pressure becomes a problem.
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Courk
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| Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:48 pm Post subject: 444 |
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"Is that your pet cat?"
"No, that's my pet friggin'-huge-rat." |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 11:17 pm Post subject: 445 |
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Wrigley Field to be renamed?
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| Real estate tycoon Sam Zell finalized his purchase of the Tribune Company today, and he's wasted no time in making waves throughout the company's various properties. First, he stomped through the Chicago Tribune to energize the newspaper's troops against the rising tide of financial failure. Now, he's dropping knowledge on his plans for the sale of the Cubs, including one interesting caveat: Wrigley Field's naming rights will be up for grabs. |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:49 am Post subject: 446 |
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California Judge Censors The Internet
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A California district court has shut down a controversial Web site in the U.S. that allows whistle blowers to post corporate and government documents online anonymously.
A site known as Wikileaks.org has been taken offline in the U.S. due to a court order from the U.S. District Court in San Francisco. However, the site remains online in other countries, including Belgium and Germany. |
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Samadhi
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:58 am Post subject: 447 |
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Castro resigns.
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Scurra
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:21 am Post subject: 448 |
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Don't you think there's a difference between "resigning" and "not seeking another term of office"?
Resigning is generally a much more pejorative term, implying that the person was forced to leave office, frequently as a result of their own venality or incompetence.
Now I agree that many political figures have avoided the need to actually resign by not seeking re-election, but I doubt that is the case in this circumstance (although if there is some astonishing scandal to break about Castro that we don't know about, then I will eat my hat!)
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New definitions: COFFEE - someone who is coughed upon
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Samadhi
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:38 pm Post subject: 449 |
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Resign is how the Washington Post is calling it, as is virtually every other news agency.
Why the semantic defense of a dictator who's run his country into the ground for 50 years?
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Scurra
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:25 pm Post subject: 450 |
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It took me three pages to find the word "resignation" in that piece, and the BBC piece you linked to doesn't mention it at all. It's obviously the easiest word to use, but I still don't think it's accurate.
But no, let's not get into a pointless semantic argument when a pointless political argument would be so much more fun ... 
fwiw, I don't think Castro was particularly successful as leader of his country. But I don't think that e.g. George W. Bush has been either, given that it's fundamentally an impossible job that should probably never be given to anyone who actually wants to do it.
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New definitions: COFFEE - someone who is coughed upon
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groza528
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:21 pm Post subject: 451 |
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Looks like nobody posted this one yet:
Serbia shrinks |
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Samadhi
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:04 am Post subject: 452 |
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Scurra, that's how I heard it first. And google news gives a lot of hits (that's how I found the one I linked for you) Castro+resign
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The Ragin' South Asian
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:54 pm Post subject: 454 |
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Silence hits top of charts
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| The makers of a chart-topping song only audible to dogs say they hope it can become a global hit. |
Yes, this is in New Zealand.
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The Ragin' South Asian
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Dread Pirate Westley
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| Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:57 pm Post subject: 456 |
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| The game known for its oddly shaped dice eventually was turned into video games, books and movies. |
Except for the 10-sider, all of the standard dice used in a D&D game are regular polyhedra, the idea of which has been around since at least 300 bc. How is that odd? |
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The Ragin' South Asian
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Coyote
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:25 am Post subject: 458 |
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I wrote a long tribute regarding this and meant to post it as a seperate thread. Then the internet ate my post and refused to spit it back.
So I'll just say: "So long, Arthur, and thanks for everything you've done for me." |
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Zag
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| Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:53 pm Post subject: 460 |
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| I knew it! Traffic laws were NEVER about safety, only about revenue generation. Proof, at last. I plan on not paying my next speeding ticket as an act of passive resistance. |
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Scurra
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| Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:15 pm Post subject: 461 |
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| So I'll just say: "So long, Arthur, and thanks for everything you've done for me." |
I just got back from the UK National SF Convention, where there was some discussion of Clarke's work, but not nearly enough given that the timing was wrong (obviously!) One pleasing aspect, however, was that one of the sessions was about determining where the 2010 Con would be held. The only bidder was running under the title of Odyssey which was actually one of the best tributes imaginable, even though the name had been settled upon some time earlier.
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New definitions: COFFEE - someone who is coughed upon
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casinopete
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:52 pm Post subject: 462 |
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So how can prevent your house from getting stolen? Not easily, the FBI says. The best you can do at this point is to stay vigilant.
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Courk
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| Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:11 am Post subject: 463 |
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| Please the FBI or your local police if you think you’ve been victimized. |
So, if I think someone's stolen my house, what am I supposed to do? |
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Dread Pirate Westley
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| Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:45 am Post subject: 464 |
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| I suppose you could try offering cookies. I'm always pleased when people give me tasty treats. |
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Courk
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| Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:03 am Post subject: 465 |
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| My house has been stolen, I can't exactly bake. I don't think store-bought are as pleasing. |
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The Ragin' South Asian
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Chuck
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| Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:17 am Post subject: 467 |
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26-Year Secret Kept Innocent Man In Prison
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| Bob Simon reports on two lawyers who, bound by the client-attorney privilege, kept the secret that their client had committed a murder while an innocent man went to jail for the crime. |
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mps1453
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Chuck
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| Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:02 am Post subject: 469 |
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Looking at children in Maine is now a felony
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| A bill that passed the House last month aims to strengthen the crime of visual sexual aggression against children, according to state Rep. Dawn Hill, D-York. |
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 1:32 pm Post subject: 470 |
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Greek Lesbians upset over gay rights group.
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| ATHENS, Greece — A Greek court has been asked to draw the line between the natives of the Aegean Sea island of Lesbos and the world's gay women. |
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Courk
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 3:14 pm Post subject: 471 |
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| Wow. You cannot make up stuff like that. |
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mps1453
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject: 472 |
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There's an island just for lesbians?
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Neo
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject: 473 |
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There's an island just for lesbians? |
I pray to FSM that you're just kidding.
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mps1453
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Jack_Ian
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mps1453
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:20 pm Post subject: 476 |
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As long as it's a way to stop kids from smoking so it doesn't affect their bodies, I think it's a good idea.
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mps1453
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Chuck
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject: 478 |
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New Texas Law Limits Computer Repair To Licensed Private Investigators
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| If a computer repair technician without a government-issued private investigator’s license takes any actions that the government deems to be an “investigation,” they may be subject to criminal penalties of up to one year in jail and a $4,000 fine, as well as civil penalties of up to $10,000. The definition of “investigation” is very broad and encompasses many common computer repair tasks. |
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AZu
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Chuck
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:51 am Post subject: 480 |
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Kids who say 'yuck' may be racist
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| LONDON, July 7 (UPI) -- Toddlers who say "yuck" when given flavorful foreign food may be exhibiting racist behavior, a British government-sponsored organization says. |
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