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April 29, 2008 News and Trends

It’s The Pizza Scam Artists!

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:40:45 PDT
Well, perhaps calling them scam artists might be going a tad too far. Front page of today’s Las Cruces Sun-News1 reads: Pizza scam partners: D’ough! Duo used bad checks to buy pies, then resold by the slice, police say Las Cruces, NM- Two men hav ebeen indicted for allegedly using forged checks to buy Domino’s pizza and the using a Pizza Hut Uniform to resell the pizzas - still in Domino’s boxes - for $5 a slice]. Adolfo Martinez, 33, and Mark Anderson, 26, both of Las Cruces, were indict

Caption Contest winner

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:41:19 PDT
The Winner of our latest Caption Contest sponsored by EFK Nutrition is # 184 sasquatch_nfld for his caption of the pic of a very dapper Georges St. Pierre: “MMA…anything less would be uncivilized.” Reader “sasquatch_nfld” has won $150 worth of health supplements from EFK Nutrition. We had a lot of really good entries and went back and forth on ...]

A Hero

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:42:57 PDT
I have been very busy lately with other priorities and commitments to be able to blog on a number of issues. Next week I should be able to get back into the mix… but until then… let me share this inspiring speech by a true hero of African heritage (click here). I will comment more on this issue soon… until then remember it is the truth that will set you free! Peace.

Outer Beltway Placed on Hold

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:43:08 PDT
Outer Beltway Placed on Hold Posted by: Austin Cassidy in Local News, The Economy The Outer Beltway project has been postponed by the Florida Department of Transportation as some issues are worked out. The project is vital to economic development in Clay and St. Johns Counties, two places that have seen limited infrastructure restrict their ability to grow industry and an economic base. The FDOT’s official press release follows… The request for qualifications of companies to fund the des

ArcHive] Iraqis Sue Companies Over “Oil For Food” Scandal

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:43:13 PDT
ArcHive] Iraqis Sue Companies Over “Oil For Food” Scandal December 23rd, 2006 From Al Jazeera: An Iraqi woman holds her baby as she waits to receive food from a rationing program inherited from the United Nations oil-for-food program in Baghdad, April 2006. An official inquiry into the corruption that riddled the UN oil-for-food program in Iraq has cleared the Australian government but cited 12 top executives for bribing Saddam Hussein’s regime. Iraqis sue over oil-for-food fraud A rep

Spezi Report

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:44:00 PDT
Azub’s Honza Galla sent me this report from Spezi: The 13th Spezialradmesse (in engl. SPEZI show) was held in Germersheim, Germany April 26th and 27th. As each year there were many exhibitors with wide range of products from children trailers, over tandem bikes, recumbents and trikes to some very special machines which one have never seen. This year the weather was beautiful and thousand of visitors were looking for around. I think that this year the highest number of visitors has come and

Open Thread and Diary Rescue

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:44:42 PDT
Tonight's Rescure Rangers are Yashua, jlms qkw, hhex65, dadanation, Avila, noddem, and joyful, with YatPundit doing a JazzFest second line while trying to drive the editmobile. Building community, an inspiration for SusanG's Diary Rescue volunteers, has resulted in a success story that we celebrate today. Through Diary Rescue and community participation, Rescue Ranger, historiant, and now published author Unitary Moonbat has some very exciting news in History for Kossacks: Role-Playing Games,

Bosco’s Quote Of The Week…

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:45:06 PDT
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Forgeries have literary value

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:45:18 PDT
Forgeries have literary value by Alex Lawson, Daily Vidette Staff in News On Tuesday night, in front of colleagues and friends, a prominent English professor recommended the appreciation and study of the act of literary forgery. The faculty member was Ron Fortune and he was delivering the 79th lecture in the College of Arts and Science's highly regarded and prestigious series of distinguished lectures.… Post the First Comment

GCI Sells Maptech

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:45:19 PDT
GCI Sells Maptech | April 30 Maptech, a company known in geospatial circles for its Terrain Navigator Pro and Pocket Navigator map applications, but even more well-known in marine circles for its paper and electronic marine navigation tools, quietly went on the block earlier this year. Adena Schutzberg takes a look at the company's interesting past and its expected future. More Articles... The University of Southern California offers state-of-the-art graduate courses from you

I wonder if they will thank me? - Western Standard- Shotgun Blog

I wonder if they will thank me?
Western Standard- Shotgun Blog, Canada - Apr 24, 2008
By contrast, I have been in the media on an almost daily basis: in the National Post, in the Globe and Mail, on Newsworld, on Newsnet, on Global TV and on ...