Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Mom Gives Birth to Quints

A 22 year old gave birth to 4 girls and 1 boy. She became pregnamt after one dose of a fertility drug. The single dose was taken because of a hormonal imbalance. Jennell Dickens, a single woman, had been hospitalized since July 12 so that doctors could monitor the babies. Her older sister, 23 year old Sharita Dickens has two children of her own, ages 2 and 5. Sharita said, "They'll definitely be loved. There is plenty of love in our family."

The Dickens Quintuplets Fund has been set up to collect donations.

Read to the end to find out what she named these children.

A couple questions:

1. Why didn't this woman marry the father?
2. Why should I help support her?
3. Doesn't this family believe in marriage? It looks like sis is single too.


This is a Washington Times story so you will have to log in.

Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Eurabia

Europe- a breeding ground for radical Islam. I have the book by Bat Ye'or called Eurabia. After you read this article you may be interested in the book. Eurabia is fundamentally anti-Christian, anti-Western, anti-semitic. It is also why so much of Europe is anti-American.

Real ID Dangers

Here is a thought provoking commentary on the National ID card that is in the Real ID bill passed by Congress.

Friday, September 16, 2005

No Dead Cats Were Harmed

BERLIN - A German inventor said he has developed a method to produce crude oil products from waste that he believes can be an answer to the soaring costs of fuel, but denied a German newspaper story implying he also used dead cats.

Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Google Blog Search

Google now has a Blog Search, and we're on it already!

As others have pointed out, Technorati has been dreading this day... Their site is slow and cumbersome, although the content they provide is very useful. Until Google comes out with a Blog Zeitgeist (like their Search Zeitgeist), Technorati will continue to be the only site really tracking what's being talked about on blogs.

Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Chavez Seizes Land

Is Venezuela going down the Zimbabwe road?
There has been none of the violence and mayhem that accompanied land seizures in Zimbabwe in recent years, but economists and angry land owners fear that -- as in Zimbabwe -- the takeovers will destroy a productive agriculture sector and undermine the economy.

This article is in the Washington Times so you will need to log in.

Monday, September 12, 2005

Chemical Weapons Threat in Iraq

I thought Iraq had no chemical weapons.
An Al-Qaeda-affiliated group has threatened to attack Iraqi and coalition forces with chemical weapons "within 24 hours" if they do not withdraw their troops from Tal Afar...."I believe that the [Al-Qaeda] group acting in Iraq possesses or has produced chemical weapons. The problem lies in how these weapons are used and the targets they are used for. If chemical weapons are used in the open, they must be quite extensive to bring about any effect; but they can be used in closed [spaces] too," Alani said, adding: "We must take the threat seriously."

Friday, September 09, 2005

What IS Yahoo Thinking?

"We already knew that Yahoo collaborates enthusiastically with the Chinese regime in questions of censorship, and now we know it is a Chinese police informant as well," Reporters Without Borders said in a statement. "Yahoo obviously complied with requests from the Chinese authorities to furnish information regarding an IP address that linked Shi Tao to materials posted online, and the company will yet again simply state that they just conform to the laws of the countries in which they operate," the organization said. "But does the fact that this corporation operates under Chinese law free it from all ethical considerations? How far will it go to please Beijing? ..."


I must admit I was shocked when I read this on the Silicon Valley blog. Is the almighty dollar their only consideration? What should be the price of doing business in a communist country?The Motley Fool has weighed in also.

The New Monasticism

"A fresh crop of Christian communities is blossoming in blighted urban settings all over America..."

From Christianity Today.

Thursday, September 01, 2005

Community Service Doesn't Always Help

We've all read the stories of those convicted of crimes being forced to perform community service as part of their punishment. Supposedly, the community service will help make them better members of society. Maybe it does work for some, but this young man just found more trouble to get into.
A 19-year-old man from Salisbury was supposed to be cleaning up a cemetery last week as part of court-ordered community work after he broke into an apartment building last fall.
Instead, officials said, Neil J. Goodwin Jr. invaded the tomb of a Civil War veteran, pulled apart the 142-year-old skeleton, and then played with the bones, balancing the skull on his shoulder and posing for pictures.

Even the police don't always get it as seen in this quote from a police lieutenant:
"Every time you think you have seen it all, something like this happens," Siemasko said. "We just can't understand why anyone would do this."

Ban on Hate-Speakers

Well a ban on Robertson, anyways.

"Key points
• MP calls for Pat Robertson ban over alleged assassination comment
• Evangelist said Venezuelan president Chavez should be 'taken out' on TV
• Home Office declines to comment on proposed ban under anti-terror laws

Key quote
"My view is that [Mr Robertson] is frankly not the sort of person we would welcome into Britain. The new law would catch him as someone preaching hate and murder" - Nigel Griffiths MP"