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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters)–- The UN special rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief has spoken out against intolerance towards religious groups such as Falun Gong and the Baha'is, remarks that irritated China.
"Small communities, such as Jehovah's ...
DATE: Oct 23, 2010
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"The Dirty Life: On Farming, Food, –and Love"
Scribner, by Kristin Kimbal
The night freelance writer and vegetarian Kristin Kimball met her future husband, she helped him slaughter a pig. The next morning, she ate a double helping of sausage and, as...
DATE: Oct 23, 2010
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It's been an unusually hectic week keeping abreast of a multitude of highly stimulating historical, cultural and social events pertaining to the 6th International African Diaspora Heritage Trail Conference 2010.
It was a long time ago that the signif...
DATE: Oct 23, 2010
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"Washington: A Life"
Penguin Press,by Ron Chernow
Daunting in both size and scope, this biography by National Book Award winner Ron Chernow examines the life and influence of the first president of the United States.
Despite the many volumes writte...
DATE: Oct 23, 2010
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LONDON (Reuters) – Conservative evangelicals opposed to women bishops in the Church of England have formed a new society, warning liberals that a failure to back their alternative plans could derail the Church's divisive proposals.
The religious soci...
DATE: Oct 23, 2010
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican newspaper has declared that Homer Simpson is part of the pope's flock — a claim that leaves "The Simpson's" TV producer baffled.
"Few people know it and he does everything to hide it but it is true: Homer J. Simpson is...
DATE: Oct 23, 2010
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Question: How many years of grade skipping would you consider acceptable? I worry about the social aspect of acceleration and being exposed to much older children when my child is socially immature. Where do you find the balance of providing the appr...
DATE: Oct 23, 2010
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LOS ANGELES — Mix up another batch of Ron Ron Juice.
The tanned misfits of "Jersey Shore" are down for a potential fourth season of their popular MTV reality series, which documents their hard-partying, slap-tastic lifestyle while living under one ro...
DATE: Oct 23, 2010
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Not a lot to report locally butthere was high drama at the Bridge World Series in Philadelphia which finished last week.
In the Major events, Bobby Levin and Steve Weinstein won the World Open Pairs, Lyn Deas and Beth Palmer won the World Womens Pair...
DATE: Oct 23, 2010
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — We're digging deep in the vaults this week, going all the way back to 1999 to look at movies with viral buzz.
These are films that cultivated a mystique about them, an urgent, must-see aura, based on unorthodox marketing methods. M...
DATE: Oct 23, 2010
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