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Sesame Street: Google Bugle

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:18:50 -0800

cookie sings google bugle.

Time for equal rights for gays is now -- latimes.com

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:05:58 -0800

From the page: "If not in Maine, then where? Until the polls closed Tuesday evening, supporters of same-sex marriage appeared to be within grasp of their first voter victory in the nation. New England has been at the forefront of legalizing marriage for gay and lesbian couples. The campaign was well run, voter turnout high. Maine residents have a reputation as live-and-let-live sorts, and the polls showed the race as extremely close. Nevertheless, Question 1 -- a measure to ban same-sex marriage -- won solidly. This suggests that despite the moral right on its side, the fight for equality for gays and lesbians will be more difficult, more complicated and probably will take a good while longer than it should.

That's not to deny the progress this nation is making. Legislatures and courts in several states have understood that same-sex marriage does more than strengthen families and the institution of marriage; it is an essential right. On the same day that Maine rejected same-sex marriage, Washington state voters appeared to approve giving gays and lesbians in domestic partnerships the same practical rights as married couples. Newly approved federal law recognizes that crimes committed because of the victim's sexual orientation are hate crimes; next on the federal agenda is ending employment discrimination against gays and lesbians.
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Imagine: L.A. bicyclists in the drivers seat, one day a week -- latimes.com

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:38:02 -0800

Imagine Los Angeles without cars. A town where people ride their bikes and walk in the streets and the smells of tacos and veggie burgers drift through the air instead of exhaust.

Sound like a pipe dream? Not if a group called cicLAvia is successful. A volunteer coalition of bicycle advocates, transportation experts, artists and academics, cicLAvia wants to make Sundays in Los Angeles virtually car-free -- transforming the city's streets into giant bike lanes and creating a public space that connects every neighborhood in the city.

Bun-Crushing baby

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:20:51 -0800

more reflections on life from renrutia.

FORA.tv - R. Crumb in Conversation with Francoise Mouly

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:13:13 -0800

a good interview with r crumb.

BBC NEWS | Europe | Karadzic defiant at Hague hearing

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:25:28 -0800

From the page: "At the start of Tuesday's special hearing, Mr Karadzic said: "I do not want to boycott these proceedings, but I cannot take part in something that has been bad from the start and where my fundamental rights have been violated."

Judge Kwon replied that the court had already determined the defendant had had ample time to prepare.

"Clearly you disagree with these decisions," the judge added. "However, as I previously stated to you, it is the trial chamber, not an accused person, which determines readiness for trial." "

Physician accused of deliberately injuring two bicyclists is convicted -- latimes.com

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:09:28 -0800

From the page: "A physician accused of deliberately injuring two cyclists by slamming on his car's brakes on a narrow Brentwood road was convicted Monday of mayhem, assault with a deadly weapon and other serious criminal charges.

Dr. Christopher Thompson, 60, slumped forward and held his face in his hands after the verdicts were announced in a courtroom packed mostly with supporters and cyclists.

Deputy Dist. Atty. Mary Stone, who prosecuted the case, asked for Thompson to be jailed immediately, calling him a flight risk and a safety threat to cyclists."

Religion or Revolution? 1 - Jesus Creed

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:27:59 -0800

From the page: ""Jesus is not the founder of the Christian religion... [but that religion, which did develop centuries later] "was antithetical to what Jesus was about." And he thinks that Christian religion is itself a myth.

Instead, "What Jesus was about was starting a revolution. He called this revolution 'the Kingdom of God'" (9). What is this kingdom?

It is centered on only one thing: "manifesting the beauty of God's character and thus revolting against everything that is inconsistent with this beauty" (9-10). So Boyd calls this a beautiful revolution.
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http://improbable.com/news/2009/NewBarney-2009-10-30.pdf

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:27:32 -0800

At this moment (October 2009), many
Americans are seized by object fascination
with the unpredictable movements of small
white spheres; specifically. This is the
combat known as the World Series of
baseball, which this year pitches the New
York Yankees against the defending world
champions, the Philadelphia Phillies. As
part of our research in this field of dreams, we here report the discovery of another
bipedal vertebrate, similar to the Barney organism.

apsies

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:17:54 -0800

From the page: "Especially among Christians in positions of wealth and power, the idea of reading the Gospels and keeping Jesus� commandments as stated therein has been replaced by a curious process of logic. According to this process, people first declare themselves to be followers of Christ, and then they assume that whatever they say or do merits the adjective �oeChristian”"