Aug 08 2013
A ‘fatberg’ in the sewers? What a waste By Richard Sugg, Thursday 8 August 2013 11.51 EDT A colossal “fatberg” of wet-wipes, sanitary products and food fat clogging a Kingston sewer threatened to send raw sewage spurting into London streets and homes in late July. Looking like some kind of B-movie monster, this 15-tonne …
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Aug 08 2013
Richard Dawkins’ tweets on Islam are as rational as the rants of an extremist Muslim cleric By Nesrine Malik, Thursday 8 August 2013 13.13 EDT Today is the first day of Eid, the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. I took the day off, as Eid on your own at work without family …
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Aug 08 2013
Reunited After 50 Years, An Algerian Buena Vista Social Club Makes Its U.S. Debut By Anastasia Tsioulcas, August 08, 2013 2:00 AM Stories of old friends finding each other again aren’t all that surprising in the age of Facebook and Twitter. But sometimes, those reunions can lead to the opportunity of a lifetime. A …
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Aug 04 2013
Meet the Bush-loving, military women-fearing, likely new senator By Jillian Rayfield, Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 04:22 PM CDT Freshman congressman Tom Cotton will reportedly announce next week that he is running for Senate against Mark Pryor, an Arkansas Democrat who is likely the most vulnerable incumbent up for reelection in 2014. Cotton, a young …
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Aug 03 2013
Who is ‘Judaizing’ King David’s Tomb? By Nir Hasson, Aug. 3, 2013 5:12 AM A serious act of vandalism, a string of coincidences, and a decision by the Israel Antiquities Authority have combined to change the character of King David’s Tomb on Mt. Zion from a Muslim site into a synagogue. On Tuesday this …
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Aug 03 2013
Christian Zionism: The New Heresy that Undermines Middle East Peace By Revd Dr Stephen Sizer, Thursday, 01 August 2013 08:00 At least one in four American Christians surveyed recently by Christianity Today magazine said that they believe it is their biblical responsibility to support the nation of Israel. This view is known as Christian …
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Aug 02 2013
Benjamin Franklin to the Federal Convention 17 Sept. 1787 Farrand 2:641–43 The engrossed Constitution being read, Docr. Franklin rose with a speech in his hand, which he had reduced to writing for his own conveniency, and which Mr. Wilson read in the words following. Mr. President I confess that there are several parts of …
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