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At Chilean mine, joy and relief as tunnel reaches trapped men
The miners, who had been gathered anxiously for the previous 12 hours at the section of the tunnel where the drill bit entered, celebrated. Ten minutes after the drill reached them, they sent messages topside that no one had been injured. The slightly angled hole into the San Jose copper and gold mine will now be used to haul out the miners one by one in a specially designed rescue capsule. That operation is expected to begin Wednesday, according to Chile's mining minister, the Associated Press reported Saturday night. Seconds after the drill reached the miners, a chorus of truck horns echoed through the valley, a long-awaited signal to relatives who had held a 48-hour vigil of hope and anxiety. Hundreds of family members hugged, cried and climbed up the mountain to celebrate. On the slope, surrounded by 33 flags - one for each of the trapped men - relatives cheered and talked of the moment when their loved ones would be free. The men have been stranded since Aug. 5 and were discovered alive Aug. 22.
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Gay Pride in Belgrade attacked by anti-gay rioters
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian riot police fought running battles on Sunday with hundreds of far-right supporters who hurled Molotov cocktails and stun grenades to try disrupt a gay pride march in downtown Belgrade. Nearly 100 people were hurt and over 100 arrested, officials said. /snip Sunday's pride march was viewed as a major test for Serbia's government, which has launched pro-Western reforms and pledged to protect human rights as it seeks European Union membership. Right-wing groups broke up a gay march in 2001 and forced the cancellation of last year's event. "This was undoubtedly a political message, an attempt to destabilize the country and this government," said prominent political analyst Miljenko Dereta. "The rioters had political support." /snip Police said that 78 policemen and 17 citizens were injured. They said 101 people were detained, 53 of whom remain in custody, suspected of violent behavior. Serbian President Boris Tadic condemned the "vandalism" on Belgrade streets and pledged that the extremists will be arrested and punished. "Serbia will guarantee human rights for all its citizens, regardless of the differences among them, and no attempts to revoke these freedoms with violence will be allowed," Tadic said
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A week after attending a tumultuous city council meeting over recognition of LGBT History Month in Norman, Oklahoma, another young man has killed himself at the home of his family. Some family members are attributing part of the cause of this suicide on his experiences coming out in a local high school added to some rather vile statements in opposition to the city council's vote to recognize LGBT History Month. Naturally, the most toxic verbiage (along with the spewing of rightwing talking points) came from self-proclaimed "Christians," who ignored the sins of members of their own religion to concentrate on some amazingly vile, willfully ignorant testimony about the imagined "lifestyle" of the LGBT community. One bi-racial woman, who insisted she resented gays using their private relationships as a "civil rights" issue, proudly proclaimed her "christianity" while ignoring that her personally selected and interpreted "religious" beliefs - which are PRIVATELY chosen, are protected by the same anti-discriminination laws. She was, of course, a self-claiming sexuality expert about homosexuals and their inability to "reproduce" . . .I'm rolling my eyes. It seems to me that a society which allows the willfully ignorant to reproduce and the raise willfully ignorant children, deciding which "religious" belief best suits the prejudices they wish to instill in those children, which "religious" views they wish to impose upon other citizens, can certainly allow the LGBT population the same access to rights which these morons claim as their own. I'm sick and tired of listening to these self-righteous, weak-minded, faith-based hate-co-dependent sociopaths go on their damn rants. Why is it so hard for people in this country to stand up to the bigots - hell, you don't even have to call them bigots. When some wingnut alleged "Christian" starts telling me all about their special connection to hate based on Jesus, I never hesitate to remind them about the amazingly long list of others in their flock with a damnable history of willful sin. I also never hesitate to remind them that I view religion as a private choice and a private thing, and view people who need to wear it on their sleeves as likely not really very faithful...and that they sound as if they use their "God" as a second husband/wife or surrogate. That being said, this poor 19-year-old kid, who did endure many taunts and exposure to some of America's worst practitioners of irrational insanity, is now dead. And you can bet that every rightwing nutcase who spews such vile, bullying hatred while pretending to ground it on the white baby Jesus, will immediately deny having any influence on this young man. Here is the story from the Norman, Oklahoma newspaper: http://normantranscript.com/headlines/x1477594493/-I-m-... And you can see a video clip of part of the citizens commentary at the city council meeting here: http://www.queerty.com/suicide-oklahomas-zach-harringto... Listening to some of these people just makes me shake my head - and makes me angry. I wish I had been at the meeting, because someone needs to start speaking up and getting back into their faces in the same manner their vile, irrational phobia gets projected onto the public - and onto other citizens. |
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Social security again no cola increase for 2011, thanks a fucking lot a@@holes.
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I dont know what it is like where you all are. Here there is so much negative campaigning, mud slinging, lawsuits, accusations, mailings by the truckloads denoucing each other, and such. At this point, Im having trouble figuring out who the Palin clones even are.
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Hint: On the ballot, they all have (R) next to their name.
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Iceland is ranked 'best for gender equality' (Iceland's Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir is also an out lesbian http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...e-1519068.html) Iceland remains the country that has the greatest equality between men and women, according to an annual report by the World Economic Forum (WEF). It is the second year in succession that Iceland has topped the foundation's Global Gender Gap Report. The report measures equity in the areas of politics, education, employment and health. /snip "Low gender gaps are directly correlated with high economic competitiveness. Women and girls must be treated equally if a country is to grow and prosper." /snip Meanwhile the US has risen to 19th place from 31st in 2009, because of a higher number of women in President Obama's administration and a reduction in the country's gender pay gap. Lowest gender gaps in 2010 1 Iceland - no change from 2009 2 Norway - Up from 3rd 3 Finland - Down from 2nd 4 Sweden - No change 5 New Zealand - No change 6 Republic of Ireland - Up from 8th 7 Denmark - No change 8 Lesotho - Up from 10th 9 Philippines - No change 10 Switzerland - Up from 13th 11 Spain - Up from 17th 12 South Africa - Down from 6th 13 Germany - Down from 12th 14 Belgium - Up from 33rd 15 UK - No change Source: World Economic Forum
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Judge bans 'don't ask' policy worldwide - Josh Gerstein: Judge bans 'don't ask' policy worldwide
October 12, 2010 Judge bans 'don't ask' policy worldwide A federal judge has ordered the Defense Department to halt all enforcement worldwide of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding gays in the military. U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips issued the injunction (text here) Tuesday after finding last month that the policy, passed by Congress in 1993, violates the Constitutional rights of servicemembers. She acted on a lawsuit brought by a gay GOP group, the Log Cabin Republicans. The Justice Department had urged Phillips, who sits in Riverside, Calif., to limit any relief in the case to the Log Cabin group or to the named plaintiffs, but the judge rebuffed that request. Her order applies to all U.S. military operations across the globe. The White House had no immediate reaction to the order, which took effect at the time it was issued. If the Justice Department continues its present stance of defending the "don't ask" statute despite President Barack Obama's call for its repeal, an appeal is likely. That is sure to provoke an angry response from gay activists and others pressing for an end to the policy. "The president will continue to work as hard as he can to change the law that he believes is fundamentally unfair," Gibbs said, while reserving comment on the injunction. http://www.politico.com/blogs/joshge...worldwide.html
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Iceland was the very last place that was Christianized. They fought Christianity for as long as they could. I wonder if their history on the equality of women, etc, has anything do with the Teutonic culture and that they honored women as leaders and Goddess?
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The New York Times Tue, October 12, 2010 -- 3:45 PM ET ----- Judge Orders Injunction Stopping 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' A federal judge ordered the government on Tuesday to stop enforcing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, ending the military's 17-year-old ban on openly gay troops. U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips's ruling was widely cheered by gay rights organizations. Department of Justice attorneys have 60 days to appeal. Legal experts say the department is under no legal obligation to do so and could let Judge Phillips's ruling stand. Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010...ry.html?emc=na |
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The first Chilean minor has been rescued!!!!
The first Chilean minor has been rescued!!!!The first Chilean minor has been rescued!!!!
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Rescue mission of minors, live right now...
Hope folks who are interested are watching the rescue mission in Chile. I'm following CNN with Cooper.
The first man just came up. 68 days, 1/2 mile below the surface of the earth. A HUGE bringing together of many countries helping with this event. And a great respect towards Chile being shown. There is so much love! Only 32 of the original 33 to go! (But, they are sending down a rescue person for first few times on each descend...) Amazing story of survival, adaptation, AND LOVE. (And technology too, used in a good way. Folks from NASA helped. A driller from Afghanistan, etc... and on and on and on.) There is HOPE. Oh, it's called "Camp Hope" too, I believe. PEACE
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Jeff Hart, lead driller. First to break through - on plan "B" of three plans of drilling.
He is now watching from a hotel room. These folks (drillers) got OUT of the way in respect of the Chileans, for the families - along with other folks crucial in helping and needing to be here with this phase of the rescue... (including medical, as well as the capsule/equipment technicians, etc...) A LOT of coordinating going on there, and well thought out... regarding diet, communications, video documentations to help for the future, compression suits, etc... Jeff Hart stated... he drilled standing, as a "good driller can feel better than any gauge". Truly amazing. He also said it was the toughest drilling job he's ever had. Bits constantly breaking. The 80 degree angle, through a very tough strata. _ This is such a healing event. I hope that it ALL goes well! Here's to everyone involved in this, and to JEFF HART - YOU HAVE HEART!!! (I just heard his interview, very humble man.) *Second rescuer just arrived with the miners! I got VERY choked up when the first one came down and we could see the miners hugging him... and he them. Brave folk here!!!! Second miner coming up. Such comradery we're witnessing!! Much peace and love!
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reverse course and head to Oklahoma By Paul Wiseman USA TODAY OKLAHOMA CITY — Former Hollywood producer Neal Nordlinger, raising funds for a technology venture a couple of years ago, was stunned when a partner suggested locating the start-up here in Okla- homa's capital and leaving Los Angeles behind: "I said: 'Are you blankety-blank crazy? Oklahoma City? It's a cow town.' " That was then. Now Nordlinger is running a software firm here and preaching the virtues of the heartland — low costs, unclogged streets, friendly people. "It's a dream here," he says. "The selling price of a house here would not be the down payment on a house in L.A. ... People in L.A. do something for you because there's something in it for them. Here, they genuinely want to help you succeed." Nordlinger, who co-produced the Arnold Schwarzenegger movies Last Action Hero and Junior, is part of a mini-exodus: Since 1999, the number of Californians departing the Golden State for Oklahoma has outnumbered those going the opposite direction by more than 21,000, a reversal of the Depression-era migration west that John Steinbeck described in The Grapes of Wrath. In August, Boeing announced plans to shift 550 jobs from Long Beach to its complex next to Tinker Air Force Base outside Oklahoma City. The influx of Californians is a sign of Oklahoma's growing economic prowess. The state was spared the worst of the nation's deepest economic downturn since Steinbeck wrote his classic novel of Okies and their desperate journey from the Dust Bowl to the orchards of California. "We are outperforming the rest of the country," says Mickey Hepner, an economist at the University of Central Oklahoma. "Our personal income is growing a little faster than elsewhere. ... We didn't suffer the depths of recession like the rest of the country, so we could bounce back a little more quickly." Poised for growth Oklahoma's unemployment rate was tied for 10th lowest in the country in August at 7%. Aaron Smith, senior economist for Moody's Analytics, recently upgraded his forecast for the state, writing, "Oklahoma should be among the first to make the leap from recovery to expansion." http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2010-10-12-oklahoma12_CV_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
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