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  Ok so I’ve complained many times about my crappy job but I will do it again. MY JOB SUCKS!!! Today was one of those days when you just want to just walk into your bosses office, take a shit on the desk, walk out, and tell them to have a good life. It’s [...]

Mohammed Hafidh Abdul-Razzaq had been summoned by U.S. Embassy officials who wanted to make amends for the killing of his 10-year-old son. The boy died during a shooting involving employees of Blackwater Worldwide, the U.S. security firm. Deputy Chief of Mission Patricia A. Butenis told him that she was sorry for what had happened, Abdul-Razzaq recalled. She gave him a sealed envelope. It had his name written on it. Abdul-Razzaq pushed it away. “I told her I refuse to receive any amount,” the auto parts dealer said. “My father is a tribal sheik, and we’re not used to taking any amount unless the concerned will come and confess and apologize. Then we will talk about compensation.” In September, Blackwater contractors protecting an embassy mission killed 17 Ir

We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces. Carl Sagan addthis_url = [...]

WE OFTEN MENTION THE WORD "FETTERS." THIS IS A BUDDHIST CONCEPTION, BUT IS VERY CLEAR TO UNDERSTAND ONCE IT IS DEFINED. BUDDHISTS ALSO USE WORDS SUCH AS "BONDS," "CHAINS," "SHACKLES," AND THE MOST APPROPRIATE, "ENTANGLEMENTS." ALL THESE WORDS ARE INTENDED...

My children grow older and bigger in the cosmopolitan, open minded bliss of Silicon Valley in California. We are so used to our children that on the whole we bimble along our trajectory with only the occasional blip. Public blips usually cause me more concern that private blips. In public there is always a dilemma, should I explain and excuse, or be evasive? I feel uncomfortable announcing to perfect strangers that my boys are autistic, especially if the children are there to overhear. I wondered sometimes if this was because I was ashamed or embarrassed or both? Even now, as I think back, I believe the underlying truth was far different from such social trifles.The difficulty was the need to protect the person that you told. When you tell someone something that they are not expecti

This morning I awoke before sunrise and said my sad good-byes to my daughter and her finance in our UK village home of the last year. Our Cheshire home was set on a high plain and overlooked idilic pastures, sheep, protected forest and quaint cottages. Living in England for the past two years has been [...]

I have discovered, through a Google Alert for "Moderate Muslims Rejecting Terrorism", another exemplar of ignorance. I post a few gems of ignorance below interspersed with my comments. March 29, 2008 Charleston Gazette: Storm Fallout from film Anyone who reads the daily news knows that thousands of horrible, tragic, murderous incidents around the world involve Muslims. Actually, much of the endless slaughter targets fellow Muslims. But it's unclear whether the bloodshed has any link to Islam and the vast faith's 1 billion adherents - or whether it arises from just a tiny fanatic fringe, rather like the few extreme Christians who murdered abortion clinic workers. What is that phrase the terrorists shouted when they slew the children at Beslan, hijacked the airliners and hacked off those

Hello readers! So sorry about the delay for a new post! I have had some recent computer problems, but finally got a half-decent laptop, so I’m back in business. Thank you for being patient, if there are any of you out there!Last night marked the Opening Night of the 2008 Major League Baseball season and needless to say, it jump started in good fashion. The Washington Nationals’ new ballpark was christened with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth for a Nats win.Most clubs open up their seasons today or tomorrow, including our beloved Mets, down in Florida against the Marlins. I am sure we all look forward to a great and exciting season ahead of us. Don’t forget to keep up with my pre-season predictions!So there are a few things I would like to touch on in this post. Keeping

Knowledge is power. Ignorance is bliss. I embrace each of these contrasting proverbs depending on the situation. For example, I like to be blissfully ignorant about the content of books and movies. When we first started watching movies on DVD with all the extras, my husband had this awful habit of watching the theater trailer (which used to be a prime DVD extra, I guess). I strenuously

Michelle Obama came under new criticism Thursday as opponents seized upon remarks the would-be first lady made in a speech in January, when she told a group of students that they need to take advantage of diversity on campus so they can stop feeling “justified in your own ignorance … That’s America.”

I have been reading this book for awhile now. It's called "The Book of General Ignorance .. Everything You Think You Know is Wrong". As I started thumbing through it I was perplexed by all the misinformation that we are given. Thank goodness for this book; I can now put all those [...]

י'ה באדר ב' תשס"חRaven 16Kabbalah teaches there are four categories of ignorance. They are passive ignorance, active ignorance, essential ignorance, and enlightened ignorance.Passive ignorance is easy to understand and easy to come by. It's what fills a person's head after a lifetime spent in front of a television set. It is the inevitable and automatic outcome of doing nothing with one's mind.The passively ignorant do not care to understand anything.Active ignorance is commonly mistaken for knowledge, so that although we imagine that we go to school in order to fill our heads with wisdom, we are really there to exchange one type of ignorance for another. Active ignorance is particularly deceptive because it parades in academic (or religious) trappings. Moreover, it often refle

John McCain has been portraying himself as the man with experience, after all, he has made more trips to Iraq than any other member of Congress. Senator McCain insists Barack Obama lacks his foreign policy experience and the United States needs someone as president who can make the right decisions when the phone rings at [...]

~Snooper~OK. So, they may not be lies because he just may very well believe the rhetoric of the racists Wright, the good preacher of Barack's church of two decades or so. Now, Michelle Obama truly and indeed believes the good preacher because in her thesis, she reveals and exposes just how angry she is about chez whitie.I despise racists no matter the nationality or color. We cannot say that about the Obamas...they revel in it; promote it; and use it to feed themselves power from the ignorant masses.The speech today as given by Barack Obama in response to the non-reverent Rev Wright can be read here and there are two other interesting pieces here and here. All three are must reads. One of the articles addresses the first test of a potential president as he faces a crisis and the other

 By: Mimi Rothschild “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” Mark said as he used a feather and ink to scribble down a phrase on the back of a napkin. “What, isn’t school and education the same?” Mark’s friend, Ignorance, asked. Mark shook his head as he looked into the mirror at his age and [...]

You know we bring a lot of stuff on ourselves as a people. No matter what our race or gender, in America, there are certain things expected if one wants or claims to be a citizen of this countryFirst off, I am one that believes if one doesn’t know their rights, hey you have no rights, and don’t give me this constitutional shit about amendments and all. I would even venture to speculate that most folk’s aint never even read the constitution and may have even complained when they had to read it 8th grade civics class.Personally, I consider myself to be a sovereign entity, or citizen-sovereign, for I and only I can “so ever reign” over myself. In fact, I may be wrong, but this is what I have reduced the general corpus of discussion to be about at and during the Constitutional conv

You know we bring a lot of stuff on ourselves as a people. No matter what our race or gender, in America, there are certain things expected if one wants or claims to be a citizen of this countryFirst off, I am one that believes if one doesn’t know their rights, hey you have no rights, and don’t give me this constitutional shit about amendments and all. I would even venture to speculate that most folk’s aint never even read the constitution and may have even complained when they had to read it 8th grade civics class.Personally, I consider myself to be a sovereign entity, or citizen-sovereign, for I and only I can “so ever reign” over myself. In fact, I may be wrong, but this is what I have reduced the general corpus of discussion to be about at and during the Constitutional conv

Image from Between Heaven and Earth.My last post on what I would say when confronted by a mom who wanted to exclude a dad from a playgroup reminded me of this post about Doug's experience with apparent bigotry in a playground. Now this woman didn't have a problem with Doug taking his daughter to the playground in the middle of a weekday, but she had some serious ignorance about Asian-Americans. Shortly after I posted, he related another story. She had been having back pains so she went to see a doctor that someone recommended. She said he was a Chinese doctor and seemed very knowledgeable, but she didn't understand why he didn't suggest acupuncture.OMG, is she serious? Do people really think that all Chinese doctors are acupuncturists? Hello, we live in the US, where western medicine

IslamOnline.net & Newspapers "Under Islam, I am respected. It tells me that I have a right to an education and that it is my duty to seek out knowledge," said Ridley. CAIRO — Award-winning British reporter Yvonne Ridley has blamed the ignorance of Western politicians and media for the ongoi

I’ve spoken before about how much I love the written language. How I enjoy playing with words as if they were building blocks, crafting lofty structures in idiosyncratic shapes to convey a concept or action as precisely and uniquely as possible. In this sense, if no other, I consider myself a writer - [...]

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The ABC News GOP debate in New Hampsire produced a serious exchange on foreign policy (transcript). The candidates were asked whether they would continue the Bush policy of nation-building and attempting to spread democracy throughout the world.REP. PAUL: Well, I certainly agreed with his foreign policy that he ran on and that we as Republicans won in the year 2000 -- you know, the humble foreign policy, no nation-building, don't be the policeman of the world. And we were strongly critical of the policy of the Clinton administration, that did the opposite. And we fell short. Of course, the excuse is that 9/11 changed everything, but the Bush doctrine of preemptive war is not a minor change. This is huge. This is the first time we as a nation accept as our policy that we start the wars. I d

I am often astounded by the stupidity of others. But nowhere am I more aware of it than when I'm riding public transportation and I am subjected to other people's conversations. Sometimes I chuckle to quietly, sometimes I shake my head -- but I never ever say anything out loud. Because, like my rule about not honking at people while driving on highways in places where people are known to carry guns, you never know what people are going to do next.For example, on the New York subway, some people got the crap beaten out of them for responding to a "Merry Christmas" with "Happy Hanukkah." According to the CNN article:Two women who were with a group of 10 rowdy people then began to verbally assault Adler's companions with anti-Semitic language, Hellerstein said.One member of the group allegedly yelled, "Oh, Hanukkah. That's the day that the Jews killed Jesus," she said.When Adler tried to intercede, a male member of the group punched him, she said.No, you idiot, Hanukkah is somethi

NOT bliss. Remember that. Sure, watching the news can be extraordinarily upsetting and you might’ve been a million times better had you not seen it, in general, it’s a good thing to know what’s going on in the world, the environment and your health. More specifically, you have to know that it is, in fact, essential [...]

~Snooper~We reported on this the other day and as predicted, the Leftinistra Moonbats of the anti-Americanist Fruit Loop Brigades are having to change soiled panties seemingly on the hour.Bush-Bashing Is FunBut here's what you missed amid the Iranapalooza excitement. Some of the elusive and much sought-after political progress in Iraq: (read the rest...it won't disappoint)The above is from Jules Crittenden. The below is from the disheartened and so mentally deficient losers of the left:It has been a trying few days, as our animus to cry angrily and fearfully for vengeance against an unending succession of exaggerated foreign threats has been dampened by disappointing news regarding the supposed nonexistence of the Iranian nuclear threat, according to certain intelligence sources against whom our resentment is now rising. (read the rest and bring your tissues...I laughed so hard I thought I was going to snot myself)The pathetic loons of Trolldom and Doom and Gloom have been beaten...

By now you’ve probably heard something about a teddy bear in the news. But it seems to me that the way people understood the story had a lot to do with where they heard about it. So in the tradition of this piece, I’ve created two very different interpretations pared down from different news sources. First we have, edited from Andrew Heavens’s story of last Friday, what I like to call “Crazy Muslims At it Again”: KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Hundreds of Sudanese Muslims, waving green Islamic flags, took to the streets of Khartoum on Friday demanding death for the British teacher convicted of insulting Islam after her class named a teddy bear Mohammad. “No one lives who insults the Prophet,” the protesters chanted, a day after school teacher Gillian Gibbons, 54, was sentenced to 15 days in jail and deportation from Sudan. At least 1,000 protesters shook their fists or waved banners or ceremonial swords and chanted religious and nationalist slogans after

Insanity can be defined as doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. That is, if you define words based on e-mail forwards and commonly used sayings, as opposed to looking them up in the dictionary. I think I have enough naturally-occuring insanity, so I needn't tempt fate by doing the same things over and over again....I could land myself in an asulym! That said, I am considering a new approach to my feelings about Black men. Before I continue, let me tell you this: I used to be one of those sisters who was sooooo all about the Black man. “Oh, they so great, they so strong”, etc. Then I grew up and started seeing things for what they are and not what I want to them to be. You can say what you want about me being a hater or an asshole, but I will never back down from these two statements: the Black man has let the community down and the Black man, since he has been freed from chattle slavery, has consistently mistreated and abused the Black woman. And on

Thousands of Sudanese protested on Friday in Khartoum, Sudan, calling for the execution of a British teacher convicted of insulting Islam for letting her students name a teddy bear Muhammad.(Abd Raouf/The Associated Press) In Sudan, demonstrators call for execution of British teacher NAIROBI: Hundreds of

We've heard some French Quebeckers express racist remarks at the Bouchard-Taylor Commission's hearings. Now, we hear other Quebeckers being so proud of their ignorance without looking racist! Indeed, it's about time that someone tells them that the Christmas tree is not a Christian symbol.A Sikh man said that no preferential treatment should be made in terms of religious accommodations. He supported his lame argument by suggesting that all religions must be treated equally, because we let the Christmas tree being shown in public places. Most of all, he upheld that the Christmas tree is a Christian symbol.Either this man is a chronic moron or an innocent ignorant.Needless to remind you that in France, a country that forbids the display of religious symbols in public places, the Christmas tree can be put in public places. Some will say that this is a preferential treatment to Christianity. However, if it can be put in public places in France, it's because the Christmas tree is not a

We find that all Redeemers were treated badly by the world. Jesus, Socrates, Mansoor, Bruno etc. Why is it so?Aurobindo answersHard is the World Redeemer's heavy taskThe whole world becomes his adversary.Those whom he came to save are his enemiesThose he would redeems are his adversariesThis world is in love with its own ignoranceIts darkness moves away from the Saviour LightIt gives the Cross in payment for the Crown ! ( Savitri - The Book of the Redeemer) This is a benighted humanity or an ignorant race !A man who was about to become the Redeemer aks HeavenWhy should I throw my arms against the shut Heavens Or struggle against a mute inevitable FateOr hope in vain to uplift an ignorant raceWho hugs their lot and mocks the Saviour Light ? !

By this time I’m positive that y’all have heard on the unfortunate situation Mr. West is enduring. His mother recently passed and although its is the job of us as journalist to report important headlines, there is a necessary discretion that most ignore for attention. Salacious headlines are entertaining as long of the threshold of insensitivity and basic human respect is not disregarded. But as most things dear, this was violated by NY magazine’s website that recently titled the story “Kanye West’s Mom Goes Out Olivia Goldsmith Style“. In reference to the famous author of The First Wives Club, who passed under similar circumstances. There is no place for ridicule in a situation like this, it is unmitigated dishonor. Shots out to Sandra Rose who broke the article. Still afflicted by the insensitive gall? Email Nymag and demand respect… Related PostsCam’ron apparently kicked out of DipsetGeorge Bush Vs. Miss Teen South Carolina (video)N

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‘I’m a recovering alcoholic, you know. I’m just like you.’ In signing the $50 million five year extension to his existing contract, Glenn Beck, 43,  becomes the newest, and youngest, entrant into an exclusive club of  highly compensated radio stars. The new contract would make Mr. Beck the third highest-paid talk radio host, surpassed only by Rush Limbaugh,  the most popular terrestrial talker for two decades and whose show is also syndicated by Premiere, and Sean Hannity, whose Citadel Broadcasting show is routinely ranked second. The full, surreal story is here:  A Folksy Guy, in Recovery, Is About to Land Millions.

I thought this was a great quote for each and everyone of us, myself included, to consider as we daily evaluate our lives."Involuntary ignorance is not charged against you as a fault; but your fault is this---you neglect to inquire into the things you are ignorant of."~Augustine~

When I was reading Cindy's blog post the other day, I didn't realise before this, that when you intend to get a plasma TV, you would have to purchase a plasma mount as well.. LOL! How ignorant of me.. Of course, then what would you mount it on, right?? But then again, do you actually have to purchase one seperately? Or is it included together with the plasma TV? Hmm.. Maybe I should ask my hubby

I’m tired of it. Just plain tired. Ignorance is not now, nor has it ever been, bliss. Bliss—extreme happiness, perhaps spiritual in nature—is not caused by ignorance of the world around you. If discovering the message of Jesus is bliss, than ignorance clearly is not. For it is only through knowledge—becoming aware that Jesus died for your sins—that one can enter into a state of joyfully heightened awareness. Lest this get too biblical, we should be clear that this is true of many things other than religion. I don’t believe I’ve ever heard a person say, “I wish I knew less about that.” But though no one will overtly say this, they often tacitly imply it. I can’t even count the number of people I’ve met who say they dislike politics and so let someone else tell them how to vote. Some just don’t vote. I understand why people can be turned off by politics—it frequently looks like a playground game that’s ne

Sathya Sai Baba has preached with extreme insistence and constant repetitively that all religions have the same essential, good values. This is very easy to say, but not possible to back up reasonably, let alone prove - especially to the heads of the main religions. The present Pope, for example, leader of over 600 million Catholics, rejects as heretical all religious doctrines which do not accept the primacy of Jesus Christ. Islam rejects Hinduism at a very most basic level - that God cannot incarnate in a human body (as Sathya Sai Baba constantly claims for himself) and cannot be represented in any idol (while Hinduism accepts thousands of deities and idols of all kinds). Judaism awaits a Messiah, but Sathya Sai Baba most evidently does not fulfil their conditions so Judaism does not proclaim him as their Messiah. Buddhism, in the main, rejects the whole idea of a God Creator of the Universe, as Sai Baba claims he is. What Sathya Sai Baba also asserts again and again is that all th

I have been ignorant all thru my life and still am.And the sad part is i don't regret it.I have never known real people even existed.I am not a pessimist , no but it's just my basic character that i dont trust people easily.Ofcourse it does come from personal experience but still now,i am not able to change my perceptions about people.Sometimes i feel i am ignorant and stupid and confused for reasons unknown.I am very happy for all i know.But still the art of socialising and getting to know people better give me the creeps.People say i am kind of detached and that's 100% true and i know very well that i am not what people expect from me.I just don't want to get disappointed.When you expect something from someone and when they don't live upto your expectations,you feel all sober and dejected.I am not allowing these things to happen to me,just by being detached.I don't know if it's correct or wrong,but atleast this suits me best.Many take me for an extrovert which is real sad.When

Hate defiant, dis functioning superego men in pick-up trucks following you as if they are some under cover cop? Wildly honking and flashing lights at you

Each day I find myself the recipient of some new nugget, some new tidbit of knowledge. These gems usually have something to do with CAT machines, but not always. Take this evening for instance… Johnny: Momma, do you like tilapia? Me: Yes. Yes, I do like tilapia. Johnny: Well tilapia eat poopie! They’re bottom-feeders. Our healthy eating plan just took a hit.

What is Jahiliyyah?Jahiliyyah or Jahalia is a term used in islamic literature to indicate a condition of ignorance. Jahiliyyah simply can be translated as arrogant ignorance. Sometime it is used to mean the "ignorance of divine guidance" or "the state of ignorance of the guidance from God". But apart from theological implication, it has a lot to do with psychology, or more correctly, group or collective psychological condition. It is deep rooted ignorance in the mind of the people and at the same time being arrogant of that ignorance in behaviour and practice. Some even call the term equivalent to 'ignorant barbarism'.In Islamic concept it refers to the condition Arabs found themselves in pre-Islamic Arabian society prior to the divine guidance by Prophet Muhammad, the Last Messenger and through revelation, the Qur'an. The term is used several places in the Qur'an as well.Jahiliyyah of TodayKabir Helminski, a sufi shaikh of Mevlevi order, a prolific author and translator. On shari

I just returned from the Inman Conference in San Francisco. The place was packed with people who understand that the Internet is a fabulous tool for growing their relationships, their business and their incomes. In the course of mixing and mingling I posed these questions to several Realtors and Brokers: “Why are only a relatively small number of Realtors using the Internet to market effectively? Why are so many continuing to do things the ‘traditional’ way and ignoring the power and importance of the Internet?” Here’s what they had to say. Almost all Realtors know that 80% of all buyers use the Internet in their home searches. But the vast majority of sellers don’t demand a strong Internet campaign by their Realtors. Sellers don’t demand it because they only focus on their own behavior. They don’t know that half the universe of buyers – particularly people age 45 and younger – use the Internet extensively in their home searches. So while most buyers rely heavily on

I just returned from the Inman Conference in San Francisco. The place was packed with people who understand that the Internet is a fabulous tool for growing their relationships, their business and their incomes. In the course of mixing and mingling I posed these questions to several Realtors and Brokers: “Why are only a relatively small number of Realtors using the Internet to market effectively? Why are so many continuing to do things the ‘traditional’ way and ignoring the power and importance of the Internet?” Here’s what they had to say. Almost all Realtors know that 80% of all buyers use the Internet in their home searches. But the vast majority of sellers don’t demand a strong Internet campaign by their Realtors. Sellers don’t demand it because they only focus on their own behavior. They don’t know that half the universe of buyers – particularly people age 45 and younger – use the Internet extensively in their home searches. So while most buyers rely heavily on

So yesterday my old boss instant messaged me out of the blue. She was always like a mother to me and I really loved working with her. However here is how the conversation started: MA says: Hey, send me your blog site again so that I can see your Hawaiian pictures. I didn't get to look at them before. Aimée says: http://newsfromthewhitehome.blogspot.com/ Aimée says: I don't put very much on there unfortunately so it hasn't been updated in awhile Aimée says: how are you? MA says: I am good. I went to the site and your pictures are great. You look way too thin. Are you losing weight? Your trip looks wonderful.one of the photos she would have been referring to me looking "way too thin" Now after I read that last line I felt like she had just punched me in the face. For me that statement would come across EXACTLY the same way as if she had said it the opposite way, “You look way too fat. Are you gaining weight?” Had anyone said that to most people in America yo

By Jack KrohnIn a recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive for Medtronic, Inc., they found that 67 percent of people incorrectly believed a cure existed for type 1 diabetes.The survey also showed that nearly 80 percent of U.S. adults don't know the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes.Type 1 Diabetes develops when the body's immune system destroys pancreatic beta cells, the only cells that make insulin, a hormone that regulates blood glucose. About 1 million Americans with type 1 diabetes are insulin dependent for survival.Only half (fifty-one percent) of the survey respondents knew there were two types of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is non-insulin-dependent diabetes. It appears mostly in older adults, but it's on the rise in younger adults due to the exploding obesity rate in the United States. Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90-95% of all diabetes cases in the U.S.This is particularly disturbing in light of the fact that 90 % of type 2 diabetes can be prevented or reverse

I've been a bit concerned for some time about what I see every time I sign on to my Technorati account. The left pane has actually taken on a sort of eerie "what could it be this time" kind of feel because I always take a look at the top searches. Some blog sites swear by this box as a way of manipulating traffic to your site. If you write something about one of the top 10, people will come. But the more I watch the changes per day, the more I'm sure that writing about these topics is doing the devil's dirty work for him.Take a look at the image on the left. That was taken today to prove my point. There isn't one single entry in the top ten that has anything to due with an important world issue. Some might argue with me that Harry Potter is a world issue, but who dies at the end of the last book isn't nearly as important as who has died in the Middle East today. The presidential election should probably be in the top ten but the closest thing we get is the internet's favorite can

This is the first follow-up editorial I have written since we started this blog. I usually like to provide a diverse group of topics for our audience, but this had to be done. Many of you who read my previous post, Supreme Court Strikes Down Seattle School District's Racial Balancing, no doubt understand my anger. Being an expert about the Seattle School District case, the recent misinformation that has taken place on television, in newspapers, and on blogs, is enough to make me want to vomit. I will not rehash every point I made in my previous post, but I will cite several examples in the media where inaccuracies clearly could have been corrected. This list is not exclusive: The Huffinton Post’s heading: Supreme Court Rules Schools Must Ignore Race In Diversity Plans, is objectively incorrect. Justice Kennedy’s Concurrence made sure that race may still be used as a factor in some circumstances. Moreover, if Race could no longer be used, then that would likely outlaw af

Dear Richard Cohen:Despite your unfounded and baseless allegations to the contrary, Scooter Libby wasn't convicted and sentenced to jail time because of the liberal agenda, or because the masses don't understand the deep and dark mysteries of politics. He knowingly and purposefully lied to a special prosecutor. And perjury, last I checked, is still a crime in this country.If anyone is to blame for this mess, it's the administration for going through the farce of appointing a special prosecutor in the first place -- presumably to look better to the public -- and then making sure that his quest for answers was misdirected. You know, that same Janus-faced administration that claimed -- with a straight face -- that the leaker was not one of their own.Your thesis -- that we are best served by those who practice "the dark art of politics" with "the lights off" is not only dangerous, it's stupid. And it's exactly what the administration has urged people to do. Remember the weapons o

There could be no bigger mistake than to think that ignorance is somehow dumb and stupid, or passive and lacking in intelligence. On the contrary, it is shrewd and cunning, versatile and ingenious in the games of deception, and in our wrong views and their burning convictions we find one of its deepest and, as Buddha said, most dangerous manifestations: What do you have to fear from the wild elephant Who can only damage your body here and now, When falling under the influence of misguided people and wrong views Not only destroys the merit you have accumulated in the past, But also blocks your path to freedom in the future? Something like that makes you think about many ignorant things from the past. Hitler, Osama Bin Laden, Bush and many more. Falling under the influence of misguided people and wrong views has plagued this great earth many times just in the lst 200 years. Set the intention that we keep on the path for the benefit of not only ourselves but all beings. No matter what

I don't think I have ever come across a more self centred, "it's all about me" blatantly ignorant person than my housemates cousin. At first I thought it was just a momentary thing. One of those days we all have where there is a lot on our mind & we are far off some place, blissfully unaware of the surroundings. But it is not one off, it happens all the time. She lives in her own world and all that matters is what is happening there. She is disruptive, disrespectful, insistent & self absorbed. Her expectations are that everyone will run around for her or if she has to do it herself, someone is damn well going to tag along.I could be sitting down having a deep & meaningful conversation when all of a sudden her phone will sing to her, to let her know she has a text message but she wont excuse herself for not listening to you, she will be so focused on her phone that she has heard nothing of what you have said for the past 5 minutes, something that may be of great importance to you

All of us know about the creative and talented director of telugu film industry. He directed very few movies up to now but everyone of it is a masterpiece. Started with Student No-1, but none knew about him as that film was given publicity as Ragavendra Rao as the “Darshakatva paryavekshana”. Later he has directed simhadri, sye,chatrapathi,vikramarkudu and all the movie are blockbusters. The Fact is that he will use his Stamp “An SS RAJAMOULI MOVIE” for his movies. The saddest thing is this creative director is ignorant(is it ?) of the usage of articles(a/an/the).The stamp should be “A SS RAJAMOULI MOVIE”. Note: please correct me if I did any mistake in publishing the above article. (Even I am ignorant of so many rules)

Any turning away from something also involves a turning towards something else. In the hadith describing the creation of aql (divinely connected intellect) and ignorance, God commands the aql and it responds by turning towards Him, He then commands ignorance and it turns away from Him. So any turning away or any arrogance towards His [...]

Dear Sister Andrea, I want to tell you of my husbands dream two days ago. He dreamed our Pastor was preaching. Our Pastor gets excited and runs around the pulpit a lot and in his dream he was doing this. My husband could see the Pastor but it was pitch dark in the church. He could see no one else. Nothing but blackness. Julie Dear Sister Julie, Has the pastor’s sermons left your husband feeling “in the dark” lately? There are other things black/darkness can symbolize, but “ignorance,” or a lack of knowledge/truth, is what this brings to my mind. If this is correct, it would be very similar to another dream shared around here, where that church evidently had a darkness problem in their evangelistic outreach. Darkness could also indicate general sin, God’s judgment, or demonic activity, though in some contexts, it can have a positive meaning. But most likely here it’s the cry of a hungry soul not getting fed sufficiently in the house of bread. Such fervor, if done as an act

Since I have already slacked a bit on my apartment a day quest. I decided I would get a head start on this weeks 7 tonight by looking up a 10-15 apartments and then every night I would just have to do a little sorting. So I did a bit of searching and I think I have found enough for this week, but my one hang up is the ratings on Apartmentratings.com. There seem to be very few places with good ratings. Of course, like Ben said, in general people who are pissed off tend to be the ones that bother to write reviews. So reviews must be read and then given weight. Ever wish you hadn’t found something? That’s kinda how I feel about Apartmentratings.com. Ahh.. wouldn’t ignorance be bliss? – Jeremy

This morning I met with my discipler Darrell to read over 1 Peter 1:13-25. I know I picked the right person to disciple me because he, along with my buddy Ken, keep bringing up aspects of the Christian faith that I have no idea about. Such as: The Westminster Confession of Faith, The Council of Dordt, and The Nicene Creed. They actually had the nerve to expect me to not only know about them, but to actually read them as well. This has opened up in my mind a whole world of new questions and ideas that I hoped to long put to bed. Oh no. I miss my days of ignorance. It made my faith so much easier. So as Darrell and I are talking over various things I wonder aloud why I am even bothering to study literature or introduce poetic language and literary licence to the Christian community. Is it so bad to have certain Christian novels (I'm sure you can think of a few) even if they aren't particularly good? What difference will it make in the long run whether a Christian David Sedari

The Associate Press reported this week that Newt Gingrich described bilingual education as being equal to “the language of living in a ghetto.” He also stated (in English) that all election ballots should only be printed in English. The AP included the following comments by Gingrich: "The American people believe English should be the official language of the government... We should replace bilingual education with immersion in English so people learn the common language of the country and they learn the language of prosperity, not the language of living in a ghetto," Gingrich said to cheers from the crowd of more than 100. Does somebody write this crap for Newt? Does Newt read his speeches ahead of time? Did you know that Newt is considering running for President in 2008? Does Newt consider himself to be a serious contender? The AP also reports that: In the past, Gingrich has supported making English the nation's official language. He's also said all American children should lea

The mother of a Lakota student said she wants the white Independence Elementary principal fired after he acknowledged that her African-American son suffered discrimination from white classmates, and that his own racial attitude led to a too-lenient punishment.In the March 30 letter obtained Monday by The Enquirer, Principal Greg Finke apologized to Toshimi Scott and took "full responsibility" for the punishment.Finke, in his letter, stated that he was "embarrassed" after reflecting "on my personal beliefs and attitudes toward race and race relations" and his "blatant ignorance" regarding racial discrimination.This from the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Since reading The Lost Girls’ post on their trials and tribulations in northern Vietnam (especially the part about the cab ride from hell), I started to reflect on my own experiences, and the few times I felt threatened abroad (at least that I can remember). The experience that stands out the most in my mind was during my 2-day stay on the French Riviera… Nice, France, August 1998 The French Riviera sounded rich and exotic, so I made it a must-see on my European tour. Rock, rather than sand beaches aside, it was a pretty city, and I was halfway through my trip and feeling as though I had the swing of independent travel. Early on my first full day, I came across a plaza as I was exploring. It was rather large, and seemingly popular and well trafficked by locals and tourists. I remember it because I saw a bunch of skateboarders working some ledges. I sat down on a bench on the edge of the park to observe, trying to figure out how good they were. I was a skater myself

The following information was emailed to me by a family friend. She wanted my opinion on it. I emailed her back and told her it was informative. The weak minded might consider the following information derogatory.In my opinion it isn't, but it is not my call, it's Google's call and the readers of this blog. If you feel I am being insensitive by putting this on my blog, please let me know. My blog is written to solve problems not create them.The best way I can solve this problem for you is by letting Google and my readers make the call to keep it or delete it. The email is printed in it's entirety.BLACK PEOPLE PLEASE READ & HEED POIGNANT The sad thing about this article is that the essence of it is true. The truth hurts. I just hope this sets more Black people in motion towards making real progress. Chris Rock, a Black comedian, even joked that Blacks don't read. Help prove them wrong! Read and pass on. Please Note: For those of you who heard it, this is the ar

Word of mouth and Pay Per Click E-Marketing … that’s it!  For the past 6 years in business topLingo has not only survived but flourished on only two methods of marketing.  Lame I know, however being authors of over 300 projects during that period we’ve been lucky to get constant referrals and comments like “Oh you need a developer? Check out topLingo they kicked A$$ on my project.” Not something I recommend for anyone starting up, marketing budgets are estimated around 10 to 20% of your annual sales, ours was like 2%.  So why did we do it?  Well, besides budget concerns and a steady referral rate it was a lesson learned from the dot bomb.  With millions of dollars being raised and lost in a short period Jason and I simply decided to build our business for the long term and on the slow growth route.  We’ve spent very little, borrowed very little and subsequently doubled sales every year since our inception.  Now this 2007 we’re ri

This is no joke. A Somali Muslim who murdered a policewoman in Britain fled the country disguised with a veil (Hat tip: Michelle Malkin): A man who was being hunted for the murder of a policewoman is understood to have escaped from Britain by disguising himself as a veiled Muslim woman. Mustaf Jama, a prime suspect in the fatal shooting of PC Sharon Beshenivsky, assumed his sister's identity - wearing the niqab and using her passport - to evade supposedly stringent checks at Heathrow, according to police sources. The use of the niqab, which leaves only a narrow slit for the eyes, highlights flaws in British airport security. At the time, Jama was Britain's most wanted man, while Heathrow was on a heightened state of alert after the 7/7 terrorist atrocities in London five months previously. The Times has learnt that British immigration officers rarely carry out a visual check to match a passport photograph with a departing female passenger's veiled face. Details of Jama's disgui

In a widely misinterpreted study, the media and the authors of the study have concluded that "too much testosterone kills brain cells". Tests on brain cells in lab dishes showed that while a little of the male hormone is good, too much of it causes cells to self-destruct in a process similar to that seen in brain illnesses such as Alzheimer's. "Too little testosterone is bad, too much is bad Continue reading this story...

Gretchen is a proud member of Canada's anti-war movement. She has been to various rallies around Alberta and British Columbia, joining others in her quest to 'bring our troops home'. Armed with her choice of five signs, she travels sometimes up to four hours to attend a gathering. In a one-on-one discussion with her, there is no questioning her commitment and fortitude. There is no denying something else: a complete lack of knowledge regarding NATO's mission in Afghanistan.We began our contact online. She emailed my blog in response to my call for a good turnout at last Friday's Red Friday rally in Edmonton. After a few cyber chats, we connected on the phone. There were questions that I wanted to ask her, seeing as she is front and center in her group. What she told me was telling, indeed.She rattled off the usual arguments from her side: it's not our war, we don't have a plan, Canadians are dying for nothing. Trying to calmly explain my point of view got be nowhere. When I ment

Relating Harry Potter and the Wicca religion to evil is a show of ignorance.When is the last time in recent history that any of us has seen kids, regardless of age, discontinue playing video games or surfing the web to read a book? Not since JK Rowling's Harry Potter series has any interest in reading a single series been seen on such a national and global scale. Even the Lord of the Rings Trilogy couldn't influence today's young generation to pick up JRR Tolkien's literary masterpieces with the same magnitude as JK Rowling's work; no matter how good it was. And to put icing on the cake, Harry Potter isn't limited to young people. Adults have embraced the series perhaps even more so than their children! Therefore, Harry Potter has become something an entire family could enjoy together.You would think parents whose children are choosing reading over video games and other mind numbing activities would be thanking JK Rowling for introducing them to such a fun and enriching pass

Ignorantia juris non excusat is an ancient legal doctrine which holds that a charged person cannot claim ignorance of a law to avoid being held accountable for criminal actions. But increasingly, it seems, our representatives are doing just that. Representative Jackie Wolorski takes the podium before the Indiana Senate to explain to her fellow representatives what they almost unanimously

You know how you can walk by something day in and day out and you don't notice it anymore? I just now (yes, it's February) realized I still have the Christmas cards that were sent to us taped to the front door. LOL That needs to be on my list of things to do....take the cards down! I could also make a whole list of other things that need to be done around here too. LOL

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