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One woman’s written responses to the world around her.

Archive for August 31st, 2005

Katrina Updating

Posted: Wednesday, August 31st, 2005 @ 12:59 pm in United States | No Comments »

Times-Picayune news on all Katrina-effected areas. Obviously their focus in New Orleans, but they’re writing. Updates about every half hour. Superdome folks moving to the Astrodome. No electricity for 16 weeks. No going home for that long. Dry areas will be flooded soon because of the levee break which is not taking the planned repairing. [...]

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648 Die in Iraq

Posted: Wednesday, August 31st, 2005 @ 11:06 am in Life in General | No Comments »

“Iraq: About 650 die in stampede spurred by rumors of bomber Terrorism creates more terror. Now, here’s an assignment for all you moral equivalence advocates. Please compile a list similar to the one below of similar bombings and other attacks taking place in and around churches since 1980. The shootings by Muslims in Pakistani churches, [...]

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A Day of Prayer

Posted: Wednesday, August 31st, 2005 @ 10:42 am in Christianity, United States | No Comments »

The LA governor has announced a Day of Prayer. “As we face the devastation wrought by Katrina, as we search for those in need, as we comfort those in pain and as we begin the long task of rebuilding, we turn to God for strength, hope and comfort. “I have declared August 31, 2005, a [...]

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Research Wrong

Posted: Wednesday, August 31st, 2005 @ 10:15 am in Life in General, Science | No Comments »

I mentioned before that 1/3 of medical studies are wrong. Turns out there is less than a 50% chance that a scientific paper is true. This is significant because a paper is what scientists publish in journals to give the information from their studies. And these papers are what the next person relies on to [...]

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WMDs Were Found

Posted: Wednesday, August 31st, 2005 @ 10:03 am in Politics/Military | No Comments »

“However, did you know that WMD were found in Iraq? Not just a couple…but lots of them.” A mother who lost her son in Iraq was interviewed on Fox News had this to say: “I have seen photos of entire fighter jets buried in the sand. I have seen pictures of entire caches of weapons [...]

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