Italy bans flights over Rome
Seems as if the terror warning for the Vatican was not all hot air after all:
The Italian authorities Tuesday banned flights over Rome until Jan. 6 as a security measure against terrorist attack, the Italian news agency Ansa reported.
This was part of a heightened state of alert in Italy, Ansa said.
On [...]
COACH SPURRIER RESIGNS
Remember way back when Coach Gibbs resigned with a few years left on his contract? We begged and begged for him to come back as Ritchie Petibon and former Cowboy Norv Turner coached the Redskins into year after year of mediocrity.
Then Schottenheimer comes with a shambles of an offense, and when he [...]
Iran Plays Down Political Impact of U.S. Quake Help
Now I realize why Khatami had to say this, and perhaps behind the scenes our gesture towards Iran is being accepted as genuine and may help relations with the Islamic State in the future. But this is a prime example of Americans helping other nations and [...]
The Art of Argument
Now these are excellent for anyone who gets frustrated (as I do) with poor argumentative style or ratiocination.
All of the techniques listed in this document have actually been witnessed, told to us by someone else, or dreamed up. They are described in first person for clarity of motive.
The intent of detailing and [...]
Israel warns of major ‘non-conventional’ attack
No surprise here:
sraeli intelligence officials say militant groups are planning a major “non-conventional” attack on New Year’s Eve.
Possible targets are holy sites, nursery schools, apartment buildings and hospitals.
Police have been told to prepare for three possible scenarios: an air or sea-based attack or a ground assault involving several simultaneous suicide [...]
A Foot of Snow. . . in HAWAII?!
Check this out:
Much of the state is preparing for heavy rains on Monday, but Hawaii’s highest peaks are expecting decidedly different precipitation, mounds of snow.
Not something that is decidedly impossible, but not something that is a normal occurence either.
Leader: Terrorists Planned To Attack Vatican On Christmas
Las Vegas. Rappahannock. Vatican?
“A hijacked plane into the Vatican,” Berlusconi is quoted as saying. “An attack from the sky, is that clear? The threat of terrorism is very high in this instant. I passed Christmas Eve in Rome to deal with the situation. Now I feel [...]
Shelter From the Storm
And so it came to pass that Jason and Jonathan signed a lease for a new apartment. Not just any old apartment, but an apartment in the same complex (and with ideally the same layout) that my mother and father rented when they I was born some 25 years ago.
So now [...]
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Luke 2:1-7
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In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled.
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This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
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So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town.
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And [...]
VATICAN CHRISTMAS MP3′S!!!
Get them before the RIAA gets you!
Actually, it’s all part of a free service from the Vatican website to help promote Christmas Mass, including live webcasts, audio broadcasts, and papal messages and homilies. Cool stuff!
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