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Oh, Of Course: Pam Grier Taught Richard Pryor to Read

Even though Richard Pryor gave her a coke-encrusted vagina once, Mars Attacks! seventeenth-lead Pam Grier claims she taught the comic legend to read while they were dating. In her new memoir, Grier recalls, “He would learn his lines phonetically and people would help him learn his lines, but he’d say, ‘Baby, I wanna learn how to read, and I wanna read War & Peace .” I thought I sensed some Napoleonic angst in Brewster’s Millions . [ Cinema Blend ]

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An entire week without Facebook?

http://watercooler.freedomblogging.com/2010/09/16/a-week-without-facebook-pennsy… An experiment by a small PA college is evaluating the role of social media on the lives of its students. For one week, which began on Monday, students as well as staff have no access to social media sites which include Twitter and Facebook. The school says this is not a punishment, but an experiment. Click the link for more. added by: twoon

Two Days of US Drone Strikes Kill 37 In Pakistan

Yesterday a pair of US drone strikes against Bushnarai and Datta Khel in North Waziristan Agency killed at least 16 people. Today, two more US drone strikes involving at least 10 more missiles struck. The new attacks hit homes in Dandi Derpakhel and Datta Khel, killing at least 21 more “suspects” and wounding an unknown number of others. This brings the total to four attacks in two days with 37 dead. All of the slain have been termed “suspects” primarily because North Waziristan, which has only a nominal Pakistani government presence, is known to be home to the Haqqani network. None of those slain in the attacks have been “high value” targets, which is to say people conclusively linked with the group. The attacks also mark the 12th and 13th attacks by US drones against the region in the past 12 days. Though a number of civilians have been confirmed killed (including several children) none of the attacks appear to have killed anyone “high value,” though officials were bragging that a drone strike inside Afghanistan managed to kill a cousin of a top Haqqani family figure. http://news.antiwar.com/2010/09/15/two-days-of-us-drone-strikes-kill-37-in-pakis… added by: shanklinmike

On the ninth anniversary of 9/11, have we truly begun to heal?

In the nine years after 9/11, has our country really had a chance to heal? This year, the 9/11 anniversary has been at the center of a number of controversies, from threatened Quran burnings in Florida to debate over an Islamic community center set to be built in lower Manhattan to American Muslims toning down Eid Al-Fitr celebrations (Eid is the major holiday commemorating the end of Ramadan; this year, it falls on September 10th.) for fear they will be seen as supporting the attacks. Although these have been the stories dominating the media, they are not the only ones. At the same time, there will be memorials held across the country, including an annual Buddhist interfaith ceremony in New York. In light of both the controversies and rememberances in the media, do you think that America has truly begun to heal from the events of 9/11? If not, what do you think we need to do to begin to close the wounds? added by: sgwhites

Who did 9/11 – Osama bin Laden, Bush Or Mossad? Israel’s role in 9/11

Over three hours of mainstream documentation of Israel's involvement in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. Mark Dankof and Nashid Abdul Khaaliq join the program as we discuss the “anomolies” surrounding the act of war against America that took the lives of 3,000 people on September 11 and more importantly Israel's role in bringing this all about which led to the war on terror. This issue is not going to go away any time soon so deal with it. Israel played a central role in the attacks of 9/11, and all of the evidence suggests that Israelis, not Muslim cave dwellers. carried out the attacks, and then used the media and US government to pin the blame on the entire Arab Muslim population of the world. This is being covered up by the mainstream media's inventing contoversies like the Ground Zero the Cordoba Initiative, and the Koran burning pastor who is a complete nobody, yet is given top billing on the nightly news. . added by: maasanova

Amazon Tribe Battles Rabid Vampire Bats

Image credit: Zeusandhera /Flickr At the edge of the Amazon, a remote tribe suffers a plague of rabies spread by desperate vampire bats. It sounds like the plot from a bad B-movie, but the reality is far more grim: More than 500 people have been infected and at least four children have died. It’s not the result of secret government experiments or a scientist gone mad. Instead, the attacks have been attributed to deforestation . … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Alabama Campaign Ad Attacks Candidate for Believing in Evolution [Campaigns]

Roy Moore , candidate for governor of Alabama, wants you to know something about his opponent Bradley Byrne : He once said that “evolution… best explains the origins of life.” Not only that, he thinks the Bible might not be 100% true . More

Chechen Rebel Leader “Doku Umarov” Was Behind In Russia Twin Suicide Bombings

Doku Umarov, Chechen rebel leader has said his group was behind the attacks on Wednesday for the twin suicide bombings on the Moscow subway and threatened more attacks in the Russian heartland, according to the Reuters reports Thursday. He said they were carried out to avenge the killings of “poor Chechens” by Russian security forces in February and warned Russia to prepare for more. In a video message posted on a Chechen rebel website, he said he had personally ordered the operation. Doku Umarov had ordered the twin suicide bombing in Moscow to “destroy infidels.”> > Read More Chechen Rebel Leader “Doku Umarov” Was Behind In Russia Twin Suicide Bombings is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading

Mumbai attacker pleads guilty in court

MUMBAI (Reuters) – The lone surviving gunman from last year's Mumbai attacks made a surprise guilty plea on Monday, admitting to a role in the three-day rampage that killed 166 and raised tensions between India and Pakistan. Pakistani citizen Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, 21, had been charged with 86 separate offences including murder and waging war against India for his role in the November 26-28 assault.

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RAAF computers hacked over Indian student attacks

An Indian Student or Hacker what to say hacked RAAF Websites. The Air Force has confirmed its external website was hacked this week. The Message left over there is to stop attacks on Indian students in…

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