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Black Chicagoan Edward Clemons Survived Japan Quake and Tsunami After Days Without Food or Water; Finally Able to Talk With Anxious Mom Back Home

• March 19, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black Expatriates, Black People, Class, Japan, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Travel, World History
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New Page for SGI Buddhist Members and Friends Regarding The Japan Crisis

• March 17, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in SGI Nichiren Buddhism, Who I Am, Japan, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Natural Disasters
Tags: Japan, Daisaku Ikeda, Buddhism, Asia, Earthquake, SGI, Soka Gakkai, Tsunami, Radiation, Nuclear Power Plants

Why Should Black People Care About What Happens To Japan? Because Black People Live and Work in Japan, That’s Why

• March 16, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, American Foreign Policy, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black Expatriates, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Education, Film, Health, Homelessness, Japan, Joblessness, Love, Music, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, People of Color, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Race, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Travel, Who I Am, World History, World War II
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Former President Jean Bertrand Aristide Returning to Haiti

• March 12, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Africans, American Foreign Policy, Brazil, Canada, Class, Democrats in Name Only, Education, Exploration and Colonization, France, Haiti, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, Natural Disasters, Obama Administration, Race, South Africa, The Clintons, The Rest of the World
Tags: "Baby Doc" Duvalier, Blacks, Danny Glover, Democracy, Drug Cartels, Drug Money, Earthquake, Exile, Exiles, Fanmi Lavalas, Glen Ford, Haiti, Haitians, Harry Belafonte, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Jesse Jackson, Love, Madame Mildred Preval, Maryse Narcisse, Michel Martelly, MINUSTAH, Mirlande Manigat, Organization of American States, Passport, President Jacob Zuma, President Rene Preval, Pretoria S.A., Puppets, Racism, Return, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, South Africa, The Caribbean, The Haitian Earthquake, The United Nations, United Nations Security Council, United States, WikiLeaks

A Big One Hit Japan (w/Updates)

• March 11, 2011 • 4 Comments

Posted in Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Class, Japan, Natural Disasters, People of Color, The Mainstream Media (MSM), World History
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Did the Earth Move Under Your Feet? 4.3 Magnitude Illinois Earthquake Felt in Milwaukee and Kenosha

• February 10, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in History, Natural Disasters, Science
Tags: 1811-1812, Arkansas, Burlington, Earthquake, Epicenter, Kenosha, Madison, Magnitude, Menomenee Falls, Milwaukee, Missouri, Mother Earth, Mukwonago, Northern Illinois, Racine, San Andreas Fault, Southern Wisconsin, Tennessee, The New Madrid Fault, United States Geographic Survey, USGS, Wisconsin

Haiti: Four Hurricanes and Now an Earthquake. Have Mercy.

• January 13, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in American Foreign Policy, Class, Haiti, History, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, People of Color, Race, The Rest of the World
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Military sex scandal echoes back to World War II, say Madison author May 25, 2013
UW-Madison professor Mary Louise Roberts says her book, “What Soldiers Do: Sex and the American GI in World War II France," shows how sex can be used to assert dominance.
All Conn. parks, forests to be open for holiday May 25, 2013
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut park officials say all 107 state parks and 32 state forests will be open for the Memorial Day weekend, the start of the summer season.
Lawyer urges car dealers to oppose GOP efforts to gut lemon law — or else May 25, 2013
Vince Megna says if the measure passes, he'll sue in federal court where dealers have more to lose.
Madison-Kipp Corp. digs up PCBs from neighbors' yards; protest graffiti appears May 25, 2013
Contaminated soil is being removed from five residential properties under a cleanup agreement with the Department of Natural Resources.
Dennis Blair and Jon Huntsman Jr.: Foreign theft of U.S. intellectual property massive May 25, 2013
The theft of U.S. intellectual property is a national crisis. Our commission has recommended some ways to fight it
Joel McNally: Junk food and junk legislation May 25, 2013
If Republicans are seriously concerned about Wisconsinites eating sugary junk instead of fresh, healthy food, they really should treat everyone equally and outlaw those empty calories disguise…
Emily Bazelon: IRS does as good a job chasing tax cheats as we let it May 25, 2013
The chances you'll be audited rises with your income bracket. It's easy to pillory the IRS for the latest scandal, but we need this agency.
Frank Roja: UW made itself an easy target with surplus May 25, 2013
Dear Editor: When dealing with known quantities like Rep. Steve Nass and the rest, the UW has to be smart enough not to throw them a fat one right over the middle. There is no way to rationali…

The Chicago Tribune

Portage Theater closed, padlocked May 25, 2013
Bad news for art house cinema fans. After several rocky months under the new ownership of Eddie Carranza, the Portage Theater was padlocked and closed indefinitely.
Homeless pair charged in string of Near North burglaries May 25, 2013
A man and woman have been charged in a series of burglaries committed in the last month on the Near North Side, according to police and court records.
'America's toughest sheriff' used racial profiling, judge rules May 25, 2013
Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration, a federal judge ruled.
3 dead, 9 wounded in overnight shootings on South, West sides May 25, 2013
A 17-year-old boy and 22-year-old man were killed within hours of each other in separate West Side attacks last night, according to authorities, and a 29-year-old man was killed on the South Side.
Lower lake levels plague harbors but benefit beachgoers May 25, 2013
Drifting sand, receding water on Lake Michigan expand beaches but make it more difficult for boats to launch into watersDrifting sand, receding water on Lake Michigan expand beaches but are making it more difficult for boats to launch into waters.
Dolton mayor questions operators of struggling senior center May 25, 2013
Taxpayers in cash-strapped suburb have paid $7 million to subsidize rehab project, operations since 2007Battles for control of a struggling, village-owned senior center have roiled politics in south suburban Dolton for years, and that tradition appears to be continuing under newly elected Mayor Riley Rogers.
Student wows crowds, YouTube while fighting for his school May 25, 2013
Nine-year-old Asean Johnson's school became one of four taken off the chopping block of closings; many are giving partial credit to the 3rd-grader who stepped into the spotlight to fight for his school.
Aldermen fret new deal will feed meter firm's profits May 25, 2013
They ask city officials to prove their projectionsSkeptical aldermen took aim Friday at Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to revamp the much-reviled parking meter lease, warning that his proposal to trade longer meter hours for free Sundays could turn into another financial boon for the company holding the lease.

The New York Times

In California, Gardening for Mental Health May 25, 2013
Community gardens for immigrant groups can provide not only familiar foods hard to find in the grocery store but they can be a balm for alienation and gloom.
Turbine Plans Unnerve Fans of Condors in California May 25, 2013
Environmentalists are worried by how a wind-energy project near the Mojave Desert could affect the fragile condor population.
Leaks Inquiries Show How Wide a Net Is Cast May 25, 2013
Details of investigations into government leaks of classified materials also hint at the personal and professional cost for those caught up.
Hagel Calls Sex Assaults In Military A ‘Scourge’ May 25, 2013
Speaking at commencement at the United States Military Academy at West Point, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel confronted the dark shadow of sexual assault in the military.
In Race to Fill John Kerry’s Seat, Little Talk on Policy May 25, 2013
As Election Day nears in Massachusetts, the race between Gabriel Gomez and Representative Edward J. Markey for the Senate seat vacated by John Kerry has focused on lesser issues.
‘Oklahomans Don’t Stop Fighting’ May 25, 2013
Several Moore, Okla., residents, whose lives were somehow connected by Monday’s tornado and its aftermath, shared their experiences of enduring the storm.
States’ Policies on Health Care Exclude Poorest May 25, 2013
For millions of people below the poverty line, no assistance for health insurance will be available in states that have refused to expand Medicaid.
New Computer Attacks Come From Iran, Officials Say May 25, 2013
The recent attacks seem to be aimed at sabotage rather than stealing information, United States officials say.

The San Francisco Chronicle

Giants' ballpark workers on one-day strike
Giants' ballpark workers on one-day strike More than 700 concession workers at AT&T Park staged a one-day strike at Saturday's San Francisco Giants game against the Colorado Rockies as a way to express their complaints about stagnant wages and potential health benefit cuts. Management and replacement workers would be selling hot dogs and garlic […]
Oklahoma tornado - teachers sheltered kids
Oklahoma tornado - teachers sheltered kids Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 7:26 pm, Friday, May 24, 2013 Teachers and students at Plaza Towers Elementary School hunkered down against the storm just as they had been taught in countless t […]
Washington state frantic to replace bridge
Washington state frantic to replace bridge Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 9:18 pm, Friday, May 24, 2013 Federal officials are searching the country for a possible temporary replacement for a bridge that collapsed along a crucial Intersta […]
Faith healers charged after 2nd son dies
Faith healers charged after 2nd son dies Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 9:18 pm, Friday, May 24, 2013 The Schaibles were ordered held without bail Friday, two days after their arrest, although defense lawyers argued that they are neither […]
Racial profiling by Phoenix sheriff
Racial profiling by Phoenix sheriff Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 9:19 pm, Friday, May 24, 2013 A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its tr […]
News of the Day From Across the Nation, May 25
News of the Day From Across the Nation, May 25 Eighteen people were hospitalized Friday - two in serious condition - after a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer collided near Atlanta's airport, officials said. An Army veteran charged with killing a police officer and wounding five others in a shootout during a marijuana raid in Ogden, Utah, was foun […]
BART plans another test for bicycles
BART plans another test for bicycles After a nearly two-hour hearing, the BART board voted 6-3 to conduct the test instead of the other option it was considering, which was to end its policy of banning bikes on trains during peak commute hours. All but a couple of them urged BART to get rid of the rush-hour prohibition, which many said kept them from getting […]
SF Chronicle names new management team
SF Chronicle names new management team Hearst Corp. on Thursday named a new management team to lead The San Francisco Chronicle, picking a newspaper industry veteran to serve as publisher and a seasoned digital media executive as the paper's president. Incoming Chronicle President Joanne Bradford, in contrast, has spent much of her career in online medi […]

The San Jose Mercury News

Supermodel attends prom with California teen May 25, 2013
With just about two hours of sleep, Jake Davidson felt like he was still in a dream state on Friday.
Police: Drunken driver hits utility pole, knocks out power to thousands in Danville; almost all customers restored Saturday afternoon May 25, 2013
DANVILLE -- A drunken driver hit a power pole on Camino Tassajara early Saturday, knocking out power to about 4,000 PG&E customers, police said.
Stone Temple Pilots sue ex-frontman Scott Weiland May 25, 2013
The Stone Temple Pilots accuse former frontman Scott Weiland of misusing the band's name to further his solo career and want a judge to strip the rocker of his ability to use the group's name or songs.
Fire officials: Five displaced by fire in San Jose home that was up for sale May 25, 2013
SAN JOSE -- Five people lost their home Saturday in an early-morning fire at a house that was up for sale for $1.
Concession workers strike at Giants' AT&T Park May 25, 2013
For those coming to the ballpark for Saturday afternoon's Giants game against the Rockies, be aware that 750 concession workers are on a one-day strike
Teacher who ran over girl in East Palo Alto crosswalk partly blames parents for daughter's death May 25, 2013
Court documents filed on behalf of a teacher who struck and killed a 6-year-old girl in an East Palo Alto crosswalk in 2011 blames the tragic accident in part on the 'carelessness and negligence' of the girl's family.
Hundreds expected to search Saturday for missing Emeryville man who vanished after Bay to Breakers May 25, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO -- More than 200 people will search Ocean Beach, Golden Gate Park and surrounding neighborhoods on Saturday looking for clues in the disappearance of an Emeryville man who vanished after running the Bay to Breakers race May 19.
NASA Ames' SpaceShop in Mountain View creating DIY fixes for astronauts of the future May 25, 2013
The NASA Ames' lab is a tinkerer's paradise, where experienced engineers, students, and even summer interns are welcome to make their design dreams come true. And on Friday, NASA Director Charles Bolden and Rep. Mike Honda, D-San Jose, got a glimpse of NASA's future.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Saenger Theatre's post-Katrina renovations detailed as it approaches October reopening May 25, 2013
With its grand arches, intricate plaster moldings, faux facades suggesting a centuries-old European villa and blue domed ceiling dotted by pinpoint lights, the Saenger Theatre was typical of the opulent movie palaces and playhouses built around the nation in the...
Sidewalk cycling snags New Orleans man in appeal of drug conviction, life sentence May 25, 2013
Riding his bicycle on the sidewalk may have cost Jody Butler his freedom for life. The Louisiana Supreme Court has reversed a lower court's ruling that New Orleans police officers had no valid reason for patting down Butler on a Central...
Arabi man, once court-martialed for possessing synthetic marijuana, arrested with assault rifle May 25, 2013
An Arabi man, who once was in the National Guard but was court-martialed for possession of synthetic marijuana, was arrested after St. Bernard Parish sheriff's deputies uncovered an AK-47 assault rifle with a bayonet and 508 rounds of ammunition in...
Many federal workers get a four-day Memorial Day weekend May 25, 2013
WASHINGTON -- No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday. And you could forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at the 80 Housing and Urban Development field offices nationwide.It was "furlough Friday." Roughly 5 percent of...
After vote on gay youth, Boy Scouts face more turmoil May 25, 2013
The Boy Scouts of America will get no reprieve from controversy after a contentious vote to accept openly gay boys as Scouts.Dismayed conservatives are already looking at alternative youth groups as they predict a mass exodus from the BSA. Gay-rights...
St. Bernard Parish fire extinguished after smoke billowed up into Chalmette sky May 25, 2013
St. Bernard Parish residents who saw billowing smoke along Paris Road in Chalmette on Saturday morning and early afternoon need not worry. The fire simply was a large pile of tires burning on an abandoned property and St. Bernard firefighters...
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office searches for missing 11-year-old Westwego girl May 25, 2013
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing 11-year-old Westwego girl. About 9:30 p.m. Friday, sheriff's officers responded to a missing persons complaint on the 9200 block of Paula Court in Westwego. Family members last saw Tationa Youngblood...
NOPD searches for two women, one for aggravated battery case May 25, 2013
New Orleans police are asking the public's help in finding two woman. One is wanted for questioning for an alleged aggravated battery that occurred in the 2100 block of South Claiborne on Sunday and the other is a 54-year-old paranoid...

The Guardian, UK

Two passengers arrested after RAF jets escort diverted Pakistan plane May 24, 2013
British men held on suspicion of endangering aircraft after Manchester-bound flight is diverted to Stansted following disputeTwo men have been arrested after a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane with more than 300 people on board was at the centre of a security alert and was escorted to Stansted airport by RAF fighter jets.Officers from Essex police […]
New reality for Hezbollah supporters May 24, 2013
Once denied by its leaders, the Shia militant group's involvement in Syria is now a badge of honour for families burying their deadThe workmen had been busy in the room where Hezbollah honours its dead. In one corner of the martyrs' cemetery in south Beirut, four women shrouded in black sat cross-legged near a new grave, reading from the Qu'ra […]
Toronto mayor denies crack claim May 24, 2013
Mayor dismisses video purportedly showing him smoking the drug as 'nonsense' a day after firing longtime chief of staffThe embattled mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, was forced on Friday to repeat a denial of allegations that he uses crack cocaine and dismiss descriptions of a video purportedly showing him smoking the drug as "nonsense".At a p […]
Leading scientist attacks university over 'outrageous' IVF treatment patent May 25, 2013
Decision to approve patent for embryo cell data could make IVF fertility treatments prohibitively expensive, says expertA fresh international row has erupted over granting US patents to processes which many scientists believe are basic aspects of human physiology.Jacques Cohen, one of the world's leading embryologists, has attacked Stanford University a […]
Britain resists EU bid to set new target on renewable energy May 25, 2013
Coalition to propose tough emissions goal for 2030 as sop to green campaignersThe government will oppose attempts to set a new renewable energy target within the EU, in a move that could put at risk tens of billions of pounds of green investment and tens of thousands of new jobs.But in a sop to environment campaigners, ministers will agree to tough greenhous […]
Hezbollah leader vows to stand by Syrian regime in fight against rebels May 25, 2013
Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah's comments come as Assad's forces and Hezbollah intensify campaign for town of QusairThe leader of Hezbollah has warned that the fall of the Syrian regime would give rise to extremists and plunge the Middle East into a "dark period", and vowed that his Shia militant group will not stand idly by while its chief ally […]
Freight train crash in Missouri triggers highway overpass collapse May 25, 2013
Seven injured as goods trains collide at rail intersection, resulting in derailment and damage to overpass sectionTwo freight trains collided at a rail intersection in rural southeastern Missouri on Saturday, triggering the collapse of a highway overpass when at least a dozen rail cars derailed and struck a support pillar, authorities said.None of the seven […]
Cannes 2013: Only Lovers Left Alive a seven year trek says Jim Jarmusch May 25, 2013
Director says vampire film featuring Tilda Swinton faced long struggle for funding in difficult financial climate before arriving at CannesJim Jarmusch said today that the Cannes film festival screening of his new film, the vampire romance Only Lovers Left Alive starring Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston, was the culmination of a seven-year odyssey."The […]

The BBC

Hezbollah promises Syria 'victory' May 25, 2013
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group promises victory in Syria where his supporters are backing President al-Assad, amid an upsurge in fighting there.
'Maoist rebels' kill 17 in India May 25, 2013
At least 17 people, including a senior leader of India's governing Congress party, are killed after their convoy was attacked by Maoist rebels, officials say.
Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Bayern Munich May 25, 2013
Arjen Robben scores a dramatic late winner as Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final.
French soldier stabbed near Paris May 25, 2013
French authorities are investigating whether the stabbing of a soldier in a Paris suburb was a copycat attack in the wake of the murder of Dummer Lee Rigby, killed in London this week.
Pakistan bus fire kills 16 children May 25, 2013
At least 16 children and a teacher are killed in a fire on their school bus in the eastern Pakistan of Gujrat, police say.
'Black widow' bombing in Russia May 25, 2013
A suicide bomber has blown herself up close to an interior ministry building in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan, officials say.
'Mafia martyr' Puglisi beatified May 25, 2013
More than 50,000 people attend the beatification in Sicily of Don Giuseppe Puglisi, a Roman Catholic priest murdered by the mafia in 1993.
Bridge collapses after US rail crash May 25, 2013
Two goods trains collide in the US state of Missouri, bringing down a road bridge and leaving seven people injured.

The Independent, UK

Death becomes her: Meet the very modern mortician who champions 'cool' funerals May 24, 2013
Before we begin our interview, I ask Caitlin Doughty to take me somewhere meaningful: a place that she loves, or to which she has some deep spiritual or biographical connection. It's a sunny day, like a lot of days in Los Angeles, and so she drives us both the few blocks from her home to Angelus Rosedale, the biggest, greenest open space in the non-desc […]
Toronto mayor Rob Ford clings on as 'crack video' scandal grows May 24, 2013
Toronto’s mayor denied accusations of drug use, breaking a week-long silence over a raging media storm surrounding a video that allegedly shows him partaking of crack-cocaine.
Toronto mayor clings on as 'crack video' scandal grows May 24, 2013
Toronto’s citizens are struggling to make sense of the events surrounding their mayor, Rob Ford, who has spent the last seven days ducking a media storm surrounding a video that allegedly shows him partaking of crack-cocaine.
Hairy moment for tiger Ty as football-sized furball is removed from his stomach May 24, 2013
A cat getting a hairball is not usually a life-threatening situation, unless the cat in question is a 27-stone Serbian tiger, and this particular hairball is the size of a football.
Hairy moment for tiger Ty as football-sized hairball is removed from his stomach May 24, 2013
A cat getting a hairball is not usually a life-threatening situation, unless the cat in question is a 27-stone Serbian tiger, and this particular hairball is the size of a football.
She's The Man actress Amanda Bynes arrested after throwing marijuana bong out of window May 24, 2013
American actress Amanda Bynes, star of 2006 film She's The Man, has been arrested in New York City after she threw a marijuana bong out of a window.
Video: Bridge linking Washington and Canada collapses May 24, 2013
A major bridge linking Seattle, in Washington State, US, and Canada collapsed last night, dropping cars and people into the river below.
US rapper Tim Dog accused of faking his own death May 24, 2013
Lack of a death certificate or burial site and sparse obituary information has led to talk in hip-hop circles that rapper Tim Dog, who owes thousands of dollars to women he was convicted of swindling, faked his own death.

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