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Girl Racing With Pet Camel, Film at 11

• November 17, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Animals, Documentaries, Documentary, Film, Love, Public Television, Television, Women
Tags: Alex, Animals, Arizona, Big Cats, Bond, California, Camel, CamelsandFriends.com, Critters, Domesticated Animals, Dromedary, Dromedary Camel, Exotic Animals, Friends, Friendship, Giraffes, Koalas, Natural Habitat, Pony Express, Skunks

James Arthur Ray, Leader of Deadly Sweat Lodge Retreat, Found Guilty of Three Counts of Negligent Homicide

• June 23, 2011 • 2 Comments

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Cultural History, Education, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Native Americans/First Nations, People of Color, Religion, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Spiritual Warrior", Altered States, Arizona, Death, Food, Hawaii, Huna, Indigenous People, James Arthur Ray, James Shore, Kirby Brown, Larry King, Law of Attraction, Liz Neuman, Manslaughter, Mind Control, Negligent Homicide, New Age, Oprah Winfrey, Peru, Psychology, Q'eros, Ray, Rituals, Samurai Game, Sedona, Sedona Arizona, Sedona AZ, Self-Help Gurus, Stanislav Grof, Success, Sweat Box, Sweat Lodge, The Samurai Game, Thinking, United Indians of All Tribes, United States, Verdict, Water, Yavapai County Arizona

Acid Attack Victim Derri Dias Velarde Appears on CBS’ “Early Show”

• January 31, 2011 • 6 Comments

Posted in Chemical/Acid/Fire Burns, Class, Crime, Derri Dias Velarde, Domestic Violence, Hate Crimes, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Race, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "The Early Show", Acid Attack, Acid Throwing, Apartment, Arizona, Bethany Storro, Burns, California, CBS, Convalescence, Derri Dias Velarde, Derri Velarde, Early Show, Erica Hill, Facebook, Five Children, HLN, Jane Velez Mitchell, Los Angeles, Massachusetts, Mesa AZ, Mother, People of Color, Police, Recovery, Second Acid Attack, Second Degree Burns, Sulfuric Acid, Sulphuric Acid

“Machete” Looks Like THE Labor Day Weekend Movie Winner

• September 3, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in Acting, American History, American Politics, Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drama, Film, Immigration, Mental Health/Psychology, Mexico, National Issues, People of Color, Teabagging Party, The Tea Party Movement
Tags: "Desperado", "Desperate Housewives", "La Bamba", "Runaway Train", "Spy Kids", Andrei Konchalovsky, Arizona, Champion, Character Actor, Cheech Marin, Cousin, Danny Trejo, Don Johnson, East San Jose, Entrepreneur, Fantasy, Good Fortune, Good Guy, Immigration, Inmigration, ITN Clothing, Jeff Fahey, Jessica Alba, King and Story Roads, Latinos, Lindsay Lohan, Low Lifes, Michelle Rodriguez, Pacoima CA, Quentin Tarantino, Ritchie Valens, Robert DeNiro, Robert Rodriguez, San Quentin, Steven Seagal, Superhero, Tattoo Artist, Testosterone, Thugs, Twelve Step Program, Uncle Machete, Voice Actor

GMAFB: Guru Connected with Sedona AZ Sweat Lodge Deaths Says He’s Being “Tested”

• October 15, 2009 • 4 Comments

Posted in Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Education, History, Memoir, People of Color, Race, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Womanism, Women
Tags: "Spiritual Warrior", Arizona, AZ, Blonde-White-Girl-in-Distress Meme, Citizen Potawatomi, Creation, Fasting, Grandfather, Grandmother, Investigation, James Arthur Ray, James Shore, Johnny Flynn, Kirby Brown, Marina del Ray CA, Marvin Coops, Milgram Experiment, Milwaukee WI, Mishomsinanek ewi Nokmisek, Money, Mother Earth, Native American Traditionalists, Native Americans, Northern Cheyenne, Oklahoma, Payment, Pima, Plastic Tarps, Prayer, Rachel Carroll-Pthers, Sandalwood Incense, Sedona, Stones, Sweat Lodge, The Creator, The Feminine, The Principle of the Feminine, Tom McFeeley, Womb

The Sedona, AZ Sweat Lodge Tragedy: Why It Shouldn’t Have Happened

• October 12, 2009 • 9 Comments

Posted in Black People, Class, Education, Health, Memoir, Mental Health/Psychology, New Orleans, People of Color, Race, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: "Spiritual Warrior", Abenaki, Africa, Africans, Ancestors, Angel Valley, Anger, Arizona, Asia, Asian American, Baron Samedi, Cow Hollow, Culture, Curios, Erzulie, Eucalyptus, Fasting, François Duvalier, French Quarter, George Harrison, Haiti, Haitians, Idols, Incense, James Arthur Ray, Joseph Bruchac, La Vieux Carre, Latino American, Legba, Loko Atison, Marie Laveau, Masks, Melanesia, Micronesia, Native American, Neighborhoods, New Age, New Orleans, Nichiren Buddhism, Noe Valley, Oshun, Pine Tar, Religion, Rituals, San Francisco, Sauna, Scandinavia, Sedona, Sioux, Sweat Lodge, The French Quarter, The Voodoo Museum, Turtle Island, Union Street, United States, Voudou, Voudou Flags, Yavapai County

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The New York Times

The Youngest Child Separated From His Family at the Border Was 4 Months Old June 17, 2019
Baby Constantin spent five months of his first year in a foster home. His family got a painful look at America’s experiment with family separation as an immigration policy.
Phoenix Mayor Apologizes After Police Draw Guns on Family Over Report of Stolen Doll June 16, 2019
A family has taken the first step to file a lawsuit against Phoenix police after they say officers threatened to shoot them during a shoplifting investigation.
As Downtowns Prosper, Voters Ask Mayors: What About My Neighborhood? June 16, 2019
In places like Kansas City, a growing gap between a booming downtown and struggling neighborhoods can breed resentment. Both candidates in the city’s mayoral election have promised to address it.
How Surveillance Cameras Could Be Weaponized With A.I. June 16, 2019
Advances in artificial intelligence could supercharge surveillance cameras, allowing footage to be constantly monitored and instantly analyzed, the A.C.L.U. warned in a new report.
Memories of That Night at the Stonewall Inn, From Those Who Were There June 16, 2019
On June 28, 1969, a gay bar in Greenwich Village helped change the course of L.G.B.T.Q. history.
Michigan Officials Say a Struggling School Should Close. Residents See Racism. June 15, 2019
People in Benton Harbor, Mich., say they know their schools are ailing, but they see racial bias in a state plan to shut down the city’s main high school.
A New Migrant Surge at the Border, This One From Central Africa June 17, 2019
Two cities more than 2,100 miles apart — San Antonio and Portland, Me. — are scrambling to respond to an influx of African migrants.
Inmates Can Legally Possess Marijuana, but Not Smoke It, California Court Rules June 16, 2019
An appeals court said that inmates were within their rights to possess up to an ounce of pot, but noted that prison authorities could still ban it.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Bourbon Street reconstruction cost doubles, start of 2nd half delayed to May 2018 August 23, 2017
Final cost has jumped from original estimate of $6 million to over $13 million.
Should Congress ban the use of government shutdowns? February 12, 2019
Several pieces of legislation have been proposed to make shutdowns obsolete, but many lawmakers want the threat to negotiate with.
Should navigation apps warn when police are nearby? February 11, 2019
Some navigations apps do more than tell you when to turn left or right; they tell you when you're approaching a police checkpoint.
Was Matthew Whitaker disrespectful in his Congressional hearing? February 9, 2019
With days left before the Senate votes to confirm his successor William Barr, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker was called in to answer questions from the House Judiciary Committee
Should Ralph Northam resign? February 5, 2019
The governor initially admitted to being in the photo and apologized, only to recant the next day.
Should former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz actually run for president? January 31, 2019
Howard Schultz, the former CEO of Starbucks, has announced his intention to explore a run for president.
Is it realistic to save money after college? January 28, 2019
Experts say that you should aim to save 25 percent of your gross pay by your early twenties and the equivalent of your annual salary by your thirties.
Can Democratic presidential nominees outrun their baggage? January 23, 2019
As the Democratic field for president becomes more crowded every day, every life decision and each vote is coming under intense scrutiny.

The Guardian, UK

Hong Kong protests: pressure builds on Carrie Lam as public rejects apology June 17, 2019
Calls for government leader to stand down after an estimated two million march over unpopular extradition bill Hong Kong’s political crisis has entered its second week, after protesters who had filled the city’s streets in record numbers on Sunday rejected an apology from leader Carrie Lam, and vowed to continue their fight against a controversial law she ch […]
'Trump Heights': Israeli settlement in Golan named after US president June 17, 2019
‘It will mean something for him, that there is a place in the world, far away from the States, with his name,’ says resident in communityIt is a world away from the grandiose high-rises that bear his name.A sleepy, crumbling hamlet of fewer than a dozen Israeli residents surrounded by sun-parched fields of crisp hay. Weeds punctuate the cracked asphalt of a […]
Myanmar: UN threatens to withdraw aid over 'policy of apartheid' against Rohingya June 17, 2019
Exclusive: Body says it will withhold support ‘beyond life-saving assistance’ in internally displaced persons camps deemed “closed” by the Myanmar governmentThe United Nations in Myanmar has warned it will withdraw support in Rakhine state to avoid complicity in a government “policy of apartheid” for Rohingya Muslims.A letter seen by the Guardian, sent from […]
Johnson's rivals vie to offer their visions for post-Brexit Britain June 16, 2019
Five hopefuls clash in Channel 4 TV debate, as Hunt decries no-show from frontrunnerThe five men vying to take on Boris Johnson in the Conservative leadership race made a slew of promises to tackle illiteracy, fix the broken social care system and reunify Britain after Brexit as they clashed in the first televised debate.Johnson was attacked by the foreign s […]
Pompeo again blames Iran for tanker attacks but insists 'we don't want war' June 16, 2019
‘President Trump has done everything he can to avoid war’US secretary of state claims ‘lots of evidence’ of Iran culpabilityThe United States does not want to go to war with Iran, the US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, said on Sunday, following an attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week.Pompeo reiterated that the US believes it was “unmistak […]
Deutsche Bank plans radical overhaul with €50bn hived off to 'bad bank' – reports June 17, 2019
The struggling German lender will move poorly performing assets and drastically shrink its investment banking arm, the FT saysDeutsche Bank has drawn up plans for a radical restructuring which will involve the creation of a “bad bank” to hold tens of billions of euros of toxic assets and a round of severe cuts to its investment banking operations, according […]
German far-right candidate loses mayoral bid after film industry petition June 17, 2019
Writers, directors and actors called on voters in Goertliz to not to succumb to AfD party’s ‘hate and enmity’ A 51-year-old immigrant has been elected mayor of a town in eastern Germany after beating a candidate from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in a campaign that drew international attention.Octavian Ursu, a classical musician who came […]
Libya's UN-recognised government launches peace initiative June 17, 2019
Plan comes after efforts to persuade US that White House had wrong message on LibyaLibya’s UN-recognised government in Tripoli has sought to break the deadlock in the country’s civil war by launching a peace initiative which will include a national peace forum followed by simultaneous parliamentary and presidential elections to be held by the end of the year […]

The BBC

Hong Kong protest: Joshua Wong calls for HK leader Carrie Lam to resign June 17, 2019
Joshua Wong gives his backing to protesters angry at a bill allowing extradition to China.
Iran nuclear deal: Enriched uranium limit will be breached on 27 June June 17, 2019
It will exceed the amount allowed under a nuclear deal, amid heightened tensions over US sanctions.
Argentina and Uruguay reel after massive power outage June 17, 2019
Argentina's president promises a full investigation after a blackout left millions without electricity.
Stealing from the sick in Uganda June 17, 2019
The BBC has uncovered evidence that prescription drugs have been taken out of circulation by health workers and sold on illegally.
Phoenix mayor apologises after US police threaten to shoot black family June 17, 2019
Police say they are investigating the video and have issued a public apology.
India magician disappears in river after Houdini trick June 17, 2019
Chanchal Lahiri, with his legs and hands shackled, was lowered into a river in India.
What's happening in the news this week? June 16, 2019
Tense times in Europe's biggest city. Trump eyes up 2020. And Africa's festival of sport begins.
Italian George Clooney fraudsters arrested in Thailand June 17, 2019
Police arrest two Italians in Thailand who posed as George Clooney to promote a fashion business.