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Recreating That Flying House Scene From The Movie, “Up”

• March 6, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Class, Cultural History, Film, Love, Travel
Tags: "Bedazzled", "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "Good Morning America", "The Wizard of Oz", "Up", Adventures, Balloon, Balloons, Carl Fredericksen, Carl Frederickson, Children, Disney-Pixar, Ed Asner, Edward Asner, Fantasy, Film Iconography, GMA, Helium Balloons, House, Love, Pixar, Promises, Reality, Recreation, Shopping, South America, Sunday, Widower

“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
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Reading, Writing and Writers

• March 14, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Books, Fiction Writing
Tags: Adrienne Kennedy, Billie Holiday, Fantasy, Innocence, Interracial Novels, Jack Kerouac, James Purdy, Reality, Truth

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Suspect in Atlanta Spa Killings Pleads Not Guilty to 4 Counts of Murder September 28, 2021
Robert Aaron Long pleaded guilty in July to four other murder charges and will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
High School Students Talk About What It's Like to Return September 28, 2021
Students missed homecoming, field trips and classes, while also handling anxiety and economic precarity. Now, they must leap into the future, with the school’s help.
A.C.L.U. Apologizes for Tweet That Altered Quote by Justice Ginsburg September 28, 2021
The organization acknowledged that changing references from women to people was a mistake — albeit a well-intentioned one.
Miami’s Embattled Top Cop Compared City Leaders to Cuban Dictators September 28, 2021
Chief Art Acevedo was a flashy hire when he arrived in Miami six months ago. Now his job is in peril after a series of clashes with city commissioners.
Jarrod Ramos Sentenced to Five Life Terms in Capital Gazette Attack September 28, 2021
Jarrod W. Ramos had pleaded guilty to murder charges in one of the deadliest attacks on American journalists. In July, a jury found him criminally responsible for the 2018 shooting in Maryland’s capital.
Milley Defends His Calls to China During Trump's Term September 28, 2021
“My loyalty to this nation, its people, and the Constitution hasn’t changed and will never change as long as I have a breath to give,” Gen. Mark A. Milley said.
Pfizer and BioNTech Submit Covid Vaccine Data for Kids 5-11 September 28, 2021
The companies said that they would submit a formal request to regulators to allow a pediatric dose of their vaccine to be administered in the United States in the coming weeks.
In a call with Pelosi after the Capitol riot, Milley agreed that Trump was ‘crazy.’ September 28, 2021

The Guardian, UK

Milley defends China calls and says ‘I am certain Trump did not intend to attack the Chinese’ – live September 28, 2021
General says calls to Beijing were designed to ‘de-escalate’ tensionMilley testifies over US military’s withdrawal from AfghanistanSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 5.22pm BST Gen Mark Milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, acknowledged that he spoke to several journalists who have written books about the final days of […]
‘Humbled and heartbroken’: WHO finds its Ebola staff abused women and girls September 28, 2021
Inquiry commissioned by WHO details sexual abuse, including rape allegations, during DRC outbreakThe World Health Organization has described itself as “heartbroken” after an independent inquiry it commissioned said scores of women and girls were sexually abused by aid workers during the devastating 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo […]
Post-election rifts emerge in Germany’s centre-right alliance September 28, 2021
Growing dissent within conservative ranks is diminishing Armin Laschet’s hopes of keeping his party in powerA leading German conservative has made a public show of congratulating the Social Democrats’ candidate on winning Sunday’s national election in a sign of division within the centre-right alliance of outgoing chancellor Angela Merkel after it plunged to […]
Syrian exiles forced to prop up regime with fees for avoiding conscription September 28, 2021
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and Siraj reveal how refugees are pressured for cashEarly this year, Yousef, a 32-year-old Syrian living in Sweden, found himself faced with an impossible choice: either enlist in the army of the government that made him a refugee, or risk his family losing their home back in Syria.Military service is mandator […]
EU lawmakers vote to prolong fossil fuel gas subsidies until 2027 September 28, 2021
Campaigners voice dismay after rule permitting gas pipelines where energy is mixed with hydrogenEuropean lawmakers have voted to prolong subsidies for fossil fuel gas until 2027, opening a potential backdoor for pollution that campaigners said would be a disaster for the climate if it becomes law.Members of the European parliament’s industry committee voted […]
‘Blah, blah, blah’: Greta Thunberg lambasts leaders over climate crisis September 28, 2021
Exclusive: Activist says there are many fine words but the science does not lie – CO2 emissions are still risingGreta Thunberg has excoriated global leaders over their promises to address the climate emergency, dismissing them as “blah, blah, blah”.She quoted statements by Boris Johnson: “This is not some expensive, politically correct, green act of bunny hu […]
Greece to buy French warships in multibillion-euro defence deal September 28, 2021
Paris and Athens hail landmark accord aimed at defending shared interests in the MediterraneanGreece and France have signed a multibillion-euro military agreement, a deal hailed by the leaders of both countries as a bold first step towards deeper military cooperation on the continent.Barely two weeks after the humiliating loss of a submarine deal with Austra […]
Fuel crisis leading to cancellations of NHS cancer appointments September 28, 2021
Charities say panic buying is heaping extra stress on cancer patients already hit by Covid delaysThe postponement of NHS appointments for some cancer patients because of the fuel crisis will heap additional pressure on patients and their families, charities have warned.The Guardian learned that several cancer patients due to attend appointments this week at […]

The BBC

Afghanistan: Al-Qaeda could threaten US in a year - US general September 28, 2021
Top General Mark Milley says the Afghan Taliban have not broken their ties with the terrorist group.
WHO horrified over sexual exploitation by aid workers in DR Congo September 28, 2021
The agency apologises to the victims of exploitation by aid workers tackling the Ebola outbreak.
Germany election: Merkel heir loses support as parties meet September 28, 2021
Armin Laschet is facing mounting unrest within his party, after their historic election defeat.
North Korea fires missile, says South's military September 28, 2021
It came as North Korea's ambassador to the UN said no-one could deny its right to test weapons.
Mark Rutte: Dutch police arrest politician over suspected plot to murder PM September 28, 2021
Police said Arnoud van Doorn was interrogated after he was seen acting suspiciously in The Hague.
Gothenburg blast: Swedish police probe explosion at flats that injured 16 September 28, 2021
Police are investigating whether criminal activity is behind the blast that seriously injured four.
China lets US siblings return home after three years September 28, 2021
It coincides with the high-profile release of Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou and two Canadians.
Haiti polls postponed after electoral body is dissolved September 28, 2021
The prime minister dismissed the electoral council and no new date has been set for elections.