Make sure to rsvp, or to copy and print the Itinerary!
in reference to:"ST THÉRÈSE ARRIVES THIS MONTH The Relics of St Thérèse of Lisieux, virgin and doctor, also known as St Thérèse of the Face of the Child Jesus, will arrive at OR Tambo on 25 June and will go directly to the Carmelite Convent in Benoni for unpacking from the freight box."
- Facebook | Relics of the Little Flower, St. Therese in Johannesburg Archdiocese (view on Google Sidewiki)
Fortune telling for money is a statutory crime in South Africa, calling a person a witch or wizard, can get you serious jail time. France 24 seems to go to a paid fortune teller, and to call her a witch!
in reference to: YouTube - World Cup: sights and sounds of Durban, and star Samuel Eto'o! (view on Google Sidewiki)Treating the Gulf Oil spill as business not unusual, and noting two other incidents, Al Jazeera accuses BP (British Petroleum) of a long term attitude of negligence.
Missing in the report is any context, any comparison with statistics and information to other oil companies, such as those operating under African or Chinese flags. Nor is it mentioned that the BP oil rig was not being operated by BP, but had been sublet, it would seem. Then again, Al Jazeera is always a bottom crawling news service, not very good at investigating things:
"AlJazeeraEnglish — June 18, 2010 — Two months into the massive oil spill sparked by an explosion that killed 11 people and sank BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, the oil giant's safety record is coming under increasing scrutiny.
US legislators detailed a long list of criticisms against the British energy firm as they grilled Tony Hayward, its CEO, in a series of congressional hearings this week.
And, this is not the first time a senior BP executive has had to publicly answer for the company's safety record.
Last year the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration found hundreds of violations at BP's refinery in Texas City, in the US.
Al Jazeera's Cath Turner reports. (June 19, 2010)"
says AlJazeera!
I often find I like Thomas Peters, he has impressed me again, what hasn't is a fastly I mean vastly distorted, version of classic: The Dawn Treader, by what used to be an Anglican, C.S. Lewis, although his form of Anglicanism is long gone. What is also long gone is his touch on the book: why is the white which constantly resurrected, doesn't seem like such a powerful Lion, that he could not kill the Queen of a world, which was destroyed by the word of her mouth? I agree, unless with a friend, I don't think I want to watch this cheap gimmic of a movie, which has committed sacrilege on classic literature!
in reference to: Video: Voyage of the Dawn Treader Trailer « CatholicVoteAction.org (view on Google Sidewiki)After suicides and strikes in China, International Companies have often now found themselves raising pay to acceptable or near acceptable conditions, or facing strikes. The answer for the West (Europe) and Middle East : move to cheap labour in Indonesia- says Aljazeera!
in reference to: YouTube - News Bulletin - 14:05 GMT update (view on Google Sidewiki)The slated choice to let more materials in has turned out to be correct- for more details, see our previous article!
in reference to: YouTube - News Bulletin - 14:05 GMT update (view on Google Sidewiki)"Israel, with Egypt's cooperation, has blockaded the Palestinian territory by land and sea ever since Hamas militants, with a violent anti-Israel agenda, seized control of Gaza in 2007.
For the most part, only basic humanitarian goods have been allowed in.
Items such as cement and steel, badly needed to rebuild homes and businesses after Israel's war in the territory last year, have barely been allowed in. Israel says militants can use them to build weapons and military fortifications.
Under the new guidelines, those materials will be allowed in to an undetermined extent in coordination with the United Nations, but won't be freely available to private citizens, Israeli officials said. Restrictions on things like school supplies, books, computers and toys are expected to be lifted."
~Associated Press
While Israel is expected to continue a vast array of economic and military sanctions against Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) controlled Gaza (The Gaza Strip), it may be forced to let in less sensitive materials including building materials it has been suggested.
As for the Hamas controlled Gaza economy, this is likely to remain under the ground, fed only by secret Hamas controlled tunnels largely it would seem. Let us see what the Associated Press's "Senior Cabinet ministers" decide!
"Under the new guidelines, those materials will be allowed in to an undetermined extent in coordination with the United Nations, but won't be freely available to private citizens, Israeli officials said. Restrictions on things like school supplies, books, computers and toys are expected to be lifted."
- FOXNews.com - Officials: Israel to Significantly Ease Gaza Blockade (view on Google Sidewiki)
because he clearly gets the role of bishops better than the hippy promoting Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, which seems to worship Bafana Bafana more than God lately, and has us all singing the many language South African National Anthem in Church on Sundays- imagine if we were to recite a pro-life pledge?
Archbishop of Cochabamba, Archbishop Tito Solari, has warned in concern and in earnest his flock in Bolivia, not to act immorally or dangerously during the Carnival in Bolivia. Imagine if the SACBC spent their time warning us not to drink and drive in the world cup, not to act immorally, to be watchful: and seek the spiritual, and joy without sin? Imagine if the SACBC actually talked much more about sin, rather than about this or that priest who died, or this or that national event. Archbishop of Cochabamba, Archbishop Tito Solari, come to South Africa, PLEASE!
Thanks for any help you, my readers leant to American Papist's Catholic vote Action campaign against Hyundai's offensive anti-Catholic ad- now no longer their means of advertising via the World Cup- says Thomas Peters!
in reference to: Update: Hyundai pulls offensive ad! « CatholicVoteAction.org (view on Google Sidewiki)"catholicnewsagency — June 14, 2010 — The "Pieta" statue in the Valle de los Caidos (Valley of the Fallen) which has been a symbol of reconciliation after Spain's Civil War is being decapitated by Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's government."
I would not be surprised if this report from Spain, where CNA's parent company South American: ACI Prensa seemingly exists is true, given the record the Spanish government has. It is much like the choice to rename God's Window in South Africa, the changing of national identity by which symbols exist and what they mean.
The Biggest opposition to the Socialist Administration which wrecked the Spanish Economy, is the ever vigilant Catholic Church: which the government continuously and purposely opposes.
"catholicnewsagency — June 14, 2010 — The "Pieta" statue in the Valle de los Caidos (Valley of the Fallen) which has been a symbol of reconciliation after Spain's Civil War is being decapitated by Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's government."
I would not be surprised if this report from Spain, where CNA's parent company ACI Prensa exists is true, given the record the Spanish government has. It is much like the choice to rename God's Window in South Africa, the changing of national identity by which symbols exist and what they mean.
The Biggest opposition to the Socialist Administration which wrecked the Spanish Economy, is the ever vigilant Catholic Church: which the government continuously and purposely opposes.
Awe. Go tortoises go- literally: their movement saved them in Malaysia! Kuala Lumpur International Airport, found rare endangered Madagascan slow movers, and other creatures with shell!
in reference to:"Kuala Lumpur International Airport"
- FOXNews.com - 300 tortoises saved after Malaysian airport staff see bags wriggling (slowly) (view on Google Sidewiki)
If true, then this AP story as edited by SAPA is shocking. Protesters claim they were offered R1,500 a day but got R190 a day to be stewards for the world cup stadium in Durban, and were unable to get home due to poor transportation. R1,500 is not what anyone would get for being a steward, but tricking the foolish is hardly becoming if FIFA did so, people quit their jobs for higher wages at times. Point? The police were allegedly set on the protsters, sure it was likely an illegal strike as strikes need state permission to be held, but this seems like excessive force by police who are not mentioned as warning the crowd to disperse, and tear gas them says the Associated Press.
Granted, putting concrete blocks into the streets of Durban outside the stadium is disruptive, but one hardly sees this alleged response when ANC allies COSATU disrupt roads in terrible ways. Under Zuma, this cup seems hardly as organized as those held by previous administrations in the ANC regime. Allowing Vuvuzelas which are proven to cause loss of hearing, the noise pollution everywhere, the unimpressive opening ceremony, and now these alleged protesters, who for some reason thought they were earning rates not befitting their low employment. I wonder if they will be compensated for going deaf after long exposure to Vuvuzela sounds? This will be a world cup many won't forget- but not for the reasons the government would suggest. E.g. children off school, while their parents work, human and drug trafficking, tourists who go home with HIV/AIDS. Or the many road deaths.
I am sure this is good news, but can someone get an accountant to translate for the rest of us!?
in reference to: Foreigners flock to SA bonds: Fin24: Markets: Bonds (view on Google Sidewiki)Took a long time for the Telegraph to pick up this story.
in reference to: Andrea Bocelli praises mother for rejecting doctor's advice to abort - Telegraph (view on Google Sidewiki)I read about this situation ages ago in the Daily Mail, but the Telegraph is seen as more accurate.
Interestingly enough, a recent study in America, found that children given values based sex education without contraceptive education are more likely to use condoms, etc than those taught about them in schools, likewise where condoms are provided in prostitution hotels, with educative materials, they are more unlikely to be used according to a study by an well known medical journal in South America. The idea of teaching a child to use contraceptive, also has been linked to an increase in dangerous sexual activity. Many figures link contraception to abortion. If the British people with their legalized prostitution, abortion adverts on subways, and centuries old mistreatment of women didn't see this coming, then they are blind.
Abortions in general went down slightly in Britain last year, repeat abortion seekers were significantly up. KPMG has warned of a possible crisis in the public sector in many countries including South Africa due to a declining, ageing skilled workforce.
A study in the Denmark is raising fears of an increase in breast cancer, diseases in later life, and for girls considered already over-sexualized, as Denmark's Girls are now hitting puberty at 9 years and 10 months, a year too early. Some suspects include chemicals in food, and chemicals which children are exposed to in baby products, over-eating, but surprisingly not sex: given the ever lowering age at which children in Western Societies are first having sex. Evidence in America, the United States that is, and great Britain also seem to suggest that puberty is coming earlier, along with the health hazards which accompany that!
in reference to: Girls now reaching puberty before 10 – a year sooner than 20 years ago - Telegraph (view on Google Sidewiki)Developed by the folks at Lancaster University, so they claim, is a software program that picks up your age and if you are lying- to a degree, by the words you use, even if you are trying to act like a person of a different time and age!
A study showed the software successful in 47 of 50 test cases, where adults were purposely told to pretend to be teenagers to those who it was tested on. This is a much better rate than many's natural defences- however it isn't perfect. If it is bought and doesn't detect a paedophile, there are still basics- like don't take pictures, and try talk with a webcam and trick them to see if they are real, maybe phone talking conversations etc.
As it is, children shouldn't be using these chat rooms to meet new people the internet is dangerous.
I hope the police who plan to use it one day to spot paedophiles more simply won't rely solely on this imperfect technology, in Britain.
Useful- if seen as imperfect!
No porn applications or suggestive screen shots for the Ipad and Ipod applications marketplaces says Steve Jobs, of Apple- saying people who want that can buy Google's Android OS phones, and stating he wants a porn free world. Microsoft has joined arms with Apple here: no porn for the Windows Phone 7 marketplace. That doesn't mean people can't send porn to each other- it does mean a giant leap for anti-porn kind. I applaud Apple and Microsoft. Google MR Google: what happened to don't be evil? Google of course is complaining over Australian plans for an effective porn filter because the web may be slightly slower, as with their profits if the Australians succeed, so their Android OS will likely be the porn phone for some time: after all: Google makes a lot of money off pornography searches. isn't pornography evil MR Google? MR Google?
in reference to: Following iPhone’s Example Windows Phone 7 to Ban Porn Apps (view on Google Sidewiki)The Prince of Wales has called for societal change and other controversial methods of protecting non-human animals and their habitats from human beings: by reducing third world populations. He has even had the audacity to ask Muslims to return to traditional trades, rather than benefit from Western commercialism.
General trends point to a population which will decline says the Telegraph.
KPMG warns of catastrophe accompanying this, saying in a summary on a document (available online) about the aging and declining population as noted in the International Monetary Fund 2006 Working document, which deals with a workforce which may not be replaced, and permanent loss of skills:
KPMG:
"KPMG believes this an opportunity to create leaner organisations and careful strategic plans need to be put in place now to deal with the potentially huge impact of demographic change."
http://www.kpmg.com/AU/en/
They say this having noted fears and dangers across the business world, including South Africa!
Note document here:
http://www.kpmg.com/AU/en/
The Prince of Wales has called for societal change and other controversial methods of protecting non-human animals and their habitats from human beings: by reducing third world populations. He has even had the audacity to ask Muslims to return to traditional trades, rather than benefit from Western commercialism.
General trends point to a population which will decline says the Telegraph.
KPMG warns of catastrophe accompanying this, saying in a summary on a document (available online) about the aging and declining population as noted in the International Monetary Fund 2006 Working document, which deals with a workforce which may not be replaced, and permanent loss of skills:
KPMG:
"KPMG believes this an opportunity to create leaner organisations and careful strategic plans need to be put in place now to deal with the potentially huge impact of demographic change."
http://www.kpmg.com/AU/en/
They say this having noted fears and dangers across the business world, including South Africa!
Note document here:
http://www.kpmg.com/AU/en/
Accompanying an ageing population, is the global population decline, and accompanying both are international fears of economic plight because not enough younger workers are replacing ageing workforces!
in reference to: KPMG - Rising to the challenge? The impact of global demographic change on the public sector (view on Google Sidewiki)So the unions are to strike: anything to do with the plot to get Zuma out of power by some ANC members: since he turned into another economic conservative? As always in South African politics: the long knives and strikes are out!
in reference to: Twitter / Breaking News: S. African unions represen ... (view on Google Sidewiki)I have often complained of the Chinese goods and how kids clothes are made by kids, and how Rural Chinese, like the blacks under Apartheid are forced into near slave labour. Well, the Rural Chinese are kicking ... dirt... at the unfair labour practices of China. Since Apple manufacturing Foxconn raised salaries due to a spate of suicides and the bad press, others, including those Plebeian under-classes who manufacture Honda in slave-like conditions: are striking, and it is striking at China's core.
After the South African Textile industry collapsed as the ANC slept in bed soundly with their Communist Party allies from Beijing, our textile and many other industries collapsed. Perhaps finally China will be forced to work fair. So, especially as it benefits South Africa. Viva la Chinese worker, strike them to their cores, those Red Communists! Viva, as this benefits the rest of us, much more than it does you. Of course it doesn't help the immoral companies which use Chinese labour and there are other countries where similar conditions prevail. None the less: this is good, and shines a light on the cheaters who use Chinese labour, and use the Chinese people to do so, in a way similar to good old Usury.
I rate they put a system up his legs and back- they never move, and maybe they suspended him. Well done KLM, you freaked out a whole airport. Shame;)!~
in reference to: YouTube - KLM Economy Comfort Product with Ramana at Manchester Airport T2 (view on Google Sidewiki)It has been said he'll be divorced by next year, and his sexuality has been questioned, and there may be a facebook campaign against such proposals. The real problem is with whoever took this video, they forgot to put stabilizer on, and can't use a camera.
Hilarious, if you don't collapse from being dizzy. Poor sap, reminds me of a scene from something like Chuck, or a Google promotional advert, just without stabilizer on or camera skills, by the photographer in Madison Square Garden I think!
Apparently he went to some acrobatic educational institution with his friends. Why must he embarrass the poor lady to say less, I mean yes... none the less, Fridays at the Proposals' house will never be the same, does she know that she's getting into a circus?
I often comment on what the Daily Mail has to say- clearly they don't have very good fact checking teams or devices, that said, I found this particular article much better than some others covering the topic. Steve Doughty of the Daily Mail does seem to have written a relatively decent, though sometimes presenting grey areas and opinions as facts etc: article here, I enjoyed the read!
in reference to:"David Cameron appoints Catholic Tory grandee Lord Patten to ensure Pope's visit to Britain runs smoothly"
- David Cameron appoints Catholic Tory Lord Patten to smooth Pope's UK visit | Mail Online (view on Google Sidewiki)
I may be pure Ethnic European (Caucasian/White yet: South African born and bred), but let's admit this at least: if you must ignore subsidiarity, and the many local talents: could you at least get a black American or whatever: rather than South American light dresser, camera humping/lewd dancing Shakira?
And this isn't North Africa, it's South Africa: what, South African traditional dress isn't good enough for Shakira: this is the South African Fifa World Cup, not the Ghana or whatever cup, really Madam Almost Always Nearly Naked!
Not that I would want to see South African traditional dress anyway, maybe those cold (because they don't wear clothes) extremists PETA turned her off of it! Still! This IS SHAMEFUL! and RIDICULOUS! And Plays on Stereotype and false perceptions!
Disgusting, egregious! Monstrousity!
That's what they say: having introduced Google Caffeine, apparently they do this by constantly updating small sections rather than large sections~
in reference to: Official Google Blog: Our new search index: Caffeine (view on Google Sidewiki)An interesting article in The Church of England Newspaper? You decide!
in reference to: Will Britain become more secular under the Coalition? - Telegraph (view on Google Sidewiki)Tembisa's Makhulong Stadium, was the scene of what the South African government, Fifa, and victims of the stampede did not want.
Fifa, says SABC has dismissed Nigerian Football Association claims, that the stadium was the only one available for the warm up against North Korea. When I say this, when I saw this stampede on EuroNews, the police hardly seemed competent. 10 000 (Ten Thousand) people tried to get in to the free tickets match, through a single stadium entrance gate, the stampede allegedly happened after a rumour that tickets would soon be charged for says media. I am glad the SABC is finally placing stories on YouTube. They are the best of the daily TV news South African mainstream news services, certainly more professional than independent rival E-TV News.
Not focussed on: the role if any of police and the government, in this justifying exercise, it would seem!
"Tembisa's Makhulong Stadium"
- YouTube - Stampede aftermath (view on Google Sidewiki)
Jean-Michel Cousteau captures underwater effects of oil plume
Quite scary interview by Fox News, in America, suggests that deadly chemicals, toxic to humans are being used to disperse the oil, and that these and the oil will head through the Caribbean and towards Western Europe, the Cousteau allegations allege. Cousteau is the son of famous Jaques Cousteau...
The people of the Gulf Coast, USA (America/ United States), are demanding that the possibly negligent BP spill not cost oil jobs!- Says ABC Australia!
in reference to: AM - Gulf locals want more drilling 07/06/2010 (view on Google Sidewiki)"The Government has though called in the Federal Police to investigate the search engine provider over alleged privacy breaches, as Samantha Donovan reports.
SAMANTHA DONOVAN: The Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has been at loggerheads with Google recently over his plans to introduce a mandatory internet filter. Last month he called Google "creepy" and accused it of committing the "single greatest breach in the history of privacy".
Google says the internet filter, which would block pornography and other banned material, could affect user speeds and accidentally filter legitimate material and now the Minister is battling Google on another front. He outlined his concerns on ABC local radio in Melbourne this morning." - ABC Australia!
I hope he succeeds with the filter, and if Google is guilty, then it is good for them to answer, healthy for business!
Teaching medical aid to Taliban fighters in Afghanistan openly, and now this, an attempt to break a political Israeli blockade, which may well even further polarize the mideast!
in reference to: France24 - Iranian Red Crescent to challenge Gaza blockade with aid ships (view on Google Sidewiki)Now, ABC Australia's headline may point to a refusal to calls for an international investigation, but what is new there: this is what interests me most in the coverage of ABC Australia, which I listen to via PodCast:
"BRENDAN TREMBATH: Israel maintains a naval blockade of the Gaza Strip because it wants to weaken the grip of the militant group Hamas and get back a captured Israeli soldier.
Turkey's Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu understands why Israel maintains the blockade but he's angry about the deaths of nine Turkish nationals who were trying to bring aid supplies into Gaza.
AHMET DAVUTOGLU: One of the reasons why Israel is implementing blockade against Gaza is Gilad Shalit case. One Israeli soldier was captured by Hamas in 2006. For last four years Israel made it an important case and we respect this but they also should respect to our request - why our nine citizens were killed in international waters?
BRENDAN TREMBATH: Basic goods including canned tuna, tea and coffee are allowed in but the Israelis have banned building materials such as steel pipes which they say could be used to make weapons.
The Middle East envoy Tony Blair has told CNN that Israel is justified in trying the stop weapons being brought in."
"Turkey's Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu understands why Israel maintains the blockade but he's angry about the deaths of nine Turkish nationals who were trying to bring aid supplies into Gaza."
- The World Today - Israel rejects calls for international inquiry 07/06/2010 (view on Google Sidewiki)
Satirical of media coverage of a convoy of about five humanitarian aid ships which were sent to break the Israeli Gaza blockade by Free Gaza, a YouTube Video which had the aid of the conservative Jerusalem Post, accuses Free Gaza of conning the world. Either way, it has received over 1 000 000 (One Million) hits on YouTube.
It is thought to reflect Israeli sentiment strongly, and I personally think it interesting. After all, that there was only fighting on one of the ships, killing 9 activists, and then there is that relatives had talked of plans of activist martyrdom to the papers in Turkey. The Israeli video of events also showed activists fighting back violently.
Some time before the most recent ship was blocked, ABC Australia was told that previous Free Gaza ships have gotten through to Gaza, by an activist. The ships were carrying illegal aid: Concrete and Paper, as well as other materials, Australian Broadcasting Corporation was then told.
While I think the video, and the Jerusalem Post, itself, are very useful in understanding Israeli sentiment- something which will need to change if Gaza is ever to be "freed", I do think it likely is offensive, that said, offensive speech and humour is better than rocket attacks, I think it healthy for the world to understand how Israel feels.
Ultimately, dialogue, even offensive dialogue, should be allowed. I truly believe that when the international community starts to focus on the plight of both sides more fully, including the plight of minorities, that that is when peace may come.
To put my point, that this is an Israeli viewpoint out stronger, Israel's press office released it to foreign journalists, by accident they say.
As I am not certain how I view the video, and refuse to add to the hits, instead, I have linked to ABC Australia on the issue. I support neither side in the middle east.
By raising wages to $290 a month (70-%), an analyst is quoted by France 24 saying that the move could affect the entire Chinese industry, ending cheap Chinese labour!
in reference to: France24 - Suicide-hit Foxconn grants workers second pay rise (view on Google Sidewiki)"The Queensland Government is considered is moving Year 7 students from primary to secondary schools, as part of a review of its education system. The idea's being opposed by many families in regional towns who say they can't afford an additional year of boarding school in bigger cities, and fear the drop in student numbers will see resources cut to country primary schools." says ABC Australia via The World Today.
Outback children can do much of their learning via correspondence during junior school, however, for highschool, the government has them sent to boarding schools. Many in Queensland don't understand why their children can't do highschool via video conferencing. I think that the more time spent with family, and the less at boarding school the better, I hope the detractors win this one out and the children aren't sent away a year earlier, especially given the cost to rural families!
While there are patients claiming success with the treatments, using adult "master" stem cells, the type which show a lot more promise scientifically than embryonic stem cells (harvested from the corpses of aborted babies, sometimes conceived to create the cells), Costa Rica has closed down a clinic offering alleged treatment of certain serious diseases, not due to a bad success rate, but until such time as the treatment is proven. Costa Rica, like some South African firms, has enough medical expertise, to have created a market of medical treatment tourism, unlike the South African firms, which work overseas, Costa Rican firms, attract visitors by offering much cheaper treatments. Much as South Africa has plastic surgery tourism, Costa Rica has much more beneficial tourism, however, the offering of the Master Cells treatment before USA FDA approval and placebo trials, shows just one weakness, and the need for research.
in reference to: NewsWires : euronews : the latest international news as video on demand (view on Google Sidewiki)While HTML 5 certainly does seem it will take over flash in the future, until YouTube better perfects their player: especially buffering- given that it simply goes like a record which is stuck- I am going back to normal YouTube!
in reference to: YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (view on Google Sidewiki)Flash is one of those products I have never liked- I never wanted to learn to program in Flash, and I never plan to. After one to many Flash Crash and Burns while trying to watch YouTube with inferior Flash, I decided to opt into their HTML 5 player- I must say- I am only impressed so far. Viva HTML 5- for now! Now scat Adobe Flash, be gone in a Flash- or else fix the errors which keep making Flash fail in my Google Chrome web browser- because it isn't nice to wait so long and have videos just stall etc!
in reference to: YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. (view on Google Sidewiki)The church has always had a view, closer to the Islamic world, than to the Israeli view, on the Gaza situation, believing that Israel should not occupy Gaza and the West Bank, and that it should give these more freedom: possibly due to the Christian population there. Once again, the Pope has called for a peaceful and only peaceful solution to the Middle East conflicts.
When Israel recently raided a flotilla of Free Gaza ships carrying humanitarian aid, as well as what an official for the group told Australian Broadcasting Corporation was banned aid: such as paper and concrete, it caused international condemnation of the violence. A ship sent after the raid, also planned to ignore Israeli warnings of a blockade, planning to enter Gaza in daylight.
Israeli video showed soldiers being beaten by activists, who they claimed carried weapons on one ship, some relatives told Turkish media, that certain passengers had wanted to be martyred. Only one of the ships resisted the Israeli siege violently, and all 9 casualties were on this ship.
Israel justifies its occupation of Gaza, seized during the Six Day War, by rocket attacks fired into it by Hamas. Moves such as a National Jewish heritage Day, in which Barack Obvama celebrated campaign financiers, and Jews without a link to Israel, as well as other moves by the Obama administration (according to the Jerusalem Post), have caused the Israeli people to increasingly feel that they are alone in the world, as Palestinians have the backing of Russia and China, and others. This, along with increasingly anti-Palestinian sentiment in Israel, may be partially the cause of their increasingly more violent responses to what they see as enemies of their state.
Facebook may not acquiesce to other issues, but when it comes to Islam's claimed Prophet Mohammed, and its claim over one million Facebook users in Bangladesh: 1/6th of the Bangladeshi internet users: Facebook is alleged to have acquiesced to remove pages in accordance with Bangladeshi censorship of portrayal of the Islamic religion's claimed prophet and of the political leaders of what France 24 calls: the 90% Islamic country. Pakistan also recently lifted a ban on Facebook after a court order.
As the fight between a self censoring and state censored internet continues globally, countries such as China and a number of Islamic governments and more centrist states have chosen more censorship. Even South Africa allegedly has an internet firewall, I was informed when Scripturelink.net was unavailable, in South Africa, but available elsewhere until I mentioned this on social networking site Twitter.
It is increasingly possible to censor the internet, and even email as technology improves.
In South Africa, law requires that all mobile phone conversations be recorded, and all emails also be kept in archives which submit to the state. Citizens talk, knowing that every word is kept by the government.
China has turned to hackers, allegedly to get an upper hand over the USA, Britain and Russia.
Often intelligence on terrorism and other activities, is now gathered over the internet.
Given my legal training and my fact checking tools, and procedures, and my focus: the internet has often been a blessing to me. I am one of the generation which grew up with limited but existing internet and computers. For me, I see good and bad, just like the ordinary world, the Wall Street Journal- I find to be one of the best USA newspapers, perhaps because financial news is often more professional.
I use the Internet to listen to the pope, and international news, to double check my doctors, to double check facts and news. By the internet, I find expert bloggers, better than press journalism at what they do, among the worse, which abound in many newspapers. The word free, and the word volunteer, are both vital to the internet: I for instance have yet to make a formal profit from my extensive work online, I have made friends and contacts, and gained much- yet, the point is: old media has become largely stagnant: focussed on triviality, and sex and violence, old Hollywood: good Hollywood: which I seek out in films, is largely gone, thanks to the hippies and the '80s: the internet is something which could bring it back: and bring up print standards. The power of the internet has allowed me to do much good in the world!
I am one who argues for it to be expanded: but for people top be taught to think again critically, and wisely, so as to use it safely and rightly!
In an interesting and professional article by the Wall Street Journal, the question is asked: was it because some mental health professionals were over-confident in their abilities and in their diagnosis, that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, returned abusers to parish work?
in reference to: Mollie Hemingway: Some Pedophile Priests Hid Behind a Shield of Psychology Instead of Confessing and Facing Their Criminal Guilt. - WSJ.com (view on Google Sidewiki)I could have predicted this! I noted concern when it was first taken over, by the Government which constantly clashes with the Church. Financial markets are concerned, and it is thought the church feared local political parties, it is the sort of thing, which when done by the Left, makes people fear for all banks, especially after what happened in Leftest Greece.
in reference to:"CajaSur"
- With Spain's Takeover of a Local Bank, Soul-Searching and Anger - WSJ.com (view on Google Sidewiki)
I could have predicted this! I noted concern when it was first taken over, by the Government which constantly clashes with the Church. Financial markets are concerned, and it is thought the church feared local political parties, it is the sort of thing, which when done by the Left, makes people fear for all banks, especially after what happened in Leftest Greece.
in reference to:"CajaSur"
- With Spain's Takeover of a Local Bank, Soul-Searching and Anger - WSJ.com (view on Google Sidewiki)
Recent studies have also found that education of people on how to use contraceptives, makes them less likely to use them, but more likely to have sex, than those taught to respect their bodies, as I did cover elsewhere. LifeSiteNews has this document which argues the link between contraception and increases in abortion.
in reference to: The Contraception Misconception (view on Google Sidewiki)Jews who were not indentity Jews, were invited to an event by the US president. Israel, is portrayed as one of many allies of America, Jewish Americans are valued, not necessarily Israel, these are the impressions the Jerusalem Post has gotten of the Obama regime in the USA
in reference to: US turns 'charm offensive' on Jews (view on Google Sidewiki)French propaganda engine, France 24, formed after the Iraq War under George W. Bush, managed to go ahead, despite the reservations of the French state, covers the papers from a perspective likely reflecting French policy.
in reference to: YouTube - "Israel lost at sea" (Haaretz) (view on Google Sidewiki)Here YouTube details some guidelines they have set up for internet safety.
in reference to: YouTube Blog: Celebrating Internet Safety Month (view on Google Sidewiki)Undoubtedly you are the best filter for your children, and this should not replace you, it may not be perfect, but of note!
in reference to: YouTube Blog: Safety Mode: Giving You More Control on YouTube (view on Google Sidewiki)I find these useful to know what to post on YouTube and what not to. Knowing South African law, as well as the rules of sites you use is very important.
I find oddly enough, we can always portray our views without violating most restrictions on speech. My own country South Africa limits said freedom extensively, and in accordance with RICA, keeps all our phone and email etc conversations, content and all in database form. As a result I am more cautious on what I say, and more bold. With YouTube, and the like, take that approach, say what you want without risking your account, you mostly can.
Is the official blog of Google YouTube online!
in reference to: YouTube Blog (view on Google Sidewiki)I think I noted this some time ago, that the Holy Roman Catholic church had gotten Raul Castro's Cuba to agree to start moving prisoners closer to their families, and to move the sick to hospital. The first of these has now started to be achieved, says AFP. The Church has also succeeded in getting the authorities in Communist Cuba, to lift the ban on the dissidents' female relatives: The Ladies in White, marching in the streets, says AFP.
At least six prisoners have reportedly been moved so far!
Felix Navarro, Antonio Diaz, Diosdado Gonzalez, Ivan Hernandez; Jose Luis Garcia Paneque, Arnaldo Ramos, have been moved closer to their families so far, they: AFP- quote the office of the Archbishop of Havanna to say.
In a shockingly amiss article on Sister Margaret McBride, who caused an elective abortion in a Catholic hospital, and was thus declared excommunicated in accordance with the automatic punishment in canon law, ABC attacks the church stance on abortion, notes "many canon lawyers", and doesn't give the Catholic side of the story.
There was a mere possibility of mother and child dying, and even then I don't see why there are not options such as a caesarean section, or the possibility that it was not the pregnancy which caused it, after all, it is not certain what causes it, according to the medical sources, I a layman have consulted. The child was aborted at 11 weeks due to a diagnosis that the mother was suffering from pulmonary hypertension, a lung disease, which ABC says only could possibly be linked to pregnancy, in their health section. Whether or not the mother's life was saved according to their own medical section, is thus doubtable. And they only name one canon lawyer, Father Thomas Doyle: while attacking the choice of a bishop. They also attack the church on sex abuse, but the reason those trials take so long, is as there is often a lack of proof. Here, the delict was admitted to.
“Referendarius” (formal expert advisor) to the Apostolic Signatura, which Thomas Peters of American Papist calls the highest court in the catholic Church, Edward N. Peters JD JCD, states that the canonical plea of necessity, can only be mitigating at best when the oppressor has committed a delict which by its nature is intrinsically evil, such as the delict of abortion.
He thus agrees with Bishop Olmsted, that Sr. Margaret, who chose to cause an elective abortion of pregnancy at a Catholic hospital, is indeed excommunicated, whether latae sententiae (by the act of the abortion/automatically), or ferendae sententiae: by the declaration of the excommunication, by Bishop Olmsted.
(I am not a canon lawyer or doctor, what I say is not medical or canonical advice)
Australia's Australian Broadcasting Corporation carries this biased article by AFP: allowing incorrect "facts" to be portrayed, such as the idea of non-existent "married popes", allowing sex no matter what to be portrayed as a fundamental right, free love isn't one, and quoting, or misquoting indirectly a minimal few members of the hierarchy, out of context, and apart from the vast majority, without any argument on the church's side.
It quotes priests' former "wives" i.e. illicit lovers.
Many elective abortions occur every year in Italy, due to financial reasons, but Lombardy Regional President, Roberto Formigoni, believes it should be so no more. Women who cannot afford pregnancy easily, will be compensated.
While critics have said women may get pregnant for the cash, or have asked what happens after the period is over, it was recently revealed by financial firm KPMG, that the world faces economic crises in the future, due to a reduction in population sizes and growth.
The Regional President belongs to Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom Party. His religious affiliation, like many in Italy, is Roman Catholic. 130 000 (One Hundred and Thirty Thousand), over one tenth of a million elective abortions are reported in Italy every year, says tabloid the Daily Mail.
A number of media watchdogs, against bigotry, including Bill Donohue, of the Catholic League, and Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, are uniting against Comedy Central: the makers of South Park, in order to stop a cartoon with a Jesus trying to escape the shadow of his "powerful but apathetic father", while trying to be normal in New York City. The watchdogs, under the banner: CARB (Coalition Against Religious Bigotry), are asking advertisers to look at what they see as a double standard, given Comedy Central's decision to censor South Park on Islam's the Prophet Mohammed.
They consider the show, which hasn't got the green light to air yet, to be anti-Christian bigotry, and thus they believe, should be of concern to any decent advertisers.
“Referendarius” (formal expert advisor) to the Apostolic Signatura, which Thomas Peters of American Papist calls the highest court in the catholic Church, Edward N. Peters JD JCD, states that the canonical plea of necessity, can only be mitigating at best when the oppressor has committed a delict which by its nature is intrinsically evil, such as the delict of abortion.
He thus agrees with Bishop Olmsted, that Sr. Margaret, who chose to cause an elective abortion of pregnancy at a Catholic hospital, is indeed excommunicated, whether latae sententiae (by the act of the abortion/automatically), or ferendae sententiae: by the declaration of the excommunication, by Bishop Olmsted.
The ship was certainly intended for a political statement, from the start, though many expected a less active Israeli response, even if the current government is more polarized against the Palestinians than ever, and has lost the confidence of having a strong American ally, as Israel had in George Bush.
The Vatican, has condemned the attack, by expressing "sorrow and concern", says AFP.
Other Nations concerned by the Israeli response to the pro-Palestinian ship's attempt to reach Gaza, include: France, Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Austria, Greece, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Austria and Spain.
Russia, Britain, Beligum, France, Portugal, and Greece have let Israel understand their disagreement with their methods against the ship.
Argentina, Brazil, and others in Latin America have asked for action, The OIC have also condemned the attack. The Arab League has convened a special meeting.
The AU (African Union), has asked for an investigation.
Pakistan, Algiers, Tunis, Rabat have strongly condemned the attack.
... Says Agence France-Presse, as translated by my internet browser.
In the LHR News BA staff in house magazine, the ticket appeared anyway. It was likely sabotage by disgruntled staff, due to the British Airways transport strike, either way, it has caused tensions.
in reference to: BA advert lists Osama Bin Laden as a frequent flyer as he boards flight with first class seat | Mail Online (view on Google Sidewiki)Up to 40 000 (Forty Thousand) people are expected to be forcibly evacuated from villages in the largely Islamic Southern Philippines as ten villages in the Sultan Kudarat town, on Mindanao island were severely affected after a river overflowed, in rains which had stretched from Friday at least until Tuesday this week.
The Philippines, a mainly Catholic nation, is divided between the Catholic North and Muslim South, a possible reason for the use of the army to evacuate southern villagers, who do not want to leave, despite being "waist-deep" in water.
The Philippine government's present administration has lost favour in the eyes of the powerful Catholic church on a number of issues lately, and for years, has been facing Islamist Separatists in the South.
The country, which has seen many governments rise and fall, remains largely religiously divided as regards dwelling places.
The army has already sent trucks out to aid in the forced evacuation, according to the area's social welfare department head, Pombean Kadir, says SAPA.
Arabic channel, Al Jazeera (Channel 406 on Multichoice DSTV), reports on a campaign by 23 000 (Twenty Three Thousand) Facebook users, to quit over privacy concerns. It notes, that despite a Facebook move, membership at about +- 4 00 000 000 (Four Hundred Million) or so, continues to rise .
in reference to: YouTube - Users commit to Facebook exodus (view on Google Sidewiki)Article by Reuters details that it will be in British Autumn, it is called an "apostolic visitation", and was announced in the former March letter to the Irish people, in which the Vatican slammed local bishops.
It will begin in Armagh (lead by Cardinal Murphy-O'Conner who the BBC says is retired), Dublin (Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley), Cashel-Emly (Archbishop Thomas Collins), and Tuam (Archbishop Thomas Prendergast), before moving to other Irish Dioceses.
The Vatican says the Irish church needs a spiritual and moral renewal, says Reuters. The Bishops are all of Irish Descent, but none are Irish Bishops, keeping with Natural Justice on that point, it would appear.
Reuters says the investigation is seen as important to the pope.
So, the US says he's dead, and someone/people in a chat-room, I mean jihadist forums on May 31, say he is dead, along with wife, kids (three daughters), and other men, women and children. Did I forget to mention that they promised revenge (no, the words about infidels paying are not a standard greeting, despite some suggestions).
All this air-strike talk reminds one a lot of Gaza et al. So, the guy handled finances and operational planning, the Telegraph claims, apparently the Jihadists couldn't hire a chartered accountant. I hope their taxes are in order. They forget to mention that Al Qaeda has many independent Cells, and allies, of course, though they do have something to tell the press. I still don't see the Taliban or Somalis standing down.
Through this latest alleged hit, the USA is reportedly closer to winning their war on Al Qaeda. I just hope that none of Al Qaeda's allies, e.g. in Somalia, where I doubt the guy was in charge, decide to take revenge on the rest of us, e.g. South Africa 2010 Soccer/Football World Cup.
"Al-Qaeda leader Sheikh Sa'id al-Masri killed in US missile strike"
- Al-Qaeda leader Sheikh Sa'id al-Masri killed in US missile strike - Telegraph (view on Google Sidewiki)
An abandoned Newborn baby, now decease, will get a Catholic Funeral at Shepparton's St Brendan's Catholic Church under Police Chaplain, Monsignor Peter Jeffery, after a fund was set up, to cover the funeral, says the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
in reference to: Abandoned baby finally gets funeral - ABC Central Victoria - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (view on Google Sidewiki)Pope Benedict XVI has named some bishops who will investigate disobedience allegedly in Ireland, against the Vatican:
The Irish Abuse investigation team includes 5 prelates, known for combatting Paedophillia in their own jurisdictions, says the BBC, who notes their Irish descent:
England: Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor, former Archbishop of Westminster,
America/USA: Cardinal O'Malley, of Boston, Archbishop Timothy Dolan, of New York,
Canada: Archbishop Thomas Collins, Toronto, and Archbishop Terence Prendergast a Jesuit, Ottawa,
No Irish Bishops have been named for the inquiry, seemingly keeping with Natural Justice concepts, such as independence of the judge.
I always hate to hear a defeatist talk about and on the Trinity- the pope is not a defeatist!
in reference to: YouTube - Benedict XVI the Trinity encapsulates Revelation. (view on Google Sidewiki)Unfortunately, I don't think they found it here;)!~
Hilarious, terrible Musiek (Music) video, note the mummies, and the poor boere explorer man!
Hilarious! en die baie baie kort kort (Very short) Boere (Afrikaner) broekke (pants/trousers/shorts)!
haha! Why I watch MK!
Monsignor Charles Scicluna, said that priests who abuse risk terrible punishment in Hell, quoting the bible. Though Nick Pisa insisted on making a headline which makes it news. The article surveys Italians rather than Catholics, and cherry picks statistics, as a proper view would show. There is no proof the pope even knew of the German case in Munich, and the pope has done more than apologise to victims in Malta, he did the same in many countries and has done very much to fight abuse.
None the less, with a cautious view, one may be interested in this article!
The youngest son of former Gov. Jeb Bush, the son being 26 years old, John Ellis Bush Jr. got married to Sandra Algudady in Miami, Saturday, in a Melkite Catholic Church. The Melkite Church is in Full Communion with Rome, making it Catholic.
George W. (and his daughters: Jenna and Barbara) and George H. W. Bush were both in attendance at the wedding as were Secret Service and Police it seems.
Need to find a parish in RSA, or search the local hierarchy, or political parties, or local press, this page has the links on the South African Catholic News Service blog!
in reference to: South African Catholic: South Africa (view on Google Sidewiki)
