HOW STUPID WAS THIS??

JET FLYOVER IN LOWER MANHATTAN SETS OFF PANIC 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aE-7BWoC7U&feature=related

By ULA ILNYTZKY and SARA KUGLER,Associated Press Posted: 2009-04-27 21:13:57

NEW YORK (AP) – One of the president’s official planes and a supersonic fighter jet zoomed past the lower Manhattan skyline in a flash just as the work day was beginning Monday. Within minutes, startled financial workers streamed out of their offices, fearing a nightmarish replay of Sept. 11.

Conservatives: Blame Immigrants for Swine Flu

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | 04/28/09 10:23 a.m

Michelle Malkin/Mexico City/Glenn Beck

 Conservative media hosts, including Michelle Malkin and Glenn Beck, have placed the blame for the spread of swine flu to the United States squarely on the shoulders of undocumented Mexican immigrants. Some even suggested yesterday that Mexicans were purposefully carrying the virus across the border to sabotage the United States.

Religion in America, ‘a la carte’

A new survey finds that as many as 59 percent of U.S. adults have changed religious affiliation at least once.

 

David Duprey / AP file

Survey: Americans switch faiths often

‘Religion a la carte’ is pervasive, sociology professor says

           

April 27, 2009

DENVER – The United States is a nation of religious drifters, with about half of adults switching faith affiliation at least once during their lives, according to a new survey.

The reasons behind the swap depend greatly on whether one grows up kneeling at Roman Catholic Mass, praying in a Protestant pew or occupied with nonreligious pursuits, according to a report issued Monday by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.

Pirate Attack Repelled by Italian Cruise Ship Guards

From The Times April 27, 2009

Italian cruise ship guards fire shots to repel pirates near Seychelles 

Richard Owen in Rome

The captain of an Italian cruise ship with 1,527 people on board described yesterday how his ship fought a running battle with pirates. Commander Ciro Pinto of the MSC Melody, carrying 991 passengers and 536 crew, said the ship was left with smashed windows and bullet holes on its port side after six pirates trying to board the vessel fired at least 200 rounds with assault rifles from their dinghy.

A possible swine flu epidemic??

U.S. prepares for possible swine flu epidemic as global cases rise

A couple kisses through their masks at the Historic Center in Mexico City on Saturday.

 

 

(CNN) – The United States stepped up preparations for a possible swine flu epidemic, and Canada confirmed its first cases on Sunday as researchers worked to determine how contagious the virus could be.

The Internet: the new ‘mother’s little helper’

Why moms are at risk for Internet addiction

• Addiction expert: Many moms are addicted to blogs, message boards, Second Life
• They often seek self-expression and escape from their daily lives
• Some feel the Internet improves their productivity
• If you think you’re hooked, try keeping a journal to log how much and why go online

By Rachel Mosteller

I was scrolling through family photos on my computer, admiring my two beautiful babies, when I spotted a disturbing trend: My laptop was open in almost all of the pictures. There’s my daughter, at 8 months, playing at my feet while I typed away on the couch. There’s me and my son, a year later, with the laptop at my side as I held him in my arms.

I’d heard about Internet addiction before, but always assumed it was something limited to socially challenged guys who played too much World of Warcraft. Now it seemed my Internet “habit” was slowly but surely crossing the line. Sometimes I found myself up into the wee hours of the morning, surfing the Web while my family slept. I read the news, kept up with friends, and looked up answers to endless questions. I wrote my personal blog and read dozens of others, just for something to do.

Procedural not-guilty plea entered in Craigslist slaying case

Craigslist killing suspect seemed ‘all-American’

BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) — Friends and acquaintances of Philip Markoff, a medical student accused of killing a woman he may have met through a Craigslist online ad, described the 23-year-old as a model student.

Male Bonding Movies – “Bromance”

I love you man: The history of Bromance

Daniel Bettridge for TimesOnline

 

 

With male bonding comedy I Love You Man opening in cinemas this Friday the notion of bromance has been getting a lot of attention lately. Bromance, or to use its correct term homosocialism, isn’t the sort of attraction that’s likely to confuse cowboys. No, instead it’s the sort of camaraderie that we’ve seen in countless sidekicks, buddies and wingmen down the years, only now it has a catchy pop culture name.