| WCC NEWS: Service celebrates WCC's 60th anniversary
Gathered in a church dating from the 12th century, the World Council of Churches seemed like a relative youngster as it celebrated its 60th anniversary Sunday 17 February. But His All Holiness Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, reminded the near-capacity congregation at Geneva's St. Pierre Cathedral that the WCC has accomplished much in its six decades. "The Council has provided an ideal platform where churches with different outlooks and belonging to a great variety of theological and ecclesiological traditions have been able to engage in dialogue and promote Christian unity, while all the time responding to the manifold needs of contemporary society", the Orthodox leader said, speaking in French. He acknowledged the challenges and "turbulent" periods in the Council's life, but said that dialogue resulted from those difficulties and has paved the way forward.
Dangers of smoking around babies highlighted
My Mum and Dad and Grandparents all smoked around us when we were kids and we all survived and have grown up with no ill-health. Just another thing for the namby pamby PC state to latch on to. It's no wonder people are so ill these days, with all this don't eat that and don't drink this etc. etc. people don't get a chance to build up a resistance to anything. Anybody ever hear of nut allergies 30 years ago? .
Motherwell 0 Hearts 1
In the 54th minute Fitzpatrick knocked a ball over the Jambos defence which held up in the wind but not enough to stop Banks getting there ahead of Motherwell striker Chris Porter. Stephen Hughes was replaced by Darren Smith a minute later, suggesting that home boss Mark McGhee was unimpressed with his side's attempts to get back into the game. Craigan was booked for a clumsy foul on Wallace 25 yards from goal on the hour mark to compound his miserable day, but Calum Elliot fired the free-kick high over the bar. Motherwell won their first corner in the 64th minute but McCormack's cross was headed wide by Fitzpatrick when he might have been expected to at least hit the target. If there was going to be a second goal, set-pieces and the conditions looked certain to play a part.
Ponce: Puerto Rico's second city steps out
Second cities, the stepdaughters of the urban world, have always had trouble emerging from the shadows of their more glamorous big sisters. And ever since it was founded in 1692 on the island's southern coast between a mountain range and the Caribbean Sea, Ponce has had to contend with San Juan's pre-eminence. It was San Juan that settlers chose as the island's seat of government and center of commerce. It was San Juan where developers built glittery casinos and high-rise hotels. And San Juan is where cruise ships deposit thousands of tourists every day. But in the last few years, Ponce has started making a serious effort at big-city respectability. Tourist visits jumped 8 percent from 2005 to 2007, partly because three airlines — Continental, JetBlue and Spirit — now offer direct flights from the continental United States to Ponce's renovated airport.
Internet Broadcast Aimed at Phila. Tourists Launched
"You can spell it either way H-E-A-R or H-E-R-E. We figured there might be confusion. We figured either one will get you to the right place." That's Steve Butler, KYW Newsradio Director of Programming. He says the content is a combination of KYW podcasts with reports from the Greater Philadelphia Tourism and Marketing Coorporation: "Our great, talented people are definetly part of it, but I think showcased in a different, interesting way and in addition, other folks who are I think gonna bring a feel to it that a younger audience might like." KYW Newsradio General Manager David Yadgaroff says while the new station is exclusively online right now, there are plans to take it to the airwaves: "It's launched primarily as an HD radio station, but it eventually will be on WYSP's HD 3, yes." .
Tom Cruise saved New York after 9/11
Let's see how you "Saved the Firefighters". Like the time some Interviewer asked him about Xenu and he got Allllll pissed off. Why? He believes in that load of shit and I mean... What's this??? oH, there's someone at my door-hang on guys. Ughghhghhhh.... It's him!!!!! Oh okay, I'll shut up. Yes, I do believe Xenu will save me. YESSsssssssssss! .
Has reaction to the Archbishop's Sharia law comments been Islamophobic ...
Politicians from all the main parties have criticised the Archbishop of Canterbury for suggesting that elements of Islamic law might be recognised in Britain. Some senior Anglican priests have defended his remarks - saying Dr Rowan Williams was talking about decisions relating to marriage and property, not crimes or questions of belief. Has the response to the Archbishop's comments been Islamophobic or does this pose a genuine threat to British culture? We'll discuss the issues on the programme tonight - leave your thoughts below. .
LOVE TIES PRINCESS TO BRITAIN
And far from discouraging their daughter from altering her plans, Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah could not be more pleased about her increasing bond with Clark, 26, who is a St Andrews University friend of Prince William.
Indeed, the Duchess of York invited David to join her, Beatrice and Eugenie skiing in Verbier, where they are staying at the luxurious chalet of Fergies old boyfriend, motor-racing multi-millionaire Paddy McNally.
Its now Beatrices view that she has already done quite enough travelling after leaving St Georges School in Ascot last summer she went to Brazil and to Argentina, where she stayed on the ranch inherited by the Duchess of York from her late mother Susan Barrantes.
She popped back to the UK to appear in Martin Scorseses film about her ancestor Queen Victoria, and then again for the Queens diamond wedding celebrations.
Passions run high about pit bulls in Lubbock
The real villain is the irresponsible pet owner, both officials and dog advocates say. "It seems like we are more ignorant of canine behavior than we ever have been," said Karen DeLise, author of a pair of books detailing animal attacks and defending pit bulls as a breed. City ordinances largely mirror what the state allows when it comes to owning pets. You can't own a lion or a tiger, for example, because those animals are considered dangerous. Banning pit bulls or placing restrictions on their ownership would mean the same for such family favorites as beagles, cocker spaniels or golden retrievers, as well. Lubbock Mayor David Miller is expected to say much the same thing at a news conference about dangerous animals scheduled for this morning.
Standing athwart history, yelling Stop
In college he headed the Yale Daily News and joined Skull and Bones, the elite secret society. He gained national attention with his first of at least 55 books, God and Man at Yale: It accused the college of proselytizing for atheism and collectivism. After a year in the CIA and other short stops, Buckley used $100,000 from his father to start National Review in 1955, a time when American conservatism was largely rudderless. The magazine started slowly, with circulation at 16,000 after two years, but it hit 125,000 as a nine-year-old in 1964, when the candidate it had helped to advance, Barry Goldwater, ran for president. Readers' donations have always subsidized the magazine, which now has a circulation of 155,000. .
Jacqueline Gold: the woman who reinvented Ann Summers
Jacqueline Gold is the woman who turned her daddy's chain of sleazy Ann Summers sex shops into a multi-million-pound 'retail experience'. But beyond the boardroom there have been far harder battles - like facing up to years of sex abuse. She talks to Lucy Cavendish For such a teeny tiny person, 47-year-old Jacqueline Gold carries a lot of weight on her shoulders. She may look like a little doll with her side-tied chignon and tight-fitting Alexander McQueen dress, but during the course of our conversation she coughs nervously and, at one point, tears come to her eyes. I hadn't expected this. .
Courthouse Undergoes Security Makeover
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Letters, 11/29: The dangers of MySpace
This article is just one of the many horror stories I have heard about the site. Not only are there people — adults and children — making "false pages," there are predators, and without truly knowing the person you don’t know who it might be. .
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