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Syrian opposition reports massacre of 220 civilians

By admin | Published: July 14, 2012

Change text size for the story Print this story Syria AMMAN/BEIRUT – about 220 Syrians, mostly civilians, were killed in a village in the rebellious Hama region when it was bombarded by helicopter gunships and tanks then stormed by militiamen who slaughtered some families, opposition sources said on Friday. UN special envoy Kofi Annan said [...]

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Commonwealth Short Story Competition: Caribbean prize winners

By admin | Published: July 14, 2012

Commonwealth Short Story Awards:  Caribbean prize winners In order to bring you more examples of good-quality, short story writing, with a Caribbean point of view, we provide you with information about and links to short stories written by Caribbean writers. These short stories are winners of several awards in the Commonwealth Short Story Competition, including [...]

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Online story critiques a hit

By admin | Published: July 12, 2012

It will sound, at first, like a 10th-grade English teacher’s utopian dream: an online gathering spot where, instead of bullying each other, posting provocative photos of themselves or laying out wish lists of stuff they want, droves of young people are reading, writing and encouraging each other. “keep going!” they say. “I can’t wait to [...]

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BOOKSHELF: ‘Desperate Women of the Bible’

By admin | Published: July 7, 2012

“Desperate Women of the Bible” by Jo Kadlecek (Baker Books, 2006); $15 list, less than $14 online There are those who feel that women are given short shrift in the Bible. There are so many stories in which they play central roles but never are named. Educator and author Jo Kadlecek has profiled eight of [...]

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SF gay rights activist arrested for child porn

By admin | Published: July 2, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — a San Francisco gay rights activist could face child pornography charges. Sixty-six-year-old Larry Brinkin served on the San Francisco Human Rights Commission until his retirement two years ago. he was arrested Friday and booked on felony possession of child pornography, but prosecutors chose not to file charges against him at this [...]

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Baby C…Boy or Girl? Here’s the Scoop!

By admin | Published: July 2, 2012

On Saturday morning, we rounded up my family and headed over to Clearview Ultrasound in Austin. There are 6 of us (7 if you include the baby in my belly) and we are quite a sideshow wherever we go. As soon as we filled out the paperwork, the entire party was taken back to the [...]

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Black girls don't benefit as much from exercise

By admin | Published: June 30, 2012

In a new study of U.S. preteen and teen girls, daily exercise was strongly linked to weight and obesity in white girls but not black girls. Although it’s still important to promote physical activity in all young people, according to the researchers that may not be enough to prevent black girls — who have a [...]

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Magic Town App Debuts On iPad: Summer Reading in Virtual World For Kids

By admin | Published: June 25, 2012

London, United Kingdom and New York, NY – Magic Town, the first virtual world based on picture books, is now available on the App Store. like the MagicTown website, the Magic Town app for iPad(R) is an immersive game where children read and play with popular picture books licensed from top publishers. the app has [...]

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Webb Simpson, Golf’s U.S. Open Champion on Faith: ‘*sinner* loved by a Savior.’

By admin | Published: June 24, 2012

Webb Simpson, who won today’s U.S. Open golf tournament, might be the newest member of the “holy hall of fame.” his Twitter bio describes him as a “*sinner* loved by a Savior.” Simpson, who trailed by four entering the final day, finished at 1-over-par 281 to beat Michael Thompson and Graeme McDowell by one stroke. [...]

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On Wednesday’s NewsHour: Poet Natalie Diaz

By admin | Published: June 21, 2012

Natalie Diaz grew up on the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation on the border of California, Arizona and Nevada. She left the reservation to play basketball for Old Dominion University in Virginia and later for professional leagues in Asia and Europe. While she was in college, she also began to write poetry. Her first collection of [...]

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