News & Events - August 2006

Any surprises? What's the best and worst things about it? Where is the best and worst place to live and or work. How are the attitudes, schools and so forth. Dating in Arizona is it hot like the weather? Any details at all would be appreciated. Thanks so much!!! :^)

2006-08-01 15:11:06 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

This supposedly is the night that you go to the nearest park and meet your neighbors!! I am staying home, how bout you??

2006-08-01 15:10:06 · 9 answers · asked by Jinx 5 in Other - News & Events

I'd like a script of the entire conversation verbatim.

2006-08-01 15:04:50 · 11 answers · asked by neksute 2 in Current Events

And please don' t tell me Israel, because if you do, you have obiously never heard Israelies talk about Americans.

2006-08-01 15:02:58 · 42 answers · asked by acid tongue 7 in Current Events

it's difficult to handle these papers with it's shape

2006-08-01 15:01:09 · 7 answers · asked by archiemedes 3 in Other - News & Events

I'm kind of clueless with what is happening in Israel as of now. What is the significance of the war thats going on, and how does it relate to the Bible? You kow, once you miss a small detail of news, your derailed for the rest of it. People are telling me that this war is pretty much the beginning of the end, so i need to know. Gotta git my *** to confession....And have you seen the new Omen? Can you explain to me what the vatican were watching as the ?cheif cardinal? was explaining the "sings"? Thankies....

2006-08-01 14:58:41 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

2006-08-01 14:57:38 · 1 answers · asked by tmp222002 1 in Other - News & Events

2006-08-01 14:45:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Media & Journalism

2006-08-01 14:41:41 · 4 answers · asked by maria 1 in Current Events

It's a common sight now. With Israel invading Lebanon, we usually see photographs of troops preparing for battle. But what I don't understand is why most (not all) soldiers wear these bag like headgears. How can they offer any protection against enemy fire?

2006-08-01 14:41:06 · 8 answers · asked by Curious George 1 in Current Events

Shhhhh.

2006-08-01 14:32:29 · 1 answers · asked by Cronus 3 in Other - News & Events

2006-08-01 14:25:14 · 6 answers · asked by jbest09 2 in Current Events

2006-08-01 14:25:01 · 9 answers · asked by Paulini M 1 in Current Events

what on earth is going on here? since when is it ok for the police to release transcripts of drunken rants to the public on a pending prosecution? Most real people will lash out at the police verbally when busted, especially if drink is involved. it boggles the mind that they gave it straight to the press. painting him as if he goose steps around spouting this stuff all the time. Never mind what he supposedly said, the medias treatment of him sickens me, the police even more so. They are the ones who should be ashamed, not Mr Gibson. I never had a soft spot for the police. I like them even less now. they have brought down a great man by magnifying a moment of stupidity into a global frenzy. It's a bloody storm in a teacup is all it is. he is one of the best film makers of our time and I for one will stand up for his right to try to annoy beligerant sarcastic cops. they can sure as hell dish it out but they cant take it.

2006-08-01 14:23:21 · 9 answers · asked by angus1745 3 in Media & Journalism

Okay so I was on goyk.com and I saw this story dried mermaid sold on ebay I checked it out and saw some weird photos and then I found this one:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300013160811&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_ReBay_Pr2_PcY_BID_IT and here is the thing for the memaid:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=020&item=300006962914 you are gonna have to scroll down for the mermaid photos. I think it is fake but I want you opion on it. Thanks

2006-08-01 14:10:56 · 4 answers · asked by mystic 5 in Other - News & Events

2006-08-01 14:09:51 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

I am sure civilians in this latest conflict have been killed in Lebanon. However from what I hear many Hezbollah are dressing in civilian clothing. If this is true how can you tell the difference between civilians and militia? Children cannot always be demarcated as civilian I have recently seen old footage of Hezbollah army marches with less than 10 year olds carrying machine guns. Seems like Hezbollah is trying to create a media spin of their own. In any case these are factors to be considered when trying to judge what is going on over there.

2006-08-01 14:05:03 · 8 answers · asked by Love of Truth 5 in Current Events

2006-08-01 13:54:35 · 20 answers · asked by S 2 in Other - News & Events

Oil has become an important part of the modern life. That’s why I chose to do my summer assignment on oil. I encountered my summer assignment topic, and found that there has been a conflict in the Nigerian Delta over oil. This conflict has been caused Ijaws and other tribes fighting “with each other and the federal government.” (_____________________) I chose this as my project because this conflict has not been in the news often like other conflicts such as the conflict with Israel, Lebanon, Iraq, North Korea, and Columbia. This conflict doesn’t seem to bring the media’s attention, but I think the United States should keep a closer eye on Nigeria since it is “America’s fifth largest supplier.”(____________) I chose this project to learn more on this conflict since oil is an important resource in America and through my research felt angered at the Nigerian government for their actions toward the people of Nigeria.
Nigeria is in danger of being corrupt. When oil is discovered in a country that is “poor, (and) fighting over scraps,” we would think it would be the end of poverty, but not so with Nigeria. Nigeria “pulls in $14 billion a year in oil revenue.” I blame the Nigerian government for not putting an end to poverty. Nigeria’s new wealth has been taken by “politicians, in particular by the country’s military, brought to power in the country’s late 1960s civil war,” who have been robbing the country’s finance ever since. There is no reason that the people of Nigeria should be poor, because the oil has been found on their land and belongs to the people of Nigeria.
The Ijaws used to be a “easygoing minority tribes, earning their living with other tribes by fishing in canoes harbored in the board delta of the Nigerian River,” but that was forty years ago. Most of the country’s production comes from the Nigerian Delta which is now causing violent outbursts. The Ijaws are now destroying pipelines, setting fire to pipelines, protesting, selling oil they steal from pipelines and even kidnapping people. The country is in total chaos. Crime and Violence has caused a “20 percent drop in Nigeria’s oil production” which meant “a shortfall of 455,000 barrels daily.” They have even stepped up their attacks on foreign oil. Even Shell announced an evacuation in February of 2006 to evacuate “an oil platform off its Atlantic coast as a precaution, shutting an additional 115,000 barrels a day.” In January, “militants held four men- from the United States, Britain, Bulgaria, and Honduras for 19 days before releasing them unharmed.” Tribes like the Ijaws, that were once peaceful are now armed and have been fighting for years claiming to be fighting “for better distribution of the country’s wealth.” I was shocked when I found out that even militants who claim to be fighting and representing the people of Nigeria have actually “evolved into criminal gangs, adept at stealing huge amounts of oil to sell on black markets, the proceeds of which are used to buy ever more sophisticated weapons.”
Even though the United States is not involved in the conflict, this conflict does affect the United States. Nigeria is the fifth largest supplier of oil “to the United States, after Mexico, Venezuela, Canada, and Saudi Arabia.” Almost half of Nigeria’s oil is sent to the United States. Nigerian oil is prized by refiners because “it is of a light, sweet variety that is easier and cheaper to refine that the thicker and sulfur-rich kind that comes from the Middle East and Venezuela.” Nigeria determines the price of oil in the United States. The United should keep a closer eye on Nigeria if they want to oil prices in America to go down. Nigeria has played an important role Africa and “is crucial to all of West Africa, having provided the military troops and negotiating forums to quell civil war and related violence in neighboring countries. “ Nigeria has also helped on fighting terrorism by trying to “monitor and defuse an encroaching fundamentalism among its own Muslims.” Several American companies haves stakes in Nigeria such as “Mobil, Chevron Texaco and Halliburton.” In my opinion the United States is not doing anything to stop oil from rising. I believe the United States should be more involved with the conflict in Nigeria.

2006-08-01 13:48:26 · 3 answers · asked by Yahoo! User 4 in Current Events

why cant this world be better.... its so evil, actually its the people in it, i cant stand all these crisis, the sick stuff i hear on the news, what people do, their actions, killers, rapist, pedophiles, people that have sick pleasures in doing that to children, animals, it makes me sick, and i just wish everyone knew about JESUS, HE IS THE ONLY WAY TO HEAVEN, he is our savior. and people need him in their lives. Everything in this world is happening like the bible said, more wars, natural disaster, questioning religion ( de vinci code) and so forth.... omg i feel like this is such an evil world... anyone agrees with me.

2006-08-01 13:10:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - News & Events

Do you think Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey should get back together? Or do you think Jessica should find someone else who would'nt Cheat on her? And Nick should just find someone else?

2006-08-01 12:56:55 · 12 answers · asked by Zac Efron's Girl 2 in Media & Journalism

Before anyone says,"they get a lot of sleep",you can get sufficient rest and still yawn.

2006-08-01 12:52:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Media & Journalism

Doesnt matter if you are against lebanon, hezbullah or israel , judge with your heart and based on humanity nothing more.


http://www.fromisraeltolebanon.org/

2006-08-01 12:50:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - News & Events

http://www.ifamericansknew.org/

2006-08-01 12:32:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

I live in El Paso Texas, and if you're watching the news you know what's going on down here. I noticed that lately they have been advertising flood insurance on tv. I just want to know who in the desert bought flood insurence?

2006-08-01 12:28:14 · 3 answers · asked by westexas2k1 1 in Current Events

2006-08-01 12:26:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - News & Events

I need an article in the July 31, 2006 issue of the Journal News in Hudon Valley NY

2006-08-01 12:25:49 · 2 answers · asked by Misty M 1 in Media & Journalism

As a result of no prosecution being brought against any police officer or MI5 officer in the case of the assasination of Mr Menezez (or any other innocent civilians carrying table legs ,driving cars or simply laying face down asleep in their beds) are you worried that the police have now become the law rather than professional enforcers of the law?
Do you trust the police less?
Do you think this has lead to an escalation of the number of civilians carrying weapons in order to protect themselves from the police?
Sensible answers (not inflammatory or disrespectful please).

2006-08-01 12:04:59 · 4 answers · asked by Gent 5 in Current Events

This is a question for both you Lebanese and Israeli people. Do you guys think about the innocent people especially teens and children you are putting in harms way and are affecting? I see dead bodies of innocent people especially teens and children and it makes me sad and cry! (I'm 16 American) I mean why bomb innocent people if your going to bomb people bomb the people who are your target not innocent people. (I'm against violence and am against the whole thing but if your gonna bomb people don't bomb innocent people)

2006-08-01 11:57:53 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

Do you think he's sincere or do you think he's just doing it because of all the uproar?

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-080106meltext,0,7171180.story?coll=la-home-headlines

2006-08-01 11:53:39 · 5 answers · asked by Celticlassie 3 in Current Events