John Updike Died of Lung Cancer. Another Warning.
John Updike, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, has died of lung cancer.
He was only 76.
His obituary can be read here.
Here is one of his most recent appearances.
8 babies born in California, the octuplets are fine,
Woman gives birth to eight babies
examiner.com — A woman in California gave birth to eight babies Monday morning - the eighth was a surprise.
Was FedEx Plane Crash Orchestrated?
FedEx cargo aircraft crashes in Texas
reuters.com — ‘The two crew members who had been on board ''walked away'' under their own power. You know what they say about any landing you can walk away from. In other words: FedEx cargo plane makes routine landing in Lubbock. Nothing to see here, folks.’
FedEx plane crashes in Texas
cnn.com — Two crew members were taken to a hospital after a FedEx cargo plane crashed on landing Tuesday morning at the Lubbock, Texas, airport, officials said.
VIDEO — youtube.com
FedEx Plane Crash
1stnews.org — Photos of the FedEx turboprop plane crash in Lubbock, Texas where an ATR-42 twin-engine turboprop cargo plane crash landed in icy conditions on January 27, 2009.
edition.cnn.com — Two crew members were taken to a hospital after a FedEx cargo plane crashed on landing Tuesday morning at the Lubbock, Texas, airport, officials said.
FedEx plane crashes in Texas
cnn.com — "Two crew members were taken to a hospital after a FedEx cargo plane crashed on landing Tuesday morning at the Lubbock, Texas, airport, officials said. The injuries appeared to be minor, said James Loomis, director of Lubbock Preston Smith International
Eugene Robinson Washington Post - Liar Or Sage?
Eugene Robinson: Bush is already history
washingtonpost.com — Bush was wrong when he told White House reporters at a wistful, nostalgic news conference that "there is no such thing as short-term history." Presidential acts have immediate consequences. Bush will leave office next week as a president whose eight years in office are widely seen as a nadir from which it will take years to recover.
Eugene Robinson on Rep. Westmoreland Calling Obama "Uppity"
voices.washingtonpost.com — The notion that Obama is somehow reaching beyond his station has been a subtext of the attacks on his eloquence, his academic resume, his ambition -- qualities that are usually prized in a leader but that are somehow twisted by Obama’s opponents into negatives. It is within even Lynn Westmoreland’s limited grasp to understand what “uppity” means.
Eugene Robinson: Landscape of Hope
washingtonpost.com — No one knows whether Barack Obama will be a good president, much less a great president. All that anyone, including Obama, can be sure of is that his will be a consequential presidency. That is an important piece of knowledge. It took the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to broaden the scope and ambition of George W. Bush's presidency, for better or worse.
Malia, Sasha Dolls, First Lady Is Shocked
Ty Says 'Malia,' 'Sasha' Dolls Not Based On First Daughters
chicagotribune.com — On Monday, the company said it did not seek permission from the First Family to use the Obama sisters' images. Two days later, the Ty executive said the dolls were not even based on the Obama girls.
First Lady considers Sasha, Malia dolls 'inappropriate'
chicagobusiness.com — First lady Michelle Obama is not pleased about the marketing of a pair of dolls that bear the same names as her daughters.
Michelle Obama Disapprvoes Sasha and Malia Dolls
therightperspective.org — Michelle Obama has given two thumbs down on the new Beanie Baby Dolls based on her daughters, Sasha and Malia.
Beanie Babies maker sells Sasha, Malia dolls
news.yahoo.com — The Oak Brook-based company chose the dolls' names because "they are beautiful names," not because of any resemblance to President Obama's daughters, said spokeswoman Tania Lundeen.
Another Monster Truck Accident and one more Monster Truck Death
Monster truck accident video of Dane County Coliseum.
ireflex.in — A deadly disaster caught on camera. 41-year-old George Eisenhart apparently did not realize the monster truck Samson rumbled in his direction.
Monster Truck Accident Video
bittenandbound.com — In the second fatal accident at a monster truck show in a little over a week, promoter George Eisenhart Jr. was killed on Saturday at the Motor Sports Monster Truck and Thrill Show at the Dane County Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin.
Uncut video - announcer at monster truck run over watch!
Monster Trucks Cause Two Deaths in One Week
huliq.com — In little over a week two fatalities have been reported at Monster Truck Shows across the nation. Eisenhart’s Monster Truck accident was caught on video by an amateur cinematographer who attended the event. See the video as well.
Monster Truck Death Caught on Video
todays-hot-trends.blogspot.com — A tragedy at a Motor Sports Monster Truck and Thrill Show was captured on video. The promoter for the Motor Sports Monster Truck and Thrill Show has died from injuries in an accident at the Dane County Coliseum in the second fatality at a monster truck event in nine days. See Video
Dramatic Monster Truck Death Video: Dane County Coliseum
postchronicle.com — Just one week after the horrifying death of a six-year-old boy at a monster truck show in Tacoma, Washington, a promoter for the Dane County Coliseum in Madison has been killed.
Gerald Mcculloch Saved
Daily Bulletin: Gerald McCullouch Attacked on a Subway
jerrez-dailybulletin.blogspot.… — Gerald McCullouch has played crime scene investigator Bobby Dawson for nine seasons on “CSI.” But it was his knowledge of boxing, not ballistics, that saved him when a mugger allegedly attacked him with a knife on the subway recently.
Celebrities HOT news!!!: CSI star Gerald McCullouch lands in
celebs-hotnews.blogspot.com — Former CSI actor Gerald McCullouch found himself in the middle of a real life crime recently when he was attacked on the New York City subway.The star was using his laptop on a train when a man attempted to grab the computer and run for the subway doors.
Gerald Mccullouch Attacked On Subway
top-buzz.net — CSI: Crime Scene Investigation star Gerald McCullouch has survived a knife attack on a New York subway.The actor, who plays investigator Bobby Dawson, has revealed that he was recently travelling on a subway at around 2am when he was threatened by a man who attempted to steal his laptop.
Virginia Tech Fatal Place - Murder on Campus
Virginia Tech Fatal Place: Murder on Campus
There are some really unlucky places among campuses.
Only a year and a half later - another murder on Virginia Tech's campus.
Now stabbing, as if the horrid mass shooting in 2007 wasn't enough.
Good news - a suspect is already in custody.
Emails and web edu.-site alerts advised students to stay at their respective locations, be alert and cautious.
Students were warned at 7:44 p.m. After a suspect was taken into custody, students were told about an hour later they could go back to their activities.
VT police have confirmed the murder at the Graduate Life Center.
Bad Sign? Obama Retakes Oath Of Office At White House
Bad Sign? Obama Retakes Oath Of Office At White House
Superstitions are a powerful thing.
The fact that President Barack Obama retook the oath of office at the White House on Wednesday after a mistake during Tuesday's inauguration, is to be considered a bad sign.
How would YOU feel if you are forced to repeat, say, your wedding vows?
Chief Justice John Roberts has corrected the blunder and administered the presidential oath of office to Barack Obama for a second time.
Just to be on the safe side?
What's done is done. The unusual thing with bad after-taste.
The move was aimed at dispelling any confusion that might arise.
My feeling is that the only thing to dispel the 'confusion' would be a good personal prayer.
Does the Constitution require that President Obama re-take the oath?
No...
No matter what the 'Experts' say Obama should seriously think about his future role. Re-think it, if I may say so.
As all 'superstitious' people do.
Stop. Pray. Re-think.
Shocking Apple Earnings
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