Switzerland Bans New Mosque Minarets

About 57.5% of the voters in a national referendum approved the ban on the construction of new mosque minarets on Muslim places of worship. The result delighted right wing parties but alarmed the government as it will create damage for the neutral position reputation of the small alpine country. The... 

Source:  Daily Contributor

I went sailing

I’m back. No more future posts. For now. I’ve taken down the notice on the sidebar that I’m out of the country and unable to respond to comments and e-mails. I am going through the comments in both blogs and the messages that remained unopened for more than nine days. So, I’m... 

Source:  House on a hill

Grady Sizemore Pictures – Cell Phone Racy Photos

Cleveland Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore has many cellphone racy photos posted online. The Grady Sizemore pictures were taken by Sizemore himself, striking shirtless poses in a bathroom mirror.Grady Sizemore took the photos when he was still dating Playmate Brittany Binger. You can see more by... 

Source:  The Composed Gentleman

Official Statement of the Philippine Lasallian Family on the Maguindanao Massacre

Philippine Lasallian Family Statement on the Maguindanao Massacre Brutal, barbaric, and heinous. These were words used to describe the Maguindanao massacre that has claimed the lives of more than 50 people—the majority of them being political supporters, lawyers and media practitioners in the company... 

Source:  Pinoy Sounding Board

Barnes and Noble Nook To Hit Stores December 7

Barnes and Noble’s popular e-reader Nook is expected to his stores in limited numbers by December 7. This is a week delay versus original schedule of November 30. The bookstore was planning to deliver the units first to customers who pre-ordered the unit before November 20. A single unit of Nook... 

Source:  Daily Contributor » Technology

Bob Ballard on 60 Minutes

Dr. Bob Ballard was on CBS 60 Minutes. University of Rhode Island’s famed ocean explorer, who discovered a seventh-century shipwreck off the coast of Turkey, was profiled on “60 Minutes” Sunday night.Ballard, who has discovered ships such as the Titanic, Bismarck and PT-109 along with strange creatures… 

Source:  The Composed Gentleman

Steamed fish head with salted black beans

A few weeks back, my husband and I had lunch at Causeway Seafood Restaurant and we chanced upon a dimsum item that we had never seen there before — steamed fish head. As far as I could tell, the ingredients were very basic — salted (fermented) black beans ginger, garlic, chili and sesame... 

Source:  Pinoy Cook: Home cooking rocks!

The 30 media martyrs of Maguindanao

MANILA, Philippines—Thirty, and not just 27, reporters and media workers were killed in a manner brutal beyond description in Maguindanao province on Nov. 23.Another journalist, Jolito Evardo of UNTV General Santos City, had not yet been accounted for as of press time.The 30 media workers comprised… 

Source:  News

Maurice Clemmons (Photo) – Person of Interest

Maurice Clemmons, 37, is the person of interest in the shooting and killing of four Lakeland Police officers in Parkland, Washington this morning. The four fatalities were Sgt. Mark Renninger, 39, Ronald Owens, 37, Tina Griswald, 40, and Greg Richards, 42.Maurice Clemmons is a convicted felon who was... 

Source:  The Composed Gentleman

akosiyinTV 1st annual awards

welcome to my crib. mahigit 3 hundred sixty 5 days na araw ko na yata sa wordpress, yata. at kung di ako nagkakamali eh nagkakatama ako, may sobrang ilang minuto. di ko sure, infernes. dun sure ako. gets? sa isang taon na yun ko dito sa WP eh nakapagdura na ko tungkol sa adiksyon ko sa pancit [...]... 

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