Archive for ‘March 27th, 2007’

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Mar27

Let us make man in OUR own image

by Duane on March 27th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
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(thesun.co.uk) BRITISH gay men are paying a US clinic £33,000 a time to create a designer baby.
Twenty couples have already used the specialist surrogacy scheme for “two-dad” families — 15 choosing to have a boy.
Another 25 have made inquiries.
They are turning to the US because of the shortage of donated eggs and surrogate mothers in [...]

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Mar27

China on course to top U.S. in carbon emissions this year

by Duane on March 27th, 2007 at 2:17 pm
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BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) – China is on course to overtake the United States this year as the world’s biggest carbon emitter, estimates based on Chinese energy data show, potentially pressuring Beijing to take more action on climate change.
China’s emissions rose by some 10 percent in 2005, a senior U.S. scientist estimated, while Beijing data shows fuel [...]

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Mar27

Malveaux to lead Bennett College

by Duane on March 27th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
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(heraldsun.com) GREENSBORO, N.C. — Economist and author Julianne Malveaux was named the new president of Bennett College on Monday, taking over the private women’s school amid a $50 million fundraising campaign.
The college’s Board of Trustees chose Malveaux to replace Johnnetta Cole, who has led the historically black university since 2002. Malveaux will take over June [...]

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Mar27

Shaquanda Cotton – Side one/Side two

by Duane on March 27th, 2007 at 4:18 am
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UPDATED! SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATED INFO.
I am going to break this post into two parts.
Side One
In case you haven’t heard by now, there is a case down in Paris, Texas that is getting a whole lot of attention regarding the racial overtones of the issue:

(chicagotribune.com) “Among the leading candidates for early release is Shaquanda Cotton, [...]

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