Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Note: I'm going on retreat - back in June.
In the meantime, you could check these sites:
* BBC News
* N.Y. Times Most E-Mailed Articles
* MSNBC Most Popular
* Robert L. Jamieson Jr., Seattle P-I Columnist
* Susan Paynter, Seattle P-I Columnist
In the meantime, you could check these sites:
* BBC News
* N.Y. Times Most E-Mailed Articles
* MSNBC Most Popular
* Robert L. Jamieson Jr., Seattle P-I Columnist
* Susan Paynter, Seattle P-I Columnist
Monday, May 14, 2007
The Flight From Iraq - N.Y Times
... On Sept. 2, 2006, Lujai’s husband went to work and prepared for the first of three operations scheduled for the day. At the end of his shift a patient came in unexpectedly; no other doctor was available, so Adil stayed to treat him. Adil was driving home when his way was blocked by four cars. Armed men surrounded him and dragged him from his car, taking him to Sadr City. Five hours later, his dead body was found on the street.
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Abu Ziyad, for example, is a 60-year-old artist, a Christian, who used to have his own gallery in Baghdad’s Karrada district. Soon after the Americans arrived in 2003, he began to be threatened for reproducing the human image, which is forbidden by Islamic law. His gallery was burned in August 2004, and the violence seemed to be growing — and growing out of control. Neighbors were killed, houses exploded, with little evident pattern. “You go shopping in Iraq and an explosion happens, and you see a man dead on his steering wheel,” Abu Ziyad told me when I met him and his wife in January in Damascus. “We got headaches from the smell of blood and explosions in Iraq,” his wife added. In October 2004 their house was set on fire as they slept, and they escaped only by climbing from their roof to their neighbor’s. On the front wall of their house someone had scrawled, “Collaborators.” ...
... On Sept. 2, 2006, Lujai’s husband went to work and prepared for the first of three operations scheduled for the day. At the end of his shift a patient came in unexpectedly; no other doctor was available, so Adil stayed to treat him. Adil was driving home when his way was blocked by four cars. Armed men surrounded him and dragged him from his car, taking him to Sadr City. Five hours later, his dead body was found on the street.
...
Abu Ziyad, for example, is a 60-year-old artist, a Christian, who used to have his own gallery in Baghdad’s Karrada district. Soon after the Americans arrived in 2003, he began to be threatened for reproducing the human image, which is forbidden by Islamic law. His gallery was burned in August 2004, and the violence seemed to be growing — and growing out of control. Neighbors were killed, houses exploded, with little evident pattern. “You go shopping in Iraq and an explosion happens, and you see a man dead on his steering wheel,” Abu Ziyad told me when I met him and his wife in January in Damascus. “We got headaches from the smell of blood and explosions in Iraq,” his wife added. In October 2004 their house was set on fire as they slept, and they escaped only by climbing from their roof to their neighbor’s. On the front wall of their house someone had scrawled, “Collaborators.” ...
Labels: war
Tiger put down after deadly mauling - Edmonton Sun
... It was thought the cat began clawing at Dumstrey-Soos's dress as she stood outside its cage. He then grabbed her legs.
The incident took place at an exotic animal farm owned by Dumstrey-Soos's fiance, Kim Carlton.
... a number of children witnessed the attack including at least one of Dumstrey-Soos's. ...
... It was thought the cat began clawing at Dumstrey-Soos's dress as she stood outside its cage. He then grabbed her legs.
The incident took place at an exotic animal farm owned by Dumstrey-Soos's fiance, Kim Carlton.
... a number of children witnessed the attack including at least one of Dumstrey-Soos's. ...
Monday, May 07, 2007
A prayer for Gloria: Coach's daughter fights cancer - Seattle Times
... Gloria discovered she had cancer at age 7. Neuroblastoma, doctors called it. Children are typically diagnosed before turning 5. When Gloria's neuroblastoma was detected, her condition was already at an advanced Stage 4.
She had a stem-cell transplant that did not work. She has tried three experimental drugs. But the cancer will not die. It hibernates and attacks, hibernates and attacks. It creeps through her liver, lymph nodes, bone marrow and various spots throughout her body.
Two weeks ago, she was told she might live only a few more weeks.
"She absolutely needs a miracle," Doug says. "I don't like to say I worry about her dying, but I do."
...
The Strauss family does not soak in tears too much. They lean on their Catholic faith and pray for strength. When Gloria learned of her illness, Doug told his kin, "I'm declaring a breakthrough for our family."
He is waiting for the miracle, but he can see some evidence of this breakthrough: stronger faith, more united family, friends galore showing their unselfishness.
T-shirts that read "Glorified by Gloria" soothe their angst. They stand amazed as friends donate money and food and offer to do household chores. They say they have seen God's heart through this experience. ...
... Gloria discovered she had cancer at age 7. Neuroblastoma, doctors called it. Children are typically diagnosed before turning 5. When Gloria's neuroblastoma was detected, her condition was already at an advanced Stage 4.
She had a stem-cell transplant that did not work. She has tried three experimental drugs. But the cancer will not die. It hibernates and attacks, hibernates and attacks. It creeps through her liver, lymph nodes, bone marrow and various spots throughout her body.
Two weeks ago, she was told she might live only a few more weeks.
"She absolutely needs a miracle," Doug says. "I don't like to say I worry about her dying, but I do."
...
The Strauss family does not soak in tears too much. They lean on their Catholic faith and pray for strength. When Gloria learned of her illness, Doug told his kin, "I'm declaring a breakthrough for our family."
He is waiting for the miracle, but he can see some evidence of this breakthrough: stronger faith, more united family, friends galore showing their unselfishness.
T-shirts that read "Glorified by Gloria" soothe their angst. They stand amazed as friends donate money and food and offer to do household chores. They say they have seen God's heart through this experience. ...
Woman died on road she wanted to improve - Seattle P-I
Sultan resident Genevieve Jelinek enjoyed buying cinnamon buns for the city's police officers, cheering the high school soccer team and leading civic fundraising efforts.
She also wanted to make U.S. Route 2 -- the main highway through her Snohomish County city -- safer by widening a section and installing a divider to prevent collisions.
Residents in this city of about 4,800 people are now mourning her loss after she died Wednesday in a head-on automobile accident on that same highway.
...
"She lived her whole life trying to keep everyone safe and healthy," [a friend] said.
"It's a blessing that no one else was seriously injured in this. That would have made it worse."
Genevieve and Clyde ran Jelinek Monuments, which makes cemetery markers and artwork. ...
Sultan resident Genevieve Jelinek enjoyed buying cinnamon buns for the city's police officers, cheering the high school soccer team and leading civic fundraising efforts.
She also wanted to make U.S. Route 2 -- the main highway through her Snohomish County city -- safer by widening a section and installing a divider to prevent collisions.
Residents in this city of about 4,800 people are now mourning her loss after she died Wednesday in a head-on automobile accident on that same highway.
...
"She lived her whole life trying to keep everyone safe and healthy," [a friend] said.
"It's a blessing that no one else was seriously injured in this. That would have made it worse."
Genevieve and Clyde ran Jelinek Monuments, which makes cemetery markers and artwork. ...
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