ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For Alex Pemberton and Susan Reboyras, foreclosure is becoming a way of life — something they did not want but are in no hurry to get out of. Foreclosure has allowed them to stabilize the family business. Go to Outback occasionally for a steak. Take their gas-guzzling airboat out for...
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Archive for May, 2010
Owners Stop Paying Mortgages, and Stop Fretting
The Flotilla Attack Was a Terrorist Operation Against Jews
by Alex Knepper The critics are right: the flotilla attack today was indeed heinous and unforgivable. It is a moral outrage, and must be condemned by all civilized people. Indeed, it was an act of planned terrorism. We must stand as one and condemn it. Alas, this is unlikely to happen. When one party...
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Al-Qaida’s third in command reportedly killed
Al-Qaida’s number three — a co-founder of the terror network — has been killed in Pakistan’s border area with Afghanistan, according to a statement attributed to the group that was posted on Islamist websites Monday. The statement did not say how Egyptian-born Sheik Saeed, whose real name was Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, was killed nor...
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Barbarians against the Civilized
John Hawkins, Honestly, I don’t find the Palestinian people to be the least bit sympathetic. They’re backwards, genocidal, hyper-violent, sad sack Nazi wannabes led by terrorists who would happily murder every Jew on the planet if they could get away with it. Then there are the Israelis. They’re a tiny Western democracy surrounded by...
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How to keep your Windows 7 computer running fast
Washington – So you bought a new computer to run Windows 7, and you are happy with the new PCs speed. It’s fast and responsive. But here’s the challenge: how to keep it that way?It’s not as easy as you think. If you have spent much time at all with PCs, you know that...
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9/11 Sacrilege
The morning of September 11, 2001 dawned clear and crisp over New York City, as tens of thousands of commuters made their way to work. Around mid-morning, this mundane scene was marred by the unbelievable sight of a huge airliner flying into one of the World Trade Center towers, followed shortly thereafter by another airliner flying into...
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GIANT SINKHOLE EATS BUILDING IN GUATEMALA
This sinkhole just opened up after a storm in Guatemala City. The picture speaks a lot more than a thousand words.. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/giant-sinkhole-eats-building-in-guatemala-city-2010-5#ixzz0pZ61WQkp
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Morning Meditation:
Jeremiah 10 God and Idols 1 Hear what the LORD says to you, O house of Israel. 2 This is what the LORD says: “Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by signs in the sky, though the nations are terrified by them. 3 For the customs of the peoples...
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Flotilla tragedy to globalize Gaza siege
GAZA, May 31 (Xinhua) — The Israeli attack on a flotilla of aid vessels and the death of pro-Palestinian campaigners, who were en route to defy Israel’s blockade on Gaza, would attract more international attention to the siege, Palestinian analysts said on Monday. About 16 activists, most of who were Turks, were killed and...
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Merkel demands that Israel end Gaza blockade
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday joined the international chorus of demands for Israel to end its four-year blockade of Gaza after at least nine activists were killed by Israeli troops boarding a flotilla trying to deliver humanitarian supplies, dpa reported. Several left-wing members of the German Parliament were aboard one of the ships...
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