The Musing of DivineJoy

(CNN) — At least 23 people died Saturday when a protest rally turned violent outside Madagascar’s Presidential Palace, a fire official at the main hospital said.

People duck to avoid gunfire Saturday in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar.

The official said 83 people were injured during the demonstration in the capital city of Antananarivo, […]

Iran and the Jews
my position on war with iran has been the same for some time — i am against it. an american, nato or western-coalition attack on iran would be a humanitarian disaster; militarily useless; and a catastrophic signal to the large segment of iranians who are pro-western and anti-absolute that the mullahs were […]

Push Brings Psychic Warfare to Big Screen
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Push, the paranormal thriller opening Friday, casts Dakota Fanning as a clairvoyant “watcher” on the run from The Division, a sinister organization intent on harnessing psychic power in order to rule the world. Sounds implausible but, in fact, Push is grounded in historical precedent.
As noted in the […]

Authors Can Learn How to Appear on Top TV Shows and Publications When They Attend Free Telephone Seminar
Authors and entrepreneurs can learn publicize their books by appearing on TV shows, radio program download sci-fi movie, newspaper articles and magazine stories when they attend a new, free teleseminar on Thursday, February 5, 2009. (PRWeb Feb 3, […]

Top Chef, Season 5: Le Bernardin

something smells fishy … it’s the latest episode of “top chef”! with just six cheftestants left, the heat is on.  eric ripert lovers kelly federico and genevieve marshall argue.
KFEDERICO: I loved both the Quickfire and the elimination challenge. Throw in a little Eric Ripert and it was a good night. […]

Kate rips Jon for failing to use a coupon, offers advice to octuplets’ mother
TLC’s intensely, fascinatingly disturbing show Jon & Kate Plus Eight reached a new level Monday night, when Kate threatened to shoot her husband after he failed to use a coupon.
The show has been criticized for Jon and Kate’s behavior toward one […]

Alabama Recruiting: Nick’s Tricks
Ever tried to move a refrigerator or a piano through a 32” door? Angles and tricks—like taking the door off—can help do the job. Nick Saban performed such a move to get Alabama’s roster to the required eight-five scholarships with an incoming class of thirty-two for 2008. (The NCAA limits football scholarships […]

If I don’t die or worse I’m gonna need a nap

i followed old snowshoe tracks up the steep countenance of mount jumbo. it may have been my phantom trail. it may have been someone else’s. hip snow had filled the holes, but a faint dotted line still cut a perspicacious path fully the forest. the […]

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photo entranced in dumbo by plutohead on flickr
Ma.gnolia Suffers Major Data Loss, Site Taken Offline
There was a meltdown at bookmark sharing website Ma.gnolia Friday morning. The service lost both its primary store of user data, as well as its backup. The site has been taken offline while the team tries to reconstruct its […]