Captions for the images below describe scenes from around the world — from France to Florida and Georgia (the country, not the state) to Hong Kong — related to this week’s evidence of war, floods, famine and fire.
Photos Capture War, Floods, Famine and Fire
August 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: · 2008, 2008 olympic games, Afghanistan, beijing, Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, bread, China, cuba, equestrian, famine, fire, flood, florida, florida keys, France, georgia, gori, hait, Haiti, hong kong, Key West, missiles, Nicolas Sarkozy, olympic equestrian venue, olympic flame, Olympic Games, Paris, Russia, Tropical Storm, tropical storm fay, War
Olympics Controversy Nothing New
April 20th, 2008 · No Comments
The controversy generated by the Olympic Flame World Tour has captured many headlines in recent weeks. This morning, Associated Press reported that the flame had arrived in Malaysia ahead of a relay in which it will be guarded by 1,000 police watching for protests against China’s Tibet crackdown and human rights record. But controversy surrounding [...]
Tags: · 2008 Summer Olympics, ancient greeks, Associated Press, beijing olympics, China, greeks, Human Rights, London, malaysia, New York Times, olympic flame, olympic torch, Olympics, olympics ceremony, Paris, political grafitti, protesters, San Francisco, the naked olympics, tibet, tony perrottet
TB Scare Prompts Federal Quarantine Order
May 29th, 2007 · 6 Comments
In the headline of a Bob McCarty Writes post May 3, I raised this question: Will Liberals View Terrorism, TB in Similar Way? Today, it seems officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta are one step closer to having to answer that question. At 2 p.m. Eastern today, CDC officials held [...]
Tags: · Air France, Air France 385, Airline Industry, Atlanta, Atlanta to Paris, Centers for Disease Control, Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Czech Air, Czech Air Flight 0104, Dr. Julie Gerberding, Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Federal Quarantine Order, International Ministries of Health, Paris, Passengers and Crew, Quarantine, State and Local Health Departments, Will Liberals View Terrorism TB in Similar Way, World Health Organization, XDR TB
Ben Stein Knows Who ‘The Real Stars’ Are
May 6th, 2007 · No Comments
In church this morning, my pastor introduced his sermon topic by sharing excerpts from a Ben Stein article, The Real Stars, in which the multi-talented man puts things in perspective for readers who think entertainment news about Sanjaya Malakar, Paris Hilton, David Hasselhoff and other Hollywood celebrities warrants their attention because they are “stars”. If [...]
Tags: · Actors, Armed Forces, Bagram, Ben Stein, Billionaire Movie and TV Stars, Comedians, David Hasselhoff, Fallujah, Fame and Fortune, Fashion, Game Show Hosts, Hasselhoff, Hilton, Hollywood Celebrities, Iraq, July 4th, Light of Freedom, Motion Pictures, Multi-Millionaire Lifestyles, Paris, Professional Sports, Ramadi, Sanjaya, Sanjaya Malakar, Stein, The Real Stars









































