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Pope Benedict XVI made an apology for his remarks about Muslims, but it hasn't quelled the protest.
While the apology is reported to be extraordinary, it has left many Muslims unsatisfied.
He seemed to apologize for the reaction, not for what he said.
As a result, many Muslims are...
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I need your help please!! I am trying to get my own little cleaning service up and running and well it is going slow. I have put up at least 100 flyers here in bakersfield, I put them on cars and in shops and any where else I could put one. I am hoping that you nice folks can help me out.
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Sorry for the silence folks. I have been very busy with work and so this latest drawing has taken longer than should have. The others were done in a day or two but this one took over a week. Just not feeling up to much of doing anything but I knew I have to finish what I started here.
Not to...
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I fervently wish the pope had a wife and daughters. I fervently wish Muslims didn’t treat women and girls as subhuman chattel. Neither, as a consequence, will ever know real romance; and lacking the experience of real romance neither has any claim or access to wisdom.
Now that it is freely...
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T'was christMAS in September, and all through the Nile, all the creatures were dancing, they did it in style. The stockings they wore, were worn out on the floor, as the Santa delivered a dozen or more, Salsa songs flavored with Latin and Rock, and Reggae and Jazz, as we rocked 'round the clock....
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A news item on TV was about annoying co workers and how they can affect job performance, stress levels, and even people leaving their job over it. They gave this web site so you can send (anonymously of course) an email to an annyoing co worker to let them know just how annoying...
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The figure for those affected by meth is very close to 100 percent -- thanks entirely to the counter-productive war on drugs.
Back in the '80s we had barely heard of meth
If you want to save yourself money, just regulate all drugs. On the other hand, if you want to find and punish people...
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(Or, why would a Republican FCC leadership want a "liberal" media stranglehold to grow even tighter?)
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In a move that roundly falsifies any claim that the mainstream media are "liberal," a lawyer for the Federal Communications Commission was recently discovered to have...
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Most anyone who reads my blog posts knows that I spend very little time criticizing the Iraq War, other than opining that we should not have gone into Iraq. While I think the war is wrong, one would be far stretched to label me an anti-war activist.
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So, for me to initiate a war-related...
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A close friend of many years, an Episcopal Priest, and I were sharing our thoughts about the recent remarks by the pope that have caused such an uproar among Muslims throughout the world. And though as I shared with my good friend there is no love lost on my part for the pope, he sure stirred a...
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This looks like a good thing to do today!
'Responsible dogs to have their day at Jastro Park'
Bakersfield Californian | Tuesday, Sep 12 2006 11:52 AM
Last Updated: Tuesday, Sep 12 2006 11:52 AM
The American Kennel Club (AKC) celebrates the 4th Annual American Kennel Club Responsible...
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As we grow older and accustomed to things a certain way, change can be difficult. Technology once learned is comfortable, and the idea of relearning each year is a challenge to say the least. When VCR's first came out, most people had them flashing 12:00 because no one knew how...
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PUBLISHED 9/18/2006
Private business has just become the public’s business at Bakersfield City Council meetings.
During the portion of last week’s meeting reserved for City Council member comments, Ward 6 Councilwoman Jacquie Sullivan responded to a lawsuit recently filed by a...
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PUBLISHED 9/18/2006
Prompted by the increased popularity of online social sites, UC Berkeley encourages incoming freshmen to attend special workshops before receiving Internet use in their dorm rooms.
Online sites, such as Facebook and MySpace, which showcase users’ personal...
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PUBLISHED 9/17/2006
It was quite the scene. FBI agents stood on corners, their automatic weapons ready to fire. Overhead, a helicopter circled. Traffic was redirected, while U.S. marshals escorted their prisoner into a temporary downtown federal courtroom.
It was the arraignment earlier...
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Associated Press reporter Jennifer Peltz has written a story about the increasing bans of birthday cake at school birthday parties.
Birthdays are becoming
lessons in counting calories along with candles for
thousands of kids who’ve gone back to school this year.
A growing number of...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A state employee who was suspended from his job for making unfavorable comments online about a struggling community in rural Virginia has been awarded back pay.
Will Vehrs, a business services manager for the Virginia Department of Business Assistance, was suspended...
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Pope Benedict XVI in remarks in Germany that suggest Muslims use violence to silence their opponents has created a whirlwind of controversey.
Religious and political leaders across the Muslim world have demanded an apology.
The Pope made his controversial remarks in a speech on...
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I had been a faithful watcher of Windfall since it started in the beginning of summer. A few weeks ago, I missed it but went back to my DVR to watch it that night. This is one show I would never miss and it was the Season finale! It wasn't there. I was about to have a fit that my DVR didn't tape...
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Although all renters need to do laundry on a regular basis, a washer/dryer set is rarely included in non-apartment complex rentals. Those without the machines often include hook-ups to install your own, however.
Do you look for "laundry in building" or a similar...
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We here at Bakersfield.com have a new game that we want you to play! It is for the show Survivor and it is Beat the Experts! Survivor started last night and you will need to answer the questions by 12:00 pm Thursday 9/21! Then come back at the latest by the next Thursday by 12:00 pm and try to...
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Absolutely! Despite the threat to my “conservative” credentials I would vote for Kinky Friedman as governor of Texas. But I would rather vote for him as President! I applaud those like Freidman who speak their minds, those who are not cowed by the bullying tactics of political...
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Narcissism is one of those words I can spell but can't pronounce.
But the word was derived from Narcissus, a Greek mythological fellow who loved a lovely, girl, Echo, but she died and then he looked at himself in a pool of water and was so enraptured with his own beauty that he withered away...
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An amazing amount of products—such as building materials, clothing, food, and rope—are made from hemp, which must be imported from Canada. Most people understand that owning such products in no way, shape or form makes them part of some underground drug culture.
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My life has taken some intriguing plot twists and turns this week as I wait to be back onstage in “Picnic” this weekend at BCT.
The most mind altering started with a call from my mother on Wednesday morning.
In such classic Jordan fashion, she left me a voice mail...
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Yesterday as I wrote an article for our newsletter I was listening to an instrumental version of Streets of Bakersfield.
I thought how the music seemed to put me in a "mood" of comfort and, of course reminded me of the Bakersfield 'sound' and the last time I went to the Crystal...
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Surely no one is surprized this type of group is coming out of the woodwork again,right? From Capitol Hill Blue this morning comes this news:
"Bob J. Perry, a Texas homebuilder with close ties to White House advisor Karl Rove and former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, recently made the...
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Twins Lamb and Lynx Gaede, the 14-year-old singers known as Prussian Blue, said on the Inga Barks radio show that their white nationalist views are "civilized," not extreme.
The girls who were on the show with their mother, April Gaede, said, "We don't hate people. It would be...
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There are many questions that could be asked concerning a local radio interview with members of the infamous folk duo, Prussian Blue, and their misguided mother. Did local radio host Inga Barks fan the flames of nationalism, racism, and anti-semitism when she hosted twins Lamb and Lynx Gaede in...
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We're starting to see who the better teams around are. I know that many of you would say this was determined before the season began, but for many others it's fun to see how things unfold. Here's my take on today's games.
Chavez (0-2) at Gold. Valley (2-0) (at Ridgeview)
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I finally figured out that the best vehicle to drive when you're going downhill on a road leading nowhere is a Lonesomobile. I wrote this song when I was just a kid in High School, but I didn't record it until recently, and I didn't release it until now, after my blog visitor numbers began to...
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george w. bush: "he ain't no texan," said my houston-born friend, as well as others in austin. "he was born in CONNECTICUT. any real texans'll tell ya that. he AIN'T one-a US, and he never WILL BE!!"
... i hope being beaten in the texas gubernatorial race by "shrub"...
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Reading the article in the Californian today on Nicole Parra being part of "the Mod Squad" really got me thinking. The article talked about Nicole Parra being a moderate Democrat, and conservative on some issues, as well as talking about both Democrats and Republicans lashing...
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The cadets we're following are making $3,318 a month right now. Their first full year on the job, they'll make in the neighborhood of $51,120.
The deputies who just came out of the sheriff's department academy with no previous law enforcement experience will make between $39,336 and $48,024...
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We here at Bakersfield.com have a new game that we want you to play! It is for the show Amazing Race and it is Beat the Experts! Amazing Race starts Sunday and you will need to answer the questions by 12:00 pm Sunday! Then come back at the latest by next Sunday by 12:00 pm and try to Beat the...
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We here at Bakersfield.com have a new game that we want you to play! It is for the show Survivor and it is Beat the Experts! Survivor starts tonight and you will need to answer the questions by 5:00 pm today! Then come back at the latest by next Thursday by 12:00 pm and try to Beat the Experts...
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PUBLISHED 9-15-06
The drama and criminal investigations swirling around the infighting among Hewlett-Packard’s board members makes sensational reading.
But unless you own HP stock, you may believe it’s nothing more than a corporate soap opera.
Think again. The scandal is...
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Retail reporter Ryan Schuster has a blog post up asking folks if they think we ought to build a new home for the Bakersfield Blaze.
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I stood outside the backstage door, waiting for “Picnic” brush up rehearsal to begin. It was the perfect time for me to arrive because the folks rehearsing “Dark of the Moon” were on a break so I found myself surrounded by friendly, enthusiastic fellow artists, ready...
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Since the recent completion of the new Thomas Terminal at Meadows Field, the area surrounding the airport has faced an explosion of new retail growth, much of it on Seventh Standard Road just off Highways 99 and 65. There is a new Harley Davidson dealership, two planned auto dealerships, a new...
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So did fake journalist Nancy disGrace drive her TV show guest to commit suicide?
You decide:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wi...
By TRAVIS REED
LEESBURG, Fla. Sep 13, 2006 (AP)— Two weeks after telling police that her son had been snatched from his crib,...
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I was walking this morning when I came upon a pair of birds making a huge racket in a tree. I stopped and peered up in the tree and saw a large, weird looking bird. It was brown with e fuzzy head. Like it was wearing one of those furry Russian hats.
As I circled the tree to get a better look...
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the SelF- INDULGENT
SELF_PORTRAIT SHOW
~Oct.7th & 14th~
@ CAPISTRANO'S
This show should be self-explainatory,.......in the most obscure way,...
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Swallow this if you can.
Restaurants charge mandatory tips.
At 20 percent.
Making tips a part of the bill is being proposed by some waiters.
Fairtip.org founder Yakup Ulutas, a former waiter and now restaurant manager Atlanta, wants eateries to implement an automatic 20 percent...
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As the annual Kern Press Club Golf Tournament approaches, my partner Lydia, friend Ginny and myself decided to hit the driving range last night and get in some practice.
What a wild drive around town trying to find somewhere to hit some balls!
First we drove out to an interesting part of...
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CHP looks to fill its vacant positions
BY JASON KOTOWSKI, Californian staff writer
The California Highway Patrol has vacancies to fill, and they're looking for a few hundred good men and women to fill them.
CHP Commissioner Michael L. Brown said rapid...
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As we roll out new features on bakersfield.com (and we've got a bunch this year), it's important that we get honest feedback from real people during the development process so that when we do launch, we've minimized the bugs and improved usability (how's that for a $10 word?) for a diverse group...
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In my book Birds With Broken Wings I devote one chapter to love letters, one reason being that while many great names suggest themselves in the field of literature there are few in history known for love letters. One of my favorite German proverbs has it, Schoenheit verghet, Tugend besteht....
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This is the question of the hour, the question of the day, the question of the decade, yes, perhaps even the question of the new millennium: ARE U DOWN WITH O.P. Stylee???!!! Sandwiched between an interview with Pat Boone, and what looks promising in term of a forthcoming interview with John...
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Today I got another of those emails telling you how to save your own life if you have a heart attack. In the first place, it was forwarded but to give the sender his due, he knew how to erase the previous names.
I'm sure you folks have had the same one..you know, if you...
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