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Local News Slurs across Hudson mosque after vandals hit Thursday, September 09, 2010 Tags: local news Comment Now Email Print Report a typo Eyewitness News HUDSON (WABC) -- A mosque in upstate New York was targeted by vandals, just as Ramadan nears an end. Members of the mosque, in the town of Hudson, say they arrived to pray at 5 a.m. Wednesday, but instead they found the mosque has been defaced with slurs painted across the back of the building. Children who attend the mosque say they run into the same sort of abuse at their grade school.

A *WINTER STORM WARNING* remains in effect for most of northern NY and the Northeast Kingdom of VT until 10 PM. For the rest of northern VT, the warning goes until 1 AM Monday. For Bennington and Windham counties, the warning goes until 6 PM. A *WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY* continues to be in effect for Rutland County until 10 PM. A powerful storm system in the Gulf of Maine hurled back a band of heavy snow which concentrated itself on the eastern Champlain Valley, bringing a tremendous amount of snow over the past 24 hours. Almost 33 inches of snow...

Teachers Force School Childen to Celebrate "Santa Diet Holiday" Instead of Christmas

old information but bears repeating: U.S. DEPT. OF ENERGY 12/12/2008 "Energy Efficient and Renewable Energy Fuel Cells Technology Program Hydrogen Production High-Temperature Water Splitting High-temperature water splitting (a "thermochemical" process) is a long-term technology in the early stages of development. How Does It Work?... The high-temperature heat needed can be supplied by next-generation nuclear reactors under development (up to about 1000°C).. High-Temperature Water Splitting Using Nuclear Energy Why Is This Technology Being Considered for the Hydrogen Economy?... Develop next-generation nuclear reactor technology to supply the high temperatures needed for this process.

Monkey sightings in Novato Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer Wednesday, December 9, 2009 (12-09) 14:02 PST NOVATO -- There might be a monkey loose in Novato. It all began at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, when a school bus driver reported seeing a monkey darting across the road on Captain Nurse Circle near Bolling Drive, Harrington said. The school bus driver said he was absolutely sure it was monkey, with a foot-and-a-half-long tail, she said. The Humane Society was inclined to laugh it off as a squirrel, or perhaps a cat or small dog. But then a woman called about 5...

Comments about 5182824250 number: Rating: 0 none - 24 Oct 2007 Myer Associates. They're a Telemarketer. Called and hung up. I called the number and they said they make calls for political campaigns and other stuff (products. etc.). I complained about the call and hang-up. The rep said he would remove me from their list within 24 hrs. Caller Type: Telemarketer Reply Rating: 0 upstateny - 27 Nov 2007 I get phone calls from this number too. They are calling on behalf of the Obama campaign, to which I had made a donation to about a year ago. They are...

A recent article on New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's sting operation to expose the "gun show loophole" read like an editorial promoting gun control. In actuality, the sting exposed nothing. Under federal law, a private seller is under no more obligation to consider a buyer's eligibility to pass a background check when making a sale at a gun show than he is in his living room or anywhere else. Neither are beauty supply houses that sell hydrogen peroxide under an obligation to ask if the buyer is going to bleach hair or make a bomb. A gun show is a...

News 10/05/04 Photo eases war anxieties for local family By SUZANNE MOORE, Staff Writer PLATTSBURGH — Silence and uncertainty make a heavy burden as a soldier’s loved ones await word. "I won’t be able to call home after tomorrow for a few weeks," Spc. Levi Sayward e-mailed his father, Don Sayward, late last week. "We’re going to be real busy ..." "He said, ‘Dad, I love you. Don’t worry,’" said Don from his Merrill home, swallowing tears. But soldiers died in Baghdad after that message came. And 5,000 troops launched an offensive on Samarra. "Keep a watch on the news...

Malaysia's PAS stages concert to improve image KUALA LUMPUR - Taking a break from fiery sermons, Malaysia's fundamentalist Islamic opposition group has enlisted rock singers to loosen up its image and help it reach out to younger people. The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party organised a concert late on Saturday - a significant shift in political tactics after it was defeated by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's moderate, multiethnic ruling coalition in March general elections. More than 1,500 people - mainly party supporters - attended the sold-out gig in a hall at the party's headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, paying RM$5 (US$1.30) each...

SpaceShipOne to proceed with 2nd flight for X Prize JOHN ANTCZAK, Associated Press Writer Thursday, September 30, 2004 (09-30) 19:40 PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The creators of SpaceShipOne will go ahead with plans for another launch next week to win the $10 million Ansari X Prize after analyzing a roll that occurred as it neared space. X Prize organizers announced without elaboration Thursday night that SpaceShipOne designer Burt Rutan had given notice that he would proceed with Monday morning's scheduled flight. The Ansari X Prize, intended to spur development of space tourism, is a formal competition for privately developed...

Khatami to visit Algeria, Sudan, Oman next month Tehran Times Political Desk TEHRAN (MNA) -- President Mohammad Khatami is to start a three-nation tour on October 2 that will take him to Algeria, Sudan, and Oman. Top on the agenda during his official visits to the three states will be a review of the latest regional and international developments and discussions of bilateral cooperation with senior officials of the three countries. President Khatami’s visit to Algeria is in response to Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s visit to Tehran last October. Five major agreements on bilateral cooperation in the areas of judicial...

Top Saudi cleric bans use of camera phones Such gadgets spread obscenity in Muslim society, he says; edict issued after Saudis disregard ban on sale and import RIYADH - Saudi Arabia's highest religious authority has barred the use of cellphones with built-in cameras, blaming them for 'spreading obscenity'. Cellular shutterbugs in Saudi Arabia now risk fines and jail. This is a final resort after a ban on their sale and import in the kingdom failed to dent their popularity. Camera-equipped phones are wildly popular throughout the Middle East, particularly in oil-rich Gulf countries, but there has been concern that they...

State-run Islamic schools in volatile south Thailand BANGKOK - The Thai government announced yesterday that it planned to set up state-run Islamic schools to try to stem separatist violence that has left more than 310 people dead this year. The government has accused a small group of Islamic teachers at privately run traditional schools in the Muslim-majority south of stoking violence. 'Teachers brainwash hardliners to keep up the violence in the south,' said government spokesman Jakrapob Penkair. He said the government would consult religious leaders in the south about the idea of setting up government-run religious schools, adding that the...

HUNTED Philippine forces pound Abu Sayaf position MANILA - US-backed forces have launched a major assault to capture or kill an Abu Sayyaf leader wanted by Washington, sparking clashes that killed a Philippine marine and left an undetermined number of rebels dead, officials said yesterday. Caught: Captured Abu Sayyaf spritual adviser Abraham Jumdaini was paraded yesterday at the Philippine military headquarters in Zamboanga city. -- AFP The assaults, which began on Friday in the mountain jungles of Patikul on southern Jolo island, were aimed at neutralising Radulan Sahiron and a number of Abu Sayyaf commanders who reportedly had planned to...

Indonesian police arrest Hambali keyman JAKARTA (Indonesia) - Indonesian police have arrested a key associate of alleged South-east Asian terror mastermind Hambali on an island in the country's far north-east, Koran Tempo newspaper reported on Wednesday. Adrian Ali, alias Amin, was arrested on Tinakareng, in the north Sulawesi province, after police found equipment used to make identity papers in his house, the paper quoted local police as saying. Two other suspects were arrested with Ali. The report did not say when the arrests took place, nor what the men would be charged with. Tinakareng lies just south of the Philippine's...

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U.S. Troops Arrest Senior Iraqi Commander 17 minutes ago By FISNIK ABRASHI, Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD, Iraq - American troops have arrested a senior commander of the U.S.-trained Iraqi National Guard for alleged ties to insurgents, underscoring the obstacles toward building a strong Iraqi security force capable of taking over from U.S. troops and restoring stability to the country. · U.S. Troops Arrest Senior Iraqi Commander AP - 17 minutes ago · Lt. Gen. Talib al-Lahibi, who previously served as an infantry officer in Saddam Hussein's army, was detained Thursday in the province of Diyala, northeast of Baghdad, said Lt....

JPost.com » News » World News » Article Sep. 24, 2004 13:46 Report: Arab state helping Mossad track Hamas By JOSEPH NASR An Arab state provided Israel with valuable intelligence on the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas and its leadership overseas, the London-based Arabic daily al-Hayat reported Friday. According to the newspaper, an intelligence agency belonging to an Arab state supplied Israel with intelligence on Hamas leaders living in Beirut, Damascus, Tehran and Khartoum at the request of Mossad head Meir Dagan. Dagan approached the unnamed Arab state with a request for information on Hamas leaders, namely Khaled Mashal, head of...

Thaksin fails in chickens-for-weapons deal STOCKHOLM (Sweden) - The Swedish government cannot negotiate a deal with Thailand to trade jet fighters for raw chicken meat, Prime Minister Goeran Persson said on Thursday. Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who met with Mr Persson in the Swedish capital on Thursday, told Thai media earlier this week he hoped to broker a poultry-for-planes deal with Sweden, as his country's chicken exports have suffered badly from a bird flu outbreak. Advertisement Mr Persson said he would love to see the JAS 39 Gripen jet fighter sold to Thailand, but that it was up to...

Italy foils attack on embassy in Lebanon ROME - Italian and Lebanese authorities have arrested 10 alleged terrorists, thwarting plans to blow up the Italian Embassy in Beirut in a car bomb attack, an Italian news agency and the Defence Ministry in Rome said on Tuesday. Plans for the attack were in an advanced phase, news agency Ansa said. Police also seized about 100kg of explosives, it said, citing unspecified Lebanese and Italian sources. Defence Minister Antonio Martino issued a statement to thank the Italian military intelligence service, Sismi, for the 'brilliant operation carried out in Lebanon'. It also thanked...