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Craig and Cindy Corrie's quest for media attention and globe-trotting instead of justice for daughter Rachel"There's not a lot of money in revenge." --Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride...The death of Rachel Corrie has certainly given her parents the opportunity for worldwide travel to places like Argentina, as well as to Israel and many American cities where they are the center of media attention. If they sought genuine justice against those who were most directly responsible for their daughter's death, as any person of honor would do, these travel and media opportunities would dry up pretty quickly. The media has...

Pancake winner dies in all-you-can-eat contest By Etan Smallman, Mirror.co.uk 5/03/2009 The winner of a pancake-eating contest dropped dead after gorging himself on 43 of the cream and banana stuffed desserts. Boris Isayev, 48, from west Russia, collapsed to his knees and died on stage after stuffing himself with pancakes in a competition to mark the end of the region’s ‘Pancake Week’. "He had really enjoyed the pancakes but then he started foaming at the mouth and went down like a sack of stones," one witness said. "We have seen people fainting [during such contests] before," she added. Onlookers tried...

Palestine Mickey Mouse, Rachel Corrie Parents Incite Violence Against Israel By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel ---- May 13, 2007 ...... Perhaps not since the days of Nazi Youth, Hitler Youth has the Western world witnessed the systematic teaching of racist hatred to children. In the 1920's, 30's and early 40's the Hitler-Jugend had enlisted over 25,000 boys aged fourteen and upwards. It also set up a junior branch, the Deutsches Jungvolk, for boys aged ten to fourteen. Girls from ten to eighteen were given their own organization, the Bund Deutscher Ma"del (or BDM), the League of German...

You would think that by the age of 64, most women would be self-conscious enough to ensure their choice of evening wear does not expose parts of the body which have...well dropped below standards. But no one seems to have shared this with legendary entertainer Barbra Streisand as she stepped out in this rather unflattering black dress at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York. Streisand seemed to forget what a photographer's flash can do to a black dress as she unwittingly revealed she had left the black bra tucked up in her drawer at home. But this was not...

Porn star, political candidate. And now you can add one more line to Mary Carey's resume: Republican booster.Carey was in Washington Tuesday to attend the President's Dinner, an annual fundraiser put on by the National Republican Senatorial Committee.A few hours before the dinner, Carey met with reporters to show off her evening gown and talk about the Republican lunch that she and her boss, adult film executive Mark Kulkis, attended.'I met a lot of nice people,' Carey said of the lunch, where presidential advisor Karl Rove spoke. 'I met some people who talked about helping me on my next campaign.'She...

What's the deal with all the dead scientists?

Yes, free flapjacks at depot 'You can bet your bippy I'll be there' By Ty Stockton Outdoors@wyomingnews.com Published in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle The early bird may get the worm, but the early human gets the flapjacks. Today is the first pancake breakfast of the 2004 Cheyenne Frontier Days, and you can bet your bippy I'll be there. Few things motivate me more than food, but free food is certainly one of those things. From 7 to 9 a.m. today, Wednesday and Friday, the Cheyenne Kiwanis club dishes up flapjacks, ham and coffee at an average of 10,000 people each day....

    For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.     Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today!     Pancakes on Wednesdays   Welcome to Pancakes on Wednesdays Wednesday, July 7, 2004This Week's Pancake Chef:  MoJo2001Here is an amalgamation of trivial facts and seemingly useless data.Do not forget to hit the hyperlinks.We have links, lots of them.Definition Time!  a·poth·e·car·y   ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (-pth-kr) n. pl. a·poth·e·car·ies One that prepares and sells drugs and other medicines; a pharmacist. See pharmacy.    Happy Birthday  1940 Ringo Starr Beatles' drummer/actor (Magic Christian)...

KERRY DAUGHTER SHOWS CANNES! A side note; Will Kerry pick Clark for VP? Kerry's face is saying either, "Clark would make a fine VP." or "I never realized how handsome Wesley is."I think it might be happening, Clark as Kerry's pick for VP. Clark's been introducing and/or stumping for Effin'.Oh please let me get my wish! A Kerry/Clark ticket.