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Saturday, June 26, 2004 |
QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND
"Long ago when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft. Today it's called golf."
- - Will Rogers
THIS WEEKEND IN HISTORY
JUNE 26th:
1894 -- South Africa: Mohandas Gandhi founds movement for Indian rights. (dot Indians/not feather)
1918 -- Eugene Debs is arrested for giving an anti-war speech. Canton, Ohio.
1951 -- The Rhino exits his mother's womb around noontime in San Francisco.
1994 -- In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, over one million people march in New York City to celebrate & demand gay & lesbian rights.
JUNE 27th:
1954 -- CIA-sponsored rebels complete overthrow of democratically elected government of Guatemala.
1986 -- World Court rules US-support for Nicaraguan "contras" violates international law.
IN MEMORANDUM - Pir Vilayat Khan
Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, the renowned Sufi master and mystic, passed peacefully from this world Thursday, June 17th, 2004, at his home in Suresnes France, with his close family and a few of his close friends around him. Pir Vilayat was one of the first Muslims in the modern era to bring a positive vision of Islam to the West, beginning in the late 1960's. The Sufi tradition he represented, with its origins in Pakistan, Iran, Iraq and Turkey, is the most intellectually open strand of Islam, as well as the most ecstatic, experiential one. Many people in the West know Sufism through the poetry and art of Rumi, and through the work of Pir Vilayat and his father, Pir Inayat Khan.
http://www.mediasense.com/Pir-Vilayat
PONDERMENT: Scientists teleport information between atoms
LONDON - Two groups of physicists have teleported physical properties between atoms without using a physical link, a discovery they say could help develop ultrafast quantum computing technology. The teleportation was on a subatomic scale in the lab. The Austrian and American researchers were able to transfer the physical properties of an atom, such as its energy and spin. Until now, scientists had only been able to do this with laser beams. To do it, physicists first had to "entangle" two atoms, a phenomenon where a disturbance to one particle instantly affects the other, no matter how far away it is. Albert Einstein described it as a "spooky interaction."
MORE: http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/06/16/sci-tech/teleport040616
WEB SITE TIP: Axis Of Eve - Weapons Of Mass Seduction
The Axis of Eve is a coalition of brazen women on a mission to EXPOSE and DEPOSE President Select George W. Bush and his deceitful administration. Convinced that effective political action can be irreverent and exciting, we have launched a titillating campaign of TRUTH-FLASHING coordinated around our provocative line of protest panties.
http://www.axisofeve.org
RHINO HERE:
The Horned One offers 2 tips for having a satisfying weekend.
The First:
See Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 911" & bring friends & rels that need inspiration to vote in November.
The Second:
1. Open a new file in your computer.
2. Name it "shrub"
3. Send it to the trash
4. Empty the trash
5. Your PC will ask you: "Do you really want to get rid of shrub?"
6. Answer calmly, "Yes," and press the mouse button firmly
In case you're planning a trip to The Republican Convention, here's the schedule (:- )
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONVENTION SCHEDULE - New York, NY
6:00 PM Opening Prayer led by the Reverend Jerry Falwell
6:30 PM Pledge of Allegiance
6:35 PM Burning of Bill of Rights (excluding 2nd amendment)
6:45 PM Salute to the Coalition of the Willing
6:46 PM Seminar #1 Getting your kid a military deferment
7:30 PM First Presidential Beer Bong
7:35 PM Serve Freedom Fries
7:40 PM EPA Address #1: Mercury, it's what's for dinner.
8:00 PM Vote on which country to invade next
8:10 PM Call EMTs to revive Rush Limbaugh
8:15 PM John Ashcroft Lecture: The Homos are after your children
8:30 PM Round table discussion on reproductive rights (MEN only) 8:50 PM
Seminar #2 Corporations: The government of the future 9:00 PM
Condi Rice sings "Can't Help Lovin' that Man"
9:05 PM Second Presidential Beer Bong
9:10 PM EPA Address #2 Trees: The real cause of forest fires
9:30 PM Break for secret meetings
10:00 PM Second prayer led by Cal Thomas
10:15 PM Lecture by Karl Rove: Doublespeak made easy
10:30 PM Rumsfeld demonstration of how to squint and talk macho
10:35 PM Bush demonstration of trademark "deer in headlights" stare
10:40 PM John Ashcroft demonstrates new mandatory kevlar chastity belt
10:45 PM Clarence Thomas reads list of black republicans
10:46 PM Third Presidential Beer Bong
10:50 PM Seminar #3 Education: a drain on our nation's economy.
11:10 PM Hilary Clinton Piñata
11:20 PM Second Lecture by John Ashcroft: Evolutionists: The dangerous new cult
11:30 PM Call EMTs to revive Rush Limbaugh again.
11:35 PM Blame Clinton
11:40 PM Laura serves milk and cookies
11:50 PM Closing Prayer led by Jesus Himself
12: 00AM Nomination of George W. Bush as Holy Supreme Planetary Overlord
7:50:56 AM 
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Hollywood Golightly - An interview with Hollywood eco-crusader Laurie David
by Amanda Griscom, Grist, 16 Jun 2004
(Excerpts)
...Those who are quick to snub Hollywood environmental activists as dabblers in eco-chic or peddlers of a pet cause would likely have a change of heart after shooting the breeze with Laurie David...
"...If the environmental movement wants to be mainstream, it has to lose its purer-than-thou, all-or-nothing attitude. It has to be pragmatic enough to bring everyone onboard. If perfection is the measure, we will fail to appeal to anyone but the fringe..."
"...consumerism is a -- if not the -- common denominator in this country. So it's about time the environmental movement gets some marketing savvy. The old image of the environmentalist as this granola-eating tree hugger is over. It has to be over for the message to reach soccer moms and factory workers and anyone who drives a car or eats tuna."
http://www.gristmagazine.com/maindish/david061604.asp
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