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There was nothing in the room that could keep his attention away from the mirrors. Neither the wall nor the epicenter of his images were good enough for his resurrection.

Apart from his dreams, and in spite of them, pain was endless, as in a never ending torture from which he could not escape. The dreams were too bright, and the limitations too powerful.

Powerful as they may have been, the inexplicable forces of life gave him a place where to find a core of happiness, where discourse would be stripped off all significance and fakeness.

One can get a very thorough cleaning--and drying--at Hasaki, a sushi restaurant on E. 9th Street in Manhattan.

Drom, a nice subterranean nightclub, is also very hygienic.

Fanfare Samenakoa brassed a chilly backyard barbeque in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn last night. The groovy sound got us moving and warmed up a misty night.

Tight jazz players, with intermittent French rap, Samenakoa will be very busy in New York this week. Take a listen on their myspace page and check out their touring schedule.

I am not sure if this is a declaration or an imperative...

One cleric said science had proved Mecca to be the centre of the Earth

By Magdi Abdelhadi

Muslim scientists and clerics have called for the adoption of Mecca time to replace GMT, arguing that the Saudi city is the true centre of the Earth.

Mecca is the direction all Muslims face when they perform their daily prayers.

April 21st, 2008

Friends,

I don't get to vote for President this primary season. I live in Michigan. The party leaders (both here and in D.C.) couldn't get their act together, and thus our votes will not be counted.

So, if you live in Pennsylvania, can you do me a favor? Will you please cast my vote -- and yours -- on Tuesday for Senator Barack Obama?

Monday, April 14,

By: Jim Meyers

Contrary to some claims that the Bush administration will allow diplomacy to handle Iran’s nuclear weapons program, a leading member of America’s Jewish community tells Newsmax that a military strike is not only on the table – but likely.

The boys in blue: Chinese security men escorting the Olympic torch on the streets of London last weekend. Many were shocked by their heavy-handed tactics

By ANTHONY BROWNE - 11th April 2008

Cecil Rhodes, the businessman-imperialist of Africa, the creator of Rhodesia, suffered no flicker of doubt about who were the masters.

"To be born an Englishman," he mused, "Is to win first prize in the lottery of life."

This place in Uzbekistan is called by locals “The Door to Hell”. It is situated near the small town of Darvaz. The story of this place lasts already for 35 years. Once the geologists were drilling for gas.

The taste of honey was just too tempting for a bear in Macedonia, which repeatedly raided a beekeeper's hives. Now it has a criminal record after a court found it guilty of theft and criminal damage.

But there was an empty dock in the court in the city of Bitola and no handcuffed bear, which was convicted in its absence. The case was brought by the exasperated beekeeper after a year of trying vainly to protect his beehives.