Debate grows in Cuba six months after hand-over
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- Debate grows in Cuba six months after hand-over
- – By Ruth Marcus
- Hollywood comes out to play
- Gold-fingered musician Durr creating a stir.
- Easter Island: a chilling parable forman’sexcess
Debate grows in Cuba six months after hand-over
Washington Post – Jan 31, 2007
Hesaid the country was tired of excuses and criticized delays inpaying private farmers who provide 60 percent of its produce. “Raul has made a point of abandoning Fidel’s practice ofscapegoating others. Instead, he is admitting that therevolution’s problems are serious and home grown,” said BrianLatell, a former CIA analyst and author of “After Fidel. “”The good thing about Raul is that he listens,” said aCuban economist who asked not to be named. Raul has commissioned studies from think tanks on how toraise food production and stimulate the economy without rulingout private ownership of small business, he said. The new openness to debate was put to the test two weeksago by the angry outburst of complaints from intellectuals overthe appearance on television of officials responsible forwitch-hunts against writers not toeing the party line onproletarian revolution in the 1970s. “Each day there are more intellectuals speaking up, andthat is new in Cuba,” said dissident Espinosa Chepe.
- By Ruth Marcus
Washington Post – Jan 31, 2007
HONORABLE SENATOR OBAMA, THIS WITCH IS TRYING TO TIE YOU TO SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON AS IF THAT WOULD BE A BAD THING, HOWEVER, YOU KNOW BETTER THAN MOST WHAT CAN HAPPEN WITH SO-CALLED HATE CRIMES. THE KU KLUX KLAN WAS A HOME GROWN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. SKIN HEADS ARE HATE GROUPS. NEO-NAZIS ARE MORE LIKE NEO-CONS THAN PERHAPS THEY REALIZE. DO A SEARCH ON KLAN WATCH TO GET A PERSPECTIVE ON HATE HERE IN AMERICA, BUT THE IMPORTANT POINT IS THAT THE BRISTISH ARE RIGHT ON POINT WHILE WE KEEP JERKING OURSELVES AROUND, WASTING PRECIOUS TIME AND RESOURCES ON WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE. THERE IS A REAL DANGER HERE, MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT.
Hollywood comes out to play
NEWS.com.au – Jan 31, 2007
article-tools –> Fiona Purdon February 01, 2007 12:00am HOLLYWOOD is coming to Brisbane – again. But unlike last week’s brush with fame when Hollywood A-listers Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey and a full-scale film shoot rolled into town, this time it’s a home-grown star: Kate Hollywood, hockey player – oh, and about 160 of her mates. The reason? Brisbane’s sudden status as the nation’s hockey headquarters. Tonight and on Saturday the city will host the Athens Olympic men’s final replay between gold medallists Australia and the Netherlands at Colmslie, followed in April by the national women’s hockey league finals. Commonwealth Games gold medallist Hollywood, of NSW, and Sarah O’Connor, Victoria, head the exciting pack of young hockey talent to strut their stuff in town. Hollywood first won national selection as an 18-year-old in 2005, but she is a veritable veteran when compared with O’Connor –
who made her Australian debut at the Champions Trophy two weeks ago in Argentina following a late call-up after an injury to Queenslander Hope Brown.
Gold-fingered musician Durr creating a stir.
Free with registration – Modesto Bee – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jan 31, 2007
31–Over the past year, Modesto pop pianist and singer Aaron Durr steadily has built a following with his irresistible melodies. A 2006 Modesto Area Music Association Awa… If his last name sounds familiar, that’s probably because he is the nephew of Patrick Durr of the popular longtime Modesto band Home Grown. Aaron’s father, Dennis, is one of eight siblings, and most play musical instruments. Aaron talked with The Bee.
Easter Island: a chilling parable forman’sexcess
Denver Post – Jan 31, 2007
Easter Island still is cutting its teeth on tourism, and much of what makes the island so engaging are elements of the unexpected. Who would anticipate, for example, landing on one of the biggest runways in the world, built by NASA to serve as an emergency airstrip for the space shuttle? Surfers and divers come here from around the world, drawn by uncharted breaks and transparent waters. Open-air restaurants serve floppingly fresh seafood and home- grown salad at reasonable prices, and the grocery store stocks a good selection of Chilean wines. Easter Island, as I quickly discovered, is not all about the heads. It’s a friendly place with a proud culture, and getting around, either on your own or with a tour group, is a breeze. Just don’t hang out around the moai at night. Even in the 21st century, the statues retain the uncanny ability to creep people out.