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Top NCO for all Army Special Operations training chosen

June 25, 2010

Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony A. Pettengill assumed responsibility as the top noncommissioned officer at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center & School (USAJFKSWCS) in a ceremony June 21 at the command’s headquarters.

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Tiger taking a break from golf

December 11, 2009

Tiger Woods will take an indefinite break from golf, his Web site says.

Perhaps he has found out that you cannot hide from the media and others if you’re in public.

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Troops, family members of deployed troops to be honored by local Fox channel on 11-6-2009

November 5, 2009

Looking to honor America’s military troops and the family members who stand behind those fine men and women, the local Fox channel in Philadelphia, Fox 29, is having an early morning bash/get-together tomorrow morning, Friday, November 6, 2009.

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Great tits cope well with warming

October 4, 2009

Grahame Madge, spokesman for the research organization, said, “It’s great to hear that the great tit is able to keep pace with the rapid rate of climate change, but then it’s probably in the best place to do that.”
“Our study shows that sometimes individuals can be very flexible in their behavior,” said Ben Sheldon.

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CAIR for some karma? Not with that veil on

August 26, 2009

For the past few decades, several groups have worked hard, sometimes seemingly overtime, in attempts to silence prayer in school, any Christian ore Jewish activity that might take place or be seen on or near a public street or facility, or God-forbid, public money be spent on a Christian- or Jewish-based program or activity, including a Christmas show, Christmas displays, or plays.

Some of these groups have been, at most, laughable in their efforts, though wholeheartedly set against what the very people who make up each group wanted: for others to be able to live their lives as they choose, provided, of course, no one forces another to engage in religious practices. These groups wanted to be able to live their lives as they saw fit, to tell others how to live their lives, and to seek to silence all religious comment anywhere in society, including student-led and student-initiated prayer during extra-curricular activities, including sports or other activities.

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Farrah Fawcett, sex symbol from the ’70s, has died

June 25, 2009

Farrah Fawcett, the sex symbol from the 1970s, has died after a battle with cancer, her publicist said. She was 62.

Looking back at the 1970s, oh, around 1975 to 1979 or so, I fondly remember my pre-teen years when my hormones raged out of control.

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