Egyptian neighbors creating local militias
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Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Until recently, Seif Awad worked a day job as an account manager for Cisco. But since Saturday he has begun volunteering at nights, protecting his neighborhood with a volunteer defense squad of young male neighbors armed with makeshift weapons. Last night he armed himself with a big stick. On Sunday, Awad bought gasoline canisters and started making Molotov cocktails. "If anyone comes on the street we're going to throw those at them," Awad said. "And I have a friend here who has a gun." Shortly before he spoke on the phone Sunday night with CNN, Awad...
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 05:39:28 PM
For black men with high blood pressure, the barber can be a lifesaver
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A little off the top, some spirited sports commentary, neighborhood gossip and a bit of man-to-man advice on domestic affairs: it’s all there at the barbershop, an institution that plays a beloved and central role in the African American community. Increasingly, in recent years, the black barbershop owner has become an influential source of health advice too. Public health officials and researchers have been actively enlisting his help in an effort to narrow gaping disparities in healthcare access and uptake that put black men at a deep disadvantage compared with whites. And deputizing the barber—an already respected figure in many...
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 05:39:28 PM
Lock your doors, Mister Rogers - there's a thief in the neighborhood!
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Cedar Falls, IA – The latest ad from Doris Kelley makes a number of ridiculous accusations, but it’s the use of a song from the classic television show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood that puts it over the top. The Walt Rogers campaign has learned that Family Communications, Inc., the nonprofit corporation that administers copyrights related to the show, did not grant permission for Kelley to use the song in her attack ad; in fact, the organization never permits political use of its copyrights, according to Chief Operating Officer Kevin Morrison. The group will be issuing a “Cease and Desist” letter to...
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 05:39:28 PM
Lebanese Neighborhood Erases Jewish Name
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A long-time Jewish neighborhood in the Lebanese city of Sidon that kept its Jewish name throughout the tribulations of Lebanese-Israeli tensions has finally lost the name. The residents renamed the neighborhood, known for decades as Haret al-Yahud (Neighborhood of the Jews), Haret Gaza. It happened at the end of last week, when the Arab world commemorated International Quds Day (Jerusalem Day). Sidon is the third-largest city in Lebanon, located about midway between the two largest cities, Tyre and Beirut, and only some 60 kilometers from Israel. Haret al-Yahud was long populated mostly by Jews, part of the Lebanese Jewish population...
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 05:39:28 PM
Waxing Philosophical
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We are barraged by reminders that the economy is oh so slowly pulling out from a deep and broad recession. The jobs are lagging, as is their usual reaction to slow recoveries. For those of us old enough to remember the times are reminiscent of the late 1970s and early 1980s. The similarity is further reinforced by the constant comparisons coming from the more conservative commentaries of President Obama to President Carter. The liberals are touting the same President Obama as a savior much in the same mold as President Reagan, though they would never mention Reagan. But all of...
Published on Tuesday 22nd of May 2012 05:39:28 PM
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