HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008

Who's Sorry Now? December 28, 2007

Hollywood Celebrity BuzzGay Wired - Los Angeles,CA,USAIn one of the more embarrassing apologies of her career—and lord knows there have been many—Britney Spears issued a shout out to paparazzi, claiming her ...

World rallies behind Saudi bloggerMenassat - Beirut,LebanonAl-Farhan is one of the few Saudi bloggers who does not use a pen name while commenting on

New Years' Resolution Tip: Prepare Your Children for the Real WorldBlack Voice News - Riverside,CA,USAIn order to teach your child to be accountable for their actions teach him or her not only to apologize for their wrongdoings but teach them that true ...

Dorset to appeal judge’s rulingSun St.Kitts/Nevis - St. Kitts and Nevis“For that I make no apologies. Neither me nor Mr. Dorset will be intimidated.” Inniss was asked how Dorset will bear the court cost. ...

Apologies ...By The Creator(The Creator) ... for the lack of posts. Too many mince pies. Normal service, etc, in a day or so.

Accepting Sincerest ApologiesBy Kleinheider Huckabee offered “our sincere concern and apologies for what has happened in Pakistan.” Could this call backfire on old Fred? Could Huckabee come out strong and challenge Fred for questioning a simple offering of condolence? ...

DA Apologies for Romantic E-mails Detailing Relationship With ...Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal says politics are behind the release of dozens of e-mails that detail his affectionate relationship with his secretary.

A&M leaders apologize over remarks about PaternoThe Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — Texas A&M officials have apologized to Penn State leaders over an Aggie yell leader's references to needing a ``casket'' for coach Joe Paterno.

Chris Rattue: Tempting fate with a crystal ballNew Zealand Herald - New ZealandApologies, particularly as some people seemed to think it was all the media's fault for being so cocky. But there was also the odd success. ...

Benazir Bhutto's death and the US electionTelegraph.co.uk - United KingdomMike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, expressed “our sincere concern and apologies for what has happened in Pakistan”. His campaign later issued a ...

Thompson Highlights Huckabee MisstepCBS News - New York,NY,USAThompson said his main concern was how that remark, where Huckabee offered “our sincere concern and apologies for what has happened in Pakistan,” could be ...

NO Panel: Pre-Match Chelsea (a)Newcastle-Online - Newcastle,England,UKApologies for the language, but it’s safe to say that I’m not entirely thrilled with all things black and white at the minute. As if getting nowt and be

World rallies behind Saudi bloggerMenassat - Beirut,LebanonAl-Farhan is one of the few Saudi bloggers who does not use a pen name while commenting on political and social life in the country. ...

Dorset to appeal judge’s rulingSun St.Kitts/Nevis - St. Kitts and Nevis“For that I make no apologies. Neither me nor Mr. Dorset will be intimidated.” Inniss was asked how Dorset will bear the court cost. ...

Starting Gate: No Time For DiversionsCBS News - New York,NY,USAAs CBS News' Nancy Cordes reports, Huckabee expressed his "sincere concern and apologies for what has happened in Pakistan" – a statement that led to ...

Cops bust realtor in Miami for sex cyberstalking

Just another example of how the mortgage meltdown is having a longterm affect on us all? Or another example of stupid criminal tricks?

So this idiot Isenberg, puts ads out sex ads using his rival's phone number on Craigslist and other sites - what a nightmare for her. But stupid criminals are stupid. The detective found the IP address in the trash....one of the oldest detective tricks in the book.

Isenberg and Blasberg were former co-workers. According to a police report, Isenberg was upset that she had closed on a property he had been trying to sell....The ads promised that she would make ''you go home with a smile'' for the right price.

Blasberg hired attorney Leah Mayersohn and private investigator Robert Crispin, who worked with Craigslist to take the ads down -- though they kept reappearing. The ads had been completed using a Yahoo e-mail created in Blasberg's name.

Crispin quickly narrowed suspects to Isenberg. He began covertly digging through Isenberg's trash, usually about 4 a.m. The key evidence, Crispin said, was a calender page with an IP address that matched one used to create the Yahoo account. ''It's really worked out perfect. . . . It's the oldest trick in the book,'' Crispin, a former Coconut Creek detective, said of the trash digs. Miami-Dade Detective John Jones, of the Intracoastal station, also began investigating.

Nine of the 26 ads came back to an IP address that belonged to Isenberg. Investigators believe the rest of the ads had been done by laptop, accessing other people's wireless Internet service. In June, Jones raided Isenberg's North Miami-Dade house, carting away computers. ''There is always a little bit of a trail. A little crumb and we were able to follow it back enough to get search warrants,'' Jones said.

Who's Sorry Now? December 26, 2007

Can Campaign 2008 Candidates Use Weblogs To Get Votes Or Are Blogs ...By The Talking Dog
Obama’s “youthful drug use” into the press and Senator Bob Kerrey’s repeated references to Obama’s Muslim ties were classic examples of surrogates being used — so apologies could be issued later, if at all, while trying to insulate the ...

Pajamas in public? C'mon, ladies ...Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USAAnd I make no apologies for that. I know what I intend to buy weeks, if not months, in advance. But by shopping just a day or two before Christmas, ...

with apologies to Josef MohrBy Beth(Beth) On this most Germanic-ish of holidays, let me tell you that last night I was singing what I remembered of the German lyrics of "Silent Night," and as I finished the first verse, "Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh," into my head popped "Schlaf ...

beware the Christmas MessageBy Chris Arndt(Chris Arndt) It will come to you one day late one day soon I hope. I already sent it to others but I must edit it for more public consumption.

A year in pop culture A YEAR IN POP CULTUREWaterloo Record - Waterloo,Ontario,Canada
Imus's critics want consequences, not apologies, and they get them -- but they last only eight months (see December.) A big month for movies, especially the ...

Only Whites Need to ApologizeBy JonJayRay "Firefighters at the East Baltimore station where a noose was found demanded Monday that the NAACP apologize for labeling them racist. Discovery of the noose had drawn sharp criticism from Marvin "Doc" Cheatham, the Baltimore NAACP ...

Apology in Kafr QasemBy scout The slaughter was anchored in a contingency plan to expel the village's inhabitants to Jordan

Mega crimes and Muslim apologyOrganiser - New Delhi,IndiaUntil the political advent of the British, the communal equation was so loaded that the Muslims felt secure. Once the Muslims were also reduced to subject ...

In Beijing, some bling is unwelcomeLos Angeles Times - CA,USAYu and Chiou insisted that their public apologies were not the result of political pressure. Taiwan's jewelry association also urged Taiwanese broadcaster ...

Saudi Arabia: Free Fouad UpdateGlobal Voices Online - Cambridge,MA,USAThe issue that caused all of this is because I wrote about the political prisoners here in Saudi Arabia and they think I’m running a online campaign ...

Crokinole tourney helps wrap up campaignStarPhoenix - Saskatoon,Saskatchewan,Canada
We were thinking one thing and writing another so our apologies to our StarPhoenix summer baseball columnist and his group at BMO Nesbitt Burns. ..

Daily Dose of DurstProgressive.org - Madison,WI,USAFEMA apologized for holding a fake press conference, but no apologies appear apparent for the fake Presidency. When hollow eyed creatures without souls come ...

Heather Stillwell SpeechBy office@ecpcentre.org (ECP Centre) ... was a guest speaker at an ECP Centre "Ignite Our Culture" conference in Abbotsford, BC, back in June of this year. Her speech talked about grassroots political involvement; how Christians can make a difference in their communities.

A year in pop culture A YEAR IN POP CULTUREWaterloo Record - Waterloo,Ontario,Canada
Imus's critics want consequences, not apologies, and they get them -- but they last only eight months (see December.) A big month for movies, especially the ...

346 terrorists killed, PKK member calls as sayingAzeri Press Agency - AzerbaijanHis mother apologize him to surrender but he stated that it is impossible. “I can not return back.6 people wanted to escape before the operation but they ...

Santas Gone Wild

These Santas crash a wedding


These Santas are in DC

Who's Sorry Now? December 24, 2007

Ka-boom! Some Random Thoughts as Another Year Bites the DustBy office@ecpcentre.org (ECP Centre)
Boissoin had done one better and, in a post on FreeDominion which was also posted on No Apologies as a comment to my column, has raised numerous questions about Ms. Dodd's honesty and integrity. In a real court, Ms.

Huckabee unapologetic for religious toneBy CNN Senior Producer Alex Wellen SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee made no apologies Sunday for the religious tone of a recent holiday campaign commercial and said it is important to look for Jesus at this time of year. ...

Christmas greetings, without apologiesLondon Free Press - CanadaHow else to explain that the way the schedule works out, it falls to the Jewish guy, me, on the morning of Christmas Eve, to wish Sun Media readers across ...

Top New Year’s Choice: Gucci Crystal Evening Clutch... you might want to use your card money and invest in this fabu clutch as your New Year’s party evening bag. This on your arm is better* than a man tying you down anyway! *Apologies to the fabulously in love, it all depends!

FOX SPORTS Ganguly unfazed by promise of speedFox Sports - Surry Hills,NSW,Australia
He said although he believed actions spoke louder than words, he made no apologies for his previous ploys of showing up late for the toss and taunting his ...

Naughty or nice?Toronto Sun - Ontario, CanadaWith apologies to Scott Clemmensen, if this highly regarded prospect is to reach his potential one day, he needs to play and learn from his mistakes. ..

Shopper thankful for helping handPeoria Journal Star - Peoria,IL,USAThree ladies were right there to help me up. Without their help, I couldn't have gotten up. Thank you. I didn't get their names, and I apologize for that. ...

Connie Fournier SpeechBy Al Siebring Connie Fournier, with her husband Mark, are the co-founders of Canada's largest conservative political blog-site, FreeDominion.ca. Connie is a regular columnist on noapologies.ca, and she was also one of the speakers at the ECP Centre's ...

one republic: apologize | the tao of democracy´
One of our themes -- falling under the word banners of forgiveness, acceptance, apologetics, and others -- continues with this very artistic video from One Republic. Hit F11 first to get your big screen. src & comments The fire and ...

Lorry driver’s apology for delaysBy Ian Harvey The driver of a milk lorry which overturned on a busy trunk road and caused disruption for thousands of Shropshire motorists has apologised.

Hard-hitting Barnett not about to apologizeChicago Daily Herald - Chicago,IL,USAAP GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Packers middle linebacker Nick Barnett suspects his reputation for occasionally playing beyond the whistle might have figured into his ...

Readers share ideas for a happier 2008Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada"Apologize to your child. If we parents have hurt our child(ren) by our behaviour, we should apologize. It's the right thing to do and it lets them know ...

Britney's Night of LunacyTMZ.com - Glendale,CA,USAI used to respect photogs. Posted at 1:07PM on Dec 23rd 2007 by Apologize Formally. 6. OH WELL I AM NOT FIRST MAYBE NEXT TIME.

Apology after terminally ill man evicted from hospitalRichmond and Twickenham Times - UKBy Christine Briddon A complaint by a Brentford woman, whose terminally ill, wheelchair bound husband, was evicted from a West Middlesex hospital unit by ...

Voices: Public owed an apologyJoplin Globe - Joplin,MO,USACome and join a great company with a wonderful team atmosphere. Easy Living, is hiring for a Residential Supervisor. Mus...>MORE and one dietary aide ...

Miss Teen South Carolina may not be so ditsy afterall

All kinds of year end wrap ups are playing this video of the ditsy blond Miss TEEN USA from South Carolina when she was asked, "Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can't locate the United States on a world map. Why do you think this is?"

Watch here and then read Juan Cole's defense: Although the answer was painful to watch just because Ms. Upton was so obviously stricken at that moment with stage fright, I actually think her answer had some merit...I hope that all U.S. Americans take to heart her values, and find ways to help improve education in this country about international affairs, and ways to help ensure that a whole generation of Iraqis displaced by our war does not grow up illiterate.

'Sorry' Video by Buckcherry

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10. University of California, Irvine (uci.edu)

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UC Irvine recently joined the OCW Consortium to begin providing free university level courses online. Right now, there are only a handful of options to choose from, but the list is growing. Current courses cover topics like capital markets, financial planning, human resources and e-marketing. Course materials typically include syllabi, lecture notes, assignments and exams.

Senator Bob Kerrey apologizes to Obama

Barack Hussein Obama could become your next President. Bob Kerry thinks that's neat-0 because there are 1billion Muslims on the planet....wait, what? So what's he apologizing for? Oh....that's not REALLY a compliment. No, that's a back handed dig at Obama's upbringing.

ABC: Kerrey's mention of Obama's middle name and his Muslim roots raised eyebrows because they are also used as part of a smear campaign on the Internet that falsely suggests Obama is a Muslim who wants to bring jihad to the United States. Obama is a Christian...

Former Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey has apologized to Barack Obama for any unintentional insult he committed by raising the Democratic presidential candidate's Muslim heritage while endorsing rival candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton. Kerrey sent a letter to Obama on Wednesday, lauding the Illinois senator's qualifications to be president and saying that he never meant to harm his candidacy. Kerrey told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that he sent the letter on his own and had not spoken to Clinton or her campaign about the comments he made Sunday in Iowa.