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Italian journalist in trouble for remarks against Islam
THE ITALIAN firebrand journalist Oriana Fallaci could go to prison for up to three years because she publicly vowed to blow up a mosque. She appears in court on lesser charges of vilifying Islam and is subject to a fine.Muslims want her tried for inciting religious hatred. The intrepid Fallaci, 75, and suffering from cancer, is undaunted.
After Sept. 11, Fallaci lamented the Islam "invasion" of Europe. One judge already ruled that she made 18 statements offensive to Islam and the president of the Muslim Union will press for sterner charges.
MAYBE YOU saw the Oprah Winfrey "special" of a gala honoring black women at her beautiful house in Santa Barbara. I remember thinking at the time how much I'd like to visit such splendor.
Well, in effect, one can experience something like this if only they can pay for it.
GBPA leadership addresses claims of conflict of interest
Executives of the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) yesterday said there is no conflict of interest with the recent appointment of its new chairman.Businessman Hannes Babak, a native of Austria, was appointed to the new post two weeks ago following the abrupt resignation of the then Chairman and CEO Julian Francis, effective June 1.
"I just want to dispel the fears that the business community might have about Mr. Babak's involvement with the Port," Chief Executive Officer Sir Albert Miller said yesterday. "As I said before, he has withdrawn from active participation from those businesses and he will concentrate on the affairs and development of the Port Authority and its group of companies."
Sir Albert was responding to comments expressed by Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce President Doswell Coakley in the media on Monday regarding concerns business owners had.
Sunday July 09, 2006 - 00:04 EST
This is a bet at craps that you place yourself on the table layout marked Big 6 or Big 8. It pays even money when a 6 or 8 is rolled. You lose if 7 comes up, and nothing happens as long as other numbers continue to appear. It is an "all-day" bet, and you can remove the bet at any time.Betting on the Big 6 or 8 is a poor bet for the player. The house advantage is a whopping 9.09 percent. In fact, the New Jersey Gaming Commission thinks this is such a bad bet that they have prohibited Atlantic City casinos from offering it, so you will not find that wager on the felts in that town.
.Reality TV bought home for county family
Several local businesses and the Crosson family of Prince George's County were featured on the June 16 episode of the nationally syndicated reality/cause television series HomeTeam.HomeTeam selects deserving individuals and families from across the country and surprises them with a new home and financial coaching. HomeTeam airs in the Washington market on WJLA-TV channel 7 and is hosted by former The Apprentice season one contestant Troy McClain.
The fortunate HomeTeam recipients receive a down payment and all housing costs, excluding utilities, are covered for one year. Like many similar television programs, the quest to complete the home improvements and gather the furnishings within the short time frame comprises a large portion of the production.
Unlike similar television programs, HomeTeam operates on a relatively small budget that relies heavily on charitable donations.
Shipowners urge for new chamber to boost Cyprus flag
Cypriot shipowners are calling for the establishment of a Chamber of Shipping as soon as possible in order to stop the drop in registrations under the Cyprus flag.Leading shipowners Charalambos Mylonas and Michalis Ioannides told a maritime conference on Monday that the Turkish embargo on Cyprus-flag ships was not the main reason for the islands registry losing some 1,000 vessels to other jurisdictions in the past six years.
Even getting Cyprus off the dreaded black list of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (Paris MoU) did not help, as Cyprus moved to the gray list and recently to the white list and still the number of ships keeps falling.
Detentions of Cyprus flag ships have dropped dramatically and the Cyprus fleet is no longer regarded as a flag of convenience.