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The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | yesterday
HACKENSACK -- A 28-year-old man is recovering after jumping from the George Washington Bridge into the Hudson River Friday morning, according to a report in the New York Post. Adrian Rawn survived the 200-foot jump into the chilly waters with...
The Health & Fitness Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Josef Brandenburg Most of us have been waging war against the excess fat we've stored up in our bodies but we aren't sure why these deposits are so stubborn and never give up. A George Washington University weight loss expert unveils four facts related to fat cells that might help you lose weight. Fact Number One: "Pre-fat cells" desperately want to become fat cells, and...
The Cassandra Page (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Here is an interesting item from the Canada Free Press: In 2008 The George Washington University Homeland Security Institute (HSPI) initiated a transition task force to help craft homeland security policies during Obama’s transition period. In May of 2009 HSPI finished its report titled, “Thinking Anew-Security Priorities for the Next Administration.” One of the members...
Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | yesterday
More photos » by Gerald Herbert - AP Browse more photos » The Washington Nationals ' second first-round pick of the '09 First-year Player Draft, Drew Storen of Stanford, and right-handed pitching prospect Josh Wilkie , an amateur free agent signed out of George Washington University in 2006, both tipped their caps to the crowd as they were introduced before the Arizona...
Opinionated Catholic (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
American Catholics has a nice piece on this important United and United States Catholic History that we recall today. See George Washington and Catholics
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Father Judge is the PIAA Class AAA boys' soccer city champion, and Nick Morris is its hero. The senior midfielder scored in the 74th minute of the Crusaders' 1-0 victory over George Washington at Northeast High School last night, handing the Catholic League champions the city title and making Father Judge the District 12 top seed entering the state playoffs, which begin Tuesday.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Two decades ago, John Dunlop and Chris Reid played varsity soccer at George Washington in Northeast Philadelphia. Tonight, they will be coaching against each other in the PIAA Class AAA boys' soccer city championship game, with Reid managing his alma mater, the Public League champion, and Dunlop coaching the Catholic League champion, Father Judge, against his former Eagles.
Always On Watch Two (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Note to family and friends: Updates on Mr. AOW are being added to this post , last updated on October 28. Hat tip to Avenging Apostate for the following video: Text below the fold: October 10, 732 AD marks the conclusion of the Battle of Tours, arguably one of the most decisive battles in all of history. A Moslem army, in a crusading search for land and the end of Christianity , after the conquest...
Motor City Liberal (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
From Media Matters WorldNetDaily falsely claimed that alleged Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan "advised Obama transition" in the headline of an article by Jerome Corsi highlighting his listing as a "participant" in a report for the Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) at George Washington University's Presidential Transition Task Force. However, Corsi himself acknowledges...
Fox News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The former Naval Academy water-polo player who miraculously survived a 212-foot suicide leap from the George Washington Bridge suffered no neurological damage from his ordeal.
Pronk Palisades (Free subscription) | yesterday
“Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples’ liberty’s teeth.” ~George Washington Penn & Teller on the 2nd Amendment Gun Rights on Trial: Brian Doherty Reacts to D.C. v. Heller Obama’s Nuance on Gun Control CNN- Obama To BAN Guns SPREAD THIS FOLKS, PLZ! Myth: Gun Control Reduces Crime Gun Control is a Myth UK Obama...
fivethirtyeight (Free subscription) | yesterday
... were deficient in some of the most basic aspects of citizenship. Only 23 percent of them knew that George Washington was the first president, the poll claimed! Just 43 percent knew that the Democrats and Republicans are the two major political parties! These conclusions seemed dubious to me on their face. Several years ago, at my old consulting job, I participated in a project for...
Knowledge is Power (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
... UW’s McNair program which Monfort based on the jury nullification ideas of Paul Butler at George Washington University. The Seattle Times reports Professor Butler believed “It is the moral responsibility of black jurors to emancipate some guilty black outlaws” and “My goal is the subversion of American criminal justice, at least as it now exists.” (Read...
The Sporting Blog (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
... to have Chris Johnson on your side and Alex Smith on the other.) Chad Ochocinco learned that, no, George Washington cannot help you get a better call . We all should have learned a long time ago that there is no end to Ochocinco's antics, but the pleasant surprise is that they are far more enjoyable on a winning squad . Lions and Chiefs fan should know by now that there is no use...
<B>Patrick Joubert Conlon</B> (Free subscription) | yesterday
Thinking Anew—Security Priorities for the Next Administration A coherent strategy to address 21st century threats to the United States, one that treats national and homeland security as a seamless whole, has yet to emerge... To help fuel this process, in April 2008 The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) established the Presidential Transition...
