October 2010 Archive
Chinese Nobel prize winner’s wife detained
Despite being allowed to tell her husband he won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, the wife of Liu Xiaobo was detained in her apartment in Beijing, China, according to a ...
Survival in popular culture
It seems the last few years has shown an increase in survival type shows being introduced into the mainstream of society through the internet and television. The Discovery Channel is ...
A glimpse at West African Vodun
This Vodun I'm reporting about is studied in these areas. (It is possible that I could have missed some areas My Apologies if that is the case.)West Africa, Nigeria, Ghana ...
More LGBT abuse, this time in New York
The New York Police Department arrested seven men who were members of a street gang called the “Latin King Goonies” this past week. Apparently, when members of the LKG ...
Government Seizes Infant
In a shocking and terrifying story released on October 8th, we learn that the United States government will go to any lengths to stop people from “bucking” the system so ...
New Christine O’Donnell Ad: I’m Not a Witch
This election season has gone from bizarre to surreal. You may recall the "bombshell" about the tea party darling Christine O'Donnell (Republican Candidate in Delaware's 2010 U.S. Senate special election) dropped ...
Census results say Poverty numbers are High
The new U.S. Census data released in late September showed astonishingly bad numbers that were largely ignored by the media. The data added 6 million people to the list of ...
The history of the Jack-O-Lantern
Carving pumpkins is a popular part of the American Halloween celebration. When October rolls around, you can find pumpkins, carved or not, basically everywhere-from door steps to window sills to ...
