World
Irish Catholics Furious at Pope’s Letter Blaming Clerical Abuse on ‘Secularization’
(ChattahBox)—-Against the backdrop of shocking revelations of decades of sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests in Ireland, and new reports of abuse in Germany, while Pope Benedict served as Archbishop of Munich, the Pope issued a lengthy public pastoral letter to the Catholics of Ireland, saying he was “deeply disturbed” of reports of “abuse of children” by “priests and religious.” Although the letter was a first by a pope dealing with the problems of sexual abuse in the Church, many victims and their families in Ireland have condemned Pope Benedict’s letter for not acknowledging the Vatican’s role in covering up the abuse and for not demanding the removal of bishops involved in keeping the abuse secret for decades, while innocent children continued to be molested. And many Irish Catholics are particularly rankled by Pope Benedict’s blaming the sexual abuse and its cover up on the secularization of modern society. Read more »
Technology
New Invisibility cloak prototype advances to 3-D
Indiana (ChattahBox) – An exciting development in cloaking technology, it’s now advanced to 3-D. Previous invisibility cloaks have already been developed but they only worked on two dimensions, so that objects that were supposed to be made invisible were immediately visible from the third dimension. Researchers from the German Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Imperial College London have created the three-dimensional that can hide objects by bending light waves, which could pave the way for larger objects to be made invisible.
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Entertainment
Rosie O’Donnell Eyes Return to Daytime TV to Replace Oprah
(ChattahBox)— With Oprah Winfrey’s exit from television in 2011, there is a huge daytime talk show gap waiting to be filled. And Rosie O’Donnell has reportedly teamed up with two syndication powerhouses to put together a show for her return to TV, which would air as Winfrey’s show ends. Read more »
US News
Orrin Hatch Vows to Kill Bill in Senate: Dems Are ‘Nuts’
(ChattahBox)—Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) vowed to kill the healthcare reform bill once it comes to the Senate. And he called the House Democrats “nuts” for believing that once the bill passes the House, they are home free. Hatch declared in a Bloomberg interview over the weekend, Republicans in the Senate are convinced that they can kill the bill, based on parliamentary flaws, during the reconciliation process, when Democrats seek to pass the budgetary fixes to the Senate’s healthcare reform bill. Read more »
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Business
Boehner Gets Blasted for Tough ‘Punk’ Talk With Banker Pals
(ChattahBox)—House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) knows who his true constituents are. They are certainly not the working families and struggling middle-class... Read more »
Sports
Tiger Woods Makes it Official That He Will Return for Masters
(ChattahBox) – Tiger Woods announced today (Tuesday) he will return to golf next month at the Masters. After returning from rehab and seen working on his game... Read more »
Review
Programming Note for January 20, 2010
(ChattahBox) – We will be moving the site to a more powerful server tomorrow, Wednesday morning US EST, on January 20, 2010. In the meantime we will not... Read more »
U.S.
Orrin Hatch Vows to Kill Bill in Senate: Dems Are ‘Nuts’
(ChattahBox)—Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) vowed to kill the healthcare reform bill once it comes to the Senate. And he called the House Democrats “nuts”... Read more »
Entertainment
Rosie O’Donnell Eyes Return to Daytime TV to Replace Oprah
(ChattahBox)— With Oprah Winfrey’s exit from television in 2011, there is a huge daytime talk show gap waiting to be filled. And Rosie O’Donnell... Read more »
Health
Men Have Greater Sexual Life Expectancy Than Woman According to New Study
(ChattahBox) – How’s this for a fair trade: While women statistically live longer than men, men have longer and better sex lives in their later years,... Read more »
Curiosity
Dallas Police Department Accidentally Try To Sell Drugs
Texas (ChattahBox) – The Dallas Police Department are under fire after setting out a cabinet for sale that was filled with more than files..it had several... Read more »
Technology
New Invisibility cloak prototype advances to 3-D
Indiana (ChattahBox) – An exciting development in cloaking technology, it’s now advanced to 3-D. Previous invisibility cloaks have already been developed... Read more »
World
Irish Catholics Furious at Pope’s Letter Blaming Clerical Abuse on ‘Secularization’
(ChattahBox)—-Against the backdrop of shocking revelations of decades of sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests in Ireland, and new reports of abuse... Read more »
Science
Near full skeleton of new species of raptor dinosaur found
(ChattahBox) – A new species of raptor dinosaur being named Linheraptor exquisitus has been discovered by George Washington University doctoral candidate Jonah... Read more »