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Jun. 21st, 2004 08:00 am$#%*&$& neighbors playing music with deep bass until 1:00 in the morning.
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Jun. 21st, 2004 11:22 amSchool Gives Transvestites Own Restroom
Snubbed by both men and women, transvestite students at the Chiang Mai Technology School just wanted a restroom to call their own — and were granted their wish.
Dubbed the Pink Lotus Bathroom, the facility is exclusively for the school's 15 transvestite students and features four stalls, but no urinals. On the door hangs a sign with intertwined male and female symbols.
Snubbed by both men and women, transvestite students at the Chiang Mai Technology School just wanted a restroom to call their own — and were granted their wish.
Dubbed the Pink Lotus Bathroom, the facility is exclusively for the school's 15 transvestite students and features four stalls, but no urinals. On the door hangs a sign with intertwined male and female symbols.
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Jun. 21st, 2004 12:22 pmThe goddess and the president
When opponents of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez succeeded on 3 June in triggering a recall vote on his rule, many saw it as a sign of trouble for the controversial leader.
But for some, the real warning for Mr Chavez - and the nation - came three days later when the statue of goddess Maria Lionza collapsed in Caracas.
"To my way of seeing, it's a warning to her followers that there will be blood, that what's to come is ugly," says Albert Zerpa, a medium who helps Maria Lionza's believers communicate with otherworldly spirits.
He works in the rear of a "spiritualist" shop selling incense, candles and images of occult figures.
[...] It is widely rumoured that Mr Chavez himself is a believer in Maria Lionza and that he calls on her for advice and guidance.
Francisco Maya, owner of the Moonbeam occult shop, where Zerpa works, cites the president's almost superhuman career as evidence that he has harnessed some otherworldly force.
When opponents of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez succeeded on 3 June in triggering a recall vote on his rule, many saw it as a sign of trouble for the controversial leader.
But for some, the real warning for Mr Chavez - and the nation - came three days later when the statue of goddess Maria Lionza collapsed in Caracas.
"To my way of seeing, it's a warning to her followers that there will be blood, that what's to come is ugly," says Albert Zerpa, a medium who helps Maria Lionza's believers communicate with otherworldly spirits.
He works in the rear of a "spiritualist" shop selling incense, candles and images of occult figures.
[...] It is widely rumoured that Mr Chavez himself is a believer in Maria Lionza and that he calls on her for advice and guidance.
Francisco Maya, owner of the Moonbeam occult shop, where Zerpa works, cites the president's almost superhuman career as evidence that he has harnessed some otherworldly force.
Okay, this is truly frightening
Jun. 21st, 2004 02:56 pmRepublicans have come to distrust the media in greater numbers since President Bush took office, says a new poll released yesterday, while Democratic views are mostly unchanged.
Only about half as many Republicans as Democrats find the usual media suspects credible, says the Pew Research Center, including the New York Times, Newsweek, Time, U.S. News & World Report, CBS, ABC, NBC, National Public Radio and PBS's "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer."
"CNN's once-dominant credibility ratings have slumped in recent years, mostly among Republicans and independents," the survey says. "By comparison, the Fox News Channel's believability ratings have held steady -- both overall and within partisan groups."
Fewer Republicans Trust the News, Survey Finds
Only about half as many Republicans as Democrats find the usual media suspects credible, says the Pew Research Center, including the New York Times, Newsweek, Time, U.S. News & World Report, CBS, ABC, NBC, National Public Radio and PBS's "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer."
"CNN's once-dominant credibility ratings have slumped in recent years, mostly among Republicans and independents," the survey says. "By comparison, the Fox News Channel's believability ratings have held steady -- both overall and within partisan groups."
Fewer Republicans Trust the News, Survey Finds