| A Step-by-Step Guide to Community Organizing for Social Change
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Bruce Lee's Master Subject of Biopics
We all know that teacher Ip Man promoted Chinese kung fu around the world. He's also the teacher of my idol Bruce Lee. So when I took this role I put a lot of pressure on myself," he said. Yen's reverence for Ip's legacy is testimony to his storied reputation. Born in Foshan in 1893, Ip started training around 1903 in wing chun. He arrived in Hong Kong in the 1940s to escape the Communist takeover of the mainland. In Hong Kong, he started out teaching kung fu to restaurant workers but broadened his reach to hundreds of students, including Lee, before passing away in 1972. Lee, who died in 1973 at age 32 from swelling of the brain, studied under Ip for five years, according to his official biography on the Bruce Lee Foundation Web site. The movie starring Yen isn't the only production about Ip Man in the works.
Seattle Papers Differ On Terroristic Nature of ELF-suspected Arsons
I've had it with those spoiled brats out West, those green weenie idiots called the ELF. These people are burning down houses in the Pacific Northwest and it will only be a matter of time before they kill someone. We know they protest at every economic summit in the states. The next time they do, round them all up and throw 'em in jail, get them to talk about who is burning down buildings and what not. A little waterboarding would do them some good. Because they may be better off being caught by the government then being caught by everyday citizens. They wouldn't like that. .
The world applauds Kenya’s deal
To help the new government to its feet, British Prime Minister Mr Gordon Brown said he would sponsor a donor summit to provide aid to Kenya. "Wed be prepared in London to host a donors conference to make sure Kenya has the best chance to build upon this power-sharing agreement, to restore tourism (and) get the economy moving again," he told reporters in London, after speaking to Annan on telephone. EU Commissioner for Development Louis Michel, on behalf of the EU Presidency, said, "EU commends the work of the Panel of Eminent Personalities led by the former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan whose determination was crucial in the difficult task of reaching this agreement." The EU, he sadded, "has strongly supported the political dialogue under the auspices of Annan and will continue to do so throughout the process.
Winning the war on …
What is Bush doing to stop al queda from nuking us? He's policing a sectarian feud in Baghdad. Atlanta is the likely al queda target. Detonated on a plane. The CIA knows all of this, but Bush wont let them stop it. He has killed any initiative to stop alqueda that doesn't have the word baghdad in it. WHo is that lame duck president who didn't really get elected, but got annointed holy president instead by the supreme court? (idontknow). You know, he mispronounces words like nuclear. (beatsme). "Attack Iraq". Oh, come on, he said mission accomplished. (sorry, dontknow). "Attack Iraq". Well, he diebolded his second term with dirty tricks that the authorites are still uncovering…(youlostme). "ATTACK IRAQ". "ATTACK IRAQ" .
OurSound in the Newspaper
Our Sound music columnist Bill Henry turns his eyes and ears on the area's vibrant, multi-genre music scene every week in The Sun Times. From blues to bluegrass, folk to funk, pop to punk and classical to celtic, Henry writes about the area's performers and music trends. The veteran Sun Times news reporter, photographer and local musician's Our Sound column mixes profiles, feature stories, advance concert coverage, occasional reviews and scene-setting observations to chronicle the rich and diverse Grey-Bruce music community. Read Bill Henry's Our Sound column every Thursday on The Sun Times entertainment section front... .
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