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Always figure Richard 3rd was a bit of a lay-about – grin.
(satire)
A severely disabled Leicester King faces having to find work after being declared fit to work by French firm ATOS Healthcare despite being registered dead and suffering severe 550-year-old sword wounds to the head.
The dead monarch, Richard Plantagenet, was called for a reassessment of his fitness for work by ATOS – which carries out disability assessments on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) – after it was discovered the deposed King had spent years lying around a Leicester City Council car park doing absolutely nothing.
As a result of the reassessment by ATOS, the last royal descendant of the House of York was shocked to receive a letter this week telling him he had been given a score of zero in all criteria, which means he is considered to be fit to work.
The letter from the DWP states it considers Mr Plantagenet’s lack of eyes doesn’t prevent him from…
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Egyptian protesters demonstrate in Port Said, where some people are calling for the city to secede. (Mohammed Abed / AFP/Getty Images / LA times/ February 1, 2013)
Egypt has always been portrayed in folk history as a woman with eternal youth, defiant and graceful. But the state that has been proud of its iconic past is currently crumbling at a surprisingly fast pace, and no one seems to be able to stop it.
The chaotic scenes witnessed in Egypt at the presidential palace on Friday, with rioters attacking the symbol of the state with such ferocity, are unprecedented in our history. These are the result of three factors: the broken barrier of fear from a leaderless revolution, the lack of responsible leadership, and the lack of political stability in light of the current deadlock.
In the past, I have witnessed several curfews enforced in Cairo; the declaration alone was enough to send people…
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A photo of police brutality in Egypt tweeted by Rana Allam, editor of Daily News Egypt @Run_Rana
Week 5
Main Headlines:
Monday
- Egypt’s Shura Council green-lights the president’s emergency measures.
- Egypt’s National Salvation Front rejects dialogue with President Morsi.
- Protesters commemorate ‘Friday of rage’
- Morsi starts dialogue with political groups despite NSF boycott.
- Suez Canal residents defy President Morsi’s curfew.
- Shura-bound protesters torch police vehicles during clashes in downtown Cairo.
- Thousands join anti-Morsi protest in Alexandria.
- 27 in Cairo’s Garden City arrested for rioting.
Tuesday
- Chief of Egypt’s army warns of ‘collapse’ as chaos mounts.
- Nour party demands national salvation government
- Katatni submits initiative to amend parliamentary election law
- Presidency unveils plan for constitutional modifications
- Drop in Egypt’s gas supplies renews concern in Jordan.
- Cairo court affirms death of 7 Copts over anti-Islam film.
- Stocks drop amid turmoil and political standoff.
- Morsi reconsiders state of…
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This piece initially published in Al-Monitor
There was something almost ecstatic about Egypt during its uprising against Mubarak. A nation that was once dismissed as old and submissive had risen up against its dictator and managed to do it in style. It was a perfect political tale, and it’s no wonder that hopeful descriptives like “spring” and “awakening” flooded the media. Two years later, however, the scene in Egypt could not be more different from that ebullient time. The forces that were once united against Mubarak have turned out to be a coalition of enemies that has disintegrated. Instead, they are now fighting a dirty war to dominate the political scene.
Egypt’s current political chaos has to be seen within the perspective of its contemporary history. Despite its different phases and themes, there was one prevailing conception that was consistently shared by the country through each successive leadership regime. All…
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Here is today’s list of food safety recalls, product withdrawals, allergy alerts and miscellaneous compliance issues. The live links will take you directly to the official recall notices and company news releases that contain detailed information for each recall and alert.
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United States
- Allergy Alert:Isabella Foods (El Paso, TX) recalls Isabella Foods of El Paso Green Chicken Tamales (36-oz pkgs of 12 tamales; Est P-13389; Produced through Jan 18, 2013) and Isabella Foods of El Paso Red Pork Tamales (36-oz pkgs of 12 tamales; Est 1960; Produced through Jan 18, 2013), due to undeclared wheat or soy. The recalled products were supplied to institutions and retail stores in the El Paso, Texas area.
- Food Safety Recall:San José Valley Veal (Santa Clara, CA) recalls San Jose…
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I thought Philippines was better than this – shameful
via South China Morning Post and BBC News
Carlos Celdran was demonstrating in support of new family planning laws during a mass at Manila’s cathedral in 2010. A court found Mr Celdran guilty of “offending religious beliefs” in a ruling made public on Monday. Human Rights Watch (HRW) called the verdict “a setback for free speech”.
“It was worth every moment,” Carlos Celdran, 40, told friends yesterday after Manila Judge Juan Bermejo Jr. sentenced him to over a year in jail for performing acts “notoriously offensive to the feelings of the faithful” in a place devoted to religious worship – a violation of Article 133 of the Revised Penal Code.
During the verdict, Celdran was dressed in the same 19th century garb of national hero Jose Rizal, which he wore when he burst into a ceremony at Manila Cathedral two years ago. He had held up a placard saying “Damaso”
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