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Funny Cases from the Russian Court Room

Okay so not funny but just plain strange…guess weird cases are a world-wide phenomenon.
Suspended Sentence for Wife Who Killed Husband in Couch
18 November 2008
A St. Petersburg woman who killed her husband by shutting him inside a folding couch has been given a one-year suspended sentence, prosecutors said Monday.
In response to an insulting comment from her [...]

Russia Watch Notebook Entry

Navy Plans Pirate Patrol Near Africa
21 November 2008The Navy said Thursday that it would keep a presence off the coast of East Africa to patrol against Somali pirates.
The Navy dispatched the warship Neustrashimy to the Gulf of Aden after a Ukrainian ship with Russian tanks and sailors was hijacked in late September. The Neustrashimy, which [...]

Russia Watch Notebook Entry

$57 Bln Spent on Ruble in 2 Months
20 November 2008By Ethan Wilensky-Lanford / Staff WriterThe government offered the State Duma a breakdown Wednesday of how it is coping with the financial crisis, a report that was welcomed by investors even though not much of the news was positive.
Central Bank Chairman Sergei Ignatyev said the bank [...]

In Remembrance: Sergei Grinkov

November 20, 1995. That Morning in Lake Placid the world lost a great man and one of its best figure skaters of all time. Below are some pictures of the way that we will always remember him. We love you Sergei and we miss you terribly.

LOL Cat: Stalin Kitty??? You be the Judge

I read and heard so much about the man in the lower left last semester and I have no doubt that this will continue as of September 1. Here is the LOLCat twist on Josef Stalin.

Verses that are on my heart

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:10-11

Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait till the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men's hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
1 Corinthians 4:5

Jesus wept.
John 11:35

Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.

Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
Psalm 51:9-12

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