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American pop icon announces intention to convert to Islam, according to sources in BahrainDoes this explain the anti-Semitic comments? American pop star Michael Jackson has officially announced that he has been following the five tenets of Islam and intends to convert to Islam, according to a report on the website of Arab-Israeli newspaper Panorama. The report is based on information elicited from sources in Bahrain. According to the report, Jackson’s announcement noted he is moving to Bahrain and has purchased some real-estate on an artificial island there. The singer said he decided to convert to Islam because he is convinced...

“Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith but to become dominant. The Koran, the Muslim book of scripture, should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth.” This was the sentiment of Omar M. Ahmad, the Chairman of the Board of the Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR, as told at an Islamic conference held in Freemont, California, in July of 1998. You didn’t have to be there to understand the sinister tone that rings through his words. Was Ahmad serious? Did he actually believe that America was going to...

Her school (finally!) upgraded to MSOffice 2000 (yes - I know that's not the most recent, but ya take what ya can get ...) Therefore, my wife is (finally!) upgrading from her veeeeeeeerrrrrry old MSWord 5.0 documents (lessaon plans, tests, and handouts) on our home PC to the MS2000 format so she can share lesson plans and powerpoint presentations on the school's displays. But, since she teaches AP and college prep chemistry, and had previously been using Word to replace her chemical formula shortcuts to formatted chemical formulas, how can she upload/convert those (hundreds) of chemical formulas now in MSWord...