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Censored Images of Muhammad Finally Printed in New Book

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Muhammad Cartoon, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Campus Liberty, Gary Hull, Fire, Greg Lukianoff, Yale, Free Speech, Media News

My organization, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), is proud to join a broad coalition criticizing Yale University's decision to censor the Muhammad cartoons from a book about the cartoons.

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"Nookie" For The Nook And "Kindling" For The Kindle

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.09.2009 | Books

Read More: Nook, Dennis Smith, Sex Books, Firefighters, Ereader, Sebastian Junger, The Joy of Sex, Fire, Berman, Nookie, Erotica, Kindle, Slideshow, E-Book, Ground Zero, Books News

If The Joy of Sex is on the Nook, will it be called "Nookie"? And if Sebastian Junger's Fire is on the Kindle, will it be called "Kindling"? We...

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Michael Brewer Hospitalized: 5 Teens Charged With Setting Florida Teenager On Fire

AP | Posted 10.13.2009 | Home

Read More: Crime, True Crime, Michael Brewer, Teenagers in Trouble, Fire, Fire Stories, Arson, Criminal Teenagers, Theft, Teenagers in Jail, Home News

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — Five teenagers were charged with aggravated battery Tuesday for dousing a 15-year-old with rubbing alcohol and setting him on fire because he stopped someone from stealing his father's bicycle, authorities said.

Michael Brewer was hospitalized with burns on more than three-quarters of his body after the attack at a Deerfield Beach apartment complex Monday.

The Broward County sheriff's office said in a news release that 15-year-olds Matthew Bent, Denver Jarvis, Steven Shelton and Jesus Mendez and 13-year-old Jeremy Jarvis were charged with aggravated battery. Mendez was also charged with attempted second-degree murder because authorities say he flicked the lighter.

The victim's brother-in-law, Danny Martinez, told the South Florida Sun Sentinel that Brewer is in serious condition but doing OK.

He was burned on his torso and arms, sheriff's spokesman Jim Leljedal said. Family members said most of his hair, including his eyelashes, had also been burned off.

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Vail Resorts to be involved in 3-year Hayman restoration project

Denver Business Journal | Denver Business Journal | Posted 11.28.2009 | Home

Read More: Restoration, Wildfire, National Forest Foundation, Forest, Service, Hayman Fire, Fire, Vail, Hayman, Colorado, Forest Service, Home News

A three-year project to restore Colorado lands scorched by the 2002 Hayman fire, with Vail Resorts Inc. and other private and public groups involved, ...

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Disasters: Where There's Smoke... There's a Silver Lining

Ellen Snortland | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Memoir, Natural Disasters, Writing, Station Fire, Smoke, California Wildfires, Wildfires, Fire, Living News

There's nothing like a good disaster to remind you of your own mortality; stop waiting for "someday." You need to write that book, sing that song, smell those roses, surf that wave

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Man's Dream Is To Set Himself On Fire And Burn

The Vancouver Sun | MARKE ANDREWS, Vancouver SunSeptember 2, 2009Comments (14) | Posted 10.19.2009 | Home

Read More: Fire 4 Hire, Break Record, Self Immolation, Fire Gel, Colin Decker, Stuntman, Films, Canada, Fire, Home News

Colin Decker's ambition is to set himself on fire and burn for two minutes and 39 seconds. On Sunday, he'll have a chance to live the dream. Decker...

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Station Wildfire Injured 2 Riding Out Fire From Backyard Hot Tub

AP | Posted 10.16.2009 | Home

Read More: Wildfire, Hot Tub, California Wildfires, Ride Out Wildfire, Station Wildfire, Firefighters, Fire, Home News

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County Sheriff's official says two people tried to ride out the firestorm in Big Tujunga Canyon in a backyard hot tu...

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Michigan State University: Serious Student Complaints = Spam

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 09.28.2009 | Media

Read More: US News College Rankings, Campus Liberty, Michigan State University, Free Speech, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Spam, Fire, Greg Lukianoff, Media News

We all hate spam, but censors, especially ones on college campuses, are remarkably good at bundling protected speech with speech that does not enjoy constitutional protection.

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Brandeis University Called Out for Free Speech Abuses in Its Student Newspaper

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 09.26.2009 | Media

Read More: US News College Rankings, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Campus Liberty, Brandeis University, Fire, Greg Lukianoff, Free Speech, Media News

The Hindley case, the university's bungled decision to close down the Rose Art Museum, and various other abuses of student and faculty rights have continued to embarrass Brandeis University.

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Free-Speech Organization Launches Ad Campaign Warning Colleges That Violate Students' Rights

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: US News College Rankings, Campus Liberty, Iupui, Tufts University, Michigan State University, Free Speech, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Brandeis University, Fire, Colorado College, Johns Hopkins, Keith-John-Sampson, Greg Lukianoff, Politics News

The ad focuses on the almost unbelievable tale of Keith John Sampson, a student at a college in Indiana who was punished simply for sitting at a table and quietly reading a book.

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Thousands flee raging wildfires in Greece

AP | NICHOLAS PAPHITIS | Posted 09.23.2009 | Home

Read More: Athens Fire Evacuations, Athens Fire, Fire, Greece, Athens, Home News

ATHENS, Greece — A partial drop in gale-force winds early Monday offered hard-pressed Greek firefighters a brief respite after wildfires raged u...

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Why The Harvard Law Review Comment Defending Campus Speech Codes Matters

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 09.20.2009 | Media

Read More: First Amendment Rights, Harvard Law Review, Harvard University, Greg Lukianoff, Fire, Media News

After 20 years of universities trying to dupe the public into believing that speech codes are okay by re-characterizing them as harassment policy codes, people of influence are starting to believe them.

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6-Year-Old Boy Saves Toddler From House Fire, 3 Found Dead

AP | Posted 09.11.2009 | New York

Read More: Long Island, Islip, Bodies Found in Fire, Long Island Fire, House Fire, Central Islip, Boy Saves Girl, Fire, New York News

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Police say a 6-year-old boy rescued his 2-year-old sister from a fire at a Long Island house where three adults later were...

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French Firefighters Admit Starting Fires To Boost Pay

Connexion France | Posted 09.03.2009 | World

Read More: French Fires, Firefighters, France, Foreign Affairs, Wildfires, French Firefighters, Fire, Advocacy, World News

TWO volunteer firefighters have admitted starting fires to boost their pay. The men, aged 22 and 25 face 15 years in prison for setting fires to ear...

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Fertilizer Chemical Linked to Toxic Blaze

Juli Charkes | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Texas, Fertilizer, Toxic, Terrorism, Environment, Fire, El Dorado Chemical Plant, Security, Bryan, Green News

The chemical arsenal Americans rely on to help cultivate crops turns out to be the same one used for warfare and acts of domestic terrorism.

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Dave Barry on Campus Free Speech (VIDEO)

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 08.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Campus Liberty, Video, Free Speech, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Dave Barry, Fire, Greg Lukianoff, Humorist, Media News

In the video, Dave discusses the importance of freedom of expression, the state of free speech on college campuses, and the culture of censorship.

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Washington Post: Stanford Ed School Hounds Blogger

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Campus Liberty, Education, Michele Kerr, Free Speech, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Washington Post, Fire, Stanford University, Greg Lukianoff, Step, Politics News

Let's hope that colleges around the country get the message that debate, dissent, disagreement, and even unflattering blog posts are signs of a healthy educational landscape, not an infirm one.

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Why do White People Have to Outscore Everybody Else on Tests? And Other Questions You've Wondered but Didn't Dare Ask!

Richard M. Benjamin | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ricci v. Destefano, Whites, Supreme Court, Education, Conservatives, Judges, Sonia Sotomayor, Racism, Conservatism, Fire, Race, Prejudice, Politics News

How can public institutions achieve "diversity" in a way that's fair and legal?

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UC Santa Barbara Ends Investigation of Professor for Anti-Israel E-mail

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Campus Liberty, Free Speech, Ucsb, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Fire, Israel, William I. Robinson, Greg Lukianoff, UC Santa Barbara, Politics News

Since late April I have been following the case of Professor William I. Robinson at UCSB, who became the subject of an official university investigati...

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FDNY Disciplines 7 In Deadly Deutsche Bank Fire

CBS | Posted 07.25.2009 | New York

Read More: Deutsche Bank, Fire Department, Deutsche Bank Fire, Firefighters, New York Fire, Fire, Fdny, New York Fire Department, Deutsche Bank New York, New York City, New York, New York News

New York City's Fire Department has disciplined seven commanders over mistakes that led up to a deadly fire at a ground zero office tower in 2007. Th...

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Fire engulfs landmark Georgia Theatre in Athens

AP | Posted 07.20.2009 | Home

Read More: Georgia Theater, Fire, Athens, GA Theater, Home News

ATHENS, Ga. — Police say a major fire has erupted at the landmark Georgia Theatre in Athens that has been a venue for Georgia bands including RE...

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Cooking with Charcoal vs. Gas: The Definitive Answer

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 06.15.2009 | Style

Read More: Thermometers, Gas Grills, Grills, Charcoal Grills, Barbecue, Cooking, Barbecue Grills, Grilling, Fire, Bbq, Charcoal, Barbeque, Weber, Style News

The flame war between charcoal grill purists and gas grill hotheads burns brighter than the debate between Mac and PC users.

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Santa Barbara Fires Spread, Otherworldly Scene [SLIDESHOW]

Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Santa Barbara Fire, Paul Lynch, Santa Barbara, Schwarzenegger, Slideshow, Fire, Politics News

High winds and hundred-degree weather have proved a dangerous combination in Southern California, leading the Santa Barbara fire spread at a rapid pac...

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ALLIGATOR ALLEY CLOSED Due To Fires

miamiherald.com | By DAVID SMILEY | Posted 05.24.2009 | Green

Read More: I-75, Alligator Alley Fire, I-75 Closed, I-75 Fire, Fire, Alligator Alley, Alligator Alley Closed, Green News

A long stretch of Interstate 75 closed since Wednesday evening because of heavy smoke billowing from a fire in the Big Cypress National Preserve will ...

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