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Pirates attackis on ships off the coast of Somalia has been a problem in recent years, but like the many pirate attacks in the Indian Ocean, they rarely get mentioned in the US press. We hear about them in the Philippines when our sailors are involved, but the US press usually ignores the problem. However, […]
You will have to look for it, below the fold or google for it on Google news, but the big news of the day is: The Korean War is finally over. Huh? Well, you see, officially there has only been a cease fire, but no official end to the war. But now there has been […]
Some would argue that sex is one of the oldest social engineering ploys to deceive someone into doing something they normally wouldn’t do. As far as I know, it’s been being used since biblical times. Roderick Ordoñez at the Trend Labs Malware Blog (Trend Micro) is reporting that malware is being downloaded on systems using […]
Landmark Status is a wonderfully funny book. Alan Rolnick uses Miami as the backdrop, and real estate as the weapon, to take the reader on a madcap journey that I can guarantee you will enjoy. When I put the put the book down and wrote the review, I just knew I wanted to talk to […]
By John Donovan of RoyalDutchShellPlc.com We have recently published articles relating to former Shell employees involved in litigation with Shell Malaysia. “TEAM A” CASE: 399 SHELL PENSIONERS SUING SHELL In a pension fund case involving 399 Shell Malaysia pensioners, an appeal court overturned a Judgment that Shell had made unlawful deductions from their retirement funds. One of the […]
Here it is, the middle of the week already. Here are the updates for today’s shows for Days of Our Lives, As The World Turns, and The Young and The Restless. Days of Our Lives At the Sorority Halloween party Stephanie has a hard time dealing with seeing Max with Morgan. Stephanie tells Max that […]
Background: Newsweek magazine writer Lorraine Ali briefly quotes from my co-authored column Rise in Out-of-Wedlock Births Is Bad News for America’s Kids (Washington Times, 12/4/06) in her new piece Knocking Yourself Up–Some women laugh about turkey basters replacing Mr. Right. The ongoing debate over going it alone (Newsweek, 11/5/07). The piece centers around Louise Sloan, […]
Shoma Choudhary, editor Tehelka, writing in the Hindustan Times has let the cat out of the bag. For those of you in Gujarat who believed the sting, the expose on Gujarat riots from last week was about justice to the riot affected, think again. Shoma has made it amply clear in her latest piece that […]
Based on the Scott Sommer novel Nearing’s Grace, Nearing Grace is the angst-ridden story of a teenager in the ’70s coming to terms with the death of his mother and the idea that maybe he’ll never truly grasp the meaning of life. Oh yeah, and a huge helping of sexual infatuation and frustration thrown in […]
Following an aggressive debate last night, the democrats feast on Hillary for today’s Lunch. In today’s show, Biden jabs, Dodd punches, Edwards smacks, and Obama smirks. Don’t miss the highlights, plus an unexpected UFO sighting! Watch Now!
Truckin’ on Down the Road: Book Review “To Truckee’s Trail: The Greatest Adventure… Never Told” by Celia Hayes Booklocker.com. ISBN-13: 978-1-60145-252-8 $15.95 Based on an actual historical wagon train, this book tells the story of the Stephens-Townsend Party that left Kanesville, Ohio, on May 18th, 1844 and ended on March 5th, 1845 at Sutter’s Fort […]
[This would be comic, were there not substantial reasons to hold Rumsfeld and the Bush administration generally responsible for criminal acts that we fought WW2 against the Axis powers to end for all times. As one who all too well remembers those days as a child — two uncles survived but were really post traumatic […]
Do you like green eggs and ham? I do not like them, Sam-I-am. I do not like green eggs and ham. Would you like them here or there? I would not like them here or there. I would not like them anywhere. I do not like green eggs and ham. My apologies to Dr. Seuss […]
Clearly disappointed about not having found a Kurschatten he can have an intelligent conversation with, and chomping at the bit to march back to the strike his union is currently in the process of losing once his well-deserved Kur is finally over with, locomotive union boss Manfred Schell (place the stress on loco here) has […]
Written by Dave Dalton This column also appears in the Tuesday, 30 October 2007 issue of the Sentinel student newspaper of Kennesaw State University in the Atlanta metro area. I have never before seen an issue that would allow me to smack so many people at once! With the next 871 words I intend to […]
Democrats never get “outed” as Democrats by the MSM if they are accused of crimes and corruption, but if they are Republicans… well, that party affiliation is rarely held back by that same media. Some may have scoffed at this claim that GOPers are always outed while Dems are always shielded, but here is so […]
Phishing attempts spoofing (impersonating) government agencies aren’t anything new. Here again, the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) is being used as a badge of authority to trick people into downloading something that is likely to steal their personal and financial details. From the FTC press release about this most recent occurrence: A bogus email is circulating […]
Even as American Jewish groups were championing the Armenian Genocide Resolution, lobbyists from Turkey and Israel relentlessly pressured members of the U.S. House of Representatives to squelch the symbolic bill, which was tabled late last week by Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Israel’s state policy of Armenian Genocide denial, and its fevered efforts to coerce Pelosi to […]
We conservatives are fond of wanting to oust everyone in office and for wanting to “vote the scoundrels out.” But, I’d like to add one more level to the throw-them-out-of-government genera. Let’s fire every government worker from the smallest village receptionist or sewer worker to the staffers of the highest Senator and every menial clerk […]
One thing that is different in free countries is that you are left alone. Yes, there is public opinion, and yes there is peer pressure from family and friends, but indoctrination is not imposed uniformly on people, who can hide out in the cracks. So if you didn’t like the indoctrination in Catholic schools, you […]
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