History occurs every moment, this sentence is already history, but often times history remains hidden for many years. Governments love to ‘classify’ information, particularly information that might be embarrassing. Huffing, puffing, and posturing, we are told that ‘This information is classified for 50 years because of state security reasons’, or some other ridiculous claim! With [...]

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Every country has it’s own beauty, The Hub of Australia and Beyond by Thomas Palfy, his new photo essay introduces us to some of the beauty that is Australia. He documents two separate journeys into the heart of the country, a place that few of us have ever seen. He is accompanied by his wife [...]

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I had always assumed the lack of good stories about heroism of the US Military in the MSM was due to bias, or the fact that few reporters wanted to risk their lives embedded with the troops. Well I was wrong. According to a story in today’s Baltimore Sun, it was the Defense Department’s legal [...]

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Myra Kornfeld, the author, chef, and cooking instructor whose motto is “What is healthiest for you is also what is healthiest for the planet,” has released a new holiday cookbook. Serving as somewhat of a followup to her successful The Voluptuous Vegan and, more obviously, The Healthy Hedonist, The Healthy Hedonist Holidays offers a full [...]

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Nikki is talking to the baby at the hospital when David comes by for her. She tells him about the scare they had with him but he seems ok now. She says he is a fighter just like his mother is. She tells him that Victoria is going to wake up any day now too, [...]

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Jack goes by Carly’s and when she opens the door she says hi that she didn’t expect to see him there. Before he can say anything she tells him she didn’t do it. He asks what she is talking about. She says she didn’t do anything. He says he didn’t come there to fight with [...]

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Bo is questioning Kate about the guns that Lucas bought. He tells her that Lucas lied about not being at the church and now he is running around town trying to track down a package. He says he is willing to bet his motorcycle that that package contains that second gun. Bo asks Kate what [...]

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“Stardust” is a slight and amusing amalgam of a movie, beautifully cast and richly garnished with comic/bizarre (or bizarrely comic) elements and props from a warehouse where bits of Victoriana are jumbled promiscuously together with bizarre inventions and devices from Terry Gilliam’s “Brazil”. It has something of the same skewed fairy-tale sensibility of “The Princess [...]

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“No timely Communication” cited in Resignations of Two Congresswomen Misdeeds by Congressional Pages Include Shoplifting, Oral Sex, Fist Fights House Leadership Changes, Problems Remain Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi moved quickly to snuff out “PageGate II”, the revelations that the House Page Board has been getting timely information. These are the same charges that dogged Republicans [...]

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For those who have managed to skate through the last couple of years and remain blissfully unaware of Crank Yankers, or Comedy Central, or even the concept of cable television, the following explanation is necessary – everyone else can skip right to the next paragraph. This show was built around the concept of an assortment [...]

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by TK Kenyon. “Yeah. Right. Here’s what pedophiles mean when they say they are doing “research.”

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Who Killed “Baby Grace”, 2-year-old Riley Sawyers? Clyde Zeigler’s Attorney Says “he innocent” The Battle Begins Between Two People who May Face the Death Penalty  The opening salvo was launched a few minutes ago in what is expected to be a fight to the death between Kimberly Trenor and Clyde Zeigler II. The mother and [...]

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So what does the martyrdom of two Prime Minister two decades ago have to do with Terrorism this decade ? Plenty if you were to go by Congress President’s Sonia Gandhi’s remarks at public rallies in Dabhoi, Patan and Ahmedabad in response to Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP Leader Narendra Modi’s remarks. I am proud of [...]

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If you think phishing is merely a financial crime, think again. Eleven employees at a nuclear research facility fell for a phishy e-mail, which appears to have been an attempt to steal information. The New York Times reported: A cyber attack reported last week by one of the federal government’s nuclear weapons laboratories may have [...]

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Evangelical Leader Comes Out for Thompson Dr. Gary Cass Endorses Fred Thompson  Solidifying His Base  Fred Thompson got another endorsement. It wasn’t from a conservative publication, as Mitt Romney did yesterday in picking up National Review’s endorsement. Thompson narrowly lost out on that one. This one was from a well-known Christian evangelical leader. Dr. Gary [...]

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“What role can singing play when a nation is faced with annihalation by its neighbors?” asks narrator Linda Hunt in James Tusty’s new Estonian historical documentary The Singing Revolution. In this case, the answer is “plenty.” The Singing Revolution is a moving documentary that, among other things, explores the years between 1986 and 1991 when members [...]

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Television news in Germany is einfach kompliziert (simply complicated). Or it can be, if you are the average, news-watching German. It appears that unless it has to do with the no-brainer stuff like climate catastrophe hysteria or your run-of-the-mill America bashing, the way that the serious and expensive, state-run channels present their news issues often [...]

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  One time each generation comes a comedy that sets the standard for what makes funny for the next ten years or so.  Films such as Blues Brothers, Caddyshack, Tommy Boy – those are some of the most famous examples of this cinematic rule.  One recent contender for that title would be the movies of [...]

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From The Gathering Storm Blog In a counter propaganda move to offset the successful Islamo-Fascism Week held on campuses around the country several weeks ago, The Muslim Student Union of UC Irvine held several events to showcase Islam Awareness Week. Put on your high boots because you won’t get out of this post without a [...]

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[Manifestly our Congress and current President are divided as to whether all our children have a right to health care?  Needless to say Bush's children never faced that problem.  Ed Kent] President Vetoes Second Measure to Expand Children’s Health Program By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG It was the seventh veto of President Bush’s presidency and the [...]

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  Okay, I’ll be the first to admit it.  I never in a million years thought that I would enjoy Seventh Heaven.  I had seen perhaps two episodes in my whole life and what little I knew about the series was that it was puerile and foolish, not the sort of thing I would like.  [...]

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ABC proved once again that they will use language to flavor reporting to promulgate their ideological position instead of just reporting the facts. After Wednesday’s GOP debate in Iowa, ABC news posted a Political Radar blog entry calling attention to Fred Thompson’s efforts to improve the depth of debate held that day. Calling Thompson’s efforts [...]

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Well, mark one in the “win” column for the little guy against union thugs, here. One thing that many states and employees groups as well as brave individuals have been trying to get settled for at least the last 10 years is a ruling that prevents unions from using a member’s union dues for political [...]

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Why wouldn’t a kid love the entire Land Before Time series?  It’s full of dinosaurs – kids love ‘em.  It has bring colors and adventures – kids love ‘em.  And if humor which relies upon crudities is known as being sophomoric, then every last line in the Land Before Time movies is firmly in its [...]

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Many of us over the years have benefited from medical insurance and retirement plans connected with our employment.  College teachers particularly have had the best of things with their retirement system, TIAA, and many are currently retiring thanks to it as multi-millionaires However, one of the tragic expropriations of property that is spreading across the [...]

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I listened to the 9 Republican presidential candidates debating yesterday with little surprise at their various proposed tax scams to enrich the wealthy and demolish the rest of us.  Note how many of them have been making out like bandits. The core issue with taxes based on personal and corporate income is the quid pro [...]

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At Times Revealing, Often Humorous  Some Forget, Some are Too Young to Remember  14 Bill Clinton Quotes to Start the Day Right Bill Clinton, variously referred to as “Bubba”, “Boy President” and “The Man from Hope”, has recently been traveling the country stumping for his wife, Hillary. Bill, fondly recalls the 1990s as a time [...]

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It’s now official. Older women who drink three cups of coffee a day were found to have less mental deterioration over 4 years time than women who drank one cup or less. This does not necessarily mean that coffee (which is known to have anti oxidant properties) might be one way to slow down Alzherimers [...]

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