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While most exercise enthusiasts (home exercise and gym-goers alike) may be familiar with Karen Voight’s long presence in the health and fitness arena (as an LA Times Health columnist, Hollywood trainer, and instructional video creator, among other things), some may not be aware of just how extensive her library of videos really is. First Look Studios is working to […]
As ubiquitous as that big purple dinosaur and his declarations of things being “Stu-u-u-u-pendous!” has become, it’s still pretty incredible to realize that he’s been on the air for a full two decades. That means that the original group of kids that grew up watching him are now getting ready to graduate from college. But […]
Low Voter Turn Out Hinders Gambia’s Local Gov’t Elections!!Early Elections Results in APRC’S Favour By Musukeba Badjie-Ceesay The turnout at today’s local government elections despite the voter education by the IEC ended in very low turnout by the populace. Some politicians were surprised to see even their close relatives staying behind without going to vote. […]
Katherine is shocked to find that Marina and Amber are the same person. Amber cries out that she should have been allowed to enter the contest since she wasn’t married to Cane. She says that’s the only reason she was forced to do it this way. Cane admits he had known about this for a […]
Jack walks in at Metro and finds Carly there with Sam and a towel. She was drying him off. Jack says he always seems to be walking in on them. Sam excuses himself and Carly talks to Jack. He asks what’s going on between her and Sam. She reminds him that they are no longer […]
Stephanie goes into the Pub and sees Steve and Kayla playing around and she tells them to stop that while in public. Steve says he has something to tell her and Kayla wants to wait. He says no she should know. He tells her that this time next year she may have a brother or […]
Awhile back, I wrote that a quasi governmental organization was pressuring colleges to install a program so that this organization could spy on those using University computers, and that Congress was considering laws to make such spying mandatory. No, it wasn’t the FBI, or the CIA, or the NSA. It was the MPAA; and their […]
With thrumming tones galore, Alan Silvestri’s epic score for Robert Zemeckis’ animated spectacular Beowulf is every bit as epically grand as the film itself. The overtly thrilling “Beowulf Main Title” opens the album with an electronic beat and a few chanting warriors and from here on out listeners are dragged into Silvestri’s vision of period […]
I was on a political board last night and several of the posters were passionate in condemnation of George Bush as an evil man, worse then Hitler as far as one Jewish participant remarked. That I interjected is Bullshit, While I have never met the man, He is neither evil or in the same political league as a Hitler. […]
By Jefferson Flanders New Hampshire officials yesterday finished a hand recount of some 40% of the votes from the Granite State’s Democratic presidential primary, an election which featured Hillary Clinton’s dramatic victory over Barack Obama. Not surprisingly, the recount of paper ballots produced no significant change in the results. Clinton lost 25 votes and Obama […]
The Romney campaign added several attorneys from “Lawyers for Fred Thompson†to the Romney for President Advisory Committee on the Constitution and the Courts. According to the campaign’s press release, “This group [the advisory committee], chaired by Professor Douglas W. Kmiec, former constitutional legal counsel to President Ronald Reagan, has been advising Governor Romney on […]
Benedict XVI is very much on target when he indicates there is an educational crisis going on in the world today. The crisis is symptomatic of increasing secularism and increasing religious polarities that exist within the realms of all nations and beliefs. However, there is such a positive aspect to his call to recognize this […]
The CD, High Mass by Saint Joseph’s Media is the best remedy for Catholics and indeed all faithful believers that believe in the transcendence of an eternal God. The CD is Catholic in its selections and presentations, and quite honestly indicates to this author the need for resurgence in Catholic music and artistic endeavors. Most […]
[There is extensive coverage of this back and forth in the current Israeli papers — something to do with competition with McCain. Ed Kent] …………………… http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/rosnerBlog.jhtml?itemNo=865078 Obama the hawk As if Obama did not have enough troubles with the pro Israel camp, the left is now starting to hammer him for supporting Israel too much. […]
Totally buzzed on Tilidin, the latest fear-inhibiting fashion drug, German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel (SPD) has called the introduction of a general speed limit of 130 km/h (about 80 mph) in Germany to be inevitable. A country-wide speed limit will now be necessary in order for Germany to reach the measures set forth in the […]
http://a-mother-from-gaza.blogspot.com/ Down goes the wall Last night I received a text message from Fida-“its coming down-its coming down!” she declared ecstatically. “Laila! the Palestinians destroyed Rafah wall, all of it. All of it no part of it! Your sister Fida.” More texts followed, as I received an periodical updates on the situation in Rafah, where […]
Anyone who plays competitive games knows that referees are absolutely essential for the games to be played out without bloodshed let alone unjust tactics and outcomes. More so in modern democratic economies referees are essential to make our systems work. The robber barons of the late 19th century were challenged by our great progressive, Teddy […]
There is a candidate or two I’d like to see as President, a couple I could “take or leaveâ€, a few I could tolerate and one that scares the daylights out of me….John Edwards. In the Democratic “debate” of January 21st, Mr. Edwards took every opportunity to remind us that: He announced his candidacy for […]
My older adopted son tells the story of how people in his village climbed down a cliff to butcher and share the meat of a rich man’s horse who had fallen off the cliff the day before. When I looked astonished, he explained: well, mom, sometimes you just get weak and you need some meat. […]
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