I am apparently a leper within the Payday Loan industry, my article about the industry seems to have them all in a tizzy! I have received some interesting comments and suggestions about my objectivity! It was with much humor that I read the emails, and most particularly the email addresses being used. For spam reasons [...]

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That heparin contamination that killed a few dozen folks might have been a deliberate act, not an accident…well, duh… I noted that two weeks ago… And this is on the heels of the fake protein in cat/dog food, and the lead in the kids’s toys. But in Africa and Asia, things are worse. The tainted [...]

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I grew up loving Country Music so this DVD brought back some of my memories when I was younger. It features 16 classic country songs that were recorded Live at Church Street Station in Orlando Florida in 1984. There are spectacular performances from artists such as TG Sheppard, Tanya Tucker, Dottie West, Freddie Fender, Charlie [...]

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She wanted to create Paradise. All he wanted was to reach Paradise. Erika, played by Shion Machida, a celebrated former anchorwoman has returned to her hometown to campaign for a seat in The National Party. They go door to door trying to campaign and she loses her patience with some of the people. She hires [...]

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A woman who used to wash her husband’s asbestos-laden work overalls over four decades ago has died from the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma. The woman from Marlborough in the UK was a pensioner when she was diagnosed with the cancer last year. Her seventy seven year old husband, Eric, was devastated that his clothes and [...]

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Jill is at Jabot and Nikki tells her this checking up on her has got to stop. Jill tells her that until her and her co-ceo fiancé come to terms with things she will still have to answer to her. Brad comes in later and Jill and he discuss Nikki and David. Brad tells her [...]

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Jack walks in at Carly’s house just to find Sage and Carly arguing over Carly sending her to camp this summer. Jack tells Sage that he and her Mom will have to talk about it some more. Carly tells her she is just going to check the place out. She hasn’t made up her mind [...]

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Kayla tells Ava her pills aren’t making her any better. She says in fact they are making her worse. Lexi reads what the side effect of this medicine is. They cause anxiety and mood swings. Ava says she took them to keep her relaxed which is why she needs one right now. They want to [...]

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A recent headline in the International Herald Tribune (IHT) read: “Guantanamo drives prisoners insane, lawyers say.” Different people will respond to such a headline in different ways. For instance, liberal peacenik types won’t be able to get through the article without an ample supply of Kleenex. Heartless conservatives on the other hand may read it [...]

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So even before all the candidates were nominated, submitted nominations were reviewed/accepted/rejected the Clairvoyants Pollsters of CNN-IBN would like us to believe they can show us the light, never mind all previous attempts that lead us into the ditch of electoral outcomes. Yesterday Offstumped questioned what was new about CNN-IBN’s methodology, well today we take [...]

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According to a recent report there are up to ninety three schools in Northern Ireland that have not yet had deadly asbestos removed. The schools that are still at risk include nurseries, secondary and primary school, and special schools, all of which are at risk due to the presence of deadly asbestos, which is a [...]

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Experiencing the death of a loved one is something none of us wish to experience. However it is an unfortunate fact that this is never a choice – it is a requirement.  It is never a question of ‘if’, but is rather always a question of ‘when’. Therein lies the problem, for it comes always [...]

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What’s wrong with everybody in Berlin these days? First tons of folks on the right side of the political spectrum fail to show up on election day and effectively sell Tempelhof down the river – and nobody even has the decency to jammern (moan) or meckern (gripe) about it later – and now the folks [...]

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Democrats are thought of as the weak party. They are. Democrats worry over the moderate vote too much. Whether Barack Obama; or Hillary Clinton wins the nomination, not much change will ensue. On April 29th, 2008 I lost any respect I had  for Obama when he denounced his former pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright. I am well [...]

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The recent declaration by Benedict XVI regarding the purpose of science and its intrinsic role as a service to humanity is indeed a welcome and anticipated statement on the sometimes contradicated positions each discipline holds in respect to each other. Scientific pursuits are indeed called to enhance the situation of humanity, but there is also [...]

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According to the Lancet, (an esteemed British medical journal) the high blood pressure vaccine has just gone through stage II of it’s testing, and so far so good. There were some sore arms and “flu like” symptoms after the shot, and a few people had problems that were listed as “adverse reactions” but probably were [...]

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