To get organs, thirty years ago, doctors decided to make the criteria of “Brain death” the new criteria for death.
This is because a valid diagnosis of complete brain death means that the person’s body is being kept alive with machines.
But with the push to get more and more organs, there is now a push to […]

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Ben Stiller has had an impressive directorial career (maybe not to the general critic, but to me). To this day Cable Guy remains one of my favorite movies of all time (and a memorable soundtrack as well) while Zoolander and Reality Bites have stood the test of time (and the test of critics as well). His […]

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It’s a hard thing being a Star Wars fan these days. While those memories of the fantasy that was the original movie trilogy are hard and fast, ever since George Lucas started fixing something that wasn’t broke with 1997’s Star Wars Special Editions being a Star Wars fan has been a long series of disappointments.
We […]

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Thursday morning started out as a normal work day I am sure for Cameron Thomas Boone’s mother, as she got ready for work. Apparently she had a lot on her mind as she left for work. She managed to strap her 3 year old son into his car seat in the back seat of her […]

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Comedian John Oliver may already be a familiar face to many due to his recurring role as a “news” correspondent on “The Daily Show,” but to those unfamiliar with Oliver’s sarcastic wit and his accent (which he proudly boasts about in the opening of his act - “this stand-up performance will be delivered with a British accent, so […]

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Casey Anthony, the mother of Caylee Anthony, is finally going to get her way it seems. All the public has heard for the past month and some is that she can’t tell more about where her daughter is because she fears for her daughter’s safety.
She has done nothing but lie to authorities from day one […]

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The AP headline:
Military donations seen favoring Obama
Report finds reversal of trend

ABC News headline:
Obama, Paul net most military workers’ campaign donations
Pretty impressive story, right?
Except it isn’t.
There are 1,400,000 plus people in the military.
The ABC story notes:
The center tallied money from donors who list the Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy and National Guard as an […]

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I remember it so well. The first time I saw David Carradine, it was his wonderful performance in Death Race 2000 (1975), and clearly the new Death Race movie is loosely following the same plot line. It was a number of years later that I became acquainted with David Carradine Martial artist. In fact it […]

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One would think that by now that the assorted thugs, punks, and lowlifes that inhabit the fair city of Boston would have figured out that if they mess with Hawk, they better kill him. Make a run at Hawk and let him live and he will look to even the score and settle the debt. […]

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For schoolteacher Rob Carus the future appears to be great. Beth Lawter has accepted his proposal of marriage and the couple is extremely happy. Rob has finally found the one woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with. That future is shattered when Rob and Beth on separate bicycles are hit by […]

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Jana and Kevin are getting married and when the guru stands before them to perform the ceremony Gloria looks up and says “Lowell!” Michael is in shock thinking this is his father? Gloria asks if it is too late to say no. Lowell says Gloria! No way! Jana says how wonderful. Lowell says he thought […]

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A Cincinnati Foundry may be fined nearly one hundred and twenty nine thousand dollars by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration after it was found guilty of violating health and safety measures on a number of counts, including health and safety relating to asbestos exposure. Asbestos is a known carcinogenic, and can cause a […]

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David Schussler
Russia is invading Georgia the same as it invaded Afghanistan in 1979. Many of the the tactics of the Russian army are the same as it pertains to the outrageous slaughter and pillage of the civilian population. This is a gross attack against any standards of decency or morality. For those who do not […]

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In what both Dem frontrunners are describing as a “symbolic tribute” to Sen. Hillary Clinton’s “historic campaign,” she and presumptive nominee Sen. Barack Obama jointly announced an agreement to formally place her name in nomination at the DNC convention:    
Since June, Senators Obama and Clinton have been working together to ensure a Democratic victory this […]

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Hi all…
Last weekend I was in Monterey, CA, with my wife, and we stumbled into this little store called Rip Squeak Books and Art on Cannery Row. My wife took a glance inside when we got there and I knew we’d had to stop in before we left the area. When we did, we were […]

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Motley Crue and their interesting assortment of backing bands rolled into town today to give the cowboys a good dose of Metal, no wussy Country and Western, not a stetson in sight, no fiddles, or tumbling tumbleweeds, just good ole Metal. Crue Fest is something to behold.
First up on this delectable menu of heavy elements […]

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Fixer
by Ed Brodow
Didn’t know what to expect from this novel as its set in the turn of century NYC at the time of Mayor La Guardia. However the main character seemed interesting; the son of a Jewish refugee from the wrong side of the tracks. I learned a few things about the history of NYC […]

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First time John and Elizabeth Edwards pictured together with Rielle Hunter at End of Dec 2006
Photo: John Edwards Scandal Photo: John and Elizabeth Edwards with Rielle Hunter Dec 30, 2006.
[ELIZABETH EDWARDS, JOHN EDWARDS together with RIELLE HUNTER (in background, holding video camera above head). Taken December 30, 2006 at “Edwards Hometown Rally, Chapel Hill, NC.]
Photo […]

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Insiders have been quietly saying for months, in fourth paragraphs, that Kansas Governor Sebelius is on Obama’s short list. But she is unknown to nearly everyone in the country. It seems entirely possible that Senator Obama is trotting out all kinds of men for public vetting, leading the media by the nose and misdirecting them so […]

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