As financial news watchers have probably already noticed, the word deflation has been coming up more frequently in news stories and discussions about the current national and global economic situation. Fiscal trend watchers worry about the potential effects that deflation could have on the global economy, such as prolonging the world-wide economic slowdown or even […]

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It has been revealed that two workers that were working at the London department store Selfridges were exposed to deadly asbestos in May of last year. The workers had been hired by a sub-contractor to work on the refitting of the staff changing rooms. Exposure to airborne asbestos dust and fibers can result in a […]

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I am aghast at the latest headline spin insisting that generic drugs are just as good as the more expensive brands.
Why? Because the study cited doesn’t “prove” that at all.
From the JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) abstract (summary):
We identified 47 articles covering 9 subclasses of cardiovascular medications, of which 38 (81%) were randomized […]

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There is talk in the UK among experts that the UK might just be facing the same sort of problems that are afflicting other European countries. There is a chance that the UK could become technically bankrupt.
In case you are too young to remember let me refresh you memory as to what happened the […]

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Have you ever had someone who was so fascinated by you that they couldn’t leave you alone?  I do.  So did a guy named John Boni.  Both of us have attracted unwanted attention from a cyberstalker named Arthur.  Boni and I are infrequent visitors to a writer’s internet forum, where various topics arise.  Some topics […]

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Who doesn’t like Hannah Montana?  I’m sure that all the pedophiles in our world enjoy the show, much like in Married With Children when Kelly Bundy is on that kid’s show and the male viewership went through the roof.  I didn’t like Billy Ray Cyrus back when he was a real musician and I certainly […]

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Who doesn’t love High School Musical?  I love Ashley Tisdale, that much is for certain.  I don’t like real high school musicals, but I don’t really like musicals that much to begin with.  Nonetheless, this series has become a virtual juggernaut and is all over the place.  People know the songs, they care about a […]

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Conciliatory Blend of Familiar Elements
It is such a disturbing experience to have to go through another contemptible movie, but no one is supposed to find that out until after paying for an admission ticket to watch Rodrigo Garcia’s convoluted film Passengers. No matter how hard he tries, it can never be either soulful or […]

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Have you noticed the new fashion?
I predict it will soon become the rage.
You will be chastised, ridiculed and mocked if you do not fall into lock step.
If you want to be in vogue start using the word - progressive.  Get on this bandwagon now, because in the not to distant future you will be dismissed […]

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Yes folks, we are going to do another talk show on the Caylee Anthony story, but this will be a show with a twist. Jan and I have been working hard and have found a mystery guest for the show. This person has had extensive dealings with Cindy Anthony, both on the phone and in […]

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Jill and Gloria are both shocked with Billy and his part in this takeover. Billy says the company belongs to his sisters, Jack, along with his step mother and her husband. Cane can’t believe that his brother would betray their mother like this. Jill says Billy would never betray her unless someone else was behind […]

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I listen to many different styles of music, but if push comes to shove, I will admit that Prog Rock is my favorite. I grew up in England in the 60’s and 70’s and there were so many great bands. One of those prog bands was Curved Air, their debut album Airconditioning reached #8 in […]

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Electoral College Scandal:
At Least One California Elector is Dead

Dead people are voting in the Electoral College? What’s up with that?
From Electoral College scam: Where dead people vote; Lawyer challenging eligibility seeks investigation of process
According to Gary Kreep, executive director of the United States Justice Foundation, the clerks have been advised about the “irregularity” in […]

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LEVERAGE - Series Premiere Sunday Dec. 7 at 10/9c
Then all new episodes on Tuesdays beginning Dec 9 at 10/9c
The new high octane series Leverage kicks off Sunday night on TNT. An action crime drama starring Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman (Coupling), Christian Kane (TNT’s Into the West), Beth Riesgraf (Alvin and the Chipmunks) and Aldis Hodge […]

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Obama Birth Certificate:
Who Determines Constitutional Eligibility?

The 20th Amendment:
The Mechanism for Determining Presidential Eligibility
[A number of lawsuits have been filed over the birth certificate and citizenship of Barack Obama. Are the courts the right place to determine the answer? If not the courts, who, what or where? What’s the correct procedures? We asked What’s Your Evidence […]

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Last week, state Comptroller Dan Hynes reported that the backlog of state bills has reached over $4 billion. Several vendors have threatened to stop providing services to the state if they cannot be paid on timely basis. Many Medicaid patients are finding fewer and fewer providers are willing to give them health care. Illinois is […]

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During the first few days after the Mumbai terror attack, several persons in India including me,  felt sympathetic to the new Pakistani Government under the impression that the Government is helpless against the terrorists.
However, now it appears that the Government is taking  a stand that “there is no evidence that the arrested person is a Pakistani”, […]

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