In my comments on IQ, yesterday, I asked why the descendants of African slaves who have in recent decades come to the USA from the Caribbean tend to outperform in various ways the descendants of African slaves whose ancestors were transported directly to what is now the USA. Afro-Americans themselves are well aware of the [...]

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There was an interesting event that occurred last week. A group of women who had been leaving crosses at the site where Caylee Anthony’s body was found, were terrorized by George and Cindy Anthony, and also our favorite fund raisers, the Milstead’s. Actually it is the Milstead’s that make this story. The Police have stated [...]

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It was recently reported that an environmental company in the Syracuse area of New York had been the subject of indictment after a number of employees were accused of falsifying records in relation to asbestos cleanup, which is something that has been taken very seriously by the authorities. However, one employee of the company has [...]

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Our country seems to have an epidemic going around playing with the lives of our innocent children. As I was reading the news this afternoon I came across another article warning the public about yet another little girl missing. An Amber Alert has not been issued but authorities have issued a missing child’s advisory for [...]

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I first came across Mary Carter early in 2007 with the release of her second book Accidentally Engaged, it was a delightfully madcap romp, I classed it as the literary version of the classic British  stage genre known as ‘Farce’. When I got wind that she had a new book coming out, I was keen [...]

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What backroom dealings are going on in Ohio government these days? Could it be that the forces opposed to payday lending (PDL) have given the nod and wink to the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions (DFI) to create a chilling effect on lenders? There’s certainly an argument to support that position. A quick recap of [...]

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DirecTV’s (DTV) management downplayed their Q4 results a few months ago, wisely cautioning analysts and investors of the challenging economic environment that confronts us all. However, there is no denying that their numbers were strong – simultaneous with the economic meltdown happening all around them. Their results put them in the catbird seat – and [...]

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Suspense, Love, Betrayal, and Terror. All That, and More The words suspense, love, betrayal, and terror are standard fare for literary hype promoting books in the genre of international thrillers.  But A World I Never Made by James LePore delivers the goods in short order, starting in the very first chapter.  It is a carefully [...]

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When Sharon wakes up in bed she reaches for Nick but he isn’t there. Then she sees him come out of the shower with just a towel wrapped around him. He tells her hi and then sits down on the bed and gives her a kiss.. He thinks it is too bad that Phyllis has to [...]

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A council in the UK has recently stated that despite concern over the number of schools in the area that contain asbestos, it is better to leave this potentially hazardous substance in the school than to attempt to remove it because of the increased health dangers that disturbed asbestos can pose to those exposed to [...]

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The Supreme Court has rejected the effort to eliminate the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy in the military which, if you don’t understand the policy, SHOULD mean that the subject of sexual orientation is completely off limits. It doesn’t, however, work that way! Here’s a scenario: Engineman 2nd Class Fred Winters returns to his ship [...]

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