ITA 2000 was amended after several years of hibernation and the new ITA 2008 has emerged. While we are yet to digest the changes, there are some persons who are calling for changes in ITA 2000. It is not […]

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Haleigh Cummings ex-stepmoms brother Tommy Croslin is once more out on the streets. The No Bond hold was reduced to a much more manageable $504, and someone apparently had the ability to scrape up the $50 to pay the bond company. Of course one has to wonder where they keep coming up with the Bond […]

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Alyssa Bustamante is only 15 years old. Still a child yet she committed a horrendous crime with reports claiming it was just so she could know what it feels like to kill someone. She strangled, stabbed and slit Elizabeth Olten’s throat and then hid her body in a wooded area close to both of their […]

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Trace Hacquard has just published a fabulous book, in it he poses the question is rock dead?
As a music reviewer this is indeed a question that I ask myself frequently. While I do not think it is dead, I certainly think it is seriously wounded. Sure, many of the classic bands from the 70’s and […]

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Lone Scherfig’s skilfully directed film of Lynn Barber’s poignant memoir of growing up in England in the 1960s contains some outstanding performances in the main roles.  In particular Carey Mulligan is utterly convincing as the sixteen-year-old Jenny despite the fact that the actress was herself 23 when the movie was made. For a mature young […]

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Robert Siciliano identity theft expert
One hacked email address led to the defacement of Comcasts homepage. When the hackers called Comcasts technical contact to let him know all 200 Comcast domain names and Comcast homepage were vulnerable, he hung up on them.
It has not been disclosed how the email was compromised, but there are many ways […]

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Time magazine has an article about overprotective parents. The Title is appropriate:
The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting
Fair enough.
My problem is how the article is framed:
…we just wanted what was best for our kids. We bought macrobiotic cupcakes and hypoallergenic socks, hired tutors to correct a 5-year-old’s “pencil-holding deficiency,” … We hovered over every school, playground […]

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