Phllip Jenkins has an interesting article on how fertility is falling in the Muslim world. In just the last thirty years or so, those very Middle Eastern countries that used to teem with children and adolescents have gone through a startling demographic transformation. Since the mid-1970s, Algeria‘s fertility rate has collapsed from over 7 to [...]

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When it comes down to having a sequestered jury there obviously is a need to shield them from outside interference and influence. Last week Judge Perry floated a list of 20 TV channels that he thought were harmless, and unlikely to cause any swaying of the jury. I looked at the list, and I have [...]

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OK now I almost fell out of my chair when I came across this. I mean it is laughable. Is it possible that Bozo objects to what Simon likes to call the “Girlie Network”. Simon and I have a difference in opinion on what we watch on TV but it usually lands on either Lifetime [...]

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Having been a major contributor the the largest ecological disaster to ever hit the Gulf Region one would think that the operators of the ill fated Deep Water Horizon drilling rig would prefer to keep a low profile. But no! In a filing made April/1 the company disclosed that bonus checks totaling almost $900,000 have [...]

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That was pretty much the question I had yesterday for our radio panel. On air were Simon and Jan Barrett, author and crime writer Denny Griffin, Statement Analysis guru Peter Hyatt, journalist Dave Knechel, and Bondsman William Cobra Staubs. The week started with what I thought was a rather strange statement By father George Anthony’s [...]

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Fourth in the Virgil Flower series, “Bad Blood” returns to a theme familiar to readers of this series —sex. Usually it is some form of perversion and the issue comes to light while Virgil is having an intimate relationship with the local lead investigator. Such is the case here though it takes a bit to [...]

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First in the “Bug’s Adventure Series” is the short book “Bug’s Trip To The Store.” The book, like the series, tells the tale of Bug, a yellow Volkswagen, in his various exploits. In this case, Bug is going to the store and for good reason.   Bug has figured out that he feels out-of-sorts and [...]

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As more cases on Phishing start piling up at different Adjudication offices, Consumer Courts and Banking Ombudsman’s offices in India, there is a need for Indian Banking Customers to be prepared to face a new kind of fraud committed by Bank employees and their associates under the shadow of a Phishing attack. There are different elements to [...]

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