It seems that the only stereotypical male behavior broadcast sports won’t put up with is free thought and the speaking of one’s mind. For example, Hank Williams Jr. — a number of whose own songs revel proudly in bawdy behavior such as boozing and smoking — has been removed from the opening sequence of Monday [...]

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I do a great deal of reading, I read for fun and pleasure, I read for professional reasons, I am a readaholic! Black letters on a white background are my crack cocaine. Some people buy new cars every year just to revel in the ‘new car smell’, whereas I love the odor of fresh ink [...]

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It is easy to dismiss this legal debacle. There are only three questions, One, who cares Two, who Cares And I’ll bet you can guess the third one, who cares. When you get right down to it Michael Jackson contributed more to Cosmetic Surgery than music. Of course that is merely my opinion. The gravy [...]

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“A teacher affects eternity. He can never tell where his influence stops” Henry Brook Adams Sometime back, an incident happened in my academic life. As I recall it now, I realize I probably did not give it as much thought as it deserved. However, as I revisit the story now, I think I made a mistake in [...]

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Before it happened it seemed to 13 year old Lizzie Hood that the Verner family next door was perfect in every way. Lizzie had been friends with Evie for what seemed like forever and spent almost every waking moment in her company. Evie’s mom is bland and unassuming. Evie’s sister, Dusty, rules home and school [...]

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Criminals often target cash machines, as well as various other automated kiosks that dispense DVDs, tickets, or other merchandise. They have discovered numerous techniques for compromising these devices. According to the ATM Industry Association (ATMIA), ATM fraud alone results in over a billion dollars in losses each year. But manufacturers are fighting back. Diebold, a [...]

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Around 1994, when I operated a small mail order catalog business, it was very difficult to obtain “merchant status,” or approval to accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express cards. It was easier if you had a storefront, but payment processors made mail order businesses jump through more hoops. Their main concern was that companies [...]

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I think I know. And to know you have to learn a little more about him than knowing him as the guy who upsets bereaved military families. The key to Fred as I see it is that he is just about the last of a long line of preachers who go back thousands of years. [...]

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The New York Times had an interesting article about HIV and artificial birth control. There seems to be a statistical increase in the risk of getting HIV with the shot: The most popular contraceptive for women in eastern and southern Africa, a hormone shot given every three months, appears to double the risk the women [...]

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