As the saying goes ‘what a difference a day makes’. I have been hearing bits and pieces for several days about the fabled Haleigh Cummings Benefit Concert. The mumblings and rumblings went on for most of last week. I decided to air the subject in yesterdays broadcast.
As if by magic, suddenly there is a lot […]

Three women who lost their husbands to asbestos diseases have been awarded a total of five and a half million dollars. The three men that died had worked at the Union Asbestos and Rubber Co. in the 1950s and 1960s, and it is alleged that this is where they were exposed to the potentially […]

Wow! Another reality show and one that we get to see mother/daughter duos in action. This show Dallas Divas and Daughters airs every Sunday evening at 8pm EST on the Style Network. During this half-hour, we get a glimpse into the lives of five sets of mothers/daughters who live in Dallas, Texas and are considered […]

Lily announces to her father that she and Cane are ready to make a baby together. Murphy comes in and tells Mac that Chance has been stabbed. Nina comes out and tells everyone that the doctor is trying to repair Chance’s spleen and if it can’t be repaired they are going to have to remove […]

Time for a quarterly check-in with the land of Indie.
Through the last weekend of September 2009, we’re seeing some pretty interesting results for the year to date.
308 specialty films were released into the domestic market. That is, 308 films opened at 1,000 theatrical venues or fewer during their first weekend in the U.S. and Canada.
Only […]

A report that has been released by the Workers Compensation Board in Quebec has named asbestos as the number one workplace killer in the area. The figures showed that around sixty percent of workplace fatalities amongst Quebec workers stemmed from asbestos exposure.
The report indicates that in the first eight months of this year around one […]

It was the usual interesting 90 minutes. Our panel consisted of Simon and Jan Barrett, TJ Hart, and William Cobra Stuabs. Denny Griffin was unable to be with us, however in his place we had fellow Blog Talk Radio host Levi Page. Levi has been following both the Haleigh Cummings and Caylee Anthony cases, and […]

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert
Anti-virus protection, critical security patches and a secure wireless connection have always been fundamental processes on my networks. My main concern has always been to keep the bad guy out to protect my bank account.
In my presentations I’ve always stressed to make sure your wireless connection is secured to keep a […]

Have you ever analyzed who’s looking out for you? If you conduct a thorough assessment, you’ll be surprised by the results.
Newly elected Democratic or Republican Presidents of the United States keep few if any of their campaign promises. Their first priority is to be re-elected. Additionally, they wish to fulfill their own agenda. It doesn’t […]

The real question to ask about Shell’s unbelievably crass decision not to allow the sale of poppies at their petrol stations this year is at what level the call as made. Ignore the statement from Shirley Cinco, at Shell’s “Customer Service Centre” in Manchester, that: “Rather than simply giving to worthy causes, Shell prefers to […]

I wonder how many of those who watched the Haye versus Valuev fight yesterday remember the opening ceremony of the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 when the shambling figure of Muhammed Ali struggled nobly to light the Olympic flame.In Atlanta, and since, Muhammed Ali’s suffering from “Pugilistic Parkinson’s syndrome” was visible for all to see. Like […]

There was a huge amount of scuttlebutt that did the rounds of us press types when seemingly out of nowhere, a benefit concert to secure more money in the search for missing Haleigh Cummings was announced. Early reports had it that all proceeds would be going to the Haleighbug Foundation. I guess what confused me […]

One of the major causes of death in the world is malaria, but the World Health Organization estimates that 20 percent of the one million deaths from malaria are dying because the medicines that they are taking are substandard or outright counterfeits. If you include fake antibiotics and fake drugs used to treat tuberculosis, the […]

Mysteries come in many forms. Sometimes they are straight forward and easy to figure out as the author hits all the expected points one by one. Like dominoes, each plot or storyline point is hit in turn and they fall in a story by the numbers precision. Other times, not at all because the author […]

Opinia.US SAN FRANCISCO — A member of the Russian parliament has criticized Polish foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski for his comments during a visit this week to Washington, but the Polish foreign ministry has disputed the accuracy of Russian news reports quoting Sikorski’s statement. The point of dispute is whether Sikorski has publicly asked for U.S. troops […]

More evidence was released by prosecutors yesterday in the case against little Caylee Anthony’s Mom. Caylee’s remains were found on December 11, 2008 after a wide search was held looking for her since mid July. The child was reportedly last seen in mid June when her mother claims she dropped her off with a so […]

Steve Billings has just published his debut novel Real Cops – Wear Uniforms And Ride In Patrol Cars. He is himself a 24 year veteran of the Police force, which makes him well qualified to write such a book. I enjoyed Real Cops a great deal, as you can see from my review.
Many of the […]

We will be airing our usual program on Sunday, if we did not, our detractors would not have anything to grumble about on Mondays
We will be exploring the past seven days in both the Haleigh Cummings and Caylee Anthony cases.
As always, the exact make up of the panel is subject to change, but […]

A lot of discussion is being made about the attack on Fort Hood, where a psychiatrist went amok and decided to kill his fellow soldiers.
Here in the Philippines, we sometimes see a quiet guy suddenly go “amok” and machete his relatives or superiors. Usually people can’t understand it, but actually everyone figures he had finally […]

A family from the UK has recently spoken out about their cancer misery, after three members of the family were struck down with cancer, two of them contracting the asbestos cancer mesothelioma. While one member of the family died from the cancer the other two are now well on the way to recovery.
Forty five year […]

Neil walks over to Cane and helps him up after he broke down with worry over Lily. They go talk to the doctor who tells them he hopes to have an answer for them soon. Cane looks at Lily through the window of her hospital room door and looks devastated as Lily lie there with […]

I enjoy a good thriller, and I was very much looking forward to Sheldon Greene’s latest novel Prodigal Sons, and I was not disappointed, it is a cracking read from cover to cover. Sheldon has two prior books under his belt Lost And Found and Burnt Umber. He has developed into an author with a […]

I greatly enjoy stand-up comedy.  I usually go see a live comedy show from a nationally known comic artist every couple of months or so.  I don’t go to many open mikes, although some of my friends have been pressuring me to start performing at them.  Suffice it to say that comedy is a pretty […]

Regular readers of my column should recognize the name of Uber-Doofus Dr. Stephen Graves. I eviscerated his clumsy attack on payday lenders months ago. Now, he is back for an encore along with two asylum escapees from GWU in a brand new working paper: “Does Fringe Banking Exacerbate Neighborhood Crime Rates? Social Disorganization and […]

“This film is a trip”
There came a time in my life when I was ok with simply admitting when I don’t “get” something. I stopped pretending to understand certain music, writers or artists simply to seem cool and hip. Therefore I can easily say that although I liked THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS, I […]

“A Christmas Carol beats the dickens out of other 3-D films.”
The Halloween pumpkins are still warm from their candles and our thoughts have yet to turn to turkey and stuffing yet A Christmas Carol is already the talk of this weekends movie releases. I would have a big issue with that if not for the […]

When Blaze Bayley left Iron Maiden in 1999, or rather was unceremoniously dumped, it all depends on your viewpoint, his future looked questionable. Was Blaze another casualty of the world of music, just another artist banished to the netherworld of the ‘has been’. Well, indeed for a while it did seem that that was a […]

Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert
Years ago (like 20) a friend was graduating from college and moving away and a bunch of friends were throwing a party for this person. Collectively they asked me if I’d write a small speech as a version of “This is your life”. Stymied as to why they would ask […]

In science, there are all sorts of gossip that tweak the infallibility of scientists.
For example, the discovery of the “big bang” was postponed until they cleaned the antennae of Pigeon poop, and found it was the sky, not the poop, causing the hum of  the big bang.
And Penicillin may have been discovered because of carelessness […]

The White House has announced plans to expand its Office of Faith-Based Initiatives.  In an address to the National Prayer Breakfast, President Barack Obama said the office would reach out to nonprofit organizations and “help them determine how to make a bigger impact…and learn their obligations under the law.”  From a number of things said […]