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I was puzzled to read that a study showed an increase in cancer if one takes a certain medicine for one’s blood pressure. The devil is in the details, of course, but the headlines blaring out cancer risk, but the details in these articles admit that the risk is tiny. From Reuters: Overall, they found […]
What is interesting in following the Haleigh Cummings case is how the net casts wider and wider with each passing week. The little girl is still missing, and the PCSO have declared the case a homicide. The three most likely suspects sit behind bars, father Ronald Cummings, his girlfriend/baby sitter/wife/ex wife Misty Croslin and her […]
Each week that I run this series I learn a great deal. The general public has for a large part been hoodwinked by Hollywood. The theme this week was to look at friendships within the American Mafia, interconnections between the major families.We also explored the subject of loyalty, both within a single family and also […]
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