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Jack N. Young StuntMan(part 2) From Snorkel To Stirrups
2012-01-31 20:47:00 In part one I looked at the way that a very successful (or maybe lucky) World War II Navy frogman survived over a 100 missions, returned home and had aspirations of becoming an actor. He headed to Hollywood to seek his fame and fortune. As you know Jack Young managed to get his first real break ... More About: Part
Concert Review-Zac Brown Band Germain Arena-Naples, Florida 1-27-12
2012-01-31 00:40:00 This is a guest article by author John Cherry. He is the author of two books, Better Than Lennon and Paul McCartney?s Solo Music Career 1970-2010 he can be found at Betterthanlennon.com - Simon The advertised start time for the Zac Brown Band (ZBB) show at Germain Arena in Naples, FL was 7 PM. I ... More About: Reviews , Concert , Review , Florida
Casey Anthony - Barling & Barrett and Panel Talk
2012-01-30 01:42:00 If you missed today’s program, you missed a very interesting discussion. When you take four people Mannie Barling, Simon Barrett, William Cobra Staubs and Dave Knechel , throw in a subject as contentious as Casey Anthony and you have trouble on your hands. Yup, I was right, it was a fine example of 4 people disagreeing. ... More About: Talk , Panel
Meet Jack N. Young ? Stuntman Extraordinaire!
2012-01-30 00:34:00 Earlier this week I published an article about soon to be released book To Kill The Duke by author Sam Moffie. I went to great pains in the article to not discuss the plot nor the background of the story. So I was somewhat surprised when a reader left a comment that revealed some insider info. ... More About: Young , Meet , Jack
Casey Anthony - Barling & Barrett Wonder About This Case?
2012-01-29 03:29:00 The team of Mannie Barling and Simon Barrett have decided to take one last look at this case. We have invited our good friends Dave Knechel and William Cobra Staubs to join us. You can expect some fireworks! The Case y Anthony story is one that just seems to have created a life of its own. Wars rage ...
Sugar Is NOT Sugar ? Say Researchers ? Corn Refiners Association Likely Hav
2012-01-27 22:13:00 We have all seen the TV ad?s sponsored by the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) explaining in loving and simple family terms that there is no difference between natural Cane Sugar and the Franken sugar derived from putting corn through an entirely chemical and un-natural process to produce High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS). Health and nutrition experts, ...
Book Review: ?Under Investigation: US Grant Short Mysteries? by Jeffrey Mar
2012-01-27 16:10:00 Author Jeffrey Marks has put together an interesting and very enjoyable collection of previously published stories featuring Ulysses S. Grant. Each story occurs during the Civil War and before the time of the first US Grant Mystery Novel, The Ambush of My Name. The stories portray Grant as a detective bringing his skills to bear ... More About: Book Review , Review , Book , Investigation
Film Review: War Horse
2012-01-27 08:43:00 World War I is getting some attention in the entertainment industry lately, with the high class hit “Downton Abbey” and now the Stephen Spielburg film “War Horse”. The plot is simple: think of Lassie comes home (the 1943 version) of a beloved animal separated from his master and trying to survive. Except in this one it ... More About: Film , Review , Film Review
Gangsters Of Yesteryear ? The Barker Karpis Gang
2012-01-26 21:30:00 It was 77 years ago this month that one of the most notorious mobs of the 30?s met their end. Unlike many gangsters they really did not have a ?home turf?, home became wherever they happened to be. Life began to unravel for the group in 1936, and opting for personal safety the gang split up. ... More About: Gang
Saving 2-yr-old Baby Veronica: Petition with 20,000 signatures delivered to
2012-01-26 12:59:00 On New Year?s Eve, Jessica Munday watched helplessly as her close friends, Matt and Melanie Capobianco were forced to hand over their adopted little girl, Veronica, to her birth father. Now Munday and Stephanie Brinkley (a Charleston adoption attorney) are on a mission to "save Veronica.? More About: Baby , Petition
Great Deals Online - NOT!
2012-01-26 01:18:00 I get a gazzillion offers for great stuff in my email. If I jumped into some of the offers I would be a billionaire several times over, and my personal measurements would embarrass an Elephant! Because of a love of my wife, small rented house, and a dwindling bank account, I tend to ignore these ... More About: Great , Online
Four Year Old Child Found Alone a Half Mile From her Home in Florida
2012-01-26 01:09:00 I am so mad right now and perhaps I shouldn?t be writing this while I am fuming but I needed to do so. Yesterday, in Miramar Beach, Florida , the Walton County Sheriff?s Office arrested a 27 year old woman, Katherine Donovan, for child neglect. According to the report a unknown citizen spotted a 4 year old ... More About: Home , Mile , Child
Christmas Irritants Pervasive
2012-01-26 00:40:00 Use to be during the Christmas season in modern America, if the individual wanted a little buzz during the holidays, they would slip a bit of something into their eggnog. Now, all you have to do to feel that surge of agitated surliness is to turn on the news or read about those turning themselves ... More About: Op-Ed
SOPA PIPA And The Rest OF The PA?S..?
2012-01-25 21:29:00 There are few people that would disagree with legislation that limits their ability to use the internet. Maybe the best known rendition of this is The Great Firewall Of China. Needless to say access to this site from China was curtailed several years ago. It also would appear that Myanmar (Burma for us old folks), and ... More About: Rest
Mother of Three Abandons Children All Under the Age of Two
2012-01-25 21:22:00 According to the Portsmouth, New Hampshire police an arrest warrant has been issued for 25 year old Miranda Rifenburgh after she abandoned her three children on January 14, 2012. She is being charged with three counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Minor. The Division of Children Youth and Families have been notified. The report says ... More About: Mother
15 lakh digital certificates in India likely to be held invalid
2012-01-25 12:12:00 In a significant development in Bangalore, a quasi judicial authority has issued an order that has legal sanctity in which he has interpreted that under one important section of the Information Technology Act the term “Person” used in the Act applies only to a “natural person” and not a “body corporate”. This decision has created a ... More About: India , Digital
Obama?s Disrespect for Religious Conscience
2012-01-25 02:19:00 Here in the Philippines, thanks to Wikileaks, we know that not only American money is behind our “Reproductive Health Bill”, but that the American State Department is pressuring our president to pass the bill. Heaven knows that the Philippines does need access to cheaper Birth control, but it’s not as if it’s not available: they sell ... More About: Conscience , Obama
CD Review:Close At Hand by James McCartney
2012-01-25 01:19:00 This is a guest article by author John Cherry. He is the author of two books, Better Than Lennon and Paul McCartney?s Solo Music Career 1970-2010 he can be found at Betterthanlennon.com - Simon The second CD of the James McCartney ?Complete EP Collection? is titled ?Close at Hand ,? and it is as impressive as ... More About: Review
Coming Soon: To Kill The Duke by Sam Moffie
2012-01-24 20:33:00 I like Sam Moffie, you just never know where he is going to head next. Every book is completely different. A brand new literary luncheon. Well I have great news, the world is about to get a brand new word feast from Sam Moffie. Sam contacted me a few weeks ago and asked if I might ... More About: Duke
Casey Anthony ? Newt Gingrich Whats The Difference?
2012-01-24 03:55:00 Well actually quite a lot. One is old and reasonably rich, the other is young, brainless, and likely penniless. But who paid the bigger price for being found guilty? Newt fessed up $300,000 yet Casey has managed to even avoid the $25 a month for probation. So who is the smarter one? Casey was accused of murder; ... More About: Newt Gingrich , Op-Ed
Great IT Jokes
2012-01-24 02:25:00 It was with fun that I read the latest article on this subject from Infoworld. At one time or another everyone working for a large company has found themselves as the victim. It does not matter if you are IT geek, Corporate user, or just poor customer. The stories are always fun, yet also troublesome. My ... More About: Jokes , Great , Op-Ed
Barling & Barrett ? Casey Anthony And More
2012-01-23 19:37:00 This week the team of Mannie Barling and Simon Barrett revisited the Casey Anthony story. At issue was not the criminal case but the ?cottage industry? of civil cases that have sprung up subsequent to her criminal trial. While at face value they all appear to have moralistic merit, that does not imply that there is ...
Are religious people better adjusted psychologically?
2012-01-22 08:15:00 The academic article below offers some interesting facts but the perspective appears to be a Leftist one so I thought I might offer a different perspective. I add some comments at the foot of the article Psychological research has found that religious people feel great about themselves, with a tendency toward higher social self-esteem ... More About: People
An uninsightful look at racist attitudes
2012-01-22 07:21:00 Below is an academic journal article which claims that “racists” have low IQs. I append some comments at the foot of it Bright Minds and Dark Attitudes Lower Cognitive Ability Predicts Greater Prejudice Through Right-Wing Ideology and Low Intergroup Contact Gordon Hodson et al. Abstract Despite their important implications for interpersonal behaviors and relations, cognitive abilities have been largely ...
Kidnapper Killed, 11 Year Old Victim Found Unharmed
2012-01-21 18:31:00 An Amber Alert was issued yesterday for 11 year old Taylor Vo, from San Jose California. Reports say that 42 year old Tri Truong Le broke into his ex-girlfriend?s home looking for her and since he could find her at home he took her daughter at gunpoint forcing her to go with him. Yesterday afternoon authorities ...
Rick Wakeman ? Amazing Grace (CD/DVD) Revisited
2012-01-21 00:17:00 I have no clue as to how many CD?s and DVD?s I have. Buts it?s a lot, most are crap, and sit in huge piles in dark corners. I do have a list of favorites, but rarely do I have the time to visit with them. In fact my ?favorites? pile has been dwindling. ... More About: Rick , Grace , Amazing
Amber Alert Issued For 11 Year Old California Girl
2012-01-20 20:31:00 The San Jose Police Department issued an Amber Alert for an 11 year old girl that was apparently abducted by 42 year old Tri Le, her mother?s ex-boyfriend. According to the police Le broke into his ex-girlfriend?s home on Taffy Court San Jose, California . The police say Le assaulted a family member then he fired off ... More About: Girl
The Newter Knows How To Hand It Out, But Not Take It
2012-01-20 04:40:00 It takes millions of years for a star to implode. It takes mere seconds for a politician to achieve the same result. We saw that with Herman (Munster) Cain, his run for the White House crashed faster than a failed Soviet rocket launch. Today Rick (no one votes for me) Perry also withdrew from winning ... More About: Hand
Casey Anthony: How to Generate Lots of Civil Cases Without Really Trying
2012-01-20 00:41:00 For many Americans, civil and criminal cases seem 180 degrees apart. But, the reality is that they are kissing cousins and tools to whipsaw parties when it suits lawyers, prosecutors and other special interest groups looking for free publicity, seeking to build a resume to run for public office and other third parties using the ... More About: Cases
CD Review: Available Light by James McCartney
More articles from this author:2012-01-19 21:00:00 This is a guest article by author John Cherry. He is the author of two books, Better Than Lennon and Paul McCartney?s Solo Music Career 1970-2010 he can be found at Betterthanlennon.com - Simon I had heard the music from James McCartney?s first release, an EP titled ?Available Light .? This CD has all of the ... More About: Reviews , Review 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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