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Dog The Bounty Hunter After A National Treasure?
2012-01-08 02:21:00 Sometimes the news business is a strange one. In a moment of pure boredom, well Saturdays tend to be pretty slow, I took a look at the Hot Stories on the site. Two were ripping up the site, but I could not figure out why. One article came from 2008 and ... More About: Entertainment , National , Hunter , The Bounty
Genovese Mob Family Associate Frank DiMattina ? Cooked By The FBI
2012-01-07 22:23:00 Who Is Making Your Child’s School Lunch? It is amusing in some ways, yet deadly serious in others. One always tends to think of organized crime as involving illegal booze, gambling, and unfortunately these days the Drug business. Drugs have been a recent addition, the classic mobster of yesteryear would not have touched that ... More About: Family
Frank Capra?s It?s a Wonderful Life Rings True Any Day of the Year
2012-01-07 20:13:00 This is a guest article by Mannie Barling. There is little doubt the the film It’s A Wonderful Life has been watched and enjoyed by many millions of people. It is a timeless classic that crosses generations. I won’t date Mannie, but I will say this, he was an invited guest at the event….. Simon ... More About: Entertainment , Celebrity News , Rings , True
Internet Censorship in India
2012-01-07 05:07:00 Blocking of websites in India for political considerations has been in news for some time. The fact that this power is being politically misused is confirmed by the incident where the website of a political cartoonist, Mr Aseem Trivedi participating in the Anna Hazare protest in MMRDA grounds has been blocked. Times of India has ... More About: Internet , Censorship
Casey Anthony ? Nancy Grace ? What Fun!
2012-01-06 03:23:00 Nancy put on a great performance on Dancing With The Stars, oops I meant HLN. The now well published black and white new video blog by Casey Anthony has done the rounds. Nance even had the supposed leaker John Briley on her show. Wrong place to look Nance, Briley is nothing more than a ... More About: Grace
Where O? Where is Casey Anthony, Tune in Sunday at 4 PM EST
2012-01-05 21:16:00 ? The confidential video uncovered by Barling & Barrett has finally found its way onto to the mainstream news. It is a raw Black and White video that Casey calls the start of her own video log. Despite showing this 4:19 snippet, none of the news outlets have a clue where it came from, how it ... More About: Sunday
Book Review: ?Murder New York Style: Fresh Slices? edited by Terrie Farley
2012-01-05 20:36:00 The newest anthology from the New York /Tri-state Chapter of Sister?s in Crime is another good, though often very somber, entertaining read. Filled with 22 stories, the book edited by Terrie Farley Moran, frequently pays homage to the past while also lamenting a present not everyone wanted. Occasionally amusing, most often the tales are about rectifying ... More About: Murder , Entertainment , Reviews , Book Review
Mother of Murdered 2 year old Aveion Lewis, Gets 40 Year Sentence
2012-01-05 19:52:00 In January of 2010 Brandon Lockett told the police that three suspects entered his apartment where he was with his stepson, Aveion Lewis and Aveion?s 4 year old sister. He claims they knocked him out leaving him unconscious and tied the little girl up and then kidnapped the two year old boy. Lockett told the police ... More About: Mother
More doubts about the Mediterranean diet
2012-01-05 14:37:00 I recently criticized a Swedish study of the Mediterranean diet in which the lead author was Gianluca Tognon. Yes. An Italian really did study the Medterranean diet in Sweden! The paper was titled: “Does the Mediterranean diet predict longevity in the elderly? A Swedish perspective”. He has replied to my comments as follows: Hi, ... More About: Diet
DVD Review: The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
2012-01-04 19:32:00 David Cross has been one of my favorite comedians since 2002’s standup album “Shut Up, You F*ing Baby!” His performances in “Mr. Show” and “Arrested Development,” along with his various movie roles, definitely haven’t hurt. He’s awkward, funny and strangely confident and self-deprecating at the same time. So after getting a sneak preview of this ... More About: Reviews , Movie Reviews , Review , Will Arnett
A breastfeeding myth lives on
2012-01-03 11:57:00 What they seem to overlook is that mothers’ IQ is highly predictive of breastfeeding so all we are seeing here is that high IQ mothers have high IQ children, which is not exactly news. IQ is highly hereditary. It would be nice if researchers knew something about their subject but in ... More About: Breastfeeding , Lives
Holiday Phishers Use Social Media
2012-01-02 13:50:00 Every social media website in existence depends on advertising for its survival, to some extent. Criminals exploit this by mimicking these familiar platforms when sending millions of phishing emails designed to entice users into clicking malicious links or visiting spoofed websites that resemble legitimate social media. They also create pages within popular social media that ... More About: Social , Media , Holiday
Get The ?My TSA? iPhone App
2012-01-02 13:49:00 Each holiday season, the TSA prepares its workforce of 50,000 transportation security officers to provide a smooth experience for holiday travelers. Since this is the busiest travel time of the year, the TSA is reminding passengers of the security procedures in place, so you know what to expect before leaving home. Children: The TSA has implemented ... More About: Iphone
Research shows trans fats cause brain damage?
2012-01-02 06:24:00 Journal abstract follows the popular article below. It is a fairly sophisticated study of a small group of very elderly ladies but to some extent its sophistication is its undoing. It relies on a factor analysis of blood chemicals and finds that a weak third factor correlates with “less favorable cognitive function”. As ... More About: Research , Brain , Trans
Attempt To Un-neuter Newt Ginchrich In Virginia?
2011-12-31 23:49:00 When it comes to Virginia , the Newt is indeed Neutered. The Newt is not on the ballot for the March 6 food fest of fun known as the Primary. The Newt apparently did not qualify the 10,000 Newt, fan test. Apparently there were not enough Aquarium dwellers to sign the petition. But all is not lost! For ... More About: Op-Ed
60 Minutes With AMD?s Charlie Boswell
2011-12-31 19:16:00 I always enjoy interviewing Charlie Boswell, he is one of the most colorful people I know. I would write a short biography, but that is impossible. Is he engineer, musician, film maker, thinker, futurist, or what? Officially he holds the title of Director Of Digital Entertainment at AMD. Unofficially I class him as the AMD Energizer ... More About: Interview
Leader of federal agency with lowest leadership ratings justifies cash awar
2011-12-30 21:48:00 The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) employees are both annoyed and amused by the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) Director Richard Lobo’s memo in which he justifies bonuses paid to BBG executives as being in line with awards received by executives employed by other federal agencies. As some employees point out, there is a problem with ... More About: Agency , Leadership , Cash , Ratings
The confused person?s guide to Britain and Europe
2011-12-30 14:07:00 Winston Churchill once famously said to Charles De Gaulle “When I have to choose between you and Roosevelt, you should know that I will always choose Roosevelt. And when I have to choose between Europe and the wide open seas… I will always choose the wide open seas.” 2011 may be seen as the year ... More About: United Kingdom , Britain , Sarkozy , Guide
Tornadoes from Pollution?
2011-12-30 02:16:00 I hate air pollution. When I travel in Manila, I have to use an asthma inhaler to stop an attack. Here in the provinces, I only have to use an inhaler in spring, when they burn off the weeds in the fields. However, science reporting on “green” issues often is so inaccurate that a lot of ... More About: Pollution , Tornadoes
Iowa In A Tizzy
2011-12-30 00:19:00 I like to deal with sane and rational people, so I rarely dip my toes in the septic swamp that we euphemistically refer to as politics. I find all of the finger pointing and negativity to do little but destroy credibility. Long gone are the days that a politician would stand up and say, vote ... More About: Iowa , Op-Ed
2011 The Year In Reviews
2011-12-29 20:25:00 For the past few years I have compiled a list of my favorite books read. It was a surprisingly difficult task, the caliber of new authors is so high that to chose one over another is next to impossible. 2011 was no exception, time and time again wonderful books crossed my desk. It makes me happy ... More About: Reviews , Movie Reviews , Book Reviews
Book Review: ?The Perfect Defective: a novella? by Clark Casey
2011-12-29 18:28:00 P. I. Jake Hannigan has a ??square jaw and skepticism that can?t be bought on Sundays in Blue Law States.? (Page 5) That means he has a fondness for alcohol and will indulge that fondness whenever the mood strikes including his own office. That is where Professor Durgen found him on a certain Monday morning. Professor ... More About: Entertainment , Book Review , Book Reviews , Review , Book
Preposterous plots and character stereotypes in a derivative posh soap
2011-12-29 13:25:00 Back in the 1980s Granada, one of the original ITV companies, made two long drama serials at almost the same time. One was ?Brideshead Revisited? based on Evelyn Waugh?s novel and the other was ?Jewel in the Crown? ? the dramatisation of Paul Scott?s extraordinary ?Raj Quartet?. They differed somewhat ? ?Brideshead? was very faithful ... More About: Stereotypes , Posh , Character
Seasonal Security: A Poem
2011-12-29 08:48:00 It?s that time of year, for holiday cheer, to give of ourselves and ring in the New Year. But while you celebrate, please keep in mind, criminals and hackers are not far behind. Mobile malware is here; it?s increased since last year. Be sure to install mobile malware protection, so that you don?t receive an unwelcome infection. QR codes are barcodes consumers ... More About: Security , Seasonal , Poem
Home Invasion Was ?The Ultimate House of Horrors?
2011-12-29 03:23:00 In a 2007 home invasion Steven Hayes and Joshua Komisarjevsky, the 2 men found guilty of a home invasion in Connecticut, brutally attacked and killed a mother and her daughters. The father was left for dead in the basement. Their crime began when they saw the mother (who was eventually murdered) in a parking lot ... More About: House , Home , Ultimate , Invasion
Having A Bad Day? Give Yourself An Award!
2011-12-29 01:24:00 Lets face it, we all have blah days. Nothing seems to be going the way it should. So what can you do about it? Well give yourself an award. You have many options, the chances are that your local mall has a store that sells small statues and plaques that can be engraved with some ... More About: Award , Give , Op-Ed
Casey Anthony - Money, Money, Everywhere - But No Justice
2011-12-28 20:29:00 To quote from the 1970 Stevie Wonder hit, the Casey Anthony trial is Signed, Sealed and Delivered. To many people the trial represented a huge miscarriage of justice. Where is the justice for Caylee Anthony? There is none, is the simple answer. She is nothing more than a statistic, a very sad statistic. Meanwhile, it seems ... More About: Money , Justice , Op-Ed
Philippines: The Rain, the Floods, the Corruption
2011-12-28 02:18:00 It rained last night, and more coming. In some ways, this is good news, because it means we don’t have to pay so much to irrigate our “dry season” crop. But it is bad news for the south, which is still recovering from the devestating storm that killed over a thousand people.. Superficially, the storm makes ... More About: Philippines , Rain , Corruption
9 Year Old Aliahna Lemmon Murdered and Dismembered
2011-12-28 00:36:00 A 9 year old little girl with the cutest face and smile fell victim to yet another sick person. Aliahna Lemmon was killed by the man her parents and neighborhood completely trusted that was babysitting her and her two younger sisters in Fort Wayne, Indiana. 39 year old Michael Plumadore admitted to the police that he ...
Supermarket Skimming Scam Highlights Retailer Risk
More articles from this author:2011-12-28 00:05:00 A California supermarket chain recently sent letters informing customers that a security breach had been discovered at 20 of their stores. The breach notification letter released by Lucky Supermarkets reads, in part: ?Dear Lucky Customer: In the course of regular store maintenance, we discovered our credit/debit card readers at the self-check lanes ONLY in 20 stores (listed ... More About: Highlights , Risk 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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