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“Oldest Mom” dies, what a surprise

andrea @ July 23, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Maria del Carmen Bousada was born on January 5, 1940, and died July 11, 2009. She gave birth to twins in December of 2006. You do the math. Bousada, of Spain, lied to a U.S. fertility clinic in Los Angeles so they would think she was young enough to receive in-vitro fertilization. She used a […]

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Pam Anderson is eco-friendly

andrea @ July 22, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Undeniably, the green movement is everywhere. It’s taking over everything…and it’s a good thing. Soon, we will have “green” revolutionaries leading us into the greener pastures of environmentalism. Pamela Anderson would like to be one of them.

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Michael Vick: The diamond in a beach filled with rhinestones

Rob @ July 22, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Michael Vick was convicted of federal dog fighting charges two years ago.  After that, his career came to a screeching halt, and his endorsements evaporated like 200-proof alcohol.  The NFL Commissioner laid down the law and suspended Michael Vick indefinitely, and PETA has moved its sadistic cult in ways to prevent Vick from doing anything […]

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RIAA speaks truth, for once

Rob @ July 21, 2009 # No Comment Yet

In a bold statement, the Recording Industry Association of America did something it isn’t known to do often: tell it like it is. For years, the RIAA has earned bad press and a bad reputation along with it for all its attacks on average people over copyright infringement for downloading and distributing a handful of […]

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Obama’s health plan woes

Rob @ July 21, 2009 # No Comment Yet

The keystone for Obama’s legislative docket was to pass his healthcare bill.  The goal is to offer government sponsored health insurance to help cover the 40 million plus people without any insurance at all, and also compete against insurance companies to keep costs down.  The plan looks great on paper and Obama has sworn he will […]

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Separation of church and state: Drawing a boundary

Brittany @ July 20, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Last week, the House of Representatives did a little voting on a pretty touchy subject here in the United States: religion. California Republican congressman Dan Lungren proposed that the words “In God We Trust” and the Pledge of Allegiance be engraved in prominent spots at the Capitol Visitor Center. Cost of the project: nearly $100,000, […]

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Abdul might not stay for new season of Idol

Brittany @ July 20, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Paula Abdul, known for being the “nice” judge on American Idol (what isn’t nice next to Mr. Mean-mouth Simon Cowell?), might not be returning to the show next season, according to a recent report from the Associated Press. I personally do not blame Paula. Ever since all the negative attention she received after doing some […]

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Console war

Rob @ July 19, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Years ago, Nintendo was top dog with its high-tech Super Nintendo system and the supreme ruling of Mario over all other competitors.  Mario and Luigi laid the smackdown to Sonic and Tails for a long time, then Sony entered the market. Powered by its CD driven system — compared to game cartridges like Sega and […]

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Tiger’s not doing grrrrrreat

Rob @ July 19, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Tiger Woods was a name that evoked images of gold and glitter.  He was a force stronger than a hurricane, capable of knocking down an entire field of play.  He had the precision of a Navy SEAL with a sniper rifle that shot golf balls into the cup with uncanny accuracy. Then Tiger Woods succumbed […]

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Apple nips Palm in the USB socket

Rob @ July 18, 2009 # No Comment Yet

The Palm Pre, launched from as Sprint’s iPhone-esque device, is capable of everything and more.  As it has been in the past, nothing exactly branded as an iPhone killer has actually done anything other than fall flat on its back, scaling the mountain casting the smartphone shadow.

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