Rob @ July 9, 2009 # No Comment Yet
North Korea has been in the news quite frequently the last few years. With the nuclear weapons inspections and then the successful test of a nuclear bomb, Kim Jong Il’s failing health, the suspecting proliferation of nuclear material, its long range missile program to its current spat…to a cyber terrorism attack launched against the United […]
Rob @ July 8, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Back in May, Hydroxycut was nailed with a recall that sent the supplement market scrambling to make sure it didn’t fall under the ever inconsistent eye of the FDA. The problem then was liver failure. A month later, the FDA launched another report that sent the over-the-counter market scrambling, but in a much different way.
Rob @ July 7, 2009 # No Comment Yet
In yet another story about the French and how much they really don’t like an American cycling circles around the inept Frenchmen, they have moved from attacks on Armstrong’s credibility to attacks on his wallet. But just like their ability to wage war, the French don’t seem to be able to figure out how to […]
Rob @ July 7, 2009 # No Comment Yet
A seventh-grade girl went to school on National Pro-Life T-Shirt Day wearing a blue shirt with some letters and pictures on it, just like many kids today go to school wearing shirts with funny slogans and pictures, like stick figure cops chasing donuts. Except this girl’s shirt wasn’t about a funny slogan. It simply stated […]
Rob @ July 5, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Once upon a time, there was a team from Houston called the Oilers. They had some history in the city, and as it always has been in Texas, football is a way of life. That way of life seemed to be less than what the franchise wanted, and they packed their bags and went northeast […]
Rob @ July 2, 2009 # No Comment Yet
There’s one thing our culture has seemed to make habit of since the days of 2Pac and the Notorious B.I.G. Death makes our hearts grow fonder. Even death doesn’t seem able to stop fame in its tracks, with 2Pac releasing another CD 13 years after his death. The same has proven true with our latest […]
Rob @ July 1, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Michael Jackson’s had a turbulent history with all the publicity on his plastic surgery (and all the details about how horrible too much plastic surgery can be), the fiasco that was the release of Invincible, the child molestation charges that tarnished his reputation, and the bankruptcy and foreclosure on his precious Neverland Ranch. He laid […]
Rob @ June 30, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Billy Mays, the man known for his loud yelling and for being an infomercial extraordinaire, was found dead in his Florida home. In a week when celebrities have seemed to drop like flies, the infomercial king can now add his name to the list of casualties for June. Many may have considered him obnoxious, […]
Rob @ June 30, 2009 # No Comment Yet
This week marked the start of the transition from the U.S. military control to Iraqi security forces in many cities in Iraq. The American troops are largely withdrawing to the big bases, leaving many Iraqi’s wondering what will become of their lives now that the American presence is gone. Watching the media outlets from around […]
Rob @ June 29, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Going through school these days requires either a trust fund set up by dead relatives or doing exceptionally well in high school and securing some scholarships to aid in offsetting the costs of higher education. In most cases, however, scholarships and grants don’t cover the entire cost of education for an undergraduate, and with the […]