The Salvation Army Now Accepts Credit/Debit Card Donations

The Salvation Army donations are no longer cash only. The Salvation Army will now be jingling for your credit and debit cards. That means being out of cash is no longer a valid excuse to not donate this Holiday...

Macy's Thanksgiving Parade 2009: Photos And Videos

The 2009 Macy's Thanksgiving Parade tool place in New York City at 9 AM EST today. The parade had a new route this year -- the Parade went along Central Park to Columbus Circle, the Parade than moved to Times...

Stop the War Now

Sitting on my bunk at Ft. Polk Louisiana in 1969, I was reading China on the Eve of Communist Takeover, Arthur Doak Barnett, Praeger, 1963, a book that I was assigned to read in Political Science class before...

California Medicaid Recipients Lose Denti Cal

Adult California Medicaid recipients have found themselves without dental coverage. Known as Denti Cal, it has been cut completely for adults over 19 in July.Tightening like that was expected due to financial crisis looming over California state government.What are...

PETA Thanksgiving: Obama Asked To Go Vegan, Turkey Ad Gets Banned

Thanksgiving dinner has always been centered around eating turkey. It is a meal rooted in tradition, but America's largest animal rights protection group is calling for people to go vegan this Thanksgiving. Ahead of Thanksgiving, People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals,...

Raising the Smoking Alarm of Hookah

Smoking hookah became so quickly in vogue. However many believe that it is a safe alternative to smoking cigarettes than hookah. The hookah cafes and bars are characterized as social scenes where many young people pick up the water pipe and smoke flavored tobacco. Travis...

Zagat Airline Survey Results, Air Travel Down by 33%

The Zagat Ariline Survey shows that airline travel is down, way down, by 33%The Zagat survey of more than 5,000 frequent fliers, who collectively took 97,600 flights last year, says that 33% of respondents were...

700,000 Copies Of Sarah Palin's Book Sold In First Week Of Sales

A memoir authored by the 2008 Republican Vice President nominee and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin sold a whopping 700,000 copies in the first week of release. By comparison, Bill Clinton's memoir My Life sold 900,000 copies in its first week. Palin's book Going Rogue: An...

Playboy Outsources Business Operations, Keeps Editorial Functions

The magazine industry is in distress and Playboy is no exception. America's largest and most famous men's magazine is outsourcing business operations to streamline its finances. Now, American Media Inc. (AMI) will handle Playboy's business affairs. The editorial function will...

Bank Robbery Suspect John Ford Eats Evidence During Arrest

Cleveland native John Ford was caught on tape eating the evidence after he was arrested for allegedly robbing a local bank. Ford ate the evidence -- a piece of paper on which he supposedly wrote a note for the...

Google Free Wifi Expands To 47 Cities (Updated List)

In a smart move Google is expanding its free wifi offering to 47 cities in  the United States. Google partnered with Boingo, Advanced Wireless Group, Electronic Media Systems as well as numerous airport. "We're very happy to extend our Holiday WiFi gift to the...

Cooking A Perfect Turkey | Safe Cooking Tips & Times

 It is the turkey time of year. When  the cook's in the family bring out the baster and think of giblets and cranberry sauce. But first the the basics, buy your bird NOW (especially if it is frozen -...

U.S. Consumers Likely To Spend Less On Gifts This Holiday Season

A new survey done by the U.S. Conference Board reports U.S. households are expected to spend an average of $390 on Christmas gifts, down from last year's estimate of $418. The global economic crisis is a likely culprit in influencing people's decision to spend less this...

So far, US malls have aura of economic anxiety

Not much confidence,  much anxiety,  in America's malls at start of holiday seasonAs the Holiday shopping season begins,  US Malls are not empty,  but retailers are not confident, and clerks are...

"Carteresque Mistakes": Chris Matthews Mouths "C" Word for "O"

So what does it augur when a one-time Carter staff member mouths the "C" word, "Carter", in reference to President Obama and his recent string of events without success, to put it in diplomatic terms? If Detroit...

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