http://www.investmentcontrarians.com/recession/why-the-fiscal-cliff-deal-is-pathetic/1181/ Why the Fiscal Cliff Deal Is Pathetic When it comes to making an economic forecast for the U.S. economy in 2013, a huge stumbling block was the uncertainty prior to the deal to...
Okay, I admit it. I’ve come really close a couple of times. My ego got the better of me and I nearly gave in but at the very last second I hesitated. Could my inability to accept the status quo signal some...
Rupert Everett, never far out of trouble, takes a swing at Britain's wartime soldiers. Perhaps he's confusing his movie lot experiences as an actor portraying a soldier as the same thing as being a soldier.Until...
"It rarely happens in cinema when one family's entire fortunes are at stake. India's legendary film star Amitabh Bachchan must be the most nervous person in the film capital of India, Mumbai. He, along with his...
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An article in the NY Post
got me to thinking about some other poll results my brother was talking
to me about a while back. Unfortunately any conclusions I made from
this story from the Post and what my brother...
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I recently read a review of Naomi Klein`s book and it sounds like a worthwhile read. Here is Arianna`s take:"A fascinating dispute on modern economics -- and the dominant role it plays in our politics...
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"I know there are atrocities committed against our fellow humans everyday. Genocide, ethnic cleansing, colonisation of what is perceived as weaker races needing to be saved from themselves...whatever you want to...
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ONE of Northampton's last independent booksellers, Kingsthorpe Bookshop, is closing down after more than 30 years.
Owner Robert Webb said he had started looking for a new buyer last year in the run-up to his retirement and has now revealed the Harborough Road shop had been...
"Eight Nepali laborers rescued
BY MURAHARI PARAJULI
KATHMANDU, Jan 13 - The government has rescued eight Nepali laborers who were languishing in a Malaysian prison for a year. It was the first such attempt involving Nepali laborers abroad.
“We will hand them over to their...
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"When Spike Lee is mad about something, he'll usually let you know.
Spike Lee is mad about Hurricane Katrina and the pathetic response that resulted in the nearly complete devastation of New Orleans and the gulf states.
But in his new four-hour HBO documentary, "When the...
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The first nine of the 164 token booths scheduled for closing will be shut down in April. The Daily News says the first retired booths will include ones in Union Square and Penn Station, and then the remaining booths will close weekly until October. Then, 600 of the clerks...
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