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Terror in the Airports
But it's not the terrorists who are the problem. It's the police. The handlers. The supervisors who lie for their officers. The officials who cover up the truth because admitting that their officers manhandled a woman and then humiliated her in public would get them in trouble. It's always scary to me what the people…
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Eat your vegetables.
Having trouble getting in the perfect 10 vegetables and fruits a day? Wondering how Prevention Magazine could really expect you to make the “nine divine” a part of everyday living? According to this study on Reuter's Health, one vegetable each week, can cut your chances of stomach cancer (the number 2 killer worldwide) in half.…
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Can you require English only?
Some folks own a restaurant in Arizona. Workers speaking in their native languages, not English, were being abusive to customers–who also spoke that native language and knew what they were saying. So the owners asked their workers to sign a paper saying they would only speak English at work. Now they're being sued. You know,…
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Who wrote that book?
I love to read. I have my favorite authors. According to this article, someday my favorite might be a whole bunch of people. The article, talking about collaborative authors publishing under one ficticious name, says that folks shouldn't be surprised when the name on the book isn't the name of the author. Sorry, I pay…
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Source of Acne
This article on Reuter's claims that the source of acne is Western Culture. The article says that the investigators looked at two non-Westernized cultures and found that they had no incidences of acne. The authors decided it was because of the food the cultures eat. I think it much more likely to have to do…
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Playboy girls go flat.
Just when I thought it was safe to be sexy and curvaceous, Playboy starts going to a more androgynous model style. I would have thought that Playboy would be on my side, anyway. The last time the US culture when flat and skinny was the roaring 20s, which collapsed into the Great Depression. Hope we're…
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Shopping for Women's Lingerie
Found a great article on shopping for women's lingerie. It's called Thong or Bikini, Sir?. It is a man's perspective on shopping for lingerie. There is also, within this guide, a link to a wonderful looking on-line store for upscale women's lingerie. The photos are a bit daring, perhaps, for more conservative tastes, but they…