Archive for August, 2008
Controlling Birth Control
There are a number of conservatives who are coming out against birth control, even claiming that it’s abortion (maintaining that preventing implantation is murderous). In that vein they wish to have birth control redefined as an abortifacient. But birth control is used for many other things by women: treatment of acne, period control, hormonal control. [...]
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Gustav and Palin
Hurricane Gustav is bearing down on the U.S. Barack Obama is now the officially the first Black man to be nominated for a major political party (though did Cynthia McKinney beat him in that aspect, she isn’t running for a major political party). And John McCain picked a woman with less legislative experience than Obama [...]
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Local Joint Sucks
We went to eat at a local restaurant the other day (I’m still debating whether or not to name this restaurant). We’ve been to this place prior to their move to a new location- but only for breakfast. This time we were going for lunch (though Grump hoped to still be able to get [...]
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Fishburne to join CSI
William Peterson is leaving “CSI” this season. And now his replacement has been named: Laurence Fishburne.
The Matrix’s Laurence Fishburne will replace William Peterson, who’s leaving the series after eight years behind the microscope, the Associated Press reports.
Fishburne – who earned an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Ike Turner in What’s Love Got to Do [...]
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Progesterone May Help Prevent Premature Births
I often thought that it was common knowledge that premature babies could potentially suffer severe repercussions due to their early births- including brain damage and cerebral palsy. Apparently I was wrong in this assumption. I just read a report on a study dealing with the effects of preterm delivery, why they seem to be increasing [...]
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Wal Mart Profits Up
Wal Mart must have utilized a new corporate performance management agenda within the last quarter. Their earnings rose a healthy 17%.
Consumers facing higher gasoline and food prices consolidated their shopping trips, heading to Wal-Mart where they could spend their tax-rebate checks on discounted groceries and drugs.
[...]“When energy and oil prices go up, on top [...]
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Dogs Die in Invasion
Looks like people may have to start wearing tactical gear while just lounging around in their own homes. And don’t forget the dogs. Have them fitted too.
Mayor Cheye Calvo of Berwyn Heights, Maryland, and his mother-in-law were handcuffed and forced to kneel on the floor during the July 29 raid, which police said was [...]
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