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Dora, My Daughter’s “Shero” Is Ten Years Old And Going On… 15

August 15, 2010
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I must confess – there are times I hate Dora with a passion because she dominates my household. My daughter has virtually every toy with the Dora’s countenance on it and my wife and I have had to say know to our daughter’s growing benign addiction to all these Dora. Honestly, tell me that...
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Posted in Books, Entertainment, Movies, News | 4 Comments »

Apple Employee Arrested for Kickbacks and Racketeering

August 15, 2010
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One would think that Apple pays its employees well, but then one could always do with more – According to Wirl News Network, this must have been the sentiments of Paul Devine, one of Apple’s global supply managers, who was busted by the FBI for allegedly engaging in kickbacks and money laundering. One more...
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Posted in News, Tech | 34 Comments »

President Obama Swims In Gulf To Increase Tourism

August 14, 2010
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President Obama Swims In Gulf To Increase Tourism

No brochure, word of mouth, or Hollywood mouthpiece is worth what President Obama did for those in the tourism and the hospitality industry, located in the Gulf States areas. CNN.com is reporting that President Obama is currently vacationing in the gulf area, specifically in Florida, in an effort to entice tourists to do likewise....
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Posted in News, Politics, Travel | 18 Comments »

The Blackstone Group’s Purchase of Dynegy Energy

August 14, 2010
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The Blackstone Group’s Purchase of Dynegy Energy

It is not like the leverage buyouts we saw in the nineties, but Blackstone’s buying of Dynegy harkens back to the past. This time it is not egos driving the buying culture, but the economic times, where private Equity giants, like Blackstone are taking advantage of the low interest rates and the bargains out there...
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Posted in Business, Companies, News | 10 Comments »

August 16th Would Have Been 33 Years Since Elvis Presley’s Death

August 14, 2010
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August 16th Would Have Been 33 Years Since Elvis Presley’s Death

As a boy in the Caribbean, my neighbor Samuel loved everything Elvis – but I had never heard anything from Elvis that really moved me until I heard “In the Ghetto” (see live video of In The Gehetto on page two of this article) and “Suspicious Minds” (Live video of Suspicious Minds see page...
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Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, News | 1 Comment »

President Obama Supports Mosque At Ground Zero

August 14, 2010
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According to USA Today, President Obama gave his support for the mosque scheduled to be built down at Ground Zero, basing his stance on the rights for all Americans to assemble to worship – the President also went on to say that although the proposed mosque in that area seems insensitive, the right to...
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Oracle Sues The Juggernaut, Google

August 13, 2010
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Oracle Sues The Juggernaut, Google

Juggernaut: a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way. Forbes is reporting that Oracle is suing Google for patent and copyright infringement – this may be David versus Goliath, part two, only that we do not know which party has the vaunted sling-shot or who is on the side of...
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Posted in News, Tech | 15 Comments »

The Boogieman George Bush

August 13, 2010
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It is like that Bill Murray movie, Groundhog Day – only that the day’s events are not repeating, but that another ethically challenged law maker, here, Maxine Waters, blaming Bush for everything, including, now, her legal troubles. Miss Waters is said to have allegedly benefited from interceding with the Treasury Department on behalf of...
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Taking Sides On The Bill O’Reilly/Jennifer Aniston’s Smackdown

August 13, 2010
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I was in my late teens when I realized that though I may enjoy their movies or that I might love their music, I told myself to always do the opposite of whatever the Hollywood celebrities were advocating concerning morals or politics. Yesterday, Dime Wars was reporting that actress Jennifer Aniston of “Friends” fame...
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Posted in News, Opinion, TV | 12 Comments »

Why Only Look At The Salaries Of City Managers And Conglomerates Using Government’s Bailout Money?

August 13, 2010
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For weeks now, we have been watching the public warranted outrage over the salaries of public officials in a little town in California – and the people have a right to be outraged over these salaries of some of the public officials that dwarfed that of our President. For those who have not followed...
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