Archive for November, 2008

The Advent Season

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Advent is the time of preparing ourselves for Christmas to celebrate the coming of Christ Jesus for our salvation. It’s also a time for watchful awaiting the Second Coming. For her sermon today at the Cohocton (New York) United Methodist Church, Rev. Karin Porch’s text was Mark 13:1-37. Her focal points were, first,... »

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A Possible Cure for Down’s Syndrome?; Smoking & Cognitive Decline; Calcium & Vitamin D & Breast Cancer Risk

Sunday, November 30th, 2008
A Possible Cure for Down’s Syndrome?; Smoking & Cognitive Decline; Calcium & Vitamin D & Breast Cancer Risk

Health Report: A Possible Cure for Down’s Syndrome? Smoking & Cognitive Decline Calcium & Vitamin D & Breast Cancer Risk   “A critical weekly review of important new research findings for health-conscious readers…” By, Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS Last Updated:  11/30/2008 The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. ... »

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Burgeoning Bailout Balderdash

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

The lamestream media told you: Experts say our economy must be retooled. Economic leaders are meeting to discuss how to save the economy. The auto industry must be bailed out and saved so it can operate, say insiders. We need more hundreds of billions of dollars to save the planet, or the country, or the... »

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World Jewish Congress Outraged by Statements of UN General Assembly President

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

The president of the World Jewish Congress, Ronald S. Lauder, has criticized recent anti-Israel statements by Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann of Nicaragua, the current president of the United Nations General Assembly. D’Escoto had likened Israel’s actions vis-a-vis the Palestinians to “the apartheid of an earlier era” and called on the international community to consider stricter... »

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AP Finds Race Hustler to Say Obama Isn’t The Cure

Sunday, November 30th, 2008
AP Finds Race Hustler to Say Obama Isn’t The Cure

-By Warner Todd Huston The Associated Press is worried that Americans might accidentally imagine that the elevation of Barack Obama to the presidency could make people think that blacks in America really can get ahead. The AP is so worried that it sought out a race hustler to deny that blacks can make it here... »

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The Age of Thinking, Self-Developing Robots Has Finally Arrived

Saturday, November 29th, 2008
The Age of Thinking, Self-Developing Robots Has Finally Arrived

Institute of Robotics in Scandinavia (iRobis) has announced commercial availability of Brainstorm®, the world’s first “complete cognitive software system for robots”. The system turns robots into self-developing, adaptive, problem-solving, “thinking” machines. The system automatically writes control programs for any robot on which it is installed, dramatically shortening development time and cost. The same technology... »

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Jewish Group Expresses Grief, Outrage Over Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

As Indian forces for a third day continued to root out terrorists responsible for a wave of deadly attacks across Mumbai, the American Jewish Committee (AJC), which maintains an office in Mumbai and is in close contact with Indian government and Jewish community officials, issued the following statement: The outlines of the terrorist attacks in... »

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Has Media Let Obama’s Reversal Pass Unnoticed?

Saturday, November 29th, 2008
Has Media Let Obama’s Reversal Pass Unnoticed?

-By Warner Todd Huston Obama is starting to feel a bit of pressure from members of the far left of his own party who are beginning to raise their eyebrows over the fact that he hasn’t shown any desire to institute any “change” thus far with his staff and cabinet picks even though they had... »

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FBI Agents Set to Fly to Mumbai

Friday, November 28th, 2008

For more than six decades, the FBI has stationed agents and other personnel overseas to help protect Americans back home by building relationships with principal law enforcement, intelligence, and services around the globe and facilitating a prompt and continuous exchange of information. Today, the FBI has Legal Attaché offices — commonly known as Legats... »

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Immigration Watchdog Denounces Manipulation of Crime Data for Political Gain

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Yesterday, the National Council of La Raza, MALDEF and other organizations held yet another news conference to try to silence the immigration policy debate in this country, reports the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). FAIR claims this outrageous behavior is part of a calculated strategy initiated after the defeat of the Senate’s immigration... »

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U.S. Media Ignoring Obama Mistakes With India/Pakistan

Friday, November 28th, 2008
U.S. Media Ignoring Obama Mistakes With India/Pakistan

-By Warner Todd Huston Naturally, the U.S. media is following the terrorist crimes in Mumbai, India, as well they should. But, the attacks seem to be the Old Media’s only interest where it concerns India and Pakistan, of late, for they’ve completely ignored the several mistakes that Barack Obama has already made with his attempts... »

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Economists, Our New Philosopher Kings?

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Our mainstream media has been in panic mode for a couple of months, and in its continuing consternation, has clamored for the President Elect to rush, first and foremost, into naming his economic team. “Hurry up, and you better be picking some guys who understand numbers and the economy. We want experts. The best... »

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Doublespeak and American Socialism

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

“Mortgage Rates Fall as U.S. Expands Rescue” was the page-one headline in the November 26 Wall Street Journal. The story concerned a promise from federal officials to “pump” another $800 billion into the economy, bringing the grand total of the cost of various bailouts to something over $8 trillion. The term “rescue” is laughable... »

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America Will Suffer Under The Obama Administration

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

These people are, after all, the standard bearers for the Democrat Party, which for nearly a century has built its own political empire on the backs of the downtrodden. Not truly helping them, the Democrat machine has instead been diligently keeping them in just such a predicament in order to prove itself their indispensable... »

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Terrorism in India: Law Enforcement Agencies Lack Directives to Aid Foreign Nations

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Gangs of heavily armed gunmen stormed several Indian hotels, a popular tourist attraction and a crowded train station in at least seven attacks in India’s financial capital. The suspects killed at least 78 people and wounded another 200, according to US embassy officiala. The gunmen were specifically targeting Britons and Americans and may be holding... »

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Physicist Pleads Guilty to Espionage for People’s Republic of China

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

A physicist in Newport News, Va., has pleaded guilty today to charges that he illegally exported space launch technical data and defense services to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and offered bribes to Chinese government officials. The guilty plea was announced today by Dana Boente, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia;... »

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I’m Positive About Parenting

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Both our media and our politicians tell us that it is a terrible time to rear children. As parents, we are tempted to sing, “Why can’t they be like we were, perfect in every way?” We understand totally when one novelist says, “What a chance we take when we raise children. What a terrible... »

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Zimbabwe – Genocide

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Many years ago, Didymus Mutasa said that they (Zanu PF) would be quite happy if the population fell to 6 million people who would then support the Party in its ambitions. At the time the population was probably just over 12 million and most thought these were the remarks by someone who did not... »

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Media Fiddle While America Burns

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

I got into trouble many years ago when I co-hosted CNN’s now-defunct Crossfire show and told an Ambassador from Libya, who was filibustering and denying his government’s links to terrorism, to “Please shut up.” The producer told me that I went too far, but at least I said “please.” On the other hand, CNBC’s... »

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Trigger For A Cheney Presidential Pardon?

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

We read the headline on a story buried deep on a back page related to Texas indictments on Vice President Dick Cheney, and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, but we don’t bother reading further. What’s the point? Surely the story is related to Guantanamo Bay, or some other absurdity these guys were involved in. It... »

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