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Economy

by Markdown Mom

Those of us who write on the web check our stats to see how we are doing.  Periodically, we also check on how others are doing.  Markdown Mom has noticed lately that the stats for Martha Stewart.com have been hidden at the” request of the owner”.  With the exception of the huge audience [...]


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If H1N1 joins with the bird flu, pandemic may be much worse*

November 18, 2009

[Commentary printed by The China Post* ref. post Playing Chicken With A Nightmare Flu by Alan Sipress The Washington Post]

When swine flu erupted this spring in the southwestern United States and Mexico, it had been 40 years since the last flu pandemic. The outbreak has dispelled any illusion that pandemic influenza belonged to a bygone era, [...]

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Death Without Mourning

November 12, 2009

As we approach another holiday season, a malaise hangs over the nation. Despite gains on Wall Street, Main Street is mired in foreclosures, unemployment, rising taxes and inflation. Of great concern is the battering sustained by the middle class from years of stagnant wages and rising costs coupled with this never-ending economic crisis. This [...]

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JACK SQUAT: A Year After The Election For President

November 3, 2009

A recent skit on Saturday Night Live had a report by President Obama, portrayed by comedian, Fred Armisen , on the accomplishments of his administration. It was summed up by Armisen in two words “Jack Squat.” Systematically listing the numerous promises that have not been fulfilled brought laughter from the audience, but perhaps it was [...]

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Joke Of The Week: Irritating Phrases Made By Politicians

October 28, 2009

Fox News reported the phrases spoken often by politicians that voters find irritating.  Here are five that either have become annoying to us, or at least, ones that we consider particularly tiring and our spin on them:
“Let  me be clear…”interpreted as I have to correct a statement  because either I or someone in my [...]

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Severe H1N1 infection in females ’striking’: study

October 14, 2009

Many of the Canadians who died or were sent to hospital earlier this year with H1N1 virus were young adults, female and aboriginal, a new study suggests. Read More…

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Flu patients are younger, need fast critical care

October 14, 2009

Canadians hospitalized with swine flu are younger and sicker than expected, a new study finds.
The report, Critically Ill Patients With 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) Infection in Canada, showed people in their 30s are most vulnerable to catching swine flu.  Read More…

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Mild Cases Of H1N1 Raising Havoc!

October 13, 2009

As one who has experience firsthand the ravages of the flu this season, all I can say is that there is no way to adequately prepare your family against an outbreak of this size, notwithstanding a pandemic.
Not to be critical of the local public health officials and medical personnel, the current situation on many [...]

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“O”lympics, “O”bamas, “O”prah–Too Many Zeroes!

October 8, 2009

Not even close!  Floating the bid for the 2016 Olympics, Chicago’s balloon went down faster than the Hindenburg on Friday finishing 4th out of 4.  And why does this come as a shock?  There wasn’t overwhelming public support for hosting  the Olympics.   45% of Chicagoans believed that with the recent economic downturn,Chicago’s and Illinois’ [...]

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Why Obama’s Health Care Ideas Fail

September 29, 2009

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90 Days Until Christmas…

September 25, 2009

Television shopping networks are promoting the Holiday season as a way to recover from a lackluster Fall season, which was promoted early to recover from a disappointing Back-To-School promos, which were advertised in early summer to boost poor Summer Sales.  Recovery?  Maybe for the big wigs sitting behind their corporate desks while patting their lobbyists [...]

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Why Is Obama Neglecting Major Role Coal Gasification Plants Can Play In Energy Independence?

November 3, 2008

All experts agree that meeting our energy needs is not just vested in one single source, but a combination including wind, solar, nuclear, and biomass retrieval. However, coal gasification plants can provide both an alternative source of energy and an environmental plus. The U.S. has vast reserves of coal, and this process [...]

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