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Jun04

HISTORY IS MADE!!!

by Duane on June 4th, 2008 at 4:55 am
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Picture: Reuters

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May30

Quick movie reviews

by Duane on May 30th, 2008 at 11:53 am
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This year has been the first year in a very long time I have been to theater at least 2 times in one month.
Iron Man
I thought it was very good. Loved the action. Will definitely buy it when it comes out on DVD.

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Having read most of the books and seen [...]

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May15

Feds investigate King…again

by Duane on May 15th, 2008 at 7:22 am
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Someone was kind enough to e-mail me the following story after hearing me on NPR “News and Notes” yesterday (which b.t.w. the audio link is still not available—I will post it as soon as NPR places it on their site).
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Outsourcing of King Memorial to China Is Probed
By JOSH GERSTEIN, Staff Reporter of the Sun
A federal [...]

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May08

Follow the green dot

by Duane on May 8th, 2008 at 10:53 am
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What was discussed back in 2007
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“In 2000, about 6% of U.S corn production went into ethanol. In 2005, this had jumped up to 14% of the corn crop for biofuels. In 2006, 20% was converted into motor ethanol, the same percentage of production that typically has gone into U.S. corn exports in recent years.
For 2007, [...]

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Apr21

Public schools turn to the private sector and parents for financial support

by Duane on April 21st, 2008 at 2:02 am
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California public schools seek private money just to cover the basics
By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
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“Parents in well-to-do communities can raise significant sums of money to augment their local schools’ budgets, while schools in low-income neighborhoods fall further behind,” said state Supt. of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell. “This is part of the reason [...]

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Apr18

Last word for the week (4/18/08)

by Duane on April 18th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
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“I am sick and tired of being taxed because I’ve done well for myself.” –Whoppi Goldberg on The View this week.
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Apr18

Hey D.J. !

by Duane on April 18th, 2008 at 11:12 am
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18bkvJRK7rw&hl=en]

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Apr18

$107

by Duane on April 18th, 2008 at 9:40 am
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What it cost my friend to fill up his SUV last night.
What is crazy is that back in 2002 when my family did a cross country trip from Georgia to California in an RV (something I highly recommend everybody to do at least once in their lives), it cost about $80 to fill the tank.

Sphere: [...]

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Apr18

Programing choices expand for BET

by Duane on April 18th, 2008 at 8:49 am
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Upcoming New Series on BET
– THE BLACK PANTHER – From Marvel Comics(R), who brought the world Spider-Man, X-Men, the Fantastic Four and Iron Man, comes a primetime animated series featuring the first Black superhero. A wise and just African warrior king. A technologically advanced superhero with a proud past. BET presents THE BLACK PANTHER. PREMIERING [...]

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Apr18

Too lazy to use a shredder

by Duane on April 18th, 2008 at 8:15 am
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TRASHY WTC SECURITY
HOMELESS GUY FINDS KEY PLAN IN A CAN
By JEREMY OLSHAN and KEVIN FASICK
NYPost.com (found via drudgereport)
It’s a good thing Osama wasn’t walking through SoHo yesterday morning.
Two sets of confidential blueprints for the planned Freedom Tower, which is set to rise at Ground Zero, were carelessly dumped in a city garbage can on the [...]

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Apr17

Site issues (UPDATED!)

by Duane on April 17th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
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This post has been moved to the top of today’s postings.
This is something that will probably continue till the weekend. As I get the time, I will address this mess once and for all.
UPDATE 1
Making some good headway with this beast. Comments should still work.
What you do not see is my blogroll and the [...]

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