Articles Archive for October 2010
Entertainment, Headline »

Chain-smoking priest Father Guido Sarducci flagged of the Rally To Restore Sanity by calling upon God to send out some sign of the right religion, in a hilarious benediction.
The Rally To Restore Sanity said that there should be some indication as to what exactly “one true religion” and asked for a pointer from God, since everyone on earth thought that their religion was the correct one. When the Almighty would give an answer to this conundrum loud and clear, Father Guido Sarducci suggested that for mortals, …
Entertainment, Headline »

The madcap fix for religious intolerance got underway with Jon Stewart’s spin on the Restoring Honor Rally by Glenn Beck. This year the Rally To Restore Sanity in Washington DC took off with a side-splitting benediction by smoker priest Father Guido Sarducci.
The surprise package in the offing was Kareem Abdul Jabbar, the former basketball great who took a stand with Comedy Central duo Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. They did a skit about the “not all Muslims are suicide bombers” angle in a fun take against fearmongering and paranoia.
The assortment …
Economy, Headline »

Last summer, Americans did not have much control over their expenses which was indicated with the economy rising at a faster rate. Still its too weak and is still enough which is failing to decrease unemployment in the country.
On Friday, the Commerce Department revealed the economy had expanded at an annual rate of 2 percent in the quarter of July – September. This figure indicates an improvement in the figures from the weak 1.7 percent in the last quarter of April – June.
The spending of consumers helped to boost the …
Economy, Headline »

A report by the top Republican on the Senate’s investigative panel suggests that $1 billion has been paid by the federal government in checks over the decade to dead people.
According to the report, over 250,000 dead people have already been paid funds by the government. This was revealed by Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, ranking Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee on investigations.
The payments that have been made include $18 million in stimulus funds from Social Security to dead people, $92 million for treatments prescribed by doctors …
Economy, Headline, Technology »

The theme for the National Biodiesel Conference and Expo is geared around Business advancement. For the second year running, this theme would be brought out in an extensive and vibrant way, aiming to show how they could help businesses currently in production and marketing bio diesel have a winning advantage over other businesses.
RFS2 would assist generate momentous demand for biodiesel and this would help companies know more about bio diesel and thus how to incorporate it in their day to day activities.
The conference will host education sessions and opportunities for …
Headline, Health »

A popular supplement used to treat joint problems is linked to an increase in developing diabetes as a new study shows.
The study shows the high levels of glucosamine found in the supplement can kill cells found in the pancreas which produces insulin, thus increase ones chance of developing diabetes where the malfunction of these cells is linked with the development of the condition.
Frederic Picard led the study and published the findings in Journal of Endocrinology, the team studies in-vitro cell in rats and mice. They then exposed the cells to …
Headline, Health, Politics »

A new proposition, which regulates the use and regulation of marijuana has raised concerns in Santa Cruz.
Some claim Proposition 19 is poorly written and is a cause for concern in California for all employers.
It proposed that an employee should not face disciplinary action or face termination unless the intake of the substance ‘actually impairs’ ones work performance. However, the definition of impairment has not been defined making it ambiguous.
Burke, the co-owner of a key restaurant establishment states that the proposition implies an accident should occur first before an employer should …
Economy, Headline, Technology »

Steve Blair, a builder by profession, is well renown for carrying around his metal detector just in case. For over 15 years he has walked around hoping to strike gold when he came across a burial ground of the Iron age era.
Hailing from Kemsing, Heaverham Road, he has hoped to uncover artifacts of substance value. He has a passion for archaeology and history and hoped to find more than Victorian pennies on his searches.
Luck shone on him when, 20 minutes after he began, the metal detector sounded and he unearthed …
Headline, Health »

A team of OU researchers has discovered a way to treat infectious diseases; this could help reduce the risk of the creation of new bugs, which are resistant to antibiotics.
Two professors Robert Cichewicz and Professor Felicia Qi from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and OU Health Sciences Center’s College of Dentistry, respectively, discovered a microorganism called Streptococcus mutans could inhibit the growth of Candida albicans, is pathogenic yeast.
Cichewicz said that by inhibiting yeast they could inhibit other strains of yeast infection, which could lead to more severe disease and …
Economy, Headline »

Poway Royal Estates sale and Poway’s Housing Commission disbandment brought about mixed feelings for their new landlords for the residents of 399-unit Mobile Home Park.
Billy, one of the residents who did not wish to disclose his Second name thought that it was too soon for him to have much opinion about the sale. He said it was nice they were already remodeling but the city should have sold it to them instead of the company which would have made owning the property more like owning their real home.
The residents in …