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Warnings About 3D Televisions
by sammielee24 insamsung's new 3-d tvs come with health warning: don't watch if you're pregnant, sleep-deprivedby michael pantelidis and oren yaniv.
daily news writers.
wednesday, april 14th 2010, 4:00 am.
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How To Date a Corporation
by sammielee24 inthe supreme court recently determined that corporations are entitled to freedom of speech because they are legally persons.
the ramifications of this decision, citizens united v. federal elections commission, cannot be overstated: it introduces an entirely new and untapped population into the dating pool.. chances are youve never dated a corporation before.
but dont be intimidated.
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Should it Be Illegal to Give a Beggar a Bottle of Water?
by sammielee24 inflorida ordinance targets people who give to beggars and peddlerssupporters of the measure cite traffic safety.
critics say it violates free-speech rights.by lisa j. huriash and susannah bryanapril 12, 2010. reporting from oakland park, fla. dare to buy red roses or a newspaper from a street vendor, and soon you could be breaking the law.. .
at least in oakland park, fla.. .
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Texas Sheriff - 'Arm Yourselves'...
by sammielee24 insheriff to texas border town: 'arm yourselves'by john burnett.
enlargelm otero/apa u.s. border patrol agent parks beside the border fence at fort hancock, texas.
with fears rising that the drug violence in mexico could spill into the u.s., hudspeth county sheriff arvin west said at a town-hall meeting last week: "you farmers, i'm telling you right now, arm yourselves.".
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FDA Ignored Scientists Radiation Warningson Medical Tests
by sammielee24 inny times.
washington urgent warnings by government experts about the risks of routinely using powerful ct scans to screen patients for colon cancer were brushed aside by the food and drug administration, according to agency documents and interviews with agency scientists.. dr. julian nicholas, a gastroenterologist, warned the food and drug administration against ct scans for colon cancer screenings.. after staying quiet for a year, the scientists say they plan to make their concerns public at a meeting of experts on tuesday called by the f.d.a.
to discuss how to protect patients from unnecessary radiation exposures.
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Most Livable Cities in the World - is Yours on the List?
by sammielee24 inin case the olympics weren't drawing enough attention to city of vancouver, this year's economist intelligence unit's list of the world's most livable cities has declared the canadian city the number one urban area in which to settle down.. if you are surprised, well, you shouldn't be, due to the fact that vancouver is a consistent high achiever in these polls.
what is it about the city that makes it so great?
according to the economist's gulliver blog, canada and australia do exceptionally well in the eiu rankings due to their perfect scores for health care and education.. some of the other rankings might be more surprising, however - for example, what does one make of the fact that detroit (40th) beats both london (54th) and new york (56th)?.
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Tea Partiers Say They Would Absolutely Abolish Social Security
by sammielee24 inplease, please, please let the libertarians, republicans and their offshoot the tea party, run on this issue.
oh my heavens what a joy it would be to line up all the runners and tell half of the americans - the vast majority of those who actually live on their social security, that they want to take it away.
abolish it.
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Baby Murdered Because He Did Not Say Amen
by sammielee24 inhow sad.
baby 'starved to death' because he did not say amensydney morning herald.
(left) ria ramkissoon and her son javon thompson, (top right) queen antoinette and (bottom right) trevia williams.
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Healthcare - new charges - a Facility Fee
by sammielee24 inla times>.
possibly coming soon to a doctor's office near you: a little something extra on your bill, not covered by insurance -- a nifty number known as a "facility fee.
here's a fun experiment: ask five medical professionals.
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Jessie Ventura...gotta love him
by sammielee24 ini finally got to see ventura's new television show and i must say it's pretty enjoyable.
anyone else seen it yet?
conspiracy?