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Really…only a “censured” vote

by 53X11 on December 16, 2009

Well Mark Stanford, Republican governor of South Carolina, will keep his job. The South Carolina House Judicary committee voted to only censure Stanford and not move toward impeachment. The full South Carolina legislature will still have to vote on the censure but it seems that it will likely pass without a problem. This vote to [...]

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Tiger = Athlete of the decade, but not to me

by 53X11 on December 16, 2009

Tiger Woods with all of his current problems / moral failings was still voted athlete of the decade today (BBC story here). Tiger got about a third of the votes (56 of 142), Lance Armstrong came in second. As a cyclist I think what Lance did (7 straight Tour De France wins and a third [...]

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Alamo sentenced

by 53X11 on November 13, 2009

Evangelist Tony Alamo, who is 75 now, was sentenced to 175 years in prison for transmitting under aged girls across state lines for sexual intercourse. Alamo took numerous underages girls as his “brides” in the name of God and as his role as the ministry leader. Alamo even threatened the girls that they would lose [...]

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Marc Drier & A Life Lesson

by 53X11 on October 6, 2009

Vanity Fair has a great story up about Marc Drier. Most people have forgotten about Drier, due to Bernie Madoff, but Drier stole hundreds for millions from hedgefunds and ran a ponsi scheme that finally brought him done. Some claim he did it for the trill or because he needed the money to maintain his [...]

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10 Hi Risk Foods

by 53X11 on October 6, 2009

ABC News has a story up about 10 foods that have a high risk to give us food poisoning. The CDC routinely points to beef as the riskiest food, but the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) list 10 different foods which create health risks. CSPI list the following foods – #1 Leafy [...]

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The Body Bomb

by 53X11 on September 30, 2009

It seems that terrorist have found a new means of bombing. This means involves the bomb being inside the bomber and it may completely defeat normal security means employed throughout the world. It’s first use failed to kill the Saudi prince that it was intended to take out, but the fact that the bomb passed [...]

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Defensive Medicine

by 53X11 on September 29, 2009

[H/T to Overlawyered.com for this one] The Happy Hospitalist has a nice post (and graphic) up explaining why defensive medicine is practiced, the cost of it and the results of this practice.

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