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Monthly Archives: August 2007

Miracle Acne Cure. Not 100% cure, but a 500% cure!!! What’s a 500% cure? A Podcast RANT!!!!!

06-Aug-07

Acne’s bad enough without advertising hype. When you hear results too good to be true, they probably are. But when you hear claims that don’t even make sense, how can you trust an advertiser?

 
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Collapsing Roadway Bridges Aren’t the Only Bridges in Danger of Falling

03-Aug-07

In the wake of the a national tragedy, and shame, the collapse of the I-35 Bridge in Minneapolis, our The State newspaper today is pointing out the fact that more than 1,000 South Carolina bridges have the same deficiency rating as the one that came down yesterday in Minnesota. I’m sure this is applicable for many […]

Changing frames of reference

02-Aug-07

My wife and daughter picked me up for lunch yesterday and as we were driving to Arby’s, we passed the county recreation department. The signs  for signing up kids for soccer this fall were evident.
 ”Hey, look at that,” Sally exclaimed, “Soccer, like I used to do.”
Without missing a beat, Jane replied, “Yes, isn’t that amazing, they’re […]

What you don’t know CAN hurt you… so don’t shoot the messenger.

01-Aug-07

In seafaring days before the puzzle of calculating accurate longitudes was solved by the accuracy of John Harrison’s chronograph in the 18th Century, as author Dana Sobel puts it in her book entitled Longitude, “every great captain in the Age of Exploration became lost at sea despite the best available charts and compasses.” In fact, […]