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Submitted by Muslim Blog
Written by Michael Vass
With all the emphasis in the years since 2001 on Islam I wondered what most Americans actually know about the religion. My questions have become more prominent as emails lying about the faith of Senator Barack Obama have circulated the internet since November 2007 (at the latest) and influenced […]
The question of Stem Cells and gene therapy
Submitted by Gene Therapy Blog
Written by Michael Vass
In the not too far past there used to be a common theme in many movies and television shows describing the future as free of all disease and afflictions to the body. The miracles of advanced science were credited with this breakthrough…
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Looking across the pond to ride the bull
Submitted by London Stocks Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Over the years that I spent as a stockbroker I learned that you should never get so tunnel-visioned as to only see one aspect of a market. I’ve known many brokers that solely focused on technology, or banks, and so on. When their sector was in trouble, they […]
Witold Woyda, Olympic champion dead at 68
Submitted by Fencing Blog
Written by Michael Vass
The fencing world has taken a serious blow today as news is out about the death of Witold Woyda. Mr. Woyda was an Olympic champion competing in 4 Olympics and won a bronze, a silver, as well as 2 gold medals…
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Pregnant? Chocolate may prevent complications
Submitted by Chocolate Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Here is something sure to bring joy to millions of pregnant women across the world, though I’m sure some super fitness freaks will be against it. Research out today has been done that suggests that chocolate is good for pregnant women. Yes chocolate….
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The world of trading cards
Submitted by Trading Cards Blog
Written by Michael Vass
The world of trading cards has certainly come along quite a ways since 1887. For many years the only trading cards were the baseball cards that would come with a stick of gum. Fans of one particular team or another would amass huge collections of cards, and mothers […]
Creating wealth in the stock market - ideas
Submitted by Worth Blog
Written by Michael Vass
** Mr. Vass does not solicit nor recommend any tool, style, company, or other investment. This is meant as an educational and discussion tool only. **
From time to time I am asked questions about the stock market, investing, owning a business, and other questions relating to generating and maintaining […]
R Kelly trial to start, or will it?
Submitted by Breaking News Blog
Written by Michael Vass
“5 years and counting. What might that refer to? Could it be the Iraq war? It could also be the amount of time since R Kelly was supposed to go to trial for the alleged rape of a minor…”
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Why is the Dow Jones Index so high with the economy down?
Submitted by Blue Chip Stocks Blog
Written by Michael Vass
For those that may have read my prior posts on crude oil prices (Revising my prediction on a higher oil price, since I was right) the fact that oil has now crossed $123 per barrel is only surprising in the fact that it has happened so early […]
Senator Clinton Wins – Sorry I Misspoke
Submitted by Presidential Race Blog
Written by Michael Vass
I almost feel bad for Hillary Clinton, almost but not quite. And I say this because in the Indiana primary Hillary holds a lead of 4 percentage points over Senator Obama with 88% of the votes counted at the time of this post. It’s sad because Hillary was […]
Will Senator Hillary Clinton denounce Bill Clinton?
Submitted by Presidential Race Blog
Written by Michael Vass
In yet another display of racial insensitivity and polarizing commentary we have former President Bill Clinton making statements the other day. Now I want to make something clear up front, that every pundit I have read so far has avoided on this latest issue (and which could be […]
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Photos from Mars are almost becoming a weekly feature here.
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
As these new photos show, the ‘red’ planet is turning out to be anything but simply red.
Below is a high aerial view of a remarkable Martian geological feature - a mountain range inside a valley, five miles deep.
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Indonesian Health Minister Claim That US Is Developing Bird Flu As BioWeapon Dismissed
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Pakistan Official Confirms First Human To Human Spread Of H5N1
Indonesia’s health minister, Siti Fadilah Supari, has been a thorn in the side of the World Health Organisation, and the pharmaceutical behemoths, refusing to hand over samples of Indonesian bird flu because she very reasonably fears that these strains will be patented […]
Conventional Wisdom: Ethanol Is A Complete Scam
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Time Magazine now joins the Christian Science Monitor, NYTimes, WSJ, IBD, Reason, and Rollingstone Magazine, in coming out against ethanol and biofuels in its most recent issue:
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Bear Stearns implications across the markets
Submitted by China Stocks Blog
Written by Michael Vass
**This is a repost from Gold Stocks Blog which applies to this blog as well**
If there was anyone who was not worried about the economy before, there is no way they can be confident now. Bear Stearns was just taken over for an acquisition price of $2 a […]
The Grisly Death Of The American Dollar
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
Who Will Bail Out The United States This Time?
An unceasing series of headlines flow on the decimation of the American Dollar, and the destruction of the US economy :
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An Old Inconvenient Truth
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
World’s Most Powerful Banks Behind Push To Introduce Global Carbon Trading Markets
Contrary to popular belief, Al Gore did not invent the theory of man-made climate change. Does this sound like him?
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Tropic Thunder draws questions of racism
Submitted by Black & White Blog
Written by Michael Vass
I find it interesting that the question over the movie Tropic Thunder is quickly becoming an issue of whether or not a White man can play a Black man. How this became the case is not really the issue I expected, rather I was considering the question […]
Another breath-taking image of beautiful Mars
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
Another breath-taking image of beautiful Mars, this one showing a spread of ice inside a massive crater.
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CNN Warns Americans A New Great Depression Is Coming
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How The Iraq War Destroyed The US Economy
The American economy is propped up on faith and credit, and Wall Street is now in a short supply of both of these essentials. The video below from CNN Money contains the sort of talk that can start runs on banks to withdraw savings […]
The Laughing Doom Monger
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
“I’m Looking Forward To It” (It Being The Death Of 80% Of Humanity)
Smiling James Lovelock predicts our coming destruction thanks to vengeful mother earth, that old bitch :
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Did I Say “Holocaust”? I Meant To Say “Disaster
Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
UPDATE : Some 60 Palestinians have now died during Israel’s latest assault on Gaza. Two Israeli Defence Force soldiers have also been killed in the fighting.
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Inconvenient Weather: Welcome to the Ice Age
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
The ice is back.
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Jim Cramer - making money on ethanol when he doesn’t want to
Submitted by Green Energy Blog
Written by Michael Vass
I was just watching Jim Cramer at 6pm on Tuesday. The stocks Cramer had been discussing included Monsanto, Potash and Deere. The subject was the increase in cost of food, international famine, and the glut of ethanol expected to be reported over the next several days.
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