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[?]Submitted by Presidential Race Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Senator John McCain made the final speech of the Republican National Convention today. Now the speech was not the best oration you may have ever heard. Senator McCain is not known to be a good teleprompter speaker. He cannot compete with Senator Obama on […]
Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, and Mike Huckabee at the RNC
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Written by Michael Vass
There were several speakers at the Republican National Convention last night besides Vice Presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin. Not all of them have received much attention, due entirely to the powerful speech of the VP.
But they deserve to be heard as much as was […]
Does size matter in pool tables
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[?]Submitted by Billiards Blog
Written by Michael Vass
So at my most recent pool league match I, again, wound up in an argument over the question about the size of the tables in use. In my league every pool table is the standard bar table – 3.5’ by 7’ – with the exception […]
Governor Sarah Palin, Republican Vice Presidential candidate at the RNC and my thoughts
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Written by Michael Vass
Over the last couple of days I was as curious as anyone about Governor Sarah Palin. I knew nothing of her, and I searched the internet and Youtube to find all I could about her. I have presented all that information previously, as accurately […]
Levi’s 501 jeans - promoting HIV and AIDS?
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[?]Submitted by HIV Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Have you seen this television commercial?
It’s goal is to sell the Levi’s 501 jeans. Given. And it’s using sex as the medium to make the jeans sell. Normal.
But should it be aired?
I’m not talking about violating the Freedom of Speech. I support and understand […]
World Cup Qualifier: USA vs. Cuba in Cuba
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[?]Submitted by Futbol Blog
Written by Michael Vass
The qualifying round of the next World Cup are currently on-going. The U.S. team has started of well with a win versus Guatemala, though it was a mere 1 – 0 score.
But the next challenge to Team USA is perhaps the most steeped in the […]
Frenchman disses 24 and American movies
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[?]Submitted by Breaking News Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Well here is a strange thought. A French man is complaining about America. Your shock must be intense.
To be more exact the complaint against America is about the movie studio, 20th Century Fox I believe, which helped to fund and distribute the movie Babylon […]
Book Review: Brookwater’s Curse
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Written by Michael Vass
In between creating 25 blogs for a client in the past few days I had a bit of time to wind down. In that time I became aware of a new author and his first published book. Actually a friend of mine became aware of […]
Firearms in society: what are we to do?
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Written by Michael Vass
Gun laws are part of the world these days. As is the occurrence of people ‘going postal’ or school killings. And the responses to these new threats and outbreaks are as varied as the nations they occur in.
In Canada as a response to the murder […]
HIV and AIDS: the problem still exists
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Written by Michael Vass
One of the things you really have not heard about of late is HIV and AIDS. Of the various diseases in the world, this is one of the most deadly and it is also one of the easiest to prevent. Yet it continues to grow […]
What’s the big deal about body piercings?
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Written by Michael Vass
Time and again I have read about the horrors of body piercing. The stories warning people tend to come out most during the summer months. I suppose that this is the time that most vanilla types (normal non-pierced people) notice piercing the most.
But the […]
What the Democratic National Convention means to me
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Written by Michael Vass
As the Democratic National Convention is about to start I want to step back and address a question I am often asked. Why am I not a supporter of Senator Obama?
I have been asked that by dozens of White Americans that presume I must […]
Reviewing Senator Biden, the Democratic Vice Presidential candidate
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Written by Michael Vass
So the Democratic Presidential ticket has been revealed. It’s Obama – Biden for 2008. Has this pick really done anything to help Senator Obama win the Presidency and become the first Black President? Has this improved the confidence of the nation in selecting these […]
Pool tricks around the world
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Written by Michael Vass
Well I was looking around as some billiards trick shots and I ran into this French pool video. This is a great trick shot, but I have to wonder how difficult it was to practice and work out the shot.
Not to be out done the […]
Ronaldinho in 2008
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Written by Michael Vass
With fall approaching and the start of the 2009 season getting closer by the day I thought it was a good time to take a look at Ronaldinho (Ronaldo de Assis Moreira) in 2008. There is no question that I think he is one of […]
New Olympic sport – Pool
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[?]Submitted by Billiards Blog
Written by Michael Vass
On Monday I was out with a friend after my pool league tournament to get something to eat, and noticed the Olympics on the television. At the time the trampoline competition was on. And it got me wondering. The question was why is pool not […]
Career choices - play Guitar Hero or be a comatose lemming
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[?]Submitted by Men’s World Blog
Written by Michael Vass
In-between the latest bit of ambulance chasing news of Greta Van Sustern (in my opinion), and the various spills of the Olympics I ran across the possibly most idiotic piece of new of the year (to date anyway). What could be worse than Greta […]
Senator McCain - Saddleback Civil Forum, 2 points
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Written by Michael Vass
There is a lot of review and commentary on the Saddleback Civil Forum today. And I don’t doubt that we will see even more about it in commercials in the near future. But I have some further thoughts about the event as well.
I already mentioned that […]
Senator Obama - 2 questions from Saddleback Civil Forum
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Written by Michael Vass
So just a few quick thoughts about Senator Obama’s comments at the Saddleback Civil Forum.
There were 2 items that stood out in my mind. Darfur and taxes. I am passionate about both and have written a great deal on each subject. So his answers […]
The best fertility option
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Written by Michael Vass
Interesting news for those couples looking to add to their families but having difficulty. While medical technology has advanced significantly in the past 2 decades, and news of families using various methods to become pregnant has become headlines and television shows there is evidence that […]
Vegetables lower greenhouse gases, fight global warming
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Written by Michael Vass
There are many reasons why people may be vegetarians these days. It could be the manner in which livestock is treated to create the meats found in stores, it could be the health benefit of eating less red meat, or it could be to help […]
Spain’s Olympic basketball team - Racism in your face
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[?]Submitted by Breaking News Blog
Written by Michael Vass
It really just floors me. At a time when the world is looking at China, as they hold the Olympics, and seeing the mixing of every culture on the planet we still get to learn about how insensitive humanity can be.
Racism, and insults based […]
An Olympic challenge in Hong Kong
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[?]Submitted by The Pets Blog
Written by Michael Vass
2008 is the year of the greatest athletes on four legs ever to be gathered in China at one time. That was no typo, I said 4 legs. Well to be more accurate some are on 2, but they have wings.
No I’m not talking […]
Mining stocks in the 2nd half of 2008
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[?]Submitted by Mining Stocks Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Oil is in the middle of the summer breather, gold has backed off the stellar highs reached in the 1st quarter. Inflation is in the background, and the mortgage housing crisis continues to hinder the financial markets. Well back on July 2nd I mentioned […]
Rose Shapiro questions alternative medicine
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[?]Submitted by Natural Cures Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Recently I was speaking about the question of purity n natural cures sold across the world. In Canada there is legislation to submit various natural herbal supplements to the same tests used to approve new drugs. It’s a proposal I agree with, but there […]
