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Blast the Ballast
Our family acquired (according to Laura, by heavenly means) a big screen TV. I am beginning to take issue with the heaven sent theory and regard it as a rather hellish one. The TV when it’s working is a gem. The picture image is great. However most of the time it sits in our living room broke, taking up space, begging for me to convert it into an aquarium. The television is a Panasonic PT-50LC13 and apparently … Read entire article »
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Wooden Arrows
“Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.” ~ Ronald Reagan Congress continues to live up to its 10% approval rating and passed the Senate version of the bailout bill last night. The bill that started out as only 3 pages long (It’s now the length of a novel) has some interesting items attached to it: New Tax earmarks in Bailout bill. - Film and Television Productions (Sec. 502) - Wooden Arrows designed for use by children (Sec. 503) - 6 page package of earmarks for litigants in the 1989 Exxon Valdez incident, Alaska (Sec. 504) Tax earmark “extenders” in the bailout bill. - Virgin Island and Puerto Rican Rum (Section 308) - American Samoa (Sec. 309) - Mine Rescue Teams (Sec. 310) - Mine Safety Equipment (Sec. 311) - Domestic Production Activities in Puerto Rico (Sec. 312) - … Read entire article »
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‘Violation of freedom’
A surprise to Radio Caracas Television, as they say its licence is not up for renewal, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he will not renew the licence for the country’s second largest TV channel. “There will be no new operating licence for this coupist TV channel – the measure has been drafted so go turn off the equipment .” -Hugo Chavez A definate move to silence his critics. BBC News story HERE … Read entire article »
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