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POPSPadded Lampposts in UK Surely this can't be for real, can it?? I think a good run in with a lamppost might just knock a little common sense into some of these folks. I guess I'm just a big meanie! ;o)
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POPSEx-Cuban military officer dies at age 93 "Had his attempt against Batista been successful, there would have been no Castro, no Communists in Cuba, no Bay of Pigs, no missile crisis," said his son, Ramon C. Barquin Jr. of Bethesda. "My father was always, always disappointed he could not have saved Cuba and the world a lot of grief." He wrote five books in Spanish on Cuban history and on education, and his latest, "My Dialogues with Fidel, Raul and Che," is scheduled for publication in the spring.
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POPSInternational Climate Change Conference in NYC Most of the mainstream media has already made up their mind (or dare I say, been coerced to be one-sided) about this issue so it shouldn't be surprising that this conference is getting zilch for coverage.
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POPSProposed major cuts in NJ budget "We applaud the governor for understanding the seriousness of our fiscal crisis by presenting a budget that, while tough to stomach by just about everyone in this state, will begin to repair the damage," said Joan Verplanck, New Jersey Chamber of Commerce president.
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POPSBan wanted on novelty lighters I believe these should be clearly labeled as 'lighters' and probably make some mention of 'this item is not a toy'. That being said...most loose lighters for sale in stores are displayed in close proximity to a cashier, where they can be monitored. Parents have an individual responsibility for keeping lighters, cute or not, away from their children - I don't think we need a government ban to save us from these. ;)
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POPSSick Day Guidelines When You Have Type 2 Diabetes Dedicated to my diabetic friend who (after having spent the past couple weeks fighting a cold and a stomach virus) spent this past weekend in the ICU after docs discovered he was severely dehydrated and his blood sugar level was 700! Luckily, his outcome was favorable and he is now at home recovering.