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While over at Mediatakeout, I saw this pic and the sight of it left me wondering.  With all of the excessive spending and bailouts that’s occurred over the last few months, you would think  pics like this would be a thing of the past for some. Not that I ever laughed at anything like this  ,but situations such as these are really not laughing matters anymore.

• Wine Collecting Hobby As long ago as in the 1700s, it was recognized that wine had a powerful hold on people, and that great friendships could spring from good wine. The art of wine and wine collecting has a truly long and interesting history dating as far back as 4000 years BC. There......
• 4 Ways to Injury Proof Your Next Workout If you are just getting into exercising or you are an old pro, injuries can happen at any time. It doesn’t take much to injure our joints or muscles and exercising improperly only contributes to the problem. Before you go out to do your next workout, remember these tips to......
• Is Your Health a Laughing Matter? Laughter is a form of internal jogging. It moves your internal organs around; it enhances respiration; it is an igniter of great expectations.” ~ Norman Cousins Are there people in your life who rarely laugh and are chronic complainers? No matter how often you talk to them, they complain regardless......

Ever wonder what a Trillion Dollars look like? Here’s a neat break down!
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The Mayor can’t even keep her composure during this City Council Meeting in Medina Ohio!  All I want to know is WHO DID IT???

“This is it. I just want to say these will be my final show performances in London. This is it, when I say this is it, this is it,” Jackson told the crowd. “I’ll be performing the songs my fans want to hear — this is it. This is really it. This is the final curtain call. I’ll see you in July.” Fittingly, the series of concerts has been dubbed “This Is It.” Source

Michael Jackson’s attempting a Comeback! He announced his upcoming plans to tour on Thursday, March 05, 2009 in London via a Press Conference. His tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, March 13th, 2009. You can register to buy up to four tickets by visiting www.michaeljacskonlive.com. If all goes well with the first 10 shows, he may even extend his shows to 25!!!  HEE! HEE!

• Rock and Roll Concert Memorabilia Collecting One of the types of collections that is gaining in popularity right now is collecting concert memorabilia. This is because every band seems to be going on tour these days, and in their wake they are all leaving plenty of autographed concert memorabilia for collectors to snap up, stuff into......
• Grammy's Tribute: Remembering Michael Jackson's Music [/caption] All the music-themed award shows have paid their respects to Michael Jackson with heartfelt tributes. But the Grammys topped them all Sunday night because they not only displayed the King of Pop's music but captured the sentiment of one of the issues closest to his heart--saving the planet. Then......
• How I Sold a Blog for $20,000 in 8 Months [/caption] By: the Blog Tyrant In my first year of University I sold a blog for $20,000 USD after only eight months. It was then that I realized that making money online was something I really wanted to give a shot. Since that time I have sold several other blogs......
• La Toya: Michael Jackson's Kids In Therapy Michael Jackson's sister, La Toya Jackson, revealed the King of Pop's three children, Prince Michael, 12, Paris Michael Katherine, 11 and Prince Michael II (aka "Blanket"), 7, spend their nights in the Encino home of their grandmother and legal guardian, Katherine Jackson, crying and grieving over MJ's death, and......
• Ticket Stubs Collectibles -> Paper Collecting ticket stubs is a fun hobby that can be equally exciting and frustrating because tickets are one of the more rare items you can collect, whether they’re from sporting events, concerts, museum visits, political rallies and events, movies or other events that require tickets for admission.......

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Is it true that some Restaurants are using “fake” chicken and steaks? Some people call it fake, because it is grounded up chicken or beef that has been reconstituted. Darker meats, especially in chicken, have higher Myoglobin which is excreted in muscles that are used more, such as legs and thighs in chicken. Some people always look at darker meat less desirably because of the higher fat content found in it. The meat processors run the meat through a centrifuge which separates the Fat and Myoglobin from the meat. The remaining meat is whiter and then bloated with brine or some water and some fillers such as starches, cereals, or flours amongst other things. What you have is a moldable chicken product or beef product, but they won’t tell you they are doing this. Restaurants use these products in chicken and steak salads. They basically use them in places where the meat is less suspect and/or noticeable.

Many consumers have reported these lower quality meats in many establishments where the price would ultimately suggest that traditional meats would be used! Other restaurants have been found using pork in the place of more expensive veal. Veal is grey or light brown. Look at the inside of the meat when you slice it. If it is white in the middle you most likely have pork!

Other Restaurants have been caught using whiting in the place of more expensive fish as well. When dining out you may also find that restaurants may use certain containers such as Heinz Ketchup containers but in reality they are refilling them with generics for cost cutting techniques.

Another Consumer reported that some Restaurants are selling cups and bowls of soups, wherein the more expensive bowl is actually the same amount just a different shaped container.

Interesting!!!!!

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• Venison Pot Roast Recipe It has been years since I Deer hunted. Through my friends some venison always seems to come my way. This is an excellent Venison Pot Roast recipe. The meat is so tender you can cut it with a fork. The gravy over mashed potatoes is as good as it......
• Swiss Steak Recipe This recipe is easy to prepare and tastes great. Takes a little time to cook but is well worth the wait. I am not sure if you could call this a true Swiss steak-seeing as it does not call for tomatoes. But it is still very good. The gravy......
• Is Recession Preparing a New Breed of Survivalist? Yahoo ran an interesting article this morning indicating a rise in the number of survivalist communities cropping up around the country. I have been wondering myself how much of the recent energy crisis is causing people to do things like stockpile food and water, grow their own vegetables, etc. Could......
• Roundup for week of 8 January 2007 Happy birthday to my daughter, who is now two years old!Happy weekend to everyone else!  Here are some links of interest from the folks at the MBN and elsewhere:Blueprint for Financial Prosperity plays the devil's advocate and says not to optimize your payroll deductions.Consumerism Commentary says that cutting back on......
• Children of the Recession: How to Insulate Kids From Financial Fears With unemployment and foreclosure numbers climbing, chances are high that you have friends or family members affected by this recession. When a close friend or family member loses their home, or their job (or both), it is frightening on several levels. You begin to wonder if the same could happen......

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I must say I love David Beckham’s style! He unveiled his new Customized Predator Adidas boot in Milan, Italy at a store on February 23,2009.  David Beckham has a very lucrative endorsement deal with Adidas. Hoping to capitalize off of the European Soccer Star’s Sports Celebrity status, Adidas signed David to a $160.8 million dollar lifetime deal. He unveiled his first line of Predator Adidas Boots on June 1, 2005 in New York City.

• Quick Green Reads For The Weekend Volume 137. With about 10 weeks until the global summit on climate change in Copenhagen, what is the latest science telling us? In brief, climate-warming predictions of three or four years ago are already out of date. New science suggests an even faster warming than had been thought possible. One day......
• Lil Wayne's 'Nino Brown Story 3' Screens In New York Weezy's conversations with Drake, Justin Bieber are among the highlights of DJ Scoob Doo's new DVD. By Shaheem Reid Scoob Doo Photo: MTV News NEW YORK — For Lil Wayne, you have to do it big. On Thursday night in New York City, DJ Scoob Doo unveiled his DVD "The......
• Carmelo Anthony, LaLa Vasquez Throw Star-Studded New York Wedding LeBron James, Kim Kardashian, Spike Lee and more watch the duo get hitched on Saturday.By Mawuse Ziegbe LaLa Vasquez and Carmelo Anthony at their wedding reception in New York on Saturday Photo: Johnny Nunez/ Getty Images NBA superstar Carmelo Anthony and former MTV VJ LaLa Vasquez got married in New......
• The Complete History of Cell Phones - From 2-Way to 4G [/caption] Part I: Wireless roots Like many of the great revolutions, it was born out of necessity. Owing more to Walkie-Talkies than actual phones, the earliest mobile calls can be traced to the early 1900s, when Australia’s Victorian Police devised a method of wireless communication between squad cars and dispatchers.......
• More Wealth Redistribution Pain for New York Taxpayers The state of New York loves taxes. It is also following closely in the footsteps of our federal government in using the income tax system to directly transfer wealth from one group of taxpayers to another. According to this New York Times article, the State of New York Mortgage Agency......

This is why so many Citizens fear Law Enforcement and DON”T trust them. You would think he would know how to conduct himself after eight years of service as a Deputy. I do understand that some Individuals may push your buttons, but step away and reassess the situation.  A 15 year old?  Come on now, SMH!!!! This Deputy is a straight up PUNK and needs to TERMINATED!!!

• Web safety hits home at Cyber-Security seminar SEBASTIAN — At a time when law enforcement officers are arresting adults across the nation for preying on teens and children online, Florida Department of Law Enforcement officials want to make sure that children across the state are protected. That's why, as part of the agency's Computer Crime Center in...
• Adoption Corruption 12) Educate yourself on the International Documents... 12) Educate yourself on the International Documents that are applicable to International Adoption: --"The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)" --"The Convention on the Rights of the Child Optional Protocol (Sale of Children)" --"Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption" --Human Rights documents, including the "Protocol to Prevent, Suppress,......
• Book and Movie Review: Tess of the D’Ubervilles by Thomas Hardy The movie: BBC 2008 v. staring Gemma Arterton, Eddie Redmayne, and Hans Matheson I read this book in eighth grade at the urging of my English teacher who thought I would enjoy this book above all others he had offered up for students to read and on which to do......

Not only do you not want to get a ticket while being a Good Samaritan, you also don’t want to think of someone stealing from you while you are in the process of helping someone else out……….

While I was browsing through  various other articles related to Good Samaritan stories, I ran across this:

“A good Samaritan who stopped to help an elderly couple who crashed their car yesterday afternoon didn’t get the Karma returned.

The 20-year-old woman from Stafford pulled over on Interstate 95 near milemarker 114 in Caroline County to assist the couple, whose car had rolled several times, said Sgt. Tom Cunningham of the Virginia State Police.

But when the woman returned to her car some time later, she found her purse overturned and her wallet and laptop missing.

“It’s particularly disturbing because she stopped to help and she turned out a victim,” Cunningham said.

He said the woman’s debit card was used at the Exxon Mobil in Ruther Glen and then later at another Caroline County business, and police were able to obtain surveillance photos from the Exxon.

Cunningham said the suspect likely left the scene and immediately purchased items with the woman’s debit card at the gas station.

No one saw the suspect near the woman’s car during the incident, Cunningham said, and the only physical description comes from his portrayal in the surveillance photos.

He is described as a white male with medium build, short hair and a goatee. His height and age are unknown.

Cunningham said the couple involved in the crash were from Rhode Island. Both were injured and taken to VCU Medical Center, but their injuries were non life-threatening.

Anyone with information about the theft is asked to contact Trooper B. S. Butchyk at 804/553-3445 or 800/552-9965.” Ellen Blitz/Free Lance Star

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• Review: Monk and Psych Monk and Psych I don’t watch much mainstream (i.e. non-sports) TV, so you’re not going to see a lot of TV shows reviewed in this blog. Two of the few shows that rank as appointment viewing are Monk and Psych, detective shows on the USA Network. They are on cable,......
• Latest Webkinz Auctions What more Webkinz for Sale. Buy Webkinz pets that your child can select from. There are quite a few of them that your child would love to have. Hoping this will help in your selection of Webkinz [eba kw="New Webkinz" num="4" ebcat="all"] Trying to make your shopping experience as helpful......
• Aquolina Pink Sugar Hair Perfume, 100ml User Reviews Send this to a friend Aquolina Pink Sugar Hair Perfume, 100ml Manufacturer: Aquolina Customer Rating: List Price: Varies based on product options Sale Price: $15.00 Availibility: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Buy Now Product Description Spray your freshly washed hair with the tempting notes of Pink......
• Law Enforcement Badges and Memorabilia Different people have different interests when it comes to collecting memorabilia and other collectibles. For example, some people collect law enforcement badges and other law enforcement memorabilia. The reasons for such a collection may stem from having a history working with law enforcement or possibly having an ancestor that was......
• The Future Of Economics, Explained With Physics File this under “economics of the future” or something. I’m not sure if it was the detox tea I had the other morning because I was out of coffee or just brainstorming as my spreadsheet at work tore through 38k rows of data trying to find one thing, but I......