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Is this handheld heaven or hell?

Anyone who has a smart phone knows those things can take over your life. A dead battery can leave those who become truly addicted in fits as they face a day without their hand-held brain. The most addictive of all … Continue reading

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A case of vital importance

And so the giant, jaw-cracking snore-fest that is the Iowa caucus is over and the contenders for the more serious political bun fights to come are easier to review. The great American voters have spoken and those with mere dreams … Continue reading

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Iowa is not even the end

It feels like two years since this whole election circus began…and there’s still no end in sight. For what is actually well over a year, CNN and the other news networks will doggedly report every trivial wrinkle of the entire … Continue reading

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Solve the debt crisis – give Congress pink-slips

So it looks like the geniuses in Washington D.C. might be on the brink of agreeing an escape from the debt-limit crisis. I don’t know how you feel but I’d say ‘about time!’ I’m sure they think it’s escaped our … Continue reading

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If your cellphone rules you, read this

If you don’t have at least one cellphone by now you’re often seen as being about as hi-tech as the Flintstones. You can text on them, browse the web, handle email…and sometimes even talk. But one big problem with all … Continue reading

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President killed off in Fox News faux pas

As you might have heard yesterday President Obama was shot and we now have Jo Biden as our new chief. At least, that’s what Fox News told the world. In the early hours of yesterday Fox’s Twitter feed on Politics … Continue reading

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Voting is easy, just play it by ear

As you can’t have helped but to notice the prelude for the next national election is already ongoing. By November the usual crowd of political misfits will be fully engaged in a battle of wits to persuade the nation of … Continue reading

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Could a cellphone now b right 4 u?

The cellphone has revolutionized life and it’s hard to find anyone who doesn’t have at least one. But if you’re among those brave, technological hold-outs, now is a good time to join in. There are now in excess of 302 … Continue reading

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The next President should embrace reality

As you can’t have avoided noticing several political figures whose pursuit of power has no grasp of boundaries are already warming up to race for the White House. And yesterday Sarah Palin gave the clearest sign yet that she’ll enter … Continue reading

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Politics is the fine art of collective lying

Every four years this wondrous country plays host to one of the most proficient examples of disingenuous theater in modern times – An election campaign. Strange people in Brooks Bros. suits travel the country and flaunt themselves on TV, swearing … Continue reading

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