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80Mojave Desert War Memorial
This cross is part of a memorial erected by World War I veterans to remember their dead. Apparently, Frank Buono a citizen of Oregon has filed suit against Ken Sandoz , Secretary of the Interior to tear down...
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732012 Hysteria
I read what started out as a funny article on National Geopgraphic about an incipient hysteria over the end of the Mayan long count calendar. 2012, the movie, comes out soon which has stoked interest in and misconceptions about 2012. I hope to shed some light on the subject and calm people's fears about yet another "prophecy" about the end of the world.
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57The Dollar Is In Danger of Collapse
A funny thing happened at a recent auction for five year Treasury bonds. It seems that nobody wanted to buy them. Given the amount of craziness that our government has been engaged in over the last almost...
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55Schemes Within Schemes or How to Lower Healthcare Costs
There are many remedies to the costs of healthcare today. We'll explore some of them and dissect them one by one. Who wins and who loses?
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58The Neighborhood Layer, is it Like Mr. Rogers or Freddy Kreuger?
If you have a choice in the matter you need to look for several things in a neighborhood before you buy. Look for the following characteristics: More owners than renters. Short distance to fire, police...
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56Home Security Tips - Is Your House an Egg or an Onion?
Welcome to the first in a series on home security topics. We'll start with basic home security, i.e. hardening your home, move on to home invasions, i.e. active defense and look at panic rooms or hardened...
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67Door and Window Layer
It's no surprise that doors and windows are the weakest link when it comes to home security. From cheap construction to something as simple as leaving your windows open, there are many factors here than can...
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70How HCFS is the fault of government and not private industry
OK, time for economics 101. The first thing to keep in mind is that price is king. If you can offer something at a lower price than your competitors then you'll most likely get the business. In any...
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63Yard Layer, it's Either a Moat or a Red Carpet
Your yard probably does more to tell a potential burglar that your home is a target than any other part of your home. Leaving your newspapers on the front porch, mail in the mailbox, uncut grass and unkempt...
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61Living Area - Last Line of Defense
If you've been keeping up with my series to date, we've gone over quite a few pointers on creating a burglar proof home. If you start a DIY project to burglar proof your home and you stop at the door and...
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