One of my eBay purchases was out of curiosity and the book arrived today. It’s The Oz Encounter, Weird Heroes Vol. 5: Doc Phoenix. Published in the seventies and written by Marv Wolfman, a name I recognise from reading Marvel comics all those years ago. The series was created by Ted White, a noted SF writer. They make no bones about the fact that the book and characters are homage to Doc Savage,...
President Barack Obama's public approval stood at 69 percent in the days after his inauguration in January, shown above, and reached a new low of 49 percent this week in the Gallup Poll's daily tracking surveys . by Mark Silva Public approval of the job that President Barack Obama is performing has fallen below 50 percent for the first time in the Gallup Poll's daily tracking of opinion. The 49-percent...
The polls have not been kind to President Obama this week, with his job approval rating slipping below 50% in the Gallup Poll for the first time. The Quinnipiac and Hawkeye polls earlier this week also pegged his approval below 50%. Gallup says the slip is important, but usual, and it’s likely the President will recover. Of the post-World War II presidents, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton...
After flirting with it for months, Obama's approval rating, per Gallup, finally fell below 50% today. He's at 49%. The Gallup story about it is, I'm afraid, massively irresponsible. Gallup's Jeffrey Jones compares Obama to previous presidents based on how quickly they fell below 50%, and how quickly they recovered from that landmark. What he completely ignores, however, is that the frequency of Gallup...
King High distance runner Dayna Cline may not have the fastest time in the county, but if first place was given on determination alone, she might already have the title nailed down.
by Mark Silva As President Barack Obama nears a decision about the deployment of new U.S. military forces in Afghanistan, the American public appears sharply divided : Just 42 percent support an increase in U.S. troops -- 35 percent at the level that the American commander in Afghanistan has recommended, 7 percent at some smaller level -- the Gallup Poll reports today. Another 44 percent would like...
If Democrats were not worried by losing the New Jersey and Virginia governorships this month, Gallup has some data today that should put a deep chill in their bones. For the first time in years, the GOP has the lead in generic ballot preferences over Democrats. That is, if people are asked whether they’ll vote for an unnamed Democrat or Republican for Congress, 48% are saying they’ll back...
Although few people may be familiar with myeloma, you'd be hard pressed to find anyone in Hollywood who isn't familiar with the late actor Peter Boyle -- the larger-than-life actor who cut a comedic swath through popular culture that included...
Next year, Tim Burton's version of Alice in Wonderland hits theaters. It's his seventh time working with Johnny Depp, who might be the first actor you associate with Tim Burton. He has also worked frequently with Helena Bonham-Carter, Jeffrey Jones,...
Glimmer Graphics has been producing fine art fantasy prints since 1989. The company now has a web presence. Once exciting upcoming project is print of the cover to the Studio book, signed by all four studio artists. Click on the image for more information: "> Below are some more of Glimmer Graphics' offerings. Click on the images for ordering information: "> The Last Atlantean , by...
Beetle Juice **** The plot revolves around a recently dead young couple who become ghosts haunting their former home, a quaint and quiet house on a hill overlooking the fictional town of Winter Rivers located in Connecticut. When a family of metropolitan yuppies from New York City move into the house, the ghosts seek the help of an obnoxious, devious and mischievous "bio-exorcist" named Betelgeuse...
Barack Obama Sees Worst Rating Dfo In 50 Years Gallup recorded an average daily approval rating of 53 per cent for Mr Obama for the third quarter of the year, a sharp drop from the 62 per cent he recorded from April. His curremt approval rating – hovering just above the [...]