IPBiz (Free subscription) | 02/01/2010
Back around 2000, Bob Park had a book titled Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud which had much to say, among other things, about Joe Newman's perpetual motion machine. An editorial review at amazon.com includes the text: Park is less forgiving of scientists (especially Edward Teller) when he thinks they've fallen down on the job, a job that should include helping the public separate...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 01/22/2010
Finally, Klansmen and Nazis have a league of their own. At least, this may be the only major fan-base for a new league, the...
Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 01/05/2010
Looking around the world, there seems to be three main ways to get near universal coverage. There is the single payer model, the employer mandate model, and the individual responsibility model. Countries can use only one of the models, or a strange combination of all three. A direct individual mandate to buy insurance from private [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
As Latin-jazz legends go, saxophonist Ray Santos ranks high on the list. Few living Latin-jazz artists today can claim to have played in and arranged for the bands of Machito, Tito Puente and Tito Rodriguez. To give you an idea of what this trifecta means, it would be akin to a saxophonist playing in the Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Woody Herman bands. In addition, Ray is one of only a handful of...
Travel (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
By Muriel Ford For a long time we have used the video store as one of our main ways to access movies. High speed internet access has now made it possible to download movies right off a movie download site. Here are some examples of movies you can acquire through a movie download site. For Queen and Country: This is a striking modern day thriller of Life in England. Washington is well cast as a prior...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 08/24/2009
MOBILE, AL (MARKET WIRE) ThermaFreeze Products Corporation (PINKSHEETS: TZPC) announced today it has developed a line of physical therapy products for the Show Horse (Dressage) and sports markets.
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 07/28/2009
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LP Cover Lover (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
Joe Newman: “Counting Five in Sweden” With Basie-ites Frank Wess, Al Grey, Nat Pierce, Eddie Jones and Sonny Payne. Label: Metronome 15018 12″ LP 1959 Design: Stig Söderqvost Photo: Bengt H. Malmqvist Joe Newman with his (then) new wife, Rigmor Newman. This cover was pulled from distribution so as not to offend with the [...]
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 05/09/2009
In 1957, Cuban band leader, singer and composer Francisco Raul Gutierrez Grillo de Ayala, AKA "{{Machito = 8957}}," his Afro-Cuban big band, along with co-founder Mario Bauza, {{Cannonball Adderley = 3270}} and Basie trumpeter {{Joe Newman = 9846}}, released an album titled Kenya (Roulette), which, at the time, became instrumental in launching the Afro-Cuban or Latin jazz genre. Multiple...
AZ Sports Hub (Free subscription) | 12/19/2008
If you were wondering where you can meet up with your fellow Wildcats fans to watch the Las Vegas Bowl tomorrow night, Fanster.com has you covered…The University of Arizona Alumni Association has set up two meetups in both Scottsdale and Flagstaff: Date: This Saturday (September 20, 2008) Time: 6 p.m. MST Scottsdale Location: Fox Sports Grill 16203 North Scottsdale Road Scottsdale 480-368-0369...
PokerPlasm.com (Free subscription) | 12/10/2008
The e-commerce world is a tough market with a lot of shopping options. Add to the fact that specializing in a niche market, like poker, can be an arduous journey. But Bad Beat Clothing have done their homework and have hit the road running at full speed. We talk with John Doran, owner of [...]
Misleading Advertising Law (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
Robert L. Park's book on Voodoo science has a great deal of wisdom to offer to the prospective franchisee or distributor and their investigations about...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
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