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What is the Best Pet for Me? Snakes and FerretsA guide to choosing the best pet for your household! Discussed within: snakes and ferrets. -
Security Deposits for New Rentersrenter's rights, security deposit, new renters, landlords, tenants, how to protect your rights as a renter, renting in college towns, security deposits, can my landlord keep my security deposit -
Michigan Gubernatorial Battle Pits Snyder Versus BerneroSome thoughts on Michigan's 2010 gubernatorial race, complete with handicapping. Virg Bernero and Rick Snyder face off--should be a good one.
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The 15 Minute Breakfast OmeletteBreakfast omelet, breakfast omelette, making a cheap omelette, quick omelette, quick omelet, western omelette, western omelet, western omlet, breakfast omlet, cheap breakfast food, omelet recipes, omelette recipes, omlet
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Buying Furniture for Your New Housefurniture ideas, furnishing ideas, buying a new home, moving into a new apartment, new furniture, used furniture, home furnishings -
Cheap Food in East Lansingcheap food in east lansing, quick food in east lansing, restaurants in east lansing, crunchy's east lansing, woody's east lansing, sultan's east lansing, sindhu east lansing, menna's joint east lansing -
"Tea Party" Label Creates Election-Year ControversyEditorial views on this week's Oakland "tea party" controversy and its broader political implications in the lead-up to the 2010 midterm elections -
Tofu Stir Fry Recipetofu stir fry, tofu dinner, Chinese food, Asian food, tofu and vegetables, stir fry, cheap dinner ideas, tofu recipes, cooking with tofu, tofu on the cheap, cooking for beginners, stir fry for beginners, tofu for beginners, how to cook tofu
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How to Help Your Depressed CatFull story on depressed cats and how to treat depressed cat behavior. How to deal with neutering and spaying, animal attacks, lost pets, cat scratch, angry cats, meowing cats, hissing cats, etc. How to tell if your cat is depressed. -
Best Brands of Rum Sold in North AmericaReviews of several major-label rum brands and derivative varieties sold in the United States and Canada. Captain Morgan, Admiral Nelson, Sailor Jerry's, Bacardi, and Parrot Bay. Flavored rums like Bacardi Razz also included.
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Kinks in Michigan's Workplace Smoking Ban Still Being Worked OutA look at the ramifications of Michigan's smoking ban and its continuing effects on state politics & the 2010 elections.
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Nazi Propaganda's Influence in AmericaExamination of the relationship between Nazi propaganda, Goebbels, etc and American political & poplar thought, Lindbergh, etc. Antisemitism discussed; antisemitic & racist overtones included. -
Jews, Muslims, Palestine, and the Creation of IsraelIsrael and Palestine relationship chronicled. Exploits of Haganah and other important groups. Israel's founding & relationship to the Holocaust included as well as inherent tension between Jewish state & Muslim state. -
How Perestroika and Glasnost Changed Europe and the WorldGlasnost, perestroika, and the fall of the Berlin Wall documented. Mikhail Gorbachev's contribution to the disintegration of the Soviet bloc and the rise of democracy in Eastern Europe also included. -
DirecTV, High Pressure Sales, and the Art of Saying NoDirecTV, DirectTV, and high pressure sales tactics discussed. Call center pressure (automatic service appointment scheduling) applied to callers merely inquiring about pricing and services. DirecTV scam & pressure. -
The 2010 Minnesota State Fair ExplainedBig Head Todd and the Monsters, Rush, Boyz II Men, Trampled by Turtles, Weird Al, Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, pork chop on a stick, alligator on a stick, fried Snickers bars...you gotta be kidding me. It's the MN State Fair! -
Rudy: The Sports Film for EveryoneReview of Rudy, starring Sean Astin, Ned Beatty and Vince Vaughn. Notre Dame football, college football, and dramatic football games all make an appearance. -
Belgian Beers in Norwalk, ConnBelgian beer in Norwalk, CT. List of bars in Norwalk, CT. Drinking establishments serving Belgian beer in Norwalk, CT. Light liquor store coverage in Norwalk, CT as well.
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Scott's Stamp Collecting CatalogScott's Stamp Catalogue reviewed & discussed. Volume 1 through 6 of Scott's Stamp Catalog. One edition published every year. Scott's Catalogue -
The Making of a Utility Company Pt. 3Apple's new role in the tech space. How can Apple avoid the sclerosis of IBM, Microsoft, et al? Discussion of iPhone 4G, iPad, and other devices included. -
The Making of a Utility Company Pt. 2Continued discussion of Apple's metamorphosis into meta-utility. iPhone, iPhone 4G, Antennagate, increased network expectations all included. -
Isaac Asimov "Dreaming is a Private Thing" from the Earth is Room Enough" CollectionDiscussion of the meaning of dreams, media saturation, new media. Special focus on dream absorption and dream study, and dreamies as an art form. Foreshadowing of Web 2.0. One of Asimov's most interesting.
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The Making of a Utility CompanyA look at how utilities function & the process by which new industries are admitted into the 'utility club.' Special focus on Apple, the iPhone and the cell/smartphone hardware & software industries.
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Isaac Asimov "Jokester" from the Earth is Room Enough CollectionMultivac, extraterrestrial intelligence, the meaning of life and the meaning of humor all discussed. Isaac Asimov on fate, determinism, and mainframe computers.
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Isaac Asimov "The Last Trump" from the Earth is Room Enough CollectionDiscussion of post-apocalyptic Sartrean & nuclear age themes in "The Last Trump." What divides heaven from hell (blue skies from pain?) Etheriel, Archangel Gabriel, Ahriman (Satan), God all make appearances.
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Isaac Asimov "Living Space" from the Earth is Room Enough CollectionIsaac Asimov story from Earth Is Room Enough. Multiple Earths theory, solar system colonization, extraterrestrial intelligence all discussed.
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Isaac Asimov "Franchise" from the Earth is Room Enough CollectionReview of "Franchise," an Isaac Asimov short story 1st published 1955, collected in Earth Is Room Enough. Multivac, technological malaise, automation all explored. One of the 1st Multivac stories.
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Sonderweg: German Unification During the Kaiserreich EraDiscussion of German unification in the 1800s. Contributions of "Sonderweg" theory of German cultural identity to this trend during the reign of the Kaisers. Prussia, Bavaria, Baltic region, other German states overviewed.
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1066: The Battle of Hastings and the Future of EnglandThe aftereffects of William the Conqueror's conquest of Anglo-Saxon England in 1066, the writing of the Domesday Book, and the lasting legacy of Norman influence on English society, culture and political economy.
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Making Hate a Crime: An Insightful Look at the Beginnings of Hate Crime LegislationReview of "Making Hate a Crime" by Valerie Jenness and Ryken Grattet & corollary overview of the political and social awakenings that led to the construction of hate crime legislation.
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Buy the Rumor, Sell the News: Hedge Funds and Robots Are Messing with Your Mind and Your MoneyOutlines some of the pitfalls day traders face in the modern equities market. Discussion of pump and dump hedge fund strategies, especially during earnings season. Special focus on Citigroup (C) stock.
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What is British?Has Britain become more "American" in the postwar era? How has the spread of laissez-faire capitalism and notions of participatory democracy affected older Western European cultures in general and Britain in particular? What does it mean to be British?