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Entries from December 2007

First Albany, now Tampa

December 29th, 2007 · No Comments

Looks like Mike and the Mad Dog have lost their Tampa affiliate:
In a decision that stunned many radio industry insiders, CBS Radio’s Tampa Division announced early Monday that they have decided to scrap the legendary duo of Mike and the Mad Dog in the coveted weekday afternoon drive slot of 3-6 pm in favor of [...]

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Revolutionary Stock Market Investment Advice

December 26th, 2007 · No Comments

One of the most fascinating articles I have read on the stock market:
In the early 1960s, the efficient-markets hypothesis finally took off, thanks first to Paul Samuelson, who reminded everyone of Bachelier’s paper, and then to Eugene Fama, who tested it against actual U.S. market data. Fama discovered that the Frenchman had got it exactly [...]

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Phantom Polls?

December 24th, 2007 · No Comments

Interesting:
When asked who they would vote for, Sen. Barack Obama held a 42 percent to 34 percent margin over Sen. Hillary Clinton. Former senator John Edwards was in third place with 12 percent. However, when the same people took an Implicit Association Test that measures their unconscious or automatic preferences, Clinton was the runaway winner, [...]

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Sid Rosenberg interviews Kim Powers, author of “Capote In Kansas”

December 12th, 2007 · No Comments

Sid Rosenberg hosts a radio talk show in Miami on 790 AM, The Ticket. The show runs from 5:30 AM to 10:00 AM weekdays. Rosenberg is doing an excellent job of hosting a sports talk show that is not scared of getting into politics, entertainment, and literature. I believe this multifaceted [...]

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Bloomberg News makes a key historical mistake

December 10th, 2007 · No Comments

From Bloomberg.com:
Hillary has all the strengths cited by those Philadelphia Democrats and much more discipline than her husband. If she can’t adjust and rise to this challenge, however, she may well finish third in the Iowa caucuses and lose to Obama in New Hampshire. In the past 30 years, no candidate has lost both these [...]

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Quote of the week

December 8th, 2007 · No Comments

Surprisingly it emanates from Kid Rock:
“When I first joined a band, I just wanted to make some good tunes, get some pussy and buy a new car,” he says. “But I get to go meet the President, and he slaps me a high-five while I’m having a Jim Beam and Coke with Rumsfeld!”

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Laird Hamilton and Brett Lickle cheat death

December 8th, 2007 · No Comments

Laird Hamilton is not human. He is the Michael Jordan of the surfing world and the Evel Knievel of the living world. He is a true artist who paints Picasso’s on the water and inspires mortal souls to attack each day like it is the last. This past Monday, Hamilton and [...]

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New study

December 7th, 2007 · No Comments

This study appeared in about twelve articles today:
Your local farmer’s market might hold the key to cancer prevention, since new research shows that black raspberries, broccoli sprouts and some raw vegetables reduce the risk of esophageal and bladder cancers.
Data from three studies on the subject was presented Thursday at the American Association for Cancer [...]

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The John Kanzius machine might also strike a blow against terrorism

December 6th, 2007 · No Comments

Don’t listen to me, just watch:

A machine that could cure cancer and end our dependence on foreign oil. A town crazy who walks into a Hillary Clinton campaign office with road flares warrants all day coverage but this story can’t get one hour of coverage from MSNBC or Fox News. Something is seriously [...]

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When will the John Kanzius story light up the media?

December 6th, 2007 · No Comments

I’m still waiting for this story to get the kind of national attention it deserves. If this story received widespread attention, it would inspire more research, funding, and innovation:
Invention by cancer patient is creating a buzz in medical labs around the country.
The invention that began in the garage of cancer patient, John Kanzius, [...]

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