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Why Apple doesn't need Universal Music

2007-09-04T19:01:00.001-04:00

If users can’t buy Universal music for their iPods from iTunes, then they’ll either rip a CD or download it illegally elsewhere. On average, music bought from iTunes only accounts for 3% of songs on every user’s iPod. Either way, it won’t impact on iPod sales, which is where Apple makes most of its music-driven revenue, anyway.read more | digg story

Fuzzy Bush math

2007-09-04T18:20:00.000-04:00

You're about to hear that the budget deficit is falling. Don't believe it, warns Fortune's Allan Sloan. The deficit is much, much bigger than you think.By Allan Sloan, Fortune senior editor-at-large(Fortune Magazine) -- There will be lots of celebrating in Washington next month when the Treasury announces that the federal budget deficit for fiscal 2007, which ends September 30,

Are You A Gay Senator

2007-09-02T11:45:00.000-04:00

Check this out to see if you are a Gay Senator. You never know till you take the test. (I failed, whatever that means.)

Sold my Hat at Kenny Chesney

2007-09-02T11:35:00.000-04:00

I went to my first Country Concert this last Thursday. We saw Kenny Chesney at Madison Square Garden. On the way to the concert I was wearing my old Cowboy Hat that I wear on Vacation. It had been crumpled and sat on and I was going to throw it out but Regina said to wear it. In the city we met a few friends and got something to eat before the concert.On the street a camera crew approached us to

To Good To Be True!

2007-09-02T00:21:00.000-04:00

Found on CNN.com:(CNN)–Senator Larry Craig is hiring some big guns from the legal world, including Michael Vick's lawyer, to represent him in his upcoming legal proceedings.Craig said he has retained Vick's attorney, Billy Martin, to handle most of his legal affairs. He said he has retained Stan Brand, who represented Major League Baseball in connection with the congressional investigation into

Michael Vick Finds Jesus, Hellelujha

2007-08-27T22:53:00.000-04:00

Michael Vick has admitted to the charges brought against him and then proclaimed in a news conference that, "Through this situation I've found Jesus." He vowed to redeem himself, saying, "I have to." After his guilty plea, Michael Vick tells reporters Monday he takes responsibility for his actions.Why do these guys always go right to Jesus when they get in trouble? Jesus is

Nuri al-Maliki says, Iraquis want U.S. Soldiers but U.S. Senators can mind their own bee's wax.

2007-08-27T00:58:00.000-04:00

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Faced with walkouts by members of his government and increasing criticism from U.S. officials, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told U.S. senators Sunday to butt out of his country's domestic politics.

Tom Monaghan, Domino's Pizza Founder Builds Catholic Town

2007-08-27T00:47:00.003-04:00

AVE MARIA, Florida -- We drove for miles and saw nothing but endless plains of green, on the edge of the lush Florida Everglades. And then there it was: a giant cathedral rising from earth, surrounded by a European-style piazza of soon-to-open businesses and restaurants. It was Ave Maria, a town built from scratch, founded and funded by billionaire Tom Monaghan. His vision: a community that would

Stephon Marbury on Michael Vick

2007-08-27T00:43:00.000-04:00

If Michael Vick needs a character witness, he should consider Stephon Marbury. "He is a good human being," the Knicks player said about Vick. "He just fell into a bad situation."Marbury was just getting started."We don't say anything about people who shoot deer and shoot other animals. From what I hear, dog fighting is a sport. It's just behind closed doors," Marbury told Capital News 9, a TV

Nightmarish political realities in Baghdad

2007-08-27T00:38:00.000-04:00

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Nightmarish political realities in Baghdad are prompting American officials to curb their vision for democracy in Iraq. Instead, the officials now say they are willing to settle for a government that functions and can bring security.(Am I the only one who finds this to be ironic?)Read about Nightmarish political realities in Baghdad here.

Energy Seminar At HIA Conference

2007-07-31T20:59:00.000-04:00

The Hauppauge Industrial Association’s Energy Seminar Takes Long Island Business From Science Fiction To Science Function.By Lon S. CohenSCCC, Brentwood Campus—No matter which way you look at it, an investment in Alternative Energy is good for our health, environment, economy, and political standing in the world. The Energy Seminar at HIA’s Trade Show focused on the business of Alternative

BUSH: A tragic legacy | Salon Books

2007-06-25T00:12:00.001-04:00

We all remember how many religious wars were fought for a religion of love and gentleness; how many bodies were burned alive with the genuinely kind intention of saving souls from the eternal fire of hell. -- Sir Karl Popper, twentieth-century British philosopher of scienceread more | digg story

Lon S Cohen - Review of Articles

2007-06-20T00:45:00.001-04:00

See below for a review of articles that I published so far on Hamptons.com:Music ColumnLone SharksHamptons.com Music CalendarNancy Atlas Live CDStandNancy AtlasLUMACaroline DoctorowCreamsiclesSatireHamptons CouplesSummer CampMortgageGolfBoratAprilCelebrity HomesForbes 500Beer

Random Acts Of Traffic

2007-06-20T00:43:00.000-04:00

By Lon S. Cohenlon@lonscohen.comEverytime I’m on the L.I.E. it’s inevitable that I get trapped behind some vehicle with a magnetic yellow ribbon that says Support Our Troops like some modern version of the ones Tony Orlando made famous in the Seventies. I have nothing against the ribbons or our troops. I love our troops. I want them all to be safe and sound. That’s not the point.The thing that

Kellogg to raise nututritional value of cereal because of fat kids?

2007-06-15T08:00:00.001-04:00

Raising the nutritional value of cereal is good but the reason is lame. Parents sue because they have fat kids? Kellogg will not use Shrek to advertise cereal anymore. I guess the parents will feel better when the kids are eating healthy cereal while they sit on the couch watching Shrek and playing the Shrek video games. Yeah that makes sense.read more | digg story

Erosion - Lulu.com

2007-06-11T17:23:00.001-04:00

Canyon Park is bowed down under a relentless torrent of rain. The fields are flooded, the bridges crumble and the increasingly isolated town is host to a serial killer with a grudge against the wealthy Lollo family.read more | digg story

28 New Exoplanets Found!

2007-05-29T11:20:00.001-04:00

Astronomers have discovered 28 new planets outside of our solar system, increasing to 236 the number of known exoplanets, revealing that planets can exist around a broad spectrum of stellar types-from tiny, dim stars to giants.read more | digg story

We Reap What We Sow

2007-05-16T12:24:00.000-04:00

The following email ended up in my inbox at work. I responded to it as I have stated below. It was sent to me by some blow-hard, do nothing who likes to run on and on and on about how we are still going to find hidden WMDs in Iraq and that Hillary Clinton deserves to go to jail because of some consiprosy theory he though up.Read the email and then my response below it:Subject: Fw: "WE REAP WHAT

Liviu Librescu...

2007-04-20T00:30:00.000-04:00

I think that every one of the victims of the tragedy of Virginia Tech deserves an honor but this one story was very important to me. Many young people died who never got the chance to really live. This man survived one madman's rampage to succumb to another's. This is from MSNBC's Website:Liviu Librescu, 76, an engineering science and mechanics lecturer. Born in Romania, he survived the Nazi

Report: French knew of al-Qaida plot

2007-04-16T10:12:00.001-04:00

The French did something right! They knew of some kind of hijacking planned by al-Qaida and shared that information with the CIA in January of 2001. Though back then the idea of a hijacking had an entirely different meaning and no one could have predicted the extent of Nine-Eleven.read more | digg story

Joe Murphy Has Left the Building, But His Story Lives On

2007-04-05T16:59:00.001-04:00

In the Podosphere 6 degrees of separation I'm sure everyone is linked back to Joe Murphy of the KickAss Mystic Ninjas, Wingin' It, Slice Of SciFi, etc, Podcasts. While today is April Fools day, no one that was ever touched by Joe will find humor today. This comic was written on the same day of Joes passing - its perfect. Goodbye Joe, you mattered!read more | digg story

The First Blush of the 2008 Election

2007-03-31T17:00:00.000-04:00

I like Hillary. There I said it. I think she is moderate enough for me. I am not fond of the far left because although I am very liberal I am not do idealistic that I think that there aren't people who deserve punishment for their crimes or that the country doesn't need a strong military. I believe in social reform and programs but I also think that there is nothing wrong with making people fend

Autopsy Reveals Anna Nicole Accidental Overdose

2007-03-26T11:33:00.001-04:00

Anna Nicole Smith's autopsy reveals an "accidental overdose" of prescription drugs.read more | digg story

Congress Has No "Oversight Responsibility over the White House" What !????

2007-03-23T11:09:00.001-04:00

Today Tony Snow claimed that Congress Has No "Oversight Responsibility over the White House". What constitution have these people been reading?read more | digg story

Democrats have Bush Over a Barrel in Prosecutor Firing Debacle

2007-03-23T11:08:00.001-04:00

President Bush is coming under heavy Senate pressure from the Democrats to allow his political guru Karl Rove and other top aides to answer questions under oath about the firing of federal prosecutors. Talk of backroom negotiated "brokering" to get Bush out of corner. A court clash with the executive branch over subpoenas could mean months of courtread more | digg story