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Extreme usage is a no brain way to become a dead brain. But, big money placed in the right places will tell the public different. Why, because the public wants to believe. Just like they believed in Bush and his Weapons of Mass Destruction, or the latest video release of Bin Laden bullshit. &lt;br /&gt;If the problem is worse than we thought, expect the body count to start accumulating. When the party being accused, is to allowed to investigate themselves, the odds are, they will always end up a winner. &lt;br /&gt;People are addicted to cell phones and are passing this same addiction on to their children. &lt;br /&gt;The new age crack baby, yes I said crack, an addiction is an addiction and getting sucked into the "FAMILY PLAN" is putting your family at risk. &lt;br /&gt;Guess what, you are to blame if anything happens to your kids, because you should know better.&lt;br /&gt;But with all of that said, I want to point out some of the issues on a personal level.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some of you may get offended, good!&lt;br /&gt;We all know about those self center morons who march through the library yapping on their about nothing important.  Or the mouth that just doesn't stop while pushing their shopping cart into the back of your legs.  These people call it multi tasking, I call it doing two things at once, and guess what, you can't do it.  Unless you consider invading some else's space OK.  And most self serving, I myself, no one matters but me, and so on attitudes continue to act like ass wipes.  There are other people in the world.  Some people want to feel safe when they are on the road, or just don't give a crap about you and your friend Marge's night out the day before.  Some of us would like you to take your cell phones and your crap attitudes and bury it deep inside your...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love the soccer mom, who forgets she has six kids in the car and drives like she owns the road because she is busy sharing nasty little secrets about her neighbors.&lt;br /&gt;No directional on turns, speed variations, blacking out when the light turns green etc.  You know who you are and you are responsible for those around you when on the road, and even more so for those kids!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At every accident, the cell phone should be confiscated to see if it was talk time at the time of the accident.  If so, you were basically breaking the law.  You, should pay big time because it is no longer a accident.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kids want to carry their phones to school so they can call their mommies, lol, yeah right.  I have no problem with the phones in school, but there has to be rules. I think if each desk has a phone cradle on it, they put the phone in it so the teacher can have a visual.  Ringers off, and if a call does come in from mommy, and it is important should have the right to quick answer. And, I don't mean a call to tell little Bobby to bring home milk.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, about me.&lt;br /&gt;I love my cell phone because...&lt;br /&gt;I am from Brooklyn, NY.  I am loud when I want to be, a rough Bensonhurst  guy with a bad attitude myself when people step on my toes.  These days way too many people step on my toes, because they are distracted with their cell phones.&lt;br /&gt;So one of the things I like to do is when someone in a store is dribbling useless crap ( and you know it is cause you always hear it ) I pull out my phone, shimmy up along side the people, and make believe I have a very important call as well.  It goes something like&lt;br /&gt;"HEY, LOUIE, IT'S ME VINNY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" and so on, and the best is that the dumb SOB has the nerve to turn to me with a look like I am rude.  Well, right back at you!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love my cell  phone because when I'm out for a few hours, I can callhome to my answering machine let my puppies here my voice that I'll be home soon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love my cell phone because My wife or daughter can call me from the road if they does need me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love my cell phone because I can pull over, and take out a menu and have my order ready when I get there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love my cell phone because of it technology, but I am also aware that is is additive and dangerous. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There will always be people out their with abusive personalties, and no manners.  But giving them another reason to  be both and release them amongst the public just ain't right.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All I have to say is...&lt;br /&gt;"HEY, LOUIE, IT'S ME VINNY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;for more information on cell phone issues visit us at&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://cellphonetherapy.com"&gt;http://cellphonetherapy.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheNewsMaze&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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I always enjoy a good flick.  My taste ranges from a good old comedy to cold blooded thrillers and whatever falls in between.&lt;br /&gt;My first review is on a little know movie that was released in 1990 and till day still holds it emotional value.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Loosely based on real life events of Henry Lee Lucas, a serial killer that was out on the loose with anywhere between 1 and 360 kills under his belt.  The numbers are in question, but their are deaths non the less.&lt;br /&gt;As a little side note:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Lucas' sentence was commuted to life in prison in 1998 by then-Governor George W. Bush. His was the only death penalty case among the 153 that came across Bush's desk in his tenure as Texas Governor in which he intervened and commuted the death sentence. Lucas died in prison of natural causes. Though Lucas' death seemed to have removed the possibility of resolution in many instances, there are still a number of unresolved or open questions. Some authorities — while admitting that Lucas tended to exaggerate his accounts and told some outright lies, and also recognizing that the Lucas Task Force engaged in some very questionable tactics — insist that Lucas was a viable suspect in a number of unsolved murders.&lt;br /&gt;I guess birds of a feather...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The director John McNaughton, was at the time (1986) a young music video, that a Chicago based film producer invested in him to create a "B" level horror film.&lt;br /&gt;McNaughton gave him Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.&lt;br /&gt;Portraying Henry was a young Micheal Rooker, till this day, I have to wonder were are his awards.&lt;br /&gt;The film is like a tutorial on how to go about murder everyday in every way.  Little tidbits like "kill a different way, and there is no signature left behind"  With no motive and no signature, you'd have to be an idiot to get caught.  It is a cold and a nerve racking experience, to see through the eyes of a killer, to feel his emotion and to feel his lack of.  Rooker, was casted perfectly for this part, and brings to the table a truth about a character you rarely see on screen.&lt;br /&gt;Yet, you do not get a slasher movie here, nope you get a semi documentary, about the  rules of the kill and the twisted mind of a killer. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099763/trailers-screenplay-E20702-10-2"&gt;See The Movie Trailer Here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/6305191883/swiitwebdeste-20"&gt;Get The DVD Here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;may ratings on this film out of 5 Fav's is&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_DMCqk5N2IyM/Rxc5uBjYAZI/AAAAAAAAAKI/2NrwY4B-b9k/s1600-h/Favourites32x32.png"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_DMCqk5N2IyM/Rxc5uBjYAZI/AAAAAAAAAKI/2NrwY4B-b9k/s320/Favourites32x32.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122626564010803602" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_DMCqk5N2IyM/Rxc5uBjYAZI/AAAAAAAAAKI/2NrwY4B-b9k/s1600-h/Favourites32x32.png"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_DMCqk5N2IyM/Rxc5uBjYAZI/AAAAAAAAAKI/2NrwY4B-b9k/s320/Favourites32x32.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122626564010803602" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_DMCqk5N2IyM/Rxc5uBjYAZI/AAAAAAAAAKI/2NrwY4B-b9k/s1600-h/Favourites32x32.png"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_DMCqk5N2IyM/Rxc5uBjYAZI/AAAAAAAAAKI/2NrwY4B-b9k/s320/Favourites32x32.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122626564010803602" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_DMCqk5N2IyM/Rxc5uBjYAZI/AAAAAAAAAKI/2NrwY4B-b9k/s1600-h/Favourites32x32.png"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_DMCqk5N2IyM/Rxc5uBjYAZI/AAAAAAAAAKI/2NrwY4B-b9k/s320/Favourites32x32.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122626564010803602" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheNewsMaze&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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