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Plastic Baseball Field

June 30, 2009
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This is a video in which Oksana is reporting live from the new baseball field. It has been just built and looks inviting, but there is one little issue with it....

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Swine Flu Frenzy and Setting up the stage for new vaccine

June 23, 2009
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I was about to embark on another project with ICEA this late spring when the news of the swine flu virus broke out carried out by almost every major news outlet. The CDC was proclaiming yet different stage of the threat: pandemic, not pandemic yet, but close… Airports were empty, many people...

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The Academy’s Night at the Museum

June 12, 2009
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The Academy’s Night at the Museum

Every Thursday California Academy of Science throws a “night at the museum” type of event with music, drinks and food. This Thursday the Nightlife event was sold out bringing several thousands of visitors inside its newly remodeled building in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. With only $10 a ticket, this is a perfect...

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Dick Cheney at NPC (the Daily Show's take)

June 4, 2009
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USA's former vice president Dick Cheney visited the National Press Club earlier this month. As a speaker invited to a ...

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How Fila saved my life today

May 23, 2009
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Today I was walking along the sidewalk in Los Altos, California, heading to the local store. My dog Fila was walking beside me on the short leash, something I insisted he'd do when I walk fast....

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Miami Dade County Forces 800 Households a Year to Give Up their Dogs or MOVE

May 23, 2009
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Miami Dade County Forces 800 Households a Year to Give Up their Dogs or MOVE

Miami Dade County bans pit bulls or any dogs that are at least 49% pit bull. This means at least 800 households each year are forced to give up their dogs or move outside the county.

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American Express cancels my card with ZERO balance

May 21, 2009
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American Express cancels my card with ZERO balance

On May 5th, 2009 a letter arrived in my mailbox. It was from American Express informing me that they have canceled my American Express Blue card. I've had this card for several years now and for the past 2-3 years it had zero "owed" balanced on it...

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Health Marketing and the CDC

April 26, 2009
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Health Marketing and the CDC

Have you ever heard the term "Health Marketing"? I certainly haven't, until recently when I decided to research a specific health topic. So I turned to the "credible source" of health information, the CDC (Center for Decease Control and Prevention), a government agency.

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May 19 California statewide consolidated election: What I approved

April 23, 2009
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May 19 California statewide consolidated election: What I approved

For many of you who don't vote and don't follow elections out of boredom or disbelief in the system, let me remind you that California statewide consolidated election is happening next month. The ballots are due on May 19th. You might be seeing a ballot in the mail or reminders about it in the...

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What is Twitter?

April 10, 2009
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What is Twitter? If you find yourself asking this question, beware, this new way of communicating is catching up with you. I was there just a few weeks ago, until I started tweeting. I've heard many descriptions of it: the new social networking tool, the fastest news service, the lamest thing.. But this video...

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