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Entertainment > TV News & Commentary American Idol: Reactions to the Season Six premiere
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American Idol: The Fairest Competition in the LandAmerican Idol has been called cruel, vicious, and cutthroat as a competition. Nevertheless, the one accusation that does not stick: American Idol is unfair. American Idol is, for all its flaws, completely and utterly fair.As a musician and a singer, I have watched the show aud... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Economic Values Money cannot buy happiness and love
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Money can't buy happiness, a camel will pass through the eye of a needle before a rich man will pass into the gates of heaven, true love conquers all, et al, ad nausaeum.I've actually had rich guys try to buy me (recently!) with fancy gifts and trinkets. I've had men proposition me-no holds barred-with the line, "How would yo... More..

Business > Online Advertising & Sales How to earn money by running a website
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Getting $$$ Out Of Your WebsiteEverybody wants to have a website. It is just good clean fun. However, if you want your website to generate cash, the fun quickly disappears as it is replaced by that phenomenon called work. If you sell a product, whether it is a CD, your used book collection, or a litter of puppies, you should ... More..

Computers & Technology > Spam How to fight spam
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I own five domain names, so I get a lot of spam. I also get a lot ofspoofs. These are people who hijack my domain names with robots in orderto send you spam. I deleted six-hundred and ninety one spoofs once afteran attack. I've since been able to fix the leak, so the number is vastlyreduced.Why do companies and individuals se... More..

Relationships & Family > Domestic Violence & Abuse Exposing the Booth Home for Unwed Mothers
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I am adopted. My birthmother is/was Japanese. Sometimes I'm angry about being "abandoned", but most times when I am being more realistic, I realize there wasn't a goddamn thing she could do. We were both raped by the patriarchy.I have been angry my whole life. I was born angry, jaundiced and yellow from liver poisoning. My ra... More..

Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Reality TV: Generation Jackass
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I'm not fond of my generation, which has been called "Generation X" (golly, you might actually figure out how old I really am!). Generation X is epitomized by semi-prostitutes like Winona Ryder, over the counter drug addiction, unencumbered ennui, tattoos and piercings, and college dropouts who, TO THIS VERY DAY, live in thei... More..

Entertainment > Music Business Submitting your demo to a record company or producer
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The Trouble with TAXI: Exposing Music Placement ServicesAs many of you are working a day job like myself, you probably have little to no extra money to spend on getting signed to a record label. However, getting signed could allegedly make your life easier, so you decide to approach an organization like TAXI, which promises t... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Setting Life Goals Staying young by maintaining the trends of your youth
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Erotic Crystallization Inertia is a term/concept coined by the late Anton LaVey, founder of a certain infamous Church (one that happens to have a far superior human rights record to Catholicism, Mormonism, or ANY form of Islam). It is based upon this principle:"That which is pleasing to the eye gives joy, and joy gives streng... More..

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