EF Hutton: Just how bad were holiday retail sales this year?

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Answer: Worst since 1970, at least

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Sneak Peek at Energy 2009

Forbes has a good article looking ahead at energy in 2009.

A year ago the worry was that oil demand would outstrip supply. Today, the Saudis alone have more than 3.5 million bpd of spare production capacity.

Tailwinds will soon give alternative energy a boost in the form of the energy policies and subsidies from the incoming Barack Obamaadministration

Obama's energy plan calls for the "responsible domestic production of oil and natural gas." Translation: He'll focus on maximizing existing energy production on the Outer Continental Shelf, revise the Bush administration's 2007-12 drilling plan and reinstate the executive order banning offshore drilling.

Get some nice stock ideas while you are there.

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In the article, Palm Beach Pawnshop's Business Up Thanks to Madoff, what were the "movies" priced to sell at?

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According to Darren Rovell's blog post on booming championship ring sales, what is the most sought team item?

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Suspected U.S. drones kill 7 in Pakistan: agents (Reuters)

Reuters - Suspected U.S. drones fired at least two missiles into Pakistan's South Waziristan region on the Afghan border on Monday, killing seven people, intelligence agency officials and residents said.

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: In the "Market Tips" feature entitled "Hold Three Things - Bonds, Gold, Silver" which expert(s) recommended bonds?

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On Dec. 16, whom did Jim Cramer give his "Plaxy" (Plaxico Burress) Good Judgment Award to?

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EF Hutton: In his Dec. 17 Stock Blog, Jon Najarian said there was heavy activity in which type of option?

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What geographic reference appears in the Holiday Central blog post "Airline Baggage Fees Deliver Boost to UPS"?

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According to the article, "Faith, Doubt, and Warren Buffett," how much did Berkshire Hathaway's Q3 net earnings fall?

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EF Hutton: According to a Dec. 15 CNBC Stock Blog post, what firm is rumored to be wooing AK Steel?

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Question: According to Bob Pisani's blog post, Get Used To The Layoffs, which company is sacking 14,000 globally?

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On Dec. 5, which analyst likened the slide in oil prices to a "huge tax cut"?

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EF Hutton: By Black Friday's close of trading last week, where did financial stocks end?

EF Hutton: By Black Friday's close of trading last week, where did financial stocks end?

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Question: By Black Friday's close of trading last week, where did financial stocks end?

Answer: up 31%

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A Brief History of Stock Market Drops--the Last 80 years

EF Hutton: A Brief History of Stock Market Drops--the Last 80 years

Market Mayhem

There have been plenty of big selloffs in the stock market over the last month, but early on Friday Oct. 24, many market watchers thought it would bring the big one that would join other infamous days. For history's sake, however, the days since Lehman Brothers' chapter 11 have been momentous and notable enough. Here's a look at some very bad days and periods for stocks that got investors' attention over the past 80 years.

Crash of 1929
The stock market crash of 1929 saw the market fall 12.8 percent on Oct. 28, 1929, known as “Black Monday," but the market fell almost as sharply the day after. The crash contributed to the Great Depression of the 1930s and many also consider it part of a two-decade bear market.

1973-1974
During this period of the Nixon-Ford presidency, when inflation was a major concern because of the first oil spike, the Dow went from its Jan. 11, 1973 high of 1051.70 to a low of 577.60 on Dec. 6 1974, a 45.1 percent decline.

Oct. 19, 1987
Known as Black Monday, or "The Crash," the Dow fell 507.99 points, or 22.61 percent, as part of a broad global selloff.

Oct. 13, 1989
The failure of a leveraged buyout of airline holding company UAL triggered what was then known as the "Mini Crash." The Dow fell 190.58 points, a 6.91 percent decline.

1997
The financial crisis in Asia, primarily in South Korea, Indonesia and Thailand, had its largest impact on the US markets on Oct. 27, 1997 when the Dow dropped 554.26 points, 7.18 percent, forcing an early closing of the NYSE.

Dot-Com Bubble Burst
The tech sector was hit hard as the dot-com bubble burst. The Nasdaq peaked at 5048.62 on Mar. 10, 2000 before beginning a brutal two-month slide. By May 23, 2000, it was down 37.32 percent.

Sept. 17, 2001
The Dow dropped 684.81 points (7.12 percent) on Sept. 17, 2001, the Monday the New York Stock Exchange resumed trading for the first time after the 9/11 attacks.

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How many Yahoo shares did billionaire investor Carl Icahn buy last week?

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How many Yahoo shares did billionaire investor Carl Icahn buy last week?

Answer: 6.8 million shares

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EF Hutton: At the Financial Follies this year, how much did water cost during the cocktail hour?

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At the Financial Follies this year, how much did water cost during the cocktail hour?

Answer: $6

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EF Hutton: Bonus Bucks Credit for Wednesday

EF Hutton: Bonus Bucks Credit for Wednesday

CNBC did not post the trivia questions on Wednesday, November, 26.

They decided to credit every account with $12,000 bonus bucks.

If they post the questions on Friday you will be able to get them on the website or via the email list.

I hope all of you are having a wonderful Thanksgiving.

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According to Jon Najarian's Nov. 24 Stock Blog post, how far is Nucor stock off its summertime high?

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Question: According to Jon Najarian's Nov. 24 Stock Blog post, how far is Nucor stock off its summertime high?

Answer: down 70%

Options Action: Traders Bullish on Nucor

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All financials will be owned by the U.S. government in a year

EF Hutton: Which strategist told CNBC Friday, "All financials will be owned by the U.S. government in a year"?

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Which strategist told CNBC Friday, 'All financials will be owned by the U.S. government in a year'?

Answer: Hugh Hendry

Which central banker told CNBC Friday that his peers seek a "new world order"?

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Answer: Brazil's Henrique De Campos Meirelles

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Question: Which strategist told CNBC there won't be a bottom 'til Valentine's Day?

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Question: Which strategist told CNBC there won't be a bottom 'til Valentine's Day?

Answer: Bob Doll of BlackRock

According to Julia Boorstin, how much revenue did China Central TV's primetime ad space auction yield?

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Question: According to Julia Boorstin, how much revenue did China Central TV's primetime ad space auction yield?

Answer: nearly $1.4 billion

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What did Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell say is the solution to marine pirate attacks?

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Question: What did Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell say is the solution to marine pirate attacks?

Answer: a holistic approach

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According to our Big Budget Events slideshow, how much did the Louisiana Purchase cost in today's dollars?

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Question: According to our Big Budget Events slideshow, how much did the Louisiana Purchase cost in today's dollars?

Answer: $217 billion

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How much of Conoco Phillips did Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway hold, as of Sept. 30?

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Question: How much of ConocoPhillips did Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway hold, as of Sept. 30?

Answer: 84 million shares

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On Nov. 17, which ag stock did Pete Najarian praise for its "phenomenal pipeline"?

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Answer: Monsanto

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In Vince Farrell's blog post, Lower Oil Price Equals A Tax Cut, the CIO offers what scientific view of petroleum "info"?

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Answer: dissection

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Before Black Friday Sales

Time to start checking for those Black Friday sales: BlackFriday.info, Bargainist.com, DealTaker.com, BFads.net, and TheBlackfriday.com.

You might want to check the above out before you hit the stores.

According to the Stock Blog post, Options Action: Dangerous Videogame Play, what must happen for the break-even trade?

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Answer: stock must drop more than 8%

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In the Market Insider post, Stocks That Survived 1929, which Jazz Age stock is not on the list?

EF Hutton: In the Market Insider post, Stocks That Survived 1929, which Jazz Age stock is not on the list?

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Question: In the Market Insider post, Stocks That Survived 1929, which Jazz Age stock is not on the list?

Answer: National Salt





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Forget MRSA C Difficile Worse

With all the attention on antibiotic-resistant staph, or MRSA, you may have overlooked Clostridium difficile, the nasty bacterium behind a growing number of hospital-acquired infection. Turns out C. diff is infecting more than 1 in 100 inpatients, a nationwide survey just found.


Forget MRSA for a Moment, Clostridium Difficile is a Growing Problem

With all the attention on antibiotic-resistant staph, or MRSA, you may have overlooked Clostridium difficile, the nasty bacterium behind a growing number of hospital-acquired infection. Turns out C. diff is infecting more than 1 in 100 inpatients, a nationwide survey just found.

APIC, the big infection-control group, asked its members to take a one-day snapshot of C. diff in U.S. hospitals; responses came back from more than 600 facilities in 47 states.

A day in the life of C. diff proved sobering. Thirteen of every 1,000 hospitalized patients are colonized with C. diff, and 94% of those patients show signs of C. diff disease, such as severe diarrhea. The finding suggests that, on any given day, some 7,000 hospital patients have C. diff, and about 300 will go on to die of the disease, the authors wrote.

The one-day-snapshot method is somewhat unusual, so it’s tough to compare these findings with C. diff numbers from earlier studies. But by any measure, it’s clear that C. diff is a growing problem. Check out this analysis, which found that the percentage of hospital patients with C. diff doubled between 2000 and 2005.
C. diff has the nasty habit of flourishing after patients are treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics, which wipe out the intestinal bacteria that normally keep C. diff in check. And it forms hardy spores that are difficult to kill — alcohol-based disinfectant gels, for example, don’t do the trick. What’s more, a recently discovered strain called NAP1 is not only especially virulent, but also appears to pass more easily from person to person than other strains of C. diff.

So what can be done? Solid isolation and hygiene by hospital personnel helps. So does avoiding broad-spectrum antibiotics when possible, and keeping the course of treatment short. For more tips, see this WSJ story.

Photo of C. diff spores by Photo Researchers

5 Natural Ways to Boost Sex Drive

This is an interesting article that is worth reading. Especially if you are a woman.

It strikes me as bizarre that pharmaceutical companies are still pursuing a drug to treat a "disorder"—low sexual desire in women—that appears manufactured, in my opinion, by the companies trying to treat it. In this week's New England Journal of Medicine, researchers triumphantly tout a testosterone patch, saying that it appears to increase the number of satisfying sexual encounters that women have.

The trade-off for slightly better sex? Unwanted hair growth in manly places like the face and chest. And the possibility of increased breast cancer. Four cases of breast cancer were diagnosed in the study, which involved 800 postmenopausal women; none of the four were on the placebo patch. While the researchers say these "may be due to chance," they add that "the possibility of a causal relationship must be considered."

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Terri Seymour gives Simon Cowell the Boot

"Terri phoned Simon and finished it in September, about six weeks ago," says Max Clifford. "They are going to remain close friends. Simon thinks the world of Terri and that isn't going to change. He also understands her reason for ending it."

Exclusive: X Factor's Simon Cowell splits from girlfriend Terri Seymour

The couple’s tumultuous relationship had recently been rocked by bitter arguments over his reluctance to wed and have children.

Are you in the market for a computer? Walt Mossberg shares some tips on finding a decent computer during these tough economic times. You might want to bookmark this article for the day when your computer goes adios. Also discusses Apple versus PC. Not surprising, says if its PC stay away from Vista. Some good stuff and cheap like he says.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Oops: Mich. Democrats put number for sex line on campaign mailer

Oops: Mich. Democrats put number for sex line on campaign mailer

I suppose business is going to boom after this snafu.

clipped from blogs.usatoday.com Some voters got a surprise when they called the toll-free number on a mailer from the Michigan Democratic State Central Committee. Instead of hearing Barack Obama's voice, WJBK-TV says callers were greeted by a recording in which a woman makes some racy comments before inviting them to type in their credit card number. Party officials blamed the mixup on a typographical error, according to the Associated Press. Here are some of our earlier postings about such incidents: •  Oops: Phone company mixes up numbers for governor, sex line •  Oops: Some E-ZPass customers misdial, get phone-sex line •  Oops: Verizon directs customer service calls to sex line

Circuit Breaker Halt Trading on the Dow Jones

The Dow Jones industrial average would have to fall 1,100 points on the day to trigger the first trading halt.

If that decline is reached before 2 p.m., the market will shut down for an hour. If the threshold is breached between 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., the halt will last 30 minutes. No trading stops would take place if the plunge occurs after 2:30 p.m.

If the index were to fall 2,200 points before 1 p.m., the market would close for two hours. If such a decline took place between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., there would be a one-hour pause. The market would close for the day if stocks sank to that level after 2 p.m.

In the event of a 3,350-point decline, the market would close for the day, regardless of the time.

Twitter Management Shakeup

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clipped from bits.blogs.nytimes.com Jack Dorsey is out as chief executive at Twitter, the micro-blogging start-up that has become famous in the tech world for a lot of buzz and little revenue. Evan Williams, Twitter’s chairman, co-founder and chief product officer, will take over as chief executive and run day-to-day operations at the service, which allows people to broadcast messages of 140 characters or less. Mr. Dorsey is becoming chairman. the company has no real source of revenue Twitter is backed by Union Square Ventures, Digital Garage, Spark Capital and Bezos Expeditions, a venture capital company led by Jeffrey P. Bezos, the chief executive of Amazon. The decision is somewhat surprising since Twitter has actually become more stable recently, holding up particularly well during the heavy barrage of messages exchanged by users during the recent presidential debates.

Stasia and Bob: 'Joe the Plumber' a Fraud

Stasia and Bob: 'Joe the Plumber' a Fraud

MRSA Infections Come to the Doctor’s Office

Follow the links to read more about this nasty stuff.

clipped from blogs.wsj.com Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is a tough-to-treat infection that in recent years has migrated out of the hospital and into the community. The cases above come from the country practice of WSJ.com columnist Ben Brewer, who writes this week about his experience treating the infection. clipped from online.wsj.com We all harbor skin bacteria. Some bugs are worse than others. About 25% to 30% of people carry staph bacteria on the skin or in the nose and can pass it to others. Only about 1% of the population is walking around with MRSA. Even so, nearly 18,650 people died from MRSA infection and 94,000 others were seriously sickened in 2005, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The basics of MRSA prevention are hand washing, wiping down surfaces and covering cuts. Keeping personal care items separated from others also helps. For more information on MRSA and how to prevent its spread, see this report from the Mayo Clinic.

MDI's AIRpod Is a Minute Air-Powered Car

Want one for the trunk of your car?

clipped from www.goodcleantech.com Europe-based company MDI Corporation already promised a six-seater compressed air-powered car for the US come 2010. Here's another vehicle from the brand, although it's far from the family-sized vehicle the US will get. The AIRpod is a minute car by MDI powered by compressed air that's slated for a Europe release on 2009. The vehicle can seat three (non-claustrophobic) people, with one forced to sit facing backwards (that someone would probably have to be immune to motion sickness). The AIRpod has a maximum range of 130 miles (220 kilometers) and a top speed of 40 miles per hour (70 kph), making it suitable for city driving which is probably the company's aim in the first place. Using compressed air as a power source means huge amounts of air are compressed into a small tank that would have to be released slowly to move the car's pistons , the AIRpod is expected to be really efficient and of course, since it runs on air instead of fossil fuels, it's also environmentally-friendly.

Dead reunite for show to support Obama

Were you there? Do you wish you were there?

clipped from www.centredaily.com Bob Weir, of the Grateful Dead, performs at the Bryce Jordan Center during a benefit concert for Barack Obama on Monday, October 13, 2008. CDT/Michelle Bixby “People can you feel it? Love is everywhere.” Brett Parnes, 36, a Boulder, Colo., attorney, flew to Philadelphia first thing Monday, drove a rental to State College (his first time here) and spent virtually all evening in what seemed like a state of transport — dancing barefoot alone back and forth with barely a break across the Jordan Center floor. “This is a great town, with great vibes, and my favorite bands are here,” said Parnes, who planned to fly back to Colorado today. Kat Lawlor, 16, took the day off from Ipswich High School in Ipswich, Mass., and arrived with three pals from Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Teacher’s aide Keira Reilly, 18, of Plymouth, N.H., said she came early “to rage the parking lot” outside Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, where early arrivals were directed.

Do you believe Sarah Palin is qualified to assume the roll of the Presidency?

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clipped from stasiaandbob.blogspot.com Vote in the Poll over on the right hand side of this webpage.

Fake Palin SAT Scores Fool Left-O-Sphere

clipped from stasiaandbob.blogspot.com OK fine so I really wanted Sarah's SAT's to be so low she couldn't even play NCAA hoops but hey, 'tis the time to get flamed. Some true, finer points-- she never traveled to a little unknown Alaskan island -- the only place you can see Russia from Alaska's backyard. And she REALLY became America's Hockey mom in my home town, Philadelphia, last night by dropping the first puck of the Flyers season. Some fans were concerned that they were perceived as Palin supporters. I think the Flyers were concerned that they lost the game. And her approval rating is dragging her Maverick man down. I wonder if she took the SATs anyway. Aren't they called something else on that coast?

Husband Seeks Votes for 'Alzheimer's Disease: Early Detection Matters' Project

This is a worthy cause. I know everyone is busy but if you own an American Express card you can vote in under a minute.

Jay Smith, the man who submitted this project, has first hand experience with Alzheimer's. About ten million baby boomers can expect to suffer from Alzheimer's disease if a cure or therapy is not found. Early detection does make a big difference.

To vote go to http://www.membersproject.com/project/view/OGSSPK

clipped from alzheimersreadingroom.blogspot.com Husband Seeks Votes for 'Alzheimer's Disease: Early Detection Matters' Project Please take the time to vote. Alzheimer's Campaign Selected for Top Five in Members Project from American Express The "Alzheimer's Disease: Early Detection Matters" campaign has been selected as one of the top five campaigns in the Members Project from American Express, which will award $1.5 million to the program that receives the most votes through Monday, October 13. The submitter, Jay Smith, whose wife has early onset Alzheimer's disease, along with the Alzheimer's Association, are now asking that card members go to and vote for the Alzheimer's Disease: Early Detection Matters campaign.

Grabbing a Cheesesteak in South Philly, Palin Opines on Pakistan -- But Does She Contradict McCain Policy?

clipped from blogs.abcnews.com Saturday night in Mo-town Philly, and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin found herself at Tony Luke’s on Oregon Avenue. “It’s Tina Fey!” shouted a bystander as Palin and her daughter Willow walked in. At the counter, Palin ordered two cheesesteaks, whiz and onions. The woman at the counter asked the governor's name. As Palin was glad handling, a man named Michael Rovito, wearing a Temple University t-shirt, approached Palin “How about the Pakistan situation?" he asked her. "What’s your thoughts about that.” “So we do cross the border," he asked, "like from Afghanistan to Pakistan, you think?” “If that’s what we have to do stop the terrorists from coming any further in," she said, "absolutely, we should.”

Free Ice Cream---World's Largest Ice Cream Social

You can get free ice cream at the Cold Stone Creamery on Thursday, September 25th.

Use the link in the clip to find the participating locations.

clipped from www.coldstonecreamery.com To cap off this special month, don't miss the 7th Annual World’s Largest Ice Cream Social at participating Cold Stone Creamery locations nationwide, a special night to join together and share the simple pleasures of life with a FREE ice cream and family fun. On September 25th from 5:00 - 8:00PM, guests will be treated to a 3 oz. serving of Jack or Emily's Creation. All donations will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

McCain Campaign Disputes Post Poll

clipped from voices.washingtonpost.com On the heels of a new Washington Post-ABC News poll that showed Barack Obama leading John McCain 52 percent to 43 percent nationally, the Arizona senator's campaign convened a conference call today insisting that the survey was an "outlier". A new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll produced similar results with 48 percent of the sample saying Obama would do a better job handling the financial crisis as president while 35 percent said the same of McCain.

Clay Aiken acknowledges he's gay

clipped from www.reuters.com Former "American Idol" contestant Clay Aiken has acknowledged he is gay, confirming in an interview with People magazine what most of his fans have suspected for years. Aiken, 29, a born-again Christian who forged a successful career after being named runner-up in the 2003 "American Idol" television talent show, said he decided to come out after becoming a father in August. He told People he came out to his mother four years ago, and said he hoped his fans, dubbed the Claymates, would not desert him. "I've never intended to lie to anybody at all. ... But if they leave, I don't want them to leave hating me." In August, Aiken fathered a baby through in-vitro fertilization with his friend, music producer Jaymes Foster. Foster gave birth to a boy Parker on August 8.  clipped from www.reuters.com The news came as little surprise to those in the music business. "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell said, "If he said it, it's the right thing for him. Good for him. I don't think anyone cares. Let's face it. It's 2008."

Combining Alzheimer's drugs helps slow rate of decline in Alzheimer's Patients

These findings should bring hope to those suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia. Baby boomers should take note.

clipped from alzheimersreadingroom.blogspot.com My mother is currently moving into the medium stage of Alzheimer's so for us this is exciting news. I intend to send this information to our personal care physician and discuss it with him immediately. "Finding something that could actually modify the course of the disease is the Holy Grail of Alzheimer's treatment, but we really don't know if that is happening or what the mechanism behind these effects might be," Alireza Atri explains. "What we can say now is that providers should help patients understand that the benefits of these drugs are long term and may not be apparent in the first months of treatment. Even if a patient's symptoms get worse, that doesn't mean the drug isn't working, since the decline probably would have been much greater without therapy." The results raise the intriguing possibility that the drugs may be protecting the patients' brains from further deterioration, the authors said.

Obama TV Ad Continues Hammering McCain on Health Care

Obama’s campaign is already trying to capitalize on McCain’s statements with a TV ad that you can see here.

clipped from thepage.time.com “We’ve seen what Bush-McCain policies have done to our economy. Now John McCain wants to do the same to our health care.” Watch it above. Read script here.

Watch the Season Premier of Dexter Right Now!

clipped from stasiaandbob.blogspot.com The season premieres of Dexter and Californication are up and ready to be viewed. Beat the traffic and be the first person on your block too see these two shows scheduled to premier on September 28. To get in use the password "ladykiller" Here is the direct link Dexter Premier. Same password and link for Californication. Enjoy and let us know what you think. For more information and stuff like this subscribe to our blog via email or feed.

Watch the Ryder Cup Live on your Computer

clipped from efhutton.blogspot.com Use this direct link 37th Ryder Cup!