Archive for September 24th, 2006

Researchers: Homes have more TVs than people

Posted on September 24, 2006. Filed under: Brave new world, General, Technology |

Related – Televison: The Opiate Of The Masses
Associated Press | Sept. 22, 2006
NEW YORK (AP) — The average American home now has more television sets than people.
That threshold was crossed within the past two years, according to Nielsen Media Research. There are 2.73 TV sets in the typical home and 2.55 people, the researchers [...]

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Quashing dissent no way to value U.S. ideals

Posted on September 24, 2006. Filed under: Resistance |

Charlotte Observer | Sept. 22, 2006
By FANNIE FLONO
Americans don’t have to search far for reasons to appreciate the ideals and values at the bedrock of this country. Take a look at other nations.
This week, tanks rumbled through the barren streets of Bangkok after a military coup deposed Thailand’s unpopular but democratically elected leader. Mounted police [...]

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U.S. military deaths surpass 9/11 toll

Posted on September 24, 2006. Filed under: 9/11 |

Associated Press | Sept. 24, 2006
By Calvin Woodward
WASHINGTON — Now the death toll is 9/11 times two.
U.S. military deaths from Iraq and Afghanistan now surpass those of the most devastating terrorist attack in America’s history, the trigger for [...]

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