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The Year of the Dragon starts officially on January 23rd of this year (this would be officially the “Water Dragon Year”). The Dragon Year will be very interesting as far as elections are concerned. This will be a particularly wild year, not only uproarious due to the Dragon, but this is the Water Dragon Year and will be like a dragon rise from the sea and riding the waves. At least, according to superstition, and other such pagan ideas. However … Chinese War Deity General Kwon Kong (the Red Faced) has a beard and stands nine chi (Chinese approximate to...

PHOENIX – Arizona is taking on immigration once again, with lawmakers collecting donations from the public to put a fence along every inch of the state's border with Mexico. It is an unprecedented effort by a state that is the busiest U.S. gateway for both illegal immigrants and marijuana.

Sometimes nicknames are fun, and you may have a nickname for some of your favorite Republican candidates. Usually there is a story to go along to help make fun of others along with ourselves and our favorites. And sometimes it's just fun to piss folks off. And in the tradition of America - Gary “Sock Monkey” JohnsonDinner time was approaching in the town of Corn Nuts, Kansas. Mom was busy in the kitchen, and Dad was drying his socks on the bedroom lampshade. On the T.V. was a debate! Suddenly little Tommy cries out – “Look mom! There’s a Sock...

Before Islam in Arabia, there was an art expression in poem and song called the golden box, the Golden Odes, the poetry and song of the Arabic Qasidah. But in fact, it was even older than one can imagine. And, inside this golden box was found the simple, but yet complex, story of morality, the comedy, the boastful, mournful pine, a call to the land of birth, travel afar, the pain of separation, ardent love, solitude and the rhapsody. These palms, poetry and song, they were not the story of a Bedouin -- in fact the Bedouin is not found....

The answer is only one – Marathon Oil. As I watched the 10th Anniversary of 911 on the various cable channels, especially on FOX and the History Channel, a thought occurred to me – how many US based oil companies remembered 911 on their homepages today? I suppose, one can argue that as a business, even if US based, it would not be appropriate. But thinking about it, why not? I mean, thanks to the freedoms of this nation and the citizens of the United States, these corporations and companies benefit from the blessing the American people have fought and...

Personally in my opinion, each State has the right to decide how to handle illegal immigration and allocation of the law and State rights to such illegal aliens in the event that the Federal government refuses to follow the constitutional and legal obligations under the law. Having said that, I still feel that, the Federal government should complete the fence as was agreed upon and that each State certainly does not have the right to refuse the fence nor should they be in the business of taking on the debt to built it themselves. Having said that, my opinion, and...

I wanted to dreadfully suggest an historic article to friends, relatives, business men and women, investors, workers, and pretty much anyone and everyone who can still read English – yet, for a week there was no time. No time, as, while being in Las Vegas among hordes of pie in the sky technologists forecasting a bright and brilliant future as much as 2001 A Space Odyssey predicted in 1968 what the world would be in 2001, day and night there was simply not an opportunity as time took away even a descent lunch. Strangely, all the pontification took place in...

The “founder” of the Jains religion which is primarily in India is called Mahavira, which mean “The Great Hero” (maha – great, vira – hero). He lived thousands of years ago, and there is ample evidence that not only was he a near contemporary of the “Buddha”, the Buddha or “Intellectual” (buddhi – mind, Budd – intellect, Buddha – the Intellectual) who was a Prince of Nepal called Siddhartha, there is evidence and I personally believe that Mahavira had taught or strongly influenced the “Buddha” in religion and yoga. Mahavira is largely unknown in the West, but that is not...

Thank you House Speaker John Boehner. While I am not positive that I will agree with your final proposal as is, I do want to say sincerely how much I respect you on this day and the nerve and, frankly, manhood you showed today in the face of President Obama and his failed agenda for our nation. While I am more conservative than positions you may take, today I really want to thank you for your statesmanship, stalwart maturity in the face of left-wing psychosis. There is no doubt others will poke fun or belittle, which is perfectly fine. But...

Humans have had a 10,000 year relationship with the dog. The dog flew to space - Belka("Squirrel")and Strelka("Little Arrow") were launched into space on board Sputnik 5 on August 19, 1960 - and no doubt, as we go into the universe the dog will come with us, our eternal companion. We are one. I love my dog, but I do have one problem. Every vacation, if we go, my little one must go with us. She is much a part of the family as our child. She is a dog, but sometimes it makes going on a vacation a problem....

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I do not even know the name of that preacher who was one of the leaders involved in the campaign, both by billboard, TV and radio, that the world was going to end yesterday. I do know that, while obviously the followers of such cultism were a very small fringe element of the Jesus Movement of Christianity, there is no doubt what is going to happen next. What is going to happen next is that the Left, and selected spokespersons of the Democratic Party who will pretend to moderate the argument while at the same time act purposely to foment...

Congratulations House Speaker John Boehner, thank you and my respect for you has grown so much in this one night. You did the stand up job, you are the man and I am willing to say so and take the jibes from those who say it isn’t so. I say Thanks again, this is the first step, may be a small step but it was also a big step in mind set and in showing the power of the Republican leadership. When I say my respect for you has jumped in no small way, I really mean it for what...

Right now Laura Ingraham is talking about “Republicans need to step forward now, now is the time, if they are going to run”, and so I am wondering myself who are the Republican candidates (for President) in 2012? It doesn’t matter if they say they are running or not, can someone give me the complete list? I want to start making a decision early this time so I can jump in with good spirit and enthusiasm, I think this battle needs to start early and start now because it’s going to be a long campaign. So who has the “long...

Take a look - I was checking the BlackRock, Inc. homepage to gather some investment information, and what do I see? Their main "introduction" pane is displaying the words UPSIDE DOWN. Hmmmm.... struck me as so funny, I just HAD to share it! So the only question is, should I really invest? I mean, I don't think this was done on purpose, or am I wrong? I think they were hacked? hmmmm... BlackRock is suppose to be a providers of investment, advisory and risk management solutions. But can they even manage their own homepage? Ok, maybe this is on purpose,...

I kept getting phones calls the last couple of days from “Colstrip MT” (Montana) – I have the modern technological marvel of seeing the phone number or location of the call appear on my television informing me of the incoming demand for attention. I was sort of busy planning and making phone calls around the “Big Game” this Sunday (New England Patriots verse the New York Jets), and being right next to the phone at the time, after such repeated calls from “Colstrip MT” of which were left unanswered expecting voicemail from the pesky caller which was never made, I...

72-year old elect Governor Jerry (“Moonbeam”) Brown had his inaugural ceremony Monday. I didn’t listen to it. Well actually, I did hear a portion of it by mistake when I was getting up early in the morning to go to the “boys room”, when an outtake from his speech at the ceremony was played on a local radio station. There was his voice, barking with a rasp as if he is about to lead the soldiers into war: “California! Here I come! – Right back where I started from!” I couldn’t believe what I just heard. That includes the clapping...

Starting on Monday, January 3, KSFO welcomes Laura Ingraham back to KSFO 560 AM! Laura Ingraham can be heard every Monday through Friday from 8 – 10pm. She replaces Dr. Laura Schlessinger, who decided to retire from terrestrial broadcasting. Dr. Laura's final show will be Friday, December 31.

NEW DELHI: US-based Indian origin researcher Shuvo Roy has created the world's first implantable artificial kidney. What's sensational about Roy's creation is that the organ, no larger than a coffee cup, will be able to mimic the kidney's most vital functions like filtering toxins out of the bloodstream, regulate blood pressure and produce the all- important vitamin D. The artificial kidney has been tested successfully on a small number of animals. Large-scale trials on animals and humans are expected over the next five years. Once available, and if affordable, this creation by the Roy-led team at University of California will...

There is no question about it, demand for oil is increasing due to the demand from an ever increasing number of nations which are modernizing, be it the Latin American states, from Asia and South-East Asia to Africa, what to speak of China and India. As their demand for oil increases, the likelihood that the politics of the Islamic extremism, anti-American sentiment, and international conflicts will all impact the perspective of these oil demanding countries as the weigh in on which side of the argument they take, and who they want to make friends with. The reality is, while it...