An Eye Chart for Aging Guys

It’s a pain in the neck to see how your biological functions fade away with the gradual accumulation of years. I’m 61 and begin to feel how my body is getting weaker.
In the final analysis, I think Socrates was right when he took the Hemlock poison after the famous trial. He was [...]

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Flock Social Web Browser Launches Version 1.2

Yesterday the Flock Team launched the full commercial release of 1.2 version of Flock social browser. The Flock Development Team continues to add innovative new features with each release. In this release of Flock 1.2, they have added some great new service integrations which will help you remain connected and share easily as [...]

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Chile Police Chief Dies in Panama Air Accident

In Panama City, everybody is alarmed by a horrible accident that happened in the middle of the city in an area known as Calidonia. At approximately 2:00 p.m. (-5 GMT) a government helicopter crashed into a three-story building in the capital.
Chile top police chief, General Jose Alejandro Bernales and his wife, together with [...]

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Flock Remains in the Public Eye

Flock, the social web browser, has been receiving quite a bit of attention lately. First it received the prestigious 2008 Webby Award and now PC World has published a list of 2008 top products selected by its readers and editors and Flock was ranked number six on the list of a total of [...]

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Joke: The Aggressive Salesman

A little old lady answered a knock on the door one day, only to be  confronted by a well-dressed young man carrying a vacuum cleaner.
“Good morning,” said the young man.  “If I could please take a couple of minutes of your time, I would like to  demonstrate the very latest in high-powered vacuum cleaners .” [...]

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Joke: My Super Competent Secretary

Last week was my birthday and I didn’t feel very well waking up on that morning. I went downstairs for breakfast hoping my wife would be pleasant and say, “Happy Birthday!”, and possibly have a small present for me. As it turned out, she barely said good morning, let alone “Happy Birthday.”
I thought… [...]

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Panama Strikes Back at Inflation Subsidizing Food Prices

Flag of the Republic of Panama

Countries around the world were hit hard by soaring food prices at the same time that gasoline prices were reaching the stratosphere. These two economic factors caused violent social unrest in poor communities, like in Haiti where the Prime Minister was toppled. Panama was no exception. [...]

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Intelligent Machines

“He’s a visionary.”
It has always been a dream of modern man to build a machine with an intelligence similar to man himself. This intelligent machine is of course the computer equipped with artificial intelligence. It’s very common in Japan to associate modern living with robots interacting with human beings. As a [...]

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State Trooper With Sense of Humor

State Trooper with a sense of humor

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Panama is an Attractive Spot for Retirees

Aerial view of Panama City, Panama with Punta Paitilla skyline in the foreground.
After being in the dark for many years following the downfall of General Noriega’s regime, Panama has become a retiree’s dream.  In 2001, International Living, the renowned magazine and recognized expert for promoting U.S. expatriate lifestyles, stated that Panama is the best place [...]

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