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POPSAgainst the hallmarks of liberalism CyberSpace Czar Technology Czar Drug Czar Copyright Czar Climate Czar Car Czar Energy Czar Health Care Czar WMD Czar Education Czar Economic Czar Housing Czar Mortgage Czar
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POPSThe Long Tail Wags in Bondi Kiosk Here's a cool example of how digital media changes the nature of retailing. When software is so easily available from such a range of providers when will the kids having donuts and lattes twig that their education could be MUCH MORE personalised without thinking about it too hard?
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POPSDrink your Milk! Ah, that's the reason milk is so expensive. We quit drinking it. One milk distributor told our community that it's being dumped on the ground. The shelf life is intentionally reduced, by the processing/heat/pasteurization. If one buys totally organic milk, the shelf life is MUCH greater. Compare in the stores for yourself.
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POPSShould Kids Use "Energy Drinks?" The "functional beverage" industry is part of a larger trend known as "nutraceutical foods," which has exploded in part because it occupies a gray area between foods and dietary supplements. Congress, prompted by lobbying from herbal-supplement companies, exempted substances like guarana, kava kava and ma huang from strict regulation by the FDA in 1994. This was despite evidence linking misuse of ma huang to serious medical problems, including heart attacks and death.