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Apple Tablet Imminent: Lucky Analyst Has Tested It

In recent weeks, the Apple tablet has transitioned from “longtime rumor” to “practical inevitability”. In particular, a story in the Financial Times last week said the device may be announced as early as next month. Today Barron’s has ramped up the excitement by quoting an analyst who claims to have seen the device “first hand”. The “veteran analyst”, whom Barron’s does not name, claims to have … (News Source: Mashable - 15:14:24)

US Christians largely mum on torture

Churches seen as responsible for fact that many of their flock believe torture of suspected terrorists is ‘justified’. (News Source: Middle East Online - 07:55:02)

Great Low Budget Horror Films You Probably Missed

I find myself in agreement with Ralph Waldo Emerson, who observed in Journals in 1836, “Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.” Too bad most of Hollywood wasn’t in class that day! (News Source: TechRepublic - 06:18:07)

BAT Joins U.S. Competitors in Beating Analyst Profit Estimates

First-half net income climbed 16 percent to 1.45 billion pounds ($2.38 billion), or 72.75 pence a share, the London-based company said today. That exceeded the 1.37 billion-pound average estimate of five analysts compiled by Bloomberg. (News Source: Bloomberg - 13:03:45)

Scams lure people in down economy

A Moorpark woman caught up in a lottery scam lost more than $17,000. A Santa Paula woman was cheated out of nearly $5,000 when a con artist persuaded her to buy a cubic zirconium portrayed as a precious gem. A Ventura resident wired more than $2,800 to a scammer pretending to be a grandchild in trouble. (News Source: Ventura County Star - 07:15:38)

Corso won’t let the stroke he suffered in May slow him

Lee Corso won’t let the stroke he suffered in May slow him down L ee Corso stepped outside his home in Heathrow around 8:30 a.m. on May 16, and disappeared. (News Source: Orlando Sentinel - 02:51:06)

BAT May Rally in Johannesburg on Classification of Local Shares

July 31 (Bloomberg) — British American Tobacco Plc stock may rally in Johannesburg trading as the company seeks to lift restrictions on purchases by local investors, according to Old Mutual Investment Group South Africa. (News Source: Bloomberg - 16:58:27)

The Weigh In: the Strange Case of Ricky Hatton

By Michael Klimes : You might disagree with the title of this article and ask, “How is it that Ricky Hatton is strange?” (News Source: East Side Boxing - 07:43:50)

Christians Largely Mum on Torture

Anyone harboring doubts that the institutional Church is riding shotgun for the system, even regarding heinous sin like torture, should be chastened by the results of a recent survey by the Pew Research Center. (News Source: consortiumnews.com - 14:18:19)

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