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Well, actually tumeric fights cancer… but that is in curry.
New York Daily News – Home – The spice of life! Curry fights cancer
There are many natural herbs and treatments that even medical science is confirming help treat conditions in the human body. This is an interesting article concerning tumeric and its benefits.
Tired of “same ol’ same ol'” map sites? Check this out!
Map24 – Maps and Driving Directions for USA, Canada and Europe
Once you look up an address, try zooming “in and out” with the “+” and “-” signs! It rocks!
And, here’s what you get when the Evil Empire (which is, of course, evil) buys a Spyware/Adware company…
Microsoft Downgrades Claria Adware Detections
They move the “findings” of their Anti-Adware program “downward” in level. Would “their own” Adware/Spyware hurt you? Why no, of course not! This is what happens when a company that sanctions Adware makes an “Anti-Adware” tool.
I’ll stick with Ad-Aware from Lavasoft and Spybot Search and Destroy from Kolla… no thanks, M$!
When you want to display PDF documents what do you do? Most folks download Adobe’s PDF Reader, after all, it is free, right? Well, less and less… why do I say that? The “newer” versions of the Adobe Reader try and get you to download all kinds of other junk as well, and they also try to get you to use their “downloader,” which is installed on your system and pollutes your computer… then there is the fact that it is constantly asking you to upgrade it, instead of just displaying the PDF… and now, on top of all this, they have advertisements in it! NO, thanks!
Small, Fast, Clean, and FREE PDF Reader for Everyday Use
The link above is a great FREE, no ads, simple, fast, and clean PDF viewer. And guess what? ALL it does is allow you to view PDFs! What a concept! Try it, you’ll like it!
First, remove your Adobe Reader (Start-Control Panel-Add Remove Programs), then install the Foxit Software PDF Viewer! Budda-bing! Now, you have a FAST viewer without all the junk!
The issue is complex, but today, while we celebrate our Independence and freedom here in the U.S., in Rome, representatives have voted in a provision that would make use of vitamins and supplements “restricted” and in the control of the Allopathic Medical Community, which… by and large, doesn’t even “believe in” them! You can read more about it here:
Tim Bolen’s Report on Today’s Decision in Rome
YOU, reading this, need to take this challenge to your Health Freedom seriously, and plan now what YOU are going to do to fight for your right to choose health alternatives! All this plays into the CAFTA agreement that is in the news these days… read about it here:
It is up to YOU!
Rumored Microsoft Adware Deal Raises Red Flags
So now our favorite Evil Empire is getting into the Ad-ware biz? So what’s the deal? Evil is as evil does! Just remember, Uncle Bill (Gates) says that he is SERIOUS about PC security!! Yeah, right! He is serious about making money! And if your system gets eaten by ad-ware… well, so it goes!