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...Ageless Herbs' Curing Pills, which profess to clear up a case of H1N1 • Swine Flu Protection Gloves from Emergency Disaster Systems, which would protect wearers from infection • Super Immune Booster from Wellness Resources, which claims to make you immune to the disease • Swine Flu Advisor - my personal favorite - an electronic device that claims to use "photobiotic energy" and "deeply penetrating mega-frequency life-force energy waves" to strengthen the immune system and prevent H1N1 infection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Psst! Want a Cure for H1N1? Swine Flu Scams | 6/26/2009 | See Source »

...aiming to provide a $150 laptop to very child in the world—suffered major production setbacks, laid off half of its employees, and came under heavy fire for supposedly misjudging the needs of youth in the developing world from the get-go. Talking heads on all continents profess communities need fresh water and malaria nets before Skype and Wikipedia. After all, there are 2.5 billion people on the planet living on less than $2 per day. They need the bare necessities—and you can’t eat pixels...

Author: By Raúl A. Carrillo | Title: One Laptop, Much Controversy | 2/27/2009 | See Source »

...It’s the bottom of the third quarter. We have to fight,” Dr. Al Felzenberg exclaimed to the Harvard Republican Club in reference to the campaign on October 14th. At a college where it is easier to profess mind-numbing love for Obama than face the outcry when you mumble, “Um, I’m not sure…”, students are apt to concede their votes to Obama...

Author: By Andrew J. Crutchfield, Peyton R. Miller, and Rachel L. Wagley | Title: Underdog to the Rescue | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

...give life to her new feminist vision through the unveiling of a new women's movement, "The Blanca Arauz Movement for the Dignity of Women's Rights," named after the wife of Sandinista namesake Augusto Sandino. The movement, which materialized overnight, is made up of Sandinista activists who profess their solidarity with "our sister, Rosario Murillo" and denounce other feminist groups critical of Ortega. The "Blanca Arauz" movement recently tried to legitimize itself by requesting a meeting with other feminist organizations in El Salvador, but there wasn't interest in networking with Murillo's group...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: President Ortega vs. the Feminists | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

...exceptions” abortion policy, even when rape, incest, or threats to maternal and fetal health are involved. In response to the question, “What if it was your daughter who was raped?”, FFL founder Serrin Foster replied that she would profess unconditional love for both her daughter and her grandchild. She proceeded to conflate the destruction wreaked by international terrorism with abortion: “Abortion doesn’t erase a memory. Think about it. Could anything ever erase your memory of Sept. 11, 2001?” At least she was tactful...

Author: By Courtney A. Fiske | Title: “Women Deserve Better” | 10/14/2008 | See Source »

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