Due to the failing health of Chief Joan Koplan, head of JJK Security, AMC has decided not to renew its popular reality show Small Town Security. Set in the small northern Georgia city of Ringgold, for three seasons the show has followed the ups and downs of the mom-and-pop security and investigations company.
Remembering the Cleaner Humor of the Unknown Comic
Have you ever watched old clips of The Gong Show and enjoyed the appearances of the Unknown Comic? He was in reality long-time TV performer Murray Langston. You can see a clip of Langston as the Unknown Comic here:
5 Versions of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”
When Billy Joel was a guest on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon earlier this year Jimmy asked him to participate in an impromptu a cappella (doo wop) performance of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". As I write this almost 10,000,000 people have enjoyed the performance on YouTube.
Should We Be Concerned About Auto Trading in Stocks?
Programmed trading or auto trading is "an automated process whereby ... a third party [makes] transactions on [a trader's] behalf". The third party can be an outside broker giving orders to your broker or it can be a software program you run on your computer and hook up to your online brokerage.
AMC Promotes Speecy, Spicy Meatballs
If you have not been watching AMC's hit reality show Small Town Security you're in for a treat -- well, you're in for some incongruous oddball behavior from a small group of security specialists living and working in northern Georgia.
Things We can Do for Mom when Mother’s Day Comes
Mother's Day 2014 will be held on May 11 this year. We are delighted to know that our mothers are still with us and our thoughts go out to all those people whose mothers have passed on. Edward and I were both moved by the inspiring article on Communizine, "Things to Do with Mom on Mother's Day", which offers some unusual suggestions for ways to celebrate Mother's Day.
Pulitzer Prize Committee Rewards Treason, Ignores Facts
After nearly a year of "public debate" about how the United States government and its allies gather information from across the globe, what has changed? We know that certain intelligence operations have been compromised to the point that they are now less effective in tracking terrorists.
Richard Ledgett of NSA Debunks Edward Snowden’s Lies
Edward Snowden has established a long record of lying to people about what he has done. Here are just a few of his false claims as exposed by the news media over the past year:
Reasons Why Background Checking Exploits the Web
Our thirst for information has exploded in the past few years thanks to the power of the Web. Thanks to the advent of the Internet, data mankind has published online occurs through too many interfaces for the mind to manage. Highly speculative estimates say that Websites around the world consists of a million, million Web pages and that our Internet agglomeration acquires more information amounting to one billion Web pages every day.
Three European Bands do “Thriller” – Swing Style
Michael Jackson's "Thriller" launched a revolution in imaginary music video production. He immortalized the traditional hollywood scare movie genre and started a trend in copycat productions that has swept around the world. Every year new videos of "Thriller" sendups and flash mobs appear on Vimeo, Youtube, and other video sharing services. But I always hear "Thriller" performed as Michael recorded it. Until now.