Here comes the lawsuits. News broke today that the cervical cancer drug Gardasil may not be as safe as it was represented to be by Merck & Co. Inc. and the FDA.

Right now Merck & Co. Inc lawyers are probably scrambling to protect the company from the lawsuits that are sure to be filed in the very near future. Lawyers will be falling all over themselves to get a piece of this action. If you or a member of your family has received the Gardasil vaccine shot don’t be surprise if you don’t get a letter or phone call from a lawyer.
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Today is the big day, UFC 86 happens tonight. MMA should have another big night and help grow the sport even more.

Here are the UFC 86 weigh in results.
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More MMA on the way, the countdown to UFC 86 is on. The main event is Champion Quinton Jackson vs. Forrest Griffin for the UFC light heavyweight belt. UFC 86 is being held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in in Las Vegas, Nevada and will be broadcast on Pay Per View.

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Today I am going to rant a little bit about people calling Independence Day the 4th of July. While Independence Day falls on July 4th each year the actual holiday is “Independence Day.”

Why do I care? Well it is because calling it the Fourth of July instead of Independence Day basically dumbs down the meaning. Evidence for this is the number of people who are asked what event is celebrated on the 4th of July who do not know and cannot even guess. If we stuck to calling it “Independence Day” then we would do more to honor the accomplishment of our founding fathers. Independence Day was a milestone for our nation and we should never forget it.
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The lowly milk jug has been redesigned. Whether you like the new design or not don’t for one second think that this is the only product package that is going to be redesigned. The new milk jugs are only the tip of the ice berg.

I expect to see all gallon jugs to be overhauled to the shape of the new milk jugs in the very near future. The drastic rise in gas prices is driving all sorts of changes. The new milk jug design will save a huge amount of gas, money, and time for retailers. Saving money is a hot topic for everyone these days, businesses are no exception.
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Another battle for Rosie to fight, this time it is with gossip monger Cindy Adams of the New York Post.

Cindy Adams recently wrote a column that suggested Rosie O’Donnell and her long time partner Kelli Carpenter have or are going to throw in the towel on their relationship and getting a divorce. Rosie immediately denied the divorce rumor and started one of her own suggesting that she was having an affair with Cindy Adams.
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Today the news reported on a 17 year old boy who was decapitated by the Batman ride at Six Flags over Georgia. The boy probably didn’t suffer much as I am sure he died quickly. However his death will bring pain to the people who knew and loved him.
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Today the US Supreme Court struck down the Washington DC hand gun ban and basically verified that the right to keep and bear arms, recognized in the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution, is an individual right of all Americans. Thank you Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia, Samuel Alito, Anthony Kennedy, and Clarence Thomas.
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For what it is worth, I am not related to the man portrayed in the movie Mr. Holland’s Opus. However I really did like the movie and admire what the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation is doing now to keep music alive.
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Robert Burck, aka the Naked Cowboy, plays the guitar dressed in a white cowboy hat, white cowboy boots and white underpants in Times Square, New York. He has filed a lawsuit against Mars Inc. and Chute Gerdeman Inc., aka the maker of M&Ms and its ad agency, for trademark infringement.
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