Fools and their Money - Secret Shoppers

http://newsblaze.com/story/20091220071213mcco.nb/topstory.html

The next consumer column covers the truth and
lies about "secret shoppers."

John Mccormick my new Practical Consumer Column on Newsblaze.com

I've been a consumer reporter for decades mostly related to high technology but now I have an opportunity to point out fraud and deception in everyday ads which cost consumers billion$ every year.

 http://newsblaze.com/story/20091217133012mcco.nb/topstory.html

The first issue explains why it is dumb (really dumb!) to pay more than about $30 for an electric space heater.

I'll be covering a lot of common problems such as work-at-home and secret shoppers (good and bad), how to buy and sell gold.

Puppy mills and pet stores.

 

Siliconsamurai


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John

Certified Reuters Insight Expert Consultant
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Economist Always Tell the Truth? Trust Me
http://newsblaze.com/story/20090315113354mcco.nb/topstory.html
Mattress Money?
The Silhouettes in October 1957: 'Get a Job'
http://newsblaze.com/story/20090316104929mcco.nb/topstory.html
Easter Egg Hunt Goes to the Dogs in Indiana Pennsylvania
http://newsblaze.com/story/20090413100027mcco.nb/topstory.html
Gas and Oil Companies Fail to Prepare for Next Energy Crisis
http://newsblaze.com/story/20090414091614mcco.nb/topstory.html

Statin drugs shown to reduce death rate from flu

The very latest report from Vanderbilt University and the CDC is that common statin drugs
used to reduce cholesterol, also cut the mortality rate from H1N1 by half.

Statins reduce inflamation in the body and that is considered the likely reason.

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/swineflu/news/oct2909idsa2.html

John McCormick

Giant Sports Car Show In Indiana This Weekend!

The giant british car show is in Indiana this weekend with the cars in downtown
on Saturday!

http://newsblaze.com/story/20090806073910mcco.nb/topstory.html

no local postal closings planned

With the USPS loosing billion$ there is a proposal
 to close a number of post offices but
the current list of offices being studied
for possible closing doesn't include any local post offices.

The study seems to be focusing on urban
and suburban areas where there are a number of
offices available to take over for any closed offices.

See http://www.prc.gov/prc-pages/default.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
for a link to the latest list.
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John

Coffee Fights Alzheimer’s

Coffee, more precisely, the caffeine equivalent of 5 cups of coffee has been shown to help prevent Alzheimer’s and memory loss, it can even help reverse the terrible condition.

The amount needed is 500 milligrams per day for an adult human – this isn’t specific to coffee, caffeine pills, or colas also work and this isn’t just due to the stimulus effect,  it is a chemical reaction in the brain.

Journal of Alzheimer’s Vol. 17, No.3 http://www.j-alz.com/issues/17/vol17-3.html “moderate caffeine administration protects/restores cognitive function and suppresses brain amyloid-β”

BBC story http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8132122.stm

The Health Care Scare

My editorial on the health care reform situation.

http://newsblaze.com/story/20090721055715mcco.nb/topstory.html