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    A town called DISH
    Sally Herships
    • Jun 12, 2019
    • 1 min

    A town called DISH

    When a small town in Texas changed its name to DISH, the satellite TV company gave its residents free TV for a decade. What DISH Network didn’t know was that the name change was a way for one local politician to get revenge on another. PLUS: we take to the phones and answer your questions on our Customer Service line. #Consumers #Politics
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    The Price of Rice In Japan
    Sally Herships
    • Sep 13, 2018
    • 1 min

    The Price of Rice In Japan

    The Japanese are eating less rice. Blame TV, the internet, burgers, Italian food, a growing economy. Blame the lunch ladies! Rice consumption in Japan is about half what it was in the 1960s. But guess what? Demand for Japanese rice may be way down, but prices are going up. In fact, prices are now so high that Japanese people are buying imported rice, rather than the home-grown stuff. On the face of it, Japanese rice appears to be defying one the basic laws of economics, suppl
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    Sally Herships
    • Jan 26, 2017
    • 1 min

    Indians worry about U.S. degree prospects under Trump

    #India #Education #Law #Immigration #H1B #Politics
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    Sally Herships
    • Oct 24, 2008
    • 1 min

    Magic Politicians

    A good magic trick isn’t just a trick – it’s a story wrapped around a trick. Magicians distract their audiences with professional smooth talk called patter, and it sounds eerily similar to what politicians deliver in debates and on the stump. Magicians Steven Cohen, Mark Levy and Harry Lorayne break down the power of patter. #Magic #Politics
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