INSPIRATIONAL: TV increases chances of dying before 65

Friday, June 17, 2011

http://www.impactlab.net/2011/06/15/two-hours-of-tv-a-day-increases-chances-of-dying-before-65/

June 15th, 2011 at 8:52 am
Two hours of TV a day increases chances of dying before 65

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The activity – or rather the inactivity – raises the odds of developing Type 2 diabetes and heart disease, say scientists at the Harvard School of Public Health in the US.

They believe television compromises health in two ways.

Firstly, it gets in the way of more healthy pastimes – those that involve physical movement.

Secondly, people tend to consume more junk food and drink while viewing.

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Hmmm, will I make it?

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GOVEROTRAGEOUS: Weiner’s Pension, Benefits Could Top $1 Million

Friday, June 17, 2011

http://www.rollcall.com/news/weiner_pension_benefits_million-206582-1.html

Weiner’s Pension, Benefits Could Top $1 Million

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Are you kidding me? That’s what’s wrong with this whole scheme to defraud the taxpayer.

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FUN: Built a website for a great friend

Friday, June 17, 2011

http://www.mdandola.com

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$10 for the domain name, some text, some pics, iWeb on a mac, and throw in some minimal effort.

And, poof, it’s online!

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SOFTWARE: LibreOffice 3.3.3 is ready for download

Thursday, June 16, 2011

LibreOffice 3.3.3 is ready for download

The Document Foundation announces the availability of LibreOffice 3.3.3, a new release of the most stable version of the free office suite for personal productivity, targetingcorporate users. LibreOffice 3.3.3 is already available for download at the following address: http://www.libreoffice.org/download.

According to Thorsten Behrens, a developer and member of the TDF Steering Committee, “LibreOffice 3.3.3 fixes several bugs and improves the security of the suite, to specifically address the needs of corporate deployments, where stability is more important than new features. This branch will be maintained until the end of the year, to allow a smooth and safe transition to LibreOffice 3.4.x.”

LibreOffice 3.3.3 is available for Windows, MacOS X and Linux (DEB and RPM), in over 100 different languages (more than twice the language coverage of comparable proprietary products). Users of LibreOffice 3.3.2 are invited to update their software.

Short link to blog post: http://wp.me/p1byPE-8E

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I use it. It’s “good enough”. And, the price is right.

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FUN: Who knew Grand Rapids had rhythm?

Thursday, June 16, 2011

http://www.flixxy.com/greatest-music-video-grand-rapids.htm

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The Grand Rapids LipDub Video was filmed May 22nd, with 5,000 people, and involved a major shutdown of downtown Grand Rapids, which was filled with marching bands, parades, weddings, motorcades, bridges on fire, and helicopter take offs. It is the largest and longest LipDub video, to date.

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Wow! Worth 10 minutes.

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RANT: “Justice”, marriage, and licensing

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GAY_MARRIAGE_TRIAL?
SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-06-14-03-07-03

Jun 15, 3:11 AM EDT
Gay judge’s same-sex marriage ruling upheld
By LISA LEFF Associated Press

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge has a message for those trying to salvage California’s gay marriage ban: Sure, the judge who threw out the measure last year is in a long-term relationship with a man, but he could still be fair to them.

Chief U.S. District Court Judge James Ware’s ruling Tuesday rejected arguments that former Chief Judge Vaughn Walker would potentially benefit from declaring the ban unconstitutional.

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Sure, and you expected “justice” from a Gooferment court.

Then why was the judge’s home life kept secret?

You know that if it had been “out”, it would have been all over the press.

I “don’t have a dog in this fight” because as a little L libertarian I tout that the Goofermentshould have NO role in marriage.

Ann Coulter was on O’Reilly last night blathering about how “marriage has thousands of legal consequences” as if that justifies Gooferment intrusion into marriage.

Circular reasoning!

Gooferment “gives” marriage financial benefits, therefore it must “regulate” marriage.

The only reason we are in this problem is the racist “marriage license” laws in the first place.

Prior to the Welfare / Warfare state, when taxes were low and government didn’t intrude, there was no need for a Gooferment “license”!

Ron Paul said it in the Tuesday night Republican Presidential debate, leave marriage to the Churches and the People.

Unless it’s about control and plunder.

Argh!

If the Gooferment wants, let it treat the “family” as a Subchapter S corporation. Them’s that want to be a Gooferment corporation and get tax benefits of such “incorporation”, let them volunteer.

Of course, that would highlight the Gooferment trying to pick winners and losers by bribing them with taxpayer money.

And why do we allow that and let them pander to the electorate that they are “pro-famiiy”?

“We, The Sheeple”

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POLITICAL: BHO44’s proffered “certificate” is fraud; is it a felony?

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=308397

A QUESTION OF ELIGIBILITY
Expert: Obama doc is ‘proof’ – of fraud
Typeface analysis shows images come from different machines
Posted: June 07, 2011
8:28 pm Eastern
By Jerome R. Corsi

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“Typewriters in 1961 could not change the size and shape of a letter on the fly like that,” he said. “This document is definitely a forgery.”

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This is the “show”; no longer a “sideshow”.

Why?

What’s so embarrassing in all the documents that are being suppressed?

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RANT: Bailout, Japanese style

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

http://www.vtcommons.org/content/third-way-economics-told-you-so-bailout-advance-happens

THIRD WAY ECONOMICS: Told you so! Bailout in advance happens
Submitted by Gary Flomenhoft on Mon, 06/13/2011 – 9:41pm.

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Today the Japanese government has agreed to bail out TEPCO, the owner of the Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant to the tune of 10 Trillion yen for compensation to victims. I’ll save you the conversion, that’s 125 billion dollars. See: TEPCO bailout

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Argh!

Regardless if it’s another country or not, it’s always wrong to “bailout” any big corporation.

Just as “too big to fail is to big to exist”, “screw ups shouldn’t get absolution”. And especially not with taxpayer money!

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FLASH: 2 US soldiers killed in southern Iraq

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110614/D9NRJOHG0.html

US military: 2 US soldiers killed in southern Iraq
Jun 14, 6:47 AM (ET)

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BAGHDAD (AP) – The U.S. military says two American soldiers have been killed while conducting operations in southern Iraq.

Tuesday’s statement didn’t give details on the operations, saying only the two were killed Monday. They were not identified pending notification of next of kin.

The new deaths bring to 4,462 the number of American service members who have died in Iraq since the war began in 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

And it brings to eight the number of U.S. troops killed in June so far.

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What does it take to get “our” girls and boys out of “harm’s way”? Not that we have a clue as to a plan or a “strategic interest”!

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VETERANS: WASPS were trailblazers

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2011/06/06/overdue-recognition-for-woman-af-pilot

Overdue Recognition for Woman AF Pilot

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WII Women Air Force Service Pilot (WASP) 1st Lt. Elaine Harmon didn’t join the military for recognition but she certainly earned it. Harmon was one of the 1,074 women pilots who flew non-combat missions in the U.S. in order to free their male counterparts for overseas combat missions.

She knew the WASPS were trailblazers. “It was a man’s world, but we were doing what was needed for the war effort,” Harmon said. “My mother was dead set against it.”

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I had the interesting experience of meeting a WASPS when I was a child. OK, a tween. But as most people, I was oblivious. I didn’t listen. Nor ask questions. And, no, I didn’t even take notes. I was OBLIVIOUS. Argh!

And, the way she minimized it, I didn’t think it was important. If a man was telling the story, you’d have thought he won the war single handedly.

That’s why I, a fat old white guy injineer, am a “feminist”. Woman need to be free to do what ever THEY think is important. And, while nothing is as fragile as a male ego, “we”, “We, The People”, need to allow them to do it.

Just like in WW2, we can’t afford the luxury of binding the hands of half our population. Just like we can’t afford racial discrimination!

Aside from the fact that such discrimination is immoral, it’s also ineffective and inefficient.

We need EVERYONE working towards the Common Good.

It’s just pure selfishness. I want everyone making life better for everyone.

Argh!

Why do women allow such foolishness to go on?

Sure, they made their mistakes — giving women the right to vote brought us Prohibition and Organized Crime — but they fixed that one. They still haven’t fixed “war” yet, but men haven’t been doing so well on that one yet either.

We need their “contributions”!

(I’d expect women to hold Congressman Anthony Weiner accountable for the cover up, lying, and some disgusting pics. We’ll see!)

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