ACTRESS MOCKS PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS WITH REALLY BAD JOKE DURING NBC’S NEW YEAR’S EVE COVERAGE
Jan. 1, 2014 4:00pm Jason Howerton
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Actress Natasha Leggero is under fire for joking that SpaghettiOs is the only food that Pearl Harbor survivors “can still chew.”
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I almost missed this story.
Of course, none of the liberal left are upset about this.
Vets are a throwaway to them.
Time to update my “Jane Fonda” list
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OPM: NEARLY $85 MILLION PAID TO DEAD FEDERAL RETIREES IN 2013
by EDWIN MORA 30 Dec 2013, 9:46 AM PDT
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However, an audit by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released on Dec. 27 found that the SSA may not always know who is dead.
“SSA’s methods for processing death reports may result in inaccurate, incomplete, or untimely information for users of its death data,” noted the GAO. “Consequently, this could lead to improper payments if benefit-paying agencies rely on this data… Because SSA does not verify death reports from sources it considers most accurate, the agency risks having erroneous information in its death data, such as including living individuals or not including deceased individual.”
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Argh!
It’s not like it’s THEIR money.
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NFL Admits Refs Erred In Chiefs-Chargers Game As Blown Call Potentially Cost Steelers Playoff Spot
December 30, 2013 1:28 PM
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SAN DIEGO (CBS St. Louis/AP) — The NFL acknowledged that referees erred in not penalizing the San Diego Chargers for an illegal formation on a missed 41-yard field goal attempt by Ryan Succop of the Kansas City Chiefs with four seconds left in regulation on Sunday.
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San Diego lined up with seven men on one side of the snapper, and NFL rules state no more than six players can be on the line of scrimmage on either side of the snapper.
The NFL said in a statement Monday that the penalty should have been called by referee Bill Leavy’s crew, moving the ball 5 yards closer to the end zone and giving Succop another attempt at the game-winning field goal. Succop was 15 of 16 this season from within 40 yards.
“The penalty for illegal formation by the defense is a loss of five yards. This rule is not subject to instant replay review. Had the penalty been assessed, it would have resulted in a fourth-and-7 from the San Diego 18 with 0:04 remaining, enabling the Chiefs to attempt a 36-yard field goal,” the NFL said in a statement to NFL.com.
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My question is: “Why is it NOT reviewable?”
Seems like everything is reviewed!
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http://townhall.com/columnists/betsymccaughey/2014/01/02/obamacares-biggest-whopper-n1769921
Obamacare’s Biggest Whopper
Betsy McCaughey | Jan 02, 2014
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But the nastiest truth about the health law is still to be exposed – the tightening hold the federal government will have over your doctor, even if you’re paying with private insurance. Obama said “you’re not going to have anybody getting in between you and your doctor in your decision making.” It was a lie from day one, just like the president’s other sales pitches.
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Sarah Palin called it “death panels”.
You can believe that they will set “standards”!
Argh!
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http://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/12/bionic-mosquito/judge-the-feds-by-their-own-standards-2/
One of These Things is Not Like the Others
By Bionic Mosquito
December 31, 2014
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Department of Veterans Affairs:
To fulfill President Lincoln’s promise “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” by serving and honoring the men and women who are America’s veterans.
VA hospitals:
By June 5, 2014, Veterans Affairs internal investigations had identified 35 veterans who had died while waiting for care in the Phoenix VHA system.
An internal VA audit released June 9, 2014 found that more than 120,000 veterans were left waiting or never got care and that schedulers were pressured to use unofficial lists or engage in inappropriate practices to make waiting times appear more favorable.
On June 11, 2014, the Federal Bureau of Investigation opened a criminal investigation of the VA.President Barack Obama ordered a White House investigation.
On June 27, 2014, Obama’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Rob Nabors, reported “significant and chronic system failures” and a “corrosive culture” inside the Veterans Health Administration.
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Unfortunately, it can’t be eliminated as long as the politicians and bureaucrats keep the girls and boys fighting in one Deity forsaken place or another.
Argh!
* Bring the girls and boys home NOW!
* Put all “regular care” out in the real private economy NOW.
* Figure out how to move the specialized care in the private economy NOW.
* Shrink the VA to only absolutely essential functions.
IMHO
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DOD/VA Seamless Transition Program Sputtered to a Halt – source Next.gov
After launching with much fanfare in 2009, the interagency program office charged with developing an integrated electronic health record (EHR) for the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments all but sputtered to a halt in September, Nextgov has learned. The development followed a decision by Defense and VA in February to independently develop their own EHRs, due to the high cost of the joint system, pegged at $28 billion by Frank Kendall, Defense undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics. Neither Defense nor VA formally announced the shutdown of the interagency program office. A hint of its demise can be found in an industry briefing that said Christopher Miller had assumed the role of acting director of the office, in addition to his role as program executive officer of the new Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization, charged with developing the Defense EHR.
Maureen Schumann, a Pentagon spokeswoman confirmed on November 18 to Nextgov that Barclay Butler, appointed director of the interagency program office in February 2012, left his job in September. Defense and VA are in the early stages of development of a revised charter and organizational chart of the office, Schumann added, and once completed, “the staffing for the IPO will be determined and announced.” While the office has been all but vaporized, both Defense and VA face the rather difficult task of finding a workaround to provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 that mandated a joint EHR. The two departments also need to figure out how to work their way around language in the 2014 VA spending bill that also mandates a single EHR, which could become law if Congress passes a 2014 budget.
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36 Signs The Media Is Lying To You About How Radiation From Fukushima Is Affecting The West Coast
Michael Snyder
The Truth
January 1st, 2014
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#4 71 U.S. sailors who assisted with the initial Fukushima relief efforts have developed serious diseases such as testicular cancer, thyroid cancer, Leukemia, “unremitting gynecological bleeding” and brain tumors since that time as a result of exposure to radiation coming from Fukushima.
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Where is the media?
Where are the liberals?
Where are the astro-turf anti-nuke people?
It just demonstrates the crony capitalist big Gooferment bias!
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Dewalts answer to home protection that doesn’t require a registration or license. This nail gun can shoot a 16-D nail through a 2×4 at 200 yards and incase of a home invasion well you can NAIL THEIR ASS to the wall. Im not saying it wont kill the perp but they wont get away. You can also help build a friends fence 2 blocks away while sitting in your front lawn. This is truly how you adapt and overcome so Thanks Dewalt. —
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Laff, guess this will be the gun grabber’s next target.
Robert A. Heinlein — “There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men.”
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US judge dismisses challenge to border laptop searches
Dec 31, 2013 07:39 pm | IDG News Service
The searches are rare and don’t require reasonable suspicion, a federal judge said
by Stephen Lawson
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection can search travelers’ laptops and other electronic devices without a show of reasonable suspicion, according to a federal judge’s dismissal of a 2010 lawsuit on Tuesday.
In its suit, the American Civil Liberties Union had argued that having border officials search the contents of a laptop violated the U.S Constitution unless the officials had a reasonable suspicion that the contents related to a crime. Judge Edward Korman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, in Brooklyn, disagreed and threw out the suit. The ACLU said an appeal is being considered.
“We’re disappointed in today’s decision, which allows the government to conduct intrusive searches of Americans’ laptops and other electronics at the border without any suspicion that those devices contain evidence of wrongdoing,” ACLU attorney Catherine Crump said in a press release from the organization. Crump argued the case in 2011.
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Sorry, but expecting the Gooferment judge to rule against Gooferment bureaucrats, is foolish.
It’s all about power and control!
How do you change this tyranny?
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AlterNet / By Lynn Stuart Parramore
50 Is the New 65: Older Americans Are Getting Booted from Their Jobs — and Denied New Opportunities
Age discrimination could be headed for you, sooner than you think.
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In every corner of America, millions of people are terrified of losing their jobs and falling into financial ruin. Men and women with impressive professional achievements and credentials are being let go, nudged out and pushed aside. They are pounding the pavement and scouring the job sites, but find themselves turned away even for the most basic retail jobs. Not because they aren’t competent. Not because they lack skills. But simply because they have a gray hair or two.
This is not just a story of people in their 60s or 70s. Workers as young as 50 are shocked to find themselves suddenly tossed onto the employment rubbish heap, just when they felt on top of their game. They’re feeling stressed, angry and betrayed by a society which has benefited greatly from their contributions.
As the global population grows older, age discrimination is on the rise. It could be headed for you, much sooner than you think.
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“I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!” Captain Renault in Casablanca
Age-discrimination?
Stunning.
So what does society do about it?
Unfortunately, there is nothing to be “done”.
Folks have to:
* Realize that they must form their own businesses.
* Create “streams of earnings”. (Think 10 ½ day part time jobs!)
* Develop powerful personal networks. (Not just numbers people on Linkedin, Twitter, or Facebook!)
* Invest in themselves.
* Formulate their Plan B, Plan C, D, E, … Z.
* Refine their Unique Value Equations and the corresponding Unique Sales Propositions.
* And, about establish a ruthless financial discipline, that recognizes the expected delay in finding another paycheck, by increasing dramatically increasing “rainy day” savings. (Over 40, one must recognize that you may never find another job like the one you have at the money you are currently making.)
Now that last sentence is very scary.
You MUST know your BURN rate. You MUST become a MISER (Unless you never need to work again.) You MUST invest wisely and avoid stupid money mistakes.
And, most of all, you MUST have COURAGE!
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Target denies PIN data was compromised after insider claims encrypted personal info was stolen along with 40 million credit and debit card numbers
Target hackers allegedly stole encrypted PINS in ‘sophisticated’ operation
The retailer says it has learned of some scam emails related to breach but doesn’t have specific information as to how it happened
Details of 40 million credit and debit card accounts stolen between November 27 and December 15
Target claimed Wednesday that encrypted personal ID numbers were not accessed by hackers
Target faces at least 15 lawsuits seeking class action status
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 15:56 EST, 24 December 2013 | UPDATED: 15:29 EST, 25 December 2013
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Target Corp is crying foul on insiders who recently told the media that encrypted PINs were stolen along with more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers in the retail behemoth’s catastrophic data breach.
The hackers who attacked Target Corp and compromised more than 40 million credit cards and debit cards also managed to steal encrypted personal identification numbers, according to a senior payments executive familiar with the situation told Reuters.
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The “card” companies are too cheap to put in a better level of security on the cards.
They could “chip” them or at least put photos on them.
The industry has many ways to tighten up the controls, but that translates into money.
As long as fraud stays low, they are happy to eat it.
Unless the cost equation changes, not much will happen.
You have to laff at the politicians and bureaucrats who are on TV pontificating.
They are the ones who created this mess.
Without Social Security Number, no of this nonsense would be possible.
So like Harry Browne said: “Government is good at one thing: It knows how to break your legs, hand you a crutch, and say, ‘See, if it weren’t for the government, you wouldn’t be able to walk.'”
Argh!
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993846/
Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stockbroker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.
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Another “boiler room” movie.
A lot of nudity, sex, and drugs.
Did NOT make me feel sympathetic towards anybody!
NOT RECOMMENDED
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http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2013/12/wolf_of_wall_street_prousalis.php?page=2
His daughter says it’s not accurate and glamorizes him.
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http://deadspin.com/panthers-fan-gets-drenched-by-all-the-rain-1488202049
Panthers Fan Gets Drenched By All Of The Rain
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You would think the Stadium engineering folks would have “solved” this?
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http://ncc-1776.org/tle2013/tle750-20131222-02.html
Another Message From The Publisher
by L. Neil Smith
lneil@netzero.com
Attribute to L. Neil Smith’s The Libertarian Enterprise
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I’ve heard it argued that A&E is a private company and fully entitled to hire and fire as they wish. But this is not the case. A&E is not private property at all, but a corporation, a mere appendage of the government, and obliged thereby to respect the Constitutional niceties.
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Now there is a take on it that I have not heard.
A corporation is an extension of the Gooferment!
Hence bound by the Constitution.
Interesting to think of the ramifications of that?
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Stopped in 80 Seconds: Armed Response, Not Gun Control, Halted School Rampage
Posted on December 20, 2013
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Last week’s tragic shooting at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado, left one student in critical condition. The perpetrator, a senior at the school, was reported to have randomly shot 17-year-old Claire Davis as she sat innocently in the hallway. As bad as that was, things could have been much worse.
Information released this week indicates that the perpetrator was planning a much larger attack and was armed with a shotgun, about 125 rounds of ammunition, three Molotov cocktails and a machete.
According to a CNN story, Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson said of the shooter, “His intent was evil, and his evil intent was to harm multiple individuals.”
On his arm, the perpetrator had written in indelible ink five classroom numbers and a phrase in Latin that translates to “the die has been cast,” according to the sheriff’s office.
But as reported in the Washington Times, the attacker’s mission was stopped short by the quick response of an armed deputy sheriff who was working as a resource officer at the school. Upon learning of the threat, the deputy ran from the cafeteria to the library, yelling for people to get down and identifying himself as a deputy sheriff. The horrific incident lasted only a total of 80 seconds and ended with the shooter turning his gun on himself in the library as the deputy was closing in on him.
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Dear Mr. Reinke,
Tomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of one of our nation’s strongest and most successful environmental laws: the Endangered Species Act. Passed with overwhelming bipartisan support and signed by President Richard Nixon, the Act was the first comprehensive law to address the global extinction crisis.
The Endangered Species Act took a zero-tolerance approach to achieving its goals: no new extinctions, no exceptions. As a result, 99 percent of listed species have been saved from extinction and are on the path to recovery. Some iconic American species, such as the bald eagle, the American alligator, and the Pacific gray whale, have recovered from the brink of extinction and are now thriving in their natural habitats. Beyond the preservation of individual species, the Endangered Species Act helps to keep the interdependent web of live strong.
Today, conservation efforts under the Endangered Species Act are a model for preserving biodiversity around the world. Unfortunately, some in Congress have suggested that weakening provisions of the Act would somehow yield greater benefits for the species it was designed to protect. As a member of the House Natural Resources Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Endangered Species Act, I am committed to protecting our nation’s strongest and most successful environmental law.
Keeping America Safe, On and Off the Battlefield
Congress has taken another step in the ongoing and urgent effort to prevent suicide among members of our armed forces. A new defense bill that passed earlier this month included a provision I wrote to increase suicide prevention and outreach services for key segments of our Guard and Reserve.
These are specific pools of reservists who, when not assigned to active duty units, live and work among us in our communities in their civilian occupations. As such, they lack the ready access to mental health resources available to their active duty counterparts. My provision enables the Adjutant General of any state to request from the Pentagon address data for reservists in his or her state for the purpose of conducting suicide prevention and outreach activities.
The provision is an outgrowth of the Sergeant Coleman S. Bean Individual Ready Reserve Suicide Prevention Act, which I introduced in 2010 following the death by suicide of Sgt. Bean, an East Brunswick reservist about whom I have written previously.
The defense bill also included a provision I wrote to authorize a top-to-bottom review of programs in the Department of Defense to recruit and retain scientists, technology experts, mathematicians, and engineers. This amendment is a direct outgrowth of my work on the National Commission on Research and Development in the U.S. Intelligence Community, which published our final report this summer. It is imperative that American find, train, and retain world-class talent in these fields. The security of our nation quite literally depends on it.
Working For You
Recently, I was contacted by a Plainsboro veteran who is working hard to put himself through graduate school. Due to his past military service, he is eligible to receive federal tuition support – but although he had submitted a claim to the VA months earlier, his school still hadn’t received any payment. I reached out to the VA to resolve the problem, and the tuition payment was quickly made.
Have you encountered a similar problem with the VA, Social Security, Medicare, a passport center, or any other federal agency? If so, please call me at 1-87-RUSH-HOLT or by sending an e-mail. I’ll do all I can to address your problem.
Sincerely,
Rush Holt
Member of Congress
P.S. Just a reminder: I always want to hear from you, but to ensure a prompt response, please don’t reply to this e-mail. Instead, please visit holt.house.gov/contact or call 1-87-RUSH-HOLT (1-877-874-4658).
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Sorry but how about the dead eagles at the California wind turbines?
Guess that “The Dear Leader” can do whatever he wants.
And I wonder if the Northwest Loggers who lost their jobs to save the spotted tree owl, which is being wiped out by other owls, would agree.
Snail darter, etc. etc.
Sorry, but the Gooferment doesn’t do anything — morally, effectively, or efficiently!
And, just because it was “bipartisan” doesn’t mean anything other than everyone got paid off!
And, no mention of Obamacare?
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http://esciencenews.com/articles/2013/12/20/a.new.and.reversible.cause.aging
A new — and reversible — cause of aging
Published: Friday, December 20, 2013 – 08:35 in Biology & Nature
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Researchers have discovered a cause of aging in mammals that may be reversible. The essence of this finding is a series of molecular events that enable communication inside cells between the nucleus and mitochondria. As communication breaks down, aging accelerates. By administering a molecule naturally produced by the human body, scientists restored the communication network in older mice. Subsequent tissue samples showed key biological hallmarks that were comparable to those of much younger animals.
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Interesting.
Maybe I can beat the death tax by never dying?
Laff!
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Dear REDcard holder,
Thank you for your patience with Target as we work through the breach of certain credit and debit card information at U.S. Target stores between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15, 2013. Due to high volumes to our call centers, we want to make sure that you have some key information.
We want you to know a few important things:
You do not need to call us unless you found charges on your account that you didn’t make.
You will not be held liable for any fraudulent charges.
We have made changes to our REDcard fraud detection and authorization procedures to further protect you.
We are offering free credit monitoring for one year to every single person who was impacted by this crime. We will give you more information about that soon.
If you have concerns and would like to check your account online, visit Target.com/REDcard.
For additional questions, check Frequently Answered Questions on Target’s corporate website.
We hope these resources help with your immediate needs. If you still feel you need to speak with someone by phone, you may call 866-852-8680.
Thank you for your continued support of Target.
Scott Kennedy, President, Financial Retail Services, Target
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Forgot I had that. But it’s on a dead account. Good luck hackers.
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FANDANGO, the movie site, sell tickets. (No news there!)
Pick them up at the box office (wait on a long line) or at the kiosk (wait on a shorter line).
(The AMC in 22102 makes you used the automated ticket seller. And for certain shows sells specific seating. Dumb idea. Guarantees long lines for everyone! Argh! I won’t be doing that again.)
BUT, now Fandango will text you a link to a QRcode that you display on your iPhone.
The ticket taker scans it and you’re in. No line. Love it.
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http://ncc-1776.org/tle2013/tle750-20131222-03.html
My Perfect Christmas
by Susan Callaway (AKA MamaLiberty)
mamaliberty@rtconnect.net
Special to L. Neil Smith’s The Libertarian Enterprise
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In later years my mother often told us how she and Virginia mixed together the last remaining bread, milk, eggs and sugar with a few raisins and some cinnamon. They put it into the oven with a prayer, and we said our usual prayer of thanks before we ate it. Only the adults knew that those were the last morsels of food left in the house and that none of them had any idea when or how they would be able to get anything else until the next pension check came in on the first. I can only imagine their agony—and their faith.
Christmas morning broke clear and very cold. The snow wasn’t deep, but it stretched unbroken for many miles in every direction. We certainly didn’t anticipate company, but up the road came the county snowplow with a lone blue car behind it. The county never plowed the road by our house, so it was a mystery until the car pulled into our driveway.
Out popped Virginia’s mother! She had shamed the plowman into making a path for her, and he helped her unload boxes of groceries and other things. The children were too busy to notice, however, because we each had a wonderful felt stocking full of nuts, candy and a few small toys. Then, at the very bottom in the toe, was a huge shining orange! Those were worth their weight in gold then and had been very rare in our lives to that point. I can’t begin to tell you what it meant to us as we jealously watched our orange peeled and then savored each drop of the golden fruit.
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Indeed, a Merry to everyone.
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http://www.svenread.com/dont-harm-a-human/
Don’t harm a human
During reading Jef Raskins “Humane Interface” for the first time I came across him quoting Isaac Asimov’s famous first rule for robots: “A robot shall not harm a human, or, through inaction, allow a human to come to harm.” He rightly pointed to the deep meaning this quote should have to every interface designer and it got me thinking about how right he actually is.
Raskin exchanges “robot” for “computer” and “harm a human” with “lose work” or “waste time”. But I actually would prefer to leave the “harm a human” as is, because it encapsulates both lost work and wasting time, as well as other disastrous events that can occur while using a computer / applications / websites.
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Raskin’s Design Principle: “Computers should never lose work or waste time.”
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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
Restaurant · 1,530,109 Likes
Dear Cracker Barrel Customer:
When we made the decision to remove and evaluate certain Duck Dynasty items, we offended many of our loyal customers. Our intent was to avoid offending, but that’s just what we’ve done.
You told us we made a mistake. And, you weren’t shy about it. You wrote, you called and you took to social media to express your thoughts and feelings. You flat out told us we were wrong.
We listened.
Today, we are putting all our Duck Dynasty products back in our stores.
And, we apologize for offending you.
We respect all individuals right to express their beliefs. We certainly did not mean to have anyone think different.
We sincerely hope you will continue to be part of our Cracker Barrel family.
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Yeah, I guess there are more “Duck Dynasty” Customers than not!
What a bunch of weasels.
Can’t stand on what they believe. They just shift with the wind.
Argh!
Think Henry Ford, Sam Walton, or Frank Mars would be like that?
(I don’t think so. They might be wrong, but they were business leaders.)
Argh!
Phil from “Duck Dynasty” might be a lot of things, but those are his beliefs.
A&E, Cracker Barrel, and how many others have none!
Personally, WWJD? I think he might say: “Awful lot of judging going on. Isn’t that the Big Boss’ job? Get back to the Golden Rule.”
Merry, or whatever seasonal greeting, if any, is appropriate for you.
(Remember I’m a “bah humbug” guy who cheers for the OLD Ebenezer.)
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New from Yahoo
Don’t just check the weather, see it. Introducing the Yahoo Weather app. The forecast is beautiful. Download for iPhone. Download for Android. Copyright © 2013 Yahoo Inc. All rights reserved. |
My feedback: “I’m exiting Yahoo Mail as soon as possible and urging others to do the same.”
Partial outages, nonexistent support, and “doesn’t play well with others”.
Steer clear!
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AMERICAN HUSTLE — recommended
Interesting plot, but the two girls steal the show. AA for the sex that just exudes thru the screen JL for a yeoman’s job at taking a small part and stealing the show. This movie actually made me feel sorry for the politicians. That’s a powerful statement since they are like used car salesmen. Worth the price.
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Newark, Irvington Men Accused of Deadly Short Hills Mall Carjacking
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This is a difficult one for me being a little L libertarian.
One presumes that the Zero Aggression Principle is the operative “Golden Rule”.
So hence, I derive the corollary “No victim; no crime”.
And shortly after that: “Justice is restitution”.
If I accidentally injure you, I have to make things right.
If I intentionally injure you, not only do I have to make it right, but there should be a penalty to ensure I don’t do it again. That’s why I like the concept of “punitive damages”. No better way to get people’s attention than to pile on. (“Now listen McDonalds, juries have been telling you that too many people are being injured by super hot coffee. Will a 16m$ judgment get your attention?” And, it did.)
After a while I came to the realization that the “death penalty” administered by a Gooferment court is too capricious and arbitrary. And, there’s nothing in the Constitution that permits this. So, the Gooferment shouldn’t be killing anyone unless they are preventing force or fraud on a citizen. Beside once they kill you, they can’t fix that mistake.
I can see a possible exception where someone is a convicted felon and they are too dangerous to keep around. Although there’s a lot of land in Alaska for the bad guys to try farming.
Where my thinking (i.e., memes and paradigms) break down is in cases like this. Intentional, or even unintentionally, killing a fellow human being who has done nothing to you.
How do you make restitution in this case?
And, more importantly, how is the bad guy prevented from doing it again?
“Alaska farming” and if you go outside our “security zone”, then your “restraining collar” blows your head off.
So cases like this really stretch my little L libertarian meme.
Help me?
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http://www.strike-the-root.com/has-government-legalized-fraud
Has Government Legalized Fraud?
Column by Lawrence Samuels, posted on December 12, 2013
in Statism Health Care Fraud/Waste/Abuse
Column by L.K. Samuels.
Exclusive to STR
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The federal government must have made fraud a legal practice. What else could one conclude in light of Obamacare?
When President Obama, his administration and his Democratic cohorts promoted the Affordable Health Care Act, they advertised it with a slew of silver-tongued falsehoods, eloquent misstatements and outright lies. In other words, Obamacare was passed by Congress under clearly fraudulent statements of epic proportions. Almost every promise devised to sell Obamacare to the public and Congress was untrue. Millions of people have lost their coverage, although President Obama stated in 30 to 40 versions that, “If you like your health care plan, you’ll be able to keep your health care plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what.” There were no caveats, no exceptions, period.
And yet Obama and his staff knew for years that millions of health care plans had to be cancelled because they would be considered substandard by the new law. Lisa Myers at NBC News revealed this shame. She said that the Obama administration had known since the summer of 2010 that millions of Americans could lose their insurance under the law, where “50 to 75 percent of the 14 million consumers who buy their insurance individually can expect to receive a ‘cancellation’ letter . . . . ” As more information keeps coming out, it turns out that Obama’s polished statements had been carefully vetted by his staff, but coldly calculated to deceive the buying public.
Any salesman employing such deceitful business practices would be prosecuted in a New York second. But nobody has brought a class action suit against Obama or his administration for massive and unmitigated fraud. No attorney general from any one of the 50 states has filed charges. The conclusion one would have to reach is that the government has the right to commit fraud.
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It would certain appear that “political lies” have reached a new level of audacity.
“I wouldn’t believe you, if your tongue came notarized.” … attributed to Judge Marilyn Milian, but may have an earlier history.
Clearly, anything that the Gooferment, politicians, or bureaucrats say or publish can not be trusted.
Wonder when the revolution will start?
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FJohn Reinke
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Advisor, Computer Governance Committee at Manhattan College
Editor / Publisher at Jasper Jottings
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