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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Did Frank Fart During Interview?

The Sacred Sanctuary: The Treasure Within

The Sacred Sanctuary: The Treasure Within: "Everything that shines isn't gold. Indeed what shines the brightest isn't. Brilliance is subtle and it belongs to the Soul. The unrival..."

CNN: Poor People Living Well, At Fault For Recession?

The Story of Citizens United v. FEC (2011)

The value of anonymity: a message to Randi Zuckerberg

This is Not Cool. Heatwave 2011.

Tim Harford: Trial, error and the God complex

3 bedrock blue chips at fire-sale prices - Jeff Reeves - MarketWatch

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Faber Says Markets `Oversold,' Expects S&P 500 to Rally

Bill O'Reilly: How Is Michael Jackson A Hero?

Gold shares responding (finally)? - Peter Brimelow - MarketWatch

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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Incredible Orissa -- a Virtual Vacation (best with chilled blush wine)

Tribal dialects dying in Orissa

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What's New in Logitech Hardware?

Video: MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan has a meltdown over the meltdown | The Cutline - Yahoo! News

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When Gold and Silver Won't Matter

Tea Party In Space

To Infini-Tea And Beyond: 'Tea Party In Space' Aims To Stop NASA's 'Socialism' | TPMMuckraker

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Top 6 U.S. Cities Likely to Have CIVIL UNREST

Danica and Angus at Magoos in Henley on Thames

Brainy Lizards Pass Tests for Birds | Duke Today

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DO NOT Buy Gold or Silver & this Is Why !

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

EPA takes on obscure chemicals in consumer products | MNN - Mother Nature Network

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Precious moments

Precious moments, a photo by JoLoLog on Flickr.

RIOTS! -- Warning Cussin' Cussin and more Cussin

Green Porno Educational Videos- Praying Mantis

The Awakening – Documentary (Max Igan)

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Be Kind to People and See What Happens

Apple Passes Exxon to Become Most Valuable Company - Bloomberg

Is Obama winning over Americans in debt-ceiling standoff? - CSMonitor.com

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A Failed Presidency -- The American Problem - Yahoo! News

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"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt." -Bertrand Russell

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The 7 Most Disastrous Typos Of All Time | Cracked.com

The 7 Most Disastrous Typos Of All Time | Cracked.com: "'Sorry son of a bitch' just doesn't come close to describing the financial judgment day Mizuho Securities experienced on December 15, 2005. It all started when they debuted the now hilariously legendary job recruitment company J-Com Co. with the intention of offering it at 610,000 yen per share ($5,041). A typo pegged it significantly below that. At one yen per share.

While this w

as a disastrous enough move on its own to warrant seppuku, the shit-meter spiked to Battlefield Earth-levels once it was revealed that Mizuho Securities had also offered 41 times the number of J-Com Co. shares actually in existence. It'd be like you selling more than 40 times the number of copies of The Amazing Spider-Man #1 that were printed for less than a penny apiece on eBay... and being forced to back up your offer in yen for any dissatisfied customers.

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The Human Spark | Running = Big Brains? | PBS

Stagnant and paralyzed – Global Public Square - CNN.com Blogs

Stagnant and paralyzed – Global Public Square
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U.S. Stocks Rise on Speculation Fed Will Act to Boost Confid

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Billionaire Ross Buys Assets Amid Market Fear - Bloomberg

Billionaire Ross Buys Assets Amid Market Fear - Bloomberg

WL Ross & Co. Chairman and CEO Wilbur Ross

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Monday, August 8, 2011

THE BOX

Eat (Less) to Live (Longer)

"What you see (or vote for) is what you get. As America becomes parliamentary, if voters elect a Republican president and

The U.S. Capitol is illuminated the night before the inauguration in Washington.

congressional majority, here’s a good bet: Tax cuts will be on the way. If voters elect a Democratic president and congressional majority—running on a party platform that declares universal health care to be a “moral imperative”—guess what? Health-care legislation to extend coverage will happen. Now, granted one can debate the policy merits of either party’s priorities. Robotic tax-cutting runs up deficits—and so almost certainly will health care that covers everybody. But if the voters have explicitly empowered their elected officials to do either of these things, who are “we” to stand in the way?

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Bank Of America Getting Slaughtered, Shares Fall 20% - Halah Touryalai - Working Capital - Forbes

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S&P 500 Extends Worst Slump Since 2008 Bear Market - Bloomberg

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‘Cougar epidemic’ rages as teachers seduce students — RT

‘Cougar epidemic’ rages as teachers seduce students — RT: "YES...even if it was turned around and the teacher was male and student female, if both agree than it's not rape.
Pedophile... YES. No matter how you look at it, the kid is under 18 and she is over. If reversed..the girl is under 18 and the teacher is not. So yes they are pedo, but not rapists, or sexual abusers, or any other thing you wish to call them.

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Banned Advertising Campaign - Diesel Be Stupid Ads Campaign

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Louis Frayser
RT @BionicDance While I'm for Universal Health Care in principle, I think we should start smaller, like Terran Health Care, and THEN expand.

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Jest another friend I have a curious question Louis. In your mind's eye, what would your idea of healthcare reform look like? (if you were able to do it your way)

3 hours ago ·

Louis Frayser Aw, this was just some girl's sci-fy joke about caring for earth before trying to cover the whole universe.

But, if you insist:

When I was working I just wished the govt would just stay out of my check and let me handle my own future care. The problem with that is some people are irresponsible and won't save for the future.

Now that they have already taken my money, I need the US to either refund it with interest, or to live up to their bargain and pay my medical bills once I'm 67 or so.

There are many health care models that could work in an honest society--look at other countries. Our problem is corruption in the US government. What works for another country won't work here because US politicians squander whatever money you give them.

My solution is for parents to educate children to save and provide for themselves in old age. If the government keeps up it's end of the bargain(what ever the bargain), then good; but don't bet on it! One has to be flexible, even to to point of migrating to, or seeking health care in, a new country, just as people come here for opportunity.

Ideally a citizen could choose to save for himself, join a HMO, or even a government plan such as the VA, Medicaid or anything the government approved of. It would be the government's along w/ private agencies' job to certify that the plans are keeping honest. Of course this can't be done with a crooked government or crooked private sector.

I was raised to believe "Uncle Sam is your friend." GE, Ford, Phillip Morris, Kaiser, AT&T were all our heroes. We have pretty much been screwed by all of them. Until these agencies get some morality, US citizens need to fend for themselves. That might mean revolution, moving to another country, or sticking it out if one is strong, rich, or clever enough.

In short, "Life's a bitch and then you die :)"