The Health Care Reform: Worse than Nothing!
2009-11-17 06:17:00 [From Tikkun Magazine] By Dr. John Geyman As we know, the House passed its health care reform bill on October 29, 2009 after many months of contentious debate. By a narrow margin, 220-215, the 1,990 page, almost 20 pound bill was passed. It laid ...
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How to Negotiate like a Democrat
2009-11-17 05:53:00 via troubletown.com Posted via web from Roger’s Posterous
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How do you feel most of the time about your work?
2009-11-07 15:43:00 via reflectionof.me Posted via web from Roger’s Posterous
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Google Is Opening Up Your Info ? To You
2009-11-06 18:22:00 by Matt Hartley To make things more transparent from Google?s point of view, it is providing a Dashboard to allow us to manage the data it collects. Sadly all I found was just how easy it is to get yourself totally lost in its services. Don?t get me wrong; it did a nice job with the Dashboard. ...
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To Catch a Banker
2009-11-06 18:17:00 via salon.com Posted via web from Roger’s Posterous
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Drama Queen
2009-11-06 18:15:00 via pvponline.com Posted via web from Roger’s Posterous
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Artificial Intelligence Diagnoses Abuse
2009-10-30 15:17:00 Eric Bland, Discovery News A broken bone one day, a particular infection a few months later and depression the following year may appear to be separate, medical issues. However, to a new artificial intelligence program developed by Boston doctors, these are all symptoms of domestic abuse. ...
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Colbert smokes same-sex marriage opponents
2009-10-28 18:26:00 [Via Appetite for Equal Rights] The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
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Print: Where is the Defund Blackwater Act?
2009-10-22 15:46:00 [From The Nation] Where is the Defund Blackwater Act? by JEREMY SCAHILL Republican Congressional leaders are continuing their witch hunt against ACORN, the grassroots community group dedicated to helping poor and working-class people. Their campaign has gained bipartisan legislative support in the form of the Defund ACORN Act of 2009, which has now passed the House and Senate. ...
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Pentagon Instructs Officials to Cancel Contracts with ACORN. The Problem: T
2009-10-22 15:42:00 [From RebelReports] While the DoD targets a community group that does no business with the Pentagon, actual corporate crooks go un-confronted and continue to rake in $ billions in contracts. By Jeremy Scahill On Tuesday night, US Undersecretary of Defense Shay Assad, the Pentagon’s top contracting official, sent a memo to the commanders and directors of all branches ...
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Health care reform: who?s your daddy?
2009-10-20 21:39:00 [From Pragmatos] This piece by Robert Reich lays out the worst problems with the current health care legislation. He’s right, of course, but it seems to me a safe assumption that the administration will cave on whatever they need to in order to pass a bill and claim victory. I could be wrong, of course—maybe Obama’s ...
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Membership Has Its Privileges
2009-10-20 21:36:00 [From iowahawk] [ed. note: republished and amended from a 2007 post] Dear BARACK OBAMA : Congratulations! On behalf of the selection committee, I am pleased to announce that you have been named a 2009 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, in recognition of your tireless efforts to STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY AND COOPERATION . I am ...
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What Whoopi Goldberg (?Not a Rape-Rape?), Harvey Weinstein (?So-Called Crim
2009-10-19 17:14:00 By Calvin Trillin This article appeared in the October 26, 2009 edition of The Nation. October 7, 2009 A youthful error? Yes, perhaps. But he’s been punished for this lapse– For decades exiled from LA He knows, as he wakes up each day, ...
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Interracial Marriage
2009-10-19 04:42:00 [From The J-Walk Blog] You probably read about that justice of the peace in Louisiana who refused to perform an interracial marriage. The latest: Louisiana JP says he won’t resign over interracial marriage issue. A white Justice of the Peace in Louisiana who refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple says he has no ...
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War is peace, ignorance is strength
2009-10-19 03:06:00 [From New Statesman] John Pilger Obama, the man of peace, is planning another war to add to his impressive record Barack Obama, winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, is planning another war to add to his impressive record. In Afghanistan, his agents routinely extinguish wedding parties, farmers and construction workers with weapons such as the innovative ...
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Game Show First: Gays on ?Newlywed Game?
2009-10-15 17:19:00 ‘Star Trek’ actor and gay activist George Takei and husband Brad Altman this Tuesday, October 13th, become the first same-sex couple to ever appear on ‘The Newlywed Game, which now airs on the Game Show Network.
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Applause For Finland: First Country To Make Broadband Access A Legal Right
2009-10-14 20:37:00 Applause For Finland: First Country To Make Broadband Access A Legal Right Posted using ShareThis
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Curse Removal Fee
2009-10-14 01:48:00 [From The J-Walk Blog] One of my favorite scams: Woman at NY mall charged in curse scam; Offered to get rid of it for $1,250. A woman claiming to be a psychic was arrested Friday for trying to scam a Long Island woman out of more than $1,000 by telling her she was cursed and ...
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Obama Undeserving of Nobel Peace Prize
2009-10-10 06:07:00 [From The Progressive] By Matthew Rothschild, October 9, 2009 I’m sorry, there’s a lot I admire about Barack Obama, but he doesn’t deserve the Nobel Peace Prize. Not while he’s waging a war in Afghanistan, which he’s already escalated, and may be about to escalate again. Not while he still hasn’t pulled U.S. troops out of Iraq, nor while ...
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Obama Peace Prize?
2009-10-09 16:08:00 Just yesterday the odds on winners for the Nobel Peace prize this year were Chinese dissidents. Chinese dissidents are leading the odds of winning the Nobel Peace Prize this year, the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre and the 60th since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China. (Huffington Post) From the same article: U.S. ...
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Sick of pink ? The Boston Globe
2009-10-03 13:35:00 Sick of pink – The Boston Globe This month, like every October, a sea of pink ribbons washes over products from sneakers to snacks. While the effort raises research dollars, it leaves some breast cancer survivors feeling that companies are profiting from their pain. By Kris Frieswick When Kim Zielinski was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 ...
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The Philippines Under Water
2009-10-02 17:37:00 From: reflectionof.me About a week ago, Typhoon Ketsana (known in the Philippines as “Ondoy”) made landfall, and according to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Ketsana dropped 455 mm (17.9 in) of rain on Metro Manila in a span of 24 hours on Saturday – the most in 42 years. A month’s worth of ...
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The Billion Dollar Gram | Information Is Beautiful
2009-09-22 18:59:00 Full size at informationisbeautiful.-net Posted via web from Roger’s Posterous
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Bears Game Day: In-game updates, commentary and snark
2009-09-14 01:12:00 FINAL SCORE: BEARS 15 PACKERS 216:15 PMWelcome to Bears Game Day, the only place on the Web to get anything and everything Bears. We'll be live blogging throughout the game, pulling in tweets and twitpics and we even found a Packer backer to post on their behalf throughout the game too. Most important, we need you to comment, send your pics and tweets and get involved to help create the ultimate Game Day experience. Spread the word and stay tuned. The fun is just beginning.6:45 PMHey, Bears Game Day readers. My name is Adam Best, and I'm the senior editor of the FanSided.com Sports Network, proud home of Bear Goggles On. I'll be blogging the Packers drives and representing Lombardi...
Money being poured in ETF?s
2009-09-10 13:00:00 Exchange traded funds, known by most as ETF’s have been the latest trend in both institutional and retail investing and we have been very strong believers in the fact that ETF’s represent a great asset class to build a portfolio with. And so investors have been sending much of their money into ETF’s, to the ...
Should Google compete with Goldman Sachs?
2009-09-09 13:00:00 Should Google start trading stocks to gain additional cash flows? Probably not no. But it certainly could. Think about it for just a few minutes. Who knows more about what customers are looking for than Google? If customers are searching 20% more for a new Toyota model while they are looking 20% less for the ...
The Dirt on Cecil
2009-09-07 17:49:00 *Editor?s Note: The expressed opinions of Mr. X are those of Mr. X alone and do not necessarily reflect those of Mop Up Duty. Mr. X chooses to remain anonymous for the reason that should he be identified, it will compromise his ability to provide Mop Up Duty readers with the most intimate and cutting ...
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The Weekend Blue Jays Dichotomy
2009-09-06 18:18:00 The comic above pretty much sums up my experience at the Jays games this labour day weekend. I wouldn’t go into the nitty gritty details in a game review but it went down like this: Friday I rolled into the dome and was treated to a Roy Halladay one-hitter. (Roy became just the 5th pitcher in ...
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JAY-Z'S INTERVIEW WITH BILL MAHER ON HBO'S REAL TIME
2009-09-04 18:18:00 Not to jock Jay, but we are thoroughly impressed with the way he handled this interview. Is it any wonder he's where he's at today? He truly deserves all the success he's attained...a true inspiration for all those out there getting their hustle on. STAY FOCUSED!!! Blueprint 3 in stores on 09/11/09. For more info visit: www.jay-z.com
Mr. X?s Leftovers
2009-08-28 13:35:00 Mr. X’s Leftovers Yesterday I wrote a post on the Blue Jays’ wives. While doing my research, I stumbled across a few others that are not associated with the Jays. In the interest of being thorough, here are my leftovers: Mike Hampton’s spouse. She seems happy despite having her husband hanging around the house a lot more ...
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Blue Jays Wives & Girlfriends
2009-08-27 13:45:00 Blue Jays Wives & Girlfriends *Editor’s Note: Spurred on by the success of the “Baseball’s Hottest Wives“ and “Top 10 Derek Jeter Bimbos” posts, our resident sleuth Mr. X (more of Mr. X’s work can be found here) went into deep cover to find out what kind of wives and girlfriends your favourite Jays are pulling ...
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Photoshop Tutorial - Virtual Tattoos COMMENTARY HD
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The Best Jays Pictures Thus Far
2009-08-25 13:48:00 The Best Jays Pictures Thus Far So there’s not too much to write about lately. Well maybe there is but I don’t feel like it. And can you blame me? The most riveting Jays news is the impending shut down of some young starting pitchers. Around the game playoff races are heating up but aren’t hot ...
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Why Apple (AAPL) will be almost impossible to stop
2009-08-24 13:00:00 Remember those days when the RIAA was complaining about customers no longer buying music? Well, turns out they are although the model has changed. And so has the power as it has shifted towards Apple. Thanks to this nice graph from Sillicon Valley Insider, we can get a better idea of how dominant the company ...
Think Japan being out of a recession will help stocks go higher? Think agai
2009-08-17 13:00:00 The spectacular rise in North American markets in 2009 has created the fear of a rellapse as many think the market might be overly positive. This weekend was a good example of why. Japan, the world’s #2 economy, is out of a recession with an impressive 3.7% expansion in the last quarter. But if you ...
So insiders are selling, should you?
2009-08-14 12:00:00 Insider trading is one of those stats that I take a peak at but rarely act on. What is it? Basically, executives of public companies usually must disclose their holdings and transactions of their own stock. Many analysts look at these informations and pay great attention to them. The logic being of course that if ...
Why viral buzz is priceless?
2009-08-12 13:00:00 When advertising a product, especially an online one, advertising or marketing it usually goes one of two ways; paid or viral. Paid advertising, the more known method, is the one Microsoft is currently using to promote Bing, paying millions of dollars to have advertisements in magazines, on tv, on websites, paying other websites to use ...
The Soul of Baseball
2009-07-15 13:50:00 The Soul of Baseball “I remember catching batting-practice home runs, she said. “That was when baseball was still baseball.” “I don’t mean to interrupt,” Buck O’Neil said, “but baseball is still baseball.” The above quote pretty much sums up legendary Negro Leagues player, manager, Major League coach & scout, and ambassador for the game, Buck O’Neil. Always meeting ...
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Nintendo gives girls ?life lessons? on how to achieve their social beauty s
2009-07-14 15:46:00 Really, Nintendo? Check out Wired’s take on new games for girls released in 2009, in which all but one (”The Daring Game for Girls”) is about fashion, boys, princesses, modeling, and more fashion. Well, there is a detective game, but you solve mysteries using your “feminine sixth sense,” so I wouldn’t necessarily put that ...
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What would MLK say? ? Roger?s Posterous
2009-07-14 15:43:00 [From Not Your Average Feminist] What would MLK say? Image via Wikipedia Reverend Eric Lee, leader of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, has been a vocal supporter of marriage equality. During the Prop 8 campaigns in California, he attended numerous No on 8 rallies while working especially close with the Courage Campaign. During an ...
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Cutting BJ the Right Thing to Do
2009-07-09 03:59:00 Cutting BJ the Right Thing to Do For a differing viewpoint, see the posting below. In my opinion, cutting BJ Ryan was the right thing to do. Sure he had a 1.04 ERA with a .207 opponents batting average. He also didn’t give opponents anything to hit and Cito quick-hooked him at the first sign of ...
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Romanticised Vacation-Inspired Thoughts
2009-07-06 13:30:00 Romanticised Vacation-Inspired Thoughts “There is really no drinking half as enjoyable as daytime drinking, when the sun is out, the bars are empty of dilettantes, and the afternoon stretches ahead of you like summer vacation. The gleeful complicity you and your drinking buddies share in the excellent decision to have one more ill-advised round, knowing full ...
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FILM PROJECT "WHOSE BARRIO?" IS SEEKING MUSIC
2009-07-01 23:51:00 WHOSE BARRIO? is an emotionally charged look at the changes in Manhattan?s Spanish Harlem as real estate speculation pushes rents and property values past the point of affordability for most area residents. By interviewing long-time East Harlemites and new arrivals, and digging deep into the flavor of a neighborhood long regarded as a cultural homeland for Latinos and other ethnic groups, the film reveals a complex web of individual and community interests. Directed and produced by Ed Morales and Laura Rivera, WHOSE BARRIO? is having its world premiere at the New York International Latino Film Festival on August 2, 2009.
New Testament Text and Translation Commentary by Philip Comfort ? A Review
2009-06-12 00:36:00 Author: Philip W. Comfort Format: Hardcover Page Count: 899 Publisher: Tyndale House Publication Date: 2008 ISBN: 9781414310343 Rating: 5 of 5 stars My thanks go out to Christy Wong at Tyndale House Publishers for supplying me with a review copy of Philip Comfort’s New Testament Text and Translation Commentary. I have always been intrigued by textual criticism and the study of how we ...
New Testament Text and Translation Commentary by Philip Comfort ? A Review
2009-06-12 00:36:00 Author: Philip W. Comfort Format: Hardcover Page Count: 899 Publisher: Tyndale House Publication Date: 2008 ISBN: 9781414310343 Rating: 5 of 5 stars My thanks go out to Christy Wong at Tyndale House Publishers for supplying me with a review copy of Philip Comfort’s New Testament Text and Translation Commentary. I have always been intrigued by textual criticism and the study of how we ...
INK BLAST | NOW THAT I OWN A CAR COMPANY?
2009-06-09 15:06:00 As you may know, taxpayers are about to own 60% of General Motors. So here?s our chance to get exactly what we want in our favorite mode of transportation. Personally, I am looking forward to annual meetings in which I can discuss my wish list at length with fellow stockholders
INK BLAST | FEELING BAD FOR WHITE PEOPLE
2009-06-03 15:55:00 The more I hear, read, and witness the reaction of many (mostly conservative) white people to the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, the worse I feel for white people in general. You know the feeling. That nagging sense of collective embarrassment (C.E.) some of us brown/black folks feel whenever ?one of us? does something so outrageously unimaginable that we shrug our shoulders and brace for impact.
Rios Victim of Home Run Derby Curse?
2009-06-02 13:30:00 Rios Victim of Home Run Derby Curse? In 2007 Alex Rios was having what is known to be a “break out” season. Before the All-Star break, Rios had launched 17 home runs into the seats of ballparks around the league. During the Derby, Rios pounded out 19 bombs, losing to Vladimir Guerrero in the final round ...
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Minute Maid Park Review
2009-05-27 15:00:00 Minute Maid Park Review Frequent commenter Tight PP recently took a road trip to Houston to see the Astros play in Minute Maid park. Pinch-hitting today for Mop Up Duty, you will find his review below. Minute Maid Park, Houston Texas I found myself in south Texas during Opening Week so I figured pop byy Houston for some NL ...
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