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Labar: Wrestling success runs in Reigns' family
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In less than a year, Roman Reigns has become part of an important faction in wrestling, but we shouldn't have expected anything less.
With his imposing size and tribal tattoos on his arms, Reigns fits the physical bill for Samoan wrestlers. The Wild Samoans tag team, The Uso brothers, Yokozuna, Rikishi, Umaga and that guy named Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson are all relatives of the WWE rookie.
They were all successful in wrestling.
"I come from very strong family," Reigns said. "My heritage is strong within this business. I was gifted with a certain set of genetics. I'm athletic. I like to think I'm not a bad looking guy. One of the jokes we always talk about, as long as I can put a little oil on my arms, wet my hair and I'll be alright."
Reigns made a lasting first impression on the WWE audience much like his relatives Yokozuna, Umaga and The Rock once did. Survivor Series in November of 2012 saw three unfamiliar faces come out of the crowd dressed in SWAT team-like gear and destroy Ryback, who was challenging the WWE champion CM Punk.
It was Reigns along with two veterans of the business, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins, who made their mark on the independent wrestling scene before being signed to WWE. The three men would be known as The Shield and claimed they were all about justice.
"It was pretty much unexpected," Reigns said. "I heard some rumors we would possibly do something at Hell in a Cell. That kind of folded. We waited a few weeks to get to Survivor Series. Once we got the green light, we just kicked the door down."
Since then, The Shield has physically dominated John Cena, Randy Orton, Big Show, Mark Henry, Daniel Bryan and many other top names. While Reigns has gotten to work against many of them, it seems the biggest benefit has been learning from partners Ambrose and Rollins.
"Being paired up with them has been an awesome experience. For me, I don't even feel like I'm scratching the surface yet. I'm just now starting to let my hair down," said Reigns.
Working next to others as a teammate or partner is nothing new for the 6-foot-3 enforcer of The Shield. Prior to his time in WWE, Reigns played defensive line at Georgia Tech where he was named first team all-ACC as a senior.
"When you're dealing with Division I football, it's very structured," he said. "They ask a lot of you. To be able to focus every single day preparing for a game, it takes a lot of discipline. It takes a lot of loyalty. You have to stay humble. It's a team sport. It definitely helps me doing what I'm doing now."
This is yet another parallel to many of the other success stories in his family, most notably The Rock, who was a Miami Hurricane before leaving football to join the family business of wrestling.
So what is it about the Samoan family that seems to make wrestling such a natural line of work? Reigns explained their attributes and how it plays right into what makes a star in wrestling.
"We were all able to play other sports and do other things. I'd like to think along with the athleticism, it's aggression. There is not a shortage of aggression with us. We're not afraid to turn it up ... and put it on somebody. I think that definitely helps, and that's like a first impression there. Once things break down and you get to know us, we all live in the moment, we like to have a good time. I think that's where a lot of our charisma comes from."
Every Monday night, you can see The Shield on Raw. When they're in Pittsburgh on Oct. 7, you're guaranteed to hear them say "Believe in The Shield."
Based on what we know about the family and what we're seeing from the man, I'd say believe in Roman Reigns.
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The FSA messed up on the Northern Rock case, yet some clever dicks thought it right to blame the governor, even though he had remained steadfast throughout the early period of the banking crisis.
Now she has warned the nation of dark clouds down the line, and the same people are coming out under cover of night to accuse him of talking down the markets. He just cannot win.
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Description: Undergraduate enrollment in colleges and universities has grown and changed drastically over the past 2 decades, with a significant portion of this growth coming from the increased number of nontraditional students who have made the decision to make their way onto college and university campuses to pursue a college degree. Due to these changes, many institutions of higher education have had to rethink the way they have historically operated. In an attempt to better meet the needs and demands of adult nontraditional students, colleges and universities have reviewed their existing programs and instituted programs that allow for the awarding of academic credit for prior learning. For those institutions of higher education involved in the prior learning assessment (PLA) process and interested in providing a quality program, an increased emphasis and focus should be on the importance of determining what a learning activity is, and more importantly, what constitutes college-level learning. This study focused on the identification and profiling of prior learning assessment (PLA) processes in Texas public universities offering nontraditional baccalaureate degree programs, the identification of commonalties among such programs, and the determination of program quality based on established standards. The instrument utilized in this study was designed on Urban ...
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Description: Web-based instruction has fast become a common component of higher education. Although such instruction began as a supplemental form of interaction, it has now become a basic aspect of many college courses and degree programs. If teacher and student are not in the same place at the same time, it becomes necessary to introduce a communications medium that will not only deliver information but also provide a channel of interaction between them. This study focused on faculty training and development programs designed to impact Web-based instruction in higher education at the five largest state-funded universities in Texas within a college of education. The instrument used in this study was developed by the research to collect data relating to faculty perception of training and development opportunities available to them at their institutions, perceptions of administrative support, and technical support. The objective was to determine if there was a relationship between these items listed above and faculty members' levels of confidence and perceptions of effectiveness when teach Web-based courses. The population consisted on 151 faculty members at the University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University, the University of Houston, the University of North Texas, and Texas Tech University. This research study ...
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Style and Satisfaction: An Examination of the Relationship Between Instructor Communicator Style and Instructor Job Satisfaction
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Description: The study sample was composed of 110 teaching faculty at Vernon College, a multi-campus northwest Texas community college in Wichita Falls, TX. Participants completed two surveys: the Socio-communicative Orientation Scale (SCO) and the Teacher Satisfaction Scale (SAT). Demographic information was collected as well for generalizability purposes. As measured by the SCO, communicator style is a multi-dimensional concept including aspects of assertiveness and responsiveness communication behaviors; the assertiveness and responsiveness dimensions acted as independent variables. Instructor job satisfaction acted as the independent variable. The strength of the independent variables was measured separately in ratio to job satisfaction. Regression analysis results demonstrated that the assertiveness dimension of instructor communicator style is not a statistically significant contributor to instructor satisfaction. However, the responsiveness dimension can explain 12% of the variance in instructor job satisfaction. Beta weight and structure coefficient analysis confirmed the initial regression results for both independent variables. Further, commonality analysis clarified that the two independent variables within the study are in fact orthogonal in nature, meaning that they do not overlap and are not correlated. Hence, the responsiveness dimension of instructor communicator style is directly related to relationship building in an educational context and may be considered in professional development activities. ...
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The Affect of Mobile Performance Support Devices on Anxiety and Self-Efficacy of Hospital Float Staff
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Mathematics Anxiety and Mathematics Self-efficacy in Relation to Medication Calculation Performance in Nurses
Date: May 2012
Creator: Melius, Joyce
Description: The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze the relationships that exist between mathematics anxiety and nurse self-efficacy for mathematics, and the medication calculation performance of acute care nurses. This research used a quantitative correlational research design and involved a sample of 84 acute care nurses, LVNs and RNs, from a suburban private hospital. the participants filled out a Mathematics Anxiety Scale, a Nurse Self-Efficacy for Mathematics Scale and also completed a 20-item medication calculation test. Significant practical and statistical relationships were discovered between the variables utilizing multiple linear regression statistics and commonality analysis. As the Nurse's Mathematics anxiety score increased the scores on the medication test decreased and the scores on nurse self-efficacy for mathematics scale also decreased. the demographic item of "Hours a nurse worked in one week" had the greatest significance. the more hours a nurse worked the lower their score was on the medication calculation test. This study agrees with others that nurses are not good at mathematics. This study also correlated that as the number of hours worked increased so did the medication calculations errors. and many nurses have a measurable level of anxiety about mathematics and dosage calculations and this may influence ...
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Paul Kirk is in his second year as Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications at Drake University. Hired in February 2011, Kirk directs the Bulldogs' overall athletic communications efforts and serves as the primary media contact for men's basketball and football, as well as media coordinator for the Drake Relays.
Kirk spent the previous three years as a partner with ProLink Sports, a full-service sports public relations and sports marketing firm. Kirk's expertise centered on connecting professional athletes and organizations with meaningful community and charitable opportunities, as well as image management, public relations, fan communication, speaking opportunities and appearances. ProLink's clients included Denver Broncos players Brian Dawkins and Lonie Paxton, former Broncos Ed McCaffrey, Rod Smith, Jake Plummer and John Lynch, the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse and the United Football League.
Prior to launching ProLink Sports in 2008, Kirk spent 13 years with the NFL's Denver Broncos, where he was instrumental in directing the media operations of the back-to-back World Champion teams of 1997 and 1998, and worked with Pro Football Hall of Fame members John Elway, Shannon Sharpe and Gary Zimmerman. Kirk joined the Broncos in 1995 as a media relations assistant, was media relations manager from 1999-2002 and director of media relations from 2002-08. He was involved in all aspects of the team's public relations operation and produced the team's media guide for the majority of his time with the club.
Kirk began his career as an undergraduate at the University of Washington, working as a student assistant for Husky athletics in the sports information office. There his opportunities included game support for men's basketball, football and variety of other sports, as well as day-to-day media relations operations for the Huskies' men's and women's tennis teams and the softball team.
Upon graduating from Washington, Kirk accepted a graduate assistant position at Arizona State University. Between 1993-95 he handled the sports information duties for the Sun Devils' men's and women's track and field, men's and women's cross-country, baseball, wrestling, volleyball and softball teams as a graduate assistant. His experience included handling of media relations for the annual Sun Angel Track & Field Classic, which featured notable Olympic athletes and the top collegiate talent from across the nation.
Kirk also served internships with the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals and provided game-day assistance to the Seattle Sonics and Phoenix Suns.
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I don't know if I will have room for all these China stories (George!) in this weekend's linkfest. On the likely chance I don't, here's a broad overview of many interesating articles about the fastest rising global economic power:
• China's unbalanced economy:
In any ordinary economy, a triple-barrelled announcement of the kind
issued by China's central bank on Friday evening might have made more
of an impression. With an eye to today's top-level US-China meeting in
Washington, the People's Bank of China tightened lending and eased
controls on
its currency, policy prescriptions that touch all their host's concerns
about Beijing's seemingly unstoppable export-driven economy. (FT)
• The China Solar Hotbed: Chinese solar-power companies are descending on U.S. stock
markets, offering investors a new way into one of the fastest-growing corners of
the renewable-energy industry. But things aren't all sunny. The latest frenzy over Chinese solar stocks was in evidence last
week, when Nanjing-based China Sunergy Co. made its debut on the Nasdaq Stock
Market, rising 51% in its first day of trading on Thursday. Its shares were up
46 cents, or 3.19%, to $14.90 yesterday, giving the company a market value of
about $570 million. (Wall Street Journal)
• Why China Relaxed Blogger Crackdown (free Wall Street Journal)
• Yuan Isn't the Cause of U.S. Trade Deficit, Wu Says: The yuan isn't the cause of the U.S. trade deficit and a "large" appreciation would hurt China's economy, Vice Premier Wu Yi said, signaling the nation won't cave in to demands for faster gains. (Bloomberg)
• Tainted Chinese Imports Common:
Dried apples preserved with a cancer-causing chemical.Frozen catfish
laden with banned antibiotics. Scallops and sardines coated with
putrefying bacteria. Mushrooms laced with illegal pesticides. These
were among the 107 food imports from China that the Food and Drug
Administration detained at U.S. ports just last month, agency documents
reveal, along with more than 1,000 shipments of tainted Chinese dietary
supplements, toxic Chinese cosmetics and counterfeit Chinese medicines.
(Washington Post)
• Pao Mo': That's Chinese for Bubble
• Day trading in China is out of control. "Despite an interest rate rise on Friday aimed at cooling
the market, retail investors ignored the messages from Beijing and
opened 287,000 trading accounts on Monday, 35,000 more than on Friday.
The explosion in day-trading has created some unintended consequences
in Shanghai in the form of unwashed dinner dishes, badly ironed
shirts, and dusty floors. In recent weeks the city has developed a
shortage of ayis, the domestic helpers who do chores in the homes of
middle-class families, because some have found more gainful employment playing the market." (FT)
• China's Thirst for Oil and Cancer treatments
• Stock-buying fever grips China:
A total of 4.79 million new A-share trading accounts were opened in
April, 853,500 more than the combined total for the previous two years,
according to statistics from the China Securities Depository and
Clearing Corporation. On Tuesday, the first trading session after the
week-long May Day holiday, nearly 370,000 A-share accounts were added,
almost half of the number for the whole year of 2005. (China Daily)
• Chinese Investors Crunching Numbers Are Glad to See 8s:
Part superstition and part self-fulfilling prophecy, numerology is a
basic trading strategy in China. The philosophy reflects the widespread
belief in Chinese society that numbers contain clues to good fortune.
It is a little noticed force adding fuel to a roaring market in the
world's fourth-biggest economy. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index
is up 56% this year and quadruple its level at mid-2005, a spike that
is raising concerns about an investment bubble. (Wall Street Journal)
Category: Weblogs
Please use the comments to demonstrate your own ignorance, unfamiliarity with empirical data and lack of respect for scientific knowledge. Be sure to create straw men and argue against things I have neither said nor implied. If you could repeat previously discredited memes or steer the conversation into irrelevant, off topic discussions, it would be appreciated. Lastly, kindly forgo all civility in your discourse . . . you are, after all, anonymous.
11 Responses to "We've Gone China Crazy"
If trade is not balanced (from any money denomination) then it's bad for the USofA. Period. Carry upstart trade for only so long.
Balancing our standard of living will be the feat of the next ? years.
"These were among the 107 food imports from China that the Food and Drug Administration detained at U.S. ports just last month…"
As long as the FDA doesn't stop the influx of "red pills", there won't be a thing to worry about in the matrix.
"We've Gone China Crazy"
It's all so passe and all so 80s. Geeezzzzz…! You can't even walk one block without passing by a sushi bar.
"You tie my tie, I tie your shoe."
Say it fast and loud… It's one of my favorite lines from "A Bridge Over the River Kwai", or was it "King Rat"…? Those movies all look the same to me… I mean don't get me wrong, I'm not prejudiced, those were some of my favorite films. Know what I mean…?
Chinese saturation of the press is xenophobic nonsense. I anticipate more and louder as things start to turn sour in this neck of the woods. We're going to need a "Bad Guy". Let's see, Sadam is dead, Gadafi is too ridiculous looking, Blair has resigned and besides he's gay, not that there's anything wrong with that, however it's like beating a dead horse. How about, ummm, Yes! Paulson and Bernake, NO….! Not that they're gay, that they're dumb-dumbs…
And that, ladies and gentlemen is about as nice as I can be….
China has a positive trade balance. Europe has a positive trade balance. Both economies are growing faster than is the U.S. economy, which relies on consumer consumption, powered by debt creation, to sustain growth.
The tophat, the iron, and the racecar are all playing Monopoly. The tophat and iron are accumulating debt-free properties and adding houses and hotels, while the racecar eschews such trivialites and relies instead on the cash from passing Go, funds its next trip around the board with debt from mortgaged properties, and hopes Chance will find a bank error in his favor.
I wonder who will win this game?
It's just too sad. Like watching a train wreck in slow motion.
It seems with the speculative retail fervor that the market is well into its parabolic stage. The gains during this stage are always ALWAYS given up when bull markets end.
Like Fleckenstein says, some will benefit from their raging market, but almost everyone will feel and take part in the pain when it ends.
Communists are trendy.
"Communists are trendy"
LOL. Does this mean Mao jackets are the next big craze, a la Nehru jackets?
By next year, the best dressed man will be wearing Mao jackets, Indian yogi pants, Wheely's skateboard shoes, and an emergency strap-on cannister of helium in case the balloon starts to sag.
The tophat, the iron, and the racecar are all playing Monopoly. The tophat and iron are accumulating debt-free properties and adding houses and hotels, while the racecar eschews such trivialites and relies instead on the cash from passing Go, funds its next trip around the board with debt from mortgaged properties, and hopes Chance will find a bank error in his favor.
I wonder who will win this game?
Well done, Mr. Munn! Well done!
As I am not posting this until you guys are on your weekend no one will see it
however for the record
the above comments indicate (assuming you represent a US sophisticated investor sample)a lack of awareness of China & its VOLATILE stock market impact on global investor emotion particularly on the US
a few months ago you were wondering where the retail clients were to signal the top of your market.
look they're in China
this is a 24/6 global market stupid
if they crash monday/tuesday our time you won't start trading until tuesday night
enjoy the beach before the TSUNAMI
The shoeshine boys are all in the Chinese stock market now. Look out below.
China's market has gone crazy. It is all anyone wants to talk about with me, both Chinese and non-Chinese alike. Who is even left to buy?


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Thursday, 3 May 2012
Proud as Punch!
So there we were, all glammed up and enjoying the event, when the Emerging Interior Design Practice category was announced. Then - BAM! - Studio Moore was announced as a finalist. It was such a priceless moment and I wouldn't of missed it for the world. The finalists in that category hadn't yet been announced so it was such an amazing surprise. We all couldn't be more proud of our friend and she is so modest about it all. If it was me I would probably we dancing on the tables! Ha!
It's been fantastic for Andy to get this recognition as it has been a project that she has worked so hard on for a while. I think the images speak for themselves, so I won't go an about how amazing it is, you can see that. Simply stunning.
Photographs by Lachlan Moore. Talent runs in the family with Andy's brother, a photographer that has just officially opened Rockby Studios. He shoot the house, check out his post here about the house in more detail. Watch this space...
Announced just yesterday, the house is also in the running for the 2012 Houses Awards. It is shortlisted with only 9 others for House Alteration/ Addition over 200m2. Exciting times!
Labels: Architecture, Interiors, kitchen
4 comments:
- Anonymous3 May 2012 at 21:52
Wow! I knew exactly what it was from the first photo. So beautiful! Congratulations Andy, as Lauren has said, we are so proud of you! A tear in my eye. I hope your parents enjoy the house. elle XXXReplyDelete
It's so great isn't it Elle! But I have to say I'm not surprised, she deserves the recognition!ReplyDelete
What an AMAZING space. Congratulations to Andy - recognition well deserved. Imagine living there. It's heavenly. Is it your parents' house? Or did I misread Elle's comment?ReplyDelete
Hi Belinda,ReplyDelete
Thank you for your lovely message! It is actually Andy's parents house, it is simply stunning isn't it! Her parents are the most gorgeous people and they absolutely LOVE living in their new house. Very happy client!
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Welcome to the nomination phase of
Most Disappointing Series 2012
This thread is for nominating and discussing the Most Disappointing Series 2012, for discussion regarding other categories and general discussion about the Awards, please visit the other category threads or MH Anime Awards 2012 Discussion Thread.
Also please briefly explain the reason for your nomination.
Enjoy the Awards and thanks for your understanding!
Sword Art Online (6)
Guilty Crown (4)
Zetman (4)
La Storia Della Arcana Famiglia (4)
Code: Breaker (2)
Eureka Seven AO
Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
Hayate the Combat Butler: Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Medaka Box (First Season)
Rock Lee
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Faux News...
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Leunig's cartoon deserves a more thoughtful Jewish response
Dear Wal-Mart:
Grand Canyon '64 million years older than previously thought'
Teacher suspended for playing song about being gay
Syrian Anonymous hacks embassy website to decry Assad, support rebels
Statement by President Obama on the Observance of World AIDS Day
Rally in North Miami Beach draws Israel supporters
Richard Wolff: Capitalism And Class In America
No! For men, rape is NOT the default.
U.S. birthrate plummets to its lowest level since 1920
The Cooperation Instinct
At WND, Obama voters are "inbreeds."
NORMAL people DON'T need to debate what is rape and what isn't.
All of these threads on rape have got me thinking our society has a long way to go.
Some interesting votes today and yesterday
Dog Crap Teabagger Message
2 Mesa students forced to hold hands as punishment for fighting
let the lay offs begin!
Cuba says jailed American doesn't have cancer
Tribe in Papua New Guinea meets white man for the first time. Filmed in 1976.
Is this post suggesting something false or defamatory about unions?
Canadian city considers fee on property owners for rain
I Say To The Rich... YOU Step Off The
Job Creators
B of A CEO: "I can't recall...." Sound Familar?
Gloat Free NBA Scores (Thursday, November 29)
"...a queer christmas classic!"
Since Bill O'Reilly can't seem to figure out Gangnam Style...
I think this picture illustrates a major problem with how society views women.
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Colombian Army Officers Implicated in Killings to be Promoted
Why is quitting the Catholic church spoken of as some type of drastic, hard step?
Zurich to open drive-in prostitition boxes
Gay women will marry your boyfriends.
Obama determined to fill federal judgeships
I have a question, and a statement about Palestinian statehood.
Hartmann interviews Grayson, Papantonio and warns of Murdoch media monopoly plans
It is time for Fido Friday! Dogs having fun outside! Dial up WARNING!!!!!
Worker's Comp issue. My worker is still coming to work although she is not suppose to.
GOP Expresses Shock Over Fiscal Cliff Offer They Received Weeks Ago (funny part bolded)
How much longer WILL Dem officeholders feel they HAVE to wear those $*%&^#@ FLAG PINS!
If a person is working 40 hours a week, they should be paid enough to live off of.
George Zimmerman sells autographed "thank you" cards to raise money.
TCM Schedule for Friday, November 30 -- What's On Tonight: TCM Guest Programmer: Movie Morlocks Blo
NAKED SEXAY TIME!!! (Graphic Warning: Full Frontal Nudlty -- you've been warned)
Just tossin' this out there ... but what about Samantha Power for SoS?
Expanding Medicaid called a 'win-win' for jobs, tax revenue in Missouri
How businesses can profit from raising compensation at the bottom
Sabotage suspected at San Onofre Nuclear Plant
Colombia says no to U.N. ruling until rights are defended
Egypt Islamists Hurriedly Approve New Constitution
I have questions about Medicare
Senators praise Senator Akaka at his last Indian Affairs committee
The War on Christmas takes a new turn
Reba McEntire's New Show Is Full of Gay Stuff and She Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way
Texas cancer agency OKd $11 million grant without review
5 States Where GOP Extremists Are Pushing Repugnant Anti-Women Laws
No Wonder So Many Are Disillusioned by Our Politics -- We've Got an 18th Century Political System
Favorite CNN Wall Street mascot Erin Burnett interviews Julian Assange
NYS Senator Joe Robach in 2004:
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BOOK REVIEW: The resurrection as a case study in evidence versus faith
The Gates of Hell Exploring Mexico's Sacred Caves
The Waterboys - This is the Sea.
DAMN!! son you got lumped up real bad
It's The New Economy, Stupid
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ban on gay change therapy faces first legal challenge
Catholic Church sets up an exorcist hotline to deal with demand
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singapore couple challenge law on gay sex
Senate backs quicker Afghanistan withdrawal
gay marriage before supreme court? cases weighed
GALBRAITH: Here's Why We Should LOWER The Retirement Age
Been a while since we've had a good stoof thread
The Deficit Did Not Cause The Recession, The Recession Caused The Deficit
Environmental activist and her son slain in Mexico
Environmental activist and her son slain in Mexico
A ten second parable in stop motion.
13 Jobs Where Tips Are A Huge Chunk Of Your Salary
Obama to GOP: Im done negotiating with myself - me - It's about time!!!!!
917 Days Later, Bradley Manning Takes the Stand
McJobs Should Pay, Too: Inside Fast-Food Workers' Historic Protest For Living Wages
Study: Exercising With Physically Superior Partners Makes You BetterEven if They Aren't Real
New Republic Exclusive: The Internal Polls That Made Mitt Romney Think He'd Win
For many of us who have been rape victims, this OP is disgusting and appalling!
Preserving tax breaks for 98% BZZZT WRONG. Everyone would still get a tax break.
Mitch McConnell's BIG lie.
Mo. Powerball winner verified; Ariz.'s a mystery
A little early morning Dylan
Don't the Republicans Know How to Negotiate?
A little morning spew..
Is Kelly Ayotte running for president?
Why the World's First Billion-Dollar Athlete Is Just a Few Years Away
Toon-I Demand Answers
No Joke Romney was served:White Turkey Chili
Nebraska could face ACLU lawsuit over driver's licenses
Fracking Our Food Supply
Menard to fly Wis. workers in to staff ND store
OUR Walmart Organizers Promise Multi-Pronged December
The Chicago Teachers Unions secret to success? The rank and file are in control
just a reminder
Meet the Predators (men need to learn how to recognize and fight rape culture)
Sears, Disney, and Walmart | Blood on their Hands
Why Raising the Eligibility Age is the 'Single Worst Idea' for Medicare Reform
Ex-Nat'l Lampoon CEO to be sentenced in fraud case
Hostess asks judge to approve additional $1.8 million in executive bonuses
Biden in Costco
Rolling Jubilee Is a SparkNot the Solution
DU POLL: Do you think there should be a cap on how much wealth one individual can accumulate?
McConnell reportedly "laughed out loud" when Geitner presented the President's tax plan.
Stunningly beautiful - Birds of Paradise
The KGB Would Have Been Delighted By the NSAs Toys
Yes you were a rapist....
So, I just renewed my DU Membership and happy to do so.
"Maybe you shouldn't have fucked with the president so much."
Robert Reich: Opening Positions on the Cliff Deal: Deja Vu All Over Again
Bozo and Krusty (cartoon)
Indefinite Detention: Senate Votes Down Military Imprisonment Of Americans
Talk resuming in LA-Long Beach harbors strike
free speech wins as a cop does his job
NYT: A Liberal Moment
David Graeber: Global Justice Activist - OWS
Great American Retirement SCAM: Why The Wealthiest U.S. CEOs Want To TAKE AWAY Your Social Security
UNL Drought Update: TX Wheat Quality Drops 15 Points In One Week, NW Improves, But Plains Gasping
Hilarious New Hampshire Final Certified Results: 2 more voters than 2008. Two.
"NYPD Officer Gives Boots to Homeless Man"
Could Time person of the year be "THE WORKER"? The Bangladesh factory fire feels like the tipping
Study - In Past 100 Years, Humans Have Destroyed Half The Planet's Wetlands - Mongabay
The number one question in the budget "debate" now should be:
"Not his job to save the world"
Inspecting the WH Christmas Decorations
What are the very first lyrics you remember?
Krugman: Class Wars of 2012
A color-coded map of the worlds most and least emotional countries
mr president
"...without any concessions to GOP."
mr president
mr president
Only a fool would paint all people who worship the same God, with the same brush!
Hazardous Materials Leak Into New Jersey Creek After Freight Train Car Derailment
Contact the White House
Yard sale at the Romney's features Karl Rove at a table selling away Gover - New Yorker Cartoon
David Petraeus says he 'screwed up royally' in letter to old Army buddy
A perfect example of why our drug laws need to be changed
Obama offers GOP an ambitious, progressive debt-reduction plan
"The Permafrost Carbon Feedback Is Irreversible On Human Timescales" - U. Colorado Study
Just Take December Off
New Study Shows Global Warming Is Rapidly Melting Ice at Both Poles
"Wall Street" is on AMC.
kelly o'donnell (nbc news) says the President's fiscal plan was 'shocking to the republicans'
Booming times in ND: Menards to hire workers in WI fly them to work in ND
Clinton: U.N. Palestine Vote Unfortunate And Counterproductive
How I love the sound of Republicans gnashing their teeth in the morning!
Friday TOON Roundup 1- Repubs
mr president
Friday TOON Roundup 2- McCan't
Friday TOON Roundup 3 -Lunch with a loser
Friday TOON Roundup 4- The Rest
Sen. Sanders: Wall Street CEOs are the 'Faces of Class Warfare'
Obama offers GOP an ambitious, progressive debt-reduction plan
'Fix the Debt': How 1%ers Build a Mass Movement for Millionaires
The President Did Most Of The Talking (THAT'S the way to 'negotiate' with republicans)
Climate Change Is Happening Now A Carbon Price Must Follow
Caption this picture
To answer your question, Allen, it's because you're an asshole.
New report shows staggering influence of wine industry in Napa
The Purpose of Evolution - by Steve McIntosh
Thirty-Six Congressional Republicans (And Counting) Have Distanced Themselves From Norquists Pledge
On Fiscal Cliff, GOP Spurns Grover In Favor of Wile E. Coyote
Despite promises to improve, delays on veterans claims skyrocket
Hmmmm. On MSNBC just now they noted the House GOP Committee Chairs
Republicans cannot understand what reality is and what it isn't
Hungary far-right MP slams Israeli presence in parliament
Okinawans file noise lawsuit against US government
Sad news: Elizabeth Warren's dog, Otis, has passed away
The truth about what young men knew about rape years ago.
Fresh Meat! Life Hack Videos. This one is how to remove a wine cork, when you don't
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President Obama is my leader thats why I voted for him.
My life suddenly makes sense. Life Hacks Video 1 & 2
Arctic sea ice larger than US melted this year
Drumbeat: November 30, 2012
Drumbeat: November 30, 2012
Sequestration deadline speeds F35 negotiations
Umn, again, what was the use of Giant Polymer Balls?
shoppers habits not changed by garment plant fire
Ballon Popping Dog.
Is GOP behavior this week making the "Over the Cliff" option look better or worse to you?
Okinawa Move, Key To Pacific Pivot, Will Cost More Than $10.6B: GAO
NYT: Americans Pay Far Less In Taxes Than In 1980s
Porn Star Nina Hartley Trolls Anti-Gay Pastor
White House: Obama To Say Debt Deal Must Ask Wealthiest To Pay Higher Tax Rates
Highest-ever HIV diagnoses in gay men{uk}
Erick Erickson Wont Challenge Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
You know who deserves to win that $500million from the powerball
Some Gaza Strip Facts.
Russia reports 12% rise in HIV - 200 new cases a day
The Robert Cray song, Right Next Door (Because of Me); Is it about a rapist?
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AP source: Strauss-Kahn, NY hotel maid to settle
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TV ads push Northwest coal ports
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NK Has Really Good Acid
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So, if you shopped over the Thanksgiving weekend, who did you spend more on?
Protests erupt after new Egypt constitution passed
Turns out Romney's internal polls needed the unskewing
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Whew! 6-mo mammogram after breast cancer surgery comes back GOOD.
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'Blue' Intelligence
garbage as an art form that can be appreciated by ALL DUers
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Someone tell me ...
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Just couldn't resist posting...
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NOT The Response Fox News Expected
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A telescope with a 128-foot diameter mirror...
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A good illustration of what is going on in WDC currently
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Medicare should be allowed to negotiate drug prices. is this in any democrats' proposals?
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Battery shortage halts Fisker's Karma production
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How much does the Mortgage interest deduction really save us?
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Wow, how QUAINT, one of my 2001 blasts to MSNBC ombudsman griping about Tweety
Prez: Ive been keeping my own naughty and nice list for Washington.
ACLU asks Justice Department for investigation into Charlie Webster (Maine GOP Chairman)
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Toon by Horsey:
Thanks for the lunch, Barack...
Rick Santelli Explodes At CNBC Guest, Walks Off Camera
Uh, messing with 401Ks and IRAs?
Fiscal kabuki
A Little Holiday Cheer for Christians and Pagans and All. Happy Everything, Everybody!!
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How To Stop The Father Of Fox News From Entering Your Living Room
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Judge Upholds Nevada (Same-Sex) Marriage Ban
Michael J. Fox Has One Simple, Simple Request
White flight in California
Save Your Kisses For Me
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What's for Dinner ~ Friday Nov 30th
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I don't think the Larouche people are used to old people flipping them off from moving
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The Supremes will decide if they are taking up DOMA any moment now
Monte Kiffin leaving USC after bowl
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Congress and the media, they ain't fucking ENTITLEMENTS, we've paid all our lives for them
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What's your favorite holiday themed LGBT Movie?
I disagree with the decision to lock my GD OP.
US heading for point when 'military pursuit of al-Qaida should end'
I cannot think of a punishment severe enough for these monsters.
History repeats itself?
Going on 60, I just learned a trick to remove a car wheel rusted to the hub
American Petroleum Institute Calls For Obama To Aid Economic Catastrophy Due To Warming
Verizon Fios customers, you may lose...
Livestock falling ill in fracking regions
Class Warfare, indeed
Falkland islanders asked to send message to Argentina over sovereignty
House passes GOP immigration bill for science, math grads (not a good bill)
The President just gave them more paint and paint brushes.
Boehner Appoints Female House Committee Chair
Have you done your part?
Dog's are now Woman's best friend...with benefits.
U.N. Approval of Palestine as "Non-Member State" Shows Isolation of U.S., Israel Stance on Statehood
Boehner appoints Female Committee Chair of house committee on housekeeping
First In-Depth Report on Potential Impact of Fracking on Food
congressional leadership: RESIGN NOW
SCOTUS Declines To Take Up Gay Marriage Cases
Not exactly inspiring
If you read Age of Autism, you'd learn
Judge dismisses case against football coach accused of making porn videos of his children
The Humiliation of Bradley Manning. Had he only checked first to see if he meet with Whistleblower
Serena Williams named WTA Player of the Year
"That's our leverage" (The upcoming debt ceiling vote)
How not to get kidnapped, or the "blame the victim weekend getaway"
Now you know what the President wants for Christmas
Pertussis Immunity May Wane, But Vaccine Still Offers Protection
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Cross-Posting: Rally on Washington-BC Border for Fair Trade Dec. 1!
NHL lockout: Ohio senator makes pitch for Columbus
Frequently asked questions at the Kinsey Institute
Dec. 1 Action on BC-WA Border!!! Rally for Fair Trade (Final Reminder)
Former prison to become site for homeless vets
Have you guys seen this jedi Obama?
Who provides you services in your life, but lives in poverty despite their work?
McCain Won't Let Actual Security Threats Distract Him From His Susan Rice Jihad, By Gum
A question about Bradley Manning -
ALEC Convenes in Washington; Damage Control at Top of Agenda
Mapping America's Most Embarrassing Addresses
Hey Walker! You just agreed with Obama!
Remember when Susan Collins was on the news all the time
Secretary of State Al Gore?
Finally, something Mitt Romney won.
What's in that Pork? Consumer Reports
GQ Magazine names Game of Thrones' "Blackwater" as the best TV episode of the year
White House Opposes New Israeli Settlement Construction
Dems divided on cuts to Medicare, Medicaid
Feds propose adding corals to endangered list
Grocer, 70, gives stores to his employees for free, transferring ownership as a thank you
The Yes Men Fix the World - How come I never heard of these guys before?
It's Friday
Minnesota Zoo: Amur Tiger cub live cam.
Some observations from Alexis de Tocqueville
Dad's 'I am bitterly, bitterly disappointed' email to adult kids goes viral
Code used by founding father is finally cracked
Is this an example of inoffensive humor centered around rape/consent?
North star closer to Earth than previously thought
US government releases once-secret Watergate files
Bryan Fischer: Enormously insensitive to hurt Gods feelings by not using oil
OMG! Drew Brees!!
A touching DU moment
Nate Silver dumps on Politico: Politico Covers Politics Like Sports
Ogallala Aquifer Only 20 Years Of Water Left >>> Stuff I Didn't Know
Genetically Modified Seed Giant DuPont to Unleash Seed Police
No action on same-sex marriage
Genetically Modified Seed Giant DuPont to Unleash Seed Police
All this talk about rape is making me...
FYI. My penis and my gonads are not weapons of conquest or dominance
Why are post times in UT Greenwich/ London UK Time?
Question for DU experts on the Libya -US relationship under Bushco
Boehner says "We're Almost Nowhere"...
Nancy Pelosi Threatens Discharge Petition To Break Fiscal Cliff Stalemate
State Legislature 2013 session
The best cities in the USA for public transportation and pedestrian friendliness
Economics is a soft science, but still a science
Brought in ballast, aggressive seaweed spreads along East Coast
Climate Change Threatens Long-Term Sustainability of Great Plains
Tribes raise $9M for sacred SD land
University of Colorado: Guns Laws Exacerbate Dorm Shortage
I spent some time this afternoon spreading Mountain Lion Urine at the perimeter of the yard.
Help Complete The Young Turks Documentary - TYT
Julian Assange on Manning and Wikileaks
To the rapists, would-be rapists, and apologists for sexual violence...
Hilarious dog video
Romney was "Palace guard to the Plutocrats." Perfect.
NEEDED: A Million Michigan Voices for Public Education
After watching several drunk Boehner videos...
Joe Klein at TIME Taunts "Republican Drama Queens"
The Friday Afternoon Challenge returns! Today: The African Encounter with European artists!
The Autism Project: Mothers with ASD ask why scientists are missing girls
NEEDED: A Million Michigan Voices for Public Education
US East Coast Hit By Historic Sea Level Rise
NEEDED: A Million Michigan Voices for Public Education
Watch for the tail
City Attorney tells residents to load their guns. ...
Idea for 'fracking' came from Civil War battlefield
WSJ editorial page tries to make point by comparing Presidents, skips (hides) Bush.
Ignoring Reality Doesn't Make News Nonpartisan
Rape, part two
Why is the media still so focused on "Why Romney Lost"?
the media has eliminated the word 'obstructionists' from their vocabularies
Filibuster reform?
13,000 Missouri Home Care Workers Win Final Legal Challenge, Now Set to Bargain First Union Contract
Kerry post on Blue Mass on World AIDS day
Republicans!! We had an election!
Obamas Gets PAYBACK For 2010 Bush Tax Cut by Using Christmas to Pressure the GOP
US Coast Guard Bill to allow SS Badger to dump coal ash into Lake Michigan in perpetuity
Do you think animals in zoos are generally happy animals
Why do you expect Boomers to behave? LOL!
Christian Slater's Vote Rejected In Florida
Guitar riffs: Iinfluential ones, ones that changed everything, worth listening to...
Florida Threw Out Christian Slater's Vote
Hey DU! from Occupy Sandy HQ. I Just Dropped Off Some Supplies in Our Name...
Gov. Jindal's private school voucher program ruled unconstitutional.
Anyone heard from Badgerpup?
Warehouse Workers Petition Court to Add Walmart as Defendant in Wage Theft Class Action
Barack Obama Is Turning the Oval Office Into a Man Cave
Where Does Grover Norquist GET HIS FUNDING And WHO Does HE GIVE IT TO?
Mysterious shorthand code used by Rhode Island founding father Roger Williams finally cracked
Person of the Year Nomination for Higgs Boson Riddled with Errors
Smartest mouse in the world
Gingrich finally admits he doesnt deserve to be president
Pure Rape Apologia
Women, Middle Class, Minorities, & Young Ensures Clueless GOP Minority Status till an Awakening
A tax system and a budget
Oregon inmate released, robs bank within hour, police say
TIME: The President won....the assorted Republican drama queens seem so two months ago, dont they?
That "gay conversion" group being sued? The head of it is a 4-time felon...
Fiscal Cliff or Fiscal Fisting?
Gohmert elaborates about Muslim Brotherhood comments
Leveson report: Victims urge full implementation
How long until homophobic heads explode when they realize the feds are going to have to . . . .
Ghandi's 7 dangers to Human Virtue
Could it be possible that when they meet to cast/count the electoral votes, whichever the case is
Supreme Court to rule on patentability of human genes
Right to work
Jon Says:
Ex-National Lampoon CEO sentenced to 50 years in jail
Coffee - drink it up
Calvin, Come Home!
Church signs
Should I hit myself over the head with a hammer for the rest of the evening?
Who should be Person of the Year?
Rep Marcia Fudge defends UN Ambassador Susan Rice from attacks by Sen McCain
Bwahaha! Who would be a better choice for NFL MVP?
As I suspected, the UKIP adoption controversy might be a wee bit more complicated ...
Sunflower picture for today: *SF#03 - Night Shift
How fast is YOUR internet? (and why it matters)
You tell 'em, Bernie
Two Pakistan-born brothers arrested in Florida on terrorism charges
What the world needs now
Water levels in Lakes Huron, Michigan to break record lows
Thom Hartmann: Are we witnessing a revolution in low-wage employment?
Thom Hartmann: Rep Alan Grayson took a ''special'' gift to Walmart Strikers...
Dems, Progressives Snicker As House GOP Finally Appoints Female Committee Chair
Rob Ford out: Poll puts Olivia Chow ahead in any mayoral match-up
Dialysis company DaVita accused of giant Medicare fraud
Progressive groups try to exert more pressure on lawmakers
The end of Austin's music scene?
Powell Memo + Big Business Plan to Rule America
7 Ways Women and Girls Are Stereotyped, Sexualized, and Underrepresented on Screen
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Leveson report: JK Rowling left 'duped and angry' at PM's response
Republicans, If you raise retirement age again, are you providing Seniors with jobs too?
I love Advent calendars.
Republicans Would Rather Laugh Than Bargain...But once the laughter dies down
Father tries to cut BB pellet out of son's skull after mishap
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Rubio and the Age-of-Earth Question
Ruh Roh. National Review Advises Surrender
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Fred Astaire Mash Up with Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal
"Turns Out Romney's Internal Polls Needed The Unskewing"
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On Jerry Springer why do they give the guests water?
My Congresscritter, Candice Miller, has been made Chairlady of The Taking Out The Trash Cmte.
>>WARNING<< They're trying to take the Internet (e-action)
Dan Savage and Seattle Host a GIANT Day of Gay Weddings on Dec. 9th. And you can help!!
Absolutely Love Bernie Sanders
How do we turn this place into an ink tank?
Shoppers' habits not changed by garment plant fire
Police report: Ill. high school coach witnessed sexual hazing, congratulated victim
"Now is the winter of our discontent" Weekend Economists: November 30-Dec 2, 2012
Results of caption contest...
This guy died a couple weeks ago and no one noticed. That's a shame.
Thom Hartmann: Media Monopoly Should Scare the Hell out of President Obama
Paul Krugman: Class Wars of 2012 | Common Dreams
VeriSign wins .com renewal, but can't hike prices
The bike that sounds like a horse!
Help make this GIF go viral, making Rick Santelli the new face of spoiled Wall Street plutocrats
I'm ashamed to be Canadian over this issue:(
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I think something is dying in my back yard.
Music Video Made with iPhones
"Income Inequality Sheds Its Taboo Status" by Chrystia Freeland
To ALL my friends on the DU, I regret to inform you...
Ed Rendell Is on the Wrong Side of the Class War
"He looked at her and got prostate cancer and quit...."
Mitch McConnell: I 'Burst Into Laughter' When Geithner Outlined Obama's Fiscal Cliff Plan
early morning snow
FLASHBACK: When Krauthammer Excused Condi Rice For Pushing "Defective" Iraq War Intelligence
Jindal voucher overhaul unconstitutionally diverts public funds to private schools, judge rules
"Paul Ryan, Global Thinker?" by Alec MacGillis at The New Republic
Toon: High over Colorado
When you negotiate, don't you have to present your own conditions, opposed to the other side's?
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We haven't had a good "bitch about the mods" thread for a long time
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I'm busier than a one-legged man in an ass kicking contest.
People can be taught how to hate and people can be taught how to spell...
Friday Talking Points (236) -- Obama 2.0?
Almanac just did a great piece on Tom Bakk
Yet another reason to dread climate change........
wow--the new woman house secretary (oops, I mean chairperson) has quite a resume
Funny Youtube prank....
World's strongest ear
Re: McCain, the plot is about to twist
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The vendor tried to toss me my hot dog but it came up a little short.....
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Tony Perkins: Ex-Gay Therapy is 'Nonjudgmental'
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Stop playing with your junk
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any longtime coloradans have any knowledge of the reputation of metropolitan state university.
Rachel Maddow just informed Ca. residents that we were duped by the Gas Companies for
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Current Republican behavior (post election). A poll!
Jasmine rice in chicken/turkey soup????
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It kind of feels like the moon is in the 7th house and Jupiter
I am "nobody"
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When is this shit gonna finally stop?
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A. C. Reed
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hey have you guys seen this?
I am female, a feminist and cannot tolerate rape or sexual comments, however..........
Does anybody still have the pic of the redneck sign


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Nancy Brand, left, is honored as the 2013 Woman of the Year by the Southern Finger Lakes Women. With her are Mary Ellen Morgan, center, and Jan Brew, members of the group's Status of Women Committee.
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Nancy Brand, emergency services director for Catholic Charities of Schuyler County, has been honored by the Southern Finger Lakes Women as the organization's 2013 Woman of the Year.
Brand was honored as part of November's observance of New York State Women in Business Month that recognizes the accomplishments of women in business and the professions in New York.
Brand serves on the advisory boards for the Food Bank of the Southern Tier and the Schuyler County Food Bank Coalition, Labor of Love. She also works with the Cornell Cooperative 4-H Nutrition Education Committee. ...


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The Meadows at Middlesex Golf Course in Plainsboro.
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After one of the harshest winters in recent memory, Middlesex County officially reopened all of its courses this week.
The four courses, operating on three separate sites, had more than two months of weather-related closures between November and April.
"Everybody in Central New Jersey was closed," said Rod Brennan, golf director with the Middlesex County Improvement Authority, the entity that oversees the courses' operations. "Our Plainsboro course, The Meadows at Middlesex, had more tree damage than it did after Hurricane Sandy. That's mainly because of its surrounding pine trees, ...


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"When adopting science textbooks, the Committee shall ensure that the textbooks include acknowledgment that human life was created by one God of the Universe." So reads an amendment to a bill that the Oklahoma legislature passed on 5 April by a vote of 99 to 0. Although the measure is likely to be scuttled in committee, church-state watchdogs say it is a sign that state debates over teaching evolution in public schools are getting ever more fractious.
Last year, the state's textbook committee tried to put a disclaimer in biology textbooks stressing that evolution is just a "theory." But the state attorney general ruled that the committee didn't have that authority. In a bid to bypass the ruling, the Oklahoma House of Representatives last week tacked wording onto an education bill that not only authorizes the committee to add antievolution disclaimers to textbooks but also requires the "one God" statement.
Although the measures passed with little opposition, the wording "will be cleaned out" when it goes to a House-Senate conference committee, predicts Representative Raymond McCarter. Nonetheless, the vote "tells us a lot" about the topic's sensitivity in Oklahoma and elsewhere, says Molleen Matsumura of the National Center for Science Education in El Cerrito, California. Challenges to evolution are "going from state to state. ... We're seeing a lot of intense activity."


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New research shows evidence of mental fog in women's brain scans that have been treated with chemnotherapy, according to a study presented last week at a meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.
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Two new studies are reviving debate over the causes of "chemo brain," a mental fog that affects up to 75% of cancer survivors.
Cancer patients for decades have complained of feeling forgetful or mentally fuzzy, with many blaming toxic chemotherapy regimens. While the problem feels very real to patients, some doctors have dismissed the issue as imaginary.
Now, new research shows evidence of mental fog in women's brain scans. ...


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Halasan Bazar announce new album, 'Space Junk'
Danish psychedelic outfit Halasan Bazar return with their new album, 'Space Junk', on 2nd April via Crash Symbols. The Copenhagen based band play with pop music like sexy musical scientists, taking dashes of Beach Boys and snippets of Of Montreal, and flash frying it all to end up with the likes of 'Sometimes Happy Sometimes Sad', the free download single from the LP. Check out the jolly jaunt below.
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|Transient elastography and simple blood markers in diagnosis of oesophageal varices for compensated patients with hepatitis B virus-related cirrhosis.
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|PMID: 22432969 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher
|Background and Aim: Transient elastography (TE) was useful in oesophageal varices (OV) diagnosis for chronic hepatitis C patients. We evaluate usefulness of TE and simple blood markers in OV diagnosis for patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related cirrhosis prospectively. Methods: Consecutive patients with compensated cirrhosis and positive HBV surface antigen were enrolled prospectively. At enrollment, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) to alanine aminotransferase ratio (AAR), AST to platelet ratio index (APRI) were recorded and TE was performed. Two experienced endoscopists assessed OV independently. High-risk OV was defined as small size with red color sign, medium or large size. The diagnostic performances, optimal cut-offs and their validities of TE, APRI, platelet count (PLT) and AAR in OV diagnosis were assessed. Results: One hundred and twenty-six patients (male/female: 93/33; mean age: 54.5) with reliable TE results were analyzed. There were good agreements between two endoscopists in assessing presence of OV and high-risk OV (kappa value: 0.82 and 0.96). Forty-eight (38.1%) patients had OV (small: 35; high-risk: 13). There was correlation between TE result and OV size (r=0.515, p<0.001). TE, APRI and PLT were similar however, superior to AAR, in diagnostic accuracies for OV and high-risk OV. In high-risk OV prediction, the negative predictive value was 97%, 98% and 98% with the cut-offs of 21 kPa, 1.24 and 110 (x10(9) /L) for TE, APRI and PLT, respectively. Conclusions: For compensated patients with HBV-related cirrhosis, TE, APRI and PLT are useful in excluding high-risk OV with high negative predictive value. © 2012 Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation and Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.
|Jing-Houng Wang; Seng-Kee Chuah; Sheng-Nan Lu; Chao-Hung Hung; Chien-Hung Chen; Kwong-Ming Kee; Kuo-Chin Chang; Wei-Chen Tai; Tsung-Hui Hu
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