Finally someone telling the truth!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Taliban Dan Webster, the repugican running against Alan Grayson
Rep. Alan Grayson isn't messing around. He plays to win. (Other Democrats should take lessons from him.)
In Wisconsin, repugican Ron Johnson publicly opposed bill to help child sex abuse victims
Recent polls have shown political newcomer, Ron Johnson, the repugican Senate candidate in Wisconsin, ahead of solid progressive Russ Feingold. Johnson is spending millions of his own money to basically buy the seat. People in Wisconsin don't know much about him. But, they're going to know more after today. Video has emerged of Johnson testifying at the Wisconsin legislature against victims of child sexual abuse:
Oshkosh businessman Ron Johnson, the repugican nominee for U.S. Senate, made his first foray into politics in January when he testified against legislation aimed at making it easier for victims of childhood sexual abuse to sue their abusers.
Seriously, who sides with child sex abusers over victims?
This is stunning. Watch out for your kids, Wisconsin. Ron Johnson is not on their side.
Ways to beat sleep deprivation
Most adults are so busy that they don't sleep enough, but experts offer some easy remedies.
Also: How to solve 11 awkward money problems
Lending cash to friends or deciding how to split a restaurant check makes many people uncomfortable.
Also: What's in a name?
When you're job hunting, which school you attended matters far more for some majors than others.
Also: Daily Funny
College Seniors vs. Freshmen
Freshman: Is never in bed past noon.Senior: Is never out of bed before noon.
Freshman: Reads the syllabus to find out what classes he can cut.
Senior: Reads the syllabus to find out what classes he needs to attend.
Freshman: Brings a can of soda into a lecture hall.
Senior: Brings a jumbo hoagie and six-pack of Mtn. Dew into a recitation class.
Freshman: Calls the professor "Teacher."
Senior: Calls the professor "Bob."
Freshman: Would walk ten miles to get to class.
Senior: Drives to class if it's more than three blocks away.
Freshman: Memorizes the course material to get a good grade.
Senior: Memorizes the professor's habits to get a good grade.
Freshman: Knows a book-full of useless trivia about the university.
Senior: Knows where the next class is. Usually.
Freshman: Shows up at a morning exam clean, perky, and fed.
Senior: Shows up at a morning exam in sweats with a cap on and a box of pop tarts in hand.
Freshman: Has to ask where the computer labs are.
Senior: Has 'own' personal workstation.
Freshman: Lines up for an hour to buy his textbooks in the first week.
Senior: Starts to think about buying textbooks in October... maybe.
Freshman: Looks forward to first classes of the year
Senior: Looks forward to first beer garden of the year
Freshman: Is proud of his A+ on Calculus I midterm
Senior: Is proud of not *quite* failing his Complex Analysis midterm
Freshman: Calls his girlfriend back home every other night
Senior: Calls Domino's every other night
Freshman: Is appalled at the class size and callousness of profs
Senior: Is appalled that the campus 'Subway' burned down over the summer
Freshman: Conscientiously completes all homework, including optional questions
Senior: Offers to 'tutor' conscientious frosh of opposite sex...
Freshman: Goes on grocery-shopping trip with Mom before moving onto campus
Senior: Has a beer with Mom before moving into group house
Freshman: Is excited about the world of possibilities that awaits him, the unlimited vista of educational opportunities, the chance to expand one's horizons and really make a contribution to society
Senior: Is excited about new dryers in laundry room
Freshman: Takes meticulous four-color notes in class
Senior: Occasionally stays awake for all of class
Culinary DeLites
Culinary DeLites
BBQ chicken tenders are a healthy alternative to drive-through nuggets and just as flavorful.
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A chewy "monster-sized" cookie and a skillet-made confection rate high.
Also: 'The Roach Coach'
Maximus/Minimus in Seattle is a pig-shaped truck serving up tasty pork sandwiches.
Also: Food and Health
Garlic and dark chocolate boost levels of serotonin, a feel-good brain chemical.
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Pumpkin seeds and almonds are great sources of skin-enhancing zinc.
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Walk Like an Egyptian
The Cleverlys are a quintet of Bluegrass performers from Arkansas. Here they are with their cover of the 80s hit “Walk Like an Egyptian” by The Bangles.
Full Moon Beer
It won’t turn you into a werewolf (we don’t think), but you might find a real difference in beer brewed by the light of a full moon. A Belgian brewery is producing a beer called Paix-Dieu in just that way.“We made several tests and noticed that the fermentation was more vigorous, more active,” explained Roger Caulier, the owner of Brewery Caulier, which began in the 1930s when his grandfather started selling homemade beer from a handcart.The resulting beer is 10% alcohol, which is not unusual in Belgium.
“The end product was completely different, stronger, with a taste lasting longer in the mouth,” he said.
The full moon speeds up the fermentation process, shortening it to five days from seven, which adds extra punch to the beer without making it harsh, according to connoisseurs.
Bugs creating a stinky situation
They're called stink bugs for a reason.
Smelly little bugs are invading homes across the Mid-Atlantic from Virginia to New York.
Smelly little bugs are invading homes across the Mid-Atlantic from Virginia to New York.
Look at these eyes ...
"...the complex eyes of the Peacock Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) perceive more colors than you can imagine."That probably refers to the fact that these creatures can see ultraviolet and infrared.
(Wonder if that is why at least this one seems to have asymmetric eyes and curious stomata in the globe?)
Drug-filled Mice Airdropped Over Guam to Kill Snakes
OK, the snakes are not supposed to be there, and the mice are not suffering from or enjoying the drugs because it’s Tylenol and they’re dead anyway. The brown tree snake is native to Australia, but hitched a ride to Guam after World War II and became so invasive that some native wildlife species were driven to extinction. The government has tried many methods to control the snake population, but nothing has worked well so far. Now they are planting dead mice with 80 milligrams of acetaminophen stuffed inside in the jungle areas of Guam. Brown tree snakes will scavenge dead animals, unlike most snakes, and even a child’s dose of acetaminophen will kill one.In the U.S. government-funded project, tablets of concentrated acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, are placed in dead thumb-size mice, which are then used as bait for brown tree snakes.Some of the mice are equipped with radio transmitters, so the success of the program can be tracked.
In humans, acetaminophen helps soothe aches, pains, and fevers. But when ingested by brown tree snakes, the drug disrupts the oxygen-carrying ability of the snakes’ hemoglobin blood proteins.
“They go into a coma, and then death,” said Peter Savarie, a researcher with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wildlife Services, which has been developing the technique since 1995 through grants from the U.S. Departments of Defense and Interior.
Rare American Bird Gets Lost, Winds Up in England
Photos via The Mirror
One tiny American bird has achieved celebrity status among birdwatchers after being spotted for the very first time -- all the way in Europe. Hundreds of folks gathered on a remote field to catch a glimpse of the rare Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, native to the north-eastern US, which apparent got a bit turned-around during its annual migration to Central America. But despite being some three-thousand miles off course, the little bird seems no worse for the wear -- just a little jet-lagged, perhaps.Article continues: Rare American Bird Gets Lost, Winds Up in England
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