The financial health of the nation's two biggest benefit programs is grim and getting worse, according to a new report.Recession takes toll
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Recession takes toll on Medicare, Social Security
The financial health of the nation's two biggest benefit programs is grim and getting worse, according to a new report.Recession takes toll
The Pursuit Of Happiness
The June issue of The Atlantic has an article about a 72-year-long study at Harvard about how different experiences affect the health and happiness of people. Read the entire article here.
Just in case you didn't know ...
Another 539,000 Americans lost their jobs in April.
More here.
The repugicans really screwed this nation over - and they are still howling that they have the 'solutions' and not recognizing they are the problems.
More here.
The repugicans really screwed this nation over - and they are still howling that they have the 'solutions' and not recognizing they are the problems.
Liars and Fools
Liars and Fools for the day are:
CBS golf analyst David Feherty says "any US soldier" would assassinate Pelosi and Reid if given the chance
He's a 'golf analyst' so that right there tells you his credibility - zero.
MSNBC's Buchanan: "What is happening now to white men right now is exactly what was done to black folks for years"
Not exactly there Pat. There are some close similarities, granted, but not exactly the same.
Buchanan: "What [Obama has] done here is clearly disrespect the Christian community deliberately"
Who? Where? When?
CNS lies that hate crimes bill "would grant special federal resources and preferred minority status to pedophiles, homosexuals, cross-dressers"
Fear mongering, just fear mongering.
Joe the Plumber (who's name insn't Joe and who is not a plumber) says he has homosexual friends, but he wouldn't let them near his children
I wouldn't let "Joe" near my children either ... and they're damn near forty years old themselves
Pat Robertson suggests "ultimate conclusion" of legal same-sex marriage is legal polygamy, bestiality, child molestation, pedophilia
Ok, who actually listens to this crackpot, anyway?
World Net Daily pictures Obama in brownshirt, waving Nazi flag
Photoshopping the poster of the shrub again I see.
CBS golf analyst David Feherty says "any US soldier" would assassinate Pelosi and Reid if given the chance
He's a 'golf analyst' so that right there tells you his credibility - zero.
MSNBC's Buchanan: "What is happening now to white men right now is exactly what was done to black folks for years"
Not exactly there Pat. There are some close similarities, granted, but not exactly the same.
Buchanan: "What [Obama has] done here is clearly disrespect the Christian community deliberately"
Who? Where? When?
CNS lies that hate crimes bill "would grant special federal resources and preferred minority status to pedophiles, homosexuals, cross-dressers"
Fear mongering, just fear mongering.
Joe the Plumber (who's name insn't Joe and who is not a plumber) says he has homosexual friends, but he wouldn't let them near his children
I wouldn't let "Joe" near my children either ... and they're damn near forty years old themselves
Pat Robertson suggests "ultimate conclusion" of legal same-sex marriage is legal polygamy, bestiality, child molestation, pedophilia
Ok, who actually listens to this crackpot, anyway?
World Net Daily pictures Obama in brownshirt, waving Nazi flag
Photoshopping the poster of the shrub again I see.
Students sustain drum roll for 27 hours
A group of percussionists from a South Carolina high school set a world record by sustaining a drum roll for 27 hours and 23 seconds.
Man finds dead lizard in hospital sandwich
... after he chews on it
An Italian man got more than what he paid for at a hospital cafeteria when he bit into a sandwich and found he was chewing on a dead lizard.
Switched at birth, women meet 56 years later
On a spring day in 1953, two baby girls were born at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in eastern Oregon. They grew up happily, got married, had kids of their own and became grandparents. Then last summer their lives were turned upside down.
Phil Astin, sentenced to 10 years in prison
The personal doctor to a professional wrestler who killed himself, his wife and their 7-year-old son was sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegally distributing prescription drugs to patients.Dr. Phil Astin, 54, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty Jan. 29 to 175 counts that including illegally distributing prescription drugs.
World Wrestling Entertainment's Chris Benoit killed his family and then himself in 2007 in their suburban Atlanta home. A medical examiner couldn't say whether the steroids Astin prescribed for Benoit played a role in the deaths.
U.S. District Judge Jack Camp said there was no doubt the 54-year-old Astin tried to help hundreds of patients at his western Georgia clinic. But the judge said he could not overlook the fact that two patients died as a result of Astin's misconduct.
Astin pleaded guilty in January to a 175-count federal indictment. He also admitted that prescriptions he issued resulted in the overdose death of a female patient in 2007.
Tips to elimininate credit-card debt
These easy steps will help you get on the right track with your finances.7 tips to elimininate credit-card debt
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Prominent NY lawyer pleads guilty to fraud
Harvard-educated Marc Dreier had been accused of swindling investment funds of more than $400 million in a four-year long scheme.Lawyer pleads guilty to fraud
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Health industry vows to cut spending by trillions
At a White House meeting, President Barack Obama praised the industry's pledge as a crucial part of health care reform.Health industry vows to cut spending by trillions
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Don't get labeled as a bore
If you want to avoid a reputation for being boring, steer clear of conversation topics like these.Labeled as a bore
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Best foods to boost your immune system
These top picks can strengthen your immunity and help protect you from illnesses.Boost your immune system
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Where your job could be outsourced
These international and domestic destinations are the new outsourcing hot spots.Gas price jump a rude surprise for drivers
A little pain at the pump returns to add to recession woes, a new survey shows. But there's some good news, too.Rude surprise
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Can these foods make you fall in love?
These 11 ingredients can help you concoct a recipe for romance.Can these foods make you fall in love?
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Army charges soldier with murder
A sergeant on his third tour of duty faces murder charges for his alleged attack on fellow soldiers at a counseling center.Army charges soldier with murder
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Our Readers
Some of our readers today have been in:
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Zalaegerszeg, Zala, Hungary
London, England, United Kingdom
Arad, Arad, Romania
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Seoul, Seoul-T'ukpyolsi, Republic of Korea
Stafford, England, United Kingdom
Iserlohn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Dunblane, Scotland, United Kingdom
Torun, Torun, Poland
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Louth, Louth, Ireland
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Milan, Lombardia, Italy
Reading, England, United Knigdom
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Gostar, Hamadan, Iran
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Zalaegerszeg, Zala, Hungary
London, England, United Kingdom
Arad, Arad, Romania
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Seoul, Seoul-T'ukpyolsi, Republic of Korea
Stafford, England, United Kingdom
Iserlohn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Dunblane, Scotland, United Kingdom
Torun, Torun, Poland
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Louth, Louth, Ireland
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Milan, Lombardia, Italy
Reading, England, United Knigdom
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Gostar, Hamadan, Iran
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
Why are you trying so hard to be modest about all of your accomplishments? It makes no sense to be humble now. Let everyone know how proud you are of yourself -- you'll get no denials from anyone! You will join the ranks of friends in high places, because your credibility and influence are about to increase dramatically.
Kool Beenz!
Why are you trying so hard to be modest about all of your accomplishments? It makes no sense to be humble now. Let everyone know how proud you are of yourself -- you'll get no denials from anyone! You will join the ranks of friends in high places, because your credibility and influence are about to increase dramatically.
Kool Beenz!
Seegefroren
Sorry, folks but there has been a hiatus of sorts over the last two days here at Carolina Naturally.
As many long time readers know the other half of the team here has had some major medical issues over the past three years and we were in the midst of another major that turned minor medical issue (all issues are considered major by the doctors until they can prove otherwise with the team member in question).
All is quiet on the medical front so we can return to 'normal' tomorrow.
As many long time readers know the other half of the team here has had some major medical issues over the past three years and we were in the midst of another major that turned minor medical issue (all issues are considered major by the doctors until they can prove otherwise with the team member in question).
All is quiet on the medical front so we can return to 'normal' tomorrow.
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