Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Weight-loss secrets around the world
Weight-loss secrets around the world
People in Okinawa, Japan, practice "hara hachi bu" to help them know when to stop eating.
Source of your pain not always obvious
Source of your pain not always obvious
When your neck, back, or knee hurts, don't assume the problem is in the bones or joints.
Succeeding without high school
Succeeding without high school
A number of famous figures defied common belief by making it big after dropping out.
The most lucrative blue-collar jobs
The most lucrative blue-collar jobs
Don't think that the white-collar world has cornered the market on well-paying careers.
How Krispy Kreme lost its way
How Krispy Kreme lost its way
The once-hugely popular doughnut chain lost money selling something cheap and delicious.
Dow 10,000 makes some nervous
Dow 10,000 makes some nervous
Stocks hit a big milestone, but some experts say the market is riskier now.
How many jobs created for $787 billion?
How many jobs created for $787 billion?
The stimulus is credited with 100,000 jobs in one state, and thousands more in others.
Glenn Beck Is “A Snake-Oil Salesman’s Dim-Witted Assistant”
“Watching Beck, who sometimes resembles a snake-oil salesman’s dim-witted assistant accidentally promoted to the top job, makes a foreigner wonder just what’s happening to American conservatism … I don’t want to seem forward or rude, but one can’t help but ask: Have you people lost your minds?”
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In typical straight-forward Scots fashion Alex Massie puts it plainly.
Full Story
As you can see even those outside the U.S. think he's an imbecilic moron like those of us in the U.S. that have functioning brains do.
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In typical straight-forward Scots fashion Alex Massie puts it plainly.
Full Story
As you can see even those outside the U.S. think he's an imbecilic moron like those of us in the U.S. that have functioning brains do.
Psychopaths are distracted, not cold-blooded
An attention deficit, rather than an inability to feel emotion, may make psychopathic people seem fearless.
Science News
From BBC-Science:
 | | Fossils of a new type of flying reptile which lived 160 million years ago are found in China, bridging an evolutionary gap. |
How to build a flying reptile 
Noise pollution is becoming a major threat to the welfare of wildlife, according to a scientific review.
Liars and Fools
Liars and Fools
Paul Broun (reptile - Georgia) lies saying Nancy Pelosi (Democract - California) is a "domestic enemy of the Constitution"
The idiot from Georgia spews.
Lush Dimbulb lying saying President Obama is "trashing," "destroying," "emasculating," America
He just lies and lies and lies and lies ....
Some moron Faux News anchor lies claiming "You can't say the Pledge Of Allegiance in school anymore"
Oh, you can say it all right. You just can not be forced to say it.
Dimbulb lying again saying Obama has put "child abusers" and "perverts" in power
He should know ... being a perverted child abuser.
Richard Land of the southern baptist convention lying saying health care reform "is precisely what the Nazis did"
southern baptist convention ... nothing else needs to be said.
Repugican Floyd Brown 'demanding' impeachment of "totalitarian" Obama for "Fascism, Socialism, Obamaism"
He can 'demand' all he wants, he ain't getting it.
Repugian Congressional candidate Robert Lowry shooting at a target image of Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Psycho.
Michael Steele, head of the repugican party lies saying “Democrats and their international leftist allies want America made subservient to the agenda of global redistribution and control, and truly patriotic Americans like you and our repugican party are the only thing standing in their way
Actually it is we truly patriotic Americans who are preventing the repugicans from selling us for the almighty dollar.
Paul Broun (reptile - Georgia) lies saying Nancy Pelosi (Democract - California) is a "domestic enemy of the Constitution"
The idiot from Georgia spews.
Lush Dimbulb lying saying President Obama is "trashing," "destroying," "emasculating," America
He just lies and lies and lies and lies ....
Some moron Faux News anchor lies claiming "You can't say the Pledge Of Allegiance in school anymore"
Oh, you can say it all right. You just can not be forced to say it.
Dimbulb lying again saying Obama has put "child abusers" and "perverts" in power
He should know ... being a perverted child abuser.
Richard Land of the southern baptist convention lying saying health care reform "is precisely what the Nazis did"
southern baptist convention ... nothing else needs to be said.
Repugican Floyd Brown 'demanding' impeachment of "totalitarian" Obama for "Fascism, Socialism, Obamaism"
He can 'demand' all he wants, he ain't getting it.
Repugian Congressional candidate Robert Lowry shooting at a target image of Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Psycho.
Michael Steele, head of the repugican party lies saying “Democrats and their international leftist allies want America made subservient to the agenda of global redistribution and control, and truly patriotic Americans like you and our repugican party are the only thing standing in their way
Actually it is we truly patriotic Americans who are preventing the repugicans from selling us for the almighty dollar.
'Birther' leader Orly Taitz hit with fine
Federal Judge Clay Land has levied a $20,000 fine on bonkers birther lawyer Orly Taitz for her repeated frivolous filings.
A federal judge issues a scathing rebuke of the latest challenge to President Obama's citizenship.
They do some strange things down there in Georgia
The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that voting is about queuing up and looking all voting-like, but the next step, actually counting the votes, isn't important at all.
Hong Kong Apartment Sells For Whopping $57 Million
It's a price tag that would make even New Yorkers and Londoners gasp - an out-sized luxury apartment sold for nearly $57 million in Hong Kong, Wednesday amid growing fears of a real estate bubble.
Hong Kong Apartment Sells For Whopping $57 Million
Hong Kong Apartment Sells For Whopping $57 Million
State asking for $7 million back from University of Idaho
Idaho Governor Butch Otter says the state is broke and can't operate unless state agencies give back some of the money they got from state coffers.High school team dons pink jerseys
High school team dons pink jerseys
An Arizona football team spends $3,000 on the unique jerseys and gets support from an NFL team.
Marine's widow receives Senate help
A Marine's widow who has been fighting to remain in the U.S. with her 8-month-old son is now getting bipartisan help from the Senate.
Unusual Holidays and Celebrations
Today is
Be Bald and Be Free Day,
International Top Spinning Day
and
National Bring Your Teddy Bear To Work Or School Day
Be Bald and Be Free Day,
International Top Spinning Day
and
National Bring Your Teddy Bear To Work Or School Day
Daily Almanac
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 14, the 287th day of 2009.
There are 78 days left in the year.
Today In History October 14
There are 78 days left in the year.
Today In History October 14
Our Readers
Some of our readers today have been in:
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Stoney Creek, Onatrio, Canada
Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germay
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Philipsburg, Saint Maartin, Netherlands Antilles
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Salisbury, England, United Kingdom
as well as Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the United States
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Stoney Creek, Onatrio, Canada
Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germay
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Philipsburg, Saint Maartin, Netherlands Antilles
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Salisbury, England, United Kingdom
as well as Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the United States
Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
No matter what you are debating doing right now, you aren't going to come to any conclusions today -- so don't push yourself too hard.
Instead, use this day to do some more research on your options.
Go online and find out what other people who have been in your situation choose to do -- and how they feel about their decision.
Ask for advice from your friends.
Making a decision about your life doesn't always have to be something you do alone.
Got it.
No matter what you are debating doing right now, you aren't going to come to any conclusions today -- so don't push yourself too hard.
Instead, use this day to do some more research on your options.
Go online and find out what other people who have been in your situation choose to do -- and how they feel about their decision.
Ask for advice from your friends.
Making a decision about your life doesn't always have to be something you do alone.
Got it.
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