Kathryn Winkfein, a 72-year-old TX great-grandmother who was allegedly caught speeding 15 MPH over the limit. She was tasered after failing to respond to an order to sign the speeding ticket, used profane language, and became “violent.”
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
The most competitive types of coworkers
Learn to deal with this familiar cast of characters lurking in the workplace.5 most competitive types of coworkers
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Amazing look inside a tornado caught on tape
Dramatic video shows the beautiful and terrifying moments of a tornado turning on its side.
Amazing look inside a tornado
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Parents believe son is reincarnated WWII pilot
Eerie details and recurring nightmares convince a boy's parents he lived a past life.
Parents believe son is reincarnated WWII pilot
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The best places to live in the U.S.
These great places to work or retire range from a quaint suburb to a live-music mecca.The best places to live
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Blast kills at least 5 at luxury hotel in Pakistan
Suicide attackers detonate a truck bomb at a 5-star hotel in Peshawar.Blast kills at least 5 at luxury hotel in Pakistan
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Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
After days of feeling like that tension in your shoulders was never going to go away, you'll wake up this morning feeling like a brand-new person.
And it's probably going to keep getting better, too.
By tonight, whatever stress you're still feeling from recent events will be nothing more than a distant memory.
Help the process along.
Refuse to discuss anything more serious than where to have dinner.
Hey, what is for dinner?
After days of feeling like that tension in your shoulders was never going to go away, you'll wake up this morning feeling like a brand-new person.
And it's probably going to keep getting better, too.
By tonight, whatever stress you're still feeling from recent events will be nothing more than a distant memory.
Help the process along.
Refuse to discuss anything more serious than where to have dinner.
Hey, what is for dinner?
Monday, June 8, 2009
Most dangerous driving mistakes
This lapse behind the wheel causes 80 percent of crashes.Dimbulb Spews
Dimbulb Spews
Dimbulb says Obama is doing a better job than Al Qaeda of destroying America
We posted an extensive piece on this treason a few days ago but include it here again.
Dimbulb suggests Obama was really calling for "socialism," "fascism"
Nope, but that hasn't shut up the Lush nor has the fact he doesn't have clue as to what socialism and fascism are.
Dimbuld on Obama: "We've got a miniature dictator in waiting here in his own mind"
Projecting again, are we there Lush?
Dimbulb says Obama is doing a better job than Al Qaeda of destroying America
We posted an extensive piece on this treason a few days ago but include it here again.
Dimbulb suggests Obama was really calling for "socialism," "fascism"
Nope, but that hasn't shut up the Lush nor has the fact he doesn't have clue as to what socialism and fascism are.
Dimbuld on Obama: "We've got a miniature dictator in waiting here in his own mind"
Projecting again, are we there Lush?
The danger that is the wing nuts
The danger that is the wing nuts:
Threats to judges are another warning sign of rising right-wing extremism
It's time to call'em as they are - terrorists - and treat them accordingly!
Conservative radio host charged with inciting violence
One on many to come!
Threats to judges are another warning sign of rising right-wing extremism
It's time to call'em as they are - terrorists - and treat them accordingly!
Conservative radio host charged with inciting violence
One on many to come!
Obama ramps up stimulus spending
The president promises more than 600,000 jobs with federal agencies pumping billions into public works projects and school programs.
Obama ramps up stimulus spending
Sneaky ways that calories add up
A look at some common meals reveals how easy it is to rack up more than 1,000 calories in one sitting.
Sneaky ways that calories add up
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More bodies, key part found at Air France site
Search crews recover eight more bodies and the plane's vertical stabilizer from the Atlantic Ocean.
More bodies, key part found at Air France site
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Will Iran's 'Marriage Crisis' Bring Down Ahmadinejad?
Farhad and Mahnaz are the quintessential Iranian couple. They are both engineers with a shared passion for hiking and movies and have been smitten with each other for six years - but Farhad and Mahnaz can't afford to get married because even a one-bedroom apartment is beyond their reach, despite their both having decent middle-class ...
The Gall continues
AIG wants money from charities to pay executive bonuses.
Read more here.
Can you believe this shit ...!
Read more here.
Can you believe this shit ...!
Wing Nut Yammering and Flap Doodle
Wing Nuttery
Lamar Smith: 'The greatest threat to America is a liberal media bias.'
Just can't get it through that granite he uses for gray matter the media is as 'liberal' as their conservative owners - the bias in the media is distinctly not liberal - the truth has a liberal bias, though and that is why it causes acute pain to the troglodytes.
Broun (retard-Georgia) redubs climate bill 'Wacky-Marxist Tax And Cap'
Fantasy Land is missing another of its village idiots I see.
Akin (relapse-Missouri) speaks out on global climate change: "I mean, we just went from winter to spring. In Missouri when we go from winter to spring, that's a good climate change. I don't want to stop that climate change."
Damn, How many village idiots are there in Fantasy Land?
Lamar Smith: 'The greatest threat to America is a liberal media bias.'
Just can't get it through that granite he uses for gray matter the media is as 'liberal' as their conservative owners - the bias in the media is distinctly not liberal - the truth has a liberal bias, though and that is why it causes acute pain to the troglodytes.
Broun (retard-Georgia) redubs climate bill 'Wacky-Marxist Tax And Cap'
Fantasy Land is missing another of its village idiots I see.
Akin (relapse-Missouri) speaks out on global climate change: "I mean, we just went from winter to spring. In Missouri when we go from winter to spring, that's a good climate change. I don't want to stop that climate change."
Damn, How many village idiots are there in Fantasy Land?
Some read the Constitution
A judge has decided that newspapers remain free to publish pictures of a politician being arrested. Thanks, your honor. Mighty nice of you to read the constitution.
Read more here.
Simmons sells kidney stone for charity
Kiss star Gene Simmons has raised $15,000 for a good cause by selling his kidney stone in a bizarre online auction.
Simmons sells kidney stone for charity
And don't forget Gene Simmons Family Jewels is back on A&E Sunday nights at 9pm.
Simmons sells kidney stone for charity
And don't forget Gene Simmons Family Jewels is back on A&E Sunday nights at 9pm.
Skydive ends badly
Authorities say a skydiver who bungled the landing on a roughly 10,000-foot nighttime jump was flown to a hospital but ended up with little more than a broken nose.
Skydive ends badly
Skydive ends badly
Monk Fish
Known as the 'poor man's lobster' (because it tastes like lobster, Duh) the Monk fish is one ugly mother trucker.
Sit-ups are bad for your back
Want flat abs this summer?
Doctors say crunches aren't the best way to get that washboard stomach.
Sit-ups are bad for your back
Doctors say crunches aren't the best way to get that washboard stomach.
Sit-ups are bad for your back
Man caught speeding tells police someone stole his pot
From the "Real Swift, there buddy" Department:
A Pennsylvania man arrested in a traffic stop told police he was speeding because he was chasing someone who stole his pot.
Heinz creates world's smallest microwave
It is the world's smallest, portable microwave and can be powered via a link to the USB port on a laptop computer.
U.S. team to aid in Air France black box search
A Navy team is bringing high-tech underwater listening devices to search the Atlantic, while searchers have recovered more bodies.
U.S. team to aid in search
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North Korea hands harsh sentence to journalists
Laura Ling and Euna Lee have been convicted and sentenced to 12 years in a labor prison, intensifying the nation's confrontation with the U.S.
North Korea hands harsh sentence to journalists
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Inflatable tower could climb to the edge of space
A giant pneumatic structure could let people climb 20 km without the need for a rocket – and it could be constructed with current technology.
Inflatable tower could climb to the edge of space
Botox could stop disease in its tracks
The neurotoxin, commonly used as a wrinkle smoothing treatment, has been modified so that it could potentially be used to treat asthma and possibly cancer.
Was I here Before ...
'Tip-of-the-tongue' moments and déjà vu are phenomena that reveal our brains' occasional slip-ups – now we're a little closer to understanding both experiences.
Sex talk wins 'science idol' competition
A Serbian molecular biologist has beaten off competition from around the world to win International FameLab – a kind of Pop Idol of science.
Science News
From BBC-Science:
 |  | A new technique has been helping scientists piece together how the Earth's continents were arranged 2.5 billion years ago. |
A tornado whirled its way across Cornwall on a day of furious weather in Britain
A TORNADO whirled its way across Cornwall yesterday on a day of wild weather around Britain.
A day of furious weather in Britain
Now, I may be off here, but aren't tornados a wee bit rare in Britain?
A day of furious weather in Britain
Now, I may be off here, but aren't tornados a wee bit rare in Britain?
Sarah Palin Accused Of Plagiarism
From the "Who gives a flying rat's ass they're only repugicans" Department:
Sarah Palin has been accused of paraphrasing at length from an article co-written by Newt Gingrich when she gave a speech, but her lawyer says proper credit was given to the former House speaker.
And this is news how?
She is dumber than a doorknob in the first place and secondly she is spoon-fed her 'opinions' by her masters just like every other moron, er, excuse me, repugican.
Sarah Palin has been accused of paraphrasing at length from an article co-written by Newt Gingrich when she gave a speech, but her lawyer says proper credit was given to the former House speaker.
And this is news how?
She is dumber than a doorknob in the first place and secondly she is spoon-fed her 'opinions' by her masters just like every other moron, er, excuse me, repugican.
Efel the hen lays massive 7oz egg?
Efel the hen was left a little shell shocked after laying this monster egg... It took the gingernut ranger 30 minutes to squeeze out the whopper, which at 7oz is three times the size of a normal one.
Khmer babies 'smashed against trees'
The former jail chief of the Khmer Rouge regime has told Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes trial that his staff had murdered babies by smashing them against trees at a "killing field".
Just think these people were/are the same in their 'thought processes' as are the wing-nuts here today. The Khmer were the domestic terrorists of Cambodia and though they call themselves by many names the domestic terrorists in this country are just the same.
Surfer survives jellyfish swarm
A Brit kite-surfer was left fighting for life after he became trapped in a two-mile slick of poisonous jellyfish off the coast of Costa Rica.
Whinny Service Personnel
This is for all the travelers out there who have to put up with obnoxious service personnel while traveling:
Unexpected moves that could hurt your credit
Your credit score could take a hit if you do any of these seven actions — some of which may seem harmless.
Moves that could hurt your credit
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National landmarks in danger of disappearing
These treasured U.S. vacation spots are threatened in some way by an environmental hazard.National landmarks in danger of disappearing
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China wants PCs to come with anti-porn software
China wants all personal computers sold domestically to come with software that blocks online pornography, one of the developers said Monday, potentially giving the government another avenue to control Internet use.
The software, called "Green Dam-Youth Escort," targets online porn by preventing computers from accessing sites with pornographic pictures or language, Zhang Chenmin, general manager of Jinhui Computer System Engineering Co., said. Jinhui, based in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan in central China, was compiling a database of the blocked sites.
"According to our surveys, many teenage students have become familiar with Internet pornography and they commonly share the addresses of pornographic Web sites with one another," Zhang said.
The software could also be used to block other kinds of Web sites, depending on keywords, Zhang said. The Chinese government routinely blocks political sites, especially ones it considers socially destabilizing such as sites that challenge the ruling Communist Party, promote democratic reform or advocate independence for Tibet.
Parents can develop their own lists of sites to be added to the database of blacklisted sites, Zhang said.
"If a father doesn't want his son to be exposed to content related to basketball or drugs, he can block all Web sites related to those things," Zhang said, adding that conversely, users also could unblock Web sites that appear in the database.
Zhang said his company signed a 21 million yuan ($3 million) contract with the Chinese government last May to develop the software and distribute it to personal computer-makers free of charge within one year, to be included with units meant for domestic sale. The software was jointly developed by Beijing Dazheng Language Technology Co. Ltd., which declined to comment.
Consumers can uninstall the software if they do not want it, Zhang said.
China, which has the world's largest population of Internet users at more than 250 million, this year launched a nationwide crackdown on Internet pornography, which is banned in China. More than 1,900 Web sites have been shut down since the beginning of the campaign and Web sites including Google and Baidu, China's most popular search engine, were criticized for linking to suspect sites.
According to the Wall Street Journal on Monday, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a notice on May 19 to personal computer-makers that PCs to be sold in China as of July 1 must be preloaded with the software.
The program would either be installed on the hard drive or enclosed on a compact disc, the paper reported, adding that PC makers would be required to tell authorities how many PCs they have shipped with the software.
A separate notice on its Web site said all primary and secondary schools were required to install the Green Dam software on every school computer by the end of last month.
Educators "should fully realize the damage that harmful online information does to the physical and mental health of primary and secondary school students," the notice said.
The software, called "Green Dam-Youth Escort," targets online porn by preventing computers from accessing sites with pornographic pictures or language, Zhang Chenmin, general manager of Jinhui Computer System Engineering Co., said. Jinhui, based in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan in central China, was compiling a database of the blocked sites.
"According to our surveys, many teenage students have become familiar with Internet pornography and they commonly share the addresses of pornographic Web sites with one another," Zhang said.
The software could also be used to block other kinds of Web sites, depending on keywords, Zhang said. The Chinese government routinely blocks political sites, especially ones it considers socially destabilizing such as sites that challenge the ruling Communist Party, promote democratic reform or advocate independence for Tibet.
Parents can develop their own lists of sites to be added to the database of blacklisted sites, Zhang said.
"If a father doesn't want his son to be exposed to content related to basketball or drugs, he can block all Web sites related to those things," Zhang said, adding that conversely, users also could unblock Web sites that appear in the database.
Zhang said his company signed a 21 million yuan ($3 million) contract with the Chinese government last May to develop the software and distribute it to personal computer-makers free of charge within one year, to be included with units meant for domestic sale. The software was jointly developed by Beijing Dazheng Language Technology Co. Ltd., which declined to comment.
Consumers can uninstall the software if they do not want it, Zhang said.
China, which has the world's largest population of Internet users at more than 250 million, this year launched a nationwide crackdown on Internet pornography, which is banned in China. More than 1,900 Web sites have been shut down since the beginning of the campaign and Web sites including Google and Baidu, China's most popular search engine, were criticized for linking to suspect sites.
According to the Wall Street Journal on Monday, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a notice on May 19 to personal computer-makers that PCs to be sold in China as of July 1 must be preloaded with the software.
The program would either be installed on the hard drive or enclosed on a compact disc, the paper reported, adding that PC makers would be required to tell authorities how many PCs they have shipped with the software.
A separate notice on its Web site said all primary and secondary schools were required to install the Green Dam software on every school computer by the end of last month.
Educators "should fully realize the damage that harmful online information does to the physical and mental health of primary and secondary school students," the notice said.
Good careers that have bad reputations
These five professions often get a bad rap, but the fields are expected to grow and practitioners can earn solid wages.
Good careers
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Our Readers
Some of our readers today have been in:
Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
London, England, United Kingdom
Maribor, Brezovia, Slovenia
Panama City, Panama City, Panama
Joliette, Quebec, Canada
Brasilia, Dristrito Federal, Brazil
Reus, Catalonia, Spain
Athens, Attiki, Greece
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
London, England, United Kingdom
Maribor, Brezovia, Slovenia
Panama City, Panama City, Panama
Joliette, Quebec, Canada
Brasilia, Dristrito Federal, Brazil
Reus, Catalonia, Spain
Athens, Attiki, Greece
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
You'll be a veritable fount of willpower now, and only too happy to get everything done that needs doing.
You won't have to tackle it all by yourself, though.
You'll have plenty of help, if you let your loved ones know what's in your mind and in your heart.
You have more than enough enthusiasm to win anyone over to your side -- and a couple of favors to call in, too.
Sounds good to me.
You'll be a veritable fount of willpower now, and only too happy to get everything done that needs doing.
You won't have to tackle it all by yourself, though.
You'll have plenty of help, if you let your loved ones know what's in your mind and in your heart.
You have more than enough enthusiasm to win anyone over to your side -- and a couple of favors to call in, too.
Sounds good to me.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Alternative medicine pushes into mainstream
One doctor calls it "mystical mumbo jumbo," but he's still an advocate because he says patients feel better.
Alternative medicine pushes into mainstream
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Giant Lobster Roll Rolls Into Portland, Maine
What could be the world's longest lobster roll turned out to be even longer than expected.
Giant Lobster Roll
Giant Lobster Roll
Retrieval Team Finds Mannequin Instead of Remains
A specialized ropes team repelled down a cliff at West Rock State Park to recover what they thought was a body.
Retrieval Team Finds Mannequin
Retrieval Team Finds Mannequin
Anti-Syrian bloc celebrates Lebanon election win
An anti-Syrian coalition defeated Hezbollah in Lebanon's parliamentary election on Sunday in a blow to Syria and Iran and a boost to the United States.
Anti-Syrian bloc celebrates Lebanon election win
Anti-Syrian bloc celebrates Lebanon election win
And I Quote ... well sort of
Beauty is but short lived tyranny.
~ Socrates
But ugly is eternal oppression.
~ Nacktman
~ Socrates
But ugly is eternal oppression.
~ Nacktman
Rogue Cops
Hope Steffey was brutally and illegally strip searched while handcuffed and tied to the floor face down by as many as SEVEN police officers - male and female.
Her crime? Being the victim of a crime!
Tour the Lighthouse
Visitors to a famous North Carolina lighthouse will be given a unique opportunity to view it from the inside.
Full Moon Lighthouse Tours
Full Moon Lighthouse Tours
North Korea Returned To Terror List
The communist country has conducted recent nuclear and missile tests, and there are concerns about the North's shipping nuclear material to other nations.
North Korea May Be Returned To Terror List
North Korea May Be Returned To Terror List
Best housing markets for the next 10 years
Home prices in these towns are projected to have the best annual returns through the year 2018.
Best housing markets for the next 10 years
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More bodies recovered near jet crash site
Searchers have found more bodies in the Atlantic near the area where the Air France plane crashed last week.
More bodies recovered near jet crash site
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Headlines
Headlines for June 7, 2009
- Brazil recovers 3 more bodies near Air France crash site
- Investors ask Supreme Court to block Chrysler sale to Fiat
- Iraq detains 5 U.S. security contractors in Green Zone death
- Lebanon votes in closely-watched parliamentary election
- Analysis: White House straddles health benefits tax issue
- Carradine family takes action on investigation, published photos
- Studying efficiency of ants could cut down on traffic jams
- Shootout kills 16 in Mexico's Acapulco resort
- Mexico grieves 38 kids killed in day care fire
- Brazil recovers 3 more bodies near jet crash site
- Obama spends time sightseeing in Paris with family
- Iraqis detain 5 Americans in Baghdad
- Hezbollah seeks greater power in Lebanon in vote
- Europe leans right as voters choose EU Parliament
Have you ever noticed ...
... That those who are always yelling to the rooftops about others having 'blood on their hands' are the ones with blood on their hands?!
Pakistan mosque blast prompts attack on Taliban
It looks like the Pakistani people have had enough ...
Hundreds of Pakistanis banded together and attacked Taliban strongholds in a troubled northwestern region to avenge a deadly suicide bombing at a local mosque, a top government official said Sunday.
Hundreds of Pakistanis banded together and attacked Taliban strongholds in a troubled northwestern region to avenge a deadly suicide bombing at a local mosque, a top government official said Sunday.
Iraqi forces arrest five U.S. security contractors
Iraqi forces detained five U.S. security contractors in connection with the killing of a fellow American contractor last month in Baghdad's Green Zone.
Iraqi forces arrest five U.S. security contractors
Iraqi forces arrest five U.S. security contractors
Daily Almanac
Today is Sunday, June 7, the 158th day of 2009 with 207 to follow.
The moon is full. (Which explains a lot.)
Today in History - June 7
The moon is full. (Which explains a lot.)
Today in History - June 7
Yeah, Right ...
A suspected armed robber under house arrest told police in Wisconsin his electronic anklet fell off in a men's room but police say it had been cut.
Accused Bail-Jumper Says Anklet Fell Off
Accused Bail-Jumper Says Anklet Fell Off
Man robs a cab ...
He was caught the next day when he hailed a cab and was picked up by the same driver.
Oh, Hi there Mr. Robber, so nice to see you again
Oh, Hi there Mr. Robber, so nice to see you again
Why does my cheese grater glow in the dark?
A new study warns that common consumer products are being shipped to the U.S. made of scrap metal mixed with radioactive waste.
Why cheese grater was found radioactive
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Readership Distribution
In checking in on our readership distribution we find:
This is sort of what we expected (and the reason we mainly post a list of some of the foreign countries our readers are in on a daily basis - our fingers would be tired trying to list all the domestic readers or even part of them).
This is sort of what we expected (and the reason we mainly post a list of some of the foreign countries our readers are in on a daily basis - our fingers would be tired trying to list all the domestic readers or even part of them).
Worst shark-attack beaches in U.S.
Known as the shark-attack capital of the world, the top spot on this list is still popular with beach goers thanks to its predictable surf and white sands.
Worst shark-attack beaches in U.S.
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Health insurers want you to keep smoking
Health insurers around the world collectively hold $4.5 billion worth of tobacco industry stock, according to a new study. The Consumerist has great highlights on the story, including this great quote from the study's co-author, David Himmelstein, "[It's] the combined taxidermist and veterinarian approach: either way you get your dog back." Also: Toronto's Sun Life financial lied and said it didn't have any tobacco stock -- it has over $1 billion.
Why is it a big deal? "If you own a billion dollars [of tobacco stock], then you don't want to see it go down," says Himmelstein, "You are less likely to join anti-tobacco coalitions, endorse anti-tobacco legislation, basically, anything most health companies would want to participate in."...But with $4.5 billion still invested in Big Tobacco, many insurers are reaping profits from a cancer-causing industry. As Himmelstein puts it, "Is this who we want running our healthcare system?"
Runaway Brides
The Wall Street Journal reports on the overabundance of Chinese men of marriageable age (currently 32 million more men than women, roughly the population of Canada). As a result women are charging much higher bride prices (equivalent of 5 or even 10 years' farming wages) and then there are the scams in which women show up in rural towns with particularly unequal male-female ratio, and pose as relatives of a town resident. They negotiate a high bride price and then take money and run."
"She called me soon after she left," says Mr. Zhou, a slight man with a tentative smile. He says she asked how he was doing, and apologized for the hardship she had caused. "I told her, 'I will see you again one day....'"
Last December a family friend told his mother that her nephew recently married a girl from neighboring Sichuan province. The bride had three female friends visiting her, who might be interested in marrying local men, said this friend.
Encouraged, Mr. Zhou and his mother met the three girls the next day. After an hour's chat with the trio, who claimed to be ages 23, 25 and 27, Mr. Zhou found himself drawn to the prettiest and youngest, Ms. Cai, who had angular features and an ivory complexion.
He proposed marriage. She agreed, with one proviso: cai li of 38,000 yuan, or roughly five years' worth of farm income. The Zhous agreed, but took the precaution of running a quick background check. Tang Yunshou, Xin'an's Communist Party secretary, said Ms. Cai's identity and residential papers checked...
Meanwhile, Mr. Zhou is still lovelorn. "I feel I can't hate her," says the deserted husband, who is now so depressed his parents have forbidden him to leave the village, as he longs to. "She must have her own troubles."
Our Readers
Some of our readers today have been in:
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
Aldershot, England, United Kingdom
Ljubljana, Bohinj, Slovenia
Vitoria, Pais Vasco, Spain
Moscow, Moscow City, Russia
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Warrnambod, Victoria, Australia
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Brescia, Lombardia, Italy
Paris, Ile-De-France, France
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Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Bath, England, United Kingdom
Hoofddrop, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Granby, Quebec, Canada
London, England, United Kingdom
Quebec, Quebec, Canada
as well as Mexico, Singapore, and the United States
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
Aldershot, England, United Kingdom
Ljubljana, Bohinj, Slovenia
Vitoria, Pais Vasco, Spain
Moscow, Moscow City, Russia
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Warrnambod, Victoria, Australia
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Brescia, Lombardia, Italy
Paris, Ile-De-France, France
Gampaha, Gampaha, Sri Lanka
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Bath, England, United Kingdom
Hoofddrop, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Granby, Quebec, Canada
London, England, United Kingdom
Quebec, Quebec, Canada
as well as Mexico, Singapore, and the United States
Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
It's not often that you're tempted to throw your trademark caution to the proverbial winds, but the stars say it may very well happen now.
Perhaps it's taking a big risk professionally that seems alluring, or maybe someone's extremely tempting in the love department.
Being impetuous once in a while isn't necessarily a bad thing -- just make sure you'll come out of this with your ethics intact.
Keep the ethics - will do.
It's not often that you're tempted to throw your trademark caution to the proverbial winds, but the stars say it may very well happen now.
Perhaps it's taking a big risk professionally that seems alluring, or maybe someone's extremely tempting in the love department.
Being impetuous once in a while isn't necessarily a bad thing -- just make sure you'll come out of this with your ethics intact.
Keep the ethics - will do.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Green tea and basil flavored Coca Cola to debut in Japan
Green tea coca cola is soon to debut in Japan as spokesman Katsuya Sato said that new green tea coke will hit stores in Japan on June 8th.
Green tea and basil flavored Coca Cola to debut in Japan
Green tea and basil flavored Coca Cola to debut in Japan
90 and she has her diploma
A 90-year-old suburban Chicago woman who dropped out of school to help her family during the Great Depression now has her high school diploma.
90-year-old Ill. woman who dropped out of school during Depression now has high school diploma
90-year-old Ill. woman who dropped out of school during Depression now has high school diploma
More important things
'But the Emperor has nothing on at all,' cried a little child in Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, The Emperor's New Clothes.
Obama recalls 'unimaginable hell' of D-Day
President Obama commemorates the Allied landings that broke Nazi Germany's grip on France 65 years ago.
Obama recalls 'unimaginable hell' of D-Day
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Bodies found near Air France crash site
Searchers find two bodies — and a plane ticket — in the Atlantic Ocean near the area where Flight 447 is believed to have crashed.
Bodies found near Air France crash site
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Hardest jobs to fill in America
If you're looking for work in any of these fields, you may be in luck.Hardest jobs to fill in America
Our Newest Readers
Carolina Naturally would like to welcome our newest readers in Burkina Faso.
Our 169th Country!
Our 169th Country!
Rescued Dog, Sanctuary Elephant Form Unsual Bond
Bella, a rescued dog, and Tara, an elephant, are living out their lives together on 2,700 acres of natural habitat refuge designed for endangered African and Asian elephants.
Rescued Dog, Sanctuary Elephant Form Unsual Bond
Rescued Dog, Sanctuary Elephant Form Unsual Bond
Daily Alamanac
Today is Saturday, June 6, the 157th day of 2009.
There are 208 days left in the year.
Today In History June 6, 2009
There are 208 days left in the year.
Today In History June 6, 2009
Ambush kills aides to pro-Taliban Pakistani cleric
They're killing their own now ...
Militants ambushed a military convoy carrying prisoners in Pakistan's volatile northwest on Saturday, killing two detained aides of a senior Islamist cleric from the Swat Valley.
Ambush kills aides to pro-Taliban Pakistani cleric
Ambush kills aides to pro-Taliban Pakistani cleric
Nun Arrested For Confronting Police
A South Florida nun found herself in handcuffs this week after she allegedly confronted a Miami police officer who was trying to disarm a homeless man.
Nun Arrested
Nun Arrested
Toymaker fined $2.3M for lead hazard
Mattel and Fisher-Price agree to pay a civil penalty for importing toys from China with excessive levels of lead in 2007.
Toymaker fined $2.3M for lead hazard
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Can't refinance your home? Call Washington
Lawmakers with districts drowning in foreclosures are picking up the phone to help their constituents.Can't refinance your home? Call Washington
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10 cities with real estate prices on the rise
While other markets struggle, these ten spots have seen modest growth in median prices.10 cities with real estate prices on the rise
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Obama marks D-Day's solemn 65th anniversary
On the 65th anniversary of the Allies' D-Day landings, President Barack Obama on Saturday paid tribute to the invasion that turned the tide of World War II.
Read the rest here.
Unusual Holidays and Celebrations
Not only is today the 65th anniversary of the Normandy Landings also known as D-Day
- it is Do Dah Day as well.
- it is Do Dah Day as well.
The Longest Day
D-Day
Sixty-five years ago today men from the allied nations stormed the beaches of Normandy to end the blight that was the Third Reich.
Lest we forget!
Lest we forget!
Saturday Jam
Today's Saturday Jam is Electrified - The Electric Light Orchestra that is ...
Do Ya
Livin' Thing
Telephone Line
Can't Get It Out Of My Head
Turn To Stone
Do Ya
Livin' Thing
Telephone Line
Can't Get It Out Of My Head
ELO
Turn To Stone
President Obama's Weekly Address
Remarks of President Barack Obama
Weekly Address
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Over the past few days, I’ve been traveling through the Middle East and Europe working to renew our alliances, enhance our common security, and propose a new partnership between the United States and the Muslim world.
But even as I’m abroad, I’m firmly focused on the other pressing challenges we face – including the urgent need to reform our health care system. Even as we speak, Congress is preparing to introduce and debate health reform legislation that is the product of many months of effort and deliberation. And if you’re like any of the Americans I’ve met across this country who know all too well that the soaring costs of health care make our current course unsustainable, I imagine you’ll be watching their progress closely.
I’m talking about the families I’ve met whose spiraling premiums and out-of-pocket expenses are pushing them into bankruptcy or forcing them to go without the check-ups or prescriptions they need. Business owners who fear they’ll be forced to choose between keeping their doors open or covering their workers. Americans who rightly worry that the ballooning costs of Medicare and Medicaid could lead to fiscal catastrophe down the road.
Simply put, the status quo is broken. We cannot continue this way. If we do nothing, everyone’s health care will be put in jeopardy. Within a decade, we’ll spend one dollar out of every five we earn on health care – and we’ll keep getting less for our money.
That’s why fixing what’s wrong with our health care system is no longer a luxury we hope to achieve – it’s a necessity we cannot postpone any longer.
The growing consensus around that reality has led an unprecedented coalition to come together for change. Unlike past attempts at reforming our health care system, everyone is at the table – patient’s advocates and health insurers; business and labor; Democrats and Republicans alike.
A few weeks ago, some of these improbable allies committed to cut national health care spending by two trillion dollars over the next decade. What makes this so remarkable is that it probably wouldn’t have happened just a few short years ago. But today, at this historic juncture, even old adversaries are united around the same goal: quality, affordable health care for all Americans.
Now, I know that when you bring together disparate groups with differing views, there will be lively debate. And that’s a debate I welcome. But what we can’t welcome is reform that just invests more money in the status quo – reform that throws good money after bad habits.
We must attack the root causes of skyrocketing health care costs. Some of these costs are the result of unwarranted profiteering that has no place in our health care system, and in too many communities, folks are paying higher costs without receiving better care in return. And yet we know, for example, that there are places like the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, and other institutions that offer some of the highest quality of care in the nation at some of the lowest costs in the nation. We should learn from their successes and promote the best practices, not the most expensive ones. That’s how we’ll achieve reform that fixes what doesn’t work, and builds on what does.
This week, I conveyed to Congress my belief that any health care reform must be built around fundamental reforms that lower costs, improve quality and coverage, and also protect consumer choice. That means if you like the plan you have, you can keep it. If you like the doctor you have, you can keep your doctor, too. The only change you’ll see are falling costs as our reforms take hold.
I also made it very clear to Congress that we must develop a plan that doesn’t add to our budget deficit. My budget included an historic down payment on reform, and we’ll work with Congress to fully cover the costs through rigorous spending reductions and appropriate additional revenues. We’ll eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in our health care system, but we’ll also take on key causes of rising costs – saving billions while providing better care to the American people.
All across America, our families are making hard choices when it comes to health care. Now, it’s time for Washington to make the right ones. It’s time to deliver. And I am absolutely convinced that if we keep working together and living up to our mutual responsibilities; if we place the American people’s interests above the special interests; we will seize this historic opportunity to finally fix what ails our broken health care system, and strengthen our economy and our country now and for decades to come.
Our Readers
Some of our readers today have been in:
Vilnius, Vilniaus Apskritis, Lithuana
Chenni, Tamil Nadu, India
Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Durango, Durango, Mexico
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
as well as Turks and Caicos, and the United States
Vilnius, Vilniaus Apskritis, Lithuana
Chenni, Tamil Nadu, India
Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Durango, Durango, Mexico
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
as well as Turks and Caicos, and the United States
Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
Secrets and lies -- you've never been fond of either.
You're about to mention that fact to one and all, seconds after you catch someone you've never been fond of anyway in a whopper.
This won't come as a surprise to those who know you, but if there's anyone around who doesn't, try not to use that tone of voice when you tell them off.
You know the one: the authority-figure tone.
You're about to mention that fact to one and all, seconds after you catch someone you've never been fond of anyway in a whopper.
This won't come as a surprise to those who know you, but if there's anyone around who doesn't, try not to use that tone of voice when you tell them off.
You know the one: the authority-figure tone.
Aw Shucks, where's the fun it that?
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