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One of the neat things about the internet is the ability to visit websites from all over the world. Dream of buying that Maserati? It's easy to find them online, not just in the US but in Italy as well. Think that finding auto usate milano "car sales in Milano" won't help you because you don't happen to know Italian? Google and other browsers will translate webpages for you. While not all of

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ManpowerGroup, (NYSE: MAN), the world leader in innovative workforce solutions, is working to design more comprehensive solutions in securing displaced talent for hard-to-fill positions, as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the overall April unemployment rate rose from March to 9 percent and 268,000 private sector jobs were created during the month. "The edged up unemployment rate from

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The ancient Christians had more in common with their Jewish and pagan neighbors than most people realize, says the winner of the 2011 Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion.Luke Timothy Johnson, a biblical scholar and senior fellow at Emory University, won the $100,000 prize for the ideas set forth in his 2009 book, "Among the Gentiles: Greco-Roman Religion and Christianity."Johnson proposes a

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Back when Arturo Beltrán Leyva was killed by Mexican Naval troops, the media covered the story as the Mexican government taking action that the U.S. applauded -- LINK:Mexico was celebrating a rare victory in its war on drugs yesterday after one of the country’s most notorious traffickers was killed in a two-hour gun battle after 200 Navy Marines stormed his luxury hideout.Arturo Beltrán Leyva,

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When things in my life get crazy, I turn to music. This election season the band you'll hear most often coming from my room is Seether -- I liked them before but lately the lyrics have some meaning to me. "Fake it" is one of my top five favorites, as well as recently discovering their version of "Careless Whisper" -- They have some of their videos on their website -- www.seether.com. Songs

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The amount of information the Internet brings us is pretty amazing, I'm one of those that takes the time to research products and large item purchases before I buy. Sometimes the consumer reviews on products makes me decide a product is for me, sometimes it makes me have second thoughts. Sometimes it helps me talk one of my daughters out of buying a product they've seen advertising on...Either

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If you have some time, you might want to take a look at the Best viral campaign ads of 2010. I viewed all 29, didn't think all of them were that great, but I did agree a few were noteworthy: Chuck GrassleyDale Peterson, I wish he would have won tooCarly Fiorina's Demon Sheep of course made the listJohn Hickenlooper's video is one I saw before and loved same with Mike Weinstein Alan Grayson...

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I can't help it but whenever I see any type of information or website related to weight loss pills I think of White Rabbit by then Jefferson Airplane. It's one of those automatic associations that those of a younger generation probably don't make. When I found the below YouTube of the song, the creator did a really nice job. So, a musical flash back moment...

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TEN years ago this fall the Senate sold out American manufacturing. By a vote of 83 to 15, it established so-called permanent normal trade relations with China, paving the way for that country to join the World Trade Organization. As a result, Chinese imports to the United States fell under the same low tariffs and high quotas as those from countries like Canada and Britain.Today, though, our

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With all of the discussion this election cycle about the Tea Party, some of you may be interested in reading the report that was released today -- it can be downloaded and read at www.teapartynationalism.com. A selection of some of the information contained in the report from the section on "Tea Parties - Racism, Anti-Semitism and the Militia Impulse": Tea Party leaders have bristled at any

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The Associate General Contractors of America (AGC) announced yesterday that construction employment is at a 14-year low.Association officials noted, “The construction industry continues to suffer from declining investments in construction and broad uncertainty about the future of many federal infrastructure programs and tax rates.”The unemployment rate for the construction industry stands at

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This election season has been a draining one for a variety of reasons, it makes it very tempting when I see websites about things like, Branson vacations to plan an escape after November 2nd is a thing of the past. I've gone as far as to check to see how many hours away Branson is from Toledo. Then contemplated on a 12 hour drive with no computer access, which really sounds even more tempting

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Since the election for the ninth congressional district is one that I've focused quite a bit on my local political blog, for those of you looking for coverage on that story. I recommend some of the blog posts on Glass City Jungle and a piece for the Toledo Free Press that I contributed to.Iott participated in Nazi re-enactments reports the Atlantic – UPDATEDIott participation in military

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In a conversation last night with my oldest daughter's boyfriend, we were talking about memories and how they are not really stored as "facts" but more along the lines of associations. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why people have an altered perception of how we each remember something. However, it surprises me something as recent as the 2008 elections is being re-written by some as to how

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My oldest daughter had been searching for the perfect dress to wear to a wedding in a few weeks. She looked at women's clothing catalogs, online stores and found a few dresses she liked, but the ones she did like were pretty expensive. Since I'm visiting her in AZ right now, we headed off to the mall today to see what we could find. I spotted a dress that was a bit different of a style for her

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Since I don't take them to heart, but instead have fun pointing out the history, finding this site -- that shares the history of insults was a fun experience.What I find interesting is that most of the earlier insults were directed to intelligence instead of being insults directed at a person's character or looks.A personal favorite:I was delighted to see that nincompoop is the fertile mother of

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Still on the topic of smoking, a few of my friends both male and female are into cigar smoking. It's something I've not tried, though I have tried the whole tobacco hookah experience since some of my daughters and their friends are into that. Most of my cigar smoking friends are not into discount cigars -- they go for the more pricey products and claim that it's a moment that they savor. I'd

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A few months back, I was supposed to review an electronic cigarette, but apparently one of my neighbors either received my package by mistake and decided to keep it for themselves or some other postal mishap happened since I never received the package. Hence I've still wondered if that or any of the electronic cigarette usa brands out there actually do work and how. I've heard anecdotal stories

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Another supporter of Rich Iott for Congress that was not happy with my piece in the Toledo Free Press where I raised questions about his treatment of several college students and his making derogatory comments about residents of third world nations, e-mailed me last week. Some of the words used by those who were unhappy with this reporting of public record information are not ones I'd use on my

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A recent hate e-mail stated I was "as dumb as a door knob" which made me wonder, how did door knobs end up with such a bad rap...It's actually an English insult that originally was "dumb as a doornail" -- a doornail was the nail/plate behind a door knocker. When one knocked on the door, this doornail was abused. Since few people have these door knockers now days, the saying at some point became "

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We can debate the virtues of the stimulus package as to how effective it was, however it's a bit intellectually dishonest to state that there was a promise that unemployment would be 8% if the stimulus package was passed. There was a prediction and it was one that was couched with the reality of the uncertainty of our current economy.The Job Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan

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If you have wondered what's happened to the anti-war effort after President Obama was elected, you'll want to read - Anti-war groups battle for survival. One part of the recommended piece:“We don’t have a very vibrant anti-war movement anymore,” lamented Medea Benjamin, founder of Code Pink, one of the anti-war movement’s most visible organizations. “The issues have not changed very much. … Now

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My husband is into online games that require a video card that is above the one that's on my computer (which is the most expensive computer in the house) and was above my daughter's computer that he is using by proxy after his died. Some computers, like mine, have built in video cards, those who don't? Are much easier to replace, which is what he did, he purchased an upgraded video card for the

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What's going to be interesting is if anything changes after the recent focus on accusations being made that the New York Times book review process is preferential to white males. Slate does a nice job in summarizing as well as researching the fiction aspect in -- Fact-Checking the Franzenfreude. One tiny part:We compared men to women and then highlighted the authors whose books had been singled

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Misplaced priorities in education are really clear when you read this Wall Street Journal article on the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools complex in California. At $578 million—or about $140,000 per student—the 24-acre Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools complex in mid-Wilshire is the most expensive school ever constructed in U.S. history. To put the price in context, this city's Staples

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There are some mechanical repairs that can not be done easily by the average home mechanic, but there are some that can. My daughter's boyfriend recently got a used car that needs some work. Some of what it needs I know is beyond my husband's abilities as a weekend mechanic, but using sites like eHow help determine if it's possible or not.As an example, their project -- changing the power

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At first I resisted UGG's but after I borrowed a pair of one of my daughter's I have to admit I was a taken in by the comfort and the look. The girls also own some knock off of UGG's but I've found they don't last more than one winter, if that. My red suede boots have lasted two winters, they'll make it into a third though it's time to start thinking about replacing them. Hence my finding the

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The predictions are out:2010 was always going to be a Republican year, in the midterm tradition. It has simply been a question of degree. Several scenarios were possible, depending in large measure on whether, or how quickly, the deeply troubled American economy recovered from the Great Recession. Had Democratic hopes on economic revitalization materialized, it is easy to see how the party could

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College text books can be expensive, my bunch that is and was in college always tried to find their books online, used whenever possible to save money. Then when they had completed a course, if it was one a friend or a sibling was not going to take in the very near future they'd sell books from those courses online instead of back to the college bookstore. Most times they ended up with enough

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I've never been a fan of Glenn Beck, though unfortunately my husband is so there were times when I'd feel as if I was being held captive when he'd listen to Beck on the radio -- then the one Beck event that I attended that I am probably still emotionally damaged from that my husband will owe me for until the day he dies...Yet what I find interesting is Beck loves controversy and attention, his

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The flight from facts is one that's hit our nation when it comes to more than just the President, despite the increase of fact checking sites and myth busting, study after study has demonstrated some of our population is mired in only wanting to believe what they want to believe, no matter what the facts truly are. This Newsweek piece -- How Obama can fight the lies is an recommended read. Part

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Last weekend part of my family and I gathered around our grill roasting marshmallows and making s'mores. During that very enjoyable moment, it dawned on me how long it had been since we had been able to go anywhere to vacation together as a family. The last time we had all gone on vacation together was over ten years ago when my five children joined my then new husband and I on our honeymoon.

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Bob Herbert's column Fire and Imagination made me think about James Taylor's Fire and Rain. While the song is about relationships, it fits how I feel about what's happening in our country. The Obama administration seems to be feeling sorry for itself. Robert Gibbs, the president’s press secretary, is perturbed that Mr. Obama is not getting more hosannas from liberals.Spare me. The country is a

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The following came in via e-mail as a fundraising request, but I think it's important that what is being said be pointed out.Democrats: Epic FaiLisa -That's right, I said it -- Insider Democrats scored another epic fail.I mean, just take a look at this headline in yesterday's New York Times -- "Plan to Aid 9/11 Victims Is Rejected in House."Here's the best part -- the vote was 255-159 in favor of

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There was a time I supported Jerry Brown, to be perfectly honest I don't know how I feel about the idea of him attempting to make a "come back" -- it is however the focus of Time Magazine.It's worth the read, no matter how you feel about Brown...He is unfortunately correct when it comes to what many voters will decide on:One other thing Brown has learned apparently is that, in the end, the real

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I have a mixed view when it comes to buying extended warranties or product insurance, my basic formulation is to weigh the cost of the item, the predicted lifespan of the item against what the price is either for the warranty or some other additional product insurance. I also look at the price of the deductible that's required, if you've paid $300 for something and the deductible is over $150,

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Politics continues to be a saga of it's not how good your ideas are or how great of a candidate you might be, but how much money you have. This New York Times pieces focuses on how the trend is growing this election cycle. Part of the recommended article:Call it the Great Recession paradox. Even as voters express outrage at the insider culture of big bailouts and bonuses, their search for

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Michael C. Moynihan writes a thought provoking piece that's subtitled, A week of navel-gazing coverage of Andrew Breitbart, the Journolist, and race. As someone who was not one of the 400 on Journolist but is on a smaller list here in Ohio for the "politically connected" -- some of what Moynihan writes I identified with.I too clearly understand my role in the world of politics and I've seen

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There is a difference between a rolling briefcase and a rolling suitcase or for that matter a rolling backpack. Prior to getting my netbook, I considered a rolling briefcase since the weight of my older laptop made traversing the public transportation system a challenge and when traveling it added to the weight I was trying to carry on my shoulders. If you have recently been in an airport

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In the category of products I did not know existed would come the ability to buy personalized soccer balls -- Yes the title was a bit deceiving but for those of you who went in other directions? Tsk...tsk...As a parent of five, one advantage I could see for personalization of sports items would be you'd have less arguing over who it belonged to. I can't count the number of times one of my would

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It's hard to not wonder about how far people will go to try to target Hispanics after reading this story about an anonymoust group that claims from following people around they have a list of 1,300 illegal immigrants, (link). The list came with the demand that all of these on the list be deported immediately - (link) and contained information that is raising questions as to how exactly was this

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As I read this part in USA Today - (link): The number of people collecting benefits will fall from 10.5 million to 7 million at the end of July if Congress doesn't extend the payments.About 400,000 Americans are exhausting their benefits every week, saving the government $2 billion since June and an estimated $34 billion through November.The government is not really saving that much money. Those

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Having survived an increased regiment of iron pills, I've learned first hand how vitamin supplements can be important. Considering how low my iron levels were - 18 when the minimum is supposed to be 50, I was surprised to discover my vitamin B levels came back normal on the last blood test. (I still can't get over the irony of having someone who is severely anemic have to have blood tests that

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Hillary Clinton for President with the subheading of "The secretary of state could mount a formidable challenge to Obama"It won't happen, when she agreed to be a part of the Obama administration any dream of her being president ended with it. It would split the party in a worse manner than happened after the last presidential primary. The only way I can see Hillary Clinton running is if Barack

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The post title is the message sent from the NAACP to Tea Party organizers - (link):Here's what Ben Jealous, the NAACP's president and CEO, asked of the tea party movement: "Expel the bigots and racists in your ranks or take the responsibility for them and their actions. We will no longer allow you to hide like cowards."The NAACP is doing exactly what conservatives have done for decades in

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Technology is great, but it can at times have unintended consequences, there has been a growing concern when it comes to radio-frequency-identification (RFID) technology and security. The new ePassports and millions of credit cards use this technology, rather than having to swipe your card? You tap it and voila, your purchase is complete. There are things you can buy to protect your credit card

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One of the better articles that Dana Milbank has written in some time - Headless bodies and other immigration tall tales in Arizona. The only problem is most of those who believe this bunk probably don't read the Washington Post. One part I found especially noteworthy:Jan Brewer has lost her head.The Arizona governor, seemingly determined to repel every last tourist dollar from her pariah state

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Recently I focused on a personal experience with a combination of two medications prescribed by my doctor. Yet people take diet pills and other supplements on a regular basis without checking to see if there will be a drug interaction or a side effect. Many times they don't take the often repeated advice of checking with their health professional or at least their pharmacist or do research to

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In 2004 the journal Science reported 900 women when polled gave "intimate relations" a positive score of 5.10, compared to 4.59 for socialising. Housework scored 3.73, which was better at least than working at 3.62.It's also been reported often in the past few years that being married makes you healthier and happier, in part due to sex. About 40% of married people have sex twice a week, compared

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This is kind of interesting, I actually read it hours after I posted a piece on Glass City Jungle about the little known history of the Declaration of Independence. I'm evidently far from the only person who realizes that had the original declaration gone through, slavery would not have been allowed in the new United States of America.Hence, Fourth of July 1776, 1964, 2010 is a recommended read,

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Right now with it being over 90 degrees outside in most parts of the country, the last thing you are probably thinking about is your furnace. Yet, summer is a great time to have your furnace checked out and if it's time to replace more than those furnace filters -- there are usually some great discount deals before the weather gets cold from a variety of furnace manufacturers and local

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To help combat my severe anemia the doctor put me on a megadose course of Ferrous Sulfate (iron) - the normal dosage is 325 mg a day - I am supposed to take it three times a day for a total of 975 mg per day. While my hemoglobin count - which is supposed to be at least 12 (it was almost 8) has been slowly increasing, I wasn't feeling better. I was feeling worse.I've been taking Synthroid for

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From time to time I do product reviews where I'm sent a product, I try it out and I write about it. Not long ago I was supposed to review a style of electronic cigarette -- the item was shipped and it never arrived. Unfortunately this is not the first time that someone has either taken a package out of our mailbox after it was delivered or it never appeared. We don't have a regular mail person

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While I recommend reading this article What is the Tea Party in USA Today, one part especially caught my attention:Even so, the movement is less a party than an anti-party, with no clear consensus about whom its national leaders are and a generally dyspeptic view of organized political power."It's a party opposed to the idea of parties," says Jill Lepore, a Harvard historian whose book about the

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While not being a fan of David Plouffe or David Axelrod, I can't disagree with their comments in this Washington Post article, Democrats shaping battle plan against Republicans for November. Especially this:"We'd better act as a party as if the House and the Senate and every major governor's race is at stake and in danger, because they could be."Plouffe and other Democratic strategists say Obama

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Today would be a great day to sit outside and do some blogging while propping my feet up with some nice outdoor pillows, I say outdoor pillows because in this family we have a history of forgetting to take things into the garage or the house when it's about to rain so I always look for outdoor pillows that can take some rain...My container tomato plant is about to finally produce some red

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Too late to save his job, but as more comes out it appears that some of the material in the Rolling Stone magazine article about Gen. Stanley McChrystal (link) were supposed to be off the record. It should send a huge message to those who like to make comments off the record where they want to be "an un-named source" or "Senior White House staff" that your ability to keep a job and to not face

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As I sit here outside, using my little netbook, I can't help but think back to less than a decade ago when my WebTv was faster than the computer we had at the time. You could actually connect and receive e-mail faster through the WebTv than the computer. Then we got our first top of the line computer that pales in comparison to what is out there, and dial up was still the only game in town. I

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I'm not a degreed, "professional" journalist, many times I am told things by anonymous sources -- typically for them to make it on the pages of one of my blogs, whatever I am told has to be confirmed by more than one source, unless they are willing to go on the record. I understand many don't feel that way preferring to go for the "gotcha" mentality of the moment. A perfect example is Ben Smith

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It's pretty amazing how many different types of supplements you can find to purchase online. From hgh for sale to a nutritional supplements, it's out there. Research is something I always recommend but I also always recommend asking your health professional first. It is fairly clear most people don't take that extra step and in some cases may not really get a benefit from a product that for

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At one point in time conservatives attacked Helen Thomas, the Coulter ilk calling her "that old Arab Helen Thomas" -- recently Helen pissed off some on the left by being asked the question, by Rabbi David Nesenoff of RabbiLive.com if she had “any comments on Israel.”She did, she said for them to "get the hell out of Palestine."Then suggested they go home, to Poland, Germany, America. Only one

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Your first response may be, "no - I don't need to take vitamins I eat a healthy diet" but statistically chances are you don't. The USDA has reported only 10 percent of Americans actually eat a good diet. One cited example, only 17 percent of people consume the recommended number of servings of fruit per day.For women it's especially an issue, the USDA’s Continuing Survey of Food Intakesby

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The Israeli government boarded the ship, took it to port, will supposedly inspect what was trying to be taken to Gaza and the Israeli government is claiming they will deliver it by land to the Gaza. Including the cement that has been prevented from being sent to Gaza.It's also worth pointing out that there was an Al Jazeera reporter on the earlier flotilla ship where the deaths happened, he took

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Another humanitarian effort, as reported by CNN is on it's way to the Gaza. While Israel has tried to state that the blockade is to prevent weapons, it's very clear there are no weapons being sent by those trying to help.Unless of course the Israelis believe that Irish Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Maguire and Former Assistant U.N. Secretary-General Denis Halliday would be involved in

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There are times I shake my head in wonderment at the rhetoric people put out there to try to justify the needless suffering and murder that is taking place. What's happening right now with Gaza is a perfect example.The House Republican Conference just sent out an email that highlights what U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference said to CNN, one part of it:And

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Just as if you have too many accidents or speeding tickets your insurance rates can increase, making you start thinking about searching out insurance reviews to get a better deal, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to increase insurance costs.While it's not the fault of the other oil companies, experts predict the higher premiums that will result could force some of the smaller oil

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I recommend reading James Carville's Rage by Ruben Navarrette. I also recommend watching what Carville said on Good Morning America since it's referenced as a part of the article:

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Over across the ocean in the UK, the blame for the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is not believed to be the fault of the British Petroleum company, but is felt to be the fault of we Americans. At least according to Jeremy Warner: At no point does it seem to have occurred to him (President Obama) that the underlying cause is rather closer to home; the environmental ruin now being visited

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I've always had trouble falling asleep though recently it's gotten worse, in part because I've taken on more work but yet the hours of the day have not increased to keep up with it. This creates situations where instead of sleeping, I'm working. At one point in time I took a prescription sleep aid - Ambien...While it worked to make me sleep, I didn't wake up when taking it, no matter what was

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Maurice Raben took HGH from human pituitary glands to successfully treat a GH-deficient boy in the 1950's. The limited ability to treat children who experienced growth stunting began but problems continued as the main source of this was through a autopsies. Then a synthetic formulation was made, which created controversy when it was not used for the original purpose, which was to treat children

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I received this via e-mail and thought it was an interesting item to pass along: Unique Three-Judge Panel Grants Plaintiffs Oral Argument in Historic Lawsuit Challenging Size of CongressOXFORD, Miss., May 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Plaintiffs learned late last week that their request for oral argument was granted by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. Legal

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Tuesday I had the chance go to to lunch with a co-worker, we were lucky enough to be able to try out a new restaurant in town that was not officially open for business. Yes, we were taste testers. The food and the atmosphere was really nice and we had a fun discussion on what the wait staff had to wear, black shirts and mens ties. She thought that women looked silly when they had to wear ties,

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A recent study suggests pregnant women are not getting enough vitamin D, even when taking pregnancy vitamins. Those most at risk are women with darker skin, those living in northern regions during the winter, and those who tend to cover up their skin. In general, vitamin D levels seem to have been dropping in recent years, theresearchers from the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine

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“You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.”So says the quote attributed to the Greek Philosopher Epicurus and it is true. For many of us we don't have courage especially when it comes to our relationships. We let people that claim to love us abuse us emotionally and at times physically. We

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I don't always agree with the pieces penned by Thomas Sowell, yet this one on Race and Resentment is a highly recommended piece. One part I found especially noteworthy:Achievements are a reflection on others who may have had similar, and sometimes better, chances but who did not make the most of their chances. Achievements are like a slap across the face to those who are not achieving, and many

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There's been a lot of attention recently as to Facebooks changes in their privacy controls and some people who have been with Facebook since the beginning when they felt they had more privacy feel betrayed. Yet the reality is even years ago when Facebook was only accessible to college students, colleges were checking Facebook for information on prospective students and interns. Now, it's really

Lisa Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00606533906583651054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767533.post-49179843484021241802010-05-07T18:27:00.002-04:002010-05-07T18:43:29.276-04:00

Depending upon your personal situation a health savings account may be an option for you to have more control over your health care dollars and in some cases save on health care costs. Industry wide it's stated that HSA's reduce health care costs long term by one-third for most people but they don't immediately create savings. For those with pre-existing medical conditions who need regular

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Those of you read here, who don't read my local political blog, may enjoy a break from politics like I did recently when I got the chance to interview Raymond Carr, the voodoo puppeteer for "Walking with Dinosaurs" in this past week's Toledo Free Press Star - (link).This is the first time I've been in print in the Star, normally my responsibilities there are fact checking and helping to get the

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I have an external harddrive that I use to back up the information on my computer, I try to do this every week or so, just in case something were to happen to my computer. I learned the hard way after losing everything several years ago. There are people that prefer to use an online backup system, which does has some advantages, especially if some sort of natural disaster or other disaster such

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I know this is a bit long, but it shares some interesting information I was sent via e-mail - from the Peterson Foundation:HIGHEST RANKING ECONOMIC OFFICIALS FROM BOTH PARTIES FORESEE ANOTHER U.S. ECONOMIC CRISIS WITHIN 10 YEARS UNLESS U.S. TAKES IMMEDIATE ACTION ON STRUCTURAL DEFICIT Peter G. Peterson Foundation Survey of Economic Leaders from Past Eight Administrations and Congress Shows

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How I missed participating in this one, bad on me. I could have helped topple the world as we know it...Boobquake has begunWhat's funny is NPR had a story titled, "An Internet Coup D'Ta-tas" which now comes up no story found. Thanks to the wonders of Google? Proof it once existed is out there... This could make one ask, "no balls NPR?":-)

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I know many of you enjoy yardwork, and some of you enjoy gardening. While I do enjoy gardening, the actual yard work aspect of cutting the lawn, trimming it, pulling weeds, are not on my list of favorite things to do. When I came home from work Thursday, the front and back yard was cut and trimmed, the outdoor décor items we use in the backyard, including my awesome solar stump light, were

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I've shared my thoughts on polling and how polling data is used many times here and on Glass City Jungle. I said, "AMEN" more than once when reading this article, Climategate Claptrap, I by Mark Hertsgaard. I highly recommend reading all of it, but one part that I felt was important:Advocates across the political spectrum habitually cite polls to "prove" that the public holds a certain view of

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The picture is a mine in Canada, where chrysotile asbestos is mined and where 95 percent of the asbestos mined in Canada is shipped out of the country. It is believed that using the right chemical formulation makes asbestos not have the same risks earlier products using it had, yet it was known for well over a hundred years that there were health concerns related to the older forms of asbestos.

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While there is usually a lot of chatter when it comes to Cyber Monday and online shopping, did you know that the Census Department actually estimates E-commerce? The numbers are of course not recent, since we are dealing with the government and statistics, they are from 2007, but when you look at the report link to pdf you can see the main areas. I was surprised that motor vehicles and parts

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With the news that Justice John Paul Stevens is retiring, there have been many articles out there suggesting what qualities the next Justice should have. One editorial from the LA Times suggests:Whether Stevens moved left or the court on which he sat moved right, it's undeniable (and unsurprising) that a careful but intellectually curious justice would evolve over three and a half decades. That

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The part of Northwestern Ohio that I live in has been pretty hard hit with the downturn in the economy. Unemployment has been in the doubledigits for some time and some with jobs have either taken pay cuts or had their health insurance costs increase. Or in the case of my family, both.I know more people know who are on unemployment and have been nearing their last extension more than once.

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Yes, I know there is this whole belief that polls are scientific but the reality is no matter who does the poll and how they try to sell it all it really means is however many people were polled feel that way. This CBS Poll is an example of bad polling - despite the fact that they proclaim:This poll release conforms to the Standards of Disclosure of the NationalCouncil on Public Polls.Why? The

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One of the reasons I don't participate on Kos anymore is things like this tiny snippet of video that gives the impression that Sean Hannity called Tea Party members "Tim McVeigh wannabes here" is evidence that Hannity believes they are terrorists.If it were a Democrat who had one or two sentences taken out of context, they would be pointing out how wrong it is. Hence, it's just as wrong to do the

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Mark Fiore can make you think and laugh...

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Two articles today specifically reference the white race when it comes to health insurance and the Democratic Party. I'm not sure I agree with the findings of the one article that White men shun Democrats is happening by the millions as the opinion writer suggests, I think it's more likely those who did not support Obama or the health care reform feel more strongly now than before. I've not

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CSPAN begins their coverage on their web site at noon. Earlier today, NWO Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur announced she was voting yes, she was previously undecided. Congressman Zack Space, announced yesterday he was voting no. Some believe the Democrats have the votes, some believe they do not. We'll find out today...

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While there are many who debate the best skin care products and there a variety of products that may be the best treatment for acne for you, I have been using witch hazel since I was a pre-teen. My grandmother was the one who actually told me about the astringent aspect of witch hazel when I was complaining that the products on the market back then, dried out my skin. It's easy to find in most

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The video is almost a year old, but the sentiment expressed by the woman in the video is one that unfortunately I've seen increasingly over the past two years. While I have non-liberal friends who are capable of civil and reasonable discourse, people like the woman on this video with their extremist views are what gives the Tea Party movement a bad name. Combine that with what took place today

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Highly recommended except for those who are fans of Glenn Beck, some of you may not appreciate it as much... The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cConservative Libertarianwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Reform

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Something I'd be interested in finding statistics on is with the studies being done showing that less people are reading print media and more are turning to the internet, is are political campaigns turning more and more to the internet than to direct mail marketing? I'm noticing a trend with the last presidential election that I still received mailing pieces through the US postal delivery system

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That's the ad they are running and want to continue to run. Here's the e-mail I received earlier today:Lisa Renee -Don't let them kill the public option by mistake. Contribute NowAfter Senator Durbin announced that Senate Leadership would get the votes needed to pass any reconciliation bill sent to the Senate from the House -- even if it included a public option -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other

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I often lament that I did not get as much done as I thought I was going to get done during the course of a day. Yet today I realized part of the reason is the extra tasks that end up coming my way during the course of a day. Take today as an example...Two friends of one of my daughter's came over to see about picking up the car that they needed to store here. I needed to stop what I was doing

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I was slightly disappointed when I headed over to RealClearPolitics most of the focus is on the health care debacle instead of the fact that over one million people will run out of unemployment insurance coverage on Monday.The lack of concern from the overall media and Washington D.C. is disturbing, this will have a much greater immediate impact on many more than that one million. It will impact

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Having been pregnant more than once, more than twice, more than three times (smile) -- I'm often the person that is called for advice as to "what's normal" and what's not. One of the things most asked about, typically in a hushed manner is hemorrhoids. Yes, I know some of you, especially the guys are saying "ewww" but many women experience them during the last stages of pregnancy. Not only is

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