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Prill Water; Better, cheaper, thinner, purer

2009-04-19T10:00:00.001-07:00

Everyone should own some and put in their survival kit if nothing else

Some
years ago Jim Carter invented a marvelous inexpensive product when
he created Prill beads that purify and energize water. These beads
are created from ordinary magnesium oxide prills by applying a proprietary
bioresonance process. The Prills were originally developed for clean
up of nuclear reactor waste water.

Prill water will not permit lower life forms such as
bacteria and fungi to survive but does support the growth of algae.

Common
water placed in contact with Prill beads undergoes a remarkable thinning.
The resulting liquid takes on the characteristics of “Dew” which is
very different from common water. Skin readily absorbs dew but repels
common water.
The dew-like Prill water is readily used by plants and persons to
create the complex essentials of life. The living process in plants
changes common water into dew that is the liquid found in fruit and
seeds or other plant cells.

AIG, given way more billions $$ than homeowners.

2009-03-05T23:13:00.001-08:00

Screw you homeowners.
signed,
multi-national corporations

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We’ve already given AIG a total of $170 billion—an amount that dwarfs the $75 billion allocated to helping those millions of homeowners facing foreclosures. And more will be thrown down the AIG rat hole because President Barack Obama is blindly following the misguided advice of his top economic advisers, who insist that AIG is too big to fail.

“AIG provides insurance protection to more than 100,000 entities, including small businesses, municipalities, 401(k) plans and Fortune 500 companies who together employ over 100 million Americans,” the joint Treasury Department and Fed statement declared while insisting that for that reason, plus the “systemic risk AIG continues to pose and the fragility of markets today, the potential cost to the economy and the taxpayer of government inaction would be extremely high.”

don’t understand what AIG has been up to, because the company was allowed to operate in an essentially unregulated global economy in which multinational corporations have their way.

Fungus, Candida and Antibiotics

2009-01-06T21:15:00.001-08:00

Use of antibiotics without probiotics such as acidopholous, opens the door for candida and ultimately many deadly diseases ! You 've been warned!

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Antibiotics Kill Your Body's Good Bacteria, Too, Leading to Serious Health Risks

by Doug Kaufmann

“It is ironic that this humbled fungus, hailed as a benefactor of mankind, may by its very success prove to be a deciding factor in the decline of the present civilization.”

-Dr. John I. Pitt, The Genus Penicillum, Academic Press, 1979

The information that follows is a two-part article taken directly from Doug Kaufmann and Dave Holland, MD's new book, "The Fungus Link, Volume 2." This book can be ordered at causesandcures.com

Simply put, antibiotics are poisons that are used to kill. Only licensed physicians can prescribe them.

ungus and human disease. This chapter addresses the possibility that antibiotics may help fun

However, every time you swallow antibiotics, you kill the beneficial bacteria within your intestines. When you do so, you upset the delicate balance of your intestinal terrain. Yeasts grow unchecked into large colonies and take over, in a condition called dysbiosis.

Root Canals Mercury and Health

2008-12-30T21:07:00.001-08:00

Teeth health and body health are related.

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Documents that mercury from
amalgam is a cause or major factor in over 30 chronic health conditions, and summarizes the mechanisms of causality, as
well as documenting 60,000 clinical cases of recovery or significant
improvement after amalgam replacement.

mercury and
other toxic metals are the most common cause of childhood neurological
conditions such as autism, ADD, learning disabilities

Documents the mercury connection to chronic health conditions-
MS,

ALS

, Lupus,

FS, FM, RA, Parkinson's, Alzheimers,
Depression, Periodontal Conditions, ADD, Autism, Eczema, Psoriasis, etc.

Over 50% of root canaled
teeth and wisdom tooth extraction sites have been found to have infection or
necrosis of the jaw bone.

Thyroiditis, etc. are
primarily caused by mercury from dental amalgam, and replacement of dental
amalgam brings about cure or significant improvement in the majority of
cases

How to Video Prank

2008-12-18T14:13:00.001-08:00

Model is very good. Great tip!

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Bush Dodges Shoes on Visit to Iraq

2008-12-15T20:10:00.001-08:00

"Son of a shoe"...you can't make this stuff up folks!
lol

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Bush Dodges Shoes on Visit to Iraq

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BAGHDAD — Calling someone the “son of a shoe” is one of the worst insults in Iraq. But the lowly shoe and the Iraqi who threw both of his at President Bush, with widely admired aim, were embraced around the Arab world on Monday as symbols of rage at a still unpopular war.

In Saudi Arabia, a newspaper reported that a man had offered $10 million to buy just one of what has almost certainly become the world’s most famous pair of black dress shoes.

A daughter of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the Libyan leader, reportedly awarded the shoe thrower, Muntader al-Zaidi, a 29-year-old journalist, a medal of courage.

In the Baghdad neighborhood of Sadr City, people calling for an immediate American withdrawal removed their footwear and placed the shoes and sandals at the end of long poles, waving them high in the air. And in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf, people threw their shoes at a passing American convoy.

Palin's Right wing rhetoric incites death threats : They call it treason.

2008-11-11T20:24:00.001-08:00

No apology forthcoming from McCain or Palin for questioning patriotism of Obama, provoking a spike in death threats against the future president, Secret Service agents revealed
Yet 64% of Republicans say Palin is their top choice for the GOP 2012 presidential nominee! ...and they wonder how/why they lost!

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Sarah Palin's attacks on Barack Obama's patriotism provoked a spike in death threats against the future president, Secret Service agents revealed during the final weeks of the campaign.

Details of the spike in threats to Mr Obama come as a report last week by security and intelligence analysts Stratfor, warned that he is a high risk target for racist gunmen. It concluded: "Two plots to assassinate Obama were broken up during the campaign season, and several more remain under investigation. We would expect federal authorities to uncover many more plots to attack the president that have been hatched by white supremacist ideologues

Irate John McCain aides, who blame Mrs Palin for losing the election, claim Mrs Palin took it upon herself to question Mr Obama's patriotism, before the line of attack had been cleared by Mr McCain

That claim is part of a campaign of targeted leaks designed to torpedo her ambitions, with claims that she did not know that Africawas a continent rather than a country

Podesta promises 'strictest' ethics rules

2008-11-11T20:00:00.001-08:00

Change has already started. It's a good first step and Obama is sticking to his campaign promise. McCain and Palin didn't win because they had no substance, no content.

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Podesta promises 'strictest' ethics rules

President-elect Barack Obama did not employ lobbyists on his campaign, but they can assist with his transition as long as they de-register as lobbyists and their activities do not cross into policy areas they have tried to influence.

Carrying over the anti-lobbying tenets that defined the campaign, Obama transition chief John Podesta announced Tuesday that the president-elect would enforce what he called “the strictest, the most far-reaching ethics rules of any transition team in history.”

There is no blanket ban on lobbyists, but they will not be able to do transition work in their area of expertise if they lobbied in the past 12 months, nor can they lobby the administration for 12 months afterward on matters on which they worked during the transition.

As for the composition of the Cabinet, Podesta said Obama will make more than “token-level” appointments of Republicans and independents.

Fox News Cut Out From Questions At Obama's First Press Conference

2008-11-11T19:46:00.001-08:00

Fox News, a.k.a. the neo con (neo-conservative, not really conservative but with liberal roots and fascist ideology) network no doubt were deemed to disruptive; even for Murdoch! Should be renamed the "Country Last" network! Ha ha ha!

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Fox News Cut Out From Questions At Obama's First Press Conference

President-Elect Barack Obama held his first press conference yesterday, one that focused mainly on the current economic crisis. One detail that flew under the radar, however, was which networks and newpapers got to ask questions, or, rather, which one didn't get to ask a question. As Media Bistro notes, one network who was not called upon sticks out: Fox News.

interesting to see how the conservative network adjusts to a political reality in which the Democratic Party holds the White House and substantial majorities in both houses of Congress. Michael Wolff, a Vanity Fair columnist who is writing an authorized biography on Rupert Murdoch's career and family, claims that even Murdoch is embarrassed by Fox News:

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Bannish Low Self Esteem Forever

2008-11-11T19:15:00.001-08:00

Here is the simplest, surest and most effective remedy for any instances in which you are suffering from a lack of self worth or low self esteem.

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Low Self Esteem - The Complete and Sufficient Solution

Shift your focus immediately from the perspective of "what can I get out of this situation" to "what can I contribute of value in this situation." Don't worry about your self doubt that says you have nothing to offer. Just have faith that if you are looking for it, your creative mind will supply you with some way to make a positive contribution. It does not need to be anything fancy, or of monetary value, or involve super creativity or a performance of any kind. It will simply be a gift coming out of your being fully present in the situation, whatever that is.

As soon as you shift your focus of attention in this way, you will feel an immediate relief from any low self esteem. This must be true, because low self esteem is always associated with the perspective of "what can I get" and is never associated with the perspective of "what can I give."

I have found that this method works without fail.

Right wing sheeple Imploding!

2008-11-11T19:04:00.001-08:00

LImbaugh and Hannity; "Me First, country last". Three words, move to Alaska, better yet, Russia. Take Palin with you guys.ROFL.

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Right-wing media feeds its post-election anger

Sean Hannity, on the other hand, insisted on feigning a post-election detente, telling his Fox News television audience last week, "I want Barack Obama to succeed."

Didn't he think anyone would notice that, just a moment later, he was back parroting the failed campaign argument that Obama is a "mystery"?

"I fear [this] is the guy that has these radical associations 20 years ago," Hannity added, an odd way of demonstrating support for the new commander in chief.

"The Obama recession is in full swing, ladies and gentlemen," Limbaugh told his radio audience of 15 million to 20 million on Thursday. "Stocks are dying, which is a precursor of things to come. This is an Obama recession. Might turn into a depression."

But many on the losing end of last week's election want to hold on to their anger.

Limbaugh launched in with a certain relish. "The game," he told his radio listeners, "has begun."

This American Moment — The Surprises

2008-11-06T07:42:00.001-08:00

On Tuesday night, Obama reached out to the other half. For those who did not vote for him, he said, “I will be your president, too.”

What an idea — simple and obvious. But like so much American common sense, it’s been missing for too long.

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This American Moment — The Surprises

Guess who won Joe the Plumber’s vote. Not Joe the symbol and unlicensed tax-dodger coming soon to a garage sale near you, but real people who make about $42,000 a year, the median income for plumbers and pipefitters.

Barack Obama carried hard-working Americans of that income stripe by 10 points, according to exit polls.

And the only voters who were told directly that their taxes would go up under a new Democratic president? Obama took the rich as well, winning by six points that small sliver of the electorate that makes more than $200,000 year. Soak ’em.

One of the better lines in Obama’s election night speech was a slap to the rejectionist politics of Bush. Rove always insisted a president only needed 50 percent plus one to win. And Bush governed that way, permanently angering half the population.

On Tuesday night, Obama reached out to the other half. For those who did not vote for him, he said, “I will be your president, too.”

What an idea — simple

Your iBrain: How Technology Changes the Way We Think

2008-11-06T07:25:00.001-08:00

Because of the current technological revolution, our brains are evolving right now—at a speed like never before.

New pathways being created and old ones discarded. This applies to young and old doing internet searches, for example.

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The brain’s plasticity—its ability to change in response to stimuli from the environment—is well known. What has been less appreciated is how the expanding use of technology is shaping neural processing.

Young people are exposed to digital stimulation for several hours every day, and many older adults are not far behind.

Even using a computer for Web searches for just an hour a day changes the way the brain processes information. A constant barrage of e-contacts is both stimulating—sharpening certain cognitive skills—and draining, studies show.

The current explosion of digital technology not only is changing the way we live and communicate but also is rapidly and profoundly altering our brains.

Daily exposure to high technology—computers, smart phones, video games, search engines such as Google and Yahoo—stimulates brain cell alteration and neurotransmitter release, gradually strengthening new neural pathways in our brains while weakening old ones

Obama Picks High-Tech and Washington Veteran to Transition Team

2008-11-06T07:16:00.001-08:00

Obama getting to work with high tech jobs concept- already! We picked the right guy for the job.

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A veteran of Internet business operations and Washington tech policy was named to President-elect Barack Obama's transition team, a move that could signal the prominence of high-tech policy in the new administration.

Julius Genachowski, a former executive of Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp, will help Obama choose members of his new administration, according to Obama's transition headquarters in Chicago.

Genachowski, who served at the Federal Communications Commission as chief counsel to former Democratic Chairman Reed Hundt, has been advising Obama's campaign on tech policy issues and chaired a group of advisors on the president-elect's Tech & Innovation Plan.

With a relationship with Obama that goes back to their days at Harvard Law School, Genachowski helped push technology issues to a more prominent spot in the campaign, according to analysts and high-tech lobbyists.

Businesses should learn from MyBarackObama

2008-11-05T19:28:00.001-08:00

If you are in business and do not have a interactive communications strategy - you will be left behind...

obama, social networking

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Obama Election Ushering In First Internet Presidency

Pioneering use of Web 2.0 and social-networking technologies by the president-elect's campaign has seemingly transformed politics, and could influence government as well.

perhaps a bigger change over the long term was the crowning of the Internet as the king of all political media. It was the end of the era of television presidency that started with JFK, and the beginning of the Internet presidency.

The Obama administration is expected to build on a foundation of grassroots support in his private social network, on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.

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"MyBarackObama was very much a key place,"

Obama's Internet candidacy should be a lesson for business as well, said Trippi, who does both political and business consulting on the use of the Internet. "You have to change your whole way of thinking," he said. "You're going to lose control of your brand to a large degree, unless you create networks to change your brand."

President

2008-11-05T19:22:00.001-08:00

Mr. President.

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Celebration! Obama grooving like a white guy!

2008-11-05T18:42:00.001-08:00

Obama and Biden get their groove on!

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78 Ways Sugar Can Ruin Your Health

2008-11-05T18:19:00.001-08:00

The hits keep on coming!

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78 Ways Sugar Can Ruin Your Health

The following is a listing of some of sugar's metabolic consequences from a variety of medical journals and other scientific publications.

1. Sugar can suppress the immune system.

2. Sugar can upset the body's mineral balance.

3. Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, concentration difficulties, and crankiness in children.

16. Sugar can be a risk factor in gall bladder cancer.

20. Sugar can cause hypoglycemia.

21. Sugar can produce an acidic stomach.

23. Sugar can increase the risk of coronary heart disease.

24. Sugar can speed the aging process, causing wrinkles and grey hair.

25. Sugar can lead to alcoholism.

30. Sugar can cause arthritis

32. Sugar can cause candidiasis (yeast infection).

36. Sugar can cause appendicitis.

48. Sugar can increase systolic blood pressure.

55. Sugar can impair the structure of DNA.

75. Sugar increases bacterial fermentation in the colon.

78. Sugar increases the risk of Alzheimer Disease.

Democratic Overreach Watch

2008-11-04T20:02:00.001-08:00

Fair and Balanced - sounds good.

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It's the Republican Party's ultimate nightmare—an ascendant Democratic Party re-enacts the long dead "fairness doctrine" on radio, which for decades required stations to provide equal amounts of time to liberal and conservative viewpoints. In an interview on FOX News yesterday, Chuck Schumer said, "I think we should all be fair and balanced, don't you?" and suggested that conservatives who oppose the fairness doctrine while calling for stricter controls on adult content on TV were hypocritical. Since the doctrine was abolished in 1987, right-wing radio hosts like Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage have built broadcasting empires while liberal shows have struggled to stay afloat. A push by Democrats to return to the old days would spark an apocalyptic battle in Congress, potentially slowing an Obama administration's ambitious legislative agenda to a crawl.

Read it at The Hill

Einstein’s Secret to Amazing Problem Solving

2008-11-04T19:37:00.001-08:00

and 10 specific ways you can use it

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by

uciano Passuello

The Problem Is To Know What the Problem Is

Problem Definition Tools and Strategies

1. Rephrase the Problem

When a Toyota executive asked employees to brainstorm “ways to increase their productivity”, all he got back were blank stares. When he rephrased his request as “ways to make their jobs easier”, he could barely keep up with the amount of suggestions.

2. Expose and Challenge Assumptions

Every problem — no matter how apparently simple it may be — comes with a long list of assumptions attached. Many of these assumptions may be inaccurate and could make your problem statement inadequate or even misguided.

5. Find Multiple Perspectives

6. Use Effective Language Constructs

7. Make It Engaging

8. Reverse the Problem

9. Gather Facts

10. Problem-Solve Your Problem Statement

You may want to give yourself an Idea Quota of problem statements. Or write a List of 100 problems to solve. SCAMPER your problem definition. These are just some of dozen techniques you can try.

The Art of Now: Six Steps to Living in the Moment

2008-11-04T19:36:00.001-08:00

Take a head break!

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"We're living in a world that contributes in a major way to mental fragmentation, disintegration, distraction, decoherence," says Buddhist scholar B. Alan Wallace.

We dwell on intrusive memories of the past or fret about what may or may not happen in the future

Most of us don't undertake our thoughts in awareness. Rather, our thoughts control us

"Ordinary thoughts course through our mind like a deafening waterfall," writes Jon Kabat-Zinn

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You can become mindful at any moment just by paying attention to your immediate experience.

Think of yourself as an eternal witness, and just observe the moment

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1: To improve your performance, stop thinking about it (unselfconsciousness).

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2: To avoid worrying about the future, focus on the present (savoring).

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3: If you want a future with your significant other, inhabit the present (breathe).

4: To make the most of time, lose track of it (flow).

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5: If something is bothering you, move toward it rather than away
from it (acceptance).

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6: Know that you don't know

"He ventured forth to bring light to the world..."

2008-10-30T23:15:00.001-07:00

Nice pIcture and a well written article. I'm swiping what white trash republic swiped.

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"He ventured forth to bring light to the world..."

(Blantantly swiped from the TimesOnline, U.K., this piece by Gerald Baker was too good! I had to post it in it's entirety...the 'shopped pic is mine, of course.)

"And it came to pass, in the eighth year of the reign of the evil Bush the Younger (The Ignorant), when the whole land from the Arabian desert to the shores of the Great Lakes had been laid barren, that a Child appeared in the wilderness.

The Child was blessed in looks and intellect. Scion of a simple family, offspring of a miraculous union, grandson of a typical white person and an African peasant. And yea, as he grew, the Child walked in the path of righteousness, with only the occasional detour into the odd weed and a little blow.

When he was twelve years old, they found him in the temple in the City of Chicago, arguing the finer points of community organisation with the Prophet Jeremiah and the Elders. And the Elders were astonished at what they heard

Group's Study Finds Income Gap Widening

2008-10-25T21:46:00.001-07:00

In the U.S., the richest 10% earn an average of $93,000..Looks like Joe The Plumber 's taxes are not going up after all. Wonder how many toilets have to be plumbed and reamed to make $200,000?

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The gap between rich and poor has widened over the past 20 years in nearly all the countries studied, even as trade and technological advances have spurred rapid growth.

The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said its 20-year study found inequality had increased in 27 of its 30 members as top earners' incomes soared while others' stagnated.

The U.S. has the highest inequality and poverty rates in the OECD after Mexico and Turkey, and the gap has increased rapidly since 2000, the report said. France saw inequalities fall as poorer workers are better paid.

In the U.S., the richest 10% earn an average of $93,000 -- the highest level in the OECD. The poorest 10% earn an average of $5,800 -- about 20% lower than the OECD average.

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria said greater income inequality "polarizes societies" and "carves up the world between rich and poor."

Economic inequality is growing in the world's richest countrie

Obama Spells Out Plan in New Ad

2008-10-25T14:28:00.001-07:00

Hail Obama!
The note to the video says "on the air," but at 2 minutes, I can't imagine it's on the air often.

Contrast this with your typical McCain ad. McCain ads are all about Obama and this ad's all about Obama. When is McCain going to get around to talking about McCain?

Time's a-wastin', Sen. McCain.

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"Defining Moment" highlights that the question is not "are you better off than you were four years ago?" We know the answer to that. The real question is will our country be better off four years from now? On the air...

The Palins' un-American activities

2008-10-25T08:37:00.001-07:00

Pot, meet the black kettle.

Republican Party, David Talbot, Alaska, John McCain, Opinion, Barack Obama, 2008 election, Michelle Obama, Sarah Palin

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The Palins' un-American activities

Imagine if the Obamas had hooked up with a violently anti-American group in league with the government of Iran.

Oct. 7, 2008 | "My government is my worst enemy. I'm going to fight them with any means at hand."

Only one problem. The quote is from Joe Vogler, the raging anti-American who founded the Alaska Independence Party. Inconveniently for Palin, that's the very same secessionist party that her husband, Todd, belonged to for seven years and that she sent a shout-out to as Alaska governor earlier this year. ("Keep up the good work," Palin told AIP members. "And God bless you.")

AIP chairwoman Lynette Clark told me recently that Sarah Palin is her kind of gal. "She's Alaskan to the bone ... she sounds just like Joe Vogler."

Where's the outrage, Sarah Palin has been asking this week, in her attacks on Obama's fuzzy ties to Ayers? The question is more appropriate when applied to her own disturbing associations.

Third Party Candidates Market meltdown

2008-10-23T22:00:00.001-07:00

The GOP and Democrats are both at fault for present state of economNor is either party is talking about fixing social security by at least putting back the money they've stolen from the social security trust fund.

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We are on the verge of what appears to be the absolute revulsion stage of these markets. It could happen as early as tomorrow. This is the point where the majority of investors--having now lost up to 50% of their saving and entrusted them to so-called "trusted" advisors who have either disappeared or are out of the country or in a meeting or whatever---will leave the markets forever. As soon as the little guy has been wiped out, the big boys ( aka "Da Boyz") will be free to ramp the markets up, laughing all the way to the bank as the little guy, now near bankrupty, stands hopeless and forlorn like a kid with his nose pressed to the candy store. The kid is out of money and out of luck.

Are We Giving Robots Too Much Power?

2008-10-23T21:22:00.001-07:00

The Onion reports.

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The Onion: Are We Giving Robots Too Much Power?

Roasting Pumpkin Seeds...Hot for Words

2008-10-23T20:53:00.001-07:00

Learning just got more interesting.

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How to Roast Pumpkin Seeds with Leah on Mahalo Daily!

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Hot for Words, Sarah Palin, LisaNova, Obama, and Kimbo Slice

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T.O., Parcells and media Video

2008-10-23T20:08:00.001-07:00

Parcells; "You got sucked!" lololol

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NFL, Denny Green meltdown, Brett Favre Coors light commercial

2008-10-23T19:58:00.001-07:00

Denny Green meltdown is classic and funny as all get out!

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Biological Dentistry

2008-10-23T10:17:00.001-07:00

You can also go to
http://wholeapproachforums.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/3051011724/m/2511077972
for more helpful links.

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Biological Dentistry can be categorized as dentistry with a conscience, and a consciousness of how the treatments of the teeth and jaws will affect the health of the individual and how it will affect the immune system. Biological Dentistry always asks - will the treatments be congruent and health enhancing or will they be health stressors to the individual?

The Relationship between Dental Problems and Illness

Dr. Arana, the co-founder of the American Academy of Biological Dentistry, distinguishes the main types of dental problems that can cause illness and dysfunction in the bo

Infections under and around teeth

Problems with specific teeth related to the acupuncture meridians and the autonomic nervous system

Root canals

Toxicity from dental restoration materials

Bio-incompatability to dental restoration materials

Electrogalvanism and ion migration

Temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ), a painful condition of the jaw, usually caused by stress or injury

Biological Dentistry

2008-10-23T09:41:00.001-07:00

There is a growing trend of interest in this field along with natural health.

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Biological dentists recognize the close
connection between dental health and such areas as nutrition, body structure,
the cranial system, the immune system and the central nervous system. Most are very concerned about the
materials used in dental fillings, the safety of root canals, cavitations and
holistic approaches to gum disease.
Many are interested in nutritional aspects of dentistry and the
alignment of the temporo-mandibular joint.

Biological
dentists may use electro-acupuncture machines or other methods to detect subtle
dental infections. Antibiotic
therapy may be ineffective against these conditions because circulation is poor
in these teeth. Dead or dying
teeth make excellent hosts for bacteria.
If a dental infection cannot be healed with antibiotics or other means,
extraction of the tooth may be the best idea.

McCain 's camp and Robo calls

2008-10-22T09:26:00.001-07:00

GOP has an October surprise "bomb" ready. The Dems are worried.

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For the robocalls to be effective, the Republicans would need Bill Ayers to plant bombs today and not when Barack Obama was 8 years old. They need Ayers to plant bombs in key states right now with stickers on them that say: “I am Barack Obama, and I endorse this bomb.”

But McCain may have found his October surprise after all. In Bensalem, Pa., on Tuesday, McCain said: “Now, I’m not dumb enough to get mixed up in a World Series between swing states. But I think I may have detected a little pattern with Sen. Obama. It’s pretty simple, really. When he’s campaigning in Philadelphia, he roots for the Phillies, and when he’s campaigning in Tampa Bay, he ‘shows love’ to the Rays.”

Besides, the robocalls could work. Never underestimate the power of the robocalls. Because people really like getting robocalls, right?

$3 Trillion Shopping Spree

2008-10-21T19:41:00.001-07:00

Get yours, play and win. Got to be in it to win it!!

$3 trillion shopping spree

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The $3 Trillion Shopping Spree

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The occupation of Iraq will cost $3 trillion, America's most expensive
conflict since WWII.

Can YOU spend that money better?

Here's your chance to go on a virtual $3 trillion shopping spree and prove it!

First watch the commercial on the left. Then browse our online store,
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The Ad ABC won't run

2008-10-21T18:46:00.001-07:00

ABC protecting it's big-oil advertising revenue. You can go to their site and tell ABC how foolish they're being right now.
http://www.wecansolveit.org/page/s/ABC

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The USFDA Nutritional Guidelines Are Not Scientific.

2008-10-21T18:00:00.001-07:00

hese patients had their blood drawn until they literally bled to death. The exact cause of US President George Washington's death in December 1799 has been hotly debated. According to David Morens, MD, a National Institutes of Health epidemiologist who has written articles on the President's demise, a total of 80 ounces of blood was drained from the father of our country over a 12-hour period.
..If McCain gets elected in and 'checks out', Palin is in charge. God help us.

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The
USFDA Nutritional Guidelines Are Not Scientific.

At the present time the American Medical Association (AMA) and the majority of physicians believe that eating fat, especially saturated animal fats, causes heart disease, cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis and intestinal diseases. As in the past, this theory is upside-down and backwards. These diseases are caused by a high-carbohydrate diet deficient in protein and fats from animal products. Just as in the time of President George Washington, deaths caused by the errors of the medical profession and prescription drugs continue at an alarming rate and may actually be increasing. These deaths are just the tip of the iceberg compared to the errors and drugs that cause health problems just short of death.

70% total fat on a calorie
basis
31% saturated fat
7% polyunsaturated fat
25% monounsaturated fat
7% other fats
27% protein
3% carbohydrates (20 gm of which 3 gm or less is fiber).

Proof Saturated Fats Are Healthy

The Psychological Trait That Makes Humans So Easily Brainwashed

2008-10-21T17:38:00.001-07:00

Arrogance and brainwashing is believing saturated fat in the diet causes heart disease.

[tag]brainwashing, arrogance, [/tag]

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The Psychological Trait That Makes
Humans So Easily Brainwashed

The ease to which a person becomes
brainwashed is not a matter of intelligence or IQ. A scam artist can seduce Ph. D. professors at about the same rate as
garbage collectors. It is more a matter of
wisdom, knowing truth from error. Some garbage collectors have a lot of wisdom.

People are brainwashed because of
their psychological arrogance. Some people are so arrogant, self-centered and proud that
whatever they believe is automatically assumed to be correct. They made no
effort to dig out the truth. These people
literally brainwash themselves. The following are just a few major examples of arrogant brainwashing.

Arrogance and brainwashing is
believing in UFOs,
Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, Alien crop circles and other nonsense.

Arrogance and brainwashing is
believing red
meat is unhealthy food.

Arrogance and brainwashing is
believing carbohydrates
are healthy energy foods.

McCain jumps around ..

2008-10-18T14:21:00.001-07:00

Joe the plumber is not rich, as McCain inferred. Bummer for him.
McCain's economic recovery plan: marry a multimillionaire. Oh brother...

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Analysis: McCain jumps around in bid to stop Obama

NEW YORK – The misadventures of Joe the Plumber were just the latest stumble for Republican John McCain as he veers from one idea to another in a thus-far elusive quest to slow Barack Obama's momentum.

But Wurzelbacher's story didn't quite hold up under inspection: He isn't licensed as a plumber in an Ohio county that requires one. He owes $1,200 in unpaid taxes. The dream purchase of the plumbing company where he works is a long way off no matter who wins the election. McCain acknowledged Thursday he hadn't ever spoken to the man he'd suddenly made a central figure in his quest for the presidency; McCain didn't speak with Wurzelbacher until Friday.

"Sorry, Joe," the Republican hopeful said Thursday on "The Late Show" with David Letterman for bringing Wurzelbacher a tornado of public attention he never sought.

Obama's 'Diplomacy' Wins a Republican Endorsement

2008-10-15T15:36:00.001-07:00

Tonite, it will rain Cats and Dogs.

Obama, wins, Republican endorsement

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The ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee parted ways with his party's presidential nominee Wednesday by endorsing Democrat Barack Obama's approach to diplomacy.

In a lengthy speech at the National Defense University, Indiana Sen. Richard G. Lugar weighed the benefits of talking to foreign leaders, including U.S. enemies, against other actions, such as military force. The issue marks one of the sharpest divides between Obama and John McCain, who has called the Democratic nominee naive for suggesting that he would sit down with leaders such as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Lugar, however, praised Obama, noting that isolation often does not resolve contentious issues.

This is not the first time Lugar and Obama have seen eye-to-eye on foreign policy issues. Lugar noted back in July that he was "pleased" to have worked with Obama on nuclear proliferation issues after an Obama ad ran mentioning Lugar by name.

Rednecks for Obama

2008-10-12T15:22:00.001-07:00

Yes Obama lovers, get your T Shirts, for change!

Obama Rednecks rednecks

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We now have online ordering of Rednecks for Obama shirts and bumper stickers - check out the merchandise page.

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Obama Will Be One of the Greatest (and Most Loved) American Presidents

2008-10-12T15:17:00.001-07:00

Frank Schaeffer is the author of CRAZY FOR GOD-How I Grew Up As One Of The Elect, Helped Found The Religious Right, And Lived To Take All (Or Almost All) Of It Back.

Beautiful essay. He has maintained his decency despite the hate mongering from opponents.
tag]Obama loved Greatest decent[/tag]

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Obama Will Be One of The Greatest (and Most Loved) American Presidents

Great presidents are made great by horrible circumstances combined with character, temperament and intelligence.

Obama is one of the most intelligent presidential aspirants to ever step forward in American history. The likes of his intellectual capabilities have not been surpassed in public life since the Founding Fathers put pen to paper. His personal character is also solid gold. Take heart, America: we have the leader for our times.

I say this as a white, former life-long Republican. I say this as the proud father of a Marine. I say this as just another American watching his pension evaporate along with the stock market! I speak as someone who knows it's time to forget party loyalty, ideology and pride and put the country first. I say this as someone happy to be called a fool for going out on a limb and declaring that, 1) Obama will win, and 2) he is going to be amongst the greatest of American presidents.

Palin as President; What if McCain dies?

2008-10-10T15:52:00.001-07:00

We care about McCain's health records, to see if he is capable of fulfilling his obligations as president.

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John McCain's Health Records Must Be Released!

The state of John McCain's health is an issue of grave concern for all Americans, regardless of political persuasion. Given the fact that he has been treated for an invasive melanoma and other maladies, it is important that he release his full health records.

For a very brief three hours in May, McCain released 1,173 pages of his medical records to a carefully selected group of reporters. They were not allowed to make any copies or phone calls. Why such secrecy?

Cancer is a serious issue. That's why 681 (and counting) medical doctors have already signed our open letter telling McCain to issue a full, public disclosure of all his medical records. Send this video far and wide to request that McCain release his full health records. Ask every medical doctor you know to sign onto the letter, and be sure to sign the letter yourself! McCain's records must be made public and soon.

Biden Palin on SNL

2008-10-09T22:42:00.001-07:00

This is a must see!

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SNL skit gets the facts they' rather hide.

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If you’ve missed the dust-up over the SNL skit pulled from their website, you can check it out at Pat Dollard’s.

It is absolutely brilliant. I don’t who wrote the skit, but it was awesome. And so true…

Somebody doesn't want you to watch it--isn't that reason enough to click over?

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McCain, Liddy and Hitler

2008-10-09T22:38:00.001-07:00

As McCain and Palin become more desperate, the propaganda machine continues to repeat the lie over and over. Heck that should not surprise. McCain's buddy, Gordon Liddy, an official in The impeached president Nixon's White House, was an admirer of Hitler! Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

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But if we gotta question Obama because of a casual relationship with someone in the last century, we really need to look with anxiety on one of McCain's associates.

A little something I turned up in a search on G Gordon Liddy. From Media Matters

Radio host and former Nixon administration official G. Gordon Liddy discussed environmentalism; how Adolf Hitler inspired Liddy in his youth; the Vietnam War; child-rearing; Watergate; and his 1994 advice to his listeners to shoot agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in an interview with columnist Johann Hari, published November 22 in the British newspaper

“I’m proud of you, I’m proud of your family,” [McCain] gushed. “It’s always a pleasure for me to come on your program, Gordon, and congratulations on your continued success and adherence to the principles and philosophies that keep our nation great.”

singing off in the distance

Conservatives for Obama Biden

2008-10-09T22:14:00.001-07:00

Lain Dale of the Telegraph , a conservative publication, is voting for Obama. He cannot support McCian, Palin. McCain has had cancer 4 times! McCain is not a well man.

Palin

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And then there is Sarah Palin. As regular readers know, when she was chosen I said she would prove to be an inspired choice or a car crash. The initial evidence leant towards the former. Latterly, though, we have all seen too much evidence of the latter. I defended her against the appalling media onslaught against her, which I found sexist, insulting and worse. I simply could not bring myself to believe that a Republican presidential candidate could have chosen someone so ill-equipped for the job. But I was wrong, and I now accept that. McCain has not been a well man. He is 72 years old and has had cancer four times. His whole demeanour indicates that he might well not live through a whole four year term. Yet despite the intensity of the vetting process, he still chose Sarah Palin, a woman whose charisma temporarily masked her complete unsuitability to be one heartbeat away from the Presidency. And so to Obama. This is what I wrote on 30 January, just before Super Tuesday...

Palin Biden Debate; Round 2

2008-10-09T21:28:00.001-07:00

This is a must see!

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SNL skit gets the facts they' rather hide.

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If you’ve missed the dust-up over the SNL skit pulled from their website, you can check it out at Pat Dollard’s.

It is absolutely brilliant. I don’t who wrote the skit, but it was awesome. And so true…

Somebody doesn't want you to watch it--isn't that reason enough to click over?

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Sarah Palin: Maverick to Nowhere

2008-10-07T23:43:00.001-07:00

You can't make this stuff folks. Yes, Sarah Palin stopped the bridge to nowhere. Thank goodness.

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Sarah Palin: Maverick to Nowhere

Red State Update: Sarah Palin Picked As McCain's VP

2008-10-07T23:37:00.001-07:00

The red state update boys like Sarah Palin!

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Red State Update: Sarah Palin Picked As McCain's VP

McCain and his VP Palin FUNNY!

2008-10-07T22:31:00.001-07:00

McCain and his VP Palin...Really FUNNY!

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McCain and his VP Palin FUNNY!

Ron Paul was censored

2008-10-05T21:31:00.001-07:00

Banned Ron Paul Video. He was the most conservative fiscally and a constitutionalist.

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McCain's Healthcare plan: Go to WalMart

2008-10-05T20:55:00.001-07:00

I would of preferred he just said; "Go to hell in a hand basket" and be done with it.

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Robert Kearns flawed "Genius"

2008-10-03T07:04:00.001-07:00

Battling perceived wrongs and deception against powerful institutions can exact a high cost. In Kearns case, the theft of his invention he deemed worth it

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The inventor in 'Flash of Genius' was much more tragic and difficult than portrayed by Greg Kinnear.

That thought went through my mind last week while watching Kinnear's performance in "Flash of Genius," a new drama based on the story of the cantankerous Detroit engineer who successfully sued Ford and Chrysler for a combined $30 million for infringing on his patent designs for the intermittent windshield wiper.

The lesson to be drawn from Kearns' remarkable struggle is that it takes a tremendous amount of guts, smarts and perhaps a touch of craziness to stand up to powerful interests in one's society. Those who do it must be prepared to sacrifice time, health, love, peace of mind or, in Kearns' case, all of the above.

Vatican: U.S. democrats "party of death."

2008-10-02T22:20:00.001-07:00

bull chips

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Vatican officials seldom single out political leaders who differ with the Church on issues like abortion rights or embryonic stem cell research. But now that the Vatican’s highest court is led by an American, the former St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke, we can expect things to get more explicit in Vatican City — at least when when it comes to U.S. politics.

Pelosi drew U.S. bishops’ scorn for saying in a television interview last month that the Church itself had long debated when human life begins. Biden is a practicing Catholic who also supports abortion rights and analysts have said he could help woo wavering Catholics into Obama’s fold. Both argue that they cannot impose their religious views on others.

Pope Benedict has been encouraging Catholic bishops to speak out more openly on public policy issues to make the Church’s voice heard. Any bets on when we’ll hear from Burke next?

Epicurus Quote on God

2008-10-02T22:04:00.001-07:00

excellent quote. damn those ancient greeks really DID know it all

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Wiki:
Epicurus (Greek Έπίκουρος) (341 BCE, Samos – 270 BCE, Athens) was an ancient Greek philosopher and the founder of the school of philosophy called Epicureanism. For Epicurus, the purpose of philosophy was to attain the happy, tranquil life, characterized by aponia, the absence of pain and fear, and by living a self-sufficient life surrounded by friends.

Epicurus is famous for his simple four line philosophical argument against the existence of God or gods, The Problem of Evil:

"Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?"

The VP Debate: The Strangest I've Ever Seen

2008-10-02T21:57:00.001-07:00

That's exactly what I thought. I mean, are we so dumb in this country to take Palin seriously for this job?

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Exactly an hour into the debate, Joe Biden began an answer by saying, "Facts matter, Gwen."

To him, maybe. To Sarah Palin, maybe not. The pattern, so far, has been one of Biden presenting facts and Palin countering with… saying stuff. Sometimes she throws in a fact, but mostly she seems to be offering a string of approximate policy positions, encomiums to the American spirit, disputed interpretations of Barack Obama's record and anecdotes from Alaska.

She has a certain charm, but I wonder how viewers are reacting to the way she just declines to answer the question at hand and pivots to more solid ground. I had forgotten how effective Biden can be in these debates. So far, he hasn't been patronizing or insulting. In terms of working-class street cred, Palin is in a league – or a universe – of her own. (Don't ya think?) But Biden holds his own.

McCain just a Good Ole Boy

2008-10-02T21:53:00.001-07:00

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“This is a final verdict on eight years of failed economic policies promoted by George Bush, supported by Senator McCain, a theory that basically says that we can shred regulations and consumer protections and give more and more to (those who have) the most and somehow prosperity will trickle down,” the Democratic presidential candidate said.

A recession—and a deep one, many economists now say—is all but certain to grip the U.S. economy and reverberate worldwide. It is to begin (if it hasn’t already) after a period in which household incomes among middle-class Americans never struggled back to the level they’d reached in 2000, before the last recession. With inflation factored in, median household income among working-age families (those headed by someone under 65) fell by $324 between 2000 and 2007, according to Census Bureau data analyzed by the Economic Policy Institute.

Homer Simpson votes for Obama, McCain

2008-10-02T21:47:00.001-07:00

Homer Simpson voting in Ohio...again.

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In this apparently leaked clip from the slated Nov. 2 episode of “The Simpsons,” the original “Joe Sixpack,” Homer Simpson, tangles with a voting machine as he attempts to cast his vote for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Who will prevail?

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A/V Booth: Homer Simpson Backs Obama

View the most popular tags overall?

Lou Dobbs on Ohio voting debacle

2008-10-02T21:33:00.001-07:00

Here we go again. You got to laugh at this nation's democracy building overseas while our own election system has plenty of flaws. See the movie "Recount" on HBO, The story of the nightmare in Florida in 2004. There may also be a reference to Ohio, which has had problems before!

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LOU DOBBS: A presidential election now 35 days away. Election fraud still posing a dangerous threat to this democracy. Perhaps even worsening. Early voting began today in Ohio. After the State Supreme Court there ruled that absentee voters could register and cast their ballots on the same day. As Kitty Pilgrim now reports, that new law could lead to massive election fraud in that critical swing state.

PILGRIM: No photo ID is required. New Ohio voters have only to write down the last four digits of their Social Security number or write down their driver's license number.

DOBBS: Has everybody lost their minds? There's no way for these volunteers to check that. I mean it's an absurdity.

PILGRIM: Yeah, the officials we spoke to today say the county boards are just overwhelmed with the volume that they have to do at this point. It's such a big election.

DOBBS: Well, it is a big election, important election, but apparently no one cares about that. Kitty, thank you very much. Kitty Pilgrim.

How Randomness Rules Our World and Why We Cannot See It

2008-10-02T21:26:00.001-07:00

” Embrace the random. Find the pattern. Know the difference."...

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Although our intuitions can be useful in dealing with other people and social relationships (which evolved as common and important for a social primate species such as ours when we were struggling to survive in the harsh environs of the Paleolithic), they are misleading when it comes to such probabilistic problems as gambling.

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Extraordinary events do not always require extraordinary causes. Given enough time, they can happen by chance. Knowing this, Mlodinow says, “we can improve our skill at decision making and tame some of the biases that lead us to make poor judgments and poor choices ... and we can learn to judge decisions by the spectrum of potential outcomes they might have produced rather than by the particular result that actually occurred.” Embrace the random. Find the pattern. Know the difference.

McCain record on veteran's issues "abysmal"

2008-10-02T21:24:00.001-07:00

"He has received failing grades from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Disabled Veterans of America, and Vietnam Veterans of America." His pro-veteran talk doesn't match his walk.

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If you look at John McCain’s record on veterans issues, it’s a failed one. … Even the Vietnam Veterans of America, those who served with Sen. McCain in Vietnam, have given Sen. McCain a ‘D’ voting record when it comes to voting to improve veterans health care and benefits. … But I think America’s veterans and voters have a right to know before the election that his voting record in the Senate has been a failed one.

“If his voting record had prevailed over the last several years, veterans would have poorer health care and fewer benefits than they have today,”

He has received failing grades from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Disabled Veterans of America, and Vietnam Veterans of America. McCain has voted against money for VA outpatient care and treatment and against increasing VA funding by $1.5 billion by closing corporate loopholes, to name a few.

25 million veterans

would be shocked and deeply disappointed to find out McCain has a failed voting record on veterans.

Bush Favors Bankers Over Soldiers

2008-10-02T21:23:00.001-07:00

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It was a weird week to be in the United States. On Tuesday, secretary of the treasury Henry Paulson told us that “this is all about the American taxpayer – that’s all we care about.” But when I flipped the page on my morning paper, I came across the latest gloomy statistic which Americans should care more about. “As of Wednesday evening, 4,162 U.S. service members and 11 Defence Department civilians had been identified as having died in the Iraq war.” By grotesque mischance, $700bn – the cost of George Bush’s Wall Street rescue cash – is about the same figure as the same President has squandered on his preposterous war in Iraq, the war we have now apparently “won” thanks to the “surge” – for which, read “escalation” – in Baghdad. The fact that the fall in casualties coincides with the near-completion of the Shia ethnic cleansing of Sunni Muslims is not part of the story.

Mayor 'just curious' if Obama is the Antichrist

2008-10-02T21:20:00.001-07:00

continues:
When asked if he believed Obama was the antichrist, Funderburk replied, "I've got absolutely no way of knowing that."

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Mayor 'Just Curious' If Obama is the Antichrist

STUART WATSON / NewsChannel 36: Fort Mill Mayor Danny Funderburk says he was “just curious” when he forwarded a chain e-mail suggesting Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama is the biblical antichrist. “I was just curious if there was any validity to it,” Funderburk said in a telephone interview. “I was trying to get documentation if there was any scripture to back it up.”

Funderburk apparently sent the e-mail from his business account at Gastonia Sheet Metal where he works as a business agent. The e-mail, which has circulated in the last six months since Obama secured the Democratic nomination, claims the biblical book of Revelation says the antichrist will be in his 40s and of Muslim ancestry.

There is no such scripture. And Obama is not a Muslim. But that hasn’t stopped the e-mail. The urban legend Web site Snopes.com first exploded the myth in March. Funderburk forwarded the e-mail this month.

Jobless claims at 7-year high

2008-10-02T21:16:00.001-07:00

How could anyone vote for 4 more years of it? Republican policies get thousands of our soldiers killed, push jobs overseas, devalue US international influence, prevent millions of us from getting medical treatment, devastate our economy - and half our voters limp to the polls to beg for more.

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Jobless claims remain at a seven-year high

Hurricanes Ike, Gustav, slowing economy weigh on labor market

The department reported that initial claims for jobless benefits increased by 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 497,000. That’s significantly above analysts’ estimate of 475,000. The total is the highest since just after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks seven years ago.

U.S. stock futures declined on the report. Dow Jones industrial average futures dropped 102 to the 10,785 level, pointing to a lower opening for shares.

The number of people continuing to receive benefits increased to 3.59 million, up 48,000 and higher than analysts’ estimates. That’s the highest total in five years.

Jobless claims are at elevated levels even excluding the hurricanes. Weekly claims have now topped 400,000 for 11 straight weeks, a level economists consider a sign of recession. A year ago, claims stood at 324,000.

Early Polling Gives VP Debate to Biden

2008-10-02T21:14:00.001-07:00

I was surprised to see the rate of conversion from undecided to decided. If 18% were persuaded by Biden and only 10% were by Palin, then Biden did almost twice as good a job as Palin.

On the other hand, Palin seemed contrived and stuck on "perky," like a morning news weather reporter. We'll see how later polling goes.

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Forty-six percent of the uncommitted voters surveyed say Democrat Joe Biden won the debate, compared to 21 percent for Republican Sarah Palin. Thirty-three percent said it was a tie.

Eighteen percent of previously uncommitted percent say they are now committed to the Obama-Biden ticket. Ten percent say they are now committed to McCain-Palin. Seventy-one percent are still uncommitted.

Both candidates improved their overall image tonight. Fifty-three percent of those surveyed say they now have a better impression of Biden. Five percent say they have a worse opinion of the Delaware senator, while 42 percent say they debate did not change their opinion.

Fifty-five percent say they now have a better opinion of Palin. Fourteen percent say they have a worse opinion, while 30 percent say their opinion hasn't changed.

Don't believe everything you read...especially about Obama

2008-10-02T21:12:00.001-07:00

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Illinois senator Barack Obama is a "radical Muslim" who "will not recite the Pledge of Allegiance."

Barack Obama was sworn into office on the Quran.

Barack Obama's church has a "non-negotiable commitment to Africa" that is covertly Muslim and excludes non-blacks.

Barack Obama has been endorsed for President of the U.S. by the Ku Klux Klan.

Barack Obama urged his supporters to join him in changing "the greatest nation in the history of the world."

Access to Michelle Obama's senior thesis has been restricted until after the 2008 presidential election.

Photograph shows Barack Obama holding a telephone upside down.

E-mail lists fifty lies told by Barack Obama.

During the 1960's, Robert F. Kennedy said he believed a black man could become President of the United States within forty years.

Party tells McCain to Increase Attacks on Obama

2008-10-02T21:09:00.001-07:00

Republicans hang on to negativity as a viable means of winning an election. This is truly pathetic.

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Republicans are urging John McCain to adopt more aggressive tactics against Barack Obama amid fears that the White House is slipping away from them.

Although McCain has been pumping out negative ads throughout August and September, Republican state leaders and officials want to see him becoming even more personal, exploiting Obama's links with figures he knew in Chicago. These include: William Ayers, a former member of Weather Underground, a group involved in a 1970s bombing campaign in the US; the Rev Jeremiah Wright, his controversial former pastor; and Tony Rezko, the land developer convicted of fraud and bribery earlier this year who had contributed to his campaign funds.

McCain sags in FL; Repub leaders meet

2008-10-02T21:08:00.001-07:00

Aggregate polls suggest FL trending toward Obama.

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Florida Republicans Hold Secret Meeting

RealClearPolitics’ aggregate polling data show Florida trending Obama’s way.

Florida Republican leaders hastily convened a top secret meeting this week to grapple with Sen. John McCain’s sagging performance in this must-win state.

Their fears were confirmed Wednesday when four new polls showed Sen. Barack Obama leading, a reversal from just a few weeks ago when McCain was opening up an advantage.

The polls come amid a cascade of bad news about the economy, an issue that McCain has struggled with in recent days.

Palin cites Civil War General on Afghanistan

2008-10-02T21:02:00.001-07:00

Good to have an historical basis for policy, I say. How did she know? Obviously a history buff. Who knew?

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Gen. McClellan

Needless to say, getting the name of the top general in Afghanistan wrong just shows that Palin is new to the subject matter. But lying about what he said is a much bigger deal.

Harris, Bush and Florida Revisited

2008-05-25T21:21:00.001-07:00

Secretary of State K Harris; also the co chair of the elect Bush as president for Florida. What a great set up, I mean democracy.

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But there is a pretty basic distinction between what the law requires and what the law merely allows. Even if Harris is right about the law, there is nothing to stop her from authorizing recounts in any county or every county except for her own partisan desire not to. She could have done it all along. She can still do it. Harris and the Bush contingent are misusing people's respect for the law to override their common sense about what the solution here ought to be. But it's not common sense versus the law—it's common sense versus Katherine Harris' discretion.

Sec. of State Katherine Harris' conflict of interest

2008-05-25T21:08:00.001-07:00

Recount on HBO, the story of Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris was a good portrayal of the2000 election controversy between V.P. Gore and George W. Bush campaigns.
P.S. Not surprisingly, she's a Bill Belichick and Patriots fan.

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There are excellent reasons for this recommendation. Following the contentious 2000 recount, e-mails on former Sec. of State Katherine Harris' computer revealed that she had been in contact with Jeb Bush during the recount, contrary to both their claims. Miami Herald reporter Meg Laughlin discovered that e-mail messages sent to Jeb Bush from Harris had been deleted after the recount. Harris then had the operating system of her computer changed, a procedure that erased all its data. "What was odd about what she did," said Mark Seibel, an editor at the Herald, "was that they installed an old operating system—not a new one—which makes you wonder why they did it."

Yahoo's New Video Site

2008-03-08T19:17:00.000-08:00

The LIL Bush character has a video. Bush has a fan to rival 'Obama Girl' as well.

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etanercept: Potential as an Alzheimer therapeutic

2008-03-07T22:33:00.001-08:00

Perispinal etanercept: Potential as an Alzheimer therapeutic

W Sue T Griffin

Geriatric
Research, Education and Clinical Center, Neurobiology, Physiology, and
Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and the
Geriatrics, Education Clinical Center, Central Arkansas Veterans
Healthcare System, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA

author email corresponding author email

Journal of Neuroinflammation 2008,
5:3doi:10.1186/1742-2094-5-3

The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/5/1/3

Received:	9 January 2008
Accepted:	10 January 2008
Published:	10 January 2008

©
2008 Griffin; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Tumor
necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) is one of a number of systemic and
immunomodulating cytokines that generally act to promote acute-phase
reactions but can drive degenerative changes when chronically elevated.
Traditional focus on TNF has been directed at these
inflammation-related functions. Of particular relevance to
intersections between neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration is the
ability of TNF to increase expression of interleukin-1 (IL-1), which in
turn increases production of the precursors necessary for formation of
amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, and Lewy bodies. More recent
data have revealed that TNF, one of the few gliotransmitters, has
strikingly acute effects on synaptic physiology. These complex
influences on neural health suggest that manipulation of this cytokine
might have important impacts on diseases characterized by glial
activation, cytokine-mediated neuroinflammation, and synaptic
dysfunction. Toward such manipulation in Alzheimer's disease, a
six-month study was conducted with 15 probable-Alzheimer patients who
were treated weekly with perispinal injection of Etanercept, an
FDA-approved TNF inhibitor that is now widely used for treatment of
rheumatoid arthritis and other systemic diseases associated with
inflammation. The results demonstrated that perispinal administration
of etanercept could provide sustained improvement in cognitive function
for Alzheimer patients. Additionally, the authors were impressed by the
striking rapidity with which these improvements occurred in the study
patients. An example of this rapid improvement is presented in this
issue as a case report by Tobinick and Gross. Such rapid gain of
function inspires speculation about the role of gliotransmission or
other equally rapid synaptic events in the relationship of TNF to
Alzheimer-impacted neurophysiology. Because of the inability of large
molecules such as etanercept to cross the blood brain barrier following
conventional systemic administration, it is likely that the more direct
drug delivery system pioneered by Tobinick also contributed to the
effectiveness of the treatment. If so, this system could be useful in
drug delivery to the brain in other neural disorders, as well as in
animal research studies, many of which currently employ delivery
strategies that inflict damage to neural cells and thus engender
neuroinflammatory responses.

Introduction

The Tobinick and Gross case report in this issue of the Journal of Neuroinflammation [1]
is hopefully the first of many articles attesting to the benefit of
direct-to-the-brain delivery of anti-cytokine therapies, which may
result in rapid and sustained improvement in cognition, behavior, and
attentiveness. In view of the discouraging results to date of trials
testing the efficacy of anti-inflammatory treatments and vaccines
directed against A-beta, together with the mounting numbers of new
Alzheimer cases each year, the results shown in the case report in this
issue and those from previous reports by Tobinick and colleagues [2-4]
are indeed welcome. On the clinical research side, these findings call
for clinical trials to more completely characterize the efficacy of
etanercept treatment and the appropriateness of the delivery system;
and on the basic research side, they underscore the need for a clearer
picture of the functions of neural cytokines, in particular studies to
pinpoint the basic mechanisms underlying not only this rapid recovery
of functions but also the underlying principles responsible for
maintenance of these functions over months, even years, which these
authors report for perispinal treatment with etanercept.

Background

The
rapidity with which cognitive and behavioral functions are recovered by
the patient described in a case report in this issue by Tobinick and
Gross is consistent with the idea that perispinal etanercept treatment
modulates synaptic function. It is tempting to suppose that this rapid
recovery of function is a consequence of etanercept capture of excess
glia-derived TNF, which results in reversal of synaptic dysregulation.
TNF has been described in experimental studies as a gliotransmitter
involved in modulation of synapses [5-7] and of long term potentiation and memory functions [8,9]. Interestingly, TNF knockout mice show increased performance in the Morris water-maze test of spatial memory [10,11], and overexpression of TNF is associated with impairment in the same task [11].
Thus, detrimental consequences are to be expected in the case of TNF
elevation under conditions of neuroinflammation, of which Alzheimer's
disease is but one example. Moreover, titration of these TNF levels
back to the normal range by a tool such as perispinal etanercept is a
logical approach for effecting cognitive recovery. By analogy, other
proinflammatory cytokines that have been shown to interfere with LTP
and related behaviors, such as IL-1 [12,13], might be amenable to similarly beneficial manipulations.

It is also worth noting that while this case report emphasizes the
rapidity of the response to etanercept, its effects are also relatively
long-lasting [3],
suggesting involvement of mechanisms that are more classically
anti-inflammatory. It is even possible that they involve activity
beyond the TNF-binding activity of etanercept. The drug is actually a
fusion protein comprising domains from a TNF receptor fused to the Fc
portion of IgG₁. Passive immunization is one of the
intriguing developments in prospective AD treatments; and while the
preclinical studies and current Phase III trials have focused on
delivery of antibodies that are specifically reactive with amyloid
beta-peptide (Abeta), it appears that any immunization that generates a strong humoral response can facilitate the clearance of Abeta plaques in APP-transgenic mice [14]. Anti-inflammatory effects of certain Fc receptor ligands are well established [15],
suggesting that etanercept treatment may have a generalized effect on
the immune system due to Fc receptor ligation. Calculations, based on
stoichiometry of binding and clearance, suggest the possibility that
the effects of anti-Abeta antibodies result from such an
antigen-independent mechanism [16].
Exploration of the functional consequences of the Fc fusion domain in
etanercept might reveal this agent to be a combination
anti-TNF/"passive immunization" therapy.

Commentator observations

In
this section, my comments reflect my own thoughts on this treatment
strategy and my own experiences in viewing it, and are accompanied by a
few of my own remarks directed toward the necessity of giving attention
to this novel treatment. I first became aware of this treatment when a
reporter from The Los Angeles Times contacted me in 2006 for
a comment on an article he was writing on a novel and successful
Alzheimer treatment trial. Although my interest was piqued by this, it
was only more recently when Dr. Tobinick contacted me and sent a
preprint of the findings discussed in the Times [3]
that I decided to go and see for myself the treatment and talk to the
patients and family members. I called the day before, and was invited
to visit the next day, November 7, 2007. Each of the three patients I
saw treated had been tested and diagnosed with probable Alzheimer's
disease by a neurologist before perispinal etanercept treatment had
begun. They and their families invited me to be present during the
treatment and in the interviews before and after. I noticed clinical
improvement in each of the three patients within minutes following
treatment. My first impression was that there was a clear, easily
discernible, difference in each. They were more cheerful, more at ease,
and more attentive. My impressions were the same as those shared by
each of the families (please see the movie for example). This rapid
turn around brought to mind the first time, now almost two decades ago[17],
that I was the original witness to the remarkable overexpression of
immune cytokines in activated glia in Alzheimer patients and even in
fetuses and neonates with Down's syndrome – I was amazed!

Conclusion

The
most important outcome of this case, in the mind of the commentator, is
that we endeavor to reduce the bias that is inherent and important in
scientific thinking, but which, unfortunately, can impede timely
consideration of new scientific approaches. Recognition of the role of
cytokines in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease provided a new
paradigm for the Alzheimer research community [18].
And now, the therapeutic intervention in this case report provides a
new approach to regulation of the role that cytokines play in
pathogenesis. In view of this, constructive scientific approaches to
examine and further investigate the beneficial results reported for
perispinal etanercept treatment should be undertaken. Taking advantage
of what we have learned in the past will allow for synthesis of new
hypotheses toward our common goal of solving the riddle of Alzheimer's
disease. Such efforts are imperative for the millions who suffer, for
their families, and for the social and economic health of our society.
As pointed out dramatically by Andrew Grove in a speech at the meeting
of the Society for Neuroscience this year, a new and more productive
approach to researching, discovering, and bringing to the public the
news of effective treatments for neurodegenerative diseases is long
overdue. This case report is published in an effort to broaden the
spectrum of such potential treatment strategies for Alzheimer's
disease, and for other diseases mediated by cytokines. Hopefully, our
efforts will be supported by rapid allocation of the resources
necessary for both basic and clinical scientific investigations that
will answer Mr. Grove's revolutionary challenge.

Competing interests

The author(s) declare that they have no competing interests.

Acknowledgements

Supported in part by National Institutes of Health grant AG12411 and the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.

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