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Save on Swiss Army Knives
Not huge savings, but still – savings.
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Hemmroids?
Hey, what’s more popular than the Obama budget?
#MorePopularThanTheObamaBudget Dan Savage at a Christian retreat—
el SOOPer (@SooperMexican) May 16, 2012
A new tag to play with. #MorePopularThanTheObamaBudget
David Burge ?@iowahawkblog
#MorePopularThanTheObamaBudget The submarine ride at Six Flags Chappaquidick
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Shakespeare Was Prescient
For various reasons, we were leafing through Henry IV, Part I, and came across a passage that made our hair stand on end:
“…that trunk of humours, that
bolting-hutch of beastliness, that swollen parcel
of dropsies, that huge bombard of sack, that stuffed
cloak-bag of guts, that roasted Manningtree ox with
the pudding in his belly, that reverend vice, that
grey iniquity, that father ruffian, that vanity in
years?”
Four hundred years ago, Shakespeare saw him coming:
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Tagged Al Sharpton, demogogues, frauds, race baiters, race hustlers
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Men’s Dress Shoe Sale
Save Fifty Percent on Men’s Dress Shoes
Stacy Adams, Bass, Sebago, Rockport, lots more. They’ve got a pair of Bass Weejuns that look pretty interesting to me. Local cobbler wants seventy bucks to re-sole my current pair, and I can get new for $68.
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Past time to retire?
US Congressman writes constituent that Sharon and Arafat must negotiate
Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Pitts (R) wrote to a constituent that he opposes recognizing the ‘Palestinian Authority’ and that Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma since 2006, must negotiate with Yasser Arafat, who has been dead since 2004 (Hat Tip: Shy Guy).
Rep. Pitts, who sits on the House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services Committee, did not comment on the blooper, but the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that his spokesman wrote, “Mistakes are both few and rare but do sometimes occur. This one was particularly embarrassing. We have apologized to the constituent and are reviewing our internal process to make sure this sort of thing can’t happen again.”
Pitts’ reply apparently was a form letter his office sent to the constituent.
One citizen of Pitts’ district is Ian Rhodewalt, who is spending a year in Ramallah and wrote on the left-wing Mondoweiss website, “Apparently, my Congressman believes that the solution for peace in the Middle East will be reached by encouraging negotiations between a vegetable and a dead man.”
Sharon is still able to outwit the current head of the PLO Palestinian Authority.
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Teach the kids to swim – without drowning them. (Well, unless they need drowning….)
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Deal on NCIS – The Whole Shebang
Some folks seem addicted to this. If you’re one of them, here you go.
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Pretty Counts
Looks matter more than reputation when it comes to trusting people with our money
Our decisions to trust people with our money are based more on how they look then how they behave, according to new research from the University of Warwick.
As with almost all psychological studies, I have serious doubts about the method used in this one. However, the announced results match what is obvious to anyone with real-world experience, so I’ll blog about it.
Humans are not rational animals. If there is a disagreement between facts and logic on the one hand and intuition, “a feeling in my guts”, superficial evidence, the way it’s always been done, or personal prejudice on the other hand, facts and logic lose almost every time.
One conclusion from this research is that if you want to be a scam artist, con man, embezzler, or investment banker, the most important traits you can have is an “honest face”. It helps if you are objectively attractive, but that’s not really needed. Sure, go ahead and study up on the jargon of your profession and learn techniques for drawing and suckers and closing the deal, but if you don’t have the face, you’re starting from behind the competition.
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It’s a GO! and we mean it this time… maybe…
Space station managers give go for SpaceX launch
NASA’s space station management team on Tuesday approved plans to launch SpaceX’s first commercial flight to the complex Saturday, signing off on software changes governing the privately-built capsule’s final approach to the orbiting outpost. Launch from Cape Canaveral is set for Saturday at 4:55 a.m. EDT (0855 GMT).
I had planned to watch this launch from a boat in the Indian river but, alas, the several delays blew that plan, ahem, out of the water. Anyhow, it’s an early morning, pre-dawn launch and should be spectacular even if I’ll be viewing it from land a long way from the Cape.
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The Carbon Age
GRAPHENE, a form of carbon that comes in sheets a single atom thick, has gained a reputation as a wonder material. It is the best conductor yet discovered of heat at room temperature and is 40 times stronger than steel. It is also a semiconductor whose electrical conductivity is 1,000 times better than silicon’s.
Reading about graphene’s possible uses is something like reading about the possible uses of plastic or atomic energy or electricity from decades or a century ago. I’m sure that the myriad uses to which it is put are mostly undreamt-of now. Faster, please!
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Just Who Should Control Your Healthcare Spending?
What simple health care reform has reduced medical costs by up to 30%, while preserving quality of care? Hint: It’s not government price controls or mandatory health insurance. Rather, it’s letting patients decide how to spend their own health care dollars.
The RAND Corporation recently published a study of 360,000 families who used Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) to control their own spending on routine medical expenses. These HSAs were coupled with high-deductible insurance to cover unlikely-but-expensive serious accidents and illnesses.
According to health economist John Goodman: “Not only did spending go down by as much as 30 percent, there was no noticeable decrease in quality and no discernible difference in outcomes among various income groups.” Nor did patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes skimp on preventive care relative to healthier patients. The study authors estimate that widespread adoption of HSAs could reduce overall health costs by as much as $57 billion. Health economist Greg Scandlen thinks it could be much more.
But this is precisely why HSAs, IMHO, will not be allowed to continue to exist; they work.
Read the entire article written by Objectivist physician Dr. Paul Hseih.
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Newkirk, corrected for clarity.
“I will be the last first person to condemn congratulate ALF [the Animal Liberation Front] for killing thousands.”
“I wish we all would get up and go into the labs and take the animals out or and burn them down.”
“We are complete press sluts.” Can’t do anything with that.
“One day, we would like an end to pet shops and the breeding of animals. [Dogs] would pursue their natural lives in the wild … they would have full short, brutal lives, not wasting at enjoying a home for with someone to come home who comes in the evening and pets them and then sit there and watch TV plays with them.”
“Would I rather the research lab that tests animals is be reduced to a bunch of cinders? Yes.”
The preceding is my opinion of what PETA wants for animals. I’m just not sure whether they want all animals to die horrible deaths before or after humans.
Did I mention that I don’t like PETA? Or Vick? And think that Presidents shouldn’t eat dog?
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Amazon Daily Pundit
Samsung 830-Series MZ-7PC128B/WW 128GB SATA III MLC Internal SSD 6.0 Gb-s 2.5-Inch MZ-7PC128B
When I bought a 128 GB SSD for my Lenovo laptop (3 pounds, state of the art, two grand) a few years back, I paid 700 bucks for it. Here’s one for $129. Today, according to this Amazon link, that same $700 will get me half a terabyte. I’d frankly expected it to be cheaper by now.
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the truth….you can’t handle the truth
In a way the current administration is not solely culpable for the current situation. It probably will continue to not do anything to alleviate it.
It’s far more probable that Obama and his inner circle know full well that they are wrecking the very entitlement programs they profess to love so dearly. They have convinced themselves that when it all falls apart and after the dust settles, they’ll have their hands more firmly on the levers of power, which to them seems to be all that really matters. We obviously can’t afford to test that belief, and we’re running out of opportunities to prevent it.
And that is basically what this is all about power my precious power.
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“Missing In America Project” could use some help.
Mission Statement:
The purpose of the MIA Project is to locate, identify and inter the unclaimed cremated remains of American veterans through the joint efforts of private, state and federal organizations. To provide honor and respect to those who have served this country by securing a final resting place for these forgotten heroes.
Scope:
The initial focus of the MIA Project will be a massive, nation-wide effort to locate, identify and inter the unclaimed remains of forgotten veterans. This task will be executed through the combined, cooperative efforts of members of the American Legion, other volunteer service and veteran organizations, local Funeral Homes, State Funeral Commissions, State and National Veterans Administration Agencies, and the State and National Veterans Cemetery Administrations. Local, state and national laws must be followed in the identification, claiming process and proper interment of the unclaimed remains of forgotten veterans.
So far.
Total Funeral Homes Visited – 2242 Cremains Found – 13800*
Veterans Cremains Identified – 1898 Veterans Interred – 1631
* 3500 of these Cremains were found in one institution*2600 more names recently received from two funeral homes in Missouri
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Give the man a hand.
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I agree with Ray.
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ball less, spineless wonders
They just cannot commit themselves to doing their job for fear of the labels that it may create.
Behind the scenes, Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) have expressed reservations about the political impact of holding Holder in contempt.
I grow weary of any hope of rescue for the republic except “bloody revolution”.
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hanging is to good for them
I can somewhat understand stupidity as being rampant but this is just ridiculous. I would be tempted to find each and every one of those supposed superiors and well you fill in the blank with your favorite form of entertainment.
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