I would say that my husband and I are about as educated as parents can be regarding how to keep our children safe online. We don’t allow them to surf the Web, they can only go to sites that we have approved and bookmarked for them. Of course, once they are on a Web […]
DMX has been arrested so many times over the last year for drug related charges that I get confused when posting if this is a new story or a repeated one. The 37-year-old, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was arrested Friday on charges of attempting to purchase cocaine and attempting […]
Chris fashioned a nice post on the Tour GC faves. gavia did the same with the chase for the White Jersey which overlaps with Chris’. Now to complete the overlapping let’s try to ID who are the second tier GC guys: riders who might sneak into the top-10 if all […]
What’s in a fingerprint? Flowers and trees, Birds and bees. Peeping chicks and doggie tricks. Big-eyed frogs, Alligator “logs.” Friendly fish and cats that swish! These colorful birdhouses were fingerprint-painted by children enrolled in the Special Preschool Education Center (SPEC) at the Easter Seals’ rehabilitation center in Selma. They were for sale at the […]
I bought a couple of USA farm-raised catfish the other day. At least I think I did. With NAFTA Corp. and the Food and Drug Administration running things, who knows? Take the salmonella tainted tomatoes of late: A widespread practice of mixing tomatoes from different farms at produce distribution centers has made it […]
All this is a continuation of an earlier post. See: “Ron Paul Revolution Excerpts: Civil Liberties” The earlier post also has other chapter links at the bottom. Now to continue with chapter 5 of “The Revolution: A Manifesto.””The war on terror, therefore, has had dangerous and undesirable domestic consequences. […]
Pill May Cure Alcoholism Posted June 29th, 2008 by Rane Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have reported that a drug can lead to a reduction in heavy drinking. read more »
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World’s Most Dangerous Drug June 29, 2008 “Methamphetamines affect the brain in numerous ways. The drug tricks the brain into thinking that extra dopamine is released. Eventually, the brain shuts down.” Posted in Interesting | Subscribe
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On a web page profiling Dancing with the Stars’ Tony Dovolani, who is an Albanian from Kosovo, Albanian fans who take pride in their countryman’s dancing accomplishments left some comments. Interspersed between ones like “Go Albania!!!!! and WOWW Albania!!! was this one: It is marvelous to see someone like Tony Dovolani just fly […]
Here in my neck of the woods there is an endless supply of neighborhood cookouts, outdoors festivals and the like. While they are a lot of fun and a great way to meet new friends, it’s very easy to get off track. You start out the day hoping to score some homemade crafts and […]
Yesterday afternoon a young fella in Darlinghurst hailed me for a roundabout fare. “First I need to drop some money off to my friend,” he requested, “then we’ll go to Central Station.” It was only when we arrived and he walked to the unit entrance that I noticed his pronounced limp and a gammy […]
Drug rehab in California is no walk in the park. Some exclusive California drug rehab centers would have you believe that getting sober is simply a matter of enrolling in a private drug rehab program and then waiting to be healed. But that’s not the way it works. The truth is that drug rehab […]
Okay Fanatics- Here is our new forum. Lets start posting those new weekly goals.
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Adventures in healthcare (revisited) June 29th, 2008 The coming week is going to be, well, interesting for yours truly. Tuesday: Kidney stones blasted with sound waves. General anesthetic. Wednesday: Painful cyst removed from my wrist. Local anesthetic. Thursday: Gallbladder removal surgery. General anesthetic. These procedures will all […]
Jihad. We write it in capital letters. We argue over its definition. We place it on the same grandiose level as its perpetrators do. But Jihad is a very simple thing. It is the religious sanctification of the most cowardly and brutal crimes imaginable, from robbery to rape to murder to mutilation […]
I notice a bit of news recently from the European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines (EAASM). It seems that the EAASM reckons the parallel trade in drugs in the EU puts patients at risk… but there is world of difference between the legal parallel trade and drug counterfeiting. But not as […]
(NaturalNews) There is no doubt that Americans are getting fatter. According to the National Institute of Diabetes Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001 , 2004 indicates that approximately two thirds of adults in the United States are overweight, and nearly a third of those […]
Exporting the Bloody Drug War to Mexico Posted by Bill Anderson at 01:12 PM It is not enough that the U.S. drug war has resulted in millions incarcerated, the explosion of no-knock police raids, and innocents killed and imprisoned in this country. No, the mayhem extends to Mexico, where innocent people […]
The American Lung Association commends members of the House of Representatives for their passage of the Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Act today. As part of the overarching Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, the Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Act is a critical measure that will make life easier for millions of Americans […]
“Scientists at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are about to embark on a human trial to test whether a new cancer treatment will be as effective at eradicating cancer in humans as it has proven to be in mice. The treatment will involve transfusing specific white blood cells, called granulocytes, from select […]
Well it looks like I’ve gone from an XL or L to a size S again. I don’t remember the last time that I bought shirts in that size. I can actually wear fitted shirts once more. I bought a North Face Flight Series Veloci Tee, and Eider Drycore Dakot M and Aigle […]
More tips equals more fat lost! Listen up! 1. When you see fat in the meat, trim it, even before you cook it! 2. Choose lean! In shopping for meat, opt for the lean parts. A great clue is that if the cut ends in –loin, it’s lean! 3. Flavor with […]
The calculus required for Obama to win enough votes against John McCain appears to be based on fantasy math. There are times were things just cannot line up, no matter how much people wish they could. But Obama has to knit together a coalition which is impossible to because each side is repulsed by […]
Hello everyone, not much new on this front. Need to get laundry, cleaning, packing and definitely exercise today!! obit finally got published yesterday so I’m clear on times now. After the service we’re going to an Italian place for lunch. Can’t remember the menu from the last time I was there, and couldnt pull […]
Why Cardio Doesn’t Work for Fat Loss By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS www.TurbulenceTraining.com Cardio exercise is such a strange thing. In theory, it should work perfectly well for all men and women, but as anyone who has tried it knows, the practicality of it just doesn’t add up. […]
16 arrested over possession of drugs at party Jun 29, 2008 - 7:11:33 PM CET The anti-drug squad of the police is holding 16 people under arrest after they were found in possession of illicit drugs during a party, the police said in a statement. Ecstasy, Cocaine and cannabis were […]
Here is the thread for week 14. Since we (which means I) got messed up number wise last week, it is really week 14. We won the weigh in with a 30 pound loss I am really excited, but I know that loss does not come easily. It takes a lot of work every […]
It’s imperative I bang on something or play something on a consistent basis. Not because I’m fearful of getting rusty, but because it’s a major part of my life. There’s no doubt in my mind I’ll be making music, in some capacity, my entire life. illRoots: What’s up man? […]
More evidence that the U.S. is suffering from a severe epidemic of dumbitude (italics mine): Read the rest of this post… | Read the comments on this post…
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(NaturalNews) This interview is an excerpt from Kevin Gianni’s The Healthiest Year of Your Life, which can be found at (http://thehealthiestyearofyourlife.com) . In this excerpt, Jim Katsoulis, shares on what changed his life and how changing your thoughts can change your life. The Healthiest Year of Your Life with Jim Katsoulis, a certified […]
Last night before going out for a run, I bought some ankle support bandages. As you might know, I twisted my foot in a small scooter accident a few weeks ago. It’s doing better, but I ice it down daily and keep a bandage on it at most times. Running doesn’t hurt, […]
Trial shows promise for weight-loss device An implantable device that blocks nerve impulses between the brain, stomach and pancreas helped people lose almost 15 percent of their body weight on average during the course of a six-month trial. The vagal nerve blocking device is a bout the size of a pacemaker and is implanted […]
By Stephen J. Hedges A year ago, federal food safety experts from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture were scrambling to figure out how they’d missed so many food contamination warning signs. People and pets nationwide were falling ill and even dying from salmonella contamination in spinach and […]
Here is a website I put together to track my progress and hold myself accountable for staying on track: http://www.freewebs.com/danicascott/
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Survey: Growing NJ biotech industry still needs early funding by Star-Ledger Business Staff Sunday June 29, 2008, 4:31 PM A new survey by BioNJ, a trade group, finds the state’s biotech industry is growing and becoming more mature. Summit-based Celgene, for example, has become one of the most successful biotechnology companies in the […]
…when they pry it out of my cold, dead hands. The WTF story for the day (well, aside from this week’s Doctor Who cliffhanger *spoiler alert*) is this one from Loretta Nall. There is a move underway in Alabama to outlaw a particular type of salvia, salvia divinorum, which is apparently a hallucinogen. […]
Ok kitties this is our new cheer forum. Let’s see some excitement and laughter! I know we can do it, have a good week!:D 
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Our local paper is doing a magnificent job of covering the Track and Field Olympic trials. Each day they have added a full section in the paper, including interviews, results, photos and opinions. Today, I read with dismay the article on the rigors drug screening for top finishers. What they have to endure seems a […]
Time to refocus, Cats!! Remember why we started this journey in the first place! Try making a list and hanging it on your fridge, and let’s get busy!!:) this is our serious forum, let’s post and celebrate our goals and victories here! Welcome to the Wildcats serious forum. This […]
Hat tip to MK for these. Daily Mail - Disability benefits are costing taxpayers an extra £3.1billion a year under Labour - and a major factor is a massive rise in the number of claimants who are drug addicts and alcoholics, according to newly released documents. Over the past ten years, the Disability Living […]