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Jun 28, 2010
The Claim: Lack of Sleep Increases Weight
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/health/27real.html Looking to lose a little weight? Portion size and exercise are crucial. But don’t forget about a good night’s rest. Scientists have known for years that skimping on sleep is associated with weight gain. A good example was a study published in 2005, which looked at 8,000 adults over several years as part of the National Health and Nutrition... read more
Jun 5, 2010
Mice
Well I woke up this morning to scurrying. Rachel’s 3 mice got loose. Thankfully I have one of those humane mouse traps that just traps them and does not hurt them. I set it and started praying. Update: We caught them both. Without the traps. I found Sam, cornered him and caught him. Then when Seth woke up he saw Becca in the bathroom, then it went into my bedroom closet. I was pretty... read more
May 20, 2010
If you plan to take on the system, you better get God to help.
http://www.alternet.org/story/146897/ex-cop_goes_rogue_on_the_drug_war,_tells_pot_smokers_how_to_outsmart_the_police/?page=entire Ex-Cop Goes Rogue on the Drug War, Tells Pot Smokers How to Outsmart the Police Police admired Barry Cooper when he lied to put drug dealers in prison. Then he flipped the game on them. May 18, 2010 | Barry Cooper should know better than anyone that you don’t mess... read more
May 17, 2010
How the public school system crushes souls
Recently I had a discussion with several parents who are fed up with the public school system, their experiences confirm what I found here: http://steve-olson.com/how-the-public-school-system-crushes-souls/ “It has been said that whoever asks about our childhood wants to know something about our soul. Society must take time to inquire.” – Isa Helfield 2001 Let me bare my soul for you. When you read... read more
May 16, 2010
Roe in Roe Vs Wade:
Apparently the plaintiff in the landmark case that denied the states the right to make laws about killing unborn babies based on local representation has never even had an abortion, and would like the case re-heard. What I do not understand is this: Why can a woman go to jail for selling her body for sex, for smoking a joint in her bedroom, but killing a baby is her right to privacy? When killing the... read more
Feb 25, 2010
Microsoft Kills Watchdog Website Due to Leaked Documents
Microsoft Kills Watchdog Website Due to Leaked Documents Written by Jolie O’Dell / February 24, 2010 4:54 PM / 8 Comments « Prior Post Next Post » Due to Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) complaints filed by Microsoft, whistleblower website Cryptome [link to a backup version of the site] has been disabled by its ISP, Network Solutions. The complaints were due to the fact that... read more
Feb 25, 2010
Mall security guard accuses shopper of being a paedophile for photographing his own son
Mall security guard accuses shopper of being a paedophile for photographing his own son By Cory Doctorow at 3:45 AM February 24, 2010 According to his blog, Kevin visited the Bridges Shopping Centre in Sunderland with his son to spend the £10 his father gave the boy on a family visit. While there, he seated his son on a coin-operated train ride and snapped a photo of him with his cameraphone. At this... read more
Feb 25, 2010
The truth hurts rape liar
The truth hurts rape liar Comments: 130 3 yrs. in prison for framing innocent man By LAURA ITALIANO Last Updated: 11:49 AM, February 25, 2010 Posted: 3:39 AM, February 24, 2010 A young mother who falsely cried rape, sending an innocent man to prison for nearly four years, will experience firsthand what he suffered — she’ll spend one to three years behind bars for perjury.<p>... read more
Feb 25, 2010
Pledge of Allegiance dispute results in Md. teacher having to apologize
Pledge of Allegiance dispute results in Md. teacher having to apologize By Jenna Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, February 24, 2010 The mother of a 13-year-old Montgomery County middle school student is demanding an apology from a teacher who had school police escort the youngster from a classroom for refusing to say the Pledge of Allegiance. This Story Montgomery student... read more
Feb 25, 2010
UK to introduce “photograph a cop, 10 years in jail” law
UK to introduce “photograph a cop, 10 years in jail” law By Cory Doctorow at 1:54 PM February 3, 2009 Britain’s set to introduce a law that can send you to jail for a decade for taking a picture of a cop: The new set of rules, under section 76 of the 2008 Act and section 58A of the 2000 Act, will target anyone who ‘elicits or attempts to elicit information about (members of armed... read more
