[xico]

Food for Thought! (from an email)


NaturalNews Tip of the day (from Mike):

This isn't really a tip, but more of a curious thought: Did you ever notice that men invented mammogram machines that smash women's breasts and blast them with radiation? But then, did you ever wonder why there are no machines that smash men's testicles (and other junk) and blast the whole package with radiation while calling it "early detection?" Why do male surgeons recommend "preventive mastectomies" but never "preventive castration?" Seriously. Think about it...

[poochee]

Originally Posted by xico

Food for Thought! (from an email)

NaturalNews Tip of the day (from Mike):

This isn't really a tip, but more of a curious thought: Did you ever notice that men invented mammogram machines that smash women's breasts and blast them with radiation? But then, did you ever wonder why there are no machines that smash men's testicles (and other junk) and blast the whole package with radiation while calling it "early detection?" Why do male surgeons recommend "preventive mastectomies" but never "preventive castration?" Seriously. Think about it...

Yes, I have thought about that!

[poochee]

Originally Posted by xico

There was a post in a nother thread about a guy who doing a little over the speed limit when he caught the flash of the video camera. So he slowled down and went past it again. Again it flashed. He knew he was doing less than the limit, so he went still slower and it flashed a 2rd time. On the fifth try he was going at a crawl , and yet it flashed. Eh, he thought it must be malfunctioning. Two weeks later he got 5 tickets for not having his seatbelt on.

It seems to be a good idea, but I wonder what the downside is? When we're all chipped, will that register on the camera?

On the plus side, I live about 2 blocks from one of the busiest traffic corners in the US.
Three lanes and two left turn lanes in all four directions. When I first moved here 10 years ago I regulary heard sirens for the accidents occurring there and viewed a few in person. They put the cameras in and a heavy fine a few years ago.. Things have been pretty quiet since then. PS, because of that corner, my auto insurance is higher.

[Wino]

Originally Posted by xico

But then, did you ever wonder why there are no machines that smash men's testicles (and other junk) and blast the whole package with radiation ...

I need to introduce you to my first ex-wife.

[poochee]

Originally Posted by Wino

I need to introduce you to my first ex-wife.

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[SlackAli]

Drink half a dozen beers every day and have a healthier heart

Drinking a bottle of wine a day, or half a dozen beers, cuts the risk of heart disease by more than half in men, it has been shown.

In one of the largest studies of the link between alcohol and heart disease, researchers have found that the protective effects of a daily tipple are not limited to those who drink moderately but also extend to those who consume at what are conventionally considered to be dangerously high levels.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-st...t-1823218.html

Two bottles of wine a day means zero chance of a heart attack

Typically, British scientists, who usually adhere to the Stoner/Paquedez school of no fun morality, cast doubt on this but I'm sold.

[Wino]

Originally Posted by SlackAli

Drink half a dozen beers every day and have a healthier heart



http://www.independent.co.uk/life-st...t-1823218.html

Two bottles of wine a day means zero chance of a heart attack

Typically, British scientists, who usually adhere to the Stoner/Paquedez school of no fun morality, cast doubt on this but I'm sold.

I can truthful say this study is not true.

[poochee]

Originally Posted by SlackAli

Drink half a dozen beers every day and have a healthier heart

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-st...t-1823218.html

Two bottles of wine a day means zero chance of a heart attack

Typically, British scientists, who usually adhere to the Stoner/Paquedez school of no fun morality, cast doubt on this but I'm sold.

Sorry, can't buy that one! Also, let us not forget, the body also has a liver, kidneys, and brain, etc.

[ekim68]

Global Warfare USA: The World is the Pentagon's Oyster

"Not only does one country account for the overwhelming plurality of world military expenditures, but that nation also has troops and bases on all six habitable continents (as well as a 54-year military mission in Antarctica, Operation Deep Freeze) and eleven aircraft carrier strike groups and six navy fleets that roam the world's oceans and seas at will. It is also expanding a global interceptor missile system on land, on sea, in the air and into space that will leave it invulnerable to retaliation."

More

(Forgot to mention that most people in said country are armed to the teeth.)

[xico]

Originally Posted by poochee

Sorry, can't buy that one! Also, let us not forget, the body also has a liver, kidneys, and brain, etc.

lol indeed!

[xico]

Open Letter to the House Progressive Caucus (Except Kucinich and Massa) / Kellia Ramares

I am deeply disappointed in you for voting for the “Greater Health Insurance Industry Profits Act” a.k.a. H.R. 3962, and especially for voting for it with the Stupak anti-abortion amendment attached, after your voting against the amendment’s being attached in the first place. Stupak goes beyond even the Hyde Amendment, in that it forbids women from buying insurance coverage for abortion services with their own money if they are being subsidized by the government for health insurance and forbids health insurance companies from offering abortion coverage if they are part of HR 3962’s insurance exchanges. But you voted for the bill with this amendment added anyway. And you call yourselves progressives? If this individual mandate becomes law and I am not excused from it because of my low income, I WILL OPENLY DEFY IT! If you CongressCritters–to quote Jim Hightower—will not protect us from becoming the profit slaves of these corporations, let’s have a trial and see if the courts will strike down the mandate. And if they don’t, then let’s see how many people are willing to go to jail for the “crime” of refusing to be profitable to the politicians’ campaign contributors...
http://www.greanvillepost.com/?p=1638

[ekim68]

Vermont tops 'healthiest state' list, Mississippi last

Vermont tops the list of the nation's healthiest states for the third year in a row, while Mississippi comes in last, according to the 20th annual America's Health Rankings.

The rankings are produced by United Health Foundation, the American Public Health Association and Partnership for Prevention.

Click here for state-by-state rankings and an interactive map.

http://content.usatoday.com/communit...inishes-last/1

[xico]

End the Travel Ban on Cuba
Dear xico

The freedom to travel movement took a major step forward yesterday. As was to be expected, the hearing ("Is it Time to Lift the Ban on Travel to Cuba?") in the House Committee on Foreign Affairs was heated. The opposition was out in full force, touting the embargo; but so too were advocates for change, sporting stickers that said, "Demand our right to travel to Cuba." Importantly, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Chairman of the committee, Howard Berman, this week both strongly endorsed the freedom of all U.S. citizens to travel to Cuba. There's a sense of momentum building in DC, but it's still not going to be easy.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee had an intense debate, with representatives from across the country recognizing that it's been too long and our relationship with Cuba needs to change. Independent Cuban journalist, Miriam Leiva, was able to testify with an on-the-ground perspective direct from Havana by video conference. She said that she favors travel and engagement from the United States, even from the perspective of a "dissident." Retired General Barry McCaffrey also stated plain and simple that Cuba poses no security threat to the United States and that it is in our best interests to have a productive dialogue with Cuba.

Lexington Institute Vice President Phil Peters said to the legislators, "This is your choice: to change policy so all Americans are treated equally, or to maintain a policy that absurdly divides Americans along ethnic lines, allowing one group to travel to Cuba without restriction while subjecting all others to sanctions under the Trading with the Enemy Act for precisely the same activity. This unprecedented and unfair treatment of American citizens is but the newest reason for ending all travel restrictions." You can read his full statement here.

Still, we heard plenty of familiar arguments from Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Cuban- American congresswoman from south Florida and Republican Ranking Member on the committee, and other embargo supporters. They kept mentioning Yoani Sanchez, an award winning Cuban blogger and outspoken critic of the government. However, their argument was blunted by a statement from Yoani submitted to Chairman Berman to be read at the hearing, which stated her pro-travel and engagement position. Read here.

For more information about the hearing, the Latin American Herald Tribute (EFE) published an article that highlights the sharp divide in U.S.-Cuba policy

What we can take away from this hearing is that our side had the best arguments, and told the truth. But the other side is clearly not giving up, so we need to double our efforts and continue mobilizing.

Please determine who you know that you can recruit in key districts, think about new ways to convert the unconverted, and identify new constituencies within which you can promote a changed policy. We'll be coming to you in the next weeks with clear targets and requests. We hope you will be ready to respond.



Sincerely,

Mavis, Paulo, Andy and Emily
(www.lawg.org)


Fidelista, are you aware of this?

[xico]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 20, 2009
10:50 AM
CONTACT: POGO
Marthena Cowart, Director of Communications
(202) 347-3958 or email mcowart@pogo.org


POGO's Request for Transparency to Revolving Door Database Denied


WASHINGTON - November 20 - Earlier this year, POGO urged the Obama administration to make a legislatively-mandated DoD revolving door database public. We also submitted a public comment urging government officials to do the same. Yesterday, DoD finalized that rule, but denied POGO’s request for public access.
In their explanation, DoD seemed to pass the buck over to over to Congress:

One source submitted comments on the interim rule. That source supported the rule and its objectives, but recommended that the central database/repository for retention of written ethics opinions, required by section 847(b), be made publicly available. DoD has not adopted this recommendation, as section 847 does not authorize access to the database by the general public.

Not much more here.

[ekim68]

Originally Posted by xico

Fidelista, are you aware of this?

It's about time.....I posted in another thread the lobbying money spent trying to keep this from happening. And, that money's been flowing for 40 years...