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The House of Flying Monkeys | August 23rd 2009 by Melissah Bruce-Weiner
Your youthful attitude enables you to handle many problems in … More for Gemini http://bit.ly/3JeAow # Not that this is surprising, right? Here sheeple sheeple sheeple… "How insurance firms drive debate" http://bit.ly/91Elm #cnn # read more
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-23
e pur si muove | August 23rd 2009
Graffiti outside MFA http://mypict.me/mryU # Extremely disturbing kimono from 1936 in MFA gallery http://mypict.me/msww # #fail #crab in mfa http://mypict.me/msGh # @b_catenin "The Japs have dynasties, like Myojo. [Me: that's the mee] Oh, read more
President Barack Obama Weekly Address 08/22/09 PODCAST VIDEO TEXT
Republican National Convention Blog | August 22nd 2009
Remarks of President Barack Obama Weekly Address Saturday, August 22, 2009 Washington, DC PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE Download MP3 6.03 mb MP4 VIDEO (123 MB)Each and every day in this country, Americans are grappling with health care premiums that are read more
Individual Health Insurance Reform Weekly: EasyToInsureME : 08/17…
EasyToInsureME : Individual Health Insurance Quotes | August 20th 2009 by www.EasyToInsureMe.com
Week of August 17, 2009 : EasyToInsureMEThe highly charged health care reform debate continues to get extensive news coverage, and Members of Congress are clearly feeling the heat. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Senator Charles Grassley (R-I read more
Chiwawa River Pines – Effects of Rental Ban?
Leavenworth Real Estate | August 16th 2009 by Geordie Romer
The Chiwawa River Pines neighborhood in Plain had a lengthy debate in 2008 about permitting vacation rentals in their neighborhood. At the time, I took the position that I thought that enforcing the existing (but unenforced) prohibition on short term read more
Pouring Like a Mofo
Atheist Revolution | August 15th 2009 by vjack
Image by premasagar via FlickrYou've heard the expression "When it rains, it pours," haven't you? Well, it is pouring like a mofo, and I'm not talking about rain. I'm not sure how long it is going to take me to dig out from under the latest convergen read more
Obama’s weekly video – healthcare debate
Where's the Outrage? | August 15th 2009 by Errington Thompson
I think that the president is trying to downplay the rowdy townhalls. He is probably correct when he says that the majority of townhalls are constructive and peaceful. It is his nature to find middle ground, yes, but on healthcare I’m not sure read more
Health Insurance Quote Reform Weekly : EasyToInsureME : 8/14/09
One Medical Insurance | August 14th 2009 by Mark Schwartz
With Congressional lawmakers back in their districts for summer recess, the health reform debate is heating up. The national discussion on reform has shifted away from Washington, as members of Congress convene town hall meetings across the country. read more
Health Insurance Quote Reform Weekly : EasyToInsureME : 8/14/09
EasyToInsureME : Individual Health Insurance Quotes | August 14th 2009 by www.EasyToInsureMe.com
With Congressional lawmakers back in their districts for summer recess, the health reform debate is heating up. The national discussion on reform has shifted away from Washington, as members of Congress convene town hall meetings across the country. read more
Weekly Telescopic Report #78: Americas, Europe & Australasia
BPM-Globalized Business & Politics: A View from the Muslim W… | August 12th 2009 by Ijaz Gilani
Opinion Poll:A majority of people in Britain see the Afghan war as impossible to win, according to a new poll taken amid steeply rising casualties and growing government emphasis on finding a political solution to the conflict. More than half of thos read more
To a worm in horse radish the world is horse radish.
From the Principal | August 11th 2009 by Warren Purdy
Lately, I've been watching a lot of the 'TED talks' presentations instead of watching TV (sharp intake of breath). There is some excellent stuff on http://www.ted.com/ and I've only touched the surface.There was nothing on after Coronation Street las read more
Climate change: is population the problem?
BoilingSpot | August 9th 2009 by Awicaks
Jess Moore | Green Left Weekly issue #806 9 August 2009 We face a climate crisis and something needs to change. The world’s resources are finite, as is the amount of destruction humans can do to this planet if we are to survive. As such, there is read more
Let the Debate Begin
New Home Sales Training from Jeff Shore | August 8th 2009 by Dennis O'Neil
In last week’s newsletter we posed the following question in our weekly poll: If you had to select only one sales objective, which of the following would you say is most important to the success of a new home salesperson? a) Building a Strong Rel read more
Individual Health Insurance Quote Reform Weekly : EasyToInsureME…
EasyToInsureME : Individual Health Insurance Quotes | August 7th 2009 by www.EasyToInsureMe.com
This Week in Health Care ReformThe debate over health care intensified this week as House members returned to their districts and the Senate prepared to adjourn for the remainder of August. Many House members held town hall meetings with constituents read more
Individual Health Insurance Reform Weekly : EasyToInsureME : 9/06…
EasyToInsureME : Individual Health Insurance Quotes | August 6th 2009 by www.EasyToInsureMe.com
FederalAs mightily as it has tried over the last week, Congress has only marginally moved the needle on health care reform. The Finance Committee will go home for the recess without a deal but with a promise to continue negotiating during the break, read more
Weekly Roundup - July 25 to July 31st
Foreign Policy Digest | August 5th 2009
Weekly Round-Up for July 25-31 By John Lyman Kabul, Afghanistan The incumbent Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, skipped the first televised presidential debate on Thursday, July 23. Mr. Karzai’s absence was made even more notable d read more
SPC #11: Applications of Living Systems Theory of Life in Space
Habitation Intention | August 2nd 2009 by Daniel Sims
Welcome to the Sunday Paper Club. Every Sunday, this blog will offer analysis of a paper on space habitation and other related topics. These are my opinions on a weekly scientific paper; basically I read the paper and write down my thoughts are I r read more
Radio Gems...
John the cabby | July 30th 2009 by John Kennedy
Well when you drive a taxi-cab here in the capital you tend to listen to music or like many taxi-cab drivers listen to talk radio stations. Now here in the capital we have two main stations with a London bias which are bbc radio London 94.9 fm and LB read more
Republican Leadership Stakeout Health Care Reform PODCAST VIDEO T…
Republican National Convention Blog | July 29th 2009
Republican Leadership Stakeout Health Care Reform PODCAST MP3 9.67 mb.FULL TEXT Transcript: Conference Chairman Pence: Good Morning, everyone.I'm Mike Pence, House Republican Conference Chairman, and we just concluded our weekly meeting of the House read more
House GOP Leaders Discuss Health Care Bill
The DC Feed | July 28th 2009 by Brandon Windsor
July 28, 2009 Transcript: Conference Chairman Pence: Good Morning, everyone. I’m Mike Pence, House Republican Conference Chairman, and we just concluded our weekly meeting of the House Republican Conference, with a special emphasis today on th read more
Tiger’s Tantrums
Hooked: An Amateur's Guide to the Golf Courses of Ireland | July 27th 2009 by Kevin Markham
Tiger’s tantrums at the recent British Open, have become the subject of much debate in the media (American particularly), on blogs and even on Twitter. His language and club throwing were heavily criticised as being bad for the game and giving t read more
Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Weekly Republican Address 07/25/09 V…
Republican National Convention Blog | July 25th 2009
Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Weekly Republican Address 07/25/09 TEXT TRANSCRIPTThis is Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers from Washington state, vice-chair of the House Republican Conference.Like millions of parents, the health of my young son is o read more
The Never-Ending Battle: Story vs. History
My Dog Ate My Manuscript | July 23rd 2009 by N. Gemini Sasson
Over at the Historical Novel Society discussion list, a lively debate is again raging over historical accuracy vs. the elements of story in historical fiction. The basic question is: How far can writers of historical fiction bend the truth before th read more
Ad agency in hot water with wall advert
This is Herd | July 22nd 2009 by Dirk Singer
I'm not here to offer any kind of comment on the long running Israeli / Palestinian conflict, but a simmering controversy over an ad for Israeli mobile phone company Cellcom, caught my eye. As reported in Israeli newspaper Haaretz, McCanns in Tel Av read more
On Health Care: Fixes Not Follies
The Money Minute Weekly | July 21st 2009 by Money Minute Staff
The current health care debate from a strictly economic perspective is the wrong one. The question ought not to be between whose insured or not covered, but that of cost. It's our position that until cost is addressed the issue of insurance status read more
To Investigate or to Turn a Blind Eye
Democratic Digest | July 20th 2009 by Willy Gissen
Well, the debate continues about whether to investigate abuses of power in the name of 9/11 or not. One revelation after another occurs almost on a weekly basis, yet Attorney General Eric Holder has delayed any closer look. Now, we find out that Dick read more
Obituary: Jean Hale, Australian internationalist, activist in the…
Organized Rage | July 20th 2009 by Mick Hall
Obituary: Jean Hale.By Sylvia Hale.June 13, 2009 -- Jean Hale (nee Heathcote) was born on July 29, 1912, in Brisbane. Her grandfather, Wyndham Selfe Heathcote, was an Anglican clergyman who opposed the Boer War. His opposition to the Anglican Church' read more
SPC #10: Space-Habitat Illuminators with Non-Imaging Optics
Habitation Intention | July 19th 2009 by Daniel Sims
Welcome to the Sunday Paper Club. Every Sunday, this blog will offer analysis of a paper on space habitation and other related topics. These are my opinions on a weekly scientific paper; basically I read the paper and write down my thoughts are I rea read more
Litblog’s weekly tweets -
is there a book in this blog? | July 18th 2009 by Three Monkeys
writing has become a weapon http://bit.ly/10vEmi # 10 guidelines for structuring a short story http://bit.ly/xF2Cx # Reviewing the reviewers - the debate continues http://bit.ly/YXDcY # Off now to finish ‘Last train to liguria’ by Christi read more
President Barak Obama Weekly Address 07/18/09 PODCAST VIDEO TEXT
Republican National Convention Blog | July 18th 2009
Remarks of President Barack Obama Weekly Address Saturday, July 18, 2009 Washington, DC PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE Download MP3 5.84 mbRight now in Washington, our Senate and House of Representatives are both debating proposals for health insurance re read more
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