The Canadian Nixon | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk: "As prime minister, Harper's shocking comments about Elections Canada's investigation of the 'in and out' scam alleged by the agency are perhaps the most alarming outburst by any sitting prime minister. Desperate to take Canadians' focus off the Conservatives' allegedly illegal overspending during the 2006 campaign, Harper actually publicly criticised the head of Elections Canada for upholding the law ..."
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Freedom’s Painful Price - NYTimes.com
Freedom’s Painful Price - NYTimes.com: "“The revolution isn’t over yet,” Ms. Omran told me. “Freedom isn’t for free.”"
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Harris: Owl Whisperer | mamapundit
Harris: Owl Whisperer | mamapundit
This story is so beautiful that I can hardly breathe.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Is Daylight Saving Time Bad for Your Health? – TIME Healthland
Is Daylight Saving Time Bad for Your Health? – TIME Healthland:
An Australian study study published in 2008 in Sleep and Biological Rhythms found that men were more likely to commit suicide during the first few weeks of Daylight Saving Time (DST) than at any other time during the year.
Another 2008 study, published by Swedish researchers in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that the number of serious heart attacks jumps 6% to 10% on the first three workdays after DST begins.
In other words, people who are already vulnerable to certain health problems may experience more severe effects of their body-clock disruption.
Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2011/03/12/is-daylight-saving-time-bad-for-your-health/#ixzz1GXAw9A74
Eye of The Newt - NYTimes.com
Gingrich is asked about his personal life more often than most politicians. If you’re on your third wife, cheated perpetually on the first two, and are running for the Republican presidential nomination as a social conservative, these things come up.
The most famous story about Gingrich’s failed marriages is about his first wife, Jackie, who had been Newt’s high school math teacher before he appeared at her door and suggested a new equation. Jackie was recovering from surgery for uterine cancer when her husband walked in and started talking about the terms of a divorce.
She is not to be confused with the second wife, Marianne, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and was visiting her mother when her husband called to tell her there was another woman.
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People, can we all agree now that men who spend their early and middle ages betraying women right and left are not allowed to get credit for discovering the joys of monogamy at about the same time that they receive their first Social Security check?
Of course, Gingrich is being a better husband this time around. He’s 67! By then, most men have not just finished sowing their wild oats. The oats have been harvested, ground up, reprocessed and turned into soggy cornflakes.
But it's because he's so "passionate" about his country ...
Honestly, if the U.S. even seriously considers this man for president - ever - I will just give up on the whole country.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #67: The Black Arc Of It - The Rumpus.net
DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #67: The Black Arc Of It - The Rumpus.net: "... compassion isn’t about solutions. It’s about giving all the love that you’ve got."
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
44 - Newt Gingrich: 'Passion for the country' led to personal indiscretions (video)
44 - Newt Gingrich: 'Passion for the country' led to personal indiscretions (video)
It's times like this that I would really like to live with someone who follows U.S. politics. Because right now, I'd like to walk into the next room, saying "You gotta hear this", and proceed to read:
"There's no question at times of my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country, that I worked far too hard and things happened in my life that were not appropriate," said Gingrich
And then that other person would laugh so hard, milk would come out of her/his nose.
Ah, at least I have Blogger. Giggle with me, I beg you.
Is Gandhi really in hell? - CSMonitor.com
Is Gandhi really in hell? - CSMonitor.com: "“I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” – Gandhi"
Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science - Magazine - The Atlantic
Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science - Magazine - The Atlantic
Fascinating article about some of the questions about "Evidence-based" medicine.
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
The 'Nocebo' Effect: Pessimism Can Hinder Treatment
The 'Nocebo' Effect: Pessimism Can Hinder Treatment: "'We all know that many treatments work for some people but not for others,' says neuroscientist Dr. Randy Gollub of Massachusetts General Hospital. Instead of stressing only the percentages, 'say, `I have every reason to believe that you could be one of the people who will respond.''"
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