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Why Don't Jehovah's Witnesses Vote?

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:09:48 GMT

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clipper's remarks: my wife's cousin has 2 children who have not yet had their birthdays celebrated with their witness grandparents! personally...i think that's very lame

Clip Source: www.slate.com

Serena Williams told reporters at Wimbledon on Wednesday that she's excited about Barack Obama's candidacy but won't vote for him because Jehovah's Witnesses "don't get involved in politics

Because of John 17:14 and other passages in the Bible. In that verse, Jesus says of his followers: "They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world." Jehovah's Witnesses have interpreted that statement as a call to remain neutral in all political matters.

Witnesses also refrain from serving in the military, running for public office, and pledging allegiance to the flag.

Jehovah's Witnesses are by far the largest religious group that refuses to vote, but they are not the only ones: Old Order Amish, Christadelphians, and Rastafarians

friggin text messaging! ==it kills!

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:15:26 GMT

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clipper's remarks: see drivers everywhere doing this---bane of society...

Clip Source: abcnews.go.com

Train Operator Sent 29 Texts on Crash Day

A train operator at the helm during a deadly collision in California last month sent 29 text messages while on the job that day -- including one just 22 seconds before the crash, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Wednesday.

The Sept. 12 crash killed 25 commuters in California and left many other people injured when the train collided head-on with a Union Pacific train. Sanchez was killed in the crash,

In hopes of preventing similar accidents, California passed an emergency temporary order the week after the crash to bar train operators from using cell phones.

12 Board Games to test & Increase Your Intelligence

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:37:42 GMT

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Clip Source: muzich.blogspot.com

Monopoly

Go: A strategic board game involving tactics, observation and cunning. Originating in China

Settlers of Catan: This dice-rolling and trading game was really one of the first German-style board games

Mancala: Belonging to a sub-genre of games usually referred to as “count and capture” games

Arimaa: Invented in 2002 by an AI computer engineer,

Inspired by the defeat of chess legend Garry Kasparov at the “hands” of the computer Deep Blue

rensei: This strategy and observation game

Shogi: The most popular “chess” variant that’s native to Japan

Mahjong: Also known as Mah-jongg by the American association, this is a tactics, observation and memory-based game

for Men - wear a tie but which knot?

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:28:42 GMT

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clipper's remarks: windsor
half windsor
four in hand
pratt

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Windsor

for business meetings, interviews and anywhere else you need to look respectable

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Half Windsor

the one to go for when you want the conservative look of a Windsor minus the effort. As with the Windsor, choose a dress shirt and blazer with a stiff collar in order to emphasize the knot’s preppy nature.

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Four-in-hand

works best with wide ties made from heavy fabrics.

While this tie knot can be worn by anyone, it looks especially well on men with shorter necks as the knot's rather narrow and elongated form stretches the perceived height of the neck a tiny bit.

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Pratt

looser to wear and not as time-consuming to create. Since the Pratt is neither as large as the Windsor nor as narrow as the four-in-hand knot, it pairs well with most dress shirts and looks suitable on any occasion.

Bringing up a severely disabled child

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:08:13 GMT

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Clip Source: women.timesonline.co.uk

As a mother is sentenced to prison for murdering her daughter, we look at the difficulties faced by parents when bringing up a severely disabled child

It's the little things that can tip you over the edge, says Asher Nardone, mother of two boys, one of whom is disabled

“Every day, I'm living in a fragile state, running on exhaustion,

On Tuesday, Joanne Hill was sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in jail for drowning her four-year-old daughter, Naomi, in the bath. Hill was embarrassed by her. Naomi suffered from cerebral palsy,

Hill, who had previously suffered puerperal depression, the most severe form of postnatal depression, denied murder on the grounds that she was suffering from a severe mental illness. But the jury took just 90 minutes to convict her of murder. Her husband later described her as evil.

While most parents love their disabled children unconditionally, they are also worn out by endless battles for the services they are entitled to.

Tags: disabled child

monster comes in from the ocean

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:00:20 GMT

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clipper's remarks: ..a turtle without a shell??

Clip Source: gawker.com

man-sized catfish chokes on football

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:57:48 GMT

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Clip Source: www.thelocal.de

A gigantic catfish in Germany's Main River met its end this week when it suffocated after trying to eat a football, water police reported.

The 2-metre catfish was discovered floating in a sluice in Goßmannsdorf near Würzburg in the German state of Bavaria on Monday

the fish probably mistook the ball for prey.

Catfish are among the largest freshwater predatory fish. Jünger said the fish generally await their prey on the river floor, but sometimes pop up to snag birds from the surface.

woman dies at hosp - nobody gives a f%#k

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:17:11 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "In reponse to the damning video and the other claims, the hospital says it is increasing staffing and bringing in new protocols, including that patients in the emergency room have to be checked every 15 minutes."

yeah...one protocol that should never be asked is CARE for others.

Clip Source: www.news.com.au

See the video

[Video]

SHOCKING surveillance camera footage shows a woman collapsing and dying on a hospital emergency room floor and then lying for an hour while staff walk past.

Two other patients move around the room, security guards walk past and one even stares at Green for about 20 seconds but the woman is left prone until one of the patients gets help after about an hour has elapsed.

The video is being used as evidence by lawyers suing the hospital for neglect and the alleged abuse of mental health patients.

The two security guards shown in the video and four other hospital workers have been fired over the incident.

The hospital had a lawsuit filed against it last year alleging horrific neglect and abuse of mental patients.

If there was any doubt about alternative energy

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:00:59 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This sector is picking up momentum at an incredible pace. Feel like i have front row sites to the most exciting game in town - watching the world evolve to new, clean, renewable sources of energy is awesome!

Clip Source: biz.yahoo.com

Chip maker Intel Corp. said Monday it is spinning off assets to create a company, to be known as SpectraWatt Inc., that will make solar cells.

Tags: alternative energy, solar, intel

Australian day care for toddlers

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:18:51 GMT

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The cycle of life

Thu, 29 May 2008 07:37:43 GMT

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A Few Things Moore Forgot in Sicko

Sat, 10 May 2008 19:18:31 GMT

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clipper's remarks:

Michael Moore forgot to mention what the United States does have that other countries do not: A Declaration of Independence. A Constitution. A Bill of Rights. The concepts of individual rights, personal choice, free markets, private investment that develops most of the world's new medications, and the benefit of a private relationship between physicians and their patients without third-party interference.

In his hymn to every other nation's superiority to America—in proportion to their commitment to collectivism—Michael Moore forgot to mention any American values at all.

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When Mr. Moore filmed two of his relatives buying health insurance in fear before they traveled to America, he forgot to mention that many Canadians travel to America for the express purpose of spending their own money for more than $1 billion in American health care each year.

Michael Moore forgot to mention why he jammed seriously ill patients into a small boat to take them to Cuba, in order to film a stunt attempting to prove the superiority of Cuban health care-when, for much less money, he could have written them a check for care in America. It must have been compassion.

Most importantly, when Mr. Moore mentioned that "every industrial country" except the United States has adopted medical socialism, he did not mention why that means that we should.

Many of those countries have long waiting lists and severe rationing of health care. Should the United States?

60 Music Websites for Great Free Music

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:00:56 GMT

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Clip Source: www.webupon.com

Music Rules 2: Top 60 Music Websites That Deliver the Greatest Free Music

iMesh

Pandora

Last.fm

IMEEM

Songza

thesixtyone

Grooveshark

SpiralFrog

Mp3eq

Ruckus

turn your PC into a spycam

Sat, 31 May 2008 23:18:15 GMT

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clipper's remarks: or surveillance PC...an old trick but useful to know

Clip Source: techdigest.tv

Turn your PC into a spycam!

if you have a webcam and PC running Windows XP then you don't need to do too much more to turn your kit into a time-lapse video surveillance recorder - ideal if you fancy keeping watch on your car, your home or any unusual activity taking place round and about.

Clip Source: www.pctoptips.co.uk

All you have to do is download a free utility from Microsoft -- it’s part of the PowerToys suite -- called Webcam Timershot.

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can be programmed to take a still picture from your webcam at preset intervals ranging from once a second to once every 999 days. You can choose your resolution and view them in your preferred format with your chosen image viewer.

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The pictures are saved in a file location of your choice as *.jpg images, in a choice of resolutions, and you can view them using Paint

Energy drinks

Thu, 29 May 2008 21:03:07 GMT

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Clip Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Energy drinks linked to risky behavior among teenagers

Health researchers have identified a surprising new predictor for risky behavior among teenagers and young adults: the energy drink.

Super-caffeinated energy drinks, with names like Red Bull, Monster, Full Throttle and Amp, have surged in popularity in the past decade. About a third of 12- to 24-year-olds say they regularly down energy drinks, which account for more than $3 billion in annual sales in the United States.

The trend has been the source of growing concern among health researchers and school officials. Around the country, the drinks have been linked with reports of nausea, abnormal heart rhythms and emergency room visits.

New research suggests the drinks are associated with a health issue far more worrisome than the jittery effects of caffeine — risk taking.