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America: Confusing Self-Destruction With Happiness
("Conservative" America: Confusing the repeal of Obamacare with better health.)
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Old Age: Living With Friends, Not Baggage. Giving It All Away.
Thanks to octogenarian friend, John Tarantino for sending"Starry, Starry Night: The Secrets Of Old Age"http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?feature=player_embedded&v=FgBF3sIPm4cSometimes genius...
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World's first lab-grown burger to be cooked and eaten
Professor Mark Post of Maastricht University explains how he and his colleagues made the world's first lab-grown burgerhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22885969Continue reading the main...
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Julius Chambers, Founder Of Nation's First Integrated Law Firm, Dies at 76
RELATEDNC civil rights leader dies2/8/13: US education official named NCCU chancellor11/19/07: UNC Raising $10 Million for Civil Rights CenterCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Julius Chambers, a former chancellor at...
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How Much Do You Know About Obamacare? (Republicans In Trouble)
House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R) of Wisconsin, seen here on Capitol Hill in Washington, says he thinks there are better ways to stop Obamacare than a government shutdown.J. Scott...
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E.J. Dionne: Left's Hostility To Religion Simpleminded And Alienating
“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”...
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Nigeria: "Breastfeeding - Best Investment in Human Development"
BY CHIOMA OBINNA, 2 AUGUST 2013RELATED TOPICSHealthGambia: Training for Community Based Distrib...As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to commemorate the 2013 World Breastfeeding Week, expert has...
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"Tamerlan Tsarnaev Had Right-Wing Extremist Literature" (BBC)
Martin RichardKilled by White Supremacist sympathizer***Dennis Prager and White Supremacyhttp://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/04/prager.html***Continue reading the main storyBoston BombsKey...
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History of Surfing: Thomas Jefferson's Role
Joel Bournefor National GeographicPublished August 2, 2013What happens when two middle-aged surfers paddle into the lineup at a world-famous California surf break?When the two surfers in question are...
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Borowitz Report: Boehner Urges Republicans To Res Up For Meaningless Votes...
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—As House Republicans began their five-week summer vacation, their leader, House Speaker John Boehner, urged them to rest up for “the many symbolic and meaningless votes...
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In Mexico, Sub-Surface Natural Resources Belong To The People
Pemex Plant, Vera CruzAlan: I marvel that "The 1%" has been so successful at dispossessing people of their "natural resource patrimony" only to enrich a self-aggrandizing few whose banal justification...
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2 Kids Killed By Escaped Boa Constrictor In Canada
Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY August 5, 2013The victims -- 5 and 7 -- lived in an apartment above an urban zoo.(Photo: Andre Penner AP) 96CONNECTTwo children living in an apartment above a pet store zoo...
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Some Unions Will Hate Obamacare... Because Its Cost Containment Measures Work
A lot of unions are going to end up hating ObamacareBy Ezra Klein, Published: August 5 at 2:29 pmE-mail the writerIn 2018, the Affordable Care Act will begin levying a tax on unusually expensive...
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Florida executes mentally ill man despite constitutional prohibition
Alan: The following Guardian article should be read in the context of the ACLU's review of "Mental Illness and Executions" at http://www.aclu.org/files/pdfs/capital/mental_illness_may2009.pdf No...
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David Brooks: "El Gran Robo"
"Politics and Economics: The 101 Courses You Wish You Had"http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/01/politics-and-economics-101-curricula.html***Inside...
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Borowitz Report: Amazon Founder Says He Clicked On Washington Post By Mistake
SEATTLE (The Borowitz Report)—Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com, told reporters today that his reported purchase of the Washington Post was a “gigantic mix-up,” explaining that he had clicked on...
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GM and Nissan Cut Prices On Their Electric Cars, Volt and Leaf
GM's plug-in hybrid will now start at $34,995. And if you include rebates, even less.(Credit: General Motors)by Brooke Crothers August 6, 2013 GM lops $5,000 off Chevy Volt price for 2014General...
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Gringos: Keeping Up Appearances
In a live chat, Prudie advises a woman whose future in-laws don’t want her burn-victim father at the wedding.By Emily Yoffe|Posted Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, at 6:15 AMEmily YoffePhoto by Teresa...
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John King: Why Benghazi matters
CNN Explains: The Benghazi attacksSTORY HIGHLIGHTSWhite House complains of investigations but its reluctant responses contribute to GOP chargeRepublicans have undermined their claims of oversight that...
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Argentina's 'Slum Priests' Focus On Helping Over Converting
A mural in one of Buenos Aires' shantytowns, where "slum priests" have worked for decades, combating poverty, drug addiction and homelessness. (Kate Linthicum / Los Angeles Times) More photosThey hear...
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