This absolutely infuriates me. How the man who cold-bloodedly murdered Dr. George Tiller can plead "justifiable homicide" for murdering the man in his church is appalling. Roeder is guilty of first degree murder. He was in fear of his own life.
Whether the antiabortionists like it or now, abortion is still legal in this country. Although, if left to them, it would not be. This is typical behavior of Conservative Christian Family Values and Bible-bangers.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_abortion_shooting
Meditation
UCLA has just completed a study that proves meditation builds grey matter and that frequent meditators have a larger hippocampus.
In my humble opinion, meditation is something that billions of dollars should be allocated to study. Since Eli Lilly can't find a way to charge us for what we do in our own homes, I suspect that will never happen. I had read about children who were shown an animated video about how the immune system worked and were taught to meditate were able to fight off infection at an exponentially improved rate.
This is a subject I am very interested in, but actual data is kind of hard to find. If you ever run across studies or unbiased reporting please send me the links.
Endemic Species
Like I've said before, on the weekend I tend to distance myself from politics. So please forgive me for the slew of non-political posts.
I strongly encourage any nature lovers to check look at this photo series of Socotra Island off the coast of Africa. It is in an island chain that has been isolated from the rest of the world for 7 million years, like Galapagos, so their evolution has taken a different path as well. It is home to over 700 extremely rare species, 30% of which are found no where else on Earth.
Rare Photo Taken in Afghanistan
Sometimes geopolitical events warp our perception. This picture kind of surprised me a bit because I had never given thought to the wildlife in Afghanistan. This rare photo of a snow leopard was taken with a camera trap in the Wakhan Corridor in northeastern Afghanistan.
More at the New York Times.
Truly Scared
I just saw this clip and I am thoroughly freaked out. I think Glen Beck has serious, like for real, mental health issues. I don't think it is funny or good for any political party. I think this man needs professional mental health services.
Late Night Porn Story
Sadly there is another industry in need of a bail out. One most people would not think of. The porn industry. Larry Flynt early this year made an appeal: “the industry leaders said the issue is a nation in need. "People are too depressed to be sexually active," Flynt said in the statement. "This is very unhealthy as a nation. Americans can do without cars and such but they cannot do without sex."
And here is the testimony of an average American
“So far, there has been no congressional reaction to the request.”
And here is the testimony of an average American
“So far, there has been no congressional reaction to the request.”
Latest Republican Lie
Just ran across this story and this is a real doozy. The tactics the Republicans are using are, in simply language, terroristic and playing on people's fears. Instead of trying to divide our country they should be working to make our lives better.
Here is the link to the article: http://dailyhurricane.com/2009/08/latest-rnc-lie-dems-will-cut-off-your-healthcare-if-you-register-to-vote.html
Here is the link to the article: http://dailyhurricane.com/2009/08/latest-rnc-lie-dems-will-cut-off-your-healthcare-if-you-register-to-vote.html
CEO Paywatch -- TARP Recipients
Here's a great chart provided by the AFL-CIO listing organizations that received TARP funds along with the CEO's ame and what her/his yearly salary and benefits are. It's enough to raise your eyebrows and make your jaw drop.
http://www.aflcio.org/corporatewatch/paywatch/ceou/tarp.cfm
http://www.aflcio.org/corporatewatch/paywatch/ceou/tarp.cfm