Swine Flu Mania
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:55:18 -0700
By BJ Bjornson Outside of certain vice-presidents and much of the mainstream media, a lot of people are starting to put this whole "Swine Flu" thing into perspective.If I were to say that this year 30,000 Americans would die from the flu, you’d probably think I was offering an alarmist take on the current swine flu outbreak. In fact, I would be offering an extremely optimistic take on influenza in 2009. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the country sees about 36,000 flu-related deat
Travel briefs (San Jose Mercury News)
Fri, 01 May 2009 14:09:36 -0700
Travel news in brief
Rosewood Hotels Nominated for World Travel Awards (Khaleej Times)
Fri, 01 May 2009 13:01:08 -0700
DUBAI — Rosewood Hotels & Resorts has announced that all three of its Middle East properties have been nominated for the World Travel Awards. Winners would be announced at the World Travel Awards Middle East ceremony, which will take place on May 5, 2009, in Dubai.
Friday, May 01, 2009
The current scoop about advanced nutrients
Cramdown Crammed Down Big — By Democrats
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:08:30 -0700
If there was ever a question of who controls the Senate, it was answered this afternoon when Democratic leaders fell a whopping 15 votes shy of moving legislation to empower bankruptcy judges to alter mortgages for the protection of homeowners. The finance industry had fought fiercely to kill the proposal, and kill it they did. Supporters needed 60 votes to defeat what was expected to be a largely Republican filibuster. Instead they got 45 . Going into the vote, there was talk that a han
Feel-Good Post of the Day
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:27:00 -0700
Michael Bérubé’s son Jaime took won gold medals in all four swimming events he competed in at the central Pennsylvania Special Olympics Sectionals. Michael documented the victories and also included some video reporting. And since it’s Bérubé, he snuck some humor in as well: The coach urged him to come on back out, adding that the entire team would be disqualified if Jamie didn’t swim. I dutifully noted that there is no I in team, and no J either, but there is an A and an M and an E. I d
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:08:30 -0700
If there was ever a question of who controls the Senate, it was answered this afternoon when Democratic leaders fell a whopping 15 votes shy of moving legislation to empower bankruptcy judges to alter mortgages for the protection of homeowners. The finance industry had fought fiercely to kill the proposal, and kill it they did. Supporters needed 60 votes to defeat what was expected to be a largely Republican filibuster. Instead they got 45 . Going into the vote, there was talk that a han
Feel-Good Post of the Day
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:27:00 -0700
Michael Bérubé’s son Jaime took won gold medals in all four swimming events he competed in at the central Pennsylvania Special Olympics Sectionals. Michael documented the victories and also included some video reporting. And since it’s Bérubé, he snuck some humor in as well: The coach urged him to come on back out, adding that the entire team would be disqualified if Jamie didn’t swim. I dutifully noted that there is no I in team, and no J either, but there is an A and an M and an E. I d
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