The Government Accountability Office has found that between 2000 and 2008, the prices for 321 different brand-name drugs soared from 100% to more than 2,000%.
Wonderful. Obama promised that cheaper drugs could be imported from Canada.
But the big pharmaceuticals got to him, and Congress.
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“[W]hen you [Robertson] say that Ha iti has made a pact w
ith me,
it is totally humiliating.
I may be evil incarnate, but I’ m no welcher.
The way you put it, making a deal with me leaves folks desperate and impoverished.
Sure, in the afterlife, but when I strike bargains with people, they first get something here on earth — glamour, beauty, talent, wealth, fame, glory, a golden fiddle.”
The letter is signed Satan.
According to new evidence, the ark wasn’t a pointy-prowed vessel, but
a gi
ant round raft.
When older adults with high cholesterol
ate a daily handful of almonds as part of a 4-week cholesterol-friendly diet, not only did the nut eaters suffer less bad-for-the-arteries LDL oxidation, but their LDL levels took a nosedive
as well.
According to Joseph Maroon, MD, author of The Longevity Factor, pinot noir, merlot, grenache, cabernet sauvignon, and wines made with tempranillo grapes have the most resveratrol — that uberhealthful grape phenol with disease-thwarting, longevity-boosting powers.
I’ve tried not to be too political, but this issue is so enrag in
g–so important to the entire world–that I am posting this link. I’m sure most of you will want to sign it.
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Did campaign cash from Wall Street block regulatio
n of the banking industry? |
Right now, the Congressionally-created Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) is examining the role big banks played in the economic collapse.
And they are asking the public for questions to pose to the big bank CEOs.
These are the same Wall Street behemoths that have poured millions of dollars into campaign coffers to weaken or block regulation of their shady wheeling and dealing. The Commission must ask the question: How did campaign contributions from Wall Street interests impact Congressional decision-making on financial regulation? Send this question to the FCIC
today! Wall Street bankers wouldn’ t dona
te and bundle millions of dollars in campaign cash without expecting a return on their investment. After being bailed out by taxpayers for the problems they created, these major banks are lobbying lawmakers in Washington, DC to maintain the status quo.
They are on Capitol Hill lobbying to gut or kill financial overhaul legislation currently making its way through Congress. To get answers about the roots of the economic collapse, the FCIC must take an in-depth look at the role campaign contributions and lobbying played in the policymaking process.
Bob Edgar
and the rest of the team at Common Cause
Researchers suspect that it was the taste, smell, and temperature of
the drink th at did the trick, with the he
at being particularly helpful at stimulating the production of throat-soothing saliva and mucus.
Although it’s possible that there was also some placebo effect in dr
inking a warm, fruit-flavored beverage.
The article first recommends drinking hot tea but goes on to say that a warm fruit-flavored drink is even better.
[Patrick] Rothfuss, author of the best-selling fantasy novel “The Name of the Wind,” has organized a charity drive through his blog to benefit needy families around the world.
As it turns out, his fans are so generous they may make him
poor again.
Wonderful idea. More power to him.
Whatever he likes, she
likes.
AND, they’re planning a male version.
Will he also be a total clone of the owne
r? I wonder just how long it will be till boredom sets in.
This will not do much for the already rampant intimacy issues that characterize
much of modern society.
Thomas Ramey Watson is an affiliate faculty member of Regis University's College of Professional Studies. He has served as an Episcopal chaplain (lay), trained as a psychotherapist, done postdoctoral work at Cambridge University, and was named a Research Fellow at Yale University.
In addition to his scholarly writings, he is a published author of poetry and fiction.
