Aircraft Crashes Into Building, Terrible, just terrible. I wonder how the folks in those buildings felt?

Aircraft Crashes Into Building

Terrible, just terrible. I wonder how the folks in those buildings felt?

They probably yelled "Holy Shit"

I don't suffer from insanity;

I enjoy every minute of it, but you already knew that.

 

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Media Matters: Conservatives' perpetual dishonesty machine

 

From: Media Matters for America

Sent: July 30, 2010 09:00 PM

Subject: Media Matters: Conservatives' perpetual dishonesty machine

	July 30, 2010
The Weekly Update from Media Matters for America --> Media Matters: Conservatives' perpetual dishonesty machine Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh regularly tout their supposed accuracy and often claim their critics never prove them wrong. Fittingly, this in itself is a complete falsehood. Limbaugh and Beck are wrong for a living, but have been rewarded for their perpetual wrongness by assuming the role of the two most important cogs in the conservative media. Every day, the conservative noise machine -- Fox News, Beck, Limbaugh, and other prominent conservative talk radio hosts and bloggers -- hurl false accusations with the hopes of damaging the Obama administration, Democrats, and progressives politically. Make no mistake: this is the primary motivation for the majority of the stories they promote. Pesky things like "facts" and "reality" are, at best, a trivial concern. Often, these attacks are baseless, easily debunked, and laughably absurd -- yet conservative media outlets rarely (if ever) offer corrections when they are proven wrong. Instead they either double down on their attacks or simply ignore that they were wrong in the first place and move on to the next overhyped bit of nonsense. While it may seem like a minor story in the grand scheme of things, one example from this week perfectly exemplifies the utter lack of journalistic standards endemic to conservative media. Early this week, conservatives were in their usual panic mode over what they claimed was evidence that the Obama administration "backed" or "preferred" the release of Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the terrorist better known as the Lockerbie bomber. As we pointed out, reports -- often the same reports these conservatives were linking to in order to make their arguments -- indicated that the administration wanted Megrahi to remain imprisoned, with the stipulation that if he were to be released, he should remain in Scotland rather than risk him receiving an "extremely inappropriate" "welcoming reception" upon being transferred to Libya. Fox News twisted reality to claim that the "U.S. Backed Freedom, Not Prison, for Bomber." Matt Drudge splashed a huge headline across his website announcing that the "White House Backed Release Of Lockerbie Bomber." Pam Geller -- whose deranged rantings have earned her frequent appearances on Fox News and bylines on Andrew Breitbart's "Big" websites, Tucker Carlson's Daily Caller, and the American Thinker -- called for a "special investigation" and a "charge of treason" for Obama. Rush Limbaugh -- while bragging, as he often does, that he was "executing assigned host duties flawlessly" with "zero mistakes" --claimed that Obama "backed the release" of the Lockerbie bomber because he wanted to "make nice with the Muslim world." Late Monday, when the State Department released the administration's correspondence with the Scottish Ministry of Justice, it confirmed in unambiguous terms that the administration was "not prepared to support Megrahi's release on compassionate release or bail," and that "it would be most appropriate for Megrahi to remain imprisoned for the entirety of his sentence." So, after this story completely fell apart, did conservative media figures correct the record and let their readers/listeners/viewers know that the administration did not "support" or "prefer" the release of the Lockerbie bomber? Of course not. Conservative blogger Jim Hoft -- whose ongoing popularity and influence in conservative media says a lot about their complete indifference to accuracy and credibility -- linked to the letter and proclaimed that the administration "preferred" his release. This was akin to pointing at the ground and saying "this is the sky." Fox Nation, almost 48 hours after the story had completely fallen apart, still had the following headline and image on their front page: And you can be sure that in a few months, whenever Sean Hannity or anyone else in the noise machine decides to twist a news story to claim that the Obama administration is "weak on terror," they'll point to the time the administration supposedly "preferred the release of the Lockerbie bomber" in order to buttress their point. It's a perpetual dishonesty machine. If this were an isolated incident, perhaps it would be possible to (partially) excuse conservative media outlets for their shameless performance "covering" this story. But as we detailed this week, the right-wing media routinely promote fake stories (for example, the epic freak-out over the imaginary Obama proposal to "ban sport fishing.") For another good example of how the perpetual dishonesty machine works, have a look at this segment from Tuesday's Fox & Friends. In it, Glenn Beck, Steve Doocy, and Peter Johnson Jr. seized on reports of the U.K. supposedly "admit[ting] its socialized health care is a mess" in order to attack health care reform. They rehashed some old favorites from conservatives' misinformation campaign about health care reform, claiming that we "modeled" reform on the British system and fear mongered about imaginary "death panels." Neither of these attacks were true when they appeared last year, they weren't true this week, and they won't be true the next time Fox's hosts bring them up.  This pattern is undeniable, and at this point is just expected behavior for the conservative media. The larger problem is that "mainstream" outlets still frequently treat garbage from conservative media figures as newsworthy, and ombudsmen at major newspapers like The Washington Post regularly chastise their colleagues for not seizing on conservative nonsense faster. It says a lot about the state of the media when Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, Matt Drudge, and other prominent media conservatives can be caught pushing a blatantly false story, offer no correction, and have their behavior met with a collective shrug. Conservative media outlets retain their unfortunate power and influence over the public discourse because they are able to lie largely without consequence. They did it all this week, they did it all last week, and they'll do it again next week. Dishonest damage control: Shirley Sherrod edition Though conservative media outlets mostly avoid accountability for their shameless dishonesty, occasionally, one of their overhyped "scandals" blows up in such epic fashion that they are forced to publicly defend themselves. Fittingly, their defenses often rest on provable falsehoods. In the wake of Shirley Sherrod's firing and (attempted) rehiring, Fox News, Andrew Breitbart, and conservative media figures have transitioned into damage control mode, a large, shameful part of which entails attacking Sherrod as a radical Marxist race-baiter. While Breitbart (whom Sherrod announced plans to sue this week) deserves a hefty dose of criticism for revealing yet again that he is a dishonest hack, it's worth taking a closer look at Fox News' role in this story.  Fox originally defended their journalistic integrity by unequivocally stating that they did not cover the story prior to Sherrod's resignation. Among the Fox personalities making this argument were Dana Perino, Steve Doocy, Glenn Beck, and James Rosen. As we pointed out repeatedly, Fox News did cover the story prior to her resignation on both FoxNews.com and FoxNation.com, and Bill O'Reilly taped his segment calling for Sherrod's resignation before she stepped down. Fox News VP Michael Clemente eventually conceded to Politico that Fox had covered the story online before Sherrod resigned, which he blamed on a "breakdown in the system." Give me a break -- Fox should not get a pass on this one. How low a bar has Fox set in terms of journalistic responsibility that they think a legitimate defense for their behavior is saying "well, only two of our websites and our top-rated TV host planned to run with this story before we got the facts straight, so we mostly did a good job." Really? The fact that Sherrod happened to resign before O'Reilly's segment aired has absolutely no bearing on the lack of journalisticresponsibility inherent in O'Reilly's segment in the first place. And Fox's online coverage of the story, coupled with their past transgressions, seem to indicate not that there was a "breakdown in the system," but that the "system" doesn't even exist. Glenn Beck's dangerous game On July 18, an apparently deranged ex-convict named Byron Williams packed his truck with guns and allegedly set out to kill employees at both the ACLU and the Tides Foundation in the hopes that his actions would "start a revolution." Williams' mother indicated that her son was angry because of his unemployment and "what's happening to our country." According to her, Williams watched television news and was upset by "the way Congress was railroading through all these left-wing agenda items." Sound familiar? While the ACLU has long been a bogeyman for conservatives, the Tides Foundation is far more obscure and hasn't earned nearly as much attention from the right-wing media. There is, however, one media figure who has made the little-known Tides Foundation a focal point of his attacks: Fox News' Glenn Beck. As we detailed, Beck has repeatedly demonized the Tides Foundation on his Fox News program - referencing the organization at least thirty times by our count. Beck often includes Tides in his bizarre conspiracy theories, and has referred to them as a "shady organization" that is a "major source of revenue for some of the most extreme groups on the left" and wants to "warp your children's brains." In the wake of the attempted attack, Beck has stood by his attacks on Tides, going so far as to brag about "turning the light of day" on Tides while also pointing to their inclusion on his blackboard as "the first time that I really realized its success." Beck's denial of any responsibility for this incident is complicated by his almost-daily use of overtly violent rhetoric. Among many, many other examples, Beck has: Suggested Obama is pushing America toward civil war and deliberately "trying to destroy the country." Capped two weeks of violent fear mongering about progressives by warning that when their attempts at a "soft revolution" fail, eventually progressives "just start shooting people." Said the "people around the president" support "armed insurrection" and "bombing." Repeatedly insinuated that the Obama administration will kill him. Used a quote from Jefferson to launch into a warning about coming "rivers of blood." Compared himself to "Israeli Nazi hunters" and announced that "to the day I die, I am going to be a progressive hunter." Included in his advice to Liberty University grads that they should "shoot to kill," and that graduates "have a responsibility" tospeak out, or "blood...will be on our hands." Informed viewers that the "world is on edge" and said that "those who survive" will "stand in the truth" and "listen." Said that some progressive groups don't have "a problem with blood in the streets." And just today, Beck claimed the present day will seem like good times "when we're behind barbed wire and just eating rock soup." Despite the fact that he routinely suggests progressives are going to kill or imprison his viewers and listeners, Beck tries to thread the needle by urging his followers not to resort to violence. As Media Matters' Matt McLaughlin asked this week, what does it say about Beck's rhetoric and his audience that he feels it necessary to tell his followers not to kill people? This weekly wrap-up was compiled by Media Matters' Ben Dimiero	Forward This E-mail To A Friend Share your concern about conservative misinformation Sign up Did a friend forward you this email? Click here to sign up to receive Media Matters for America email alerts.
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Target and Best Buy: Make it right!

Hey, I'm not sure if you've heard this yet, but Target and Best Buy have together contributed over $250,000 to a political group working to elect a candidate for Governor of Minnesota with ties to a Christian rock band that advocates violence and death to gays. Will you join me in signing on to this open letter asking them to make it right by donating an equal amount to pro-equality candidates?

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Job Opening: Social Media Maven

From: Lawrence Lessig

Sent: July 29, 2010 07:22 PM 

Subject: Job Opening: Social Media Maven

Friends,

Change Congress is hiring A SOCIAL MEDIA MAVEN (aka, "Maven")(logo in the works).

Maven will be charged with cultivating Change Congress's social media community. Using whatever tools make sense, s/he will drive messaging and activity to grow the community of activists eager to wrench fundamental change in DC.

Requirements:

Endless social media (blogging, Twitter, Facebook, Vimeo, etc.) experience;

Endless passion for the cause of fundamental change;

Endless energy to leverage the political events of the moment into a continuing narrative about why fundamental change is necessary.

Duties:

Working with sister organizations, you will feed the community regularly and well, with messaging around news events, candidates, organizations, and activism connected to the cause of changing Congress, as well as petitions where appropriate;

Working with researchers, you will identify stories relevant to the cause, and feed the community with those stories;

Working with leaders from the reform community, you will feed the Change Congress blog, either with your own content, or with invited content;

Working with your own imagination, you will plot strategies for driving energy to this movement;

In 10 years time, you will be thought of as the one person who understood how social media could change the world, because you will have changed the world using social media. (How management will assess this requirement is still under review.)

This position is currently part-time, though it will grow with demonstrated success. We will agree on a regular level of output, and on targets to measure success. You will be wildly underpaid given the work you're doing (saving democracy), but you'll feel very good about it.

Please, only qualified, serious candidates need apply. Submit your resume to monica@change-congress.org. Include 2-3 paragraphs or a link to a YouTube video (joke) (maybe) telling us why you would be perfect for this job.

And if you're not the perfect person, please pass this along to that person.

Thanks!

Larry Lessig

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Fish: 5 for the Grill

 

From: Man Tested Recipes

Sent: July 29, 2010 10:00 AM

Subject: Fish: 5 for the Grill

Amazing salmon, deep-fry tips, and surf 'n' turf gone wrong | 07.29.2010

Wise Men

Tips, ideas, and straight talk from fellow cooks.

"Never poke holes in a fine piece of meat!"
—Go To Grilled Steak—

"Try deep frying fish in a beer batter laced with cumin, coriander and paprika to give a Moroccan direction."
—Beer Batter—

"When you've got a nice fresh cut of cod, you don't want to get too fancy with it."
—Basic Pan Fried Cod—

"Have a spray bottle ready for possible grill flare-ups."
—Jud's Grilled Lemon Salmon—

"You haven't tasted ketchup until you've tasted homemade ketchup!"
—Spring Hill Homemade Ketchup—

Fish: 5 for the Grill

Out of the water and into the fire: Cast your eyes on our best grilled fish recipes.

Amazing Salmon Marinade

Cedar Planked Halibut

Grilled Whole Fish with Lemon, Onion, and Tomato

Jud's Grilled Lemon Orange Roughy (easy!)

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NOW Participates in Launch of Campaign to Protect and Strengthen Social Security

From: NOW Media Relations

Sent: July 29, 2010 09:13 AM

Subject: NOW Participates in Launch of Campaign to Protect and Strengthen Social Security

Trouble reading this email? View it online For Immediate Release Contact: Mai Shiozaki w. 202-628-8669, ext. 116 NOW Participates in Launch of Campaign to Protect and Strengthen Social Security Statement of National Organization for Women President Terry O'Neill July 29, 2010 The National Organization for Women is glad to be a part of this large and diverse coalition to strengthen our country's most important and successful social insurance program -- Social Security. Speaking on behalf of NOW's 500,000 members and contributing supporters, my message is simple: Social Security is especially vital to women, who would be disproportionately harmed by cuts in benefits. The "three-legged stool of retirement" is meant to consist of a pension, personal savings, and Social Security. But all too often, women have neither a pension nor savings. In fact, fewer than one in three women has income from a pension. Moreover, after a lifetime of wage discrimination, women are far more likely than men to have little in the way of personal savings. The situation for women of color is particularly dire. According to a recent report by the Insight Center, women of color often have no personal savings, or even negative net worth, as they head into retirement. As a result, Social Security is the mainstay for millions of older women. Every year, a major share of the nearly 24 million women age 62 and older who receive benefits are kept out of poverty because of Social Security. Often that monthly Social Security check is their only income. We call upon the members of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to act responsibly and reject any effort to reduce entitlement program benefits -- now or in the future. Raising the retirement age to 70 would be an especially cruel benefit cut, forcing a hardship on millions of women (and men) who have physically demanding jobs, as our sister organization the Older Women's League (OWL) has found. If anything, Social Security benefits should be improved -- especially for elderly women, because many exhaust their savings as they grow older, and for disabled, divorced and never-married women who have had modest incomes and have been unable to save and invest for retirement. Reducing benefits for these women would be calamitous. Rather than cutting Social Security and putting millions of women's financial security at risk, the Fiscal Commission should address the real causes of the deficit -- unfunded wars, irresponsible tax breaks for the wealthiest, and an economic crisis caused by financial regulatory failures. Women are watching the commissioners, but will we be invisible to them? NOW.org | Press Room | Support NOW's Work Subscribe

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Why did the chicken cross the road?

    Why did the chicken cross the road?

That, my friends, is why the chicken crossed the road!

  

 

 

 

 

 

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Watch live: Don't miss this important event

From: Jehmu Greene/Women's Media Center

Sent: July 27, 2010 10:43 AM

Subject: Watch live: Don't miss this important event

Dear Daniel,

 In the midst of the Great Recession -- or "mancession" as some have labeled it -- it is more important than ever that women continue to increase their education on key financial issues. To help shed light on the financial perspectives of women, the Women's Media Center (WMC) is proud to partner with Prudential Financial on the release of their 2010 Biennial Study of Financial Experiences and Behaviors Among Women.

 Please join us by viewing a livestream of this important event -- the release of Prudential's 10th anniversary edition -- today from 12:00 to 2:00 (EDT) at www.womensmediacenter.com!  We will start with a press briefing followed by a SheSource luncheon featuring Trish Regan, anchor of CNBC's The Call. An Emmy-nominated correspondent, Regan also reports for CNBC's documentary unit, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, The Today Show and the Chris Matthews Show.

 Thanks to The Paley Center for Media for hosting this important discussion. We look forward to welcoming you online!

 Sincerely,

Jehmu Greene
President, Women's Media Center

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Will you sign Barack's birthday card?

From: Michelle Obama

Sent: July 27, 2010 10:11 AM

Subject: Will you sign Barack's birthday card, Daniel?

Daniel --

Every year, our family tries to come up with a fun way to wish Barack a happy birthday.

And this August 4th, when he turns 49, I have something new in mind.

This has been a big -- and hectic -- year for him. After signing the Affordable Care Act and Wall Street reform into law -- and completing his first year as president -- I think it's safe to say we will remember it for a long time.

And I know full well how much he credits this movement, and the work of supporters like you, for the change that we've accomplished.

So I'm putting together a birthday card that I would like you to sign. Together with other Organizing for America supporters -- and me, Malia, Sasha, and Bo -- we'll wish him a happy birthday and let him know that we're ready to take on the year ahead alongside him.

Will you wish Barack a happy birthday with me?

This year also brought a lot of surprises -- some good and some bad.

Supporters like you have helped him make the best of it -- by contacting Congress to help push stalled legislation forward, by re-engaging supporters in the political process, by giving back with service projects across the country, and so much more.

And while we can't know what the coming year will bring, all of us, working together, will continue pushing forward for change.

Will you help make this a memorable birthday for Barack and wish him a happy 49th?

http://my.barackobama.com/birthday

Thanks so much,

Michelle Obama

Paid for by Organizing for America, a project of the Democratic National Committee -- 430 South Capitol Street SE, Washington, D.C. 20003. This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.

 

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Easiest Chocolate Ice Cream Ever - Saveur.com

 

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Chocolate and Banana Ice Cream

Four to six scoops

From Ready for Dessert (Ten Speed) by David Lebovitz

This is the world's easiest ice cream. It takes literally a minute to put together—since it's winter, I simply set the bowl of chocolate and milk on the radiator, and while I leisurely and lovingly take the time to peel the banana, the chocolate melts and is soon ready to use.

You can easily increase this recipe to make more than it calls for. I haven't tried it with any other liquor, but for those of you who want to experiment, you do need to include a similar amount and percentage of alcohol to prevent the ice cream from freezing too hard. The banana gives the ice cream a smooth, creamy consistency and provides the sweetness, so use a nice, ripe one.

I found that this keeps for weeks in the freezer and maintains it's absolutely perfect consistency. Cheers!

2 ounces (55 g) bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped

6 tablespoons (80 ml) milk, whole or low-fat

6 tablespoons (80 ml) Baileys liquor

1 medium-sized ripe banana, peeled*, and cut into chunks

1 tablespoon (15 ml) dark rum

1. In a small bowl set over a pan of simmering water (or in the microwave), melt the chocolate with the milk.

2. Blend the melted chocolate the Baileys, the banana, and rum until smooth.

3. Pour into a plastic or metal container, cover, and freeze for at least 4 hours.

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A Cute Senior Love Story

'You  don't stop laughing when you get old, you get old when you stop laughing.   

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Best HotForWords video ever

 

From: HotForWords - Marina Orlova

Sent: July 24, 2010 04:33 PM

Subject: Life in a Day of My Life!

Life in a Day of My Life!
OK.. so I can't vacation without working!  This video looks at the word vacation and the word vanity, how they are oddly related!

Plus, this video is a submission to Ridley Scott's and Kevin MacDonald's Day in a Life project on YouTube.

Click here to watch this video on YouTube.

Sincerely,

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Toughest soldier ever!

 

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Where did Piss Poor come from? Interesting info

> Not sure any of this is true but kind of fun to read.
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> Where did Piss Poor come from?
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> Interesting History and fun facts
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> They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families
> used to all pee in a pot & then once a day it was taken &
> Sold to the tannery.......if you had to do this to survive
> you were "Piss Poor"
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> But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn't
> even afford to buy a pot......they "didn't have a pot to
> piss in" & were the lowest of the low
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> The next time you are washing your hands and complain
> because the water temperature isn't just how you like it,
> think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about
> the 1500s:
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> Most people got married in June because they took their
> yearly bath in May, and they still smelled pretty good by
> June.. However, since they were starting to smell . ..... ..
> Brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor.
> Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting
> Married.
>
> Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man
> of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then
> all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the
> children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so
> dirty you could actually lose someone in it.. Hence the
> saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water!"
>
> Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no
> wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get
> warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs)
> lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and
> sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof...
> Hence the saying "It's raining cats and dogs."
>
> There was nothing to stop things from falling into the
> house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs
> and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence,
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> a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top
> afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into
> existence.
>
> The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other
> than dirt. Hence the saying, "Dirt poor." The wealthy had
> slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet,
> so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their
> footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until,
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> when you opened the door, it would all start slipping
> outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance-way.
> Hence: a thresh hold.
>
> (Getting quite an education, aren't you?)
>
> In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big
> kettle that always hung over the fire.. Every day they lit
> the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly
> vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the
> stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold
> overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew
> had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence
> the rhyme: Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas
> porridge in the pot nine days old. Sometimes they could
> obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When
> visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show
> off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, "bring home
> the bacon." They would cut off a little to share with guests
> and would all sit around and chew the fat.
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> Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high
> acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food,
> causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with
> tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were
> considered poisonous.
>
> Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt
> bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests
> got the top, or the upper crust.
>
> Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination
> would Sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days.
> Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and
> prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen
> table for a couple of days and the family would gather
> around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake
> up. Hence the custom of holding a wake.
>
> England is old and small and the local folks started running
> out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins
> and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the
> grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins
> were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they
> realized they had been burying people alive... So they would
> tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the
> coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell.
> Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night
> (the graveyard shift.) to listen for the bell; thus, someone
> could be, saved by the bell or was considered a dead ringer.
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> And that's the truth....Now, whoever said History was boring!!!
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> So...get out there and educate someone! ~~~ Share these
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Fw: Fw: Ever swallow a fly?.............

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Fw: Fw: Ever swallow a fly?.............

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Help Secure a Win in Congress for National Parks!

 

From: Kristen Brengel, NPCA

Sent: July 23, 2010 02:46 PM

Subject: Help Secure a Win in Congress for National Parks!

Dear Daniel, We have a wonderful, unprecedented opportunity to ask Congress to provide long lasting protection for many national parks from Glacier to Acadia to the Blue Ridge Parkway. We need you to take action today! As Congress moves forward with its oil spill response and energy legislation next week, we have the opportunity to ensure that promised money from oil and gas royalties is devoted to conserving our national parks. For the past 45 years, our national parks and other public lands have been unable to fully protect all the lands within their boundaries due to lack of promised funding for land acquisition. A few days ago, the House Natural Resources Committee passed the Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act (CLEAR Act), which includes a landmark provision that would fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). This fund balances the extraction and sale of federal natural resources--offshore oil and gas--with the permanent protection of important parklands and access to recreation for all Americans. This bill will ensure that the full $900 million of annual funding promised through LWCF is actually spent on critical land acquisition needs across the country. And just yesterday, Senator Harry Reid announced that the Land and Water Conservation Fund will be included in the oil spill and energy package he is developing for the Senate to consider. Take Action: Urge Congress to support full, permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund and other important provisions in energy legislation, which is being considered right now.  As always, thank you for standing with us as we fight for better funding for our national parks. We owe it to our children and grandchildren! Sincerely, Kristen Brengel Director of Legislation and Policy  Share this on Facebook    Share this on Twitter This message was sent to you by the National Parks Conservation Association.   E-mail us at TakeAction@npca.org, write to us at 1300 19th Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036, or call us at 800-NAT-PARK (800-628-7275). Can't see this message? View it on the NPCA Website.

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Teaming Up with Speaker Pelosi

 

From: Diane von Furstenberg

Sent: July 23, 2010 09:58 AM

Subject: Teaming Up with Speaker Pelosi

Daniel -- I have some exciting news to share. Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently asked me if I would design a limited edition tote bag. With everything Speaker Pelosi has done to move our country forward, I was more than happy to oblige. But what makes this tote bag even more special is that

every dollar toward its purchase price will be used to support Speaker Pelosi and courageous House Democrats who are under increased attack by those who wish to take our country back to the policies of former President George W. Bush.

With only a limited number of my Team Pelosi bags available, I wanted to offer you, one of the Speaker's strongest grassroots supporters, the first chance to receive one.

Show your support for Team Pelosi by picking up your limited edition Team Pelosi summer tote bag. Shop today and save 25% using the special discount code DVF2010.

And thank you again for standing with Speaker Pelosi,

Diane von Furstenberg

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