"If you listen to this, don't you understand that the mental health system is a definition of insanity at this point? You keep doing the same thing again and again, and expect a different outcome."

Minds on the Edge ... a fantastic transcript (you can watch it, too, but hey, I'm at work ...) FINALLY! Someone speaks truth about the crazy ass system ( Read more... )

Something that deserves to go viral but won't.

Headline: 'Al-Qaeda-link' Cern worker held

Cern = big time French lab, home to the Hadron Collider, which is "aiming to recreate conditions of the Big Bang".

The arrested dude: a researcher whom police "believe had been in contact over the internet with people linked to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, ( Read more... )

While watching my system build on the other machine, I read two seemingly unrelated but interesting articles.

Here's my take away, the question ...

"In about half of people with high blood pressure, limiting sodium intake by eliminating table salt, cooking salt, and salty and processed foods can reduce blood pressure by 5 mm Hg. " [emedicinehealth ( Read more... )

Might want to consider moving to Australia. At least they think about the issue.

"In summary, the literature indicates that adolescent violence and abuse to parents is a significant problem that has been neglected by clinical researchers. Although this is clearly a family issue, abusive adolescents and indeed fathers are unlikely to seek ( Read more... )

Like, how much money is it ok to spend on 'equipment' for trash and recycling? And how much do I want sitting out vs. hidden away in shelving and how much do I wanna pay to hide it?
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Get it, tweet? sweet?

Oh well.

I updated my Twitter lists today. While installing yet another version of the product I'm supposed to write about. That involved installing SQL Server Express 2008, which involved installing .NET and some other pre-reqs, only to find out I had the wrong java version so couldn't run the installer.

It's running now, and I ( Read more... )

Minnesota has been doing this for years, if my experience with county supports for disabled children and child support collection are any example: "One Colorado county clerk has an unusual response to staff cuts caused by budget shortfalls: Don't answer the phones."

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She wants to make this *


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Followed a link from solarbird's LJ to read this:

'  The Republican National Committee’s new advertisement critical of the the Wall Street “bailout” was produced and sent to television stations in key states before the package failed, officials at two stations said.
“Wall Street Squanders our money. And Washington is forced to bail them out with- ( Read more... )