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Bloggers Risk Their Lives in Myanmar
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article2563937.ece
Some highlights:
Even in normal times it was hard to be a blogger in Burma. With characteristic paranoia, the Government monitored and controlled every aspect of the process, from licensing computers to issuing accounts through government-monitored internet service providers ( Read more... ) -
I'm adopting a new philosophy
I've been pondering some thoughts about how we can help other people, whether in emergency situations or in daily life. I believe the best way to help someone is to point out some key resources and let them take it from there. If we hand down everything someone needs, without showing them how to go about it, I don't think they will truly learn it ( Read more... ) -
Not Surprised At All
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- PepsiCo Inc. will spell out that its Aquafina bottled water is made with tap water, a concession to the growing environmental and political opposition to the bottled water industry. According to Corporate Accountability International, a U.S. watchdog group, the world's No. 2 beverage company will include the words "Public ( Read more... ) -
This made me sad :(
NEWPORT BEACH, California (AP) -- A fisherman accused of stabbing a sea lion with a steak knife after the animal stole his bait has been arrested.
The sea lion, a six-foot female weighing about 150 pounds, was stabbed in the heart and was euthanized, said Dean Gomersall, animal care supervisor at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach.
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Headaches really suck
I've been having headaches for a while right by my eye. I'm thinking that I have bad eye strain from the computer (work and home). I'm using drops and trying to stay away from the computer for periods of time but still have a bunch of headaches that ibuprofen can't always help.
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The Military Needs to Address Mental Health Services
According to a Pentagon report released by th Task Force on Mental Health Friday, "The military health system lacks the fiscal resources and the fully trained personnel to fulfill its mission to support psychological health in peacetime or fulfill the enhanced requirements imposed during times of conflict".
Here are some of the findings:
- A stigma ( Read more... )
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Army Wives
I started watching the new series on Lifetime called "Army Wives". Before some of you piss on Lifetime and say it's a crappy channel, I have to say this is a refreshing series compared to some of the other shows/movies they have on this channel and others.
I'll admit I was skeptical about this show when I saw the previews for the premiere. I ( Read more... ) -
Doing Your Dating Homework on the Internet
Googling your date - CNN.com
After reading this article, I wonder if I would have changed my mind about some of the guys I dated over the years (radicaldreamer1 don't worry, I never doubted you). There are a few that had I known what they were like, I could have saved myself some trouble. However, as Danielle Martinetti notes, you find out a lot about someone ( Read more... ) -
Flight Costs the Price of a Starbucks Coffee
I just bought a flight online that cost me under $7!
Thank you jetBlue for giving me back most of what I paid in February. See my post a few weeks ago about the Valentine's Day disaster at the airport to get the back story.