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NY Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
http://nitawatson.com/ blog4/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ ny-chapter-7-bankruptcy/There’s a bunch of problems going on in the financial markets, these days and it’s causing a huge stir on the stock exchange. So, many people are in debt up to their ears and no way out of it. Falling back on Bankruptcy to bail them out is the last resort, but many are having to do it. Richard S.
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Never Having to Wear a Bra Again
http://beautyandthebreast.org/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ never-having-to-wear-a-bra-again/ 4…Never Having to Wear a Bra Again Filed under: Beauty, Body Image, Breast Cancer, Breast Implants, Breasts, Culture and Society, FDA, Life, Media, News, Plastic Surgery, Women, Women's Health — Krista @ 11:11 am Here is another great article by Carol Ciancutti-Leyva. This was published in Alive Mind Woman on October 2, 2008.
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Mean Behavior is Contagious
http://www.bloggernews.net/ 118072If there is one thing I have often wondered, it has been why mean behavior seems to be catching or contagious. We see it amongst us and people always seem to think its funny and a way of entertainment. We watch it on television, want more of it and allow it to filter into our [...]
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Nothing’s Shocking Anymore
http://noordinaryfool.com/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ nothings-shocking-anymore/I was looking at the cover of Martha Wainwright’s latest album just now. It is called I Know You’re Married, But I Have Feelings Too. It occurred to me that in a much gentler time that this would have been a contraversial enough choice of title. Now it just has a vaguely clever feel to it.
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ACORN "Uniquely militant organization... reinforced by contentious action"
http://www.estatevaults.com/ bol/ archives/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ acorn_uniquely.htmlACORN. First they intimidated banks, then they went after Congress with a combination of bullying, smooth talking lobbyists and campaign contributions to change the regulations at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Stanley Kurtz outlines how ACORN planted the seeds of disaster.
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‘Saudis on Saudis’ Film Festival a Hit
http://xrdarabia.org/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ saudis-on-saudis-film-festival-a-hit/Saudi Gazette reports on a festival of shorts and documentary films about Saudi Arabia, by Saudis. The fest, held in Jeddah, is part of the Eid celebrations and is attracting large audiences and favorable reviews. I’d certainly like to see most of the titles mentioned.
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Harassing Women in Saudi Arabia
http://xrdarabia.org/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ harassing-women-in-saudi-arabia/The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice make another public mistake, according to this Arab News story. A woman and her husband were stopped by Commission members outside the city of Madinah.
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Obama’s Kenyan Pal… Killer, Despot
http://conservablogs.com/ publiusforum/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ obamas-kenyan-pal-killer-d…-By Warner Todd Huston Raila Odinga is well known Kenyan communist, dictator, and despot, and is responsible for genocide. Barack Obama was his biggest American supporter. At taxpayer expense, Obama campaigned for Odinga in Kenya. Odinga is just one more inhuman cretin in Obama’s orbit.
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“Never Let Your Dog Watch Your Food, Never Let Congress Watch Your Money”
http://www.bloggernews.net/ 118069David Schussler newsweaver This is a quote attributed to Barry Goldwater Jr. because that is where I heard it last week. The statement was from Mr. Goldwater, as part of a TV interview, in reference to the economic breakdown of our nation now ensuing. I believe it to be right on the money.
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Pool Snark
http://www.ericsiegmund.com/ fireant/ archivesmt/ 004033.htmlPool Snark Category: Society & Culture... Posted Tuesday, October 07, 2008 at 07:54 AM [GMT-6] We spent a three-day weekend at a family reunion in lovely Denton, Texas (home of the UNT Mean Green Eagles, whose football team this year is only slightly worse than A&M's, to the abject embarrassment
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