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CNN.com - Bush: Hungary's democracy an example for Iraq - Jun 22, 2006
Topic: Current Events 2:24 pm EDT, Jun 22, 2006

"The lesson of the Hungarian experience is clear," Bush said in the courtyard of Buda Castle where he celebrated the coming 50th anniversary of Hungary's bloody revolt against communist rule. "Liberty can be delayed, but it cannot be denied," the president said.

CNN.com - Bush: Hungary's democracy an example for Iraq - Jun 22, 2006


the cool hunter - HOT WHEELS 4 WHEELCHAIR USERS
Topic: Technology 1:39 pm EDT, Jun 19, 2006

Designed in Hungary, the Kenguru is a car specially designed for wheelchair users.

My boyfriend has informed me that "Kenguru" is Hungarian for "Kangaroo".

I love advances in science and technology that allow everyone the freedom of movement and communication they need.

I still want my flying car, though. When I was little I thought I'd be cruising in one by now.

the cool hunter - HOT WHEELS 4 WHEELCHAIR USERS


Mommy, tell my professor he's not nice!
Topic: Society 9:29 am EDT, Jun 19, 2006

Many boomer parents carefully planned and fiercely protected their children, according to Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation, by Neil Howe and William Strauss.
They saw their youngsters as "special," and they sheltered them. Parents outfitted their cars with Baby on Board stickers. They insisted their children wear bicycle helmets, knee pads and elbow guards. They scheduled children's every hour with organized extracurricular activities. They led the PTA and developed best-friend-like relationships with their children, says Mastrodicasa, co-author of a book on millennials.

Dear Mom and Dad,
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for not doing ANY of the above!
Love,
Your well-adjusted adult daughter.

Mommy, tell my professor he's not nice!


27B Stroke 6: Fun MS bug.
Topic: Technology 9:56 pm EDT, Jun 17, 2006

Open Notepad and type in this phrase, without the quote marks and with no carriage return: "Bush hid the facts". Now save it and open it again.

Seriously, try this before you click through this link.

27B Stroke 6: Fun MS bug.


Employers use legal agreements to retain key workers - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
Topic: Technology 6:18 pm EDT, Jun 13, 2006

I was reading an article in the NYTimes today about how employers are starting to screen potential employees by doing "background checks" using Google to see what information they find out... and how some recent college grads are getting bumped right out of the applicant pool because of the naked, drunk pictures posted on their MySpace site. That got me thinking. Is there anything about -me- out there? I don't have a MySpace account, and my name is so freakin' popular, I've got nothing to worry about. How boring. So I started Googling people I know/have known to see if I could come up with any dirt.

Found some!

Not that it's truly "dirt"... but it's certainly the best 'gossip' I've read all day.

Employers use legal agreements to retain key workers - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):


Flight of Young Adults Is Causing Alarm Upstate - New York Times
Topic: Miscellaneous 1:11 pm EDT, Jun 13, 2006

"Make no mistake: this is not business as usual," Robert G. Wilmers, the chairman of M & T Bank in Buffalo, told his shareholders this spring. "The magnitude and duration of population loss among the young is unprecedented in our history. There has never been a previous 10-year period in the history of the upstate region when there has been any decline in this most vital portion of our population."

Way to go, Kathy. Enjoying San Francisco?

:P

Flight of Young Adults Is Causing Alarm Upstate - New York Times


WHAT YOU SAY!?
Topic: Health and Wellness 3:26 pm EDT, Jun 12, 2006

The OSHA standard for occupational exposure to noise (29 CFR 1910.95)38 specifies a maximum PEL of 90 dB(A)-slow response for a duration of eight hours per day.

Man, I want some hazard pay.
They are jackhammering the concrete steps outside my building because -one- is broken. It is currently 3:00pm. They have been doing this since 10:00am. Typical construction work. One guy jackhammering, 4 guys standing around "supervising".

According to this document,(http://www.eh.doe.gov/NEPA/docs/deis/EIS0336/chapters/chap4-9.pdf) page 2, the peak noise level of a jackhammer is 108dB. I am certainly less than 50 feet from this jackhammer.. I'm on the second floor and the front steps are conviniently located directly below my office. So I'm somewhere between 88-108dB for the last 7 hours (and counting). I'm sure this is damaging my hearing. My desk and floor have been shaking all day.

Complaints to maintenance have done nothing. Why can't they do this work on 2nd, or even 3rd, shift? Weekends, maybe?

Yes, I'm wearing earplugs. And NC headphones. I'd also like to know why there are no earplug dispensers in my building. I had to go across the street to get earplugs. This is a SHIPYARD, every building should have earplug dispensers!

This will be going on all week, and I'm not surprised. Those concrete steps are pretty serious business.

What does it take to get companies to take hearing loss more seriously? It seems to me like the hazards that exist in the shipyard are taken much more seriously than the hazards in the offices, and I'm not even saying that to be funny. Of course there are more hazards "down in the yard" than "up on the hill", but when we called the director of maintenance this morning, he sort of brushed it off with an "I'll send someone up to check it out" and we never heard from him again. And when I say "we", I don't mean "me and some secretaries", I mean, "I let the angry department head who was trying to have a meeting in the conference room near my office use my phone to call in some complaints". I can't help but think that if there was unbearable noise in the yard, they would have taken care of it post-haste.

I WANT RESPECT, DAMMIT!

WHAT YOU SAY!?


CNN.com - Florida takes manatee off endangered list - Jun 8, 2006
Topic: Science 10:26 pm EDT, Jun  8, 2006

State officials said the "downlisting" to threatened from endangered would have no impact on protections afforded the massive, lumbering marine mammal often called the sea cow.

Poor sea cows. They should stay endangered. I've seen poor innocent manatees made into mailboxes, of all things!

CNN.com - Florida takes manatee off endangered list - Jun 8, 2006


Welcome to Creature Comforts - Custom per fur spun yarns
Topic: Home and Garden 10:13 pm EDT, Jun  7, 2006

Yay!!!! Something to do with all the chinchilla fur that's floating all over my house. I could spin it into yarn! And then SELL IT, since mine are beige, not standard gray. I finally figured out how I can retire at 30!

Welcome to Creature Comforts - Custom per fur spun yarns


CNN.com - Mountain lion attacks 7-year-old hiker - Apr 16, 2006
Topic: Miscellaneous 10:06 am EDT, Apr 16, 2006

BOULDER, Colorado (AP) -- A 7-year-old boy hiking with his family was attacked Saturday by a mountain lion, officials said. The cat was later killed by a wildlife officer.

Okay, that's all well and good. But look towards the bottom of the article, to the right, where there's a box for "YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS". Can someone explain to me why "bioterrorism" is there? Is the mountain lion secretly an Al'Q operative? I'm confused.

CNN.com - Mountain lion attacks 7-year-old hiker - Apr 16, 2006


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