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| Wanted smalll tv for my dog :) (Arlington, Falls Church)
Reply to: sale-847087812@craigslist.org [?]
Date: 2008-09-19, 1:11PM EDT
I'm looking for a small TV for my dog, yes for my dog! I normally leave
the TV on during the day for him so he hears some noise and has
soemthing to look at during the day but I just got two 42" flat screens
and can't leave them on all day.
Hope you can help!
Thanks!
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| (FYI - This post began as a comment on this blog post. I am neither a McCain or Obama supporter.)
#1
"Sarah Palin is the first WOMAN in Alaska elected to state office - doesn’t that mean ANYTHING???"
No, that statement means nothing. I don't cheer candidates for winning elections, I cheer for candidates if they implement new strategies or actually improve the life of constituents. If Palin ran things horribly and the state is in worse shape than before, then no, being the first woman in the state office of Alaska does not mean anything positive.
#2
Don't be insulted by Obama's $4,000 tuition credit. It's not meant for you. It's meant for truly poor students who have never had anyone in their family earn a degree, or can't even afford community college.
I agree with this statement: "you don’t really need a higher degree but if you can afford it go ahead!"
When did this becoming insulting or patronizing? Having a sense of entitlement that includes the government paying for or subsidizing YOUR 17th-19th years of specialized schooling seems patronizing. Thinking the government (aka taxpayers, aka fellow citizens) should help you financially so you can become a lawyer and make $$$ is insulting. You can pay back your student loans with your higher future salary.
(I understand not all law school grads go to high power law firms, but on a whole someone with a JD is going to make more money than someone with an Associate degree.)
My view of the government's role in US society does not include paying for students to become lawyers. I pay for K-12 because I believe the government and society benefits from literate people with basic math skills to balance their own checkbook. I subsidize higher education through gov. education grants and reduced interest rate loans to empower people to make a decent living and to avoid expensive social problems (drug addiction, jail, crime, etc.).
It's not harming the American way of life by not giving future lawyers breaks. But America does stand for things like giving immigrants opportunities to become successful, like going to community college. The American way does stand for programs where we leverage our diversity to share our wealth of knowledge, such as volunteering/community service, not feeling entitled to hand outs and be unwilling to pay taxes.
Let's not characterize your interests as so "broad" and "diverse" that you can't choose a candidate - you want to have your cake and eat it too. You want the government to help you (and only you), but you don't want to fund it.
Maybe we all need a refresher in finances & debt 101:
1. If you are a college grad that cannot afford law school, work first and save up some money, or do the calculations and find out if your career interests can pay back your $100K in student loans.
2. If you are a country that is in record debt and the Chinese own your ass, re-think some of your priorities (War on terror, War on drugs, War on everything). Maybe instead of paying for wars you'd have money for higher education.
Maybe more attention needs to be given to this statement: "you don’t really need a higher degree but if you can afford it go ahead!"
Well, Ms. Pretty in Pink lawyer - you couldn't afford it. I'm not here to pay for your mistakes. I'll gladly pay taxes to help people struggling to get out of minimum wage jobs by getting a community college degree or people willing to EARN their $4,000 by providing community service.
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| Killings by PG County Police Double: Meanwhile, over
in Prince George's County, accusations of excessive force are being
laid against the police department, after the number of people shot and
killed by police doubled from last year. The Post article is a disheartening summary of brutal stories, including the 19-year-old inmate who was strangled in June,
and how their canine unite required strict federal oversight up until
last year, after over 800 bitings occurred over seven years in the
1990's. Or the death of Manuel de Jesus Espina, "who was unarmed, [and]
was fatally shot during what police say was an attempt to arrest him
after he was spotted with an open container of alcohol" in August. The
police inspector general reminded the public, before painting with too
wide a brush, that more people are armed and willing to shoot police. | | |
| You have most likely eaten genetically modified (GM) foods. Genetically modified means DNA/genes have been spliced (with unpredictable results) into a plant or animal. For instance, scientists have injected pesticides into a potato's DNA to make the plant always have that pesticide in every root, leaf, seed, etc. This potato has to be registered with the EPA (A US Federal government entity - Environmental Protection Agency) as a PESTICIDE! and then you eat it. GM foods don't have to be labeled. No government entity checks the safety of GM foods either.
I must admit, scientist don't know the long term effects of GM foods. On the other hand, scientists don't know the long term effects of GM foods! But what we do know is that GM foods are dangerous to regular plant crops and organic plant crops and produce lots and lots of toxic chemical waste. Genetic engineering throws off balance the food chains and ecosystem. For plants, bugs will only become resistant to a particular GM plant. Then after a new plant is engineered, the bug will also evolve. Then you have a super pesticide resistant bug. Plus, you don't have diversity in plants anymore. Think about how one certain soil bacteria wiped out the potato crops in Ireland during the late 1800s.
Anyways, in N. America the most GM foods are: corn, soy, cotton, and canola. GM ingredients are usually used in processed foods - don't worry if you are buying an ear of corn, but watch out for corn chips.
Some examples of GM foods:
Pringles
(Procter & Gamble)
Original Low Fat Pizza-licious Sour Cream & Onion Salt & Vinegar
Cheezeums
Frito-Lay
(PepsiCo)
Lays Potato Chips
(all varieties) Ruffles Potato Chips
(all) Doritos Corn Chips
(all) Tostitos Corn Chips
(all) Fritos Corn Chips
(all) Cheetos
(all) Rold Gold Pretzels
(all) Cracker Jack Popcorn
Lean Cuisine
(Stouffer's/Nestle)
Skillet Sensations
- Chicken & Vegetable
- Broccoli & Beef
- Homestyle Beef
- Teriyaki Chicken
- Chicken Alfredo
- Garlic Chicken
- Roast Turkey
Hearty Portions
- Chicken Florentine
- Beef Stroganoff
- Cheese & Spinach Manicotti
- Salisbury Steak
CafŽ Classics
- Baked Fish
- Baked Chicken
- Chicken a L'Orange
- Chicken Parmesan
- Meatloaf with Whipped Potatoes
Everyday Favorites
- Chicken Fettuccini
- Chicken Pie
- Angel Hair Pasta
- Three Bean Chili with Rice
- Macaroni & Cheese
Pepperidge Farm
(Campbell's)
Butter Thins Hearty Wheat Cracker Trio Cracker Quartet Three Cheese Snack Stix
Sesame Snack Stix Pumpernickel Snack Stix Goldfish
(original, cheddar, parmesan, pizza, pretzel) Goldfish Snack Mix
(all)
Keebler
(Keebler/Flowers Industries)
Town House Club Munch 'Ems
(all varieties) Wheatables Zesta Saltines Toasteds
(Wheat, Onion, Sesame & Butter Crisps) Snax Stix
(Wheat, Cheddar & original) Harvest Bakery
(Multigrain, Butter, Corn Bread)
and on and on - check out the complete list at
http://www.truefoodnow.org/shoppersguide/guide_printable.html#tomato
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| If you live near McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey, Fort Meade in Maryland, or Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida please be aware that toxic & known cancer-causing chemicals have contaminated soil and drinking water supplies according to the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The Pentagon who owns and runs these military bases refuse to sign agreements to clean up the bases. They are also fighting the EPA on news standards for "toxic chemicles" such as perchlorate, found in propellant for rockets and missiles, and trichloroethylene (TCE), a metal degreaser. The Pentagon has a voluntary clean-up program which has been described as too slow and ineffective by the EPA.
The really disturbing thing is this: When a corporation spews more toxic chemicals than allowed, the EPA will investigate, sue the company, and use the money won to clean up the site. Since the EPA and Pentagon are both federal government entities, EPA will not sue the Pentagon.
The US Military is the world's worst polluter. Every year the Department of Defense churns out more than 750,000 tons
of hazardous waste -- more than the top three chemical companies
combined.
The EPA has reported that perchlorate is present in drinking and
groundwater supplies in 35 states. Center for Disease Control and
independent studies have also overwhelmingly shown that perchlorate is
existent in our food supplies, cow's milk, and human breast milk. As a
result virtually every American has some level of perchlorate in their
body.
So, enjoy the perchlorate coursing through your veins!
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