ALCOHOL DRINKING AND DIABETES

ALCOHOL DRINKING AND DIABETES: "At the beginning of the study, none of the women reported that they had diabetes. Ten years later, 935 had developed diabetes. Those taking one drink a day were 58 percent less likely to develop diabetes. Those taking two drinks a day were 250 percent less likely to develop diabetes. Those taking more than two drinks a day had a marked increase in diabetes. "

TREATMENT OF INSULIN RESISTANCE

TREATMENT OF INSULIN RESISTANCE: "When you eat, blood sugar level rises. The higher it rises, the more sugar sticks on cells. Once stuck on a cell membrane, sugar can never detach itself. It is converted to a poison called sorbitol that damages the cell to cause all the side effects of diabetes mentioned above. "

Fast Company | Are All Consultants Corrupt?

Fast Company | Are All Consultants Corrupt?: "Is the problem with professional services due to a lapse in ethics?
The real problem is that people do what they're told. They're simply in compliance mode. What's even more interesting is that there's so much going on that's stupid. People are making the wrong calls on stuff that doesn't even come close to ethics. But that's just common practice. It's what happens inside firms, because that's how people have been raised in business. Before they even get to an ethical issue, they've been taught that if there's cash to be made, then make it. So it's not as if they were wonderful to begin with and then suddenly there was an ethical challenge and they lost their way. The message has always been that nothing trades off against cash."

Al Neuharth, in Christmas Column, Calls for Bringing Troops Home from Iraq

Al Neuharth, in Christmas Column, Calls for Bringing Troops Home from Iraq: "He concluded that 'support our troops' is a wonderful slogan but 'the best way to support our troops thrust by unwise commanders- in-chief into ill-advised adventures like Vietnam and Iraq is to bring them home. Sooner rather than later. That should be our New Year's resolution.'

Neuharth served in the infantry in World War II in France, Germany and the Philippines. He noted that he and his colleagues in that war were 'properly armed and equipped.'"

The faith debate in America - The Washington Times: Editorials/OP-ED - December 23, 2004

The faith debate in America - The Washington Times: Editorials/OP-ED - December 23, 2004: "To secular humanism he was the Gandhi of his day. To Judaism he was a heretic. To Muslims he was a prophet in the line of prophets leading to the seal of the prophet Mohammed. To Christians he is the revealed Son of God. These are mutually different ways of understanding Jesus, and ultimately they cannot be reconciled. "

The New York Times > National > The Public: Fighting On Is the Only Option, Americans Say

The New York Times > National > The Public: Fighting On Is the Only Option, Americans Say: "'It's like watching your son playing in traffic, and there's nothing you can do,'"

Campaign of deception used to push patriotic song up charts - Sunday, 12/19/04

Campaign of deception used to push patriotic song up charts - Sunday, 12/19/04: "Wright said she was ''shocked, saddened and deeply upset by this unethical behavior.'' She said Walter was ''an unpaid volunteer who acted without my knowledge or direction.''
In an interview a day earlier, Wright had described Walter as ''my best friend. We talk all the time, about everything.''"

Feds reopen probe of Honda CR-V fires - Sep. 14, 2004

Feds reopen probe of Honda CR-V fires - Sep. 14, 2004: "The newspaper said the new probe is an 'engineering analysis,' the most serious level of inquiry conducted by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Such investigations lead to vehicle recalls roughly 60 to 80 percent of the time, an agency spokesman told the newspaper. "

27 Fires Linked To Oil Changes In Honda CR-V (washingtonpost.com)

27 Fires Linked To Oil Changes In Honda CR-V (washingtonpost.com): "'Relatively new cars catching on fire? Running the risk of injuring their occupants? It's a very unusual and a very dangerous situation,' said Sally Greenberg of Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports. The fact that a routine oil change could have such catastrophic results suggests 'a dire and a dangerous situation that both the automaker and the auto safety agency should have looked much more closely at,' she said. "

JON CARROLL

JON CARROLL: "cut up little pieces of paper and throw them into the air. It keeps the elephants away. It's worked so far: no elephants. "

DRUDGE REPORT 2005�

DRUDGE REPORT 2005�it's like the iraqies are apaches that keep shooting arrows from the brush along the road.

eeek

The Good Kind Of Conservative

The Good Kind Of Conservative: "'I wish my daughter would turn 18 and move out so I could be a liberal again.' "

The Bible tells me so / Religion in the Heartland is more complex than those of us in the blue states sometimes think

The Bible tells me so / Religion in the Heartland is more complex than those of us in the blue states sometimes think: "'Leviticus 25:44 states that I may possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?'
'I know from Leviticus 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?'"

First Coast News | Local News

First Coast News | Local News: "Donations can be made at ANY Vystar Credit Union to Juliana Wetmore at member number 2102465.

Direct donations can be sent to:

Juliana Wetmore
3018 Hickory Glenn Dr.
Orange Park, FL 32065 "

The New York Times > National > Mystery Cloaks Couple's Firing as Risks to U.S.

The New York Times > National > Mystery Cloaks Couple's Firing as Risks to U.S.: "'Everybody has a sense of pride about their parents,' Hamed Afshari said, breaking into tears. 'And then someone disrespects them like that and it hurts so bad because there is nothing you can do.'"

Bill Moyers Retiring From TV Journalism

Bill Moyers Retiring From TV Journalism: "'I'm going out telling the story that I think is the biggest story of our time: how the right-wing media has become a partisan propaganda arm of the Republican National Committee,' says Moyers. 'We have an ideological press that's interested in the election of Republicans, and a mainstream press that's interested in the bottom line. Therefore, we don't have a vigilant, independent press whose interest is the American people.' "

recordonline.com

recordonline.com: "Christine Loria was at the end of her rope earlier this week when she called her wounded husband's commanders at Fort Hood, Texas, and gave them a piece of her mind.
The Army was discharging her husband, Robert, after he lost his arm and suffered other severe injuries in Iraq, without even gas money to drive his car home.
'I am up here and he's there. That's 1,800 miles away,' she said. 'I had to call his chain of command and scream at them.'
Their reaction she said, was 'very mature.'
'If he feels that way, why is his wife talking for him? Why doesn't he come talk to us himself?' she remembers them asking her.
'Because on some level, he still respects you,' she answered. 'I don't have that problem.'"

Boston.com / News / Local / Brudnoy, in cancer's grip, prepares for end

Boston.com / News / Local / Brudnoy, in cancer's grip, prepares for end: "''David is a Massachusetts treasure,' Governor Mitt Romney said in a telephone interview. ''He is an unadulterated voice of truth.
''The two most important days in your life are the day you're born and the day you leave,' Romney continued. ''On the day you leave, you measure your life on two things -- what you're taking with you and what you're leaving behind. What he's taking with him is a soul that's pure, honest, and full of character and integrity. What he leaves behind is literally millions of listeners who have gotten new perspectives and insights from his unprejudiced voice.'"

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�: "I believe lives are at stake with so many soldiers going across the border riding with scrap metal as protection. It may be to late for the unit I am with, but hopefully not for those who come after."

Judges take up journalists' appeal / Court to decide on protection of secret sources

Judges take up journalists' appeal / Court to decide on protection of secret sources: "Deputy special prosecutor Jim Fleissner said reporters must testify if a crime was under investigation unless prosecutors acted in bad faith or in a harassing manner. The possibility of allowing reporters to keep sources private 'would be a question for the prosecutor to decide,' he said. "

Nanaimo - canada.com network

Nanaimo - canada.com network: "On several occasions, his soldiers pumped hundreds of bullets into cars that failed to stop at U.S. military checkpoints, killing all occupants - who were later found to be unarmed, Massey said.
On another occasion, marines reacted to a stray bullet by killing a small group of unarmed protesters and bystanders, said Massey, who said he suffers from nightmares and post-traumatic stress disorder.
'I was deeply concerned about the civilian casualties,' he said.
'What they were doing was committing murder.' "

Study: PCs make kids dumber | The Register

Study: PCs make kids dumber | The Register: "They also studied the effects of computer use on test scores, and found that greater use of computers in the home impacted positively on test scores."

yet the headline says "Study: PCs make kids dumber"

huh?

New York Post Online Edition: postopinion

New York Post Online Edition: postopinion: "Two elections, and two defeats, into the post-9/11 era, American liberalism still hasn't had its meeting at the Willard Hotel. And the hour is getting late."

Tenet calls for Internet security -- The Washington Times

Tenet calls for Internet security -- The Washington Times: "'I know that these actions will be controversial in this age when we still think the Internet is a free and open society with no control or accountability,' he told an information-technology security conference in Washington, 'but ultimately the Wild West must give way to governance and control.' "

Very, Very Dirty Pictures / You want explicit? You want raw and uncensored and free of media bias? Here you go

Very, Very Dirty Pictures / You want explicit? You want raw and uncensored and free of media bias? Here you go: "You have to dare yourself to click, to take it in, to see if you can, in fact, handle the truth.
It is not easy. It is definitely not pleasant. But in this time of ever escalating numbers of war dead and flagrant BushCo lies and sanitized BS about the real effects of war, all coupled with a simmering plan to attack Iran and maybe North Korea someday real soon, seeking out such visceral truth is no longer just optional. It is, perhaps, the most patriotic thing you can do. "