next....

[wirelessguru1]

I don't know about the liberals but yes, crude oil, lead, etc, do indeed also come from the ground, but I don't think that the liberals come from the ground! LOL!!!

 

[Evil Eye]

But you are still being forced to bring unwanted toxins into your home, and if one breaks, you are supposed to evacuate the building and call a hazardous disposal outfit.

You're not being forced to buy the things are you?

In any case, it's easy enough to clean a broken lamp. The first Google hit* contained a step-by-step guide on how to dispose of the stuff.

(* for gebroken spaarlamp)

So instead, we just throw them in the trash and it can seep into groundwater at its leisure.

So what do you do with empty batteries and the like?

but I don't think that the liberals come from the ground! LOL!!!

Dust to dust, ashes to ashes

 

[DrLeftover]

And in other news.....



The US is involved in another war.



http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/22/us-mali-usa-idUSBRE90L0DR20130122

 

[DrLeftover]

Women can go into combat now.



http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...-panetta-to-clear-women-for-combat-roles?lite



So.... let me guess.



Being eligible for the draft is next?

 

[Evil Eye]

Being eligible for the draft is next?

Seems like a good way to get some extra soldiers, no?

 

[DrLeftover]

So much for freedom of expression....

A state lawmaker in Georgia is so perturbed that someone used Photoshop to put his head on a porn star's body that he now wants any kind of lewd Photoshopping to be banned. No one has a right to make fun of anyone, he says.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57569287-71/politician-moves-to-make-vulgar-photoshopping-illegal/

 

[Evil Eye]

So much for freedom of expression....

It's illegal to use someone's likeness in a derogatory or commercial way without their consent isn't it?

 

[DrLeftover]

Sort of.



Is it parody or editorializing or something like that?



That's where that infamous gray area comes in when the person in question is a Public Personality, which the idiot in question is.



to wit:

Of course there are ways to legally use someone else’s work without express permission. First, under the fair use doctrine of the copyright laws, it is permissible to use limited portions of a work (including quotes) for purposes such as commentary, criticism, news reporting, and scholarly reports.

http://performermag....ikeness-rights/



And in FULL LEGALESE



http://www.citmedial...ikeness-another

 

[Evil Eye]

Hmm, doesn't exactly sound like fair use to me.

Best to never be photographed I think.

 

[DrLeftover]

Nanny Bloomberg unleashes his ban on large sodas on March 12 — and there are some nasty surprises lurking for hardworking families.

Say goodbye to that 2-liter bottle of Coke with your pizza delivery, pitchers of soft drinks at your kid’s birthday party and some bottle-service mixers at your favorite nightclub.

They’d violate Mayor Bloomberg’s new rules, which prohibit eateries from serving or selling sugary drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces.

Bloomberg’s soda smackdown follows his attacks on salt, sugar, trans fat, smoking and even baby formula.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/soda_ban_to_sap_your_4t5pEK0hvo3PoNZEBOdZ2L

 

[DrLeftover]

From a certified Non-disgusting and Non-Hating media outlet:

The federal government is better at creating low-paying jobs than Wal-Mart and McDonald's combined, according to a new report.

A study released earlier this month from the public policy group Demos states that through various forms of government funding in the private sector, nearly two million people are making $12 an hour or less. The number of workers at Wal-Mart and McDonald's together at $12 an hour or less is currently around 1.5 million, according to the report.

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/federal-government-creates-more-low-wage-jobs-walmart-1C9910466

 

[Evil Eye]

Lots of job opportunities!

 

[DrLeftover]

And now you have another one going....

(Reuters) - He may have been the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago. He may have written a book extolling constitutional values in a democracy. And he may have run for president on a civil liberties banner, pledging to reverse the legacy of George W. Bush.

But as U.S. president for the last 4-1/2 years, Barack Obama has faced accusation after accusation of impinging on civil liberties, disappointing his liberal Democratic base and providing fodder for rival Republicans as he deals with the realities of office.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/15/us-usa-obama-liberties-analysis-idUSBRE94E06I20130515

 

[DrLeftover]

"Sitting is the new smoking,"

"Sitting is the new smoking," says Anup Kanodia, a physician and researcher at the Center for Personalized Health Care at Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center. As evidence, he cites an Australian study published in October 2012 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine that compared the two pastimes. Every hour of TV that people watch, presumably while sitting, cuts about 22 minutes from their life span, the study's authors calculated. By contrast, it's estimated that smokers shorten their lives by about 11 minutes per cigarette.

http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-dont-sit-20130525,0,3673157.story

 

[DrLeftover]

One Area in Which Congress Excels:

A new report from the Congressional Research Service, the nonpartisan research division of Congress, found that about 20 percent of laws passed in recent years were for naming post offices.

As Congress has become less and less efficient, the numbers are all the more striking. In the 111th Congress, which met from 2009 to 2010, members passed 383 statutes, 70 of which named post offices. In the 112th Congress, the last Congress to meet before the current one convened in January, members passed 46 measures naming post offices, out of 240 statutes over all.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/28/one-area-in-which-congress-excels-naming-post-offices/?smid=tw-thecaucus

 

[DrLeftover]

Secret Man Caves Found in EPA Warehouse

A warehouse maintained by contractors for the Environmental Protection Agency contained secret rooms full of exercise equipment, televisions and couches, according to an internal audit.

EPA’s inspector general found contractors used partitions, screens and piled up boxes to hide the rooms from security cameras in the 70,000 square-foot building located in Landover, Md. The warehouse -- used for inventory storage -- is owned by the General Services Administration and leased to the EPA for about $750,000 per year.

The EPA has issued a stop work order to Apex Logistics LLC, the responsible contractor, ensuring the company’s workers no longer have access to the site -- EPA security officials escorted contractor personnel off the premises on May 17 -- and ending all payments on the contract.

Since awarding the contract in May 2007, EPA has paid Apex Logistics about $5.3 million, most of which went to labor costs. Conditions at the facility “raise questions about time charges made by warehouse employees under the contract,” the report said.

http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/06/secret-man-caves-found-epa-warehouse/64202/

 

[DrLeftover]

The "Christmas Tree Tax" has been brought back to life;

It’s never too early for Washington, D.C., politicians to dampen the holiday spirit. The House Agriculture Committee approved an amendment to its farm bill that would lift the stay blocking implementation of President Obama’s Christmas tree tax.

http://blog.heritage.org/2013/06/04/obamas-christmas-tree-tax-is-back/

 

[DrLeftover]

From the Ixquick search engine:

Take a deep breath. You're safe here.

Click here to learn how Ixquick protects you from government surveillance.

https://ixquick.com/eng/prism-program-revealed.html

 

[DrLeftover]

True, and it is not only sites that collect your browsing information.

Even if Ixquick isn't tracking you, your ISP is.

 

[DrLeftover]

and now comes....

The OBAMAPHONE scandal

EXCLUSIVE: Hidden camera catches wireless company employees passing out 'Obama phones' to people who say they'll SELL them for drugs, shoes, handbags and spending cash.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2343377/I-dont-care-Hidden-camera-catches-wireless-company-employees-passing-Obama-phones-people-say-theyll-sell-drugs-shoes-handbags-spending-cash.html