bubba2

I have a degree in music but that changed to computer systems and I have worked in application development for 25 years. I still enjoy music, do a bit of ballroom dancing, and I am also involved in pet rescue and volunteer at an area animal shelter. I also help run a science fiction convention in Memphis - it is held every year in March. Here is the URL: http://www.midsouthcon.org. --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Caring for a dead veteran is easy ... bring a wreath, say a few words and walk away. Caring for a living veteran requires time, money and a life-long commitment. Every Veterans Day our politicians show they don't know the difference as they visit a cemetery instead of a VA hospital." (from www.vawatchdog.org) -------------------------- "We want the very best for our veterans." President George W. Bush -- "You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on." -- President George W. Bush. "You work 3 jobs? ... Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that." -- February 2005, George W. Bush to a single mother of 3 children ...

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Widow: Iraq trauma fueled murder-suicide tragedy

Do No Evil – A decorated Marine Corps staff sergeant who apparently fatally shot his brother before killing himself at the end of a long police chase served 4 tours in Iraq, met President Bush and suffered from PTSD, his wife said Thursday. "If the PTSD would have been handled in a correct manner, none of this would have happened," said Kellee Twiggs.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 17, 2008 12:34am

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VA Staffer Discourages PTSD Diagnoses

Do No Evil – VA team leader Norma J. Perez, a PTSD program coordinator and psychologist, suggested mental health professionals should diagnose military patients with "adjustment disorder" rather than post traumatic stress disorder in order to save time and money treating veterans, according to an internal VA e-mail.

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Senators demand investigation into deliberate mis-diagnosis of PTSD

Do No Evil – Senators Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Richard Burr (R-NC) and Barack Obama (D-IL) all want an investigation into an email sent by a VA employee urging mental health workers to not diagnose PTSD.

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The 10 smartest animals

Science – We humans have the ability to learn, to reason and solve problems. We're self-aware, and we're also conscious of the presence, thoughts and feelings of others. We make tools and practice the art of deception. We're creative. We think abstractly. We have language and use it to express complex ideas. All of these are arguably signs of intelligence.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 11:32pm

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Antiwar Radio: Scott Horton Interviews Philippe Sands

Do No Evil – Philippe Sands, professor of law at University College London and author of Torture Team: Rumsfeld's Memo and the Betrayal of American Values, discusses Douglas J. Feith's role in coming up with the twisted excuse for abandoning the Geneva Conventions in the name of saving them, the "necessity" excuse invoked by participants in the decisi

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We Need Immigrants

Books – Isn't there anyone who is willing to argue that immigration is actually a good thing? Yes. His name is Pierre Legrain, a British writer whose new book, Immigrants: Your Country Needs Them, boldly challenges the conventional thinking at every turn.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 11:32pm

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Calculating the Real Costs

Politics – What does - and will - the invasion and occupation of Iraq really cost the people of this country?

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 11:32pm

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Raw Milk Rebellion

Food – How much business does the government have in the barnyard?

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Gay marriage is now constitutional in California

Celebrities – Ellen DeGeneres plans to make an honest woman out of her girlfriend ... and herself.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 11:32pm

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Beluga Whales Trapped in Ice in Nunavut

News – Up to 20 beluga whales are trapped in the sea ice near Grise Fiord, Nunavut, a local conservation officer said.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 11:31pm

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Food stamp recipients scramble for food

Money – Danielle Brown stands outside a South Side market at midnight, braving the spring chill for her first chance to buy groceries since her food stamps ran out nearly two weeks ago.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 11:31pm

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Obesity Contributes to Global Warming

Science – Obese and overweight people require more fuel to transport them and the food they eat, and the problem will worsen as the population literally swells in size, a team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine says.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 11:31pm

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Hunger and World Poverty

Do No Evil – About 25,000 people die every day of hunger or hunger-related causes, according to the United Nations. This is one person every three and a half seconds, as you can see on this display. Unfortunately, it is children who die most often.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 11:31pm

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Bush on Iran: Lies of Aggression

Do No Evil – It is Bush, not Iran, who sounds like Adolf Hitler blustering and threatening. It is Bush's American Brownshirts, the neocons, who express the view: "what's the good of nuclear weapons if you can't use them."

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 11:31pm

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Soldier Refuses Iraq Deployment, Citing "Stomach-Churning Horrors"

Do No Evil – An Army soldier who served as a military journalist in Afghanistan, Japan, and Europe announced Thursday his intent to refuse orders to deploy to Iraq. "As an Army journalist whose job it was to collect and filter stories, I heard many stomach-churning testimonies of the horrors taking place in Iraq. For fear of retaliation, I failed to report

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Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 10:37pm