$1000 or Bust!

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$1000 or Bust!

Click to enlarge. Although we seem very determined to make it to $1000, I'm going to have to go with bust on this one. 1. The blue trend...

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Cold Jokes are as Dry as They are Weary

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQRi9q1kg3_T0bjTpxyxBvOmlFhJGXDNajaK1IcK4PRRw6YFF2bFkBQd9RqHhb2p6Qp0XMnMR8gfHqFMXbv64st3wOEJQpBfoZd-O9-w9xIQNSuQLDKMdjno9Yb0_KIqy9rvW4yUXoMc3/s1600/Miss-Universe-Venezuela-2014-Migbelis-Castellanos-Romero+Hot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQRi9q1kg3_T0bjTpxyxBvOmlFhJGXDNajaK1IcK4PRRw6YFF2bFkBQd9RqHhb2p6Qp0XMnMR8gfHqFMXbv64st3wOEJQpBfoZd-O9-w9xIQNSuQLDKMdjno9Yb0_KIqy9rvW4yUXoMc3/s1600/Miss-Universe-Venezuela-2014-Migbelis-Castellanos-Romero+Hot.jpg" width="400" /></a>Happy Hump Day ladies and gentlemen…Matt-Man here with some not so funny stand-up comedic type jokes for ya…<br /><br />Unless you live in the desert southwest and/or the fucking tip of Florida, you know that of late, it has been colder than Ann Coulter’s pussy.<br /><br />Yeah, I said that…so in honor of the Polar Vortex that has gripped the nation, here are some, <i>“It’s so cold outside…” </i>jokes…<br /><br />From Tiffany…<i>“It’s so cold outside, I should wear socks.”</i>  Ha Ha…Floridians are so damn funny.<br /><br />From my wake-up buddy Amy…<i>“It’s so cold outside, I peed an icicle.”</i>  As Amy lives in Alabama, I understand that she pees outside as most Alabamians do.<br /><br />Now our wonderful friend Jeff, imparted one that wasn’t half-bad…<br /><br /><i>“It’s colder than a room full of ex-wives.”</i><br /><br />Not bad, but I have no idea why his reference dealt with plural ex-wives.  We may have to talk to him about that.<br /><br />And then I heard this…<br /><br /><i>“It's so cold that the local flasher was caught *describing* himself </i><br /><i>to women.”</i><br /><br />And then there is this…<br /><br /> “It’s so cold that you have to open the fridge to heat the house.”<br /><br />The only reason that I find this one funny, is because when working at the Beer Mine Drive-Thru during the winter?<br /><br />It’s a constant 38 degrees sans wind in the beer cooler, and yeah, THAT big ass beer refrigerator keeps one warm relative to the actual outside.<br /><br />Lastly, I got this one on Facebook last night…<br /><br /><i>“It's so cold outside that my sac feels like two peas in a mail mans leather bag.”</i><br /><br />I have no idea what that means….I don’t know why a mailman/mail woman would be delivering pea pods, but I liked it because somebody participated in my shout out for jokes.<br /><br />And that’s good enough for me.<br /><br />Oh sure, this post could be longer and much more scintillating, but damn, it’s cold outside!!<br /><br /><i><b>Cheers!!</b></i><br /><br /><i>Matt-Man</i><br /><br /><i><a href="mailto:matmaniws@ymail.com">matmaniws@ymail.com</a></i><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">@mattman_iws</span></i></a><br /><i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mattmaniws" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">My Facebook Page</span></a></i></div>

Cold Jokes are as Dry as They are Weary

Happy Hump Day ladies and gentlemen…Matt-Man here with some not so funny stand-up comedic type jokes for ya… Unless you live in the desert s...

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Here We Go Again

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrkLKmelmgSgGsBTFhbnFramx2ndZP5ZG0A4kiCRZRaQl6EAwg2GUUGQT4MaGUgnp0yHzV8ldV4cV2QRJCJ39E1BEjzYE9fPpinNZS6R0GhDT3cJ8-pWBdqY666MGWugvV_HV6DkK9AA/s1600/Employment+vs.+New+Orders.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrkLKmelmgSgGsBTFhbnFramx2ndZP5ZG0A4kiCRZRaQl6EAwg2GUUGQT4MaGUgnp0yHzV8ldV4cV2QRJCJ39E1BEjzYE9fPpinNZS6R0GhDT3cJ8-pWBdqY666MGWugvV_HV6DkK9AA/s320/Employment+vs.+New+Orders.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />Just look at that stock market setting new inflation adjusted highs! It's a sight to behold! Amazing!<br /><br />Oh, wait. In my nearly infinite exuberance, I appear to be using the wrong data set.<br /><br />The chart above actually shows the ISM Non-manufacturing Employment Index divided by the ISM Non-manufacturing New Orders Index. What was I thinking? Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy.<br /><br />Don't let it concern you that the non-manufacturing employment index is growing faster than its new orders index. I'm sure it will be totally sustainable this time! We can just extrapolate that out to infinity and call it good. No business cycle worries at all! None! Nada! ZIRP! Just keep believing in the dreams!<br /><br /><b>Dream #1:</b> The stock market only goes up!<br /><b>Dream #2:</b> Long-term bond yields only go up (even during ZIRP)!<br /><br />This is not investment advice. As always, just opinions.<br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=qHs">St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart</a>

Here We Go Again

Click to enlarge. Just look at that stock market setting new inflation adjusted highs! It's a sight to behold! Amazing! Oh, wait. In my ...

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Ohio Police: Man Stopped for Speeding Had 48 Bombs

WTF?<br /><br />It will be interesting to see what comes of this, there is very little information here.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ohio-police-man-stopped-speeding-48-bombs-21448931"><b><br /><br /><blockquote>Ohio Police: Man Stopped for Speeding Had 48 Bombs</b></a><br /><br /><br />LONDON, Ohio January 7, 2014 (AP)<br />Associated Press<br /><br />A man stopped for speeding in central Ohio was charged with illegally making or possessing an explosive device after nearly 50 bombs and four guns were found in his vehicle.<br /><br />Andrew Scott Boguslawski, 43, was arrested late New Year's Day on Interstate 70 west of Columbus. Investigators found two pistols, two rifles, 48 explosive devices and tools and materials to make additional explosives, according to The (London) Madison Press . Also inside was a remote detonating device, Assistant Madison County Prosecutor Nick Adkins said.<br /><br />Investigators are trying to determine why the man had the arsenal. He faces a court hearing Friday in Madison County.<br /><br />According to the state trooper who stopped him for going 85 mph in a 70-mph zone, Boguslawski said he had no weapons. However, the officer returned with a ticket and saw the handle of a gun between the man's knees.<br /><br />"At that point, he drew his service weapon, held the man there and called for backup," said Adkins.<br /><br />Boguslawski told authorities he has an attorney, but none was listed on the court docket. There was no phone listing for the street address listed for him on court records.<br /><br />Adkins said a $1 million bond set for the defendant reflected the possible risk to the public.</blockquote>

Ohio Police: Man Stopped for Speeding Had 48 Bombs

WTF? It will be interesting to see what comes of this, there is very little information here. Ohio Police: Man Stopped for Speeding Had 48 B...

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American Idols on the Billboard Album Chart End of Year Update

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8c_vReZ1FORwxpBx-AKrmfz9W5pw_0Lfj1X4YOGu88epKDOKS9fAHBs68Ro7QP-pS0jm9_yak8FIxfnV3xRDOSqsT_UBU7SEvkhNASl0YkX3NKVOejH0RxI7VCNd84jpA1qjXLN7bmb3/s1600/bb200-20140107.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8c_vReZ1FORwxpBx-AKrmfz9W5pw_0Lfj1X4YOGu88epKDOKS9fAHBs68Ro7QP-pS0jm9_yak8FIxfnV3xRDOSqsT_UBU7SEvkhNASl0YkX3NKVOejH0RxI7VCNd84jpA1qjXLN7bmb3/s1600/bb200-20140107.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">dk green = Kelly, orange = Daughtry, red = Scotty, lt blue = Carrie, maroon = Phillip</td></tr></tbody></table>I was away from my computer will all my lovely data for the past couple weeks, so it is time to update my chart of American Idol alumni albums. It looks like in the past two weeks Kellie Pickler's "The Woman I Am" and Mandisa's "Overcomer" have fallen off the <a href="http://www.mjsbigblog.com/billboard-chart-date-01112014.htm" target="_blank">BillBoard 200</a>, all the winners who were on the chart two weeks ago are all still there (plus Daughtry as the only remaining "non-winner" on the chart as we go into 2014. Closing out the year "stronger" (yes, that is a pun) is Kelly Clarkson's "Wrapped in Red" Christmas album which is still in the Top 10 after nine weeks on the chart with<a href="http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5855135/beyonce-leads-for-third-week-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-chart" target="_blank"> 62K more</a> in sales. That puts her total at 764K since she was at 702K last week <a href="http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-album-chart-news-the-week-of-january-2-2013-garth-brooks-duck-dynasty-cassadee-pope-danielle-bradbery-scotty-mccreery" target="_blank">according to Roughstock</a>. For some reason <a href="http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-album-chart-news-the-week-of-january-2-2013-garth-brooks-duck-dynasty-cassadee-pope-danielle-bradbery-scotty-mccreery" target="_blank">Roughstock</a> did not list her album this week.<br /><br />Who Roughstock does list, however, which MJ's does not is Carrie Underwood's NBC "Sound of Music" album which continues to sell, although it tumbled quite a bit from #28 to #71. It had 12K more in sales which gives it total sales of 103K. Carrie's "Blown Away" is also still on the Top 200 list at #112 with another 9K to put that album's total at a whopping 1.631 million. The Roughstock chart also lists Scotty McCreery's "See You Tonight" which sold another 13K to land at #63 with 178K total in sales.<br /><br />The other two Idols on the chart are Daughtry's "Baptized" at #46 and Phillip Phillip's debut album (with that very long name) at #163. That's all I am reporting for now. I am awaiting the new season of Idol for some more interesting numbers to post!

American Idols on the Billboard Album Chart End of Year Update

dk green = Kelly, orange = Daughtry, red = Scotty, lt blue = Carrie, maroon = Phillip I was away from my computer will all my lovely data fo...

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The Master Pattern Report January 7, 2014

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>FEAR LIST Predictions</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Dr. Bob is a nice guy.   He's not part of the YOU TUBE miscreants and he likes to talk about current economic and political events:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/wvuKJb9oa9g?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><b>...developing...</b></div>

The Master Pattern Report January 7, 2014

FEAR LIST Predictions Dr. Bob is a nice guy.   He's not part of the YOU TUBE miscreants and he likes to talk about current economic and ...

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Are the markets rigged?

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Examining the manipulation conspiracies</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Sure it's a little more than just SUPPLY and DEMAND.  But it would be interesting to look into the mechanics of how stocks really work and how the market makers and clearing houses actually work:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-lkvhC-qe78?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>...developing...</b></div>

Are the markets rigged?

Examining the manipulation conspiracies Sure it's a little more than just SUPPLY and DEMAND.  But it would be interesting to look into t...

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Mise à jour au 1er janvier 2014 des "Chiffres sociaux utiles"

</BR></BR>Depuis le 1er janvier 2014, le <b>salaire minimum de croissance (Smic)</b> est revalorisé de 1,1 %, le montant du SMIC brut horaire s’élevant à 9,53 € brut. </BR></BR>Le <b>revenu de solidarité active (RSA)</b> augmente de 1,3 %. </BR></BR>Les allocations temporaire d’attente, de solidarité spécifique, équivalent retraite et transitoire de solidarité sont également revalorisées. </BR></BR>Enfin, les plafonds servant à déterminer le droit aux prestations familiales sont revalorisés de 1,9 %. </BR></BR><p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"> <a title="View MDE Chiffres Sociaux 012014 on Scribd" href="http://fr.scribd.com/doc/196574299/MDE-Chiffres-Sociaux-012014" style="text-decoration: underline;" >MDE Chiffres Sociaux 012014</a> by <a title="View news-these-days's profile on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/news-these-days" style="text-decoration: underline;" >news-these-days</a></p><iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" src="//www.scribd.com/embeds/196574299/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-z17lqjpjrxcwgyglwu&show_recommendations=true" data-auto-height="false" data-aspect-ratio="0.706896551724138" scrolling="no" id="doc_84401" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0"></iframe></BR></BR>

Mise à jour au 1er janvier 2014 des "Chiffres sociaux utiles"

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GOLD, SILVER and PSYCHOLOGICAL MANIPULATION

<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">GOLD and SILVER scam concerns rising</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Since G4T came out of the closet in his purple thongs and exposed the TRUTHERS and PATRIOTS as being stage actors and play actors we have more people coming forward with stories on all these precious metals scams and those behind the marketing scheme:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mike Maloney...</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/qamnbCuvtdc?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Chris Duane...</span></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/RMeusp69V80?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/M2VqKCYBQ1c?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><b>...developing...</b></div>

GOLD, SILVER and PSYCHOLOGICAL MANIPULATION

GOLD and SILVER scam concerns rising Since G4T came out of the closet in his purple thongs and exposed the TRUTHERS and PATRIOTS as being st...

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Is PALLADIUM a rare earth metal?

<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">PALLADIUM making some headlines</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vTve10mScVfB0w_Flmo6hYw1KbEswFc_XthKc4sPHeuOaAKLIZ4-10aAtoDNH4-xSOozjIudIAV4ldsIoGL3zEodJLf1uGQCfmZChBLasDua4HCxabe_xtJ0tA3ps94IxBjwUHC_AOM/s1600/PalladiumBARS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vTve10mScVfB0w_Flmo6hYw1KbEswFc_XthKc4sPHeuOaAKLIZ4-10aAtoDNH4-xSOozjIudIAV4ldsIoGL3zEodJLf1uGQCfmZChBLasDua4HCxabe_xtJ0tA3ps94IxBjwUHC_AOM/s1600/PalladiumBARS.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFuL3aDcrfZbcJuw9LV0FHv6S_uOvRMNaGFjmHaN6XTgu84wCspmtwNfwvJ7A6sE0KkEFgcMJm56tmTlBfKvXdL1ljdwa-oVvd3L4dBkyyH3wjY6vv132tNcHHHzpmk-7iO7Ik20YOuw/s1600/PalladiumPERIODICTABLEpic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFuL3aDcrfZbcJuw9LV0FHv6S_uOvRMNaGFjmHaN6XTgu84wCspmtwNfwvJ7A6sE0KkEFgcMJm56tmTlBfKvXdL1ljdwa-oVvd3L4dBkyyH3wjY6vv132tNcHHHzpmk-7iO7Ik20YOuw/s1600/PalladiumPERIODICTABLEpic.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">What about PALLADIUM?</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>As the GOLD and SILVER advocates never stop telling the investment community about their shiny metals there's one metal that seems to be quietly working it's way into the headlines and that is PALLADIUM.  </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Not long ago I heard Rick Rule mention PALLADIUM along with PLATINUM as one of his primary investment interests.  Information on these metals is somewhat hard to find but there are a few headlines showing up on the matter:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/12/31/palladium.aspx#.UswDffu0Zjs" style="color: red;">http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/12/31/palladium.aspx#.UswDffu0Zjs</a> </b><br /><br /><b>Sprott Asset Management has one of their funds dedicated to PLATINUM and PALLADIUM and the ticker symbol is SPPP.  Other than that there's one Canadian company with the symbol PAL and an ETF with the symbol</b><br /><b>PALL.</b><br /><b><a href="http://seekingalpha.com/article/1925841-north-american-palladium-likely-a-multi-bagger?source=yahoo" style="color: red;">http://seekingalpha.com/article/1925841-north-american-palladium-likely-a-multi-bagger?source=yahoo</a> </b><br /><br /><b>I'm not sure what to make of this.  If you have any further information leave a COMMENT below. </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>...developing...</b></div>

Is PALLADIUM a rare earth metal?

PALLADIUM making some headlines What about PALLADIUM? As the GOLD and SILVER advocates never stop telling the investment community about the...

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POT E-CIGARETTES have more bang for the buck

<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">More Marijuana Industry Innovations</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoX8j76MGliYpI34N2uGazyLa10xtUVGHyoP8KUUNysZ_vQ0o5hW0LNw2owtNUZOadaWLlGqrIuIx6M_FHMR4UGIXZCmPsFIwEz6LLrIrQ-RR0H3GIM1oA-C5airncFY7b3qQp0XGyWMk/s1600/CannabisPIC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoX8j76MGliYpI34N2uGazyLa10xtUVGHyoP8KUUNysZ_vQ0o5hW0LNw2owtNUZOadaWLlGqrIuIx6M_FHMR4UGIXZCmPsFIwEz6LLrIrQ-RR0H3GIM1oA-C5airncFY7b3qQp0XGyWMk/s1600/CannabisPIC.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Marijuana E-CIGARETTES</span>  </b></div><br /><b>The process of legalizing marijuana is complicated but the industry continues to make headlines each day as more progress is made toward full legalization of the product which already has proven to be in great demand:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pot-boom-e-cigs-sales-set-soar-colo-article-1.1567304" style="color: red;">http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pot-boom-e-cigs-sales-set-soar-colo-article-1.1567304</a></b><br /><br /><b>At this rate marijuana is about to become the new American commodity.  Even various marijuana stocks have been making more than just the headlines:</b><br /><b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/01/americas-new-commodity-marijuana.html" style="color: red;">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/01/americas-new-commodity-marijuana.html</a> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>...developing...</b></div>

POT E-CIGARETTES have more bang for the buck

More Marijuana Industry Innovations Marijuana E-CIGARETTES   The process of legalizing marijuana is complicated but the industry continues t...

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Voeux 2014

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Voeux 2014

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My Cup Runneth Over

My Drool Cup.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjit-yDQp9CgPxNzPwVVduSfJyW2_RHTHcgOzJH2SWrZUNUVMw0IytPWdJbJAYVOuJC3yD-hvl78vTq7dYZYv3FkWMm3D84v1dGsH0hRDT14nM6KcoW7Yl2AKbj7WCVbruGd2edqLXV99lV/s1600/958157310b573534e9de61e59266a729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjit-yDQp9CgPxNzPwVVduSfJyW2_RHTHcgOzJH2SWrZUNUVMw0IytPWdJbJAYVOuJC3yD-hvl78vTq7dYZYv3FkWMm3D84v1dGsH0hRDT14nM6KcoW7Yl2AKbj7WCVbruGd2edqLXV99lV/s640/958157310b573534e9de61e59266a729.jpg" /></a></div>

My Cup Runneth Over

My Drool Cup.

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How Cannabinoids May Slow Brain Aging

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="spotlight" height="320" src="https://scontent-b-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/996699_614281871941038_1238091320_n.jpg" style="height: 466px; width: 450px;" width="240" /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">'Stoners aren’t known for their memory prowess but a new review suggests that drugs similar to marijuana’s active ingredients may hold promise for preventing— or even reversing— brain aging and possibly Alzheimer‘s and other degenerative brain diseases.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Since the mid 2000′s researchers have been building an appreciation for the power of marijuana-like substances that make up the brain’s cannabinoid systems. In animal experiments, for example, synthetic compounds similar to THC—marijuana’s main psychoactive component—have shown promise in preserving brain functions. A 2008 study even demonstrated that a THC-like substance reduced brain inflammation and improved memory in older rats.'</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Read <a href="http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/29/how-cannabinoids-may-slow-brain-aging/">more... </a></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>

How Cannabinoids May Slow Brain Aging

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Garlic Kills Brain Cancer Cells Without Side Effects

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="spotlight" height="400" src="https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1557689_10151861570062499_983033066_n.jpg" style="height: 480px; width: 380px;" width="300" /></div><br /><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div><br /><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div><span style="font-size: large;">'Garlic is probably nature's most potent food. It is one of the reasons people who eat the Mediterranean diet live such long healthy lives. Garlic is also a powerful performer in the research lab.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">Washington State University previously showed that garlic is 100 times more effective than two popular antibiotics at fighting disease causing bacteria commonly responsible for foodborne illness.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">Glioblastoma is the most common and most aggressive malignant primary brain tumor in humans, involving glial cells and accounting for 52% of all functional tissue brain tumor cases and 20% of all intracranial tumors.' </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Read <a href="http://preventdisease.com/news/14/010614_Garlic-Kills-Brain-Cancer-Cells-Without-Side-Effects.shtml">more... </a></span>

Garlic Kills Brain Cancer Cells Without Side Effects

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Natural Anti-Inflammatory Alternatives

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Seven Drugs Whose Dangerous Risks Emerged Only After Big Pharma Made Its Money

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" src="http://www.davidicke.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/screen_shot_2014-01-02_at_1.21.29_pm_1.png" title="screen_shot_2014-01-02_at_1.21.29_pm_1" /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">‘Have you ever noticed how warnings about dangerous prescription drugs always seem to surface after the drug is no longer marketed and its patent has run out? Whether it’s an FDA advisory or a trial lawyer solicitation about harm that may have been done to you, the warnings are always belated and useless. If a drug you took four years ago may have given you liver damage, why didn’t the FDA tell you then? Why didn’t the FDA recall the drug or better yet, not approve it in the first place?'</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Read <a href="http://www.alternet.org/personal-health/7-drugs-whose-dangerous-risks-emerged-only-after-big-pharma-made-its-money?paging=off&current_page=1#bookmark">more... </a></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>

Seven Drugs Whose Dangerous Risks Emerged Only After Big Pharma Made Its Money

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Ways to Get Organized in 2014

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ways to Get Organized" class="post_image aligncenter" height="400" src="http://www.littlehouseliving.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Ways-To-Get-Organized.jpg" width="363" /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">'Ways to Get Organized</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Trying to keep up with the house, work, kids and all of the extra-curricular actives in the household can be a daunting task. Sometimes trying to fit in an hour of leisurely reading can seem impossible, but the key to balancing everything is to be organized. Learning ways to get organized will result in a structured life that can help ensure that you can meet all of your obligations, while still having time left over for yourself.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">If you are looking for ways to get organized, or feel overwhelmed by the thought, don't worry! We have some easy ways to get organized that will help the process seem easy and manageable.'</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Read <a href="http://www.littlehouseliving.com/ways-to-get-organized.html">more... </a></span>

Ways to Get Organized in 2014

'Ways to Get Organized Trying to keep up with the house, work, kids and all of the extra-curricular actives in the household can be a da...

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Group Of Burglars Who Broke Into FBI Office In 1971 And Were Never Caught Come Out

Wow!<br /><br />I was too young to remember hearing about this way back then but <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/07/us/burglars-who-took-on-fbi-abandon-shadows.html?_r=0"><i>this is fascinating</i></a>.<br /><br />This disparate group of eight people staked out an FBI office and then broke in and took every document they could lay their hands on, stuck them in suitcases and disappeared into obscurity until now.<br /><br />They sent copies of FBI files documenting domestic spying and official documents signed by J. Edgar Hoover himself ordering the bureau to harass Anti War protesters to newspaper outlets and were responsible for the very first public knowledge of an acronym nobody had ever heard of and were not find out until years later what it stood for;<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO"><br />COINTELPRO</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/07/us/burglars-who-took-on-fbi-abandon-shadows.html?_r=0"><br /><b> Burglars Who Took on F.B.I. Abandon Shadows</b></a><br /><br /><br /><blockquote>PHILADELPHIA — The perfect crime is far easier to pull off when nobody is watching. <br /><br />So on a night nearly 43 years ago, while Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier bludgeoned each other over 15 rounds in a televised title bout viewed by millions around the world, burglars took a lock pick and a crowbar and broke into a Federal Bureau of Investigation office in a suburb of Philadelphia, making off with nearly every document inside.<br /><br />They were never caught, and the stolen documents that they mailed anonymously to newspaper reporters were the first trickle of what would become a flood of revelations about extensive spying and dirty-tricks operations by the F.B.I. against dissident groups.<br /><br />The burglary in Media, Pa., on March 8, 1971, is a historical echo today, as disclosures by the former National Security Agency contractor Edward J. Snowden have cast another unflattering light on government spying and opened a national debate about the proper limits of government surveillance. The burglars had, until now, maintained a vow of silence about their roles in the operation. They were content in knowing that their actions had dealt the first significant blow to an institution that had amassed enormous power and prestige during J. Edgar Hoover’s lengthy tenure as director. </blockquote><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/07/us/burglars-who-took-on-fbi-abandon-shadows.html?_r=0">There is much, much more at the link </a>and I highly recommend you read it all because it is flat out amazing!

Group Of Burglars Who Broke Into FBI Office In 1971 And Were Never Caught Come Out

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Planning de la semaine du 09 au 13 janvier 2014

<BR><br /><h2><strong><span style="color: #005c9b; line-height: 113%;">Permanences</span></strong></h2><ul><br /><li>Le <strong>Conseil Général du Loiret</strong> sera présent dans les locaux de la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans<br />- le lundi 09 janvier de 9h à 12h30,<br />- le mardi 10 janvier de 9h à 12h30 et de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le mercredi 11 janvier de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le jeudi 12 janvier de 13h30 à 17h,<br />- le vendredi 13 janvier de 13h30 à 17h.<br /></li><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2007/11/boutique-de-gestion.html">Boutique de Gestion</a></strong> - vendredi 13 janvier de 09h à 12h30 (sur rendez-vous)</li></ul><br /><h2><strong><span style="color: #005c9b; line-height: 113%;">Ateliers</span></strong></h2><br /><ul><li><strong>CV</strong> - mardi 10 janvier de 9h à 12h30 et mercredi 11 janvier de 13h30 à 17h<br /></li><br /><li><strong>Lettre de Motivation</strong> - mardi 10 janvier de 13h30 à 17h</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Préparation à l'entretien</span> - jeudi 12 janvier de 13h30 à 17h</li><br /><li><strong>Pôle-emploi.fr</strong> - vendredi 13 janvier de 10h à 11h30<br /></li><br /><li><strong><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2009/07/atelier-situtilises-tu-trouves.html">Sit'Utilises tu trouves</a></strong> - vendredi 13 janvier de 14h à 16h</li></ul><br /><h2><strong><span style="color: #005c9b; line-height: 113%;">Informations collectives</span></strong></h2><ul><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Boutique de Gestion</span> - lundi 09 janvier à 14h</li><br /><li><strong>RSA - Conseil Général</strong> - mardi 10 janvier à 10h</li><br /><li><span style="font-weight:bold;">Recrutement - Groupement d'Employeurs Logistique Orléans</span> - mercredi 11 janvier à 14h</li><br /><li><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/01/securisez-votre-parcours-professionnel.html"><span style="font-weight:bold;">VAE</span></a> - vendredi 13 janvier à 14h</ul>

Planning de la semaine du 09 au 13 janvier 2014

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A Moment of Awwwwwh

I'm gonna give you a teaser and then the link so you can go see the rest and the story behind it.<br />It's pretty cool.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdcpX6nhwF-kXquGJ1EGFlA0p188xFw2pTyr93_nyyerzCOdoibq3zMzguGY3eksZ8gl5gem7-K39WlWHQZTO6EI18WUt9lTTCXx2iY9pYf2imFXBBKDbULHnx43N28O4k5VegkVqcQiCK/s1600/bubble11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdcpX6nhwF-kXquGJ1EGFlA0p188xFw2pTyr93_nyyerzCOdoibq3zMzguGY3eksZ8gl5gem7-K39WlWHQZTO6EI18WUt9lTTCXx2iY9pYf2imFXBBKDbULHnx43N28O4k5VegkVqcQiCK/s640/bubble11.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://distractify.com/culture/arts/frozen-bubbles-in-wintertime/">Now go see the rest.</a><br /><br /><br />H/T to <a href="http://www.fark.com/">FARK </a>for the link.<br />

A Moment of Awwwwwh

I'm gonna give you a teaser and then the link so you can go see the rest and the story behind it. It's pretty cool. Now go see the r...

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