Sunday, May 22, 2011
Syria Death Toll From Violence Tops 900
Syria Death Toll From Violence Tops 900: "Syrian security forces opened fire on a funeral procession for slain anti-government protesters Saturday, pushing the number of people reported killed in a two-month uprising to more than 900 and making it one of the deadliest of the Arab Spring."
Saturday, May 21, 2011
ThinkProgress » TX GOP Slashes Funding For Agency Battling Wildfires, While Also Blasting Obama For Not Spending More
ThinkProgress » TX GOP Slashes Funding For Agency Battling Wildfires, While Also Blasting Obama For Not Spending More: "For months, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has berated President Obama and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for not giving the state more federal money to combat historic wildfires that have so far burned 2.5 million acres"
Gladewater to start charging for fire services - Longview News-Journal: Local News
Gladewater to start charging for fire services - Longview News-Journal: Local News: "The Gladewater City Council hopes a new ordinance will help the city collect fees for some services provided by the fire department.
City Manager Sean Pate said the ordinance will allow the city to recoup costs associated with hazardous materials spills, large-scale wrecks and commercial fires where excessive manpower, equipment and supplies are used."
City Manager Sean Pate said the ordinance will allow the city to recoup costs associated with hazardous materials spills, large-scale wrecks and commercial fires where excessive manpower, equipment and supplies are used."
Are Politicians Especially Prone To Affairs? : NPR
Are Politicians Especially Prone To Affairs? : NPR: "Normal people — plumbers, stockbrokers — certainly have affairs. But politicians sometimes seem especially susceptible to them.
Tuesday's revelation that former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sired a child out of wedlock a decade ago comes two days after the arrest on sexual assault charges of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund and erstwhile front-runner in next year's presidential election in France."
Tuesday's revelation that former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sired a child out of wedlock a decade ago comes two days after the arrest on sexual assault charges of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund and erstwhile front-runner in next year's presidential election in France."
Rick Hanson, Ph.D.: How to Take Things Less Personally
Rick Hanson, Ph.D.: How to Take Things Less Personally:
"Is it about you?
The practice: don't take it personally.
Why?
Here's an updated parable from the ancient Taoist teacher Chuang-Tzu: Imagine that you are floating in a canoe on a slow-moving river, having a Sunday picnic with a friend. Suddenly there is a loud thump on the side of the canoe, and it rolls over. You come up sputtering, and what do you see? Somebody has snuck up on your canoe, flipped it over for a joke, and is laughing at you. How do you feel?"
"Is it about you?
The practice: don't take it personally.
Why?
Here's an updated parable from the ancient Taoist teacher Chuang-Tzu: Imagine that you are floating in a canoe on a slow-moving river, having a Sunday picnic with a friend. Suddenly there is a loud thump on the side of the canoe, and it rolls over. You come up sputtering, and what do you see? Somebody has snuck up on your canoe, flipped it over for a joke, and is laughing at you. How do you feel?"
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