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August 10th, 2012 - 10:50 pm § in Misc.

BREAKING NEWS: As Predicted On THE Ave: Romney Picks Ryan

Romney picks Ryan as vice presidential running mate: source 2:02am EDT NORFOLK, Virginia – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney plans to name Congressman Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate on Saturday in a move that will bring the debate over how to reduce government spen[...]

August 10th, 2012 - 9:25 am § in Misc.

The iEYE?

Tanya Vlach’s vision is monocular, after losing one of her eyes in a car accident. A matching ocular prosthesis gives the San Francisco native a normal appearance, but it’s unable to provide vision — in its current state, at least. Vlach turned to Kickstarter for donations that wou[...]

August 10th, 2012 - 8:17 am § in Misc.

BREAKING NEWS: Tunisia Wins Olympic Gold Medal in Swimming, US wins other medals

Sports » Oussama Mellouli of Tunisia wins Olympic swimming goldTunisia’s Oussama Mellouli won the gold medal in the men’s swimming marathon at the London Olympics on Friday to become the first swimmer to win medals in the pool and open water. Mellouli won the 1,500 meters freestyle gold at the [...]

August 10th, 2012 - 8:01 am § in Misc.

Rmoney’s Taxes are Costing Him a Lot!

Readmore at DailyKos Rmoney’s taxes are taking a toll.[...]

August 10th, 2012 - 6:14 am § in Misc., Science

The AVE Challenge: Who were Mr. and Mrs. Luke Wilson?

NIH: Chronology of Events 1700 | 1800 | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 1700 1798 The Marine Hospital Service was established with the July 16 signing by President John Adams of an act for the relief of sick and […][...]

August 10th, 2012 - 1:40 am § in Hypocrisy, Jews, Misc.

ROMNEYISMS: Another problem with foot in mouth disease

“Do you realize what health care spending is as a percentage of the G.D.P. in Israel? Eight percent,” [Romney] said. “You spend eight percent of G.D.P. on health care. You’re a pretty healthy nation. We spend 18 percent of our G.D.P. on health care, 10 percentage points more. That ga[...]