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Obama Self Portrait... Is this Offensive

2009-09-29T22:39:41Z

Obama Self Portrait... Is this Offensive

26 answers, +11 raves

Yes...	50% (13 answers)
No...	50% (13 answers)

Is this an invasion of privacy?

2009-09-22T19:39:34Z

Is this an invasion of privacy?

20 answers, +7 raves

google.org Google PowerMeter/http://www.google.org/powermeter/ "If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it." — Lord Kelvin How much does it cost to leave your TV on all day? What about turning your air conditioning 1 degree cooler? Which uses more power every month — your dishwasher or your washing machine? Is your household more or less energy efficient than similar homes in your neighborhood? Its nearly impossible to make informed choices about electricity. This is a problem but also a huge opportunity for us all to save money and help the environment by reducing our power usage. Studies show that access to your household's personal energy information is likely to save you 5–15% on your monthly bill. Even greater savings are possible if you use this information to see the value of retiring your old refrigerator, installing a new air conditioner or insulating your home. The potential impact of large numbers of people achieving similar efficiencies is even more exciting. For every six households that save 10% on electricity, for instance, we reduce carbon emissions as much as taking one conventional car off the road (see sources and calculation). At Google we're helping enable a future where access to personal electricity information helps everyone make smarter energy choices. Google PowerMeter shows consumers their electricity consumption in a secure Google gadget. Today we are testing the product with utility partners in the US, India, Germany, and Canada. We think Google PowerMeter offers more useful and actionable feedback than complicated monthly paper bills that provide little detail on consumption or how to save energy. But Google PowerMeter is just a start; it will take a lot of different groups working together to create what the world really needs: a path to smarter power.

Yes... Can't wait for it...	15% (3 answers)
No... Get Out Of My Life...	65% (13 answers)
Undecided	20% (4 answers)

CDC Director says: "My kids will get the flu vaccine..."

2009-09-04T01:10:46Z

CDC Director says: "My kids will get the flu vaccine..."

7 answers, +3 raves

CDC Recommends H1N1 Vaccine For Children By: NY1 News http://ny1.com/content/top_stories/105182/cdc-recommends-h1n1... The federal government today released its plans today to combat the H1N1/swine flu virus, just days after the city did the same. The Centers for Disease Control is recommending all children six months and older should receive 2009 H1N1 vaccine when it becomes available. "We're trying to reach out to children in large numbers, and parents, to get kids vaccinated, because we know that so many kids can get the flu and the vaccine is likely to be quite effective," said Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the CDC. "My kids will get the flu vaccine when it becomes available and I would recommend that all school children get vaccinated." Frieden says flu is very unpredictable, but they do expect to see more cases. Officials are stressing that children with high-risk medical conditions are particularly at risk. New numbers published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly show as of August 8, 36 of the 477 deaths associated with H1N1 in the United States have been children. Of the children who died, 67 percent had at least one chronic high-risk medical condition. Most of the children who died of H1N1 were school age, whereas the seasonal flu's victims are usually age four and younger.

Yes... I still trust what this "good" Dr. from the CDC says, I will take the H1N1 Vaccine	0% (0 answers)
No... I will NEVER trust these (you fill in the blank)....	71% (5 answers)
Undecided	29% (2 answers)

One Final Warning: Government Prepares for “unwillingness to follow government orders”

2009-08-18T00:04:32Z

One Final Warning: Government Prepares for “unwillingness to follow government orders”

22 answers, +10 raves

August 10, 2009 Government Prepares for “unwillingness to follow government orders” http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/32605.html Posted by Karen De Coster on August 10, 2009 08:47 AM The International Swine Flu Conference is being held in Washington D.C. next week, just two weeks after the conference on weight control that I wrote about last week. Here’s a summary of it: Top leaders and key decision-makers of major companies representing a broad range of industries will meet with distinguished scientists, public health officials, law enforcers, first responders, and other experts to discuss pandemic prevention, preparedness, response and recovery at the 1st International Swine Flu Summit. Read the agenda for the breakout sessions, especially the session on “psychological issues” (Session #2) and the topic heading: “Unwillingness to follow government orders.” Also note session #6, which includes “Control and diffuse social unrest & public disorder” and “Isolate prisons and other facilities.” PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK FOR FULL DESCRIPTION - “Unwillingness to follow government orders.” : http://www.new-fields.com/ISFC/brochure.pdf

Yes, I am still going to take the (you fill in the blank) vaccine...	0% (0 answers)
No, I am not going to take the (you fill in the blank) vaccine...	95% (21 answers)
None of the above	5% (1 answers)

EXCUSE ME...Is this disrespectful or what?

2009-08-12T17:19:40Z

EXCUSE ME...Is this disrespectful or what?

30 answers, +7 raves

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee talks on the phone as a woman asks a question at a town hall event http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L3FnWNkIzU kristiesclips82 August 12, 2009

Yes..	93% (28 answers)
No, I like our "Reps" tuning me out...	3% (1 answers)
Undecided	3% (1 answers)

Would you take this job?

2009-08-12T02:37:36Z

Would you take this job?

10 answers, +5 raves

Interment / Resettlement Camp Job Posting Video - National Guard http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB5xwKJCClA lonelantern August 09, 2009 Here is the video from the National Guard's website explaining the duties and functions of the Internment Camp Officer position. Full "Job" Description at this link: http://www.nationalguard.com/careers/mos/description.php?mos_... 31E - INTERNMENT / RESETTLEMENT SPECIALIST I especially like this: Civilian Related: The skills you'll learn as a Internment / Resettlement Specialist will help prepare you for a future with federal, state, county or city law enforcement agencies. You might also be able to pursue a career as a security guard with industrial firms, airports or other businesses and institutions.

Yes, Camp FEMA Here I Come...	0% (0 answers)
No, I Don't Believe This	70% (7 answers)
Undecided	30% (3 answers)

Do you consider this picture of Obama "Racist"?

2009-08-06T16:43:19Z

Do you consider this picture of Obama "Racist"?

320 answers, +38 raves

Yes... This Picture Is Definetely "Racist".	5% (15 answers)
No... This Picture Is Not "Racist"...	83% (264 answers)
Undecided	3% (9 answers)
All of the above	1% (2 answers)
None of the above	9% (30 answers)

Heaven? Sure. Hell? Not so much.

2009-08-02T16:38:27Z

Heaven? Sure. Hell? Not so much.

22 answers, +2 raves

http://www.religionnews.com/index.php?/rnstext/heaven_sure_he... July 31, 2009 NEWS FEATURE By Greg Garrison BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Just when it seemed to have cooled off, the topic of hell is back on the front burner—at least for pastors learning to preach about a topic most Americans would rather not talk about. Only 59 percent of Americans believe in hell, compared with 74 percent who believe in heaven, according to the recent surveys from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. “I think it’s such a difficult and important biblical topic,” said Kurt Selles, director of the Global Center at Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School. “There’s a big change that’s taken place as far as evangelicals not wanting to be as exclusive.” At the recent annual Beeson Pastors School, Selles led two workshops to discuss “Whatever happened to hell?” He asked how many of the pastors had ever preached a sermon on hell. Nobody had, he said. “I think it’s something people want to avoid,” he said. “I understand why. It’s a difficult topic.” The Rev. Fred Johns, pastor of Brookview Wesleyan Church in Irondale, Ala., said after a workshop discussion of hell that pastors do shy away from the topic of everlasting damnation. “It’s out of fear we’ll not appear relevant,” he said. “It’s pressure from the culture to not speak anything negative. I think we’ve begun to deny hell. There’s an assumption that everybody’s going to make it to heaven somehow.” The soft sell on hell reflects an increasingly market-conscious approach, Selles said. “When you’re trying to market Jesus, sometimes there’s a tendency to mute traditional Christian symbols,” he said. “Difficult doctrines are left by the wayside. Hell is a morally repugnant doctrine. People wonder why God would send people to eternal punishment.” Speakers said the seriousness of Jesus dying for man’s sins relates to the gravity of salvation vs. damnation, according to Johns. “If you don’t mention God’s judgment, you are missing a big part of the Christian gospel,” Selles said. “Without wrath, there’s no grace.” Pope John Paul II stirred up a debate in 1999 by describing hell as “the state of those who freely and definitely separate themselves from God, the source of all life and joy.” Although the pope was reflecting official Roman Catholic teaching, some U.S. evangelicals expressed misgivings about the implication that hell is an abstract separation from God rather than a literal lake of fire as described in the Book of Revelation. The pope’s comments on hell stirred up the ancient debate about whether hell is a real place of burning fire or a state of mind reflecting a dark, cold emptiness and distance from God. Evangelical Christians have traditionally offered a sterner view of salvation and damnation. A Southern Baptist Home Mission Board study in 1993 estimated that 70 percent of all Americans are going to hell, based on projected numbers of those who have not had a born-again experience. Human ideas about hell were still in ferment as the Bible was being written. The theological concept of hell has a rich cultural heritage, according to historian Alan Bernstein, author of “The Formation of Hell.” The ancient Hebrews focused on the afterlife following their Babylonian captivity, when they experienced the torment of ungodly enemies who seemed to have an unjustifiably good life on Earth. During the Babylonian exile, Jews were exposed to Zoroastrianism, which asserts there is an eternal struggle between good and evil, with good triumphing in the end. The Hebrew concept of “Sheol”—the realm of the dead—may also have been influenced by the Greek mythology of Tartarus, a place of everlasting punishment for the Titans, a race of gods defeated by Zeus, Bernstein writes. From about 300 B.C. to 300 A.D., those influences combined with Hebrew speculation about an eventual comeuppance to the worldly wicked. (BEGIN OPTIONAL TRIM) In translating the Bible from Hebrew to Greek, the Greeks used the terms Tartarus, Hades and Gehenna. In Greek thought, Hades is not a place of punishment; it’s where the dead are separated from the living. The term Gehenna referred to a ravine outside Jerusalem that was used as a garbage dump. It had once been a place of child sacrifice and became a symbol of pain and suffering, Selles said. As a garbage dump, it was probably often a place of fire as trash was burned, emphasizing the symbolism of the flames of eternal damnation, he said. (END OPTIONAL TRIM) Jesus never soft-pedaled the concept of hell, Selles said. “It’s not metaphorical in Jesus’ mind; it’s a real place,” he said. In 410 A.D., St. Augustine defined four states of afterlife: those so good they go to heaven; those so bad they go to hell; those who deserve some relief in their eternal torment; and those who deserve to be lifted out of torment after repenting for their sins. That set the stage for the doctrine of purgatory in 1237 A.D. The Bible contains a litany of colorful images of hell as both fire and darkness, as in the Gospel of Matthew, which refers to “the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels” and “the outer darkness” where “men will weep and gnash their teeth.” Either way, Selles said, pretending that hell doesn’t exist, or trying to preach around it, short-circuits the Bible. “This is a doctrine, a teaching, that’s being neglected in churches,” Selles said. “It needs to be preached. It’s part of the Gospel.” (Greg Garrison writes for The Birmingham News.)

Yes... I know there is.	59% (13 answers)
Aww Hell No...	18% (4 answers)
I Still Need To Be Convinced	23% (5 answers)

Camp "CSI": Kids Learning To Handcuff & Frisk...

2009-08-01T14:58:30Z

Camp "CSI": Kids Learning To Handcuff & Frisk...

5 answers, +2 raves

Hands-on learning http://www.dailylocal.com/articles/2009/07/31/news/srv0000005... Published: Friday, July 31, 2009 By DANIELLE LYNCH, Staff Writer WESTTOWN — Inside Stetson Middle School on Thursday afternoon, a group of 11 children gathered around a former Pennsylvania state trooper to learn about handcuffing techniques. This activity was part of an investigative criminal science course offered through the Chester County Intermediate Unit's Summer Career Academy program. The students "are interested and it breaks the summer up," said Frank McCorkle, a former trooper who now teaches police and security courses at the Technical College High School in Penn. "And it gives the kids something to do." The intermediate unit has been offering career programs since 1998, according to Summer Career Academy co-Coordinator Jennifer Meyers. "They are taught in a very hands-on way," Meyers said. Area technical school teachers work with the students during the weeklong programs. This nonprofit marketplace service also helps the intermediate unit see if any of the students would like to attend one of the technical schools in the future, Meyers said. About 20 courses were offered this summer at four different locations: CAT Pickering in Phoenixville, the Technical College High School in Penn, Stetson Middle School in Westtown and the intermediate unit's educational service center in Downingtown. Overall, about 300 students enrolled in the program, which was open to all rising fifth- through ninth-graders in Chester County, Meyers said. "We hope that they have fun and learn something at the same time," Meyers said. "And if the students like the program, we hope their parents follow up with job shadowing or by having their kids apply to one of the technical schools." The program at Stetson was broken up into morning and afternoon sessions. Culinary Arts, LEGO Robotics and Web sites on a Dime were taught during the morning session. In the afternoon, investigative criminal science and video game design courses were available. Keith Patton, the instructor of the video game course who is also a seventh-grade teacher at Stetson Middle School, said he enjoys teaching the summer class because he meets new kids and introduces them to the game design skills. By the end of the week, the students were designing their own games with a program called Scratch. "We work closely with local agencies to allow students who are financially needy a chance to attend," said Deborah Watson, co-coordinator of the Summer Career Academy. The intermediate unit works with the county's Workforce Investment Act program to offer financial assistance, Watson said. In addition, the intermediate unit offers scholarships for the students. "This is a nonprofit camp that allows students the opportunity to explore career paths," Watson said. To contact staff writer Danielle Lynch, send an e-mail to dlynch@dailylocal.com.

Yes... Great Idea...	60% (3 answers)
Hell No	40% (2 answers)

Are You Ready For The Endgame?

2009-07-23T22:53:24Z

Are You Ready For The Endgame?

15 answers, +14 raves

Yes...	87% (13 answers)
No...	13% (2 answers)