Archive for October, 2009

The CIA, Drugs and Afghanistan

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Healthcare Hypocrites by Jim Hightower - Creators Syndicate/Common Dreams How do you spell "hypocrisy"? Try this: "H-Y-P-O-C-O-N-G-R-E-S-S." The hypocongress consists of those Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats who have risen up on their hind legs in recent weeks to snarl and howl at any mention of a government role in meeting America's health care needs. "Socialism," they bark — we won't allow Barack Obama and the liberals to create a Washington-run, big-government intrusion into th

A Jobless Recovery?

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Why Isn’t 122 Dead Americans Every Day a National Health Emergency? by Donna Smith - Common Dreams Why does H1N1 call for a Presidential designation as a national emergency while the preventable deaths of 45,000 Americans every year (122 every day) is not? Swine flu leads the news. You can die from swine flu, or should we say H1N1, even if you have no underlying health conditions. Young people have died, and pregnant women are at risk. People are lining up to be vaccinated. Health

Taiwanese Dating Tips – How To Date Taiwanese Women

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Taiwanese girls are attractive. It is possible that you have tried to date Taiwan girls without any success. The reason may be that you know little about them and their culture. They have a rich cultural heritage and different from European or American girls. And many of you that have tried dating them may find it difficult to get past the first date because you do not know how to talk to them. The cultures have blended due to globalization but still you need to know how to date a Taiwanes

Race, Response, and Dating Websites

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
I recently wrote a quite popular post, titled “What Do Women Want?”, based on data collected by the dating site OK Cupid (short story: women like it when men engage with their personality, not just their looks ). Mary S. sent in a link to some of their data on race and response rate, with some fascinating findings. First, OK Cupid measured the compatibility of people of different races. They found that, by and large, race doesn’t impact compatibility scores: Then they looked at respon

The Software Analyst Who Prefers Men Who Don’t Inform Her of Their Asian Fetishes.

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Sexual escapades in America keep getting weirder. The diaries of sexual fiends and how you can learn to sexually liberate yourself too…DAY ONE8:16 a.m. I broke up with my boyfriend of three years last year and changed from your typical boring girl next door to a shallow commitmentphobe. When it is time to settle down, I will go back to dating the nice guys, but for now, I am having fun occasionally hooking up with only very attractive men.In plain English, this girl is hot to trot and is looking