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This is funny but the bill is not a joke
‘A Virginia bill states that any woman seeking an abortion must first lie back in a chair with her feet in stirrups and a 10-inch ultrasound wand in her vagina…’
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-february-21-2012/punanny-state—virginia-s-transvaginal-ultrasound-bill
Times of London Journo Slain in Syria
Colvin was supposed to leave Syria yesterday
‘The mother of slain veteran British war correspondent Marie Colvin, a native of East Norwich, said her daughter was scheduled to leave Syria on Tuesday — the day before she and a fellow journalist were killed in a rocket attack — but said she stayed an extra day to finish work on a story.
‘Hours after her newspaper, The Times of London, confirmed Colvin, 56, had been killed, journalists who knew her said the news she had stayed one more day didn’t surprise them…’
http://www.newsday.com/news/world/reporter-marie-colvin-dead-mom-calls-her-absolutely-dedicated-1.3548232
Buy a French Village for Only $431K
19 buildings included in the hamlet
‘Courbefy, in the Limousin region, comes complete with 19 buildings and a swimming pool and at one time had a population of around 200, although it is now largely deserted. Prospective buyers have until Friday to put in a bid for the village, which is less than 30 miles from Limoges.
‘In the 1990s, an attempt to turn Courbefy into a holiday village was abandoned because of the costs, and locals now say it is mainly home to “thieves, drunks and squatters”…’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/propertynews/9097639/French-village-for-sale-for-275000.html
Election One cause for Affirmative Action Revival
‘Last year, the Fifth Circuit upheld the University of Texas’s affirmative action plan in Fisher v. University of Texas. But they did so in a petulant, childish manner, as if somebody was forcing them to eat their vegetables. At the time, I said they were openly begging for a right-wing Supreme Court to review and overturn their ruling.
‘It looks like the members of the Fifth Circuit are going to get their wish. The Supreme Court granted cert on Fisher, and now we get to have an affirmative action debate right in the middle of an election cycle where a black man is running for reelection…’
http://abovethelaw.com/2012/02/scotus-grants-cert-in-affirmative-action-case-cause-its-an-election-year-and-they-like-power/
Turn Your Ideas into Life Changing Actions
‘If you’re like me (and most people on the planet), you have plenty of ideas that could potentially change your life dramatically. Perhaps you’re thinking about losing weight, or starting your own business, or writing a novel: you might even have several great ideas jostling around in your head.
‘The problem comes, though, in the gap between idea and action. It’s easy to get excited by a great idea or an audacious goal – it’s a lot harder to put in the work that gets you from A to Z.
‘Here’s how to take those ideas and make them real:…’
http://www.dumblittleman.com/2012/02/how-to-turn-your-ideas-into-life.html
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