The Office of Personnel Management is still stinging from last winter's commuting disaster following an afternoon snowstorm. Now it's taken steps to prevent a rerun.
Director John Berry says OPM will make federal office closure decisions earlier. OPM rolls out four options for dealing with extreme weather or disasters such as earthquakes. During the day, OPM can call for staggered departures with or without a deadline. In extreme cases, it can order everyone to leave at once. Or, you might be asked to shelter in place. OPM will provide kits containing water, dried food and a whistle.
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Friday, December 02, 2011
Why Fish Is Good For Your Brain:
Study suggests it can make Alzheimer's far less likely
Fatty acid found in fish and seafood boosts memory function by 15 per cent
Fish-rich diet important for maintaining optimal brain health and preventing onset of dementia
Eating oily fish such as salmon and trout can significantly improve your memory say scientists.
A new study found that a fatty acid found in fish and seafood can boost memory function by 15 per cent.
Scientists are now highlighting the importance of a fish-rich diet for maintaining optimal brain health and preventing the onset of dementia.
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Fatty acid found in fish and seafood boosts memory function by 15 per cent
Fish-rich diet important for maintaining optimal brain health and preventing onset of dementia
Eating oily fish such as salmon and trout can significantly improve your memory say scientists.
A new study found that a fatty acid found in fish and seafood can boost memory function by 15 per cent.
Scientists are now highlighting the importance of a fish-rich diet for maintaining optimal brain health and preventing the onset of dementia.
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Eric Cantor Supports Marilyn Tevenner
President Obama's nominee to head Medicare Services gets unexpected support from one of Congress' top Republicans, the Associated Press reports. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor tells reporters Marilyn Tavenner is "eminently qualified" to run Medicare and that he expected "great things" from her. The White House announced Tavenner's nomination last week to replace current Medicare chief Donald Berwick. He had run into a wall of opposition from Republicans and couldn't even get a hearing in the Senate. Tavenner is currently Medicare's principal deputy administrator. As head of Medicare and Medicaid, the former nurse would head the effort to put in place the new health overhaul law to cover the uninsured.
16th Holiday Gift Bazaar Benefits University Galleries
SALISBURY, MD---International and domestic artworks are spotlighted during Salisbury University Galleries’ 16th annual Holiday Gift Bazaar, November 7-December 14, in the Atrium Gallery of the Guerrieri University Center.
This season’s bazaar features hand-printed cards, jewelry, prints, paintings, and other arts and crafts. These works come from local artists and international artisans. The items are acquired from the artists themselves or from members of the Fair Trade Federation.
Who'll Get The Stamp
Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama are among those being considered for the Postal Service's first 'living persons or recently deceased' postage stamps. Washington Post reports that former president Bill Clinton, comedian Jerry Lewis and Baltimore Orioles great Cal Ripken have received the most nominations from customers by mail. Customers voting through Twitter and Facebook favor Lady Gaga. The Postal Service waved a rule in September that requires all people on stamps to have been dead at least five years. They're trying to drum up interest and sales in light of Postal's financial distress.
Pentagon Official Calls for F-35 Production Slowdown
A top Pentagon official is calling for a production slowdown for the costly F-35 fighter jet after fatigue testing exposed potential cracks in the design.
In an interview with AOL Defense, U.S. Navy Vice Adm. David Venlet said it would be "wise to sort of temper production" of Lockheed Martin's Joint Strike Fighter, calling initial assumptions about the design a "miscalculation."
Friday Interview: Jack Abramoff, Still Hustling
The notorious former lobbyist and convicted felon is on a well-received rehabilitation tour. But what, exactly, does he think he did wrong?
Since being released from prison in 2010, Jack Abramoff -- "One of the world's most famous lobbyists and former Washington power players," as his Twitter bio puts it -- has been back in the public eye. First there was his work-release stint at a kosher pizza parlor. Then, last month, he released a memoir, Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Washington Corruption from America's Most Notorious Lobbyist, in which he details his sordid career of influence-peddling and calls for reforms to clean up a system he has belatedly concluded is corrupt from top to bottom.
Bank Exec Accused Of Using Shotgun To Evict Restaurant Owners
A senior vice president of an Annapolis bank wielded a shotgun last month while trying to evict the tenants of a Prince Frederick restaurant, according to state police.
No one was injured Nov. 8 when CommerceFirst Bank Chief Lending Officer Thomas Bolander entered the former Jasper's American Grill with the unloaded weapon and ordered tenants to stop what they were doing and "Get the (expletive) out," court documents said.
According to police, an employee of the restaurant was able to disarm the now-former bank employee and restrain him until state troopers arrived to take control of the scene.
"I still can't believe this happened. … This was a bank official," said Fred Rosenthal, the restaurant president. "If you have a dispute, you sit down (and talk it through) … or you go to court. That is the way business should work. You don't pull a gun."
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No one was injured Nov. 8 when CommerceFirst Bank Chief Lending Officer Thomas Bolander entered the former Jasper's American Grill with the unloaded weapon and ordered tenants to stop what they were doing and "Get the (expletive) out," court documents said.
According to police, an employee of the restaurant was able to disarm the now-former bank employee and restrain him until state troopers arrived to take control of the scene.
"I still can't believe this happened. … This was a bank official," said Fred Rosenthal, the restaurant president. "If you have a dispute, you sit down (and talk it through) … or you go to court. That is the way business should work. You don't pull a gun."
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States Need To Do More To Keep For-Profit Colleges Honest
According to a report, for-profit colleges are making things tough for students by charging exorbitant fees, engaging in high-pressure recruiting efforts and supplying degrees that don't do as much for students as promised. The report contends more oversight from state governments could better protect students from the institutions.
Ron Paul on Newt Gingrich Getting a Free Ride And Why Herman Cain Should Drop Out Of The Race
As always, Ron Paul is the man of calm and reason. In the clip below, he wonders why there hasn't been more focus by mainstream media on Newt Gingrich flip-flops and tells us why Herman Cain should really drop out of the race.
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The Wolf Pack
The other night I was watching a debate on TV about the federal budget debt. Each one of the panelists spoke in terms of “we.” We need to do this or that – and so on. This has become normal speech even though it betrays something very abnormal about our society. What I mean is, the causal acceptance of collectivism.
I’m in my mid-40s. I can remember a time when commentators spoke of the debt, the military – and so on.
Today, it is all our debt, our “troops” – and so on.
The individual no longer matters. It’s all we all the time – even though it’s (as always) a certain few such as Mitt Romney (or Newtie or Barack or your local would-be Barack or Newtie) who so naturally and casually presume to represent we. And for the most part, we let them get away with it. We do not challenge the premise. It is taken as a given that we need better schools. More police. Or “fiscal discipline” . . . to be provided for, of course, with your money and mine.
It is just a question of how we will achieve this
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I’m in my mid-40s. I can remember a time when commentators spoke of the debt, the military – and so on.
Today, it is all our debt, our “troops” – and so on.
The individual no longer matters. It’s all we all the time – even though it’s (as always) a certain few such as Mitt Romney (or Newtie or Barack or your local would-be Barack or Newtie) who so naturally and casually presume to represent we. And for the most part, we let them get away with it. We do not challenge the premise. It is taken as a given that we need better schools. More police. Or “fiscal discipline” . . . to be provided for, of course, with your money and mine.
It is just a question of how we will achieve this
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The SDR: The Same Demented Regime
It’s fascinating to watch things play out as we rapidly approach the final rounds in the end game of the great game. The great game is of course the never-ending global struggle for power and dominance. The current entrenched powers that be have been in their positions for a very long time and they have no intention of giving up that role. What the moral and decent percentage of humanity need to understand in no uncertain terms is that these folks and their minions have no conscience. They could care less how many starve to death, get blown to bits in war or waste their lives away in front of the television set watching Snookie on the Jersey Shore. In fact, I am certain that they totally get off on these things. Degrading humanity into an animal-like state clearly appears to be their aphrodisiac. Notice how the media encourages people to go out and trample each other for a $2 waffle maker on Black Friday. The scenes of people running into Wal-Mart or Best Buy in the early morning hours when they should be at home with their families having conversation after Thanksgiving dinner reminds me of scenes of cattle being shuffled into a sorting pen. Actually if you look at this video the cattle appear much more civilized http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C71324F_Q-8 [17] (just go a minute and a half in). I think the second step after one sees the insane matrix we are trapped in is to free yourself from it mentally and emotionally. It is the mental and emotional control that they are really after. That is the most powerful and effective tool of control so don’t give them the satisfaction. Try to buy local and support your communities. It may cost more but in that case just buy less. You will feel good about it. More specifically, anything encouraged by the mainstream media, like spending money you don’t have on superfluous items made in China with slave labor and sold to you at a giant tax dodging corporation should be avoided if possible.
With that out of the way, on to the main topic of this paragraph. The good ol’ SDR. I will tell you one thing right now. When TPTB progress to talking about IMF rescues and SDRs we are the end of the line boys and girls. This is the LAST play they have in the conventional playbook. For those that are unaware, this is what the SDR is according to the IMF itself:
The SDR is an international reserve asset, created by the IMF in 1969 to supplement its member countries' official reserves. Its value is based on a basket of four key international currencies, and SDRs can be exchanged for freely usable currencies. With a general SDR allocation that took effect on August 28 and a special allocation on September 9, 2009, the amount of SDRs increased from SDR 21.4 billion to around SDR 204 billion (equivalent to about $328.3 billion, converted using the rate of August 31, 2011). For an SDR factsheet go here http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/facts/sdr.htm [18].
So here is what I think they may try to do. The guys who really pull the strings, whoever they may be, absolutely understand everything. They know fiat money that they can create and distribute at will is the source of total power and they will never willingly give that up. They also have known for a long time that the fiat dollar reserve floating exchange rate system was inevitably going to blow up on itself. It has become readily apparent since 2008 that we are at that fork in the road, which is why the whole SDR concept has gotten more play. It seems that the intent of TPTB is to somehow shift the SDR into the world’s reserve asset. The purpose of this might be to devalue all of the world’s major Western currencies at once while also shifting the blame away from sovereign governments and Central Bankers. At the very least, it would be a way to achieve a massive stealth devaluation of the U.S. dollar. For example, if the SDRs were suddenly declared the world’s reserve asset and were therefore needed to conduct global trade in commodities for example, the dollar’s purchasing power would plunge. We could no longer just create dollars out of thin air and directly buy the world’s resources. We might need to exchange our national currency into the new reserve asset (SDRs) to then buy things. So there would be direct and drastic consequences if we continued to great create unlimited dollars, just like all other countries around the world face today. While this is actually the way it should be, the problem is that this is a bankster plan at the highest levels. First, they would introduce this SDR and then once faith in national Western currencies’ purchasing power cratered and faith was lost TPTB would use that as an excuse to eliminate all national currencies and move to a global fiat currency that they of course control the distribution of. Problem, reaction, solution. This is the central planning bankster’s ultimate wet dream. Remember this is exactly what they have done with the euro. It is no secret that they knew from the beginning that the euro currency in its current form would blow up. That was part of the calculation. Once the crisis hit, they would then consolidate power in a Euro fiscal Union with centralized control of everything. If they pull that off successfully the next stop will be the global currency, with the bait being the SDR. This should be quite transparent at this stage if you are paying attention.
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With that out of the way, on to the main topic of this paragraph. The good ol’ SDR. I will tell you one thing right now. When TPTB progress to talking about IMF rescues and SDRs we are the end of the line boys and girls. This is the LAST play they have in the conventional playbook. For those that are unaware, this is what the SDR is according to the IMF itself:
The SDR is an international reserve asset, created by the IMF in 1969 to supplement its member countries' official reserves. Its value is based on a basket of four key international currencies, and SDRs can be exchanged for freely usable currencies. With a general SDR allocation that took effect on August 28 and a special allocation on September 9, 2009, the amount of SDRs increased from SDR 21.4 billion to around SDR 204 billion (equivalent to about $328.3 billion, converted using the rate of August 31, 2011). For an SDR factsheet go here http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/facts/sdr.htm [18].
So here is what I think they may try to do. The guys who really pull the strings, whoever they may be, absolutely understand everything. They know fiat money that they can create and distribute at will is the source of total power and they will never willingly give that up. They also have known for a long time that the fiat dollar reserve floating exchange rate system was inevitably going to blow up on itself. It has become readily apparent since 2008 that we are at that fork in the road, which is why the whole SDR concept has gotten more play. It seems that the intent of TPTB is to somehow shift the SDR into the world’s reserve asset. The purpose of this might be to devalue all of the world’s major Western currencies at once while also shifting the blame away from sovereign governments and Central Bankers. At the very least, it would be a way to achieve a massive stealth devaluation of the U.S. dollar. For example, if the SDRs were suddenly declared the world’s reserve asset and were therefore needed to conduct global trade in commodities for example, the dollar’s purchasing power would plunge. We could no longer just create dollars out of thin air and directly buy the world’s resources. We might need to exchange our national currency into the new reserve asset (SDRs) to then buy things. So there would be direct and drastic consequences if we continued to great create unlimited dollars, just like all other countries around the world face today. While this is actually the way it should be, the problem is that this is a bankster plan at the highest levels. First, they would introduce this SDR and then once faith in national Western currencies’ purchasing power cratered and faith was lost TPTB would use that as an excuse to eliminate all national currencies and move to a global fiat currency that they of course control the distribution of. Problem, reaction, solution. This is the central planning bankster’s ultimate wet dream. Remember this is exactly what they have done with the euro. It is no secret that they knew from the beginning that the euro currency in its current form would blow up. That was part of the calculation. Once the crisis hit, they would then consolidate power in a Euro fiscal Union with centralized control of everything. If they pull that off successfully the next stop will be the global currency, with the bait being the SDR. This should be quite transparent at this stage if you are paying attention.
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Cell Phones Are Tracking Devices That Governments, Police, Big Corporations And Stalkers Can Use To Easily Track Your Movements
If you regularly carry a cell phone around with you, you might as well say goodbye to your privacy. The truth is that any cell phone you buy is going to track you wherever you go 24 hours a day. Just as you leave "footprints" wherever you go on the Internet, so also your cell phone is constantly recording wherever you go in the physical world. Most people do not realize this, but the reality is that cell phones are tracking devices that governments, law enforcement authorities, big corporations and even stalkers can use to easily track your movements. If you do not know about this yet, then you are going to be absolutely amazed by what you are about to read. Not only do cell phones track you wherever you go, they can also be used to listen to your private conversations even when they are turned off. We live in a brave new world, and there are a lot of control freaks out there that love to monitor where we go and what we do. Unfortunately, it seems like every time technology advances, we lose a little bit more privacy.
Eventually, we may wake up someday in a world where there is absolutely no privacy left.
On Black Friday, two U.S. shopping malls started actively using the FootPath Technology tracking system to monitor their customers.
This system captures the unique identification number that is assigned to each phone, and thus it enables the malls to constantly monitor what stores their customers enter.
The malls are putting up signs that warn customers about this system and that instruct them that they can "opt out" by turning off their cell phones.
But should we really have to "opt out" in order to maintain our privacy?
A new article posted on CNN described the "test" that will be running for the rest of the year at these malls....
ALERT: Part Of Route 9 To Be Closed To Traffic This Weekend
A section of Route 9 between Harbeson Road and Gravel Hill Road will be closed to traffic starting at 7 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2, until 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, for repairs to a bridge over Beaverdam Creek.
The Best Places For Single Moms To Meet Men
Where to find the right guy for you.
Now that I think about it, in my pre-marriage and BC (before children) life, I never had to try very hard to meet men. I would just go about my regular professional and social life and men would be there. Voila!... Plenty of boyfriends. And eventually a husband.
But now that I'm divorced and a single mother, I don't have much of a social life. Finding quality, eligible men feels more like a pipe dream. Meanwhile, my expectations and standards for a potential boyfriend are much higher now that I have children. And at my age I have a low tolerance for losers.
To make matters worse, I'm self-employed. I'm not in a career where I can meet people in offices, at lunchtime restaurants, or at after-work events. It's a pretty insular existence. And with the high price of babysitters, it takes a heck of a lot for me to leave the house. One disappointing night is instant justification to not bother again.
In need of a dating pick-me-up, I turned to a few experts for some pointers on where single moms should go to meet suitable men. Let's face it, as mothers, we don't have the time or patience for dead ends. We need hot spots that can land us some hot results.
The first stop on my fact finding mission was Delaine Moore, a divorce and dating coach and founder of www.IamDivorcedNotDead.com. She shared her three top picks:
1. Online. "With over 50 million people now online dating, there's no excuse not to be a part of the action! You can multitask and scope for dates, all from the privacy of your home. This one was my saving grace," says Moore. There are sites specifically aimed at parents, she adds. Score! Except I haven’t warmed up to online dating. Call me old school or call me scared, but I’m just not ready to go there.
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Now that I think about it, in my pre-marriage and BC (before children) life, I never had to try very hard to meet men. I would just go about my regular professional and social life and men would be there. Voila!... Plenty of boyfriends. And eventually a husband.
But now that I'm divorced and a single mother, I don't have much of a social life. Finding quality, eligible men feels more like a pipe dream. Meanwhile, my expectations and standards for a potential boyfriend are much higher now that I have children. And at my age I have a low tolerance for losers.
To make matters worse, I'm self-employed. I'm not in a career where I can meet people in offices, at lunchtime restaurants, or at after-work events. It's a pretty insular existence. And with the high price of babysitters, it takes a heck of a lot for me to leave the house. One disappointing night is instant justification to not bother again.
In need of a dating pick-me-up, I turned to a few experts for some pointers on where single moms should go to meet suitable men. Let's face it, as mothers, we don't have the time or patience for dead ends. We need hot spots that can land us some hot results.
The first stop on my fact finding mission was Delaine Moore, a divorce and dating coach and founder of www.IamDivorcedNotDead.com. She shared her three top picks:
1. Online. "With over 50 million people now online dating, there's no excuse not to be a part of the action! You can multitask and scope for dates, all from the privacy of your home. This one was my saving grace," says Moore. There are sites specifically aimed at parents, she adds. Score! Except I haven’t warmed up to online dating. Call me old school or call me scared, but I’m just not ready to go there.
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US Manufacturing Growth Speeds Up In November
The pace of growth in the US manufacturing sector in November reached its strongest rate since June, a survey has indicated.
The Institute for Supply Management said its index of factory output rose to 52.7 from 50.8 the month before.
The ISM's index of new orders also rose from 52.4 to 56.7, its highest level since April. But the employment gauge fell to 51.8 from 53.5.
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The Institute for Supply Management said its index of factory output rose to 52.7 from 50.8 the month before.
The ISM's index of new orders also rose from 52.4 to 56.7, its highest level since April. But the employment gauge fell to 51.8 from 53.5.
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Lawsuit: Hershey School Rejects HIV-Positive Boy
A private boarding school connected with the Hershey chocolate company says it was trying to protect other students when it denied admission to a Philadelphia-area teenager because he is HIV-positive.
The AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit on behalf of the unidentified boy in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia on Wednesday, claiming the Milton Hershey School for disadvantaged students violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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The AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit on behalf of the unidentified boy in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia on Wednesday, claiming the Milton Hershey School for disadvantaged students violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Fox News Studio In Manhattan Gets 24/7 Protection By NYPD
The NYPD provides Fox News's midtown Manhattan studios 24/7 protection, The Daily Beast reports, more than any other media organization in the city.
ABC, NBC and CBS pay for their own private security details whereas, according to one security expert, Fox News's around-the-clock protection by the boys in blue costs city taxpayers at least $500,000 a year.
ABC, NBC and CBS pay for their own private security details whereas, according to one security expert, Fox News's around-the-clock protection by the boys in blue costs city taxpayers at least $500,000 a year.
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