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Word For The Day, Tuesday, December 8, 2009 In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". roborant [ROB-uh-ruhnt] -adj 1. Strengthening; restoring vigor. -n 3. A strengthening medicine; a tonic; a restorative [Roborant derives from the present participle of Latin roborare, "to strengthen," from robur, roboris, "strength."]

Reports show Orange County firefighters responded to a medical call at Tiger Woods' Isleworth mansion this morning and transported a woman to the hospital. Orange County Fire Rescue spokeswoman Genevieve Latham said firefighters responded to a home in the 6300 block of Deacon Circle at 2:36 a.m. The exact address of the call is listed as Tiger Woods' home, according to Orange County property records.

Well, back in the summer of 1977, flyover country was pissed. The nation they loved was being run into the ground by the jet-setters. Skyrocketing inflation. Rampant unemployment. Plummeting GDP. Crushing misery index. Multiple oil crises. Vanishing trade surpluses. A wretched President. Ordinary people were scared and angry, looking for — what’s the word? — oh yeah, “change.” Spare or otherwise.

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MIDDLETOWN (CT) — A city man was arrested Sunday after reportedly choking his girlfriend after she wouldn’t let him watch what he wanted on TV, police said. Orayne Campbell, 25, was taken into custody after police responded to a reported domestic dispute at his home on Traverse Square. Campbell began arguing with his girlfriend after he returned home from work and wanted her to change the channel, police said. She refused, and when Campbell attempted to change channels, she reportedly pushed his hands away. At that point he became angry, police said, grabbing the woman by the throat and shoving...

here are reports of a rescue call in the Florida neighborhood where Tiger Woods crashed his SUV nearly two weeks ago. According to WESH-TV, a woman was taken from Woods' multimillion-dollar home "on advanced life support" after firefighters received a call at 2:36 a.m. Tuesday. The station said footage appeared to show a blonde woman on a stretcher. Witnesses say an ambulance transported the female patient to Health Central Hospital.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived late Monday in Afghanistan with plans to assure officials and American troops there that the United States is committed to winning the war despite plans to begin pulling forces out in 2011. "We are in this thing to win," Gates told reporters while traveling to Kabul, where he plans to meet privately with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and later with troops bearing the brunt of combat. ...

An ambulance reportedly raced to Tiger Woods' block in Windermere, FL overnight -- and transported someone to the hospital. Orange County Fire officials confirm that a rescue call came in at 2:36 AM from a home on Deacon Circle. They would not confirm that it was Tiger's home. WKMG in Orlando is reporting that a blonde woman in a black Escalade followed the ambulance from Deacon Circle to Health Central hospital -- the same hospital that treated Tiger the night of his accident. Story developing... Read more: http://www.tmz.com/#ixzz0Z5zlSDPr

I have heard it all now. Yes folks, you can now buy Chia Obama. I kid you not. I just heard it while streaming radio out of Los Angeles. I have just now found it online: https://www.chiaobama.com/flare/next

New Orleans Saints 12 0 0 - 1.000 Minnesota Vikings 10 2 0 - 0.833 Arizona Cardinals 8 4 0 - 0.667 Dallas Cowboys 8 4 0 - 0.667 Green Bay Packers 8 4 0 - 0.667 Philadelphia Eagles 8 4 0 - 0.667 New York Giants 7 5 0 - 0.583 Atlanta Falcons 6 6 0 - 0.500 Carolina Panthers 5 7 0 - 0.417 San Francisco 49ers 5 7 0 - 0.417 Chicago Bears 5 7 0 - 0.417 Seattle Seahawks 5 7 0 - 0.417 Eliminated Washington Redskins 3 9 0 - 0.250 Detroit Lions 2...

There seem to be two kinds of people in the world: those who don't understand cats, and those who think cats are kind of douchebags. Unfortunately for cat lovers, science has kind of come down on the side of that second group. Research has revealed that a lot of the quirky and even cute things your kitty does are actually signs that your cat is kind of a d***.

At this link you will find a pretty good civics test. Take it cold - no cheating! See if you know as much as you think.

"In the classroom at Harvard Business School where Dan Bricklin came up with the idea for an electronic spreadsheet, there now hangs a plaque that designates the resulting software program as the 'original killer app of the information age,'" Scott Kirsner reports for Boston.com. "Bricklin and his colleague Bob Frankston formed a company in 1979, Software Arts, which would eventually sell the VisiCalc spreadsheet program for $99. It ran on a new 'personal computer' called the Apple II," Kirsner reports. "Thirty years later, Bricklin is now selling a $1.99 app for the iPhone called Dan Bricklin's NoteTaker," Kirsner reports. "It...

Only a few years before her time spent with our beloved agents/actors Don Adams..., she was a model and a commercial actress. This commercial for Top Brass Dandruff prevention was what people recalled of her early days in acting.

In the 1990's The Federal Government seized the Mustang Rance a Brothel between 15 or 20 miles from Reno Nevada.It was operated by a man named Joe Conforte, and it was a gold mine.The Feds seized it and for Tax Evasion. The Government in their wisdom decided to run it and get their tax money that was due. They went broke and tore the Mustang Ranch Down. Now we are trusting or economy, Banking Industry, Auto Industry and perhaps our health plans to the same Nit Wits who couldn't make money running a whore house and selling whiskey

APRIL 17 2009 NEW YORK TIMES: The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday formally declared carbon dioxide and five other heat-trapping gases to be pollutants that endanger public health and welfare, setting in motion a process that will lead to the regulation of the gases for the first time in the United States. DECEMBER 7 2009 AP: The Obama administration took a major step Monday toward imposing the first federal limits on climate-changing pollution from cars, power plants and factories, declaring there was compelling scientific evidence that global warming from manmade greenhouse gases endangers Americans' health.

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday formally declared carbon dioxide and five other heat-trapping gases to be pollutants that endanger public health and welfare, setting in motion a process that will lead to the regulation of the gases for the first time in the United States.

Chapman U. To Try Puppy Therapy A student group will bring 10 dogs to campus next week to help everyone relax during finals, just one of the things the school will do to help students de-stress. Shannon Stewart with three of the puppies she will take to Chapman University in Orange next week as part of the school's efforts to help students de-stress during finals. (Christine Cotter / Los Angeles Times By My-Thuan Tran December 4, 2009 A Chapman University student group wanted to find a way to relieve stress during finals week, so it came up with an innovative...

As the world descends on Copenhagen this week for the United Nations Climate Change conference, the city’s police must manage protests, secure world leaders, and handle all the other issues that come with a major global event. Perhaps surprisingly, the force is doing it with Macs.The Danish Police Department isn’t using Apple computers on the go, or keeping in touch with iPhones. No, the entire central command is now run by Mac Pros and Mac Minis, with not a single PC to be seen. The Danish police force has been using Macs since 1996, running NeXTStep. But five years ago,...

A magistrate declined this morning to prevent the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles from canceling the registrations of nearly 45,000 vehicles largely driven by undocumented immigrants. Franklin County Common Pleas Court Magistrate Pamela Browning declined to grant a preliminary injunction against the BMV sought by the League of United Latin American Citizens. Beginning early Wednesday, it will be illegal for thousands of immigrants to drive Ohio's roads. The BMV is canceling their vehicle registrations for failing to prove they are legal U.S. residents. Police can stop those driving with revoked registrations and issue tickets and seize license plates. Drivers who...

Long life may stem from a proper imbalance of dietary nutrients. A new study in fruit flies suggests that the life-extending properties of caloric restriction may be due not only to fewer calories in the diet, but also to just the right mix of protein building blocks, called amino acids. The study, published online December 2 in Nature, may help explain some of the health benefits of restricted-calorie diets. Coupled with other data, the new study should prompt researchers to reevaluate whether it is calorie count or the nutrient composition of a diet that is most important for regulating lifespan...

Norris’ flat onscreen persona has spawned an ironic Internet movement, and now, a book by Norris himself. Sean Macaulay analyzes the strange afterlife of the worst actor in action. It's official. Chuck Norris can tame anything, even his own meme. The iconic action star's new book, The Official Chuck Norris Fact Book, is Norris’ personal selection of Internet-spawned “facts” about himself, and it's already the bestselling martial arts book in the country. An unofficial Chuck Norris fact book—The Truth About Chuck Norris: 400 Facts About the World's Greatest Human—did have the nerve to appear two years ago, but as any...

When Minneapolis artist Janey Westin first came across the runes near the town of Kensington, she assumed they were left behind by the same Norse explorers who created the so-called Kensington Runestone, found nearby in 1898. The infamous 200-pound rock is covered with runes that describe the travails of a party of Scandinavians beset by Indians in 1362. Though most scholars doubt the stone's authenticity, it continues to fuel debate about a Norse presence in the Midwest. Excited by the new find, the Kensington Runestone Museum paid for archaeological testing at the site, which yielded only a few Native American...

<p>The tennis star is being labeled a gay rights 'hypocrite'</p> <p>After eight years together, it seems the ruptured romance between tennis-great Martina Navratilova and her lover and business partner Toni Layton is getting uglier by the second. Earlier this year Layton filed a lawsuit in Sarasota, Florida against Navratilova who she claims unexpectedly dumped her and left her with nothing.</p>

If you want to teach those unscrupulous Democrats down there in that Congressional Cesspool the value a secret ballot follow these instructions. 1. Establish a small temporary office manned by two people in each congressional district. Post a big sign in the office “Your share could be thousands of dollars !”. 2. Put the following ad in the newspapers, on the radio and television. “Order your absentee ballot now – bring your blank ballot to the office listed below and receive your share of the canceled one trillion dollar stimulus package if the republicans gain the majority in the House...

One of the owners of the two pit bulls shockingly is blaming the 70-year-old victim for the vicious attack she suffered Friday on a Bayonne street, a brutal assault that sent her to a hospital with critical injuries, says the manager of the shelter where the dogs are being kept. The co-owner of the dogs, Jason Reid, showed up at the Associated Humane Society of Newark facility Saturday and told D.J. Infield, the manager and chief animal control officer, that Maria Zaldana, of Jersey City, must have provoked the dogs, Infield said today. . . . Zaldano was walking to...

His administration formally declared that the gases "endanger the public health and welfare of the America people" empowering its Environment Protection Agency to regulate them across the country under the country's Clean Air Act, without having to get a hotly-contested climate bill through the US Congress.

Single-minded and with a high opinion of his scholarly abilities, Beringer was wide open for a simple, but devastating hoax... Beringer "wholly, publicly committed himself to the belief that fossils were merely the capricious fabrications of God, hidden in the earth by Him for some inscrutable purpose; possibly, thought Beringer, merely for His own pleasure; possibly as a test for human faith" and proceeded to write a book on them... historians Melvin E. Jahn and Daniel J. Woolf, who in 1963 produced the first English translation of Beringer's book, showed the truth behind the tale lies not in farcical student...

ANNAPOLIS | U.S. Naval Academy officials said Monday that they were exploring ways of working knowledge about cyberwarfare into the core curriculum for all students because of the rising significance of cybersecurity. Right now, the academy offers some elective courses, classes mostly taken by computer science and information technology majors. But unlike the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in New York and the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, the Annapolis school does not even have a club for students interested in the field. "On a bunch of different levels, in terms of opening up to cyberwarfare, outside...

Many archaeological finds are accidentally unearthed by construction crews, as was the discovery of a 1.8 million-year-old skull of a giant ground sloth in Southern California. Buried in the ground since the Ice Age, the skull was found by a construction crew and could be on its way to be displayed at the San Bernardino County Museum. Work on a new site for a Southern California Edison sub-station was immediately halted when the ancient bones were discovered while earthmovers were flattening out a hilly area west of Beaumont, which is a few miles from the low desert community of Palm...

“If there is one thing I have been impressed with over the last decades, it is that when the environmental community defines a number one priority, something happens. Not always something good—but something.”1 Dr. Kenneth L. Lay, Chairman, Enron Corporation, June 1997 (1) Who was the late Ken Lay, the architect and chairman of Enron throughout its 16-year history? All parties to the current legislative debate on a CO2 cap-and-trade bill should know. After all, Lay’s tireless efforts to promote CO2 regulation and enact renewable energy quotas make him a father figure for HR 2354, the Waxman-Markey climate bill, what...

A crofter... Graeme Mackenzie, 47, made the find after hiring an excavator to open the drain on rough pastureland 50yds (48m) from his home near Sleat. Rain had partly washed away the bottom of the drain and exposed a corroded 4in (10cm) iron spike. Mr Mackenzie levered it out and was "stunned" as the ancient anchor gradually emerged. The Treasure Trove Unit at the National Museums of Scotland said the anchor will probably be claimed by the Crown. Measuring 4ft high and a similar distance from tip to tip, the artefact is undergoing dating and metallurgical testing. Preliminary results...

At no point, Low says, did he sign an agreement to sell or give the tablet to the historical society. He always considered it a loan. "I never intended for them to keep it," he said. "I told them it's not for sale." Low said the artifact has great sentimental value for him, not only because he found it as a child, but also because he has American Indian ancestors who could be related to the ancient Adena people who made the carving. Two years ago, Low decided he wanted to get the tablet back so he could donate it...

Citizens by Right, or by Consent? John C. Eastman [Constitutional Law Professor @ Chapman University College of Law] On Sept. 26, 1980, Nadiah Hussen Hamdi, a citizen of Saudi Arabia, gave birth to a son, Yaser Esam Hamdi, at the Women's Hospital in Baton Rouge, La. Her husband, also a Saudi citizen, was in Baton Rouge on a temporary visa working as a chemical engineer for an American oil company. While the boy was still a toddler, the Hamdi family returned to Saudi Arabia, and for the next 20 years, Yaser Esam Hamdi would not set foot again on American...

CNN’s Rick Sanchez misspeaks on CNN’s behalf .

33-year-old professional golfer extraordinaire appears to have amassed a collection of trollops, hussies, harlots, sluts, and other assorted mistresses and bimbos in addition to his main squeeze, the 29-year-old blond, former Swedish model Elin Nordegren to whom he was publicly married in 2004. Too much money, narcissism, ego, sex-drive, and far too many willing and perhaps conniving young women interested in short-term, shallow, fantasy affairs have created the celebrity sports/entertainment scandal of the month. The coverage may keep going for months to come as it has proven to be great fodder for our shallow 24/7 info-entertainment business. Tiger is a...

Stapler-wielding mom injures Beveridge educator as frightened students run for help GARY -- An angry parent is accused of attacking a fourth-grade Beveridge Elementary School teacher with a stapler Thursday while her students watched. Police arrested Kimberlyn Woodson shortly after the 2:30 p.m. incident. She was taken to the Lake County Jail and faces assault charges, according to Gary Community School Corp. spokeswoman Sarita Stevens. Woodson entered the school, located at 1234 Cleveland St., from an unlocked rear door, Stevens said.

Here is video of 2008 Obama Campaign Manager David Plouffe hawking his new book, "The Audacity to Win," by trying to get Obama supporters to help him beat Sarah Palin's book sales for one day - December 8. For people who think Sarah Palin is no threat to President Obama, Plouffe and his liberal friends sure seem to be obsessed with her. Now, he is even trying to use Palin to increase his own book sales. . . . (VIDEO)

In a particular part of Florida the White Ibis is known as the Chokoloskee Chicken. There is at least one FREEPER near Chokoloskee, they are a wild and rowdy bunch down there! North Florida FREEPERS, on the other hand, are genteel and cultivated! It's cloudy, wet and windy. Everything is hunkered down and waiting out the weather. The onshore wind has pushed the water way up in the marsh and the birds are hanging out on little islands.

Edwin declares that the unborn baby is not a baby. It is a body part. It is like teeth or hair, something that can be done away with.

Hello, friends. This week I am writing to you about some experiences that I had at my hunting camp. Tuesday, Nov. 10 High 56, low 21 I arrived at my camp in the Meadow Valley Wildlife Area about noon today for a 24-hour visit to try to harvest a deer with a bow and do some important thinking. Yesterday, I talked to a group of four bow hunters that had yet to harvest a deer after six days. I really had no cares, as this hunt was more for therapy then tagging a deer. I spent the afternoon sitting in...

Which group causes more accidents, drives drunk more often and is responsible for more traffic deaths? Take a look at government and auto insurance statistics. Old stereotypes peg women as dangerous drivers, but statistics show the reality: When it comes to driving, guys are much more naughty. And insurance rates reflect that. Jokes about men vs. women We can't say that all males are reckless when they drive. Nor can we say that all females are safe drivers. But numerous studies show that males are more likely than females to throw caution to the wind when on the road. "Maybe...

What may be the oldest and priciest cheddar in America was released Friday by a world champion Mineral Point cheese maker, just in time for holiday entertaining and gift-giving. It's the single malt scotch of cheddar. Hook's 15-year-old cheddar, which made its debut Friday at Larry's Market in Brown Deer for $50 a pound, will be available in tony Beverly Hills starting next week. Older cheddars may exist, but if they do, they're the stuff of private stashes in cheese maker cellars - not available to the general public, said John Umhoefer, executive director of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association,...

Tiger Woods' Wife Packs Kids, Tupperware And Moves Out? Mon Dec 07 Rick Chandler Elin Nordegren has allegedly moved out of the Orlando home she shared with husband Tiger Woods, according to Radar Online. My guess is that Elin's mom talked some sense into the young lady. Elin Nordegren had enough and moved out of the $2.6 million Windermere home, neighbors and other sources close to Tiger, told RadarOnline.com exclusively. Sources say that Elin is living nearby in another house. Please prepare for the Apple Daily Online computer simulation of Nordegren packing her car and leaving a note for the...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) upped the rhetorical ante this morning by comparing opponents of health care reform to conservatives who tried to block emancipation and equal rights -- prompting the Republican national chairman to question his sanity. Speaking on the floor of the Senate, Reid blasted GOP leaders who have urged Democrats opt for a slower, incremental approach to reform instead of the mega-bill the majority hopes to push through the Senate by Christmas Reid started by mimicking Republicans whom he claims have said: "'Slow down, stop everything, let's start over." "You think you've heard these same excuses...

NEW YORK — Tim Tebow and Colt McCoy are headed back to the Heisman Trophy presentation as finalists, along with running backs Mark Ingram and Toby Gerhart and defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. The five finalists were announced Monday. The Heisman Trophy will be awarded Saturday in Manhattan. The last time as many as five players were invited to the ceremony was 2004, when USC quarterback Matt Leinart won the award. Tebow is trying to become the second two-time Heisman winner. The Florida quarterback won the award for college football’s top player in 2007 and finished third last season. McCoy...

Near the end of the 2PM ET hour on MSNBC, anchor Contessa Brewer discussed the ClimateGate scandal only to claim there was no scandal in the emails that seemed to show climate scientists manipulating global warming data: “I mean is someone using differences in semantics to try and play up a controversy that’s not really there?” Brewer spoke with Politico reporter Erica Lovely about the emails in which scientists referred to a “trick” to conceal evidence that contradicted predicted warming trends. Brewer explained: “...there’s a Penn State scientist Michael Mann....He says the word ‘trick’ doesn’t actually refer to any kind...

MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida Highway Patrol trooper suspected golfer Tiger Woods had drunk alcohol on the day of his car accident last month, according to a subpoena request by the officer rejected by a state prosecutor. The detailed subpoena request, released by the State Attorney's Office for Orange County on Monday, added fresh intrigue to the media storm around the world's No. 1 golfer, who ran his Cadillac SUV into a fire hydrant and a tree while pulling out of the driveway of his home at about 2 a.m. on November 27. The November 30 request by the trooper...

Tiger Woods' wife Elin has moved out of their house, RadarOnline.com is reporting exclusively. The explosive development follows numerous women coming forward with claims of affairs with the golfing great. Elin Nordegren had enough and moved out of the $2.6 million Windermere home,neighbors and other sources close to Tiger, told RadarOnline.com exclusively. Sources tell RadarOnline.com that Elin is living nearby in another house. Tiger’s affair with Rachel Uchitel was revealed by the National Enquirer and then several other women came forward to tell their stories of sexual relationships with the golfer. He crashed his Cadillac SUV into a fire hydrant...