Novenber: It's Coming, Get Ready With Project Vote Smart!

Mom update September 2010

Here's an update on my mom form this article:

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In these days of "Reality" TV and all the bad news, what are your favorite books, movies or old TV shows that take your mind off your troubles for a while?

TVI read a couple of stories today, one about the old movie classic Airplane, and another about a favorite fiction author of mine, Dean Koontz.

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Newsvine Polls: Love them or Hate them?

I have noticed recently a lot of articles with polls attach them here on Newsvine. Generally I like the polls, there interesting and can tell you a lot about what the people commenting on the article feel about the topic of the article.

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Presidential Proclamation--Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month

OK, I'm pretty sure that this is the first POTUS to do this, but please correct me if I am wrong.

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Who is the real Sharon Angle??

As Sharon Angle is now a GOP candidate in Nevada poised against Harry Reid(D) in the November elections many are starting to ask who she is and what exactly she stands for.

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Doctor-patient confidentiality breach. what would you do?? POLL

Okay, I am a little confused. I received a phone call today from someone who I have never met.

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This is my first article using voice to text software!

Okay here goes! I would do not edit this article is to let you see how the voice to text software is working so far. I received it this afternoon in an already done some training with my regular Microsoft application.

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Happy Father's Day Dad, Top 10 things I Learned from You!

MY Dad is one of the greatest people I know. He comes from humble beginnings and was raised by his Grandparents, while his mother went to work and would come home on her days off. He was an only child and his dad, an alcoholic, left when he was around 3 years old.

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Happy Gay Pride 2010!

Well Brothers and Sister here we are 41 yars after the Stonewall riots and ready once again to celebrate Pride. If you watch the news or read the NV, you know that not much has changed in other people's minds regarding homosexuality.

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Supreme Court skeptical on hiding petition names (reposted seed w/poll)

I am re-posting the link I seeded earlier and adding a poll. The issue is really a simple one but has become more complicated due to the groups that have brought the issue before the Supreme Court. If you sign a petition, would you mind if your name was made public?

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What's going on at PBS?

I have already written an article on the loss of Bill Moyers Journal, and tonight I learned at the end of a "Best of NOW" program that they too will be ending their broadcast.

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Some helpful links for those dealing with Alzheimers and Memory problems!

I know I have been neglecting my care-givers, promise to try to post once a week to the group, so I thought this might make up for it! Here is a list of links about memory and Alzheimer's Disease.

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Relive your childhood, tell me your crazy stories about when you were growing up!

I actually got the idea for the article from a study on childhood obesity and the article by SOPH0571:http://susanduncan.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/03/4110274-welcome-to-fatville-burgers-as-big-as-dustbin-lids-coffins-that-need-cranes-and-obese-children-having-heart-attacks-it-i …

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Health care debate turns religious???

OK, I just saw on the local news a protester at a health care protest carrying a sign that said: "God gives us our rights not the Government!"

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Bill Moyers Journal to end?

I was watching my local PBS station last night and no Bill Moyers! They had a membership drive going on. I happened to click back to the channel later in the night and was shocked to learn that Bill Moyers Journal will be no more.

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An easy way to bring down the cost of helth care, cheaper "good for you foods"

I have been trying to eat better lately and the one thing I have noticed is that the foods that are "better for you" are also much more expensive then the old regular versions.

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Trolls and what to do about them?

I have a thread going and someone is posting offensive and off topic material. I asked them nicely to leave after reporting several posts and not having any response from NV.

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The Terrible Brain Aneurysm that almost cost my Mothers life.

Ok, After starting the Alzheimer's/Dementia/Memory Loss/Traumatic Brain Damage etc. group I thought I would share the story of how our family got to the point we are now. It isn't easy for me to tell, but I feel like it's good therapy for me to get it off my chest!

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Proposition 8 Fight is not over!

If you go to my seed: You will see that the fight to overturn Prop 8 is still raging in the courts and will ultimately end  …

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What do you do with your NV earnings?

I recently learned that money is earned by each individual with a NV account. I don't know the exact ways that it is earned, but it has to do with advertising. If you click on the "earnings" in the black tool bar you can see how much you have earned.

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I need help in dealing with my mothers dementia!

Hello all, I hope you are well. I have started a group to help those dealing with caring for and communicating with family members or friends who suffer from memory loss due to various conditions.

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Landlord/Tenant relations: Questions about how renters view their responsibilities?

I am a landlord in that I have a 2-family flat, 1up (where I live) and one down. I am interested in learning what tenants think their responsibilities are on various issues. I would like to do this as an ongoing article where each week I will bring up a new topic for discussion.

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Please rob me!

I just became aware of this web site called please rob me.com (no spaces of course). It basically is showing people how the social networks that they post information on reveal that their home may be empty as well as where they are.

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Gay Rights and what it means to ME!

I just posted this as answer and thought that everyone needs to see it. The topic was Gay Marriage and conservatives silence on the issue. I read a lot yesterday about the Reagan years and the stunning silence that came when the AIDS epidemic first broke.

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Free thinking middle aged GWM. Enjoy looking at the lighter side of things, having a good laugh or giving one to others.