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Is Osama bin Laden Dead? in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

Reports may be premature, but Osama bin Laden might be dead of typhoid. Pakistani intelligence is reporting this as fact, but the truth remains to be seen. From FirstPost from the U

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Reply to Health Care Provider Penalizes Fatties in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

Actually, when I was poorest, I was fittest. Why? Well, a lot of beans and rice, and I walked everywhere I went. When my wife and I were dating, I used to walk 3 or 4 miles to her house every day. Better than a gym membership, if you ask me. My mother's riding lawn mower is a lot of fun, but it sure was

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Boil That Corpse! in Pure Technology JoeUser Forums

Talk about killing two birds with one stone. With grave space at a premium and the planet allegedly undergoing climate change, it's apparently time to find a more eco-friendly way to dispose of corpses. The process, called resomation, allows people to dispose of loved ones in a more ecologically sound way. From the <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/science

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Reply to Another Arms Source in Iraq in Politics JoeUser Forums

The ISF has been absolutely immoral and completely irresponsible. I know that in the fog of war there can't be perfection, but I can't believe that the Iraqi military was incompetent enough to let all those rifles go unaccounted for. In my personal opinion, these Kalashnikovs are still in the hands of ISF forces, but I have no proof, of course. This is a horrible oversight on the military's part -- if we're going to train the ISF to be responsible a

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Reply to Minnesota Pork Projects in Politics JoeUser Forums

A new $776 million Twins Stadium to be paid for with a Hennepin County sales tax increase -- (approved by state legislators with no voter referendum) But the Metrodome was judged to be substandard when it was discovered it didn't have enough skyboxes.

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Reply to What Is With the Left and Hugo Chavez? in Politics JoeUser Forums

This hasn't been a recent development. During the advent of the Russian Revolution, the establishment of the Soviet Union, and the Cold War, there were many lefties who sent back glowing reports of the beauties of the Communist system. Clean streets, stocked shelves, and as always, excellent universal health care. Their Soviet handlers were happy to show these sympathetic pseudo-journalists and celebrities the bright, sunny side of the socialist sta

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Under Fire? You'll Get Your Reward... Later in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

The State Department has announced a new policy to reward mid-level diplomats for their willingness to serve in war-torn Iraq. This is a spectacular idea and it's about time State made this policy change. From the Post Chronicle : A new U.S. State Department policy will

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Reply to Health Care Provider Penalizes Fatties in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

Well it may not be fat that you can probably notice simply by looking but it does add some weight, but its mostly a combination of bone and muscle that can make you seem larger and overweight without that much fat. Will the insurance companies use BMI or arbitrary weight tables to assess obesity? Just wonde

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Reply to Health Care Provider Penalizes Fatties in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

Jythier: Next you'll see insurance companies treating obesity as a pre-existing condition, therefore any ailments said to be related to obesity are not covered... yet still chraging $60 more to 'cover' these people, when really all they are doing is denying coverage and taking their money. Maybe the ext

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Reply to Health Care Provider Penalizes Fatties in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

Interesting, but that's not what I found on the Internet: Big-Boned: * S: (adj) big-boned (having a bone structure that is massive in contrast with the surrounding flesh) Just because the term is defined doesn't mean that it's a valid reason to be overweight. From allexperts.com <a href="htt

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Reply to Health Care Provider Penalizes Fatties in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

Charles: I could be wrong here but it seems that you may have actually misunderstood your own article. Here you say they penalize for being obese but from your own article you state this: As introduced by Clarian Health Partners in Indiana, obese people will be penalized for their "lifestyle choices". Now, I'm

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I've Discovered Facebook! in Virtual Communities JoeUser Forums

Hello all, Just wanted to alert my JU buddies that I have joined Facebook, as a way to keep up with all the people I know all over. This way I can post photos of recent trips, family photos, all kinds of stuff. I am very impressed with Facebook -- it's easy to use and has great games and competitions, too. Anyway, below is the link to my page. If you

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Reply to Health Care Provider Penalizes Fatties in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

Oh yeah, this will surely work...now all the fat working people on that plan will definitely get thin! According to the article, they will check with their subscribers regularly to see if they have lost the weight required for reduced rates. How nice of them.

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