My 7 for '07 New Year's Resolutions

I have decided this year to actually make a list of resolutions and try to follow it for once, instead of not having a list and spend a whole year trying to remember what I said I wanted to do. Plus you the reader will see the list and can be my "failsafe" to ensure that I don't transgress against my own commandments. Maybe, if you see me violating one of the resolutions, you can "check" me and say "yo, remember you said you resolved not to 'road rage' (resolution #2) this year. They are not listed in any particular order, in case you were wondering. Anyway, I encourage you the reader to make a list of your own for your own personal improvement or you could just stay the same old f**ked up you for 2007.

My 7 for '07 New Year's Resolutions:

1. Eat healthier - I'm not talking an Olsen twin or Nicole Richie diet here, but seriously to eat smarter/healthier. Seriously, who needs to eat bacon & sausage everyday. Hmmm, bacon....

2. Stop the Road Rage - This may be the hardest stunt that I will ever attempt, ever, but I have to stop yelling at little old couples who are just happy to still be alive & driving. It will really be hard to not rage on those idiots who drive way too slow in the fast lane or ride in your blindspot for no real reason, but I will give it my best effort...trust me though, on December 31 I will be driving somewhere for the hell of it just to let out one last, "Move bitch, get out the way, get out the way bitch, get out the way".

3. Use Tact - I have to be mindful not so much of what I say, but how I say it and of course who I'm saying it to. Like, I can't tell my boss that he is incompetent and acts like a bitch (FYI, he's not my boss anymore) even if it is true. Hasn't it been said that you can say anything as long as you say it with a smile, I'll try that. Hey you incompetent f**king dumbass (while smiling). Asking for a raise would've been a resolution but I haven't worked in one place for at least a year in a while, so I thought an attitude adjustment was more important.

4. Be nicer to people - This is very vague resolution, but it gives me the wiggle room I need. I have to stop letting the elevator door close on people I see walking right up to it. Better yet I have to stop staring them down as they walk up to the elevator while cheering silently for the door to close, hurry up close don't let that ni**a get in, hahaha.

5. Get out of Debt - I have to pay these bills, period. Can you believe I let some crazy a** bitch run my damn credit up (her sh*t was really f**ked up)? Needless to say, I cut the wacko loose, but I'm stuck with the debt. Why not get her to pay for her own sh*t you may ask, well she is crazy for real and this is one of those lesser of two evil situations, knamean.

6. Read more than just the Sunday Comics - It's not like I don't read serious sh*t, but I just haven't for a while. I have Bill Clinton's "My Life" on CD and still haven't heard/read it yet (got it when it came out in 2004). I have like a stack of books that I have gathered for the past couple of years and I really need to read them, especially since I don't have a bookshelf, they're just sitting on my dresser taking up all the damn space. I hate those f**king books.

7. Blog more - I was recently threatened to be removed from this blog for not contributing enough. I don't take kindly to threats, but because I like the administrator of this blog, I won't go all Jules Winfield (Sam Jackson) from "Pulp Fiction" on their a**. I will try my best to contribute more frequently (more than twice every 5 months).

There it is, my 7 for '07, now go and make your own list. And don't be copying my sh*t either. HA HA HA MERRY NEW YEAR !!! (in my best Eddie Murphy impression from "Trading Places")

Things that make me go hmmmmmmm

So it was really important for law enforcement officials to have Joanne Chesimard's aka Assata Shakur name removed from the City College Campus Center because she allegedly attempted to murder a white NJ Trooper by shooting him in the head on May 2, 1973, but its okay for us to have an ENTIRE day off, every year, honoring the memory of Christopher Columbus, who was a THIEF, a RAPIST, and MURDERER of American Indians.

Things that make me say WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-N-

Is she or isnt she married to James Brown?

So it seems James Brown and Tomi Rae Hynie were NOT legally married. I wonder if James Brown knew that before he died. He actually exchanged vows with this woman, had a child with her and they lived together. She is now being disrespected and being called a guest at his home. How dare the lawyers do that to her. Isnt it terrible that she is in mourning, AND now she has to deal with this extra issue. Personally, I dont care if she was his LEGAL wife, I think she was still his wife all the same. If he didnt have money, I dont think anyone would care or would make noise about it. But thats how our society is---ALL ABOUT THE MONEY.

I hope they let you RIP, James Brown.
My condolences go out to his WIFE, Tami Rae Brown and his family.
-N-


New York Daily News - http://www.nydailynews.com

Lawyers kick wifeNo. 4 to the curb BY ADAM NICHOLSDAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

Even death hasn't ended James Brown's legendary woman problems.
The Godfather of Soul's legal team yesterday declared his fourth marriage illegal. They have barred the mother of Brown's 5-year-old son from his South Carolina estate.
Lawyer Buddy Dallas told The Associated Press that Tomi Rae Hynie, the singer's partner of more than five years, had been no more than a "guest" of Brown's at times.
"I suppose it would mean she was, from time to time, a guest in Mr. Brown's home," he said.
Hynie, 36, was still married to another man when she exchanged vows with Brown in 2001, making them invalid, Dallas said. Although that marriage later ended in divorce, Hynie never repeated the nuptials with Brown, he said.
But Hynie said she had documentation to prove she and the soul sensation were legally wed.
"I just want this resolved," she told The AP.
"He was a difficult man to live with, but he was a great man. I was the only one who could handle James."
Hynie arrived at the Beech Island home shortly after Brown's Christmas Day death to find the gates padlocked. Security guards had orders to keep her out.
"This is my home," she told a reporter. "I don't have any money. I don't have anywhere to go."
But Dallas said Brown had left the property in trust for his children.
He said of the lockout yesterday, "It's not intended and, I hope, not interpreted to be an act of unkindness or an act of a lack of sympathy. It's not a reflection on her as an individual."
Dallas said Hynie had another home in Beech Island. He said she hadn't seen Brown for several weeks.
The Rev. Al Sharpton, who calls Brown the father he never had and who is in Georgia to organize funeral details, said yesterday he did not want to get involved in the dispute.
"I have enormous respect for all of the Brown family," he said.
"But this is between attorneys and nothing to do with his kids or with me. For us, it is a time to mourn and to celebrate his life."
The singer and Hynie's tumultuous relationship included a 2004 arrest after Brown pushed her to the floor and threatened to kill her.

To Blog or Not to Blog???...that is the question

My co-bloggers get on my last ever-loving nerves. We always have the best and most interesting conversations over the phone but they are nowhere to be found when it comes to blogging. I am about to FIRE them.

Homeless and Cold

Today I woke up and its 20 degrees outside, and the wind chill is making it feel like it is 2 degrees. 2o degrees is way more cold than I want to feel, but 2 degrees, c'mon, 2 degrees is definitely stay at home and only venture outside if you have to. Which brings me to the homeless. I feel so much sorrow when I see the homeless especially in this weather. Its bad enough that the homeless are homeless, but homeless and cold, and most probably hungry. It brings tears to my eyes that there are people living in the streets and suffering these harsh weather conditions. I am thankful that I have a roof over my head and I pray that the homeless find shelter and food. We, who are fortunate, should always keep the less fortunate in mind. We should support organizations that help the less fortunate because our government is not fully addressing the needs of all the people. No matter how little you think you have, there is someone else who has less.
Remember that.

DONT BE VULGAR ABOUT IT

I need men all around, everywhere to hear this. Its okay to admire women. In fact, most women, myself included, like to attract the opposite sex and to feel sexy. What we, or let me say I. What I dont like is when a man takes that admiration to another level.

It is not okay for you to shout "DAMN" when I walk by. It is not okay for you to ask me "Is all that yours?". Even if I bought it, yes its freaking all mine. It is not okay for you to grab my hand. It is not okay for you to rape me with your eyes, it makes me feel disgusting. It is not okay for you to follow me, it makes me feel creepy. It is not okay for you to lick your lips while your looking at my crotch, I feel violated.

It is okay for you to say good morning, good afternoon, good evening. It is okay for you to try to make me laugh. It is okay for you to compliment me in a nice, decent, respectful way.

Disrespect will get you absolutely no where. Stop drooling and maintain some decorum.

IF YOU STILL USE THE WORD, THINK ABOUT WHY YOU SHOULDNT....

http://www.abolishthenword.com/

Atlanta, GA (BlackNews.com) - In 1994, Attorney Roy Miller became the first and only person to succeed at having the n-word deleted from a major dictionary. Part of his argument has been that, if we have any respect at all for our ancestors, Black adults should be ashamed to call their Black babies and children the n-word. He comments, "We give away the same respect that cost so many lives and cost so much pain. How is it that we can give away so easily, something that we never had to earn? At its worse, the n-word is the ultimate insult against Blacks. It is simply profanity. Whether being used in a musical way, a degrading way, a comical way or an evil way, profanity is still profanity. Profanity should never be acceptable language usage for children. Eliminating the n-word from adult usage may be next to impossible; however, we can reduce the impact that this profanity has on children."
Attorney Miller is asking for help. He asks that all Black Fraternities, Sororities and all other Black organizations issue a Resolution stating that their members will discourage use of the n-word against a child or to describe a child. Attorney Miller is requesting that all such Resolutions show the date of August 1, 2006, so that the accomplishment will reflect an act of unity. Every organization that issues a Resolution will receive an official Certificate of Appreciation.
Miller says, "Zero tolerance towards being disrespected must be established in the Black community and it must start with Blacks respecting Black children. How can our babies be children of God and n-words at the same time? Does not such reference to the child also refer to the father? What does God think?"
Attorney Miller is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. He is asking his fraternity members, as well as, all other Black Fraternities, Sororities and all other Black organization members to please forward this article and write letters of support to their organizations. Attorney Miller believes that there are those who live by the motto: If it doesn't reach the heart, it really doesn't matter.
"Let's show heart. Remember the mustard seed," he concludes.
Attorney Miller may be contacted at 1401 Peachtree Street, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30309. Telephone: (478) 745-2402. E-mail: AttorneyMiller99@aol.com

its a random ramble.....

She sent me an article about Spike Lee

I said:
funny you sent this cuz i mailed you an article that he did in New York magazine

She said:
LOL
Spike is preaching

I said:
the article is really interesting
it talks about his documentary
and his wife and family.......

but he is right somebody needs to go to jail.


She said:
A lot more than jail needs to happen
Like it said in the article
A year later and no plans???? Displaced people are still displaced with no plan for the future
How did Chris Rock say in ‘bring the pain’
LIE TO ME JERRY… PUT A STICK IN A KIDS BACK AND MAKE A PUPPET
LIE TO ME

I said:
lololololol
you have a great movie memory



She said:
Its true
U don’t hear anything about the victims of Katrina anymore
U wont hear anything either as it stands hurricane season (THANKFULLY AND PRAYFULLY) has been quiet for the most part
Atleast in the United States
People need constant reminders of what this administration is capable of? Or NOT capable of?
I always refer to that woman ( I don’t know her name) that was FOR THE WAR
Until UNTIL she lost her son
Now her sole mission in life is to stick it to Bush
But y did u have to loose your son for u to realize that war is wrong? I understand people were emotional after the towers BUT did the administration even consider another avenue when it came to this ‘war on terror’? or was war the only feasible option and I am blind?
Did FEMA even CONSIDER the amount of people who’s lives would be lost as a result of Katrina or was it impossible to deduce but when it did come down to it? what were the options? The damn credit card and a hotel room or a trailer… that’s the best u can do?

LIE TO ME GEORGE

I NEED A KEY FOR THIS

First let me say that I work in a hospital, so keep that in mind. When I started working here, I had to get a key for the bathroom in our area. I was thinking, "a key, wow, must be some bathroom". My first couple of visits to the little boys' room were uneventful, but as time went along I saw what the normal conditions of the "john" are. On a regular basis I walk up to the urinal and feel the need to hold my pants legs up so they don't make contact with the pissy floor covered with "used" tissue. The bathroom stall suffers from the same thing. There is plenty of hand soap, but there are the weeks that go by without any handtowels, so after you wash your hands you have to infect them by touching a wet doorknob (WTF?!?!?). Or you could just use your shirt sleeve or prop the door open with the always full trash can beforehand and then swing your arms like a lunatic to airdry them. And the bad part is that the housekeeping office is on the same floor, they should be in there straightening sh*t up every other day, at least.
One good thing is that the odors are rarely offensive, that's because they keep the urinal full of those cute pink urinal cakes. Seriously, I think I counted like twenty in there one day. The shamefully scary part about all of this is that along with the engineering department, we share the bathroom with the kitchen staff. I let you the reader think about that for a minute, and think about this also, if conditions are like this in a healthcare facility, what are they like in other industries? We might as well go back to the outhouse days and convert the bathroom into an office, we could definitely use the space.

Disrespectful Mets Fan

I work with a several Mets fans. One in particular gets on my last nerve. And it has nothing to do with the Yankees being out. We have many, many Championships and I am quite comfortable. But seriously CJ (crazed Mets fan) tells me that Corey Lidle couldnt pitch and he couldnt fly planes either. And then he proceeds to laugh like he was at a taping of Def Jam Comedy. I had to walk away. This just happened AND its not funny. C'mon show some respect for the recently departed. I dont want to say all, but this Mets fan definitely has no grace.

RIP--Corey Lidle!
My Condolences go out to the Lidle family and the family of the other person on the plane.

Gentrification

gen‧tri‧fi‧ca‧tion  /ˌdʒɛntrəfɪˈkeɪʃən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[jen-truh-fi-key-shuhn]
–noun
1.
the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, thus improving property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.
2.
an instance of gentrifying; the condition of being gentrified.


What disturbs me most about gentrification?

Gentrification is NOT a black/white thing. Although thats what a lot of people I believe. Its definitely a have/have not thing. You know as in those who have money and those who dont. I guess people think of it as being a black/white thing because gentrification does bring diversity into the neighborhoods. I am all for diversity in the neighborhoods. After all, I am a foodie and I love different types of food.
I grew up in neighborhoods that were mostly hispanic and african american, partly working and partly on welfare. You can consider it segregated. Although, hardly anybody uses that word anymore. But, it is what is. Its stifling growing up in a neighborhood where the only time you encounter different cultures and different status' of wealth is when you leave the neighborhood or when you go to school. It put me at disadvantage because I had developed prejudice.
Gentrification is a poor/rich thing. It doesnt matter if you are black or white if you can afford the higher rent then that is the bottom line with the landlords.
Rent is high enough as it is. I could barely afford my rent. If I had to move, I dont know where I would go because rent is high all over the city. I would most likely have to move out of state. I am all for neighborhood improvement and I know this costs money but with salaries staying the same, how can any person with a budget afford more.
Time Out NY put out a list of the 50 best blocks in the 5 boroughs. I would like to thank them for only listing 2 in the Bronx.
#14 Arthur Avenue btwn 184th & 185th St in the Belmont Section of the Bronx
#22 Horton St btwn City Island Ave & Eastchester Bay in City Island (what they dont say is that traffic is a nightmare in the summer here)
Ironically, both of these areas have high concentrations of caucasians. Hmmmmmm
I am okay with that. I dont need anybody to think that I should be paying more than I pay now.
No Gentrification over here.

As if 9/11 isnt enough, Now we have 10/11

Today is October 11. And today a plane crashed into a bldg.

For awhile there, I was taken back to 9/11. Except this time I was in Manhattan.
My brother calls to tell me that he just heard that a plane crashed into a building. Moments before he called, my son called to tell me he was on his way home. My first thought was if my son was safe. There was no way I was leaving Manhattan without knowing if he got to the Bronx. My son and partner were already home so I wasnt worried about them. As soon as I got word that my son was home, I felt such a relief. Thank God the trains were not affected. He had no idea of the news around him. When I got home, the news reported that this crash was not related to terrorism. Thank God for that. But you know the government always lies. The news then reported that a Yankees pitcher, Cory Lidle, was in the plane that crashed. He and an unknown person were in the plane. Both perished. No one in the building was hurt. Thank God that no one else was hurt. But my condolences go out to the families of Lidle and the unknown person. What a relief to know that this really had nothing to do with terrorism.

Death is a funny thing. You never know when you are gonna go. It can happen at any time.

Lets Say Thanks

http://www.letssaythanks.com/AllDesigns.html

If you visit the above website, you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq. You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the armed services.

Whether or not you agree with the war is not the point. What is important is that the mistakes of the Vietnam War are not repeated. The troops should feel appreciated for their service. Send a card, show them you care.

and the Moral of the Story is.....

Two Survivors

A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island.
The two survivors, not knowing what else to do, agree that they had no other recourse but to pray to God. However, to find out whose prayer was more powerful, they agreed to divide the territory between them and stay on opposite sides of the island. The first thing they prayed for was food.
The next morning, the first man saw a fruit-bearing tree on his side of the Land, and he was able to eat its fruit. The other man's parcel of land remained barren.
After a week, the first man was lonely and he decided to pray for a wife. The next day, another ship was wrecked, and the only survivor was a woman Who swam to his side of the island.
On the other side of the island, there was nothing.
Soon the first man prayed for a house, clothes, more food.The next day, like magic, all of these were given to him; however, the second man still had nothing.
Finally, the first man prayed for a ship, so that he and his wife could Leave the island. In the morning, he found a ship docked at his side of the island.
The first man boarded the ship with his wife and decided to leave the second man on the island.
He considered the other man unworthy to receive God's blessings, since none of his prayers had been answered.
As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice from heaven Booming, "Why are you leaving your companion on the island?"
"My blessings are mine alone, since I was the one who prayed for them," the first man answered.
"His prayers were all unanswered and so he does not deserve anything."
"You are mistaken!" the voice rebuked him.
"He had only one prayer, which I answered.
If not for that, you would not have received any of my blessings."
"Tell me," the first man asked the voice, "what did he pray for that I should owe him anything?"
"He prayed that all your prayers be answered."

For all we know, our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers alone, but those of another praying for us.

This is too good not to share. With obedience come blessings. My prayer for you today is that all your prayers are answered. Be blessed! "What you do for others is more important than what you do for yourself"

If you dont get this, I feel sorry for you!
Its not all about you!!!

Who Cares?

Is what he said really important?
Is it really important what he said?

Isnt it more important that he was the first to set foot on the moon?
And is this how money is being spent? There are much more important things that money should be invested in. I dont care what he said or why he said it. Had he not said a word, it wouldnt change the fact that he was the first on the moon.


Software revises Armstrong's moon quote

Sun Oct 1, 2:13 AM ET

That's one small word for astronaut Neil Armstrong, one giant revision for grammar sticklers everywhere.
An Australian computer programmer says he found the missing "a" from Armstrong's famous first words from the moon in 1969, when the world heard the phrase, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
The story was reported in Saturday's editions of the Houston Chronicle.
Some historians and critics have dogged Armstrong for not saying the more dramatic and grammatically correct, "One small step for a man ..." in the version he transmitted to NASA's Mission Control. Without the missing "a," Armstrong essentially said, "One small step for mankind, one giant leap for mankind."
The famous astronaut has maintained he intended to say it properly and believes he did. Thanks to some high-tech sound-editing software, computer programmer Peter Shann Ford might have proved Armstrong right.
Ford said he downloaded the audio recording of Armstrong's words from a NASA Web site and analyzed the statement with software that allows disabled people to communicate through computers using their nerve impulses.
In a graphical representation of the famous phrase, Ford said he found evidence that the missing "a" was spoken and transmitted to NASA.
"I have reviewed the data and Peter Ford's analysis of it, and I find the technology interesting and useful," Armstrong said in a statement. "I also find his conclusion persuasive. Persuasive is the appropriate word."

Still FABULOUS at 62.

I had the pleasure of seeing Patti LaBelle perform and I must say she is fabulous. She is 62 and still doing her thing. Her voice is so amazing. She brought tears to my eyes. I thought I was in church. She sang, she danced, and she gave a marvelous performance. If you have never seen Patti LaBelle live, you should go check her out. She was blessed with the gift of song, but we are just as blessed to be able to hear her beautiful voice.

Thank you God for Patti!

Give me my Trans Fat.

I want to be healthy. I want to live a long full life. I also want to be able to make my own choices. I like my trans fat. I understand its not good for you, but so are a lot of other things. ex: alcohol, tobacco, not exercising, etc. etc.
I recently discovered that my entemann's cake, cheese-nips, potato chips, and pepperidge farms were missing trans fat. I dont know how long this has been going on but I didnt like the way my entemann's doughnut tasted. I am sure it was missing the trans fat. I have to admit that everything else tastes the same. If taste is going to be compromised then take it, but if not leave my trans fat alone.

Trans fatty acids (commonly termed trans fats) are a type of unsaturated fat (and may be monounsaturated or polyunsaturated).

Trans fats occur naturally in small quantities in meat and dairy products from ruminants. Most trans fats consumed today, however, are industrially created through partial hydrogenation of plant oils and animal fats — a chemical process developed in the early 1900s and first commercialized as Crisco in 1909.

Unlike other fats, trans fats are neither required nor beneficial for health.[1] Eating trans fat increases the risk of coronary heart disease.[2] For these reasons, health authorities worldwide recommend that consumption of trans fat be reduced to trace amounts. Trans fats from partially hydrogenated oils are generally considered to be worse than those occurring naturally.[3]

Trans fats are increasingly being linked to chronic health conditions (see below), are tightly regulated in a few countries, are mandatory on product labels in many others, and are the central issue in several ongoing lawsuits (particularly against fast food outlets). Many companies are voluntarily removing trans fats from their products, or establishing trans-free product lines.

NYC Trans Fat Ban: Food Fight Over Safety

French Fries, Fried Chicken, Doughnuts Among Items That Could Be Affected

(CBS/AP) NEW YORK A city plan to ban restaurants from selling meals containing an unhealthy artificial fat could open a new front in a national fight over the safety of America's food supply, legal experts said. In recent years, states and a few cities interested in ridding kitchens of suspected toxins have become increasingly bold about mandating warning labels about potential hazards like lead in candy, mercury in fish or pesticides in vegetables. Some of those measures have prompted fierce opposition from the food industry and members of Congress who say the states are exceeding their authority. Experts said New York City would take the boldest step yet if its Board of Health approves a proposal to ban restaurants from preparing foods containing more than trace amounts of artificial trans fatty acids. Announced Tuesday, the ban on trans fats would bar chefs at thousands of restaurants from using partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, an indisputably unhealthy ingredient, but one that has been in some types of shortening and frying oil for decades. Doctors don't like trans fat because of the havoc it wreaks with human cholesterol levels and some studies have blamed it for an epidemic of heart disease deaths. Yet, federal regulation has been light and public health law experts said they were stunned that New York would ban a substance the Food and Drug Administration only began listing on food labels this year. Lawrence O. Gostin, an associate dean at Georgetown University's law school and director of the Center for Law and the Public's Health, called the city's action "breathtaking. He said it is sure to prompt a lawsuit challenging the city's authority to enact such a measure. Big fast food companies that use artificial trans fats to prepare french fries, muffins and doughnuts might also sue over the potential impact of the rules on interstate commerce, he said. "Certainly if there is a local deli in New York that is regulated by the local health department, it is clearly for the city to decide what is safe and what isn't," Gostin said, "But if you're talking about large chains like McDonald's or Burger King … then there are powerful questions of federalism at stake." "On the other hand," he added. "When the federal government refuses to act or neglects to act in the face of a major health crisis, then sometimes you need cities and states to step in to the vacuum and protect the public. And this might be one of those cases." Anthony M. DiLeo, a professor of health care law at Tulane Law School who also teaches at Tulane Medical School, said public health agencies have a well-established right to ban items that are inherently dangerous, like spoiled food or lead in paint. But the limits of a city's authority when it comes to something like trans fat are less clear, he said. "You get to something here that is not a bacteria, it is not a virus, it is not an immediate danger ... One meal containing a trans-fat is not dangerous, per se," DiLeo said. "If you have the authority to ban that, you would have to assume you have the authority to ban all sorts of things that, in small amounts, can't be harmful, but in large amounts could be." The commissioner of New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Thomas Frieden, said he is confident the ban could survive any legal challenge. The Supreme Court has held that health departments have the authority to prohibit the sale of foods that are impure, unfit for use or which spread disease -- and Frieden said there is ample evidence indicating that artificial trans fats cause heart disease. The substance, invented as a substitute for natural animal fats like butter or lard, has more in common with cancer-causing agents, Frieden said, than with other foodstuffs that can be unhealthy if consumed in gluttonous amounts, like saturated fats or salt. "If these were cancer deaths, people would react very differently," Frieden said. Members of the public may weigh in on the proposed ban over the next few months. It is not expected to come before the Board of Health for a vote until at least December. Yet to be seen is whether the proposal will attract the attention of Congress, which has frowned lately on attempts by the states to aggressively regulate food safety. One bill, passed in the House and now under consideration in the Senate, would prevent states from requiring food labels tougher than those already approved by the federal government. The National Uniformity of Food Act has been most strongly opposed in California, which has moved to require warning labels on a list of commonly consumed foods, but Frieden has also been an outspoken critic.

(© 2006 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

Drunk Driving

This story is horrible on so many levels. Not only did friend die, she has to live with the fact that she MURDERED her. Yes, I do call it murder. They partied, she was drunk, AND she chose to drive. Chose meaning she had a choice. And she made the wrong choice. As a result of her choice, she murdered her friend. She should be punished and should go to jail. I feel strongly about drunk driving. When your drunk you and you choose to drive you put your life at risk and others as well. Horrible.

New York Daily News - http://www.nydailynews.com/

Agony, tears for Finest BY ALISON GENDAR, OREN YANIV and NICOLE BODEDAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
Thursday, September 28th, 2006

Her shoulders sagging inside her crisp uniform, the rookie cop who partied with two fellow officers just before the drunken car crash that killed NYPD Officer Marlene Rivera bowed her head yesterday before her friend's coffin.
Officer Kristina Collins last saw Rivera when the cops got a ride home from Officer Danielle Baymack last Friday. Baymack dropped off Collins at her Long Island house just before losing control of her car, killing Rivera.
The three cops met in the Police Academy and were assigned to the same precinct in Queens.
"She's devastated over the loss of a good friend and co-worker," Collins' father, Michael, a Nassau County cop, told the Daily News. "She was there paying her respects."
Collins, 23, and her father, also wearing his dress blues, were among the hundreds of cops who gathered at the Metro International Church in Bushwick, Brooklyn, to bid farewell to Rivera.
Sobs from the 24-year-old's loved ones filled the intimate church during the hour-long service.
"God wrapped his arms around [Rivera]. She's in heaven today," the Rev. Marcus Brown told the crowd.
Collins leaned heavily on her father for support and comfort, her brow furrowing as he fussed over her uniform and straightened her collar.
After the service, Rivera's mother, Ana Fernandez, donned her daughter's NYPD cap at the Linden Hill Cemetery. She then stood before the coffin, clutching a white rose and an NYPD ceremonial flag, and released a pair of white doves alongside her husband, Jose Rivera.
Baymack, who has been charged with driving while intoxicated and vehicular manslaughter, did not attend the service.
The 22-year-old cop lost control of her car about 4:30 a.m. on Sunrise Highway in Wantagh, L.I. The passenger side of the car, where Rivera was sitting, was crushed in the wreck, and Rivera died at Nassau University Medical Center.
Baymack had a blood-alcohol level of 0.11, above the legal limit of 0.08, police said.
Collins was safely inside her Lindenhurst home at the time of the crash and wept hours later after being told of Rivera's death. She voluntarily surrendered her service weapon, and the NYPD has arranged for her to undergo counseling.
"Her heart goes out to both families," her father said, before refusing to discuss details of the events leading up to the accident.
Rivera was remembered yesterday as a devoted daughter who often reassured her mom about her decision to be a cop.
"She kept telling her mother, 'I'm going to be okay, and if something happens to me, I'm going to be in a better place,'" said family friend Lynette Garcia, 39, of Staten Island, "She had a lot of faith in God."
Rivera's friend Officer Bernice Gracia, who met her in the academy, said she will never forget's Rivera's positive attitude and brilliant smile.
"She was the best; she was very energetic, positive, very levelheaded," Gracia said. "When you're carrying the shield, you're always a member of the family."

Top 10 Reasons Why Men Dont Want Sex

Its only fair that I post this since I put the reasons why women dont want sex.

Top 10 Reasons Why Men Don't Want Sex
A recent blog by Dr. Louanne Cole Weston on why women don't want sex had me thinking. What about the guys? Don't our feelings count? Isn't it important what the men want and feel? Why is all the attention about when women want or don't want sex? What about our needs? Isn't the man supposed to be half the relationship?I have had a busy practice for almost 20 years, with extensive traveling and speaking and answering questions on WebMD's Men's Health and Male Fertility Message boards. It has become clear to me over these decades in this field that it is about time that woman acknowledge that compromise doesn't mean getting what they want or don't want. It means giving in and sharing in their resolution. How about meeting somewhere in the middle.

So...Here, for the first time ever, the top 10 reasons Men Don't Want Sex:
.... okay, so there aren't any reasons that men would not want sex.

Is anybody surprised by this??? Since the man who wrote this article couldnt find any reasons let me tell you the answer. The only two reasons men dont want sex is
1. There equipment is malfunctioning
2. They just got some.

End of Story!

I Am Looking For Another Job.....

Companies that Respect Motherhood

By VINNEE TONG, AP Business WriterMon Sep 25, 4:47 PM ET

Working Mother magazine released its annual list of the top 100 places to work, with its chief executive touting an improvement in mother-friendly benefits in corporate America.
Working Mother CEO Carol Evans, who authored the book "This Is How We Do It: The Working Mothers' Manifesto," said that in order to retain female employees, a growing number of companies are offering customized schedules.
"There are some very, very creative ideas, and this is all related to what we saw in the past, with women dropping off the edge of a cliff, when they said it's either working full time or not at all," Evans said.
This year's list includes 18 new names, representing some churn, and the magazine cites growing concern among companies that they will lose qualified female employees if they do not upgrade their benefits.
"Our country needs women to have babies, our companies need women's brainpower and time," she said. "Those two things going together really demand that companies wake up to this new culture."
The magazine used five main criteria as the basis for its judgments: flexibility, leave time for new parents, child care, elder care and the number of women occupying top jobs.
The top 10 companies that best satisfied the five criteria were: Abbott Laboratories; Bon Secours Richmond Health System; Ernst & Young LLP; HSBC USA Inc.; IBM Corp.; JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Patagonia Inc.; PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP; Principal Financial Group, and S.C. Johnson & Son Inc.
IBM and Johnson & Johnson are the only companies that have been on the list every year since it was initiated 21 years ago. IBM offers new mothers the option to take up to 144 weeks of leave, Evans said.
The Boston Consulting Group is one of 18 companies new to the list, for which the magazine solicits applications that consist of 550 questions. Among the consulting group's benefits are three months of paid maternity leave and emergency child care.
Julie Gish, a 31-year-old project leader in the Chicago office of the consulting company, credits the maternity leave and flexible work policies for easing her work life after the birth of her son Charlie, who turned 1 on Saturday.
Gish took the three-month paid leave and an additional six weeks of unpaid leave before she returned to work on a 60 percent basis. Since then, she has increased her working time to 80 percent, and said she is grateful for how accommodating the company has been.
"They do that because they recognize that while women may need to take time out in their careers, it is certainly in their interest in the long run to offer flexible working arrangements," Gish said.
Gish said she plans to have at least one more child, and that after her children start school, she plans to go back to work full time.
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The top 100 companies — in alphabetical order — for working mothers, as determined by Working Mother magazine:
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Ill.
Accenture Ltd., New York, N.Y.
Aflac Inc., Columbus, Ga.
Allstate Corp., Northbrook, Ill.
American Express Co., New York, N.Y.
Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, D.C.
AstraZeneca PLC, Wilmington, Del.
Avon Products Inc., New York, N.Y.
Bank of America Corp., Charlotte, N.C.
Baptist Health South Florida, Coral Gables, Fla.
Bayer AG, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Bon Secours Richmond Health System, Richmond, Va.
Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, Va.
The Boston Consulting Group, Boston, Mass.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., New York, N.Y.
Bronson Healthcare Group, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Capital One Financial Corp., McLean, Va.
Carlson Cos., Minnetonka, Minn.
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga.
Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Ill.
Citigroup Inc., New York, N.Y.
CJW Medical Center, Richmond, Va.
Colgate-Palmolive Co., New York, N.Y.
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C.
Credit Suisse Group, New York, N.Y.
DaimlerChrysler AG, Auburn Hills, Mich.
Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, New York, N.Y.
Deutsche Bank AG, New York, N.Y.
Discovery Communications Inc., Silver Spring, Md.
Dow Corning, Midland, Mich.
DuPont Co., Wilmington, Del.
Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis, Ind.
Ernst & Young LLP, New York, N.Y.
Fannie Mae, Washington, D.C.
First Horizon National Corp., Memphis, Tenn.
First National Bank of Omaha, Omaha, Neb.
Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mivh.
Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, Calif.
General Electric Co., Fairfield, Conn.
General Mills Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.
GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Philadelphia, PA
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., New York, N.Y.
Grant Thornton LLP, Chicago, Ill.
Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center, Commack, N.Y.
Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
Hewlett Packard Co., Palo Alto, Calif.
HSBC USA Inc., Prospect Heights, Ill.
IBM Corp., Armonk, N.Y.
Ikea, Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
Inova Health System, Falls Church, Va.
JFK Medical Center, Atlantis, Fla.
Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, N.J.
JPMorgan Chase & Co., New York, N.Y.
Kellogg Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
KPMG LLP, New York, N.Y.
Kraft Foods Inc., Northfield, Ill.
Lego Systems Inc., Enfield, Conn.
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., New York, N.Y.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Springfield, Mass.
McGraw-Hill Cos., New York, N.Y.
Merck & Co., Whitehouse Station, N.J.
Mercy Health System, Jamesville, Wis.
MetLife Inc., Long Island City, N.Y.
Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Wash.
Morgan Stanley, New York, N.Y.
Motorola Inc., Schaumburg, Ill.
Northern Trust Corp., Chicago, Ill.
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare, Chicago, Ill.
Novartis AG, East Hanover, N.J.
Patagonia Inc., Ventura, Calif.
Pearson PLC, Upper Saddle River, N.J.
Pfizer Inc., New York, N.Y.
Phoenix Cos., Hartford, Conn.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York, N.Y.
PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa.
PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP, New York, N.Y.
Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, Iowa
Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati, Ohio
Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage, Ala.
Prudential Financial Inc., Newark, N.J.
Republic Bancorp., Owosso, Mich.
Rodale Inc., Emmaus, Pa.
RSM McGladrey Inc., Bloomington, Minn.
S.C. Johnson & Son Inc., Racine, Wis.
Schering-Plough, Kenilworth, N.J.
Scripps Health, San Diego, Calif.
Texas Instruments Inc., Dallas, Texas
Timberland Co., Stratham, N.H.
Trihealth, Cincinnati, Ohio
Turner Broadcasting System Inc., Atlanta, Ga.
UBS, New York, N.Y.
Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha, Neb.
Verizon Communications Inc., Bedminster, N.J.
Wachovia Corp., Charlotte, N.C.
Wells Fargo & Co., San Francisco, Calif.
West Virginia University Hospitals, Morgantown, W.Va.
Wyeth, Madison, N.J.
Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn.
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On the Net:
Working Mother Media:
http://www.workingmother.com/
Boston Consulting Group:
http://www.bcg.com/