http://liveinformed.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Live Informed en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:13:44 GMT 2010-01-02T07:13:44Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970538&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Now let me see if I understand all this.... IF YOU CROSS THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET 12 YEARS AT HARD LABOR...... IF YOU GO INTO CHINA ILLEGALLY, YOUR CONSIDERED A SPY . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:06:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970538&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-12-31T19:06:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968792&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Protecting kids from disease & illness is a primary concern for everyone. It starts actually in the womb. The mother's immune system's antibodies are passed on to the fetus, at least in part. . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:04:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968792&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-12-30T16:04:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968676&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Calorie Counting Shedding pounds is something almost all of us need to do. Here is a free, on-line service that allows you to track & see exactly how many calories you burn as you go . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:26:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968676&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-12-30T14:26:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967822&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Natural Pot-Like Compound Could Fight Obesity Scientific American December 29, 2009 A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that endocannabinoids, compounds . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:58:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967822&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-12-29T22:58:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965301&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace The impoverished nation of Yemen, Osama bin Laden's ancestral home, keeps popping up in the news, and not in a good way.  Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian terrorist who tried to ignite a destructive . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:10:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965301&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-28T07:10:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956034&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace It seems that the only thing Congress can agree on is war. War-funding defense bills sailed through both the House and Senate this week. The vote in the House was 395 to 34 while the Senate vote . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:55:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956034&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-20T22:55:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946720&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace These coupon codes should be good until December 31, 2009! Enjoy! I know I can't use them1   Alloy.com get 20% off all denim (DENIM20) or 15% off all orders over $50 (A15OFF). AshleyStewart.com . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:15:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946720&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Sarah (can't believe the year's over) G. 2009-12-14T18:15:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945550&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Tony Blair has said that if the WMD ploy didn't work in the buildup to the war in Iraq, he would have found some other reason to launch the preemptive invasion. In an interview aired on the BBC this morning, . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:09:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945550&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-14T01:09:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944048&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace It's been well over a year since I posted anything on Gather. It was as though, after the election, and Obama actually took the oath of office, I experienced a period of political withdrawal pains. . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:22:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944048&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Cynthia C. 2009-12-12T17:22:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943722&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Have you ever noticed how a seemingly innocuous statement can sometimes trigger unexpected emotions? Such was the case this morning as I read an article in the L.A. Times. Under the headline "Senate . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:25:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943722&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-12T10:25:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935907&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace The debate was held at the Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts (which, incidentally, would never have been built had it not been for then State Senator Steve Kelley's efforts to secure bond funding) . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:04:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935907&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Diana Raabe 2009-12-07T23:04:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977934651&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Today lives in infamy, but not for the reasons you’ve been told.  The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, exactly 68 years ago today, was not an unprovoked, dastardly assault on an unsuspecting . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:17:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977934651&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-07T08:17:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977934017&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace As the echoes of President Obama’s Afghan strategy begin to fade, the action in the battle zone is heating up. CTV News, Canada’s largest private news organization, reported today that a major . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:49:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977934017&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-07T00:49:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931800&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace John McCain and the Republican senators want the proposed $400 billion in cuts, which would be mostly to Medicare, restored in the healthcare reform bill. In this respect, they are absolutely right . . . Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:14:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931800&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-05T07:14:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924437&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace This issue has me pretty riled up and I thought my friends here on Gather who don't follow me elsewhere ( Facebook & Twitter ) should know about it. The Ugandan Government is considering (and . . . Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:14:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924437&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Peter C. Frank 2009-11-30T23:14:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977923333&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan handed control of the nation’s nuclear arsenal over to Prime Minister Yusaf Raza Gillani on Friday night. Zardari’s move confirmed the uncertainty of . . . Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:27:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977923333&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-11-30T08:27:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922198&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Well-run corporation know at least one thing very well. They don’t put people associated with the creation of a problem in charge of solving it. They know that if they do, the appointees will become . . . Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:47:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922198&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-11-29T10:47:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977913481&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Yes, that’s Afghanistan, the country we’re investing billions in, the country that our military personnel are dying in and the country run by a government that we established and continue . . . Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:11:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977913481&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-11-23T09:11:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912318&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Turkey. T-day Minus 4 Okay, if you haven't ordered your organic, grain-fed, free-range bird and guests are already finalizing their travel plans so they can be with you to break bread next . . . Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:44:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912318&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Lisa Keating 2009-11-22T06:44:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977911962&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Thursday evening, I was watching Glenn Beck rant about the national debt. Naturally, he blamed it all on President Obama. Glenn Beck knows better but, unfortunately, his gaggles of ditto-heads don’t. . . . Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:19:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977911962&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-11-21T22:19:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977902726&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace A new Army report reveals that morale is falling in Afghanistan and that mental health problems are greater than the military’s ability to deal with them. Further, soldiers on their second and third . . . Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:00:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977902726&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-11-16T10:00:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901411&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace In one of the most frantic years for the hooring industry, Sarah Palin has captured the coveted Media-Hoor of the Year Award for 2009. In so doing she bested the efforts of three worthy challengers.  . . . Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:11:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901411&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-11-15T22:11:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898161&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Thursday, November 12, 2009 Black Bean Chili, Vegetarians Beware! Meat. There, I said it. I'll say it again. Meat. This chili tastes the best when you use meat. Three different . . . Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:13:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898161&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Lisa Keating 2009-11-12T20:13:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977893757&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace In the wee morning hours around three thirty a.m. I was sitting at my computer (as is customary many days), when I heard a loud crash.  I immediately called for Rick to go and see what kind of . . . Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:18:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977893757&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Esther IS Flesh and Blood S. 2009-11-10T09:18:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977891971&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace For those of you who’ve been waiting 6 ½ years to find even the slightest semblance of a reason for our preemptive invasion of Iraq, your search may be over.  But, instead of uncovering . . . Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:15:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977891971&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-11-09T09:15:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977884396&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace HAS THE SENATE GONE BONKERS? Slipped into the Senate version of the healthcare overhaul is a little-noticed requirement that would obligate insurers to consider covering Christian Science . . . Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:42:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977884396&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-11-04T09:42:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977883026&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Target®: Archer Farms Premium Private Label Food Products Like many people I tend to think of “ store-brands ” & “ private-label ” products as not being quite . . . Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:06:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977883026&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-11-03T16:06:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977880467&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace There are at least three ways to win an election. One would be by an honest outcome, another would be by fraud and a third would be by running unopposed. In this respect, it looks like President Hamid . . . Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:06:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977880467&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-11-01T22:06:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977877221&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace The toast of Washington, D.C. is a woman. She’s not a Senator, nor a Congresswoman, nor a jurist, nor even a member of the Obama administration.  Furthermore, hers is not a household name.  . . . Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:40:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977877221&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-10-30T07:40:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977875685&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Should Stalin quote, statue be returned to Moscow subway? New debate over Soviet dictator STEVE GUTTERMAN Associated Press Writer October 27, 2009 MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow subway . . . Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:56:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977875685&grpId=3659174697239063&nav=Groupspace Donald H. 2009-10-29T11:56:23Z