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11-year-old played dead to survive Syria massacre

BEIRUT (AP) — When the gunmen began to slaughter his family, 11-year-old Ali el-Sayed says he fell to the floor of his home, soaking his clothes with his brother's blood to fool the killers into thinking he was already dead. The Syrian boy tried to stop himself from trembling, even as the gunmen, with long beards and shaved heads, killed his parents and all four of his siblings, one by one. The youngest to die was Ali's brother, 6-year-old Nader. His small body bore two bullet holes — one in his head, another in his back. "I put my brother's blood all over me and acted like I was dead," Ali told The Associated Press over Skype on Wednesday, his raspy voice steady and matter-of-fact, five days after the killing spree that left him both an orphan and an only child. Read more

New York Plans to Ban Sale of Big Sizes of Sugary Drinks

New York City plans to enact a far-reaching ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts, in the most ambitious effort yet by the Bloomberg administration to combat rising obesity.

The measure would not apply to diet sodas, fruit juices, dairy-based drinks like milkshakes, or alcoholic beverages; it would not extend to beverages sold in grocery or convenience stores.

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The Joy of Avacados

Diet: Though high in fat, the fats are monounsaturated and help lower total cholesterol. Avocados also contain more potassium than bananas which is vital for muscle building and reducing blood pressure.

Supple Skin: Used as a face mask, natural oils found in avocados penetrate the layers of the skin, leaving it soft, smooth and moisturized. Not to mention, they slow down the aging process and doesn't clog pores.

Nutrients: Avocados provide vitamins B, C and E, aiding in their ability to heal and soothe dry, itchy or inflamed skin. They also contain a multitude of minerals: iron, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc and calcium.

Mitt’s Lame Massachusetts Record

Romney loves to attack Barack Obama’s record of job creation as president. Too bad Mitt’s record as Massachusetts governor pales in comparison.

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Tips for Success

50 Life Secrets and Tips

1. Memorize something everyday. Not only will this leave your brain sharp and your memory functioning, you will also have a huge library of quotes to bust out at any moment. Poetry, sayings and philosophies are your best options.

2. Constantly try to reduce your attachment to possessions. Those who are heavy-set with material desires will have a lot of trouble when their things are taken away from them or lost. Possessions do end up owning you, not the other way around. Become a person of minimal needs and you will be much more content.

3. Develop an endless curiosity about this world. Become an explorer and view the world as your jungle. Stop and observe all of the little things as completely unique events. Try new things. Get out of your comfort zone and try to experience as many different environments and sensations as possible. This world has so much to offer, so why not take advantage of it?

4. Remember people’s names so that they feel appreciated and for your own future benefit when you want something from that person. To do this, say their name back to them when they introduce themselves. Then repeat the name in your head a number of times until you are sure you have it. Continue to use their name in conversation as much as possible to remove any chance of forgetting it. If you’re still having trouble, make up a rhyme about their name: “Dan the Man” or “Natalie flatters me.”

5. Get fit! It’s ridiculous to think that we have one body, one sole means of functioning, and people are too lazy to take care of themselves. Fit bodies lead to better health, confidence and more success with romantic endeavors. I’d say those are 3 very good reasons to get in shape.

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Black market in human kidneys grows to 10,000 operations a year

The illegal trade in kidneys has risen to such a level that an estimated 10,000 black market operations involving purchased human organs now take place annually, or more than one an hour, World Health Organisation experts have revealed.

Evidence collected by a worldwide network of doctors shows that traffickers are defying laws intended to curtail their activities and are cashing in on rising international demand for replacement kidneys driven by the increase in diabetes and other diseases.

Patients, many of whom will go to China, India or Pakistan for surgery, can pay up to $200,000 (nearly £128,000) for a kidney to gangs who harvest organs from vulnerable, desperate people, sometimes for as little as $5,000.

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Website of the day

GasBuddy can help you find cheap gas prices in your city. In total, we have 243 websites to help you find low gasoline prices. You can also download the app.

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The Wayback Juke Box - Nine Pound Hammer - Doc Watson

RIP

Right-Wing Billionaires Behind Mitt Romney

They're trying to buy a presidency - and they expect a big payoff on their investment

Sununu Misfires on Bain ‘Jobs’ Claim

A top surrogate for Mitt Romney makes an incorrect claim about the firm saving jobs 'about 80 percent of the time' at companies in which it had invested.

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Plastic Bags to be Banned in the City of Angels

Plastic bags are perhaps the largest source of waste from our modern consumer culture. Stores give them out without question for all products big and small. Later, they can be found littered on the sides of roads and highways, hanging from tree branches, floating in rivers and clogging up our landfills. Now, a new plastic bag ban is set to be imposed by the largest US city to date to do so. This week, the Los Angeles City Council approved plans to phase out plastic bags at about 7,500 stores within the next 16 months.

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Barbecue Pork Sandwiches

Serves 4
Hands-On Time: 10m
Total Time: 30m

Ingredients

* 1 1 1/4-pound pork tenderloin, cut crosswise into 4 pieces
* 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
* 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
* 4 hamburger buns, split
* coleslaw, dill pickles, and potato chips for serving

Directions

1. Place the pork, barbecue sauce, vinegar, and ¼ cup water in a medium saucepan and simmer, covered, until fork-tender, 18 to 20 minutes.
2. Shred the meat and serve on buns with coleslaw, pickles, and potato chips.

California police: Dog was strapped with explosives

Police in California are on the hunt for two people they say strapped a stick of dynamite to a dog and set it loose in a Sacramento neighborhood.

The explosion, heard around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, severely injured the dog, which police described as a long-haired Dachshund. They expect the animal will survive its injuries.

A police report claimed that two people, a male and a female, were involved in the incident. An investigation is ongoing.

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Here's the joke...

Three old guys are out walking.

First one says, "Windy, isn't it?"

Second one says, "No, its Thursday!"

Third one says, "So am I. Let's go get a beer."

Healthified Monkey Bread

1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 cans (16.3 oz each) Pillsbury® Grands!® Homestyle refrigerated reduced-fat buttermilk biscuits
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
3/4 cup fat-free caramel topping
2 teaspoons vanilla

1.  Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with cooking spray.

2.  In 1-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix sugar and cinnamon. Separate both cans of dough into 16 biscuits. Cut each biscuit into quarters. Add biscuit pieces to sugar mixture. Seal bag; shake to coat. Layer biscuit pieces and pecans in pan.

3.  In small bowl, mix caramel topping and vanilla. Pour over biscuit pieces.

4.  Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown and no longer doughy in center. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert onto serving plate. Serve warm.

Variations

Add ins:

1. Chocolate Explosion Monkey Bread: Add 2 teaspoons of cocoa powder to the ground cinnamon-and-sugar mixture before shaking the biscuit pieces. Mix ¼ cup fat-free hot fudge topping with caramel and vanilla in bowl before pouring over layered biscuit pieces and chopped nuts in fluted tube pan. Bake as directed.

2. Pumpkin Spice Monkey Bread: Add 2 teaspoons of pumpkin-pie spice to the ground cinnamon-and-sugar mixture before shaking the biscuit pieces. Mix ¼ cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix) with caramel and vanilla in bowl before pouring over layered biscuit pieces and chopped nuts in fluted tube pan. Bake as directed.

3. Mixed Berry Monkey Bread: Layer 1 cup frozen mixed berries in with the sugar-cinnamon-coated biscuit pieces and chopped nuts in the fluted tube pan. Pour caramel topping mixture over the biscuit pieces, nuts, and berries. Bake as directed.

4. Sticky Buns Monkey Bread: Add ¼ cup maple syrup to the fat-free caramel topping mixture before pouring over layered sugar-cinnamon-coated biscuit pieces and chopped nuts in the fluted tube pan. Bake as directed.

5. Banana-Nut Monkey Bread: Substitute ½ cup chopped pecans for the walnuts. Peel and diced two bananas. Layer the diced bananas in with the sugar-cinnamon-coated biscuit pieces and pecans in the fluted tube pan. Pour the caramel topping mixture over the biscuit pieces, pecans, and bananas. Bake as directed.

Almost Picking Up Chicks

Meet Chris: The Splits Guy

Chris about himself:

I’m just an ordinary guy who enjoys the freedom of flexibility. All my flexibility is self taught. I have had no hands on, or professional training. I have never participated in any sports. As a child, I was never flexible. I remember when I was in elementary school sitting in the hallway with my back against the wall, I could barely keep my legs straight out in front of my body without bending my knees. (Making a “L” shape) I didn’t start stretching until I was around 15.
I also enjoy video gaming.

Senior Shorthand

The kids have all their little codes, like BFF, LOL, OMG, etc.
So here are some codes for seniors:

ATD - At the Doctor's
BFF - Best Friends Funeral
BTW - Bring the Wheelchair
BYOT - Bring Your Own Teeth
CBM - Covered by Medicare
CUATSC - See You at the Senior Center
DWI - Driving While Incontinent
FWBB - Friend with Beta Blockers
FWIW - Forgot Where I Was
FYI - Found Your Insulin
GGPBL - Gotta Go, Pacemaker Battery Low
GHA - Got Heartburn Again
HGBM - Had Good Bowel Movement
IMHO - Is My Hearing-Aid On?
LMDO - Laughing My Dentures Out
LOL - Living on Lipitor
LWO - Lawrence Welk's On
OMMR - On My Massage Recliner
OMSG - Oh My! Sorry, Gas
ROFL..CGU - Rolling on the Floor Laughing...Can't get Up!
TTYL - Talk to You Louder
WAITT - Who Am I Talking To?
WTFA - Wet the Furniture Again
WTP - Where's the Prunes?
WWNO - Walker Wheels Need Oil

The Wayback Juke Box - The Jackson Five - Doctor My Eyes

Doctor My Eyes was a UK #9 hit single in 1972 for The Jackson Five but wasnt released as a single in the USA.

Will Rogers, who died in a plane crash with Wylie Post in 1935, was probably one of the greatest sages this country has ever known.

Enjoy the following:

1. Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco.

2. Never kick a cow chip on a hot day.

3. There are 2 theories to arguing with a woman: neither works.

4. Never miss a good chance to shut up.

5. Always drink upstream from the herd.

6. If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.

7. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it and put it back in your pocket.

8. There are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves.

9. Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

10. If you're riding' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there.

11. Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier'n puttin' it back.

12. After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.

ABOUT GROWING OLDER...

First ~ Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.

Second ~ The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.

Third ~ Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me, I want people to know "why" I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved.

Fourth ~ When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to youth, think of Algebra.

Fifth ~ You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks.

Sixth ~ I don't know how I got over the hill without getting to the top.

Seventh ~ One of the many things no one tells you about aging is that it is such a nice change from being young.

Eighth ~ One must wait until evening to see how splendid the day has been.

Ninth ~ Being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable.

Tenth ~ Long ago when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft. Today it's called golf.

And finally ~ If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you are old.

Your Thoughts Create Your Tomorrows

How to use affirmations.

A Dramatic Surprise on a Quiet Square

To promote a new TV channel TNT in Belgium a big red push button was placed on an average square of an average town. A sign with the text “Push to add drama” invited people to use the button…

Eight Surprisingly Lucrative Jobs

By Amber Hopman

Society has taught us that professional success is directly proportional to how many degrees, certificates, and diplomas we possess. But what if success wasn’t that complicated?

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Broccoli, Grape, and Pasta Salad

Ingredients

* 1 cup chopped pecans
* 1/2 (16-oz.) package farfalle (bow-tie) pasta
* 1 pound fresh broccoli
* 1 cup mayonnaise
* 1/3 cup sugar
* 1/3 cup diced red onion
* 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 2 cups seedless red grapes, halved
* 8 cooked bacon slices, crumbled


Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 5 to 7 minutes or until lightly toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through.

2. Prepare pasta according to package directions.

3. Meanwhile, cut broccoli florets from stems, and separate florets into small pieces using tip of a paring knife. Peel away tough outer layer of stems, and finely chop stems.

4. Whisk together mayonnaise and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl; add broccoli, hot cooked pasta, and grapes, and stir to coat. Cover and chill 3 hours. Stir bacon and pecans into salad just before serving.

Neapolitan Cream Cheese Bars

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® double chocolate chunk cookie mix
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
3 eggs
2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 container (12 oz) Betty Crocker® Whipped Strawberry frosting

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, melted butter and 1 egg until soft dough forms. Press dough in bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes. Cool 10 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and the remaining 2 eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Spread over cookie base.

3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until set. Cool 30 minutes. Spread frosting over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

Makes 36 bars

5 facts about the fallen to remember on Memorial Day

Memorial Day — first called Decoration Day — got its start as holiday commemorating fallen soldiers at the end of the Civil War, according to Yale historian David Blight. In 1865, former slaves exhumed Union soldiers from a mass grave in Charleston, South Carolina on the site of that city’s racetrack and buried them in individual graves. It was a ten-day project that ended in a day of celebration of the newly united nation, peace and freedom in which thousands of Charleston’s African-American families gathered to decorate graves, pray, play games and picnic.

Now, almost a century and a half later, there’s no end in sight to U.S.-led military operations across the globe. The loss of life, limb, mind and more from our wars in Afghanistan and Iraq alone has been staggering. “We don’t do body counts,” General Tommy Franks, the retired general who led the invasions of both Afghanistan and Iraq, famously remarked when asked about Iraqi civilian casualties. But we do do body counts of our own fallen. Groups like Veterans for Common Sense and projects like the Washington Post‘s Faces of the Fallen regularly publicize Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs data of U.S. troop casualties while projects like Iraq Body Count helps ensure that civilians killed in U.S.-lead wars get counted.

1. To date, there have been over 112,000 documented U.S. troop casualties in the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Of these, 6,461 troops have died; 48,253 have been wounded in action; and more than 58,000 medically evacuated due to injury or disease. according to Defense Department data.

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On Memorial Day, Remembering 15-Year-Old Marine PFC Dan Bullock

Dan Bullock was 14 when he signed up with the Marines using doctored documents—and 15 when he died in Vietnam.

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Capitols - Cool Jerk (Original)

Bonnie Raitt-Angel from Montgomery

Dogboy and Mister Dan - Pray for Reign

My baby sprouts

Green beans, radishes, green onions, lettuce, sun flowers

Arkansas

Sitting through fire safety and prevention programs can make
anyone nod off. So the instructor tried to lighten the mood
by going around the room asking where all the guests were
from. "Burnt Mattress, Arkansas," called out the friend
sitting next to me.

"Burnt Mattress!" said the instructor, suppressing a laugh.
"I've heard some unusual town names before, but never that
one. Where's it located?"

My friend shot back, "Right above Hot Springs."

Bill Maher Takes a Shot at the Birthers With Parody on Romney's 'Wiferism' Scandal

Revealed: Hundreds of words to avoid using online if you don't want the government spying on you (and they include 'pork', 'cloud' and 'Mexico')

The Department of Homeland Security has been forced to release a list of keywords and phrases it uses to monitor social networking sites and online media for signs of terrorist or other threats against the U.S.

The intriguing the list includes obvious choices such as 'attack', 'Al Qaeda', 'terrorism' and 'dirty bomb' alongside dozens of seemingly innocent words like 'pork', 'cloud', 'team' and 'Mexico'.

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Types of Facebook Users