Mellow and Pleasing, Happy Feel-Good Music December 10, 2007
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Al Gore’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech December 10, 2007
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It began with these words:
Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Honorable members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen.
I have a purpose here today. It is a purpose I have tried to serve for many years. I have prayed that God would show me a way to accomplish it.
Sometimes, without warning, the future knocks on our door with a precious and painful vision of what might be. One hundred and nineteen years ago, a wealthy inventor read his own obituary, mistakenly published years before his death. Wrongly believing the inventor had just died, a newspaper printed a harsh judgment of his life’s work, unfairly labeling him “The Merchant of Death” because of his invention – dynamite. Shaken by this condemnation, the inventor made a fateful choice to serve the cause of peace.
Seven years later, Alfred Nobel created this prize and the others that bear his name.
Seven years ago tomorrow, I read my own political obituary in a judgment that seemed to me harsh and mistaken – if not premature. But that unwelcome verdict also brought a precious if painful gift: an opportunity to search for fresh new ways to serve my purpose.
Unexpectedly, that quest has brought me here. Even though I fear my words cannot match this moment, I pray what I am feeling in my heart will be communicated clearly enough that those who hear me will say, “We must act.”
The entire speech is here.
Christmas Gifts - Bath*Body*Spa - One of My Alter Ego Interests ;) December 10, 2007
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If you’re still looking for something affordable to give loved ones for Christmas, consider a lotion bar, tube of shea body butter or bath salts from Jordan Essentials. (If you remember Country Bunny Bath and Body, some of the products are the same.) There are many great products, but those are just a few that are sure to be a hit. And, they make an affordable gift.
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You can look at the products here:
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http://jordanrep.com/10522
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Order by phone or online by December 14th to have items delivered by Christmas. Call 1-877-662-8669. You will be placing an order through Rep ID number 10522. Deborah Hord.
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There is a ‘grab bag’ special going on right now, too. With any purchase, you can also buy a ‘grab bag’ for $12. The value of the items is guaranteed to be $15 or more. I just called and asked about it. I have no idea what’s in the bags, but they said some have a value of $20. A couple of years ago, I bought grab bags and they had salt scrubs and shower gels. I’ve not yet purchased the bags this time, so I can’t offer any clues.
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You can order online through the web page or by calling the customer service number. Be sure to place your order by December 14th in order to receive the items in time for Christmas.
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REMINDER:
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Order by phone or online by December 14th to have items delivered by Christmas. Call 1-877-662-8669. You will be placing an order through Rep ID number 10522. Deborah Hord.
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update: date correction
items need to be shipped by December 14th
| From: |  Deb’s House Concerts |
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| Date: | Dec 10, 2007 6:06 PM |
| Subject: | date correction - in an odd little poem (not really a poem!) |
| Body: | I just called again (being a bit obsessive about this) to ask the same question to another person. . I understood them to say the orders must be in by December 14th to be a guaranteed delivery by Christmas. . The person I just spoke with on THIS phone call said the orders need to be SHIPPED by Dec 14th to be guaranteed delivery by Christmas. . Yikes! . So, if you’re interested, check it out right now and call them 1-877-662-8669 (or, just order online tonight http://jordanrep.com/10522). . When you call, ask if they’ll be able to ship the order by December 14th, so they can guarantee delivery by Christmas. ************************************************* JORDAN ESSENTIALS BATH*BODY*SPA http://jordanrep.com/10522 |
Genetically Similar = Happier Marriages December 10, 2007
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This comes from an article at LiveScience.com about studies of couples who grow to look more alike as they age (married, male/female).
Forget about opposites attracting. We like people who look like us, because they tend to have personalities similar to our own.
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Other studies have shown that partners who are genetically similar to each other tend to have happier marriages.
It says couples who resemble each other tend to have similar personalities and tend to be happier over the long term.
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I’d like to see studies of long-term same-sex couples to see how the ‘genetically similar’ issue factors into the long-term happiness equation. I have a few questions I’d like to see answered by such a study.
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1) Does the attraction to ‘genetically similar’ partners apply to same-sex couples (beyond the same-sex attraction)?
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2) If negative legal, religious and societal influences against same-sex couples were taken out of the equation, would the happiness and longevity of same-sex couples measure equally, greater or less than traditional married couples?
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