MooPig ReRun :: Informative Sites: City DATA

Are You Curious Rural, Like I am? I like to know something about my Region sometimes. I get overly fed up with listening to the Coastals always trying to tell me their excrement don't stink! Click to home page compiled by NY of course, and search your burg.

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We've collected and analyzed data from numerous sources to create as complete and interesting profiles of all U.S. cities as we could. We have over 58,000 city photos not found anywhere else, graphs of latest real estate prices and...

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MooPig Report from the Middle :: KATY CHANCE: Metrosexuals all need to man-up

Report Retrieved by Pat Darnell  |  Feb 23, 2012  |  Bryan TX

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BusinessDay - KATY CHANCE: Metrosexuals all need to man-up:
I don’t know about you, but I am totally over the metrosexual man
KATY CHANCE  Published: 2012/02/02 10:34:28 AM

I DON’T know about you, but I am totally over the metrosexual man. (This without ever being under one.) If you are a metrosexual yourself, please understand the fact that I find you as attractive as puff pastry is not personal.
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I have long pooh-poohed the idea that there are primal cerebral and evolutionary reasons for men needing to hunt and gather (women) and women needing to keep the home-fires burning and breed (male offspring, if they knew what was good for them), because humans have simply evolved beyond that. Or at least most women have. We don’t need men to care for us (although a little help would be appreciated, frankly!) and more and more women (in the western world, anyway) are choosing to be single mothers. That these smug women then complain about how hard being a single mother/social martyr is makes me furious, but that is a topic for another diatribe.

[Read Entire Article HERE] ...

I have a dream: there will come a time when the men will be men and the women will once again be grateful. A time when the working of heavy machinery and backwashing the pool will be the sole domain of men. Real men. Men with just a hint of dirt under their nails. Men who scoff at quiche, both its making and eating. Men who wouldn’t be caught dead reading a column that uses the term pooh-poohed. (KATY CHANCE. Published: 2012/02/02)


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http://askmissa.com/2010/04/08/youve-heard-of-metrosexual-but-what-is-retrosexual/
http://www.businessday.co.za/Articles/Content.aspx?id=164035

Caught in Boothbay Harbor

Boothbay Harbor
Retrieved by Pat Darnell | Feb 22, 2012 | Bryan TX

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Giant Lobster Dropped Off At Maine Aquarium - Portland News Story - WMTW Portland:

WEST BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine -- The Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay Harbor says it has received a giant lobster weighing 27 pounds.
Aquarium officials said the lobster was brought in on Monday by a member of the Maine Marine Patrol.
They believe a shrimp dragger accidentally caught the lobster. Aquarium officials are still trying to figure out the exact details.
The lobster is the largest one ever brought to the aquarium.

Read more: http://www.wmtw.com/news/30516567/detail.html#ixzz1nAPkDDz5

'via Blog this'

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http://moopigpaint.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html
http://www.wmtw.com/r/30516567/detail.html

Inside Outside

Retrieved by Pat Darnell | Feb 22, 2012 | Bryan TX

Police: School bus dispatcher was bank robbery getaway driver | www.wftv.com:

Reynolds-Bell has worked for Orange County public schools for nearly 24 years. Now, the alleged bank robber is suspended with pay, which means she gets $17.20 per hour.
Police said Reynolds-Bell, a longtime school bus dispatcher, was also a getaway driver for her husband.
"I'm not guilty. And that's all I have to say, according to my lawyer," said Reynolds-Bell. (wftv.com.9. ORLANDO, Fla. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 HERE) ... "

Some questions come to mind. How is it that this bus dispatcher is not guilty of helping to rob a bank? If you drop off a bank robber, and then pick them up as they leave the bank with stolen property, isn't that traditionally part of this type drama?

For sure, it seems very unlikely that a story like this could actually happen in the 21st century ... haven't the robbers seen any bank robbery movies, TV shows, or more recently, TARP?

Mash me up and pile on, I am speechless. Maybe I need to re-read, and find more detail. Did this couple wake up one day and just decide to go out and "rob a bank?" Or did it happen as the suspect getaway driver says, "she is not guilty." She claims she did not find out about her husband's robbing the bank until much later.

When Van Gogh, the Dutch painter, cut off his ear and gave it to his girlfriend, and then did a self-portrait of his bandaged head ... his act had a certain build up. Over time Van Gogh became mentally disturbed enough to play out the deed of self-mutilation.

Don't the robbers realize their troubles are self-inflicted?

But what build up led this couple to rob a bank, and fail so deservedly at it? There is mention by some neighbors that the couple had been arguing over money. Nonetheless, they have certainly given the grand old profession of bank robbery a real bad name. They are a stain on a much revered literary plot, robbing the bank.

Stick 'em up!

" ... Police say that Sharon Reynolds-Bell, who has worked for the Orange County School District for nearly 24 years, was behind the wheel of the car that aided her husband, Johnny Bell, in robbing a TD Bank branch in Titusville, according to Orlando TV station WFTV. (HERE) ... "

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http://www.wftv.com/news/news/police-school-bus-dispatcher-was-bank-robbery-geta/nJQk3/
'via Blog this'
http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2012/02/22/school-bus-dispatcher-suspended-with-pay/

MooPig's Advice Column :: "Advice to Others on Raising Children"

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Creep Me Out!

Pat Darnell | Feb 22, 2012 | Bryan TX

Uploaded by ErikS22 on Dec 2, 2011
The real story behind Aliens, Ufos, Demons, Illuminati, and Satanism
1,931 Views  |  1:56:15

http://youtu.be/GPOWCX7w2kk

X-Files revisited ... eh? Or just conventional thought? Were you abducted... how would you know?

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MooPig's Predictions Department :: "December 22, 2012"

by Pat Darnell | Feb 19, 2012 | Bryan TX

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MooPig Predictions Department is 75% [+\-] 3% sure that there will be a multitude of out-of-work actors and actresses on December 22, 2012. It will be precluded by previous irrational casting of thousands to play extras in Zombie movies, a genre that will dissipate.


As far as unemployment rates, housing starts, tsunamis, quakes, zero population growth, presidential election, and internet freedom, and stuff, MooPig relies on web sites that fill in those predictions for this year, 2012.


Try this LINK for grins. 


Thanks, again, faithful follower of  MooPig Wisdom ... thanks for tuning in.

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http://www.naturalnews.com/034566_2012_predictions_Mayan_calendar.html
http://ohinternet.com/Zombie_Apocalypse

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MooPig's Black History Month :: "President Obama catches 'Linsanity'"

We wish he would catch Bucolic Buffalo, ... but
by Pat Darnell | Feb 18, 2012 | Bryan TX

" ... Obama is an avid hoops fan, so it's no surprise he has watched Lin, the Knicks point guard who has gone from unknown to major NBA star in the past two weeks. ... " (Perry Bacon Jr. 1:49 PM on 02/15/2012)

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But that's not all ....

Sarah has come down with a case of "Linsanity," admitting that she is a fan and his is a "great American story." (February 17, 2012 - Photo by FameFlynet Pictures)

Getting annoyed with the word ‘Lin’ prefacing every word in the English language? You’re not alone. The Daily Show’s Larry Wilmore took on the hysteria that’s driving him linsane.
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http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Sarah+Palin/Sarah+Palin+Returns+Hotel/ZGop1QSckUr
http://www.thegrio.com/politics/obama-catches-linsanity.php
http://www.thedailybeast.com/videos/2012/02/17/linsanity-meets-its-breaking-point.html

MooPig's "Who Would Win in a Bar Fight #8"

As Fields Narrow, We want to Know ...
By Pat Darnell | Feb 18, 2012 | Bryan TX

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Mitt Romney

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Ted Danson

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Yes, we agree -- BORING!!!! We'd rather watch a lizard sell car insurance.
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http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/04/11/romney-stresses-business-economics-2012-step
http://vaultofwin.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/bored-to-death/
"Who Would Win in a Bar Fight" is a PRIBEK.net Invention

MooPig's You Can't Make This Stuff Up :: "Free Wood Post"

Retrieved from faceBook by Pat Darnell | Feb 18, 2012 | Bryan TX

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Free Wood Post:  Edward Dennis Toppe · Subscribe · Top Commenter · 441 subscribers
" ... Amanda, are you aware of Santorum's big government voting record? ... "
Rick Santorum: (Damn the Sources)

• Voted to raise the debt ceiling (five times)
• Voted to double the federal Department of Education
• Voted for Medicare Part D (massively increasing the debt)
• Voted for wasteful Amtrak subsidies
• Voted for milk subsidies
• Voted for funding to the National Endowment of the Arts
• Voted for ethanol subsidies
• Voted (twice) for the Bridge to Nowhere
• Voted to give $18 billion to the IMF
• Voted (twice) to impose new taxes on the Internet
• Voted against the flat tax
• Voted for Sarbanes-Oxley (a massive federal regulation bill)
• Voted against removing the marriage penalty in the tax code
• Voted to keep Clinton’s increase in the gas tax
• Voted to increase taxes by $9.4 billion to fund Dept. of Education
• Voted to raise his own Congressional pay (twice)
• Voted to confirm Sonia Sotomayor as a Circuit Court Judge
• Voted to give illegal immigrants the Earned Income Tax Credit
• Voted against hiring 1,000 new border patrol agents
• Voted to weaken terrorist deportation provisions
• Voted against the national Right-to-Work act
• Voted in favor of allowing FedEx unionization
• Voted to exempt an IRS union rep. from criminal ethics laws
• Voted to spend the money in the Social Security Trust Fund
• Voted to let violent felons vote in federal elections
• Voted for $25 million in foreign aid to North Korea
• Rick Santorum endorsed Arlen Specter, who gave the Democrats the crucial 60th vote they needed in the Senate to pass Obamacare (that 60th vote was responsible for overriding the Republican filibuster in the Senate).

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http://www.redstate.com/erick/2012/01/06/what-a-big-government-conservative-looks-like/
'via Blog this'
http://paranoidpolitico.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html
http://www.freewoodpost.com/2012/02/15/santorum-being-female-is-a-mental-disorder/

Kodachrome, Mrs Robinson...?

Retrieved by Pat Darnell  |  Feb 18, 2012  |  Bryan TX

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[A story by Pamela Norman]  ... "Just read this in another group and just couldn't resist......"

The Smiths were unable to conceive children and decided to use a surrogate father to start their family. On the day the proxy father was to arrive, Mr. Smith kissed his wife goodbye and said, 'Well, I'm off now. The man should be here soon.'

Half an hour later, just by chance, a door-to-door baby photographer happened to ring the doorbell, hoping to make a sale. 'Good morning, Ma'am', he said, 'I've come to...'

'Oh, no need to explain,' Mrs.. Smith cut in, embarrassed, 'I've been expecting you.'

'Have you really?' said the photographer. 'Well, that's good. Did you know babies are my specialty?'

'Well that's what my husband and I had hoped. Please come in and have a seat !.

After a moment she asked, blushing, 'Well, where do we start?'

'Leave everything to me.. I usually try two in the bathtub, one on the couch, and perhaps a couple on the bed. And sometimes the living room floor is fun. You can really spread out there.'

'Bathtub, living room floor? No wonder it didn't work out for Harry and me!'

'Well, Ma'am, none of us can guarantee a good one every time. But if we try several different positions and I shoot from six or seven angles, I'm sure you'll be pleased with the results.'

'My, that's a lot!', gasped Mrs. Smith.

'Ma'am, in my line of work a man has to take his time. I'd love to be In and out in five minutes, but I'm sure you'd be disappointed with that.'

'Don't I know it,' said Mrs. Smith quietly.

The photographer opened his briefcase and pulled out a portfolio of his baby pictures. 'This was done on the top of a bus,' he said.

'Oh, my God!' Mrs. Smith exclaimed, grasping at her throat.

'And these twins turned out exceptionally well - when you consider their mother was so difficult to work with..'

'She was difficult?' asked Mrs. Smith.

'Yes, I'm afraid so. I finally had to take her to the park to get the job done right. People were crowding around four and five deep to get a good look'

'Four and five deep?' said Mrs. Smith, her eyes wide with amazement.

'Yes', the photographer replied. 'And for more than three hours, too. The mother was constantly squealing and yelling - I could hardly concentrate, and when darkness approached I had to rush my shots. Finally, when the squirrels began nibbling on my equipment, I just had to pack it all in.'

Mrs. Smith leaned forward. 'Do you mean they actually chewed on your, uh...equipment?'

'It's true, Ma'am, yes.. Well, if you're ready, I'll set-up my tripod and we can get to work right away..'
'Tripod?'

'Oh yes, Ma'am. I need to use a tripod to rest my Canon on. It's much too big to be held in the hand very long.'

Mrs.. Smith fainted!

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MooPig's Entrepreneur Rubrics :: "New Scientist"

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Introduction: Brilliant Minds on the Next 50 Years - 16 November 2006 - New Scientist:

In coming decades will we: discover that we are not alone in the universe? Unravel the physiological basis for consciousness? Routinely have false memories implanted in our minds? Begin to evolve in new directions? And will physicists finally hit upon a universal theory of everything? In fact, if the revelations of the last 50 years are anything to go on - the internet and the human genome for example - we probably have not even thought up the exciting advances that lay ahead of us.

'via Blog this'

You have to subscribe to the website to read these subjects. Just a reminder of the Internet that will one day not be free for us.

As part of their 50th anniversary celebration, the New Scientist asked 70 prominent minds for their thoughts on what the greatest scientific breakthrough of the next 50 years will be:

http://www.newscientis...e-forecasts

What does the hive mind have to say about all of this? (LINK)

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http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn10580
http://grupthink.com/topic/3096/What_Will_Be_The_Biggest_Scientific_Breakthrough_Of_The_Next_50_Years

Moopig's Home Schooling Department :: "Scandinavian Designs"

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Retrieved by Pat Darnell | Feb 14, 2012 | Bryan TX

[Photos Kim Wendt and Rosan Bosch]

MooPig thinks the best school atmosphere for children would be a working farm. Put the children on farms and they learn liberal arts the old fashioned, American, way... farming. Hey, it's not just the American way either.... world wide in the Global South we all need skills for farming.

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That's one idea, but there is no reason why the farmhouse can't look like this Swedish rendition of middle school:

Is Sweden's Classroom-Free School the Future of Learning? - Education - GOOD:

EXCERPT  |  "... Jannie Jeppesen, the principal of Vittra Telefonplan writes on the school's website that the design is intended to stimulate "children's curiosity and creativity" and offer them opportunities for both collaborative and independent time. Vittra doesn't award traditional grades, either—students are taught in groups according to level—so maximizing diverse teaching and learning situations is a priority. ( January 20, 2012.) ... "

'via Blog this'

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http://www.good.is/post/is-sweden-s-classroom-free-school-the-future-of-learning/
http://farmschool.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/thank-yous/img_6897/
http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-photo/kineticsoup/1/1295776928/fairbridge-farm-school-map_-1951.jpg/tpod.html
http://thechildrenswar.blogspot.com/2011/04/strangers-of-farm-school-by-josephine.html

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MooPig's Vacation like a Kennedy :: "Taking a Cruise?" PART TWELVE

More Ship Disasters on Ultimate Travel and Vacation Cruise
Retrieved by Pat Darnell | Feb 12, 2012 | Bryan TX

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After disaster of Costa Concordia, Carnival faces new troubles with a ...
... Voyager of the Seas ...
6 days ago – About 158 people were infected by the virus on that ship. ... usually lasts from one to three days, is debilitating for the very young, the very old and those with weakened immune systems; norovirus is an ... people, items they touch, such as food in buffets, and human waste. ...

Vacation-goers were told their cruise would be delayed a few hours while the ship was being cleaned.

Norovirus strikes 3rd American cruise ship - Health - CBC News:
Anyone still up for a cruise? (CBC News Posted: Feb 5, 2012)

About 200 passengers became ill with the gastrointestinal illness, which causes vomiting and diarrhea. The company did not immediately return a call and email seeking further details.

Earlier in the weekend, two Princess cruise ships were forced to undergo a complete disinfection at their home port of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after dozens of passengers and crew fell ill.

Norovirus, which usually lasts from one to three days, can be debilitating for the very young, the very old and those with weakened immune systems. It is easily spread through contact with infected people, items they touch, such as food in buffets, and human waste.

'via Blog this'

Norovirus -- aka Norwalk-like viruses or caliciviruses ... Noroviruses are a group of related viruses. Infection with these viruses affects the stomach and intestines and causes an illness called gastroenteritis (GAS-tro-en-ter-I-tis; inflammation of the stomach and intestines).

Many Names, Same Symptoms
Norovirus Outbreaks
Oysters linked to norovirus outbreak in Washington State FDA is warning consumers to not eat certain ASSI Brand frozen oysters following a norovirus outbreak in Washington State in October 2011

Norovirus outbreak strikes NBA in 2010 ... Overall, 21 players and three staff from 13 National Basketball Association (NBA) teams in 11 states were affected by a norovirus outbreak from November to December 2010 ...

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Impact of new norovirus strain on outbreaks Norovirus caused the majority of acute gastroenteritis outbreaks in the United States from 2007 to 2010. However, a new strain that emerged in 2009 did not lead to more outbreaks.

You may hear norovirus illness called "food poisoning" or "stomach flu." It is true that food poisoning can be caused by noroviruses. But, other germs and chemicals can also cause food poisoning. Norovirus illness is not related to the flu (influenza), which is a respiratory illness caused by influenza virus.

Symptoms of norovirus infection usually include diarrhea, throwing up, nausea, and stomach cramping.

Other, less common symptoms may include low-grade fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, and general sense of fatigue.

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/02/05/cruise-ships-disinfected.html?cmp=rss
http://www.ultimatetaxi.com/caribbean_cruise/voyager_of_the_seas1.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/Norovirus/

MooPig Curio Shoppe :: "Unusual and Secret Images - Google Earth"

Unusual and Secret Images - Google Earth:
THE IMAGES IN THIS VIDEO WERE NOT MANIPULATED IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM. "PANGEA" IS WHEN THE EARTHS CONTINENTS ARE CONNECTED TOGETHER. THESE ARE REAL PHOTOS FROM THE GOOGLE EARTH SATELLITE.

Discover the hidden images of Google earth.

http://youtu.be/UZaTyuQG884

The first face in the movie was discovered by me from just looking around using the Google earth program and the last face in the movie that looks like a dinosaur was discovered also by me back in 1996 while I was looking at a map of the earth and noticed that the continents resembled the skull and jaw bones of a deer I found out in the woods.

So I pieced together the continents on the map like the bones I had found to discover the prehistoric face of a dinosaur.

• Number 1 is at 06 42 51 N, 42 12 00 E
• Number 2 is at 50 00 38 N, 110 06 51 W
• Number 3 is at 19 56 56 S, 69 38 02 W
• Number 4 is at 37 24 05 N, 116 52 04 W
• Number 5 is at 37 37 41 N, 116 50 54 W

'via Blog this'

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http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/ciencia/ciencia_googleearth.htm

MooPig's Brain Industries :: "Alzheimer's brain plaques 'rapidly cleared' in mice"

Retrieved by Pat Darnell | Feb 12, 2012 | Bryan TX

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So, fellow partners in dementia, here is one of those articles that alerts us to a possible cure. But what will become of that cure as the months go by? Like all exposing articles on miracle cures, they are lost in time and space. They are in the News, then no word is ever heard again.

Therefore, it is up to us to follow up on all MooPig's Brain Industries past posts, and give an accounting. This category was intended to document some of the newest products and services that capitalize on Brain Science; and, is there a trend?

We at MooPig International plan to keep this up until we see an aisle at the Walgreen's titled: "BRAIN."

We search MooPig Wisdom blog, and get eight pages worth of LINKS, in no particular order:

http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2011/06/factbox-allies-of-venezuelas-president.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2011/01/moopig-bookie-business-head-for-borders.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2010/02/interview-before-rapture.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2011/01/stomach-industries-gerd.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2009/12/moopig-movie-reviews-nippon-cinema.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2008/07/moopigs-music-depreciation-chart-latest.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2008/07/brain-industry-new-black-berry-for.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2009/09/moopig-movie-reviews-home-room.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2009/03/earmarks-are-those-like-skidmarks.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2010/09/report-from-middle-internet-warfare.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2009/07/how-now-mad-cow-part-two-michael.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2011/01/moopig-brain-industry-dr-douglas-fields.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2009/07/how-now-mad-cow-part-three-slicing-up.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2010/04/report-from-middle-multi-taskin-brain.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2009/09/update-brain-tautology.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2009/10/brain-industry-contesting-phrase-tends.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2009/11/moopig-wisdom-brain-industries-bulletin.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2009/10/brain-industries-hemisity-no-not-as-in.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2008/07/brain-drain-mccain-moopigs-brain.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2008/07/brain-industries.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2010/01/brain-industries-labeled-desensitized.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2010/09/moopig-brain-industries-and-gym.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2010/12/brain-industries-labeled-desensitized.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2010/12/brain-industries-labeled-desensitized_9285.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2010/12/brain-industries-labeled-desensitized_18.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2011/01/brain-industries-labeled-desensitized_12.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2011/04/moopig-brain-industries-senior-moments.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2011/06/moopig-brain-industries-godels.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2012/01/half-worlds-richest-1-live-in-united.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2011/05/moopig-brain-industries-some-blind.html
http://moopigwisdom.blogspot.com/2011/07/brain-industries-labeled-desensitized.html


From the Picture at the top:
BBC News - Alzheimer's brain plaques 'rapidly cleared' in mice: "Specialists said the results were promising, but warned that successful drugs in mice often failed to work in people.

Researchers Paige Cramer said: "This is an unprecedented finding. Previously, the best existing treatment for Alzheimer's disease in mice required several months to reduce plaque in the brain."

The exact cause of Alzheimer's remains unknown, but one of the leading theories involves the formation of clumps of a protein called beta-amyloid. These damage and kill brain cells, eventually resulting in memory problems and the inability to think clearly."

'via Blog this'


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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16945466
http://richarddawkins.net/articles/644899-alzheimer-s-brain-plaques-rapidly-cleared-in-mice

MooPig Movie Review :: Whale of a Tail

Retrieved by Pat Darnell  |  Feb 12, 2012  |  Bryan TX

We rented the movie, A Dolphin's Tale, and the distaff watched it last night. It brought lots of mixed emotion to them. How marine life affects us is always entertaining, but this story really smashes all other dolphin stories. In short, an injured dolphin heals children and affects social reform. Also, she, Winter the dolphin, arrests real estate over-development. What? Yes, you have to watch the movie.

http://youtu.be/uh8xijsR1J0

" ... On a cold December of 2005, a three-month old bottlenose dolphin calf found herself caught in crab trap in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. She was later rescued by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in serious condition. The staff who was caring for her did not expect her to survive, but she instead defied all odds.

Today, Winter the Dolphin resides at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Clearwater, FL where this tailless dolphin not only serves as an ambassador for her species, but continues to inspire millions of people around the world to love and care for dolphins. ... "

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Learn more about Winter at http://winterthedolphin.webs.com/
http://www.seewinter.com/

Podium Legs -- Air Compression Pants | Podium Legs

Retrieved by Pat Darnell | Feb 12, 2012 | Bryan TX

Podium Legs -- Air Compression Pants | Podium Legs:
How Podium Legs work

Podium Legs technology isn't like your old compression socks. Compare it instead to a professional recovery massage.

The leg cuffs go from your foot or ankle (depending on your height) all the way up your thigh, with 4 air chambers that fill in sequence, gradually compressing each muscle group in your legs and feet, and then repeating, to increase circulation, and flush the lactic acid from your legs after a tough workout.

Choose from different cycles of 15 minutes each, with multiple power levels, and point massage options for problem areas.

'via Blog this'

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http://www.podiumlegs.com/

MooPig's Famous Last Words Department :: "Cup of Coffee Prevents Diabetes 2"

We Knew it all Along!
Retrieved by Pat Darnell | Feb 12, 2012 | Bryan TX

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Type 2 Diabetes accounts for 95% of cases. Compounds in coffee inhibit hIAPP (human islet amyloid polypeptide), a substance linked to diabetes.

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Coffee prevent diabetes: Coffee prevent diabetes new study reveals why - latimes.com: "Researchers Ling Zheng, of Wuhan University, and Kun Huang, of Huazhong University of Science and Technology... two Scientists looking for ways to prevent diabetes have been investigating ways to block hIAPP, which is present in high levels in the pancreases of those with the disease. Zheng and Huang decided to study whether coffee was doing that. Their study appeared in a recent issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry." (Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel. January 16, 2012)

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**Bonus Brewing Method (For those coffee enthusiasts who have read this far) – The coffee siphon is an old method of coffee brewing that is now making a resurgence among diehard coffee fans. The method virtually eliminates the usual acidity found in most coffee brews and leaves an almost sweet taste that’s full of flavor. Google it, ask your local coffee expert about it, but definitely try it out. ( SCHAEFER on AUGUST 3, 2009. LINK )


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http://www.latimes.com/os-coffee-prevent-diabetes-20120116,0,7490582.story
http://artofmanliness.com/2009/08/03/brewing-the-perfect-cup-of-coffee/

MooPig's News Up Department :: "Cruise Ship Search Off Italy Finds 12th Body"

Retrieved by Pat Darnell | Jan 24, 2012 | Bryan TX

Cruise Ship Search Off Italy Finds 12th Body, Hard Disk | Europe | English:
Italian media say police divers searching the Costa Concordia cruise liner, which ran aground earlier this month off the Italian island of Giglio, have found a hard disk containing data of the voyage, as another body was pulled from the wreckage, bringing the death toll to 12. (VOA. Jan 21, 2012. )
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Divers Find 2 More Victims of Italian Cruise Ship Disaster | Europe | English:
Italian officials say two more bodies have been found on the capsized Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia, bringing the number of confirmed dead from the disaster to 15.

Italy's civil protection agency chief, Franco Gabrielli, said Monday divers found the bodies of two women near the ship's Internet cafe. Most of those killed in the January 13 sinking have not been identified. (VOA. Jan 23, 2012. )
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http://www.voanews.com/english/news/europe/Search-Resumes-on-Wrecked-Cruise-Ship-137815248.html
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/europe/Divers-Find-2-More-Victims-of-Italian-Cruise-Ship-Disaster-137894018.html

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R-U-P-E-R-T !!!!!!!!!!!

Pat Darnell | Feb 12, 2012 | Bryan TX

EXCERPT | " ... Among former employees of The News of the World, said one, there is cynicism about the motivations of their former employer. Some feel, the person said, that the management “is protecting itself and serving up journalists.”

Britain’s National Union of Journalists criticized what it characterized as the handing of the staff members to the police without internal investigation of the evidence. “It’s a very brutal way of treating senior journalists who may or may not have done anything wrong,” said the group’s deputy general secretary, Barry Fitzpatrick. ( RAVI SOMAIYA. and Charlie Savage. February 11, 2012. HERE) ... "



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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/world/europe/8-arrested-in-hacking-inquiry-tied-to-murdochs-british-papers.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

MooPig's Home Schooling Department :: "Open Source Curricula"

Welcome to Panacea University and the faculty section of the main Panacea-BOCAF website. Here you will find, via free access, the most current versions of educational semi-textbooks and reports of experiments having to do with alternative engineering that are not currently taught in the accepted universities.

Our aims are to protect and provide studies and archives of information dealing with, for instance, free energy technology, suppressed energy technology, mileage boosting, lowering emissions, alternative fuels, interesting motor modifications and studies in rotors and magnets—sometimes called experimental magnetic motors or experimental magnetic generators.

This introduction cannot exist without mentioning that the ultimate result would be to connect everyone doing practical experiments in re-creating Nikola Tesla's life-work, together, and allow this information to be told and re-told in multiple replications, videos and articles, worldwide.


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" ... The Panacea University is the World’s first “unofficial” OPEN SOURCE University.
Panacea’s calls it a University as we teach. This is an educational series covering OPEN
SOURCE clean FREE energy technology towards building our children a future.
Panacea-BOCAF is a registered non-profit organization, dedicated to educational
study and research. All copyrights belong to their owners and are acknowledged. All
material presented on this web site is either news reporting or information presented for
non-profit study and research, or has previously been publicly disclosed or has implicitly
or explicitly been put into the public domain. Fair Use applies. ..."

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http://www.panaceauniversity.org/Hydroxy%20Boosters.pdf
http://www.panaceauniversity.org/
http://www.panacea-bocaf.org/ausparliament.htm

MooPig's Entrepreneur Rubrics :: "Introduction to HHO Generator"

HHO Connection Pre-Assembled HHO Generators, DIY HHO Dry Cell Generator Kits and HHO Kits:

http://youtu.be/N_90vFiemTk

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Hydrogen Powered HHO Generator DIY Plans - Water For Gas Alternative Fuel

EXCERPT  |  " ... You have just discovered the most extensive water for gas conversion kit review site around. We not do a written review we also purchased the water for gas conversion manual and made a Video Tour to better help you understand the power of just what is being offered. 

There has been a lot of news lately about how to make your car run on water. The best water for gas information provider is currently www.HybridWaterPower.com. (Updated for 2011) These sites offer the technology to help you to convert your car to run on water or rather hydrogen fuel from water known as HHO or Hydroxy. 

This water for gas technology has been a proven technology for many years, but prior to now this process was usually expensive and hard to find. That is until now. (HomemadeEnergyGuy. HERE) ... " 

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http://www.hhoconnection.com/Generators.html
http://water-for-gas-reviews.com/

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MooPig's Puzzlement Department :: "Deconstructing Detroit"

Detroit Re-Photography: Slideshow: Places: Design Observer:
Waiting Room, Michigan Central RR Depot, Detroit, 1973-2010
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http://places.designobserver.com/slideshow/detroit-rephotography/32008/2208/9#slide

I remember sail cloth masted, trimmed taut ...

Racing aboard the Great Lakes schooner Denis Sullivan - latimes.com:
Participants do the jobs that 19th century sailors did as this replica navigates Lake Superior's unpredictable waters.
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By Karin Winegar, Special to the Los Angeles Times
January 22, 2012
EXCERPT  "  ... Reporting from Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.— At dawn on the dock, a few sailors kiss spouses and dogs goodbye. Then we muster on the quarterdeck: 17 crew (nine volunteers and eight professional sailors) ranging from a 19-year-old South Carolina college student to a 76-year-old Michigan farmer.
I have cruised the South Pacific, the Atlantic and the Mediterranean on the most luxurious ships afloat and have been crew on sailing and racing sailboats for decades in inland lakes, the Great Lakes and the Caribbean. As a volunteer on a tall ship, however, I knew I'd have a rare chance to learn classic skills and be part of a genuine adventure. I was leaving private staterooms, spa treatments and five-star table service far behind. Now I would sleep below decks in a narrow bunk, stand watch, eat shoulder to shoulder and scrub the galley afterward; it sounded grand. ..."

Tuft of thundercloud trailing anvil head,
For a moment dove eating crumb of bread
From bronze rail before flight
With point on horizon to sight
Full wind, full rudder churns freshwater white.

Out to quiet sailing had set we
With jib and full sail cast
As have sturdy fellows past.

I could hear almost the Old Salt
From his boat in briny harbor forgot
Talking as frapped his rope
'... Bloody Lake Mich, choppy old moat,
'... Choppy when the wind blows,
'... Meaner'n a blistered nanny goat.'

Leaning with gaunt arm bare
Upon bronze gunwale, pushing aside thick hair,
Squinting ignobly in bright sun-glare
With meaty fingers tugs at pipe there
Aboard chapped lips points to east horizon
Of inland mare, fashions scowl for his next quip
As great barrier of clouds form at fast clip

'... Tha' water my life did I impart,
'... Not much left for Almighty God to sort.'

Flipping pocket flap open like a hatch
Wriggling fingers while digging for a match
To strike against all that scratch
Of a standard jaw, put he then pipe to pucker,
Match to pipe bowl, sucked he flame to tobacco;

Returning to his task murmuring just audible
Pipe clenched tightly in teeth and jaw
Spatted he to indicate his final card
Whispering as puckers he a humid draw:

'... Wha'cha gonna do ... Wha's one to do ...
'... Wha' character does she reflect when tide low
'... How can tide pool stand for long
'... in ancient thirsty sand?'

Calm smile now on his face in half shadow ...

'... To where my life depart; to live a mariner
'... For what did I impart these hands?'

I remember sail cloth masted, trimmed taut
To gather wind for friends at steady knot
A chance to depart on lake large as a sea
And to cross horizon in time eternity
With promise for life, love and for loss.

by Pat Darnell


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http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-threemasted-20120122,0,5456603.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Ftravel+%28L.A.+Times+-+Travel%29
http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=902154554461446972&postID=1204137838310423977

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Today's Non-syndicated FUNNIES

Snipped from the Social Network by Pat Darnell | Feb 11, 2012 | Bryan TX

Laurie Plumridge ::
Mahatma Ghandi was a vegetarian. His meager diet caused him to become very thin and weak with terrible breath. And his constant wearing of sandals took a toll on his feet with bad calluses and such. That made him a...wait for it... super calloused, fragile mystic, hexed by halitosis!
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Susan Drangstveit :: The Sesame Street bus had a new driver and he asked the kids to introduce themselves as they got on. The first two girls were really huge and both of them were named Patty. The next student said "Hi. I'm Ross and I'm special." The last kid said, "I'm Lester Peas." He promptlly sat down and began picking at his feet. Dispatch called and asked the driver how it was going. His reply? I've got two all beef Pattys, Special Ross, Lester Peas picking bunions on the Sesame Street bus.
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John Evans :: An African chief was feeling very sick, so he summoned the witch doctor to his hut. After a brief examination, the medicine man cut off a thong of antelope hide from his belt and gave it to the chief, instructing him to bite off, chew, and swallow one inch of leather every day. After one month, the witch doctor returned, and asked how the chief was feeling. The chief answered, "The thong is ended, but the malady lingers on."
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Kevin Head :: I saw a reference to lemon party on the show 30 rock the other night. Alec Baldwin said to Tina Fey's character (Liz Lemon) "so you are are going to have your own private Lemon Party" and I laughed my ass off.
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http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/lemon-party

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Susan Drangstveit :: It's very hard to type with both of my middle fingers frozen at attention....
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Rebecca Boyer :: I read that in a Monster Truck commercial voice! Televangelists: the Pro (pro pro pro) Wrestlers (wrestlers wrestlers) of Religion (religion religion)!
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Mike Adkins ::
A robber bursts into the bank and yells "Give me the money!" A brave customer runs over and pulls his mask off. "You can't rob the bank now. I've seen your face!" The robber thinks about it for a moment and then shoots him. "Anyone else see my face?" he asked menacingly. After a few moments silence, a man shouts up "I think my wife had a look!"
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Republican Bigotry Hate Fear Lies And Distortion's Collection Of Political Pictures...
By: Republican Bigotry Hate Fear Lies and Distortion
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You, John Evans and 5 others like this.

Elliot Bronstein ‎"I do not like brown poop and cum; I do not like it, San-Tor-Um"
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Rebecca Boyer ‎^^^Elliot= Lord of the Quips!
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Elliot Bronstein ‎"Would You have it in your ass? Would you, could you take a pass?"
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Marcel Sebo Elliot, that's hilarious!
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Elliot Bronstein ‎"Would you take it from a sloth? Would you take it with some froth?"
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Rebecca Boyer Elliot is the ghostwriter! :)
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Elliot Bronstein ‎"Would you have some in a boat? Would you have sex with a goat?"
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Elliot Bronstein ‎"You may like it--you will see! Let me squirt you.....woops, that's pee!"
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Marcel Sebo Holy crap, Elliot! I am laughing so hard right now!!!!
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Paula Fluharty Elliot, please do the whole book. Too funny!
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Today's Irony :: "Working people are Poor people!"

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MooPig's Report from the Middle: "Can You Believe this S**t?"

FBI had Investigated Steve Jobs for Volunteering to Help, Was Steve a Bad Apple???
Snipped by Pat Darnell | Feb 11, 2012 | Bryan TX

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Government Snoops Blast Steve Jobs | John C. Dvorak | PCMag.com: "Asking unnamed workers about the boss is useless gossip. Asking rivals about their rival is useless gossip. Putting the useless gossip in such a record is a misuse of the public trust, period."

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So a 191-page report on a prospective member that already had a Top Secret clearance seems rather dubious. In fact, I'm surprised Jobs put up with the interviews and didn't throw out the FBI investigators when they began to grill him about his drug use, which he admitted to. I'd like to know why they didn't take his statement as a confession and throw him in jail on the spot.
So now, we get to see the late Steve Jobs' name dragged through the mud after cooperatively agreeing to do public service.

The lesson here: Don't volunteer for anything. (John C. Dvorak. February 10, 2012)

Conclusion
That's MooPig's Report from the Middle -- where men are good looking, women are strong, and the children are all above average: And John C. Dvorak of PC Magazine is one of our favorite authors....

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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2400145,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03079TX1K0000585
http://vault.fbi.gov/steve-jobs/steve-jobs-part-01-of-01/view

US Banks settle for $26B; consumer advocates wary

Retrieved by Pat Darnell | Feb 11, 2012 | Bryan TX

The $26 billion represents a significant settlement, but it clearly won't stagger the banks too much. Together, the four banks mentioned above took in a total profit of $47.6 billion in 2011. It's not as if the banks will be paying the settlements out of pure profits, either; they've all set aside a fair amount of capital to pay for their mistakes. Still it's telling that the banks will be paying just about half of their annual profits to walk away from the foreclosure mess. (2/9/2012 . Daniel Pereira. HERE)

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Three questions come to mind:

1. What is the Legal thing to do?
2. What is the Right thing to do?
3. Who gains from the decision?

" ... Kentucky attorney Jack Conway gestures as he announces Kentucky's inclusion in the Joint State-Federal Mortgage Servicing Settlement Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 at his office in Frankfort, Ky. Conway said $58.8 million of the nation-wide $25 billion would come to Kentucky. / (AP /John Flavell) ... " Kentucky’s share in the settlement amounts to $58.8 million, while Indiana’s is $145 million. ..."

"... The deal with 49 of the 50 states requires five of the largest banks to reduce loans for about 1 million households at risk of foreclosure. The lenders also will send checks of $2,000 to about 750,000 Americans who were improperly foreclosed upon. The banks will have three years to fulfill the terms of the deal. ( Feb. 9, 2012. HERE) ... "

" ... He [Conway, DA, KY] called it “a first step in holding banks accountable for the mortgage foreclosure crisis” and stressed that the settlement doesn’t limit states’ rights to pursue further civil or criminal actions against banks. It also does not limit homeowners’ ability to bring legal action against banks, he said. ... "

The attorneys general set up a website — www.nationalforeclosuresettlement.com — and encouraged homeowners to wait to hear from their banks over the next nine months or to call the banks and ask about their eligibility. It will take about three years for the settlement agreement to be fulfilled.

Moopig's Conclusion

" ... The $26 billion settlement helps. But it's a long way from healing the grievous wounds left by the crisis and the fraud. ... "

1. The banks committed fraud when they let their paperwork overwhelm them. In recent past, Banks started signing off on foreclosures that were illegal. How to make that legal? Every foreclosure must be reviewed. This is a nightmare for the property owners and mortgage companies and the litigation is mind boggling. [We would be better off if some of these lenders bellied up anyway.]
2. Cancel every foreclosure that was imposed from the era discussed, that seems the most righteous thing to do. Go back and declare moratoriums on all those trumped foreclosures. That would put a cost of $800 billion on the deal, more in line with the crimes committed.
3. State Governments will prosper from this lawsuit as millions pour into their coffers. And that is money for the local politicians.  Confusion on who will receive the paltry $2k per damaged mortgagee, that is proposed, will make a few local yokels richer.


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http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20120209/BUSINESS/302090076/5-banks-settle-mortgage-deal-25-billion?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CHome%7Cs
http://www.nationalforeclosuresettlement.com/
http://community.nasdaq.com/News/2012-02/banks-settle-foreclosure-fraud-cases-for-26-billion-but-mers-lawsuit-continues.aspx?storyid=119771#ixzz1m5JUoKEA