http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2012/11/28/the-1-and-175-million-open-line Comments On: The 1 and 175 million open line by Leslie Newell Peacock en-us Copyright 2013 Arkansas Times. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Arkansas Times readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Arkansas Times. robert@arktimes.com (Arkansas Times Webmaster) Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0500 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:45:00 -0500 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Hackett]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:00:18 -0600 Arkansas Times
There are articles in a couple of recent editions of the ABN paper; this link is to the photo gallery on their Web site: http://www.arkansasbaptist.org/photo-galle…

Recent article mentioned the more than 100,000 meals provided by the Arkansas team.

Incidentally, just so you know: These disaster teams work under direction of, and coordination by, the American Red Cross. They don't just pick a place and go do their thing regardless of who needs what, or who else may be doing what where.
Posted by SkyPilot]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:28:36 -0600 Arkansas Times
But I got a powerball and one number so I broke even on my purchase. But why is the payout the same for a powerball and one number as it is for just the power ball?
Posted by Vanessa]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:44:18 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by DeathbyInches]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:58:34 -0600 Arkansas Times >Problems with alcohol? Problems with religion?

There's an app for that! You know AA and friends of bill address alcohol addiction.

But did you know there's a similar group to handle recovery from religion?
There's an active, growing group in Fayetteville who meet, like AA, at the coffee house.

It's headed by a former religious addict, a minister:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Recovering-…
Posted by eLwood]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:28:55 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by couldn't be better]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:03:28 -0600 Arkansas Times www.Cato.org).
Posted by SalineRepublican]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:26:42 -0600 Arkansas Times
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Posted by the outlier]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:31:20 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Cato]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 07:59:17 -0600 Arkansas Times
What about people who have a problem with gambling?
Michael Vlach noted:

8 Most Common Lies Gamblers Tell Themselves

Gambling addiction and lying go hand in hand. The following lists the 8 most common lies gamblers tell themselves.

1. “One more trip to gamble won’t hurt.”

2. “I need to go gamble to see my friends.”

3. “I’m a loser, so who cares if I gamble.”

4. “I deserve to gamble, because I have had a hard week.”

5. “Gambling is how I handle stress.”

6. “Nobody is perfect; everyone has problems; gambling just happens to be mine.”

7. “This is the last time I’m going to gamble.”

8. “Gambling isn’t my problem; other people are the real problem.”


http://thedailyhatch.org/2011/09/18/gambli…
Posted by SalineRepublican]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 07:47:54 -0600 Arkansas Times
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Posted by the outlier]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 06:39:52 -0600 Arkansas Times
"plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose"

http://www.balloon-juice.com/wp-content/up…

Harold Meyerson details our American "sweat shops" in the Inland Empire of California, manned by subcontractors and sub-subcontractors to enable plausible deniability to the over lords.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/har…

We have gotten rid of most of the kings in the world, or neutered them into a tourist attraction like the British monarchy, but new kings have arisen to replace them. They would be the barons of industry and commerce---Kochs and Waltons come to mind, but there are many more. Those two families are just the most visible and easiest to pick on.

And who are the priests of our new religion (what eLwood calls the religion of Mo Money)?
I would nominate the hedge fund managers who create nothing, but make a lot of money shuffling dollars and paper around. Also MBA's. Here's a critique of university business schools.

'This raised the question, among others, of whether business schools were actually “professional schools” if business management itself was indeed not actually a profession. And if they were not -- if, instead, business schools were highly sophisticated trade schools that existed to prepare students, by and large, for careers dedicated to the sole purpose of CREATING PRIVATE WEALTH, for themselves as “agents” as well as for shareholders as “principals” -- another question that arose was whether business schools remained aligned with THE MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY TO PRESERVE, CREATE, AND TRANSMIT KNOWLEDGE TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC GOOD. (emphasis mine)

Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/10…
Inside Higher Ed

Blood money built Crystal Bridges. Blood money gives you free admission.
Posted by the outlier]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 06:14:35 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Verla Sweere]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:46:14 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by DeathbyInches]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 02:37:23 -0600 Arkansas Times Nov 28:

1520 Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait that now bears his name.

1895 The first automobile race took place, between Chicago and Waukegan, Ill.

1925 The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville made its debut on radio station WSM.

1943 President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin met in Tehran during World War II.

1995 President Bill Clinton signed a bill that ended the federal 55 mph speed limit.

2001 Enron Corp., once the world's largest energy trader, collapsed after would-be rescuer Dynegy Inc. backed out of an $8.4 billion deal to take it over.

--DMN
Posted by eLwood]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:37:45 -0600 Arkansas Times
NWA has a wonderful
"Community Christmas Card" and I've given to it for years. The funds are administered by local school teachers and the benefits go to needy students for eyeglasses, gym shoes, winter coats, dental care, etc. It's sponsored by The Moron News or NWA Media_? something or the other now. There's also two local food banks who run out of food this time of the year and deserve support.

If that's not enough the local Episcopal Church in Fayetteville sponsors Seven Hills Homeless Shelter and the funds are carefully managed and spent. No preaching-teaching but only the embedded goal of getting the beneficiaries back on their feet via medical treatments, training and counseling. It's stunning to learn how many people living on the edge haven't seen a doctor for 15 or 20 yrs, simply shocking.

It's the way the local Episcopal parish does things, testimony is by serving-doing, not preaching at people.
Posted by eLwood]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:18:00 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by radical centrist]]> Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:47:04 -0600 Arkansas Times Powerball : 6

“There is no gambling like politics.
Benjamin Disraeli “
Posted by Zatharus]]> Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:33:28 -0600 Arkansas Times
The Least Influential People of 2012
http://www.gq.com/entertainment/celebritie…
Posted by NeverVoteRepublican]]> Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:32:12 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Vanessa]]> Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:24:24 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Sound Policy]]> Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:16:45 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Goof]]> Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:13:41 -0600 Arkansas Times

https://store.arkansasbusiness.com/publica…
Posted by NeverVoteRepublican]]> Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:08:35 -0600 Arkansas Times Sometimes for fun I play “What’s wrong with this picture?”
I find that many people that identify as white fail to notice the exclusion of others, but then look where I live.


“People who swear on the old Southern traditions don't know what the hell they are. I think of boll weevils and hook worms.”
William B. Hartsfield
Posted by Zatharus]]> Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:03:15 -0600 Arkansas Times
"Walmart has generously gifted northwest Arkansas, but it seems to be done on the backs of its underpaid and underinsured workers in this country, and, as we have recently seen, on the backs of workers in unsafe facilities in foreign countries. How could a factory in Bangladesh pass fire inspection with no outside emergency exits?

I enjoy Crystal Bridges, but at what price? There is a direct connection between Alice Walton’s largesse and the business practices of Walmart."

Right on, Eileen.

The other good (long) letter is by Gary McLehaney of Benton and talks about dividing America into Jesusland in the south with its Taliban-like Constitution and Paradise in the north, a land of freethinkers. Letters in the Democrat are like playing a round of golf- one or two good letters can overcome all those other racist, misogynistic, Tea Pot Head letters. In gold one or two good shots make up for all those other hooks and slices and missed putts.

John Deering's wonderful cartoon is about The Three Stooges- John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Kelly Ayotte- and their attempt to vilify U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice for having the audacity to rely on reports from the intelligence agencies in her public statements about the attack in Benghazi. Great job, John (Deering, not McCain).
Posted by Sound Policy]]> Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:56:45 -0600 Arkansas Times