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Too bad Nebraska had such a bad day on Saturday (losing 45-14 to Oklahoma State, the worst loss at home in 50 years). Jim Carrey and his film crew were at the stadium filming for Carrey’s latest movie “Yes Man”. It’s not the first time UNL has been in the movies, or even on television. Remember Jack Nicholson, Debra Winger and “Tommy Lee Goes to College”. Apparently out of state enrollments skyrocketed once the rest of the country, via Leno and another 6 hours of free air time, discovered the Cornhusker state. It's a good thing we have Hollywood, because the football business isn't going to attract too many people any more.

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Doris Lessing, at the age of 87, has finally been awarded a Nobel prize for literature. Probably the real honor is in being the oldest person to win, since she feels the only reason they gave it to her is because she’s so old. She told the press: “I think they were probably thinking they’d probably better give it to me now before I’ve popped off.” When I was a college student in 1965, her book “The Golden Notebook” was required reading for a modern literature class. I remember it was long, and terribly confusing for a fairly sheltered 20 year old. I have read more of her writings since then and still find them long and usually confusing. But, Doris, congratulations anyway.

http://blogs.transworldnews.com/sr0672/Post.aspx?postID=6631 2007-10-15T18:00:05-04:00 2007-10-15T18:00:05-04:00

Last week major manufacturers pulled pediatric cold and cough products from the shelves because, even though the industry and the FDA said the drugs were safe, parents are apparently too stupid to read the labels or measure correctly, and are overdosing their infants. Statistics given by the industry association showed that in the 37 years between 1969 and 2006, 45 infants died after taking decongestants (that’s less than one child per year) and 69 died after taking antihistamines (that’s less than 2 infants per year). The report did not say that the decongestant or antihistamine caused those deaths, or that the dosage was given properly. Apparently there is little evidence that these drugs are even effective in children under 2 and many parents wouldn’t give this type of drugs to their little ones anyway. However, why are we so fast to pull from the shelves something that supposedly has killed only 106 people in 37 years, when something proven to be deadly for millions, such as cigarettes, are still being

http://blogs.transworldnews.com/sr0672/Post.aspx?postID=6120 2007-10-03T15:53:51-04:00 2007-10-03T15:53:51-04:00

Hi again...I may be crazy but I do know what’s what and something is confusing me this morning. When I fed the cats earlier, Stringy, Bessie, Martin, Ebony, Ivan, and Sally were all there, but so was another one…a monstrous marmalade. I have no idea how it got into the house. I always make sure the doors are bolted and the curtains drawn tight across the aluminum foil coated windows; and I didn’t hear anyone on the roof during the night. Somehow they must have gotten into the attic again with their equipment. My landlord, Larry, has already evicted them once this year, he’ll be angry at having to do it again. He keeps saying that no one is there, that there isn’t even an attic, but what does he know about spies. (But he did tell me he'd evicted them, so what's that all about?) Anyway, what does he know about what I know about the world. I saw many secrets while translating those Russian documents for the CIA... So, anyway, back to the cat…he is a huge orange thing. I hate to throw out a cat, but he ate so

http://blogs.transworldnews.com/sr0672/Post.aspx?postID=6119 2007-10-03T15:35:47-04:00 2007-10-03T15:35:47-04:00

Maurice Purify, University of Nebraska football player,was notified Saturday morning that his girlfriend had been killed in a car accident. This follows themurder of his brothera short timeago in California. Doesn't seem fair for one young man to suffer so much loss in such a short time. Condolences and sympathyto Mr. Purify.

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Today, President Bush vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have dramatically expanded the children's health insurance program. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., called Bush's action a "heartless veto." "Never has it been clearer how detached President Bush is from the priorities of the American people," Reid said in a statement. "By vetoing a bipartisan bill to renew the successful Children's Health Insurance Program, President Bush is denying health care to millions of low-income kids in America." Obviously, Bush is not a “working poor” parent(s) who cannot make the paycheck stretch to include $600-$1,000 per month to pay for health insurance for the family. Even many working single adults cannot afford that much for health insurance. With the price of gas, food, utilities and housing increasing at a rapid rate, even more US citizens will have trouble making ends meet. Do you go without food, gasoline to get to work, or health insurance? Not a very tough decision even for the likes of President

http://blogs.transworldnews.com/sr0672/Post.aspx?postID=5648 2007-09-25T15:59:35-04:00 2007-09-25T15:59:35-04:00

Last week Nebraska legislator and self-proclaimed agnostic Ernie Chambers filed a lawsuit against God. Well, guess what! God responded with an Answer arguing that he is immune from prosecution because he is immune to earthly laws. Besides that, what did he give humans free will for if he were to be held responsible for their actions and inactions? Unfortunately, no contact information was listed on the pleading so no one can call God to ask questions or get clarifications. Wonder what Ernie thinks now? He may have to change his mind about there not being such an entity as "God".

http://blogs.transworldnews.com/sr0672/Post.aspx?postID=5395 2007-09-20T15:05:03-04:00 2007-09-20T15:05:03-04:00

O.J. Simpson just can't seem to stay out of the spot light...if anyone"normal" had done what he supposedly did, we would never hear about it. I for one am tired of hearing about the foibles of our supposedly "celebrity class". Brittany, O.J., Paris...who really cares about any of them and what they do. Are our own lives so boring and uneventful that we need to see and hear all of their disfunctions? There are certainly more pressing issues today than who is in rehab and who needs free media attention because his book is being released. And do we really need to know that Tom and what's her face are trying for another kid...most people don't advertise whatthey're doing in the bedroom every night. Puleeeese !!!

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For 35 years, longer than any other member, past or present, Ernie Chambers, the lone African American in the state legislature, has been almost singlehandedly changing Nebraska. Unfortunately,2008 will be his last year in the legislature because five years agothe legislature passeda term limit bill. While many of his co-horts dislike him and his obstructionist ways, Nebraska would definitely be in the dark ages still without his presence. Educated at Creighton Law School, Chambers does not practice law, but has probably the greatest knowledge of legislative rules and how to make them work for what he wants. Says the Mother Jones website: " “In Washington they call it a filibuster. In Lincoln, they call it Ernie.” Once, Chambers filibustered on the state budget until his colleagues agreed to set aside half a million dollars for a minority scholarship fund. In the 2005 session, he blocked the legalization of concealed weapons, as well as a constitutional amendment protecting the right to hunt, which he said

http://blogs.transworldnews.com/sr0672/Post.aspx?postID=5378 2007-09-20T14:37:59-04:00 2007-09-20T14:37:59-04:00

This was posted on the Huskers Illustrated board by a LA resident who attended the game in Lincoln on Saturday. How--and why--I became a Big Red fan (from an SC guy) I arrived in Omaha in the dark Friday. An early fall chill was accompanied by the sweet smell of crops in the air which was exciting just because it was so different than Los Angeles . When I woke up Saturday morning I was bummed because I wanted one of those crystal-clear, bright blue never-ending sky days on the plains I had read about or seen on TV. Alas. We had breakfast at the Denny's off of exit 84 between Omaha and Lincoln. Then the beauty began. The countryside was just so beautiful. The rows and rows of tassled corn, the old barns off in the distance, passing over various creeks and rivers--I got goosebumps. Our hotel was waaaaaaay out of the way: America 's Best Value Inn out at NW 12 st and Adams . We walked all the way into town--it was the best. Breezes rustling in trees, that sweet smell of the earth... So we

http://blogs.transworldnews.com/sr0672/Post.aspx?postID=5300 2007-09-19T15:00:37-04:00 2007-09-19T15:00:37-04:00

From: the Christian Science Monitor Americans adapt creatively to long commutes By Patrik Jonsson Wed Sep 19, 4:00 AM ET Atlanta - Well over a million commuters rush through Atlanta every day. Driver Lance Helms has catalogued a few tactics for staying alive. Avoid SUVs and trucks from Clayton County, and definitely from Cobb – they drive as if they own the place. If you have to cut someone off, make sure to target a person driving a Mercedes S-class, who will cede the road. And if the downtown connector bogs down under Spaghetti Junction, pop in a podcast with comedian Bill Maher or catch up on calls to some old friends. In other words, enjoy the mayhem. "I'm happy with my commute," concludes Mr. Helms, an advertising representative for the Gwinnett Daily Post, who braves Atlanta rush hour for up to 90 minutes a day. "I've settled into the whole thing." For all the concerns about road rage, environmental costs, and up to $78 billion in lost productivity, it's becoming evident that the American

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By DANIEL LOVERING, Associated Press Writer Tue Sep 18, 12:10 PM ET PITTSBURGH - It was a serious contribution to the electronic lexicon. :-) Twenty-five years ago, Carnegie Mellon University professor Scott E. Fahlman says, he was the first to use three keystrokes — a colon followed by a hyphen and a parenthesis — as a horizontal "smiley face" in a computer message. To mark the anniversary Wednesday, Fahlman and his colleagues are starting an annual student contest for innovation in technology-assisted, person-to-person communication. The Smiley Award, sponsored by Yahoo Inc....carries a $500 cash prize. Language experts say the smiley face and other emotional icons, known as emoticons, have given people a concise way in e-mail and other electronic messages of expressing sentiments that otherwise would be difficult to detect. Fahlman posted the emoticon in a message to an online electronic bulletin board at 11:44 a.m. on Sept. 19, 1982, during a discussion about the limits of online humor and how to

http://blogs.transworldnews.com/sr0672/Post.aspx?postID=5209 2007-09-18T18:01:14-04:00 2007-09-18T18:01:14-04:00

Hi again, it’s Annie, I’m back. I want to tell you about my younger sister, Lucy, who lives in the apartment across the courtyard from me with her dog and 8 cats. Lucy isn’t crazy. At least not in the same way I am. Lucy’s just a little shy, and a lot fat. She can’t look anyone in the eye when she talks to them and she can’t get along with the people she works with; they think she’s odd and they make fun of her. I know this because she tells me how they laugh at her and never invite her to lunch, not that she’d go anyway because she doesn’t like to walk outside. And, they always “walk to lunch”, probably so she won't go with them. Sometimes I wonder why Lucy and I are so different. Our older sister, Maureen is normal. She’s married and has kids and a house and a job, but no cats or dogs. She drives a car and goes on vacations and probably even has sex with her husband on occasion. But Maureen and her husband went and retired to Florida. Since she’s been gone, Lucy and I havehad a hard time getting things

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The 11th Annual Accordion Jamboree drew people of all ages to Grand Island, Nebraska, this past week-end. The event included Miss CzechSlovak Queen, Shandra Korbelik, 18, of Fairmont, who won her crown earlier this year by playing the accordion in that competition. She said she is the 5th generation in her family to play the accordion. No one let the lively polka music go to waste. From 7 to 79, everyone joined in the dancing and hollering. Cannon Maline, 7, of Aurora, Nebraska, got up on stage with his grandpa, Myron Ostentowski of Grand Island, and played his late grandpa, Ron Chelewski’s, accordion. Cannon’s mom, Heather, also played with grandpa on a number they described as “Czech polka with some Cajun thrown in”. Now, who says, football’s the only way to have fun in Nebraska!

http://blogs.transworldnews.com/sr0672/Post.aspx?postID=4936 2007-09-12T20:38:02-04:00 2007-09-12T20:38:02-04:00

Congratulations Samantha Brannagan! Sixteen year old Samantha of Hastings, Nebraska, spent two months in Jordan this summer with 16 other teens on a trip sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. After spending a few days in Washington, D.C. seeing the sights, Sam and her group flew to Jordan. They spent a few days in hotels before meeting and moving in with their host families. The teens learned about the culture, religion, and language by studying at the university in Amman and touring the country with their host families. While this may not seem to be such a big deal to most of the world, it is to Samantha because she was diagnosed with a brain tumor when she was only 8 or 9 years old. She struggled through surgeries, chemotherapy, pain and hopelessness. However, Sam never gave up and her parents encouraged her to try anything that interested her…part therapy, part living the life you have. Sam is a brave and beautiful young woman who doesn’t shy away from trying something new and scary. Again,

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Hi. My name is Annie. People think I’m crazy, loony tunes, wacko. And I know it. I’m pretty much was okaywith my condition except when I don’t have any pills left at the end of the month, like the time I dropped three in the litter box, and when I knocked the bottle into the toilet…now that was an interesting two weeks. See, I can only get the prescription refilled once a month, no matter what tale of woe I plead; those fools at social servicesare so strait-laced and, by the way,out to get me. I know what is supposed to be wrong with me…they say I’m schizophrenic. And I know everything there is to know about it. When they first accused me of being crazy, I went to the library and read everything I could find about it; and then everything I could find on the internet after I took that class at the community college. I’m not stupid; in fact, I have an extremely high IQ and a doctoral degree in languages. I speak four of them, and tough ones at that, Russian, Arabic, Spanish (which comes in handy in my

http://blogs.transworldnews.com/sr0672/Post.aspx?postID=4613 2007-09-05T21:09:58-04:00 2007-09-05T21:09:58-04:00

By RACHEL KONRAD, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc. slashed the price of the top iPhone by $200 Wednesday to bolster holiday sales, but also angered loyal customers who paid top dollar in the gadget's first 10 weeks on the market. The company also revamped its iPod media player lineup, introducing a model called iPod Touch that incorporates the iPhone's touch-screen and adds the ability to wirelessly download songs directly. It introduced a new version of the best-selling iPod, the Nano, that plays video. And it announced a partnership with Starbucks: Starting in October, the coffee chain's icon will light up on the Touch whenever a user nears a shop that has Wi-Fi access. Users can then download the song that's playing in that Starbucks shop or get a list of the 10 most recent songs played. Analysts expect Apple's new iPods will help the company clinch yet another blockbuster holiday selling season. But it will also have to deal with investors who love Apple's meaty profit margins and

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Chinese citizens can purchaseiPhonesin China, even though Apple Inc. isn't selling it there. The bad news is that the phone doesn't function properly despite costing almosttwice as much as in the United States. In the United States, the combination cell phone-iPod media player retails for around $499. The bad news is that while the Chinese version can make calls and send text messages, it can't receive calls or use the voicemail function. At least that way, there is no irritatingring tonesin the middle of meetings or other inopportune moments!

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Amazon.com Inc. and NBC Universal announced their agreement to sell episodes ofNBC'sprogramson Unbox.Episodes of programs such as "The Office" and "Heroes" are currently available for $1.99 on Unbox, and new episodes will be added to the site they day after they air. Customers will be able to buy an entire season of a show at once. Apparently, Apple and NBC couldn't come to agreement on offering them through Apple's iTunes. Does that mean iPod owners won't be able to download these shows? or just that they will have to forego their iTunes accounts for Amazon.com?

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Aggressive New Asthma Tactics New Asthma Guidelines Would Make Disease Milder, Prevent Severe Attacks By Daniel J. DeNoonWebMD Medical News Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD Aug. 29, 2007 New NIH asthma guidelines promise to make a child's asthma milder and to prevent severe asthma attacks before they happen. The guidelines come from a panel of asthma experts convened by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). They closely follow the 2002 update of the original 1997 guidelines. But two major changes represent a fundamental shift in the goals of asthma treatment, panel chairman William W. Busse, MD, chairman of the department of medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said in a news conference. Those changes: a new focus on reducing asthma severity and a new emphasis on keeping asthma symptoms under control. "We firmly believe that asthma control can be achieved in nearly every patient with asthma," Busse said. "We anticipate, expect, and hope these new recommendations will pave way