Archive for November, 2005

Club Pogo: Badge Challenges

Jo -

Club Pogo: Badge Central
Club Pogo Badge Challenges for this week are:
Stellar Sweeper
Meep’s Badge:
Win 100 “perfect games” this week! (Find all the crystals without exploding any of them!)
Win this badge plus 800 Tokens!
Tri-Peaks Solitaire
Golden Snake Badge:
Reach the 3X Bonus Multiplier 3 times this week!
Win this badge plus 600 Tokens!
Plus choose 3 Personal Challenges!
Go to [...]

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Trackback Spam

Jo -

Jo’s Cafe is experiencing a lot of trackback spam at the present time. As I get them, I am deleting them and closing the comments on those posts.
I do hope not to accidently delete anyone’s trackback or comment - but if I do, please email me and I’ll fix it.
Thanks

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Alzheimer’s May Be Type of Diabetes

Jo -

Insulin Study Backs Theory Alzheimer’s May Be Type of Diabetes
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) — Alzheimer’s disease researchers at Rhode Island Hospital and Brown Medical School said they found more evidence that the condition may be a new type of diabetes, or insulin deficiency, specific to the brain.
The researchers discovered a “significant” drop in levels of [...]

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Adopt a Soldier

Jo -

I would presume that the majority of my readers are either Rush listeners on a daily basis, or in some fashion. If not, you may have missed what he has done now.
Rush has started the Adopt a Soldier program. From the webiste:
Welcome to the Rush 24/7 Adopt-A-Soldier [...]

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Wednesday Specials

Jo -

1. Can doc charge by the inch?
2. Crazy eBay mom … is this for real?
3. Casey and Andy today
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Stop the ACLU ad

Jo -

Check out the full-page ad Stop the ACLU put in the Washington Times Weekly here.
Bravo!!

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New pancreas offers new life

Jo -

Source
CANTERBURY, N.H. –Dan Knowlton can stop constantly checking his blood sugar levels. He can unplug from the pump that sent a surge of insulin into his veins whenever that level increased, and he can stop worrying that he’ll be fired because a surprise sugar low made him act strangely on the job.
Knowlton was diagnosed with [...]

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Tuesday Specials

Jo -

1. Puppy Break
2. Works for me.

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Watch - the ACLU will have a fit Over This

Jo -

Source
“God Bless America” Proposed on Car Tags
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The phrase “God Bless America” would be added to Alabama’s already crowded vehicle license plates if a bill proposed by a state legislator becomes law.
Representative Steve Hurst has prefiled a bill in the Alabama House that would require most Alabama car tags to include [...]

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More Dairy, Less Metabolic Syndrome?

Jo -

Source: WebMD
Dairy products may ward off metabolic syndrome, a cluster of risk factors that puts a person at greater risk for diabetes and heart disease, French researchers report.
But before rushing out the door to get a milkshake or a triple-scoop ice cream cone, the researchers advise that skim milk or other low-fat dairy products are [...]

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