Routine HIV Screenings Now Recommended For All Adolescents And Adults: pThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued new recommendations on who should be routinely screened for HIV infection. Previously, USPSTF released recommendations that only high-risk individuals should be screened for HIV. Specifically, it concluded that “the benefit of screening adolescents and adults without risk factors for HIV is too small relative to potential [...]/p
From ThinkProgress.org
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Paul Ryan Regrets Voting Against Same-Sex Adoption
Paul Ryan Regrets Voting Against Same-Sex Adoption: pWISCONSIN — Former GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan told a Wisconsin town hall audience on Monday that he now supports the right of same-sex couples to adopt children, even though he still opposes marriage equality. Confronted by an audience member about his anti-LGBT voting record — Ryan earned a “zero percent” score on gay [...]/p
From ThinkProgress.org
From ThinkProgress.org
Witness listed as dead arrested - Local News - Chattanooga, TN | NBC News
Witness listed as dead arrested - Local News - Chattanooga, TN | NBC News
From NBCNews.com/ Chattanooga Times Free Press
From NBCNews.com/ Chattanooga Times Free Press
Monday, April 29, 2013
Fifi the Chihuahua and Bashar the python are BFFs
Fifi the Chihuahua and Bashar the python are BFFs
Toney Atkins comments: I really hope we don't have to follow up on this one with a tragic ending to the story.
Toney Atkins comments: I really hope we don't have to follow up on this one with a tragic ending to the story.
FUNNY TEST ANSWERS BRING BACK GOOD MEMORIES
Funny test answer fails
Toney Atkins comments: This post from MSNNow.com brings back wonderful memories of my days as a fifth-through-seventh grade teaching days, and I wish I could have saved some of the great moments from those years. I think back on those five years as being among the best of my life. I had some terrific students, and I really had no pets. There was great value in all of the kids, whether they were A or F in grade performance. If I could go back, I do not believe I would have given an F to any of them, because not one was a failure as a person. If any of my former students read this, I apologize for not being a better teacher. During that time, I practiced what I taught, and I pray that some of the most important and good parts stuck with you
Toney Atkins comments: This post from MSNNow.com brings back wonderful memories of my days as a fifth-through-seventh grade teaching days, and I wish I could have saved some of the great moments from those years. I think back on those five years as being among the best of my life. I had some terrific students, and I really had no pets. There was great value in all of the kids, whether they were A or F in grade performance. If I could go back, I do not believe I would have given an F to any of them, because not one was a failure as a person. If any of my former students read this, I apologize for not being a better teacher. During that time, I practiced what I taught, and I pray that some of the most important and good parts stuck with you
Lack of sleep may harm sperm - Health - Men's health | NBC News
Lack of sleep may harm sperm - Health - Men's health | NBC News
The link posted from NBCNEWS.COM/MEN'S HEALTH
Toney Atkins comments: My sperm keep waking me up, singing, "Our lights are on but nobody's home." "Use 'em or lose 'em," I heard one screech the other night. I try to convince them that lack of sleep may hurt the little buggers. Then I hear, from the innermost reaches of my scrotum, "Do it, do it, do it till you're satsified." I appreciate my sperms' efforts to tune up my beats underneath the sheets, to cajole my ego into going "Down to Love Town" for some "Action" and to not stop until I get enough. But, with my age entering the bracket of "golden years" and my mind still somewhere between 18 and 60, the fire is going out in the furnace. My sperm buddies keep multiplying and are always enthusiastic to get out into the world, even when I'm sleeping. I have been asexual (look it up) for years, and they get very unhappy with me. But I need the sleep that I didn't get in my younger party days, and I'm determined to get it as many good sleeps as I can, because the sperm can excercise more, swim around, eat the right foods (whatever they eat). Because when I wake up, all rested and raring to go, those suckers will be jazzed up because they're finally getting out of the house. I've promised a volcanic explosion to send them out of the house as expert swimmers,ready to party and do their thing. And do that thing well, I believe with all my heart that my deep sleeps have given them the energy to do what they do best when they leave training camp. Make a mark, they will, and there will be satisaction, I guarantee it. Lack of sleep may harm sperm? You shouldn't do that, fellows. Read the story at the link to find out how to get the best from your guys when party time rolls around again. Rest easy, and sleep.
Postscript, written the day after: Please forgive me for this juvenile entry. I wrote better stuff when I was in high school. I keep it on the blog to remind me to always try harder. -- Toney Atkins
The link posted from NBCNEWS.COM/MEN'S HEALTH
Toney Atkins comments: My sperm keep waking me up, singing, "Our lights are on but nobody's home." "Use 'em or lose 'em," I heard one screech the other night. I try to convince them that lack of sleep may hurt the little buggers. Then I hear, from the innermost reaches of my scrotum, "Do it, do it, do it till you're satsified." I appreciate my sperms' efforts to tune up my beats underneath the sheets, to cajole my ego into going "Down to Love Town" for some "Action" and to not stop until I get enough. But, with my age entering the bracket of "golden years" and my mind still somewhere between 18 and 60, the fire is going out in the furnace. My sperm buddies keep multiplying and are always enthusiastic to get out into the world, even when I'm sleeping. I have been asexual (look it up) for years, and they get very unhappy with me. But I need the sleep that I didn't get in my younger party days, and I'm determined to get it as many good sleeps as I can, because the sperm can excercise more, swim around, eat the right foods (whatever they eat). Because when I wake up, all rested and raring to go, those suckers will be jazzed up because they're finally getting out of the house. I've promised a volcanic explosion to send them out of the house as expert swimmers,ready to party and do their thing. And do that thing well, I believe with all my heart that my deep sleeps have given them the energy to do what they do best when they leave training camp. Make a mark, they will, and there will be satisaction, I guarantee it. Lack of sleep may harm sperm? You shouldn't do that, fellows. Read the story at the link to find out how to get the best from your guys when party time rolls around again. Rest easy, and sleep.
Postscript, written the day after: Please forgive me for this juvenile entry. I wrote better stuff when I was in high school. I keep it on the blog to remind me to always try harder. -- Toney Atkins
6 months after Sandy, thousands homeless in NY, NJ - Yahoo! News
6 months after Sandy, thousands homeless in NY, NJ - Yahoo! News
Posted from Yahoo News by the Associated Press
Posted from Yahoo News by the Associated Press
How Even A Terrorist Can Buy Explosive Powders Without A Background Check
How Even A Terrorist Can Buy Explosive Powders Without A Background Check: pThe bombs used in the Boston Marathon explosion were “rudimentary” but powerful, according to experts, made using instructions available on the Internet, and readily available items such as pressure cookers, nails, and BBs. But the bombs also contained a blasting agent, likely black powder. And thanks to major gaps in federal legislation, this powder was [...]/p
From ThinkProgress.org
From ThinkProgress.org
People On FBI’s Terrorism Watch List Legally Bought Guns And Explosives 1,300 Times
People On FBI’s Terrorism Watch List Legally Bought Guns And Explosives 1,300 Times: pA suspect on the FBI’s Terrorist Watch List may be considered too dangerous to fly on an airplane, but he or she can buy guns freely. There are only 11 times when the federal government can prevent a sale, and a suspicion of terrorism is not one of them. Meanwhile, laws governing many explosives are [...]/p
From ThinkProgress.org
From ThinkProgress.org
Gun Group Holds Rally With AR-15s To Congratulate Congress For Blocking Background Checks
Gun Group Holds Rally With AR-15s To Congratulate Congress For Blocking Background Checks: pA group of gun activists armed with AR-15s and handguns held a rally at the Tippecanoe County Courthouse in Indiana on Saturday to thank Congress for voting down gun safety measures, including a proposal to expand background checks for guns sales. Indiana Moms Against Gun Control organized the event as a counter protest to Moms [...]/p
From ThinkProgress.org
From ThinkProgress.org
Schoolchildren May Soon Wear Bulletproof Military-Style Vests
Schoolchildren May Soon Wear Bulletproof Military-Style Vests: pPost-Newtown, sales for bulletproof backpacks and whiteboards have soared as parents and school districts seek to take children’s safety into their own hands. The reaction is along the lines of what the National Rifle Association has promoted for months: that armed guards, and not gun regulation, is the answer to school shootings. Congress responded to [...]/p
From ThinkProgress.org
From ThinkProgress.org
In 2012 Election, African American Voters Surpassed White Turnout For The First Time Ever
In 2012 Election, African American Voters Surpassed White Turnout For The First Time Ever: pThough Republican election officials in battleground states sought to dampen voter turn out of traditionally Democratic voters through by instituting identification requirements and limiting early voting hours, a new analysis of census data by the Associated Press shows that African Americans “voted at a higher rate than other minority groups in 2012 and by most [...]/p
From ThinkProgress.org
From ThinkProgress.org
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Chickamauga Down Home Days
Chickamauga Down Home Days
Toney Atkins: This is a new posting to remind folks that small town residents, food, entertainment and socializing will be in evidence the first weekend in May (this weekend) in Chickamauga, GA, where I was born, grew up and taught for four years. The event is Down Home Days, and the public is invited. More details at the link.
Toney Atkins: This is a new posting to remind folks that small town residents, food, entertainment and socializing will be in evidence the first weekend in May (this weekend) in Chickamauga, GA, where I was born, grew up and taught for four years. The event is Down Home Days, and the public is invited. More details at the link.
Gun Group Raffles Off Assault Rifle Model Used In Newtown Shooting To ‘Resist Barack Obama’
Gun Group Raffles Off Assault Rifle Model Used In Newtown Shooting To ‘Resist Barack Obama’: pThe Tennessee Firearms Association is raffling off one AR-15 semiautomatic rifle, the same weapon used by Adam Lanza to kill 20 children and six adults in Newtown. According to the promotion, “TFA is giving away a BUSHMASTER AR15 to advance the effort to resist Barack Obama, the federal government and even a few in Tennessee [...]/p
From ThinkProgress.org
From ThinkProgress.org
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Opinion: How sexually active young people can stay safe - CNN.com
Opinion: How sexually active young people can stay safe - CNN.com
Toney Atkins says: This link to CNN.com is valuable information for teens and older folks as well.
Toney Atkins says: This link to CNN.com is valuable information for teens and older folks as well.
Members Of Congress Introduce Legislation Based On Fringe Conspiracy Theory
Members Of Congress Introduce Legislation Based On Fringe Conspiracy Theory: pTwo Republican members of Congress introduced legislation on Friday that would limit the amount of ammunition the government is able to purchase at a given time. The bill is a response to far-right conspiracy theories that the government is “stockpiling” ammunition, either to wage a war against the American people or to dry up the [...]/p
From ThinkProgress.org
From ThinkProgress.org
Friday, April 26, 2013
My Way News - 5 things to know about country legend George Jones
My Way News - 5 things to know about country legend George Jones
By the Associated Press from MyWay.com
By the Associated Press from MyWay.com
Storm Alert iRadar - WRCBtv.com | Chattanooga News, Weather & Sports
Storm Alert iRadar - WRCBtv.com | Chattanooga News, Weather & Sports
Southeast radar as weekend rains, possible storms are forecast for areas that were struck with a day or tornado devastation two years ago on April 27, 2011.
Southeast radar as weekend rains, possible storms are forecast for areas that were struck with a day or tornado devastation two years ago on April 27, 2011.
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