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Wolf Blitzer says 33-year-old CNN is ‘only just beginning’

http://twitter.com/#!/kennyfeeley/status/340875574031572992

Ouch! It’s hard to argue with Wolf Blitzer’s claim that CNN changed the way that people get their news. After all, CNN was the first 24-hour news network and set the template for cable news. But with Obama campaign tool Stephanie Cutter now on board as a political correspondent and the channel’s ethnic purge well underway, “we’re only just beginning” seems like more of a threat than a promise.

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Wisconsin’s Tim Cullen to leave Democratic caucus

http://twitter.com/#!/WISCTV_News3/status/227857731036528641

Wisconsin State Sen. Tim Cullen, who was one of the 14 “fleebaggers” who left the state in 2011 to preclude a vote on Gov. Scott Walker’s financial reform efforts, has said in an email he will leave the Democratic caucus and become an independent.

In an email to Senate colleagues with the subject “Response to Committee Assignments,” Cullen wrote, “Sen. [Mark] Miller has made clear that he does not value or need my presence in Senate Committee leadership and, quite obviously, in the Senate Democratic Caucus.”

Democrats recently took control of Wisconsin’s Sentate by a 17–16 majority after a recall election last month.

Sen Tim Cullen says he is leaving Sen Dem Caucus, hence depriving Dems of a majority after hard fought recall elections. #wirecall

— Cory Mason (@RepCoryMason) July 24, 2012

Sen. Tim Cullen says he was offended over committee chairs offered him after Democrats regained majority, leaves Democratic caucus

— Scott Bauer (@sbauerAP) July 24, 2012

Never a dull moment in Wisconsin's state Capitol. Sen. Tim Cullen, a D, is leaving the D caucus, which had just seized a 17-16 majority.

— Monica Davey (@monicadavey1) July 24, 2012

MT @sbauerap: GOP Sen Zipperer is leaving next month, so if Dem Sen. Tim Cullen becomes indy, Dems would have 16-15-1 majority #wiunion

— Jim Witkins (@jimwitkins) July 24, 2012

Is it just me, or does the whole Sen. Tim Cullen thing have that "last picked in dodgeball so I'm taking my ball and going home" feel to it?

— Mark David Zahn (@MarkDavidZahn) July 24, 2012

9 Ways To Lose 10 Pounds In Less Than A Week — Or Faster

Grab the hacksaw!

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1. Cut off your left arm, and donate your liver.

Here’s the thinking: Your liver is roughly 3.2 pounds (source), and one arm is about 5.335% of your total body weight (another source). For a 150-pound person, that means that an arm weighs about 8 pounds. SO, an arm and a liver together would add up to about 11 pounds!! YAAASS. Easy peasy!

2. Lob off your right arm, and remove your brain.

According to this illuminating and not-at-all sketchy article, your brain weighs 3 pounds. We already know an arm is about 8 pounds… And boom bam bowwie, 11 pounds lost in NO TIME.

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3. Remove both feet, one hand, and both of your lungs.

More fun with math: foot (2 pounds) + foot (2 pounds) + hand (1 pound) + lungs (5 pounds, at 2.5 pounds each) = 10 POUNDS, POOF GONE.

4. Get rid of both kidneys (0.5 lbs), your small intestines (3.5), one lung (2.5), and your entire lower arm, from the elbow down (3.25). And then take a really big poo (about a pound, give or take).

Source, source, source.

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5. Remove all the skin from about half of your body.

Your skin is about 16% of your body weight, according to this very reliable source*. If you weigh 150 pounds, that’s 24 pounds!!!! About half of that is 12, which gets you past your goal.

*Not actually reliable

6. Remove the skin from the other half of your body.

See above math.

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7. Off with one-half of one thigh!

Source!

8. Cleanly detach your head from your body.

PERFECTION. Also, source.

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9. Or you know what? Just don’t, actually. Don’t aim for a goal like this at all. Be good to yourself, instead.

Aiming to lose X amount of weight in Y amount of time isn’t a healthy way to approach diet and weight management — and it’s also setting yourself up for failure.

If your goal is to lose weight for health-related reasons (say, you’re dealing with diabetes, high blood pressure, joint and back pain, or other such issues): Work with your doctor and a registered dietitian or nutritionist to come up with an eating plan that meets your needs.

If your goal is more along the lines of wanting to feel better in general: Try to adopt some healthy living habits, rather than focusing on the number on the scale. Eat more yummy, healthy foods that give you fuel and make you feel good and energized. Get plenty of exercise, or at least make an effort to move and use your body each day, to whatever degree you can. You might get some motivation and ideas here. And get good sleep each night. Some pointers to help you sleep better here, if you need them.

Weight loss might happen as a result of making these lifestyle changes…but even if it doesn’t, you’ll still feel healthier, stronger, and more energized than you did when you started. And that’s a million times better than starving yourself, obsessing over every last calorie, and/or chopping off body parts willy nilly, IMHO.

9 Ways To Lose 10 Pounds In Less Than A Week -- Or Faster

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In case it wasn’t clear: Items 1 — 8 are pure sarcasm. Do NOT chop off any of your body parts or remove your organs.

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First World Problems

Is Rep. Carolyn Maloney demonstrating poor gun safety?

http://twitter.com/#!/SooperMexican/status/436681570468909056

For Throwback Thursday, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) posted a photo of herself stumping for an assault weapons ban in the ’90s. As closely as we can zoom in, we can’t tell if her finger is on the trigger — a clear violation of gun safety rules — or not. What does anyone else think?

http://twitter.com/#!/johneastborough/status/436681776732573696 http://twitter.com/#!/Garrett_R_Hall/status/436682578930577408 http://twitter.com/#!/MarkHall73/status/436681993414520832

Mayor Bloomberg press conference displays seized weapons, lousy gun safety lesson

Katie Pavlich schools Mayor Bloomberg on four rules of gun safety