Mix match of things today/Tyranny: Weyco forbids employees to smoke at home or work/31 Americans killed in Afghanistan

http://theisonlawgroup.com/news28.htm
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Smoking Might Get You Fired

Recently Weyco, Inc., a Michigan medical benefits administration company, made headlines when it adopted a no-smoking policy that required employees to quit smoking during their private time and/or submit to a smoking test or be fired. While Weyco's policy made the headlines, it is not the only company to place such smoking restrictions. Some argue that such restrictions are the trend of the future given increasing health insurance costs.

Four Fired For Refusing Anti-Smoking Test

In 2003, Weyco announced its intent to prohibit employees from smoking even when off-duty. In January 2005, Weyco's Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco Free Workplace Policy went into affect. The policy specifically says "smoking or otherwise using tobacco at any time" is prohibited and will result in disciplinary action up to termination. Weyco's previous policy only prohibited smoking on company premises.
Failure to submit to a company smoke/tobacco test is also prohibited and results in immediate termination. The policy calls for both random testing and testing based on reasonable suspicion of smoking.

Swallowed a Button Battery?

If anyone swallows a battery, this is what you should do: 1) Call the 24-hour National Button Battery Ingestion Hotline at 202-625-3333 ...

www.nema.org/gov/env_conscious_design/drybat/upload/bat... www.nema.org/gov/env_conscious_design/drybat/upload/batteryingest.pdf

Dirty Laundry (Bitersweet)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnJ0xGK8dC4

http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-president-31-americans-killed-crash-093236195.html
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Afghan president: 31 Americans killed in crash

By SOLOMON MOORE - Associated Press | AP – 2 hrs 2 mins ago

• ADDS DATE OF CRASH - FILE - A US Marine tries to take cover, perched on a container, …

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A military helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan, killing 31 U.S. special operation troops and seven Afghan commandos, the country's president said Saturday. An American official said it was apparently shot down, in the deadliest single incident for American forces in the decade-long war.

The Taliban claimed they downed the helicopter with rocket fire while it was taking part in a raid on a house where insurgents were gathered in the province of Wardak late Friday. It said wreckage of the craft was strewn at the scene.

NATO confirmed the overnight crash took place and that there "was enemy activity in the area." But it said it was still investigating the cause and conducting a recovery operation at the site. It did not release details or casualty figures.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/01/us-russia-putin-usa-idUSTRE77052R20110801
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Putin says U.S. is "parasite" on global economy

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin answers questions from the audience during his visit to the summer camp of the pro-Kremlin youth group ''Nashi'' at lake Seliger, some 400km (248miles) north of Moscow, August 1, 2011.

Credit: Reuters/Mikhail Metzel/Pool

By Maria Tsvetkova

LAKE SELIGER, Russia | Mon Aug 1, 2011 5:45pm EDT

LAKE SELIGER, Russia (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States Monday of living beyond its means "like a parasite" on the global economy and said dollar dominance was a threat to the financial markets."They are living beyond their means and shifting a part of the weight of their problems to the world economy," Putin told the pro-Kremlin youth group Nashi while touring its lakeside summer camp some five hours drive north of Moscow.

"They are living like parasites off the global economy and their monopoly of the dollar," Putin said at the open-air meeting with admiring young Russians in what looked like early campaigning before parliamentary and presidential polls.

http://www.amazon.com/Law-Success-Reprint-Original-1925/dp/B0043VR140
Excerpt:
I can almost guarantee you that a lot of big companies such as Mc Donald's, Starbucks and companies alike, have mastered this mans philosophy and now they are using against you to get you to spend all of your money on their over priced service. I would put my life on the fact that McDonald's took this mans writings and used it against parents by building a small playground in their restaurant so the parents can eat while the kids are safe playing. This is an idea that has been written by this man because I read it in the page of this book and McDonald's has been using it to fatten people up for two or three decades now.
This book will tell you how someone's last five hundred dollars paid for a simple chemistry ingredients that produced Coca Cola. And now it has become a great support of jobs for so many. I learned more about this Country's freedom from this book than every History book I passed by when going to school. Learned about Autosuggestion, the number one agency to getting anything you want by applying this formula to your daily prayers. Learn about how some Doctors are keeping the fear of Ill health in the hearts and minds of millions of people for their pocket book.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_Hill
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Napoleon Hill
Portrait of a young Napoleon Hill
Born	October 26, 1883(1883-10-26) Pound, Virginia
Died	November 8, 1970(1970-11-08) (aged 87)
Occupation	author, journalist, attorney, lecturer
Nationality	United States
Period	1928-1970
Genres	non-fiction, how-to, treatise
Subjects	personal development, self-help, motivation, finance, investment
Literary movement	personal development, self-help
Notable work(s)	Think and Grow Rich The Law of Success Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/China-flays-US-over-credit-rb-3974888722.html?x=0
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China tells U.S. "good old days" of borrowing are over

On Saturday August 6, 2011, 10:23 am EDT

By Walter Brandimarte and Melanie Lee
NEW YORK/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China bluntly criticized the United States on Saturday one day after the superpower's credit rating was downgraded, saying the "good old days" of borrowing were over.
Standard & Poor's cut the U.S. long-term credit rating from top-tier AAA by a notch to AA-plus on Friday over concerns about the nation's budget deficits and climbing debt burden.
China -- the United States' biggest creditor -- said Washington only had itself to blame for its plight and called for a new stable global reserve currency.

http://www.naphill.org/about/latest-ezine/
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Dear Readers, Accurate thinking means recognizing the difference between opinions and facts. Napoleon Hill states, “Opinions are the cheapest commodity on earth. Everybody has them.” Facts, on the other hand, withstand scrutiny. Facts are researchable and time-tested. Opinions are capricious and resemble the chameleon that changes colors to blend in with its environment. By asking someone the simple question, “How do you know,” anyone can begin to discern fact from fiction. Everyone is not credible although many people would like us to believe that they are. If you feel that you are being cheated, swindled, hoodwinked, misled, “taken for a ride,” overwhelmed with information, or just plain bamboozled, you can fight back. You do not have to go along with what someone proposes unless you want to. If you are skeptical of the offer, stop in your tracks and say that you will do your own homework and get back to them. Next, begin to check things out for credibility and see if you can find support for anything that was said. Usually, when a charlatan realizes that you are not falling for the hype, they prey on another victim and leave you alone. Knowing how to handle situations in the real world can save you precious time and money. If something appears too good to be true, it usually is. The test is simple. If you are promised something for nothing, it is almost certain that nothing of value is what you will receive. Hard work and effort are what produce positive outcomes and anything else is just a hook used to catch you unawares. Do what works. Create success through the application of the 17 Success Principles. These time-tested and honored traits of those who have succeeded can serve you better than any hand out or promise ever could. Reach for success, but remember to invest in your own ladder before you begin the climb. You are only as strong as you condition yourself to be. Success requires your best effort, and ultimately you will benefit the most from your training. Be Your Very Best Always, Judy Williamson http://www.emedicinehealth.com/battery_ingestion/article_em.htm Excerpt: Battery Ingestion Adult Skin Problems Slideshow Pictures Gallery of Skin Problems and Image Collection Medical Author: Kenneth I Steinberg, DO. Coauthor(s): Beth A Longenecker, DO Medical Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD; Anthony Anker, MD, FAAEM Battery Ingestion Overview Battery Ingestion Causes Battery Ingestion Symptoms When to Seek Medical Care Exams and Tests Battery Ingestion Treatment Self-Care at Home Medical Treatment Next Steps Prevention Outlook Multimedia Synonyms and Keywords Authors and Editors This one you can probably swallow whole???  Battery Ingestion Overview In recent years, our electronic toys and gadgets have become increasingly miniaturized. Their power requirements are being met by a new generation of compact, high-performance batteries. These disk batteries are small, pill- or coin-shaped devices that contain heavy metals such as zinc, mercury, silver, nickel, cadmium, and lithium. They also contain concentrated solutions of caustic electrolytes, usually potassium or sodium hydroxide. Their compact size and harmless appearance hide their true danger. The danger comes when children (and sometimes adults) knowingly or mistakenly put these tiny batteries in their mouths and swallow them. Most swallowed batteries cause no problem (89.9% of the time). Batteries lodged in the esophagus (the food pipe between mouth and stomach) must be removed immediately. They cause damage by their pressure against the wall of the esophagus, from leakage of caustic alkali, and the electrical current they generate. Injury can occur in as short a time as 1 hour. Full-thickness burns can occur in 4 hours. Batteries passing through the esophagus usually pass uneventfully through the entire digestive tract.

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/774838-overview
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Disk Battery Ingestion 

• Author: Daniel J Dire, MD; Chief Editor: Asim Tarabar, MD   more...

Updated: Feb 7, 2011

Background

Disk batteries are small, coin-shaped batteries used in watches, calculators, and hearing aids. The vast majority of disk battery ingestions occur when curious children explore their environment.

This one you might hafta cut up before ingesting, ey?