Center Console

Australia election set to be closet in 50 years

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Sat, 04 May 2013 16:05:00 +0000

From the Center Console Stack Of Stuff... this one from The Guardian dates back to August 20, 2010.

How does anything get to "be closet"?

...and why does it have to wait 50 years before it is closet?

Memo to BBC: Use Splell Chlecker

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:41:00 +0000

Man-Caused Global Warming Blamed For Devastating 2010 Hurricane Season

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Happy Day Forty-Two, everybody!

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 10:08:00 +0000

Many happy returns, and may nothing significant happen on this day!

The solution is to just always tell the truth...

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:14:00 +0000

...the Restoring Honor Rally, August 28 2010

Martha from Massachusettes

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:44:00 +0000

"Hi, I'm Martha Coakley fromm Massachusettes an I wants to b a US Senater."

Nobel Peace Prize

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:27:00 +0000

Foxhounds At Play

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:54:00 +0000

This is why Foxhound-the-software-product is slow coming to market: the product mascots need their leisure...

- click on images for larger versions.

8.8.8.8

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:26:00 +0000

Just HOW MUCH did Google pay to use the lucky number eight for the primary DNS in its new Google Public DNS service?

The Google Public DNS IP addresses are as follows:
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4

United state Fbi

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:44:00 +0000

In this scary world of botnets and truly sophisticated phishing emails, it's important to take a moment to smell the roses... in this case, actually read one of the hilarious Nigerian 419 letters.

Here's one, not ambitious at all by 419 standards; it offers $800K rather than the usual 38.5M or 50M dollars... and it is up-front about the up-front fee: only "$250 Dollar", how can you go wrong?

Anyway, you gotta love the language, like "you are having a Legal Transaction with one Barrister Robert Scheels" and "all you did have to do is to be rest assured for this is 100% risk free".

Oh, BTW, it looks like the scam-baiting site 419 Eater is alive and well after all these years... great fun!

Anti-Terrorist and Monitory Crimes Division.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
J. Edgar. Hoover Building Washington D.C

Attn:

This is to Officially Inform you that it has come to our notice and we have thoroughly investigated by the help of our Intelligence Monitoring Network System that you are having a Legal Transaction with one Barrister Robert Scheels of the Federal Ministry of Finance Nigeria/United Kingdom. During our Investigation, it came to our notice that the reason why you have not received your payment is because you have not fulfill your Financial Obligation giving to you in respect of your Contract/Inheritance Payment.

So therefore, we have contacted the Federal Ministry Of Finance on your behalf and they have brought a solution to your problem by arranging your payment in total of US$800,000.00 in an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw money in anywhere of the world. You now have the lawful right to claim your fund in the ATM CARD by contacting the ATM CARD CENTER.

Also, we have being informed by Mr. Robert Scheels that he gave you instructions on how to proceed and contact the ATM CARD CENTER for their requirements to procure your Approval Slip which contains details of your PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (PIN) which you would use in activating and operating your ATM CARD in any ATM Machine closer to you and note that to procure your Approval Slip it would cost you $250 Dollar Since the Federal Bureau of Investigation is involved in this transaction, all you did have to do is to be rest assured for this is 100% risk free so do contact the ATM CARD CENTRE so they could let you know on how to make payment for the procurement of your Approval Slip which is the only payment needed before the delivery of your ATM CARD is being effected.

Below are the contact details of the ATM CARD CENTRE which you are to proceed and contact them for their requirements to proceed and procure your Approval Slip after making payment of $250 Dollar

CONTACT DETAILS

Mr. Timothy C. Collins
timothy.collins10@hotmail.com
399 Park Ave.
New York, NY 10022
NY Tel. +1 (646) 736-7692

We do await your response so we can move on with our Investigation and make sure your ATM SWIFT CARD gets to you.
Thanks and hope to read from you soon.

I request that you kindly forward to me your letter of acceptance with the below details via my private email:-timothy.collins10@hotmail.com

Full Name:-
Full Address:-
Tel No.:-
Private Email which you check everyday:-
Occupation:-
Date of Birth:-

FBI Director
Robert S. Mueller
Note: Do disregard any email you get from any imposter or office claiming to be in possession of your ATM CARD, you are advised only to be in contact with Mr. Timothy C. Collins of the ATM CARD CENTRE who is the rightful person you are suppose to deal with in regards your ATM CARD PAYMENT and forward any email you get from imposters to this office so we could act upon and commence investigation.

Final Notification from the United state Fbi

Canadian Health Care FAQ

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:55:00 +0000

Frequently asked questions about health care in Canada...

Q: How much does it cost to get health care in Canada?
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why are Canadians so proud of their health care system?
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why is Canada the fifth-highest health care spender among the 31 countries assessed by the OECD? (1)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why does Canada have a below-average number of doctors? (1)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why does Canada have a below-average number of nurses? (1)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why does Canada have a below-average number of acute care hospital beds? (1)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why does Canada have a below-average number of CT scanners? (1)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why does Canada have a below-average number of MRIs? (1)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why does Canada rank in last place for patient rights when compared with 31 European countries? (2)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why does Canada rank in last place for waiting times when compared with 31 European countries? (2)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why does Canada rank in last place for availability of pharmaceuticals when compared with 31 European countries? (2)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why does Canada rank in last place on the Bang-for-the-Buck index when compared with 31 European countries? (2)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why do Canadian hospitals have fixed budgets set by the government instead of being paid for services provided? (1)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why is there no alternative health care available in Canada for patients on long waiting lists? (1)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why do 49% of Canadian doctors rate access to advanced diagnostic services as fair to poor? (5)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why do 49% of Canadian family doctors rate patient access to psychiatrists as fair to poor? (5)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why are five million Canadians without a family doctor? (4)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why did Canadian health officials have a "doctor lottery" to raffle off 1,500 vacancies to 8,000 patients looking for a family doctor? (4)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why does Canada rank dead last among G8 countries when it comes to physician supply? (4)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why does Canada's doctor-patient ratio rank 24th out of 28 OECD countries? (4)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why do 1 in 9 Canadian-educated doctors practice in the United States? (8)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why did 4,000 Canadian doctors move to the US between 1993 and 2004? (4)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why is the current doctor shortage in Canada equal to the number of doctors who have left Canada? (8)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why did the Canadian government ever believe there was a doctor surplus in Canada? (8)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why does the Canadian government regard doctors as independent cost centers? (8)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why has the Canadian government tried to reduce health care costs by reducing the number of doctors? (8)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why has the Canadian government tried to reduce health care costs by reducing medical school class sizes? (8)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why are many outstanding candidates turned down by Canadian medical schools? (7)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why are 1,500 Canadian medical students studying abroad? (4)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why does the demand for medical training in Canada far outstrip supply? (7)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why did the Canadian government increased the ratio of specialist to family doctor training positions? (8)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why does Canada need at least 5,000 more doctors in active practice? (6)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why do some estimates place the Canadian doctor shortage at 15,000? (3)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why does the shortage of doctors in Canada exist across all geographic regions? (6)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why does the shortage of doctors in Canada exist across all disciplines, including family doctors, anesthetists, geriatricians and cancer care specialists? (6)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why has the Canadian government restricted the entry of foreign medical graduates? (8)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why does the average Canadian medical student graduate with a debt load of $158,000? (4)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Of Canadian seniors who go bankrupt, why do 15% cite medical reasons? (9)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: If health care costs are the reason so many Americans go bankrupt, why is the rate of personal bankruptcy higher in Canada?(9)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why will computer networking of personal health information make it easier to ration health care in Canada? (10)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why do many people regard rationing as one of the strengths of the Canadian health care system? (11)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why does the Canadian government limit everything from the number of medical school graduates to the number of surgical procedures performed? (11)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why does health care rationing in Canada lead to waits and shortages? (11)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why did the unfunded liability of Canada’s health care system reach 364 billion dollars in 2004? (12)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why does it only take a week for a dog to get a hip replacement in Canada but some humans wait for two to three years? (13)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why has the Canadian Supreme Court ruled that the Quebec government ban on private health insurance is unconstitutional? (13)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why does the Canadian government routinely delay the approval of more than half of the new drugs launched in the US? (14)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why are doctor's salaries in Canada negotiated, set and paid for by the government? (14)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why does the average Canadian doctor earn only 42% as much as that of a doctor in the US? (14)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why is screening for breast cancer on the decline in Canada? (15)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why do patients in Canada wait on average more than two months for an MRI scan? (16)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why do patients in Canada wait an average of one month for a CT scan? (16)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why are waiting times commonly used to restrict access to health care in Canada? (16)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why did the Canadian government prepare for the 2009 flu season by sending body bags to Indian reserves? (17)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why is a Canadian considered too old for hip resurfacing at age 57? (18)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why are Canadians not allowed to pay for health care services that the government otherwise refuses to provide? (18)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why do Canadians have to go to court to win the right to pay for health care that the government refuses to provide? (18)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why does the government in Canada cut health care staff, raise fees and reduce services in order to save money? (19)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why are thousands of elective surgeries being cut during the 2010 Olympics in Canada? (19)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: How are waiting times used to ration health care in Canada? (20)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why are some Canadians more equal than others, when it comes to health care waiting lists? (like professional athletes and their families) (21)
A: Health care in Canada is free!

Q: Why don't Canadians realize that health care delayed is health care denied?
A: Health care in Canada is free!

References:

(1) Our health system is broken, but few care (link checked 2009-11-06)
Ottawa Citizen, August 2, 2009

That article refers to this subscription site: OECD Health Data 2009 – comparing health statistics across OECD countries (link checked 2009-11-06)
The OECD has 30 member countries, including Canada and the USA.

(2) Euro-Canada Health Consumer Index 2009 (link checked 2009-11-06)
Frontier Centre for Public Policy 2009-05-25

(3) Curing Canada's doctor shortage (link checked 2009-11-06)
National Post January 15, 2008

(4) Canada's Doctor Shortage Worsening (link checked 2009-11-06)
Maclean's February 12, 2008

(5) Doctors call for plan to curb physician shortage (link checked 2009-11-06)
Canadian Medical Association Journal January 14, 2008

(6) Managing physician shortages: We are not doing enough (link checked 2009-11-06)
Canadian Medical Association Journal April 10, 2007

(7) Estimated 1500 Canadians studying medicine abroad (link checked 2009-11-06)
Canadian Medical Association Journal April 10, 2007

(8) The Canadian contribution to the US physician workforce (link checked 2009-11-06)
Canadian Medical Association Journal April 10, 2007

(9) Health Insurance and Bankruptcy Rates in Canada and the United States (link checked 2009-11-06)
Fraser Institute July 2009

(10) The Networking of Health information Handbook for the management of ethical and social questions - Chapter 11 - Human and Social Vulnerability (link checked 2009-11-06)
Government of Canada 2004-10-01

(11) We could learn a few things from the U.S.
The Globe and Mail Thursday, Aug. 06, 2009

(12) Medicare’s unfunded liabilities (link checked 2009-11-06)
The Fraser Institute 06/09

(13) Canada’s Private Clinics Surge as Public System Falters (link checked 2009-11-06)
The New York Times February 26, 2008,

(14) The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care (link checked 2009-11-06)
Pacific Research Institute October 2008

(15) Rejecting the Canadian way (link checked 2009-11-06)
Real Clear Politics May 19, 2006

(16) How Good Is Canadian Health Care? 2007 Report (link checked 2009-11-06)
Fraser Institute November 5, 2007

(17) Body bags disrupt Canada's flu-readiness message (link checked 2009-11-06)
Reuters Canada Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:41pm EDT

(18) 'Too Old' for Hip Surgery (link checked 2009-11-06)
The Wall Street Journal FEBRUARY 9, 2009

(19) Elective surgeries to be cut by 35 per cent during Olympics (link checked 2009-11-06)
Vancouver Sun, July 15, 2009

(20) Wait Time Tables — A Comparison by Province, 2008 (link checked 2009-11-06)
Canadian Institute for Health Information - February 2008

(21) Perkins: No surprise as pro athletes jump swine line (link checked 2009-11-06)
Toronto Star - Published On Thu Nov 05 2009

If Barney Franks Ran Sony

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:24:00 +0000

Don't You Make Me Come Up There!

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:03:00 +0000

As A Mom...

Your wife is [not] hot

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:10:00 +0000

Obama Scales Back Plans For America

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:48:00 +0000

Time to Eat the Dog

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:53:00 +0000

First the bad news. The algoreans are coming for your dog.

Now the good news. Fido's safe, if the latest trend continues... A recent poll says belief in man-made global warming is dropping. It took a long time for Bernie Madoff to be exposed, the stakes are so much higher with global warming that I guess I shouldn't be surprised it's taking even longer.

Denier Alert!

You can read about the poll itself here, or read about it in the [blasphemy!] New York Times here, or if you're like me, you can just look at the pictures...

Bad News: Time to Eat the Dog!

Here's what the New Scientist magazine says about your pet:

SHOULD owning a great dane make you as much of an eco-outcast as an SUV driver? Yes it should, say Robert and Brenda Vale, two architects who specialise in sustainable living at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. In their new book, Time to Eat the Dog: The real guide to sustainable living, they compare the ecological footprints of a menagerie of popular pets with those of various other lifestyle choices - and the critters do not fare well.

Again, if you like pictures, here's their "hamster versus Fido" graphic (click to expand):

But Not the Fish!

They're not fish, they're Sea Kittens! You couldn't eat a kitten, could you? PETA says you can't eat kittens!

Oh, Wait, It Gets Better!

Thought it was hard to get your kids to eat fish? Don't let em play the Create Your Own Sea Kitten! game.

Chris Matthews, Bodice Ripping Journalist

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:25:00 +0000

"It was the best speech I've ever heard. ... And I'm tearing up, and I'm writing down notes, and I'm trying to keep track of this thing. ... His heart must've been broken last night."

"I've never seen anything like this. This is bigger than Kennedy. [Obama] comes along, and he seems to have the answers. This is the New Testament. This is surprising."

"I have to tell you, you know, it's part of reporting this case, this election, the feeling most people get when they hear Barack Obama's speech. My, I felt this thrill going up my leg. I mean, I don't have that too often."

Play Balloon Boy, The Game!

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:29:00 +0000

heyzap.com - embed games

T.O.T.U.S.

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0000

Original "Hope" Poster Discovered

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:22:00 +0000

Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize!

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:51:00 +0000

Winning the Nobel Peace Prize is just one of Obama's many accomplishments:

Obama Captures Bin Laden!
Obama Defeats Taliban, Wins War In Afghanistan!
Obama Brings Troops Home From Iraq!
Obama Closes Guantanamo Bay!
Obama Puts Torture On Trial!
Obama Brings Peace To The Middle East!
Obama Achieves Agreement With Iran!
Obama Negotiates With North Korea!
Obama Improves East-West Relations!Obama Brings Nuclear Disarmament!
Obama Ends Global Warming!
Obama Reforms Immigration!
Obama Loosens Credit!
Obama Ends Recession!
Obama Keeps Unemployment Below 8%!
Obama Cuts Deficit, Balances Budget!
Obama Boosts Economy!
Obama Restores Faith In US Dollar!
Obama Cuts Middle Class Taxes!
Obama Saves Saturn!
Obama Brings Universal Health Care To America!
Obama Delivers Transparency In Government!
Obama Increases Bipartisan Efforts!
Obama Throws Lobbyists Out Of Whitehouse!
Obama Ends Corruption In Government!
Obama Puts Limits On Executive Powers!
Obama Improves Life For Gays In The Military!
Obama Brings Olympics Home To The USA!
Obama Approval Rating Soars!
Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize!

The Incredibles! In Retirement

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:44:00 +0000

Now we know what Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl are doing these days. When they showed this video on TV they didn't show the whole thing. Watch to the end to see Elastigirl getting involved.

Ads by Google Fail

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:48:00 +0000

As first seen on this Google hosted news page...

FAIL

Kanye West Disses Sybase!

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:45:00 +0000

Jon Stewart Embarrassed

noreply@blogger.com (Breck Carter) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:02:00 +0000

Jon Stewart...

"ACORN appears to be a corrupt organization that aids and abets criminals and gets millions of dollars in taxpayer money. [...]

Well, this is an impressive expose. I'd love to know the intrepid journalists who broke this story. "60 Minutes"? The AP? That guy who gets the predators?

Are you f**king kidding me? First of all, you don't have to tell us you're a white guy. Your pimp costume appears to be a fur coat on top of your Andover uniform. Second of all, where were the real reporters on this story? You know what investigative media, see me on camera three: Where the hell were you? You know who broke this story? These two.

You're telling me that two kids from the cast of "High School Musical III" can break this story with a video camera and their grandmother's chinchilla coat? And you got nothing? They did it for $3,000, and that's Blitzer's monthly beard Wetvac budget. It probably cost CNN that much to turn on their hologram machine.

I'm a fake journalist, and I'm embarrassed these guys scooped me. Let's get to work people."