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POPS10 Million Could Lose Employer Coverage Under Senate Health Bill, CBO Says It comes in the middle of a heated debate in the Senate over whether and how the government should enter the market with its own insurance plan. "If you like what you have you can't keep it," the Senate Republican office said in an e-mail highlighting the CBO report and keying off the president's refrain. Though some of those who lose their coverage would be eligible for government subsidies to buy insurance, some would not, according to the CBO. For instance, a family of four making more than $88,000 would not qualify for subsidies and could face even higher premiums in the private market. http://bit.ly/5afKcA
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POPS‘Black Book’ For Kids With Tips on Fisting and Pi$$ing on Your Partner And in case any of the teens got bored, GLSEN was also kind enough to include a list of the local gay bars in the booklet distributed to high school students. Because of his excellent work with children Kevin Jennings was promoted by Barack Obama to be his Safe Schools Czar. Today he’s running the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools in the US Department of Education. Do you feel safe now? There’s more to come. Fistgate IV: Obama’s Safe Schools Czar Passed Out Gay Bar Guides to Teens at GLSEN Events Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 4:23 PM http://bit.ly/4e290S
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POPSFresh water lakes in the heart of the Sahara Desert The reason for the apparent paradox—fresh water lakes in the heart of the desert—is that fresh water from a very large aquifer reaches the surface in the Ounianga Depression. The aquifer is large enough to keep supplying the small lakes with water despite the high evaporation rate. Mats of floating reeds also reduce the evaporation in places. The lakes form a hydrological system that is unique in the Sahara Desert. The aquifer was charged with fresh water and the original lake evolved during the African Humid Period (about 14,800 to 5,500 years ago), when the West African summer monsoon was stronger than it is today. Associated southerly winds brought Atlantic moisture well north of modern limits, producing sufficient rainfall in the central Sahara to foster an almost complete savanna vegetation cover.
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POPSFood-of-the-week: Green Beans Prepare the perennial favorite, green beans almondine, by sprinking slivered almonds on healthy sautéed beans. Add chopped green beans to breakfast frittatas.
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POPSVegan Thumbprint Cookies 3. Roll dough into 3/4-inch balls. Place close together on baking sheets. Make a little dent in the top of each ball and fill them with 1/2 teaspoon (or less) of the jam. Bake for 15 minutes or until slightly brown. Do not over bake. Cool on a wire rack. Variation: You can replace 1/4 cup of the oil with 1/2 cup of peanut butter (applesause could likely be substituted also)
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