Tuesday, June 3, 2014

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Rhea Becker's Short Attention Span

Forget Mental Illness; Let’s Concentrate on Getting Rid of Guns

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 08:29 AM PDT

From the New York Times: It is almost impossible to tell if a person struggling with any mental disorder might ever turn violent; the vast majority never do, even those who make threats and preparations to do so. "Most people who go through these steps never act out in a violent way, never go beyond […]
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

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Rhea Becker's Short Attention Span

Guns and Why They Need to Go

Posted: 27 May 2014 12:59 PM PDT

Guess what? Lots and lots of people who have never been diagnosed with a mental illness have used guns to injure and kill other people. We can’t police everyone and their use of guns. The only way forward is to end the use of guns. If we are supposed to be a civilized society we […]
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

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Rhea Becker's Short Attention Span

My Very Own Dog Meme

Posted: 19 May 2014 06:31 AM PDT
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Saturday, May 10, 2014

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Rhea Becker's Short Attention Span

Here’s an Amazing Short Film by Thomas Edison

Posted: 09 May 2014 08:42 AM PDT

History comes to life in this short film of street peddlers at the turn of the 20th century in New York City’s Lower East Side. The film is copyrighted by none other than Thomas Edison! Check it out!    

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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

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Rhea Becker's Short Attention Span

Climate Change is Here

Posted: 06 May 2014 07:33 AM PDT

A new federal report on climate change and its effects on the U.S. has been released. A few chilling sentences from a Boston Globe story about the report follow: ''Climate change, once considered an issue for a distant future, has moved firmly into the present,'' the report says. ''Corn producers in Iowa, oyster growers in […]
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

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Rhea Becker's Short Attention Span

Why dogs have a Lyme disease vaccination but humans don’t

Posted: 29 Apr 2014 10:48 AM PDT

With the rise of global temperatures, tickborne diseases are rising, too. A few drug companies have tried to develop a Lyme disease vaccination. Often the reason given for not completing the work is that the “market” is not large enough. Well, now the market is great swaths of the human race. Hurry up!!
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

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Rhea Becker's Short Attention Span

Me and Bon Jovi

Posted: 28 Apr 2014 11:50 AM PDT

Here’s an old photo from my New Jersey hometown. Back then, the only thing separating me (in South River) and Jon Bon Jovi (in Sayreville) was this bridge.
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