{"id":6676,"date":"2010-09-07T06:31:01","date_gmt":"2010-09-07T11:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/astrologicalmusings\/?p=6676"},"modified":"2010-09-07T06:31:01","modified_gmt":"2010-09-07T11:31:01","slug":"post-labor-day-news-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/astrologicalmusings\/blog\/post-labor-day-news-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-Labor Day News Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><ul>\n<li>After last year\u2019s debacle over the <a href=\"http:\/\/astrodynamics.net\/blog\/?s=%22Swine+Flu%22&amp;x=0&amp;y=0\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Swine Flu hysteria<\/a>, vaccine makers aren\u2019t taking any chances and are practically <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/yourlife\/health\/medical\/coldflu\/2010-09-07-flu07_ST_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">giving the stuff away this year<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=129693834\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Strikes by train workers<\/a> in London and France are creating Mercury retrograde havoc for commuters.<\/li>\n<li>Let\u2019s file this under Mercury retrograde for revisiting past research efforts that fell by the wayside: Scientists are researching the medicinal value of \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/science\/la-sci-magic-mushrooms-20100907,0,4230087.story?track=rss\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">magic mushrooms<\/a>\u201d and <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Health\/PainManagement\/smoking-marijuana-ease-chronic-pain-researchers\/story?id=11515566\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">marijuana<\/a>. \u00a0<em>Watch for a post on this subject coming soon!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And in news that isn\u2019t related to astrology but interesting nonetheless: a new study shows that money can only buy happiness up to an income of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/lifestyle\/content\/healthday\/642850.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">about $75,000 a year.<\/a> After that point the happiness quotient, as defined with general satisfaction about your life and your day to day experience of joy, levels off.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, a brief roundup of a few great astroblogs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twilightstarsong.blogspot.com\/2010\/09\/still-aboard-that-zodiacal-ship-of.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twilight <\/a>examines a Bosch painting from the astrological viewpoint.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/raginguniverse.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/page-turning-and-book-marking.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">JM <\/a>examines the breakdown of the Obama presidency under Uranus at the 29th degree of Pisces.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cosmicchronicle.com\/2010\/09\/hawking-shakes-up-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Kathryn <\/a>gives her take on the Stephen Hawking controversy.<\/li>\n<li>And <a href=\"http:\/\/www.owlsdaughter.com\/2010\/09\/how-to-be-alone\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Beth <\/a>reminds us that alone time is a valuable thing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After last year\u2019s debacle over the Swine Flu hysteria, vaccine makers aren\u2019t taking any chances and are practically giving the stuff away this year. Strikes by train workers in London and France are creating Mercury retrograde havoc for commuters. 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