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89 sq ft. home is the way of the future
Description: I am totally inspired by this. Could this be the single humans way of living in the future. Mortgage free. That sounds awesome!
Posted by mitchosch on 07/18/2010 | Topic: The Earth | Views: 23
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What is wrong with Uncle Rukus Manning?
Description: My guess is that he was violently raped while in prison by some very large black men. You can hear the pain in his voice...
Posted by mitchosch on 07/18/2010 | Topic: Dictatorships and totalitarian rulers | Views: 117
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OzzieMan Disaster
Description: This is news, not a debate. OzzieMan's house has burned down. Ozzie and all the family are safe, as are the pets due to quick action by OzzieMan's 16-year-old son.
The house is a total loss, however; the insurance co. estimates 8 months before we can return. And until insurance finds us an equivalent house (tough in our neighborhood where people generally do not leave unless thay have to) it will be difficult for me to work on my projects.
The local fire department was magnificent, and thus far the insurance company has been good too. The community in general was very helpful, and the staff of the local Starbucks as well.
We do not yet know the cause of the fire so I don't want to say anything about that just now. We have a suspicion but are awaiting inspection by an electrical engineer.
Posted by OzzieMan on 07/16/2010 | Topic: All About Me | Views: 51
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Arguably the worst toupee ever.
Description: I guess when you are this age, you don't care anymore. He probably was a playa back in the old days.
Posted by junior on 07/05/2010 | Topic: Men and Women | Views: 34
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It really pays to be White.
Description: Complete article here..... http://tinyurl.com/295k2u8
Posted by moreno on 06/30/2010 | Topic: Multiculturalism vs. Integration | Views: 136
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Roads to Moscow
Description: Scottish singer-songwriter Al Stewart is best known for his hit "Year of the Cat", but it is his lesser-known compositions that mark him as a great performer. Listen to this epic about the Battle of Stalingrad and the aftermath of Stalin's USSR. Listen to that flamenco guitar and the classical composition of the music. Listen to the poetry of the lyrics... so beautiful and so awful. How do you like the song?
Posted by OzzieMan on 06/24/2010 | Topic: Music and Dance | Views: 34
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Removal of Gen. McChrystal is the Right Choice
Description: If Obama had not fired this guy, he would have cemented a place in history as a wimpy president. No General is indispensable.
Posted by Jukejoint on 06/23/2010 | Topic: Crimes and Punishment | Views: 38
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A Fine Piece of Jazz, Yes?
Description: This song gives me such spiritual energy. I don't understand completely how it does it, but it makes my want to soar from mountain tops like an eagle. The artist is Yutaka Yokokura. The selection is "Breath of Night". How does it affect you?
Posted by mitchosch on 06/19/2010 | Topic: Music and Dance | Views: 141
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Why Buy A Kindle, When There Is An iPad App For That?
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My family and friends bought me a nice little iPad for my birthday. Amazon gives a free Kindle app for it (smart buggers). Now I can buy books ibooks from Apple (very small selection, so far), or buy for the Kindle app through Amazon. Who wins here? Amazon (yick) or Apple (yack). The big looser is obviously the maker of Kindle.
Posted by mitchosch on 06/03/2010 | Topic: Invention and Innovation | Views: 94
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Venus Williams Needs To Stick to Tennis
Description:  Venus takes credit for the design of that goofy tennis outfit. She is a great tennis player, but a horrible fashion designer, at least of tennis wear. She looks ridiculous!
Posted by mitchosch on 05/28/2010 | Topic: Fashion and Art | Views: 33
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Puerto Rican detained for 3 days considered an illegal immigrant.....clear example
Description: Eduardo Caraballo, a U.S. citizen born in the United States, was detained for over three days on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant.
Despite presenting identifying documents and even his birth certificate, Caraballo was held by federal immigration authorities over the weekend and threatened with deportation, according to an NBC Chicago report. He was only released when his congressman, Luis Gutierrez -- a vocal supporter of immigration reform -- intervened on his behalf.
(Scroll down for video of Caraballo and Rep. Gutierrez.)
Caraballo was born in Puerto Rico, making him a natural-born citizen of the United States. He moved to the mainland as an infant, and now lives in Chicago.
Last week, NBC reports that he was arrested in connection with a stolen car in Berwyn. Caraballo maintains his innocence. In any case, when his mother posted bail on Friday, he was not freed.
"Instead of being released, he was told by authorities that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was detaining him because he was an illegal immigrant," NBC reports.
Caraballo spent the weekend in the custody of federal immigration agents. When he presented them with ID and his birth certificate, he says officials were skeptical: "Because of the way I look, I have Mexican features, they pretty much assumed that my papers were fake."
Only after his congressman interceded was Caraballo set free.
Rep. Gutierrez, a Chicagoan who is himself of Puerto Rican descent, is a long-time advocate of immigration reform. He was one of the first and loudest voices on the Hill to speak out against the Arizona immigration law, and he was recently arrested at a protest demanding fairer treatment for immigrants and their families.
"It gets worse," Gutierrez said in an interview. "We know of instances in which young people in his same situation are actually taken to the border and deported from the United States.
Not surprisingly, the nine-term Democratic congressman saw a disturbing connection to the situation in the Grand Canyon State.
"In Arizona, they want everybody to be able to prove they're legally in the country. They want everybody to prove that they're an American citizen. Here we had an American citizen, that the federal government... could not determine, for more than three days, his status as an American citizen. It's very, very, very dangerous ground to tread."
According to NBC Chicago, Caraballo "is considering legal action." Meanwhile, he and his congressman hope the incident will open people's eyes to the dangers of profiling. Only after his congressman interceded was Caraballo set free.
Rep. Gutierrez, a Chicagoan who is himself of Puerto Rican descent, is a long-time advocate of immigration reform. He was one of the first and loudest voices on the Hill to speak out against the Arizona immigration law, and he was recently arrested at a protest demanding fairer treatment for immigrants and their families.
Posted by moreno on 05/28/2010 | Topic: Immigration | Views: 39
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