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I read a friend's intro that fairly assessed our responsibility to one another, our families and the world at large. Essentially, it was a call to action for us to finally call into account our distant great chief in Washington. I am not ordinarily an activist but more the analytical type, but after all the mediocre or at best Machiavellian BS this and other politicians have slung upon us - it is about time we did more than just elect another crew with different uniforms. Actually, I guess I prefer to think of our President as Machiavellian rather than either a stooge or idiot.

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Should We Fear Our Food?
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Should We Fear Our Food?

Food – Industrial farming techniques may make it easier to find out-of-season fruit, but what are we giving up in exchange? Once upon a time, farms were pastoral places close to nature, and the ability to obtain healthy, safe food was a given. In our high-tech agribusiness world, though, the innocence of food is vanishing fast. Recent outbreaks of food-

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Voted for on July 05, 2008 12:03pm

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Happy 4th from the Muppets

Popular Videos – The Muppets celebrate July 4th

View Story Discuss (10) (youtube.com) 3 days ago by Radiofreeeuropa

Voted for on July 05, 2008 12:02pm

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Digg Burns As Rose Fiddles

Gadgets & Tech – Given all the success that Digg and other such sites have seen, I think it is safe to say that Digg is at the forefront of a group of sites that are declining in both popularity and actual added value to our Web. Part of the reason for this lies in improper focus and essentially careless targeting of audience. The bottom line is, if you want more -

View Story Discuss (3) (phil-butler.com) 1 day ago by rj3sp

Voted for on July 05, 2008 11:11am

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Delicious Turkish Delights 1

Food – Have you ever tasted delicious Turkish delights. I don't think so because most of the you here lives outside Turkey. I claim that most of you are not aware of those delights. I have tasted many tasty delights of other countries since I am interested in other nation's cuisine.

View Story Discuss (1) (trifter.com) 2 days ago by Radamel

Voted for on July 05, 2008 06:03am

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5 Reasons to Use CLI Over GUI

Gadgets & Tech – First, I must say that using CLI is not always faster, not necessarily. There are tasks which can be done faster and easier using some GUI application rather than typing a whole bunch of commands. But, nevertheless, command line is still very powerful ...

View Story Discuss (0) (linux.blogs2k.com) 2 days ago by dieselpower

Voted for on July 05, 2008 06:02am

Iraq veteran's movie helps him cope
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Iraq veteran's movie helps him cope

Movies – Counseling and medication weren't enough to help Laef Fox recover from his grim war experience in Iraq, and drugs and alcohol didn't work either, so he tried making a movie instead. The result is "Changing Us," a film about the invasion from a grunt's point of view. It will be screened in a private Fourth of July preview in Denver.

View Story Discuss (0) (armytimes.com) 2 days ago by bubba2

Voted for on July 05, 2008 06:02am

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Pet Shop Boys - What Have I Done . . .

Music – What Have I Done by the Pet Shop Boys

View Story Discuss (0) (youtube.com) 2 days ago by Tessylo

Voted for on July 05, 2008 06:02am

Italian Spiderman - Episode 4
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Italian Spiderman - Episode 4

Popular Videos – ALRUGO Entertainment joyously presents Episode 4 of Italian Spiderman. Ready for science? Who isn't? Join Italian Spiderman on a lab-tastic journey and beware Captain Maximum!

View Story Discuss (7) (youtube.com) 2 days ago by ind06

Voted for on July 05, 2008 06:02am

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Big cheese carving celebrates U.S. Independence Day

News – A sculpture of the signing of the Declaration of Independence made from a one-tonne block of cheddar cheese glistened on the sidewalk of Times Square in New York on Thursday as an artist's tribute to the Fourth of July.

View Story Discuss (4) (news.yahoo.com) 3 days ago by STONERS

Voted for on July 05, 2008 06:02am

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Obama Reacts to June Job Numbers, Slumping Economy

Politics – Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama released a statement reacting to new Labor Department statistics that revealed that another 62,000 people lost their jobs in June.

View Story Discuss (1) (politicususa.com) 3 days ago by capj71

Voted for on July 05, 2008 06:02am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 60 votes / 2 sinks

Washington's Boyhood Home Found, Cherry Tree At Large

Science – George Washington's boyhood home has been found. On the subject of legend, the archaeologists who made the discovery could no more tell a lie than young George. No, there was not a single cherry tree anywhere around, not even a stump or a rusty hatchet.

View Story Discuss (4) (nytimes.com) 4 days ago by Neophile

Voted for on July 05, 2008 06:02am

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U.S. Army tired, undermanned, but resolute

Do No Evil – Fort Hood's senior noncommissioned officer says he and most other soldiers would prefer never to deploy and fight again because they are tired, undermanned, and under-equipped. He said too many have seen too much of death, sacrifice that cannot be measured on any scale, evil that cannot be comprehended by those who have not looked it in the eye.

View Story Discuss (6) (armytimes.com) 4 days ago by bubba2

Voted for on July 05, 2008 06:02am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 149 votes / 1 sink

12-year old boy in Orissa pushed out of Train for Rs. 50 (US$1.2), loses limbs

News – In a bizarre incident that sent shock wave across India, a 12-year old boy in Orissa's Rourkela was pushed out of a moving train for not paying Rs. 50 ($1.2) to a Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE). The victim Shankar Singh has been admitted to a hospital. He is in a critical condition and already lost his leg and hand.

View Story Discuss (49) (orissatimes.net) 3 days ago by bizexpert

Voted for on July 05, 2008 06:02am

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Enjoying Nature in Blue Ridge

Real Estate – If one is looking to spend his or her time after retirement close to nature, Blue Ridge in Georgia is one destination that easily comes to mind. Its virgin forests speak about a lot in terms of nature having a part in the aura of the place. It is not surprising then that there are several national parks in this part of the United States which anyon

View Story Discuss (5) (kaylorproperties.com) 2 days ago by majorkontrapelo

Voted for on July 05, 2008 06:02am

Iran hands Solana nuclear offer response
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Iran hands Solana nuclear offer response

News – Iran responded on Friday to an incentives package offered by six world powers aimed at resolving a standoff over the Islamic Republic's disputed nuclear ambitions, the official IRNA news agency said, reports

View Story Discuss (14) (thepost.com.pk) 2 days ago by omerazam

Voted for on July 05, 2008 06:02am