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What's a living wage?
Be specific. How much should someone who has no skills other than assembling a Big Mac earn?
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Bear Kills Oilsands Suncor Worker In Northern Alberta
Bear Kills Oilsands Suncor Worker In Northern Alberta http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/05/08/bear-kills-oilsands-suncor-fort-mcmurray_n_5284552.html
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online privacy and social networking or surfing in general
worth the read and of course raising questions both for ourselves and the public at large. http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/05/08/3434294/facebook-chat-privacy/ Why There’s No Such Thing As A Private Facebook Chat By Lauren C. Williams May 8, 2014 at 10:25 am Updated: May 8, 2014 at 1:03 pm If you think your messages…
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out of touch republicans
:fp: :fp: seriously, these people are destroying the republican party. boehner and rand paul. one of their goals in this congress is the end abortion in america. i hope they keep campaigning on things like this because america is going to end up rejecting this party once and for all if they do not come back from the far…
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world truth . com ?
http://worldtruth.tv/ anybody herd of this ? any credabilty ? Godfather.
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Given To Live.
Given To Live. Is a live music project based in the UK that makes going to live music possible for the vulnerable and excluded who would otherwise not be unable to attend due to physical, mental or emotional issues. Given To Live provide the funding through public donations and sponsorship for transport, tickets and…
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Novel ideas for charitable giving, share yours.
Clearly this isnt my idea but I ran across this and wanted to share. It also gave rise to wondering what else might be possible thats out of the norm? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/08/saudi-man-poor-charity-fridge_n_5290533.html Sometimes, making a difference can be shockingly simple. A man living in the city of…
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Break-thru in Artificial DNA
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/05/08/scientists-create-organism-using-artificial-dna/ Medical advances and what else ? I'm thinking this could actually cure cancer one day or even repair spinal injuries but I hope they don't use it to clone people or even extinct animals (prehoristic animals) any thoughts ? Godfather.
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91 year old man collects artifacts over 8 decades; FBI seizes collection
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/nation/2014/04/03/thousands-cultural-artifacts-seized/7244431/ Federal Government: serving and protecting. No charges filed, no expected return date. "Legal" theft.
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obama protest in La Jolla Ca.
I'm sure you all have seen it on the news (CBS 8) and yes I was there but to protest the fast track of TPP or "trans pacific partnership" and the out sourcing of American jobs and after the first hour I put my sign down and walked around and talked to people on both side of many issues and even talked very briefly to a CIA…
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The Greening Of China
these are the work of some "sub-humans" ... http://projects.thestar.com/chinas-generation-green/
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Annie Leonard becomes executive director of Greenpeace
Awwwright! This is great! Go Annie! http://www.treehugger.com/environmental-policy/story-stuffs-annie-leonard-becomes-executive-director-greenpeace-usa.html Story of Stuff's Annie Leonard becomes executive director of Greenpeace USA Greenpeace USA has a new executive director, and it's someone that many of you will be…
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Policing for Profit ? (civil forfeiture)
WASHINGTON – Motel owner Russell Caswell wasn’t expecting to find himself at the center of a national controversy when FBI agents came knocking on his door. They said they wanted his Tewksbury, Mass., business – and the land it was on – because they suspected it was a hotbed for drug-dealing and prostitution. The agents,…
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US Marine held in Mexican Prison
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/08/justice/us-marine-mexico-prison/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 he must not have had enough money on him to buy the cop or judge,mexicos law and political is one of the most corupt I personally know of. Godfather.
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and now they are using crucifixion to send a message
I have said things about the muslim people that were not very popular and every time I turn on my computer/t.v I see this kind of stuff."every picture tells a story don't it" CAUTION **** very morbid photos, http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/01/world/meast/syria-bodies-crucifixions/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 Godfather.
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Entire family could go to prison for growing Medical Marijuana
When I saw this headline my first thought was for people being busted for something that is not only a victimless crime, but isn't even a crime in the first place- or shouldn't be. My second thought was that this must have happened in, oh I don't know, Alabama, Idaho, Indiana? Guess again-- Washington (state of).…
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Another cop shooting someone's dog
http://o.dailycaller.com/us/2014-04-23-sicko-cop-shoots-texas-mans-dog-on-site#1 Serving and protecting.
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Nader, "Impeach Obama".
http://www.google.com/gwt/x?u=http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/power-players-abc-news/ralph-naders-america-impeach-obama-decriminalize-drugs-libertarians-progressives-unite-110418813.html&ei=JclfU8KGHIijsQL5k4CwDQ&wsc=oa I don't believe it would change anything but I found the article interesting anyway.
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Broken Script
Sorry- not really an AMT subject but because you care... :-)) ... Today's changes to the forum layout have messed up the Greasemonkey legacy script some of us have been running. I really like that script- it has made viewing this site very, very pleasant. I'm still running it but it isn't working well. If this script…
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Prop 8 Overturned
:clap: This afternoon U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled in the case brought before him by lawyers Ted Olson and David Boies, which argued that the Proposition 8 ballot initiative denying marriage rights to same-sex couples in California was unconstitutional. In a decision just handed down to lawyers for both sides,…
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Walk MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
I hope this is the right place for this; and I know this is late but here goes: Tomorrow my family and I will be volunteering at Walk MS Philadelphia at Ridley Creek State Park. We do this because they have helped my wife in so many ways since she was first diagnosed with MS 15 years ago. If you would like to help us end…
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banker found dead...ohhh suspicious!!!
Banker found dead in London park A body found in east London parkland has been identified as banker Neil Coulbeck, sources have told the BBC. The banker worked for the Royal Bank of Scotland, and had been questioned by the FBI about the Enron fraud case. Police were keeping an open mind about whether the death was linked…
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Driver that struck teen suing dead's boy family
Really sickened by this. http://www.torontosun.com/2014/04/25/driver-that-struck-teen-suing-dead-boys-family
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McDonald's forced to stop using pink slime in its hamburgers
(Did it really take this long?) http://themindunleashed.org/2014/04/hamburger-chef-jamie-oliver-proves-mcdonalds-burgers-unfit-human-consumption.html Hamburger Chef Jamie Oliver Proves McDonald’s Burgers “Unfit for human consumption”
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Thoughts on High Speed Railroad in the U.S.?
(No, I don't mean how can we make A Moving Train go faster... :lol: ) Seriously, what do you think? I know my friends abroad can't imagine living without their high-speed rail systems and don't understand why we don't have one. Personally, I love the idea of high-speed rail but I'm not sure it's tenable at this time in our…
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Ash Wednesday
OK this is not meant to demean or belittle anyone. I want to hear if anyone has a similar story. I was raised secularly, though not as an atheist, in a small town. Ash Wednesday was a mark on the calendar and was vaguely related to fish frys and Easter. Flash forward to 21 years old, I get a job at Riverside Methodist…
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Supreme Court Backs Michigan Affirmative Action Ban
Supreme Court Backs Michigan Affirmative Action Ban , just read this story and I'm not sure what to think of it. Godfather.
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How Politics Makes Us Stupid
This is very enlightening science. http://www.vox.com/2014/4/6/5556462/brain-dead-how-politics-makes-us-stupid "There’s a simple theory underlying much of American politics. It sits hopefully at the base of almost every speech, every op-ed, every article, and every panel discussion. It courses through the Constitution and…
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Rise in Autism......
New CDC Study Shows Average Autism Prevalence Up 23% From 2009 Study Boston, MA – A study out today from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) indicates Autism now affects an alarming one in 88 children, (one in 54 boys) a sharp jump from the previous numbers released in late 2009, and frighteningly distant…
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Aliens... Is there life beyond us? (Share your Extra-terrestrial experiences.)
I really enjoy reading the supernatural thread. And I don't believe there is a extra terrestrial thread so here it is! Share your experiences mostly, not your opinions lol