Minorities…
We need to show more sympathy for these people.
* They travel miles in the heat.
* They risk their lives crossing a border.
* They don’t get paid enough wages.
* They do jobs that others won’t do or are afraid to do.
* They live in crowded conditions among a people who speak a different language.
* They rarely see their families, and they face adversity all day ~ every day.

I’m not talking about illegal Mexicans ~ I’m talking about our troops!   Doesn’t it seem strange that many Democrats and Republicans are willing to lavish all kinds of social benefits on illegals, but don’t support our troops, and are even threatening to defund them?

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The Great Recession may be over, but this era of high joblessness is probably just beginning. Before it ends, it will likely change the life course and character of a generation of young adults. It will leave an indelible imprint on many blue-collar men. It could cripple marriage as an institution in many communities. It may already be plunging many inner cities into a despair not seen for decades. Ultimately, it is likely to warp our politics, our culture, and the character of our society for years to come.

How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America – The Atlantic (March 2010).

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Extinction Species – Recently Extinct Animals List – Pictures of Lost Species – .

Macmillan’s DynamicBooks Lets Professors Rewrite E-Textbooks .

Kids Freed from Peanut Allergies in British Trial – Gradual introduction successfully desensitizes sufferers.

Art deco ocean liner exhibition opens in New York.

Dwarf dinosaur island really did exist, scientists claim .

Tracing the Origin of Supernovas to a Clash of White Dwarfs .

Computers Turn Flat Photos into 3-D Buildings .

Which states actually have the highest taxes?

The Danger of Taking Aspirin Daily .

At Inquiries Start, Lawmakers’ Ties to Toyota Are Questioned .

World’s Longest Lasting Tomato .

RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 MEA – A member of the Palestinian security forces (R) kicks a Palestinian stone-thrower, protesting Israel's offensive in Gaza, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem January 8, 2009. Several rockets fired from Lebanon struck northern Israel on Thursday, slightly wounding two people, police and medics said, in attacks seen as linked to Israel’s war on Hamas Islamists in the Gaza Strip. Reuters

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Genetically modified crops here to stay.

Futurity.org – Turning Facebook fans into loyal customers.

Live blog: Bloom Box press conference .

Experts warn of catastrophe from cyberattacks .

Nearly 20 percent of U.S. workers underemployed .

Toyota’s Hyper Growth and Complexity Trap – The Conversation – Harvard Business Review.

The Boneyard: Military aircraft cemetery revealed .

Protein study shows evolutionary link between plants, humans.

This picture shows the Statue of Freedom, on top of the US Capitol Dome. The men are doing repair work. The sculpture was done by Thomas Crawford.

What it’s like to live on food stamps as your only source of income. When welfare is limited and jobs are scarce, those least able to weather the storm are going to fall through the cracks. (via Casaubon’s Book)

Analysis: Google-NSA partnership part of broader trend .

Autism and ADHD as opposites based on fly models? .

Bloom Box: Power plant in a box? (FAQ)

Is the “Magic” Alternative Energy Bloom Box for Real?.

Hotel Locks Defeated by Piece of Wire, Secured by Towel – Lockpicking .

Research: How you think about your age may affect how you age.

Life-like evolution in a test tube .

Is an animal’s agility affected by the position of its eyes?.

Car thieves making clean getaway with GPS jammers .

Hourglass Figures Affect Men’s Brains Like a Drug.

Does Coffee Kill the Benefits of Vitamins? .

“What Darwin Got Wrong”: Taking down the father of evolution

A new book dares to attack the theory of evolution by using — surprise! — science

via - Salon.com.

Evolutionary game of rock-paper-scissors may lead to new species.

Jason and Elaine have been addicted to black-tar heroin since 2007.
They live in a bedroom of a house they share with elderly family members.
They spend every day looking for money to buy heroin to shoot up twice a day.
Black tar heroin is a variety of heroin produced primarily in Mexico. (32 pictures)

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An exclusive collection of work by the world’s most acclaimed conflict photographers.

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ShadyURL – Don’t just shorten your URL, make it suspicious and frightening.. This is hilarious! Do check it out….

BUENA PARK, Calif. — Even as the American economy shows tentative signs of a rebound, the human toll of the recession continues to mount, with millions of Americans remaining out of work, out of savings and nearing the end of their unemployment benefits.

Economists fear that the nascent recovery will leave more people behind than in past recessions, failing to create jobs in sufficient numbers to absorb the record-setting ranks of the long-term unemployed.

Call them the new poor: people long accustomed to the comforts of middle-class life who are now relying on public assistance for the first time in their lives — potentially for years to come.

Yet the social safety net is already showing severe strains. Roughly 2.7 million jobless people will lose their unemployment check before the end of April unless Congress approves the Obama administration’s proposal to extend the payments, according to the Labor Department.

In Full: The New Poor

Nothing can really prepare you for the latest online phenomenon, Chatroulette.

The social Web site, created just three months ago by a 17-year-old Russian named Andrey Ternovskiy, drops you into an unnerving world where you are connected through webcams to a random, fathomless succession of strangers from across the globe. You see them, they see you. You talk to them, they talk to you. Or not. The site, which is gaining thousands of users a day and lately some news coverage, has a faddish feel, but those who study online vagaries see a glimpse into a surreal future, a turn in the direction of the Internet.

CHATROULETTE

Israel unveils new drone fleet that can reach Iran.

At what age do children recognise the difference between sarcasm and irony?.

Few differences in outcomes between open and laparoscopic prostate surgery .

10 things you should do to improve every new Windows PC, from TechRepublic – Downloads – .

US authorities knew Toyota had ‘unintended acceleration’ problems since 2003 .

I just found this picture and sort of liked it:

The Story the New York Times Won’t Touch .

Playing musical instruments can improve a child’s mind .

AAAS: Needing less sleep as you age is a myth claims scientist and could do you harm .

Pictured: amazing ant that carries 100 times its body weight – .

How Technology Will Defeat The Taliban .

Black & WTF – Great pictures every day, like the one above.

Vitamin D cuts risk of heart disease .

Aids ‘could be under control worldwide in five years’ .

“Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Why People Really Watch Figure Skating. It’s the spills as much as the skills, with the bonus of those silly ice-dancing costumes.

10 Astounding Actions Earning A Medal of Honor. These are the stories of ordinary men in extraordinary situations who did what they had to do, and did it better than anyone else. (via Gorilla Mask)

Why Bowie and the Grateful Dead are the web’s real visionaries

If you want to know our online future, ask a musician

Psst: want to know the future of cyberspace? You could try asking a rock star. Why? Well, some of them have turned out to be perceptive futurologists. Eight years ago, for example, David Bowie said this to a New York Times reporter: “I don’t even know why I would want to be on a label in a few years because I don’t think it’s going to work by labels and by distribution systems in the same way. The absolute transformation of everything that we ever thought about music will take place within 10 years, and nothing is going to be able to stop it. I’m fully confident that copyright, for instance, will no longer exist in 10 years, and authorship and intellectual property is in for such a bashing.”…

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