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The Silent Scream of the Asparagus: Get Ready for “Plant Rights” May 8, 2008

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http://weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/015/065njdoe.asp

plants are living, true, and if we abide by the idea that “all living things have rights” then plants should have rights. but, do plants really have FEELINGS? do they understand when they are being wronged? do they feel pain the way that animals do?… i don’t think so.

i’m kind of not surprised that it’s switzerland debating plant rights, haha.

 

Hard Times, but Your Lips Look Great: Lipstick May Be An Economic Indicator May 8, 2008

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http://nytimes.com/2008/05/01/fashion/01SKIN.html

cool idea, but it’s always just been good old chapstick for me, whether we’re in a recession or not.

 

NewsMap May 5, 2008

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Xerox touts erasable paper, smart documents May 2, 2008

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Woman Arrested for Dancing at the Jefferson Memorial April 15, 2008

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http://dcist.com/2008/04/14/woman_arrested.php

it does seem pretty stupid… they weren’t being disruptive. if they had brought a boom box and refused to leave, then fine, arrest them. the police seem a bit power hungry.

 

Baby with Two Faces Born in North India April 8, 2008

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Boy Takes Wheel of Runaway School Bus April 8, 2008

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http://news.aol.com/story/_a/boy-takes-wheel-of-runaway-school-bus/20080408064209990001

i guess that kid paid attention during the bus drills that happen a couple of times a year, because i don’t think i would have remembered to pull the emergency break during a real problem like this. and, once that didn’t work, i wouldn’t have ever thought to drive the bus into something to stop it. although, i’ve never had to think quickly in an emergency like this so i’m not sure how i would really react.

 

McCain Reacts to Heidi Montag Endorsement April 2, 2008

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http://time-blog.com/swampland/2008/04/swampland_exclusive_mccain_rea.html

i’m not sure what’s scarier, the fact that heidi can vote or the fact that mccain… watches the hills…?

 

Vermont Towns OK Bush ‘Indictment’ March 5, 2008

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More Than 1 in Every 100 Americans Now Behind Bars February 28, 2008

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http://latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-prisons29feb29,0,5355881.story

here’s one reason why the united states is trillions of dollars in debt… 1% of the population is in jail.