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From Whence We Come - OhmyNews International

Posted by Villagenyc from OhMyNews

It goes without saying, that in this world where we are constantly bombarded with the pains of life's challenges and the news of world events that seem so far beyond our control, that all around us are unreported and under discussed simplicities that are in fact, capsules of the beauty, the communication and the exchange of experiences that we as living beings are truly capable of.

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Alabama Blueberry U-Pickin

Posted by Villagenyc

J.T., his wife Shirley and their daughter all toiled together to plant the first hundred or so bushes. There are now 900 bushes directly beside his house and more than 650 across the road.

Link to "Shelby County Reporter"

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LOCAL REACTION: Activists say troops not answer

Posted by Damianmann from Detroit Free Press

Concerned about immigration raids in metro Detroit, activists are planning to rally today in front of a federal immigration office in Detroit as the Bush administration considers the deployment of troops along the Mexican border to stem the flow of undocumented immigrants.

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Congressman Jon Porter investigates and criticizes Yucca mountain project

Posted by Damianmann

Today, at a Federal Workforce and Agency Organization Subcommittee hearing entitled “Yucca Mountain: Broken Management, Broken Quality Assurance, Broken Project,” Third District Congressman Jon Porter asked what was being done to address increased concerns surrounding the proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain. These concerns were highlighted in a General Accounting Office (GAO) report, which was the focal point of today’s hearing. Porter, who chairs the Subcommittee and asked GAO to update the report in April of 2005, has been an outspoken critic of the Yucca Mountain Project as more and more evidence points to extensive mismanagement and quality assurance failures.

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Poker Stadium Lvs New Draw

Posted by Damianmann from Review Journal

FOX Sports Net is turning the televised poker tournament experience into a live spectator sport in downtown Las Vegas. Three of the movie theaters at Neonopolis are being converted into the Pokerdome, where about 200 people will be able to watch weekly tournaments. Players' cards will be revealed live on televisions in the arena, and the players will sit behind a soundproof, one-way glass, so they can't see or hear fans' reactions, said George Greenberg, executive vice president of programming and production for FOX Sports Net.

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Hundered Mile Diet: a Perfectly Local Chicken

Posted by Garrett from The Tyee

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The Hundred-mile Diet

Posted by Garrett from The Tyee

This is an interesting experiment. It's amazing the energy that is spent to get that garden burger on your plate.

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