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Submitted by Quest-News-Serv... on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 01:40.
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video "Fidelity," forcibly divorce 18,000 same-sex couples that were married in California - ken starr, prop 8

Submitted by Quest-News-Serv... on Wed, 03/18/2009 - 19:05.

 Hi,

"Have you heard that Ken Starr -- and the Prop 8 Legal Defense Fund -- filed
legal briefs defending the constitutionality of Prop 8 and attempting to
forcibly divorce 18,000 same-sex couples that were married in California
last year? The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in this case on March
5, with a decision expected within 90 days."

Isnt this horrible. Some people have waited 50+ years to get married and now
that they finaly have been able to, they are being forced to get a divorce.

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WHY DO UTILITY WORKERS READ NEWSPAPERS IN THEIR TRUCKS?

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Wed, 03/18/2009 - 13:51.

dominion gas worker in truck reading newspaper

All over the United States you will see electric, gas, steam, sewer, and telephone utility workers reading newspapers in the cabs of their trucks – with the truck idling - so it's cool in the summer and warm in the winter.  

But you haven’t ever seen a United Parcel Service or a Budweiser  or a Staples delivery truck driver reading a paper in their cabs, have you?
 
Why is that…? 
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Happy St. Patrick's Day from REALNEO, 2009

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 03/18/2009 - 12:40.

Irish Eyes were smiling across downtown Cleveland for a beautiful St. Patrick's Day parade 2009... 67 in the shade! Please enjoy my favorite photos below, and from the annual St. Patrick's Day St. Baldrick's head shaving here...

Small Business Lecture Series

Submitted by BusinessDept on Wed, 03/18/2009 - 09:22.

The Cleveland Public Library (CPL) Collinwood Branch will be holding a two part lecture series focusing on small business ownership. The purpose of the Small Business Lecture Series is to introduce the public to small business resources.

The Series will draw attention to three sources of information that are freely available to city residents: CPL reference and circulating materials, SCORE services, and the experiential knowledge of local business owners. SCORE Cleveland is part of SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business," a national nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth, and success of the nation's small businesses.  

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US Torture: Voices from the Black Sites - ICRC Report on the Treatment of Fourteen "High Value Detainees" in CIA Custody

Submitted by Quest-News-Serv... on Wed, 03/18/2009 - 01:46.

Volume 56, Number 6 · April 9, 2009

US Torture: Voices from the Black Sites

By Mark Danner

ICRC Report on the Treatment of Fourteen "High Value Detainees" in CIA Custody by the International Committee of the Red Cross

43 pp., February 2007

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a nice little story

Submitted by Quest-News-Serv... on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 22:08.

A Nice Little Story

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" The Great Shift " .

Submitted by Quest-News-Serv... on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 21:34.

I am posting my link {below} on this forum
instead of just the text because I have added
music and pictures to enhance and be part
of the message, and to give the message
some eye appeal.The link is called,
" The Great Shift " .
I hope you enjoy it - John ...

http://clevelandohiousa.tripod.com/thegreatshift/ 

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"Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed." - Mahatma Gandhi

Submitted by Quest-News-Serv... on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 20:49.

"Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's  greed".

- - Mahatma Gandhi

 

 

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Theres no one as Irish as Barack OBama- Corrigan Brothers - FOR THE LUCK OF THE "IRISH"

Submitted by Quest-News-Serv... on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 20:10.

Theres no one as Irish as Barack OBama- Corrigan Brothers - FOR THE LUCK OF THE "IRISH"

FOR THE LUCK OF THE "IRISH" PLEASE FORWARD
heres no one as Irish as Barack OBama- Corrigan Brothers
http://www.oneeyedparrot.org/obama.html
click

 

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TOM HALEY - FORGOTTEN MAN OF CLEVELAND TV

Submitted by Roldo on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 19:38.

 It’s good that Tom Haley lived a long life. He expressed the fear that he would not.

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THE fIGHT GOES ON - GLORIOUSLY

Submitted by Roldo on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 13:32.

 Boy, how the profiteers will fight over a $1 billion. Forest City will not go into the night quietly.

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Med Con hallucinations

Submitted by Ed Morrison on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 11:29.

From Jim Nichols' article in the Pee Dee this morning. I put the language into pictures, so we could get a real understanding of the scope of the inflated numbers under the Med Con.

 

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Proposal for Killer Ap for Citizen Dashboard - ONE STOP FOR COMPLAINING

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 01:38.

 

In developing the strategy for Citizen Dashboard, Marc Canter and I have included concepts of "killer aps", without defining exactly what they may be... leaving that to community discussion. Marc will drive the community toward realistic objectives - within the bounds of the technology plan under development... and technology reality in general - but the community must decide what is most important to develop first, second, third, etc...

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The most fun a haircut may be... and raising money for childhood cancer research

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 03/16/2009 - 23:52.

You can't hang out at A.J. Rocco's Cafe before St. Patrick's Day without feeling an incling to shave your head. I stopped by, today. I'm shaving my head tomorrow.

Cancer Cured For Good

Submitted by Quest-News-Serv... on Mon, 03/16/2009 - 23:37.
GcMAF...The vitamin D(3)-binding protein (Gc protein)-derived macrophage activating factor (GcMAF) activates tumoricidal macrophages against a variety of cancers indiscriminately.
GcMAF injections at a cost of $150 per injection, that would cost ~$4500, not counting doctor's office visits and follow-up testing.
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Is It Time to Retrain Business Schools?

Submitted by Charles Frost on Mon, 03/16/2009 - 21:14.

March 15, 2009

Is It Time to Retrain B-Schools?

By KELLEY HOLLAND

Old dog, New trick - motorbike with two front wheels!

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Mon, 03/16/2009 - 16:31.

 

piaggio three wheel motor bike scooter leaning steering two front wheels
There will always be new mouse traps…
This bike has two front wheels.    Have you ever seen  a motor bike with two front wheels?   I hadn’t until this last fall and today I fortunately bumped into Mark as he parked in front of a local store.  
 
Here’s what I found out: 
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Bldg 43 - a new kind of blog channel

Submitted by marccanter on Mon, 03/16/2009 - 12:24.

My friend Robert Scoble announced a new kind of blog channel this weekend st SXSW - a geek and music conference in Austin, TX.  It's called Bldg 43.

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Tips for enjoying the 33rd Cleveland International Film Festival March 19-29, Tower City Cinemas

Submitted by Evelyn Kiefer on Mon, 03/16/2009 - 00:38.

Once a year, during the brief run of the Cleveland International Film Festival, Cleveland feels like one of the great cities of the world. For a little more than a week the grand space of Tower City is filled with life; diverse crowds of art lovers flow in and out, steadily buzzing with excitement for what they are experiencing. Because it only happens once a year, it is easy to overlook The Cleveland International Film Festival as one of Cleveland's greatest assets.
 

Police Trained Nationwide That Informed Americans Are Domestic Terrorists

Submitted by Quest-News-Serv... on Sun, 03/15/2009 - 23:57.
Police Trained Nationwide That Informed Americans Are Domestic Terrorists

Law enforcement across the country are being educated that informed Americans who know their rights are dangerous and that cops are their enemy.

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Fermentation Fair at Pilgrim Church imparts valuable lessons in value-added vegetation

Submitted by Sudhir Kade on Sun, 03/15/2009 - 16:51.
Meet Sandor Katz,  aka Sandorkraut - Fermentation Guru

Sandor brings the noise