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http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/28/beck.immigrantworkers/index.html

After reading the article and thinking about the word play going on regarding this issue.  Here are a few  I've heard over the years: Illegal Immigrants; Undocumented Workers; Corporate Slaves.

I wonder which is really the most accurate and which most accurately describes the situation.  The one thing I am certain about is that the answer is more complex than "send them all back", "build a wall" or "amnesty for all."

A Women’s Mariachi Band Sings Its Way Through Traditional Male Turf

The prestige of honorary degrees falls to record lows.

Note:  "Not a few universities have been caught by the twists of history, awarding an honorary degree to someone who later turns out to be a dictator or other species of political monster: the University of Edinburgh and the University of Massachusetts (Boston) conferred honorary degrees on Robert Mugabe that one may be sure they wished they hadn't."  Mugabe is the president of Zimbabwe, he 'won' the 2002 election after his opponent was arrested for treason.  He's one of the world's worst human rights offenders, "according to the World Health Organization, Zimbabwe has the world’s shortest life expectancy—37 years for men and 34 for women."  He's no Kermit the Frog…

Two visions of the ideal city rise in the Persian Gulf 

More on Masdar city from NYTimes, Dot Earth Blog 2/4/08

One would have intuitively thought that consumer countries would have been developing this kind of thing…perhaps it even costs less than war….

‘Bout time!

Anyone that can guess the third largest film industry in the world after hollywood and bollywood without cheating gets a cookie.  In spirit.

No one will be able to say I didn't call this one come November!

http://johnnyvonline.com/2006/08/21/death-of-democratic-party/

Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have for the first time found the telltale signature of methane, an organic molecule, in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system.

Methane is one of the chemicals of life, an organic compound in the class of molecules containing carbon. However, no life is likely to exist on the large, gaseous planet known as HD 189733b. Its daily temperatures can reach 1,340 degrees Fahrenheit.

Full Article here

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For those who may have missed it we passed Johnnyvonline's birthday on the 23rdof November, we are officially 2 years old. I usually make upgrades or major changes about this time, however life has kept me real busy recently. I wanted to drop everyone a quick memo and say ive got a few ideas and designs for Johnny 3.0 that Im working on slowly. If there is anything you would like to see on this site please comment. Once again I thank all our contributors for the top notch content.

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Excerpts from:

Scientists Get Rare Look at Dinosaur Soft Tissue
Fossil May Shed New Light on the Creatures
By Christopher Lee

A high school student hunting fossils in the badlands of his native North Dakota discovered an extremely rare mummified dinosaur that includes not just bones but also seldom seen fossilized soft tissue such as skin and muscles, scientists will announce today.

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Already, the scientists say they have made fascinating discoveries. The skin around the tail and on large swaths of the body appears generally in its original shape rather than squashed flat against the bones, giving researchers a three-dimensional look at Dakota. They can see both legs and arms and the chest cavity. The head and neck are not visible, but the researchers think they may be folded within the body block. They do not know whether the internal organs are there, nor have they determined the creature's sex, although they refer to it as a male.

The scientists have felt the scales near Dakota's elbow, noticing that they vary in size — an indication, perhaps, of changes in skin color, texture or flexibility. They found a fleshy pad on its palm, an indication that it did not permanently walk on all fours, and keratin hooves on its feet.

Also See:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/12/03/dinosaur.mummy.ap/index.html

Pictures:

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/popup?id=3938697  

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This is hilarious!  Enjoy!