Carpe Diem

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Foreclosure filings have nearly doubled from a year ago and more people could lose their homes in 2008, according to a report released Thursday.
In October, 224,451 foreclosure filings were reported nationwide, up 94 percent from October 2006 and up 2 percent from September, according to RealtyTrac.
In the month, 53,609 U.S. homeowners […]

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Matt Simon: Drug gangs will plague Manchester as long as drugs are illegal
By MATT SIMON
Monday, Nov. 26, 2007
The 24 “Operation DAG” drug arrests announced recently by Manchester Police Chief John Jaskolka might have made the city a trifle safer for a few days, but any positive effects from such crackdowns don’t last. Even if all […]

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Fascism is an authoritarian political ideology (generally tied to a mass movement) that considers individual and other societal interests subordinate to the interests of the state. Fascists seek to forge a type of national unity, usually based on (but not limited to) ethnic, cultural, racial, religious attributes. Various scholars attribute different characteristics to fascism, but […]

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By Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. Posted November 21, 2007.

Institutionally unwilling to consider America’s responsibility for the bloodbath, the traditional media have refused to acknowledge the massive number of Iraqis killed since the invasion.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad’s flirtation with those who deny the reality of the Nazi genocide […]

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I believe that there is one story in the world, and only one. . . . Humans are caught—in their lives, in their thoughts, in their hungers and ambitions, in their avarice and cruelty, and in their kindness and generosity too—in a net of good and evil. . . . There is no other […]

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A neat new electric car coming out in 2008. It has an all electric version with a 120 mile range and a hybrid version with 300 mpg!

Click Here to see the website.

(Click here for pop mech review)

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Have you ever wondered how the animals that provide the leather and fur you wear are treated? Watch the video for some examples. WARNING: Its not for the squeamish.

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Here is a video about living aboard a sailboat. Produced by Beneteau. It may take a few seconds to start. You can click the icons on the bottom right of the picture for full screen mode.

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Here are a few of my favorite videos.

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