blog'n at san onofre: 11/23/03

Saturday, November 29, 2003

Inside Bush's secret trip to Baghdad

Slouched in the back of a nondescript vehicle with a baseball cap pulled over his face, President George W. Bush sneaked out of Texas on the first leg of his bold trip to Baghdad.

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Friday, November 28, 2003

Only in "Oaksterdam."

Like customers faced with a choice of French roast or Sumatra, venti or grande, those at the 420 Cafe have multiple options: Pure Skunk or Red Dragon, at $16 a gram or $350 an ounce.

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Thursday, November 27, 2003

Why the Crutches?

More than 40 million turkeys are killed every year for Thanksgiving alone. On factory farms, workers cut off turkeys’ beaks and claws without anesthetics, and the birds are crammed into warehouses where diseases, smothering, and heart attacks are common. Turkeys on factory farms are genetically bred to grow so quickly that their bones and leg muscles often give out under the stress of supporting their huge upper bodies, so countless birds are barely able to stand. People who gobble up turkey are prone to killers that include heart disease, cancer, strokes, diabetes, and other ailments. They’re also at risk for food poisoning—studies indicate that up to 90 percent of supermarket turkeys are contaminated with salmonella and other dangerous bacteria.

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Wednesday, November 26, 2003

Digital technology company Applied Digital Solutions (ADS) is trying to entice Americans to have a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip implanted under their skin. By doing so there will no longer be a need for credit cards to identify someone at a cash machine or bank; instead a machine will pick up the signal being put out from the chip inside you.

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Tuesday, November 25, 2003

We Are Watching You. In the beginning there were blogs. Then, peace took a fall with the September 11 attack and the Iraq war and suddenly internet blogs became the information lifeline of the virtual world.

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Monday, November 24, 2003

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The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation says it has been collecting information about the tactics, training and organization of anti-war demonstrators, in an effort to identify "extremist elements" in this country.

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Sunday, November 23, 2003

A massive impact from a giant meteorite 251 million years ago caused the worst day in the history of life on Earth - That day the planet experienced a mass extinction so severe it killed 90% of all living things. Meanwhile, the rest of us are left to wonder, when do we get hit next?

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