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Well, not literally. I'm moving my site. My hosting service has lately been abysmal. Well I shouldn't complain too much - considering the cost. Well, moving upwards, I guess. I will be switching hosting within the next 2 weeks. Please bear with me through the transition. Email's may be delayed. Unfortunately due to the significant increase in price for the new service, there may be some ad's placed over the site. I need to try to recoup the cost somehow, since not many people [...]

I hate it when stuff like this happens. Apparently someone stole a rough cut of U2's yet-to-be-released album Vertigo from a photo shoot in France. Lead singer, Bono's response was to put the album out on iTunes Music Store if they find that the music is being shared illegally on P2P networks. "It would be a real pity. It would screw up years of work and months of planning... But once it's out, it's out." And the final result? Outside of the potential 10 [...]

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I was reading Clarence Page's column in a recent Detroit News titled: Immigrants are minorities, too. Although I normally enjoy his writing, this column really struck a cord with me. Page brings together some key points about affirmative action, immigrants and minorities. The most poignant thing to me: A bigger question is: Why are black students whose families have been in America for generations being left behind by newcomers, including black newcomers from other countries? Mr. Gates plans to a study group on the [...]

I very much enjoyed watching Matchstick Men, with Nicolas Cage as a brilliant con artist. One of the more truthful aspects of the movie was how con men always appeal to greed in their victims. Everyone's a fool, but when put forth the offer of "something for nothing", the weekminded (read: "greedy") become a fool's fool. So on the rare occasions I listen to the radio on thursday mornings, I sometimes catch War of The Roses on 95.5 (honestly, only when nothing else is [...]