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Magdeburger Joe: An Electric Car Network in Israel
Electric cars have been a dream of those who wish to cut down on gasoline usage. It now appears that Israel is well on its way to establishing the infrastructure that would make electric car ownership practical. Associated Press reports that Israel, in co...
Dateline: 2010-02-08 8:05pm PT (583 words)
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Magdeburger Joe: Iowa Rubashkin Trial Irregularities
It's hard to forget the raid on the Agriprocessors plant in Postville Iowa back in 2008. Helicopters swooping overhead, mass detention facilities prepared in advance made for high drama. Out of the raid grew a massive list of charges that fell into two ca...
Dateline: 2010-02-07 12:19am PT (1881 words)
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Magdeburger Joe: Justice Dept Ignores Philly Voter Intimidation
Does anyone remember the night Obama got elected? In most places, a turbulent economy and a desire for change shifted the vote firmly into Obama's corner. In a nation in which african Americans were once bought and sold, an African American was elected...
Dateline: 2010-02-04 9:16pm PT (620 words)
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Magdeburger Joe: Racy Photos Slip Onto Evening News
The last part of the news you expect to be racy is the financial report. Australian television has proven to be an exception to the rule when Chris Bath of Australian Channel 7 interviewed Martin Lakos of Macquarie Private Wealth. While the very seriou...
Dateline: 2010-02-03 8:24pm PT (368 words)
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Magdeburger Joe: My Dream Laptop
The second laptop in my house has the same problem. I'll be typing an article, and all of a sudden, the cursor will jump and insert the second half of the sentence elsewhere. The simple solution is to disable the built in mouse through the control pane...
Dateline: 2010-02-02 1:50pm PT (414 words)
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Magdeburger Joe: Goldstone Gaza Report Slammed
The Goldstone Report on the behavior of the Israeli military in Gaza continues to come under fire for applying standards of conduct applied to no other nation involved in armed conflict. When a guy named Goldstone criticises the State of Israel, you have...
Dateline: 2010-02-01 10:10pm PT (1587 words)
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Magdeburger Joe: Another US Defector to North Korea
An unidentified American has defected to North Korea, according to Fox News. A South Korean news reporter was informed by confidential sources that the man said he did not want to be "cannon fodder in the capitalist military" but instead wanted to serve i...
Dateline: 2010-02-01 6:40am PT (953 words)
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Magdeburger Joe: Obama Bingo and Obama Ego
Obama is perceived as an egotist. There is actually a drinking game in which each player has to take a sip every time Obama speaks of himself in a public speech. beforeitsnews.com reports as follows on "Obama Bingo. and the scoring for the game.Obama says...
Dateline: 2010-01-29 1:49pm PT (569 words)
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Magdeburger Joe: Obama Moving Trial From NYC
After months of indifference, President Obama has finally bowed to security concerns and agreed to move the terror trial of Sheikh Khalid Mohammed out of New York City, according to the Daily News. Senator Chuck Schumer and Mayor Bloomberg had lobbied pub...
Dateline: 2010-01-29 3:49am PT (260 words)
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Magdeburger Joe: Open Letter About iPad and Kindle and Skiff
I was disappointed when I heard that Apple's I Pad was going to be around $500.00. I am waiting for portable reading devices to come down in price. I am amazed that no one at Apple foresaw the snickering that greeted the name "iPad" , comparing its name ...
Dateline: 2010-01-27 8:50pm PT (912 words)
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Magdeburger Joe: Plattdeutsch Lives !
The map of Europe is far more interesting when it shows all the languages that are really spoken there. Germany actually has more than one language spoken within its borders. Sorbian, which is spoken in the former East Germany around the area near Cottbus...
Dateline: 2010-01-26 7:00pm PT (573 words)
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Magdeburger Joe: Cyber Bullying Victim Hounded In Grave
There was always bullying in school. There is a certain bare knuckles quality to emotional cruelty in high school. In the age of the internet, such activities take on a frightening twist. On line, a cyber bullying victim doesn't know who is behind his or...
Dateline: 2010-01-26 7:00pm PT (581 words)
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Magdeburger Joe: Mark Boyle; A Year Without Money
How do you live without money? My motorcycle broke down recently and I have become much more aware of the trickle of cash that keeps things running smoothly. In New York City we have metro cards. The only way you can see if your metro card is valid...
Dateline: 2010-01-25 6:49pm PT (1066 words)
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Magdeburger Joe: France Extraditing Rwanda "Butcher of Tumba"
As a former colony of France, Rwanda is an appealing destination to Rwandan expatriates. After the Rwandan genocide in 1994, there were quite a few Rwandans with blood on their hands who tried to blend into French society. One would think that...
Dateline: 2010-01-21 5:49pm PT (596 words)
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Magdeburger Joe: Visits to the Museum
One of my past times as a child was looking at my parent's art books. I didn't like going to the museum. That meant passing up an afternoon of play and stuffing myself into clothing that made me feel claustrophobic. It meant being eyed s...
Dateline: 2010-01-20 8:35pm PT (742 words)
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