Eminent Domain - A womans fight to keep her property. Posted: 2 years ago by TraumaMamma
Avon Schools: Progress yes. Eminent domain no.
That's the slogan used by Avon Citizens for Change. The group has registered as a political action committee with the Lorain County Board of Elections and started a legal defense fund to help Mary Jane Wolfe in her fight to keep her property.
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Court Weighing Eminent Domain Posted: 2 months ago by 2manyusernames
NY's highest court is hearing a case involving the limits of Eminent Domain. Until recently eminent domain was used for the good of the public, building roads, airports, etc. Now governments are using to make private contractors a lot of money not to mention making them very grateful.
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Fast-Fingered Domain Squatters Flip Bush Library URL For $35K Posted: 12 months ago by suebe
Doh. Domain squatters snatched away the domain name GeorgeWBushLibrary.com and made an easy $34,990 profit on promptly selling it to back to Yuma Solutions, the web development company that let it expire.
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Fight or Flight? Posted: 3 years ago by ogri2003
Did you ever wonder about your own "fight or flight" response? Here's is a young man discovering that his response is most definitely "fight." How would your primitive brain respond?
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Purple GM Tomatoes Could Fight Cancer And Increase Life Span Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
Researchers at the John Innes Centre in Norwich have created a genetically modified purple tomato that could be used to help fight cancer.
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Teen's iPod Leads to Family Fight, Mom's Arrest in Kingston Posted: 2 years ago by muppet
An impatient teenager who wanted to download songs on his iPod but couldn't wait for his father to get off the computer started a family fight that led to the arrest of his mother, police said.
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The Untold Story of the Domain Name Business, and the Rise of the Web Posted: 4 months ago by 2manyusernames
It's hard to believe that for most of the 90s, a single company, Network Solutions, had a government-issued monopoly on registering domain names. It's surprising how little of the company's back story — how it got into the domain name business, or who owned it — has been told. Part 2
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First Ever Criminal Arrest For Domain Name Theft Posted: 4 months ago by 2manyusernames
"Until recently, there hasn't been a case of a domain theft where the thief was caught and arrested. However, on July 30th, Daniel Goncalves was arrested at his home in Union, New Jersey and charged in a landmark case.
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52 tips, tricks, tools and sites to help consumers fight back! Posted: 2 years ago by wags273
Sick of having your complaints ignored, being ripped off and getting the short end of the stick?
Here are 52 great sites, services and secrets to help shoppers, road warriors, home owners and all types of consumers. There are tips on how to complain effectively, protect your privacy, talk to a real person, get free stuff and fight back when the system is unfair!
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10 Worst Domain Names Posted: 3 years ago by RTCA
This is old, but still funny. Everyone knows that if you are going to operate a business in today’s world you need a domain name. It is advisable to look at the domain name selected as others see it and not just as you think it looks.
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Flying Spaghetti Monster defeats Florida School Board Posted: 2 years ago by pocksucket
Members of the Polk County School Board back down on their plans to add ID to the curriculum after being touched by His Noodly Appendage.
"They've made us the laughingstock of the world," board member Lofton told the Tampa Tribune.
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School bus fight Posted: 2 years ago by latueofstiberty
A student on a school bus in Gilbert, Arizona gets into an argument with the driver when the driver won't let the student off the bus. The confrontation escalates, and the driver's daughter even gets into the action
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Worst Fight Scene of All Time Posted: 3 years ago by Mershaullk
Worst, yet comically best, fight scene ever. Also included: The worst one liner of all time.
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Holdout house loses the battle. Posted: 3 years ago by gnikgnok
Authorities tore down a stubborn couple's house after a three-year standoff in China that hindered a construction project and captivated the nation.
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How To Break Up A Bar Fight Posted: 9 months ago by suebe
So, what do you do if you get stuck in a bar fight? This step-by-step guide is sure to keep you out of trouble with tips like: "Never make assumptions. You're dealing with intoxicated people who have nothing better to do than act like jackasses. So be ready for everything. Even vomit."
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State School For Disabled Forcing Residents Into Fight Club Bouts Posted: 9 months ago by 2manyusernames
Texas' Corpus Christi State School is supposed to help those who are mentally disabled and can't take care of themselves. Instead a few employees were found to be forcing the residents into brutal fights, video taping the whole thing.
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How curry could help fight Alzheimer's Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Laboratory tests have shown that an ingredient commonly used in curries may protect against Alzheimer's disease by boosting the brain's natural ability to mop up nerve-destroying protein plaques associated with the condition.
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Mayor wants grandmas to help fight gangs Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Grandmas are being asked to help battle gangs. Mayor Dennis Donohue and Monterey Bishop Richard Garcia want to recruit "abuelitas," Spanish for grandmothers, to help steer youngsters away from gang life.
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Legal aid for whistle-blower site Posted: 2 years ago by keroberos32
Whistle-blowing site Wikileaks is getting legal help to fight an attempt to keep it offline.
An update to this by 2manyusernames
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Herb used by Charles II to keep royal mistresses in shape could help fight today's obesity epidemic Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
It is an ancient slimming remedy with a royal seal of approval.
Now a traditional herb used by King Charles II to help his mistresses lose weight could be used in the modern day battle against obesity.
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Palin sends son to fight 'righteous cause' in Iraq Posted: 1 year ago by spocksmyhomeboy
Republican vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin sent her son off to fight for a "righteous cause" as his Army unit prepared to deploy to Iraq.
Palin promised the 4,000 troops gathered on a tarmac at Fort Wainwright Thursday that she was honored to be there to see them "go forth in defense of America and America's cause -- and it is a righteous cause."
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