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As if we didn’t have enough evidence that Bush has taken America back into the dark ages, Nicholas D. Kristof, op-ed columnist for The New York Times, wrote an interesting piece about U.S. foreign policy failure in Somalia. Though I had heard briefly about what went on, I am ashamed to admit the circus that is this ever-lasting presidential campaign has distracted me from following up on the story. Kristof manages to insert the Somalian tragedy in a story supposedly about Sen. John McCain’s recent endorsement by Al Qaeda, so that yet another article is written about the election.

During the past two years, has anyone heard anything about those two little wars we’re in? When did they stop being important? All I’ve been hearing is something about mavericks and Joe the Plumber and socialism…but I digress:

Read about the endorsement, the failed Somalian policy, and an analysis of America’s Islamophobia here–> The Endorsement from Hell - Nicholas D. Kristof

“Mr. Baker did they call your cab already?” asked co-owner and manager Regina Estrada of Joe’s Bakery and Coffee Shop on East 7^th Street in Austin, Texas, her voice loud enough to be heard over the robust lunch crowd by the elderly black man slowly walking with a cane to the exit.

Estrada, whose grandparents, Joe and Paula Avila, founded the bakery in 1962, quickly and gracefully slid out of the corner booth, put her hand on Mr. Baker’s shoulder and walked him to the door.

Giving personal attention to customers, especially to the elderly, is typical of Estrada, who attributes her personable demeanor as being based in Mexican American culture.

“To us, it’s not about getting bigger,” said Estrada, who graduated from Texas State University in 2002 with a business degree, “it’s about doing the best with what we have and taking care of family, employees, and customers and making people feel at home,” said Estrada.

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Though technology issues is a slight deviation from normal subject matter here at Unassocited-Press.com, my fiance over at ZenCollegeLife.com posted an article on keeping your computer clean that I’m sure will be of benefit to many.

Check it: Keep Your Computer Clean