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My Parents’ Old Mexican Workers

This past weekend, Neatorama posted an article called U.S. Economy Sucks, So Illegal Immigrants Are Goin’ Home! I was immediately reminded of Mario, a worker at my parents' old dry cleaners. A Mexican immigrant, Mario worked the heavy press machines. He worked at the store for almost the entire 15 years of my parents' tenure. Slowly but steadily he was able to build his salary to $700 a week. A few years after Mario started working at the store, he married a fellow Mexican immigrant named Maria. He was able to procure a position for her at the same store. She didn't work as many hours as him, and earned $400 a week. Although the store was located in the wealthy suburban area of Weschester, NY, Mario and Maria rented a...

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Hump Day Hook-Ups

Bah! Humbug! Such is the life of a corporate slave. I will say no more. Read on and enjoy! Hyundai readies Elantra LPI Hybrid for 2009 Korean launch, Engadget. As much Korean pride I may have, I'm not the biggest fan of my mother country's automobiles. However, Hyundai's announcement of the first hybrid to be "powered by liquid petroleum gas (LPG) and adopt advanced Lithium Polymer (Li–Poly) batteries" sounds pretty fierce, especially in light of today's astronomical (and rising) gas prices. Go Hyundai...

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