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I believe I'm part of the first generation of U.S. westerners to be raised with Buddhism. Our parents generation got into Buddhism in India and brought it back to the US in 70s. So its not really new to me, but I did need to find it for my self, as anyone needs to do to become truly religious.

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Questions for Houzan:
Are you afraid of retaliation from Iraqi's? how much are you protected by the military? And, do you experience xenophobia here in the US?

-Aidan

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I have several learning disabilities. I was in special ed for part of grade school, in Washington state. My grades were poor and I even got in trouble. As soon as I was moved into the mainstream classroom I started doing better. The stigma of being in special ed did not help.
-Aidan

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I'm glad Comcast is throttling BitTorrent. Everyone knows its used mostly for Piracy. I use the internet for my business and I can't afford a T1 line. However, we're all going to need faster pipes to keep up with the video sharing going on now.

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