Sunday, November 30, 2008
Terror Strikes in Mumbai (India) Revelation - Hostages Tortured
Why; because they were Jewish, because they were Israeli, Western, not Muslim? In the minds of the terrorists it was probably all of the above. Not that those pathetic reasons mattered to the victims while they were being tortured or their friends and family now coming to grips with the reality of what happened.
http://www.rediff.com
http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/nov/30mumterror-doctors-shocked-at-hostagess-torture.htm
"Asked specifically if he was talking of torture marks, he said: "It was apparent that most of the dead were tortured. What shocked me were the telltale signs showing clearly how the hostages were executed in cold blood," one doctor said.
The other doctor, who had also conducted the post-mortem of the victims, said: "Of all the bodies, the Israeli victims bore the maximum torture marks. It was clear that they were killed on the 26th itself. It was obvious that they were tied up and tortured before they were killed. It was so bad that I do not want to go over the details even in my head again," he said."
NBC Exec - Obama's Skin Color Gives Him More Legitimacy
Surly is would be racist to say that no one of importance in the world will listen to Obama because of his skin color. It is just as racist to say that people will listen because of his skin color.
It is historic that America has elected the first black president, but lets not kid ourselves. Our enemies will not become our friends because our president is black anymore then then our friends will become our enemies for the same reason. The world will react to us based on our actions. Thinking otherwise is foolhardy at best with a racist tinge at worst.
http://newsbusters.org
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2008/11/30/nbc-exec-obamas-skin-color-gives-him-more-legitimacy-any-american-lea
"The number two man at NBC News believes Barack Obama's skin color gives him more legitimacy around the world than possibly any American leader in history.
...
As part of the panel on Sunday's "The Chris Matthews Show," Whitaker said the following about Barack Obama (h/t American Thinker's Marc Sheppard, file photo):
I think it goes beyond the Middle East, and I think it's a bigger phenomenon which is the leader of the biggest democracy in the world is now a person of color and that is going to give him what political scientists would call a legitimacy in the street around the world that I don't think an American leader has had, ever perhaps.
Imagine that. Because Obama is black, before he even steps into the White House and accomplishes one darned thing he already has more legitimacy around the world than possibly every American president that came before him."
Saturday, November 29, 2008
PrintWhatYouLike.com
PrintWhatYouLike.com aims to make this process simple and easy and succeeds. Just go to PrintWhatYouLike.com, enter the URL of the webpage you want to print and click enter. Then, edit the page until it contains only what you want. Finally, click print. Its that simple. You can also combine multiple webpages and combine them into one document.
Head on over to give it a try, it will probobly save you some time and paper if you do.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Terror Strikes in Mumbai (India) - Day Three
Here are the updated links to keep you informed of this dynamic situation.
http://hotair.com/archives/2008/11/28/mumbai-massacre-day-three-two-americans-five-jewish-hostages-dead
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,459004,00.html
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/28/india.attacks/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
Bruce Wayne Killed by His Father
Batman is probably one of the top three most well know super heroes of all time. While Batman will live on in spirit for the foreseeable future, Bruce Wayne's time as Batman is coming to an end after roughly 70 years. Perhaps the only thing more shocking then Bruce Wayne being killed is the person who murdered him. The killer was his father; the person who we all thought was killed, who's murder was one of the primary catalysts to Batman's creation. You can read all about it in the comic Batman R.I.P.
Though Bruce Wayne is dead, Batman will live on. The two leading candidates to take up the mantel of Batman are the original Robin or current Boy Wonder.
http://www.thesun.co.uk
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/film/article1982939.ece
"Bruce Wayne – who by night is Batman – gets murdered by a man claiming to be the father he thought was dead.
In a highly controversial new storyline Bruce, who first appeared in 1939, is killed by Simon Hurt – the leader of the shady Black Glove organisation.
Simon claims he is really Dr Thomas Wayne, saying he faked his own passing when Bruce was a child.
The superhero dies when he tries to stop his foe escaping by helicopter in the new comic Batman R.I.P."
Man Dies in Black Friday Stampede
http://www.nydailynews.com
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/11/28/2008-11-28_worker_dies_at_long_island_walmart_after.html
"A Wal-Mart worker died after being trampled when hundreds of shoppers smashed through the doors of a Long Island store Friday morning, police and witnesses said.
The 34-year-old employee, a temporary maintenance worker, tried to hold back the unruly crowds just after the Valley Stream store opened at 5 a.m."
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Terror Strikes in Mumbai (India) - Day Two
Here are some links to keep you updated:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/27/india.attacks/index.html
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,458524,00.html
http://hotair.com/archives/2008/11/27/update-mumbai-massacre-still-raging
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade "Rickrolls" America
Video embedded below.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Directed Energy Weapon "Zeus" Now Being Deployed
http://www.economist.com
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12502799
"The first serious battlefield ray gun is now being deployed. And the next generation, now in the laboratory, is coming soon.
The deployed ray gun (or “directed-energy weapon”, in the tedious jargon that military men seem compelled to use to describe technology) is known as Zeus. It is not designed to kill. Rather, its purpose is to allow you to remain at a safe distance when you detonate unexploded ordnance, such as the homemade roadside bombs that plague foreign troops in Iraq."
Terror Strikes in Mumbai (India)
Below are a few links to keep you updated:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,457885,00.html
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/india.attacks/index.html
http://hotair.com/archives/2008/11/26/massive-terror-plot-in-mumbai-80-dead-250-injured
Pets.com Bailout Hearing
Video embedded below.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
SurviveTheOutbreak.com
SurviveTheOutbreak.com is an interactive movie. The plot of the story is that a small group of people are being chased by zombies. Every minute or so, you have to make a decision from the perspective of one of the main characters. The story plays out depending on what your decisions are. If one of your decisions leads to your death, you can either start over or use the "Chapter Select" button to jump back to where you were before you died and see your decision tree.
The story is not that long, so even if you make every wrong decision you should still be able to complete the story within the half hour.
As it is a zombie story, there is a lot of blood and violence. This is not a something meant for young children.
Can you make it all the way through without dieing at all? Feel free to comment on how you did.
Why we Need a Missile Shield
We need it to protect against the solitary strike. One missile inbound missile fired by terrorist or "rouge" regime; that is what the need is for. With a small but effective missile shield in place we could prevent these nations from blackmailing us. We could also save lives on both sides. If we get nuked, thousands if not millions on our side would die (not to mention the economic losses). The response from our side against them would also lead to millions of deaths on their side.
As bad as that sounds, their is a scenario worse then the one just outlined. One nuke could be used not just to destroy a city, but to cripple the country. A nuke detonated 300 miles up, used as and EMP would destroy our electronic infrastructure while it fired most of our civilian economic devices. That scenario is clearly outlined below, but the takeaway point should be clear. We need a working missile shield; even if only a small one.
http://online.wsj.com
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122748923919852015.html?mod=rss_opinion_main
"Think about this scenario: An ordinary-looking freighter ship heading toward New York or Los Angeles launches a missile from its hull or from a canister lowered into the sea. It hits a densely populated area. A million people are incinerated. The ship is then sunk. No one claims responsibility. There is no firm evidence as to who sponsored the attack, and thus no one against whom to launch a counterstrike.
But as terrible as that scenario sounds, there is one that is worse. Let us say the freighter ship launches a nuclear-armed Shahab-3 missile off the coast of the U.S. and the missile explodes 300 miles over Chicago. The nuclear detonation in space creates an electromagnetic pulse (EMP).
Gamma rays from the explosion, through the Compton Effect, generate three classes of disruptive electromagnetic pulses, which permanently destroy consumer electronics, the electronics in some automobiles and, most importantly, the hundreds of large transformers that distribute power throughout the U.S. All of our lights, refrigerators, water-pumping stations, TVs and radios stop running. We have no communication and no ability to provide food and water to 300 million Americans."
Monday, November 24, 2008
Dow Goes Skyward to The Tune of 396.97 Points
http://www.bloomberg.com
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aVv6DTKURp_E&refer=worldwide
"The S&P 500 surged 6.5 percent to 851.81, capping a two-day gain of more than 13 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 396.97 points, or 4.9 percent, to 8,443.39. The Nasdaq Composite rose 6.3 percent to 1,472.02. Europe’s Dow Jones Stoxx 600 climbed 8.4 percent, while the MSCI Asia Pacific Index slipped 0.7 percent."
Colmes to Leave "Hannity & Colmes"
http://www.mediabistro.com
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fnc/alan_colmes_leaving_hannity_colmes_101631.asp?c=rss
"Alan Colmes is leaving his position as co-host of "Hannity & Colmes" at the end of 2008.
According to the FNC release, he will stay on as a liberal commentator for FNC and as host of The Alan Colmes Show on FOX News Radio. He will also begin developing a weekend program for FNC.
Colmes has been co-host of the 9pmET program for 12 years."
Sunday, November 23, 2008
DirtyCarArt.com
The people at DirtyCarArt.com have taken things to a new level. Instead of a simple smiley face, the recreate famous paintings in the dust of dirty cars. They also create some unique works of their own.
If you like what you see, there is a contact information you can use to book them.
G. W. Bush, The Worst President Ever!!! (Except For All The Others)
http://www.nypost.com
http://www.nypost.com/seven/11152008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/fail_to_the_chiefs_138879.htm
"Farewell to George W. Bush. The. Worst. President. In. Modern. History.
Except for...
Everything is the best/worst/funniest/most tragic/most brilliant thing ever, if you're a high school girl, the hero of "Memento" or a political commentator. Things look different if you extend your memory more than five minutes into the past."
Saturday, November 22, 2008
First Bioengineered Organ Transplant
http://www.independent.co.uk
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/the-medical-miracle-1024576.html
"A 30-year-old Spanish woman has made medical history by becoming the first patient to receive a whole organ transplant grown using her own cells.
Experts said the development opened a new era in surgery in which the repair of worn-out body parts would be carried out with personally customised replacements.
Claudia Castillo, who lives in Barcelona, underwent the operation to replace her windpipe after tuberculosis had left her with a collapsed lung and unable to breathe."
VI (Victory in Iraq) Day is Here?
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Friday, November 21, 2008
What Global Warming Causes
Video embedded below.
Dow Jumps 494.13 Points
http://www.bloomberg.com
http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/index.html?Intro=intro_markets
"Market Snapshot
DJIA 8,046.42 494.13 6.54%
Nasdaq 1,384.35 68.23 5.18%
S&P 500 800.03 47.59 6.32%"
E=MC2 Proven True
http://news.yahoo.com
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081120/sc_afp/sciencephysicseinstein_081120235605
"It's taken more than a century, but Einstein's celebrated formula e=mc2 has finally been corroborated, thanks to a heroic computational effort by French, German and Hungarian physicists.
...
"Until now, this has been a hypothesis," France's National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) said proudly in a press release.
"It has now been corroborated for the first time.""
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Atomik Kaos
Normal play is levels which are puzzles. Create "x" effect by doing "y". Endless creates a never ending stream of particles. When the number of particles on the screen is 20 or more the game ends.
Game embedded below.
An AGame game, powered by Arcade Point
Dow Off 444.99 Points
http://www.bloomberg.com
http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/index.html
"Market Snapshot
DJIA 7,552.29 -444.99 -5.56%
Nasdaq 1,316.12 -70.30 -5.07%
S&P 500 752.44 -54.14 -6.71%"
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
VI (Victory in Iraq) Day Coming Soon?
Dow Dips 427.47 Points Closing Below 8,000
http://news.yahoo.com
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/wall_street;_ylt=AnhNZCAEpQAFPJDVrdT6rgAVkmwF
"The S&P 500, widely considered the broadest snapshot of corporate America, slipped 6.12 percent to 806.58; and the Dow gave up 5.07 percent to 7,997.28. Both closed at their lowest levels since March 2003.
The financial crisis has already wiped out $6.69 trillion of value from the S&P 500 since its October 2007 high, and many fear more is to come.
...
Market Summary
Symbol Last Change
Dow 7,997.28 -427.47 -5.07%
Nasdaq 1,386.42 -96.85 -6.53%
S&P 500 806.58 -52.54 -6.12%"
Hitler Had One Testicle
http://www.thesun.co.uk
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1945960.ece
"Johan’s friend Blassius Hanczuch confirmed the priest’s
account of how the medic saved Hitler’s life. He said: “In
1916 they had their hardest fight in the Battle of the Somme.
“For several hours, Johan and his friends picked up injured
soldiers. He remembers Hitler.
“They called him the ‘Screamer’. He was very
noisy. Hitler was screaming ‘help, help’.
“His abdomen and legs were all in blood. Hitler was injured in
the abdomen and lost one testicle. His first question to the doctor was: ‘Will
I be able to have children?’.”
Blassius said that when the Nazis swept to power Johan began to suffer
nightmares and blame himself for saving Hitler.
Hitler’s genitals have long caused controversy. Some historians
dismissed the “one ball” song as propaganda. But an
alleged Soviet autopsy on Hitler backed it up.
Records show Hitler did suffer a groin injury in the Somme.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Bomomo.com
If you do not like what you have created you can clear the screen. If you like what you made you can download the picture.
Camera Grenade
http://news.bbc.co.uk
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7734038.stm
"Dubbed the I-Ball the wireless device is robust enough to survive being thrown onto a battlefield.
The I-Ball's internal camera gives a 360 degree view, with images being sent from the instant it is launched.
It is thought the new technology would enable soldiers to see into potential danger spots without putting themselves at risk of ambush."
Monday, November 17, 2008
Treasury May Save $350 Billion of The Bailout For Obama
http://news.yahoo.com
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081117/ap_on_go_co/meltdown_money?xid=rss-page
"The outgoing Bush administration has told top lawmakers it does not plan to use at least half of the $700 billion bailout fund that Congress approved this fall to aid the financial industry, congressional officials said Monday. The Treasury Department denied the claim, but stopped short of saying the funds would be tapped.
The congressional officials said Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson passed the word over the weekend that he intends to leave $350 billion untouched when the administration leaves office on Jan. 20. That would mean the incoming Obama administration would decide whether and how the funds should be spent."
Pirates Hijacked Saudi Supertanker (Oil)
First, there would be almost no way to stop it. A ship of this size and mass builds up so much inertia that it takes some time to stop it without it fighting you. Traveling at full speed with the engines maxed out would likely overcome any attempt to physical pull it back if you could manage to hook on to it in the first place (assuming you do not catch up to it until it gets close to shore). Shooting at it is not optimal either because of the massive oil spill you could cause and the possibility of the oil catching fire and exploding. Even if you do not shoot at it, once it hits something in port it will have the same effect. One word; nightmare. It does not appear that the pirates have this in mind, but if pirates can hijack a ship in once thought "safe" waters, so can terrorists.
http://www.ft.com
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e10892ba-b4a8-11dd-b780-0000779fd18c.html
"Pirates operating off the coast of east Africa have hijacked a Saudi supertanker fully laden with an estimated 2m barrels of oil in an attack that marks a significant escalation in the scope of banditry in the region.
The pirates, believed to be from lawless Somalia, seized control of the Sirius Star, which is owned by Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, on Saturday, 450 nautical miles south-east of the Kenyan Indian Ocean port of Mombasa.
It is estimated that the tanker was holding more than a quarter of the daily exports from Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter. The oil would have been worth about $100m (€79m, £66.5m) at Monday’s market price..."
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Obama Resigns From The Senate
http://www.cnn.com
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/16/obama.letter/index.html
"Obama announced on Thursday that his resignation from the U.S. Senate is official as of Sunday.
"Today, I am ending one journey to begin another," Obama's letter said. "After serving the people of Illinois in the United States Senate -- one of the highest honors and privileges of my life -- I am stepping down as senator to prepare for the responsibilities I will assume as our nation's next president.""
BlackBerry Storm Official Release Date And Pricing
Saturday, November 15, 2008
General Ann Dunwoody "Breaks The 'Brass' Ceiling"
http://www.breitbart.com
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D94ERLRO3&show_article=1
"Call it breaking the brass ceiling. Ann E. Dunwoody, after 33 years in the Army, ascended Friday to a peak never before reached by a woman in the U.S. military: four-star general.
...
Dunwoody received her Army commission after graduating from the State University of New York in 1975.
Her first assignment was to Fort Sill, as supply platoon leader in June 1976, and she remained at Sill in various positions until she was sent to quartermaster officer school at Fort Lee, Va., in July 1980.
She later served in Germany and Saudi Arabia.
After graduating from the Command and General Staff College in 1987, she was assigned to Fort Bragg, N.C., where she became the 82nd Airborne Division's first female battalion commander.
She has numerous decorations, including the Distinguished Service Medal and Defense Superior Service Medal."
First Images of a Planet Orbiting Another Stars
My understanding is that the lines emanating from the black center are image falsehoods. The red dust ring is real. The blacked out area is where the star is, but it is blacked out in order to see the surrounding dust and the planet. The second is easier to understand.
Scroll down, look at the pictures, and be amazed.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/11/13/huge-exoplanet-news-items-pictures
"
The first picture is from Hubble. Ready? Here it is:
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Do you see it? That tiny spark, that wee blip of light? It may not look like much, but it is in fact a normal planet orbiting a normal star, 250 trillion kilometers from Earth.
...
This is huge news.
And it gets even huger. Because there’s more:
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That image is the first to directly show two planets orbiting another star! It’s a near-infrared image using the giant Gemini North 8 meter telescope. Like in the Hubble image, the star’s light has been blocked, allowing the two planets to be seen (labeled b and c).
The star is called HR 8799. It’s a bit more massive (1.5 times) and more luminous (5x) than the Sun, and lies about 130 light years from Earth. The planets in this picture orbit it at distances of 6 billion km (3.6 billion miles) and 10.5 billion km (6.3 billion miles). A third planet, not seen in this image but discovered later using the Keck 10 meter telescope, orbits the star closer in at a distance of 3.8 billion km (2.3 billion miles).
So there it is. The first ever family portrait of a planetary system.
"Friday, November 14, 2008
Dow Drops Nearly 338 Points
http://www.bloomberg.com
http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/index.html?Intro=intro_markets
"Market Snapshot
DJIA 8,497.31 -337.94 -3.82%
Nasdaq 1,516.85 -79.85 -5.00%
S&P 500 873.29 -38.00 -4.17%"
Cross Stomping at Gay Rights Rally
Jump to 2:30
Video embedded below.
India Reachs The Moon
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chandrayaan-I_Impact_Probe_lands_on_moon/articleshow/3714245.cms
"The tricolour landed on the Moon at 8.31 pm on Friday, opening a new chapter in the history of India’s space exploration.
Other entities which have reached the Moon are the US, former Soviet Union, Japan (albeit via a malfunction that sent its orbiter crashing onto the lunar surface) and the European Space Agency (17 nations). India becomes the fifth member of this club.
...
ISRO officials told TOI that the countdown for the MIP’s much-awaited flight to the surface of the Moon began at 7.47 pm.
It went off smoothly and at 8.01 pm the command was issued for it to separate from the orbiting spacecraft. The MIP began its flight towards the Moon’s south pole and after a 25-minute flight, crashlanded."
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Dow Rockets up 552.59 Points
http://www.bloomberg.com
http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/index.html?Intro=intro_markets
"Market Snapshot
DJIA 8,835.25 552.59 6.67%
Nasdaq 1,596.70 97.49 6.50%
S&P 500 911.29 58.99 6.92%"
Video Chat in Gmail
http://googleblog.blogspot.com
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/talk-face-to-face-right-from-within.html
"Video chatting from Gmail is as easy as sending an instant message. With our team spread out across Google offices in Sweden and the U.S., it's been really handy in helping us work together. Just click on the new "Video & more" menu in a Gmail chat window and select "Start video chat" or "Start voice chat." You can switch to a full screen view or pop out the chat window and change the size and positioning as you wish. Of course, not everyone has a webcam, but even if you don't, you can still have voice conversations alongside your email and regular chat."
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/say-hello-to-gmail-voice-and-video-chat.html
"We've tried to make this an easy-to-use, seamless experience, with high-quality audio and video -- all for free. All you have to do is download and install the voice and video plugin and we take care of the rest. And in the spirit of open communications, we designed this feature using Internet standards such as XMPP, RTP, and H.264, which means that third-party applications and networks can choose to interoperate with Gmail voice and video chat.
Once you install the plugin, to start a video chat, just click on the "Video & more" menu at the bottom of your Gmail chat window, and choose "Start video chat." You'll have a few seconds to make sure you look presentable while it's ringing, and then you'll see and hear your friend live, right from within Gmail. You can click the "pop-out" icon


Rahm Emanuel on Compulsory Civil Defense Service
Video embedded below.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Google Tracking Flu Trends
http://googleblog.blogspot.com
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/tracking-flu-trends.html
"Our team found that certain aggregated search queries tend to be very common during flu season each year. We compared these aggregated queries against data provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and we found that there's a very close relationship between the frequency of these search queries and the number of people who are experiencing flu-like symptoms each week. As a result, if we tally each day's flu-related search queries, we can estimate how many people have a flu-like illness. Based on this discovery, we have launched Google Flu Trends, where you can find up-to-date influenza-related activity estimates for each of the 50 states in the U.S."
Dow Down 411.30 Points
http://www.bloomberg.com
http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/index.html?Intro=intro_markets
"Market Snapshot
DJIA 8,282.66 -411.30 -4.73%
Nasdaq 1,499.21 -81.69 -5.17%
S&P 500 852.30 -46.65 -5.19%"
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
CNN's Election Night Hologram Was a Fake
http://www.smh.com.au
http://www.smh.com.au/news/home/technology/cnn-holograms-just-smoke-and-mirrors/2008/11/07/1225561097423.html
"In what was billed as a world-first, Yellin appeared to be beamed from Chicago into the network's New York studio for an interview with anchor Wolf Blitzer. But, in fact, Blitzer was looking at little more than a red mark on the floor."
"Odourprinting"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3414573/Odourprinting-could-be-used-to-identify-people.html
"Every person has a unique fragrance, similar to a fingerprint or DNA sample, which could be used to create a database of human scents, scientists said.
Eating powerful foods such as chili or garlic may change how we smell, but it does not disguise our underlying genetically-determined aroma, tests on mice have shown. Creatures who were given strong-smelling foods were still recognised by their peers."
Monday, November 10, 2008
"You Must Control Your Digital First Impression"
Quote by Andrew Berman
Most people know that first impressions are important. Increasingly, first impressions are made in the digital sphere. Even if not a first impression, the digital first impression can be influential. Do not think for one second that when you apply for a job your employer will not search for you online. That includes materials that you posted and materials that others posted about you. Your potential employer may not be able to tell that something written about you is a lie or a joke. You must actively combat the falsehoods and advocate for yourself; it is doubtful that anyone else will do it for you.
Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) on Private Property and Redistributing Wealth
"We have been guided by a Republican administration who believes in the simplistic notion that people who have wealth are entitled to keep it and they have an antipathy towards the means of redistributing wealth and they may be able to sustain it for a while but it doesn’t work in the long run."
Video embedded below.
Man Arrested for Wearing a McCain-Palin Shirt
Videos embedded below.
Important part of the original with some captions and explanations.
Original so that you can see the excerpt above was not taken out of context.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
New Fungi Could Be Used to Make Biodiesel
http://www.edie.net
http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=15544&channel=0&title=Fungal+diesel+could+be+new+fuel+source
"A fungus that makes biodiesel as part of its natural lifecycle has attracted the attention of American scientists wishing to tap into its potential.
The fungus has been discovered living in trees in the Patagonian rainforests and is believed to be unique in its ability to synthesize a variety of substances useful in fuel production."
Mini Nuclear Power Plants
http://www.guardian.co.uk
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/nov/09/miniature-nuclear-reactors-los-alamos
"Nuclear power plants smaller than a garden shed and able to power 20,000 homes will be on sale within five years, say scientists at Los Alamos, the US government laboratory which developed the first atomic bomb.
The miniature reactors will be factory-sealed, contain no weapons-grade material, have no moving parts and will be nearly impossible to steal because they will be encased in concrete and buried underground.
The US government has licensed the technology to Hyperion, a New Mexico-based company which said last week that it has taken its first firm orders and plans to start mass production within five years. 'Our goal is to generate electricity for 10 cents a watt anywhere in the world,' said John Deal, chief executive of Hyperion. 'They will cost approximately $25m [£13m] each. For a community with 10,000 households, that is a very affordable $250 per home.'"
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Surge in Gun Sales
http://www.knoxnews.com
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/nov/08/fears-dem-crackdown-lead-boom-gun-sales
"Last month, as an Obama win looked increasingly inevitable, there were more than 108,000 more background checks for gun purchases than in October 2007, a 15 percent increase. And they were up about 8 percent for the year as of Oct. 26, according to the FBI.
No data was available for gun purchases this week, but gun shops from suburban Virginia to the Rockies report record sales since Tuesday's election.
"They're scared to death of losing their rights," said David Hancock, manager of Bob Moates, where sales have nearly doubled in the past week and are up 15 percent for the year. On Election Day, salespeople were called in on their day off because of the crowd."
FCC To Open "White Spaces" to Wireless Broadband Service
http://news.wired.com
http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/T/TEC_FCC_WHITE_SPACES?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-11-04-20-59-11
"The Federal Communications Commission voted Tuesday to open up unused, unlicensed portions of the television airwaves known as "white spaces" to deliver wireless broadband service.
The vote is a big victory for public interest groups and technology companies such as Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. that say white spaces could be used to bring broadband to rural America and other underserved parts of the country."
Nuke Hunting Drones
Still, you should always try to cover all your bases. Technology that defends you from from nuclear missile strikes is one of those basis. Knowing what I do about Israel, I am sure they have technology and are working on other technology in an effort to cover the rest of their bases.
http://blog.wired.com
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/11/israel-wants-nu.html
"Israeli military is working on "a high-flying, long-endurance unmanned infrared sensor" that can tell the difference between "nuclear warheads amid dozens of decoys sent to confound national missile defenses," Defense News' Barbara Opall-Rome reports. "If implemented, the Israeli program will mark the first use of an unmanned platform for [n]uclear warhead hunting."
...
Picking out a warhead from sophisticated decoys is "if not the most challenging, one of the most challenging problems that missile defense people are working," GlobalSecurity.org director John Pike tells Defense News. But it's not impossible."
Friday, November 7, 2008
Obama Makes Fun of Nancy Reagan
Video embedded below.
Obama was quick to apologize.
http://www.politico.com
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1108/Obama_apologizes_to_Nancy_Reagan.html
"President-elect Barack Obama called Nancy Reagan this afternoon to apologize for a joke about her having heald "séances" in the White House, an Obama aide said.
“President-elect Barack Obama called Nancy Reagan today to apologize for the careless and off handed remark he made during today’s press conference," said transition spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter. "The President-elect expressed his admiration and affection for Mrs. Reagan that so many Americans share and they had a warm conversation."
...
He was apparently confusing stories about Reagan's consulting with an astrologer with those about other First Ladies -- from Mary Todd Lincoln to Hillary Clinton -- who tried to make contact with other figures from the past."
Fox News Did Not Get to Ask a Question at Obama's Press Conferance
http://www.mediabistro.com
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/television/who_got_to_ask_questions_at_the_obama_presser_100032.asp
"Who Got To Ask Questions At The Obama Presser?
In order:
Nedra Pickler (AP), Lee Cowan (NBC), Jake Tapper (ABC), Chip Reid (CBS), Karen Bohan (Reuters), John McCormick (Chicago Tribune), Lynn Sweet (Chicago Sun-Times), Candy Crowley (CNN), Jeff Zeleny (New York Times).
Which network didn't get a question? Fox News."
Superintendent Response to Questionable Teacher
Take away - he was shocked, did not know it was going on, and is going to deal with it.
Video embedded below.
http://www.ccs.k12.nc.us
"CCS Headline News - Superintendent's Response to YouTube
I was shocked when I saw the clip of an interaction between a Cumberland County Schools teacher and her students as posted on YouTube. While neutral discussion of the political process is appropriate, at no time, particularly with elementary students, should a teacher infuse his/her political views into the discussion. Most disconcerting was the military slant that made its way into this discussion. We are a military community, serving over 15,000 military students and their families. We value the sacrifices, not only of the military parents but also those of their families.
We believe that military children are our children, military spouses are many of our employees, and military service men and women are our heroes. We proudly serve our military children and have received national awards for our support of military families.
I was particularly disturbed to see the uncomfortable position in which our children were placed due to the inappropriate actions of one of our teachers. Please be assured that the actions exhibited in this video are not consistent with the vision of the CCS. Moreover, the actions of one teacher do not represent the 7000 employees in our organization.
Once the video was brought to my attention, I immediately launched an investigation. Personnel laws prevent me from releasing information regarding individual employees and personnel action taken. I can assure you that upon completion of the investigation, I will take appropriate action.
Dr. William Harrison
CCS' Superintendent"
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Recommendations: as long as you are here you should read about an Abortion Compromise That Both Sides Will be Happy With, and learn How to Tell Grassroots and Astroturf Movements Apart.

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