With the bad economy, we’ve heard a lot of talk about a second Great Depression coming. Then with all the biting of nails, we see a story of a Wal-Mart employee being trampled to death by eager shoppers.
These shoppers were not starving and searching for food out of desperation. They were not seeking to satisfy [...]
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In the difficult times ahead, we will all need to develop this kind of mentality
From Change.gov:
Over this holiday week, many Americans have taken the time to reflect upon the role of service in their communities.
One theme runs throughout the stories and suggestions that were submitted: folks are fired up to take part in President-elect Obama’s [...]
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“President-Elect Obama strongly condemns today’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai, and his thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and the people of India. These coordinated attacks on innocent civilians demonstrate the grave and urgent threat of terrorism. The United States must continue to strengthen our partnerships with India and nations around the world [...]
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A couple raised lion cub and returned him to the wild. Watch what happens when they reunite:
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So this weekend – with one heart, and one voice, the American people can give thanks that a new and brighter day is yet to come.
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Bill Cosby was back in my home state giving a strong message to kids. From Black Voices
Five minutes in, Bill Cosby interrupted Greenwood High School student Jocelyn Steele’s speech Thursday about youth taking control of their lives.
“Is this wonderful or not?” Cosby said. “She is telling you where the bridge is out.”
The comedian then instructed [...]
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Clarence Page writes:
It was a lot easier for the Islamist terror organization to frame the United States as a racist, anti-Muslim “crusader” nation before we elected a biracial American named Barack Hussein Obama to be our president.
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As a longtime student of his speeches and ghostwritten autobiography, I don’t think he would appreciate being exploited by [...]
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Will Smith and Tony Romo both made an impromptu visit to a Dallas area high school
Both of them gave a positive message to the kids.
“Remember two words: FEARLESS and RELENTLESS” - Will Smith
“Every passing moment, you have another chance to turn it all around” - Tony Romo
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I can remember reading that “when people realize that things are going wrong, there are two questions that people can ask. One is ‘What did we do wrong?’ and the other is ‘Who did this to us?’. The latter leads to conspiracy theories and paranoia. The first question leads to another line of thinking: ‘How [...]
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The Big Three are still years away from electric cars while foreign companies are on the move…
The Mini-Cooper Electric
The Mini E, by BMW
BMW, the parent company of MINI, introduced the MINI E electric vehicle at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show this week. The MINI E is a pure electric, not a hybrid, and runs [...]
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Talib Kweli thinks that Obama will influence hip hop to move away from the ridiculous lyrics. I hope he is right, but only because the eventual cultural change on the ground (the market) will demand it. Otherwise, as far as I’m concerned, it can die out…(story via Stereohyped)
What does Barack Obama’s presidency mean for pop [...]
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So far, lots of egg on the faces of Limbaugh and Hannity as they were screaming that flaming left wing, communist-like radicals would be assigned to the Obama Cabinet. So far, that has not proven to be the case at all.
President-elect Barack Obama won the Democratic nomination with the enthusiastic support of the left wing [...]
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Obama’s second weekly address
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This is why we need good Presidents…to give us a chance to make it to a Type 1 Civilization
Interesting stuff in the series below
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The other day, a Colombian woman received a new windpipe with tissue engineered from her own stem cells. This may lead to the growth of spare organs (Just like in Star Trek IV)
Or even regrow limbs:
More below the fold
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