…and just leave those people to do whatever they want to do (as long as they do not hurt others). We need to take care of our own for a change
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Canada is doing well nowadays (according to Fareed Zakaria) in spite of having dreaded universal health care that some argue would bankrupt our nation. In spite of that, Canada is seemingly doing well.
Canada has done more than survive this financial crisis. The country is positively thriving in it. Canadian banks are well capitalized and poised [...]
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Monday January 19
Find out where to serve in your community
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Colin Powell asks all Americans to make a lasting commitment to revitalize their local communities. Visit USAservice.org to learn about service opportunities in your area.
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It costs $0.00 to fuel and it runs 200 miles on one tank (almost as far as my truck runs on a tank of gas)
Then there is the Massive Yet Tiny (MYT) Engine…
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With all the talk about the high (then dropping) gas prices one would think that hybrids would dominate sales. Not so. The Ford F-150 was the best selling vehicle in the US for the 27th straight year.
But keep in mind that many of those trucks are purchased in fleet by local, state and federal government [...]
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More to gain that competitive edge
Brain research is accelerating, and a new era of “cognitive enhancement” - the use of brain-stimulating drugs and devices by healthy people - is approaching, the authors said.
While thorny ethical and medical questions must be addressed, pharmaceutical enhancement of inborn mental gifts is a trend to be welcomed, the seven [...]
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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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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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Many people think that with gas prices lowering, it will weaken our resolve to go forward with alternative fuels as it did in the late 1970’s. One difference is that this time, there is a President entering the White House that is committed to alternative energy sources (unlike Reagan) and to freeing us from dependence [...]
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Whether one likes it or not, we are entering a “no excuses” era. We will still have to work twice as hard, but that will be the standard and expectation as we see more and more acheivers come to light.
I look forward to the angry preachers and poverty pimps being either marginalized or changing their [...]
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A little about ACORN and what they do
ACORN’s website
[via: JJP]
Update: More on ACORN here
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A short documentary film contrasting styles of manhood exhibited by Senator Barack Obama and Rapper/Mogul Curtis Jackson, aka 50 Cent
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