Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't watched it)

Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.

New Study: Autism Linked to Environment

Research links soaring incidence of the mysterious neurological disorder to fetal and infant exposure to pesticides, viruses, household chemicals

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Fly!

wingsuit base jumping from Ali on Vimeo.

Inside the mind of an autistic savant

Autistic savant Daniel Tammet shot to fame when he set a European record for the number of digits of pi he recited from memory (22,514). For afters, he learned Icelandic in a week. But unlike many savants, he's able to tell us how he does it. We could all unleash extraordinary mental abilities by getting inside the savant mind.

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Obama Will Reverse Bush Actions on Env. & Soc. Issues

Transition advisers to President-elect Barack Obama have compiled a list of about 200 Bush administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse the president on climate change, stem cell research, reproductive rights and other issues, according to congressional Demo...

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Election 2008 in Chapel Hill

wow... just wow

This space for rent

I'm planning on throwing up my personal views on the election before Nov. 4th, primarily about why I support Barack Obama for President, and where I think the Republican's will go from what is shaping up to be a rebuking defeat. Unfortunately, I've got a ton on my plate from now until Nov. 4th, but I'll try my best to throw it up.

Until then, I'll just leave you with the latest projection from FiveThirtyEight.com:

Caught red handed.

Sure he thinks it's so funny when he is only talking to a camcorder. But as soon as a CBS camera caught him the story changes...


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The signs were there

We just decided to ignore them.

Big day for Obama

I've been following my new favorite political site: Fivethirtyeight.com for a couple of months now, and today Obama hit a new high water mark.

How the site works is they provide a statistical analysis based off the latest political polls. Its a pretty fascinating how they break it down, but their model is conservative to provide a better gauge of how the race is going. With a month to go, McCain is starting to get quite the mountain to climb. A major shake-up is needed if this current trend, but with how wild this race has been, there are plenty of turns left.

Slow mo Punches

AQ_PUNCHES from John Wiseman on Vimeo.

McCain's cancelation doesn't "smell right" to Letterman

All 50 States of the Union, Voter Registration Information

This is information that needs to be shared and easily accessible for all. Forward it on to anyone that needs it or is in a position to help others with it.Register to Vote!

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Drill, Baby, Drill...?

Ninja cat

In Office, Palin Hired Friends and Hit Critics

An examination of Gov. Sarah Palin’s record finds that her visceral style and penchant for attacking critics contrasts with her carefully crafted public image.

THIS is the kind of information I've been waiting to see who Palin really is and how she governs. The high drama elements of the teenage pregnancy, recent new born, "are her critics being sexist?", "is the media out to destroy her?" all have been in the spotlight ever since McCain announced her as his running mate; but this is the real meat and potatoes. The biggest problem with Palin was the vacuum of information that existed during, and more pronouncedly, after her addition to the ticket. The McCain campaign had a great "story" with Palin. It's easy to fall in love with, and they were very deliberate on how this story would shape out. Controlling the message and access to Palin allowed the McCain campaign get their VP candidate Palin out there, before folks had the chance to get to know Gov. Palin, and Mayor Palin.

This is a critical election, I feel that more rests on this election than most realize. The country at large is veering towards the edge of a very large cliff, with financial sector meltdowns on one side and global economic and energy concerns on the other. The next president will face a monumental daunting task when they enter the office. Rebuilding the economy, and restoring the American dream. Resuming our rightful place as steward of liberty and freedom, instead of showing others how to subdue and subvert it. Taking up the charge to address global climate change, because regardless of if you still deny the cause, it's the right thing to do and the time to do it is now. The Supreme Court, questions about the legality of actions taken during the Bush administration, and many more all hing on the outcome of this election.

We don't have the luxury of making decisions because a candidate is someone you would like to hang out with, or you feel "is just like us". A lot of hard choices lay ahead of this country, and in electing a leader we need to ask who will lead us forward, and who will drag us down. This article to me paints a much more believable picture of why McCain's campaign would select Palin, as an agent of change only skin deep, and a new lease on the past 8 years.

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The Large Hadron Collider: Countdown

On September 10, 2008, the world's biggest science experiment is set to come online. Here's how it will search for the Higgs boson, dark matter and supersymmetry...Tomorrow will be a pretty darn cool day in my book. I'm an avid fan of scientific progress, and while I don't pretend to be too knowledgeable about string theory and particle physics, I do know this will expand our knowledge of the universe.

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