Glenn Greenwald does a great summary of a deployment of a U.S. military brigade and he closes with “There’s no need to start manufacturing all sorts of scare scenarios about Bush canceling elections or the imminent declaration of martial law or anything of that sort.” What’s this about scare scenarios, martial law, etc? To […]

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I’m attending the yearly gathering of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil and my method of traveling to the conference gave me a word to ponder. Normalthink is the accepted normal pattern of behavior that “everybody” follows without really thinking.

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[i][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoculture]Monoculture is the practice of producing or growing one single crop over a wide area. The term is also applied in several fields….The dependence on monoculture crops can lead to large scale failures when the single genetic variant or cultivar becomes susceptible to a pathogen or when a change in weather patterns occur. The […]

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10 things you should know about John McCain (but probably don’t):
1. John McCain voted against establishing a national holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Now he says his position has “evolved,” yet he’s continued to oppose key civil rights laws.
2. According to Bloomberg News, McCain is […]

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For weeks, John McCain has run one of the most dishonest campaigns in American history. Now it’s time to strike back. So today, we’re launching a new ad that uses the facts to hit John McCain hard—reminding voters of his numerous ties to big oil companies and their lobbyists.
MoveOn.org is calling for donations to support […]

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A subtle and wicked look back over the folly of the last 7 years… “…For the wreckage begat greed …Beguiling the innocent, they did backdate options, and they did package toxic mortgage securities and they did reprice risk on the basis that it no more existed than famine in a fertile land. .. Thereby did […]

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http://therealmccain.com/butler
John McCain has been exploiting his prisoner of war experience every chance he gets. He has used this story to justify everything from not knowing how many homes he has to his healthcare plan to his marital infidelities to his taste in music. The McCain campaign is even using his POW story in paid ads. […]

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One of the lessons that I’ve learned over the years — thanks to my yoga practice — is the power of giving. In yoga circles, we speak often of Seva, or selfless service. While the idea of helping others might seem appealing, I don’t think we recognize just how much we benefit from giving. If […]

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The DARPA Grand Challenge is an autonomous vehicle research and development program with the goal of developing technology that will keep warfighters off the battlefield and out of harm’s way. The Urban Challenge features autonomous ground vehicles maneuvering in a mock city environment, executing simulated military supply missions while merging into moving traffic, navigating traffic […]

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The Zuumer is a three wheeled scooter that has a highly flexible design to it. I will have an opportunity next week to test-drive it, and have talked with a ZuumCraft representative. This isn’t just a simple platform with three wheels on it, but there is a suspension system which makes the Zuumer […]

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