North Korea Says It Successfully Conducted Nuclear Test

North Korea Says It Successfully Conducted Nuclear Test

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Help for the Blind

I found this very interesting. It's something that could be done here as well. It also makes for some cool pictures and I've linked to the original poster as well.

Obama is the New Bush?

Shocking, Sad and Disappointing

Daily Show- Obama vs Cheney

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Very Funny.

Worst Persons

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Hannity's at it again!

McCain on Colbert

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More Photos from Cinematic Titanic in Atlanta!

Waiting for the Cinematic Titanic/ MST3k gang

 

Snuck this pic inside the theater (ah, cell phone cameras....don't ya love'em?) while waiting for the show to begin. It was well worth the 5 1/2 hour drive and was better than I thought it would be. I had really wanted to see the movie on Friday night,but couln't swing the time off for that one (nor an extra $40). Tiki Island was very fun and Joel is right, this was the dumbest looking monster I've seen in a movie. Thanks to the gang for a great show and I hope to see you again one day. More to blog about when I get home and more pix!

At the Ballgame

Went to see the Winston Salem Warthogs....no, wait....the Dash, the other night. I was shocked to see the small crowd. No beer was to be had (though, I hear that has been fixed), but I enjoyed it anyway.

Smoke Free Eating!

YES! Now I can go out to eat without risk t my health in North Carolina!

clipped from www2.journalnow.com General Assembly bans smoking in all restaurants and bars The N.C. General Assembly has passed a statewide ban on smoking in all restaurants and bars. The bill now goes to Gov. Bev Perdue, who is expected to sign it. The ban would take effect Jan. 2, 2010. The N.C. House voted 62-56 this afternoon to agree to the N.C. Senate's version of the smoking ban. Until today, the two chambers had disagreed on the scope of the ban. Some House members urged the House today to vote against the Senate's version so that the bill could go to a conference committee. But House Majority Leader Hugh Holliman, D-Davidson, supported a vote in agreement with the Senate's version. "I think this bill has come a long way – it's had as much debate as any bill has ever had," Holliman said. "Certainly I think by removing workplaces, it's not the bill that we would like to have, but maybe that's an argument for a later date."

Japan: Robot Nation

Banks Squeezing the Consumer

Not only do our tax dollars go to bail them out, but they are jacking up Credit Card fees to make an even more obscene amount of money.

clipped from www.nytimes.com The Credit Card Squeeze Five of eight top credit card issuers in the country have added new fees on transactions like cash advances or for monthly maintenance. One major card company began charging a late fee of 3 percent on unpaid balances, which means that on a $5,000 balance, the cost of being just a day or so late jumped from $39 to $150. Both bills require adequate advance notice of rate increases or changes in terms. Both make it far harder for students to get credit cards and for banks to increase rates on existing balances. Both end the practice of charging interest on balances already paid. The House bill would give banks a year to deal with these new rules; the Senate would give them nine months. That is already too long for many customers. From the looks of it, the banks are ratcheting up fees and interest before the Fed’s rules kick in and it is too late. This makes an earlier deadline imperative.

Intermission: Quimby the Mouse

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Feherty wins WPITW for suggesting "any U.S. soldier" would kill Pelosi, Reid

Hannity is Too Funny!!

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Video of the Kindle DX

Bigger screen with LOWER resolution and only $450? No, that's ok. I'd prefer the Kindle 1 or 2 personally.

Cheney Defending the "Little Guy"?

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A Self Inflicted Wound

Yes, honestly, I was thinking the same thing. They are becoming a very marginal party who is beholden to the very few. A recent poll showed only 21 % of Americans identify themselves as Republican.

clipped from krugman.blogs.nytimes.com The Specter of Republican marginalization What strikes me, however, is the extent to which this is a self-inflicted wound. If Pat Toomey of the Club for Growth weren’t so diligent about enforcing supply-side purity; if Republicans hadn’t made Rush Limbaugh the effective head of the party; Specter might still be GOP, and the Obama agenda much more limited. Instead, though, we have a party that seems to be in a death spiral: the smaller it gets, the more it’s dominated by the hard right, which makes it even smaller. In the long run, this is not good for American democracy– we really do need two major parties in competition. But I’ll settle for getting that back after we get universal health care and cap-and-trade.