Don Surber has the eye-opening poll results : It was a simple, straightforward question from the Rasmussen Poll: “Whose Judgment You Trust More on Economic Issues?” The choices were yourself or President Obama. From mainstream America came the reply: 77% of likely voters said themselves. Only 16% are weenies. But among the political class — our moral and intellectual superiors — only 5% trust their own judgment over the president’s. 92% said Obama. It is easier to fool the people who think they know everything, which explains the establishment’s embrace of this rookie. We need a new political class.
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Some 7200 South Korean and overseas couples exchanged or reaffirmed marriage vows on Sunday in a mass wedding ceremony organised by the Unification Church. (10 Oct 2010)
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Sydney’s Harbour Bridge was transformed into a massive picnic site on Sunday morning for the second annual Breakfast on the Bridge event. (10 Oct 2010)
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Self portrait from Coupland.com The Globe and Mail publishes author and artist Douglas Coupland’s 45 predictions for the future, and they include some real bummers. A few picks: 1) It’s going to get worse No silver linings and no lemonade. The elevator only goes down. The bright note is that the elevator will, at some point, stop. 2) The future isn’t going to feel futuristic It’s simply going to feel weird and out-of-control… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Ubuntu 10.10 ‘Maverick Meerkat’ officially released: get your cloud storage, paid apps and Unity UI now
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On the tenth day of the tenth month in the tenth year (read: today) Ubuntu Linux has hit its 10.10 revision , though it’s mostly more of the same. The new Unity desktop interface makes cramped netbook screens more organized, software purchase support might legitimize Ubuntu as an app platform, Ubuntu One brings a free 2GB of Dropbox-like cloud storage to automatically synchronize files and folders, and streams music to Android and iPhone devices too… for a price. There’s also full multitouch support, if you’ve got the hardware. “There’s never been a better time to try Ubuntu,” the open-source community cries, and they’re probably right — early reviewers claim this Maverick Meerkat build is one of the best they’ve tried. Find the 700MB downloads at our source link, or in torrent trackers all around the world. Read (1) , (2) – Expert Reviews Read – ExtremeTech [Thanks, Bobby ] Ubuntu 10.10 ‘Maverick Meerkat’ officially released: get your cloud storage, paid apps and Unity UI now originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 10 Oct 2010 13:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Outraged city leaders say New York won’t tolerate the “vicious” hatred that had apparently caused a gang to allegedly beat and torture 2 teenage boys and a man inside an abandoned home over the course of several hours because they were gay. (Oct. 10)
Continue reading …How bad do the Dems want to retain control of the House?
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Photo: Steve & Jemma Copley via Flickr We know that deconstructing huge industrial ships for parts (ie. shipbreaking ) can have a huge negative environmental and health impact in developing nations, but what about smaller water craft? In the so-called “Holy Island” of Lindisfarne , a windswept tidal island located just off of the north-east coast of England, there’s a local custom where retired ships are turned upside d… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: joiseyshowaa under a Creative Commons license . As part of his ambitious program to fight obesity and diabetes in New York City, Michael Bloomberg is looking to change the rules governing the use of food stamps, to ban their use for the purchase of soda and sugary drinks, the New York Times reported . This is the latest in a litany of Bloomberg’s efforts to raise the City’s green profile, including
Continue reading …The NY Times 538 Blog is one of many sites handicapping the midterm election and rating each district according to the likelihood of a takeover by the opposing party.
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