Big lenders are trying to put the foreclosure-document mess behind them. But they face so much organized resistance that they can’t just snap up their briefcases, declare the crisis over and move on. (Oct. 19)
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Wildlife officials wrangled and removed two big alligators that wandered into a residential area in Mississippi, getting stuck in a drainage hole. Both animals were released far away from people. Excited neighbors watched the roundup. (Oct. 19)
Continue reading …Christine O’Donnell: ‘Separation of Church and State’ Not in Constitution, MSNBC Shocked, Angered
October 19, 2010 No Comment
MSNBC on Tuesday continued its attempt to dismiss Republican candidates as extremist, hitting Sharron Angle, Christine O'Donnell and others as “mean girls” who are unqualified for office. Jansing appeared shocked that the Delaware candidate pointed out the phrase “separation of church and state” isn't in the Constitution. She then read from the First Amendment, but failed to find the words. After playing a clip of O'Donnell from last week's debate, Jansing sputtered, “I thought she had to be kidding.” She then pulled out her “handy, dandy” pocket Constitution and quoted, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise there of or abridging the freedom of speech.' Amendment, number one. I don't even know where to go with that.” What Jansing was thinking of is the Establishment Clause. O'Donnell's point was that
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Rutgers head football coach Greg Schiano says Eric LeGrand, a Rutgers player who was paralyzed in a game on Saturday, is in good spirits and very aware of what is going on. LeGrand was injured making a tackle against Army. (Oct. 19)
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Palin’s ‘Can’t Party Like It’s 1773′ Line Mocked By History Challenged Ifill and Kos
October 19, 2010 No Comment
Sarah Palin at Monday's Tea Party rally in Reno, Nevada, told attendees, “Don't be thinking that we've got victory for America in the bag yet…We can't party like it's 1773.” Clearly not understanding that was the year of the famed Boston Tea Party, history challenged media members, including PBS's Gwen Ifill and Daily Kos's Markos Moulitsas , mocked Palin via their twitter accounts (screencaps follow with video of Palin's remarks courtesy Right Scoop , h/t Perfunction ): read more
Continue reading …New Study Says Young People Want Apartments, Not Houses; iPhones, Not Cars
October 19, 2010 No Comment
It is a theme on TreeHugger that living walkable communities and dense cities use less energy per capita, and that the auto-centric suburb is perhaps the worst of all planning models if we want to reduce our energy and particularly our oil consumption. But do people really want to live in high density apartments if they have the choice? A new Canadian study indicates that for a number of reasons, more and more people do. The study by GWL Realty Advisors comes to some interesting conclusions about how trends are changing regarding home ownership vs r… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Power mad modder rips the keys out of his Epic 4G, calls it a gamepad (video)
October 19, 2010 No Comment
Sometimes a mod is more than just a mod: it’s a manifesto. When Phawx over at BrainLazy decided to take an X-Acto knife to his Epic 4G’s keypad, he knew what he was doing: both challenging Apple’s place in the world of cellphone-based gaming and encouraging other manufacturers to step up to the plate. Although early on in the design process he mocked up some plastic controller pieces to replace the factory keypad altogether, by the time it came to try the thing out he realized that by simply pulling out the unused keys and making a few minor (very minor) cosmetic adjustments he could give his touchscreen handset a gamepad slider more eminently more playable than your Droid’s Game Gripper — and eminently less mythical than your PSP Phone . Video after the break. Continue reading Power mad modder rips the keys out of his Epic 4G, calls it a gamepad (video) Power mad modder rips the keys out of his Epic 4G, calls it a gamepad (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Tuesday night’s debate between the seven candidates running to be New York’s next governor is being widely panned as political theater with little substance. The debate was loaded with comic relief and audacious zingers. (Oct. 19)
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