It’s the deadliest in a series of attacks that leaves at least 40 dead. Share Related Stories From the Associated Press…
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What a difference a shellacking makes . . . Just after Barack Obama won the White House in 2008, Time photoshopped him into an iconic FDR photo at the wheel of a convertible, jaunty cigarette-holder in mouth. Obama was riding high as the champion of the left, the promise and personification of a born-again big-government New Deal. That was then, this is the 9+% unemployment, recent-shellacking now. So with which president does Time now find it in the president's interest to be associated? Why, Ronald Reagan, of course.
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Image credit: Seedy Sunday I guess spring really is on its way. From collecting fruit tree scions to community-run seed libraries to seed libraries in libraries , biodiversity in the garden seems to be a hot topic right now. I’ve just come across a story about what might just be the mother of all seed… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: HundredYearFilms Matt posted before about farmers shunning tractors and embracing the horse . With manure becoming a valuable commodity , and the cost of producing oil creeping up , it’s good to know that farming with horses is not entirely dead. In f… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …JVC’s RD-R1 and RD-R2 boomboxes bring stereo recording capabilities, the studio to the streets
January 27, 2011 No Comment
Are you looking for a smaller, less conspicuous means to listen to your jams and a way to record your freestyle battles? JVC has you covered with its new RD-R1 and RD-R2 compact boomboxes that weigh a scant 450 grams (one pound, for those using Americanized measurements). The devices come equipped with dual omni-directional mics and a microSD slot (with an included 2GB card) to record your rhymes at bitrates up to 192Kbps. Both models also have five-second countdown and clapper-style start functionality — so you have time to get your ‘Vogue’ on and strike a pose before the music starts. Additionally, the RD-R2 adds a metronome feature and a 6.3mm mono jack for those who want to add an electric guitar to the mix. JVC hasn’t released the price for the RD-R1, but with the higher-end R2 model retailing for
Continue reading …The global Muslim population will grow at twice the rate of non-Muslims over the next 20 years, according to a new analysis of demographic trends from the Pew Research Center and the John Templeton Foundation. In the US, the Muslim population is on pace to more than double, from 2….
Continue reading …Sarah Palin, not surprisingly, wasn’t a fan of President Obama’s State of the Union address . She joked with Greta Van Susteren last night that his theme “was the WTF, you know, winning the future ,” which was appropriate because “there were a lot of WTF moments throughout that speech.” Specifically, she…
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Protestors are putting pressure on governments across the Arab world – demanding changes in leadership and policies. In Yemen, tens of thousands of people marched in the capital, Sanaa. Opposition groups are calling for the president to stand down, after more than three decades in power. Al Jazeera’s Caroline Malone reports on the developments in Yemen.
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