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POPSBombing the Moon Gives A New Meaning to Lunatics So how much does a metaphor weigh? A lot more than NASA thinks. The first man on the moon wasn't an American or a Russian, it was The Man in the Moon we all saw when we were kids, and somebody older showed him to us. That's the first man on the moon, her permanent resident, and now he's got a NASA rocket at his backside... They used to call the mentally ill lunatics. But now I wonder who the real lunatics are. And if there is water on the moon, what are we going to do with it? Grow moon-corn for ethanol until we kill the Earth? Such a great article it touched something, it really touched something more beautiful than finding water on the moon.
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POPSConfronting the anglo white male dominance Looks like Judge Sotomayor is going to pass through. She deserves it. But the whole process is shedding light, once again, on the inability of our national power structures to welcome perspectives that are not in the majority. The burden is always on the outsider to learn to navigate the dominant structure. I sure wish that would change.
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POPSPaint Color Scheme Types Color Schemes For Home Interior One of the most crucial choices you will make when it comes to home decor is the insignia you use for both the interior and outer of your house. You want your home to be just the "right" insignia, ensign which are archetype for your lifestyle and family.
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POPSSkype for iPhone: It's official Way Cool. Now I wonder if GoogleVoice will show up on iPhone and Android soon? What will make Skype on iPhone even more useful is if the next gen has the video conf camera on it.
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POPSWho Is Obama Most Like? We probably won't know for a very long time. But the poor guy has some awful big shoes to fill if people keep comparing him to others. In my opinion, trying to live up the standards set in another time, by another person is impossible. People are bound to be disappointed if they think he's the 'Next' anybody. This site tracks what people are searching on the internet. The full article is worth the read if only to peak your interest in what others are thinking.
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POPSThe Parasitic Leech " No, if you take my line of thinking one step further, if you're not a patriot, what does that make you, besides a parasitic leech? Sorry if I'm running this rant aimed at you, Joe, but you were referred to in the debate because you're a modern archetype for right wing libertarian parasitic leeches-- and everything I'm saying about YOU is true for millions of other parasitic leeches who would let people die rather than support the universal health care that every other first world nation provides."
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POPSThink we’re tough? Think again
the war is illegal. Therefore, regardless the “provocation,” every person in Iraq who has been killed by a U.S. soldier, or died as a result of the occupation/invasion, has been murdered -- with the blood squarely traceable to America’s hands. So now, we just spill guts. Nonetheless, I’m sure if you look really, really hard, you may find some folks who consider those troops, and tons more like ‘em, to be real Americans, cut from the same cloth as the super-patriot archetype so frequently portrayed and firmly established decades ago by John Wayne. I wonder, though, how many of them would know Wayne never served in the military, receiving not one but two deferments during World War II. In other words, his persona was an illusion. And so, apparently, is the one we Americans have collectively assigned ourselves since childhood, that of liberty’s uncompromising defender who, upon sensing the slightest hint of mortal danger to the Constitution, would, along with a nation full of eq
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POPSavatar Also the name of a person's character in the virtual game Second Life.
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POPSAmerican Generations and The Fourth Turning (Present Time) Based on historical patterns, America will hit a once-in-a-century national crisis within the decade...'like winter,' the crisis or 'fourth turning' cannot be averted. It will last 20 years or so and bring hardship and upheavals similar to previous fourth turnings, such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the Great Depression and World War II. The fourth turning is a perilous time because the result could be a new 'golden age' for America or the beginning of the end.' 'It all will begin with a 'sudden spark' that catalyzes a crisis mood 'around the year 2005.' Neil Howe, William Strauss, The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy, 1997, ISBN 0-553-06682-X
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POPSThe Strange Journey of Ayaan Hirsi Ali: From Devout Muslim to Outspoken "Feminist" Critic of Islam
The former "liberal" who becomes an outspoken right-winger has become an American political archetype. Ronald Reagan and David Horowiz are two prime examples of the breed. They use the rhetorical tool of claiming to be just as caring and compassionate as their previous political incarnation, but the left's irrationality and hatred of (you pick it) the West, America, Christianity, capitalism, etc. caused them to wake up one morning and see the light. And having transformed from lefty caterpillar into a right-leaning butterfly, they present themselves as qualified to comment on liberalism's moral and intellectual failures. related version of this turncoat persona : a "reformed" Muslim woman who favors crushing Islam under the boot of Western militarism. Once very devout in her Muslim beliefs, Ali has transformed into an outspoken critic who bases her calls for the destruction of Islam on feminist and human rights principles.
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POPSthe 10 most amazing extinct animals these ones are extinct, many due to our greed or careless minds, but there are many others we can save if we want...Let's do something about it and save our planet...
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POPSGoogle Skimps on it's own advertising.
I also heard Krispy Kreme donuts don't spend on Advertising. Why spend money, when you get known through word of mouth. It's clear how it works, they sell advertising, and allow those who advertise to create programs that include a google search engine with their own advertising or toolbar downloads.When it all comes down to it. a great product will advertise it's self. Two of the biggest functions of Advertising, seem to be to create salaries for public relations, and marketing executives, and for use as a tax deduction. There comes a point when there is enough liquidity, to pay the tax man continue development, and still give the share holders a significant profit. Why is is an archetype? It illustrates the way some advertising strategies have been almost worthless. Google is having their cart drawn by the horses from whom they already profit. They've learned how to create two links with the one click. I wonder if a Krispy Kreme donut would make it through customs?
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