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According to the Albany Times Union today, Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) last name was misspelled as “‘Osama’ on hundreds of absentee ballots mailed out this week to voters in Rensselaer Country,” New York. Is this a Freudian slip or a simple mistake? Although the Democratic and Republican county officials claim it was a “typo” and “honest [...]

When the horizon beckons the sun and a pink sky holds the Ash in silhouette; when still waters reflect Woodcock upon the wing and the Heron’s great blue matches colors rising, there is a “click” – inaudible – a latch unlocked by precise combination of timed events turned carefully by Source. Gentle winds blow from southwest and there is a  “c r e a k” – unheard – a portal openi

Pretty Goes With Pretty calls on all those writers out there who are being "unnecessarily manipulated into poor grammatical choices" by the possible comma appended to the title of TV On The Radio's new album to rise up and cast free the shackles of oppression via press release. Could this be a call to... revolution? One hopes. [Pretty Goes With Pretty]

ARTIST: Fall Out Boy et al. TITLE: Welcome To The New Administration WEB DEBUT: Aug. 25, 2008 ONE-LISTEN VERDICT: After much speculation over what their Citizens For Our Betterment viral project might mean—including a pseudonymous e-mail to this writer that said, and I quote, "new FOB record next week or not at all"—Fall Out Boy have let the world know what they were actually leading u

ARTIST: Dido TITLE: "Look No Further" WEB DEBUT: Aug. 22, 2008 ONE-LISTEN VERDICT: The first album in five years from the British singer Dido, Safe Trip Home, comes out later this year, and this non-single from the record dispenses with the dance beats that made previous songs like "White Flag" a staple for music directors on lite-rock stations and soapy prime-time shows; instead; she sings over a

ARTIST: Metallica TITLE: "The Day That Never Comes" WEB DEBUT: Aug. 21, 2008 ONE-LISTEN VERDICT: It's a bit hard to tell, given the very degraded quality of the QuickTime stream, but from what I can tell, "The Day That Never Comes" makes me want to echo the sentiments Idolator commenter Marth: Something doesn't feel right here. And by "doesn't feel right" I mean "sorta gives the impression of a ba

The Florida Constitution protects one's Homestead from creditors. One provision that is often misunderstood is a devise of a homestead in a will when there are minor children in the family. In some cases a two people are getting married...

Fortunately, old school screen flickers will be optional for players who enjoy function over nostalgia. Mega Man 9 to feature optional flickers "We purposely put some of those old-school bugs into this game, so it does recreate that feel," producer Hironobu Takeshita told Gamasutra. "In the part with the dragon with the flame, [there should be] flickering and whatnot."As Takeshita explains, origi

In the philosophy of mind, both directionality and intentional inexistence are conditions of intentionality. But the terms are sometimes used coextensively, which lends to some confusion regarding their respective meaning. I attempt to distinguish between these terms in an effort to get clear about their use in philosophy. More: continued here

Summary Business users doing programming? Charles Simonyi and Henk Kolk presents how Intentional Software offers a radical new software approach that separates business knowledge from software engineering knowledge, which means that business experts can be more innovative and responsive to the changes in the domain. Bio Charles Simonyi is a co-founder of Intentional Software, a company that ac

This is funny because this Chevron Einstein did two things wrong. First, he parked with his gashole on the wrong side. Second, he parked a bit too far from the pump. The obvious solution to this would be to simply turn the car around. But, after sitting and contemplating for a moment or two, he [...]

I’m an advocate for people moving out of suburbia for a number of reasons, but I can respect people’s decisions to stay there. Will Samson is one of those people I’ve come to see as a conscience suburbunite. He recently posted a letter from someone else about 10 Ways to Live Intentionally in the Suburbs and I think they are worth checking out: 1) Live with others from your church community Whether you share your home with another person or family, or whether you have several families that have homes in close proximity or both, sharing life together is perhaps the most powerful (i.e., going against the grain of suburban culture) way to be the body of Christ in suburbia. If you can’t live together, at least find a way to share resources (power tools, lawn mowers, children’s clothes/toys, etc). 2) Work Less! One of the major powers that enslaves suburbia is the idolization of the career. There are many ways to pay the bills that do not involve a 9-5 job, and

Apple's (APPL) quest to keep total control over its iPhone seems to have caused it to break the law. Ever heard of the Magnuson-Moss Federal Warranty Act? It would seem those at Apple's HQ have not either but when they put out an iPhone update this week that disabled hacked iPhones, they broke this law. The site Phone News.com details how Apple did do. The act says that Apple cannot void a warranty for a product with third-party enhancements or modifications to their product. The only... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Weight loss may refer to the loss of total body mass in an effort to improve fitness, health, or appearance.Therapeutic weight loss, in individuals who are overweight, can decrease the likelihood of developing diseases such as diabetes. Overweight and obese individuals face a greater risk of health conditions such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and osteoarthritis. For healthy weight loss, a physician should be consulted to develop a weight loss plan that is tailored to the individual.Weight loss occurs when an individual is in a state of negative energy balance. When the human body is spending more energy in work and heat than it is gaining from food or other nutritional supplements, it will catabolise stored reserves of fat or muscle.It is not uncommon for people who are already at a medically healthy weight to intentionally lose weight. In some cases it is with the goal of improving athletic performance or to meet weight classifications in a sport. In other c

According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Civil Rights Division, a claim of intentional discrimination is one that alleges that similarly situated persons (e.g., coworkers in the same department, employees working under the same supervisor, employees—as a whole, etc.) are treated differently because of their race, color, or national origin. FYI: This information was written in relation to grant applications, but it is very appropriate in explaining discrimination anywhere--such as the workplace. In order to prove intentional discrimination, an employee must show that "a challenged action was motivated by an intent to discriminate." Elston, supra, 997 F.2d at 1406. This requires a showing that the decision-maker (e.g., supervisor, manager, executive, etc.) was not only aware of the complainant's race, color, or national origin, but that the decion-maker acted, at least in part, because of the complainant's race, color, or national origin. However, the record need not contain evi

Not content to wait for the next time my ancient computer would crash, I decided to be proactive - and crash the darn thing myself.I was trying to dual-install Ubuntu again, and this time I managed to wipe out the master boot record and most of the partitions on my hard drive.Yep, a real tech genius here, folks.The good news: I had back-ups already saved from this morning, not to mention having 2/3 of my music library on Box, so bringing back the files is a snap.The bad news: I have to reconstruct everything all over again.Another day down the tubes.

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So I've been blogging a lot about this "Missional Church" idea. Go back two posts for a fairly concise definition of what this is. Innovation in this space is being done by folks like the Gospel and Our Culture Network, Church Innovations, Missional Leadership Institute, and Luther Seminary. Most of those folks come from a mainline Protestant background: Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians, Mennonites, etc. However, I've discovered something interesting by creating a Google Alert on the word "missional": the idea, or at least the terminology, is catching on like wildfire among conservative, evangelical, even fundamentalist churches and church systems. (I'm not talking about emerging churches--they also tend to be thoroughly missional, at least in theory, but they aren't the big Google Alert generators.)I haven't done a lot of research into their use of the term, but I wonder (idly and ignorantly) whether all of those conservative churches are thoroughly grounded in the deep theol