tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96845992024-03-13T02:32:20.319-07:00100 Dollar BillWhatever might pique my interestEditorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14066595790186012789noreply@blogger.comBlogger254125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684599.post-31277256692583163562021-03-13T12:09:00.001-08:002021-03-13T12:09:36.919-08:00beginning of added cameras to large vehicles<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-11/the-dangerous-rise-of-the-supersized-pickup-truck">huge blindspots on this pickup</a><div><br></div><div>Here's the deal. Change happens with a spark. Sometimes the spark is obvious and you can see it for what it is.</div><div>This might be one of those times. </div>Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14066595790186012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684599.post-71266474306455326982021-03-06T10:53:00.001-08:002021-03-06T10:53:44.417-08:00early No Doubt from 1994<iframe width="356" height="220" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hoo2IYW48qQ" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><div><br></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">https://www.youtube.com/embed/hoo2IYW48qQ</span><br></div>Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14066595790186012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684599.post-38271575869697995842021-02-15T16:11:00.005-08:002021-02-15T16:13:27.511-08:00it's been a few years<p> A few years have passed since anything has been posted here. I'm very rusty and will probably stumble a bit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdw_59sf_CQ9QZr8pPmtM-9m3gZ2HLN0BtHnORk3RlpJQqNW5svivwB7J_zYfof9Vc9t6abHyjzRsqeORpkrjL_Jo0yGgEfZ5GCvO0ojQO6QdASZAqG-C4OQi-c10iXatuq5ZQ/s4032/PXL_20210205_223200502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdw_59sf_CQ9QZr8pPmtM-9m3gZ2HLN0BtHnORk3RlpJQqNW5svivwB7J_zYfof9Vc9t6abHyjzRsqeORpkrjL_Jo0yGgEfZ5GCvO0ojQO6QdASZAqG-C4OQi-c10iXatuq5ZQ/s320/PXL_20210205_223200502.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>Here is a photo of our purple shamrock.<br /></p> <br /><p></p>Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14066595790186012789noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684599.post-38345119196244505472010-11-23T17:32:00.000-08:002010-11-23T17:32:18.826-08:00Jem Melts Rock Using Sunshine - Bang Goes The Theory - Series 3, Episode...<iframe width="480" height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/z0_nuvPKIi8?fs=1" frameborder="0"></iframe>Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14066595790186012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684599.post-23700398448815920602010-11-10T03:40:00.000-08:002010-11-10T03:40:17.291-08:00First Major Update for Angry Birds<a href="http://www.xda-developers.com/android/first-major-update-for-angry-birds/">First Major Update for Angry Birds</a>: "<p>One of our favorite games, and we are sure one of yours too, is Angry Birds. The game is back with an update. Thanks to XDA Member <a href="http://www.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=1692982">targett</a> for pointing this out for us.</p><br /><p>Here is the update notice from the <a href="http://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=63b9f50404dc0d105599c267a&id=d60126ce36&e=2ce8dce56f">Angry Birds site</a>:</p><br /><blockquote><p><strong>Good news! We have just released the first big update for Angry Birds on Android!</strong> Download Angry Birds version 1.4.2 from GetJar or Android Market to get all the latest levels and features!</p><br /><p>Angry Birds Android now supports QVGA graphics, so owners of devices with this compact screen size should find the game running perfectly on their phones.</p><br /><p>Also included is the episode The Big Setup, which pits the birds against the fiendish construction yard operated by the pigs. The total number of levels is now up to 195 on the Android platform.</p></blockquote><br /><p>So, go download the update for yourself, if you have never played Angry Birds then go get it on the Android Market and pick up the addiction! Also, don’t forget to post in the <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9119150">discussion thread</a>.</p><br /><div><h3>Related Posts:</h3><ul><li><div> <span>Advertisment</span> </div></li><li><a href="http://www.xda-developers.com/android/angry-birds-coming-soon-to-android/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://www.xda-developers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/angrybirds_big-150x150.jpg" alt="Angry Birds Coming Soon to Android" title="Angry Birds Coming Soon to Android" height="60" width="60" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.xda-developers.com/android/angry-birds-coming-soon-to-android/" rel="bookmark">Angry Birds Coming Soon to Android</a></li><li><a href="http://www.xda-developers.com/android/bug-found-in-angry-birds-for-android-lets-you-unlock-all-worlds/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://www.xda-developers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/angry_birds_01-460x307-150x150.jpg" alt="Bug Found in Angry Birds for Android – Lets you Unlock all Worlds" title="Bug Found in Angry Birds for Android – Lets you Unlock all Worlds" height="60" width="60" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.xda-developers.com/android/bug-found-in-angry-birds-for-android-lets-you-unlock-all-worlds/" rel="bookmark">Bug Found in Angry Birds for Android – Lets you Unlock all Worlds</a></li><li><a href="http://www.xda-developers.com/android/angry-birds-for-android-is-out-of-beta-and-free/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://www.xda-developers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/angry-birds-150x150.png" alt="Angry Birds for Android is Out of Beta… And Free!!!!" title="Angry Birds for Android is Out of Beta… And Free!!!!" height="60" width="60" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.xda-developers.com/android/angry-birds-for-android-is-out-of-beta-and-free/" rel="bookmark">Angry Birds for Android is Out of Beta… And Free!!!!</a></li><li><a href="http://www.xda-developers.com/android/fruit-ninja-coming-to-android/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://www.xda-developers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Fruit-Ninja-Update-150x150.jpg" alt="Fruit Ninja Coming to Android" title="Fruit Ninja Coming to Android" height="60" width="60" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.xda-developers.com/android/fruit-ninja-coming-to-android/" rel="bookmark">Fruit Ninja Coming to Android</a></li><li><a href="http://www.xda-developers.com/android/froyo-having-trouble-with-the-market/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://www.xda-developers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/NexusOneBig1-150x150.jpg" alt="Froyo: Having Trouble with the Market?" title="Froyo: Having Trouble with the Market?" height="60" width="60" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.xda-developers.com/android/froyo-having-trouble-with-the-market/" rel="bookmark">Froyo: Having Trouble with the Market?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.xda-developers.com/windows-mobile/livven-themes-receive-major-update/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://www.xda-developers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Livven-Themes-150x150.png" alt="‘Livven Themes’ Receive Major Update" title="‘Livven Themes’ Receive Major Update" height="60" width="60" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.xda-developers.com/windows-mobile/livven-themes-receive-major-update/" rel="bookmark">‘Livven Themes’ Receive Major Update</a></li><li><a href="http://www.xda-developers.com/windows-mobile/throttle-launcher-wp7-theme-updated/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://www.xda-developers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/wp7-150x150.jpg" alt="Throttle Launcher WP7 Theme Updated" title="Throttle Launcher WP7 Theme Updated" height="60" width="60" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.xda-developers.com/windows-mobile/throttle-launcher-wp7-theme-updated/" rel="bookmark">Throttle Launcher WP7 Theme Updated</a></li></ul></div>"Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14066595790186012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684599.post-3435135143136864462010-11-04T04:08:00.000-07:002010-11-04T04:08:58.801-07:00WinStart: Animated Windows Mobile Start Menu Replacement (Video)<a href="http://pocketnow.com/windows-phone/winstart-adds-fly-in-animations-to-windows-mobile-6x-start-menu-video">WinStart: Animated Windows Mobile Start Menu Replacement (Video)<img src="http://pocketnow.com/html/portal/news/0000012975//winstartpn.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-qAxhD-k3ak?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-qAxhD-k3ak?fs=1&hl=en_US" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="295" width="480"></embed></object>Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14066595790186012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684599.post-1838190124657384382010-11-04T03:54:00.000-07:002010-11-04T03:54:27.285-07:00little packets of cozy - 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(in both senses of the word)</a><br /><br />reddit gives rewards to those who contribute to the functionality of the site.<br /><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 70px; height: 70px;" src="http://static.reddit.com/award/white_hat-70.png" alt="" border="0" /><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 70px; height: 70px;" src="http://static.reddit.com/award/opensourceaward-70.png" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"Hackers" can earn special badges that no one else has.<br /><br />Read the post to see who has done what to earn their badge.Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14066595790186012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684599.post-65539965672648828712010-11-04T03:44:00.000-07:002010-11-04T03:44:29.876-07:00Sharp launches glasses-free 3D Android 2.2 handsets in Japan<a href="http://feeds.electronista.com/click.phdo?i=e576290be6f18f49aec38c20b23871c7">Sharp launches glasses-free 3D Android 2.2 handsets in Japan</a>: "<img src="http://photos.macnn.com/news/1011/galapagos_3d_gallery.jpg" height="120" width="176" align="left" border="0" />Sharp has launched a pair of glasses-free Galapagos handsets on Japanís Softbank network. The 003SH and 005SH Galapagos handsets both feature autostereoscopic displays and run Android 2.2 (Froyo). While the 003SH adopts a candbar/slate form factor and the 005SH packs a sliding QWERTY keyboard, both include the same 3.8-inch 800x480 3D display....<br /><br /><a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e576290be6f18f49aec38c20b23871c7&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0pt none;" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=e576290be6f18f49aec38c20b23871c7&p=1" border="0" /></a><br /><img alt="" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechCons&partnerID=167&key=segment" height="0" width="0" border="0" /><img alt="" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.23123.rss.TechCons.16497,cat.TechCons.rss" height="0" width="0" border="0" />"Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14066595790186012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684599.post-5103345088823110172010-07-29T18:42:00.001-07:002010-07-29T18:44:37.351-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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title="http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5834737,00.html" href="http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5834737,00.html">www.dw-world.de</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5834737,00.html"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="AutoGeneratedID-0"><h4><br />At least 18 people have been trampled to death on their way to the Loveparade techno music festival in Duisburg, Germany. The festival-goers were crushed in a tunnel on their way to festival grounds, according to police.</h4></div></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5834737,00.html"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div align="center" class="Amp_Content_Item_Image"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/clog_clip_cache/amplify.com/D9E323C2-9061-45F0-B961-4283B41418D2/425D16EB-467C-4F67-93A8-EBE9BC2BDFB4" alt="Collapsed people get first aid after a panic at this year's Loveparade" width="194" height="143"/></div></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5834737,00.html"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><p id="AutoGeneratedID-2">At least 18 people have been trampled to death on their way to attend the Loveparade techno music festival in the western German city of Duisburg on Saturday. </p></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5834737,00.html"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><p id="AutoGeneratedID-3">The tragedy occurred in a tunnel on the way to the festival grounds as police were trying to prevent people from entering the overcrowded site. Thousands of fans had been walking along a hundred-meter pathway toward the festival for several hours, many of them intoxicated.</p><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5834737,00.html" href="http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5834737,00.html">Read more at www.dw-world.de</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://amplify.com/u/812g">http://amplify.com/u/812g</a></div><br/>Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14066595790186012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684599.post-85778552737948402342010-07-24T16:33:00.001-07:002010-07-24T16:33:27.274-07:00Untitled<div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://gizmodo.com/5595451/an-app-that-turns-cameras-into-time-machines" href="http://gizmodo.com/5595451/an-app-that-turns-cameras-into-time-machines">gizmodo.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://gizmodo.com/5595451/an-app-that-turns-cameras-into-time-machines"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><p id="AutoGeneratedID-1"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/07/superimposed_photo_edit_big.jpg"><img width="500" alt="An App That Turns Cameras Into Time Machines" src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/07/500x_superimposed_photo_edit_big.jpg" id="AutoGeneratedID-0" /></a>Perfectly matching snapshots-in-progress with a photo taken in the same spot a hundred years ago is an awesome idea. Turns out, it's kind of hard. But Adobe and MIT have <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20727704.200-camera-app-puts-you-in-the-footsteps-of-history.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news">figured out a way</a> to make it happen more accurately.</p><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://gizmodo.com/5595451/an-app-that-turns-cameras-into-time-machines" href="http://gizmodo.com/5595451/an-app-that-turns-cameras-into-time-machines">Read more at gizmodo.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://amplify.com/u/810y">http://amplify.com/u/810y</a></div><br/>Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14066595790186012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684599.post-84917625552424391112010-07-24T16:09:00.001-07:002010-07-24T16:09:26.989-07:00Untitled<div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.xda-developers.com/windows-mobile/hd2-android-development-section-now-available/" href="http://www.xda-developers.com/windows-mobile/hd2-android-development-section-now-available/">www.xda-developers.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.xda-developers.com/windows-mobile/hd2-android-development-section-now-available/"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><h1 id="AutoGeneratedID-0">HD2 Android Development Section Now Available!</h1></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.xda-developers.com/windows-mobile/hd2-android-development-section-now-available/"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><p id="AutoGeneratedID-1">Recently, Android development for the HTC HD2 has increased by leaps and bounds. At the beginning of this month, the first Android packages were released, and now it runs almost stable and fluid on the HD2. Because of the increase in Android development, we decided to add a new forum that specifically targets any subjects related to Android for the HD2. A lot of threads have already been moved to this new section, like the major <a rel="nofollow" href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=719646">discussion thread</a> and the ‘<a rel="nofollow" href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=732380">Definitive Guide to Android on HD2</a>‘.</p></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.xda-developers.com/windows-mobile/hd2-android-development-section-now-available/"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><p id="AutoGeneratedID-2">We hope this will keep some overview of the whole discussion. Follow this link to jump to the new forum:<br /><br /><strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=735">HD2 Android Development</a></strong></p><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.xda-developers.com/windows-mobile/hd2-android-development-section-now-available/" href="http://www.xda-developers.com/windows-mobile/hd2-android-development-section-now-available/">Read more at www.xda-developers.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://amplify.com/u/810a">http://amplify.com/u/810a</a></div><br/>Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14066595790186012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684599.post-56596514077866138132010-07-24T14:54:00.001-07:002010-07-24T14:54:22.015-07:00FreeBSD 8.1 is available<div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.1R/announce.html" href="http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.1R/announce.html">www.freebsd.org</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.1R/announce.html"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><h1 id="AutoGeneratedID-0">FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE Announcement</h1></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.1R/announce.html"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><p id="AutoGeneratedID-1">The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team is pleased to announce the availability of<br />FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE. This is the second release from the 8-STABLE branch which improves<br />on the functionality of FreeBSD 8.0 and introduces some new features. Some of the<br />highlights:</p></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.1R/announce.html"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><ul id="AutoGeneratedID-2"><br /><li><br /><p>zfsloader added</p><br /></li><br /><br /><li><br /><p>zpool version of ZFS subsystem updated to version 14</p><br /></li><br /><br /><li><br /><p>NFSv4 ACL support in UFS and ZFS; support added to cp(1), find(1), getfacl(1), mv(1),<br />and setfacl(1) utilities</p><br /></li><br /><br /><li><br /><p>UltraSPARC IV/IV+, SPARC64 V support</p><br /></li><br /><br /><li><br /><p>SMP support in PowerPC G5</p><br /></li><br /><br /><li><br /><p>BIND 9.6.2-P2</p><br /></li><br /><br /><li><br /><p>sendmail updated to 8.14.4</p><br /></li><br /><br /><li><br /><p>OpenSSH updated to 5.4p1</p><br /></li><br /><br /><li><br /><p>GNOME 2.30.1, KDE 4.4.5</p><br /></li><br /></ul></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.1R/announce.html"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><p id="AutoGeneratedID-3">For a complete list of new features and known problems, please see the online release<br />notes and errata list available at:</p></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.1R/announce.html"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><ul id="AutoGeneratedID-4"><br /><li><br /><p><tt><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/8.1R/relnotes.html">http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/8.1R/relnotes.html</a></tt></p><br /></li><br /><br /><li><br /><p><tt><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/8.1R/errata.html">http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/8.1R/errata.html</a></tt></p><br /></li><br /></ul></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.1R/announce.html"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><ul id="AutoGeneratedID-5"><br /><li><br /><p><tt><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/releng/">http://www.FreeBSD.org/releng/</a></tt></p><br /></li><br /></ul><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.1R/announce.html" href="http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.1R/announce.html">Read more at www.freebsd.org</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://amplify.com/u/80yw">http://amplify.com/u/80yw</a></div><br/>Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14066595790186012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684599.post-45249576160731024142010-07-23T17:51:00.001-07:002010-07-23T17:51:43.591-07:00Firefox Tab Candy!<div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>this looks cool!</p></div></div><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://mashable.com/2010/07/23/tab-candy-firefox/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29" href="http://mashable.com/2010/07/23/tab-candy-firefox/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29">mashable.com <em>via Google Reader</em></a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://mashable.com/2010/07/23/tab-candy-firefox/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div align="center" class="Amp_Content_Item_Emb"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13560319&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1" height="329" width="400" wmode="opaque" quality="high" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="never" id="AutoGeneratedID-0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" ></embed></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://mashable.com/2010/07/23/tab-candy-firefox/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29" href="http://mashable.com/2010/07/23/tab-candy-firefox/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29">See more at mashable.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://amplify.com/u/8069">http://amplify.com/u/8069</a></div><br/>Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14066595790186012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684599.post-70591998396555071872010-07-23T17:45:00.001-07:002010-07-23T17:45:48.156-07:00Mugen Battery Pack Doubles Evo 4G Battery Life<div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://gizmodo.com/5595126/mugen-battery-pack-doubles-evo-4g-battery-life" href="http://gizmodo.com/5595126/mugen-battery-pack-doubles-evo-4g-battery-life">gizmodo.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://gizmodo.com/5595126/mugen-battery-pack-doubles-evo-4g-battery-life"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><p id="AutoGeneratedID-1"><img width="500" alt="Mugen Battery Pack Doubles Evo 4G Battery Life" src="http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/07/500x_mugenevo.jpg" id="AutoGeneratedID-0" />The Sprint <a rel="nofollow" href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/evo4g/" title="Click here to read more posts tagged #evo4g">Evo 4G</a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://gizmodo.com/5554198/htc-evo-4g-review-a-war-machine">does a lot of things brilliantly</a>, but endurance is not one of them. Until this Mugen <a rel="nofollow" href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/batterypack/" title="Click here to read more posts tagged #batterypack">battery pack</a> came along, granting Evo owners' wish of a full day's use on one charge.</p></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://gizmodo.com/5595126/mugen-battery-pack-doubles-evo-4g-battery-life"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><p id="AutoGeneratedID-2">The 3,200mAh capacity HLI-A9292XL battery pack gives you twice the juice the 1,500mAh the Evo 4G ships with. It adds a bit of bulk, but what's an extra 20mm of thickness when you're already rocking one of the largest handsets out there?</p></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://gizmodo.com/5595126/mugen-battery-pack-doubles-evo-4g-battery-life"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><p id="AutoGeneratedID-3">The battery pack won't ship until August 13th, but the $97 price tag seems like a bargain for the peace of mind that comes with knowing your phone won't quit on you by lunchtime. [<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/3200mah-mugen-power-extended-battery-for-htc-evo-4g-with-battery-door.html">Mugen</a> via <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/07/23/evo.4g.life.boosted.by.mugen.battery/">Electronista</a>]</p><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://gizmodo.com/5595126/mugen-battery-pack-doubles-evo-4g-battery-life" href="http://gizmodo.com/5595126/mugen-battery-pack-doubles-evo-4g-battery-life">Read more at gizmodo.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://amplify.com/u/8063">http://amplify.com/u/8063</a></div><br/>Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14066595790186012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684599.post-48638262706080288022010-07-23T16:03:00.001-07:002010-07-23T16:03:56.324-07:00I love growing things<div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>...and I like to eat potatoes!</p></div></div><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.hillgardens.com/potatoes.htm" href="http://www.hillgardens.com/potatoes.htm">www.hillgardens.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.hillgardens.com/potatoes.htm"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><b id="AutoGeneratedID-0"><font size="5" face="Arial" >Potatoes:<br />Nearly A Half-Bushel Per Foot</font></b></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.hillgardens.com/potatoes.htm"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><p align="JUSTIFY" id="AutoGeneratedID-1"><font size="2" face="Arial" >Welcome through<br /> Fred's Garden Gate! Well, it's too late<br /> for this season—at least in Central Maine—but there's still time to<br /> prepare and plan a very different way to grow potatoes <i>next</i><br /> season. </font></p></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.hillgardens.com/potatoes.htm"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><p align="JUSTIFY" id="AutoGeneratedID-2"><font size="2" face="Arial" >Early this Spring (2000), I ordered my Dark Red Norland<br /> potatoes from Johnny's and decided I'd had enough of rows and rows of spuds taking up most of the<br /> prime space in our veggie patch. So....I borrowed a concept from a distant<br /> friend, highly refined it, and now grow them <i>vertically!</i> The up-side:<br /> where 5 pounds of spud "seed" formerly planted about 40 feet of<br /> row, now the same plants occupy a circular space 2-1/2 feet across by 36" tall. And considering the harvest rate, that cooks down to just<br /> short of a bushel and a half for the space used! The only down-side<br /> that I can see: the planting tends to dry out quicker than if<br /> planted directly in the ground.  Here's the deal: </font></p></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.hillgardens.com/potatoes.htm"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><p align="JUSTIFY" id="AutoGeneratedID-4"><font size="2" face="Arial" >    Find yourself about ten feet of<br /> 36" wide "hog wire" that has wire spacing of 1" by 2",<br /> then roll it into a vertical "cylinder" (now 3-feet tall) and<br /> lace it together with either wire or synthetic cord.<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.hillgardens.com/images/potato%20cage%203.jpg"><img width="174" vspace="5" hspace="5" height="130" border="0" align="left" alt="Hog-wire laced securely into a vertical "cylinder."" src="http://www.hillgardens.com/images/potato%20cage%203.jpg" id="AutoGeneratedID-3" /></a></font></p></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.hillgardens.com/potatoes.htm"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><font size="2" face="Arial" id="AutoGeneratedID-5">Once laced securely, it's time to cut the openings<br /> through which your potato "seed" will be inserted.<br /> Each hole will be approximately 3" by 4" - just large enough to<br /> push the "seed" through, and for the plant to grow through. I<br /> arranged mine so there were four openings tall on the cylinder, and 10<br /> openings on<br /> each of the four tiers.</font></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.hillgardens.com/potatoes.htm"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><p align="JUSTIFY" id="AutoGeneratedID-6"><font size="2" face="Arial" >Stand this now completed cylinder on one end in the<br /> full sun, and drive a stout stake <i>outside </i>on each side (at "9<br /> O'clock" and "3 O'clock") to keep it standing on end.<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.hillgardens.com/images/potato%20cage%201.jpg"><img width="171" vspace="5" hspace="5" height="128" border="0" align="right" alt="A view of one of the holes through which a "seed" will be inserted." src="http://www.hillgardens.com/images/potato%20cage%201.jpg" /></a></font></p></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.hillgardens.com/potatoes.htm"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div align="center" class="Amp_Content_Item_Image"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/clog_clip_cache/amplify.com/07A7E03B-0E94-4D84-AAFD-295D3A2437CE/549ACEED-B82C-4004-8D71-E71EF0384246" alt="A view of one of the holes through which a "seed" will be inserted." width="171" height="128"/></div></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.hillgardens.com/potatoes.htm"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><font size="2" face="Arial" id="AutoGeneratedID-8">The next step involves a wheelbarrow and some<br /> elbow-grease: fill this wire enclosure right to the top with the freshest<br /> compost or <i>very</i> high organic matter soil— not the usual stuff<br /> ("dirt") you usually grow your potatoes in!—you can get your<br /> hands on, and slightly shake the cage a little to settle it down. I used<br /> 100% compost—a biologically hot-rot product using my own 21-day, no-turn<br /> composting method (see the article in archives: </font><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.hillgardens.com/potatoes.htm" href="http://www.hillgardens.com/potatoes.htm">Read more at www.hillgardens.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://amplify.com/u/8046">http://amplify.com/u/8046</a></div><br/>Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14066595790186012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684599.post-17278108008342490352010-07-23T12:25:00.001-07:002010-07-23T12:25:08.737-07:00Aftermath of the oil spill in the gulf<div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.truth-out.org/toxic-dispersants-causing-widespread-illness61604" href="http://www.truth-out.org/toxic-dispersants-causing-widespread-illness61604">www.truth-out.org</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.truth-out.org/toxic-dispersants-causing-widespread-illness61604"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><h3 id="AutoGeneratedID-0">Experts: Health Hazards in Gulf Warrant Evacuations </h3></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.truth-out.org/toxic-dispersants-causing-widespread-illness61604"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><p id="AutoGeneratedID-1">When Louisiana residents ask marine toxicologist and community activist <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.rikiott.com/">Riki Ott</a> what she would do if she lived in the Gulf with children, she tells them she would leave immediately. "It's that bad. We need to start talking about who's going to pay for evacuations."</p></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.truth-out.org/toxic-dispersants-causing-widespread-illness61604"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><p id="AutoGeneratedID-2">In 1989, Ott, who lives in Cordova, Alaska, experienced firsthand the devastating effects of the Exxon Valdex oil disaster. For the past two months, she's been traveling back and forth between Louisiana and Florida to gather information about what's really happening and share the lessons she learned about long-term illnesses and deaths of cleanup workers and residents. In late May, she began meeting people in the Gulf with symptoms like headaches, dizziness, sore throats, burning eyes, rashes and blisters that are so deep, they're leaving scars. People are asking, "What's happening to me?"</p></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.truth-out.org/toxic-dispersants-causing-widespread-illness61604"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><p id="AutoGeneratedID-3">She says the culprit is almost two million gallons of Corexit, the dispersant BP is using to break up and hide the oil below the ocean's surface. "It's an industrial solvent. It's a degreaser. It's chewing up boat engines off-shore. It's chewing up dive gear on-shore. Of course it's chewing up people's skin. The doctors are saying the solvents are making the oil worse."</p><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.truth-out.org/toxic-dispersants-causing-widespread-illness61604" href="http://www.truth-out.org/toxic-dispersants-causing-widespread-illness61604">Read more at www.truth-out.org</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://amplify.com/u/7zyr">http://amplify.com/u/7zyr</a></div><br/>Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14066595790186012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684599.post-92103042699922115362010-07-23T12:18:00.001-07:002010-07-23T12:18:05.575-07:00many many Earth type planets in our Galaxy<div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.ted.com/talks/dimitar_sasselov_how_we_found_hundreds_of_earth_like_planets.html" href="http://www.ted.com/talks/dimitar_sasselov_how_we_found_hundreds_of_earth_like_planets.html">www.ted.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.ted.com/talks/dimitar_sasselov_how_we_found_hundreds_of_earth_like_planets.html"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><span id="altHeadline">Dimitar Sasselov: How we found hundreds of Earth-like planets</span></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.ted.com/talks/dimitar_sasselov_how_we_found_hundreds_of_earth_like_planets.html"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div align="center" class="Amp_Content_Item_Emb"><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" height="329" width="400" wmode="opaque" quality="high" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/dynamic/DimitarSasselov_2010G-medium.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/DimitarSasselov-2010G.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=388&vh=244&ap=0&ti=920&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=dimitar_sasselov_how_we_found_hundreds_of_earth_like_pl;year=2010;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=peering_into_space;theme=a_taste_of_tedglobal_2010;event=TEDGlobal+2010;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" ></embed></div><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.ted.com/talks/dimitar_sasselov_how_we_found_hundreds_of_earth_like_planets.html" href="http://www.ted.com/talks/dimitar_sasselov_how_we_found_hundreds_of_earth_like_planets.html">See more at www.ted.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://amplify.com/u/7zyf">http://amplify.com/u/7zyf</a></div><br/>Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14066595790186012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684599.post-53520190165803025702010-07-23T12:04:00.001-07:002010-07-23T12:04:18.600-07:00Untitled<div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/22/texas.execution.probe/index.html?hpt=T2" href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/22/texas.execution.probe/index.html?hpt=T2">www.cnn.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/22/texas.execution.probe/index.html?hpt=T2"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><h1 id="AutoGeneratedID-0">Texans wonder if they executed an innocent man</h1></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/22/texas.execution.probe/index.html?hpt=T2"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><p id="AutoGeneratedID-1"><b>(CNN)</b> -- A Texas state board is set Friday to revisit questions surrounding a controversial 2004 execution, with supporters of the man's family warning the panel is trying to bury its own critical review of the case.</p></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/22/texas.execution.probe/index.html?hpt=T2"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><p id="AutoGeneratedID-2">Cameron Todd Willingham was executed in 2004 for a fire that killed his three daughters. Prosecutors argued that Willingham deliberately set the 1991 blaze -- but three reviews of the evidence by outside experts have found the fire should not have been ruled arson.</p></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/22/texas.execution.probe/index.html?hpt=T2"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><p id="AutoGeneratedID-3">The last of those reports was ordered by the Texas Forensic Sciences Commission, which has been looking into Willingham's execution since 2008. But a September 2009 shake-up by Texas Gov. Rick Perry has kept that panel from reviewing the report, and the commission's new chairman has ordered a review of its operating rules. Critics say that may kill the probe.</p></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/22/texas.execution.probe/index.html?hpt=T2"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><p id="AutoGeneratedID-4">"They are attempting permanently to keep the investigation from continuing and moving on, and I do believe it's because they don't like the direction the evidence is leading," Willingham's cousin, Pat Cox, said Thursday.</p><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/22/texas.execution.probe/index.html?hpt=T2" href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/22/texas.execution.probe/index.html?hpt=T2">Read more at www.cnn.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://amplify.com/u/7zy0">http://amplify.com/u/7zy0</a></div><br/>Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14066595790186012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9684599.post-71405616599283458562010-07-23T11:50:00.001-07:002010-07-23T11:50:58.116-07:00Too rich for me<div class="Amp_Commentary_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Post_Text"><p>I love being taken advantage of!</p></div></div><div class="Amp_Content_Outer"><div class="Amp_Top_Wrap"><div class="Amp_Source_First"><span>Amplify’d from <a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.thenation.com/article/37889/no-oligarchy" href="http://www.thenation.com/article/37889/no-oligarchy">www.thenation.com</a></span></div></div><div class="Amp_Middle_Wrap"><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.thenation.com/article/37889/no-oligarchy"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><h2 id="AutoGeneratedID-0"><br /> No To Oligarchy </h2></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.thenation.com/article/37889/no-oligarchy"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><p id="AutoGeneratedID-1">The American people are hurting. As a result of the greed, recklessness and illegal behavior on Wall Street, millions of Americans have lost their jobs, homes, life savings and their ability to get a higher education. Today, some 22 percent of our children live in poverty, and millions more have become dependent on food stamps for their food.</p></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="Amp_Content_Hr"></div><blockquote class="Amp_Content_Item" cite="http://www.thenation.com/article/37889/no-oligarchy"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><p id="AutoGeneratedID-2">And while the Great Wall Street Recession has devastated the middle class, the truth is that working families have been experiencing a decline for decades. During the Bush years alone, from 2000-2008, median family income dropped by nearly $2,200 and millions lost their health insurance. Today, because of stagnating wages and higher costs for basic necessities, the average two-wage-earner family has less disposable income than a one-wage-earner family did a generation ago. The average American today is underpaid, overworked and stressed out as to what the future will bring for his or her children. For many, the American dream has become a nightmare.</p><span class="Amp_Source_Button"><a rel="clipsource" target="_blank" title="http://www.thenation.com/article/37889/no-oligarchy" href="http://www.thenation.com/article/37889/no-oligarchy">Read more at www.thenation.com</a></span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="Amp_Bottom_Wrap"> </div></div><div class="Amp_Link">See this Amp at <a href="http://amplify.com/u/7zxg">http://amplify.com/u/7zxg</a></div><br/>Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14066595790186012789noreply@blogger.com0