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Obama as Superhero -- Video

Link is video below After having a President who launched the careers of more comedians than any other in history, at the beginning of his Presidency, Barack Obama appeared to be a bit harder as satiric muse. However, now that...

I'm "XRanked" on Live.Com Search -- Link broken

Broken Link: X-Rank is based on a search algorithm of change in the volume of searches for various persons, ideas, places and things of interest to the public. I'm listed among 567 most-searched for bloggers on Live Search (and we...

Adam Cheyer and the Intelligent Software Assistant

Links for this Post: TR10: Intelligent Software Assistant Adam Cheyer is leading the design of powerful software that acts as a personal aide" By Erica Naone in the Technology Review Published by MIT Adam Cheyer Home Page Information overload is...

Recession Over by the End by 2009 -- Another Opinon Based on NY Fed Model

Link for this Post: NY Fed's Model Predicts End of Recession in 2009 by Mark J. Perry on his Carpe Diem blog In my last post, I wrote about the opinion of "Dr. Doom" Nouriel Roubini that the current ecomomic...

Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini Says Recession May Continue Until End of 2010

Links for This Post: Dr. Doom by Stephen Mihm, New York Times August 15, 2008 Roubini Says Recession May Continue Until End of 2010 By Cherian Thomas Bloomberg March 6,2009 NY Economist Nouriel Roubini predicts that the current economic crisis...

Gaia - The future of politics -- YouTube Video

Gaia - The future of politics (embedded below) I've been digging through my email bin trying to reach the bottom. It is getting closer or so I believe. I found a video sent to me late last year via this...

Rush Limbaugh: Cheerleader for Failure -- Video

Link for this Post: Media Matters: Rush Limbaugh: Who's Calling the Shots (see embedded video below) Back in the early Nineties, the first harbingers of what was to come in the form of George W. Bush and his eight years...

OBAMA Anatomy of a World Leader by Visionary Artist Alex Grey

Link for this Post:Obama Anatomy of a World Leader -- the making of a portrait by psychedelic artist extraordinaire Alex Grey My long-time friend Will Penna sent me a link to a portion of artist Alex Grey's site which is...

The Republican Rump by Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman in the NY times

Link for this Post: The Republican Rump by Paul Krugman in New York Times (Free registration required) What will the Republicans do if they lose today (this is written before we know for sure). NY Times Columnist speculates on the...

Three crashes mark John McCain's record as navel aviator led Navy officals to question or fault his judgment -- LA Times

Link for this Post: Mishaps mark John McCain's record as naval aviator Three crashes early in his career led Navy officials to question or fault his judgment By Ralph Vartabedian and Richard A. Serrano, Los Angeles Times According to the...

John McCain's Temper Arizonans recall run-ins with McCain -- Las Vegas Review Journal

Link for this Post: Arizonans recall run-ins with McCain Opinions about temper depend on who's talking By ALAN MAIMON Review-Journal Everyone has heard stories about current Presidential Candidate John McCain's temper. This article in my hometown newspaper adds more fodder...

The Roots of the Current Economic Crisis Can Be Found with John McCain and the Keating Five -- Free Mini-Documentary

Links for this Post: KEATING ECONOMICS: John McCain & The Making of a Financial Crisis Website Additional Information Download the Keating Economics Documentary as a high quality .mov file (playing time 17 minutes) Keating Economics: John McCain and a Financial...

Tell 5 Friends -- Don't Vote!! (Uncensored Version)

My friend Ramon Sender sent me this YouTube Video which is part of a series of non-partisan spots created by DiCaprios Appian Way production group. Here is what is written about it on YouTube: Whitaker have created public service announcements...

The 3 A.M. Call

Link for this Post: The 3 A.M. Call By Paul Krugman Op-Ed in the New York Times This article was written BEFORE THE BAILOUT FAILED but still has some good stuff worth thinking about. It begins: It’s 3 a.m., a...

Zakaria: McCain's VP decision is fundamentally irresponsible

Link fot this Post: Zakaria: McCain's VP decision is 'fundamentally irresponsible' on CNN I've been watching Fareed Zakaria's Sunday show on CNN almost every week and am glad to see that he has made a decision to take a strong...

John you like to pretend like the War started in 2007 -- Obama in Presidential Debate YouTube Video

Link for this Post: Obama to McCain: "You We're Wrong" YouTube Video also embedded below This first debate was a strange one, but so is this election. Because its hard to express complex ideas in soundbytes (and because comlex ideas...

David Letterman Reacts to John McCain Suspending Campaign

David Letterman On McCain’s Campaign Suspension And The Political And Cultural Conventional Wisdom by Joe Gandelman on the Moderate Voice David Letterman Reacts to John McCain Suspending Campaign on YouTube also embedded below I've been scanning the blogs and news...

McCain Aide’s Firm Was Paid by Freddie Mac -- New York Times

McCain Aide’s Firm Was Paid by Freddie Mac By Jackie Calmes and David D. Kirkpatrick Here is an excerpt from this breaking story in the New York Times One of the giant mortgage companies at the heart of the credit...

Even Conservative Commentator George Will Now Says That John McCain is Not Ready for the Presidency

Link for this Post: McCain Loses His Head by George F. Will in the Washington Post (requires free registration) George Will is the consummate conservative newspaper commentator. I remember reading the many George Will articles defending Richard Nixon until the...

Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow -- Bill Clinton on Why America Needs President Barack Obama

Link for this post: The embedded YouTube of former President Bill Clinton addressing the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorodo. The last two or three weeks of the summer have been nasty experience. Living in the swing state of...

Notes from Aldous Huxley in America Symposium Part 3

Links for this Post: Fourth International Aldous Huxley Symposium in Los Angeles 2008: Aldous Huxley in America The Huntington Botanical Gardens One of the panel members at the Laura Huxley Tribute said that if Laura Huxley were here, she would...

Who Shall Speak for Us

Links for this Post: Raise the Rafters -- What Barack Obama Needs to Prove in His Democratic National Convention Speech New York Magazine, the Summer 2008 issue Goodbye to All That: Why Obama Matters July 12, 2007, The Atlantic Arianna...

Aldous Huxley in America International Symposium Los Angeles July 31-August 2

Link for this Post : Aldous Huxley in America International Symposium Los Angeles July 31-August 2 -- Centre for Aldous Huxley Studies Note: The poster on the right is clickable and opens up to a larger size As regular readers...

Links By George: A Biweekly Blog Of Links To Articles And Websites Alternative Lifestyles, Culture, Shamanism, Spirituality, Politics And The Environment

Link for this Post: Links by George: An Eclectic Biweekly Collection of Links From time to time, you have seen posts on my blog with the source of the link attributed to my friend George Douvris. I first connected with...

Study Tests Magic Mushrooms -- CNN Video

Link for this Post: Study tests magic mushrooms CNN Video -- John Hopkins Psiilocybin Study with Terminal Cancer Patients I'm decompressing from my PhD candidacy orals which I passed on Monday. I got up early this morning and on CNN's...

Obama Becomes Democratic Presidential Nominee -- ABC News

Link for this Post: Obama Becomes First Black Democratic Presidential Nominee -- ABC News While Hillary Clinton has not conceded to Barack Obama, at least one major news firm (likely the first of many tonight) have recognized that Obama has...

McCain and the Cult of the Warrior -- Is The Coming Election Going to Be a Military Coup?

Links for this Post: The Cult of The Warrior -- Jack Kemp Was Right: McCain Would Be Too Dangerous as President by Frank Schaeffer in the Huffington Post Also The Militarist by Matthew Yglesias in the American Prospect When John...

Albert Hofmann - LSD - A Psychedelic 'Problem Child' Comes Full Circle - New York Times

Link for this Post: A Psychedelic ‘Problem Child’ Comes Full Circle By Benedict Carey in the New York Times My mother read this article about Albert Hofmann and his legacy, LSD. Here is a snip from the piece: Dr. Hofmann’s...

LSD Inventor Albert Hofmann Leaves Lasting Albeit Controversial Legacy - CBC Sunday News Online Video

Links for this Post: Psychedelic Pioneer Albert Hofmann Video on Canadian Broadcasting Company Sunday News Watch Video with Windows Media (click here) I taped a short statement here in Vegas whch was included as part of a collage of people...

Rest in Peace Old Friend -- Albert Hofmann the Father of LSD Dies at 102

Links for this Post: Albert Hofmann Dies at 102 New York Tmes I had some dental work done today and my dentist does not believe much in giving pain killers. Usually I concur but tonight I wish he had give...

Obama Favored 10% over Hillary Nationally -- Bush Breaks Record Highest Negative Ever -- Gallup Polls

Links for this Post: Disapproval Of Bush Breaks Record -- USA Today Obama Maintains National Lead -- Gallup Daily Two stories about the ratings of three polticians in the Gallup Poll caught my eye today. The stories might seem somewhat...

World Psychedelic Forum Videos on YouTube

Links for this post: Series of World Psychedelic Forum Videos on YouTube As I mentioned, I wanted to go to the World Psychedelic Forum in Basel but I guess two visits to Basel in one lifetime is probably enough. The...

Now is the Time for Al Gore!

Links for this Post: Could Gore Be The Nominee? By Taegan Goddard in Political Insider DraftGore.Com: Over 200,000 people have signed a this petition If you are an Obama supporter like me, these days are not the best of times....

Rush Limbaugh urges listeners to vote for Clinton

Rush Limbaugh urges listeners to vote for Clinton CNN Poltical Ticker "I want Hillary to stay in this…this is too good a soap opera," Limbaugh told fellow conservative talk-show host Laura Ingraham on Fox News Friday. He reiterated the comments...

The Grand Old White Party Confronts Obama - New York Times

Link for this post: The Grand Old White Party Confronts Obama - by Frank Rich in the New York Times. This op-ed in today's New York Times draws some amusing caricatures of the two white candidates left in this year's...

Bill Clinton: Obama 'Literally Not Part of Any of the Good Things' From the 1990s - Jake Tapper ABC News

Link for This Post: Bill Clinton: Obama 'Literally Not Part of Any of the Good Things' From the 1990s by Jake Tapper ABC News Senior National Correspondent. It looks like Bill Clinton is back on Barack Obama's case. Tapper reports:...

New York Times Reports Advisers Ready To Take "Potentially Incendiary Steps To Build Up Mrs. Clinton’s Count"

Links for This Post: Obama’s Lead in Delegates Shifts Focus of Campaign By Adam Nagourney - New York Times Out for Themselves by Ezra Klein - American Prospect Ezra Klein pulled this quote from today's New York Times article: With...

McCain's Hundred Years War -- YouTube Music Video

Links for this post: embedded video and blog link credit below While the two remaining Democrats continue to debate issues such as their record of opposing the Iraq War, Health Care, leadership, experience and changing the course of the nation,...

Caroline and Teddy Kennedy Endorse Barak Obama on YouTube

I watched this live today on CNN and it found it inspirational. I hope you enjoy it If you are planning to Vote for Hillary -- Think Again!

A President Like My Father By Caroline Kennedy -- New York Times

Link for this Post: A President Like My Father By Caroline Kennedy -- New York Times Caroline Kennedy's op-ed in the Sunday New York Times is heartfultly stated. She says: OVER the years, I’ve been deeply moved by the people...

The case against Hillary Clinton. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine

Link for this Post: The case against Hillary Clinton. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine The tile of the article "The Case Against Hillary Clinton Why on earth would we choose to put the Clinton family drama at the...

Mystic Garden Party 2008 Jan 25-26 Maui, HI Includes 3 Days of Workshop and Music

Featured Links for his Post Mystic Garden Party 2008 Buy Mystic Garden Passes for various lengths and level of participation This fun adventure has some fascinating features. Richard Albert (Ram Dass) is having a featured workshop: Be Here Now with...

Dude, Where’s My Driverless Car? Consumer Electornics Show Vegas

Link for this Post: CES: Dude, Where’s My Driverless Car? on All things Digital While New Hampshire was busy giving Hillary Clinton a come-from-behind win, in Vegas, we were busy checking out cutting edge technology at the Consumer Electrics Show....

Obama up by 13 points in New Hampshire Primary According to Just Released USA Gallup Poll

Link for this Post; Obama up by 13 points, McCain up by 4 in USAT/Gallup Poll in N.H. USA Today By: Mark Memmott and Jill Lawrence Here is an excerpt from the report from USA today Sen. Barack Obama has...

Obama: A Man Who Will Restore America’s Image in the World - in The Moderate Voice

Link for this Post: Obama: A Man Who Will Restore America’s Image in the World i by William Kern in the Moderate Voice Obama: 'A Man Who Will Restore America's Image in the World' full article referred to by first...

Futures Market and Book Makers Both see Barak Obama Win in New Hampshire

Link for this Post: Futures markets see McCain, Obama wins If the futures markets are as good a predictors of events in New Hampshire as they were in Iowa, the winners of he New Hampshire will be Barak Obama on...

Huffington Post - Barack Obama, RFK, and Blackwater

Link for this Post: Joseph A. Palermo: Barack Obama, RFK, and Blackwater - Politics on The Huffington Post. Here is an excerpt from Joeseph A. Palermo's article: Forty years ago, in 1968, when Robert F. Kennedy started his campaign for...

Iowa Caucuses 2008 Betting Odds BARACK OBAMA -180!

Link for this Post: Iowa Caucuses 2008 Betting Odds BARACK OBAMA -180!. If the oddsmakers are right, Barak Obama will win the Iowa Caucus tonight. According to this story: Prediction markets for elections have proven quite accurate in recent years...

I Upgraded to Englightenment 2.0 -- Beyond Belief

Link for this Post: Beyond Belief: Enlightenment 2.0 It looks like some people are thinking the same thoughts I am. The above link is to a conference focusing on the recent trends in our society away from science and reason...

The World Has Lost One of Its Greats -- Laura Archera Huxley 1911-2007 Updated

Links for this Post: Update: I just received an email from Karen Pfeiffer, the president of Laura's Children: Our Ultimate Investment. She sent an obituary which you will find in the extended portion of this post after what I had...