A protester representing Iraq Veterans Against the War holds up a banner during Sen. John McCain's nomination acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention, Sept. 4, 2008.
UPDATE:
The protester is Adam Kokesh, who was a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps Reserve and a veteran of the Iraq War. See: http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Adam_Kokesh
Bill Gates and michael Dell announce that Microsoft and Dell will be donating a portion of sales to the (RED) project, which harnesses business and consumer power to help fight AIDS/HIV in Africa.
An Exhibition on the Human Cost of the Iraq War
traveling exhibit, at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio June 12-14, 2006
sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee
http://www.afsc.o rg/eyes/
Story of Pres. Lincoln seeking advice from Frederick Douglas on the question of compromise on the slavery question.
These remarks were made by Douglas Knox, co-director of the Lincoln Sudies Center at the re-opening on Feb. 18, 2008 of the restored Cottage retreat of Pres. Lincoln (known in the day as the soldiers Home) near Washington.
Sen. John McCain began his acceptance speech last night in front of a green background--a gift to anyone wanting to try "green screen" techniques to project a different background. Here's a quick effort using Adobe AfterEffects. Can anyone else do better?
John Edwards speech announcing the end of his campaign, but in an interesting way: he has extracted a pedge from Hillary Clinton and Obama to make ending poverty the central thme of their prospective presidencies. He did not endorse a candidate at this time, maybe still gauging which one best picks up the poverty mantle.
Following its national convention in Columbus, Ohio, ACORN--an advocacy group for poor and low-wage people, marched to the Ohio Statehouse, July 11, 2006.
Sen. McCain accepts the GOP nomination against a background of the war, misery and national disgrace he helped to create. GOP faithful chant U-S-A while a lone protester, an ex-Marine Corporal holds up a banner.
An animation of the Mars Phoenix lander EDL (Entry, Descent and Landing), mostly from the point of view of the Mars Reconnaissance Oribiter. The animation is based on the NASA NAIF Planetary Data System, and includes a soundtrack of "Mars Hymn" by Chosc (Hans Gruber) with voiceovers from the Phoenix EDL Team.
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