Torture, Why Not?

Let’s Talk About Torture For Just A Second-As the debate continues on who knew what and when, whether it was effective or not and did it make us safer. It seems as though we are being coddled into taking our eye off the ball, again, and losing site of the fact that what we are talking about is TORTURE. There are a few things that we, Americans, are forgetting.Did members of Congress know?....

Gay American Heroes

Made this for Gay American HeroesDesigned in C4D and After Effects (created by 'nonameplayer') From their site:The Gay American Heroes Memorial is a tribute to the lives of the hundreds of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender victims of hate crimes. Through this traveling memorial, we will insure that the lives of these heroes will be celebrated and never forgotten.The multidimensional,...

Map Of The Fallen

FALLENEllen RogersPerformed 6 May 2008Monument Square, Portland, MaineThis project remembers the American military men and women who have died in Iraq over the last five years.The war is on-going, yet, for those of us with no direct personal connection to the military, it is all too easy to forget about the war, the fighting, and the people...

The First American

Virgina Dare - Born 1587The August 24, 1587 baptism of Virginia Dare, the first born in the New World. (Image courtesy of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, Raleigh, NC) On August 18, 1587, Virginia Dare was the first European to be born in America. Her mother, Eleanor White Dare, was the daughter of John White, the governor...

F-15 Eagle

Check out the sick detail on this picture-(hi-res image - click on photo for larger size)An F-15 Eagle fighter receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender during Red Flag-Alaska on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 29, 2009. Red Flag is a combat operations exercise conducted on the Joint Pacific Alaskan Range Complex, which provides 67,000 square...

Twitter Top Ten

Top Ten Things I Don't Need To Know via Twitter1. That you need to pee.2. Whether or not you washed your hands after you went pee.3. That they put the wrong pickles on your Chic fil A sandwich.4. That you can tweet 74 bible verses in a row via twitter.5. That your dog just peed on the floor (actually, that was rather amusing).6. That my dog is plotting against me.7. That you got a really...

Source: No Charges Seen Over Interrogation Memos

Where Is Justice(courtesy AP)Justice Department investigators say Bush administration lawyers who approved harsh interrogation techniques of terror suspects should not face criminal charges, according to a draft report that also recommends two of the three attorneys face possible professional sanctions.The Obama administration decided last month to make public legal memos authorizing the...

1/5 of US Homes Have Cell Phones & No Landlines

Cell Phones Killed The LandlineFor the first time, the number of U.S. households opting for only cell phones outnumber those with traditional landlines in a high-tech shift accelerated by the recession.In the freshest evidence of the growing appeal of cell phones, 20 percent of households had only cells during the last half of 2008, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...