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Image: Change is coming
While we don’t like the idea to demonstrate any difference between people by the color of your skin, we are remembering that not so long ago (less than 30 years in some states of the U.S.) a person like Obama would have seen his parents arrested for the (difference in the) color of their skin and he himself would have been a complete outcast in normal life left alone political life.
So because of this and only because of this we believe the image below might visualize how big a step the U.S. has made yesterday with Barack Obama’s election for President.
It certainly visualizes that there is a change. And when can you see 44 U.S. Presidents all together in one image.
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Reactions on Obama’s Success
After Barack Obama’s and the Democrats’ landslide success in the fight for Presidency, the Senate and the House some reactions on the victory as published in mainstream media around the world today.
We have only chosen some quotes that we believe came from the heart of the person who said it…
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Reminder to go voting today
Just a last reminder to go out voting today how bad the weather might be or not. And try to use paper ballots wherever this is possible so that your vote might actually be counted for the candidate you voted for.
Below two videos from “The Onion” reminding you in a humorous way of a quote from Russian Dictator Joseph Stalin: “The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything”
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Music: Ayo
We’ve first listened to Ayo, the Nigerian-Roma Soul, Reggae and Acoustic Soul singer a while ago at the Paleo festival. What a performance and what a person. She definitely has seen rough times in her life, but when I see her smile it’s the smile of a survivor.
Carry on and here are three songs from this outstanding person.
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Humor: Counting Sheep
Not tired when its time to sleep or having spent too much time in the office with your head on the desk. This little Flash application might help.
Unfortunately little Bah-Bah can’t count further than 40 so we are missing the pleasure listening to a sheep saying one thousand three hundred thirty three.
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Animation: Audio-generated landscape
Another amazing animation by Robert Hodgin. He used Processing to generate an audio-driven landscape. A detailed description is at his blog (link below).
Audio by Akufen (“Even White Horizons”).
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