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Alex de Waal discusses how unrest in Chad could delay peacekeeping conference regarding Darfur
I’m slacking in the process
of learning and experiencing new things that have been released over the last couple years. I think I can attribute this "slack" to working third shift at the bar, while going to school, and trying to get daily errands done. However! Big things are to come for me. I’m always on the lookout for projects I can use as learning tools and as publicity tools. I’ve found one marketing plan project recently that could get me some good experience, helpful contacts, and a few extra bucks in my pocket! I will definitely be spending a good amount of my time on it.
I will also be putting extra time into learning AJAX and FLEX programming markups because I enjoy the AdobeAIR platform which uses both. I’ve been trying out smaller scale applications such as the Spaz twitter desktop client, Twhirl twitter desktop client, the Pownce desktop client, etc. My goal is to take AdobeAIR and use it to develop an efficient contact aggregator. I mean to create an application that will integrate my contacts from various social networks into one place, as well as integrating the different methods of messaging into one place. It is similar to Plaxo, but I just do not like the interface or the few shortcomings with Plaxo. I’ve also thought about working to integrate everything into my Gmail account but I don’t know how well that will go over. In fact, speaking of slacking, that is another area I just have not kept up with- Google’s development section. I talked to a friend at school who has experience programming and he is willing to embark on this project with me.
A computer upgrade is definitely going to happen soon. My old IBM laptop has kept up with me so far, but now that I need more HD space, more memory, and more processor speed… there is not much else it can push out. I don’t have enough to even have the programs I need to be running, such as Dreamweaver, Photoshop, a fully-tabbed Firefox, multiple Word docs. The need for space and speed is dire! I’m looking into Dell for now as well as pulling a Mac into the home for Mac specific projects.
All in all, I miss San Francisco- I need a new computer- I have a LOT to learn this semester!
[Look at that bunch of young guns! 
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Written while watching the heat of Super Duper Tuesday 2008:
I realized more than ever that this election is going to be historic, with Barack Obama mobilizing the nation’s youth, and with Hillary Clinton expanding her group of loyal supporters – the first ever potential female or black U.S. president!
This is incredible! The only other place I’ve seen crowds with the energy and size of Obama’s supporters has been major rock concerts. His speech writer is really good, especially when matched with Obama’s vocal expertise.
Hillary Clinton also generates large boisterous crowds. Her support is widespread across the nation. As can be supposed her husband, Bill, is playing a key role in the campaign. I’d have to assume that all her popularity in the past years has carried over well into the primaries and caucuses. [P.S. when you do a google image search for "Hillary Clinton" a lot of funny images are the first to appear.]
I wonder who either dem candidate may take as their VP if elected…
McCain is really old. He is definitely a senior citizen. I really doubt that his age and years in Washington is an advantage this election season. It seems that if he were pitted against Hillary or Barack, they would be running circles around him. The experience McCain has built up is really attractive but I don’t know if his physical condition would make him a good leader to wield that experience.
Huckabee. I really don’t have much to say about him. He is very religious and just seems a little off kilter when discussing topics with the media. I’m not
saying handling the media is easy, but just that being a candidate for President he should be able to handle questions with more thought than he has.
Romney is another who I really don’t have much to say about. I see him as being a third rank candidate.
So as we get ready to send off President Bush into the relaxing days of Texas retirement, lets make sure the next president is able to pick up right where he left off and even go back to fix the overlooked snags in the lines of liberty. [<-- good line!]
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Domestic Intelligence is an important issue this election year, as is the removal of govt run invasion of privacy policies.
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New Financial Superpower. UNREAD