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Decisions, decisions, decisions, so the midterm elections were a referendum on the current administration. Now it's time to see what Bush thinks about his own run at the office. With his newly released memoir, Decisions Points, George W. Bush attempts to put a human face and spin to the crucial points of his presidency. And with that, perhaps, rehabilitate his legacy. But my question is this, would you even read this Presidential memoir? And to borrow from the Daily Beast, Has the apparent failings of the current administration put George W. Bush and his administration in a better light? Of course, memoirs reveal much about the writer than he'd like to think. And in that light, how do you feel about Bush's reaction to Kanye West's infamous, "Bush doesn't care about black people?" Though more importantly, should the former president be investigated for his approval of questionable interrogatory practices such as waterboarding? What do you think?
While we're on the subject of what was done at work, how do you feel about the case where an employee was fired for posting derogatory comments about her boss on her public Facebook page? And it seems to beg the question, should insurance companies be allowed to cancel policies or change premiums based on information on your Facebook page?
Perhaps Facebook should impose warnings when you're trying to upload that crazy, dangerous week you had that you really don't remember. Though I don't think labels like, "Photos might actually be seen by future employers or insurance adjusters," will do as well as the graphic and gruesome images to be included with every pack of cigarettes that the FDA is pushing for. Crying babies, diseased lungs will stare back at you from your pack of smokes, soon. I see that branded cigarette cases will start selling more. But do you support such warning labels?
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A great deal of what public figures have said about the proposed Islamic cultural center near ground zero in Lower Manhattan has been aimed at playing off fear and intolerance for political gain. Former Justice John Paul Stevens of the Supreme Court, on the other hand, delivered one of the sanest and most instructive arguments for tolerance that we have heard in a long time.
Justice Stevens, who retired at the end of the court’s last term, served for two and a half years as an intelligence officer in Pearl Harbor during World War II. In a speech on Thursday in Washington, he confessed his initial negative reaction decades later at seeing dozens of Japanese tourists visiting the U.S.S. Arizona memorial.
“Those people don’t really belong here,” he recalled thinking about the Japanese tourists. “We won the war. They lost it. We shouldn’t allow them to celebrate their attack on Pearl Harbor even if it was one of their greatest victories.”
But then Justice Stevens said that he recognized his mistake in “drawing inferences” about the group of tourists that might not apply to any of them. “The Japanese tourists were not responsible for what some of their countrymen did decades ago,” he said, just as “the Muslims planning to build the mosque are not responsible for what an entirely different group of Muslims did on 9/11.”
Bullying has been in our minds these past weeks. With the surprising suicides of several young teens as an effect of bullying due to their presumed sexual orientation, what was once considered as part of the cruelties of childhood is now considered a dangerous epidemic. In response, an MMA fighter has offered his services (sweet, but not particularly safe; bullies bleed too) and Perez Hilton after being confronted by Ellen De Generes has actually promised to dial down the celebrity snark.
The most encouraging efforts have been those of Dan Savage, the resident sex columnist of Seattle’s The Stranger. With his partner, Terry, he started a YouTube Channel called the It Get Better Project where LGBT adults direct messages of hope to the young. This is the video that started it all:
And now even amidst a difficult and confusing fight for/against DADT, President Obama gives his time.
We’ve dealt with the best iPhone apps in a past entry (and we’re still open for suggestions!) but let’s move on to the next gadget fave, the iPad. Think of it as an iPod Touch, but bigger (and better—haven’t you always felt that the iPod touch was a bit awkward to use.) Though the tablet PCs aren’t necessarily a new thing, they sure are the closest thing to Star Trek that we’ve all seen in a while.
Interestingly enough, the iPad was the first subject of our YouTube videos. We asked the world (before the release of the iPad) what they would do if their hands on one. And we eventually held a contest for it. And we got a winner:
Watch out for more of our contests, we’re having one soon, so keep watching this space, or the YouTube channel, the Facebook page, or the Twitter.
And maybe when you win our next contest, you could check these apps out yourself:
The first must have application, especially for college students, is called Evernote. With it, you can take notes in your own handwriting that are synced automatically with an online account. This means that your work or school notes can be accessed from both your computer and your Apple device and vice versa.
The computer also makes a great cook book. With the Epicurious app, users can gain access to thousands of easy to read recipes. The application allows you to search for recipes based off of the ingredients you currently have in your kitchen as well.
Stay informed and safe with round the clock weather updates from The Weather Channel. The critically acclaimed application features easy to access information and clear pictures. You can also set it to play an alarm when there is moderate to severe weather in your area.
Urbanspoon is another great iPad app. After plugging in your zip code, you can ask the application to randomly choose a restaurant you should eat at. You can even set it to choose from a specific type of food, like Mexican or fast food. After an eatery is chosen, the app offers the business’s phone number and driving directions to help you get there. Urbanspoon is a great way for people to learn about and experience new foods around your city.
There are so many iPad apps, we haven’t even touched the games! Do you guys have any more suggestions? Leave us a comment below!
So what do you think? Click here to vote on our poll, let's get a consensus so we can send it off!
Perhaps that it was a good enough idea to have 500 million active users (70% of which live outside the United States,) a movie loosely based on the origins of Facebook were made. And with the grand cinematic visual prowess of David Fincher, the distinctive dialogue of Aaron Sorkin, and the surprising acting fête of Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Timberlake, it seems we have another winner. Interestingly enough, without the blessing of the idea guy himself, Mark Zuckerberg. But what do think? Have you seen the movie? Does The Social Network live up to its hype?
Did 'The Social Network' live up to the hype?
