Bono at NAACP Awards

The video below is of Bono accepting the honorary Chairman’s Award at the NAACP Awards last Spring. He finishes an inspiring acceptance speech with as much fire and passion as any African-American preacher.

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later man, jan

free ringtones for your cell ?

Here's a quote from a website I like...

"I don't get ringtones. I mean, I know what they are, but I don't care enough about them to download any. I'm happy with whatever ringtones come with my phone. But my kids like them, and I understand some people buy them online. Buying ringtones? Why? I'll give you a selection of RLP ringtones for free."

so - if you think you might like to download a new ringtone - check out Real Live Preacher.com ... I was attracted to 'the polite one'...
but then - I'm also not techno-savvy enough to download something like this to my cell anyway - half the time I don't even hear the tone I have :) sigh -
later man, jan

Fraking Cylons... (video)

Dustin Adair, digital SFX artist who worked to bring the REAL metallic Cylon to life, creates this "toon-style" approach to an age old question. "What would happen if a 'Chrome Toaster' got tired of being treated like a second class Cylon? It's an uprising, Centurion-style. Better quality version at WeWereCenturions.com."

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