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• Primal Health: Eye-to-Eye Contact -
• Elections ‘08 Map Gallery -
• Drag and Drop Game Development with Gendai (video) - Mashable - The ultimate goal is to establish a kind of “YouTube for Games” where members can upload and share their new creations much like YouTube members do with video. However, Gendai wants to help its developers make a little money in the process by allowing them to monetize their games online and on the Apple AppStore for the IPhone.
• Overthinking It - Overthinking It subjects the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve.
• War in Context - CAMPAIGN 08: The McCain smirk - The indispensable knack of “looking presidential” absolutely requires that you do not appear to fear your opponent. While some voters are weighing up the issues and making a purely personal judgment about the candidates, many more are engaged in a form of group behavior that hinges on being able to successfully predict who the winner will be - it’s all about the gravitational pull of power and the fear of social isolation.

  Obama passed the looking-presidential test; McCain did not. Little else matters… Until Thursday that is, when — barring some dreadful gaffe by Biden — Sarah Palin will merely reinforce the impression that this is not a team that truly believes in its capacity to govern.

• McCain Drops On Intrade After Debate [The free markets have spoken] - McCain's odds of winning the presidency peaked on September 15th at 52%, says Intrade. Since then, they've dropped steadily, to a current 44%.

  Last night's debate didn't help: McCain's odds are down this morning, extending a dive triggered by his bizarre would-be hero-ride into Washington and flip-flopping on the debate in the past few days.

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