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MySpaceTV: Iron Man Exclusive Trailer HD

Awesome.

Get the details over at the NASA Eclipse Home Page (I’m guessing they haven’t changed that name in 15 years). They have different images and schedules for different time zones.

The best quote: “I thought I’d bought a home in Pleasantville,” says Talbot, who moved from New York last year. “I never imagined in my wildest dreams that stuff like this would happen.”

Charlotte Observer: New suburbs in fast decay

Foreclosures lead to vacancies and crime

Liz Chandler And Ted Mellnik, Posted on Sun, Dec. 09, 2007

A band of new suburban neighborhoods that held promise for thousands of Charlotte families is now struggling with crime, blight and falling home values.

These neighborhoods were hit hard by the wave of foreclosures rattling the nation. Damage is most visible in starter-home subdivisions across northern Charlotte, and in pockets in the east and southwest.

The best of them show subtle signs: Vacant houses. Overgrown weeds. Trash piled at the curb.

The worst of them already resemble decaying urban neighborhoods that keep police and housing inspectors busy — and cost Charlotte millions to repair.

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F.W. Hunter, Army test pilot, Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, Calif. (LOC), originally uploaded by The Library of Congress.

The Library of Congress has this and thousands of other photos on Flickr, featuring a lot of color photos from the WWII era.

Super Tuesday 2008!

President: Barack Obama

Prop. 91: No

Prop. 92: No

Prop. 93: Yes

Props. 94-97: Yes

Measure R: No

Of course, I actually voted by absentee ballot about a week ago, so hopefully my vote’s already been tallied for my precinct.