I just got this email from the Prez and I am sharing it for those who don’t subscribe to his newsletter.  All I have to say is those of you who either thought he had no “real plan” or wanted him to get tough, well here it is.  The Health Care smack down has begun!  Remember, a Jedi Master never flaunts or exposes his power.  His magic or use of power must be subtle; the opponent must feel they are the ones making the decisions.  They must feel they are in control.  Only when the Jedi is actually threatened must he use his full power and crush his enemy if they so wish.

Phillipe --

Last Thursday's first-of-its-kind summit capped off a debate that has lasted nearly a year. Every idea has now been put on the table. Every argument has been made. Both parties agree that the status quo is unacceptable and gets more dire each day. Today, I want to state as clearly and forcefully as I know how: Now is the time to make a decision about the future of health care in America.

The final proposal I've put forward draws on the best ideas from all sides, including several put forward by Republicans at last week's summit. It will put Americans in charge of their own health care, ensuring that neither government nor insurance company bureaucrats can ration, deny, or put out of financial reach the care our families need and deserve.

I strongly believe that Congress now owes the American people a final vote on health care reform. Reform has already passed the House with bipartisan support and the Senate with a super-majority of sixty votes. Now it deserves the same kind of up-or-down vote that has been routinely used and has passed such landmark measures as welfare reform and both Bush tax cuts.

Earlier today, I asked leaders in both houses of Congress to finish their work and schedule a vote in the next few weeks. From now until then, I will do everything in my power to make the case for reform. And now, I'm asking you, the members of the Organizing for America community, to raise your voice and do the same.

The final march for reform has begun, and your participation is crucial. Please commit to join with me to take reform across the finish line.

Essentially, my proposal would change three things about the current health care system:

First, it would protect all Americans from the worst practices of insurance companies. Never again will the mother with breast cancer have her coverage revoked, see her premiums arbitrarily raised, or be forced to live in fear that a pre-existing condition will bar her from future coverage.

Second, my proposal would give individuals and small businesses the same choice of private health insurance that members of Congress get for themselves. And my proposal says that if you still can't afford the insurance in this new marketplace, we will offer you tax credits based on your income -- tax credits that add up to the largest middle class tax cut for health care in history.

Finally, my proposal would bring down the cost of health care for everyone -- families, businesses, and the federal government -- and bring down our deficit by as much as $1 trillion over the next two decades. These savings mean businesses small and large will finally be freed up to create jobs and increase wages. With costs currently skyrocketing, reform is vital to remaining economically strong in the years and decades to come.

In the few crucial weeks ahead, you can help make sure this proposal becomes law. Please sign up to join the Organizing for America campaign in the final march for reform:

http://my.barackobama.com/commit

When I talked about change on the campaign, this is what I was talking about: coming together to solve a huge problem that has been troubling America for 100 years and standing up to the special interests to deliver a brighter, smarter future for generations to come.

I look forward to signing this historic reform into law. And when I do, it will be because your organizing played an essential role in making change possible.

Thank you,

President Barack Obama

Although it’s been around for years, I just came across this site last month and already it’s been bought out!    No matter, it’s still pretty cool for fixing photos and adding special effects and shapes to images.  I will bet Google somehow combines Picasa Web right into it down the line. 

Click here to read about Googles acquisition:

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/google-welcomes-picnik.html

Here is a sample pic from my own Picasa Web album with some Picnik:

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/zDf8fLuwLiZ-hlCB2A1Gow?feat=directlink

Presenting another House Vocal Mixx from Dr.StrangeLuv!  If you like house music (up-tempo, vocal, deep tech), take a listen and enjoy.  The MP3 file is also included if you would rather download it directly or if you have problems with the stream.

Download MP3

Playlist

Song - Artist

Please You (Incl. GarcyNoise Mixes)-  Atjazz feat. Clyde

No Compromise (Natural Mix) - Blak & Spanish

I_Will_Follow_(Vocal_Mix)

Fuego (Fuego) - Monoman

Saxtrack (Reboot Twisted Fist Remix)- Sebo K & Metro

Complicated (Raw Artistic Soul Vocal - Ralf GUM feat. Kafele

Another Lover (Incl. Dimitri from Pa - Tortured Soul

No Applause (John Daly Mix) - Fish Go Deep

Can't Get Enough (Latin Mix)-  Alex Finkin & Reverend P feat.

Make Me Beautiful (Dave Jones Remix) - Sofia Rubina

Recovered EP (Black Sugar) - DJ Fudge 127.2 (100

I've Been Thinking (Miguel Migs Mix) - Mister O.

Recovered EP (Zamora) - DJ Fudge

It's the Spirit (Souldynamic Go Deep -  DJ Romain & Darryl D Bonneau

I Love My Life (Durban Deep Mix) - Roland Clark

All Night High (Incl. Miguel Migs & Lisa Shaw)

Mind Blowin (Dub Mix) FilSonik feat. Sebastian Sozzi

Home / Love Alive (Home (Tomo Inoue) -  Heather Johnson

Feedback is much appreciated.

I had never seen this video/commercial until today.  Absolutely, hilarious.  I still love you Tiger and for the record, I think this is so wrong of Google.

Ok, this is pretty wild.  Kind of reminds me about how SKYNET got started.  At the same time, it kinda of makes me all tingly inside… strange.

Feds Commence Huge Data Center Consolidation

March 1st, 2010 : Rich Miller 

The federal government has begun what looms as the largest data center consolidation in history, hoping to dramatically reduce IT operations that are currently distributed among more than 1,100 data centers. 

On Friday Federal CIO Vivek Kundra outlined details of the ambitious plan in a memo that directs federal agencies to prepare an inventory of the IT assets by April 30 and develop a preliminary data center consolidation plan by June 30. These plans will need to be finalized by Dec. 31, 2010, with implementation beginning in 2011.

Read more à

http://cibertek.net/blog/2010/03/01/why-defragging-is-still-important-even-on-windows-7/

J. Phillipe Nelson

Cibertek Systems, Inc.

Direct: 678-459-2174

http://cibertek.net http://cibertek.net/blog http://jp-nelson.com