Afghanistan-Based US National Guard Wish Friends, Family 'Happy 4th of July'

Members of the US National Guard currently based in Afghanistan uploaded videos today wishing friends and family from Georgia to South Dakota to Indiana a happy Fourth of July:

• National Guard Specialist Says "Happy 4th of July" from Afghanistan
• National Guard 4th of July Shout Out
• Happy 4th of July from Indiana Soldier in Afghanistan
• Happy 4th of July from Afghanistan
• Indiana Naitonal Guard Soldier Sends a 4th of July message from Afghanistan
• South Dakota Soldier Sends a 4th of July Message
• South Dakota National Guard Says "Happy 4th of July" from Afghanistan

Indonesia's 'Little Obama' Movie Trailer Casts Future U.S. Leader As A Fighter

A new movie trailer for Anak Menteng (Little Obama), an Indonesian bio-pic of U.S. President Barack Obama as a young man, was discussed today by blogs like The Huffington Post. The short clip casts Obama as an outsider trying to gain acceptance, and as a student of boxing who is beginning to learn how to fight:

User name: DamienDematra

Location: Indonesia

Date uploaded: July 1

Views: 398

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In 2007, Steven Chu Thought BP Would 'Help Save the World'

Back in 2007, when U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu was director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, he saw BP as an ally in developing alternatives to transportation fuels like gasoline and as a partner in improving stewardship of the environment (21:18).

At the time, BP had just given $500 million to UC Berkeley and the University of Illinois to develop new sources of energy and reduce the impact of energy consumption on the environment.

News and commentary sites are discussing the clip today. This appears to be the original version (skip to 21 minutes and 18 seconds to see Chu's interview):

User name: UCBerkeleyEvents

Location: Berkeley, Calif.

Date uploaded: Aug. 21, 2007

Views: 455

User notes: On February 1, global energy firm BP announced that it had selected UC Berkeley, in partnership with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, to lead an unprecedented $500 million research effort to develop new sources of energy and reduce the impact of energy consumption on the environment.

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