The End of America, end of western democracy?

“This happened in Germany” said Naomi Wolf’s friend as they chatted politics, and from that seed of doubt in an American’s mind, an American proud of their constitution, came the book (and now film)…The End of America. In relation to the US, I believe this is the most important film to be made since an inconvenient truth; [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:00:12

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Fuzzy Inaugural Math

In my print column this week, I examine whether president-elect Barack Obama will break the record for inaugural crowd size, and if he does, whether we’ll know for sure. The Washington, D.C., mayor publicly aired a projected crowd size of up to four million soon after the election, but today no government agency will get behind an official number, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:07:00

What Can You Buy With 50 Billion Zimbabwe Dollars?

The inflationary horror of creating excess money and credit is well known, and is superbly illustrated by Zimbabwe, that most modern example of abject morons printing money as they desperately try to spend ... note”, which is, as you probably surmised, a new record. Now, according to my lesson plan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:21:37

The government doubles its risky bet

I was the only MP to tell the Commons I thought the share purchases in banks were an expensive mistake and were unlikely to solve the Credit Crunch ... to buy a home. The bad news is taxpayers have to pay the bill for mistakes with that lending ... if they have written them down enough. Someone quipped recently that a large modern bank [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 07:21:00

$1500 Prize~Winning Hamburger!!!!

Everyone is given a talent...great or small it's what we do with it that counts. You can hid it under a bushel or you can put it to use. One of my sisters "Jane" has a knack for cooking. Cooking in the modern family is becoming a lost art with fast food on every corner and the ease of a microwave in almost every home. I wonder [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 21:13:00

President-Elect Barack Obama's $40 billion Handout Bailout to Internet Providers

.jpg] President-Elect Barack Obama is planning to send up to $40 billion in grants and loans bailout funds toward improving broadband ... with benefits to e-commerce, education and health-care," a House Appropriations Committee document said ...   individuals, which turned into a very unprofitable venture with disastrous results. Let the free ma [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:30:20

Dante's Hell is Alive and Well in Gaza

~ Dante Alighieri could never have imagined circles as hellish as the wards of the damned in Jabalia's hospitals ... Aviv hasn't even granted him a pension, only a series of missiles from land and air onto his house. He suffers from shrapnel wounds all over his body. I ask him where he plans to go after [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 04:20:00

Academy snubs Captain abu Raed, Gomorra; industry upset

Last year, the Academy's foreign language "phase 1 committee" -- which consists of several hundred Los Angeles-based members who divide up and screen the foreign entries, with minimal attendance requirements and a bizarre vote-tabulation process -- created an uproar by failing to include two critically-acclaimed films, "4 Months, 3 Weeks, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 01:43:06

Beyond Vietnam

Just read it. (Or listen.) Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to Break Silence, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered 4 April 1967, at a meeting of Clergy and Laity Concerned About Vietnam at Riverside Church in New York City You can also click here to listen to Dr. King delivering the speech and download an MP3 file to replay any time [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:58:58

The Problem of Looting

by Michael S. Rozeff Looting is a basic human behavior. The question is how to control it, or protect one’s property. There are four organizational answers: do-it-yourself, do it in mutual association with others, do it by hiring others, and do it through the state. The first three of these maintain one’s liberty to choose [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:28:03

Youth culture killed my dog*

Doing a little bit of research, trying to suss out why a couple of Tories are asking Andy B on Monday "what plans he has for the future of the heritage listing system". (Yes, I know, a sad way to spend ... was split between several departments, e.g. education, Home Sec. It only became the Department [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 22:25:00

the night we burned christmas

Before I dive into this story, I want to say that all is well. People have expressed concern over those past two posts. I apologize if I sounded grave or despondent. I was just reeling from the past few days. There was a death in my family, and a lot of lay offs happened at work [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 23:09:00

The UK government’s plans to retain email data and rate online content will cost too much, destroy business, liberty and must be stopped - start making placards

From March this year all ISPs will by law have to keep information about every e-mail sent or received in the UK for a year ... and combating terrorist activity. The new rules are due to come into force on 15 March, as part of a European ... . The Home Office think the data is vital for investigation and intelligence gathering. The Home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 16:54:16

What I’m Getting Wednesday

Okay, I’m about to throw up with the sycophant way the media is treating Obama. They are fawning over him like he is the second coming and until he walks across a swimming pool; I’m assuming he is just a man.As much as possible I get black Americans and other non-whites being ecstatic about him being elected President, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 05:01:00

Hey, New York Times: “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”

This is an old, old problem. But it words matter, especially in the Middle East ... . Downstairs are the cavernous classrooms where Ms. Fathi and other trainees rehearsed meal service plans ... like Ms. Fathi, working outside their home countries, were rare. But just as young men from poor Arab [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 15:55:32

What’s Happening for SMEs in 2009?

Are you working longer hours on your business this year? Or is a more environmentally sound approach at the forefront of your plans for 2009? ... the environment by clamping down on commuting to work. Businesses are also implementing more home ... at home. Recycling is the most popular green initiative, carried out by 25% of small businesses [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:37:52

11th January 2009 - Who's made a mark this week?

The result of the End of Year Portrait Challengecopyright Different Strokes from Different Folks and the artistsThese paintings were was done from ... the photograph. This project is really demonstrating and underlining all the different styles of painting ... ) also stayed at home due to fog but made sure she sketched and quite put me to shame! See [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 13:30:00

Bites of Asia Series: Twitter Weekly Digest for 2009-01-18

Check out time. Goodbye Philippines - time to head to Macau! # 8hr layover in Manila on the way to Macau means one last stop at Sentro ... last night. # Agenda for today: lunch at Long Kei; walking tour of historic Macau; daytime casinoing ... to Hong Kong. Lunch plans at either Litoral or EOD Cafe. # Portuguese fried rice and stewed duck in herbs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 07:59:59

OCIP Sarawak 2008

OCIP Sarawak 2008 By Ms Candida Ho Day 2 Being our first day of teaching, I had mixed feelings. I felt both excited and scared ... what we had been planning for weeks. But I was afraid that things that we had plan might not turn out as well ... was beating quite quickly. Having already memorized the lesson plan for the day, I started [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 09:19:36

DrumBeat: January 16, 2009

Venezuela Says $70 Oil Needed to Maintain Investments (Bloomberg) -- Oil prices need to rise to about $70 a barrel to sustain investment in fields and avoid shortages, Venezuelan Energy and Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said. The South American country is discussing prices with other members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:53:03

Morocco to build up athletics infrastructure

The Moroccan government plans to boost the national track-and-field infrastructure to ensure that the country's disappointing performance at the ... to provide better facilities for athletes. As part of the joint plan, regional athletics training ... athletes in all sports disciplines to train closer to home. In addition, 21 new athletic tracks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 11:24:00

Jet Airways & ICICI Lombard announce ‘JetProtect’ for domestic and overseas travel insurance on Jetairways.com

Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline and ICICI Lombard General Insurance have collaborated to launch a unique overseas and domestic ... Plan Your Travel’ on jetairways.com. The e-policy is issued instantly without any paperwork ... out of acts of terrorism. It also includes a special cover to protect the customers’ home against [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 17:06:39

Was so nice to have the day off today!! Especially on a Monday!! Lydia seems to be feeling much better thankfully! Today we were just around the house this morning…I finished up with getting ready for the Vespers ... to add to my pile. I have a feeling someday when the girls leave the house one of their bedrooms [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 02:09:54

Sen. T.W. Palmer Residence

In reply to DOJ: 1915: This attractive building saw many uses over its short 41 year lifetime ... in January 1926 to make way for the construction of a "modern office building" to house the real estate ... was purchased by George Washington University to house their Law School. After 5 years, the law school moved [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 05:09:57

Words from the (investment) wise 1.18.08

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (January 12 – 18, 2009) Investor sentiment around the globe was negatively impacted during 2009’s second full week of trading as a barrage of bleak economic and corporate news offered more confirmation of a deepening recession, bringing risk aversion to center stage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 12:50:17

Top 100 Comic Book Battles: 60-56

Here’s the next five! Here is the master list! Enjoy! 60. Wolverine vs. Sabretooth (Mutant Massacre) This is the second Wolverine vs ... to the lake below. The X-Men then officially make Psylocke a member of the team. 59. Superboy Prime vs ... the plans of Alex Luthor and Superboy Prime in Infinite Crisis #6. Well, while that basically took [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 17:21:58

Pinch hitting: My Baseball Bias

January is traditionally a slow month for baseball news ... for fans to enjoy their beloved Yankees. As Old George put it: “This new ‘Home of Champions’ will preserve the architectural integrity of the original Yankee Stadium, while incorporating modern amenities.” [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 05:09:16

home plans

Hubby's ultimate goal is to be able to own a condo, a house and lot ;and a resort. Yes, he dreams big! ... Plans widely available in the internet. While I may find Contemporary house plans and French Country ... your new home highly functional for your lifestyle. They also offer pre-drawn house floor plans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 03:43:10

NYCC: Bash of the Titans

As you might have seen today, the New York Comic Con has announced that Final Crisis writer Grant Morrison will be attending the Feb. 6-8th convention as a Guest of Honor. But for those of you who haven’t been keeping score, this will be one convention that will be packing a lot of star power [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 20:30:42

Heroes of the Generational Freedom Movement, Part 1: General George S. Patton

The Life and Murder of One Honorable Son of a Bitch Background George Smith Patton, Jr. was born November 11th, 1885 in San Gabriel, California. George was interested in military history from an early age, and pretty much always planned on being a military hero like his father’s friend, John Mosby, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:18:50

Inaugural speech chew over time

The funny thing about The One’s speech today is that it reads better than it was spoken ... to home. The construction never ends. “Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions, who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 01:03:42

Preview: Being Human

Preview: Being Human Posted 22 hours ago | 3 comments | In the UK: Sundays, 9pm, BBC3. Starts January 25th In the US: BBC America (it's a co-prod). No airdate yet Firstly, this ain't the usual kind of preview since it also includes a rundown of a Q&A with the show's producers and one of its stars, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:29:18

Clearing Out Clutter: Letting Go So I Can Move On

One of the most popular resolutions is to de-clutter one's home. Saying good riddance to junk has increased in popularity as awareness of concepts like the law of attraction and feng shui have grown. These approaches teach the idea that clearing out clutter creates space for new energy, new business, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 03:35:55

Covering Up Israeli War Crimes

U.S. Media Elite Covering Up Israeli War Crimesby Stephen LendmanIn his January 8 article, ‘Gaza Under Fire,’ John Pilger quotes the Soviet dissident Yevgeny Yevtushenko saying: ‘When the truth is replaced by silence, the silence is a lie.’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 23:54:00

The Playlist's Least Anticipated Films Of 2009

We wanted to subtitle this feature Cockpunching Your Brain Into Next Year: The Films Of 2009 Probably Destined To Make Us Unintentionally Laugh The Most. But you know, we mostly digress, but if you really want to see some of the year's worst films look no further than what's coming out this month in January: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:11:00

Bert Blyleven, Jack Morris,Tommy John - 2009 Hall of Fame Nominations

In this series of Hall of Fame nomination-based posts, we’re going to focus on specific roles/positions.  We’ll be reviewing both players on the HOF ballot as well as non-HOFers who we feel deserve re-consideration. This third post focuses on starting pitchers - with Bert Blyleven (61.9%), Jack Morris (42.9%), and Tommy John (29.1%) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 16:07:52

Adieu l’ancien regime

The french term “l’ancien regime” referred to the pre-revolutionary France of the 18th Century — aristocratic, monarchical and feudal.  It was swept away by the French revolution, as were the other regimes of pre-modern Europe.   I’m using the term far more broadly.   I believe the United States is on the verge of transformative [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:15:04

Sense of Wonder: 2009 Horror Movies

Drag Me to Hell opens May 29 The New Year has already given us THE UNBORN and MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3-D. Whether or not they are great, they are certainly better than the initial salvo of horror films back in January of 2008. What other new horrors does 2009 have in store for us? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 23:52:53

Who’s Who in Green: Daryl Hannah

You could say that Daryl Hannah is sort of a green rock star ... , she told Central Florida Green Guide, It’s a small but beautiful house made with salvaged materials ... . The power is amended by solar panels. I have most of the modern conveniences, but I choose [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 12:30:52

12 Useful Techniques For Good User Interface Design

By Dmitry Fadeyev and Smashing Magazine Editorial Last week, we presented 10 Useful Web Application Interface Techniques, the first part of our review of useful design trends in modern Web applications. Among other ... Techniques To Improve Your User Interface Designs 10 Principles Of Effective Design Five More Principle [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 04:00:31

2009 Season Has a New Look at Westport Country Playhouse

By PAT BLAUFUSS Westport Country Playhouse incoming artistic director Mark Lamos and managing director Michael Ross announce a new look to the 2009 ... to the family's beachside vacation home, all the family plans crumble as love affairs and family secrets explode.  Westport favorite John Tillinger will direct. Third in the series will now be the [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:37:08

post info

18Jan09“As the Arabs see the Jews”,His Majesty King Abdullah,The American Magazine,November, 1947 By mindspring Categories: Palestine  http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/kabd_eng.html I am especially delighted to address an American audience, for the tragic problem of Palestine will never be solved without American understanding, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 02:38:54

How "Something For Nothing" Ideas Become Policy

Leaders all over the world are now in an Undeniable Shift to Keynes even though every such attempt in history has failed. Please consider the madness:The sudden resurgence of Keynesian policy is a stunning reversal of the orthodoxy of the past several decades, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 08:49:00

First Concert of 2009

We had planned to go in to New York to see Gustavo Dudamel conduct the New York Philharmonic ... with our plans. We did however make ti to our Sunday afternoon concert, the first concert of the Howland ... know anything about Muhy, but I certainly want to hear more.  Often with modern works I feel one needs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 22:18:46

Teaser For Season 61 Of Israel v The Arabs TV Show

THE TV schedules have been dominated by the 60th season of Israel v The Arabs ... the role of reporters and telling the world at home that they could see “something” happening “over ... in in their millions to see something happening. In the streets of, New York, London, Melbourne [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:11:24

Hondas….

I love cars in general.. I find them fascinating, and I love the history and innovations. Yes, I do beat up on domestic manufacturers, but that is due to the lack of reliability.. I wish they made a better product, I know they could make a better product, and I hope they will! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:42:53

Kirkwood, Missouri Home Featuring Solar Synapse Pre-Wire Kit for New Construction Highlighted in USA Today Article Today “Eco-friendly homes move into mainstream”

Green-tech trends from 2008 From the emergence modular datacenters to the advance of green products, ... like posters on a wall. A recent study has shown that the dream is one step closer to reality. High ... Construction Highlighted in USA Today Article Today “Eco-friendly homes move into mainstream” Matt Belcher [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:57:02

Texas Faith: Religion as self-help

Rod Dreher here. I don't know if you saw it, but New York Times science writer John Tierney recently wrote that science is discovering that people of faith tend to be more self-disciplined than people who have weak faith or no faith at all. If this is true, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 23:32:17

12 Useful Techniques For Good User Interface Design

By Dmitry Fadeyev and Smashing Magazine Editorial Last week, we presented 10 Useful Web Application Interface Techniques, the first part of our review of useful design trends in modern Web applications. Among other ... Interface Designs 10 Principles Of Effective Design Five More Principle Of Effective Design [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 04:00:31

Live Blog: The Inauguration of Barack Obama

President Obama and the First Lady walking on Pennsylvania Avenue during his inaugural parade. (Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times)Barack Hussein Obama became the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday and called on Americans to confront “our collective failure to make hard choices [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:45:57

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