Stimulus, round 2 - where might it go?
While the government isn’t committing to anything, there’s speculation that another “stimulus package” is in the works ... of extra money so far. But there must be other forms of government spending that could help provide ... s been widely proposed. But there are plenty of other possibilities. In my own area, one that comes [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 01:20:19
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I'm not done with the science fiction list yet--I'm afraid I've been sidetracked by actual work, which is a good thing! ... there: One book that I love is by Jacqueline Woodson, a picture book call The Other Side. It's about a girl who sees another girl on the other side of the fence who is of a different race, and it's a very quiet [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 10:23:52
Be Insanely Useful and Make Your Readers Come Back
Most people don’t read blogs. They let their eyes wander through the text hoping to spot a new, exciting idea, a handy tip, or a new way to look at world events. As bloggers, our job is to give them what they are after - quickly, because if we fail to do that, they will ignore us. Maybe for good [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 11:25:26
Review: WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
The good Impressive array of different moves Great-looking superstars and arenas Robust creation tools, including new create-a-finisher Solid single-player modes Lots of different match types The bad Weak sound effects lessen the impact Lag hampers online matches Characters manoeuvre [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 01:14:01
Handling Tragedy, Part 3
Today I want to talk about focus. Getting focused. Staying focused. And what to focus on when traversing the valley.#3 Focus on God's promises ... all there and they're all very real and overwhelming.I always thought cancer happened to "the other person." Well, when I got cancer I knew what it was like to be that other person where my life revolved [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 10:57:00
Testing at three venues on Tuesday
Spain, Portugal and Italy Inclement winter weather again affected formula one test locations on Tuesday, but under sunny skies at Valencia, BMW-Sauber’s Robert Kubica put in 73 trouble-free laps with the newly launched F1.09. It was a different story in Portugal and Italy, however, where five other teams were at work. The worst [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 11:25:58
Obama and Japan
Author: Kenji Takita, Chuo University, Tokyo President Obama’s election was widely welcomed in Japan, ... standing. It will also make it easier to the United States to call on the assistance of other countries ... are definitely interdependent in economic terms, though they may be wary about each other militarily [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 11:00:58
Ricoh R10 Camera
RICOH R10 CAMERA, styling wouldn't seem out of place in a Roger Moore-era Bond film, but despite its classic looks, its features could still summon ul? a trademark raised eyebrow. has a versatile focus range, a large, clear, high-resolution LCD screen, plus other camera stalwarts such as face detection and anti [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 10:59:59
Stealing Love
Love is a wonderful thing, but sometimes love (or infatuation) leads individuals to engage in behavior that can hurt not only them, but also their families. I am talking about extramarital affairs. Although over 85% of Americans believe that adultery is morally wrong, countless spouses are unfaithful [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 03:31:16
The Two Us's (Part Two)
Good News I have some good news for you today: you and I don't need to agree on everything for us to be friends. Phew, that's a relief. Now we can all relax and sleep easy. I feel better. You? In fact, I hope we don't always agree because if we do, that means at least one of us is living a lie, compromising our beliefs and being a people pleaser [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 10:20:43
Seeing Green ~ Spotlight on Michel-Schlumberger Wine Estate
Text and photos of Michel-Schlumgerger by Nikitas Magel of Vinikitas “They’re over there in those condos,” he said with a proud, boyish smile as he pointed to some stacks of small, shallow wooden boxes a short distance away. Jay Kell, the manager of wine education and guest services at Sonoma’s Michel-Schlumberger Wine Estate was referring to [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 09:23:53
Where will Microsoft cut?
It's not just Steve Ballmer who is searching Microsoft to look for potential areas to cut. Now, reporters are getting in on the act ... . All of those free sodas add up. ... advertisement Join CNET Asia's communityGet your tech questions answered, meet other gadget lovers, start your own blog and be heard!http://asia.cnet.com [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 04:40:53
Black Barbie Shim With Nerdy White Boys
THE DIRTY ARMY: Nik here is BBS feeling up some nerdy white guys, this looks like a scene out of a low budget porn. Well Since she is a stripper, how soon is it before she goes the way of the grinch... Our main rss feed is content summary only. Visit thedirty.com for full links, other content, full feeds and more! [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 04:00:37
Inauguration 2009: A Rant
There was much to be happy about today and I will blog about that in a bit, but I do need to point out something: Whoever was in charge of the logistics of this day from the Metro and other public transport to safely getting ticketed people into the designated areas IS MADE OF FAIL. I have rarely [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 00:48:33
Update on hijacked Jordanian aid convoy (UPDATE 2)
Ma'an finally cover the story I broke this morning, although I still have not found any non-Arab media mentioning it:The Jordanian news agency Petra reported on Tuesday that armed men held up an aid convoy after it crossed into the Gaza Strip.The agency reported that armed men fired at the trucks and diverted them to private warehouses after they [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 01:35:00
WhiteHouse.gov's Ambitious New LGBT Support Section
Jonathan Stein was poking around the new WhiteHouse.gov web site (which we've already pointed out is pretty darn sexy) ... up fully half the page, more than all other civil rights proposals combined, and while some of the eight ... on the basis of marital status are extended to same-sex couples in civil unions and other legally [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 11:18:43
LIVE FROM GAZA ~~ SUFFERING CONTINUES DESPITE THE ‘CEASE-FIRE’
A child full of light will never see againSameh A. Habeeb writing from the occupied Gaza Strip Eight-year-old Louay Sobeh, ... found four starving children who had spent four days with the dead bodies of their mothers and other ... on top of them, killing them all? These and so many other crimes have already been documented [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 10:47:35
‘The Unseen’ locks up human tension on Red Orchid’s stage
When Craig Wright premiered his new prison drama “The Unseen” at the 2007 Humana Festival in Louisville, ... to the other, oblique extreme for his latest return to the stage. “The Unseen” was a prison drama, but it was no “Prison Break.” It was about two prisoners in adjacent cells who could not see each other [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 22:46:39
What "recreational drug" is Matt Stevens completely riddled with?
Stevens: "Let go of my drugs!" The big man has been banned for two years by his club and booted out of the England squad ... don't grow themselves you know. However, the other side-effect of the drug - making you think very ... into other men for a living LSD - Could it be that Matt has gone a bit retro and has been tripping [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 09:51:54
Rates Are Low. Is It Time To Refinance? Our Refinance Story
My wife and I have been shopping around lately trying to find a good deal on a lower rate for our home mortgage. We’re currently sitting at around 6.5% with our 30 year fixed rate mortgage. We bought our house right before the real estate bubble burst, so the market was at its highest. Our timing wasn’t the greatest, and we now realize that [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 11:21:38
Unofficial Inaugural Parties Struggle Tonight, Will Nets Report?
A reported one to two million people attended the inauguration today. For the amount of glowing reports about how many people attended, who would have thought that certain inaugural parties are being cancelled due to lack of interest? The Washington Post’s gossip columnists Roxanne Roberts and Amy Argetsinger reported today that those with [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 01:34:00
Hail to the Chief
I for one am glad to welcome our new President. I wish him nothing but the best of fortune and all the blessings that can come from all the Gods ... that the other half of the political class has finally found it within themselves to be patriots of a sort. But most of all, above everything else, I'm glad to finally have the other "half" (really [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 06:26:32
HIV Prevention Hypocrisy Watch: Fight the Virus, Punish the Victim?
Two weeks ago, nine HIV activists were sentenced to eight years in prison in Dakar, Senegal for "indecent and unnatural acts" and "forming associations of criminals." They were arrested in December, just after the 15th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA), on suspicion of having engaged in homosexual acts [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 06:16:26
I Said WHEAT PASTA YOU IDIOT!!
THE DIRTY ARMY: Pnazi went out to a fine Italian dinner in Scottsdale, and when he was brought regular angel hair instead of low carb Wheat pasta, he had a fit at the table. He teared up in the eyes... Our main rss feed is content summary only. Visit thedirty.com for full links, other content, full feeds and more! [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 22:00:44
Windows 7 After my first week
Well, I’ve had Windows 7 for a week now, so I think that its time for an update. I’ve been using Windows 7 daily, pretty much all day every day ... of other things installed Picasa 3, Carbonite, Google Earth, and VMware Workstation. I had a couple ... strange. The SQL 2008 installer takes a while to run, so I fired up Solitare on my other monitor [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 10:57:56
Who Do You Think You Are Kidding…?
Date: 2009-01-21 11:00:26
‘Greatness is never a given. It must be earned’
My fellow citizens:I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 09:56:08
Inclusive Language Ratio comparing first Obama presidential address with last from Bush
UPDATE January 20, 2009 at 7:30 pm Thanks to several people who commented on this post and pointed out that my original analysis was not a fair comparison. "Comparing apples and oranges," Matthew said. Therefore, I have analyzed George W. Bush's first inauguration address from 2001 and counted the following: Internal language 11 ( [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 21:57:18
Healthy methods of achieving Rapid Weight Loss
Obesity is a growing problem in the United States. The latest statistics show that nearly 2/3 of Americans are significantly overweight and almost half are actually obese. As more and more attention is focused on this problem and other health related issues it causes, more and more people are looking for different methods to achieve rapid [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 08:07:38
Day 1243: New Orleans, Obama And American Complexity
A few days ago, Open Source’s Christopher Lydon spoke with Ned Sublette, musician, historian and author of The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square. The conversation here, on the eve of the great deliverance at noon on Tuesday, dwells on one of the signature scars of the Bush era, the wounded city of New Orleans [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 11:10:46
On Becoming a Professional Amateur # 10: The Great Info-Dump in the Sky
Sample paragraph: “Pleased to meet you,” the bartender said, shaking Jon’s hand. “You must be Jon Chandler. I think you ought to know that Colonel Mustard hired a man to sabotage your friend’s brakes. He’s a bad one, that Colonel.” A writer has in his mind the sum of all information for the book, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 10:00:09
January 21: Venus semisquare Jupiter
Today’s love mood is an awkward fit. “Free love” is one of those concepts that sound fine in principle, until you start plugging yourself and your Significant Other into the equation. You’ll have the urge to break free from the constraints of your current situation, yet take the best of what you’ve [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 10:00:50
Celebrity Big Brother: It’s Almost Over! Coolio To Win?
Now that Michelle Heaton has been evicted, we’re coming to the end of perhaps the most pointless-ever series of Celebrity Big Brother ... and then 350 blank pages. if Ben Adams was any more boring, he’d actually vanish. Just like the other three ... - One of the most bewildering things about this series of Celebrity Big Brother - other than the fact that [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 10:00:21
Modern Management: Good for the Environment or Just Hot Air?
This paper is closely related to a body of work currently ongoing at the University of Birmingham ... intensive. They use less energy per unit of output, and also in relation to other factor inputs ... to a variety of controls for industry, location, technology and other factor inputs. Better managed firms [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 10:12:00
The Girl Who Won’t Leave Spartica Alone
THE DIRTY ARMY: Hey Nik, it’s “Spartica”! I normally try to ignore this crazy b*tch, but I’ve had about enough of her lately. Can’t two adults stop being friends without... Our main rss feed is content summary only. Visit thedirty.com for full links, other content, full feeds and more! [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 01:00:53
Buying A Used Chopper for Sale Online
Buying a used motorcycle for sale on line is completely different then purchasing directly from a motorcycle dealer or an individual party . Out side of the self-evident difference that you are not there in person to ride the motorcycle your self; there are other important thing to scrutinize. By now you have shopped around on-line [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 08:07:27
Microsoft Again. Really? Why?
DG Comp is after Microsoft. Again. Here is the EU’s press release which states the obvious about the basis of the Statement of Objections : ... distribution advantage which other web browsers are unable to match. The Commission is concerned that through the tying, Microsoft shields Internet Explorer from head to head competition with other browsers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 22:54:45
A place to lay their heads
A Place to Sleep Once that new little baby comes home, they're going to need a place to sleep. If you plan on co-sleeping, I'm definitely not the one to talk to. While I can't say I'm against it, it does not and will not work for my family, so this advice comes from a mommy who likes having a crib! [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 11:00:02
Inside the Foxhole: Featured Author DigitialScience
The life of a web developer/designer/entrepreneur is mostly a mystery to everyone, unless you run your blog around your life. Our authors are special to us and we would like to take some time to get to know them better at FlashDen, and thought you guys might like that as well. So here is the first of many interviews [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 10:00:27
Ah, the lunatics are still at it...
You know, I was far more shocked that Rick Warren recited the Shema than I was by the obvious nervousness that led to both Justice Roberts and President Obama messing up the oath of office a little bit. Remember, one just became President, and the other is swearing in a President for the first time. I might also add that they are both [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 00:41:01
Change is here
By Grist President Barack Obama made a few points in his inaugural address that should bring smiles to the faces of environmental advocates. Noting the goals he hopes to help achieve, Obama said: "We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 23:28:00
Chris Weigant: Twenty-One Howitzer Salute
As usual, the first official recognition of our new president was a twenty-one gun salute. By field artillery. Now, I have heard howitzer fire in Washington before. I heard a military band perform the "1812 ... the cannon fire. I do not exaggerate -- even though they ran it through the monstrously-loud sound system [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 01:45:33
Internet Safety Technical Task Force Report
by: danah boyd A year ago, I teamed up with John Palfrey and Dena Sacco to co-direct the Internet Safety Technical Task Force. I came to this project with the strong conviction that policy concerning children's safety should be grounded in data. In other words, rather than focus on what might be, it would behoove [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 01:24:19
So many things to blog about…
Some weeks, I have to confess, I struggle to find something to write about. Other weeks, I have so much to say that I can barely organize my thoughts. Still reeling with enthusiasm from our plotting weekend, which took place in my hometown, the topics are endless [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 10:00:37
The Configuration Manager Writers Blog is Undergoing a Moving Experience
With the holidays behind us and now that we are nicely settled into 2009, it’s a great time to announce some exciting news ... information into one place. And we’re expecting more blog posts from other members of the product group, giving you behind-the-scenes information, technical tips, deep-dive reviews, and other [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 10:59:49
Where to Get Podcasts for Free
One of the reasons why podcasts became so insanely popular is the fact that many of them are available for free. You don’t have to pay a single cent. You don’t even get drawn into a “subscription promo” or whatever marketing ploy that tries to get money through the backdoor. This is honest to goodness, no strings attached, free [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 09:45:03
Survey on TLDs and the Secondary Domain Name Marketplace
According to a report issued by Hudson Crossing Advisory, a strategic advisory firm specializing in venture capital, ... names other than .com command 6 and 7 figure sale prices on the secondary market. The internet ... . Throughout the last decade other registries such as .net and .org have tried to make it big [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 10:39:09
Middle of the week ramblings....
Wow, so how did you guys enjoy the big party yesterday? I thought it was very cool ... version of Mr Burns from The Simpson's. LOL On to other things, DH is home today sick, poor guy ... if anyone knows an online program where I can make lists, keep appointments and other stuff I would [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 08:13:33
Ten Practical Tips for Writing in English
Online opportunities are not created equal. Although access to the Internet is open to everyone, and the cost of publishing your thoughts are minimal, language gives a huge advantage to those who have learned English as their first language. They can reach the whole world by writing in their own language [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 11:25:25
NASCAR: Humble Beginnings
by Matt Ryan What eventually became the National Association of Stock Car Racing (NASCAR) began as races in the neighborhood streets of Daytona Beach, Florida circa 1900. Even then, it had fans. William France, Sr., a mechanic from Washington, D.C., had heard of these races, and moved to the area in 1935 to join the fun [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 10:00:21
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