josh marshall politely gutted on mushy lieberman positioning.
more on AVCHD from Sony
I heard the angry arab guy on NPR yesterday. He's a prof at California State University, Stanislaus (in the Sierra foothills). His peeps are from south Lebanon.
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"The report also found that conservative Christian schools -- a constituency that supports vouchers -- lagged significantly behind public schools in eighth-grade math. The report supported similar findings from a University of Illinois study on math."
"Fundamentalist conservatives will be sorely disappointed if the government doen't come through with those vouchers because they are really counting on the eleventy three-hundert dollars per student which will allow them to purchase copies of Heather's Mommy Speaks in Tongues and Biology 101: Men Are From Dust, Women Are From Ribs."
"The report also found that conservative Christian schools -- a constituency that supports vouchers -- lagged significantly behind public schools in eighth-grade math. The report supported similar findings from a University of Illinois study on math."
"Fundamentalist conservatives will be sorely disappointed if the government doen't come through with those vouchers because they are really counting on the eleventy three-hundert dollars per student which will allow them to purchase copies of Heather's Mommy Speaks in Tongues and Biology 101: Men Are From Dust, Women Are From Ribs."
ill have to put this down as one of gilliards dumber conclusions. glad most of his commenters have more sense than he.
...former Nixon Whitehouse counsel John Dean has a fascinating new book out called "Conservatives Without Conscience"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670037745/sr=8-1/qid=1153338179/ref=pd _bbs_1/103-2568283-7396653?ie=UTF8
The core of the books is his presentation of current research on the connection between contemporary so-called "conservativism" and a distinctly right-wing authoritarian mindset.
A couple of university-level peer-reviewed studies Dean cites can be found here:
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~hannahk/gjonas.pdf
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~hannahk/reply.pdf
Money quote:
"the current state of evidence warrants the conclusion that (at least in the general population) right-wing conservatism is positively related to dogmatism and intolerance of ambiguity; uncertainty avoidance; fear of threat, loss, and death; system instability; and epistemic needs to achieve order, structure, and closure, as well as negatively related to openness to experience, integrative complexity, and (to a lesser extent) self-esteem."
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fawning flora
sucumbed to the lure of the vitamin water. (im told 50cent is a part owner of the company with one of the flavors named after him.) reviewed at bevnet.
im having a vital-t, at the moment, which is quite nice.
im having a vital-t, at the moment, which is quite nice.
Slanted Door -- D and I had lunch there yesterday. The Shaking Beef wasn't as stunning as the last time, but was very good. Perhaps it had less impact because my palette knew what to expect, or perhaps the preparation was toned down slightly. Still highly recommended.
The greenlake beans with honshimeji mushrooms were also great. Green beans with shallots and mushrooms are a perennial of mine, and it's always nice to see an alternate variation. There was a bit of spicy heat in the oil used to cook the beans.
The green papaya salad is very mild compared to what I'm used to at Krung Thai in the South Bay.
I think they are missing the point, but:
FOR those who yearn for a well-aged, full-bodied vintage wine but lack the funds to feed the habit, the solution may lie with a Japanese boffin, a zany-looking contraption, a couple of metres of latex tubing and a few hundred volts of electricity.
Squirrelled away in his chemical engineering laboratory in rural Shizuoka, Hiroshi Tanaka has spent 15 years developing an electrolysis device that simulates, he claims, the effect of ageing in wines. In 15 seconds it can transform the cheapest, youngest plonks into fine old draughts as fruit flavours are enhanced and rough edges are mellowed, he says.
ive seen two middle aged women carrying umbrellas (to keep the sun off) so far today. anyone else been outside?
world wide internet television keep up with the middle east war here
Billmon makes an interesting point:
In that sense, Hezbollah may have found the sweet spot in Fourth Generation War: It isn't a state and doesn't carry the political or defensive burdens of one, but it controls enough territory, commands enough popular loyalty and has enough allies to mount some fairly sophisticated military operations, using both conventional and nonconventional weapons. It's powerful enough to be successful -- and be seen as successful -- but not so powerful that state actors like Israel can fight it on equal terms. We may be looking at the New Model Army of the 21st century.
Skype Protocol Has Been Cracked -- Popular VOIP technology, recently acquired by EBay. As a side effect, exposing the protocol makes it easier to block.
Interesting article on indecency and net neutrality in TV Technology. (Not online yet.) Frank Beacham conlcudes with this ... "In the old days, journalist like myself were taught to 'follow the money' in order to get to the truth in any story of business or government policy. If you do that in this case, it becomes inescapable that the end result of indecency policies and a lack of network neutrality protections add up to helping create an entirely new media delivery system run by the same gatekeepers who control old media."
Sony, Panasonic Launch AVCHD
New hi-def standard could be an effective competitor to HDV
New consumer video camera recording format, may find it's way into pro equipment. Uses red laser disks that should play back on both types of new HD DVD players. 20 minute record time.
New hi-def standard could be an effective competitor to HDV
New consumer video camera recording format, may find it's way into pro equipment. Uses red laser disks that should play back on both types of new HD DVD players. 20 minute record time.
Mtn. View WiFi net being tested by 100 users
GOOGLE SAYS ENTIRE CITY COULD GO ONLINE IN ABOUT TWO MONTHS
Anti-net neutrality types cite systems such as this as evidence of free competition. That's why my arguments focus on high-speed broadband. If the average S. Korean apartment can get 8 Mbps, and has service sufficient to support MPEG-2 SD video, then kinda sorta 1 Mbps under ideal conditions doesn't cut it. This capability is very cool, but should not be taken as evidence for a competitive market for high-speed broadband.
GOOGLE SAYS ENTIRE CITY COULD GO ONLINE IN ABOUT TWO MONTHS
Anti-net neutrality types cite systems such as this as evidence of free competition. That's why my arguments focus on high-speed broadband. If the average S. Korean apartment can get 8 Mbps, and has service sufficient to support MPEG-2 SD video, then kinda sorta 1 Mbps under ideal conditions doesn't cut it. This capability is very cool, but should not be taken as evidence for a competitive market for high-speed broadband.
anyone think this israeli offensive is good for bush politically (and neocon agenda) ? rice is publicly urging restraint. but is possible there was inside encouragement?
Sony To Distribute Movies On Memory Stick -- PSP movies on a stick
perhaps because PSP movies on disk are going away ...
The dying days of UMD movies are upon us
perhaps because PSP movies on disk are going away ...
The dying days of UMD movies are upon us
