| McCain and Obama turn fire on each other
Hillary's attacks against Obama only make her look angry. People are sick of the Clinton's, their antics, their deals, and their arrogance in assuming the presidency should go to the former First Lady who has only served a few years in the Senate and while there, never lead any opposition to Bush's disastrous foreign policies. Had Clinton shown any leadership in the Senate, had she not botched the health care issues Bill threw to her in the first year of his presidency, she might be a credible candidate even though she has no real record of public service and certainly nothing like 35 years as she claims. But HIllary's judgement has always been bad. America needs positive leadership. .
Friday Updates
As I blogged about here earlier today, it's a big day in the fight against breast cancer. We just learned that Genentech's Avastin drug, already used to fight some cancers, has now been approved, by the FDA, to treat breast cancer. Breast cancer advocates are very happy about the decision, which helps to clear the way for another weapon in the battle against breast cancer and also puts money into the pockets of Genentech (DNA) investors. Already a big moneymaker for the company, Avastin now has another big market to try and conquer. There's still a ways to go before Avastin can prove that it's a sure-shot way to beat breast cancer, but today's FDA ruling means it's well on its way. We'll keep you posted as the Bay Area's biggest biotech company continues to do well, by doing good.
Obama Che Guevara Flag ‘Scandal’
That's the Cuban flag with the image of Ernesto Che Guevara superimposed on it. It's tacked onto the wall of an office in Barack Obama's Houston campaign headquarters. An office belonging, apparently, to a low level staffer who's in charge of setting up the office. I'm immediately reminded of a line from Charlie Daniels' breakout hit, Uneasy Rider: "I betchya he's even got a commie flag tacked up on the wall inside of his garage." The classic response: "I ain't even got a garage, you can call home and ask my wife!" But I digress. Here are the headlines of some select reactions to the Obama flag flap: Ed Morrissey: "A Flag Obama Supporters Salute?" Charles Johnson: "Che Guevara Flags in Obama's Houston Office" Texas Communists For Obama (Apparently They Were Out of Himmler) Matt Bramanti: "Obama office adores psychotic Marxist thug" Ed Driscoll: "Sixties Radical Chic, Frozen In Amber" Curt@Flopping Aces and Don Surber weigh in with "Che Obama" Michael Goldfarb: "Che You Can Believe In" Morrissey is simultaneously fair and not: Does Obama know his Houston supporters honor a terrorist in his campaign office? I'm sure he doesn't.
Online Petitions Trying to Save `FNL'
Another beloved TV show is close to the chopping block. And yet again, its loyal fans are attempting to stave off the execution. With the writers strike over, a number of shows are in limbo as network executives plot their new schedules. Most notably, the fate of "Friday Night Lights" hangs in the balance. The hourlong drama, based on the 1990 book by H.G. Bissinger, focuses on a high school football team in Dillon, Texas. It's a deftly written (and elegantly scored) series about a small town in which football is both a blessing and a curse. For its first season, the Writers Guild Awards nominated it for best drama series. A critic for The New York Times has gushed: "I love `Friday Night Lights.'" Some reports have suggested NBC wants to bring back "Friday Night Lights," which was in the midst of its second season when the strike halted production.
Church News
There will be singing, preaching and "lunch on the grounds." Sunday school will be from 10 to 10:30 a.m. with the singing to begin at 10:30 a.m. and preaching will follow. The church will furnish the meat for the lunch, and you are asked to please bring a covered dish. A love offering will be taken. Praise Inc. has become one of the fastest-rising groups in southern gospel music. Praise Inc. members have hearts for the Lord that gives them the musical excellence they strive for. They have been honored to accept invitations all over the country and they make regular guest appearances at the Grapevine Opry. They received the 2005 Horizon Group of the Year and was nominated and voted in the top five in U.S. Gospel News for Quartet of the Year and New Excelling Artist of the Year. Praise Inc. wants audiences to have a great time, but first and foremost group members want to present the gospel through what they call "Motivatin Music." Each member of Praise Inc.
Apple Files Five Major Touch Screen Patents
On February 21, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a powerful series of Touch screen related patent applications from Apple Inc. respectfully titled Touch Sensing Architecture, '>Typing with a Touch Sensor, Writing using a Touch Sensor, Touch Sensing through Hand Dissection and '>Contact Tracking and Identification Module for Touch Sensing. Although all five applications share a common patent abstract and summary, the patents do in fact present their unique distinctive presentations in the second half of each of these patents. All five applications share a common set of 55 patent figures with one that clearly illustrates a full computer touch screen based keyboard in the works. Apple's Abstract Apparatus and methods are disclosed for simultaneously tracking multiple finger and palm contacts as hands approach, touch, and slide across a proximity-sensing, multi-touch surface.
As ISPs choke file-sharing, users look elsewhere
RapidShare and MegaUpload are among the most used file-hosting services. Together, the two sites account for 9 percent of all Internet traffic in the Middle East and 4 percent in Germany, according to iPoque, a company based in Leipzig, Germany, that specializes in traffic-management appliances for ISPs. The percentages are significant since over the last year usage of file-sharing sites, which number in the dozens, has surged, said Klaus Mochalski, iPoque's CEO. The sites offer potentially faster download speeds for sharing files than peer-to-peer networks. "These Web pages are tremendously popular," Mochalski said. The services let users upload a file and then share a link, called a direct download link, in e-mails and Web forums for others to download the content.
Concert Calendar: Pick Your Dance Party Poison
Feb. 29 - One Step Beyond: Jazzy Jeff and DJ Dirty Finger One Step Beyond: Jazzy Jeff and DJ Dirty Finger at the Rose Center for Earth and Space (at the American Museum of Natural History) Jazzy Jeff, best known as the Fresh Prince's lovable sidekick, is actually one of the most legendary and prolific hip-hop DJs. Along with Brooklyn's Dirty Finger, he'll help you get your groove on in outer space. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased through the museum's Web site. Feb. 29 - Carl Allen and Rodney Whitaker Project As a part of their “Harlem in the Himalayas" series, the Rubin Museum will be hosting jazz drummer and composer Carl Allen with his new group featuring bassist Rodney Whitaker. This is sure to be a classy affair. Tickets are $20 at the door and include admission to the museum's exhibits.
Forging A Merger -- Or Not
More than two weeks after the Chinalco news broke, markets are still obsessing about the Chinese connection. The latest to weigh in on this subject is Stratfor, which provides strategic intelligence on global business, economic, security and geopolitical affairs. The U.S. intelligence firm says Chinalco would consider bidding for a majority stake in Rio Tinto if another company attempted a takeover. Stratfor claims it has spoken with a source 'close to the Australian government' who says Chinalco will block any competing bid. "Beijing appears set on blocking an attempt by the world's largest mining company, Australia's BHP Billiton, to swallow up Rio Tinto, a move that would create a mining goliath worth nearly $350 billion," Stratfor said in a briefing. "Considering that domestic energy security tops the Chinese government's agenda, it is a given that Beijing is looking to carve out a niche in the world's key resource sectors using state-owned energy companies." It's unclear exactly how much of a stake the Chinalco-Alcoa consortium would be willing to buy and at what price though the highest stake rumored until now has been up to 20 percent.
People Karl Rove
This was written just before the Super Bowl and Super Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008 Thursday, December 20: Walter C. Uhler: Truth, Lies, Errors and Bullshit About Iraq and Iran (3 comments) The thought provoking book, On Bullshit, by Professor Emeritus Harry G. Frankfurt provides a perspective from which to evaluate bullshit flung by the Bush administration, the neocons and the mainstream media. Saturday, November 10: Cindy Sheehan: A New Direction to Disaster (5 comments) A response to Karl Rove's Wall Street Journal Op-ed and the Dem Congress' Iraq policy; In Karl's diatribe against the failed 110th Congress he makes all kinds of misleading and scurrilous claims about Congress. I NEVER thought I would agree with the Master of Sleaze about anything, but taking no joy in my agreement or conclusions, I do agree that the 110th is pretty pitiful, but for obvious different reasons.
Cape May votes to fence in feral cats
If the feral cat lovers are so adamant about keeping them around, why don't they take them in? What if it was found that rats were killing the endangered birds? Would they object to killing or removing the rats? Probably not, because rats aren't cute. .
Free rollerskating at doomed hall
A LOCAL authority is hosting a free day of rollerskating at a doomed leisure facility. Harrow Council is throwing open the doors to Byron Hall, in Christchurch Avenue, for all-day skating today. If the council continues with its plans, the hall, along with the iconic 1970s skate park and the existing leisure centre, will be torn down to make way for a new £36million leisure centre. .
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