World's most and least corrupt countries
New Zealand is among the most principled, while Somalia remains the most lawless.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Airport Guard Pleads Guilty Over Threat to Obama
A New Jersey airport security guard who allegedly threatened to shoot President Barack Obama has pleaded guilty to two counts of harassment in a deal with prosecutors.
Airport Guard Pleads Guilty Over Threat to Obama
Airport Guard Pleads Guilty Over Threat to Obama
Chinese censors block Obama's call to free the Web
President Barack Obama prodded China about Internet censorship and free speech, but the message was not widely heard in China where his words were blocked online and shown on only one regional television channel.
Chinese censors block Obama's call to free the Web
Chinese censors block Obama's call to free the Web
One In Seven Americans Short Of Food
More than 49 million Americans -- one in seven -- struggled to get enough to eat in 2008, the highest total in 14 years of a federal survey on "food insecurity," the U.S. government said Monday.
14 pct of Americans short of food
14 pct of Americans short of food
Uninsured ER patients twice as likely to die
Uninsured patients with traumatic injuries were almost twice as likely to die in the hospital as similarly injured patients with health insurance, according to a troubling new study.
Oxford dictionary's word of the year
Oxford dictionary's word of the year
The list of finalists included "freemium" and "birther," but the winner had something special.
Paul McCartney Wins The Gershwin Prize
The Library of Congress will bestow its Gershwin Prize upon Paul McCartney.
The prize is given to a musician whose lifetime contributions to popular music exemplify the standards associated with composers George and Ira Gershwin.
Paul McCartney Wins The Gershwin Prize
The prize is given to a musician whose lifetime contributions to popular music exemplify the standards associated with composers George and Ira Gershwin.
Paul McCartney Wins The Gershwin Prize
Daily Almanac
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 17, the 321st day of 2009.
There are 44 days left in the year.
Today In History November 17
There are 44 days left in the year.
Today In History November 17
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Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
Too much is going on, and you'll miss out on some exciting stuff if you're not careful!
You've been cruising along in the fast lane lately, but today you might want to put on the blinker and ease over to slower traffic.
Sometimes it's nice to downshift, get off the main highway and take a more leisurely route to your destination.
The landscape is lovely in your life right now -- why not take a longer look and invite a passenger along for the ride?
Back roads here I come!
Too much is going on, and you'll miss out on some exciting stuff if you're not careful!
You've been cruising along in the fast lane lately, but today you might want to put on the blinker and ease over to slower traffic.
Sometimes it's nice to downshift, get off the main highway and take a more leisurely route to your destination.
The landscape is lovely in your life right now -- why not take a longer look and invite a passenger along for the ride?
Back roads here I come!
Monday, November 16, 2009
Rachel and Keith
The New York Times has a story about how MSNBC's Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann are keeping President Obama honest. Naturally, the story gets into the whole "how is MSNBC any different than FAUX" argument.Rachel offers up this argument:
Ms. Maddow, however, contrasts her channel’s advocacy with the activism conducted, she says, by others on cable news. “We’re articulating Liberal viewpoints,” she said at dinner, “but we’re not saying ‘Call your congressman, show up at this rally!’ ”I beg to differ, it is much more than that.
The very fact that Rachel calls her show "Liberal" is far more than FAUX has ever admitted about its network being a bunch of wingnuts.
That's the difference - Rachel and Keith are honest and up front about where they're coming from. FAUX is not.
But it's far more than that.
1. Rachel and Keith don't routinely lie.
2. They're not bat-shit crazy.
3. Rachel's and Keith's Liberal views are not echoed in MSNBC's news coverage. On FAUX, the "news" hosts push the same wingnut talking points as the "opinion" hosts.
4. MSNBC doesn't just have three hours of Liberal programming in the evening.
What the New York Times fails to tells its readers that MSNBC also has three hours of wingnut programming in the morning, with former arch-repugican congressman Joe Scarborough.
Kind of relevant, since it means that MSNBC splits its partisan programming 50-50. FAUX has no Liberal hosts ... period.
When they did have one, for one hour (Alan Colmes), he had to share his show with an outspoken wingnut who wouldn't shut up.
Drug firms raise prices ahead of reform
Even as drug makers promise to support Washington’s health care overhaul by shaving $8 billion a year off the nation’s drug costs after the legislation takes effect, the industry has been raising its prices at the fastest rate in years.
Surprise.
This may explain why insurance companies like Blue Cross are raising our rates 25% and up a year.
This may explain why insurance companies like Blue Cross are raising our rates 25% and up a year.
In the last year, the industry has raised the wholesale prices of brand-name prescription drugs by about 9 percent, according to industry analysts. That will add more than $10 billion to the nation’s drug bill, which is on track to exceed $300 billion this year. By at least one analysis, it is the highest annual rate of inflation for drug prices since 1992.
The drug trend is distinctly at odds with the direction of the Consumer Price Index, which has fallen by 1.3 percent in the last year.
And mind you, they're already gouging us for prescription drug prices, charging Americans three to five times what they charge Europeans.
Obama: "I have never used Twitter"
In case you were wondering or are one of the 2,677,554 followers, BarackObama isn't Barack Obama:
President Barack Obama, the source of one of the world's most-followed Twitter account, said Monday he's never used the microblogging service.
During a town hall meeting with students in Shanghai, China, the president conceded he's never personally used Twitter, and encouraged more open internet access in China, where internet censorship runs rampant.
"First of all, let me say that I have never used Twitter," Obama told students in response to a question submitted online and conveyed by his ambassador, former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman (r).
I guess he does have other things to do.
Echo: Queen of the Elephants
Also from Treehugger:
Photo: Animal Planet
Great Documentary Coming to Animal Planet
At the feet of the Kilimanjaro, about 1,200 elephants have been going through one of the worst drought that the Savannah has seen in living memory. For those majestic animals, it is a struggle to stay alive, and to keep those around them safe. Echo: Queen of the Elephants is a new documentary ("Echo has been invaluable in teaching us about the social interactions, communication and leadership of elephants," says Moss. "But to those who have studied Echo for all these years--she is much more than a research subject. Echo is a powerful presence in our lives and the lives of her family. She's been a companion; she's given us joy and filled us with wonder on a daily basis, and for that, I will always be grateful." ) about a group of elephants led by their matriarch, Echo. It was filmed by some of the same people who made the acclaimed Planet Earth, so you know it's going to be something else...
Article continues: Echo: Queen of the Elephants
Deadly Leopard Seal Tries to Feed Live Penguins to Photographer
From Treehugger:
Image: Screen capture from Youtube
"Bloody Hell! That's the biggest leopard seal I've ever seen!"
Leopard seals are pretty scary predators, especially if you're a penguin. But they can be friendly to other leopard seals, which is something that photographer Paul Nicklen learned during one of his trips to Antarctica. He was taking underwater photos when a leopard seal started feeding him penguins, starting with live ones, which were released close to him (to see if he would catch them), and ending with half-chewed dead ones. One theory is that the leopard seal saw his reflection in the lens of the camera and thought that Nicklen was a fellow predator, but an awkward one in need of some help. This went on for FOUR DAYS. You have to check out the video below, the photos are great!
Wingnut Terrorists
Paul Krugman of the New York Times lucidly explains why "the takeover of the repugican party by the irrational right" is scarier than you think, even if you're already scared.
I don't know what these people love but it ain't America.
And a few of the prisoners at Guantanamo get genuine trials, while others don't, and what angers the wingnuts isn't that some won't.
Lush Dimbulb thinks it's awful that the accused will receive a fair trial.
Sayruh Palelyn thinks it's awful that the accused will receive a fair trial.
Swill O'Really thinks it's awful that the accused will receive a fair trial.
Me-shell Mal-kin thinks it's awful that the accused will receive a fair trail.
Chuckie Krauthammer thinks it's awful that the accused will receive a fair trial.
Ruby Giuliani thinks it's awful that the accused will receive a fair trail.
Of course former Attorney General My-cull Moo-kasey thinks it's awful, but that is hardly a surprise, since Moo-kasey thinks the entire US justice system is awful.
I have always thought that the idea of innocent until proven guilty was a good one, that due process and the rule of law ought to be more than a mere cliche, but the wingnut's loudest talking heads disagree.
They never stop yelling about how much they love AmeriKKKa and accusing others of hating AmeriKKKa and they just want to 'tweak' AmeriKKKa a bit here and there, and one of their favorite 'tweaks' is skipping trials and declaring people guilty.
I don't know what these people love but it ain't America.
Lush Dimbulb thinks it's awful that the accused will receive a fair trial.
Sayruh Palelyn thinks it's awful that the accused will receive a fair trial.
Swill O'Really thinks it's awful that the accused will receive a fair trial.
Me-shell Mal-kin thinks it's awful that the accused will receive a fair trail.
Chuckie Krauthammer thinks it's awful that the accused will receive a fair trial.
Ruby Giuliani thinks it's awful that the accused will receive a fair trail.
Of course former Attorney General My-cull Moo-kasey thinks it's awful, but that is hardly a surprise, since Moo-kasey thinks the entire US justice system is awful.
I have always thought that the idea of innocent until proven guilty was a good one, that due process and the rule of law ought to be more than a mere cliche, but the wingnut's loudest talking heads disagree.
They never stop yelling about how much they love AmeriKKKa and accusing others of hating AmeriKKKa and they just want to 'tweak' AmeriKKKa a bit here and there, and one of their favorite 'tweaks' is skipping trials and declaring people guilty.
I don't know what these people love but it ain't America.
More Wingnuttery
In the aftermath of one Muslim going nuts and killing a bunch of soldiers, the wingnut response is that Muslims shouldn't be allowed in the military.
People like CNN's Wolf Blitzer and wingnut Bill Kristol, who got his job solely for being the son of wingnut Irving Kristol, say we should forego the trial and simply put the accused killer to death.
People like CNN's Wolf Blitzer and wingnut Bill Kristol, who got his job solely for being the son of wingnut Irving Kristol, say we should forego the trial and simply put the accused killer to death.
First Amendment Violation
US District Judge Cameron Currie has ruled that it's illegal for South Carolina to offer license plates endorsing Christianity.
Duh! Separation of church and state. But these continuing violations of the First Amendment by moronic legislators will only cease when they are held accountable for the cost every time these idiotic 'laws' is throw out by the courts.
Duh! Separation of church and state. But these continuing violations of the First Amendment by moronic legislators will only cease when they are held accountable for the cost every time these idiotic 'laws' is throw out by the courts.
Busiest shipping days of 2009 approach
Busiest shipping days of 2009 approach
The volume of holiday packages, a vital economic indicator, is expected to peak in mid-December.
Pacific sea turtles on brink of extinction
Pacific sea turtles on brink of extinction
Once a tourist draw, these critters could vanish from Costa Rica after 150 million years.
Signs of a healthy neighborhood
4 signs of a healthy neighborhood
Neighborhoods with these amenities can help residents stay physically active and healthy.
Tips to stop being chronically late
7 tips to stop being chronically late
These simple strategies can help you arrive on time and avoid feeling rushed.
Reasons to avoid giving gift cards
Reasons to avoid giving gift cards
That little slice of plastic makes for a convenient present but may have major drawbacks.
Seven easy dinners
Seven easy dinners
Get dinner made and served in no time with these simple menus for every day of the week.
Holiday HDTV price wars starting
Holiday HDTV price wars starting
Sweet deals on smaller LCD sets and some big plasma TVs will be offered in the coming weeks.
Millions have to repay part of tax credit
Millions have to repay part of tax credit
More than 15 million taxpayers who got the "Making Work Pay" credit could be in for a rude surprise.
Obama's bow riles critics back home
Obama's bow riles critics back home
The president's encounter with Emperor Akihito has the wingnuts crying foul.
Aw, hell, they're just crying, period.
Black Friday arrives early at big chains
Black Friday arrives early at big chains
Stores like Walmart, Sears, and Best Buy are luring buyers with huge deals.
Starvation 'wiped out' giant deer
A study of ancient teeth provides new clues as to what caused the demise of one of the largest ever species of deer.
Starvation 'wiped out' giant deer
Starvation 'wiped out' giant deer
Reality Check
Republican resurgence?
They have a favorable rating of 23% and an unfavorable rating of 66%.
(Democrats are at 42-50.)
Republicans in Congress have favorable-unfavorable ratings of 15% and 70%. (Democrats are at 40-53.)
If this is a resurgent party that has captured the national mood, ... I’m Herbert Hoover.
~ Chris Edelson,
They have a favorable rating of 23% and an unfavorable rating of 66%.
(Democrats are at 42-50.)
Republicans in Congress have favorable-unfavorable ratings of 15% and 70%. (Democrats are at 40-53.)
If this is a resurgent party that has captured the national mood, ... I’m Herbert Hoover.
~ Chris Edelson,
And I Quote
Sarah Palin is promoting her new book on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
Sarah and Oprah.
On the one hand,a very powerful woman qualified to be President of the United States, and on the other hand, you have Sarah.
~ David Letterman.
Sarah and Oprah.
On the one hand,a very powerful woman qualified to be President of the United States, and on the other hand, you have Sarah.
~ David Letterman.
Liars and Fools
Liars and Fools
Steve King (reptile - Iowa) lies saying Obama’s advisors the “gangster government”.
Nope, that was the junta we overthrew last November you idiot.
Rick Perry (retard - Texas) continues to lie claiming Obama is "interested in punishing Texas" and "Hellbent" on socialism.
Deluded as usual.
The no talent hack Chuck Norris is lying claiming Obama is planning a "one world order", and health-care bill means feds will invade homes.
From a never was has been so who cares.
Colorado state emplyee compares President Obama to the 9/11 terrorists.
OK, so they're stupid in Colorado ... we know this so you do not have to keep proving it over and over.
Convicted of crimes against America G. Gordon Liddy in his delusions says he's "convinced" that Obama is a Muslim.
Convicted of crimes against America - 'nuff said
Steve King (reptile - Iowa) lies saying Obama’s advisors the “gangster government”.
Nope, that was the junta we overthrew last November you idiot.
Rick Perry (retard - Texas) continues to lie claiming Obama is "interested in punishing Texas" and "Hellbent" on socialism.
Deluded as usual.
The no talent hack Chuck Norris is lying claiming Obama is planning a "one world order", and health-care bill means feds will invade homes.
From a never was has been so who cares.
Colorado state emplyee compares President Obama to the 9/11 terrorists.
OK, so they're stupid in Colorado ... we know this so you do not have to keep proving it over and over.
Convicted of crimes against America G. Gordon Liddy in his delusions says he's "convinced" that Obama is a Muslim.
Convicted of crimes against America - 'nuff said
2009 Leonid Meteor Shower: "Strong Outburst" Expected
Monday night - Tuesday morning
During the 2009 Leonid meteor shower, you may see anywhere from 30 to 300 shooting stars an hour, depending on whether you're in the right place to see the showy peak on November 17, experts predict.
During the 2009 Leonid meteor shower, you may see anywhere from 30 to 300 shooting stars an hour, depending on whether you're in the right place to see the showy peak on November 17, experts predict.
Apology for thousands of 'childhoods lost'
Apology for thousands of 'childhoods lost'
For centuries, British children were promised a better life and shipped to Australia.
Obama takes aim at Chinese censorship
Obama takes aim at Chinese censorship
The president delivers a pointed message on two of the thorniest issues separating China and the U.S.
Stressful careers that pay badly
Stressful careers that pay badly
Employees in these fields are among the most overworked and underpaid professionals.
Giant jellyfish invasions a 'warning sign'
Giant jellyfish invasions a 'warning sign'
Swarms of venomous jellyfish wreak havoc as they push their way into new waters.
Amazing meteor shower coming
Amazing meteor shower coming
One of the best annual meteor showers will peak soon with a colorful and impressive show.
Daily Almanac
Today is Monday, Nov. 16, the 320th day of 2009.
There are 45 days left in the year.
Today In History November 16
There are 45 days left in the year.
Today In History November 16
Our Readers
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Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Rochester, England, United Kingdom
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Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Sogndal, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway
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Stenungsund, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Rochester, England, United Kingdom
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Porto, Porto, Portugal
as well as Serbia & Montenegro, Singapore, Scotland, Canada, and the United States
Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
You can hardly believe you raised your hand and got the answer ... wrong!
You have to accept the idea that you don't know everything.
It wouldn't hurt you to do some more studying next time.
No one expects you to have all the answers all the time, so don't feel bad.
Hear and act on an outside suggestion.
Collaboration may be the ultimate answer.
Tonight, spend time with a love mate.
Oh, wow, never been wrong before ... it's a new sensation.
You can hardly believe you raised your hand and got the answer ... wrong!
You have to accept the idea that you don't know everything.
It wouldn't hurt you to do some more studying next time.
No one expects you to have all the answers all the time, so don't feel bad.
Hear and act on an outside suggestion.
Collaboration may be the ultimate answer.
Tonight, spend time with a love mate.
Oh, wow, never been wrong before ... it's a new sensation.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Jon Stewart on Sean Handjob's apology
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Italian police nab one of Sicily's top Mafia fugitives after 15 years on run
Police captured one of Sicily's top Mafia fugitives on Sunday, dealing a stiff blow to the island's Cosa Nostra crime syndicate, Italian officials said.
Antarctic crew to drill for whiskey
A team of New Zealanders is preparing to drill in Antarctica in the New Year, and they hope to strike -- whiskey.
Antarctic crew to drill for whiskey
Antarctic crew to drill for whiskey
Good jobs that employers can't fill
Good jobs that employers can't fill
Despite high unemployment everywhere, many well-paid positions remain vacant.
Things the U.S. can learn from China
5 things the U.S. can learn from China
As President Obama visits, China's role as the world's rising power has never been stronger.
Medicare fraud is costing the U.S. billions
Medicare fraud is costing the U.S. billions
More than $47 billion in questionable claims were paid in '09, a report shows.
Ugliest buildings in the world
Ugliest buildings in the world
See an office shaped like a picnic basket and a gargoyle-studded palace.
Get the table you want at any restaurant
Get the table you want at any restaurant
Make dining out extra-special with these tips for snagging the best seat in the house.
Big money mistakes to look out for
7 big money mistakes to look out for
Avoid these goofs and you'll be on solid financial footing sooner than you think.
Recession intensifies GenX discontent
Recession intensifies GenX discontent
Gen Xers are worried about their careers amid evidence they're being taken for granted.
Barstow, California sign stolen and replaced four times
Just how far is it to Barstow, California from Wilmington, North Carolina, anyway?
The North Carolina Department of Transportation says it will not replace a sign that has been stolen five times.
Full StoryDang it, now we'll never know how far it is on Interstate 40!
The economy's weak spot
The economy's weak spot
Bad news for the owners of malls and apartments may damage the fragile U.S. recovery.
Cymatics Scientist Says Sound is a Bubble, Not a Wave
John Stuart Reid proposes that sound is not actually a wave, as has been thought for centuries, but a “bubble” and that this is what creates the amazing patterns we see captured with cymatics.
In his article, The Physics of Sound, Reid says that sound has previously been thought to travel as a wave because of the graphical, wave-based representation we have used to capture sound visibly in the past…
“The graphical representation of sound ‘waves’ in the past is why the term ’sound waves’ is used, causing the false impression that sound travels as a wave.”
…but that Cymatics allows us to realize that the true form of sound is actually spherical, or bubble-like, in nature.
Tuneups for the Brain
In a paper published last month in the journal Nature Reviews Neuroscience, Dr. J. Allan Hobson, a psychiatrist and longtime sleep researcher at Harvard, argues that the main function of rapid-eye-movement sleep, or REM, when most dreaming occurs, is physiological. The brain is warming its circuits, anticipating the sights and sounds and emotions of waking.
“It helps explain a lot of things, like why people forget so many dreams,” Dr. Hobson said in an interview. “It’s like jogging; the body doesn’t remember every step, but it knows it has exercised. It has been tuned up. It’s the same idea here: dreams are tuning the mind for conscious awareness.”
Drawing on work of his own and others, Dr. Hobson argues that dreaming is a parallel state of consciousness that is continually running but normally suppressed during waking. The idea is a prominent example of how neuroscience is altering assumptions about everyday (or every-night) brain functions.
I don't understand why the Wingnuts are so afraid of the justice system..ah, oh never mind.
Some critics say a civilian trial -- instead of a military tribunal -- for self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his accomplices could end up targeting the shrub cabal and its anti-terror policies.
The Obama administration, in deciding to try alleged Sept. 11 conspirators in a New York courtroom, has said it is setting its sights on convictions, but some critics say a civilian trial -- instead of a military tribunal -- could end up targeting the shrub cabal and its anti-terror policies.
One of those five defendants, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, has been at the center of the debate over those shrub-era polices, in particular the harsh interrogation techniques (read: Torture) used on Mohammed and others in an effort to obtain information on Al Qaeda and any additional attacks.
Obama Urges Congress To Put Off Fort Hood Probe
President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to hold off on any investigation of the Fort Hood rampage until federal law enforcement and military authorities have completed their probes into the shootings at the Texas Army post, which left 13 people dead.
On an eight-day Asia trip, Obama turned his attention home and pleaded for lawmakers to "resist the temptation to turn this tragic event into the political theater." He said those who died on the nation's largest Army post deserve justice, not political stagecraft.
"The stakes are far too high," Obama said in a video and Internet address released by the White House while the president he was flying from Tokyo to Singapore, where Pacific Rim countries were meeting.
Daily Almanac
Today is Sunday, Nov. 15, the 319th day of 2009.
There are 46 days left in the year.
Today In History November 15
There are 46 days left in the year.
Today In History November 15
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Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
London, England, United Kingdom
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
as well as Poland, and the United States
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
London, England, United Kingdom
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
as well as Poland, and the United States
Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope says:
If anyone can sweet talk their way into an extended conversation, it's you -- and you're an expert at putting others at ease.
This skill will come in handy today when you meet a dark stranger, who maybe isn't such a stranger at all.
You're so intrigued, you can't believe you never made an effort to get to know this person before.
If this is someone you want to know even better, don't let the evening come to an end.
Exchange life stories.
Cool beans.
If anyone can sweet talk their way into an extended conversation, it's you -- and you're an expert at putting others at ease.
This skill will come in handy today when you meet a dark stranger, who maybe isn't such a stranger at all.
You're so intrigued, you can't believe you never made an effort to get to know this person before.
If this is someone you want to know even better, don't let the evening come to an end.
Exchange life stories.
Cool beans.
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