| Race to the bottom is on
The first tasty offering of silliness du jour came from The New York Times (Motto: "All the News That Gives Right-Wing Nuts Fits"). For the most part, I think the Times does an excellent job of irritating people who deserve to be irritated. Without its mostly fine reporting, we the people would only know the half of what King George and Sir Dick have been up to. Me the person commends its good work. If you think differently, let me point out that the Times has a public editor (think of an old-school teacher with a big paddle) who comes along after the reporters write a big story and tells them what they did wrong. After he has demolished their work, he presumably goes off and has lunch by himself. My point is that you may think the Times very biased, but I have a feeling you don't have a public editor yourself.
Sports Columnists
We don't need to see your face to confirm that. "I know who owns the Steelers. I don't see Dan Rooney. I know who owns the Giants. I don't need to see his face. I know who owns the Patriots. We don't need to see you to confirm how much money and how much authority you have." Others concurred in what has been the center of the NFL's universe with the Super Bowl around. This also has become the definitive place to get a sense of what the Falcons' peers think of a franchise that has witnessed everything during the past few months from its franchise quarterback sitting in prison to its owner hiring a general manager after a Webcam interview. Those peers generally responded to it all with a head shake, a chuckle of disbelief and something unprintable for a family newspaper.
Eyeglass-Free 3-D Movies on the Horizon
Within a few decades movie-goers may be able to watch their favorite flicks in 3-D without the need for glasses, a new study says. University of Arizona optical sciences professor Nasser Peyghambarian and his colleagues have created what may be the first rewritable 3-D display surface, one in which an image can be replaced with another within a few minutes. .
How Teach First is transforming a London school
Two of her tutor group wander over to chat. "She’s my favourite teacher," confides Amy, 12. Davies tells the pair an anecdote about how one pupil had inquired whether she had a boyfriend. When she said yes, he asked, "‘Does he beat you up, Miss? It looks like it – you have big bags under your eyes’." She laughs – it must be all that late-night marking. .
Massive manhunt launched for accused terrorist
The Ministry of Home Affairs said that Mas Selamat was the leader of the Singapore branch of Jemaah Islamiyah, the top South-East Asian Islamic terrorism network with links to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda organization.
Mas Selamat "walks with a limp and is presently at large," the ministry's statement said. "Extensive police resources have been deployed to track him down."
Officers with flashlights went from house-to-house throughout the night and stopped vehicles at roadblocks.
The alert also went out to all border checkpoints, the police coastguard and taxi companies, which broadcast a message telling others to watch for the suspect.
The ministry did not say how Mas Selamat managed to escape.
The Indonesian-born Mas Selamat was said by the ministry to have been involved in plans seven years ago in the city-state to attack the US embassy, the American Club and Singapore government buildings.
Bhutto's 19-year-old son and her husband to lead party
No doubt that she had an amazing personality but her govt. was dimissed by the army every time. She and her husband (who is now the co chairman of the People's Party) have been charged of quite a few corruption/ money laundering/ murder charges and although they have not been proved yet but to keep it simple I think if not all than there must be few that must be true…but than they all stand above the law….they still are and they will always be. In the end, she (or no one) deserves this. I pray that God gives her peace. Second, Bashir Ahmad suggested, "They are a people who have no respect for law, rules and discipline. They are good people but a crude people. Now such a nation has nuclear weapons. Nuclear Weapons in the hands of crude and un-sophisticated people (no matter if they are good); is a dangerous scenario".
ROAD WARRIOR Q&A: Day In-Day Out On Sinatra
Sunday through 5 a.m. Friday weekly, the Nevada Department of Transportation announced. The right lane and shoulder may be closed as workers restripe the freeway to add another lane between Craig and Centennial. The $2.4 million project is expected to be finished by June.
Blue Diamond Road will be detoured on a new two-lane road between Torrey Pines Drive and Decatur Boulevard to allow work on the Blue Diamond Road widening project, according to the Department of Transportation. Motorists should watch for traffic controls. The detour is expected to last through the summer.
The Las Vegas public works department announced that gas line work being done on Durango Drive between Tropical Parkway and Centennial Parkway should wrap up by March 25. Road work being done at the intersection of Eastern Avenue and Bonanza Road should be done by Saturday.
Larry Lessig Officially Considers Run For Congress
While techies like to loudly complain about the music industry's intellectual property, tech companies would be nothing if anybody could copy software or hardware designs whenever they wanted. Strangely, nobody complains about the intrusive anti-piracy software that comes with applications. (reply to this comment) (link to this comment) Re: Funny by zcat on Feb 20th, 2008 @ 4:00am Stupid comment. There is not one single tech company today that is making a profit from untouched 14-year old code. Copyright could be rolled back to a term of 14 years (without even the option of extending it another 14 years) and it would not make one bit of difference to the tech industry. (reply to this comment) (link to this comment) Re: Funny by Shaun on Feb 20th, 2008 @ 4:01am Oh so it looks like all those commercial Linux distros couldn't possibly be making and money with everyone, even their competitors copying their software for free.
Thinking of spring training, Francoeur’s future
It's a January 2005 Baseball America with top 10 prospects for each NL East team. It's easy to forget how young Fracoeur and McCann are until you read this and realize it was exactly three years ago, and that at the time Francoeur had only 76 at-bats above A-ball and McCann had zero. Think about that. At that time, in January 2005, David Wright had 263 at-bats (and 14 homers) in the majors for the Mets. I use him for context simply because he's someone that obviously everyone on this blog is (quite) familiar with, and because some on the ol' blog sometimes hold Francoeur up against Wright in attempts to point out the former's deficiencies, since Wright is only 13 months older. (As if falling short in most offensive categories when compared to one of the very best young players in the game is somehow terrible for Francoeur.
Outdoor Briefs
Montana's Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission is seeking public comment at a meeting Tuesday in Polson on several proposals for the 2008 and 2009 hunting seasons. Jim Williams, wildlife manager for Region 1, will be on hand to explain the tentative hunting regulations, answer questions and provide opportunities to comment on the proposals. The meeting begins at 7 at the Polson Middle School Library. For more information, contact Matt Bishop at (406) 883-3279. The commission will adopt final regulations at its February meeting in Helena. .
Travel-Finding a flight at a price that's right
It's no secret that budget travelers want to find the cheapest fares out there. Where to find them is another matter. Here's our updated primer on how to snare a decent airfare. 1. Look at historical data. By examining pricing history, a number of relatively new sites tell you if fares are heading up or down, or alert you to unusually low fares. At www.farecast.com, for example, do a search for one of the fares for the 75 domestic cities tracked by Farecast, and the site not only makes a prediction but indicates how sure it is of that prediction. Farecast also has a product called Fare Guard. For $9.95, it will lock in a price for one week, but only for fares it predicts will stay stable or go down during that time. Other sites that offer fare trending include www.farecompare.com and www.kayak.com, which recently merged with SideStep.com (both maintain a Web presence).
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