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I don't know what made me do it but at last i have got rid of Intense Debate.Blogger comments will be operating as usual from now on and unfortunately, all the comments from ID couldn't be imported to blogger.So, all the comments will be nil, as of now which will automatically be replaced by your wonderful, excellent words!:)Intense debate had been on my blog for about a year and it deserves a li

It is long known that Maldivians in general have a special place in their hearts for Islam, ever since the nation reverted to Islam some 800 years ago. It is also true that due to this very fact, various politicians have misused Islam to gain political benefit at various stages of their political endeavours. As such we are at the moment seeing such an (apparent?) attempt being made by one of the

Put up against each other which would you prefer, the Apple 3G iPhone, the BlackBerry Bold/9000 or the HTC Touch Diamond? Could you make a choice between there three upcoming mobile phones? Three mobile phones for you to generally ponder over and maybe let us know how you feel about them as it will be you [...]

Forecast Earth, from The Weather Channel, presents an open, balanced dialogue around the scientific facts concerning global warming, climate change and green living. As part of Climate Watch, The Weather Channel airs Forecast Earth, an hour-long weekly program. Each episode...

In response to a court case regarding Michelle Cedillo (one of thousands of families attempting to establish the connection between vaccines and their child's autism), Dr. Paul Offit, chief of infectious diseases at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania claims the apparent connection between vaccines and autism is "nothing more than a sad coincidence". Imagine being the parent (and there are many!) who watched their child's fast retreat into silence and disability following a round of vaccinations upon hearing this incomprehensible dismissal!Should all parents of children, believed to be vaccine damaged, accept that this remarkable timing is a mere coincidence? Should they stop sifting through the thousands of pages of research by reputable doctors and scientists exploring

 How many fucking times to we have to go through this bullshit? COME ON NEW HAMPSHIRE, SOLVE THE BUDGET DEFICIT GOVERNOR LYNCH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR AND STOP WASTING YOUR FUCKING TIME WITH THIS! If anybody should be impeached it is Governor Lynch for his reckless and idiotic tax and spend legislation that is about to bankrupt [...]

So Rep. Paul Kujawski of Webster, MA, sponsored an amendment to the House budget for studying whether university endowments worth over $1 billion in the state should be slapped with a 2.5% tax. This has a created a little storm in academic circles in MA, with every two bit economist and every major media outlet coming out against the proposal. "When is a nonprofit not a nonprofit because of the

Ugh. Seriously? Clinton calls for debate in Oregon:Campaigning in her third state of the day on Thursday, Hillary Clinton again called for a debate with Barack Obama, arguing that many of the issues faced in Oregon are not the same as the rest of the country.Seriously? Sen. Clinton - you have lost. You are losing in every possible category. You are making things worse. If you have must stay in, so be it. But calling for another debate? You have to be kidding me.

By Scott Austin Of DOW JONES NEWSLETTERS About two years ago, venture capitalist Kevin Efrusy says he was “roundly beaten and castigated” by his partners for boasting to The Wall Street Journal that his portfolio company Facebook Inc. had the potential to be worth more than $2 billion. The general partner at Accel Partners had [...]

Recently I was sitting on a panel which was pretty heterogeneous: There was a representative from IBM (actually from former ISS), customers, a representative from the Open Source community (who actually, during his presentation always said how bad our security is) – well, and me. In order to have some fun, the moderator wanted to bring some fire in the discussion and said: We often hear people saying that Open Source is more secure than your software model, what do you have to say on this? Well, there were so many different themes on the table which were – in my opinion – more interesting to discuss than a debate on Open Source vs. Microsoft, I actually did not want to go down that road. So, I asked the moderator back: Could you please elaborate a little bit what you mean by "more se

Un proyecto de ley para modificar la norma que actualmente regula la participación de utilidades a fin de que los trabajadores de las empresas de intermediación y de tercerización participen en el resultado de la empresa usuaria, presentó el Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo (MTPE) al Consejo Nacional de Trabajo para su respectivo debate por los miembros de este foro tripartito de

Posted on May 7th, 2008 2:55 pmEver since Lauren Bosworth (Lo) moved in with Lauren Conrad (LC) and her friend Audrina Patridge, things haven’t been free of drama at Casa Conrad. Audrina, who lives in the guest house while Lo and LC reside in the main residence of her Hollywood villa, is clearly feeling ostracized lately. Why? On Monday’s episode of The Hills, Lauren Conrad wanted to hang with Audrina at the recording studio where she works, but two seconds after they got there, Lo insisted they bail and go to dinner - sans Audrina - and so they did. Many awkward moments and passive-aggressive comments from Lo soon followed - such as stating that their new puppy has TWO moms. Is she overprotective of Conrad? Jealous of Patridge? Are either or both out of line?Tell us, which side ar

Watch Barack Obama & Hillary Clinton go tit 4 tat in what is possibly their most heated debate to date. LOL! You’ve been had. But since you are already here why not stick around and watch the animation. Pure comedy gold all the way to the grand finale.

The House today will begin debate on the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act which would let the government back loans for homeowners at risk of foreclosure and a move many Republicans have opposed. The bill is sponsored by House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass and had this to say about the housing [...]

[Click on the banner at the top of the page for more information!] In partnership with the Center for Politics and Governance at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, KXAN Austin News will host a live TV/Internet debate on Wednesday May 7, 2008 at 12:30 p.m. the debate will be moderated by KXAN news anchor Robert Hadlock and Veronica Vargas Stidvent, Director of the Center for Politics and Governance. The debate will simulcast as a livestream on kxan.com and at 1:00 p.m. become a web only live event with interactive opportunities from the community via instant messenger. The debate will host Place 3 incumbent Jennifer Kim and challenger Randi Shade and the Place 4 race to replace May or Pro Tem Betty Dunkerly will include candidates Robin Cravey, Cid Galindo and Laura Morrison. Place 1 candida

Miley Cyrus Photo Scandal - Miley Cyrus apologized for her involvment in the Miley Cyrus Photo Scandal stemming from a Miley Cyrus photo session with Vanity Fair.At first, many accepted the apology from Miley Cyrus at face value. They assumed that poor-innocent 15 year-old Miley Cyrus was the victim of manipulation during the now infamous Miley Cyrus photo session at Vanity Fair.Now, a video has emerged, according to USA Today, "Widely viewed video of the shoot shows a cooperative Cyrus posing at length with her father, Billy Ray Cyrus." This video has led many to wonder if indeed Miley Cyrus was truly manipulated during the photo session since her father Billy Ray Cyrus was obviously present and involved during the photo session.It is very easy to do something questionable and then say.

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Public sector oil majors, who have for long followed the government diktat on retail pricing of petroleum products, appear to be waking up to market realities. Oil major Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has urged the government to allow autonomy in pricing of petroleum products. “With the advent of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

While bored in an airport recently, I pored over the magazines at a newsstand and noticed that the new Harvard Business Review (April 2008) has an article on open source. Curious to know how the corporate types view open source, I got hold of the issue - at my local library rather than paying the Harvard-style $16 cover price - and read it. Here are my impressions.

While bored in an airport recently, I pored over the magazines at a newsstand and noticed that the new Harvard Business Review (April 2008) has an article on open source. Curious to know how the corporate types view open source, I got hold of the issue - at my local library rather than paying the Harvard-style $16 cover price - and read it. Here are my impressions.

More Debate About Facebook’s Future A panel of local investors and entrepreneurs held a panel discussion this morning in Tysons Corner to discuss Web 2.0 trends. The conversation addressed questions like “how long will Google’s dominance last?” to “what will be the next Google?” But, in my view, the most interesting part of the event… [...]

YDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Australian Fashion Week organizers said on Wednesday that tighter rules on skinny models were not needed for its catwalks, despite one Australian model being pulled briefly due to fears for her health. ADVERTISEMENT Australian model agency Chic Management took 23-year-old Stephanie Carta out of a show by designer Michelle Jank on Monday when it became obvious she had lost

Last week , the Associated Press reported that the State Department approved National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC) guidelines for terminology in defining the enemy created by NCTC's Extremist Messaging Branch, based on a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report "Terminology to Define the Terrorists: Recommendations from American Muslims". In these new guidelines, the term "jihadist" (among others) was not to be used in defining the enemy or its actions. But this week, it is apparent that these...(read more)

 In a way I find this funny. New Jersey lawmakers are pondering a “sin” tax on fast food. This is the type of thing that I have been warning about for some time. The government has gotten away with taxing smokers for so long that it was only a matter of time before they spread their [...]

We open yet again The Global News Terrorists Archives and reprint this report following the Republican Party's live television debate from May 2007.The Republican Presidential Debate, raised more than a few hairy eyebrows a Local Kansas newspaper, Kansas City Plough reported. It would appear that Senator Brownback (Kansas), Governor Huckabee (Arkansas) and a member of the House of Representatives Tancredo (Colarardo) all raised their hands in a response to a question about whether anyone doesn’t believe in evolution.The three Republican Candidates pictured above during the live debate shown across America refused to speak to reporters after the debate however, their respected spokes people did confirm that each of the men stood strongly by their convictions on such a strong religious iss

I have been using Intense Debate(the commenting system on my blog) for a long time now and i must say i am not all that satisfied with their service.. The first time i had problem , i asked the query to the guys in their forums and i got no proper response.I wouldn't leave it at that. SO i kinda pestered them and a particular guy there asked me to send him an attachment of my template which i did, accordingly.I got no reply from him whatsoever and he never bothered to even send a "I am sorry" note.This is what i hate in people. Why are people able to take accolades easily and why do they hate any problems?Why do people shun away from responsibilities?I don't really understand..Is this Human beings' common trait?hmm, whatever!Okay, now please tell me if you guys like the commenting system.

EU: Bloc Debates Crimes Of Communism, Revealing 'Old,' 'New' Divisions by Ahto Lobjakas   BRUSSELS -- Can communism be compared to Nazism? Does communism's record deserve as unequivocal a condemnation as that of Nazism? And should communism's modern-day adherents and apologists be rejected as firmly by Europe's political mainstream as those of Nazism?The debate over the historical record of communism simmers on in the European Union. Forced onto the bloc's agenda by its new ex-communist member states, the issue was most recently broached at a European Parliament debate in Strasbourg on April 21. Reflecting deep-seated divisions among member states and political camps, the parliament ultimately failed to agree on a common declaration. Some argued that charging communis

The democratical daily pay-candidate Barack Obama refused in this sunday (27), one day before the primary of Indiana and the Carolina of the North, the proposal of its rival Hillary Clinton for a debate. "we will not have a debate before the primary of Indiana", declared Obama to the net of television Fox News. The senator of Illinois ignored the accusations from that he would be running away from the debate with Hillary due to its performance in a debate in the beginning of the month, considered bad for the media. "I am not hiding itself. Already we had 21 debates since that the campaign started ", explained questioned Obama when on the subject. "What it was said it is that, it has two weeks of the primary of two great States, we want to be safe of bein

Your mommy friends heard about a report that says to ditch your plastic sippy cups. Your mom heard about a study that said limited exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) is just fine. Your neighbor cautions that the studies giving BPA the green light were funded by industry trade groups, who may have been [...]

Recently I read an article by Whit Ayres: “Let’s Get Right into the Debate.” Basically, the article polarizes or politicizes environmentalism and champions green conservatism while demonizing liberal environmentalism. Personally, I believe it is dangerous to politicize environmentalism because environmentalism at its core is not to be politicized. Politicization demands benefit to politics or a political ideology or system and not towards the environment or Nature. Of course, there is political ecology but political ecology focuses on how behaviors of individuals living within a political system influence environmental issues and the landscape.I also believe that green conservatives are stealing elements of environmentalism like market-based mechanisms and making them their own.

The latest move to allow foreigners to buy residential apartments in Viet Nam has come under fire. The latest draft regulation composed by Ministry of Construction (MoC) permits seven foreigner groups to purchase residential apartments in Viet Nam. These include the heads of international organisations, those who invest in Viet Nam under the Investment Law, experts and scientists working in Viet

from Apparel NewsThe Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law section and the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers will tackle the issue of emerging intellectual-property issues in the fashion industry during its “Hot Off the Runway!” seminar. The networking event and panel discussion will take place May 1 at the Luxe Summit Hotel in Los Angeles’ Bel-Air neighborhood.Panelists will discuss the scope of copyright and trademark protection for fashion designs and styles. Topics will include issues regarding rights in brands, the tension between protecting creativity in fashion and allowing more freedom to copy as a way of benefiting consumers, the pros and cons of the pending Design Piracy Prohibition Act, online sales of counterfe

Pharmacies selling cigarettes ignite industry debate: By VERNON CLEMENT JONES, Guardian Business Editor - Nassau, Bahamas: An apparent growth in the number of drugstores selling cigarettes is sparking debate among pharmacists, many concerned the practice compromises ethical guidelines while providing no real boast to the bottom line. "About 80 percent of a Bahamian pharmacy's sales are directly from prescription drug," said Crystal Gibson, a local practitioner, "There's no need for pharmacies to get involved with selling something that actually harms the client-customers they are hoping to help." Her comments come as another two of the country's 50 or more drugstores move to stock and sell tobacco products. They join at least three others scattered across downtown Nassau offering c

"He's had it, he wants it and so does he."Footage from Rainbow set to audio of part of the London Mayor Debates.Thanks to londonshite.com.PS: A good line from HIGNFYIan Hislop: "Vote Boris"Paul Merton: "Don't worry-he will"

KOB.com - West Siders debate proposed development: "Neighbors of a West Central neighborhood debated amenities and infrastructure Wednesday evening before the Albuquerque City Council.At issue: a proposed retail center in a part of the city that has been targeted for redevelopment."Albuquerque Homes SearchRio Rancho Real Estate News Albuquerque Real Estate News

Okay, I’ll jump in on this debate. I have found two posts on this already, and if you want to comment to add you link, feel free. Lee Doyle Seeking Shanti Now this is a respectful debate… no flaming, or your comment will be deleted. I am Pro Choice. I consider myself a liberal, and I’m also [...]

From Dartblog: Last night, Dinesh D’Souza ‘83 returned to campus to debate philosophy professor and well known atheist Walter Sinnott-Armstrong on the question “Can We Be Good without God”. Speaking to about 400 students and community members packed into Alumni Hall, the debate followed a string of exemplary efforts on the part of Mr. D’Souza. Sinnott-Armstrong [...]

I can’t remember a debate in which the only memorable moment was the audience’s heckling of a moderator. Then again, I can’t remember a debate that became such an instant national gag, earning reviews more appropriate to a slasher movie like “Prom Night” than a civic event held in Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center: “Shoddy, despicable!” — [...]

The North Carolina Democrat Party has canceled their debate. Hillary agreed to appear, Obama did not, and of course, Hillary calls Obama a coward. In other news, The Financial Times makes a case for Obama, and basically endorses the guy. Others on the story: Open Left, Show Tracker, Political Radar, The Trail, The Page, Boston Globe, Newshoggers.com, The Daily Dish, Tales from the Trail, Marc Ambinder, Hot Air, Althouse, and Redstate

By: Spacelab Research Staff The Federal Communications Comission held a hearing at Stanford University last week to talk about Net Neutrality, this time in regards to network management. It sounds geeky and boring, but it actually has a huge impact on how we get to view and download content from the Internet. The hearing went down at the Stanford Law School's

Turns out Nash McCabe was hardly some inquiring voter trying to make up her mind. She's been looking for that lapel pin for awhile, and had decided she could never vote for Barack Obama well before the debate. Even the "average citizens" were ringers in the premeditated ABC gotcha debacle.read more | digg story

For the past couple days I've read stories about boycotting ABC, and every insult possible against George Stephanopoulos and Charles Gibson, but for the life of me I can't understand why the outrage now. You won't find me defending the debate because I thought it was bad also, but to me what made this debate terrible had to do with the timing of the debate and the questions asked. Given the fact that we are down to two candidates and we've heard all the basic positions at least 19 times before I was expecting to hear questions that went into those positions in much greater detail. That of course did not happen...The hypocrisy about this whole whine fest about the ABC debate is astounding considering what had gone in the previous 19 or so debates. The way everyone is treating this ABC debat

I have started to believe of late, that one should try to keep away from the Osho communes and his followers. The master was so impressive that you start expecting his followers to match his virtuosity too at least in some degree, which is too much of an expectation unfortunately. A majority of them can [...]

CNN is reporting that Hillary Clinton has accepted an invitation to a debate in Indiana before the states primary. The debate could be as soon as April 24th, but as of today Obama has still not accepted the invitation. The debate would be sponsored by the Indiana Debate Commission,CNN and PBS. Seeing how it's not being sponsored by ABC I'm sure the far left wing of the party would like that. This would be the 22nd primary debate for the democrats. The RCP average right now for Indiana shows Obama ahead by 2.3 points.

Who would have thought? An enlightened break down of the ABC hosted debate between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.Jon Stewart's commentary is very funny, and in all seriousness, absolutely spot on.Edit - youtube video removedCheck out the video here.

Presidential debates, especially the intra-party variety we are witnessing these days, are frequent to the point of becoming common place, if not benign. They seem to prove what Marshall McLuhan said about medium equaling message. The recent gotcha-fest between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama could make even the wildest political animal long for the days [...]

If you missed the debate on Wednesday, you didn't miss much. The questions were terrible, Obama wasn't particularly sharp (despite using his favorite line "I want to be clear about something." When he says that, you know he means business), and Clinton admitted that Obama can win (Her rejoinder was that she would be better. What she should have said to keep her electability claims alive is that she has a greater likelihood of winning.) If you must watch, click here, or take a look at Jon Stewart's take:[America's Young Theologian][Theology][Politics]

Democratic debate, number 21, was a Touchdown for Republicans, but for the electorate at-large, a reason to show righteous anger.Not to mention voters specifically in Pennsylvania, whose primary is on April 22, for them -- an insult to their intelligence. In short, the debate sponsored by ABC-TV was wacky -- off the wall. Why? The farce, labeled a debate, provided no useful information to the voter in the first 45 minutes and what came after was awfully inadequate. It was more about drama -- "I got you" moments than providing substance.In a year when voters clearly are seeking answers to their political concerns and are in record numbers participating in the primaries, days before the Pennsylvania primary we see a whole community of voters, dissed-- politically disrespected. How? ABC-TV wh

The best damning with faint praise I have seen in some time, from Dick Polman: Just how bad was Barack Obama's debate performance last night? Not as bad as Britney Spears' song-and-dance routine at the MTV Awards....

Hello College Republicans! As my last post said, Virginia Congressional Candidates Amit Singh and Mark Ellmore came to George Mason University for a Debate this past Tuesday. Both campaigns have been working extremely hard for the June 10th primary, and for the general election against Jim Moran.Now I am still somewhat neutral as to who I should vote [...]

My post-debate comments centered around the manner in which the debate concentrated on the type of slime being spread on right wing talk radio (and by the Clinton campaign) as opposed to matters of substance. The general response has been predictable. Right wingers and Clinton supporters (which in many ways is redundant) have defended [...]

Even though it was the umpteenth time Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton had faced off, ABC’s debate actually did quite well...especially on an American Idol night. 8pm [ Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton]Yesterday’s 2008 presidential debate (10.7 million, 2.7/7 in 18-49) was the season’s most-watched. Deal or No Deal (9.7 million, 2.6/8)

Barack Obama in Raleigh, North Carolina, responds to the latest debate moderated by ABC. Minor controversy has erupted over the negative questioning of Obama by former Clinton adviser, George Stephanopoulos.Amongst other things, Obama was questioned on the issues of Rev Wright and the bitter comments made last week.His reponse here sums up his approach to the campaign - he is not playing this election the way they are expecting.

Damm I’m sorry I missed it… From Michelle Malkin Oh, the left-wing bloggers are in high dudgeon over the Democrat debate.How could ABC News do it? Behold the teeth-gnashing. And hair-pulling. And foot-stomping.How dare the ABC moderators ask questions about topics that are, you know, topical? How dare they ask questions that–gasp!–conservatives are asking. How dare they explore questions [...]

Video via Crooks and Liars.Fucking shameful.Via Atrios, this is the ABC switchboard number if you want to complain: 212-456-7777.Issues, anyone? The economy? The war? No, we get lapel pins! Motherfucking lapel pins!And now, I present: Ow!! My Balls!!!

Here's an open letter to Charles Gibson and George Stephanapoulos from blogger Will Bunch:Dear Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos,It's hard to know where to begin with this, less than an hour after you signed off from your Democratic presidential debate here in my hometown of Philadelphia, a televised train wreck that my friend and colleague Greg Mitchell has already called, quite accurately, "a shameful night for the U.S. media." It's hard because -- like many other Americans -- I am still angry at what I just witnesses, so angry that it's hard to even type accurately because my hands are shaking. Look, I know that "media criticism" -- especially when it's one journalist speaking to another -- tends to be a genteel, colleagial thing, but there's no genteel way to say this.With your

I guess things didn't go so hot for Obama.  There's a good bit of outrage and disappointment around the Blogosphere. I had a good long article here, But I switched templates here, and the former got mangled up some how. Go check out the reactions.

I'm just about a couple hours or so removed from just watching one of the most uninformative, and boring debates of this election cycle on ABC. There's really not a whole lot to add to that. The first hour of the debate featured mostly tabloidesqe type questions, and while answering Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama looked like they accidentally drank a bottle of NyQuil. This disaster was created by moderators George Stephanopoulous and Charles Gibson, and believe me they will hear that from everyone. I didn't like almost all of the recent debates because quite frankly none of them brought any new ideas to the table. I find that these debates are more meant for the American that has been living in a shell and not paying attention. These Hillary vs Obama debates are tough to watch be

Wednesday night’s debate in Pennsylvania featured questions about some of the most controversial statements and potentially damaging campaign supporters. Clinton tried to explain the difference between being received in Bosnia with sniper fire and being welcomed by a crowd featuring a small child with flowers in hand. Senator Clinton admitted that she lied when it came to Bosnia and asked voters to try and “look over” the issue. “I may be a lot of things, but I’m not dumb. On a couple of occasions in the last weeks, I just said some things that were not in keeping with what I knew to be the case.” “I’m embarrassed by it. I apologized for it. I said it was a mistake,” she added. I wonder if she realizes that in that statement she said that she’s not dumb, she

While there's no doubt that ABC's Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos seemed to be auditioning for jobs as TMZ-like Spanish inquisitors, spending almost the entire first hour of the Dem debate tag-teaming questions about almost all of the scandals du jour (Wright, Ayers, Bosnia, Bittergate, the flag pin flap etc.) instead of focusing on policy issues, there's no denying that Barack Obama lost tonite.His "hope" and "change" message seemed to have been left in his wallet in another pair of pants. Under fire from all three fronts, he struggled to fight back and did so at times using the same kind of "old politics" that he so decries ie. attack with nasty talking points when you're attacked. That style of campaigning has increased during this Pennsylvania stint of his run as he tries to l

ABC interrupted the radio broadcast of the debate with a Dodger game. Well, I don't have cable and ABC didn't stream the debate so I couldn't finish it. Yip...I mean, I was very disappointed. Still, I can safely say that I've haven't seen as many lies per minute since the question and answer portion of the Miss Chastity pageant. What's really surprising is that Obama actually lied more than accomplished fibber Hillary Clinton. Dumb, easy to debunk ones too like his lie about handguns. And, as mentioned on the corner, Obama would prefer to raise taxes than increase tax revenue. Gratuitous beauty pageant picture. This equality fetish reminds me of the question I always ask to illustrate the point: If you ask a liberal if he'd prefer that some people get 10% more of something while other

I do have to apologize as I did not actually watch the debate thanks my DVR mysteriously not working, but nonetheless I did catch up on the main points through videos from ABC and YouTube. Well ladies and gentleman the 21st debate for the Dems was uneventful for the most part. This time the debate was hosted by ABC and moderated by Charles Gibson, and George Stephanopoulos. I wouldn't call this debate a "lovefest", but it wasn't really catty either. There were some humorous moments in the debate when Gibson had posed the question if each candidate would name the other as the VP candidate. Both of them smiled and appeared to not want to answer the question first. Obviously the usual response of it's too soon to speculate about VEEP candidates, but it clearly shows at how this primary co

I was under the impression the debate was tomorrow night. ABC aired the debate this evening. As soon as I am able to read a transcript, I will give my answers to the questions posed to the other candidates.

Wow! That was uncomfortable. Fifty minutes of dancing and lying around and about their recent whoppers, revealing gaffes, and radical friendships. So, if Hillary were president, she would have avoided the housing crisis. Well, you were a senator, Mrs. Clinton: Why didn't you bring it up? As far as Iraq: Saying that they'd leave Iraq no matter what, is irresponsible, and moderate people will see it as a promise to the left wing. Tom Coburn saying abortionists should be punished in a court of law is the same as terrorism? They did better on taxes. At least, I can see this "raise taxes on everybody except you" game as effective. The moderators are being relatively tough. I can't comment on every dumb idea and lie, however I'll come up with another one later. It's an interesting deba

Watch for the "victim's" family to sue the police department for 'depriving their poor defenseless child' of 'life and liberty':"FRESNO, Calif. — A police officer shot and killed a 17-year-old high school student Wednesday after authorities said the teenager clubbed the officer with a baseball bat on the packed, urban campus.The officer fired at the student shortly before noon, after the Roosevelt High School sophomore allegedly came from behind and struck the officer in the head with a crude wooden baseball bat, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said.The officer fell down dazed, and reached for the gun in his hip holster, but the clip fell out.As the student came at him a second time, the officer grabbed a secondary weapon — a semiautomatic handgun he carried as backup — from his ank

The Pennsylvania Democrat Debate is on tonight at 8pm on ABC. The stakes are very high for both candidates tonight and it will be interesting to see who will be taking the offensive. Expectations are high for Obama tonight coming off this weekends coverage of "bitter-gate", and he has to prove that this party is ready for him to have this nomination. Clinton has a score to settle, and she has to prove that this party isn't ready for Obama. Lets hope sparks fly and this is a very good debate and not a love fest between the two candidates.

When the World Poker Tour return to Las Vegas next week for its big finale, the $25,000 WPT Championship won’t be the only tournament taking place at Bellagio. The WPT Ladies tour, which officially kicked off this January at Borgata in Atlantic City, will also conclude with a $1,500 championship event at the famed Las Vegas [...]

Hey everyone- Just an update, our two GOP candidates for VA’s 8th district will be debating at George Mason University tonight.  After the debate, I’ll blog about here, and post a few quotes from the debate.

"Carbon Cap Scams ..pull enforcement of the Clean Air Act and the Endangered Species Act into the debate over climate change." Among the proposals floated by the administration at the meeting last week was one that would limit the emissions cap to electric power plants, while also allowing a "safety valve" if the cost is found to be too high. The Senate bill has no such escape valve and covers emissions almost across the economy. The administration views were presented by James Connaughton, chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, and domestic policy adviser Keith Hennessey. Among those at the meeting were Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri, the No. 2 House Republican; Rep. James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin, the ranking Republican on the Select Committee on Energy In

Bridgewater College hosted a timely debate between Dr. Frank Zimring of Berkeley and Dr. John Lott of the U. of Maryland last week on the topic of gun control.  Below is as objective as possible synopsis of the two arguments.  Zimring, a lawyer, focused his pro-gun control argument on three areas.  Gun crime stats, a case study [...]

The RedEye addressed this recently and figured that I should cover it here because it's definitely applicable to my life.Can men and women just be friends? Yes...sort of. One of my best friends is a guy. And being a single girl with a single guy friend is not always easy but it can work.My guy in question is not really a friend or a boyfriend. It's more like a "heterosexual life partner" or "life partner" as he calls it. It's like dating the guy without the boyfriend benefits. Now I won't lie here, I did at one time have a mini crush, or thought I did, on this guy. But when I met him about 2.5 years ago, we worked together. And after a bad past work/dating experience, I wasn't going to go there again. I would rather have him as my friend than nothing, especially if the dating thing did

Former governor Jeb Bush, who introduced vouchers to Florida's education system, has begun the drumbeat to allow the state to spend tax dollars school vouchers, even if the money goes to religious institutions. It's no idle question, as the Taxation...

Dos expertos en seguridad que representaban a cada uno de los dos bandos reflexionaron sobre la seguridad en estos dos sistemas operativos y la situación actual de las amenazas y vulnerabilidades que les afectan. Y todo, en un tono distendido y cordial, algo sorprendente teniendo en cuenta la polémica que suele suscitar este tema.El debate se realizó entre Jeff Jones, director de la división de Microsoft denominada Trustworthy Computing, y el Dr. Richard Ford, profesor en el Instituto Tecnológico de Florida y defensor de Linux. Para empezar, ambos coincidieron en que las configuraciones de serie juegan un papel fundamental en estos temas: “lo que instalas, y cómo lo instalas por defecto es increíblemente importante a la hora de evaluar la seguridad de un sistema”.

We’re no closer to reconciling concerns about the use of online behavior data. Indeed, several things happened over the past week proving that marketers, controllers of Internet information, and consumers aren’t likely to agree any time soon on the use of online-behavior information. Because of concerns by both consumers and the government, the U.S. Federal Trade [...]

By godsfavoritecolorI attended a formal debate a few days ago before an audience of about 200 on the question, “Does God Exist?” The representative for the negative was a college professor of philosophy. The representative for the positive was a pastor of a local fundamentalist Christian church.The pastor was a typical fundamentalist Bible thumper, a YEC (young earth creationist, yeeecchh!) and believes that everything in the Bible is literally true. His arguments were a compendium of logical fallacies, while he accused his opponent of using logical fallacies.Not surprisingly he compared atheists to Hitler, with the fallacious syllogism: Hitler was an atheist. Hitler killed millions of people. Therefore, all atheists are as evil as Hitler. Ignoring the fact that Hitler was not an

Suspended NASCAR driver Aaron Fike admitted to reporters this week that he used heroin sometimes on race days. This has led to a nearly unanimous reaction amongst drivers. The strongest response came from Kevin Harvick, whom Fike raced for in the Nationwide Series for three races in 2006. Harvick says that he never suspected any [...]

Mark Feinsand and Tyler Kepner both wrote on their blogs today that Wang has answered all the questions about being an ace; well I don't think he has - at least not yet.Wang is usually criticized for not striking out enough batters and not being a good road pitcher. His K's are not a major concern of mine, last year his K/9 rate improved last year to 4.70, a career high, and I think it will get even better this season. On the other hand, his road numbers do concern me, and I feel that is the question he still needs to answer: Can he be the same pitcher on the road as he is at home?Here are his home and road splits:Career: Home - 2.97 ERA/Road - 4.49 ERA2007: Home - 2.75 ERA/Road - 4.91 ERA2006: Home - 3.03 ERA/Road - 4.35 ERA2005: Home - 3.55 ERA/Road - 4.65 ERAAt Yankee Stadium Wang has p

The National Academies, the Council for Competitiveness and the AAAS had agreed to serve as official cosponsors; the plan was endorsed by all major research universities and scientific societies. However, in a world faced with the threat of global warming, dwindling fossil fuel, continuous warfare, disease and starvation on the rise in Africa, spiraling food prices world wide, the candidates must focus on "solutions." Instead, they have chosen to attend "The Compassion Forum" with "wide ranging and probing discussion of policies related to moral issues." INCLUDING CANDIDATES THAT WILL DEBATE JESUS. Yikes. VIA-bobpark.org

Someone who claims to be Sarah and Amina Said’s brother Islam has been leaving comments on my other blog. Various family members who are frustrated and upset, have been leaving comments as well. They or rather we have been going back and forth. Their father “Yaser Said” (and I use that term very lightly) has [...]

E todos estamos felizes, PROUNI, cotas para negro, pobres, prostitutas etc. etc.E o que muda?Números, apenas números...Imaginem a campanha do PT daqui a alguns anos"Cresce o número de alunos matriculados nas escolas e universidade"E viva o ENEM, ENADE e a Prova Brasil1 - Lavoisier foi guilhotinado por ter inventado o oxigênio.2 - A principal função da raiz é se enterrar.3 - A igreja vem perdendo muita clientela.4 - O coração é o único órgão que não deixa de funcionar 24 horas por dia.5 - O clima de São Paulo é assim: quando faz frio é inverno; quando faz calor é verão; quando tem flores é primavera; quando tem frutas é outono e quando chove é inundação.6 - O Brasil é um país muito aguado pela chuva.7 - A História se divide em 4: Antiga, Média, Moderna e Momentâ

Last few months its a vital hot talk of the Market is the collabration of Yahoo and Microsoft. Yahoo's board is expected to debate on Friday its various options for cutting a deal with Microsoft, AOL-Time Warner, and Google, And while Yahoo's board is expected to discuss its options--with many insiders still seeing a Microsoft deal, sans the participation of News Corp., as the most likely

We all know the internet is a great place to be for wonderful things and innovation in some peoples eyes but where will the internet be in say 10 years time? Could the internet really be dying? I ask this because with all these amazing cell phones like the Apple iPhone for example I believe [...]