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source: piece by David Kell on www.e-ir.infoThe magical thinking behind the ‘war on terror’ has allowed a radical disconnect between problem and solution - most glaringly, between 9/11 and attacking Iraq. Hannah Arendt noted in The Origins of Totalitarianism that it can be very attractive when leaders offer solutions with a degree of certainty; the illogical nature of the proposed ’solution

According to the LA Times' James Rainey, the "right wing" is overflowing with anger. His evidence: "The Obama recession is in full swing, ladies and gentlemen," Limbaugh told his radio audience of 15 million to 20 million on Thursday. "Stocks are dying, which is a precursor of things to come. This is an Obama recession. Might turn into a depression." So much for dissent being patriotic. I wonde

♦ The Winner is always part of the answer;The Loser is always part of the problem.*********♦ The Winner always has a program;The Loser always has an excuse.*********♦ The Winner says, "Let me do it for you";The Loser says, "That is not my job."*********♦ The Winner sees an answer for every problem;The Loser sees a problem for every answer.*********♦ The Winner says, "It may be difficult

Arianna Huffington: Winners: The Davids - Axelrod and Plouffe: they spearheaded a near flawless campaign. Katie Couric: her multi-part interview with Sarah Palin was the turning point in how the country saw Palin -- and by extension John McCain. And she did it in a way that left no room for accusations of being unfair or playing "Gotcha!" Michelle Obama: smarts, grace, style, charm, and a serious

But....Some great insight from the worlds most visionary thinkers might be useful right now.Yeah...I know. It can be hard to break with the herd and be "different". You know in your heart and Soul that the world does not have to be this way and those who profit from the fear and destruction would prefer that the majority of people never come to that simple realization. It is the ultimate crim

Between now and 2012 the UK is going through the digital TV switchover -  who stands to lose as well as gain from it? About the author Richard Buckton is a keen webmaster and writer, having spent most of his life playing music….

BEAUTIFUL LOSERS celebrates the spirit behind one of the most influential cultural moments of a generation. In the early 1990's a loose-knit group of likeminded outsiders found common ground at a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit for full links, other content, and more! ]]

So I know I said that I would have everything done by Friday, but I got some free time that managed to open up, and I figured I’d finish this off.  Here you are…the East. Click more to continue reading… Winners: They know what they’re doing Buffalo Sabres - Buffalo’s moves leave me with a feeling of [...]

We've always thought very little of Harvey Levin and his TMZ.com. Yep, we'll read it, and it's often interesting in the trashiest way possible. However, unitl recently, we didn't think Harvey or TMZ were politically inclined in any particular direction. We should have known better, what with Harv's association with FOX and the low level fish wrapping that is the NYC print press outside the NY

00217Originally uploaded by shohelnsuThis is a pray..Oh Allah take me to Madina..The City of Great Beloved..The Master of Your Lovers..The Land where peace is still in the airand the sand particles perfumed in the perfumes of Lovekiss over the seekers' facesLet me put my head on the lap of The Holy BelovedThe Pacifier of burning heartsThe Healer of losers' sobsO God,we ask you with every requestwe

August has practically come and gone, and the pre-season for the NHL season is right around the corner.  That being said, a lot of moves have occurred, and it’s time for BleepingIdiots.com to rate the teams that are winners and losers, as well as those who are staring blindly into the unknown…starting in the West.  [...]

Transforming pop culture through a creative movement is no easy task but thanks to Aaron Rose, Director of Beautiful Losers, he's doing just that. Beautiful Losers celebrates the spirit rooted in the DIY (do-it-yourself) subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop, and graffiti and explores the creative ethos connecting these artists and today's youth. Aaron Rose is a film director, produ

BookFiesta4U Toolbar Released...Access to Knowledge is Simplified Now... The Satisfied Customer: Winners and Losers in the Battle for Buyer Preference by Claes Fornell Book Description ISBN-1403981973 In a world where consumers have access to an abundance of free information about purchase alternatives, business managers must adapt to a startling new reality. What businesses and investors must rea

I’ve just finished reading an interesting article which seeks to make a point of identifying winners and losers in the recent political foul-play that is the Georgian crisis. I particularly liked the idea that  a war is no longer won on the battlefield (was it ever?) and that the strength of the western media has [...]

‘Fernando Torres effect’ makes bookies losers when it comes to the - Times OnlineThe failure of British teams to qualify for the Euro 2008 football championship, a misfortune for sports fans, proved even worse luck for bookmakers. Free from the pull of national pride, many fans backed individual players in what bookies [...]

Back in my high school days, I couldn’t wait to take my motorcycle over to the mall and spend countless hours sitting on the benches with my friends (who all seemed to prefer the color black). What I didn’t do was go into the stores, because they really didn’t offer me anything I wanted. As I [...]

Yesterday I wanted "Million dollar baby" and I saw this saying in one of the locker rooms that caught my eye. It was "Winners are willing to do what loser won't". It got me thinking a lot about it relating to early retirees..."Early retirees are willing to do without what rat race runners aren't". Basically, early retirees are able to forgo getting the newest Lexus for a 3 year old Honda or are wi

this is the line we stood in this morning for an hour and a half! mama's is supposed to be all the rage with the locals (and apparently with tourists) as THE place for brunch. i still can't believe tommy agreed to wait. twice he inched out of the line and i had to talk him into staying the course. we were STARVING by the time we finally got a table. while we waited, and waited, and waited, we

WINNERSMilwaukee Bucks: Traded Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons to New Jersey for Richard Jefferson, drafted Joe Alexander (No. 8), drafted Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (No.37)I want to start with my favorite NBA team. Milwaukee upgraded its talent level. The Bucks know what they are getting in Jefferson, and Alexander has a chance to be an absolute star in this league. The problem is, they both play the

I came across this blog on Yahoo... that claims that a report from the LA Times claims that women with long finger nails hate the iPhone's touch screen. Since the touchscreen responds to electrical charges emitted by bare fingertips anyone...

I suppose I’ll never forget where I was when I learned Mariners General Manager Bill Bavasi was fired. Not because of the magnitude of the news, but because I was having lunch and watching the playoff round of the U.S. Open between Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate.Two competitors playing at the top of their games - battling it out for the right to hoist the trophy. I thought to myself: the Mariners

Study Finds Video Gamers Are Not Lonely LosersCRN, NY - 1 hour agoThe good news: even obsessive World of Warcraft players can be babe magnets, according to new research that refutes the video gamer stereotype … Written by Google Inc. and Powered by WordPress

Right? lol This morning I was listening to the radio, my favourite station Mix 96, Cat, Lisa and the Sherriff. I used to listen the French version of that station 96.9 CKOI, but they changed the programming in the morning and the new people are just not as cool as before. SO anyway, that girl Lisa Player, [...]

Networkworld.com has a small slideshow of the top ten worst data breaches of all time when it comes to unencrypted data.  Of course, these are only known instances, as networkworld.com points out.  They also point out that the data breaches could have been prevented if the laptops in question had been secured with hard drive encryption, a service that is provided by AlertBoot, among othe

The Winner is always part of the answer.The Loser is always part of the problem.The Winner always has a program.The Loser always has an excuse.The Winner says, “Let me do it for you”.The Loser says, “That is not my job.”The Winner sees an answer for every problem.The Loser sees a problem for every answer.The Winner says, “it may be difficult but it is possible”.The Loser says, “it ma

Today at 3pm all 10 remaining games in the Premier League will kick off and by 5pm we will know if Chelsea or Manchester United are Premiership champions for 2007/2008, who will be playing in the UEFA Cup next season, and which two from three clubs - Fulham, Birmingham or Reading - will join Derby [...]

Here is another Asian film, this time from Japan. This one appears to be more prestigious, winning 9 awards in japan. Nuked: bad.ivtc Synopsis: Eighteen-year-old, plain-Jane Kiyomi witnesses the death of her parents in a country road accident. Her sister, the comely wannabe actress Sumika, returns to the family’s small rural homestead to collect her inheritance [...]

The event has held in Mag:net Cafe in Bonifacio High street, the event was packed with bloggers, photographers, food lovers, shirt lovers, fotoloco fanatics, beer belly guys, bitches, shit-head, fart face, gossip peeps, losers and opssss wait! I'm not talking about the people.. but I'm talking about this brand new shirt line by David and Goliath hahaha, just look at the 2nd pic above and just

Earlier we told you about the bills that made it to the governor's desk. Here's a list of several of those that didn't get through. We tried to be comprehensive without being overwhelming. Here goes. (Didn't provide the bill links....

The rich got richer in the 2008 NFL Draft as many of the teams with the highest marks in my book were also teams that went deep into the playoffs in 2007 and look to be there again in 2008 with an infusion of NFL ready young talent. Here is how I graded out the NFC:The winners:Dallas Cowboys: A The Cowboys come up a winner in the 2008 draft in part because they obtained an additional 1st round pick from Cleveland for the acquisition of Brady Quinn last year. The Cowboys made the most of their fortune by grabbing a great complimentary back in Felix Jones even though Rashard Mendenhall was still on the board. I think Dallas went into this draft targeting Jones because he would be a great second punch after Marion Barber. Questions about Mendenhall being a 1 year wonder may have crept into th

Back in February, I wrote about the concept of the zero-sum game (specifically as it applied to SEO, which is such a thing.) That’s one of the most popular posts ever on this blog (!) However, it’s also widely misunderstood - one commenter wrote: How can there be a winner if there’s not a loser? I wrote a [...]

Child psychologist Tanya Byron might have surprised everyone by taking a very sober view towards gaming and giving the UK Government what many consider a fair and smart review of the gaming industry. But now she made headlines by hosting a show on BBC 2 called Am I Normal?, an investigation into game addiction. That’s [...]

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The pact to increase trade with Columbia is considered dead unless Nancy Pelosi, the House Speaker, calls for a vote. The battle between Democrats and Republicans seems to be heating up. The Democrats have rejected the trade pack and while the Bush Administration is trying with all its might to push it through. Is it party politics or is the pact actually a good idea?The Bush administration believes that the new pact would increase trade within the country and this could help the American economy. Ms. Pelosi believes that the Bush policies are out of touch with the average American and their needs. She has stated in a news conference that the Bush administration’s policies have routinely “stiffed” the American people. The Bush administration believes that many Columbian products are

The Winner is always part of the answer; The Loser is always part of the problem. The Winner always has a program; The Loser always has an excuse. The Winner says, "Let me do it for you"; The Loser says, "That is not my job." The Winner sees an answer for every problem; The Loser sees a problem for every answer. The Winner says, "It may be difficult but it is possible"; The Loser says, "It

The Winner is always part of the answer; The Loser is always part of the problem. The Winner always has a program; The Loser always has an excuse. The Winner says, "Let me do it for you"; The Loser says, "That is not my job." The Winner sees an answer for every problem; The Loser sees a problem for every answer. The Winner says, "It may be difficult but it is possible&

To make it to the exulted position of "Asshole of the week" takes a lot of daring or imagination or guts, or any combination of these three! A woman jumped behind the wheel of an idling stretch... NOT RECOMMENDED FOR THE OVERLY RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL OR STUPID!

By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One may wind up as the first woman to lead the U.S. Senate. Another is relatively young and could run again for president. The third may simply resume his role as a congressional maverick and retire in two years. These are among the options that await the losers in the three-way [...]

The 30-share BSE Sensex is marching ahead on account of sustained buying interest in heavyweights. Banking, metal and IT stocks lead the rally.The Sensex is currently trading higher at 15,801.61, up 512.21 points, or 3.35%, while the broad based NSE Nifty is trading at 4,757.05, up 147.2 points, or 3.19% (10.45 a.m.). Out of the total 2,251 stocks traded, 1,428 advanced, 769 declined, while 54 remained unchanged.Among the sectoral indices, BSE Bankex, Metal and IT surged 4% each, BSE Auto rose 1.74%, and BSE Power was up 3.36%.Gainers at the BSE Sensex, were Jaiprakash Associates, which soared 6.91% to Rs 214.15, REL surged 6.18% TO Rs 1222.00 and ICICI Bank rose 5.66% to Rs 850.10. DLF, BHEL, TCS, Wipro, Bharti Airtel, RCom and HDFC Bank also gained. There are no losers at the BSE Sensex

Social networking: the art of making ‘friends’ online with scores of sickeningly jolly people you’ll most likely never meet. If this description rings true, perhaps social networks aren’t for you - after all, the ‘real world’ caters quite well for the socially inept, so it was only a matter of time before a number of [...]

Hantu Laut There are winners and losers in every type of competition.The worst kinds are the sore losers and bad winners. Those who loses in a fair competition but whines about it on a constant basis, blaming everyone around them for their loss except themselves, who can't simply be honorable, by accepting defeat and/or trying again and who can't take a loss in stride. The UMNO lots should

We normaly don't do this article till the weekend to give the Perspective research department some time to come up with some juicy tidbits............but THIS week? It seems there are just TOO many... NOT RECOMMENDED FOR THE OVERLY RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL OR STUPID!

-Winners- DeAngelo Williams, RB, MemphisWeighed in at 5-81/2, 208--smaller than expected. But was simply the best player in Mobile. Has an exceptional burst. Decisive, explosive and instinctive. Deadly combo for a running back. Great attitude to boot.D'brickashaw Ferguson, LT, VirginiaSeemed to increase stock on everyone's board, so I have him on the winners list. Myself? He pretty much solidifi

Karzai urges more freedoms for women: Guest post by RAHIM FAIEZ, Associated Press Writer KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan women need the freedom to pursue more education and should not be forced into... NOT RECOMMENDED FOR THE OVERLY RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL OR STUPID!

One way to improve at something is to learn from those who are experts at what you would like to do. Applying this concept to the success of weight loss and more importantly, weight loss maintenance is the theory behind a research group in Colorado. The six keys of weight loss and maintenance are listed [...]

“The next generation DVD format war is over. Blu-ray wins.”I stumbled across this bit of news during my daily battle to combat self-ignorance (it’s amazing how well informed you feel when you read Google News…or maybe it’s just me). I felt a little outdated since I had no clue that a technology war not involving Microsoft or Yahoo was going on. I decided to bit more research.In one corner, we have the HD DVD format. HD stands for High Definition and this high-density optical disc was widely touted to be successor to the normal DVD format. In the other corner, we have Blu-Ray disc. It uses a blue-violet laser to read and write data.I’d rather not bore you technical details regarding the size of their respective surface layers and apertures. I am going to assume that you don’ w

“The next generation DVD format war is over. Blu-ray wins.”I stumbled across this bit of news during my daily battle to combat self-ignorance (it’s amazing how well informed you feel when you read Google News…or maybe it’s just me). I felt a little outdated since I had no clue that a technology war not involving Microsoft or Yahoo was going on. I decided to bit more research.In one corne

The fear of an economic recession in the US coupled with its ongoing financial crisis has put a damper on the S&P 500 Index declining its value by 13% since its peak last October. The six high profile CEO’s at the forefront of this, having lost at least $1 billion dollars each as their portfolios have taken [...]

Sens. Barack Obama (D-IL) and John McCain (R-AZ) were the big winners in the "Potomac Primary," sweeping MD, VA and Washington, D.C. and winning by enormous margins over their opponents.Obama won MD with 60 percent of the vote to 36 percent for Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), and McCain bested Fmr. Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 55 percent to 30 percent.Obama got 64 percent of the VA vote to Hillary's 35 percent; McCain won by a narrower - but still respectable - nine percent margin over Huckabee (50 percent to 41 percent).And in Washington, D.C., Obama and McCain each won by a crushing 51 points (75 percent to 24 percent for Obama, and 68 percent to 17 percent for McCain).Preliminary exit polls show that in VA and MD, Obama got 90 percent of the black vote, but split the white vote with Hillary,

i know, i’m probably going to be handed my head on a platter for something like that but i really can’t help thinking how stupid this marriage would be. and at the price!!! eek! the basic buffett sentence, “I am willing to pay $31 for each share of Yahoo!, valuing Yahoo! at [...]

Recently, we have been receiving hundreds of emails from porn and smut peddlers from around the world. These poor, misinformed and misguided individuals have no idea what they are doing to themselves. There is no honor, reward, virtue, glory or success in demeaning women, yourself or others. Smut and porn are degrading and those that peddle them are degrading themselves.Even those that peddle smut and porn must feel dirty, low, despicable and ashamed. If this were not true, why do they use phony names, locations and pirated email addresses and domains? Plus, the life and times of those in the porn industry is one of pain and tragedy. Those that put money above principle always lose. All the material acquisition, products or services this world has to offer will not change this rea

  One more week (and one game tonight) is all that is keeping us from the final 12 in the National Football League. Yes, the playoffs are closing in, and with it we have some teams that had their own hands around their necks on Sunday, while other teams took advantage of it. With that, here are our winners and losers for week 16. Winners ————– The Titans & Redskins - Easy one here, as these two teams put themselves in a great position for the final week of the regular season - win and your in. Now they could get in still with some help if they lose, but after coming up big and getting help Sunday, this is the position you want to be in. Plus, both teams will play teams (Indy and Dallas) that will be sitting plenty of starters, so there’s no reason for them to lose. Losers ————- The Browns and Vikings - Both these teams played as tight as could be, and both now might as well book New Year’s plans. The Browns had the

This was easily the most boring nach baliye ever even rakhee was the under performer here , one expected her to do more of her antics but it was not to happen perhaps abhishek grounded her somewhat. To a certain extent rakhi & abhishek seemed the better dancers out of the whole lot. But im pretty happy Sanjeeda Sheikh & aamir won, Sanjeeda Sheikh who debuted on tv with kya hoga nimmo ka looks amazing & did just that in the finals. more from nachbaliye

In a year marked by more frequent (and blatant) attempts by humanity to climb into the handbasket on an express route to Hell, certain entities and personalities stood out from the pack.  We thank those below who made this list possible. MTV - Once the bastion of mainstream coolness, the network that brought you just about everything you grew up on died and was replaced by a stream of infomercials for the "Rich White Kid" lifestyle.  Tila Tequila gets a dating show while Radiohead puts an album out for free.  WTF, MTV?  Justin Timberlake was right - you do need to start showing more videos, especially if you wanna keep that "M" in front of your name. And just when Hip-Hop had forgotten how you ignored it for a good part of the 80's, you relegate Kanye West - an artist who appeals across virtually all of your carefully research demographics - in a glorified bungalow at the VMAs while setting Britney Spears up to fail in front of the world.&n

That’s right, companies great and small have the power to turnaround quickly…well maybe just their stocks do! CRDC —robotic surgery wannabe play was up 30% on an upgrade. I told you not to short this stock! It can really run—no matter that it barely has any fundamentals—medical plays can get hot in a hurry. Stock has a nice base in the $7 range, can it breakout

by Jay MacDonald If Wall Street were a Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale, Phil Town would be the little boy pointing and laughing at the emperor's new clothes, or lack thereof.By turns a Vietnam Green Beret, Grand Canyon river guide and spiritual seeker of enlightenment, Town's life on the fringes of society changed when he saved a raft from treacherous rapids on the Colorado River. One of the thankful survivors was a successful San Diego investor who, in turn, volunteered to save Town's financial future by teaching him the ropes of investing.Blending Zen with Wall Street, Town's anyone-can-do-this advice, in his best-seller "Rule #1," amounts to: Don't lose money, find great companies, know their worth and acquire them at 50 percent off. Beyond that, he says the traditional advice -- invest in mutual funds, diversify, buy and hold -- is strictly for losers.Let's cut to the chase: What's wrong with mutual funds?First, if you intend to stay ignorant about investing, if you don'

Excuse me while I vent a little. I hate it when I come into the office with a nice hot cup of $6.00 coffee and someone manages to drag me over to their cube or office to "Show Me Something" instead of just explaining it. We do speak the same language and all - I think so at least.Well this little do-hickey I just ordered from ThinkGeek should put an end to my ice cold hot coffee and my luke warm iced cold drink. It is a simple little usb Warmer/Cooler that will keep whatever is placed on it ...Are you paying attention?Yes?Warm or Cold?I am glad you are still with us.I'm sure this will be right up there with the caffeinated soap!It's perfect and it's simple - a hotplate powered by USB keeps your coffee warm. But if Alton Brown has taught us anything is that we hate a single-use tool. That, and, sometimes we like our caffeine served cold. No problem, 'cause we've got you covered! Just flip a switch, and the hot-plate turns into a peltier device, quickly cooling to 45 degrees Fahren

For instrumental music while reading, choose: hi-fi (broadband) or low-fi. Giving up is easy. Most people make a habit of giving up. In fact, they make a life of it. Achievers approach problems and setbacks with an entirely different attitude. When adversity strikes, they look for work-arounds and adapt their procedures. As a result, they may find better ways of proceeding toward their dreams that they may have never discovered otherwise. Instead of reasons to quit, winners see apparent road-blocks as opportunities to fine-tune their methods in order to continue re-inventing their approach to make it the best it can be in any given moment. Quitting is for losers. Persistence through a solution-oriented attitude is for visionaries, dreamers and other winners who refuse to take “no” for a final answer. “‘No’ is a word on your path to ‘Yes.’ Don’t give up too soon. Not even if well-meaning parents, friends, and colleagues tell you to get &ls

For instrumental music while reading, choose: hi-fi (broadband) or low-fi. Giving up is easy. Most people make a habit of giving up. In fact, they make a life of it. Achievers approach problems and setbacks with an entirely different attitude. When adversity strikes, they look for work-arounds and adapt their procedures. As a result, they may find better ways of proceeding toward their dreams that they may have never discovered otherwise. Instead of reasons to quit, winners see apparent road-blocks as opportunities to fine-tune their methods in order to continue re-inventing their approach to make it the best it can be in any given moment. Quitting is for losers. Persistence through a solution-oriented attitude is for visionaries, dreamers and other winners who refuse to take “no” for a final answer. “‘No’ is a word on your path to ‘Yes.’ Don’t give up too soon. Not even if well-meaning parents, friends, and colleagues tell you to get &ls

No one is right all the time. Over time I have found that when I trade low-volatility stocks for awhile I can turn a profit on at least 8 of every 10 trades I place. But when I trade high-volatility stocks, my success rate is much lower. In fact, sometimes I may turn a profit on only 5 of every 10 trades in high-profile stocks. (Read the full post about ‘Cutting Your Losers And Riding Your Winners’…)

Reports are now coming in from the Values Voter Summit this weekend, and it appears that we have some winners (Romney and Huckabee) and losers (Giuliani and Thompson) in the contest to pander to the fundy crowd.It sounds like Mitt Romney excelled at telling Christian extremist voters exactly what they wanted to hear, well except for the whole Mormon thing which he still considers to be a non-issue. Romney won the straw poll, with Huckabee, often considered to be a favorite among Christian fundamentalists, placing second. This is an impressive win for Romney, as Huckabee is sounding more and more like the sort of theocrat these folks are seeking:He called for a constitutional amendment declaring marriage to be between a man and a woman and decried the "holocaust of liberalized abortion.""We do not have the right to move the standards of God to meet cultural norms. We need to move the cultural norms to meet God's standards," he said, bringing the crowd to its feet.Fred Thompson, on the

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – When it came to media from a kids-and-family perspective this year, there was good, there was bad, and there was truly ugly. Common Sense Media, the nation’s leading nonpartisan organization dedicated to giving parents the tools and information they need to make sure that they – and not the media – remain the primary influence on their kids’ lives, today released its list of the 2007 Common Sense Media Award winners and losers. “Our winners get an ‘ONnie’ award for bringing us great, family-friendly entertainment, and providing leadership on kids and media issues,” said Common Sense Media CEO James Steyer. “Our losers get an ‘OFFul’ award for contributing to a 24/7 media landscape filled with anti-role models and mixed messages, ultimately making it harder for parents to raise their kids the way they want.” The complete list of award winners and losers is as follows: Common Sen

For those of you who don't know me, allow me to introduce myself. I'm Groovy Noodles and I used to do a little writing right here on this blog. I left early this year to do some other stuff, but I kinda miss recapping, so I'm here to recap the very first episode of I Love New York 2. For those of you who do know me, whassup? I'm kinda involved in another project that's near and dear to me, so I'm not sure if I'll be recapping anymore, but I had to do this one. I'm totally out of practice, but hopefully I can get this thing done the Groovy way.So. Now that we have that out of the way, let's get on with the show...We open with ten guys standing out in front of (I think) a new Rent-A-Mansion. Or it might be the same one from last year. I'm not sure. But the difference is that we have ten beautiful men standing out front instead of last year's twenty sexy dudes. I take one look at these guys and I'm instantly glad I tuned in.Then we cut to a shot of New York in a Rela

There were too big Republican losers of the week, Rush Limbaugh, John McCain, and Rudy Giuliani. Limbaugh called soldiers who advocate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq “phony soldiers.” This is consistent with the intolerance of dissent and knee jerk support for Republican policies he has displayed in the past, but following the over-reaction to the MoveOn ad it was inevitable that there would be considerable reaction to his latest comment. Many of the conservative bloggers who participated in the distortion of comments from John Kerry, such as claiming his joke about George Bush getting us stuck in Iraq was actually a slur on the troops, are now claiming Limbaugh’s statement was taken out of context. This argument doesn’t hold up after reading the actual transcript. Limbaugh tried to strengthen this argument by releasing an edited transcript, but this was exposed by Media Matters. Many liberal bloggers, such as Army of Dude, presented examples to counter Limbaugh&rsqu

The Winner is always part of the answer;The Loser is always part of the problem.The Winner always has a program;The Loser always has an excuse.The Winner says, "Let me do it for you";The Loser says, "That is not my job."The Winner sees an answer for every problem;The Loser sees a problem for every answer.The Winner says, " It may be difficult but it is possible";The Loser says, "It may be possible but i t is too difficult."When a Winner makes a mistake, he says, "I was wrong";When a Loser makes a mistake, he says, "It wasn't my fault."A Winner makes commitments;A Loser makes promises.Winners have dreams;Losers have schemes.Winners say, "I must do something";Losers say, "Something must be done."Winners see the gain;Losers see the pain.Winners see possibilities;Losers see problems.Winners see the potential;Losers see the past.Winners choose what they say;Losers say what they choose.Winners use hard arguments but soft words;Losers use soft arguments but hard words.Winners stand firm on v

Winner: Gareth BarryIn the shadow of a hobble-footed Steven Gerrard, the Aston Villa stepped up to set-up to goals and insure that England live to fight another day.Loser: PortugalWith Christiano Ronaldo putting them up 2-1 in the 73rd minute, it looked as if the Portuguese were going to move into second in the group and cruise to qualification, but a 87th minute equalizer ruined their party.Winner: FinlandThe Finns gave themselves a great opportunity to qualify by pulling off the draw at Serbia. With two home fixtures and a trip to Belgium left, they could be one of the suprise guests at next year's Euro.Loser: Chris BairdHis own goal against Latvia, cost Ireland the match and quite possibly their shot at playing in the Euro next summer.Winner: Real Madrid starsWesley Sneijder and Ruud Van Nistelrooy each scored in Holland's 2-0 win over Bulgaria and move into second place of their group while Sergio Ramos was instrumental in helping ten man Spain salvage a point against Iceland.Lo

By Sayed IslamSince I like ending on a high note, (like George Costanza from Seinfeld) I will begin with the losers. The loser had to be Nintendo hands down. With the exception of Mario Galaxy, there was no original content. There were 2 new peripherals: zapper and Wii fit. That's it. No new innovative games were displayed. It was a shameless self-promotion.The entire press conference consisted of praising the Wii. That's a shame (another Seinfeld reference for you Seinfeld fanatics). Nintendo merely accentuated what they achieved; however, they did not say what they will accomplish. Microsoft was neither a winner or a loser; there were in between.They showed 2 noteworthy demos at their press conference which were Assassin's Creed and Madden 2008. I am not exactly sure why Reggie Bush was demonstrating Madden 2008 because Vince Young was the cover athlete, but that is a separate issue altogether. Furthermore, both of those games were multi-platform. The only 2 exclusive games that M

Yesterday as I suffered through the heat of the valley I stepped into Urban Outfitters with the hopes of finding very cold air conditioning. I found air, not as cold as I had hoped, and I also found a bunch of crappy merchandise, poser shoppers and a staff that had as much fashion sense as Kathy Griffin. Ive always felt that the "Urban look" was precisely manufactured and yesterday my beliefs were at an all time high. The poser store has taken it to new heights. For many of us Urban is another Forever 21 or H&M, a place to pick up copies of the hottest designers however to many others Urban Outfitters is the losers guide to being trendy. Urban tries so hard that they have teamed up with The Cobrasnake for what you may wonder? To sell losers a look. Sorry Mark but you are officially a sell out. How can you claim to be a "hipster" and support a store that creates cultural wannabes? I guess from your standpoint its all very flattering that they want to use you as an outlet to provide "a

The Eagles lost to the New Orleans Saints in the NFC divisional playoffs the night earlier, a sour ending to a season when the Eagles won their final five regular-season games and the NFC East title and topped the New York Giants in the first round of the playoffs.Head coach Andy Reid provided the usual end-of-season talk about how he's proud of the players and it was a good season. But then he added a different spin to the Eagles' leap from 6-10 in 2005 to 10-6 in 2006."You wanted to get things changed around this year, or you're dealing with two [draft] classes of players that had not had success," Reid said in January. "That becomes very difficult to change around. The guys that were here last year, that's all that they knew in the NFL."Those "guys" Reid was referring to were the Eagles' 2005 draft class, one that came following a Super Bowl appearance and finished its first season with a losing record.The Eagles have five listed starters from the Class of 2005: defensive tackl

I’m sure the title’s got your attention - probably not used to seeing Tim Horton’s or Starbucks beside the word “losers”. For those of you don’t know Tim Horton’s, you’re definitely not Canadian.  Tim Horton’s, rather “Tims” (as it is affectionately known in Canada), is Canada’s largest fast food chain.  Now you’re probably wondering why then I’m calling it a loser. The coffee and doughnut chain (thus it’s comparison with Starbucks) said Friday that second-quarter profit fell 12%, despite higher revenue, because of a higher tax rate. Owned by U.S. fast food chain Wendy’s International, Tim Hortons said it earned $67.2-million ($63.4-million USD), or 36 cents a share; which is down from a profit of $76.3-million, or 39 cents, in the year-before period. The company is looking to push its stores south of the border, where it faces stiff competition and lack of brand recognition. Speaking of s

Don't look now, but the Chicago Cubs are making a push at the playoffs. They lost tonight, and Milwaukee jumped back into first place, but for a brief two-day window, the Cubs were in first place. The city of Chicago was in pandemonium. Callers lit up the phone lines on The Score, and fans starting making plans for playoff tickets. Lou Piniella, the level-headed guy that he is, found this type of behavior foolish. Yes, Lou Piniella acted as the voice of reason. After all, he told us, its only the beginning of August, there's a long way to go, this is no big deal.But when the Chicago Cubs are in first place this late in the season, it IS a big deal. Sweet Lou doesn't get it, because he doesn't understand the culture of losing, he doesn't buy into it. In his world, first place on the first day of August really isn't anything to get excited about. And thats the reason the Cubs are winning. Piniella doesn't buy into that lovable loser crap. In the past, when the Cubs were bad (much

My words of wisdom tonight after a ridiculously long afternoon in court with the boys was "If your going to act like losers than society is going to treat you like losers with a capital L . This was followed by a "Matthewism" of , "If you want to get technical it's a capital K." I stood there staring at him for a few minutes unsure of what he was trying to get at. Suddenly he just says , never mind I was thinking of something else. Of course my inquiring mind stayed tuned to that all the while I prepared dinner. Just what word was he thinking of that's similar to loser that begins with a K ? The results of today's preliminary hearing was that both boys remain on house arrest until the next hearing on August 15th. A court officer will be making unannounced visits. What's killing them more is our taking away their phone and computer privileges. Like they really thought I'd be letting them sit in the house and have fun ?

WINNERSPortland TrailblazersSo obviously they are huge winners in getting Oden but they really took it a step further. I absolutely love the deal they swung with the Knicks sending Zack Randolph out East for Steve Francis (once dubbed "Franchise") and Channing Frye. Francis will start at PG while Frye adds depth to the front court. Even though Randolph is a great player he was going to get logjammed with Aldridge and Oden so that was a great move. Portland's starting 5 will be young and tremendous next year and for years to come. This is what I'm looking at for their starting 5: Francis, Roy, Aldridge, Oden, and maybe Frye or Jack. Plus they'll have great youth on the bench with (like I said either Frye or Jack) plus Rudy Fernandez (like him), Taurian Green, and McRoberts. Basically I want to know if it is too late to be a Trailblazers fan? Seattle Super SonicsOnce again they would be winners for the sole fact of just getting Durant. However, they got much much more. How they were a

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The Knicks have announced they will open next year’s preseason at Madison Square Garden against Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv. This is a great move for Isiah and the Knicks. They can’t possibly set the bar any lower than losing the opening game of their season to a Euroleague team. In other news… –The Orioles could be without a functioning scoreboard tonight thanks to a recent malfunction and a longstanding dispute with the Maryland scoreboard authority. –With the Magic refunding tickets purchased immediately after Billy Donovan’s hiring, the whole saga should finally be over with. –The auction house that offered $1 million for Barry Bonds 756th home run ball has rescinded the offer. The reason given was that it doesn’t want to create a dangerous situation at AT&T Park, but that looks like it might just be a phony excuse. According to this report, it’s likely that the auction house just wanted free publicity and never

Empire Online acaba de dar en exclusiva una gratísima noticia, tras su adaptación de The Golden Compass, los hermanos Weitz más conocidos por comedias como American Pie y Un niño grande, quieren hacerse con una de las mayores licencias de la literatura fantástica que no había sido llevada al cine, la saga de Elric de Melniboné del gran Michael Moorcock que tuvo su primera entrega en 1961. El antiheroe ha tenido cerca de una docena de libros, albino igual que el brujo Geralt de Rivia, pero en cambio debil, enfermo y amoral emperador de una sociedad decadente y cruel al contrario que Conan necesita pociones para tener mayor fuerza. Su espada rúnica la malvada entidad Stormbringer le permite absorber las almas de sus victimas aunque no siempre puede dominarla. Elric fue llevado al comic por Roy Thomas y P. Craig Russell, posteriormente le sustituyeron otros artistas.Novedades del comic de género en el cine. 30 Días de Noche, una de las películas más esperadas del terror para e

So far, the Presidential debates have been a HUGE waste of time. Watching a group of Old White Men trying to go further to the Right than one another is flat out ridiculous and I’d rather watch a dog go to the bathroom in public. I mean, Rep. Tancredo stating, live on TV, that the day Roe v Wade is made null and void would be the “greatest day in American History” made me want to kick my cat. Sure, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was swell and all, but Abortion trumps that in his mind. What an idiot. On the other side, watching the multi-cultural elite of the Democratic Party compare resumes and reflect where they were the day the recount started while offering no real solutions to the current quagmire makes me long for the days when the East Germans won all those gold medals. Tell me there’s another way? Oh wait…what about this! I recently read that Current NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg (R, formerly D) is willing to spend $1 BILLION dollars of his OWN money on an

While trolling Google to find if anything has said anything about me recently (hey, I’m a writer, it’s something we do), I found an interesting blog post that directly referenced Toy Bender. The post was titled “Why I Hate Toy Collectors and Toy Traffickers” so I had to bear down before I read it, because a name like that makes me think I might be going through the wringer like in high school gym class. Yep, believe it or not I wasn’t a big jock back in the old high school days! I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it wasn’t an all out attack on me or toy collectors in general. Instead, it was a well put together reason for why this person doesn’t like us. By the way, I have no idea who wrote this as there aren’t any bylines associated with any of the posts on the site. From the site: He recently posted an article called “Toy Collecting is for Losers: Defending Toy Collecting.” The article is about how toy collectors are not a

Three Biggest Draft Losers in the NFC2007-nfl-draftBy James Polifroni3. SeahawksThe Seahawks did not select until the second round, 55th overall. With that, they took speedy cornerback Josh Wilson out of Maryland. Wilson did run a great 40 at the combine, but besides being a potential help to their return game, the former Terp will not give enough help in the defensive backfield to warrant a team’s first overall selection.For personal reasons, I followed Maryland football for the past two seasons. Besides one impressive kick return this past year against Clemson, Wilson rarely demonstrated the speed that his sub 4.4 40-time would suggest. Seattle is in need of playmakers on the defensive side of the ball, and with only two interceptions his senior year and four in total, I don’t know if Wilson will provide them with the big plays they need. I think Marcus McCauley, who is a local kid from Fresno State, would have been a more logical selection at this point.Another possible disappoi

As a way to follow tradition (and earn the show a bit more money, since it’s struggling heavily in that department), American Idol is launching its annual “Idols Live” tour this summer. It will include the remaining final four contestants as well as Sanjaya Malakar, Haley Scarnato, Gina Glocksen, Chris Sligh, and just-booted boys Phil Stacey and Chris Richardson

As a toy collector, I’ll admit there are a lot of my fellow collectors out there that drive me nuts. They really don’t anything to give the rest of us, or “the normals”, a good name. A friend of mine named Jacob shared this video with me, which is an example of toy collectors gone wrong: When defending toy collectors recently, I tried to get across the point that a lot of us are normal types that have lives and aren’t ultra troll like. Sadly, there are collectors out that that like to enforce the socially abnormal stereotypes by being… well, socially abnormal. With that being said I’m going to do my best not to knock the guy in this video. I don’t know him, maybe he’s a really nice person. Hell, I’m a fairly sensitive guy myself so I wouldn’t want any random jackhole with a blog tearing me to pieces. However, this video really doesn’t do him or toy collectors any justice. When fighting stereotypes of toy collec

SRI Lanka's World Cup cricketers returned to an elaborate welcome home today after being stranded in London after Tamil Tiger rebel air raids in Colombo. The team was received at the VIP lounge of the Bandaranaike International airport where Buddhist monks, Hindu and Catholic priests and Muslim clerics conducted services to bless them. Officials said they returned on Qatar Airlines after Emirates, on which they were originally booked, pulled out of Colombo after Sunday's Tamil Tiger attacks near the airport. Sri Lanka Cricket, which had organised elaborate plans to welcome the cricketers who reached the final in the Caribbean, said another welcome ceremony had been arranged in the city, 35 kilometres away. Emirates and Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific suspended their flights to Sri Lanka after Sunday's air raids. The guerrillas used two light aircraft to bomb two fuel depots near Colombo after crossing Colombo's airspace. Sri Lanka lost to Australia in Saturday's final in