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Olbermann Hosts Last 'Countdown' on MSNBC
9:43 p.m. | Updated Keith Olbermann, the highest-rated host on MSNBC, announced abruptly on the air Friday night that he is leaving “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” immediately.Witch hunting usually follows a setback. -
Ron Caldwell
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Church Mailer, Artist and Ally, Dies
“Norris Church Mailer's obituary - http://nyti.ms/daYMd5. We dined together twice, 19 years apart. She was the sweetest lady, funny & nice.”You are just going to have to write what you know. She did.
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stratosathens
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Olbermann Hosts Last 'Countdown' on MSNBC
“Olbermann Hosts Last 'Countdown' on MSNBC - http://nyti.ms/h3QDHh”The obit. on this should be fascinating. Sirius Satellite Radio should find a place for Olbermann. WNYC has a quorum.
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CircaFilm
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Romulus Linney, Playwright, Dies at 80
“RIP Romulus Linney, a class act. Romulus Linney, Playwright, Dies at 80 - http://nyti.ms/dYYyZG”Another product of the fifties. There was a great deal of competition.We will see what blooms as people's memory of a forties childhood fades.
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Bard College Freshmen Get Crash Course in Science
“Art and Science at Bard College - http://nyti.ms/hNSASD”There are two . . . No, Culture is schizophrenic. It is also a dipole.The axis is mind body. Direction of action matters. If the body works on the mind it is called science. If the mind works on the body it is called art.
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Simon_GB
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Yachts, Both New and Used, Are Selling Slowly
“#SuperYacht, Both New and Used, Are Selling Slowly - http://nyti.ms/g4Wgwx”A super yacht is of no interest to me. I don't want to own one or to design one. The boats that interest me get me on the water at small cost, run very nearly fossil carbon free, and allow me to enjoy peace and freedom, especially from the concerns of business and finance. This behaviour is anathema to those who own super yachts. If the coast guard regulations did not require it I would not have a VHF.
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Gwendypaulson
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Olbermann Hosts Last 'Countdown' on MSNBC
“Olbermann Hosts Last 'Countdown' on MSNBC - http://nyti.ms/h3QDHh”He will come back to the air. There is the net and radio broadcast. His contract will have been very restrictive to silence him."Mr. Olbermann did not discuss any future plans, but NBC executives said one term of his settlement would keep him from moving to another network for an extended period of time."Some part of management hates and fears him.
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Frances Fox Piven, Glenn Beck Target, Has Been Threatened
Frances Fox Piven, a 78-year-old liberal academic, says attacks on her as an economic revolutionary have led to threats on her life.The standard for the limit on free speech has been crying fire in a crowded theatre. This seems to reach or exceed that standard. I think there is law to suppress lynching. there is more law on the incitement to riot. -
Test-Taking Cements Knowledge Better Than Studying, Researchers Say
Test-taking actually helps people learn, and it works better than repeated studying, according to new research.
I have been told to do the problem set more often than I want to think.Why is this news? I do think that doing the reading before the problems is a good idea. Mostly the material has been so foreign to my thinking that I simply could not grasp the logical chain. -
The Greatest Composers - A Top 10 List
A critic picks his top 10 classical music composers, along with an act of contrition. Starting with Bach was the easy part.I am not prepared to make such a list. This one seems good to me. Have you quibbles with it?
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Slap to a Man’s Pride Set Off Tumult in Tunisia
Mohamed Bouazizi, the fruit vendor who died after setting himself on fire, has become a symbol of defiance in Tunisia.Catastrophic failure. If this action had not happen there would have been another shortly.There may be other terribly unstable regimes. Pakistan is always a prime candidate. The number of ways a government can fail is large.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_failureLets see where this economics article leads.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_captureNot the direction I thought but interesting.The general topic does not seem to have been considered! -
Myth of the Hero Gunslinger
Informative essay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Metropolitan_Police_Service
"The force did not routinely carry firearms, although Sir Robert Peel authorised the Commissioner to purchase fifty flintlock pocket pistols for use in exceptional circumstances, such as those which involved the use of firearms. Later, the obsolete flintlocks were decommissioned from service, superseded by early revolvers. At the time, burglary (or "house breaking" as it was then called) was a common problem for police. "House breakers" were usually armed, because it was then legal for members of the public to own firearms[citation needed]. Following the deaths of officers by firearms on the outer districts of the metropolis, and public debate on arming the force, the Commissioner applied to Robert Peel for authorisation to supply officers on the outer districts with revolvers. The authorisation was issued on the condition that revolvers would only be issued if, in the opinion of the senior officer, the officer could be trusted to use it safely and with discretion. From then, officers could be armed. The practice lasted until 1936, although the vast majority of the system was phased out by the end of the 19th century."
The force is traditionally unarmed.
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Pau50
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Climate Threatens Birds From Tropics to Mountaintops
“As the climate changes, extinction happens, humans next? - http://nyti.ms/i6Pcr1”There are actions that can be taken.I consider this a useful lever to get action on the base problem.International action is probably not possible. The first move must be internal.The Oil interests and their minions will scream very loudly.
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Mar_devenezuela
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In the Heat of the Tunisian Revolution
“In the Heat of the Tunisian Revolution - http://nyti.ms/hcPVtp”I heard similar things about Iran at the fall of the Palavie.I hope the CIA is gently doing its job and will soon let us have a report and an assessment on the new government.I thought to look here: http://www.juancole.com/I see it is here: http://www.economist.com/blogs/multimedia/2011/01/tunisias_uprising
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PARMIONOVA
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Greening the Armed Forces - Multimedia Feature
“Greening the Armed Forces - Multimedia Feature - http://nyti.ms/972UnD”This will allow the troops to continue to be the targets of fanatic gunmen.
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Abortion Curbs Seen as Goal in Many States
Conservative lawmakers in dozens of states, energized by midterm electoral gains, are working aggressively to limit abortions.Transportation on demand? Send us the poor, the pregnant, the huddled masses yearning to breathe free. I wonder if we could bill their health care systems . . . -
svermaut
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Sisters and Happiness: Understanding the Connection
“Sisters and Happiness: Understanding the Connection - http://nyti.ms/bKE4pw”Yes. I am very glad I am not an only child. The Chinese have a burden as well as an advantage.
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Climate Threatens Birds From Tropics to Mountaintops
Tens of thousands of small species will be vulnerable as temperatures inch up because they cannot easily move to cooler ground, scientists say.Action is required. Direct action is limited. We can act against global warming by taxing fossil carbon heavily. -
ange_leung
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Gregg Gillis of Girl Talk Has a Party on His Laptop
“Gregg Gillis of #GirlTalk Has a Party on His Laptop - http://nyti.ms/fXDdwm #mashups”What I learn is that "copy right" is broken. Collage is a good descriptor.There is plenty of music to keep me happy and listening.
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markpeterlee
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Mayors See No End to Hard Choices for Cities
“Long tail of recession most persistent, painful at local level: Mayors See No End to Hard Choices for Cities - http://nyti.ms/hTFzK0”
Pain and more pain. Atlas has shrugged. The world will not bounce.All the Rand enthusiasts should be cheering.
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