Many commenters, of diverse backgrounds and political leanings, have talked about the importance of being responsible, polite and respectful when we engage in our right to speak freely. I certainly agree that such behavior is desirable, and that it would be wonderful if all people tried to follow that standard. Many people though seem to [...]
RealClearPolitics – Commentary - by Jack Kelly
“The Iraqi military and police forces have held together and they are doing their jobs,” Maj. Connable said. “In 2004, the Iraqi military and police all but collapsed. The fact that Shia soldiers who make up the vast majority of the troops have stayed at their posts, held back [...]
You Are Los Angeles
Young and fun, you always know where the best parties are.
And while you tend to keep things carefree and casual…
You certainly can glam it up when you need to.
Famous people from Los Angeles: Tyra Banks, Jake Gyllenhall, Freddie Prinze Jr.
What American City Are You?
via: Cardinal Martini
CNN.com
Iran’s foreign minister has said his country’s “final target” is to enrich uranium on its own soil — even if it accepts a Russian proposal to enrich Iranian uranium there, according to Japan’s Kyodo News Agency.Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki was in Tokyo on Tuesday to meet with Japanese counterpart, Taro Aso.
The International Atomic Energy Agency [...]
INDC Journal points out this New York Times article on the cartoon controvery within the Muslim world, rather than simply from an Islam vs. the West perspective. Worth reading the whole thing. This one bit though jumped out at me, because it is something that I have been thinking a lot on lately.
“I keep hearing, [...]
Washington Post
In modern times it would be called a chimera, a furry, fish-eating swimmer and burrower a bit bigger than a tree squirrel, with an otterlike body, teeth like a seal, webbed hind feet like a platypus and a flat tail just like a beaver.But it lived — and died — about 164 million years [...]
Quantum computer solves problem, without running
By combining quantum computation and quantum interrogation, scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found an exotic way of determining an answer to an algorithm without ever running the algorithm.Using an optical-based quantum computer, a research team led by physicist Paul Kwiat has presented the first demonstration of [...]
The Officers’ Club: The Man Who Saved the World
If you’ve never heard of Stanislav Petrov, you need to become acquainted. Why? Because there is a strong possibility that he saved your life.
A fascinating post. I don’t think people who are much younger than I am can really understand what the Cold War was really like, [...]
EclectEcon posts several cartoons about the cartoon controversy. None of them are of Mohammad or lay the blame up all of Islam, but they are quite pointed as to who is in the wrong in this case (and they don’t think it is the Danish cartoonists.)
Reuters.co.uk
An explosion rocked Saudi Arabia’s huge Abqaiq oil facility in the east of the kingdom on Friday and an official said Saudi forces had thwarted suicide bomb attacks against the world’s biggest oil exporter.Oil jumped more than $2 (1.14 pounds) a barrel. Al Qaeda leaders have previously called for attacks on oil fields in Saudi [...]
