Happiness: Guitar Riffs, Weight-Lifting, and Two-Year-Old Twins.
Todd Kashdan is a positive-psychology professor at George Mason University whose work I follow with special interest. He studies many fascinating subjects -- e.g., self-regulation and how personal strengths operate in everyday life – so I’m very eager to get my hands on his new book, Curious?: Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 18:25:00
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Building an argument on emotional biases happens, but that doesn't make it true
Gene Roddenberry has often pissed me off. He didn't invent the stereotype, but he certainly crystallized it in popular culture with his Star Trek character, Mr Spock. What is the end result of intelligence and education? Why, an emotionless robot who assesses impossible probabilities instantaneously in his head and denies love and friendship [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 17:18:24
Ultra Surge Protector
In the old days, I plugged all my computer equipment into a power commander, a large pizza-box device that sat underneath my monitor ... regulation in my RV. Power in an RV can be at a premium, especially if it's coming from a generator or inverter (batteries/solar). A lot of the equipment in my RV is rarely used nowadays, but drains [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 15:41:51
Nature Photography Interlude
This afternoon, I set out to photograph snowflakes. I put my reversing ring on my macro lens, and attached my 50mm 1 ... of a second, f/22, Flash on manual, hand held off camera with sync cord, 1/16 power. Once a week I'm going ... mother plant. Tomorrow we'll finish up our Highbanks Hike. Lots more in the pipe as well [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 23:08:00
Still Haunted
The remarkable thing about today's partisan Republicans is their capacity to forget instantly and entirely anything that went on for the past eight years. And so suddenly we are rushing toward socialism, even though by far the biggest jumps in state power and debt occurred under a president they worshiped and worked hard to re-elect [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 15:45:00
Making a real change
The mind-body connection ‘If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six sharpening my axe.’ Abraham Lincoln Have you watched TV programmes like Downsize Me? I really enjoy watching this! People living unhealthy lives are given a lifestyle makeover and end up losing weight, and generally seeming very happy [more...]
Date: 2009-04-08 00:01:35
More Nukes
Here's my take. And an e-mail: Rich: Just reading your piece now, and it makes me think of something that's been bothering me since the weekend: To my mind, Obama's reference to our "moral responsibility" because we used nuclear weapons is - I am not kidding - the most shocking thing I have ever heard him say [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 18:53:38
“Ballistic Babes” Author John Zakour Has a Role for Bruce Campbell — An AMC Interview
Written by: Clayton Neuman, AMC TV Novelist John Zakour has spent the past decade penning the adventures of Zach Johnson, the last freelance P ... there are some issues in my books, like having so many women in power and equal rights for different beings ... , about a woman who discovers she can travel back in time, and what she does with this power. [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 15:00:20
“Jewish-friendly” racists meet in US
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Hatewatch blog reports on a “Preserving Western Civilization” Conference held in February near Baltimore: ... -Semite David Duke, who attacked Jews, telling the crowd, “There is a power in the world that dominates ... of our will and spirit.” Though Duke didn’t directly say Jews were that power, everyone in the crowd, [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 19:08:20
Democrats Subverted Democracy in Stevens Corruption Fiasco
Plus: Democrat who stole Stevens’ Senate seat refuses Palin’s demand for a new election! Judge orders investigation of Stevens prosecutors Associated Press April 7, 2009 WASHINGTON – A judge has dismissed charges against former Sen. Ted Stevens because of prosecutorial misconduct and has ordered a criminal contempt investigation of the [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 19:32:11
Evening Update
Shares Lower As Traders Brace for Earnings Season Stocks fell in light trading today, and traders took profits after a several week rally, ahead of what is anticipated to be a weak earnings season. In equity news, General Motors was reported to be preparing for bankruptcy, Emerson Electric lowered guidance and gave a dour outlook, [more...]
Date: 2009-04-08 01:07:00
People Power vs Horsepower
James Watt promoted the term ‘horsepower’ as a marketing ploy for his steam engines. A horsepower is equal to 745.7 watts ... . It’s estimated that just by walking, we could harvest 67 watts of energy. Check out this D-I-Y parasitic power pair of shoes from MIT. Here we’re still talking about micro-generators for low [more...]
Date: 2009-04-08 00:04:28
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
I never thought I would read a book that was narrated by Death. And when I finally got around to it, I really didn’t think I’d like it. But I did ... , but she steals anyway, sensing somehow that words have power. I was captivated by the characters ... to understand. Being a former English teacher, I do believe that words have power. As Liesel points [more...]
Date: 2009-04-08 00:03:54
A123 Finds a Dance Partner: Chrysler
Back in January , A123 was disappointed when GM chose its rival, LG Chemicals, to manufacture lithium-ion batteries for the Chevy Volt ... , but it also reduces the energy density that they can hold. In other words, A123’s batteries might allow a car to look sleeker, but they would need to prove themselves in the performance category. A123 [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 20:00:08
Bear Market Surprise
“People in this country don’t realize how bad things can be,” said Richard Russell on Saturday night. “I lived through the Great Depression. I remember people standing in bread lines. It was hard to get a job, any job, back then. But now, you see the restaurants are still full. People are still spending money [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 13:53:27
We Must Protect the ‘Shining City’
With Washington and Hollywood acting with one unified radically liberal voice for the first time in American history, it’s become crystal clear that what the Democrats really want is simply to rule the world. It was reported recently that box office receipts rose to a record $28.1 billion with 65% of that take coming from foreign countries [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 15:07:44
Commerce & Open Source Games: Libre Music, Tremulous Shirts
Here is some commercial free software gaming news, which I partially failed to deliver on time. Paul's Music Liberation Experiment is a product of jClassicRPG's lead developer following his passion for composing music. He releases music tracks under the gratis but non-free BY-SA-NC license and visitors can donate to specific tracks, [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 23:30:00
Ta-Nehisi's Blood of Martyrs
I just read over Krissah Thompson's piece at the Washington Post , "Blacks at Odds Over Scrutiny of President." It's a decent article - rather interesting, enlightening even. Thompson indicates that President Barack Obama's honeymoon is wrapping up for a growing and critical black constituency that wants action on a number of pressing issues [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 15:33:00
Yes Man (2008) DVDRip with English Subtitles (Reloaded)
Carl Allen is at a standstill. No future… Until the day he enrolls into a personal development program based on a very simple idea: say yes to everything! Carl discovers with amazement the magical power of “Yes”, and sees his professional and romantic life turned upside down overnight: an unexpected promotion and a new [more...]
Date: 2009-04-08 01:29:09
Dragonball Evolution USA PSP-pSyPSP
This article has been published at RLSLOG.net - visit our site for full content. The movie was released a few weeks ago. Now here is the game ... for control of the seven sacred Dragon Balls that have the power to grant any wish. Dragon Ball ... the power to pull off stylish and dynamic attacks. Ki (energy) management will be essential to gain [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 23:47:49
A closer look at our new government overlords
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner wants to be able to hire and fire executive-level employees at financial institutions that require "exceptional" ... -on within a few struggling dinosaur banks.Geithner has already petitioned Congress for the power ... of the Treasury Department. Imagine the government having the power to seize control of a financial [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 11:54:57
Newswire Services can give your Promotional efforts a boost
by Elisa Whealer Is your business not selling as much as you are expecting? You cant afford to lose some more without doing something to put a stop to it ” and quickly. You might be asking yourself now what you can do about it. If you’ve tried using conventional marketing strategies but have not seen the results you wanted ” or if the [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 23:47:54
If Your Grid Had a Brain
GE is advertising to build political support for Obama’s plan to purchase billions of dollars of GE tech in order to make the power grid “smart” ... -failures spread to the entire system. Power grids are massively interconnected. Every blackout starts ... If I Only Had a Brain “) You can while away the hours While waiting for your power But it’ [more...]
Date: 2009-04-08 00:16:32
Notes from a bitch - autism on my mind...
Let's jump right on in, shall we? My 38 year old brother is autistic, hyper-active and aphasic. I have lived my entire life with autism in the mix...watching my parents struggle to understand the undefined, listening to doctors and specialists cast blame while recommending the unthinkable (institutionalization) [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 14:00:38
Putting Viruses to Work
For the first time, MIT researchers have shown they can genetically engineer viruses to build both the positively and negatively charged ends of a lithium-ion battery. The new virus-produced batteries have the same energy capacity and power performance as state-of-the-art rechargeable batteries being considered to power plug-in hybrid cars [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 22:01:49
Morning Brief: Gates aims, fires
Top Story Under a new budget proposed by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates yesterday, the United States would cut funding of missile defense, cancel a number of pricey weapons programs including the F-22 fighter and the new presidential helicopter and focus spending on preparing for counterinsurgency programs in places like Iraq and [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 12:50:48
Startling Revelations about Three Mile Island Disaster Raise Doubts Over Nuke Safety
Image via Wikipedia AlterNet A growing body of personal and scientific evidence contradicts the official story that the accident posed no ... Thompson first set foot inside the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant near Middletown, Pa ... in the plant's Unit 2 reactor sparked a series of mishaps that led to the meltdown of almost half the [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 23:50:06
Obama Addresses Young People and a Global Climate Deal
President Obama was in Istanbul, Turkey today at a student roundtable, and entertained a question about climate. Here’s the text of the exchange ... . And so we need to bring an international agreement together very soon. It doesn’t make sense ... . Number one, we have to be more energy efficient. And so all countries around the world should [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 16:48:50
Do You Really Need More Than 6 GB Of RAM?
By Foxtekka | April 7, 2009 The notion that bigger is better has taken a beating lately in all aspects of society ... of the end-product is not recyclable and the additional components add to the system’s energy consumption. Power users could easily counter energy concerns by pointing out that a better-performing computer [more...]
Date: 2009-04-08 01:03:21
EPA Recognizes POET Facility
EPA recently held a ceremony and awarded Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission (MJMEUC) with an ENERGY STAR Combined Heat and Power ( ... emissions at the POET Biorefining – Laddonia, Mo., ethanol plant. “EPA is proud to recognize ... less fuel is used at the Laddonia plant. This equates to a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 23:25:09
EPA Recognizes POET Facility
EPA recently held a ceremony and awarded Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission (MJMEUC) with an ENERGY STAR Combined Heat and Power ( ... emissions at the POET Biorefining – Laddonia, Mo., ethanol plant. “EPA is proud to recognize ... less fuel is used at the Laddonia plant. This equates to a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 23:25:09
EPA Recognizes POET Facility
EPA recently held a ceremony and awarded Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission (MJMEUC) with an ENERGY STAR Combined Heat and Power ( ... emissions at the POET Biorefining – Laddonia, Mo., ethanol plant. “EPA is proud to recognize ... less fuel is used at the Laddonia plant. This equates to a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 23:25:09
‘Survey’ Attacks a Bloomberg Rival
As his campaign sought to overpower any candidate considering challenging him, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg commissioned a telephone poll last month that spread derogatory information about Representative Anthony D. Weiner, one of the mayor’s possible rivals in the race. The calls came around mid-March, even as Mr [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 12:21:34
Low-Cost Home Energy Solution By Using Do-It-yourself Solar Panels
Do-it-yourself solar energy is fast becoming a well-liked alternative that will help you slash your utility bills and protect the environment ... , lightings etc . Make solar panel and reduce your energy bills by 80% or more. Learn how ... , sandpaper, an electrical stove, copper flashing sheet, for example. Each solar panel includes a chain [more...]
Date: 2009-04-08 01:00:35
El pollo bailar
I am sitting in my hotel room mentally going over the events of the day and I have tears rolling down my cheeks. I’ll be honest, it’s not the first time it’s happened today. On the flight to Miami, I listened to my iPod most of the way. The song “Captivate Us” by Watermark came on and as I listened to the lyrics I felt like I was seeing a [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 08:27:36
Honda On Track For 2010 CO2 Reduction Targets
Using a Life Cycle Assessment system, Honda has established that the vast majority of its CO2 emissions are caused during the operation of its ... for its motorcycle and power equipment offerings, Honda Australia Senior Director Lindsay Smalley said ... per cent reduction for power products. “Honda is investing time, money and resources to better [more...]
Date: 2009-04-08 00:04:42
V or L?: Economists Debate Recovery’s Shape
Two former chief economists of the International Monetary Fund disagreed Tuesday on whether the eventual global recovery will take the shape of a ... the crisis as part of a more sinister story in which the power of international banks has distorted ... of economic and political power the financial sector has amassed in the U.S. is a “dangerous” [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 19:54:22
CD Review: Neil Young - Fork In The Road
“She looks so beautiful with her top down / Let’s hop inside and take a ride to town.” “The awesome power of electricity / Stored for you in a giant battery!” “Her engines running and her fuel is clean / She only uses it cause she’s a machine.” “Got a pot belly, it’ [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 20:30:37
Obama in Ankara: ‘U.S. is Not, and Will Never Be at War with Islam’
Barack Obama’s Ankara speech contained many interesting ideas that are worth reviewing. Of course, the most important feature of the speech was that an American president was giving it at all. In other words, relations with both Turkey and the Muslim world have been so dismal that just being there provided a tremendous amount of drama [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 08:09:45
20 Japanese Robots Probably Intent on Murdering You
The CB2 was back in the news this week , a year or so after he first made headlines for looking like an infant crossed with a colostomy bag. Clicking through the news, I was glad to see that he hadn’t made any further progress in not looking terrifying, and none of the scientists working on him appeared to have any skin missing [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 12:00:31
The speech the NAA should hear
The Newspaper Association of America is meeting in San Diego this week and they’re preaching up at their own choir loft with angry , ... but your readers and advertisers, to use the power of your megaphones while you still had it to build ... at you for using your monopolistic power to overcharge them and for providing inefficient platforms [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 14:00:28
Cape Town icon threatened by gunfire - or worse
The Alwyn Vintcent, a 50-year-old classic steam-powered tugboat which has been languishing at its moorings in the V& ... . In 1994, she was handed over to a private company and converted to diesel power which entirely stripped ... of running under her own power, the Alwyn Vintcent is a potential tourist attraction of world repute [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 11:59:36
April 7, 2009
CANADA: “Freedom of speech is an American concept, so I don’t give it any value.”Funny how those who are always lecturing on “human rights” are so quick to ignore Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It’s as if they’re really more concerned with power than [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 14:50:07
Shut Up: It's Still A Secret
The Obama Administration still wants to keep its secrets. Yesterday, the Justice Department embraced the argument that the state secrets privilege - a fancy phrase denoting the executive branch's common law prerogative to protect classified information - should shut down any litigation against the National Security Agency for its [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 16:35:06
2009 Player Previews - GROTA Round Table
Welcome to the second annual Goat Riders of the Apocalypse round table! A few days ago I EMailed the entire GROTA crew with questions on the new season. Pretty much everybody got back to me. Below are the answers we came up with... maybe in October I will repost this so we can look back and laugh at how stupid we all are. Team Questions 1 [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 23:50:54
Variety, Friedman Updates
The LAT's Patrick Goldstein writes a letter to departing Variety editor in chief Peter Bart . How could he resist? ... his job as editor into a true position of power in the industry by taking a personal role in articles and writing frequently. Mostly he spent time with Hollywood power players who were trained [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 16:00:58
Link Time!
Check out the inspired work of stylist Louisa Grey .- Desire to Inspire Learn how to prune and train roses .- This Old House Observe the power of towering shelves .- PointClickHome Tour a color-saturated Mumbai home .- AT:LA Need a gardening guide? Try this one .- Charles and Hudson Transform [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 20:00:53
Residential Solar Electricity Panels - How To Lower Your Energy Bills
Many of us have been asking what exactly are residential solar energy panels, how they’re employed, and what you can get out of them ... will help you significantly. Let us take a closer look below! Build solar panel - Cut ... part of the complete solar panel system. Beneath a PV panel’s glossy cover, semiconductor cells work [more...]
Date: 2009-04-08 01:00:37
List of SAP/SharePoint interoperability resources
Following up on my presentation to the Brisbane SharePoint User Group (# BSPUG ) last night about bringing SAP data and functionality into SharePoint, here’s a list of resources you should be aware of if you are playing in this space: White papers An Overview of Microsoft Office based UI Strategies for SAP - Office Business Applications [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 23:39:00
India Wired: Google, Personal Tech, and the Upcoming Lok Sabha Elections
Teaser: Now, you didn't think you had to wait until the U.S. midterms to get another taste of how the Internet is shaping electoral democracy, did you? No, no. In fact, coming up in just a few weeks is the the kickoff to a round of voting for Lok Sabha , India's lower house of Parliament [more...]
Date: 2009-04-07 15:08:59
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