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Latest Complete News Updates Today In the New Yorker, well-known writer Malcolm Gladwell has an article presenting his own law school ranking system. Love him or hate him — and there are plenty of people on either side — Malcolm Gladwell is provocative. By devising big, here’s-how-the-world-works theories, and supporting them with lively anecdotes, Gladwell has forged a remarkable career for himself, as a New Yorker writer and best-selling author.Latest Complete News Updates Today In the New Yorker, well-known writer Malcolm... more
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Latest News Updates People familiar with Keith Olbermann's plan say he has a possible deal with Al Gore's Current TV. For Mr. Keith Olbermann, the future is now.
The former host of MSNBC’s “Countdown,”....Latest News Updates People familiar with Keith Olbermann's plan say he has a... more
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Latest Complete News Updates “The Lieberman threat should worry us all. It is a greater threat than Iran. We must go out and protest,” said Mr. Oppenheimer. In late September of last year, Iran announced a delay to the launch of their nuclear power plant.Latest Complete News Updates “The Lieberman threat should worry us all. It is a... more
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Latest Complete Politics News Updates Today Mr Jerry Brown Commentary and archival information about Mr Jerry Brown from The New York Times. Gov. Mr Jerry Brown will be sworn in Monday as California’s 39th governor, promising an era of austerity and a markedly different leadership style than that of outgoing Gov. Mr Arnold Schwarzenegger.Latest Complete Politics News Updates Today Mr Jerry Brown Commentary and archival... more
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Latest Complete News Updates Today Geraldine Hoff Doyle died Sunday at 84. You probably don’t know her name, but you’ve seen her face. She was the fresh-faced 17-year-old who helped inspire the American home-front during World War II. Geraldine Hoff Doyle died Sunday at 84.Latest Complete News Updates Today Geraldine Hoff Doyle died Sunday at 84. You... more
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Recently Complete News Updates Today Geraldine Hoff Doyle, who was believed to be the unwitting model for the “We Can Do It!” poster of a woman flexing her biceps in a factory during World War. She was the fresh-faced 17-year-old who helped inspire the American home-front during World War II.Recently Complete News Updates Today Geraldine Hoff Doyle, who was believed to be the... more
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Recently Complete News Updates Today After four actors have been injured on the set of the Spiderman musical, Natalie Mendoza is rumored to be quitting the show.The most troubled show-business event of 2010 is ending the year with yet another crisis.Recently Complete News Updates Today After four actors have been injured on the set of... more
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Latest Complete Hollywood News Updates Ms Natalie Mendoza, who played Arachne, the spider villainess, is said to be leaving the production. The most troubled show-business event of 2010 is ending the year with yet another crisis.Latest Complete Hollywood News Updates Ms Natalie Mendoza, who played Arachne, the... more
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Latest Complete News Updates Mr Rick Ross announced that Ashes To Ashes will be released on Christmas Eve.the American rapper who founded the record label ‘Maybach Music Group‘,Latest Complete News Updates Mr Rick Ross announced that Ashes To Ashes will be... more
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Latest News Updates The hacker mind-set is not confined to this software-hacker culture. In a campaign that had some declaring the start of a “cyberwar,” hundreds of Internet activists mounted retaliatory attacks...Latest News Updates The hacker mind-set is not confined to this software-hacker... more
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Assures Israel that Iranian nuclear threat is not imminent
The United States has persuaded Israel that Iran would take one year or longer to build a nuclear weapon, dimming the prospects of a preemptive strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, The New York Times said.
The Obama administration, citing evidence of continued troubles inside Iran’s nuclear program, has persuaded Israel that it would take roughly a year — and perhaps longer — for Iran to complete what one senior official called a “dash” for a nuclear weapon, according to American officials.
Administration officials said they believe the assessment has dimmed the prospect that Israel would pre-emptively strike against the country’s nuclear facilities within the next year, as Israeli officials have suggested in thinly veiled threats.
“We think that they have roughly a year dash time,” President Barack Obama’s top advisor on nuclear issues Gary Samore was quoted as saying in the New York Time’s online edition.
READ MORE: http://morichesdaily.com/2010/08/talks-israel-attacking-iran/Assures Israel that Iranian nuclear threat is not imminent
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Louisiana convicted killer, http://www.wilbertrideau-realstory.com - Wilbert Rideau, a darling of The New York Times and now a free man debuts his new book In the Place of Justice. But does his book tell the whole story? This new video released from a 1981 interview where Rideau admits to the heinous crimes may tell a different story.Louisiana convicted killer, http://www.wilbertrideau-realstory.com - Wilbert Rideau, a... more
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I'll have an non-Long Island Ice Tea.
There is a heartwarming article in The New York Times Style section today about sober living at summer shares at the beach. It surely is admirable, I couldn’t do it. Give me the caw of a seagull and I need to order a Planter’s Punch…stat. I’ve dabbled in sobriety and have been known to say,” I used to be friends with Bill…” Anyhoo, to support these guys taking the healthy step to be sober and have a life…I give them a few steps to add to their already 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.:
The Other Steps of Fire Island
1. We admitted we were powerless over staying at home in New York City on weekends—that our limited social lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that the Power of the beach, sun and could restore us to sanity-ish.
3. Made a decision to turn our pills and our small plastic baggies over to the care of God as we understood Him.
4. Were entirely ready to have God remove all those bitchy, crystal Morning Party Queens from eye sight.
5. Humbly asked Him to remove their Speedos.
6. Made a list of all dealers we had stiffed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
You see where I am going. I just want to infuse a little reality in the 12 Steps. Hope this helps. Have a great summer boys.
Read more: http://imeanwhat.com/canyoubelieve/the-12-steps-of-fire-island-and-other-sober-summer-shares#ixzz0qTTh7R8VI'll have an non-Long Island Ice Tea.
There is a heartwarming article in The... more
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PART ONE…
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/us/06rig.html?hp
June 5, 2010
Before Oil Spill, It Was Unclear Who Was in Charge of Rig
By IAN URBINA
NEW ORLEANS — Over six days in May, far from the familiar choreography of Washington hearings, federal investigators grilled workers involved in the Deepwater Horizon disaster in a chilly, sterile conference room at a hotel near the airport here.
The six-member panel of Coast Guard and Minerals Management Service officials pressed for answers about what occurred on the rig on April 20 before it exploded. They wanted to know who was in charge, and heard conflicting answers.
They pushed for more insight into an argument on the rig that day between a manager for BP, the well’s owner, and one for Transocean, the rig’s owner, and asked Curt R. Kuchta, the rig’s captain, how the crew knew who was in charge.
“It’s pretty well understood amongst the crew who’s in charge,” he said.
“How do they know that?” a Coast Guard investigator asked.
“I guess, I don’t know,” Captain Kuchta said. “But it’s pretty well — everyone knows.”
Looking annoyed, Capt. Hung Nguyen of the Coast Guard, one of the chief federal investigators, shook his head. The exchange confirmed an observation he had made earlier in the day at the hearing.
“A lot of activities seem not very tightly coordinated in the way that would make me comfortable,” he said. “Maybe that’s just the way of business out there.”
Investigators have focused on the minute-to-minute decisions and breakdowns to understand what led to the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon, killing 11 people and setting off the largest oil spill in United States history and an environmental disaster. But the lack of coordination was not limited to the day of the explosion.
New government and BP documents, interviews with experts and testimony by witnesses provide the clearest indication to date that a hodgepodge of oversight agencies granted exceptions to rules, allowed risks to accumulate and made a disaster more likely on the rig, particularly with a mix of different companies operating on the Deepwater whose interests were not always in sync.
And in the aftermath, arguments about who is in charge of the cleanup — often a signal that no one is in charge — have led to delays, distractions and disagreements over how to cap the well and defend the coastline. As a result, with oil continuing to gush a mile below the surface in the Gulf of Mexico, the laws of physics are largely in control, creating the daunting challenge of trying to plug a hole at depths where equipment is straining under more than a ton of pressure per square inch.
Tad W. Patzek, chairman of the Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering Department at the University of Texas, Austin, has analyzed reports of what led to the explosion. “It’s a very complex operation in which the human element has not been aligned with the complexity of the system,” he said in an interview last week.
His conclusion could also apply to what occurred long before the disaster.
CONTINUED…PART ONE…
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/us/06rig.html?hp
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Each day this week seemed to bring news about the fate of Hummer, America's polluting elephant in the room. Early in the week it seemed that an obscure Chinese machinery company called Sichuan Tengzhong would buy the General Motors marque for $150 million.
But as it turned out, Tengzhong couldn't get its act together. Chinese banks withdrew lending offers and American banks are weary of becoming involved. Tengzhong even tried to go through a subsidiary outside China to buy Hummer, according to Chinese media.“The deal is on the ropes, if it’s not on the canvas yet,” Michael Dunne, the president of a Hong Kong auto consulting firm told The New York Times.
Also, the Chinese government didn't approve regulation for the deal. Why, you might ask? The New York Times reports, that it's in large part because "senior Chinese officials are trying to put a new emphasis on limiting China’s dependence on imported oil and protecting the environment."
And to think that in the early days of the Iraqi war, the Hummer epitomized pro-America. Now that sustainability is on our radar, it would seem that things have changed. Now everyone wants in on a piece of the sustainability pie.
As of Wednesday, the bid is off. Hummer could be destined for the junkyard. A New York Times editorial said, "We suspect the deal collapsed because the Chinese Communist Party — which rarely shows much shame — is worried about China’s image as the most polluting nation on the planet."
GM said it would shut down Hummer after the Tengzhong's bid collapsed.
Then on Thursday, Hummer had a come-back when news broke that GM contacted four Chinese companies to gauge interest in the brawny military-derived SUV.
It’s unlikely a Chinese firm will buy the entire unit, analysts said, but the firms may only be interested in buying parts of Hummer's assets (i.e. tooling and equipment at Hummer's Louisiana factory.)
In response to GM's announcement, Detroit Free Press joshed that "flags across oil-rich Saudi Arabia were lowered to half-mast while the entire Exxon/Mobil board of directors were seen at a group grief counseling session. On Wall Street, oil speculators were jumping from windows while in Michigan, some people were mourning the possibility of a world without Hummers."
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