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by Mary Oh my gosh. Still seven days to go. A few months ago I realized my Bush Countdown clock had run out of battery before Bush ran out of his term and I started to worry that this was a bad sign. Fortunately, it is much easier to keep track of when he will finally be gone as the length of his term is so short -- less than 170 hours [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 09:58:36

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Obama's Got One Thing Right About the Mess In Afghanistan-- It's Inexorably Connected To The Mess In Pakistan

Pretty, yes, but worth fighting a war over?In yesterday's NY Times Magazine chief Washington correspondent David Sanger paints a horrifying picture ... starts next door in Afghanistan. Pakistan is light years ahead of Afghanistan by almost any reasonable ... , ... with a security structure intended to protect Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal from outsiders-- [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 13:45:00

Convenient facts about an inconvenient truth, part 1

By Jon Rynn Say you said to yourself, "Gee, I wish we could prevent global warming." Your next thought might be, "Gosh, where do greenhouse emissions come from?" Well, I asked myself just that question a while back. So I decided to jump into the IPCC Working Group III Assessment Report, and I've posted a Google workbook, called " [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 08:28:08

Need a Mortgage? Call a Judge

Our elected officials appear to be working overtime to destroy the freedoms that make this nation great. This time they are messing with the real estate market. The federal government is doing everything it can to blur the lines between government and business. Uncle Sam is now a shareholder at many of the nation’s top banks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:20:21

Get Organized for Free with COZI

I wanted to let you know about a great FREE website called COZI that I found out about thanks to MOM CENTRAL. My husband was even psyched about it.   Families today are busy–we have so much to keep track of including appointments, play dates ... and keep track of so many important household details. In fact, in a recent survey conducted by Cozi [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:49:31

Cable Companies to Log Viewing Habits–Is Privacy at Risk?

According to Investor’s Business Daily, several major cable companies have launched an advertising start-up called Canoe Ventures that is developing the technology to record and analyze cable subscribers’ viewing metrics. As part of this plan, Comcast is reportedly building a “500 TB TV Warehouse” to store the aggregate habits of its 16 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:28:38

Afternoon Tidbits: Eve’s Engagement Ring?, Jill Scott’s Wedding & J.D. Speaks Out About Def Jam Drama

Look who was spotted rocking a suspect ring on her ring finger while out and about this weekend: Is her boyfriend about to become her hubby? I really wouldn’t be surprised. We’ve got our eye on you Ms. Eve…. In a shocking turn of events , we hear of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star NeNe Leakes is being considered for her own show in 2010 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 19:12:47

Transportation Nominee Loves Him Some Pork

The confirmation hearings for Transportation Secretary-designate Ray LaHood, set to begin today, may have gotten a bit more complicated this morning. The Washington Post reports that as an Illinois GOP congressman, LaHood was a big fan of earmarks — often to the benefit of some of his largest campaign contributors [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:56:46

The 7 Ways to Get Traffic on the Web

“If You Build It…They Will Come” may work for historical baseball ghosts, but it’s not a strategy you can rely on when starting an internet company. Driving traffic to your website is a formula that can be reverse engineered. Other than paying for traffic with advertising, there are only so many ways to get people to show up at your door [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:31:24

Jeppe + Ssion

We first posted some Jeppe solo stuff back in April of last year — you may remember that Jeppe is 1/2 of the now defunct Junior Senior. Well his solo career is slowly building steam, and he’s just released a remix of his track “Big Boy” by none other than Ssion. Jeppe and Ssion on a track together is like fan boy fantasy waiting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 22:11:17

Move Over Safari - New Web Browsers Are Here

  Strange things are afoot at the Circle K, or in this case, the app store. In what some might consider “strange,” several 3rd party web browsing applications for the iPhone were approved by Apple yesterday. The original submission dates for some of those apps go back as far as October. That’s a helluva approval period, right there [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 22:11:24

[berkman] Berkman lunch: Andrew McAfee on Enterprise 2.0

Andrew McAfee, the Enterprise 2.0 guy, is giving a Berkman lunchtime talk. He begins by defining the term as “the use of emergent social software platforms by organizations in pursuit of their goals.” This technology tends to be emergent, bottom up, etc. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 19:02:40

Phenomenon? Obamanon! (Updated w/photo)

As you know, Amazing Spider-Man #583 streets today. And how is the nation reacting to their President-Elect appearing with the Wall-Crawler? If Indianapolis is any indication, with wallets open, apparently. I talked to one of my boys at the west-side Comic Carnival location in Indy, and it’s defnitely been busy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:46:44

It's Time To Transform

Let's get serious about social business.The reverb in the echo chamber has become deafening.Have you noticed the lack of original content being published lately?  I have.  There's a term to describe what's going on and Steve Rubel called it a year ago: The Lazysphere. "Rather than create new ideas or pen thoughtful essays, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 17:50:26

The Pre-med Track: Is It Worth It?

In many people’s minds, being a medical doctor is the ultimate goal. Though they may not admit it (because it is un-Christianly to do so), the most coveted characteristics of a job are, in no particular order, money and prestige. I am Asian American, and in typical fashion, my parents (who immigrated to the U.S. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 07:25:06

2012 Olympic CCTV Plan is illegal, says rights group

A human rights group has warned an advanced CCTV surveillance system being developed for the London 2012 Olympics is illegal ... in what some have described as Britain’’s greatest peace-time security challenge. Number-plate recognition ... systems would assist officers by filtering out all but the most relevant CCTV feeds coming [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 11:26:29

Organismal size over evolutionary time is a constrained stochastic property

The intelligent design creationists are jubilant — a paper has been published that shows that organisms were front-loaded with genes for future function! It describes "'latent' or 'preexistent' evolutionary potential" in our history, they say. One small problem. The paper says nothing of the kind [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:44:16

Real Housewives of Orange County: Tamra’s Dinner Party and the Scheme to Humiliate Gretchen

It’s season four of the Real Housewives of Orange County and tonight’s episode featuring Tamra Barney’s dinner party was clearly disturbing, in more ways than one. I have no tar and feathers at my disposal, but hopefully my laptop “pen” will suffice. First up, new Housewife Lynne’s oldest daughter Raquel at a bowling alley [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:55:58

Taxi Doll

Yes, it’s true about who you know in Hollywood but sometimes it’s merely fate working her mysterious magic ... extensively together, Gregg and Dhana posted a track called “Look at What You Get” online (Garageband.com ... charts. Their debut full-length, Here and Now, proves that Taxi Doll isn’t just a one-track dance [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 02:59:24

Cage - My Mind is Kind of Morbid (Demo)

Looking through the archives of 2DBz I’m sad to admit I’ve only mentioned Cage in a handful of posts. Hopefully that will change with the release of his upcoming album on it’s way (according to El-P). Anyways… I noticed Grand Good put up a demo track, that was recorded over a decade ago, that I don [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:53:38

U-N-I - Monster f. Shawn Jackson x Windows (Snippet)

Here’s something exclusive for the masses: a new track off the U-N-I’s Before There Was Love mixtape dropping later this month here, and a snippet of another track off A Love Supreme, as if none of us still blast “Hollywood Hiatus” repeatedly. U-N-I-verse at war! DOWNLOAD: U-N-I - Monster f. Shawn Jackson (Prod. Jaquar Skills [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:50:41

Life's Best Bargains

We women take our shopping seriously—especially in these tough economic times. We scour the Sunday paper for coupons and sales. We haunt thrift stores. We track down bargains better than a hound dog on a scent. We’re experts in our trade. We know which time of year to shop for what items. We know which supermarket [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 18:49:17

Review: The Vers 1.5R

The Vers 1.5R feels as light as it looks. This is coming from someone who lugged it home by foot, train, then bus, but just as well, felt the irrepressible urge to destroy the cumbersome packaging once there. (If it wasn’t for the return-after-review policy, I would have.) The terribly conspicuous box (it’s lime green) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:08:12

Tracking The 2009 Swimsuit Edition Locations And Ladies

Commence slightly-sexist parlor game! The 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition is scheduled to hit newsstands in a month, and as of yet, we've seen precious few guesses as to who--and more importantly--where will be featured. Ahead of the 2008 edition, we managed to track down a couple locations before our issue arrived, including [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:05:48

What is up with Drew, the New Guy?

So I opened up my e-mail today and got an interesting e-mail — Drew, the New Guy, was following me on Twitter ... highlights thus far: So Ted tells me this is some sort of “work diary” that I can use to track ... that this isn’t a work tool. And why does the number keep going down when I type? I need more room to track [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:49:00

Why Muni Bonds Are Not Yet Worth The Risk

Tax-free municipal bonds with historically high yields might look attractive to many investors. But Matthew Collins says the risk is still too high. Bloated and inefficient local governments are facing funding emergencies as revenues tumble and credit is squeezed. As the recession deepens in 2009, Matthew says muni bonds should be avoided [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:49:19

Twista “Wetter”

Twista is back on the map with this song, get used to hearing this one. This is going to be in regular rotation at all the Strip Clubs. Twista - Wetter Related posts:VIDEO:Twista “Pimp Like Me” (Dirty Version) I am feeling the song he ripped the track...Body Tap Is Now Re-Opened For all those who didn’t know due to lack...Pin [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:23:27

I feel faint

I feel faint Posted by Bill Jempty Published: January 14, 2009 - 6:45 PM It isn't very often that I find myself in agreement with Maureen Dowd? How does a guy(Tim Geithner) on the fast track to be Treasury secretary fail to pay $34,000 worth of federal taxes ($43,200, including interest), or forget to check on the immigration status [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:45:07

A blast from the past! Some old remixes I enjoyed by yours truly.

Firstly, I’d like to thank the crew at International Wota for finding my blogs to be worthy of being nominated for the 2008 IW Awards ... track. I figured out the piano by ear and added a bit more to what was already there. For those ... , and with some gabber influences as well. Chocolate Disco (johpan remix) This was my first track [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 02:48:15

What Do You Think About American Idol Texting Previous Voters Without An Opt In?

Twitter. Facebook. MySpace. I'm guilty of it all. Social media is the thing to do these days and larger companies are beginning to target their audience using this method. So, here's the deal. Have you ever texted in your vote for American Idol? Well, the big wigs have been keeping track of the numbers and a "significant portion [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:26:00

Snowl 0.2

We’re pleased to announce Snowl 0.2.  This version of the messaging-in-the-browser experiment builds on the first release with an updated river view, a new stream view for keeping track of messages in a sidebar while you do other things, the ability to send tweets, and support for multiple Twitter accounts. Highlights The updated river view [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:47:54

Mos Def Is Better Off Staying 'Quiet' With This New Track

I hold the artists I call my favorites to a higher standard. Pardon me, but once an artist has done something deemed to be worthy of ad nauseum-repeating on my iPod, I expect much more from them. See... ] [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:04:32

Twitrak.com - Tracking The Activity Of Twitterers

What it does The way Twitter has taken shape, it is a bit taxing to figure out exactly who to follow and who to keep your distance from ... member and then track his profile in a clear and easy-to-understand format. That is, whenever ... on the right. Not only that, but you can also track and follow them, and go directly to their profile pages [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 17:13:00

Wolf Versus Pettis on US Stimulus, Fiscal Deficit (Not for the Fainthearted)

Martin Wolf has a very good comment in the Financial Times, "Why Obama’s plan is still inadequate and incomplete," which readers might tempted to ignore, since the headline suggests the piece reaches a conventional conclusion: the Obama stimulus plan is too small. That would be a mistake. The Wolf article (as others have done) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:43:00

Wednesday Bullets

Larry Brown called Raymond Felton's number again and again down the stretch last night (watch), and he delivered just about every time. Meanwhile, the Pistons really cooled off (they'll tell you they got a bogus Rasheed Wallace offensive foul, too, but he did swing his elbow at Emeka Okafor's head) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:27:55

ViewMyBuild.com - Builder Management Software

In their own words “VMB simplifies the home building project, making it more effective and enjoyable ... to keep the process in track, every step of the way. Some questions How much does it cost ... right on track and within budget. A whole section of the site is devoted to online demonstrations [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 16:56:00

Absolutely Delusional

Click photo to help gage the popularity of the Bush Regime in AfricaI guess the same way Bush has avoided reading newspapers that involve anything he's involved with, I've gone to great lengths to avoid watching Bush when he's on TV. His moron's voice is like fingernails on a blackboard to me and usually, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 02:00:00

Ten for Tuesday (January 13, 2009)

Here’s this week’s Ten for Tuesday. Enjoy! 1. My friend, Lindsay, details how she and her husband are handling allowances. 2. We have a food pyramid so why not an asset allocation pyramid too? 3. Rebuild Your Nestegg - 17 moves to secure your future now. 4. Jeremy agrees with Robert Kiyosaki—again… - Look for a Robert [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 17:39:22

European Challenges For New Yahoo CEO Bartz

Carol Bartz, whom Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) has confirmed as its new CEO, will preside over a downsized, demasculated Yahoo in Europe, where Google's lead is even greater and the mood is downbeat following a prolonged period of instability. Some thoughts heading to Bartz's inbox from our side of the pond… —Can she stop the executive merrygoround? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:34:46

Uh, Dave, can I have a word?

I really like Dave Ramsey’s radio show.  I subscribe to the podcast, and I listen to his show almost every day.  His basic message is potentially transformative for so many people in our country who have failed to pay attention to their money, and who have failed to make discipline and forethought a cornerstone of their lives [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 02:44:37

Obama Invites Gay Bishop to Give an Inaugural Prayer

Obama Invites Gay Bishop to Give an Inaugural Prayer By John Nichols Apparently, it pays to complain to President-elect Barack Obama. Despite his protestations to the contrary, Obama clearly felt a bit burned by the outcry over his selection of Pastor Rick Warren, an evangelical preacher with a nasty track record when it comes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:50:07

Radar Cell Phone App Capts News Happening Around You

Radar is a brand new iPhone application that uses the devices’ GPS capabilities to locate you and display nearby news, ... blog posts, discussion threads, and tweets happening within 1,000 feet of your location. via Mashable Find restaurants, dive into real estate gossip, get the insider view of local schools, track [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:22:19

Sector ETF Ideas for When We Return to Valuation-Based Market

Scores of big-name "value" managers in the mutual fund world are already making their individual stock picks. Marsico, Whitman, Miller – there’s no shortage of iconic players. What about the world of index investing through ETFs? Are there bargains on broader based indexes that certain ETFs track? Here [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 08:51:00

Farbio launches stripped-out GTS ‘Track Day Car’

Farbio’s GTS supercar first went on sale in 2007 and was followed late last year by a new flagship model in the form of the supercharged GTS400 ... is a limited edition track car aimed at motorsport enthusiasts. Simply named the S400 ‘Track Day ... that can be customized to meet an individual’s needs. The Track Day Car is based on the supercharged [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 05:11:28

Songsmith, meet David Lee Roth

Songsmith is a piece of software by Microsoft Research that automatically creates a musical accompaniment to a singer's voice. (The intro video is priceless.) A MetaFilter member took David Lee Roth's vocal track from Runnin' With The Devil and put it through Songsmith...the results are pretty great. (thx, shay) (link) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 17:41:01

A less beaten path

Ha Giang Provinces Dong Van District features stunning vistas of plateaus framed by jagged rocks and wistful passes through lush green mountains without the distractions of tour buses, travel groups, large hotels or anything resembling a tourist trap [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:39:00

let the remixes continue

So here's an update on the Remix COLBERT/lessig project. As I first reported, after the event, I was sent some very cool remixes. They're available in my first blog entry about the show. Then ccMixter -- Creative Commons fantastic remix site, that allows you to track who remixed what -- launched a remix thread. You can see [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 15:25:46

Defending Condi: Olmert Shames Himself in Kick-in-the-Teeth Attack on Rice

No matter what one may think of Condoleezza Rice's diplomatic record -- which I think is better than many liberal critics gauge -- the fact that Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gave her a kick in the teeth as she departs her office is obnoxious and harmful all around. Olmert also seemed to convey that he had George W [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 21:26:44

DrumBeat: January 12, 2009

A novel plan for economic stimulus What's different now? In the 1930s, even though the U.S. economy collapsed, we still had a surplus of natural resources -- we were then the world's No. 1 producer of oil and coal. Fast forward 80 years. Despite the recent temporary dip in the price of gas and heating oil, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:02:56

New Music Canada Track of the Day for January , 2009: Timber Timbre "Demon Host"

I have returned to Track of the Day land! Things were a little loopy around here as 2008 ended and I frankly didn't have time to put these together! But 2009 is here and I have a track from a brand-spanking new disc. Just released this very month, I think you're going to be hearing a tonne about the self-titled album from Timber Timbre [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 00:00:07

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