Nine of 22 sunscreens tested by Consumer Reports Health earned a ”recommended” or “Best Buy” rating in the organization’s latest evaluation.
Continue reading …Estella Warren didn’t just (allegedly) drink and drive, oh no. She (allegedly) crashed into three cars in LA yesterday, left the scene, and was busted by the cops. But she couldn’t just leave it at a DUI arrest. The model and Planet of the Apes actress then kicked a cop,…
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When Will Lynch of Joplin, Mo. heard a tornado was coming, he and his girlfriend decided they should get out of town. They quickly learned that though you can chase storms, you can’t outrun them. Headed towards the interstate in an effort to escape before the tornado hit they found themselves right in the middle
Continue reading …President Obama knows how to butter up visiting dignitaries like a pro, which makes the timing of his speech calling for Israel to return to its 1967 borders notable, writes Bret Stephens in the Wall Street Journal . It came just one day before Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House,…
Continue reading …Taxpayers To Build the Ark: Kentucky Grants Creationist Theme Park $43M in Tax Incentives
May 24, 2011 No CommentLast week, Kentucky’s state tourism board approved up to $43 million in tax incentives for the construction of Ark Encounter, a creationist theme park. The tax rebates, which could subsidize up to 25% of the $150 million project, were granted under the Kentucky Tourism Development Act. The state government’s website says that the act “allows
Continue reading …Conservative groups are asking for the names of teachers who called in sick during the Wisconsin protests earlier this year, and most districts that were asked have released the names. The Madison School District, however, has denied several of the public records requests, fearing for the safety of its teachers,…
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An emergency official says a tornado has killed two people in suburban Oklahoma City as a line of severe thunderstorms moved across the state during the evening rush hour. (May 24)
Continue reading …Republican Strategist Feehery: We’ve Got to Voucherize Medicare if We Want to Keep the Department of Defense
May 24, 2011 No Comment
Click here to view this media I’m not sure if “Republican strategist” or probably better described, U.S. Chamber of Commerce lobbyist , John Feehery meant to actually say this out loud on television, but I think he accidentally told the truth on Hardball. While defending Paul Ryan and the Republican’s plan to turn Medicare into a voucher program as a means of “saving” Medicare, at the very end of the segment Feehery lets one slip with their real priorities. Medicare and our social safety nets must be sacrificed if we want to keep a Department of Defense. So we’ve got to keep pouring billions into these bottomless pits where we invaded countries that were not a threat to us and our so-called “war on terror”, or we gut Medicare. Those are the choices. No raising taxes to pay for invading other countries. No cuts to our military industrial complex. Take it out of the hide of the poor and our seniors instead. We knew these were their priorities already. It’s just unusual to hear one of them actually say it out loud. And as Digby noted on the rest of Feehery’s spin here: This is some great GOP messaging from strategist John Feehery today on Hardball: Feehery: This is the same program that was put out by John Breaux and Bill Thomas back in the 1990s. We have to fix Medicare for the long term. Obviously competition has to be involved with it. Obviously what Paul Ryan has said is, “if you’re under 55 this is something you might have to deal with, if you’re over 55 it’s not gonna touch you.” That’s something that polls very well with seniors. This is a beginning of a conversation. This is a beginning of a conversation and it has to happen. Matthews; You sound desperate. You’re skirting and saying it doesn’t matter if you’re over 55. Feehery: That’s what the plan says, if you’re over 55 it’s not going to impact you. And that’s an important talking point. All the members of congress that I’ve talked to when they go back to their constituents over 55 that sells. Now I don’t happen to think that’s fair. I’m under 55 and if there’s going to be reform I think the old guys have to pay as well, but I’m not running for office so … Read on…
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When it’s not pushing Super Hi-Vision , the hopeful 7,680 x 4,320 successor to HD, NHK also dabbles in small, flexible OLED panels. The Japanese public broadcaster recently showed off a 5-inch prototype display that, while bearing a heavy green tint and very noticeable rows of dead pixels, was still a significant improvement over a similar screen it demoed in 2009. Sure, it’s not quite as flexible or vibrant as Sony’s rollable OLED from last year, but it does seem to suffer from fewer bad pixels — an important step towards maturation. Don’t miss the video after the break which offers some pretty nifty glimpses at a number of bendable OLEDs. It’s clear the tech is still a little wet behind the ears, but we’re definitely getting closer to a future populated with TVs that roll up for storage and e-readers that fold like a paperback . Continue reading NHK’s flexible OLED is both literally and figuratively green (video) NHK’s flexible OLED is both literally and figuratively green (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 May 2011 19:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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