The storms launched 241 twisters over 14 states, killing at least 44 people from Oklahoma to North Carolina and Virginia. And more weather is moving in. Related By Richard Fausset and Christi Parsons, Los Angeles Times…
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It’s a world that has fascinated so many: the closed universe of the autistic person. Are they thinking? What are they seeing? How are they experiencing things? It’s a mystery that is slowly being revealed in books by those who have broken through the wall of silence to speak and the caretakers who have been able to speak for them. For Autism
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Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On , a column about consumer technology. This week’s announcement that Cisco is shuttering its Flip Video business was but the latest twist in the history of the market share-leading device. The Flip got its start after its creator, Pure Digital, modified its original disposable camcorder to be reusable after hackers showed it could be done. And its success continued to defy convention that the product would resonate against a slew of digital cameras and increasingly competent smartphones that could shoot competitive — and even high definition — video. The Flip also soared above the market share of companies with far stronger brands such as Sony and Kodak, although the latter made gains on a string of hits, including the 1080p-shooting Zi8 and waterproof PlaySport . It even fought back an initial foray from Apple’s iPod nano and was still holding its own after the debut of the latest iPod touch, which took the HD video capture feature from the iPhone and made it available without a contract. Yes, the Flip hung tough. That’s why its cancellation says volumes about Cisco, the company that acquired it for some $590 million in stock. Cisco needed to show growth with a consumer product line that could not be easily augmented with acquisitions and that derived little connection with the mother brand — even less than Linksys, the company’s networking line. Cisco certainly tried. But the Flip group made a few false moves that stuck out like a pop-out USB connector, and with little of that spring-loaded joy. Continue reading Switched On: Flip-flops Switched On: Flip-flops originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …This Week’s ‘Deficit Debate’: How Is It A Debate When No One Is There To Oppose It?
April 17, 2011 No Comment
According to Village protocol, the only permissible “debate” on the deficit is over how much do we cut, and how? Should we cut into the veins, arteries or capillaries? Should we use a hatchet, a knife or a scalpel, or all of the above? On This Week with Christiane Amanpour, the closest thing they had to a liberal voice was Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, who tried to have it both ways. He kinda-sorta sidestepped the idea of tax increases, proclaimed his support of “fiscal responsibility” but defended Obama’s call for certain kinds of spending: President Obama’s deficit-reduction speech wasn’t just about numbers but what kind of country America will become, Governor Deval Patrick said this morning during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week” news program. While Republicans have criticized the partisan nature of last week’s address, in which Obama proposed cutting $4 trillion over 12 years, Patrick said the critics glossed over its overarching theme. “It’s a fiscally responsible but also mutually responsible kind of community, and I support that,” the governor told host Christiane Amanpour. Patrick also said: “It thought the speech … was a real leadership moment. I think that the president took us to the place where we really ought to be debating — it’s been the subtext for a long time — and that’s, what kind of country do we want to be? That’s the underlying question in terms of the budget and the deficit and health care, as well, for that matter, and that’s what we should be debating.” George Will, of course, is worse than useless. He talked about the grand days under Jack Kennedy, when people paid a much bigger proportion of their medical expenses — with nary a hint of understanding that medical expenses have gone through the roof since then, and that U.S. wages have actually declined in the last 30 years. But that isn’t as much fun to harrumph about. The next time a wealthy talking head talks about our need to have some “skin in the game,” why don’t we peel ours off and leave it on his doorstep?
Continue reading …This Week’s ‘Deficit Debate’: How Is It A Debate When No One Is There To Oppose It?
April 17, 2011 No CommentAccording to Village protocol, the only permissible “debate” on the deficit is over how much do we cut, and how? Should we cut into the veins, arteries or capillaries? Should we use a hatchet, a knife or a scalpel, or all of the above? On This Week with Christiane Amanpour, the closest thing they had to a liberal voice was Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, who tried to have it both ways. He kinda-sorta sidestepped the idea of tax increases, proclaimed his support of “fiscal responsibility” but defended Obama’s call for certain kinds of spending: President Obama’s deficit-reduction speech wasn’t just about numbers but what kind of country America will become, Governor Deval Patrick said this morning during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week” news program. While Republicans have criticized the partisan nature of last week’s address, in which Obama proposed cutting $4 trillion over 12 years, Patrick said the critics glossed over its overarching theme. “It’s a fiscally responsible but also mutually responsible kind of community, and I support that,” the governor told host Christiane Amanpour. Patrick also said: “It thought the speech … was a real leadership moment. I think that the president took us to the place where we really ought to be debating — it’s been the subtext for a long time — and that’s, what kind of country do we want to be? That’s the underlying question in terms of the budget and the deficit and health care, as well, for that matter, and that’s what we should be debating.” George Will, of course, is worse than useless. He talked about the grand days under Jack Kennedy, when people paid a much bigger proportion of their medical expenses — with nary a hint of understanding that medical expenses have gone through the roof since then, and that U.S. wages have actually declined in the last 30 years. But that isn’t as much fun to harrumph about. The next time a wealthy talking head talks about our need to have some “skin in the game,” why don’t we peel ours off and leave it on his doorstep?
Continue reading …Lowry Calls Obama Classless, Clift Asks ‘What Would You Expect From Kenyan Socialist With No Birth Certificate?’
April 17, 2011 No Comment
For the second week in a row, Newsweek's Eleanor Clift and National Review's Rich Lowry had quite a battle on PBS's “McLaughlin Group.” This time the fireworks started when Lowry called President Obama classless for the way he treated Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) at Wednesday's speech on deficit reduction which led Clift to ask, “What else would you expect from a socialist born in Kenya who’s hiding his birth certificate?” (video follows with transcript and commentary): ELEANOR CLIFT, NEWSWEEK: It is perfectly fair politics to point out that Paul Ryan’s plan gets its cuts from taking money away from two-thirds of the public that is poorer, and hands it over in tax cuts to the top class… RICH LOWRY, NATIONAL REVIEW: It is revenue neutral. CLIFT: …and to call that classless… LOWRY: It’s a revenue neutral tax reform… CLIFT: Who gets… LOWRY: …it does not cut taxes. That is wrong. JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, HOST: Don't you think you’re a little pessimistic? CLIFT: Excuse me! The savings he gets he transfers to the upper class, and you call the President's speech classless? What do you mean by that from a party that's in favor of birther talk. MCLAUGHLIN: Let him answer, let him answer. LOWRY: He invited Paul Ryan to sit in there in front of him and tell him he hates autistic kids fundamentally. That is classless, Eleanor. There's no other word for that. CLIFT: What else would you expect from a socialist born in Kenya who’s hiding his birth certificate? LOWRY: Maybe a little class. Maybe a little class. He’s President of the United States. MCLAUGHLIN: Wait a minute, there’s too many people talking here. Let's hear from Buchanan. Who’s the demagogue? PAT BUCHANAN: In the President's speech there were real aspects of demagoguery. He’s talking about kids with autism and the rich getting their tax cuts. MCLAUGHLIN: You don’t think the American people could see through that and they saw that it was demagoguery. BUCHANAN: Demagoguery works, John. Indeed it does, and as Buchanan said during this same segment, such demagoguery might end up getting Obama reelected. Makes you proud to be an American, doesn't it?
Continue reading …Lowry Calls Obama Classless, Clift Asks ‘What Would You Expect From Kenyan Socialist With No Birth Certificate?’
April 17, 2011 No Comment
For the second week in a row, Newsweek's Eleanor Clift and National Review's Rich Lowry had quite a battle on PBS's “McLaughlin Group.” This time the fireworks started when Lowry called President Obama classless for the way he treated Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) at Wednesday's speech on deficit reduction which led Clift to ask, “What else would you expect from a socialist born in Kenya who’s hiding his birth certificate?” (video follows with transcript and commentary): ELEANOR CLIFT, NEWSWEEK: It is perfectly fair politics to point out that Paul Ryan’s plan gets its cuts from taking money away from two-thirds of the public that is poorer, and hands it over in tax cuts to the top class… RICH LOWRY, NATIONAL REVIEW: It is revenue neutral. CLIFT: …and to call that classless… LOWRY: It’s a revenue neutral tax reform… CLIFT: Who gets… LOWRY: …it does not cut taxes. That is wrong. JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, HOST: Don't you think you’re a little pessimistic? CLIFT: Excuse me! The savings he gets he transfers to the upper class, and you call the President's speech classless? What do you mean by that from a party that's in favor of birther talk. MCLAUGHLIN: Let him answer, let him answer. LOWRY: He invited Paul Ryan to sit in there in front of him and tell him he hates autistic kids fundamentally. That is classless, Eleanor. There's no other word for that. CLIFT: What else would you expect from a socialist born in Kenya who’s hiding his birth certificate? LOWRY: Maybe a little class. Maybe a little class. He’s President of the United States. MCLAUGHLIN: Wait a minute, there’s too many people talking here. Let's hear from Buchanan. Who’s the demagogue? PAT BUCHANAN: In the President's speech there were real aspects of demagoguery. He’s talking about kids with autism and the rich getting their tax cuts. MCLAUGHLIN: You don’t think the American people could see through that and they saw that it was demagoguery. BUCHANAN: Demagoguery works, John. Indeed it does, and as Buchanan said during this same segment, such demagoguery might end up getting Obama reelected. Makes you proud to be an American, doesn't it?
Continue reading …A penthouse in London broke records by selling for nearly $222 million, which makes it the UK’s most expensive flat. Oddly, the deal was made in 2007, but details were just recently filed, the Metro reports. The three-story apartment overlooks Hyde Park, and the as-yet-anonymous buyer is likely a foreign…
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Private Location Only 5 Minutes to the Beach Fire on the beach! Jim and Candace Carmel California Bikini-Clad Serena Williams Hits The Beach In Miami [PHOTOS … Hot pink and leopard print! You go girl! Tennis star Serena Williams looked as is she was having a blast as she took a dip in the ocean in Miami Beach. The Beach …? – Yahoo! Answers » Foxs News – Where Everything's News the best thing would have to be laying on the beach suntanning and listening to the waves, the worst thing would be when you discover a few hours later how burnt you actually got! The best is being on vacation at the beach … Daily news for: the beach | : AutoSkt Daily News – Daily World News Power again on Long Beach pole – Times-Leader LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Power of Will is overtaking IndyCar through the early part of the season. Points. On the Beach : Canary Islands Surge in Popularity | Xlriempd's Top … MANCHESTER, England, April 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — On the Beach has observed a marked increa. Picture This – Serena Williams at the Beach » Foxs News – Where … (Daily Mail Reporter – By CHRIS JOHNSON) – Serena Williams looks in great spirits as she confidently shimmies down the beach in a mismatched bikini. The Wimbledon tennis champion put on a little dance as she relaxed with friends in … ItsMeLea says: My kid got all blonde from running around the beach . #haolegirl
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