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"Casino-resort developer Steve Wynn is betting big on the art market this fall. Mr. Wynn has enlisted Christie's to auction off a Roy Lichtenstein painting for at least $40 million."
"The role of religion seems increasingly to be filled by environmentalism. It has become 'the religion of choice for urban atheists,' according to Michael Crichton, the late author."
"Female sexual dysfunction—which is claimed to affect up to two thirds of women—is a disorder invented by the pharmaceutical industry to build global markets for drugs to treat it."
"Collective intelligence exists among groups of people who cooperate well; such intelligence extends beyond the cognitive abilities of the groups’ individual members."
"Gliese 581g would be the first Earth-like planet found orbiting in a star's habitable zone. The new plant is located in a region where temperatures could sustain life and liquid water."
One cannot put it much better than this: Literature is a felicity, but it is not a festival. It is a proposal, or an infinity of proposals, for an emendation, […]
Three House Republicans want to eliminate energy efficiency standards for light bulbs. Reps. Joe Barton (R-TX), Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) have introduced the Better Use of Light […]
Try #3 on this post (let’s not get into it): Taal and Mayon rumble: PHIVOLCS reports that two of the more hazardous volcanoes in the Philippines are experiencing increased seismicity: […]
The U.S. Census Bureau has released a report this week which finds that the marriage rate, for people between the ages of 25 and 34, is down once again.
Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah sparked an internet meme with his op/ed entitled “What Will Future Generations Condemn Us For“? The challenge is to predict which widely accepted practices or institutions […]
“I don’t like failure,” says Robert Sutton, professor of organizational behavior at Stanford University. “It’s a terrible thing. I wish it wasn’t necessary, but I can’t figure out any other […]
“People are going to look at you and they’re going to ask you know a very interesting question, ‘Why should I follow you?’,” says Jeffrey Pfeffer, professor of organizational behavior […]
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“We’ve been talking for over 30 years about energy independence,” says General Clark. It’s time to put our money where our mouth is.
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When you send people abroad to do difficult and dangerous things and risk losing their lives, you hope that there’s a strong connection with the population, says General Clark.
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General Clark is “very disappointed in the Senate” for not committing to a more open policy concerning gays in the military.
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Whether it’s learning how to use a Blackberry or learning how to “twit,” General Clark is confident that politicians we’ll always be able to connect with their constituencies.
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Today there are probably more Democratic politicians who have served in the military than Republicans, says General Clark. Yet history has branded the Dems as the “Mama Party.”
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“Clearly we’re watching the emergence of increased military capabilities in China” says General Clark. What does this mean?
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General Clark suspects that somewhere inside Pakistan there is a persuasive intelligence group that’s unconvinced of America’s commitment to their country outside of our interest in Bin Laden.
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The military always knew better than to invade Iraq in 2003, but we will not leave the country in a Somalia-like situation—without a government or any national institutions.