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Recent scenes from Afghanistan
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Since he took office in January, President Barack Obama has ordered an additional 21,000 U.S. troops to be deployed to Afghanistan, which will bring the full U.S. deployment there to a total of 60,000 troops, joining 39,000 coalition troops from 43 countries. The U.S. administration plans to impose benchmarks for progress on both Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan, who struggle with problems tied to tribal rivalries, illegal drug production and distribution, religious factions, general instability and poverty. Collected here are photographs from the past few months of the situation in Afghanistan and the lives that continue to be affected by it. (43 photos total)
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Afghan girls attend school on February 16, 2009 in the village of Sandarwa in eastern Afghanistan. Women’s education has been severely compromised in Afghanistan as a resurgent Taliban has practiced a policy of intimidation of female students. Women, who make up a significant proportion of Afghanistan’s population, have been killed, burned and threatened for attending school. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) #
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Astronaut’s Head Upgraded During Spacewalk
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First, a new truss was added. Then, new solar panels were installed. Now, as part of the planned upgrade of the International Space Station, an Expedition 18 astronaut has upgraded her own head. The Human Extended Analog Device 9000 was attached with only minor delays, making the astronaut’s remaining spacewalks over 40 percent more efficient. With the HEAD 9000 attached, an astronaut can now directly access 4 Gigabytes of computer flash memory with their own brain, perform complex mathematics by “directed thinking”, and play a pre-installed game of Tetris at no additional charge. Happy April Fools’ Day from the folks at APOD. In reality, the space shuttle Discovery’s mission to upgrade the International Space Station ended Saturday after upgrading only the space station. The above image of astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper handling the box-like Nitrogen Tank Assembly was actually taken last November. For some reason, however, Astronaut Stefanyshyn-Piper can now factor 11 digit prime numbers in her head.
Truly, MIT is the Institute of NOWLEGE.
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So it’s official: MIT students have a better sense of humor, hands down, than Harvard students. MIT students are more imaginative, more fun-loving, and probably smarter as well.
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Merrill Lynch Bonuses 22 Times The Size Of AIG
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Dennis Kucinich sent out a round of letters to top Treasury officials Monday morning, questioning how much they knew about bonuses paid to Merrill Lynch executives that totaled $3.62 billion, nearly 22 times the total bonuses paid to AIG executives. The payouts made up more that 36 percent of the TARP funds the financial institution received from the Federal government.
Kucinich points out that unlike AIG, the bonuses were not locked in by preexisting contracts and were performance bonuses, as opposed to retention bonuses.
Justice Dept. drops case against ex-Sen. Stevens
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National Public Radio is reporting this morning that Attorney General Eric Holder has decided to drop charges pending against former Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska.
The 85-year-old Republican was convicted last fall of seven counts of lying on a Senate disclosure form to conceal $250,000 in gifts from an oil industry executive and other friends. The case was a key factor in his failure to win re-election.
But sentencing has been delayed among allegations of prosecutorial misconduct.
NPR reports that Holder decided to drop the case because of Stevens’ age, the fact that he is no longer in the Senate and as a means to send a message to federal prosecutors that misconduct will not be tolerated.
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Commentary: War on drugs is insane – CNN.com
Even CNN is now saying it out loud:
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What do you suppose the total price tag is for this failed war on drugs? One senior Harvard economist estimates we spend $44 billion a year fighting the war on drugs. He says if they were legal, governments would realize about $33 billion a year in tax revenue. Net swing of $77 billion. Could we use that money today for something else? You bet your ass we could. Plus the cartels would be out of business. Instantly. Goodbye crime and violence.
If drugs were legalized, we could empty out a lot of our prison cells. People will use this stuff whether it’s legal or not. Just like they do booze. And you could make the argument that in some cases alcohol is just as dangerous as some drugs. I know.
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Cartoons
The Joy of Tech comic…
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Miss Universe Visits Guantánamo Bay
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The Painful Last Minutes of the NYU Kimmel Occupation
“They drink corporate water.”
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E-mail Addresses It Would Be Really Annoying to Give Out Over the Phone.
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MikeUnderscore2004@yahoo.com
MikeAtYahooDotCom@hotmail.com
Mike_WardAllOneWord@yahoo.com
AAAAAThatsSixAs@yahoo.com
One1TheFirstJustTheNumberTheSecondSpelledOut@hotmail.com
Well in keeping with the philosophy “less is more”. However, I have to admit that Hobbes and I prefer the philosophy “more! more! more! is better!”. I guess that’s why my personal computer is 8x8x8 – 8 cores, 8GB RAM, and 8TB of disc…