Video games linked to aggressive behavior in kids (via AFP) Youths who play video games are more likely to think and act in aggressive ways, suggested a study out Monday of more than 3,000 schoolchildren in Singapore. The research, published in JAMA Pediatrics, a journal of the American Medical Association,… … [Read more...] about Video games linked to aggressive behavior in kids
Mitt Romney’s Sour Grapes Tour (Guest Voice)
Mitt Romney's Sour Grapes Tour by Dick Polman Bad habits are hard to break. Sixteen months after the electorate told him to take a hike, Mitt Romney is still lying. He has lately embarked on a sour grapes tour, seeking to sell himself as a retroactive foreign policy expert who, by dint of his wisdom and muscle, surely would've prevented Vladimir Putin from committing … [Read more...] about Mitt Romney’s Sour Grapes Tour (Guest Voice)
The Csendes Ember: The Man of Silence
By request for the Souls, from the Souls. THE CSENDES EMBER We were climbing up past Maroon Bells It was getting to be a straight up climb. Needing breath, we stopped talking... Ran out of words even more than running out of breath. Something about being in the Csendes emberof Nature Makes small talk stupider than usual… Csendes ember, amongst my Magyar … [Read more...] about The Csendes Ember: The Man of Silence
Bill Calls For Adding ICD-10 Delay To Latest “Doc Fix”
I recently pointed out that the Republicans killed a recent attempt to repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate formula by attaching a measure to end the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act. With failing to repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate it becomes necessary for Congress to pass yet another temporary “doc fix” to prevent Medicare reimbursement from automatically falling … [Read more...] about Bill Calls For Adding ICD-10 Delay To Latest “Doc Fix”
Search and Recovery Continue in Oso Mudslide Devastation
As the estimated death toll climbs to 24 in the weekend mudslide in Snohomish County, Washington, the search continues as the terrain has stabilized a little more to permit a more through and intense search. TIME reports that more bodies have been spotted and that more than 150 people are still missing. The Washington Army National Guard, and Federal Emergency Management … [Read more...] about Search and Recovery Continue in Oso Mudslide Devastation
TECHNICAL PROBLEMS
We're unable to edit posts (like the one on the poll about the ACA) due to technical problems. Please referesh TMV. The post on the ACA has a whole bunch of problems with codes not going in as planned. Once the issues are resolved it'll be fixed and you'll see a post by Dick Polman on the top of TMV. … [Read more...] about TECHNICAL PROBLEMS
Poll Has Bad News for Both Parties: Ignorance about Obamacare but people tiring of subject
A new Kaiser Health Tracking poll has bad news for Democrats -- and for Republicans. Bad news for the Democrats: there's still considerable ignorance about the Affordable Health Care Act and many Americans will remain uninsured. Bad news for the Republicans: many people are getting tired of hearing about the issue over and over again and want to focus on other things. In … [Read more...] about Poll Has Bad News for Both Parties: Ignorance about Obamacare but people tiring of subject
All You Ever Wanted to Know About Obamacare, and More.
As reflected by the more than 100 comments on Joe Gandelman’s post, “Pew Poll: Only 40% Approve of Obamacare,” and by the thousands of articles and commentaries in the media, there is a lot of confusion, misunderstanding and just plain obfuscation on the issue of “Obamacare.” And, as evident from the many articles posted by Ron Chusid in a valiant effort to explain Obamacare … [Read more...] about All You Ever Wanted to Know About Obamacare, and More.
Modern-Day Weather Vanity
Time to be Cool about Global Warming Things 2 Heat Up in the Coming Ice Age The View from the Virgin Islands By John McCarthy TMV Columnist Now that the authorities involved have irretrievably solved the mystery of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 (without even a scrap of evidence) … Let’s move to another ephemeral topic of conversation as Winter transitions into Spring … [Read more...] about Modern-Day Weather Vanity
Latest poll shows 2014 a tie
[box type="shadow"]As Political Wire reports, yesterday GWU poll shows Democrats in good shape for the November 2014 elections, a tie at 43% each. The data show the hard results of the poll, but the analyses of the poll done by each of the two parties' political analysts are perhaps more telling in their grasp of reality. The Republicans tend to tiptoe around the data, … [Read more...] about Latest poll shows 2014 a tie
Republican Candidate And Pro-Republican Ad Both Making False Claims About Obamacare
Brian Buetler points out that the conservative claims of people not signing up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act are falling apart as we reach the end of the open enrollment period: Charles Gaba — an ACA supporter and data Hoover — has been documenting the March surge, state by state on his Twitter account and his site, ACAsignups.net. Gaba has the best numbers out … [Read more...] about Republican Candidate And Pro-Republican Ad Both Making False Claims About Obamacare
(Updated) If She Steals Your Heart, Help Heal Her Heart
UPDATE: HeartGift Austin is thanking all who made a donation via Amplify Austin to HeartGift last week. Thanks to such generosity, HeartGift Austin raised $25,900! But, more important, little Saranzaya had her open heart surgery yesterday at Dell Children's Medical Center in Austin and HeartGift tells us that “this morning she is recovering beautifully.” HeartGift … [Read more...] about (Updated) If She Steals Your Heart, Help Heal Her Heart
(Update) Afghanistan: With Friends Like These…
Update: In her Fox News interview with Donald Rumsfeld, Greta van Susteren gives the former secretary of defense a chance to redeem himself after his comments that he “understands” and “sympathizes with” Hamid Karzai's siding with the likes of Syria and Venezuela in support of Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Van Susteren does so by saying that Karzai’s siding with Moscow … [Read more...] about (Update) Afghanistan: With Friends Like These…
The horror of violence: Hunger Games
I've recently done a piece on my own blog about the fantastic film, Hunger Games: Catching Fire. To summarise, what I loved most about it, and the books for that matter, is its unflinching use of violence and how it depicts the consequences of such acts. To be clear, this is a film that is aimed at young people and some of the images and themes of the book series and both … [Read more...] about The horror of violence: Hunger Games
Facebook takes $2 billion dive into virtual reality
Facebook takes $2 billion dive into virtual reality (via AFP) Facebook announced a $2-billion deal to buy a startup behind virtual reality headgear that promises to let people truly dive into their friends' lives. Facebook co-founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday said that the acquisition of Oculus was… … [Read more...] about Facebook takes $2 billion dive into virtual reality
The Weiner Century
Yes, there are indeed second and third acts in American public life -- even for voter-terminated farces. In the latest sign of how notoriety pays off in 21st century America, former Democratic Congressman and unsuccessful New York Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner has won a new gig as a monthly political columnist for the online site Business Insider. In case you've been on … [Read more...] about The Weiner Century
Slippery slopes before the court (Guest Voice)
Slippery slopes before the court By Ruth Marcus Washington Post Writers Group WASHINGTON -- In the context of talking about limits on free speech, it's common to say that your freedom to swing your fist ends where my nose begins. That seems like a sensible way to think about the freedom of religion case just argued before the Supreme Court: whether employers … [Read more...] about Slippery slopes before the court (Guest Voice)
From Hitler to Putin: Crimea is ‘Not the First Time’ (Vedomosti, Russia)
Until March 1, Dr. Andrei Zubov was professor of Russian philosophy at the prestigious Moscow State Institute of International Relations, where he had been a teacher since 2001. He was forced to resign for publishing this column in the Russian newspaper Vedomosti. Dr. Zubov, in an impassioned plea, begs President Putin and the Russian people to pull back from the brink in … [Read more...] about From Hitler to Putin: Crimea is ‘Not the First Time’ (Vedomosti, Russia)
Donald Rumsfeld: A “Trained Ape” Has Better Foreign Policy Skills Than President Obama
I am always amazed at the hubris of former vice president Dick Cheney and former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld. They will stop at nothing to criticize President Obama for just about any issue, even if it's a throwback to the George W. Bush administration. On the subject of Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Crimea and the estrangement with Afghanistan president … [Read more...] about Donald Rumsfeld: A “Trained Ape” Has Better Foreign Policy Skills Than President Obama
Crimea and Texas: Russia’s Version of Manifest Destiny (Reforma, Mexico)
Has Washington forgotten how it acquired much of its own territory? For Mexico's Reforma, columnist Sergio Sarmiento writes that the way Crimea was annexed by Russia bears a striking resemblance to the way the U.S. annexed Texas, and that there is a large number of more recent examples that show when it comes to the self determination of peoples, Washington is talking out of … [Read more...] about Crimea and Texas: Russia’s Version of Manifest Destiny (Reforma, Mexico)