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POPSSaudi Royal Air Force carries strikes against Yemeni rebels
The same dynamic has played out in various forms in Lebanon, where Iran supports the Shiite militant Hezbollah and Saudi Arabia favors a U.S.-backed faction, and in Iraq, where Saudi Arabia and Iran have thrown support to conflicting sides in the Sunni-Shiite struggle. A top Saudi government adviser confirmed "a large scale" military operation underway on the Saudi-Yemeni border with further reinforcements sent to the rugged, mountainous area. "It is a sustained operation which aims to finish this problem on our border," he said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. He said Saudi troops were coordinating with Yemen's army, but Yemen's defense ministry denied the Saudis were inside the country. The northern rebels, known as Hawthis, have been battling Yemeni government forces the past few months in the latest flare-up of a sporadic five-year conflict. They claim their needs are ignored by a Yemeni government that is increasingly allied wit
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POPSAndrew Sullivan: "Much Worse Than I Expected" So Andy has finally decided that Barry is a liar. Well, duh. What exactly in part of his campaign made him think he was a stand-up kinda guy? His tie to terrorists? His racist and hateful minister? Too bad for Andy he doesn't have Sarah Palin to trash for kicks to take his mind off of Obama's lying butt. Gross, I can't believe I actually agree with Andy the Clown.
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POPS Chicago’s “Good Times” Canceled: DynOmite! All I have to say is, where the hell were our international protocol and intelligence teams? Why didn’t someone over at the State Department tell us about this Danish policy before we put everything on the line to bring the Olympic games to the capital of Pay-To-Play cities? We just assumed that we would be treated to the same fawning adulation and deference we get in the USA: the country that invented free speech. We arrived with soaring expectations, only to have the whole thing blow up in our face. Thanks, State, once again. I’m beginning to think that Hillary didn’t really want that job. Insults are under threat in many countries. The World Press Freedom Committee earlier this year published a survey, "The Right to Offend, Shock or Disturb," which details how laws against insults are being used to squelch free speech, including opposition to the government. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704471504574451712299324476.html
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POPSThe 10 Coolest Foreign Words The English Language Needs they even teach it in universities, and in the armed forces. They believe this ability to slap together haphazard solutions has been key to their survival over the centuries. Don't laugh. At one time they managed to build an empire stretching from Brazil to the Philippines this way. "Screw" preparation. They have desenrascano. To view the other five follow link: http://www.cracked.com/article_17251_10-coolest-foreign-words-english-language-needs.html
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POPSSartre - A new syncopated Quote the syncopated quote, which i will do my best to clip from time to time .. -) are aim to bring a syncope in the inevitable monotony of our life. And of course to try present some wit & some humor (4 the sake of some forsaken joy to come forth) .. :-)
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POPSShakespearean Insult Kit. You, too, can learn the craft of crafty and creative affrontery to your fellow humans. From some of the comments I've seen in response to various clips, I think a little Shakespearean influence would loan some sorely needed class, wit and even humor to the conversation. Enjoy! And lighten up a little...
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POPSPretenses for ME Peace Peak Again Middle East pretenses for peace are heating up again. The Israeli idea appears to be that they will not change their policy on expanding settlements, declare Jerusalem to be all theirs and it's sole capital, and want to see the USA and EU increase sanctions on Iran to the extent of crippling it's economy. !?
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POPSHow to Use Your Feminine Wiles To use feminine wiles in your everyday life truly will bring you closer to people of quality, who respond to warmth, wisdom, and wit. Advanced wiliness? I can't believe eHow has instructions on how to be wily! .:p
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POPSTreasury, FDIC And More: How Many Lies?
This usually occurs when a bidder for the failed bank is willing to pay a higher price for the entire deposit franchise. We are authorized to deviate from the "least cost" resolution only where a so-called "systemic risk" exception is made. This is an extraordinary procedure which we have never invoked. And again, any money we borrow from the Treasury Department must be repaid through industry assessments. I am confident in the strength of the FDIC's resources to make good on our sacred pledge to insured depositors. And, remember, no depositor has ever lost a penny of insured deposits, and never will. Note that bolded text. See, this is the second lie. Yes, the FDIC is required to follow the "least cost resolution" process, but what's being left out is that the FDIC (along with OTS and OCC) are also required to follow "Prompt Corrective Action" which serves as a means of preventing losses from happening in the first place. Yet the history of this crisis proves . . .
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POPSList 5 Things That You Love About YOU! I really liked the sentiment of this and felt it was something to be shared. So if the mood takes you add your own 5 in the comments. Here are my 5 in no particular order. 1. I have a warped sense of humor. 2. My thirst and/or hunger for knowledge. 3. That I seem to have a calming effect on children and animals, even if I have no idea why... 4. I am a good communicator. 5. I have a sharp wit.
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POPSSparta Reconsidered The Spartan public educational system, the agoge, was admired almost universally by contemporaries, from historians such as Herodotus and Xenophon to philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle. Although Spartans were proud to say that they built their monuments "in flesh"—meaning that the virtue and courage of Sparta's citizens were the greatest monuments a city-state could possess—they were not lacking in architectural and artistic achievements, as was well catalogued by the Ancient Greek tour-guide, Pausanias. Spartan music and dance were famous throughout the ancient world, and the oldest recorded heterosexual love poem was the work of a Spartan poet praising Spartan maidens. Spartan wit and mastery of rhetoric were so widely admired that ancient Greek scholars collected "Spartan sayings" and the "Laconic" style of speech was studied and imitated in intellectual circles. & as a culture, not all that gay[/u
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POPSmarc johns serious drawings "My work often leans toward humour. Finding the humour in things often leads to finding the truth. I like to create absurd situations, by combining things together that don’t belong, or imagine what inanimate objects would say if they could speak. For instance, the pen I am using to write this draft would probably say: "I'm tired. Can we stop for a bit?" Or perhaps it would say: "I can't believe you're making me write this. This is rubbish. Signing cheques would be more inspiring than this." These are the things I think about. I think about alot of things. I think about thinking. Don't try it though, it's not worth it. I use watercolours in ways you shouldn't. I make my own sketchbooks. If I smoked, I'd roll my own. I'd rather draw than rent a movie. Don't try to start a conversation with me about recent films. I haven't seen any. I play the guitar.My artwork and the materials I use are quite compact. You could fit my studio in a large suitcase."
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POPSSocial search puts the power of people above the power of algorithms My entire career has been dedicated to the belief that (i) people can do a better job of filtering the information that's available on the web than any algorithms; (ii) serendipitous discovery of information is often more compelling than structured information organized in channels; (iii) people are interested in learning about more topics than they're aware of or have time for but can only do so thru the findings of others. Twitter has proven these to be true on a massive scale. In my opinion, Clipmarks offers a very compelling user experience outside of twitter and amplify is quickly becoming a compelling solution for users of twitter. the game is most certainly not over!
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POPSWhat Is Freedom Worth? These are moments in history whose salience it is simply impossible to know as they happen. But today has already demonstrated both the total bankruptcy of the current Iranian regime and the immense bravery, humanity and genius of the Iranian people. 1.45 pm. Shiraz erupts. 1.44 pm. Via NIAC, translation of the chants: “I welcome death I welcome death But not subjugation But not subjugation” 1.36 pm. Kristol and Hayes want Obama to say what the regime now falsely accuses him of saying. No, they won't learn. Their ideology is too rigid for actual judgment and their partisanship too deep to support the president at a moment like this. 1.33 pm. Kevin Sullivan: "There is a list of embassies in Tehran floating around, as injured protesters are being encouraged to go to them instead of hospitals. The hospitals are very like stocked full of Basijis. Question: If the embassies become overwhelmed, what happens then? In 1906, over 10,000 Persian constitutionalists occupied
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POPSObama Big Hit (and funny) at Reporters' Dinner This is such an amusing write, I had to share it. Our President's wit is to be admired. What can I say...? He's got the timing...! To brighten up your day, read the whole article here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090510/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_correspondents See video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0GwZFAV1Lw Happy Mother's Day
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POPSThe "Madman Theory of the Presidency" Now Lauria is vowing to fight. Thomas Lauria head of the restructuring practice at White & Case, the lead lawyer for the group of holdout lenders that the Obama administration is blaming for pushing Chrysler into Chapter 11. The group, as you know by now, refused to take 33 cents on the dollar for the approximately $1 billion in Chrysler debt they hold. The four biggest bank lenders to Chrysler--all recipients of federal bailout money--took that deal, drawing praise from Obama for their decision. . Specifically, he says the holdout lenders will challenge the planned sale of Chrysler's prime assets to a new company controlled by the auto workers union and Fiat, according to Reuters. The lenders say the sale is an "end run" around established bankruptcy law that gives secured lenders priority over junior lenders (including the union) when it comes to getting repaid. http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2009/05/white-cases-thomas-lauria-lawyer-for-the-holdout-lender
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POPSPun For The Ages
Odds are that a restaurant with a punning name — Snacks Fifth Avenue, General Custard’s Last Stand — hasn’t acquired its first Michelin star. How have the great comic writers regarded puns? Jane Austen puns once, in “Mansfield Park,” and it serves to impeach the moral character of the offender. Mark Twain’s first book, “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” enamored reviewers with its punlessness. There are “no contortions of words,” said a London paper. “His fun is entirely dependent upon the inherent humor in his writings.” The 20th century’s finest humorist, P. G. Wodehouse, doesn’t use them. Shakespeare, however, does. Many are bawdy: puns operate, after all, on double entendre. Yet the poet is guilty less of punning than wordplay, which Elizabethan taste considered more a sign of literary refinement than humor; hence “puns” in seemingly inappropriate places, like a dying Mercutio’s “Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man.” The true punster’s mi
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