You don't need an HDMI port to watch HD-DVD. The component works just fine and if reviews of Blu-Ray and HD-DVD titles are to be believed it looks better than HDMI. Plus there are hundreds of thousands of HD TV sets (like mine) that came out before HDMI existed and don't have a digital input. The manufacturers have all said that they will not limit the resolution of the component output so it is a non-issue for now.
Even though the incorporated name for the town is Saint Petersburg, no one who lives here spells it out. It's alway St. Pete or St. Petersburg. The masthead of the local paper is The St. Petersburg Times.
In the current Congress several Democratic amendments to Republican bills were critizied for this and it was given as a reason why Republicans voted against these amendments even though they would be popular to even their constituents. Of course it's completely acceptable when it is a Republican amendment.
Remember the Vioxx vote to keep it on the market?
Affiliations between 10 of the scientists that served on the committee and the three manufacturers of Cox-2 inhibitors were discovered -- a violation of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, which prohibits scientists with direct conflicts of interest from serving on panels offering advise to federal regulatory agencies.
What does that mean? Pharmaceutical shills are all aboard the FDA panels and they vote with Big Pharam dollars.
Another 17 scientists had other ties to drug manufacturers, though not the three with products under consideration at the meeting.
According to a New York Times analysis of the votes, the advisory committee would have voted for taking Bextra and Vioxx off the market beacuse of its risks had the shill-scientists been excluded from the vote.
Here is the CSPI analysis of the FDA Advisory Panel:
CSPI found ten (10) physician-researchers a/k/a Big Pharma Shills with direct ties to Pfizer, Merck or Novartis (including G.D. Searle and Pharmacia, which are now part of Pfizer). They were:
* Steven Abramson, M.D., Professor and Chairman, Division of Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine, New York. Has an interest in Merck. (FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Congressional Hearing Transcripts, 7/20/99) Received speaker's honoraria or consulting fees from Pfizer, Amgen, Novartis, and Pharmacia. (http://www.freecme.com/gcourse_view.php?course_id =1824; accessed 2/22/05) Consultant for Searle, and a member of the Speakers Bureau for Pfizer. Received an unrestricted educational grant from Pharmacia. (http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/2A3 45DDE45B8C851852569AE004B52DC; accessed 2/23/05)
* Joan M. Bathon, M.D. Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University. Received consultancies and/or honoraria from Centocor, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, totaling less than $10,000 per year. ( Arthritis Rheum. 2004;50:3432-43.) Received ad hoc consultant fees and support for this research from Immunex. (Arthritis Rheum. 2002 Jun;46(6):1443-50.) Received support for research on etanercept and methotrexate in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis from Immunex, Inc. (N Engl J Med. 2000 Nov 30;343(22):1586-93.) Consultant for: National Advisory Board CTLA4-IG Project, Bristol Myers Squibb, 2000; International Advisory Board, Anti-TNF Project, Centocor, 2000; National Advisory Board, Anti-TNF Project, Knoll Pharmaceuticals, 2000; National Advisory Board, Anti-TNF Project, Immunex and Wyeth, 1998-99; National Advisory Board, Cox-2 Project, Searle, 1998-2000; Consultant, Bradykinin receptor antagonist project, Fournier Pharmaceuticals, 1996; Consultant, Anti-inflammatory initiative, Procter & Gamble. (http://www.fda.gov/cder/audiences/acspage/CVs/Bat hon,%20Joan%20M..pdf; accessed 2/23/05)
* John J. Cush, M.D., Article on concomitant leflunomide therapy in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis despite stable doses of methotrexate listed potential conflicts of interest due to consultancies, honoraria and grants received. (Ann Intern Med. 2002 Nov 5;137(9):726-33.) Consultant: Abbott, Amgen, Wyeth, Centocor, Pfizer, Regeneron; Disclosure: Current Investigator: Abbott, Amgen, Biogen Idec, Pfizer. (J Rheumatol. 2005 Feb;32(2):203-7.) ) Received grants from Abbott, Amgen/Weiss, Aventis, Centocor, IDEC/Genentech, Isis Pharmaceuticals. (http://www.fbhc.org/cme/abt04202/index.cfm; accessed 2/23/05) Dr. Cush is a member of The Cadeuceus Group, LLC. (http://www.fbhc.org/cme/abt04202/index.cfm; accessed 2/23/05)
* Robert H. Dworkin, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics/Statistics and Pu
Not only is the henhouse being raided at the DHS, but Bush has packed the EPA and FDA with industry cronies. He has turned agencies created to protect consumers and citizens into agencies that work to protect corporate malfeasance. And it's really worse than the fox guarding the henhouse. It's like the first fox inviting other foxes in because there are too many chickens for one fox to eat.
So you would rather carry around 3 devices? I don't have a purse so I can't see carrying around a DS, an Ipod Shuffle, and a portable DVD player. You don't have to buy pre-packaged movies. You can convert them on your PC and transfer them to the PSP. Two screens is a gimmick because it's a feature nobody wanted. How many people were saying to themselves, "Gee, I wish my Gameboy had two screens!". I'm sure a lot more people wished they could have a hand-held with the power of a console. I can play movies on my PS2 and my X-Box. Guess which console I can't play movies on? You guessed it, the one made by Nintendo.
It depends on the size of the memory stick. You can get over 200 songs on a 1gb stick. Power consumption when reading from the memory stick isn't an issue. The UMD access and the screen is what drains the battery. If you turn off the screen and only access the memory card I'm sure it will last for several hours. The PSP is actually lighter than the DS (9.2 vs. 9.7 oz). It is heavier than an Ipod which is 5.6 oz.
That's what an Ipod costs and it only does one thing (I know there are hacks were you can do other stuff poorly). The PSP plays MP3s, movies, games and has wireless connectivity built in. I don't think the price is out of line.
He's talking about Cat Schwartz. She did some personal nude photos and cropped them with Photoshop and uploaded them to her blog. Photoshop saves a thumbnail of the entire photo and the nudes got out on the net.
EULA's aren't enforceable anyway. Most of them contain a clause that says there is no guarantee that the software works or does what the user wants or even does what the software is designed to do. It's sold "As-Is". They take no liability if the software does damage to your computer or your data. You cannot sign your basic rights away or block enforcement of consumer protection laws by agreeing to the EULA.
Have I ever said I supported Clinton? All I said is that conservatives always have to say, "What about Clinton?" when someone says something unkind about GW. As far as technology is concerned, my DVD player has worked 100% of the time I've tried to use it. If it worked like missile defense I would have thrown it away. This link http://www.usatoday.com/graphics/news/gra/fallout/ frame.htm
describes fallout from nulear testing has claimed about 15,000 American lives. If you want to see the estimated fallout from a nuclear war read, "The Medical Implications of Nuclear War" by the Institute of Medicine.
It has nothing to do with W. I thought it was stupid when Reagan proposed it. When you're talking about nuclear missiles, even if it's 80% effective it isn't enough. Even if we stop every one of them and launch our own counterattack, the fallout from our own missiles will be enough to come back and kill us.
Mark Knoller, a veteran CBS Radio White House correspondent and unofficial chronicler of presidential trips, said in an interview that his numbers from the first eight months of 2001 show that Bush spent all or part of 50 days at his Texas ranch; all or part of 40 days at Camp David, the presidential retreat in rural Maryland; and all or part of four days at his family's vacation home in Kennebunkport, Maine.
That works out to nearly 39 percent of his first eight months in the White House.
The Washington Post says 42%, which is what Michael Moore quoted and showed in F 9/11.
The problem is that GW wants to implement a program that doesn't work. It's not that he wants to spend more money on research, he wants to make it live right now. It's like trying to use an umbrella to protect yourself against an avalanche. It is by no means ready for prime time. It needs to work 100% to be effective and right now it's at 0%.
Because George W. was supposed to be so much better than Clinton. When you have to use Clinton as an example it just proves that GW isn't any better at all.
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You don't need an HDMI port to watch HD-DVD. The component works just fine and if reviews of Blu-Ray and HD-DVD titles are to be believed it looks better than HDMI. Plus there are hundreds of thousands of HD TV sets (like mine) that came out before HDMI existed and don't have a digital input. The manufacturers have all said that they will not limit the resolution of the component output so it is a non-issue for now.
Come on! Most guys watched Fresh Gear to see Sumi Das first, gadgets second.
It's bad enough they are airing The Man Show. I don't think showing old WCW pay-per-views is appropriate :)
Even though the incorporated name for the town is Saint Petersburg, no one who lives here spells it out. It's alway St. Pete or St. Petersburg. The masthead of the local paper is The St. Petersburg Times.
In the current Congress several Democratic amendments to Republican bills were critizied for this and it was given as a reason why Republicans voted against these amendments even though they would be popular to even their constituents. Of course it's completely acceptable when it is a Republican amendment.
Remember the Vioxx vote to keep it on the market? Affiliations between 10 of the scientists that served on the committee and the three manufacturers of Cox-2 inhibitors were discovered -- a violation of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, which prohibits scientists with direct conflicts of interest from serving on panels offering advise to federal regulatory agencies. What does that mean? Pharmaceutical shills are all aboard the FDA panels and they vote with Big Pharam dollars. Another 17 scientists had other ties to drug manufacturers, though not the three with products under consideration at the meeting. According to a New York Times analysis of the votes, the advisory committee would have voted for taking Bextra and Vioxx off the market beacuse of its risks had the shill-scientists been excluded from the vote. Here is the CSPI analysis of the FDA Advisory Panel: CSPI found ten (10) physician-researchers a/k/a Big Pharma Shills with direct ties to Pfizer, Merck or Novartis (including G.D. Searle and Pharmacia, which are now part of Pfizer). They were: * Steven Abramson, M.D., Professor and Chairman, Division of Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine, New York. Has an interest in Merck. (FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Congressional Hearing Transcripts, 7/20/99) Received speaker's honoraria or consulting fees from Pfizer, Amgen, Novartis, and Pharmacia. (http://www.freecme.com/gcourse_view.php?course_id =1824; accessed 2/22/05) Consultant for Searle, and a member of the Speakers Bureau for Pfizer. Received an unrestricted educational grant from Pharmacia. (http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/2A3 45DDE45B8C851852569AE004B52DC; accessed 2/23/05) * Joan M. Bathon, M.D. Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University. Received consultancies and/or honoraria from Centocor, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, totaling less than $10,000 per year. ( Arthritis Rheum. 2004;50:3432-43.) Received ad hoc consultant fees and support for this research from Immunex. (Arthritis Rheum. 2002 Jun;46(6):1443-50.) Received support for research on etanercept and methotrexate in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis from Immunex, Inc. (N Engl J Med. 2000 Nov 30;343(22):1586-93.) Consultant for: National Advisory Board CTLA4-IG Project, Bristol Myers Squibb, 2000; International Advisory Board, Anti-TNF Project, Centocor, 2000; National Advisory Board, Anti-TNF Project, Knoll Pharmaceuticals, 2000; National Advisory Board, Anti-TNF Project, Immunex and Wyeth, 1998-99; National Advisory Board, Cox-2 Project, Searle, 1998-2000; Consultant, Bradykinin receptor antagonist project, Fournier Pharmaceuticals, 1996; Consultant, Anti-inflammatory initiative, Procter & Gamble. (http://www.fda.gov/cder/audiences/acspage/CVs/Bat hon,%20Joan%20M..pdf; accessed 2/23/05) * John J. Cush, M.D., Article on concomitant leflunomide therapy in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis despite stable doses of methotrexate listed potential conflicts of interest due to consultancies, honoraria and grants received. (Ann Intern Med. 2002 Nov 5;137(9):726-33.) Consultant: Abbott, Amgen, Wyeth, Centocor, Pfizer, Regeneron; Disclosure: Current Investigator: Abbott, Amgen, Biogen Idec, Pfizer. (J Rheumatol. 2005 Feb;32(2):203-7.) ) Received grants from Abbott, Amgen/Weiss, Aventis, Centocor, IDEC/Genentech, Isis Pharmaceuticals. (http://www.fbhc.org/cme/abt04202/index.cfm; accessed 2/23/05) Dr. Cush is a member of The Cadeuceus Group, LLC. (http://www.fbhc.org/cme/abt04202/index.cfm; accessed 2/23/05) * Robert H. Dworkin, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics/Statistics and Pu
Not only is the henhouse being raided at the DHS, but Bush has packed the EPA and FDA with industry cronies. He has turned agencies created to protect consumers and citizens into agencies that work to protect corporate malfeasance. And it's really worse than the fox guarding the henhouse. It's like the first fox inviting other foxes in because there are too many chickens for one fox to eat.
So you would rather carry around 3 devices? I don't have a purse so I can't see carrying around a DS, an Ipod Shuffle, and a portable DVD player. You don't have to buy pre-packaged movies. You can convert them on your PC and transfer them to the PSP. Two screens is a gimmick because it's a feature nobody wanted. How many people were saying to themselves, "Gee, I wish my Gameboy had two screens!". I'm sure a lot more people wished they could have a hand-held with the power of a console. I can play movies on my PS2 and my X-Box. Guess which console I can't play movies on? You guessed it, the one made by Nintendo.
It depends on the size of the memory stick. You can get over 200 songs on a 1gb stick. Power consumption when reading from the memory stick isn't an issue. The UMD access and the screen is what drains the battery. If you turn off the screen and only access the memory card I'm sure it will last for several hours. The PSP is actually lighter than the DS (9.2 vs. 9.7 oz). It is heavier than an Ipod which is 5.6 oz.
That's what an Ipod costs and it only does one thing (I know there are hacks were you can do other stuff poorly). The PSP plays MP3s, movies, games and has wireless connectivity built in. I don't think the price is out of line.
The real Face of Mankind is Mick Foley of the WWE.
It was probably Daikatana :)
One person's shithead is another person's shinolahead.
Usually the British use the term queue instead of line.
Everyone by now should know there are 3 sides to every story. What one person said, what the other person said, and what actually happened.
He's talking about Cat Schwartz. She did some personal nude photos and cropped them with Photoshop and uploaded them to her blog. Photoshop saves a thumbnail of the entire photo and the nudes got out on the net.
The Golden age was Leo and Soledad O'Brien on The Site (MSNBC). The Silver Age was Leo and Kate on The Screen Savers.
How about the money the game industry gets from Hollywood to make their games into movies?
EULA's aren't enforceable anyway. Most of them contain a clause that says there is no guarantee that the software works or does what the user wants or even does what the software is designed to do. It's sold "As-Is". They take no liability if the software does damage to your computer or your data. You cannot sign your basic rights away or block enforcement of consumer protection laws by agreeing to the EULA.
So what? I'm a lesbian trapped in a man's body.
Have I ever said I supported Clinton? All I said is that conservatives always have to say, "What about Clinton?" when someone says something unkind about GW. As far as technology is concerned, my DVD player has worked 100% of the time I've tried to use it. If it worked like missile defense I would have thrown it away. This link http://www.usatoday.com/graphics/news/gra/fallout/ frame.htm
describes fallout from nulear testing has claimed about 15,000 American lives. If you want to see the estimated fallout from a nuclear war read, "The Medical Implications of Nuclear War" by the Institute of Medicine.
It has nothing to do with W. I thought it was stupid when Reagan proposed it. When you're talking about nuclear missiles, even if it's 80% effective it isn't enough. Even if we stop every one of them and launch our own counterattack, the fallout from our own missiles will be enough to come back and kill us.
Mark Knoller, a veteran CBS Radio White House correspondent and unofficial chronicler of presidential trips, said in an interview that his numbers from the first eight months of 2001 show that Bush spent all or part of 50 days at his Texas ranch; all or part of 40 days at Camp David, the presidential retreat in rural Maryland; and all or part of four days at his family's vacation home in Kennebunkport, Maine. That works out to nearly 39 percent of his first eight months in the White House. The Washington Post says 42%, which is what Michael Moore quoted and showed in F 9/11.
The problem is that GW wants to implement a program that doesn't work. It's not that he wants to spend more money on research, he wants to make it live right now. It's like trying to use an umbrella to protect yourself against an avalanche. It is by no means ready for prime time. It needs to work 100% to be effective and right now it's at 0%.
Because George W. was supposed to be so much better than Clinton. When you have to use Clinton as an example it just proves that GW isn't any better at all.