Brown calls for EU economy reform

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Brown outlines vision on economy

Brown outlines vision on economy 04/05/2005 07:05 AM
Voters face a choice between economic success and instability, the chancellor says.

Brown calls for anti-poverty war

Brown calls for anti-poverty war 02/16/2004 09:29 AM
The UK chancellor urges developed countries to give more aid in a move to reduce global poverty and sickness.

Capability Brown calls tycoon summit

Capability Brown calls tycoon summit 01/03/2004 07:30 PM
Sir Niall FitzGerald, chairman of Unilever, Sir Tom McKillop, chief executive of AstraZeneca, and Eric Schmidt, chief executive of the internet firm Google. ...

IBM calls for patent reform

IBM calls for patent reform 04/10/2005 09:52 PM
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India calls for reform of the UN

India calls for reform of the UN 09/23/2004 01:22 PM
India's prime minister calls for urgent reform of the UN Security Council to make it a more effective global voice.

More Calls For Patent Reform

More Calls For Patent Reform 04/28/2004 01:12 PM
Yet another study has come out pointing out all of the well known problems with the patent system and suggesting it's about time something was done to fix it. They suggest that there need to be more patent examiners, there needs to be a better process for contesting patents, and examiners need to reject more "obvious" patents. Of course, as another article about the patent system makes clear, the government sees the patent office more as a revenue generator rather than as a force for innovation. As such, they're not that interested in either spending more on it or making it harder to receive patents. As far as they're concerned, the more patents granted means more people will apply, and more funds will go into the patent office coffers - which can then be raided to pay off other government bills.

FTC calls for US patent reform

FTC calls for US patent reform 10/30/2003 12:36 PM
More hurdles, less backlog

Arafat faces new calls for reform

Arafat faces new calls for reform 07/19/2004 06:24 PM
There is growing international pressure for reform of Palestinian security forces as a way to calm Gaza violence.

Microsoft Calls for Patent Law Reform

Microsoft Calls for Patent Law Reform 03/14/2005 04:42 PM
Critics of the United States patent system have found an unforeseen ally: Microsoft. During his keynote speech at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith proposed a series of reforms to correct flaws in the US patent system

More Calls To Reform The Patent System

More Calls To Reform The Patent System 12/11/2003 02:30 PM
Earlier today we posted an article about how copyr ight law was harming, not helping, innovation. To go with that, how about an article from the Washington Post about how the patent system is harming, not helping, innovation. While the first article looked at DMCA smack-down suits, this one looks at all of the little patent shops that buy up ridiculous patents, don't actually build anything, wait for someone else (completely independently) to build something similar, and then sue them. It also looks at big companies who patent thousands of ideas every year, and then threaten any small company that might compete with them to "license our patents or else." The article mentions that many are hopeful that the resigna tion of the current USPTO directer will encourage real reform (despite all the praise he's receiving for being a "reformer"). From the quotes from the incoming director, though, I wouldn't hold my breath. In response to an FTC report that loudly questions the current patent system, the new USPTO director basically says that his hands are tied by treaty agreements the US has. He is happy, however, that the FTC suggests the patent office gets more money. Big surprise there. The money will go to more patent examiners, which just means that bad patents will get approved that much faster. What's needed is a real rethinking of the process. If the point of patents is to encourage innovation, we need to see if that's really happening or (if as appears in many cases) it's really just legalized extortion.

Oxfam calls for EU subsidy reform

Oxfam calls for EU subsidy reform 03/23/2005 07:49 AM
The EU farm subsidy system needs reform because it is "skewed in favour of rich landowners", Oxfam says.

Red Hat chief calls for idealism,
reform, sharing

Red Hat chief calls for idealism,
reform, sharing 08/03/2004 04:10 PM
What's wrong with the United States? It's too much like the New York Yankees, says CEO Matthew Szulik.

Religious Action Center - Reform Jewish
Movement Calls on Senator Frist to
Repudiate Claim That Judicial Nominees
are Victims of a "Filibuster Against
Faith"

Religious Action Center - Reform Jewish
Movement Calls on Senator Frist to
Repudiate Claim That Judicial Nominees
are Victims of a "Filibuster Against
Faith" 04/18/2005 12:42 AM
Rabbi David Saperstein .. Statement:

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US Secretary of State Colin Powell has
appointed James Brown Brown to be the
first US 'secretary of soul and foreign
minister of funk'

US Secretary of State Colin Powell has
appointed James Brown Brown to be the
first US 'secretary of soul and foreign
minister of funk' 12/11/2003 06:12 AM
Colin Powell reminds everyone he's black .. Yahoo!

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Are Speakerphone Mobile Calls Less
Annoying Than Regular Calls?

Are Speakerphone Mobile Calls Less
Annoying Than Regular Calls? 04/21/2004 03:53 PM
Last week we noted a new study saying that people get annoyed with others talking on mobile phones because they only hear one half of the conversation. At the time, I wrote that this made sense as periods of silence followed by talking are a lot more jarring to the passive listener. However, this BBC report claims that the reason for the annoyance is that it shows that we're more curious about what the other party is saying. I'm not sure I buy that. It seems much more likely that it's the variability in noise, from silent to noisy rather than any form of curiosity. When the conversation is at a constant hum (even when loud), it's much easier to tune it out. Still, the findings do go against the opinion many people have expressed that things like "push-to-talk" where the phone usually acts as a speaker phone would be more annoying since we get to hear both sides of the conversation. In fact, the researchers behind the study are even suggesting that mobile phone makers may want to explore adding speaker phones to more phones to make them less annoying. Of course, the study only set up two conditions: a conversation on a mobile phone and a face-to-face conversation. They didn't test the speaker phone situation to see how annoying that was. It's possible that the annoyance factor comes from the inability to make use of body language to express concepts as well, leading to a different tone of voice.

one in the brown

one in the brown 09/22/2004 02:56 PM
The Shocker annoys local high school principal; hilarity ensues.

Brown and Goodridge

Brown and Goodridge 05/17/2004 01:31 PM
Today is quite a day. Fifty years ago today, the US Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution required integrated schools….

Minority != brown

Minority != brown 05/22/2004 02:38 AM
Great NYT correction. This is why I like the term "world majority":

An article last Wednesday about South Africa's wine industry referred incorrectly to Thabani Cellars, a winery there. It is not minority-owned. (As a black man, the owner, Jabulani Ntshangase, belongs to the country's majority.)

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Brown Is Beautiful

Brown Is Beautiful 07/22/2004 04:46 PM
UPS sends current shareholders a gift, but others may not want to pay the postage.

Stallman vs Ken Brown

Stallman vs Ken Brown 06/01/2004 09:18 AM

The Vatican vs. Dan Brown

The Vatican vs. Dan Brown 03/17/2005 03:56 AM
David Pescovitz: The Vatican has appointed Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone to speak out against Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. From Reuters:

"A lot of novels do good but this book is rotten food ... it does harm, not good," Bertone said in the 30-minute interview in the offices of the Vatican's doctrinal department.

"This book is a sack full of lies against the Church, against the real history of Christianity and against Christ himself," said Bertone, archbishop of northern Genoa.... "I would ask the author of this book and similar ones to be more respectful because freedom of expression has limits when it does not respect others," he said...

Bertone said he was stunned that Catholic bookstores, even those near the Vatican, were selling the book.

"It's impossible to pull the book off shelves of general bookstores ... but certainly not selling it in Catholic bookstores would be a good first step," he said.

Link (via The Anomalist)

"Alton Brown"

"Alton Brown" 01/01/2004 11:08 AM

"The Brown Bunny"

"The Brown Bunny" 09/17/2004 08:34 AM
The "worst movie ever made"? Not at all. In fact, Vincent Gallo's latest film is one of the truest songs of roadside America the movies have ever produced.

Just brown and water

Just brown and water 03/19/2003 10:24 PM
French Week continues over at Idlewords, and Sunday's installment compares French & American school cafeteria menus, rightly blasting Americans for providing our children (widely marketed

Blue Vs. Brown

Blue Vs. Brown 03/13/2003 10:26 AM
So, did Han Solo wear a blue or brown coat on Hoth? After extensively researching this hot topic, Hasbro came to the conclusion he wore both - and they'll be releasing their upcoming Han Solo Hoth Rescue figure in both blue and brown varieties. Check out details and photos of the figure at the official Hasbro site! A thanks to Tony and everyone else who wrote in.

Hey Ya, Charlie Brown!

Hey Ya, Charlie Brown! 01/23/2004 07:36 PM
Really cute and oddly fitting re-edit of Peanuts clips to Outkast's catchy jam. Link (Thanks, Gabe!)

"Hey Ya, Charlie Brown!"

"Hey Ya, Charlie Brown!" 01/23/2004 05:24 PM

Hey Ya, Charlie Brown

Hey Ya, Charlie Brown 01/23/2004 04:18 PM
this is why the good lord gave us video editing tools

Brown promises £1bn for UK science

Brown promises £1bn for UK science 07/14/2004 05:03 AM
Pumped and primed

"Brown Equals Terrorist"

"Brown Equals Terrorist" 07/11/2004 04:41 AM

Derren Brown, mentalist

Derren Brown, mentalist 03/28/2005 07:32 PM
David Pescovitz: The New York Times profiles Derren Brown, a British mentalist whose stage performances and TV specials are apparently a huge hit in the UK. He seems to be a master of Neuro -linguisitic Programming. From the article:

Brown taught himself hypnotism, branched out into standard forms of magic and began performing in pubs and at parties.

One night, having just performed a particularly elaborate card trick, he realized that what he had enjoyed most was not the trick's execution, but its psychology, the interplay between magician and subject.

Brown devised a new approach that combines magic and psychology, tricks of the hands with tricks of the mind. Each of his programs starts with a disclaimer in which he asserts, essentially, that he is not supernatural, only clever.

Link to article and Link to streaming video clips of Brown's mindtricks, including explanations

Best Alton Brown moment ever

Best Alton Brown moment ever 06/02/2004 03:17 PM

The fact that 'Dr' Phil has the number 1 cookbook on Amazon.com makes me want to end it all.
posted by Alton Brown, 7:38 PM

Ken Brown Responds to His Critics

Ken Brown Responds to His Critics 06/04/2004 07:05 PM

"NPR.org's 50 years after Brown"

"NPR.org's 50 years after Brown" 06/08/2004 05:52 AM

Brown Equals Terroist

Brown Equals Terroist 07/09/2004 01:45 PM
Brown Equals Terroist - the story of a photography student who refuses to provide his ID to a security officer, and is swiftly confronted by Homeland Security. His ongoing struggle with the event is chronicled in the related blog.

Tanenbaum Rebuts Ken Brown

Tanenbaum Rebuts Ken Brown 06/08/2004 02:10 PM

Brown gets Mandelson backing

Brown gets Mandelson backing 07/04/2004 02:40 AM
Chancellor Gordon Brown is Tony Blair's "natural successor", says former colleague Peter Mandelson.

[supernova2005] Seely-Brown

[supernova2005] Seely-Brown 06/24/2005 09:59 PM
I'm actually getting to sit in on a session at Supernova. John Seely-Brown is talking about the themes of his book with John Hagel, The Only Sustainable Edge. For an excellent overview and probing of these themes, see Kevin Werbach's interview of the co-authors at Knowledge@Wharton....

Brown = Terrorist - Part II

Brown = Terrorist - Part II 07/19/2004 03:06 PM
Brown = Terrorist - Part II With Bush running about the country telling us how much safer we are, it's fun to look at some of the so-called terrorists we're being protected from: "Five Mexican citizens who stole cans of baby formula from store shelves throughout Iowa and sold them to a man of Arab descent for later resale."
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