The language of native American baskets
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Native-language program to get $250,000
boost
Native-language program to get $250,000
boost
04/04/2005 11:35 AMglobetechnology.com Apr 4 2005 3:13PM GMT
Fabl - A Native Programming Language for
the Semantic Web
Fabl - A Native Programming Language for
the Semantic Web
02/05/2005 09:29 PMFabl - A Native Programming Language for the Semantic
Web
http://fabl.net/
Fabl (pronounced "fable") is a native programming language
for the Semantic Web. The Fabl object model is the RDF property graph,
and the Fabl type system implements a subset of the OWL web ontology
language (RDF is the W3C standard data representation for the current
generation of Semantic Web technology, while OWL is a W3C standard for
describing classes of RDF objects). However, this manual does not
assume prior familiarity with RDF, OWL, or other Semantic Web
technologies. Learning Fabl is one way of learning about the Semantic
Web. Fabl programs themselves are represented as Semantic Web objects.
This representation of computation within the Semantic Web allows
active content to be integrated seamlessly into RDF repositories, and
provides a programming environment which simplifies the manipulation
of RDF when compared to use of a conventional language via an API.
Fabl programs may be expressed as RDF objects using standard RDF
syntax, or via a conventional syntax which might be described as
Javascript (or its standardized variant ECMAScript) enhanced with
types and qualified property names. The language is designed to be
easy to learn for programmers familiar with the conventional
JavaScript/HTML/XML/DOM web–programming model. In fact, this
alternative syntax allows programmers to create and manipulate RDF
objects without needing to learn the XML-based RDF syntax - a syntax
that can be difficult to master. This has been added to the Semantic
Web Research section of
Deep Web Research Subject
Tracer™ Information Blog.
Media Movers, Inc.™ Offers Native
Language Voiceovers.
Media Movers, Inc.™ Offers Native
Language Voiceovers.
07/14/2004 03:42 AMMedia Movers, Inc.™ offers native language voiceovers in over 100
languages from European, Asian & Indian dialects. [PRWEB Jul 14, 2004]
Native American criticism
Native American criticism
08/09/2004 11:47 AM
What's an Indian,
Anyway? Just one of the essays exploring
real vs. fake in
Native American culture posted
At Wanderer's Well. Lots of
opinionated reviews of the work of
Louise Erdrich,
N. Scott Momaday,
Tony Hillerman,
Ursula K. Le Guin
and
many others. The
surprisingly rich personal
site from a former academic (who now calls his
departure from scholarly
publishing "felicitous") offers hours of reading with
detailed
side-trips and
fascinating
links.
Native American Wireless ISP Launched
Native American Wireless ISP Launched
06/07/2004 05:25 PMNative American Tribe to Launch Own
Tobacco Brand (Reuters)
Native American Tribe to Launch Own
Tobacco Brand (Reuters)
04/01/2005 11:52 AMReuters - A Native American tribe in Washington
state is preparing to make and sell its own brand of cigarettes
at a fraction of the cost of mainstream brands in an effort to
diversify its income for tribal members.
American Web Sites Speak the Language of
Overseas Users
American Web Sites Speak the Language of
Overseas Users
01/16/2004 11:32 AMThe N.F.L. will roll out a Chinese-language version of its Web site
this month in another move by American companies to capitalize on
overseas Internet audiences.
GI Easter Bunny Baskets
GI Easter Bunny Baskets
03/20/2003 06:42 PM GI
Easter Bunny Baskets "The biggest oxymoron going on now is
war toys," folksinger Utah Philipps said. "What is war? War
is sticking a bayonet into people, we've been through all of this.
It's the most awful thing that can happen. And what is a toy? A toy is
to have fun with, to amuse yourself. Why are we telling our children
that you can have fun with war?. . ."
Go native with Java Native Interface
Go native with Java Native Interface
03/15/2003 02:55 AMCNET Mar 15 2003 1:24AM ET
"warned American bishops about
"soulless" American culture."
"warned American bishops about
"soulless" American culture."
05/29/2004 05:56 PMIBM to Add Native XML for DB2
IBM to Add Native XML for DB2
01/06/2005 02:43 PMInternet News Jan 6 2005 6:40PM GMT
On IBM and native XML
On IBM and native XML
04/06/2005 04:46 AMComment Abusing the natives
Eclipse goes native
Eclipse goes native
06/25/2004 04:59 PM - Redhat frees Eclipse from the VM, via
Sc
ott Delap
BTRIEVE-Native-0.02
BTRIEVE-Native-0.02
12/11/2003 06:13 AMNative Instruments Pro-53 now available
for OS X
Native Instruments Pro-53 now available
for OS X
12/11/2003 01:13 PMNative Instruments has released a Mac OS X version of Pro-53, its
vintage synth software...
Native KOffice for Mac OS X
Native KOffice for Mac OS X
01/02/2004 06:15 PMNative KOffice On OS X
Native KOffice On OS X
01/02/2004 07:32 PMBTRIEVE-Native-0.03
BTRIEVE-Native-0.03
12/16/2003 10:10 AMBTRIEVE-Native-0.01
BTRIEVE-Native-0.01
12/09/2003 06:09 AMMacworld: eZediaQTI now Mac OS X native
Macworld: eZediaQTI now Mac OS X native
01/08/2004 07:24 PMeZedia announced at
Macworld Conference & Expo
that their QuickTime authoring application eZediaQTI has been
rewritten in Cocoa and takes full advantage of Mac OS X v.10.3
(Panther). Version 2.0 is available now and retails for US$99.
Features: Going Native, Part 2
Features: Going Native, Part 2
04/13/2005 08:09 PMRonald Bourret, acknowledged XML database expert, continues a
three-part series that makes the case for native XML databases--this
time focusing on data integration and semistructured data management.
Comixware 2.0, now native for OS X,
coming in Feb.
Comixware 2.0, now native for OS X,
coming in Feb.
01/16/2004 11:31 AMYi.magination Studios has announced that it's almost finished with
Comixware v2.0, a major new release of its storytelling software that
combines multimedia presentation and editing. Comixware features a
timeline-based interface that enables you to put together your story
using your own graphic and multimedia assets including MP3 files for
the soundtrack. It's aimed at professional filmmakers and families
alike.
China goes native on procurement
China goes native on procurement
04/12/2005 05:28 AMLocal software for local people
Native Languages of the Americas
Native Languages of the Americas
09/02/2004 05:40 PM
Native Languages of the
Americas: Preserving and promoting American Indian languages.
Omikron Basic v8 goes OS X native
Omikron Basic v8 goes OS X native
06/03/2004 07:16 AMBerkhan Software announced Thursday that its
Omikron Basic v8
programming language is now available as a Mac OS X native
application. Its extension library has been accordingly expanded with
Mac OS X functions. The software also works under Mac OS 8.6 and 9,
and requires 16MB of free RAM and 20MB of hard disk space. It's
available in three forms: A free demo version that's limited to
applications of 75 program lines in length or less; a US$53 Lite
version limited to 5000 program lines, and a $107 Pro version limited
to 65535 program lines.
Native busts out Kompakt for OS X
Native busts out Kompakt for OS X
12/19/2003 01:18 PMBerlin, Germany music software developer
Native Instruments
released Kompakt over the summer; it's a streamlined sampler for
musicians and DJs that ships with a large library of its own and also
handles common sample formats. The only problem was that at the time
of its release
last
July, Kompakt didn't support Mac OS X. Now it does.
Oracle 9i is a native XML database
Oracle 9i is a native XML database
06/27/2002 02:08 AMAt this point I have to say there's little reason for products like
Software AG Tamino to exist anymore. Even if there is some speed
advantage to Tamino and brethren, it's simply lacking in almost every
other regard. This is especially damning given that Tamino and
brethren will cost more for most simple implementations. There's
plenty of room for native XML databases to play in smaller apps and
for apps requiring DTDs, but when it comes to large corporate
repositories of data, there's really no reason now to go away from the
existing relational databases. I expect IBM and Microsoft to be coming
out with products of similar power in the near future. -- Kimbro
Staken
"zeldman.frnki"
Nvidia native PCI Express comes in Q3
Nvidia native PCI Express comes in Q3
04/09/2004 06:43 PMRSS native parsing in the next Firebird
RSS native parsing in the next Firebird
02/10/2004 02:42 AMThis is new to me. I was checking out the nightly builds of
Firebird 0.8 betas (windows and linux, mac<
/a>) and they'
ve got an rss button and panel that parses RSS, with titles
linking to the main window. Slick, but they need to let you track
which ones have new/old items.
update: It turns out I'm actually a dumbass. I
installed this RSS
extension so long ago I forgot about it, and because I never saw
it show up in any menu, I figured it never "took" on my Firebird
install. Then when I had the new nightly build the toolbars were out
of whack on first run so I went to customize them and saw the RSS
button for the first time, and assumed it came with Firebird 0.8. My
bad.
Features: Going Native, Part 3
Features: Going Native, Part 3
06/05/2005 11:54 PMRonald Bourret, acknowledged XML database expert, concludes a
three-part series that makes the case for native XML databases--this
time focusing on schema evolution, web services, and hierarchical
data.
Native Instruments releases Battery 1.3
for OS X
Native Instruments releases Battery 1.3
for OS X
11/10/2003 11:00 PMNative Instruments has announced the Battery 1.3 update, which brings
the popular drum-sampler to Mac OS X and Pro Tools users...
How to get started with Java Native
Interface
How to get started with Java Native
Interface
03/14/2003 02:46 AMCNET Mar 14 2003 1:24AM ET
Sony planning to support native MP3
Sony planning to support native MP3
09/23/2004 06:24 AMIf anyone can make a iPod killer Sony can. If the rumors that are
floating around are true then those of you that love Sony products
will soon have a player available that will play MP3's [News.com]
Sony May Support Native MP3 (What Took
You So Long?)
Sony May Support Native MP3 (What Took
You So Long?)
09/22/2004 04:23 PMOh ho! Sony, who I had already pretty much counted out of the
portable music game, has just stepped back up to the plate with the
announcement (which makes for really boring baseball, really) that
they will be supporting MP3 on their players, starting with
flash players and going from there. That's the good news. The bad news
is that their plans aren't official yet, so they could still drop the
ball if they aren't careful. Oh, and there's nothing saying that the
existing product line - on which millions of dollars worth of
marketing and distribution have been slathered - will be able to be
upgraded to support native MP3 playback.
Figure it out, Sony! And hurry!
Read - Sony to support
MP3 [CNet]
Make Your Swing App Go Native, Part 1.
Make Your Swing App Go Native, Part 1.
12/10/2003 10:16 PMJoshua Marinacci:
Make
Your Swing App Go Native, Part 1.ERD native command shell (ERD_SMSS)
ERD native command shell (ERD_SMSS)
05/02/2004 02:09 PMAfter a technical break ;) ...
Native B4D controller works with B4
synth
Native B4D controller works with B4
synth
08/02/2004 10:12 AMNative Instruments noted Monday that its
B4D
Controller is now shipping to retail stores worldwide. It's a
MIDI-based drawbar controller designed to work with Native's B4 organ
synth -- created to emulate the classic Hammond B3 tone wheel organ.
The controller sports a wood casing, nine mechanical drawbars, two
rotary knobs and 22 buttons. The B4D Controller costs US$449 or $559
bundled with the "Vintage Collection" tone wheel expansion.
UML Goes Native in Sun's Java Studio
UML Goes Native in Sun's Java Studio
05/21/2004 06:54 AMNew partnership aims for unified analysis and design offering for
Sun's enterprise IDE.
Talis Moving Towards Native RSS Feeds,
Too?
Talis Moving Towards Native RSS Feeds,
Too?
02/01/2005 10:10 PMLast week, Paul
Miller left a comment on this site saying that Talis, an ILS vendor in the U.K., had
blogged some ideas about RSS in the catalog. I meant to get back to
it, but didn't until today when I also saw a link to Talis RSS
Feed via del.icio.us/rss.
So first of all, blogged?? An ILS vendor is blogging??
Heck, yeah. Check out
Panlibus here! The RSS post is titled RSS Is Not Just Another TLA, and it includes a discussion
about patron data feeds. Go and score, Talis!
Even better, it's an interesting blog, comprised of
musings and reflections by Talis staff. They even blogged last week's
ALA Midwinter conference. I'm subscribed (feed here)!
When you're done there, check out their explanation of
RSS, which is where you'll also find a link to their company RSS feed!
There's even an RSS heart and an easy-to-find link to the feed on their home page! Goal-o!
All of which has to make you think that they're on the verge of
offering native RSS feeds out of the catalog. That would make two
vendors, and I've now heard about two others that are working on it.
If just those four vendors go live with feeds this year, I think we'll
have an official tipping point!
Grok Description matches for The language of native American baskets
GrokA matches for The language of native American baskets
The American Package Museum
The American Package Museum
12/05/2003 04:29 AMO Museo Americano do Envoltorio .. The American Package Museum ..
vintage packaging museum
packagemuseum.com
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site | 7 links
European music swappers face lawsuits
European music swappers face lawsuits
12/16/2003 11:21 AMWhile Canadian authorities are legalizing peer-to-peer music swapping,
the IFPI, the international recording industry group, is warning that
lawsuits similar to those the RIAA has filed against illegal music
swappers in the U.S. are likely to start next year. Neilsen/NetRatings
reports suggest that more Europeans are using services like Kazaa than
Americans, with 9.35 million Europeans accessing the Kazaa network in
October of this year, versus 8.24 million Americans. The chairman of
the...
National Museum of the American Indians
National Museum of the American Indians
09/22/2004 02:56 PM
The National Museum of
the American Indian opened on Tuesday. Although generally
praised, the occasion did draw some
mild
concern that some groups are under-represented. The museum
occupies one of the last few coveted spots on the
National Mall. Washington Post
collumnist Courtland Milloy
comments on the contrast between the opening ceremonies for
the museum in the home of the 'Redskins'. And I can't resist throwing
in a plug for
The Eiteljorg
(flash splash screen) which is the only other museum with a
partnership with the Smithsonian collection.
American Indian Museum Opens
American Indian Museum Opens
09/21/2004 05:01 PMA colorful Native Nations procession heralded the opening Tuesday of
the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of the American Indian, the
newest addition to the historical treasure-trove dotting the National
Mall.
Museum With an American Indian Voice
Museum With an American Indian Voice
09/20/2004 08:38 PMThe National Museum of the American Indian has much to boast of, but
it tries to serve too many constituencies.
Asian Pacific American Toy Chest
Asian Pacific American Toy Chest
09/03/2004 04:27 PMG.I. Joe with the Kung-Fu grip
26 Asian, US, European firms to work on
global 3G cellphone standard
26 Asian, US, European firms to work on
global 3G cellphone standard
12/31/2004 08:42 AMXinhua News Agency Dec 31 2004 12:34PM GMT
European text messagers raise millions
for Asian tsunami victims (AFP)
European text messagers raise millions
for Asian tsunami victims (AFP)
12/30/2004 09:45 AMAFP - Italian mobile phone users have donated more than 11 million
euros (15 million dollars) for the victims of the Asian tsunamis
through a text messaging arrangement that seemed to set a trend, it
was reported.
European RIAA-style anti-file swap
lawsuits 'inevitable'
European RIAA-style anti-file swap
lawsuits 'inevitable'
12/16/2003 11:16 AMIndustry bigwig talks tactics
Justine Cooper's photos of the American
Museum of Natural History
Justine Cooper's photos of the American
Museum of Natural History
06/05/2005 11:42 PMDavid Pescovitz:
Justine Cooper was the first
artist-in-residence at the American Museum of Natural History in New
York City. During her residency, she explored the back passageways,
storage rooms, and specimen cases where the majority of the museum's
collection is stored. Cooper documented what she saw using a wood 4x5
view camera from 1910. Her huge photographs are a stunning testament
to the wonder and oddity of nature as we collect it. Cooper's show,
Saved By Science, at the Kashya Hildebrand gallery in New York closed
today, but much of the work can be viewed online. (Seen here: Trophies
| 30" x 39") From the press release and artist statement:
Sheer optical exuberance surfaces from a set of Graphium sarpedon
butterflies. In the Victorian attic a group of donated ex-Barnum &
Bailey, Ringling Brothers Circus seals, swathed in plastic wrap, await
their departure to climate-controlled storage. The 21st century liquid
nitrogen cooled frozen tissue collection holds a million specimens in
a room the size of a studio apartment. Immense corridors of locked
steel storage cabinets most powerfully express the veil of structure
dropped over the complexity of nature...
The photographs present the stored collections as both an evolution of
the collecting and storing process, and as an historical and
contemporary perspective on how we systematize and assign value to
nature.
L
ink (Thanks, Heather Sparks!)George Soros on The bubble of American
supremacy
George Soros on The bubble of American
supremacy
03/12/2003 06:03 PMAn excellent article by George Soros, The bubble of American
supremacy, on why the world is not supporting Bush's war to remove the
tyrant Saddam Hussein. "The problem is that the world is allergic
to the Bush doctrine ...(1) The United States will do everything in
its power to maintain its unquestioned military supremacy; and (2) the
United States arrogates the right to preemptive action. ... the Bush
doctrine is not stated starkly; it is buried in Orwellian doublespeak.
The doublespeak is needed because the doctrine contradicts American
values. " Very highly recommended. Via Dave Farber's IP list....
George Bush is destroying the American
Army
George Bush is destroying the American
Army
07/22/2004 02:37 AMOne little sentence buried in an article on the difficulties that the
Army is having meeting its recruiting targets caught my eye today: The
Army's top training forces at Fort Polk, La., and Fort Irwin, Calif.,
are being deployed for the first time, to Iraq This is insane. The
realistic training that these forces provide is what has turned the
American Army into one of the most powerful militaries in the world.
We are closing down the Army's best schools and sending the teachers
to Iraq? This is robbing our Army's future in order to put a band-aid
over a gaping wound. I can't believe that so-called conservatives on
the Armed Services Committee are letting this happen without protest.
I can't believe the Army is letting this happen. Where are the
defenders of America's soldiers?...
Super Universal US, Asian & European
Remote Control Turns Off Virtually any
Television - Anywhere
Super Universal US, Asian & European
Remote Control Turns Off Virtually any
Television - Anywhere
03/24/2005 04:27 AMA Brand New "Super Universal US, Asian & European Remote Control that
can turn off Virtually any Television in the world" is now available
online from Los Angeles internet company. [PRWEB Mar 24, 2005]
George Masters' 15 minutes, more Mac
radio news
George Masters' 15 minutes, more Mac
radio news
12/29/2004 01:48 PMThis week on Your Mac Life, host Shawn King takes a break from his
usual format and focuses on his audience members. He brings on George
Masters, a YML listener who posted an iPod ad to the radio show's
forums and wound up getting a lot of media exposure as a result. King
will also solicit best and worst Christmas memories from the audience
and explain how you can get a chance to win a Mini Cooper during
Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco next month. As always,
MacCentral and Macworld magazine's Peter Cohen drops in to dispense
the latest Mac gaming news. The show is Webcast Wednesdays from 5:30
PM to 8:00 PM Pacific time (8:30 PM to 11:00 PM Eastern) as either a
live video stream or an audio feed.
The Broken Promises of George W. Bush -
American Progress Action Fund
The Broken Promises of George W. Bush -
American Progress Action Fund
08/10/2004 12:32 PMamericanprogressaction.org/site/pp.asp?c=klLWJcP7H&b=137673
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site | 4 links
Ingenious is a website by England's
Science Museum, the National Railway
Museum and the National Museum of
Photography, Film and Television
Ingenious is a website by England's
Science Museum, the National Railway
Museum and the National Museum of
Photography, Film and Television
06/10/2004 10:19 PMsuperb colloboration .. ingenious.org.uk .. 3
museums,
ingenious.org.uk
track this
site | 4 links
"Ingenious is a website by England's
Science Museum, the National Railway
Museum and the National Museum of
Photography, Film and Television."
"Ingenious is a website by England's
Science Museum, the National Railway
Museum and the National Museum of
Photography, Film and Television."
06/11/2004 05:57 PMUse PowerPoint to make collages for
iMovie
Use PowerPoint to make collages for
iMovie
12/27/2004 10:39 AMMy girlfriend was working on a movie for her office holiday party, and
wanted to combine several photos together to make collages. I thought
about using Photoshop or another graphics program, but finally settled
on this simp...
"POPLAR BLUFF, Mo., Sept 6 (Reuters) -
U.S. President George W. Bush offered an
unexpected reason on Monday for cracking
down on frivolous medical lawsuits: "Too
many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice
their love with women all across this
country.""
"POPLAR BLUFF, Mo., Sept 6 (Reuters) -
U.S. President George W. Bush offered an
unexpected reason on Monday for cracking
down on frivolous medical lawsuits: "Too
many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice
their love with women all across this
country.""
09/08/2004 04:23 PMDozens of American and European Hostages
Released
Dozens of American and European Hostages
Released
05/30/2004 02:55 AMThe hostages being held by gunmen who killed at least 10 people on
Saturday were released today, a Saudi official said.
New music deal for European Internet
radio buffs
New music deal for European Internet
radio buffs
11/18/2003 04:48 AMStreaming along
First Mobile Phone with eZiTap™
for the European and North American
Markets
First Mobile Phone with eZiTap™
for the European and North American
Markets
09/21/2004 03:04 PMWi-Fi Technology Forum Sep 21 2004 6:35PM GMT
This American Life - Unusually Amazing
Radio
This American Life - Unusually Amazing
Radio
10/29/2003 12:12 AMSince I don't have a tv I listen to the radio quite a bit. I really
like the radio. There are so many awesome programs. And I'm not even
thinking of the cool music programs my radiostation are running (sadly
often late at night - I need a radio TiVo). While looking for the
story I linked in the last posting I got reminded how many amazing
stories they have at This American Life. I can't emphasize this
enough. I...
"audiences ... will have to
identify with an Asian American
male"
"audiences ... will have to
identify with an Asian American
male"
08/07/2004 05:27 PMgeorge identifies the revolution in harold and kumar
Making American Forces Radio fair and
balanced
Making American Forces Radio fair and
balanced
06/24/2004 08:07 AMAs Rush Limbaugh cries foul, the Senate moves toward loosening the
right-wing propagandist's stranglehold on the military's airwaves.
GEORGE BUSH:
BIG BROTHER, BIG SPENDER, ENDANGERER OF
AMERICAN LIVES
GEORGE BUSH:
BIG BROTHER, BIG SPENDER, ENDANGERER OF
AMERICAN LIVES
06/27/2004 01:00 PM

It seems hardly a week goes by
without another astounding revelation of the Bush Regime's agenda to
intervene without limit into the lives of Americans, and everyone in
the world, to further its right-wing, psychopathic agenda. Here's the
latest grim news:
Bush plans to screen all Americans for
'mental illness': As reported in the British Medical Journal,
under another Orwellian program entitled, in Bush Newspeak, 'The
New Freedom Initiative',
Bush wants all Americans, including pre-school children, to be
examined
by armies of psychiatrists and those showing signs of potential
"disruptive or aggressive behaviours and emotional disorders", and
treated with a range of new, expensive antidepressants and
antipsychotic drugs available exclusively from -- surprise! --
pharmaceutical companies that have contributed three times as much to
Bush as to Kerry. This is a flagrant invasion of government into the
private medical histories and choices of Americans -- Big Brother
doping up American children. The plan, developed in Texas, has been
decried there as a massive payoff to the drug companies, and this new
initiative makes it a national program. An executive who blew the
whistle on kickbacks from pharma companies to the Texas legislators
was
fired for his indiscretion, the BMJ reports.
More foreign journalists terrorized,
deported by US Customs:
The Guardian tells the increasingly common story of harassment,
detention and intimidation of British and other 'friendly nation'
journalists when they attempt to enter the US. Although this treatment
is mild compared to the now-routine despicable, arbitrary and
sometimes
lethal abuse that people born in the third world face at the US
border,
it is evidence that the megalomanic and paranoid Homeland Security
brownshirts are now treating every non-American, and every American
with a foreign-sounding name or appearance as an enemy of the state,
and treating them accordingly. It's a government-run hate factory run
amok.
In other depressing and
under-reported US news:
Balance of payments debt reaches
another record:
A statistic watched closely by economists, but not really understood
by
the media, is the Net International Investment Position (NIIP), the
cumulative total of foreign investment and trade deficits. The Center
for American Progress analyzes the unprecedented degree to which the
US, and global, economy depends on willingness of the US's trade
partners to continue to finance the US's insatiable demand for foreign
goods and services, especially in the increasingly weak US dollar. See
my earlier articles for the explanation
of the danger. But take a look at the chart above to see how far it's
gone, surpassing $2.5 trillion
dollars, a fourth of the entire US economy, last year. Imagine what
would happen if the foreign creditors get nervous and decide to call
in
their debt, or at least denominate it in some other currency. Imagine
what will happen when
interest rates spike, and the interest on this debt alone suddenly
exceeds the lenders' ability to repay it without slashing domestic
spending and massively increasing taxes. That's exactly what happened
to Argentina, and to the Asian 'tiger' economies. Except this time,
the
bankrupt debtors will take the creditors with them.
Heard the latest about anthrax?: There has been
surprisingly little blather from the Bush machine about the recent
revelations (in the 9/11
report
etc.) that Al Qaeda has planned, and still plans, an anthrax-based
bioweapons attack on US soil. The group claiming responsibility for
the
Madrid bombings said that Operation "Winds of Black Death", involving
a
planned attack on the United States, was 90% complete. Attorney
General
Ashcroft has described the statement as coming from an Al Qaeda
spokesman. But while senior government and all military personnel now
get the (still risky and somewhat unreliable) anthrax vaccine, plans
to
administer or at least stock vaccine for all Americans appears
to have been abandoned.
So while Homeland Security wastes time (and America's reputation)
harassing harmless foreigners and torturing Iraqi inmates, this real
threat to Americans' security is ignored. It's almost enough to make
you think they are perversely hoping for another 9/11, or worse, to
get
re-elected.
Scary stuff. Michael Moore and Ralph Nader were both up in Canada this
week urging Canadians not to make the same mistake as Americans by
electing a Conservative government here on Monday. As I've reported
already,
even if the Conservatives get a plurality they won't be able to forge
a
lasting governing coalition. Michael and Ralph have their work cut out
for them in their own country, however. I'll have more to say about
both of them next week.
|
American Express Executive To Discuss
Power Of Membership Rewards For Building
Loyalty On Marketing Radio Show December
21
American Express Executive To Discuss
Power Of Membership Rewards For Building
Loyalty On Marketing Radio Show December
21
12/19/2004 03:14 PMInnovative ideas and tips for building effective customer loyalty
programs will be focus of Big Business Marketing for Small Business
Budgets show on Business America Radio Network [PRWEB Dec 17, 2004]
Radio GaGa: Radio streaming from
Internet Solutions powers major radio
stations in SA
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Internet Solutions powers major radio
stations in SA
09/02/2004 09:41 PMSunday Times South Africa Sep 3 2004 2:22AM GMT
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