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Video: The GOP's got a fee-vah and the only prescription is more Hillary! |
Video: The GOP’s got a fee-vah and the only prescription is more Hillary! |
From the start, McCain was attacked as an opportunist and a carpetbagger. His high-priced Washington consultants, big war chest and television ads did nothing to alter that image. At a debate with his three Republican primary opponents [in 1982], he took aim at the issue and killed it dead. “Listen, pal,” he replied to... |
Frank Luntz’s post-debate focus-group verdict: Giuliani and Huckabee, who are clearly the class of the field at these things, did well while J-Mac, his zinger notwithstanding, fell flat. Oh, and no one’s voting for Ron Paul, which I guess proves that they’re all in on the conspiracy. |
Note: The clip has been edited for brevity. |
One thing most people can use is a good night's sleep. The problem is, many adults don't get close to what we need. |
Forty-four-year-old Jackie Cohen is a busy entrepreneur and single mother of a two-year-old. "I never get seven hours of sleep in a night, I'm going to say, ever." |
CBS News asked Cohen to chronicle a typical night. |
"It's 3:20 a.m. and I did not go to sleep since 2:00 a.m., so I'm a bit overtired," Jackie said in a self-made video. |
Cohen is not alone. A new report by the National Center for Health Statistics finds nearly a third of adults don't get the recommended seven hours of sleep daily. |
Single moms had the greatest difficulty. About 40 percent get less than seven hours, compared to 31 percent of married women. |
Dr. Daniel Barone is a neurologist at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell's Center for Sleep Medicine. |
"[When we sleep], our brain is able to clear out some of the things that have built up throughout the daytime, which are not good for it," said Barone. |
"Our heart's given a break, our blood vessels are allowed to relax, our blood sugar goes down." |
Sleep deprivation can cause a lot more than just being tired. It's been linked to problems like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, mood disorders, and a weakened immune system. There's even recent evidence it may contribute to dementia and obesity. |
There's just no way of getting around the need to sleep. "It's the great equalizer," Barone explained. "We all need to sleep." |
Poster Boy trains his razor on the MoMa's subway installation at the Atlantic/Pacific stop in Brooklyn. |
A rider walks past a reproduction of a Salvador Dali painting in the Atlantic Avenue subway station, as part of MoMa's advertising installation. |
It's been less than a month since a series of Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) subway ads went up in a Brooklyn subway station, and last weekend, those ads were remixed by "vandals" with razors, tape and a bit of imagination. |
One of the vandals was from the Poster Boy collective, while the other was Doug Jaeger, a marketing executive for the ad agency Happy Corp which not-so-coincidentally created the MoMa campaign. In a comment to Gothamist, Jaeger all but confirmed the existence of the Poster Boy collective, as opposed to the NYPD-held be... |
Earlier this month, 27-year-old Henry Matyjewicz was arrested by undercover NYPD at an art event where he was set to create legal "Poster Boy" work. At the time, it was thought that there was just one Poster Boy. But over the past few weeks more and more people are believing that it is in fact a collective, or even a m... |
But this brings us to the reason for quoting "vandals." Despite a PR response to the contrary from MoMa's Kim Mitchell, it's not far reasoning to figure this ad remixing was all part of the plan. |
"I can confirm for you that the vandalized ads were taken down [Monday] by CBS Outdoor and will be replaced by Wednesday," Mitchell claimed. |
However, a writer on Free Williamsburg smells an obvious publicity stunt, writing, "This makes the project seem calculated and doesn't bode well for the MoMA or Poster Boy." |
This led Keith Haskell a comment by a director who shot the widely-seen Spending Time With Poster Boy YouTube video. |
"Doesn't bode well? Legal or not, why would a member of the Poster Boy team turn down the opportunity to mash up posters?" Haskell asked. |
Doug Jaeger told NY Mag that he's nervous about how the MoMa will view his actions, but asks, "if someone who is getting acclaim as an artist does something to your campaign, does it make it less valuable or more valuable?" |
In the end, that'll be up to the MoMa and the art world to decide. |
The iPhone is great and all but what if you could control it with your mind? Well it turns out that you can. PLX Devices has developed an iPhone app that works as a brainwave detector to read a user’s mind, allowing them to control various on-screen objects with just mind power. The XWave employs a headset equipped wit... |
The only problem is you have to wear this crazy head gear…not exactly fashion friendly. |
Check out the very cheesy demo above. |
O Jesus, son of Mary! Is thy Lord able to send down for us a table spread with food from heaven? |
FORMIA, the international guest amenity and hospitality specialist, today announces the introduction of a luxury Loewe amenity bag for Japan Airlines’ First Class passengers. |
FORMIA has been selected by JAL as the partner for the development and supply of a range of high quality items designed to enhance the airline’s First Class passenger experience. Now, with the introduction of the world famous Loewe brand, JAL is taking its commitment to the provision of luxury, on-board comfort items a... |
FORMIA will supply JAL with a unique set of Loewe branded unisex amenity kits, or miniature handbags. Available in two styles with two colour variations each, JAL First Class passengers will be offered the opportunity to collect the full set of high quality, durable and reusable bags over multiple flights. The bags wil... |
The whirlwind of change created by information-technology shows mankind’s desire to get things done quickly through the best use of technology. It’s a powerful revolution that is here to stay. |
For instance, I’ve gone from reading good old reliable hard copy of the newspaper to a click. I instantly access online newspapers and other materials from all over. Tons of instant information! Then there’s email. |
Modern technology has also turned up the heat in geopolitical contest between our country and China. Other than the ongoing trade war, it has shifted to technology or who has the most powerful hi-tech device and weaponry. |
I see daily use of IT devices, e.g., smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc., among our young people who know how to work the device like it’s the back of their hand. I marvel at their ability to text and talk, simultaneously. Even the older folks are into the hustle for instant information. |
There’s the wall of silence that becomes more noticeable as each sinks into his device all on his own. Not against hi-tech devices but I find it concerning how it could adversely affect real-time relationships at home. |
Before the advent of IT, you do recall spending time with family talking, especially around dinnertime. Or doing something constructive together as a family. It’s almost non-existent today. Or am I being precipitous or is there simply an epidemic of NMI-wide intellectual menopause? |
A click: The digital miracle delivers real news and fake news, information, misinformation and disinformation at the speed of a click, creating a jumble of confusion for understanding, and perception, according to Susan Fields, columnist for the Washington Times. |
It’s the newly minted “hustle culture,” an issue that mom and dad should visit and reset to bring the team back into the family unit by talking with one another via normal conversations. Social media plays a role in all the confusion, misinformation and disinformation. It’s up to you to determine which news source is c... |
Poverty: The quality of life for 15,000 employees earning poverty income persistently creates hardship for affected families. It may be an unpleasant issue for politicos but ignoring its resolution only prolongs the miseries of hardship families must endure from persistent negligence. |
You did superbly well employing negligence, now come back and resolve it in sterling fashion too, sayu? Shall we hear real solution, anybody? Or do we have to harp louder? |
Admittedly, the issue is a task in itself from A-Z, especially its resolution. How do you resolve it to bring decency to these families? What’s the realistic answer on this score and is it attainable? Where do we begin? Isn’t it your fiduciary to resolve the much-aspired quality of life among villagers you represent? |
It’s time to realistically study the issue with hope of resolving it in the interest of families hit heavily with mind-numbing insufficient family income. It’s unconscionable to perpetuate a situation you could resolve employing due diligence. |
Homework: There’s a claim of improvements in the local economy. To what extent has this benefited the 15,000 employees still earning poverty income at this point in time? |
Quizzical that we seem somnolent or sleepy, heightening curiosity why was this issue skipped? Is it the realization of an impending heavy economic contraction that quietly but steadily heads south as we speak? |
A prudent plan is in order to ensure that two basic areas are funded squarely: health and education. The rest may have to do without the luxury of extras given the current economic contraction. |
VIRGIL VAN DIJK has made his peace with Southampton. |
The defender returned to first-team training this week after being banished by boss Mauricio Pellegrino for demanding to leave in a bid to force through a £70m switch to Liverpool. |
But ahead of tomorrow’s visit of Watford Pellegrino said: “The conversation is private but he is training with the team and training at the same level. |
“Everything is normal and that is good news for us. |
VIRGIL VAN DIJK has joined Liverpool from Southampton - and he is now the eighth man to do so in the Premier League. |
The Dutch centre-half hasn’t played since suffering an ankle injury in January. |
The Netherlands international joined Southampton in 2015 from Celtic. |
Since then he has made a total of 68 appearances for Saints and scored seven goals. |
Jon Cannon has been appointed as the general manager of Novotel Samui Resort Chaweng Beach Kandaburi. |
AccorHotels has appointed Jacqui McMillan as general manager of its global flagship Novotel in London’s Canary Wharf. In her role she will be responsible for leading all of the day to day operations of the 313-room hotel. |
Novotel London Heathrow Airport has opened, transforming the former headquarters of the British Airports Authority. The largest addition to the Nine Group portfolio, the £30 million launch brings significant investment and new job prospects to the local area. |
AccorHotels announces the launch of Singapore’s newest integrated lifestyle hub with the opening of Novotel Singapore on Stevens and Mercure Singapore on Stevens. |
Novotel London Canary Wharf is a close walk from Canary Wharf underground station, providing easy access to the City, the O2 Arena and Greenwich. With nine meeting rooms, free Wi-Fi and a pool, it’s the perfect setting for both business and leisure stays. Here editor Chris O’Toole vists for Breaking Travel News. |
AccorHotels today opens its new flagship Novotel in London’s Canary Wharf to guests. The hotel, which represents a £90 million investment from AccorHotels, situated at 40 Marsh Street and at 127 metres high, is one of the tallest buildings in the area, with 360 degree views of London taking in sights including The Shar... |
AccorHotels will open its new flagship Novotel in London’s Canary Wharf to guests this year. The Novotel Canary Wharf is situated at 40 Marsh Street and at 127 metres high is set to be one of the tallest buildings in the area. The hotel will comprise of 313 rooms including 26 suites. |
After three months of complete renovation and an investment of $85 million, the emblematic Novotel New York Times Square hotel has been turned into a design-focused and stylish hotel for contemporary travellers. More metamorphosis than mere makeover, this property is the first hotel in Times Square to undergo a large-s... |
Accor Middle East has signed a management contract with Sheikh Salem Saleh Babgi to develop a Novotel hotel in the city of Jizan, Saudi Arabia. The 200 room hotel, which is currently under design, is due to open by 2015. |
New York-based architecture and interior design firm Stonehill & Taylor has been awarded the redesign of the Novotel Hotel Times Square, following an invited competition. The New York location is considered the North American flagship property under the Novotel brand. |
World leaders gather in Paris next week for the start of crucial climate talks which aim to secure a new global deal on tackling climate change. |
It is the latest step on a long - and often tortuous - road to securing international agreement on cutting greenhouse gas emissions in a bid to prevent global temperatures going more than 2C above pre-industrial levels and causing "dangerous" climate change. |
The meeting kicks off as the world faces its hottest year on record in 2015, and the warmest five-year period recorded - with scientists warning that global warming is "unequivocal" and the human influence on the climate is clear. |
Already human-induced climate change is making extreme weather such as heatwaves more likely, the latest assessment from the UN's World Meteorological Organisation has shown. |
Polling for ActionAid suggests more than half (52%) of people in the UK are worried about climate change, more than a third (38%) are more concerned than they were five years ago, and 53% feel world leaders are not doing enough to tackle the problem. |
Prime Minister David Cameron, US president Barack Obama and Prince Charles are among those leaders attending the beginning of the talks, taking place amid heavy security after 130 people were killed in Paris in terror attacks two weeks ago. |
High-profile interventions from the likes of Pope Francis, moves by investors away from the most polluting fossil fuels, falling prices of clean technology such as solar panels and countries taking action domestically are all setting a more positive tone than in previous climate talks. |
But negotiators will have to grapple with increasing ambition, as promises on the table from countries do not get the world on track for 2C rises, while funding to help poor nations develop cleanly and cope with the impacts of climate change will also be key. |
Campaign group Avaaz's campaign director Iain Keith said: "While we know what gets agreed won't be the final destination in this journey, it could be a big step in the right direction. |
"The Paris summit could agree a long-term goal to get the world off destructive dirty energy and onto clean power, which would mark a turning point in the fight against climate change. |
"But that goal will only be seen as a clear signal if it is backed by solid plans from every country to cut emissions, a commitment to increase the ambition of those plans regularly, and money on the table to help developing countries make the switch to clean energy." |
The UK is pushing for a strong deal, with a spokesman for Department of Energy and Climate Change saying: "We are committed to getting a global deal in Paris, which will create a level playing field for businesses, driving innovation and growing the low carbon economy. |
"But securing an ambitious deal will require a global effort and there is much work still to do." |
The UK has faced fierce criticism at home, however, for cuts to renewable and energy efficiency support and most recently for axing a £1 billion competition to develop technology to capture and store carbon emissions from power stations and industry. |
CHIRK AAA are just two points behind Welsh National League Premier Division leaders Rhos Aelwyd following a 3-2 victory at Penycae. |
Improving Brymbo triumphed 2-0 at Overton and Hawarden Rangers edged past Venture 2-1. The rest of the Premier Division fixtures were postponed. |
Credit The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif. |
America’s second most-productive agricultural county receives less rain than the Gobi Desert. |
California’s Kern County – from whose rich soil sprang $6 billion in crops last year — faces its worst drought in decades. The drought is so severe that California has cut off the water supply to local agencies serving 25 million residents and 750,000 acres of farmland. So how does desert land produce billions of dolla... |
California’s Central Valley was long one of the hottest, driest, most inhospitable desert landscapes in America. At least it was most of the time. Every six years or so, a particularly snowy winter in the Sierra Nevada would lead to massive spring floods that transformed the valley into an inland sea. In those years th... |
While this cycle of desertification and flooding would seem to rule out farming, many centuries of floods had left the valley floor thick with rich soil. By the 1870s, San Francisco businessmen, flush with capital from the mining booms in California and Nevada, were looking for opportunities. The business partners Jame... |
The men studied the topography of the southern valley’s largest area, Kern County, and believed that there might be a way for humans to put an end to nature’s pesky irregularities. Haggin and Tevis thought that a series of earthworks, dams and canals could regulate and normalize the flow of water that created the flood... |
View on the Calloway Canal, near Poso Creek, Kern County. 1887-88.Credit The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif. |
But there were a few problems. Kern County is about the size of New Jersey, big enough that Haggin and Tevis most likely didn’t have enough money to dam the rivers on both sides of the valley and irrigate all the potential farmland. Also, there were almost no buyers in Kern County for the newly irrigated desert. Farmer... |
Haggin and Tevis had a plan. First, they built the earthworks. Then they established a series of model farms on which they planted fruit orchards and alfalfa. With limited success, their next challenge was to show off their tamed desert to potential buyers. |
Enter Carleton Watkins, one of America’s greatest artists and the finest photographer of his era. Watkins was famed for his 1860s pictures of the Yosemite Valley, which helped ensure Yosemite’s preservation as a park. Watkins wasn’t just a photographer of pretty landscapes; his pictures of the West helped turn American... |
While there were plenty of other photographers they could have hired — including one in Kern County who worked for half of what Watkins charged — Haggin and Tevis knew Watkins had a particular skill for transforming nature’s chaos into composed inevitability. (And a sense of inevitability is what turned capital investm... |
There is no record of what Haggin and Tevis told Watkins to do, but the pictures, some of which were taken as early as 1881 for use in water-rights litigation, render their instructions evident: make Kern County look like somewhere you would want to live, raise your family and farm. Make it look like a safe bet, make i... |
Watkins did. In this case the story was about water, abundant water gently flowing from the mountains, down into the foothills, and into the flatland where it was guided by weirs and canals (that were almost, but not quite, overflowing with the bounty of so much water) and into irrigated farmland. Watkins’s pictures tr... |
While we don’t know how Watkins sequenced these pictures, they plainly end with pictures of tall piles of alfalfa and fat, round peaches. The message would have been clear to any of the farmers Haggin and Tevis hoped would move to Kern County: There is enough water here — in the desert — to grow water-intensive crops. |
One of those pictures intended to demonstrate the successful reclamation of desert shows a box of peaches. Titled “Late George Cling Peaches,” it is one of the greatest photographs of the 19th century. As a picture rooted in contemporary life, built on a strict but simultaneously organic grid and defying the laws of pe... |
Indeed it does, including right through to California’s present drought. |
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