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Swanni's HDTV Presidential Forecast!
Washington, D.C. (February 6, 2008) -- In 1960, Democratic Sen. John F. Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard Nixon in part because the latter failed to shave in the first presidential debate. Nixon's 5 o'clock shadow made him look unfriendly, if not downright sinister.
Can you imagine if the debate had aired in crystal-clear High-Definition TV? In fact, one could argue that Nixon would have never even been nominated for high office if the voters had first seen him in high-def.
Well, this year's debates are being broadcast in high-def by CNN -- and how the candidates look could be having an impact on the race.
High-Definition TV's picture is so precise that the facial imperfections and aging signs of TV personalities -- and presidential hopefuls -- are now visible to the naked eye.
Nade nips in to take points after Pittodrie side Duff up
And it's 3 points for a win, not 2 and 1 point for a drawn match, just so you know in future. Some brass neck talking about Hearts fans, have you forgotten the St Johnstone match last season? Dark Ages, where you belong apparently. I won't waste my time reading the drivel you spout as a response! .
Gphone vs. iPhone: The security debate begins
Gphone vs. iPhone: The security debate begins
It wasn't long after Google announced its long-anticipated mobile plans this week that a debate emerged about the prospective security of the project's Linux-based platform. Can the open-source model for the platform, now known as Android, produce secure code? Will phones based on Android, dubbed "Gphones" by many, be more or less secure than Apple's iPhone, which has been developed using proprietary software? What will Android's developers be able to do to stop authors of malicious code from capitalizing on its openness?
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Honey, I shrunk the desktop
Every geek needs a large power-hungry supercomputer, right? Wrong. French company Linutop offers a tiny machine - the Linutop - no bigger than a mid-sized paperback novel.
Get ready for more mystery in new season of 'Lost'
The next step in the rescue plan was for the group to make a trek to the radio tower and shut off a tape-loop rescue plea that also was interfering with any other transmissions. Ben (Michael Emerson), the less-than-trustworthy overlord of the Others, implored Jack (Matthew Fox), the survivors' reluctant leader, not to place the call to the freighter people. Jack sneered at Ben's words. The call was made, and the new episode began, much as last season's finale did, with Jack somewhere in the future — drinking. With this recently added flash-forward storytelling feature, Jack was seen in his Los Angeles kitchen mixing a morning cocktail when his eye fell on TV coverage of police in hot pursuit of a speeding motorist. In a scene back on the island (and back in time), the portly Hurley (Jorge Garcia) runs into Locke (Terry O'Quinn), who long ago had "gone native" and has no desire to ever leave the island.
WEATHER UPDATE: 9:45 a.m. - Moderate rip current risk on north and ...
9:45 a.m., Feb. 10 Moderate to strong trades will boost wind waves and swells along east facing exposures today, according to the National Weather Service. A combination of north swells and trade wind generated waves and swells in the next few days will maintain a moderate rip current risk on north and east facing exposures. That means wave conditions support stronger or more frequent rip currents. NWS advises the public to always have a flotation device when in the water. .
Rialto perchlorate case parties agree to delay
A messy battle over efforts to clean up Rialto's drinking water continued Tuesday as suspected polluters and government agencies agreed to push past a court-imposed deadline. A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge was scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday regarding whether state cleanup hearings held by the State Water Resources Control Board can go forward. But state officials working for the Riverside-based Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board and three suspected polluters wanted 60 more days to continue negotiating a settlement to the contamination dispute instead of going through hearings before the state board. "The parties want some additional time to continue the talks," said Kurt Berchtold, assistant executive officer of the regional board. In case those two-month-old talks unravel, the parties are also trying to agree on a schedule to resolve the court dispute over whether the state hearings can even take place.
Osi rips Pats tackle Matt Light
Still, the Giants media people should work with the players on this. The proper approach is to WILDLY overpraise the Pats. "Matt Light? He's the best I've ever played against. I'm not worthy to stand on the same line of scrimmage as The Great Matt Light and the Undefeated Patriots." We should definitely not stop reminding them of just how much pressure is on them. Notice how there's not a single Masshole on this board? They're guarding their karma like Dave Diehl guards quarterbacks. .
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