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America's plan to attack Iraq split Europe
The authors find that smaller Eastern European states (many of them former Soviet communist states) tended to be influenced by power relations because it is American power that enhances their security and strengthens their autonomy by holding in check the power of the bigger, mostly Western European states. The authors state, "they are much more vulnerable to influences from other, larger countries, as they are too weak without a strong partner. Whereas the powerful states can self-confidently confront the U.S. because their risk in doing so is simply relatively low, in small states the fear not to anger the superpower should prevail." In Western Europe, the ideological orientations of governments, which are expressed in its party affiliations, were the decisive factor in determining whether a state supported the U.S., but not in Eastern Europe. The authors also find through the use of surveys and by analyzing the extent of public protests, that the states' public opinions were not influential enough to determine key political foreign policy positions regarding the Bush administration's decision to invade Iraq......... Posted by: Tom Permalink Source U.S. And Middle East To Unite On Breast Cancer Fight
Laura told that the State Department has formed partnerships with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to bring the latest information about the disease to these countries. Other countries like Morocco and Jordan might be joining the group soon, as discussion progress with these countries. "The progress we've made in the United States is exciting, but too a number of women around the world are still too embarrassed or too uninformed to seek the therapy they need in time to save their lives," Mrs. Bush said at a conference sponsored by the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, a partner in the effort......... Posted by: Sean Permalink Kylie Minogue Returns To Stage After Breast Cancer Fight
This was a surprise appearance for Kylie and she sang the chorus of Dannii's song "Jump To The Beat". Daily Mirror showed pictures of the two sisters hugging each other on the stage, with Minogue looking as radiant and sparkling as ever despite her fight against breast cancer. Kylie Minogue was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2005 while she was preparing for the Australian leg of her Showgirl Tour. With the diagnosis of breast cancer Minogue postponed her Australian and Asian tours and had undergone breast cancer surgery in Melbourne and had received further therapy in Europe......... Posted by: Gina Permalink Does Suicide Bombing Pay?
Contrary to what most academic research has shown, says Brym, "revenge and retaliation seem to be the principal animus driving this suicide bombing campaign. We see this when we examine when attacks occur, what people say about why they're taking place and when we look at the actual costs and benefits gained". Brym and his research team created a database of collective violence events that occurred during the second intifada, the term generally used to describe the Palestinian uprising against Israel that began in the fall of 2000. The team collected data on 138 attacks from existing databases, Hebrew and Arabic newspapers and the New York Times. They then mined the database for 128 variables, examining individual motives, organizational rationales and events that led up to each attack. "We are drilling down to a level that hasn't been examined in this conflict," says Brym. "It's time-consuming, but getting into individual cases is the only way you can make sound generalizations." He and coauthor Bader Araj, a PhD student at U of T, published their findings in the June 2006 issue of Social Forces......... Posted by: Tom Permalink Source Apple's Itunes DRM Is Illegal
Important victory. The decision is in accordance with what the Consumer Council alleged in its complaint. "We are very satisfied with the decision. There is a general tendency for consumers to meet grossly unreasonable agreements when they download files with cultural content. It is therefore positive that the Ombudsman gets a grip on this so that consumer interests are also protected when such material is downloaded," senior advisor Torgeir Waterhouse says......... Posted by: Gina Permalink Source Rip Me Off No More
Most likely you are painfully aware of how bizarre and seemingly inscrutable the pricing schemes are for airline travel. One day you might get a fare from SF to Boston for $400, the next it's $335, and the day after that it's $500. Why? Well, airlines have shitloads of data about historical pricing; they understand the supply and demand curves for every market, and they know when they need to sell more seats, boost margins, or compete to win business. They take advantage of all that data to push a price at you that suits them, and they're very, very good at leveraging algorithms to drive maximum revenue. It's frustrating as hell to use an online service like Expedia to try to beat the airlines at their own game - it simply isn't the right interface. Not to mention, Expedia's real customers are the travel companies - not you. I got a chance to talk to Farecast founder Hugh Crean earlier last week, right before I penned this missive on not being able to do reviews. And in fact, this is not a review of Farecast, as much as I wish I had time for that. However, Hugh did spend a few minutes showing me around the site, and I found what it does really interesting, though for different reasons that perhaps others might......... Posted by: Gina Permalink Source Haunted Dimensions
A PDF version is available......... Posted by: Gina Permalink Source Devil or Angel
Empirical observation banishes from these increasingly imposing tomes any creatures that have not been observed in their environment. So the unicorn and the dragon, the griffon and the sea serpent, and all their relations take refuge in the annals of folklore, until the fantastic and its adjudant, surrealism, release them once more into literary discourse from the prisons where rational inquiry had consigned them......... Posted by: William Permalink Source Ant world cup
It says the match ended in a draw, which I feel is totally unacceptable. It doesn't say what the score was, either. Shoddy journalism......... Posted by: Jim Permalink Source Streams Crossed At Shooting War Party
We collectively want to send shout-outs in no particular order to some of the bright and beautiful stars that made last night such a fantastic joint:........ Posted by: Gina Permalink Source |
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