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DoD Eats Away
Reuters – President George W. Bush said on Saturday his upcoming budget proposal would emphasize restraint on domestic spending while making defense and war costs for Iraq and Afghanistan the top priority. “Cutting the deficit during a time of war … Continue reading
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Prizes vs Grants
Leonhardt of the NYT considers both in relation to Netflix: With four and a half years to go in the contest, the Hungarians’ model is already 6.75 percent better than Cinematch. And Netflix hasn’t had to pay for their time. … Continue reading
On Davos Absurdity
Love Gideon Rachman’s take: On a “Davos night“: A young global leader announced that we now had to listen to a discussion on climate change between Shimon Peres and Claudia Schiffer. (I’m not making this up.) I headed for the … Continue reading
NFL Goes After Big Screens
SI– Initially, the league objected to the church’s plan to charge a fee to attend and that the church used the license-protected words “Super Bowl” in its promotions. Pastor John D. Newland said he told the NFL his church would … Continue reading