Deputy Secretary Neal S. Wolin: Remarks at the New England Council in Boston, Massachusetts
Fourth, the reforms put an end to the problem of "Too Big to Fail." They give the federal government the authority to shut down and break apart large non-bank financial firms whose failure threatens the broader system. No firm can be insulated from the consequences of its actions. No firm can be protected from failure. No firm will benefit from the perception that taxpayers will be there to break their fall. The new law makes absolutely clear that taxpayers will never be asked bear the costs of a financial firm's failure.
Froma Harrop: Ethics Trials May Help, Not Hurt, Democrats (creators.com)
That the Democrats under the microscope - New York Rep. Charles B. Rangel and California Rep. Maxine Waters - are both black only underscores the seriousness with which the Democratic leadership supports a new set of standards for conduct. African-Americans comprise an important Democratic voting bloc. Asked whether these investigations will hurt Democrats' prospects in the midterms, Pelosi properly responded, "The chips will have to fall where they may politically."
Lenore Skenazy: Don't Put a Feeding Tube in My Mom (creators.com)
If I ever lose my mind and pretty much am wasting away with dementia (as is my mom, who would stand up and cheer this column if she could stand up anymore, or read - or cheer), do me a favor: Don't stick a feeding tube in me.
Jim Hightower: OH JOY, CHRISTMAS IN THE SUMMER!
The summer doldrums are upon us, bringing searing heat and energy-sapping humidity. So, naturally, people all across our sweltering nation are thinking of only one thing: Christmas.
"Another Science Fiction: Advertising the Space Race 1957-1962," by Megan Prelinger: A review by Benjamin Moser
In 1961, in a speech unimaginable for a Republican (or most Democrats) today, the departing president, Dwight Eisenhower, the preeminent military man of his generation, denounced the "military-industrial complex." The term was so striking that it became a cliche, but the solutions he offered were altogether ignored. Maybe his timing was off; Eisenhower's speech came just as the military-industrial complex had hit on its greatest public-relations tool: the space program.?
Another view on 'The Karate Kid' (guardian.co.uk)
Kung fu teacher Tim Prescott finds that this remake starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith feels less Hollywood-ised than the original, writes Laura Barnett.
Chuck Barney: 'Nikita' delivers a new TV action hero (Contra Costa Times)
Surely it is written somewhere in the vast television bylaws that prime time needs to be routinely restocked with stunningly beautiful, lethal women. Buffy, Xena, Sydney Bristow - they're all gone now, but the remarkable kick-butt-itude they fostered must live on.
I'll be back August 17th with a two week long Emmy Contest with a prize! Yes! A nice one, too! Details will be posted beforehand to whet yer interest, so stay tuned! Until then, thanks to all... Yer the Best!
Until the early 18th century, the trombone was called the sackbut in England, although other countries used the same name throughout the instrument's history, viz. Italian trombone and German Posaune.
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Alan J was first, and correct, with:
The Trombone
Marian the recently retired teacher replied:
trombone
Sally said:
Until the early 18th century, the trombone was called the sackbut.
Or Sackbutt - whatever...
PS: Off the Coney Island to do the Boardwalk and minor League BB Game in the evening with the gks and pesky parents. Planning on a lot of giggling, and maybe some sand play, but it will be later in the day, and the beach will be blanket-to-blanket in the heat... (You don't want to actually swim in that water anymore...) On the flip side, Nathan's Hot Dawg's for supper, yum, yum!!
PPS: FYI, Coney Island is in Brooklyn, (suburb on NYC) on a peninsula that extends into the Atlantic Ocean.
Charlie responded:
A funny name for a trombone.
MAM wrote:
A medieval form of the trombone.
Sacbut
And, Joe S answered:
It's a trombone. Know what they called it in France? Le sacbut. (I just made that up.)
@ Sally. My dad was a bit of a hell raiser in his youth. I was 6 years old before I found out his real name wasn't Fightin'. That's what everyone called him how was I to know.
As far as yesterday's question goes, I don't believe it. It has to be Wile E. Sometimes he was killed of 10 or 11 times in the same cartoon. Just because something's on the Internet doesn't make it true you know. Well, the stuff I think is true, is true. But not everything.
Thanks, Jeff!
According to snopes it's been floating around
since 2003, so you're correct on both counts - it is a hoax, and it is old.
I've added an addendum to Friday's archived page.
Thanks for pointing this out - accuracy counts!
CBS starts the night with '60 Minutes', followed by a FRESH'Big Brother', then a RERUN'Undercover Boss', followed by a RERUN'CSI: The 2nd One'.
NBC opens the night with 'Dateline', followed by a RERUN'Law & Order: Criminal Intent', then another RERUN'Law & Order: Criminal Intent', followed by yet another RERUN'Law & Order: Criiminal Intent'.
ABC begins the night with a RERUN'America's So-Called Funniest Home Videos', followed by a RERUN"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition', then a FRESH'Scoundrels', followed by a FRESH'The Gates'.
The CW fills the night with the movie 'Jeepers Creepers'.
Faux has a RERUN'American Dad', followed by a RERUN'Simpsons', then another RERUN'Simpsons', followed by a RERUN'Cleveland Show', then a RERUN'Family Guy', followed by another RERUN'Family Guy'.
MY recycles an old 'That 70s Show', followed by another old 'That 70s Show', then an old 'House', followed by another old 'House'.
A&E has 'Criminal Minds', another 'Criminal Minds', still another 'Criminal Minds', followed by a FRESH'The Glades'.
AMC offers the movie 'The Pledge', followed by a FRESH'Rubicon', then a FRESH'Mad Men'.
BBC -
[12:00 PM] Top Gear - Episode 1
[1:00 PM] Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ep 24 The Mind's Eye
[2:00 PM] Star Trek: The Next Generation - Ep 25 In Theory
[3:00 PM] Being Human - Episode 1
[4:00 PM] Being Human - Episode 2
[5:00 PM] Being Human - Episode 3
[6:00 PM] Jungle: Waterworld
[7:00 PM] Secret Wilderness: Japan
[8:00 PM] Bridget Jones's Diary
[10:00 PM] Baby Beauty Queens
[11:00 PM] Bridget Jones's Diary
[1:00 AM] Baby Beauty Queens
[2:00 AM] Gordon Ramsay's Great Escape - Episode 1
[3:00 AM] The Choir - Boys Don't Sing Ep 1
[4:00 AM] Baby Beauty Queens
[5:00 AM] BBC World News
[6:00 AM] BBC World News (ALL TIMES EST)
Comedy Central has the movie 'Wedding Crashers', 'Tosh.0', another 'Tosh.0', still another 'Tosh.0', yet another 'Tosh.0', followed by the FRESH, but pre-taped and heavily edited, 'The Comedy Central Roast Of David Hasseloff'.
FX has the movie 'Ghost Rider', followed by the movie 'X2: X-Men United'.
History has 'Pawn Stars', another 'Pawn Stars', 'Ice Road Truckers', followed by a FRESH'Ice Road Truckers', then a FRESH'Top Shot'.
IFC -
[6:00 AM] A Decade Under the Influence
[7:00 AM] Dallas 362
[8:45 AM] Food Party
[9:00 AM] Iron Monkey
[10:30 AM] The Protector
[12:00 PM] Ideal
[12:30 PM] Ideal
[1:00 PM] Ideal
[1:30 PM] Ideal
[2:00 PM] Food Party
[2:15 PM] Iron Monkey
[3:45 PM] Dallas 362
[5:25 PM] The Last Word
[7:00 PM] The Wicker Man
[8:30 PM] Slayground
[10:00 PM] Freaks and Geeks
[10:45 PM] Food Party
[11:00 PM] The Whitest Kids U'Know
[11:30 PM] The Whitest Kids U'Know
[12:00 AM] The Last Word
[1:35 AM] The Wicker Man
[3:05 AM] Slayground
[4:35 AM] The Protector (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[6:00 AM] Caraca!
[6:20 AM] Minot, North Dakota
[6:45 AM] The American Astronaut
[8:25 AM] Arranged
[10:00 AM] THE LAZY ENVIRONMENTALIST - Lazy Boyfriend/Lazy Baker (Season 2, Episode 8)
[10:30 AM] Waterlife
[12:20 PM] Engine 371
[12:30 PM] ICONOCLASTS - Stella McCartney + Ed Ruscha (Episode 4, Season 4)
[1:30 PM] MAN SHOPS GLOBE - Italy (Episode 6, Season 2)
[2:00 PM] The American Astronaut
[3:35 PM] The Balanda And The Bark Canoes
[4:30 PM] Arranged
[6:05 PM] I Really Hate My Job
[7:35 PM] Army Of Shadows
[10:00 PM] Ricky
[11:30 PM] Intacto
[1:20 AM] Army Of Shadows
[3:45 AM] Ricky
[5:15 AM] I Really Hate My Job (ALL TIMES EST)
SyFy has the movie 'King Arthur', followed by the movie Eragon'.
U.S. actress Melanie Griffith (L) and her husband, Spanish actor Antonio Banderas, arrive with their daughter Estella del Carmen (2nd R) and Melanie'sdaughter Dakota Johnson (R) for the Starlite Charity Gala at the Hotel Villa Padierna in the southern Spanish town of Benahavis, near Marbella August 7, 2010.
Photo by Javier Barbancho
British star Emma Thompson has been enshrined in concrete outside the historic Pig 'n Whistle pub on Hollywood Boulevard.
The 51-year-old actress was presented with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on Friday, two weeks ahead of the Aug. 20 release of her latest film, "Nanny McPhee Returns."
"Nanny" castmate Maggie Gyllenhaal and "House" star Hugh Laurie, whom Thompson dated when they attended England's University of Cambridge, were on hand for the midday ceremony.
Thompson won an Academy Award for her leading role as Margaret Schlegel in 1992's "Howard's End." She won a second Oscar in 1996 for best adapted screenplay for "Sense and Sensibility," for which she also received a best actress nomination.
Cast member Steve Buscemi participates in the panel for the drama series "Boardwalk Empire" during the HBO summer Television Critics Associationpress tour in Beverly Hills, California August 7, 2010.
Photo by Phil McCarten
Though she'll forever be a seven-year-old little girl, "Dora the Explorer" celebrates her 10-year anniversary on Monday.
To mark the occasion, the animated, bilingual television character will appear Monday alongside her creators and executives at Nickelodeon cable TV network to ring The Closing Bell at the New York Stock Exchange.
The network itself plans to air an hour-long primetime TV movie, "Dora's Big Birthday Adventure," on Sunday night. A 10th Anniversary, 12-minute documentary will immediately follow with celebrities including actresses Salma Hayek Pinault and Rosie Perez, singer Shakira and CNN anchor Anderson Cooper among others, paying tribute to the little world traveler.
When "Dora the Explorer" first aired on August 14, 2000, Dora was the first animated Latina character on TV in a leading role. Today, she is seen by over 100 million kids around the world. The show airs in over 150 countries, and it is translated in over 30 languages. Since 2002, her character has accounted for more than $11 billion in consumer product sales.
A reality TV fan convention is launching in Los Angeles next April.
The Reality Rocks Expo is conceived as a sort of Comic-Con for "unscripted" television. It's being launched by e5 Global Media, the owners of The Hollywood Reporter.
It will include show floor, live demonstrations, stage performances, celebrity panels and an online Reality TV Awards voted on by fans and hosted at the event.
Some major names in the reality TV landscape are on the event's advisory committee: Mark Burnett Productions; Shed Media; LMNO Productions; CMT; Oxygen Media; Casting Duo, Inc.; Sundance Channel; RDF USA and A. Smith & Co. Productions.
Doctors want to keep Zsa Zsa Gabor hospitalized a few more days as the 93-year-old actress continues to recover from a broken hip.
Gabor's husband, Prince Frederic von Anhalt, said Saturday that Gabor suffered a "setback" that will keep her in doctors' care until at least Monday. She had been scheduled to go home Saturday afternoon. Von Anhalt declined to discuss details of Gabor's condition.
Gabor broke her hip July 17 as she was lifting herself from bed into a wheel chair that tipped over. The Hungarian-born actress' condition began to deteriorate after hip-replacement surgery days later.
Don't hold your breath waiting for Beatles songs to go on sale at iTunes or other online retailers, Yoko Ono said on Thursday.
The Fab Four have long resisted the allure of digital downloads, instead selling millions of old-fashioned compact discs last year after remastering the catalog.
Apple Corps, the group's holding company has been unable to agree on terms with EMI Group, which licenses the Beatles' recordings. And then there's the unrelated Apple Inc, owner of iTunes, the world's largest music retailer.
Apple and Apple have had a difficult history over rights to the name. But that trademark dispute was settled in 2007, and speculation has regularly popped up ever since that the two companies would strike an iTunes deal.
US actor John C. Reilly, poses during a photocall prior to the presentation of the movie 'Cyrus', by US director Jay Duplass at the 63nd Locarno InternationalFilm Festival, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010, in Locarno, Switzerland.
Photo by Jean-Christophe Bott
Hip-hop superstar Wyclef Jean has flown out of his native Haiti as clouds gathered over his outsider presidential bid announced barely 24 hours earlier.
"I am leaving because of family obligations, but I will return in several weeks to enter the electoral campaign," the New York-based singer, speaking in Creole, told reporters at Port-au-Prince airport.
The Grammy-winning former Fugees frontman has little experience in politics but casts his insurgent bid in the November 28 election as a chance to save a country brought to its knees by poverty, mismanagement and last January's devastating earthquake.
While about 500 young people gave him an enthusiastic welcome on Thursday many influential figures in the Caribbean nation, which is infamous for turbulent politics, are less awe-struck.
A reveler take part in the annual Pride Parade parade in Brighton as thousands of people line the streets to watch a colorful procession celebrating thethe gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010 in Brighton, Engalnd.
Photo by Jennifer Cockerell
A massive ice island four times the size of Manhattan has broken off an iceberg in north-western Greenland, a researcher at a US university said.
Andreas Muenchow at the University of Delaware said in a statement Friday that the last time the Arctic lost such a large chunk of ice was in 1962.
Muenchow's research focuses on the Nares Strait, a region between far north-eastern Canada and northwestern Greenland, about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) south of the North Pole.
Satellite images of the area show that the Petermann Glacier lost about one-quarter of its 70 kilometer (43-mile) long floating ice-shelf.
St. Basil's Cathedral, left, and the Kremlin, right, are seen as tourists walk through thick smog on the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Aug. 6,2010. The city of Moscow was shrouded Friday by a dense smog that grounded flights at international airports and seeped into homes and offices, as wildfires that have killed 50 people nationwide continued to burn.
Photo by Mikhail Metzel
Global climate talks appeared to have slipped backward after five days of negotiations in Bonn, with rich and poor countries exchanging charges of reneging on agreements they made last year to contain greenhouse gases.
Delegates complained that reversals in the talks put negotiations back by a year, even before minimal gains were scored at the Copenhagen summit last December.
"It's a little bit like a broken record," said European Union negotiator Artur Runge-Metzger. "It's like a flashback," agreed Raman Mehta, of the Action Aid environment group. "The discourse is the same level" as before Copenhagen.
The sharp divide between rich and poor nations over how best to fight climate change - a clash that crippled the Copenhagen summit - remains, and bodes ill for any deal at the next climate convention in Cancun, Mexico, which begins in November.
The two finalists in Finland's annual World Sauna Championships were rushed to hospital before the competition ended Saturday evening and the Russian contestant died, organisers said.
The "Russian competitor has died in (the) Sauna World Championships," the head of the competition Ossi Arvela said in a statement.
He told AFP that the two finalists were Russian Vladimir Ladyzhensky and Timo Kaukonen of Finland.
Kaukonen won last year's championships and Ladyzhensky had also figured among the favorites ahead of Saturday's meet, in which participants were asked to withstand a sweltering 110 degrees Celsius (230 degrees Fahrenheit) for as long as possible.
According to Finnish news agency STT, the contest was cut short after about six minutes, and when the doors were opened, both finalists collapsed.
A Pygmy Marmoset (Callithrix pygmaea) rests in its artificial shelter at a primates rescue and rehabilitation center near Santiago August 3, 2010. ThePygmy Marmoset, known as the world's smallest monkeys and under danger of extinction, was confiscated after being found inside the clothes of a Peruvian citizen during a highway police check at the northern city of Antofagasta some 1367 km (849 miles) of Santiago. Picture taken August 3, 2010.
Photo by Ivan Alvarado
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