| McCain's Immigration Fibs
Fox debate: Romney won decisively over McCain in Luntz's undecided 'focus group.' ... Update: Though some of those Luntz focus-groupers seem a bit familiar, in a Greg Packeresque kind of way. [Thanks to emailer W.B.]... 6:41 P.M. ___________________________ Straight Talk on Illegal Immigrants and Social Security: Mitt Romney's failure to hang "comprehensive immigration reform" around John McCain's neck in last night's debate may have been the defining failure of Romney's candidacy. We'll see if he does better in the Fox debate that just started. [Update: He did, but maybe not better enough.] It's been my impression that McCain has been locked by the realities of the issue into a tactic of gruff testy dissembling--e.g., saying that illegals he'd legalize would "not be in any way rewarded for illegal behavior" (of course they would--how many people around the world would like to pay a fine and come and live here legally?) or that they'd have to go to the "back of the line behind everybody else" (nope-they get to short-circuit the most important line, the line to get into the "citizenship" line).
Broadcom Accelerates Next Generation 'Green' Data Centers with ...
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced a new 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) switch that provides 240 Gigabits of multi-layer switching capacity on a single chip. The new Broadcom(R) chip uses 65 nanometer (nm) process technology to achieve the industry's lowest power consumption, ultimately enabling 'green' data centers. Data centers host all Web content and critical business assets and, as such, 10GbE connectivity is crucial in meeting capacity requirements. Broadcom's new 10GbE switch provides data centers with greater density at a lower power. This enables cooler operations that better support a fluctuating volume of users due to the rich multimedia content associated with Web 2.0, online video-on-demand, social networking and interactive gaming.
Government slammed in pro-MILF ‘peace rally’ in Cotabato City
Some 4,000 people took part in the seven-hour rally at the city plaza, held under tight security with policemen and members of volunteer organizations such as the Karancho, a local group of motorcycle enthusiasts, keeping watch. One of the speakers even branded as tulisan (bandits) the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and the Army's anti-crime Task Force Tugis for allegedly stealing the money and other valuables of Egyptian missionary Mohammed Al-Sayyid Ahmed Musa, who was arrested at Campo Muslim here last December for possession of an improvised explosive device and bomb-making paraphernalia. Another fiery speaker, William Dangali, a Muslim convert, branded the Senate and the House of Representatives as "havens of liars," as he assailed the government for allegedly reneging on previous agreements with the MILF on the setting up of a Muslim homeland without any constitutional restraints.
The sporting world's weirdest injuries
A similar thing happened Down Under to former NRL prop Ben Czislowski, who needed stitches above his left eye after clashing heads with a rival in April 2007. Czislowski later suffered an eye infection but continued to play through the pain until almost four months later when a doctor examining him found an opponent's tooth buried in his head. Chris Vermeulen MotoGP rider Chris Vermeulen made the motorcycling world sit up and take notice at the Chinese Grand Prix last year when he continued riding after his boot got caught under his bike and half his toe was chopped off. The plucky - or mad - Australian said: "I don't need any stitches or surgery because the end of my toe was burnt when it was grinding on the road in the crash and that sealed the wound." Wayne 'Buck' Shelford (Men might want to skip to the next item) The 1980s All Blacks legend is credited with helping the Kiwis improve their performance of the haka, but in many circles he is better-known for an injury that almost lost him the ability to father children.
LM wins new C-130J deal with Norway
MOSCOW, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- It would be odd for Russia to be seriously worried about a higher level of military threat after NATO admitted Poland, Bulgaria, Romania and the three Baltic countries of Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia as member nations. But not everyone can afford to follow this logic -- military experts, diplomats and lawyers have to be guided by military balance figures and contractual provisions until they receive other signals or documents from political leaders. Defense Focus: Year in review -- Part 2
Published: Jan. 7, 2008 at 11:01 AM
By MARTIN SIEFF
UPI Senior News Analyst WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- The year 2007 was a year when several major powers served notice that U.S. weapons superiority in every field and class wasn't going to remain an uncontested monopoly.
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