Simply Appalling

A jaundiced eye on the news

Friday, August 12, 2016

Quote of the Day: On the conservative commentariat

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The original neo-conservatives knew how wrong they had been in their youth, and re-learned their politics after forty. Unlike their forbear...
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Thursday, August 04, 2016

Update on Moshe Katsav

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In my last post some 5 years ago I expressed skepticism that Moshe Katsav, former Israeli president and convicted rapist, would serve any ti...
Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Criminal of the Day: Moshe Katsav

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An Israeli court sentenced Moshe Katsav, the country’s former president, to seven years in prison for rape on Tuesday. The sentencing is the...
Thursday, March 17, 2011

Technological Advance of the Day: Laser Electrolysis in Space

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A new laser device created at the University of Central Florida could make high-speed computing faster and more reliable, opening the door t...
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Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Quote of the Day: On the effect of inflation

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Inflation is a redistributive mechanism in favour of the few that can protect living standards, against the large majority who cannot. —Tim...
Sunday, November 07, 2010

"Firsts" of the Day for the FDA

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The Food and Drug Administration said ... that it would rescind the approval of a patch for injured knees that it granted in error in 2008 a...
Monday, September 27, 2010

"First" of the Day: New hell in the City of Angels

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The temperature in Downtown Los Angeles today reached 113 degrees at 12:15 p.m. - that was the highest temperature ever recorded in Downtown...
Friday, September 24, 2010

"First" of the Day: new campaign spending record

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Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate for California governor, has surpassed New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg for the highest personal contr...
Friday, September 17, 2010

Quote of the Day: Guess who said it

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Tonight the ruling class knows. They have... they've seen it now. There's a people's revolution! Select from below: Karl Marx...
Monday, August 30, 2010

"First" of the Day: Pot tried for pain relief in outpatients

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The study used three different potencies of cannabis - containing 2.5%, 6% and 9.4% of the active ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol - as well ...
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