Мої розважалки від нема чого робити. Дибр з політінформацією.
Щоб скоротати час у літаку, читала усіляку пресу, яку тільки надибала в літаку та в аеропортах. Бачила деякі цікаві статті.
Тема один: освіта, культура та мистецтво. Офтоп: А ви теж помітили, що американські фільми після декілька років назад страйку письменників помітно подурнішали? Також мені здається, що криза жанру примусила американців наслідувати неспішну манеру європейських фільмів, але у них не дуже виходить, і тепер я не можу дочекатися поки "розкрутиться" той сюжет?
Зниження інтелектуального рівню я пов'язую також з занепадом у штатівській загальній освіті, на яку так рівняються не наші табачники. Цікава стаття на тему, читала як детектив. :-)
28 Feb 2012, International Herald Tribune: Obama counters Santorum over education remarks
Apparently provoked by Rick Santorum, President Barack Obama went out of his way on Monday to clarify his position that every American should pursue some post-secondary education. Meanwhile, Mr. Santorum and Mitt Romney continued to attack each other on the eve of primaries in Michigan and Arizona. President Barack Obama has generally tried to remain above the Republican fray during this campaign season, but on Monday, apparently provoked by Rick Santorum, he went out of his way to make clear his position that every American should pursue some post-secondary education.
The president, speaking on the eve of crucial Republican primaries in Michigan and Arizona, did not mention Mr. Santorum by name. But he clearly seemed to have been drawn out by the former senator’s suggestion that Mr. Obama was a ‘‘snob’’ who wanted to ‘‘indoctrinate’’ young people with liberal values by encouraging them to go to college when many might flourish in vocational programs.
‘‘I have to make a point here,’’ Mr. Obama said during remarks to the nation’s governors at the White House. ‘‘When I speak about higher education, we are not just talking about a four-year degree. We are talking about somebody going to a community college and getting trained for that manufacturing job that now is requiring someone walking through the door handling a million-dollar piece of equipment.’’
Mr. Obama appeared to take issue with Mr. Santorum’s assertion that the Harvard-educated president wanted to ‘‘remake’’ students in his own image. Mr. Obama said that education was increasingly vital, because ‘‘the countries that out-educate us today will out-compete us tomorrow.’’
A series of recent provocative remarks from Mr. Santorum - on contraception, a limited government role in education and euthanasia, among other things - has seemed almost a throwback to the culture wars of the 1980s, when religious conservatives blamed academics and political leaders for undermining traditional values.
In fact, Mr. Obama has not called for everyone to attend a four-year college. In February 2009, he said, ‘‘I ask every American to commit to at least one year or more of higher education or career training.’’ He has since made similar comments.
For better or worse, Mr. Santorum’s remarks drew a sharp media focus as he and Mr. Romney campaigned across Michigan on Monday. Polls have shown Mr. Romney apparently surging, and erasing an earlier lead by Mr. Santorum there. But a loss in Michigan for Mr. Romney would represent a searing setback in his home state and would reinforce the sense that the party’s rank and file is unwilling to come together behind him.
Polls in Arizona, a state more demographically friendly to Mr. Romney, show him with a comfortable lead.
In Michigan on monday, Mr. Santorum hoped to stall Mr. Romney’s progress by raising another social issue. He told business leaders in a Detroit suburb that Mr. Romney was ‘‘uniquely unqualified’’ to be the party’s nominee in part because of the health care system he had developed as governor of Massachusetts.
‘‘It’s about government control of your life, forcing you to buy things then forcing their values on you and your religion, which, by the way, Governor Romney did in Catholic hospitals in Massachusetts by forcing them to distribute the morning-after pill,’’ he said.
The political parties have been wrangling over the Obama administration decision to require religiously affiliated employers, like Roman Catholic hospitals, to pay for health care coverage including contraception. It was later modified to put the onus on insurance companies, not employers.
Democrats now see the issue as a net plus because many women oppose curbs on easy access to contraception. Republicans, including Mr. Romney, Mr. Santorum and Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker, have cast the rule as a brazen affront to religious liberty.
Mr. Santorum has also vigorously criticized John F. Kennedy’s 1960 speech calling for the rigid separation of religion and politics.
‘‘What kind of country do we live in that says only people of nonfaith can come into the public square and make their case?’’ Mr. Santorum said Sunday on ABC News. ‘‘That makes me throw up.’’ But speaking on Monday in the Michigan city of Rockford, Mr. Ro mney suggested that Mr. Santorum had gone too far and should move the Republican debate from social issues back to ground where Mr. Obama might be more vulnerable.
‘‘It’s time for him to really focus on the economy,’’ Mr. Romney said of Mr. Santorum. While campaigning in conservative western Michigan, Mr. Romney made no reference to abortion or religious liberty, which were themes both men campaigned on last week.
‘‘Senator Santorum’s a nice guy, but he’s never had a job in the private sector,’’ Mr. Romney said. ‘‘He’s worked as a lobbyist, he’s worked as an elected official, and that’s fine, but if the issue of the day is the economy, I think to create jobs it helps to have a guy as president who’s had a job, and I have.’’
Mr. Santorum did in fact address the economy on Monday more than he usually does, though his listeners seemed to come to life only when he turned to social issues. The coming weeks will bring a far closer focus on each candidates’ delegate totals as they try to accumulate the 1,144 needed for nomination at the Re publican convention in Tampa, Florida, in late August.
Fifty-nine delegates are at stake in Arizona and Michigan on Tuesday. That is the largest one-day haul since voting began in Iowa on Jan. 3.
But the big prize comes a week later, on ‘‘Super Tuesday,’’ March 6, when 11 states hold contests, awarding a total of 437 delegates.
The immediate impact of the delegate chase will be a series of cross-country sprints this week by the four remaining candidates as they try to press their regional advantages.
Four years ago, Super Tuesday essentially ended the Republican contest, effectively crowning Senator John McCain as the party’s choice. It is less clear whether it will play that role this year.
A sweep by mr. Romney or Mr. Santorum- Mr. Gingrich and the fourth candidate, Representative Ron Paul of Texas, are given little chance of a big showing- would provide enormous momentum.
But the campaigns and Republican strategists say they expect a more fractured result, with several candidates winning different states.
Mr. Santorum has been focusing on Ohio, which neighbors his native Pennsylvania. Mr. Romney is counting on doing well in Vermont and Massachusetts.
Mr. Gingrich’s best prospects are probably in the South, when his home state of Georgia, as well as Oklahoma, Tennessee and virginia hold primaries. His only victory so far was in South Carolina.
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Тема два: meanwhile, як ми бачимо світ. Там само, дуже людська розважально-повчальна історія про людську натуру.
Посилання не знайшла. Сканую.
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Тема чотири. Про проблему туалетів. Жіночих зокрема. Дивний погляд на нинішній стан та пропорції справедливості. :-)
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Тема п'ять. Находка для шпійона. Нові фотокамери. Ням!
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Тема один: освіта, культура та мистецтво. Офтоп: А ви теж помітили, що американські фільми після декілька років назад страйку письменників помітно подурнішали? Також мені здається, що криза жанру примусила американців наслідувати неспішну манеру європейських фільмів, але у них не дуже виходить, і тепер я не можу дочекатися поки "розкрутиться" той сюжет?
Зниження інтелектуального рівню я пов'язую також з занепадом у штатівській загальній освіті, на яку так рівняються не наші табачники. Цікава стаття на тему, читала як детектив. :-)
28 Feb 2012, International Herald Tribune: Obama counters Santorum over education remarks
Apparently provoked by Rick Santorum, President Barack Obama went out of his way on Monday to clarify his position that every American should pursue some post-secondary education. Meanwhile, Mr. Santorum and Mitt Romney continued to attack each other on the eve of primaries in Michigan and Arizona. President Barack Obama has generally tried to remain above the Republican fray during this campaign season, but on Monday, apparently provoked by Rick Santorum, he went out of his way to make clear his position that every American should pursue some post-secondary education.
The president, speaking on the eve of crucial Republican primaries in Michigan and Arizona, did not mention Mr. Santorum by name. But he clearly seemed to have been drawn out by the former senator’s suggestion that Mr. Obama was a ‘‘snob’’ who wanted to ‘‘indoctrinate’’ young people with liberal values by encouraging them to go to college when many might flourish in vocational programs.
‘‘I have to make a point here,’’ Mr. Obama said during remarks to the nation’s governors at the White House. ‘‘When I speak about higher education, we are not just talking about a four-year degree. We are talking about somebody going to a community college and getting trained for that manufacturing job that now is requiring someone walking through the door handling a million-dollar piece of equipment.’’
Mr. Obama appeared to take issue with Mr. Santorum’s assertion that the Harvard-educated president wanted to ‘‘remake’’ students in his own image. Mr. Obama said that education was increasingly vital, because ‘‘the countries that out-educate us today will out-compete us tomorrow.’’
A series of recent provocative remarks from Mr. Santorum - on contraception, a limited government role in education and euthanasia, among other things - has seemed almost a throwback to the culture wars of the 1980s, when religious conservatives blamed academics and political leaders for undermining traditional values.
In fact, Mr. Obama has not called for everyone to attend a four-year college. In February 2009, he said, ‘‘I ask every American to commit to at least one year or more of higher education or career training.’’ He has since made similar comments.
For better or worse, Mr. Santorum’s remarks drew a sharp media focus as he and Mr. Romney campaigned across Michigan on Monday. Polls have shown Mr. Romney apparently surging, and erasing an earlier lead by Mr. Santorum there. But a loss in Michigan for Mr. Romney would represent a searing setback in his home state and would reinforce the sense that the party’s rank and file is unwilling to come together behind him.
Polls in Arizona, a state more demographically friendly to Mr. Romney, show him with a comfortable lead.
In Michigan on monday, Mr. Santorum hoped to stall Mr. Romney’s progress by raising another social issue. He told business leaders in a Detroit suburb that Mr. Romney was ‘‘uniquely unqualified’’ to be the party’s nominee in part because of the health care system he had developed as governor of Massachusetts.
‘‘It’s about government control of your life, forcing you to buy things then forcing their values on you and your religion, which, by the way, Governor Romney did in Catholic hospitals in Massachusetts by forcing them to distribute the morning-after pill,’’ he said.
The political parties have been wrangling over the Obama administration decision to require religiously affiliated employers, like Roman Catholic hospitals, to pay for health care coverage including contraception. It was later modified to put the onus on insurance companies, not employers.
Democrats now see the issue as a net plus because many women oppose curbs on easy access to contraception. Republicans, including Mr. Romney, Mr. Santorum and Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker, have cast the rule as a brazen affront to religious liberty.
Mr. Santorum has also vigorously criticized John F. Kennedy’s 1960 speech calling for the rigid separation of religion and politics.
‘‘What kind of country do we live in that says only people of nonfaith can come into the public square and make their case?’’ Mr. Santorum said Sunday on ABC News. ‘‘That makes me throw up.’’ But speaking on Monday in the Michigan city of Rockford, Mr. Ro mney suggested that Mr. Santorum had gone too far and should move the Republican debate from social issues back to ground where Mr. Obama might be more vulnerable.
‘‘It’s time for him to really focus on the economy,’’ Mr. Romney said of Mr. Santorum. While campaigning in conservative western Michigan, Mr. Romney made no reference to abortion or religious liberty, which were themes both men campaigned on last week.
‘‘Senator Santorum’s a nice guy, but he’s never had a job in the private sector,’’ Mr. Romney said. ‘‘He’s worked as a lobbyist, he’s worked as an elected official, and that’s fine, but if the issue of the day is the economy, I think to create jobs it helps to have a guy as president who’s had a job, and I have.’’
Mr. Santorum did in fact address the economy on Monday more than he usually does, though his listeners seemed to come to life only when he turned to social issues. The coming weeks will bring a far closer focus on each candidates’ delegate totals as they try to accumulate the 1,144 needed for nomination at the Re publican convention in Tampa, Florida, in late August.
Fifty-nine delegates are at stake in Arizona and Michigan on Tuesday. That is the largest one-day haul since voting began in Iowa on Jan. 3.
But the big prize comes a week later, on ‘‘Super Tuesday,’’ March 6, when 11 states hold contests, awarding a total of 437 delegates.
The immediate impact of the delegate chase will be a series of cross-country sprints this week by the four remaining candidates as they try to press their regional advantages.
Four years ago, Super Tuesday essentially ended the Republican contest, effectively crowning Senator John McCain as the party’s choice. It is less clear whether it will play that role this year.
A sweep by mr. Romney or Mr. Santorum- Mr. Gingrich and the fourth candidate, Representative Ron Paul of Texas, are given little chance of a big showing- would provide enormous momentum.
But the campaigns and Republican strategists say they expect a more fractured result, with several candidates winning different states.
Mr. Santorum has been focusing on Ohio, which neighbors his native Pennsylvania. Mr. Romney is counting on doing well in Vermont and Massachusetts.
Mr. Gingrich’s best prospects are probably in the South, when his home state of Georgia, as well as Oklahoma, Tennessee and virginia hold primaries. His only victory so far was in South Carolina.
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Тема два: meanwhile, як ми бачимо світ. Там само, дуже людська розважально-повчальна історія про людську натуру.
Посилання не знайшла. Сканую.
*****
Тема три. Розвиток подій отруєння КДБ Литвиненко The Economist: The Litvinenko affair Murder most opaque
*****
Тема чотири. Про проблему туалетів. Жіночих зокрема. Дивний погляд на нинішній стан та пропорції справедливості. :-)
The Economist: Toilet parity Occupied
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Тема п'ять. Находка для шпійона. Нові фотокамери. Ням!
USA Today: Nokia takes camera phone to new heights