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Saturday, January 28, 2006
Sami people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sami people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The abbreviation Lap(p) has been used to abbreviate peoples in Northern Scandinavia who call themselves Sápmelaš 'someone of Sami kin' or Sabme 'Sami' or Sámit 'the Samis'. However, in some Sami languages, the term Sami may refer only to speakers of these languages, e.g. Skolt Sami speakers say they speak sää´mǩiõll 'Sami language', but this term refers exclusively to Skolt Sami."
I was watching this movie called "cuckoo" it has a lapp woman in it and I didnt know who they were. The movie is pretty good with a finnish and a russian stuck with this lady in the middle of nowhere towards the end of WWII. none of them knows the other persons language.
I was watching this movie called "cuckoo" it has a lapp woman in it and I didnt know who they were. The movie is pretty good with a finnish and a russian stuck with this lady in the middle of nowhere towards the end of WWII. none of them knows the other persons language.
Why Not Build a Bomb? - New York Times
Why Not Build a Bomb? - New York Times: "The problem with the N.P.T. is that it legitimates the wrong thing - not just the peaceful use of nuclear energy but the 'inalienable right' to produce your own nuclear fuel. The solution, then, is to eliminate, or at least circumscribe, that right. And this is what Washington has spurned. Last year, Kofi Annan's 'high-level panel' on U.N. reform endorsed the Proliferation Security Initiative and suggested that more nations join. It also proposed that the International Atomic Energy Agency would act as 'guarantor for the supply of fissile material to civilian nuclear users.' Nations would no longer be able to argue, as Iran now does, that they need to produce their own enriched fuel in order to ensure a steady supply for peaceful purposes. The proposal wouldn't have stopped the rogue states, but it would have delegitimated them.
The Bush administration apparently accepts the idea; it just doesn't want to see an international agency empowered to execute it. The White House has proposed that the countries that currently produce nuclear fuel - led, presumably, by the U.S. - band together to guarantee a steady and low-cost supply of uranium enriched for civilian purposes. Neither the Iranians nor other recipients are likely to accept such an arrangement. But maybe there's something halfway, or a quarter of the way, between the two systems. So far, however, the administration won't even try. Kofi Annan had good reason to describe the failure to address nonproliferation in the reform outcome document as 'a disgrace.'
When it comes to military force, the United States can, and will, act alone. But diplomacy depends on a united front. Even White House hard-liners understand this, which is why they have let Germany, France and Britain take the lead on Iran and have worked with regional powers to end North Korea's nuclear program. All this is encouraging. Still, the only way to rescue the nonproliferation regime is to rec"
The Bush administration apparently accepts the idea; it just doesn't want to see an international agency empowered to execute it. The White House has proposed that the countries that currently produce nuclear fuel - led, presumably, by the U.S. - band together to guarantee a steady and low-cost supply of uranium enriched for civilian purposes. Neither the Iranians nor other recipients are likely to accept such an arrangement. But maybe there's something halfway, or a quarter of the way, between the two systems. So far, however, the administration won't even try. Kofi Annan had good reason to describe the failure to address nonproliferation in the reform outcome document as 'a disgrace.'
When it comes to military force, the United States can, and will, act alone. But diplomacy depends on a united front. Even White House hard-liners understand this, which is why they have let Germany, France and Britain take the lead on Iran and have worked with regional powers to end North Korea's nuclear program. All this is encouraging. Still, the only way to rescue the nonproliferation regime is to rec"
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Smart Investing Amidst Real Estate Mania: Why the Rich Get Richer - Yahoo! Finance
Smart Investing Amidst Real Estate Mania: Why the Rich Get Richer - Yahoo! Finance: "The angry readers should draw insight from something Warren Buffett said: 'For some reason, people take their cues from price action rather than from values. What doesn't work is when you start doing things that you don't understand or because they worked last week for someone else.'
The sage of Omaha sums up pithily: 'The dumbest reason in the world to buy a stock is because it's going up.'
Personally, I would say, 'The dumbest reason to buy anything is because the price is going up.' Yet that's what people do when they invest. They generally don't buy high-priced things when they shop."
The sage of Omaha sums up pithily: 'The dumbest reason in the world to buy a stock is because it's going up.'
Personally, I would say, 'The dumbest reason to buy anything is because the price is going up.' Yet that's what people do when they invest. They generally don't buy high-priced things when they shop."
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar heading for a Nobel
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar heading for a Nobel: "United States Congressman Joseph Crowley has nominated India's Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for the Nobel Peace Prize saying that the godman had helped bring peace to thousands of people through his Art of Living Foundation."
But :
"Are the nominations made public?
The statutes of the Nobel Foundation restricts disclosure of information about the nominations, whether publicly or privately, until fifty years have elapsed. The restriction concerns the nominees and nominators as well as investigations and opinions in the awarding of a prize." [ link ]
" Congressman Crowley has served as a Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on India. The seventh district of New York contains 55,000 South Asians, the second highest concentration of any district in the United States. Jackson Heights contains the United States' second largest Indian American community. Congressman Crowley believes that it is of utmost importance that closer ties are forged between the United States, the oldest democracy and India, the largest one. The India Caucus helps to facilitate more Indian American connectedness and involvement in the United State Congress. Congressman Crowley will work hard with members of the India Caucus and the Indian Americans in the seventh district to promote trade, technology and labor."
" Unlike many other awards, the Nobel Prize nominees are never publicly announced, and they are not supposed to be told that they were ever considered for the prize. These records are sealed for 50 years.
After the nomination deadline, a Committe compiles and screens the nominations to a list of around 200 preliminary candidates. The list is sent to selected experts in the field to each nominee's work and the list shortened to around 15 final candidates. The Committee then writes a report with recommendations and sends it to the Academy or other corresponding institution, depending on the prize. As an example of institute size, the Assembly for the Prize for Medicine has 50 members. The members of the institution meet and vote to select the winner(s)." [source]
But :
"Are the nominations made public?
The statutes of the Nobel Foundation restricts disclosure of information about the nominations, whether publicly or privately, until fifty years have elapsed. The restriction concerns the nominees and nominators as well as investigations and opinions in the awarding of a prize." [ link ]
" Congressman Crowley has served as a Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on India. The seventh district of New York contains 55,000 South Asians, the second highest concentration of any district in the United States. Jackson Heights contains the United States' second largest Indian American community. Congressman Crowley believes that it is of utmost importance that closer ties are forged between the United States, the oldest democracy and India, the largest one. The India Caucus helps to facilitate more Indian American connectedness and involvement in the United State Congress. Congressman Crowley will work hard with members of the India Caucus and the Indian Americans in the seventh district to promote trade, technology and labor."
" Unlike many other awards, the Nobel Prize nominees are never publicly announced, and they are not supposed to be told that they were ever considered for the prize. These records are sealed for 50 years.
After the nomination deadline, a Committe compiles and screens the nominations to a list of around 200 preliminary candidates. The list is sent to selected experts in the field to each nominee's work and the list shortened to around 15 final candidates. The Committee then writes a report with recommendations and sends it to the Academy or other corresponding institution, depending on the prize. As an example of institute size, the Assembly for the Prize for Medicine has 50 members. The members of the institution meet and vote to select the winner(s)." [source]
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