Paul Krugman: Hawks Crying Wolf (NY Times)
What is it about crying "Inflation!" that makes it so appealing that people keep doing it despite having been wrong again and again?
Luis Prada: 4 Uncool Fashions We Should Consider Bringing Back (Cracked)
Sometimes fashions get ripped out of our closets and fade away into the abyss of memory because they're just not cool anymore, even though they are quite practical. They work as intended. They function, but for one reason or another we all collectively decided that they'd had their shot, and it's time to put them away.
The Akhal-Teke is a horse breed from Turkmenistan, where they are a national emblem. They have a reputation for speed and endurance, intelligence, and a distinctive metallic sheen. The shiny coat of palominos and buckskins led to their nickname "Golden Horses". These horses are adapted to severe climatic conditions and are thought to be one of the oldest existing horse breeds. There are currently about 6,600 Akhal-Tekes in the world, mostly in Turkmenistan and Russia, although they are also found throughout Europe and North America.
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Alan J was first, and correct, with:
Horse
Charlie wrote:
It is a horse breed from the former Soviet Republic of Turkmenistan.
Deborah, marking a big day, said:
Oh, good, a question I already know the answer to!
An Akhal-Teke is an ancient breed of horse from Turkmenistan, known for the metallic sheen of its coat and its almond-shaped eyes (the only breed of horse to have this shape of eye. It's known to be an endurance horse and is adapted to the harsh conditions of its country and region of origen.
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Jim from CA, retired to ID, replied:
The Akhal-Teke is a horse breed from Turkmenistan, where they are a national emblem.
Adam answered:
The Akhal-Teke is a horse breed from Turkmenistan, where they are a national emblem.
Marian responded:
horse
Depleted Dale of Diamond Springs, Norcaliful, said:
A Turkmenistan horse and rider
DJ Useo answered:
Why, it's one of those aminals with a sore throat, the HORSE. He he.
MAM wrote:
Horse ~ A breed from Turkmenistan, where they are a national emblem. They have a reputation for speed and endurance, intelligence, and a distinctive metallic sheen. Considered to be the most beautiful horse in the world.
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CBS fills the night with LIVE'NFL Preseason Football', then fill the left coast with local crap, and maybe an old 'Criminal Minds'.
NBC opens the night with FRESH'Gymnastics', followed by a RERUN'L&O: SVU'.
Of course, 'SNL' is a RERUN with Josh Hutcherson hosting, music by Haim.
ABC fills the night with LIVE'NASCAR Sprint cup', then pads the left coast with local crap and maybe a RERUN'Castle'.
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The CW offers an old '2½ Men', followed by another old '2½ Men', then an old 'Family Guy', followed by another old 'Family Guy'.
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Faux has a RERUN'Brooklyn Nine-Nine', followed by another RERUN'Brooklyn Nine-Nine', then a RERUN'Glee'.
MY has an old 'Burn Notice', followed by another old 'Burn Notice'.
AMC offers the movie 'The Horse Whisperer', followed by a FRESH'Hell On Wheels', then a FRESH'TURN: Washington Spies'.
BBC -
[6:00AM] DOCTOR WHO - Season 7 - Ep 4 - The Power of Three
[7:00AM] DOCTOR WHO - Season 7 - Ep 5 - The Angels Take Manhattan
[8:00AM] DOCTOR WHO: THE SNOWMEN
[9:00AM] DOCTOR WHO - Season 7 - Ep 6 - The Bells of Saint John
[10:00AM] DOCTOR WHO - Season 7 - Ep 7 - The Rings of Akhaten
[11:00AM] DOCTOR WHO - Season 7 - Ep 8 - Cold War
[12:00PM] DOCTOR WHO - Season 7 - Ep 9 - Hide
[1:00PM] DOCTOR WHO - Season 7 - Ep 10 - Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS
[2:00PM] DOCTOR WHO - Season 7 - Ep 11 - The Crimson Horror
[3:00PM] DOCTOR WHO - Season 7 - Ep 12 - Nightmare in Silver
[4:00PM] DOCTOR WHO - Season 7 - Ep 13 - The Name of the Doctor
[5:00PM] DOCTOR WHO: THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR
[6:40PM] DOCTOR WHO: THE TIME OF THE DOCTOR
[8:00PM] DOCTOR WHO: LIVE PRESHOW
[8:15PM] DOCTOR WHO - Season 8 - Ep 1 - Deep BreathNEW
[10:00PM] INTRUDERS - Season 1 - Ep 1 - She Was Provisional NEW
[11:00PM] DOCTOR WHO: AFTER WHO LIVE
[12:00AM] DOCTOR WHO: LIVE PRESHOW
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[11:30AM] The Approval Matrix-Fame Monster
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[2:30PM] The Honorable Woman-The Killing Call
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[6:45PM] Groundhog Day
[9:00PM] Groundhog Day
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Archaeologists have found two ancient Mayan cities hidden in the jungle of southeastern Mexico, and the lead researcher says he believes there are "dozens" more to be found in the region.
Ivan Sprajc, associate professor at the Research Center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, said his team found the ancient cities of Lagunita and Tamchen on the Yucatan peninsula in April by examining aerial photographs of the region.
Sprajc said the two cities reached their heyday in the Late and Terminal Classic periods (600-1000 AD). At each site, researchers found palace-like buildings, pyramids and plazas. One of the pyramids is almost 20 meters (65 feet) high.
They also found a facade featuring a monster-mouth doorway, which probably marked one of the main entrances to the center of the city. Photographs from the sites showed stone pyramids jutting out from beneath dense foliage.
Last summer, Sprajc discovered another ancient Mayan city, Chactun, 10 km (6 miles) north of Lagunita and 6 km (4 miles) northwest of Tamchen.
The Moroccan-themed Sahara casino that once hosted Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and the Beatles seemed a lost cause in 2011, when its owners declared the 59-year-old property unprofitable and shut it down with little more than a vague promise to return.
SBE Group CEO Sam Nazarian had purchased the Las Vegas Strip resort in 2007 with dreams of restoring its former glory, but the recession stalled the plans, driving the owners to close two of the three hotel towers and hawk rooms for $1 per night over Twitter.
The decision to cling to the shabby casino will look nothing short of prescient at the stroke of midnight Friday, when the reincarnated Sahara opens as the vibrant SLS Las Vegas amid the glare of fireworks.
SLS Las Vegas' debut marks the first major resort opening since The Cosmopolitan's in late 2010, and it is likely the last one to open for another four years or so.
In this Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014 photo, the artist Christo, second from left, waves as he rafts with associates, a journalist, and a river guide along the Arkansas River from Spike Buck to Parkdale, Colo. The world renowned artist rafted part of the river he hopes will be the next location for his art project titled "Over The River."
Photo by Carie Canterbury
A dry wash full of 112-million-year-old dinosaur tracks that include an ankylosaurus, dromaeosaurus and a menacing ancestor of the Tyrannosaurus rex, is set to open to the public this fall near Moab.
There are more than 200 tracks in an area smaller than a football field from 10 different ancient animals that lived during the early Cretaceous period, said Utah Bureau of Land Management paleontologist ReBecca Hunt-Foster.
They were first discovered in 2009 by a resident. Since then, paleontologists led by a team at the University of Colorado at Denver have studied them and prepared them for display.
The tracks include a set of 17 consecutive footprints left by Tyrannosaurus rex ancestor and the imprint of an ancient crocodile pushing off into the water. The site is one of the largest areas of dinosaur tracks from the early Cretaceous period known to exist in North America, she said.
People look at the work-in-progress ceramic poppy art installation by artist Paul Cummins entitled 'Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red' in the dry moat of the Tower of London in London, Friday, Aug. 22, 2014. The finished installation will be made up of 888,246 ceramic poppies, with the final poppy being placed on Armistice Day on November 11. Each poppy represents a British and Commonwealth military fatality from World War I.
Photo by Matt Dunham
A Japanese whaling vessel and its crew were being held in Russia on Friday after the ship entered Russian territorial waters without permission, Tokyo said.
The 712-tonne Shonan-maru No.2 was ordered into a Russian port on August 15 after sailing through the Sea of Okhotsk off Sakhalin island, an official from Japan's Fisheries Agency said.
The vessel, which does not catch whales itself but monitors the oceans for signs of the creatures, had 19 Japanese crew and one Russian observer on board.
Tokyo has admitted the vessel changed its initial course and entered Russian waters without going through the proper procedures.
An attorney for M.I.A. says his client and the tax-exempt NFL have reached a settlement ending their multimillion dollar dispute over the Sri Lankan rapper's flash of the middle finger during her 2012 Super Bowl halftime performance with Madonna.
Attorney Howard E. King said in a statement Friday that the two had reached a confidential settlement, but offered no further details.
The Hollywood Reporter reported last year that the NFL took action with the American Arbitration Association for breaching her performance contract and tarnishing the league's reputation, asking for $1.5 million in damages.
A spokesman said the league had no comment. NFL officials have said any money earned from the action would be donated to charity.
President Barack Obama has spent less time away from the White House than his predecessors. But his two-week break on the resort island of Martha's Vineyard and hours on the golf course have his detractors teeing up as they highlight the slew of foreign policy crises currently facing the United States.
Since becoming president, Obama has taken 20 vacations lasting two to 15 days. As of Friday, he has spent all or part of 138 days on "vacation."
By the same point in his second term, resident George W. Bush spent 381 partial or complete days at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, and another 26 at the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, according to CBS News reporter Mark Knoller's widely respected record keeping on the presidency. Other recent American leaders also spent more time away.
President George H.W. Bush took a three-week break in Maine in 1990 after ordering the U.S. military to turn back Saddam Hussein's Iraqi forces in Kuwait. He swatted away questions about Persian Gulf action while on the golf course, later saying "I just don't like taking questions on serious matters on my vacation . . . I hope you'll understand when I'm recreating, I will recreate. And when we're working, which I'm trying up here, I'll work hard."
In 2002, resident George W. Bush also was on the golf course when he reacted to terrorist bombings in Israel, saying: "I call upon all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers. Thank you. Now watch this drive."
California diners can now legally enjoy a meal on a restaurant patio with their dogs in tow, under a law signed Thursday by Governor Jerry Brown that eliminates health code regulations banning restaurant owners from allowing pooches on the premises.
Starting next year, California canines will be allowed to dine al fresco if they are wearing leashes or are relaxing in a carrier.
The new law clarifies a section of the state's health code that banned dogs from restaurants altogether, including on outdoor patios or courtyards. The rule has caused confusion because some local governments choose to enforce the law, while others turned a blind eye.
The law only allows dogs on restaurant patios if there is a separate entrance where they can enter the outdoor area without entering the restaurant building.
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