Newt Gingrich was not a lobbyist and other deceptions
Newt Gingrich was not a lobbyist, and thus his departure from “American Solutions for Winning the Future” had nothing to do with the group being evicted 6 months later from its K Street office for failure to pay the rent- it was not his influence peddling that made the group. Newt Gingrich was not a lobbyist, just a soup promoter.
Busy as an intellectual beaver having big ideas by the bushel, Gingrich has neglected some mundane matters, such as getting on the Virginia and Missouri ballots. Should Prometheus have to sweat such tiresome details? Yes, because the nominating process in this complex continental nation usefully foreshadows the challenges of governing such a nation.
Romney’s time to rally himself against Gingrich - The Washington Post
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CAAM Chinese Dance Theater is a Chinese dance school based in the Minneapolis/St. Paul are of Minnesota.
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Ethnic Music Tests Limits in China | New York Times http://bit.ly/qvkhcn
Ethnic Music Tests Limits in China | New York Times
They have toured Europe, played alongside marquee names like the band Coldplay and earned plaudits in the international press. But here in China, the growing popularity of the Mongolian rock band…
FINA World Swimming and Diving Championships
I’ll be busy for the next couple weeks photographing the FINA Championships in Shanghai and don’t know if I’ll have much time to blog, but will try to check in on occasion. Tomorrow the events start…
FINA World Swimming and Diving Championships http://bit.ly/pt13Zw
An Uphill Fight to Offer Abortions in Wichita - http://nyti.ms/o6B6j1
Phoblographer tests the Olympus E-P3, finds it has “the edge” on autofocus over the Canon 7D http://bit.ly/qDHTBH
Tibet closed to foreign travelers | Life on the Tibetan Plateau
Currently, all prefectures of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), including Lhasa, are closed to all foreign travelers. Permits stopped being issued last week and the reports from Lhasa indicate that…
Tibet closed to foreign travelers | Life on the Tibetan Plateau http://bit.ly/oWGxe5
Tibet closed to foreign travelers | Life on the Tibetan Plateau
Of course, officially Tibet is “open” according to most Chinese consulates, embassies and even the Tibet Tourism Bureau, but in reality it is closed with no permits being issued. If you are looking for any official news of this, you probably won’t find it. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the “peaceful liberation of Tibet” and celebrations are scheduled to take place through the TAR. Foreigners are not being allowed to the region in case there are protests (or worse) during the anniversary celebrations.
Olympus E-P3 and high ISO samples
Just took a look at some high ISO samples from the Olympus E-P3 on Digital Photography Review and they’re looking a little rough. In my judgment, based purely on the DPReview studio shot, the E-P3 is…
