They are not pro-radical Islam they are pro Muslim Brotherhood. There is a difference. The Brotherhood are purveyors of political Islam but they are hardly radical. Not compared to the wild eyed Salafi/Wahabbi types anyways.
Lets see what Human Rights Watch has to say:
The lack of concrete action against NK might be a lesson for Iran.
If you don't want to be fucked with, actually having nukes is the best bet.
I think the effect is for lead in gasoline more than paint, no?
Hacker News is interesting. As for the community, at its best it is very well informed, at its worst it is insufferably smug
The compressed air designation is very misleading. This is a hydraulic hybrid, using a hydraulic pump/motor the same way a normal hybrid uses a battery - for acceleration and storing braking energy.
Hydraulic hybrid vehicle (HHV) technology has been slowly maturing and is very promising. It is already in use for some advanced heavy trucks. Garbage trucks in particular, with their stop and go usage profile benefit from their efficiencies.
UPS is trying some out. Manufacturers like Navistar and Eaton are on board
In the U.S the EPA has been at the forefront of the research. See their page about it: Hydraulic Hybrid Research
In 2011 the EPA announced a partnership with Chrysler to produce an HHV minivan that would give you a 60% improvement in city driving fuel economy.
Hybrid Batteries are expensive and can't handle the braking energy a truck generates. Hydraulic technology is cheap, well understood, and gives you more bang for your buck.
2 related startups are trying to deal with this
Hello Fax and Hello Sign
Not to interfere with your soapbox rant, but the birth rate in Brazil is declining, dramatically. It is actually lower than that of the U.S now.
The most common phrase used by Brazilian women on the subject of children is "the factory is closed".
Zimbra, Zarafa, Scalix
I can not recommend Ghostery enough. More pragmatic than NoScript.
You are being deliberately disingenuous. Abbas and his government are focused on a 2 state solution - for years now. The 2 states being Palestine and Israel, thus implying he is not trying to destroy it.
Ex-Israeli PM Olmert said he felt he and Abbas were close to a deal before he was booted from office. Do you think he would say that about a Ahmadinejad wannabe?
Do you really need this explained to you?
Are these facts getting in the way of your opinions?
Mahmoud Abbas is the most reasonable, most pragmatic Palestinian leader Israel has ever dealt with. Yet he has gotten no where in advancing the peace process.
The question is when will Israel show any interest in a peace deal. The answer is never.
Why, you may ask? (Or may not, if as I suspect, your prejudices are set in stone). Because a peace deal will invariably involve some reasonable compromises, and any pullback on settlements however minor will rip Israeli society apart.
Easier to keep the Palestinians bottled up and deal with their periodic tantrums.
I think your analysis would make a lot of sense in the Western context. In the Russian/E. European context the cultural differences are enough to make it useless.
Basically it comes down to this: you don't have to be a weirdo to do this kind of thing over there.
You could say the same thing about seat belts. Would you? Would all the people who agree with you?
Wrong! Wales became rich from trading options BEFORE starting Wikipedia/Nupedia
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory keeps all its data in an old gray trunk.
