Monday morning quarterback

Albert Einstein once said, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.'' Think about this quote for a second and ask yourself, does this quote apply to the Jaguars? No creativity. No halfback options, no no-huddle, no flea-flickers, no option, no sense of urgency. I can only describe this with an alliteration: predictable, powerless, passionless, pathetic.

Robert, Jacksonville

Question: What do the Jacksonville Jaguars and Wall Street executives have in common? Answer: They all get paid millions for failure!

Dawn, Charleston, S.C.

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College wins £3m award to crack Einstein theory

IT'S more than 100 years since Albert Einstein came up with the theory that would remain synonymous with his name far beyond his lifetime.

While the iconic equation E = mc² (E is energy, m is mass and c is the speed of light) is one of the world's best known, that lifetime came to an end with another formula – of perhaps even more importance – lying unfinished.

But the mystery of Einstein's unified field theory – the so-called "theory of everything" – could be solved, thanks to a £3m award to a Welsh university.

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) has just handed the sum to Swansea University's theoretical particle physics group to explore the areas interesting Einstein when he died.

The scientist had three great theories.

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The beginning of the end?

The names of prominent Jews active during those years include such remarkable personalities as Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Arnold Schoenberg, Gustav Mahler, Arnold Zweig, Franz Kafka, Karl Kraus, and Theodor Herzl, among many others. If one adds politics to the mix, the roster of Jewish names would be equally prominent in the ranks of both the liberal and Marxist political parties of the time.

But fin-de-siecle Austria and Germany also included Wilhelm Marr, the German Reichstag deputy who coined the term “anti-Semitism"; Georg von Schoenerer, the Austrian anti-Semitic leader of the Pan-German movement; and the charismatic Karl Lueger, the anti-Semitic mayor of Vienna, whose political demagoguery made a lasting impression on a young Adolf Hitler, who arrived in the imperial capital in 1907.

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Einstein's Special Relativity Fundamentally

Is Albert Einstein's Special Relativity incompatible with the equations on which science's greatest speculation is built? New observations manufactured by many scientists and engineers appear to contradict the great scientist's concepts. Seemingly there are implicit contradictions present inside Relativity's foundational concepts, documents and equations. One individual has even pointed that quotations from the 1905 document and Einstein's contemporaries as well as interpretations of the Relativity equations obviously and concisely describe a confused and clearly erroneous concept.

It's time, for science to update its thinking on this idea with a total research into the history leading in to, during and after that revolutionary year of Special Relativity. As this is the hundred year anniversary of the first release of Special Relativity, an appraisal of the first guesses, documents and concepts which led on to the acceptance of this speculation is timely and assured. Each year millions of students are taught this concept without a critical research of Relativity. His first work in this regard later came to be known as Special Relativity and contained many debatable ideas which today are thought to be self-evident. Among these are Length Contraction, Time Dilation, the Twin Anomaly and the equivalence of mass and energy summarised in the equation E=mc2.

Further, the concept also predicted a rise in mass with speed. Many examples have been given of the 'proof' of the legality of Special Relativity. Most significantly, experiments using particle accelerators have sped particles to phenomenal velocities which reputedly provide confirmation of Einstein's idea. However, doubts remain in the systematic community who haven't fully given up the comfort of a Newtonian world view. In his later more complete work called the Idea of General Relativity ( 1916 ), Einstein suggested a major re-thinking of cosmology.

He conceived of a space time continuum that is curved by mass, to explain, planets, stars, universes and other stellar objects bring about a curve of space time. As a consequence of these ideas, our experience of geometry, mathematics, physics, science and the universe would never be the same.

However, some scientists are reporting that speed of light isn't consistent from different experimental observations. One has even reported mistakes in the basic equations.

2 cops hurt as pursuit ends

One officer was treated for pain in his right elbow and the other for a fractured left hip at Albert Einstein Medical Center, according to Officer Tanya Little, a police spokeswoman.

Both officers were released and are recovering, Quinn said.

Both Wall and Elliot, of Palmetto Street near Levick, in Northeast Philadelphia, were charged with aggravated assault by vehicle, weapons offenses and related charges.

Court records showed that Wall was arrested twice last year and charged with crimes including robbery, aggravated assault and weapons offenses.

Both cases were transferred to Family Court. No information was immediately available about their resolution.

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Inspirational readings bridge generations at WHAT

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and brainiac Albert Einstein who had penned thoughtful essays to be shared on the air as a comfort and inspiration to listeners who dared to open their minds to a different venue that took off and accomplished its mission. That in mind, nearly four years ago Cape and Islands NPR radio station WCAI founder and host Jay Allison resuscitated the premise and invited listeners to send in their essays of personal belief. "My collaborator had stumbled across Murrow's book, we decided the time was right," he says of the radio program and invitation for listeners to let it all hang out. "It took us a while to get the project going, we had to raise money. We got in touch with Murrow's son and the original producers," and the show took flight on the airwaves with unadulterated enthusiasm.

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Looking for new mindsets … and heart-sets

Now let me share with you what one of the world-renowned scientists of the last century, Albert Einstein, once said about this connectedness stuff: “A human being is a part of the whole [which we call the ‘Universe'], a part limited in time and space. He/she experiences him/herself, his/her thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest — a kind of optical delusion of his/her consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement is in itself a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner security".

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The forgotten miracle: Nov. 29, 1947

One of those tells us of a letter exchange between Albert Einstein and Jawaharlal Nehru, then the prime minister of India, which was discovered in Israeli archives (The Guardian, Feb. 16, 2005).

In his plea, which Nehru politely declined, Einstein wrote: "The Jewish people alone has for centuries been in the anomalous position of being victimized and hounded as a people, though bereft of all the rights and protections which even the smallest people normally has.... Zionism offered the means of ending this discrimination. Through the return to the land to which they were bound by close historic ties ... Jews sought to abolish their pariah status among peoples."

And concerning the Arabs' demands to own all of Palestine, Einstein wrote: "In the august scale of justice, which weighs need against need, there is no doubt as to whose [need] is more heavy."

I find Einstein's letter heroic, not because of any risk he took in this exchange, but because he agreed to forgo personal hesitations and harness his worldwide reputation and friendly relations with Nehru to his people's calling.

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LEADERSHIP Persons Of The Year

It shouldn't be surprising then that this thinking persuaded TIME's board of editors to choose the physicist Albert Einstein over Adolf Hitler as the magazine's Person of the Century. Both characters impacted the world in astounding ways. But while Einstein was a force for good, Hitler was adjudged a force for evil.

The compelling contrast of the majority and minority judgments and their fundamental kernels, in LEADERSHIP's opinion, became the defining moment of 2008. Public reaction - or rather an extreme lack of reaction - suggested that a strange judicial-political milestone had been crossed. It is pertinent to re-present the majority and minority judgments here.

Justice Niki Tobi who read the lead judgement held: "In my view, the most important complaint in an election petition is the disenfranchisement of eligible voters who reported within the statutory time to cast their votes but could not for reasons of violation of the Electoral Act.


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Advantages of Botox more than just skin deep

Dr. Carl Lentz, a Daytona Beach plastic surgeon. "People think of it as their makeup, practically."

But as patients such as Yvonne Rezendes can attest, it can do a lot more than smooth the marks of age. The toxin, which was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1989 for treating cross-eyed vision, is also used to treat pain, migraine headaches and profuse sweating. And a Halifax Health physician, a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation, is involved in a study of using it to improve the condition of patients with brain injuries.

Dr. Caroline Geis is taking part in a 12-center study directed by a doctor at the Albert Einstein Institute in Philadelphia. As Botox undergoes the process for being FDA-approved for brain-injury treatment, the study will examine its effectiveness in easing the effects of muscles that become rigid or clenched because of a brain injury or other conditions such as cerebral palsy or spinal cord injury.

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Being a lefty in a right-handed world

Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Tom Cruise, Fred Astaire, Bill Gates, Bruce Willis, Albert Einstein and many, many more. Hope your favorite was among them. While it may be inconvenient, left-handers certainly should never hang their head.

I'm grateful for the legacy of left-handed people and their contributions, but in view of the small numbers, you can understand why there are so few products mass-produced for left-handers. However, Larry Fry says that "lefties" have the last laugh. All commodes have the handle on the left side.

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BALLROOM DANCING ONE OF THE TOP WAYS TO FIGHT AGE-RELATED MEMORY LOSS

A professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, Verghese theorizes that ballroom dancing may create a buffer against cognitive loss by encouraging neuron growth, or by creating new brain circuits. When the brain begins to decay, those extra circuits are available to back up lost neurons.Now you have one more reason to treat yourself to fun, exercise, new friends and neuron growth!! Keep that new year resolution to get into shape with the joy of dancing....Don't just sit there--get up and dance!

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'INSIDE PRIVATE LIVES' Extends It's Run Through 3/1/09

4, and beyond) and Albert Einstein (Dec.14, Jan 4. And beyond) " In addition, on December 21, INSIDE PRIVATE LIVES will celebrate the Holiday Season with food and wine in the courtyard prior to the show, and theatergoers who bring five new or gently used children's books will receive $5.00 off regularly priced admission. Books go to benefit "One Book One Child" (OneBookOneChild.com) an organization that sends books to children who have none. Theatergoers should use the promo code "BOOKS" when purchasing tickets for Dec. 21st show. INSIDE PRIVATE LIVES is created by Kristin Stone ("The Boob Tube" at Second City Theatre, L.A.) and directed by Lee Michael Cohn (co-author of the bestseller "Personal Handbook For The Actor.") INSIDE PRIVATE LIVES is presented by Kristin Stone Entertainment, in association with Lissa and James Reynolds, Fremont Centre Theatre and the California Performing Arts Centre.

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The US government is over stimulating

Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over again and expecting a different result. Ronald Reagan said the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government, and I'm here to help."Congress and the incoming Obama administration are attempting to defy both these axioms by enacting yet another stimulus package in time for it to be signed into law on the day the President-elect is inaugurated. Obama has said he hopes the stimulus will create or save 2.5 million jobs and leading Democratic economists and lawmakers have said the plan will need to cost between $500 and $700 billion dollars to be effective. When added to the $150 billion stimulus plan Congress passed early this year, the $15 billion automaker bailout currently being considered, and the $750 billion financial rescue Congress has already passed, the Obama stimulus will bring the total amount of taxpayer dollars used to stem the economic downturn to at least $1.4 trillion .This spending is the result of a frenzy in which politicians and economists have continuously proposed additional government action to offset the failure of previous government programs.

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The Fall of a Free Market Prophet

Albert Einstein figures out that mass can be turn into energy. The gentiles find out, and it's bye-bye Hiroshima, syanora Nagasaki.

So I figure she meant what she said, and she wanted to be taken seriously, and she wanted people to believe her. But in her heart of hearts, she didn't ever really think that people would live that way. Or in her head of heads, she never understood what happens when they try in the real world.

Anyway, that's where Alan Greenspan came from. His mind was full of Objectivist ideas. A belief that humans were rational. That self-interest would guide unregulated capitalist to do only sane and sensible things. Not every capitalist all the time, but enough of them often enough, that a capitalist system would be inherently beneficent and operate for the good of all. Free market capitalism - as a faith - really is an inverse of Marxism.

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Highland heroes need help

Surgery was scheduled to remove the diseased part of the organ at Albert Einstein Medical Center on December 10.

The family is currently facing additional challenges, as Chrissy's husband, Sal, who works in construction, is rehabilitating from shoulder surgery and is unable to work.

To help with the many added expenses brought on by the situation, other community volunteers and town personnel have organized a spaghetti-and-meatball dinner to be held at the Yulan Fire Department on December 13, beginning at 5:00 p.m. The Friedrichs do so much for the Town of Highland, and they're always there to lend a hand, said town clerk Doreen Hanson. This is an attempt to help in this terrible situation. It's our turn to support them.

It's not the first time the 41-year-old has fought, and won, a battle with cancer.

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Why America leads the world

The great Albert Einstein was an American Jew, his immigration to America and the acceptance of his letter by Franklin Roosevelt, urging him to put into effect a gigantic research programme designed to develop a nuclear bomb contributed to the American march to greatness. Our own Philip Emeagwali, a genius in information technology has made America his home, courtesy their openness and liberal policy. And America has continued to lead in all fields of human endeavour because of its pragmatic policy that attracts the best talents from all over the world .The greatest gift of nature to man is his brain. With this you can turn sand into gold. A fool can be sitting on top of wealth and still be hungry and wretched.

America recognises the brain as man's greatest asset, and has put a policy in place to attract the best from all over the world.

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People in the News

Reich had been director of liver transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. Wilmington Trust FSB, Pennsylvania, of Villanova, promoted several staff members, all of whom had been regional vice presidents. Greg Hartin was named chief operating officer. Miguel A. Baptista was named vice president and managing director. K.C. Barrett was named vice president and managing director. Kristen LaDow was named vice president and managing director. Tony LaMarca was named vice president and managing director. Pitcairn, a Jenkintown firm that helps families sustain generational wealth, named Peter J. May vice president, relationship manager. May had been vice president, relationship manager at Wachovia Wealth Management. Abington Memorial Hospital named Mary Anne Delaney chair, department of psychiatry.

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Spotted: Signature of Water in Microwave Laser Produced by Distant

Researchers were able to observe the distant galaxy through a trick called gravitational lensing, which was predicted in Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity. This effect refers to the way that light from a distant source is bent around a closer galaxy and is magnified; because the quasar's galaxy was so far away, researchers would never have been able to study it without this magnifying boost. Researchers are delighted with the work done to detect water in the ancient quasar galaxy, and say future high-powered telescopes, like the Square Kilometre Array, may be able to focus in on these water masers to learn more about how young galaxies behaved in the first few billion years after the Big Bang.

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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

The Soviets travel back in time to the 1927 International Physics Conference to assassinate Albert Einstein. This prevents Einstein from using his knowledge to aid the Allies, ensuring that they cannot defeat the Soviets. However on returning to the present day, the Soviets find that there is a new force to be reckoned with, the Empire of the Rising Sun (Japan). Japan has been able to increase its military production unchecked, due to the embittered conflict that the Soviets and the Allies had found themselves in, and is now engaging a weakened Soviet Union.

To present this unique storyline, Electronic Arts have gone with the trademark live-action footage that fans generally loved from the Red Alert series. They have enlisted a number of stars such as Tim Curry, Jenny McCarthy and Peter Stormare (Prison Break) among many others, and there are a few that will no doubt get a chuckle out of some people.

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