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...walk into the gym, and there they are, the cardio-bots, half human, half machine, eyes fixed on banks of televisions and ears glued to iPods as they scale imaginary mountains or jog down simulated country roads. How driven they seem, how profoundly self-conscious. Digital monitors strapped around their biceps register their blood pressures and heart rates as their tissues absorb L-glutamine-laced protein drinks that taste like the sort of thing computers would drink if computers got thirsty. And though there must be 30 cardio-bots, lifting their sinewy thighs in unison as their StairMasters and treadmills...
...fundamental problem is that both parties view the judiciary as a means of enacting social policy; both Democrats and Republicans have come to expect that certain social issues will be determined by the judicial branch of the government. Therefore, driven by the courts roles in Americas culture wars, both parties attempt to pack the courts with like-minded judges. Judges are nominated for their political views, not because of their judicial prowess, and condemned for their political leaningstoo conservative, too liberalinstead of for flaws of jurisprudence, such as stamping their personal views upon legal decisions. Although it is easy...
...project driven by student desire and student support is really unique insofar as how things get done on this campus,” Corker said. “I’m pretty excited to be involved in something that would be permanent at Harvard...
Gluck's product-infused formula is rapidly becoming a model for network TV's survival. Thanks in part to technologies like TiVo-which growing numbers of folks are using to blitz past commercials and watch TV on their own schedule-the ad-driven prime-time business model that has existed for decades is under assault as never before. In New York City last week, broadcast execs showcased their best hopes for luring viewers back this fall, unveiling dozens of new dramas, sitcoms and reality shows. If history is any guide, most of them will flop, with shows aimed at young...
Madison Road Entertainment, a self-described "advertiser-driven television studio," is one of several new companies that specialize in matching the interests of Madison Avenue and Hollywood. "This is a new creative space," says Tom Mazza, president of the Los Angeles start-up, which conceives and plots shows with ad clients in mind and pitches the resulting "advertainment" to the networks. Mazza's firm was behind the Rolaids plug in The Bernie Mac Show and brought Levi's, Crest and Mars to The Apprentice. His company also co-developed a reality show called The Treasure Hunters that NBC picked...