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...Result of? Due to? How can these researchers suggest causality when no actual TV watching was ever measured? "The standard interpretation of this type of analysis is that this is cause and effect," Waldman insists, adding that the 67-page study has been read by "half a dozen topnotch health economists...
...growing mass of high-definition programming available from cable or satellite providers. That was a problem in my house, since we record most primetime shows in HD using a cable company-rented Scientific Atlanta DVR set-top box. The new Slingbox Pro can stream any standard or HD show stored on my cable box, at a reduced quality, wherever I happen...
...into HDTV this may not sound like a big deal. In fact, aside from HBO and the networks, most of what I record airs only in standard definition: Comedy Central, Cartoon Network, Food Network and a great chunk of the Discovery Channel?s best shows. But there?s a profound psychological difference between having access to most of my shows and all of my shows. Best of all, the Slingbox connects directly to an HD cable box as easily as it connects to any other video source. It doesn?t require anything as elusive as a CableCard, an over-promised...
...California state fraud statutes, but their lawyers are expected to challenge whether these even cover pretexting; the statutes would have to be interpreted expansively to do so, and one attorney is looking at whether California even has jurisdiction over his client. To avoid such loopholes and create a clear standard, lawmakers, phone company executives and regulators have stressed how important it is to adopt federal legislation against pretexting, but party turf wars and special interests will likely prevent this from happening anytime soon. "It's mind-boggling to me how all the parties in February said they would have...
...offending words. They were not my own; my staff had posted them to summarize my pro-choice position during the Democratic primary, at a time when some of my opponents were questioning my commitment to protect Roe v. Wade. Within the bubble of Democratic Party politics, this was standard boilerplate, designed to fire up the base. The notion of engaging the other side on the issue was pointless, the argument went; any ambiguity on the issue implied weakness...