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remington-rand presents the univac
Bookmarked 772 weeks ago univac is one of the earliest commercial computers and was easily the most famous computer of the 1950s this film produced between 1950 and 1952 shows how the univac computer was used in business defense and by the census the film shows several of the important portions of the univac system at work including the high-speed printer the uniservo tape drive the unityper card readers and the mercury delay line tanks that served as main memory the programming process is fully discussed and a business problem is demonstrated these films served a promotional film as well as a way to demystify computers to the average person |
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the truth about gop hero ayn rand
Bookmarked 724 weeks ago a film adaptation of the 1957 novel atlas shrugged by ayn rand opened this past friday the release of the film has coincided with a resurgence of popularity for rand on the american right the trailer for atlas shrugged had its world premier at this year039s cpac conference the tea party group freedomworks has rolled out a massive campaign to promote the film and the story039s opening line quotwho is john galtquot has appeared on numerous signs at tea party ralliesat the same time some of the right039s leading political and media lights have heaped praise upon rand the author of the republicans039 new budget plan to gut medicare and medicaid rep paul ryan r-wi has said rand is the reason he entered politics sen rand paul r-ky and rep ron paul r-tx have both declared themselves devotees of her writing conservative supreme court justice clarence thomas has his law clerks watch the film adaptation of rand039s book the fountainhead she039s also received accolades from right-wing pundits sean hannity rush limbaugh glenn beck john stossel and andrew napolitanoduring her lifetime rand advocated quotthe virtue of selfishnessquot declared altruism to be quotevilquot opposed medicare and all forms of government support for the middle-class and the poor and condemned christianity for advocating love and compassion for the less fortunate:rand also dismissed the feminist movement as a quotfalsequot and quotphonyquot issue said a female commander in chief would be quotunspeakablequot characterized arabs as quotalmost totally primitive savagesquot and called government efforts to aid the handicapped and educate quotsubnormal childrenquot an attempt to quotbring everybody to the level of the handicappedquotas for the new atlas shrugged film it made 17 million in its first three days in theaters reasonable but unspectacular numbers for a limited release on 299 screens but box-office watchers looking to see if the tea party represents a discrete market would have been disappointed the movie grossed just 5608 per theater over that time period hardly a sign that groups were buying out theaters or that the movie was a pop culture phenomenon by contrast an inconvenient truth took in 70333 per theater during its first five days on screens that number fell to 17615 per theater in its second week but that number is still higher than atlas shrugged039s more widely-available debut and atlas shrugged039s numbers look positively puny next to another culture-war adaptation of a popular book mel gibson039s the passion of the christ which raked in 125185971 over its first five days in theatershttp:thinkprogressorg20110418truth-about-ayn-rand |
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041211: sen rand paul rips collective at energy and natural resources committee hearing
Bookmarked 768 weeks ago sen rand paul rips collective at energy and natural resources committee hearing |
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sen rand paul unveils medicare reform plan at press conference - 031512
Bookmarked 719 weeks ago sen rand paul joined by sens demint lee and graham unveil the medicare reform plan at a press conference in the capitol |
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dealing with rand paul
Bookmarked 707 weeks ago how should we react to rand paul039s recent compromise on principle |
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carol paul speaks about rands endorsement of romney and ron paul 6-13-12
Bookmarked 707 weeks ago this is a recording of carol paul being interviewed 6-13-12 on ron paul radio rand apparently didn039t consult his family before endorsing mitt rmoney goldman sachsjp morganboa |
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paul ryan pretends ayn rand not his idol
Bookmarked 698 weeks ago quotpaul ryan the budget plan-toting and p90xing representative from wisconsin was recently chosen by mitt romney as his running mate on the republican ticket yet a hatred for big government and love of washboard abs aren039t the only things he feels strongly about ryan has had a life-long fascination and appreciation of ayn rand author of philosophical novels like quotthe fountainheadquot and quotatlas shruggedquot recently as ryan has risen in national prominence he039s taken to distancing himself from the libertarian hero despite that his current position is in fierce contradiction with fairly recent statements of praise for the russian-born authorquot the young turks host cenk uygur breaks it downread more here from kate sullivan: http:wwwnydailynewscomblogspageviews201208veep-nominee-paul-ryan-renounces-former-fascination-with-ayn-rand |
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paul ryan and ayn rand
Bookmarked 698 weeks ago quotthe reason i got involved in public service by and large if i had to credit one thinker one person it would be ayn rand quot that039s freshly minted gop vice-presidential candidate paul ryan talking -- statements he would eventually recant -- at a party celebrating what would have been the prolific author039s 100th birthdayquot did rand a libertarian darling idolize serial killer walter edward hickman the young turks host cenk uygur breaks it downread more here from jan frel in alternetorg: http:wwwalternetorgnews-amp-politicspaul-ryans-biggest-influence-10-things-you-should-know-about-lunatic-ayn-randsupport the young turks by subscribing http:bitlytytonyoutubelike us on facebook: http:wwwfbcomtytnationfollow us on twitter: http:twittercomtheyoungturksbuy tyt merch: http:theyoungturksspreadshirtcomfind out how to watch the young turks on current by clicking here: http:wwwcurrentcomgettyt |
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pew: shark populations enrich ecosystem economy in the bahamas
Bookmarked 756 weeks ago sharks are in trouble globally and there are few locations where healthy shark populations still exist in the bahamas a 20 year-old ban on longline fishing gear has left its waters as one of the few places in the world with relatively healthy shark populations this has paid off for the small island nation according to the bahamas diving association diving tourism has contributed up to 800 million to the bahamian economy since the longline ban there are however no laws there that specifically protect sharks pew is currently working with the bahamas national trust to gain permanent protections in all of the bahamas039 exclusive economic zone an area encompassing approximately 630000 square kilometers of ocean by establishing comprehensive protections for sharks not only will sharks be permanently safeguarded against other threats but the health of the marine environment and the economy of the bahamas will be conserved for generations to come |
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ayn rand on god and the fine-tuning argument
Bookmarked 766 weeks ago via http:wwwatheistmediacom - ayn rand and phil donahue on god faith and the fine-tuning argument with spanish subtitles |
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sen rand paul on the situation room with wolf blitzer - 12312
Bookmarked 727 weeks ago sen rand paul speaking with cnn039s wolf blizter regarding his detainment with the tsa |
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sen rand paul questions invasive tsa searches - 062211
Bookmarked 758 weeks ago sen paul spoke at a full committee hearing of the homeland security and governmental affairs committee regarding invasive tsa searches |
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tom woods has info ron will not be endorsing romney amp his new podcast coming in august
Bookmarked 707 weeks ago recorded june12 2012tom woods talks briefly why he took down his recent video regarding ron paul where he encourages him not to endorse romney and how he has new information stating he will not also tom took my question about when he will start his own daily podcast he will be starting it in august which is great newshttp:libertychatcom |
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sen rand paul recounts congressional baseball practice shooting morning joe msnbc
Bookmarked 446 weeks ago senator rand paul discusses what he experienced at the baseball field in alexandria virginia where the shooting occurred subscribe to msnbc: http:onmsnbccomsubscribetomsnbcabout: msnbc is the premier destination for in-depth analysis of daily headlines insightful political commentary and informed perspectives reaching more than 95 million households worldwide msnbc offers a full schedule of live news coverage political opinions and award-winning documentary programming -- 24 hours a day 7 days a weekconnect with msnbc onlinevisit msnbccom: http:onmsnbccomreadmsnbcfind msnbc on facebook: http:onmsnbccomlikemsnbcfollow msnbc on twitter: http:onmsnbccomfollowmsnbcfollow msnbc on google: http:onmsnbccomplusmsnbcfollow msnbc on instagram: http:onmsnbccominstamsnbcfollow msnbc on tumblr: http:onmsnbccomleanwithmsnbcsen rand paul recounts congressional baseball practice shooting morning joe msnbc |